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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18

such word as faily"
"Eh" cried the stranger. "But
that's only pretty sentiment in
play.
81 think it's true, though, -
said the boy. "rm going to be.
lieye it's true, anyway. | went
To Chicago to do great things, and
! tramped the streets for ten
days, tired and hungry, looking
for work, but | didn't give it up.
And whom found a job it was
only 81 a week. But I stuck to
it, and I've been climbing little
by little ever since. And ! don t
mean to stop, He paused. IL
guess one thing that kept up my
courage was the thought that my
mother was praying for me and
that there was a good home with
its doors always open waiting for
me if the worst came TO the
worst" "
They trudged along in silence.
"I'm only boy" said the lad
presently, land you're man, but
honestly think if l were you I'd
go home and see my mother and
take rest and talk things over
and start in fresh" "
But the stranger did not re-
ply.
Then came a sudden diversion.
"See thisn' he cried. A rail
had been taken up and was lying
on the ends of the ties, the fresh
ly drawn spikes beside it. The
strangers face paled.
Train wreckers" he gasped,
and his bright eyes searched the
bush covered sides of the en-
bankment.
"Hark !" cried the boy. "The
express is coming !"
There was a fringe of trees
along the track where it curved
slightly two miles or more away,
and above the farthest tree tops
puff of steam suddenly arose.
"It must be tagged !" cried the
boy, end he looked about him
wildly.
"Here," " shouted the stranger,
as he tore open the tattered va.
lise. 'Flaunt the cardinals red
robe at them.
+ The boy seized the garment.
"Halt !" cried the ringing voice
from below.
Three men had emerged from
the bushes and were climbing the
embankment. Something glitter
ed in the hands of the foremost
HALT - he cried again.
"Run !" shrieked the stranger
The boy started up the track al
full speed toward the approach
ing train, the red robe flaming
out behind him.
The man with the revolver came
up almost abreast of the boy as
the latter sped by.
HALT ~ the man cried once
more and leveled the revolver al
the flying lad.
But the stroller, with a des
pairing glance about him, had
caught up one of the spikes and
suddenly flung it with all his force
at the desperate. His aim was
sure. The flying iron caught the
ruffian squarely ON the side of the
head and tumbled him down the
embankment to the very bottom
AT the instant he was struck the
revolver went off, but the bullet
flew wild, and the boy sped on.
The other desperadoes, clim bing
behind their leader, saw his sud
den overthrow and hesitated
Then they turned and scrambled
down after the bounding form OF
the injured man and disappeared
in the bushes.
The stroller watched THEN
fight with great satisfaction,
Then he turned and looked up the
track. Far ahead he could see
the boy wildly waving the red
robe, and still farther ahead was
the steam crowned black dot that
he knew was the coming locomo
tive. Then he heard the shrill
shrek of the faraway whistle and
! knew that the engineer had seen
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18

Eli Fox, who died in Easton and
who was the possessor Of consid-
cradle means, in his will left
$1,000 to the Pennsylvania college
at Gettysburg and $500 to the
Tressler orphans home at Loys-
vile Perry county
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
ON THE
HOMEWARD TRACK.


