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TO BE CONTINUED.
TESTED HIS STRENGTH.

Charley M. was at home from college,
spending his summer vacation. The
MS were people fairly well to do, and
Charley was passing the forenoon very
comfortably on the cool and shady
veranda.
Down by the barn yard fence, in q
neglected place, crop Of strong,
healthy weeds had sprung up and
fourlshed under the summer sun. Left
unmolested In the rush Of work on the
farm, they were fast becoming blot
on the otherwise orderly premises, and
that morning Charley's father-the
"old man"-had sailed forth and was
now making a vigorous assault upon
the patch.
Suddenly he left off his work and
came up into the yard. Taking
broomstick which happened to be lean
ing against the veranda, he laid 1t on
the grass, then turned to Charley and
said:
"Git down here and see II you can
pull me over that stick"
he held In his hand a small chain, In
each end Of which was inserted stout
stick to serve as q handle. Then the
tug began and developed into quite q
spirited contest. But at last Charley
succeeded in dragging the old man
across the line.
"There, thatn do," he said, dropping
his end of the chain. "I guess you've
got strength enough to pull them
weeds down there by the barn."
81 never said a word," said Charley,
telling the story afterward, "but before
noon there weren't any weeds LETT
standing."-Youth's Companion.
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Matrimony and Music.
Captain Becker. an official OF tne
Kongo Free State, won the affection OF
many Of the natives In very curious
way. He bought good loud playing
barrel organ and allowed the natives
to turn the handle. The captain was
very anxious that the people should
be married in accordance with the
Christian religion, and when 1t was
known the organ would be played at
all such marriages the increase In the
number Of Christian weddings was re-
markable. Things were generally ar
ranged so that one wedding took place
each day, in order that the organ
might be heard regularly. 1t turned
out afterward that several couples had
been married twice, In order that tho
organ might be played at their nup-
tials.-Sussex News. -
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ever, but along toward noon Burns
came into the office, pulling long face
and asking Mr.. Hardy to step across
the yard and talk to the men, who had
threatened, Burns said, to do mischief
If they were not given the afternoon to
go down to the scene of the disaster.
Mr.. Hardy. with sinking heart, rose
and followed Burns into the planning
rooms. He told the foreman to get the
men together In the center Of the room.
They stopped their machines and gath
cred in the largest open space between
the planers. and Mr. Hardy addressed
them:
What do you want? Burns tells me
there is dissatisfaction. Speak out so
that we may know what the trouble
is."
There was an awkward pause. Then
one man spoke up:
1--WE think the company ought to give
US the day off,"
"What for?" asked Mr.. Hardy mildly.
Under any other circumstances he
would have told the men they might
leave for good II they didn't like the
pay and the company. He had done
just that thing twice before, but things
were different now. He looked at the
men In a new light. He was a new
man himself. Besides, 1t was impera-
tive that the work in the shops 60 on.
The company could Ill afford to lose
the work just ut this particular time.
All these considerations did not blind
Robert to his obligations as an officer
of the company. He was only anxious
that no injustice should be done, so he
said, "What forT mildly and quietly
and waited for an answer.
The spokesman was not quite ready
with an answer. The directness Of the
