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The morning call., 1894-10-02
ALTGELD THE LEADER.
John Swinton Names Him for the
Presidency.

New YoRK, Oct. John Swinton ad-
dressed 200 mem bers of the Peoples party
last evening. What he said was earnest,
If not at all times complimentary to those
whom he addressed, and the Indications
are the Peorlc's party will have him up for
Mayor of this city at their convention.
The boom was set in motion before he had
been speaking fifteen minutes, and had
become so pronounced that by the time he
had finished three cheers had been given
''for out next Mayor" Mr.. Swinton
shook his head negatively.
The first thing Mr.. Swinton said to the
New York Popuists was: 1T is not i'm
possible that the next President of the
United States may be Populist" Then
he read an extract from a published dis
patch from California. in which the writer
asserted that the chances of tho Populistic
ticket were so good this fall that the
Democrats and Republicans were combin-
ing against
My nope" said he, sis in the wish. 1t
is possible that the election of the next
President may be thrown upon Congress,
and that the PopuIists may. hold the bal
ance of power. In view of this contin-
gency it is well for US to consider our can
didates. Who. ask. shall be the Populis,
President in the event that one can bs
electcd?"
AT this question. which was propounded
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seemingly in seriousness, half a dozen
men in the audience shouted, "Peffer."
NO" said Mr.. Swinton, :'.Peffer will
not do. He has the misfortune of being
regarded as comic person. This is fatal.
If he would shave his preposterous beard
he might answer, but not otherwise" =
"Hogg of Texas" shouted voice.
mo. nc" said Mr.. Swinton,. che lent his
couDtenance to the burning of negroes.
He will not do" =:
"Bellamy," said somebody. -.
"Bah y said the orator,.''he is not fit 60
be the mayor Of a country village" e.
Allen of Nebraska and Pence of Colo.
RADIO were next named by the audience. -,
''One is too young and the :other is a
minister" said Mr.. SwintOn, despafringly.
Waite and Lewellyn," cried voice in
the rear of the room.
"That is better" said the orator. "bu
you have not hit it yet" - =. ~. :.
The 200 Popul SITS scratched their heads,
and finally female voice exclaimed, "Gov-
ernor Altgeld." =
Now you have it," said Mr.: Swinton.
He is the man. He wi lprove national
Parkhurst in the cause of human emanci
patton. Remember his name; go out and
work for him. and don't forget that new
era is dawning and that the day of human
slavery is almost at an end" - =
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eFitty-seveDth street, near Sixth avenue.
taking Tor his sermon "The Korean War
in Relation to Civilization and Christian
ity"
1.-The war now raging" said DR.. Me-
Arthur, "between China and japan is one
of profound interest to all intelligent
statesmen and churchmen. The war is
really between barbarism aud civilization,
hoary conservatism and modern progress,
! and between heathenism and Chistian-
| ity. The European world has had no ad-
eouate conception of The greatness, actual
and possible, of these Oriental. nations.
These nations are now arousing: them-
selves from the :sllm ber OF centuries
They are. putting on their arnor !; they.
|: are girding themselves to secure place on
the great chessboard of the world. The
/ battle at the mouth of the .Yaln River
+ startled Great ':Britain; France. Germany,
RUSSIA, italy, America and the w grid. ItwiF
create new DISCUSSIONS. as to: naval arilla-
ments. The .Uuiied States Is humbed. in
the presence of this Japanese victory.
Probably we could not have, placed in
Eastern. waters during the time since this
war began naval force alta Il adequate TO
contend with that Of Japan. This victory
will gteatly help Secretary Herbert: in his
plans for Inc bu.liing of naval ships for
the United States. Government. This vic
tory has startled the confidential: advisers
of every throne in Europe. japan has
stepped at, once into: line with. tne fore
most nations in the world: She: has strug-
gled long against the conservative ele-
ment within her own borders. but the pro-
gressive element has triumphed. She has
dared to adopt the results of the highest
civilization Of the world and. she has
shown herself in the administration of
her internal affairs TO be. worthy of
a place beside the riost progressive nations
of the world. Her educational system
asks n o apology when compared with that
of Europe and America.
"The nation that will n OF serve God, the
Bible teaches US. must perish. We may
add, in harmony with this truth. as its
natural consequences, that the nation that
will not obey the highest laws Of civiliza-
tion of its day must perish"
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OWN THEIR Il HOMES.
Debts of ! Farmers and City
/. Holders in California. s.. .
i1ousehoIders in the: Small Towns
-. Appear. to Be in the: Best
- Condition. :. =: II ,.-:*::