III was a nice morning IN May.
The boy who was walking hriskly
on the railway track looked up at
the blue sky and shifted the fresh
air with keen satisfaction. He
was boy of perhaps II, tall FIR
his age and well put together. He
was comfortably dressed, ,ando over
his shoulders swung q canvass
bag of the telescope variety. The
track was laid ON an embank-
ment and extended onward in an
almost straight line as far as the
eye could reach. The boy could
look across the level fields on
either side and note the clumps of
trees here and there, with the
farm houses nesting near and
the great woods and far off hills
behind. 1t was q pleasant pros
pect, and the pleasure of viewing
it seemed reflected ON the boys
face.
Suddenly his attention was at
tracted by a figure on the track
ahead. 1t was the figure of a
man, and the man was sitting on
tie with his feet dangling down
the EN- bankment. The man arose
as the boy drew near. He was a
young man with a bright face and
very bright eyes. His eyes spark
led as the boy neared him.
ga fair morning, young sir, 3"
he said.
yes" assented the boy. He
looked the stranger over. He was
tall and slender, his clothes were
fine, though dusty, and he bore a
valise that showed the effects of
much travel.
He fell into step with the boy,
as they trudged along side by
side
"Rather dull for a solitary
stroller" said the stranger.
Not dull for me, said the boy.
I'm on my way home" "
"That does make difference, "
said the stranger. He looked the
boy over. "Been away long?"
"Six months, replied the boy.
"Been at work in a Chicago store
It's my first vacation"
"Then l don't wonder the pros
pectis alluring," said the stran-
ger. Usually, though the first
home coming is attended with
some little pomp and ceremony.
May ask why you travel on the
ties instead of in a private carp"
The boy-laughed.
Well" he said, "it's partly for
the exercise and partly to save
the money. You can't get much
exercise, you know, running an
elevator at So a week. And you
can't save much either. So |
save little more and get the ex-
ercise, too, by walking the fifteen
miles from the junction"
$50 it's the coming home that
makes the walking pleasant, F"
said the stranger. And he softly
sighed
"May ask where you are GO
ing?" inquired the boy.
"You may ask, but | can't tell
you, replied the stranger. "I'm
a vagabond, a wanderer, a first
cousin to the tramp. Last night
was an actor, to-day I'm tie
counter. Tomorrow? Oh, well,
something will turn up to-mor-
row."
And have you no home?"
''None that I've any right to
claim. I'm the black sheep of the
family, my boy, and black sheep
are not popular with the white
ones. I've a very respectable
brother, and very grand sister
in-law, and a mother whose heart
| have wrung and whose faith l
have abused There would be no
fatted calf for this prodigal. "
Then his bitter tone suddenly
changed.
mot very agreeable compan-
ion for a pleasant morning walk,
am T." he laughed.
81 think you are wrong about
your home" said the boy. "It
doesn't seem as if my mother
couI1 halt, hut NO Glad 10 Saa mo
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18

Running expenses are often
hard 10 catch up with.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05
WORST ON RECORD.

Seattle, WASH, August 81. All reports
show that the wreck on the Great North
ern, 40 miles east of Kalispell, Mont,
was the worst in the roads history. and
one of the most terrible in the annals of
American railroading. Thirty-four lives
are lost and ten persons were injured.
Three of the injured will surely die and
the others were seriously injured.
BY strenuous aud heroic efforts, Is of
the bodies we're taken from the wrecked
cars. All the other victims were cre-
mated, including Superintendent p. l..
Downs and ! il son, T. Kirk Downs.
There is heavy grade near the ecene Of
the wreck. Two engines had taken a
train Of % freight cars up this grade and
drawn off to take water.
While doing this all the % cars started
down the grade.
The runaway train dashed down the
grade frightful speed and crashed into
the rear of q passenger train. near the
siding at Nyack. Superintendent Downs
private car was attached to the paseen.
ger and next to it was day coach
filed with railroad laborers from Duluth.
AZ the runaway train sped by the switch
it struck caboose and q day coach on
the siding wrecking them. Fire imme.
dlately started from the oil lamps in the
coboose. The point where the wild train
crashed into the passenger was several
hundred feet away and it was two and a
hours before the flames reached the
main wreck. Meanwhile frantic efforts
were made to take out the dead and in
iured. The wreck was piled high and
wedRed into almost hopeless confusion
and in spite of superhuman efforts the
flames burst through the wrecked cars
before the work was completed.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05

school Board, Special School District
Of Williston.
EMIL LEoNHARDY, President.
JOHN HEFFERNAN.
CHAs. BALDWIN.
NJ, G. MARKELL.
J. WEsLEY SNYDER.
r. H. COPELAND. Clerk.
w. H. DENNY. Treas.
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81 LIVES WERE LOST AND 13 PEG.
PIE INJURED.

