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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
SCORE OF LIVES
LOST IN STORMS
5000, 600 PROPERTY DAMAGE IN
TWO STATES.
THOUSANDS DESERT HOMES
Thirteen Were Drowned Like Rats -
Mine Near Uniontown, Pa-Heavy
Rains Made Torrents of
Small Streams.

Pittsburg.-Neariy score Of persons
lost their lives by drowning and light
ming. property was damaged to an
amount apProximating s3,Oo0,OOo and
200 or more passengers marooned b.
washouts, caused by devastating floods
and cloudbursts that struck sections Of
Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Wisconsin and Michigan Wednesday.
Ths greatest loss Of life was in the
Superbs coal mine, near Uniontown, Pa,
where thirteen miners, caught by an
overwhelming flood Of water, we're
drowned. while 81 Of their fellow work
men escaped to the surface after har-
rowing experiences. Traffic ON the main
line of the Baltimore and OHIO railroad
and several of its branches is suspended,
owing to landslides and washouts near
Wheeling, ". Va, while several branches
of the Pennsylvania railway in the Vi
cinity of Pittsburg suffered a serious dis
arrangement Of schedule.
Immense property damage was done
in the vicinity of Wausau, Wis. which
- the center of the largest paper man.
ufactwing district in the Central West ;
Washington county, Pa, reports the
heaviest rainfall in twenty-six years and
the narrow escape of seventy-iive miuers
from a food mine at Millsboro.
In the Red Stone Valley of Pennsyl-
vanis more than one thousand families
are homeless and are eneamped in the
rain on the hillsides.
The family of II. L. King, consisting
Of three persons, was struck by lightning
and all were killed in the King home,
near Redwood. W. Va, and Joseph How
ard, a Baltimore and Ohio trsekman,
was caught in a landslide and smothered.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
RAISE IN ASSESSMENT
L. & N. AND QUEEN AND CRESCENT
HARDEST HIT.
Louisville and Nashville Increased From
$4,000 to s27. 500 a Mile. Q. &C.
From $4,000 to $4,000
Per Mile.

Jaekson.-The officials Of number Of
the railroad corporations doing business
in Mississippi have been officially notified
Just how they stand in the recent re-
vision OF ad valorem assessments made
by the railroad commission. Since the
commission sat TO hear protest., there
has been nothing official given out BY
which the final decision could be def.
nitely known. II is true members Of the
commission have intimated about what
their disposition OF the subject would
be.
Secretary Galceran Of the commission
has written the officials Of the Mobile
and Ohio. southern Railway aud south.
ern Railway in Mississippi, Louisville
and Nashville, Illinois Central. Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley. Queen and Cre.-
cent lines and the Frisco an identical
letter. containing an announcement OF
the definite decision OF the commission.
All these, with the exception of the
fazoo and Mississippi Valley main line,
have been materially increased, the most
drastic being the valuation placed against
the Louisville and Nashville. increased
from $4,000 to 81, 500 per mile. and
the Queen and Crescent. from $4,000
To SIS, 900 per mile.
The letter further states that the A..
sessment of sidetacks is not yet finally
decided.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
REALLY POOR WITH s4aO.OO0
Couple psnniiess Because 6Is Funs
10 Tied Up In Trust by
Pittsburgh Bank.

Pittsburgh. Pa.-Claiming they ows
property worth over s4S0.0O0. yet ara
pennlless. with no income for their
own support or TO keep their son, who
Is freshman at Princeton university,
Thomas MacConnell and his wife have
fled a petition in the common pleas
court asking that the Safe Deposi,
and Trust company be compelled 10
furnish them with an income. Ths
MacconEells state they placed the
property in the hands Of the trust
company TO manage. and charge the
trust company so manages the prop
erty that the Peoples Savings bank,
which Is alleged to be closely connect.
ed with the trust company. entered
judgment against the property and SC
tied II up that the plaintiffs are un
able to borrow any money.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01

Persistent Esort to Move Il From Ra-
leigh Is Made.

JAck.on.--A county fsud on the ques-
tion Of courthouse loeation that prom-
ises TO last for several years ha. 10
veloped in Smith county.
A hopeless tAngle Of litigation appears
On the court docseis, and the lawyers
can't even see the beginning Of the end.
The tr0uhls started At the last iegisla-
tive session. VheH a bitter hght was
made against till seeking 70 divide
The county into two distriets with a
county seat either At Mine or Iayiors-
ville.
Az an election Just hell in smith
county, the proposed creation Of sec
ond district vas rejected By a vote of
g5s to asa. In the meantime the board
Of supervisors had gone ahead and
awarded contract for a new courthouse
TOR the First district, and now work has
been stopped on that structure BY an
injunction restraining the board Of SUI
pervisOrs from paying cut money TO the
Littis-,ileckler Construction Company
until a SPECIAL eleetiOn can be held to
pass on the question o. where one court
ho.ae for the county shsuh be located.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
SONGS OF NAPLES
Rich Melodies Are Evenwhers
IN Tha CITY.


