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Smyrna times., 1896-05-13
On TUESDAY,
THE 26th DAY OF MAY, A. D. 1896,


THE 26th DAY OF MAY, A. D. 1896,
at O'Clock P. NJ, the following described real
estate to wit:
All that certain farm or tract of land, situated
in Little Creek Hundred, Kent county. state OF
Delaware bounded and described aS follows, 70
wit: Beginning at a stone on the west side OF Ihe
public road leading from Bethel Church TO Ken
ton and running thence north twenty-three anu
three-quarter degrees east fOrty-One and nlhe
tenth percheS to stone, a corner for this tTavl'
thence north eighteen and three quarter degrees
west one hundred and ffty-nine aud seven
tenths perches to mill pond; thence up p0nu
and glade about one hundred and Seventy'louis
perches to the middle of the aforesaid road anu
about one perch northeast of the middle O. q
bridge in said road, thence south twenty'lO
degrees east twenty-five and One-tenth peTcnes
10 the place of beginning, and containing tll'!f
three Acres and Tweniy-fOur Square Peiches VI =.
Land more or less. II being the same farm .a ~
tract Of land which was conveyed in fee 10 W.
said Thomas ]. Mundy by Franklin J. Smltn anu ~
wife by their indenture dated october Q, A. u
1885, an now of record in the office for reeoIvv ~
| ing deeds for Kent County at Dover in BOOK
Vol. 8, page S3, as by reference thereuhtO nv M
will at large appear Together with all anu sin
| gular the buildings, fixtures, woods. WATER
ways, easements, Improvements, privileges als s
appurtenances to the said lands and piemISsseoo
and TO every of them belonging or In an!MiossS
appertaining and every part and parcel theIeO,;
/ The improvements upon which are twO-stoi3
/ frame dwelling house with back building ahI aaiS
porches attached, barn, stable and other Oullud
| ings, also peach, apple and pear orchards anu
small fruit .,,
Seized and taken in execution as the properly
his wife, (mortgagOrs), and will be sold ior 0'''
SAMUEL L. SHAW, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, Dover, Del, May 2, logo'
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Delaware & Chesapeake Railway

Broad Street Station, Philadelpp66ia'
The Annual Meeting of the slyee aIee.
holders of this Company, and an aerye e.
ton for directors and officers 70 ~ At
for the ensuing year will be Reston, He,
the office of the Company IN E 5av of
Nd, on Wednesday, the 2Otn u"'
Nav, 1896, at II. 80 o'clock A. NJ
400 ausss.- Di- Secretary
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The Philadelphia and Smyrna Trans
portation Co. are running their steam
hay baler daily. d
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The negligee shirts are very attrac-
tive and moderate in price, at Edw.
G. Walls.
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FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES

Delivered to all parts of Smyrna
and Clayton. Orders called for
upon request.
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The circle of Kings Daughters will
meet Thursday evening May 14th at
7.3O o'clock at the home of Miss Mary
w. Thompson. SEC.
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The Mammoth Fair given by Ep-
worth League of St. Paul M. E.
Church, Clayton, netted them about
$100.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

The boys knee pant suits from 3 to
Is years never were so stylish and so
cheap as they are this season, at Edw.
G. Walls.
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Seventeenth Series.
Smyrna Loan Association !

Monthly dues S1.OO on each share.
Shares worth $500 at maturity. Stock
can be withdrawn any time on one
months notice and four per cent in
terest received. Loans at small pre-
MUM and can be returned at any time.
A good way to save on small incomes.
Limited number of subscriptions will
be taken by
5G4 J. B. COOPER, Secretary.
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Before selling your surplus hay call
at office of the Phila. and Smyra
Transportation Co. i
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Wesley M. e. Sunday School, Dover, has
elected the following officers: Superiilten
dent, John s. Collins; assistant, James Il
Carroll; lady assistant, Mrs Edward Hanan
secretary William r. Riggs; assistant
Thomas Kinnamon; treasurer Thomfs q
Roe; librarians, j. o. Walcott, f. W. Gas
son, Henry Jones, jesse Burton: orgsnist
Miss Kate 5. Haman; chorister, e. b Lou
d4lbOuoh
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FOR RENT

THE LOWER ROOM IN ODD FELL
lows Hall can be rented for a store room
or by the night for festivals, suppers, ban
quets, &c. Apply to
56tf w. +. BROWN.
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Total ,.......... ................S SS0l 007.55
STATE OF DELAWARE, COUNTY OF KENT. IS:
!, w H. Janney, Cashier of the above-named
bank, do sOlemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief
w. II. JANNEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this llth
day of May, 1895.
K. V. COOPER, Notary Public.
CoRREcT-Attest
ROBERT HILL,
ID. CUMMINS, Directors
JOHN COSGRIFF,
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Reduced Rntcs 10 st. Iouls.

