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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
Bean Straw n q Ration.

Whether bean straw is a fit food for
farm animals depends upon the degree
of maturity reached by the plant when
harvested. In this it is like all forage
Usually the vines are allowed to
become too ripe to make good feed, in
order that the beans will fall out easily.
If the vines are pulled.before all the sap
and life have left them they make for
age similar to cowpea hay in character.
AS in other cases, the farmer wants to
eat his cake and have it, too. He wants
to "catch 'em comm and gwine." With
corn and oats it is possible to cut before
maturity and have fairly good roughage
and ripened grain also. With white
beans It is not 80 easy, but a discriminat-
ing judgment applied at the critical mo-
ment will doubtless be rewarded by a
crop Of beans and roughage more or less
nutritipus.-Rural World.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
THE TWO ESSENTIALS.
len a Horse Ia AflfnR Examine Its
Teeth and, If Possible. Change
Its Diet.

Then a horse begins to run down in
b, eats daintily or not at all, there
two things that thought should be
IN to before resorting to medical
(tment; one is the teeth; the other
/ says Farm, Stock and Home. The
feed" horse is often in that condi-
because he can't eat, and because
las no desire to eat. He needs den
and not medicine. If the teeth are
Plight, and the horse will not eat, 1t is
p because he and his feed no longer
~aonize. He may have been given one
of feed SO long and uninterrupted
(hat he has lost all desire for it; it
become obnoxious, in fact, and he
pot eat it. In such cases a change OF
is what the horse needs, and not
|lcine. Oats are a good and accept
horse feed, and bread is equally so
Fnan, but it the last is substantially
fonly feed man has for a long period,
|Rill reject it to the extent of great
OF flesh; and under similar condi-
the horse will reject oats. If
|ner teeth nor diet are responsible
tine horses condition, then other
es must be looked for. Butt in an as
|shlngly large number Of instances
causes named will be found the real
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
NOTES ON h MULE.

A mule will pine away and die when
rheumatism attacks his hind feet.
In kodaking a mule don't focus it's
rear, unless you have a w%heelbarrow
escapement handy.
A mule is a vegetarian by nature and
training, and although he will kill he
will not eat his prey.
A mule never discriminates between a
tramp and a preacher. He is like the
rain-gets the drop on bad and good
alike.
A mule has one great advantage over
less favored creatures; he has no de-
scendants to leave a good name and
fame-so leaves neither.
A mule standing motionless with both
eyes half closed is not dreaming sweet
dreams. Scientists say he is either
thinking of the nan he kicked last or
the one he will kick first.-Rural World.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
CRI B
DRIVEWAY
EXCELLENT HOG U

kes a desirable place for surplus
or for storage room for poxes,
rels, plows, etc. Sliding doors
be the driveway at each end, and
doors lead from each pen to the
ways, which should lead to the
nyard or farm lane. The pens, when
for feeding and sleeping, should
kleaned each day or two, which is cas-
done with a scoop-shovel. The
lghs should be fastened securely, and
front Of the pen should behinged to,
Big in over the trough, thus keeping
hogs away until slop is distributed.
floor should slope fromtone andgone-
to two inches in ten feet.
he past year has been very hardson,
be, yet out of 40 head have lost
one small shoat, and that, was in
ID by the SOW. One lot okshoats
e placed in pen on the 20thsof Febru-
! 1902, and were not OF the cement
! May 20, when marketed. No floor
|epair, no rat harbors, ease in clean
and good sanitary conditions, make
cement floor the most desirable
NV. Helwig, in Ohio Farmer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
BEGGAR v CREDIT.
but HI Doesn't Relish the Practice
That Some People Have OF
Putting Him on.

Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister "a
washington attended in Philadelphia the
recent launching of the Turkish warship
Med]ldla at the Cramps shipyard.
during the luncheon following the
.aanch Cheklb Bey animadverted for a mo
an exchange of that city. sa'7
.Yo nave here" he said, ian enterpris.
ing and Intelligent cohesion of beggars.
One Of them approached me this morn.
.ng. lie told a moving tale Of misfortune;
then ne asked me for a little money.
- put my hand in my pocket. to find
that was altogether out Of change.
My man. | said, I have nothing for
you now, but in an hour 1 shall be pass
ing this way again. Then 1 promise
YOU you shall get something from me-
All right, sir said the beggar; but
all the same he added, fretfully, You
wouldn't believe the amount Of credit I
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
Cause of Rancidity.

