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den. Mrs. NJ P. Douglas won the club prize, a book. while Mrs. J. NJ. Lang horne. Jr., won the visitors prize. lovely hat pin. The flowers TOT the occa- sion were sun flowers. A tempting menu was served after the games.
 MT. Albert Wolf is spending several weeks in Tate Springs. Asheville and other resorts.
 Mrs. N. S. Knight and daughters, Mrs. E. S. White, Miss Eoise White. Miss Liz- zie Smith. Mrs. M. Wheeler Moore and Mrs. R. H. Ware and daughter, formed a pleasant party that left Tuesday for Tallulah Falls, Ga.
 Mrs. F. Meyer and MT. Jerome Meyer left Monday for Atlantic Ciry.
 MT. R. A. Hardie. Jr.. has gone to Port land, Ore, to take in the exposition and will remain some time in California
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MOBILE.

Mobile, July 15.-(special)-The story of
 Mobile social life in midsummer Is rec ord of departures varied with very few returns. The end of this week saw gem eral exodus to Point Clear. where the annual regatta of the Mobile Yacht club proved the attraction. Numbers of Mobile girls added to the attractions already there, and the ball at the hotel Saturday evening was an exceptionally brilliant and enjoyable affair.
 MT. and MT. NJ. F. Kirkbride. Miss Co.,
 rinna Kirkbride and Mrs. Philipe are ad- ditions to the Point Clear colony, as are also Mir. and Mrs Henry McMillan and family. who moved over during the week. The new steamer Pleasure Bay makes twotrips an afternoon to Point Clear, and 1t is quite the thing to form parties for the round trip. especially on Saturdays. Among the departures of the week were Mrs. Rittenhouse Moore. Miss Amanda
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UNIONTOWN.

Uniontown. July 15-(speciaL)-miss a,An Marie West. Miss Florence Glass Mrs
 pA pohertson Miss Sarah Cowan and MT. Thurman Robertson and MT. Henry
 Lander are at Shelby Springs
 MT. A. L. Morgan left Friday for Gull
 port. Miss. ,o,
 of her friends on Friday afternoon al a
 skating party in honor of her thirteenth
 birtbdav' After skating for several hours at the pavilion the guests repaired to the
 home of Mrs. R. A. Hardie' where oeh- cious refreshments were served.
 Mrs. John White was the hostess or the Bridge Whist club on Tuesday afternoon at tbe home of her mother, Mrs. l.. A Marnan sr An exciting game and re- freshments were enjoyed by those pres ent. . a., u,, Mrs. A. c. Davidson and Miss Adele El- ,s ,oave next week for points in Vir- pinia to spend the summer.
 Miss Edna Hallett returned Tuesday l from Demopolis Mrs l. Howard Davidson entertained at cards on Wednesday afternoon, the
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HUNTSVILLE.

Huntsville, July 15.-(Special)- and Mrs. Oscar k. Hundley have returned from Birmingham.
 Miss John Glll has gone to Asheville, N. C., to spend a few weeks.
 Mrs. Lillian Taylor Wall has returned to Gurley.
 Mrs. N. F. Thompson and Miss Eliza beth Thompson have gone to Red Boil ing Springs Tenn.
 Miss Matte Moore of Shelbyville, Tenn. is visiting Mrs. R. A. Moore.
 Prof. and Mrs J. E. Hobdy of Albert ville have been visiting in Huntsville this week.
 Mrs. Mary E. Robinson of Morgan county is visiting at the home of heI brother, MT. Archie Mcdonnell.
 Mrs. John w. Lowry of New Orleans is visiting her parents Mir. and Mrs. Jere Murphy.
 Mr and Mrs. Don Van Duzen of Blr- mngham are visiting the latter's moth CT, Mrs Albert Taylor.
 Mrs. Virginia Clay clopton has return ed from Louisville and is visiting Mrs Milton Humes.
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AFew Flyers From Our Toilet Goods Department the De- pdrtment Which Makes
 Lower Prices Than You
 Can Find Anywhere.

