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Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
WHAT DOES "LURID MEANT
Popular Usage Of the Word Is Opposed
to Its Definition, Which
Is "Pale."

Two men got into an argument re-
garding the meaning of the word
"lurtd.' One of them had used the
word, as the police reporter uses it. to
describe the red glare in the sky
made by fire at night The other
man objected to this. asserting that
the word 'lurid" means pale" in
stead of deep red" Thereupon they
applied to the dictionaries and found
them agreed in defining "lurid" as
pale, wan, CHASTITY pale"
But the Oxford Dictionary has
caught up with the new and popular
meaning of the word with this defini.
ton:
Shining with a red glow or glare
amid darkness (said of lightning
flashes across dark clouds or flame
mingled with smoke)"
But this seems to be gratuitous Of
the Oxford Dictionary. The word
"lurid' started out it seems as a Latin
adjective meaning pale, yellow" 1t
was used chiefly OF the complexion
much as "sallow" is used Then it
grew to have the meaning of "ghast-
~" But its transition into the popu-
lar meaning given it today seems to
have been due to the willfuness of the
press, which found it handy word
to describe phenomenon for which
no other word had apparently, quite
the desirable havor-Mancheste
Guardian.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
RaelIli for Consumption.

An alleged new bacilli treatment
for consumption, an alleged discovery
of a DR.. Friedman, which has been
widely exploited by newspaper syn
dicate, Is discredited by the Journal
of the American Medical association
In order to secure curative effects
It is asserted that these living bac1ll'
derived from some kind Of a turtle
must be injected deep into the mus
cles of the patient. The preparation
Of the remedy IL secret "The use OF
tho auid." says the Journal, "is prob
ably not without danger. There 10
not sufficient warrant for any other
attitude toward Friedmann's treat
ment of tuberculosis than one OF crit
ical neutrality and judicious skeptt
eism."
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
Rrlef Holiday.

Joy is like a bird in flight. which
dips In it's passing and touches US
with it's wings. It comes from out OF
a far country and it tracks Its way
on high. After that brief lowering
It will recover its former attitude, Its
speed, and song It's throbbing heart
passes high over our throbbing CIT
les and frozen hills. AS we watch
that flight of untrammeled wing We
wish that somehow we might cap
ture that blitheness and teach 1t to
dwell among men. Why should It
pause but never abide? We would
have that Joy abide so fixedly that It
would become a peace. The holiday
season Is like that. 1t stoops for
q little out of space, draws near our
dim earth, and sheds it's brightness
among men. AS swiftly as 1t came, 80
swiftly it goes again. And yet each
year it draws more close and stays
for longer time; its radiance Is re-
vealed to US more clearly, full OF
grace and truth.-Collier's Weekly.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
Girl That Is Popular.

The most popular girl in the school
will generally be girl who excells In
games and outsiders often wonder
why this should be the case. The rea-
son Is that to play most games well
a girl must be unselfish; she must
play for her side," and not for her
own honor and glory, and she carries
this out unconsciousiy in her daily
life. You do not find her thinking
that no one else Is of any use In tho
world, or putting on airs because she
happens to be better looking than
her companions. She IL simple and
natural and content to give and
take" and is az strict In her code OF
honor az her brother ID In . public
school. Such girls will always win.
be rich in friends. and wherever they
go they carry with them = breezy
spirit Of Joy and good fellowship.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
Newest Pest.

The newest pest in the west and
middle west Is the dog. Not the pral'
RE dog, Just the common dog. He u
responsible for the decline IN the
sheep raising industry. In many
states tn the section Of the country
once largely devoted to cattle and
sheep raising. there are more dogs
than there are sheep. It takes three
barb wires on top Of two feet Of woven
wire to make q fence that Will
keep dogs away from sheep. Kansas
had 175,000 sheep and 10000 dogs
In 1910. according to the secretary OF
the Kansas board Of agriculture.
The usual answer farmers In the
west give to the question. why don't
you keep sheep?" is I'VE cant keep
dogs from killing them"
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
Revolving House,.

A Partisan inventor has conceived
the idea of having small houses which
will turn on their axes built In coun-
try districts for invalids, thus furnish
ing a change of scene. Of light. and OF
air. There is, he thinks, 70 reason
why some rooms should always get
the sunlight and the remainder be
always damp and unhealthy. The
idea is not entirely new. Some years
ago a revolving house was built IN
Normandy. The door was constructed
of thin boards which glided over eacn
other as the house was turned. IN
one occasion these boards spread out
like an opened fan, closing the ext
The inmate, terrified by his expert
ence, had the house pulled down.
Harper's Weekly. -
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
Fata MornanA.

