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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-12
COURTROOM SCENES.

Az E1rliSh Judge recently sentenced
wolnGn to five minutes Imprisonment
for biGamy. 1t is probably the shortest
sentence on record.
A EEs1DE!JT of Monroe City. Mo-. has
recovered SOD from q man who tied his
mules to = h21?lTo:nc maple shade tree
belonging to TIE villagcr, letting tn
mules bark a.nl III the tree, it bcin.
one his grar6ff.3'lor planted.
In snit in which it was claimed that
"a lot OF tobacco WAS damaged, brought
at DouEin3villc, Ga, the judge took
some of the weed and chcwed it. He
decided that it was damaged to the
amount of thirteen cents per pound, and
gave Judgment accordingly.
A QUEER suit in equity has been
brought against II Philadelphia dentist
He has on his promises IN cleo
trio plant, with which he pull.
teeth. The engine. dynamo and ms
chincry make too much noise for. the
neighbors, and thcy have petit oned
the court to have the nuisance abatcd.
In patent case il New York recent.
~, one of the l:swycrs consumed two
days in dcscribin: the difference be-
tween two scinntii: appliances. When
he had finished the judge quietly said
to him: Nov, Mr.. -. will you please
tell us what is tho differcncc?" The
lnwycr, it is said, hasn't recovered yet
LOOK ELSEW:lE7G FOR Names.
a CONNECTICUT merchant utvertises
"iron bcd5tAad; AMI bedding"
A SMALL. boy at Lebanon, tn, was
attacked by Il gum 1oock and IN ny die of
his wounds.
n GGRMAT strIct bcygar in San Fran
cisco was found t. hlye $4,000 to his
credit il the Corn rl-Amorican bank.
A JUSTICE of N,w York has Just de-
cilcd that you noel not pay for meal
ordered ut IL r. itIur,Iat unloss you cnt it.
~ MAN appllou Tor naturalization ut
MERGED. Cal, who. after thirty years
residence in this country, could not
answer Il word of English or q single
question put by the court regarding our
laws.
Tie other day O. farmer came into
Wctmorc, Kan, with seven twigs Of
different lengths in his pockets to buy
shoes for the family. The measures
ranged all the way from three to four
teen inches.
A LEWISTON tMc.) lady has needle
in her sewing machine that she placed
there in the fall Of 1874 md has not
once been removed. 1t has done oil
Che family sewing since that date and
continues to do it, although worn
rather thin.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-12
Rare Chance for IlVGdl|
A FINE, RANCH WELL STOcI
At A a.. GAIN

1 have for sale the following d..
property situated In Independents. \
Eiko C"un Nevada. tO-wi.: "A
1,t0O acres Of land, 300 acres Of VII,
meadow. Cuts 4OO tons Of rcd ton. ii.
and alfalfa. All under good fewe. a
Of water and clear title to same.
Az cows and LETTERS, graded Durham,
l5 calves and several yeurlings.
IL Thoroughbred Short Horn DurasI
with pedigree.
Thoroughbred Kentucky Short Hon
with edigree ......
8 broodnares; 5 OF them weigh /, iovpI
8 OF them 1.6UO to i,1OO pounds.
/ stallion sired by II Blackhawk,
Rather nare, wei Int I,46O pounds.
l3-yearOId stallion.
42-year-old FLIES and lyear.f FLY
Charge work horses.
3yearlins colts.
2 knowing machines.
l hay lake
2plOws.
Harrow.
lLightming hay press (new).
1thIesl.ing machine.
siIgic driving cart and harness 1
1speed wagon.
2Schutner wagons: 2 umd l-horx Is
l four-horse set of Concord team ID
! two-horse buggy and harness.
Forks, hny-knifc, shoy lplows ara
farming implements thrown in.
This il the best opportunity for sbs
In the State. Fine range, etc.
which will be sold ON terms which &
this rare chance for profitable inTu
Call on Or address,
r: l.. CHAGNOi
TuscarOrs, AhsS
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-12
Total Disbursements.$l5,426 GO
Bal in Treasury

Bal in Treasury ...... 29,1S2 Is
The above amount stands TO the
credit OF the several funds AS per
Treasurers Bal. Sheet, dated Judy /.
1891, hereto attached.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-12
THE ODELL
Typ Wi ~.