Pinaud's Lilas Vegetal, sells everywhere at 69c,
 our price ..... .......... qSc
 Roger and Gallet's Violet de Parme Toilet water Don't pay soc for it elsewhere when you can buy it here at .........fSe
 A box-3 cakes-of Cucum- Der Cream, Olive Cream and Lettuce Cream complexion Soap, free from acids; wont injure a baby's skin; worth 10c a cake, Rummage price a box. ....25c
 Pinaud's celebrated Hair Tonic Eau de Quinine ...........31c
 A pint bottle of amonia, worth 15c, our price ..............lic
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getting more popular every day; they will soon reach the zenith of their popularity; you want one, of course, you can have one yards long made of crepe finished chif- ion, all colors, white, green, blue, lavendar, black, brown, etc, for.... .... .... ..Si'So White Wash Silk and Some Rough
 Finished Pongee Underpriced.
 19-inch White Wash Silk. .2oe
 27-inch White Wash Silk. .. .39c
 36-inch White Wash Silk. ;. 5sc
 Rough finished Pongee all silk, the correct material for auto coats, travelling suits and coats, etc., all colors, 27 inches wide; worth S9c a yard. Rummage price. ..... .49c
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Greensboro.

Greensboro. July 15.-tSpecial.) )-Tues- day the Masons had their barbecue on Major Lawson's spacious lawn. Charles D. Waller was the skillful superintend- ent of the cuisine. It is needless to add that the meats and the stew were done to turn. for no one understands quite so we'll as he the art of catering to the taste on suoh an occasion. This barbecue occurs each year about this time, and, while only Masons and their families are invited, the occasion assemblies a con- genial party numbering nearly hundred. who decideAeach year that they are in debted for their days pleasure to most charming host and hostess in the persons of Major and Mrs. Lawson.
 Dr. Henry Tutwiler Young complimented lis relatives and a few friends with a most delightful barbecUe Wednesday St his home, Brick Springs" Mss Martha Young was present. and added greatly to tho. pleasure of the occasion by reciting ecrie of her bird legends
 Aside from these two barbecues' tnere is little of a social nature to note save the exodus of people seeking cooler climate. This .he party who went to Toronto. CarAda. seemed to have found. for they s4rk back breezy accouHss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-16

Miss Archie Jones is visiting relatives in Lucedale.
 Miss Mary Danner has gone to Chicago to visit Miss Eula Smith.
 MT. and Mrs. Shelton Sims left Satur- day for French Lick. Ind.
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Thursday evening from to II o'clock. This was held in lieu of the flower show which has been held annually by the society for the benefit of the Orphans Home at Talladega.
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ANNIsToN.

Anniston, July 15.--iSpecial)-T fol- lowing telegram was received py Mrs, Foster from Dr. J H. Foster "Wednesday night: "Queenstown, July 12.-Arriyed safely; all well; pleasant voyage pr Foster and party sailed from New fork for Liverpool on the steamer Westerland on July 1. Those in the party besides Dr. Foster were: Hon. John B. Knox, Mrs Knox Miss Knox MT. and Mrs Thomas Scott Roberts, Misses Coleman, Blackwell and Woodruff of Anniston; MT. Alexander Stewart of Louisianna, Miss Helen Clark of Mobile, Miss Nancy Clark of Jett. Ala Mrs. N. B. Wilkerson of Tuscaloosa, Miss Lillion Sparks of Cave Springs, Ga: Dr. J. l.. Gross or Selma, Miss Hattie Wilson of Talladega. Misses Lula Andrews. s. Couling and M. Couling of Richmond. Va: Mrs. s. A. Smith Of Prattville. Ala; Dr. H. B. Headden of Rome. Ga: Miss Dorothy Zerby of Phil adelphia. The party will spend week or more in London attending the world s Baptist congress and sightseeing. after which trips will be made to different parts of Europe. extending to Paris, Rome and other places of. interest
 Mrs. John Roser of Rome. Ga. and lit- tie son are visiting Mir. Roser's sister, Mrs Joe McCaffery.
 Mrs. P R. Roser and children are visit ing Mrs Joe McCaffery on Keith avenue
 The Ladies Aid society of the First Presbyterian church held lawn fete at the park between Ninth and Tenth streets
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Women's MercerIzed LIsIe Vests, Without Shoulder Straps; Worth 25c. Rummage Price, 1qc.


 Vests without shoulder straps are a great comfort to women who wear thin waists. Nothing is more unattractive, unsightly than should CT straps on a vest showing through thin waist. No need of it. Here are thin, cool, mercerized lisle vests without sign of a shoulder strap; worth 25c. Rum mage price,. .... ...A...... .lsc Infants 75c and $1.00 Short
 Dresses, Now Marked 49c.
 $ Short Dresses for Infants from months to years old --riade of soft nainsook with embroidery and lace trimmed yokes; worth 75c and s100. Rummage price.... .,. 4sc
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ChlIdren's White India Llnon Dresses Worth $2.0o and $2.25. Rummage price, 98c.
 For little girls from to 12 years old here is bargain in pretty white India Linon dresses, made with full skirts, deep hems, blouse waists, with lace and embroidery trimmed berthas; worth $2.00 and $2.25. Rummage price. ... ... 98c A Sale of Housekeepers' Linens at
 Saving Prices.
 5s Bleached Napkins, pretty pat terms; worth $100. Rummage pTlCe. .o9S % Bleached Linen Napkins, neat and pretty designs; worth $2.50. Rummage price.... .... ....$1.s9
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Closing Out Our Entire Stock of Trunks, Suit Cases and Bags, Be- low Wholesale Prlces-Fnest Goods.
 Suit Cases.
 $4.00 steel frame, leather GOV cred, linen lined suit cases; also some imitation alligator cases; 10 close out at. .... .... ..$2.s5
 Trunks.
 Dress Trunks covered with best canvass, iron batteries, hard wood slats, linen lined, two trays. The $10.00 and $12.50 ones, to close out at. .... .S7.49 The $15.00 and S1850 ones at. -.. .... .... ..'. ''~o'9o
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: ZZ2gDI1Z1zCE G0HE
About Wholesale Prices on White Good

Day Deptment-every day the week-evey hour the finds nronged with eager eStonee reasonS-quV freshness of the goods-the very low prices 12Ac White Price 6@c French the 4Oc qualt 31n
  Plaid 12Hc quality Re White Checked 5c the I0n at quality nte H0n Embroidery Bargains Found Here the one for Tomorrow Will Convince that this is True of and
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$7.50 and $S50 Steamer Trunks, frames built for long, hard service, covered with waterproof canvass, to close out at ... .... ..... $4.9o $500 Genuine Sole Leather Suit Cases, linen lined, inside and out side straps; to close out. .S3.95 Better ones reduced in propor- ton.
 Bags.
 $750 to 5000 genuine leather bags, linen and leather lined; to close out at. .... .... -. ....So.so Plain Satin and Taffeta Ribbons at 25c; Worth BOG, 35c and 40c.
 Soft beautiful satin and taffeta ribbons, AZ to T inches wide all of the good and desirable colors; really worth BOG, 35c and 40c a yard. Rummage price. ...... .25e
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
DOME OF CAPITOL TO SHINE
To Be Lighted Up with 5000 Incan-
descent Globes, According to
Present Plans.

Washington, D. C.-Three thousand
lncandescent globes will soon be placed
In the dome Of the capitol. and 1t will
then outshine the dome Of the congress
sional library, far famed for its great
brilliancy. Plans for the lighting have
been drawn by Elliott Woods, the super
lntendent, and the bids for the furnish
Ing and installing Of the new lights will
shortly be issued.
The lights are to be arranged in four
rows around the dome. The first row
will light the large fresco painting at the
top. The other three rows will be at dit.
ferent distances and SO arranged that
they cannot be seen. Only the light e.
feet will be noticeable. Lights also will
be placed over the eight large oil paint
ings that hang on the wall Of the rotun.
da. The corridors Of the building have
Just been fitted with new and expensive
chandeliers, which materially increase
the lighting effect through the building.
The dome Of the capitol will soon rank
as one Of the handsomest of it's kind in
the world, so many are the improve.
ments that are being made. The only
feature that is not complete is the frieze
work, which encircles the dome about
half way Of its height. The contract
for the finishing of this work is now UNI
der advisement.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
COW SUIT HAS COST $1,000
Several Trials Had in Contest Be
tween Owner and Railroad
Comes Up Again.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-Tbere is soon to
begin in the superior court here the
suit Of James Sutton against the
Grand Rapids Railroad company for
damages caused by the killing of the
plaintiffs COW at Wallen four years
ago. The railroad maintained that
the COW had intruded on fenced terri-
tory and refused to settle.
Sutton sued before a justice Of the
peace and recovered judgment OF
1880. The case was appealed to the
circuit court, where a jury gave the
plaintiff another verdict for $37. The
costs had amounted to $50, besides
attorney fees. The defense had asked
for struck jury when the case, Q
new trial having been granted, was
about to begin and the plaintiff with
drew the suit to begin over again on
another line.
This imposed another cost Of so
on the road, which, having asked for
the Jury, must pay for it. The case
was renewed and judgments given,
new trials ordered, ETC., until now 1t
is about to begin again here for its
fifth trial, with scores Of witnesses
summoned. The cost to the defense
has been over $500 and to the plain
TIL over $400.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
GIVEN 100000 BEERS.
Pittsburg Constable by Drinking
Fourteen Glasses Day Can Con-
sumo All in 2OS Years.