: -
WASHINGTON, Oct: 1.-The Census Blu
reau has just issued::a bulletin on the
satisfies of farms, homes. aud mortgages
in California, where *23 92:per~cent cf the
farm families h ire and: 76; 0S: per.cent own
the. farms: cultivated by: them. OF
farm-owning families 81. so per cent own
subject lie. incum brauce, and $3.50 own free
/ OF incumbfance... Among 100 families "a
| hiEe their FARMS: :25 own: with incum-
.brance and 81 without in cumbrance.. On
the owne'i farms there are iIdnsamount-
Ing to SAC; 76z. .S97, which is33O. 80 @:per cent
Of. their value. and this de bt bears inter-
est at an average rate oil: sS::7S. per. cent,
making an average Interest charge ! of
$299 to. each family. Each owned and in
numbered farm. on. the average, is worth
S11,233, and is subject: to debt Of -$34d6
0t:the homo families 60.21: per cent :hIe
and 80. 10 per cent o wn their HI mes. =. =
OF home owning families 77:30 per CEN
own: free of incumbran aud 22. 10 per
cent with incnm brance: In 100 home FAM
lilies on, an average of 60 hire their homes,
9 own. with incumbrapce and 81 withou;
incumbrance... The debts on o win ed homes
aggregate: $50, ,999. 5l7, or. "a. 6S per cent OF
their value. and bear interest at an aver
age rate OF s 81 per cent, sothat the,annual
amount of in terest to each home averages
$f54.: An aver age debt of $lS05 incum bers
each home, which has the average value
Of $5205. " ~. - =: .:.:>.
There are eight cities In the State in the
class of those having population of 5000
to 100,e and In these cities 59.03 per cent
| OF hume families hire 40.97 per cent OF
their own homes, and Of the home-ownine
families 30.S4 per cent own with incum-
brance and 60. l6 per cent own free of in.
cumbrance. In 100 home families on an
average are found 50 that hire homes. IL
that own with incumbrance and % that
own without incumbrauce.
The liens on owned homes are &c. 81 pei
cent Of the value of those subject to lien
The several averages show that the rate
Of interest is 9.01 per cent the value OF
each owned and incumbered home $50, 113.
the lien on same $3.50. and the yearly in
tereSt charge on each home S16S
In San Francisco rs 46 per cent of home
families hire and 2i. "a per cent own thel,
homes, while 2S. 90 per cent of the home.
owning families have ncumbrances on
their homes and 71.45 per cent own and oc.
cnpy homes free of iDcum brance. Among
| 100 families on al average 70 hire, 6 OWE
with incumbrance and Is without incum
| brance. The average for each owned and
incumbered home membranes is S268:
and the value S7993. The interest charge
for one year is SlS5 and the rate of inter-
est 6.SS per cent. The homes are incum.
| bered for 33.5S per cent of their value.
| Real estate purchase and improvements Is,
| when not associated with other objects,
caused $3.50 per cent of farm families te
incur 81 65 per cent Of the farm debt, and
"a 73 per cent of the home families TO In
cur 74.32 per cent of the home debt.
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the other: two. Murphy says their can
tnre Is almost certain. When Murphy
overlook Armour and ordered him to
throw UP his hands Armour opened fire
on the Sheriff and posse and was shot
down by the Sheriff.
Following is description of two of the
bandits :: Oscar Rodgers is Swede, about
70 years age. feet 2 or 5 inches high,
light. sandy mustache, prominent front
teeth and talks peculiarly. Donovan is
about 80 years old. 5 feet 8 or inches
:hlgh' weighs 155 pounds and has scars
over his face and ears. Frank Armour is
about % years old, height feet 6 or 7
inches, weight about 145 pounds, freckled
face and light complexion.
:. There is some uncertainty as to the
number of the gang, some saying three
men and others saying FIVE The train
men are unable to state definitely.
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STRUCK BY A CYCLONE
Wichita Saw an Indian Prophecy
I'LL. FalSified.
The Sense of Security Held by the
Towns Citizens Is Forever
Gone.

