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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
MERCHANTS LINE
Daily Except sundaH

Leaves New York, Pier 10. Emae River, 3 D. m- Due at Bridgeport, 1880 D. m. Leave Bridgeport, Joy Lina Dock, a. m. Arrive New York q e. m. For further information ana rates apply to J. B. Shepard. ARena
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Automobile Supplies

N. E. AUTO SUPPY co. Let us prove how we can save you 25 to 40 per cent on your supplies 61O
 Phana A2G0
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Art Glass

RRyDGEPoRT ART GLASS CO, 15s John St. Phone 1O17-6
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Photographv

DEVELOPING of films and plates for amateurs. first class work guar@n~ teed. Armstrong-Whitnn studio Park and Fairfield Aves. T2 as%
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Business Opportunities

WANTED.-Salesma or established business firm to take agency. New patented speciality. Fills long felt want. No competition. Must have srEne cash to buy goods and supply oanvassers. Gall after7 D. n., FL
 Baldwin. Arcade Hotel. H 6 s*p
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Others are reading Farmer Want Ads. just as you are reading this. That's why they bring results. Try one. IS words 15c. f3
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Shoe Stores

s. s. THING & CO, 11ss Main st, THE CARTWRIGHT SHOE CO, ssa Main St. Phone 1a6E
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STOVES REPAIRED, an Kind sup plies. all makes. pipe. grates, bricks
 etc. Charges reasonable. 1715 Main St. I13 a*o 5 tf-
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AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE. Astor Garage. Phone 3293. Day o1 night. R 6 ~ If O 1 5
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POSITION WANTED as bookkeeper, thoroughly practical, efficient office executive, experienced double entry bookkeeper and cashier seeks re- spousible position. highest credent- ials. Open for position Jan. 1st. Ad-. dress Reliable, care of Farmer.
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Printers and Stationers

STAR PRESS prints business cards envelopes, bill heads, statements, tickets, programs, show cards, cir culars. Low prices, first class work. Jacob Schneider, Prop. 16-18 Kos suth St, corner Stratford Ave. Phone 2503-12. Union office.
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Second Hand Furniture

H. A. JASMIN, 35e State St. Call up 1o58 and get 10 per cent more for your goods. Why? Low rent, larger business, quick sales.
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Beaver Board

THE A. w. BURRITT CO.,, KnowIton St. Phone 5O5
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NEW YORK BOLOGNA and frank furters. home made meat loaf. fresh daily. Peter Hron, 1216 Stratford Ave IT 2s If !"
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OLD FURNITURE RENEWED. chairs recaned, Epho1st ering. Gus c. Mul- l1ns. 325 East Main street. Phone 1c46-3. T7a%s
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TO RENT.-6 rooms, all improve ments. steam heat. Built to live in End floor. near East Main St.
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FOR SALE-House organ, S2o;piano. $145. Either, patented design. Will accept weekly payments. Ad- dress I. A. M., care Farmer.
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To Rent

TO RENT-Nfce light furnished rooms to man and wife for light housekeeping, References ex- changed; rent $6.5o per week. Ad- dress B. A. w.. care Farmer.
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ed and refinished. Prices always reasonable at Stram's Furniture Store. State, near Clinton. H = tf
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Wanted To Buy

YOU DON'T WANT old things around but we want them for our business. Jacob Bros. We
 highest price and your way. PrOmI satisfaction is our guth St. Tel. 22e.
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WHAT HAVE YOU TO SELL?-we want to buy second hand household goods of ali kinds, merchandise stocks of every description. Tools, Wares, etc. Get our quotations be- fore you sell to others. A Elwood & Son Inc. Auctioneers, Warerooms I'll John St. Telephone. a"
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Educational

STUDENTS wanted in pra ctical ad- vertising class Terms reasonable.
 Theoretical, practical, scientific and psychological advertising in all it's branches taught For full informa-
 ton address Box 450, City. T2 +tf
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USED KNABE PIANO, taken in ex- change for player. beautiful tone, perfect condition, will sell cheap for cash easy payments. William A. Tom1inson, Is Fairfield avenue, up- stairs, SagaI Building, Room 1OO- 103. T3H if
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
PROTEST AGAINST FEE
ASSESSED BY BOARD
Dale County High School Will Prob
ably Carry the Matter to
the Courts

