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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-01-24
OFFICIAL
STATE OFFICERS.

STATE OFFICERS.
Governor: .....F. T. Nichols. of Orleans.
Lieut.. Gov. James Jefries of Rapides.
Sec. of State. ..-L.F Mason, of Concordia.
Aud. Pub. Acct's...O. B. Steele of Union.
State Treasurer, W. C. Pipes of E. Feliciana
ATTORNEY General, w. Fl. Rogers of Orleans.
Supt. of Pub. Ed. VIM. 81. Jack
q. s. SENATOR'S.
Jas. D. Eustis.----..... =. -..-of Orleans
E. L. 6 bison. Orleans.
JUDGES SUPREME COURT.
Chief Justice: Edw. Bermudez, of Orleans.
Associate j. A. BreauX. of Iberia
C. E. Fenner, of Orleans.
S. d. McEnery. of Ouachit:
" l.. B. Watkins, Red River.
CIRCUIT Coa-so OF APPEALS, Fifth Circuit.
RI. BeauEesard-. ......of st. Bernard.
II. d. Smith ...... .....---.of st. Mary.
CONGRESSMAN Bird. Congressional Dist.
Andrew Price of Lafourche
DIST. JUDGts, Goth. Jud. Dist.
TAYLOR Peattie.. .........Walt dulon.
Dist. Attornev..........L P. Caillouet.
PARI-H OFFICERS.
Representatives ...... Leonidas Trosclair.
j. Telemaque Badeaux.
Coroner ......Dr. John Gazzo.
c1arl IF J. w. Knobloch
Sheriff = Noio
Printer and Treasurer SAMOAN
ASSESSOR. to'pei io"p''
Returning Officer ..........W.C hagah'
POLICE JURORS.
President, ST Grisamore Jno. 5. Seely,
L, F. Gaude, T. Barrilleaux. j. Is. Bour-
geols. Frank Christian. o. Lepine. Hamil
ton Ayo. Louis Lerille, Frank PARA.
Jerk Police Jury. H. n. Coulon,
DRAINAGE COMMISSIONERS.
Dist. No. lie. U. Moryant. j. E. Coulon
and j. B. S. Mire.
Dist. No. 2.-John McCullah, J. c. Braud
and Nc. Bourg.
Dist. Ne. IS. Folse. j. Guedry aud Wal
ace Lefort.
Dist. No. &C. A. ClaI.-et. o. Toups and
P. PARA.
Dist. No. 81. A. Trosclair. D. Caneienne
Morvant.
Dist. No. 6.-U. Prestenbach. P. Toups and
o Lepine.
Dist. No. &c. S. Mathews. r. Foret and
Ayo.
Dist. No. SIS. Bourg, J. Foret aai j. L.
adeaux.
hist: No. paul Lefort. VALERIE Gaedry
and Est. Savoie.
Dit. No. 10.-Lu n Bergeron. Leufroy
!laisle and O.. Thibouaux.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

their traditional ceremonies, while Purim
rejoiced the Jewish heart with its merri-
ment and good cheer, and the feast of ded-
lcatlon. In honor of the victories or the
Maecabees, occurring near Christmas. was
crowned with games and gifts. In these
decades, too. the Jews were few In number
and lived within easy distance of each
other, so that the community was like a
large family.
With the new condition good detl of
traditional Judaism has passed away: but.
on the other hand, larger and more boun-
tltul benevoence, broader and more
hopeful education, can be seen. The ritual
has been shortened the religious worship
improved, organ ar choir have been gen
orally introduced, and German and English
substituted for some of the Hebrew pray
ers. The old congregation. with women in
he galleries and the men below, wrapped
In white praying nantes, is not met So
often any more. The appearance of a
fashionable synagogue or temple does not
differ materially from that of fashiona-
BILE church, nor does the fashionable Jew
or Jewess differ socially from the non Jew
or non Jewess. Il is chiefly among tee
recently arrived Immigrants that so-called
orthodox customs are at their strongest, to
become weaker with every generation, and
finally, perhaps, to pass away.-Harper s
Weekly,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
august
Flower

