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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-28

rHE dude has his greatest swing In So
ciety when the hammock season arrives
N O PicaVlne,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-28

"A crowbar 100 years OLD is Just US
pry as IL ever waa
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-04
PITTS CARMINATIVE!

lrOR CORRECTING NAUSEA DESENTERY, +,
Il Diarrhua and Cholera Inf,ntum. A
pleasant medicine of incalcunble merit in the
home circle for child or adult. II is popular,
pleasant and efficient. Truly Il IIuthcr's
ricn II SOOthcS and heals the IEU"ciIS mem
bran"s; and checks the mucous discharge
from head, stomach and bowels. The mucous
discharge from the head and lungs as
promptly relieved by it az the mucous dis
charge from the b wells. 1t is made 10 relieve
the mucous system and cure nausea, and II
does il. II makes the CrISical period of tceth~
Ing children .Hfo and easy. II invigOraicS and
builds up tho system while 1t Is relieving and
Waunamak6r & Murray Co., Columbia, y. a..
and wholesale by Howard & Wiliclt, Augusta
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A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
Mars the Campaign Meeting mt Columbia
Three Men Hurt.

Three Mon Hurt.
COLUMBIA, June 2l.- One Of the
saddcSt and most horrible accidents
that have ever happened WAS caused
by tn" prcnatur" explosion of Il can
non ut III" Ialr grounds today lust
before the speaking began. The ur
tlllcry had been located III the valley
III the rear of the speakers stand.
and several s,lvos had been fired.
w. ri. Casson had his fingers on the
vent and charge was being rammed
IN when II messenger came with III
strictlonS to cease firing. Mr.. Cas-.
sons hand slipped from the touch
hole. the air rushed in, and before
the men around could stir, there was
an explosion, and they were Knocked
aside like so many chips
Olm Barr of Barr Landing, fifteen
miles from Columbia, had been load
ing. He was thrown forward as If
by catapult. and horribly manglcd.
ouch spectacle is rarely if ever be-
held. The poor fellows arms were
LITERALLY shot to pieces and his hands
hung by threads
Through the cOaSulatcu blood that
disguised his face could be seen a
deep hollow where an eye ought to
have been. Down to the waist there
were bloody wounds causing sick
cning sight.
After being strapped to the boards
he was tendcrly removed, and rs they
placed him iua carriage the brave fcl
lows mangled lips parted, and he
stammcrcd: Did anyone clsc get
hurt"
After being carried down the street
both arms were amputated Just be
low the elbow. Both eyes are going.
Lieutenant John NJ. Stork, one of
the most popular young mon in the
city, was also horribly wounded
Blood ran from his arms like water,
and formed crimson pool around
him. His right hand was in smcds
and his face was blackencd and
bloody. He was removed to his
nome and his right arm was ampu-
tated.
". II. CassOn was also painfully
injured. Though his left hand was
horribly manglcd he thought not of
himself until the other wounded men
had been attended to.
Barr died tonight at L o'clock, his
father being present. Casson will
lose the fingers of hs left hand. IL,
says that he did not take his finger
from the vent. but that they forgot
to swab the cannon.
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\ Double Tragedy.

NEW ORLEANS, june 26.--A Picay-
un" Grovcrton, Texas, special says:
Great excitement was caused here
last might by the suicide of n bcauti
ful Young lady. Miss Anna Turner.
laughtcr Of Judge John b Turner,
and the excitement WAS intensified
when the father took the pistol from
the hands OF his dying daughter and
killed Professor Davis. Nothing is
known rs to the cause of the tragedy,
Professor Davis came here last March
from Wake Forest College, North
Carolina. and took charge @! the
acai"my at this pln' He WAS 4
good looking young man
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Rampant Radicals.

CKIHAGo, June 26.-The Rcpubli-
cans Of the Third Illinois District to-
day rcnominated William f.. Mason
to Congress- After he had been
nominated Mason was brought into
the Convention and madca speech on
national issues. Among other things
he said:
I'VE are not going to wave the
bloody shirt, but when they stand in
Richmond and decorate the statue of
the Father Of his Country with a
rebel flag. I say that the man who
does it is as much IL traitor as any
rebel was thirty years ago"
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uattlCrnNIS~ IN II Colt's law

