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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
Forty three Years of Petroleum.

1t is moi yet half century since
Colonel Drake discovered petroleum
on the waters Of Oil creek, near Ii
tusville, Pa. The total production
of crude petroleum from 1859 to
1902-forty-three years-has been
no less than 1,165,28O,727 barrels.
Of this output Pennsylvania and
New York contributed $50 per
cent; Ohio, 24.3 per cent; West
Virginia, lib per cent; Indiana, 3.9
per cent; California, SO per cent;
Texas, 81 per cent, leaving 8 per
cent to be supplied by Kansas, Col
orado, Louisiana, Illinois, Missouri,
Indian Territory, Wyoming, Michi-
gan and Oklahoma. Scientific
American.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
Through English speotaeIes.

This is serious contribution to
the gayety of nations. It is from
the London Christian World: 'Mr.
Henry G. Davis, the Republican
candidate for the American vice
presidency, is capitalist and was
probably nominated to bind the cap
italistic element to the Republican
ticket. The outstanding fact about
him is that he is eighty-one years Of
age. 1t is curious that in America,
where youth is idolized, a politician
in his ninth decade should be nomi-
mated for the second office in the
state. Mr.. Gladstone was of course
about the same age when he became
prime minister for the last time.
Mr.. Davis is to marry a septuagena-
rian widow before the presidential
election"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
A Revolutionary Puzzle.

The following is taken from a col
lection of odd rhymes and curious
stories. 1t can be read in three diff
ferent ways. First, read the whole
as it is written; second, read down
ward on the left Of the comma in
the middle of each line; third, read
the lines downward on the right of
the comma. By the first reading
the Revolutionary cause is c~"1emn-
ed. BY the other two it is prIised:.
Hank, bark. the trumpet sounds. the din
Ger seas and solid grounds. doth cali us
all to arms.
Who for King George doth stand. their
honors soon shall shine.
Their ruin IS at hand, who with the con-
gress join.
The acts of parliament in them l much
delight.
I hate their cursed intent. who for the
congress fight.
The Tories II the day. they are my daily
toast,
They soon will sneak away. who indi-
pendeSce beast
Who rorresistaut mold, they have my
heart and hand
May they for slaves be sold who act a
WhiSg!sh part
On Mansfield. North and Butte may daily
blessing pour.
Confusion and dispute on congress ever
merc.
To North and British lord. may nonors
still be done;
I wish block and cord. to General Wash
ngton
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
Users TRAP f3R BURGLARS

Over in West Philadelphia lives
an Cd man who is reputed to be
miser and the hoarder Of vast sums
in his little house, where he lives
alone with a spinster daughter.
The old fellow has been visited by
burglars four times in the last cou-
pie Of years, but on each occasion
the intruders have been frightened
off without securing any plumber.
Disguised with the failure Of the
police to catch the men who have
visited his house so often, the West
Philadelphia has set neat little
trap of his own. Every night be-
fore going to bed he leaves a decanter
half filled with wine and several
glasses upon the dining room table.
The gas is left burning so that the
wine will not be overlooked. The
old follow has carefully drugged the
wine with quick working opiate
and is anxiously awaiting another
burglarious visit. - Philadelphia
Record
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
Etcnin1 &c cshclls.

Melt some ta!low md with ii
paint on the shell of an cgg, making
letters, numbers, profile; o" aAy out
line which your fancy may suggest,
then immersc the egg in strong vim
egar.
After TIE lapse Of few hoqrs
whatever is covered with the lines
0; tallow will project slightly, the
vinegar's acetic acid having dissolv-
ed away the unprotected surface.
BY painting with fine brush an
intricate scroll or vine pattern, car
rying it all around the egg, the re-
suit is very pretty, giving the effect
Of carved ivory.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
Goats and a Nations Fate.

The frontier between British In
dia and Tibet traverses districts
where there are mountain pastures,
and our main grievance was that
certain Tibetan goats which were
ignorant of the line of demarcation
were in the habit of straying into
British territory. What particular
harm the goats did by browsing oc-
casionally on British grass is not
very clear. In any case, the dam
age could not have been consider
able. In 1889 we went to war with
Spain on account of the ear of GER
tain Jenkins, which, we asserted,
had been cut off by some Spanish
official, although it was contended
that the ear was still attached to
Jenkins head. 1t has, however, been
reserved to this century for this
country to engage in a war that
promises to be extensive on ac-
count professedly Of few wander
ing goats.-London Truth.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
Tho Telescriptoaraph.

