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MAGIC AT CHRISTMAS
Clever Tricks Performed With
Balls, Dominoes, Card.
NECROMANCY FOR AMATEURS
Simple Devices by Means of Which =
Company of Friends May Be
Thoroughly Mystified.

Most houses contain a box OF dominoes.
These may be utilized for the perform
ance OF very effective little feat. as fol-
lows:
The performer lays upon the table ten
dominoes. side by side, face downward.
Anyone Is then at liberty Che performer
meanwhile retiring from the ROOM. TO shift
any number of the domlnoes from one 10
nine .ncIuslve) from the right hand end OF
the row TO the left. retaining the order OF
the dominoes so shifted. however. The per-
former on his return makes little speech
TO something like the following effect:
Now, ladies and gentlemen, you have
shifted certain number Of these dominoes,
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yea. OF 1.F41aCoD. an OH trek but
very good one. sui comparatively little
known. In this case tee whole set jtwen-
cY-e'Ehr} = employed. These are 10 Ae
arranged hy the company durlrg me per-
formers absence, n any way they
please accor1 .uE % domino ru4ex-a SIX
beng p.aceI mex; SIX. 4 FIVE next a
fve. and 50 or. Tee performer on re-
tfru-Gr t1 the Tcou cor even before doing
SD WI state, without seeing taem. what
are tie numbers at elmer end - tie
cham
TIE rst Les II the fat nat the CON-
p.e,e So 81 twenry-e. Ent dom.noes. ar
TauEs az ae3Fe mentioned forms a c.r-
c--. 90 endless chain. tTGe precise Sc
Q1rore may - course yavy} i arranged
90 a Ane tae tWo cad numbers VIII 10
fond - Pep tHe same. and may -
brought together. completing the c.7c.s.
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instance. the time-honored Eight kings
threaten to save rinety-five ladies for one
SICK knave." suggest ting; Eight king,
three, ten, two, seven. nine. five, queen,
t0ur, ace, six. knave.
The suits must also be arranged IN a de-
terminate order. The alphabetical tclub.
diamond, heart, spade} being as good a.
any. In arranging the pack the performer
takes face upwards the eight OF clubs, and
on IL lays the~king Of diamonds, On this
the three Of hearts. then the ten OF SPADES,
TWO OF clubs. seven OF diamonds. and 50
on until the pack IS complete. This most
be done privately beforehand Before ldy-
ing out the nine cards the performer in
yites some one 10 cut the pack He then
places the lower half on the upper, and
takes the nine cards needed from the top.
When She medium returns he first notes
The bottom card, which the performer
takes care that he shall have fun oppor-
tarity Of seeing. This gives him tire FIRST
card Of the nine. being the one next fol-
lowing Ia the formula. Thus If the bottom
card be a queen OF spades. the first card
on the table viii be the four OF Clubs and
knowing this il = easy 10 calculate the
names OF the others.
The silver Tube and Ban.
This s. "A more Ambitious feat. TIE wis.,
bic apparatus consists OF a. ebony ball.
=. inches IN diameter and nick
e-cd brass tube SIX inches = leuts1
ana G.: such diameter as just "a adm.
the ball Midway between the two ends
us internal diameter Is restricted Coy the
application OF minute da1s OF meta az four
points q the circumference 10 t1e extent
% rather Jess .han one-sixteenta Ok an
lnch- The projections are rubbed down .
smo;hress and are 50 slight thAt no ore
casually locking through the tube could
even perceive their presence. Beside Ire
visible ball che performer i Supplied T;tA
two others, one OF them exactaly Ike t1a
visible ball which IS Of such a size thai
Z VIII drop freely tato the tube. hut IS Just
too laree % pass The construction n tne
center. TIE th!-d bali Is q shade s-Tla leg.
AID passes Freely through .ha taoa, notFl -
standing the central inpe5lment- TIE cif-
tereacS IS. however. 50 slight TIA. . ca
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THE OTHER MAN.

