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The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
He PREFERRED HIRED GIRL
lanes Vittitoe, a Prominent Citizen
of Williamsville, H., Elopes.
His Departure Followed Tat of Jea-
sic Greer, who Had Been
Domestic in His Family.

Williamsyille, Ill., Nov. 30.--James
Nittitoe, a prominent citizen and we'll
known contractor who has an ac-
quaintance throughout central Illinois,
has eloped with the servant girl in
his house, VittitCe disappeared on
Saturday, November 10, after confess
ing misconduct to his wife. Before
leaving Vittitoe got together as many
collections as possible and secured
money on checks drawn on the Will
iamsyille bank.
Vittitoe's foreman, William Weller,
received a letter from the missing con-
tractor dated at Kansas City Mo- in
which Niltitoe said he had been in
Sc. Louis and was then en- route to
Kansas Vittitoo proposed in the
communication that he give Weller
power Of attorney to act for him in
strengthening up his business aHairs,
among which Is the finishing Of the
Williamsyillo Christian church.
Mrs. Vittitoe says Jessie Greer left
Williamsyillo for St. Louis on Friday,
November lS, and that her husband
followed the servant girl the next day.
Mrs. Vittitoe says she had no idea
from her husbands conversation that
he expected to elope with the Greer
girl, and she is willing to forgive him
If he will return.
Mrs, VittItoe has remained in pos
session of the family home, which is
one Of the finest in the northern part
OF tho county She has been married
six years and Is without children The
Greer girl IS 10 years old, and comes
pr a god fup,i1y
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
The CROP VALUE
. OF THE YEAR 1904
Extract From the Report of Secre-
tary James Wilson of the De-
partment OF Agriculture.
The YEARS TOTAL CROP VALUE
ABOUT FIVE BILLION DOLLARS,
Corn Leads the List, with Cotton
Next. Wheat and Hay Following
The Advance In foultry Eni-ing
by Farmers shows some Aston
iShing Figures.

Washington. Dec 1.-Socretary Of
Agriculture James Wilson has trans
mitled his annual report TO the presi-
dent,
On opening his report the secretary
enumorates some of the more import
ant features of the years work,
Among them are extensive co-opera
ton with agricultural stations; the
taking of preliminary steps TO conduct
feeding and breeding experiments; the
war waged against the cotton boil
weeyi and against cattle mango; plans
for education of engineers in road
building, the production OF a hardy
orange q hybrid Of the Florida orange,
and successful shipping of fruit
abroad, the value of nitrogen-lNing
bacteria, successful Introduction Of
plants suited to light rainfall areas
establishment Of pure food standards,
the extension of agricultural education
in primary and secondary schools; the
extension Of instruction TO Our Island
possessions TO enable them to supply
the country with S2O0,0OoOOO worth OF
domestic products, now imported from
abroad.
Eniiuhtcning Comparisons.
He then proceeds to discuss the
place of agriculture in the country's
Industrial life
The corn crop Of 1901 yields a farm
value greater than ever before The
farmers could from the proceeds Of this
single crop pay the national debt the
interest thereon for one year and still
have enough left to pay a considerable
portion of the governments yearly oN-
pensos. The cotton crop, valued for
lint and seed at 100000 600. comes
second while hay and wheat contend
for the third place. Combined these
wo crops will about equal in value the
corn crop, Notwithstanding the wheat
crop shows lower production than
any year since 1900. the farm value IA
the highest since 1881 Potatoes and
barley reached their highest produc-
ton in 1904, save in 1902 the oat crop
was never so large by 10000 900 bush
els. The present crop Of rice promises
yield Of 90O,00O,0OO pounds 3O0,0 ,0OO,-
600 more than ever before
Horses and mules reach thc highest
point this year, with an aggregate
value exceeding sl354 600. On the 9TH
cr hand, cattle, sheep and hogs all
show a slight decline.
The Place oi Agriculture.
The steady advance in poultry leads
to some astonishing figures, The far
mers' hens now produce one and two
thirds billions Of dozens Of eggs, and
at the high average price Of the year
the hens during their busy sctg>n Icy
enough eggs In single month to pay
the years interest on the national
debt
After careful estimate Of the value
Of the products Of the farm during
1904, made within the census scope,
II Is safe TO place the amount at So
9OO,OOO,OO0, after excluding the value
Of farm crops fed TO live stock in or
der to avoid duplication Of values This
is 9G5 per cent above the product OF
1908 and 3l28 per cent above that Of
the census year 1899,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

