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LIVED AFTER HANGING.
Men and Women Who Survived the
Ordeal of the Soaffold

lnnumerable Instances of resuscita-
tion after hanging are recorded lien
ry Ill. granted pardon to IL woman
named Inetta lie Basham, who was
suspended from o'clock on II Mon
day to sunrise of Thursday and after
ward came to-" DR.. Plot tells of Il
Swiss who was hanged up thirteen
times without effect on account of the
peculiar condition of his wiudpipe, ii
having been converted into bone by
disease.
Annie Green, servant girl. was
hanged Mt oxford In 1860 and recover.
ed fourteen hours afterward under Il
doctors treatment. Mrs. Cope, who
was hanged Mt the same place eight
years later also recovered. On Sept
2, 1924. Margaret Dickson was hanged
mt Edinburgh and recovered while he.
Ing carried to the grave. She lived
for many years afterward and was
universally known as "Half Hanged
Maggie Dickson"
housebreaker named Smith was
hanged at Tyburn In 1905. A reprieve
came when he had been suspended n
quarter of an hour. He was cut down,
bled and revived William Duel, hang
ell In London In 1740. revived and
was transported. A man hanged in
Cork In 1865 was taken In hand by n
physician who brought him round In
six hours, and we are told the fellow
had the nerve to attend a theatrical
performance the same evening
Richard Johnson. hanged at Shrews.
bury, Oct 3. 1896, obtained promise
from an undersheriff 10 place him in
the coffin without changing his clothes
After hanging half. an hour he stlll
showed signs of life, and on cxamlna-
tion 1t was found he Ind wrapped
cords about his body connected with
hooks ut the neck which prevented
the rope from doing It's work The
apparatus was removed and the man
hanged effectually.
1t may be offered In explanation Of
the cases mentioned that there was no
drop used at executions in those days,
the culprlt usually suffering asphyxia
without the cerebral column being
broken.-I.ondon Tit-Bits
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girl moaned and covered ne, .o.,
her hands.

girl moaned and covered uei io.~
her hands
The ruf1ians started for moment
and then drew pistols from their belts.
The three OF us pulled triggers togeth-
er, but our powder was damp and
there was no explosion Then one
sprang back and possessed himself of
their swords, and next moment was
fighting the pair of them.
love to look back on that hour. The
glance that my sweetheart gave me
would have put heart into a coward.
She stopped and lifted up the candle
during all the fight | took the corner
opposite. brave of heart. and then the
blades began to sing.
The fellows were bold and lusty and
ne bunglers with the steel. but within
two minutes knew that | was master
despite the odds. Sometimes the white
hand holding the candle was steady
enough, and our three blades caught
the flame and sent 1t back hundred
times over, and again 1t wavered about
and sent shadows across our faces as
We cut and thrust, parrled and re-
treated
BY and by | flashed my rapler into
the shoulder of one and the hip of the
other, and they were down and out
Then Lady Betty wavered her way
through the open door and fell Into
chair at the table and dropped her
head on her arms and sobbed In
hysterlcal way. l bade the cursing rob-
bers get up and limp away TO be hang
ed elsewhere. and when had seen to
their going steod beside the fearful
maid and said:
Dear one. doth ii not strike thee
that we have been overlong a-woolng"
Dear me, but have never given II
u thought" she replied as she raised
her head and dried her tears all in II
moment.
"Wilt marry me month hence.
sweetheart"
"'Iis too ridiculous"
"Or wilt thou wait here until ride
back for a coach and thy maid aud
wish thee n pleasant Journey"
"Jeffry," she said after startled
look around, thou art determined
and persistent young man"
within n month. dear one? Speak
quickly, for the rain hath ceased and
the moon is showing her face. and If
am TO set out FOR Featherstone'-
Il shall set out. too" she said as
she let me take her hand "Wherever
thou goeth shall follow and he with
thee"
And the capricious Lady Betty was
won at last.
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CHINESE LANGUAGE.
Difference Between the Written Char.
acters and Speech.

