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opium. Ask him to free his mind and no
Will probably say: Opium does not deprive
you of your senses: 1t does not make a
mailman of you. But drink does! See
Who ever heard of a man committing muir
der when full of hop? Get him full of
whisky and he might kill his father.
aont see why people kick SO about opium
smoking If they knew anything about it
they wouldn't talk that way. Let anybody
drink rum who cares to, but as for me I
would rather be what l am"
AS before mentioned, there were at one
time gorgeous opium dens in New York
Out at the present time there is probably
not one with any pretense to splendid
decoration. The Cinnamon will smoke in a
cellar, bare. squalid, occupied by an odor
that will float wooden chips The police
TOOK the adornments from the vice and
left nothing but the pipe itself Yet the
pipe is sufficient for its slant-eyed lover.
Inside a "Joint."
when prepared for smoking purposes,
opium Is heavy liquid much like molasses
Ordinarily it is sold in hollow li-shi nuts
or IN little round tins resembling the old
percussion cap boxes. The pipe is a Curl
Gus affair, particularly notable for the way
In which 1t does not resemble the drawings
OF II that appear in print. The stem is of
! MEX bamboo, the mouthpiece usually OF
ivory: Inc bowl crops out suddenly about
Tour inches from the end of the stem. 1t is
a heaVy affair of clay or stone The cav
lily is a mere hole, of the diameter of a
LEAD pencil, drilled through the center. The
yen-hock' is a sort of sharpened darning
needle. With it the cook takes the opium
frcm the box He twirls it dexterously
with his thumb and forefinger until enough
of the gummy substance adheres to the
sharp point. Then he holds it over the tiny
iame of the lamp, which burns only peanut
Gil or sweet Oil.
The pill now exactly resembles boiling
molasses. The clever fingers of the cook
tW'rl IT above the flame. Lying on his side
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Anne rlcan drug store furnishes him with
the opium, and afterward China is dis
cernible only in the traditions that cling TO
the habit.
There are 5000 opium smokers in the
city of New York alone. At one time there
We're two great colonies, one in the Ten
deTloin. OF e of course in Chinatown. This
was before the hammer of reform struck
them. Now the two color ies are splintered
into scmetf ing less than 25,GoO fragments.
The smokers are disorganized, but they
still exist.
The TenCerloin district of New York fell
an early victim to opium. That part of the
population which is known as the sporting
class adopted the habit quickly. Cheap
actors rae track touts, gamblers and the
different kinds of confidence men took TO
1t generally. Opium raised its yellow ban
ner over the Tenderloin attaining the dig
nifty of a common vice.
Splendi,. Joints" We're not uncommon
then in New York. There was one on 42d
street which would have been palatial if it
were not for the bad taste Of the decora-
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lions. An occasional man from 5th avenue
or Madison aver ue would there have his
private layout an elegant equipment of
silver. ivory. gold. The hunks which lined
all sides of the two rooms were nightly
crowded. and some of the people owned
names V Mich are not altogether unknown
to the public. This place was raided be-
cause of sensational stories in the news
papers, al the little wicket no longer
opens to allow the anxious '-fend'' TO enter.
Upon the appearance of reform opium
retired to private flats Here it now reigns,
and IL will undoubtedly he an extremely
long century before the police can root it
from these little strongholds Once Billy
RoStetter got drunk on whisky and emp
tied three scuttles of coal down the dumb
waiter shaft. This made a noise and Billy
naturally was arrested. But opium is 81
lent. These smokers do not rave. They
lie and dream or talk in low tones. The
opium vice does not betray itself by heav-
ing coal down dumb waiter shafts
People who declare themselves able to
pick out opium smokers on the street are
usually deiidsd. An opium smoker may
look ike deacon. or Il deacon may look like
en- opium smoker. One case is as probable
the other. The "tiends'' can easily con-
ceal their vice. They get up from tie LAY
out adjust their cravats. Strengthen their
coat tails and march off like ordinary people
and the best kind of an expert would rot be
wiling TO bet that they were or We're not
addicted to the habit.