0Nwill buy the ODELL TYPE Writ
~ GSAD ER with ~ char ,ciers, and 8 iE
for ne :'lNGLE CASE uDELi.. warranted l. .
do better work than ANY other machine.
1t combines Simpl city with durability
sp, ed, ease of oI eraion, wears longer with
at cost Of repairs 'han any other machine.
usno ink-ribbon robothcr the operator. Il
T. neat, substantial, nickel plated, perft Ct
and adapted to MI Hinds of type writing
Like painting ~. produces sharp.
clean. lcrinle manuscripts. Two or tcl.
cr"ics can be mrdC It enc writing, Any il
tell cent person can become an operator IL
two days, w offer 1000 to any opei-
at"r who can equal the work OF til,
DOUBLE CASE ODELL.
eliuble Agen end Salesm n wanted
Special Inducements to Dealers. For psmpk
let giving Endorsements, etc, address
oDEhL TYPE WRITER CO.
IS & 81 9th Ave. Chicar
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-12
JOINT STATEMENT
OF AUI1OR AND TIsEASURER
OF ELHO COUNTY.
For the Quarter Ending Juno 30,
1891.

County Of TEEIt to. ISIS.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
July 2. 1871.
10 the Honorable Board Of County Comm,s-
sioners OF Elko County, Nevada.
GshrLEhEN: Weherewith submit our Quar-
terly Report OF the Finances OF the County
Tor the qusrter. ending June 80. 1891.
Respectfully submitted:
GEO. II. MElGS,
JAS. CLARK,
Treasurer.
ByQ. w. HULL. Deputy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-30
THE GERMAN "NlxY."
A Spirit Which Is Supposed to Be the
Protector of Mariners.

A Spirit Which Is Supposed to Be the
Protector of Mariners.
The ''Nixy'' of Germany has, by some,
been supposed traeeableto. "0ld Niclx;"
but this is not probable, since st. Mich
olas has been the patron saint of sailors
for many centuries
1t was during the time of the CRU
sades that vessel on the way to the
Holy Land was in great peril and st.
Nicholas assuaged the tempest by his
prayers. Since then he has been sup
posed to be the protector of mariners,
even as Neptune was in ancient times.
The German Nixy was, no doubt, a
later form of the old Morse water-god,
Mike. You meet with him again in
another form in Neckan, the soulless
The ''Nixy' along the Baltic coast was
once, however. much feared by the
fishermen.
1t was the same spirit which appears
as the Kelpie in Scotland, water
demon causing sudden floods to carry
away the unwary. Generally speak
ing, however, Mikes may be de-
scribed as the descendants of the Mai
ads of ancient times, and as somewhat
resembling the Russian Rusallzas, of
which the peasantry live in so much
dread.
A Russian peasant, it is said, is SO
afraid of the water-spirits that he will
not battle without cross round his
neck, nor ford stream on horseback
without signing a cross on the water
with a scythe or knife. In some parts
these water-spirits are supposed to be
the transformed souls of Pharoah and
his host, and the number is always be-
ing increased by the sodden souls of
those who drown themselves.-N Y.
IOnrnal
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Testing the sohooImaster.

In the town records of the city of
Boston there is curious passage which
records how a schoolmaster was ex-
amined and what happened. The man
ner in which the visit of inspection is
recorded makes one incline to the view
that the unluckY schoolmaster may not
have had fair play, although if he was
really inefficient, he may be said to
have been judged by his peers. In the
record for the 22d of May, 1722, it is
set forth that: 'Coll Pen Townsend,
Jeramiah Allen Esqr, & John Ed
wards together with the Select men.
Vissitted, the wrighting School at the
Southerly End of Boston on Thursday
the gath apll 1922, and Examined the
Scholars under mr. Ames Anglers TUT; on
as to their proficiency in Reading, writ
ing, Scyphering s. the masters ability
of teaching s. Instructing youth
his rules & methods therefore And
are of Opinion That it will be no
Service to the Town to Continue, mr.
anger in that Employ" Whereupon it
was voted that the said Mr.. Ames Anger
should not continue master of the
''Said South School" 1t is true that
nothing is said of the methods of spell
ing ineuleated at the writing School" !"
and it is also possible that clerk
rather than the committee was respon-
sible for the errors Of the record; but
there is certainly something absurd in
the passage as it stands.-Youth's Conn
OauiO0
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gave me a letter addressed to Bell,
which promised to deliver
Hes brick" said Sanders. 'rm
glad Bell saved him.
After the war, in the fall of 1855, as
l came up from the field one evening
past the sitting-room window, I heard
q voice that l had heard before.
stopped and glanced in. There was the
little Yankee spy standing in the mid
die of the room with his arms around
Bells waist.
"Oh! lieutenant" said she, 81 never
expected to marry Yankee. I'm only
plain southern girl.
You're all the world to me and 1
love you with my whole heart"
I saw her head drop over on his
shoulder and one of her arms steal
round his neck. Their lips met.
/ said to myself:
''Good-by, sister Bell."-H. E. Scott,
in Chicago News rsS
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-30
The English Language in Mexico.

