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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26

New Orleans. oot, IS. --FollovlnE
enc discharge % ten men BY Master
Anehanio ], p. Nolan. an ne ma
ehisisa and ia5ofea employed By
me southern Pacinc a, Algiors struck
Wednesday F'ourth Vice Prosidsnt
Teomas l.. Wilson % ne Intcruatiou-
81 Machinlefs uui0n. Who u here
fsom WssaiuEoa, ssyn that tAs
strike vili exten4 orcF az the soaiA-
era pacile ines unlcss ne tronble is
adjusted PFrsldeut OCouneli q ne
inlrrnati9eai mscAinlsis. g expected
q scek a couffrcncs viii Ar Haf-
riman On Noa York. in lhs hope ~
trcofirg Ne personal iaaasnra touard
q sei,lcmeut ~ tae Eyisvauces q tsa
ueE.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26
GUARD MUIR.
BY NEGR
"Trusty" Prisons
OfficI
NEGRO THEN com.
Black Killed His q
Same Manner n
His Own Wife,
He Was Serving

Birmingham, Ala
Flat Top mines, in
OF this county, vi
state convict prison.
aged 63 years. a
murdered by Winiau
who was serving a
the murder of his on
ago.
Fain was a "trus
the hospital departmI
Il was discovered 4
a hole In the sto,
through IL was past
negro women on the
Hilley was station.
catch Fain, when a
of the fact, approach
behind and Drained
Faln and another
who was under suspiI
in adjoining cells,
told the story Of tho
When Fain was 81
cell he managed to
OF carbollc acid from
Of the hospital and
contents, died In aw1
Hilley was from
which place his bod!
Fain killed Hilley
manner that he mi
wife.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26

ThomnsviEe Ca q
o. Narare - Br,0a
murder u Kaai1 As1
ass been aGiatEsd q
entire sessions Tu
Gay moruinE vere
re evi1sncc ard al
jury went oef R.osf
termed win zee tert.
utca ne conrt ronul
iaifro ed ata 1r
plsa8ed aoiea'aI til
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26
Women sulfranlst, Arr,at.d.

london, Oct. 60. Ten women suf-
fragsts. who were arrested Tuesday
for dlsorderly conduct In the precincts
Of the house OF commons, were ar
ranged IN police court Wednesday aud
we're bound over 20 keep the peace
for six months. Such a commonplace
outcome OF tho affair aid not meet the
views OF the suffraglsts. who appar-
emily desired 20 assume the role OF
martyrs by being committed 10 Sail
and when the magistrate announced
his decision great uproar broke out
IN the court room aud ultimately the
women had 90 be removed by force.
Some of them were literally thrown
out among the crowds waiting out
side the building
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26

Chicago, Oct. 25.-A dispatch TO
the Tribune from Redbud, HIS, says
Anton Milllbach. a German farmer re-
siding at Renault, Monroe county,
Illinois, was whltecspped last Tues
day night and died Friday night. Mill
libach went 70 town on Tuesday and
became slightly intoxicated. A gang
surrounded him In a saloon and
threatened 10 hang him. He resist
ed. but was oyerpowered. Then the
lights we're put oui and be was beaten
and thrown out MIiiibach then got
into his wagon and started home.
Part OF the gang was waiting for him
nj the outskirts OF the village. They
Ehowered him with stoaes. He fen
in the wagon and was taken home by
a bartender. The whltecappers are
composed Of Idle young men, who
hang around the saloons Of the VIII
iagc and prosecute strangers, simple
minded persons and lnebriates
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26

New Vera, OF. B.-Mn. Herman
oeirichs % tkls city Wednesday eiss
an ooisesioa ia eouEt 10 ne pFob4is
% ine an * Der late Eashand. Her.
mas os,fiehs ficf oaiectsa d hasea
o. ;As Eroant thai NJ oclr.chs wus
npt 8 Fesitsai q New YorR. 30 a.
cGiiugaia- ~ oslriess 10 Ne baik
% he estate ie 30 hroiAsr an sis-
tcrt.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26
FREIGHT Steam

