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PENELOPES PROGRESS.
By Kate Dougias Wiggin


 Y will be no new news to reading | Americans that they can find a de- b IightfuI cicerone for their wander B ings about Great Britain in the per s son of Mrs. RiEgs-or Mrs. Wiggin, as
 her publishers prefer to call her, III a confusing style that is undeniably con venient; and she has been too kindly re- ceived by her English public to leave It doubtful that there are many Scottish readers who. will now gladly welcome the opportunity ito see themselves as lthefS see them" Surely they cannot but be pleased to find three such charming strangers as Penelope, Francesca and Salemina displaying a familiarity with their ancient ballads and an enthusiasm for Bonnie Prince Charlie hardly equaled by MT Blacks neroines-to say nothing of their brave determination to master all the intricacies of the vernacular tongue. It is true that boooks of tl'ls type. with their efforts at sustained hu- rnor. are always a little difficult to read with a constantly unwearied mind; and when they proceed from feminine sources, like this and AIrs. Cotes American Girl fin London" there is about them certain haunting sprightliness-the phrase is Ste venson's. and he applies 1t to the contem- porary feninine-which makes them bet ter not read through at a sitting.
 these North British experiences, is wise in not trying to be too continuously sprightly She can interject, here and there, tender and pathetic passages which Der of ways in which she SHOWS me in- sight not only into the minds Of ger sea and nation but into regions that lie bu- yond One bit in particular, the chapter which describes the trio playing SlI Patrick Spens" with some utterly captl- vating children, shows a penetration into
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FINE BIRTH.

The general committee paid an official visit last week to Golden Gate Lodge and was well pleased with the showing made. All the grand officers were present After the business was over the members of the lodge and the visitors went to a res taurant, where there was banquet and a feast of good things, substantial and oratorical.
 On the 17th the general committee will pay an official visit to Ophir Lodge, it be- ing the occasion of the anniversary of the lodge. Arrangements have been made for the entertainment of those who will visit the lodge.
 The hall association has declared divi- dend of one and one-half per cent, being the second during the current year. The association has made many improvements recently in the building.
 The ritual for the degree of Judah will be ready for delivery to the local lodge on the 24th inst. and at the same time the lodge will be given it's charter.
 AMERICAN GUILD.
 San Francisco Chapter on last Wednes- day night added to its membership by initiation. This chapter Is making ar arrangements for grand high jinks to be given in one of the large halls in the near future and one of the committee an- nounced several thousand invitations will be issued, and there will be a pro granme a yard long" It is the inten- tion of the committee to. make this one of the most attractive high jinkS ever given by a fraternal organization. As this will be only for the gentlemen of the guild and their gentlemen friends. ar engagements will be made for a subse- quent entertainment to be given by the lady members. and 1t is possible that in barred at the high jinks. that they will get up Jenny jinks and bar the male members.
 The chapter at watsonville has within
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EDWIN ABBEY THE AMERICAN ILLUSTRATOR WHO HAS JUS
 BEEN ELECTED MEMBER ROYAL ACADEMY

Golden Age" habits of thought not often the e'- gayeties " of Edinburgh for the first half of the book, or buried for tho second Americans have enough amusing adven- tures. interspersed with property roman tic love passages, to reward those who pursue them to their appointed and emi- nentIv satisfactory end. Never again will Francesca walk "In maiden meditation, fancy free; and the sound of Penelope's wedding bells is heard in the last pages. May they live happuy ever after!-The Critic.
 .Penelope's Progress" Published by Houghton Miffiin & Go.
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NATIONAL UNION.

