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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02
Wake Up, Young Man.

"oAC Up 4OuuS MaQs
Young man, you r coming on to
the stage of action in the most fav-
Ored period that has occurred since
Cain and Abel were babies. There
is more chance for actual attain
ment, for making a name and place
in the world, for actually bringing
things to pass. You have but n
life to live and but one chance to
do things, and it is of the utmost
Importance that you wake up to the
possibilities of your life. If you
make a mistake, you can not go back
and try it over. You will have to do
the best to correct your mistake and
go ahead. The mistake of being
asleep when you ought to be awake
is the most serious and fatal mistake
that you can possibly make. To be
thoroughly walked up means more
than a frst-class college education,
for if you are thoroughly aroused
you will get the education if you
want it; if you are not, the education
will do you no possible good. You
will simply be a cumberer of the
ground. The main good that the
teacher does the boy is not to pump
his head full of acknowledge, but to
wake him up, inspire him, to make
him feel that he is somebody, that he
has talent, powers of which he him
self has no conception, and that he
can be an active force in this great
world into which he has been ush-
cred.
The world takes small interest in
the boy that is not awaked up, that
does not believe in himself, and that
can not do something which the
world wants done. Thousands of
boys who leave the farm, thinking it
is a dry old place, and come to town,
get kicked around just like old shoes.
Unless they are wide awake, have a
capacity for hard work, and the ca
pacity to direct that work, they must
be "hewers of wood and drawers of
water" and the older the world gets
and the more organized it's activities,
the greater the demand will be for
men who can actually do something,
and the less regard it will have for
men who have no ambition, who must
be hitched up and unhitched like the
horses on the farm, and guided and
directed by some superior mind. The
world never before offered such op-
portunities for men who are bright,
wide awake, and can direct the labors
of others and who have the capacity
to do ~things.-Wallace's Farmer.
How fhn Debt Was Paid.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02

Prayer is a breath of fresh air
much else.~of course, but certainly
this. 1t is inspiration on a hilltop
for new toiling on the plain.-M. D.
BabGock.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02
A List of American Fiction.

lCll'A'
freshest and sincerest writing
-, taken this form. The following
I;.+ includes all the earlier novelists
or sbort-story writer's whose work has
n~ormancnt value. 1t also includes
tbo foremost later writer's, with a
.oIoction of other story-tellers of gift
or promise. Many names r omit
tod for lack of space, but the at
tompr has been made to include tx
ampIes of good story-writing in all
narts of the country:
lanes Fcnimore Cooper: The Last
# the Mohicans. The Pathfinder, The
Pioneers. The Prairie, The Spy.
William Gilmore Simms: The
Partisan, The Yemassee.
Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet
Letter. The House of the Seven Ga
bIcs. Twice-Told Tales, The Marble
Faun.
Harriet Beecher Stowe: Uncle
Toms Cabin. The Minister'S Wooing,
OIdtown Folks.
Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the
House of Ushur, The Lady Ligeia,
The Gold Bug.
Sylvester Judd: Margaret.
John FStpn Cooke: The VIRGINIA
Bohemians, The Wearing of the
Gray.
Herman Melville: Typee, Omoo.
George W. Gable: Old Creole
Days, The Grandissimes, Madame
DeIphine, Doctor Sewer.
Henry James: A Passionate Pill
grim. The American, The Princess
Casamassima.
William Dean Howells: The Lady
Of the Aroostook. The Rise of Silas
Lapham. A Hazard of New Fortunes.
Mary F. Wilkins Freeman: A New
England Nun, Pembroke. Jane Field,
The Love Of Parson Lord.
Sarah Orne Jewett: The Country
of the Pointed FRS. Tales Of New
England, A Marsh Island, Deep
haven.
Ruth McEnery Stuart. Sonny,
Napoleon Jackson, Holly and Pizen,
Noriah's Mourning.
James Lane Allen: A Kentucky
Cardinal, Aftermath, The Choir In
visible.
Thomas Nelson Page: Red Rock,
In Ole Virginia.
Joel Chandler Harris: Uncle Re
mus, Gabriel Tollivor. Mingo and
Other Sketches in Black and White,
Sister Jane: Her Friends and Ac-
Waintancos.
Richard Malcolm Johnston: The
peterborough Tales.
Mary NoaiIIcs Murfree: The
Prophet Of the Great Smoky Noun
IAN, In the Tennessee Mountains, In
the CIomds, The JuggIer.
Henry van Dyke: The Ruling
Passion, The Blue Flower.
H3mIm Garland: Main-TraveIed
n.adS, Prairie Folks, The Captain
VI me Gray Horse Troop.
f; Marion Crawford: S~aracines-
.a, - iaIc of a Lonely Parish, A Gig
''C,ro-Nakcr'S Romance.
1"Gn W.~tcr: The Virginian.
FINN. li@.pE1nson Smith: The For
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02

