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The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
A ONE NIGHT CONVERT.
Incident In the Temperance Career oi
Father Mathew.

Incident In the Temperance Career Of
Father Mathew.
In 1S43, when Father Mathew was
crusading for total abstinence In Lon
don, he created no small amusement
for large party at the hospitable
mansion OF an Irish nobleman by his
attempts, partly playful, but also part
ly serious, to make convert Of Lord
Brougham. who resisted good humor
edly. but resolutely, the efforts of his
jealous neighbor. The incident Is re-
lated by Katharine lyman In her biog-
raphy Of Father Mathew.
II drink very little wine." said
Brougham. "only half glass ut lunch
con and two half glasses ut dinner.
And, though my medical adviser told
me l should increase the quantity.
refused to do So"
HE was wrong, my lord, for ad-
vising you to increase the quantity. and
you were wrong in taking the small
quantity you do" said Father Mathew.
"but have my hopes Of you"
And 30. after a pleasant resistance
on the part Of the learned lord. Father
Mathew invested his lordship with the
silver medal and ribbon. the insignia
and collar Of the new order OF the
Bath"
''Then will keep IT," said Brougham.
"and take 1t to the house. where I
shall be sure to meet old Lord - the
worse for liquor. and I will put It on
him."
The announcement Of this intention
was received with much laughter. for
the noble lord referred to was notori-
Gus for his potations.
Lord Brougham was as good MS his
word. for on meeting the veteran peer
he said. Lord -, have a present
from Father Mathew for you" and
passed the ribbon rapidly over his
neck
'Then tell you what 1t is. Brough.
am will keep sober for this night
was the peers unexpected response.
And he Fept this vow. to the amaze
ment OF his friends.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
GAVE THE ANSWER.
A Soldier Who Followed the Orders -
General Jackson.

General Jackson.
Illustrative of the exasperating ease
wien which chickens occasionally come
Soldiers Letters to Charming Nellie"
On a day In June. 1862. in the early
part Of the civil war General Hood Of
the Texas brigade halted each regi-
ment in turn and gave his orders. To
the Fourth he said:
SOLDIERS of the Fourth. know a.
little Of your destination as you do. II.
however. any Of you learn or suspect
it. keep 1t a secret. To every one who
asks questions answer. I don't know.
We are now under the orders of Gen
eral Jackson. and l repeat them to
you"
ders against foraging, but apples were
plentiful. and It was contrary to nature
for hungry soldiers not to eat them.
and so 1t came about that on the
march to Staunton General jackson
came upon a Texan sitting on the
limb Of an apple tree busily engaged in
filling his haversack with the choicest
fruit.
The general refined In his old sorrel
horse and In his customary curt tone
asked:
What are you doing in that tree.
sir?"
"I don't know" replied the Texan.
what command do -ou belong tor
81 don't know"
as your command ahead of you or
behind your"
"I don't know"
Thus 1t went on. II don't know" CIV
en- as answer to every question. Final
ly Jackson asked sternly:
"Why do you give me that answer
to every question:
"'Cause them's the orders our gen.
eral gin us this mornin'. an he tole
us he got 'em that er way straight
from ole Jackson" replied the man in
the tree.
Disguised with too literal obedi-
ence to his own commands. but yet
not caring to argue the point. General
Jackson rode on.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
The Great Circus.

The famous Coliseum In old Rome.
massive as It was. was mere toy IN
comparison with the great circus.
which filed the valley between the
PalatIne and the Aventine hills. The
Coliseum Is said to have been able to
seat $4,000 people, while the seating
capacity of the great circus was, at
different periods. 10000. 25O.00O and.
lastly. $4,000 spectators. The great
circus was probably the most stu.
pendous building ever erected for pub.
Tic spectncles.-New York American.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
POWER OF WATER.
Under Certain Conditions u 10 Prse.
tieally irresistibls.