WICHITA, Kans.. Oct 1.--For twenty
years Wichita has felt easy about cyclones
on account of an Indian Leg nd which said
none had ever visited or would visit it. The
legend, as we'll as the popular source of
security, were broken tonight W hen rain
cloud from the west came iD contact with
a storm cloud from the south, both at once
fusing and proceeding to do business. The
division headquarters and the Twelfth
street depot of the Missouri Pacific road
was the first building struck. and il was
com pletely demolished, the roof of it
striking the stable of DR.. Hupps, two
blocks away. crushing it like an eggsheil.
Twelve men were in the building at the
time and strange to say none of them were
hurt, although they were thrown about
from one end to the other of the stable
The storm passed east about a mile, ac-
com plishing all its destruction in less than
two minutes. About thirty houses and
barns were wrecked, and probably 500
shade trees, some of them ten feet in cir
cumference, were pulled up by the roots
and strewD about in all directions.
The path of the cyclone is about fifty
feet wide. 1t progressed with a fearful
roar and was regular twister. Three
children were hurt and two men were re-
ported at police headquarters as killed,
but their names could OF be ascertained.
Owing to the heavy rain which accompa-
MED the 8 orm, and has lasted since, it is
impo ssible to ascertain the full extent Of
the injuries,
lightning struck a little boy named
Fitzgibbon and killed him.
lightning also struck the Fifteenth
street depot and car stables of the cleo
trio street railway. completely consuming
it with all its contents before the fire de-
parlment could do anything for it, The
Fairmount Electric Railway stables were
completely destroyed.
Roughly estimated, the loss in tie city
will be $50, 900 and may exceed that sum a
good deal Reports from Keckit Town
ship say that the twister played havoc
there, but owing to the continuance of the
rainstorm it was impossible to obtain any
details. The cyclone passed within ten
feet of Governor Leweling's home
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 1.-Spaeials to
the Times from Emporia, Strong City and
:other Western Kansas towns tell OF storm
. of cyclonic proportions that broke over that
territory this evening AS far as known
there were no fatalities. The storm
struck Emporia about o'clock, soon
taking on the proportions of cyclone, and
in half an hours time had done thousands
of dollars Of damage. Trees and shrub
berry were uprooted, signs and fences de-
ported. Strong City suffered like fate.
The storm came from the west creating
damage en- route and shutting that part of
she State OFT from wire connection.
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GERMANY. PROTESTS.
The Sugar Schedule Discriminates
-, Against That Nation. - -

