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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
WHOSE BODY WAS
IN THE COFFIN
KENTUCKY MAN AT CAIRO DE-
POT BELIEVES T. WAS THAT
OF HIS SON KILLED AT KAN.
SAS, CITY.

Mr. j w. Hite of Woodvile. KY.
who went to Kansas city to get the
body of his son who was supposed
To have been shot and killed there
passed through Cairo yesterday morn
ing en- route to his home He was
met here by his son. Lee Hite, and
two friends of the deceased who had
the body in charge. While here the
caskct was opened and tne body ex.
amined, 1t was too much decayed to
admit of certain identification. The
clothing was sent in the box with the
casket and was loked over carefully
for any marks that might lead to the
identity of he man. The necktie
had mark of r. Wei-ie Il Son,
Paducah, KY" while the laundry
mark was III r. The owners
initial or the makers name was cut
out of the swaziland of the nat.
Mr.. lite was given telegram
sent by Burnley HE, another son,
saying tina he had talked with Rich
ard over the phone H. was also in
formed in a letter a lew DAYS ago
that Richard was alive and well aud
working on a farm in South Dakota. |
Nj Hitc is firm In his beIeG that the |
hody is that of his son, Dui the party |
who me him here stated that it was |
not Richard The parry pointed cut
several differences between the fea.
tires and general nuIld of Richard
lIite and the body in the coffin. Mr..
Hite left early yesterday for Wood
lille with the corpse Il was buried
IN MckendrCa cemetery. and he
ioubt as to its identity will be settled
alter
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
ANGEL Roils.

This recipe will make thirty or
thirty-fve rolls. Bake an angel food
cake in a pan about twelve by six by
three inches. Let cool cut In slices as
thin as possible, trim off the brown
edges spread each slice with icing,
sprinkle with chopped nuts. roll IT up,
stick through with a toothpick, and
stand on end When all ar done In
this way begin with the first one and
ice the outside, rolling In chopped
nuts. A drop of icing and half a nut
makes a nice finish for the top of roll
When icing has set take out picks. A
half pound OF sheled almonds win
make this recipe
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
Unfailinu Baked custards.

To one whole egg, the white and
volk beaten together, add two cups of
scalded milk. while still hot. Sweeten
to taste Pour into individual custard
dishes and CRATE nutmeg over the top
IF each Set In a pan of warm water
in a moderate oven. Bake slowly. DO
not let the water in the pan boil. This
makes five individual custlrds. An
important point in custard-making is
to use fresh milk.
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!: NEWS or THE RIVERS !
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Parkersburg reported a rise of 2
yesterday and Cnesrer 6. other
points were all falling.
The river marked 35.2 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
fall of Ia feet in "A hours.
The Dick Fowler came ami went
as usual yesterday from and to Palu.
ca1.
The Major Slack from Louisville
passed south with two barges OF coal
derrick boat and three empties.
The Ferd Herold will be in port to-
morrow from St Louis bound for
Memphis
The City of Saltillo came out from
st Louis bound for the Tennessee
river.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
A Davenport.
WILLIAMS RELEASED
-airoite Charged With Fraud Exhon
GRATED BY Court-Sues For
$4,000 Damages.

+ II. Williams returned yesterday
from McMirnFillc, Tenn. The indie
nehis for getting money under false
'retenses in land deal were quashcd
wednesday and he was released
lie has authorized attorneys to
bring suit for $4,000 against two men
who instituted the proceedings. John
+ Horn the man who worked for
Williams ard is said to have collect.
I'd money under false pretenses is
now said to be in Canada Mr.. vii
Jams viii push the suit for damages
o the end in the federal court at
Nashville
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MRS. CULpPASSES AWAY
Mound City Bride of a Few Months
Dies After Short IIlness--rus-
band Still Sick.

