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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
Ladies, Important Notice.

Mrs. 4. Burr will leave Seattle rn route to Valdez inc first week
 in July. She will bring an elegant line of ladies goods. but a limit cd amount. as she will rcmaiIi but a hort time. k 27
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

FOR RENT.--GoOd fvc-rOOm house with plenty of shed room un Mckinley Slr"rf. opposite Til likum Club. Will rent to p1rma- ncnt tenant for Slj.0O per month. Apply IO James Fish. next door tO Tillikum Club.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
Fire Meetinq.

There will be special meet inG of llIr Fire Department in ih" Fire Hall at s o'clock this evening. at which all members of inc department are requested to be present, as business of impOr- lance will come before the meet ing.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
Entire Change of Program at the
 Majestic Tonight.

1. "The Rangers Stratrgrm. . a romance of the western hills.
 ,. ''rhr Thumb Print" a strong drama.
 3. 'IIOw Mrs. Murray Saved Inc American Army"
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
PASSING THOUGHTS
 OF HARD TIMES


 Walker a ticket?
 Harry Schultz is out of town, but sends his regrets. Mickey Coyle wants to borrow a dollar so he can go.
 Sam knudson says he has got three girls to go with him. It is rumored that Sully will wear a new pair of pumps. Doc. Winans was inquiring about the price of tickets today. Arthur Lang says if nobody tells his wife he will go to the dance.
 J. M. Lathrop is praclicing the light fantastic and threatens to be there.
 The committee promises Tony Carlson that they will get part nerS for him. ! Geo. Fawc"Ii would like some nir" young lady in volunteer inI g" with him.
 Charley Bush says he bought a ticket and will h" lhrrr wilh his happy smile.
 Billy Ethical iS =uim" lu shut down tn" mill long enough tp get q dane" GIT two. sam filrn S"nl his rrgrrlS Ey wireless. Maybe Meyer will buy { q ticket for him.
 Andy DirrinG"r took dancing 1 c>>onSMhilc hr was u.It side. so h" will bc ih"r".
 Bill SrniI is selling tickets, but lir cant sneak in--McIntnSh has Gnl his eye on him.
 l. P. Bladr--hc of Thcspian fane--will give free dramatic les sons between dances.
 Randall Ashby wants somebody to take care of the children so he can go to the dance. 1 Bob Mcintosh is in training so he will br able to remove neck lies and collars at the door.
 Herb Davis is out of town. He will be fined the price of two tickets if he docsn't show up. Lemonade dispensed by llIr 'p"pular AnastasiuS PopduudIr will E.' a feature of the evening.
 'i"rrg- krau says he hasn't got any old clothes. Tough luck. Grnrgr: come and hurrnw the ed tors.
 Frank Weber says hr has gnI tO Siay home and take care of thr kids sn his wife can gu to the dance.
 Jim kalilrr, Al. GrigSby and John Biggs will draw ,Iraws io SC" who G"rS--lhry'Nr only eui a dollar between them. \. '. /. R. Q. R"ink". with hi., Ial"nt"d aggregation of handsome musicians. will di,prilSr dreamy dreams from inc latest musical hits.
 
 Col. Willard went lu the Ram- y-Rulhrrfnrd today. IL is SlIg- g"si"d That Inc committee sell him q ticket on his return, for h" will b" in good shape to dance.
 The editor would suggest iu h" cnmiIuItrc that the following grnIl"nIrn might have dollar: II. p. Sullivan. Fred Cameron, Goldir, Henry Surssdorf, Al. White, Ed. Iakiu, Guy Brubakrr. D E J(iII
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
Taft ao Campaign

Washington, June 25-prrSi- dent Taft is preparing for the fall campaign. and will start out lo swing lhccirclc about the mid dlc of September.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
Useful Information.

Cable office hours:
 Week days 9 a. m. to 9 D. m. Sundays and holidays Co 10 q. m. and to c D. m.
 Postoffice hours:
 Week days Q a. m. to 6 D. m. Sundays and holidays i2 m. to z D. m.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
Valdez Real Estate.

If you have a house to rent list it with the Valdez Real Es- tate Agency, Wall street.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

Where ar" you going, Jack, to Beaver Dam? Not till after the hard limrs ball.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
DAGGETT AND LEAHY
Satisfaction Guaranteed

All branches of up-to-date den listry. offices over Jim Kahler's drug store, Valdez, Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

Bring your job work to the prospector office.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
PATRICK MURPHY.
 JAMES FISH. Date of first pub. April 10, n2. Date of last pub. July 9, 1912.

If you are out of fetterheads call and see our new line of bond papers. The finest ever brought to Valdez.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Carl r. Hartman. Mabel Hartman and l.. w. Russell: You and each of you are hereby noti- fled that there has been expended during the year 1911 in labor on those certain lode mining claims situated on Long Glacier River kotsina River drainage, Chitina recording district, Alaska, to- Wit: The Lucy, Alice, George, Red Lead, Anaconda. Emma, Dick Maud, Susie, Rose, Big Jim, Lit, tie Jim, Phyllis and North Star. the sum of $t,i00.00 (fourteen hundred. dollars), lawful money of the United States, the amount required by law to hold said claims for the year following the performance of the annual labor: that said expenditure for labor aft resaid was made by Patrick Murphy and James Fish, the CO., owners of said c.aims. And un- less within ninety days after tho completion of the publication of this notice, to-wit: within ninety days after the 9th day of July, 1912, you contribute your portion Of the. expenses of tho aforesaid annual labor for said ycar, your interest in said lode claims will be forfeited and become tn, pIop- erty or the undersigned, who are your cO-owners.
 PATRICK MURPHY.
 JAMES FISH.
 Date of flret nuh knrit io 70
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

Silvcrnan will call for and de. liver your goods, phone 198.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

The only practical tailor 1T Valdez, Ben Silver iTnan. 'Phont 198.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

Augustine and kyeP Victoria chocolates. New ship ment received on the Sampson. Owl Drug Co.,, Inc.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

II you want your clothes clean cd and pressed phone Silv"rlnan 199.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

The Seward Gateway is on sale at the Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

FOR SALE, chcap.-Simgrr sew ing machine. Inquire Mrs. Marsh Crawford block. ko
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

Headquarters for Fishing goods of every dcscrip- ton. Owl Drug Co.,, Inc.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
Notice

Subscribe for inc Prospeclor.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25
LOCAL ITEMS

It costs no more to get your clothing cleaned and pres sct at SllVernlan's. Phone i98.
 SELLING OUT our stock Of millinery at cost for next 50 days. Mrs. $. F.. Gleason. 7-t II you want :Gur. !urs rupaIr- jed see Silverman, phone i9S. II you want your clothes clean cd and pressed phone Silv"rlnan 19S.
 FOR SALE, cheap. Singer sew ing machine. Inquire Mrs. Marsh. tfaWl"rii block. k2i
 Silvcrman will call for and de- liver your goods, phone 19S.
 The only practical tailor Tn Valdez, Ben Silver man. Phone 198.
 The Seward Gateway is on sale at the Valdez Drug Co. If Notice
 The party who borrowed Vest ern Union Code book from the cable office will confer a favor by returning the same ae once.
 Subscribe for inc ProspccLor.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

II you want :Gur. !urs rupaIr. cd see Silverman, phone i9S.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

SELLING OUT our stock o millinery at cost for next 50 days Mrs. $. F.. Gleason. |
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-25

It costs no more to get your ci0thlng cleaned and pres sct at SIlvernIan' Phone i98.
, 1912-02-29

!. mn We iost one OF my studs.'' WIN
the frugal spirit Of his mothers fore
bears. ''You are stronger than !
thought"
Much obliged"
ats a good thing you did not get
that hold first. You'd have broken my
arm"
wouldn't have given in. eh2 l sim
ply cried quits in order to start over
again. There's no fair fighting in the
dark, you know"
well, we have frightened him away.
It is too bad"
What have you on your feetr
"Felt slippers"
Are you afraid of the cold?"
A laugh. Not l."
Come with me-"
"Where7"
First to the cellar. Remember that
hot air box from the furnace that
backs the chimney way upT"
II looked only at the bricks"
"werl go and have a look at that
box. It Just occurred to me that there
is a cellar window within two feet Of
hat box"
Let us hurry. Can you find the
way?"
~ al try"
But lights?"
Fitzgerald exhibited his electric peck
ct lamp. This will do"
you Americansr
After some mistakes they found their
way to the cellar. The window was
closed. but not locked. and resting
against the wall was a plank. It lean
ed obliquely. as If left in a hurry. Fitz-
gerald took II up and bridged between
the box and the window ledge. Brett
mann gave him a leg mn, and in an
other moment he was examining the
brick wall of the great chimney under
a circular white patch of light. A
dozen rows of bricks had been cleverly
loosened. There We're also evidences
Of chalk marks, something on the or
der of a diagram. but it was rather un-
certain. as II had been redrawn four
or five times. The man hadn't been
sure of his ground.
"Can you see:' asked Fitzgerald.
Yes" Only Rreitmann himself knew
what wild rage lay back OF hat mono
syllable. He was sure now. That dia-
gram brushed away aL-r lingering doubt.
The lock had been trified with. but the
man who had done the work had moi
been sure of his dimensions.
Clever piece of work. Took away
the mortar in his pockets. No sign OF
1t here. The admiral had better send
for his bricklayer for more reasons than
one. There'll be n defective flue pres
emily. Now, what is the duffer ex-
pecting to fnd?" Fitzgerald coolly
turned the light full into the others
face.
(To be Continued.)
, 1912-02-29
Additional Chips-

About every other man one meets
these days is bowling about the lack
of mail and the man who gets the
least mail is the one who is bowling
the loudest.
M B. McKillip went to Walcott
Saturday morning intending to go on
to Cheyenne, but as be missed his
train and, consequently, his appoint
ment, he returned to this place Sun
day on the stage.
Harry A. Hunter returned Sunday
from Santa Monica, where he has
been enjoying the sea breezes the past
six or eight weeks. He reports that
southern California is quite dry an 1
needing rain very much.
II. E. Dey came in from the Dey
ranch Friday, accompanied by c. M.
Brown who took the train Saturday
for his home in Cambridge, Nebr.,
after a weeks stay at the ranch. Mr..
DEFY returned home Saturday.
Robert Briner, L. G. Nelson and a
man from the Davis 81 Carroll ranch
went out yesterday morning with L.
E. Tichenor's rig bound for Walcott.
Mr.. Tichenor also took the mail. d.
S. Richmond went down Tuesday
returning yesterday.
Clark d. Wilcox and wife and W.
E. Broadhurst and wife were down
from the Wilcox ranch on Cow creek
for the Odd Fellows dance last week
and remained over several days to
visit with the home folks, Mr.. and
Mrs. G M. Wilcox.
A. W. Hopkins came in from Wal
colt Monday with a car load of cows
and calves for his ranch on Cow creek.
The cattle we're purchased down near
Fit. Collins and shipped to Walcott,
where they had to be unloaded and
driven up from that place.
Timothy M. Cofeld was in Friday
from the Spring creek saw mill. He
says there will be all the water next
summer that the people on Spring
creek can take care of. He thinks
there is a great deal more snow at the
head of that stream than usual.
+. Il. Lyons and family, who had
moved out to the Severson ranch on
Jack creek, returned home yesterday.
Mr.. Lyons found the altitude too
, 1912-02-29
CHAPTER VIII.

