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The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
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awkward. His large. good-natured
mouth, wide open. displayed rows of
white teeth: his small blue eyes twin
kled shrewdly, and his cars stood clear
of a mass of red hair.
John glanced at Jessie and the
laughter in her eyes was sufficient
hint.
Miss Garden, let me present Mr..
Rounds. n schoolmate and neighhor-
Sam dofrcd his cap with sweeping
bow.
Delighted ter meet ye, Miss Car
den." he exclaimed. with sincerity
which did not belle his words. He eN-
tended huge hand. Have often seen
We ridin' by and heerd all erbout that
air runerway. | swan, that was
mighty ticklish shave fer ye. Miss
Garden. Tell ye what let's do! Let S
have some sody water an ice cream.
It's my treat to-day! Sold hoss this
mornin' an made forty-two dollars
clean profit on him. I'm great on
hosses. Miss Garden. John. here. runs
ter books an studyin an all that. But,
as I say. my strong holt is hosses.
They say we all has our little weak
nesses-present company. of course
expected Let's go an git that sody
an ice cream" And Sam led the
way to a pavilion and impressively or
dered the suggested refreshments.
Jessie engaged Sam in conversation,
laughing marily at his odd remarks
and stories He pointed to an old
farmer who drove past in a rickety
wagon.
There goes old man Shaw said
Sam. He lives down the road from
our house, an he's great character.
Yesterday mornin' Mrs. Shaw told the
old man the cistern orter be cleaned
out. 1t hadn't rained fer so long that
the water was all gone. and she lowed
it was a good chance tew clean 1t out,
Old man Shaw lowed she was right.
but said his rheumatics was so all
fired bad 1t wouldn't dew fer him tew
go down intew no damp place like a
cistern; so he lowered the old woman
an sent her down pail of water an
some soap an scrubbin' brush.
"I'll go down tew the postofiice
an see If thare's a letter. an then
come back and pull ye out he hollered
down the openin'. She said, All right,
an went tew work. Old man Shaw
went tew the postoffice, asked fer a
letter, an of course. thare warn't none.
He started back. an was just passin
the cobbler's place. when he met
Jones.
WHARF ye goin'?' he asked old man
Shaw.
The old woman's cleanin' the els
tern, an I've got tew go home an haul
her out says Shaw.
"'She amt got it done yet.' says
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
Merrick wouIdn'. talk Shop"

Henry l.. Merrick. who until his
death recently was the paragrapher
on the Washington Post, was fire.
uuently invited to dinners and recep-
tions in the hope that some of his
scintillations might be heard there.
Pop" Merrick. as he was known to
his friends. was not much of talker.
At one reception all conversation
turned toward him in the hope that he
might make some bright remark. He
did not, and finally his hostess came
to him and said:
MIR. Merrick. we thought you might
saw something bright. but you haven't
said a word tonight hardly"
Madam" Merrick replied haughti-
". your father is dentist. Does he
pull teeth at receptions ?"-New York
World.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
The American Eagle to the Rescue.

A. l.. NJ. Gottschalk. the American
consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador. tells a
good story about the difficulties he
sulate premises because of the dep
relations of the boa constructors. The
big reptiles have failing for mon
keys, and these agile little pets must
keep a constant lookout for them. II
Jocko drops into doze he is likely to
wake up dead"
On the occasion with which the
story deals a monkeys life was saved
by the picture of the American eagle.
The consulate sign all over the world
is fine reproduction of the king of
birds, in full color. and with outspread
wings. A new sign had just been re-
ceived and was waiting on chair in
side the room. A big boa constructor
chased the house monkey across the
yard and through the open window.
Jocko was making a good race, but a
losing one. He was in the corner
quaking with fear, and very near to
deaths door, when his pursuer con-
fronted the picture of the eagle in its
menacing attitude. A snake fears
eagles even more than 1t Graves mon
keys, and that particular reptile turn
ed tail and went out of the window
as quickly as if the devil was after il.
That monkey was a smart monkey.
and now, whenever it wants to take a
nap, it goes to roost over the picture
of the eagle.-Mexican Herald.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
Star of Immense Magnitude.