~ You. there, Here. some Of YOU
- stuff away from here. Jake,
pc Q matter NJ there Send down the
"a hord rs. eh2 sky borders. Call
~ yue. hoy. All set Go on with
- e Flash n there Mr.. Prompter.
-. stage Call every one to places.
q, get off the Stage"
- want"
~ o,l xlll do. All clear; al ready; ring
A., 81, was spoken In the usual peremp-
- ner hy Diggs. the stage manager
Arcadia spectacular combination
eding the last act Of one o. the
At frat night successes IN the then
I'D opera House in san Francisco
~ ~ years ago.
~, CO vas produced only as a stop
7 none 0f the actors had for a mo-
~. - AIMED Of a hit. and as usua! when
I, - rs knock a piece al rehearsals.
- oar an unexpected triumph for
players. and some Of the inflated
- = -. resultant were evident. and the
az. PARKS were.
~ So YOU know. dear boy"
- ~ our scene 20"
wen re all right: say, Edmund,
- r -Eaf scene"
IT.. .Ieay me alone. Max: I know my bust
- many Ii--le evidences Of personal
~ baed shoulders blit Rithal q spirit
don pervlfc1 the wbtle company,
ast act was taken hold OF In a JOY
-5t-Ls ine eff a. every entrance was 20
1s different properties" and COR
..,. purfeusnres of the scene. which
~. 49,. ieslly represented 20 the audience
stert theater in Tyre.
49, heroine was erv.roued by evil
80. nl .1e villain .n COLLISION Va the
Pee realm was abost 10 triumph
young lover uf the heroine and by
tire agency Of a huge aery dragon.
~ smoky fumes. He~v eyes and
uted carcass. was . bear her or
0W1 Businesses 7 had played
"a successful way during ne
acts and had had the abstraction
X .he prs So Of the star ana ne
mayer. ard unknown 70 either had
-- go 90 the dragon.
I. Z an inventive turn 7 ha7 made
o. the reptile after a picture I
81 4 metropolitan gallery q arr.
neclanicaily c6ntrived the work
-. IS
were 20 fash red. yellow and
'it srnate'y. Ny scales changed
ally 4 vas- bass roar was emit
= @ ila,.ng a fog siren" Smoke IS
my nos--ils Ny long. forked
- o-ruded. and sparks new from BE-
minated teeth
nos. realistic. 7 rad used in ths
n FOR me smoke materials 70
utmost density and combine \
steuchlEg oder.
lr1.. ny parapheTuaIa undI re decl-
=. lenl from a.! eyes. I cautiously
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,ectlon all three appear precisely

