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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
KEEP PIANO IN ORDER
lNsTRUMENT NEEDS CARE "
TONE IS TO BE PRESERVED.
Keys Must Be Kept Clean and Care
Taken That the Inside Of the
Case Is Kept Perfectly Free
From Dust

The keys Of piano should be regu-
larly wiped of with a soft piece Of
silk or cheesecloth. II they are much
soilcd II may be necessary to wet the
cloth with water or a few drops OF al.
cohol; but they should be dried imme-
diately. In case the keys are of cellu-
loid alcohol should not be used. In no
case use soap or a washing powder II
ink is dropped on ivory keys It is prac-
tically impossible to remove II, and a
new piece of ivory must be substi-
tuted. CeIluloid keys may be polished
by adding to pumice powder either
benzoline CT turpentine. or even milk.
Black keys, If not of ebony. may be
retouched with black spirit enamel ap-
piled with camers hair brush.
The interior of a piano is often a
repository for dust. scraps of paper
and even the nests of mice. These
should be removed with much care.
To get at the inside of piano 1t is
necessary to take it apart more OF
less. Usually the lifting of the lid re
veals the necessary wood buttons or
screws. On releasing these the front
will come loose, the "falP or key
board cover can be lifted away and
the key-slip in front of the keys be
unscrewed and removed. These In.
vestigations should be made by one
who knows something of piano con.
struction or by one who has a me
chanical knack for putting things back
where they belong.
The dirt can be removed with a stiff
brush and the wires cleaned with fine
emery cloth, glass paper or piece
of thick leather dipped in an equal
mixture of flour emery and coarse
emery in paraffin oil.
The felts on the hammers can be
cleaned by applying dry pipe clay and
then rubbing 1t off with a nailbrush.
Much trouble is caused by keys
sticking. This may be remedied by
removing the tight keys, cleaning the
pivot and key pins of rust; or, If they
are too large, rubbing them down with
a fine emery cloth, afterward applying
a little grease, but not oil. If care Is
not taken, however. the keys may be
come too loose and rattle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
Fish Cream.

Run cold cooked fish through th
chopper to the amount of two cupsfu
Pour one cup of boiling water. owe
one cup of fine breadcrumbs lie
this mixture stand Is minutes, theI
add the fish, a half teaspoon of salt, 8
pinch of white pepper, tablespoon O.
minced olives or parsley, two table
spoons of melted butter and two well
beaten eggs. Pour into a well-but
tered mold, steam in a steamer fol
three-quarters of an hour. Serve az
soon as unmolded on a hot platter
served with tomato sauce. This makel
a very nice dish for a luncheon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
rnhnooo In Roumania.

Roumania. the dark horse of the
Balkans, may be said to have been
waited into good government on e
cloud of tobacco smoke. For 1t was
the tobacco monopoly established by
the degenerate ruler Couza that
brought about his compulsory abdica-
ton. Every Roumanian smokes. and
Couza came up against a national
habit7-with the usual result. II was
In 1866 that the present ruler. Prince
Charles Of Observation-Disclosures
was invited, In the teeth of the con-
cert OF Europe and the sultan. TO be-
come Couza's successor, and nothing
finer ever happened 10 Roumania--ex-
cept its queen, Carmen sylvia. But
the good fortune Of Roumania is also
due 10 Bismarck. whOs counseled the
young prince to accept the offered
throne, remarking: IF you fail you
win at any rate have pleasant
"reminiscences for the rest Of your
life."-London Chronicle
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21

A stationary ironing board is q
great convenience to the housewife,
rs it is ready for use at moments
notice, and any husband can make
one. Its broad end is fastened to the
wall 35 inches from the floor with
three stout hinges. At about two
thirds of the distance to the other end
Of the board is a stout leg. 35 inches
long, attached with a hinge. The board
is placed at the left of the window,
with the range not many steps away.
This location insures good light and a
breath OF air in warm weather. When
not in use the board folds up against
the wall, the leg falls down the length
of the board, and the whole is secured
by button on the edge of the window
casing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
California Cookies.

One cup of butter, two cups OF
white sugar, four cups Of -four, one
cup each of seeded or seedless rails
ms, half a cup of sweet milk, four
eggs, one teaspoon each of lemon,
vanilla and soda, one-fourth of tea
spoon of salt; cream butter and SUI
gar; add eggs one at a time; beat
till dough is nice and smooth; add
milk, lemon and vanilla; add to the
mixture and stir until smooth, then
add remaining three cups of -four
Lastly, stir in raisins thoroughly
ground through a meat chopper. Roll
out on well flouresl board one-fourth
of an inch thick, sprinkle with sugar
and bake ten minutes in moderate
oven.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
Hints for the Floor.

Cork mats, which are easily rollet
up, are among the sensible accessorie
for the bathroom.
Rag rugs made of cotton wash well
These are inexpensive and are ofte'
just the thing for the kitchen, as wei
as other parts Of the house.
If you are having the floor of a roOr
refinished do not have 1t finished TO
shine, but to the point of soft glow
The reason is that the soft effect vii
harmonic better with the furnishing
Paper plates with roses painte'
therein come with doilies and pape
tablecloth to match, and are trul
artistic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
SAVE TIME IN KITCHEN
SYSTEMATIC pIsHwAsHlNo DOES
AWAY WITH MUCH WORK.
Once Day Should BE SUFFICIENT IN
the Average Family " = Proper
Way Of Doing the Work
IL Followed.

OF all the necessary things In
housekeeping the one most disliked
by the average woman is dishwashing.
Times without number you hear
the housewives wall: '1f It we're not
for washing dishes | would not mind
the work"
Yet this need not be such a dreaded
task II you will step aside from the
beaten path and wash the dishes only
once a day.
Unless you have a large family who
require a quantity OF dishes at each
meal this is not only practicable, but
a big time-saver.
Have ready two good-sized dish
pans, and afte- each meal scrape all
scraps from the dishes to be washed,
empty all liquid from cups and glasses
and stack the dishes carefully In the
pans, putting the large plates in the
bottom and smaller ones on top.
In the second pan put all small
pieces. vegetable dishes and small
platters.
Stand the silver upright In a Jus or
pitcher and pour over all enough very
hot water, in which a goOd soap pow
der or a little washing soda has been
dissolved, TO cover.
Now let the dishes stand In these
receptacles until the morning hours.
when work Is easiest.
The hot water viii Grow cold. but
the grease from the dishes viii be
floating on top and can be scooped OF
first. then the water poured or
This done. TIE dishes win De virtnal
ly clean and. ready 70 be rinssd IN
steaming hot water.
After this. II yvu are 4 wise house
keeper. you VIII have 4 wire 6rainer
ready to receive the dripping china. in
which it can Be placed on a decided
slant and let len 70 drain dry.
They are ready then for the next
meal, clean. bright and polished.
Glasses, Of course, and silver must
be dried on a cloth.
Glasses should be quickly washed |
and dried after each meal; but that is |
a small matter If all the other dishes
can be left until you are quite ready |
to do" them.
Try this method. ye weary house |
keepers. and find how soon it will be
adopted, and you will no.
lose a moments conscience-stricker
sleep because of dishes left unwashed
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
Swedish Meat Balls.

One pound of round steak, quarter
Of a pound of fresh pork. Grind UP
together; add one good-sized onior
chopped fine. Roll three common
crackers or three fair-sized cold-boiled
potatoes. If crackers are used, roll
fine; put all in a mixing bowl, ado
beaten egg and three-fourths cup Of
milk. Add salt and pepper TO suit
taste. Form into balls and fry In but
ter or pork fat. These are just dell
cious.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
Clean Coffee Pot.

To keep the coffee pot sweet and
clean put a tablespoonful of carbonate
OF soda into II, ill 1t nearly full OF
water, and let it boil for little while.
Then rinse very thoroughly with sew
eral lots Of warm water. II this Is
done once a week. the pot will Away
be fresh and nice.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
NRepartee.

A perspicacious young man, passing
where an old colored man was busy
setting FIRE TO the dead grass In a
meadow, accosted him thus:
Don't do that. Uncle Eb; don't do
that"
why so. sab. why sog"
"You viii make that meadow as
black as you are"
Never mind dat. sab, never mind
dat. Dat grass win all grow out an
be as green as you is."-Jodge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21

One can tomatoes. stewed down with
one onion. and little bay leaf; add
half pint water; stew one-half hour;
strain and add two teaspoonsful Wor-
cestershire sauce and little red pep
per and salt TO taste; add teaspoonful
Of gelatine and pack In ice. Serve ice
cold.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
Oman Salad.

Cut nice white onions into small
pieces, stand In very cold water for an
hour or more. Dry in clean towel.
mix with mayonnaise dressing and ar.
range in mound on dish. Outline with
slices Of hard boiled egg and garnist
with parsley.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
homnIv Hint

Sometimes white trimmings on o
colored dress look dingy Wiring a
white cloth out In thin starch, place
on the trimming, then put a dry cloth
over that and iron with a hot iron
and the dirt will come of on 20 tbs
starched cloth
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21

All traces OF mud can be removed
from skirts and gentlemen's black
garments by rubbing the stains With
o raw cut potato.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
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Tile Card No. ia
Effective Sunday April 30. 1911

Ell ectiVe SUNDAY April 81, 1911
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Nc. sc. &N o. Linn. 11:66 p. NJ
Ne. 5l-St. L. Express 5:95 .. q
No. o9-Dixie Limited. 1O;41 .. m.
Ne. 95.-Dixie Flyer, 9:0l a. m
Ne. 55--Hopkinsville Ac. 7:CS a. a.
No. .53-St. L. Fast Mail 5;SS q. q
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. &C. & st. L. Linn, 5:25 q. n
Ne. 52-St. LOUIS Express, 1884. y
No. 9S-Dixie Limited, 1908 a. m.
Ne. 94.-Dixie Flyer, 6:52 D. N
Ne. 56-Hopkinsville Ac. SOB .. n
No. 64-St. L. Fast Mail, 1912 .. To
Nos. 95 end "a will make Nos. 90
and 91's stops except ga viii not stop
Mt Warrington and No. 95 will
not stop at Warrington or Empire
No. 81 and 81 connect at St. Louis and oths
voiats west.
Va. 81 connects at Guthrie Tor Memphis In
,Oints a. Tar south as Erin and for Louie"
cncinnah and East.
80. 50 and IS make direct conn at Cut
nc Tor Louisville, Cincinnati and ali poin,
nnrt and east thereof No. So ana IS also Coz
asct for Memphis and way points.
q. q runs through 70 Chicago and will
,Ery passengers to point South o. Evansvil
Nc. q3through sieepers o Atlanta, NaeO
yaefson vile, St. Augustine an Tampa, Fla
a 10 Pullman seepers TO New Orleans. OR
sets At Guthrie for points East and West.
% vii not carry local passengers for potts Merit
NaEhVills Ten
] c. HOOE. Agt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21

When washing brushes OF any kind
add a little iammonia 20 the water
There Is lest danger OF the brisflof
dropping OUT
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
Ambrosia.

Layer OF sliced oranges and sliced
pineapple Sprinkle each layer with
grated cocoanut
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-21
Tennessee Central
fine Table No. 4 Taking Effec'

November II, 1912
EAST BOUND
No. II Leave Hopkinsville $50 an
Arrive Nashville. 9:45 an
no. IA Leave Hopkinsville 3:45 Pm
Arrive Nashville. 100 p. u
WEST B JUND.
No. II Leave Nashville. .....7:55 an
Arrive Hopkinsville 11:10a.n
i No. Is Leave Nashville. 500 pr
Arrive Hopkinsville 8:l5 pm
TT. MORROW. AQen
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

dark cellars; but with our advanced
knowledge of building houses and our
facilities for keeping them comforta-
BILE, we have done away with many
old-fashioned notions.
We can now make cellar high
enough to sport plug hat in. and we
can partition off a cold room in one
corner for fruit; we can build laun-
dry on the sunny side, and still leave
room for a good furnace near the CEN
ter, where it will work to best ad-
vantage.
The proper arrangement of the eel
lar depends good deal upon the di-
rection in which you face the house.
north front provides a possible lay
out to best advantage, because you
naturally want the fruit room in the
north under the front of the house.
and you want the laundry under the
kitchen to the south or east. where
YOU can have good light and good CEN
tilation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07
r,.o Died to Save a Dog.