There was a good attendance at the session of Pacific Council on the 9th inst. on the occasion of the official visit of the San Francisco Cabinet. After welcome to the council by President Bunting and the disposition of routine business there was an adjournment to the banquet hall, where there was served a collation. and no liquid refreshments except coffee. Dur ing the evening the company was enter taired with a vocal solo by c. Shallen- Barney Reynolds, from the Chutes bary- tone solo, c. L. Taylor: address by F.
 H. Hastings, president of the cabinet; vocal solo. President Van Orden of Cali of Golden Gate Council; bpecialtes, J. M
 Semaria; instrumental selection, A. H. Herzog; vocal solo, J. J. Menzies, who was the chairman of the evening; re- marks. A. Pallies and E. H. Hills; af- ter which M. M. Shonberg favored with a violin solo and then the entire company
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POSTER DESIGN FOR KATE DOUGLASS SWIGGNs NEW BOOK
 ali the bright hueso of plaid

nounced. Mrs Atherton's American Wives" etc., is by far her best work as yet. and it is said that ''The Californl- ans will not disappoint those who are interested in her decided progress.
 The new biography of Charles Dickens with which Mir Thomas Wright of Ol- ney has been busy for several years IS to be published in the autumn There may be room for another life of the nov elist, but it is to be wished that more competent biographer had undertaken it.
 Several heretofore uncollected articles by Dickens are to be included in the forthcoming volume of the Gadshlll eui- tfon An article on ''Young Gentlemen to appear therein was written by hln as a protest against an article by somebody else Sketches of Young Ladies', winch he once happened to read.
 The book on Dickens and His Illus trators." upon which MT. T. G. Kitton has been engaged. will soon be brougnt out It is to contain, It is said, nearly a hundred plates, consisting of collotype fac-similes of original designs for the illustrations, while a portrait of the nov ist will form the 9frontispiece.. It is from a Autograph by an American artist.
 
 Forty years ago the first missionary was eaten on the Fiji Islands.
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what not to do, by a woman who knows whereof she speaks. F. Mansfield, New York For sale by William Doxey. Price, 50 cents.
 The frontispiece of the August Open Court is haIf-tone portrait of the French philosopher, Rene Descartes. The portrait is accompanied by a biographi- cal sketch of Descartes, containing ex- tracts from forthcoming work on The History of French Philosophy" by M. Levy-Bruhl. professor in the College de France. Finally, Theodore Stanton has an arucle or the Social Museum of Paris" which was founded by the Count Cham brun The Open Court Publishing Com pany, Chicago.
 .5ITA, THE CUBAN 'SPY-By Gilson Willets. F. Tennyson Nicely.
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THE ODD FELLOWS.

At the meeting of Cosmopolitan Lodge on Wednesday night there was work in the initiatory degree and 1t was well per formed.
 Last Tuesday night District Deputy l. E. Jarrett consolidated the membership of Myrtle Lodge with that of Occidental Lodge in the presence of a large number of people After the ceremony which made the two lodges one there was, un- der the direction of Louis Kragen, pre- sented a varied programme of enter tainment which kept the audience to- gether until 1t was time to catch the last car.
 One of the most enterprising fraternal journals published In this State at this time is the California Odd Fellow, issued from the press at Sacramento. It is de- voted to the news of the order, carefully presented and is not confined to the local lodges, but to the entire Jurisdiction. One of the publishers Is Grand Warden J. L. Robinet, who is a very active member of the order, one who is always seeking to advance its interests not only through his paper, but by personal effort.
 The banquet that followed the meeting of the relief committee last Sunday was a very enjoyable affair. There was an ex- celent menu and then there were re- sponses to toasts submitted by J. A. Will son, the new president of the board, who acted as chairman. '"The Past-;Looking Backward - was responded to by L. L.. Remy, the retiring president; Relief Boards Outside of San Francisco" Grand
 
