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The herald., 1898-09-09
Letters Wheat Deal

CHICAGO, Sept S.-Joseph Letter has
cleared up his famous wheat deal. This
has been done only by great sacrifices. In
cluding the giving Of mortgages on prop
erty belonging to the Letter estate aggre-
eating nearly 100 900 in value.
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For Congress

PAsO ROBLEs, Sept. S-The Populist
and Democratic county conventions have
Just concluded a two-days session. A
fusion ticket was nominated, headed by
J. X. Burnett of the Peoples party for as
semblyman.
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Not Significant

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-0en. Shafter
has been ordered to report at Washington,
and will visit the president and the war de-
partment. There is no special significance
In his being ordered to Washington. The
president desires to see him and talk about
the Santiago campaign.
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Bayard Sinking

DEDHAM, Mass. Sept. S.-Former Min
lister Bayard passed an uncomfortable day,
and tonight is much weaker. He has taken
but little nourishment during the past
twenty-four hours, and ID gradually sink A
ing. +. .f,s-s- a-i, ~
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Formal N Office

LONDON, Sept. ga dispatch has been
received from the British minister at~Pe.
king, Sir Claude Mcdonald, confirming the
report that Ii Hung Chang has been dis
missed, at his request.
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Sailed tor San Juan

ST. THOMAS, p. w. T., Sept. s.-Ths Cin-
clnnat has gone to San JuAh de Porto Rico.
On Wednesday, night the government per-
mitted her to ooai from the American de-
posts here,
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Haria Cycling

| BERLIN. Sept. 9. T. Huret. the Paris
cycllst, won the twenty-four-hour cycling
race which ended here this evening COW
srine SO kilomstSrs, or about ti5 miller and
aos yards
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PRISONERS DISCHARGED

|conventton adjourned until 12 o'clock to-
morrow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-13
Club Parties.

The annual banquet of the Iota Chap ter of the xxi Psi Phi of the Dental Fra ternity was held last Thursday in Del monicos banquet hall. The reunion was an interesting one, and was a source of enjoyment to all. There were present:
 Dr. R. E. Gilson, Dr. J. M. Williamson, Dr. J. D. Hodgen, Dr. c. A. Clifton, Dr. w. E. Levitt, pr. A. A. DAncona, Dr. H. E. Gedge. Dr. J. A. Jeffery, Dr. C. A. Gilman, Dr. w. M. Harrington. Dr. c. C.. Marckus, pr. J. J. Richards. Dr. B. c. Boeseke, Frank Vaughn, c. R. Wilcoxon, F. D; Watkins, H. G. Allen, A. z. Rqlof- Colegrove, s. L. Piper, A. L. White, J. II. Finley, J. M. McChsh, w; R, Allin, T. T. Scott, P H. Dunbar, E. E. Rogers, C. l.. Mercy, D. L. Blackburn, A. J. Thinker, k. J. Blake, P. s. Cummings, J: M T. Hook CT, s. s. Southworth, J. F. Galloway.
 The members of the Monday Evening Whist Club were entertained at the res idence of Miss Emma Prosek last Mon- day evening. Prizes were awarded to Oscar Meussdorffer and Miss Sadie de Haven. The consolation prizes went to J. M. Fallavar and Miss Nellie G. Martland.
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Homo Gatherings.

