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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

n.cy.. contention was sharply COM
RATED by Mr.. Foraker OF Ohio, MI NC
Comas Of Maryland n Mr.. burton %
Kansas.
AR Culberson OF Texas, In support OF
a statement by Mr.. Carmack tnat the
war department suppressed lnrornia-
ton and falsifed the Philippine situa-
ton. presented a letter from the SEER
tary of war which he hougnt was
proof of the Tennessee senator's asser-
ton. r
The secretary stated In the letter
that 1t was not practicable to supply
the information requested becaus no
or ecial account was kept Of Philippine
war EXPENSES, and 1t would require the
service Of a large force of clerks 10
work out the information desired.
Both the Rosebud reservation Dill
and the sundry civil appropriation Din
received consideration, but not nnai
action.
In the House.
The house gave most of the day to
the district of Columbia appropriation
bill. which was not completed.
Washington, May ga lively debate
was precipitated in the senate yester-
day by Mr.. Pritchard OF North caro-
lima by some remarks he made on po-
litical methods in North Carolina In the
course of a discussion Of the Philippine
bill. He suggested that some OF the
methods employed by the opponents OF
the bill in this country ought to be re-
formed, and told of what is called the
sand cure" in North Carolina, h VIC
tim having his face crushed into the
sand to stifie his cries, while he was
being beaten to intimidate him politi-
caIly. Mr.. Simmons Of North Carolina
declared that he never heard of such a
practice, and the debate concerning
North Carolina politics was fully
launched.
The Rosebud Indian reservation bill
and the sundry civil bill were again
considered but not completed.
In the House.
The house yesterday passed the anti
conspiracy bill reported from h ju-
dietary committee without a word or
debate. 1t came up rather unexpected
ly and Mr.. Littlefield of Maine, who
had filed a minority report on the bill
and had intended to offer some amend
ments. came In just as 1t was put upon
it's passage, and the vote was taken
before he knew wfat was going on.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
A soldiers Narrow Escsr

Watts Flats, N. Y, May Sth-
Manhart of this place. a he
hearty old soldier of % years !
tells a thrilling story OF a nam
cape from death.
-Four years ago" he says u
tors who attended me during 7
Illness, called my wife aside ~
her I could not live two wescs
had Bright's Disease, which nsl'
tain death.
AS a last resort we thOusl
would try Dodd's Kidney Pins =
cordingly. sent to Mr.. clalss
store AID got a box.
This remedy worked wonoes
case. / noticed the improves
once and discharged the doctc,
II kept on improving snlI
symptom Of Illness had gone an.
strong and well.
II feel like a boy, and to-oss
chopping wood as well at eisas
twenty. Dodd's Kidney PMS ~
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
Beautiful Native Trees

An authority is surprised tha|
people do not invest in larcAa|
branched and less dropping lid
European larch. the American \
minder of the cedar Of LhbaM'
though Michigan and WiscoaH
full OF them, the seeds are erus
scarce.
Our canoe birch (Betala NF1
is said TO be as beautiful as n
gous-infested European and I'd
lar birch. This white barkA /
may be raised from seeds ksF
through the winter, and soyr
spring under lath shelters or gu'
TO keep them shaded and cod
delphia Record. p
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
washington Notes.


Northwestern congressman got liberal
appropriations for federal buildings.
Strong opposition to the admission OF
territories tc statehood has been devel-
oped.
The house has passed the omnibus
pubic buildings bill, which appropriates
81, 405, 450.
Prof. Wiley, OF the state agricultural
department, says people should eat
more cereals.
Determined opposition in the house
may defeat the Nelson department or
commerce bill.
President Roosevelt has signed the
Chinese exclusion bill. The e used
was given TO Representative Kahn of
California, who has taken a deep in
terest in the bill.
Minister WI Tingfang has declined
an invitation 10 deliver an address at a
school commencement at Milledgeville,
Ca, on account OF recent criticisms of
himself in the senate.
The senate has confirmed the NOM
nation OF William III. Moody of Massa-
chusetts to be secretary of the navy,
Ill VI JOiiI \ ~ ~ pC SOiANN1Oi ~
customs for the district of Minnesota.
1t is now believed that no further on
sideration will be given by the presi-
dent to the subject of retiring Lieut..
Gen. Miles, as 'ong as the commander
of the army continues his present atti-
tUde of reserve.
Director Merriam is making prepara-
tons 10 reduce his force one-half by
July /. There are now 1900 clerks in
the pension service. About $50 will be
dropped FROM the rolls, and dismissals
from row on will be continuous. Gov.
Merriam has earned the sobriquet OF
"headsman."
Rear Admiral Aren't Schuyler Crown
inshield. the new commander-in-chief
of the European squadron. has hoisted
his flag on the battleship Illinois at the
nav yard. The Illinois has sailed for
Europe. She has been fitte9 up with
palatial quarters for the officers who
will represent the United States at the
coronation ceremonies of King Edward.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
unfortunnte Hnppentngs.

