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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-10

Trains 50 and So run solid between
Charleston and Gre enville. Train
50 makes close connection at Laur-
ems for Augusta and Spaltapburg.
No. So makes close connection at
Sumter for the North.
Nos. l and 2 makes close connec-
ton with S.. A. L to aid from Atlanta.
For further infol nation cell on CT
address
B. F. P. LEAPHART,
City Ticket Agent,
J. F. LIVINGSTON,
Travelling Passenger Agent.
Bank of Columbia, Columbia, S. G
W. G. CHILDS, President.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-10
A Letter from Billy Felix.

TO the Editor of the Dispatch:
Welcome thou happy New Year.
Aud to all you chance TO ccme,
Give happiness health and JOY.
In their humble, peaceful hcme.
Nav each home be brighter for a-that,
May each heart be. glad and true:
May they read the good old Dispat' b,
Then, MI. Editor, remember you.
Remember the hob gets low with meal,
But the press must still 60 round.
So. reader. j,st S n along Your wheel.
And make the edl:ors's heart rebound.
NJ ke it rehourd both far and near,
And to God give the praise
Through the happy passing year.
Three hundred and sixty f!e days.
Then the paper can go on,
Its weekly miss on to fulfill.
o. making each and every home.
We're happy snd enlightened still.
The editor will not be compelled to 60,
Ihe ,houghtless delir quents to follow,
On his rounds through the rain and snow
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-10
MCElREE'S
Wine of Cardui

1t brings health to the woman1y
organism, and health there means
we'll poisednerves, calmness, strength.
1t restores womanly vigor and power.
1t tones up the nerves which suffer
ing and disease have shattered. 1t is
the most perfect remedy ever devised
to restore weak women to perfect
health, and to make them attractive
and happy. SI.oo at all druggists.
For advice in cases requiring spec
ial directions. address, giving symp-
toms, 1.-THE Ladies' Advisory De-
partment," The Chattanooga Medi-
cine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
REV. J.. w. SMITH, Camden, S. c.,
says:-"My wife used Wine of Cardui at home
for falling of the womb and it entirely cured
her."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
Hon. Greed Collins.

This gentleman is candidate
| for the Democratic nomination fol
for Congress in this District His
home is at Pennsboro, Ritohie
county, being one of the counties
in the District that has never pre-
sented candidate for Congress to
a Democratic convention.
Mr. Collins was for many years
leading merchant of Pennsboro,
engaging largely in merchandising,
but of later years has given his at
tention to farming and stock rails
ing, He is loyal, uns@erving
Democrat, never sulking, no matter
what befelI him in political con-
yentions.
He is man who is exceedingly
popular in his section of the Dis
trict, being man of the highest
character aud commending the rec
Bpect of eVeryo he is a good
speaker and splendid election
eerer, and should he be the NOM
inee of the convention, he will
prove strong and popular oandi-
date, and will redeem the Fourth
District.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
Onestions .Answerod.

Yes, August FlOwer still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
anything else for Indigestion or Bill,
liousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis.
Nervous Prostration or Heart Fail
ure, &c. They used August Flower
to clean out the system and stop fer
mentation of undigested food, regu-
late the action of the liver, stimulate
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took
when feeling dull and bad with head
aches and other aches. You only
need few doses of Green's August
Flower, in liquid form, to make you
matter with you. Sample bottles
free ut Geo. NJ. HooT, this city; w. g..
Rutteucutter, Mason; e. S. Bright,
Brighton; @. e. Bettinger, Leon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
10th AnniYersarx.

Capt. John M. Burdett, the pop
ular General Manager of the Equi-
ty Milling Co., was so years old
yesterday, May 9th, 1900, and cele-
brated the event by a six O'Clock
dinner to his relatives and few
invited neighbors.
Those present on this happy oc-
oasion, we're: Mr.. and Mrs. r. f.
Chambers, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Rayburn, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. M.
Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Allen,
Capt. w. Q. Greenlee, of Icon,
and Mrs. w. FL Sullivan.
The table was spread with all
the delicacies of the season, and
the friends present enjoyed the
good things to the fullest extent.
The guests in departing congratu-
lated the Captain upon reach
ing his 5Oth year, and wished him
many returns of the same. The
Register also joins with them in
their good expressions for our
popular fellow.townsman, Capt.
Burdette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.
THE SUMMER QUARTER.
Begins June 21st and ends Sep
tcmbcr 1st.

