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A household necessity-Dr. Thomss
Electric Oil. Heals burns, cuts, wounds
Of any sort; cures sore throat, Group,
catarrh, asthma. Never fails.
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Southern ky.

Trains leave from Penns. Station
SOL i H. Daily. Local for Harrisonbuzg and
for Charlotte and way stations.
HIS A. IN. Daily. U. s. Fast Nail. Sleeping
cars to New Orleans. Columbia, Savannah. AID
Jacksonville. uniting at Salisbury with sleeper for
Asheville, Chattanooga, and Memphis, and at
DanviIle with sleeper for Birmingham and at
Charlotte. with sleeper FOR Augusta. Solid train
Washington to New orleans. Dining car service.
lIs7 4. IT, Daily Local for Charlottesville
1901 p. m. Week Days. Local for Front Royal,
strasburg. and Harrisonbufg.
$50 p. m. Daily Local FOR Charlottesville.
9.55 D. m. Daily. n. Y. & Fla. Express. Steep
ing ears to Augusta with connections for Aiken
and Charleston, and to Savannah. jacksonville.
and Por. Tampa. Through coach to Jacksonville.
Dining car service.
e:.l5 D. m. Daily Washington and Chattanooga
Limited (via LynehbErg)- Sleeping cars to Roam
oke Knoxville, Chattanooga. Memphis, and New
Orleans. Through coach 20 Memphis. Dining car
service.
1916 p N. Daily. Washington and Southwest
srn Limited. Sleeping cars to Asheville. Knox
vile. Chattanooga. and Nashville. ard to Atlanta,
Macon. Birmingham. Memphis, Montgomery, No.
bile. and New Orleans. connects at New Orleans
with Sunset Limited for California Dining car
service. Tourist sleeper Washington to San Fran
cisco MONDAYS, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
TRAINS ON BLuEMoNT BRANCH.
Leave Washington 9:0l A. m. daily, i:i9 p. M
week days and CPS p. IT. Sundays for Blue
days and I1:20 p. H. Wednesdays and Satur.
days only for Lecsburs. 6:e5 p. N. week days TO
Herndon-
through trains from the South arrive Washing
ton s:4e A. m, 7:35 a. m, els p. m. and $50
D. m daily. From HaTrisonburg IL 20 a. m. week
dzys cnd $40 p. NJ. daily. From Charlottesville
SIS a. m. and $40 p n. daily.
Tickets. sleeping reservations. and other In
formation furnished and baggage called for and
checked from hotels and residences by Union
Transfer Co. on orders left at Ticket Office. 5cs
18th St. NV; 511 Penna. Ave. NV. and 2t
Penna. Station.
'Phons I4ii for p r. R. Cas-service.
FRANK S. CANNON.
Sd " p and Gen. Mgr.
J. II. CULP. Traffic Manager.
W. A. TURK Genera. Pass'r Agent.
l. s. BROWN. General Agent.
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RAILROADS.
Washington. Alexandria
Mount Vernon Railway

From Station, Pennsylvania Ave. and u IL ST
In effect November !, 1900.
For Alexandria-week days. $50, 7:os, 7:3o
500. s:35. $3.50. Dps, 1000. Hoo. II 20 4 m,
x1a:o5. 1890 12:45 x1:o6. 1:25 200. 220. x2:59.
$50. $3.50. x4:15, ass. $3.50. $40. x5:2a. $40.
500. $50. 7:os 1880. SEQ. s:45. $3.50, 1918.
1l:2o. and II so p. M Sundays, Jas. 900. s:45.
1880. HOO. 1870 a.. M, 1900 neon. 1890. LOO.
$780, 300 $3.50. 800. $50, 400 $50, 500. $3.50.
600 $50 700. 1880. 500, s:45, $50, 10:lS,
Hoo. and 1l:5O D. m. EA
For Mount yernon-weck days $50 500, 1000.
Hoo m. xl2:o5. KOS 200. 1850. $3.50, x4ls.
15:2.. 7:06, and $50 p. m. Sundays. 300 a. m,
l2:0O noon. 200. 400. 200. and $3.50 p. m.
For arlington aHd Aqaeaacs Br as "oa
and II 100 a. m, .I2:n5. EGO sI2:45. I:O5 '1:25.
2:00. $3.50. 2:5e. 1880, $3.50. a:35, 4:5O. 5:c4.
500. $780, 7:06 and 500 p. m, Sundays, 7:l5,
600 9:45 1890, II 90. and I'll 80 a. m. l2:o0
noon, 1880 Zoo. $780, 200. 2:ao $3.50. $3.50.
400. 1870. 500. $3.50. 500. .630 TOO, ESQ.
sId $50 p. m
Parcels carried Baggage checked
xExprcss. 80 Arlington only.
G. E. ABBOT. President
]. COLyIN, Supcrntendent.yfrti
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RAILR DADS.
Seaboard Air Line Railway