The conception of the magnitude
of the star Canopus. which is regard
as the greatest body in the universe
is difficult indeed. even when Mr.
Gore of the Royal Astronomical soci-
ETY. furnishes the sun as a step by
which the imagination may raise
itself. One has some appreciation
of the size of the earth with its cir
cumference of $4,000 miles. The sun
is more than million times as large
as the earth. The mass of Canopus
has been weighed astronomically and
found to be one million times greater
than that of the sun.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

stately orb of night break above the
oceans rim and blend its white light
with the pink afterglow of sunset.
Bathed in her flood, they turned their
horses homeward. riding through a
shadowed and shimmering fairyland.
The gnarled and wind-wrenched ap-
pie trees were etched in lines of weird
beauty against the sky. The rugged
stone walls were softened, and faded
away into dreamy perspectives.
In the years which followed, how the
scenes and incidents of that summer
came back to John Burt! Under many
skies he recalled the happy hours
spent with Jessie Garden. Again. he
drfted with her in boat. floating at
will of breeze and tide. her hand trail
ing in the water. and the murmur of
her voice in his ears. Again they
walked down the wooded path, while
the black of the night stood like a wall
in front of them, and Jessie clutched
at his arm when an owl sounded his
solemn cry.
Jessie was going to Vassar, and
John had passed the examination
which admitted him to Harvard. He
found that he could study much better
under the shade of the Bishop trees
than in any other spot and Jessie
held the textbooks while he reoited.
The weeks glided by like dream.
One day in autumn he stood by her
side on the station platform in Hing
ham, As the train rumbled in, some
thing rose to his throat and film
stole over his eyes.
"Good-by, john"
"Good-by. Jessie,"
The train glided out from the sta
ton: a little hand futtered a lace
handkerchief from a window; sun
burned pair waved in reply. Jessie
had gone back to Boston.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

this no-account Jones. 1t takes pow
erful long time ter clean a cistern out
proper. Bill an Gus is down stairs
waitin' fer ye. Let's play 'em one
game. an then ye can go home an
pull the old woman up"
"As ! said before, it's always dark
down in Jones basement. an none on
'em took any account on what was
goin on. You know how 1t rained
yesterday mornin? 1t started in tew
pour long about nine O'Clock" Sam
paused to laugh. When old man
Shaw came out er Jones basement,
the cutters was full OF water an the
rain was comm down in sheets. For
three hours it had been rainin cats
an dogs!
"Old man Shaw was plumb scared
ter death. He ran all the way home.
Every time he looked at a gutterspout
he nearly tainted away. He come tew
his place an ran round the back way
He looked down the hole an saw moth
in but water.
"'Sallia Salliel' he hollered.
The old woman was standin' on
top the bottom of the pail. up agin
the wall. The water was up tew her
chin. but she was mad all over, an she
hadn't lost her voice.
we've come at last. Bill Shaw,
have ye?' she said. You haul me
outer here quicker'n scat. an when |
gets up I'll scratch yer eyes out! Ye
done this on purpose! Ye haul me
out. an I'll fix ye fer this days work!
The old man lowered rope, an
after a hard tussle hauled her up.
The neiRhbors say she mopped him all
over the yard. an | say it sarved him
right"
Sam related several other incidents
in the career of the Shaws. and Jessie
laughed until the tears ran down her
cheeks. They bid Sam good-day, and
watched him until he disappeared with
the famous trotter in a cloud of dust.
After supper they waited for the ris-
ing of the full moon. They saw the
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
FORCED HIMSELF TO WORK.
Queer Way Historian Prescott Had
for Curing laziness.