Naples. fisiy The sonss - Napi~si
IN these rerhaua b thf rsai AZ ~ fhs
city concentrates nud these are nksiy
u prove rouF mosi pleasant uaemnry
of ths place Nau hear the sefacfive
msicdiea everywhere an6 the voices
that sing them are Usually very sweet.
II you ~uuld have an evening" u sous
80 % Ia Fenios a rariuus small
theatre ~ varieties Which connists
u pit a tier - boxes n the nrrt
balcony. and a single roe of seats IN
the saii@ry The asiisace a a neisy
ons and he women are h~sutifai ara
EorEecusly dressed perhaps tno ustsn-
tatiogsto suit the PuritAnical taste IN.
performers. too. are hardly models.
ethically speaking. but vogaily they
are narvels. and they give you the
tsst that Naples has 10 orsr IN tho
Say of native songs A dozen singers
Or %. follow each other In succession.
and nearly every one Of them ~
quality that would Sin the title of .
'heAdlinsr- In America And there
are some stunning beauties among
them
One should not fail. while tn Naples.
10 visit the National museum: u con
tains one of the inest collections OF an
cient bronEes In the world. and some
splendid treasures Of Hsrculaneum and
POmpeii. and BY all means do not fail
70 take IN Pompeii itself n the ruins
AZ Rome are more impressive for their
grandeur. the Pompelian ruins are
likely 10 prove more Accordingly hn-
man. Here you witness actual evil
eenees Of human life. and n you are
Possessed OF even a modicum of i'm
agination the whole thing IL capable
more or less Of mental reconstruction.
And as you look down on the excellent.
ly paved narrow streets. impressed IN
misiakably by ruts OF wheels: the mar.
row sidewalks. IN good condition and
as good as those at Naples. and AZ
you examine the walls and interiors of
the houses. and ever so many evil
dences OF the pleasure loving character
OF the people. you cannot escape rs-
necting upon certain physical sem
blances Il has In common with Naples
II you are a poet you are likely as not
TO write sonnets TO the present DESC
latiOn Of the city. II you are a philoso-
pher you Will perhaps reflect upon the
futility OF things. the Inevitable cycles
OF time. the eternal occurrences OF his
tory. n you are n moralist with ortho-
dOx tendeneies-and an al to grind
you Will think Of sodom. you will think
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
SAYS BEEF TRUST is DEAD
Voluntary Dissolution Plan Acceptable to
Government.

Washingtou.-The beef trust. which
the government has fought for ten years.
IS no longer in existence. IN the opinion
Of the department Of justice.
Attorney General Wiekersham A.
eepted the plan proposed by the packers
for the voluntary dissolution of the Ma
tional Packing Company, holding con-
oern, owned by the Morris, Swift aud
Armour packing companies.
The attorney general decided also that
the ieP@rtmenf>of justice will not in
stitute the civil dissolution suit which
Il had threatened to ils.
Here are the other things he did;
Accepted the assurances Of the pack
era that active composition will b. re-
siv@i
lnfasmed them that A. soon a. Il de-
v.sops comp~titi0n i being restrained
further prs-~cutioa viii b. started
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
Farm Meet Approved.

Agricultural College.-Presilent q. R.
Highiower has just received eommu-
nication from r. :. Wilson, state agent
Of the United States bureau Of plant in
dustry, TO the effect that the Washing
ton office Of the bureau i in thorough
accord with the local authorities with re-
gard to the general roundup to be held
here in the first week Of September.
Mr.. Wilson states that the sixty local
agents Of the bureau will be present and
shat he is urging each Of these sixty to
prevail upon his seighbors and demon
strators 20 come also. He expects that
be will add At least two hundred men
all told 10 the regular attendance al the
roundup.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
HIGH PRIEST DRINKS ACID
His Faith Was Strong. but carbohc Acid
Was, Too.