A disastrous fire occurred at Glens
Falls, N. Y, doing $500. 900 damage.
Portions of Pennsylvania were visit
ed by the worst wind storms ever
known there.
BY the explosion of the gas works at
kyborg, Funin Island, Denmark six
persons were killed.
Fatal and destructive wind storms
visited various towns in Missouri, Kan
sas, Iowa and Nebraska.
Three French fishing vessels found
cred in a storm in the North sea, and
many sailors were drowned.
Mile Fernato Houghtaling of New
York, was lacerated by a vicious lion
in a circus near ~Binghampton.
Four persons were killed and twenty
three injured IN q Santa Fe railway
accident five miles west OF Medill. Mo.
An explosion on the submarine boat
Fulton seriously injured six, among
whom were a son of Gen. Macarthur
and an Austrian naval officer.
Mrs. Kate Dimmell, divorced wife OF
John Dimmell, Of Winside, Neb., killed
her child and then hung herself to a bed
post. Her mind had been unbalanced
for some time.
The plant of the Hagers Steel compa-
ny, at Madison, ILL.,, employing 400 men.
was destroyed by fire, which resulted
from an explosion. The damage is esti-
mated at $3.50, 900. 5
Will Price and Bernard Suffer were
killed by an explosion of dynamite at
Ts e. - NtYoeI~ nAn-~ - 80 Ana.tnb
OF Suffers remains left to hold an In
quest over.
An explosion of gas in the apartments
of J. w. Anderson, in the Chaffee apart
ment building, Chicago, resulted in the
Injury of FIVE persons and the partial
destruction of the building.
The house of Jean Baptiste Mon
chem. a French butcher residing in st.
Northbert settlement, near Winnipeg.
was destroyed by fire. and the family
Of five young children, four girls and a
boy, burned to death.
The schooner Barlow. from Marine
City. ~foundered in Lake Erie eve
miles from Put-in-Bay. and Capt. Rob-
ert Parry of Marine City, his wife and
stepson, Alexander Morris, aged six
teen years, were drowned.
The yacht, Oracle B., with a pleasure
party of Winnipeggers, sixteen in num-
Der, capsized at Lower Fort Garry. All
on board managed to reach the shore
except one. Sam G.. Harstone, rof the
Clarendon hotel. who was drowned.
South Beach, a bathing resort on the
Staten Island shore, just outside the
Narrows at New York, was fire swept,
every structure along the beach for a
distance of $500 feet being destroyed.
involving a loss estimated at $780, 900.
A tornado passed through Pleasanton.
Kan, oemolishing many houses and
barns. The house of William Fouts, a
farmer, was destroyed, and Fouts was
fatally injured. Three others in the
Fouts family were badly hurt. Much
loss of live stock resulted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
HOW CHEAP n~ak,,o
MApr ~

The Health Department !,
has seized a quantity !, !. z
baking powder, which !,
city. Attention was at,r. @'a'|
The low price at which !,
In the department s,o,.
We're taken. and the ebsm,!
Health Department repor,aa
I, be an alum powders \. \
sis showed to be oorrnos.a MY
aium and pulverized rock
The powder was declared /,
gerous to health, and sevs,., !,
pornds were carried 10 ~ !.
ard DESTROYED. 1t is UNSAFE \
raent with these so-qalled cs,,'
cles of food. They are SIM. !
from alum, rock. or oths, !,
matter, In baking rowders B
class, cream of tartar brand.
most economical, because M,
ther In use End are healthh
question.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
$780,. cnuntr, yeIshss

Mrs. Waldo (of BOSTON,, ID
ter from your Uncle JANE .sr,
who wants you to spend 'ne
his farm. .ssui
Penelope (dubiously)-ls ,S'
ciety in the neighborhooa NJ
Mrs. Waldo--I have hea,
of the Holsteins and due
sumo they are pleasant p'
Christian Register.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
MRS. DAVIS MAY WED.

