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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22

Far away in i,t9!and lives an old
blolse, NJ. Gregsen E4sll. Nilh a SEN
timcntal tone and cxprc, ion. 'namcd
Sir Gordon lIillharolsh. who he'd one
child, Hia'ari, WAn was rather wild
yonng GUS. When this youth was
still young an green he secretly mar
ricd my niece, q young country girl of
seventeen
"I,lsies mothcr' Grey intcrpolated.
"llow glad she will be to hear about
her."
"Shc died--was killed by n railroad
train, before Elsie was six weeks old. 81
"IIow shocking. hate to tell her
anything so sad
Grcgson ignored the Interruption
and continued his story,
"Of course the lad kept his marriage
secret"
"Why of course?'
"0h! you don't understand such
things in this country. where ,lacl, is as
good as his masier--shc was beneath
him -that's all"
an rank?'
Exactly. Now, very soon after the
marriage they separated. lie went
into the army. She stayed with me.
Then the baby was born and She died,
and young llillborough married again,
and went with his wife TO India
Leaving Esie?"
"Pshaw. He knew nothing about
hcr--didn't know Of her existence"
"Wcll?'
"Well, the Whole story was sprung
Yn the old gent
"By whom?"
"By me, If yon must know; but
shall never gat through my story, il
you ask SO many questions
"Well, go on
"And it was agreed thai the child
should le suppressed "
Suppressed"
eyes, shipped abroad under another
name
"And that child is
"Your wife rs sure as shootin'l"
"And her father went to India and
raised a second family
"lIe didn't, He an his wife were
killed by cholera an now the old gents
got streak of remorse- never could
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REVIEW OF TRADE.
The INDUSTRIES DOING VERY WELL


New YORK, Aug. l7.-R. G. Dunn 4
Co., in their weekly review Of trade,
say; 1t is belated season; . frost may
set everything back. The heavy busi-
ness which ought to have been done In
May and June was pushed in July, 20
that the midsummer decline due in
July comes in August With this
in mind, one is not surprised
to find the shrinkage from July TO
August rather more conspicuous than
usual. The disappointing crop reports
OF week ago, though evidently dis
trusted, lessen confidence in regard to
the future Of trade, even while some
spectators gain by them. Back Of
oil doubts is the fact that the
industries are doing better than
anybody could have expected.
The output Of pig iron August
was lSO,5s5 tons weekly, or 1896
by another report, in either case close
to the largest output in 1893, though
surpassed $4,000 tons in the spring Of
1892. The sales Of steel rails In 1895 To
August were $4,000 tons, and the
deliveries $4,000 Wages In this In.
dustry have been generally advanced
and strikes are few. Minor metals
change little, though large sales lift
lake copper to l2A cents.
Textile imports have been very
heavy, and advances in cotton gooda
TO some extent check buying, while
Fall River spinners are organizing for
the restoration OF wages paid before
the panic Wooden manufacturers find
in their way large sales Of foreign
goods at prices which cause official In.
vesticatlons. The sales OF wool were
03l3,aoo pounds domestic and 5,e79, 900
pounds foreign this month, against H.
S1O,650 domestic ind 1902, 500 foreign
last year and II, 1850, sO2 pounds domes.
tic and 1896, 500 foreign In 1892. This
indicates that domestic wool Is largely
held for speculation at prices about !
cent higher than manufacturers feel
able to pay.
Crop reports modified expectations
MS to cotton and wheat, and cotton
spectators have bought lifting tho
price $40 Of cent, while wheat, with
more evidence Of loss In yield, has De.
clined ~ cents. A third Of the years
consumption Of American cotton 10
yet on hand, but not third Of the
years consumption OF wheat Re-
ceipts for the week were better, but
not half last years and in three weeks
6,'os,53l bushels, against l7,2l1,6ao
bushels last year
Atlantic exports for tho week have
been $50, 3ol bushels, against s,74o,5S5
bushels lust year. -four included, and
for three weeks, 2,552, $50 bushels,
against s,s42, 6s2 bushels last year. The
official reports for July show exports
Of S6ll,OOO bushels, flour included,
against 10, 5000 bushels last year, but
tho Pacific exports increased fve-fold,
at an average Of 81 cents per bushel,
while Atlantic exports at about 70
cents per bushel were but 0,022, 500
bushels flour included, against 10, $685..
600 last year.
Corn declined X of cent with "a
vorable news, and pork fell IS cents
per barrel and lard IS cents per cwt
Failures for the week have been 100
in the United States, against 220 last
year
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TO MAKE GOOD FARMERS.
President btickney, Of tho Maple Leaf, Fig
uring on "A Unique Project