An Italian engineer now residing
at Brussels has, it is said, invented
an instrument which he calls the
telescriptograph, and which will pro-
duce in print all conversations held
over the telephone. If he has real
ly done this the doom of the type
writer has been sealed, since one
would then have only to talk into a
machine which would grind out the
typewriter letters as fast as they
were dictated.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09

81. me vital organs, causing catarrh of
i. bladder, or the kidneys themselves
'ig ga down and waste away cell by cell.
g. bIadder troubles almost always result
a'oll arrangement of the kidneys and
lure eure Is obtained quickest by a proper
;Hea[nent OF the kidneys. If you are feel
tlS Dadly you can make no mistake by
. .rHlng Or. Kilmers Swamp-RoOt, the
e'TaC kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
CT ~ 1C.orrects inability to hold urine and
c(alulng pain i'll passing it, and over
ines ines mat unpleasant necessity of being
sUIjlPeIled to go often through the day,
MI; NJ 20 get up many times during the
ofs The mild and the extraordinary
T. 80 st OF Swamp-Root is soon realized.
c,,s seands the highest for its wonderful
8 Oh the most distressing cases.
soi G1~anp- Root is pleasant to take and is
orr oT,u Dy all druggists i'll fifty-cent and
ne-aoliar size bottles. You may have
c@,iiPle bottle of this wonderful new dis
~ and a book that tells all about it,
MI $ sent free by mail. Address, DR.. Kill
I wv. q Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
ofTa .g mention reading this generous
me-. IA TINS paper. Don't make any
Pos'. put remember the name, Swamp
49, TJIe, Or. kilmer's Swamp Root, and the
batHtF1ess' Binghamton, N. Y, on every
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
A Mystifyinq Trick Performed With
Ooninos.


Put a set of dominos on the
table, the pits up.
Mix up the pieces and stand some
distance away.
Then let companion take dom
mo at random, then a,Hounce you
can tell the piece he has taken with
out seeing it: Tell him TO mentally
double the number of spots on the
domino's greater halt. That is, if
ne has taken the six-three, let him
double the six, which is twelve. To
the total of the greater half of the
piece he has chosen (known to him
alone) let him add a figure that you
have taken from l to 8 at random.
Let us say you choose 8. He then
adds it to the former sum. 6+6=12
1871. Tell him to multiply the
total he has made up by s. He
thus obtains 105 He alone knows
this sum; he does all the operations
in his head
Now let him add the smaller half
OF the domino he has drawn. In our
example he drew the six-three.
Hence, he adds 8, making 1O8, which
total he announces aloud.
Now it Is your turn. You remem-
Der the number you gave him to add.
1t was 9.
Multiply by 5. 5x9=45.
Deducting this 45 from 1O8 you
have 63. All you need to do then
Is to announce that the domino that
had been drawn was a six-three
domino.
By this rule you will be able to
find out the answer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
Ewes Apple Tree.

In Ceylon there is a tree called
'Tve's apple tree" which is remark
able in that the orange fruit is
beautiful to look upon, yet out Of
each fruit a piece appears to have
been bitten. 1t is said that the sim
ulation of a fruit which has been
bitten into is perfect. For this rea-
son and because the fruit is deadly
poison, the natives declare that it is
the same tree which grew in the
garden of Eden, and is a perpetual
reminder of disobedient act.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
A LONG Drawn Out Salute.

An English warship recently ar
rived at Puerto Arenitas and salut-
ed the flag of Costa Rica with TWEEN
ty-one guns. 1t took the gunners
Of Costa Rica two hours to answer
the salute. They had only one Old
muzzle loader, which had to be al
lowed to cool after each round. But
the salute was got through in the
course of the day.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09

There is woman in Germany
who become the mother of tripIets
twice last year The whereabouts
of her husband are unknown at
present.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09

Ihe bachelor girl in her boosted
independence is not the whole
works as she will find out to her
oltter disappointment, for it is
the women who marry and have
chlldren-study boys and hand
some girls-who control the flu
ture.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09

Opportunity knocks once at
every man's door, but the trouble
is that 80 many men are so busy
grumbling at their fate that they
cannot hear the knock.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09

Whenever man offers as all ex-
cuse for wrong-doing that he is a
victim of environment it ic gener-
ally safe to guess that he chose
the environment.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09

There are 100000 women in
the United States who find it nee
essary to work, of Ghom 2,00O,-
600 are employed in factories and
mills.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
a.s.is and tho Kitty Birds.

