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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-14

found he could accomplish his purpose
without great difficulty, as he was al
| ready known by employees about the
building. After the theft he was in
terrogated by the police, but his frank
ness and his request that they search
his room disarmed suspicion.
Neglected to Search.
Similarly, when he crossed the
French frontier, be 80 readily opened
his work box for the authorities that
they neglected TO search it Apparently
1t contained only q few rags and his
tools
Perugia declared that he did not IN
tend to sell the picture TO the govern
ment, but he thought he ought to have
adequate compensation for "the great
service rendered Italy,
The antiquary. Geri, will claim the
rewards offered by the French govern
ment and Paris newspapers for the re.
covery of the picture.
The "Mona Lisa" has been placed
temporarily in Uffizi gallery, where. it
reposed 400 years ago. BY permission
of the French government and in re-
spouss to requests received from hun"
dreds of Florentines, DR.. Corrado Rlcci,
director general Of the department of
fine arts, he's decided to exhibit it for
day, or two, declaring that this gallery
Is i'its legitimate place"
Tho painting has been hung IN the
Leonardo hall between tho Annuncia-
tion and the Alteration Of the Magi,
of that muster. It Is IN an ancient
frame Of gilded walnut and 10 protect
ed by glass. Tomorrow the public
win be admitted.
When Dr. Ricci was again asked to-
day If he was absolutely certain this
was the genuine "Mona Lisa" he re
Piled, ~ only wish the French ex-
perts would consider it a copy; then
II would remain In Italy. y
Proof Is Positive.
PARIS, Dec. 1S.-Rene Vfviani,
French minister of public instruction,
that there was no doubt the picture,
"Mona Lisa had been recovered and
was now at Florence, Italy. He said
he had telegraphed to the Italian pre-
mier thanking him and the italian gov
ernment for their prompt action.
A representative Of the fine arts de-
partment is on his way to Rome to
bring the picture back to Paris.
Fresh proof that "Mona Lisa" was
taken from the Louvre by Vincenzo
Perugia was established today when
HIS ltthcu WHICH uC was
convicted sometime ago OF carrying fire.
arms without a permit, were compared
with those on the frame and glass of
the picture and found exactly similar.
The finger prints on the glass and frame
were preserved by the police and the
similarity with those Of Perugia is ap-
parent.
az do not believe Peruga's story of
how he stole the picture" said NJ.
Drioux, the Investigating judge who has
had charge Of tho "Mona LISA" case
cit does not fit into tho facts as we
know them The picture was taken be-
fore the decorators, Of whom Perugia
was one, entered the Louvre"
The Judge said he had not the least
doubt that the real picture had been
recovered.
The French government formally
thanked the italian government today
for the manner in which tho "Mona
Lisa case was handled
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-14

found he could accomplish his purpose
without great difficulty, as he was al
ready known by employees about the
building. After the theft he was in
terrogated by the police, but his frank
his room disarmed suspicion.
The midland journal., 1913-06-13
when the waltz Was New.

/ have a letter in my possession writ
ten by a friend to my great-grand-
mother in the year 1917. at Christmas
time, in which the lady expresses her
grave disapproval of the modern" ten
dency toward rapid dancing. The para
graph runs as follows:
Il was yester evening at your Cousin
Betty's, where was much struck with
the new fashioned dances, which seem
ed, to me at any rate. to be out of
keeping with the propriety and mod
esty which we look for in young ladies'
Of our class. 1 can only regret the dis
appearance of those 'mazurkas' and 'ga-
VOTES as well as the 'minuets' and
hope that these new dances or valses..
as / think they are named, win quick
" disappear from respectable society," =
Letter in London Telegraph.
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Good craftsmanship Rewarded.

One evening just few moments be-
fore closing time an elderly man and
his wife entered a book store in New
York city, according to an American
publisher quoted in the Bookseller.
Practically every one had left the floor,
with the exception Of one clerk. The
lady wanted particular kind of book
for most particular friend, and aft
er the clerk had spent half an hour
during which time he had taken near
" every book out Of the shelves) the
husband became impatient, not the
book clerk. He was as genial and
agreeable as though he were selling a
diamond necklace and was to receive
the entire profit of the sale. Finally
she secured just the book she wanted.
The man was SO impressed with the
salesman that he offered him posi-
tion at $50 week more than he was
then receiving.
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Brittanvss Hair harvest.

1t is at Easter time that the curious
chair harvest of Brittany Is .reaped''
by the travelling merchants, who go
from village to village buying the beau
tiful hair for which the Breton bellies
are famous. This is later destined to
be made up into transformations, y
"fringes' and other mysterious ar.
rangements with which ladies less
abundantly endowed by nature make
up their shortcomings In the matter Of
.'woman's crowning glory" The eli
ents of the hair buyers are chiefly
country lasses in the remoter districts,
who are only too pleased to sell their
tresses In order to obtain little money
to spend at the Easter fairs. The "har-
vest however, is said not to be SO
good as formerly as with the spread
Of education and the love of display
many girls prefer to keep their hair
Wide World Magazine
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when EnuIand Needed Bread.

England was once on the verge of a
bread famine That was in 1900, when
the wars with France combined with
a succession of bad harvests to plunge
the country into state of general des-
titution. "A law was enacted writes
Mr. F. w. Hackwood, prohibiting the
sale of bread till it had been out of the
oven at least twenty-four hours. Food
was SO scarce and dear that a portion
OF the population refused to starve in
silence, and rioting broke out in many
parts Of England. The acts against
.forestalling and regrating' that Is, an
ticipating the markets so as to raise
the price of foodstuffs-were rigorous
" enforced A royal grant of $500
was made to one Thomas Toden, to
enable him to prosecute discovery
made by him of a paste as a substi-
tute for wheat -four" London Stand
ard.
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SUMMER IN THE ARCTIC.
Between the Heat and the Mosquitoe.
Life Was Burden.

Between the Heat and the Mosquitoes
Life Was Burden.
Stefansson, the arctic explorer, writ
ing in Harper's Magazine, tells of the
discomforts Of summer days in the far
north:
July was intolerably hot. We had
no thermometer, but | feel sure that
many a day the temperature must
have been over 100 degrees n the
sun, and sometimes for weeks n end
there was not cloud in the sky. At
midnight the sun was what we would
say an hour high. so that it beat down
on us without rest the twenty-four
hours through. The hottest period Of
the day was about 8 o'clock In the
evening and the coolest perhaps or
in the morning. The mosquitoes were
SO bad that several of our dogs went
completely blind for the time through
the swelling Of their eyes, and all Of
them were lame from running sores,
caused by the mosquito stings on the
line where the hair meets the pad Of
the foot 1t. is true that on our entire
expedition we had no experience that
more nearly deserved the name Of suf-
fering than this of the combined heat
and mosquitoes of our Coppermine riv-
er summer.
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Scott and ThacI<eray.

Sir Walter Scott once confessed to
having a bad memory, but In dealing
with the wealth Of historical incidents
in his books he is remarkably accurate.
On occasion, however, he is at fault,
In 'Tvanhoe" Wanda says, II am a
brother of st. Francis" The order Of
st. Francis was founded In 1905, but
Wanda lived in the time of Richard T.,
11S9-99. In the Heart of Midlothian"
Scott errs in some Of his references to
Bedreddin Hassan Of the Arabian
Nights As Thackeray copied the
same mistakes into Vanity Fair" he
is also at fault. One Of SCOTS most
picturesque incidents is that in "Wa-
verley,v when Prince Charles Edward
leads Flora McIvor out to the dance.
Whether Scott erred knowingly cannot
be said. but reliable authority has
recently told us that s'there Is nothing
SO authentic, as our knowledge Of the
fact that Prince Charles never danced
at all" Westminster Gazette.
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SAVED BY QUICK WIT.
A Reply That Won Napoleon and the
Duke Of Modena.

A Reply That Won Napoleon and the
Duke Of Modena.
In the French campaign In Italy. In
which Napoleon |. first began to win
the laurels which subsequently so
abundantly crowned his career, a.
young Italian cavalry officer was TAX
en- prisoner.
Having serious doubts about his
safety, it occurred to the prisoner to
pretend he was great parsonage. So
he promised rewards to his captors If
they would Insure his good treatment,
adding confidentially that he was the
Duke of Modena.
He was exceedingly well cared for,
and early next morning he was called
before Napoleon, who was somewhat
puzzled at finding two Dukes of Mo-
dena among his prisoners, for the real
duke was also prisoner. The real
duke angrily asked his counterfeit by
what authority he had assumed the
title Of Duke of Modena. The young
officer answered.:
"Your grace, the peril Of my situa-
ton yesterday was such that had ]
known a more illustrious title would
not have assumed yours"
The reply so pleased both the duke
and Napoleon that he was forgiven his
deceit.
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The CURSE OF MAR.


OoufSs OF SUI Tears
Curses do sometimes come home to
roost. One Of the best known is "the
curse OF Mar" The Earl Of Mar was
cursed prior to 1871, when he was ele-
waited to the position Of regent Of
Scotland. This was the curse:
'sFhy lands shall be given to the
stranger, and thy titles shall lie among
the dead. The branch that springs
from thee shall see his dwelling burnt
In which king was nursed- his wife
sacrifice to that same fame, his chill
dren numerous, but Of little honor and
three born and grown who shall never
see the light. Horses shall be stabbed
In thy hall; and weaver shall throw
his shuttle in the chamber of state.
Thine ancient tower shall be ruin
and a beacon until an ash sapling shall
spring from its topmost stone. Then
shall thine honors be restored. The
kiss of peace shall be given to the
countess, though she seek it not, and
the days Of peace shall return to thy
line"
In the course of 300 years every part
Of the curse was fulfilled. Then in
1920 the ash sapling duly appeared.
Two years later George Nv. restored
the earldom, and later Queen Victoria
kissed the countess. London Cor. New
York Sun.
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Il Moxad DR.. ..iohnson:

William Laws serious Call'' was
the work that converted DR.. Johnson
81 became sorto la talker against
religion said the sage Of Fleet street
to Boswell. ''untiI went TO oxford
where took up Laws Serious Call.
expecting to find It dull book tas
such books generally arel and perhaps
to laugh at II Put found Law quite
an overmatch for me, and this was the
first occasion of my thinking In earnest
Of religion :
Johnson once more pronounced the
Serious Call' to be the ''finest piece
of hortatory theology in any language
Laws masterpiece has also been high.
~ praised not only by Wesley and
Whitefield. but even by such avowed
enemies of Christian orthodoxy as Glib
bon and the late Sir Leslie stephen, Z
Westminster Gazette.
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THE TOMB or JONAH.
Said to Be In Mosque Adjoining the
Site Of Nineveh.


The site Of Nineveh is almost per-
fcctly level But adjoining the western
wall are two huge mounds concealing
the palaces of the greatest kings Of
Assyria. The lower or southern mound
is occupied by mosque and village
of considerable size. Its name is Nebi
Yunus, or the Prophet Jonah, for in
the mosque is the tomb in which Jonah
is said to have been buried. The age
of the tomb Is uncertain, yet proBably
it dates from long after the Hebrew
prophets time. However, the place is
now sacred, SO sacred that pilgrims
visit 1t from afar.
e rode up the steep, narrow streets
Of the village to the mosque, and, to
the amazement of the natives, dis
mounted and entered the mosque, yard.
a crowd Of excited men quickly sur
rounded me. To priest explained
that. had come to see the grave OF
Jonah, and with motion Of the hand
made it understood that he would be
rewarded. Removing my shoes / fol-
lowed the priest through dark pas
sageway. There he pointed to wall
and said that the tomb was just be-
yond. j wished to enter the prayer
room from which the tomb itself might
be seen, but the place was considered
far too sacred for my profane feet.
However, the few Christians who
have been permitted to see the tomb
may look only through a small window
into dark chamber in which cloth
covered mound is scarcely discernible.
It is said that no Moslem even viii
enter the inner shrine.- Christian Her
aid
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BE a MAN OF ACTION.
pon't Fall Into the "l'll Do Il Some
nax, Habit

Day, Habit.
Some day Is the one day Of the
865 that has no place in the calendar
and is still the most popular day for
making disagreeable engagements 1t
is the day that every idle dreamer
chooses to begin the monumental work
that it is to make his fame and for
tune.
Today is always huddled, crowded.
too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry.
Today is out of the question. But
''some day lies in the far golden haze
of the future that seems to have in 1t
the infinite leisure of eternity. And SO
we defer till the more convenient sea-
son that never comes what ought to
be done instanter. without taking heed
of our own feelings, our plausible OBJ
jections, and permitting the creeping
paralysis Of overmuch debate that
keeps the arm from striking while the
iron is hot.
These prophecies that begin with
"some day" and good resolution are
rarely converted into the past tense.
The man of action makes his plans So
berly and takes the facts where he
can get them that win help him to de-
eide what to do But when his mind
is once made up he goes ahead without
telling you much about it. He does not
boast. He is too conscious Of his own
fallibility to be cocksure of brilliant
and secure results Philadelphia Led
ger.
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Early sport on the Thames,

Sport on the Thames in London's
early days was more exciting than
boat racing Il, the twelfth century.
for instance. the young ''bloods" en-.
joyed a Kind OF '.tilt. the bucket" pas.
time and delighted the spectators
Thus WiIlian z-Stephens. clerk to
Thomas lseeket. on the rules OF the
game: I'm the Easter holidays they
play at a game resembling naval
engagement target Is fixed to q
tree trunk. which is ixed In the middle
of the river and in the prov OF a boat
driven along by oars a young man
who Is in 1t strikes the target with
his lance. II In hitting it he breaks
his lance and Keeps his position I'M
moved he gains his point and attains
his desire. hut IL his lance be not
shriven he IS tHnbled Into the river
1t is comforting to learn. however,
that the rules then allowed bis friends
to pick him mp London Spectator.
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Hoe,oe,nodne

We are told that rest is great beau
tifleryet hoboes are not handsome.
From a school examination paper:
Positive, much; comparative, not much;
superlative. nothing
On a bill Of fare we read: "Deyiled
crabs a la diable''-which somehow re-
minded us OF the man who ordered "a
small demitasse Of black cafe noir."
A southern paper prints this bright
bit from correspondents "The differ-
ence between life and love is that life's
Just one darned thing after another
and loves two darned things after one
another. Boston Transcript.
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Guaranteed Eczema Remedy.

The constant itching, burning,
-edness, lash and disagreeable
effects of eczema, letter, salt rheum,
itch, piles and irritating skin erup.
tions can be readily cured and the
skin made clear and smooth with
DIR. Hobson's Eczema Ointment.
Mr.. j. @. Eveland, of Bath, Ill.,,
says: 81 had eczema twenty five
years and had tried everything.
All failed. When / found DIR.
Hobson's Eczema Ointment l found
a cure.'' This ointment is the for
mula of a physician and has been
in use for years-not an expert
ment. This 10 why we can guar.
antee it. All druggist, or by mail.
Price SOC. Pfeffer chemical Co..
Philadelphia and ST. Louis.
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The natives of Paraguay in drinking
their mate tea do not pour it from q
teapot into cup as Europeans are ac-
customed to drink tea, but I'LL a goblet
with the beverage and then suck 1t up
through a long ornamented tube. The
former is generally made out of q
pumpkin or gourd. while the tube is
long reed, but with the upper classes
It is often made Of solid silver. Both
reed and gourd are richly carved. The
natives say that this tea is an excellent
remedy for fever and rheumatism.
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rurkiah etarnpa.

Because of passage In the Koran
forbidding the making OF images Turk
fish postage stamps have no picture. bu
bear instead the sign manual Of tn,
sultan. which is, in fact. an impression
Of his imperial hand. This signatur,
Is said to have had its origin with ths
Sultan Mnrad l.. who on completing {
treaty with the Italian republic sof Ra
gusa In 1866 and being unable to sign
his name applied ink to his open hant
and stamped 1t upon the parchment
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Mot Him.

Has my husband been in here?" in
quired a woman Of the bartender.
Hes a tall. red faced man, no over
coat, soft hat.
] IA man answering that description
got a bottle of whisky here about ten
minutes ago.
How big a bottle?''
..Half pint. ma'am."
Some other man." said the woman.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
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Those Gift claars.

Hemmenhaw handed bis best friend
q cigar
'Haye smoke" he said.
''Sure." said the friend.
There I'm glad that's on my mindp ?
''Off your mind?'
''Yes. That cigar is the last OF boz
my wife gave me. and ] win tell yor
in confidence have been handing then
out all day You got the last Ha. haI'
4Well. the laugh Is on you"
ION mefr
"Yes. I Went with your wife to pich
out those cigars. and they were the
very best could flnd in town."-Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
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A CITY OF CHANGE.
Ephesus, Once on the seacoast, ls Now
Located Far Inland.

Ephesus, Once on the 9eaccast, ls Now
Located Far Inland.
Sir William Ramsay characterizes
Ephesus as the City Of Change" And
truly it has seen marvellous changes
and its Inhabitants many removals. In
the days of St. Paul and st. John Eph-
esus was a city OF the seacoast; the
waters of the Aegean Tapped its busy
wharves. Now the traveller to Ephesus
can scarcely imagine that he is near
the sea. To all appearances he is as
far away as on one of our inland prai-
ries. The Cayster during all these ages
has brought down mud and silt from
the mountains until now Ephesus is
miles from the seashore. Even in st.
Johns time the port was kept open
only by strenuous effert and constant
dredging.
These changes wrought by nature
have compelled frequent changes on
the part of the inhabitants. The orig
inal city was built not far from Ayaso-
louk and "the whole Ephesian valley
was an arm Of the sea dotted with
rocky islands and bordered by pictur-
esque mountains and wooded promon-
tories we are told. AS the sea receded
In the course Of the centuries the pop
ulation moved with 1t until the Roman
city, the city of st. Paul and st. John,
was some miles from the original Site
At last this port became impossible and
the inhabitants moved farther back,
nearer to the. site of the more ancient
city. where today the few inhabitants
that still remain are found. Christian
Herald
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Mrs Knagg Talk OF consciencel
don't believe you have any Idea OF
what conscience Is Mr. Knagg Sure
I do Conscience IL that inward moni
tor that. when you're wrong. prompts
you to think up an excuse for blaming
some one else Counselor.
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He Loved His Teacher.

Teacher Well, Tommy. can you tell
me the meaning Of ''repent?"
TOMMY don't know, sir.
Teacher Well, suppose 1 stole a
purse and got locked up; wouldn't
repent?
Tommy-No. sir. You'd be sorry they
caught you.-London Tit Bits.
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Can't Keep Il secret.

The splendid work of chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets l. daily be
coving more widely known. No such
& a remedy for stomach and liver
s. 4bles has ever been known. For sale
by Ell Z, Reynolds.
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ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
ourtofCecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
4 cir accounts stated, will please bring in
y cir vouchers few days before Court.
Test: THOS. B. MILLER. Register.
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Shake OFF Your Rheumatism

Now is the time TO get rid cf ,our rheu
mat sm Try a twenty-five cen, hottie, Of
chamberlain's Liniment and see bow
quickly your rheumatic pains disappear.
Sold by Eli T. Reynolds.
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NOTICE

Blythe ORPHANS Court ZOE OnorL CounTx.(
January /, 1904 ! 3
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex
ecutors and Guardians that have not stat :
an account within . year. come forward 81.
do theeSme, or show canse to the contra,
N the, Ill be cited up.
Test, THOS B. MILLER, Regia.es
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A Girls, school.

1--WE have 800 girls at our school, and
today we vote to decide who is the
prettiest girl"
"How many votes does it take to
elect?"
'sThe decision usually goes to any
girl who can get two votes. kansas
City Journal.
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Best Laxative for the Aged

Old men and women feel the
need of a laxative more than young
folks. but it must be safe and
harmless and one which will not
cause pain. DR.. Kings New Life
Pills are especially good for the
aged, for they act promptly and
easily. Price 25e. Recommended
by Eli T. Reynolds
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Il Happened In Boston.

Visitor Put me of at then cor
ner. please. conductor. Conductor
Madam, shouldn't like to do that; but
win stop the car and help you get
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Greeble-Is that your babyf Craw.
don-No. sir. The possession is on. the
other side. He is not my baby. I'm
his father Christian Register.
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Spoiled.

"His popularity is spelling him."
whats the matter now p
"He's got SO that he can't enjoy
banquet unless he's at the speaker
table," detroit Free Press.
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Always take the short cut. and that
is the rational one. Therefore say and
do everything according to the sound
est reason Marcus Aurelius.
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EauaIly so.

Jack-I tell you when you get around
che proposing point with girl the
suspense is awful. Tom-Well. and
how about the expense7 Boston Tran
script.
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els Limit.

"And before we were married you
said you would be willing to die for
me-"
81 know it."
"And yet you refuse to beat the
rugs"
"sure! Dying is my limit. "-Hous-
Ion Post.
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Decoratiolns.

s'Why do yon think so much Of beinA
decoratedf 1t doesn't give you ability
''No. but II makes people think I.
have some. "-Pele Mele
The midland journal., 1913-06-13

To be thrown upon ones resources
a to be cast into the lap Of fortune
BENJAMIN Franklin.
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Vulgarity in manner deiiles fine gar.
meuts more than mud.-Plantua.