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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Mlndina the Doctor.

1T isn't strange that Bob billiard
should have won the heart and hand
of a girl with three millions, for Bob,
despite his years, is the handsomest
and most elegant creature going"
The speaker, a dramatic critic OF
Chicago, smiled and continued:
THE last time Bob acted here | met
him one morning promenading. And
he was superb-top hat, stick, black
morning coat, spats fitting without a
wrinkle, and II of those cigarette
tubes that had just come out, a tube
Of gold and amber, a foot long, or pos
sibly IS inches.
las we chatted, and as he smoked
his Egyptian cigarette through this
extraordinary tube, / said to him:
why on earth, Bob, do you Use such
a long cigarette tube as THAR"
my doctor has ordered me- he re-
piled, to keep away from tobacco"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
WANTED TO KNOW THE FIGURE
Fortune Hunters Mother Was Not
Dealing In Uncertainties, II
She Could HUlp It.

Miss Jeanette Glider, the brilliant
critic, toyed with a pink and gold
mustache cup at the mustache cup
tea concluding the Bad Taste exhiOl'
ton in New York.
The mustache cup" said Miss
Glider. holds its W even better
than the hand-painted c%uspidor. But
after all, there is spiritual as we'll as
material bad taste, and a spiritual
bad taste exhibition is now in order.
IN the forefront of 1t I'd put the
fortune hunter. Not all our fortune
hunters come from across the water
l heard Of one the other day who be-
longs to the oldest family in Amer
lea.
But his family is very poor. and
so he and his mother have decided
that he must marry for money. They
were discussing recently. the pair OF
them, a western girl.
Her fortune is large but vague,
said the mother. Besides, she Is
gauche. Her feet are broad and nat.
She has a gold front tooth. Her
French is execrable. She
"'Oh, | could make something out
Of her. the young fortune hunter as
serted confidently.
Ives, but how much-that's the
question: said his mother"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
STANDING BY HER SWEETHEART,

Thine is a grief that wastes the heart
Like mildew on a tulips dyes
When hope, deferr'd but to depart
Loses his smiles, but keeps his signs.
When a young man falls in love, he
ought to be sure that the girl is not
tickle as well as fair. How is he to
gain this knowledge? There are a
score or so Of trite and true rules
which he might follow, but n or two
would do. If she is a merry. happy-go-
lucky damsel. always eager to go
hither and thither, where he must
accompany her, and has a liking for all
the new fads of the hour, he may be
certain that her W pleasure comes
first with her; that he is only neces-
sary as long as he can contribute to
her delights. Let misfortune come to
him, in the way Of Unexpectedly losing
his position, and he will find a sweet
heart Of this kind will turn a cold
shoulder to him. His companionshfp
will be irksome to her.
If she has dreams of wedding him,
she will not be anxious to be always
on the 60 with him to places where 1t
will cost money. She will study his
interest without letting him realize 1t.
If change Of fortune comes to him he
will find her true. Though all Of her
friends grow cool toward him and turn
their heads another way, she will COM
fort and cheer him, keep up his cour-
age and urge him not to lose heart in
his battle with the world. She will
prove her love by wedding him though
he is down and out. putting her Shout
der to the wheel to earn support, in
factory or shop, until his sky bright
ems and he secures another position.
Men shape their lives according to
the women they love.
He who loves unwisely must pay
for misplaced affection in heart-bitter
sorrow. No wonder kinfolks who love
a young man appear to be o%veranxious
to have him get the right kind Of a
sweetheart. So much depends on it.
Divorce courts, in nine cases out of
ten, show wives who were ono hap
py, but fighty, sweethearts, who for
a trifing cause rend their hearts
apart.
1t is often a mans own fault, II his
heart is caught in a vain %coquette's
trap. The young mar who has his own
row to hoe, earning his money by the
sweat Of his brow, should call a halt
upon his affections if he finds that the
girl he begins to care for is extrava-
CANT, would have him spend his last
dime for her. Feigning poverty is q
good test of some girls affections.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
WRONG KING OF GARDENING
Form That Patient Had Been lndulg-
Ing In Was Not What Doctor
Would Have Recommended.

