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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
SIX BLOWN TO ATOMS BY
 EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE

A mule and ear were blown through the portal of the tunnel, and down the moun- tain side. The car was wrecked but the mule escaped unscratched, and of his own volition galloped off to the stable.
 Not a single person in the tunnel es- capped injury. The construction force is tunnelling through mountain in re- mote corner of the state, and owing to it's inaccessibility and inability to secure telephone connections, the names of the dead and injured cannot be learned. The Indian was Cherokee from the reserva- tion at Whittier, Swain county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
DOWIE WAS MERELY
 TALKING IN SLEEP
Listening Reporter Started Rumor Prophets Mind Is Affected, Says
 Missssippian.

Meridian. Miss, December 9.-tSpecial) .John A Lewis, the Meridian man who has cast his fortune with John Alexander Dowie, who is visiting relatives here, stated that the reports sent out to the ef- feet that Dowie had lost his mind are en- tirely erroneous.
 He says the reports originated with an unscrupulous reporter, who heard Dowie talking in his sleep.
 Dowie will leave Zion in few days for Mexico, where he will spend the winter. Lewis will go to Mexico to look after his mining interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
Strikes House With Iron Pin.

Meridian Miss, December 9.-CSpecial.) In a personal difficulty at the new union passenger station about o'clock to- night, John Ward struck Clarence House oyer the head with an iron pin. nfiicting what are feared to be fatal injuries. Neither man will make statement. but those who witnessed the affair claim that the men appeared to have been quarreling before the blow was struck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
THREATENING CALAMITY.

|, Yuma, Arlz., December 9.-The
 > entire Colorado river has found
 > channel around the Hind dam and
 > is flowing back into Salton sink > Unless the flood can be stopped ], very soon, the main line of the } Southern Pacific will have 10 he > rebuilt for 200 miles on higher ], ground, and thousand people in } Salton Basin will lose their homes. p Not less than S26,OOOo0 depends : upon the success of the effort to ' close the break.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
BIG FIRE RACED IN
 MONTREAL, CANADA
Nine Wholesale Firms Completely Burned Out and Loss Amounted
 to $4o0,000.

Montreal, December 9.-Fire today burned out three buildings in the whole sale dry goods section of the city The total loss is s4o0000. The losses were distributed among nine firms. totally burned out, and half dozen with partial losses. The heaviest losers were:
 Canadian Underwear company. $75.0t0: Matthews, Tower & Co.,. ss5.v0; Yorkshire Impoa ting company. sS0.W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
Seeks Husbands Promotion.

"As soon as I became President I be- gan to receive letters from Mrs. Storer. asking for promotion of MT. Storer and letters from both of them complaining that the work in Madrid was uncongenial and complaining also of the character and standing of various people in the public service. On September 22 1901. eight days after President McKinleys death. Mrs. Storer wrote me, urging that I should appoint Mir. Storer to the cab met, and specifying as a desirable place the war department. The letter running: Please give him either the navy or war. I pray that Bellamy, who so richly deserves it. shall have a chance for hon orable service at home to his country When I explained that I did not in- tend to remove any one. or make any changes in the cabinet at the time. she wrote me on October IT. suggesting the embassies at London and Paris fiji places for her husband. and stating that
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
Mrs. Storer Wrote Freely.
Letter to Mrs. Storer.

/" May 17. 1900. .. My Dear Mrs. Storer-Your letter of inc 4th has just come to hand, also that pf the 9th l am very-very fond of you, and that is the reason your letters put me in quandary. You want me to do all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-10
Discusses Personal Affairs.