LIyE.u
LEAVE WASHINGTON. PENNA. r. R. STATION.
1855 A. ~. daily. Florida Express tor Peters
burg. Raleigh Southern Pines. Pnehurst. Cam.
den, Columbia. Savannah. Jacksonville, ITALIA.
iiassec and Tampa. Through sleeping cars to
Jacksonville
G:95 p. VI. daily. Florida Limited for Camden.
Columbia. Savannah jacksonville. and Tampa.
Through s.eepins cars to Jacksonville and
Tampa. Dining Car Service.
6:55 T. NJ daily. Atlanta Special for Raleigh.
Southern Pines. Pinehurst. Chi-iottc, Athens.
Atlanta. New Orleans. and all POINTS in the
Southwest. Through sleeping cars to Atlanta
NELL. General Agent, 1884 New York ave.
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FOR RENr-sUBURRA...

FOR RENT OR SALE-fIandsome cottage. nearly
new; suitable tor lsrall family: railroad 1T
depot; immediate Possession; sale On liberal
terms; large grounds; hne water GEORGE G.
STEM ART. Scabrooh, AID. deI-st
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FOR sALE-sUBURBAN.

FOR SALE-A beautiful corner in Del Ray, Va.
lis it. front. on Mt. Vernon Boulevard, II6
IT. 'front.' on Lloyd Avenue; convenient to cars
and public school; bargain il sold at once,
j. r. HAMILTON. 1927 q st. nw. dc2.3t
FOR sALE-on Virginia Heights. opposite George
town. nice 1room house; large new barn;
one-thiri acre; $1,000; will exchange for ground
in upper part of District. Box 142, this Office
del item
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YouNS PARROTS. singing eanaries. mockiss
h.ri-. dogs. eats. rabbits gold fish, etc;
eats'isrr .rre- sCHNID's BIRD STORE. ne lsts
st. nv. sula-u
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FOR RENT OR SALE-Farm of 100 acres, broom
house, fruit OF all kind, good, large barn,
courthouse; school the place; 10 miles from
the market Address J. J. FINK. Berwyn, Nd
del III, EN-
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Schedule in effect November II. 1900
SEQ T. H. DAlLY-Cincinnati anu st. Louis
Specizi-SoIid train for Cincinnati. Pullman
Sieepe.s TO Cincinnati. Lexington. Louisville. In
diai,apolis. and st. Louis. without change. Par
Tor Car Coyington, Va, to Virginia Hot spring.
Parlor Cars Cincinnati to Chicago
l:I0 p 81 DAILY. 4. V. Limited Solid
,raia for Cincinnati Pullman Sieepers to Cincia
natl Lexington. and Louisville. without change:
Connection for Virginia IIot Springs daily. Pui!
ran compartment to Virginia Hot Springs.
without change. daily excep. Sunday. S!eepers
Cincinnati to Chicago and So. Louis.
u:n 4. NJ. DAILY EXCEPT sUNDAf-Fo:
Sewaort News Norfolk, ard Old Point Coiniori
(via Penn. X. r., r. = ( T.. and Richmond).
500 p. II. DAILY-For Go.dousyille, Caas-
lattesville. stanton. Tally, AID for kichinond.
daily, except Sunday.
Reservation ard tickets at Chesapeake and otii
Offices 5lJ Pennsylvania Avenue. 6Ce I:,h Street.
rear +, AID at the Station Telephone call. lHi.
.5s Pennsylvania Railroad Cab Service.
H. ". FULLER.
Telephone lccG General Passergce Agent.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.

IntcEded Steamship Saiin-5 from Vaneouycr.
JAPAN. CEIiNA. AND PHILIPPINE Isl ANDS.
EMPRESS OF CHINA. .............D Dec. p Feb. .
EMPRESS OF INDIA. Dec. 81. Meli u
EMPRESS OF JAPAN.......Ja Jan. %. Apr. Il
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND AUSTRALIA
A0RANGI. Nov. Is WARRIMOo. ..DVc. Il
For rates apply 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue
au2t-mor,, wed, iri-ts
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wANTED-RooMs AND BOARD.

