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the house there was living certain
pretty Mile. de Brecourt, who had
sometimes met, the unsuccessful inter-
esting dramatist upon the stairs. Miss
ing him, the young lady learned in
what manner he was stricken. and.
mounting to the top story, she installed
herself at his bedside. So good a
nurse did Mile. de Brecourt prove that
Victorien was presently in courageous
health again; and there is nothing to
add except that the devoted nurse be-
came, in very short time, the not
less devoted wife. Yes: there is
something else to add, for his young
wife, having saved his life, promptly
placed in his hands the means of for
tune. She it was who brought him
under the notice of Dejazet, just as
that great actress was founding the
alter of her own. The announcement
and support of Dejazet awoke in Sar-
dou the talent which was being stifled.
She brought out in succession his
"Candide" (the piece he had carried
tremblingly to herr, the "Premieres
Armes de Figaro" (his first distinct
success), M. Carat" and the Pres
Saint-Gervais." Suffering was at an
end, the empty purse began to fill, and
nine years later Victorien Sardou was
on the flood-tide of prpsperity.-Cas-
sells Magazine.
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A Common Occurrence.

1t was Saturday night, and he was
on his way home.
Stepping to the showcase in the
cigar store he carefully surveyed the
goods that We're displayed in the
boxes.
Are those three for a quarter?" he
asked, pointing out brand that
seemed to please him.
Yes" said the man behind the
counter; we're making a special sale
of them this week. They have always
been 10 cents straight
"All right" said the customer; 'let
me have three of them
A handful of the cigars were laid
on top of the case, and he carefully
selected three of them, after which
he handed out a half-dollar.
The shopkeeper played a tune upon
his. cash register and passed back a
quarter.
"Say," said the man who had bought
the cigars, cant you give me some
smaller change? My wife wants me
to go to church with her tomorrow,
and I'll need something for the con-
tribution plate. I s'pose I might give
up quarter, but, by George, I have
to work hard for. every cent I GET
Chicago Times-Herald.
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Alone in the Dark.

1t was a very nice little bedroom.
Mabel had thought the pink bed and
curtains, the dark chairs and the
bright carpet very pretty, and Aunt
Jennie had shown her the door into
her own room, which was to stand
open at night so that Mabel should
not feel lonely. But that was in the
afternoon; now the long summer even
ing had turned into night, and all the
grown up people were down stairs yet,
while little Mabel was up there all
alone in strange room. She was
glad Aunt Jennie's door was shut. She
had looked in the closet and under the
bed before Aunt Jennie had taken the
light away and she knew that there
was nothing there to be afraid OF, yet
she was afraid, she did not know OF
what. She lay in her soft, comfortable
bed, listening to every sound and wish
ing, oh. SO much, for some one to come
up stairs after something. so she could
know they We're near her. If only for
a moment.
She tried ever so hard, but she could
not go to sleep. Away off in the house
somewhere she heard clock ticking,
and even while she knew what it was
it seemed a dreadful thing to hear
there alone in the dark. A little mouse
was nibbling away in the closet, and
this. too, filled her mind with fear.
BY and by she heard a welcome step in
the hall. and Aunt Jennie tiptoed in
to see if her little niece was asleep.
There lay Mabel with her big eyes
wide open. and when Aunt Jennie knelt
down at the side IF the little bed Ma
bells arms flew around her neck, and
Mabels little head lay sobbing on her
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The Care of the Hands.