I Pittsburg, Pa.-Constable John Bert
ges, Of Allegheny, has just received as
present 100000 glasses OF beer.
Anton Lutz, wealthy brewer. is the
Santa Claus who has made the con-
stable the most envied man in this
end Of the state.
Several days ago Bertges did little
act Of kindness for the big brewer,
and Lutz, meeting him later, asked
him what the bill would be. Bertges
said "all was square"-that he did
not want anything for doing what he
Thought was his duty.
well, that was worth more than
a million glasses of beer to me, Bert
ges." said Mr.. Lutz, "and really I'd
like to fix you up"
z well, I'll stand for the beer end
OF 1t. Give me 100000 glasses OF
beer and all is square," said the con-
stable, banteringly.
'I'll do it, said the brewer, and he
wrote an order for 10000 glasses OF
beer. to be delivered to the constable
personally on the retail plan. Bertges
spent good part Of his time ascer-
tanning that the order was no joke.
Everywhere the order was honored
and the constable figured that by
drinking IA glasses Of beer daily, Sun.
days included, it will take him 20s
years to drink up Lutz's present.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
REAL ROMANCE IN A NOVEL
Story Writer Of Macon, NO., Tells
Love Tale of Her Own in
New Book.

Macon, Mo.-"Love vs.. Law" is the
title of book written by Mary Ander-
son Matthews, young matron Of this
city.
Before her marriage to Ohio Mat
thews she was Miss Mary Anderson.
daughter Of a lawyer of Palmyra. Miss
Anderson was a law student herself
and while city attorney OF Palmyra
met her future husband in court, he
appearing on the opposite side OF q
case. The book is largely drawn from
her own romance.
Jack Gordon, a young lawyer of St.
Louis, is the hero Of Mrs. Matthews
story. He becomes very much inter-
ested in Margaret, the heroine, in q
lawsuit, and from discussing law they
drift into love. Jack is appointed at
torney for a tottering railroad in the
zinc and lead regions and Margaret is
receiver. One day while they are jour-
neying horseback to a neighboring
town with sacks of silver to pay of
the men they are held up by a high
wayman.
Der to handcuff him. But Margaret
had the foresight to bring her pistol
nlong. She reached into her shirt
waist, leveled it at the bandit and
pulled the trigger. The latter day
Dick Turpin fell to the ground, blind
ed for life. Margaret felt so sorry for
him that she gave the $1,000 reward
for his capture to founding Of home
for the blind. The blind bandit be-
came her friend for life.
Jack was preparing to propose next
day when he overheard Margaret dis
cussing the law which permitted ig-
norant loafers to vote and denied the
same right to intelligent women. Jack
was southerner, and to him women
were too sacred to be in politics.
He wrote Margaret to that effect and
| things went wrong for awhile. Jacks
conversion Is an interesting an elab-
crate brief on the subject Of women's
rights and privileges, presented to the
United States senate, In the presence
| of the president, by Margaret,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
Tho phonosraph In the Moor

The Photograph In the Moon.
Cyrano de Bergerac in his "Histoire
Comique des Etats ct Empires de la
Lune," whose first edition is dated as
early as 1850, relates that the genius
that guided him to our satellite gave
him for his entertainment some Of the
books of the country. These books are
inclosed in boxes. ION opening the box
found inside concern of metal, some
thing like one Of our watches, full Of
curious little springs and minute ma
chinery. 1t was really book, but a
wonderful book that has no leaves or
letters, book for the understanding Of
which the eyes are of no use-only the
ears are necessary. When any one
wishes to read he winds up the ma
chine, with its great number Of nerves
Of all kinds, and turns the pointer to the
chapter he wishes to hear, when there
comes out, as II from the mouth Of a
man or Of an instrument Of music, the
distinct and various sounds which
serve the great Lunarians as the ex-
preston Of language"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
A ro.er.

'sIhere. my son; that will do for thia
tfme," sternly interrupted the long suf-
tering parent. II don't know who was
the hrst man to invent wrestling nor
how many mickles make a muckle nor
how many is many nor how few is
few nor how sailor smokes his horn
pipe nor why Good Friday never comes
on Tuesday nor why rabbits can't add,
subtract and divide as well as multi
ply. nor why IAN owl should boot and
not howl nne the answer to any one Of
the many other foolish questions that
your abnormally developed bump Of In
quisiuveness incites you to PROFOUND"
Eyes, but, father, / don't want to ask
any silly questions. This Is a most Inn
portant one. Please, do you think
when stout man is self contained he
has more room inside Of himself to
contain himself in than thin man
has or is himself SO big that he is just
as tightly crowded inside Of himself as
the thin man is and how much of him
self is 1t that is self contained and how
much is on the outside doing the con-
taining, and"-
"Clarence, go to bed this instantr'
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
An Atlas for sI.OO.