The celebrated FAta Morgaua. .
presentation Of natural moving picr
lures. on an immense scale, which 10
occasionally seen In the Straits OF
Messina, ID explained By scientine
writer u being = mirage, such az no
aueutly occurs in various parts OF tho
world. In fact" he says, lone may
zee q mirage any day by looking
through the stratum Of air everything
. hot stove, or adjacent to the side OF
a wall heated in the sunshine." Young
scientists will be interested In verify
ing this statement
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
New Enojand's Advantage.

Here is how the spirits OF the Wise
sit in the clouds and mock US. Even
at the risk Of arousing western pre1u-
dice, l maintain that New England
and all broken. billy, rocky countries
have a decided advantage over re-
gions of great fertility, in that human
stupidity and mole-eyed greed can
never wholly divest them Of forests
that their sterile crags and steep &C
clivities must mainly be left to Woo
sAzeyer. Greeley.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
Jackson Lodge, no. l9l F. =
A NJ

Jackson Lodge, no. l91 F. Z
A. n
Meets Second and Fourth
Tuesday nights Of each month n
the Opera House Building, Sc
cond and Hazel Streets.
Visiting Brothers always wel-
come.
Geo. M. Sink, w. N.
s. n. Beattie, See.
The I. o. @. F.
The I. o. o. F. meets every
Monday night in Masonic Hall.
corner Hazel and Second streets.
Visiting brothers always well
come.
Grover C. Gates, N. G.
J. F. Parish. Secretary.
Tribe Of Ben Hur.
The Tribe of Ben Hur meets
in the Board Building every
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock by or
der of the chief. i
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

You have bedbugs, ants, feas,
reaches, mites, lice, potato bugs
etc., not because you failed to
fipht them but for the want of a
good remedy. Get Ross Dead
Quick" spray. It is nice and
clean and kills insects and their
eggs the moment applied. No.
thing like it. Sold in Newport
by your druggists. (Adv)
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01

The Coliseum. massive a. 4 WA
was a mere toy in comparison with
the Grea. Circus. which dlled the val
ley between the Palatine ana Aventins
bills. The Coliseum Ia said to have
been able to seat $4,000 people; while
he seating capacity OF the Great Cir
Gus was, at different periods. 10000
100000. and lastly 100000 spectators
The Great Circus was probably ths
most stupendous building ever srsctsd
Tor public spectacles.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01

Two PickereI on Ono Line.

A humble and honest fisherman
Who sc his traps for pickerel on .
Maine pond the other day is ready TO
make adldavft 40 follows: Il hereby
declare On oath that ! did catch two
pickerel ON ose hook. The drst pich-
erel swallowed the bait and didn't
IKE It. Apparently he tried to cough
Il up. At any rate no spewsd TIE
hook out under his gills and II doatsl
OF IN the wstsr 70 BE- grabbed By .
second pieksrs- Thus there came ~
two picksFsl. all strung on . Ma.-
Lewiston Journal
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
Woodmen of the World.

Woodmen of the World.
Pecan Camp, No. 3, meets 1st
and 3rd Thursday nights Of each
month in Masonic Hall. Visit
ing brothers welcome.
R. T. Simmons, c. C.
P. S. White. Clerk.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Royal ArcanuM.

Newport Council No. 322.
Royal Arcanum meets 1st and
Bird Friday nights in each month
in the Opera House building.
Visiting brethren always well
come. II
S. M. Beattie, Regent,
w. C. Vision, Sec.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-05-01
Modern Woodmen.

Modern Wo0dmen.
Newport Camp. No. 1854.
M. w. A., meets Second Friday
night of each month in 0per2
House. Visiting brethren inAvitr !
ed.
R. T. Simmons, Consul.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31

provements on the river were built
during one persons lifetime seems to
be something wonderful, but 1t is true.
After the Black Hawk war, old
Black Hawk came to grandpa twice
and each time had mother sit on his
lap and comb his hair. She was about
five years old and she remembered
seeing him and combing his hair.
John Asher was the first white child
born at Keokuk. He was about sly
years younger than mother. His par.
ents died when he was quite small and
he came over into Missouri to live. |
think his family lives in Alexandria
now.
Some OF the old settlers OF Keokuk
years ago said that there would not
have been any Keokuk If the bottom
land in Missouri along the Des Moines
land Mississippi rivers had beer ten
feet higher so that that land would not
have been overhowed by the rivers,
then the city would have been at Alex.
andria, Mo-. instead OF at Keokuk, la.
We had SO much good land in Missouri
and the farmers would all have come
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31