Courses will be given in almost al
subjects. In addition to the regular
courses there will be II large, number
of free entertainments and speclnl
lectures and courses by ellllilenU
sneciaIists from other institutions,
Such as ciunsnulus, of Armour lnstt-
tute, President Draper, of the Uni
versity of Illinois, President Menden- fieti
hall, of Worcester POLYTECHNIC IHsn,, tsr,,
Reserve , University, Prof. Scripture,
of Yale University and President
Bnshford, of Ohio Wesleyan UntVer-
sity. .,,,,. ,,,iu
exactly meet their wants. Summer
Quarter work counts toward degree
the same as work in any other quar-
ter. Expenses are low. ..,,
The circular of announcements VIII
he sent free upon application to
JEROME II. RAYMOND. President,
Morgnutown, w. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
Daring Act.

Earl Gunther, young man of
Central City, says the Advertiser,
crossed 4.pole trestle, 800 feet long,
on his wheel. It was a daring and
reckless act The ties are six
inches apart and there are no foot
boards. More than that, he did it
blind folded and great crowd wit
messed it. He took the center of
the trestle and rapid run. The
trestle is one of the highest on the
O. r. r. Earl is 18, and student
Of Marshall College.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
POINT PLEASANT, MASON COUNTY, WFs
WHY tsarkersDuFg Didn't Get AZ

Why Parlxersburg Didn't Get y.
There were three towns after tlae
republican congressional conyen.
tion, Parkersburg, Huntington and
Point Pleasant, and thereby haae
a tale. When the committee met
at Ravenswood on Monday all the
counties in the distrtct except
Ritohie wore represented. Hunts
ington withdrew after the meeting
was organized and it was discover
ed that pressure was being brought
on the jackson county committees
men, from outside sources, Rark
ersbrrg also expected Gene Camp
bells vote and motion was made
that they have secret ballot, but
this was voted down The Jackson
county committeeman was taken
on the outside by parties from the
lower end. just what happened
not known went 61t,
he was for Parkorsburg, but upon
his return he voted for Point Pleas
ant. The friends of Parkersburg
had been outmaneuvered Park
ersburg Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
NO 40
WeIIPnt.
Calhoun Chronicle.

Calhoun Chronicle.
It is supposed by a great many
that christianity will suffer greatly
at the hands of politics this year
which may be true. but it should
not. Our christianized form Of
government should lead as to hon-
est politics and honest politics
ought to lead to christianity in,
fact is christianity itself. Our peo-
Pile need a broader view ofpolitical
hustings. 1t should only be a
question of best form of govern
ment and he who, for consideration,
votes against what he believes to
be the best form of government
stultities and unohristianizes him-
self.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
MuIions Giyen AWAY.

It is certainly gratifying to the pubic
are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering. Tho proprietors
of DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds, have given
away over ten million trial bottles of
this great medicine; and have the satis'
faction of knowing it has absolutely
cured thousands of hopeless cases:
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all
diseases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs
are surely cured by it. Call on G.. w;
NJ. Hoon, Druggist, and get free trial
bottle. Regular size so cents and $l.OO.
Every bottle guaranteed, or price re-
funded
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
Braye Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as we'll as women, and all feel
the results in loss ofappetite, poisons in
the blood, backaohe, nervousness, head
ache and tired, listless, rundown feel
ing. But there's no need to feel like
that. Listen to j. w Gardner, Idaville,
Ind. He says: "Electric Bitters are just
the thing for man when he is all run
down, and don't care whether he lives
or dies. 1t did more to give. me new
thing / could take. / can now eat any
thing and have new lease on life"
Only so cents, at G.. w. NJ. Hooff's Drug
Store. Every bottle guaranteed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
FOB SALE.

One 10 horsepower Trac-
ton Engine.
One ,S1x49 Separator.
One Autamatic Stacker
mounted on wagon.
This outfit was built by
Gaar, Scott & Co. Engine in
hrst-class shape; other machin-
cry in fair shape.
Other machinery in lair
shape.
buhrs almost new.
saw rig outfit including
rip and cut off saws for cutting
parquet strips.
Any one wanting something
good at reasonable price, heIe
It is. Address,
c. P. II, MAUPlN,
Arbuckle, w. Va.
Feb.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
Personal Mention.

