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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

and for extra help necessary to keep
up these buildings, enough each year
to pay the interest on $35, 100000. If
one-half of that $35 100000 was spent
in the erection of suitable buildings,
every department would be we'll
housed and ample room would be af-
forded for half century to come. AS
it u.s. thousands of government clerks
are compelled to work every day in
unsanitary and often dangerous build
ings while the general government is
paying out this enormous annual sum
for rents. -
, The visitor to Washington only sees
the few big buildings that are the
show places of the city, and he thinks
that they are where all the govern
ment business is transacted. It will
surprise him to learn that great part
Of the work is done in make-shift
buildings. It is rather startling to find
out that. the treasury department is
scattered about in six buildings: the
war department in; nine buildings; the
post Office department in five; the ag-
ricultural; department in, 20; the de-
partment Of commerce and: labor in
six; the department Of justice in six
and the district government in nine
buildings. There is an annual outlay
for rent Of these buildings Of $3.50 900
and an outlay for extra help, light
and fuel Of $4,000, making a total
annual expense 70 the government 81
$4,000. s # i so ,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

Our idle rich, who have taken up
the fad of scorching autos to furnish
novelty in lives otherwise doomed
to ennui, have recently made enough
excitement for themselves to satisfy
the most exacting. What with jail
sentence in France, the experience Of
scion Of the noted house of Shep-
pard, and the attacks of an Italian
mob on w. K. Vanderbilt, jr., it would
seem that Europe is a good place to
be Stunned by speeding autoists.
Here the laws are more elastic, and
fve-dollar fines are only an incident
hardly worth noting in the speeder's
diary.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
THE MISSIONARY FIELD

Missionaries are at work in 247 of
the walled cities of China. There are.
still 1900 walled cities without mis-
sionaries.
The Jesuit fathers in charge of the
Shanghai Catholic mission, in their
recent annual report, announce an in
crease of 6,375 converts received dur.
ing the year 1905 into the church.
The year 1903 in the Presbyterian
mission in Canton, China, was the best
in its history. To the 20 churches there,
were 1.O98 additions, and the local
contributions amounted to $4,000.
The South Carolina conference is,
said to raise more money for the,
Froedmen's Aid and Southern Educa-
ton society than any conference in.
Methodism with the exception of Rock
River.
Methodists OF this country have I'M
dertaken the task of raising $3.50, 600
for an Indian jubilee fund. Bishop.
Thoburn is chairman of the commit
tee on the fund, and will go to India
to take part in the celebration.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

that Lent is on, when the more public
social functions like big dinners,
dances, etc., are tabooed, the smart set
and society generally have resorted to
cards and bridge whist is the order
morning, noon and night. It is the
custom for the most exclusive, and
therefore the most reckless clubs, to
meet at ten o'clock in the morning,
play until luncheon, and after lunch
con play the rubber. Some of the
ladies do quit in time to attend brief
vesper service of five o'clock.
There are some very racy tales be-
ing told about the indulgence of this
fashionable vice. For instance, there
is the wife of naval officer whose
husband only has the rank of CON-
mander, and who is now off at sea,
who has astounded the best circles
this winter by the gorgeousness of her
gowns and the smartness of her turn
outs. Everybody knows that she has
no fortune and that her husband has
nothing but his salary, which is en-
tlrely inadequate to such style as she
puts on. The secret of her fine
dresses and carriages is said to lie in
cleverness at bridge and phenomenal
luck at any gambling game of cards.
The wife of a very prominent and
wealthy ex-senator and her daughter
came to Washington for the season.
They had their allowance, which was
very liberal, but the husband and
father having learned by experience
not to give them unlimited credit at
his bank, did not count on their
gambling debts. The two ladies'. left
Washington a few days ago absolute
]y broke, and have returned to their
home in nearby state to rest and re-
cuperate their finances. Bridge whist
was too much for them. ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