THEY RES FOR DINNER
@REITMANN watched them as
long AS he could. There was
No jealousy in his heart. but
there was bitterness, discon-
tent, a savage self pillorying. He was
genuinely sorry that this young wo-
man was SO pretty. Still. n h the
graces of Calypso. he must have come,
She would distract him. and he de
sired at that time distraction least of
all diversions. Concentration and Sin
gleness of ~purpose-upon these two at
tributes practically hung his life. How
strangely fate had stepped with him.
What If there had not bee that nd
vertisement for "A private secretary!
How then should he have gained n
footing In this houseI Well. here he
was. and speculation was Of no value,
ave In IA congratulatory sense. The
fly In the amber was the presence of
the young American. Fitzgerald,
shrewd and clever. might stumble
upon something. Well, till against
that tune!
"Pirates!" His laughter broke forth,
not loudly, but deeply. fired by n broad
and ready sense of humor-a perilous
gift for n man who is seeking fine haz'
ards. 1t was droll; it was even fan
tastic. To cruise about the world in
search Of pirate treasures. as If there
remained n single Isle, shore. pronQn'
tory, known to have been the haunt
VI pirates which had no been dug up
and dug up again. And here, under
the very hand He struck his palms.
"Why notf"
He ran TO the window. The sleek
white yacht lay tugging at her cables
like an eager hound in the leash. Sea
worthy from stem to stern. Why not?
No better cloak than this. l may not
make you II good secretary. admiral.
but, the gods propitious. / can, If needs
NY must. TAKE YOU treasure hunting.
, 1912-02-29

yes"
How hat country always rouscs
our sympathy! Isn't there Il little
too much poetry and not enough truth
about It'll"
'There is. fought with the Greek
because / disliked them less than the
Turks
"And Mr.. Breitmann;"
He smiled. "He fought With the
Turks to chastiSe Greece. which h.
loves"
"What adventures you two must
have had. To be on opposing side
like THAR
Opposing newspapers. The two AN
giles Of vision made u copy interest
ing. There was really no romance
about 1t. 1t was purely II bushes"
transaction. We offered our lives and
our pencils for n hundred n week and
our, expenses. Rather sordid side t.
1t, Ell? And a fourth rate order or
two
"You were d~ecorated?" ~eXcitedly
81 am sure 1t was for bravery"
"Don't You believe 1t. The king OF
Greece and the sultan both considered
the honor conferred upon us as good
advertising"
You are laughing"
swell war In the Balkans is gcn,r
ally q laughing matter. Sounds b,u
tai, / know, but 1t is true"
81 know" gayly. You are o cit
ed and are trying to make me believe
that you are modest"
"a bullscye.'
"And this MIR. Breitmann has boc.
decorated for valort And yet today
hi becomes my fathers private Sc.
rotary. The w do not connect"
"May | ask you to mention uothin,
of this 10 him? 1t would embarrass
him. had Lu business to bring him
into it."
She grew meditative. brushing her
lips with the blossoms. RE viii he
something of n mystery. | am not
overload of mysteries outside OF book
covers"
''There is really no mystery. But it
is human for a man in his position to
wish to bury his past greatness"
BY and 10y the sun tou'h he'd the
southwest shoulder of the hill, and the
two strOlled back TO the rouse
From his window Breitmann could
see them plainly.
Curse those ~scars!' he murmurcd,
striking with his list the d~isiigured
cheek which upon II time had been y
source of pride and honor. Curse
them!'
, 1912-02-29
Applications for Grazing Permits

NOTICE is hereby given that all
applications for permits to Craze cat.
tie, horses and sheep within the HAY
DEN NATIONAL FOREST during
the season of 1912, must be filed in
my Office at Encampment, Wyo., on
or before March Is, 1912. Full infor.
nation in regard to the grazing fees
to be charged and blank forms to be
used in making applications will be
furnished upon request. JAMES
BLACKHALL, Supervisor. 1887
, 1912-02-29