Ozark. November 3D. Especially
courthouse auditorium was comfortably
full at the mass meeting of the patrons
of the Dale County High school, who pro
test against the incidental fee of 50 fixed
by the school board. The board has had
several meetings this week and submit
ted proposition to the meeting. The
board offered to hold another meeting
January / with a committee of protest.
ing citizens, at which If 1t was found
the school could be run ON it. the spring
session fee Should be fixed at S1.50, and
provided further that the fee of si.50
should be paid for the fall session. But
the meeting refused to accept the propo-
sition and appointed J. w. Pippin, *. r.
Dominy, f. r. Martin and l.. w. kolb
10 meet with the school board again this
morning. Up to noon the consultation had
not taken place, and it is averred on
what seems good authority that if the
school board refuses to accept 50 incl
dental fee for both sessions of the school
term the matter will be carried into the
courts
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
Andrew ]. Showers Died and
Was Buried Here Over
Is Years Ago
HIS DAUGHTER PAID
TRIBUTE LAST WEEK
While in Ensley With Sun Bros. She
Arranged for Stone and Suita-
BILE Decoration for Her
Fathers Grave
Ivy SAM ~. KENNEDY

Circus life is not all glitter and be-
meath the spangles may beat heart of
gold. Outlines, perchance the perform
er's mechanical smile may conceal a deep
sorrow. while the love and JOY COM
mon to the ordinary citizen is just as
prevalent under the 'big top" as it is
in the country planes or the streets OF
the city.
"Bromidic, calculates the blase reader,
but the little philosophizing paragraph is
merely Introductory to an interesting
story of recent happening connected with
Birmingham's past history, with the
sawdust ring for the beginning and the
end The story illustrates the truth of the
opening paragraph in that it shows that
the people of the circus can possess filial
love and cherish the memory of the de-
parted with possible greater loyalty than
many others OF less strenuous callngs.
More than Is years ago Anderw j. Show
ers, proprietor of Showers Imperial
Shows, was stricken with illness in Slya-
cauga. He was brought Immediately to
Birmingham in his private car for the
purpose of getting expert medical at
tention. The private car in which Mr..
Showers remained during his illness was
stationed near the old Coliseum building.
In less than a week Mr. Showers died
and was buried in Oak Hill cemetery. Sur
viving and present at the time of his
death were his wife and two young daugll-
tiers. MIR. Showers was said to have been
connected with circuses from the time
he was years of age, and at the time OF
his death was well known and highly re-
spected by the fraternity. Thus endetn
the first chapter.
The sequel has to do with one of Mr.
Showers daughters who was in Ensley
November with sun Bros circus. The
daughter is now Mrs. Tan Arasi. wife OF
Japanese acrobat, and the two of them
with their son presented one of the most
difficult trapeze acts on the bill of the
circus.
! While the show was In Ensley Mrs.
Araki made hurried trip birmingham
and arranged with a local tombstone con-
Germ to erect a marble slab on heI
/ fathers grave. In addition TO this. and
taking PAL in twp performances, she en-
listed the interest OF Capt Mike Don
| lin OF the Ensley police force by telling
him the story and asked If he would see
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
NAMES JOHNSTON
FOR CABINET PLACE
Cory States Qualifications
for Secretary Of Treasury
HIS WORK IN ALABAMA
Reviews the Record Made By Govern
or Johnston in Putting the
States Financial Affairs
in Order
HIS WORK IN ALABAMA

