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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
A SURPRISE ON MOTHER.
(High School Credit.)

day, the little girl who lived next door to u.s. 49,
and I, were playing tag when the subject of
conversation turned to my birthday care going to
have party?" she asked anxiously. This
idea, but it found instant favor. ~ don't KNOW
Piled "WeT go and ask mama.' We suited the action
to the word, but received reply but, Gwen see'
That didn't satisfy me, but it better than refusal
anyway. After school again questioned the
subject, but the indefinite before. We
skipped away in high delight, however, for told Et
ia would have said No!'' if she hadn't intended
Il could.
The next day at school, told my friends that was
= have party and wanted them to be right
tier school So it about that half dozen girls
accompanied me home that evening. thought
boxed little puzzled but she brought games to
lay and went to about refreshments About clock
lnna the girl the street, 'I thought
{ou said ocock,' she observed to my BROTHER 'tbut
saw you all out here over" he said nothing
md seemed not to hear wondered what she meant but
all remembrance Of the incident passed from
my mind Refreshments served in due time, and
felt very proud and happy the of party
After the guests had all taken their leave at about
o'clock, explained to with sternness that
she and my brother had made arrangements for 6
o'clock surprise party for It certainly
prise party, but it who surprised not L
Ninth Grade. Mary Hutsinpiller
Riverdale School. Cakes, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
YOUR OWN JUDGE.

Y VERY piece of cork evl,ich is not so good
IL as yon cam make ii, should rise ub against
you IN the court of your osvm heart, and con-
denim yson for a thief.
ebert ousSte
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
TOO MUCH OF AN ACHE.
Honorable Mention. ]

do not like to wash dishes and night after there
had been company for supper thought would be smart
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
BREAKFAST AT TWELVE.

(High School Credit.)
ooh! How dark it is and T have to 60 clear down
cellar to shake the furnace! don't think oversight
much and hope papa will be here next time when
friends come who wish to take the early train" With
that started downstairs. AS passed thru the hall
glanced at the clock which thought just about to
strike five. "What good guess Father couldn It have
done better himself'' exclaimed. AS shook the stove
thought heard queer noise and looked nervously
around. Then heard another and upstairs fast
could. looked around the long dining but saw
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18
WHAT CAN BE DONE TODAY.
Honorable Mention

"Good bye, mama, - said L "Good bye. Don't stay
too long" Ono, won't" Then walked down the
street, teachers words ringing in my She had said
we were to have test in history and had to be pre-
pared for had time in school to study Several of
had planned to make fudge at friend 3 house and
going to get my friend Annie. So assembled the
steps of her house. surprised to her studying
at the window. 81 sorry to say have to review my
history - she said to I flushed "Oh history! I
won't study mine till tomorrow morning" After many
pleadings I went away without her.
When came to my friend house she had all the
things ready. So began. However the pan was hot
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
.sEaMoN REPORTERS.
IA r.nrIfsh cIurches they Are Only
Admifted on sueer=ase.


- rsnRIfsIi Churches they Are OnAS
Admitted on sugerzisSe.
some one who evidently speaks from
IruowIedge writes IN the Homiletlc re
view OF .I1ae Experiences Of a sermon
Reuorter." HIS remarks on the diner
ent ruIcs In English and American
newspapers on sermon reporting anu
I,is statement TINT It Is necessary TO
verify ScrfptIIraI texts are not wsu1out
Interest Possibly there Is text tor
a sermon not preached by the preael-
ers In the following paragraph;
Reporters are invaFinbly welcomes
70 American churches. for American
preachers seem fulIy alive TO INC Fsli'ie
~ the advertisements obtiined through
,Ie,ysnarer notices. Some preachers
e,veri maintain their own press agent
a., o,,irr. TO secure the utmost publicity
for tbe occnsioualIy b-ilIlnnt and, II
nav he eccentric statements which
tI,oy deliver. In English churches the
,enorter * only admitted on sunernnce'
IInder an ancient law, which has never
be,.n repealed. the taking Of shorthhnd
notes OF sermons IS q mtsdemeahor
characterized as ''bTRwlinS' and pun
isbnbIe by imprisonment. In rev
American churches special desks are
available for reporters. They are In
any case. treated with the utmost cour-
t,,sv by tho uis!irrs au1 provided WIN
Goats immediately lielow the pulpit.
IN rare cccas:5a in crowueu
church n reporter h%a ijccn a!In"eu 70
aent LiniseI- Oh the r'.,D.i stops. "i"'
on one extr:tordfua:.. J;- 3ioh il Is re-
corded that Il stcr! .-.tT,i Icy was con
ceaIed within tic pi,!'.t it:'c''
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
sREAKINe TRAiE
=. 41,e Frosen Wilderness Il T. ne
neaaesf Of All Talks.

bfsaaest Of AN TaaIz..
To rcak tran Is to pack with your
.nowsIo,.s the soft and uncrusted
nov into n more solid path. 50 that
the dogs and toboRSans may De
brought forward TO where you can
make camp. Even the snowshpes. Two
feet in width, sink foot or eigiiteeH
inches at every step. The snow cE1'l M
HES and plies In on top OF the Web 50
fhat Won have to tear each step with :
wrench and a kick and cloud OF
frozen white. You go forward. you
rest. you go forward again. forcing
your way laborionsly through no on.
can say how many feet OF snow.
yyeariness enters into the very H,''t
row OF your bones. The snoWsiiO ~.
strap moves back and forth JUS
enough across the moose hide moe"
sins to gall the foot TO theafesh Oh tl 's
toes; the muscles across the lnsteP
ache with knifelilZe cuts win eEe.y
step as you LIT the heavy weight ~, %
snow TINT covers the shoe out OF sisnt,
remember the hrst day we stop lr.S.l
midway across the lake to rest ~
guides dropped the tumpline from tne
forehead to their shoulders, cut SOIL ~
tobacco from a plug. rubbed -
tween G1e1f MINUS anu -.
black pipes. The dogs lay nat on tns
snow and bit and chewed at the SOTO
Jumps OF ice that had gathered on the
paws. with the handle Of my ak !
scraped from my snowshoe The frozen zen
masses of ice that gathered under my
moecasins and were wearing blsteFs
ON my feet. we rested here only :
few minutes, and then the bitter colu
drove us on again, for no man oaFes "
stop long in such temperature.
This breaking trail is very picIuI I
esoue to an outside observer. OItt tlI
times afterward when, unincuni re's
I had gone on ahead 1 would stop anu
turn and watch the guides-black pys
mics struggling through the 0oIindI nsI1.
stretch of white with their heaVly
loaded toboggans IN great clouds Oh
snow. with their shoulders thrust IoE
wnrd and their heads bent to the tran
thew would swing along at an even
stride across the level sXpanse OF ITO
zen snow, broken only by the thin iLns
of trail stretching behind them on lnto
the distance and by the many stu mar
rover tracks OF the fox criss CROSSING
here ana there on the smooth surface
-Scribner'G.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
a voeentrIc Painter.

william Willard, we'll known as the
painter of Massachusetts governors,
was very eccentric In his ways. HIS
special aversion was the attempted
purchase of his many old relics OF fur
niture by people of wealth. a New
York woman visiting In the vicinity OF
Sturbridge, hearing that the old artist
possessed n beautiful colonial mirror
and a rare clock, tried to buy them.
Mr.. willard seemed to readily agree
to the sale, but when asked when 1t
would be convenient to have them
packed replied, mot until utter tho
funeral" .'whose funeral?'r asked the
visitor. Mine" replied Mr.. Willard,
with a chuckIe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27

.sYho was ths original BluebeardH
asks a writer In the London Chronicle
ne continues: 1--WE owe the familiar
sIue6eord of The pantomfme to Charles
PerrauIt. tho Frenchman who publish
ed In 16es-97 his immortal stories OF
.Biuebeard,' The Sleeping Beauty.
Little Red Riding HOOD and 'cinder.
eTial But Il Is very uncertain who, II
anybody, was Perrault's model Tor
Bluebenrd. Some have supposed that
It was our Henry VIII, others thar fne
tale is a Iampoon upon the castle lords
of knight errantry days In general
Perhaps fhe fnvorite candidate has
been Giles de Rails. marshal of France,
who was hanged and burned In l440
for nm awful series OF crimes. During
fourteen years he was believed to have
KIDNAPPED about 100 children. fortunes
them, sacrificed them to the devil.
burned theiE bodies and buried their
bones In his castle grounds. But the
resemblance between his tale and Blue
boards Is too slight to be convincing
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
nnI.InR Wntchen.

az Will be with you In a moment.
must finish the baking of this batch
The speaker was a Jewcier. He said
rs lie worked:
I suppose you are surprised at the
idea OF watch Taking. viii explain
The m;icl,incry OF watch Is delicate
=st it must work the same In winter
as in summer, the same in Russia as
IN cairo. tie same IN the Sahara as In
Iceland. There l. only one way TO nc
comrlaII u.i.f--the watch must be reg
ulated TO heat and cold.
Il am regulating these watches to
heat Aeterward, IN u refrigerator. /
VIII Regulate them to cold. Then
when they go out in the world they
won't disgrace themselves In any eli
mate. Chronomcters must be regulat-
cd more carefully than watches They
are often kept for weeks In tempera-
lures that are now zero and now 100
degrees. ''-PIfilndeIphin Bulletin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
Knfven For BrIdes.