fresiueht btickney, OF inc maple Lear, fiB'
uring on "A Unique Project.
Sioux Cry, H., Aug. l7-president
stickney, OF the Chicago Great Western
road, proposes to open number OF
preparatory agricultural academies In
which the farmers boys may secure
short courses Of instruction In the COM
mon branches along lines which will
inspire them with ambition to enter
agricultural college Even II the boys
never get further than the preparatory
school, they will be better farmers, he
thinks, THANH they had no training. lie
does not 20 into the undertaking as a
charity, but on purely business prin-
ciples, II the boys become better
farmers, they will do more business,
ship more products, have more money
and buy more goods and will be CORE
spondnglv useful to the road. The
price OF tuition will be small, but will
be made sufficient to pay the expenses
Of the academies The managers Of
the agricultural college encourage the
plan, and the probabilities are that
start will be made in the course OF
another year,
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THE PEACE CONGRESS.


Adjournment Taken After Passing Resolu-
tions- Meet Next Year at Buda Pesth.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 1.-THE information.
al conference on peace arbitration
adopted a resolution declaring that
when state had proclaimed permanent
neutrality such neutrality should be
recognized by the powers. The con.
ference also adopted a resolution
authorizing the president Of
the conference TO ascertain
whether two or more governments
were prepared to take the initiative in
the establishment OF an international
court for the settlement Of disputes by
pacific methods The conference then
adjourned, after voting to meet next
year at Buda Pesth.
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COURT ROOM VIOLENCE.
81 H..

contestants In n Law suit Over Few Hoxs
\ use REVIEWERS.
PLATTE CITY, Mo-, Aug. l7.-The dig.
nifty of the circuit court, now sitting
here, was turned to panic yesterday by
shooting atfray In the court room
Itself. AS result, Newton VIM now
lies at the point Of death. The tragedy
formed the climax to n quarrel be.
tween Newton Vim and Watt Reed
over some hogs, Tho two men live near
Plattsburg, Clinton county A law
suit about the hogs was pending here
on change of venue, Many other
Clinton county people aro In town, all
OF whom take sides one way or the
other, no that much bad blood existed.
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MEXICO AND CATHOLICS
A Liberal Organ Fears u Reinstatement OF
tho Clerical Party.