81 know where there is catbird's
nest" said Jack as he came in to
dinner, "and it's full of young ones.
"Iet me see," shouted wee Bessie.
81 want to see the kitty birds"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09

1--WE. many SUDDEN
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
case, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
iley disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowedto advance
neutrality-suspicious.
ed blood will at
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-02-09
Inc Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

co, mere IS 4 disease prevailing i'll this
Country most dangerous because so deceD-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12

You can get good ice of
McClintic & Donley's store.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12

AS a tonic R.ptonized Port is
fine. For sale at Spalding's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12

Subscribe for the DEMocRAT I
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12

the entire coal supply of the
world would not give the suns
heat for more than ten-thous-
anth part of a single moment of
time.
This prodigality of heat could
not be kept up by combustion;
there must be some tremendous
force, or energy. That is an
idea which is assuming a clear
err and more definite shape.
The sun. it is said, by the
mere fact of attraction Of its
particles, gives us as much
heat as could be got from bum
5000 globes of coat.
A suggestion of the explana-
ton of the suns energy has
been due to the discovery OF
radium. If radium is in the sun
as it is IN the bulk Of the earth,
then, instead of a paltry "a
600, 600 years of life allowed to
the sun, 1t would be 1000, 900, :
O00 years.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12
The Big Hunt.

Monday, Vint Spaldtug. 10 hn
S. Buchanan, W. F. Spalding,
John Walkup, Jim Lewellen.
Jim UmstSttd, j. A. Hickman,
James Davis, W. aud e. Rice,
Fl. Henderson, John Krump,
we'll if John runs the fox like
he is running for office it will
be hot stuff, left for Emerson
tor the big fox hunt, taking ii
dogs with them. They will
have some tall stories to tell
when they return,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12

In the Colorado desert there
are rainstorms during which not
a drop of water touches the
earth. The rain can he seen
falling from the clouds high
above, but when it reaches the
hot, dry air beneath the clouds
it is entirely absorbed. These
strange raiustorms take place
where the thermoneter often
registers 1913 degrJks in the
shade.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12
HOW LONG WILL
THE sun LIVE?
Scientists Declare II Is Growing Smaller
By Sixteen Inches Every Twenty
-Four Hours Astronomer
Balls Views.

Ball S Views.
Tue urodigality with whic b
the sun dispenses cheat and the
pus~rniillieS which arise from
prvdlgality have formed the
subject of an address delivered
by the great astronomer, Sir
Robert Ball, the other night.
H. could not escape from the
operation of the simple rule. he
said. that as it gives out heat
the suns body must get smaller.
What the sun would become IN
the future he could not say, but
be believes that if the sun could
be measured it would be found
to be shortened sixteen inches
in tweuty-four hours.
Ten million years ago the sun
was nearly million times wild
er IMAM at present and tue
simple principle which explain
ed the fact that a red-hot poker
was 4 tritle larger than when it
was cold must also apply to the
sun.
The most important question
regarding the sun was the man
ner in which its heat was kept
up. Surprising we took every
particle Of )al from the earth
and poured it into the sun, how
long would it keep that orb
going?
1t is a scientific truth that
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12

]. L Lyon will take a 30 days
vacation about the 18th and
will visit relatives in Moberly,
Kansas City aud Tulsa, l. T.
During theNpast ten years Mr..
Lvon has not missed a day at
his post as agent al the Burl-
ingtou depot.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12

]. L. Lyon, Burlington agent
at the Joe depot, expects to be-
gin a little vacation on the 18th
inst. He will take in Moberly,
Kansas City, Tulsa. I. t., and
st. Louis. Possibly his wife
will accom- pany him
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12

Bert LANCE, night operator
at the Joe depot. has resigned
to accept a much better posi-
tion at Cramer, Colo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12