Kalispell, Mont, August 31.-Thirty
four lives were lost and thirteen persons
were injured in the wreck Of the Great
Northern railway passenger train No. 8,
at Nyack, 30'mlles west of Kalispell.
None of the passengers we're injured,
the fatalities having been confined to
employees of the railway company. The
dead:
PIT. DOWNS, assistant general super
intendent of the Great Northern lines
west of Minot, N. D.
KIRK E. DOWNS. his son.
HENRY BLAIR, cook aboard Mr..
Downs private car.
THIRTY-ONE SCANDINAVIAN La
BORERS, NAMES UNKNOWN.
Injured: Thirteen Scandinavian labor
ers. names unknown.
The wreck was caused bv the knock
ing into freight train on q steep grade
OF a Rocky Mountain footbill. The rear
end of the freight tore loose from the
head end, dashed backward down the
mountain and crashed into tho rear Of
the passenger train. which was just pull
ing out Of the station at Nyack. The car
attached to the rear end OF the passen-
ger was the private coach of Supt.
Downs. He and his son Kirk. and their
cook, Henry Blair, were killed. The
car just ahead contained 46 Scandinavian
laborers enroute from Duluth. Mimi. to
Jennings, Mont. They were killed by
the wholesale.
Only rs were taken from the debris
alive.
At least three burned alive. A fire
Immediately following the collision
quickly destroyed the private car, Gre
mating the bodies of those within.
The flames were quickly commune
Gated to the car ahead, or rather what
remained Of it, and the bodies of 81 Of
the unfortunate laborers were cremated.
The third car from the rear also burned,
but those within managed to escape when
the collision occurred. The fire con.
tinued to spread through the mass Of
debris caused by the destruction of the
dozen or more freight cars. and their
consignments Of valuable freight. Final
ly the passenger train was cut in two
between the third and fourth cars from
the rear and the balance were drawn to
q safe distance from the fire. All tele-
graph wires on the poles alongside the
track were soon melted and commune
cation was cut off for q few moments
after the collision.
Physicians we're taken to the scene
from this city and all traffic for time
was suspended while the wreck and
train crews endeavored to rescue the
bodies Of the dead and clear up the
debris.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05
THE WRECK AT NYACK

On the Great Northern one of the most
appalling in the history of Ameri.
can railroadiDg.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05
Notes Of Final Proof.
Department. of the Interior
Land Office at Mlnot. N. D.

]
Land Office at Mlnot. N. D.
Aug. Is, 1901
Notice IL hereby given that the following
nams settler has filed notice Of his intention,
to make final proof1n support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before Louis
Schierbeck. clerk Of District Court of Williams
County, N. D.. at Will stun. n. D., October 5th,
1901, viz
for the neM swM :iui lots g Sand 1 of section.
81, township i55 Range 96
He names the following witnesses to prove his.
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said laltti. VIZ:
George W. Newton an. Charles Baldwin, both of
Winston. \. u. and Herman A Nelson andit
Charles Johnson. b"th OF Hoffliiud n D.
aug29 THOMAS E. DISCARD. Register.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05

Directory for Town Of Williston.
C. BALDWIN,. President.
j: H. BELYEA. Trustee,
E. A. SHARP, Trustee.
Clerk-A. L. BUTLER.
Treasurer-W. H. DENNY.
ASSESSORS. ]. MACKERslE.
Justice Of the Peace-E. LEONaARDN
MarsAal-JoHN FA0AN.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05

