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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08
Surprising Geography.

That an esteemed Portland COntem-
p,rary has seen fit to furnish further
proof Of the Journals arguments
against such an cXtravagant proceed
ing as moving the capital to that city
while other public needs are crying for
money. comes as an appreciated COM
pliment to the truth of these argu-
ments. The Journal has already
pointed out other ways in which the
peoples money could be spent to better
advantage than in capital moving. and
among these we haye mentioned the
upbuilding of the public school system.
1t is with more than a twinge of sor-
row we must admit that we discover
how much more pressing is this need
than even we had believed. But when
we find our esteemed Portland con-
temporary referring to the dispatches
which the Journal has been printing
relative to capital location in other
states. coming from the state capitals
themselves. and from the mouths OF
state cfficials-when we find our es-
taemed contemporary referring to these
dispatches as coming from Tomb
stone. Squash Hollow. Yuba Dam and
that sort of thing" we are doubly con-
WINGED of the necessity for the extern
sion Of the facilities for the study of
those rudiments of education of which
geography is one. Who would have
believed our contemporary capable Of
denolninatins dispatches coming solely
from state capitols as emenating
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

place was in. the hands of Mr.. Forsyth,
a relative of Madame Nordica. Here
he resided with his niece. Miss Stone,
both OF whom died within few
months. Mr.. Forsyth took Aeat pride
in showing visitors about thUbld place,
pointing out the different portraits Of
Nordica which hung upon the walls
and the room where the prima donna
first saw the light of day. Nordica is
contemplating u visit to Pennington
soon with her sisters, Mrs. Walker and
Mrs. Baldwin, and to make removal
tons about the old place. The estate
is to be known as Morton woods"
NOrdica has many relatives in Farm
ington. Among them is AvelinO Cas-
tito Norton, the prima dOnna's favOrite.
to whom she has sent many gifts.
Avelin Norton is prosperous mer-
chant on Broadway. He was named
for the husband of one of NOrdica's
sisters. He was Il Spanish student
at the Little Blue school. Nordica is
also the granddaughter of John Allen,
"Campmeeting john
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08
New Jerseys New Senator.

The withdrawal of Senator Dryden
from the contest promptly ended the
deadlock, which had existed in the
New Jersey legislature, and the election
of State Treasurer Frank o. Briggs
followed at once to the satisfaction OF
ali concerned. The senator-elect, like
his predecessor is New Highlander,
Mr.. DRYDEN having been born in Maine
and Mr.. Briggs in New Hampshire. lie
has been for years an active figure
among the Republican leaders OF New
Jersey and is at the present time the
chairman of the state committee. He
has held no offices except that of mayor
of Trenton for four years and that Oh
state treasurer since 1904.
1t is said that Senator Briggs will
be the first West Point graduate to en-
ter the United States Senate. He
graduated there IN 1872 and for five
years was a lieutenant of cavalry in
the regular army, resigning to accept
an engineering position in New Jer-
sey. which has since been his home.
He is 81 years of age, has an absolutely
clean record and appears in all re-
spects we'll fitted to represent New
Jersey in the upper branch of Congress
The Republicans Of that state are to be
congratulated upon the happy solution
Of the problem which confronted them.
Senator Dryden's insurance connections
aroused bitter opposition to his return
to the Senate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08
Augusta, Winthrop
{ Gardner RaiIva,

Time table IN effect December TO- Noa
Cars leave Augusta Post Offics e fol.
For Winthrop: SIS. SIS. SEE. .a, M
For Toeus: IS SO So Ss .. g. T. IL! Is. n
Lao, g. 40. 6, z, s, Q, 10.sOt -
For Hallowell and Gardner: Eyev
half hour from A. NJ: to 70 p. n. Halo.
veil only 1880 and II P. M.
every half hour til 1o.1s +. NJ. iox '1 ~
Hallow"i: aad car house only.
Halloweil for August: eos A. n thea
every half hour till 1922 p. N. '0
1910. Ii. 1880. 2. g. $50. 5. 81. zo5. ,, 10.
e. f 60 A rs. g. 3d. i go m
sDafly except Sunday
fSaturday only.
for it.
Sundays cars start two hours later.
St. for HOSPITAL SIS. SIS, SIS, ioM I III
l2-15. 1876, 1.s5 2.15, 255, 355, AS. bi5
I. 8. SIS. Leaves Post Office ten MINUTES
st. SIS SIS. l5i5. 1875 lis. 1ss ~ H II 'i aS
2.s5. sis. AIS. Ass. 5.s5. $50. 7.O. IL
Leaves Post Office ten minutes later.
TRAIN CONNECTIONS.
Tho A. NJ. car from Togus connects Il
Augusta with train west.
The SIS A. NJ. car from Gardner. IN
from Hallowell and s.55 from Augusta.
makes close connections at Winthroc
with train for Lewiston and FarminSton
also connects with the 10.4S train east.
The 1.55 P. NJ car from Augusta con.
meets at Winthrop with the 2.59 train east
and the 30 express and the 81 Local
west.
The P. NJ. car from Augusta conuech
at Winthrop with the train east at 7.G
The trains arriving at Winthrop at MA
A. NJ. and 2.s9 F. NJ. make good connec-
tons with cars for Augusta. ~
The regular forenoon train leaving Oak.
land at $50. Belgrade at 946 and Read
de1d 9.59 make close connection with CIR
for Augusta II train Is late car VAIN
for 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08
The CHARS of Cuba,

The New York Sun gets from a Ha-
vana paper some interesting figures re-
garding the Cuban cigar business
which will be of interest to all those
VINO love the weed. 1t appears that
in 1906 no fewer than 256, 1913, O29 cigars
were exported from Havana. That is
a good many, but it makes a pretty
small pile beside the 5000, 900
smoked in this country last year. Evil
dently not all of our cigars are Ha-
vanas. 1t is generally assumed that
the United States is the largest con-
sumner of the Havana product. The
fact is that we took only little more
than 30 per cent. of the output, our
purchases being .9,4S3,125 cigars, an in
crease of about 100000 over the pre-
ceding year.
England buys more Cuban cigars
than does the United States. Her
purchases last year were 80. 459,6S7, and
during the year 1905 were 80, sos. sos.
Germany buys between 25,0O0.000 and
80, OOG, 900, and France takes from TO-
DOC, 900 to 100000. Seventy-five diff
fercnt countries are included in the list
of Cuba's direct shipments. Turks,
COrcans and Egyptians import them.
IS, 500 Havana cigars last year. Para
e,.ayans and Bolivians bought them.
The Swedes, the Danes and the NorWe-
gians bought them. They were sent to
the African possessions of England,
France, Germany, Spain and Portugal.
Havana cigars went to Australasia, to
China and to Japan. The fragrance of
the Cuban weed cncircles the globe and
spreads from pole to pole.
Our purchases fall below those OF
England by reason of our importation
of large quantities OF Cuban leaf for
manufacture here. We bought last year
about $4,000. 900 pounds Of leaf, While
highlands purchases We're only about
y. 600 pounds Out of total leaf ship
ments of 1856, S36 kilos. 11,413,373 kilos
came to this country. Cuba's cigarettes
find their largest foreign market in Co.
I0ml,ia, to which country 5,S69.24S were
sent last year. American purchases
were less than 100000 Americans
smoke the Cuban cigarettes in Cuba
with sufficient enjoyment, but seldom
bring the taste for them back to this
country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08
Personal Notes,

Secretary of the Treasury Leslie NJ.
Shaw is said to be the cleverest story
teller in the Cabinet. and almost all OF
them relate of the days when ha was a
district school teacher.
Govcrnor-elect BuchteI of Colorado.
will be inaugurated in the Trinity
Episcopal church in Denver instead of
the State House. The assembly hall
OF the Capitol building is small and
Will not accommodate one-tenth of the
people who desire to witness the cere-
nOny.
Rev. Thomas I. Gasson, professor of
ethics and political economy in Boston
College. has been elevated to the presi-
dency Of that institution. He has a
flgh reputation as an orator as we'll as
instructor. He is an Englishman by
birth, and came to America in 1872 to
visit relatives, and studied under a
private tutor in Philadelphia. He was
received into the Catholic church II,
this city in 1874.
Mrs. Lew Wallace. devoted 70 tha
memory of her distinguished husband.
has Kept everything in the library
where he wrote in exactly the Same
condition in which he left it. Even the
book which he was last reading lies
open at the page as he laid it down
The library is a large building which
the author had put up in the middle Of
the garden. with every arrangement for
writing and with shelves for his thou
sands Of books.
Ministerial duties do not prevent
itev. Joel Fl. Mctcalf Of Taunton
Mass.' from pursuing astronomical in
Vestigations. His study of the stars
mas resulted in the discovery of a new
comet, which is now being closely OBJ
served by astronomers throughout the
world. 1t has been named MetcaIf,s
-omet. Mr.: Metcalf was born in Mead
'i'ic' this state, in 1866. He has an Oh |
'ervatoiy in the yard of his home, and
,aue ms own telescope. His photo
'raFiiic plates go to Harvard, and he
las discovered seventeen new ASTEROIDS
Turing the past year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08
The fear wild animals have of man

The fear wild animals have of man
seems to leave them when other dam
gers render them helpless. When high
waters cover the bottoms along the
Mississippi bear and deer and other
wild animals have been known to seek
the highest point and with water COM
pletely surrounding them lose all fear
of man. or at least become indifferent
to his presence. In some instances they
have seemed TO welcome mans APP
proach, seemingly feeling that he would
be able to protect them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

from Tombstone. Squash Hollow.
Yuba Dam? Might not a school where
geography may be learned be of more
use in our esteemed contemporary 5
vicinity than a state capitol?
Or, as we might prefer to believe in
behalf of the standard of education in
Maine, is it not that our contemporary
lacking valid arguments for the NOV
ing of the State capital may have de-
seconded to the level of attempting to
beiittle valid arguments against SO do
ing?
And why, we may add, is our es-
teemed Portland contemporary so
anxious to see it's city enter the list of
those which it characterizes as being
made up of Tombstones, Squash Hol-
lows and Yuba Dams?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08
The 2 Cent Fare to Stay.

It was inevitable that the movement
for a . cent fare should turn out SO sue
cesstul, and while it may for Il time
be limited to mileage books and to Il re-
stricted territory. it is one of those COM
merCial revolutions that will never turn
back. After you have once tired HoS;.t t
ter'S Stomach Bitters for any ailment
of the stomach. liver. kidneys or bowels
we know you will never again turn back
to any other medicine. You won't need
II, for ii will convince you beyond all
doubt that it can cure you. the same as
it has done for thousands of other sick
ly people during the past So years. Try it
and II" convinced. 1t restores the appe-
tite strengthens the digestive organs
and thus cures dyspepsia. Indigestion,
consultation. biliousrcsS colds female,
rs and malaria. We guarantee its pu-i-
ty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

Railroad
PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE,
IN effect January II 100


IN effect January IA, 1907.
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE
Pullman sleeping car between Boston
and Caribou on trains leaving Boston at
$50 P. M: and Caribou. 4.2O p. NJ. s.
All through trains run via Northern
Maine Jet.
TRAINS LEAVE BANGOR.
800 A. NJ. for Millinocket, Houton,
Presque Isle, Caribou. Fort Fairfield Van
Buren, and intermediate stations.
,:W A; NJ. for katahdin Iron Works,
Houlton, Presque Isle. Caribou. Van Bu-
rem. Limestone. Fort Fairfield, Greenvills
10 90 A; NJ, and intermediate stations;
100 p N. for Mllinocket. Patten.
Houlton, Pressure Isle. Caribou. Fort
Fairfield and intermediate stations.
termediate stations.
TRAINS ARRIVE BANGOR.
e.15 A, NJ. from Greenville and interms-
date stations.
2.27 P. NJ. from Fort Fairfield Van
Ashland. Patten. Milhnocket. katahdin
7.25 P. NJ. from Caribou. Presaue Isle,
Fort Fairfield, Hculton. Fort Kent, Ash
land. Patten. Millinocket. Kineo. Green
vile.
lilo P. NJ. from Van Buren,. Caribou.
Fort Fairfield. Presaue Isle. Houlton,
Trains leave Bangor via Northern
Maine Jet. for Stockton and Searsport at
$40 A. NJ. and Gas p. NJ: arrive Sears
port port lel5 A; M and S45 P. NJ Returning
NJ, arriving at Bangor via Northern
Maine int. at 100 a. NJ. and 40 P. NJ.
W. NJ; Drawn. GEO. NJ. HOIGHTON
Gent Supt. Pass'r Traffic Mgr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08
Maine Gossip
Wishin'.

! isn't any kicker.
But when winter skies is gray
Ny courage starts to flicker
Like the lamp done burned away
I'd like to go a-hshin'
Whah de warmed waters swish.
rs only jes' a-wishn',
An it amt no harm to wish.
I'd like to hear de singin'
OF de birds up in de trees
An see de clover bringin'
Tons of sweetness foh de bees.
Oh. dat sunshine an dat rainn'
An dat melon in de dish.
OF cO'se I ain cOmplainin'-
But it ain no harm to wish.
Washington Star
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08
|l1EMRIIISlIsIf
In Effect Dec. ., 1905.

Trains leave Augusta a. follov,.
GOING WEST-225 A NJ, exceni w..
day, Portland ard Boston; go ~"
Lewiston, Pennington, Rangeley. poar'
land, Portland, Boston, Montreal 49,
Quebec; 1000 A. NJ, Brunswick. LeW,.,.nnsa
Pennington, Rockiand, Portland. Rnssnn
$40 r. NJ. local; 40 p. NJ, teSn,s1na
Brunswick, Rockland, Portland, Roato.,
$50 p. NJ. Portland: 1915 p. NJ. Lewssonn;
Bath, Portland, Boston. Sundays. IA =
NJ, 1926. 1913 p. NJ, Portland, Boston a
GOING EAST-12.59 A. M. skowhe,..
Bangor. Bar Harbor, st. John. HAM,
Aroo3toOk. Sunday morning does ~
connect for Skowhegan, or beyond paSs
gor; 2.5s A. NJ. (express) Bangor. CaIsI.
and Bar HaTbor; s.37 A. NJ, local IN pa1
fast, Foxcroft and Bangor; $40 A. NJ
local 20 Belfast and Bangor; 12.25 NOW
Waterville. F'oxcroft. Bangor, B. & A
R.. Calais, st. John and Halifax: -;
p. NJ, (express) WatervilIe Banrc.
Bar Harbor; 3.25 P. NJ, Waterville. nm,
ham, Skowhegan, Belfast, FoxcrnSs
Bangor and Mattawamkeag: IA ~
Waterville and skowhegan; 800 A. "
Sundays only. Bangor.
Leave Augusta for Halloween. Gard,n..
and SO. Gardiner at 40 A. n, 40. n
615 and 100 p NJ -
GEO. F. EVANS, v. p. & Gen. Ne,
r. e. BOOTHBY, G. P. & r. A.
Portland. Ma
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

The Eastern Argus which really
sneeks for the city of Portland as
sumes to speak for 1.-THE people of
Maine Now 1.-The people of Maine
are quite capable of speaking tor
themselves. and if the Argus VIII put
its ear to the ground it will hear from
them in a very short time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

Indiana is the latest state 10 heht
tuberculosis by means of sanatori-
nm and the Legislature has just appro-
priated 0GG0 for such an institution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

wages In the machine factories of
uinahy advanced last year 10 to Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

BiddcfOrd is pleased ut the prospect
that its central fire station will be built
this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

A woman living in Rumford Falls
was greatly surprised last Monday
morning, while the weekly wash was
being done, to observe that the water
drawn from the cold water pipes was
as blue as if a good portion of the blue
ing bottles contents had been poured
into the water tank on the hill. The
water continued to run blue for some
time, and "a quantity was set aside to
show to people who doubted this story.
1t was a peculiarly fortunate thing
that the blued water came into the
pipes Monday of all mornings. and the
woman can hardly feel to find fault
with the PrOvidencs which directed the
rinse water into the water pipes that
day. But she would like to know just
how is happened. 1t may be the pipes
are haunted. as one other day the
stream turned from the cold water
pipes was as warm as that from the
hot water tank. and on still another
occasion. Small-Sized fresh water
clans, still alive and ready to set out
on their travels when placed in
saucer of wafer. We're drawn off
through the pipes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

George w. Barbour. the Portland
jeWcler, has in his store q relic Of the
San Francisco disaster in the shape Of
clock which belonged to the family
of Mr. Barrett of San Francisco,
formerly OF North Deering. brother of
the late John f. Barrett, we'll known in
that section. This clock, which is one
of the variety usually kept under a
large bell glass, is encased in hand
some dark marble case and one corner
of the marble is broken off showing
where the earthquake struck it. 1t is
said that this clock with the contents
of n trunk. mostly old clothing. was
all that the Barrett family saved. Mrs.
Barrett when the earthquake began to
rumble seized the clock, which was an
old and valued family heirloom, and
threw 1T into the trunk which she shut
down. They dragged the trunk out
OF doors and escaped with it to the
shore. They dug hole and buried the
trunk in the sand. where is remained
for a full week when matters having
quoted down somewhat they dug it up
and started for their former home i'm
the east Mr.. Barbour has it in to
clean and put in order and aside from
the loss of the bell glass that formerly
enclosed it end the broken corner it
VIII then be as good as new
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

The Norton homestead, about q mile
out of the village of Pennington. the
birthplace of the famous singer, Mad
anne Nordica. has been purchased by
Mrs. Anna Norton Baldwin of Dor
chester. sister of Nordica. This old
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

The grip is gathering in a great
harvest of victims.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

Piles of people have Piles. Why suner
from piles when you can use DeW1trs
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve ana get
relief. Sold by John Coughlin. Au-
gusta, Beane's Drug Store, Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08
EsTABLlsHEp 1925

Ne notice whatever will b taksa Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot b held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
oected communications,
Address all communication relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH Z ELYNT. Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

The pessimist arises To remark thai
there is trouble coming in the freshe'
line, with all this snow on the ground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

The management of the Camden
Trotting Park has appealed to the
song writing talent Of it's friends by
making an offer of $25 for the best two
songs composed, one in honor of Presi
dent Theodore Roosevelt the other in
honor of Governor, VIM. T. Cobb. These
songs are to be not less than six nor
more than eight verses and set to
popular air. All songs written to be
sent to H. NJ. Bean on or before May l,
1907. The songs will be sung at the
Camden Trotting Park at the celebra-
ton July 4. 1907, by Uncle Sam and his
family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

Ellsworth newspaper men are having
more than their share of trouble.
Last week the office of the Democrat
was burned out and this week the
editor of the Enterprise lost his home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

The shipment of live stock from
for this season and one of the largest
for several years. The total number
of cattle which will be shipped is 2,526
and the number of sheep 2,47G. going
iii four steamers to as many English
ports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-08

eultOr OF The Enterpflsc lost MS hO1nc.
An exchange, in Boosting of the work
of Il local photographer. says that in
the 25 years that he has been in the
business he has made 10000 negatives.
That is IL good many. but rs there have
been nearly 5000 working days in the
20 years he has not had TO hustle much
after all.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
HA WALLAN BELLIES
SEE LOS ANGELES
NINE, WITH cHAPERoN, ARE
"DoINe" THE STATE
Colds They Contracted in San Fran
cisco win BE 5aaished by south-
ern, CALIFORNIA; MatchIess
Climate

Nine of the prettiest girls of Hawaii ar
rived in Los Angeles yesterday from Hon
olulu for a ten days stay, making their
headquarters at Hotel Hayward.
Mrs. Edythe Weatherred, Honolulu
leads the party, which includes Misses
Daisy Todd. Hester Lemon, Callie Lucas,
Lillian Munden, Hartie Saffrey, Rose
Aloiau, Emma Rose, Katie Sadler and
Bernice Dwight.
They are all college graduates, and the
courtesy of California trip was extended
the privileged ones by the Honolulu Even
ing Bulletin.
So far the party has toured Northern
California.
Mrs Weatherred said yesterday:
I'VE are having delightful time here.
In the north we were treated with numer-
Gus surprises of California courtesy
"The girls have been doing nicely ever
SINCE they left home, with the exception
of colds they contracted in San Fran
cisco, where they went about evenings
without their wraps They were advised
to put them on, but forgot. You know
they are so accustomed to going about in
Honolulu in the evening, where the cli-
mate is balmy and never too hot and
never too cold, but just right
Off trips will be made to Ontaria, Red
lands, Riverside. San Bernardino and the
beach and mountain resorts generally.
Yesterday the girls spent a delightful
afternoon touring the city in automo-
biles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
INSTALL FIRE HYDRANTS
TO INCREASE PRESSURE
COUNCIL WILL NOT WAIT FOR
BOND ISSUE
Proposed Engine House at Grameroy
and Washington Omitted to Insure
Sufficient Funds for Pipe
Improvements

In presenting the proposed call for the
fire bonds election City Attorney Hewitt
stated yesterday that in obedience TO
Chief lips resquest he had omitted rel
erence to the proposed engine house at
Gramercy place and Washington street
and substituted an item for new fre
hydrants.
1t is deemed absolutely necessary to
install the larger sized hydrants, as two
new fire engines costing $4,000 are val
ueless until the big hydrants are put
in They cannot be worked from the
present hydrants.
The 24O hydrants needed will cost the
city $4,000 because the old -hydrants VIII
be taken in exchange, reducing the cost.
Several councilmen suggested that IL
might be we'll merely to install rev
at first, paying for them out of current
funds and the remainder out of the BOND
funds, so that if the bonds were de-
feated the work would not be delayed.
Councilmen Wren said he would not
vote for the election resolution unless the
finance committee agreed to install some
hydrants Immediately, and Councilman
Dromgold, in Wallace's absence, said 1t
would be done as quickly as practicable.