Mics Elizabeth Gaskill, fifty-four
Years old. and Miss Jennie Robinson,
twenty. servants of Miss Richmond
If kendall. England, were drowned at
Rhos in attempting to save the hre
If their mistress's dog. Miss Rich
mond has taken house at Rios for
the winter, and the two servants we're
On the promenade watching the rough
seas when they saw that the doc, ven
turing too close to the edge OF the
nromenade, had been caught in the
backwash of the waves. Miss Robin
con attempting to save the dog, was
herself swept away. Miss Gaskin
tr;ed to rescue her companion. and
the two women, clinging to one an
other we're both drowned.
Scoutmaster Butler and Police Con-
stable Roberts narrowly escaped los
;ng their lives in an attempt to save
the women
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

Mr. william A. Radford will answer
G Cnss.1 and give advice FREE OF
On ali subjects pertaining to the
suDJect OF building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
IS Eoltor, Author and Manufacturer. he
-, Mi.nout ooubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all ino,iriea
20 William A. Radford, No. 17S west
JacKson boulevard. Chicago, ELL. and onIv
Enclose tWo-cent stamp for reply.
Some houses ramble. as it were ali
oyer lot; others. in their design.
snow evidence of careful regard for
space economy without any sacrifice
- commodlousness or convenience of
layout. A square-built house. Of a
type tnat is becoming very popular
ol iale. IS shown in the design here
Illustrated. The size in the ground
3 "a by 80 feet, which is from two
70 -FOUR feet shorter than most houses
Dullt on this plan; still the number
and size of rooms are quite satisfac-
TORY. The saving in room is partly
gained by building the stairway so
lnat IL doubles back upon itself.
great deal depends upon the con-
nection between the different floors
You can waste a whole lot of room in
building stairway, or you can put
up one like this in very compact
space. No other kind of house stair
way will reach an attic SO economical
ly as this one, and there is no cheaper
way to get into the cellar
Builders often forget that they must
provide headroom for a stairway. and
that a one-story stair takes space on
two floors: but the up-and-down COM
blnation embodied in the present plan
gives and takes at each landing, so
that the headroom question is re-
duced to a minimum, and the spread
of the stair is less than with almost
any other arrangement. Another adj
vantage is that when you reach the
attic the landing is under the high
part towards the center, so that, even
in the upper story, the headroom ques-
ton is taken care of by the natural
slope of the roof.
When you look at this house and
consider its size, you wonder how it is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

possible to get four bedrooms in this
amount of space. OF course. you have
an advantage in working with 9
square plan; it can be laid out better
than any other style of house as re-
CARDS the relative location and ar
rangement of rooms.
Another very great advantage IN
this style of house is in the heating
Six tons of hard coal will keep this
house comfortable all winter. provid-
ed. OF course, the coal is carefully al
ministered to an economical furnace.
You can waste coal as easily as any
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

properly objects to having mud track
ed In from the garden, or ashes from
the cellar.
A good many cellars have outside
entrances with sloping trap doors over
the steps; but this costs more than a
grade door, and it is not so satisfac-
tory. The snow has habit of piling
on this sloping door: and sometimes
1T melts and freezes at the bottom, so
that you cannot open the door with
out the aid Of an axe. This grade en-
trance door. however, is never both
cred that way; and the door. also,
is protected from storms by the pro
lection above.
This house is set up well above
grade, which gives an opportunity to
set in deep cellar windows. Old-fash-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07
She Married Him.

In well-known colored school in
the south the lesson in general his
tory one day was on the life of Queen
Elizabeth
Thomas, did Queen Elizabeth ever
marry?" asked the teacher.
YES, ma am, thing she did, re
piled Thomas,
Are you quite sure?"
Yes, ma am, the book says she did
ut does? Will you please find it?''
Whereupon Thomas opened to the
lesson and to the great amusement of
the teacher read the statement that
Queen Elizabeth was married to her
realm
There said he. triumphantly
doesn't it say she was married?
don't exactly know who the gentleman
was, but it certainly says she married
him"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07
First Floor Plan.

thing else, and this is a question tnat
sbonld be taken into consideration
When 4 house plan Is selected. You
h,,;ld . house only once: but you have
: - heat every winter afterwards
.ra sor,e winters are provokingiy
long and cold. -
There is a grade cellar entrance %
this house that is appreciated Dy those
who make proper use Of cellar =
e ! - honsekeeper objects to having
e supplies carried through the
,y,tohan. and you cannot blame her.
! woman spends much time and labor
= Eaen ! kitchen clean; and she very
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07
1rs1ERN CANADA'S
PHENOMENAL
DEVELOP MENT
..pwANENcY VERY LITTLE
~ QUESTIONED.

hove been booms in almost
Ip'' civilized country and they were
Ea! unon as such, and in the course
OOA a'.o y the bubble was pricked and
d ur snrat But in no country has the
iDa ,Onment been as great nor as
isY Va whether in city or in country,
ISgi@ western Canada. There may
y times be found one who will say
r Ds = last?" Winnipeg, today. stands
y ,a,o chicago stands as far as be-
W tbo base of the great commercial
w ogricultural country lying a
y. miles back of it. It has an
. .,gantage that Chicago did not have,
!. m country in the worlds history
w. !" attracted to it's borders a larger
' of settlers in SO short time,
'toc attracted so much wealth in a
.,,iod of equal length, as have the
rrnsdian prairies. Never before has
..roprng been accomplished under
rs.ndtons so favorable as those that
,T.t in Western Canada today.
The provinces of Manitoba, Sas-
,,tchewan, and Alberta have the
i,gpst area Of desirable lands on the
voTb American Continent, and their
,rtiyation has just begun.
Even with a two hundred million
srsbel wheat crop less than eight per
'snt of the land is under the plough,
mr per cent. being in wheat. Less
hsr five years ago the wheat crop
vas only seventy-one million bushels.
rsa simple calculation to estimate
bat if four per cent. Of the available
nltiyable area produces something
NOR two hundred million bushels,
what will forty-four per cent. produce?
And then look at the immigration that
4 coming into the country. In 1901
i was 1919; $4,000 being from the
United States. In 1906 it was 189, 064,
Of which $1,000 were Americans, and
m 1912 it was about 100000, Of which
about 100000 are Americans. In the
three years prior to 1912, there we're
mS59 persons who declared them
selves for Canada, who brought into
Canada in cash, bank drafts, stock,
indictments and effects over $3.50, 000,-
@O Why have they gone to Canada :?
The American farmer is man of
Shrewd business instincts, and when
he finds that he can sell his own farm
at from 800 to 5000 per acre and move
into Canada and homestead 100 acres
for himself, and similarly for all his
sons who are adult and Of age, upon
Il lands as rich and fertile as those he
bad left, and producing, indeed, sew
sral bushels to the acre in excess of
anything he has ever known, it will
take more than an ordinary effort to
prevent him from making the change.
He can also purchase good lands at
tOm $12 to $25 per acre.
And, then, too, there is the Ameri-
can capital following the caplCaI OF
Drawn, muscle and sinew, following it
30 as to keep in touch with the indus
tOuS farmer with which he has had
dealings for years back. This capital
and the capital Of farming experience
snO small matter in the building up
ia country.
Will Western Canada's development
continue? Why not? The total area
Of land reported as available for cul-
tTatiOn is estimated as 21S,000,00O
acres; only fifteen per cent. Of this is
under cultivation. Nothing is said OF
The great mineral and forest wealth,
Of which but little has yet been
Duched.-Advertisement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

toned builders never could get a cellar
deep enough to stand up in. 1t is diff
f1cult to say whether their economical
ideas on space we're responsible, or
whether they wanted to get the house
right down to the ground to prevent
frost working in. Years ago. when
furnaces were not plentiful. there
might have been some excuse for low,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07
Too Well Known.

"Haye you speaking acquaintance
with the woman who lives next door
to your" we asked an east end lady.
just to make little conversation.
"a speaking acquaintance" echoed
the lady, opening her eyes wide.
why, know her SO well that don't
speak to her at all!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07
Human Oddities.

people are funny"
How so?'
in this Van Million divorce suit
thew divided $4,000, 900 amicably. and
then scrapped about the custody Of =
pug dog
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

Eccentricities of Musicians.
scientist says that the bassoon
payer is always cranky and the drum
ler generally lacks humor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

PILES CURED INC TO14 pays
l WV regglst Will refund money If PAZO ONT
Eso ~ Ialls to cure any case Of Itching Blind,
NNAs OF FSotruding Piles in to IA days. Soc.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

o S,t etce's Pleasant Pellets regulateand invig-
inv Gase stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated,
~ granules, easy TO take as candy. Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

A woman with bullying ankles seems
more afraid of having them seen than
one without them is of a hole in her
stocking.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

Many a slow man develops into a
sprlnter when he has a chance to run
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

1t Isn't always the most attractive
woman who attracts the most atten-
ton.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-03-07

Inc best Of men are sometimes
"US'ed-and that's no yarn.