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agent OF the Alaska Commercial Com
pany, and Max c. Sloss also came down
on the Excelsior. Mr.. Sloss said: THE
steamers Alice Belle and Margaret have
mad more than they could attend to on
the ukon during the last month. They
nave peen running regularly, always
crowded with passengers and freight.
LABOR is very scarce all over the country.
Many OF the rich holders are paying SIS q
day wages, and in some instances the
wages are SIS day and board. At manv
OF the popuiar saloons at the camps $1,000
is considered only fair days work.
Alaska is great country.
me Excelsior made a smart trip from
st. Michaels to San Francisco, the only
stop being at Unalaska. Captain Higgins
says that he does not think the revenue
cutter Bear will be able to reach Point
Barrow his season. When he spoke her
Dr. Sheldon Jackson was on board, ana
Captain Tuttle expects to leave with him
Tor Fort Clarence on the 1st inst. There
mum Der OF reindeer were to be secured
and the Bear was TO proceed to the reln-
deer station on the Alaskan coast. On
July 4, while at Unaiaska, the steam
whaler Navarch came in from Dutch Har-
Dor, and the captain reported having
taken four whales. landed 5000 pounds of
bone and then sailed for the Arctic.
The Corwin was in port at Unalaska
when the Excelsior left, and the steamer
Portland arrived at st. Michaels on June
q. Captain Higgins reports that the ice
was very light during the season, but on
MS way down he passed through strip
forty miles wide. The steamer was not
much damaged. but will at once go on the
drydOck for repairs
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that job done be wouldn't need any
money, for he would be dead. See?'
Steal it'll Why of course not. 1t isn't
In ght and a man can't very well walk
of with big sacks weighing seventy
pounds. And as for the gold bars. Well,
just try to lift one off the platform and
then say whether you think you would
be successful in trying to get away with
the $4,000 lump. No, the Mint will never
be robbed, even if the Carson. mint did
lose something like $125, 900 through the
connlvance OF several employees. They
got away with the money, but they are
now in jail. And they had to give up the
money, too, and pay the Governme ment
$1,000 each for the fun.
1t is not only the retiring superin te nd
ent and the incoming man who are inter-
ested in this count. The Treasury De-
partment at Washington likes to know all
about what is going on, so Secretary Gage
has three men standing around Just look
ing on, but looking with both eyes wide
open. There is Ben jamin F. Butter, who
represents the mint department at Wash
ington, and William A Lamson and Jo-
seph Firebaugh, OF Chicago, who are Just
saving wood down there in the vaults
They keep their eyes on the scales, for
even il the three men from the coiner's
departm ent upstairs have but three hours
at stretch looking at the scales, these
keen-eyeQ men from the East know that
mems eyes get very tired in three hours.
When Frank Hill, George Kent and f.
G. Berdan leave the seat before the scale
after they have watched the little metal
tongue for three hours their eyes look as
If they had lost two or three nights sleep.
But they come on fresh next day and have
not gone quite insane over the strain
Just how long they can stand it they are
not prepared TO say, but think they could
count twice as much as in these vaults.
Ben Day looks after the interests of the
retiring superintendent, and while he un-
dodbtedly is not ubiquitous he seems
to be for he is apparently all over the cor
rldor at the same time and keeps a most
watchful eye upon the work going on all
around him. keeping pace with him in
their efforts to see to it that Mr. Leach
gets every dollar coming to him are F. A.
| Pedlar, j. Ii. Powell and A. A. Jones'
Now for few figures TO wilma up. There
are vaults and vaults, but only a few of
them hold interest to US now, for we are
looking after the millions OF dollars.
Here is the big vault. 1t had S2I. 900 600
in it few days ago, but it is being emp
tied into another vault. Then there is a
| smaller vault holding Sill, 400. OG0, and then
a smaller still, holding $I1 600 600. Then
the cashiers vault with its 81 600. 600.
Then there are great piles of silver bars
amounting in value TO $4,000, 900, and a
little pile of gold spoken of before.
containing So, 500, 600, making a grand to-
tai of cash and bullion to De counted of
$51 100, 600, and just SIG, 900. 600 has been
tailed up, so 1t can be seen that the
counters are not quite through with a
| third of ii all
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GOLD FROM THE
YUKON RIVER
Half a Million Dollars
Worth of Dust Comes
by the Excelsior.
One Of the Miners Has Over
$4,000 to Show for a
Years Work.
Among All the Steamers Passengers
Not One Has Less Than $4,000
to His Credit.

Over half million in gold dust from
the Yukon River came down on the
steamer Excelsior yesterday. Gold and
concentrates to the value of $3.50, 0O0
owned by the Alaska Commercial Com
pany. was at once sent to Selby's smelling
works, while the mi iners chartered the
Palace Hotel bus and took their hard
earnings to the Mint direct. In one sack
alone, owned by D. S. Lippy, there were
over 200 pounds of the precious metal, and
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BIC PILES
OF MONEY
IN SICH1'
Vast Hoards Now Being
Weighed by the
Ton.
UNCLE SAM COUNTS HIS CASH.
Fifty Million and More Dollars
Filling Three Large
Rooms.
RIViMNG MOlTEZUA MAS RANSOM.
Quadrennial Counting of the Cash in
the Vaults at the United
States Mint.
RIVlMNG MOITEZUHA'S RANSOM.
Quadrennial Counting of the Cash in
the Vaults at the United
States Mint

Money by the ton; money by the cubic
yard; money by the roomful; so much
money that the finite mind cannot grasp
the quantity.
That is the way Uncle Sam has it piled
up; and while ordinary mortals are
happy if they can count their little boards
by the dollar, that mythical parsonage
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Shot in the Thigh.

William Holmes boy about 10 years of age
living at 13413 Seventh street. found a loaded
revolver at Eighth and Natoma streets yester-
day morning. Not being accustomed to fire.
and the bullet lodged in Willie's LETT thigh.
he was taken 10 the Receiving Hospital
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Three More Blasted Heartbstons.

Divorces were granted in the Su perior Court
yesterday as follows: James A. Wheeler from
Carrie 7. Wheeler, for desertion; Florence M
Let's from Mortimer E. Let's, on the ground
oi Wlltful neglect; Virginia NJ. Sheehan from
Thomas j. Sheehan, for deseruon ana neglect.
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HIGHLAND SPRINGS,
On the Border OF Clear Lake.
LAKE COUNTY, CAL.
New and commodious Hotel Just Complete

New and Commodious Hotel Just Completed.
ELEGANTLY FURNISHED AND LIGHTED
~ by electricity. Largest dining-room north OF
San Francisco
THOUSANDS CURED BY THE WATERS AT
HIGHLAND SPRINGS.
waters unrfvaled in The cure Of Dropsy, Rheu-
Inat1sm, stomach Liver and Kidney troubles.
on sale bottled and In Siphons, corner Thirteenth
ana webster Streets: Oakland Cal
Endorsed by Leading Physicians
over thirty kinds OF mineral springs Resident
physician. Superb climate. Fine trout streams.
Deer and small game plentiful All kinds OF
amusenients. Mineral baths In variety
Table Unsurpasse
Reached by shortest and best stage route into
Lake County. Round trip from s f via s. F. and
n. r. TO Hopland $S' or via :. P. 10 Caistoga So.
Open Every Day in the Year.
Terms reasonable. For further information ad-
Dress j. CRAIG, Highland Springs, Lake Co. Cal
Or see In San Francisco LEE d. CRAIG, 3l6
montgomery ST. Send for Illustrated pamphlet
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HOTEL ROWARDENNAN.

THE PICTURESQUE SPOT OF BEN Lo-
l. MOND, IN the Santa Cruz Mountains New
hotel ana rustic cottages, contsining 90 rooms
ALL HARD FINISHED, with large closets.
Two tennis courts and bowling alley. Buildings.
grounds and river lighted by electricity. a mts
OF river for boating. Round trip tickets. 50. For
particulars address THOS I. BELL. Proprietor,
Ben Lomond, Cal.
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TEN YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE
L at 737 Market street, San Francisco. has
stamped him as the leading specialist of the
Pacific Coast in the treatment of all Chronic,
Nervous and special Diseases Of both men and
women Entire or partial loss of manly power
and vgor In young, middle-aged or old men posi-
lively restored Weakening drains which sap the
vitality. destroy the health cause paralysis, in
sanity and premature DEATH quickly and perma-
nently stopped. Private diseases of every name
and nature cured
Write If you live away from the city. Book,
"Guide to health" a treatise all the organs
and their diseases, free application. Core
spondence strictly confidential Address +. l.
sWEANY, 737 Market sIreet. San Francisco. Cal.
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THE GEYSERS.

sonoma Co., Hours from San Francisco.
ONE OF NATURES WONDERS.
Grandest scenery. The hotel an enchanting en-
powered home New Bathhouse, Tennis-court, etc
NATURAL STEAM AND MINERAL
BATHS.
Tepid Swimming Lake. New and inviting trails to
interesting points. Table unsurpassed.
j. B. HORTON, Manager.
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SEIGLER SPRINGS.

