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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
CHILD GETS SICK
CROSS, FEYERISH
If CONSTIPATED
California Syrup of
Figs" Can't Harm
Tender Stomach
or Bowels

A laxative to-day saves sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels. which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated, or your child is listless, cross
feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't
eat heartily, full of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's ailment
give teaspoonful of California Syrup
of Figs then don't worry, because it is
perfectly harmless. and in a few hours
all this constipation poison. sour bile
and fermenting waste win gently move
out of the bowels, and you have a well
playful child again. A thorough 'inside
cleansing is oftimes all that is nee.
essary. 1t should be the first treatment
given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask
your druggist for 50-cent bottle OF
"California Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly printed
on the bottle. Look carefully and see
that it is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company" Adv.
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SNAKES ON DINNER TABLE
Novel Banquet in Honor of Curator
of Bronx Zoo

Philadelphia, Nov. ia score OF
writhing snakes, one of them more than
five feet long, created terror among a
quantity of supper guests at Cafe
L'Aiglon, Fifteenth and Chestnut
streets. The occasion was a "snake -
dinner, given for DR.. Raymond l.. Dit.
mars, curator of the Bronz Zoo, who
this week is delivering series Of mo.
ton picture lectures at the Academy of
Music. The snakes were placed upon
the dinner table in glass receptaeles,
from which they could easily have es.
capped. When they appeared, several
women at nearby tables, not knowing
that they were tame, hastily departed.
But the snakes were not alone. There
was large jar of, frogs and toads of
many strange varieties, that kept the
cafe frequenters interested with an un.
dertone of croakings. And the centre Of
the table was occupied by fern, filed
with chirping insects, known through
out Japan, whence they came, as "walk.
ing sticks"
The menu was arranged in keeping
with the decorations. There we're, of
course, eels and frogs legs. There was
q "Bronx Zoo salad,' which was full
of mystery, even to the guests, because
the ingredients were not revealed. But
the most popular dish of all were poreu-
pine steak. Among the guests were Miss
Mizzi Hajos, of the "'Sari" company;
Miss Hazel Dawn and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
lH. Magofin.
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ODD FELLOWS AT DUNCANNON
State Capital Lodge Team Confers De-
gree for Evergreen Lodge

The degree team of State Capital
Lodge No. 20, l. o. o. F., of Harris
burg, comprised of w. B. Grissinger, A.
{. Mumma, G. S. Shelley, j. M. lHarro,
w. III. Romig, j. c. Ernest, P. f. Shull,
|. A. Cornprobst, III. Brosious, James
Brosious, DR.. H. E. Slime, w. E. Nc
Coy, Miles Mover, j. R. Kemrer, t. F.
Wheelard, l.. NJ. Slough, P. c.. Sellers,
R. s. Bitner, j. X. Smith and w. Ress-
Ter, conferred the first degree for Ever
green Lodge No. 205, of Duneannon,
on Saturday night.
Ill. G. Sommers, of Evergreen lodge,
accorded the visiting team a hearty
welcome, which was responded to by
W. B. Grissinger, of the degree team,
who referred to the objects of the Or
ganization as the elevating of human
character and the relief of its members
in times of distress.
The candidates were instructed in
the mysteries of the degree by G. s.
Shelley, formerly of Duncann0n, and
J. NJ. Harro obligated the candidates
After comforting the degree and the
addresses were over an entertainment
and banquet were held in the Odd Eel
lows reception hall. The program
consisted of songs and addresses by the
Rev. Mr.. Seholl, the Rev. Mr.. kOhlef,
both members of the order at Duncan
nSh. A. C. Mumma, of State Capital
Lodge, gave brief history of the or
ganization, telling of its growth and
referring to its principles.
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SUCCESSES OF RUSSIANS
AS Seen THROUGH LENS OF
CARS general STAFF

