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Holiday Dance.

a very delightful holiday dance
was held at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Wolf on the evening of Deem
Der %, and a most enjoyable time
was spent by all present. The music
was furnished by the F'rick Orchestra.
The beautiful new residence made a
fine appearance decorated with Christ
mas greens ard holly. While engag-
ed i'm dancing a call came from the
dining room, to which all responded
eagerly. The table was beautifully
trimmed with American Beauty roses
and holly.
Among those present were: Messrs.
and Mesdames- Ernest Wolf, Frank
Frick, J. G, Hoffman, Bradley Brown,
Jas. M. Flohr, Wedeny Reese; Harry
Frick, Jas. Hook, George Logue, Ern-
eat Walking, Clayton Reese edward
Miner, VIM Frick. Horace Blizzard:
Hester Beaver, and John
Gesell; Misses-Bessie Beaver, Viola
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UNIONTOWN.

Miss Nellie Fritz and brother, Carl,
visited their grandfather, Robert
Davidson the past week
Miss Nellie Haines, who has been
away from home for several months,
returned last week.
VIM Lynch, of Greenwood, Del, j.
"a guest ait the Methodist Protestant
parsonage.
Carleton Murray, or Charlotts-
vile, va; was the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM Haines several days The past
week.
Mrs. Jane Gilbert and daughter,
Miss Edna, OF Baltimore, visited Mrs
Gi1bert's, mother, Mrs. FUSS, on Sun
day.
MI. and Mrs. Carroll Weaver, OF
Baltimore, and Miss Nellie Weaver,
OF the State Sanitorium, spent Sun
day evening and Monday at home.
Dr. Newton Gilbert of Annapolis,
spent the past week with his parents.
MIR. and Mrs. Philip Lennon, OF
Baltimore, visited w. Guy Segafoose
and family, New Years day.
Mrs. T iii. Wright continues on
the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs Henley Routson, of
Baltimore, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Routson, New Years
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oden Snader, of Wat
erloo, Iowa, visited Mr.and Mrs. Mil
ton ZolIickoffer, the past week.
The week of prayer will be observed
by the churches of the town next
week. Services will begin on Sunday
evening i'm the Methodist Protestant
church: sermon by Rev. L. F. Murray.
The services will b. held in the Meth
odist Protestant church, Sunday Mon
day and Tuesday; in the Lutheran
church, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday; in the Church of God, Sat
urday and Sunday
Frank Romspert is spending the
week in Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. j. O. HOllenberry have
returned from a visit to Westminster.
Mrs. Alverta Foreman, Of Hanover,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Romspert
the past week
Mrs. Chas. Carbaugh and sons, lie
vine and Luther, and Miss Sarah Car
baugh, spent the Christmas holidays
at Waynesboro and Hagerstown Wis
iting MIR. and Mrs. John Slower and
other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fowler, of Hill
side Cottage, entertained number
of their friends at supper On Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin Powers return
Cd to Baltimore On Monday, after
spending the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Billmyer and other friends.
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UNION MILLS.

Mrs. Fannie Sweigart who has been
Ill for some months is not expected
to recover.
Misses IT, Miraud and Anna Nus
baum spent last week with friends in
Baltimore.
Sterling Frock, Of Hanover, spent
New Years day with his mother.
Mr. and Mrs Claud Erb, OF Baltimore,
spent the holidays with Mrs. Erb'S
mother, and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bemiller were
agreeably surprised On New Years
day when their two sons and two
daughters came home with their re-
spective families, all loaded with the
good things Of the season. The day
was very pleasantly spent. We wish
the aged couple many more bright
New Years. . AMMAN.
Misses Aileen Bankert and Airie
Bemiller, Of Hanover, spent the holi-
days with their parents.
Uriah Fleagle, former resident Of
Carroll county but now OF Toledo,
Ohio, 10 visiting his friends In this
vicinity He spent last Sunday
with Chareg u. Nusbaum and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lawyer. en-
tertained the formers father, Josiah
Lawyer and his sister, Miss Sallie, OF
Silver Run; hiS SON, Sterling and wife,
and few friends.
Misaes Jennie and Cora ,Yingling,
entertained John Burgoon, wife and
daughter, Beola, and G. z. Bankert
and family.
Martin Yingling celebrated his s6th
birthday by visiting his daughter, Mrs.
John Burgoon, on Friday evening OF
last week
DR. Charles Wolfe, veterinary sur
geon, moved last week, to the west
end of our village.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
NO 1929 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll
County in Equity

County, in Equity
Carrie G. O'Dell, Plaintiff, VS.. William
OF O'Dell, Defendant
The object of the bill of complaint
il to procure for Carrie O'Dell, plain
tiff, a divorce a vincu1o matromonii,
from William @. O'Dell, defendant.
The bill states the marriage OF the
parties in York, in the State of Penn
sylvannia, on October 19, 1907, and
that they resided together in Carroll
county, in the State of Maryland, III
TIL the 18th OF August, 1911, and that
an infant child il the result of said
marriage. That the plaintiff il now,
and for more than two years last past
before the filing of said bill, has been
a resident Of Carroll county, in the
State of Maryland; and that ever since
the said marriage the plaintiff has be
haved herself as a faithful, chaste
and affectionate wife towards the said
defendant. That the defendant on
divers days and times since the said
marriage, to-wit, between the first day
of August, 1911, and the filing of this
bill, has committed the crime OF adul-
terry with one Blanche StultZ, in Car
roll county, aforesaid and elsewhere;
and has abandoned this plaintiff and
eloped from the State of Maryland
with the said Blanche StultZ, with
whom he is now living. That the
plaintiff has not lived with the said
defendant or cohabited with him since
she discovered his adulteries; and
she and her infant child are depend
ent on her earnings for support That
the said defendant iG now non-reSi-
dent Of the State Of Maryland, and
that the plaintiff is informed that To
il d resident OF Missouri.
Tt is thereupon, this 22nd day Of De-
cember. 1911, by the Circuit Court for
Carroll County, in Equity, ordered
that the plaintiff by causing copy OF
this order to be inserted In some
newspaper published IN said Carroll
County once o. week for four success
sive weeks before the 18th day of jan
uary, 1912, give notice to tho said ab-
sent defendant OF the object and sub
stance of this bill, and warning him tO
appear in this Court, either in person
or by solicitor, on or before the 18th
day OF February, 1912, to show cause,
If any he has, why the Relief prayed
for should not b. granted
WIN. III. THOMAS,
Chief Judge.
True copy-Test:
Oscar D. Gilbert, Clerk. de22-4t
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FINKSBURG.

Mrs Charles Flater, of Baltimore
spent several days last week with heI
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob RAIDER.
"A reunion OF the Brandenburg fam
lily was held last Thursday in honor
of Mrs. Martha Brandenburg'S seven
ty-third birthday. A turkey dinner
was served Those present were Mr.
and Mrs Dorsey Brandenburg and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. John Branden-
burg and family, OF Eldersburg; MIR.
and Mrs. Ira Dorsey, Miss Annie
Brandenburg, Henry Brandenburg, of
Lisbon; George Brandenburg and
Ira Dorsey, Jr.
MIR. and Mrs. William Horner and
son, Of Baltimore, spent the New Year
holidays here
Miss Molle Moores, has returned to
Baltimore, after spending sometime at
her home.
Albert Barnes, of Cranberry Valley.
spent sometime with his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. John w. Barnes.
Revival services are fl progress at
the Methodist Protestant Church.
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MELROSE.

Miss Mary Hoover, OF Hampstead
spent Thursday and Friday Of last
week with Miss Anna M. Crumrine
of MeIrose. She also spent little
while with. j. a. Zepp and family.
There will be a band Of music at
Zepp's store on Saturday evening, jan
uary 0.
The shooting match at Melrose on
Saturday afternoon was not largely
attended, but there was some good
shooting. There will BE- another
shooting match on Saturday after
noon, January 9Th.
Miss Anna wi. Crumrine spent the
weeks end and New Years day with
her cousins, DIR. and Mrs. Austin
Grove, Of York, Pa.
On Saturday evening Melrose was
crowded with people who came TO Mil
ler's oyster supper.
There was an enjoyable birthday
party at Jacob Zepps on New Years
evening, in honor of Miss Lettie's 18th
birthday. In the early part OF the
evening the Meadow View Band furn-
ished the music. After refreshments
and an enjoyable time the guests re-
paired to their homes wishing Miss
Lettie many more happy birthdays.
Those present were Messrs. and Mes
DANES Jacob >. zepp. Jacob III. zepp,
Chas. Little, Jacob Warehime, VIM.
Strevig, Frank Herbst, VIM. Miller,
Erwin Strevig; Mrs. Nora Shorb; Mis-
ses-Bertha Rohrbaugh, Myrtle Strev-
liz, Carrie Myers, Lula Richards, Mary
Shaffer, Treva Richards, Mary Men
chey, Margaret Miller, Hilda Menchey,
Dorothy Miller, Ella Miller, Elsie
Wildasin, Grace Little, Dilla Zepp Let
tie Zepp; Messrs.-Roy Shaffer, Claude
Herbst, Mack Warehime, Willie Ware
hime, Phillip Wentz, Lester Shaffer,
Harry Koontz, Claude Ham, Charles
Shaffer, Carroll Shaffer, Harry Vida
sin, Charles Herbst, Erwin Shaffer,
Charles Shaffer, Valentine Mencheys
Wesley Shaffer, Chasl Gilbert, Thos.
Mooney, William, Edward, Emory, Har
y and Maurice zepp, Horton Wildasin,
Clarke Strevig and Harry Shaffer.
q lunatic, escaped from some asy-
lum and thirsting for the blood OF
Theodore Roosevelt, came into zepp's
store late on New Years night, and
only by persuasion and package Of
tobacco could he BE- induced to 90
away.
On account OF delay in the ship
ment, the treat for Vents Union
Sunday school only arrived this week
and will Dc distributed On Friday af-
ternoon at VENTS school house.
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FROM NEARBY TOWNS
CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS.
The following local letters were
crowded out for lack of space Last
week.
SILVER BUN.

The New Year 1912 was
ushered i'm ait T. o'clock on Sunday
night In this place by the ringing OF
the Church bells, blowing Of horns
and some shooting. The day was
spent very quietly. Some were doing
their usual work while others went
visiting.
Eli M. Boose, wife and children,
John, Irwin Walter and Allen, or
Hampstead, Md, visited Mrs. Bosses
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Adam Yingling,
and other friends in this place, and
MIR. Bosses mother, Mrs.Savilla Boose,
in Littlestown, last week. Mr. Boose
is superintendent of the canning fac
tory i'm Hampstead
The Christmas exercises in the
Lutheran church on Sunday evening
were fairly well attended considering
the unfayorable weather. The pro-
gram entitled, THE Gift Of Love, was
we'll rendered. The singing was very
good accompanied by an orchestra
with Rosa Knipple at the piano.
Mrs. Amelia Bowersox is still in the
hospital in Baltimore.
Mrs. Jerome Koontz, and son, Har-
Nv, spent a week visiting the formers
sister, Mrs. Rufus Strouse, and other
friends, i'm Baltimore They returned
home on Tuesday.
Robert Brown, who has typhoid few
IL, I'D able To be up again.
Don't forget to attend the fair and
oyster supper i'm the hall on January
6, 9, IL, and 10.
We had fall of about three inches
Of snow Tuesday night.
The public schools opened again
Wednesday morning.
Geo. V. Maus, who spent Christmas
with his parents, MT. and Mrs. John
T.. Maus, returned to the Maryland Ag-
ricultural College, on Wednesday.
Miss Esther Hartman spent several
DAYS with her friend, Miss Lille Maus.
John IL. Maus and family entertain
ed on Tuesday: Mrs. Cecilia Kin
dig, and daughter, Edna of Littles-
town, Pa; Charles Kindig, OF Brook,
Ind; William Dutterer and sister,
Sarah, Of Berryville, Va; Miss Esther
Hartman, Of the Hoffman Orphanage,
Pa; Roy Kindig, of near Littlestown,
Pa; Misses Mary and Emma Frock
and Mary Brown, of Silver Run.
The week of prayer services will
be observed in the churches next
week beginning Tuesday, January 3.
On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
service will be in the Reformed
Church and on Thursday and Friday
evenings in the Lutheran church.
Holy communion i'm the Lutheran
church on Sunday morning, January
a.
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Frick. Eva Reese Ethel Hook. Len,

Frick, Eva Reese, Ethel Hook, Lena
Gesell, Mary Hook, Effie Cushing,
Irene Paregoy, Mary Barber, Nellie
Miner, Lillian Wolf, Treva Walking,
Minnie Walking, Christiana Wolf;
Messrs4-Chas. Black, Harvey Lock-
ard, Harry Rickter, Jas Nightingale,
Ferdinand Frick, Charles Nightingale,
Ray Hook, Albert Prick, Samuel Ny
ers, Rayard Arnold, Dewey Killer, Yer
non Brown, Clarence Bitzel and Mas
ter Alvin Walking.
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CANADA HILL.

Frank Wampler spent New Years
day with his friend, William il.
KoontZ.
Edward Dickensheets, wife and
daughter, Margaret, spent New Years
day with Emory Baust and wife.
Horace KOontz, visited hrs cousin,
William H. Koontz, on New Years
day
Amos Fftze, visited Jos. B. Koontz,
on New Years day.
Mrs. Alfred Lowe, OF Hanover, il
visiting friends in this section.
John Routson spent Sunday with
his friend, William II. Koontz.
John Routson and VIM. #. Koontz,
who were spending the holidays with
their parents, have returned to Han
over, "a.
JOS B. Koontz, spent Tuesday in
Littlestown and Hanover visiting
friends and relatives.
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SNYDERSBURG,

Jacob III Ham, or this place has
sold his house and lot to Curven NJ.
Webster, of near here, who will
take possession in April. Mr.. Ham
expects to move to Hampstead.
John L. Reed who has been sick for
sometime is somewhat improved at
the present time.
George A. Lester and Jacob Brehm
two of the Directors of the Grange
store Of this place have been taking
stock this week
Mrs. John W. Smith, near here, who
has been i'll with pneumonia is able
to be out again.
It is said that Mr.. Rhoten, Of
Woodbury., has bought the Shamer
place near here.
The men that have ice houses are
wishing for this cold spell to last
long enough for them to get their
houses filed.
Miss Hazel Trump, Of Maple Grove,
spent part of her Christmas holidays
with her little friend, Ruby Reed.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
20

This is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Or
phans' Court Of Carroll county, in Mary
land, letters Of administration on the
Personal Estate Of
MARY A. HUNTER,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or
before the 18th day Of July, 1912,
they may otherwise BY law be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate
Given under my hand this 9th day of
December, 1911.
GEORGE ~. HUNTER,
dec 20 1t Administrator.
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NO Complaint.

II wonder why so many people in
sist on keeping dogs that are no
gcod?"
We'll" replied the proprietor of
The village hotel. ~ always keep a
few dogs because tits a comfort to see
'crn take their meals regular without
kicFin', even if they don't pay any
board. Washington Star.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
commissioners NOTICE.

The County Commissioners of Carroll
county will meet at their office, In West
minister, every Monday and the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of the
month in January, 1912, for the trans
action of business.
by order,
o. EDWARD DoDRER,
dec ~ Clerk.
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The DANGER oF ~ GRIPPE

IT, its fatal tendency to pneumonia To cure your
In grippe coughs take Foley's Honey and Tar Com-
pound. r. E. Fisher. Washington. Kas.. says: I
was troubled with attack of la grippe that
threatened pneumonia friend advised Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound and got relief after
taking the first few doses ! took three bottles
and my In grippe was cured" Get thu genuine
In the yellow package. For Sale by all Druggists
The evening world., 1912-11-25
How to Add Ten
Years to Your Life
By J. A. Husik, M. p.

Co The New York Evening World.
fatal during the coolest months Of the
year. The reason Is clear and simple
During the mild periods Of the year the
poorest tenements have better vsntilA-
ton than that prevailing during the
months Of cold. Windows are kept freely
open and the people spend part Of their
leisure time in the open air.
During the cold season. on the other
hand. people keep themselves within
doors. Doors and windows are kept
tightly shut for fear Of the cold air. The
result Is that dwellings are crowded, the
air within Is warm, moist and stagnautS
paradise for all the hosts of germs,
and particularly those Of tuberculosis
and pneumonia.
The cause OF pneumonia Is known. the
conditions favorable for Its development
are well understood. but no SPECIFIC cure
has as yet been discovered. To prevent
the ravages Of this disease. therefore, 10
to prevent its occurrence.
Thorough ventilation OF the dwsIlins
rooms and workrooms Of the masses IL
Of the first Importance. The general
health must be guarded by simple ny
gienic living. sufficient food and exer.
else out Of doors. Alcohol must be
Stunned and unhygienic places Of
amusement avoided.
The mouth and air passages. through
which the germs OF pneumonia FIRST gain
entrance into the body. should Be kept
clean and healthy. and sudden changes
! to extremes Of temperature and expos
ure to wet and cold must DO avoided.
The evening world., 1912-11-25

tho fathers ana families Of boys who are
d'sxracei. ! want 10 cay that Il might
happen q boy would mistake Q strange
girl for one he knows and speak b her
And for THE orims he might just tho
same b beaten and disSvAcsd by suoh
brave" women. many Of whom are per-
haps looking for . ohsnos to prove thsip
bravery" II 10 . cheap bravery for
women. They know that u their vloti N
should dare 70 strike back, he would
hrs branded ~ . woman heater and q
violent mob would DO eager to lynch him.
Laws are made equally for men and
women. and should be respected
equally by both. d. ID.
To Legal Ala Society, $50 broad wa ,
10 tn EdNos Of TS,s Evsnins wsid,
Nine ys4Ss age my husband left ma
and took all his belongings one da >
while ] was out. Bix months later hi
sent mo . letter asking me to got q
divorce. until to-day ! have neve,
soon nor heard from him, and recsiy cd
no support. For three weeks ! adver.
tissd. but heard nothing, Where car
] apply for legal advice, free or At nor.
NAL price, to ascertain n I can oon'
slider myself free, or ~ I must be bou nd
70 my husbandG am still quite young
The evening world., 1912-11-25

ONE woman In the world who had no
law. And that was Eve.
II was q wise Providence that made
Eve mother-!n.iaw-iess. Else shs would
have blamed her downfall on Adams
mother-by some reasoning or other.
For, tho mother-in-law usually gets the
blame. whether she's In the Gsn,s or not
Strange to say. the choosing OF .
mothsr-in-iNw does not always come
with tho choosing Of q husband.
10 II came to pass that q daughter OF
Eve had q mother-tn-lsw. 6omshow or
other tho very name Of mother-in-law
tightens the heart strings and places
the chip on the shoulder for the least
little wind to strike II on.
Thus. Mary dreaded Johns mother.
Not that she knew anything against
her particularly. but. In truth. that she
did not know her ut all, This mother
in-l law. being a Twentieth century one
Taft tho two that had become ONE
quite severely alone. except as THEY
wished otherwise, Mary at once though
che was "offish."
She crawled into her shell . Bit
When she gave q little party to he
women friends she never thought Of In
! Guiding her mothsr-in-iaw. for, ~ sh
conhded to her chum. oenevieve. tn
n,other-in-law would likely ''snoo
lAssSal." Thus Alstases isAt eaahAai
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Fables of
Everyday Folks
By Sophie Irene Loeb

ment In this home that practically knew
no mother-in-law.
One day infant Johnny fell Ill with
the measles. 1t was q new thing for
the young woman. John timidly sug-
gested Send for mother" But the
ANTICIPATION OF unknown horror
rather put cold water on the suggestion.
The baby's fever seemed to rise.
Mary. In desperation. agreed. Now
Mary had studied what to do until
the doctor comes" But the thought Of
what to do until mother-ln-law comes
sent her flying from garrett to cellar to
note II this. that or the other thing waa
'rn order" and II thingi were In the
house for the newcomers comfort. &c.
For. . dread Of her prying into the run
ming of the house filed Mary with
tsrror.
She Game. She went right up to May
and said:
| "Just give him to me, dsaris. Yoc
and John 20 out for q nice long wall
and you get some red roses IN yonI
cheeks Don't bother about the baby
At all and don't pay AMY ATTENTION
TO me. For have been . mother lonl
time and I viii only give him up q
one who has SUPERIOR riGht-to you.
Mother-in-law stayed . few days. Sh'
attsnded to her business. the business
she had come about-beins the help u
mo Of mead. She did not discuss fam
Ny Affairs" or ask the why's or whore
foros OF anything.
Now Mary had never heard Of I
mothsr-in-law being = FRiDND. Bu
hero she found she was mistaken. so
often mothsr-!n-iaw came and Away
} assumed the Guise of . welcomed frisn
rather than . rsiative-iniaw. For Nh
always put Mary In the place SHE ha
bssn In many ysars aso,
7 In q word Mary Game 10 feel IN
{ NDMD Of her. And verify the 'in-iaw
was dropped. She even went % far q
!. to say,
r rndsed. there must BE- many soo
= mothers-in-iaw In the world"
. MORALi
. DON'T Rn TOO HAsrY ABoU
D BLAMING THE MOTHER-IN-LAv
'0gWD H1R 4 okAAkcAl
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Letters From the People
For p. o. Holiday CIosi.s.

For r. q. Holiday Closing.
~ the Editor Of The Evening world;
I read with much pleasure the sug-
ges:ion OF leaving 20 the public tho
question OF closing the Brooklyn post
Office on Thanksgiving Day 20 a. to
give the Brooklyn letter carriers n
much deserved holiday. Now. II this
plan can be accom- plishsd In Brooklyn.
why not In Manhattan and the Bronx
On July I ias. have heard. seven or
eight Of our first class post-oiiices
throughout tho country observed tho
occasion by giving their men q full day
of. II seems to me that New York City
IL always the last TO fall In line. Why
Z Is so Is q mystery to all of us. A.
we lead In business, 30 should We In
matters OF this kind.
LETTER CARRIER.
GlPls and Justice.
g the E5iisf u T'hs L,sEins Weird;
Twice recently l read about girls who
took Justice In their own hands as cow
beys do In the moving pictures" and wnt
beat and scratched boys who spoke Il
them on the streets and caused arrests
From my standpoint. - father OF
sss~a boy. aad Aavias synpsthy ~