LAKE COUNTY.
THIS DELIG HTFUL WATERING-PLACE Is
i located in the midst of the Coast Range
Abundance of mineral springs hot and cold
plunge baths. large swimming tank of mineral
water, fine stone dinng-room telephone con-
nections. electric lights, livery accom- m cd alton:
good trout-hshing and hunting. Round-trip tick,
at s. p. offices, 80
JOHN SPAULDING, Proprietor
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LAUREL GLEN FARM

k'lNE sPRiNG ATER; PLt MY OF Nj IIk
IL cream. fruit and home comforts For rar,icn
lars address MRS. v. STUBENRAUCH boy i5s
Naps, Cal. 10
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PACIFIC
CONGRESS- SPRINGS
SANTA CLARA COUNTY. "
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS.
ONLY ~ hours from San Francisco.
Remodeled and under new management.
For rates and printed matter address
JOHN S. MATHESON, Manager.

NvIsN| Co, only 41a hours from
nm "a s3gA San Francisco, and but 9
SN ~ miles staging Waters
noted for their medicinal virtues and generally
conceded o be the finest nat ural bath water in
state. Excellent climate aud grand mountain
scenery. Long distance telephone: daily mail and
express; weIl-stocked trout streams Round trip
from san Francisco only S5 so. rake Tiburon
ferry z 80 A M. or 1880 p N. Terms, 81 a day
$12 week.
j. Il. MULGREw. Proprietor.
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HOTEL REDONDO.-THIS MAGNIFICENT
IL structure, stories high, with every modern
convenience is the crowning effort all hotels Ga
the Pacific Coast completely surrounded by beau
tiful lawns flower beds. elc Boating, fishing and
surf bathing are the chief amusement Write for
HAM, proprietor.
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LAUREL DELL.

DLEASANTLY LOCATED ON LAUREL DELI
Lake; new dinin groom, new livery stable. II
is now one OF the most attractive outing places III
Lake County. Rates IS 10 S12 per week. BoRtlns
and bathing free Bring your bathing suits Ad
dress H. MANIFOLD bertha p o. Lake Co. Cal
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MILL VALLEY SANITARIUM

Now open for the reception OF guests and patients
Applications for accommodations can be made to
the manager, =. Steele, at the Mil Valley oani-
tarium, g. Eastland, Marin County, CAL. o,
rom 81 916 Market ST. Sa Frspcisco
Mud Baths on Euro pen Plan.
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I TRIANON HOI E l., SITUATED AT THE
- head of the Blue Lakes, Lake County, now
open; thoroughly renovated; fine fishing, hunting
boa ing, bathing and ele ant scenery rae So per
week; ing your bathing suits. Address H. F.
BISHOP, LIE TrIanon Hotel, Bertha p. o., Lake
County, Cal.
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SOLID COMFORT HOME.

IT MILES FROM NAPA CITY, ON MOUNT
i Veder; elevation 1855 feet: mountain spring
water; fire scenery; healthy climate; . positive
cure for asthma Address MRS A. +. ALLEN.
Napa City.
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MINERAL MUD BATHS
For rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Gout, ETC., at the
MILL VALLEY SANiTARIUM.
MARK WEST SPRINGS

Nine Miles from Santa Rosa.
THE PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME.
Il Table first class. Croquet, Billiards Shuttle
boards, Swings, Swimming Pool, Danc1ng PaviI-
ION, Fishing, Hunting, New Mineral Pl unge Bath:
$40 and S12 per week: children under 10. So.
Special rates for clubs and large families Baths
free. nound trip S375.
FREEsE d JUERGENsEN
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01

being confined to the zones lying ON the
meridian. Taking the regions as they
drift through this zone, eventually all
the heavens visible in our latitude will
be photographed. The new telescope is
designed to work in this'narrow belt of
the sky, which has the meridian for its
center. The telescope starts near the
meridian and follows region for 20
minutes, at the end of which time it
quickly and automatically returns to its
starting point. During this return it is
also pointed automatically ten degrees
further north, or toward the zenith, a
region just above the one last taken.
Owing to cloudy weather and other
causes, some regions pass the telescope
without, being observed. This telescope
is provided with an adjustment which
will enable it to start one or two hours
west of the meridian, and thus recover
regions which might otherwise be lost.
The telescope turns at rate which
neutralizes the effect of the earth's TO
tation on its axis.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01
TIE Daify tiqft
TUESDAY, JUNE /, 1897.
LABOR.SAvlNG DEVICE.
Intended to Hold Flooring Before 1t
Has Been Nailed.