1 had been troubled five months
v it'll Dyspepsia. The doctors told
me it was chronic. l had a fullness
after eating and a heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. I suffered fire.
quently from a Water Brash of clear
matter. Sometimes deathly Sick.
ness at the Stomach would overtake
me. Then again I would have the
terrible pains of Wind Collie. At
such times I would try to belch and
could not, l was working then fos
Thomas McHenTy, Druggist, Cor.
Irwin and Western Ave, Allegheny
City, Pa, in whose employ / had
been for seven years. Finally I used
August Flower, and after using just
one bottle for two weeks, was en-.
tirely relieved of all the trouble. I
can now eat things I dared not touch
before. Iwould like to refer you to
Mr.. McHenry, for whom I worked,
who knows all about my condition,
and from whom I bought the medi-
cine. live with my wife and family
at 80 James ST., Allegheny City, Pa.
Signed, JOHN D. Cox. Q
G. G. GREEN Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, u s. 4.
MILWAUKEE, October, 1891.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
THREADS OF LIFE.

I'm weaving my carpet of rags to-day,
And watching the warp a. It fills in fast,
While my thoughts broken like ends thai
fray
Shuttle fly in!
How first and last
The colors fling
Through the webbing Of life like rags and
string!
Tight in The loom is the warping of Fate;
All, feed in the dark wool certain TO
Gray Wien The years get lonely and late.
Shuttle fly out!
Joyfuiiy weave
Scarlet aud gay,
For yontt when we sang with the birds at play
Mingled for sorrow, and clear when the heart
Wove with a passionate tenderness through;
Yellow, when jealousy tore love apart.
Shuttle fv in,
Blue for the true
Waited away,
And black when we knelt by the beautiful clayi
Fill rags in the carpet with random rife,
Bright oneG and dark ones, knotted and
tied,
Typical checkers that vary in life.
Shuttle fly out!
White for the bride,
Black for the bier.
War ed ard woven a. life they appear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

A Wonderful Difference Between the Old
Times and Now

train of 225 loaded four-wheel coa'
cars passed over the Lahigh Valley rail
road a few days ago. l. was the longest
and heaviest train ever carried over any
road In this country. and that meals Tue
world. Naturally this Train suggests a
comparison with tue trains of Cnne>tuga
teams, which Sky years ago TOLD be-
tween Eastern Pennsylvania and Pitts
ourgh. the teamster of that period
never, In his widest conceptions. ,magiu-
I'd such an event as the one related above
Had any one prophesied that before the
century was out trans of ears containing
1000 and more tons would traverse In a
single day a distance as great as that
between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, he
would have set down the prophet as the
widest of Missionaries. Few greater won
ders have been brought about in the
nineteenth century than this marvel OF
rapid transportation. 1t has cheapened
the cost of living. b ZEN productive OF good
IN hundred directions, and made tie
whole world neighbors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

Vienna, and in the course of the year food
Is sold In them to the value of more than
$500. 900 The ladies and gentlemen who
manage this superb association have done
wonders and eight or ten ladies make a
point of being always in each kitchen
whilst the dinners are being served
The "Volkskuchen" are huge rooms,
with great windows letting in botn sun
and air. and provided with oak tables and
benches, which are kept scrupulously
clean. The floor is pavel with MAJ bic,
and at the lower end If the Ill wooden
counter divides it from the actual kitchen.
where many cooks are at WORK preparing
the foon Ali classes, from poor univer
sity students to ragged looking uamps,
receive a kindly welcome. Each person
approaches the counter and buys a paste,
board chip, or check, for a dinner. gener-
ally consisting of soup beef. vegetables. a
sweet, and bread. This check is deliver
ed to the ladies in attendance, who serve
the portions on china plates. and hand
them to the hungry customers. The latter
carry their food to the tables, upon which
are placed great jugs of pure water. to-
gether with drinking mugs of pewter. aud
comfortably seated on the benches, they
eat to their hearts content. The COM
plete dinner, we'll cooked and daintily
serVed, costs four cents, and breakfast
of coffee, bread-and-butter. and some
kind of stew, can be obtained for one
cent. From six to nine in the evening
supper is served at a cost of two cents.
1t is generally composed of cold meat,
soup and pudding. 1t is touching sight
to watch the lovely and aristocratic court
beauties of Vienna, wearing snowy aprons
over their elegant walking dresses, dis
tribute the food to the poor ill-fed
wretches who crowd the room. A kind
smile or word of sympathy always accom-
panies the action, and when a particularly
miserable fellow creature approaches the
counter it often occurs that one or the
other of these charming ministering
angels inquiries into his or her case. and
undertakes to aid them in their trouble.
Every day over ten thousand persons dine
In the Vokskuchen, and the marvelousiy
low prices at which the food is sold can
only be accounted for by the huge quanti
ties in which it is bought and prepared
Harper's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
CHANGING CUSTOMS.
Many of the Old Customs Among the Jews
Have Disappeared

