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The Banner-Democrat., 1901-01-05

Benjamin Franklin, who died in
1890, left $4,000 each to the cities
of Philadelphia and Boston, to- be
kept invested for a period of one
hundred years, and the entire accu-
mutation devoted at the end of a
century TO certain pubic objects.
The $4,000 left to Boston amounts
to-day to s36e, $50, while that of
Philadelphia is but little over $780,.
600. A Franklin Institute will be
established in Boston and the Phila-
delphia fund win be turned over to
the park commission for an art gal
lery.
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InfOrmatiOnfOr the
Public.
YAZOO & MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
RAILROAD co.

SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE NOON
JANUARY 2sth. 1900.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 23-Leave Memphis 900 a. m.
Arrive Vicksburg 700 p. nj.
No. 5-Leave Memphis 7:35 D. M.
Arrive Vicksburg 2:10 a. M.
No. 5-Leave Vickshurg 2:20 a. m.
Arrive New Orleans 9:10 a. m.
No. 21-Leave Vicksburg 7:l5 a. NJ.
Arrives New Orleans $50 p. m.
NORTH BOUND.
No 24-Leave Vicksburg 7:15 a. m.
r Arrive Memphis 5:35 p. N.
No. 6--Leave New Orleans 400 p. m.
Arrive Vicksburg 11:25 p. m.
No. 6-Leave Vicksburg 1880 p. M.
Arrive Memphis $50 a NJ.
No. a2-Leave New Orleans s 40 a. m.
Arrive Vicksburg 7:05 p. IN.
vICKSBURG AND GREENvILLE
ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Vicksburg APO p. M. arrive
at Greenville S:20 p NJ.
Leave GreenviIle a. M; arrive at
Vicksbnrg 1000 a. m.
For further Information apply to
A, @. PEARCE.
C. & +. A.. Vicksburg. Miss.
JNO A. SCOTT,
Div'n. Pass'r. Ag't. Memphis, Tenn.
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Tulane University Of
Louisiana.
N ew Orleans.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.
Classical, Literary, Latin Scientific and
Scientific Courses.
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical,
Sugar, Civil and Architectural
Engineering.
H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
for Young Women, with Art and
Boarding Department.
Fall Term of above opens October 1st.
Medical Department opens Oct 18th.
Law Department opens Nov. 18th.
For catalogues. address
Secretary of University.
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For Sale or Exchange.

Homes for farmers, blacksmiths. mer-
chants and Others. Lots 66xl50 feet for
$50. Will also trade for horses, mules,
cattle. corn or land. Miles of levee for cat
tie to pasture on, beautiful lake. store,
church and school near by. House and
land at reasonable prices. All on Alpha
plantation, eight miles from Lake Proyi-
dence. La, and three miles from the Missis-
sippi river. Address,
DR.. r. w. SEA,
No. 7O63 Magazine street. New Orleans. La,
or C. II. EGELL9,
Lake Providence. La.
DAc % 1000
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Preparations are = 0w lgsing made

Preparations are now oning made
to plant an acreage throughout the
cotton growing countries, which,
with an average yield, means from
1900, 900 to 900, 900 bales. A
1000, 600 bale crop means 4-eent
cotton shortly after the opening of
the market Itis foolish for cot
ton planters TO think that with such
large increase in acreage in cotton
that prices can expect to be much
over 4,cents, and they should max e
the coming crop with as little ex-
pense as possible.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-01-05

Governor Roosevelt has removed
from Office Asa Bird Gardner, dis
trict attorney of New York City,
aud appointed Dem oerat to. sue
ceed hlm. What is the matter.with
Teddy that he should tind'one good
Democrat TO appoint to Office?
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j. M. KEN N EDY,
AITORNEY-AT-LAW,
Lake Providence, La.
WILL PRACTICE IN
ALL THE COURTS.

To cure cold IN Que day, take
Lsxaiive Bro Quinine. All druggists
refund The money if il fails 10 cure,
25cts. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. For sale at Guenard's drug
store. a.
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The Baton Rouge Advocate in an
editorial on the manufacturing aad
sale of the deadly toy pistol and
other dangerous toys, says that
s'never before in the history of the
country has there been such a
slaughter of the innocents as during
tbs holidays just past. 1t is esli-
mated that over thousand persons
lost their lives by accident. In
Louisiana alone, the sacrifice TO
death-dealing toys by far exceeded
the losses sustained by the yolun-
teers from this state in Cuba and
the Philippines combined. In one
town in the State four little child
rem were sacrificed --all of them not
killed outright, bnt either killed or
disfgured for life" The Advocate
is right when it says that a State
law should be enacted restricting
the sale of these dangerous toys and
fireworks in the state. sN &.{f
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Fer Sale or Lease.