MRS. tOIlN POW > lAMl BELL
Gornpr,y Miss Nancy Letter, Of CEicago)
The bride entered the drawing room
with her brother, Joseph Letter who,
as the only direct male representative
Of the family, gave her hand in mar
rialp. The bride, Is tall, slender,
graceful woman of 3d. The earl of
Suffolk attended the bridegroom as
best man and awaited the bride in the
drawing room There were present
Mrs. Letter, mother Of the bride; Miss
Daisy Letter, her sister; Lady Nina
Howard, sister Cf the earl Of Suffolk,
both of whom are house guests, and
few necessary witnesses to the mar
rage. The wedding party alone was
at dinner in the Letter residence Tues
day evening, and Mrs Letter, who has
been much indisposed since the death
of her husband, presided AT the dim
ner,
Mai, Campbell and his bride will not
hurry off to England, and will proba-
bly, arrive there just in time to accom-
pany Lady Mary Leiter-Cu%on, VICE
rine of India, TO that country to join
her husband, the yiceroy who has pre-
Cedcd her,
There has probably been no mar
riage Of international interest In THIS
country in years which was more a
love affair than that Of Tuesday, which
united Miss Letter and Maj, Campbell
The bride and her husband are both
of mature years, the major being A3
and Miss Letter ten years his junior
They met at the home Of Lord ana
Lady Curzon, and became engaged
about the time Of the late Mr.. Letter =
health failed Nothing wound induce
this dutul woman 20 torsaNo h'r
place as her fathers companion, a.d
she would permit no announcement OF
her engagement until he had no longer
need for her.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
UNDER BAN OF GOVERNMENT
Newspaper Correspondents who
Have Abused Thcir PRIVILEGES,
Placed tndcr the Iinn.

Washington, Dec, l,-As n Culmina-
Non to series Of sensational stories
which have recently been sent out
from this city in which President
Roosevelt or members Of his family
have been ridiculed or maligned, the
president has caused to be issued a
statement denouncing Otto and Jesse
Carmichael correspondents Of the Bos-
ton Herald and st. Louis POst-Dis-
patch, fer creating these stories and
causing them to be published He has
ordered all government departments
closed TO them,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
NAN PATTERSON IS ILL,
III. Defendant IN the tnc,sr
Young \ilcguI nurhcr 'nse
III with Tonsiiitis

New York, Dec, Nan Patterson,
the actress, awaiting trial for the XIII
Ing Of her lover Caesar Young, Is III
in the Tombs prison with DonsIlitIs
and u high fcyor
Dr. Mcclure the Tombs physician,
says he thinks she will be able to 80
to court next Monday when her case
rs called for trial again
81 am going TO get well soon" said
Miss Patterson, 81 don't want the new
trial 10 hn delayed on my account, be-
cause | want 20 be- home Christmas"
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Strong Mnrks.

Here's a description Of that Gefault.
ing cashier; About IS years old, hcIgat
nye feet eight Inches, rather stout, blue
eyes, prominent teeth, inclined TO bald.
ness--'
"llell soon be caught II should bo
easy to locate man with stout blue eyes
and teeth with q little hair on them."-
Philadelphia Press
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
EDWARD l.. WENTZ ESTATE
Thc Hull, nf the NounS NnnS for-
,,u, lc,t In Trust For the Hence
NJ of his Flnnccc'