The numerous friends of Mrs. Louise di Vecchio gave her an informal reception on Saturday evening last at the elegant and spacious apartments of Mrs. A. Gro- gan, 1434 Washington street. The occa- sion was commemorative of a token of appreciation of Mrs. Di Vecchio before her intended departure from this city, where she has resided for the past quar- ter of a century.
 The parlors were decorated with ferns and evergreens, and the programme con sisted of music, both vocal and instru- mental, with select recitations and read ings.
 Symonds, Mrs. A Grogan, Mrs McNeill, Mrs. Louise Knowlton, Mrs. M. Bowers, Mrs. s. Cardall, Mrs. W. Krouse, Mrs. C.. Perpoli, Mrs. A. Prince, Mrs. K Hubley, Daisy Grogan, Miss Alice Strong, Miss Jeanne Geautit, Miss Sophie Marin Miss Kate VaIente, Miss di Vecchio, Miss l.. Sylvester, Miss V. Hanson, Miss Maude Keller, George Hill, Leon Blanchard, Dan McNeill, Joseph keene, William McNenl. Fred Howe, J. R. Hartman, George Sweetser, Judge Williams, c. B. McCar- thy, pr. D. W. McNeill, George Nc Gowan, Henry Grogan and others
 Victor Demartini entertained his num- erous friends on the evening of Febru- ary in honor of his reappointment as official Italian interpreter of the several courts of this county. The affair was The banquet hall was tastefully decor ated with bunting. and music was fur nished by O'Brien's orchestra. Singing was the feature of the evenings enter tainment. Miss Kittie Burns, late of the Brian Boru Opera Company, sang several selections, as did also Miss May Jackson. Judge Campbell, Martin Kelly and Edward Sweeney also favored with
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Henry Gibbons, recording secretary; Mrs. George A. Cruix, Mrs. E. w. Newhall, Mrs J. H. and Miss Maddox, Mrs. L. C. Branch and Mrs. William A. Brewer of San Mateo.
 The Colonial Danes were the guests of the corresponding secretary and hlsto- rian Mrs. C. Elwood Brown. at her home, southwest corner of Central and Pacific avenues, on Tuesday, February l. Most interesting accounts of various colonial celebrations in the East, as well as de- lightful reports of the work of the East ern societies, were listened to with mark ed attention. The request from the Ti- conderoga Historical Society for the Danes here resident to have the historic fort preserved by an appeal to Congress met with appreciation. This charming spot on Lake George, New York, was re- nowned before the Revolutionary War, as we'll as during that conflict, in the colonial history. Miss Evelyn Henry added greatly to the pleasure of the aft ernoon by her exquisite rendering of sev- eral solos,
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tered unon the trial"

tered upon the trial"
 Then some of the more advanced members of the society were invited to give their experiences.
 Miss Williams, whose hair. eyes, cheeks and hands were of ashy pale ness, spoke with voice that seemed to come from long distance. She said that she had coveted a slim waist. She had passed through the excision pro cess for the sake of attaining a delight full slimneSS. Her stomach and some other organs had been removed. The result was that she had no waist-only a diaphanous shred to connect the aesophagus with the abdomen. She had also, by the exercise of will, she said, absorbed still other organs. This she would demonstrate later.
 Then lady who was introduced as Madam Ananias" gave an account of her experience. Malice, melancholy and envy, which had tormented her from her youth, had left her upon the excision of her gall and spleen and the removal of certain gray matter from her brain. Then, she said. her spiritual eyes had been opened and she had be- gun to discern clearly the wisdom and possibility of mental as we'll as sur gical excision. She was no longer sub- ject to any hindrance in the higher aspirations nor limited by any boun- daries seen by physical eyes. She said she was willing to make ocular demon stration of the truth of her statements.
 A tall, animated blonde, of about forty summers, with a face that spoke resolution and activity, put this ques- tion to Mrs. Ananias:
 You speak of having your gall and spleen removed, do you still retain your stomach?"
 "No. madam; it was removed eight weeks ago.
 And yet" said the interlocutor, you eat, have appetite, taste and sense of smell?"
 'Yes," replied Mrs. A. "I have re- fined and elevated appetite, a sense of taste and smell as much above former life as altar of roses Is above the odor of decomposition.
 A lady asked the chair if each of the members who would appear before the
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Sailed AWav.