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
This letter is written without the
knowledge of Senator Johnston. 1t is
written because the newspapers have not
vet suggested that one of all our south
ern statesmen best fitted for place in
the Wilson cabinet. l have no -idea
whether he would accept place. 1t is al
together probable that he may prefer to
stay where he is. But this l know, and
believe those who know him like do
will agree with me, that he is an ideal
man for Secretary of the Treasury.
Now the objection may be made that he
is from too small a town, that this office
should be filled by man from one of
the great banking centers. Which OBJ
lection is met by the simple truth of his
tory, that such is not the precedent To
go no further than the Mckinley cabi-
net. Mr. Shaw was an Iowa country
banker.
Senator Johnston has experience as a
bank president, and he is not a man who
fails to learn all about what he goes into.
But he has more than practical expe-
rience as flnancier; he has the rare eX-
perience of having practically applied his
knowledge of finance to the affairs of the
government.
1t is custom now to bemoan the finan-
cial condition of the state of Alabama.
There is deficit in the treasury. There
is talk of an extra session of the legisla-
ttue TO relieve a deficit of less than half
million dollars. oh. it is awful! Does
anybody have a memory long enough to
recall the situation when Governor john
ston went into office on December J., 1896 ?
And to compare the condition of the state
then and now?
A joint committee of the two houses,
composed OF the best financial men in
each, reported that the deficit ON January
| !, 1897, was s5es,os5s4 The state had not
yet begun fairly to recover from the
panic of 1898 and 'si. Depression was uni
versal, even Birmingham not yet having
begun to prick up her industrial ears.
Cotton was at the low level, and the de-
| felt in the treasury was nothing COM
pared TO the multitudinousi and uncount-
able voids in the pockets of the people.
The total valuation of property was s242,
3il 76e.2l The largest bank in the state
had less than million dollars in dopos-
| its, and none was able or willing to adj
vance the money to meet dire necessities.
Even the payment OF the school appro-
! priations was being postponed.
Contrast this with the situation now.
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and the man who uttered it gave as his
last recommendation to the general as
sembly that it reduce the tax rate and so
tighten the tax burden of the people. This
may yet be the supreme issue before the
people in the next gubernatorial race.
Taxation is too heavy. Verify his sort are
needed at Montgomery and Washington,
as well as in our city hall. The rising
burden of taxation is pressing ever heav-
Ter and hsazier on the people, and there
is a call b or Johnston. There are
so few lxe in oft, men who are not
ashamed nomcal with other peo-
pies money faat there seems hardly seed
for another afaB CHAPPELL CORY.
Tsrnl.neasss November %, 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
CHAMBER BOARD
MEETS TOMORROW

The board of directors Of the Chamber
of Commerce will meet Monday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock. A number of important
matters will be discussed at the meeting.
among them being the ''potlatch' ceiebra-
lion for Birmingham in the spring; the
Birmingham to tho fiulf canal; TIE ban-
quet for the Birmingham travelling Ten,
TO be held during December and a discus
sion of the proposed centennial for Ala
bama in the year 1919
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
BEARDLESS BOYS
ROB STREET CAR.

N New Orleans, November 23-Two boys.
hardly in their twenties boarded Coli-
scum street car is blocks from Canaf
street shortly after midnight, held up tho
conductor. robbed him of sl.50 and escaped
before the 20 passengers aboard knew
anything about 1t. The beardless robbers
boarded the car at Chestnut and Felicity
streets. once with drawn revolver or
dered Conductor Jones to keep his car
going ahead and keep his hands UP while
the other rifled his pockets. They paid
their fares and rode two blocks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24

that her instructions were properly car
ried out, since she obviously could not re-
main herself for that purpose.
Captain Donin promised Mrs. Araki
that he would do so, and after sending
Officer Virgins to Oak Hill cemetery the
captain on last Thursday notified her at
Evergreen that the work had been prop
erly attended to.
In the words of Captain Donlin, "A girl
who so much revered her fathers mem
ory after 10 years certainly deserved that
much consideration, and | was glad to do
her the favor"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
MORP HIN E
WHISKEY and TOBACCO
Habits Cured Without Pain or
Restraint at Cedarcr0ft San
itarium, Lebanon, Tenn.

Endorsed by Governor, Congressman,
Bankers, College Professors, physicians
and Ministers. as high grade lnstitu-
ton.
Licensed under a special law which
requires 1t to be under the direct man.
|agement and control of reputable and
regularly licensed physician VINO has
had at least five years actual expert
ence in the treatment of these addic-
tons with a record of 80 per cent or
cures.
Sanitarium equipped with every mod !
ern convenience. including the latest
ctro-therapeutieal apparatus, baths
etc.
The treatment involves no suffering
and no restraint. Each patient Is treat.
ed privately in Ibis or her own room ana
and special pains are taken to protect
them from publicity or unpleasant as
sociations. No insane or obJectlonable
patients. are accepted at any prlce.
No unethieal guarantee Ia given but
we assume all the risk as regards the
effectiveness of the treatment Those
who are skeptfcal may keep the entire
fee in their own possession until sat
isfactory cure is accomplished.
successful method of Home treat
ment has -heen devised for those who
cannot visit the Sanilarium.
For booklet and references address
Or Power Gribble, Supt., Box sSi, Leba-
non. Tenn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24

