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Glorious News

Comes from DR.. d. B. Cargile of Washita
|: I. lie writes: ''Four bottles of Electric
Bltters have cured Mrs. Brewer OF scrofua,
which had caused her great suffering for
years. terrible sores would break out on
her head and face, and the best doctors
could give N help; but her cure is complete
and her hearth is excellent" This shows
what thousands have proved-that Electric
Bitters is the best blood purifier known.
Its the supreme remedy for eczema, letter,
salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores.
1t stimulates liver. kidneys and bowels, ex-
pels poisons, helps digestion and build up
the strength. Only 30 cents Sold by A. A.
Howes Il Co., Druggists. Guaranteed
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The Rockland Breakwater.

breakwater is task which will require
about $4,000 tons of stone and will cost
about $4,000 The contract was awarded
a few weeks ago to R. V. Perrin of Whining
ton, Del, who with his business partner,
Frank Bartlett of New York, have ar
rived in Rockland and are making prepare
tons for the work. The stone will be taken
from Crane Island. When completed the
break water will be IA feet above the water
line, or two feet higher than the present
highest elevation.
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The yacht Viking owned by W. H.
Folwell of Philadelphia which has been
in winter quarters at J. E. Dailey's is
now ready for the season. Mr.. Folwell
has a neat little launch which he bought
recently. ICamden Herald.
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ri took Your medicine SIX months and feel
now like new person" writes Miss Annie
Stephens, of Bellvile, Wood Co. W Va. Have
no backacke. no headache no pain anywhere
took seven bottles of Or. Pierce Favorite Pre-
scription. and seven bottles of his Golden Med
ical Discovery. l think there is no medicine
like DR.. Iierces. | can't speak highly enough
OF Your medicine for it has done me so much
good ! don't feel tired as used to, nor sick
feel well and think there is no medicine equal
to DR. Pierces Favorite Prescription
The Medical Adviser, 1905 pages, sent
free on receipt of stamps to pay expense
of mailing onLp Send 81 one cent
stamps for paper covers, or 81 stamps for
cloth, to DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo. n. Y.
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flag station.
Limited tickets for Boston are now sUu at
$500 from belfast and all stations on branch
Through tickets to all points West and North
west, via all routes. for sale Ivy l.. W. GEoKG L
Agent, Belfast. GEO F. EVANS,
Vice President and General Manager
F. f. EOoTHBY. GEM Pass. and Ticket Agent.
Portland, June Is, 1900.
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BaCkaChe.

! So many women suffer from it. II
gmars alike their hours of work and
pleasure. Backache is generally
symptom of arrangement of the deli
cate womanly organs. 1t is useless
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Administrative Sale.

Pursuant to a license from the Hon. Judge of
Probate for the County of Waldo, shall sell at
public auction the 3lst day of July A. ID. 1900,
all the right, title and interest which Mark w.
Robertson, late of Searsmont, in said County, de
ceased had in and to the following described real
ming at the southwest corner of that part of lot
No. S. sold by George f. Brer to Saathie Nick
erSon; thence by the east line of lot No. As S. 26o
east 4s4 rods to hemlock tree; thence by north
line of lot No. 81 ~ 64 east $50 rods to the Coun
ty road; thence northerly by said road about 40
rods to the lot conveyed to said NickerSon thence
by SAID lot s., $40 west 1871 rods to bounds begun
at. Also another piece of land situate in said
waldo, and being the same conveyed to Mark W.
October 49, 1884, and recorded in the Waldo Reg
iStry of Deeds, Vol. 243 Page2.
Belfast, June - 1900
3W24 ETA NJ. ROLERSON,
Administrators of the estate of Mark w. Robertson.
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zEL9! E{KIE1[&6l

On and after June 4t. 1900, trains connecting
at Burnham and .Waterville with through trains
for and from Bangor, Watervie, Portland and
BOSTON, will run as follows:
FROM REIrAST
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So cial Philosophy.