Avon SPRINGS Y. Feb. l. 1901.
DR. TAFT BRos.M .-..,,
write this duty hayGg tf este ee
with asthma for n & own
13o New bottle Of MY %e COM
Asthma disappeared and se snm
that ecommend
-. - ~ NJ D.
npT 5
have tried
found relief at purchased your
and family
health
as you see
eaddre stree RAPHAEL.
y Ea st.
TRIAL BOTTLE SENT ABSOLUTELY FREE on RECEIPT OF POSTAL
Do no. Write At addressing DR. TAFT BROS co.
New York. City. Augl5m6
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05

There is nothing like Asthmalene.
It brings instant relief, even in the
worst cases. It cures when all else
fails.
The Rev. c. F.. WELLS, of Villa
Ridge, ILL.,. saws: "Your trial bottle of
Asthmalene received III good condition,
I cannot tell YOU how thankful feel for
the good derived from it, T was slave,
chained with putrid sore throat and
Asthma for. ten years. I despaired'
Of ever being cured. saw your adver-
tisement for the cure Of this dreadful
and tormenting disease. Asthma, and
thought you had overspoken yourselves.
but resolved to give it trial. To my
astonishment, the trial acted like q
charm. Send me full-size bottle"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05

Hslvor Thorsen one Of the bonanza
farmers of Hoflund transacted business
in this city early in the week.
Ed. Link, the brick yard man, has
taken the contract for hauling couple
of hundred cords of rocks for the Great
Northern railway, under J. Zsno Brueg-
gers contract with the company.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05

FURS WA NTED-Hiyhest cash prices
paid for turs and Deer skins. Also cash,
paid for WuE baHnty certificates.
g. VI. THOMAS,
T." Gnnemith,
Williston,, N. D., Oct 81 1880. Sss
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05
CITY OF WILLIST0N, N. D.
[ORlGINAL TOWNSITE.1
Lots for Sale owned by George Purvis.
MAIN STREET.

Block 2, Lots IA. II. Is, 2l. %, %, "a.
Block 8; Lots !. 2. 8, 4,5, s. Z, SO. 10.
Block 6. Lot L.
Block q, Lot 10.
Block is, Lots 10, 20, n.
Block -, Lots 2, 4,5,6,7.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05
WILLISTON GRAPHIC
County Directory.

sherin-JAxEs HEFFERNAN.
County Auditor-E. NJ. ATTERBERRY.
County Treasurer-WILLIAM SNYDER.
Clerk Of District Court-LOUIs sCHIERBECK.
County JUDGE. w. TRUAx.
Register Of Deeds-H. E. FIELD.
Cor0ner-G. NJ. THOMAS.
6upt. Of Schools-F. J. WALDRoN.
County Surveyor. c. FIELD.
state Observation-Disclosures B. DIVERSION.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Let District-I G.. STEWART.
Id Dietrict-GE0. F. ROwELL, il.
Sd District-E. o. WEscOrT. Chairman.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05
Asthma Cure Free!

Asthm aeneB Brings Instan and
all
SENT ABSOLUTELY FREE ON RECEIPT OF POSTAL
Address Plainly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-09-05
Notice of Final Proof.

Notice of Final Proof.
Land Office at Minot, N. D., July "a, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed nntice of his intention TO
make final proof in support Of his claim, ana
that said proofwill he made before the Register
1901, viz:
JAZZ N. GRANTIFR, D. S. No. ID
for the swA nell. sel4 nw14, and VIZ seq of Sec
ton IL, townsiiip,152 range 100.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation,
of, said land; >iz;
ger and Char les Baldwin,. Of Wilriston, n D.,
Elisha H. Newman, efStreud, N. y.
aug1 register.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-13
FARMERS FEAR
RU|NOUS FROST
Cold w Gather Continues,
but Fruits Are Not
Injured.