Liberal Organ Fears Reinstatement OF
tho Clerical Party.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. l7-El Diario
del Hogan, liberal organ, asserts that
sho clerical party is continually gain
Ing ground, and that in time Its dreams
of sending papal nunolo here prac-
tically abrogating the reform laws d.
rected against the clergy and governing
the country by an alliance with the civil
powers. A well known Catholic daily
Of Paris says that the sending here
OF Mgr. Satolli would complete the
work Of pacifcation and he would Joy
fully give his support to President
Daz Dario del Hogan warns the lib
erals to be on their guard against the
plans of the vatican for annulling all
that has been gained in past struggles
against tho ecclesiastical rule,
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up several bits OF information when he
pieced together, and was enabled to
arrive at tolerably accurate guess as
to who was the originator Of the out
rage.
Of these suspicious he said nothing to
his wife until they reached home, but
then his wrath broke forth.
The first thing he did was to send for
Susan Green, who, now that the boy
was found, had hoped to be spared fur
! ther explanations.
when you took Willie away from
Alma Miggs,' Jack asked, judicially,
"had you been talkin' to man walk
in with him, in fact?"
"Lor, no."
Now, think, Susan. Think again, '
Susan scorned reply.
ibid you meet that fellow Dodd,
there?'
Man, you said-he's not man; he,
II parson.'
"0h," Jack grinned, for he had Il
strong sense of humor, 80 you confess
that you did meet him."
Confess, indeed. Id like to know
what you mean by confcssing? OF
course | met him. Did ever say |
didn't"
Had you an appointment with
him2"
Susans wrath was rising. THAT'S
my business
$50 you decline to answer?'
She remained silent.
Did Dodd hand you package that
aftcrnoon?'
Susans nose was sharp, her lips were
thin and her anatomy of bony proeiyi.
ties not wholesome to look at, liit rs
Jack put this question she seemed to
shrivel up into ten times her natural
ugliness. A leaden hue spread over her
face, paling all but the tip Of her nose,
! which was Il ilamlrg, seorbp,ie red
Without word, sho dashed for the
door, but the prospcctor's bread bacl;
was against it,
mo, you don't, you vixen! BY thun
der, If you don't behave yourself Ill
have the constable in in less than three
minutes Did you take money from that
man?'
No"
"Yol lie,a
Tho mans passion was terrible, the
swollen veins In his forehead stood out
Ike whipcord, as with towering form
he stood over the trembling girl.
You sold my little one to my enc
mics, he cried, hoarsely. Like Joseph
brethren you sold him into bondage
Susans limp figure bowed to the
blast. -
"oh, Mr.. Wilders. dear Mr.. Wilders, e
she cried, flinging herself ON her knees.
Don't kill me. Ill tell. the truth | will
indeed Ill tell the truth! Oh, good
ness gracious me, do have pity on me TO
Jack paused
"Wife," he cried as though strues IL
an Inspiration. l'tlive her pen and
paper She shall write her confession :"
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afford a conscience ,nyseif-an's just
as ap@,oos to get his granddaughter
back as he once was to get rid Of her.
Surely, yon could have found her
before this?"
"l'll be hanged II | could for the lit
tie mink has kept herself as close as a
weasel. The Whitfords played 1t on
me, too, an never got her address till
two days ago.
How can we prove Elsics idcntity?'
asked Grey cautiously.
i've rot them fixed TO perfection;
testimony, birthmarks' everything
You leave that part Of the business to
me-
"And have You any proof- TO give me
Of the truthfulness Of your story2'
"Lord, what n lad you are for proofsl
One would think you were drynursed
by a lawyer, Wen, dollars talk, don't
they; loud and clear; and there's no mis-
understandin' them. See: I'll 90
straight to England an before three
weeks have passed il ever get alive
across that cussed sea Sir Gordon
shall cable you expenses to bring your
wife to England
Late as II was, when Frank reached
..s.4s....I II LODI Igp
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CHAPTER XIX.
MR.. DoDD APPEARS AGAIN.