In frosty weather, particularly il
dark clothes are worn, the hands very
soon become soiled, and require fire.
quent washing. They should be washed
in warm water, not hot water, and, II
possible, in soft water After washing
they should be dried very thoroughly
in bran or oatmeal. and great care
taken that the nails are most thor
oughly dry; in the drying the cuticle
can be pushed back sufficiently to show
the half-moon at the base of the nail
Nail-scissors, not used for any other
purpose, should be used to cut off any
hangnails; but it is better to use
file to keep the nails short, and for
this purpose there should be three or
four files of varying size. To give the
luster desired there is new kind of
wash that makes the nails pink, not
deep red, and also gives a gloss and
finish. After this is put on the hands
should be washed, but sufficient of the
polish will remain.
After the hands are washed the sec
ond time to remove the polish the nails
should be rubbed briskly, either with
a piece of chamoiS, a nail-polisher, or
by rubbing them again with the palm
of the hand. This last method is per-
haps. the best of all, for it polishes
just enough without giving too exag-
gerated finish in appearance.
Rings are so much the fashion that
the hands must of necessity be we'll
kept, but it is a mistake to wear too
many rings, particularly with plain
gown; 1t is to be hoped that it will
soon go out of fashion to wear them
with anything but evening dress
Harper'S Bazaar. = -
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PRODUCTS FOR PARIS.
Down-River. Fruit for the Great
Exposition.

The Rio Vista News" has this to
say:
&c. E. Dennison was along the river
this week in search of samples of all
kinds of produce to be sent to the Paris
Exposition by the State Board of Trade.
Mr. Dennison secured some excellent
samples at this place. Hart F. Smith
sent some fine string beans that will
be hard to beat
p. H. Gardiner gave a sample of
Bartlett pears which came from the
Pool ranch. Mr.. Dennison went UP
river Tuesday and no doubt met with
success, for this is the section in the
world for producing the best, the only
trouble and drawback being the BASH
fulness of our growers.
"All who contribute should be care
full and pick out the best fruit and be
sure it is not damaged in the least.
The State Board of Trade will gladly
receive all contributions of this ma
ture.
"A little more of such exhibitions to-
gether with theS hearty cooperation OF
the growers, will make all the world
turn green with envy for California in
general, and the Sacramento Valley IN
particular"
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Stevenson and the Beggar.

An American who visited the Stew
ensons at Samoa relates that the Sa-
means have practice of begging. They
boldly ask for whatever they may covet
wherever it may be found. The novel
list became tired of this practice, and
therefore said one day to a Samoan
friend who had acquired from him a
necktie handkerchief and some other
trinket, ''Is there anything else you
want?''
The Samoan made hasty survey Of
the room.
There is the piano." suggested Mr..
Stevenson, ironically.
Yes replied the native, IT know,
but he added alphabetically, II don't
know how to play t."-Philadelphia
Saturday Press.
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Sardou,s Romance.

A pretty legend belongs to this dis
tressful period. In his twenty third or
twentyfourth year Il believe the date
was April, 1854 he had contrived to
produce at the Odeon comedy called
the "Taverne des Etudiants." The
author himself had named it simply
1.-THE Tavern" The manager of the
theater, which is situated in the stu
dents quarter of Paris, renamed it,
with an eye to gain, 'The Students
Tavern whereupon the.~-scholars,
thinking themselves attacked, promptly
damned the piece. Sardou's distress.
both of mind and body was now ex-
trene, and he was presently laid low
in his garnet by terrible attack of
typhoid fever. On another floor of
The record-union., 1899-07-17
FOLSOM FISH LADDER.
Deputy Fish Commissioner Crane
Does Not Like It.

The Auburn Republican says of the
new fish ladder recently put in at the
Folsom dam on the American River:
I'VE referred in recent issue to the
want of an adequate fish ladder at the
Folsom dam. c. H. Crane, Deputy
Fish Commissioner at the Georgetown
Bridge. shows us letter from the Stats
Commission which demonstrates that
Charlie has been active. He refuses
to approve of the so-called ladder that
was made, and the commission states
that they have experimental on sew
eral devices without finding one that
fully answers the purpose. and until
such device is forthcoming the COM
mission will not teke further action.
1--WE are assured by Mr. Crane that
the ladder put in at the American
River Ditch Company's dam an
swers the purpose. and he sees
no reason why the Folsom company
should not be compelled to put in one
of the same character. He deserves
great credit for his efforts, and the
State Commission simply begs the
question and should be stirred up to
action"
The record-union., 1899-07-17
ACCIDENT NEAR TRUCKER:
The Tahoe Stage Upset Last Even
ing.

A dispatch from Truckee states that
the four horse stage from Lake Tahoe
was tipped over and wrecked last even
ing by runaway on the big hill hve
miles from the lake.
Twelve persons We're on the stage, OF
whom the driver, Sam York, is prob
ably fatally injured.
Anton Hentzleman of the Cleveland
Faucet Company of San Francisco. is
badly bruised about the legs, but no
bones were broken.
Fergus Burns of the Western Hotel,
Sacramento, his wife and boy, were
badly shaken up, and Mrs Burns mas
a sprained arm.
One man had a small bone of his leg
broken, but declined to give his name.
Three ladies were slightly bruised and
scratched, but not seriously injured.
York was considered one of the SAL
est drivers in the mountains, but the
team became unmanageable and ran
away.
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OFF FOR THE EAST.
Champion Jeffries Left Last Night
for Cripple Greek.

James Jeffries.the worlds champion
pugilist, came UP from San Francisco
last night and continued on eastward
His first exhibition will be at Cripple
Creek, Col, and a few days later he
will sail from New York for England.
Jeffries will visit all the principal
cities in England and Ireland and
show the people over there what kind
of an American champion we have.
He tried to induce his friend Anthony
Greene to go to England with him,
but Andy said nay.
1t might be added that Sharkey has
not yet signed an agreement to fight
Jeffries, and he is not likely to do so
If he can possibly get out of it
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CHILD MISSING.
Elsie Fearless Disappears From
Her Home.

Special officer Dan Healy spent
most of yesterday searching for a
twelve-year-old girl named Elsie Pear
less, who disappeared from the home OF
Mrs Leonard at Twenty-fifth and u
streets about 3 o'clock p. m. on Sat
urday.
The child is an orphan and has been
making her home with Mrs. Leonard.
She has sister in the city, and when
Mrs. Leonard was living in Oakland
the child left there and came to her
sister, but the latter has not seen her
since she left Mrs. Leonard's on Sat
urday.
The girl wore a check dress of light
material and brown hat. She is quite
slender Any information concerning
her will be gratefully received by eithe:
Mr.. Healy (for the Children's Society
or Mrs Leonard.
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Personal sIENTIoN.

DR.. K. L. Wait has returned from
Highland Springs.
DR.. j. Bufford and H. A. Bufford of
Chicago are at the Golden Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Furnes of Illinois
are stopping at the Golden Eagle.
Fritz and Henry Newman and John
Lindemeyer yesterday went to San
Francisco to be gone a couple of weeks.
Doc and Ed Phelps, accompanied
by their nephew, Eddie Schaefer, left
yesterday morning on camping ex-
petition to Trinity County, to be gone
about a month
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MILLER SHOOTS AT w1ss.
A Late Quarrel That Is Shrouded
in Mystery.

George H Miller was arrested in an
intoxicated condition at a late hour
last night and charged with shooting
at Arnold Wiss, with intent to kill.
The affair occurred at the Mansion
House, on Seventh street, between |
and J. 1t is not known why the shot
was fired, except that Miller is said
to be jealous of Wiss' attentions tc
his former wife. No damage was done
by the shot.
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A wATERY GRAVE.
An Unknown Cripp1e's Body Found
In the River

The body of an unknown man was
found in the Sacramento river yester-
day near Gammons warehouse, nine
miles below Freeport, and it is now
at the Morgue.
The corpse Is that of a man about
five feet ten inches in hight. He wore
chin beard, had a wooden leg (be-
low the knee, and carried an ear
trumpet and eyeglasses. There was
a slipper on the right foot, a shoe on
the left The inquest will be held to-
night
The record-union., 1899-07-17