MoNTEZUMA, Iowa, June 26.-A
mare belonging to Thomas Ballard,
living near this city, gave birth to II
colt that had IL lunpon It's jaw which
prevented it from sucking. The lump
was cut off, and Oh being opened was
found to contain Il lot of small sized
rattiosnakcs. Mr.. Ballard says the
day after the mare was bred she was
bitten by rattlesnake. but suffered
no serious effect The question That
puzzles local scientists is by what
means the rattlesnakcs were propa.
gated III the colts jaw.
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W. W. Stanton. mate of the Schoon
or Addic Spaeflcr. while fishing for
bass three miles of 81. Augustine
drew his line and found cntanglcd
therein the strangrst creature ever
caught in the waters Of this coast. 1t
is about six feet long, pure white and
scalclcss. The head and face are
wonderfully human III shape and
feature. The shoulders are well out
lined, and much resemble those of a
woman. and the breasts are,.wcll de-
fined and show considerable develop
mcnt, while the hips and abdomen
continue the human resemblance. 1t
has four ilippers, two of which are
placed at the lower termination of the
body. and give one the impression
that nature made all effort to supply
the strange creature with lowerlimbs.
When ii Was drawn on board the
schooner it gave uttcrance to II low,
moaning cry like the sobbing OF n
child. Mr.. Stanton will present his
mermaid to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton Chicago Tribune.
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Gen. lSOSScr's SuSrOstiOn.

In letter to the Richmond (Va.)
Dispatch. Gen. Thomas l.. RoSser
writes: Seen. II. T.. Lee. Virginia. 5
greatest son, has been honorcd by
the people of the South without re-
serve, and n majestic and beautiful
monument has been erected by low
inE hands to his glorious memory.
At the base of that grand structure
are four rcscrvations-Onc for AL
bert Sydney Johnston, one for Stone
wall jackson. one for 4. u. Hill. and
one for j. T.. Il. Stnart. These great,
good and heroic men should be pla-
ccd at their post around General Lee
Mt once. Three of them were his
il"utcnants, and are inseparably
bound up with him in his military
life. and he looks lonely without them.
Now, | wish to APPEAL through the
columns OF your paper (Which reaches
all Nirginians) to the cavalry corps
Of The Army Of Northern Virginia,
asking that superb commando place
our great general. j. T.. B Stuart.
upon his post with General Lee. /
want the cavalry to do this lmaidcd
10y others, and | want every trooper
to give ut least II mite. l will start
the subscription with $500" The
Dispatch suggests that the proper
way TO carry out this scheme would
br to form an organization and elect
officers, including treasurer torcccivc
contributions.
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IfapDy Women.

What is it that makes women moro
smiling and happy looking than men!
We meet them on the cars. on the
streets. i'll tho country, by the SEA
shore. always smiling, teeth glistcn
ing, eyes dancing. All. the secret
is they aim TO please. 1t is IN effort
in many instances for them to smile,
and were it not for desire to look
pleasing and pretty many would
never smile again. Why! Because
in Il large majority of instances they
don't feel like smiling They feel
more like crying. With thcirncrvous
aches, weakness and bearing down
pains, life to them is Il burden. What
q gold-tind to many physician is u
rich sick woman. Why should he aim
to cure her and deny himself the
pleasure of presenting his bills with
the usual regularity. 1t seems from
the following. that the surest and
cheapest way for invalid women to
regain health and strength is by using
Botanic Blood B. B. B)
Mrs j. A. White, $40 Wythc Street,
Petersburg, Va. writes: IL have used
B. b. Is. with happy results, and
others have taken it at my advice and
are delighted with its curative re
suits"
j. y. Gregory, Butler Postoffice,
5. c., writes: My wife had been
under the treatment of several good
physicians, but continued III poor
health, so / bought four bottles of
Botanic Blood Balm and it did her
more good than those doctors had
done her in ten years. She is now
doing her own washing. thing she
had not been able to do for four
years.
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The SmokcStack Tunblcd Down.

ArCrsrA, Ga, June 2i.--This even
ing. during n rain and wind storm.
the biz IRON smokrstack at the new
electric railroad company 81 power.
house. topplcd over. and crashed
through the roof. Fortunately no
one was caught under il, and the
damage 10 the machinery was very
slight. The chimney is three feet
in dinmet.I, eighty feet high and
weighs over five thousand pounds
One Of the anchors III Che ground, to
which Il guy rope was attached. pull
cd out. cdusing the accident
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A -
Short Will.

