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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25


matter of attending to the furnace
attending to 1t In manner so exceed
ingly peculiar that the cold air came
up to the rooms instead of the hot for
every single cent of spending money
she had in the world, and was that any
sort of way for woman to live?
was about to repeat this to the girl,
but concluded not. 1t was hardly worth
while. Besides, as usual the typewrit-
er waited.
She finished cleaning and stood near
the door, broom and duster in hand.
'Thank you," said l. you are the
prettiest chambermaid ever had, Mu-
rie."
She smiled.
"Shall | do some living pictures for
you this morningY she inquired.
| am never proof against those living
pictures of MuriePs.
Leaning back in my chair, go on"
said l.
She did three.
Begging me to imagine her rustic
swain opposite her and the spire in the
distance, she bent her charming young
head over the handle of her broom and
impersonated "The Angelus"
"Superbw l exclaimed, with clap
pings of hands. 81 can hear the peal of
the bells almost, you beautiful girlr'
Encouraged, she stood upright and
with shut eyes impersonated Might"
Opening them, big, long lashed, gray,
she was radiant Morning"
The shrill cry of "Muriel! Muriel!
Murielr broke in upon this living pic
ture.
MY goodnessr' she calculated.
"There she is again! My beau is COM
ing from Hartford to see me-" turning,
with her hand on the knob. IF she
goes on like this, l can see my finish.
She and that old Rooms For Rent on
the outside door will disgrace me-"
The "Rooms For Rent disgraced me
too. 1t was written with scratch pen
on a ragged piece Of paper and pasted
jaggedly across beneath the bell. l
scratched it off, printed neat calling
card on my typewriter, stuck it above
the knob and walked down step or
two to observe the effect.
at is better" said Muriel. "And the
beauty of it is that it comes on and
off"
/ grew not only accustomed to the
place, but attached to it. Used to the
simplicity of the old country, its bare
ness affected me little so long as it was
clean, and ii was always that, the halls
scrubbed to the purity of whiteness
and the floors well waxed.
Added to which the cooking of Muri-
els mother bordered upon perfection,
the dining room, with its mating its
swiss curtains and its snowy table, was
tempting, and through the open graf
ing of the window not many rejected
manuscripts were passed by the blue
coated postman of mornings, and often
some checks.
The house began gradually to fill up
with furniture. The little woman,
standing weary hours in auction rooms,
bought bargains for songs, but the rent
hung like a hideous nightmare over
her, and the continuous strain left nerv-
GUS prostration dangling in its trail
/ sat with my back to the windows
writing. Those who entered the door
faced that light. l could see wild
CLEANS In the eyes Of MuriePs mother
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25

when she stood there. Her excited call
"Hush" ensuing. 1t was pitiful to
hear the appeal Of her young voice In
its imperative soothing.
One morning her mother knocked,
entered and stood before me with the
light in her eyes and on her face, not
old, but rapidly growing so.
l stopped my work to listen.
"I've spent every cent on the furni-
ture this month";" she commenced, "and
today is my rent day"
How much Is dueY
She named the sum.
1t staggered me somewhat. I studied
the situation from all Sides Already l
was four weeks In pawn, with no hope
that could see of getting out If she
wer bodily elected l should lose that
four weeks board. If gave her what
amounted to another four weeks board
| saved the first at the risk of losing
the second.
Being a writer, l had no money to
lose. But remembering how when 1
first began l often knew what 1t was to
experience the vacillating feeling of
not knowing where my board money
was to come from exactly; remember
ing also how, still being n writer, at
any moment the thing was liable to
reoccur, went to my desk, and, draw
ing out check that had been passed
through the grating of the dining
room window that morning, warm
from the signature of gracious editor,
l handed it to her.
you have saved my life" she said,
though l hardly think 1t was quite so
bad as that made 1t out to be.
She came back from her landlord
with face that beamed.
''If you could have seen him look at
that checkr' she calculated. "'Who is
this you have boarding with your he
asked, and l answered, "A woman who
writes for many magazines
"Who writes for many magazines" l
corrected, land gets her stuff accepted
by few"
''It's all the same" she declared,
with toss of her head (but 1t isn't.
"I'm proud of you
The days that followed went by for
me on wheels that were oiled, but for
Muriel they went less oilily.
ITO Think" complained her mother,
that l am doing it all for her sake,
and she annoys me so! l must scream
at her morning, noon and night to
make her mind"
''If you are not careful" / advised
on day when l felt like advising,
which, happily, isn't often, you'll
have the contrary effect of dashing
down this house of cards you are wear
ing yourself out erecting"
And then MurieTs beau came down
from Hartford. 1t happened like this:
l had been out shopping somewhere.
Returning, | was amazed to find the
card gone off the door and the old pa
per, more Jagged, more disreputable
than ever, pasted zigzag across.
Muriel admitted me. Somehow nev-
er felt the need Of servant in that
house, Muriel was so beautiful, OPEN
ing the door.
'How's this, Muriel?" asked. what
made you put the old card back
again?"
"Hush!" she whispered. "Wait and
I'll tell you"
peeped through the double doors of
the parlor, and there sat her beau from
Hartford.
rushed upstairs, and by and by she
followed me, stood In her old position
with her back against the shut door
and began explaining.
81 wasn't going to try to fool him."
she said. "If he really cared for me, l
thought he'd care for me in spite of it,
and if he didn't care then the game
wasn't worth the candle. So l told him
all about it-how we kept boarders for
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25
DiIn't Seem Funny.

