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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-18
Our Slanl.

What difference there is between
a slang word like "fierce" and q
slang word like -four fusher!n
"Four flusher" is q tense, compact
metaphor. 'Tierce'' is just cant
"Fierce" ought to be canned. 'Foul
husher" deserves to be enshrined.-
Chicago Tribune.
Wise words, these, betraying pro-
found thought and discriminating
judgment. And while the valued
Tribune is separating the slang
sheep from the slang goats may We
ask its opinion of that virile Amer
lean metaphor, ''to butt in?"-pe
troit Free Press.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-18
DEER PARK HOTEL,
DEER PARK, MD.

This famous Alegheney hostel
ry opened June Is, with pros
poets for a brilliant season. The
twelve cottages have been reno
waited and painted, inside and
out. Two of the choicest can be
secured if application is made at
once. Many suites of rooms have
been engaged in the hotel.
The popularity of this resort is
due to it's splendid location, $500
feet above the sea level, out Of
range of malaria and mosquitoes.
Every convenience is provided
for guests. Delightful rooms and
an excellent cuisine. The hotel is
provided with all modern i'm
provements for comfort; and
bowling alleys, billiard rooms,
tennis courts, golf links, swim
ming pools, etc., for amusement.
An entirely new livery equip
ment has been installed.
Three solid vestibuled trains
each way daily with Pullman cars
via the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
between New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, Cincin-
natl, Louisville and st. Louis.
Stop-overs allowed on all through
tickets.
Address w. E. Burwell, Mana
ger; Deer Park, Md. 6,18-3N
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-18
b. & O. RAILROAD
OHIO RIVER DIVISION.
Timetable; in effect Pay Is, 1904.
East Bound.


$40 A. M. (daily except Sun
|dsy)-Accommodation; Wheeling
End intermediate points.
1854 A. M. (daily)-Pittsburg
express; New Martinsville e,
Moundsville, Wheeling, Pittsburg,
Franklin, Oil City, Titusville and
intermediate points. Runs solid
to Pittsburg daily, except Sunday.
Daily to Wheeling.
1885 A. M. (daily except Sun.
|day)-Accommodatio New Mar
itinsville and intermediate points.
1:57 P. M. (daily)-New York
express; New M e rtinsville,
MoundsviIle, Wheeling, Pittsburg,
Buffalo, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and all
points north and east. Buns solid
to Pittsburg. Parlor car.
4:58 P. M. (daily)-Accommo-
dalton; Wheeling and intermedi-
ate points.
6:10 P. M. (iaily except Sun
day)-Ohio Valley express; New
Martinsville, Moundsville, Ben
wood, Wheeling, Pittsburg, Buff
falo, Baltimore, Washington, New
York and all points north and
east. Runs solid to Pittsburg.
Parlor car.
West Bound.
9:21 A. M, (iaily)--Accommo-
dation; Pittsburg and inte1medi-
ate points.
1i:18 A. M. (daily except Sun
day)-Ohio Valley express; St.
Marys, Marietta, Parkersburg,
Ravenswood, Milwood, Pomeroy,
PIT. Pleasant, Charleston, Gallipo-
| lis, Huntington, Kehova, Ironton,
Portsmouth, Cincinnati and all
points south and west. Runs SOL
id to Remove. Parlor car.
1:55 P. M. (daily)-Kenova ex-
press; St. Marys. Marietta, Park
ersburg, Ravenswood, Milwood,
Pomeroy. Pt. Pleasant, Charleston,
Gallipolis, Huntington, Kenova
and principal intermediate points.
Parlor car.
3:14 P. M. daily except Sun
day)-Accommodation Parkers.
burg, Spencer and intermediate
points.
5:41 P. M. {daily except Sun
day)-Accommodation; Parkers-
burg and intermediate points.
1876 P. M. (daily)-Express
Friendly, St. Marys, Waverly,
Marietta and Parkersburg.
D. B. MARTIN,
Manager Passenger Traffic.
G w. ALLEN, T. P. A., Park.
ersbirg, w. Va.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-18
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.
to the
WORLDS F AIR.
Very Low Rates.

Various forms of excursion
tickets to St. Louis, via Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, now on sale from
Sistersville as follows:
Season Tickets, good to return
until December Is, 1904, to be
sold daily at rate of $3.50 round
trip.
Sixty Day excursion tickets,
final limit not later than Deem
Der Is, 1904, to be sold daily at
rate of $1S.75 round trip.
Fifteen Day excursion tickets,
to be sold daily at rate of $3.50
round trip.
Coach Excursion Tickets, with
return limit of seven days, will be
sold twice a week, every Tuesday
and Thursday, until July 31st, at
$11.5O for the round trip. These
tickets will be restricted to day
coaches in both directions, wheth-
er on regular or special trains.
For further particulars regard
ing stop-overs, time of trains, ETC.,
call on or address nearest Balti-
more & Ohio ticket agent. 7,5-tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-18
IT'S A SLAYER.
Comes Quickly, But It Comes to
Stay-How Sistersville Citizens
Can Get Rid of It.

Can Get Rid Of 1t.
Comes early, stays late.
No stranger can be more unwel.
come.
Makes life a misery all day
long.
Keeps you awake nights.
Irritates you; spoils your tenn
per.
Do you know this unwelcome
guest?
Ever have it come and stay
with you.
Know what it is? Eczema.
If you ever had any itchiness of
the skin.
You know how hard it is to
shake it off.
You would like to know how to
do it2
Read his statement that fol-
lows:
l.. Morgan, merchant, of GIG
Second street, Moundsville, says:
"There was a spot of eczema on
my ankle not serious enough to
be alarming, still it annoyed me
a great deal, particularly in
warm weather. When in the acute
stage 1 used several highly rec
commended ointments, but from
them I received very little, if any,
marked benefit. I finally went
to a drug store for Doan's Oint-
ment and tried it. The first ap-
plication was so cooling, soothing
and healing that 1 knew it was
taking effect. Doan's Ointment
brought better results than any
aother remedy I ever used"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster-Milburn com.
pany, Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan s,
and take no substitute.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-18
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.
to the
ELKS' CONVENTION
At
CINCINNATI. O.

For the convention of the Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, to be held at Cincinnati, O.,
July 1928, the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad will sell excursion tickets
at very low rates for the round
trip on July Is, 16 and II, good re-
turning until July %, 1904, inclu-
sive.
Stop-overs at Baltimore, Wash
ington, Deer Park, Mt. Lake
Park and Oakland, Md.
Ask ticket agent for details.
7,11-6t
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-18
Commissioners Notice.

The accounts of N. P. Ice, exec.
utor of the estate of E. NJ. Tut
tie, are before me for settlement,
I have fixed Tuesday, July 10Th,
at my office, in Sistersville, w.
Va, as the time and place for set
Ting the same.
M. D. HANES,
Com. Accounts Tyler County.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16

corn palace at the exposition, similar
to the one at Mitchell, but owing to
the infammable nature of the material
to be used, the world s fair authorities
refused to allow this idea to be carried
out, and Corn hall was a compromise.
L. D. johnson, the principal designer,
was assisted in the work by five young
men from Mitchell.
Opening about this great hall are
reading and restrooms, the office and
receptionroom. me latter is in rich
greens and white, with furnishings hand
Some enough for a prosperous state,
without sacrificing serviceability to dis
play. The walls of all these rooms
are covered with a metallic hanging in
embossed design.
South Dakota artists are represented
by several pictures in these apartments,
Joseph H. Thullen of Belle Fourche, a
Ilad of Is, shows a horses head III bill
that is remarkable. Several watercolors
| by Mrs. Alice H. Taylor, and a. fine
portrait of Governor .Herreid, are on
the walls of the reception room.
| The resident commissioner and hostess
who dispense good cheer in this hospi
table house are Mr.. and Mrs. George
R. Farmer of Madison.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16

Special to The Journal.
World IS Fair, st. Louis, Sept. l3.--
The South Dakota building is one Of the
surprises at the fair. It stands on the
crest Of Art hill, in. a fine grove OF
trees. The exterior is unpretentious,
its substantial lines expressing comfort
and hospitality rather than architect
ural achievements.
The visitor passes over the broad
piazza into the entrance hall, expecting
to find a clubhouse or the usual apart.
ments for general entertainment, fitted
up after the manner Of other state head
Quarters; but revelation awaits one
who does not know how marvelously
grains and grasses adapt themselves to
decoration. *.-ss-a y"s@,
In the great Corn hall, which extends
thru the center of the building, occupy
ing half it's space, with walls risin1t
from the ground floor to the roof, thu
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16

sign representing the chief product, or
some other distinguishing feature Of the
Individual county. Where animal heads
appear, those Of the horses and cattle
are made of corn silk, the horns Of the
swine are entirely of husks. -
Other panels on the slope of the cell
ing bear the names Of the general prod
ucts Of the state, including gold, the
numerous grains and different livestock
Jeweled effects in vari-colored corn
conventionahzed=f flowers and scrolls of
graceful grasses make a handsome cell
ing for this ornate room. The floor Is
laid with harmonizing rugs, and the fur
niture is, approximately, of rattan.
Corn Hall a Compromise. =
The cost of decorating and fitting this
hall was $4,000. The original intention
Of the commissioners was to build {
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16