en- being ostracised for what the stern.
err sex would denominate "welchins''
on debts Incurred at the card table
Old ladies, middle-aged ladies and
young ladies are all infected with the
gambling virus. The games played in
good" society are not child's games
by any means, and checks running
into the hundreds and sometimes
thousands of dollars are required to
game.
Not only are these whist tables 90
ing during the week days, but Sun
day afternoons are devoted to the Sc
ductive game. This disregard for the
American Sabbath was brought into
Washington by the foreign diplomats,
who set the pace in a good many
things for the smart set here. Count.
ess Cassini, who presided for q num-
Der of years over the Russian en-
bassy, was instrumental in introduce
ing continental customs in Washing
ton to the horror of the church-going,
Sabbath-loving people. She had card
parties on Sunday afternoons with
champagne suppers and Russian ciga,
rettes.
At the Austrian embassy there is
the same wide open sort of perform
ance on Sunday There cards at all
times are the favorite means of diver
sion. If dinner or dance is given
there are always card rooms open
where those so inclined can try their
luck. The favorite game in diplomatic
circles, strange to say, is the old
American game Of draw poker. The
foreigners take to this game T " witt 18th
avidity because they can get quick
action for their money, much quicker
than they get at whist and other more
fashionable games. The gambling in
Washington is not confined to the
women by any means. Despite drastic
laws against it there are some smash
ing big games Of poker going on
among statesmen whose names are IA
miliar to the whole country. Most of
these games are, played with the
bride off, and checks in five figures
are needed in settlement.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

Perhaps the most remarkable fea-
ture of commercial progress in the
United States is the wealth which its
copper mines are yielding. Last year
the output Of American copper mines
was nearly one billion pounds. This
was worth $150,00o,o00. The output
Of the copper mines of the country
alone, to say nothing of the gold and
silver mines, was nearly four times
as great as the dividends of the Stand
ard Oil Co., which controls 20 per
cent. of the oil industry Of the United
States. Just 81 copper mines paid in
actual profits to stockholders the huge
sum of $3O,O00,0O0.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

IN his % years at the bar, Lincoln
had no less than 1859 cases before the
highest. court of Illinois, a record I'M
surpassed by his contemporaries; he
appeared before the United States cir
cult court and district courts with
great frequency; he was the most in
defatigable attendant on the Eighth
circuit, and tried more cases than any
other member of that bar; he was at
torney for the Illinois Central railroad;
he was also counsel for the Rock Is
land railroad and other corporations
and individuals with important legal
Interests at stake.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
DECAYED STARCH.
A Food Problem.

An Asheville mcn tells how right
food did that which medicines had
failed to accomplish:
"For more than Is years." he says,
81 was. afflicted with stomach trouble
and: intestinal Indigestion, gas form
ing in stomach and bowels and CIV
ing me great distress. These condi-
items were undoubtedly due to the
stafchy food ate, white bread, pota-
toes, etc., and didn't digest. I grew
worse with time, till, 2 years ago,
I had an attack which the doctor
diagnosed as appendicitis. When the
surgeon operated on me, however, it
was found that my trouble was ulcer
of the pancreas, instead Of appen-
dicitis.
"Since that time have had sew
eral such attacks, suffering death, al
most. The last attack was about 3
months ago, and I endured untold
agonies. =. - s>1-
'"The: doctor then said that I would
have to: eat. less starchy stuff, so I
began the use Of Grape-Nuts food, for
1 knew it to be .pre-digested, and have
continued same with most gratifying
results. It has built me up wonder
fully. gained 10 pounds in the first
8 weeks that, I used Grape-Nuts, my
general health is better than ever be-
FORE, my brain is clearer and my
nerves stronger. ~
"For breakfast and dinner, each, +
take 4 teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts
with cream, a small slice Of dry toast,
an egg soft boiled and cup OF
Postum; and I make the evening meal
on Grape-Nuts and cream alone-thfs
gives me good nights rest and IS
am we'll again. Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's q reason. Read the little
book. '"The Road to MELVILLE In pkgs.
-. $ 3 s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
''My Endorsement of Pe-rc-na
is Based On It's Merits.''
Fl Crun,hn


I'D. CRUMBO, Ex-Mayor of New
~ Albany, Ind, writes from 511 E.
Oak street:
MY endorsement of Peruna i.
based on its merits.
If man is sick he looks anx;ouslv
for something which will cure him.
and Peruna will do the work.
II know that it will cure catarrh of
the head or stomach, Indigestion, head
ache and any weary or sick feeling.
" It is bound to help anyone, if used
according to directions.
II also know dozens of men who
speak in the highest terms of Peruna
and have yet to hear of anyone being
disappointed in It,
Mr.. Crumbo, in later letter, dated
Aug. rs, 1904, says:
My health is good, at present, but if
should have to take any more medi-
cine will fall back on Peruna"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

The only really perfect diamonds
which are to be found on this globe
are those which fall from the sky in
meteorites; all diamonds which are
mined in the diamond fields of the
world are only fragments of gems.
That is startling statement, but a
still more startling one is that all the
diamonds to be found on our planet
have fallen on our earth from the skies
and have not, as most of us thought,
been produced here like coal and other
mineral products.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

Emperor William receives 100000
a year-the biggest allowance made to
any constitutional monarch. King Ed.
ward receives &470,000 year, al
though separate grant of 100000 is
made to the Prince Of Wales, one of
10000 to the Princess of Wales and
another of 1880 per annum to each
of the kings three daughters. The
king of Austria-Hungary figures high
on the list Of handsomely paid rulers.
receiving E382,202 a year. King Al
fonso, boy though he is, disposes of
G33S,00O annually, and even Belgium
spares e132,000 a year for the glory
OF being monarchy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

When the steamship Philadelphia
arrived at Boston, the other day, she
brought among the other things in her
cargo a consignment of elephant tusks,
or teeth, as they are called in the
ships manifest. There are about 800
tusks in the consignment, and in
weight they run from about IS pounds
to the weight of an ordinary man.
Few of them are less than a yard in
length, and one is fully eight feet long,
having evidently been the property at
some time Of an elephant that would
rival the famed Jumbo in size.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
Champions the Negro.

An English physician named Scholes
has written book of over 400 pages
to disprove the current view that the
oolored races are essentially inferior
socially and intellectually to the wnite
races. He claims that the ancient
Egyptians were of negro stock, that
European civilization is of COMPARE
lively mushroom growth, while the
Egyptians, Mexicans, >Peruyians, Chi
nese and other colored races att
tanned to high degree OF culture long
before our ancestors emerged from
standardization.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
Not ALWAYS Provident.

NCLE SAM is not
the most provi-
dent old fellow in
the world. He is
apt some times to
DO carried away
by the penny wise
and pound fool
ish practice. For
instance, right in
this city he is
paying in rent for
buildings needed
for public service
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
Attracts as Place of Residence.

HE attractimsAs of
the capital city
as a place of res
idence are grow.
ing more a n d
more. There are
a great number
of residents in
Washington who
were at one time
part of it's official
life a nd W h O
grew so much in
love with the city
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

Scotland and Wales are in the mar
ket for American copper and wire in
huge quantities. Germany also will
greatly increase her purchases. This
year will see all previous records
eclipsed in the demand for copper, cer-
tainly by millions of tons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
BITS BY TEE WAY.

Many raindrops are hollow.
The Cape Colony earthwOrm is six
feet long.
Miners commit suicide least Of all
workingmen.
Queen Elizabeth had 1904 dresses
when she died.
One mahogany tree, when cut into
logs, will sometimes fetch as much as
10000.
A genuine cashmere shawl requires
ten goats fleece and three mems work
for six months.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

Edward Crossman, of Ely, Mimi,
owns one of the oldest teams in
America. He has succeeded in the un-
usual task of breaking pair of moose
to drive in harness. In his sleigh Mr..
Crossman spins about as rapidly be-
hind these animals as if drawn by a
plancing span of horses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

Cronies from infancy, the Finley
twins have been, and although to-day
leyond the allotted span of life, being
more than four score years of age,
they are as inseparable as they were
when they were playing with the pa
pooses in Southwestern Michigan.
They are William and Archibald Fin
ley, of Schoolcraft, Mich, and they
we're 81 years old November last.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
The Fashionable Vice.

HERE is a fever
of 6 a m b | i n g
among the society
women of Wash
ington, those in
official, diplomat
ic and private
life. Ministers of
the Gospel are
preaching against
the craze, which
seems to have the
society butterflies
in it's grasp. Now
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

Cripple Creek has produced in it's Is
Years of life ore worth $160,OO0,O00
and is good for many more years.
There is money in mining if you hit
the right SPOT
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

A great strike was made recently in
Virginia Canyon. Idaho Springs, COL,
where vein of gold ore five feet thick
was laid bare. One-half the vein goes
500, while the remainder is worth $40
Ger ton.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
WASHINGTON GOSSIP ]
SECRETARY TAFT PREFERS THE
- WOOL SACK. - =
AND NOT THE PRESIDENCY
How the Fever of Gambling Has
Taken, Hold of Society Woman
Foreign Residents Eager for
American Game.