"Now comes the season when the
wife goes to the country and the hus-
band, in the words of the immortal
song, shouts 'Hooray! Hooray!'"
Thus Jerome S. McWade, In an af-
ter dinner speech at Duluth began his
response to a toast on THE Ladies'"
when the ladies are with us, we
are safe," he resumed, but when they
go off to country or shore, leaving us
in town alone, then u troubles be-
gin.
"A man one summer day called on
a doctor.
Doc he said, I'm all run down.
"'You look 1t, too said the doctor
sympathetically. I'm not going to pre-
scribe drugs for a mar in your con-
dition. No. sir, what I'm going to pre-
scribe for you is gardening
1.-THE patient started and his un'
healthy pallor turned to a dull brick
red.
"'But, doc he said. gardening is
the cause of all my trouble
"Humph, what kind of gardening?
said the doctor incredulously.
ROOF the mar replied,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

well, and l now have two fine baby
girls. / cannot praise Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound too highly
for what it has done for me. l always
speak a word in favor of your medicine
to other women who suffer when | have
an opportunity" Mrs. H. T. WINN,
1925 Fremont Ave-, Kansas City, Mo.
Woman Says
Cumming, Ga.-"I tell some suffer-
ing woman every day Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and what IL
has done for me. l could not eat or
sleep, had a bad stomach and was In
misery all the time. I could not do my
homework or walk any distance without
suffering great pain. l tried doctors
medicines and different patent medi-
cines but failed to get relief. My hus-
band brought home yourVegetable Com
pound and in two weeks I could eat any
thing, could sleep like a healthy baby,
and walk a long distance without feeling
tired. I can highly recommend YOU
Vegetable Compound to women VIII,
suffer as I did, and you are at liberty Il
use this letter. Mrs. CHARLIE BAG
LEY, r. 8, Cumming, Ga
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
TRY RESlN0L FREE
FOR SKIN TROUBLES
It Quickly Heals Raw, itching Skins
and Clears PimpIy Compilations.

The moment Resinol Ointment
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Prove at our expense that the res
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Write today to Dept. SIN, Resinol, Bal
timore, Nd, and we will send you a
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Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap
are sold by all druggists. Prescribed
by doctors for 10 years.-Advt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

favor. The man of thirty she leads
a merry dance. AS for the older
man, she laughs in his face, wonder
ing at his presumption in thinking
June could ever wish to be linked to
November. The pretty young thing
takes no heed of time; o does it
cause her a regret when one lover
drops of. She believes the loss of
one is the gaining Of two and the
choice of half a dozen.
AS the years rush onward, she
finds that five years have made quite
a difference in her life. The men of
the younger set fight shy of her, cast
ing their eyes at young girls. The
man of thirty is no longer at her
beck and call. She has to invent
pretty devices to keep him at her
side. She no longer laughs or leases
him when she finds him in a serious
mood, but encourages it.
Her eyes are opened to the fact,
at last, as to why she is single. Her
own levity has discouraged each and
every one. There is a time for mirth;
there Is a time also for ea%rnestness,
especially If the man who seems in
tent upon proposing is agreeable to
the girl, aye more-if there turks In
her heart the thought that he is a
little dearer to her than any Of her
friends
Women should not play the part Of
a coquette too long. The lass Of six
teen may laugh heartily when he
speaks to her of love, for her heart is
sleeping. She knows nothing Of the
grand passion. The young woman Of
six and twenty should not crush a
wooers's hopes with one fell blow. Her
chances of matrimony are narrowing
down to one man most likely. 1t
doesn't do the spinster much good
to look back and count the lovers
whom she has sent from her. While
it Is true that there Is always one
chance Of matrimony for a woman,
no matter how old she may be, 1t is
we'll for her to recollect that love
and laughter belong to youth time.
The same mannerism would send an
older sutton from her. She would
blame herself forever after for the
last proposal she treated too lightly at
a moment when she should have been
.sympathetic-listening with heart in
terest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

wife. The beligerant domineering
men seem to capture all the sweet,
loving household angels.
If the tyrannical mans wife has any
grievances she keeps them to herself
making no moan. She gives the world
to understand he's the dearest, most
lovable mar on earth. Her kindness
and affection win his love toward
her. Time softens his disposition.
The harsh. angry wife drives her hus-
band from her. A mar needs peace
and quiet in his own home, that
should be the dearest spot on earth
to him and his home ties sweetest
and most binding. Even the wives
who have faulty husbands should
make the best Of them. .
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
For Johnny.


Mrs. Briggs is so good-looking that
Mr.. Briggs seldom finds it in his heart
to be angry with her, but he was real
ly cross when she returned from Flor
Ida.
Il understand" he said, that you
passed yourself off as a widow while
you were away. How about it,"
She admitted 1t.
"You ought to be ashamed Of your
SELF" said Briggs, but l suppose you
are not"
"Of course, l am not" said Mrs.
Briggs serenely. Il only did it on
Johnny's account. wanted him to
have a good time, and he did. You
have no idea how kind all the gentle
men were to him."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Lowest Bidder.

Il have come to ask for the hand Of
your daughter" announced the young
man.
Have a chair" said her father,
kindly. II presume you have made an
estimate Of what It will cost to keep
my daughter In the style to which she
has been accustomed?"
II have, sir"
"And your ~flgures?"
Ten thousand dollars a year."
Pm sorry, my boy" said the older
man. "but | cannot afford to throw
away $4,000 a year. Another suitor
has figured he can do 1t for $4,000"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

Remember that the friendship
Which you now think poor and vain
Will endure in hope and patience
Till you ask for 1t again.
take heed of a speedy, protesting
friend; friendship is never lasting
which flames before it burns" says a
poet. Another warns: Nothing is
more dangerous than an imprudent
friend; an open foe may prove a curse,
but a pretended friend is worse" BY
ell Of this wisdom we should gather
that the c%hoosing'of a true friend is to
most women almost as serious a mat
ter as choosing a lover. Are not both
supposed to be cherished a lifetime?
There are women. remarkably saga
cious and clever in all else, who make
a most unwise selection Of women
friends. The sedate woman fairly
adores the bright creature, all life
and sparkle. The butterfly creature,
who sect only the bright side Of every
situation and upon whose lips there
Is aver ready laughter, seeks the COM
partnership Of the quiet, pensive girl,
whose wise counsel saves her from
many a girlish blunder. Women like
friends who are congenial to them.
The woman who imagines that she
has domestic trouble turns to the wo-
man who sympathizes with her.
Another wife who is shaving and
working from morning till night to
keep down family expenses finds COM
fort with the friend who praises her
for her self sacrifices. She assures
her that her husband ought to be more
appreciative of what she is doing for
his sake; that it is a wife's duty to
be frugal and help her husband &C.
cumulate. The hardworking wife lis
tens to this fulsome praise with sim
cere content; quite ~forgetful that she
who is 80 lavish in dealing 1t out Is
the most extravagant Of w~omankind.
Her lavish expenditures have placed
her husband on the verge Of bank
ruptcy. A woman friend of opposite
nature, different ideas, is ballast for
her, either for veal or woe; veal, II
she helps her to be strong and brave,
woe, II she ingratiates herself into her
confidence and ends by b~etraying 1t or
gaining such an influence owe her
that she can bend her to her will
against her better judgment and to
the detriment Of her family and loved
ones. From childhood up, a woman's
friendship should be safeguarded most
carefully. She should be removed
from influences that are likely to
prove dangerous. There is no end of
trouble a woman friend may brew in
a household IL she's inclined to be q
mischief maker.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Don't Poison Baby.

rORTY YEARS AGO almost every mother thought her child must have
r PAREGORIC or laudanum to make 1T sleep. These drugs will produce
sleep. and q FEW DROPS TOO MANY will produce the SLEEP
FROM WHICH THERE Is NO WAKING. Many are the children VINO
have been killed or whose health has been ruined for life BY RaresorTe, ianda.
are prohibited from selling either Of the narcotics named to children at all, or
to anybody without labelling them poison" The definition ," narcotic"
is: "A medicine uhicb relieves pain and produces sleep, bt Whnh I'm poison.
Gus doses produces stupor, coma, conclusions and death" The taste and
smell Of medicines containing opium are disguised, and sold under the names
Of drops" ;" Cordial" Soothing syrups," etc. You should not permit any
medicine to be given to your children without you or your physician know
of what it is composed. CAsTORIA DOES NOT
CONTAIN NARCOTICS, II it bears the signature -
of Chas. II. Fletcher. ~
Genuine Castoria always bears the signature Of C12/X N%E%W
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Limitation Of Art.

The head of a certain Washington
family vas recently approached by
his son, just nearing his majority
Father" said he, Il want a talk with
you concerning my future. have de
cided to become an artist. Have you
any objections?"
The old man scratched his head eff
fectively and replied:
well, no, son-provided, OF course
that you don't draw on me-"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

nOck ABOUT h6rs
she thinks their
homage is due
her. She is not
serious, and re-
CARDS all that is
said to her In the
same light vein.
She laughs In the
face Of the bash
full young man
W h o struggles
with words to try
to make her un-
derstand his adj
miration for her.
She is amused at
the two who are
almost at swords
points vying with
each other for her
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

That ball game was most interest
ing" said the man from abroad.
What feature Of the occasion i'm
pressed you most?"
The crowd. | don't recall having
seen such a large assemblage Of peo
pie with nobody dancing the tango
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

odt Ai1tRAtAy yOah SAAS AONHS
Al II her merit lessen'd yours?
It is usually the wife who has the
meekest and most docile of husbands
who makes the loudest complaints Of
her marital woes. II he makes no
.retort she declares he is sullen. II
he mildly attempts to reason with
her she says he Is heaping abuse up
on her.
When he grasps his hat and hur-
iriedly leaves the house she VOWS he's
a tyrant. If he brings home a
friend to dine she taunts him that he
has no friends, is disliked. If he
should happen to bring home a friend
to dine he knows by the CLEAN in his
lwife's eyes that he is in for a curtain
lecture as soon as the guest departs
that far outranks Mrs. Caudle's. When
his business takes him away early in
the morning she complains that no
other wife has to get up at that hour,
Idaybreak, to prepare a meal, that a
more reasonable mar would breakfast
at a restaurant.
If he gets through his days duties
a little before the usual hour and
comes home he is accused of coming
$50 early for the sole purpose of
.-'snooping"; in other words, hoping to
take her unawares to "catch her"
should she be out for a much needed
stroll or entertaining a few %neighbors
at a bridge affair, or perhaps having
"a quiet afternoon with-her relatives;
who never come when he is around.
To praise the appearance of any
other woman in her presence is like
lheaping Goals on a redhot fire. The
house Is then made so warm for him
that he has to get out with alacrity.
A husband Of that kind often won
'ders how it is that the quiet peace
loving man often gets a shrew OF a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

The two men had been observing
the antics Of a strange man in silence
and finally broke into speech.
CARBOHYDRATES the matter with
that fellow who is holding onto the
lamp post and shutting his feet?
Crabshaw-There was a time when
I'd have said he was drunk, but now
perhaps he's practising a new dance.
Judge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Habit to Avoid.

There is one unaccountable thing
to me about the batter on your base
ball club"
What Is that?"
Knowing his wife as I do, I'cannot
imagine why he is eager to make SO
many home runs"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
ELIXIR BABEK A GOOD TONIC

UEH1IN11t y - 0VOR ~
And Drives Malaria Out of the System.
"Your bck'a acts like magic; have given
suffering with chills, malaria and fever. rec.
commend II to those who are sufferers and In
need Of o good ~tonic"-Rev. 9. 6~symanowski,
St. Stephens Church, Perth Amboy. N. ].
Elixir Babek, 30 cents, all druggists or by
Parcels Post, prepaid, from Kloczewski d Co,
Warrington, D.. @.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
No. Sl~X-SIXTY-SlX

This is a prescription prepared es-
pecially for Malaria or chlIIs and
Fever. Five or six doses will break
any case, and II taken then as a tonic
the fever will not return. 25c.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
M ental Arithmetic.

