davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-03

are permitted, it seems to me that the Tucson council is straining at
 gnat while it is swallowing camels.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-03

The funeral of Joe o5i,,.
 fant son of Mir. apa ',ll Y. Adams. took place from +' Y residence on West Fiftb ..'i Y morning at ID o'clock D.. p'1 Caldwell and ". D. Bnst1,'l " ed. The pail bearers rs, N. T. Roberts, L. T. SsTs| Brewster and Walter q,nI,
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-03

A local 6ootblack plaTsI trick on a prominent Pip Tuesday. After he adtlsI ing his shoes, he asked tB5l let him ride his wheel aI block. The kind hearted gl consented, but the little M not return until late last He placed the wheel again.
 near the gentleman's s ofe ! The gentleman says if he
 little rascal he would bsrs ill.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-06-03

Hoods Pis cure liver illsi tho non-irritating and only cathartio to take with Hoods sarsaparilla.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21
That Game of Golf.

Last Saturday a man missed 2 drive at golf and smashed the young lady who stood behind him in the mouth and knocked out all her front teeth: and then when she was being rapidly driven to the doctors by another man. the horse ran away and upset her and broke the mans leg and severely in jured her besides, as an Irishman would say. Happening on Saturday as it did. this has nothing to dc with the great Sunday golf question now rag ing in Boston. It does prove. how ever. in a showy and dramatic way. what true golftes have always con tended, the importance of learning to hit the ball.-NeW York Commercial
 A .4-vo,4+ 3e.o9
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

 It Broke Him ID.

4 certain tragedian was one time playing in a provincial town. and ob- served in the front row an old gentle man in tears. Highly f1attered, he sent an attendant to say that he would like to see the old man after the perform ance When they met, he was gra- ctousness Itself.
 Sir" he said, T perceived that my acting moved you"
 It did that sir said the white haired playgoer. You see. sir, I've got a son myself play-actin some where, who l haven't seen for a long time. an fl broke me all up to think that mebbe he wasn't no better at it than you, sir."-Spare Moments.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

During the absence o. Gov. Jones, at St. Louis, Honorable R, L. Ltwrence, president pro tenn oi the Senate, is the acting governor of the State. Hei, the fourteenth acting governor of Arkansas, ac cofdiog to the Democrat, since the States admission. The others were a. follows; Samue Adams. 1S44, John Williamson, 1846; Richard { Bqrd, 1840; Thos Fletcher, 1862; 0zra A HadleY, 187li 6@o years), Ben T. Emory, 1883; JoGn " Stay ton, 1884; D E Barker, ls8f C. c Hamoy, 1892; Clay Sloaa, 1893; J c. Plnoix, 1896 l. c sooth aud c TaDpau, 1897
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21
1tFe3rs a6 W. BARRAQUE ST
 TELEPHONE No. 1f2.

red at Che Post-ofIice at Pine IT. ark. as eecond-class mail Pr.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21
4 Soldiers Tales.

From the Minneapolis (Kan) Mes sengers During the first engagement while the company was firing at will into the woods ahead, a foflorn water buffalo. the Philippine beast of burden. meandered into the rice field directly in front of the line. The writer imme- diately directed his fire toward the buf= falo, with no apparent result. After ward, during lulI in the firing, We shamefully confessed to having wasted our strength in this ignoble manner, and were surprised to learn that every man had done likewise. At all events the beast made good it's escape for it patiently plodded ahead until the timber swallowed 1t up. During the charge at CaIoocan a frenzied pig of diminutiYe size dashed from beneath a bamboo hut and apparently judging that all the commotion was fer his benefit, thought best to retire. As the pig dashed past the writer We gently assisted with shove from the butt of our gun and thought no more of it for some time. Afterward, upon gIanc- ing to the rear, we saw four or five soldiers in hot pursuit of the same poor little swine. It is laughable, even in times of peace. to watch another man chase q hog. but when men forsake their places, forget the roar of conflict, the hum of bullets, the shouts of the victors and the vraf1g af +J.o xz.o3v1a5l +a s,r..,
 pie with an eight-pound shoat. the scene becomes ludicrous in the ex- treme. We took the trouble to learn that the pig got away. At Caloocan the rebels had mounted two monstrous muZzle-loading guns captured in for mer time from the Spanish They at- tempted to fire one of these with dreadful results. The Americans col leeted the remains Of twenty rebels killed by the explosion of the gun, The insurgents had not the courage to fire the remaining cannon. which was loaded and primed when Caloocan was captured. The natives had loaded the gun with a complete curiosity shop
 The cannon was filled with scissors. knives, coal, pieces of brick, nails, bolts, a thermometer a horseshoe, ear link, q piece of rubber hose. and, to crown it all, large quantity ot hoop iron had been driven into the muzzle so tightly that it was necessary to file 1t before the charge could be drawn A double dose Of powder was found. and also a quantity of dynamite
 Nc wonder the other cannon exploded
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