- 1t
is pretty we'll un-
derstood that Sec
rotary Of w a r
Taft will accept
the place upon
t h e S upr e m e
bench to be made
vacant by the re-
tirement of JUS
tice Brewer, al
though he h a s
made no public
announcement of
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
Next to It.

eve been to see Bludgerly's latest
painting, and it's perfect daub. And
yet you said it bordered on the
sublime" -. $50 :. =, Is
That's the, way. it struck me, old
man.: 1t is inclosed in one of the
most magnificent frames ever saw
Judge.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

Leadville kept her record up In 1905,
when $4,000 tons Of mineral were
turned out. The value was $11,000,-
900. The mineral army numbered s.
500 laborers. The Illinois Steel Co.
has ordered $4,000 tons of Leadville
manganese ore.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
European Customs Introduce.7

HEsE whist clubs,
it is claimed, are
demoralizing So
ciety. The wom-
en-, have the gamb-
! i n g. + e. v e !.
Friendships have
been ruined, for
there is no such
! thing as friend
ship when q it.
comes to for.
giving q gambling
debt. There are
rs Of official Wom-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20
Worlds Greatest Search-Light.v

What is said to be the greatest
in the world was lately
set up on Pixies Peak 1t can be seen
for $50 miles ION a. clear night; and,
what is more interesting, those on
whom Il. shines can be seen, too
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

French w;negrowers are more than
ever convinced that hailstorms can be
averted by the timely firing Of cannon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

The Chinese always paint an eye on
either side of their jlnks' bows, so that
the boats can see their way.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-20

veil founded rumors Of official won
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-01-09

Mr. &obpap lddelte IN leiner
rubigen @eiie.
oSagt' ids ni6t eleid? ipenn
Sic in Die grpBe @elt treteu poll-
ten, lGge oielelbe balo 81 ibrerl
Siibcn."
PIN brittcn Gage iprah Saird
nid)t piel pom &%eimgeben. Sbr
Ghrgci5. lire Giteltcit maren &C.
meft.
IS nj feline onaerebmle NlllfNdbe.
Den n%llrGbli9cn Soll elmer eOelell
Nntur III idlilocrL 5u Seigcn, ME
eit nit 0rn belten Glcmciltet ons'
geiinttcteS S@clen lid beniod per
irrt.
Mr. Nobmap mar Elm flugcr
Diplomat, pernod)lalligte feiner
perfiibrcriid|en Ginilitb unO er'
reid)te icin 3icl.
gr pnbte Sonra nit EilB nm
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-01-09
Sas Spfer Der Gitclfeit.

Ser Gehtampalt mar nidt il6ers
raif)t, oils linn am folgenoen Wor-
gen gemelbet muroe, Nfib SolmeS
ipGre i'll mpobl, nm auf5uiteben.
2beilnebmeno iu6te CT Die Scute
i'm Sauie mir bas SrGulein, bns,
mie er ingte, iiingit einen GroBcn
@erlult erlitten 81 intereiiiren,
fan0te ielbit 9lumen, @ein mo
SriiGte itnO licB fortu0brcno Gr-
funoigungen ein5ieben iiber DoS
Geiinoen Der &ronfen.
Soilra bead)tetc ieine Auimert-
fomfeit nift. Sic lag nit Dem
@eiiGte gegeu Die @anb, it'll unb
Die betGlibt bon Der @ird)t Der cigc.
men Ser5peiilunA.
&emit on Ous y + iold)en Ser.
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loren, oaS Dir 10 ndbe ltnnO, il
tbeilcr mar, DAB bel ieiuem &erlui
es Dir porfam, ols bate ie0e Srellbl
bes Sebens fiir INNER g%ecnoct? er
inherit on Did OeS m1logborel
G6mcr5es, Der bid 81 5ermalmel
idien, oeS bctGllbenOen 8ebeS, oen
furd)tbnreS Grmad)en folgt, De-
Summers, ser gnglt, oes enticb
IiGen 9etuuiicinS OeS @erluites
baS iih 9abn bridt nit perbceren
Der 8elpalt?
2nltra mar eri6opit eingeihlum
mert-geiegnet lei Der SGlaf De
erihopfung, Der momentum al
nnler @eb uns per9eiien lGBt =
mo mliroe bon ben Strnblen De
M%orgenionne erpedt. Grlpadel,
alolbte tic iid an GUITARS Seite
elnibte, ooB Der @elong Der &oge
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-01-09

