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The Washington times., 1902-02-02
THE MINUTE MEN.

A detachment of the District Regiment
of Minute Men. in their continental uni
form of buff and blue, will take an ac-
tive and picturesque part in the cele-
bration of General Washingtons birth
day on the 22d instant in this city. Brig.
Gen. Thomas II. Mckee. the commander
in-chef. has established national head
quarters at the Office of Col. NJ. A~Winter,
329 Pennsylvania Avenue northwest. The
colonel is kept busy receiving callers
who are anxious to know more fully the
aims and objects of this patriotic and in
dependent military organization.
Recruiting for the District Regiment
will be carried on actively, and several
projects of Importance are under consid-
Grafton. Among these is the forma tion
of rifle or craftsmanship club under the
project of Secretary Root, which is now
before Congress Numerous social and
military functions are also in view for the
near future.
Colonel Winter stated yesterday that it
is necessary to import from France all
the buff cloth employed in making the
uniforms, which are patterned after those
of the Minute Men of rs. as there is no
factory in the United States which manu-
factures cloth in that particular shade.
The organization has placed itself Oh
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ter of finance; C. E. Swigart, master of
exchequer; James Robertson, master-at
arms; William Auhagen, inner guard;
j. ]. McGuigan, outer guard; trustees,
Warren ]. Coffin, Halvor Nelson, Edward
X. Somborn; grand representatives
Halyor Nelson Frank H. Hosford, George
H. Walker. Richard P. Evans9 W. W.
Poultney. The business" ahead is as
follows: March 1, rank of knight; March
Is, rank OF page.
1t begins to look as though the great
Pythian gathering in San Francisco next
August will measure well up to the hope
felt and expressed for a large and repre-
sentative assemblage of the Pythian
forces. The California brethren are do
ing all within their power to make the
event one of the greatest in Importance
ever credited to a secret society on the
Pacific Coast. From the middle, eastern,
and western domains there is a growing
disposition to attend, and while the forces
may not congregate in as large numbers
as has been the case in some of the more
eastern cities it is certain that the at
tendance will compare very favorably to
previous events. Enquiries are constantly
received as to the conveniences for hous-
ing the Uniform Rank. Ample room will
be provided for all and the convenience
and comfort of the Uniform Rank men
Will be carefully considered. The build
ing which has already been engaged will
comfortably house some 1000 men: and
these men will not be obliged to ride
or walk from three to five miles to get
into the city, but Will find themselves in
the very heart of the town. in the fnme-
diate vicinity of the theatres and other
places of entertainment and surrounded
by score of car lines which will enable
them. when off duty. to visit any OF the
attractions offered there. The District
representatives TO the Supreme Lodge are
Edward Dunn. John C. Yost and George
w. Heisley. Several of the local uniformed
companies will also attend.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

At the last regular meeting of Wash
ington Council, No. 234, Knights of Co
lumbus. District Deputy Edward p. Har-
rington installed the Following officers:
Grand knight. Dr. A. D. Wilkinson;
deputy grand knight. N. J. Keane; chap
lain, Rev. L. A. Hannah chancellor, NJ.
F. Halloran; recorder. J. A. Madigan;
financial secretary, II. e. Brooks; treas
urer. Charles Rauscher; lecturer, P. T.
Moran; advocate, r. \. Heiskell; war
den, J. J. Dove; deputy warden, a. J.
Rouspies; inside guard. T. A. Harlow;
outside guard Edward Noigt; trustees. p.
Finn, J. T. Callaghan, and J. 7. Myers.
On Thursday night the impressive me-
mortal service prescribed in the ritual OF
the order was held in Carroll Hall i'll
memory OF Mr.. =. Herlihy who died on
December 2S. 1901. The eulogy was de-
ltvered by Mr.. NJ. +. Halloran, and a
short address by Rev. l.. A. Hannah. The
choral part OF the service was rendered
by the Knights of Columbus Choir. under
the direction OF Prof l.. L. Cannon.
The grand bazaar to be given by Po-
tomac Council, No. 1873. has been post
poned from February > to February 10.
Spa!ding Council will hold its regular
semi monthly meeting Thursday evening
next. AT this meeting q very Impressive
memorial service for the late Brother
John b. Brady. the Building inspector,
will he conducted
ON Friday evening the chapter held lts
regular monthly meeting, when ohlcers
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LAST MASONIC CONGRESS.

The last general American Masonic
Congress met in the city of Baltimore
May S, 1913. The convention was called
in consequence of a recommendation made
by preceding convention which had met
in Washington in March, 1912. Delegates
from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New
York. Maryland, District of Columbia,
North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Ohio. Mis-
souri,, and Louisiana. met in Baltimore.
an array of Grand Lodges of which much
good was expected. It's professed object
was to produce uniformity of Masonic
work and to recommend such measures as
would tend to the elevation of Free Ma
sonry. 1t took the convention nine days
to attempt to reform the ritual. and try
to formulate a permanent organization Of
a triennial Masonic convention of the
United States, to consist OF delegates from
all the Grand Lodges. It's plan of tri-
ennial convention met with bitter oppo-
sition. as did the proposed ritual. known
as the Baltimore work" Since that time
there has been no serious attempt to Sc
cure a general Grand Lodge, and there is
no hope that such a lodge can ever be
established.
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AN0INTED HIGH PRIESTS.

The convention of Anointed High
Priests, which is appendant to the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter. was held at Masonic
Temple Wednesday night for the purpose
OF conferring the order of high priesthood.
The officers of the convention are as fol-
lows: George E. Corson. president: Will
liam F. Coggins, secretary; John c. Cha
ney, chaplain; John :. Beach. herald:
William Barnum conductor: Charles
BECKER, master Of ceremonies: p. P.
Rouse. guard. BY invitation of the presi-
dent the order was conferred on large
class OF candidates by Past President
theodore Friebus, with the assistance of
Inc Onlcers named. At the conclusion Of
the meeting the convention adjourned to
the Cochran, where an excellent banquet
was spread. President Corson presided as
toastmaster and the following sentiments
were proposed and responded to: The
Grand Lodge by James A. Wetmore.
senior grand warden: THE Grand Chan
ter. by Henry Standiford. grand high
priest; The Grand Commandery. bv
alex Mckenzie, grand generalissimo:
ne General Grand Chapter of the United
states, by Noble d. Larner. past general
grand nigh. priest. The grand high priest
ana the following past grand high priests
A B. Coolidge. grand king: II. x. Sirnp-
son, grand scribe; i. W. Johnston. grand
secretary; Noble D. Larner. Matthew
Irimble. Joseph H. Jachum, Jose NJ
1znaga, George E. Corson. Alexander Nc
henzie, Theodore G. De Moll, Samuel p
Bond. William Barnum Robert Armour
and NJ J. Hull. past grand high priests
and the following present. and past high
priests: G. Y. AtLee, W. c. Babcock
George w. Baird, J. w. Ballou. ] s
Beach, Charles Becker, f. ". Behrens ?
J. Bernard, Isaac Birch, John Breep !
E, Burns, c. T. Caldwell. J. G. Chancv
william F. Coggins. H. p Cook, d. NJ.
Crldler, William II. Decker. D. G. Dixon
J. H. Dripps. Orville Drown, r. p. Evans
j N. Fernandez, Theodore Friebus. y. b
Fugitt. H. NJ. Gilman, Alex Grant. J. T.
Greeves. c. W. Hancock. K y. Harper
T. F. Herring. 4. G. Hermann, f. l. Hun
ter. II. T. Hutton. ". S jerks, II. 4
Johnson, J. c. KEEPER, c. F. King. J. b
Lambie, J. NJ Mckinney, f. F. Major. T
H. Mitchell. II. S Merrill, NJ. D. Null
W H. Nichols. P. B. Otterback, w. S.
Parks. c. L. Patten, p. p. Rouse, George
W Siggers, c. / SnooL J. H. Tatspaugh
W. 5. Waddey. and James A Wetmore.
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SONS OF VETERANS.

At a regular meeting of Ladies' Aid
Society, No. 4. Auxiliary to William B.
Cushing Camp No. so. Maryland Division.
Sons of Veterans, L. S. A., of this city,
the installation of officers for the en-
suing year took place. after which lunch
was served to those present The in
stalled officers were: President, Mrs
Nellie V. Suess; vice president. Mrs.
Emma Z. Sayies; trustees. Mrs L. ].
Allen Mrs. Ida f. Slant, and Miss Almira
V. Brown; chaplain. Mrs. Stella Harbour;
treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth H. r. Davis;
guide Mrs. Estelle Van Norsdan; assist
ant guide, Miss L. Louise Reaney; inside
guard. Mrs. VI. b. Parsons; outside guard
Mrs Kate Mallott; secretary. Miss Annie
l.. Collette; judge advocate, c. 5. Davis.
The installation ceremonies were con
Quoted in a very able and satisfactory
manner by Col. Clay G. Collette, assist
ant adjutant general Sons OF Veterans
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ODD FELLOWS NOTES.

1.-The fact that President Roosevelt is a
firm believer in brotherhood and in mans
duty to his fellow-man. has gained for
him the confidence of the great masses of
American people," observes the odd
Fellows Review" President Roosevelt
in his message to Congress said, The rule
of brotherhood remains as the indispen-
sable prerequisite to success in the kind
of national life for which we strive In
his Thanksgiving proclamation, the Chief
Executive of the Nation said: We can
best prove our thankfulness to the AL
mighty by the way in which on this earth
and at this time, each OF us does his duty
to his fellowmen.' These two sentences,
taken from the Presidents first official
documents, rea as if they might belong
TO the ritual of fraternal order. Each
OF them contains food for much thought.
In addressing Congress the President
does not use idle words. when he says that
brotherhood is an Indispensable prere
quisite to our national life. His words
are fraught with deep meaning OF
course, brotherhood is greater than any
fraternal order and broader than all fra
ternal orders. 1t is this spirit of broth
erhood that is the cement of society. and
it is to he found in the fraternal orders.
in the churches and in the hearts of the
people. 1t stands directly opposed TO the
false distinctions of society, and strug
giles against the tendency to separate the
people into classes. This spirit of broth
erhood is organized into strength by the
various fraternal orders. which teach the
equality of men and seek to bring their
members into a condition of sympathy
and mutual helpfulness. II is estimated
that five million men in the United
States are adherents to fraternal organi-
zations They represent all Municipalities,
all creeds, all shades of political belief.
Within the lodge room these men. rep
resenting different elements in our social
life mingle as brothers. and the result
TO the nation is a more homogeneous citi-
zenship. This thought and much more
is conveyed by the President when he
says: The rule of brotherhood remains
as the indispensable prerequisite TO sue
cess in the kind of national life for which
We strive
We do not know which. or how many
of the various fratcrnal organizations can
claim the President as a member. but in
the sentence quoted he utters a sentiment
common to them all"
BY a unanimous rising vote the sum
OF $500 was appropriated by the Grand
Lodge of Indiana Odd Fellows to the Nc
Kinley Memorial Association toward the
erection of 81 900 900 monument to the
late President at Canton
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SECOND ARMY CORPS.

The annual banquet of the local organi-
zation of the veterans of the Second
Army Corps will be held March 10. The
body is now officered as follows: Col.
Charles Lyman. Fourteenth Connecticut
Volunteers. president: Col. John Han
cock. brother of Maj Gen. W. s. Han
cock. vice president. first division; Col.
Dennis O'Connor. Nineteenth Massachu-
setts Volunteers, vice president. second
division; DIR. William Tindall, First Del
aware Volunteers. vice president, third
division; Capt. James S. Wyckoff, Thirty
ninth New York Volunteers. secretary;
Capt. Hyland c. Kirk, Fourth New York
Artillery, treasurer; Sergt. James Ne
Crca, Forty second New York Volunteers.
sergeant alarms; Capt. Henry II. Smith.
Twenty sixth Michigan Volunteers. his
torian; executive committee, Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles. U. S. A; Brig. Gen.
Marshall l. Ludington. U. S. A; Maj.
William p. Seville, First Delaware Vol
unteers: Col NJ. Emmett Urell. Eighty
second New York Volunteers. and Corpo-
raj John Finn. Eighth Ohio Volunteers.
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MASONIC

The January ceremonial of Almas Tenn
pie, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, was
held last Thursday evening at Ma
tional Rifles Armory. Notwithstanding
unfavorable weather. there was a larg.
attendance of local and visiting Mobiles.
The work was exceedingly well done by
the divan of Almas.,
Potentate Raymond issued an exceed
ingly attractive circular for this cere-
monial session. 1t was richly embel-
lished with cartoons by Noble Clifford
X. Bergman. The most notable one
was full-lcngth sketch of the Poten-
tate, holding in his hand a real rabbit s
foot attached to the circular by a string.
Accompanying this good-luck greeting is
a full-page picture of the churchyard in
which the rabbits foot was secured by
the essential old cullGd person" Ac-
ccmpanying the circular there is a list
OF the A1!nas Mobiles who have joined the
innumeTaDle caravan during the last
year. as follows: John H. Sandorson. De-
cember 81, 1900; Henry COnradis. Janu-
airy i; George Klsnk, February ,; Will
liam r. Singleton. February %; John B.
Hickiin. March p; Frank II. Burns, Jr.,
June 3; Thomas Hyncs, August Is; Ed
ward II. Chamberlin. September %; Evan
J. Gray November 6; Ernest II. lie Mour,
NoveEber :; b. p Watrous December 16.
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THE JUNIOR ORDER.

| The members of Mount Vernon Council.
I No. 10. Jr. O. L. A NJ. of this city. had
the pleasure OF hearing a very able ad
dress delivered by Representative Spencer
Blackburn of North Carolina at the lodge
room of the council, ucCanley's Hall,
Monday evening. January p. Representa-
tive Blackburn is one of the leading men,
bers of the order from his State and for
that reason he was invited to deliver tho
address He spoke for about an hour and
delivered an able. patriotic address. taking
UP the three words that the order is
founded on-"Liberty, Virtue, and Pc
triotism." He also paid a very high COM
sliment to Rear Admiral Schley COM
,meuding his action during the war with
Spain.
After Mr.. Blackburn had finished his ad-
dress he was given a rising vote Of thanks
by the 200 or more members present and
as he left the lodge room he was given
three rousing cheers.
Addresses were also delivered by the
councillors of Anacostia Council No. 16,
Reno No 45, Remember the Maine Coun-
ell. and the Rev. Z. D. Warren. Of Mount
Vernon The Lafayette Glee Club rem
dered several selections. Brothers II. ID.
Anderson and d. P. Conway gave amusing
recitations and Brother George Scott rem
dered a song with considerable effect. A
fine collation. was served at the close OF
the programme. The hall was decorated
with the national colors and palms.
The arrangements were in the hands OF
the good OF the order committee. COM
posed of the following members OF Mount
Vernon Council: John \. H. Hargett Ed
Smoot William VI. Bohb. William II.
Pyles. Frank X. Kress. Ed ". Schwenk,
Charles Bladen. John E. Smallwood. and
John c. f Atherton. The meeting was
presided over by Councillor William H.
Pyles. This is the oldest and largest
council in the District of Columbia, hav-
ing a membership of 26S. and is still in
..r..n ii
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CHIEFS OF THE CHAPTERS.

Grand Secretary Arvine W. Johnson's
Masonic register shows that the rep
resentatives from the subordinate chap
teTs to the General Grand Chapter, R. a.
NJ, are as follows: No. 1, Charles I.
Shook, Charles W. Otis, and Charles B.
Matthews; No. 2. Alfred ]. Fairall, Ar
thur f. Dowell and J. E. Swaine: No. 5.
Joseph L. Atkins. Ernest H. Daniels, and
JacOlus S. Jones' proxies, B. S. Graves,
Allen Bussius, and Thaddeus b. Sergeant
Ne. ]. John H. Tatspaugh, Walter B. Pet
tus, and Benjamin f. Odell; No. 5, VIII
liam c. Wood, r. T. Frazier, and William
c. Fowler; proxies, John Speed Smith,
Herbert MacNamee, and John f. Collins.
No 6. August G. Hermann, J. C. f. Hart
ley, and Henry Z. Trip; No. I. Charles
S. Hyer, Stuart II. Leitzell, and Joseph
W. Zimmerman; proxies, c. H. Buckler, j.
A. Tauberschmidt, and r. L. O'Brien
No. s. W. H. Howes. r. l. Middleton. and
Benjamin W. Murch; proxies, l. Towers,
jr., Charles T. Lindsey, and W, X. Reeve.
No. 2, Clyde C. Lamond H. Yost. jr., and
A b. Burrows; proxies, George W. Bal
loch. H. S. Lichau, and J. H. Hengst. No
10. NJ. D. Null. Guy W. A Camp, Mark F.
Finley; No. II. Frank F. Major, John A.
Meyer, and E. H. Tompkins.
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SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

At meeting of the executive committee
of the Spanish War Veteran Monumental
Association. Capt Hamilton H. Blunt pre-
siding, the following business was trans
acted; The president and secretary were
instructed to formulate plan for COM
| bination monument as a subject for sculp-
| tors and designers; the designs to be of
| sailors and soldiers since the fall of Girls
| pus, attacks on the Boston Common, to
| the charge of San Juan Hill. The Riggs
National Bank and the Capital City Saw
ingS Bank. of Washington D. c. were
| selected as repositories for the associa-
tion. Majors John Marshal and John C.
| Buckner. of Chicago, Ill: Capt James
Jackson. Boston. Mass; Charles Hamlin.
OF shartop. y. C.; Pierre L. Carmouche,
OF Donaldsonville, La. and Thomas c.
Campbell, OF st. Louis. Mo, were elected
members or the executive committee
( Washington was selected as the national
headquarters of the association.
The District OF Columbia Corps. Span
ish War Veterans. is composed of five
commands and an armed escort known as
the Spanish War Guard. Another COM
mand is being formed among depart
mental employees who were soldiers dur
ing the war with Spain which will in
crease the number of subordinate bodies,
including the Guard" to seven The
present commands are Gen. Nelson A.
Miles. No. l; Richard ]. Hardin. No s;
Fourth Immunes No. 10; Henry W Law
ton No. So and Charles Young Com
mand. No. 112 (colored). The comman nd
being formed will be named in honor of
Gen. Leonard Wood.
There are several matters OF importance
which are now receiving the earnest at
tention of Corps Commander Lee NJ Lips
comb and the District Corps. Among
these are the veterans preference bill the
organization of women's auxiliaries the
establishment of war museum in Wash
ington. and. last but not least the Joint
resolution presented in the Senate by
Senator Mason rendering to Miss Clara
Barton the thanks of Congress and
gold medal in recognition of her noble
services for humanity generally and the
American soldiers in particular. Every
command in the District is working to
the end that the Mason resolution may
be adopted
The newly organized auxiliary of Gen
Nelson A. Miles Command has been named
The Mary Sherman Miles Women's Aux
Hilary, No. 3, in honor of the wife of the
Lieutenant General Commanding the
United States Army. When Mrs. Miles
was notified of this action she expressed
her thanks to the notification committee
and informed them that it was her in
tention TO enter the organization as
working active member.
Steps are being taken to tender a COM
plimentary entertainment to thu Spanish
War Veterans Drum. Fife and Bugle
Corps at an early date. The bandsmen
are in charge of Lieutenant Stone
The District Corps. Spanish War Vet
creams. lately rendered a return smoker
and camp fire at Spanish War Veterans
hall to Encampment 90. Union Netevan
Legion. The old veterans of the sixties
and the younger ones of 1885, 9 fraternized
and there was speechmaking story tell
ing, music of the march and camp. liquid
and solid refreshments. pipes. tobacco.
and cigars galore.
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LEGION OF HONOR.

