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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
How Wild Dogs Destroy Tigers
Selected.

Selected.
The following is an account of the
manner in which the wild dogs Of In.
dia attack ard destroy tigers: "Hav-
ing found their tiger they proceed.
not to attack him at once, but to
starve him until they have materially
reduced his strength. Night and
day they form Gordon round the un-
fortunate beast, and allow him no
chance Of obtaining food or rest.
livery tine the tiger essays to break
the circle, this is wroened as the
pack flies before him. only to be re>
lentlessly narrowed again when the
querry ls exhausted. After a GER
tain period Of this treatment the ii.
ger falls comparatively easy prey
to his active and persevering enc
mics This theory of their plan of
attack, while 1t may detraet some
what from the wild dogs reputation
for courage, must add considerably
to our estimate of taeir intelligence.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27

and studies IN respect TO patties
aud politics and state and federal
governments tbat vii be in the
highest degree interesting and prof
liable.
so I'D regard te business. Ask
the village stoIekeeper where be
nnys his clothes, his c'ocker,, his
nolasses and biz hardware, and
where they were got by the man
Of " nom he bought them, and so on
until you have traced them TO their
origin. You will In this way learn
something OF wholesale trade and
manufacturing, something about
notes, credits, insurance, trsnspOr-
tat,on by rail and water aud quite
likely something about the tariff.
Opportunities for this k.nd OF
home study and training will multi.
pi., as yor ioln,w them up uutil the
field of research broadens cut sur
DrlsIng,y Your mind will broaden
with it, and ia following out these
pleasant paths Of common dnOwl.
edge you will acquire a fund Of in-
formation that Will be constantly
useful to you in future ye.gs Of
newspaper work.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
TRUTHFULNEsS

Exchange.
A sincere attachment to truth.
moral and scientific, is habit
which cures Thousand little infirm-
tiles Of mind and is as honorable to
man who possesses it, IN point OF
character, 40 it is profitable in point
Of Improvement. There is nothing
more beautiful in science than to
hear any man eandidly owning to bis
ignorance. It is so little the habit
Of men who cultivate knowledge to
do so-thev SO often have recourse
to subterfoge, nonsense or hypoth-
esis, rather than to a plain manly
declaration, either that they them.
selves do not understand the subject
or that tne subject IS not understood
that 1t is really quite refreshing
to Witness sacn instances of philo.
sophlcal candor, and it creates N
immediate prepossession IN favor Of
the person in whom 1t is observed.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
Few Fish in Norfolk.

Norfolk correspondent Of the Rich
mond Dispatch, says:
''Our market is singularly scarce
of fish this season, peariy all brought
to market being goDbled up by the
shippers. The live fish feet bring
In some trout, but the great bulk
seems to be crOakers, an inferior
pan fab, requiring a great quantity
Of lard in cooking. Very few spot
and hogfsh are brought to market by
the boats, or taken BY the baysnore
lines. The myriads of anglers on
the Ocean-View grounds at this seas
SOD are greatly discouraged with
their poor luck. 1t ls said the scar>
city Of fish on these celebrated
grounds is cansed by the mud of Tue
dredging scows, which is dumped a
sGort distance below, being washed
ou the rock
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27

A small boy 10 never auies N fa'

A small boy 10 never auie, N iae
train.
The very best children ~ ~
a~sv from hone.
St. LOUIS has 1000 s4tu4a. s1i nc
Missl.sipni river.
Sour beer md lick see'.tae r-a.-
el the same hixh~ay
there would ne 10 ,hsil a,nc, 4
there w"re a. 50 he :.
You csn't tell hv he SIZE -
mans vslise WHIST he tas in 4.
A rear end collision--s roo iias
pi'iy goat and s. STOPPING grange.
Ttere will ne no heaven u1'--~-
there are slime llttle girls s-uGn :.
1t is no sign mao - inaustt3nn>
heCsu.- hs goes 10 his shirt sleeves
There are some people WOO ha.o
no paragraphs In their convers.'ioc. q.
A woman can get more In a Sara
togo sruuk thsn q man can Ia box
car.
PORK teaches it's highest Stag,
when 1t get. ITO the railway ham
sandwich.
Mrs, Frank Leslie has her divorce
and Oscar Wilte's brother has his
advertising.
Tue mau that can dige-! LarG
boileu eggs and cucumbers ou .htn'
10 De afraid of ghosts.
Ihe fellow that kicks So VIZ
pusly at hotel fare doesn't genetslij
have rs good at ht me.
He who cheers hut does not inorri-
ate i, hsndy at a political Ieetiug 10
take the other fellow hone.
There is one thing IN ali TOYS ii.
uenciai Eurr, and talk of hard ,ines
that duesent tell end that Is tnan'-
reu,
You can tell more about rD.n's
TeiIgicn after you trade botses with
nim than you can Oy uearlus Llm
talk in prayer meeting.
Some women shake nag l. wtn
,ou like they were handling coi"fed
feather on u summer bOnnet, wide
others will jerk your shouI Her loose
at tue socket.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
KITCHEN SUGGESTIONS.

To start coal fire vhen resrly
dead, sprinkle little salt upon it.
Pure salt on the clinkers in you,
stove or range while they are hot
after rakinx down the IRE, and il
will remove then
II the floor and shelves OF the
pantry are rlnsed with clean lime
water after sc:uhbing, they will be
dellg htfolIy clean and pure.
Remove dust from your wall paper
by rubbing it with a flannel cloth
dipped in oatmeal.
For cleansing lamp chimnels have
a soft sponge the size of toe ehiu ne =
tied to stickt you can get nothing
handler.
To clean bottles, cot a raw potato
into small pieces and put them into
the bottle with ieas spoonful of salr
and little water. Shake well
together until every mark $ removed.
To make lining fer stove or fre
places take six parts in oulk Of com.
mon potter's clay, one part Of plaster
Of Parie, and one part wood ashes.
Mix this together With water tn Torn
thick cement, which must be spread
thlckly aud smoothly 10 the place
where the lining is neeoed. Fire
may be made in the stove in few
hours. II, 10 day or two, crack.
appear, fill ten up with fresh cement
made in this same way, and you will
have e perfectly hard and durable
lining.
Try baking coda TO remove grease
spots from tue kitchen foDr. MOis-
ten the SOFA, and rub it Or tue greas.
spots with cloth.
Cover your kitchen table with
zinc or tin. Hot dishes will not
injure it, and it is easily cleaned.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27

"Begin each day with KING AL
fred's prsyer-'Thv will be done,'
resolving that you will stand to it,
and that nothing that happens 10
the course OF tue day shall displease
you. Then get to any work you
have IN hand with the sifted and
purified resolution that ambition
shall cot NIX with it. nor love of
gain, nor deere Of pleasure more
than is appointed for you, and ihat
10 anxiety sEall touch yea rs to its
issue, nor any ;mpatience nor regre.
If it fail. Imagine that the thing
is b.ing done through you, not by
YOU, that good Of 1t may meyer be
kuowo. that at least, unless by re.
bellion or foollshness, there can
CONE DO evil into it, nor wrong
change to it. Resolve also with
steady industry to do What you can
for the help Of your country and its
honor, aud the bOnOr Of its Got; and
that yos will not join hands in its
iniQuity nor turn aside trcn its mis-
ery; and that In al yDu dn and feel
you Will look frankly for the hell
and direction, aud, to yoor own con
science expressed spprovsl, o.
God. Live thus and believe, ord
With swiftness of answer proportion
ed to the frankness OF trust, nos
surely the God Of hope will fill 20,
with all joy md peace In believing
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
A Toy Worth $1,000.
Exchange.

Exchange.
1t is said that one of the most
valuable toys ever made is that re-
Gently constructed by jeweler OF
rurlp, Itsls. 1t is boat of a single
pearl. The outlines of the boat ere
sald by those who have seen it to be
perfect. 1t has a sail beaten from
aolld gold, and is studded with dia-
monds. The binnacle-light is ruby
Of wonderful hrilliancy, and for a
rudder it has an emerald. The stand
upon which 1T is mounted is made Of
the purest OF ivory; and the whole
toy stand, boat and all--weighs
less than ha:f an ounce. The value
of this marvellous thing 10 dollars is
five thousand.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
HARDsHIPs.

