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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
THE BACK OF THE NECK.
Make 1t Proof Against Drafts and
Colds In the Head.


"When / was a boy" said doctor,
~ didn't believe in drafts. thought
that they who imputed colds to drafts
We're cranks. But one November
night at concert l felt all the even
ing strong draft on the back Of my
neck. 1t was so strong it resembled u
suction pump. Now said l to NY
self well see If this draft will give
yours truly a cold"
He shuddered.
For II week." he said, II was laid
up with so vile a cold that l couldn't
breathe save with my mouth open.
and now / am satisfied that nine out
Of every ten colds are solely due to IL
graft on the back of the neck.
II know how to prevent such colds
!Icnce may practically say that
know how to prevent all colds. 1t is n
fact that none of my patients. thanks
20 my method. know what cold is.
''rhey learn from me to do this-to
battle the back of the neck every
morning in cold water Thus the spot
becomes hardened. 1t becomes draf;
proof.
And when a new patient, peculiarly
sensitive to colds, visits me. my pecul-
lar treatment is to blow on the back
OF his neck with a bellows for several
days in succession. The bellows, in
conjunction with the icy douchc, frees
him from all future susceptibility.
TRanceforth his winters pass without
that horrid winter pest, bad cold."--
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
SHETLAND PONIES.
Active as Terriers, Sure Footed IS
Mules, Patiert as Dahkcya.

Active as Terriers, Sure Footed as
Mules, Patiert as Dankeya.
SLetlands are "foaled in Csc ,ilalds.
live in the fields ana die IA the fields"
They have Il rooted dislil;e foEti,tdoor
life and thrive best when allowed to
feed naturally on green grass. with
perhaps hay in winter. Until two
years old nature provides "A soft wool.
like covering. Afterwari the mature
coat of hair appears. to he shed
each spring, when the ponies appear
sleek and handsome. Full grown.
they are immensely strong. with wide
quarters, powerful legs and a grea,
width and depth over the heart and
lungs. And. as Bengie wrote III 1870
in his Tour In Shetlsnty', 1.-The
Shetland pony is the mosviIovabe of
animals in the wide crcntfon. They
are snrightly and active us terriers,
sure footed rs mules and patient as
donkeys. The horse is accredited as
the noblest of the lower nnimals, and
the Shetland pony stands ut the head
of this noble race as the most imtelli-
gent and faithful of them ALL"
The great value Of the Shetland to
the coal miners lies in It's ability to
work in the low galleries in thin
scanned pits, where other ponies could
not travel. Their strength DOES not
correspond with their dimhiutits pro
portions, and they will travel thirty
miles day in the seams, drawing
from twelve to fourteen hundred
weight. Underground their lot is
hard, but use becomes second naturc.
and they are treated, If roughly. not
unsindly.-St. James Gazette
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
w&fd for any case Catarrh that can,
not e cured by Halls Catanh Cure.
9. j. Cheney &C O.. Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, have known
+ j cheney for the last Is years, ard
te.'9ye him perfectly honorable in
a! business transactions, and finan,
e'aliy able to carry out any obiiga-
tons made by his firm.
Walding, Knnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. c.
Halls catarrh Cure is taken il
telnally, acting directly upon the
2lo9d and mucous surfaces Of the
.5em. Testimonials sent free. Price
tsJ per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
colored Preachers Text,

A colored man in Atlanta. Ca, is a
preacher on Sundays and barber on
week days. One of his customers
makes it a rule to be first In the chair
on Monday morning. when he is sure
of being entertained by resume of
..uncle Rastus'' Sunday dissertation.
at night the family always looked for
the latest from the colored brother.
This was one of his recent effusions
Yesterday took for my text Clean
Illness am next to godliness.' and /
dun reach my climax wild dis argu-
ment: Now, what day follows Sun
day? Why, Monday. Monday is
wash day in all well regulated fam
blies. Monday comes mex to Sun
day: so, my bredden. that settles it
that the words of my tex am true.
Cleanliness am mex to goodness" "
Chicago Record-Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

1t was mean trick, but. then, that
is the kind that's usually successful.
That dog said the owner, vii!
bring me anything l send him for,
and am willing to bet on it,
Straightway Il bet was arranged.
and then the manager of the billiard
hall suggested that he would like to
have the pool table brought to him.
Certainly" answered the owner of
the dog. and he pointed to the table
and said, Fetch it,"
The dog raced around it once or
twice and then grabbed a pocket and
tore 1t off.
"Hold ONT cried the billiard man.
Hell ruin the table"
"Of course" answered the owner of
the dog, but if you give him time
he'll get it all over here. You didn't
suppose he could bring it in one trip,
did you?"
But the billiard man paid the bet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
Tho Better Part,

A delightful little story is told ..
Prosper Mcrimee. the French author.
He was once guest at royal hua;,
when hares, pheasants and ether
game We're driven before the emperor
and his followers. and the servants
picked up the victims of the sport
Among all the members of the hnHl.
ing party Prosper Merimee alone ha1
no trophy to display
"How does this happen" asked
some one.
Where game is so plenty the me.i'
of marksman seems to me to lie in
hitting nothing" replied Merilnee
with grave courtesy, 80 fired be.
tween the birds"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
THE DEvILFlsH.
He Is Not a Man Eater, but q Gently
Reared Monster.

nc is MOT man Eater, Dur 1eHt'y
Reared Monster.
Contrary to popular belief, the devil
fish IS not Il man eater. according to
an official publication issued by the
Smithsonian Institution, Washington
after an authoritative study of the sub
ject by DIR. Theodore Gill. associate in
zoology in the national museum. THE
food Of the devilfshes." he says, $50
far from being large animals and oc'
casienally u man or so. as has been al
legged. appears 10 be chiefly the small
crabs. sirinps and other crustaccanf
ard young CT snail fishes. Rarely doe;
one prey on large fishes"
DR.. GIN Says that in Il number of 70
spects the young devllfs' grows III
under nursing and training remarkal!,
like that OF Il human being. 1t is ncl.-
ished. for instance. from its mothers
milk. 1t is Il popularity of the dcvii-
fish, he adds. that, instead of In. ia.
many thousands or millions of egg,
normally has only single young d7c
at birth. A baby devilfish is Sc =
times as bread as five feet and wei;-'Ni
twenty pounds or more.
DR., Gill adds that devilfishes moge
about from place to place in sort 9:
submarine fight, speeding themselrc
along by flaps of the long winglile
fins.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
Day Dreams.


If you have Il particular piece q
work to do, get it done. Don't wal
for the mood to strike you.
Don't dream! There ere more l.n
cious hours wast2t, III day DE-
than any e u @eu.d care to tin :
about ii we counted tkam.
The queer thing about day Dire
is that so few of them ever a:ac
to anything. The dreamer IL =
semiconscious when building lis ::
castles. so. as rule. they have
practical foundation.
While you are at work, keep yp:
mind on what you are doing. am! I
not let it wander off to what -
would like to be doing. Only by Ike :
ing your mind on what you are dc!".
now can you bring 1t fresh and he,
to the things you like doing best VIII;
the time for doing them comes. Thi':
ing too much about even great hap, i
ness takes the edge off it.
The best time for day dreams i
after you have gone to bed.-Net,
York American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
Skatinq.

Skating is believed to have been In
vented in northern Europe in prchi
toric times. William Fitz-Stcphr:i
speaks of it in Loudon toward t.e
end of the twelfth century, but it ii !
not really catch hold until the cav.
Tiers who had been i'll exile wiz.
Charles II. brought it with them fra;a
Holland. On Dec. l, 1862, Mr.. re.2. 5
having occasion to cross the pa.&
first in my life. it being great frost
did see people sliding with their
skates. which is a very pretty arr
On the 9Th he went purposely to see
the sight and again found 1t VERY
pretty."-London Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
Too Much Quiet.

On one occasion the hustling and
energetic archbishop of York. DR..
Maclagan, wrote to the vicar in an
outlying village suggesting that he
should lend his church for the purpose
of giving the clergy of the. district a
quiet day" for meditation and frater-
nal reunion. The witty VICAR of this
sleepy hamlet in the wolds promptly
replied:
My Dear Lord Neutrality-suspicious. very
kind letter to hand. But what the people
in this village want most in their spiritual
life is not a quiet day." but an earth
quake.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
The chinaman and His Dragon.
IL Chinuman wishes for lappness

IL Suluuiliti w lSuC.S loL
and peace in this world and the next
he feels obliged to consult his lnajesty
the dragon u; to where his iiduss shall
be built and his grave DC niade.
Through the earth, SO say the Chinese.
flow two currents = the dragon and
the tiger. Now, for man to have
good fortune in life or ;,s lie would
say in pigeon English" 10 -ra,chce
chance" his house must be pat ia
certain position in reference to taasc
currents. If he is to rest ,;aie!ly IN
his grave, that also must be ctire tl5
placed. So called wise men make II
business of choosin. favorallr sizes
for homes and graves. protesting By
means of 4 wand and incautiti,,i.s and
other kinds Of tcmfooiely t. i2c able
to detect the presence OF the ,..a.on
and the tiger and to tell in what di-
rection they flow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
Waters on Horseback.

In great French houses of days gene
by dinner was announced by the blew
ing of hunting horns. and it is on reg
ord that Mt certain gala feasts 10
dishes were brought in by servants in
full armor mounted upon caparisol,e,3
horses, Il practice we could only loof
for during the reign of chivalry. c.
the attendants at dinner the carver ~ !
server took precedence over all th4
others. They stood probably on earh
side of their lord. The server. it n,a.
be mentioned, was the officer who
placed the dishes on the table.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
Works Both WAYS.

$50 you think it is an advantage 10
man to so to congress for awhile"
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum
at gives the people in his own town
a chance to think he is a great man l.
Washington and the people in Wash
ington chance to think he is Il great
man in his own town. Washington
Star
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
London Standard.


Judge said the prisoner, 81 sup
pose you're going to soak me-"
You are habitual offender" re-
piled the judge; were caught with the
stolen goods. and the court will have
to do its painful duty"
II don't want to seem unreasonable"
replied the prisoner. II don't mind a
long sentence. Pm used to 1t. But
say, judge, cut out the lecture that
usually goes with 1t, won't you
Philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
STATE is WELL ORGANIZED
Men Are Touring Iowa in Interests Of
Big Church Convention.

Big Church Convention.
Des Moines, March 9.-Dozens of
men are touring Iowa in the interests
Of the big state conference for the
laymen's missionary movement, which
is to be held at the Auditorium in Des
Moines, March 20, "a and rs. This is
expected to be the biggest meeting
for men ever held in the middle west
and it is designed to interest men in
missionary work. Many noted men
are on the program and Governor B. F.
Carroll will preside at the banquet
which will be held at the First Meth
odist- church in Des Moines on the
evening of March %, the opening night.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

Mother-Johnny, your Uncle Henry
will be here for dinner, and You must
have your face and hands washed.
Small johnny Yes. mamma, but s'pos-
in somethin' happens and he don't
come, what then Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
TIE Retcrt CcuAtcu-

Professor Bates was qui.2i3~
dent named Fond, who S"e-pt7
know nothing of the srhie II ~
"Are there no fish in i'lS -
morning?" he exclaimed II l96E5h
"Tes, professor replied the s,adeit
"but the Bates no good. Lippincott's
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

81 think it is high time" said Mis-.
oldcastle, "for the people of this coun-
try to take Il firm stand against vivi-
section"
$50 do l." replied her hostess. 40
north, no south, is my motto."--Chi-
cago Record-Herald
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
Not Ouise.

=" sleep with your letters under m
pillow" the modern lover wrote.
Then he yawned and muttered Il
himself:
"At least so, to sleep over the let
ters suppose it's the same thing
New Orleans es-Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

Robbins-I don't see why any actor
should ever be out of a job. Bobbins-
Why? Robbins-Aco ording to the nd
yertisements, every good play Is full Of
good Observation-Disclosures.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
The Brute,

eyes, this room is dark. damp and
positively uninhabitable. 1t is sup
piled for your wife's mother, II she has
one"
"she has. I'll take the fiat."-Boston
Traveller.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

First Teacher You told me to re.
mind you to punish Willie Thompsc~
this morning for impudence. Seccrt
Teacher-I'll do it tomorrow. TN
called before the school board tcdn'
for INSTRUMENTATION Lippincott's
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

Sam sparks-oh, yo' amt de only
seed in de sunfowah. Der's lots OBJ
uddeh gals dat hab called me "Sugah"
befo' All ebeh heahd OBJ yo'. Belinda
Sparks-Well. man, If dey called yo'
"sugah" dey sholy must hab meant
loaf sugah.-Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
A. Secret.

sparks-I wonder why it is woman
lets out everything you tell her? Shar';;
My dear boy. a woman has only two
siews of a secret-either 1t is MT
worth keeping or it is too good to kee"
London Opinion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
NOTICE OF QUESTION. RELATIVE
TO PURCHASE OF STAND PIPE.
TO BE SUBMITTED AT MtffI-
clPAL ELECTION TO &c
Hell q MnRcL % 1ano

Notice is hereby given. that at the
general municipal election TO ne Held in
and for the City of Mancheste. low a.
on Monday. March 29th19O the folioN
ing question will be submitted TO tli1
legal electors of said city to-wii: SE,tal
tte City OF Manchester Iowa purchase
the Stand Pipe now used in connecti "a
with its Water Works Syste.r AT a COST
not to exceed sj949. 90" Said question
% be submitted will appear o. a seiar-I
ste ballot, with the words Yes and
No printed thereon Those in tfavo.
If the purchase of the said stand pirc
viii place cross in the square opposite
he word Yes and those opposed in
lie square opposite the word No"
That said Stand Pipe is now used bv
he city. in connection with it's system
of water works. under a contract, and
use with the owners thereof. for a
arioa of ninety nine years from the
ae OF completion thereof, at al annual
entail of si1G.43, PAYABLE seni-annua.-
Y. That in said contract and ease, the
sity has reserved the right to purchase
said Stand Pipe at any tine it may so
elect. at the agreed price OF sEasp.O0
That the polling places for said .elec-
ton will be as follows:
First ward Armory of Cont any r.
Second ward: Council Chamber in City
Third ward: At residence of W., j.
Burke. on Franklin street.
Dated February 18th. 1909.
Feb 24-4wks. & y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

First Tramp-You won't get nothing
decent there: them people is vegeta-
rians. Second Tramp-Is that right?
First Tramp-Yes. and they've got
log wot n't.-Philadelphia Inquirer,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

"He's an old newspaper man"
"About how eld:"
"Well, he can remember when tha
only issued extras whcr so'Ne,
happened -T.ouisville Courin- it,u'r
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

how many think to atone for the
evil they have done by the good they
intend TO do and are only virtuous In
pyospective!-EHot
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

A great man is made up of qualit
that meet or make great occasicn
Lowell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10
HOLDING THE CELLO.
An Anecdote of Duport and the EN-.
peror Napoleon.

N,no,.or In 49,, 40, Eva =.
,a,s,s 80
'.''S'N ~ Is uuiiit'eo ll'at .Ee i'i
'i'''' tastes Oh ''he Norslcah ogre
we're not elevated. But for all that lie
loved singing so much that many D
ti.ale after concert he ordered the
~ lists to come TO the palace auJ
sia. bcfore him and the Erurcss .lo.
80 ,,;,,n
,.,rio,. .oaa J. ,,, i. =,
l,,. M -. S ~ - III. WV =.
o, 80. 80
., 49,, ~ - -, ~, - - :,
Vi lHaeell.s,. ,ray fe. fsl.5n. a g,a
tie apt.Y,r cnGGsnlg eater !.
!AH nst7 n:Ctad If. h.ld ~.4i,,
:lnG when tho ioea was III; ,iod r-i,
lc In7ort:
";o%' the't'cuce do yen manage H.
iiecf' that ins ,tunicut 30 netiootec ="
.i.i, taking rp tAa cello. he tried te
ja Il between hi; spulred hau;;.
Iecr puae,t near,y tainted when Ii
sa.,' his treasure treated Ito !. v"rI
hcrsa Tor several Minutes he lo
on, trembling fro.a hnnd 10 fcat. y,
last, howc~cr. he dartcd r..w.ard =, 1,
called out sire" in such ;!sthcti
to"ci that Che emSeror han7ad Ii
laei; the Instrument.
Daport thereupan Showed how Tn
i1&-runent was held. h;lt every III
bis imperial master extended Iii: h"@t'
to attempt to Go Il hilast!f Duoe-.
tha'5 himself back In alarm iii finni.
II Itsenhine whispered soi2ethia. IN
her husband, who burst out larshia,.
and put IN end to the cello lesson
New York Sun.
Iii, Action o+ , s,i,e4
Tbe sniue, ins,rnu,nrt w,s q, Ina
,,,.,,,.,,,,a,,t ,,,,,, ~, 80, -, -.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-10

Europe is less than rne
large as Asia.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-01-21


So Mr.. Wellman went way up north, far
away from Sweden, and after spending long
time in the construction of his aerial pole
finder, he set sail in his airship in a snowstorm
The snow was thick high up in that cold eli
mate and 1t got into the pilots eyes Conse-
quently the expedition was abandoned for the
time.
Next June. however, Mr.. Welman will again
set sail for the pole with the assurance that
his machine will perform at least part of the
journey satisfactorily. On ethereal subjects
Wellman has become an expert He has also
had real polar experience Mr. Wellman not
long ago declared that his airship is, for his
own purpose of finding the pole, more efficient
than that of Count Zeppelin, which can sail
all day long without dropping to earth for
more gasoline.
Commodore Peary is to-day scrutinizing arc
tic regions for signs of the location of the pole.
He will go as far north as is possible on his
polar ship Theodore Roosevelt, and dogs and
sledges will take him the rest of the distance.
1t will be several years. probably, before the
real fruits Of this expedition become known to
newspaper readers OF America.
Many lives have been lost In the quest for
the pole. That and the south pole, located
somewhere in the Antarctic, are the only
discovered parts Of this Wide world, and the ma
ton which plants its flag on either of the
poles will be lucky. for then 1t will own the end
of the earth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-01-21
Home Industry In Colorado.

This state Is gradually coming to
the front as manufacturing center.
Raw materials are much cheaper and
easier to obtain here than in the
extreme eastern states. The home
market for machinery and articles of
all kinds is good. partly due to the
patriotic spirit OF the citizens to help
home industry by their patronage.
1t is rather hard now for some of
the factories to obtain skilled labor at
this time. but with our boys and girls
growing up and learning the different
trades this difficulty will be overcome.
People can live much cheaper and bet
ter In this state than they can In the
eastern states on account OF the lower
prices of farm and garden products.
BY the increased home demand for
these products prices will OF course
become higher. This is where the
farmer gets his pay for patronizIng
home Industries.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-01-21
e cA0Z 6oW51eJ .~zzHoo -

Give me a cargo of logs, another of casks
partly filled with emergency supplies and
single vessel. specifically constructed, and
can go from Behring strait to the pole right
across the Arctic ocean. Scatter the logs, port
able houses and casks upon a group of heavy
Ice Hoes, surrounding the ship shifting the sup
plies If necessary by windlasses, motors or
dogs, and we'll succeed. A single crew can
handle the three cargoes. Had the Jeanette
expedition adopted this plan It would have
won In support of my plan Rear Admiral Mel
vile stated to me that small house erected
on the Ice at the beginning of the drift Of the
Jeanette having blown away before 1t had
been fastened down, was found two years later
less than two miles from the ship. thus proving
that the ship and ice proceed Just as a balloon
moves with the atmosphere in which 1t floats.
With portable studios and laboratories, our ar
lists and scientists may work with tranquility.
With balloons we will view a wide stretch of
territory and as did the Baldwin-Zeigler expe-
dition frequently, dispatch messengers home
ward. With our logs as fuel we'll barbecue the
walrus seal and polar bear. With the casks
emptied we'll form notilla filled with dupli-
Gates of our collections"
That's the way Mr.. Baldwin would do 1t.
With your feet planted on the home hearth
stone, the domicile good and warm, plenty to
eat for each meal and no worries, 1t looks easy.
doesn't 1t? But the obstacles which any ex-
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-01-21

which would greet his eyes would make him
the envy of Rip Van Wrinkle.
Discovery of the nortn pole will doubtless be
made within the lifetimer of many citizens of
to-day. Anyhow that is what the scientists de-
clare They say the mere discovery of the
pole is simple 1t is the conquering of the de-
tails which must be surmounted that require
the thought and efforts.
Most novel of all plans to plant the American
nag or for that matter any other country's
nag on top of the pole is that which some
time ago was proposed by Evelyn Briggs Bald
win, who is now working out details of his
scheme.
Ihis intrepid explorer aims to float to the
pole and take plenty of time getting there He
laid out the plan in detail before the Harvard
union at Cambridge. Mass some time ago and
while some blase persons were skeptical, 9TH
ers said they liked the plan.
Here's the way Mr.. Baldwin would do it:
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-01-21

pedition must face
are known only
to the man who
has made such
attempts before.
That has been
the great trouble
with polar expe-
ditions, 1t is said.
They are too oft
en- planned with
the conveniences
of a great city
within reach of
the hand.
Perhaps the
most sane polar
expedition which
a n y o n e h a $
sprung for years
has been that of
Walter Wellman.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-01-21
rbe lrl.h o. n.

''How's yer husband after the acoi-
dent, Mrs. GInnertyg"
Faith. sumtoImes he's better an
sumtolmes he's worse, but frum the
way he swears and yills an takes on
whin he's better. Oh think he's better
whin he's wurse."