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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07

Three scientists. two from America
and the 9th n from Britain. are re-
ported to have spent several months IN
Korea trying TO elucidate the wonders
Of that strange land.
The wonders In question consist Of a
hot mineral spring which In supposed
10 heal anything from a cut 10 "a can
Ger; two springs 80 arranged that
when one n full the other il empty: y
cavern In the mountains In which \
cold. piercing wind RACES perpctually:
4 large grove Of pine trees which, will
sprout again directly they are cut
down: q stone which floats in space.
and. last, but not least. a rock which
gives forth great heat however cold
the weathey might be.
The scientists studied the springs flrst
Of all and, failing 10 understand them.
turned their attention to the wonder
fnl cavern The moment they entered
the interior they were almost blown
OF their feet. and, although they adopt
Ell all manner Of lodges to find the
origin Of the wind, they had to return
to the open sadder but not wiser men.
They next walked into the grove Of
pine trees, known as the "Ineradicable
forest" and here again they were
stunped. They destroyed several OF
the trees by fire during the night. and
next morning they were regrowing
strongly ont Of the very ashes.
The nth wonder OF Korea. the float
ing stone, In honor Of which a temple
has been built, tried the scientists
patience to a maddening degree.
This stone. to all appearance. rests
on the ground, vet when two Of the
men stood upon 1t, I'M On each side,
the third was able to draw a thick
string underneath without encounter
ing any obstacle. Why, they were
never able to discover.
The warm rock, the last wonder, also
puzzled their brains. This rock II
really IN Immense stone. on the top Of
which a small Inn has been erected.
The building requires no fires for heat
ing purposes either In winter or sum.
mer. for the rock always keeps II
warm.
The scientists jumped to the concln-
sion that the stone was situated over
an underground volcano which still
had life in II, but on taking sOundings
they found that they were mistaken.
There was no natural furnace below;
indeed. the ground was quite cold. II
not n trIfe damp.-Pearson's Weekly.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07

Chapman Lodge. No. 2, A. "a A. N.
Regular communications ist and Bird
Thursdays In each month. Visiting
brothers cordially invited. c. ID.
Boucher. w. NJ; Charles II. Spor-
leder, Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07
vi Horse Feed.

what do you think Of feeding horses
on goose eggsy' asks an Australian
back woodsman. THAT was done BY
. party who were stuck up on the Ade.
laide during the wet season. The ma
tives used to bring In loads OF
eggs. which were broken into buckets
end suOplted to the horseS."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07

Fraternal ~erothsrhood, No. t02,
meets every Friday night at their
hall in the Schmidt building. west OF
Fountain square. at 8 o'clock. Visiting
members are always welcome.
JAMES N. COOK.
President.
Miss Katie Burchell. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07

3. p. o. e., Meets fIrst and third
Monday evenings, each month. al
Knights Of pythias Hall, Visiting
brothers are cordially invited.
II. u. BLA.K. Exalted Ruler.
T. 4. BLAUVELT. Sec.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07

knights Of Columbus meet every
second and fourth Tuesday OF the
month at the Fraternal Brotherhood
hall. Visitors welcomed. ]. +. Mo
Mahan, G. X; Frank Strass. F. 8.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07
Il POWER or STEAM.


Realise
When James Watt saw the steam
causing the kettle lid to Jump up and
down he said There must be power In
that steam that It can lift such .
weight"
There was.
Millions prior to him had seen the
same phenomenon and regarded Il ~
an unexplained mystery.
Recent scientific research h put III
finger on the cause Of DandruM. Fall
fng Hair. and consequent Badness, and
has unearthed a tiny germ which eats
the life from the roots OF human hair.
Newbro's Herpicide destroys this
germ and consequently restores the
hair to Its natural state.
Sold by leading druggists. Send NC. IN
stamps for sample 70 The Herpict6o c..
Detroit. Mich.
e. a. MURpHEY, Special Agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07

Despotism can no more exist In a
nation until the liberty OF the press
be destroyed than tie night al hap
pen before the sun Is set.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07
Professional Directory
SOCIETIES.

