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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15
That Settled 1t.

"Why, Laura" said Mr.. Smokers,
the humorist, sis that a pistol by the
side of your plate?
"It is, my DEAR" replied Mrs. Snick-
ers, sweetly. at is loaded, too. We
have biscuits of my own make for
breakfast, and I wish to discourage
criticiSm."-Judge.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15
A Patriot Misunderstood.

when l think of the wrongs o,ir
country has suffered" said the orator
who knew he was too old to be drafted,
my bosom swells with Indignation"
"Oh, is that it?" squeaked the man who
didn't like him, Il thought 1t was your
shirt wasn't o fit"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

There has evidently been a reform
in our city administration, despite the
talk of corruption that we hear"
What leads you to think SOP" 81
saw six men working on the street
this morning and there was only one
boss to look after them"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

Can you show me any gN d. depata-
BILE reason. sentimental, ar economic,
whv wa shouldn,t anney Httr waiiY" in
quired the argumentative' citth en.
"Of course l CAM answered Senato
Sorghum, promptly. rhe sugsa I trust
doesn't want us to-"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15
Meant ssAlfnao

Mrs. Honk docking up from the
county newspaper)-How does it come,
that the swindler they've got in Jail in
town has two names? The paper calls,
him, in n place, Bill Johnson, and in.
another, Walter st. Elmo.'
Farmer-Oh, johnson is his reall
name; the other is his Ananias.-Puck..
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15
THE PLAZA DE TOROS.

HE walls of the
city are plastered
with big posters,
this fiesta day of
San Andres, an
n%ouncing:
To-day, in the
evening, there will
be a grand and
m o S t sumptuous
performance in the
great St. LaZaro
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15
ncautx !. Blood peep,.'

Clean blood means a clean skim no
beuty without 1t. Cascarets. Candy ga.
thrtio cleans your blood and keeps u
driving all impurities from the body; Rt :
gin to-day to Danish pimples. boiiH
blotches, blackheads, and that 9ackitN
bilious complexion BY taking Cascarsts.~.
beauty for 10 cents. All druggists, sat1ss-
faction guaranteed. 10c. 25c, Soc.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

Il always feel" says General Will
lam Booth. that my motives are so
good that everybody ought to like me !"
Truly a comfortable feeling: and yet
II such a man is disllked by somebody
he must feel as II he would like to
punch his unappreciative head.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

The facilities for inland ~transporta-
ton ere so limited in Brazil that the
inhabitants of the ports find it cheaper
to import grain from North America
than from their own farms.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

Mr.. Watterson takes occasion to In
hounce that he is again back in the
Democratic fold. AS he Jared well as
a prodigal, there's no need to kill the
fatted calt.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

When a girl talks a great deal about
her home duties, investigate, and you
will find that they consist in turning a
bed over and frying an egg.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

1t is q wise youth who kisses his
sweetheart goodbye every chance he
gets, because the examining doctor
may refuse to accept him when the
time comes.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

'Why," began the inveterate puns-
ter, "why did the sq%uad-run?'
$50 1t could be called fleet prompt
ly replied the police court lawyer
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

Willie Boy-If l promise to learn my
lesson, pap, will you give me a quar-
ter? Papa-Yes, my son.. Willie Boy
And what will you give me if l do
learn it?-Truth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

A new law in Ohio makes it optional
with juries in capital cases to say
whether a murderer shall be hanged or
sent to the electric chair. The option
might as wei be given tn the convicted
man No jury ever yet elected to kill
a man II 1t could possibly avoid it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

1t is said that DR.. Temple, the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, is proud of his
expertness in sewing on of buttons and
darning of stockings
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15
Britain In America.