1t is most significant fact that En-
glish is largely replacing French as the
first foreign language to be learned in
the schools and colleges. Travelling as
1 have recently done in South America
and Cuba as well as in Mexico, | have
been impressed with the contrast in
this respect. Many times when / have
put questions in the streets to shop
keepers and police officers, the answers
to my Spanish have come in clear,
straightforward English such as is
never heard in the countries of the
South from natives. Mexican children
are learning English in the schools, and
their fathers are picking it up whenever
they have a chance to learn a new
word There is a very strong prejudice
in the country against the incoming
horde of Americans, but the natives are
learning to speak English as they have
never mastered French. This is one OF
many signs showing that the United
States and Mexico are destined to have
closer and more harmonious relations
with each other in the future than in
the st,-Mexican Letter.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-30
Learning to walk.

People sometimes ask at what age
can we seat child in chair, when put
him on his legs, how old must he be be-
fore we teach him to walk? The an
swers are easy. He must not be made
to sit till ne has spontaneously sat up
in his bed and has been able to hold his
seat. This sometimes happens in the
sixth or seventh month, sometimes
later The sitting posture is not with
out danger, even when he takes it him
self. Imposed prematurely upon him
it tires the backbone and may interfere
with the growth, so the child should
never be taught to stand or to walk.
That is his affair, not ours. Place him
on carpet in healthy room or in the
open air and let him play in freedom,
roll, try to go ahead on his hands or
feet, or go backward, which he will do
more successfully at first. 1t all grad
ually strengthens and hardens him.
Some day he will manage to get upon
his knees, another day to go forward
upon them and then to raise himself uE
against the chairs. He thus learns tc
do all he can as fast as he can and nG
more. = Popular Science WapthtVl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-30
: rAeMER's DAUGHTER.


-ehss :, aoala see her in the kitchen
s.ssa apron white as snow
Porn, Z. Z, eges the love light shining
yer = I = bey g cheeks rosy glow.
g thin ,sat oleasant farmhouse kitchen,
ars ald 5sos 4 charm it has for ne
wa,ss "a "a view its broad dimensions
49, i Nv sssra the frelight leaps in glee.
asnicture would be DINNER.
uiIt 81 M fae colors not 50 bright,
pon ~ suset Nancy, pretty Nancy,
49, 49, yaang and chsary, not in sight
ills w, ava. rolled up above white elbows,
IS. & srecping here and dusting there
+ - m fair daughter of the farmer,
! -ss IN lie household hath care.
t yoas# IA ahsr song is just as tunefuL
,loser I'D her stepis just as light.
M 4 when she, sweet merry maker,
~ @ s1,sd len mates in play last night.
Beeaus 4 a. md by win, in a moment,
nd FIX ID and apron disappear,
s. 81 AIN snowy gowns and ribbons,
: y 'sa Pretty Nancy viii appear.
nbus 4 8 4 the little farmers daughter,
,rnan Heaven bless her as she goes).
49,. s ~ IS fairer than the lily
soasas ae sWeeter than the rose.
q ahs Family Story Paper.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-30
Gnssamer Shnwers.

'sThe spiders appeared, bringing elegant lace,
Woven in patterns of beauty and grace
Not often, however, are such exhibits
shown in bulk, yet reliable accounts
furnish instances of showers of gossa-
mer webs, as seen in different parts of
the world, presenting an appearance of
wonderful beauty. One such, mentioned
in Whites Selbourne, had webs strong
of texture, in the meshes of which heavy
dew-drops hung in abundance, making
in sunlight very brilliant show; one
such fall continued all day. In Wis
consin such showers have fallen in sew
eral towns at once; the aerial tourists
having charge of this singular visitation
of beauty were supposed to have come
from the lake. The webs varied in
length from sixty feet to a mere speck,
and were seen as high up in the air as
the power Of the eye could reach. Dar-
win observed a similar shower of gos-
samer webs from the deck of vessea
when sixty miles from land.-Harper's
BaZar.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-30
How she Caupht Him.

