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The Washington herald., 1910-09-11
De MOrtuis.

The generous old Latin saying, "Of
the dead. speak nothing but good" must
not be carried to such extremes that we
may not point TO a life that has passed
away in an effort to incuIcate the lesson
OF what ii were wisdom TO avoid.
There died the other day in New York
a man whose death notice was sent
broadcast through the English-speaking
world. not because he was famous for
some accomplishment, or notorious in
crime, but simply because he was-iust
what he was.
Frederick Gebhard was born Of a good
family; endowed with a pleasing person
atty; blessed with a good education. and
hampered, in early life. by considerable
fortune. He had within him no particle
Of ambition to turn his talents or his
opportunities into useful channels. For
what life had given him he hal no dis
position to make any return.
Associating with the idle. the wasters
OF the world. an habitue Of the .theaters
and cafes. he was. perhaps. the nearest
to the true type Of the bouIevardier that
America has turned out.
In early life he was attracted by the
beauty Of an English actress. who. be-
cause she was a familiar of the circle
Of the Prince of Wales. had attained a
measure Of notoriety. and this modern
Beau attached himself to her train. to
the scandal Of two nations It was this
fact alone that brought the man into
the public eye. and it was plain that the
notoriety he won by his dog-Hke fidelity
TO the woman, to whom he had been IN
troduced by oscar Wilde, was as the
SAVIOR Of incense in his nostriIs.
He dissipated his fortune; he wasted
his health; Of his talents, he made no
use. Born gentleman, he became a wine
agent, and chung tenuously to the out
skirts Of the circle OF fast life to which
he had been accustomed. He died at
middle age, leaving behind him no record
OF a single worthy deed.
Gerhard was of the type Of Beau Nash
and Beau Brummel-a type Of which
he and, perhaps the late Ward Nc
Allister were the most conspicuous
American examples. At the time
when Gerhard was supposed to be the
best-dressed man in New York; when he
was singled out by a princes favorite:
when he spent a fortune with lavish
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Battle of the Brandywine- September II.

on September II, III, occurred the
famous battle OF the Brandywine. on the
banks of the Brsndywine Creek. near
Wilmington, Del Gen. Howe. having
spent the winter in New York. in the
spring operated in the neighborhood, and
toward fall embarked his army and sailed
for the mouth Of the Delaware. Finding
that river too well guarded. as he sup
posed. he sailed around the peninsula and
up the Chesapeake Bay, landing near
Elkton. Nd, the last Of August
Washington was amazed to discover
that Howe had abandoned Burgoyne. and,
besides, the possession Of Philadelphia
could be Of little advantage to the British.
But Howe acted as though the goal OF
war was to take the rebel capital"
Soon after he landed at the head OF
the Chesapeake. however, Washington
was there 10 confront him with an army
OF 1000 men. Howes army was much
larger and better drilled, but Washington
determined to risk a battle. He was
driven to this it may be said, by public
sentiment The people could not under
stand the Fabian policy, OF which he was
such a master; and had he given up
Philadelphia without striking a blow ne
would have been severely censured by
the public.
Washington marched his army to
Chadds Ford, in southwestern Pennsyl-
vania, with his center protected in front
by artillery under Cen Anthony Wayne,
while Greene remained in the background
as a reserve. The right wing was then
thrown up the stream for two miles. A
portion Of the British army occupied
Washington's 'front.' while CORVALLIS.
with great skill. made flank movement
by marching up the Lancaster road.
crossing the Brandywine and striking Sui
livan in the rear.
Washington had expected this move
ment, but was thrown or his guard by a
false report Sullivan made a desperate
fight. but was slowly forced back The
British forces. under Knyphausen, then
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11
MAKING GOOD"

Frank II. Spearman. Van Tassel SUIT
phen. Poultney Bigelow and a number OF
other skilled story tellers have contrib
uted to Making Good, a collection Of
admirable tales Of golf and other outdoor
sports. in which hosts Of lively boys VIII
find pleasure-and many a girl as well.
The thrill OF the cleanly contested trial
Of skill. the bracing breath OF the big
outdoors" these render the narratives
wholesomely appealing. while the boyish
characters-that plucky little caddie, %
Ray Hamilton; sturdy, fortunate Tom
Rodman, and the rest-are lads worth
knowing. How 'Scotchie' Made Good, "
How a Boy Went Ballooning," The
Quest OF the Big Bass, ''Try-Again Tres
colts Wager" and Some Results Of a
Wild Boar Hunt" these are among the
story titles. (New York. Harper & Bros.l
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'THE HAPPY FAMILY"

B. NJ. Bowers new collection Of short
stories, The happy Family" deals, Ike
It's popular predecessors. with the vari-
Gus affairs and people of the Flying U
ranch. Pink. Chip, Happy Jack. the Old
Man. and the Little Doctor. these old
friends. with certain new ones, figure IN
the tersely-told and entertaining nara
tives. Andy Green. the camp romancer.
provides material for the opening tale.
"Ananias Green" and also for the stir
ring account Of "a Tanner Of Wild ones. ."
not 10 say for the yet more thrilling
study Of Andy. the Liar" Wolf
Wolfr has close connection with Andy,
too, though a pretty giri occupies the
stage center All the clever sketches
from the stern tragedy Of Blink" 20 the
high comedy Of Miss Martins Mission, "
are excellent Of their kind. New York:
S. w. Dillingham; Company
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The Perfect Tissue Builder.

DR.. Woods Hutchinson in Deiineator.
There Is no known drug that will add
in the slightest degree 10 the strength
or vigor Of the human body. and no its
sue-builder' on earth. except food. The
only universally reliable "bracer" Is ex-
erCise in the open air and sleeping
with your windows open. and the only
permanent tonics 10 the body are fresh
fruit. red meat. and green vegetables.
a dollars worth OF cream contains ten
times the strength OF any dollar bottle
Of tonic ever invented Eat penty Of real
foods, the best you can raise or buy. and
you'll have little need Of either medicinal
foods or patent medicines. Any remedy
which universally. or even in the ma
jority OF all cases, produces a sense OF
exhilaratiOn and improvement Is pretty
sure to contain a "cheater'' OF some sort,
usually either alcohol or opium.
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THE LAND o. DREAMS.

o land o. where all things good
Await our coming. shall reach
Your rich. lush meadows, the faery wood
Where with gone may have speech?
The long stretches there where hills blue;
1t through valleys by purling streams;
There sorrow ceases-and oh, long for you
Dear meadows in the land O. dreams!
The way weary and long;
But upward. upward winds its
Faith cheers the heart and Hope trolls out a
To make less the burden of the day.
Labor is good; tbs work that sets rs free
night where hckering hrelight CLEANS,
Content that striving brings close TO thee
Dear meadows in the land O. dreams!
Soon shall magic of the hills;
The hills Of faery and the wales Of truth
Behind leave the and the Ills,
The vain regrets wasted days Of youth
And there. spread before like carpet fair
VIII lie tn mystic land meath moonlights beams;
Comfort and love and JOY and rest there
Dear meadows in the land o. dreams
HECTOR FULLER.
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thoughtless ones who envied him.
Blu. ito this end must we all come at
last" Fifty years of life and nothing
done! Frivolity. vanity prodigality,
wasting criminal reckIessness! And
the wages OF sin is death.
So over the passing OF this modern
rack and roue we may pause to reflect.
and TO find in his wretched career a les
son and a warning.
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Folly to No So

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
Mr.. Church-Whew, how it's raining.
Lend me your umbrella, dear. I've got
to run over to the vestry meeting.
Mrs Church-But why not use that
umbrella you've been carrying all the
week?
Mr. Church-Whati to the vestry meet
ing? Why. that's where / got it.
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The GirI,. snnerinritr.

From the Boston Globe.
A man sometimes finds himself in trou-
bic because he has two girls on his
hands at, one time. but nobody ever yet
saw SIC men come fast enough 70 rattle
a girl.
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Commemorative Independence.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
man who called Col Roosevelt lar escaped
without injury thanks to the colones forbearance.
Many whom the colonel has called liars have escaped
wi,hoUt injury thanks to the nations habit Of indie
pendent thinking.
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WouId Get Along

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
DO you think, Mr.. Roosevelt, that If
you accepted the call 70 China you could
adapt yourself TO Chinese ways?"
"Oh, some statesman over there would
give me a queue" replied the colonel.
visibly affected.
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Churc hEOerN.

From tire Dallas News.
Church attendants are divided into two
main classes-those who would Ike 20
see the collections dispensed with and
those who would ike for the preaching
TO be cut out
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Herman B. Hackley. Of Jersey City, a
builder and contractor. is at the Raleigh
Discussing the oyster shell roads in his
state, Mr.. Hackley said that New Jersey
.road-builders say that, although oyster
shells have been used for thirty years.
their peculiarities as a road-making ma
terial have not been intelligently studied
1T has been determined, however. that
oyster shells are as good as limestone"
said Mr.. Hsckley THE present cost
Of oyster shells is almost prohibitIve
for road-making They cost 5 cents a
bushel, which makes the cost on the
State roads, where the shells are usually
laid foot deep. practically cents a
square foot for material on board a boat
at the nearest wharf. This makes the
cost practically the same as six-Inch
macadam. which gives more years OF
wear than the shell roads.
There is little difference in the force
required 70 move a load over a shell
road and over one Of macadam, but for
light travel the shell road is much su-
perior, when comfort to man and wear
and tear on horsehesh are considered.
Automobiles 90 not injure a shell road
as much as they do one OF macadam, be-
cause the finer texture Of the oyster shell
surface causes it TO be affected less by
the suction Of the rubber tire. The dust
question is about as serious on one road
as on the other
In parts OF New Jersey where shell
roads have been in existence longest"
concluded Mr.. Hackley. 1T viii Ia. e
many years to convince the people that
there is any material that excels oyster
shells for making roads"
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The national convention
The national conservation congress at ST. Paul is
now holding the center II the stsge.-The Atlanta
Journal.
You uotice how quickly they put or the
brakes when they wrote convention"
instead Of conservation"
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Up to Marc Antony AIdrich.

From the ST. Paul Dispatch.
Caius CasSius Townsend seems TO have made short
work with julius Caesar Burrows and It Is up to
Marc Antony Aldrich 10 prepare the funeral grafton
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Where are you going my pretty maidl"
To the jewelers. shop. kind sir" she said;
To the jewelers. shop to buy chop
And gram Of steak with which 70 top
The midday meal Of a grain Of bread
And a whole haif-turnip kind sir. she said
-Garrard Harris IN r,nck.
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Knew vhat was Coming

from the Hous;Gn Post
I've often marveied at your brilliancy.
your aptness at repartee. your
If it's more than S. old man. can't do
a thing for you. I'm nearly broke myself "
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Electrically Speaking.

The world is a stage" that's certain as sin.
With nohlcmen PLAYING the fops,
Scenaro-Castle with crumbling sills.
A valueless title and mountains Of bills,
And these are nobility's props"
John u. Wells, In Buffalo News.
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A NnurishInr Diet.

From the Baltimore American.
Pop. what do the bulls and bears In
Wan street live on?'
Mostly lamb chops. my boy"
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From the Philadelphia Press.
one legislative district in Vermont went Demo
cratic last Tuesday for the first time in hfty-two
years. which. we should say. is about often enough
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

From the St Paul Pioneer Press.
The question now arises. can John DIS charity
Trust give il back 10 the people as fast as the
Standard Oil Company can take il from them
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

Ella Wheeler Wilcox declares that in a
former incarnation she lived in the time
OF Richelieu and was very wicked
woman. Some Of her poetry has retained
the old instinct
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

A Chicago paper Is Offering a prize
for the best love letters. The first en-
tries should be those Of F. Augustus
Heinze and Harry Thurston Peck
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

The Chinese method Of keeping eggs for
many years by inclosing them in clay Is
not so expensive and probably is quite as
effective as our cold storage method.
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The aInt4r Speaker Cannon.

= ON the New York Tribune.
Sometimes the London papers score a beat on
their American contemporaries. Tit-Bits. telling z
story about Uncle Joe" Cannon. tells its readers
that he Is "the late Speaker OF tho American Con
gresS"
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A Pittsburg millionaire declares that
sl.4oO is too much for his wife to pay
for a gown. and he has stopped her
credit Even the millionaires are feeling
the high cost.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
voluntarily raised the wages Of its yard
men and switchmen. Yet some pessi-
mistic people talk about hard times.
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Mexico is celebrating the centenary OF
her independence. And all the time the
wise Diaz keeps a perfectly straight face.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

The coloners slam at the Supreme Court
sounds much like the Democratic plat
form OF 1896. We all got mad then.
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The sooner the Better.

From the Providence Journal
The President must soon select four generals for
the army Also, IL is trusted. a Secretary for the
Interior Department.
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The expected has happened again.
Walter Wellman has postponed his air
ship flight across the Atlantic until next
summer.
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In Houston when they advertise plumb
ers' supplies they have 10 print picture
Of a bathtub 10 show the people Just
what IL is
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The episode on the North Dakota shows
that men may be as heroic in the stoke
hole as on the admiraTs bridge.
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Seidel would not welcome Roosevelt and
the colonel would not welcome Lorimer.
Lorimer and Seidel ought 10 be good
friends
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There is comfort in the fact that the arbi-
tration tribunal did not deprive US of our
inalienable right to tell fish stories.
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II you are worried because it costs SO
much more 10 live now than It did twenty
years ago, just remember how much better
! IL is 70 live nowadays.
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i'm, inventor Of explosives, has taken to
writing poetry.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

Collector Loeb is going hunting in the
Rockies. His assistants in New YORK
can capture all the game on the incoming
steamers.
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The fact that the frst-class cabins on
the returning steamers are crowded will
help out many fellow who went broke
on the other side
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

We will bet that DIT. Crippen wishes he
was being tried in the American rather
than the English law courts. They do
hurry things so over there.
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Those food experts might do well to
remember that the vital question IS not
what we eat. but when.
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crossed the creek 10 attack Wayne. who.
fighting as he went, made an orderly re-
treat upon Chester. as Sullivan and
Greene had done. The loss on the Ameri-
can side exceeded one thousand men.
while the enemy lost about half that
number.
The battle Of Brandywine decided the
fate Of Philadelphia. Washington knew
that the capital must be given up but
he determined 10 harass and detain the
enemy as much as possible. his chief OBJ
Jet being to prevent ai6 being sent 20
Burgoyne on the Hudson. There were
frequent skirmisheS. in one Of which
Wayne lost 300 men. and a regular battle
was prevented at Chester Valley only by
violent storm.
So vigilant was washington in retard-
ing the enemy that it required fifteen
days for them 20 march twenty-five miles.
They entered Philadelphia on September
26 Congress had fed to Lancaster. after
again making Washington dictator-this
time for sixty days. Howe encamped his
main army at Germantown. and here. on
October 4 occurred the battle OF Ger
mantown, after which Howe settled down
for winter Of gayety in Philadelphia,
and Washington for one Of misery at
Valley Forge.
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A New York man robbed his friend 10
get honeymoon expenses. Now there IS
not going 10 be any honeymoon.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

Some malefactor has invented an cleo
trio violin player. No punishment could
be too severe.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

Senator Root has been so imbued with
the spirit OF peace at The Hague that he
declares he will not take part in any
political fights this fall
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

The change from hoopskirt to hobble-
skirt is only another proof OF the tend
ency toward contraction.
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CHAT OF THE FORUM.

Never Went Very Far.
From the Boston Herald.
Esopus n. Y, is again in notice Can Judge
Parker come backl
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A Question.

The silly season is about over now
Who plays for the worlds champion
ship?i
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any faster than It has progressed since
the Old Nationalism was started
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11
AT THE HOTELS.

In this country a man is presumed in
Pocent until he is proven guilty" said
E. w Haley. Of Chicago, at the New
Willard. last night and Mr.. Roosevelt
has committed a great wrong in publicly
branding Senator Lorimer as an unit per-
son TO be seated with at the same ban
quet table.
Senator Lorimer is a politician. and
so is Roosevelt. and both are playing the
game for all they are worth. Politics IS
not a particularly clean game at the best.
and 1t therefore III behooves one OF the
fraternity TO throw bricks at the other
when he is in a glass house himself.
Roosevelt Is not above the law which ap-
piles 70 the rest OF his co-citizens. and he.
too. Ike all the rest OF the lesser class.
is bound 10 respect this law. It Is the
height Of presumption on his part TO
brand people as undesirables, liars. GRIM
mas and otherwise objectionable with
out giving them fair trial He says that
man does not necessarily have to be
convicted by court and jury 10 be found
guilty; that a jury will often free him as
Innocent while yet he is guilty in the
public eye
This is dangerous doctrine. It upsets
public confidence in our whole legal svs-
TEN and the jury institution. If no con-
! hdence can be placed in our courts and
| juries. and IL their findings are not 10
be taken as final. where is it to end7
Has anybody, no matter whom he NAV
be, the right TO say, I am better than
the law Of my country" and L am
better Judge than thou art7' That sounds
almost Ike anarchy. where every man
Is a law unto himself
Roosevelt is wrong, decidedly wrong.
on this point" concluded Mr.. Haley. al
though he is arousing public opinion and
sentiment against corrupt politics. The
final result Of this agitation against cor
rupt pohtica! leaders and methods is
bound TO be beneficial, although 1t could
be brought about in a more normal
way"
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On September II the battle OF Lake
Champlain occurred In 1914: Baltimore
was attacked by the British in 1914: all
the members except Webster resigned
from Tyler's Cabinet in 1884, and Jenny
Lind made her debut in America in 1850.
1t is the birthday Of Henri Vicomte de
Turenne. French commander QslD; Sarah
Bache, the only daughter OF Benjamin
Franklin d74D; James Thomson. the
British poet G7OO); Sterling Price, promi-
nent Confederate general CSOs); James
Pollock, governor Of Pennsylvania, who
suggested IN God We trust be placed
on coins OSLO. and Archbishop John Ire
land QS3S). It is the date that It is
alleged the Freemssons abducted William
Morgan in 1926.
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Campaign Material.
Cincinnatus found the plow
Quite a cinch.
Politicians try It now
At a pinch.
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Few are ready to believe the New Ma
tionalism will push this country ahead
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

How did you like VeniceE"
Wen, I dunno. Plenty of lagoons. but
no place 10 shoot the chutes."
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The greatest contest over the Speaker
ship in the House Of Representative.
according 10 3. J. Colman. Of Pittsburx.
Pa, who is at the Riggs. took place in
1856. Mr.. Colman said he could remeru-
Der the excitement which took possession
Of the political parties and adherents as
II it had occurred yesterday.
THE night lasted from the first Monday
in December until February 1. At times
it was impossible TO arrange pairs. said
Mr.. Colman, and members slept and ate
in their seats. fearful TO be away from
their posts for five minutes. The old
Wing party had broken up. and the Re
publican party was merely g name, and
had not yet been organized The opposi-
ton TO the Democrats were known as
'ant-Nebraska men Then there were
the Know Nothings' members OF the
American party. They were divided, too.
and we're known as the North Americans
and South American. Horace Greeley
was on the ground. and Tor once a news
paper man was the genius Of the Capt.
tol. Greeley made fight for Nathaniel
P. Banks. He persisted in the face OF
mighty odds, directing his forces from
his room in the National Hotel, and all
the time he told about the night in the
New York Tribune
Finally the Democrats seemed abso-
lutely assured Of a plurality for Aiken.
Of South Carolina Greeley knew that
Banks could win on a plurality vote
Both sides. being confident. consented TO
the plurality rule. and Banks was elected.
The Greeley organization TO elect Banks
was the real beginning Of the Republican
party. Russell sage was member OF
that Congress, and for a long time he
and Judge Wright OF Tennessee. shared
the honor OF being the oldest members
Of Congress-"
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just the Thing.
Il have a patent furnace that ought to
make hit"
What's new about it?"
you don't shake it down; you crank
IL up"
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Generous for Once.

GENEROUS lot Unce.
Hubby. give me a dollar. I want TO
buy you some birthday cigars"
In that case, here's S."
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ALITTLE NONSENSE.


GIRLS, TAKE NOTICE.
Ears this fall must not be seen,
They declare,
You can hide your ears, ween,
With your hair.
Ears must vanish, they aver.
Do not scoh.
Hide them; or. if you prefer,
Cut 'em Off.