The Ccowo Gotton MHls, ot Dal ton, Ga, at an annual meeting of stock holders few days ago, dsclar ed dividend ol 93 per cent That beats the world's record in dividends aud shows how exceedingly profta- ble is the cotton manufacturing ln dustry in ,hp South
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

The sales@omau who kissed Ad mirai Dewey's $ son is truly patriotic. She is starting he reception. She saul to the young man, "Phis is for your daddy Oh, mamma, buy me 1ae. How would you like to be the @Admicaf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

The Commercial Appeal says, 1t is rumored that a man named Kin aey may enter the MayoraltY race in Nashville As Nashville alreedy has two candidates for that position the question arises "Ktnuey2"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21
A 0EFR DPRfr FA EfEEn GHfA V D.

Mir Mason PhiIpot, Chief Of Police, spent Wednesday night at the camp oi the eenvicts in the western DOT ton of our city. He left there for a l0 -mile drive to hunt deer in and around the nel ghb orhood of Col Foley.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21
Y M C. A NOTES

fhe public is urged to bear ia mind that the tickets fer the Merrill Iasfi- tute Entertainment Course win be 0nsale at 7oelock Monday morning Also that tLose first to arrive will Aave the first choice of seate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

The Republic of the 20th contain ed the likeness of Jeff Davis, who is in attendance upon the antitrust conference in St. Louis. The At eorneY General will now have the swell head verse than ever.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

Advertising is not q mystical, mysterious proposition. The ofdi- nary laws and effect apply in ad- vertising just as they do in mechan- ics or sciences
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21
As ro FERTILIZATION

rne La.!s gaApuIo has nearly aoutle the sslsnlatio 1f any other Pine Bnd daily aeWspaper and the Daily and semi-weekly pRaPutc have a combined circulation larger 6nan that of any othar Pine Bluff daily Or ettg l3Y3ol)ar. AIyarttse m9Qts accept 5 m th;F guarantee
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

Family faud factional fighting is original in some places. 1t was bred in old Kentucky.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21
Better Protection for sni

Better Protection for Sailors
 Twelve years ago one sailor cut of every 106, on an average. lost his life by accident. Now the proportion has been reduced to one in 256.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

Whats the matter with kea- tucky?' asked the Commercial Alp peal. Nothing. Shes more to be nitied than censured
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

The St. Louis Exposition will be suecess in 1903.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-21

The Republican party is nothing out party of trusts and it expects to be trusted -t5 do the people again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Our Clubbing Offer.

All our farmer readers should take
advantage of the unprecedented club
bing offer we this year make, which
includes with this paper, The Wiscon-
sin Farmer, its Special Farmers ms
titute editions, The Poultry Farmer
and The Farmers Mutual insurance
journal. These four publications
are the best of their class and should
be in every home. To them we add
for local, county and general news our
own paper and make the price for the
five for one year $1.75. Never before
was so much superior reading matter
offered for so small an amount OF
money. The four papers named which
we club with our own are well known
throughout the West and commend
themselves to the readers favorable
attention upon mere mention. The
Farmer is the great agricultural and
live stock paper of the West; The
Poultry Farmer Is the most practical
poultry paper for the farmer publish
ed in the country; The Farmers Nut
ual Insurance journal is the special
advocate of farmers cooperative asso-
Citations, and The Special Farmers ms
titute editions are the most practical
publications for the promotion of good
farming ever published. Ia advan
tage of this great offer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