Teacher-Tommy, II l spend one
third of a certain sum of money, and
SO represents tive-sixths Of the re-
mander, what did l have?"
Tommy-The jimjams.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Job a Secondary Consideration.

JUp q VUHsIucTdtIuH.
Brother Observation-Disclosures yo'
woodshed for two dollahs, sab?
The Colonel have no woodshed.
Brother Buckaloo--'Scuse me, boss,
bat 1t don't make no diffunce to me
whudder yo' all isn't got no woodshed
Dr. not. It's de money rs lookin' out
for.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
MRS. WINN'S
ADvICETO WOMEN
Take LYDIA E. Pinkham'sV Veg
etable Compound and be
Restored to Health.
Kansas City, Mo. 1.-THE doctors told
me | would never be q mother. Every

m NTH the pains
e so bad that ]
could not bear my
weight on one foot
l began taking Ly.
dia E. P~inkham'a
V Vegetable Com
pound and had not
finished the first bot
tie W h en- l felt
greatly relieved and
I took it until Il
me sound and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

Acid Stomach, heartburn and nausea
quickly disappear with the use of Wrights
Indian Vegetable Pills. Send for trial
box to 372 Pearl ST., New York. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

kissing the bride is never as much
fun as kissing her before she was
a bride seemed to be.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

For external s on horses nothing
that we know Of equals Hanford's Bal
san. Many trainers use 1t as a leg
wash because it keeps the skin in fine
condition and should cure lameness.
Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases, no matter ofhow long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c. Soc. 500
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
The Actor of d

Pardon me, but how could you be-
come an actor with such an impedi-
ment Of speech"
"Oh, no one notices 1t. The-the f.
film also tr-trembles constantly"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

Hanford's Balsam Of Myrrh is itself
an antiseptic and the use of any other
remedy before applying 1t Is unneces-
sary. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Mo Wander.

Il used to go to the theater just as a
tired business man would"
why did you give It up?"
Il found that it was the plays that
mere making me tired"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Meanest Man.

The meanest man has again been
discovered. He offered a policeman a
confederate 500 bill by way Of a
bribe.-New York Sun.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

When we consider how easily some
men make monkeys Of themselves, 1t
is not SO difficult to believe In the
theory Of evolution.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

II our right hand is not to know
what our left does, 4 must not be be-
cause 1t would be ashamed II 1t did
Ruskin.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Rye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Just Eye Comfort. Write for Book OF the I'VE
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

shes the pink Of propriety."
And If you offend her sense Of pro
priety she gets pinker than ever"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
LauraJeanLibbeU'
Talks on
Heart Topics
IcauviA. 1914. b h. Msoue Ns~p.pz synkc.,.
PROPOSAL SHE LAUGHED At.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
Old Time is still a-fiying.
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.
Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while We may, go. marry;
For having lost but once your prime.
You may forever tarry.
While a girl is in her teens love
is a fair game. When would-be wooers
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Lacks Glitter.

Consistency is a jewel"
That's all right, but you can't work
it off on the girl instead OF a diamond
ring"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

Lots Of colors don't harmonic. For
instance, red liquor shouldn't be used
for the blues.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Nof tfAraPv.

Jail Visitor-You say that a love for
books brought you here, my man?
Prisoner-Yes, mum, pocket books.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Well Kent,

Il wonder how 1t Is that Goodfellow
keeps his friends SO long?"
He doesn't wear them out"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Quiet Desired.

Wife-Do you love me still, dear?
Hubby-When I'm trying to read
the paper l do.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
No. Not Half Bad,

THE Women We Marry and Other
Elections. "-Newspaper Headline.
Not Bad.-Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

For fresh cuts apply Hanford's Bal
sam. ADV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

For proud flesh use Hanford's Bal
sam of Myrrh. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03

Use Roman Eye Balsam for scalding sen.
sation In eyes and Inflammation Of eyes or
eyelids. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-03
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because il contains the
we'll known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents