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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-04-05

Business bono During TIC Month Of
March,, Is the Largest Ever record
cd at the Local OfiiCc-IncreaSe
for the Year Amounts 10 More Than
10 Per jcnt.-F'iscaI Year Ended
March 3l9t.
Postmaster Wallace has sent 10 the
department at Washington his report
Of the years business done at the Of
fee at Wilmington and it shows a very
creditable and satisfactory business,
the figures indicating an increase OF
more than So, 900 over the business
done last year. The official postal year
ends March 31st and the report was
made public yesterday.
The receipts for the month of March
just ended were $9,28S.O1. These fig
ures not only are in excess of the re-
eeipts for March last year, but they
show a record business for the past
month that has never been surpassed
in the history of the local Office. The
highest receipts for any single month
prior to March, 1907, were those of the
same month a year ago.
Postmaster Wallace announces that
the receipts for the II months ending
March 81, reached the very g~ratifyingly
large total of 5000 62. 81, and the re-
ceiDts for the yea ending March 81,
1906, were $81, 792.O7, showing an in
creas for this year of So, 2 1890, or ten
and one-tenth per cent.
1T is a truism that nothing more
clearly indicates or reflects the volume
Of business o in a community han
does it's p~ostoffice receipts and the
great increase shown for the past year
in Wilmington is a certain indication
that a vastly greater volume of bust
ness has been transacted. 1t should
be a source of qualification to every
citizen That expansion and development
IF the city's business is demonstrated.
Colonel c.. j. COWleS Dead
.saieigh, April 1.-COlOnl Calvin J..
: lwles died today at Wilkesboro, his
!>ame, age sc years. He was president
sf the state constitutional convention
of 1868 and for ten years was super
i4tesfde1t Of the mint at Charlotte. He
was a brother of Congressman William
Henry Harrison Cowles, and the faith
or &C Colonel Cowles, U. S. A, now
In the Philippines. He married a
daughter OF Governor William W. Hol-
den of Raleigh.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-04-05

The Bijou. on North Front street,
advertises in this mornings paper
that their amusement hall has been
inspected by the chief of the fire de-
partment and declared to be absolutely
safe. That theater has no connection
with any other amusement enterprise
in Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-04-05
Colonel G.. j. COwles Dead.
Mrs. LOttic \. Little Dead.

AIRS. Lottie M. Little. aged 20 years
passed away early yesterday morning
ut the home of her husband at 1011
Sauth Front street, the cause of death
being consumption.
She leaves to mourn her loss, besides
her husband. two sisters. Mrs. Laura
Cooper and Miss Mabel Gardner, and
enc brother, Mr.. T. N. Gardner Of Nor
folk. Va.
The funeral will be conducted this
afternoon from the late home of the
deceased and interment will be in
Dellevue.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-04-05
MRS. THAW CALEB
To Appear Before Lunacy
Commission
SHE MAY HAVE TO TESTIFY
Probable That The Commission
Will Report on Thursday

Court Adjourned Yesterday Until
Thursday Morhing-Jurors Draw Up
$500 for Jury Duty Instead OF the
Customary 81 GO-Sfr=. Thaw Very
Much Disturbed When the sub
poCna Wa Served on Her.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-04-05
Knock Waydown Bebee.

Knees shakin', be wound up:
Knock Waydown Bebee.
Ode disordered appellashun Of de
chaotic r~efutashun must convince eb-
cry nearer widin sound of my voice
dat de eliminashun of de co-ordinaShun
can no longer resist de aspirashuns OF
de Byronic segregashun.'"
Brother Gardner paused here to take
a drink of hard cider from the pitcher.
and the hall was as still as the grave
while the liquid went gurgling down
and his Adams apple moved up and
down. He wore q balmy smile as he
set the pitcher down, but there was a
feeling that the AK was about ready
to fall)
yes, dat's what Waydown Bebee
said, and he was fOllered by Pinkeye
Black and Panama Jackson and Misfit
Thomas and others. and each and eb-
cry one OF dem made a fool Of hisself.
1t was a menagerie wild all de hyenas
let loose. 1t was an idiot asylum wild
all de patients chatterin'. 1t held de
same relashun to Oratory dat skinned
milk does to champagne. 1 sot dere
n took it all in aud said nothin'.
Bimeby | wen home. and as 1 linger-
ed in de door fur a mint Rebate Hen
dsrson vas sayin':
"'In seekin' to perforate de bifoliate
let us not lose sight Of de ~capability Of
de comparison, and when next we
~eventuate may de eliminashun Of de
eventuate a%rticulate our sc~intillate.'
Asks For Explanation.
eyes, OATS what Brudder Hender-
son was sayin', and | now ak him to
stand up and tell me what he meant
by it."
Il can't say, sab" replied the brother
as he stood up.
"Brudder Bebee. what did you mean
by your remarksE"
Il dun-dunno"
And Rrudder Black"
Il was jest re%markin'. sab"
And Brudder Thomas"
Cant say. sab"
nc, | reckon you can't. Five or six
Of you had copied out and learned a
lot OF big words, and you stood up here
n fired 'em off at each other and
tried 10 make yourselves believe you
was dom a big thing. Oar hain't a
man Of you knows what bifoliatc
means. If you was to meet up wild
eventuate some dark night, you'd take
to your heels. If you went home and
found segregashun waitin' fur you.
you'd be skeert half to death.
Now, listen to me. De debatin' So
ciety am dissolved. De debaters am
dissolved. De big words am dissolved.
De day may come when a Guild Pat
rick Henry will spring up, but he won't
come from dis Limekiln club. De
words you want 10 learn am cash
down git up airIy,' pay our debts
n so On, and when you've learned
'em lib by EN-. And now, in wIrdin'
up, | want TO a~rticulate de formulate
and announce de simulate to de erect
dat de sagaciate am responsible fur de-
c~arnificashua. OATS all. and we'll blow
out de lamps aud go home to our com.
plnashun NJ. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-04-05

The move to sidetrack the bill ror
the popular nomination. Of United
States Senators Is not in the interest
Of Penrose. II cannot make any dn-
ference TO Penrose-Philadelphia
Mort American.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-04-05

What this country needs in a poll
ticians' union. with strict rules Of
talkins overtfme.-wsshingoon Post
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
and HARBORS CONVENTION

means of transp ortation once the PAN
anna canal is completed and the rich
trade territory of South America is
actually opened UP. Unless this is
done, the merchants, manufac turess
and agriculturalists OF this country
will find the trade going to Engsalul,
Germany and France
y For the last seven years the Nation
al Rivers and Harbsrs congress saas
sought to impress the foregoing fact
on the people of the United States,
The organization is a remarkable one.
in fact it comprises members Of con-
gress, governors Of states, Economists
national reputation and business nit,.,
equally well known, all Of Whopl work
without any idea of enumeration III
spreading the idea tlat something
must be done with the nations water
ways If the United States is to. main
tain its proud position among the
worlds commercial Il countries.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
4 RI DATING SNAIL.
Pecuiiar Ways Of This Wonderful lit
4is tie Creature.

SbG "
There is d small snail which is SO
fond of the sea that It never comes to
land, and it builds such i capital boat
for itself and It's eggs chat while large
ships are sinking and steamers are ull-
able to face the storm it tosses about
In perfect safety.
The little snail is OF violet color
and Is therefore called ianthina. II
has small shell, and there projects
from the upper part of the body a long,
tonguelike piece of flesh. This Is the
raft, and it Is built upon most scien-
life principles, for 1t has compart-
ments In 1t for air. 1t is broad and
The air compartments are nderneath,
80 that 1t cannot capsize.
Moreover, the snail knows how to
stow away its cargo, for the Oldest
eggs and those which hatch the soon
est are placed In the center and the
Iightest and newest on the sides of the
raft. The ianthina fills Its own mir
compartments by getting globule OF
air underneath Its head. The body Is
then curved downward beneath the
raft, and. the head being tilted on one
side, the air rushes up and fills the
spaces. 1t feeds on a beautiful little
jelly fsh, which has fiat, RAT tlike
form with a pretty little sail upon it,
and they congregate IL .multitudes
when the sea Is calm.
II Sometimes specimens are washed
upon the northwestern coastof France,
and when they are handled they give
out q violet dye.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
CONIESTING With OLDER Countries

Washington, Oct. 20 Pre-emine
in trade, the United States is begin
ming to contest with the older coun-
tries in the realms of science and ed
ucation. This fact is brought strik-
ingly home this week through an an
nouncement made by the George
Washington university authorities
that applications for admission to the
different departments Of the institu-
ton have been received from Egypt,
Siam, Germany, China, Japan, the
Philippines and Central and South
America. Among the students are
representatives from Australia and
other countries as far removed.
This tendency shown by those of
the older civilizations to sit at the
feet of the masters of the new is
considered remarkable. It is being
fostered, however for the presence
of students from abroad in the uni
versities of the country viii go a long
way toward insuring the future peace
of the world. Every foreign student,
once graduated, becomes in a measure
an agent for good in this direction,
and the United States gains advocates
in other lands with no expense to
itself.
Through the opportunity afforded in
Washington for study of democratic
institutions the universities here are
being encouraged to gain as many
foreign students as possible. The
national capital is rich in stores of
information, and the machinery Of the
government, provides a plain object
lesson of the beauties of a republic.
Such study inevitably tends to incul-
cation of the desirability Of free In
stitutions. and goes far toward spread
ing the theory OF the brotherhood of
man and the duties OF nation.
\ In fact, the presence of such stu
dents in American colleges and uni
versities is likely to do more for the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20

cause OF world peace than all the
congresses yet held in the Hague The
mixture Of many different nationali-
ties also has its advantages, for it
gives to the American student a wider
field of observation and extends and
broadens his knowledge of foreign
conditions. 1t is of as much import
ance to the native as IT. is to the
stranger and this fact is being recog-
nized more and more by American
educators @ 855
While Similar conditions are to be
found on the increase in practically
every American college and univers-
fty of standing, they are especially
noticeable in the George Washington
university. This is probably because
the local institution is determined to
become the national institution of
learning, where graduates from other
schools in this country and students
from abroad may undertake graduate
and research work. The local uni
versity is striving to achieve the po-
sition pointed out by the Father Of
His Country in Ibis last will, and for
which he left a tidy sum as the nue.
leus for an endowment fund.
The relations between the uniyers
sity and the South American coun-
tries are growing closer each year.
w. "A. Reid, a graduate Of the. depart
ment Of law, has been appointed spec
misrepresentation of the Latina meri-
can nations and will leave this month
for South America for a years trip
through athe various countries, during
which he will explain the advantages
to- he. gained by a course Of study In
the capital of, the United States. 5s
Only last week a party Of Brazilian
business men made i an exhaustive
examination of the university Assa
result there is almost certain to be
a big delegation of students from that
country next year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
Not: Man,s Work.

Moonlight and springtime moods all
to the contrary. the fact remains that
marriage Is not a mans work hnt one
of his dearest delusions. from which
he parts begrudgingly Moreover. 1t
ID not even necessary to him in the
accomplishment OF those things which
are his work. I'd Is, generally no more
than his dream OF proIonging through
years humanity innroba able condi ton.
Happiness as a husband and father
has always been his scarcely whis-
psred prayer. his dearest secret hope.
toward which ALL bis ideaiism yearns.
That numerous other and very potent
motives enter into. mems hearts ID not
! Ia the least oyerlooAed. It is only
claimed that to the average man his
future marriage Is little more than q
very beautiful dream Anna A. Rog-
srs In Atlantic.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
J, and VIM. Mugford from Mugford

D., and VIM. Mugford from Mugford,
N. d.
Adams County State Bank, Het-
finger, n. d., capital stock $40, 900.
Incorporators: o. B. seYerson, P. D.
Norton both Of Hettinger, N. D., and
g. r. Wannemacher from Dickinson,
N. d, and others.
Mckenzie County Bank, Schafer,
N. d, capital stock $4,000. Incor-
porators:: A. M. Rowland, Minneapo-
lis, MINI, J. G. Walstad and A. N.
Cooper from Lansford, North Dako-
Ia. $ X ~ sSs 5s.s
The Hanson-D ahlberg Company,
Tolan, n. D., capital stock $40, 900.
Incorporators: Theodore NJ Hanson
and Carl F. Dahlberg, both Of Tolan,
N. p, and Elsie Brockmann from
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Burlington Farmers Elevator
Company, Burlington, N. d., capital
stock $4,000. Incorporators: John
Miller. John Werner and Bonnie Oh
son, all Of Burlington, North Dakota,
and others. ..... q.
Eyange lisch-L utherische lions Ge-
meinde Church of Langedahl, LANCE
dahl, N. D., no stock. Incorporators:
Heinrich Eissinger, Friedrich Nagel
and Ludwig Frank, all Of Langedahl
N. d.
Equity Mercantile Company, Pat
terson, N. D.. capital stock $25, 900.
Incorporators: Oscar Ness, Henry
Musgrove, and w. H. Cleary.
Thorne Mercantile Company, OF
Thorne, N. D., capital stock $25, 900.
Incorporators: Arthur Lussier Louis
Dupuis and Adelaide Riendeau, OF
Rolette, county Thorne, North Dako-
ia.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
LIQUOR IN NORWAY.

Laws by Which the Sale 1of insoxieants
is Controlled.
The Samlag system In Norway gives
power to municipalities to grant all
the retail spirit licenses which ft9deems
necessary tosa company which would
bind Itself to carry On the traffic i'm the
interests of the community, with q
fixed annual return OF not more than
5 per cent on its paid up capital. In
establishing the system the question
Of cDmpensat ton does NOT appear TO
have presented much ditiieult H When
the Sam1aE was, Htrodnced two kinds
Of licenses were In existence first,
those granted annsra liy, sors Tor a term
not exceeding i've years, and, second,
privileged licenses, granted for the life
Of the lcensee. In the case Of the first
mo- comp len sE Eiat ever was pad ito
those dispessessed Of their licenses.
FH regard to- the Iatter COMPENSATION
was granted in the fSs1n ofsan' annuity
equal to the average yearly profits for
the three years recetiing *lae suppress
sion Of the license.
With these provisions the aims and
principles Of the, Samiag are summa-
rized as follows: The Elimination ot
private profit and securing the monop-
ely value for the public, fnsuring high
est quality Of liquors sold, the redue-
tion of the number Of licenses, the
easy enfoEcement OF the law, the de
struction OF the power Of the spirit
trade and the furtherance OF all pro
gressiye measures of: reform. New
York Herald. ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
A strsrss.o.,s Hint.

1t was growing very late, but the
young man In the paFior scene show
ed no signs OF making p home run.
You tevi IDENTITY have very vivid
inaaginati lon. Mr.. Borefns' 4 said the dear
girl as she made an unsuccessful at
tempt to strange yawn.
Why; do you think So squeried the
Mnsuspe cting Boron.
q thought perhaps you imagined
yourself In the arctic regions, where
the nights are six rmonths long" she
explained 35.s
And thirty seconds later he had fad
Cd into the giumpsome gloom Chica-
go News
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
Rsot Rurs by y, lrisl,rnar,.

When al French chauffeur brought
an imported machine TO the repair
1npp one OF the mechanics became IN
terested In the ingenious speed indE
Gator which records the distance COW
cred III the metric system. zss
.'It's surely tine,',, remarked the man.
.'but II awonid take d Franchman 10
read II. s s5s
DO you link, !" exclaimed the chauf.
feur, sat zeez rnasheen eez run BIZ an
freshman New York Times. II
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
INTERPRETATIONS
New Firms authorized 10 Do
Business IN North \
Dakota

ALFRED Blaisdell, secretary of state
has issued charters to the following
cerporatio rs
Trimhle- derson Company, James
town, n. p, capital stock $1,000 In
corporators: w s. Trimble. J ohm E.
MeElroy and G. ]. Anderson, the first
istWo mentioned names from James
\ town and Anderson from Minneapolis
4 Minnesota. y5s
Bowesmont Creamery Association,
Bowesmont, n. D.. capital stock $10,-
600 Inagrpe tors: j ohm HaleroW and
Ralph g. SoWIe from Bowesmont, N.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20

Washington Oct 20--InternatinnaI
I h character is ta he stl,e. co.ninp CON.
ren+;on ~ 4ha Nat ;nnaI Rivsrs and
{ Ha rhors ron rass Il eca,,,,,.ar 4: conc
ressman Iosenh n Ransde1I pras,dant
of the orpanization was n Wa s,,sne.
ton this week fresh from tho cane
brakes Of i o,,isiana where 4 5uas
member ~ tba ma ~ thar g ba,n;,o
the nresif ,ent II trac, II, ) hears WI 81,
here he announced that Ambassador
Won Sternburg; and Ambassador JUS
serand would deliver addresses at the
big meeting on the development Of riy-
ers and harbors in Germany and
France, respectively.
Mr. Ra,,sda,l8 Aid NOT larry ,ons
here Ha ,eft IN . few hr;ef b,,, "a
for New .yorl, and Nav ENGLAND IL
convev ~ nc a. !, !, IN ,,;t.+ions - ! =,
her ~ aovernors and IA dino ie,,rn 81
;sts T. No sant i ! nh i 3.
ha tha most snnortant eonvent;,,,,
Of ,ts bind aver Mold An tho I1nit.a
statas ,,,,,,ha,. .,f .,oa,, NH 49,:
utat;ons5 arc nas,on.uy;da ,y,,1 =, &, J. I.
u.s1.iois are hasie'il-" ioe VIII pe " AZ
teaiuance, OUT ~ y snopea to MAKE ene.
convention one tnat VIII foree tile
national saeglslators % give attentlon
% tne demand OF the National Rivers 'i
ana iaFpors congress tnat not less
tnan soo'ooO' IVY q year pc approp nat
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
COG 2s Years sala.

Bessie z, eoIlie belonging to s. 10
Clark Of North yies, As believed to be
the oldest dog alive having attained
her twenty sixth gear.
Eaatil two years ago the animal res
fused to take shelter In the sayeresf
weather preferring to sleep In the
snow and wind. She Is rSw feeble and
stone deaf, but she can see well and
her teeth are Fl, fair state Of preser-
walton. Her age is youched for by a
number OF reputable persons who arg
familiar with her career
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
crisieiar,.

4'Mrs. ChatteFton Is perfect talking
machine. |.
sssAs d piece Of machinery. though.
ahe lacks one detail. &
hat is that2'.
s,The exhaust z = Baltimore American.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20

spaH, what IL the difference between
chef and d cook n
a chef. Tommy. supesinfends the
cuisine, and il cook bosses the txitcE.
On. Chicago Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
Would BE Dangerous.

as Another freak marriage"
I'll bet they fall out before Inc
:oneymoon is over"
.:Ij hope not. This honeymoon; e hs
ag spent IN \ balloon . a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20

Religion should be the rule OF life,
act casual Incident to IT, Reacona.
Geld,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20

Hon Luis Felipe Corea the mini plenpoenty
and admired in national
August 1864
Granada later
where he later
1893 He
much interested many
scientific associations both ounty in Europe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
THE CHURCHES

EPISCOPAL CHURCH
70 morning or evening preach
Ing. Sunday school at 10 o'clock !;
Epworth league ats7 p. N. A. A..
Loehrke, leader.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH no: 45
a. nj, morning worship, sermon
by the pastor special music. II
4 noon, Sunday school. rally day SER
vice Of special interest to old and
d young. 7:15 b. m. Christian en-
& deayor; p. M, evening service,
address: s Following the Emigrant
Vi to His American Home Z Every
# one is invited. Chas. w, Harris,
pastor. ri
GERMAN EVANGELIC ALI Services
will be held IN the city hall on
Main street. Sunday, Oct. 20. as
follows. Sunday school at 10 a m,
& Services with sermon for children
at 11:45 a. N. Service and preach
ne at 81 D. m. All cordially invited
WI. g. Menges. pastor.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH The twenty
first Sunday after Trinity: Services
Sunday school at 10 a. m !; morn
Ing service with sermon at III q. m
Strangers in the city are cordial.
Invited to the services Of thii
ehurch owen #. Jones. q. Ds. rec
tor.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20

Beading Tribune ads Is an education
which YOU can tnrr Into immediate
cash, In this way Il serves i double
.parpese, 4 not only benefits you hut
helps the merchant. II
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-20
Cent sGnsaI 1 s,, ,,a N Js.ssa g
GlamberIai1s
Cough
Remedy N

cures csfan. GROUP ard sssiooplug censss
For sale BY Reardsiey q Einney and
Lesnart Drug Company.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-08-28
BABE BURNED ON STOVE,
THEN BEATEN TO DEATH
Woman Accused of DiabOlicaI
Deed Placed in Jail at
BrOOkville, Ky.

Augusta, KY, Aug. 22.--AIrs. Robert
Reed, aged thirty-three years, was
placed in Jail at Brooksville on the
charge that she had murdered Leola
Mains, aged three years, her niece.
The child was the daughter of John
Mains, brother of Mrs. Reed. Some
months ago he obtained divorce and
the custody of the child. He placed
her in the care of his sister, Mrs.
Reed, of Neave, Bracken county. 1t
is charged by the authorities that
Mrs. Reed took a great dislike to the
child from the first.
IL was learned by Coroner Kinney
and Justice w. I. Petticord that a
child had died at the Reed home.
They Investigated and found, it is de-
clared by both, that the Mains child
had died of injuries inflicted by some
person other than herself. The child's
body bore forty-six separate bruises,
Coroner Kinney asserts. He impan-
eled jury and the verdict was:
'Leola Mains came to her death as
the, result of injuries willfully inflict-
ed by her aunt, Mrs. Robert Reed"
THE condition of the child's body
proved conclusively," said Coroner
Kinney. that she had been placed
on hot stove before death There
were burns as big as mans hand
on her body, to say nothing of score
or more of evidences of pounding. 1t
is the most brutal case | ever heard
0f "