The following officers of Federal Coun
Gil. No. 2i7. of the American Legion of
Honor. have been Installed by Past Grand
Commanders William Thomas ard J. Weed
Corey Commander Charles r. Caywood ;
vice commander. Col. Dangerfield Parker;
orator. John T. Winter, N. D.: secretary.
j. Weed Corey; collector, John L. Gar
rett; treasurer, William Thomas; chap
lain, r. B. Schwickardi; guide, Henry l..
Frazier; warden. Eugene Goldin: sentry
|. l.. Stcinem; trustees. Dangerfield
Parker, II. l.. Frazier. Eugene Goldin;
medical examiner. John T. Winter, NJ. D.:
alternate mectal examiner. George b.
Corey. NJ. d. Reports from the Supreme
Council show she order in a sound fnan-
ciss condition. Frrty-two million dollars
have been paid IL families OF deceased
members and s500,O00 is on hand as an
emergency fund.
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SCHLEY At LOUISVILLE.

ball and reception. were given by
the Knights Templar to Admiral and
Mrs. Schley at Louisville Thursday night.
Washington's fraters are much interested
in every movement of the Sir Knight ad-
miral At the Hamilton Club banquet in
his honor he made a speech in which he
said:
What l desire particularly to say is
that I thank you most sincerely for the
welcome that you have accorded to me.
The glad tribute which | met on arrival
at your depot and in passing through
your streets was such tribute Of con-
ldencc and esteem that it has touched
my heart most sincerely. Applause Il
I. in my long career OF forty-five years
have done anything that is worthy OF
your approval, :hen my satisfaction is
complete. Applause
Il wanted only to say that | am simply
a sailor, and that ! nave served you in
storm and in calm, in sunshine and in
bad weather. from pole to pole, and
from sun to sun. The only motive Of ac-
tion has always been my country and
my people Applause
= desire to say most emphatically that
/ have no desire to be other than sailor
] have no aspiration for any civil office.
however high it may be. Applause My
one ambition has been to serve you faith
fully. Loyalty, devotedly lapplausel, and
If / have succeeded in doing that the
measure OF my ambition is full. and my
only other ambition is that | may retain
for the rest of the years that may be
youchsafed for me your love. your es
teen, and your respect. ICheersI ! would
not care to ieopardize that by seeking or
accepting any Office where / should be
condemned to follow always. rather than
to remain in the one profession that |
have chosen. where there are occasionally
opportunities to lead. tApplause.l That
/ want to say to you all from the bottom
of ny heart and with absolute earnest
ness OF meant Gentlemen, / thank
Won
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MASONIC NOTES.

Potomac Commandery, No. 3. X T.
notes: Next stated conclave will be held
Wednesday evening, February 5. Import
ant business relative to the welfare of
the commandery will be presented. Re
ports of committees on five petitions will
be received. The Recorder is making up
a new roster of the members, with their
addresses. Henry S. Selden, one of the
most efficient officers of Washington Com
mandery, No. l. X. T.. rendered his resig-
nation as Senior Warden at the last con-
clave. The accumulation of many other
duties has prevented his prompt attention
20 this position in the commandery and
hence his resignation, which is much re-
gretted
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for this year will be chosen and action
taken as 20 the perfection OF arrange
ments for the annual requiem high mass
to be celebrated on Washngton's Birth
day for the repose of the souls of de-
ceased members of the order,
Potomac Council gave a complimentary
entertainment on the evening of January
30 to its members. for the purpose of ex-
tending fraternal greetings to its newly
elected officers
A Knights of Columbus ball and enter
tainment will be given at Washington
Light Infantry Hall February 10, which
will be complimentary in its nature.