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Arizona republican., 1909-10-17

The Douglas Dispatch complains
that gambling is flourishing and
wide open in Douglas, and that the
peace officers approve IT or ig-
more it. Such complaint could not
have been truthfuly made while we
had rangers to enforce the laws.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-17
Roosevelt Dam Breaks

II you should see the above headliner
in your daily paper, what would you
do? There would be an awfur scat
tering for the safe ground. Every
one would try to get there first.
That is just the way our ad telling
that a NEW CAR OF FURNITURE
JUST RECEIVED acted on the peo-
pie who KNEW.
We have the finest line of furni-
'ture, best and lowest prices, most
select stock. largest and only FULLY
GUARANTEED stock of household
goods in the city. Here is just a
small list of our stock: Brass Beds.
Enamel Beds. Mattresses of all kinds.
Dressers in Oak, Birds Eye Maple,
and CHARTERED aOk. ChiffOnieres in
Oak, and Birds Eye, Oak Extension
Tables-Golden Oak or Mission, China
Closets also in the Mission; also
Library Tables, Chairs, Rockers,
Serving Tables and Bullets in MIS-
SION
MASSlE'S SPECIAL SPRINGS ARE
THE BEST IN THE CITY!!M!
GET WISE-BE ONE OF THOSE
WHO KNOW.
MaSSie 4 Sons
1t4-116 West Washington Street.
Phone Main PSI.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Had Forty Homes,

vollon, the painter. was a unique
parsonage even among the odd charac-
ters Of Paris. While he was essen
TALLY q bohemian, there were times
when even his patience was taxed to
the utmost, and to obviate the neces-
slty of meeting unwelcome people be
conceived the idea of multiplying his
lodging places. At the time Of his
death he owned no less than forty
homes. all In apartment houses, sltu-
ated In all the out Of the way corners
Of Paris. plainly furnished and with
just enough accommodation for him
self. He changed from one to the
other all the time In order to escape
importunate acquaintances aud TO take
refuge from his friends It was In or
der to throw them all OF the scent
that he engaged rooms all over the
city. He finally died In the Rue de
Dunkerque, where he had as many as
three different apartments, all within
a stones throw Of one another. N.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

uucsted on several occaalons that
there be similar excursions run tho
Hooking Valley has made no effort
to accommodate the local patrons OF
the road. Had the baseball manage
ment known the course that was to
be taken by the Hooking Valley 1t
would have refused to transfer the
games to Columbus and they would
have been played here. The action
taken by the Hooking Valley Is q
direct slap at the local baseball COM
rany which was ready to post its
guarantee for the train even at tho
high rate of rs cents for the round
trip demanded by the railroad. Off
clals OF the baseball company are
angry over the Hooking Valleys ac-
ton and do not hesitate to roast
the local Officials OF the Hooking
as well as the higher officials. Even
when the final answer of the Hook
ing was TO haye.been made known
early this morning the baseball men
received no word from them. Few
people from Marion will attend the
double bin at Columbus Sunday and
all because of the Hooking Valley
and its dllatoryi tactics.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
. Old Tim. ssIut.tion..

,Itwas the custom In France In the
seventeenth century. to Kiss q lady
when. splutlng' her aud continued In
common usage in England for a hun
jdred years later Royal salptations In
france required extreme. Formally.
One salutcd the bed on entering the
royal bedchamber,, and in approachiPg
the apartments of tho king all head
covering, the skullcap OF priests IN
cluded. had to be removed. In salqt-
ing queens and princesses one kissed
the hem of the robe testl.,s ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
ESEESS\SSSSSA
ThedterS
Ss <%ES>SEGST

Al G. Field and his Greater Minis
trels are to be with us again and .the
big organization of fun makers and
melody dellneators will strike the
Grand. Thursday, August 26. Al q.
Field has never announced farewell
tour and there Is no indication that
he will, yet this season marks ms
twenty-fourth consecutive year In this
style of entertainment and his success
seems more pronounced than ever
Field has outclassed all rivals: IL Is
safe to say that his production moro
clearly represents real minstresy than
any similar organization now on tour.
Numerous interesting features, all
new, company of talented singers
and dancers; comedians who were
born to make the world laugh. q
scenic production enthusiastically
granduer make the Field show this
season one of the best the veteran
minstrel has ever staged. The first
part will be costumed in the usual!
gorgeous manner of the Field produc-
tons.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
IT CAME TRUE.
The Large Party and the Calamity
t,f .ii That Followed. LaaU

FE 80 toat foUoWco. fslstt
"You can't make me believe Uncle
Abner Jarvis was saying. "that there
isn't something In fortune telling"
His auditors were grouped round the
stove I'm the corner grocery store. Ever
have any experience with it?" asked
one of them. ilt'
That's what was going to tell
you" resumed Uncle Abuer. "Once
when was at the county fair saw
little tent with sign on the outside
of II that said Nine. Somebody-or-other
would tell your fortune for 20 cents
] stepped inside Just for fun.
"a woman With a thick veil over her
face was sitting In chair on raised
platform / gave her a quarter, and
she looked at my hand. One of the
things she told me was that l was
going TO have large party at my
house in less than month and that It
would he follered by calamity.
II laughed at that. Thinks l to my
SELF we hain't had any parties of any
kind to our house for two years, and 1
don't reckon we'll have one quite as
soon as that $50 et
but It did come true. In about two
weeks my wife's Aunt Jane came to
visit us, and II you think she amt a
large party you ought to see her. She
weighs 2s7 pounds sa
+ But how about the calaroity?' in
Quired the man who was sitting on the
nail key after long pause, 5 ~.
"Well." said Uncle Abner slowly,
''she broke down our spare bed the
first night she slept In it."-Youth's
Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
eoina Soma.

"Yes, SIR" said old man Brsggard,
''as soon as ] see them birds went
into the. house and took down the old
blunderbuss and pegged at 'em, and,
by gorry, brought down thutty birds
to one shot Can We beat that?"
i"Ya-ss." drawled Uncle 81 Peavey.
"You know Bill Virgins frog pcndr
"Yes," said old man Braggard.
'"NNhat OF it?" N. ,Tf%
'-"Waai, went down there thesother
night after sundown to shoot a couple
Of bullfrogs with my old shotgun"
said Uncle ST. There was 5000 Of
'em settled on them there lily pads.
and just lifted that there gun to my
shoulder and let her GO" r.
"Spose you did, said old man 9Brag-
gard. How does that affect my bird
story?" ..rA lellNti II.
Beats 1t all holler,H retorted Uncle
81. "The minute my gun went OF
them hull derned 5000 bullfrogs croak-
ed."-Ha'rper's Weekly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Take Lilo Like a Man.

1t is a pitianle thing to see a young
man whining over bis lot in life and
excusing indifference and insction be
cause of hard luck or some cruel fate
which has put stumbling blocks In bis
way. c,t.sgss .a,s,, af
No matter what your epyiroDment
or what YOU may be called upon to go
through. face life like man, without
whining Turn your face, to, the sun,
your hack to the shadows, and look
the world IN the face without wincing
Make the most Of your situation. See
the beauties IN II and not the ugly
features This is the way TO improve
an unfortunate environmsnt, Success
Magazine. eos,...g !. Il,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

A Human Hiss cowsd The Lion.
At Cape Town lion tanner was ~
Ing through a performance In cage
with a full grown lion lately caught.
Suddenly II was seen that the bru(e
was putting the trainer through hls
PAGES rather than being put through
itself. softly, crouching and creep
Ing, the big cat edged itself between
the thoroughly unperved man and t4e
door Of the den, fixing its victim with
two rolling yellow orbs of flaming
ferocIty and snwing the empty air with
its tufted tail as It crouched prepara-
tory to springing, Many men Ismong
the audience, used to the ways Of Wild
beasts saw and comprehended, but
only one man possessed the knowledge
and the presence Of mind to avert the
apparently inevitable. pursing Up his
lips as though be were going % whis-
tie. he emitted hoarse. low, rasp-
ing hiss. The beast heard and Under
stood, for the sound was an exact Inn
itation Of the noise made by the giant
constructor when its huge body Is
coIled for the throw that never misses,
that never relaxes and that no beast
Of the field Is strong enough to with
stand. Again and yet again the ra,i-
cous sound rasped the stiffness. and
the angry brute drew back its head. its
great eyes grew small and dull, the
hackles rose and stiffened on Its back.
and It covered. whining, on the floor
OF the cage. if E.l.,.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
THE HORSE.
No 10 80 Stupid That He Can Be
Tauuht Any Habit.