A letter is not really important I'M
less you burn it after reading.
You have made fair success of your
domestic affairs if you are on speaking
terms with all of your kin.
When any one over thirty-fve gets an
invitation to a picnic it means that
some one very much older is getting it
up.
Unless kin drop in every day to ex-
press their disapproval Of you, they are
treating you worse than stranger.
81 don't enjoy my meals any MORE
an old fellow said to-day 81 ate up all
the good things twenty-five years ago -
When boy has thing he is proud
OF, his pleasure is greatly enhanced if
there IS some one around to whom he
can SHOW it.
A woman can whip her own children
without consulting the neighbors, but
she should ask their permission when a
step-child needs a licking.
An Atchison woman, who has been
married three times, will shortly try it
fourth time. Marrying four times is
next door to being talked about.
81 can't see now you can shoot an in
nocent little dove" a girl said to her
guilty brother. Il just aim at it," the
boy replied, land pull the trigger
A girl child will believe longer than a
boy child that eating the crusts will
make the hair curl, and this credulity is
characteristic as she grows older.
Every girl likes to have it said of her
that she ''eats as daintily as bird -
but somehow we always remember that
bird eats live worms, and it doesn't
sound so nice.
An Atchison woman lately gave a fly
party; instead of asking her guests to
play fool game, she asked them to as
sist her in chasing the flies out for the
summer, after which they helped her
put in the screens. Atchison Globe.
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therefore to
apply plasters
and similar local
treatments. A
cure can only
be effected when
the cause of the
ache is removed.
The use of DIR.
Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription
will cure the
d e bilit ating
drains, the in
famnation, I'LL
ceration and
di splace m t n t
which c a u S e
backache, side
ache, headache
and many other
aches and pains.
" Favorite Pre-
scription - con-
talns no alcohol
and is absolutely
free from OPT
urn. cocaine and
other narcotics.
1t agrees with
the most deli
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Jell-O, The New Dessert
pleaseS all the family. Four f1avOrs Lem
on, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At.
your grocers. 10 cts. Try it to-day. ly1O
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Send for General symptom Blank and one on
Diseases of Women. Many eases that We're con-
Sdered hopeless have been cured by these Great
Remedies. During May and June consultation
free by mail. Dr. Mitchell can be consulted free
at his Boston office Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from a. m. to p M
Other days his regular consultation fee of IS will
be charged. Monthly treatment at reasonable
rates. Address.
CHARLES II. MITCHELL, NJ. D.,
us fremont street
Union Savings Bank Building
Next to Hotel Touraine
Boston. Mass
Laboratory, Howard Place Roxbury Mass
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Tax Collectors Notice.

The City Collector wishes all those persons who
have not paid their poll and personal taxes for
1899 to understand that they are liable to receive
a call from the officer any day which will make
additional costs. Also that all real estate taxes
must be paid this month to save expense
Belfast, June 6, 19OO.-23
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Farm for Sale.

Situated in Unity 2 Ia miles south of Unity
village, containing 225 acres, conveniently divid
ed into tllage, pasture and wood land. 1t being
the homestead farm of the late Nathan b. Park
hurst. Also another piece of land known as the
Mill Place Situated near above mentioned farm
containing 1853 acres, mostly woodland, field OF
about ten acres. For further particulars inquire
on premises of
tia MRS. s. E. PARKHURST
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Every girl likes to have it said of her
that she ''eats as daintily as bird y
but somehow we always remember that
bird eats live worms, and it doesn't
sound so nice.
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A girl child will believe longer than a
boy child that eating the crusts will
make the hair curl, and this credulitv is
CHARACTERISTIC as she grows older.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22
7 I Al xIEnxRIEY.