Little Johnny-That young man who
comes to see you must be pretty poor
company. He hasn't any sense of
humor.
Sister-Why do you think SO? Z
Little JOHNNY told him all about
the funny way you rush about and
bang doors when you get in temper,
and he didn't laugh bit.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25

Sillicus-Everybody says he is
genius.
Cynicus-Then l guess he might be.
1t takes genius to convince other peo-
pie that you are one.-Philadelphia
Record
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25

She-Do I really love you, Cholly?
Why, I'd sooner be miserable with you
than happy with some other fellow.
He-But are you sure you won't find
some other chap that you'd sooner be
miserable with?-Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25
And That Ended Morn.

Mrs. Aufait - Now, Nora, be very
careful of this cut glass punch bowl.
1t cost mint of money.
Nora-lndade, muml Well, it's rale
tough. Sure an I drapped it three
times already an niver faxed it.-Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25

"He says he'd share his last dollar
with me-"
YES" said the man who looks at
things coldly, "but he is a man who
will take precious good care never to
get down to his last dollar Washing
ton Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25

When a woman loves a man to the
point of distraction, other women
abuse her for not having more PRIDE"
--Atchison Globe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25

Dishonesty is forsaking Of perma.
nent for temporary advantage.-Bovee
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25

Horses are like eggs. 1t is impossible
to tell what's in them until they are
broken.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-03-25

Make all mOneU orders, checks, etc., payable to
the Tribune Printing Company, Limited
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
FULLER SUPERINTENDENT FREED

G. w Wilder president Of the Butterlck
Publishing Company, appeared at Jefferson Market
Court yesterday prosecute William Harrison en-
ployed by the Fuller Construction Company as
superintendent of a building in course of construc-
ton for the publishing company at Hahudfu, Mic
dougal and Spring SITS. Disorderly conduct was
the charge against Harrison. .-.
Wilder told Magistrate Pool that the butterlch
company contracted for the erection OF ten Dulld-
ing which was to have been completed August l,
last He said that on Tuesday night he went 10 Inc
premises for the purpose of taking charge and IN
Stating John Roache Waterman. In doing so he
or leave the building. Then, Wilder says, he caused
Harrison's arrest.
did the Butterick Publishing Company secure
a writ of eiectment against the Fuller construction
Company?' asked Magistrate Pool
They did not" replied Herbert Noble, counseI
Then Harrison was simply doing his duty
for the Fuller Construction Company, which mas
possession of the property. don't think the ponce
had any right 10 arrest Harrison. and would IKE
TO know the name of the sergeant who broke down
the barricades?" declared Magistrate Pool, as ne
discharged the prisoner. 81, Ill,
The Butterick company had charge of the build
caused by the employment of members Of the
Housesmiths' Union of New-York, by the sub
contractors. The ironwOTkers in ParkSs union then
struck The bricklayers briCklayers' laborers ana
others were standing the sidewalk yesterday
afternoon. 1ney belong to unions which nave
signed the arbitration agreement, ana the MEMBER
of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union Will
not work with them. 1t stated last evening
that Horgan q Slattery. the architects, would have
charge of the building. The architects say they
will decide on the kind of union men they Will
employ in a day or two.
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PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