The Gardham two-story brick building,
known as the Lake View HOTEL will be
sold on easy terms, or rented. Partly
furnished, Possession given 1st of Febru-
airy. For terms, see
0. p. HAMILTON,
at Milliken's Dry Goods Store.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-01-05

THE ACME BRICK co. has a
kiln of 900, coo first class and first
q ade brick, at $40 per thousand.
T.loSe wishing brick apply. TO J. w.
Cooke or Ii. Z. Jones.
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-01-05

For chiIls and malarial fever, take
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. Every
bottle positively guaranteed. Sold at
G uenard's drug Store
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Fifth District Levee Board.

Regular meetings second Wednesday, Is
liz January. April July, and October, al
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Budget Of Expenses.

The following ordinance offered by
Mr.. Hope was adopted ::
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
East Carroll parish, That the follow
ing budget of parish expenses for the
calendar year 1901, be and the same is
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-01-05

The Jackson, Mississippi cores
pondenAof the Daily States, says
that ssthe outlook for Mississippi's
cotton crop for next season is not
very encouraging and it is likely
that the acreage will be reduced to
minimum. Several reasons may be
assigned for the probable reduction,
chief of which is the fact that the
farmers have little or no corn with
which TO keep their animals during
the crop season. There. has also
been very large immigration of
negroes from the country to the
towns during the past several
months and many negroes who
worked on the tenant system last year
..se now engaged in railroad con-
struction and improvement. Com
,laint is already being made OF the
aortage of cotton seed for planting
,rposes, as the high price of seed
uring the fall months caused many
mall farmers to sell their entire
Iiop OF seed
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VENIRE.

List of Grand Jurors selected this the
14th dav of December. to serve for the first
six months OF the year. 1901. and for the
term of the Tth District Court, beginning
oil the first Monday, the 9Th day. OF jan
uary, 1901
The Banner-Democrat., 1901-01-05
DuBose Pomell,
DENTTST,

is now. in Providence to practice.
ALL KINDS OF DENTAL WORK DONE,
AND ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
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We have made arrangements with
the Lee line steamers and the Memphis
& Cincinnati Packet Co., to handle
freight from St. LOUIS and all points on
the Ohio river. We will comet with.
them at Memphis.
ED, NOWLAND, JR..
Captain Steamer Delta.
J. c. POSTAL, Clerk.
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Total ...................... Sl326 16-
On motion OF MIR. Nelson. the fol-
lowing was adopted
Be it resolved. That the President of
this Board be and is hereby author
lied to confer with the Fifth District
Levee Board as to the maintenance
and restoring of the leyee banquettes
throughout this parish. and TO pledge
an appropriation of $500 per annum.
or as much thereof as may be necessary
in aid Of same.
The Board then. adjourned to meet
The first Tuesday, the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1901
ROBr. NICHOLSON, President.
YAM cEY BELL, Clerk.
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sgSend us in your job work.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-19

making the distance too great for his children
| to attend, and having heretofore sent his chill
dren to the New London village school, he de-
sires to be attached to that district, and de-
| tached from district No. g. The Crow River
Tor New London Mill Pond) is not bridged
except on section ten. 1t makes the dist
ance too great for the children to attend
in district 6, was presented 10 the board
of county commissioners OF this county at a
i session OF said board held on the 30th day OF
April A. d, 1901 for the action OF said board
thereon; and whereas, it was thereupon
ordered by said board that hearing should be
had on said petition, at session OF said board,
commencing on the 18th day of June, A. D.
1901, at the county auditors Office in Wilmar,
in said county; and whereas, it was further
ordered in and by said order that notice of the
time and place of such hearing be given by
posting copy of said order in one public place
in each of the school districts to be affected
by said petition, and by handing to and leaving
with the clerk Of each of said school districts,
personally, a copy OF said order at least ten
days before the time appointed for such hear
ing; and whereas, at the said session OF the
said board OF county commissioners, com.
mencing on said 18th day of June, A.. D. 1901,
due proof of the posting and service OF said
order OF hearing as therein directed and re.
quired, more than ten days prior to said last
named date, having been made and fled, said
petition was publicly read and considered by
the board, with everything which was said by
said interested parties for or against granting
the prayer OF the petitioner and said board
being OF opinion that said petition should be
granted, it is hereby ordered and determined
that the said petitioner and the following de
scribed lands owned by him, to-wit:
The northwest quarter Of section two. e.
township III, range "a lNew London) be and
!. the same are hereby set Of from said schoo
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-19
Hardware for Hard Wear.