, IND ectlon all three appear precisely
~, bout to show the trick, the perfor-
- eals the smaller ball about his per-
Elsewhere, SO that II will be in
81, et-at-able. The professional con-
- 20 this purpose tucks Il just under
e., OF his vest: II the garment be
81 !. III there Is little fear OF It's fall
ID The two equal-slZed balls. one is
ceal~ II tlie pam % Iiie IeL. Hai.4 an
othS win siis .une' - eA1lio l4.',I -
cor -s,, .a ,, ~ - 80 -
'efen VIC Wa 81 ~ :, uie S'li -
"a der the vest. No. 3. The specta-
{, I'll be remembered. are only aware
- istence of one ball.
Here says vie peLLo. me- S'loM-nS tiIa
80 right through 1t, Il have a little
~. =, he, and here have a ball CNo.
- passes freely through IT." AS IL
10 hitting the action to the word. he
- :, tube upright in the left hand
: ~ 81. letting the lower end fall over
- zeal ball No. and drops ball No.
=, the upper end. He then lifts the
. ~ | shows No. 2 IN the hand. This
&c tators naturally take TO oe the
- |, had just seen, believing that il
81, q through the tube. As a matter
act that ball CNo. u has stopped MD
: a., | has damned itself, very slightly.
10 !. lddle Of the tube. (See Fig. g.
800 Hing with his demonstrations, the
49,, turns the tube the other way
-, q holding ii upright in the left
= :. u this time clear OF the palm.
= al drops in ball No. 2 which by IT'S
at rces out No. I. which IS now (ths
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| ing been reversed) below The con-
Ia the center. No. ? remains in
er OF the tube, though 70 the eve
audience It has dropped through,
n the hand. The performer con-
Il Will now place the tube here
table" As he does so, he again
| the other way up, and brings Il
n a slight rap. This frees the con-
/ Al. which falls within the tube on
% as in Fig. 7.
now go 20 the further side II the
Ind thence pass the ball into the
/ He then pretends 10 transfer the
BAN CNo. . from the right hand 20
In reality retaining It in the right
yht contraction Of the second and
myers against the lower joints
L the bali rests). "One, two. three
At the last word ne makes
k notion with the left hand IN the
Of the tube, at the same time
the left hand, which is seen emp
n somebody pick up the tube. and
|-her the ball is there2" The tIbe
and the ball found. While all
drawn in that direction, he drops
d. 81 ~ diit INAA = IAAttAAA EtN-tNN~s f++ANA
+ the right hand. In It's place, ball
Perhaps one OF the company would
~ the experiment" He offers the
bali for that purpose. hut In DO
deity changes No. for No. ;.
: the reader Is already aware. pass
through the tube, and with which,
l.. the modus operandi cannot pos
| discovered.
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LIME SCHEDULE0

An AZ - ~
In Effect November TO- lX
TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE
For St Pau and East. 4.so ., "a
For Portland, ls:2 and " p. m.
sF0r Gray's Harbor and south Benz
.For Olympia, ITO a. N.
For Tacoma. T:l0 and Q a. m, i2:A .:E
$50 and 10 y. m
TRAINS ARRIVE AT SEATTLE
From ST Paul and East. rs D n
From Portland, $40 a. n. and 6.Sy .. n
sFrom Gray.s Harbor and South Bsad
Wy sFrc-n Olympia, $50 p. m.
From Tacoma SEQ and u:0 g. m, IL
4:3o, $50 and go .. m.
.Dafly except sunday. All others taTy.
Trains leaving seattle at 2 E. m ard
a:s5 p. m. make no stop between Seattle
and Tacoma.
Trains leaving Tacoma at lo:0 n
and $50 p. m make no stops between
Tacoma and Seattle.
This card subjset TO change without No.
Tor rates, routes and other Information
can ." I. A. NADEAu.
General Agent, ssattlac
City Ticket once. corner Yeslsr sVsnns
and Front street.
Depot Ticket Once. corner West and Co
A. ID. CHARLTON,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Al.
No. IS Morrison street. corner Third.
Portland. Or.
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Farmer StebbiDs as SaDta Claus.
BIZ WILL CARLETON.

copyright, ty Aunerica Pres sociation.l
We to Pegtown visiting, my good old wife an me-
would ourselves joy
For Sarah dame, daughter. Of mine
with her Older half children eight nine;
gathered gifts enough make 'em all
An took the train landed there the very day
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went an clad in hairy garb. with whiskers long
an white
An other things to paralyze the inexperienced sight
An had some sleighbefs bright an new ahangin'
on my arms
An pockets full o Christmas things to add INTO my
charms,
An with the strongest ladder rope that could find
in town
entered in the chimney top an clanbered slowly
down
My goodness sakes. Who ever heard Of such IN
timely luck?
-eA al IN oucp an s,ddauIv T e.uct
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A-Suaerin' to laugh at me. afraid that I'd he
graf.
An longiu for their presents, tool knowcd it well
eooueh.
An then tear come in my eye. an like fond old
dance
went an dug the presents out an give EN- all to
Cnce.
An then says, IL Santa Claus is what YOU call a
fake
These pry things he brought fur You Is real an no
mistake "
An then they Up an danced around an kissed ne,
one bv che.
der than The blamed old chimney just had done
/ lacSS ~ Love lncumbered me- with thanks
srs nle7e an mora 10 spite IT all their FRANKS
IS, 81 the whole who always took nv rart.
Us Airan "a sch We knlw INN III his haart =,
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An then their mother had to tell what had tried
e. do.
Whereat their little fancies sprung the subject TO
pursue.
They asked me If Ia travelled far If chimneys in.
jared coats.
An whore my span Of RENDERS was. an if they'd
like some oats.
An told me, with childish greed for Christmas
gathered pef
II woald throw the presents down. needn't come
myself;
An there hung for quite awhile. with fury
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The chimney narrowed all 10 an suddenly
An hung like a htn % be brown,
For spite q all my eGoin couldn't X p 81 down
An then the chill ren heard the an dressin
An looked an yelled 1t Stob We
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IN heart
Until they brought a
An hough they children stop off bed
kowed what they tipkn' prob " said
An when tie Did appear breakfast occurred
They set around the table there forbid say i word;
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The children warmly greeted an crowded round
my chair
With four perchin' my knees an young uns still
to spare;
An asked about my spectacles an how / growed
my wig,
An II my papa bought my teeth before got so big
An bowmy whiskers come 10 bleach an other oues-
tlons prone
To make mortal realize that younger days have
flown;
An IL / ever looked it up how fur was around,
An when / run if it would shake the whole ad.
Jacent ground
rect weight box didn't think was lot,
rave TO put two pennies in the slot.
rs well designed 10 give hint to me
rst class sylph so far as they could see.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-10-05
SPENCE.

Miss Sue Jones returned home
Wednesday after spending few weeks
with friends in Pennsylvania.
Joseph Rowley and family lett here
this week for their home in Onancock
Va.
We are sorry 10 report the illness Of
Mr.. Rob Stagg, and hope he may soon
recovered his usual good health.
Mrs. VIM. Rowley and son George
returned to their home in Philadelphia
this week after spending some time
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs |. Il.
Conner at this place.
A number of our young people at
tended the festival at Wesley Wednes-
day evening.
Misses Eva Conner and Bertha
Richardson who have been quite sick
are much better at this writing.
Mr. J. I. Sturgis and sister Mrs.
Summons visited Box Iron last week.
Miss Mary Stanford paid her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.. Stanford. a
pleasant visit this week.
Miss Julia Bratten has resumed her
duties rs school teacher at this place
Misses Edna Hudson and Leila
Townsend of Snow Hill were in our
midst Monday.
Mr.. Charlie Traders cane mill i.
now in operation and our young folk:
intend to have "tatiy pull' soon.
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Someone broke into the house Of

Someone broke into the house Of
Mr.. James I. Mariner, of Dublin dis.
trict, Somerset County, Sunday night
the 22nd instant. and stole SPLIT.
MIR. Mariner and his family had closed
up the house late in the afternoon and
gone To the camp meeting at Perry
hawking, about one mile distant. The
money had been placed in cigar box
and concealed in the pantry, with some
clothing thrown over it, When Mr..
Mariner returned home about ten
O'Clock Sunday night his money was
gone. lie suspected the thief to be Il
man employed by him, and his suspic.
ions were substantiated by the disap.
pearance of the man. He was followed
to Snow Hill by Mr.. Mariner and a
neighbour but he avoided them success.
fully and as far as we can learn Mr..
Mariner has not yet recovered his
money.
Mr.. Thomas p. Doughty, citi.
zen of Baltimore who is well known in
Snow Hill where he had many friends,
died at the Johns Hopkins Hospital
last Tuesday aged 60 years. He was
formerly a member OF the firm of II.
/. Waters Il Son, lumber dealers of
that city. He retired from business
some eight years ago, owing TO a rheu-
matte trouble, which gradually grew
upon him until his death. Mr.. Doughty
was a genial gentleman, making firm
friends OF those with whom he came in
contact. Ills courage and patience
during his long and painful illness was
the wonder of all who knew him. lie
was twice married, and leaves widow,
the daughter of Mr.. X. T. Waters, and
one son, Mr.. Howard Waters Daughty,
also one daughter, Mrs. w. ID. Turner,
of lsle of Wight County. Va. The
funeral took place Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock from the residence of
Mr.. r. I. Waters, 1924 St. Paul St.
Col. John Walter Smith OF this town
was one of the pail bearers and Mrs.
Smith. John =. Moore, Miss Juliet
Purnell and others from here attended
his funeral. We sincerely sympathize
with his wife and children in their sad
bereavement
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Resolutions of Respect.

At a meeting of Ocean Lodge No.
81. |. o. .. f.. held Tuesday evening,
October lst, 1895, the death OF brother
J. W. Mckee being announced the
following resolutions were presented
aud adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t hath pleased an all
wise Providence To take from earth
a member of this Lodge, Brother J.
W. Mckee, therefore he it
Rcsoired, That while We bow in
humble submission TO our Heavenly
Father in this dispensation, yet we can
but regret that he should have been so
untimely taken from our presence and
our Lodge.
Rc~oiced. That we hereby express TO
his widow our heartfelt sympathy in
this hour Of her great bereavement and
pray that God may give to her that
comfort which he alone can besiow.
Resoiced, That copy of these res
olutions he spread upon our minutes,
also sent to the widow aud to our town
papers for publication.
w. a. MCALLEN,
w. ID. CoEDDIY, Committee.
l. W. SrNToN.
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Bon IRON.

A very pretty but quiet marriage
was performed at this place last We'd.
nesday evening. September 25th, the
contracting parties being Mr.. Charles
=. Riley aud Miss Amelia. the charm.
ing daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samp-
son Davis. The ceremony was per-
formed mt the home of the groom's
brother-in.law, Mr. Wesley Taylor, by
the Rev. T. +. Tabler. The bride was
beautifully attired in a cream silk
trimmed in lace and ribbon with gloves
and slippers to match. The groom
wore the conventional black. We
congratulate Mr.. and Mrs. Riley and
wish them long and prosperous mar
ried life
II becomes our sad duty to report
the death Of one of our aged citizens,
Mr. George X. Truitt, who died last
Thursday in the list year OF his age.
Mr.. Truitt was quiet. intelligent man
and will he missed in this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Jones, of II ylor-
vile, have been visiting friends here
Mrs. Martha J. Bailey and her
granddaughter Miss Minnie Davis were
the guests of Mrs. Zedekiah Trui t last
Sunday.
Our esteemed school marin, Miss
BERTHE Richardson, has returned from
her home in Baltimore to resume her
duties as teacher.
Little Maud, the daughter o Mr..
and Mrs. William Davis, has gone to
live with her aunt, Mrs. John Brom-
ley, near Irunshire, where she will
attend school.
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A NINE FOOT SHARK.
Captured of Winter Quarter
Light Ship.

a nine foot shark was captured of
Winter Quarter light ship ON Monday
by the crew of the New York schooner
Elsie NJ. Harris. engaged in fishing
there.
On Monday afternoon about
o'clock one of the crew was leaning
over the rail smoking pipe and look
ing down into the water, when sudden
lya large black object attracted his
attention. The object kept its place
alongside OF the Elsie, neither losing
nor gaining ground.
They got rope, and batting the
largest hook they could find dropped
in a line TO tempt him. Capt. Nelson
was called TO witness the catch and
take hold of the line.
The dark body made swift dart, and
the next instant Captain Nelson APP
peared 10 he yielding 10 Il strong i'm
pulse to founder over the vessels side
into the sea Four men Immediately
grabbed the rope that was trailing be-
hind Captain Nelson as he was being
dragged along the rail, and his course
was checked.
Then began tug oi-war between
the monster on one end of the rope
and the five men on the other. When
the monster suddenly divcd the men
would tumble against the rail, and
when il eased up the men simultane-
ously looked about them for some place
TO hitch the rope. just as it was
about 10 be made fast there would he
another dive and another scramble of
the five men endeavoring to keep away
from the rail. After abort 90 minutes
Of battling the rope was finally made
fast, after which il was a comparatively
easy matter to draw the captive along
side the vessel.
The shark measured nine feet from
nose TO tail and was nearly eight feet
in circumference at the largest point.
Its weight is estimated at 1000 pounds.
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List of Jurors.

Judge Charles L. Holland was in
Snow Hill last Thursday and drew the
jury for the approaching October
Term of Court. The Jury as drawn
is composed of the following named
gentlemen
Pocomoke District-Thos. A. Col
Inns, Charles +. Ennis, J. Henry
Young, VIM. w. Birmingham, VIM.
l.. Blades. VIM. S. Dickinson, John
+. Nelson.
Snow Hill District Hiram j. Lew
is, Levi j. Brimer, Jr., Thomas H..
Griffin, George S. Payne, Purnell NJ.
Pennewell, Turner Davis. Hiram ID.
Littleton.
East Berlin District William II.
Rayne, Levin ID. Lynch, George T..
Hickman. Robert Gray, james 4.
Powell, John s. Purnell, jesse II.
Turner.
Newark District John s. Hickman,
VIM. J. Shockley, James Griffin.
St. Martins District -Peter w.
Murray, Edward Collins. Henry Mum
ford.
Colbourne District Lorenzo Shock
ley, George w. Colbourne.
Atkinson District-Wm. :. Moore,
Thomas j. Wonnell, Elijah Powell,
OF +.
Stockton District-Robert 5. Thigh
man, Francis I. Taylor. William J.
Pilchard, William II. Jones, John
Fleming, Eugene &. Payne. Peter J.
Holloway.
West Berlin District-Robert J.
Shovel, Handy Cooper, Philip Tim
mons, George Jarman, William J.
Hastings, Lambert Hall, Josiah War
rem.
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Corn AZ Fuel.

The Memphis Commercial Appcal
says: with corn crop of 1900,
100000 bushels or Whereabouts. it :
likely that in some parts of the coun
try there will he, as in past years, corn
to bum The idea is not an unfamiliar
one, not because the use of corn for fire.
wood was ever So general or 20 COM
mon as some people have supposed,
brt because Of the novelty of putting
il TO this use. Still, in many Of the
far Western prairie States, where coal
had to be brought from long distance
by rail and then hauled by wagon over
muddy roads, there was Il considerable
consumption OF corn rs fuel when it
was exceptionally cheap and coal was
high. Very little, however, has been
said concerning the virtues of corn as
a substitute for coal and no one seems
to have considered that il would ever
come to be extensively used for this
purpose. With the prospect of very
cheap corn, however. the question is
being seriously discussed, and that not
only ut points distant from markets,
but in large cities like Chicago. II is
said that Kansas City packing-house
has issued orders to its Wichita house
to use corn for fuel rs soon as it can be
bought ut II cents bushel. \ prom
inent operator on the Board of Trade
in Chicago relates an experiment
made by himself on ranch in Ne
braska. \ neighbor sold him corn ut
Ii cents bushel, saying that he want
ed the money to buy coal He pur-
chased the coal at $3.50 per ton and
hauled it distance of forty miles.
The purchaser of the corn used it for
fuel, the cost of the same ut rs cents Il
bushel being 81 per ton. The demand
Tor fuel was about the same for the
two establishments, but the corn-burn.
err used three tons less corn than his
neighbor did of coal and saved besides
the expense OF hauling. Corn, it is
said, makes quick and very hot fire,
is almost smokeless and very clean.
1t is said, however, that it is not suita-
bic for producing steam. The intense
heat burns ont the iron very rapidly
and for the same reason lis use in
stoves is not considered feasible"