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the buttons were lost, according to the dis agreeable habit which buttons would seem to have, and the citizen straightway fell into sore distress. He visited in vain about all the tailoring and general drygoods stores of Birmingham trying to find two buttons exactly like the four left on his vest; and to the last dealer, he called upon he made known his want very dejectedly, and asked if the dealer couldn't send to New York and match the buttons No, can't match those, but for twenty-five. cents l can get you six buttons that are much prettier, said the dealer.
 'The citizen looked at the dealer incredu- lously, and slowly glad smile spread over his face, and grasping the dealers hand he wrung 1t in sheer gratitude. It had never in all his sorrow for the lost buttons oe- cured to him that he could get different buttons for his vest. Yet that man Is in- tellectually and by general repute one ol the first citizens of Birminghamt The loss of his two buttons showed how trifies may weigh heavily upon strong minds-absent minds"
 ''What's the trouble?" a citizen asked as he joined a crowd of thirty or forty men in front of the county courthouse yestef- day forenoon
 Seeing a horse," answered @ man who appeared to be a clerk speaking in rather uncivil tone.
 Its just this way" observed a courte- ous citizen. Twelve of these men consti- tute a jury of one of the courts inside there. They are trying case in which that riekety horse is in some way involved. It is claimed that the animal is race horse, and one of the lawyers insisted that it be brought here for the jury to see with their own eyes, and perhaps estimate its value by their own knowledge, or lack of knowledge, as the case may be-
 Suddenly the crowd spread out in to a large semi-circle, and the little roan ami nal was trotted up and down and punched in the ribs by learned jurors, who like wise looked in the horses mouth, twisted it's tail and did other things presumably expected of men who pretend to know anything of ''horse-f1esh."
 Funny, aint it?" said the courteous citizen. Tt illustrates the democracy of the jury system, that noble institution of justice guaranteed to Anglo-Saxons ever since the signing of Magma Charta, and so on and so on."
 ''Shut up and make way for the jury" cried a rude person, "and the twelve good men and true, two by two passed into the temple of justice, whence so few men pass to the hangman'
 Former Chancellor W. H. Tayloe of Uniontown was in Birmingham yesterday. The Right Rev. Bishop Allen of Mobile left Birmingham yesterday morning on his return home, after having spent several days in this city and the district visiting various Catholic churches Bishop Allen visited Blocton on Monday.
 
 Organized labor of this district will send to the Legislature powerful petitions in favor of Representative Leath's bill to require the public printing to be done in Alabama. MT. Leath says that he receives nothing but the most cordial encourage ment regarding his bill
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Census Returns.

Washington, D. C., November 2o-The population of the State of Rhode Island, as officially announced today by the Census Bureau, is 42s, ,556 as against S45 5Oe in 1S9O This is an increase of sS.O5O, or 24 per cent
 The Census Bureau officially announced today that the population of the State of Illinois was 4.S21,55O, as against S,S26,35 in 1890. These figures show an increase of 995 199, or 26 per cent
 As officially announced by the Census Bureau today, the population of the State of Florida Is 52S,542 against 391, ,422 in 1S9O This shows an increase of 137120, or S5 per cent
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BOND SALE.
Comptroller of New York Makes Biq-
 gest of the Year.

New York, November 20.-Comptroller Co., Ter held the biggest bond sale of the year today, when $5,S3S,965 of 3h per cent. cor porate stock was disposed of. All the bonds are payable November l, 194O, except an issue of 5000 for the sanitary protection of the water supply, wlffch is payable No- vember l. 1920. The interest is payable semi annually. There were fifteen bids received. The highest were those of Vermilye & Co.,, and Harvey, Fiske & Sons who jointly bid 110.0T7 for the bonds of 1940 to the amount of $4 4,S33.96 and bid 107 IT for the $500 900 worth of bonds payable in 1920, and the joint bid of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,, and Farson, Leach & Co.,, of --0.35 for the whole issue
 The comptroller said these firms will prob- ably be awarded the bonds.
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his recognized personal merit he was re- elected by the unanimous vote of the Ala bama Legislature.
 Massachusetts will follow A1abama's ex- ample. Senator Hoar has differed with a majority of his party in Massachusetts But he Is a scholarly statesman, man of ir- reproachable character, who has served his country long and faithfully; and in spite of his radical differences with leading men of his party on important questions he still is trusted and will be reelected to the Senate for fifth term.
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CUNARD LINER
Held to Account for the Sinking of the
 Embleton.