Rancidity of butter has received a
variety of explanations: a chemical
study leads Jensen, a German bac-
teriologist, to conclude that micro
organisms are the cause, three species
being especially active, and that the
air plays no part except in stimulat-
ing the growth of the bacteria. Salt
retards their growth. They require
oxygen, and in protecting butter 1t is
desirable to keep it in large masses,
exposing the smallest possible surface
to the air.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
BEEF-pRoDuc1Ne FOODS.
Conclusion. n...
frof. Mumford of the Illinoi.
Experiment Station.

haVlng already referred to an I'M
portant cattle feeding experiment re-
sen,ly conducted at the Illinois station
w FroI. a. ". Mumford, we present
some OF the chief conclusions reached
taken from bulletin No. So: :
!. mis- experiment indicates that corn
may De supplemented with clover hav. .
nltlosenou roughage, in such a wav
.nat ITS influence will be practically as
oenencial as the supplementing of corn
with a heterogeneous concentrate. such as
gluten meal. %
!. That where clover hay or some
otner heterogeneous roughage is not avail.
~ lot supplementing the corn crou
III iattenlng steers, a heterogeneous con
centrate like gluten meal is highly adj
v%antageous.
8. That neither the corn ration SIM
plemented by the use of a heterogeneous
roughage on the one hand nor of a nj
trogenous concentrate on the other,
proved to be an ideal ration. 1t is be-
lieved that some judicious combination
OF the two yet to be determined will be
FOUND more satisfactory and profitable
than either.
4. A ration of corn, timothy hay and
corn slower has little to recommend II
LOT beef production. It is not favorable
1or the production of large, rapid OF
economical gains; nor is the beet
produced by such a ration desirable. II
required LIS pounds more grain and 4
pounds more roughage to produce each
pound OF grain where timothy hay sup.
plemented corn than where clover hay
was used.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
MExICo's HANDSOME WOMEN.
we are OF Mixed Blood-spnnisb
and lndian-and Are Very
Attractive,

some OF the most beautiful women in
tne world are found among the Indians
OF the Tahuantepec isthmus in Mexico
lney are OF mixed blood-Spanish and
Andian-though the Indian is generally
predominant, says an exchange. In that
region on Sundays one will see hundreds
OF pretty c%hurchgoers wearing a most
extraordinary costume. The skirt is
oIten OF satin or silk. heavily lace
tl1mme sometimes, and with a short
sleeved waist. The head dress is the
principal feature. 1t is a great stifE
Numbered accordion-plaited sort Of
thing that can look very pretty and can
be what the women's word Sloppy"
means.
The Amatecas, both men and women.
Wea White cotton garments, on which
me embroidery is done in panels either
down the front of the woman's skirt or
on the tunic the men wear. There is a
curious custom among them of lovers
exchanging the twigs of certain trees in
entlre secrecy, except as each new twig
is received it is carried to the father or
mother or guardian of each of the two
n assent is given to the continuance
OF the exchange till orange blossoms are
reached, then it is time for the priest,
Ihls pretty method of courtship is dy-
Ing out, as it is a relic of Indian customs
and is discouraged by the priests.
IN nearly all parts of the country the
lovers process is the same. It is called
playing bear and is of Spanish extrac-
ZION. Of course is is not necessary to
play bear in those classes where the
young folk are thrown together in the
market, the field, the workroom and the
highway, but even there a close watchis
kept on. the girls and conversation with
their adorers is fragmentary.
The beginning of a courtship is usually
the sight of each other on some public
day. some fiesta" or when driving in
the Paseo. The lover-to-be beholds a
face that causes his heart to tighten,
then expand, and, if he does not know
who she is he will follow and ascertain
her abode. That night there will be
I"oA6Au6 GUITARS III QCT WluOOW
and he may attempt to sing (few Next
cans but have fair voices). The next
day burning epistles of deathless love
aTrive and possibly an elder member, OF
the young mans family, and if theirre-
spective stations, fortunes and all other
things are suitable the young p~eoplegbe-
gin to see each other, with some third
person ever present and between them,
except in those fond moments when she
stands at her window or balcony and her
lover is without, but near enough that
the slightest whisper of one can be heard
by the other, and if the bars are widelips
may meet. So love is made until the
weddingday, but, sad to relate, when that
day is not long passed the young wife
takes her place in the household but lit
tie higher than the servants. But she
has expected nothing else and dutifully
follows her husband to the toor each day
and kisses his hand as he extendsi it.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
SECURE cRossBAR LOCK.

crossbar. A round iron bolt holds the
bar to the middle rail of the door, al
lowing it to turn freely either way. Two
long gains, one in the floor and one in
the beam overhead, receive the ends Of
the bar when the door is closed. In
place of a gain in the beam, a strip Of
scantling may be nailed firmly to the
under side of the beam. The upper end
Of the crossbar, when set erect, comes
on the inside Of the strip.-D. H. Shep-
ard, in Farm and Home.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
THIEF USES POST OFFICE.
Sort Of Half Kindness In Practice for
the Benefft of the
Robbed.

A new part which the post Office
a New York girl recently when she re-
ceived notice from the city postal au-
thorities to call for an unaddressed
package believed to belong to her.
Several days before this the young
woman had lost her pocketbook, re-
ports the Sun. The purse contained
money. several keys. a pocket piece, a
number of her cards and some small
trinkets.
Presenting the official notice at the
post office, she was asked if she had
lost a small satchel, and when told
that she had been robbed of one, the
clerk asked for a description of it's
contents.
"a fve-dollar bill, two fve-dollar
gold pieces, a ten-dollar bill, a"
"Hold on a minute" said the clerk.
There isn't any money in this bag.
What else did you have in it,"
ooh, I guess it isn't mine, then," she
replied. Il had a five"
"Never mind" interrupted the clerk,
glancing down the line of applicants
"What else did you have in it,"
"Three keys, a medal, a pocket
piece, some of my cards, some stamps
and samples and things" said the girl.
ooh, 1 guess it's yours" said the
clerk, delivering I'VE the identified
property. IF it hadn't been for the
cards, however, you probably would
never have found it,"
"But where is my money!" asked the
girl.
ooh, that is a common occurrence"
was explained. "You see a thief
knows it isn't safe to carry around
some easily identified possession of
some other person. He only wants
the money So he takes that and then
drops anything which might lead to
detection in the first post Office parcel
box he reaches. And you get what is
left of your property after the thief has
had his pick"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
c,n Rey .. = FarA

4 Missouri farmer hired a city boy
t. help him around the farm during
tho summer. One morning he told the
hov "a 20 and salt the calf. The boy
took a quart of salt and rubbed It all
oyer the calf. working it into the hair.
4 lot of colts scented the salt. and
hunted the calf up. They licked all
tho hair of the CATS back. The farm
a. tried to catch the calf to wash II,
hut the calf, thinking he wanted to
lick II. too, ran through a hole In the
fence and disappeared down the road.
The boy now stands up when he eats
his ME. Moral: Never be afFs4a t
ask questions.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
A Little on.

A local artist of note tells an amusing
story OF his visit to an insane asylum in
this state. Spending as. much time as he
Gould visiting an inmate, he started down
me stars on his way to catch the train
back to the city.
At the foot Of the stairs stood a large
clock. Taking out his W watch to com
ference of several minutes. Turning to the
doorkeeper; a young Irishman, he in
CURED if the clock was right.
.Rlght!!" said the doorkeeper. do YOU
think it would be here if it was right?'-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
For Only

the Northern Pacific will sell a special tick
ct for a tour of Yellowstone Park, includ-
ing railway and Pullman fares and meals
in Dinning car, st. Paul to Gardiner and
return, stage coach transportation through
the park, and board and lodging at the
Park hotels for the regular tour Of five and
one-half days. Tickets sold SO that passen-
gers can leave st. Paul or Minneapolis on
Park train of Sept. 3 only.
If necessary, a special train of Pullman,
dining and observation cars will be run.
Apply to any N. P. r. Agent for informa-
ton and reservations, or write to Chas. s.
Fee, Gen. Passgr. Agent, st. Paul, MINI.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
How to Use a currycomb.

Us
a currycomb must be used have the
o'hest one that can be found, and use
sparingly. In the hands of some
the curycomb is barbarous instru-
OF torture. Applied with a long,
Pplng motion, without regard to the
OF the body, or the evenness with
u II is held, will make a poor animal
Tx n shiver. The skin is often
pussy hurt by the angles Of comb
carelessly and heavily handled.
nor, motion, back and forth, does
'ork more effectively and humanely
me severe application of the comb
,lped. The horse will learn not to.
Nc IL II he finds he is not hurt.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
6blX69H
AD[AN&g@)
STOCK
an OHIO HOG HOUSE.
.,cr Elaborate Nor Expen'
.,d Almost Any Bright
Man Can Build One.