question and the mildness Of 1t also
surprised him. Another man spoke up:
"Our friends were In the accident
We want to 60 see them"
every we'll. How many men had
relatives or friends In the accident
who are injured or killed? Let them
step forward"
There was a moment Of inaction.
Then three men stepped out. MIR. Har-
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Instantly Mr. Hardy stepped up betaDeen
the ttDO men before Burns could rise.
dy said: "You may go If you want to.
Why didn't you ask for leave off If you
wanted It? What reason have you to
suppose the company would refuse
such a request? Now, what Is the
trouble with the rest? The company
Is not in a position to grant a holiday
at this particular time, and you know
1t. Come, be fair, men! can't shut
down the shops all day to let you go
and see railroad wreck. Be reasona-
BILE! What do you want"
1--WE want more pay and freedom
from Sunday work." said big fellow,
the Norwegian who ran the biggest
planer In the shop. He had more than
once proved troublesome to Burns, but
he was q remarkably intelligent and
skillful workman, and the foreman had
endured much irritation on that &C.
count.
Mr.. Hardy replied, still speaking
pleasantly, "The matter Of more pay is
one we cannot well discuss here now,
but will say to you and all the rest
that as far as it Is in my power there
shall be no more Sunday work de-
manded"-"while live" Mr.. Hardy
was on the point Of saying, but he
said instead, "of the men in the shops"
"Still, that is not the question" re-
piled the man in IN insolent tone. Mr..
Hardy looked at him more closely and
saw that he had been drinking. Sew
eral of the workmen cried out:
"Shut up, Herman! Mr.. Hardy be
right! We be fools to make row now
at this timer
A dozen men started for their ma
chimes to 60 to work again. while
Burns went up and laid his hand on
the Norwegian's arm and said to him
roughly:
"Quit off now. You've been dipping
that beard Of yours into whisky bar
rel. Better mind your pegs or you get
your walking papers"
mind your own, Burns" replied the
big man heavily. "You be something's
of beard drinker yourself If you had
the beard"
Burns was so enraged at the drunk
en- retort that he drew back as If to
strike the man. when the Norwegian
smote the foreman q blow that laid
him sprawling In the iron dust In
stantly Mr.. Hardy stepped up between
the two men before Burns could rise.
We have spoken Of Roberts intense
horror of the coarse physical vices. 1t
seemed totally wrong to him that q
workman should degrade himself with
drink. Besides, he could not tolerate
such actions In the shops. He looked
the drunken man In the face and said
sternly:
"You are discharged! l cannot af.
ford to employ drunken men In these
shops. You may 60 this instant"
The man leered at Mr.. Hardy, raised
his arm as If to strike, while the man
ager confronted him with stern look,
but before he could do any harm two
or three of the men seized him and
hustled him back to the other end of
the shops, while Burns rose, vowing
vengeance.
The men went back to their ma
chimes, and Mr.. Hardy, with an anx-
ious feeling Of heart. went back into
the office, satisfied that there would be
no trouble at the shops for the rest OF
the day at least. He felt sorry that be
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Do IT WELL.-If two angels were
sent down to earth, one to rule an
empire, and the other to sweep
street, they would have no choice in
the matter, so long as God ordered
them. So, God in his providence, has
called you to work hard for your daily
bread; do it to his glory.
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ROBBERY }}aRDf'S
SEVEN DAYS.
A DREAM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