Many carpenters, when laying floor
find it possible to fit the strips of stuff
closely enough by placing block OF
wood against the outer edge of the free
board, and strikingly it smartly with a
hammer. Then when the tongue of one
strip has been wedged into the grooves
of the other the nail is driven which
holds the newly laid board in place.
But with some kinds of stuff, especial
ly hardwood, it is desirable to hold the
strips temporarily with some sort of
a jack or with a chisel until the work
man is ready to drive nails. IraA. Smith,
of East Berkshire, VT, who is an archi-
tect and builder, has been so dissatis-
fed with the usual methods adopted in
such cases that he has invented a
"squeezer" of his own. The sketch re-
produced herewith tells its own story
so well that little need be added. The
lower, horizontal piece, like the notched
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01

In his report to the directors of an
insane asylum in Pennsylvania recent
ly the physician stated that the in
PRODUCTION of electricity had wonder
fully lightened his labors; that the
effect upon moody patients of the
change from oil lamps was magical.
These poor unfortunates now resort
to games and music In the evening IN
stead of sitting around in gloomy ST.
lence. The improved ventilation by
means of electric fans was also great
advantage. He believes that the in
vestment in an electric plant has i'm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01
TINGED WITH ROMANCE.
Marriage of Prof. Keyes, of Columbi
College, to Miss Mary l.. Ward.

HAe-A VI my Cst VI
College, to Miss Mary L. Ward.
The marriage of Prof. Henry Elmo
Reyes, of Columbia college, to Miss
Mary Louise Ward, at st. Leo's church
New York city the other day, has in it
a touch of romance which had it's origin
in war time. The prospective bride
groom is a son of the famous Maj. Gen.
Z. d. Reyes, who died abroad few
years ago, and whose resting place at
West Point is marked by magnificent
monument placed there by the govern
ment.
During the war Gen. Keyes formed
the acquaintance of Capt. G. S. Luttrell
Ward. 1t is the daughter of this young
officer who subsequently died, that
Prof. Reyes is to wed. After the war
Gen. Reyes went to Europe, where he
remained with his family until his
death. During his residence in Europe
Gen. Keyes had his son Henry in a
school in Paris and later sent him to
Heidelberg, where the young man not
only distinguished himself as scholar,
but made a name for himself as duel
Hst
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01
A VALUABLE PRESCRIPTION.

Editor Morrison. of Worthington,
Ind, Sun" writes: "You have a val
label prescription in Electric Bitters,
and I can cheerfully recommend it for
Constipation and Sick Headache, and
as a general system tonic 1t has no
equal" Mrs. Annie Stehle, 2,625 Cot
tage Grove avenue, Chicago, was all
run down, could not eat nor digest
food, had n backache which never left
her and felt tired and weary, bit six
bottles Of Electric Bitters restored her
health and renewed her strength. Price
50 cents and 81. Get g bottle at F.
Kalteyer & Sons drug store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01
UNIQUE TELESCOPE.
Harvard's New Instrument VIII Do
Wonderful Things.

Haryard's New Instrument VIII Do
Wonderful Things.
1t is expected that Haryard's new
eight-inch rectangular telescope be
in full working order by the middle of
June. Without the assistance of any
person, will change and expose plates,
and take, automatically, photographs
of the stars. w. II. Atwill is supervis-
ing it's construction. Within a drum
attached to the focus of the telescope
is revolving frame, which carries eight
Photographic plates, octagonally ar
ranged, films outward. This frame is
turned through one-eighth of a revolu-
ton, in the return of the telescope to
the meridian, thus bringing a fresh
plate into the field of the telescope.
Each region rs photographed 20 min.
utes. The supply of plates lasts little
less than three hours. A large part
of the work of Harvard observatory Is
devoted to systematic charting of the
heavens by means of photography. The
new telescope will save the observer
many hours of tiresome labor, which
has been before required in changing
plates. At some time during the year
all portions of the sky visible in oul
latitude come to the meridian. chartinf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01
SNAKE STORY SEASON AGAIN.
Two engagements in New jersey
That Resemble Battles In Cuba.