ne 81 Loais RepuHie summaries.
the BritazA-Bosr var situation a. fol-
lows:
A dispsieh from Pretoria says TIA;
On Saturday the British force that
reached Kimberley under French at
tempted 10 break cut with the gam
90, bat Ess driven back.
ne Bosrz In addition to capturing
the fOod eonvoy II Rlss RiTsr, intend
ed % relieve Kimberley, captured an
cshsr convoy a KoEyfoutein.
Ehsir dispatches Indicate that they
cid net oppose British troops going %
Kimberley, bat confined their efforts
70 Prsventng food reaching the be-
sisgsd eiEy.
In Loudoa b b reported, without
confirmation, that Cronis's army has
been surrounded.
About 5000 British trOops are ad-
vaneing EAST after the Beers who re-
tired toward BIosmfoutein. DslArsy
with . forcs Of Boers from ooIesberg
10 OF the scene, aud 10 h~arrsatag the
British right
Heavy fighting l. reported along
the kodder River and ~ Kimberley.
Bulsr has achieved g snccsss along
the Tugsia- BE hss csptared Hang
wans Hil after considerable fighting,
bat has rot jet crossed the stream.
he has not taken Colsnso, which 10
south Of the TngslA, though his prss-
sut position 10 said to command that
arroughold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22

Hos. z. 7. oREAR, who has mads
Missouri q most efficient Insurance
Commissioner, has been pressed By
friends all over the State TO run foE
State Treasurer, but declines. OreaE
makes q model public servant, but
wants to retire to private life, and the
Jefferson City correspondent Of the
Kansas City Times says: "Hon. I'd.
7. orear, having decided mot to enter
the race for the office Of state Treas
urer, simplihes matters for the other
two contestants, as 1t leaves Governor
Bolts and Colonel williams the field
am Of the opinion that Mr.. orear has
acted wisely-not from lack Of polTti-
cal strength, but for the reason that 3
young nan OF HE business ability and
opportunities has no time to fool with
politics II be would lay up treasures;
fer verify, Il a man IL not q millionaire
uheu he goes into Office be vii not be
when he comes out-that is, q State
oaacs. The truth ls, In my opinion,
that . Young man is bot wasting his
opportunities when be enters politics
! could write a book on this phase
Of TIE question. Bat that would not
stop The rising generation from play
Ing ths exciting game, 30 IN not even
waste lifae drawing pictures Of the
wrecks which, with retrospective eye,
] > lying high and dry upon the
banks Of Eail River"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22

TIE Kansas City World Gays: "Ths
Jefferson City Tribune, 10 an editoriaI
discussing the political conditions Of
those who voted for Palmer and Buck.
neF In 1895, has declared that gold
Democrats are good ones and should
be welcomed back into the party. Il
declares it wants all Democrats back
for the campaign this year. The same
sentiments ware recently expressed
in the Kansas City Times, and ara
showing up from week 10 week In
the country papers. These state
ments are interesting because jnsi
now there lie . case In question. Judge
Turner A. Gin, Of the Kansas City
Court Of Appeals, who wants the nom
nation for another long term, voted
the gold Democrat ticket in 1895, and
In passing on his claims the party
must decide the gold Democrat case.
Silver is not the dominant issue this
year; none Of the party leaders ex-
pect it TO be, and Il Judge GIL is
turned down 1t may prove costly and
Troublesome, while OF the other hand
it may serve to bring back into the
fold the greater part Of the gold Dem
ocrat vote. Opponents Of Judge Gill
are using his vote OF 'se for all they
can, but he seem to be finding plenty
Of friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22
HUNTING FoR A CANDIDATE.
Republicans ofths Ninth Congressional
District Want Somebody TO sacr1-
fee to Champ Clark.

Prom the St. Loais nost-Daspatch.
In the Ninth Congressional District
the Republicans are having trouble
finding a candidate TO oppose Champ
Clark, the Democrats representative.
The district 10 normally Democratic
by from 2,soo to $500 majority and In
1895 CLARK was the only Missouri can
didate for Congress who increased his
majority. This is q condition which
presents encouragement 70 Rspuoli-
can asplrants and 1t lie necessary to
offer the nomination to them son q
gold plate" in order to get them to
consider It at all.
State Representative Aydelott, Of
Warren county, lie now considering
the advisability of becoming . candi-
date. Ex-speaker Ben Russell, OF
Crawford county, IL also considering
the question and may conclude to
make the race. Another receptive
candidate is ex-representativs Oily
mer, Of Crawford county.
The Ninth District, with Its big nor-
NAL Democratic majority, was one of
those who Topped to Republlcanism
In 1894. Then 81 now the Republicans
Of the district offered the nomination
TO Snumber Of candidates Of varying
ability and standing. Among thoss
who were offered 1t and who refused
because 1t seemed an utterly hopeless
fight was William Bloebaum, then
and now postmaster ct st. Charles.
Bloebaum's ambition had never scared
so high as Congress, but when the
nomination was offered to him he re-
fused it because be thought he hadn't
Q ghost Of q show to win. Prof. Ire
loar, Of Mexico, was prevailed upon
to run, and to the surprise OF every
body was elected.
Then the half q dozen men to whom
the nomination had been offered and
who had refused It s~eornfully went
out and hired somebody to kick them
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22
EXCELLENT RESULTS.
THY HAVE RESULTED IN a
STEADY GAIN OF
POPULARITY.
People Who Are Ever Ready to Rec
Ommend What Has Done
Them Much Good.

The people Of Missouri feel very
grateful for the great benefit they
have received from the use Of Nor.
rows Kid-ne.oids, the great remedy
for backacbe, dizzinssss, ~slsepless-
ness, nerVousnes and all diseases
arising from the kidneys. Morrowis
Kid-ne- odds cure where other reme-
dies have failed and the people Of
Missouri have not been slow to 6nd
this out, and they add their testimony
that their friends may know what to
. and get cured.
Mrs. M. o'Oonnell, No. 4Oe North
Fifth street, Moberly, Mo-, says: 81
have suffered from ~disordered kidneys
for more than three years; pain
across the small Of my back and lum-
bago were the most painful and dis
tressing symptoms; l could not stand
erect at times, neither could I bend
without suffering intense pain in my
back. I came rear falling on several
occasions on account of my weak
back. Morrow's Kid-ne-oids being 90
highly recommended for my troubles
l thought l would get q package and
give them a trial. I was agreeably
surprised at the prompt relief expert
enced. Kid-ne-oids conquered lum-
bago and kidney backache In about
three days and there has not been g
recurrence Of the trouble since. am
grateful to BE- relieved from pain ana
| want others to know about this
grand remedy so they may share in
my good fortune"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills,
but yellow tablets, which lie the eel
entifc form Of preparing medicine.
They are put up in wooden boxes,
which contain enough for about two
week treatment and sell for fifty cents
! box at all druggists.
Descriptive booklet mailed upon re-
quest by John Morrow & Co., Chem
Springfield, Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22
St. Louis Live Stock Market

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21.-only abouI
fifty car loads Of native cattle wer,
on the market Tuesday. Steers solS
from 8 25 to a CO., stOckers, % 80 ts
q 65i feeders, % rs to a so; COWS
q rs to "a; heifers, % rs to a rs;
bulls, % 10 to s. s5i stags, % 10 "a
60 80.
Hogs-The bulk Of hogs sold ct a GO
to "a s5i pigs and lights at "a TO a rs,
mostly at q 10 to a 90; light hogs,
"a 90 TO q s2k, bulk at a 20 TO o. IS;
medium weights, "a 05 TO % O2Kl
bulk going at q So to a 0b. The
heavy culls sold ct "a to a 50, and
fair to best heavy hogs at q 70 to
% o6. Good mixed hogs sold at a 70
to "a 80 and common to inferior
mixtures, mostly Southern hogs, cold
at "a to & 65.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22
BOKR AREY ON THE xOvK
Ten Thousand from Natal and 5000
from Cape Colony Go 70 Meet
Roberta