 Sacramento Board; Odd Fellows in Odd Fellowship John H. Gray; ''The Beau ties of Odd Fellowship" Past President w A. $. Nicholson; Friendship" Past President A. J. Doyle; '"The Finance Com mittee," H. H. Dobbins: The Widows and Orphans" Vice-President A. G. Clark; Things in General" Louis Kra- gen, the retiring treasurer. Then followed remarks by pr. Regensburger, his son, who is noble grand of Bay City Lodge, Messrs. Weiser, Marchant, Edmonds and not least, Secretary w F. Nichols, whose address was one of the most modest ever delivered at a gathering of that character.
 One of the features of the meeting be- fore the banquet was the presentation by Dr. Regensburger, the retiring vice-presi- dent to Louis Kragen, the retiring treas urer who after two years service refused 10 serve another term. There were five parcels, each containing articles that were more noticeable for their usefulness than their intrinsic worth. The presentation address was most eloquent one. The af- fair to use the language of the day, took the recipient of his feet" and his re- ply was expressed .n two words.
 Loyal Rebekah Lodge will give Dewey Social tomorrow night and the ladies who have charge of the function will present g fine programme of dances.
 MANCrJESTEP TTNITy
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LATEST BOOKS ON JHE SHELF.

popular nature, and will present sufficient information to allow any one to converse intelligently on the subject and avoid the ludicrous mistakes so frequently made by those who are imperfectly possessed with
 more than parliamentary knowledge of the science. The work will have over one hundred illustrations and a complete in- deX to the technical terms used in Her Rldry. Price g.
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THE LION OF JANINA.

A wild and whirlng dream of Oriental gorgeousness and adventure is 'The Lion of Janiua," but, unlike most such dreams, 1t is a little tedious. Pelion Is piled upon Ossa until the brain reels and one stands 6ezed before the authors fertility and recklessness. And so 1t chanced that the sons or Ali like the Princes in fairy tale, suddenly and marvelously came into possession of great riches and were wise enough to profit by these riches in the merriest manner in the world That Is a characteristic fragment. Jokai deals with beings presumably real, but they move In an atmosphere too varicolored for any thing but fatryland, and while there are touches of human nature in the book, we fear that the only way to get pleasure from 1t is to abandon ones self to its barbaric spIendors as to a chapter from the Arabian Nights" Jokai misses, of course, the entertainment of that imTn ortal collection of tales, but he has caught its note of Eastern lavishness
 THE LION OF HANNA; OR, THE LAST DAYS OF THE JANISSARIES-A Turkish novel. By Maurus Jokai Translated by k. Nisbet Bain. Harper & Bros.
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sang "The Star-spangled Banner, which brought the pleasant evening entertain ment to a close
 Tuesday night W. H. Healy, the senior past president. occupied the chair. One candidate was initiated, F. H. Hastings, president of the cabinet, assisting giving the final instructions to the. candidate The announcement was made that the cabinet will visit this council on the 18th of September and a committee was ap- pointed to make arrangements TOT the event.
 FRIENDS OF THE FOREST,
 Last Monday night Lincoln Lodge had pleasant party in Washington Hall, af- ter the close of the meeting, at which one candidate was initiated. There was a good attendance and a fine programme was offered to maidens. matrons and gen. tlemen who wished to while away the hours dancing.
 Last Tuesday night the Supreme Lodge closed its labors. Mrs. Lynch who had been elected as chaplain, rendered her resignation which was accepted, and Mrs. Ida Blackall was elected to fill the Vacan- cy. Then the following named were elected to complete the corps of supreme officers: Mrs. L. H. Rinner, warden; Mrs. E. Finney sentry; Mrs. Julia Miller, mar shal; and Mrs. Heymar, guard. Mrs. E: M McLane, the supreme president, ana the other officers were then installed by S- A. and Cora Wetzeil, as marshal and warden. The next session will be held in June of next year.
 The entertainment that was given on the night of the 9th in Maennerbund Hall by America Lodge to the Supreme Lodge of ffcers and members of the order was at tended by large number of people and was of very patriotic character. There were a variety of numbers which served to pass away the evening, after which there was collation.. Dancing was en- joyed until midnight. The committee of arrangements of which MT. Haack was chairman worked hard to entertain the guests and members.
 The programme that is to be presented at the Dewey party that will be given by Mizpah Lodge on the 18th inst, in old Masonic Hall at Sixteenth and Valencia streets, will be of patriotic character. The decoration committee promises some thing new in the line of decoration. A cordial invitation has been extended to all soldiers who desire to enjoy the hos pitality of the lodge.
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THE EASTERN STAR.