| hn' bODb hI1EAhS AthiN
ut shall be legal document" the
prospector said solennly "Wife keep
your eye open on errors, for | amt
much of hand at ltcratcor sasan.
prepare t9 wri!S" '''
lhe meok'cyed girl mcolsly took her
place ut the table pen IN hand:
Jack dictated:
II Sa@a Grcm. splastey, JeiNg Of wgad
miad, do herejy cgltm dgors Mroa1aicns
Of men, regardsss u see or to'Or-"
Here Millic inierfercd TO ask how
many sexes a man could be, hut was
promptly reproye4 end TOLD that no
woman eyer could understand law
terms.
"7Hm iw@ hired by one Dodd qfoye-
said"
Dear Jack, you never said one word
about Dodd before"
"7o lay ont and do up one Jach Ividrs
| By putting up n p'ent to rob him Of Ills
child"
clay out and do up are not law
terms, are they, JaclS9"
~ You lon.l hold your tongue, Mil
lie, We shall never get there, Go on,
Susan"
'INd I roceirM--'
How much did you receiver"
"Twenty dollars Susan sobbed
treat Scott Twenty dollars only
To think that a boy like my Willie
didn't fetch the price Of a Newfound'
land pup, Go on'""
"71e sum ctfmeaty dollars sterhng-"
"'Sterling Is wrong, | know
pleaded Mile, at is only applied to
silver
Her husband dared not debate this
shasy question, so he simply ignored
it,
"70 do 80, rhich I accorlingy and te
lon'0usy did"
"Did what, Jack?"
Juck glowered.
How often must | tell you that there
never was Il woman critter born, as
could get within mile of a legal
document.
"Bg mticing him from atemab person
one Alma .Mggs. and handing him orer 10
a Muadermg, doughJaced sneak, one
Jack Jack All those bad words
cannot be right"
"ArchibaM Dodd. Al whrh is Mt
/ truth, Tie phole truth, and nothing but tie
truth, so Aep me God. Amea Susan
Greea."
When the prospector had got his
legal document signed and delivered,
he turned upon the dismayed Susan,
and, pointing to the door, roared in a
voice of thunder but one word;
"Git!"
"Now," he cried, "for Mr.. Dodd.
Get me my coat, Millie, while ! put
Dandy in the cutter
stop, Jack, you need not go on that
errand. Here's cutting from a news
paper my sister sent me this morning.
did not show it to you before because
you are so very cxcitable. Now listen.
( al sad md.-Our readers will remem-
Der the case of Archibald Dodd, who
suffered so severely whilst driving to
our city from Oretown some weeks ago.
He died last night, raving maniac, In
the county poorhouse'"
"And there's no forty-below zero tenn
perature when he's gone, Jack sneered.
Don't lest, Jack. Lame, blind.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE state
live stock sanitary commission has
been advised by Sanitary Agent Bird
Of an outbreak OF Texas fever In the
cattle herds of William Coppers and
others OF Summerset, Miami county.
II Is thought that the disease was con-
tracted from train OF cattle which
were recently fed near Summerset.
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EVIDENCE ACCOMMODATING.
Durrant. tho 'llegcd san Francisco Church
MnrLnrrr. In IA slrnng Nat


Murderer, In a strong Net
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IA local
paper says that the last link in the
chain Of evidence against Theodore
Durrant has been discovered II woman
who lives across the street from EInan.
uel BAPTIST church having reported to
the police that she saw Durrant and
Blanche Lamont enter the church at
ll0 o'clock April 3, the day of Miss La.
monts disappearance. The woman'e
name Is Mrs. Leake and she lives at 12t
Bartlett street. She Is 65 years Of age
and has been a member Of the church
number of years, She knew both
Durrant and Miss Lamont intimately
md therefore cannot be mistaken with
regard to the identity of either
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TREASURY CONDITION.


NWcWs 'i0pttui UV"r tn0 irhcOurngl Z
Aspect Of ioreIgn Exchange.
WASHINGTON, Ang. l,.-late yester-
day afternoon the treasury officials
wore advised from New York that $780,
600 in gold had been withdrawn for ex-
port, which left tho gold reserve at
the close OF business Sloe, Isl, o6s.
The treasury officials were agrceably
surprised at the smallness of yester-
days Withdrawals and this, added
to the reduction of fore ign exchange
and the reported abundan ce Of foreign
bills now on the market, give, n hope
ful aspect To the situation. Indeed the
opinion Is freely expressed that the
worst is over and that there will be
few, if any more heavy shipments dur
ing this month.
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Il cant stand it any longer, Dolly;
must go and see what they are doing.
For shame, Marcus; you shall not
STIR
But Marcus was beyond restraint.
Putting his wife gently on one side, he
strobe along the passage, making much
Gathering and unnecessary noise, and
opened the breakfast-room door.
"Come here, Dolly, come here he
cried. Heres pretty goings-on in a
quiet family. Oh, you young rascal,
who turned up your nose at my little
governess, how dare you go on like
this?"
A pretty picture presented itself.
Grey stood with his arm round Elsies
waist, utterly unabashcd at the pres
cnce Of his friends, while she, all blush
Ing, hung down her head and hardly
dared to look at anyone.
God bless you both" cried Wood
grove, his face exuberant with delight.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22