teachers grieve with us In our loss
and we thank them for their sym
pathy. After long eastern trip,
Ruth was married and her home life
WAS IDEAL. Her death came as the
greatset blow OF our lives, to myself,
to my brother, VIII D. Turner, and to
his wife, to her aunt, Maymie E..
Turner and to her husband. Each one
OF us loved her with all our hearts,
and each would have held life light
thing could we have saved hers. In
my own life work she has been my
councillor and my stay, knowing my
plans sympathizing In my efforts,
So in closing this chapter OF our life's
Happiness, I, who know her best, pay
her highest tribute, and speaking for
my family and her husband and little
daughter, / thank each one of those
who have been SO kind to US, Our
friends here. in Chicago and else
where the sisters at the hospital and
the nurses who did their best for her
and their best was very much, the
ministers and those who sang, and
all who helped us at the last, and
commend her to the God who gave
her
JEAN TURNER ZIMMERMANN
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31
IN MEMORIAM.
, $3.50 - 80 = =

In Memory Of Ruth Turner Parsons.
am writing these words In memory
Of my daughter, Ruth Turner Parsons,
who last October the ninth, married
George l.. Parsons, and who for the
life of her little daughter, Ruth,
yielded up her own life at Saint
Joseph's hospital. August fifteenth.
can say OF my daughter and without
prejudice, that she was girl Of the
highest, finest sensibilities and char
acter, loving her family as few love.
putting their interests always before
her own, true as steel to her friends,
and Justly lenient to those who OPP
posed her. Ruth graduated from the
Keokuk high school several years
ago and afterwards attended the
Lewis Institute in Chicago. In both
these schools host Of friends and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31

tain 1t was not safe for them to stay
there all night that they must go back
to Fort Edwards and they went down
to Fort Edwards. There were two
white men living at Fort Edwards, one
by the name Of Wilcox, think was a
doctor, and little distance from the
fort south or southeast one OF grand.
mas sisters, her husband and children
were living and grandpa and family
stayed with them until the men could
put partition In Fort Edwards, and
there grandpa and family lived In a
part Of Fort Edwards, and some Indi.
ans lived in the other part all winter,
That was the winter Of 1891 and 1892
and they crossed the Mississippi on
the ice and moved over into Missouri
short time before the ice broke up
in the spring and lived two and half
miles south Of st. Francisville. Mother
died December 3, 1910, but she knew
that they had commenced to build the
Dam and asked many questions about
| the dam and would loved to have lived
Ito have seen 1t finished. To know
positive that Keokuk and all the i'm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31
PUBLIC OPINION
. q . = . q, . . . . . . q . 4
The Eir.t White Child.


To the Editor Of The Gate City:
! write this to inform you that my
mother Mrs. Martha q. Shafer, form
'erly OF Alexandria, Mo-, was the first
white child carried ashore on the hill
where Keokuk now is. her mother and
father were moving from Kentucky
to Clark county, Mo-. and there were
not any one living where Alexandria
now is. It was in November and the
boat was late that day In arriving at
the landing where Keokuk now is.
Two white men that were living
there at that time came down to the
river to see the captain of the boat.
One of the men took my mother in
his arms; she was little over year
old. He told her father that she was
the first white child that Lad been
carried ashore. think Bisnett was
the name Of one of the men, man by
that name was living on the hill In
Iowa or at Fort Edwards, H., where
Warsaw now is. The men told Grand.
Ipa Riley that the Indians were very
much dissatisfied. The governor had
not sent their blankets and the captain
OF that boat had not brought them
iany blankets.
The men told grandpa and the cap
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31
Skull Badly Crushed.