Mrs. Cora Porter, worthy grand mat ron; Grand Patron Rowe, Grand Secre- tary Mrs Willats and the grand organ ist. paid a visit to Carita Chapter in Ala meda last week and were well pleased with the work of the chapter. On Fri day last the worthy grand matron vis- tied Unity Chapter at West Oakland
 Oak Leaf Chapter gave party in Ma sonic Hall in Oakland on last Thursday night.
 Carita Chapter gave a flag social at the residence of Mrs. F. J. Fletter on Cen tral avenue, Alameda, last Saturday. and a pleasing programme was presented.
 Oakland Chapter will give m1dsum- mer entertainment and hop in Masonic Hall. Oakland on the 26th inst.
 During this week the grand matron Will visit as follows: Calistoga Napa, Va lIejo. Sonoma and Santa Rosa. The fol- lowing week she will visit Healdsburg, Lakeport, Uhah, Cloverdale and Peta- luna.
 The General Grand Chapter will meet in Washington, D. C., on the Eth Of the month.
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her ways, resgning her colonies, which notoriously she has no gifts for managing, concentrate her energies to the task of developing the great resources of the rich peninsula in which her real greatness lies. The Werner Company, Akron. Ohio. prlCa M b0
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 Last Monday a new camp was institu- ted In Oakland with twenty-six charter members. Wednesday a new camp was instituted in Los Angeles with fifty char ter members.
 On the 18th an entertainment will be given by Calumet Camp, this city.
 On the 17th San Francisco Camp will hold log-rolling.
 On the 20th a new camp will be 1nsti- tuted at Richmond Hall corner Fourth avenue and Clement streets.
 The board of head managers will con- yene in Oakland on the 18th.
 The following is the entertainment pro- gramme during the Head Camp session. Monday evening, August 22. reception and ball at N & G. w. Hall: Wednesday, excursion around the bay, and in the evening exemplifcation of the amplified work by a team of Oakland Camp No. 9f Thursday evening, banquet at California Hotel; Saturday, picnic and reunion of all camps around the bay, at San LOT enzo grove; Sunday, carriage drive to the park and Cliff House.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
MANCHEsTER UNITY.

Loyal Mission Lodge of the Odd Fel- lows, Manchester Unity, was instituted last Tuesday night in Mission Opera
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
KNIGHTS OF HONOR

the past two weeks taken in ten mem bers and received three applications
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
BOOK NOTES.

erton. a companion volume to American Wives and English Husbands" will be is3 sued in September by John Laine, and
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
DEGREE OF HONOR.


 After the work of initiation In Ivy Lodge last Wednesday the attraction committee, consisting of Mesdames Co., gan. Van Court and Hodges, and Misses LittIefeld and Julia Jacobson, presented a patriotic programme, which included "The Star Spangled Banner" Mrs. l.. Holmes; "The Birth of the Flag" Mrs. Van Court; vocal solo, Columbia" Miss A. Littlefeld; Barbara Fritchie," reel tation, Julia Jacobson; whistling solo, Mrs Eva Cogap. The audience sang America" and when the curtains on the platform were drawn there was present. ed a beautiful tableau, with Mrs. Hodges in the character of the goddess or 1b- erty. At the close of the programme each person present was presented pa triotc souvenir
 Mrs Nellie Johnson, recorder of No. "a, at Ukiah. and Miss A. M. York, recorder of No SO of Healdsburg, paid a visit to the office of the grand recorder last week.
 week to Silver Star Lodge at Temescal.
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Forty years ago the first missionary was eaten on the Fiji Islands
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Y will be no new news to reading
 Americans that they can find de- lightfuI cicerone for their wander E inrs about Great Britain in the per
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25 cents for each half-rate beneficial member. The assessment is to be levied and collected in the same manner and under the same laws, rules and regu- lations as ordinary assessments for the beneficiary fund; and should the amount realized from the assessment be ex- hausted and the emergency still exist on the first day of any month thereafter, then the relief board may, under md rrdhS the Lodges a further call for like amount.
 Special Deputy lines is in Sacramento }; there. AS he is an earnest worker he will no doubt make a substantial show ing.
 Special Deputy Map1esden is working in Sierra and Plumas counties, localities heretofore uncanvassed.
 Deputy Grand Master Workman E. Danforth Is spending. two weeks Vaca- ton in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe.
 The degrees were conferred on seven candidates in Valley Lodge last Wednes- day night In very creditable manner This shows that the members in old Val ley are waking up. There are nine appll- cations to be acted upon at the next meet
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wooDMEN OF THE WORLD.

Ivy Lodge paid a surprise visit last week to Silver Star Lodge at Temescal-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-12-14

Chas. e. Croft. Mamie E. johnson.
J. A. Christensen. .Inger N. Anderson.
Patrick Donovan. Johanna Younker.
Maxwell Hensel.. Mary Ann Milloy
G. w. Clausen. ..... Emily Pechtl.
J. Hammerschmidt Maggie Gutter.
Albert Man. Kreger.
Carl Boklep.. B. johnson.
John J. Palmer. Charlotte Schmahl.
D. r. Johnson. Katie M. Peterson.
Otto G. J. Goethe. Nellie Thompson.
J. F. Riordan. LENA Kaatz.
Berten s. Davis. .... Frances B. Denney.
Peter Katzenb berger Kate Maher.
Lewis Olson. Barbara Drees.
Nicholas Fischer. Mary Stadick.
VIM. Westphal.. Susie Gribbens.
Gotlieb Kuenzli.. .... Mary Anderson.
Louis SOper. Anna Young.
Francis J. Brennan Mary Ann Gull.
Daniel Notion. Mrs. A. Wolverton.
John McP Ellen Foy.
Herman M. Pless. Ida A. Zuelsdorf
ATLuuI OS1TUcI......OC0lldD IUucT.
John TinsOn. KATRINA Anderson
Geo. w. Brooks. 49,. Lucy Cook.
Conrad Drexler. w . Maggie Prokosch.
Roy V. Smith. Ella A. Adams.
VIM. Katzenberger Emma Mauss.
George z. Tobias. Alice F. Green.
Martin J. Johnson Anna May Severson
Thomas LOBBY. Nora Murray.
Warren T. Wilcox Mary Wilson.
Herman Wenzel. Annie Ort,
Daniel Keil. Ellen Larson.
Jas. G. Arnold. -. -. Minnie Hoppenrath
Joseph Smith. Maggie Mcdonald.
John Rock Lena Arndt.
George Jensen .Dena Smith.
Chas. Leuk. Amelia Schultz.
VIM. BIoedow. Anna Schade.
Jesse L. Coppock.. .Luella Wolverton.
Hartman Dagner. Martha Belize.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-12-14
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN E. SCRMAHL.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. IA, 1898.
AT THE CHURCHES.
AL Sunday Schools Will Have
Christmas Exercises.