REDLANDS, Dec. 12.-Heavy white
frost appeared this morning and the low
est temperature during the past TWENTY
four hours was 81. There was heavy dam
age done to citrus fruits.
SANTA ANA, Dec. 12.-This section ex-
perienced light frost this morning. Re-
ports show that the frost was general
throughout Orange County. No damage
was done to citrus fruits, though some
tender vegetables were badly nipped. The
coolest weather of the season prevails.
STOCKTON, Dec. 12.-The extremely
cold weather of the past few days is
nailed with delight by vineyardists and
orchardists as it will have the effect of
Keeping back the buds and young shoots
which bid fair to make their appearance
much too early to insure good crops. A
cold north wind is blowing.
SAN JOSE, Dec 12.-For the past week
the weather has been unusually cold the
tt6he66m nnn at night ranging from "a 10
been done and the effects in keeping tho
buds back are beneficial rather than
otherwise. Last night the frost was
sAcR Aidf II 5he D PFeVi f Fight ,r
1rost which was scheduled for this place
last night by the United States Weather
Bureau did not materialize. The night
was cold, but no damage was done to
flowers, tender plants or citrus fruits The
extreme dryness of the atmosphere tend
frost.
BAKERSFIELD. Dec. 12.-The ground
mere this morning was lightly covered
with hail and the air was biting cold. Be
fore sunrise this morning and within f1aIf
an hour there was a slight precipitation
of snow. followed by hail and then a
misty rain. Light vegetation will prob
ably suffer. Orange growers are warned
that smudging will be necessary to pro
tect crops.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12.-Frost was
Ppnara1 this T1Ornipo in ho
this section. Thin ice formed in the vi
cinity of Los Angeles and the morning
was cold and clear. No damage is as
Bureau predicts killing frost tonight
and continued cool weather Orange grow
ers are warned that smudging will be
necessary: Light vegetation and vege-
ta 1E z.e XII probably ROB 81 suffer I
continuous cold spell in number of wears
is now visiting this county. There have
been killing frosts for two nights and
another is. scheduled for tonight. There
i,a no question Of fl, damage having been
point to be settled is the amount. Smudg-
ing was resorted to in a few orchards.
but with what success remains to be seen
Thin ice formed in many places early
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 12.-At 6 a. m. the
temperature in this city stood at As de-
grees, which is the lowest it has reached
since last February. Last nights rain
fall amounted to oil of an inch, and from
.16 to 20 in the mountains. No frosts have
occurred in any locality where orange or
lemon trees are planted, as In this county
there is so much land that is frostless
that citrus trees are not planted in the
places where damage is done. by cold
from the ocean, but there are no signs of
further rains
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-13

Fire broke out in the Standard Shirt
Factory at Cough and Grove streets last
night and for time it threatened to de-
stroy the entire building with its Con-
tents.
Shortly after o'clock John Carroll, the
Waterman, while standing the top
floor of the factory, discovered smoke is
suing from the ventilator shaft. Running
down stairs he turned in an alarm from
the auxiliary box, which is situated in
the building. A few minutes later Police
Officer Bert Wren. seeing smoke issuing
from the roof of the factory sent in an
alarm from box 81, at Fulton and Cough
streets.
When the fire department reached the
scene the interior of the factory was a.
mass of flames. Several streams were
rapidly turned on and in a short time the
fire was eXtinguished. The loss Is eSti-
mated at about $1,000, confined principally
to the drying room.
How the fire originated is a mystery to
Neustadter Bros, owners of the factory.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday:
Walter G. Tompkins, %, 1871 Oak Grove
avenue. and Clara Mexican, II, GAG Folsom st.
Henry w. Lundgren, %, 1921 Third street
and Margareta Hyyari, 26 % Clara street
Dupont B. Lyon, 20, Sherman, Texas and
Lizzie S. Fletcher %, Detroit, Mich.
Edward A. Douthit, q, Honolulu, and Edith
Alexander r. Anderson, 40, 2T2 Tehama
street, and Fanny J. Madden. so, PIP Tehama-
Daniel F. Curey, %, Oakland, and Annie M
Schneider, q, San Diego
Felice Cava, 25, Alb Union street, and Maria
T. Lavaria, %. % Lafayette place.
Giuseppe Bertuccelli. 26. Terminous and
Rosario GiorRi, q. 907 Washington street.
Lewis Walker 80 491 Fourth street, and
Title Wesendunk, %, 1881 Dolores. street.
William r. King, %, Oakland, and Luz
Gedge, %, city.
Matthew Bakulich. p, 112S Taylor street.
and Emma Spring. 10. SIS Jones street.
Hermann c. Koehler, D. 22k Seventh street.
and Laurinda o. Baeseman,' Is, 22J5 Seventh
Angelo P. Arata %. 513l4 Greenwich street,
and Mary Revere, 19, 1914 Kearny street.
Robert b. Dallas, SO, 2S6 Seventh street, and
Kathryn K Dunnett. p, 31S6 Twenty-third st.
John 6. Kirchen, 81, city, and FlorenceVL.
Morris, is. city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-13
WOULD PRESERVE
States FORESTS
California Association to
Meet in Annual
Convention.
Will Ask President Roosevelt
to Visit the Pacific
Coast.