!. o. o, y, Las Vegas Lodge, No, 4.
meets every Monday evening az their
hall, Sixth street, All visiting breth.
rem cordially invited TO attend. y, La
Due, n. c.; C, w. g. Ward.
V. g.; T. NJ. Elwood, secretary; W.
u. Critics, treasurer; c. V. Hedgcock.
trustee,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-07

Las Vegas Art Souvenir on sale
at The Optic Office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07
Did Not Scalp

The taking of scalps has been
spoken of so commonly in the
press of the United States that
it has become a general prac
tice, when speaking of a man
losing his life among the Iu-
dams, to say He lost his
scalp"
Novel:sts even today, when
locating their stories in Apache
land, almost invariably scalp
the victims of Apache veuge,
auce, AS a matter of fact, one
can say that the Apache never
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07
The Travellers Wardrobe.
TO
A YEAR
AND HOW DO THEY DO TT
$40 NC. D,

One of the burning questions
in the female world during the
springtime is that of the ward
robe to be prepared for the
summer outing. Especially
when woman has not been
accustomed to travelling is she
fearful of being unprepared in
buffet cars or OF meeting &C
quaintanCeS in a strange city
who may criticise her clothes.
The NEW IDEA WOMAN'S
MAGAZINE for June antici-
pates this problem in an article
on 1.-The Travellers Wardrobe"
by Elise Morien, who suggests
the costumes suitable for short
or longer journeys. For the &C
tual wear and tear of travelling
she recommends a "tailor-made
costume on severe lines" of
mohair, serge, panama or covet
cloth, or else a separate skirt
of one of the modish invisible
plaids in hight woolens, worn
with a tailored blouse and a
long coat of plain material,
such as tan covert In regard
to the "trotter" skirts, so we'll
adapted to travelling, the writ
er says, they "are again worn
quite short this season, several
inches from the ground, or
ankle length, being most fire.
quently seen. However, older
women and those inclined to be
stout adopt nothing shorter
than one and a half inches from
the ground. Miss Morien also
advises "a complete costume
suitable for street wear as well
as formal occasions, J" made OF
the more dressy materials such
as chiffon broadcloth, checked
or embroidered yelling, This
suit is, of course, to be worn
with blouses, and the princess
skirt and bolero are suggested
as a prevailing mode, For
longer trips where a sojourn at
a large hotel may be included,
dainty complete dress is also
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07
Proverbs From StOicaI Indians,

Proverbs From StOicaI Indians,
The COW ard shoots With shu
eyes.
No Indian ever sold his daugh-
ter for a name.
Before the paleface came
there was no poison in the In
dams corn.
Small things talk lond to the
Indians eye.
When a fox walks lame old
rabbit jumps,
The paIeface's arm Is longer
than his word,
A squaw's tongue runs faster
than the winds legs.
There is nothing so eloquent
as a rattlesnake's tall,
The Indian Scalps his enemy,
the paleface skins his friends.
There will be hungry pale
faces so long as there is any In.
dian land to swallow.
When a man pIays one day
and steals six, the Great Spirit
thunders and the evil one
laughs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07
Jack Mcdonald.

Son OF Rex Mcdonald the champion five gated sad.
die horse of America, First dam by HoXey of Old
Mont Rose the greatest show horse this day He is
year old coal black, 15t hands high One of the
perfectly finished and styled horses in Missouri. Was
shown last without single defeat winding up at
the Illinois Estate Fair, Springfield and winning over
field of twelve horses and conceded by expert Judges 10
be the coming champion of Missouri.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07
a good thing to have, and the
article winds up with some
notes on kimonos and comforta-
Bile dressing jackets.

If girls were able to distin-
guish between a mobile and a
bite, says an exchange, there
would be fewer suits tor breach
of promise. Yes, and there
would be fewer who are bitten
by bad bargains in cases where
there are no suits for breach of
PROMISE Brookfield Gazette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07
Mongold, 28,625.

BY Allandorf, 2:l9E, of the great Onward, the
greatest trottng sire living dead. Dam Monitor Rose
by Monitor 1927 Oae of leading trotting sires of
Missouri
Mongold was bred and raised by Mormon j. Coeuan
Coleman stock farm St Louis No He is blood bay Ii
hands highs, bone and conformation, great
style and finish A sire that will breed horse suitable
tor the ring, coach pillow, and it is ,uudsputabe
fact tina he American trottng bred coach horse is the
one demanding fancy prices all markets today. The
demand far in excess of supply Full apedgree furnish
ed application.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07
Three Jacks.

Lord Roberts, John Clark and Pole Baker All of
which black jacks and have proven be fold geters
and breeders of the very best and largest mules Their
get always demand fancy prices.
Terms Mongo'd will at SIS to insure
living colt. Jack Mcdonald SO to insure living colt.
Lord Roberts, UJohn Clark and Pole Baker will serve
at s. to insure living colt When mare is parted
with moved from neighborhood season money is due.
Colt will be held for season Pastures furnished Tor
mares from distance at 81 per month.
All care to prevent accidents will be taken but will
not be Irresponsible for accidents should any occur No
services on Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07
Buchanan Bros.

There are three things it
takes strong man to hold--a
yonug warrior, wild horse and
a handsome squaw.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07
GEM CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE.
QUINCY, ILLINOIS,

The largest, most successful
Business College in Amerida
20 teachers, 1400 students, and
800, 900 College Building.
Bookkeeping, Shorthand and
Typewriting, Banking, Pen
manship, etc. Graduates read
lily secure employment.
Write to-day for 64-page H.
Illustrated Catalogue FREE,
showing how to qualify for
good situation as stenographer
or bookkeeper. Address,
D. l.. MUSSELMAN, Pres
SO. Quincy. Illinois,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07
The AngIOmaaiac's Lament

W
Dontyerknow.
The babies like to cry,
And the ladies like to sigh,
And we all have got to die!
Dontyerknow?
When'we're young we have the
mumps, ..
Dontyerknow;
When we're old we have the
dumps!
Dontyerknow.
And every blessed day
Wetmore or less decay
And our bills we have to pay!I
Dontyerknow?
Our wives, they will get cross.
Dontyerknow,
And men suffer from remorse,
Dontyerknow..
T hey work both day and night,
For this life is just fight,
Oh, itSreally isn't right!
DOntyerknow?
We try:to make a splurge,
Doutyerknow;
But its.like funeral dirge,
Dontyerknow.
On our face We wear a smile,
But it" isn't worth the while,
Yet we..have TO be in style!
Dontyerknow?
One must be so slick and slim,
DoLtyerknOw;
If he would be in the swim,
Dontyerknow.
1t makes a chap feel sore
That, of coin he hasn't more
Oh, tits. ALA horrid bore!
DOntyerknow?
Ii we hadn't got the dress,
Dontye: know;
We musttall of US confess,
Dontyerknow,
We would have more ready
cash,
And could cut a bigger dash
But the world has gone to
smash!
Dontyerknow?
Once loved a charming girl,
Dontyerknow;
Whom l met out in the whirl,
Dontyerknow.
She could MARBLE like a bird,
And 1 asked her, Say the
wordw
But she said, You're too alb.
surdw
Doutyerknow?
OBJ! Our lives are very short,
Dontyerknow.
So l really think we ought,
Dontyerknow;
(And we can if we but try
To be happy ere we die
For it soon will be "Goodby"
Dontyerknow?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07

II. Q. Scheetz, of Palm "a,
was with Monroe friends, Fri
day,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07

e, A. Thompson was a BUSH
ness visitor in Paris, FRIDAY
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07

Mrs. George Jacobee and
children, of Palmyra arrived
Saturday to visit friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07

Miss Lena Donley went to
Shelbina, Saturday to -p-nd a
week with rel atives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07

It. E Fitzpatrick wa ausi-
ness visitor iu Hannibal, > ,ur-
day,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1906-06-07

Mrs. j. L. Palmer visited
friends at the Saccharine vii.
lage Saturday.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31
Hat on a Long Journey.

An old derby hat passed through
here yesterday for a trip over the
Wells-Fargo express lines. The hat
was started from Omaha, and was
shipped from there to st. Joseph, and
afterward to Topeka. It was sent
west from here.
It was marked and supposed to be
the property of Judge Rooney Of Oma.
ha. and bore tag, with instructions
to all agents to forward it on the long
journey over the lines of the express
company.
At each station where the hat stops
the agent puts the tag of his Office on
the hat and sends it on. After It has
travelled several thousand miles It
will be covered with tags until 1t will
be almost impossible to find the color,
and tags will be pasted upon tags, on
the inside and on the outside and ev.
cry tag will bear different Office
I stamp.
| This is one Of the various ways the
messengers have Just to pass away
the time, and often such articles travel
around the world. These packages
pass through often. and II one has
travelled very far 1t is oftimes .iifRcult
to know what the article originally
was.-Topeka Capital.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31
FOR a TwlTcHINo HAND.
Il Is Said That the orappIe Swing Will
Cure the Trouble,

Il Is Said That the arappIe Swing Will
Cure the Trouble.
Hand trembling, an affection akin to
writers cramp," is apt to result from
the long continued exercise Of certain
muscles and the neglest of others.
The worst feature Of the trouble, &C.
cording to HEALTH Culture, is its trick
of coming on at the very time when
steadiness of hand would be most de-
sirable. The witch of map-finish-
er's muscles may throw a national
frontier 100 miles. out of treaty lines;
type words may get glued together like
the nouns of the Volapuk craze.
Hot baths afford only temporary re-
lief; drugs might as we'll be prescribed
to sufferer; but there is one never
failing mechanical specific-the crap.
pie swing cure.
Procure a couple of iron rings-say,
five inches in diameter-and fasten
them high enough to keep an expert
menter's feet on the ground when he
attempts to bangle by one hand for a
second or two. Practice will rise his
score to half minute, and by that
time the tremors will have vanished
for the next half year. ;
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31
! lrs Fann.ielEex

so-called wandering palms. may
& come from its early stages, or the
presence Of danger may be made mani.
testify profuse monthly periods, accom-
panied by unusual pain, from the
abdomen through the groin and thighs.
Lyon have mysterious pains, il there
are indications Of inflammation or dis
placement, secure q bottle of Lydia d.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound right
away and begin its use.
Mrs, Pinkham, Of Lynn, Mass, viii
give you her advice IT you will write
her about yourself. She is the daugh.
ter-in-law Of Lydia e. Pinkham and
for twenty five years has been advising
sick women free Of charge.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
take the liberty to congratulate You On
the success have had with your wonderful
medicine. Eighteen months ago my periods
stopped. Shortly after I felt 50 badly that
submitted to q thorough examination By Q
physician and was told that I had q tumoe
and would have to undergo an operation.
Soon after read one Of your advertise.
ments and decided to give Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound trial. After
taking five bottles as directed the tlmor =
entirely gone. I have been examined by Q
physician and he says have no signs Of Q
tumor now. It has also brought my periods
around once MORE and / am entirely
well;"-Fannie D. Fox, 2 Chestnut Stirred,
Bradford, Pa.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31

o,und y yl,ll sr p tSsl sseh slst
III Si,Ss IN ri " ". N,

oopnel III osefsss sSeh nm
u nds ef Sl,s, Eart ass SsSs
s All thess fxra dInlS sialand icff The 1l.
| ellie win shortly he bound ethei.
With the invisible chains 81 wireless
[Aelegraphy. From tall towers already
standing on the top % q California
mountain, on electric current of un-
precadented voltage will nash signals
which may be heard not only IN Ha.
waii ana far-off samoa. but even on
the eastern shores of Japan and the
Philip ines;; while, at the same time,
ships moving like atoms across the
face Of the waters, May keep III CON
stant touch with land. Al u MI
Rising 800 feet into the air, the two
great towers have just been placed ia
position on the very crest of Mount
Tamalpais, A. Marin county, Cal, about
twelve miles on an air line north OF
San Francisco. These two gigantic
towers were constructed and hoisted
into position by the Pacific Wireless
Telegraph company, and are to be used
IN connection with Its great Oriental
and Pacific coast system. Il }3s
u The bases Of the towers are 1000
feet above sea level, and are only q
few miles from the ocean. From the
long line Of glittering breakers, the
apexes Of the towers rise 1900 feet;
and they can be distinctly seen for q
radius Of fifteen miles in clear wealth.
er. Perhaps there are no taller wire
less towers in the world, and certainly
none occupying 80 lofty q position
above sea level.
The current which will be used will
have The enormous potential OF 5,000,-
900 volts and will throw spark If
teen feet long.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31

Gus camera, Tut it nevertheless does
excellent work and gives most salts.
factory results.
Il took the accompanying picture
while going up the Hudson one day in
July, when the sky was partly cloud
ed. I was standing a little forward
of the middle of the side of the steam
err, on the deck, where could easily
see the foam below, ploughed up by
the boat in its course. held my
camera downward, over the rail, and
took snapshot Of the water rushing
by. Somebody a little in front of me
had evidently found a comfortable
resting place for her feet, for one can
see the toes Of the shoes between the
lower part Of the rail and the edge OF
the deck."''
If one looks directly downward al
the picture it appears very realistic,
and tempts one to make more expert.
ments in taking freaks"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31
Wis, suulnesItlon.

There are still remote districts In
Austria where the country apothecary
acts as q doctor and uses the old fash
Toned remedies, says the Wiener WITT
blatt. Recently one Of these elderly
practitioners was summoned IN haste
to zee = position who was down With
fever. The othecary had had s
long sitting III the village beer honse,
and left his boon companions sreluc.
family. A
q He prescribed leeches for MI ~
tient. md a. the latter's wife didn't
seem "a undefsta what; to do with
them re undertook to put them on the
patient slegs himself. Bqt III spits q
all' his e1ofts, tho ieeches refused It'd
stick and hna1ly the doctor d patience
Was. xhanstsd md ~ y ~ about IA
giye ~ TIE ~. when y III Nh
ihad been hint him l4ti 5IIAps6f
lcuth ssuda denly ~ IA: Nould me e
~ MD Do 81 rnys n hvs,
b4nds d isather brs ~ u j faksneI
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31
The Better Plan.

Moodily the bridegroom shakes the
rice from his clothing. disengages a
couple of old shoes from his wife's hat,
rubs the bumps on his head and re-
CARDS the labels, tags and other dec
orations Of the trunks.
Il suppose they've put up lot more
jobs on us besides these" he growls.
But, dearest" says the BRIDE de.
termined to be cheerful, think how
much worse it would be If we were
royal people of Europe and the popu.
lace we're trying to assassinate u.s."
II am thinking of that. I'd rather
take my chances with couple of
bombs, and know that the worst was
over."-Judge.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week %
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson.
patent lawyers, oil Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, Mimi: Burton 8.
Bell, Rec Heights, s. D., burglar
alarm; Theodore Hohaus, Winona,
Mimi, feeder for tow-brakes and the
like; Wellington R. Hoyle, Ray, N. d..
railway appliance: Frederick r.
Kanne. Waterville, MINI, oil vapor-
izer; Jerry King, st. Paul. Mimi, 81.
evator bell signal; Frank Linstrom,
Castlewood, S. D., incubator; Michael
Mohr, Wahpeton, N. D., tooth for ag.
ricultural implements.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31
A PoIlceman's Perquisite.

A PoIiceman's Perquisite.
II like best a beat Of little, two-story
dwelling houses" said policeman x.
why sol"
Because there's a lot of extra
money to be made on such beat. The
men that live in two-story houses are
the sort that have to get up and go to
work at about 5 o'clock in the morn
ing, and, in order to avoid oversleep-
ing, they hire the cop to wake them.
"The cop on a. good two-story house
beat will have, as like as not, a list Of
a hundred men to wake-one man at
4:30, one at 4:45, one at $50, and so
on. At a charge of 10 cents a head
every week the list will bring him in
SO extra money every Saturday" -
Exchange.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31

about this Billery? Did you take in
the yarn he pitched just now?"
II see nothing to doubt in It," said
M. Ribot. II have brought a few to
the guillotine in my time. and l am
case-hardened. But can understand
that an amateur might feel like that
especially where friend is concerned
What shall we do about this question
Of identification?
THE quickest way would be to
bring old rag and bottle Johnny over
here I'd arrange for him to get a
sight of the man we're after"
Good" said M. Ribot. Il go back
tomorrow, and 1 can lay my hand
upon him at any moment"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31
: A Bunch Of Holes.

my firm has patented name for a
new summer shirtwaist," said the fe-
male drummer who sells white goods
of all descriptions !.
tits the Swiss cheese and no one
need ask what's in name hereafter.
This new shirtwaist can be best de.
scribed as a bunch of holes surround.
ed by delicate embroidery.
1--WE are putting out, another new
shirtwaist named The Maiden's blush
1t is mighty effective, too. IL 1t be-
comes the fashion will sell blinkers
binders and eyeshades for the men
as a side ISSUE b
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-31
The New Bell Boy.

A landlord engaged night clerk in a
hurry. not waiting for references. A
travelling man came on the midnight
train and asked for a room. The clerk
took him up.
DO you want anything before l go
to bed?"
Eyes" said the guest; II want to be
called in time for the 6 o'clock train"
"All right. See that button over
there? Well, when 6 o'clock comes
push that button and we'll come up
and call you"