Petrograd, Nov. 16.-A statement
received from the general staff TO-DAY
says:
After our successful fighting in Oc.
tober along the roads to Warsaw and
lvangorod the enemy began retreatins
toward his frontier, destroying the
roads and railroads. He set on fire
the railroad stations and freight sheds,
tore up switches and destroyed the res,
ervoirs and water pipes At some
points on the railroad he blew up the
rails and their fastenings, thus render.
ing necessary the use of new rails when
repairing the tracks.
In addition, all bridges and aaue.
duets, even the smallest, were damaged
as to make a passage impossible. The
telegraph poles were felled, wires cut
and insulators destroyed. All this dam.
age impeded our advance and aided the
enemy on the left bank of the Vistula
to get outside our field of action and to
get near his territory.
Taking advantage of this and theil
complete railway system, the Germans
rapidly began to send their troops te
the north in order to accumulate impor
tant forces against our wing. Theil
concentration in that region was GOV
cred by large body of cavalry
brought from the west and partly sup
ported by the Austrian cavalry.
Towards the middle of Novembel
the German offensive was renewed be
tween the Vistula and Warthe rivers
This resulted in fighting which is still
going ON on the front of Plock, Lent
chitsa and Oureioff.
"In eastern Prussia, in the region o.
Stalluponenen, the enemy tried by
means of separate bodies of troops tt
adopt the offensive, but he failed ant
retreated.
''In the region of Soldau and Nei
denburg the battle continues. We main
tain our offensive toward Cracow ant
the front of Galicia.
'The attempts of the Austrians t.
make stand ON our road have beer
vain. In the fighting of November l;
we captured 10 officers and about 1,00t
soldiers.
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CIVIL SERVICE JOBS OPEN
Competitive Examinations to Be Held
in This City During Next Month

The U. s. Civil Service Commission
announces the following open eompeti-
tive examinations to be held in this
city. Persons who meet the require.
ments and desire any of the examina-
tions should apply for the necessary pa
pers to the secretary, Third Civil Serv-
ice district, Philadelphia, or the local
secretary in this city:
Epidemiologist, male, $4,000, De-
cember Is; photographic pressman,
male, $500; December 10; hydro
electrical engineer, male, $2,400, De-
cember Is; assistant engineer in forest
products, male, $9O0-$1,200, Decem-
Der 2S; landscape architectural drafts
man, male, $50 month, December 2;
pOmOlogist artist, male and female,
$1,000, December 2; blue printer, male,
$720, December q expert freight rate
clerk, male, $1,000, December 2; in
vestigator in women's rural organiza
tions, female, 1,600-$2,250, December
2; nautical expert, male, $1,000
$1,S00, December 2; examiner of ac-
counts, male, $1,S60s2,100.
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81 STUDENTS GET HONORS
Headmaster Brown of Academy An.
nounces Upper School Has Lead

Headmaster Brown of the Harris
burg Academy yesterday announced the
honor students for the month complet
ed Friday. In the two schools fifty.
seven were awarded honors.
In the upper school, first honors
were awarded to William Abbot, w
Burgess Broadhurst, Carol P. Craig
Thomas S. largest, Russell A. Hoke
George P. S. Jeffers, William Reed Nc
Caleb, James F. Merserean, Donald NJ
Oenslager, John S. Senseman, William
A. Smiley, Robert G. Stewart and Mer,
Ger B. Tate, Jr.
Second hOnors in the upper schoo
were awarded to Frances +. Amber
William Henry Bennethum, George
Reilly Bailey, Charles J. Dunkle, Joseph
r. Duron, William G. Fisher, Cant
ciffe Jay, Ross s. Jennings, Lewis s
Kunkel, Herbert Kaufman, Richard 6
Mumma, Wilbur Morse, Jr., Spencer
Baird McCaleb, Henry C. Olmsted, Pau
William Orth, John Franklin Ross, Will
liam C. Rimer, Charles Lawrence Re
buck, Lester L. Sheaffer, Claude NJ
Stroup, Joseph Fl. Strouse, Arthur Sny
der, Robert w. Seitz, Donald NJ. VIE
land, Mortimer o O'Connor
In the lower school, those receiving
first honors were Russ Clancy, John
Mofit, d. Bailey Brandt, Geiger ON
wake, Ira Romberger, John Reinoehl
Thomas Wickersham, Thomas A. Por
ter, Philip Brown and Henry X. Ham
iltOn.
Second honors in the lower schoo
were awarded to Henry E. Bent, james
Bowman, Richard Johnston, John Ma
guire, Hamilton Schwarz, Disbrov
Lloyd, William Orville Hickok, Georg,
Reilly, Cameron Cox.
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Wilson Girls at Musicale