ALBEMARLE-W. c. Goldman, Providence, and
William Barnes tr.. Albany. EARLINGTON-Cap-
tain L. D WiIdman L. S. A. FIFTH AVENUE
George ". Dunn Binghamton: HOke Smith, of
Atlanta; Bishop Doane Albany. and General o.
O. Howard T. s a. Getired). GILSEY-A. Cor
dasco and Joseph Permno. Naples and Colonel
Manila, P. l.. and Colonel W. H, Boyle. L. s. A.
HOFFMAN-Colonel r. b. Dula, St Louis; Wood
ford Clay Kentucky, and c; L. Mallory. U. S: y.
HOLLAND-CoOnel w. A. Jones' L. S. A; ". J.
and Lady shaughnessy MONTREAL J. G. Thaw.
Their England, and II. }. WetheraI. Philadelphia
INPERIAI-A Ames. Boston; Grandville Gray,
Richmond. and S. +. Davis. Denver. MAJESTIC
H w Lewis. Cape Town; w. S Badger St. Louis
and Frank Couae. Dawson City. MANHATTAN
Captain Walker, Boston: Captain and Lady Lind
saw London; Bishop Johnson of California; Victor
Herbert Pittsburg. and DR.. E. NJ. Somers, Ogdens-
burg n Y. MURRAY HILIr-Colonel V. f. Sto-
brand Fishkin. N Y; f. Thurnavce, Paris. and
Thomas Craven, FoO-Chow. China NEITHER
LAND-E Rothmann and l.. J. Magee. Berlin
PI.AZA-W. c. Goldman, jr., Boston. SAVOY
Edgar d'Cordova and Stanley Deossor. Jamaica
b. W. l. VICTORIAN. J. Bryan, Lincoln. Neb !;
ex-Mayor C.. T; Chaplin. Rochester: Major General
r Sade and Captain f. Hall. British War Office
London. F3AsTORIA-W ". Finley.
way; W. NJ Wood Andover, Mass Colonel T. b
phia and General c. NJ. Splitter, Toledo. Ohio
WESTMINSTER-Majo William a Winthrop. of
PHILADELPHIA
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WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

Old Guard Fair Madison Square Garden
Campaign meeting of the Acorns. No. sol Broadway,
Rapid Trlnsit Commission meeting 3 D.
Notification Of fusion county and borough nominees
Savoy Hotel. p. m.
County Borough Conventions, TanTnany
Hail. evening.
Adjourned Republican Assembly conventions IN Txth
XIVth X-Xth XXIst and XVIII districts. evening
Republican Aid .rnanic conventions in Is IIId. With.
With. With. IXth, XXth. XXIst and X-<IId dis
tricts. evening
Fusion ratification meeting, Cooper Union, p.
Annual dinner election of the Society Of the War
Veterans Of the It'll Regiment. the Arena. 1:45 p m
Meeting Of the New-York Library Club. Of
Education Park-ave and Fffty-ninth-st.. 2. m
Opening Of Columbia University Club, No. Is East
TNyenty-sixth-st.. ?.
No 3. Grove and Hudson Burns and Scot
land Charles II. Govsn: School 5. One-hundred-
and-forty-frst-st and Edgecombe- Songs Of
Burns Mrs Henrietta Speke-seeley; School No
IL No. 225 East Twenty-seventh-st. Composers and
Music Of Italy Clarence de VauX Roger; School
No ST. No 523 West Forty-fourth-st. between Tenth
and Eleventh ayes. The Struggle in New-England'
Everett T Tomlinson; School No. $50, No. PAL East
Oue-hundred- -nneeenth-st, Edinburgh. Charles
H Scholey; Columbus Hail. Sixteth- st. between
Columbus and Amsterdam ayes, Colonial Life
Among Puritnns.' Louis II. Cornish; Lafayette
Hall Alexander-ave and ehundred-and thirty
enlist, Tho National Yellowstone Park Basil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
MYSTERY IN HER DEATH.
Wife of Merchant Found Asphya7-
0ted IN Her Room.

Mystery surrounds the death yesterday IN tHe
boarding house at No 2,0G2 Flfth-ave OF MIS-
Hattie Wolff, wife of Samuel Wolff. merchant.
The woman who had been i'll for four years ana
under the care of a nurse. was found asphyxiated
by gas The door and all of the windows in the
closed tight. but the people I'm the
house declare Mrs. VOLTS death to have been
accidental. Although the death discovered at
a. m, it until p. m. that DR. B. NJ
Feldman, of 1909 Madison-ave. reported it at the
Coroners' office. The police say admission 20 the
Of the dead woman was refused. but Coroner
Jackson, who personally made an investigation
tells the following story:
Mrs. Wolff had been i'll for about four years from
q nervous disorder and during that time had been
almost constantly under the of nurse. She
had taken several trips to Europe in the hope of
improving her physical condition. but they aided
her little. Since she had lived in the Fifth-ave.
house. Mrs. Wolff had been under the care of Miss
Elaine Angel a trained nurse. Mr. Wolff, / under
stand. had not been in the habit of staying at the
house with his wife and the slept in the room
Angel that her husband would remain with her
that night. and she left the house.
Miss Angel returned to the house about o'clock
this morning and she neared Mrs. Wolff's room
detected the Odor of gas. She knocked the door,
and hearing response opened il. Mrs Wolff
lay dead the bed in her nightdress. The win
full. The woman had evidently been dead sew
eral hours. Mrs. Wolff and others in the house
declared that they believed the womans death to
have been accidental l am going to make fur
Their investigation.
When seen yesterday afternoon the wOman's hus-
band refused to make any statement referring all
inqurers to the Coroner. 1t could not be learned
whether not the woman had made any deClard-
ton that she intended to end her life or whether
any letters left by her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.