British landlords are said to own
20, 600, 900 acres of land in the United
States, an area larger than that Of
Ireland.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

We sometimes think the growing of
the New York Evening Posts dogs OF
peace is more terrible than that of the
dogs of war.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

Piso's Cure for Consumption is our only
medicine for coughs and colds.-Mrs. C.
Beltz, 430 Sth ave-, Denver, Col, Nov. sos.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15
IA Critic EAnrcs.es Himself.

professor, you are authority on mu-
steal matters. Who wrote the music of
Hail! Columbian"
"NobOdy, madam. There is NJ music
in Hail! Columbia "-ChicagO Times.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

As soon as a man takes a Job away
from town, he takes advantage of the
opportunity to lie about his salary.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15
An Old

They say that. Havana is likely to
go up in smoke" well, 1t won't DO
the first time" 9
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

A surprise party is counted a failure
by the women unless they catch the
one they are trying to surprise in bed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

The n who works the hardest re-
ceives the most blame. The idle, do
ing nothing, are responsible for moth
ing.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

+. COSMO BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAP
makes the skin soft, white and healthy.
Sold everywhere.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

We wish there was some way of ac-
quiring more sense, as there is of ac-
quiring more property.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15

This IL the season when tho back
sliders and drunkards are saved
again.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.


Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes veal
men strong. blood pure. Soc. 81. All druggists
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-09-15
Hoods Sar4 apariIIa
Sumcidaft for INA

hood'a pIIIe cure indiaessJo n, biliousn,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
TAKE THE PHILIPPINES.
lNOtPlSOtNT GOVERNMENT fNVORrO.
senator cannon Thinks u would be unfor-
tunats 10 be- Drawn Into the
Oriental Question.

New York, Aug. eo.-A dispatch 60
the Tribune from Washington says;
senator Frank Cannon Of Utah nndu
short call at the White House ana
frankly announced hIH sympathy with
that policy In the Ear Eas, which would
not haul down for spain'S benefit, The
nnE hulatcd by Admiral Dowcy'n ore
dou over this country'a latcs; CON.
quest Ga the Philippines. ilc snid that
10 bio Judgment. Il would Inv" been
well TO compel spain, us a condition "
btucc. 60 rllnqulsh her Sovereignty
not only over cuba and Porto lugu.hut
also oyer the chief colony Ia tn Far
East. I've acquire ut oncu," Doc
added "thc island of Porto Rico aud
the very threshold of the establishment
OF government IN cuba that Island
will come Into our possession. iiy tho
time things are settled there. the island
Will have become 30 Tar Amer.ClnlzHi,
that the nrt ugt Of freo government
there viii De- 60 attach itself Co. The
United States, We will take the nm
NNN.INNN'H NN.|A 90 N' NNNfNH HH'..H
do Hu. n iH thv manifest destiny ~
this government 90 develop great
power ou tho Pacific.
"HrFurdirHH of what hlH ben said
about the Hawaiian islands being out
Of the track OF commerce. 10 Will, In
my Judgment, De- the depot and the
start OF our commerce lu thH Philip
pines with bases thor aud iu 'ho
Philippines, this country WIN hpcnmr a
ptrHt power, probably tn contrasting
power iu the commerce uf the rap.uc
and q participant lu tho trade of tho
Orient Tho possession OF the Phillip
pines is almost certain 90 draw w into
participation iu tho settlement OF the
oriental question. This. 1 thlnk. Will
be unfortunate / do not believe that
We should participate iu that There
fore. while I think We should take them,
1 doubt the udVHBNlly " making
them "a colony and retaining thtm Iyr-
manantiy. / should like 10 see AN In
dependent government established
th1rp na early iH possible.
Eve should take tha Islands or Spain
and MD n working out their deftiny,
saying tn tho whole world that we VIII
DO this On our own way and our own
ideas of righteousness.
"ppwry has Flnriuuhly achieved f0r
us what should hu tho result uf this
war us affects the spanish Sovereignty
over TIL Philippine Tie has tHken
them out OF negotiation and relieved
them from Spanish Fuvoruiguts and
has thus relieved the peace agreement
from us Ouly defect The ph.Nppl1 n
have boou taken from and must not BE-
ryst0ud 10 spain
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
CUBANS FAVOR ANNEXATION
Independence Would he Followed by Ciyii
War Annexation by Rebels Turning
Against American.