London, November 2O.-The judgment os the Admiralty Court was rendered to-day in the action brought by the owners of the British bark Embleton to recover dam ages for the sinking of that vessel by the Cunard Line steamer Campania, in July last during a heavy fog. about six ilea,rs after leaving Queenstown, the collisi2a resulting in the drowning of eleven of the crew of the Embleton, which was loaded with dynamite. The court found that the Campania's speed was excessive, and t.,gs the Campania was solely blamable for the sinking of the Embleton, and judgment was pronounced accordingly. The Cunard Line intends to make an appeal.
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A Veteran Murdered.

Newport News, Va, November 2O- United States Commissioner Tucker claims he has learned that Henry Muller, a veteran at the National Soldiers Home at Hampton, was killed by John McMul- len another veteran, in barracks last Fri day. McMullen has been arrested
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IN HOTEL LCBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphael's prophecies for this day, Wednesday, November 21, 1900:
 Court travel, sign writings in the after moon or evening"
 Thy birthday is rather quiet, but favor able, and with care thou shouldst succeed" The young will court or enter wedlock." '"
 "A child born on this day will be quick and clever and on the whole rather lucky" If female, she will experience much sorrow after marriage, and her husband will be a harsh and cruel man."
 Brew strong drink hire men servants"
 Astrologer Raphaers prophecies for Thursday, November 22, 1900:
 Very uncertain"
 Beware of sclsnes and accident, and keep thy health in order; thy wilt quarrel and get to law and lose thy money; keep myself very quiet"
 "A child born on this day will be hot and fiery in temper, and words will soon be fol- lowed by blows; it will not be fortunate in its dealings with others If female, she will have very unfortunate life after mar riage.'
 T send you four little lines which carry a deep and sweet meaning to every intelli l. gent lover of the briar-root pipe" writes a smoker of tobacco. '"The lines reach me in the form of a newspaper waif, coming I be- lieve from a Western journal, perhaps the Detroit Free Press. But no matter whence they come they tell story of quiet joy, and are named Mans Solace':
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Joe Chamberlain appears to be the bood- lie indignation is beating down upon him from all quarters. His corporation sold army supplies to the government.
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New York State has been showed under. Nature thus punlshes the voters who neg lected to vote for MT. Bryan. The snow is the deepest where the anti i-Bryan majorlties were the heaviest.
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Captain Everett Dead.

Lexington, Ky, November 2O-Capt. Peter Everett, aged 65, the famous Confederate raider died at the asylum here this after noon of erysipeas.
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HE OEIY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Popular Vote for President.

MT MeKinley's pluarlit5 in 1896 was 6O3,- 51L II is too early by at least four weeks to say exactly what his plurality was in the recent election, but the best returns put it at from 725,OOO to 74OOOO. The Buffalo cou- Tier thus groups pluralities:
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The war in the Philippines goes merrily or1 wholly regardless of the election of MT. McKinleys Republican predictions are sadly out of joint
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LITTtE KING AND PLUMP QUEEN.