What Constitutes n "Habit.,
1t would be very hard TO say Just exactly
what constitutes a habit" With the fiends
1t Is an elastic word Ask a smoker if he has
habit and he viii deny it. Ask him If some
one who smokes the same amount has A
habit, and he will gracefully admit It, Per-
haps the ordinary smoker consumes TWENTY
five cents worth of opium each day There
are others who smoke 81 worth This is
rather extraordinary, and in this case at
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least it is safe to say that 1t is habit"
The 81 smoker usually INDUCES in high
hats" which is the term for large pill. The
ordinary smoker is satisfied with pin
heads 'Pia-heads'' are about the size of
a French pea
Habit smokers have a contempt for the
sensation smoker" This latter is a per-
son who has been won by the false glamor
which surrounds the vice and who goes
about really pretending that he has raw
enous hunger for the pipe. There are more
agine.
1t is said to take one year of devotion TO
the pipe before one can contract habit.
AS far the writer's observation goes he
should say that it does not take any such
long time. Sometimes IN Individual who has
only smoked a few months will speak of
nothing but pipe and when they talk pipe
perSistently it is a pretty sure sign that the
drug mas fastened its grip upon them SO that
at any rate they are not able to easily stop
its use.
When a man arises from his first trial of
the pipe the nausea that clutches him is
something that can give cards and spades
and big casino to seasckness. If he had
swallowed a live chimney-sweep he could
not feel more like dying. The room and ev-
erything in it whirls like the inside of an
electric light plant. There appears thirst
a great thirst. and this thirst is so sinister
and so misleading that if the novice drank
spirits to satisfy ii he would presently be
much worse. The one thing that will make
him feel again that life may be q joy is a
cup of strong black coffee.
A "Ycn-Yen.'
If there is a sentiment in the pipe for
him, he returns to it after this first unpleas-
ant trial. Gradually the power of the drug
sirks into his heart. l. absorbs his thought
He begins to lie with more and more grace
to cover the shortcomings and little fail
ures of his life And then finally he may
become full-tledsed pipe fiend," a man
with a ''yen-yen.'
i ''yen-yen," be it Known is the hunger,
separates himself from his pipe and takes
him by the heart strings. If, indeed, ne
" i'll not buck through "a brick wall to get
TO the pipe, he at least will become the
most disagreed able. sour-tempered person on
earth until he finds way to satisfy his
craving.
When the victim arrives at the point
where his soul calls for the drug, he usual
ly learns to cook. The operation of rolling
the pill and cooking it over the little lamp
is a delicate task and it takes time to learn
1t. When man can cook for himself and
buys his own layout he is gone, proba-
lily. He has placed upon his shoulders an
elephant which ne may carry to the ed sc
of forever. The Chinese have a preparation
" hich they call a cure but the first diff
Guilty is to get the hop-fiend to take the
preparation, and the second difficulty is to
cure anything with this cure.
A "hop-fiend' will defend opium with
elCquence and energy. He very seldom
drinks spirits and so ne gains an opportuni-
ty to make the most ferocious parallels be-
tv cen the effects of rum and the effects of
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RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Station corner of 9Th and n sstraa

ceatlon corner OF Old and Is streets.
1850 seefdnys 20 R ny s su Lsso rrrs
BURG BhPRkSSs-Bunet Parlor Tar, Harris.
1880 AN. PENNSYLVANIA I1anrrp.-Punmun
Harrisburg to Chicago, CINCINNATI. I"dlnnar Sp
st Louis Cleveland and Toledo. Buaet FaIlor
1890 AN. FAST LINE.-Puliman Buffet Parlor
Car to Harrisburg Paror and Dining Cars, Har.
$40 P.M cHICAG6 AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS.
Pullman Bufet Parlor Car 10 Harrisburg.
Louis, Cincinnati. Louisville and ChIcSrS 10 81
7:l0 PM WESTERN EXPRESS Pullman Steep
iRg Car to Chicago and Harrisburg 10 Cleveland.