[, from Wednesdays Daily
Mr.. j. w. Bates, of Clifton, wts
here yesterday.
Mrs. Wm. Foglesong and two
daughters left yesterday on visit
to relatives at Flat Rock.
Mr.. r. FL. Armstrong, of Hamlin,
was business visitor in town yes
terday.
Mr.. Ed. GIflen, of Winfield,
was pleasant caller at this office
yesterday and renewed his sub
scription to the Weekly Register,
Mr.. j. l.. Gilflin, of Putnam
county, will move his family to-day,
to the State of Washington, going
by way of the X. & M and Cana
dian Pacific Railways A colony
of twenty.six persons, from Putnam
will accom- paily him
Mr.. Thos Holt who was caught
between two cars on the K & M.
Ry. several days ago, while making
a coupling, and had his back badly
hurt, we are happy to announce, is
able to be out, and is improving
nicely.
Mr. Jake Ellis, trackman on
section No. 10 on the K. & NJ. Ry.,
who had his right leg badly bruised
and almost broken, by hand car
running over it, several days ago,
and in DIR. Mossmun's Hospital for
treatment, will leave to-day for his
homo at Leon, very much improved.
Hon. Creed Collins, of Penns-
boro, Ritchie county, was in town
yesterday, leaving on the $3.50
train for Huntington, this morn
ing. Mr.. Collins is candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
Congress in this district. Ho is a
good Democrat, and firm believer
in the Chicago platform. His an
nouncement appears in the Regis
ter to-day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
a Noldier,a Letter.
MANILA, 2. I Maroh 20, 19Ot

MANILA, =. Ii 4Nlarcn 90 10OO'
no the Dear Old Register:
1t is with pleasure that take
my pen in hand to try and tell the
Point Pleasant people SC me of the
hardships in the Philippine Islands
at the present time. l will first
have to say that six companies OF
The 42d regiment has had about as
hard time and as good luck as
any regiment that has ever been
over here. Wemarched distance
of 800 miles in 80 days, was am
bushed seven times and never lost
q man hit by bullet. / will tell
you the companies: o, ID, -, r. e.,
e, and at the present time we have
from 40 to 60 men in each. 1t was
KS hard march, you bet. We are
ow having a very easy time doing
Garrison dttg in the following
cities; -Four companies at Paisig
City, 20 miles south of Manila; two
companies at Tyty; two companies
at Morang; my company alone at
Tinay; one company at Santmer-
ers, and two companies at Pieta. L
am on guard tonight, but all L
have to do is to post my men and
then [ have four hours off duty,
and that is why 1 am writing now.
There is some of the highest
mountains on this island [ have
ever seen. There are plenty of
monkeys and oocoanuts, and every
thing else, except peaceable peo-
people, here. 1t would be some
thing strange for the people to see
how they raise rioe and how they
eat it. They never have suoh a
thing as sugar, nor do they cat
anything but fish and rice, and are
very hearty and as strong as
mule. They have no science about
their fighting, and will only fire
one volley and then run, and the
old ID couldn't oatoh them. They
are as black as a negro, and don't
wear hardly any clothes at all.
They are regular heathens. They
know no church but the Catholics,
but in that are very strict. They
never bury their dead in coffins;
Just throw them in the grave and
cover them up. They die off like
sheep; 3 or a every day right in
one town. [ can't tell tho cause of
it, for I don't know.
Well, we have only lost 13 men
out of the regiment since we came
here. 1 think that is a good show
ing considering we numbered ], 200
mon, and only two of them were
killed by the enemy.
Well, it is drawing near to 3
O'Clock a. M, and [ must close by
sending my best regards and wishes
to all in old Mason county, and
some one in blue.
CORPORAL Force,
90. q, 42d U. S. Infty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16

The first really entertaining re-
ports of the result of the oarpetbag
government which Mckinley has
inaugurated in the new colonies
comes from Cuba where post of
fioial is said to have stolen any
where from forty to four hundred
thousand dollars, and come home
to enjoy it. The same dispatch
says "the administration in Cuba
is honeycombed with corruption"
And this is only the beginning.
Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
DECISION
ora U. s. Judge Worries Repub-
cans.-Says the Constitution
Reaches Porto Rico.