The following is the will OF Judge
kimmcll. of Chmbcrsburg, Franklin
county, Pa, 1t isthc shortest ever
placed on record in this country: Il
III, bcQucath and devise To my wife,
=. Jane kimmcll, who has been
faithful and true, all my estate what
,OcyCr and WhcrcsocvCr. she to pay
my debts and execute tho will She is
not To file any inventory or settle an
account
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A boy named Dcws performed {

dangerous feat III West Orange, n.
j.. the other day. The contractor
for the drain that has been lnid to
carry of the standing water III the
lots ON Valley road wanted to dc
tcrminc whether or not the drain was
free from distractions, and offered
the lad a small sum to so through it.
The pipe Is Is inches in diameter, is
laid icct underground, and is l,2OO
feet long. The boy accepted the
oil,cr and entered the pipe. Half an
hour later he emerged safely from
the other end.
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GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

''iIi' l." puIlINlI plcattu SulltS
and WAS fined 5000
The Hous" la, resolved to d:s
cusS the national election hill til
July 2.
Lord T"nnyson is spending the
summer 1T BlackSdowu. near Haslr
mere, and is in good health again.
PhysicrtnS sent 10 rep ,rt on the
character of the disease prevailing in
Valencia. Spain. say it is a genuine
cholera.
The Prussian Minia;rroi Finance.
Won Scholz, has rendered his re-. igna-
ton. and 1T has been accepted by tn"
Emperor.
The New York Court OF Appeals
mas again affirmed the sentence
against k"mml"r. the man to die by
electricity.
The international prison congress,
which has bcrm in session ut ST. Pc
icrSburS;. hl, :iui>hcI It's business
and adjourned.
Fire broke out IN the Kings
county pcmitcnti,,ry. y Y. Monday.
causing Il loSs of Sjj.OaD to tho
county and the contractors.
Th" PcnnHvlvauit Republican
Congress nominated Senate: Dylamc-
ter for Governor on tine second ballot.
iho p"'V was bpNS"d by quay.
The entire buain,,s portion Of
CrrilioS, y. NJ, fifty miles north of
Albuquerque. was destroyed by fire
ON Monday night. Loss SIOJ.oOO.
-SlNty freight conIurtarS on the
'h,caSo DIVISION OF tn" Illinois Cen
Nitl nay, struck AGAINST som" new
One thousand operative IN the
John Captutt and Tatruou silk mills.
l"nk"rs. \. \ went out on Monday
against reduction OF - and - per
cent. III wages.
A tug blew up at Il lock ut the foot
of Van Brlut street. Brooklyn. on
Monday. Captain Suuircs. the cook,
dcck hand. tn" iircmananda watch
hian ON Il SroW adjoining were killed.
A train ON the Phiadrlphia Il
Reading railroad julnDcd the track at
Tuckrrton. Pa, ON lIouday. lulliu,,
engineer Heller and his brother. his
fireman. and iniuring other train
men.
-Chicaros : c"usus returns rive thc
city considerable over n million ponI.
lrtion and make il a close thiur will
philoIrIphin orrouk os thc cnIntrv' .
second city. Chicu,,, has mDrr fh,u
doubled in ten vrnrs.
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sc SI,,I.,,, ,.,,,,,'i,. ~ 'I.n ., 'n,.. ,,,,
v.,, Lrnv,r rrn,, .,S,I ',"S,,,'I ~ y e"' .,
,J,.;l;,,,i,.t ,rnni, .rl ""o'' ~. ."'1 ho m"I
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THE BIG MEETING AT COLUMBIA

- l.
The Grccnvillc News gives the fol
lowing report:
When the parade arrived at the fair
grounds the speakers were greeted
with round after round of cheers. At
first only about II thousand people
were ofedhc grounds, but steady adj
ditiOns swcllcd the number to near
1000. Before the hour had arrived
the speakers stand, which had been
erected in the cXhlbition ring facing
the main exposition buila!u". vas
ocrupicI by about fifty people. nearly
al being representative men of til"
State.
Chairman john 7. Sloan, Jr. called
the meeting to order and announced
thai the proceedings would br ropCnru
with PRAYER by tie Rev. Ellison
Caprrs. That reverend gentleman
invoked most earnestly and eloquent
ly the guidaucc and sanction of the
Divine power OH all tine proceedings
~ the day. Chairman Sloan then
rose and mad" an appeal to the audi
cucc for order and for respectful at
trntiOn for each speaker. He then
presented Senator Wtd" Hampton,
The Grand arI great hero who III
pace and wa had lG,l the proSpcri
iy ur his State at heart .tud mad tray
cited four days tO reach Columbia to
dis";;a> l~,u"a which tmIrn tendency
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Criticising II Young Lady.