Philadelphia, Dee, l,-Ancillary lot
,crs Of administration have been grant
cd by the register Of Wills In the es-
tate of Edward l., WON'T, the wealthy
young phIladelphiNn, whoao mystcrI-
ous death In the mountains Of West
Virginia has never been cleared, Tho
estate X yarIously estimated Ol from
100000 to $jooOOO, ana the bulk OF
the property IN left in trust for tho
lcncGl Of his nanccc, Cornolia Brook
nIrc, who lives In st. Louis
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
A MOVEMENT TOWARD PEACE
III. Miners strIL. IN TcllUridr nnd
Ophlr, ,olurndO, Has ucon
called on,

ncnyor C)l, Dec Following
close on The announcement, later de-
MED. chat Coy Peabody wus 10 with,
draw from the contest Tor governor,
The Western Federation of Miners has
called of The strikes IN Telluride ana
Ophii
In all likelihood the same action will
be- taken IN every mining camp IN the
state,
There ls nothing new In the govern
orBhlp stuallon,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
,nnrgc nismlssrd h, pcnih,

San Antonio Ten Dee IA
charge Of criminal slandof against
Fritz hammers, In which d woman was
prosccutrix, was dismissed by DEATH
hammers swallowing carnolic acid and
then throwing himself into the San
Antonio river
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
CHARGED wan nu,Jng votes.

Dcycr Colp Nov 30 Mrs Rosa
Snydr has been arrested on warrants
ohorghg her with buying votes at the
lalo ohcllun Ll2llo Cummings and
other women have mad, aGldayIts that
Mrs Snyder gave them s. each 10 vote
the republican ticket,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
New Jersey Onlcini Vote.

Trenton, n, d. Dee l,-Thc state
board Of cpuynssor8 met, ,uosdny ana
canyassod the state election returns.
The average vote for electors ON the
republican ticket was 2i5i3S and the
democratic average was lGl,j6o, max.
ing the average republican majority
SlhN2
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
IhnM NM MIss NrshIii,

philadelphia, Nov 3o-MIss Evelyn
Florence NosbiJt actress and artists
model, packed her trunks Monday
ana took train for New York, In a
few days she will be on the ocean,
bound for Paris, with Harry Thaw on
he samo boat
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
REhR.ADMIRAL DAVIS IS IT
4, N,u uc rendered the Ncmbrr'
shin nn the iuirrnhiiohhi
tuurt ~ Inquiry,

Washington, bee, lit Is an-
ronncpd in the navy department that
the president will Offer to Roar.Ad-
miral Charles II, Davis L. $. ~ a
membership on the International
court of inquiry which win investigate
thc airing b, the Russian Aoct upon
british ashng smaclW In the North
sea fho appointment ls madc in COM
plIanee with the invitation extended
by England and Russia,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
The MARKETS.
TllrRSDAY, Dec l.
Grnlo ana Provisions,

st. Louis Flour Patents, H3yu5 G.;
other grades, tl2oujl5. Wheat 80 rcd,
81 ldia. corn No 3 mixed, rulJi4c Oati
No. = 1AuaAr Hay Timothy llU ~
Ul2UO, prairie, ~ UJulOOO, clover glUW
mH fp Lard Choice steam & zoo Pork
Now moss Nll1. Bacon breakfast,
bi,ulWgC. Butlvr Creamery, 2Ou2Jlgo,
dAit, lGu2la Eggs Fresh, 3ougip Wool
.Tub.Nush,d, 11ulJc Missouri und m.
nols combing, Au2, other grades, liio
lpEC
indianapolis Wh,ut- No 2 red, 81 ~,
No. red, 1lw Corn No white,
MIXED, new, 3l4c lIay aTlmothy, pVis
1919
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
krnnrr,s nnhA NJ Nnnr TnMn.

Cape Town, bee. THE Dutch
steamer Balayior having on board the
body Of Paul Kruger former president
Of the Transyaal republic, arrived hero
Tuesday, The remains viii lie In state
here and viii lcLYt for Pretoria De.
pcmbef 7,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
The vote oi California,

Sacramento, Cal, Dee. THE ON.
clal vote Of California has been can.
yassed, with the following result:
Roosevelt 2OJ,22G, Parker 1924,
Dobs, 2953j, swallow, 1880 Rooso.
yclt's plurality, 1882.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Dropped Dead ON the street.