Have Disappeared.
The new currents of the time that have
developed New York Of tie past into the
present metropolis have had their. natural
f, ct on the social and religious customs OF
the Jews 4 certain picturesqIeness,
which gave a peculiar ha.o and beauty to
old-time Jewish life, has vanished in the
stir anu hustle of this elevated age. The
historic festivals used to possess special
atmosphere, and their charming and poetic
associations aided powerfully in maintain
ing family life and developing an aesthetic
as well as religious influence. Sabbath eve
in a truly pious Jewish household was a
poem in itself, a family reunion, rellg-
i0qs thanksgiving, p@an of joy, in which
scenes have inspired many Jewish poet,
and furnished Heine with the subject of
one of his most characteristic poems. The
Jewish wedding of a few decades ago pos
sessed all of its quaint Oriental features.
The special festivals, like passover, pente-
cost, and tabernacles. were fragrant with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
INHIBITED PHRASES
Words and Expressions to be Avoided. by
Young Ladies of Wellesley College

The list of words, phrases and expires
sions to be avoided by young ladies of
Wellesley college include the following:
81 guess SO, for suppose so, or think
so.
Elk things,' for arrange things, or
prepare things.
The use of ride and drive inter
changeably.
Real good Or real NICE" for very
good or really nice.
Il have studied some," for studied some
what or Il have not studied any," for not
studied at ALL
mot as know" for not that know.
Try an experiment, for make an ex-
pertinent.
Had rather for would rather, and
chad BETTER" for would better
Right away" for Immediately, or
now.
well posted" for well informed.
''Try and do" for try to do, or ''try and
go, ~ for try to go.
sit looks good enough" for it look well
enough, or ''does it look good enough, -
for does it look well enough.
Somebody else )" for SOMEBODY'S else.
Philadelphia Times.
The general store of Axel Appel at Jack
son Port, was totally destroyed by fire
The origin Of the fire is unkno wn. Loss
So 600; insurance, $500.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
SoPYRiHEs1 1880

WO77e-Out,
"run down." feeble women, need
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
1t builds them up. It's powerful,
restorative tonic, Or strength-giver
free from alcohol and injurious
drugs. The entire system is re-
newed and invigorated. 1t i'm
proves digestion, enriches the blood,
dispels aches and pains, gives re-
freshing sleep, and restores flesh and
strength. As soothing nervine, it
allays and subdues hysteria, spasms,
and all the nervous symptoms com
monty attendant upon functional
and organic disease. It's the only
guaranteed medicine for women.
1t does what is promised - or it
asks nothing. 1t gives satisfaction,
in every case, or the money paid
for it is refunded.
That's the way its makers prove
their faith in it. Contains nc alco-
hol to inebriate F.; no syrup or sugar
to derango digestion a legitimate
medicine, not 5eoer0ge. Purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless in
any condition of the system.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

It's Curious Fact That You Need Eyes to
Euiny Cigar.

