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Evening journal., 1908-05-20
The Best Made

The Genuine Regatta
Suits" in all the latest
colors, patterns and styles,
sizes, 2 1-2 years to 10,
81 to So. in colors and
whites. The largest stock
and assortment we have
ever shown. Russet Shoes
and Straw Hats for little
boys. same sizes. New
Brown and Dark Worsted,
SIS. Suits to-day for
young men.
JAS. 7. MULLIN & SONS,
9Th and Market.
Evening journal., 1908-05-20
Yesterdays Game.

st. Louis. 5; Athletics. .. 49,.
Cleveland, Z; Boston, 2.
Chicago, 2; Washington,
New York, 6; Detroit. /.
Evening journal., 1908-05-20

Look up Hamilton Park sacrifice
sale.'
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-10-23
MINERS LIVE LONG
OCCUPATION SEEMS TO MAKE
FoR LONGEVITY.
censumptlea DECLARED 20 De Praetie'
ally Unknown Among Men Whe
ooivo In the Garth-rales
vold BY Veterans.

r. 3. Thomas, coal mine inspector
q Missouri. has . Axed belief that
longevity and coal mining 60 together.
You never hear Of . coal miner
having consumption" said MI. Thorn
q, unless he contracted the disease
before he went into the pit: and even
then he finds the peculiar properties
Of . coal mine beneficial to his lungs,
and he often becomes well and strong
b. reason q Als work under the
ground.
We have . number Of hardy miners
n Missouri who were taken into the
Dit n tie old country (Wales) At six.
seven and eight years to act as trap
PER boys. These youngsters kept
steadily 1t work until they . pro
moeeA TO b miners assistants and
,0sa regular miners. and thrived
nightly under conditions which in
NEST trades would retard their devel-
ep00t- mean, beginning work Ct
tAae saEly 49,.
II seems ~ II Providence had given
health % the miner ~ . recompense
~ he hazard Of his calling. Nearly
q e tAoee Who manage to dodge falls
e rcd. brsaking cables and other
dangers iacidsnt TO the craft live to
. gresa Old age. They not only live
but tAey keep q work.
1t would suyprise d.. Oslsr Il 10
knew Nv many men far past % were
yet working = the mines ct Bsvier.
unejs Johanie oF1Ath. Who died . few
months ego q he ags Of 50. worked
Il The pit iron he age Of eve until
ysar before hs died. He began -
atsADpsS boy N Wales. his father . :
ring him = tAe mine on his back.
His last vosk was IN Mine 81 Of
Ne Csatral Coal company nea Bevier.
anA 10 made . full hand every day
~ tArss ysazs altsr he VA 90. With
IL sxesptioa of . short time that be
Taa 3 hoi3ting sagins Mr.. 0rimth had
practically been IN the pit thrse-Quar-
tsss q . century"
search It Bsvisr, the largest coal
emp IN the state. and finds that there
NJ there . number Of men who have
oeon q work 1oe half . century or
0ogo - coal mines and are stiu Wig
seoss.
And here's smother thing" r.
.9asked Tom Williams. . veteran who
- to ahendoa the pit oms years
- eviag'to . I'm oe rock, "you never
1&1ae . niaer Du9 and blow when he
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-10-23
Best In Existence.

II sincerely believe, all things con-
sidered, Hunts Lightning Oil is the
most useful and valuable household
remedy in existence. For Cuts, Burns,
Sprains and Insect Bites it has no
equal so far as my experience goes"
G. E. Huntington, Eufala, Ala.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-10-23
FOR RENT The most cen
trally located blacksmith shop in
Lafayette. Apply at this Office.
Taken Up

On my place in the second ward. one
bay mare and saddle, about 4 years
old, not branded. Owner can have
same by proving ownership and pay
ing costs. TILLMAN SPELL.
1880,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
Some Pumpkins.

Illinois is the Sucker State" also
some pumpkins when it comes to a
full grown fish story.
The latest is from Alton, where
they say A cow bit a hole in a
pumpkin and when the farmers
wife got pie hungry she went to cut
the pumpkin and found a hen had
crawled into the hole, eaten the
seed. laid the eggs and hatched a
brood of little chicks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
Coaline Cur Ships.

Several months ago The Times
drew attention to the fact that the
vessels of our World-circling crew
were to be supplied with their fuel
from foreign bottoms. Now comes
Rear Admiral William S. Cowles,
Chief of the Bureau of Naval
Achievements, with an official re-
port which develops in sharp out
line one of the most striking weak
nesses of our navy.
There has been no time since the
ships started about the globe that
they have depended for their coal
upon vessels flying the American
flag. The steaming radius of bat
tie ships is comparatively narrow.
When the vessels were in South
American waters and after they
got west of Honolulu they were at
the mercy of conditions. Had this
country become involved in war
with any of the powers, it would
have been necessary for other pow
ers holding a neutral position to
withdraw their colliers from our
service. Thus would we have been
placed in the humiliating position
of having a tremendous feet in for
eien waters at the mercy of the en-
emy.
1t is well enough to say that Yam
kee resourcefulness somehow would
meet such a condition, but it is bet
ter to be prepared for an emergen-
cy before it arises. Moreover, the
present method is decidedly expen-
sive. We are paying a profit that
the Government should make St.
Louis Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
Faster Than Horse.

New York, Dec. Human en-
durance was shown in the profes-
sional Marathon race in Madison
Square Garden Wednesday night
when Dorando, the Italian, defeated
John ]. Hays, of this city. Their
speed is greater than that of the
horse. according to Richard Croker,
former chief of Tammany Hall.
Commenting on the race, Mr.. Crok-
er said:
Those boys furnished the great
est exhibition of running that
have ever witnessed. When you
come to think of it, that record was
a meritorious one. No horse thai
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
BAZAAR
OF Holy Rosary Church a Glorious
Financial Success.

Another year has flown and with
it there is nothing left for the pub
lie of the bazaar given by the ladies
of Holy Rosary church, but pleas
ant memories of pleasures past and
a sweet aroma of feast that was
substantial but has become a
dream.
Each evening the music and
social intercourse at the opera
house was a delight to hundreds of
fortunate ones present. The min
strels, truly amature and yet better
than some professionals. AS burnt
cork artists they were some and
then some more for they carried
the eight hundred by storm.
Talk about the Romans and hum
ming bird tongue on toast, they were
not in it with the epicurean feast
served by the ladies at the Thanks
giving dinner and supper.
A feast of fun, a feast of feasts at
the dinner tables and last but not
least, The Servant is worthy of His
Hire the returns in dimes and
halves paid the ladies and Revs.
Fr. 7. Mullen and j. A. Cunningham
for their trouble for it amounted to
$500.
Many present will look forward
to the one to come, the one of 1909.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
FIRST BAPTIST

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the First Baptist church held
their annual Thank Offering meet
ing at the home of Mrs. j. M. Proc
tor. The president, Mrs j. S. Scott
in her inimitable way, conducted
the devotional meeting. A short
business meeting followed.
Mrs. ThOs. Dawson had charge of
the literary program. While the
attendance was not quite so large
as usual, the program was a most
excellent one and showed a careful
preparation on the part of the lead
er who made a few appropriate
opening remarks. Mrs. j. R. Daw-
son read a paper. Cause for Gener-
al Thanksgiving" and Mrs. N. M.
Bricker gave a most excellent sum-
mary OF the years Work IN foreign
fields and at home. Poem by Mrs.
McReynolds and a reading by Miss
Mabel Hawkins. The program was
interspersed with music. The solo,
Crossing the Bar" by Miss Ruby
Forsythe, and duet, Count Your
Blessings" by Mesdames McClintic
and Conway were especially enjoy
ed.
The little mission barrels were
found to contain $16.15. Mrs. J. M.
Proctor gaining the banner for the
largest amount, $500, in her barrel.
After a prayer by our Pastor, Rev.
B. D. Weeks, the hostess served re-
freshments and a pleasant social
hotr was enjoyed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03