LONDON, Wednesday, February "a
Down to 2 o'clcck this morning TIA
War Once had issued 10 further IN
formation c~oBcerning ire movsnsutl
Of General Roberts other than the one
shoWing that Roberts headqEnrtsrs
now is thirty miles east Of Jscobsdal,
On the main road to Bioemfontsin,
nor had any newspaper dispatches
been recefFed which would lncrsass
the supply Of public iuteligsncs-
Kitchener, Who 10 ssid to be pursuing
General Cropje, has all Of Freneh'a
cavalry, the Sixth. Seventh and Ninth
divisions, and MacD1nald's Highland
Brigade, nearly 1900 men.
CrOBjs "a also being re-enforced.
To his 1000 men win soon be added
about the sane number who have left
the vicinity Of oolsnso, Wills the s.
900 who left Oolesberg and etrombsrg
probably have joined him.
1t 10 . grepI mistake to imagine that
the Boer resistance 70 the British sd-
vance has collapsed. II the foreign
experts with the Beers are listened to
Blosmfontein VIII be evacuated and 9
great battle Will likely take place In
the hills before Winburg.
Eighteen thousand re-enforcements
are hurrying to the support OF that
part of oronje's army which 10 retreat-
ing east IN the Free State along the
Modder River.
JoabeFt has dispatched 10000 from
Natal and DeIarey has brought up S.
900 more from the ooIesbsrg and
Ssormberg Districts.
As Roberts is believed to have about
1000 men in pursuit Of this force Of
oronie's,a great pitched battle may be
expected In the vicinity Of Bloemfon-
tein or further north.
Roberts has sent 9 report from
Paardsburg, 30 miles east Of Jacobs
dal, dated Monday evening, which in
dicates that the pursuit Of the Beers
has been vigorous. The message
no news OF q battle.
Butler has occupied Colenso and
Harris brigade Of his command has
started across the Tugela for the
fourth time.
Butler Lost ia men at Hussar Hill
and Monte Cristo.
The Beers in Natal appear to be on
the retreat, but their second line OF
defense, which has always proved i'm
to the British, has not yet
been tried BY Butler.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22
FHR JUDICIAL cosvKETIoE.



me Democrats Committee for the
B. Loais Court Of Appeals Distrsct
held amesting e the Sonfharn Hotel
yesterday 70 consider the naming Of
the tine and place for holding the
Judicial nominating convention he
meeting vas execaare and TIE rssalt
Of the Deliberations vas that 10 tine
was hxsd for holding the convention,
but Chairman Tom Barrett wa en-
powered 70 call another meeting at
which this matter wiz be taken up.
Re said be would probably caIi the
second meeting for March Is.
Il d said that the friends Of Judge
william h. Biggs. sho isA candidate
to succeed hlmself ,sxsrted themselves
70 prevent an early convention, and
the friends Of Jndge John N. Wood,
Of this city, and R. 1. Good,of Spring
nslds favored An early convention
la. Whitecoaon, OF Monroe coun-
~, led the debate for . late eouvsn-
ton. he offered 9 resolution that
the date for the Judicial Convention
BE- postponed until come time after
the dates for holding the National
and State nominating conventions
have been determined. Ths resolution
vas adopted.
Jndging from What wns said, the
next meeting Of the committee vii!
certainly az q date for the nominal
ING convention and the probabilities
are that Il wiz Be held some time IN
May, unless meantime the State Con-
vention shouAd be postponed 10 q
much later date than It isnow Thought
wiz be the case.
There viii be . spiFited contest
over the nomination for Judge Of the
81 Louis Court VI appeals. Those
who = making an active canvass for
the nomination are Judge Joan n.
Wood, Of this city, Judge William d.
Biggs, Of Pike, and 3. L Good, Of
Springfield. Ths names Of Judge
Daniel Dillon, Of this city, Judge O.
3. Peers, Of Warrenton, and Judge 3.
n. Hughes, OF Montgomery, have
also been mentioned a. probable can
didates.
Tue district is composed of the city
Of St. Louis and ~ifty-eight counties.
Ii takes in all of the Tenth, Eleventh,
Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
Congressional Districts, and part of
the First, Second, Seventh, Eighth,
Ninth and Fifteenth Districts.
In 1895 Judge O. O. Bland, the Dem
ocratic nominee, carried the district
BY q majority Of 12,s22. That year,
however, the POpulist candidate
in favor Of the Democratic
nominee.
W. W. Fry, of Mexico, represented
the Ninth District.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22
The Rantist sanitsrium