London Aug so,-The Times this
morning publishes lofter from Ha-
y7,na, dated July Is. in which the writ.
CO says.
The cIyll population have arrived az
a deliberate opinion In favor of an
neXatlon % the United States and prob
ably the army win eventually follow
their example. however reluctantly.
while Independence. which would signi-
~ tho tyranny " the rebel party
would almost certainly be followed by
tho hcrctst ~ clyil wars on the other
hand. In tho event of annexation, the
disappointed rybgli would probably turn
their arms agllns, tho Americans, and
as one Ut the highest government oti-
cIals told me, ho would not Doe surprised
10 sre the SpanIhrds, perhaps the Span
lsh troops. assisting tho Americans
against the insurgents.
Declaring that the CuhanH give open
expression 90 suspicious M and threats
against the Americans, the correspond
ont expresses the belief that the Ancri-
cans rouldylsllyauppr a rebellion and
mat therefore annexation, which nine
tpuths uf the inhabitants desire because
they dread Independence above all
thIn-,a. seems 20 he the only solution
that viii bring peace 10 the war wasted
land"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
WARSIIIPS FOR RUSSIA.
10 be Built BY he Cramps shipyard in Phi,
adelpha.
FAR SUPERIOR 10 ANY IN AMERICA.
nattieship TO Maintain IN Knot. and Crui-
ser - Knots for ~ Coasecu.
tive Hour.

New York. Aug. 2o-A dispatch 60
ih Tribune from Washington says;
Charles Camp, the head % the
Cramps ship yard. Ia Philadelphia. 10
in Washington 10 consult che naval
authorities regarding ths bills which
are % be- opened ON sopiamber ] f5f
ihe dhrcc sixteen knot hl,ilcshlps Str.
Cump mas recently returned from
Rursih Uferc h. secured contracts 20
build batilsshlp and a cruiser OR
that government, which arc ta be- Gar
superior 90 anything yet designed Tor
che American navy. Speaking % these
ships De said;
I'VE shall begin q lay their kcels
some timg next week The blStoahip
win De OF is.oOO pus dlsplaccmcat and
mus. maintain a speed of n knots Cor
o. consecutive hours. with an coal. ans
muui,ion and stores aboard and these
stores, coal sud ammunition are nfty
per cent gr-aior than th1sg carried On
any ship outside OF Russia. ruis speed.
under those extraordinary conditions,
must be- made with ordinary nlsurai
driught The cruiser Do 90 be- of 900
tons aud under rAturtl duuEht must
maintain - knots fnr " consecutive
hlur and carry 40 cons ~ coal ana
MY pr cent more stores uf uN kinds
chan has hitherto been pui Into any
WarHhIn#"
A continuous test Or twelve hours
u Hlmr}h.ug wholly nsW COR wur ships,
ths ptrcilc' To- Europe generally being
g. rate vessels by tao speed thpy at
mln Ia a squirt over single measured
miles.
AR, Cramp. while a. che navy depart
mtut, told officials nat b. considered
% a grat m. .lke 90 build slow ships
when ihr uthUr nations were building
them tisfcr and fAsi0L tie intends 60
submit bid Cor the batsicshIps de-
signed hy the department. % duplicate
thH Alabama, but 30 ls more shan likely
that h. Will ofrr practically O. dupll-
cato the Russian bAStlcshlps flF the
United Sta.fA
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
THE NORTH ATLANTIC Fleet



