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Tho Sparrows and the flowerpot.

A lady who lives in pretty country
town whore the English sparrows have
driven almost all the other birds away,
said an English sparrow was great
deal better than no bird at all; and she
thought, Though I don't like them as
we'll as l do our own little sparrows, and
yellow birds, and robins, yet will
build them a house that will suit
them."
When Tie house was finished, the
sparrows cooked their little heads to
one side and looked at it, but would not
go it.
At the very time the new house was
put up on its pole for the sparrows, q
big fower-pot was broken by one of the
servants, who threw it into a corner
with some other rubbish
By and by, as the summer advanced,
q creeping vine found its way to the
broken pot, and clunk lovingly around
it.
One day, however, the lady espied
the heap of rubbish, and was hurrying
away to tell the gardener that she could
not have it there, when she noticed her
sparrows circling around it and playing
o sort of hide-and-seek in it.
She thought what a pretty thing it
was, as it lay there with the dainty vine
twined about it, aud while she was look
ing, there came up shower, and she
ran under tree near by for shelter.
Then she saw the sparrows run into
the vine covered pot and Stay there
during the shower, and she thought she
had never seen anything prettier in her
life than the picture they made.
What she did after that was to lift
the pot without disturbing the vine, and
put it so that the cats could not get at
it, thinking that when the next spring
came, the sparrows might take it for
home, and sure enough they did.
AS for the gorgeous bird-house, it re-
mained without tenant until it was
ruin, when the little sparrows decided
that it was pretty enough to use, so
they used it. Youth's Companion.
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RAISING POTATO SEED

Potato flowers are very abundant,
but not so much can be said of the
fruit. Some varieties arc much more
apt to produce the fruit usually cal cd
"balls" than others. Two years ago
we made some extended observations
upon the fruiting tendency of several
kinds of potatoes, and it was found
that in those varieties producing little
or no seed that there was lack of pol
len in the stamens. For the produc-
ton of seed, at least two parts of
flower are required to be in Il healthy
condition.
Fist, there needs to be a vigorous
sccd-vcsscl bearing good sound young
seeds (ovules) and substantial stamcns
producing the pollen or flower dust, as
il i, sometimes called. In the majori-
ty of potato flowers there is a, so to
speak, "fatty dcgcneration,' to use a
stock-brecding phrase, Of the s'amcnS.
nnd the pollen is abortivc, and conSc-
quently the pistils which seem healthy
are unable to produce seed.
This condition of things may be a
result of the continued practice Of
propagating the potato from year to
year by means Of the tubcrs, and not
relying upon the seed u means of
continuing the species. New sorts
originate by sowing the seeds, and
therefore those who wish TO produce
crosses between the best varieties, TO
combine their good qualities should
bear i'll mind that good pollen is one
of the essentials, and should be gov
crncd in their selections accordingly.
- American Agriculturist.
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WASHES FOR HORSES AND CATTLE.

WASHES FOR HORSES AND CATTLE.
MaShcS are useful feeding for deli
cate or sick horses or cattle, but the
universal rule is to make them small
and feed sparingly. In fact, in feed
ing all animals, ovcrfecding is to be
avoided. When an animal docs not
cat up the feed clean. that remaining
in the feed trough should be removed
and given to animals which clean out
the man@cr. 1t is bad practice to
place such rejected food in the next
meal, as delicate feeders are like over
fed childrcn-wasicful and capriciOuS.
Bran mash: Put two quarts of
good. sweet bran into pail and pour
boiling water over it, mix thorou hIv
with clean stick or iron spoon, and
let stand until cool. Bread mash:
Break up loaf Of bread and soak it
in fresh milk, and add little salt.
This is a nourishing feed for weak
and delicate animals. Linsccd mash:
Boil half a pound of whole ilaxsccd in
two quarts of water until it is reduced
to about three pints, and while hot
pour over 4 quart of bran. mix and
feed when cold. Man is the only ami
NAL that takes kindly to hot feed and
drinks.-TBoston Cu.tivator.
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thoroughly scraprd and the accumuIa-
ton placed in barrels in a dry shed
close at hand. When enough has been
stored it may be used in scmi-liquid
form about the strawberry vines, cur:
lant and raspberry bushes and other
fruit and vegetable plants. 1t will pay
to look after the manure and not throw
it out, unmindful Of its value.
There are people who make poultry
pay largely and others who do not.
Experience has taught that there Is no
Legitimate business which pays better,
but it must bc conducted with :ar,
and skill. The lack Of these is why
ninc-tcnths of our farmers do not
make it q success. \ farmer who
keeps a strict ledger account IF all the
returns and expenditures from his
poultry is an exception. Many keep
no account at all. Such arc thc ones
who cry ''poultry don't pay" Lack
of experience, patience, system and
understanding Of The amount of work
connected with poultry raising tell the
reason Of their failure. Is it not true?
The Cochin is hort-lrggcd, ilat-bod-
icl and heavily fcathcrcd. The Lang
shan, so often mistaken by incxpc-
ricnccd persons for Cochins, is long,
feathcr-lcggcd, possessing an erect
carriage. In Other points the greatest
difference is noticeable. The Cochin
is sluggish in action and spirit, the
Langshan act We and nervous. The
Cochin has coarse yellow flesh, the
Langshan pure creamy white and
abundance of it. Taking a comparison
Of The two breeds we would consider
the Cochin more of fancy or orna-
mental variety, the Langshan is III
every way useful. | admire the
Cochin fowl, yet my preference for
utility is with the Langshan. For
those who have never kept Langshans
and wish TO add 4 useful breed can
recommend thcm.- American Agrl-
culturist.
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The Biggest Check.