7:Io Pm. soUTHWESTERN EMPRESS Pullman
ing Car Harrisburg to Cincinnaii anu ''''Sp
1O:40 pm. PACIFIC EXPRESS.-Pullman Sleep
7:5o AN for Kanp, Canandaigua Rochester and
Niagara Falls daily except sunday.
SUNDAY: For Ni.liamspOrt daily. $40 P.Ff.
40 M for Wiliamsport, Rochester. Buffalo and
Niagara Fails daily, except saturday, with Sleep
ing Gar Washington TO Suspension Bridge Buff
1910 PM for Erie. Canandaigla. Rochester. Emf.
ialo and Niagara Falls daily, Sleeping Car Wash
FOR PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND TIE
EAST
400 PM CONGRESSIONAL IIMITED." daily,
al larl"r Cars, with Dining Car from Baltimore .
Regular at 200 dining carr. 40 i-Gl 10 90
Dining Dining Car, and 100 dining Car from VII
Igi"Lil An l2:45. BIB so. G-sG io.uO md
d a. 30 IN on sunday. 200 DINING carr. 20.
gg 3yti lI29 Dinhg Car from Win ng' NJ AN;
M.
Philadelphia only Fast ENpr'ss. $50 : " week
DAYS Express, l2:l5 weekdays. ..uI aud 40
I'm. daily. For Rostpn .;HOut change Z 20
AN weekdays and BIS PM. daily
Atiahtlc CITY via Delaware River Erid.n. :Il-rail
rOutclr 3:l1 i. II. daily: tria MARKET ~ I,.,t F,r-
EL 1000 AN. and l2:+5 Pm. week laws II 10
IN. daily, and 100 An. Saturdays only
1870, 1850 and Is 80 AN. l2:l;,. l2.f5 2.W'
3:l", 3:I9 400 Limited. 4 - 40. ,: 10 COS
$50. 40 loH", 1910. ll.15 ard l.s5 = NJ
On SUNDAY. 200. 10 500 g05 1870 90
An; l2:l1 l:l5 2ul, 3:I5, 3: - tl.uO IN
led; 30; 10 G:o5, 60 T:lu, 1900 1910
For Popas Creek Line. 7:2o AN. and 1896 PM.
daily, EXCEPT sunday. SUNDAYS. a.u5 = "
FOR Annapolis, 100 $500 An: aI5 and 40
IN. iliiE. Except Sgvday. Suui;,!s. $3.50 A. N.
AtEiTtia Coast Line. Express for Rf,lussad 10 .rts
on Ailanti" Gas line. t:3B \ ". $40 = N
Gali! E" mnuC and Atlanta. $50 A.. ". daily.
la"!.m"nd "'lg. 1850 AN wed. ,lays.
A,',.ihi .!a'lon for Guan,uo 1:i5 4. VI. daily and
I:2i I'm week DAYS.
For Alexandra. 80 G.;;5. 7:45 > - a:45. 1o.aT,
LOO An: i2.5u, so, Bro. -. 500. 5.y7,
Cl'. AN2, 1910 aud l1:i2 pm. ng sunday at
49, ':4", 20" An; I'D, G:l5, S:u2 and 1910
Lave Alexandria for Washington Gsu5. G.42. los
500. $40, i":i5. l0:2S An: l.Gr. 2-l5. =. 90,
BIZ. $500. 5.:3n. Glib. 700 -. g.IU lu:I2 and
ll:oN I'M. bn sunday al q. az. $40. lu:gS A NJ:
2:l5. 90. 1:US'. 1:2", $40 aud lu.JS Pm.
Ticket Offices. corner Fifteenth ami - streets and
al ia" station. Sixth and h streets, .glr.r oIGrrs
can Toe lett for the checking of baggage to Lsiiua-
tiun from hotels and residences
;. NJ PliENpSL J. II. WOOD,
r5eh"rdl Manager General Pass. Ast.
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.
THROUGH THE GRANDEsT SCENERY IN
AMERICA. ALL TRAINS NESTIBULED,
ELECTRIC LIGHTED. STEAM HEATED. ALL
TON SIXTH AND II STREETS
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.