The annual meeting of the California
Water and Forest Association will be
held in the Maple Room of the Palace
Hotel on December 20, 1901, commencing
at 10 a. m. The programme of the con-
vention so far as determined includes the
reports of officers, election of officers and
other business connected with the affairs
Of the association. In the evening there
will be public meeting for the purpose
of hearing addresses on subjects of in
terest to the members of the association,
as follows: Professor J. M. Wilson on
Results of Irrigation Investigation" il
Illustrated by lantern slides; s. E. Kiefer
on Extent of the Destruction of Our
Forests and the Remedies Therefor
Other addresses to be hereafter deter-
mined upon will be delivered. Discussion
will be invited on any of the subjects pre-
sented.
The following resolutions will be consid-
cred at the meeting:
Requesting President Roosevelt to visit the
State of California.
Regarding the policy of leasing the public
Territories west of the Missouri River in large
quantities for cattle ranges and the effect of
SUCH policy upon the irrigation of the irrigabie
lands in that region and upon the ultimate
settlement and development of the country.
Favoring federal supervision of true for
estry policy relating to both Government and
private lands in the State of California.
Leading to consideration of the expedi-
ency of appealing to State legislation in the in
terest Of the preservation Of the forested areas
OF California by the application of scientific
principles to the removal of ripened timber and
the preservation of growing timber.
Reiterating the necessity Of increase in
the forest reservations of the State, especially
at the headwaters of our principal streams.
The report of the United States Irriga-
| ton Commission will be considered and
resolutions relating thereto will be
adopted:
Reiterating the advisabilty of an appropria-
ton by the State to be expended in collabo-
ration with the United States Geological Sur
vey and irritation Investigations of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
The. following named are officers of the
association:
William Thomas, president N. P Chapman
j. Ross Clark, l.. a. Mares, vice presidents;
r w Dohrmann, treasurer; T. c. Friedlander,
secretary.
Advisory counciI-william Thomas, San
francisco; f. w. Dohrmann, San Francisco;
T. c. Friedlander, San Francisco; N. p Chip
man. Red Bluff; ]. Ross Clark, Les Angeles;
L. A. Mares Fresno; Arthur R. Briggs Fres-
j. Symmes. San Francisco; E. B. Willis. Sac
ramento; Timothy Hopkins, San Francisco;
William H. Mills, San Francisco; A. ]. Pills
bury Tulare; Hon. John d. Works, Los An
geles; Benjamin 1de Wheeler Berkeley Ra-
leigh Barcar, Vacaville; w. E. Smythe Stan
dish; Thomas j. Field, Monterey; c. M. Bel
shaw, Antioch: Fred Eaton, Los Angeles; E.
F. Adams, Wrights; w. S. Green Colusa; c.
w. Thomas, Woodland; c. D. Marx Palo Alto;
Frank Soule. Berkeley; w. S. Mellick, Pasa-
dena