It's Curious Fact That You Need Eyes to
Enjoy Cigar.
As the gentleman who serves me With
cigars handed over a box of the usual
brand the other day, says a New York
Herald man, | noticed that they were not
quite the right color, and said so.
''My dear SIR" he remarked with a
smile, as he handed me another box, IF
you were to close your eyes as you smoke
them you could at tell the difference.
1t was now my turn TO smile at what |
considered bit Of pleasantly.
'Oh, yes [ replied.
Goa, no, p" he said and growing serious
''l'll wager box that you couldnt tell
what you were smoking if you couldn {
see.
| laughed now and he went on:
Don't you know that the imagination
is as potent factor in the enjoyment of
a cigar as anything else. Seeing your
smoke is what makes the sensation some
thing pleasant"
! was still increduOus.
"Did you ever see blind man smok-
ing?' be finally asked.
Well, that was poser. | never have.
Have you? | admitted as much and Won
dered why.
at is simply because he can't see, "
said the tobacconist. "a blind man can
smell and taste as well az anybody else,
probably better; but no matter how great
smoker man is if he loses his sight
he no longer enjoys smoking"
Now here was bit of Intelligence that
] venture to say very few smokers know
that sight is prime requisite to the
enjoyment of pipe or cigar. | asked a
friend who smokes, about it. He was
equally as surprised as had been to learn
that this was always so.
But, he added almost Immediately,
here an experience that hears it out, y
and he told me to acquaintance, who had.
through an cc;dent, become blind. He
had been IL great smoker, and was a stick
Ter for good cigar Thinking to console
him somewhat my friend called and took
with him box of choice cigars, which he
presented with few empahtlc remarks.
Thanks awfullS, old man. said the
blind man, your very kind, but | don t
smoke now; mont enjoy 1t, in fact"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
A PET DOG.
Surgical Operations Performed on the
Eve of q Dog.

A friend of mine owns a skye terrier,
now s years old, of which she is very fond
When the little fellow was about year
old & very savage cat jumped at him
without the slightest provocation and
scratched his left eye, from the effects of
which a cataract formed gradually over
the other eye, and last summer he Uecame
totally blind. Some years before the
second eye became affected the owner took
Teddie (such is his name( to an eye and
ear hospital of this city and had an opera
ton performed on the eye which the cat
had scratched.
One of the physicians attached to the
hospital was the operator, and he was sur
rounded by other physicians, by assistants
and nurses, all of whom were deeply in
terested The owner held the dog in her
lap, cocaine was administered, and Teddie
did not move until a deep cut caused him
to give little cry. The operation was a
failure; the cataract was SO hard that the
instrument slipped. 1t was like working
on piece Of marble.
Later on the same doctor performed the
operation palnlessly on two different
| occasions ON the same eye, with no bet
ter success than the first time; but he was
willing to try it again and cut off the cat
taract entirely. but 1t would be necessary
| to chloroform the dog. as the pain would
otherwise be too great. Teddie's mis-
tress was at the same time informed that
he might die from the affects of the an
| aesthetic. and she would not take the risk
| of losing Der pet.
A few months ago. however, she changed
her mind and determined to allow it to be
chloroformea. preparatory to the fourth
operation The doctor, upon examining
the eve, told her that nature had done
what the three operations had failed to do.
I ddin had evidently struck himself
against something which had loosened
one of the corners of the cataract which
now swings to and fro like a curtain, and
enables him to see enough to get around
without hurting himself. So the fourth
operation was not found necessary. New
York Epoch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC,
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FlG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, Gil.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
A Browning AHecdOte

W lille admirlng. IN Paris studio. a
picture of the funeral barge that bore the
body of Robert Browning through the
streets of Venice to the steamer that
transported it to Engiand's Valhalls. a
woman, whose criticism had been solicit
ed previous to the artists shipment of the
canvas to English etchers, related this
pers onal incident of the great poet:
81 was travelling in Italy. There were
few tourists In my compartment. All
were absorbed in books or revery till
towards the close of what had been long.
tiresome day. Then it was that the ED
erly gentleman who sat by my side with
out removing his eyes from the landscapes
made a comment that invited converse
ton.
You are fond of poetry?' he said at
length. with something in the shifting
splendor Of the Italian skies evoked from
me Byron couplet.
.'Oh, yes, l replied with my usual
enthusiasm. i love poets ard poetry
The old gentleman rejuvenoted. To-
gether we browsed on Parnassus, and
never will be forgotten the thought, the
imagery, that flowed in a continuous
stream from his lips
"'Wbo are your favorite poets?' he
asked, abruptly.
Il named them, and without further
comment quoted my favorite poem-a
Portuguese Sonnet When had finished
my companion resumed his post at the
window, and did not design to notice me
again.
Il was much discounted Had given
offence?
Before reaching our destination | ven
tured to say: L suspect, sir, that you do
not like Mrs. Browning's poetry?'
The dark, soulful eyes of the stranger
turned pitifully to me. and, in voice
that was almost an echo, he said: Mad
am, that sonnet is the sweetest, and it's
singer the most precious, gift life has
given me, She was my wife Lida
Rose McCabe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
SOLID SILVER.
A Three Itch Vein of Nearly Pure Silver is
Struck in Colorado.


1t is said that The richest silver find ever
made has been struck on Pomeroy noun
tain, Colorado, near Caribou. 1t is a
three-inch vein OF almost pure silver.
John 9. Stewart was the lucky prospector,
and he has exhibited specimens weighing
two and three pounds apiece of almost
pure native silver. Pomeroy mountain is
about mile northwest of Caribou and
just across from Caribou hill, from which,
through the old Caribou, No Name, Bel
cher, Poorman and others, millions have
been produced. Here is located one of the
finest and richest silver districts in Col,
orado. Many yeals ago prospectors found
several large pieces Of float rock at the
foot of Pomeroy mountain composed OF
almost solid native silver Since thar
time prospectors have been constantly
searching for the vein where this rich
float came from, but the whole country
there was covered With side Of loose
rock and earth about fifty feet deep, so
prospecting could be done only by cross
cutting. This, it appears, has finally been
done and the ginal vein discovered
Baltimore Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
SHiLOH'S
COHSUM PTION
CURE.

The success Of this Great Cough Cure Is
without parallel in the history of medicine.
All druggtss are authorized to sell il on a pos
tive gua:an ; a test that no other cure can sue
ccsstully stana. That ii may become known,
the Proprietors, at an enormous expense, are
placing a Sampis Bottle Free into every home
IN the United States and Canada. If you have
= Cough. Sore Throat, or Bronchitis, use it, ior
1t will cure you. If your child has the Group,
or Whooping Cough, use it promptly, and relief
Is sure II you dread that insidious disease
CONSUMPTION, us it. Ask your Druggist for
SHlLOHS CURF Price 10 cts, so cts. and
100. If your LL-gs are sore or Back lame,
use Shlloh's Porous Plaster, Price Is cts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
ChanSa of CIorh inc

Never sleep In clothing worn during
the dav. and let that worn at night be ex,
posed to the air by day. Three pints OF
moisture, filed with the waste of the
body, are given off every twenty -four
hours, and mostly absorbed by clothing
Exposure to the air and sunlight purifes
the clothing and bedding of the poison
which nature is trying to get rid of, and
which wouio otherwise be brought again
into contact with the body.
FITs.-An Fits stopped free by DR. KLINRs aRsAT
NERVE REsToRER. No Fits after first day Mar.
'ellous Treatise and 81 90 trial bottle free
Iit cases. Send to Dr. Kline. 93l Arch St. Phla, Pa
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
The PEOPLES KITCHEN.
Gommendable Viennese Charity is
Doing Wonders.

One of the finest traits Of the Viennese
aristocrat is untiring charity. In the year
1872 an association of 400 ladies an noble
men belonging TO the Hottest ranks of So
ciety was formed for the purpose of sdp-
plying wholesome dinners to the poor al
the lowest possible price. Each member
gave a sum OF $500 towards the initial
outlay, and with this money the first
''Volkskuche" Peoples Kitchen) was
opened To-day there are ten Of these IN
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
Metals.

The heat-conducting qualities OF the
metals range about as follows: Silver.
leo; copper. 70 so; gold, 1920; aunealed
aluminium, 80 81; unannealed aluminium,
81 IS; tin, IA so; iron. II 80; steel, IL so;
lead. s so; niatinum s 40. hismnth | 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

HALLS CATARRH CURE is liquid and
is taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
Write for testim9njals, free; Manufactur-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

Prof. George Francis Joiner, formerly of
Decatur, Ill. has been appointed lecturer
on literature in the University of Pennsyl-
yauia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22
The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
ha Word

There is 3inch display advertisement in
this paper this week which has no two words
alike except one word. The same is true of
each new one appearing each week from The
DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This house places
a Crescent" Oh everything they make and
publish. Look for 1t, send them the name
of the word, and they will return you BOOK,
BEAUTIFUL LITHOGKAPIs or SAMPLES FREE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-22

At Frankfort, Ky, the Louisville & Nash
Vile railroad company has been fined SO and
costs for repairing it's tracks on Sunday.