Schedule IN effect April &c. 1896.
2:25 Pm. DAILI-CiDclnnati and ST. Louis Spe-
cial. Solid train for Cincinnati. Pullman sleepers
TO Cincinnati Lexington. Louisville. Indianapolis
ard St Louis without change. Parlor Gin
ciBrati TO Chicago.
1l:1O Pm. DAlLY-F. f. V. Lpited-So,id train
for Cincinnati. Pullman sleepcrs to Cincinnati
Lexington ind Louisville without change. Pull
man sleeper TO Virginia Hot Springs, without
change. Wednesdays ard Saturdays. Seepcrs Gin
cinrati to Chicago and ST. Louis.
1857 AN, EXCEPT SCNDAY-via Richmond
for Old Point and Norfolk. Only rail line.
2:25 Pm. DA1LY-For CIordcnsville, Charlottps-
Sunday
Reserva ions and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
onces, 513 and 1921 Pennsylvania avenue lllO &
ct. NV. and the station.
n. W. FILLER
ap27 General Passenger Agent
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BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD.

schedule In effect May .. lSi6.
Leave Washington IRON station corner Of New
jersey avenue and e ST.
for chicago aud Northwest Nesti5ulcd Limited
trains, ii 30 a. III, sos pm.
For Cincinnati s. Louis and Indianapolis. Yesti-
p1ied Limited 5:i3 pm; cypress l2:l5 night.
For PittshurS and Cleveland, exIress daily, IL 80
an and $40 D. IN.
For 70, Leains,dn and staunton, l1:so
For Luray, Natural Bridge Roanuke, Knoxville,
daily; Sleeping Cars through.
For I,y 80 IN daily;
&7:l0, x73o, Ns:eo. $50. K9:3O xlu.U1. lI2.pj
am. 112.o5. l2:1o, xl2:35, x3 90. -. AIS,
i:32. x5:o5. x5:lo A5:30. 5:S5. x5:2n. Gso AS.oo.
sundays, x7:05. x7:lo $50. 1s:oo. 1io.oo m,
xl21. xl2 81. 90 500. BIB b. x5.,i. ~. 10
For Annapolis, 7:io ana $50 ain. I2Io and
AS p N. sundays, $50 am, 4:@2 pm.
For Frederick, 1900 i'll 80 am, rs, 1880,
For iIagerstown, 1880 am and 1890 pm.
For Bod and way points week days 500 a n,
4:3o, $50. 7:o5 pm. sundays, $500 an I:l5,
100 200 am 12 a5S & gao po ms TE gaS s
5:35, 7:O5 1850 pm. Sundays 800 am, l:I5,
For Washington Junction and way points. 900
am, Sl:l5 pm. Express trains stopping at prin-
ROYAL BLyE LINE FOX NE# YORK AND
PIIILADELPHIh.
All trains illuminated with pintSch light
For philadelphia. New York Erston and the
East, week DAYS 90, % 500 n":o' m, Dim
pm. u2:ol night, Sleeping Car open at 1880
9,slocky; SUNDAYS Gat5. Dining carr 600 am,
Dining Carr, l2:35, Dining Carr 3:op 20. Dining
Carr, 500 l2s0l night, Sleeping Car open pas
Buffet Pdrior cars on all day trains.
For Atlantic City, 1000 am. 1850 nooa Sun
days ts,c l2;SS sI p;m .norr ,sn,,, -
~ .Express trains ''""'N' 0N'-
Baggage called FOR and checked from hotel, and
residences 10y Union Transfer Co orders left
at ticket Offices. 6I2 Pennsylvania Avenue NV,
New York Ave;q 9 ana l5l9 Street and at Depot.
WM. p. GREENE. Gen. Manager. mys
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dope" SMOKERS
Stephen Crane Gives a Realistic
Sketch of Opium Slaves.
INTERIOR SCENES IN A Joint"
Preparing the. Drug for the Vic
tins of the Habit.
Fl n d G r I NJ D f S 2 A | r
INTERIOR SCENES IN A Joint"
FIND GRIM DE P AIR

Plum SMOKING IN
this country is be-
IiCyed to be more
particularly a pas
time of the Chinese,
but in truth the
greater number of
t h g smokers ar e
white men and white
women. Chinatown
furr ishes the pipe,
lamp and yen-hock,
but let a man once
poss esS a layout"
a n q q common
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Excellent Work Rcjcctcd.

About ScVenty-fiVe different artists of the
camera responded to the invitation. though
only a few sent the fun number of
prints permitted by Tho rules The Sitting
process has been rigorous and thorough.
ana the prints that have been rejected
would IN themselves form d most cre,Iitable
tNELhitloll. Indeed, many of these pr.n:s
az" better than the average of work h!tLcr-
tc shown IL the local exhibitions This js
.aSl!y TO be understood when ii is known
mat IN the present case the pictures come
IRON some of the very best photographers
in the country.
10 he rejected by a salon, while a disap-
Polltiheht. Is not necessarily a disgrace to
on! aii~t, Tor the competition for wall
space IS ever N|hcrc severe. Last month in
brussels lhere We're 2.::ou prints submitted
ana but 800 we're hung. Forty-three of the
cNh:pltofs were dropped out entirely not
helhS represented by a single frame Eighty
OF the exhibitors were permitted ONLY one
frame each. In this connection il is inter
eStihG TO note that of the twenty-eiglt
photographs selected from this salon for
puhllcatIon in the official album four We're
from American exhibitors.
IL IS planned in the present instance TO
IubitSh a souvenir catalogue with list
OF the awards and possibly with two
or more reproductions. which will he
SOLO by subscription to aid in defrayina the
feaNN expenses of the exhibition thai are
being borne entirely by the club that has
undertaken this great task The regular
catalogue will be on sale at ten cents q
copy.
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WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT co, LTD
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS,


On MONDAYS, Wednesdays and SATURDAYS M ?
am; Monday for river landings 10 81 t'l,nen-..
Bay, Breton's Bay and Nomini Creek: RI rfIrping
arrives Tuesday afternoon. Wednesdays for river
landings 40 Br.tons Fay ana Nnmiri Greek: thence
TO Pincy Point, st. Georges, Smiths Creek, CGan
and lcocC micu rivers; returning leaves Nomini
Creek Thursday afternoon for river landings aIfiy-
Ing Friday morning. SATURDAYS Tor river landings
10 Nomini Creek and st. Clemens Bay returning
arrives Sunday afternoon. In effect Nov l. lSs,s
See schedule tnol-t0 e W. RIDLEY. Gen. Man
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS

L. S. RANDALL POTOMAC RIVER INr
Steamer Harry Randall leaves Ri5er View Wharf
18th street, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday an :
am, landing at all wharyes as far down ~ N,d
dOx creek, Va, including Chapel Ppint ana CrntaI
Beach, returning on Mondays about y nm. NJ
nesdays and Fridays about ) 80 pm PasSsn,,cr ~ ~
commcda' ions hrst-cass. Freight received ,n,iI
hour of sailing. Telephone 1865. ''t
f. A REED & CO., e 6 RANDATr
Agents, Alexandria. Proprietor aud NIsno"or
GEO. o. CARPENTER, Cen Al
1a3u Washington - c
ule.-Stcamer Potomac will leave Siti,lsDs51's
wharf, foot 9TH St, every Sundar at 4 - IA for
Baltimore and river landings. Arcam,n1,lui inns
strictly 1rst-class. Freight received for river
landings on Saturday and must be prepaid Rates
given on Baltimore freight. STEPHENSpN A.
BRO, Agents. Office. 80 Pa ave. Telephone 745
de3l-tf
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4 Handsome Exhibit.


Each exhibitor. is limited to ten prints,
those intended for class A to be framed, as
we'll as all prints from local exhibitors. This
will add greatly to the attractiveness Of the
exhibition, as usually the prints are submit
ted without framing, or are grouped in
unique and oftens inartstic styles that de-
tract from the real merits Of the work.
Naturally the larger number of prints con-
tributed were entered for class A. but as
these selections for acceptance were made
under the most rigid rules, and as the work
of the committee must be finally passed
upon by the judges fer this class before the
works can be hung, many of these contri-
buttons will be found in class B when the
salon is opened. I r
The work of choosing and classifying the
pictures has been severe task upon the
committee, and hasrsonly just been com
pleted, after great labor. A vote was had
upon each of the hundreds of prints re-
nous opinion as to the merits of a contri-
button majority vote decided though In
such instances the merits and defects Of the
photograph were gone over in detail and
the result reached only after mature CON
s!deration. An easel was used from which
to view the prints in their frames. fronted
by a row of shaded gas JETS go that the fuII-
est hght possible was obtained. AS the
prints were classified for class A or p or
for rejection, they were marked with a
private design known only to the memhers
OF the committee, and then caref,,IIy ~
away, so that beyond the committee and
the Judges of class A nobody knows The fata
OF any Of the prints submitted for exhih,t;on
at this time. 'ion
The Judges Chosen.
The Judges have been most c.-.f,,u, -
Evening journal., 1896-03-02
A Man with a History.
Hfis Body Covered with humps. Could
not eat end Thought he was
going 20 dry uP.

hfis HOdy Covered Win Jumps. toutu
not eat end Thought he was
going 20 dry up.
l(FTom ne NashUiitc, Tenn. Bannerl
Mr.. John W. Thomas, Jr., of Theta, Tenn,
L. man with most interesting history.
at was in '84 said he 10 q reporter who
had asked him for the story Of his life, when
was working in the silver mines Of New
Mexico, that my troubles began.
" From simple Indigestion my malady de
veloped into a chronic inability to take any
substantial fDod, and at times / was pros
srased by spells Of heart palpitation. On
the 1fth OF April, 1898, / suddenly col
lapsed. and for days / was unconscious,
In fact | was not fully myself until July.
On September 1st / weighed but 20 pounds
whereas my normal weight is 165 pounds.
All over my body there were Jumps from
the size of grape 10 the size Of walnut,
my fingers were cramped 50 that / could not
more than half straighten them had en-
tirely lost control Of my lower limbs and
my band trembled so that l could not drink
without SHILLING the liquid. Nothing would
remain on my stomach, and it seemed that
must dry up before many more days had
~ made another round Of the physicians,
callin- in one after the other, and by the
mid of morphine and other medicines they
gave me- managed to live though barely
through the fall"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his arms,
and lust above the elbow Of each there was
a large irregular stain as large as the palm
OF the hand and Of a purple color, the space
covered by the mark was sunken nearly TO
the bone. "That," said Mr.. Thomas, ." is
what tho doctors did by putting morphins
into me.
on the 1ith Of December, 1898, just eight
months after / took permanently TO bed-l
shall never forget the date-my cousin, Joe
Foster. of Carriers Creek, called on me and
rayo mic box of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, saying they had cured him
Of partial paralysis, with which j knew he
had all but died. I followed his directions
and began taking the medicine, as q result
I stand before you to-day the most surprised
man on earth. Look at my hand, 1t Is ai
steady as yours; my face has a healthy Look
abouf IL. I have been attending TO my
duties for month. Since / began taking
the pills have gained 80 pounds, and l an
sull' gaining All the knots have disap
peared from NY body except this littl,
kernel here in Iny palm. have gooc
appetite and am almost as strong as evei
was.
"Yesterday 7 rode thirty.-eyen miles on
horseback, feel tired to-day isut not sick
/ used TO have from two TO four spells o
heart palpitahon every night, since begaI
the use Of the pills / have had but lou
spells altogether.
al know positively that was cured by
Or Williams Pink Pills, and | believe
firmly that It Is the most wonderful remedy
IN existence to-day and every fact have
presented to you is known TO my neighbour
as well as to myself, and they will certify Il
the truth Of my remarkable cure"