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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
THE YOUNG GAMBLER.
He End TN Even Chance. but Fate
Was Against Kim.

l remember one handsome young fol.
low whom used to meet occasionally
on the staircase who captured my
youthful fancy. met him only at
midday, as he did not rise till late, and
this fact. with Il certain scrupulous ele-
gance and neatness in his dress, ought
to have made me suspect that he was q
gambler. In my incXperience 1t only
invested him with a certain romantic
mystery.>
One morning as was going out to
my very early breakfast ut q cheap
Italian cafe on Long wharf l was sur
prised to find him also descending the
staircase. He was acrupulously dress
ed even at that early hour, but was
struck by the fact that ae was all in
black, and his slight figure, buttoned
to the throat in tightly fitting frock
coat, gave, fancicd Il singular melan.
choly to his pale southern face.
Nevertheless he greeted me with more
than his usual serene cordiality, and
remembered that he looked up with
q half puzzled, half amused expression
at the rosy morning Sky as he walked
4
few steps with me down the deserted
street. could not help saying that I
was astonished to see him up so early,
and he admitted that 1T was break in
his usual habits, but added, With n
smiling significance aftosward re-
membered. that 1t was IAN even chance
II he did it again."
As we ncarcd the street corner man
in buggy drove up impatiently. In
spite OF the drivers evident haste my
handsome acquaintance got in leisure
ly and lifting his glossy hat to me
With Il pleasant smile, was driven
away. I have a very lasting recollcc
ton of his face and figure as the buggy
disappeared down the empty street. I
never saw him again. 1t was not until
a week later that l knew that an hour
| after he left me that morning he was
lying dead in little hollow behind tho
Mission Dolores, shot through the heart
in Il duel for which he had arisen so
early.-Brct Harte's Under the Red
| woods"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
LEARNING "A TRACE.
The Danger of Making . Specialize
of n Dc.inner

| 1t is generally to the interest of an
employer that an apprentice should not
learn his trade as Il whole, but only Il
little section of it, says Joseph Homer
In Casters Magazine. 1t pays better
to keep u lad repeating the performs
ance Of one section OF his craft than
to teach him all. More money Is made.
But the apprentice becomes young
specialist, prg in his teens, cocksurc
over some little piece of handicraft Mt
| which he may earn something over his
normal wages, and many n lad does
not become disillusioned until he has to
face the world and try his luck in
other shops.
And therefore the best shops in
which TO place lad are not the big es-
Establishments, but the small ones, where
every class of work is done and where
tools and appliances are often scant.
lad will learn more in these than In
those replete with every appliance and
infinitely subdivided into sections and
groups.
The best training for lad today is
that which he can evolve for himself.
The greatest evil that can befall him
is to become specialist and nothing
more while in his teens. Yet that Is
what must happen If he spends several
years tending machines or doing re-
petitive, unvarying tasks in one big es-
tablishment.
The best training, therefore, today is
that gathered by the pcripatetic youth.
III Il lad cannot gain experience in ono
place, he should move about, gathering
as much as he can accumulate with
one firm, then OH to another, and at
tending training schools as opportunity
offers. Ills views become broadened,
he becomes self reliant, and in time,
having found his true work, he may
settle down as Il specialist.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Cover sandwiches that are not to be
served at once with damp napkin and
bowl
To clean kitchen table rub the
greasy stains with lemon juice, and
they will speedily disappear.
Whiting mixed with alcohol is excel
lent for cleaning silver and will give q
much more brilliant polish than if wa
ter is used.
A small fat paint brush has a value
In cleaning the corners of the window
sash. Hot, sharp vinegar will clean
off paint sEatters, and turpcntlne will
remove putty.
The small stiff vegetable brushes that
are SO convenient in cleaning potatoes,
etc, are useful in housekeeping time
for scrubbing the holdings and corners
Of the woodwork.
Loosely twisted knitting silk is better
for darning wooden underwear than
wool, which is apt to shrink. II the
threads of the darn are left loose, after
washing it will have about the same
appearance as the original texture.
If articles Of decidedly strong flavor
have been chopped in wooden bowl,
sometimes washing will not be suffl-
Gent to entirely remove taste and odor
In that case fill the bowl with warm
boraX water and let stand half an hour:
then rinse In cold water and put in tho
sun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
High Mountain. Of tho Moon.