Mrs Anna Culp, wife of Orphog
Cup Of Mound City. died al $50 yes
terday afternoon in ST Louis after an
illness of about two weeks. She was
formerly Miss Anna Sandherg and
has worked in the city at c. S. Brit,
tons ard Miss Ida Johnson's millin.
cries She married Mr.. Culp at the
home Of his sister Mrs. A. W. VIII.
Hanson, the 27th of last December
Six weeks ago Mr. Culp became in
with typhoid fever, and his wife, with
devotion attended him. her
own illness being the result They
were taken to the hospital whore he Is
now conValescent Before her mar.
rage she made her home with her
sister Mrs. NJ. T. Bird. Mrs. A. W.
and Mrs, Ell Miller, sis
ers of Mr. Cup, leave this morning
or st. Louis, Mrs Sarah Culp, moth,
II of Mr.. Culp, has been in ST. Louis
he past two weeks Another sister
hrs. Joe Mertz, also survives her.
The news of her death came as a
hook to her Mound City friends of
'hom she had a great many. To all
hat knew her, she was always kind |
nd pleasant. Although their welded |
fe was brief, it was very happy
re
Funeral arrangements have not yet
cen made.
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AN IDYLL OF
CAPE DE CASTRO
By JAMES FRANCIS DWYER.
(CoEyrlght. b. shortstory Pub. 90


1t was Tong Sue who first discov-
ever gold al Cape De Castro. Tong
"2s proving up the coast towards
Poft Darwin, and the strip of white
sand that ran like a lace insertion
between the emerald waters and the
stunted mangroves attracted him.
fonS went ashore, washed a few buck
eia of the sand and then pulled his
boat up on the beach. The find was
exceptionally rich.
It - peculiar fact that a discovery
CT god, no matter how ioalously the
dtscoverer guards the secret. is car.
rled in some unexplainable way to
men hi'es away from the find This
has been proved a thousand times.
II would seem that the very intensity
with which the man on the spot prays
that all others VIII keep away. has an
effect that is Numerically opposite.
Men suddenly feel a desire to take the
trail that leads TO the new Goconda.
although hat trail may have appeared
hopeless only few days previous,
and they explain their arrival at the
ned by saying that something"
drasged them in that direction.
This mysterious something" dis
turhed Tong Sues solitude five DAYS
after he landed at Cape De Castro. 4
japanese and a white man arrived
rom different points of the sunhurned
plain. and they made straight for the |
beach and pegged out claims The
.hinaman didn't speak The cd
maxim which tells us that silence IL
Golden was translated from the CL.-
lese.
Next day another Jap drifted In
rom the gray northwest and the fol
owing day brought archer. Tong
1eWcd the newcomers with impassiYe
yes, but he gave no welcomes. He
washed industriously from early
norm till The tropical twilight was
methered in the heavy night. and the
title bag that hung round his neck
Iew heavier as The days passed.
longs silence welded the friend
hip that immediately sprang up be
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heather grows. and every Scotch
iassie KNOWS well the old tradition
'hat a bit of heather Is sure to BRING
| her luck.
Inc foundation of this Interesting
cup is OF birch bark, quite hidden by
deiicate festoons of the feathpry
heather, also closely entwined about
'he large handle projecting on one
side In graceful lines. An inner rel
ceptacle of metal holds water fer
flowers, which, to most artistlcalIY Il
on the cup, should be pink roses cr
carnations, as that color is so loyel Il
IN combination with the gray tinge of
the heather
The lucky possessor of one of these
lucky cups can convert IL at any time
INTO loving cup by using a glass re-
ceptacie inside, instead of the metal
one, and as the heather, which has
been dried to use in this form, will
keep forever the girl can bring 1t out
on all sorts Of festive occasions and.
using il for a drinking cup share it's
potent charm with her friends.
Appetizing Sea Pic.-Sea pie Is the
fantastic name given to a meat pie
with vegetables TO make 1t. use one
pound Of lean beef, one carrot, one
tnrnlp, one small onion, ono table
spoonful of -four. pepper and salt To
make the crust use a quarter of q |
pound of suct, half a pound of flour.
one teaspoonful Of baking powder. Cut
the meat in small pieces and dip in q
mixture of pepper, salt and flour
SCrape and slice the carrot and
slice the onion. Peel the turnip rather
thickly and cut into thick pieces.
Put the meat and vegetables into a
saucepan and add enough boiling wa.
ter to cover them. Place on the fro
and allow 1t to come to the boil. Chop
the suet and rub 1t into the flour. add
the baking powder and a pinch of salt
and moisten TO a good, firm consist.
ency with cold water. Roll 1t out to
the size of the saucepan.
When the meat Is boiling place tho
crust on the top of it. Put on the lid
and stew gently for an hour and
half Now and then, while 1t is cook
ing, loosen the crust from the side Of
the pan with knife.
For serving. remove the crust
Place the meat and vegetables on a
hot, fiat dish and lay the crust on the
top.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
FINE ATHLETIC SHOW
Boxers and WrestIers Performed a,
6raekey's haiI-Bouts For The
Near Future.

Last night at Brackey's hall on m
per sycamore street one of the best
DoXlng and wrestling shows of the
IL A. Club series was presented In
scheduled five round boxing and
Ilatch Harley Crabtree knocked out
MA johnson in the third round. and
IN a six round bout Kid Fox of Mem.
PMS Knocked out Cleveland Jones Of
CAIRO In the first part of the last
round. These two were colpred men
IN the Meehan Brewer wrestling match
brewer threw Meehan two straight
1alls, the first in nine and a half min.
otes with a scissors over the heal
ana ne second in four ard half min
utes with half Nelson and an arm
iock' The first event was a battle
io!dl and was the funniest yet.
Manager Hackey said that next
! thursday night Billy Smith will frst
SIX rounds with Kid Harris of Chatta.
qooga, Tenn, before the r. A CIuh
AZ Braekey's Hall. Brackey also said
that a week from Monday ni-ht Billv
smith will meet Jack Mize in finish
i'ght aboard the steamer Three States
AT this time Bob Seward and KID
biuc' Two local colored pugilists. will
meet In a ten round fight. BilIv
smith met Mize at Mound CITY four
years ago on a barge in the Ohio riv
er Smith is an expert. having follow.
ed the business for several vears
Mlze also has had much experience
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
FINE VAUDEVILLE
At OPERA HOUSE
PATSY BOLIVAR IN MUSIC" BY
VICTOR FAuST--JoE MARSH,
CARTooNlST - MOVING PIC.
TURES.

Patsy Bolivar" took the clocl
from the wall, ana using an orna
mental oandlestick for a bow sawet
sweet music ont OF the pendulum
strings Of said clock Not content
with this, he took picture off an
easel near by, and found that he
could make music by beating on the
| cross bars near the top of the easel
| with two little STICKS. Then he
picked up two ornamental lamps and
using them as bells of different tone
/ lie played a Scotch melody in a most
pleasing manner. These stunts"
and many others, inciuding songs,
jokes, violin selections In different
poses, etc, made up the vaudeville
act presented by Victor Faust at the
opera house yesterday afternoon and
last night
Another vaudeville act was sup
piled by Joe Marsh. the noted car
toonist. Using large ease; upon
which was tackled a number of sheets
of paper, with crayon of various |
colors Marsh executed some of the |
eleyerest pictures ever made ny any
comic artist. He drew them upside
down, sidc-wise. and IN every other
shape imaginable He would draw
a comic face that would set the whole
audience roaring with laughter,
which was only surpassed by the APP
plause which greeted The artist when.
on turning the picture upside down,
another face grinned at the audience
Marsh was formerly connected with
he New York Journal, and Is the
originator of the famous series of
pictures entitled the Hall Room
BOYS" illustrations of which ne gave
iurng his act
Messrs Marsh and Faust will he
'een at the opera house today and to,
morrow afternoon and night. and new
letors will he here Monday The
moving pictures today VIII be The
serpent's Tooth. The Lottery
Ticket, The Game OF Talione,' ard
Gordon & Bennett's "Salome. The
Illustrated song. Il Love My Wife
But OH You Kid!." Mr. John Nixon !
fill render the illustrated selection
mi preside at the piano, He con ]
inues TO please the theater gocrs a
ally with his excellent work. Adj
Mission ten cents. Matinee and night
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
MAY CARNIVAL AT ARMORY HALL

Extensive preparations have been
made by the Presbyterian Ladies for
the Carnival at Armory Hall today
and tomorrow The amusement
i booths are all in readiness with Bust
er Brown and Sunny Jim in the lead.
Today the sacks of flour will be given
for the best loaves of bread as pre-
viously announced. This evening at
1880 the May Pole Dance will be given
by the following girls: Alice Wood
Ruth Pennebaker, Elinor Halliday.
Evelyn Mcfarland, Margaret Schuh
Kathryn Carey. Ernie Pankey, Anna
Vaughn Long, Mia Aldred Nelletta
Gilman, Viva May Held. Vesa Wood.
Edith Haden Dorothy Wing. Hermint
Cohn, Helen Schulz. Julia Strong and
Ruth Brandon. Saturday morning
from to 10 a biscuit cutter and roll
ing pin will be given 10 every cir
under t. baking biscuit and a souven
IT spoon to the one baking the best bis.
cult Saturday afternoon the prizes
will be given for the best cakes A
dollar for the best white and best
dark layer cake and a mixing bowl AM
set Of cake pans for the second best
white and dark layer cakes. At |
N. Saturday Mrs. Redman's class will |
appear in Cock Robin Drill and Mota |
er Goose Melodies The following |
girls will take part Margaret EIean |
pr Logan, Edna Riddle. Ericha Neil |
5tarzinger, Isabelle Brown, Gale East |
wood, Alice Cummings. Irene Hastings |
Iohn Clark Philip Abel, Jake Match |
IN. Jim McCabe, Albert Zerfass ami |
iuy Clarke Miss Clendenen's class
viii give a dialogue entitled Springs
Dress, Saturday afternoon also Sat
lrday evening supper will be serve
80 TO o'clock
Menu
lam Beef Loaf Rect salad
Crcamed Potatoes White Bread
Brown Bread
Radishes
Strawberry cake
Coffee
Supper % cents.
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Tomato Puzzle

Three large ripe tomatoes skinned.
TWO green peppers, one small onion.
hree large boiled potatoes skinned.
four eggs. Squeeze seeds ont of toma-
toes. Take seeds out of peppers. Cut
all up fine with the onion and potato
then put In a frying pan with a piece
Of melted butter the size of an egg.
After cooking the mixture eight or ten
minutes stir in the four eggs and cook
until they are done. This is an excel
lent breakfast or lunch dish.
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| tween the four newcomers. They hat
, ed Tong and they liked each other
| through knowing of the common hate
They compared notes, talked and
smoked together in the evenings and
cursed the Chinaman evay little
while. But the hostile looks and the
curses did not affect Tong. He
dreamed rosy dreams of a maiden who
lived far to the north in evil-smeIl-
ing Hankow, and he twirled his dish
merrily.
II was unlucky for the Chinaman
that the new arrivals were not as for
tunatc as himself His days had been
exceptionally profitable, but he soon
realized that his claim was the excep.
ton He didn't question his neigh
bcrs regarding their luck he dis
covered 1t by that peculiar power OF
intuition possessed by ren who rely
upon their eyes to collect information
that is never whispered loud enough
Tor their ears to hear
On the fifth night after the arrival
Of the first strangers Tong was made
still further cognilant Of the envy of
The four His sleep was disturbed by
a slight sound, and by amazing quick
ness he managed % twist his body I'm
time to avoid the knife thrust. The
incident disturbed him. The few
hours that interviewed between the |
happening and daylight he devoted TO |
concentrated thought and The ban |
aging OF an arm that had been slight |
!y wounded when he attempted to /
hold the would.be assassin. It looked
as If the quartet intended to make
Care DE Castro too warm for the
original Iioneer.
Tong had no wish 10 evacuafe hur
Tiedly. lie was an aggressive person
Il Judged by Celestial standards. and
each days labor was making the lit
lie bag heavier. BY daylight he had
made up his mind 10 match his cum
ming against their strength.
That evening he crept into the bush
towards a buffalo wallow a mile in
land, and there performed the un-
Pheasant Noih OF bagglng a portion OF
he carcass Of A bull buffalo that had
become begged in TIE sticky mud
some Three weeks previous. The task
E7s not Agreeable but Tong worked
With much determination. The vision
f The maiden ia Hankow came IN be
ore his eyes and made him forget
uuch. lie dragged his load by a cir
.uitous track to his boat that he had
.ccieted IN ifc mangroyes. and then |
added ou5 iato the little bay that
he!jered behind he long snaky trip
4 land that pointed mp toward Suma-
ra- He anchored the boat BY means
81 heavy stone and a few fafhoms
IT rope. and then. by he aid of long
'oie, he suspended the bag containing
ne portion Of dead buffalo from the
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
CO. K IS BOOMING
Had Drill Last NIGHT With Nearly
Every Member On Geek
Ten New Members,

Company X, n. G.. has taken a
boom. The bays had drtll last night
IN front of Armory hall on Washing
ton avenue and had nearly every
member in line. and all seemed full
Of vim and ambition to make good
at the coming eneamp;ncnt.
But Capt. Greaney is especially
e|ated over the fact that he has re-
eeived ten applications FOR enroll
ment in the company, and feels sure
now that he viii have the desired 80
or so members for the trip to Wis
consin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
OYSTER pepper Roast

Pick over one dozen large oysters.
strain the liquor and measure; there
should be one-Lslf Of a cupful. Add
to the oysters with one teaspoonful
Of salt, two tsDlespoonfuls of butter.
one-half of a tablespoonful of toria,o
catsup and two tablespoonful OF
chopped gresh or red peppers Tu,n
into a fiat dish and cook in a hot oven
until the edges of the oysters curl.
then pour over buttered toast.
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CAME AS A SURPRISE
CONTINUED From First Pase.)

leemed by the same blood. deriving
t. l'te from The same vine. guided
by the same head and resting on f,c
'ame founiaticn. and We. engaging
m outward UNCONVENTIONAL struggle
for supremacy that paws poor hon-
age to Him whom it calls Head and
lcrf. Is that the way spiritual
unity expresses fself7 Docs not
spiritual unity or some kind of or
ganic federation which gives proof Of
the existence of that deeper and
moro significant unity which We call
spiritual
Too Much Contention.
The dcnominatioHaI contentious of
today can but impress ne world
most Unf1vCrably- What waste Of
men AMI money. and what for2 To
bring Christ To the worldg Alas. too
often to build up our particular sect.
AMI vet there stin comes ringing
down the centuries that prayer of our
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stern SO that It hung some feet above
inc water Quite satisfied with his
work, he lit his pipe and made a com,
portable couch for himself In the bot
tom Of the boat.
The four on shore missed Tong ear.
~ that evening. One of their number
mad wasted a considerable amount of
! Time and patience in crawling silent
! ~ To the spot where the Chlnaman
usually slept, and was much disguised
al finding that Tong Sue had changed
quarters. His companions were also
disguised when he made his report.
lhey made an extensive search of
the beach, and towards midnight the
moon, that peeped for an instant from
behind the black clouds, enabled them
TO locate the boat In the middle OF
the little bay
+ The four felt aggrieyed. They looked
upon the Chinamans action as a per
sonal insult. He had insnuated bv
bis action that their company was not
desirable, and they acted quickly to
aVense the indignity. They drew lots
between themselves, and five minutes
afterwards two Of the Japs placed
their knives between their teeth. |
stepped out of their scanty clothing |
ana waded into the warm water of |
the bay The white man and the 9th |
or Jap sat themselves down on the |
sand and waited.
An hour passed and the two who had |
swan out to eXpostulate with Tong |
had not returned Three hours went
by yet no sounds came from the
water, AT last the white man, ours
ing softly, moved up the beach. The
Jap followed slowly 1t was plain to
both that The gods had not been kind
to the two swimmers.
Tong Sue did not come ashore
next morning. He had examined the
beach very early, and seeing only two
OF his visitors moving about he thought
IL advisable to stay on the water and
rest The Jap and The white man also
rested. They sat on the beach and
watched the little boat. nunctuatinc
long silenees with strange curses.
he@ wondered now Tong had dis
posed OF their two friends. There
were no firearms at Cape De castro.
lnd Que has to be quick with a knife
% deal with two visitors who make
surprise call Sometimes the tive
IN the beach wondered what was n
he bag that Tong Sue had suspended
rom the stern Of his boat
He will be sleepy tonight" re
marked the white man, as the sun
Tipped towards the mangrove trees.
The Jap nodded and sharpened hig
mile on smooth pebble.
Well get him sure" continued the
White, and the other barred his yellow
eeth in smile of approval.
"Gettem good, he snapped. "They :
wo dam fools last night. Never mind.
lucha more for us" He thought Of
ne Chinaman's gold and stroked his
nife cunningly,
They relapsed into silence, sitting -
ide by side till the thick night swept a..
own from Asia and botted out the :
tile boat. !,
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ARE YOU INTERESTED

Do you want a house built7 Do you
want an addition built To your house
or any kind Of carpenter work aud
building done? If you 10 ask as for
estimates or submit US YOU plans.
J. 6. Gardner. Contractor and
Builder. ~ Thirty fourth. Home
pncno 24I-W.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
Indian saseball PLAYERS.

The Cherokee Indians baseball team
viii meet local team SUNDAY at Tire
Old Sportsmans park. Two games WIN
be PLAYED. on ia the afternoon aui
one a night The night game viii be
played by the light OF many big cleo
trio are lights. The local team is
nanaged by Mr.. BracRty OF the Il. a.
Cub. and b Is enthusiastic over the
coming event
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
SUNDAY EXCURSION RATES

TO POINTS IN ILLINOIS, and St
Louis, Mo, one fare for the round
trip, No ticket sold for less than
$l00.
TO ALL POINTS SOUTH within
Ut miles 3 cents per mile and bridge
transfer.
For further information apply to J.
n. JONES, Ticket Agent, Central
Union Station.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
Apricot Charlotte.

Dissolve a third of box Of gelatine
in cold water; when smooth add a cum
of boiling water, three-quarters Of a
cup Of sugar. the Juice of a lemon and
a cup of mashed apricot pulp: when
cold add about a cup of cream whipped
put into mold and set on ice for
some time before serving.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-21
The WEATHER
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature,
General Conditions.

The day was cloudy and rainy For
"a hours ending last evening the rain
fall measured 10 of an inch. The gov
eminent bulletin reported rain from
nearly every point in this section, the
heaviest being inches at Johnson,
vile; 2.20 at New Madrid, la at
Memphis, LEO at Paducah, and % at
at Cincinnati
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Tong Sue oversight himself the fol
lowing morning. The sun was shin.
ing upon a deserted beach when he
looked shorewards. He searched the
shoreline patiently, but no one was
visible. Then he glanced cunnlngly
at the suspended bag of offal and the
blue water beneath.
"Gettem all four" he laughed soft
ly. "Plentee good smell, plentee good
shark. Dam fool not lnow!"
He tripped lightly to the stern and
started TO unfasten the rope that
bound the end Of the pole to the seat
Tong Sues thoughts were far away at
the moment. The little maiden at
Hankow came up before his eyes, and
he fingered the rope with clumsy fin.
gers.
But It was a bad moment for day
dreams. AS Tong stepped across the
pole, the united end was suddenly
jerked up by the weight hanging upon
the other extremity, and the Celestial
was thrown into the water.
A big gray nurse" shark that had
shepherded the buffalo meat for the
preceding Sc hours, snapped the bag
before it touched the surface of the
water. Her travelling companion. a
medium-sizcd bull nose" attended to
Tong Sue, and peace settled down
on the white beach of Cape De Castro.