Mr.. Nicefellow-Do you play or sing,
Miss De Sweet?
Miss De Sweet-No, Mr.. Nicefellow;
have been kept so busy helping mother
that | have never had time for music
Miss De Sweet MabelI I love you,
Be minel-Good News,
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origin of the French Early breakfast.

The origin of the French fashion Of
taking before breakfast some beverage,
which either takes the shape of coffee
or chocolate, or some less innocent"
fluid, is curious and amusing. The Gus
tom is still popularly called ''killing the
worm" 1t is explained in an old diary
of the time of Francis l., in connection
with the sudden death of the wife of
one of the kings court officials, Nj. La
Vernade. When she was opened liv-
ing worm which had pierced her was
found upon her heart. Then they put
some mithridate upon the heart in order
to make the worm die. But it did not
die. Then they put some bread soaked
in wine, and from eating it the said
worm died. 1t therefore follows that
it is expedient to take bread and wine
in the morning, at all events in times Of
danger, for fear Of the worm. -- Pail
Mall Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-30
The Tarnon.

The tarpon is the Megalops atlanti-
Gus of naturalists, member of the
family Elopide, and may be considered
a gigantic herring. They have wide
geographical range from the extremity
of the Florida reef to Cape Cod, two speci-
mems having been captured in the latter
locality in 1874. From May to Sep
tember they are extremely common in
the northern streams of Florida. seek
ing the warmer waters of the reef and
the more southern inlets during the
winter. Large ones are the rule, aver
aging one hundred and fifty pounds in
weight and from five to seven and a
half feet in length, while their maxi
mum length is said to be over eight
feet, and their weight three hundred
pounds. The smallest specimen OBJ
served in the st. Johns river, accord
ing to a careful observer, weighed
sixty-eight pounds, and its capture was
effected in manner that illustrates
the agility of the species. 1t leaped
aboard the steamer Water Lily, clear
ing the guards, and landing fairly in
the captains lap, who was sitting in a
chair in the middle of the forward
deck.-Century.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-30
ThoronglIY Refined.

Mrs. Fangle-How do you like your
new maid, Mrs. Jingle?
Mrs. Jingle-O, she'd be all right if
she were not so over-refned.
Mrs Fangle-In what way?
Mrs Jingle-She never breaks any
thing but the most costly Dresden china.
St Joseph News.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
A "ouIstn wedding.

New York, Aug. Ga very quiet
wedding was that celebrated last Sun
day at the Church OF the Immaculate
Conception, of Miss Mary Flynn, deaf
mute, to Frank Cassidy, who is SINH
larly afflicted. Although the two had
been educated at st. Joseph's Institu-
ton for Deaf Mutes at Fordham, they
had never seen each other up to about
a year ago. Mary had been picked up a
waif in the streets, and after having
been educated had gone to work as u
dressmaker. Cassidy, after having con-
cluded his education, had gone to work
in the Brooklyn factory OF the Bay
State Shoe Company. Here he pros
pered SO well that after buying and fur
nishing little home lie decided to
take unto himself a wife, and with this
end in view he consulted Nine. Lam
bert, who has charge Of the Industrial
Home for Mutes, at No. 235 East Four
teenth street, and she knowing Mary
Flynn, brought the young people to-
gether. The happy result OF their
meeting was shown last Sunday in their
marriage.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
DEAFNESS emit be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian tube. When this tube gets
inhamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an inhamed condition OF the
mucous surfaces.
we will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF deafness Caused by catarrh)
that we cannot cure by taking Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. CHENEY, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, rs cents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
CENSUS or pREsnYTEn1ANs.
The Church Shows Growth In Number
During the Last Year.

M During the Last Year.
NEw YoRK, Aug. 6.-The census of the
Presbyterian church as compiled by DIR.
William Henry Roberts, Stated Clerk OF
the General Assembly, is to be officially
published tomorrow in the religious
papers OF the country. Tho Tribune has
been furnished with advance proofs of
the census, and summary Of the tables
Ia here given: The church shows q
growth in numbers during the last year,
Notwithstanding the doctrinal contro-
yersies that have disquieted it. The
whole number Of members is $685.
an increase Of 10000 for the last six
years; churches, 900, increase, $50;
ministers, 6,22S, increase, GU; candi-
dates for the ministry, 1877, increase,
All ;sunday-school scholars, Ss3,GSO.
For the year 1891 these additional
items appear in the census: Pastors
ordained, 245; pastors deceased, 13l
elders, 24,475; churches organized, 20S
churches dissolved, 81 baptisms, adults,
2l,57B; infants, 26,l2l. Contributions
for the year are given as follows: Home
missions, 1906, 1925; foreign missions,
Schools Schools. sisI, si5; church erection,
$3.50, e44; ministerial relief, sll6,57Si
freedmen, $124, Sl4; sustenation, $685.,
III; aid for colleges, $l6S,920; general
assembly, S75,440; congregational, ST.
764,379; miscellaneous, $l,S26,69O; to
tai, sl4,062,356.
The total Of this year has fallen Of
over $4,000. Two items show a large
decrease, while the others are largei
than the year before. The sum contrib
uted by the congregations for the sup
port Of their churches was in 1890, $40,
0O9,590. For Board Of Education, 1890
s47O,956. In aid Of colleges, 1880, SPAS,
lO7. The donations to home and for
eign missions we're increased nearly
100000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
SHE TOOK THE BLOW
To Save Hor HuSband-A Father stabS His
UauEhteF.ln.Law.