Widow of the Late Senntor. II y. n
ported. Will Marry Don Abaxax, of
spain. y.
Paris, May 5.-Ie is reported in the
american colony that the widow OF
senator Cushman X. Davis is engaged
TO Don Abazaza, former Spanish min
ister for h colories which the United
states wrested from Spain. They met
in Paris when Senator avis WAS q
member OF the peace commission. Mrs.
Davis and Senior Abazuza have been
seen together a great deal recently at
the opera n h race cources and Il
was noticed that the signor was yery
attentive to her. The fact that he has
Deer making flying trips from Madrid
10 Paris strengthens the belief that he
and Mrs. Davis are betrothed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
Names Were All Id,

Counselor Abram H. Humrs
s:onally heard of in ~connectin !,
yorce cases, tells the following
II was retained by an 4,
bankers daughter to secure /,
vorce. After having obtained ,
cree, / delivered II to her, and i
prised when she burst into
laughter after leading II.
What is funny? | asked.
why, look here replied
yorcee. Look 1T the names,
van" justice; "o'Byrns,s ,
"KeeEan." county clerk. wi
mirthfully added. when I reun
to my parents they'll say: "m,
TO my parents, they'll say: Il,
to ireland for your divorce
America" York Tina
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
General.

Hon. ]. Sterling Morton, former Sec
rotary OF agriculture, is dead.
Furniture manufacturers, in conven-
ton at Kansas City. raised prices.
Roast beef sandwiches have risen in
price 5 cents, from 10 to is cents. and
hereafter ham sandwiches will be IL
cents in Chicago.
The spotted fever scourge in the Bit
ter Root valley, Montana las broken
out with great virrlence. Eight per-
sons have died within a week.
President Barrios' widow accuses
Minister Hunter of holding her house
hold property for rent after having in
vited her to his home as q guest.
Former-Gov. Boies OF Waterloo, Ia,
has announced hat he will not be the
Democratic candidate for congress
against Speaker Henderson in the Third
district.
-Four hundred employees of the Big
Four shops at Bellefontaine, Ohio, have
signed an agreement TO fight the beef
trust, by refusing 10 eat any meat for
thirty days, beginning with May 3.
According to the Nome Nugget of
Feb. ii, which has arrived at Portland,
Ore, from the North. millions in gold
dust are deposited I'm the vast tundra
plains which skirt the Boring coast. A
New York syndicate made the discov-
cry.
The American board has taken the
initial step for beginning missionary
work In the Philippine islands by the
appointment of Robert r. Black, of
Union Theological seminary. New York.
who will graduate during the present
months as Its first missionary to Min
danao.
Five hundred employees of the Libby.
McNeill & Libby Packing plant at Chit
cago. have been discharged. The pack
ers report that this is due to decreased
business, caused by the increased price
of meats and the fact that the public
believes that a meat dealers combins
exists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
Uniform of the Yacht az

At the dinner given to Prime
by Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius vai
Jr., Mr.. Vanderbilt wore a da
which had gold buttons on the d
waistcoat. Much comment wa
thereby, and 1t was said th
millionaire was attempting q
new style for mems evening vsg
simple fact was that Mr.. Wand
gold-buttoned dress suit was u
lation full-dress uniform Of G;
York Yacht club, to whose b
accompanied Prince Henry d
the evening.-New York Timss
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

Mr.. Nuggett--oh. whats =,
with you? You're
fault! -Wa
Mrs. Nugget Csweeuv. sysi
equalizes things; you're
one.
MI. N~ugget-Losing ons .o,,r
Mrs. Nugget-Yes, ,sols
Surely. that's a fauit
ard and Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
IN HONOR OF CUMMINGS.
Memorial Exercises Held In House
of R"nresentaIlyes.