TANTED-By man and wife, room and board
with private family; Northeast section pre-
srrrcd; state lowest terms. Address BOX "a. this
Office. del3t
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WANTED-Lady clerk. typewriter girl. ana girl
for Rockville; good places. 200 New York
ave NV 1t
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FOUND.
WALL PAPER.

W. MANDERS & BR0.-Rooms papcred & and
up; all work guaranteed; samples brought
1907 II st. ne. no29-7t
ROOMS papered from 50 up: work guaranteed;
samples brought. HUNT. sis = st.
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FOR RENT-sToREs.

FOR RENr-Sicn store and six-room house and
s;ahie; sood business looi iih ST. ne.
no3o-G;, EN-
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FOR RENT-BousEs.

FOR RENTED Conduit Road, G rooms: water,
stable. ground. $40; g. st. re-. store. cell
lar. and stable. Apply 1913 5th st. NV. dc23t
FOR RENT-A very nice frame house. 62s 10th
st. ne, cottage style, room and bathroom,
including large stable and large cellar, ST.. En-
qliirc 223 ID st. NV. noSO-tf
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NANTED-A settled woman 10 cook. wash, and
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co e 3 esis Az

Through the Grnzdest Scenery In
America. AL Trains yeStibuIed.
Electric Lighted, Steam Heated.
Dining Cars ON Through Trains.
Station Sixth and u Streets.
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HELP wAxrED-MALE AND FEMALE

WANTED-Good sfnshers on childrcn's gowns;
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WANTED-Girl for general houscworh; stay
nights; bring ref. 921 st. NV. 1t
WANTED-An errand girl capable of sewing
neatly. SIS l2th st, upstairs. 1t
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rVN sNI.E OH EACHA.NGE-5 flcW houses on
Seaton st. me-. W. lexington: 6 rooms and
bath; cellar; furnace; 90 COO.
To colored people, 2story and cellar brick G
rooms and bath; near War Department; house in
same row held at s2,GOo; price only 5000.
Fine investment. $500 cash for equity in 3.
story. 1O-room brick house: under yearly lease
for $3.50 per month; trust 5000. IL per cent
net money invested.
Two lots on 4th st. ne, bet. + and G. SITS. Tx
9s to alley; adjoining lots held at soc and 81
foot; price OF these only SOC. per foot. Apply to
WM. SAUNDERS l. CO., 1IO7 ST. NV.
dc1-3t EN- - .
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wANTED-By white girl position as chamber
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] or hours day. Address BOX 12l. this
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HELP wAxrED-rEMALE.

WANTED-Neat. capable woman. general house
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WANTED Housekeeper (under 25). in family;
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KANTED-Students to learn telegraphy, taught
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1t
WANTED-Clerk, man for lunchroom, hotel man.
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. PosToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily changes may occur at
any time.
FORFICN NAILS ,rc sor,rsrJoJ D., ,ta ,orts =,
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WANTED BY competent, reliable women sit
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makes

sure when the hodja wakes he makes
good use of his lengthy weapon.
Some of the answers these little Turks
receive to their questions would make an
American child open his eyes in amaze
ment. A half grown boy, in the presence
of a missionary, who tells the story, ask
ed the hudja:
WHO makes 1t rain?"
up in the clouds." answered this wise
teacher, our prophet. Mohammed, and
the one who belongs to Christians went
into business together, the profits to be
divided. One night Mohammed stole all
the profits and ran away. In the norm
ing. when the Christian God discovered
his loss, he pursued Mohanlmed in his
golden chariot, the rumbling of whose
wheels makes the thunder. The light
Iinlg is the bullets of fire which the God
shot after his fleeing partner. Moham-
med, finding he could not escape in mid
air. plunged into the sea; the Christian
God followed him, and the shock splash
cd the water out, and it fell ITO the earth
in rain"
And the young Turks, believing the
teachings of their hodja. grow up with
out further Investigating the causes OF
rain, the true source of which is taugh
an American child in the kindergarten.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-02
VERY COSTLY WINE.

The most expensive wine manufactured
IS not champagne, as most people i'm
agine. 1t is a Rhine wine from the pri-
waite vineyard of Prince Metternich, and
sells abroad for abou $7.50 a quart. The
vineyard is on the side of q hill over
looking the Rhine, which is not accessi-
BILE except to human feet. AS a result,
all the work has to. be done by hand.
The grapes have to be carried down the
hill on the shoulders of men, and in a
like manner fertilizers have to be trans
ported up the activity. The sun shines
on the vineyard only at certaim hours of
the day., and in this way, the grape re-
ceives a flavor that distin cuisines the
wine from that Of any other Rhine
brand. -fSr'- 90T :|
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ent being carried out makes no interfer-
ence with London's existing traffic. Tun-
neling through London clay has been
rendered a comparatively easy matter
by the late Mr.. Greathead's invention.
In the case of one a circular steel shield,
seven feet in length, was employed.
Steel chisel-shaped teeth form a contin-
uous cutting edge in the foremost end Of
the shield, which is forced forward
about 0 inches into the clay by hydraulic
rams. The clay is cleared away and be-
fore the shield is again advanced a Sec
ton of the cast iron tunnel is built up
inside the rear portion of the shield. 1t
is from the Hanged edge of this new Sec
ton that the rams force the shield for
ware again. AS the shield is thus slight
ly larger than he tunneling a space is
left all round the tube This is ubse-
uently filled up with ceent. which is
forced into position through holes in the
plates. The electric locomotive now EN-
plOyed picks up the current which ac-
tuates it's motors from a third rail rum
ming in the center Of the track.
This shield will probably be used in
the building of Americas big tunnel, al
though the rocky nature of New York's
foundation will make drilling more nee
essary than digging. When this big un-
foreground passage is finished we shall
possess the greatest tunnel in the world,
but not the most complex system of tun-
neling. London leads in that respect as
the illustration shows. .- ~.
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CANNIBAL TREE.

Mrs. Ellis Rowan. of Melbourne. Aus
tralia, who is at present in New York.
and who has Travelled more extensively
in the canniba country han any other
European woman, has told recently OF
the existence in Australia of a forest tree
which is perhaps one of the most Won
derful plants of nature. It will hold in its
center and devour the body of a man
quite as readily as our insectivorous wild
flowers trap the insects on which they
partly subsist. The tree is called the
cannihal tree.
AS Mrs. Rowan describes it, it's appear
ance may be imagined to resemble a
mammoth pineapple which often reaches
to the height Of IL feet. Its foliage is
composed of a series of broad bnard-like
leaves. growing in a fringe at it's apex.
Instead, however. of standing erect, as
does the little green tuft at the top of a
pineapple, these leaves drOop over and
hang to the ground. In the largest speci-
ments they are often from Is to 20 feet
long, and strong. enough to bear the
weight of a man. Hidden under these
curious leaves is to be oun a peculiar
growth of spear formations, arranged in
a circle and which PERFORMS the same
function for the plant as do pistils for
flowers. They cannot. however. abide to
be touched.
Among the natives of Australia there Is
a tradition that in the early days of
the a%ntipodean wilds this tree was wor-
shipped under the name of the Devils
Tree Its wrath was thought to be
greatly dreaded. AS soon as It's huge
green leaves began to rise restlessly up
and down, it's Worshipers interpreted the
sign ais meaning that a sacrifice must be
made to appease it's anger. One among
their umber vas therefore chosen. strip
ped of his raiment and driven by shout
ing crowds up n Of it's leaves to the
apex. All went well with the victim un-
til the instant that he stepped into the
center of the plant and on the so-called
Epistils. when the board-like a would
fly together and clutch and squeeze out
the life of it's intruder. BY early travel
ers in Australia it is affirmed that the
tree would then hold it's prey until every
particle of his flesh had fallen from his
bones, after which the leaves would re-
lax their hold and the gaunt skeleton fall
helplessly to the ground. In his way did
it's worshipers seek to avert disaster and
to still the demon spirit among them.
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new Y0RK'S
100000 TUNNEL