Flowers are the beautiful hero
glyphics of nature, with which she
indicates how much she loves U.S.
Goethe.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-02

Whoever will eat the kernel must
crack the nut.-Danish Proverb.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
Will Appeal the Case.

New York. April 1O-The case of
the Northern Securities Company.
which was decided in favor of the
United States government in the
United States Court of Appeals at St
Paul. MINI. will be appealed.
The Northern Securities Company
was formed in New York in November,
1901, and was incorporated in New
Jersey With a capital of $40O. 900. 600
When the Intervention of the Federal
government was decided upon. Attor.
hey General Knox made the following
explanation:
Some time ago the president re
quested an opinion as to the legality
of this merger. and | have recently
given him one to the effect that. in my
Judgment, it violates the provisions
of the Sherman act of 1890; where
upon he directed that suitable action
should be taken to have the question
judicially determined"
A bill in equity was thereupon pre-
pared by Attorney General Knox
which was filed in the United States
Circuit Court for the district of Mime
sofa. asking that the merger effected
through the exchange of shares of the
two railroad companies be dissolved.
and such shares ordered re-exchanged
to restore the stocks of the railroad
companies to their original holders.
The two railroad companies, the
Northern Securities Company. J. Pier
pont Morgan, James J. Hill and their
associates stockholders in the two
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
WHAT Is 'MALGA?'

Malaga is not designed to be a Cure-all.
aslat first might appear. 1t is a purely
vegetable compound, containing the ac-
tive medicinal properties which Nature
has placed in the hands OF the careful
student in the realm OF Botanical research.
ana is the result OF years of practical ex-
perience in the laboratories OF two Of
the most successful practitioners in the
United States, men who enjoy the fruits
OF an International reputation, well and
nobly earned by their success in combat.
ing disease with Natures own remedies.
Malaga ia especially prepared to combat
and destroy the germs of Malaria, Chills.
La Grippe and Fever. 1t acts quickly.
eliminating the disease through the Kid
neys and Liver, healing and purifying
them, and cleaning the blood OF refuse
matter and disease.
Malaga will cure Acute and Chronic Kid
ney and Liver Troubles, Pains in the
Back. Joints and Limbs, Mucous, Blood
or Brick Dust in Urine. 1t strengthens
the Urinary Organs, and makes Thick,
Sluggish and Scanty Urine flow freely
at will
1t strengthens the Mucous Membranes
that are effected by Catarrh, Colds, etc,
effecting a radical and quick cure.
Malaga is also composed OF slightly bit
ter tonic principles, which make Il an
ideal Tonic and Appetizer, and cure for
Nervousness, Indigestion and Stomach
Troubles.
Anyone living in Malsriai.' Chills and
Typhoid Districts should always have q
bottle OF Malaga on hand and take itoncs
or twice day 20 prevent contamination
with those diseases which are ever pre-
sent and ready to attack a debilifated
and enfeebied body. Fortify yourself
against these attacks by taking Mslgaas
directed
For sale by all druggists. Small bottles
soc. Large size 81.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
sLEEPINe-cAR SERVICE.