Taught Any Habit.
There have been Oh exhibition at
various times horses that are appar-
emily prodlgles Of mathematical insight
that can do anything with numbers
that the trainer can do. Yet we alb.
soutely know that no animal can so
much as count at oil. Furthermore. It
Is always the horse that performs
these marvels, though the horse Is the
most utterly stupid Of all the dumb
creatures that man has made his
friends.
That is precisely why the horse Is
always taken to be made into an arith-
meticlnn. He IS so stupid that lie can
be.taught anything-any habit. that is
and. having no mind to be taken up
with his own affairs, can be relied on
to do exactly as lie Is told.
All these arithmetlcal fakes, what
ever their details, are worked In essen
TALLY the same way. The horse Is
taught. by endless repetitlons. some
mechanical habit. A given signal, and
he begins to paw the floor Another
signal. aud he stops. Press the proper
button. and be takes sponge and
rubs II over certain spot Oh black
board or picks up a card lying In a
certain position. That is all be does.
Tho meaning OF the act exists for the
spectator only. The pawings count
the answer to n problem In addition.
the card bears the reply to question.
but the horse does not know It. He
merely follows a blind habit. Just as
he will stop when you say "Whoaw
though you lnterpolate the word into
your recitation of the Declaration Of
independence .--McClure's Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Worshipina a Turtls.

At place called Kotron. on the
French Ivory Coast. the natives be.
leve that ITO eat or destroy turtle
would mean death to the guilty one or
sickness among the family. The fetch
men. of which there are plenty, declare
that years ago man went to sea fish
ing. In the night his canoe was
thrown upon the beach empty. Three
days afterward a turtle came ashore
atthe same place with the man on Its
back alive and well. Since that time
they have never eaten or destroyed
one OF that species, although they en-
Joy other species
r II one happens now TO be washed
ashore there Is great commotion IN
the town. First the women sit down
and start singing and beating sticks;
next a small piece OF white cloth color
must be whltel is placed on the tur-
ties back Food is then,prepared aud
placed on the cloth. generally plan.
talns. rice and palm oil Then. amid a
lot more singing, dancing and antics
of the fetich people. II Ia carried back
into the sea and goes on its way re-
joicing
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Hocklng Rcfnscs TraIn.

After practically agreeing to run
low rate excursion to colum bus
on Sunday for the Marion and New
ark double header, the Hooking Val
ley today refused to run such an ex-
cursion or to provide a special train
10 carry the hundreds of local ROOT
ers to Columbus for the game. This
railroad ran two excursions from Ian
caster to this city and charged but
fifty cents for the round trip yet
when the local management has re-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
tn. stors Housss q Easter Island.

The remarkable stone houses Of
Easter island are built against o. ter
race Of earth or rock, which IN some
cases forms tile hack wall of the
dwelling. They are built of small slabs
OF stratified basaltic rock piled to-
gether without cement No regularity
OF plan is shown In the construction Of
a majority Of them. The average
measurement Is as follows: Height
from fipor to. ceiling, 4 feet 0 inches
thickness Of walls. 4 feet to 10 inches;
width OF rooms. 4 feet inches; length
Of rooms, ~ feet o inches; average
size Of doorways-height, 20 inches;
width, 10 inches, 80 s'a NJ.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Wolfe and Farrell of the Diggcts
were shining lights with the willow.
The former poled a triple and two
singles and the latter two clean sim
giles. one of which would have been
a double but for some more of that
Lancaster luck. Johnstone followed
with single, Farrell would have
scored. had he been able to reach
second on his drive.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Rubbing IL In.

Yes, j was fined 5000 for putting
coloring matter 10 artificial butter.",
We'll didn't you deserve itY' TX
Perhaps. But what made me mad
was that the Judge who imposed the
hne had dyed awhiskers. - Cleveland
Leader. lthalu f1i8 M
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Three-base hits-Corbin, Hoffman.
Sacrifice hits-McClintock, Fohl. Sto-
len bases-Fink 3, Fohl. Reilly, Sykes,
Miller, Corbin Bases on balls--Off
Lloyd 4, off Nelson 2. Hit by pitcher
Fohl. Struck out-By
Lloyd, by Nelson 10. Double play
Hoffman to Fisher. Time-l;4O. UNI
pirc--T}ierhalter.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Time-f:i5.
Atiendance-300.
NOTES OF GAME

II seemed like old times to have
Justus pitching as he did yesterday,
the Lanks walking away with tho
game, and lhe shrillb. ,%Ha! Ha~
lot. But today It may be different.
Diggers will have two chances TO
stop the Lanks and will have no op-
ponent as formidable as Justus. Nor
will the I.anks have the luck that
they did in yesterdays game.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Schrall made his initial appear-
ance in left and played a pretty game
His double In the fifth scored Marion's
only run. Last year Schrall battcd
.24O and fieldcd 1000 in 131 games
with Syracuse in the New York State
league.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Mansfield SCORES orien.

Mansfield, o.. Aug. 13.-Portsmouth
played a listless game and gave Lud-
wig such half hearted support that
Mansfield was able to pile up many
runs and hits, Hickey and Conwcll
were injured In collision for a foul
fly. The batting of Davy. Flood Smith
and Kettler featured. Score:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Lord Chatham said of the members
OF Lord North's cabinet, "They have
brought themselves where ordinary ~
ability never arrives and nothing but
first rate geniuses In incspacity ean
reach.'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
Newark Orphans Losc.

Lln3, o., Aug. 13.-The locals de-
-t~rTG the Newark orphans here In
aAome featured by brilliant fielding
-And fast work on bases by the locals.
Red Nelson proved invincible and
held the visitors to three hits. Lloyd
being wild in the third inning was
costly. The score:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

cuba's tobacco production III lads
manufactured and unmpnufacpired
was OF the value OF $4,000, 1000 eAld.
of which ,ll,eno,0eo worth wa used
for home consumptiQu IN !. go. q.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

MHTIsIIVIU ~ TO
Left on bases-Mansfield 3, Ports
mouth Z. Home runs-Davy, Reck-
hemer. Three-base hits-Gnadinger,
Biery, Flood. Two-base hits--B'lood,
Davy, Stolen bases-Gnadii t 2,
Smith 3, Redman. Double play-Con'
well and Spencer. Sacrifice hlts-Davy
Kettler 2. Bases on balls-off Free
man 4, off Ludwig 8. Struck out--By
Freeman 1. by Ludwig l. Hit by pit
cher-Freeman. Passed ball-RickeY.
Time-l:54. Umpire+Handiboe
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
American AssocistIon.

An MINNEAPOLIS !, Louisville 0.
AT KANSAS CRY 6. Columbus 2.
AT sT PAUL, o. Indianapolis 2.
AT MILWAUKEE, /. Toledo 0.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Nearly all the civil. mechanical and
electrical engineers. architects and
statesmen In Chile arc European. and
they ara naturally IN sympathy with
European. productsl ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
CLUB ylri
GETS CLOUTING
Mansfield Piles Up 18 Runs
On Portsmouth.
LIMA EASILY BEATS NEWARK
Leaders Win With Nelson
On the Mound

Mansfield Presses iIc Dlggcrs Closely
and Flood Club Looks For Iirs,
Division Bcrth---Portsn,out Deep
In Cellar.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

stolen bases-Staley.
Two base hits--Schrall.
Three base hits--Wolfe.
Home runs--Carter.
/. Hits off--Zmich 5 In two innings.
Lewis I'm = innings.
Sacrifice hits--Brown, Behringer. a
Sacrifice fly--Brown.
Sruck out--By Lewis 4, by Justus
=.
Base on abaiis--off Zmich 2, off
Justfs 5.
lii by pitcher---IAllicr.
Paved balls-Williams.
Umpire--Bart.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
HOW THE CLUBS STAND.
GAMES TO-DAY

Lancaster at Marion.
Portsmouth at Mansfield.
Newark at Lima.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Needlcwork was put aside for the
pleasures of guessing contest during
the later hours, Mrs. Richard Dodge
winning frst award, and Mrs. George
Rayl second A delicious luncheon
was served, buffet fashion.
Club guests were Mrs. A. Il. Axtell,
Miss Irma Brockett, and little Miss
Helen Dodge
The next meeting will occur with
Mrs. Frank Coe, of Olney avenue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

The Ideal Embroidery club was en-
tertained deVghtfnlly at the East Cen
ter street home of Mrs u lspsh Thurs
day afternoon, Z. /.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Save your grain ny hlIying n set of
listing guards sold only by tho
Houghton Merkel Go. fifth
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

He who thinks lie has little to learn
learns littln md teaches less,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Carter got a homer and two singles
Heller got three singles and other
Lanks. too, who have not been hitting
at all during the Lima series. all came
here to get their safe ones.
1t was that sharp bunt of Cartcr's
that really broke up the game.
Spectacular catches by Lallicr and
Heller at critical times saved this
game for Justus as once even with
the Lanks II would have been easy
to get Walters goat.
Most of the hard luck of the Dig
gers came when runners were on and
ready TO score.
Zmich wants to go back at the
Ianks today and II he gets away with
the first one he may try to cop the
second.
If Zmich only works game today
Parsons will work the second.
Hancock will then be scheduled for
tomorrow.
Everything points tn great on
cursion to Columbus on Sunday and
not less than 1900 rooters will ac-
company the D'gEcrs and watch them
In double header with Newark m
Mel park. a special train will be run
over the Hooking Valley, II low rate
having been made for the trip.
Mcclure will hcave for the Lanks
in the first game today and II Is
likely that either Ruttencutter or
Purcell will do duty i'm the second one.
This arrangement Will leave either
Mock or Justus afor the Saturday
struggle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Lancaster ), Marion I.
Mansfield rs, Portsmouth ,.
Lima Z. Newark 1.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

None IN secure from desperation; few
from suhdety.- Byron. fs3 Ff
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13


ahe little friends of Joseph Lucas Of
6lo Silver street gave him a delightful
surprise In honor OF his sixth birth
anniversary Thursday afternoon. He
received a number OF presents In re-
membranes OF the occasion
The time was spent pleasantly
from 3 to o'clock In various games
and amusements, Luncheon was serv-
ed at 4.30. s3r
~ Those present were:l Misses Alice
Rafferty,, Mildred swisher. Anna Law
yer, Florence Lawyer, Catherine and
Gertrude Lucas, Masters Leo Dwyer.
Virgil Cox The out-ofr town guests
were Catherine and Francis McNamee
of Columbus
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Most of the hard luck of the Dig
gers came when runners were on and
ready to score.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
SOCIETY


! Thursday there gathered at Lincoln
park for the sixth annual reunion,
thelawns of Garberson and Mcliinstry
representing two OF the ploneenr FAM
lilies OF Marion county.
Many years ago when the Buckeye
state was young, and the little folks
OF the forest pattered unafraid where
now the little folks of civilization
trudge along to the district school, two
brothers, William and John Garberson
settled near Caledonia. Soon the at
tentions OF the brothers to two sisters.
the McKinstry girls, prominent In all
the merrymaking of the countryside
became most marked, and later, tho
consummation of Cupid's art ended at
the marriage altar Those in attend
ance at the reunion yesterday were de-
scendants or connected by marriage
with descendants of the Garberson
brothers and McKinstry sisters of
pioneer days.
The Idea of an annual assembling
of the clans was first conceived and
executed by Miss Hortanse Morrow, OF
Caledonia, and the first reunion was
held at Brownlee Lake, near Martel.
since the initial meeting the occasion
has become one of the events of the
year for the members who gather
from all parts of the state for reminis-
cence aud the renewal OF the ties of
kinship and friendship
l. n / ~
noon. one hundred were served. the
oldest representative being Mrs. Sarah
Garberson, aged eighty years, and the
youngest Master James Herndley of
Monroeyclle, aged three years. In the
afternoon there was an Interesting
lprogram to which Miss Marion Neff,
Eof Caledonia contributed solo and
Mrs. Hazel Coulter. also OF Caledonia.
a talented young elocutionist. an an
preciable decuaration. George B. Chris
tian Sr. gave the address of the after
noon, his remarks being delightfully."-
informal and nicely calculated to, &C.
ment the ties that bind. - =
Officers elected for the coming wear
were Mrs. Ella McKmstryINeR of
bucyrus, president; Mrs. Carrie Gar
berson, of Marion vlce-president;
Miss Hortense Morrow, of Caledonia,
, secretary; Marshall McKinstry, of Ma
rion treasurer; and Mrs. Carrie Car
berson Mrs. Heath Garbersbn, MIR.
Joseph McKinstry and Miss Hortense
Morrow, members of the executive
| committee.
An interesting phase OF the affair
was the reading of number of let
ters from representatives of the family
In the West,
General speiahbility characterized
the late Afternoon hours and 1t was de-
cided to- hold the 1900 reunion at
Lincoln park, Marion Ohio. the second
Thursday in August.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

If Zmich only works I game 'oda!
Parsons will work the second.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Zmich wants to go back at the
Ianks today and II he gets away with
the first one he may try to cop the
second.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

1t was that sharp bunt of Carter,
that really broke up the game.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13

Hancock will then be scheduled for
tomorrow.