Under Certain Conditions Il 10 Praes
ticaliy irrssistibls.
When a man goes In swimming NJ
the seashore and slaps the water forci
bly, with his hand Or takes back dive
from u pier aud lands squarely on his
back he realizes that the unstable
LIQUID Offers not q little resistance.
Yet, says a writer In the New York
Tribune, 1t would surprise almost any
body to see what water will do under
certain conditions.
A stream from u hreman's hose Will
knock a man down. The jet from q
nozzle used In placer mining In the
west eats away a large piece OF land
In day, toys with great powders as
II they were pebbles and would shoot
q man over the country as though he
were q projectile from cannon.
There Is a story Of an eastern black
smith who went west and made bet
that he could knock a hole through
the Jet of one Of these nozzles with
sledge hammer. He lifted his arms.
swung the sledge and came down on
the ten inch stream with q force that
would have dented an anvil. But the
jet, never penetrated, whisked the
massive hammer out OF the black
smiths hands and tossed 1t several
hundred feet away into the debris Of
gold bearing gravel beneath a crum-
bling cliff. After this the blacksmith
left out iron when he spoke Of hard
substances.
There Is also a power plant near
Durango. Colo, where a United States
cayalrymnn one day thought he had
an easy job in cutting a two inch
stream with his sword. He made q
valiant attack. The result was thnt
his sword was shivered In two and
his wrist broken.
A little thinner jet OF water descend
ing 1.60O feet to a manufactory at
Grenoble. Spain. and travelling at the
moderate speed Of 100 yards a second
fractures the best blades Of Toledo.
OF course some people will not be-
iieve such stories without having seen
the thing. and one may think 1t n proof
of the scientific Imagination to say
that an inch thick sheet of water. pro-
vided II had sufficient velocity. would
ward OF bombshells as well as steel
plate.
Nevertheless many persons while
travelling have seen brakeman put a
small hydraulic jack under one end
Of Pullman car and lift twenty tons
or so by few icisurcly strokes OF the
pump handle. and the experience OF
ricins every day In a hydraulic Gle
vator tends TO remove doubts of the
magic power possessed by water hitch
ed to machine.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
Tho ersvity Of eaIIar.t.

1t was in Ballarat that Mark Twain
found the local language so puzzling
at first, the good people Of the place
deeming life too short to dawdle in
their talk.
The mayor called on the American
humorist and laconically said "K'm."
Then when Mark Twain gave him
cigar he simply said 90"
Subsequent inquiry revealed that
these terms were Ballaratcse for "wel-
come" and "thank you."-London
Chronicle.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
eimini and IN. rovnt.In ot Youth.

Bimini was n fabulous island firmly
believed In by the Indinns Of the An
TILES. though they could give no fur
ther clew to Its location thnn that It
lay some hundreds OF leagues north
Of Hispanioln. On this island was
the famous fountain OF youth, Civ
Ing perpetual health and vigor It
was the search for this fountain that
led Ponce de Leon and Hernando de
Soto to Florida. on the outskirts of
which the Island was generally sup
posed to be situated.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
SIMPLE FAITH.
A surIy Burglars confidenes In an
Editors Business Acun,sn.


Editors Business Acumsn.
A man who admitted that he came
direct from state prison tried to sell
to the city editor OF New York news
paper weird and startling story OF a
missing will which he declared had
been revealed to him by n fellow con-
Wet. He was burly fellow with
prognathous Jaw. and he had lost nn
eye In battle. The mere look Of him
would frighten timid citizen into
trcmors. Mr.. White. the expert In
criminology, cross examined the man
as follows:
why were you In Auburn?"
'Highway" Qneaning. OF course. high
way robbery.
~ suppose you were wrongfully con.
victed."
"Nuh; dey had me right"
Such engaging candor made Mr..
White feel that the man was truthful,
md he was greatly disappointed when
strict investigation disclosed the fact
that the story Of the missing will was
all fictitious. The man was disap-
pointed. too at the failure OF his ro-
nance. but he went away from the
newspaper Office In cheerful mood,
with some remark about better luck
next time.
A week later Mr.. White was sum
moned to the reception room OF the
newspaper, and there he found his
friend. the burly highwnymnn, his
shoulders broader, his single eye fiercer
than ever. But his visit was quite
friendly. although somewhat tinged
with business. He evId ,ntly believed
he could rely on Mr.. Whites good
faith and business acumen. Fixing
Mr.. White with his glitterIng eye. the
strong armed one plucked him by the
sleeve over to corner of the room
md there In loud. hoarse whisper In
IuIred:
Say. couldjcr do anything wit cou-
pie o. watchesr'-IIarper's Weekly.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
conosrning Hi. kis.inq Of H,r.

Only one person with mean dis
position would have figured out this
little prose poem. 1t runs as follows:
Which do you think is the greatest
slur?
DID lie kiss herr
Did HE kiss herr
Did he KISS herr
Or.
Did he kiss HER?-CleveInnd News.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
II allied.

"Does that young woman hail from
BostonT
yes" answered the western youth
houghtfully. that expresses the idea
precisely. She halls from Boston.
was never before overtaken by such
a heavy downfall of intellectual Ice"
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
Tho Fare.