Chambersburg, Nov. 17.-Wilson
College and large delegation, of it's
friends from town, enjoyed a delight
full musicale Saturday evening, when
the inimitable David Bispham gave his
song recital. Frequent hearty applause
attested the enthusiasm with which his
audience received Mr.. Bispham' pro-
gram. The program was of wide range
and presented various types of music,
including the heavier music of ''The
Grenadiers' and the lighter ballad
style of ''Who Is Sylvia" Mr.. Bisp-
ham is instinctively dramatic and his
Identification of himself with the roles
of his songs was natural and interpre-
tative. His comments on the program
we're helpful in their suggestiveness.
Mr.. Bispham's personality and his
splendid performance created a sym
pathetic audience which responded un-
failingly to the chord he emphasized
in the individual songs.
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GOATS AND SHEEP AFFECTED
Disease Of Unknown Character Fatal to
Mountain Animals

Washington, d. c., Nov. I7.-The De
partment of Agriculture has undertaken
the investigation of serious disease
which is affecting the Rocky Noun
tain bighorn sheep and the mountain
goats and is reported as existing on the
Lemhi national forest in Idaho.
The forest officers think that it is
the same disease that caused the noun
tain sheep to die in great numbers
during 1898. The nature of the dis
case is not known, though it results
fatally and sheep affected with it seem
to have rough and NANCY coats and
are very much emaciated. Three bureaus
OF the department are engaged in the
study-the biological survey, bureau of
animal industry and the forest service
A competent veterinarian has already
gone to Idaho to start the work.
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NEAR DOUBLE TURN ON STEEL
Rush Order Puts on Several Hundred
More Men in Reading

Reading, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE Carpen,
ter steel works, one of this city's most
important industries, yesterday added a
night force of several hundred men to
meet a rush of general orders. The
night shift will work four nights a
week, while the day force will continue
to work 5K and 6 days.
This concern has been operating con-
sistently throughout the lull in general
business circles, and officials state that
the outlook indicates an era of pros
perity.
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c. Y. NEWS
YOUTH PLANNED SUICIDE
Had Three Bottles Of Laudanum II
Pockets When Searched by Police

Wsynesboro, Nov. 17.-Several men
and youth were arrested, Saturday
night, by the police for being drunk and
disorderiy on the streets.
The youth had three bottles of laud-
anum in his pocket. Two were 2ounce
phials and one held one ounce. They
were obtained at three different stores.
The youth, who lives in South
Waynesboro, struggled hard to keep Pa
trolman Rentzel from taking the laud-
anum from him in the lookup.
After he had been overmastered and
the bottles were in the patrolman s
possession, he said:
'sI was going to drink all that stuff
and then when 1 was found here the
blape would have been put on you."
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STEEL PLANT RE0PENS
Indiana Concern Will Resume Work
With 1000 Men

kokomo, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE Koko.
mo Steel and Wire Company, an inde.
pendent steel plant, will open with a
full force of 1000 men next Monday,
according to A. A. Charles, president
of the company. Mr.. Charles said or.
ders were beginning to come in fast.
The plant had been closed for three
months.
Conditions in the steel trade are
getting good, said Mr.. Charles. "On-
account of the large orders that have
been received from Europe, / think all
the mills of the country will be kept
busy until spring at least
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DR.. Nudge Chosen Pastor

Chambersburg, Nov. ll.-At the
congregational meeting in the Falling
Spring church Sunday evening the Rev.
William l.. Nudge, of Lewistown, was
unanimously chosen pastor to succeed
the Rev. DR.. John Allan Blair, who re-
tired in April last.
The salary of the Rev. Mr.. Nudge
was fixed the same as that of DR.. Blair,
400 per annum. With this he is Civ
en- the manse, in the Chambers pines
near the church, free, kept in constant
good repair, and six weeks vacation
during the months of July and August.
The expense of the new pastors re-
moval to Chambersburg will be borne
by the congregation.
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PennsY Has Movie Car

Altoona, Pa, Nov. 17.-The moving
picture car fitted up by the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad for the Panama Exposi-
ton, left yesterday for San Francisco
in charge of J. w. Vary and T. R.
Slower, who will set up the ear and ex-
hibit. The pictures will show scenes
along the Pennsylvania system, impor-
tant terminals, car operations, etc.
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WASHED-UP NINE KILLS -:
EXPL0DES WHEN EXAMINED