REV. CHAS. M. 8HEIDoN
1.-THE Crucfxion
Philip
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AID to Memory.

y pad and pencil being in the kitchen
receives the household necessities Of frqa
rs they appear, and renders fewer trips
to the grocery necessary or the visit et
the srocer's cart at 4 city door more than
once a day, which should BE- ull-suilicicnt
for amy ordinary home.
\ pad and pencil OH the bureau may
receive the outline Of the days work
while the house mistress is going over il
in her mind while dressing, and makes
sure of the thing which may be easily
forgotten when the stress of the day
comes on.
4 pad and Il pencil on the desk may
keep track of the unwrtten letters, tht
unpaid calls, the general wants Of III,
family and Il host Of trtirS that can bt
accomplished ,S well is omitted aml
she who learns work with this faith
ful friend Al II elbow very soon find,
| i is an idi>' allr companion.
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Mhat High Collars Do.

Wearing il stiff. tigh neekband viii
change Tho pose Of lhc head t. i marked
dA4rcr. ana this htbil continued through
many years. carseS important changes
m liz muscles u thc mock. which soon
become perinaurHt ffpm III arli-tit
standpoint ther- I'M, hu.n considerable
ehJugr i'll the IDEAL y feminine hoaaty
during rccert wears Iitl 4 comparison
af paintings vi WoflftH HI nia masters
ahd liz lnnarri artists haHs surprising
difference. as fair a9 the nick i con-
,oiupl.
Hi ia paintings The pose ~ the head i,
lrffrcily natural and GRACEFUL and the
lines If the mock arr round and III grace
I'LL curves. IN modern studies Of
W1manS figure, the curves Of the neck
and shoulders have almost disappeared.
! Tie effect Of the high collar Is frequently
Y hurtfu from the health point Of view
4 very high band about the neck tends
to strain the muscles, and incidentally
tho cords Of the neck and shoulders
II the collar h. very high in 'front.' il
viii impede the circulation. and in tim,
result III headaches and nervous strain
II Is also thought that high and stiff
neck bands are responsible W. impeding
circulation for much Of the bad sight =
thu present day.
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The Newest Biouses.

The newest blouscS, which are equally
adapted for smart afternoon or evening
wear, are extremely elegant. Some are
made with alternate chine ribbon and
stripes of insert lace, and broad revere
arc turned back. revealing transparent
yplirS Of lace or jet. l,ihbons with self
colored borders are mostly employed, and
ii pulley or c0rSrIct belt is made Of the
same ribbon.
Handsome are blouscS entirely of
pannr or ordinary velvet, much trimmed
with Jet and chiffon. For ordinary wcai
velvet blonses are extremely useful, and
can be smartened with collars and ar.
raIlgemcnts of lace. Glace silk is still
the favored material for blouscs and sep
| arate bodies, and largely employed foI
coats, tea gowns, and tea jackets.
The dainty chine patterns and color
ings have been revived, and are fhowr
even on moire or velvet grounds, TheS,
will be fashionable for evening gowns
All silks and satins show that soft. linn
fleet, which makes them doubly at
.ractive, and adds to their durability
IN colorings old friends appear unde
lcw nalnes with some slight diffcaere,
lin the dre to r-arrent tie assumption
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MANY CONTRIBUTIONS.
Donation Day, at the Sarah White
Home Was a Success.

Last Thursday was donation day at
the Sarah White Home and Il large
quantity of goods and provisions as well
as sums of money wcIe received. The
managers desire to return thanks To
those who kindly remembered the in
stitution. The list of the contributors IS
aS follows:
Mrs. w. H. Kenworthy, Miss Lulu
AskinS. +. IL. AskinS, Mrs. John w.
Todd Mrs X. Trusty, Mrs. NJ. Spen-
cor. Mrs. Annie Parker, +. W. Parker,
Mrs. H. j. Mason. John lNirkman, Marie
Parker. Mrs L. Il. Ross, Mrs. \ Price,
Mrs. +. Willis. Mrs. Thomas McClary.
Mrs. Ellen Williams. Benjamin Lewis,
Mr.. and Mrs. K. II, Weeks, Miss Lizzie
Williams. Mrs 5. Spencer. Mr.. Strong.
4 Miss A. McIcar. Mrs. 5. Brown, Miss
4 NJ. T.. 'atterSon Mrs. $. 4. Sharpless,
Mrs. L. Turner, j. X. Il. Montgomery
Mrs. Harding T. Gray. Airs. Lida Bass
4 Mrs. s. Smith s. G. Sterling Mrs. :
N. and H. r. Sterling, Miss Annie Pos
tlcs. Nj. Al pylr. Miss Carrie Johnson
A!iy. Sophia NAPLES. Mrs. " !. ~
.lian. A9bury Sterling, Moses America
Il. N. Jones. ltosin Bros. NIrS. Caroin,
Rodgers u Dover. Del
During September and October th'
home hud no donation day. int kin'
friends donated two tons Of coal, barre
of fl1ur live bushels ~ potatoes. Sil.I
and many other useful articles for wEicl
tllc managers again thank thnr friends
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FuheraI Reform.