A very sa and di stressing occur
renee took place in our city last Fri
day afternoon which has cast a gloomy
shadow over this community. While
Addie Fezer, a granddaughter of Mr..
!. fezer, was undergoing an opera
ton for throat troubles, she suddenly
expired from heart-failure. Addie
was girl nine years old and had
been troubled great deal with en-
larged tonsils so it was thought best
to have them removed This is not
thought a very difficult operation and
is often done. Drs. Godfrey and
Gault were conducting the operation
and after giving the child thorough
examination they administered chlor-
oform and removed one tonsil. AS
she seemed to be coming out from I'M
der the influence of the drug a little
more was administered and operation
on the second tonsil begun when with
out warning the heart ceased to beat
The attending physicians did every
thing in their power to restore life but
without avail. The mother Of the
girl is FRUSTRATED with grief. The
burial took place Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock, Rev. Morgans officiating.
The Sunday school children Of the NJ.
Z. school, Of which Addie was men,
Der, attended the services and brought
beautiful flowers for their young
friend.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
OFFICIALS TOO OPTIMISTIC.
Army Under Gen. Otis, Large as 1t Is,
Is Too Widely Scattered to Be
Thoroughly Efective-strong Garrisons
Needed.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Filipino insurgents have lost great
quantities of supplies and that over
1000 men have either surrendered or
been captured during the retreat
northward of the last few weeks, there
is no good reason for the extremely
optimistic view of the situation which
some of the American officers hold.
There are now $4,000 American
troops in the Philippines, but the men
in the field have become so scattered
by their rapid movements that they
now seem like a mere handful.
Every indication seems to prove that
Aguinaldo escaped to the north with
a much larger body of troops than at
first was supposed.
In all, fully $4,000 American troops
can easily be absorbed in active cam
paigning and garrisoning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
BORN.

At Harrison, Nov. q, TO Mr.. and Mrs Davis
Winkler. a SON
At Harrison. Nov. Is. to Mr.. and Mrs Adam
SchuSter, a son.
AT Patch Grove, Dec. ), to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Taylor a daughter
At Piatteyille, Nov. IS. TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Jefferson Rice. a son.
Al Clifton Dec. J, TO Mr.. and Mrs. John
Watson. a son.
Al Clifton, Nov IS to Mr.. and Mrs. samuel
Nero. son
Al Liberty, Nov ], TO Mr. aud Mrs. Geo.
Schuchart. a son
AZ Wyalnsing. Nov. 3.to Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
lei Harris. a daughter
Al Platteviile. Nov. %. to Mr. ana Mrs
Ben Doscher. a daughter.
At Platteyille, Nov. l. 10 Mr. and Mrs. E.
mer Knox. a daughter
At Platteville. Nov. g. to Mr. and Mrs Mar.
tin Meyer. son.
At Platteville. Nov rs to Mr.. and Mrs
Casper Eberhardt son
Al Rockville. Nov. l6. 10 Mr.. and Mrs Har.
~ Swab. a daughter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
SHORT LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Articles both useful and ornamen-
tai for sale at the bazaar.
For lessons in oil painting and
pen drawing, see Thyrza Mitchell.
Be sure aud sec G. II Basford &
Co. before buying your Christmas
presents.
The school board Of Galena have
ordered the schools Of the city closed
on account Of the prevalence of scar
let fever
Hurry up. Select your Christ
mas presents while you have a nice
assortment to select from at G. II.
Basfcrd q Co.
Remember the date Of the bazaar
to be held for the benefit of the Gene
cry Association, December and 10,
afternoon and evening
Mr. aud Mrs. j. +. Lewis of
Cassville have gone TO Albuquerque,
New Mexico, TO spend the winter.
Do not forget to buy a nice dress
pattern for Christmas present at G.
II. Basford a. CO.
Married at the Congregational
manse on the 9th Inst, by the Rev. I.
j. Brown, Mr.. Herman Martell of FL
lenboro TO Miss Mae Bourett.
st Louis bottle beer IS famous the
world over II is on sale at John
Dechow's
The Iron News Of Two lIarbors,
Mimi, has the following announce
ment Of he marriage of one Of our
Lancaster boys "The marriage Of
DR.. G.. +. Budd Of Leroy Mimi, to
Miss Gertrude Hanna Of Two Harbors,
is announced to occur at the home of
the brides mother, Jan. II, 1900
The perspective bride is one Of our
best known young ladies, and the
groom has many friends made during
his residence here.
AGENTS WANTED: 10 sell the
Marsh Reading Stand ana revolving
book case Best Office or Library
article ever pattoutee and sells every
where on sight, ut good profit.
Why stand idle with such chance to
make money? Ask the publisher o
this paper to show you sample of this
stand, or write MS for full particulars
at once
MARRH MFG.. Co.,
No. 5l2 West Lake ST.. Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Mrs. Amelia sanford mead.