though the loan was still standing.
And other instances have been found
where he has foreclosed mortgages
and acquired title to the mortgaged
premises and afterwards sold them,
but all the time regularly forwarding
the interest to the mortg ages.
An attorney from Sparta, Wis.,,
representing a lady whose money
GrOnnerud loaned on real estate here,
is now here and has found a large
number of these instances. It is be-
lieved that in many of them Gronne-
rud was acting as the agent of the
lender, and as such was authorized to
receive the money, but in others he
was not, and the farmers who have
supposed their mortgages paid, will
be compelled to pay them again or
permit their farms to be sold under
foreclosure.
Gronnerud's Whereabouts do not APP
pear to be known by anyone. 1t was
thought at first lat he was at Chicago,
where he has son, prominent sur
geon, but it is now believed by many
that he has gone to Norway, with his
ill-gotten gains. His defalcations will
reach the 100000 mark, and it is
thought by many that this money is
still under his control.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-19
Led A Double Life,

The failure of Hans Gronnerud oil
Renvllle county is an incident show.
ing how it is possible for designing
man to throw people off their guard
for long period of time. The St.
Paul Dispatch publishes the follow.
ing dispatch which gives added in
formation of the case:
Olivia, MIMI, June 14.-The failure
of Hans Gronnerud, banker, money
loaner and politician, of this city, is
still the chief topic of conversation
throughout the county. Many can.
not realize that he is really bank.
rupt, and scott at the idea of "Kine
Hans" as he was often styled being
unable to pay his debts. No one ever
heard OF Hans owing a dollar, that he
could not pay, and no one ever
dreamed that his credit was ever
limited. During the forty years of his
residence in this county, he was con
sidered an honest, upright and con
scientiOus man, and above all, {
pleasant, congenial and interesting
gentleman. he was generous in al
that the word implies, and no one eve1
approached him for assistance, finan
cial or otherwise, who was refused
He contributed generously to publ,
and private enterprises, and was es
pecially interested in the advancement
of education.
| He has always been q careful in
vestor, and dealt in nothing but banl
stock and land securities; and because
of this, his friends cannot comprehen,
how he became so deeply involved
His land investments we're mostly il
Renville and adjoining counties wher
land values have steadily risen; an
the banks with which he was connected
Excepting the Beaver Falls bank, q
which he was the owner, have neve
been embarrassed. If Gronnerud ha
been honest in the matter there is Gel
tainly something mysterious about
all which time alone can reveal.
At first it was thought the failur
was due to i'll health and mismanage
ment resulting therefrom, but no
! public sentiment is setting agains
him, and as the situation become
clearer, and as his business method
are being revealed, his most intima1
friends are becoming convinced tn:
he has deliberately robbed those wh
had implicit faith in him.
1t is being learned, upon investig'
ton, that in many instances loar
made by Gronnerud for Eastern par
les were paid to him in full by tt
borrowers and receipts given, but tt
money has never been RENTED to tt
owners. Instead, he would continr
: to send the interest each year just {
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-19

June IL, l9Ol.
The board met at 8 O'Clock, q. m.
Present: Commissioners Feig, o.
son, Hedin and Smithson.
Application of Derrick Weinen for
correction of assessment and abate-
ment of taxes was presented, and on
motion the same was referred back
for correction.
The board proceeded to examine
bills filed, and on motion the follow
ing claims against the county were
allowed in amounts stated:
Peter Hagen, services receiving ballots 3 800
D. J. Price, services receiving ballots. 500
Tribune Printing Co., publishing as per
contract ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 rs
Miller David Printing Co., blanks. ......... $50
Village of Willmar, electric light........ T.5O
Byron A. Cole, constable fees........... so
LIP. Owre, justice fees. $40
Hans Engelstad, constable fees... las
Mary v. Haley, conducting state High
school board examination. ............ 500
Ellen s. Shuttle, conducting state High
school board examination. .... 500
Geo. 81. Bitterness, justice fees. 600
Hans Engelstad, constable fees. 5.S5
Harold Swenson, justice fees. ....... &C
johnson, F'ridlund & Moline, supplies for
prisoners. Observation-Disclosures. 6.15
Axel h. Roise, justice fees. ............. 1.3
CD Boom, receiving ballots. ....x.... 4.al
Ohsberg, Selvig & Co.. hardware. ....... 11.N
Lewis Johnson, recording county road "
Tapers ......:............. 49,
A. n. Lewis, hardware -. ............... $50
Q. w. Oden, sheriff's fees. 30 ~
Geo. Il. Bitterness, Justice fees. ......, M.sI
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15

Of Others and made for the elephant at
once The old fellow was chained by the
leg to a stake and munching away at . pile
or hay. and the countryman squared OF and
gave him a good looking over. Then he
asked Of a keeper:
Is this the critter that has killed Q
dozen men?
lis is was the reply. and you'd better
keep a safe distance
He smashes up circuses and dsvastates
farms. does her
He does. and I think he's getting ready
to break loose now. Just notice the twitch
Of his ears. II he does break loose there'l
be fifty people killed
I'll stop him right now replied
the young Teller. and he jumped in and hit
the .Rajah' a eockdolager on the ear that
knocked him as fat as a pancake. They
heard that blow clear out to the ticket
wagon. and 1t took SIX men and a e bill
to work that farmer out doors without
getting up a riot. A. for the elephant, he
lay right there as IL dead for a good half
hour. and it wal a week before he got over
the headache and got his appetite back. The
papers gave me the grand guy about IT.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15
".nut you played against cur new super

":But you played against cur new super
intendent.'
TT devil I did! OF course I didn't
know him. Well. he might have won my
money
But you wen his. you see. and we've
got to keep Up the discipline Pack up and
git!'
81 got" sighed the storyteiier. land I
thought it was a mean trick for a year OF
So Then 1 was offered a better job OF the
same line, and l got a call 10 the superin-
tendent's office. He gave me some general
talk. and We had finished our business when
he suddenly said:
-oh by the way. I believe you play
poker"
II haven't since that night I replied.
Yes. jus; so. I believe you were dis
charged next day.
Yes. sir
".Y-e-s. just so. Very interesting game.
and you didn't neglect your duties. but as
/ saw some one looking through the window
Just as we counted up. I had to look out for
discipline. you know YES. Better pin a
newspaper over the window il you play any
more. Free Press.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15

raise the ante to 80 cents and the limit to q
dollar. l didn't object, and my luck still
followed me. 1 didn't have to do any bluff
ing. The poorest hands 1 got held two
pairs, while he was in luck TO get a pair OF
jacks. Before three hours were up 1 was
SO ahead Of him.. ard when the train whis-
tied and I called his attention to it he re-
piled:
Never mind the train. I'm going to SIT
here till my luck changes
After / had seen the train OF and re-
ported her We went at it again. This time
1t was a dollar ante and no limit to the
game. The stranger had n big wad with
him and could have raised me out. but he
played fair. 1t was more than I would have
done. with luc dead against RE. When 1t
came 6 o'clock in the morning and the ex-
press was due 1 was $50 ahead of the game.
He didn't do any kicking. but went of coed
natured, though l was soon to hear from
him again. That afternoon 1 got the bounce
through the division superintendent. and
when I asked the reason he replied:
For playing poker
but 1 neglected none OF my duties I
replied.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15
roo MUCH TALK AND
TOO LITTLE ELEPHANT.

1T ID my business. of course" said the
advance agent. ito work up as much in.
terest as possible in the circus before IT ar
ffvea and one OF my strong points is the
animals belonging to the museum part OF
the show. Anything about a savage tiger,
. roaring Ion or q mad elephant makes the
farmer Itch for a closer sight, and az a
general thing you can't pile It on too strong.
j overoid matters once. however. We had
only one elephant with US that season. and
ne was undersixed and nothing to brag of.
but at q certain town in Indiana I wrote a
column article about him. and made him
out the most dangerous thing on legs. Ac-
cording TO my story he had killed a dozen
people. smashed mp the circus three or four
times n devastated q large area Of farm
ing country, and l certainly worked up a
great interest.
Among those who showed up on circus
Gay" continued the agent. was a gaunt.
DO young farmer with a fist like a
h~nlf-bushel measure. He nae business in
1ie eye. but no one noticed IT until too late.
as entered the animal tent with hundreds
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15
WHY THE SUPERINTENDENT
FIRED THE TICKET AGENT,

I'm my young days." said the railroad
man with a touch Of pathos in his voice. 81
got a job as station ageEt at the most lone
some Junction I ever ran across in the West.
1 had to board myself. and outside Of the
train hands and a stray cowboy there was
no ono to talk to. I was getting nightly
tired Of the job when q stranger stepped off
one night to take the narrow gauge. He
had three hours to wait. and as there was
nothing doing with me I made bold to ask
ii he didn't want a little game of poker.
"I nigh. tai a hand for small stakes
he replied after looking me over pretty
carefully; and I got out an old pack Of
cards and at It we went. 1 never was a de-
cent land at the game and at that time
hardly knew the value of the cards. I fur
Their had only about 50 cents in cash. and
SO you may believe me that did not ST.
down in 4 spirit Of avarice. We played a
scent ante and a 10-cent limit game for
awhile, and 1 had the best of luck. l was
about g ahead when the stranger asked to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15
n One Great Gift.