LEAvESwoBrn, Kan, Aug. l7--While
unloading car at the Kansas Central
elevator, George 0hlrick, 25 years Of
age, caught his right foot in the chain
Of the steam shovels and his leg be-
tween the knee and the ankle was
ground completely off. Physicians
pronounce the injury fatal.
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UNCLE SAM POPULAR.


WASHINGTON, Aug. II "A report has
been received at the navy department
from Adm Norton, made at Rio De
Janciro before he sailed with the New
ark for Cape Town in which he says
that the friendliness Of the Brazilian
people for the United State, is very
marked Very frequently the flags OF
the United States AMI brazil are seen
on tho streets together and the govern
ment of the United States is freqently
cheered BY the peopln.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22

WASHINGTON, Aug. i7.-rbe presi'
dent has appointed John S. Richardson
as register Of the land Office at Topeka,
Kan. The appointee is at present
chairman Of the democratic central
committee Of Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22

UsIoN, Mo-, Aug H. The trial Of
Arthur Duestrow for the murder Of his
vile aud child at ST. Louis is drawing
to close. The Judge has instructed
the jury aud the counsel are making
their pleas.
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Thompson becomes a Mexican

SEpALn, Mo-, Aug. IA letter was
received here from J. c. Thompson,
the fugitive cashier Of the defunct
First national bank, in which he says
that he has taken out naturalization
papers and has become citizen of the
republic OF Mexico.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22

KARL's CLOVER ROOT will purify
your blood, clean your complexion
regulate your bowels and make you,
head clear as a bell. 25c., Soc, and
sl.0O. Sold by Gulick, the druggist.
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heOp PLEss YoU ROrH."