Sew York, November 23.-It became
il ewn today that Mrs. A. A. Low. sister
iig-iaw Of former Mayor Seth Low, was
IfAAea on Wednesday of $4,000 worth OF
levels. The gems, most of which have
5ntimental value behind their intrinsic
worth. We're stolen from Mrs. Lows bed
chamber. presumably by a man employed
10 clean. Diamond finger rings, a gold
watch, ruby necklace and a. diamond
stracted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
Soldiers ExOnerated

jackson, Mich, November 23.-Judse
Parkinson in circuit court nolle pressed
the cases against Capt Frank l.. Black
man and Private Howard jackson OF the
National Guard today. The men were
charged with murder in connection with
the fatal shooting of John Eisy, Syrian,
during the outbreak at the state prison
last September
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
RELEASE
FOUR PLAYERS

Cleveland. November 23.-Four Cleve-
land American league players were re-
leased today, Pitcher Wolfe and Catcher
Nagelson go to Waterbury. Conn; Out
fielder Hunt to Flint, Mich and Infielder
Nash, the former Brown university Short
stop, to Toledo, o,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
English Wins Bout

Atlanta, November 23-Clarence Eng
elish of Omaha, Neb.. was awarded the
decision over Joe Motto of Cleveland, o.,
at the end of their 10 round bout be-
fore the Dixie Athletic club here last
night
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-04-05
LAND OF RUBBER
Valley Of the Amazon Produces
Best in the World.
industry, Now One of the Greatest,
Practically Dates Back to 1923,
Though Product First Came
Here in 1900.

The best rubber in the world comes
from the valley of the Amazon, and is
known as Para, SO called after the city
which is the principal gateway of ex.
port. This region is densely forested
and intersected by a myriad of rivers.
1t has a soil of Incompatible richness.
is watered by never-failing rains and
warmed by the equatorial sun. The
first cost of crude rubber is about rs
cents a pound. BY the time it reaches
the worlds markets it is worth about
$3.50 pound. In Brazil it is called
''black gold" Then there are the low.
er grades of rubber. That which
comes from the far east costs on the
average about rs cents pound and
sells for $1.75 pound. OF late years
a great deal of this low grade rubber
has come from the guayule plant,
shrub which grows in the desert up
lands of Mexico. Its thick bark con-
tains about 10 per cent. of rubber.
Certain German and Americans aft
er many experiments, have perfected
machinery to extract this rubber gum,
and have succeeded in adding about
22,000,000 pounds to the worlds prod
uct of crude rubber.
There are ten rubber trusts" in the
world. Five Of them are in the United
States, three in Germany, one in Rus
STA and one in Italy. They represent
amalgamations of some fifty of the
rubber factories of the world. There
are still about 45o that are not ANAL
gamated.
India rubber first came to the Unit.
ed States in 1900, but although pat
ent is recorded as early as 1913 for
making an elastic yarnish out of the
strange new product, nothing seems to
have come of 1t until 1922, when
Boston sea captain brought back with
him from South America a pair of
Enthusiastically gi.ded rubber boots. On
his next voyage he returned with
more, which he sold at SIS pair. 1t
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-04-05
MATCH THE HAIR AND EYES
Appropriate Touch of Color in the Toi.
Iette Adds Immensely to the
Appearance.

To be becomingly dressed is the de-
sire of every woman worthy of the
name, and here would say one is
greatly helped towards this end If III
ones toilette touch of color to
match the hair ard eyes is introduced
1t accentuates ones points" For ex.
ample, an ideal dance frock for lark
haired girl would be pale green shot
with mauve crepe de sole. This en-
phasizes the black hair and brown
eyes of the wearer.
To the woman with brown hair
which has golden lights one com
mends the aew color, which is Of
greenish g Id. And as hair of this
color is frequently accompanied by
gray eyes, which almost invariably
have yellowish halo around the iris,
this is the color for her. Chicago In.
ter Ocean.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-04-05

ban, but is in evidence in toques and
bonnets when there is a preference
for it.
The beautiful sailor shape with
square crown and rolling brim, Is COW
cred with a unfinished black silk
A band of Grape as wide as the crown
Is laid smoothly about 1t. A broad
Grape bow is poised across the front
with crape-covered buckle at its
center.
The long Grape veil laid in double
box plat and sewed to the under
brim, close to the head, is purely
decorative feature, although it may be
worn about the neck in scarf-like
manner. This fashion of wearing the
drape like throw about the neck
may bring about frightening of the
veil. 1t is a very graceful fashion.
Since Grape is manufactured so that
it is waterproof, it is as useful, in
deed, more useful, than fabrics not so
protected, and may be used more free
ly than ever before.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-04-05
Wolves Startle Town.