Z
That the skull Of Arthur E. Hischler,
who died from the result of blows re-
ceived at Franklin Saturday evening,
had received q terrific blow Of such
force as to be Cracked like an egg" is
the significant manner one OF the
physicians at the post-mortem express
ed his opinion. The post-mortem was
held at the office of DR.. A. F. Smith,
who had been the attending physician.
at Donnellson by Doctors A. F. Smith
and /. F. Thompson OF Donnellson. and
C. w. Wahrer and w. c. Hasten OF
Fort Madison. In brdef the profession
al findings are:
only one which would necessarily have
proven fatal was the depression over
the right temple, Of oval shape and
about three by two and onehalf inches
/ (the fractured portion having been
previously removed by operation)
caused by the blow from some heavy
instrument; coincidental with this one
fracture were two cracks OF the skull,
lone forward and down almost to the
outer edge OF the left eyebrow, the 9th
er backward and downward four or
five inches; also the oTbttal plate on
, both sides had been fractured, tbs
fracture extending into the ethnCid
this wound was also taken as explana
] tory Of the discolored eyes and blood
clots under the skin there, and of thi
bleeding at the nostrils and ears, be
sides many blood clots within th'
4 brain box.
A two-inch cut on the back Of tn
head. harry possible to have beel
made by fist, extending to but no
fracturing the bone.
Three small contustons on the bac,
of the head.
l An abrasion on one ear.
| Both arms severely bruised from tn
elbows to the shoulders.
/ An inch long abrasion on the lei
scapula, too deep to have been mad
by fst
Il Blackened bruises on each hand a
though It had been gripped powerful
l ~.
| u Ing C4dulluOlb W0I0 uOt Ol III
opinion that any OF the injuries othe
than the first mentioned would hay
proven Of serious consequence; thi
this was struck with either an unu
ually heavy or large instrument, {
with unusual force In the blow. TT
examiners offer no explanation OF tt
kind of weapon used. nor think thu
4. 4 =
plainly the kind Of instrument used.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31
Bet. Third and Fourth Streets

vania." En- route to New York they
will visit at Chicago, Washington, D..
c.. and East Orange, New Jersey. The
Brinkmans expect to sojourn In Ber-
lin for year during which time
Miss Brinkman will study with the
greatest teachers in the German cap
ital, which means the greatest In the
world
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31
|HOHL CHARGED
WITH MURDER.
Franklin Man Has Been Held to the
Grand Jury for the Alleged
Killing Of Arthur
herschler.
BODY MEETS TUESDAY
County Attorney VIII Try to Secure
His lndIctment-Feelins still
Intense at DonneIl-
son.
BODY MEETS TUESDAY

Louis Hohl, prominent farmer OF
jefferson township, after being former
ly charged with the murder OF Arthur
d Herschler OF Donnellson, under
new warrant filled by Deputy County
Attorney 3. c. Weber, was bound over
to the grand jury Saturday after a
preliminary hearing held In Fort Madi-
son.
The action followed the investiga-
ton by county officials Of the case on
the grounds at Franklin and Donnell-
son. The former charge OF assault
with intent to commit murder, which
was fled against Hohl before Herself
Ter died, has been dropped with the
filing of new warrant.
Believing that Hohl Is the man who
delivered the fatal blow in the jail at
Franklin, the county attorney will at
tempt to secure his indictment by the
grand jury of the September term in
Fort Madison, which goes into session
Tuesday afternoon.
Although Hohl is the only one ar
rested ont Of four men who were with
Herschler at the time OF the assault
which caused his death, witnesses OF
the tragedy openly accuse others in
participation In the assault and inter
esting developments are likely to fol
low.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31
KEoKUK PEOPLE
LEAVE FOR EUROPE
Mrs. George A. Brinkman and Miss
Florence srinkman will sail
September 18th.

Mrs. George A. Brinkman and Miss
Florence Brinkman left Keokuk
Thursday and will sail from New
York September 18th on the Hanburp
American line steamship "Pennsyl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31

Read The Gate v,ty Tor late
sorting news.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31

to Alexandria with their produces -
will come over some time y Is
the dam. Yours, IAN
Kahoka, Mo-, Aug. 20, 1913.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-31

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

dark reds and browns and blues, with
an elaborate embroidery Of cut steel
beads. 1t is more unusual than the
beaded bags Of other seasons, but not
SO effective.
TO carry with white linen and tub
dresses there are bags of white kid
embroidered in the Algerian colors-
blues and greens and reds. The design
is a conventional one, but the color
schemes are we'll developed and the
effect Is very pleasing, particularly
with an all-white costume. Many Of
these bags are displayed in the new
oval shape. while others are long and
narrow, in the envelope shape Of last
season. Both the chain and the
leather handles are shown with these
bags. and many of them are fitted
with change purses and vanity acces.
series. The bags Of metallic tissue are
also in vogue and will be carried with
dressy afternoon frocks Of net and
lace.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
|El INVEST ;..)EA In BAGS
I)oeb 61oitS md Taieta Embroidered
81 fJHS Flowers Is the Latest
Sss Thing.

Tho ysfy newest idea in bags is the
|lack ~ tAffeta bag, embroidered
/ tiny bIGG and pink flowers. These
~ W IxaIsin shape, slightly gath.
|Iod H16 NJ names, which may be Of
|lveR ttsS 6xoted with the MORE. The
|and u M MORE ribbon. and many
& f&1 TIL 3eweled or silver slides.
|hGV t as pretty as they can
G, Nh oetain oldtimey air that
t. Achet all their own. The
|Ia10 ed in bags Of black tai.
1 in white, but they are
1hective as the lowered
Se bags are quite impos.
Ne others are Of medium
r.. N1lack taneta bags In
- e. o are finished with q
attnd ~ taffeta about an inch
ftMo IN width. and one oval
|Jnpo MORE bag had a tiny
11 inset in the front. Tiny
was. It was guaranteed
~ five the proper warning
II ~ ~ shopper.
bAn0( SAint reticule Of other
VI jna IRE in black and in the
-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

night, must sometimes be omitted
from the tiny apartment house bed.
room, already filed by bed, dresser
and the necessary chairs. An excel.
lent substitute for the convenient
stand is small cretonne covered
screen, provided with pockets in
which necessary articles may be
tucked away. Such a screen may be
made from a small clothes horse,
such as is sometimes used in the
nursery; or, if there is a direct
draught on the bed from q window
the screen may be a trifle higher
Just high enough to protect the head
OF the sleeper without keeping out the
air.
Cover the screen with cretonne
matching the hangings Of the bed.
room, first treating the wood to coat
OF White enamel. The pockets are
attached to the inner side and in them
may be tucked ones bedroom slip.
pers. a small electric flashlight, a box
OF safety matches, a handkerchief or
other things that may be needed dur.
Ing the night, such as sleeping pow.
ders, package Of crackers for the
victim of insomnia or the thermos bot.
tie holding a baby's milk. One woman
who owns such screen slips her purse
and her transformations" into q
pocket the last thing before retiring.
So that these Indispensable belongings
may be ready to hand lin case Of fire
In The night"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

Most women are making up the
summary negligee now before hot
weather really sets in. This captvat-
ing hammock gown Is Of pale lilac
batiste with a short WASTED bodice OF
allover embroidery. A sash Of lilac
ribbon runs through q beading Just
halow the bust line.
Mix smaif quanetitJ If cor1i -four
smoothly with cold water. This will
be found excellent for lightly stiffen-
ing all delicate and lacey fabrics, in.
Guiding wells and neckwear Of sheer
materials.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
DIXIELAUD AND NYlTLI
STREET METHODIST CHURCHIs

OixislaAl CAwreh-
0ervices--lst and % oa0batAs, II
\ -: - AnA 9TH Oabbaths. 1:Se ,. n
Sabbath SeAoel--3 ,. ..
Prayer osrvise-ThuFodAy slO1'
At 1850.
Myrtle stSest CAursA-
eerviess-lst ana % oabbatha
1850 ,. H.: "a and lth 0a1eatAa, II
Q. -.
Sunday 6chool-S ,. -.
Prayer 6ervices-1ueslay night
at 1880. ". H. GTEINNEYER
Pastor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Tennessee Avo., setweso Maln ~
Lemon Strests.)
Rev " 8. Patterson, Faster.
Sunday ssrvicss-Sunday ssAss1
e4s; preaching. II A. n. aAl
1:30 ?. m.
wednesday-Prayss nsselaG o.
f:3a .. n.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
FIRST Baptist CHURCH

CeFspr F1orfda avenue eal Bay -
Tk- Rev VILLAS Dul3ey Hsv1tl
, n. pastor
Sunday schooi S:lU Q. -
Preaching Sunday q II q - ~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
CUMBERLAND PRESBY.
TERIAu CHUlCl

(CSenss Florida Ave. And LoUoa ~
Rev. J. u. Lewis pastor.
Preaching third and fourth Sun
days at IL q. m. and 1880 p. m.
sunday school, o:lS Q =.
Weekly prayer meeting We4nse
day evening at 1:3e.
Woman's Missionary oeeisIy -
the third Monday Afternoon Of sasS
month.
To all these services thA Dsblis y
cordially invited.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
SLEEPING SCREEN IS HANDY
10 an Excellent Substitute for the
Stand When Space viii Not
Permit tho Latter.

A small bedroom stand, on which
matches, candlesticks and ones watch
are within ready reach during the