geleben, mar 10 lelten nit nnoeren
Menld)en 5uiammengctroiien, oaB
es taum moglid idien, lie m0d)te
lif iiber etmoS elm llrtbeil biloen,
nno bod mar lie ent5iidt BON Dem
feinen depalereSten MeIcn oes
MarqlliS.
u@Gbreno meme 9Iid)te iid) nm.
fleioet", iprod Der cite @err nad)
elmer Tauie 81 Wfr. Goonop, nmol.
len min unier @eid)Git in OrOnung
bringen."
gr ldlltete, bcinbl onB cine Gie.
nerin Souro in lire 0elnGder ge-
leite, iuto begob iid nit Dem Gehts-
annolt in Die Si6liotbct. Sanru
ipliBte, oaB Mr. Hooluap MN fiiHf'
tauleno 8funb erbolten milroe. ur0
mas mar Der Yreis Oafiir? zines
@eibes 2iebc mo @brc, zines Wortt
mes Ser5 rnb 2ebcu! Ger @ea
banfc 5ltdte Onr6 ibr @ebirn, oils
lie Dem 3immermGbden bur6 Die
langen Gorrioore iol9te, a6er lie
botte nift 3eit, i'm fcit5ltbalten.
Nie bate lie MIR bolb 10 Sdones
eeidaut, oils bieies SdloB, mas man
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-01-09
Gortebu a.

,@s lit Ser fliIgIte Strcid) mel.
mes 2c6enS, ooB idJ lie Dierber
brodte", Dndtc er, omir bGttet
bii6i6 5iasco gentodt, mcnn mir
ioiort nud) 6ernbolnle abbeo &C.
odnaen mQreu."
I'D, miillide, allein 81 %icil", bat
2aura nit tbrGrRnloicm Sdlut5eh,
mir lit, oils miiBte i0 lIerben,
mare id) nidt balo allcin."
Ser Nboofot mar cine fulte, bnrte
Gntur, ober or pcrIicB Solro nit
Sbr1ncn in ben Nltger.
@einu1e bate or gcpiinldt, 0os
@eibc6ene utgcideben 3u MADDEN
ober er beourite Ser f%ilnitaulen(
YflunO.
glls 2ollra aQeit NOR, mari III
iid oui ocn Yobcn 0es @emad)es
unO iibcrlieB lid leioen'd)aftliden
SGmer5. GS mar, oils loaten Selt
ul0 Seele lid trellltelt, oils mlIBf(
lie per5meifeln III mil0cm @eb
g9oS Lag an oaem Heihtbum oel
@elt, ibr Ser5 perlongte mad
Glltap.
@uitap, Der lie liebte, 0eiIer
itarfe 9lrme lie aeifiibt, an better
9robem, ebelen Ser5en Iie ibr iiiBe.
Seim ~gefunoeu.
sic lag auf bem 8pben, Oo.
Mntlib IN Sen SGnoen pergrabcn
uno peinte, mie lie ME gcmeint in
&eben, ME mieber meinen ioate
Mit alien 2iebeSmprten ricf lie oel
@otten. Sic moate 81 ibm 81
riiffebren; es ipor @abuiimn, i'm
5li p%erlaiien: lie fonute ia mid
leben obne i'm lrno ieinc Sie6c.
rMorgen 6riib nil i6 81 i'm
suriid", ia9te lie 81 iid, ner mir
mid faltm permiBt boben rnO mi
per5eiben."
oWorgen, mor9enl" nit Oielel
@ortcn ollf Den Sippel entid)liei lie
,Worgen" ein Gag, DC
nieunols fommen ioate.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-01-09

perifnmano. 2nura blieb bier5ebn
Gage lang in @eitburn nno err
lanete &raft, @eiunbbeit nno Stride
p~oaitGnoig mieoer.
Sic febrte nid)t 81 @ultap 5liriif,
Der. Toouap aewonn ieine fiinftan-
ielib Yiunb.
vGs NOR gut, Oab id lie crit
bierber bradte", iagte er iid, IN
Scrnbolme pGre lie nimmermeb,
geblic6en."