Once more Il paragraph is on its
summer rounds saving that the largest
check ever drawn was one by the
Peninsula and Oriental Steam Naviga-
ton Company for Sc $50, 900, and the
next largest the Vanderbilt check for
S., 600, 900. Oh, no. Far back in the
sixties. Leonard W. Jerome drew his
check for $40, 600, 900 in payment for
50,O0O shares of Pacific Mail Stock at
2OO.-GNcW York Tribune.
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HOW TO rEnpl.cl: GOOD VEAL.

If milk only is fed to calves, the
veal will present Il white, desirable
color. Beaten eggs, to finish oil with,
NAV be mixed in warm milk. From
four TO six cggS night and morning
should bc fed for week or ten days.
This improves the quality and solidlty
of veal. Two months is The best age
for veal, and less Shan six weeks old
veal is not ~ool. Calves two months
old. fed rs indicated, on milk, make
large. white veal, and the meat is not
laxative. When the vessels of the eve
are Of 4 light ros" color i'll veal calves,
the meat will be whic. But when
rcd, the veal vii b. red, ani the fat
tingcd and un>i"htly. Veal too Young
is soft and sticky TO handlc.-[ Amcri-
can Agricuturist.
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The Varieties Of Thermometers.

thermometers having graduated
scale were first made by Dutch in
strumcnt maker named Fahrenheit.
There arc three different thermometers,
the one already mentioned, the
Reaumcr and the Ccntigrade in tru-
ments. These differ in the graduation
between the freezing and the boiling
points of water. Rcaumcrs is di-
vidcd into eighty degrees, water frccz-
ing at zero and boiling at eighty de-
grces. The Ccntigradc is divided into
100 degrees, wafer freezing at zero
and boiling at 100 degrees. The
Fahrenheit thermometer places the
freezing point at thirty-two degrees
and the boiling point at 2l2 degrees.
- Detroit Free Press.
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Artificial Ivory.

As manufacturers abroad claim that
the supply of ivory is too small TO
meet the demands of industry and art,
an extensive industry has arisen i'll
France to supply an artificial substitute
for natural ivory. Until recently the
substitute used has been obtained by
injecting white wood with chloride Of
lime, under strong pressure. Within
short time, however, it has been cs-
tabli>hcd that substitute may be pre-
pared with tho bones of sheep and
waste pieces of deer and kid skins.
The bones arc for this purpose mac
Grated and blcachcd for two weeks in
chloride of lime, then heated by steam
along with the skin SO as to form 4
fluid mass, to which are added few
hundrcdlhs of alum; the Wass is then
filtered, dried in the air, and caused to
harden in bath of alum, the result
being white, toagh plates, which are
more easily worked than natural
ivory Ledger.
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POULTRY piCkINGS.

Grapevincs planted i'll the chicken
runs and trained TO the fence afford
shade to poultry; and also fruit to the
farmer in autumn. The vines should
be trained high up.
In warm weather whitcwash and
carbolic acid should be applied frcc,y
to the interior of all hen houses as
well as nests and rooSts. We usually
whiten up everything about the poul-
try quarters every three weeks the
wear round. \ white building Is
more attractive than din@y one.
The fowls like it, AMI this alone is a
good reason for keeping it so.
Eggs should be gathered daily and
stored in Il dry place, not Il cellar.
Fifty degree, is a safe Temperature.
Eggs Intended for Matching should be
gently turned once day. Egg cases
holding two or more dozen are conven-
lent for this purpose. 1t rcpays the
farmer to properly care for the eggs
and not permit them to remain longer
than day in the nest.
Never use ashes or lime to mix with
hcr manurc. If either is used, away
goc~ the ammonia. which is the most
valuable part of the manure. Every
morning with Il shovel and sc"apcr the
loOr of the hen house should be
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WISE AND WITTY.
from the Rams Horn.1

from the Rams Horn.l
Never trade mules with man who
can't whistle.
Shrouds had no pockets, and they
went out of style.
You may find ecstatic joy in the
1ream of hope, but it takes money to
90 to market.
Prosperity and prudence are spelled
differently, but they generally mean
about the same thing.
If there is anything harder to find
than tramp with poor digestion, it is
a woman without nerves.
If woman had rs many rights rs
wrongs, the world would soon appear
to whirl q good deal faster than it
does.
The Irish potato has probably done
more to make this great and glorious
country than the average Congress-
man.
Thought in marble stands the wear
and tear Of time for a long while, but
thought in spring poetry is not so for
tunate.
The velocity of light has been pretty
closely measured, but the flight of q
skipping cashier still remains prob
lem OF unknown feetncss.
Greek is the language for poetry
French for love, and italian for music
but man with shirt collar that doesn't
fit is The same helpless being in all.
A means of putting down carpet
without the use of tacks has been in
vented. And yet some people think
that the earth is cooling down and
losing motion.
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The turning point
in woman's life brings peculiar
weaknesses and ailments. Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription
brings relief and cure. 1t is a
powerful, invigorating, restorative
tonic and nervine. 1t imParts
strength to the whole system IN
general, and to the uterine organs
and appendagcs in particular.
"Run-down," debilitated and deli
cate women need it. It's legiti-
mate medicine purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless. It's guaranteed
to give satisfaction in every case, or
money refunded. Nothing else does
as much. You only pay for the
good you get. Can you ask more :
As a regulator and promoter OF
functional action, at that critical
period of change from girlhood to
womanhood, "Favorite Prescrip..
tion" IS perfectly safe remedial
agent, and can produce only good
results. It is equally eficacious and
valuable in its effects when taken
for those disorders and derange..
ments incident to that Later ar and
most critical period, known as "Ihe
Change of Life"
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tDR FARM AND GARDEN.
WARTS on \ COWS TTiTS.

WfliS on Il cows tcatS arc rather
difficult to remove while the cow is
giving milk without producing sores,
owing to tir2 constant i;ritarion caused
by milking. If the warts are not so
large us to Interfere with milking let
them remain until the COW is dry, then
rcmov- by burning with lunar can>tic
or tying 4 thread about the neck of
each vart, which III few days will
Kill the warl and it will drop of.
Small warts will sometimes disappear
if smearcd daily with alt lard. = New
York Sun
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to his house, the pump IN clstern both
in to the kitching, an his wife Cynthia
is awful clever womln.
"We're a goin to hev a party whilst
yu're hear" ses Cynthia.
90, goodyw ses the widder, IAN I've
wore my new gobbler-red, an ky Will
be shore to purpose"
"Thet's all you think about, IS jest
sumbuddy a purposin," ses William
Henery, who he'd kim in in time to here
her.
She slung the deesh rag at him an it
struck him dib on the bald spot on his
he'd.
"Je fuz! Sal, YOU kin hit feller in
the most inconvenient places L ever
seen," ses he, wipin the greecy water
off on his banana.
well, behave yer self then," ses
she.
How'd rou no nav will invite yur
feller," SOS Pa:gy, thet IS Cyntha's
second gal.
90! you will arsk him, won't you,
Cynt," ses she, awful anxious, fur he's
Jest reddy to purpose, no he is, an
on less you wunt me to 60 10 my grave
widder, you'll arsk him." m she
sithed so Cynthia finely sed she gessed
she wood invite him, tho she hadn't In
tended to invite emmy strangers.
The mite OF the party wus a awful
nasty, rainy mite, fur it were q gittln'
along tord fall then. an the wether wus
vary uncerting. :,
But thay wus quite cumpany thare
fur nil. Mister Cruckshin cum, an ne
brung ther tall, raw-boned womin with
the red nose thet he'd wanted to dance
with him, an the widder purtneer dlde
. ielousy.
20, the duble- faced scoundrel!" ses
she, chankin her teeth. 80, L jest
wush I he'd my hans into his whuskers
,nct, eff I didn't make him holler. An
to think I wus the meens O fetchin EN-
together, and arfter me q invitln hm
to the party fur my own cumpany. y,
the vile deceeverp
But it didn't do no good to storm an
rave about it, so we went back into the
parler, IN purity quick Thomas Jeffer-
son kim an tuck my arm an led me away
up in frlnt of the cumpany, WHARF
VIM. Henry WIS settin, an ses he:
"My deer Paw an Nav, purmit me
to pursent you eech with sum pres
ents frum yure suns. Hear is q pair
of gold-bowed spccks, from me an
Cynthia, an hear is you're forty grafs,
frum Martin an his wife, an hear is
new dress fur nav and pair o boots
fur paw, frum Milly and his wife, in
speshal membry of the bugglers you
slew, an here is q order fur bari
shuger frum George an his wife to
sweaten you up, you seeP
o, but / wus sprised, nm every
buddy laffed an I kindly put my he'd
behind William Henery an cride a
leetle mite to think my boys thot So
much Of us.
"Cum, ladies, o now be reesinable,"
I heard Cruckshin a sayin, an Good
here the widder an the otherin iawin.
"You think cos you've he'd min tibet
you must hev all Of EN-, an / haint
never he'd not one," ses she. "I don't
wunder at ct yure SO humbly," ses
the widder, can pore'r nor church
mouse in to the bargin, but I'd hev
you to no thet Mr.. Cruckshin is my
cumpany," an the othern made grab
fur Sally, but we separated EN- an he
tuck her away. Then we he'd supper,
but I coodn't eat mutch on account O
the presents I'd got takin' my apple
cart, but it jist scanned to hev made
VIM. Henery hongrey; but We went to
DIR last suns the next day. So good
bve. HESTER ANN SCooPER.
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FOE TIE YOUNG FOLKS.
INTERESTING READING FOR
OUR LITTLE ONEA
Ha4fttle Girl That Wanted to Ask the Old
Hens Pardon--The Sparro~s and the
Flower Pot-A True Story OF Early Days

Yesterday" said the moon to me, u
looked down upon small courtyard
surrounded on all sides by houses. In
the courtyard sat clucking hen with
eleven chickens. and a pretty little girl
was running and jumping around them.
The hen was frightened, and screa ned,
and spread out her wings over her little
brood. Then the girls father came out
and scolded her, and glided away nnd
thought no moro of the matter.
"But this erening, only few minutes
AGO, l looked down into the same court.
yard. Everything WAS quiet. But
presently the little girl came forth
again, crept quietly to the hen-house,
pushed back the bolt and slipped into
the apartment OF the hen and chickens.
They cried out loudly and came fiutter-
ing down from their perches and ran
about in dismay, and the little girl ran
after them.
81 saw it quite plainly, for [ looked
through q hole In the hen-house wall.
was angry with the wiliful child, and
felt glad when her father came out and
scolded her more violently than yester-
day, holding her roughly by the arm.
She held down her head, and her blue
eyes were full Of tears.
What ore you doing hereT he
asked.
"She wept and said: L wanted to
kiss the hen and beg her pardon for
frightening her yesterday, but L was
afraid to tell YOU
"And the father kissed the innocent
child's forehead and kissed her on the
mouth and eyes."-Hans Christian
andersen.
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Afternoon Speeches Should be Brief.

An afler-dinner speech, says Daniel
Doughcrty, sholld always be brief.
1t ought never to exceed ten minutes
in length. 1t should begin with some
light pleasantly and end with scnti-
ment. The instant tat you have ut
tered all the thoughts you have in
mind, sit down. Don't hesitate and
fish around for more ideas or repro
ducc the old ones. If you do you
will spoil your ease of manner, and
manner means great deal in an after
dinner speech. If you say nothing
pleasantly, everybody at table will
consider that you have said it well.
People at u table do not look for pro-
found thought or solemn propositions.
And above and beyond all things, they
object to being wearied.
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surc Result OF Exposure.

Mrs. Pennifeather - Goodness gra-
cious! I wonder what in the world
has become of my tarts?
Mr.. Pennifeather-WberG did you
put them?
Mrs. Pennifeather-Right on the
windowsill, here.
Mr.. Pennifeathcr That accounta
for it. You have carelessly exposed
them to the son.
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One Good Turn, Etc.

Dying Millionaire have been much
In litigation. always successful, too, and
feel that I owe everything to the law
yers. I want them to have al my prop.
erty.
Attorney-Ah! You wish me to
make will, then, ,tbequeathing-"
Dying Alillionaire-Cutting off all
my relations, and bequeathing the
money to charitable institutions.-Ne,O
York Weekly.
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Opc Tbousnnd Dollars.

will forfeit the above amount. II fail TO
prove that Floraplcxion Is the best medicine IN
existence for Dyspepsia, Indigestion or Bilious
diatc relief, in cases of Kidney and Liver Com
plant, Nervous Debility and Consumption;
FIoraplexion builds up the weak system and
druG-ist for il and get well. Valuable book
"Thing worth Knowing" also. sample bottle
sent free; nil charges prepaid. Address Frank
lin Hart, So Warren street, New York.
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4 Distinction.

Fond Mothcr-Mcrcy me! Look at
your face. Were You fighting?
Small Son-No'm; but the other
boy was.-TGood News.
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You don't have to take o,ir 10 nd for the good
quality of Dobbins's Electric Soap. just get
one bar of your grocer, let 1t tell you iis mon
St m next MnnddU and be governed by that,
go d or bad. Remember D0bLi l>'s Electric
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FITS stopped free by DIR. KLlNE's GREAT
NERVE REsTuRER. No Fits after first days
nse. Marvellous cures. Treatise and s. trial
bottle free. DR.. Kline. G}l Arcl ST.. Phila., Ps
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w. ii. Griffin, jackson. Mich. writes: "Suf-
fcrcd with Catarrh for fifteen years, Halls Ca
tarrh Cure cured me-" Sold By Druggists, 7jc.
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THERE is nothing like baby III "
home. It seem to fill small house so
that nothing else is missed.
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An energetic woman with lroom in her
hand sweeps everything before her.
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The largest god mine in the world Is In
Alaska.
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The expenses Of q n electric com mpany may
be summed up Ms current expenses.
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The earliest date known Of copper pat
Is 1861.
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Bcecham's Pills cure Bilious and Nervous
LIS.
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LETTERS FROM THE CORNERS.
The Party at Thomas Jefferson's,
NECK OR NoTIIN HALL, |
:, Z

r. EDITUR: Mia
Boggs cut up real
cantankerous fur a
few days, but she
coodn't walk q
paig, an Cruckshin
cum to see her
every mornin, an
finely she got sum
better, m we went
over to Thomas JET
ferson's.
Thay hev every
thing awful handy
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"Spnrs' of course come in very handy in a
sen fl .ht.
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FOR WEAK STOMACH,
Bile BEANS.

j. F. SMITH 4 Co., st. Louis, Mo-.
l have derived more benefit from the use OF
uBile Beans Smslp than from any other mcd:clne
Ihave yet used. ,,o
Kindly send 81 worth OF tn small size Tor Inc
amount enclosed. Jso. u. FRoIDgL,
Sheboysen; Wis., April 3, ls9I.
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Have you SEN the Rams Horn2

remedy for Sea sickness-Travel by raj.
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&c. Twelve pages on IlEkRT-rIlp
ABDOMINAL Cavity-Choiera Morbl
!, Heartburn, Gall Stones, Jaundlce, III
nd Genital 0rgnns-Gravel. niab bctes
ages on Diseases o1 General Sysf'
laria, Gout, Rheumatism. &c. Everythln
ot Women Menstruation, Womb, Pre-
ldren and Their Diseases, from bir
need. This part alone Is worth many Tn
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- -lntlnlnmatlOn CntarncI,
, pages ON the E.tlt-Dcaf-
Z Noises IN, to Extract Foreign
I the NOSE Bleeding, Ca
) Fifteen pngcs OIL the FACE,
TEETH Cracked Lips,
, Gum BOil,Sc. Eighteen pages
I sI'IPE-lIruuchitis, DIphthc.
, Mumps, liberated Sore
\ anI l'Nf ipn
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terms which render most Doctor books 30 val'i
intended to be of Service In the Family. !
I PART contains Information on General ID
Anatomy and Funrtons-cOyrring ErysipelaS Df
: prickly Heat, Measles, Small PoX, Chicken Po&,
, and Cure. Fifty pages on the BRAIN anu
! Fits, Dizziness, Dplirlum Trcmcns Epilepsy, Eau
NEURALGIA. Diseases OF Spinal Cord, LOCK Jaw, 81.