The Republican National Conven-
tien will meet in st. Louis June 10th.
For this occasion the b. & o. r. r.
Co. will sell Excursion Tickets from
all stations on its line East of the
Ohio River for all trains June 10 to 15,
inclusive, valid for return passage un-
til June 81, at one fare for the round
trip
The Baltimore & Ohio is a direct
line to st. Louis, running two solic
vestibuled fast express trains will
through Pullman Sleeping Cars at.
tached every day in the year.
For rates and other information ap
ply to nearest B. & o. Ticket Agent.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

One Minute is the standard time, and One
Minute Cough Cure is the standard prepar=
alton for every form of cough or cold It is
the only harmless remedy that produces i'm
mediate results. Clifton & Raymond.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

Berry crates with perfect vent ilatiOn
and lids which do not mash the fruit
is what fruit growers are looking for.
See advertisement of W. G. Hill, Clay
ton.
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W. G. HILL, Clayton, Del.
No. 23S1.
RESOURCES.

DEPoRT oFTHE CONDITION OF
n, 1.-THE NATIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA y
at Smyrna, in the State of Delaware, at the close
of business, May 7. 1856.
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MEGEAR G son
119 MAIN STREET,
SMYRNA, DEL.
OHRRIFFS SALE.

OHRRIFF'S SALE.
y By virtue of a writ of Levari FaeiaS to me
directed, will be exposed to Pub ic Sale IN front
of the County Building. in the town OF DoVeI;;
East Dover Hundred, Kent County and state oi
Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

By the official notice elsewhere it
will be seen that H. S. Anthony
will sit at the Alderman's Office to re-
ceive town taxes on Thursday and Fri
day, May 22nd and 23rd, from 8 A. NJ.
to 5 p. NJ. A discount of 6 per cent.
will be made.
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Straw Hats. mems, boys and chill
dren's, at Edw. G.. Walls.
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Use go & O." on oats and grass:
Use sc & I" on Corn, Tomatoes and
Potatoes.
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What you wish to sell may be wanted
by your neighbOr. Let him know by
an ad. in the newspaper what you
have for sale.
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The amount on deposit in our two
banks subject to check is $239, 983.O2.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

Always IN season, Hopkins Steamed
HoIainy (Hulled Conn. Elegant lunch in
Milk. OF. can 10c.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

The opening of the services at the
Methodist Church with a new and Wig
orous anthem Sunday morning indi-
Gated that the choir had received their
new book of music. The title is Ex-
cells Anthems No. 4.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

Buy your fertilizers for truck, oats,
grass, etc, from the Philadelphia and
Smyrna Transportation Co.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

Did you ever have your picture
taken? Try Cummings the photo
grapher who is here every Wednesday,
and you'll be so pleased that you will
want one of the members of your
family.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

Chief Engineer Frank Wright has
made arrangements with W. B. Start,
the newsdealer, to take charge Of the
incandescent lamps. Persons wishing
to exchange their burnt-out lamps for
new ones can do so by taking them tC
". B. Start. The news stand will be
much more central and convenient tC
our. citizens than walking down tC
the power house.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

The Phila. and Smyrna Trans. Co.
grind bone and all materials used in
their popular fertilizers.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

The long dry spell of weather that
has prevailed since spring set in is
proving bad on strawberry plants. j.
E. Carter tells us that of $4,000 new
plants set out of the Bubach variety,
not more than 5000 of them are alive.
The other varieties seem to be doing
quite well. The Bubach is not a per-
feet plant, viz it has to be fertilized
by an adjoining variety, but has always
heretofore been easy to propagate.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

]. T. Price, whose blacksmith shop
OCCUPYING a rear place in the Settle
ment" adjoining the Presbyterian
Church and thus shut out from view,
wishes us to say that he is ready to do
any business in his line, and can be
found by the side entrance.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

The sweet girl graduate will soon be
with us.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

The bicycle rider may toll not, bu
he certainly does spin.
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THE SMYRNA TIMES.
N111 1I1S2lH UR/