Mrs. Amelia e. Sanford was found
dead in her home at Bloomington, Ill.
She was treasurer of the Illinois state
organization of the Womans Chris
tian Temperance union, and for many
years one of the most active workers
of the association in the west
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

In fifteen minutes with only cake of Ivory Soap and water
sou can make better cleansing paste than you can buy
Ivory Soap Paste will take spots from cohng and will clean
carpets rugs KID gloves slippers patent enamel leather and
shoes leather belts painted woodwork furniture. The
special value Of Ivory Soap this form arises from the fact that
be used with damp sponge cloth cleanse many articles
that cannot be washed because they will stand the free appa
ton Of water.
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING boiling add shi
thoroughly dissolved Remove the dishes ot twill Keep Vel
-' 'L"""'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

If strong the frame of the mother,
the son will give laws to the land. All
mothers should take Rocky Mountain
Tea. Gives life and strength. 80
cents. Stone & Hassel, and j. T. Ben
nett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
GAGE URGES A GOLD BASIS.

Report of Secretary of the Treasury
Submitted to Congress.
Secretary Cages report summarizes
during the year, recommends an ex-
plicit gold standard, expresses no
preference between house and senate
finance bills, and favors asset cur
rency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Gard OF Thanks.

We wish to express our thanks to
every one who so kindly assisted and
sympathized with us in our loss of
little Addie and especially do we
thank the members of her Sunday
school class for their kind remem-
brance of her.
Il. FEZER AND FAMILY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Working Night and Day

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DIR. King $
New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar
coated globule of health, that changes
weakness into strength, listlessness
into energy, brain-fag into menti
power. Only 25c. per box. Sold by
j. Il. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
For Hoarseness.

Benz. Ingerson. Of Hutton, Ind !,
says he had not spoken above whis-
per for months, and one bottle of o.
'ey's Honey and Tar restored hisyo Fe
It isused very largely by speakers and
singers
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
LOST.

Many have lost confidence and hope
as we'll as health. because they have
been told their Kidney disease was in
durable. Foley's Kidney Cure is a
guaranteed remedy for the discour-
aged and diSconsolate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that il is notuncommon
for a child TO be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urin-
afac fna offan 20 A.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Aeuinaldo in Cavite Province,

Aguinaldo is believed to be in Ca
vite province, where insurgents are
strongest. linus expects attack by
5000 Filipinos. Three Americans de-
serted. Small bands are hunting reb-
els in north. Gen. Young has arrived
safely at Vigan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Negro Murderer Burned Alive.

At Maysville, KY, Richard Cole
man, colored, confessed murderer of
Mrs. James Lashbrook, wife of his
employer, was burned alive by a mob
consisting of thousands of citizens.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
samuel Gompers serlouslr Ind.

Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor. is Sc
riousIy i'll at Washington as a result
of fall from his bicycle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
chicago Is Football Champion.

The Universits of Chicago is foot
ball champion of the west In the
game with Wisconsin the Badgers
were defeated by a score of IL to 0.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Roberts In a Dilemma.

If Congressman Roberts admits po-
lygamy his seat will be permanently
vacated if he claims to be guiltless
he asserts the twins born to his sec
ond wife are illegitimate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Spanish Prisoners blame Dewey

1t is reported from Manila that
Spanish prisoners of insurgents will
claim damages from America on the
ground that Dewey turned them over
to Aguinaldo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Fix q. A. r. Encamnment Date.

The national executive committee
Of the G. A. R. fixed date of encamp-
ment at Chicago from Aug. q to Sept.
/. They expect $4,000 men to march.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
want New Cabinet Department.

Internal revenue collectors are or
ganizing to bring about the establish
ment OF new department. with its
head in the cabinet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
spanlsh PRISONER a. Manila.

An official dispatch from Manila
says that 229 Spaniards who were for
merly prisoners in the hands of the
Filipinos have arrived there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Minister and wife Shot.

Rev. David b. Cheney of Racine,
Wis. and his wife we're shot and seri-
ously wounded by sneak thief, who
Mas surprised in the parsonage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

M. l.. Temple of Clark county, one
of the two Gear candidates for speak
er of the Iowa house of representa-
tives. formally withdrew from the race.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
LICENSED ToMARRY

-0-o-o-N-0~0ONo00o-o-0r oNN0o-0S No-o0o0--~
Dec. = Henry l. Henning and Mary A. Al
cock. both of Platteville.
Dec. 5. VIM. Matthews and Tony Speas, both
of Ellenboro.
Dec. T., Thomas Wright Lancaster. and
Julia Lambert, Burton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
{ Stch Cold
Easily :?

Are you frequently hoarse?
Do you have that annoying
tickling in your throat? Would
you feel relieved if you could
raise something? Does your
cough annoy you at night, and
do you raise more mucuS in
the morning?
Then you should always keep
on hand a bottle of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty. vigor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

urine scalds the flesh or if. when the child
reaches an age when it should be able TO
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not TO a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
SwampsRoot is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists. in fifty EoF
cent and one dollar fssIT;E5k s%Ts=k
sizes. You may have HE!
sample bottle by mail -skssl.Gsl:.: TEE
free. also pamphlet tell Home Of swaup Roo,
ing all about it, including many Of the
thousands OF testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer
q Co.. Binghamton. N. T., be sure and
mention this paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14
Bazaar Entertainment.

The following program will be
given at the entertainment in theCity
opera house Thursday evening. Dee.
IA. Admission 10 cents.
Piann Solo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

At Wyalusing, Noy %, Silva Durham
aged 20 years
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-14

by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
free. also nannnhlef tai
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-18
COUNT SHOWERS CASH.

Count Gtzycki, an Austrian, Sur
prtscs Newport Society by His
Generosity.
Newport. r. T., Sept. 1S.-All society is
talking with keen interest Of Count Gil.
zycki and the unusual part he took In
the fun making on the occasion of the
dinner dance of NJ. G. Deschamps of the
French diplomatic service Friday eve.
ming.
Count Gizycki has recently arrived
from Austria to attend the wedding OF
Miss Julia Grant to Prince Cantacu-
zene, of whom he is very intimate
friend. He had already attracted con.
siderable attention through his fine and
gallant bearing. He was not known
sic until the night of NJ. Deschamp's CO.
tillien.
After having played Russian air in
compliment to Prince Cantacuzene the
musicians, who We're in fine fettle t,a,
night. struck into an Austrian gavotte
The count recognized 1t at once and was
so delighted to hear it that he drew a
roll of $40 bills from his pocket and
threw them down upon the musicians
who We're standing below him.
Naturally, the men were little ex-
cited by the shower of crisp greenbacks,
but after they had shaken one another
and found that-they We're really awake,
and had also observed that the money
was real, they finished their selection
under embarrassment. The dance of
course had been interrupted by the
counts show of generosity. which
caused a futter, ending in round of
applause for the young nobleman.
AS 1t happened that the bills did not
not quite go around among the men the
count tore several of larger denomi-
nation in two so that every man should
receive his share of his token of appre-
citation of the playing.