Why is it the Democrat never
publishes little civil suitsS Because
there is nothing of any good to our
subscribers in such items and we
know this, Christ could not come to
earth and report one of those cases
yer batim without being charged
with lieing and all even He could
get out of it would be few more
enemies. No thank you, it was
not the Democrat that did it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
PRESBYTERIAN

Regular services Sunday at II
a. H. and 7 p. n. Young peoples
Society meets at 6 ?. II. Sunday
School $50 a. m. The officers OF
the church viii meet Thursday at 7
p. m. Bible Study class will meet
Monday at 7 p. m. with Miss Aurilla
Spiker. Public cordially invited to
oil services.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
Heavy Snow.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 3d. Begin
ming Saturday night and continuing
until late Sunday afternoon, the
eastern portion of Colorado was
visited by one of the heaviest falls
of snow ever experienced in this
section. In this city tramway
officials declare the snow was the
hardest they have ever been COM
PEELED to fight, although the wealth
er bureau report of actual precipi-
tation here is only 90-100ths of an
inch. Every form of snow plow
owned by the tramway company
was pressed into service, in addi-
ton to a large force of shovelers to
keep the line open.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
Work for a Greater Monroe.

l know of could run twenty-siX
miles at an average rate of a mile
in six minutes for the entire dis
tance. 1t would kill him. But those
boys did it without getting dis
tressed."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
Degree Work.

Monday the following gentlemen
went to Hannibal to take the En-
campment degree in the l. O.. F.:
John Payne, James Davis, M.
Abbott, Clarence Leake, Aldo Dean
and Joseph Wilson.
Those going along to see the work
were VIM. Young, DR.. R. Dawson, S,
G. Demaree, DR.. c. G. Hampton and
C. L. Carpenter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
Practical Christmas Spirit.

If you really desire to do some
practical good this Christmas sea-
son begin by doing your shopping
early. A moments thought will
convince you that this is to your
interest it affords you a better
chance for selection, it enables you
to shop with more comfort and it
enables you to escape earlier the
generous burden of holiday anx-
iety.
But the Christmas season is the
season in which you are thinking of
others rather than yourself. For
that reason, the time of your Christ
mas shopping becomes important to
you.
Perhaps you haven't stopped to
think Of it, but the conditions Of
holiday buying make it impossible
/ for the weary forces of clerks who
are at your disposal in all Hanni-
balls greed stores to escape a state
bordering upon exhaustion, if in
deed, they are able to escape that
condition itself.
There are hundreds of clerks who
dread to see the Christmas season
come because of the heavy strain
it imposes upon them. If Christ
mas buying begins late, the burden
is that much heavier and the health
Of more than one frail girl or over
worked man is ruined by the
strain.
Unless the shopping public takes
thought and is generous enough to
begin its buying early, thereby dis
tributing the labors of the clerks,
this sort of thing is absolutely una
vOidable.
Is there the same pure joy in
giving when your gift is bought un-
der circumstances that impose a
hardship upon another that there
would be if you had taken thought
for another's welfare?
Is it worth your while to make
some working persons lot easier?
Think it over. Make out your
list of presents and buy them now.
Hannibal Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
ITEMS FROM FARMERS
Of Farmers, For Farmers and Per-
tanning to Farmers.

and has bought beeves Of B North
land 2, Leo Bell 5, Ben Baker 8, Joe
Wilson /.
Tuesday Dec. s. through Col W T.
Youell, A j Frazier will sell at the
JIM Carrico farm 2 miles west of
city, / s year old black mare, COM
ing 8 year old horse, 1 extra good
draft colt, 1 mich COW, 8 yearling
steers, 8 shoats weighing SO or co.
pounds, 6 stacks Of timothy hay,
oat straw stack, 1 rick threshed
millet, 80 acres stalk field, some
blue grass pasture, 600 or 700
bushels of corn in crib, lot of corn
in shock and a lot Of farm impie-
ments. See bills gotten out by the
Democrat. Mr. Frazier is going to
leave the CarricO farm
Wednesday Dec. 8, Col w T You
ell will sell for Mrs M E O'Daniel
and w 0 Osborne, 2 horses, 2 mares
bred to jack, 2 2 year old draft FL
lies, 1 5 year old mare, / draft colt,
2 year old mule, 1 COW fresh, 2
COWS giving milk 7 will calve in
March and April, "A calves, 20
steers, heifers, 2 yearling steers, l
registered Short horn bull, Sc sheep,
4 good brood sows, As stock hogs
weigh about so pounds, so tons
clover hay, 2 stacks of timothy,
800 bushels of corn and q lot Of
implements. See bills gotten out
by the Democrat.
E TOoley has bought the Clay
Underhill 80 acre tract east of the
city, paying SIS per acre for it.
Talk about oats, how is this for
an estimate on second crop in Mis-
souri,? Thursday Byron Mcfarland
brought a lot of second crop oats
to the city. A stalk taken at ran
dom had an 1S inch head with 210
grains in it. If one grain produced
210 grains then 2 1-2 bushels of
seed per acre would produce $50
bushels per acre and the two crops
per season would make 500 bushels
per acre per year. Can Carstairs,
Calgary, Canada in her widest
dreams even approach Missouri in
the reality? Remember that Mr.
Mcfarland is an experiment station
man and knows oats as well as 9TH
er things.
Isaac McIntire has shipped a car
load of oats.
Everything sold well at the G H
Terrell sale Sucking colts sold for
from $71 to $126 and a yearline
draft colt $155. 1t weighed ITO
pounds. That is some for year
ling.
JIM Proctor & Son have shipped
in 2car loads of (cattle) good feed
ers from Chicago.
There was a great crowd of farm
ers in this city Saturday and the
Wood drug store corner was the
center of attraction. 1t was all
golden and silverv corn, the annual
corn show of the Farmers and Mon,
roe City Democrat piled on racks in
the big corner window of the drue
store. Dozens have thought they
had bigger corn at home and caus.
ed us to wonder why they had not
brought it in. The interest was SC
great and the request so persistent
to keep the entries open until next
Saturday noon, that the farmers
who had displays advised that &C
tion and the result is: If you have
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03

the fine corn you spoke of bring it
in and you haven't enough grit to
sand rail for skeeters, than pass
it up leave it for the progressive,
get there farmer. One of the farm
ers George L Hampton told us: By
a study of Corn and get
ting the, best seed, we have increaS
ed our yield one-third in the past
seven years. Just think of the Ed
ucation and Profit there is in corn
if you should or would work your
brains one-half as hard as you do,
in your plodding don't care rap,
your hands.
Mr. Farmer take this corn PROPOSE
ton to heart, to your think cap,
and you will win out financially
and mark this, unless you do, down
you go slowly but surely and then
like Dives, you will, oh well, you
will, and there will be none to
blame but yourself and your lack
of progression.
NIL McReynolds has sold a Po-
land-China boar to Crane and Din,
Widdie Of Palmyra,
Richard Gray of east Of the city
has through D K Yowell sold his
100 acre farm to E 0 Erystrum o.
Illinois for $65 per acre.
WR Yates has sold the 100 acre
tract south Of city belonging to tn;
II III Clark estate to j NJ Proctor
Sr., at $50 per acre. And thu
Homer Truesdale ITO acre farm
southeast of the city to Pole Mos,
for $500.
Do you, can you husk or shu.k
corn? Roy Tramell shucked 565
bushels in five days for Madden
Bros and hauled it one-half mile
That means to husk and crib ia
bushels per day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning the
Different Denominations.
This Column Closes Promptly at g
a. m. Each Wednesday.

his kolumn Hoses FTOmpLIy dL y
a. m. Each Wednesday.
Rev. M. F. Grove and wife were
with Bluff City friends Thanksgiv-
ing evening,
Rev. J. NJ. Bailey went to Hagars
Grove Monday to engage in re-
vival meeting,
METHODIST
$50 a. IN. Sunday School.
10:45 a. m. preaching.
2:30 p. IN. Junior League.
600 p. m. Senior League Cor one
hour before preachinG)
700 p. m. Preaching (to change
with season)
W. F. M. Society, first Friday
each month.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday
evening.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03

The U. D. c. Bazaar will be open
Saturday afternoon and again at Z
in the evening.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03

Shipments for week light. Barger
& McClintic 8 cars hogs; Henderson
& Son 2 cars live poultry, car
poultry and eggs; l McIntire car
lambs. Total 7 cars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-03

Buy Christmas presents of the
U. D. C.'s next Saturday.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-21
n 10 discovery and

Z - ~ esN4#NFFl hAf3
81 q froaH hss mind
II uns sitsat dark vhsn be- seat GA
decl gisc wind was Keen and chilly
Z II whssfrf thrcugh the bruken wiu'
aows " the sheelhouse and seemed %
have IA Il promise u bad weather
iiut glance alofi and q, the kky be.
fnSd The southern hcadisnd Pdln,
Kansas. ss Il vas called 90 s.osrd ne.
assured bin The far fnng arc over
bead was cloBdl-ss The stars 81 The
southern hemisphere. vivid and bright
though less familiar than iilese u the
north. we're reflected IN the black wa
ter The ship was No siiil the sur
nyundings - peaceful. save for the
plash q tiny waves created by the
tEwcHe. that be was almost startled
when a soft voice came from the low.
~ Gctk
Where Ia the world have you been.
Captain Courienayl Joey Is fretting
for you. and I have carried him all
over the ship 10 vain search"
Ills heart Jumped with giadness FL
sle was awaiting him at the foot Of the
companion he sure he was by Der
side without needless delay The dog
wrlggied in her arms, 80 she said.
Il don't think be ought 10 run about
His dear little paw is rather badly cut,
and there may be more broken glass
Ga The deck"
Il hope not, for our Chileans' sake,
laughed Courtenay Il heard Mr.. Boyle
telling them 10 sweep 1t up. and they
were hard az work when went TO my
cabin
'Oh. Is that where you bid yourselff
No wonder could not nnd you or
course Joey knew where you We're.
How stupid Of me-
Please don't call yourself names,
Elsie. You don't deserve them. And,
by the way, may address you by your
Christian manner II slipped out today
una wares. Not that | feel like apollo
giving, because | don't. There are
times when the heart speaks, not the
guarded tongue"
Luckily the darkness covered the hot
blush which leaped 10 her cheeks. She |
gave d nervous little laugh and strove |
desperately TO parry this wholly un.
expected assault.
Il shall be delighted II you always
call me Elsie. IL sounds friendly, and
| think our circumstances warrant a
true friendship"
Excellent. suppose you know that
my name is Arthur
Yes, but ! had no notion VI that |
sort Of exchange. You are the captain,
md very serious sort Of captain Of |
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-21

voasst where Boyle u rieSna CHRIS
in,,al take The trt watch. aud u mus,
b. two bells Or later. viii hunt
iilem un Cccihy. sweetheart; tnccl
fou q supper Ia tea minutese
u was q strange and peculiar fac,
that Boyle had coraered chns,ohai Id
thc salem aud had Insisted on telling
him various remarkable anecdotes con.
ccrulag the oae legred skippcF ~ the
7 Flower OF the Ocean brig Il was st!ll
more odd tina, when Chrtstobal yielded
TO uuwonted and mechanically silence
after learning from suarcz that the
senor captain had been talking TO the
senofiia for very long time on the
promenade deck Boyle should feel ln
ellned 10 sting And then, with chill.
Ing inspiration. Chrlstohai knew why
the chief officer bad caused him 10
miss the hour for relieving the watch.
Boyle had seen those two together and
had planned 10 leave them undis
turbcd.
The Spanlard was a dlgnlhed man.
He had Inherited from his English
mother saving sense OF humor. II
was intoicrable that The pleasant rcla.
lions existing between the few sur.
yiyors on board the Kansas should lie
disturbed by reason OF any failure on
his part TO aequlesce in ElsIes right
10 bcstow her affections where she
listed. He wondered IL the girl had
come on deck after supper Her habit
was TO retire early, as she rose soon
after the sun. He had seen her for
moment only In passing out OF the sa.
Ion. and there was a suspicious bright,
ness In her eyes for which solicitude
on the dogs behalf would hardly &C.
count. Why not put his fortunes TO
the test that night and have done with
itf Yes; that was the right course.
SO II was on the cards that Elsie
would be the amazed recipient OF two
proposals In one evening, which is a
better average than most women are
favored with In lifetime. Christoba
had entered the chart house with the
fixed intent OF warning Boyle that he
was going below for a moment to ask
Miss Maxwell 10 come on deck when a |
hurried step on the bridge companion |
caused the imminent words to be with |
held.
II was Courtenay, who had run up |
from the salon TO procure those fate
full letters which had SO nearly parted
Elsie and himself. He had laughingly |
refused to tell her their history That
would spoil their effect, he said She
must take them TO her stateroom and
read them at her leisure. Then she
would see their true inwardness, and
his feelings would be spared, as he
could not deny that the majority Of
them had been written by ladies'.
On his way he looked into the wheel
house. There was no light In the In.
terror. Boyle, wrapped in heavy
coat, was seated In the most sheltered
corner
IAN quletf" asked the captain in
his brisk way.
"Nothin' dom, sir" answered Boyle.
II expect you are both feeling pretty
tired. Tollemache and l propose to re-
ieve you at six bells"
But whyW demanded Chrlstobal.
1T is you who have passed an exciting
lay. I am ready to mount guard until
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-05-21

The lacrNslng vfaience 81 the sivue
singing showed that The Alacnlofs
meant te press home this time WHIST.
ever their aread ~ ihc tends Who
roam the world IN the DARK, they bad
conquered q. aud this --latest phase h
The stormy history ~ The ship Unrest
encd 10 he les most trying eac
Coutienay, who seemed 10 lie every
where at once. lighted iarghcs which
we're fastened to the empty davlts Ia
readiness Tor a night aiarm lie had
used the last rocket 90 hoari. but the
fsrcs would burn for flfieen minutes
At least by their light The defenders
were able 10 shoot OF smash the skulls
% several savages whs climbed np
roughly contFived grapncls fashioned
out os bent sticks and thongs ~ hide
Rut there wem only thirteen men 20
repcl an attack which developed az
atty points simultaneously Ere the
torches fiickered Ia their sockeis the
savages had swarmed over poop and
bows They were tearing az the can.
vas shields and sweeping the hurrl.
cane deck with showers ~ missiles.
Toilemachc was injured. aud Walker.
Courtcnay had his forehead cut open
Suarex fell iusensible while he was bel.
lowing curses through megaphone 10
the vain hope OF frightening the de.
termined enemy Two Chlleans were
down, one struck with stone and the
other shot through the lungs,
SO at last the Kansas was In the
grip OF savage and implacable foe.
Courtcnay while hauling a steam hose
10 the weakest point. the after part of
the promenade deck. met Christobal |
He clutched the spaniard In way |
here could be no installing
go belowr' he muttered In ter.
-ible voice. Il cannot leave the deck |
You must go. And. for Gods sake,
ion't tell herr Let her die without
fro BE CONTINUED