She would be n pretty girl but for
one thing.
what that p asked Charley.
George -"Hcr face IL always GOV
cred with purple and red blotchcs "
Charlcy-"Oh, that's easily enough
disposed of. Used to be the same
way myself, but / caught ON to the
trouble one day, and got rid of it in
no time.
George What was it ;"
Charley Simply blood cruptions.
Took II short course of p. II. u.
tell you, it the boss blood corrcctor
The governor had rheumatism so bad
that YOU could hear him hollcr clear
across the county every time he
moved. He tried it, and You know
what I'M athletic old gent he is now
If somebody would give Miss Daisy
n pointer. she would thank them nf
tcrwards. All the drug stores sell it,.
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llllman Sald Yes; you were
shot and | honor you for it.
Captain TIllman then called ON
General ca crS to bear testimony rs
to the services of his brother in the
war.
Gcncncral Capcrs said that Jim
Illlman WAS color bearer of his rcri
mcnt.
Here the people grew quite bolster
Gus and hampton had To arise and
beg attention.
Captain Tlllmun' : charges of aris
tOcrtcy were stronger auI more bit
ter than ever. He alluded to the word
ing ofthc circular signed by Columbia
mon which he read. "CaStc against
cast" was his quotation. He closed
by Sayin" that all lac lal charged had
been explained. but rs long as the
other side kept up its clamor he
would fight into Charleston on Tn"
same grounds. If he WAS Governor
he would not be the Governor of II
clrSs, city or town but would do his
dutv regardless of whom lac of
Tended
Colonel Earle spoke from Il buggy
between the stand and building. As
he stood there erect The sun falling ON
his classic features and barred fore
hcad the admiration Of ihc people
Showed itself IN Il tremendous Out
burst of applause. He pursued his
argument III the calm. maStrrly man
ucr which has marked his uttcrunccs
from tho beginning of the campaign.
His speech WAS strong and met with
general approval from all who heard
1t. When he had finished he was
born" buck to The stand "n the shOul
dtrS of some of th' Sumter men who
came here today.
Colonel Jno. c. Haskell WAS the
next speaker. Ills cloGucncc. -
widely known. tlilcd not Of its calling
II" had come tn answer th" charges
Of Tillman, and this ho did in so cf
f"ctlv" Il manner that any reasonable
n!'.'. should have been convinced. He
presented figures in abundance to
show til" voice the farmers had iii the
was not ON thc %tlul, Notwithstanding
th' fact that Haskell mad informed
hmm OF his intention to answer his
charges, that hr might make youl or
r"tract them
The meeting 9! .5c,l with speech
of j.. =. Gary, who was ruycd with
the almost good mature by The audi
cnrv. II. SaiN hc had charged no
corruption against the Stat" govern
m;Mt.
I'll" Meeting at Edgcii~Id.
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Dyspepsia aud Indincstion

In their worst forms are cured by the
use of L. +. Il. If you are debilitated
and run down, or if You need IA tonic
to regain flesh and lost appetite,
strength and vigor, take L. Z. p. and
YOU VIII be strong md healthy. For
shattered constitutions and lost man
hood l. L. p. Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and PotaSSium) is tho king of
all medicines. L. u. u. is the greatest
blood purifier in the world. For sale
by all druggists.
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Every one should use y. II. P.. be
cause ut this season nearly every one
nccdS good medicine to purify,
vitalizc and enrich the blood.
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Nhcn thr change of lifcapproaches
woman, she should use Bradficld's
Female Regulator, thereby passing
safely the crisis. Sold by all drug
giStS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-14

~ and wifA sc advice AMI consent Of The sen-
ate tnereof. and b his majesty tie kinx al IA.
vasi. ana The rssifcaffcns exchanged as xooa a
roessnle. ard, upon sach exchanRa at ratasca.
uons ana rFocaamafiOn therecf BY the president
g ne United States and The king al Hawaii.
the ssiPuias1oas thereof sAazl 70 into esect
with TIE exeerttcn al TIE third article. which
sHsh 20 into effect upon some date 20 - agreed
upon sfssr tho congress Of thu United states
states and tAe sextsiafure al the Hawaiian sss-
sn<as shali have passed he Necessary iaus 10
give erect - ffs provtsicns
Art 4 The pscsent coavcut1cn shan remain
IL fosxo until modi6ed ar eesm1nAspi b. mutual
CONSENT 4 coafcrsecs fce she pnrpose Of eou-
sadefsng the modification a. termination az this
ecavsntion or any ofthe conventious or treaties
ostxeen tne no high ccnsfact1ng parties shall
Be held ~ the capiIal 81 one q osher 81 ire two
countries for such purpose - any time within
sx months after either Of the high contracting
parties shall have k.vsa formal written notice
70 the other cf il desire - hold such ccn1 2
eae0
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UP THE CASCADE RIVER.