The Leibnitz range attains enormous
attitudes above the average level Of the
moons surface and is sometimes seen
projected far beyond the regular curve
ture Of disk. thus destroying the circu-
lar contour and giving it a notched or
scrlatcd aspect. Several Of the peaks
of these southern mountains measure
10000 feet i'll altitude, while one has
been estimated to attain the great
height of 10000 feet. All the chief
mountains of the moon which can be
seen from the earth with a telescope
have had their heights ascertained. The
German observers. Beer and Nfaedler,
have calculated the height Of no fewer
than 1905 lunar mountains. The Do
riel mountains supply an instance of
great elevation, the peaks Of the three
leading ones being between $4,000 and
10000 feet high. Among other lunar
peaks may be mentioned nuyghens.
21,0o0 feet; Hadley, $4,000 feet; Brad
ley, $4,000 feet. and Wolf, II 1000 feet.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
DRESS UP FOR SUICIDE.
Said to Be I'm Invarinble Rule With
Women Seeking neath.

III should ever be called upon to
furnish indisputable proof Of the in
hcrent pride of woman" said a police
sergeant, II would point ut once to her
lnvariable rule of dressing up in her
best clothes when she goes out to COM
NIT suicide. In my experience on tho
force have had occasion to handle
good many suicides and afterward in
vestigate their personal affairs, and in
every instance I have found that the
poor unfortunatcs prepared themselves
for death by DOMINIC their best bib and
tucker.
"The majority of the printed reports
of suicides say that the clothes Of the
dead woman were good or well made.
or 'elegant.' If the woman contemplate
ing suicide owns silk waist, she
wears 1t. Her broadcloth skirt and silk
petticoat naturally go with this gar,
mcnt. and she selects her best shoes.
II have looked up the history Of
many of these respectfully clad suicides
and have found that they owned but
one gown with which they could make
decent appearance on the street and
that that one good dress was chosen
without exception as the appropriate
garb in which to make the exit from
this worlds stage. 1t makes no differ
ence what manner of death Is chosen,
the costume is carefully selected.
Let woman sleep her life away I'M
der the influence of drugs or burn her
soul out with acids or sink into the
slime of the river, she clothes herself in
her most becoming garments and seeks
the end with apparent tranquility.
Her instinct of gentllity and elegance
In clothes is with her to the last, and
even in the face Of death she shrinks
from public appearance in unbecom-
Ing raiment." York Sun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
Enlbaln,inE.

Practically" says IN undertaken
quoted by the Philadelphia Record,
"every corpse nowadays is cmbalmed.
Perhaps not one body in hundred is
buried without having the fluid inject
ed. and that settles it. You won't read
your obituary notices then. People
are coming to realize this more and
more. and the old dread of being buried
alive Is fast dying out. But these
nervous individuals have got to have
some sort of post mortem bugaboo to
worry them. II 1t isn't one thing, It's
another, aud MS soon ms you convince
them that they are not going to be
buried alive they get grave robbers on
the brain. That's why we are now
making a specially Of burglar proof
caskets, Fact. assure you.'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
The widow Wa. comfortcd.

There is no accounting for the con-
struction which some people will put
upon certain passages of Scripture" re-
marked clergyman. 81 remember the
story of one clergyman who went to
call on a woman whose husband had
recently died. lie had expected, quite
naturally, to find her heartbrolicn with
the burden of her sorrow and was
greatly surprised when she greeted him
with very happy smile and ushercd
him into the parlor.
"'Well-er-sistcr,' he said at length,
you have my warmest sympathy
""Thank you, DOCTOR replied the Wild
ow casually. I did feel very badly
very badly indeed. But came across
verse Of Scripture which comforted
me very much indeed
"'And what was the verse, sister,
inquired the Clergyman.
"I don't remember just where to
find it, replied the widow, but it was
made up Of only four words-four help
full words-Why need l careT"-
Brooklyn Citizen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Two boys who became distinguished
In widely different ways We're Jay
Gould, the multimillionaire, and John
Burroughs, the naturalist. They attend
ed together the humble school in RoX-
bury, N. Y. John loved books, and
Jason WAS fond of making trades.
Young Gould had some books which
his school fellow wanted very much to
own. The more Burroughs thought
about the coveted books and more dill
gently he strove to save up his pennies
Finally he had so cents boarded. TAX
Ing his wealth to Gould he found that
thrifty young gentleman quite willing
to do business. The books were traded
off for the moncy-mostly big copper
pennies-and both boys were made
happy. Mr.. Burroughs never regretted
his end of the bargalp.-Succcss.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

recipient of favors; that the wages
paid to labor is only return, in part,
of that wealth which labor has crea.
ted.
Organized labor wishes to impress
upon the public mind that the honest,
manly laborer is just as good as the
honest banker. lawyer, physician, or
tradesman, and that the libertine, the
thief and the gambler is no better, if
he is millionaire, than if he was
found in the ranks of the laborer.
Organized labor wishes to correct
the idea which in the past has gained
ccedence, that crime, and wrong doing
were almost natural with the laborer,
tisd that the good behaviour of this
class was only secured by surveillance:
ana to Impress the fact that in pro-
portion To the numbers in the two
Classes, there are more than five times
rs many criminals among those who
I" not labor, as among those who do
Organized labor wishes to keep it be-
fore the public mind, that when the
nation called upon men to perpetuate
Tvs existence in Gi. the lsborers of the
country were the first to say I'VE art
'eady" And when in '9S the call came
again for men, labor manned the YES
sells aud filled the ranks of tire army
Osganiz d lhbnr wishes to empha-
,Zs the fact that the laborers are the
Mlwark of the n4tion.
Organized labor wants, not a redis
tributiop of the wealth already ere
tied. but TO receive q just and equita
DE share of the wealth his lahr creates
And we are pleased To note the incli.
natiOh on the part of great many OF
our best writer's and speakers, tn grant
20 labor, social and intellectual stand
ing long denied.
Why cannot nnorganiZed labor Oh
tain the same results, hoped to he Oh.
aimed by the organlza ion?
will try to answer this in our next
A NORWEGIAN.
Ran Moore, of Dunlap, was Vale,
visitor Sunday.
Miss May Finley, returned to her
lome in this city yesterday, after five
weeks visit with friends in Boone, Car.
'ol and Eagle Grove.
Miss Lizzie Kennedy IS visiting
friends in Omaha today.
Mrs. Edna Glazier is visiting friends
Omaha for a few days.
jim FltZglbbon and Marcus Stew
art left for Red Oak this morning
where they go to take in the fair.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
Ahsolute Zero.

Absolute zero is the point Mt which,
MS has been determined from expert
monts with gases, matter would DO
without n trace Of heat, could be cooler
no farther, This point IL a7a degrees
below eentlgrade zero, A degree Of
cold 80 Intense as this is, however,
nnobtnlnable, Even tho meteorltes
which swarm IN interstellar space must
DO heated to some extent by the gsdI,
RRce OF tho stars. xy,.s.ssA,x,,..
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Prof Eddie Robinson, of Missouri,
Valley, was in the city Monday look.
iEg over the prospe c.s for wrestling
and boxing school in Dunlap. He mel
with considerable encouragement and
authorizes us to announce that he will
b here to open the school one week
from Monday night, Sept. 23rd. Prof
Robinson has a record as teacher
that cannot be questioned, and us 8
living example of the benefits of his
physical culture, he has no superiors.
A man weighing less than los pounds,
he took up the physical culture work
and now weighs 1875 stripped; has q
chest measurement of AZ inches, II
inches of expansion and muscles OF
iron. He has been in Missouri Val
ley month and his work has met with
the approval and now enthusiastic
praise of ALL Get out the meeting
Sept. 23rd and enroll in the class. Il
will do YOU pood.-Dunlap Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
Bowling.


