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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13

selves before anybody gets after them.
We now have, going through the
affairs Of u society. two firms OF
y.ry high repute who are chartered
accountants. They are going through
II from top to bottom. There Is moth
ing concerning our society that we
will not know about when they get
through. As soon as they al make
me a definite and positive statement
in regard to matters, am going to
issue a letter to policyholders. The
work Of these chartered accountants
Is progressing rapidly. They have al
ready counted all OF the listed securi-
ties. They are all on hand. They
have put the valuations on them and
the valuations are all right. The real
estate Is being examined and 80 are
our bonds and mortgages, Real estate
loans throughout the United States
are having the closest attention. As
far as We can learn, they are all
right. 1 think that everybody fdent.-
Aeds with the society will be more
than satisfied when they get complete
returns. 1t will be the policy Of the
new management Of this society to
have an unbiased and independent
audit Of accounts by outside account
ants every year. There will be no
system Of bookkeeping to conceal how
buddy or how well the society Is do
Ing. There will be no attempt to de-
ceive anybody not even ourselves. !
am personally q great believer IN pup
hcity and l do not believe lin beine
| cast down in case the returns are a
nor exalted in case they are good. !
think we must take the bitter with
the sweet as we are certain to have
had years as we'll as we are to have
good years.
Already there has been a saving IN
the administration OF your society
amounting to approximately $6Oo,ooO
rer annum.
This equals 4 per cent on an nve
ment OF $15.000.0O0.
This is the equivalent to having
S15, 900, 900 more 4 per cent Oonds y
our vaults. There will be Other
economies and I can cn,y repeat thai
retrenchment and conservative man
agament il going to Ne our policy.
have great ambitions for tn
Equitable. want II to be not oni!
the greatest and the best but TN
safest and most conservative lie IN
%surance institution in the world.
want II to be the one that agents VII
like the very best to work for. | wan
II TO be the one that bankers an
neople who have securities for sal
can feel that they will always get
square deal from. want 1t TO D
one that policyholders vii recon
mend their friends to insure In an
that everybody can point to wit
rride. want it to be known, not onl
as the strongest financially but tn
strongest morally. | want II 10 b
known as a perfect working machin
George AIDE tells a story about a 81
who was not very good looking. Sh
had q pug hose and her teeth were nj
shapely and she was q little eros
eyed. This girl had a good dispos
ton, but George in referring TO ht
in his fables said, "Lueila was a goo
girl. but her features did not seem I
understand the value of team work
We do not want to present TO IN
world a distorted counterancs. W
want our features TO have cooper
ton. We want team work. We mu'
all pull together and | ar sure tn;
II the agents and representatives,
this society will do their part, sha
do mine.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13
The ACCOUNTING
ltchlnx and Burning q the Skin

A. In eczema; the frightful scaling, -
In psoriasis; the loss Of hais and crust.
ing Of scalp, V In SCALED head the
facial dis6gurement, - In pimple:
and singworm; the awful suffering Of
infants, and anxiety Of wofnout par.
ents, - In milk crust, letter and salt
yheum-all demand . remedy Of a.
most superhuman virtues to success
fully cope with them. That Cuticura
Soap, Ointment, and Pills are such
stands proven beyond Ill doubt. The
purity and sweetness, the power %
sAord immediate relief, the certainty
d speedy and permanent care, the
absolute safety and great economy
have made them the standard skin
cures Of the civilized world. Abso'
1utely pure.
eo,A thss~ehouA ths vssIl. Csncuss nsselveui, ~
~ 0Osm n Checoiase Coole9 flls, ~. ~ val of Ol
6isfpsus, S0e., Ssep, 1e.. Dsposs. Loe1oes y Chsrtss.
Sosn "a, rsrA Rss Il b Psix, Dosoo, - Coiuneol
AsA Psns Drag : CASn. cssI, eess Sss0siAasA
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13

Miss Katie Burchell. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13
HARvEY'S
The High Mountain Home

eor comfort health and pleasure
take . trip 70 this famous resort.
Carriage comes In Tussdays and Fri.
days; noes out Wednesdays and Cat.
urdays.. Terms are 800 . day or
5000 . week.. Fare each way, 500.
The trip, including passage and .
sAoy from Saturday 70 Friday or from
Wednesday to Tuesday 10 5000.
Leave orders 1t Murphey's drug
store or Judge Wooster's office In the
City Hall. Address \. A. Harvey,
CITY.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13

Redmen meet In Fraternal Brother.
hood hall, every second and fourth
Thursday Of each moon at the eighth
run. Visiting chiefs always welcome
to the wigwam. William p. Mills.
sachem; Charles P. Jamerson, chief
Of records.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13

Fraternal Union Of America, Meet
first and third Tuesday evenings o.
each month in the Fraternal Brother
hood hall. west Of Fountain Square, 4
8 o'clock N. p. Sund. F. NJ: W.
g Koogler. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13

Rebekah Ledge, |. o. o. F., Meets
second and fourth Thursday evenings
Of each month at the !. o. o. F. hall.
Mrs. Augusta O'Malley. noble grand:
Mrs. NJ. E. Garlick, vice grand: Mrs.
Mary l.. Wertz, secretary; Mrs. Sarah
Roberts, treasurer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13

Only a few Of The Optics souvenir
editions left. Get one at this office or
at the news stands. Price SC. 1906
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13

Eastern Star. Regular commuics
ton second and fourth Thursday even
ings Of each month. All visiting broth
err and sisters are cordially invited
Mn. e. l. Browne. worthy matTon:
8. R. Dearth. W. p; Mrs. Emml
Benedict, &c.,: Mrs. n. A. Howell
Treas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13

Chapman Lodge. No. z. A. ?. 1 4. ~
Regular communications Isl and are
Thursdays IN each month. VISITING
brothers cordially invited. NJ. z
Williams. w. H.: Charles H. spos
leder. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13

The Fraternal Brotherhood. No
zoe, Meets every Friday night 1T theh
hall in the Schmidt building, wes'
of Fountain square, 4. 8 o'clock. Viz
iting members are always welcome
JAMES N. COOK,
President
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-13

Z. ?. O. &, Nests flrss snd shavd
Monday evenings. each meath. 6
Knights Of Pythiss HAN vioitfng
brothers are cordially invited.
r. q. 6lAALA, 01Aleod lsuloe.
7. \. HLAU 0ea
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
stockings of Human Hair

They Were black stockings. thick,
stin. lustrOus. and the price mark ON
them was SIS.
From China. said the dealer-"from
northern China. Every family has a
few pairs of human hair stockings
there They are worn over the cotton
stocklngs-they are too prickly 20 be
worn next the skin - and, properly
treated, they last lifetime. The Chi
nese exporter who sold me these stock
ings said that when a child's hair Is
shaved In northern China the hair is
preserved In special hair box OF lac
quer. As soon as the box Is full enough
the hair Is taken from Il, and pair OF
stockings % woven. Such stockings
have a sentimental. almost religious
value, and they are rarely parted with.
IL would be safe 10 bet that there are
not six other pairs Of hair stockings on
sale In America. New York Press.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
much prettier than bis. Ono bunch

much prettier than his. One bunch
has just left in hurry. My "bog,"
who is somewhat civilized, talks
German ETC., has just run the bush
people away; curiosity will bring
them back, however. They have
been dancing in the yard and doing
other things to celebrate the pres
ence of white man.
About my work. They call me
here "Baumwall Inspector" (cot-
ton inspector.) What do you think
will come next? But still l don't
mind it; the beauty Of it is l have
got no boss here in Africa only in
Berlin, Germany, and it takes six
weeks to get an answer. So you
can imagine | do pretty near as /
please.
The inspection consists Of one
American farmer, one machinist, a
book-keeper, one American.negro
from Booker Washington's school,
who teaches the natives the use Of
implements and the raising Of cot.
ton. All other work we do with
natives. Some Of these who have
been in mission and government
schools are pretty far advanced.
They manage the common laborers
buy the cotton 1--WE buy the seed
cotton and they gin it), super
intend smaller gin plants, etc.
My house is now at Lowe-Lowe
is very nice place now. About
200 whites are there. Several steam.
ers lie of the pier almost every day.
One railroad runs out from Lowe
along the coast. Another is under
construction to Paline.
Well, goodbye, Tom; another
white man has arrived SO | guess
| had better stop. Become a big
e. 4. Your true friend,
Gus III. Pape
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
An India. Sc. s.rpe.s L..,.s.

The red men OF the west have many
curious legends concerning the rivers.
lakes and mountains ~ that region.
none more weird than that which Is
told coneVfllng Rock lake, washing
ton. - time out OF memory the
Indian tribes OF that vicinity believed
the lake to be inhabited by sea mon
ster which never grows old and whose
chief diet Is Indian flesh. According
20 the legend, no Indian ever entered
its waters and returned therefrom
alive, no matter whether the rash act
was committed by approaching its mar
gin for a drink. for a plunge and a
swim or for a canoe ride upon Its
placid bosom. All OF the Indians OF
the northwest know OF the terrors OF
Rock lake. and each and every one
would prefer death with a poisoned ar
row rather than 10 touch its waters.
The last Rock lake horror. according
TO the legend. was In 1858. when n
whole band OF noble red men were
sent to the happy hunting grounds by
the monster.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
They Tell n Dinerent story.

There are peculiarities OF our Eng
llsh language which no other language
exhibits. Did you ever notice how
many English words are formed by
simply dropping alternate letters-for
example. wheat. heat. eat. at; sham
ham, am; wheel, heel. eel: whale, hale
ale. and scores Of OthersJ
Again. we have In our mother tongue
two words which. Joined together
make a distinct word Of an entirely
different meaning. just as a single
word disjointed does Take the words
''slnce" and rely" or the separate
word sincerely" To Illustrate:
Your letter came In words that tempt me-
dearly.
You wrote them. sweet. most truly and
sincerely.
For praise like that heroes might gladly
die.
But on anothers love you since rely.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
THE NORWEGIAN sAMLAG.

Consul Rasmussen Of Stravanger
has sent to the State Department
an interesting account Of how the
Norwegians regulate the liquor
traffic. The Norwegians call their
saloons "samlag" associations.
Applications for permission TO
operate a samlag," he says, "must
be submitted 10 the voters mt a
general election, and must receive
q majority Of the votes. The re.
suit Of such election is binding for
six years. The city council may
grant a samlag permission TO oper.
ate as many places as the size OF
the city requires, but the books
and accounts of the samlag are au.
dited by a committee selected by
the government and municipality
Jointly, and the net earnings are
divided az follows: To the gov.
eminent, 65 per cent; TO the mu.
nicipality, Is per cent; to the sam.
lag. 10 per cent, with the proviso
that the share going TO the county
shall be gradual diminished by
s, 6, 4 and 2Il cent during the
six years, and the earnings Of the
ssmlag correspondingly increased,
but the shareholders shall not re-
ceive in any one year more than
8 per cent on the capital invested.
Sale of liquors is prohibited from
10 o'clock p. m. to s o'clock a. m,
and after / o'clock on days pre-
ceding Sundays and holidays, as
well as on these days"
In q city of $500 the net earn.
ings Of a samlag for a year were
So, 736, and on the basis described
these were apportioned thus. Gov.
eminent, s3,727.54; municipality,
1851 AZ; samlag, s573.62; county,
s573.62. The consumption Of al.
coholic drinks is comparatively
light in Norway. The Consul has
collected statistics which show
these comparisons: Finland, 1.s4
liters per capita; Norway, 266;
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
THE MARKETS..
Kansas City Cattle and Hogs.

Special TO tho Bryan Eagle.
Kanas City, Mo-, Nov. IS, 1906
Very little change Is noted In the
Quarantine market from week 10
week. Cows are selling strong, gen.
orally, steers steady, calves higher
than week ago. The supply tod4y
Is 1900 head, largest for several
weeks; cows and calves steady and
and active, steers slow. A few fed
steers were included last week, one
drove at $500 Friday, others last
week at $3.50 aud upwards. One
drove OF fed cows sold at 81. 90 lately.
The grass steers sell at $500 TO e8.25,
cows, including Gamers, 500 10
sass, bulls sl.g0 TO e2.i5, calves Sass
TO $500. Cattle from the range
country are still coming freely to the
native division, demand very good
for cows, aud for stockers R'd feed
ers, killing stuff q shads lowsr than
week ago. Corn FED steers are
weakest, especially those only partly
finished. Not much Improvement
IL looked for la these Just now, NJ q
good many feeders are likely 10 be-
come alarmed at the continued
weakness on them, and rpAh 10
market would precipitate q bdeak.
Hog receipts last week 81 o. hskd,
heaviest for q number OF uiSRths.
Supply today 1000, market steady
10 s lower. The demand IL very
strong, and the market held about
steady last week In spite OF the big
run. Top today tl.96, bulk of sales
sass 10 sl92H, weights below 300,
s4.65 TO $3.50. Unless receipts In
crease materially, the market should
hold up pretty we'll near present
figures.
j. A. RICKART,
Live Stock Correspondent.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
COMIC OPERA.

An advance notice says: Mr.. F.
A. Wade, he of the old original Beg
gar Prince Opera Company, that
gave such universal satisfaction in
almost every city In the West, has
made even stronger bid for public
approval IN the shape of a brand
new romantic comedy, entitled
"The Adventures OF Fra Diavolo. -
The play Is a revised version OF the
old opera Fra Diavolo, IL having
been recently rewritten by Mr. Wade
himself, who by the way is the au-
thor Of numerous other popular sue
cesses. Too much cannot be said in
praise Of this excellent organization,
and theatre goers may look forward
with pleasure to seeing what will no
doubt prove the event Of the season.
Pretty girls, funny comedians and
gorgeous costumes are much I'm evil
dence, and all should take advantage
OF the opportunity and reserve their
seats early. Grand opera house,
Friday, Nov. IL.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
The FInaI Blow.

II Is said that often when a woman
says mo" she means yes" but there
are signs which discourage even the
most hopeful and persistent wooer.
II didn't so much mind Hetty's say
ing she'd as soon marry a jumping
jack as me-" said Ethan Hatch for,
lornly TO a sympathetic friend. nor
didn't much care when she said she'd
rather stay at home than go out 10
Jordan's park with such slow coach
as was, but when she told me she'd
got to help her mother iron when |
asked her TO go with me down TO the
Center for some ice cream soda saw
'twasn't much use hanging on any
longer"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
HONORED.
From The Battalion

From The Battalion.
We are glad to note that Mr.. P.
l.. Downs has been honored by
being elected president of the Am.
ariah Bible Glass. He was at A. &
NJ. last year and year before. The
following was taken from the Even.
ing Enterprise, Of ghkeepsie,
n. Y:
Mrs. c. G. Holmes entertained
the members Of the Amariah Bible
Glass for young men of the Wash.
ington street NJ. Il. Church at her
home on Mill street last evening,
at which time the following off.
GERS were elected; p. l.. Downs,
president; Arthur Knapp, vice
president; Nat Doughty, secretary;
Mr.. Kreh, treasurer.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
FOR SALE.

81 acres In city limits. Good small
residence aud other improvements.
Good we'll. Price sl6O0O0
A good i25-acre farm miles north
OF Bryan. Price si65O0O.
7s-acre farm about ~ miles north
Of Bryan; good black sandy loan; a
little timber. Price $40 90 per acre.
400 acres on Brazos river 8 miles
from Bryan: 100 acres bottom land,
balance post oak over $50 acres in
cultivation. aud houses. Price
$3.50 per acre.
1897 acres OF land located on mail
route i5 miles north OF Bryan.
About 20 acres la cultivation. Near
~ all under fence. 10 acre hog pas.
ture. Good room residence and 2
room tenant house. Good water.
This Is first class place. Price
$40. 90 per acre.
2i2 acres miles from Bryan; 100
acres In cultivation; 10 acre hog pas
ture; balance In pasture: Broom res
idence; tenant houses; barn cost
S50O.O0. Price $1,000 per acre.
ga acres about II miles northeast
OF Bryan: about 20 acres under fence
and cleared; balance timber. Price
$500 per acre.
Five room residence with about
two acres Of land, located near school
house. Price sl300.0O.
Ten room residence and 40 acres
Of land in city limits. Tenant house,
barn, etc. Price, s30OO.OO. Terms
easy.
The n. u. Cole block In Halls
addition. Price s750.0O.
One quarter OF a block In eastern
part of town, price 1925
2i2 acres of land on east side Of
town, known as the Caldwell pasture.
VIII sell In tracts 10 SUIT purchasers
and on easy terms.
3 lots In good neighborhood, with
fine sh ide trees. Price $500. Terms
easy.
3 lots near Allen Academy. Price
$4,000
so acres OF land, with good small
residence, bored we'll, and all nee
cessary improvements, located in
side Of city limits. Price $1,000. 90
terms reasonable. This Is q bargain.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17

Officials of the Southern Cotton
Growers Association have planned
for taking 100000 bales of cot
ton of the market for ninety days
in an effort to put the price Of the
remainder of the crop up to 10
cents. President Harvie Jordan
says the crop will not be more
than 100000 bales. F. d.
Smith, general organizer and finan.
cial agent Of the association, will
tour Texas, and farmers will be
asked to sign pledges that they
will hold a stipulated number Of
bales for 10 cents a pound. The
plan embraces a tax of 3 cents a
bale on the cotton to cover the ex-
penses o. maintaining the associa.
ton.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
The Navhville Banner aptly re-

The Navhville Banner aptly re-
marks: "The city shade tree should
be a special object Of care on the
part of the municipal authorities.
II should be guarded and protected.
No one should be allowed to hitch
a horse to it. No candidate or
other advertiser should be per.
mitted to tack placard on it, or
allow it to be abused in any way.
Not only should the planting Of
trees in a city be encouraged and
the trees protected against wanda.
lism, but the trees outside the city
along the roads shonld be conserv-
ed aud protected for the public
benefit"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17

The Commissioners court has
passed an order requiring the
Southwestern Telephone Co., and
r. H. Nesbitt to grant the county
the free use Of their telephone
lines. In case they refuse they
are to move their telephone polls
from the public roads.-Marlin
Democrat.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
The Gate. of Paradise.

When the plague which visited Flor
ence In the year 400 had subsidized the
people decided as thank Offering "a
add bronze gates TO the baptlstery OF
the Church OF St John the Baptist,
and the guild OF merchants invited the
best artists OF the day 10 compete The
design OF Ghiberti was considered
faultless. and he was intrusted with
the work ON Nov. .. 1908. IL was
twenty one years before the two fold
ing doors were completed. and 80 ex-
qulsite was their design and workman.
ship that Michael Angelo a century lat
er said OF them. They are worthy TO
be the gates OF paradise" This APP
piled also TO another door wrought
and designed by the same artist, which
was put In place June 10. l452, a most
important creation OF Florentine art
and one which evidently Influenced MI.
chael Angelo himself.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
wouIdn't work Nowadays.

The Egyptians had n very remarka.
bic ordinance to prevent persons from
borrowing imprudently. An Egyptian
was not permitted 10 borrow without
giving TO his creditors In pledge the
body OF his father. II was deemed
both an impIety and an lnfamy not "a
redeem so sacred pledge. A person
who died without dlscharging that duty
was deprived Of the customary hon
orr paid TO the dead.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17

Palestine is still hsmmering on
the street railway proposition. J.
V. Watkins and associates Of Cor.
sicana have asked the Palestine
city council for q franchise, and
offer to put up forfeit Of 81, 900
to begin and complete the work in
a given time.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17

Bryant always thought be could
write much better poetry than that
contained in his "Thanatopsis." which
was one OF his earliest During his
later days he on several occasions ex-
pressed some surprise at the prefer
ence shown by his admirers for this
particular poem. when have done so
many things better" lie believed the
Transitions Of Homer TO be the best
work he ever did.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17

Sweden, 4.43; Russia, 5.2i; Hol.
land, $50; Austria, 1893; Great
Britain, sly; servia. $40; Ger.
many, 0.25; Roumania, 9.74:
Portugal, 10. 10; Italy, 1890; Swift,
zerland, 1913; Denmark, 1887:
Spain, 1905; Belgium, 1888:
France, 1857.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
BAYLOR SATURDAY.

On next Saturday the A. & NJ.
football team meets Baylor for a
second time this season. There is
every reason to believe that the
visitors will put up far better
game than they did when we met
them three weeks ago. They have
been hard at work since that time
and last Saturday defeated T. c.
U. by a score Of 10 to 5. The
chances are that they will put up
a pretty stiff article of ball and
there will be contest we'll worth
going to see. Our own team has
been resting this week and is de-
cidedly off color at this time and
the results of the game are not the
sure thing the former score would
indicate. The Battalion.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
BRYAN. TEXAS, NOVEMBER IL

The Robbins family is not quite
as strong on salary drawing as the
McCurdy family, but they should
not be blamed when they are doing
the best they can.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17

DIR. Tabor is a man Of action.
One Of his last feats is to stop a
Louisiana excursion train, bound
for Beaumont circus, at the state
line.-Marlin Democrat.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17

Col. T. s. Garrison Of Timpson
has been over in Austin this week
getting a line on the political
sitution and will likely be a candi-
date for state treasurer.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17
Wise WIIIIr.

you should bee like the chickens.
Willie. Just see how early they wake
mp In the morning"
"Oh. well. could wake up early, too.
ma. II | stood mp all night"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-17

She-Yes. she married him 10 reform
him. He-But she Is trying TO obtain
divorce now Well. suppose
she wants - reform another man now