"This Is the happiest day of my life.
Now, Dolly, we have daughter as
well as a son. Heaven has surely been
good to us"
MEANWHILE sodder scene was BEING
enacted in the nrosoactor's cottaoe on
the distant shore of Lake Superior
The house of mourning had liccollI..eI,,
more or and more tiesolate, for father and
mother seemed TO have utterly broken
down under the weight of their sorrow.
"Day and night" groaned the unhap-
Nv man, that little child's figure Is be-
fore me. Mile lass. cannot say any,
thin to cheer YOU ,tp, vet see YOU a.
fadin' away before nv eyes, You had
hope enough once for both ii us, uut
the LIGHTS PLAYED out now, an there's
nothin' but darkness around u.s."
oStill dear Jack I do not rive m
all homes Of seeing our little one auain.
but u It is not to be we must meet our
Dub u ~ 10 NV w w wv iAiN'p iAA'tp WI
fate with RESIGNATION y
oAn, That's inst what cannot do
M ,on think aIirlies tint in the ne n
'vor,d ohout wb,cb uou seem CO cer.
t " that wa sholl Lnow him aoa,nps
ives that do ,Jack'r Tbis very
4orventlv
uWsll thore,s Como comfort IN that
for WI, ot INV roteu
MT Il didny, sen,n N brino mucb SOL
ace 10 tbr nrosnector who sank acaio
into ,boodvlsilenos. e'0
.lHark there's Some SC one at the front
door y
"Dont stir. Jack. III TO-" Mile
cried, springing from her seat.
She returned with Corporal Whitford
at her heels-corporal Whltford in evil
IDENTITY a great state OF mind SO excited
that he could hardly speak,
Wye come to tell yon that we've lusr
received q telegram from Elsls.a
nAhF'
shes IN i'nnalo'
looming nome, suppose? Wen, I'm
slaa you se haa news VI s ne. ~ ~ '"''"
aeai' gooo slri we io,0 ooaiy' L.,
anu say' 'aoA' .ao WI s ~. s, WV wv.
nearer W INC p,ospe''oi -, anu n'' . WV
sank 70 haii-wnisper' viiinA .'iay
wou,one-'na. AZ W say' vnly ''l.n l
you Know-put reaiiy wou ',, ' qui's
Elys apa4 h0Pesof seeing Mli i,,, ase'r Y.
4he pfospector sPranR "nuiy W h's
seet,
"treat uoo' lou nave news u mum
SPEAK out, mani can pear inc s''a'n
no longer"
Tho honest CORPORAL had been thor
oucblv impressed by his wife with the
necessity Of breaking the news by de.
orees, and here was this provoking
counls workinu themselves into hys,
terics before he had said dozen words,
~ as he terselv mt n "coinp t5ff half.
cocl before the game had risenp
oval tbere,s a telepram-read It for
Yourself I did nv best. but the fats
ali IN the Are now"
The nrosnector took the paper In his
trembling hands and with an effort.
read the blessed words aloud.
"Willje Wilders Ia with me safe and
,yoll RraoL the newe IN his parents
and tell them 10 come on here as soon
q nossi6le. I found the child acct.
dentallv IN New York. Reply. Elsie
Wb,tfordu
A bright CLEAN of ineffable low spread
Itself over the nrosnector's face he
was like one drunk with the delirium Of
deli0ht
"Hurrah" the corporal shouted,
catching the infection OF low. "Three
cheers for Elsie. and "a tiger for the
boyw
But Millie. after the manner Of her
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22

Reader, did you ever take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR, the "KINGs OF
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take a liver remedy. 1t is a sluggish or
diseased liver that impairs digestion
and causes constipation, when the waste
that should be carried off remains in
the body and poisons the whole system.
That dull, heavy feeling is due to a
torpid liver Biliousness, Headache,
Malaria and Indigestion are all liver
diseases. Keep the liver active by an
occasional dose of Simmons Liver Reg
ulator and you'll get rid of these trou-
bles, and give tone to the whole sys-
tenn. For a laxative Simmons Liver
Regulator is BETTER THAN PILLS. 1t
does not grippe, nor weaken, but greatly
refreshes and strengthens.
Every package has the Red z
stamp on the wrapper. j. IL.
Zeilin 4 Co., Philadelphia.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-12-21
WASH Will NOT run.

II Is with profound sorrow that we
observe that Hon. Washington nesing.
our esteemed postmaster. will not be II
candidate for Vicc-lresident on the
same ticket with Mr.. Cleveland next
fall. Mr.. Cleveland Il going to run on
the Monroe doctrine plank of the plat
form. AMI Mr.. Hesing doesn't believe In
that plank. Here IL what The Trib.
unc quotes Mr.. lleslng as saying upon
the subject:
II may l@ looked on rs heretical. but
I don't believe In all of this Monroe doc
trine. I say we would be foolish to 20
to war Oh this subject. II II none Of
our business. II British Guiana and
Venezuela have dispute let them fight
Il out between themselves. II Is gross,
~ imI'crtinent for us to say we will
send down u commission to settle this
thing and both must agree to our decis.
lon or fight. 1t Isn't worth the powder
to be burned. And another thing,
there won't be any war;"
"YOu think the message u lingo mes.
sage. then!"
Mr.. lIeslng cOgltated. then spoke
rather eXplosively:
"NO-nO-I should not say u lingo
message. NO--but--" anu Mr.. Hesing
relai,sed Into silence.