Among those sailing on the steamer Alameda on Friday, February 4, were
 For Honolulu-Miss A. K. Adair, Miss J. Allen, H. P. Baldwin, c. P. Baughman, Miss L. A. Curtis, H. H. Dunlap, Mrs. M. Fennell and child, Mrs. J. Fennell, J. H. Fisher, J. D. Ford, L. Goldstone, Miss B. Johnson, L. B. Kerr, Rev. James A. Mar tin, P. F. Nolan, w. H. Paine, J. F.. Peirce, Miss E. Phillips, pr. E.. c. Rhoades, J. Morgan Smith, Miss Jane Souter, F. E. Udell and wife, H. Vos and wife, $. o. Wells, Miss A. Wells, G. N. Wilcox; William Wright, wife and child; Miss J. E. Fisher. G. H. Wright.
 For Apia-James c. Connor and wife, Miss l. M. Hall, Miss Smith.
 For Sydney-S. R. Abrams and wife, K. Aston, H. M. Ayres. George Bandollar and wife, B. c. Besley, William Campbell, ". W. Donnelly; Miss Edwards. M. J. Foyer, Dr. J. F. Gibbon; F. Gunther, wife and child; J. J. Power, wife and child; l. B. Shell and wife, F. J. Sullivan. D. B. Thomas and wife, Henry Utard, Jonn Wickham.
 Join at Honolulu for Sydney-George B. Cooksey, wife and valet; Miss E. Cooksey Master E. D. Cooksey, R. Fornaris.
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which revealed themselves by hum dreds, as our eyes became accustomed to the gloom, all of them suggestive of blackboards, which were suspended upon either side of the presidents chair, and were covered with strange dia- grams of human figures. While I was trying to read the inscriptions, the president arose, stood quietly mo- ment, glancing with half smile over the crowd of anxious faces before her, and then,s in low, clear, carrying voice, addressed the audience
 She welcomed the women to a par ticlpatlon in the mysteries of the new era, leach soul to as much of the mys- tery as it can absorb; to all the light it can now receive; each to all the good which we know from our own experi- ence is within it's grasp" She said she knew that the visitors would be amazed at what they would presently see and hear.
 Amputating an external member of the physical body had long been prac- ticed by civilized peoples; but it had been reserved for up-to-date scientists to invade the inner anatomy of the hu- man body, and, by removing organ af- ter organ, to re-create, in a sense, and to cause the intellectual to be adapted to new connection. Much more she said on the same line. Her leading idea was that the excising scientist has demonstrated that it was possible to live and to enjoy life without many of the organs cf digestion, circulation and nervous and muscular action.
 Every unbilical and hypogastric or gan may safely be removed, and as science moves, most of the organs in the epigastric regions may also be taken out. Then there would be noth- ing left to trammel the spirit; nothing to give pain. But then there would be such space and possibilities for hap piness as never have been conceived by the minds of men.
 Do not for moment imagine" said the president. that all this is the re- suit of the excising skill of the surgeon. When once proved that the stomach could be removed and life not only go on the same, but the mind thereby be immeasurably strengthened-so that intense will could cause the successful absorption of still another organ-it was at once seen that such action could thus dissolve any organ; and earnest, aye. inspired women by the score en-
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Del Monte.

DEL MONTE, Feb. 12.-A large number of Eastern people have arrived here this week, having been driven to California by the terrible blizzards and other forms of climatic discomfort now so prevalent east of the Rockies. Chicago is espe- cially well represented upon the week s list of visitors, and those who come from the Windy City are doubly appreciating the mildness of a California spring. A notable party of Chicagoans now here consists of MT. and Mrs. w. H. Miller and MT. and Mrs. s. w. Miller Many San Franciscans also are staying here now, among them being L. Cohen and Mrs. Cohen. MT and Mrs. Joseph D.. this week, remaining only a few days. They were accompanied by Miss Lewis of Portland, Or.
 York City arrived Wednesday to spend
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-13
In the Future.

The Loring Club, which is now in its twenty-irst year of active musical work, announces the second concert of the present series for Wednesday evening, the 16th inst, in Odd Fellows Hall. The programme for this concert is of unusual interest, the most important of the choral numbers being Schubert's Hymn to the Almighty" for tenor solo and male voice Bruch's "Frithjof's Saga''-op. g, for barytone solo; quartet and chorus, Buck S The Nun of Nidaros," for tenor solo and chorus, with piano and organ ac- compartment Debois' Mysterious Night" for chorus, with violin obligato; and Rheinbergers Saint Johns Eve" Llewelyn A. Hughes, son of the highly his debut before a San Francisco audi ence as solo violinist on this occasion. D.. r. Hughes will, as usual, direct the con- cert.
 The regular meeting of the Western Literary. and Social Club will be held on Wednesday evening, February 16, at Ma tive Sons Hall. Pink Dominoes" with the following excellent cast will be pre- sented: Charles Greythorne Ca cotton nerchanO Thomas P. Hickey; Sir Percy Wagstaff CBaroneD, William M. Ogilvie; MT. Joskin Tubbs Ca merchant, Arthur ". Jones; Henry (his nephew), George ". Ryan; Mons. T. Perron Ca caterer( Alfred A. Borlini; Isadore Ca waiter), Will liam A. Wallace; Lady Maggie Wagstaff. MISS Mae flODerSOn, sophie 0Fey Miss Helen Dumars; Mrs. Tubbs, Miss Elsie A. Duncan; Miss Baron, Miss Rose Frederick; Rebecca, Miss May Capwell.
 Dancing as usual will conclude the evenings entertainment.
 The Bay City Wheelmen will hold their thirteenth anniversary reception in the Maple Room, Palace Hotel, Wednesday evening, February 16.
 The CotiIlon of '9S will give their, next party Friday evening, February IS, at Sherman & Clay's Hall 223 Sutter street. On this occasion the Cotillon will dance its first german.
 During the Lenten season the parties of the club will be discontinued.
 The following are the members of the club: Bruce Large, Leslie l. Coggins, Joseph P. Lavin, Bernard P. Gleason Robert Schord, Acton Stowen, William w. Leathe, William Schord, Robert E. Tracey, George W. Montgomery Allen H. Ferguson and c. E. Niedecher.
 The Fleur de Lis Club, a new social organization. held it's weekly meeting last Thursday evening in the parlors of the California Hotel. Final arrange ments were made for the clubs first ball, which is to take place tomorrow in the Maple Hall of the Palace Hotel. The club has already over half a hun dred members and applications for mem bership are being handed in so rapidly that double that number will be enrolled before the ball. Mrs. John Pettee is the founder and president of the club.
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Wedding Bells.

The marriage of Elizabeth Klink Mccoy and Lieutenant Vincendon L. Cottman, U. s. N, was solemnized at the residence of the brides mother, 141S Post street, on Wednesday, at ? o'clock. The house was tastefully decorated with woodwardia ferns, smilax and roses. In lieu of the conventional wedding music, the Califor- nia quartet sang as the bridal couple entered the parlors, and also after the ceremony, which was performed by Chaplain Frank Thompson. U. $. N. It was a quiet home wedding, only the inn mediate families being present. Lieu tenant Cottman is the executive officer of the U. s. S. Alert, stationed at present at San Juan del Sur, Central America, where he will shortly join her. Mrs. Cottman will remain with her family for the present.
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audience had been subjected to the same excision.
 Madam President replied: By no means are all alike in their present ex- alted conditions, and little later this inquiry will be answered in an en- tirely satisfactory way"
 The next speaker was Dr. Fox, who advanced the theory that the only ab- solutely essential organs in the human body are those where thoughts are born All others are collateral, and with higher development not only non- essential, but inconVenient. Ill., nature anger and VindictiveneSS de- part as the excising knife-or, better and higher yet, the subjugated will dispense with the organs whence they spring, and those brainy sections where they are shaped for action and given, as it were, wings and feet. All of the organs within the human frame are as susceptible to removal as are the hairs of the head or the fingers on the hand.
 Somewhere in Arabic legend said Dr. Fox, T have read of angels lean- ing over the battlementS of heaven, throwing their loosened golden girdles to weary toilers up the shining stairs, the sooner and the surer to make cer- tain their entrance into the Eternal City. To-day we throw to you one end of our girdles with more than loving invitation to invite and draw you/into the fold of our ecstatic life. Will you join us and
 "Yes, yes, come and join us!" cried voices from all over the several plat forms.
 See what was and am!" shrieked one whom the president called Miss Bloom" Obesity was my curse. Mind has triumphed over matter. Look how slender I have become"
 Come and join us, come and join us" they cried Mind must triumph over matter Sacrifice your stomachs to higher aspirations"
 The lights began to flicker in strange, weird way. My bosom friend and I became frightened and we fled from Beatific Hall
 I wonder where that society will end if it keeps developing along such lines?
 H. A. BENEDICT.
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Personals.

Mrs. B. Stern has removed to 2207 Bu- chanan street and will be at home the second Wednesday of the month.
 Daniel E. Hayes and family, who have been spending the winter at the Occiden- tai Hotel, have gone to Coronado beach to remain until about May 1.
 Miss J. Meta Hadenfeldt leaves on the Sunset Limited Monday. She will join friends in Los Angeles, and from there make an extended Eastern tour.
 Mrs. and Miss Cohen will be at home the last Sunday of each month from 8 to D. m., at 1929 O'Farrell street.
 MT. and Mrs. M J. Lyon and Miss Jeffreys Martin have moved to "The Mar tinet,' 1101 Geary street. At home third Monday.
 Dr. R. l.. Rigdon arrived here Saturday evening after spending three months in New York and other large Eastern cities in college and hospital work
 MT. and Mrs. Jacob Wolher have re- turned from their tour of Europe and tho East. Mrs. Wollner will be at home as usual on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
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selections Those present were Judge Campbell, Judge Low, William Finnigan, kelly, Edward Wren. Phillip Crimins, Charles Asher, F. Gaspar, A. J. Morgen- stern, James F. Hallet. Sylvia Roccata- gla. J. McQuade, J. A. Rock, J. Hall, Victor Demartini, Ed Sweeney, Paul De- martini Len Gallagaria, John Gall, Ar chic Campbell, M. L. Spinetti, Miss May Jackson, Miss Annie OBrien, Minnie Da- wis, Lottie de Vota, Kittie Burns and Alice Daly.
 About twenty-five of the schoolmates and friends of Master Harold Brown ten dered him a very agreeable surprise party last evening at the home of his parents, SAB Larkin street. sThe surprise was thorough and the enjoyment of the young people most complete.
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 It sounded creepy and strange and promised something of a novelty, so we decided to go.
 We were conducted to good side seats half way up the aisle, and before the presidents gavel fell we inspected our surroundings The hall was large, handsomely furnished, and. as Mo- hammed said of Hades, almost full of women. It had no windows other than the colored glass of its monstrous dome, through which filtered pale rays of light and sunshine. giving to the scene "a magic with witchery in it." Mrs. Bramme whispered, adding that "the creeps were giving shadow dance all up and down her spine.
 Promptly at 2:3O o'clock Mrs. Bram- me and I were in the vestibule leading to Beatific Hall. At the en- trance door we were welcomed by two young girls, rather more plainly at tired than the average woman usher, and with nothing especially uncanny about them that I could discern. though I was vigilantly watching for something of the sort.
 There were notices upon the walls
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Theu're Eneaeed.

