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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-30
The Players League.

PHILADELPHIA. May @.-About 5000
persons witnessed to-lay's brotherhood
game, which was announced as "A benefit
for Manager Harry Wright Of the Phila-
delphia League club, who is now lying
dangerously i'll:
Philadelphia. .......O O2O q i
Chicago .,,.,....,..0 { u u o q
Hits. Philadelphia, .: Chicago. ~: errors,
Philadelphia ., Chicago, !. batteries, Cunning
AMI Milligan, Baldwin and lioylr: umI,irrs,
Gafnry anu Barnes.
BosroN. May s,.-The Buffalo Brother
hood was unable Ia Ito anything with
Maddcu's delivery to-day. not "A man of
the visitors reaching beyond second base.
Attendance 1000. Score:
u"sinh .......,.,....l q = : q . - u 0-S
Iitihlu. .......a.s... u u u " u n u u u u
Hits. Boston, y. Buffalo, 1. errors, Boston. .;
l~,uiial" . batteries. Madden AMI Murphy, Had
dock and iiallcgan: umnirrs. Matthews and
Cunning.
BRookLyN. May ~. Captain Wards
men had an of day this afternoon and
the Cleveland brotherhood club won. At
tendance 400. Score:
IrooklNn. .....O u Ia
Cleveland. ...........2 O0O oil
Hits, Rrpoklyn n, Cleveland n: errors, Hrook.
lyn :, Cleveland I; batteries. Sowdrr> aud Took.
Is,kely and Srtclif, umIircs. Jones and knight.
NHw ToRa. May 3.-The Pittsburg
Broilirii.uh rlu' "nn'"h",l "a game from
the champions to-day at,,' a fight Of 10
innings. Attendance G,Uo. Score:
New, York ,.,.-..0 . - q a
Hits. New York ~. rutsburg ;. errors. New
York Il, ftit>hurg 4. batteries Crane and \ aughn.
Maui and ,arrull u%inIirrS, Ferguson AMI llul,
bert.
American ASSOCIATION Games.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
lInu rn.l lho sen swnllowa Lnna.

There IA broad lowland stretching from
Sandy Hook TO Cape Henry qnd another
washed by Mississippi sound upon which
the aca b encroachlng; they are wave fash
ioncd plains, but recently wrcstod from tho
ocoan, and ocean reclaims its own, AL
ready lts octopus arms have seized the low
lands In horrid embrace, and day by day,
month by month, year by year, generation
by generation, tho grasp Is tightening, tho
monster creeping further aud further In
land, Each average year tho watcr mark
advances n rod. The seaside cottage with
q broad lawn before II has m expectation
OF llfop Of docndo or generation, but tho
cottage Ut tho verge Of the cliff may 10 In
a ychr and must 20 In lustrum, unlos
human devices outwit and ovorpower tho
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

TllE MOST rEIWtcr arRApWAmus KNOWN,
In The accompanying cut IA shown what
Mr. Hin claims 10 DO tho most perfect
Stradlyarlua known llo keeps tho mas
ter'a chef d'muyw dalnty with all tho
tondor grace Of bygono day, In an iron
burglar proof Afo
lie recently related fortho benefit Of pall
Mall Budget, from which our cut h TO
print, the following romantic history con,
corning thla remarkable NOlml IL was
made In tho aoclurIon Of far Crmona,
whore alone In quiet and solitude such a
man could best live and think and work.
For be II understood, 70 the violin makor
who really loves and ls possessed NJ hIa call,
Ing IL N not an art, II h "a religion, Not In
the hurry and bustlo and worry of today
can they produce the work VI 600 years ago.
This special instrument was made Ia 1900
for Colmo Ill do Mcdcl, grand duke Of
Tuscany A tow ycOw after Mr., David
kor an Irish gentleman, being advised 10
do 80 by Angelica Kaufmann, bought Il Tor
small sum, and today Mr., I'm values IL
NJ no lcss u sum than e2OOO Upon II have
played Joachim and most OF the great mod.
ern mAstOrA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