The custom of giving knives to
brides was formerly common prac-
tIce, when it was fashionable fer wo-
men to wear knives sheathed and sus-
pended from their girdles. A wedding
offered an opportunity Of presenting
something novel or ornamental In the
cutlery line. and frequent reference
such presents occurs in the plays of the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
In the witch of Edmonton" 164s, for
instance, the bride is described as
wearing "fhe new pair Of SHEFFIELD
knives, fitted to one sheath" A liSt
of trinlets usually worn by ladies'
about 1850 includes GRIZZLIES, knives
purses and pin cases. In Dekkers
'.SIatch Ne In London" 1881 the or1de
says to her Jealous husband;
"sse. at my sirdle hang my wedding
knives;
With these dispatch me-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27

The late Lady Bloomfield was maid
of honor and published a book OF rem
fniscences relating some very intimate
incidents of her years at court Inc
result. the London correspondent OF
the Manchester Guardian tells. was
that the queen forbade her ladies' 70
keep diaries while they were In wait.
ing, and from that rule grew one OF
the neatest repartees that the heart OF
the nrofessionaI dIarist could desire.
A Young lady who had Just been ap-
IIoInted q maid of honor was receiving
Congratulations at n party, and her
host said. what an interesting jour
nal you can keepF' The girl told him
that journal keeping was forbidden,
and the answer was, But l think l
should keep one all the same" ''Then'" "
said the girl, "whntever you were you
would not be a maid of honor"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
Power of Fashion.

Though we can neither tell whence
fashion comes. nor how, nor what 1t
will do next. nor why it was yesterday
one thing. today is something else and
tomorrow will be different, nor WIZ
it always has been, Is now and proba-
bly, always will be obeyed, It moves
steadily forward into that realm of
common sense where beauty and utili-
ty blend in perfect harmony and ever
keeps step with the progress OF civil
cation and culture. No garment can
please the an of refined and cultlvnt-
cd taste. however correct 1t may be in
fit. however well It may be tailored or
however excellent the materials may
be OF which 1t is made, unless it Is
fashionable. even though 1t violates no
law of art md OF itself is u. thing of
beauty. for without that indescribable
something that only. fashion can give
it IS like flower without fragrance OF
n tune without SartorIal Art
Journal
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
Two Tales of MacreaIy.

1t is not always well to strut and
fret ones little hour upon the stnSe too
realistically. MHcreIdy, who threw
himself iuto his acting heart aud soul,
used to tell funny stories about the eff
feet OF his easy, colloquial manner
rpon the players collected for his COM
pauy in email provincial towns. Once
N the play Of William Tell he turned
to one OF t1ese stupid rustics and put
lie question. DO you shootT" 50 natu-
ally that the man was quite thrown
1n his guard. and. to his horror, replied.
"A Htt!c SIR. but I've never had n go
with one or tIfnai c:-osebows." Another
rimc il * irG.Ii.y:s;'' iic asked, do you
wait Tor NE - !zad N.tgi.ia In, or Will
yDu 90 an:'' only 10 te greeted uneX-
pcctc,iiy by tis.s actor who played Icil-
us vi !. 49, rs-aay. siF,- l don't
y re; sat - r,a-,s1 it ~ L5Edon-'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27

Inv Notes relates that Albert p.
Pulsbury. former attorney general OF
Afassachusetts, on visiting the birth
place of Horace Greeley in Amherst
\. II, noticed that there wns no pla-
card about tie place to inform the
public of its historical interest. Ac-
cordine.ly lie himself tackled on the
house q card which read: This Is the
birthplace of Horace Greeley" While
Le was engaged at this task n passing
native paused to read the card, and,
turning to Srr. PnIsbury. he remarked
with some ucidIty: ''Thc gall OF some
of YOU feiIers that hev made money IN
the city Is fairly sick'nIn'. What do
Won suppose folks here care whether
Won was Ioru ON this farm or some
OTHER farm Them's my sentiments
Mr.. Greeley, and don't you forsit it!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
n unmorried widow.

1t would appear that the standard
of happiness OF at least one African
widow in Manhattan had reached high
water mark, judging by this advertise
ment published few days ago:
WIDOW, colored. age 81. with high school
training. vocalist excellent cook desires
a husband same age or younger; Hw r.S5
never been married. Address WIDOW.
The following personal, printed in
metropolitan newspaper the other day
deserves a class by Itself:
A European gentleman wishes to meet
an American who IS the typical daughter
OF All that Is most admirable in our asei
one gifted with the bold frankness OF un-
derstandIns. the enthusiasm of expectan-
CIV the merry cheerfulness of superiority.
the rsychicaI and physical alertness OF
those of tomorrow; the worldly moe
pendence OF this optiuist must De duph-
Gated: view. mntrimony-
New York Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
TOBACCO HEARF.I
me way sr,oIsinE go UPon ana M

1rh. way smoking Acts Upon ana In
lures the System.
Are Won Alearning to smoke" boys!
reorn{ne by heart-'.tObaceo hearth
800 1,l,st a doctor says in the Med
IcaI Summary and then ENJOY your
smoke-if you can; -.
In smoking tobacco we take IN car
homie oxide. several ammonias ana
yeTv poIsonous oil containing nicotine.
TI,e ammonias and nicotine are the
s1I,stances which by acting in numer-
onS directions are so injurious to the
SvS4em. The ammOnins act on the
bIood- making it alkaline and huid'
thereby Impairing its nutritiVe prop
Tho stomach Is debnltated and dys.
1ensia Induced. The innervation OF
nc heart is disturbed. its action IS
reaIr Irregular aud intermittent, ana
Guinness aud vertigo are the eonse-
quences. :, the
Owing to the disturbances IN me l,
blood and heart the process OF nutri-
tIon is slow. and in the young serious
Iv aYected tissue is paralyzed ana VI
sion is impaired. ...,o,,,,
Tobncco Is essentially functlohH
ratber than an organic poison. II InCu-
ihes the special energies and not the
| s+TDcturc. Tobacco is eliminated pS
fine Kidneys and very rapidly; conse-
nuentIv the bad effects quickly disaP'
near under proper treatment H. now
ever. the habit Is given up.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
WAY TO TREAT hay FEVER
10 Sfonach Dosing just Breathe
Hyomei Stop Sneefns
and Smartln
and cm1rtLnI


Sturm & Wilson are recommena~
ing to their customers Is cure Tor
hay fever, Hy0lnei.
1t is ED ped tla1
it stops he spa peros ans
the sneezing the inartinls anq rlfn-
ming of the eyes and nose. aud other
acute symptoms Of this discs
Many persons have been cured of
hay fever by Hyomei, and tlte DIS
coverer of tfte remedy prof @
be able to prevent both the Occur
renee of the annual attack atq II
stop the progress of the disease eye n
IN the most chronic forms. sturn
& Wilson offer to refund the money
if Hvomei does not do ~ tnat 3
claimed for 1t, Is the strong proof
that can be given as to the cons
fidence they have IN Hlyomei poNet
TO cure hav fever. The comp ere
outfit costs but $1.00. while e2 r.
bottles can be procured Tor 29 SIS la17
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
a VAST STONY WRECK.
me North cape,In Norway, 1" Almost
the WORLDS END.

the "OFAuA Enua
The North cape, Norway, IS not quite
the most Dartherly land In Europe, but
It is far eisoBgz north. a dismal black
point jutting out Into the sea neariy
a thousand feet high. Leading to the
top Is n rough path not difficult to as
cend unless 1t be wet and slippery.
From the top to the edge of the elin
is a half mile or more of hard walking
over stones or through mire.
At last we come to the edge OF the
clIn. The sun, though it is nearly Il
o'clock. has almost reached the lowest
edge of his daily path. but is still far
above the shlmmerfng sea. You stand
on that lonely point feeling, except for
the presence of those around you that
YOU are quite ont of the world in which
You hive hitherto spent your life. You
stand without on a rock pelted by eV-
cry storm of wind and snow. Attacked
by the fiery summer sun and pitile5s
winter frost, no wonder that neither
tree nor shrub nor scarce flower can
exist. Among the most solemn places
on the globe 1t must be reckoned the
worlds end, vast stony wreck pro
1ectfng above the wide waste of wa
ters.-Aii,ert L. Bolls in BookloYers
Magazine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
A Double PrescntatIoH.

John Iendrick Bangs once ran across
a gift copy of one of his books In u
secondhand bookshop, still having this
Inscription on the ay leaf; To h'7
friend, J. G., with the regards and the
esteem of ]. *. Bangs, July. 1899
Mr. Bangs bought the copy and-sent 1t
to his friend again with second IN
scriptfon beneath. This book, bought
in a secondhand bookshop, is repro
scented to ]. G. with renewed and re-
iterated regards and esteem by ]. &.
Bangs. December. 1890"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
nnnn.ne Painting.

The Japanese, with their NATURAL
unsopbisticatcd view of life. have ever
sought in their art to mirror what a
great painter and critic has termed
Smen,s prlmordiaI predictions" Art
bowey er. that seeks to emhody plens-
ures founded on the uuciIanEinS prop
critics OF human nutliTe must have n
past as well as future. must be able
to look backward as well as forward-
Not ones life labor, but that of many
generations, is required. No people
have better understood this than the
Japanese. They have also clearly per
ceiyed that no art that Is not true to
the changeIess element In man can en-
dure. while, on the other hand, any
subject. however trivial. can be mnue
eternaIIy attractive If only treated in
accordance with aesthetic law.
Japanese painting delights us by its
delicate fancy. it's poetry, its freedom
its spirit. bit what gives these quail
ties special and enduring charm, what
makes the play of fancy never weaTi-
some. the liberty never mere license,
IS that they find expression in and
through a framework of design so fine
II conceived that IN it we see reflected
as In Il mirror the fundamental princi-
pics which govern all true art.-W. NJ.
Cabot in Atlantic.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
Enunl 10 the oeoaaIon.

Chauncey Depew once dined with
three ladies In New York restaurant,
He was SO entertaining that one Of the
ladies pIucked up courage and during
dessert leaned over and tapped the
DIPLOMAT on the arm and with an affec-
tatfon of shynesS said: Mr.. Depew, let
MS pretend that you are the shepherd
Paris, I am Minerva. Mrs. Blank II
Venus and NIIsH Blank Is Juno. Now.
You must give this golden apple to the
fairest.s so saying, she banded him an
orange. Depew did not walt an In
slant, but, turning in his chair. cnllesl
the waiter Waiter" he said, ''bring
me two more oranges"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27

was mp with the lark. Jim-Im not
feeling so fine this morning. was
up with the lark last nIght-Detroit
Free Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27
M. sane ThInu,

what makes you think you have
great business ability?" laughed the
successful business man. "Why, you've
never made n dollar"'
But you forget, dear" replied his
energetic wife. that made your
Detroit Free Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27

An old-tfne cough syrups were
designed to treat throat, lung, anad
bronchial affections without due re-
rard for the stomach and bowels,
hence most of them produce consti-
ration. Bees, the original Laxa-
tive Honey and Tar, gently moves
fine bowels and cures all coughs,
colds. Group, etc. Bees Laxat1ve
Honey and Tar issthe original Taxa
tive Cough Syrup. Look for the
letter B IN red on every package.
Sold by Stone & Mercer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27

An excess ot Ievity Is as Impertinent
Is an excess Of gravity.-HazIItt-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27

He (moodfly)-Ah, tell me truly. 10
there anything that hasn't been said
already on the subject of love? She
(softly)-Probably not, but am sure.
very sure, indeed, everything on the
subject hasn't been said to me.-Puck
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27

All parties owing Mrs y
BIacI1-I5 rohme, the millipeE "
please call and settle same proilll
y and Oblige; iunssas1
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-27

9,Jree Cad and list R1solls.
There are three reasons Why moth
srs prefer One Minute Cough Cure
First. It Is absolutely harmless sec-
ond. It tastes good-ehildren love tt
third. It cures cogSns, Group and
shopping cough when other rene
dies fail. Sold by Stone & Mercer
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-08-25


TtRo Is not that conflicting an
tagoAiaa between difficulty and ease
that Il csnmonly imagined. Many per
sons count the former as the bane Of
existence, to be avoided as far as pos
bible, and the latter an agreeable
friend, whose presence is always to be
courted.
On the contrary, however. they are
both elenents OF human life intended
20 work 10 harmony with each other.
and thus to produce a beneficial effect
upon us that neither one could effect
alone Every difficulty rightly treated
leads by . direct road to ease. How
hard and perplexlng were the first
trembliAa steps Of the infant as he tot
tered 20 his mothers kneel A year or
two later and the very easiest thing
the healthy child can do is to leap, to
run, to bound. Now he is slowly learn.
ing the forms OF the letters and pain.
fully endeavoring to trace them with
the pen, but In a short time he will
read and write without an effort. So
with everything he undertakes to do
through life. It's difficulty when cour-
ngeously accepted and COPIED with
gradually yields to It's easy and smooth
performance.