And wha. will you give me for Christi
masg'-
a 1 tell her: "AIl dear gifts above.
I'll give you-ist's SEE
All the kisses Of me.
And millions-jusr millions Of Love-
But she Sys-just the best and the bright
est Of girls
I've got that siready-"-and shakes her
bright curls.
$50 what will you give me for Christmas!'
And the gifts OF the world / recall.
Ard silver and gold
And bright rubies are told.
But love shines the brightest Of all!
And my little one smiles. and she knows
love IS best.
And / kiss her and fold her in Love to my
breast:
Atlanta Constitution
The Woman Upstairs: Did you hear my
piano going early this morning."
The Woman Downstairs: No; who Was
playing"
I'D nave YOU know It wasn't play at an
The mean old instaIlmenr man came and
took it away--Yonkers Statesman
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15

The Happy Danes.
Is this the girl I knew,
So proud, so ltDely?
Who thrilled me through and through.
II she spoke only?
SO fair, SO fine was she
So far away from me!
Now her eyes shine for me-
Shine for me only.
In this the face I knew.
Its secret keeping?
Are these the eyes too blue
q thought) for weeping?
Now such a child II she.
Dim are the eves I see
When she looks up at me
I'd swear her weeping.
But last night the fddles played
A tune that never before
ANY dddle in mortal hands had played
As We swept over the door.
I bent and spoke a word:
And never an answer came.
| But q blush that was hid In her heart had
heard,
And It lit in a sudden name.
| It lit In a sudden fire
That lit her lovers life
Sweep higher. o fiddle bows. higher and
higher!
| She IS to be my wtfet
Is this the town I knew.
So dull. 50 dreary?
Is this the heart that grew
Therein so weary!
Now. now. so kind = she,
Green grow the trees to me
Bright Is the town TO me
Winters grown wearyt l..
| For last night the nddIe played
A tune that never before
Any fiddle in mortal hands had played
And my heart is playing It o'er:
perch Of smileA.
Ties rich as Croeeus. and making money
every day"
as rich az Rockefeller some day."-lndfan-
apolis News.
ct done los faith in de traction er srav-
itation," said Br'er Williams. I've been
waitin' six hours fer dat turkey ter fall.
glued ter de iimb."-Atianta Constitution.
Gracious. how fast you're runninsr' re-
marked the dressmaker's lapboafd. You
must be in 4 great hurry"
II should say So" replied the sewing
machine: 1--WE got to make . train."-Phl-
adelphia Press.
su.piciou, Customer: Has this paper got
the news Of tho latest revolution IN South
American"
Newsboy: 'T'n be honest with yen. mis-
ter. It's got all 'ceptin' them what's broke
out in the last fifteen minutes."-Chicaso
Tribune.
young man." raid the elderly attorney.
with considerable earnsstness. do Jou
think you could kiss a girl and keep your
mouth closed about IT."
II have always done It In that way" re-
piled the gallant youth.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Knox: II sat down in my easy chair last
evening and picked up that new novel of
Scribbler's. and l didn't get into bed until
1 this morning"
Cox: "The idea! Why. I thought 1t aw-
fully tiresome."
woke up In my chair."-Cathclic STANDARD.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15
Dreaains of the Light.

L
dreamin' of dc light,
In de shadders OF de night;
De mawntn's over yandef, en- It's comm
ter my sight;
En- l heah de sweet bells finein',
Gingin'. ~singin'-ever sngin'
OF Dc light, OF de mawnin' light
II.
I dreamin' Of de light.
En- de hills is eittin' bright
Ez ef de angels breshed 'em ez dey passed
wild wings Of white;
En- / singin' right along,
En- my soul Is in de song
OF de light, of &c mawnin' light!
III.
Shine out. o blessed light;
Make de worl' en- heaven bright.
Though dey amt no dark kin ever hide
dat heaven rum my sight;
Shine out. en- let me be
Whar yo' beams kin fall on me
In de light. In de avn light!
Christian Endeavor-world.