From Norway comes tho report that DIR,
Nansen, the Greenland explorer, will next
year set out on new Polar expedition, A
special steamer, which can be hauled on 70
the surface Of tho ice, Ia being constructed
for the uso OF the explorer who has deter
mined 10 pursue the same course which
was taken by the III fOtod Jeannette-
namely through the Bchring straits 20 the
islands Of New Siberia
After Nov. T. 1909, the bill passed by the
New York legislature requiring the equip.
ment Of engines and freight cars with auto
matte couplers will bo In force, with $500
penalty for each instance Of non-compll
anco with the law,
A newly invented German explosive
named "petraget" Is said TO DO made from
molasses and TO be three times ~ powerful
as ntro-glycerine
NJ. Fouquet, mineraloglst, claims 70
have discovered In u mixture Of. sllicate Of
copper and lime perfectly interchangeable
color identical with the beautiful Alexan'
drian blue, tho composition of which has
long puzzled artists,
Scientific writers have recently noted n
curious phenomenon by virtue Of which
electric cars can ascend unusually heavy
grades, When the current passes from the
cur wheel TO the track II causes an In.
creased friction or resistance ID sliding
between them, tho result OF which Is that
Blpplng is to large degree prevented
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

A gentleman who once made II tour Of
the Tennessee mountain district says that
tho lamencss Of his horse compelled him TO
stay all day NJ the rude home of one of the
mountalneers who, IN a shlltless, half
hearted way, cultivated u few acres Of corn
land In tho valley
During the dHy the mans son, n long,
leathery, bony young fellow about 20 years
old and at the least o feot and 9inches tall,
was told to go TO tho "settlcmint," three
miles distant for some coffee.
His costume consisted Of "hick'ry"
shirt and pair Of cotton trousers rolled TO
the knees above his bare foet. Before start
ing ho went into the cabin for moment,
and when ho came out he had added pa
per collar and hugo brass breast pin to
his attire, whereupon his father sald, part
ly 70 his son aud PARTLY to the stranger
"Thar ye air agin, rugged out in all that
thar 1neryl tell 80, mister that thar
boyB pride Ia bound ter DO the ruinatlon Of
i'm yit. All no thinks OF 10 anery. Fust
thing he knows ho'll DO gittin' tew proud
tow 70 80 tew meotin bar footed, ~
Youths Companion
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
A NIolnl rhnt NIcIl. En.IIr.

A metal that win melt at such low tom,
peraturo ~ $50 dcgs, " certainly curlOs'
ity, but according 10 The Iron Trade Re.
view II has been successfully produced at
Syracuse, ~ Y II Ia an alloy composed Of
lead, Gin, blsmuth and cadmium, aud, In
weight, hardness aud color, resembles type
metal. So easily does II melt that II you
place II on u comparatively cool part Of the
stove with piece Of paper under H., II will
melt without the paper being scorcliCd,
Another popularity about II IA that II viii
not retain heat, and becomes cold the mo-
mcnt IL melts, II Is used In the manufaot.
ure Of the little automatic fire alarms for
hotels, and which give an electric alarm
whom the metal mclts, owing 10 the rising
OF tho temperature by fire,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

DO not sit foot away from tho table,
neither sit Iammed up against H.
DO not eat soup from the end Of the
spoon, but from the side Do not draw In
your breath or make other noises when cut.
Ing soup.
DO not cat fast, but always take plenty
Of time,
Avoid taking hugo mouthfuls or filling
your mouth with too much food,
Never PUT your knifo into tho butter,
into thc salt cellar or into any dish.
Do not play with your napkin, or your
goblet, or your fork, or any other article
on the table,
Above all aveid speakiug when your
mouth IA filll
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
How acorge Rnn Awnr.


/ am afraid George was naughty for
all the time no kept thinking how nice Il
would bo 10 do just ~ ho pleased Finally
ho saldi
Mamma, think I'll run away"
81 do not understand YOU, dear" she an
swered.
't don't like % be bothered ho said,
"and want 20 bo like Wilmington
Every well, you may 20 Il you arc not
happy In your home" replied tho mother,
~ win help you got roldy, You need not
run away,h Thon she tied some OF his
clothes In handkerchief, and put the
bundle on stick over his shoulder, like
the picture OF Wilmington She kissed
him good.by whom she opened the street
door for HIM George looked pretty solemn
~ no went down tho stops, In minute
ho went buck and rang the bell, Mary Let
him In and ho ran into his mamma room.
'May | sleep on the back porch To-
nightw ho asked, His lips trcmbled III
tlo,
mo, dear Your papa doesn't like Ia
have tramps on the back porch" she 70
piled,
"Then | can stay in the stable with
JohnW
"oh, mol You had bettcr run away at
once, u long way or, whore you can do "a
you ploase,'
Poor George was IN tears now, "Oh,
mamma, mammal throwing himself In
her arms III do love you 80, and don't
want 10 run away hate 10 do az ]
please, May como home again TO liveW
"Dear little boyl Mamma is glnd you
have learned your lesson with 40 little
heartaoho,n answered the mother as she
took her sobbing boy In her arms, George
mover wanted 10 run away again. Nursery,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