acters and Speech.
The dialects or languages of the Chi.
nese empire are very numerous aud
lisslmilar. Thus a Chinese speaking
The dialect of the Kwangtung (Canton)
province is not understood by Chi.
nese residing in the neighboring PROV
.nce OF Fukien. The language or dia-
teet spoken at Shanghai would be quite
strange 10 the people residing ut Pekin
Written characters of Chinese are,
however, understood and recognized
by sight throughout the whole empire
In the same manner as our Arabic nu.
merals |, 2. 3. 1. etc, are recognized
by the eye throughout Europe. But as
these numerals when pronounced or
read have entirely different sounds at
tached to them in England. France.
Germany. Italy, etc. so the Chinese
written characters are spoken In to-
tally different words and sounds In
the several provinces of China. with,
however the important exception that
the mandarin language is spoken or
understood more or less throughout
three-fourths OF China or. roughly
speaking. In nearly all the provinces
north and west of the river Yangtze
The language known us Wen-ll Is the
medium by which the classical books
of China have been handed down 1t
is par excellence the written language
OF China. but 1t Is not generally under
stood by the great mass of the people.
The spoken language-viZ. Mandarin
may also be written, and there Is n
good deal of coloqulal literature in
Mandarin. Versions of the Bible In the
local patols have also been produced In
several districts of the southeast,
where the dialects are very numerous
and diverse.
In the Chinese written language
there are over 10000 distinct charac-
ters or symbols, and this vast number
Is being constantly Increased by the
addition of new characters To repre-
sent new scientific words and modern
ideas.
Although the Chinese are considered
literary people and have naturally II
desire for education. yet owing To the
extreme difficulty Of mastering The
Chinese characters 1t Is estimated that
only one In ten of the population can
read or rite,-Contemporary Review
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GALLERY W.T..
Sometimes the Actors Turn the Tables
on the interrupters.

Sometimes the Actors Turn the Tables
on the interrupters.
Some amusing Instances of the wit
and humor of the gallery and pit
patrons of the drama are printed in the
English Illustrated Magazine. On one
of the first nights of the opera of "Cy-
mon" at Drury Lane dissatisfied crit.
ic when Mr.. Vernon began the last air
In the fourth act. Torn from me- torn
| from me! Which way did they take
herr? Immediately sang In the exact
the audience. why, toward Long Acre.
toward Long Acrer'
Vernon was for moment stunned;
but. recovering himself he sang in re-
jolnder "Ho. no! Did they so? Then,
I'll oyertake her! I'll soon oycrtake
herr and precipitately ran off amid
the paudlts of the whole house.
In "Sancho Panza." comedy in
three acts. by Dufreni, the duke says
at the beginning of the third act ~ he
gin TO get tired OF Sancho." 80 do L."
said n wag in the pit. taking his hat
and walking out. This sealed the fate
OF the piece.
When John Reeve was playing Bonn
bastes at Bristol upon being stabbed
by Artixommus lie denied the fairness
of the thrust and, appealing to the pit,
said, "It Is not fair, sir, il IT." \ bad-
headed gentleman who probably took
the whole representation 10 be serious
and TO whom Reeve directed his glance
replied. Really, slr. | cannot say. for
| don't fence"
Barry Sullivan the Irish tragedian.
was playing In Orchard Ill" some
years ago at Shrewsbury When he
came to the line. "a horse, \ horscl
My kingdom for horse.' some one in
the pit called out, "Wouldn't a donkey
suit you, Mr.. sullivan "Ycs." re-
sponded the tragedian, turning quick
ly OH the lnterrupter; please come
round to the stage door
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Grim Comedy.

A certain young actress was con
stantly irritated by the pompous be
havior OF the actormanager In whose
company she was playing.
"Now. Miss Blank" said the great
one. you'll have an opportunity to
show your talents In another direction
I've cast you for dandy part, small,
but fat And you'll have chance TO
study me in n new role. You've never
seen me do farce comedy, have youT'
Eyes. have" contradicted Miss
Blank; 1--WE seen your Macbeth"
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How Bed herrinas Came.

The first red herring WAS accidental
ly produced In England many years
ago by fisherman who. having Il sur
plus Of fresh herring. hung them up In
a smoky shed to dry and then forgot
all about them. When lie looked at
them some time after he found that
they had changed in color. Tho king
to whom the fishes were presented,
was so interested that he gave permis-
sion to the fisherman 10 exhibit them
around the country as strange mon
sters
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Not Unlikely.

The following appeared recently in
a schoolboy's essay:
"A long time ago England was once
foreign county. England has much
coal beds. When II is finished we shall
have to use our brains for fuel. and It
will be scarce" e."-London Piek-Mc-Ep.
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Tho Pain Of It.

II wouldn't have minded being whip
ped SO much" said the young culprlt,
III the teacher hadn't said that my
me"
'That oughtnt TO make you feel any
worse"
"Well, 1t did. What he punished me
for was telling stories"
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How to Get Poorer Quicker.