Pat-YeHi have to get a new night
ws,chpan, Sorr. Crll be LAWN see
Saturday.
Bank Preside ent-.rhat's the nat
ter, Patrick
Pat-Shure, this place is 90 a
strate where there's SO many noises
at night Oi can't get me shape
Truth.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
CHIMP Il NZEES.
burlington Institute.

burlington institute.
Chinpsnzee is the name given to
the one Of all know apes thkt most
nearly approaches msn.
The construction Of his head, the
marks Of lntelligibllity, the breadth
Of his arns-whlch are proportioned
60 the size Of the animal, the size
and shape Of his hands, the manlike
feet and legs. and sounds which he
makes on some occasions unite to
distinguish him from other apes ard
set him very near to mankind. Lin
naius, in his "Natural System"
made him the homo svlvestris, or
man Of the woods.
The black chimpanzee is the
neareet approach to man. He Las
rourded foreheed ~hich IS almost
concealed by the well developed
eyebrows. His face is brown and
bare With the exception Of some side
whlskers; bis nose is fiat and nis
mouth broad.
Young chimpanzees are capable OF
being trained almost the came as
children. They learn to sit up at
the table like people and use knite,
fork or spoon; they Will learn to eat
anything, especially sweets. They
can also be taught to drink alcoholic
drinks and chew tobaccu.
The chimpanzee Is food of brilliant
colors and will rise at the approach
of an elegantly dressed lady.
Capt Paine thus describes the
| manner of a chimpanzee which wac
captured on the banks of the River
Gambia in 1881 intrusted to him to
! ne taken to London.
| "When this animal cane on board
| he shook hands with seVera! Of the
| sailors. but refused this mark OF con-
lidence to several others, even with
out apparent resson. Soon, however,
| he became familiar with the whole
crew, with tue exception OF a young
canin boy, with whom he never
became on friendly terms.
"When the Sailors table was set
| on deck he was always Oh the watch
maning tour Of the table and
embracing each guest With criee;
then he would Sit down aUoug tue q
TO share the food. He some times
Expressed his anger by sort 0!
barking, hlch resembsed that Of o
dog. At other times he cried like q
disappointed child and scratched
himself violently.
"He vas pot insensibe to vanity
and exhibited sort OF self-love
for covering him-self with human
clothing. He was seen several
! times proud, walking on the deca
With q cooked bat 90 his head
The museum at Paris, thirty yeare
ago possessed chimpanzee whIcl
showed great Intelligence. Once
when be had been shot in room
for some fsnlt, be was seer
making a pian to get out; be watch
ed the door saw that it was LOCKED
aad the key hung on nail. whict
was out OF his reach. He dit
not allow this to discourage bin
out placed a chair beside the wal
and climbed up into it, took dow
the keys, put tue right one into th
, lock, opened the door, and re
covered his well.earned liberty.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
Worlds Fair Exhibits

A glass diess.
A 12O-ton rltled gen.
A log walked a. 100000.
A belt 74x203 feet wide.
A cheese weighing $4,000 pounds.
A 50 foot nigh temple o. choc6
late.
A tanned wa!rus Weighing 800
pounds.
-Four search lights OF 1874 0OO cans
die power.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27

No - carries pullman parlor car Nor
fols to Rocky Mount and connects with
{ L Tram % for all oints south.
No lO3 connects at Hobyood for all
eastern Carolina points. also at Rocky
Mount With A G l. train 27 for all points
south.
No Is carries pullman parlor car Rocky
Mount to Norfolk and connects for all
points north.
For all information schedules call on or
address
q M. SERPELL. j. r. KENLY.
Gen'l Manager. Sup't Trains.
L. NJ. EMERSON,
Genl Passenger Agent.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27

How TO CURE ALL SKIN DIsEA-Es."
Simply apply "SwATNE'- DISTMEN1.' i
No internal medicine required. i.nt@'
letter. eczema. itch. all erupuons ~ ,l'
face. hands nose. DC. leaviu. tAe i.
clear, white and healthy It's great tea.
lng and curative powers ore passe-sed -
no other remedy Ask voIr frn.,i-' ~
SwAYSE's OINTMENT.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
Norfolk e CaroIina. r. z.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE

Dated Jan. % 1873 :
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN.
Republican League Headquarters to
BE Opened Immediately.

Republican League Headquarters to
BE Opened Immediately.
CHICAGO, June "a Within week
the headquarters of the National League
of Republican clubs will be formally
opened i'll this city. No definite loca-
ton has yet been decided upon, al
though quarters in the Masonic temple,
the Woman's temperance temple, as
well as in some OF the sky scraping
structures have been looked over by
Secretary Humphreys. The latter will
at once remove his domicile from New
York. and for year to come the
Worlds Fair city will be the center OF
what. if the executive committee fol-
lows the lines already laid out, will be
one of the most active political cam
paigns in an educational sense ever
conducted in the country. To quote
League President Tracey, the Republi-
can party is to be placed on war
footing" The committee on finance
will start in this week to secure funds,
and, despite the financial stringency
now prevailing in certain sections of
the country, it is believed that $3.50, 900
can be diverted into the league treasury
between now and next June. Organ
izers are to be put in the field in every
state and territory. American clubs.
Franco American clubs. German
American clubs. Swedish-American
clubs. and distinctively American clubs
are to be organized. No labor or effort
is to be spared to thoroughly complete
the war footing OF the party.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. June "a
The most cons spicuous naval exhibit at
the Transportat.on biliding is model
of the ill-fated wal ship Victoria. whose
wrecking was chroniclad at the grounds
by the United Press. 1t occupies COM
manling position in the main aisle,
close TO the elevator shaft, aud for the
special convenience OF visitors double
stairway with brass ratings has been
erected in front oil the model. Every
thing is shown in perfect design and
material, even to the great torpedo net
from stem TO stern.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24

summon the police to stay the crowds.
No information has been received at
the admiralty since TIE receipt of Rear
Admiral Markham's first official tele-
gram.
The Victoria was a single tufret ship
carrying two 11O-ton guns, mounted in
forward turret. coated with 13 inches
of compound armor, one 10-inch 29-ton
gun, firing aft and broadside auxiliary
armament of 10 six-inch 5-ton guns. Or
artillery of smaller nature she carried
81 quick firing ami s machine guns
iler maximum speed was 1915 knots.
Her armored belt and bulkheads con-
sisted of compound arhor from ID to IL
inches in thickness. SIZE was built at
Elswick
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
The Western Passenger Association
Doesn't Like the Great Northern's
naue Making,
And Has Called Meeting to See
What Can BE Done to Put
Stop to 1t.
Canadian Pacific Rushing Work on
Its Line From Gretna to the
Twin Cities.

CHICAGO. June 24-The lines in the
Western Passenger association have
been greatly disturbed by the reported
reductions Of tie Great Northern, and
a meeting has been called for the morn.
ing of June ~ to take action regarding
the rates. There is an opinion among
some of the general passenger agents
that the Union Pacific will not enter
the fight, preferring rather to abandon
its Montana business. 1t certainly must
do one or the other. The Great North
ern has also decided to place on sale,
commencing July /. 3,000-mile tickets.
good for one year from the date of is
sue. at the rate of S75. or l-2 cents per
mile. The tickets will be good over the
entire Great Northern system, over the
Sioux City and Northern. and over the
Canadian Pacific between Neche and
Winnipeg
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Mun.ana,s Rich Gold Display.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, June Is
Another fine display of gold nuggets
for the Montana mining exhibit has ar
rived from Helena. being loaned by the
Montana National bank. 1t is col
lection valued at several thousand dol
lars. The total gold now displayed by
Montana at the lair is estimated to be
valued at $4,000, and is one of tine
richest displays of its kind on the en-
tire grounds
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
w orsd's Labor Congress.

CHICAGO, June 24.-President Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation of
Labor has returned TO New York after
completing arrangements for the worlds
labor congress. which will be held here
from Aug IS to Sept. 4. The congress
will conclude with the greatest labor
parade and labor demonstration ever
seen IN Aine RIGA.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Visited the Cream City.

CHICAGO. June ID. ~ Worlds fair Off
cials, foreign commissioners to the fair,
nearly all the rel lresentatives of foreign
newspapers in Chicago and local news
paper men 10 the number of about 100
went to Milwaukee on a special train
during the day. the guests of the Mil
waukee Press club and the citizens OF
the Cream City.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
California Banks Close.

SAN FRANCISCO, June "a AT a meet
ing of the directors of the Pacific bank
of San Francisco, it was decided not to
open their doors. Liabilities, outside
of capital stock and surplus. are placed
at 1880. 000. Assets, il properly
handled, $2. 600. .OOO
POMONA, CAL, June "a The Peoples
bank is closed. 1t is said depositors
will be paid in full.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Suspended Yan Leuyen.