''It is never pleasant to have to dis cuss personal affairs, or to quote or ex- plain from personal correspondence' which is one reason why it is held to be a peculiarly ungentlemanly thing to pub fish private correspondence. But as MT. Storer, in his extraordinary pamphlet, prints various letters written by himself, by me and by Mrs. Storer, I shall set forth briefly the facts of the case, giving certain letters which are necessary In or der to understand clearly those which he prints.
 T first met the Storers while I was civil service commissioner, and he had come to Washington congressman. They were then kind and friendly in their relations with me and my family. I re- tained lively recollection of this kind and friendly attitude, and because of the affection it inspired I submitted to conduct from Mir. and Mrs. Storer which 1 would have submitted to from no other ambassador and his wife; and I did not
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
MARRIAGE LICENSES

NYB-CARTER- Eugene G. Nye. aeed %,
native of Nebraska and resident OF
Los Angeles. and Carrie r.. Garter,
aged 16. a native Of California and 2
resident Of Los Angeles .
BlAHB-THOMPSON- ON-JOhn G. Stahl. aged
IS, n native Of Michigan and q resident
of Los Angeles. and Flora M. Thomp-
son. aged "a, a native OF Kansas and q
resident of Los Angeles. .
Mci<E EAN-M MckEE-Michael r. Mexican,
aged %. a native OF Massac chusetts and
a. resident of Los Angeles, and Lulu
Mckee, aged 25 native of California
and a resident of Los Angeles.
FlNN-STERN-Jerr j. Finn, aged 70.
q native of California and a resident Of
Los Angeles, and Carrie G. Stern, aged
%, a native Of Wisconsin and resident
of Los Angeles
John ON-JfNxS-Thomas NJ. johnson,
aged "a, native of Tennessee and a
resident of Los Angeles. and Della Nj:
Jinks, aged 20, a native or ireland and
a resident of Los Angeles, -..
McCLEN NDON-AUSTTN - Allen McClen-
don, aged AZ, native Of Georgia and
q resident Of Los Angeles, and Willie
Bell Austin, aged 33. a native of Georgia
and resident of Los Angeles.
WILLIAMSBURG NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VIII
liams, aged 26 a native OF Kansas and
a resident of Arizona, and Chloe Silk
hitter, aged a. native of Kansas and
a resident of Kansas.
peck q Chase CO., undertaKers and
embalmors; lady assistants. ABB 8. HILL
Tel Main 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

LIIMONWOOD.
A beautiful lemon grove subdivision,
located on the corner OF Melrose ave.
and western ave. in the rapidly deVel-
opng district between Hollywood and
Wiltshire boulevard. The new Western
ave. car line passes the property. Large
level lots on Improved streets, with ce-
nent walks and curb1. choice resi-
dence property. with adequate building
restrictions. Lots at proportionately
less than adjoining acreage. Buy now.
Prices, $500; terms $50 cash, $40
monthly s per cent interest net 10 see
the tract take Colegrove car to West
ern ave. Branch office on the corner; (;
open every day. CHAS. y. MANN, S25
w Fourth St; phone Home All, Main
i6Sa
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
FoR SALE
city lots and Lands