Liverpool oct sailed. steamer Oceanic CBr' Cameron.
Nev-NorE Via Queenstown
Southampton Oc Arrived. - Louis. Jamison.
New-Ytrk PASSED Hurst Castle I.tS MI. sailed.
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II Ger. Hogemann
Bremen. York Via CherhCurg.
Queenstown 900 a ul-Arrtved steamer TeutOnic
tHrl McKinstry. Nev-Yors for Liverpool land pro
Ceededl.
Lizard oct Passed steamers Consuelo Gr>. Watson
York Jiravesena and Hull; 81 Nicholas (flr1.
wis Nev-Yord FOR Antwerp Ia Lorraine tFrl.
York Ter Havre
PROV, Head Z p m-Passed, steamer Carpathia
tFrl Barr. YORK for Queenstown and Liverpool
Cronstadt O,t S-ArrIved steamer Kentucky tDan)
Crhirdemann. Sew-Nork Via Christiania and COpen-
Havre oct 6--saled. Dona Maria CPoru. RochA
New-Nork
Gibraltar oct s-Passsd Indrawati (Brl Condy
Yokohama etc. New-York. {. Martha Ger, from
Dena. for New-Nork
Naples oct : u-Arrived. steamer Lain osevr
Ilolte New-York. via st Michaels. Cor GeroA tant
sailed.
Genoa. Oct Arrived steamer Ctta "a Milano ntaD.
De Barbtere York. Via Naples, sailed steamer
Gottar,to UtaD Hllgini New-N0rk
Amera. Oct C-saticd steamer PaWnee err. Cart
wright NeW-Yofk
Port Natal Arrived Sabine (Br) Taylor,
New-YOrk. Via ST Vincent. Q V. for psaSoa Bay.
Rio yanetro. Oct b-Arrved steamer kAns Prince ,Br,
Wright. Nsw-Yok. via RSruansboco..
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the shipbuilding deal. but said he believed, had
the deal gone through. the company would have
made both reputation and at least 100000 in
profit
Q.-What securities did you get for the loans you
made TO Dut the deal Of August IL through? A
Stocks and bonds OF the shipbuildng company.
believe they delivered to the trust company
by John W. Young. The agreement with Mr.. Young
In the trust company's office when left.
Q.-What receipt did you get for the 100000 you
borrowed from the bank in which 1t was deposited
by Mr.. Perkins for J. 7. Morgan & Co? Alt was
credited to the shipbuiding company.
Odd not the money through the account of
Dresser & Nixon? A.-Some Of it did, because it
was borrowed in that form.
Mr.. Guthrie then asked that the hearing go
over until Tuesday October IS. at 1890 a. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
WESTERN UNION WINS BELL SUIT.
Higher Court Holds Plaintiff May Recover
on Shares Aggregating About $1S,0000O0.

Boston, oct "A decision involving a large
amount and reversing the finding of the United
States Circuit Court sent down to-day by the
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals in the case
the Western Union Telegraph Company ct al
against the American Bell Telephone Company.
4 masters report in the case, which held that
the plaintiff could recover in the suit seeking
an accounting for certain shares of stock In com
tract made in November, 1879, was confirmed by
the United States Circuit Court. Appeal was
taken and the Court of Appeals holds that the
plaintiff recover.
Bell company in changing its course OF business
and receiving stock in part return for rental OF
'phones in which rental the Western Union as
sumed have share of 20 per cent under contract
for Datents furnished. The telegraph company al
legged tf.tt the total amount of stock said to ag-
lyragate about SIS 100000 much rental as the
cash received. and sued TO recover the proportion
alleged TO belong to IT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

The following petitions in bankruptcy fled
yesterday with the clerk of the United States Dis
trict Court:
An involuntary petition filed against THE NEW
AMSTERDAM BOOK COMPANY corporation at No. 1856
Fifth-ave.. by :hree credto-s-Robert Butler & Son.
81 $50; Benjamin Franklin Printing Company. S736 and
F. Allen Finn amOunt OF claim mentioned IN petit
BENJAMIN FYLE and JAMES KILN, trading in
silks woollens No. 80 GranG-st., liabilities Of
S7S,sI4. assets SIS. $50. The principal creditors
Russell Murray & Co, Nev-ToTk city S6O5I: Paul
Muller New-York City s5.94s; American WooIeu Com
pany. $500: p CrellI Co, New-NorI City $40 SOS
The stock estimated $780, machinery. S12.5Oo
personal property. 500; accounts S3I. I35.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
wANAMAKER LEASES WAREHOUSES;
They Have a Total Floor Space of About
One Million Square Feet.