Fort Smith. Ark--At Arbuckle's
Island, rural community near here. one
Justice, Holiness elder, interrupted a
Baptist meeting to shame the little faith
of the Baptist brethren and demonstrate
the superior faith OF his own sect in
the power of prayer over matter. He
read from the Bible the passage whrh
says that those with proper faith need
fear no poison and then, despite the
protests of the preacher and people,
drank a quantity OF earbolic acid. iirst
declaring his faith and offering a prayer
for the success OF his demonstration.
He Immediately sank to the floor, froth
ing at the mouth and experiencing tn
greatest agunics.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
SOLDIERS START RACE RIOT
They wantonly Attack Negroes at
Fortyce, Ark

Pine Bluff, Ark.--TNo hundred sos
diers. many Of whoa Were said 20 have
been drinking heavily, all Of them mem
bers of the state guard. made up Of
four companies from BIytheville, Jones
soro. Piggotr and Black Rock, started
race rot a. Fordvce. Dallas county. Five
nsg-oes nay die. others were badly
b.aten Aad painfully stabbed, white
women Rere nsultei by -he militiameH
and nexro women we're knocked down
en- the pablic streets.
A negro paol hall was invaded BY the
sol.liers and almost completely wee 'kei.
TIE proprietor and a number Of negroes
sere forrsd 20 flee for their lives when
the sal,iiers entered the piece and begar
their asstaz.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
TAX ON BUSINESS"
PASSED BY SENATE
DEMOCRATS AND PRoCRESSIvES
WIN BY VOTE OF 3s TO L.
RECIPROCITY IS REPEALED
Amendments Were Added to Excise Bill
After Senator Borah's Straight Out
Income Tar Measure Had Been
Defeated ~ to 33.

hington.-Democrats and Progress
sives united in the senate, and, by vote
of 80 to IS, passed the Democratic excise
tax bill, extending the present tax on
corporations to the business of individu-
ais, private firms and eopartnerships. At
taehed to the measure also by the aid Of
Republican votes were amendments for
the repeal of the Canadian reciprocity
Law and the fixing Of q per ton tariff
on print paper; and for the establish
ment of permanent nonpartisan tariff
commission.
Passage of the excise bill became GER
tain early in the day and Republican
leaders offered little opposition to il.
Senator Borah. in a fight to have his in
come tax bill substituted for the tax on
business" lost by vote of 81 to 30, al
though he mustered to his support many
OF the regular Republicans and four Dem
ocrats-Ashurt, Culberson, Hitchcock
and MARITIME.
The Democratic minority stood out
soldly against any change in the house
bill that would threaten its defeat. They
declared the tax on business" was clear
ly constitutional, while an income tar
law had once been held unconstitutional
by the supreme court and might again
suffer that fate until the states ratify
the amendment to the federal constitu-
tion-
On the passage of the excise bill the
Democrats were supported by the follow
ing Progressives and insurgent Republi-
cans; Bourne, Bristow. CIapp. Crawford.
Cummins, Grouna. Jones. Kenyon, La
Toilette. Nelson Poindexter Townsend
and Works
The excise measure would levy upon
all persons. firms or copartnershiPs an
annual tax equal TO per cent of net IN
come in EXCESS Of 5000
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01

OF Gomorrah-and then you will think
Of Naples. And in the end all three OF
you will return to Naples and watch
from the embankment of via Carcciolo
the smooth. sapphire-hued waters OF
the Mediterranean; in the distance. the
vague outlines OF the lovely isle of
Capri-and. above all. the still smok-
ing mount Of vesuvius, all gorgeous in
its sunset raiment OF an indescrible
purple. and below It the squatting
city with its hundreds OF roofs, re-
Sembling for a brief space so many
patches OF resplendent rose gold.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
Bishop Murrah TO ORIENT.

Jaekson.-Bishop W r. Murrah and
Mrs. MurrAh will leave on Tuesday over
the Illinois Central for Chicago. from
whence they will make the journey to
the Golden Gate Of san Francisco bay,
from which the bishop expects to sail
early in ugsist for the Orient. Bishop
Musrah expects to be absent and busily
engaged with the Chinese missions for
several months. and doe. not expect to
return TO the United States until early
in the coming year. lie is one Of Jack.
sons most populas and lovable citizens,
and leayez with the heartiest wishes OF
all in the community for a successful
mission and a safe return with his
charming wife.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
Powers Tours State.

Jackson.-State Superintendent Of FL.
ucation J. y. Powers has been absent
from his Office all the week, doing mis-
siousry work in the cause Of educa-
tion. He has been at county educational
meetings at Poplarville and Columbia.
and will wind up in Lauderdale county,
where he y assisting to mould public
sentiment there to the point Of voting
bonds for the construction Of an agri-
cultural high school.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
|C WOMAN
BEATEN
tAPTER. DAWSON. GA, AT
POINT OF DEATH.
AL MEN IMPLICATED
reliability Victim Will Recover,
Fhree Men Said to Have Done
Ihipping May Face Trial
for Murder.

!. Ga.-Essie Carter. the young
Z uio wls whipped at Dawson,
. party OF prominent men, head,
: Doxier, clerk Of the superior
az the point Of death in a hos.
r. The probability is that ths
whipped her eventually will
for murder. a. the attending
rs say the ease i almost hope
herr i scarcely an inrh Of r..
neck down that i not cut and
"a, and she cannot bear the touch
r clothing or bandages.
Carter was whipped because W.
r. 20-ysar-oli soa was infatuated
y aud she refused to swear that
|ild never meet the young man
Tier story reads like the records
us-i1n prison where the knout
on women a. well as ON men.
ve Nogt Dozier.r she said. ~and
y me. Because he would not
\ up, though | urged him to do
leise his father, the latter and
|nis whipped me almost to death.
bnd his friends carried me off in
rmobile to grove near Dawson.
they got me there they stripped
! he skin and. while four men held
zier lashed me with a buggy whip.
b chauffeur held the lantern 50
could see 70 whip me-"
, the man who did the floggins
4 70 rest. saving a. he did so that
not yet satisfied. the woman's
"a a mass of bruises aud she was
ing with pain. Friends sent for
ardner and Crumbley, and when
rived they found her nearer dead
Fv' and alsiose ohuked from the
iich had been made from her dress
he was stripped for the flogging.
IS sent to Macon Cor treatment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
COTTON HAS MADE
EXCELLENT PROGRESS
CROP In EASTERN STATES is STILL
FAR FROM NORMAL.
DAMAGE BY WeeWL SMALL
Continuation Of Favorable Weather
Needed in East to Promote Plant
Growth and Cultivation.
Texas Needs Rain.

Memphis.-Considered as a whole. Ia,
cotton crop made advancement darina
last week as compared with the pre-
vicus week.
In all sections save Central TcxtA
the week was a favorable onc from !
weather standpoint, and the crop in all
but this section made excellent progre .
over the previous week A great deal
Is still to be desired in ,he states Nhera
excessive moisture has fallen.
The plant grew and hardened to some
extent IN all these states. Fruitin- !,
stu backward. but made better progress
last week than has heretofore been
noted. The plant is tender and fn-l Of
sap and and the chief fear j. that a pr,.
tracted dry spell would prove disastrous
TO the plant
West Of the river excellent prugres.
was made in all sections save in Centra.
and parts Of Western Texas. The plant
made a splendid growth aud frmted very
satisfactorily. Growth was OF such a
nature as to render the date OF frost less
a matter OF Importance should progress
continue in the same fashion. Fields ara
clean, soil well cultivated ami plant I.
green and healthy. In Central and West.
ern Texas some damage has resulted
from drouth, but correspondents are ol
the opinion that the damage 80 TAR 4
small and that with a rain this week
over this section most OF the damage
would be repaired. \ good rain gener-
ally over the West would benefit the
crop, although no damage will accrue
from dry weather for another week save
in the section already suffering from
drouth.
Insect damage to the crop IS small 50
far. Boil weevil are reported from
nearly all sections of the central valley
and few in Texas, Georgia and Ala
bama. Damage from tins source is 5.
f.r
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
GOVERNMENT BUYS CHIPS
Also Powder Puffs and Music Rolls for
Poor c0ngressmen-

Washingtoa.-Powslsr Puds, poker
chips and music rolls are being furnished
members OF the house cut OF the house
contingent fund. .hich mrtn. that the
people are paying for them. AceorSiing
10 Representative FrAnk B. Will. Of
Ohio. Sho proposes 10 ask congress the
reason Why
In examining the record Of sxP~nd-
itures from the fund. I aHd that thes.
articles ARE heinE Charged ap By mem.
bers 20 ths soveFnm~af.' sAid Mr.. Willis.
Il intend 20 iatnzla-~ a r-salutiou &<k-
ing for aa expianafiun.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01

|opeSs. has.-SapparssTs of Psrss.i~ns
'"-r their effort % kr~p tae aamss
nfe-i,ientlal eierfors Nho &za EEsor
- eoG kaspsrvsis-s eaEssia4rv 81 sAa
ials-zn pVimsrv hslloss rhe 80
p eeuEt sslssasn@i she 1se5slsa -
einr tae iais,ncsiau s1ss srusxAt b.
Esit .aFrss - Rrsxeus ealzts sAeFks
, Fr'nsiu~ a4mes 81 the EaossFeis
sars aa aallats.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
MORE FAMERS' TALKS
fment VIII Not Pay Expenses Of
Lecturers.

hington.-The federal government,
b longer pay the expenses of off
employees of the department Of
iture 10 deliver lectures or impart
hation on agriculture to assembled
p. students of universities. sum
rhools or boys camps, as has been
lstom of the past.
bptroller Tracewell Of the treasury
|tment 80 advised Secretary Wilson
broad Interpretation OF a recent act
hgress prohibiting the payment BY
overnment OF dues Of employees for
bership in associations or their trav-
expenses TO conventions or meet
unless specifically authorized BY
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
Must Attend Eneampusnt.