Palmyra, Mo.-Armed men and snap
ping dogs pursued large gray wolf
through the streets the other day. Aft
er long chase the animal was shot
and killed by Louis Nelson, deputy
game warden, where it stood at bay in
front of a hedge row.
The wolf was captured when it was
a cub with six others, in the Salt riv
er hills Of Rails county. County AS
sessor Milton Phillips took it home.
When it grew older it killed all the
cats on Phillips farm. He then turn.
ed it over to Palmyra resident.
Yesterday the wolf broke its chain
and ran out on the street. 1t was pur
sued to the open country.
Nelson claimed the SIS bounty paid
ny iha state for pelts
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-04-05
HEAD OF A BIG PosToFFlcE

Simply because Mrs. Gustave A.
Root-no relation to the senior sena-
tor from New York-postmaster OF
the mining town Of futile. Col, re-
Gently took it upon herself to order
a couple of men from her office at the
point of a six-shooter one must not
infer that she is the only woman post
master (not postmistress) In the coun-
ty futile is a fourth-class office.
There are SO women postmasters at
first and second class Offices, and near
ly 200 of all classes, many of them OF
long terms, extending over two or
more administrations.
The highest paid woman postmaster
Is Miss Alice M. Robertson at Musgo
kee, Okla. Miss Robertson has had
rather notable career and is known to
livery postmaster who has attended
any Of the conventions of presidential
costnasters during the past few years.
Miss Robertson is a native of Okla
homa and is now in her fifty-seventh
year. Her parents were missionaries
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-04-05
SEPARATE SKIRT A NECESSITY
Many Materials From Which to
Choose, but Garment Must Be in
Ones Wardrobe.

II you would profit by the example
Of French tailors, you will order sep
arate skirts of one of the following
materials:
First, double-faced cloth that has
leaped into important place is being
used. 1t practically trims itself, and
will be very popular for this econom-
ical reason.
Then there are cheviots and serges
for lightweight models, and all colors
are in vogue, the neutral shades and
dark blue leading.
Heavy fancy suitings are very popu-
lar. The English tweeds and mixed
suitings are having tremendous
favoritism shown them by the leading
houses.
Tailored skirts are not so straight in
outline, many showing slashed effects
at the side, and all are made walking
length.
Some have slightly raised waist
band, so that no belt is needed, while
others show normal line, with a
stitched band attached to the skirt.
On Others a back panel is attached
with modified front edge that ex-
tends toward the front, thus forming
belt or girdle.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-04-05

was not until Charles Goodyear dis
the rubber industry amounted to any
thips.
The impression that visitor to a
rubber goods factory carries away
with him is one of lot of rollers that
seem to be doing nothing but tearing
to pieces and rolling up into shape,
over and over again, the rubber as it
develops from it's crude to its final
composition. Some rollers are cold,
some are hot; some are wet, some
are dry; some fitted with calenders
that impress a pattern on the finished
sheets, and others seem little more
than laundry machines. Crude rub
Der has to be cleared 1t is softened
in boiling water for an hour or so
and then run between two rolls, one
of which revolves little faster than
the other. Over both of these there
plays a steady stream of water.
The rubber GENES out in long, flat
sheets and is carried into drying
rooms, where the air is kept in con
slant motion by fans Every bit OF
moisture must be removed, and this
takes sometimes as much as two
weeks. When thoroughly dried the
rough sheets go TO other machines
from which they emerge soft and
smooth. After having been thoroughly
rolled the rubber is compounded With
various ingredients, litharge and whit
ing being the two commonest. Then
it is sent under still other rollers and
kneaded and worked together into a
homogeneous mass. If the rubber is
combined with textile fabric the rub,
Der and cotton cloth go through an
other series of rollers, entering separ
ately, but coming out as one.