New York. aug g0.-A dispatch 20
ih" Tribune from Warrington sayai
The navy department hls taken un-
der consideration tha reorganization
" the North Atlantic n,et. which now
includes i've nclt officers. iu addition
TO providing duly f0r the commander
of a largc number of vessels which win
b. placed OUT OF commission ln uho next
two or thrc weeks. when tho force
u reduced, 90 least thrao uf th. nag
officers on ihe home station will b.
rendcryd supgriuoua ana aru ~ boz or.
dgtgd 90 other Assignments.
Whtn Admiral Sampson aud schlry
come 10 Wellington next week. prd-
paratory 90 nllng 90 cuba and Porto
Rico ua members uf tho military com.
miasiuun, they viii be- consulted rr.
EatdiuE the proposed Chnnru and in an
probability arrangements satisfactory
TO them Niil rnull.
II b. considered ukcly that thr North
Atlhutlc station viii be- divided ana
one HAS uihccrpruhabiy Admiral samp.
fuu. retained ln command 81 the homo
nret. while Admiral schlcy Or Admiral
Howell viii Do placed IN charge of o
newly organized squadron u The Wet
indies, limited 90 the Guif OF MoNlco
and the Caribbean sea.
II lH thv Impression among naval 0ffi-
GERS thtt Admiral sChley will frlse the
opportunity in secure command ~ the
Pacific squadron on the rslWmeut Ut
Admiral Miller on November 81 and
viii ho content 90 walt ashore the few
weeks before the termination N his
services ON the Porto i,lcan command.
ana Admiral Mlllgr's rrtlrmeut. which
would enable him 90 have an Import
ant command, perhaps more Important
than that uf the West Indies aH 10
includes the whole Pacific uyran, from
Alaska 90 Gaps Horn, as well aH Hawaii
aud samoa,
Commodore llomy commanding thg
naval baH- "a Key WUs, d. expected
o. succeed Admiral Matthews as urvsI.
dent of Inc examining aud rtuins
boards. who rrtlrrF oct 20.
The department hns made no move up
a. this umr toward the rraUHiAnlIHh.
mfnt " thU European or South Al
lanilc stations, and 10 o. improbable
that any Hh.rH will o. reut o. thg lli.
tor territory before next year. Hove
ever. IL mo- complications arise dutinf
the sessions Df the peace commission
al Paris. and thry ruccg,d iu r'hghiua
an early agreement on lhr bimH ui
convention Commodore watson 10 exc
poctrd 90 take q nuv Meet 90 Europe
and after visits Of CuurrHy 20 Eng
Land and France, may spend tle VINE
tor Ia the Mediterranean,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
JOHN W. m,cKAy ACCEPTS.
tl,e Of Those selected Have Consented TO
Act on the Lafayette Monument Com
misslin,

Chicago. Aus. sO.-John W. Mhckay
Of California, New York and Paris has
telegraphed TO commissioner general
OF the Paris exposition Ferdinand W.
Peck, his acceptance OF appointment a.
momhcr OF the Lafayette monument
commission. Mr. Mackay resides In
Paris a greabr portion of each year
ana from his knowledge of French
Ideas, as wcll a. from his wide ox.vrl-
enee as the Millionaire head OF enter
priaoa, he II regarded as valuable ac-
qulaitiOn 10 the commission. Five OF
we nine men who Wcrr asked 20 lend
thelr names ana services 90 the labor
uchlgncd 20 draw closer the tics be-
tween the United states and France
have now sent an Affirmative answer TO
he request. They are;
John W, Mnckay, senator w, II, An
son ~ Iowa, Rev, Dr., Edward Everett
Hale OF Boston, thenloE.an, phllan-
Miuplst and man NJ letters; Frank
Thompson 0f Philadelphia, the head OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, and AleNan-
der ". Revell OF Chicago,
SECRETARY Thompson u the Paris
commission says that the sculptor VIII
he an American. In few days LETT
tera WIZ be sent 10 the best known
heulptora OF the country requesting
them 10 submit plans for the proposed
monument The commission VIII select
tho design and later WIN give am In
scrlpton 10 the finished monument
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
FITlL FIRE IN ARKANSAS
Six Persons Killed and Many Others hrrel---EW Bodies A.
ready Recovered OlG Narrow &agS
National and Windsor Hotels at Hot Springs and Kentucky Livery
Stables Burned, and Other Buildings Barely
Escaped

s. Louis, Aug 2o-A special 90 the
Post Dispatch from Hot Springs. Ark,
aayHs
Two h1tols burned here today in ad-
dillon 90 several other buildings. slA
lives Wgr lost
The loss o. estimated 90 $3.50 000
Names of hotels or guests uut given.
49, Louis. Aug ga special Co she
Post Dispatch from Little Rock. Ark..
uys3
Six rorHnH lost their lives today by
the burning uf the National and wind.
sor hotels 900 Hot sprngs. Ark Five
bodies Df persons that had been burned
were recovered from the ruins. NJ a.
iiu1ginra of Indian Territory was Killed
by jumping from 400 upper hotel vim
dow.
only two uf the other bodies have
been ldeuunod. Their nm.s arc Abe
Matthews " Grctnvlic. Maa.. and W.
n. Wells. residence unknown Srt uu-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
rIrLp DAY rNrnCIsIs,
Participated In by en- 'r' aud Men at
Chirlamauga paTA List Of Events