Chief Feature Of the State Building Of the Sunshine State
-Marpelous ADAPTATION OF Grains and
Grasses to Dec0ynti0n

y. y : Oh
Of the eagles are of cane heads and
the designs are framed in split cane
stalks; the wainscoting about the room
is also Of cane stalks.
Large heur-de-lis, in shaded blue
corns and conventionalized daisies, with
petals Of silver husk and centers OF SUI
mac blossom, are intermingled on the
walls with other floral designs, and
scrolls, applied in the dainty. blades of
wheat and rye, barley and the shaggy
millet. AIR. ;,.&&'}i5F
Panels in red on the, sides Of the
room represent i the fifteen different
counties which Contributed toward the
creation Of the. building; heavily
bearded grasses effectively trim these
panels, and the nameSof each county, ap'
pears in split wheat straws resembling
spun glass. This is used in other parts
of the decoration with beautiful effect
| Above each Of these panels is de
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16

rich grasses and grains peculiar to
South Dakota are wrought together,
covering the sides and ceiling, with
unique and beautiful effects. The word
IWelcome,'' lettered in transverse sec
lions of corn, meets the first glance into
this wonderful room; it appears above
an alcove in the west wall. This alcove
contains a history of Sioux Falls, from
1876 to present times. in photographs
framed in the grain decoration. The
walls of the arch are set with large
stars in crosscuts of red and yellow
corn. f-.., -
The States Motto.
"Under God the People Rule" is
written in grain on another wall, and
on each side Of this inscription the bird
Of freedom, with outspread wings, bears
the United States shield, made of corn
grains in patriotic colors; the feathers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16

Dyspepsia in it's worst forms will
Weld to the use of Carter Little Nerve
Pills, aided by Carter's Little Liver
Pills. They not only relieve present
distress, but strengthen the stomach
and DIGESTIVE apparatus.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16
hardly even pebble, on this hillock;
all these annarent boulders are ponder

hardly even a pebble, on this hillock;
all these apparent boulders are ponder
GUS fossils, which have slowly accu-
mulated or washed out on the surface
from a great dinosaur bed beneath. A
Mexican sheepherder had collected
some Of these petrifed bones for the
foundations of his cabin, the first ever
built Of such strange materials. The
excavation of a promising ,outcrop was
almost Immediately rewarded by lind
1 len Which sloped downward into
the f ntx Fq nn fgge i4t eo the With ewif Sgs
respective parts lying in the natural
position as in life: This proved to be
the previously unknown hind limb Of
the great dinosaur Diplodoeus: Ia TINS
discovered and christened. ,.,:~ Mai
| The Indian banyan tree has at times
sheltered as many as 1000 men-so 1t Is
said.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16
"BONE-CABIN QUARRY"
Greatest ''Find'' of Extinct Animals
Ever Made in One Locality.

Henry Fairfield Osborn in the Septem-
Der Century.
In Central Wyoming, at the head Of
a "draw,'' or small valley, not far
from the Medicine Bow river. lies the
ruin of a small and unique, building,
which marks the site. Of the greatest
"fndN Of extinct animals made in. a
single locality in any part of the world.
The fortunate fossil hunter who stun
bled on this site was Walter Granger Of
the American museum expedition Of
1897.
= In the spring. of 1898, as I approached
/ the hilloe1 on which the ruin stands,
I observed among the beautiful flow:
ers, the blooming cacti and the dwarf
bushes Of the desert, what were ap-
parently numbers Of dark-brown boul-
ders. On closer examination, it proved
that there is really not single rock
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16
The St. Louis Exposition,

The Chicago Great Western Rail-
way will allow a ten-day stopover at
either Chicago or. Kansas City. on
through tickets to the Worlds sFair
without extra charge. For rates and
other information apply to L. e.
Rains, General Agent, corner Nicollet
avenue and Fifth street. Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16

The tobacco crop in the state Of Bahia
is regarded as ruined. According to re-
ports from Rio Grande business house,
even the small amount Of tobacco saved
will be Of bad quality. ~. 49,,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-16
FLOUR MILL MACHINERY.
STRONG & NORTHWAY
MFG. CO.,
FLOUR MILL MACHINERY.
251 and 253 Sd av S. J.
HARDWOOD LUMBER.

N. G. BENNETT LUMBER co:
Mahogany, Walnut. Red and White Cedar.
Georgia and White Pine, Cypress. Brown and
White Ash, Elm, Cherry, Birch: Butternut
Whitewood, Gumwood, Oak, Hickory. Maple.
Eastwood, Sycamore, Spruce, Hemloek, Fir,
Cottonwood, Pecan and sassa fras. Maple
Rollers. Boat Lumber supplied. Minneapolis,
MINI. - ,-...+
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-24
AN AFRICAN ADVENTURE,
Paul du ChaiIiu's First En~ountes
with n Monster Gorilla.

In his Explorations and Adventures
In Equatorial Africa Paul du ChnsNu
tells OF his first encounter with a 60
rilla.
1--WE saw an immense one coming
straight toward us out Of the woods.
he wrote. 'As he came he gave vent
to terrible hoWlS Of rage. as much II;
10 say. 4 am tired of being pursued
and Will face YOU
1T was Il lone male, the kind which
Is always the most f%erocious. This fel
low made the woods resound with hit
roar. which Is an awful sound. resenl
bling the muttering of distant thunder
BE was about twenty yards off whel
we first saw him. | was about TO take
stood when my most trusted man. Ma
%laonen, stopped me, saying in a whis
per, Not time yet
owe stood in silence, gun in hand
The gorilla looked at us for n minute
or 80. then beat his breast with hit
gigantic arms and what arms he hadl.
then gave another howl of defiance ans
uuNauCti upon Us. HOW HTrlDsc NJ
looked,
"'Not yet whispered Malaonen.
Again the gorilla made an advance
upon Ms. Now he was not twelve yards
of. His face was distorted with rage.
His huge teeth were ground against
each other SO that we could hear I'll,
sound. The skin Of the forearm wat
drawn forward and backward rapidly,
making his hair move up and down
md giving n iiendish expression to his
hideOuS face. Again he roared. n sound
which shook the woods like thunder
1t seemed rs if | could feel the eartl
trembling under my feet. The heast
looking us in the eye and beating his
breast, advanced again.
Don't fire too soon.' said Malaonen.
II you don't Kill him he will Kill you
This time be came within eight
yards Of Us before he stopped. I was
breathing fast with excitement as I
watched the huge creature. MaIaonen
only said, Steady rs the gorilla cane
up. When he stopped Malaonen said;
Now"
And before the beast could utter the
roar for which he was opening his
mouth three muskec balls were In his
body. lie fell dead almost without q
STRUGGLE"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-24

TONS"
His piercing eyes were upon her
face, and Jane felt her composurc
giving way beneath them. for at
length she perceived that he was in
absolute earnest.
at sunrise?" she repeated in a
choking voice, while her mind quick
~ calculated the s%hortness of the
time. All. if she could but get a re-
prieve until tomorrow night. much
might he accomplished during the in
tcrvening day. "Methinl<s. colonel,
you choose "a most inappropriate
hour for SO dark a deed. The black
or hues of midnight would better
match the color Of the act"
"a most wise suggestion, dear
LADY," Bessemer responded. "What
say YOU 10 this midnight?' He drew
forth his watcA. II showed some
minutes past f.. or. since that is
impossible. the approaching hour of
one? Ills done. | shall see to it,"
$40. no." She cried p~assionatcly;
''sllrely. surely, Col. Besscncr, you
will not permit my thouphtless words
10 shorten the life Of n helpless be
ing. DO not. oh. | hcsccch you by all
Won hold %sacrctl. do not deprive him
of those few remaining hours of
grace"
THE hour, madam" Besscmrr
answ cred, his relentless eyes holding
hers, "is set for one"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-24

IT ! marry you, it must be for what
you are, not for what you Offer.
But she added more adroitly, 81 re-
ly upon Col. Bcssemer's mercy"
"But they were m~arauders, who
plundered dwellings and murdered
women and children. At least, so I
have heard. 1t will not bring back
their lives to take another life. and
surely it were better TO be merciful
and teach these despised rebels the
Justice and moderation of their OPP
poncntS than To set them an cN-
ample of cruelty and vengefulncss."
She had seated herself upon a board
seat between two trees and was re-
garding him earnestly. Iicsscmer
leaned against Il peach-trec close be-
side her and galcd down at her. "a
most able attorney. fair lady. do Won
prove yourself in pleading the cause
of the enemies of your king; and
yet. when | look into your face and
note the resemblance you bear your
loyal brother. it is past credcncc that
YOU can indeed he at heart the rebel
you choose tonight to pose. Nay.
! know you are but shamminc. The
loyal Edwards sister and your loyal
fathers daughter cannot but be
wholly loyal. Do u know that |
love your brother Edward trchlv-
once for himself and twice for his
likeness TO YOU? When he rides by
my side. can almost deludc myself
into the belief that il is YOU have
with me. Nh. Jane. if Won could but
know what a sweet comfort it is TO
have upon long marches and hot pnr-
suit of diving enemies: but-what's
thot?"
During their stroll they had en-
tered the orchard, whose rear ended
in the woodland. Besscmcr had
caused lanterns 10 be strung for
some distance in this orchard. and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-24

am Solitude Missy Jane huahed
Massa Edwahd say it ovah to "A
gcn'man tonight to make suah he
had r. right"
Godfrey was paying slight heed to
the darkey. He was reading the note
Jane had attached 60 the uniform, in
which she urged haste.
without a word of explanation or
apology, he began in the most high
handed manner TO divest Gen. Pierce
of his coat and thrust the British hat
and coat upon him.
"Thc brecches will do" he said;
"they will not be noticed in The dim
light, and with Besscmcr's order in
your hand you are likely TO be passed
without too much inspection. At any
rate, there is no time to change"
lie pushed the general towards the
head of the stairs, and the old man,
utterly bewildered, was passive in
his grasp. Then suddenly rousing
himself. he threw of the compelling
hands and faced the younger man in
a fury.
"Why, why. boy, you fool, you, do
Won think I'm going TO escape in
clothes provided for you?"
General, listen to me. You know
that | am taller than any man in
Bcsscmcr's troop. If attempt Ia
go. | shall be stopped, and il will not
only mean death for both of MS. bnt
compromise for Miss Ellcrv and
possibly death for Gabriel here as
well. If Won male the attempt, yoti
have every prospect Of success and
can then gather some of our brave
fellows to come here and rescue me
before sunrise. the hour which we
were told Bcsscmer had fixed for our
execution"
As he finished speaking Worthing-
ton stepped back into the room they
had formerly occupied, and closing
the door. drew n heavy chest across
it.. thus eTectuallv shutting Pierce
ont.
The old MAJ perceived with rising
choler the rusc the Younger had EN-
ployed. BY imprisoning himself thus
in the Don ne cnt OF the others
arguments ana made if imperative
for him TO 90 or for both to be lcf,
to their fate.
Gabriel, liking the change of plan
no better than the general, never
theless hurried him forward. "If
Massa Godfrey won't go, an YOU is,
you bettah hurry, sab. Oar Amt nc
time to stan agitatin' hcah no
longah. We ah'1l be caught II strung
up, sab"
Still reluctant. the old man de-
scended the stairs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-24
AS GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE.
Some of the Il Reasons That Are
Assigned In Petitions.

"The Chicago man who recently ap
piled for a divorce and gave as n OF
the grounds at least the fact that he
could not stand the jokes Of his wife'S
female friends directs attention again
to some Of thS-odd facts in connection
with tho American divorce system, y
remarked a popular Young lawyer yes
terday. "nnd really some of the rea
sons assigned as ground for divorce
are odd In the extreme.
Persons who are engaged in fight
ing the divorce evil as they call it
could spend the time no more protta
bly, than by inquiring into the method
in which the legal grounds for divorce
have been interpreted by the courts OF
the country. i was looking over a re
port the sotber1 might gifted by.an Eng
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-24

llsh writer and was much amuse1s al
some OF the allegations set forth in
divorce petitions. Itemlly dt Is a mix.
ture Of the comic and tragic. a hus
band accused his wife's sister of theft
md the injury to the wife's feelings is
made ground for divorce. During ,oui
whole married life,' says another, my
husband has never once offered to
take me out riding. This has been d
source Of great mental suffering and
injury The husband whose wife cnnl
planned in another petition that he die
not wash himself, thereby .inflctina
or plaintiff great mental anguish,
must have been a disciple Of the Chica
20 physician who recently declared
against the bath.
"The complaint in another petition,
filed by the wife, was that the husband
quotes verses from tho New Tesla.
mont about wives obeying their hus.
bands. lie has even threatened to mash
the plaintiff and has drawn back his
hand TO do IT. Still another wife. nc.
cording to the author quoted, alleged
in her petition that her husband did not
come homo ill 10 oclock at+night. and
when he does come home he kceps
plaintiff awake talking It is alss
charged that 'he keeps a saloon,iwhich
sorely grieves mind Of plaintiff" These
are only Il few Of the cases which
might be mentioned TO show the liberal
manner in which the courts OF the coun.
try deal with the question OF 'mentai
anguish or mental cruelty, '"-Galves
TON News.