Two engagements I'm New Jersey
That Resemble Battles In Cuba.
The snake story season has opened
in Union county, New Jersey, and Rah-
way comes to the front with a pair of
them.
The Lafarge Spoke and Wheel works
are situated on the bank of the Railway
river. Recently, while men We're busy
in the blacksmith shop, a, number of
moccasins, none of them under four
feet in length, swarmed into the place
by the front door. They were prepar-
ing to depart when the workmen who
had climbed upon anvils and benches
seized hammers and tongs and began
an attack. The invaders left 10 dead on
the field. AT least three times as many
escaped.
The Young Mems Social club of Mil
ton, near Railway, had arranged to dis
cuss the other evening an amendment
to the bylaws allowing liquor to be
drunk in the clubhouse. Frank Pierson,
in advance of the meeting, captured
four big moccasin snakes and when the
debate was at it's height and it
looked as though those favoring
the resolution would win he re-
leased the reptiles from his pock-
ct. In a moment chairs and tables
were occupied by scrambling club
members. 1t was ten minutes before
the snakes vanished and then the meet
inF ventured to come to order again
and the bibulous bylaw was defeated
by /. unanimous vote.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01
VICTIMS OF RUsslA's CRUELTY.
sInys En- Route to the Bad Lands Benr
Marks of Their Treatment.

SIayS I'm Route 10 TIE ina LunOs Dcur
Marks of Their Treatment.
A party of 81 Slavs, accompanied by
their wives and children, passed through
Aberdeen, S. D., the other day on their
way to the Bad Lands Whether nihi-
lists or not, some of the members of the
party have suffered for the suspicion
of nihilism. One of the men, Michael
Lodovitch, claims to be brother OF
the famous exile, Ivan Lodoyitch, who
has spent 40 years in the salt mines of
lower Siberia. Another emigrant,
Tesah Stolstock, was sent to Siberia
for life in 1884, and still bears the
marks of the shackles with which he
was confined in underground dun
gcons. On the coronation of the pres
ent car, however, he was pardoned,
with 200 others. Later, Stolstock was
again arrested as a suspected n1h1Ilst,
the same crime of which he was accused
and punished before, but he escaped.
He was Joined by his sister in Belgium,
and they at once started for America.
Perhaps the worst example of Rus
sian punishment in this party is Ivan
Molosky, a Pole. He was never in ST.
IBERIA, but was for six years kept in
the dungeons at Moscow. These dun
geons are under the river, and, he says,
are always at least two inches deep with
water that filters through the cement
walls. From June, 1889, to November,
1896, Molosky saw no ray of'light, and
his only companions were the rats. His
offense, so the police claimed, was an
attempt on the life of Michael Conner,
a Russian officer of the cars guard.
Molosky claims that he never had
trial, and was only released on his
promise that he would leave Russia at
once, otherwise suffer life imprison-
ment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01

hand-lever, is three feet long. The
slanting brace in which the hand-lever
is fulcrummed has length of two feet
ten inches. The short upright lever is
only a foot long, and the horizontal
shoe which comes in contact with the
flooring is sixteen inches long. The
check rcd, in the rear, is hinged to the
frame, and trimmed to fit in the notches.
The dog must be sharp enough to take
hold of the floor lining or joist, as the
case may be. 1t will be seen at a
glance that this "squeezer" affords a
great leverage, and when it is set at
ary particular notch can be left there.
1t will stand alone. Mr.. Smith says
that he never yet saw any plan for
hardwood flooring that did not require
an extra hand. But with this device a
carpenter can dog the stuff himself
The material employed in this
"squeezer" is hardwood ard iron
which together cost 30 cents. The
labor out on it costs about as much
more.-N. Y. Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01
SAID I'm Central Africa.

In Central Africa the greatest of all
luxuries is salt, the long-continued use
of vegetable food creating so painful
a longing for that mineral that ma
tives deprived of it for long period
have been known to show symptoms
of insanity.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-01

proved the condition of patients 100
per cent.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-10-27
BE PATIENT

The price OF meat has gone to
two cents, Flour has advanced.
Cotton goods have advanced but
cotton has gone down to 81 cents.
Railroad rates aud lumber have in
creased but the wages of employees
remain the same The producer
pays more for what he gets and re-
ceives less for what he sells. Nc
Kinley prosperitY-Arkansas Ca
2ette
You should not growl about such
small things as you enumerate
above. BE patient, Just wait un-
til our prosperity governor along
with those St. Louis merchants,
build US a competing line against
the Iron Mountain and all will be
prosperous 1t is true you may be
dead ard your children aud chill
dreus children may be land away to
rest aud their bones crumbled away
to dust before the road under con
struction (on paper IS finished, but
then Dan has his tow line on it and
being a great man, his predecessors
will recognize what a good thing
the road is and will keep on build
ING It until the final day.