We hear great deal about get-rlch-
quick schemes, but If you want to get
poor quick go into Wall street without
a level head or lot Of experience,
play the races, take fler In the
schemes you see advertised, In mines
and oils and real estate-not that they
are all bad, but most Of them are not
good. Some time ago New York man
discharged valuable employee be-
cause he played the races. When ask
ed II he thought gambling wrong, he
said:
at isn't so much that, but l am con-
vinced that n man who would make
the loose. one sided contract required
by n bookmase is not competent to
take care of his own interests or those
Of anybody else."-Success Magazine,
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Knew Where n Want

"Are you one Of those mean spirited
men who ask their wives what they do
with the money they receiver
Certainly not" answered Mr. Meek
ton. Il don't have to ask my wife.
She plays bridge whist" Washington
Star
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His Nerve Good.

Dissatisfied Committeeman You
made dismal failure In your effort to
please our audience. ! shall not pay
your fee in full.
Egotssic Lecturer-Oh. indeed. you
must. sir! assure you | worked much
harder than should have had to labor
with less difficult audience Besides.
think how much rarer n sight | have
given you by failing than should
have given If had ucceeded.-Ly
ceumite and Talent
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Barred Out.

"DOn't you feel wellf" asked n friend
"Not very" answered Mr. Cumroy,
"Why don't you 70 homet'
81 cant. Mother and the girls are
giving n tea, and I'm not invited. -
Washington Star.
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His Busy OaV.

Sooner Nott-De best days work
ever done IN me life WIZ de day I got
married
Hewitt WauZ How WIZ dat!
Sooner Noti-l worked me faddcr-ln-
law fer 81 iar pay de minister. an den
l HING up d. minister. Judge.
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Satisfaction.

"Why do you set your alarm clock? ?
You never get up when 1t rings"
mo. but ! have the satisfaction OF
knowing ! am sleeping late Of my own
free will and not by accident. "-Ex
change.
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Slow Mover.

Blobbs-See that messenger boy read
Ing the dine novel. He hasn't moved
for an hour. Slobbs-What an IDEAL
chess player he would make.-Philadel-
phia Record
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Hie Qualifications

Misery may love company. but it
doesn't entertain Its company very we'll
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It takes two to make bargain but
ONLY one Of them gets it.-Puck
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Hes talking now of becoming IN
actor"
"Why. he hasn't any qualifications.
has hef"
"Oh, yes; 4 friend Of his died recent
ly and left him fur lined overcOat
and high hat. at."-Phlladelphla Press.
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Here is Relief for Women.

Here IL Relief for Women.
II you have pains in the back. Urinary,
Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want Ger.
tain, pleasant herb cure for woman's Ills, try
Mother Gray's Australian Leaf. It 10 safe
and never failing regulator. At Druggists or
by mail 50 cts. sample package FREE. Ad.
dress, The Mother Gray Co.. LeRoy, N. Y.
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Ask for the Best Bresd-MAo-
KAY's.
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RINcoEs, N. j..
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-13
Palm Sunday.

| Yesterday was an ideal Palm Sun
lay The beauty of all outdoors was
~ triumphant a paean as any. of the
iIaises sung in the churches. and
wss symbolic Of the hosannas that
qng ago celebrated the entrance Of
be Christ into Jerusalem.
! All the churches were largely at
fended Special services commemor-
Iative of the day were held in many,
and the rites of confirmation were ad-
ministered to classes at some. The
music was especially elaborate in
honor of the day.
Palm Sunday was observed with
impressive services yesterday at the
st. Frances de Sales Catholic church.
rhe palms were blessed and distrlb-
uted. and the music was a beautiful
part Of both the masses and evening
service.
Confirmation service was held yes
ttrday morning at the German Luth-
Gran church. The program was elab-
crate and included special music be-
s,dss the examination Of the catechu-
men. the taking of the confirmation
VOW and a solemn address to the con-
4, mants. "Will you. also, go away
rhe eiass confirmed were: Frederick
Newman, Earl Ingram, William
Thlelman, Myra Kreutzer, Clara I'm
rath. Geneva Busch, Minnie Vogel,
Irma Peter, Henry Bundesmann'
Cora Herzog, Oscar Schmidt. B1p-
,lzcd: Bette Bundesmann.
An especial Palm Sunday service
was held last night at the Evangelical
church. The Rev. w. f. Bourquia
preached sermon appropriate to the
day. His theme was Pain Sunday.
A musical program was rendered
Mrs. George KatterIohn sang palm
Branches" very effectively. a cor
frmatlon class was examined at the
morning hour.
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nessee river with a tow OF sand and
material for a construction company
at Rlverton.
The Harvester left today for 81.
Louis with a tow Of coal for the West
Kentucky Coal company. The Reaper.
OF the same feet. left today for the
south with a tow OF black diamonds.
The Vernie Mac. with the Wonder
land" the show boat. arrived at tho
wharf this morning. and will show
tonight.
The Russell Lord arrived yesterday
from the south and after taking on
supplies today left FOR the Hatchie
river after a tow OF ties.
The Chattanooga will arrive tonight
from the Tennessee river on her regu.
lar trip
The Little clyde arrived from Joppa
Yesterday afternoon and was about
the harbor today
The Joe Fowler was the Evansville
packet today ard the John Hopkins
Will he In the trade tomorrow.
The Dick Fowler pulled out for
Cairo this morning on time with
good trip. Yesterday the Dick ran her
regular excursion and had a large
crowd.
\ barge was taken ont on the dr>
docks today and The wild Wood" a
small boat was lowered into the
water after n Compiete repairing.
The Hosmcr will arrive today from
the Cumberland river with a raft for
local mills
The George Cowllng made both
trips today to Metropolis and had good
business on both trips
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RIVER NEWS

After reaching within O.3 OF the
danger mark, the river began TO drop
.ast night and this morning at Z
O'Clock the water had fallen O.2. leay-
Ing the gauge uncovered to the 39.5
mark. The water Is not expected TO
|d-op much. as the rains OF April will
keep II at a substantial figure. but al
/ he same time the river prophets do
OF biiove that a flood will come. This
morning the weather was clear aud a
lsoutheasterly wind was blowing
TWO ire alarms were given this
morning at the wharfboat on the
| Dick and Toe Fowler Instantly the
members OF the crew were at their
places with hose. llfeboats and life
oresCryers. Inspectors 81. John and
Green are IN the city and TO announce
o the river fraternity that they were
N the city tho Are alarms we're given
All Of the crews o. IN boats were well
drilled. Today the inspectors inspect
d the Inverness, OF the Ayer-Lord
Tie company's feet.
The clyde arrived last night from
he Tennessee river. and early this
morning went to Joppa 20 discharge
freight. The clyde Will return this
afternoon and remain tied TO N,
wharf unit Wednesday evening az G
o'clock, when she will pull out on her
return trip up Tennessee river.
The Georgia Lee will arrive tonight
from Cincinnati ca route to Memphis
with a big trip. The Georgia has
been tied up at the metropolis on &C
count Of high water.
The Golden Rod was tied az the
wharfboat and arranging TO pull out
tonight o. tomorrow for a trip I'D the
Tennessee river. After visiting all
the light stations the boat will return
here and TIM leave for Pittsbu-g.
The PIttsburg, with a mammoth
tow OF empties from the south. ar
rived this morning and after short
stay, continued on her journey up
tream
The II. W. Buttorff arrived from
Cumberland river yesterday. and load
Ing today. LEFT at ~ o'clock on her
return trip
The Pavonia left today for the
Cumberland river after a tow of ties
for the Ayer-Lord Tie company.
The Mildred left today for the Ten
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Me
MYSTERY
By Stewart Edward White
And Samuel Hopkins Adams
Copyright. 1907. by Mcclure. Phillips & Co.


The crisis had comerbut my resolu-
ton was fully prepared for 1t.
should not have cared greatly If ! had
had to shoot the man. as certainly
should have done had he dlsobeyed.
There would then have been one less
to deal with In the final accounting,
which strangely enough | now for n
moment neyer doubted would come. l
had not before aimed at a mans life,
so you can see TO what tcnsity the
battling mystery had strung me.
Perdosa hesltated Il fraction Of an
instant. ] really think he might have
Glanced It, but Handy Solomon. who
had been Watching me closely, growl-
ed AT him.
Drop II. you foolr' he said
Perdosa let fall the knife
Now. get at that cable" command
ed. still at white heat. ] stood over
him until lie was well at work, then
Turned back TO set tasks for the other
mon. Handy Solomon met me half
way.
"BcgGing your pardon. Mr. Eagen 20
'ail he. II want a word with YOU"
II have nothing to say to you" |
snapped. still excited.
1T amt reasonable not 10 hear n
mans say" L. advised IN his most
concillatory manner "Im talking Tor
Ill Of US"
lie paused moment. took ny ST.
encc for consent and went ahead.
Begging your pardon, Mr Eagen"
said be. "vc aln't going 70 % ony
moro useless work. There oll't n
uzlncts nbcut Us. but We S13't Gol1g
70 be busy AZ nothing al The cam;
work and the haulln' and cuttin' and
clcanin' and the rest Of It well do
gladly But we amt coiu' 10 pound
any more cable. AMI you can Liss The
book on that"
"Yol mean to mu;inyf" 7 asked.
He made. dcprcCatory gesture.
tut us aboard ship. sir. and let ne
hear the OLE man give H. orders, AMI
yod'il ind ~ muilny Ia rs. Eut here
ashore its different. Ill The Oh man
give orders 10 pound The cahle?"
Il represent the captaln, | stammcr-
cd
lie caught the evasion. Il thought
so. We'll. II you got any Lick on US.
please, sir, 60 get the Old man. II he
says 20 our face pound cable. why
pound cable # Is. Ain't that right,
boysT'
They murmurcd something. Perlo-
ga deliberately dropped BIS hammer
and joined the group Ny hand stray
cd again toward the sawed of Colts
-.
Il wouldn't do that" said Handy
Solomon. almost kindly. "You couldn't
Kill US all. And wat good would It do?
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why the Fox Didn't Run.

on November 1G Frank Devilder.
while walking down the track OF
Coughs railroad below the Beaver
Meadows, noticed a fox on the track
His front feet were on The rails as II
in the act of crossing. Mr. DeVllder
shot, but the fox remained as at firsi
noticed. Upon a closer inquiry 1t was
found that the shot hit the cross tie
just underneath the animal. aud Mr..
Dovilder proceeded TO Stay him with
the butt of his gun, when he found to
his surprise the front feet of the fox
frozen fast to the rails. Mr.. De-
Wilder brought the fox to Marienyille
and Squire Drockway paid the bounty.
Philadelphia Record.
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The service Sunday morning al
Grace Episcopal church was especially
beautiful and impressive. 1t was the
and conservation Of mem
orial lectern placed in the church by
friends and relatives, in Paducah and
elsewhere, of Miss Re5ecca Allen, The
Inscription on the base of the lecterh
was the dominant note of the ser'
vice-"To the Glory of God and in
Loving Memory" Both solemn.ty
and simplicity characterized 1t, the
reverent spirit of worship and the in
timacy of a love and friendship that
knows no death. The lectern is al
angel design and is perfect in its con-
ception and finish. 1t is of duh brass
1t the base, but the angel whose
graceful arms appraised supports the
iesk which holds the Bible is OF
bronze. The flowers used about the
lectern and in the chancel yesterday
were the Easter lilies and he purple
leur-de-lis.
The music was lovely and appro-
pirate TO the day and occasion, songs
Of triumph. Mr.. Robert ID. Mac
Millen sang 1.-THE Palms" for thu
offertory. The sermon of the Rev.
David c. Wright was beautiful in its
sympathetic insight into the inner
things of life and its grasp upon the
essential in the outer things. His
text from 2 Timothy AS, was
"Henceforth there is laid up for me a
crown of righteousness, which the
Lord. the righteous Judge, shall give
me at that day" Forcibly and clearly
he illustrated the Importance of leav-
Ing This life with ones hands full OF
the things that are worth while; the
contrast between the crowns for
which the Christian strives and the
crowns OF the workings seeking; and
the perfect calm that can come even
here from work well done. as SHOWN
by the doubt in the apostle Paul..
early years In the ministry and the
assurance of his last days. 9
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asks you that. | can cut down a
chicken with my knife at twenty feet
You must surely see, sir. that | could
have killed you too easy while you
we're covering Pancho there. This amt
got to be a war. Mr.. Eagan, just be-
cause we don't want To work without
any sense 10 it,"
There was more Of the same sort /
had plenty of time TO see my dilemma.
Either l would have TO abandon my
attempt TO keep the men busy or |
would have to invoke tho authority Of
Captain Selover. To do the latter
would be to destroy It The master
had become a stuffed figure. bog
with which TO frighten. an empty blad-
der that a prick would collapse. With
what grace ! could muster I had TO
give in.
You'll have TO have 1t your own
way. suppose" snapped.
Thrackles grlnned, and Pulz started
to say something. but Handy solomon,
with a peremptory gesture and a black
scowl. stopped him short
@'V"s thht . Ni4dh ti5ht BAoP-
err and handsome!" he cried admlring-
ly. I'VE RELY had no right TO expect
that. boys, as seamen from our first
officer! You can kiss the book on 1t
that very few crews have such kind
masters. Mr.. Eagen has the right, and
we signed to 1t all straight to work us
as he pleases. and wat does he do?
Why. he up and gives US week shore
leave, and then he gives us light
watches. and all the time our pay goes
on just the same. Now, that's wat !
calls right proper and handsome con-
duct, or the devils a preacher, and l
ventures with all respect to propose
three cheers for Mr.. Eagen."
They gave them, griiring broadly.
The villain stood lookinglat me. a sar-
donic CLEAN in the bach Of hla exc.