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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06
TOUGH OLD NEW YORK.

From the Boston Herald.
New York has finally reached a point
at which it can boast OF the noisiest,
most expensive, most vulgar New Years
celebration in the whole civilized world
The World.
And the added pity of it appears to be
that one of its leading newspapers allows
that 1t is something to boast OF. Tough
Gotham
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06
JUG HANDLE" IN OPERA,

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A poular singer makes $500 season
In Berlin and $4,000 in New York. She
chooses New York that she may put the
$4,000 or thereabouts in securities and
await with calmness the loss of her
cenary, at least so financially sophisti-
Gated, that we may begin to ask over here
why the artists discriminate against US.
Why should NE pay $4,000 for $500 in
vocal valusT 1t seems a bit "jug-han-
died"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06
Feast of the Epiphany.

In the liturgical churches today is
known as the feast of Epiphany, which
commentaries the visit of the Magi to
Bethlehem to see and adore the infant
Jesus. AS it comes II days after Christ
mas it is sometimes called Twelfthtide.
The Sundays between now and Septuages-
ina read after Epiphany"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06
THE WHY OF 1T.

From Puck.
Freedom shrieked when Kosciusko
fell.
The world wondered.
"Koscusko must be the name of a
copper stock" suggested somebody at
length, whereupon all was clear and the
world wagged on as before.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
It takes a woman to be Jealous even
when she doesn't care.
A good way to get money is to make
people think you have 1t already.
What a woman likes about being a
widow is she doesn't expect to be long.
A pretty girl can be more popular than
a heiress, but she can't get married so
easily.
What makes a woman ashamed Of her
husband is the tway his friends can ad-
mire him for lot carinS what kind Of
clothes he wsa&s.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Governor Johnson of Minnesota
thinks the tariff will outrankea all other
questions in 1908, but If it overshad-
ows this question, Who permitted the
panic to occur?" 1t will have to get up
early and stay up late.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

The man who has house that may
be destroyed by fire should go to the
polls today to vote for a plan that will
scatter fire plugs widely as a prelimi-
nary to quick and sufficient fire protec-
tion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Civic pride, better educational priv
ileges, fire protection and sanitation
are these nothing? These, together
with increased value and police pro-
lection are what the outlying districts
gain, all selfish corporations and Of
ficeholders to the contrary notwith-
standing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06
ABOUT BIRMlNGH AM

Huntsville Mercury: The republicans of
Birmingham are preparing to organize a
club and put out candidates for city Of
fees. They are inspired to this course
by the hope that they will get the sup
port of the anti-prohibition democrats
Dallas News; The saloons of Birming-
ham. Ala, have adjourned sine die, and
the "topes" of that city are singing
"And now the driest days have come
We've ever witnessed here;
Once pom time we imbibed rum
Now we haven't even beer"
Centreville Press: Jefferson county
went dry on the first, and bargains in
all kinds of intoxieants were offered at
prices that made the booze fighters eyes
bulge with delight. The big city will
look little odd at first. but 1t will soon
settle itself back for business instead OF
riotous pleasure and carouses.
Arkansas Gazette: Birmingham, Ala,
December S1.-With the shr.il shrek of
the hundreds of whistles of Industrial
Birmingham announcing the advent of
closed its doors sine die.
But what about the shrill shrieks of
the hundreds of whistles of Birmingham
that hereafter can get no Irrigation?
Marion Standard: We have been Won
dering why Birmingham friends are so
interested over the taking off of our
double daily trains. AS Birmingham Is
a dry town and there are host of for
mer Marion citizens residing there the
boys may want to take a nip at the old
home dispensary occasionally without
losing too much time from their busi-
ness.
Nashville Banner: At Birmingham a
messenger boy arrived with a telegram
just in time to save a mans life! Poor
fellow, what a horrible mistake he must
have made in his calculations with re-
gard to the amount of time he had in
which to deliver it. The Messenger Boys
union will doubtless infct some severe
penalty upon this young offender who
has broken through an established custom
and set at naught the iron-bound rule
Of the organization by actually daring
to deliver a message on time. Why not
have let the convicted man hang rather
than bring down the terrible wrath of
the union upon so young a head?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

When to the work that the Steel
corporation is doing and planning to
do is added Greater Birmingham this
district can bid defiance to wildcat
financiers and their panic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock has switched his affections from
the Cortelyou boom to the Taft boom,
and all third-class postmasters are ex-
pected to do likewise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Get your voice in tune" says ex-
Mayor Drennen, "for the hallelujah
chorus" This is a voice from Arka-
delphia, and 1t is true to the soil.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Hustle early and late for Greater
Birmingham today. The weather is
fine. All nature smiles on the project.
Let man, mere man, do his level best.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

The courts in Chicago broke two
records last year in the number of di-
Vorces and of injunctions granted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Mr.. Fairbanks presumably swore off
on New Years Day from cocktails of
all sorts, but particularly of the Man.
haitian variety.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

The new diary is still remembered
daily, but it's usefulness will soon de-
part.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

The man who will not go out today
to hustle for Greater Birmingham is
a man who has no patriotism in his
soul
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Mr.. Bryan will lose in the White
House more lecture fees than he will
gain in salary, but the country needs
him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

The Thaw trial may drive all wor-
ries over the financial crisis from Wall
street when nothing else would.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

The owners of amphibious automo-
biles should send them to Georgia,
where water wagons are in demand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

We have three ex-Vice Presidents
Levi P. Morton, Adlai E. Stevenson,
and Theodore Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

William Howard Taft's brother,
Charles P, is worth $4,000, 900, and
he proposes to finance his campaign
unaided.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Mrs -Glyn's press agent has secured
the active opposition of Anthony Com
stock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

The statistics of 1907 have been
printed, and now let us forget the year
as speedily as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Marriage licenses are now required
in New York, and the going price Is
81 apiece.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

It would be all right to pension our
ex-Presidents, but not our Presidential
aspirants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Don't SANDER the navy or it's water
line behind it's back. 1t is way down
below the Amazon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Astronomers say the earth is drying
up, and this is particularly noticeable
in Georgia and Oklahoma.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Brownson and Brownsville are CIV
ing the administration no little trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

Caleb Powers has passed through
his seventh ordeal, and is ready now
for the eighth round.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

The H2O wagon is holding its own
bravely except in Cullman county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

The bandwagon and the waterwagon
are fast becoming new blend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06

The Cortelyou boom in its present
relaxed condition suggests a toy shop
on the day after Christmas.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
The Suicide Symphony.

The idea that music may be harm
ful-that it can create a fever in the
blood dangerous to life and reason
will come as a revelation to many
Friedrich Nietzsche, the well known
German philosopher, declares that
there is something in some music
most notable in Wagner and Tschat
kowsky, which acts unfavorably on
the brain and nerves Of many people.
Tschaikowsky's baleful influence can
not be denied. He destroyed himself
after composing his famous "Sixth
Symphony" and. as several have died
by their own hand after playing 1t, II
has come to be known as the suicide
symphony"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
What She Was Thinking Of.

The young poet had just finished
what he considered to be work OF
real inspiration, and. rising from his
table. he FASTENED upstairs to where
his little wife, a bride Of six weeks,
was sitting darning his socks.
Listen. sweetheart" he whispered
tenderly. 81 have just written this"
And he began to read. He put his
whole soul into the reading. His ges-
lures were graceful; his intonation
perfect. The whole spirit Of his beau
tiful poem breathed forth as he thread
ed his way form the beginning to the
end of his theme, and when he had fin
ished he looked at her, awaiting her
verdict.
For a time she was silent
"Well, dear heart" he said, tell me
what you are thinking"
"I was wondering, dearest
"WhatW
whether the butcher was not
nwfully late with that liver" she re-
plied.-Judge.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
DEADLY POlS0NS.
One Whit Of Pure Prussic Acid Is
Sufficient to Kill.

Sufficient to Kill.
The discoverer Of prussic acid was
instantly killed by inhaling one Whit
of his own handiwork.
Pure prussic acid is never sold ol
handled. The smell of it IS always
fatal. 1t kills not in three minutes ol
half an hour, but the instant it enters
the lungs as a gas. The mixture or.
dinarily sold as prussic acid is 90 parts
water to two parts Of the drug. Ever
in this form it is very deadly. A q
per cent mixture of the acid would xii
nearly as quickly as If pure.
Atropine, though it has no harmful
odor. is so deadly that as much of 1t a:
would adhere to the end of moistenec
forefnger would instantly cause death
Cyanide of potassium has a pleasant
smell which is not injurious, but
small quantity swallowed kills at once
Pure ammonia If inhaled would
cause death almost as quickly as prus
sic acid.
When a carboy of nitric acid is bro
ken some one has to suffer. 1t VII
burn wood, eat through iron plates an'
destroy whatever touches Such az
accident once happened in an acid fac
tory. Every one ran away, leaving
the acid to amuse itself by settin'
fire to things. Soon 1t was seen tina
the building would be destroyed ant
hundreds Of people thrown out o
work. and four men volunteered to pu
out the fire in the acid room. The,
succeeded and came out all right. Fiy
hours later all were dead.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
Bread and Microbes.

From experiments made by Nj. Rous-
sci In Paris 1t appears that only the
crust of bread is submitted to suf-
fciently high temperature to kill all
the bacteria which the loaf may con-
tain. The inside Of the loaf may there
fore be contaminated by the microbes
from a consumptive baker or conveyed
In the water, as is the case with ty-
phoid fever and cholera. Professor
Metchnlkoff was asked his opinion
whether bread could not be source OF
danger. and his answer was as fol-
lows: II don't think so. The tempera-
ture to which the inside Of a loaf Is
submitted generally exceeds lao de-
grees f. At this temperature many
microbes are killed-those Of tubercu-
losis. for instance-but there are much
harder germs, such as those of anthrax,
the germs of which are only killed al
over 224 degrees f. But anthrax Is
rare, and it is hardly likely that bak-
er attacked by this terrible malady
would continue to work once the dis
ease had declared itself" Professor
Metchnikoff advises, however, thai
only bread which is well baked, and
therefore not crumbly, should be eaten
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
.AnI You nave read Rays bOOk7.'

An. You nave Ieau nay DONN'
he questioned.
She nodded 81 had TO"
"Why under compulsion| There
was deep interest in his tone.
"You see, Peter Ray is my brother
in-laws elder brother"
"You know himT" he asked.
"Not at all. / have never seen him,
but Bob says he Is jolly grind, ana
my sister says he Is charming"
"See that squirrel" said the man,
suddenly changing the subject. Ut Is
a flying squirrel, and his antics are
worth watching. Squirrels are perfect
acrobats."
A long, white motor car crawled
down the road to the railroad station
A man struggled Intellectually with the
speed levers.
"Four hours from the Eyrie, dar-
ling" murmured a white yelled vision
from the tonneau.
81 can't help 1t, Lettie! 1 don't know
what's got into the machine! Elsie
will be starved to death after this long
wait. If Laidlaw isn't there she may
try to walk" groaned Bob Ray dis
mally.
IF Peter was only herep said Lettie
gently.
ave. Peter could make the blamed
thing goi By Jove, Lettie, look there!
He pointed ahead, where a huge log
was rolled beside the path.
On II sat man and girl deeply In
terested in watching the antics OF a
squirrel in the pine tree overhead
"ElsIew cried Mrs. Ray breathlessly.
"And Peter, as I'm a sinner? added
her husband, footing his horn gayly.
The pair on the log turned around
and then arose.
For the first time that day Elsie felt
embarrassed at the situation. Sne
could explain the fact that a stranger
had accompanied her on the long walk
but now to make 1t clear to conven-
tional Lettie that sitting upon the log
was natural outcome Of their friend
ly companionship?
Bob Ray saved her from Lettie's dis
pleasure.
"Peter, old, man." he shouted glee
fully. forget all your old fsms' and 'ol
ogles' and get down and tinker thi;
thing into shape! How is Elsie-tired
ehY
Elsie flushed and hesitated. Pro
fessor Ray came nobly to her aid. y
met Miss Lansing at the station. We
came up on the train together, yol
know. There was no conveyance, 81
! we walked. Glad you met us, though
he added mendaciously.
When the automobile had been in
wardly soothed by the skillful hand
of the professor they whizzed smoothi.
toward the Eyrie.
81 thought you and Peter had neye
met, Elsie?" said her sister, with an in
terrogative glance.
"Why-yes-we-er-met"- faltere
= Elsie. with a pleading glance at tn
nearsighted blue eyes that peered a
her from the front seat.
1--WE me- said the professor, who's
mental insight was without flaw, wv
-er-met. Is not that sufficientT
Lettie looked at her sisters consciou
face and at Peters betraying eyes.
'I think that is sufficient" she sai(
with sage nod of her pretty head.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
His Gallantry.

"See that man who just gave bis
seat to a young woman?" queried an
elevated railroad passenger. Queer
case that. Never encountered one
before just like 1t.
"He's not a New Yorker, he is mol
a ready maker of friends, and he Is sc
diffident where women are concerned
that he really has not one among bis
acquaintances, with the possible ex
ception Of landlady and a laundress
"Yet the fellow has a longing FOL
feminine recognition. | happen Il
know that he always relinquishes hi
seat to a woman where the oppor
tunity is presented, and / also know
that his only reason for doing so i
the hope of receiving a smile and
Thank YOU in return. It's like a bon
to a hungry dog. Queer case, don
you k?"-New York Globe.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
At The Notion Counter.

A host of pretty and mex,
pensive gifts for young and
old: Hair Receivers, Gloves,
Pocket Books, Pins, Military
Brushes, Barrettes, Phoenix
Mufflers, Handkerchiefs, Nail
Files, Ties, Jewelry Cases,
Collars, Paper Weights,
Purses, Silk Mufflers, Ruch-
ing, Hat Pins, Powder,
Tooth Powder Jars, Xmas
Cards and Seals, Comb and
Brush Sets, Ruffs for Neck
wear, Toilet Powder, Nut
Sets, Sachet Powder, Pins,
Back combs, Belt Buckles,
Match Safes, Perfumery,
Post Card Albums, Bedroom
Slippers, Manicure Sets,
Shaving Sets, Shopping
Bags, and a large variety OF
articles other than those
mentioned above, ranging IN
price from SC. to $500.
No Gift is so Acceptable as a Sci
Of FurS.
You know our reputation
as Fur Dealers. Won't you
investigate the holiday
equipment? Throw Scarts
Neckpieces, Muffs and Other
makes of all kinds and prices
Also Childrens Fur Sets II
great variety, at very low
prices. There is nothing .yol
can give the little ones tina
they will appreciate mor'
than a set of furs.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
A LIVE COAL TRICK.
Teaches Natural Law, Yet Has All the
Appearance of Magic.


No one would suppose that it is pos
sible to hold a glowing coal on piece
of linen or cotton without burning the
cloth. but that such can be done Is easy
for any one to prove, and at the same
time the experiment teaches an impor'
tant natural law. Every child knows
that the telephone and telegraph wires
are made of copper because that metal
is a good conductor of heat and elec'
tricity, which is only another form OF
heat. IL a poker is heated in the hre
you pick up cloth to hold the outer
end. although it has not been in the
fire. because experience has taught you
that the heat is connected through the
metal from the fire to the outer end.
This experiment with the faming
coal is based upon this principle and
the additional one that linen and cot
ton are poor conductors Of heat. Take
a globe Of copper and draw a piece OF
cloth tightly over it so that there Is
not a wrinkle at the top. If the linen
or cotton Is closely woven the trlck IL
all the more certain. Then, holding the
cloth tightly in place, you can safely
put glowing coal on top Of the cloth,
and, while 1t burns fiercely, the cloth
will not even be scorched.
The reason is that the great conduc
tivlty Of the copper draws the heat Of
the coal before 1t can burn the cloth
Do not make this experiment with @
good handkerchief first, for if the clotl
is not tightly drawn it may burn, but
take some worthless piece Of linen ol
muslin, and after you are certain o.
your experience you can astonish you
friends who do not know the secret
! Washington Post.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
Tailor Made Suit and Coat De-
partment.

Tailor Made Suits, 81 90
to $500, Rubberized Coats,
5000 to $500, Silk Petit
coats, $3.50 to $1,000,
Heatherbloom Skirts plain
and embroidered all prices,
Corset Covers, 25c. to $1.5O,
Short japanese Kimonas,
$1.25 and $3.50, Shawls,5 SOC.
to $500, Sweaters, all sizes
and prices, Childrens Coats
any size and price, Ladies
Long Coat, $9.75 to $500,
Infants Caps and Bonnets,
American Lady COrsets.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
INGENIOUS Ponies.

A rather curious habit has been de-
yeloped by Mexican ponies in connec-
ton with the cactus thorns. When
these creatures are thirsty 1t Is said
that before attempting to put their
mouths to the prlckly plant they VIII
first of all stand and kick at the cactus
with their heels. By this means the
thorns are broken and the leathery SKID
bruised, and so the ponies can drink
their fill of the cool Juice without IN
jury.-Strand Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
pionjty of the English Waiter.

The English hotel waiter belongs to
a race which is slowly but surely be-
coming extinct and carries about him
the melancholy aura Of the doomed.
Every head waiter at British inn has
in him at least the making of a dukes
butler. No glimpse Of avarice mars
the perfection Of his monumental man
ner. and If at the last he condescends
to accept your vail 1t is with something
of the air of discrowned kingdom
don Sketch.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
Millinery Parl0r.

The most up-to-date and
reliable Millinery Establish
ment on the Shore. AS 1t is
at the close of the season we
are offering great attractions
in prices on all trimmed hats.
Also find in this department.,
Yelling in all the. popular
shades, Ribbons, Hair Bralds,
Puffs and Hair Rolls.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
EYtraNanant.

Stranger lin DrearyhursD-Is there
a place here where I can get a square
meal? Uncle Welby Gosh-Yes. sir
There's a restur'nt round the cawnel
where you can git the best meal this
side O. Chicago if you don't mind it'
bein' Ieetle expensive. They'll socl
you for 80 cents. but. by gum, it''
wuth it!-Chicago Tribune.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
Gifts For Mother

that are sure to please-Silk
waist pattern, cloth for -; a
skirt, set of furs, black silk
petticoat, sewing table, cut
ting table, material for a suit,
pair kid gloves, shopping
bag, rain coat.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
In Vain!

an vain, In vainv' cried the young
man distractedly. His hair fell in long
wisps about his brows, and his coun-
tenance was deathly white.
The crowd pressed close.
"In vain, in vain" he cried again,
with wringing Of hands and gnashing
Of teeth.
"What?" cried the crowd. What Is
In vainY
"The letter 'vp" cried the young
man as be escaped.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
Furniture.

This department is filled to
overfowing with appropriate
and attractive gifts for the
holiday shopper.
Davenports, Parlor Suits,
Umbrella Jars, Library Ia
bles, Music Cabinets, Work
Baskets, Shirt Waist Boxes,
Easy Chairs, Book Cases,
China Closets, Desks, Couch
es, Toilet Tables, Chiffoniers,
.Pedestals, Card Tables,
Stands, Costumers, Bullets,
Parlor Cabinets, Tete-a-tetes,
Servettes, Comb n a t o n
Desks, Roll Top Desks, Gilt
Furniture, Rockers -75c. to
$3.50. Nothing is more ap-
propriate as a Xmas gift
than a nice comfortable rock
er. We take great care in
selecting our Furniture to Sc
cure the new, ood and out
of the ordinary shapes, such
as Corner pieces, Mission
Pieces for Library and Den
and many other pieces that
help to make the home at
tractiYe and inviting.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
Holiday Stock That First In Variety And QuaNg Ao F@l PGS
Presents for Father

that hewill appreciate Nor
ris Chair, Foot Stool, Card
Table, Clothes Tree, Dress
Suit Case, Travelling Bag,
Nice Umbrella, Shaving
Stand, Leather Rocker,
Magazine Cabinet.