o "a
WASHINGTON Oct IAN tntern ationaI
question involving the United States and
Germany has been raised by that feature
OF the tariff law; which inspires the most
domestic trouble-the sugar schedule. The
German Government, through its Embas-
.sador. Baron SauIma-Jeltseh. has made a.
strong protest to the Secret tary; of State
against that clause Of the act which fm-
poses an additional duty Of .one-tepth of d
cent per pound on sugars imported from
..h oSe governments which pay an export
bounty on the article to their producers. :.
. It will be held by the German Govern
ment lat this feature of the new act Is
more oppressive in its action against the
:sugar.producers of that country than any
other, and violates the sp Tt of the treaty
between the. two Govern
mehts, particularly In view of the conces=
sion, by which the embargo against Ameri-
can. pork. for time enforced by Germany.
was raised. The German Em bass adj or said
tonight that the protest had been entered
in friendly spirit.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l. The sugar
trust to-day closed the. Spreckels sugar re-
finery in this city. The trusts Franklin
refinery is now running on half time, but
is only using the soft grades, the supply
of which is not excessive. McCahen's re-
finery, which Is independent of the trust.
will probably shut down tomorrow OF
Wednesday. Operations will not be re-
sumed until the sugar on hand is dis
posed Of
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1T is A LANDSLIDE,
Republicans Sweep Everything
in Connecticut.
Towns That Have Not Been Carried
Since the War Are Now
Safe.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 2.-Returns
OIL local elections from different parts Of
the State are slowly coming in, and at 2
o CLOCK 1t appears that the Republican land
slide has swept the State.
Out OF forty towns heard from the Re-
puoicahs gain ten. Among the first twen-
ty-seyen cities reported. nineteen were
Repnol'can and EIGHT Democratic. Stam-
ford gave the biggest Republican majority
since the war. and Milford is Republican
for the first time in thirty years.
A: New Britain the Citizens ticket was
victorious. AT New London ,JohnsonD. }
defeated NetIey (R), but the Republicans ps
gained nirol of the Council.
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SOLD OUT TO JAPAN.
A High Chinese. Official Who Was a.
:. Paid SDy.


SHANGHAI, Oct.I.-lt is reported that
Taotai Shuug, chief magistrate of the
district has LETT Tientsfn, as i. had. been
reported that Shung was implicated with
others in furnishing Information to Japan
of the movements. of Chinese forces On the
land and sea-. Itls now believed the fug:-
tive Taotai will be i'm able to render addi-
tional assistance to the enemy. Taotai
Shung if believed to have been the person
who notified the agents of japan of the
kow Shing expedition, which resulted in
the linking Of that transport and the
drowning of over 1000 Chinese soldiers.
Later adVices from Tientsin say that
nothing is actually known of the destina-
ton Of the Taota1.of Tientsin, but it is be-
lieyed his japanese friends have succeeded
in smuggling him TO some place of safety.
from which he will shortly escape to Jap
anese territory. Il is said the Taotai is
not the only Chinese official implicated in
furnishing war news to Japan.
r Ofhcial adyices from Toxic say the jap
snese Government has declared lead to be
contraband of war The decks at Naga-
sakl, Japan, are full of cruisers, warsbips
and other vessels undergoing repairs.
The japanese ARMY which has been
marching upon Mouklen ever since the
battle of Ping Yang :lwhere the Chinese
were com letely defeated. losing over
$4,000 men. the majority: of whom were
taken prisoners), recently occupied Rei-
chou. on the frontier of Manchuria. with
ou.opposition.
Dispatches from Tientsiu say that
private advices have reached the latter
city from Peking. warning all foreigners
from proceeding to the capital. The road
aud waterways from Tung Chow to
Peking are alive with soldiers hostile to
Europeans. Several British residents of
Peking have been assaulted. including
Mr.. Tours. interpreter of the Britis h
legation, Dr. Dudgeon and others journey
ing south.
1t Is rnmored that the British steamer
Irene, which arrived at Tientsin on Sep.
tember IL from Shanghai. having on
board numbero OF Maxim rapid-firing guns
and ammunition for the Chinese, has iu-
frlnged the neutrality laws. and repre-
sentatives Of the British Government are
understood to be taking action in the
matter.
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): CORRUPTION PAST BELIEF.
lhe: Entire Chinese Army Is Rotten
With Crooked ork.

= with crooked Ork.
/: LONDON, Oct. IA dispatch sent from
Shanghai to-day states tina. the Chinese
War Council continues to sit, but the dis
organization is apparent. The corruption
in the commissary passes belief. There is
little for the troops. Food is scarce and
weapons and war munitions bought and
paid for can neither be found nor traced.
The Chinese camp between Tientsn and
Ia Ju is filed With raw leves. and dis
order is rampan /; although executions are
frequent -:
r. A dis spatch from Cbeefoo to the Pail
Nall Gazette this afternoon SAYS that jap
anese cruisers. are sighted daily off thar
port: tits added that the future of their
ope. .Gtions" is unknown, but the move
meht3 are regarded as tending to confirm
the story hat the Jauanese are landing
north ward of Cheefoo. The British squad
ron in. nortitrn =Chiuese waters is cruising
|. ii tie Gulf Of. .Pechili.
A1f~:insnrre clion:> is said to have broken
out in -lfie**hrovfhce. of Shan Tung. The
lIesnIt: of: the: uprising or i,s ature is lot
Known. :: :.
s. s. Of: OF The CHURCH MILITANT.
Rev" Dr.: Macarthur ON. the War in
!: r.. :: the FarEast. -: RI
+. :. q Jew York, Oct: 1:-Rev. DR.. Macarthur
Preached last. night In: Calvary Church.
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COURT-MARTIAL CALLED.
Miles Wants to Find Out About the
= -. =. Exploding CaisSnns.:. -: =:

= CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The caisson explosion
on Graud boulevard. which -was"one of: the
incidents of 1.-The railroad strike. of iast
summer. and the subsequent explosion of
caisson at Eysuston during the military
maneuvers there in August. will result 1n
the trial by court-martial of Crp}ain:+ Will
liam P. Vose: of Light .Battery*F of. the
Second Artillery. and George S: Grimes of
Light Battery A of the same regiment: !
The court-martial. will meet :at Fort
Leavenworth. Kans:. on Monday Oct ober
s.: by order of General Miles. I tt: W as
found that the shrapnef which blew ii D
was defectiye.and. orders had been: issued
to allow:the artillery. officers. 10. remove
from their ammunition all shTapnei Of the
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INTO THE STORM.
Rough Experience of a Cromwell
=. Liner in the Gulf.

A-lhSL tic NIuI. -
=. New ORLEANS. Oct. 1.-The Crom we'll
line steamship Knickerbocker arrived this
morning from New York badly battered
and reporting the loss of two men, The
Knicker booker left New York last Satur-
day evening in command of Captain
Halsley and with about sixty passengers.
She got into the very teeth of the storm
and for thirty-six hours was tossed about
like cork By wind and wave. In the
midst of the big blow the maiunast was
carried away at the hounds and the crew
was set to work at once, and while the
men were bravely battling to clear away
the wreckage mountainous wave dashed
over the deck and when the shin righted
herself again Second Mate O'Nei and
Seaman Hansen were gone. They had
been washed overheard and no effort
could be made to rescue them. Much of
the bulwarks of the vessel were bat
tered in.
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!: CHINESE DENIAL.
Inc Disaster at Ping Yang Was
Merely a Defeat -.

LONDON, Oct 1.-The Times. will pub
llsh Tomorrow letter from Sir Halliday
Mccartney, Councillor of the Chinese
Embassy here. asking whether it is not
strange that the startling kilograms rs.
ceived in London respecting Chinese
disaster at Ping Yang are still' without
confirmation. He'says tie reason is the
news agency which. received the dispatch
es has no correspondent at Seoul and has
been imposed upon.
The Chinese at Ping Yang suffered de-
feat, not disaster. The Chinese force.
being short of provisions. contem plated
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LED INTO. AMBUSH
Defeat. Sustained : by T. the. Dutch
-. :. .:@TroopS in nEor oriihnkl -: II. =:

AMsrEEDAM,- Oct. IA: telegram. re-
ceived to-day from Batavia states that a.
detach ment Of Dutch troops were led into:
an ambush: Sc. for them by The Balinese.
rebels on the island Of Lomnok. A cap
tain and lieutenant were killed and len
men were wounded. The. troops were led
into the. ambush. by the treachery of:
natives. who were acting for the Dutch in
the capacity of spies. ..: :: :'<<
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NO QUARREL WITH GROVER.
Senator Vest Declines to AssaiI the
President.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Oct. L-Senator
George c., Vest opened the Democratic
State campaign at the Auditorium iii this
city Tonight. Over 1000 people crowded
the large theater and accorded the speaker
perhaps as rousiDg reception as any
orator ever received in Kansas City.
Upon entering the hall Senator Vest
was greeted with uproarious applause, aud
when he arose to speak the cheering be-
came an ovation. de was introduced by
The morning call., 1894-10-02
Chicago Tribune Not for Sale.