No. dashboard Florida Limited Leav.
ing RichmOndat lO.2S y m, arrive Raleigl
;. p a m, southern Pines Al am, Colum.
bia T..S "A IN, savannah 9.45 m. jackson.
vile l.20 p m, st. Augustine go d IN
Solid Pullman train, including Diner. New
york to st. Augustine.
Nos. 90 and dashboard Express. Pl.u
man Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between
ampa. aud Washington, daily. Vestibuleo
Coaches between New ork and Rich
mOnd and between Richmond and
Jacksonville. Also, through Draw.
ing-Room Sleeping-Cars between New
\ Ork and Atlanta, and Cafe-Cars between
Hamlet and Atlanta aud Hamlet ane
Savannah.
Tri-weekly Sleeper between Washing
ton and Pinehurst, leaving Washington
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, re-
turning leave FinehnrSt MONDAYS. We'd
nesdayS and Fridays.
Nos. n and 66-Seaboard Mail.
Pullman Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping
Car between New York and Jack sonville
connecting at Hamlet with sleepinc
Car To and from Atlanta ia connection will
which through Pullman tickets are sold
Cafe Cars on all through trains. Buffet
ParlOr Car service between Washington.
Southern Pines and Hamlet leaving Wash
ingtOn Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
returning leave Hamlet Tuesdays, ThGrs
days ana Saturdays.
W, j. MAY, City Ticket Agent
u p. SMITH, District Pass. Agent
1905 asst Main Street.
PlOn
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
MAY IMPeAcH GOVERNOR DAVIS
Charges Against Arkansas Executive
Sustained By evidence.

Little Rock Ark. April 10. - The
WAYS and means committee Of the
house of representatives filed its re
port on the investigation of charges
pending AGAINST Governor jefferson
Davis by Attorney General George w.
Murphy. on behalf OF the state peni-
Tertiary board.
The committee is divided in its find
ings seven of the II members sign
ing the majority report finding Ger
tain charges sustained by the evil
dence the three principal ones being
the alleged misuse of contingent funds
use of private car furnished by the
Choctaw Railroad. and acceptance OF
coal from concern which was sup
plying the state institutions. no evi
dencc being introduced of intention TO
pay for it, Four members signed a
report generating both Governor Da-
Wis and the members OF the peniten-
tiary board from any action OF a Grim
inal nature
A motion was defeated in the house
TO postpone further consideration OF
the reports for one week If the ma
iority report is adopted impeachment
proceedings may follow.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
is A eRlDLE PART OF HARNESS
Twelve Hundred Miners Will be Idle
Until Question is Settled.

Altoona. Pa. April lO.-Until the
question of whether or not "A bride
is part OF a set OF harness has been
settled 1900 miners at the l3 opera
tons of the Beech Greek Coal and
Company. at Patton. Cambria county.
and Arcadia, Indiana county. viii re-
main idle. The drivers at these mines
say a bride is part of the harness.
and since the Altoona convention.
which stated that drivers shall not
harness or unharness the mules, they
refuse to put the bride on.
When they reportea>for work they
found the mules all harnessed save
the brides They refused TO touch
the brides and struck. The mines
therefore. could not work Mine Su-
perintendent Lingleheld says a bride
is no more part of the harness than
a hat is part of a suit of clothes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
PROTEST AGAINST LIBEL BILL
Pennsylvania Editors Making Strong
FIGHT Against the Measure.