Nearly all of the Sunday schools of
the different churches will have a
Christmas festival. The Methodist
church Sunday school managers have
concluded that inasmuch as Christ
mas comes on Sunday, and that it
would be difficult to give an elaborate
spread on the Saturday evening pre-
vious, to give the pupils of the Sun
day school sleigh ride during the af-
ternoon, and later serve supper in the
basement of the church. It is prob
able that there will be a literary and
musical program arranged for the &C.
casion, besides.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
pupils will enjoy Christmas tree, be-
sides program in which the little
children will take the leading part.
The program will consist of recitatious
appropriate to the occasion, songs, in
strumental music, etc. The Christ
mas tree will contain only candy, pop
corn, etc., it having been decided not
to make or allow Christmas gifts to
the pupils this year.
The Episcopal Sunday school pu-
pills will enjoy Christmas tree and
program the Monday after the birth
day of Christ. The tree will be load
ed with various gifts for the pupils,
and the latter will participate in vo-
cal and instrumental music program,
aside from readings, etc.
There will be no exercises at the
Catholic church on Saturday or Sun
day, owing to the fact that Rev. FIR
Jas. J. Woods will be at st. Henry's
church in Sheridan on those two days.
and will conduct services there appro.
pirate to the occasion.
At the Christian church Saturday
evening the pupils of the Sunday
school Of that organization will con-
duct exercises consisting of vocal and
instrumental music, readings, ETC.
There will be Christmas tree, from
which gifts for the pupils will be TAX
en- and distributed, as we'll as a large
supply of candy and nuts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-12-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following is list of marriage Ii
censes as issued during the past year.
John Hjeldness. .....Anna Groven.
Herman Freitag. Augusta Kopischke
John Hultberg. Hannah Swanson.
Arthur H. Mohler.. Matina J. Nelson.
Adelbert Lyman. Blanche A. Brown.
Albert Peterson. Jessie Swetlan.
John Whitcomb :. Cornella Beers.
Adolphus eClair.. Mary Cronk.
Leonard Seymour. Maggie Sloan.
Paul r. Mccoy. .Libbie NJ. Smith.
Arthur Scott.........-Mina M. Jackson.
Olaf Newdall. .......Lizzie Roth.
Andrew Hegert. Annie Schotten
Carl Zich. .Adelina Finger.
Frank Leaf. Jensen.
D. A. Clark. Mrs. J. Harrison.
Joseph. Swartz. maggie Steffl.
G.. w. Sieckert. Augusta Ramin.
F. McCloflin.. Anna johnson.
J. F.. Hesnault... Flora Swoffer.
VIM. Keller.........-Myrtle Hawkins.
A. Carkhuff...........Annie Truesdell.
Anton Ktoval Lizzie Mosinka.
G. Mikaelsen. Emma Martensen.
AID. NOrcutt.. Jensen.
Thos. Steele..........M Minnie GundersOn.
Paul Kosel. Anna Schrader
e. G. Holden. Alma Anderson.
J. Blanchard. .Tillie Russell.
Peter Anderson. Annie Anderson.
John johnson. ........Alice Olson.
Murray Warner. Emma Peterson.
H. G. Engeman. Nellie Steele.
A. BentsOn. .GOwel Wigen.
Geo. Brix............M M. Hmm 'rschmidt
H. G. Jensen. Alice Schultz
J. r. Lankard. Henrietta Houck.
P. Peterson. Mary Larson.
Fred. Hanske. Carrie Noting.
Martin Kohls.. Annie Engeman.
j. Chmelka.. ..........A. Kudlacek.
Christ Jensen. ........ Ida Anderson.
| o. o. Tinnesand. Nellie Cole.
| Ole Nelson. Clara Hanson.
Fred Deeg. Augusta Becker.
E. Vancise. Nelson.
F. w. Gafney. ...Susie Shields.
Frank Hubbard. .Rosella May Ferris.
John L. Doig. .E. M. Masters.
G. H. Myer-.........Sadie Werner.
X. Johnson. Jenny Stoke.
e. s. Payne. Belle May Russell.
Nick. Backes. Anna Jenniges.
Ben. Simpson. Henrietta Patterson
Chas. Lypa.........Josefin Jelinek.
WIS. Southwick. Ida May Dineen.
| A. A. Roberts. 1890. Ellen Moore.
r. M. Hamer Julia Praxel.
p. r. Peterson Annie Thompson.
A. III. Haskins. 49, Malvina jackson.
A. O. Harrid. Josie Mogen.
F Gerstman. Lizzie Ball.
Andrew Ruder. Rosa Jackson.