TOT SuTIn9 LdZiucSS.
Rollo Ogden, in his brief and very
readable biography of William H.
Prescott, the historian. cites many
passages from the diary showing Pres
colts habit of flogging himself to his
work by making wagers with his Sec
retaries that he would complete CIV
en- task by a certain day, the odds al
ways heavily against himself Pres
colt always took this betting on his
own industry with perfect serious
ness. Sometimes he would radiantly
greet his secretaries with You have
lost! You owe me dollar And he
would exact payment. Occasionally
he would, with woebegone counte-
nance, produce and pay over to the
protesting secretary the $50 or $50
he himself had lost" One elaborately
made memorandum Witnesses that a
bet Of 81 to $50 had been made be
tween E. B. Otis and William II. Pres
colt, Esq, the latter betting $50 that
he will write 100 pages of his His
tory of Peru in 100 days" The docu-
ment is signed William H. Prescott
and Edmund b. Otis, but the latter
subjoins the following: 81 promise on
my honor as a gentleman not to re-
lease Mr.. Prescott from any forfeiture
that may incur, except in such cases
as are provided for in the contract
this contract being made at his de-
sire for his own accommodation only
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
Her Husbands Legal Guardian.

Some peculiar features were con-
nected with the marriage of Miss
Myrtle Thyme and Albert Grayland at.
lie Seuer, MINI, recently. The groom
was only 20 years of age, and, being
an orphan without guardian, was con.
sequently unable to obtain license.
The young lady, though nearly two'
years younger, was still over is. and
of lawful age to get married. Neither
one wanted to wait for the young man
to grow older, so the difficulty was
settled as follows:
Miss Thyme formally and legally
adopted her affianced. and then, as
guardian. gave the necessary consent
to a marriage license being issued to
him. The document was duly given
out, and a justice OF the peace married
the couple.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
Could You Use Any Kind Of Sewing,
Machine at ANY Price?

II there is any price SO low. any
offer so liberal that you would think
OF accepting on trial a new high grade.
drop cabinet or upright Minnesota.
Singer. Wheeler a. Wilson. Standard.
White or New Home Sewing Machine.
cut out and return this notice. and
you will receive by return mail. post
paid. free of cost. the handsomest sew
ing machine catalogue ever published.
1t will name you prices on the Mime
sofa. Singer, Wheeler a. Wilson.
White, Standard and New Home sew
ing machines that will surprise you:
we will make you new and attract
i've proposition. sewing machine Of
fer that will astonish you.
II you can make any use of any
sewing machine at any price. IL any
kind OF an offer would interest you.
don't fail to write us at once tbe sure
to cut out and return this special no.
tice) and get our latest book. our
latest offers. our new and most sur
prising proposition. Address
SEARS. RoEBUCK & CO.. Chicago.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
TIM e TO ACT.

cure sick kidneys quickly and perma'
nently. Here's proof. II
Mrs. w. s. Marshall, r. F. d. No. T.,
Dawson, Ca, says: MY husbands 81
back and hips were so stiff and sorei
that he could not get up from az
chair without help. got him a box
of Doan's Kidney Pills. He felt re-
lief in three days. One box cured
him."
A FREE TRIAE of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Mar
shall will be mailed on application to
any part of the United States. Adj
dress Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, NJ
Y. Sold by all dealers: price so cents'
per box.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

We oner One Hundred Dollars Reward for an,
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hairs
Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY q CO. Toiedo o.
We the undersigned have known +. j. Cheney
for the last IS years and believe him perfectly hoI
orable In ali business transactions and financially
able carry any obligations made by his nrin.
wALDISo, KtSrks MAEyIs,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Hairs Catafrh Cure iz taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucoas surfaces of tho
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 15 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pius for constipation.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
Our Vanished Loved Ones.