St Louis Dec Thomas Hobon,
g driver in the city water department,
dropped dead at Mckee and Manches.
ter avenues Wednesday morning.
Heart trouble or apoplexy is supposed
to have caused his death He was
80 years old.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Has Choice of Two pi.,..

Washington, Dee L. Senator Cock.
rell saw the president Wednesday
morning and had long chat. The
president rendered him the choice Of
the Interstate commerce and Panama
canal OmmIssIoncrshlEs
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Indian Accused OF Chn,c, uurder.

Santa Fe N NJ, Dec l.-E villas,
a half-brood Indian, charged with tho
assassination Of Col. Francisco Chavez,
superintendent N public instruction,
vas arrested and brought to Santa Fo
ucsday night.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Tc Wor. Of iIuruinr.,

furoa sprInga, Ark, Nov 30
Burglar rfad open the safe IN st.
Louis 4 North Arkansas station at
Green nrcst with PICK and crowbar
and csclpcd with one express package
containing $1,000 currency
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
RurnI Delivery service.

Washington, Dee l.-Thirty-two
thousand rural free delivery routes
viii be in operation in the United
States on July ], 1905. This service
viii cost the government little more
than s2,OOO.OOO.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
No InaiigtirnI ruiI.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dee, There will
be no Inaugural ball IN connection
with the ceremony attending the in.
duction Of Goy-Eloct Denecn into Of
fee. This was finally decided upon at
a meeting Of the elective state officers
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
SUFFOCAIED AND
BURNED TO DEATH
Fate of Edward Sheehan, a Pull
man Conductor, of Jersey City,
N. J., in St. Louis Fire.
ASSISTANT FIRE Chief SHAY
QUITE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The Fire Occurred In the Early
Morning Hours In the Pullman
Cnr Compnny's Storehouse md
sleeping QunrtcrS-seyerui 9th
crs Had Narrow Escapes.

St. Louis, Nov. 3O,-Edward Shee-
han. aged about 4O a Pullman car con-
ductor, whose home is in Jersey City,
y. j., was burned to death, and Pat
ric, Shay assistant chief Of the fire
department, was badly injured in a
fierce fire which wrecked the interior
of the Pullman Car Co.'S storeroom
and sleeping quarters at the southeast
corner of Twenty-frst and Randolph
streets, between 3;43 and G;23 Tues
day morning,
Ten Lives Were in Peril
The sleeping quarters for Pullman
conductors are located on the second
aoor Of the building. As soon as the
fire was discovered Police Sergeant
John Connors and Police Officers Will
lam Heet, John Quincy, Edward Can
tilon and William McDermott, all Gem
tral district mon, hurried to the scene
Up the flaming stairway they made
their way and waEcned the ten Pull
man conductors who were asleep up
stairs. The sleeping men were nearly
sufrocated by smoke, and 1t was found
necessary to carry several out bodily,
and others were led ont, neCessitating
several trips by the officers
Dead body Found.
The flames soon made further en-
trance in the building impossible, but
the officers were Of the opinion that
all of the sleepors had been rescued.
AS soon as the flames were under
control Assistant Chief Patrick Shay
and Fireman John f, Barry, Of Fire
Company q, entered the building for
The purpose of searching for possible
victims.
At the top Of the central stairway
they found the body Of Shoehan, In
Attempting to make his escape he had
thrown a heavy oyerCoat over his head,
evidently to protect his face and head
from the flames. when he sank, the
oycrcoat stIll covered his head, and ns
A result his face was far less burned
than the rest Of his body enabling hts
associates TO positively Identify the re-
mains,
Theory Of ShcchRn'S Ncrth.
Shcehan's friends think that when
hc threw the garment over his head
to protect HIS face and eyes, he be-
came lost In the dense smoke aud
flames, and, although found at the top
of the stairway did not know where
ne was, and, falling down, smothered,
The flames overlook him whore he
lay, and the body was badly charrcd
when nnally It was discovered,
After carrying The romans outdoors
Shay and Barry once moro entered the
building and continued the search
While shay was on the second floor he
fell through 20 the FIRST floor and two
boxes Of linens fell upon him. Nc
bones we're broken, but he was badly
cut and bruised and internally injured
lie was removed to hlg home The los.
on building and contents rs about $lo,
/ OOU
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Matthew white I,jdjey,

London Nov 3o,= Matthew white
Ridlct Vecount Ridley formerly sec.
ictary Of state for the homo depart.
mont diet suddenly At Dlagdon, his
seat M Northumberland. llo was born
in lSi.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
Grnracn, III. MrnI nrA-

Moline, H., Doe l,-Genesco to-day
became "dry" town by the repeal Of
the saloon ordinance by the city coun.
'Il The saloon-keepers secured a
mandamus compelling the council TO
decide one way or the other
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
r,,racd WIN nur,,nu chud Aiiyc

Guthrie, Okla, Nov 80 Deputy
marshals have arrested m Indian
woman near Fairfax, IN tho Usage ma
don, on a charge Of burylng her child
aliyb,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
General Alarm ai lllca, \, :

Utica, ~ T., Doc IA big Are ls
raging IN the business center Of tho
city The Coventry a Evans furnl-
lure store IL abla2e, a general alarm
Guon sounded.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03
ot,on.

Quotations for mddlnp range ma fol.
lows ~ louia AslGci New York, s.e.
ssumphls, ",
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-03

Italy has accepted the invitation OF
the American government " conclude
an arbitration treaty.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-07
CHINESE LANGUAGE.
The Most Iutrtcntc and Cumbrous
Vehicle Of Thought Entant

Chinese has been described us the
most intricate. cumhrous ana un-
wieldy vehicle OF thSught that ever
obtained among any people" There
are eighteen varieties of II. besides the
court dialect, ana until recently no
European knew more than three Of
these ilucntly. while IL may be doubt.
d whether any Chnaman ever fully
understood them all.
In what Is commonly called Chinese
there are $4,000 recognized written
character yet there Is no alphabet
and practically n, grammar. Eyen
this immois'c number of characters
may he indefinitely extended. for n
learned Chinese scribe if he does not
know u sign which he thinks entirely
suitable Ia the word he desires 10 cx-
press. coins enc. There n Chinese
printcl book In the British museum
with thirty-tWo different samples OF
these fancy characters.
Basque n the most difficult OF Eu.
ropcan languages to acquire. chiefly be.
cause of tho arbitrary adoption of ex.
trancous words into It's sentences This
character marks no other European
tongue. but ~ IL one which also ren.
ders American Indian languages very
troublesome 90 lWrn Gaelic is also
dulicult for II has no Affirmative and
no present tense.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-07
A pOSTOFFiCE BABEL.
Language Necessary to singnporc'A
Mail Delivery.

Singapore Is the only British post.
ofiicc which employs letter carriers for
snch language. Within that city there
are SO many different races who re-
ccivc correspondence addressed IN their
own vcrnacular writing that proper de.
livery IL extremely difficult,
so hard is II that In sonic districts II
has been found necessary to send the
postmcn upon their rounds In sets Of
three.
One of these is n Malay In charge OF
NIL packets for Europeans. Jews. Ar.
mcnians. Mnlnys. Arnhs. rnrSccs and
japanese, which are presumably ad
dressed In European script or IN writ
Ing akin Ia IL. The second Of the TITO
In n thlnaman. who deals with crrc.
spondcncc bcarlLg Geographic c'i'r'c.
tcrs, while tie third Ia TaEAl, who
takes out letters addressed In the writ
Ing OF his own race as well M any I'm
Telcgu and southern Indian writing
These cosmopolitan postincn have. OF
course. often ~ consult each other as
they deliver the malls. but sometimes
even their yarHd linguistic nttnlnments
have to he supplemented by n sikh
who understands IIlndoostancc. Per
sian aud northern Indian characters.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-07
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.

The twenty-fourth rrnual state con
veniion OF the Rhode Island Sunday
School hssooio'ion wall occur Tuesday
and Wed1etd, " OF next week at the
Beneheeo, Congregational Church
Providence. The following 10 the list OF
themes TO be discussed at the conference
nd the names OF the speakers;
Tuesday morning, The Sunday School
as Business Investment," Marion
Lawrance. international General Seere.
tary The Heart Before the Head" Rev.
Leo B. Thomas OF Providence. TUESDAY
afternoon, The Child In the Midst,
DR.. Z. c. Bass; "The Child We Teach, >
Miss Lucy c. Stock. State Primary
Secretary OF The .Massachuset,. 5. >.
Association; Parental Cooperation, "
IlRev W. l.. Swan OF Westerly; THE
Tos cher In the Home" Fred =. Church
OF Darlington; "Demand, OF the New
Century Upon the Sunday S:hool,
Marion Lswrsnce; Primary and Junior
Work." Mrs. NJ. S. Brown, President
Providence Primary and Junior s. S
Teachers Union; THE Home Depart
ment," Mrs. Isabel Richardson. Tuesday
evening, "The Ideal District President
Rev. NJ. Joseph Twomsy OF Danicl.on,
Conn. "The Genius OF the Organized
Work" Mr.. Lawrence.
Wednesdsy morning, What the Sun.
day School Has Accomplished" Dr.
John D. Pickles OF Boston; "Tne Ps,t
Yesr, Financially" +. w. Waterman
I'm the Home DepsItmeat Work
Charles W Calder; "Abou, the State
W. B Wilson Nazareth. the Boyhooi
Home Of Jesus" DR.. John M. Lowden.
"Wednesday afternoon, "The Pastor and
the Sunday school," Rev. A. +.
Schavfiler. ID. ID. OF New Yorkj "The
sunday School Superintendent, and HE
Work" SIR. Lawrence; "Psston," Dt.
SchauiIisr; "Superintenden's," Mr.. Law.
rene. Grade Roll" Miss NJ. {. Beck.
with; primary work." Mira. N. 3.
Brown; "Jurior Work" Mrs G. Z.
Blake; "Teschers.' Miss Elizabeth r.
Gibbs. Wednesday evening, The Big
Boy Problem" MIR. Lsvrsnoei THE
Study Of the Bible as Literature, Plus
WHAT" Df. Schsufis'.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-07
THE CAUSE OF SURF.
Why Waves Always n~comc Break
ere In shallow Water.

Long md oseillatory waves run by
gravity, the first ngltating the water
to nearly the same amount ut all
depths. while the chief disturbance due
TO the latter confines Itself TO the upper
layers OF the water
These osolllntoc" waves, the most
typical example of whIck In perhaps
furnished by the swell" or regular
rolling waves which continue 10 run I'm
deep wnier after n storm. will break
on a shelving shore when their height
II about equal To the depth of water.
When The depth ls sufficient to allow
the oscillations 10 proceed uuiinpcdcd
no progressive motion takes place, cach
column being kept I'm lts place by the
pressure OF surrounding columns.
H. however, free oscillation is pre-
vented, as by tho intcrposition Of n
rock or by tho shelving Of the shore,
the columns In the deep water nre not
balanced by those I'm the shallowcr,
md thus they acquire progressive
motion and form breakers" For this
reason waves always break against
the shore, whatever IN the direction OF
the wind
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-07

las. H. Rissewell, tho well known
clerkn 6. X. Parker's has accepted n
po,ition In drug store at North Adams,
Mass. and has lett here TO take up his
duties In his new field OF labor. Mr..
Ridgewell has been engaged in the drug
business In this locality tor ,ixleen years,
being thirteen years with Il, |. llough n
Co. He Is member OF Manufacturer
Lodge OF Odd Fellows, What Cheer Lodge
Sons OF ST. George, and Willow Camp.
Woojmen of America. lie has gone TO
North Adams followed by the good wishes
OF les ion OF friends.