This is how a driver OF the prison
van, known as Black Maria. distin-
guished himself A would be wit on
the causeway hailed him:
"Got any room inside, RobertT
"There's room for one," replied the
driver. 1--WE KEEP It for you"
Not entirely disconcerted. the wit
made another shot.
"what's your fareT he asked.
The answer entirely extinguished
him.
BREAD and water-same as you had
beforew-Pearson's Weekly.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
w.snv . Beauty.

Tired Traveller ito barber)-Spending
the night I'm sleeping car doesn't i'm
prove ones beauty. does It? Barber
don't know what you looked like
when you started. but guess you're
right-Hnrper's Bazaar.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
III, or..t N..d.

miss Dolly. you know the old ad-
age"-
II don't want to hear anything about
ndd-axcr." she interrupted. "What We
girls want IL some subtract-a ges."-
Woman's Homo Companion.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
RsasonabI. Enouoh

"What's your objection to the farm.
ulsterT
'The land appears to be sunken."
~But that's owing to the heavy
crops" s."-Washington Herald.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08
Man, Poor Mani

Mrs. Flutter--Mrs. Crabapple says
her husband kisses her goodby every
morning Of his life. Mr.. Flutter-I Of
ten wondered what gave him that sour
expression. Smart Set.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-08

Death hnngs over thee while thou
iivest. while 1t is In thy power to bs
good.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03

ws siaim shn Il catching cold could
se sroldsd some 81 fhs most danger.
osa and fatal diseases woula never B.
beard o. 4 cold often forms 4 culture
BED fof germs d infectious dlseaaes.
Consumption. pneumonia. diphfhersa
and scarlet ieFef four Of the most dan.
sefg1a and fatal diseases. are 81 thls
class. The culture bed formed b The
cold faYora ihe development or the
germs o. these diseases. that would
aoi Otherwise find iodgmenl There Il
little danger. however. of any of these
being contracted when 4 good
sHpectorani cough medlclne ike
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Is used
= cleans out these culture beds thar
favor ihe Development of the germs
u these diseases That Is why this
remedy has proved 80 universally sue
sesaful IN preventing pneumonia. hi
aot only cures your cold quickly. but
ninlmizes the risk Of contracting
hese dangerous diseases. For sale
y az druggists. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03

In the Matter Of DR.. E. L. Dawson
ct al.
State Of Oklahoma. Grady County
Before the County Commissioners Of
Said County.
In the matter Of the petition Of Dr.
=. L. Dawson and others owning land
IN sections 20, 81. 20. q. 2s and "a. In
township 8 north. range 8 west asking
for the establishment Of drainage
district and the Issuance OF bonds 10
meet the expenses Of laying out and
opening and deepening the channal OF
High Line creek beginning in the bed
OF said creek where in the northwest
corner OF the northeast quarter OF
section 20. In said township and range
thence In a southeasterly direction
Strengthening the channel OF said
creek and deepening and broadening Il
to rs junction with Jack creek so that
complete and proper drainage for the
lands along said creek and adjacent
thereto can be had. notice Is hereby
given that by order OF the county com.
missioners Of said county made and
entered Of record on the 9Th day Of
January, 1909. in regular meeting the
petition Of said DR.. e. L. Dawson and
others, the report OF the viewers here
tofore appointed by said board, and
Of the maps and exhibits Of z. E.
Colby. who accompanied said viewers
under the direction OF the board. filed
with said report, viii on Monday. the
lst day Of February, 1909, be heard |
and considered by said commissioners
u or before which date any person
Interested may file objections and re-
list the confirmation Of said report
md action thereon by this board.
By order OF the board.
Ed r. Johns,
Attest: Chairman
]. D. Lindsay,
(seaD County Clerk. l-9-2ttl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03
KANSAS AVENUE PAVEMENT.

The 1908 lnstalIment OF the assess.
ment against each Of the lots and par
cells Of land In Improvement District
No z ls due and payable on Jan. /, and
the statutory penalties for non.pay-
payment attaches after that date. The
payment Of the lnstallment should be
made to the city clerk on or before
that date In order to avoid the penal.
ty, Must give number Of lot and block
you want to pay on.
JOE DEWs,
l-l4'sOd City Clerk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03

WAsHlNGToN's PLAGUE SPOTS
Lie in The low, marshy bottoms Of the
Potomac The breeding ground Of ma.
hria germs, These germs cause chills,
fever and ague, hillonsness. jaundice
lassllude- weakness and general debil.
ity and bring suffering or death to-
thousands yearly. But Electric Bit.
lera never fail 70 destroy them and
cure malaria troubles. @They are the
hest all'round tonic and cure for ms
iaria ever used writes II. nj. James
Of i'ouellen, 4. q. They euro atom.
ach, liver kidney and blood troubles
and will prevent typhoid. TRY thom.
1Oe. Guaranteed BY brown q Co.
D&wl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03
The CRIME oE lnLENEss-

Idleness means trouble for any one.
It's the same with lazy liver. 1t
causes consultation, headache. jaun.
dice, sallow complexion, pimples and
blotches, loss Of appetite, nasea, but
DR.. Kin's New Life Pills soon Danish
liver troubles and build up your health.
Zoe at Brown & Co.'S D&W
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03

Tire boss tayss snow me Nhst you
drink and ~ sho~ you what you are
Lots q people drink our coffee when
they want 10 drink somethins real
good You can start the Day with
our coffee and feel 80 good and ssrona
you WON'T care for any brsees until "a.
morrow morning. when yoU get our
good coffee again. coIly, think
cup of our ascent coffee. piping hot.
with a dash Of real cream or carnstlon
Brand ls about the smoothest and most
avory dope fellow can get outside of.
We are surely headquarters for the
Ilndandy coffee. Yss, and you should
try some of our "AlI oredo canned
goods.
y. W. MCCAIN, Grocer.
Phone 427. Sixth and chIckasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03
(First Published Jan. 10. 1909
sHERIEEls SALE

State of Oklahoma, Grady County SIS
Jacob c. Good. Plaintiff. VS.. ]. f
Long, defendant. No 1928.
Notice Is hereby given. that by yir
tue Of an execution to me directed
and delivered and now in my hands
isued out Of the clerks office Of Dis.
trict court, Grady county, state Of ok.
lahoma. upon Judgment and decree
OF attachment lien, rendered in said
court In favor Of the plaintiff. Jacob
G. Good, and against the defendant
! + Long, have levied upon The
following described real estate Of said
defendant to-wit:
Lot seven CD in block four fN.
Rock Island addition to the city OF
Chiekasha, Oklahoma. and that / shan
on Saturday, the goth day Of February.
A. p. 1908, at the hour of 2 o'clock
p m. Of said day at the front door
p the court house In said county and
state. proceed 70 sell the right, title
md interest Of the above named. j. F.
long. In and to the above described
property TO satisfy aaid Judgment. and
'ostH, amounting to Two hundred sixty.
I've dollars and seventy cents, togeth-
II with ali accrning costs Of sale and
interest on the same from the 18th day
I February. 1909, at the rate of s |
er cont per annum at public auction
. the highest bidder for cash.
N. B. Louthan,
Sheriff Of Grady County.
BY @. w. Yearta,
Under Sheriff.
hort & Blair.
fss.xx.44ea~ Ak&~~.sz.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03

For pleasant rooms. parlor
and bedroom. With private entrance.
all conyeniences. close in. For four
gentlemen. Or married couple. Phone
S. 2-St
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03
lFlrst Published Jan. %. 1903
sHERlFF's SALE


State Of Oklahoma, Grady County, IS.
Meta chesnut, Plaintiff, vs. ]. NJ.
Sharp, Defendant. No, 1868.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
Of an execution TO me directed and
delivered. and now in my hands. is
sued out Of the clerks office OF dis
trict court, Grady county. state Of Ok.
lahoma, upon a judgment rendered IN
said court in favor OF Meta Chestnut
and against J. NJ, Sharp. | have levied
upon the following described real es-
tate Of said defendant, to-wit:
The northeast quarter of the south
west quarter and the north half OF
the southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter. OF section twenty-five (22).
IN township seven north, range seven
west, Indian Base and Meridian, less
right Of way Of the st. L. & S. r. Ry.
Co. and about 4 acres for the city
water works. In Grady county, Okla
home. And that shall, on Tuesday
the 2Srd day Of February 500. at the
hour Of 2 o'clock p. m. Of said day. at
the front door Of the court house in the |
city Of chiclsasha. In said county and
state, proceed TO sell the right. title
and interest Of the above named ] nj.
sharp In and to the above described
property TO satisfy said Judgment and
costs amounting to two hundred and
sixtyfiye dollars and fifty-seven cents
together with all accruing costs Of
sale, and Interest on the same from
The 2ath day Of August, 1908, at the
rate Of per cent per annum, at pub.
ic auction 70 the highest bidder for
'ash
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03

Wanted Male stenogfapher who Is
accurate with figures and can do Bill
ing. J z. Harrington. z-I.st
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03

For Rent-Nice furnished room for
young man at ei0 South Fifth street.
2-st
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03
A GOOD THING.

Jim Huggina has put On garbag
wagon. II you want Jour garbage 70
moved phone 7s2. Jim Ilugeins.
i*T'lm0 City Haavenger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03
FOR RENT.

For Rent-Feb. 8. one large front
room for light housekeeping, g02 Colo
rado avenue. 2.st
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03

]uiouoos Ivsa i saoLa ispsN plon
fvaAvor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03

NJ. p. Louthan,
Sheriff Of Grady County.
BY @ w. Yearta,
Under Sheriff.
Bond & Melton,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Dated At ChicRasha. Okiahoma. this
A1hd day OF January. 1900. i.2aa0t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03
Want
Ads


Wanied-White girl for plain cook
Ing. 1907 chickasha avenue. 22st
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03
LOST AND FOUND.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Wanted Table boarders. sl2 col.
orado avenue. 1-2s-6t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03

Short & Blair.
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Dated at Chickasha, this 10Th day
Of January 1903 1-10S0d
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-02-03
FOR SALE.

For sale-small barn at a bargain.
Phone 454. or call 5is Colorado. 1.r.st
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-21
ONE MAN's KINDNESS
SAVES GIRL SUICIDE
FROM PAUPER'S GRAVE
SIMPLE SERVICES ros AMELIA
ANDERSON. WHO DRANK
cAasoLlc ACID.

Rather than go the body Of Miss
a aelia Anderson 40 down 10 a
Neglected grave IN tho pottef's field.
sf1pls yet beautiful funeral SER
vkes attended only b. Hev. J u o.
PfNerr. pastor " tho First Uniinfs
Ha church and few others were
maids possible today lhronsh the
gasefosity Of Bert nuiierWofth u
iiis undertaking firm u nulcfworth
4 Sons
The siri committed suicide at the
home a supreme Justice George y
Morris several days aEo by drinking
earbaiic aeid A quarrel with her
sweetheart ia said 10 have hscn the
rause The BODY was taken 10 the
undertaking establishment ~ But.
isrrurth 4 Sons and during that
ttlHs not single person came for
Nsrd to Identify tho corpse Il was
urlt after WORKING several days that
BERT nutisfworth iearned that her
risht name was Amelia Johanna
Anderson Al the Morris home the
Young woman was known a. Amelia
miller Had il not been for the zen.
sroslty Of Bert Butterworth. the
eirfs body would have been buried
in a coarse pine box In the potter's
field
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-21
CAN YOU BEAT THIS FOR A MIXTURE OF
RACES AND OF RACIAL CUSTOMS?

Namy Saith, Of the Streets Of
Cairo. has bloasomed forth as a
deliver into the inoongruous BE
ing Syrian by birth. Turkish by
apbriuginE French by education,
aud coamopollie by virtue OF much
world travelling, salIh has seen
many unique aud bazarro sights.
but. take 1t from him. II was not IN
IN Saturday night that he ran
against the very topmost height Of
incongruliy. and he has offered a
reward Of $500 Turkish feg, hand.
somely worked In hand embroidery,
for an example that will beat Il
On Saturday night after the
Streets had closed, Sallh, with two
friends. went up to the restaurant
In the Chinese village for one Of
the small tenderlolns that All King
IL making his reputation with. AZ
a table across from his sat one Of
his dancing girls, eating as II her
pay cheek depended on II,
There was nothing al all strange
In this. save possibly, that the
dancing lady was alone, for the
girls Of the dsnso du yontre have
eppetlteR and usually the where
withal to satisfy them; also, they
usually have company at dinner.
Then Saith looked at the dish
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-21
CITY JAIL RECORDS SHOW TOLL BOOZE
COLLECTS OF PEOPLE IN SEATTLE

even more positive than the iailera
that booze Is the greatest cause OF
misery In the world II you ash
them what percentage Of the emer'
gcncy cases that come to them for
treatment are either directly or In
directly attributable 10 whisky,
they will probably starile you with
the greatness Of the figure 20 per
cent
And they gill not stop with lust
mentioning the percentage, they
will 20 even further and show you
lust why they are not exaggeratlng
Try the coroner next. and II he
doesn't tell YOU that 10 por cent of
all the violent deaths he ia called
to Investigate are traceable 10
drink, then he will have changed
hts mind since yesterday Drink
may not be the primary cause, but
itn effect Is found IN the accident
or tragedy.
Thus all down the gamui Of crime
and misery. death aud sickness, We
see that IN some measure drink has
had a hand in bringing about the
conditions.