WASHINGTON, May 8.-The de-
cision of U. S. Judge Lochren, at
st. Paul, Mimi, that the U. S. Con-
stitution was extended to Porto
Rico on the day that the terms of
the treaty of peace with Spain went
into effect, has greatly disturbed
administration circles, foreshadow-
ing, rs it does, a similar decision on
the part of the U. S. Supreme
Court when an opportunity is Of
fered. If the power and influence
of the administration can prevent
it, no opportunity will be given the
Supreme Court to pass on the
question until after the presiden-
tial election.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
Hurled severnl Feet.

Shortly before seven O'Clock last
evening a couple of strangers, be-
lieved to be from Millersport, Ohio,
we're running race up Fourth ave-
nue.. One was a double team, the
other single. When nearing Four
teenth street little three year old
child of William Saunders was
playing in the avenue and the
double rig struck the child hurling
it quite distance. Persons who
witnessed the accident thought the
child surely fatally injured, but
strange to say when it WAS picked
up, the child was found to be only
slightly bruised. 1t was a very
close call however,-Huntington
Advertiser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
Raad Ont.

The Republican State Conven-
tion at Fairmont, held May 9Th, 20
select national delegates at large
by resolution read DIR, j, j, Hap
tonstall, of Fayette county, out of
the Republican party, HE crime
was his refusal as Republican
member of the Legislature to vote
for Senator Scott.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16

An item is going the rounds of
the newspapers to the effect that
the seventeen year loousts are due
to come this year. This is mis-
take. The locusts were here by
the millions in 1880 and should
have put in appearance three years
ago, had they desired to be true to
their name.-Pomeroy Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16

The Sultan has not yet paid that
hundred thousand dollars he has
promised so often. He promised
to rebuild those missionary houses
but no one has any faith in his
promises.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
bankruptcy Proceedings.

Art. l.. Cottrill and Mrs. M. a.
Adkins, through their Attorney,
Hon. James b. Menager, Thurs-
day, filed proceedings in bankrupt
oy in the United States Court, at
Charleston.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
Rnd nnt From tic Gnn

Was the ball that hit G. b. Steadman,
OF Newark, Mich, in the Civil War. 1t
lens Arnica Salve cured linn. Cures
Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons,
Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure
on earth. % cents box. Cure guar
untecd. Sold by G. w. NJ Hooff, Drug
giSt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16
VTRGTNIA, WEDNESDAY,. MAY 16, 1900.
some of the Bitter Fruits of Me
KinIey Imperialism.
One Of the most marked ohera

Kinley lmper1aJlsms
One of the most marked charect,
erlstics of the present administra-
ton is the electrical rapidity of its
developments. In the st. Louis
convention in 1896, less than forty
eight months ago, the party nomf.
mating Mckinley pledged itself by
platform to pronounced bi-metall-
ism. Today, it is solid for the
the gold standard.
In that convention ifanyone had
forecasted the future action of the
party-had even intimated at that
time what is now the history of the
party in regard to trusts, large
standing armies, enforcement of
flag and Constitution, taxation
without representation, cowardly
concealed sympathy with England,
wholesale killing, confounded with
war upon the Filipinos, does any
one think for one moment that Nc
Kinley would ever have been Presi-
dent of the United States? Poor
man! Dazzled by the false lights of
world power, he and his party must
90 on to the end now. We can but
think that the end is nigh, even in
November next.
The American people ordinarily
move slowly to their clearly inform
ed conclusions. The Congress
now in session has furnished lot
of new issues upon which a united
Democracy must necessarily win;
among them mono more pronounced
than the failure to do anything to
curb the trusts. Among the bitter
fruits of imperialism (of which the
Mckinley administration has
borne full crop) none is more de-
struotive of liberty than the abridg
ment of homo rule and the dwarf
age of the individual citizen. The
reason that this is SO comes from
the genius of Republic, in which
the power of government, as suoh,
is minimized, while the Citizen is
maximized. Therefore Mckinley
Imperialism is un-Republioan and
un-American.
Another bitter fruit is that i'm
perialism demands large standing
army, a constant temptation to am
bition and dangerous menace to
liberty. Another bitter fruit of i'm
perialism is found in the enormous
amount of money necessarily in
volved in it's working. And still
another is to be found in the large
flow of blood, sometimes of it's best
citizens, necessary to cement the
imperial structure. And yet nnoth-
or piece of the bitter fruit is that
peculiar type of Generalization at
tendant upon such Il change in the
deceit, indirection and treachery SO
strikingly characterizing the pres
ent administration,
Shall we abandon ourselves to
pessimism and cry out that all is
lost? Never, for one moment. We
have no faith in the administration;
we have all faith in the American
people. These strikes that are de-
veloping day by day, the bitter
complaints of the people are more
than suggestive ofthe hollow moan
of the sea which invariably pre-
oedes storm. When it breaks,
woe be those who have trifled with
and betrayed the liberties of the
people. When the storm shall have
passed away, Mckinley imperial
ism will have disappeared, while
the Republic, like giant refresh
ed by wine, will go on in new on
terprises for Liberty.-Ex.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16

Lieut.. Chas. It. Beale, of the AID
Reg. us. Vols, left San Francisco,
May 1st, on the Transport Warren,
for Manila, p. 1. He had been in
San Francisco for some time on de-
tailed duty, in command of about
400 men.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16

from Fridays Daily.
Mr.. Marion Fry and Mr.. j. r.
Ball, of Nease, were visitor in town
yesterday.
Mr.. Stephen X. Miller, of Beech
Hill, was business visitor in town
yesterday.
Mr.. Van Morris and wife, of
Beech Hill, we're in town yester-
day.
Messrs. w. w. King, of Gun
Vile, and John M. and WIN. H,
Baker, of Sea Flat, were in town
last night on business
Capt w. @. Greonlee, of Leon,
is in town, attending court. EIo is
one of the owners of the Leon
Flour Mill, and has it in charge
this year.
Tho many friends of Mrs. @. M.
Whittier, will be pleased and re-
joiced to learn that she is some
what better, this morning
Messrs. Jim SomerviIle, j. r.
Swon. L N. Rayburn and j. 5,
Windon, of Pleasant Flats, were
in town last night, attending a
meeting of the I. o. o. Il.
Misses Minnie and Carrie Pick
ems, of Capehart, who have been
here visiting Mr., Eph Loomis and
wife, of the First Ward, returned
home yesterday.
Capt. Fred Ford, of New York
City, and former resident of
Point Pleasant, and we'll known to
our older citizens, is in town.
Everybody will be glad to meet
the Captain.
Mrs. VIM. Greenlee, who had
partly recovered from a severe sick
spell while here visiting her moth
or, and was about a week ago taken
back to her home at Charleston,
has become much worse.
MT. ana 1TS. q. NJ buIuSIIJ VI >
of Leon, are here on visit to thor
son, Capt. j. NJ. Burdett, on Wand
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Burdett are
very aged couple, and are quite
active. He is 80 years of age and
she is so years.
Mr.. John Steonbergen, who has
been quite sick with typhoid fever
for the past several wooks, at his
home at Ga1lipolis Ferry, we are
happy to announce to his many
friends in this city, that he is able
to be out.
Mrs. II. Q. Litor, living nea1
town, who suffered paralyti'
stroke of one side, last Sund y
while at tho dinner table, we ar'
happy to learn from her attending
physician, DIR. Ii a Barbee, tina
she is greatly improve l. She nov
has use of her arm aud is also re
gaining consciousness.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16

The Sultan of Sulu is crying out
against the tariff which raised
prices three or four times in his
dominions. Some good Republi-
cans should inform him that the
foreign exporter pays the tax. It
might console him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16

Senator Elkins has introduced q
bill in the Senate to pension
William j. Allen, of this city,
Fourth Regiment, West Virginia
Volunteer Infantry, who was a
teamster, messenger and pilot, at
the rate of $24 month.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16

Two Ironton, o., families will
share in that money claim against
the u. S. for money loaned Geo.
Washington-Mrs. Wagner and
Mrs. Sheets. They will get from
$4,000 to S75, 900 each.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16

It almost looks as though the
campaign this fall would be as ex-
citing as that of 1896. From all
over the country, the news comes
that the state conventions of both
parties are all wildly enthusiastio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-16

Lord Salisbury in speech to
Parliament tho other day, strongly
intimated that if the friends of the
Boers in this country did not cease
holding meetings and making
noisy demonstrations of sympathy
for the Boers, England would have
to sail her ships and men over
here to force them to "shut their
mouths" Let 'em come.