Bowling continues to increase as ths
weather becomes cooler. Those scor
ing l50 or over during last week at II
oins follow, with Almor Middleton
having the highest score for single
game, 1856.
Almor Middleton, 155-l85- 182-lS4-
l55-l96 -157-lSO-l64-
r.. w. Harvey, 177-l73-l5S
j. ramisiea, 163.
VI. Cook, 1866
II. F. Foss, 1896 15l-175.
I. j. Hennessy, l77-lS4.
G. Kellogg. l64.
l.. Davis, 1866.
VIM. Harmon, 17l-157-179-l54-l6 s
-l56.
b. Cecil Jack; 1874 1GO-l7O -15l-175
1862 1901 60-157-l88- 1856 lS4-1GO.
The following have made the hes
scores in Cooked Hat, in series of {:
consecutive games:
LIST I'd Sd Tot Az
Mike Fitzglbbon. % 81 33 81 BOA
B Cecil Jack 5000. 80 % 80 80 30
e. DAVIS. ........27 "a 90 as 25lI
w. j. Burke......28 q 90 G7 221s
] Barrett. IS "a % G7 22l.
John Armstrong came up from
omaha Sunday, and spent the da,
lere visiting friends. lie is now run.
ling between Omaha and Norfolk.
Miss Bessie Mcpherson visited he,
parents in this city Sunday.
Miss Mary TelgIer returned from
D 9dge, Neb., yesterday, where she has
beea visiting relatives for several
| months
Case Van Patten leaves for Airing.
ION Heights, Chicago, this evening
After visiting there few days he goe.
N TO Buffalo to take in the exposi,
on
Frank AiIens sold his residenc,
property in Grassland addition to JOIN
l Alien Keel today.
| Ed Reed and family returned from
Grand Junction, Saturday evening
where they had been visiting FRIENDS
for o week.
c. e. Brookhouser, of Loveland, was
. pleasant caller today.
Harry Pyle sold his fruit farm of l(
acres north of town to Will Cox fo
81, 100 today.
The little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Ford is quite sick.
Miss Mary A Hickey will b.
pleased TO meet all her old Gus
toners and many new ones at
Il Stoddard's.
Mrs. r.. G. Hills will accept ou,
thanks for a nice lot of NATIVE
peaches taken from trees on thei
own lot in this city. Mr.. Hills hal
several trees on the south side O
his residence, the limbs of one O
the trees reaching to the window
and Mrs. Hills gathered this frni
while 8 itting at her parlor window
by reaching out 10 the limb bear
ing the fruit, The peaches ar
large and of fine favor, and wer'
highly appreciated by ID. NJ, II
Mrs, Y, U, HUFF, of Mopdamin, I
visiting relatives in the Valley.
] Mrs, A u, Oekersop, OF ModsIe, wa
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
A Proper Apology,

"How many cranks live In this street
besides yourself"
"That's m insult, STRIP
"Oh, well. | apologize. How many
cranks live In this street including
yourselfW- Baltimore World.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Dimmick and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cummings. visited at
the home of George Dimmick in Bebe-
town over Sunday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
John Zahner is in South Omaha to
day on stock business.

The Harvest Home exercises of the
Baptist church were very well attend
ed last night. The church was packed
to its fullest capacity, and many WERE
turned away. The in gathering of the
sheaves of grain, and first fruits vert
artistically arranged, and the church
was deliberately decorated in bunting
and autumn flowers. An excellent
program was rendered by the children.
The Offering for State Mission work
will amount to about sl2 Everyone
felt richly paid for coming. There
will he a Temperance Rally of the
young people next Sunday evening
Sept. 22nd, at 7:3O. Three young ladies
who have spoken in w. {. T. u. con-
tests will speak Two of these have
won silver medals A cordial invita-
ton extended to all.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Miss Rena Fensler, who has
made her home in this city with
Mr. and Mrs A Edgecome, left for
Little Sioux this morning where
she will make her home with Prof
and Mrs Ireland, and attenl school
this winter. She expects to be
able to teach school next summer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
John Sullivan put up new awning
today in front of his store building.

Miss Marry A Hickey arrived
from Chicago last night and re-
sumed her former position at the
head of the trimming department
at F L Stoddard's millinery store.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
Arc Tl,ere Nanea

Johnnie, give mo M example OF q
combination of meaningless phrases"
"Yes'm, \ burglar proof safe stood
IN n tlreproof block,"-Cleyelaad Plain
Dealer,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Isaac Berkeley and daughter Mar
guerite, we're in the Valley Sunday, the
guests OF Mr.. Berkley's mother.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Miss Maloy, of Earlham and Miss
Matte Mccain of Woodbine, were in
the Valley Sunday, the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Withrow. They left
for Omaha this morning 10 attend the
carnival.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Miss Corpelia Teigler returned from
Stanton, Neb, Saturday, where she
had been visiting friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

w. II. Fensler. and daughter, Ella,
are Omaha visitors today. Miss Ella
leaves for Lake Forest, Illinois, to-
morrow morning, where she will at.
tend school the coming year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