Fight Against the Measure.
Harrisburg. Pa. April lO.-The news
papers of the state are beginning to
bring great pressure on the members
of the legislature not to vote for the
Grady Salus libel bill. Some state edi-
tors have arrived here 20 fight the
measure and numerous kilograms have
been received by members to oppose
the measure One OF the strongest pro-
tests yet sent was received by every
member OF the house and was signed by
the heads OF all the big daily newspa-
pers in Philadelphia.
United states Senator Pcnrose is here
and is making a fight for the passage
OF the bill. He has sent for several
members who are against the measure
or who are waverins in their support
of the bill. In an interview the sena-
tor said the bill is backed by the Re
publican organization of the state and
that il viii have more than enough
votes when it comes up for final pas
sage i'm the house.
Tho libel bill is being sent through
both houses at the same time. 1t was
introduced Monday night 10y Represen-
tative Salus in the house and has pass
ed second reading. An identical bill
was presented in the senate Tuesday
by Mr Grady. of Philadelphia. and has
been passed finally by that body.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
Testing sixteen-Inch Gun.

Washington. April l0.-The big IS
inch breech-loading rifle at Sandy
Hook. the largest gun in the United
States. is nOsy being tested, and has
been fired seven times The report
D. General Crozier. chief OF ordnance.
shows that satisfactory results have
been obtained. and that on the sixth
round the big 2400-pound shell was
sent away at a velocity of 2345 feet
per second. The powder charge aver.
aged over a quarter OF a ton for each
charge Of smokeless powder and IL re.
quired 16la pounds OF black rifle pow
der to set FIRE to the smokeless pow
dor Of e1ch CHARGE
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
Burglar Fatally stabs His Brother.

New York. April lo.-Discovere,' in
the act of burglarizing the house ii
his parents in Brooklyn, Arthur Hell
Ter stabbed and probably fatally
wounded his brother. Adolph. The lat
ter found a man crouching in the cor.
ner Of his room. He grappled with
the intruder. who armed with a
knife. slashed him until he was forced
to give up the fight Arthur was just
leaving the house by window by
which he had entered when the father
and mother of the two men entered
the rooms. Mr.. Heller knocked Ar
thur senseless. and il was then that
his identity was discovered
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14

Italn NO. 30 IcaNes INChmOnl y 10 a n
daily IN Petersburg, NOrlina, y. O.. Am,
all in0mediate points. Connection y.
Norliia with trains arriving Henderson
Top. IN and Raleigh 4 % p. m. daily. a.
Durham p. m. daily, except Sunday.
Connections at Jacksonville and 'Tamp,
for all Florida East coast points and Cub,
and Porto Rico, at New Orleans for a,
points in Texas. Mexico and California.
TRAINS ARRIVE At RCHMoND-.Au.,
. 10 a. m. No. "A From all points Sout
q 10 a. m, No. 30
% p. IN. Nc. % and Southwest.
) - p. m, No. 30, from NOrlina. \
Petersburg and local points.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14

'fNf' itul"N - .f|
In the bill
Net . Glow. says ror.o1.
New lork. April I'-J II. Morgan
was interviewed regarding tn, Je,i
sion az ST Paul asalns, tae Northern
Securities Company lie said. "Uu-
til ! see the fun text of the decision
should not care 10 express an opin-
ion on a.. This much is certain. how
ever. il will not rest where il is. The
question of tEe right of two or more
railroads To be operated by a holding
company will be taken to the rnited
States Supreme Court at Washington.
Instead of loOliug upon the decision
of the court as a blow TO railroad en-
terprises. should say that the re
verse is the ease"
A conference of leading fnanCicrs
was held in the Office of J. r. Morgan
Il Co. to discuss the details of the de-
cision and it's bearing upon railroad
properties in the future.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
a New L-OW Price Song
Have YOu Heard IL?
A few special items to which we wish to call your
attention
attention

Fast Black Seamless Rl1 el Hose hecla
-"~ toe in today O.
e lot of i.i @ r.u .u Drop stitch Hose, black
q p, n a.
Gents qus'i, fhrea small So is tie
Half
Hose th latest shades worth 23 for
LAD e GeHsaad Boz iigh Turn down
Cents ruf- Iiuer igc
Madras which we advertised At
a
Fiae Corded Madras 10 Remnants 7 yard ndfuly
cool heavy Brown Cotton heavy
3oinch Wide
Ifyoa bargain ropl., pry Goods House
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Schedule effective January IL. 1903.
Trains leave Washington. from Pennsy
sva2ia Station.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