New York, Oct.
freight steamer ia
the New Haven and
pOrtation company I
New York to New Ha
20 the waters edge a
island, on Stamford
day morning The (
got away IN a lifeboa'
"a up and brought (
the steamer Middlot
tings "a reported 10 1
with steel. About 4
stamford, the Hhstia
an unknown scbooner
cd lantern set Ere to|
when It became q
steamer caald not ID
took 20 their boat
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26

ChicaEo. Oct. &c. william 3.
Stewart. 80 years az age, 81 rofon.
GO. Ontario, committed suicide by
shooting himself a, the sanlosa DO.
EEL, stewart had been maklpr a tonr
81 iho ves, with Mr and Nh, n. o.
Cloud ~ Rochester. a.. Y. cloud aud
his wife we're held a. witnesses pend
spg TIE ooronera Inquest stewart
vas the ob,y son II q weaitAy Cana.
dian, who dltd several years ago.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26
EFFORT WAS MATE
! TO CONCEAL MURDER
Torch Put to Town to Hide Hor,
rible Work.
Ewo WHITE MEN WE'RE KILLED
Grwo Hotels and Seven Houses Burn
% to Conceal Murder--NeerOss sus-
pscted and Summary Punishment lie
Feared.

Natchez, Miss. Oct. Is. william
Boyd, water service superintendent,
Burned 10 DEATH G. j. Little, an en-
gineer Of Q switch, engine, killed by
q blow ON the back Of the head. the
Johnston hotel, Cochran hotel and
seven cottages destroyed by FIRE, is
the record OF work at Ferriday, La. I,
10 miles west OF this city.
A negro who murdered the engineer
for his money set fire to the hotel 10
conceal the evidence OF his crime.
aittle's body was found under a shed
IN the switch yards by three railroad
men, who we're attracted 10 his side
By his groans lie lived but few
minutes after being found and was
unable 10 toll the name or color Of
mis- Rssailant.
The pay car OF the New Orleans
and Northwestern railroad passed
Through Ferrlday and Little was evil
IDENTITY murdered for bis money.
Boyd was asleep In the hotel and
was burned 20 death. Ills body has
not been recovered,
There was another fire in Ferriday
Tuesday. but owing 20 the fact that
che telephone cable between Louisi-
ana and Mississippi banks OF the Mis-
a.asippi river are down, no news can
be received.
A negro man and woman were arr
rested IN Ferrduy on suspicion OF
having murdered hltle, and Il Is be-
iIeved they will be summahly dealt
WITH.
Several visitors from Louisiana who
were here made significant remarks.
intimatlug that there would be a
movement 10 drive al worthless me-
sfoos from ForrIday.
A Number OF white Migrants were
unyen from The place several weeks
aEo.
The property loss amounts 90
900. 900, partially covered by lnsur-
anCa
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26

ChicAsO, oc, IS --ja8ge nreiano
~ ne supreme couH has Authortled
sAe sale og ere Milwaukee Avenue
state hsnk, which vas wrecked ~
a. president. Paul o. stsaslant. 10
are assets Reaiitatioa oosapany to-
approximately tlsQ.eQ TIE 80 so-
eep,ea b. the oour, Nas fiN peF esal
~ me face valas e "a capital sssok
a. iAf task.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26

New York. Oct 25.--The World
says that an epidemic OF diesease
which doctors have confessed them
selves unable to DIAGNOSE and which
has assumed alarming proportions IN
the Gown OF Marines harbor. on Sta
ten Island. has thrown residents OF
that place into q panic. Hundreds OF
persons have sold or closed their
houses and moved 10 other parts Of
the island TIE disease has already
brought two victims TO The grave and
there are present under treatment In
The town over 900 eases. It's victims
are ursl attacked by a high fever and
soon rcd blotches cover their bodies
AZ lls inception the uialady confined
itself 20 che ranks a American la
borers. nearly 5000 of whom havs
been brought 10 the town from Buff
falo, n. ". rccenly 90 construct
new factory buildlaEs.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26