THAT WE CONSIDER THE BEST
BUYS IN THIS CITY. BY
GOLDEN STATE
REALTY co.
i2i South Spring street.
Both phones Ex. So.
a52h-Balance very easy; fine lot In
th9 Ross & Jones tract on
and 47th SITS. This place must
nc sold at once, the reason FOR
this sacrifice.
sttOO-We have n choice number OF
lots I'm the Charles Victor Hall
tract; prices range from $i100
s525-Tbls buys two lots in the High
land Heights tract; 5000 cash
balance $40 per month; finest
and highest lots In the trac ct,
having excellent view OF tho
mountains and surrounding
town, on the Brooklyn avenue
car line.
seOO-rhls buys three choice lots in
tho Mccartney. tract, on 47th
ST., between Normandie and
Main. This property has graded
streets, sidewalks and a 15-ft.
alley.
s75O-siO6 cash: terms To suit: fine
lot i'm the Clara Gilmore tract.
situated on 10th st. between
Eureka and Central aves. This
is new and n strictly modern
and improved subdivision.
s575-S8O0 cash; some of the most de-
sirable and best lots i'm the
Clauson Villa tract on Yer
mont avenue. and 4Sth St These
lots are positively the best and
cheapest buys in this tract, and
there sellers are asking from
$500 to $1,000 each for their lots.
street work all completed.
curbs, sidewalks and water.
$500 and up buys several fine lots I'm
the Dayton Heights tract
S3600-s1000 cash: fine 20-acre i'm
proved land; 4-room modern
cottage; new S-H. p. engine,
with wind mill attachment; };
plenty of wood. berry bushes
and walnut trees; owner Will
situated 2 miles north of the
town of Santa Ana, close to the
Pacific Electric railway.
$1,000 buys some of the choicest lots in
the Angeleno Heights subdivi-
sion. This is in the n. w. part
of the city, and is considered a
very desirable neighborhood.
street work, curbing and side
S175o-Terms easy: buys several lots
in the Edmunds Adams street
tract, size 50x150; situa ted on
Kenwood avenue, between Adj
ans and 27th.
ST0O-$S50 cash; balance easy; beau
tful lot situated on a height
commanding a fine view. This
lot is on w. 40th St, Il block
W. of Normandie. street work
is completed and building GO
ing on very rapidly in this
district. Do not fail to see us
about this bargain.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
$4,000

Residence completely furnished, par
ing-room Flemish oak, sideboard. elab-
crate pass pantry, large kitchen. gas
range. instantaneous heater, screen
cellar. library cathedral oak. elegant
mantel, bookcases, seats; center hall,
front and back stairs. large front porch
and lawn; 75-foot frontage; upstairs.
high-cls IS restricted neighborhood;
southwest. T. WIESENDANGER. N. w.
cor. 7th and Hope sts
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
PHYSICIANS

DIR. AND MRS. CARTER SUCCESS
fully treat all female diseases and lr-
reeularitesi 20 years experience; con-
m; Sundays, 10 to is a. m 204 MER-
CAMILLE pLACE. over 543 S. Spring.
ing confinement; homes found for
children. DIR. 9. j.. SMITH 727 Sun
set boulevard Tel. Main 1854
DIR. TAYLoR--FEMALB SPECIALIST
and obstetrics. BELASCO THEATER.
Main St
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
FOR SALE BY OWNER.

FOR SALE-6-RoOM MODERN COT
tage at 1917 e. I'D ST., furnished with
gas stove and mirrors; $22OO. Terms.
Five-room modern cottage on McGar-
rey St. near Sth; s225O Terms.
new and Id up ' to date; % SssoO' 1-1 Terms s' S''
SeVen-room house in Highland PARK,
electric fixtures gas, bath; two toilets
wash tray; everything complete; $500
Half cash. THOS. }. HAMPTON, LII
s. Broadway. L. A. r. b.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

FOR SALE
FINE HOME
ON VERY EASY TERMS.
sf500-RSOO cash and S2J per months !
this new modern 7-rOom house iS To-
Gated =. WI reception hall; living
room md dining room have the
weathsrsd GaIs !nish and oak floors;
kitchen and downstairs bedroom fin
ishcd in natural pine; two bedrooms
and bath on second floor are finished
in white enamel, buiIt-in buffet, two
manteds, buiIt-in seats, etc.j lot COX
100.
NEEDHAM 6 McGREGOR,
303-4 Fay bldg. Cor. Third and Hill.
Members l.. A. Realty Board.
$4,000 $4,000. $4,000.
For sale: A six-room strictly modern
and up-to-date cottage on West 45th
street. near Main and Moneta car lines.
This place has oak floors throughout
and polished screen porch, fine fixtures;
cellar.
This price includes about $500 worth
of fine up-to-date furniture.
DON'T FAIL TO INVESTIGATE.
See r. r. Field
GOLDEN STATE REALTY CO.,
421 So. Spring Street.
Eoth Phones: Exch. 56.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

ST. PAUBs PRO-CATHEDRAL, 523 S.
Olive street-Rev. ]. j. Wilkins D. D. A.,
dean and rector. Holy communion, 1890
M, Sunday school $3.50; morning
prayer and sermon, II O'Clock, preacher
Rev. Thos. G. Marshall; Young Peoples
service, 6:45 p. M: evening prayer and
sermon. 1880 preacher, Rev e. E Beu-
than. Everyone welcome to the services
TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, WoR-
Shipping I'm the arnory, corner OF
Eighth and Spring SITS. Preaching at
II and 1880 by the pastor, Robert j
Burdette. Morning topic From
Sheep-cote to Throne" evening"
THE Closed Door Seats free
everybody invited and everybody
welcome. Service of gospel song pre-
ceding evening service.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
PIANOS

PIANOS SOLD ON EASY PAYMGNTs Z,
Pianos rented at low rates. A. O.
Winston ST. Tel Slack 22al; Home
B196.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
CHURCH NOTICES

TIE LOS ANGELES FELLOWSHIP
Benjamin Fay Mills, permanent minis
O'clock on SpseoE one year of the aa Fellow IL u
ship; at 1880 Mrs. Mills on 1.-The Ever
lasting No" and at 1880 Mr.. Mills on
Luther Burbank" (continued). Music
fred p. Walper, violinist. The public is
invited. Sunday school at $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
FINANCIAL

LOANS NEGOTIATED WITH CARE
and promptness JAMES b. THRILL
KELD, Notary, 201 Fay Bldg, 82e
West Third st. Main S9s. Home s258.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
Furnished Flats

70 IBT-FURNfsHED APARTMENTS.
Fpr S16 you can rent three rooms fur
pfhea panse SStRp SSompefs eSond soT fiss ana iii
w. First St, 1928 $. Hill St. -3s4 s.
Figueroa and 1O1i %, 9Th st. also for
SIS two double beds. 912 N. Free
mont ave.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
Money
Miscellaneous

WANTED-DEALEhS AND PAPER
hangers to write for sample books OF
burlaps, shades, wall paper paints
Spring
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
$3.50

s35O-LARGE LEVEL LOT, 5ox16S to
LONG AVE, CLOSE TO CAR LINE,
ALL STREET IMPROVEMENTS PAID
FOR: IMPROVED WITH BEARING
FRUIT TREES; SNAP; EASY
HUGHES & PECKHAM
11O4-5-6-7 UNION TRUST BLDG,
COR, SPRING AND FOURTH SITS.
HOME 1913. MAIN 3221.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

EMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
corner of Tenth and FiEueroa sts.--Rev.
Hugh Walker, d. p. the pastor, will
1880 p. m; subjects: Morning, Lessons
in Geography and Grace: evening, "The
Worth Whileness OF Striving for Life 8
Best Music" The chorus choir will as
sist in the evening service. Strangers
are especially invited.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
ron RENT
Flats

tOTEL A-FtRsT, CLASS, OPENS
Feb. 18th. 7O1 w. 7TH ST. T. Wiesen-
danger
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

FOR. RENT-tfPPER FLAT, I ROOMS
and bath. gas and electricity. Apply at
29ii Downey ave
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

peck q Chase CO., undertaKers and
embalrncrs, lady assistants. ABB S. HILL
Tel Main 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

FOR sALE-A FINE GROCERY ON A
corner close in. for 5000. or will in
ness see LEAHY C SON, 223 Mercan-
tile place.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
FoH sALs
Hsuse,
ALTHnIrsn nnns

z54 IaughIin building,
Main 26S. Home Tx. 26s.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

TO LET-NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS
modern Conveniences; also rooms for
light housekeeping 225 NO. OLIVE.
modern; no car fare; COL TEMPLE ST.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
PALMlsrs ANn MEDIUMS
SOCIETY NOTICES

PROF. IRA l.. GUILFoRD SPEAKS ON
any topic requested; scientific psychic
tests for AZ, Monday eyenigg; seats
way. His office 8411b S. SPRING.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
West Adams Terrace

This IS absolutely the finest loca-
VIEW. ELEVATION, LOCATION
THE BEST,
CHAS. McKENzIE co,
4O9 III. w Hellman building.
Home 5962. l.. A. r. B. Main 55el.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
Country Property

Any size. any price, any place. chicken,
alfalfa, fruit stock, grain and vege-
tables; the ranch you want to buy the
price you want to pay; from l to 5000
the rich and poor young and old; look all
around, see them all; then we will sell
you what you want.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
pEN1Ia1a

DR. VIM BACHMAN. THE WELL
known Minneapolis dentist, pefme-
nently located 209-210 Johnson BldR.,
9Th and Bdway. Home 6S32, NJ 64s5.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
City Lots and Lands

WE CAN SELL you A SOFT, LOT
near Echo park, and the price is only
S375, 1-3 cash; other lots on same street
are held at $500 See this If you want a
really good buy In a close-in city lot.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
KING BROS.

70 ACRES FINE SANDY LOAN SOIL.
5-room house, barn, corrals, 10 cows. 2
calves, 800 worth chickens, S100 worth
hogs, cows and chickens paying 800
per month: team, all farm tools. pump
ing plant. enough feed to last till spring
acres in alfalfa, rest In barley; all for
$4,000 cash. Near electric line.
KING bdOS.. 2O3 Tajo Bldg.
Home 5465. Main 23W
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-20
NOTES ON

There are no paupers in Servia. Even
the poorest people succeed in estab-
fishing homes, and most own them.
A Chinese often presents his intend
ed bride with a pair of geese, and they
are regarded as emblems of conjugal
fidelity.
The head of an Eskimo family gives
his doctor a fee as soon as he comes.
If the patient RECEIVERS, it is kept; if
not, it is returned.
The Korean is, as a TE!a, an improv-
ident individual in a chronic state of
impecuniosity. He is always ready to
receive a loan on almost any terms.
In Bolivia the natives of the interior
wear hats and shirts made of the bark
of a tree, which is first soaked in wa
ter and then beaten until pliable.
The Japanese have a chorus on the
stage called Joruri. The Joruri sing
what the actor is supposed to be think
ing, and he shows his emotions by his
gestures and the expression of his face.
Ladies seldom rise in Spain to re-
ceive a male visitor, and they rarely
accompany him to the door. For a
Spaniard to give a lady-even his wife
his arm when out walking, is re-
garded as a decided violation of pro-
priety.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-20
IN CONSULAR FIELDS.

y Consul Smith, of Moscow, writes that
the imports of agricultural machinery
and implements into Russia continue
large, amounting in 1906 to over 5000
tons. The chief ports of entry for this
line are Novorossisk and Alexandrowo.
The formation of the international
Coal Mining company is reported Ivy
Consul-GeIeral G%uenther, of Frankfort.
The capitalization is S3,S0S,000, the
stock being taken by a group of Ger
man and French banks. They will ex-
plot the coal deposits in the grand
duchy of Luxembourg.
Consul Britain, of Kehl, explains
the new method of keeping clean the
congested streets of the larger German
cities. Metal tanks are inserted at in
tervals to the level of the street and
covered with iron lids. Into these the
offal is easily swept. In the night the
tanks are hauled to the dumping
grounds.
Consul Culver, at London, Canada,
reports the invention of a ~ball-bearing
adjustable axle nut by R. C. Williams
of that city, which will prevent vehicle
wheels from backing off," The Ad-
Unstable Axle Nut company, of London,
Canada, has been formed to manufac-
ture these nuts, and will probably need
a machine shop equipment.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-20
MODERN SHOE DRESSINGS
Their Making a Different Proposition
from That Of Old-Time
Backing.

Time was" said the manufacturer
o r black shoes, and the leather COM
monty worn was calfskin. In those
days shoe backing was to most peo-
pie just shoe backing, a paste black
ing put up in a round fiat tin box.
1--WE did import from France a paste
backing that came in oblong square
wooden boxes, and from England a
liquid polish that came in wide
mouthed stone bottles; but the great
majority of people when they wanted
shoe backing just bought a box Of
the backing Of the size they wanted,
and that was all there was to it.;
though even in those days there was
an art in the manufacture of shoe
backing, and some manufacturers
turned out a product that came to be
we'll and widely known.
"Still shoe backing was then to
most people just shoe backing; while
to-day there are plenty of people who
never saw. one of those once universal
ly familiar old-time fiat round tin
boxes, and shoe dressings are now
made in great variety and put up in
many forms, and the manufacture of
shoe dressings has progressed from an
art to a science, in which the chemist
plays his daily part.
''These great changes in the business
have been brought about mainly by
the modern introduction into general
use, for shoes, of many different kinds
of leather, and feathers of different
colors and shades of color, and by the
widespread use of canvas shoes, these
including great numbers of white
shoes. calling for white dressings.
so. while once the manufacturer of
shoe backing simply continued to
make shoe blacking, with such i'm
provements in it's composition as ex-
~perience suggested, now the manufac-
turer of shoe dressings keeps track OF
the leather markets, of all the new
feathers and other materials put out
for use in shoes, and he must know to
what extent these are likely to prove
popular, and be prepared with dress
ings suitable for them when the shoes
come in the market.
1.-The chemist comes in here in the
c~on,pounding of a dressing that shall
not only be suitable but advantageous
ly adapted to the leather upon which it
is to be used.
"And so we now have dressings in
the form of powders and of cakes, and
we have cleaners and dyes, as well as
many liquid and paste dressings. And
while formerly the sale OF blackings.
produced here was practically confined
to this country, American shoe dress
ings now follow American shoes all
over the world
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-20
Cures Cancer, Blood Poison and
rheumatism.

If you have blood poison producing erup-
tions, pimples, ulcers, swollen glands,
bumps and risings, burning, itching skin,
copper-colored spots or rash on the skin,
mucous patches in mouth or throat, fall
ing hair, bone pains, old rheumatism or
foul catarrh, take Botanic Blood Balm (B.
b. b.. 1t kills the poison in the blood;
soon all sores, eruptions heal, hard swell
ings subside, aches and pains stop, and a
perfect cure is made of the worst cases
of Blood Poison.
For cancer, tumors, %swellings, eating
sores, ugly ulcers, persistent pimples of all
kinds, take b. b. b. 1t destroys the can
Ger poison in the blood, heals cancer of all
kinds, cures the worst humors or suppurat-
ing swellings. Thousands cured by b. b.
b. after all else fails. B. b. b. composed
of pure botanic ingredients. Improves the
digestion, makes the blood pure and rich,
stops the awful itching and all sharp,
shooting pains. Thoroughly tested for
thirty years. Druggists, 81 per large bot
tie, with complete directions for home
cure. Sample free and prepaid by writing
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and free medical advice also sent
in sealed letter,
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-20
SORT OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
MAGISTRATE Who Can Tell the Calling
of Persons by Distinguish
ing Marks.

"a mans occupation" said a magis.
trate, marks him so Enthusiastically that !
can tell at a glance what he does for a
living.
'There is. for instance, the violinist.
You can tell a Iiolinist from the fact
that he carries his head to one side.
1.-The groom and the cavalryman have
bow legs, and, when they stand still they
hold their legs wide apart, as though there
was a horse between them
"The painter may be detected by the
mark of the palette hole in his thumb.
'"The p%ianist's enormous hands identify
him. From constant practice they be-
come abnormal. Weber, you know, could
stretch two octaves.
"Men who work amid the vapors of mer-
curry, copper or arsenic have a green
mucous membrane, and greenish hair and
skin.
"The players of flutes and clarinets
have thick, distended cheeks and tough
and leathery lips.
1.-The scrubbers of floors have swollen
knees, and often, afflicted with the disease
called housemaid's knee. they limp