Tho fish should DO about an inch long,
and cut from thin tissue paper II, before
exhibiting the experiment, che wax is brisk
ly rubbed with n piece Of woolen cloth
sufficient electrical cxcitatlon will be pro.
duced 10 cause the lsh TO "bite" very read
lily, and remain attached 10 the hook for
quito u while Il Is hgsdly necessary to
say that the bait should always be pre-.
sented TO tho head Of tho miniature fish;
otherwise, the unusual phenomenon Of a
fish bltlngwith It's tail might be illustrated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

There are two styles In hate, tho saucer
and tho sunshado. one IL rldoulously
small, the other Ia Obnomdly large, When
the summer comes the woOrcr viii carry
perpetual shade about with her, and have
enough TO spare 20 cover II companion or
two, This IN not the only ccccutrlclty In
hntR, We have had tho double crowned
hat q hat seen the other day had double
brm. Tho lower VIA larger than the
upper, and between thum was bank Of
yiOluta
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
roslare slnmns Of Tho World.

There are, according 10 an English Au,
thorIty, about 1000 different kinds u post
ago stamps Ia existence, The museum 0t
the Berlin pOstoliioe alone contains be
tween 1000 aud 1000 specimens, N which
half are from Europe, and the remainder
divided betwpen Asia, Africa, America aud
Australia Some Of the stamp, bear coats
Of arms and Other emblems, Umpatially
borrowed from The heavens above, tho
earth beneath, aud the waters under tho
earth-hiari eagles, lions, hures, crpenta,
railway tralua, dulphina aud other fearful
Wild fowl" There are, moreover the on,
glra Of ilye rmpvrors, eighteen kluga, three
queens, one grand duke, several ,uipiiOr
titled rulers uud mgUy presidents
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
A NnrcI rlro scrcen.

A very pretty and handy fire screen may
DO made out Of japanese pOrasol which
ls, say, 9l5 feet across when opened. The
handle should be cut out entirely, taking
cnro 10 leave the place where II Is affixed
firm and strong after lta removal, To TINT
place fasten n cord long enough TO net in
tho place of tho handle no far as 70 hold
Che paraaol open when desired. A hook Is
then fastened to the ring whore tho ribs
meet, which will nc over chair back, and
the screen w rNmnlete
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
THE CURIOSITY SHOP,
A Collection ~ Fugitive Facts ana Out
of tho Ordinary information,

of the Ordinary Information,
One Of Mr. Gladstone's most remarkable
physical characteristics Ii tho size Of hia
head, Not only 10 II exceptionally large,
but, according 10 the following biz Of con
yeraation which Mr, Gladstone h reported
10 have held with q friend, u has attained
someof that dimension within the last score
OF years
~ am Lit " phrenologlst, - said Mr..
Gladstone, "and here Is q circumstance
that will surprise sou, Within the last
twenty years ny hend has grown consider
ably iu size, and can demonstrate II 10
you" Ito hied on 20 an adjoining room,
and returned with an old court hat. lle
explained that II belonged 70 uniform he
had used early In his official career Said
Mr.. Gladstone, placing the bat on his head,
"Thls waa large enough Tor me when got
III but II II much too small Tor mo n0w"
And no II was IL did not 20 down on his
head atall, lleC0nfeased that tthealteratlGn
IN the slle NJ his head puzzled him, and
declared he had never heard OF a similar case
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
BACKLOG DREAMS.

Above the glowing cmbor
hear the backlog sing
The music II remembers
Of some remembered rNrlns;
Back 10 the branch forakcn
Return the jocund choir
And In the chimney waktn
A melody Of hrN
The aparka' rod blossoms gllaten
Aud Fash their glanccs brief
A. me- who lean aud llItcn,
Aud dream hear leaf
OF some May morning suuny
Low llsping In the tree
Or, In hls haunt of honey
A bloom onAm0rca lcu,
Or 'tls the soft wind blowing
lts sweetness from the south
A fragrant kiss bcatowing
Upon tho roses mouth;
And ere the spell IA broken,
or darkness o'crit slips
sec the scarlet token
OF love upon her lips
without, the wind is bitter
The snowilakcs fll the night;
within, The cmbcru glitter
And gid the room with lghti
And In the fireplace, cleaning,
The backlog sings away
Aud mlhglcs all my dreaming
With birds, and blooms, and Mnyi
Frank Dempster sherman In Courcr'Jouinal
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

waves for an exceptional period, On most
other eastern and southern coasts tho waves
arc also enoroaehing but their progress Ia
slower And the oceans power is too great
for puny man 20 oppose successfully no
can only provide against and slowly re-
treat before the invasion, Professor W. j,
MoGee Ia Forum
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
Monnn,a shlrls.