(. CHICAGO. Oct. f:--Tne props. ietor of the
Chicago Tribune emphatically denies the
statement made by a Philadelphia paper
OF the sale of the Tribune TO a.. II. Kohl
saat or to any person or syndicate. The
property is not for sale.
The morning call., 1894-10-02
SWEPT The CITY.
Fire Threatened to Destroy a Little
Missouri Town..

MARcELINE. Mo-. Oct. Ia fire that
started here this morning threatened the
destruction of the city. The fire started
in the Palace Hotel and before it could be
-exting1ished completely destroyed that
structure, together with johnson Bros
fruitstore, the Santa Fe EXCHANGE Bank
and two or three small stores. Ths aggre-
gate loss is $4,000. The insurance is
slight,
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retreat whei The city was'i. v Ste d. Tneir
= l}ed and wounded numbered only 5000.
The remaining 5000. commanded by gem
.eral falsely. stated TO have been captured
|: blythe. Japanese. effected a retreat.
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the supreme command by. General Sang:
Tsingof the Province Of Human .Li:Hung
Chang retires disgusted, to Pao Ting Foo.
Twenty thousand Human soldiers are
gathered aroundShanghai.+ -.
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$: 8. :. GONE TO THE CRIMEA.
It Is Hoped the Gar Will Get Better


ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1.-The Car, The
Czarina. the Czarewitch, the Grand Dukes
George and Michael. the Grand Duchess
Olga and Prince Nicholas of Greece left
Spala yesterday for Livadia in the Crimpa,
where it is expected the Car will stand
better chance of improving his health.
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FLIGHT: OF. AN OFFICIAL.
He Was a Spy: in the Pay of
..:s. : :.::s =. =. -. Japan. = -.
FLED ITO: :. SAVE: HIS. HEAD.

= = :. :.
NEW York, Oct: IA special from
Shanghai says: .Ffhe Emperor Of Ghlns:
Nillyery likely be dethroned in favor f.
Prince Kpug, who viii treat vi h* The.
Japanese. ...:. - -: '* -
Li.Hung Chang has been super rsede ed. in,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-10-02
Paris Fashions for America.

When I was in Paris in July the
French modistes were preparing mod
els for the United States, and one of
the best known said that only Ameri-
cans would take draped skirts, writes
Emma M. Hooper in the October La
dies Home Journal. Surely this is
hint enough to warn us not to accept
what Paris avoids. During my late
visit to this centre L found the ~uniyer-
sal and handsomest skirts we're of the
coolest shape, having smooth sides and
front, and the fullness at the back con-
fined to O width of three inches, and
lined with grass-cloth or crinoline all
the way up to give q graceful, sweep
ing appearance, while the remainder
was faced with the same to fully half
of the depth. The skirts we're cut to
touch at the back, but this does not
seem so much out Of place in Paris,
where the streets are the cleanliest of
all known, and there arc but few hand
somely-dressed women that do not
drive. The neatest skirts are made
with every a bound with silk tape,
and the corded in place of q belt, Ali
rich materials, like silk, MORE, ladies'
cloth, ETC., have the skirts untrimmcd:
thinner goods may have a tiny cluster
of three twO-inch bias overlapping
%ruffles, a style that never goes out in
Paris. Serge, cheviot and such goods
have from three to five rows of stitch
ing above the velveteen binding as q
trimming. The bias seam up the back
Is worn.