iI-Mineraiisrd Region Into which
Two Railroads are Building.
MARBLE MouSr. Wash. June 6.--For the
past SIX years two miners have been deyot-
Tag their time and energies 10 the work al
finding and developing silver and galena
mines in the Cascade mountains near the
summit OF Cascade pass In the annals of
mining III tory it Is doubtful If more Der.
sissent courage and determination 10 over
come obstacles and hindrances OF nature.
the ridicuse and sarcasns Of friends, and
The doubts of capitalists. can be shown.
than have been met and overcome by Geo.
!. anG .. c. Roase ia their endeavors to
compel their friends and the public TO give
eredence 20 What they knew of the wealth
OF the Cascade mining district. Six years
ago they made their first fiad and kad the
rock sssayed: since that time they have To-
Gated ten or twelve mines, and in none OF
these has the ore assayed less than forty
ounces OF silver 70 the ton. and a per cent.
lead, and II runs from these figures up 70
100 ounces OF silver and % per cent lead,
some OF the hedges bearing gold 10 the
amount Of six Ounces per ton.
Daring the fail, winter and spring of
each succeeding year these two snen hare
laocred N logging camps, railroad camps,
in the cities OF the Sound. on ranches. any
place where they could earn money to bay
food enough 10 carry themselves through
the summer and tools necessary for their
work Bat earning the money was . small
portion OF their work. for after bayine
their outfit on the lower skagss. they we're
compelled 70 lead all their possessions in
the frxsl canoe and, ssHash fashion. pole
II up the rapid current Of she river for
SIXTY miles. Then unload their cargo and
on their hacks. without the advantage Of
the slightest trail. pack their provisions
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ALASKA NEWS.
Illicit still Seixed--Hard Times IN ia
ncsu--NO Mine buyers

Illicit still seixed--Eaard Times IN Ju-
ncsu--No Mine buyers
NASAino. B. C., June h. Advices from
juneau are that on June Deputy Collect
or Bracket and United States Marshal
Endilman made an important capture on
Admiralty island. fifteen miles down.
They surprised the Illicit still of Haw-
thorne q Co. The firm and their entire
outfit are now locked up for evidence.
Not since 1854 have such hard times been
known in juneau. For the many honest
clais--s offered no takers appear. which Is
probably the result Of the Bears Nest
iiasco.
The United States ship Pinta is at Ju-
neau with the governor. who was return
ing from Southern Alaska. collecting ma
teriai for his annual report.
Captain hunter. with the steamer Elder.
inadvertently stole . march on the resi-
dents of that town on his return from
Sitks. coming in 1T midnight and leaving
at daylight. He left much mail and there
was much indignation when the business
men awoke and found the steamer gone.
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>E>-><>s
ssaness INST they shouid pas the entire
s... Isnont sagns g snotasr human
49,. 80 aass year uas fhe nrss Tune IN
-. .e snss tney met = white
I..ss- - -1 o0oed ROCKS 81 tnsr
S...sns'.. -, l4s year tne faifhassn .
sss.s..au sN.Ia1o.1 A'ompeny nade pre-
sh-;- - su1s rom esscade psss 70
~-s,-. - -. = Ansy toanu mat
.,;,s-- = y. ss'..s p1lss y consecs ~ me
-. :. 3. 80 s.os'.a Win hassem " ashink-
- - s-ae1 - oissaace. WIN easier grades
80 -. AT 80 sxpenss man those 1t present
s-..l."s I 8. Oesween ne toass and the
ss.~. snefsaofe decided % build
MS !'ass ano nave nve miles OF
's sea0y graded and soon
= iet tneir contract IS
Aarote Mount which II
~ snsaf iocased nne one-hAH mile above
rs- uousn Oh me cascade. ON the skaGit
$ ~ neIe ON tneif iins follows the course
=. sne FORMER stream % The summit Of the
pas yn ootn mdes 81 this pass
&c. .us mines iocated % the Houses, 20
:. 80. =. = = oo' mAtter Oh SNORT Tune until
Pouucs q nesnmaoae wealth VIII b
1919. - :. ans cosst witnin foar hours nom
su =. VINE y Is taken Tram the mine.
me oestue e Northern railroad are also
I1Aunk TOT tne Cascade pass. having sur
49, = i,r = osnk and working on the
'o@u Up % hamilton.
.aee i.ss year the ka'rhaven & Southern
n.nrOas company bearing : great deal
$50 aD0ns tne rich hnds being made near
.oe cascade pass, sent expert and expert
enceo mining men 70 view and report the
resources OF tnas almost unknown country.
nn0 snem report can BEST BE- understood
snEvuGn the words OF NJ. Jennings. prac-
uca miner whose lie has bean spent in
mining ostncss. whose reputation for truth
anu vefacity places his stated opinion
above reproach, and who headed the party