NEW YonK, aug. Ca wretched old
man, trembling from the effects Of
drink, blear-eyed and miserable, stood
before Justice Meade in the Harlem
police court this morning and mumbied
only hali-intelligibly:
"Ohl Judge, never meant to hurt
Lena! l was crazed with rum"
The Golden old priaoner was Patrick
O'Leary. He stabbed his daughter-in-
law, Lena, this morning and made a
serious wound in her right breast.
The weapon was a big, four-inch-
bladed knife, with a white bone handle,
OF the sort called "toad-stickers." The
police OF the East One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth station have it now.
O'Leary's son Joe doesn't want to
press the charge against his father, even
though his wife is not yet out OF danger.
1t was while trying to prevent Joe from
getting knitted that Lena received the
thrust. Last night, at II o'clock, pc.
liceman noticed old 0'Leary on Second
avenue, and saw that he was very
drunk. Instead Of locking him up the
officer permitted the old man to stagger
along to his home.
He is widower and lives with his
son. The latter and his wife were
asleep when Patrick reached his lodg-
ings, but his condition kept them
awake. He sat for long time in a
chair, apparently stupeied, but sud
denly he arose and made a lunge at his
roT It,itI, n knifa
Lena saw the CLEAN OF the blade and
sprang between the old man and her
husband. The blade fell, and it cut
through her right breast vertically, on
countering one Of her ribs. Joseph
then overpowered his father and he was
handed over to tho police.
Excessive drinking has probably
driven 0'Leary insane. He Is black
smith, and until two years ago, when
his wife died, was sober and jndustri-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
WIN Nam, Fdmand,s Succession.

ST. ALBANs, VI, Aug. 6,-Governor
Page will issue his call this week, con.
vening the Legislature in special session
on August % to consider the disposition
Of tho United States direct tax money,
amounting to Sl7s,000. The Governor
intends TO recommend an additional
appropriation by the Legislature for the
Worlds Fair. Il is also said that the
governor will announce his selection OF
. successor to Senator Edmunds about
tho time tho Legislature meets. Ex:.
Governor Smith Is warm supporter Of
Secretary Proctor for the senltorshtp,
and has written an open letter 70 Gov:
ernor Page In favor Of appointment OF
he socrotREH
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE GRIEF.
william Burdino and Ills Young wife VIII
he Buried Together,

LINCOLN, Mn, Aug William Bur-
dine, a Burlington brakeman, had his
right leg so badly crushed at Denton,
Eeb., Monday that dmputation was
found 10 be necessary. During the
progress Of the operation his life passed
away. A telegram sent to his wife at
Hastings announcing Burdine's injuries
was followed; .hly lhsE announcing
and Eshe died at on early hour this
morning from the effects. Burdine was
about twenty.six years old and his wife
twenty. They had been married little
over q year. They will be buried at
Hastings in one grave.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07

Mr.. j. B. Boswell, one OF the best
known citizens OF Brownwood, Texas,
contributes the following item as his
personal experience: "After having
suffered from diarrhoea for some time
and having tried different medicines
with no good results, l tried q bottle OF
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, which relieved me
at once, and recommend it to all who
may be suffering from this troublesome
complaint" D1w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07

AUBURN, n. Y, Aug. Cat 6 o'clock
this morning seventeen insane convicts
in ward six OF the State insane asylum,
one of the worst wards in that institu-
ton. overpowcred their keepers, Sc
cured the keys and escaped. They
scattered over the western part OF the
city, where great excitement prevailed.
Five Of the escaped convicts have been
recaptured and large force Of keepers
are in pursuit Of the others.