Still on. the lips Of all we question.
The finger of GOD s silence lies:
Will the lost hand in ours be folded?
VIII the shut eyelids ever rise?
o friend no proof beyond this yearning.
This outreach of our hearts, we need:
God will not mock the hope He giveth.
No love He prompts shall vainly plead.
Then let us stretch our hands In dark
ness.
And call our loved ones DER and DER:
Some day their arms will close about us.
And the old voices speak once more
Whittier
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

Don't you know that Defance
Starch. besides being absolutely supe-
rior to any other. is put up 16 ounces
in packages and sells at same price
as 12-ounce packages of other kinds =!
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
Sensible Housekeepera

will have Defiance Starch, not alone
because they get one-third more for
the same money, but also because OF
superior quality.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
ovERHEARp ON THE PIKE.

Mr. EasyL'why should people visiting The Hr.
position at night, more Aliens FootEAsc than
Ia daytime2"
Miss FooteJ"Becau.e under the brilliant iIiumin-
alton of the grounds, every foot becomes an acre."
Mr.. Easy-"Fair, Only fair! Pray conduct me TO
the nearest drug and ] promise never to
accept a substitute for you or for Alien. Foot
Ease"
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

There is no more ridiculous sight
than a compound man at one end or
a chain and two-pound dog at tho
other.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

When tho
back aches
and you are
always tired
o u t.. d o
pressed and
nervous
when sleep
is disturbed
by pain and
by urinary
ills, it's time
to act. Tha
kidneys are'
sick. DOan'S,
Kidney Pills
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

paint gives fne porcelain surface and
decorates everything. Color Card Ask
your dealer or write us. The Humph-
rey-Jones Mer. Co, 1921 Arapahoe st.
Denver, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

Cincinnati claims to be very
healthy town because the people boil
all their drinking water and after it
is boiled they drink beer.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

1t is more creditable ioI company
to liquidate its Indebtedness than to
water its stock.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
GREEN SEAL ENAMEL.

II a friend pulls his watch on your
funny story. cut IL short
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Yoot-Fass.
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns.
Bunions Swollen. Sore. Hot. Callous. Aching
Sweating Feet and IngrowIng Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy AZ
all Druggists and Shoe stores. Is cents. Acc
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy. NY.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

No woman who is unable to sup
port herself has any business with a
handsome husband.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

Many a man turns up his toes while
waiting for his fortune to turn up.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

One trouble with the oldest inhabi
tant is that he remembers too many in
cidents of his boyhood days that never
happened.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

If girls face is ner fortune. she
should be careful to avoid counterfeit
ing.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
FOR children teethng softsns tho gums, reduces In
nAmmation, aAys pain, cures wind cole. 2Sc bottle
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01
How'S This

a beauty doctor is not necessarily =
beautiful doctor.
The Lamar register., 1904-06-01

|u, in
es op-
eports
|doned
IN and
been
mont.
Friday,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-19
A Tax on Coal Again.

Under the stress OF the coal strike
congress repealed the duty on anthra-
cite coal and refunded the tariff duty
of 81 cents u ton on bituminOus coal
for one year That period having eX-
pired. the duty is again being collected.
TO recoup the losses Occasioned by the
strike the coal trust and the combines
that control soft coal have advanced
the price Of coal considerably beyond
what il was before the strike. If CON
gress takes no action some parts of the
country may again feel the heavy hand
Of the mOnopOlists and the price of coal
be again advanced. The Republican
leaders have decided that no bill touch
Ing the tariff must be considered. \
record vote on any tariff reform bill
would be disastrous to the political fu-
ture of a good many Republican states
men, for many candidates for congress
promised that those tariff duties that
fOstered the trusts should be repealed.
What excuse they will make next fall
when asking for Il reelection for not
reforming those tariff schedules that
protect the trusts remains to be seen.
The present high trust prices will not
make the voters take Il lenient view of
this do nothing policy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-19
AT THE HOTELS.

NJ the Harper Charles Cooper,
Chicago; Il. II. Pollock. -. Louis; y.
Il. Hazard. ~. Louis: y. WettStein.
Chicago; Roy Hardin. Chicago: J.
Bee~nn. Peoria: \. Eiustein. Chicago:
ID. Walker. Kansas City: r. ID. Parker,
Cedar Rapids: Rev. Il. Stof1er. Ham
let: +. II. McMichaeI Monmouth: g.
McC Iowa: >. Y. Deem. Galva:
Thomas Eu~tace. Chicago: William
Mcintyre. Eau Claire. Wis: NJ Wien
stein. Philadelphia: {. W. Nelli~. Chi
cage: Mr.. Whine Fielder. Peoria: !. u.
Powell. ~. Louis: j. +. Guberknecht.
Gene>ro: Catherine Nnte>. Gene>eu:
[. Hua". New York: {. -. Howe. It.
Louis: Miles Morgan. New York: f..
Robten. Boston: j. Simpson. Gales
burg: r.. Ncedisch. Milwaukee,: r. g.
Gregg. Kansas City: G.. II. WatfeI.
Chicago: :. {. Clifford. Rock Island:
l.. r.. COuley. Chicago: Y. Il. Travis.
Chicago: Y. {. Pomeruy. Milwaukee:
Charles Weaker. New York; y. SaI~-
bury. New York: y. j. B0rkenhoff.
Chicago: {. y. Nelson. Chicago: y.
Serrin. Chicago: 6. ii. Bau@hman. Chi
cago: W. {. Abbey. Chicago: j. f..
Fitzpatrick. Chicago: !. y. Harris.
Chicago: l.. {. Arnold. Chicago: +.
Murdoch. Chicago: ID. /. Mccarthy.
Beard>r"wn: Lew Bcnniter. New
York.
NJ The Harms Nj T.. Crane. Chica-
Gray. L. t. DiN>un. VI. \ Bronson.
Chicago: George f.. Gun>cl. It. Louis:
\. V. Grrenhaum. Alton. H.: {. y
Graham. Chicago; =. o. Lewis and
wife. Kansas City: NJ. y Gei"er. Mil
waulee: T.. l.. Whitcher. Detroit
Mich: Y. W. Arthur. Beardstowm: L.
j. Appleton. Chicago: NJ. j. Quinn
Pitt>burg. Pa: :. Il. Mills. =. y. Paul.
John Kirch. Chicago: J. {. Wise. New
York: y. l.. Harvey. Boston: d. {.
Anthony. f.. {. ShVIuck. Sam Heimer.
y. l.. Moore. Chicago: Thomas j. KEEL
~. -. Louis; +. y. Bets. ST Paul:
Edward y. Kruse. Denver. Col: +. {.
Whitney. George +. Booth. New York:
Myer Cohn. Philadelphia. Pa; G. W.
Willis. Decatur. ILL.,: y. {. Mott. ToIe-
do. Ohio: &. y. Dempsey. Burlington.
Iowa: q. VI. Walters. Chica"".
NJ the Rock I>land-George {.
Min. Mattoou: y. W. Rotchford. Pc
"ria; II. Ashduwn, Port Byron: T. j.
Ash. :. /. Ash. Reynolds: Rev. Il. :
tufrcy. Hamlet: John Ningling. Can
ton: L. l.. knoN. Reynolds; Thomas
\Ilen. superior: G.. Palmer. Chicago:
j. W. Paris. Dyer>Nile. Iowa: 6. IL.
ID. Cave. Gale>burg: William Shelter
New York; J. Il. Weber. -. Louis:
Thomas Hudson. GaINa; NJ. L. Thorn
a. Springfield: W. Il. Carey. Carbon
Cliff: George y. Smith. De> Muine>:
l.. f.. Fitch. GaIva.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-19
Cured After suferinr1oYears.

l.. +. Hare. superintendent Miami
Cycle Il Manufacturing company. Mid
dletown. Ohio. suffered for 10 years
with dyspepsia. He spent hund7 reds
Of dollars for medicine and with doe
tors without receiving any perma-
uent benefit. He says: "One night
while feeling exceptionally bad was
about 10 throw down the evening pa
per when l saw an item in the paper
regarding the merits of kodol Dys-
pepSia Cure. l concluded To Try it.
and while | had no faith in it. felt
better after the second dose. After
using two bottles / am stronger and
better than ] have been in years. and
recommend Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
TO my friends and acquaintance suf-
fering from stomach trouble" Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-19
A Very Close Call.