From .oslic's Weekly.
i Federation of churches iii PittSburg
aud vicinity has taken up the subject Of
'nurra reform, and makes Il number
of valuable recommendations To thai
md. Among other things the federation
advises that display of all kinds should
b. avoided, and that floral offerings. If
used al all, should br simple and i'll
expansive. Personal references to the
deceased 1T he funeral should be omit
ted Services II the grave are declared
70 b. unnecessary. ana III No ease should
HE persons who attend them H. ~
pected tn stand with uncovered heads.
i The admission If curious people to view
/ the dead before tlc funeral is specially
4 deprecated. Finally, il discontnnanct
Of the custom uf wearing mourning i
i strongly recommended as being scarcely
4 III harmony with the hope of the gospel
I These suggested reforms are clearly il
/ the interest OF gand sense and refined
feeling. Some Of our funeral customs
! ai.e relics Of Il SuperStitiouS and bnrbar
aiis age, and are without excuse in ~
enlightened community Chief anon.
these is t.le senscleSS and eXtravagan
,utlay for flowers. coaches, funeral trap
pings, and other things often indulged il
,yrr people whose whole lives have been
/ struggle with poverty and pain. LayiSl
expenditure over the scpulture of an.
ncrson. rich or poor. high or low, hn
nothing to commend il in reason or ~
isiun. Respect for the dead does no
demand these things, while d proper rt
,ard for the living calls for their ahol
ton.
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CHiNA,S EMPEROR.
His Interest in Christianity. stories
of His Ill Temper.

Professor |. I, Headland, in AnSleesS.
When INwung IIsu was Il young man |
was drpositary Of the North China Tract
society and librarian If the Pckins Uni
yersity For some weeks il eunuch from
lie palace came every day to secure
now book. Nor would ne he put off with
ont one. Something must be given TO
him, were il only il leailet on religious
topic. AT last we were forced 70 take
the Chinese medical books from my
wfe's private library to satisfy him.
The Emperor gradually made a study
of all kinds Of religious books, books on
chemistry, physics, medicine, the science
of government, international law, politl-
cal economy, mental and moral science,
astronomy, physiology, mathematician
books, in fine, that had been prepared
Or translated into the Chinese language
on subjects relating TO foreign science.
Ii began to be- rumored among the Chln-
csc that Wan Sui, 10000 years tthe Chln-
csc way of speaking Of the EMPEROR,
was going to become il christian.
| The child had become Il man. self
lnadc SeIf-educatpl man. Never did any
one secure il liberal education under
more difficult circumstances. Shut off
from all the world. lie learned about all
| tile world Porn III the most conscrNt-
tive Of empires, confined in The pnlnco
with Two fogyi>h Old women, without
amy examples If liberalism among his
ancestors. and without guidance save his
Eowll. liz became the ullillstny ui the
Liberal party of lis country.
Yet il must not bc Supposed from what
have said thus fur If Hin Majesty that
because hc was studying Christian heol.,
hc was therefore becoming 4 Christian
The Chinese did rprurl lat he PlaIe,
Ill christianity With III" ellmurllS. stand
ing them iii III classes ana ratchns
Them fgem the books he had read. k
for Instance:
What gods do yon Worship"
y Worship Bnddha.3
mo you don 4.
oh no. | worship Jesus ana The Go
Of Heaven
; Correct.
, But il takes more than tile mere read
!, ing Of books and Il bias III favor Of Chris
/ tianity to make Il Christian. As Il matte
i of fact, the Chinese idea Of the Empcro
] is that he is nothing hut ii spoiled chile
e They used 10 say: The Dowagcr Eli
: and spank him. 1t is told Of him tina
I once when lie did not get what lie wantc
= he grabbed Il fine Swiss watch from
y table in his rage, dashed il to the flo,
II ana stamped il into smthrrrns.
u On another occasion the Emperor In
Z ordered several Of his runuchs to con
10 him. Only one Of them put i'll an nj
prarancc As the cunuch prostratel hin
!. self to kotow. the Emperor, in a fren2
!. nf ycXutinn, kicked his slave III Il
) mouth The man who told me Of tn
!. incident got his information direct, IN
: exclaimed after hr had related il to III
! what kind Of i man is thai 70 soyel
i il countryE"
y Spoiled child kwang IIsu Is withoi
= ,lonht. aud hr is by no means Il Christie
il vet he is the only hope Of Cinnamon /
i. day.
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Makes the Mouth Ugly.