hNh IN ANNuEN
OF Representatives.
Washington, May Elm pursuance of
he resolution adopted by the house
public memorial services were held over
The al of the late Congressman
Amos j. Cummings of New York, in
the a Of representatives Yesterday
afternoon. Only twice before IN recent
years has such an unusuay honor been
accorded to a deceased representative,
those occasions being the state funer-
ala OF Representative John Kelly OF
pennsylvania and Representative Nell
son Dingley of Maine. The exercises
We're very impressive. Almost the en-
tire membership Of the house and SEN
ate was present and the galleries were
entirely inadequate to hold the thou.
sands Who went to the capitol seeking
admission.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

The Chicago goods who cannot pro-
duce a play because every girl in the
amateur company wants to be a star
shows that they have the true profess
sional spirit.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

A Wisconsin woman who wanted
s15. 900 for three stolen kisses has
been defeated liz court, the jury de-
Gliding against her because she is tall
err and heavier than the man whom
she accused. Still she might have
stopped q little.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
King. shirt Brings SIN

Two hundred and ten guinsa.
is a pretty good price to pay =
shirt, even If the garment NJ
silk. Still, when II is expIAs
considerable historical nv 4
tached, the price may not sec"
able. .,s
A shirt brought this price ~
auction rooms the other ~
the one worn by Cherries ! O. :. i /
to the scaffold.-Londo CaD'
York Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

Miss stone says that the brigands
were kind to her, and her way OF say
ing II leaves the impression that they
did everything to make her stay
among them an event in her life long
- he remembered with pleasure.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
pnnnIar with the Teav's

Mamma, what 3 the .da|
ing?" asked little four'y,r q
81 she sat In her hignansr.ry
watching her mamma
fast che morning. ,nvv a
"oh, 1t is just sinsnph
mamma. ~ Mad
II know, mamma" saw Irtt
singing "A Hot Time
Gle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

A Chicago skirt dancer and plastic
nose. artist has testified In court that
her salary was $40 per week. But she
was probably advertised as a "5Oo-a-
week" attraction. II her manager knew
his business.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
what n Restaurant Mean

When Senator Warren o. y
met Senator Clark recently !
itol lobby. he suggested aolgua
the senate restaurant for reilg
Accepting the invitation :
Clark observed, thoughtfulN
The derivation of the wOra ,
rant is very plain. 1t IS DEW
two Latin words, res, meanins .
and Taurus. meaning a Duil
of course, a bully thing.
They both drank cold Yea =
full silence.-New York Times
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

A Penn Yam woman has just paid
for an Easter hat bought eighteen
years ago. BY strenuous effort and
thrift she managed to accumulate the
amount.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

, Poor little Queen Wilhelmina has
had her share OF troubles since D
asoerded the throne, and, from all
accounts. the typhoid fever has not
been the worst Of them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

Few men fought nor brilliantly
yor the Lost Cause than Wade Hamp-
ION. few lost more by 1t, and few
accepted the consequences so sweetly
and philosophically. Indeed, there
was an amount OF philoso-
phy in the old Generals makeup.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

Bands OF Macedonians are collecting
for. the purpose Of invading Turkey.
with the money they received from
Miss Stone the Macedonians VIII be
able to have a lot of fun with the sui
tan.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

Perhaps 80 Increasing sale of cheap
pianos in agricultural districts has
something to do with the growing
eagerness of men to leave the farms.
philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

One of the learned doctors an
nounces that he can find evidences OF
paresis in any mar over rs years OF
axe. We would like TO see him try
10 find a few In Mr.. j.. l.. Sullivan.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

An Indiana man and a Chicago man
are going to try TO reach the north
pole in an air ship. To save time their
obituaries may be written before they
start.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

We have forgotten the name OF Rus
sell Sage's landlord, but he is exceed
ingly presumptuous, whoever he Is, In
thinking he can raise the rent on
Uncle Russell.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
FINDS PLOT AGAINST sultan.

iursish Government D~iscover. CIR.
Court In B~anished. oh
Constantinople, May 8.-Rumora a..
IN circulation that a plot apains, az
on mas peen discovered. The second
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

II is stated that over GO per cent
of German students are shortsighted.
But over 80 per cent Of them have q
thirst that makes life worth living.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
In the senate.