Chickamauga National Military Park.
"a, Aug. u. The luIl DAY tArielHf'1 "il
snodrrass Field this afternoon Tor
which preparations have hUan Do
pr1rress flr SOME tImr are WllnHHfN u
IS practically thu entire camp Lh'nllH
army ami hundreds nt civilians The Ok
erclses are the fire ~ % s'r.f Dc
cid"d ur1n by Gen Br.tknrlga 10
furnish sport and diversion ana ulhl"9o
trsiuiug flr the men, The uiiellla,
tudre. and timers Arr AN liiI0Hfa.
scores % soldiers participate IN thn
Muse is Furnished by the First Ais
IN M o. events f1llow'
Track rv-uts' 100 ytIl7 run ~
ward walk. 90 yard run --0 yard run,
IA vnrd hurdle. one milo run, relay
r1es. four men. rJr.mcutu tuAini I'VE
mile bicycle ruad race. 49,. H..
tsieid fvaHtHs Running hIFh jump
puttlur lG-uHuud shot poe vault
ltauiinr broad jump, tug NJ war, hNe
mon. regimr1d lram' running b'oaa
iump. WuatNrH. -.
Military ryon,si Hair milo morse rae,
(heafs) open tl ONO, ny" ..,'.,
men. musical drill exhibition rguFh
riding. milo and "a quarter siraple oha Z,
cgn ohsttcleE open only TO mounted
officers riding own mounts.
~ tho rte.mnt or uw.llcrY brigade
scorlne the greatest number ~ points
I'm nrid and track rVyu.. aHoordlns
IN i1e asals below, a suitably ihHctIhri
trophy lR awarded. 100.
...,,,d ,brs. pl'ufs, third. one point.
me number 90 entries for each hfld
- tr,et aysn Ia limited tn two ftoh
"" rselmart w artillery brigade,
prizes awarded 90 hrat ana second In
each event ,-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
ron.or,arl,e Wow Of Manila capture,

Madrid. Aug, 20, g. m-senor Sll-
yeln. now the virtual leader OF thr
conservatives, expresses the view N
his marty on the capture OF Manila IN
tho following statement
The capture 0f Manila IN no wise
Affects the rest Of the archipelago:
and The cortcs should be summoned
with urgency In orler o. prevent the
world gululng the impression that
spain mas lost her sovereignty ir the
phIipplues. The liberal party should
conclude peace. but the Sngnsta cnhi-
moi cannot eject the task
II Tho queen regent tenders him an
Invitation, Senior sllyela 10 disposed 10
accept the office.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20

London. Aug. 90 The Manila cable.
A. rs expected. viii Doe rolpeuul Tor
buHuor ou Monday or Tuesday next
Tho cable company has been authorized
fr5m bah Washington ana Madrid
L. repair and operate the lime, and a
cable repair shin D. now 900 route
N d. expected % arrive az the point
Of cutting on Monday and tn have mo
c4bie connected within a couple ~
hours inter arrival The cable COM
pluy has not heard positively that
ADMIRAL Dewey picked up thr outer
sni but tha officials hope ihs r the
casn as 10 would save rlmo time
though they my the lur ls useless 90
Admiral Dewey as Dc cannot operate
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
oONsrL wILDMAN's nroursr
Permission FOR American Ships tn Dock Tor
Repairs w. iIonetong Asked.

san Francisco. Aug. g0.-A special
from Hong Kong sayHi
Consul General whitman has request.
cd OF tho Hong Kong authorities p.r-
mission Tor The ships Uf the Am r|ciu
n.ot now at Manila to Dee allowed ts
dock for repair hero.
Tho question prcr'nir such serious com
plcauonH that 10 had TO Doe submitted
10 tho British home government for an
answer
Meanwhile the hnrbnr pnliro ordered
the Rinhp1t ZifIr1 which arrived
hero with d'ap1tchca from General
Merritt ana Admiral Dewey tn leave
British watrs within twenty.
hours
Tho governor iH much diaifsasd 90
Oh. NItmnILnn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
nrooti,n Navy yard warehou,e,.

Washington. Aus so--Thrcc ware
houses will he bulit 4t no prsrtiyn
navy yarl. t1 cost respectively 2.f.Ol1.
10000 and $1,000. Tho iarrsrt viii b.
2i0SGn feet three stories hirh and unr
proof This viii o. used fpr Htnr.nr
i1rpgdne7 and ordnance STOVES. Tho
10000 building viii o. two stories
high and VIII be used for sails. rigging.
etc.