1t Will be II fne stroke. is II possIpie
that fortune lpgins to smile on me mt
last? Well. | have had the patience
to wait. The hour has come. and for
tune shall no; find me laggard. 1t has
been something to wait ms have, new
err to have spoken. V to have for
gotten. They have ever tried to drive
me to crime. Wait, fools, waltz
He drew his arms tightly over his
hea wing breast. for he was deeply
moved. while over his face came that
indefinable light which, at times. IL
Eliminates the c%ountenance Of a great
man. II came and went, as a fash of
lightning betrays the oncoming storm.
The chimney! His heart missed u
beat. He had forgotten the chimney
The reaction affected him like a blow.
A snarl twisted his mouth. What was
the chimney to any other man? Only
he of all men knew. n yet here
was some II stealthily at work, fore
stalling him, knocking the bottom out
of his great dream. There was moth
ing pleasant in the growing expression
"eo a. hsSAs
There could be only one way.
Swiftly he dashed to his trunk. knelt
and examined the lock, unscrewed ii
and took out the documents more
precious to him than the treasures of
a hundred Captain Kids. Instantly
he returned to the window. Nothing
was missing. But here was something
he had lever noticed before. On
the face of the slip of parchment-a
diagram, dim and faded-was an oily
thumb mark. The oil from the lock.
nothing more. Doubtless he himself
had touched 1t. How many times had
he found an unknown touch among
his few belongings? How often had
he smiled? Still, to quell all rising
doubts, he rubbed his right thumb on
the lock and made a second impress.
sion. The daylight was now insult
Client, so he turned on the electricity
and compared them. Slowly the scars
deepened till they were the tint of
cedar. Deaths hand itself could not
have fascinated him more than the
dissimilarity of these two thumb prints,
He said nothing. but u queer little
strangling sound came through his
lips.
Who? Where? His heart beat so
violently that the veins in his throat
swelled and threatened to burst. But
he was no weakling. He summoned
all his will. He must act and act nj
once, Immediately. Fitzgerald? No.
not that clever, idling fool. But whC.
who! He replaced the papers and the
lock. A hidden menace. Question as
he would there was never any answer.
lie practired the pleasant deceit that
the nrst mark had been there when
n diagram mad been given to hin.
IL was not possible that any one had
~scoVere MS hldlng place. HAD he
hot WIN MS own hahds cohtrlved H.
aiohe IL "ithout ana uhder mat ne
eurseo ihhhs'ru ROOT! MOI one OF MS
o"uNeh,ure KNEW lhes hao au-
'anIeu mn iunus on us worn ms
o'ue' uU'u's '"es nau seen. ihes'
hau 'uihIeu thenh' S'h' pack II came
WIN ue's a"'tn sumo one WAS
mSt II p'tNs III 'nihihea
Ia was "eEihnins 10 move
Maaaa,l" W
g.. 1In"an ~ "'.
Ill ta, ~ ""S 1T -,
rnan'o,. Wv ,n', " Nv
, 1912-02-29

high for him, it being over 5000 IT,,
aud he had p%alpita,ion of the heart
so bad he could not not work.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Hugus and
Wilbur came in from the ranch on
Pass creek last Thursday and re-
manned over for the big dance. They
returned home Saturday and Mrs.
Harter and two children went out
with them for a visit of a week or two.
E. S. Walck was in yesterday, hav-
ing brot Mr.. Mathews in from the
Charter Oak mine. Mr.. Walck and
his neighbors are planning an ext-D-
sion of the Mountains States tele-
phone line to their ranches. The ex-
tension will include the Walck, DEFY,
Jones & Willford and Sears ranches
at least and probably more before it
is completed.
Charles Gavin and Gus Peters, who
have been taking care of the Fitzssr-
aid work horses out at Tenmile the
past winter, brot the bunch to town
last week and took them out to the
ranch of Howard & Son on Jack
creek, whore they will he cared for
the rest OF the spring. Mr.. Gavin says
they are looking for Mr. Fitzgerald
now and that they will begin work on
the enlargement of the HlghliDe Can
al soon.
A party of two on horseback, on the
morning of the 18th inst, took a No.
B Victor trap from south of town.
Please return, or explain why taken.
~ 1t. Frank Sage
, 1912-02-29

My beautiful Line of Suits, Coats
and Skirts now on exhibition. This
is the snappiest, most attractive line
the American Ladies' Tailoring Co.
have ever gotten out and the clothes
are beautiful. Price best ever of
fered aud easy terms.
, 1912-02-29

If you are looking for a neat and
clean job of Paper Hanging or house
painting, 9 Charles T. Kryder.
Latest designs of Wall Paper Samp-
les on hand to select from. Salts
faction Guaranteed.
, 1912-02-29
Why He Was Late.