Washington, May 2.-Aguinaldo was
the special subject of discussion in the
senate yesterday. AS soor as the Phil
ippine bill was taken up Mr.. Carmack
OF Tennessee resum ed his criticism of
the Philippine committee because OF
its refusal to call Aguinaldo and other
Filipinos as witnesses. He maintained
that as reflections by witnesses had
been cast on the character OF Aguinaldo
he ought to be persisted lin all de-
cency'' 20 defend himself. Mr.. Car
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08
In the Senate.

Washington, April 30.-A spirited dis
cussion of the Philippine situation oc-
CURED in the nat yesterday. 1t re-
volved around the order alleged to have
been issued by Gen. Jacob A. Smith
to make the Island of Samar a bowling
wilderness n to kill all male inhab-
!tants over the age of ten years The
debate took a wide range, however, and
many other points were discussed. Mr..
Teller declared hat Gen. Smith, If he
a issued such an order as had been
attributed to him, ought TO be dis
missed from the service, as IL was a
disgrace to the American army and to
the American people. Mr.. Lodge said
that while he knew little of the circum-
stances surrounding the alleged order,
he did not approve of cruel methods in
warfare, and every right minded per-
son must regret Gen. Smiths order.
To him. 1t was revolving. He defended
the administration, however, saying as
soon as knowledge of the order had
come to Washington the president had
directed hat Gen. Smith be court-mar-
tailed.
In the House.
Under a special order which allowed
tAiA W AAphiS uSDoANt ohI III u 80
all opportunity for amendment, the
house yesterday passed an omnibus
public building bill which will dis
tribute 81, 405,450 among ia cities. The
bill provides for II new buildings and
sites, 6 buildings on sites already pur-
chased, IL buildings on donated sites
and IS increases in appropriations for
buildings already authorized. 1t also
provides for the purchase of Is sites.
In the Senate.
Washington, May la resolution Of
fered in the senate yesterday by Mr..
Patterson of Colorado, directing the
secretary of war to order by cable Maj.
Gardener, now in the Philippines. 10
come Immediately to Washington, TO
appear as a witness before the Philip
pine committee precipitated a warm
discussion. The debate continued about
two hours, considerable feeling being
manifested on both sides of the cham
Der. The charge was made by the mi
nority that the majority of the commit
tee was ~endeavo-ing to suppress facts
and Information. This was denied by
the chairman of the committee, Mr..
Lodge. who said that any such action
would be inconceivably stupid. The
resolution finally went over until to-
day.
The bill for the purchase Of the Rose
bud reservation In South Dakota and
the surdry civil appropriation bills
were considered but no action was
taken on them.
In the House.
The house yesterday passed the ag-
rieultural appropriation bill and began
consideration of the District of Colom-
bia appropriation bill, the last but two
OF the regular supply measures. BY the
terme of a special rule adopted before
the district bill was taken up it will be
In order to attach a rider to 1t to make
operative the existing personal tax
law of the district. which has been a
dead letter for twenty years. Chair
man Cannon estimated that there was
800, 600, 900 OF untaxed personal prop
erty in Washington.
The Goldfogle resolution calling on
h secretary of state for information
as TO whether American citizens of
Jewish faith were excluded from Russia
was adopted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

Honolulu will celebrate Thanksgiv-
ing day with unusual ~joyousness this
year. The new Pacific cable will be
doing business before then.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

In Ease 1t comes to an outbreak OK
hostilities between Italy and Switzer-
land the Italian navy may be utilized
TO blow holes in the Swiss cheese.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

Edward Everett Hale's motto Is:
Each for all and all for each" But
perhaps he hasn't seen j. Pierpont
Morgan about 1t.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

Gen. S. b. Buckner, heretofore q
popular idol in Kentucky, has present
ed the town of Munfordyille In that
state with waterworks.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

Fiddler Kubelik has arrived In Eu-
rope and is giving his lips a w~ell-earn-
ed rest.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

I'm South Africa" says an exchange.
peace has begun to a its shadow
before" That is a curious thing Tor
peace to do.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

King Leopold might drop aroun
to the junk dealers and see what they
are paying this year for secondhand
crowns.