..owith submit plans of my hog
The building is "a by % by
-. with a crib of four feet about
le.s one-half feet above the level,
foot wagon shed, and the re-
Hu.n ton feet cemented and di-
y t'i into as many pens as are want
rhe cement should be not less
!. e;ebt inches above the ground
|, and, if possible. on the south
of A building, so that sunlight
/, ne admitted by windows or
lied doors or lifts.
GOOD floor over the pens about
and one-half feet from the cement,
-N.H1 .EAEF -1THHl7 H
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
DESIRABLE DOOR LOCK.
"A Convenient Way to Manage the
Crossbar of Entrance Ways ].
i to Barns,

Large barn doors are often fastened
to a perpendicular bar, one end of
which enters a mortise in q beam or
block overhead, and the other a mortise
in the floor. The strength. of a man
is usually required to take out the bar,
or put It up. The illustration shoYs a.
more convenient way:to manage the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
Misplaced Affection.

The Eskimos were very angry with the
arctic explorer.
What did he do?" asked the member Of
the relief expedition.
He 'petted our. dogs" explained the
rs there any harm in petting your
dogs!"
Yes; their tails were frozen stiff, and
when they went to wag them they broke
of."-Stray Stories.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
When Pigs Hnye Sore r..t

When Pigs Have Sore Feet.
your pigs feet;get sore, give a dose
psom salts, and follow with ten
rs Oh nitrate potassium two or three
oaily, IN feed, which will cool the
and afford relief to the feet.
y nesh between the toes should be
l'u once with terchloride of anti
y, using a3eather. II necessary, re-
.ne third day. To heaa the sore use
aue OF Zinc, one dram to one pint
a. Keep the pig warn and dry.
|oland Farmer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
Tn to Papa.

$50 you want to become my son-in-
law, do you?" queried the stern parent.
eyes. sir" replied the modest youth.
"That is, It you can afford it."-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

1oats Hot Aamere1s mere.
United States il almosta goatless
~ compared with others, and the
.eance OF goatskins. young and old,
.sate $S5.00O.000a year-whieh rep
~ inc slaughter Of II, o0o. 900 goats
gus. Germany has $1,000 900 head,
o,ooo,O00, Austria 100000 and
bulgaria and Italy about $780,
asn' IN Turkey there are six goats
IN person, the goat being the most
liant source of income.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Csc
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

1t is the grain of truth that gives force
to the lie.-Ram's Horn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

1 am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
Robbins, Norwich. N. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

Old Sofas, Backs of Chairs, ETC., can b
dyed with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

uilet that is not well kept from
,ng 70 laying time will never make
psa-breaking hen.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

You cannot live by another's expert
ence.-Ram's Horn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
M ISIS NELLIE CURTAIN, 64o Pearl
IVA street, St. Paul, Mimi, head sales
woman in a department store writes:

"Ihave charge Of q department In
q dry goods store, and after standing
the larger part of the day, would go
home with a dull ache, generally
through my entire body. I used Pc.
runa and feel so much better that I
walk to and from the store now. 1
know Peruna to be the best medicine
on the markeff0r the diseases peculiar
to women. miss Nellie Curtain.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21

Nothing is so weakening to the human
system as the constant loss of mucous.
Catarrhal Inflammation ofsthe mucous
membrane produces an excessive forma-
ton of mucus Whether the mucous
membrane be located in the head or
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-20
NECESITA ACLARARSE

FL dia 16 de los corrientes, en- ell
barrio de Camarones, t6rmino de Baya-
mon v en- la casa de don Pedro Laborda
habfa una jugada de gallos.
Sc presentaron en- ese lugar los po-
licfas Alberto Hurtado, Arturo Zayas Y
un tai Davila
Pusieronse los jugadores en- fuga v
ell guardia Hurtado aisparo su revolver
contra IN individuo llamado Contreras
& quien hirio mortalmente asf como s
otros, con heridas mas menos graves,
sin que sepamos los nombres de estos
1ltimos.
Sc impone ell deber de tonar decla-
raci6n, en- primer lugar q los Quardias
Zayas y Davila, pues, segun Sc dice, es-
tos no llevaban revolver de reglamento
para cerciorarse de 81 realmente, CO.
mo Sc sospecha, fu6 ell Hurtado quien
dispar6 sobre ell Contreras, que Sc halla
hoy en- estado de suma gravedad,
De ser asf, en- vez de estar libre de-
biera encontrarse detenido, como Sc
practica en- estas clases de crimenes.
Llamamos la atenci6n de quien coz
rresponda sobre este hecho, para que no
quede impune como han quedado mu-
chos.
Que Sc aclare.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-20
INTRANSIGENTfS

Para contestar la prensa adverse
ria que & cada momento nos echa en- ca
ra intransigencias que no existen, les
ponemos de ejemplo, ell case ocurrido
en- Aguas-bueDas con ell professor fede-
raj Cornelio Zayas
Este senior, por ell solo delito de ser
federal no ha podido consegulr este afIo
la escuela que desempenaba en- ell refe-
rido pueblo, no obstaDte su buena con-
ducta, su capacidad como maestro el
ser hijo amantfsimo de una madre L
quien sostiene, as1 como una hermana
viuda.
~ hablamos de intransigencias -. !!
Seg1n nos dicen, ell Secretario de
la gunta escolar de Aguas-buenas es un
hijo de familia que no paga contribu-
cl0n alguna y con muy pocos conoci-
mientos para desempenar ell cargo que
tiene.
Y asf va todo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-20

La banda del Regimiento de Paer-
to Rico tocara esta noche retreta en- la
plaza de Baldorioty.
Sc nota entire ell bello sexo la pre-
diIecci6n por ell uso del traje color azul
En- todos los Gltimos espectacuIos ha
predominant ese. color. Ell color roio
que estaba de moda ha decafdo mucho
entire las bellas
AVER, mientras Sc celebraba la
retreta en- la plaza de Alfonso XII SO
Oyo un hGmbre que estaba dandO gritOs;
tan prOntO nos acercamOs entire Ia mu.
chedumhre que le escuchaba, vimOs que
era un propagandista del famoso Ron
Trolley que fabrica, ell senior Pedro
Chandri en- San Juan que es ell favO.
ritO del publico de los Hoteles. te
Aver sali6 para Europa ell vapor
frances sOlinde Rodrfguezs. Este bu-
que entrara en- dique tan pronto rinda
SUI viaje.
Sc asegura que ell seflor Real no
tiene Inconvenience en- publican su ro-
nance premiado en- ell certamen del Ate
neo, perO que hay quien sc opone que
los romances sean publicados antes de
celebrarse la entrega de los premios.
La familia de don Mauricio Cue
IRA Sc trasladara & Carolina donde pa
sara ell verano.
<THE HELVETIAD -27, Gale de
la Cruz. Gran casa de huespedes.
<Table d'hotel~ Aposentos para fami-
las personals sOlas. COmidas a Gin
cuenta centavOs cubiertO BanOs. Te.
lefOno, l92. ApartadO correo. 295. Pro
pietario, Pedro Schira. NOta: Este ho'
tel estA a cargo de una senorita ca
giena.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-20
Carne barata
para maflana

Desde hace dos dias los abastecedo-
res de carne Sc confabularon para subir
ell precio de la carne.
Ell primer dia la vendierona & 26 GEN.
tavos ell kilo; aver q % hoy la han
elevado q 80 10 cual constituye un abuse
y una exploitation.
En- vista de este, ell senor PifIero,
que Sc habfa retirado de la matanza,
porque pesar de la competencia que
venfa hacienda esos abastecedores, no
obtenfa del publico toda la protection
que esperaba. ha resuelto volver & ma
tar, y al efecto ha presentado hoy un
novillo que expendera ma1ana q precio
bastante m0dico.
Ell sefIor Pinero es digno de que ell
p1blico lie ayude, pues de ese modo es
que puede hacersele la guerra al mono
polio.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-20
Don Francisco Verar

Aver tuvimos ell gusto de yer en-
Caouas & nuestro antique amigo don
Francisco Verar, director de la banda
de la PoIicfa insular, Y uno de los pro-
fesores mas competentes del pals.
Ell sefior Verar vino acompanando
los mdsicos de dicha banda que tocaron
ell bale del SClub.0
Dicho professor Sc halla muy anima--
do con los resultados favorables que va
obteniendo la banda, en- In que Sc
propone introducir notables meJoras.
Es muy probable que pronto ell Sc
nor Verar haga una tourn@e artlstlca
con dicha banda, por las princlpales po-
blaciones de los Estados Unidos para
dar 4 conocer ALI los aires mas popula-
res y caracterfsticos del pals.
Reciba ell seflor Verar nuestro afec-
tuoso saludo.