Tho shirts worn by women with their
tailor cut jackets and blazers this sonsGp
are an improvement ON those OF last yoar.
They have cotton bodies, with plquc rliuon
fronts. They are also made IN checked and
spotted zephyr. A neat little silk Gle has
been specially invented 20 wear with them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

yards, MercadIer has won innumerable
prizes At exhibition swimming and many
Of his tricl, performances have never been
attempted BY any other swimmer,
One OF his latest achievements was swim
ming the East River, AZ New York. with
his arms aud legs bound and two pound
dumbhell In each hand, lle has recently
accepted q challenge 70 swim Capt, Jack
Williams at any distance and In any man
ner, Morcadler has already saved fifteen
persons from wOtcry grave and Is justly
proud OF IL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

An authority on the subject tells women
who wish 10 preserve the beauty and con.
tour Of their figure that they must begin
by learning 20 stand we'll That IN OK
planned 10 moan the throwIng forward and
upward Of the chest, tho llOttoniug Of The
back, with the shoulder blades held In their
proper places, and the definite ourving In
The small Of tho bnch, thus throwing the
whole weight Of the body upon the hips,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
sImnln E,nerlmcnl IN ElrclrIcIty.

The illustration showsan amusnROndin
struotyeeyponmentinclcotricl fishing orig.
inOlly suggested In Nature and explained
as follows by Popular Science News A
pencil serves for rod piece Of thread for
n line and bent pin for hook, whilo the
bait Is composed OF n small lump Of sealing
wax, which IL melted around the head OF
tho pin, ~ shown In tho lower corner OF
the engraving az
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
A nnrn nnh NnInnhln Nlnlln.

According 10 I'm & Sons, we'll known
violin makers In Bond street, London,
there are NJ lc1st 900 StradImrua ylollna,
The maestro lived over ninety years
l6ii-l1aL Ills lHt violin ho made about
l6ip, his labt la liad, and, ~ II H quite pos
aihlo 70 manufacture two Instruments a
week. s0mothlngof the mystery Of 10 many
"strHds' being now obtalnablo Ia thus OK.
planned
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

Tho center NJ tho glass bead Industry Of
ioheml lh n no hgDloAl, nnd its mock Jewel,
ny b sent All over tho world, penetrating
the reeeAos NJ even tho Dark continent
Paris II one 0f the greatest mgrtH for these
goods, but tho trade depends greatly on
fashion, A crisis, Tor instance, occurred In
September last with the result that prices
fell enormously cut beads, which sold pro
youaly NJ l2 hnHna being then bought NJ
~ llorpa Over production and lack OF
demand wos tho cause Of the crisis, says
Jewellers Circular
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

Engraving on metal Ia probably the old
est Of all The arts If readers will take the
family Bible and turn TO Exodus xXxix, BO
thoy viii llnd an allusIou TO engraving on
gold. In thorooms of the New York Histor
ical society there Ia nm engraved gold rin9
which Elyyptologists say dates back to 0OC
years before Pharaoh
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03


"Eyelyn'a sylvia" portrait Of the
treeappeared In Hayman Rocks "sketchei
OF Some Remarkable Oaks,n published
In London In 1900 Rock states that
the Greeudalo oak was Thought 10 be
above 100 years old aud that, from its Rp
pearanoe there II every reason 10 suppose
that IL had attained % that age at loaAt,n
lle gives tho following statiatlcs Of H.
alzol circumference Of the trunk above the
arch, 80 feet lnohesi height Of the arch
10 feet 8 Inches, width above the middle
0 feet Inches; height Of the top branch
81 feet, The tree has probably Increased
very little since these measurements were
made Just a century ago although we
have not, unfortunately any recent au
thortatlye measurements with which 70
compare them, The arehwuy, however,
has certainly been much narrowed by the
extension OF the bark round the edges Of
the cut since the duke drove his carriage
and four through H. Another portrait,
somewhat deallled, OF tho Grcondalo oak
appears on the title page Of STRUTS noble
"Sylya Britannica" " In which are gathered
tho portraits Of the most venerable and
most interesting trees Of Great Britain,
Thanks nro duo 10 Garden and Forest for
tho foregoing illustrated description OF
this noble oak
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