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 18Th, 1896
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DIR. F. L. Grier, dentist, Prettymar
Building, Smyrna Del. j
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Wheeling is becoming a sport with
our clergy. Every active minister in
our town except the Presbyterian is
the proud pOsessOr of one and they
find the exercise very exhilarating.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

The extreme warmth Of Sunday
seemed to have an especial enlivening
effect on bugs, large sized bugs, as
was manifest at the Churches at night
into which they were attracted by the
bright lights. Some of the ladies were
kept quite busy during the sermon in
keeping them away from their heads.
On its being designated to the pastor
''bug night" he replied that it had sug-
gested eoDnndrum to him namely,
why is Asbury Church, Smyrna, like
Grace Church, WilmingtOn7 Answer
because it attracts the big bugs.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

The gooseberry crop, that rarely
failes in this vicinity, is failure this
year. This cause is attributed to the
hot and forcing rays of the sum for
over week in the first part of April.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

The finest fields of wheat in this
neighborhood are those upon which
Listers Harvest Queen Phosphate was
used:
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Have you visited the WOman's ex-
change to-day? Lots of goods to eat
and all you contribute will benefit the
Presbyterian Manse Fund.
Smyrna times., 1896-05-13

A line of Fauntleroy and Junior Suits
for the little boys, to please every
mother. at Edw. G. Walls.
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Good Tooth Brushes, 10 cents.
Soaps, a full line, 10 cents.
Three Seidlitz Powders, 10 cents.
4 CLIFTON & RAYMOND's S.
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The Y. P. S. Christian EndeavOr
prayer meetings of Asbury NJ. E.
Church are held every Sunday morn
ing at 9. 30 o'clock in the lecture room
of the church. The topic for next
Sunday, May 18th: How God re.
wards those that do His WILL" All
are welcome.
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DIR. FL. Grier, Dentist, Prettyman
Building, Smyrna Del.
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The Christian Endeavor Society of
the NJ. E. Church will hold Straw
berry Fete on the lawn at the rear OF
the church, Thursday evening, May
21st. A cold supper will be served, !,
also ice cream, cake, strawberries and
lemonade. Admission, cts; admis-
sion with supper, 20 cts.
Evening star., 1896-10-31
Election Returns.

WashingtonfanS are con cerned in the out
come of Tuesdays Dalloting never be-
fore. In addition to the local share of
business less and depression to result in
evitably from a declaration for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to l.
there is the paralysis of local prosperity
threatened by the proposed repeal of the
civil service law. Tuesdays result will
affect not our merchants only, but also,
and more directly, the army of depart
mental employees and those dependent upon
them, probably one hundred thousand per-
sons at least. In view of this great in
terest and of the Importance of the issue
to Washingtonians, The Star has taken
measures to ensure as perfect publica-
ton of the news Of election as possible
For weeks it has given to it's readers the
best available information from the vari-
Gus centers of interest, and especially the
doubtful states. Not significant move has
been made that has not Immediately been
made known through its news letters or
dispatches. The same completeness and
thoroughne ss that have made the cam
paign news of The Star so full and reliable
will characterize the arrangements made
for collecting the news Of election day.
Comprehensive instructions have been sent
to the staff and special correspondents of
The Star with view Of securing the quick
est and most trustworthy reports from
every point. On election day all the space
necessary for the mass of matter received
viii be provided in the regular edition,
and at night extras will be issued whenever
the news demands it. In, addition, to spe-
cial dispatches from its own correspond
ents The Star will have the benefit of the
full service of the Associated Press min
utely covering every point in the country,
and the bulletins of the Western Union and
the Postal Telegraph companies, and it
has also arranged to obtain the bulletins
that are to be sent from all sections by
long-distance telephone These five re-
liable sources will furnish all that can be
obtained in the way of election news
When night falls the news as IT comes
over the wires will lie thrown upon 2
double screen in front of The Star office by
means of two high-power stereopticons
1t Is gene rally believed that conclusive It'd
ings from the doubtful and deciding states
viii be received before midnight but 1t
may be that the result will not be known
for many hours later than that. In any
event The Star will give the best and most
complete account of the battle and the
first news of the result.
Evening star., 1896-10-31
A Degenerate Hawthorne,

Julian Hawthorne as press agent of the
Bryan travelling combination depreciates
with professional bitterness the imagined
rival show at Canton, referring to the
little, gilded pinchbeck Major. peeking and
piping his complacent platitudes in his
Canton cottage. Much latitude is doubt
less to be allowed to spacewriter en-
ployed on the strength of his fathers
literary fame to write up one man and
write down another; but the general opin-
ion will doubtless be that in this spiteful
abuse of Candidate McKinley's dignified
and effective speeches al Canton Hawthorne
overdid his duty. even as the most .enthusi-
astic of the penny-a-line eulogists of the
peripatetic silver circus.
Hawthorne seems to be demonstrating
that he is too much of fic ton writer to be
successful as a genuine journalist. and not
enough of a fiction-writer to amount to
much as a novelist. His father was a ereal
man. who would have scorned to prostitute
his genius to the Ignoble work of slurring
one man and soldering another for pay
Evening star., 1896-10-31

The time Is at hand now when sound
money democrats must choose between a
hearty or a halfway support of their cause
The sincerity Of their desire to see sound
money prevail cannot be questioned. The
only point at issue relates to whether that
may be made certain short of a vote cas-,
directly for Mckinley and Hobart.
To neglect to support Palmer and Buckner
will not be TO pass adversely on the In
dianapolis convention. That convention
was important IL for no other reason than
that IL emphasized the radical departure
from true democratic principles that had
been made by the Chicago convention. Its
nomination OF a presidential ticket, while
entirely regular, was not the result of a
Unanimous demand of the sound money
democrats. Many of them had already ce-
dared for the republican ticket, while
others were on the eve OF doing So But
there were some who insisted on both a
ticket and platform and is was to meet
the wishes of these men that a ticket was
nominated.
But one reason is given by those demo-
Gratis who. while earnestly opposed to Mr.,
Bryan and his propaganda, yet hesitate 10
support directly the candidates Of the re-
publican party. They consider the question
of taxation as Of fundamental Importance
and differing as they do so radically from
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the republicans on that question they do not

the republicans on that question they do not
want to cast their votes for the party of
high protection. They are anxious to see
that party become the instrument for de-
feating free coinage at 16 to !. but they
want to remain in a measure free-handed
to again oppose that party when the ques-
tion of the tariff Is re-opened.
Is not this short-sighted view Of mat
ters? Has not this campaign developed
questions Of far graver moment than any
economic question? Are not the men of
substance and patriotism summoned to come
together without regard to parties. and to
work together for purposes higher than the
mere arrangement of tariff schedules
With the Supreme Court under fire, and the
tight of the general government to preserve
order and assert national power again dis
puted, should men, who believe in courts
and the integrity of legal processes, and
who believe that the United States is a ma
tion. divide in their opposition to a move
ment thoroughly revolutionary?
The Star has but one opinion on this SUBJ
ject. That opinion was expressed early in
the action. and it Is expressed again now.
with equal sincerity. Believing that the
stable government on all good lines. it
hopes to see them unite at the polls for the
complete overthrow of the altogether dan
gerous coalition which Mr.. Bryan is lead
Ing
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Uncle Sans Spoiled Child.

Free coinage advocates have fashion of
personifying silver as an aggrieved mon
arch. deposed in 1873, or thereabouts. to be
now restored by his loyal subjects to his
royal rights. Silver figures person.
ality which can be struck down. or muir
dered. against whom treason can be prac-
ticed. instead of mere metal, the inani-
mate servant of man, to be used or discard
ed at his pleasure. not so ornamental as
gold and not so useful iron, or copper,
or tin.
Silver has not been maltreated either as
a personality or as a commodity. Under
our first coinage ratio silver was the money
in actual use under a nominal double
standard. but deprecated foreign silver Of
underweight. being made legal tender.
chased our own superior silver coins out of
circulation. Consequently jefferson COM
mitted the crime of 1905 and stopped the
coinage of silver dollars at our mints. In
1894. when our coinage ratio was changed
to make it conform more nearly to the COM
mercial ratio. gold became the cheaper
money and silver was expelled from circu-
lation. In 1878 the silver dollar. for forty
years practically out of circulation, was
formally dropped from the coinage. Since
1913 the silver dollar has not been stand
profited by immense use in fact. Only
s.oo.O0 of silver dollars were coined be-
fore 1873: over 4OO.0OO. 900 since All the sill
yer dollars coined down to 1873. and all the
minor silver coined down to 1853, when 1t
ceased to be legal tender amounted to
about $S'.OO0o0. and since then We have
had Ss3OO0.0o0 trade dollars, between four
and five hundred million of standard dol
lars and over one hundred millions of silver
bullion stored in the treasury and repre-
sented by Sherman notes: and already in
1SS alone we have coined twice as many
silver dollars as were coined during the
whole period of silyers alleged reign from
1I92 to 1873
As a substitute for the coddling of sill
ver and its extensive use since 1873, it Is
proposed "a an act of justice to restore it
10 the exile and disuse Of the 2rev;ous
period Prior to 1873 silver was nominally
recognized as of royal blood, but was lock-
ed I'D and starved IN the Bastile like the
Man in the Iron Mask. Since 1873 it's royal
pretentions have been unracognized, but ii
has breathed the free air and has led a
comfortable. happy and prosperous life
II silver must be personified it should be
not as a deposed monarch, or as prince and
heir apparent murdered in The tower, hut
as the bad boy in Punch who said to his
doting grandmother: We'll granny, I've
eaten the cherries you gave me and now if
you don't hand over six pence I'll swallow
the stones" The pampered silver owner
says to dOting Uncle Sam: II nave enjoyed
the Bland act and the Sherman act which
you have lavished upon me. and now if you
don't give me unlimited. independent free
coinage at 16 TO l I'll stir up section against
section and class against class and smash
his blessed union that you're so fond off,
Evening star., 1896-10-31
Municipal Work by Days Labor.