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
County of Sacramento, State of Cali
fornia.
Z In the matter Of the estate of FRAN
CTS cox, deceased. y
Notice is hereby given that FRIDAY,
the 2Sth day of July, 1899, at 10 o'clock a.
m. of said day. and the Courtroom of said
Court, at the Court House, in the City of
Sacramento, County of Sacramento, and
State of California, has been appointed as
the time and place for proving the will
of said Francis Cox, deceased, and for
hearing the application of julius Ever
son, for the issuance to him of letters
testamentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal Of said
court this 18th day of July, 1899
(Seal) w. B. HAMILTON, Clerk
BY B. II. Gallup, Deputy Clerk.
Attorneys for Petitioner.
Endorsed: Filed July 18th, 1899.
w. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
BY B. II. Gallup, Deputy. jy17-12t
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He1vetia Rifle Club.

The Sacramento Helvetia Rifle Club
had its regular monthly bullseye shoot
for cash prizes yesterday
The first prize was won by F. zberg;
second, A. Buergi; third, c. OFT; fourth,
A. Haynke; fifth, F.. Dettling; sixth,
Frank Ruhstaller; seventh, A. FRANKIE;
eighth, c. Zuest.
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Occult Science Meeting.

At 8 p. m. this evening, at the Y. W.
G. A. hall at Tenth and streets, DR..
thurman, the palmist and clairvoyant,
will give demonstrations in these &C.
cult sciences. The subject will be,
1.-THE Secret of Power, or Our Present
Needs"
The record-union., 1899-07-17

A leading firm made an enormous
cake for presentation to Queen Victoria
on the occasion of her jubilee. It meas,
ured nine feet six inches around, ten
feet high, and weighed over a quarter
of ton, without any ornaments.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE is HEREBY, GIVEN THAT
sealed bids will be received by the Board
Of Supervisors of the County Of sacra-
mento, at their office, on I street. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh, Sacramento
City, California, up to O'clock p; m. OF
THURSDAY, August TO-, 1899, for the con-
struction of an operating room at the
according to the plans and speeificatio1s
on file in the County Clerks Gsr 9fiice ob BIS
in an amount Equivalent to 10 per cent. of
the aggregate amount of the bid sub
mitted, or by cash deposit in the same
amo,1rt or by q bond equivalent to 20
per cent. of the aggregate amount of such
BID The Board of superyisors reserve
the right to reject any or all bids, as the
lSeaIS VIM B. HAMILTON,
iyi4-I0t Clerk of said board.
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GAS TANK EXPLOSION.
A Crowd Attracted to the River by
Report.

There was considerable excitement at
Front and N streets yesterday after
noon occasioned by the explosion Of
a soda water gas tank, which was
awaiting shipment on a barge. The
report drew a crowd Immediately, but
no damage was done
The record-union., 1899-07-17
Real Estate at Auction

On Thursday, the Goth, by order of
court, Hawley & Phillips will sell at
auction at ~ O'Clock a. m. the prop
erty of the Curran estate at Fifth and
N streets.
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AUCTIONS.
AUCTION SALE

WEDNESDAY,, JULY 18TH, AT 10
O'Clock a. M, at salesroom. 1923 K street,
/ will sell 2 oak bedroom suits, walnut
bedroom suit, bed lounges. chairs, mo-
quet carpets, hall tree. oak stdeboard,
gasoline stoves and many other articles.
Sale positive and peremptory.
w. II. Sk1ERBURN. Aucttoneer.
The record-union., 1899-07-17

MRS. wINsLoW's SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teething with perfect success. It soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays pain,
cures wind collie, regulates the bowels and
is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes. For
sale by druggists In every part of the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. twenty-five cents
bottle. MWF
The record-union., 1899-07-17

The world has more charity for dead
men than 1t has for men who are dead
broke.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

BAKER & HAMILTON. WHOLESALE
hardware. bicycles. carts. buggies. car
riages, phaetons. Balm farm and header
wagons. Send for catalogue.
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business Houses, Contractors and Public Men
FURNISHED Writ
NEWSPAPER IMPORTATION OF ALL KINDS
by ALIENS
PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU,
$40 Montgomery street. San Francisco
The record-union., 1899-07-17

The Wheelway badges for unat-
taehed wheelmen go off slowly. The
c. c. w. will probably not again at
tempt to issue such badges, nor will
it attempt again to build wheeIways,
unless the users manifest more gener-
osity than they now do.
Evening star., 1899-02-11
GERMANS ARE INDIGNANT.
Deny Rumors From Apia About En-
gIish Captains Threat.

A dispatch from Berlin yesterday says:
The German foreign office is still awaiting
official dispatches from Samoa and declines
to discuss the stories published in the Ne"
York newspapers told by passengers VINO
arrived at San Francisco on Wednesday
by the steamer Moana, regarding the
threatening attitude of the British cruiser
Porpoise toward the German cruiser Fake
when matters recently came to a head at
Apia.
These stories and all like them are de-
clared insulting to the representatives OF
Germany in Samoa, and either absolutely
untrue or grossly exaggerated
The Vossiche Zeitung, which confirms
the report that DR.. Raffel president of the
Municipal Council of Apia, is now on his
way 10 Berlin with important dispatches,
characterizes as untrue the reports of the
mander. 1t says: THE German naval Of
ficers were not frightened by the insolent
words of the British officer.
The Berliner Tageblatt says: Chief
Justice Chambers solicitude for the well
fare of dead Germans insulted by Mataafa,
while he himself was insulting every living
German, is a bad carnival joke. All the
same. the reports show that the Americans
and Britons jointly tried to suppress Ger
man authority, thus emphasizing the i'm
possibility of the continuance of the tri-
partite power"
The Lokal Anzeiger says: IF Chief JUS
tice Chambers claim had been that Ma
taafa was excluded from the kingShip by
the Samoa act the claim would have been
we'll founded as Germany would never
have supported his candidacy"
Evening star., 1899-02-11

ship, with the leader, has been engaged for
the whole week.
The show will be open twice each day.
In the afternoon. at o'clock, there will be
matinee for children and their mothers.
Each night at o'clock the show will again
be opened, remaining open until about mid
night.
The list of exhibitors to date are as fol-
lows:
Stand 1, Blackstone, florist: stands Q 3,
4, American Mutoscope Company, New
York; stands 6, T. 8, West End Cycle Com
pany, keating, bicycles; stand Q, Cloves
Conn; stand 1o Pneumatic Bicycle Hub
Company, New York; stands II and 12,
Jones & Fellows, Olive bicycles; stands 13,
IA, Is, w. D. Hadger, Orient bicycles;
stands 16, II, IS, 10, Eclipse Bicycle Com
pany, care j. d. Lasley; stand 20, Cycle
Repair Company, care John Woerner, jr.;
stands 81 and %, Cycle Syndicate, New
York; stands % and "a, Miller Bros, Wolff
American bicycles; Stands 26 and %, P
Won Boeschman, Viking bicycles; stands %
and %, Taylor Manufacturing Company.
kankakee bicycles; stands 80 and 81,
Barnes bicycles, care R. M. Robbins: stands
81. 33, "a, Pope Manufacturing Company,
Hartford, Conn; stands 80. Sc, 81, Victor
bicycles, Morgan & Co.; stands 49, 80, 40,
Gormully & Jeffery Manufacturing Com
pany, Chicago, H.; stand 46. Rich & Son,
bicycle shoes; stands Al. As. 40, Western
Wheel Works, Chicago. H.; stands 80, 81,
81, Saks & Co., Spalding bicycles; stands,
53, 54 80, g., 63, GA, Carpenter Cycle Com
pany, Sterling bicycles; stands 56, 81, IS. 67,
Cleveland Cycle Company; stands 6S and
q, Washington Cycle Supply Company,
Tribune bicycles; stand Il, Rose Manufac-
turing Company, --.4adelphia, Pa; stands
"a and 10, Higham & Co; stands 50. 81 81.
Baum & Co., Hoffman cycles; stands 80
and so, D. n. Walford, Stearns bicycles;
Company, Greenfield, Mass; stand 3, Jonn
Rau, electric motors.
Evening star., 1899-02-11
COUNCIL OF WOMEN.
The National Organization to Meet I'm
This City.

Mrs. May Wright Sewall, president OF the
National Council of Women, is at the Ar
lington. She reached Washington from her
home in Indiana yesterday, five hours be-
lated and has been eXpending her sympa-
thies ever since on people who have not
natural gas with which to warm and light
their houses.
Mrs. Sewall was the guest this after
noon of Mrs. Fairbanks, who had invited
a large number of prominent people to
meet Mrs. Sewall, who addressed them on
the subject of National and international
Councils of Women" Mrs. Fairbanks and
Mrs. Sewall have been friends for many
years
There will be business meeting of the
National Council officers at the Arlington
tomorrow evening, over which Mrs. SewaIl
will be held Monday morning at the Uni
versalist Church, corner of 18th and i
streets, where the sessions of the council
will be held. Sunday Rev Anna Howard
Shaw will preach at the Universalist
Church. The first open meeting of the
council will be held Monday night
Miss Helen Matthews is chairman of the
local committee on arrangements. Her as
sociates VINO have been working with
splendid energy, are Mrs. Lizzie Calver, DIR.
Edith Jewell, Mrs Ellen Powell Thompson,
Saunders. The ushers for the several days
and their badges are as follows: Monday
night, Junior Suffrage Club, Miss j. Minnie
Holmes, chairman, color of badges. yellow:
Tuesday, Mrs. Grace c. Morris. chairman,
color. white Wednesday, Wimodaughsis,
Mrs. Horace Colt, chairman, colors, white.
blue and yellow; Thursday, Junior Equal
Suffrage Club, Color, yellow; Friday,
badges, green and gold Washington Coll
lege of Law, Mrs. Nettie b. Paul, chair
man; Saturday Wimodaughsis, colors.
blue, white and yellow.
Mrs. Sewan says this has been a most
successful year for the council, and every
thing points to the largest attendance in
the history of the organization. The gem
eral~ l~public will be welcomed to all but the
business meetings.
Miss Susan B. Anthony, who recognizes
In the National Council of Women potent
factor in the advancement of woman's suf-
frage, is at the Oxford. Mrs. Ida Harper
her biographer and bright newspaper wo-
man, is also in the city, a delegate TO the
council, Mrs. Louise Barnum Robbins the
compiler of the National Council minutes
and history, will arrive tomorrow after
noon, and will be at the Arlington.
Evening star., 1899-02-11
OBJECT OF SUIT.
Mrs. StarrinS's Purpose in Proceed
inEs Recently Instituted.

In connection with the pending ne exeat
proceeding against George Sladovich, Mrs.
Starring's counsel stated today that the
object Of suing out the writ of ne eXeat
against Sladovich will be practically sub
served upon ascertain of the fact that
the papers, which were promptly placed in
the marshars custody by Mr.. E. Hilton
jackson at the time the writ was served.
together with any others which may be
surrendered to Mrs. Starring, include ali
the papers which Sladovich withheld from
her, and the further operation of the writ
is suspended pending investigation of Mrs.
Starring's securities to ascertain this fact.
One of the essential objects of the Dlll IS
to obtain discovery of what papers are be-
ing withheld from Mrs. Starring by Sla-
doyich, and Mr.. JacksonS relation to the
case as defendant, resulted from his told
ing, at the time suit was brought and in his
clients interests, part of the papers in
question. He is not involved, however, lp
the ne exeat proceedings, which, as stated,
alone affect S!adovich.