Jackson--The formal order for the
annual eneampment of the Mississippi
National Guard II Uo'lmbuy, from An
gust to August Is, inclusive, was issued
by Adjutant General Fridge.
The entire force, including two regi-
ments of infantry, Troop 4. o. cavalry.
aud the field hospital. a instructed to
report for duty, and no individual excuses
will be accepted unless satisfactory rea-
sons are given.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
Had Too Much Initiation.

AH.lsr~ou. :. G.-Mistaking the use Of
srearns IN a io.lge initiation as an at.
ssek sa him.slf. Furman Bagwell. aged
q a raufadate beng initiated into the
n a-zimrn OF the World AZ Homer Path
s,s.Iaralg rushed from the room, snatehei
% als PISTOL sul hurryiug back began
siss@sf ~
Thr-s slsts teox rdect IN Nation lay
saF. axsd -. Rha - not eXpected 70 live.
The $50 ysuag meu Vere last friends
No arrest hss b.eu made.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01

Ws.hingtan.-The house committee on
agriculture recommended an immediate
appropriation Of S ,000 20 s-up the raw
Ag~s Of the army worm in Southern
states. Secretary Wilson asked Tor Il.
Representative Heflin Of Alabama tod
the eonmittes the worm was st0ppiag
railway trans in his dissrict
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
Manhattan Plantation Sold.

Greenville.-A deed to be placed on the
records was receieyed at the court house
here, transferring the Manhattan plan
tation of l,4s0 acres from the hands OF
W. J. aud J. c. Murphy to George c
Council of Decatur, III. The price paid
for the plantation vas s74.s60, or a
little over $50 an acre. Mr. Council will
move to the place and personally super
wise il in the future.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01

Jackson Hon. J. r. Mckay. field di.
rector Of the A. 4 ". College demonstra-
tion farm work, who has just returned
from a tnP th0rugh the piney woods
section, reports that South Mississippi
has recor1-bFeakiRg corn crop. aud the
yield promises TO BE- the largest ia the
history Of that section Of the state.
Commissioner Blakeslee, Of the depart
ment Of agriculture and commerce. who
spent a good portioa Of the week in
that portion Of the state, has the same
opinion on the subject, and both say
that the ravages Of the boil weevil in
the southern counties are much smaller
thaa expected
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01

New ORLEANS. L4--Ths Frraeh Market.
where generations Of housewives have
bAEzained and bought meats a.d vege-
tables. viii soon have passed The
sanitarians have ~on in thsm fight Tor
conditions that viii insure purer fool
and the market. part of which has stood
since its first establishment in 1871,
Is TO be repIaee.l By a remodeied -tFue-
ture with white stalls and modern screen
ing instead of the open-to-fly boIths a
century old. The renovation Of tine mar
ket has been commenced.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
FLIES TOO THICK FOR MOOSE
Animals Seek Lake as Refuge From
Vicious insects in Northern
Woods.

Duluth. Minn.-Fiies are SO numer.
Gus. so large and so vicious In the
northern woods that the wild animals
are being driven from their haunts
and are seeking the lake shore and
the streams.
A fulEgrown moose wandered into
Woodland. a fashionable residence
suburb OF Duluth. Earlier in the week
a moose was killed by freight train
at Short Line Park. only eight or
nine miles from the city hall
old-time hunters say the files prob
ably are responsible. They say the
Insects have never been so thick in
the woods, owing to he We, spring
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01

Detroit, Mich--Eight aldermen and
the secretary of the common council
committees were arrested on charges Of
accepting bribe for their votes and
influence in the passing of a measure
affecting city property recently trans
ferred 10 the Wabash railroad.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-08-01
Race war Is Over.

PlainviIle, tsa.--Ten negroes who had
barr;eaded themselves in a cabin we're
captured and qgiet restored here after
an aIlnight battle between the whites
and blacks. Sheriff Owens OF Calhoun,
Ernest johnson of Calhoun and DR.. MIL
Ter of Plainville, all of whom were shot
by the negroes, are resting easily