The Great Northern Railway has
issued an Atlas of Sc pages containing
up-to-date maps Of Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Washington, British
Columbia, Oregon, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado,
Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Philippine
Islands, China, the United States and
of the World.
In addition to this, the Atlas con-
tains valuable statistical information
relative to the states named above, is
printed on the very best quality of
paper, shows the lines of the Great
Northern Railway, and is in every
way commemorate work.
This Atlas will be distributed at
the actual cost of production and will
be sent to any address upon receipt OF
81. 90. Address E. l. WHITNEY,
Passenger Traffic Manager, Great
Northern Railway, st. Paul, MINI.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
Search for tbt
Unknown Hutbor Of Genius
BY MR. II. N. ALDEN.
Editor Harpsr's r1asssins.

jeet that important to-day the in which it presented
II editor thrill Of real intellectual pleasure is when he
finds author who unknown and who has literary pressvene
good deal Of this of experience the editor short stories
to-day No country the world oclass America in short
writers fact pride ourselves having acquired the
only literary patent because is quite from previous o
is under the spell Of the French style that benbed the Aner
canm Of short stories long is inspired by of the older
asers-Ie Poe for The short story appeal
impulse. in imaginative mpesoni- something distinctly, de-
lghtfully American, about Americans
While the literary quality indispensable in writing the
material need be technically literary all Of
NATIVE literature within the To-day place Of the
oneme descriptive articles look for the impressions Of Of
distinctive vision articles impressive the imaginative There
must be in eli modern articles the appeal Of
story The character of magazine is something that depends upon
the selection Of its material Iii ordinarily imagined
only sit In his and heaps
submitted, his principal labe being selection This is s.n~
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
CATCH BIG FLYING SNAKE.
Reptile with Wings, That Fed on
I Birds, Killed in Virginia
Always Lives In Air.

Com0rn, VA most remarkable
and uncommon flying snake" that
was captured and killed at berry
plain" the home Of John 8. Dickinson,
In this county, a few days ago, has It.
tracted wide attention and excited no
little interest. The curious reptile was
first noticed flying about in the air
with several feet Of It's horrid snake
ship dangling around, presenting the
appearance. may be. Of an ordinary
snake attached to q strange looking
bird.
AS far as Is known, It never once
descended to the earth and crawled on
the ground after the manner Of snakes,
but it would occasionally alight In
trees and catch such birds a. best
suited its appetite and fancy.
1t WAS finally killed and measured
and proved to be ave feet long and
about one inch in diameter Of body
1t had perfect wings Of good size. and
these were covered with feathers.
Berry plain" where the curious thing
made its unceremonious advent and
met its untimely end, is one Of the
finest plantations and homesteads in
King George, and, being situated on
the banks Of the Rappahannock, It IL
conjectured by some that the Flying
snake" may have come from an i'm.
penetrable marsh of the river or some
neighboring creek.
But this theory is not accepted b,
many, for, as far as can be learned
nothing bearing the slightest similar
ity to this serpent or reptile, or what
ever it is, was ever before seen o,
heard Of anywhere in this section o.
the country. Such thing was hardl,
ever dreamed Of by a certain professor
pf airship fame.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
Dinner and a Little Change.

! One day well-dressed stranger
called at q Lawrence hotel, relates the
Kansas City Journal, and told the land
lord that he was broke and very hungry.
The landlord took him to the dining
room and gave orders for the dinner
When he got up from the table a $40 bill
dropped from his handkerchief which
he drew from his pocket A waiter
picked 1t up and handed 1t to the land.
lord, who confronted him with the fact
and at once took out Is cents (25 cents
is the regular price, and returned 1925
to the stranger, who was apparently
dumfounded and speechless. Later on
the vigilant landlord learned that the
bill was counterfeit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-25
Ullr U11n Tupra nf'
4fgpttrrary
BY PRESIDENT ARTHUR T. HADLEY,
OF Yale University.

He has broken many laws as whole ceases to
authority becomes powerss resist tenpa-
ton from But there and always have dgener-
Of the opposite who have kept they were
taught obey until such laws become the only authority
and only they recognize and they are
powerles feel the stimulus OF anything better There point
beyond which drill be help and becomes hndrance
set Of circumstances where the who has
too much control helpless who has been subjected
little.
Every college he goes out into the world exposed
change atmosphere unlike that through which passed
coming from school to college.
even Emergencies which
breaking point there another and nous
gers which whose morality religion are matters
The keeping Of definite rules produces sesatisacon,
and self satisfaction is but step short Of moral agnaon