Pittsburg, Oct 25s
o. the Cleveland and
ION Of the Pennsyi,a.
known as the PIt
jumped The tracks I
Wednesday q Hte
n llevue station 6 n
leghany TIE engine
iCG the tracks ard {
over the bank ard
tho Ohio river Foai
luiured hul none 81
we're hurt
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26

20 90 0ffwaan ainsro Asy ttriks.
Essen. frasssa, OCT e., he rins
gvhers have ruollea 10 ths tsaant q
tAe m,srw or hi1het wages. saFine
tat vac 0wners' associaiie1 eAhRnt
TeooErise ths uiheff eesnwiites az
bfias FepFf aiaiitsf ~ aH ise Hihssa
sglE1eYet Ths hnnFs ne thFeatsa.
- srite 81 las ~, oa Ninsp A..
Eeeasts aeans.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26

NeW fesk. OF. sf-The ho1fa ~
sfiEsis has tsfi AGREED upo- q iss.
iA4Ns heassl d Wai es shoaf
49, aeP ta rae az c1y 81 Nru
Isa psti gess
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-26
KENTUCKY FEUDISTS
ENGAGE IN BATTLE
Three Men We're Probably Fa.
tally Wounded.
ABOUT 80 SHOTS WE'RE FIRED
Factions Met In Public Road and
Members Engaged In sattle-sher-
IN Goes to Scene Of Trouble In an
Effort to Restore Peace.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 25.--A spe-
cial from Sergeant, KY, to the Sem
tinel says;
An engagement between members
Of the Brown faefons on Dry Fork
creek, south of here, occurred Tues
day, and Henry Brown, aged "a
years, a teacher, was perhaps NOR
tally wounded; Elihu Brown was des-
perately shot three times, and VIII
liam Brown was slightly wounded.
About 30 shots we're fred,
The factions, II is said, met on the
public road near Henry Browns
home.
A clash had been expected.
Sheriff Crawford has gone TO the
scene in an effort TO make peace with
the factions.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07
Kind Of Men Needed.

II one were 10 go to the president OF
the United States and ask him to name
he country's greatest need he would
reply in his quick, conclusive way:
Clean men" lie knows. says the De-
linea,or, Smart men there are by the
thousands: rich men ahound more than
IN any other age he world, able
iGen are found IN every state and
township. but even from population
Of sO.oeO.0o0 the chief executive has
uonal character for post which re-
quifes a square and naw'ess morality.
II is to his credit that he misses no OPP
poriunity TO preach manhood. Bu.
Edther presidents nor preachers nor
teachers can do the work OF fathers
except In their own families We do
not mean to underestimate the marvel
Gus Influence of the I.iother. In most
iands men who reach success give
their mothers the credit AN that
I am owe to my mother. said Lin
coin. 1T was you who taught me
- write so. You really did. dear moth
err said the Grabbed Carlyle, We get
our moral qualities from our moth
crs. our mental from our fathers. say
the psychologists. and as We lool, back
We md this maternal affection the
luycliest thing on earth. But isn't theie
conviction down deep Ia mar souls
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07

OF late years the public has had o.
fered no little Information regarding
the watering Of dry lands to make the
desert bloom: and now there are signs
public attention is to be called to the
draining Of swamp lands and the
transforming Of these waste places.
Recently a bill was introduced in
congress for the reclamation of swamp
lands under system similar to that
adopted for the reclamation of the
deserts In the southwest. As vet only
beginning has been made. a begin
ming that probably viii some day lead
to legislative action.
The total area OF our swami lands
is impressive. and 1t stands to reason
this large portion OF territory will
some day be coveted by our fast in
creasing population. I'VE are feeding
now nearly S0.000.O0O of people within
the boundaries OF our own country and
sending enough material abroad to
clothe and feed an almost equal num-
ber' And when one considers the sd-
yantages offered by the swamp lands
one wonders why experiments have not
sooner been made in their reclamation
Authorities tell us swamp lands can
be reclaimed AS cheaply AS arid lands
once drained. swamp land is drained
for good. Drained lands are more fer
tile than the average agricultural soil.
require little or no artificial fertiliz-
Ing. And. what is of decided impor-
lance. generally these lands are To-
Gated In the midst of well settled re-
gions. a market near at hand. trans
portation provided. And not only for
utilization Of waste lands is It urged
the swamps be drained. but because
many OF them are such menace to
health. In an article on Reclamation
OF Salt Marsh Lands" In the circular
bureau OF soils. department OF ayri-
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07

MEASUREMENT OF Hay STACK.
er multiplied by onc-haif the width of
the stack at the shoulder. because. as
illustrated In the sketch. II the stack
were cut down along the ridge to the
shoulder and the hay built over ON the
other side there would be formed n
fiat-topped stack OF half the width of
the stack at the shoulder. as Indicated
In the drawing. II the height of the
ridge OF the stack above the shoulder
II one-half the width of the stack at
the shoulder and the top is very
rounding. 50 that the contour OF n
cross-sccilon Is very nearly half cir
Gle, as Indicated by the dotted semi
Circumference. in the drawing, the vol
umc. above the shoulder. Will be NOR.
nearly given by multiplying the vol.
nme computed the other way by 3.lil6
or by , IL and then dividing the re-
suit by two, As matter OF fact, the
true volume usually lies between that
given by the two methods, but nearer
TO the first. and as the top of the
staci. Is loos"st and often most dam
aged, the FIRST method is usually the
best TO adopt II this hay is rather
coarse Alfalfa, and especially u It hns
not had long Ia settle. the mean vol
ume Of ton Is likely 10 be above
rather than below 500 cubic feet, and
hence less rather than more than %
and u tons respectively. II the hay
was stacked rather green It would
oh oil
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07
cuLTlvATIho CORN CROP.
TIL. Methods Should Vary with the
Weather and the Character Of
the Season.

In the cultivation OF corn | ind that
the plan has TO be varied to suit the
season. II the season is wet l believe
1t Is better TO cultivate quite deep, but
If the weather is dry give shall
low cultivation and keep the ground
level. do not wait until the corn is
up before beginning to cultivate, but
have the cultivation we'll under way
even before planting. and harrow well
Immediately after planting before the
corn is up. Then let 1t alone until
the plants are up far enough to stand
another cultivation. After the corn Is
up ! cultivate from three to Ave times.
according to necessity. ! find to IA
cilitate the work OF cultivation that
the rows should be made from 40 to
" inches apart. II the land is poor
or worn out. It Ia well to have them
even further apart | use only n one
row cultivator, and | do the work OF
cultivating thoroughly. The weeds
that interfere most with the cultiva-
ton in wet weather are crab grass
and fox tail. The other common
rainy spell sets In just as we are about
TO begin cultivation we simply wait
patiently until the ground is In shape
to be cultivated. II is my experience
that, speaking generally, corn does
not receive as many civilizations be-
fore planting as It should. That Is.
tne ground should be worked into. a
tAV, ..f 81, ,,.,I
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07
Silica BILE Legal Fees.

One million dollars for feob hat
sounds like big amount. and yet al
assertion was made shortly after the
supreme court made its decision which
compelled the general government to
pay 100000 for the removal OF the
Cherokee Indians 10 Indian Territory
that one-fourth OF that amount WIS 20
be paid AS fee. 1t would not be
strange. remarks the Washington Star.
II the report was correct. When we
remember the large fees that have
been paid in Indian cases there Is a
natural inference that nothing is I'M
possible in the way OF fees when claims
against the government are involved.
Contracts have been made In Indian
cases which meant that when the laws
were enacted and the money paid that
attorneys. The case of the Methodist
church south is too vivid IN the minds
OF men in Washington not to be re-
called when other big fees are dis
cussed. Here was a case where more
than one-third of the whole amount col
iecteC was paid to the attorney. the fee
being more than 100000. There have
been cases known where fees OF $780,
600 and perhaps larger In Indian
claims cases were paid. Nowhere has
the shrewd attorney Jared so well as
els
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07

Writing on the coast marshes OF
the eastern part d He country. Shaler
said: The gree advantage of the
northern marsh t,s is found in tho
fact that they gefrally are near tho
large centers OF Population OF tho
country, where Y will have a high
value rs markeJafrdcn soils or FIELDS
for the raising d hay. When brought
into their best ate such areas will.
measured by thu price of other lands
in the same nghborhood. have
value OF not iei than 5000 an acre.
As the total resiimable area between
New York and hrtland ME probably
exceeds 100000 cres. the money value
of their best tie will amount to at
least s400oo,00i The cost OF reclaim
Ing these land'and reducing them tn
cultivation shOid not exceed the fiftA
OF this sum
Shaler spok' Of the need for we'll
skilled engi4,iing direction In the
reclaiming S.,e marshes,
In Enrops II marshes are consid-
cred the md~fertile of lands. For
''''' ~ &c diVAs IN
mark. Belsiuriand Holland have been
under cultivaon. The Fens in Eng
land have bef diked and ditched and
about a MILL, acres Of matchless fer
tiliy been r aimed
There are hny kinds OF salt marsh-
es. some ban mud fats without yey.-
'ation: othT with heavy growth OF
grass, some7ies there Is sod n foot
and more Ak. 1t is n comparative
~ slow prdss to get the salt lands
rid OF ~ateind saltiness. but in those
cases whe1proper precautions have
been takerf ufficient time and labor
allowed. I lands have given good
returns. author OF the circular
says II Is terally conceded one aero
Of reclain salt marsh IL worth four
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07
God Of Fairgrounds.

Fairgrounds ar. necessary In every
community for young and Old 4 few
weeks ago the National Playground as
scciation was formed Its chief movers
w'fe not thos. primarily interested In
sport. but educators and soe.oiogisix.
In an address TO the delegates. Prcsi-
cent Roosrycs said: 4 owe my nrst
interest In the playground question to
Jacob Riis. when be spoke of the Ioor
children who were not allowed to play
In the streets. but had To play In the
streets because they had no other place
~ play" Every town even the small
one. where the child and the young
man are free from IN. t.rribi. oonans-
mcna OF the city. knows that II 10
wise to provide u generous playground.
rlay In right OF youth, Just ~ sure
- there Is 40 appointed adeaua,. n.id
tot games and romplnR. No sure are
forbidden Lawns 20 show wear. and
the windows IN the barn 10 show
hfoicn lights OF glass.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07

culture. attention Is called To the fact
that marshes and stagnant pools ar.
the principal breeding places of mos
qnitoe-. Science has shown that mos.
quito~s mr.. IN. most common, II not
tn. only means Of conveying malariai
germs and introducing ih-s. germs
into the human system: and that mos.
auito-s ar. the only proved cause of
the Infection Of yellow fever In Italy
vast area. Of land have been ubau-
don.d because Of the mosquito pest.
10 present the conditions necessary for
the breeding OF the species Of malaria
mosquitoes In this country. they arr
breeding places for Immense number
Of other mosquitoes that prove n ~.
to persons and To stock. In some case
40 troublesome they lower the yaiui
ton Of the land.
Engineers believe the ~y~rxisd-,
Florida can be drained. and h.
would b~ added To our rich lands zoo
600 tiliabie acres. There ar. 5000,
acres Of swamp lands In Michigan. /
tween 5000 .Co0 and 5000. 900 acres l
Minnesota. 1000. 900 In Wisconsin. \
New Jersey and virginia there -
large areas. Salt marshes arr pr, Ia
n-nt features 81 nearly all the a. rr
bordering the Atlantic and Pa.iHe vi
In preparing this article Ne at
found II dinicnlt To get amy very / III
writings on the .ubj~ct of the re-, III
Ing Of the s~amps. but are L.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07

This group Of corn varieties l. mos,
largely grown In the northern par, OF
the United States. where the seasons
are M short that IN. slower maturing
Den, varieties cannot be depended on
60 mature before the killing frosts
come Flint corn IL very nrm. and a
hundred pounds Of shcllcd min, corn
contains more dry matter than . hun
dred pound. II Dent corn. Many ~
the varieties have bu, eight rows OF
kernels on an ear.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07

LDl-li NJ TENT rtM-bAiNEi.
scale is tipped with shor, avn or
bri-tie. Such forms have been scpa-
rated by some botanists from the for N
with long awns, and have received the
name Lolium arvense. the fcli dnr-
mel. but botanists now generally Goa.
slider the long.awned. the short-awn.d
ana the awnless forms as all belong
ing - one species. TO which they APP
ply the names first given. Darnel IL
an annual grass which has been intro
duc"d into this country from Europe.
and has becom. nsturaliE.d In -on,.
places and acts as an annoying weed.
II l. said to b. more abundant on the
western coast than here. II ought 20
be possible. says thu Country Gentle
man. with proper screens. to separate
It, seed from wheat.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07

I,cv. Wiliinni P,cfsop. y local sNhori.
-r who ran Gospel wagon for many
years. was stricken with apopirsy In
Washington the other night while In
rls wagon Jus, as he Vas giving on,
q hymn. iic foil to the noor OF the
wagon. was taken 10 n hospital ana
died A reporter asked Mr. PIER.
sens assistant what hymn tho ~x.
hor,cr was giving cat when he vas
stricken. Il don't Just remember the
tile Of the hyrAa." said the assistant.
but II was ~. 81
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07

pres OF upland. and that ac.
20 y the well subs,au,is,sd Ar
nfeh haler. the cost OF reclamation
s.rs. Aot exceed one.nfth the nnul
I " o. the land.
| ~ Yankee farmer has found out
! certain class Of hog land can bs
ri tn profitable account In grow.
he cranb~rry. but when consid~ra.
Yh given the extent Of our swanp
II would seem nothing has been
~ IN the developing Of the poss,-
les that lie therein. Shaier. writ.
In Science In 1855, argvss for IN.
'sA'ion OF our swsmps and g,vss
'rmation In regard to the various
ssss of swamps In the unitsd StxtSs.
hess neglected distrtcts are Of ereas
ienf and very varied nature. Thev
isisi. In part. Of land which ID some.
lat i-~s fertile than the best soils.
It which In every other rsspec, 10 os
= uiiaec. A peSliuinarv
idy Of the held has shown The ~.
arkabls fact that we have LEFT un.
ached In the region last Of the Ms.
's'ppl districts of easily drained
amp lands amounting To n.ors than
100 square miles u area. The tnun.
ted lands Of the lower Mississippi
main In tn" state In which they were
ZEN nrsi rern by men. while similar
ras In England were long ago won To
stat" of the mos, fertile fields Of
II country.
Our American inundated lands are
''sible Into several riasses, deter.
ned by the condition Of their orixin.
ih~s~ the most important are III,
. water marshes. the iarustrins
amps Of the xiaciatsd district. the
In swsmps u the Minlssippi. and
class Of wrt lands or upland
AMPS where the marshy condition
due To the action VI plant Ia retain.
water under the surfaces II Goa.
srsbls districts.
chkisToPHEs WEssrxR
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07

The arrangement Of the farm as o.
fields. building and roads. il a matter
that should count for NOR, than Il
does. 4 poorly arranged farm. says
the Farmers Review. loses money fut
the owner by wasting his tiin- and Ia.
Dor. The arrangement t,ust d.p~n<
largely on the Kind OF work being d ,ss
ON the farm.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-07-07

A durable wash for painting rough
woodwork 10 made by shaking freshly
burned lump lime In hot brine. II can
b. colofed by adding dry .,sincr. q.
desired and may be- applied with an
ordinary whi:ewash brush.