T girls only knew how they diSiigurc
themselves by continually biting their
iips they would make an effort 10 break
themselves If the habit.
An ugly mouth is often the result Of II
habit which has its rise in the possession
Of Il dinplr.
Who has lot seen girls, and even mid
flr-aged women in the trolley and train
making themselves absolutely ridiculous
n their efforts 10 create Il dimplc by bit
ng their lips?
Absolute rrpoSe of the features should
he taught every child rs i part If its ear
licst lessons.
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HeIpl'uI Hints.

10 clean Il felt hat use spirits Of am
monia. which should bc applied with Il
hard brush.
Leather chair seats may he revived In
rubbing them with the wrll.hratrn whit,
Of an egg
II oilcloth. after bring washed is rub
bed over with linsccd oil, it will look
equal 10 new.
Fnller's earth will remove grease and
SCOT marks from clothes. Benzine will
often remove spots: but care must b,
taken TO rub towards the centre Of III
spot, aud not outwards, or the clean ma
terial will bc spoiled.
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Overcoat And you might as
we'll get best
Weather styles and make
up when they
don't cost any more. Nc
use to wait until winter is
nearly over, buy now aud
get all winters wear. We
are selling hundreds of new
Overcoats, mems, bows,
young mems and little boys,
all sizes, all the new styles
and prices to suit everybody.
$500 to $1,000 for mems.
$500 to $1,000 for little
boys. $500 to $500 for
larger boys. A lot of new
Raglans and stout box Over.
coats for boys go in stock
this morning, Oxford Grey
and other styles. We are
showing the swellest cut
Raglans for young men.
Open Tuesday and Satur-
day evenings.
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New Tablet Mt Vale.

Rranford, Conn. Nov. IL. The tablet
TO The founders Of Yale university pre-
scented to the town by ex-ircsidcnt
Dwight of Yale in the name Of til" CON
necticut Society Of Colonial Danes was
unveiled AT the southeast corner Of Bran
ford green Saturday afternoon. After
the presentation by DR.. Dwight and tho
speech Of acceptance in hchaf of the
town liz DR. G. w. Gaylord the assembly
adjourned TO Blackston Memorial library,
whore President IIadlcy Of Yale deliver
I'd an address. The tablet hears this in
scription, In the house Of Rev. Samuel
Russell was held in 100 the meeting Of
ministers of the colony Of Connecticut
whore they gave books for the founding
Of the collegiate school which now bears
the name Of Yale university" Al the toT
Of the tablet is a likeness Of the Russell
homestead, and below are the names oi
the ten ministers who gave the books
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DURYEA WILL CASE.
Proceedings TO Reopen Contest Over
MilIIonaire's Money.


New York. Nov. 11.-Judge Seabury at
MineoIa. on Long Island, heard argn-
ments Saturday concerning the applica-
tion to reopen the contest over the will of
the late Edgar +. Duryea, the millionaire
starch manufacturer. The applicants are
Mrs. Marcia Cox, Mrs. Eva Thelberg and
Mrs. Grace Sprigg. daughters of Edgar
e. Duryea and sisters of Walter Z. Dur
yea, the latter being the one who got the
lions share of the estate and who opposes
the application of his sisters. They also
asked Judge Seabury to appoint tenn
porary administrator to take charge OF
the estate pending the disposition Of the
contest.
In arguing for the sisters Attorney J..
Cainphrll Thompson stated the grounds
Of tie contest 10 he that at the time the
will was made Mr. Duryea was insane anu
mentally incapaeitated by reason OF eN-
cesscs, aud. coming down to the will, Mr..
Thompson said that the sisters proposed
to show that the viii probated was not
the will Of Edgar L. Duryea, that he did
not know it was will he was being
asked to sign and that it was scheme
| of Walter Duryea's TO keep bis sisters
| from their just inheritance.
Attorney lIoneyman, for Walter Dur
yea. said to the court: We have ample
evidence that Mr. Duryea was a man oi
the strongest mental capacity. tie at
tended 10 his affairs up to the last. Afiel
this will was made he was in New Horl
frequently, almost every day, attending Z
his own affairs. specializing largely IL
Wall street and very successfully. Gen
cral Hiram Duryca client Of mine
saws he never saw Edgar E. Duryea un
der the influence Of drink. He said h
was the biggest business man of the fam
ily." Judge Scabuly adjourned the pro
ccrdings until noXt SATURDAY..
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" = MInGroN. DELAWARE. MONDAY. NOVEMBER IL. 1900

ing Bryan. Certainly, no Democrat IN
the country could have been more easily
defeated than Bryan was last Tuesday.
Very aptly the Boston Herald remarks.
1T still remains tolerably obvious 1act
that William Mckinley is the lnckiest
man we have ever had in public llte ~
this country" True enough. And he =
especially fortunate in the fact that ne
twice ran for President at times when
the opposition party simply did IFS bes'
to make fool of itself and render ms
election the surest thing i'll the world
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nen,h Of. Mrs Harrington.

Dover, Del. Nov. l0-Mrs. Harriet
Harrington, on OF the oldest resi- dents
Of Dover, is dead at her home on Reed
street, aged 81 wears. She will be buried
on Monday afternoon, Rev. AlfTec
smith, pastor OF Wesley NJ. +. Church
with which che was connected for man.
years, conducting the services Mrs
Harrington is survived by these Child
rem: William Harrington, Leipsic; Mrs
Mary Norris, Mrs. William Carlow, anc
Mrs. Joshua McGonieal, of Dover.
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oHICAGO's DRAINAGE CANAL
Turned over 10 the Government az Z
NnyignbIe stream.

SnNiSubIe stfPtih.
Chicago. Nov. 1l.-Ghicasn has otii
cially rendered ts Ssa4.eul,HU0 drainage
canal to thc United States government.
The sanitary district trustees have nc-
mogiali2cd thr chief rnginrrI of the g6N-
clntNont through the deep waterway com
mission nnw III III. city. and that official
boay nil transmit tile memorial to cnn
gipss III December
HE memorial contains 4 direct tender
from tllc sanitary disrie; " tht channel
to tic general government under the
terms Of tlIa sanitary district law of Ill
nos. which contains j clause reading ~
follows:
"Whcm snch channel shall lc completed
ana thc water turned therein 70 tile
amount Of 100000 cubic feet Of water per
minute. the same is hereby declared il
naviguhlp stream. and whenever the gen
rral government Shall improve the Dos
plainrs and Illinois rivers for navigation
to connect with the channel said general
government shall hnvr full control over
the same for navigation purposes, but not
to interfere with its control for sanitary
| or drainage purposes.
The drainage channel has reached the
condition provided for by this clause oi
the statutes. In order 10 accept this gift
according to law the general government
will have to cxpend over Sl5,oo0,o00. Oi
less than half what Chicago has spent
upon the channel.
III this connection the importance ot
the canal is urged as a route from th,
great lakes to the gulf of Mexico if tn,
DcSplaines and Illinois rivers are i'm
proved. The memorial says tho canal !
deeper thah the draft nt amy lake vcssr
and is wide enough 10 float three abreast
but il commercially useless IL tie natiol
owing Il the lack Of proper channel III til
Illinois and Desplaincs rivers.
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Wilmington Bible Union.

DIR. Sch fed, who is conducting the
Bible study before the Wilmington Bible
Cnion, preached ia the Delaware Ave
nue. Baptist Church yesterday morninr
on "The Secret of Power and B essing,
and in the evening IN "rhe Weakness
II Indpcision." sfhe meetings will b.
Intihu d today.