Il stuck 10 my engine. although ey-
cry JOINT ached and every nerve was
racked with pain" writes {. W. Bel
lamy. Il locomotive fireman. of Bur
lington. iowa. II was weak and pale.
without any appetite, and all run
down. A. | was about 10 give up. |
got a bottle of Electric BitterS. and
after taking it. felt as well as | ever
did in my life" Weak. sickly. run
down people always gain new life.
strength and vigor from their use.
Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Hartz & Ullemeyer. Price 80 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-19
Two Buncombe Tariff Bills.

Some Republican United States <ena-
tors have a queer idea of the tariff.
Sena tor Lodge. under the pressure of
Ma sSac huSettS for free hides. has in
troduced n bill Ia that effect Senator
Warren OF Wyoming. who is interested
in continuing the duty on hides. 10 of
set Senator Lodge puts in a bill for free
boots and shoes. Now. any one who
knows the conditions in footw ear man
ufacturing understands that while
nine-tenths OF the boot and shoe man
ufacturers demand free hides a ma lori
" OF them are quite willing Ia have
boots and shoes placed ON the free list.
This IS one Of the instances where
protection does not protect the manu-
facturer. because they have got be-
yond the point where foreign manu-
f. tI-e-S can compete with them. and
they demand free hides 80 that they
can sxi~ud their trade into other couu-
tries. The invention Of machines for
boot and shoe making long ago over
came the obstacle of cheaper labor in
other countries. The United States
leads the world in the manufacture of
footwear and will dominate the mar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-19
Japan's Naval Superiority.

C"IIirr'> Weekly: Midway in the
strait dnidin" Japan from Korea are
the T>u~ hima islands. now an advanc-
eel base. heavily fortified. and but 40
miles from Fu>an. which from time
immcmoriHi has been the landing
place "f Japanese invasion. Nearby.
in the harhor OF Masamphu. are. at
the moment. the greater number Of
her baitie>hip>. Those of Russia are
at Port Arthur. 40 miles distant
where i NOW concentrated the whole
of her lighting strength in the east
under hr protection Of what has be-
come. under her occupancy. - most
powerful fortress. Both forces may
hr taken 1" he in excellent condition.
Japan~ dock yards are equal L. any
emergency. Hu>>ia's equipment in
Port Arthur i sufficient for probable
needs. Great stores of coat and sup
plies have been ma~sed III this port
Il vital Urce>>ity in view of the posi-
bile command ny Japan Of coal supply
from nycr~eH. The latter ha~. in her
own fields. plenty of a medium quail
~. but in naval war one needs the
best. and uu doubt English and Amer
lean c,al. though two or three times
the cost. viii he largely used.
The guess may he Ventured that but
little in the way Of acute naval action
may bc looked for for some little time
IN come. The chances at least of u
general action. in view of the differ
Cncr i'm force. are small. should the
Russia ian fleet remain in Port Arthur
the road to Korea would br open 10
the Japanese. What they would a."
with This opportunity i outside the
present paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-19

When Il wicked member of his sun
day school Cia>>-a person not fully
saturated with the ~anctitN of mil
lions got up and said he didn't he
lictc - cool citizen would avoid pay
ing taxes by having two or three res
licences or by the >Wearing-of process.
y Dung Rockefeller fairly "a~prd and
for Il few INMATES everybndy thought
lie was going to faint. He pulled him
self together. however. and there. was
No panic.