The engagement of Miss Pauline Rosen- thai, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Max Rosenthal of Chicago, formerly of this city, to David Lederer of Chicago, is an- nounced. The wedding will take place on the Eth of February.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Sarah Davis and l. Kamters
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bestowed upon Miss Florence Scatena and MT. Hurlburt
 Miss Scatena rendered several piano solos and Miss Bertha Roth and Eugene Roth contributed vocal duets. An ele- gant supper was served.
 Besides the guests of honor there were present the Misses Louise Maud, Anna Strohm, c. Le Urquiza, Helen Roth, M. Potts, P,o Louise Pellissier, M Krille and Eugene Roth Harry Belcher, R. Crow, E. C. Wilson. E. Hurlburt. P. Laiz. J. Kor- bel, J. Scott and w. G. Barnwell.
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"Ouida" has beautifully formed hands and feet, and to keep the latter from being distorted by unnatural pres sure on the bones, she wears open buckled shoes, summer and winter alike, instead of boots.
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What Will Happen if the Fad for
 " PhuSiCal RGfOrm' Continues,

Last week my bosom friend handed me a card bearing the following in- scription:
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cASTRA (
THE NEW ERA
 CONSISTORY

} MRS................. GREETING: You are invited, physically, intel a lectuaIIy and spiritually, to meet
 } with us as we were and as we are,
 } in Beatific Hall on January 10, 1893, !, at 2:3o p. m.
 HUMEH LUMEN
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Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12.-Miss Aurelia Amillo entertained Friday evening at the residence of her sister, Mrs. s. Guasti, on East Third street, in honor of Miss Flor ence Scatena and George Giannini of San Francisco. The decorations, which were exceedingly beautiful, were of red carna- tions and maidenhair ferns, while the reception hall was converted into a con- servatory with quantities of potted plants and smilax. The evenings programme included music, dancing and cards. The first prizes, hand-painted picture frame and silver hat brush, were won by Miss Helen Roth and MT. Laiz. The consoa- ton prize, doll and a toy trumpet, were
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Paso Robles.

Judge Buck of Redwood City, T. L.. Moody and wife of San Francisco James Conley of Montana are among those reg istered at Paso Robles
 Thomas Irvine, Mrs. de Ruyter and Miss de Ruyter of New York have returned to Paso Robles.
 J. J. Valentine and a party have engaged rooms at Paso Robles for the month of February.
 Captain James Mills and wife of Texas, Dr.. and Mrs. N. l.. Hall of Florida, MT. and Mrs. K. T. Hone, Miss Hone and Master Hone of Alabama are registered at PaSo RObleS
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LET another week of dancing, mu- 7 sic and brilliant entertainments
 and the season of 1S97-9S will
 have come to a close. The past week has been crowded with
 o1oboro+a affairs and this week
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-12-21
Local Volunteer Relief Corps.

The State corps in Boise has done good
work in this line already and the need
of extended organization is recognized.
The plan outlined is to sell badges Of
membership, thus make the purchase OF
badge the only ceremony necessary to
secure fraternal honor.
Mrs. Vollmer has these badges for sale.
The cost is twenty cents.
An effort is being made to extend the
Idaho Wou,an's Relief Corps to all parts
of the state. Mrs. J. r. Vollmer has been
selected to promote the cause in Lewis
ton. The object of this organization is to
help the Idaho Volunteers. The money
thus derived creates fund for the relief
Of the volunteers. The good effect of a
strong organization Of the women Of the
state in this patriotic cause is easily rec
ognized. 1t is hoped a strong local Won
ans Volunteer Relief Corps will result,
from this effort. 1t is a noble cause