New York, May 25.-The great tunnel
that is.4to bring rapid transit joys to the
hearts of New Workers is the first exten-
sive step in the direction of making use
of the region beneath the surface to sup
ply deficiencies that the crowded condi-
tion of the level ground has made 1T i'm
possible to fill except by unusual means.
New Workers. are very enthusiastic about
their tunnel, as they have a right to De,
fer it will be the greatest underground
passage in the world. Laborers are flock
ing from the ends of the earth to help
| construct the tunnel. Contracts and sub
| contracts and s~ub-contracts are being
! given out. Models of the new road, in
numerous store windows, are always
| surrounded by curious throngs; the
illustrated press is presenting pictures
! from every imaginable view point of the
tunnel as it will appear when finished,
and the air is filled with tunnel talk and
| congratulations that this great project
is to be carried out in America, the coun-
try of s~tupendous undertakings.
And yet in London, as the
are mildly reminding us, there is being
constructed a variety of tunnels, so vast
and complicated, SO i~mmeasurably su-
perior in extent and engineering pecul-
! ialities to that which America is to pos
sess that to begin to describe them is a
l ldSh llln q IA ~ "LSSA
careful study of the subject with the aid
of maps and diagrams. The accompany
ing illustrations gives some faint idea of
the vast system of tunnels in ndo
Tn British metropolis is so honeycomb-
ed With these underground roads that at
some points it is necessary to go down
nearly "a hundred feet to nd the real solid
earth. Tunnels cross tunnels, n under
the other in layers. 1t axes n shudde
to think of the of a sudden
cave-in Where these underground pas
sages run one beneath the other. An
earthquake in London would mean the
burying out of sight forever of hundreds
! of passengers travelling by routes deep
in the earth to their homes or places OF
business in the overgroWn city.
For years the work that is shown In
the accompanying picture has been 60
ing on in London. At one of the busiest
sections of the city the explorer of the
underground system first strikes a u b
way built to enable the foot passengers
to cross in safety a spot where many
great t~horoughfares meet and where it
is almost impossible to steer a pathway
during the busy part of the day. In this
| passage the pedestrian is separated from
| the roadway overhead by but two feet of
concrete and steel plates, so that the
roar of the road traffic is still heard and
the thud of horses hoofs is a reminder
that he is still near the surace of the
earth. Beneath this subway runs an
other, to which access is not open to the
general public. This second subway is
for the gas and water pipes as we'll as
for the innurnerable wires of the electrit
system.
Beneath this subway again is to be
found the tunnel of the Central LondoT
railway. the city terminus of. which il
some 70 feet beneath the surface. To thi:
station the passengers will descend b,
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RUSSIA'S FORMIDABLE NAVY

a speed of Is knots. The Pamjatj Azowa
is a partially armored cruiser with bar
bette bajtteri IS. The rapid. unar:nOrei
steel cruiser named the Admiral Korni-
loft, Is of 5000 tons displacement, has
triple expansion engines. a curved steel
deck to protect the machinery and boil
ers and a cellular subdivision to ensure
stability in case of perforation at or be-
low the water line.
Russia has a most effective fleet of tor
pedo boats, some of which are of extra
ordinary speed. This class of boa has
always been a favorite with Russian
naval officers who have shown great
skill and daring in torpedo warfase. Be
sides her numerous torpedo ooats Rus
s1a possesses an immense fleet of heavy
%gunboats, many Of them carrying two
eight-inch uns some n six-inch
breech loading guns and others rapid
fire pieces. These small, fast boats will
be Of great service in any fighting that
may take place in Oriental. waters and
Russia has wisely concentrate ted a fleet of
them there. To the formidable array of
ships that Russia has already collected
in the east there will soon be added the
splendid new cruiser, Variag, now receiv-
ing her finishing touches in Cramps
ship yard at Philadelphia. With this
latter varsity added the feet of the ear
in eastern waters will be fully capable
of defending the honor of the hag with
the blue cross.
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TURKISH SCHOOLS.

h beginning OF a Mohammedan
boys school life Is always made an occa-
sion for a festival. IT occurs on his 7th
birthday, The entire school goes to the
new scholars home. leading a richly CA
parisoned and floWer-bedecked donkey.
The new pupil is placed on this. little
beast, and, with the hodia, or teacher.
leading, the children form a double file
and escort him to the school house, sing
ing joyous songs. II.
To a stranger the common Turkish
school presents a singular scene. The
pupils are seated crous-legged on the
bare marble pavement in the porch of
the mosque, forming a semi-circle about
the hodja, who is, as a rule, an old, fat
a He holds in his hands a stick long
enough to reach every student. By means
of this rod he is enabled not only to pre-
serve order among the mischievous, but
to urge on the boy whose hesitation is
not satisfactory. But. as a rule, hodjas
are lazy and often 1kll asleep. Then it
is that the pupils enjoy what the Ameri-
can boy would style a picnic" A trick
they specially like to play on their sleep
ing teacher is to anoint his hear and long
gray beard with wax, which is, of course,
very difficult to be rid of. You may be