Short Line 10 Principal Cities Of III.
south and Southwest. Florida, Cuba, rexa
california and Mexico. reaching the az,
tails of SIX States
SCHEDULE IN KvFECf Jan. n. 1873.
TRAINS LEAVE NCuMOND-MAtN sTKtt7
STATION-bAILG
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14

Schedule effective January IL, 1903.
Trains leave Washington. from Pennsyl-
,va2ia Station.
$40 m Daily-IOcal for Harrisonburg.
Warrenton, Charlotte, and way stations.
1851 m Daily-Washington and Florida
Limite |. First-class coaches and drawing
room sleeper to Jacksonville, Fla. Din
ing-c r service.
u I5a IN Daily-United States Fast Mail
- arst-claSs coaches and drawing-rO
sleeper to New Orleans. Dming-car ser
vice.
4.OI m Week Days-Local for Har,i.
sonburg and way stations on Manassas
Branch
40 pm Daily-Local for Warrenton and
Charlottesville.
6.3l IN Week Days-Southern Palm
Limited, sole Pullman train. Through
5leepers to Aiken, Augusta, Savannah,
Jacksonville, and st. Augustine. Club,
dining and observation cars
$40 y IN Daily-New York and Atlanta
approximations coach ard sleeper to
Atlanta; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days. Sunset Route Tourist sleeper, Wash
t. u to San Francisco, Pullman Buffet ser
wee.
$50 m Daily-New York and Florida
Express First class coach and sleeper %
Camden, Summerville, Charleston, Savan
nah, Jacksonville, and Port Tampa sleeper
to Augusta, and connection for Aiken.
! Dining-car service.
1901 IN Daily-New York and Mem
phis Limited (via Lynchburg (-FirSt-cla
coach and sleeping car to Roanoke, Knox.
vile, Chattanooga, and Memphis: sleeper
| 10 New Orleans. Dining-car service
1915 D m Daily-WashingtO and South.
western Limited-An Pullman trains, club,
and observation cars to Atlanta and Ma
con; sleeperSto Nashville, Atlanta, Macon.
Memphis, New Orleans Monday, Wed
nesday, and Friday through sleeper t.
Pinehurst. Dining-car service.
TRAINS on BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Washington S.5Oa m md 449
IN daily; week days, LOO p m, 4.35 D m, anO
6,25 m, latter to LeeSburg only.
Through trains from the South arrive
Washington 6.42 m, coz m, 7.5O IN
3. 45 m, 200 = N, 9.15p m, and $50 m,
daily, 1918 m daily except Monday
Local trains from HarrisOnburg, II .55 q
IA week days and sos p m daily. From
Charlottesville, S.2Sa m and 9.05 p m daily
Tickets, sleeping car, reservations, and
detailed information can be had at ticket
office, 705 18th ST.; 5il Pa. ave.. aud Penn
sylvanla Station. Baggage checked through
from hotels and residences.
Phone lGt0 for H. II. X. Cab service.
@ II. ACk EXT, General Manager.
). II HAhDWiCk, General Pass Agt
l.. s. BROWN. General Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
MERGER TURNED DOWN
Federal Court at St. Paul Decides
Against Securities Company.
THE oPrnoN WAS UNANIMOUS

OF Northern Pacific and
Great Northern Roads Declared H.
legal and Securities Company Re-
strained From Voting Stock.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-03
BLACKWELL
GAS WELLS
TROUBLES
Oil and Gas Makes Water Un-
fit for Use.
WELLSFORDRINKINGWA
In Neighborhood of Old Gas
Wells are Ruined.
WELLSFORDRINKINGWA

Blackwell, o. T, March 2.--There is a
the northeastern portion of the city that
by their condition strengthen the belief
of many citizens that the Patten & Plum
kett drilling outfit struck oil in the wells
put down by them for the city last yeai,
says the News. Living about 300 yards
southwest of the last well put down by
Patton & Plunkett is a widow by the
name of Mrs. Fuller. 1t Will be remem-
bered by number Of citizens that when
Patten & Piunkett abandoned the wells,
they filed them up, after drawing the
casing.
The Mrs. Fuller above referred to has
at her house a dug we'll probably forty
feet deep. Shortly after the old gas wells
We're abandoned and filled up. gas sud
denly began rushing into Mrs Fullers
well The gas came in with a kissing
sound and with force that kept the
water boiling as though a fire was under
it. although the water was as cold as
could be- but upon drinking it a singing
or burning sensation was experienced
in the throat. Finally, the water became
oily, so much so that Mrs. Fuller. who
washes for a livelihood, could not even
use the water for laundry purposes, she
having abandoned it for all other pur-
poses as soon as the gas broke through
into it.
Another well was put down upon her
premises and was finished Friday. but it
was no sooner finished than it filed with
a greasy oily water. strongly impreg-
mated with salt. and is also ruined like
her first we'll. The solution to be placed
upon this is that Patten & Plunkett
struck oil in all three Of the wells they
bored for gas. 1t will be remembered
that the last we'll they bored was so
powerful when they struck the gas vein
at a depth of about 900 feet. that it lifted
about 500 feet of water and threw ii in
stream straight up into the air to height
Of at least eighty feet above the ground,
followed by an immense flow of gas
Something happened to this well the
same as the others. and it was aban-
doned and filed up.
The theory now advanced is that Pat
ten & Plunkett not only struck gas in all
the wells put down for the city by them.
but that they struck oil also. and for GER
tain reasons did not desire the fact known
consequently an accident always ruined
the wells just as they struck the gas
vein.
As before stated the gas wells were
abandoned and filled UP with dirt. The
filling being dirt, the gas has forced itself
together with the oil up through the dirt
to where II strikes the vein of water that
feeds Mrs. Fuller's well and then escapes
through that water seep. The chances
are that the escaping gas aud oil from
these old prospect wells will ruin every
well in the northern part of the city, and
eventually every well in the city. unless
some action is taken to head them off.
IT may be necessary for the city to again
open these wells and case them in order
to prevent the gas and oil that Is coming
up from the bottom from reaching the
various wells throughout the city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-03

watch the man drown
Get your rope, Fred" said one of the
boys in excitement ''and well save him
if we can" So both boys hurriedly made
loops in their lariaets and rushed down
10 the waters edge The mans head
was visible above the water and his arms
We're feebly moving in his dying efforts
TO gain the shore.
Now. make a sure throw" said Fred
and out over the death-pool the lariat
was slung. The man was past making
effort TO grasp at the rope. The swift
whirlins waters only kept him near the
surface The lariat loop was only disar-
ranged by the mad waters
"Lariat him" said the other lad, land
well drag him ashore" Again a rope
was trown out and fel lover the mans
head as it appeared above the water.
Jerk" exclaimed Fred 'and you've got
him" The jerk was made. the loop
tightened around the mans neck both
boys grabbed hold their end of the rope
and pulled over the foaming water they
dragged the llfeless form until they had
IL high upon the bank.
There seemed to be not a speck OF life
in the body The boys huriedlv summon
ed a horse and help and the nearly
drowned man was taken to their home
nearby. There was hone that the man
was not uead ana tne members OF the
household began heroic efforts to bring
life again into the body. Presently a
heart beat was felt. then there came a
slight movement Of the muscles and in an
hour life was fully regsined
The man was kent through the night
Next morning he was able 10 go on his
way home to the mountains He wept as
he thanked the noble boys for saving his
life
II tell YOU he WAS mighty proud we
had saved him" said one Of the bows.
4 never saved a life before. but I'm
mighty proud of saving this one