Amsterdam, Nov. II. - A mine
washed ashore near West Capelle, Hol
land, exploded yesterday while being
examined, killing three naval officers
one civilian and three sailors. This i'll.
formation was contained in an an.
nouncement by the Dutch Ministry of
Marine.
Several mines had been taken to
pieces successfully before the accident
occurred. Between so and 40 mines
were seen in the Sheldt near Flushing
Sunday. Some were destroyed. the
Dutch officials say, by torpedo boats
and others were washed ashore. 49,.
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No Trace of Lost Warships

Valparaiso, UhiIe, Nov. 17.-The
Chilean hospital ship Valdivia, which
has been searching the seas for possible
survivors of the British cruisers lost
in the engagement with the German
squadron off the Chilean coast Novem-
Der l, arrived yesterday at Taloahuana
and reports her search entirely without
success. She found nothing in the way
of wreekage or boats from the British
vessels.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
GUN MIsHAPs KILL TWO
Hunter Stays Comrade and Little Child
Handles Shotgun

Bradford, Pa, Nov. 17.-Ted Shan,
non died last evening of wound in
the groin, caused by load of shot
from gun in the hands of Ralph Delo
while the two young men were hunting
rabbits yesterday morning. Shannon
was getting rabbit out of hole
and when the rabbit appeared Delo let
fly, and the charge struck his friend
Loss of blood contributed to the Sc
riousness of Shannon s condition, as
they we're miles from medical aid when
the accident happened.
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Football Player Is Improving

Carlisle, Nov. 17.-"'Gus" Welch,
quarterback for the Carlisle Indians,
who was injured in the game against
Notre Dame at Chicago Saturday and
who lay unconscious in the Mercy Hos
pital in the western city for several
hours had restful day yesterday and
physicians say his condition is improv-
ing. In addition to the fractured cheek
bone, there is possible fracture of the
base of the skull This was the first
game in which Welch had played this
year, being too busily occupied in
coaching Conway to play himself.
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Tax on Insurance

Carlisle, Nov. 17.-CarlisIe to-day
got its first taste of what the new
"War" tax of the administration will
mean when the local Fire Insurance
and Brokers Association received noti-
fication that after December /, what
is known officially as the Emergency
Relief Stamp Tax, will be charged on
all fire insurance policies both renew
ais and new.
This tax is one-half of one per cent.
on each dollar of insurance. This tax
will be charged the assured in addi-
tion to the regular premium. The eff
feet of the new law can be best seen
when it is estimated that for every
81 900 of insurance, So addition will
be charged.
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AUSTRIANS STOP RUSSIANS
FROM OCCUPYING TRENCHES

London, Nov. II, S.27 A. MA dis.
patch to the Reuters Telegram Com
pany from Vienna by wag of Amster-
dam gives an official communication is
sued by the Austrian general staff re.
gardlng the operations in the southern
theatre of war. 1t says:
"Our victorious troops did not allow
the enemy to occupy the previously
prepared trenches in and near the vii
lage of Nalieno. Fighting by the rear
guard only took place near vahevo
and the enemy was thrown back after
short resistance. Some prisoners were
taken.
Our troops have reached Kalutha-
va and have occupied Valievo and
Obranovacs. -
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Prince of Wales Entkuses Troops

London, Nov. II, 3.39 A. MA dis
patch from Boulogne to the "Daily
Chronicle - says: 1.-THE arrival of the
Prince of Wales here was the signal
for an enthusiastic demon stration by
the British and French troops gathered
ON the water front. Several trainloa1s
of wounded alongside the quay joined
in the cheering. The Prince shook
hands and spoke with many of the
wounded
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Gettysburg, Nov. 17.-When a four
prong, 125 pound buck invaded the
garden of his father in Menallen town
ship yesterday morning Mervin Rice, of
Bendersville, ran into the house, got a
gun and with one load brought down
the antlered creature. To reach the
Rice place the deer had to travel for
about two miles from the mountains, a
part of the time running across open
fields.
The shooting occurred during a
butchering which Isaiah Rice was hav-
ing at his farm two miles west of Ben
dersville. Mervin Rice, of that town,
had gone out to the homestead to help
with the work and they had just fin
ished the slaughter of five hogs when
one of the men, looking up, saw the
buck coming full tilt toward the
garden.
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ALL PASSENGERS TO PARIS
FROM LONDON SEARCHED