E. S. Myers and wife, of
Tampa, Fla. have been visit
ing William Gottman's family
north of town.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-10-12

Sam Ryan and son, Chester,
of Hannibal. have been visiting
Joe Sandifer lnd other friends
at Coopervilll.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29
Promotion Surprised Supt. Parker
Congratulations Blended With Pers.
piration and Regular Routine

Prior let me stay. 1t came near end
Ing railroad work for me, though"
Mr.. Parker was given charge of con-
struction of the Fargo Southwestern
railway, q line now part OF the NIL
waukee system. running from orion
VILE Mimi, to Fargo. $. d., 100 miles,
In 1854 wishing to get with a larger
system Mr., Parker went TO the Santa
Fe and began working out OF Emporia,
Kansas, as a brakeman, He was kept
at this Just four months, and Santa Fc
officials learned of his track know
ledge and placed him In charge OF u
construction train. He kept this train
until 1887, three years.
His Recent Railroad Work.
He was then appointed roadmaster
OF the line from Newton to Dodge
City. and held 1t six years, or uatil
January 1898. He was then trans
ferred to Topeka as general roadmas'
ter Of the eastern grand division. In
1897 he went to Newton as division
superintendent, and served In like
capacity at Pueblo. In April, 1902, he
was transferred to Marceline as sup
e%rintendent OF the Missouri division
His territory extended from Kansas
City to Fort Madison la. Mr.. Parker
Is forty.eight years old. He was born
on a farm near Roscoe, MINI.
Railroad men say Mr.. Parker is es
pecially capable Of taking charge OF
the western grand division as general
superintendent. because Of his know
ledge of general railroad and con
struction work. Much territory which
has been devastated by the floods vii
come directly under his care.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29

II, J, Parker, former division super.
intendent OF the Santa Flo railway. sat
In his private car at tho Kansas City
Union depot Saturday, debating let.
tiers TO his stenographef, says the Kan.
a City Star:
"Take that string Of empties from
the siding, send those two cripple
fats to the rip track, double back
to-,"he was saying, when a friend
entered the car.
Hello, Parker! congratulations"
The perspiration was rolling down
the superintendent face, he had dis.
carded his coat and a handkerchief
was frequently applied to his temples.
He looked the picture Of discomfort.
A sad smile came over his features as
his friend offered congratulations.
what you drivin' In here. congrat.
ulating me about" he said. "Ain't 1t
bad enough to sit here and melt, with
work stacked to the ceiling. without
having some breezy one blow In and
stick out his hand to congratulate you?
! don't seethe joke"
"Why, I'm congratulatlng you on
your promotion" his friend resumed,
"Glad to see It,"
what promotion" Parker asked.
"You-you are to be general super
intendent Of the western grand divi.
sion"
"When?"
July /: Mr.. Hurley, the general
manager, made the order today"
And tell that other section gang
to get into the weeds around Marcel
ine," Mr.. Parker continued to his
stenographer, paying no further at
tention to the news Of his promotion.
Finally he turned again and said:
well, it's nice, ! guess, to get a
raise in wages. III be glad to try 1t
and I'll do the best | can. Whose place
did you say I took? Mr.. Fox? What's
become of him."
"He goes to Topeka to take the place
held by General Superintendent Cain
before he went to the Rock Island"
cts all very NICE" Mr.. Parker said.
"I've been railroading a long time"
His First Railroad Work.
r. J.. Parker's first railroad work
was carrying water for a construction
gang building a section of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway, be-
tween Minneapolis and La Crosse. His
Job paid fifty cents a day. This was
in 1871. He had come from Red Wing,
Mimi, direct from the farm. He
afterwards worked as brakeman and
was given a position as freight con
ductOr.
"They tried to pull me off," he said,
because I was under age. The sup
erintendent, c.. A. Prior, learned
was only twenty years old and told c,
w. Case, his assistant, that | must 60
But Case interceded in my behalf and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29
The Santa Fe's Big Payroll.

James Moore, paymaster of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee railway
has finished his report showing the
number of employees and the amount
paid out by the company on its pay
roll for May. The number of per.
ions employed by the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe in May was 2S,909
and the amount Of wages received by
them was 81, 5 ,000. This includes
the salaries and wages of all officials
and employees from the general mana
ger to water boys and messengers.
1t does not take in the salaries OF
president and other executive officers
whose headquarters r in Chicago.
"The pay roll shows" said Mr.,
Moore, that in May the road had more
persons in its employ and paid out
moye money to employees than any 9th
er month in it's existence. We believe
that June will be even larger than
May"
Conductor Killed.
Conductor A. w. Wells Is reported
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29
D. s r. u. System
Santa Fe Branch
Time Tsblo No. ~.
Effective November eth, 1904

Trains stop at Embudo for dinner where
good meals are served.
CONNECTIONS
Al Antonito for Durango. Silverton. and In.
termediate points,
At Alamosa for Denver, Pueblo and inter-
mediate points via either the standard gauge
line via La VetA Pass or the narrow gauge via
SalidA, making the entire trip in day light and
also for all points on Creede branch.
A. {. BARNEY.
Travelling Passenger Agent. Santa Fe, N. NJ.
8. K. HOOPRh. q. P.A
DAnver. Colo
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29

to have been killed and other train
men injured in a hoad,end collision
at san Antonio, y, NJ, on the Rio
Grande division last night, Mr.. Wells
had been In the employment Of Tho
Santa Fe company since early In
the SOS, and was about tifty.iive
years OF age, He was a married man,
but IL Is not known whether or not
he Is survived by any children.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29
Moved His Effects.

Supt. +. j, Easley, now OF the mid.
die division OF the Santa Fe. arrived In
Las Vegas from Newton Kansas, yes
terday afternoon In his private car.
and left In return this afternoon with
his family and his personal effects.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29

A. s.. Rankin. the train inspector,
came In from Topeka and intermed'
late points on No. l, yesterday,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29

Brakeman John Stonesifer and
Pierce Murphy are at home from
their trip TO the mountains, =
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29

Fireman James Kerr Is up for pro
motion.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29

Frank Cornell, the machinist's help
or, Is acting day call boy at the round
house for the time being.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29

Engineer st. John Of Ration Is out
learning the rond, preparatory to be-
ing assigned to a regular engine.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29
SANTA FE TINE TABLE
Three. Transcontinentai Trains Each
Way Every Day.

EAST BOUND.
No. . Ar. 400 p. m. Departs az .. m
No. 8 Ar. Il 30 .. m. Departs...-t:lOa .. m
No. I Ar. ..<:Oa. m. Departs 49, -a:G .. m
WEST BOUND
No. ! Ar i, l:SS p. m. Departs BOO ..
No. Ar~-..5:i5p p. m. Denarts $40 p. m
No. 3 Ar...-ss55A. m. Departs "a loo .. m
No. 2 has Pullman and tourist Sleep
Ing Jars to Chicago. Kansas City and
st. Louis. and q Pullman car for Den.
yer is added at Trinidad. Arrive ct
La Junta 1880 p. m. connecting with
No. s, leaving "a Junta $40 .. m.
arriving at Pueblo 500 q. n. Colo.
RADIO Springs 6:35 q. m. Denver $3.50
a. m.
No. s has Pullman and tourist sleep.
cars to Chicago and Kansas City.
Arrives at La Junta 1855 Z. m, con
Meeting with No. 603. leaving Il Junta
1910 .. m, arriving 1t Pueblo 3:0o
p. m. Colorado Springs $3.50 p. n.
Denver 600 p. m.
No. 1 California Limited runs Wed.
nesdays and Saturdays only. Solid
Pullman train. with dining. buffet and
observation cara. Unsurpassed equip.
ment and service.
No. / has Pullman and tourict sleep.
ing carr for southern California
points and Pullman car for FL Paso
and City OF Mexico-connection for
Fl Paso, Deming. Silver City and Ill
points In Mexico, southern New Mex.
leo and Arizona.
No. Z has Pullman and tourist Sleep
Ing cars for northern California
points.
No. 90. California Limited, has same
equipment as No. 1. Runs Mondays
and Thursdays.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-29

Vacation rates to Kansas City, Atch.
Notice to owners of Horses. in the
ison, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago
and st. Louis and other eastern
points hound trip tickets will be on
sale sood to return until Oct. 31st
at very low rates. For particulars
apply at ticket office. W. J. Lucas.
Agent.