II Is announced that the District is en-
ab!ed to complete the Stevens school, left
unfinished by the contractor because the
contract price was 5000 below the appro-
priation- The moral to be drawn from
this fact is striking. The default of the
contractor was probably due in a large
measure to his undertaking to do the work
al too low a price. There may have been
other contributOry causes. but the main
trouble. It is apparent. was the success
of his attempt to secure the job regardless
of the actual cost of doing ii to the salts
faction of the authorities. He was either
a poor figurer or else he contemplated
doing cheap work; cheap for him, but
doubly dear to the District. This is the
first and worst fruit of the contract sys-
tenn and the best reason for its abandon
ment- The element of competition is in
compatible with good results. especially as
long as the law requires the Commissioners
TO accept the lowest bid offered or to re-
advertise and presumably to meet the same
conditions on a second trial. 1t is as
serted by those opposed to the days labor
plan that under it workmen will not give
as much service as under contractors and
that in consequence all buildings will cost
more in time and money. But this tes-
timony rs from an interested source, for
as far as can be ascertained the only op-
ponents of the proposed system are con-
tractors and those dependent upon or
friendly to them The Commissioners the
building inspector. the District auditor and
the superintendent of street sweeping are
agreed that ii would be practical and ulti-
mate economy to abandon the contract
system. and in this they have the support
OF nearly all citizens who have given the
matter close attention
Evening star., 1896-10-31

Senator Daniel in his Roanoke speech the
other night added to prediction of Bry-
ans election this significant proviso: But
if Mr. Bryan should not be elected this
time the democratic party will nominate
him again and will keep nominating him
uEtil he is finally elected President" Is 1t
wise to mortgage the nomination of the
democratic party for the presidency to Mr..
Bryan for the remainder of mis- natural
l.fe. which, in view of the candidates s
youth and health, promises to be a long
period? Have the other ambitious leaders
CT the democratic party assented to the
transaction?
Evening star., 1896-10-31
I2Hc. Jap. drapery, SIC.

Monday we shall put on sale 4,2oo
yards Japanese gold drapery, in the
handsomest green, nile, light blue,
olive, red and lemon, oriental pat
terms. This makes most beautiful
drapery, and is handsome enough for
the most expensive surroundings.
Usual price, 124c. Monday, S4c.
yard.
Evening star., 1896-10-31

One feature of todays Star of special in
terest to those who are intently studying
the political signs of the times is the two
page review Of the congressional campaign
based upon Information derived from every
available source 1t includes all the special
and exclusive Information that The Star
mas been able to obtain. and reflects as well
the best features OF the most reliable esti-
mates made by campaign managers and
other authorities
Evening star., 1896-10-31

The demonstrations which have disgracad
several assemblages where leading men of
various parties were speaking cannot in
any instance be regarded as rejecting the
sentiments of the audience as a whole A
very few men can produce an amount of
disorder which to the uninformed observer
resembles an incipient riot. There Is no
escape from ruffianism of this kind Its
cause Is Insignificant. but its manifes;a-
items are fraught with humiliation to the
victim