John Wanamaker has leased. through John "
Golding from the Terminal Warehouse Company
the Central Stores two of the largest warehouses
built Mr. Wanamaker will also have one OF the
largest department store buildings ever erected
The Central Stores occupy the blocks bounded by
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth SITS. and kLeV-
erth and Thirteenth aVes. The dimensions OF the
premises are III 3xl97 6x666x202S feet 1t is sald
that the total square of the floor areas or the
buildings Is more than 1,O)0,eO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
ADVISE SEVEN MONTHS EXTENSION.
Williams and Middendorf Assets S1300,000
More Than Liabilities, Committee Says.

Baltimore Oct THE advisory committee
which has been investigating the financial con-
dition Of John L. williams & Sons, Of Rich
mond, Va, and J. William Middendort q Co.
of this city. decided to-day to recommend TO the
creditors to grant the two firms an extension
Of seven months. The committee reported that
at present market values the assets of the firms
amount to 81 10000 more than their liabilities
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 10.
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Wednesday, Oct Z, 1908


Mesaba CBr), Tubb London September "a 70
the Atlantic Transport Company with e5 cabin
and mdse. Arrived at the Bar at 21o
Steamer Lombardia (ItaD Canzonert,
81 and Naples q 10 Hirzel. Feltmann & Co with az
Arrived the Bar
Steamer Corfe Castle (Br). Marshall. East Lordoa
September and ST Lucia so. IN ballast Norton
Sandy Hook at 1905 m.
Steamer Terence (Br). Grimes. Santos September II
Rio Janeiro Is Bahia 81 Pernanburo q and Barbados
80. Jevons, with cabin Al pas
and mdse.
Steamer Suyg Clor). Wis. Montego Bay September 20
and 80. 20 Kerr s. Co. with fruit. Arrived
at the Bar at Sis
Steamer Memnon (r) Williams. Port Spain September
. with asphalt 10 the Barber Asphalt Company vessel
to Daniel Bacon.
Steamer Concho Barlow Galveston September 80 ard
Key October 3. to c II Mallory & Co. with pas
mdse
Steamer FL cid Baker Galveston. 10 the Southern
Pacific Company with mdse.
Steamer colorado. Risk Mobile. September - and
Brunswick. October T. 10 c. H. Mallory CO. with pas
and mdse.
steamer san Marcos Avery. Mobile: September 20.
and brunswick. October 4, to . II Mallory Co. with
passenger and mdse.
with railroad ties George Baxter q O.. Vessel
the New-York and Porto Rico Steamship Company.
Steamer Ger, Brockholt. Norfolk October
FInch. Edye Co. Passed in Sandy Hook az m 50
a m.
Steamer Monroe. Hulphers. Newport News ana Nor
folk. the Old Dominion Steamship Company. with
passengers and ndse
Sandy Hook. Z 80 p m. wind northeast stroux
breeze: cloudy and hay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
SAILED

Steamers Falcon OBJ. for Wilmington y c: Capac
CBr, Valparaiso, Caao. etc anchored Sandy Hook
Bay. owing fOg) Ceramics (Belg Montevdeo
Ayres etc anchored In Sandy Hook Bay: New-York.
Southampton tLnchored below the NarrCwsl. Rotterdam
Dutch Rotterdam Bouogne Germanic OBJ. Liver
pool anchored below the NarrOwsl Jefferson, Norfolk
Newport News. Comus. Orleans. Buffalo tEr).
Hull. Cornal. Galveston; Mamma Iata. baltimore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08

IL you are in doubt rs to where You are to
register in your election district, look Mt the
advertisement on the thirteenth. fourteenth
and fifteenth pages of The Tribune and find
the address of the polling place to-day. Then
register tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

Sunrise rises e:57 Moons age II
HIGH WATER.
AM-sandy Hook Sis Gov. Island s:Ss Gate 10 %
M.-Sandy Hook S:3S GOV. Island $50 Hell