London, Nov. 1.-THE British au.
thorities are adopting stringent meas.
ures to prevent the leakage of military
news to Germany. Charing Cross sta
tion has been closed for continental
traffic until further notice.
All trains via Flushing or Dieppe for
Paris will start from Victoria station.
and all passengers will be searched
before they enter the trains and all
uggage overhauled.
1t is understood that his step has
been taken to prevent espionage and
the carrying of drawings, photographs
and plans or information to the enemy.
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Hazleton. Pa, Nov. 17.-WhiIe
John Kacian and wife, of Sugarloaf
Valley, were in Hazleton, their 3-year
old son, Paul, getting hold OF loaded
shotgun standing with cooked trigger
behind the kitchen door, dragged the
weapon and discharged the contents
tearing the child's head off and caus
ing instant death. These facts were
reported by the father yesterday tC
Deputy Coroner O'Donnell. The Other
children were ont at the time of the
accident
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Second German War Loan

london, Nov. 17.-Germany is con-
templating the raising of second war
loan. Discussion of this subject, says
the 'Vossische Zeitung' will be the
principal business of meeting of the
Reichstag on December 2. This paper
explains that the loan of 100000, 900
marks already raised will last for
months, but the government wishes to
take measures to assure itself that
money which may be required later on
will be Forthcoming.
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Damaged Cruiser Glasgow in Port

cruiser Glasgow, one of the vessels en-
gagged i'll the fight with the German
squadron ov the coast of Chile Novem-
Der 1, arrived yesterday. The damage
caused by the German shellfro was
mainly visible
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CRACOW BURNING. RESIDENTS
In FLIGHT, ROME REPORTS

Rome, Nov. 1.-THE "Giornale
d Italia y publishes dispatch from
Venice, which says that news has been
received there that Cracow, the capital
of Galieia, is burning, and that its in
habitants are fleeing.
Cracow, situated at the confluence of
the Rudowa and the Vistula, is an Aus
trian fortress Of the first class, with a
population of 100000 and a garrison
OF 5000 men. 1t was destroyed By
the Mongohans in 1241, but was re-
built by German colonists in 1857. In
1920 it was chosen by Ladislaus Lol-
ietek as the coronation town and resi-
dence of the Polish Kings. The
towns decline came with the transfer
enee of the royal residence to Warsaw
IN 1910. In the final partition of Pc.
land in 1895 Cracow fell to Austria.
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FIGHTING OF FOREST fires
Automobiles Furnish Quickest and
Cheapest Transportation for Crews
to Battle With Flames

Washington, D. c., Nov. 17.-Exper-
fences with forest fires on the national
forest this year show that automobiles
where they can be used, furnish the
Quickest and cheapest transportation
for crews of fire fighters. Motor rates
are higher than those for teams for
the actual time employed, but the total
cost per distance travelled and in wages
paid to men in getting to fires is much
less. The time-saving is self-evident;
trips which ordinarily require two days
time by team have been made by auto
mobile in a few hours.
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London, Nov. L Telegraphing
from Athens, the correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph Company says it
was announced in the Grecian Chamber
Of Deputies yesterday that Great Brit.
ain had advanced the Greek govern
ment $S,000,000 to pay for warships
for Greece, to DE constructed in Eng
lish shipyards.
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Sharp Succeeds Herrtck December I

Washington, D. c., Nov. 17.-Wil.
liam G. Sharp will present his creden-
tials as American Ambassador to
France to President Poincare Decem-
Der l and take over the office now held
by former Governor Myron L. Herrick,
of Ohio.
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An Improved Quinine

The happy combination of laxatives in
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE makes
the Quinine in this form have a far bet
ter effect than the ordinary Quinine,
and it does not affect the head. Re-
member the full name and look for sig
nature Of E. w. GROVE on box. Price
25c.
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Outside of it's use for fence posts,
black locust finds it's principal utiliza-
tson in insulator pins and brackets for
telegraph and telephone lines.
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Athens, Nov. 1.-THE Turks lost
250 men and two guns destroyed in the
bombardment of the forts of the Oar
danelles. The former German cruisers
Goeben and Breslau, which now fly the
Turkish flag, have re-entered the Bos-
p0rus.
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Football Fans Gave Barrel of Cash

Princeton, n. j., Nov. 17.-Nearly
$4,000 was collected between the
halves of the Yale Princeton football
game last Saturday for the benefit of
the sufferers in the European war zone.
Tn contributions ranged from one cent
to SO and almost filled -four barrel,
amounting exactly to $3,927.47. The
counting of the money, which will be
sent to the Red Cross headquarters at
Washington, was completed last night.