From the London Express.
 The Czar weighs only 112 pounds. Tha young Queen of Holland cuts a goodly fig ure. Her weight is 150 pounds.
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Gas Addicks considers that he and MT. Mckinley did it. He quite overlooks the esteemed MT. Hanna.
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The Mobne Herald is seven years old, and hold in it's city. It has come to stay.
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At present there seems to be no danger that the Presidency will be forced on Mark Hanna in 1904 against his will.
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Rhode Island has now but one capital, but 1t still has Willie Vanderbilt and his malodorous vote.
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Michigan has over two million people, but she has but one pair of Don Dickerson whiskers, and she does not want another.
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The most expensive seat in the world is change, and it affords standing room only.
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Mr. Schurman may soon be denounced as traitor for he says the Philippine war is far from it's end.
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The war-stamp nuisance is less exacting than the robber duties that protect the trusts only.
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New York State has been showed under. Nature thus punlshes the voters who neg lected to vote for MT, Bryan, The snow is the deepest where the anti Bryan majorities were the heaviest.
 The war in the Philippines goes merrily ori wholly regardless of the election of MT. Mckinley. Republican predictions are sadly out of joint.
 The most expensive seat in the world is a $47,OOO seat in the New York Stock Ex- change, and it affords standing room only. Michigan has oyer two million people, but she has but one pair of Don Dickerson whiskers, and she does not want another. The Mobne Herald is seven years old, and the seven years have given it secure foot hold in it's city. It has come to stay. At present there seems to be no danger that the Presidency will be forced on Mark Hanna in 1904 against his will.
 Gas Addicks considers that he and MT. Mckinley did it. He quite overlooks the esteemed Mr. Hanna
 Rhode Island has now but one capital, but 1t still has Willie Vanderbilt and his malodorous vote.
 MT. Schurman may soon be denounced as a traitor, for he says the Philippine war is far from it's end.
 The war-stamp nuisance is less exacting than the robber duties that protect the trusts only.
 Commissions in all armies are regulated bys:pull," and incompetents as a rule se- cure them.
 The Dewey arch is kindling wood, but the Dewey boom is intact and will live in history.
 The Chicago Tribune is endeavoring to charge up the Colorado horror to the South.
 China is ready to furnish heads for sac riice, but not cash She is short on cash. MT Croker cannot reform New York City from an English race track.
 Birmingham is about to elect its first twentieth century Mayor.
 
 If cotton keeps on going up stockings must be higher.
 There were not enough Leonides to go around.
 Jones' golden rule is back number in Ohio.
 The Empire awaits the big army bill.
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Commissions in all armies are regulated byesspull," and incompetents as rule se- cure them.
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The Dewey arch is kindling wood, but the Dewey boom is intact and will live in history.
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Birmingham is about to elect its first twentieth century Mayor.
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China is ready to furnish heads for sac rifice, but not cash. She is short on cash.
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MT. Croker cannot reform New York City from an English race track.
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The Chicago Tribune is endeavoring to charge up the Colorado horror to the South
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If cotton keeps on going up stockings must be higher.
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"An eminent ictizen of Birmingham IS possessed of a vest which he prizes and on which there were half dozen buttons of somewhat odd design, though of little value,' said a man about town. Two of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16

For further information apply to J
II. Boyd, Interior Department.
Honolulu. March 2s, 1900.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
CHINA SENPRESS UNEASY TO CONTINUE THE STREET
ENLARGEMENT or PLAN or MIR.
YOUNG.
Proposal to Continue Improvement
From King to Queen Streets, Opening
New and Valuable Property.

Mr.. Young's improvements in the Ar
lingtOn block will be even more extern
sive than was at first contemplated, and
will almost certainly lead to the cut
ting of street all they way through
from Hotel to the Union Feed Compa-
nys main building on Queen street,
running parallel with Fort street Mr..
Young's improvements will cost over a
half million dollars. The street through
the Arlington block will be sixty, in
stead of fifty feet wide.
Col. George f. Mcleod is the author
Of the plans for the extension of the
street, which has attracted attention of
business men. He figures out that no
buildings of any size will have to be
removed and that in view of the better
ments the scheme can be carried out
very cheaply.
At the beginning, on Hotel street, Nc
Leod's lead pencil map cuts off a part
of the Chinese stores at the corner of
Hotel and Union, thus bringing the lat
ter street straight into Mr.. Young's
new street. From there to King will
be a width of sixty feet. At King the
new street would strike the next block
on the Eva side of the Way building,
or Harmony hall, and from there to
Merchant street would be through
Levers e. Cookies lumber yard. At
Merchant street it would strike in be-
tween TWINS warehouse and the old
Bulletin building, clearing both, and
only taking out little native shack
Across the final block there is no OBJ
struction except a very old house on
Queen street. There the street would
terminate, almost directly at the head
of the little street by the side of the
Union Feed Company's office, connect
ing the links of the chain between
Punchbowl and the water front.
The advantage of the new street
which is now so easy to get, is the re-
lief it will bring to Fort street Even
If 1t only took off lumber drays it would
help matters; but all of the drays could
be relegated to it, and Fort street re-
served for the vehicles of trade. AS
stores and other business establish
ments would spring up along the new
streets, the benefits to the land owners
would be more than their property is
now worth.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
Tennis TOURNAMENT.

The preliminaries in the ladies' sin
giles at the tennis tournament attract
a large number of visitors to the Pa
cific Tennis Club courts yesterday, and
brought out some brilliant playing.
Mrs. F. K. c. Gibbons, owing to
indisposition, was obliged to default to
Miss Gertrude Scott. Mrs. S. G.. Will
der played a remarkably brilliant and
finished game, defeating Mrs. F. c..
Field, who proved a worthy opponent,
by the score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.
Mrs. A. M. Brown defeated Mrs. H q.
Gum in a well played contest, g. 6-1.
The play this afternoon will be be-
tween Mrs. John Waterhouse and Mrs.
Won Hamm, Mrs A M. Brown and Mrs.
S. G.. Wilder, Mrs. e. r. Adams and
Miss Bertha Young, and Miss Gertrude
Scott and Miss May Young.
The public is invited to attend the
tournament.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
A HYDRAULIC CANNON.
Another Weapon for Mans Inhumanity
to Man.

A mover plan for imparting an enor-
nous velocity to projectile has lately
been the subject of experiment by Ed
ward Hoyle. AS described in Ingen-
ieurs Civils (Paris) his method is to
use tube about five feet long hav-
ing at one end a powder chamber and
at the other end a portion of narrower
diameter While the main body of the
tube is about two inches wide, the
width of this narrowed part is only
about half an inch. The main tube is
filled with water and the projectile is
placed in the smaller end of the tube.
Things being thus disposed, if the
powder is ignited the explosion acts on
the water, which, in turn, acts on the
projectile, driving it out at a speed
which is to that of the water in inverse
ratio of the squares of the diameters of
the two parts of the tube, or 16 to l.
In fact the projectile pierces a steel
plate 10 millimeters az inch) thick at
2.4O meters 6 feet distance. Tresed-
der's formula indicates for these data
speed of $500 meters (14760 feeO
second. The water may be replaced by
powdered material; the inventor has
thus used white lead. The charge was
$50 grams (2,772 grains) of sporting
powder, which would give to the white
lead a velocity of about $50 meters
second This multiplied by the ratio Of
the sections, makes 1850 meters for the
projectile. 1t is even probable that we
might abandon powder altogether and
that a strong man welding a hammer
of 6.5 Kilograms GA pounds) might give
to a Lee-Metford ball velocity of 1900
meters 1894 feet a second. Without
following the writer into the remarks
that he makes regarding a complete
reform of the artillery based on these
facts, it seems a matter of general in
( terest to give them thus in abstract"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
FUTURE POPULATION.
Russia's Numbers Increasing More
Rapidly Than Other Nations.


A German economist has recently
published a statistical study that
proves, as he asserts, that Russia is
increasing in population more rapidly
than any other European country; it
doubles its population in forty-five
years. For the same result he says,
as quoted in Cosmos March 81, "65
years is necessary in Germany, 20 in
Austria, 40 in England, and 10 in Italy.
France would take $50 years to double
its population, even if the present an
nual rate of increase was maintained,
which, unfortunately, is not probable,
since it shows a tendency to diminish.
The loss of Alsace-Lorraine, with 1900
900 inhabitants, is perhaps less regret
table from the point of view of ma
tional power, than the insignihcance
of the annual increase of population.
During the last five years the popula-
ton of the German empire has increas-
ed by 100000 souls, while that of
France has increased only by 175, 900;
and even this small increase was due
in part to foreign immigration.
Literary Digest
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
C:tliIIs

Ever become
chilled through and
through
The acute sen.
sation Of cold is
followed by fever.
ishness and aches in
all parts of the body.
Finally tho whole
trouble settles in the
throat and lungs in
the shape ola cough.
There is nothing
so bad for a cough
as coughing.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
n. ". McChssnsy q Sons.
wholesale GrOcers and Dealers In
Leather and Shoe Findings.

4AEents Honolulu Soap Works Company
and Honolulu Tannery.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
Sale Of Land in
MANOA VALLEY.
HONOLULU, OAHU.
HONOLULU, OAHU.

Opportunity is given to purchase in
Manoa Valley a beautifully situated
property containing all the necessary
essentials for a homestead, and where
healthful climate and picturesque seen
cry are in the midst of historic sur
roundings, and all in contact with i'm
proved grounds, planted with various
foreign fruits, as we'll as supplied with
fruit trees Indigenous to Hawaii. The
acreage of ia acres in fee simple and
S1.16 acres under long and favorable
leases.
Included in the Improvements on the
fee simple portion is a roomy, modern
dwelling house furnished with sanitary
and other conveniences; there is also
situated thereon a roomy carriage shed
and stables.
The celebrated Waiakeakua water
of the Gods) Falls Is in near proximity,
and the cool, clear, sparkling water
therefrom flows through the grounds,
supplying ample opportunity for in
creased irrigation to the acreage al
ready planted and which is capable of
considerable improvement.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
.Kaahumanu Street.
"a awaiian
Electric
Company.

The 'cleanest, brightest, safest and really
au the long run, the cheapest and best light
Ior use in the family residence, is the mean
descent electric light. Safe; nothing could
Ne safer. A few days ago a prominent gem
N1Sman OF Honolulu came rushing down to
-tae office Of the Electric Company and said:
Give me figures for wiring my house, and
SSlnt 10 done at once; no more lamps for me.
FAast night q lamp tipped over and 1t came so
uear setting fire to the house and burning my
children And take no more risks"
. This IL the sentiment of quite number in
the past few weeks, who have ordered their
houses fitted with the perfect light.
Just think IL over and make up your mind
ssl&t you want the pest ana safest light send
: them what you want.
We have complete stock of everything In
Is line and have Just received lot of the
VERY latest designs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
THEY sEEM sATIsFIEn.

1t is not reported that the Beers have
disciplined any of their generals be-
cause they did not understand the art
of war.-Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
BYAUTHORITY
IRRIGATION NOTICE.

Holders of water privileges, or those
paying water rates, are hereby notified
that the hours for irrigation purpose,
are from to o'clock a. m. and from
4 to o'clock p. m.
ANDREW BROWN,
Superintendent Of Water Works.
Approved;
ALEX YOUNG.
Minister of the Interior,
Honolulu, November 9, 1899.
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New Republic Building, Honolulu B |
All CHEW BROS.

Groceries, Island and California
fruits, poultry, vegetables. King and
Nuuanu streets.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-16
INSULT TO injury.

AS if the silver cause was not losing
ground fast enough some thoughtless
fellow has discovered gold in Kansas
Buffalo Express
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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.

MEAD OFFICE YOKOHAMA
The Bank buys and receives for COL
lection Bills Of Exchange, issues Drafts
and Letters of Credit, and transacts a
general banking business.
Agency Yokohama Specie Bank.
INTEREST ALLOWED.
On fixed deposits for II months, 4 per
cent per annum.
On fixed deposits for 6 months, 81 per
cent per annum.
On fixed deposits for months, per
cent per annum.
Interest Allowed by the Head office at
Yokohama.
On current deposits, 2-1O sen per day.
On fixed deposits for ~ months, 5h per
cent per annum.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-11-01
American Iiunor.

10 bis book. "America To-day" Viii
liam Archer reproduces the following 81
examples Of Americsn humor:
90 board one OF the Florids steam boats.
which hsve 10 be built with exceedingly 9 y
light drsi. to get cvtr the frequent sbsl
loss Of the rivers. al Epelishmsn sccosted
the csptsin With the remsrx, l understand.
captain, thft you think nothing OF steam
log across . meadow where there's been Q
heavy fall OF dew. Well, l doo't know
about thst. replied the captain. bat ips
true We hsvs sometimes 10 send . man
ahead With = vstering pot.
Assin. . southern colonel vas conduct
ed to the theatre TO see Sslvini's 'OthelIo. /,
He witnessed the performance ersvsly and
remsrked Of The close. That vas mighty
good show. and ! don't zee bat the coon
did o. we'll % any Of EN-.
A third sneodo!s that charmed me vas
tbs, OF . man Who, being invited to
drink replied. No, no, solsmnly rrouis
Cd ny desr, dead mother never 70 touch .
dssp; besides, toy', ne too early 10 the
morning; besides. I've jas. bad ore.