WASHINGTON. June "a. - Secretary
Smith has suspended Pension Agent
George WAN Lsuven of Lime Springs
Ia. who has been accused OF being inn
plicated in the securing of fraudulent
pension claims, and who is now under
arrest at that place 10 appear at the
session of the grand jury III Dubuque.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, June 34.-The
three leaders in the cowboy race passed
through. here during the afternoon.
Berry was in the lead passing through
at 4:3o without stopping. He went
through Blairsburg. nine miles east. at
6:25. Stephens. or 'Rattlesnake Pete. F"
and John Gillespie arrived here at 6:45
and cooled and led their horses and ate
supper. Fhey le.t at $50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
THREE CREMATED.
An UnautIienticated Story OF the
Mesaba Fire Comes to Light.


Mesaba Fire Comes to Light.
DULUTH. June 24.-The Common
wealth says: II is reported that three
men were pat in the Jail at Virginia on
the evening before the fire. They were
never released from Jail and their
charred remains are among the ruins of
the Jail. More than this. it is reported
that on the day after the fire woman
saw two mer drive up to the Jail with
O wagonfull of sawdust. A man. whose
name may he divulged later, had curl
osity enough to make an investigation.
He saw fresh sawdust scattered over
the ruins. Beneath the sawdust he
found human heel. Another witness
visited the place and the stencil of
human flesh was SO bad he nearly
tainted away.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Refused to Indict Lynchers.

DECATUR, Ills. June "a After all
the talk of bringing to justice the
lynchers of Sam Bush, the negro who
was hanged few weeks ago by mob,
the grand jury solemnly declares that
there is no evidence to warrant the in
dictment OF anyone. Notwithstanding
that all the leaders of the mob are well
known
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Tramc Alliance.

CHICAGO, June a A traffic alliance,
which is destined to cut an important
figure in the Eastern railway situation,
has been affected. II is areciprocal
traffic contract between the Grand
Trunk and Reading systems. including
the interchange of freight and passen-
ger traffic. The first outcome of the
new alliance is new fast freight line
to be called he Reading Despatch.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Wanted TO See the Circus.

BARREN, Wis, June 24.--Word has
Just reached here OF the suicide by
hanging of lie youngest son OF Nels
Nelson, prominent farmer living near
the town of Dallas, this county. The
surposilion is that the boy, who was IA
years old. was denied the privilege OF
attending circus and felt SO disap-
pointed tina he concluded life had no
value to him
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Want an American.

MONTREAL, June "a. There is a
scheme on foot among dissatisfied stock
holders of the Grand Trunk road to
pool stock and elect an American presi-
dent of the road in place of Mr.. Tyler.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
RUSHING ITS LINE.
Canadian Pacific In a Hurry TO Com
piete Its Road to st. Paul

Canadfan racine IN u hurry TO Coms
plete Its Road to st. Paul
MONTREAL. June 24.--The reported
rupture between the Great Northern
and dhe Canadian Pacific is caused by
the former company having refused to
accept the tickets of the latter. 1t is
claimed that as result of this quarrel
the Canadian Pacific can now do no
business between Winnipeg and st.
Paul and Chicago. Thousands OF men,
however. are being rushed to the com
pletion of the Canadian Pacific's new
line from Regina to st. Paul, which
win make the Canadian road indepen-
dent of the Great Northern.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
stole Goods Worth $50.

BRISTOL. S. d.. June "A The general
store of LOWS Nickelson, at Bradley,
was broken into and goods to the
amount o. $3.50 were taken.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Residence Burned.

SLEEPY EYE, Mimi, June "a. The
residence of Norman Cook, in Mulligan
township. was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$1,000. A hundred dollars in currency
was also burned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Cigarette Law Void.

SEATTLE, Wash, June "a. Judge
Hanford of the United States circuit
court, has rendered decision declar-
ing the anti-cigarette law unconstitu-
tional. The decision says: 1.-THE law
of the State of Washington prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes is in contraven-
tion of artic.e of section OF the Con-
stitution or the United States and null
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Breckenridge win Marry.

WASHINGTON, June "a. The engage
ment of Representative w. p. Breck-
enridge of Kentucky and Miss Madeline
Pollard, who is now guest Of Mrs.
Blackburn, is announced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
Wha,com Bank Closed.

SEATTLE, Wash, June 24.-A special
from New Whatcom, WASH, says the
First National bank closed its doors at
noon. The bank officials state that
their assets are double their liabilities
and that derositors. will be paid in full
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-24
May Lead Michigan Depnocrats.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-An evening
paper says that Henry T. Thurber, pri-
vate secretary to President Cleveland,
is likely to be the next Democratic
nominee for governor of Michigan.