LG bly,, of Greedy, Colorado, was
in the Valley Sunday visiting friends
He says his wife's health is consider
ably improved since moving to Colo
RADIO.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Miss Anna Mintum, of Modale, visi.
ted friends in the Valley yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Charley Nicholson, of Council Bluffs,
was in the Valley this morning for an
hour. Heis now president of q com
pany that manufactures the Hawkeye
fire extinguisher
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

James Dawson, OF Parker, South Da-
kota, left for home this morning after
few DAYS visit in this CITY.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Mrs. G w. Colt is visiting her
daughter in Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Miss Ada Varnes is visiting friends
In Council Bluffs for few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

d j. Seablom, of Essex, was in the
Valley this morning. and drove out to
the Fountain farm which he purchased
several months ago.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Miss Belle Alstrand left for Iowa
City this morning, where she will at.
tend school for the next year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
Monday, Sep. 16

Mrs. Frank Z.hner was taken to ST.
Joseph hospital in Omaha this after
noon She has been seriously sick for
several weeks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

w G. Barnett went to Moorhead to.
day on business.
Frank Z.hner, of Modale, was in the
Valley today OH business.
George Gamb purchased fine new
h4mmerless shot gun Saturday, aud lit
and M j Fi'zgibbon are ont on thu
bottom after ducks today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Jim Fl.zglbbon and Marcus Stew
art left for Red Oak this morning
where they go to take in the fair.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19

Mrs, A u, OekersoD, OF ModsIe, WAS
IN tho Valley today the guest OF Miss
Willie FeTTieV,
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-18

Tab sh1u21 os kept ca t17s7
mho are zfFaid ts tErst t1s 5000
In5ias tsrrIsary people Wiih state
k1od zn6 cs1segusnt loc4l SET
E9FerD4snt-
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-18

DR.. ". B. Palm0re, editor of The
s.. Louis Christian Advocate and
much beloved and greatly admired
By many yinits friends, has The
following from . recent trip
through:
When Ne stepped from the
rear Of . midnight train a. Finita:
We heard porter near the 'front.'
tell q crowd that only one vacant
room remsined II The . principal
hotel Of the town. Fortunately
for us. We were about q trains
lsngth nearer to Ibat hotel than
the rushing crowd. and ne secured
that room. A comfortable r0ost-
ing place is now a very important
item 10 be calculated by all visi
tors TO the towns and cities Of this
rzpidly-fiIling Indian-Oklz coun-
try. This town bss now nine Wig
erously.howing srtesian wells.
which fors0rdains il 10 be Al i'm
pOrtant watering place 10 the COM
ing years- Our people here re-
gretfed very much 10 give cd Bro.
Browning a. pastor Of their church.
bit somewhat psciisd in retain
ing him IN the community e pres
idenf Of Willie Halsell college
This school, with 8 campus Of leo
acres Of land. beautifully located
N the edge Of the town. il digging
40 srtesian veil and has 3 great
Iuture Il occurs to us that this
might be easily made a college Of
high grade. to which all our other
schools 10 this section would con
tribute Sc feeders.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-18

Through ths Sunday schools and
II other ways there u. Al the pres
ent time q good deal Of activity
shown 10 Bible stndy. IN the
schools and colleges OF the c0un-
Try the Bible has found a place in
me education Of every man aud
woman who aspire 10 b well in
j0rmed. No education IA c0mplete
without q knowledge Of the Scrip
lures Every child ought TO have
course Of Bible study in the
schools
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-18

A perfect laxative. That IL Il
unanimoHs verdict q tse people zho
use Dr. Csldweirs syrup Pspsin- SOC
and s. sizes SD b Peoples drag
store d
TIE BlaeIzckst hotel. s9uth of the
c0art-11ase. Is feeling lots - people
these days 10 better meals csn bs
had il tbe tos. Y
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-11-18

TIE predatory Instincts Of the
Chsr0kes politician are e1tlrely
TO ztroug fsE re quiet settled life
nat would c3Is under = state
E8vernusnf- TIE ehsnc6s for
plundsr are much better under The
prsssot cNz0iic c9ndIti0ns-