Many persons have wondered whore tho
word "Anacortea" came from. A gentle
man from Victoria, who was lounging In
tho Spokane lobby one eycning, said II was
named nftor the town site owner's wife,
Anna Cortes, now Mrs Boman, Mr. Do
mun made 100000 selling Anacortes town
lots. SPOKANE Falls (Wash,) Globe.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
Cholera infantum has loet lts tcrrors

Cholera infantum has lost its terrors
since tho introduction Of Chamhorlain's
Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhma Romody.
When that remedy Is used opi inc treat
mcnt ns directed with each bottle is fol-
lowed, u cure is certain. Mr., A, w. Wal
ter, q prominent merchant at Walters.
burg, H., says; vt cured my baby boy OF
cholera infantum after several other rem
odles had failed. Tho child was 80 low
that he seemed almost beyond the aid Of
human hands or reach OF any mediclne.n
20 and 30 cent bottles for sale by Durbln,
Wright & Co., and L. Sollmonn, drug
uista.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
POPULAR eoIENoE REoREATloNs
AND USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

The Venerable GFeendale Oak ~ We'll
beck Abbey, England, Through the
Trunk Of which tho Duke Of Portland
Drove - Coach and Four
Every one who 10 interested in the TO
markable trees Of England will appreciate
the portrait Of tho dreendale oak Of Wei
beck Abbey, England, II WIS tree Of such
unusual slze l7b years ago that the then
Duke Of Portland laid a wager that he had
In his park At Welbeok trae 40 large that
he could drive q carriage and four through
hole cut In the trunk lle won his bot
and ruined one OF tho most remarkable
trees In Europe which In spite of this bar
baroua mutllatlon NJ tho hands Of the noble
propretoro Of Welbeok has continued 70 ex
lat almost In the same condition that II ap
pears 10 have been In lfl5, when the draw
Ing Of II was made that was published
eleven years later In Hunters edition Of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

The jewish NOSE, IA the namo suggests.
Ia universal type among the lraeltoa
though II Is not confined TO that nation
This nose, whenever aud wherever seon,
announces oommoroialum, indicating IA Il
invariably does, worldly shrowdnoss, quick
Insight into character and the ability to
turn these giftA into profitable account
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
mlvheat rolut OF Arctic r,piorntlon.

Lieut., Lockwood and Sorgt BrHlnerd, Of
the Grccly expedition, In 1881, reached the
highest northern point ever attained, un'
furllng tho American dag, sOys Detroit
Tribune, Ia latitude ~ dCgs "a Minis north.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

The Leader OF today has dispatch
from Columbus stating that the fight In
this district is between Monnot and War.
wick, and thon goes into u TRADE Of abuse
OF Warwick,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
"oRIaINAL oENEO MERoAplER.
A Man who swimA With His Arms aud
Legs hound,

A Man Who hwimA With His Arms and
Legs Bound,
"original Eene' Meroadler is the name
OF a natatorinl artist who has become quite
famous ~ swimmer without use OF arms
or legs, Although by nature gifted with
four extremitlea Of regulation style and
power he seorna their aid aud, as the pict-
ure shows him, deyotea himself 10 swim
ming with arms and lega securely bound
with rope, lle ID q native Of g. Louis,
having been born there Sept, 49, 1865, which
makes him q little over "a years Of age,
lIo N 0 feet inches tall, very sym
metrleally built and weighs, In condition,
about leB pounds,
lle was 10 years OF age when he swan his
first race, defeating William Lucas, local
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

Tho term pan.Amcuean congress ap.
piled TO the South aud North .,marlcan
Asscmblago means n council OF all AmCri,
cans, Pan is from u Greek word signify.
ing all,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
Yetrrnnn Mho rought undcr Napoloop.

The returns OF the pcnsioucd Veterans
who fought under the great Napoleon who
now receive so n year, put their number Vt
liz instead OF lsO, bs In 1883,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

Ward, the famous ball player, and his no
less famous wife, who was known 20 all the
world before her marriage ~ Helen Dau.
yray,
Mrs. McDcrmott, who IL separated from
her husband, is 90 years old aud was born
In RoclSlgnd, Me- ltisuot generally known
that she Is endowed with any very won
derful gifts ~ Ou actress aud II IL said
that II she really gee, W tLc stage II will
be through tho hope Of becoming success.
ful because Of the notorloty which she has
gained iu her connection with the Ward
puup