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The Delta independent., 1910-11-04
For Fully is Minute. 'Ae Sat Thu.


gestion of girlish beauty. Il saw that
scrap there through q hole in the
fioor. You're the goods" She pressed
his arm almost affectionately. then.
with her free hand. she pushed against
the paneling.y Noiselessly section of
ititurned inward, disclosing dark cav
ity. Get fnit Ionr L
Orme quickly slipped into the dark
ness, the panel closed, and he heard
the swish of the hanging as 1t dropped
against the board. ..,4-
1t was not too soon. Two soft thuds
told him that the Japanese had dropped
over the sill into the room.
He heard the woman give we'll
feigned scream Of surprise.
"'Scuse us, miss"--it was Arima's g
voice--"we looking for sneak thief He
come In here" go5s efr1rr .-. .
" "Be off with you. I've Just come
from the front, room there, and there
wasn't soul came in"
I'VE saw him.
He must have gone out to the hall.
then" The woman's voice had note
of mollification--as though she had
suddenly recognized the right of the
two Japanese to enter the apartment
II didn't hear him"
A few words of Japanese colloquy:
then Arima: II look around My
friend go to hall" A door closed; evil
IDENTIFY Maku had gone out; and then
Orme heard steps. After this there
was a long wait. while the Japanese
examined the other rooms. the woman
evidently Offering him her aid. At last
they returned.
well, / go back" said Aima. 81
saw him come in the window. My
friend will know. See you later"
Presently the woman raised the
hanging and whispered through the
boards: HE went back down the fire
escape. His friend,sin the hall. He'll
finde out you haven't went down, and
then he'll come back" .ii,,
"I'll try the roof" whispered Orme.
Perhaps | can get on TO another house
that way" "1lfrsJ fo .ro0D % 5f-IL
Wait till / see.' She walked away,
but soon returned, -...1.
mo use" he heard her say. THAT
Japs sitting on the Are escape watch
ing. He grinned when + looked down" !"
Orme pondered. n 9'tIelp mo out Of
this" he. whispered. '.and thereIl be
something IA It Tor YOU" "i'iiiin i
She moved impatisntly. a"out It out!
I don'tlwanti h0fbins1 You're good
sport. that's aHf She paused mot
thatII'd mind having q present. But ]
don't want NO, money" nooc-,,,, -.
Orme cauS.s:. the distinction 'TT
.IluDoo dIts'L sAtuS3Dlo -of 3hEnI
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CHAPTER XII.
Power Of Darkness.

To Orme the next half hour was
very long. He seated himself upon
the floor of the closet and ate the sand
wich which the clairvoyant had brought
him. Occasionally he could hear her
moving about the apartment.
"Poor charlatan!' he thought. "She
is herself q good sort | suppose she
excuses the sham of her profession on
the ground that 1t deceives many per-
sons into happiness"
He struck another match and looked
again at the ghostly paraphernalia
about him. Near him hung a black
robe with large hood. He crushed
one of the folds In his hands and was
surprised to discover how thin It was
and into how, small space It could be
compressed. Not far away stood sew
eral pairs OF large slippers of soft
black felt. The white robes we're also
or tfiinhest gossamer-fiifnsy stun that
swayed like smoke when heobreathed
toward 1t. .jJl.
BY the light of third match he
looked more carefully at the other ap-
paratus. There was large pair Of
angel-wings. OF the conventional shape
The assortment Of masks was sum.
cienffy Varied for the representation Of
many types ofomen and women OF
9dtnerent ntTasestlft jadi bad Al c9na
dtorhe7 match eburned downbto his nm
gers. andqagsini he satin darkness.
ywondegingi st The ela boHat eness Of the
medium oytgt, She was q fraud. but
be liked heT5I5lysss.r pitdteYd herTaapd he
ns Could q FOR the okissF which hef had
.IeVnsd moIf sj8ts odt Tsgo yHW
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Orme had had a revD yer, ne wuu..,
now have drawn it. Yet he knew th
this was not a case for firearms O.
vious'y, If he used dangerous weo no,
in these mems rooms and was after.
ward caught. it would fare. hard with
him. for the real f1cts would be sun.
pressed and he would be sentenced a
an ordinary housebreaker. perhap
with some clemency due to his person.
al standing.
A quick intuition tod him that he
would not escape lightly If they fairly
got their hands on him. The two
Japanese had hitherto shown much pa.
tieuce with him Their desire seemed
to have been to avoid hurting him any
more than was necessary. But there
is limit to Japanese patience. The
scathing words of the Japanese minis.
ter must still be burning in Arima g
brain. And Maku. who had controlled
himself while Orme was following him
through the streets of the North side.
no 'onger had diplomatic reason for
restraining his rage against the man
who had struck him down. In any
event the eyes of Arima and Maku
glittered angrily. and Orme realized
that he could expect no mercy.
He caught up chair and raised Il
over his head. prepared to bring II
down on Arima. who was only a few
feet from him and coming fast.
The Japanese raised his arms to
fend the expected blow. With sudden
inspiration. Orme hurled the chair at
his opponents feet. There was crash
Arima sprawled headlong. Maku. who
was close behind, tried to leap over
Arima, but his feet went through the
rungs of the chair. and he. too. crashed
to the floor.
AS he threw the chair. Orme leaped
back. Before the Japanese could get
out of their tangle, he had jumped
over the window sill and was running
up the fire escape. Madam Ala was at
her window. look of startled inquiry
on her face. She stepped back as he
crowded into the room.
Quick" he said. They'll be after
me. Hide me somewhere"
Gomez" She took his sleeve and
pushed aside the dingy hanging and
Orme saw that the wall was covered
with a wainscoting that ran from floor
to ceiling.
The medium looked at him with
bright eyes. You're the real sort"
she whispered. and wave of color
In her cheeks brought back the sug-
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heard her talking with Arima. who ap-
parently had again climbed up to her
Thief must be here" said Arima.
He, not been hall. Ny friend know.
We see him come In here"
II told you he wasn't here. II you
don't believe me. why don't you call
the ocopss' 'iD anofis D 1ol oG ~ 7f
iia"We mot want cops. l come in and
watch!' d9tdw s7rusR9m 9glsreTaogI
igtiBut I'm going to hold q circle here
IN e. few minutes, ;oa nv cd
Arima's voice had 2 puzzled
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
CASSOWARY A GOOD BOXER
His Kick Is Powerful and He War
Dance Over Object That Attracts
His Attention Is Remarkable.

The cassowary> is a natural boxer
ostrich, whose method of defense and
attack in warfare is the forward kick.
The fashion of the cassowary's kick
straight out, like a man-is calculated
to arouse envy in the breast Of any
save a crack athlete. Another pecu-
liarity of this bird is his ability to per
form a sort Of war dance Owe any par
ticular object that attracts his atten-
ton. This recently happened at a
geological institution when one Of the
cassowaries lighted upon a gaudy
piece of ribbon, blown inside the bars
from the hat or dress Of some IN
visitor.
He was one of the smallest of the
collection, but he was of a martial
temper. After having carefully exam-
ined the ribbon, he started his war
dance, which was maintained with
great vfgOr for some minutes. While
he was at the height of his enjoy
ment a larger cassowary came up and
interfered with him. The smaller bird
endured this for some time, but when
the other attempted to GUST him from
49, SHON III IhoC IN NN
might prance about the ribbon, the in
trusion was resented in no uncertain
style.
The larger cassowary, thinking, ap-
p%arently, that he could treat the dem
onstratiOn of the lightweight with con-
tempt, began hustling his antagonist.
The two were very Unmatched in
height, one of them being about five
feet high and the other a foo or more
shorter, but the battle that ensued
showed that weight and height will
not always tell. Forward kicks were
the main feature of the fight. At first
the blows were delivered chiefly on
the breast, and did not hurt much, but
eventually the smaller bird knocked
the other one out with a mastery
stroke delivered by the long, sharp
claw of the inner toe on the wattles Of
his antagonist.
No fatal injury was done, but the
shock must have beer terrific, for he
big bird uttered a peculiar cry and re-
tired in confusion to his corner, while
the victor resumed his war dance.
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ORDINANCE No. a., 1910.
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SIDE
WALK GRADES ON LAW
RENEE STREET.

Section l.. Be it ordained by the
City of Macon, Miss, That sidewalk
grade lines on both sides Of Lawrence
street, east and west, from where it
intersectS North street on the sOutL
to Eighjh street on the north, as es-
tablished by the City Engineer and re
ported to the Mayor and Board OF AL
dermen at this meeting, as shown by
prOfleS of same made by said City
Engineer, be and the same are hereby
adopted as the grade lines of said
sidewalks, and the profles of said
grades to be endorsed as THE pro-
files of grades for sidewalks along
both sides of Lawrence street from in
t~ersection OF North street on the the
south to the intersection of Eighth
street on the north thereon" said pro-
files to be kept on file in the office
Of the City Clerk.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
all sidewalks laid on said street shall
be in accordance with the grade lines
as shown by the profles aforesaid.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained, That
he occasion being urgent, this ordi-
nance go into effect and be in force
from an after its passage.
Approved September 10th, 1910.
CHARLES STRONG, Mayor.
Attest: r. E. V. YATES, Clerk.
1, R. E. v Yates, certify that the
above and foregoing ordinance was
passed as provided by law at a pub.
lie meeting Of the Mayor and Board oil
Aldermen held on the 10th day of Sep
TENDER, 1910. Same having been re
duCed to writing, was considered and
voted Upon by sections and then as ;
whole, Aldermen Allen, Featherston
Grace, Horton and Patty voting yea
none voting nay. Said ordinance was
ordered published as provided by law
l further certify that said ordinance
is duly recorded in Minute Book f
page 295.
Witness my signature and seal o
office this September Goth, 1910.
r. z. V. YATES. Clerk.
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Insisted on Lower Berth.

In the early days of the Philippine
i~nsurrection, Capt. MS company had
been for some time garrisoning a
small town in Mindanao, where the
social life consisted mainly of evad-
ing the festive bolo knife welded by
the little brown brother. Therefore
he seized Upon the occasion Of his
birthday to AIRY the monotony by
brewing a punch, and invited his two
lieutenants to assist in it's consump-
ton. At a late hour the party broke
up, and after some m~aneuvering
Captain NJ. piloted his Junior subal-
tern to his room, whe-e he found the
first lieutenant peacefully sleeping on
the floor beneath his bunk. Shaking
him violently, he reused him at last,
and said:
Get up into your bed"
The senior subaltern shook his
head, looked very rave, and an
swered, Indignantly:
mo, sir, No, sir, You let shecond
Ttenant take upper berth. In a first
Ttenant and l get lower one" and he
peacefully turned his face to the wall
again.
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Board OF Aldermen held September
10th, 1910. Same having beer re-
duced to writing, vas considered and
voted upon by sections, then as a
whole, Aldermen Allen, Featherston,
Grace, Horton and Patty voting yea,
none voting nay. The said Sidewalk
resolution was ordered published as
provided by law.
l further certify that said sidewalk
resolution is duly recorded in Minute
Book E, page 529 ct seq.
Witness M signature and seal of
Office, this September Goth, 1910.
R. E. V. YATES, Clerk.
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Which One?

-Four boys were going along a coun
try highway near Dayton. Ohio. when
one found a bottle full of some mix
ture. 1t was passed around and tasted
of. and the fourth boy. who got a big
ger dose than the others. was made so
i'll that he was in bed for weeks. His
father wants some one to pay the doc
tors bill. but can't satisfy himself as
to who was to blame, Was it the boy
that found the bottle. the one that
pulled the cork or the one that first
tasted and passed the bottle on to the
others? Here's a chance to keep you
figuring.
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4uitaD!s 44~s>:vais; an expansion join;
zheIl Lo .=S:==ed in SAID sidewalk.
Sc. Z: = Il further ordained, il
any GYcae* CT OWES of said lois IL
ans alongside; fronting or abuttins
said street shall fail or refuse to con-
struct said walk as herein required
within said time, that the Mayor IL
Board of Aldermen shall contract tOI
the laying, grading and curbing Iii
grading n curling be necessary @
said sidewalks alter publication L
this ordinance, as provided by Sec
tons SAIL and 3412 of the Annotated
Code OF Mississippi OF 1906, after the
expiration OF twenty days, and alter
having given five days further notice
10 the owner OF O"Eers, or occupants
Of said lot or los, or by posting q
notice as provided by law in front O.
abUtting or lying alongside as above
required, shall proceed, at the expense
OF said city to have said sidewalks
constructed under the cheapest anC
best possible contract, and the saiC
city shall keep an accurate accOunt
Of cost of making such improvements
in front of such lot or lots, and after
the completion Of such work and ap-
prOvaI by the Mayor and Board Of AL
dermen, a special assessment against
said properties for said cost and con-
struction of said walks shall be made,
as provided By the laws Of said city;
and such cost against said lot or lots
SO improved or constructed, and each
lot or Io+- oho1I no o--OCSnJ in nTnnnr-
ton to the number Of feet alongside,
in front of or aDutting the said walk
so laid, together with the cost Of grad
ing or curbing said walks, and that
the lien Of the city for the payment
of said walks shall be paramount to
all other liens, except state n cOun-
ty taxes, upon the lots AUDITING and ly-
ing alongside said street in front Of
which said walks are constructed, as
provided by the ordinance of said city
and by law, each lot bearing it's pro-
p~OrtiOnate cost.
This resolution to be in every re-
spect as provided by Sections 431l
and 3412 Of the Annotated Code of
Mississippi Of 1906.
Sec. 3. BE it further ordained, That
the occasion being urgent, this resO-
luton go into effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Sec. t. Be it further ordained, That
all resolutions 70 conflict with this res
olution be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Adopted by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City of Macon,
Miss, his I'd day OF September, 1910.
CHARLES STRONG, Mayor.
Attest: r. e. V. YATES, Clerk.
l, R. E. V. Yates, City Clerk, here
by certify hat the above and fOrego-
ing sidewalk resolution was duly pass
ed at a public meeting of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen held Septem-
Der 10th, 1910. Same having been re
duced to writing, was considered and
voted upon by sections, then as a
whole, Aldermen Allen, Featherston,
Grace, Horton and Patty voting yea,
none voting nay. The said sidewalk
resolution was ordered published as
provided by law.
l further certify hat said sidewalk
resolution is duly recorded in Minute
Book E, page 525, ct seq.
Witness my signature and seal OF
office this September Goth, 1910.
R. E. V. YATES, Clerk.
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almost brought me to my grave. l
was rendered almost helpless and suf-
fered agony. My feet were so badly
swollen 1 could not walk. The kidney
secretions were thick and painful in
voiding. l doctored but steadily grew
weaker. I hen used Doan's Kidney
Pills and gradually improved. They
saved my life"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. SO cents p
box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
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Proverbs of Various Countries.

The Greeks, wishing to cast doubt
upon a mans prObity. declared him to
be "A sheep with a fox's TAIL" which
: our Wolf in sleeps cloth
ing" Ais we'll that ends we'll"
pears a strong likeness to the Ger
mar "Ende gut. allies gut" There is
a lengthy Oriental proverb. Let a
ours tail be warmed. pressed out
straight and swathed with bandages;
if released after twelve years it will
nevertheless return to its natural
shape" 1t is easy to raj the SINH
Iarity to our You cannot make a silk
purse out of a sow's ear"
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No. 43, 1910.


ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SIDE
WALK GRADES ON NORTH ST.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Boar of Aldermen of the
City of Macon, Miss, That G ak
grade lines on both sides of North
street, north and south, from where
1t intersects Jefferson street Oh the
west to Wayne street on the east, as
established by the City Egineer and
reported to the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen at this meeting, as shown
b. prohles Of same made by said City
Engineer, be and the same are hereby
adoited as the grade lines Of said
side walks, and the p%rOfles OF said
grades 10 be endorsed as The prcfiles
Of GRADES for sidewalks along both
sides Of North street, from intersec-
tiOH OF Jefferson street on the west
to me intersection Of Wayne street on
the east thereon said profies TO be
KEEP on file in the Office of the City
Clerh.
sec. 2. BE it further ordained. Thai
all sidewalks laid on said street shall
be III accordance with the grade lines
"a 1LD" ~ inc piDiIC9 III Se"I'
Sec. >. BE it further ordained, Thai
the occasion being urgent, this Ordi-
nance go into effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved September 1G, 1910.
CHARLES STRONG, Mayor.
Attest: r. e. V. YATES, Clerk.
], r.. e. Y. Yates, City Clerk. certify
tina the above and foregoing Ordi-
nance was PASSED as provided By law
al . public meeting Of the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen held on the 10th
day Of September, 1910. same having
been reduced to writing. was onsid-
creI and voted upon by sections, then
a 4 whole. Aldermen Allen, Feather
stn1, Grace, Horton and Patty voting
yea, none voting nay. Said ordinance
was ordered as provided by Law.
I further certify that said ordinance
f. duly recorded in Minute Book !.
page 525.
Witness, my hand n seal of Office
fhIs September 2Gth, 1910.
r. f. V. YATES, Clerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

Bright's dis e a s 9.
Doan's Kidney Pills
cure all distressing
kidney ills. They
make sick kidneys
well, weak kidneys
strong.
E. c. McClanahan,
Market ST. New
Richmond, o., says:
kidney disease had
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North street-sidevyaIk Resolution.

North Street-SidevaIk Resolution.
Whereas, ii appears to the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen Of the Cit yOi
AaCOH, Miss, IDaj SIDEWALKS OF con
CREE, The details OF which are herein
aft"r set forth, are necessary on North
street, from jefferson street on the
vost 10 Wayne street on the east;
Ihat the improvements require an I'M
sIsuai outlay II cost in excess of the
general Improvement fund, and that
said improvements along the nOrti
and south sides of North street to
where it i~ntersects Wayne street on
Ehc east, to jefferson street on the
8cst, being necessary, said sidewalks
ON North street being badly out OF
repair along and in front of the prop
erty fronting, abutting and laying
alongside of said street;
Section 1. BE it therefore Ordaina
b. the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Sf the City of Macon, Miss, That said
sidewalks in front of. abutting and ly-
Fng alongside of the following proper
Fies on North street from the intersec-
Sion OF Jefferson street on the west to
Eho Intersection of Wayne street on
she east, on the east and west sides
shereof, be laid as required by law,
+O-wit.
Property owned by the Masonic
aodge No. 40, A. F. & A. NJ, in the
49,
y, ~
~ anu ~ VI W. l.
100 b n--tA, n,,I ,A~ ~,,,..-I -
""u ho" occupied py
*Li % ""e"'
y % - ant ." corner
- 'HN ""i7'oH NHeS'9'
anu loI Vi a. II. buch,
nov o'N"p4ou .! - |. NeSlIioFeidhu
. !'"'i''
'"o""S io' u u W. bIiidIu on
'o"'h"O'' 'o'"e' oI NoIth an
'',e0'9.
'"' vacant loI oi ~ 0CdleS ana va
III 10. ol ~. =. lluhahl.
ne loI ScuPieu as a ~Storehouse
~ ; ""ol'o"' owned by y. scales.
ihal each OF the several lots Of land,
trontlnS, abuttinS and lying on the
north and south sides OF said NOrtE
street, as herein above described, be
and the same are hereby condemned;
and it is hereby required and ordereu
chat the owner or owners of said
properties along said North street, at
ms or her expense, shat construct and
hereafter keep in good repair a side
walk OF concrete in front of their re
SpectiNe lots along The entire north
and south sides Of said North street
8rom the intersection of Wayne street
on the east TO the intersection of JEFF,
aerson street on The west, in front OF
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14
Worth the Risk.

Those timid men who are YER eau
tious about showing any polite atten-
ton to their wives, in the fear that
their continuance will be expected.
ought to be brave enough to try IL
once and take a chance.
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A Hoosier's Home Grown Opinion.

There's no man that's quite so
| cocky and self-conceited." said the
sand dune philosopher, "as the chap
who is always patting himself on the
back because he doesn't like paw
paws."-Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

Lawrence St.-Sidewalk Resolution
Whereas, it appears to the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Macon, Miss, that sidewalks of con
crete, the details Of which are herein
after set forth, are necessary on Law
renee street from North street on the
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ACT PROMPTLY.

Kidney troubles are too dangerous
to neglect. Little disorders grow sert-
u and the sufferer is soon in the
grasp of diabetes. dropsy or fatal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

Reggy-Bah JOVe, I'd Ike to Chas-
tise those blawsted reporters!
Cyril-Why so?
Reggy-We have been insulted. The
other day the firemen rescued us fell
lows from the burning clubhouse, and
now the reporters have the account
headed, "a Few Things Saved, but
Nothing Of Value"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

Mrs. WinsIow"s Soothing Syrup.
Cor children t~eething. SCftcnS the gums, rcduceSin IN
ammatlOn.allay Us pain. cures wind colo. 25c q bottle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-10-14

Indefinite.
Il am positive this actress buys her
puffs."
Which ones-newspaper or hair
dresser's?"
The daily Alaskan., 1910-12-08
TIE PLANS OF
 ALlSkl-HIDLAHD

W-bsrer Brown. eh.-t engineer r. ,ae Alsza-u.laad railway company which has prossyu=g suE into Rainy Hollow rom Elaus. was ae ...v lz- Ta=lag aa Co Seattle
 H aas seen by t.asE- rssuaa.e and 1a-l himself being well pleased aa-a -as work He samu.r..a a.aEa or -aaoas on la. lo-a O. ralg and since -aar aua with sa4I -7s. has eovsreI s-. miles aE aer.ev and has located by as -1a. za-say a- miles Q. -a. Inc
 # .v1ee-s Co ea back aae--
 middle Q. F-5-ary and establish l#5 .ae -ea SD -za som. e- @ eoasGa.-1a work may 1 He hopes Co have l7at part finished b. teesa Pleasant camp and H-a#s where lle wagon road l-Earss -le same --v.-1r
 The AlassalHlml be asserts  passes through country rich a minerals especially SO copper. timber and agricultural possibilities. which sasg1gs a splendid l-ere for rae venture
 Mr. Brown shows plsug of es- dease of aa,az lived sreauee a- aaas tn che a=,d bur his tagsasm Is agJ one waa tauPerat by his o4-a ezpsr.ayss and he leaves for civilization r.-l arel-a1el spirit and Jsrsrmna.ea 70 hurry back and sasa Co comp, -1a the work hal has been undertaken