The 81. Louis Post Dispatch says;
The Missouri Baptist sanitsrium al
Taylor and Bell Avenues lie about Il
pass ont Of existence. Il viii be sold
unless present plans miscarrY, TO DR.
w. II. Mayheld, one of its founders
who left the Institution Ave or si1
years ago TO found the Mayaeld San.
itarium directly acFoss the street. The
price which DR.. Msyield will pay fol
the property is $4,000. The new
owner viii assume possession as soor
es the conveyance will be made.
Bsptists, not alone in st. Louis, but
throughout Missouri, will be deeply
interested ID the sale Of the ipstitu-
ton, and especially 90 in view OF the
fact that the property is reverting TO
DF. Meydsld.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22
z OF hob VIOLENCE
Hen Suspected Of Killing Pew EOt
Taken 10 Louisiana No

HANNIBAL No. Feb. ls.-Sherin
Hopks, Deputy Sheriff Jones, Of Piks
county Marshal Tunelty, Of LOUIS
isna; Dsteczve Furlong, Of st. Louis,
and DetsctiFe 0'Leary, Of this city,
started for Louisiana this afternoon
with Richard Logan, aIiAs Webster,
and william, alias I'd. Weaver, who
are charged with being imphcated in
the killing Of omeer Pew, bat they
only made . start. They placed the
prisoners on the Denver Express a.
$50 p. m, with the intention OF going
70 Louisiana, but just a. the train be-
gan backing from the depot TO make
. start for st. LouIs the telegraph
operator rushed out Of His ONCE, and
delivered Q telegram 10 the sheriff Of
Louisiana. warning him not TO bring
the prisoners there, ss they would
certainly be lynched.
Accordingly, when the train stopped,
the prisoners were taken back 10 the
city prison, where they win probably
remain until the excitement 1t Lou
iaians has subsided somewhat.
Thethird man Of the party Of hoboes,
and the one whom II IL supposed
did the shooting, Is In . hospital in
Quincy, suffering with pneumonia.
He ID under guard constantly, and
cannot escape. he went from here
to Quincy Thursday and entered the
hospital under the name OF Frank
Stephens. He was identified to-day
a. I'd. Burns, who served q term In
the Pike county jail for robbery Of a
beer car.
The Pike county officers and the de-
tectives think that there lie no ques-
ton about The guilt Of these men.
They scout the idea that oficer Pew
could have been killed accidentally
By Frank Becham who, with the on
Ger, vas attempting to effect the ar
rest OF Burns, Webster and Weaver
for attempted burglary Of the Bur-
lington depot. Webster and Weaver
were greatly reIisved when returned
10 prison here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-22

List Of letters remaining in the Pos
Once at Mexico, No., for the weel
ending February q, 1900, which II moi
called for In thirty days will be sem
10 the Dead Letter ONCE at Washing.
ton. Persons calling for letters In thil
list win please say advertised"
Minnie Bandle, s. O. Barnes, Lizzie
Cunningham, Bert EIlege, mrs. A. z.
Fox, Addie Hitt, Mrs. Martha
johnson, II. Label, &. O. NIlmau, p.
II. Price, VIM. Roberts, J. W. Rob-
erts, Gertrude Whitmore.
". 4. TzKL0AR, Postmaster.