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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Die iunaen gteleute Senrp Brandt
iinb BON ibrer Sodseitsreiie am feb.
ten Suuntae bier uieber anselanet
nadbem iie 8ermanbte in Oklahoma,
&anias, unb in &uduiue. 900, Be-
iudt batten.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

nniere 2eier unb sans beionoers
uniere i96nen aeierinnen, MAIDEN
mir auf bic auf Settle 2. bes beutiaen
Boltsblatt befiuolihe Yramte Offer
te a%uImertiam.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

gbas. Rishmann mar 9tenftag
braben In Gore mo- er benz Besrdb'
nib bes 9errn Gbas. DIETING beise'
tuobnt bate. Batter DIETING bate
bic 80 iiberibritten unb feline eben.
faIs betaste Satin iiberlebt IGN.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

per- s. 8. 8uidmeper, BON Gas
cunabe, mar seitern in Der Stabt uno
aud In unierer Office Elm miutunt'
rlerer Beiuher.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

9ruf. barrp Bruens trelder TN
iaoOfsn bes States als 2ebrer tbd'
mar, II sur Belt ftelIuertretenter
unierer biefieen 6fentli@en
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

5rl. 2t5sie Shuenina, BON Smiss,
reiite am 9ienitas uad 8eGrineton,
WRo., mo ie ben Binter iiber gu bIeis
beu geoentt.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

lIntun Gpple unb feline Shwefer
SRI. Rarp Gpple BON Rurriiun NOS
rem Gussanas leber Bode bier um
benz SeardbniB ibrer nerturbenen
9ante 5rau 5rana Claus beisuuub.
men.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Sabse Goebtmann unb Gusuft
EOebtmann baben ibre 2dnbersien In
Eeyas an gbrift @itteuba4 fir feline
etlpa 4 Reiten met BON RorriiOn
Iiesenbe go sIder umfaFenbs Jarm
berhanbelt.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Bel 9lnbp 8immsrmaun, an Der
Coles Greet, sab's am letten Sart
iae abenb Eanspersnieen.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Jrl. CLARA Bedmann, III bon einem'
mebtwbHentlitcn aufentsalt in ct.
Souls am SOnntas bier ruieber sinse.
truffen.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Bernhard Stein unb Sbwieeer'
tptter 5rau Oscar Steir runren an.
ianss Der BuHe mebrere Gage In st.
Souls.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Die Gounts Court unb bas RaH'
las.@eriAt fuerben ndHien ROntas
fir ben 3puember Eernsin in Sisune
treten.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Seute Gbenb bat bic K. Of P. 2o'
&c arbeit i'm |. grabe uub iino aIe
Diitelieber sriutt 81 eriheinen.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

5rt. Waars Steiner, BON Netu pa
ben, bsfinbet fid isit 9tenitas bier
gu Seiud unb If Gaf bee 5amitie
Sulius Graf.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Serr Suftau Robpn bonn ct. 2uui.
fer Softnntt beieu Satin Dor iursem
fiarb, bsfinbet ft felt setern bier
bel ieiner betasteu SHUTTER unb ieinen
Sei&win.rn Az 8eiu& unb sur Or.
boluns.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Sn Oer Yulitii 1T iupeit tuieber
nues rubts. Bios eruartet man
nnr md bic p%ificieIIe 8ihluna ab.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

frau .. VI. Silber bate Gnianas
Der Bohe einen GufalI BON 8neus
munin, 1T uber acknowledgements tuie.
Der beHer.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Die @ifouri Baeifie 8abnseiel.
idaft erbDbte ben 9obu Der Streden'
arbeiter BON 1925 auf Sl.35 per
Gag.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Gruu Senrp Stufenbroeter. uun
ct. aouis, 1T bier our BiIees iprer
tranten S9ueter, SRI. 8aleOa 5Iiez
mann.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Sci. Clara 9osi&el febrte esFern
BON einsHt mebrtdeisen Stiu@s BON
st. gpuis ;urad.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

5rau RidaeI 8uei9 une 5ruu
Nnna 5luetid BON Suiss baben iid
AM Rittwod auf 8 Gage mad st.
2puis teesben.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Grau 1snrp Huhmann tuel&e 8
@ohen ~ 8eiud In ct. 2puts mar,
tam lesten Samitas iuiebsE beiHt.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

5rau &oiu Steinmeb nelbe nit
ibren Satten 5rant Steinmes bier
su Seiu6 mar iebrte NitttuOd mad
st. Souls Suriid. Serr eteinmes
beaab fi& nad Gebar gitp UNI
ieine oamObnenOe @utter su Be.
iuhen.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

6err unb Jrau Ausuft Rattelmann
tunren anfanss ber Bofe In Dundee
bel Bm. Rattelrnann gu Bsiud.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20
8ebrt Dor ber eianen 9tar.

Riemanb pirb eS fur eudp tbun.
gs III eure Gufsabe allen Erubel Dor.
subeueen uno ibr f6nnt unb ruerbet
fernbatten allen 9eber, unb ginee.
ueibe Grubel tuenu ibr Dr. ssing'a
Nsu 2ife 8iqs nebntt. Sic batten
AUDI fern Walaria, @elbiudt unb
bili6ie Gnfaae. IS Gents In 8alfer
Bros Gpotbete.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

RatriOtii&e G4weiser srri@ten In
Sisblanb, Sus., Elm 9eutmal far
Seinrid Bosbarb.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Gin Sninuiier Seriht bat satibis.
ben, bob S&aum ntdt ais Bier Der.
fault tperben bari.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20
poa Atrmaaa
Seine 8amf ii6erer

Sris SObein, uun Srafe, mar ee'
fern bier; e~benfaIIs iein SObn @ils
helm.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

I'm bon 16.iabriaen Rab9en unb
anbern itDnen Saten su reben;
babt ibr ie iOlG berrli@es @stter
eeieben?
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Hn lesten eamitae Raamittag
bielten bic Ueitstieber bes SascOuaoe
County gderbau.8 ereins lire Sabr.
esperiammluns alb unb srwdtlten
fuIeenbe geamte unb 9ireitureu iiirs
tommenbe, Sabr: 8b. Sasfner.
graFoent; Souls 5abertod, Setre'
tor; Sris Sruens, Collector; ghrit
Gberlin, Sdabmeifter; Greo Ddsner,
GummiKionsr, welhe nit DITTO Gber'
lin, Rpbert @atfer, Wite Reumann
unb &m. s. 8ueibel bic na&aiabrt'
pe Sair gu b ioreen haben.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

9as ndtfe auf Dem Brosrantn IN
ber 9aniiaeunsstas.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

Inter Sabruna BON 8ictor U. Sill
ber welfer Gle einleitenten ehritte
aetbau, besaben fit am Sienftae fOf.
eenoe Burger oieier umseseub mad
Ieras una ba iidb bic @e8enb anSu'
idauen unb auf UNI 2dnoereien gu
faufen: Gbrih Bittenbad. Gbas.
Rueaer, Senrp aari1nid, gbas.
8uidmeper. 90. Sranbburf, 5rib
5ride, SOiepb Sdpar3, gourao
S&pars, Yaul @aebler, 9enrp
@amsr. Ssnrp sDntas, gbas. Cten-
bans nnb Sobn 5fupp.
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Gsite 2.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20
Fall and Winter Dress Goods

hRY GOODS have never been any cheape
than at present. the Top Notch Prices Of
last fall and spring are gone, and never before have
You bought Dry Goods cheaper than you can at
present. ?
INVITE everybody for an early inspection
w. OF our Dress Goods Department comprise
ing Broad Cloth, Wool Serges, Panamas, Mohair,
Shadow Stripe Suitings, Black Yard wide Silks,
Fleezelined Goods.
NLOTH COVERED Buttons are largely used for
Trimming Ladies Suits and we have all
sizes and colors.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-11-20

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BplfsbIatt.s
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No. zoos
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-16
THE ASPHALT QUARREL

TNLESS appearances are unusually
deceitful, the asphalt trust is de-
" termined to embroil the United
States with Venezuela. Any nation
which deliberately bilks American citi-
zens should be spanked, when it has
been shown that ordinary suasion is of
no avail. But when private capitalists
attempt to incite the government to
send out gunboats to collect doubtful
bad debts or compel foreigners residing
under their own flags to keep question
able contracts made with American cit
liens, it is time for the nation to pro-
test.
The following passage lis part of the
literature circulated by the asphalt
trust:
'In the case of Venezuela our gov
ernment has reached stage where it
must either use some form of coercion
or submit to what it believes to be and
feels to be grave injustice to persons
and corporations entitled to it's aid and
it's protection Secretary Root has
earnestly considered every objection
Venezuela has advanced to the arbitra-
ton we have proposed to her on sew
eral different occa sions. He has made
all allowances and discounted every
claim that was Of doubtful equity.
Enough, however, remains even in
the least meritorious of the claims to
demand honest recognition from Vene-
zuela. Such recognition Castro has
contumaclously refused even to con-
slider, and the time has come for ap-
propriate action in the premises on the
part of congress"
If the honor Of the United States is
at stake it is time for action on the
part of congress. If a poor, weak
American citizen has been thrown into
prison or robbed it is time for action
on the part of congress. If Venezuela
is afraid that one of the American
trusts about which so much has been
written in Venezuela and everywhere
else in the world is about to gobble
that country or seize with strangle
hold one of it's leading products,
then Venezuela will not be without
American sympathizers, because in
the past few Republican years there
are many American citizens in the
United States who have been treated
in that fashion by the trusts. Castro
claims that American monopolizers
have abused their rights and that all
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-16
GOOD CITIZENSHIP

STUDENT of men and affairs in
n discussing the ethics of politics
IA said recently: 1.-THE supreme, the
very highest duty of good citizenship
is to assist, by all honorable effort and
means in the nomination and election
of honest, upright competent men to
official position. We can no more
have good government administered
by corrupt evil-minded officials than
can the prince of evil discharge the
duties of an angel of light. l would
far rather live under the worst form of
government conducted by able. high
minded men than under the most per-
feet system directed by those who are
incapable of performaing or unwilling
to perform the functions and duties
devolving upon them.'
In other words, a benevolent and
capable tyranny is preferable to dis
honest and incompetent republicanism.
This is a truism which, like many
other self-evident propositions, is neg
lected. Community after community
in the United States has deliberately
elected to office men so dishonest that
after while they threw to the winds
even common caution and began to be
so iagrantly, openly and riotously
thievish and crooked that their reluc-
tant constituents had to remove them
from power and send them to states
prison. Sometimes the injured tax
IL -
unfaithful stewards. Sometimes they
have been able to punish only minor Of
tenders, while the real criminals took
trips to Europe or South America or
Canada for year or two.
1t Is said the average citizen refuses
to give enough attention to public and
political affairs. The fact is, he refuses
to give enough attention to public and
political men. In a vast majority of
cases he is at their mercy. Let US re-
they do not take advantage of his
carelessness and the opportunities it
throws in their way. In the instances
in which the office holder succumbs
to temptation or deliberately plots
against his constituents and makes
plans for enriching himself at their
expense he is unfit for his office and
should never have been nominated and
elected. Every citizen at election time
should ask himself, Who are my can
didates? He should use every endeavor
to have the question answered honest
ly, and if the result of the investiga-
tion should call in question the good
character of the candidate the citizen
who persists in voting for him while
he knows the man is dangerous and
not to be trusted in a responsible office
makes himself particeps criminis if the
dishonest office holder should act in
accordance with his character and an
tecedents. Many a weary year has
come and gone since Jesus asked, do
men gather grapes of thorns or figs of
thistles?" But men still go ahead in
the same old blundering way, expect
ing to find good fruits on official thorns
and thistles!
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-16
OF WORLD wilde INTEREST
.LAPANs.S NATIONAL EXPOSITION
BY FREDERIC }. HAskIN

on account of the consideration of ex-
pense. Up to this time only two for
eign amusement enterprises have ap-
peared at any of the Japanese internal
fairs. At Osaka there was a small
Russian circus which charged 12th
dancer, who gave performances for
scent admission. Although these
prices were absurdly low these attrac-
tions played to capacity" from early
until late. The curious Japanese
swarmed to see the strange foreign
doings and the spirit of Carmencita's
flying heels Is still the subject of en-
thusiastic reminiscence among the
yokels of inland Japan. Such Ameri-
can attractions as negro jubilee singers
and dancers, vaudeville and circus acts
in which there is no talking and the
unique devices that have been so pop
ular in the amusement parks in Amer
lea undoubtedly would prove great
drawing cards on the Toxic pike.
The Japanese exposition must also
be looked upon by the foreign exhibitor
from a different point of view. There
are many kinds of goods that have
proved popular In other countries that
could not be used here at all. For
instance 1t would be a useless expense
to send certain kinds of heavy machin-
cry such a great distance when there
is no market awaiting 1t. The poverty
of the Japanese masses is so great that
their purchases must be confined al
most exclusively to cheap necessities.
Every prospective exhibitor should
keep this in mind.
After the Osaka exposition there was
much complaint from foreign exhibitors
whose trade marks were stolen and i'm
itated by the Japanese. To prevent a
recurrence of this dishonesty a law win
be passed making the infringement of
trade marks punishable by fine and
Imprisonment. This law will be bind
ing from the moment the exhibitor files
his application at the patent office,
without regard to the date of that
bureaus Endorsement. However, in the
light of past experience and the pres
.ent difficulty in getting satisfaction
from Japanese courts for even the most
fragrant infringements the exposition
officials need not be surprised If for
eign exhibitors demand more than fair
promises of protection. The most GER
tain means of Japan's convincing OUT
siders OF her good intentions in this
regard is to make an example of some
of its citizens who may be easily point
ed out as offenders at this time. There
Is no need to wait until 1912 for reform.
Copyright. 1908. by Frederic j. Haskin)
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-16
BOYCOTTS

HTE HAVE pointed out in these
w columns that there has been an
approximation of the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties. We have
shown that the approximation has
been a one-sder affair. The Democracy
stays put. 1t stands where it has al
ways stood The Republican party, In
dire and desperate need of measures
that would win the public and cajole
votes, appropriated many Democratic
suggestions, and without credit or ac-
acknowledgement plagiarized principles.
At the same time, Republicanism re-
tains enough of it's original sin, enough
opportunity for attack. Indeed, much
of it's program should be attacked.
Some of the suggestions made that will
probably be adopted in the Republican
national platform are odious and out
rageous. 1t is difficult to see how they
could have suggested themselves to
any one trained to think in American
modes of thought. The Republican par
ty, If continued in power, will penalize
the boycott. It will make it unlawful
to follow the example of the Ameri-
can revolutionary leaders who boy
cotted tea and all merchants who dealt
in tea. Some dear, simple souls think
that these heroic early American meas
ures affected only Britons, or English
men, Far was this from being the
case. Thousands of patriotic Ameri-
cans were affected by the boycott or
British imports. Hundreds of them
wrecked. Long established American
firms had to go out of business. the
boycott caused great hardship among
Americans, but they who realized that
the boycott was patriotism, and not
mere spite work, thct there was states
manship in 1t and not mere malice, did
not grumble even if 1t meant that with
all their worldly goods they did endow
the young Republic, without hope of
reward-nay, without hope of restitu-
ton. Oh, how we wish congressional
lawyerettes and petty political bab-
blers would read American history,
secular, sacred and constitutional. No
one should be allowed to sit in congress
who cannot pass a civil service exam
ination in history. A man who is not
familiar with American history legis-
lates without really knowing what he
is legislating about" To penalize the
boycott would stultify American his
tory. And If the government is to be
allowed TO send men to jail for boy
cotting certain factories and factory
products, where is this sumptuary reg
ulation of the civil right to fight for
civil rights-albeit to fight in an un-
civil manner-where is 1t to end? Some
times an employer, fearing that next
three months business will be bad, dis
charges his entire force in order to
hang on TO the profits they have earned
for him during the year. This man is
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-16
GOOD TIDINGS

n PTIMISTS will rejoice over the
news that the anti-liquor party
won elections in two-thirds of
the Southern California towns where
rum selling was an issue. Old Booze
was whipped in Riverside county and
many other places where his friends
used influence, money, power and all
varieties of suasion, the moral" and
the other kind. The sentiment of the
country is indicated clearly by this
election. The cause of temperance is
gaining. 1t may be compared with
other great issues which at first were
received with discourtesy and even con-
tempt by many people and afterward
became the causes for which the over
whelming majority worked and voted.
The abolition of slavery, the regulation
of working hours, Sunday closing of
factories and stores, purity in politics,
each in turn has been derided, each
characterized as an iridescent dream.
We rejoice in the progress of temper
ance not merely because we believe the
cause is just and existing conditions
are a menace to good order and morals,
out also because we believe the victory
achieve other reforms. Few people
realize the intimate connection between
the whisky traffic. the saloon evil,
gambling houses, race track gambling,
other forms of gambling disorderly con-
duct, embezzlement, falsehood, fraud
corruption, greed, poverty, destitution
crooked politics, avarice and child
labor. All these evils are interrelated.
Temperance reform would not make
mankind keep the ten commandments,
but it would remove a frequent and
unnecessary temptation to break the
commandments. temperance advo-
cate is not a crank. There may be
cranks who are temperance advocates,
because there are cranks in every walk
of life, and plenty of them are in the
liquor business.
But most of the modern temper
ance advocates are believers in this re-
form because they recognize the inti-
mate connection between temperance,
national stability and national progress.
Alcohol weakens the will power. The
weakening of the will power makes 1t
easy for the man thus debilitated to fall
into temptation, easy for him to be led
into it by a stronger willed man, and
easier for him to be delivered over to
evil. The nation cannot afford to have
it's mental vitality impaired by alco-
holic poisons. There would be only one
result, one certain consequence. De-
peneracY would be the nations doom.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-16
CLEAR. CRISP AND CLEAN
THE GAMBLING EVIL

H1HE wife who shot her husbands
race track associate at Monrovia
- was not held for trial. The judge
said to her. woman, go home to your
children" Everybody in the court
room wept, and the husband whose
folly caused the trouble took his wire
home No doubt he will behave himselt
for some time to come. 1t might be
said that he has been punished. But
this depends on his point of view.
No matter what may be thought con-
cerning the persons involved in the
scandal, there can be no difference OF
opinion as to the cause that led to IT,
If it had not been for race track
gambling, the domestic happiness or
the man and wife who apparently have
been reconciled by bloodshed would not
have been interfered with, and there
would have been no court room scene
to write about. Race track gambling is
guilty of murder, embezzlement, false
hood and all kinds of knavery 1t
encourages the liquor traffic, and
thrives best where there are no re-
strictlons on grog selling. 1t destroys
homes, disunites families, breaks
hearts. 1t encourages everything that
is bad and discourages everything that
is good The circumstances OF the Mon
rovia tragedy may be repeated any
day, in any American community. In
a civilization that cannot control or
repress minor evils is it any wonder
that major evils from time to time be-
come powerful? Gambling could be
controlled and eventually suppressed.
But it is such a striking feature of our
social life that probably those who
have It in their power to do away with
it are afraid to exercise that power.
They think the United States would be
unrecognizable without rambling.
reform, they say, would be too far
reaching. The first big gambling trans
action on record was the South Sea
Bubble 1t ruined manv people who
were the ancestors of some OF the
America. cnd Britons of today. But
other bubbles came after the South Sea
Bubble, and still they come. Is gamb-
ling in the blood? Cannot we rid our
selves of Z? Or are W as a nation on
such friendly terms with Satan that we
cannot bear to Danish him? Is parting
with the devil such sweet sorrow that
it mus. be long drawn out? 1t looks
as if that were the case, doesn't it?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-16
10Y IN CHINA

THOR some time it has been apparent
II that the Chinese royal dynasty
n like others, has been tottering on
Tzu Hsi, that uncanny old witch who
rules the emperor of China, the fiowery
nation long ere now might have been
done up into bouquets for the powers
and by them But the Chinese emperor
has been even more lottery than cir
cumstances seemed to warrant. He
was sure of his three square meals
day, as long as his head remained on
his shoulders, and If he did as he was
bid he was reasonably sure of being
able to hang on to his headpiece. But
the Son of Heaven brooded and
dropped. He became lean, and worry
drew crows feet at the corners of his
almond eyes. Now he will begin to put
on flesh, and will again be a credit to
the imperial cook. He has found his
marriage contract. 1t has been missing
ever since the loot of Peking. Chinese
diplomats and consular agents were in
structed to hunt for it all over the
world. One of them discovered it in
bar room in Southern Germany. 1t is
a fine piece of silk, four feet long and
foot wide, richly emblazoned with chi
nese characters. 1t drew trade to the
German saloon keeper. He will be paid
we'll for restoring it to it's owner. Its
recovery will lift a great weight from
the mind of the emperor. According to
all reports it is not much of mind,
and cannot stand much pressure. In
all probability the emperor will now
begin to think for himself. Stranger
things have happened.