Why He Was Late.
"What made you 30 later"
81 met Smithson."
"Well, that is no reason why you should
be an hour late getting homo to supper"
IL know, but l asked him how he was feel
ing, and he insisted IN telling MI about his
stomach trouble"
"Did you tell him to take Chamberlains
Tablets2'
"sure, that is what he MEDIA" Sold BY
all dealers.
, 1912-02-29
Library Hours

The Ballard Public Library, is op.
en- on Sundays and Wednesdays Of
each week, from 3 to 5 p. M, and on
Tuesdays and Fridays from Z tos
p. M. Librarian
, 1912-02-29
Episcopal Services

Rev. r. G. Hamilton.
Services LIST and Bird Sunday Of
each month.
Morning prayer and ermon IL q.
m. Evening services 8p. m.
Sunday school 10 a. m. each Sun.
day.
You are cordially invited.
, 1912-02-29

Don't forget that the two
Saratoga Basket Ball
teams will play the r. A.
q. team in the hall Mar.
9Th and 9th
, 1912-02-29

Am expecting my Instruments to.
day or tomorrow by stage. Will stay
all next week.
1t G. L. Bunten, Dentist.
, 1912-02-29

For rheumatism you will find nothing bet.
ter than Chamberlain's Liniment. Try II
and see how quickly it gives relief. For
sale by all dealers.
, 1912-02-29

Don't be surprised if you have an attack
of rheumatism this spring. Just rub the
affected parts freely with Chamberlain's Lin
iment and it will soon disappear. Sold BY
all dealers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-21

strong, armed with rifles, ready
for action.
Douglas, Ariz.--Mexican fed
erals scored victory over rebels at
San Joaguain ranch. 20 rebels
killed and IS wounded.
Calcutta, India.-Wild elephant
attacked and destroyed a mail
coach in northern province of
Ceylon. Driver killed.
New York.-Fritzi Scheff, act
,ress, denied report that she will
be sued by husband, John Fox,
Jr., novelist, for divorce.
Minneapolis, Mimi Clarence
Spencer, 4th of boy bandits who
held'up E. P. Tate, pleaded guilty
to highway robbery. Others con-
gfessed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-21
POLITICAL SITUATION

s It has been a busy week polit-
icaliy, with Wilson, Roosevelt,
Bryan and Johnson attracting the
most attention. It looks as if the
fight were gradually shaping
itself around to battle between
Roosevelt and Wilson.
+ Ever since the birth of the Bull
Moose, that split in the Republi-
can party made the outlook hope
full for Democrats, as it appeared
that most Of the Bull Moose.
strengthWas coming from the G.
o. P.
If the election were held next
Tuesday, Wilson would probably
, be elected, He may be anyhow,
but things are moving swiftly
nowadays, and nobody can tell
what will happen in six weeks. I.
, AS Taft's chances fade away
the standpat element in the Re
publican party will drift toward
IWilson-not because it thinks it
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-21

can control Wilson, but because it
wants to beat Roosevelt, even if
it has to be done with a Demo
crat.
But if Wall street and the re-
dictionary forces openly line up
back of Wilson, there may be a
drift of progressive Democrats to-
ward Roosevelt.
Probably a larger percentage of
voters than ever before are on the
fence, and don't know yet which
side they will light on. This
wavering vote will determine the
result. It is this vote that Viii.
son and Roosevelt must fight for
on the home stretch.
The Bull Moose movement is
no longer a thing to be sneezed at.
1t has developed amazing
strength among the voters who
are not professional politicians.
he straw votes taken IN d1fterer1t
parts of the country make Roose-
welt appear to lead, with Wilson
a close second and Taft a bad
third.
Wilson has had enthusiastic
crowds wherever he appeared,
but he has been rather disappoint-
ing in the position he has taken
on the minimum wage, and the
social service part of the Progress
sive platform. While clean and
straight and all that, he doesn't
appear to have the punch.
And he is somewhat handicap
ped by having to carry the Dem
ocratic bosses and machine or