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w. n. Chambers Die. Mt 1Os.

PITTSBURG, Nov. 27.-W. r. Cham
bers, perhaps the oldest resident OF
pennsylvania, IS dead at his home in
Cecil, Washington county. Mr.. Cham
bers was 100 years old and az the time
OF his death was in full possession Of
all bis faculties. His death was due
TO the innrmities OF old age. he was
born at Derby, Ireland. and came TO
this country forty-nine years ago. In
addition 20 l,s ging n sister in Ireland.
who is lo5 years old. Mr.. Chambers is
survived by two sons and one daugh-
ter, each OF whom is over seventy
years old, and by more than a hundred
descendants.
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A BRYAN BANQUET.
Washington Democracy Hon
ors Noted Leader.
GIVES TIMELY PARTY DELIVERsNCE
Unique Analysis of RooscveIt's Poll
ctes-Compares the Administration
Measures With What lie Him
self Would Inaugurnte.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27-winiam
]. Bryan was last night rendered a
banquet and reception by the United
Democracy OF the District of Colum-
bia here. Five hundred Democrats
were present at the dinner, and more
than double that number participated
in the reception and feast OF oratory
which followed.
While the facility Of the Raleigh no.
tel banquet hall placed coveted limit
on the attendance. the lid" was com
pletely OF as TO enthusiasm. and the
speech OF Mr.. Bryan, like the half
dozen shorter ones i'm his praise which
preceded il, afforded opportunity for
repeated and continued demonstra.
tons Of political accord and personal
regard for the guest OF honor.
Mr.. Bryan utilized the occasion 10
set forth at length a closely reasoned
analogy between the policies of Presi.
dent Roosevelt and those he believes
should be adopted in the admlnistra-
ton Of the government. From this
viewpoint Mr. Bryan's speech was re
garded 10y the prominent Democrats
who heard it as decidedly important
and timely party deliverance.
Mr.. Pryan's analysis OF President
Roosevelts political views was UNIQUE
-Four Of the Roosevelt policies. he said.
were Democratic. and four Of them
were un-Democratic. while there were
four other Democratic principles which
the president did not advocate.
Railroad regulation. the enforcement
Of the laws against the trusts. an in-
come tax and arbitration as the meth.
Oh OF settling disputes between labor
and capital were am advocated bv the
president. Mr.. Bryan said. but had
been advocated 10y the Democratic
party long before the president took
them up. As TO none of them. me main.
tanned. did the president have the SUP.
port OF the Republican party leaders.
The four Democratic doctrines the
president will not indorse the speaker
gave as tariff reform. the election of
senator's 10y direct vote. the promise OF
ultimate Independence 20 the Filipino
and the restriction OF the use of the
injunction i'm labor disputes.
Tie four Democratic doctrines
which the president does advocate Mr..
Eryan named as being the national I'm.
corporation OF railroads and other in.
terstatc commerce corporations. the
right OF the federal government 10 i'm
terfere 10y treaty with state rights.
ship subsidies and asset currency.
Added to this. Mr. Bryan said. the
president has manifested a decidedly
military spirit
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sTORMEO FRENCH CAMP.


mems N"Ssen IrthcSSncn beaten on
With Loss of zoo Men.
LALIA NAGIINIA. Algeria. Nov
21.-Ten thousand of the nercest Renis
Nassen trihesmen swooped down on
the French camp and were beaten Off
with loss of 1900 killed.
The fighting continued for n long
time and was conducted on the part Of
the tribesmen apparently with total
disregard FOR their lives. At one time
the French infantry were IN danger Of
being surrounded. hut finally were dis.
engaged from their perilous position
by a most brilliant charge of the Spa
his.
The rOut OF the Arabs was completed
by vigorous Smelling by the artillery.
The French loss was eight killed.
The Arabs were not discouraged bv
this severe repulse. but reformed their
forces and in addition directed their
efforts 10 rousing other tribes. The
fighting has been resumed. and the
booming of cannon can be heard
throughout here. The results of the
battle now on are unknown at present.
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Prayer Helped Vale 10 Win.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov. PA
public profession has been made that
prayer was invoked for success at a
Yale-Harvard athletic contest for the
first time in nearly twenty years. Tad
Jones. the Yale quarterback, told his
fellow players at the dinner given TO
the Yale eleven after the Yale Harvard
game that he prayed for strength to
play his best TO help Yale win and that
he believed that his prayer was an
swered. His talk was generously APP
piauded by the other Yale players.
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Colonel w. j. bryan to Get Back Pay

LINCOLN. Neb-. Nov. 27.-The Off
GERS of Colonel William J. Bryan's reg
iment. the Third Nebraska, have been
allowed S5.22S by the national govern
ment for time between enrolment and
mastering into the government service
during the Spanish-American war. Colo
mel Bryan enrolled in the service June
II and was mustered into the national
service July 13. 1898. and will have
about $500 due him in his allowance.
Governor Sheldon was notified that
the money would be sent soon.
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To trades unions IN every section OF the
country.
The proclamation is signed by sam
uel Gompers. president, and attested
10y Frank Morrison. secretary: James
Duncan, first vice pres .cut: John
Mitchell. second vice president: James
O'COnnell. third vice president: Max
Morris. fourth vice president: d. A.
Hayes. fifth vice president Daniel !.
keefe, sixth vice president; William
d Huber. seventh vice president. 10
seph +. Valentine. eighth vice presi-
dent. and John Il. lennon. treasurer.
The shortcomings of Speaker Can
non during the three congresses he has
served i'm that position. as charged i'm
this proclamation. are set forth at
length. and each instance where by his
vote or ruling he has acted I'm a way
that seemed inimical 90 the interests
Of labor is given i'm detail.
Chief Of these is cited his action in
regard TO the labor n.eulmcnts to
the sherman antitrust law. the employ
ers' liability him. the pro'c.t OF Great
ing q department of Labor with n sec
rotary i'm the presidents cabiuet the
eight hour labor bill. the abuse ~ in
functions measure and tho I.u relating
to alien labor on the Panama canal.
Mr. Cannon is charged with having
voted or rulcl against the interests of
organized labor I'm the consideration Of
each OF these measures
The proclamation appeals TO organ
lied labor 90 strike for the defeat Of
Mr. Cannon ass speaker OF the Slxtiotb
congress Toy requesting an central bod
les and local unions TO pass resolutions
asking the rCprescntatiyes of their re-
spectiVe districts to vote against his
reelection and to appoint committees
10 wait upon these members and pre-
sent the need OF his defeat.
1T is well known" reads the procla-
nation, that. with the exception OF a
few members OF the house of rcpre-
sentauves who primarily benefit by
Speaker Cannons methods. nearly all
the members of congress. REGARDLESS OF
whether they are member of his own
party or of the opposition chafe under
his methods OF admiuistcr'1- that Of
fee. but who because OF the power
thus welded 10y him are siucly impo-
tent 10 correct the abuse hv which the
members have lost their rights as we'll
as their Independence and who If given
an opportunity would gladly cooper
ate for It's correction. so that the
house Of representatives might regain
IFS rightful position as great dellhcr-
ative assembly and representative OF
the peoples rights and interests"
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Roosevelt Put. +, I'm % cnh.

TAMPA, Fla, Nov. 27.-General Car
los Garcia Velez, one OF Cuba's fore
most men. who has been in this coun-
try several months on commission to
investigate American prisons and char
liable institutions. sailed last night
for Havana. While at Washington he
called on President Roosevelt and was
authorized 10 say to the Cuban people
that the United States would withdraw
from Cuba whenever Cuba feels that
Intervention is no longer necessary and
makes formal request.
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SEVEN IN AlRsHIP.
Leo stevens, sky Pilot. Lands Pa-Sen-
gers nt Canterbury. \. H.

Leo stevens, Sky Pilot. Lands Pa-Sen-
gers at Canterbury, \. H.
CONCORD. y. H.. Nov. 27.-An inn
menSe balloon. the All America. carry
ing seven persons. made "a successful
trip from Pittsheld. Mass. landing
safely at Canterbury. y. H.. near this
city, one of the longest journeys ever
accomplished In New England.
Plotted 10y Leo stevens of New York,
the balloon started at IL a. IN. Mr..
Stevens hoped 90 pilot the big bag due
east toward Boston. but as has been
the case in a majoaty Of the fifteen
ascensions which have been made from
Pittsield the winds blew from the
southwest.
Though he drove the balloon to an
altitude Of two miles. Mr.. Stevens
said that he was unable 20 GET into
any current which would take him to
the eastward. lie then dropped to
within two or three thousand feet OF
the earth and with the light winds
drifted slowly over the Berkshire hills.
across the mountains OF southern Yer
mont, up the Connecticut river valley
for way and then across the south
central portion of New Hampshire, eff
fecting n successful landing in a field
at Canterbury
Mt. Stevens said that they had en-
countered snow throughout the voy-
age, but that the fan did not affect
the trip except as it hid the view OF
the country below.
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CHARLESTON. S. c., Nov. 27.-John
@. McElmore, aged twenty-one, en-
ployed by the Southern railway, was
fatally injured here while demonstrate
ing how a suicide wound could be in
hicted- He placed a pistol TO his
head and saying jOkingly, This is the
way they do it, pulled the trigger. A
report followed, and McElmore fell to
the ground with bullet In his brain.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-12-07

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-Three
trainmsn were killed and boy who
was stealing a ride was perhaps ia
tally Injured In a rear end collision be-
tween freight trains on the PhiIadel-
phia and Reading railroad in this city.
The dead, all OF whom lived In Allen
town Pa, are Abel III. II. Ebert, brake
man; Elmer Shalor. fiagman, and G
W. Loudenslager, fireman.
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THE FAYETTE CITY DISASTER.
Twenty More Bodies Drought u,
From Naomi Mine.

Twenty More Bodies Drought Tn
From Naomi Mine.
PITTSBURG. Dec. 4-Twenty-nine
bodies have been recovered in the Ma
omi coal mine at Fayette City.
The mine officials now believe the
dead Will not exceed thirty, but miners
OF the vicinity still place the number
Of killed at between forty and fifty.
Nothing definite will be known until
every entry Of the mine is searched.
Shortly before noon the rescue par
ties began TO bring the bodies TO the
surface. Squads OF special police held
the crowd In check, and as the bodies
were taken from the air shaft they
were carried to a nearby building erect
ed for that purpose. Coroner A. Q.
HagRn was stationed in the building
TO receive the victims.
The scenes about the mine as the
bodies were brought forth were pitifuI.
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SATURDAY. DECEMBER Z, 1907.
MRS. BRADLEY FREE.
Washington Jury Acquits slayer
senator Brown


WASHINGTON, Dec. Mot guilty.
was the verdict rendered by the jury
in the case Of Mrs. Annie NJ Bradley,
charged with the murder OF former
United States Senator Arthur NJ.
Brown Of Utah at a hotel in this city
on Dec. s last. Amid the applause Of
a crowd that filed the courtroom Mrs.
Bradley, with tear dimmed eyes, was
discharged from custody, and a trial
that has evoked national attention dur
ing the past three weeks was at an
end.
Throughout its deliberations the jury
into whose hands the case was dellv-
cred by Justice Stafford In United
States criminal court No. l practically
stood at eleven TO one for acquittal
until the final ballot. when the lone
juror who was holding out for some
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steamer coban H,t BlacL ps,nt.

NORTH SYDNEY. N. s., Dec. A.
The steamer Coban went ashore at
Black point. near Cranberry head, dur
Ing the night She Is owned by the
Black Diamond Steamship company of
Montreal and bound from Halifax for
Sydney. She lies on a ledge In a bad
position with several holes In her
bottom and leaking badly. The crew
II safe.
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sAANArs +AaN-NAAa W hAkAANA4El
form OF punishment Julius II. Prigg.
gave in, and the verdict OF acquittal
was agreed on.
Mrs. Bradley was Immediately sur
rounded 10y men and women from
among the spectators who pressed up
on her their congratulations She re-
turned TO the cell from which she had
come 20 hear the verdict. and there she
received few visitors. She thanked
them for their congratulations and ex-
pressed her relief at the conclusion OF
her trial. Meantime an automobile
was waiting at a side door. and
through "A lane OF curious spectators
she was escorted to the car. where.
Joined by her counsel and several wo-
men friends, smiling and bowling to
them as they called to her, she left the
courthouse.
Mrs. Bradley Will leave here shortly
FOR Goldheld, New, there 10 join her
sister
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Discuss Race suicide Q...,i.n.

NEW YORK, Dec. Tt is not
charity we want; too much is being
done now for the poor in New York
city," cried Mrs. ]. II. Crosman to the
Women's Peace circle at the Hotel
Aston here. What we need Is the
suppression OF unnecessary reproduc-
ton. When parents cannot support
their children, it is a crime to bring
them into the world"
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TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
ATLANTIC COASTLINE.


Elective July Il, lYUl.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
For Florida and South: S;l5 A. N. 7:25 p. "A.
For Norfolk; 800 A. n, 300 A N, $500
p. NJ. and 600 p. n.
For n. and W. Ry. West: ''s:l0 and 300
A. NJ, 1910 and 9:oO r. N.
For Petersburg: 800 and $500 A. NJ, 1910,
800. 'S:2s p. n, 6:O0 500 p. NJ, 7:25 and
1880 p. N.
For Goldsboro and Fayetteville: ss;2s p. n.
Trains arrive Richmond daily: 6:2S, 7:40 A.
n, ss:S5, s'l0:45 and sll;4O A N, 'I:27. 2:O5,
$50. 500. $50 and l0:tO p N
Except Sunday. s'Sunday only.
Time Of arrival and departures and connec-
tions DOT guaranteed.
Q. s. CAMPBELL. d. p. A.
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Rich Imperter a snicia.-

MOUNT VERNON. y. v. Nov. 27-
Val Hayerdahl. wealthy importer OF
New York city, committed suicide here
by shooting himself in the head at his
home. 80 Rich avenue. Members OF
the family heard shots fred IN his bed
room. Rushing upstairs. they found
him dead on the floor.
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Held For Robbtnr po.,o. On,

BOSTON, Nov. 27-The police here
were Informed OF the arrest in Mont
real OF Russell +. Footman, formerly
employed as clerk at the Boston club.
who is charged with the larceny OF
$500 belonging to that organization.
Footman left che club two weeks ago.
and shortly afterward a discrepancy
In his accounts was discovered.
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Re.uIt. OF Trenton Canx.

TRENTON, n j.. Nov. ~ The
state board OF canvassers convassed
the vote for governor and found the
result TO be as follows: Fort RepD.
194.313; Katzenbach DEM, 10000;
Mason Pro.), 5.255; Kraft (soc). 6,S4s:
Butterworth (Soc. Lab-). 1868; Fort's
plurality. Sob. The Republicans have
a net plurality on assemblymen
throughout the state or about 10000.
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WESTERLY, r. L., Nov 27.-The
Thanksgiving turkey which Horace
Vose annually sends TO the president
OF the United States has been shipped
by Mr.. Vose to President Roosevelt.
This years bird, however. was raised
by jeremiah III. Brown. 1t weighs
twenty-eight pounds. is OF the bronze
variety and has a, mixture OF wild
blood.
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Death of General Amen Th.-..

WAVELAND, Miss, Dec. 4.-General
Allen Thomas, United States minister
to Venezuela during the second admin
tstration or President Cleveland, died
ut his home here, aged seventy seven
years. He held the commission OF a
brigadier general during the civil war
In the Confederate army.
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PetsoId Acquitted of ohna Murder

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Nov. PA
verdict OF not guilty was returned by
the jury in the trial OF Ernest A. Pet
sold, charged with the murder Of Hell
en- A. Brown. young child, at Pas
coag on Aug. l3 last Petsold gave
himself up To the police last August
after a search for him following the
discovery Of the body OF the child at
his farm.
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Receiver For jamestown Exhibition

NORFOLK, Va, Dec A decree
signed by United States District Judge
Waddill was entered In the federal
court here directing all parties in in
terest 10 appear before him in Norfolk
today TO hear application for a re-
ceiver for the jamestown Exposition
company by the Con p. Curran Print
ing company OF St Louis, a Judgment
creditor for $21,273, who is suing In
equity on behalf OF itself and other
creditors Of the exposition similarly
Situated
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TO DEPosE CANNON.
Labor Issues Proclamation Against
Speaker of House

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-Copies OF
proclamation addressed ITO All Or.
ganized Labor" and designed TO defeat
the election OF Joseph G. Cannon as
speaker OF the house OK representatives
In the Sixtieth congress have been sent
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SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

SOUTHBOUND TRAIN. SEIZED
ULED TO LEAVE RICHMOND
DAILY.
9:10 A. M.-Local to Norlina, Ra-
leigh, Charlotte, Wilmington, 2:20
p. M.-Sleepers and coaches, Savan-
nah, Jacksonville and Florida points.
$3.50 p. M.-Sleepers and coaches
Atlanta. Birmingham, Memphis, Sa-
vannah. Jacksonville and Southwest.
NORTHBOUND TRAINS SCHED-
ULED TO ARRIVE RICHMOND
DAILY.
6:46 A. NJ, $50 p. NJ, 5:45 p. NJ
II. 8. LEARD. d. p. A.
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D y q n Richmond, Freder.
n. on ieksburg, and POtc
mac Railroad

Il IN tckSburE, and POtc
mac Railroad
TRAINS LEV RICHMOND-NORTHwAR
e.s5 A. M-Dan, -Hyns Street. THROUGH
200 A. M.-Daily-Ssis erect. Through.
$50 A. M.-Week D~---, VA Ashland Ac-
Commoiation
$40 A. M.-Daily-Byrd st. --- ,rh. Local
le.m Noon-weck Dsys-Byrd St. through.
1880 =. M.-Wcek Days-E,ha Ashland Accom-
modation.
4'oo p M.-wegk Days-Byrd Street. wash
ingtou Accommodation.
o'f3 T. h-Suntay only-Elba. Washington
Accommodation
ESQ T. M-Wcck Days-Elba. Ashland Accom-
molation.
o;to 7. A.-Uaily- Main Street Throrr-h
SEQ +. A--naily-Byrd Street Through
TRAINS ARRIVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ESQ A. M-wgek Days-Elba. Ashland Accom-
$50 A. M-Daiiy-Byri Street Through
$50 A. M-Weck Days-Byrd street Wash.
go. inrton Accommodation
''''' H. N.-suniay only-Eiba- Washington
1910 A. M-wcet nays-Elba. Ashland Ae.
!, M-n3ily-Nain Street Through.
go i. N-lailv-Rvul Street. Through
o''o i. M-Wcek nays-Elba. Ashland Accom-.
notation
sI5 p. M-na.ly- Byrd STREET Through
'''o r. 81 laily-byri Sc. Through. Local
el5 T. M-naiiy-Main Street rl,-o,,~,
NNit- Pullman sleeping or Pa-flr cars ON All
ABOVE Trains. excerpt local acco-rr,.1.i-ff,r,-
90. All tr2 ,,, to and from Byrd Street Station
Time Of arrivals and departures and conp.c.
lnns not guaranteed
e. W CJLP W. p. TAYLOR.
o'I| Traffic MGR.
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N q ~ NORFOLK &
4" " - WESTERN.
ONLY ALL RAIL LIVE TO NORFOLK
Leave Byrd Street Station. Ricbr,orl
In effect July ~. 1907.

FOR NORFOLK p n s,u,. c.oo
n. $500 a. ST. ana $500 p. NJ Fv~egf s,,r,i.,- = F..
$40 a NJ AMI 200 7. A.. sunday ONLY.
tNA LNNCublRC. THE WEST Am -sOr-rrr.
sunday only; 1910 r. NJ ami a.o0 T.. n d,n,
A.slNE klCUNoNn-From Norfolk. u.eo
~ ST., o.'o =. n. AMI 1O.s0 =. A. rr~,r,
only. ~ - - oAhua!
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars. Cafe Din.
u" y. h,l Ill., c. II. BOSLEY.
'''A Agent Dis. Pass. Agt.
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BETTER SALARIES
 IN PATENT OFFICES

Washington, D. C., Feb. 12.-The anual report of the commissioner of patents, which was recently pub lished, is very interesting docu- ment. Some of the statistical items are not only interesting but are surprising. During the year 1906 ,471 applications for patents were received by the patent office, and S,493 applications for registration of trade marks.
 Under the judicial management of the Hon. Frederick I. Allen, the present commissioner of patents, the work of the patent office has grown rapidly; he has signed dur ing his six years incumbency about as many patents as his various predecessors during the first fifty years of the patent office. The pat ent office under the present able commissioner is in every way model of excellence, and there is no private corporation that handles so
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WRITE US FREELY

large volume of business with such skill and dispatch as does the patent office.
 One of the remarkable things about the patent office, however, is the fact that the salaries now be- ing paid to it's officials are practical ly the same as they were fifty years ago, when the work was but trifle.
 Congress is at last looking into the matter and it is to be hoped that the bill for increasing the sal aries of the officials of the patent office will pass. Commissioner AL len receives a salary of $5 900 and if the patent office were private corporation it would consider itself fortunate to get he services of such a man for $1O,0O0 per annum. The examiners are also inadequately paid. If the government desires to have and retain able and skill ful officials, it should pay them as much as other concerns are willing to pay.
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NEW ORATORIO

New York, Feb. 12.-Carnegi2 Hall was packed to it's fullest eX- tent this afternoon when the Men, delssohn Chorus of Toronto and the Pittsburg Orchestra gave a grand concert. The chorus numbered 32o voices and the orchestra 125 pieces, with the famous hall organ. Amongst the soloists were Corlnne Rider-Kelsey, soprano, and Geo. Hamlin. tenor. The works pre- sented were Humperdinck's "Pil- grimage to Kevlaar," Liszt's XIII Psalm'' and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony"