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Evening star., 1915-12-12
TORPEDO BOAT ASSIGNMENTS.
Destroyers to Be Placed in Reserve
at Navy Yard. Philadelphia.

Announcement is made at the Navy
Department that the active vessels of
the torpedo fotilla, Atlantic feet. will
be assigned as follows:
Fifth division = O'Brien, Tanning,
jenkins, Jarvis, Patterson, Paulding.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures Cassin,
Cummings, McDougal, winslow, Erics-
son.
Seventh division Balch. Benham.
Parker. Aylwin, Nicholson. Cushing.
The following destroyers will be
placed in reserve and assigned to the
third and fourth divisions. reserve tor
pedo flotilla, based on the navy yard,
Philadelphia:
Third division-Drayton, Warrington,
Mccall, Henley
Fourth division -Trippe, Ammen,
Burrows, Beale. Jouett.
The Dixie will be assigned as flag
ship and tender of the third and fourth
divisions.
The vessels of the third and fourth
divisions will be assigned to carry out
neutrality duty at Boston and New
York, two vessels being required for
Boston and three for New York. These
vessels will be assigned to this duty at
once. The vessels of these divisions not
assigned to neutrality duty will pro-
ceed, January 3, 1915, or as soon there
after as all authorized repairs are COM
pleted, to the navy yard, Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1915-12-12
DEATH CHARGED TO HAZ1NG.
Cadet at v. M. I. Said He Was
Beaten With Bayonets.

ROANOKE, Va, December 1.-THE
death of Cadet Thurber Sweet at Vir-
ginia Military Institute yesterday was
due. 1t is said, to injuries caused by
hazing. Sweet. who is the seventeen
year-old son of C. A. Sweet, said to be
Chicago millionaire, left the institute
soon after October /, claiming he had
been numerically beaten with bay
onets The boy was cared for by
friendly students at Washington and
Lee and was attended by DR.. J. NJ.
scott. who is said to have declared
that injuries at the end of the spinal
column might result in PARALYSIS. Sweet
became desperately i'll November 25
and was removed to the institute hos
pital. where he died.
Gen. +. w. Nichols, superintendent of
the institute. who spoke here last
night, said today that SO far as he
knew there is no truth in the state
ment that Sweets death was due to
hazing.
Evening star., 1915-12-12
RECALL ELECTION ORDERED.
Mayor and Four Atlanta Police Com.
missioners Involved.

ATLANTA, Ga, December 11-A recall
election for Mayor James G. Woodward
and four members of the Atlanta po-
lice commission was ordered for Janu-
ary s. 1916. by the city council here to-
day. In the petition. filed week ago
containing the names of more than 5000
the recall was urged because of the
commissions action In reducing James
L. Beavers. chief of police, to a cap
taincy. Beavers later resigned.
Edwin F. Johnson and Andrew R
King, two other commissioners. who
voted against Beavers and who were
named in the petition. were not included
in the councils call for an election. The
petition for johnson was nineteen names
short of the required % per cent, ant
that of King has not been checked by
the councils auditing committee. The
four commissioners are: James w. Eng
lish, w. P. Fain. Robert T. Pace and R
c. Clark.
Evening star., 1915-12-12

ployes in post offices: compensation iol
substitute: auxiliary. vacation anu
temporary clerk and carrier serVlce;
four-year contracts for contract pos.a,
stations; branch post offices and postal
stations; the appointment OF post.
masters at second and third class post
offices by the Postmaster General, IN
stead of by the President by and with
for the advancement of fourth class
offices to the presidential class; the
abolishment of surety bonds for oftl-
GERS and employees and to substitute
guaranty fund maintained by assess
ments from their salaries; the dispo-
sition of what is known as dead mail;
the acquisition of the telegraph ana
telephone utilities of Alaska, Porto
Rico and Hawaii, and to enable the
Postmaster General to adopt postal
cards superior in quality to the reg
ulation card and sell it at slightly more
than 1 cent.
Evening star., 1915-12-12
1O5 TO ESCAPE TRIAL.
Charges Dismissed in Some Indiana
Election Conspiracy Cases.

INDIANAPOLIS, December IL
Charges against los of the remaining
11s defendants in the Marion county
election conspiracy cases were dis
missed today by Special Judge w. H.
Eichhorn on the motion Of Prosecutor
A. ]. Rucker.
The prosecutor said that in view of
the showing made in the trial of Mayor
Joseph E. Bell, on conspiracy charges.
he did not believe the state had suffi-
cient evidence to warrant going to
trial with the 105 cases.
Prosecutor Rucker said some of the
defendants could better be tried on
charges Of specific violation of elec-
tion laws than on conspiracy charges.
All Of the defendants had asked for
separate trials.
Evening star., 1915-12-12
IN BEHALF OF OLD CLAIMS.
Speaker Clark to Hear Arguments in
Favor Of Emergency Bills

resentatives has agreed to receive a
committee Of 100 at his office in the
Capitol, Tuesday at II o.m., to receive
petition and draft Of two emergency
bills, one providing for an appropriation
OF the payment of certain claims
growing out of the civil war. and
amounting to 1921. .744.50, said to be
due depositors of the old Freedmans
Savings and Trust Company, and the
other asks for a sum of 100000 said
to be due certain deceased colored SOL
diers and sailors.
The committee Is to meet in the Sem
ate Office building at 9:45 o'clock Tues
day morning. 1t is to call on chairmen
of various committees before which
these matters will be brought.
Evening star., 1915-12-12
For Identifying Criminals.

At the bureau of criminal identified
tion, located in this city, during the
year ended June 80, 1915, 23,s54 meas
urements were received, of which 10.
299 were finger-print records and 1855
anthropometric or Bertillon records.
There are at present on f1le in this bu-
reau 1854 Bertillon photographs and
records. SS.994 finger-print records and
13S,00S criminal index cards.
Evening star., 1915-12-12
Viscount Bryce Leads Pilgrims.

LONDON. December IL. 1905 pm
viscount Bryce. former British ambas
sador at Washington, has been unani
mously elected president of the Pill
grims Of Great Britain, in succession t.
the late Field Marshal Earl Roberts.
Evening star., 1915-12-12
War and Mandatory Increased
Expenses Are Blamed
for Situation.
REVENUES FOR THE YEAR
TOTAL S287,248,165.27
Postmaster Generals Annual Report
Discusses Losses, Improvements
and Needs of Department.

-. - - 1,o.+,,ac
Aieii'uSi .il'
yer ~ -. a.,
June o. i'i'' -, ~
'""'oVe-''' WIZ" - :o,
European "af anu - "a
OF expenditures iii'ue ii.
law. u also SHOWS tnal pu' -
increase OF nearly ss,ooo.ooo III saidi ies
of clerks in first and second class post
offices. letter carriers, railway mail
a,,.,-. "a ,,I c,rr;.rs and some
''e' -" " ~ -
thing more than s3'uoo'ooo " 'he 81
ways for mail transportation, the Post
onice Department to use the language
+,a. .u.on1d b,ya broken pret
-. h,s;rass
y nearly even on ~ 60
The shock to the business world fol-
lowing the outbreak of the war in
,, l.; +;m,+ed To have cost the
I1ui ope . 80 ooo ooo
department
which. the Postmaster General states
would have been increased 10 s-4,uoo'
600 but for the reors aiiiAa'4o,l - -,
- business lines begun before the
s+artad and continued during the
.,;..,rbaa neriod
Evening star., 1915-12-12
Salaries Are Increased.

During the year ended June 80, 1913,
salaries of clerks in first and second
class post offices were increased ST.
ss0,116.07: salaries of letter carriers,
Evening star., 1915-12-12
New Legislation Urged.

The recommendations for new leglsla-
ton contained in the report provide for
a new and improved plan for the author
ization and regulation of railroad mail
service and fixing rates of compensation
based chiefly upon the car space USED ;
the allowance of additional compensation
on railroad routes from August 10. 1913
on account of extension of weight limit
and changes in rates on parcel post mat
ter, and from January l., 1919, Ior aa-
ditional weight of mails due to the ex-
tension of weight and reduction OF rates
IN marcel most matter from that date
the extension Of fast freight mail serV-
ice for second-class matter; the snip
ment of mail bags in mail trains at rail-
road mail rates in emergencies; tine SUD
stitution Of estimated weights, IN tne case
of floods or otherwise, where the weights
taken are shown to have been peiow
normal; readjustments for diversions OF
mail: the mode of transportation, "nere
necessary, on star routes; star route serV-
ice where bids are exorbitant or unreason-
able temporary service on star routes
the expedition Of payments to carriers
when contractors on star routes nave not
paid ample protection to boxes useo LOT
the receipt or delivery OF mail on any
mail route; the modification OF the nn'iLa- ID
tions on postal savings deposits; the re-
moval of the limit of weight OF hrst-
class mail, now fixed at four pounds the
RECOMMENDATION of postage stamps in a
more economical manner; the reduction OF
the minimum of pieces Of third and fourth
class matter which may be accepted WITH
out prepayment of postage in stamps, the
hostage being collected in money a charge
of / cent for each piece Of insufflciently
or improperly addressed matter on de-
livery; rewards for detection OF viola,
tions of postal laws; the exclusion OF
fraudulent devices and lottery parapher.
MALTA from the mails; the amendment OF
a number of sections of the act Of March
4. 1908 (the criminal code) the reim-
bursement of navy mail clerks and as.
sistants for losses of postage stamps
postal and money order funds and othei
government property recassfication Of
the places and salaries Of supervisory EN-.
Evening star., 1915-12-12
Mr.. Redfield in Philadelphia.

Secretary Redfield yesterday went to
Philadelphia for conferences with off,
ciaIs of the Drexel Institute regarding
vocational educational matters.
Evening star., 1915-12-12

both in the number Of dispatches and
the rapidity in collection and delivery
of the mails. 1t is proposed to extend
it to Detroit, Chicago. st. Louis AMI
Philadelphia, with not only e very
considerable saving, but vastly i'm
proved mail service"
Evening star., 1915-12-12
Parcel Post Growing.

Although the European war mas
caused adverse business conditions In
other branches of the postal service, the
report states, the year just ended re-
cords desirable and gratifying growth
of the parcel post service" Periodical
counts have been made and detailed In
formal ation obtained, at all nrst ana sec
ond class offices and at number OF
representative third and fourth class
post offices, of the number of parcels
handled, the amount of postage thereon
and the cost of the service. Statistics
in the minutest detail, which have
been compiled from the fifty largest
offices. which represent approximately
one-half the entire postal business,
show that so,939,73o parcels were
mailed at those offices, on which the
postage amounted to $1,S56.6o2s2, and
their total weight amounted to A.
S15452 pounds These statistics indi-
cate, the report states. that the postal
service is now handling one billion
parcels annually, and prior to the
esta bli shment of the parcel post serv-
ice not more than one-fourth that
number were handled.
BY the adoption of more effic1ent
methods, predicated upon experience
gained the department has been en-.
abled to greatly reduce the cost OF
handling parcels. Many dithculnes e.s
have arisen, the report states, but they
have been successfully solved and the
parcel post has been handled without
delay to other mail. Even during the
holiday seasons, when the number OF
parcels has Increased several fold, de-
liveries were made promptly ana no
congestion resulted.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
MOTHER LOOK 1T
CH|LDs TONGUE.
" cross feyerish eonstlpated
DIVE st;alifcrnia SyruI,
ef FIGS"

A lzzsaiss To-Day saves : SICK eAlla
tamcrFvw. CAilarsn asasply win ,h,a
silka the slns from play . snpty their
bcwsiA wkasA A<ccEs ciasgod up with
waste. llssE ssss slassisA: stomach
soix.
Leok n tn tongue. nse&Aerl N cost
"a. on rear ehiia N iistlesA eFcaM fevs
sEisA AFesah haA. Festlesa. &essAS est
heartily. faIl IL cold OF hes nora threat
~ nny ether ,,Aildraa's ailmans. Kfsa ,
tsAsrccnfai IL ~CaiifarniA syrup ef
FsHs shsn denf WORRY, hecaase Il -
perfectly harmless. and IN q few hours
en- THE constipation pcison. bear bile
and feFmsnting waste win gently
EesSe oss, 81 Tie bowels. ana yoa hare
Q wen. playful child again. A thor.
ough s'insAae cleansing h cstssmes all
that IN necessary. II Hhcald bs the
arst treatment given In any sickness
Beware cf counterfeit &c syrapa
Ash q, the stoss tcr q se-cens bottle Of
California Syrup u Ffss.@ which has
full directicaa for babies, eAildren az
ell Asss and for srownaps plainly
printed On the bottle Ar.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
A BAD CASE
AND ITS RELIEF
Lady Tells Details Of Ten Year,
OF Suffering Which Now Lies
Behind Her.

Wallace. va,--~Mrs. Mary Vest, of
this town, says. About ten years ago,
l had very poor health. and for Eve
years II steadily got worse. ! could
not stand on my feet got 20 could
only DRAG about In the room Most
OF tho time was not able 10 do my
work.
] had terrible bcarins-dcwn pains,
my back ached all the tims and wac
very weak. could scarcely carry
anything and suffered sgony when !
lifted anything. Tho muscles In my
abdomen were 90 weak could scarcely
lift myself up straight. ana thought
! would surely grow crooked had
dIficulty In walking, n was 90 painful.
l suffered In Aips and back and could
hardly raise up at all, At times. I
couldn't sit On tho ehair--would have
10 lie down. ! was In such aguny. I
Just sat around and cried.
Al this time. about i've years ago,
| began to take Carsiai. at my mothers
insistence. After tive or three weeks
use ] saw IN improvement. The palma
GOT less gradually until they disap.
peared. In two months ! could walk
without pain and could do most Of my
work For about three years my I'm.
provetnent was steady and continued
until ! had back my health and
strength.
The cure has been permanent. for ]
have been In good health for tho past
two years. due 10 my having taken
Cardui, which effected the surs."
All druggists sell Cardui. Try IT.
Adv.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
CHARITIES PROVIDES rHAv FsEa
FLAn or GcvERkMENr ~
EFFECTIVE JAhuS.RY I.
EDITOR BAIRDs TRAGlCDEATH
Editef Of lurnhsF gourmsi 10 stsuek
~ ss~itch Engine .---AesNdent &C.
sarred When stepping from
sleeplns Cur. 10 YARDS.

Jackson. by a vote Of To TO sls.
Jackson decided 70 adopt the t,ommls.
sion form Of government Acyfon by
the state legislature creating the new
charter Is fornality. and the plan
will be effective Jane /. Election FOR
three commissioners will be- held in
May.
The mayoreommissioner, with su.
pervtsion over police and nre depart.
ments, and who will bs final Judge on
all matters. will receive $500 year:
commissioner Of education. $4,000. ana
commissioner Of public utilities, $4,000,
A police Judge. who will hold court
every day, win receive 5000 year.
Jackson has been under aldermanic
form 80 years, AT present there Ia a
mayor and eight aldermen.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Sweat shop BllI Approved.

Senate bill No. as, with reference 10
the inspection OF Sweat shops and
sweat shop made goods. was unani
mously recommended for passage nj a
meeting Of the Senate labor commit.
tee. The bill also provides for the In,
spection OF tenements by health off
ctnis where this character Of goods is
made and to compel all manufacturing
rooms to be KEPT in q sanitary ccndi.
ton. The committee eliminated the
section exemptinE towns OF 3,oce from
the provisions Of the bill.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Edltor's Tragic Death.

Nashville. James II Baird, editor Of
the" Southern Lumberman, and well,
known citizen OF Nashville. was IA
tally injured when struck by switch
engine in the terminal yards. He died
al an iniirmary shortly after the acct.
dent.
He had Just stepped OF his sleeping
car. which had been shunted on q
sidetrack an hour or more earlier. and
was crossing the tracks toward the
passenger depot when he was suddenly
struck from behind by a switch On.
gins.
Mir. Baird was Is years old and was
born In Wilson County. moving to this
city when boy.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Conferences al Belts,

Bells. Brownsville District Confer
ence will convene here April ~. DIR.
n. II. Mahon will conduct the service,
The opening sermon viii be preached
by Rev. J. NJ. piekens, Dyer Station,
This district conference has the honor
OF having the Oldest member Of the
Memphis conference. Rev. n, Y. Tay-
lor. who Is nearing his 96th birthday,
having been member OF the Memphis
conference since ls47.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

Knoxville. Judge H. IA, Ingersoll
II, for 20 years dean Of the law depart
ment OF the University OF Tennessee,
died suddenly OF heart failure, He was
born In Oberlin, Ohio, but located in
Tenpessee In 1865, and had since been
prominent figure Of the Tennessee
bar. He served term as supreme
court justice and was past grand mas
ter In the Masonic fraternity.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Bynum Endorsed.

Seln,er McNairy County Teachers
Association held very interesting
meeting here. Seyensy.six teachers an
swered roll call The association passed
q resolution indorsing the application
AZ the Hon. n. l.. Bynam OF Jackson
for appointment as state saperintena
eat OF public instruction.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Dies Suddenly in Nashville.

Nashyille.--The Rev. John b, Can
non. aged A.. chaplain Of the Univer'
sity Of the South at Sewanee. died al
st. Thomas Hospital. where he wen,
for an operation for appendicitis. The
operation was performed and IL seem
ed q, trst that he would recover. but
complications set In and the end came
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Reduce renne..e. Cotton Aer..o..

Jackson. - Farm demonstration
agents from all parts OF the state were
here TO discuss all phases Of the agri
cultural situation. as It presents itself
In Tennessee Dairying, corn culture
and live stock raising were discussed
az length.
Favorable reports from all over the
state were heard on the proposition OF
reducing the cotton acreage. II was
stated that the Tennessee acreage
would be cut fully 40 per cent this
year. and that the farmers would d.
versify. planting more corn and food
products.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
koSIPlTslI AT TIE MAIN pRIsos
IN HAslsviLlE cAIEP DO
aEcs Or A'rrAcx,
PRISONS ARE CRITICISED
Tic Ialls IN varieus Counties 81 sAs
State Were Given . Hard 5eis
In Senator J. 4. Aasray's
Address.


~--NAhvAai@s
An attack ON conditions al the TsR
nessee penitantiary was made by Sen,
aior ]. ]. Murray al the fearth session
OF the Tennessee Conference on Char
titles and Correction The hospital Al
the main prison at Nashville was the
chief ohieci II Senator Murray's at
tack. He said II IL . disgrace 10 q
ciyilised community, and speke Of the
Recommendation the committee made
In its report to the Legislature. The
jails Of the counties Of the state were
also given hard Jolt In the senator's
address. He said II the taiIs are Is
bad "a the state prison. he does not
want the Job Inspecting them.
Thomas c, King. one Of the commits
sioners o< Shelby County. In short
address suggested TO the sheritss and
other county officials present that the
name OF the county farms be changed
10 the hpme, for the poor."
Judge D. c, Webb ~ Knoxville spoke
ON the aims and objects OF the Juvenile
court. He said discretion should al
ways be exercised even In the DISPOSE.
ton OF cases against children that ap-
pear on first thought 10 be Of no coz.
sequence.
Mrs. Mary n. West. superintendent
Of the juvenile court of Memphis. ex.
planned the necessity Of detention
home In juvenile court work. Declar.
Ing tina, women should be- permitted
TO take part In social and economic
work. Mrs. J. NJ. Mccormack OF Mem,
phis spoke on THE Woman In Social
Work" She said that statistics show
the wonderful things accomplished by
women and said they should be iden.
tined with every moyemel, for the
community good.
J. A. Riechman. Memphis. president:
Mrs. A. p. Jarnigan. Chattanooga, vice
president for East Tennessee. NJ, T.
Bryan, Nashville, vice president for
Middle Tennessee; ]. c. Felseuthai,
jackson. vice president for West Ten.
nessee; ]. p. KranE, Memphis, secre.
tary: J. c. Genthner, Sevierville. as
sistant secretary for East Tennessee;
Miss Cornelia Barksdaie. Nashville,
assistant secretary for Middle Tennes.
see: W. G. Davis, Brownsville. assist.
ant secretary for Wes, Tennessee:
Miss Rebecea Je,ton. Murfreesboro,
treasurer.
Board OF directors: oneyear term
ID. c. Webb Of Knoxville. Archdeaoon
r. d. Windiate OF Nashville and Mrs.
], NJ. Mccormack Of Memphis: two
year term--John Stagbaler OF Chatta.
nooga. John II. Dewitt OF Nashville
and J. G. Frank Of Jackson.
Chattanooga was selected as the
place for the 1916 convention
and the convention adjourned.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

r. II. Tutwiler, president Of the
Memphis Street Railway Company.
who is In Nashville In connection with
the. jitney situation, rrrrdiased a state
ment attributed TO him to the effect
that the jineys had made such inroads
mo the revenues OF the Memphis cor.
poration that II would be forced TO de-
fault the interest on It's bonds. MIR.
Tutwiler asserts that so far as the
bonded debt Of his company is con'
cerned. the interest this year has al
ready been provided fer and that pay
ment will be mex promptly.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Fire a. Brownsville.

brownsville, The residence Of j.
n Kinney was d ,royed by fire. II ~
supposed that 1t sught frafi defect.
i've flue. The house was INSURED for
$4,000 and the furniture for $1,000
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

Brownsville --- The Young Mems
Christi N Association ot the Haywood
County High School has effected per
maueni Organization,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
CONVENTION IN MAY.
Commercial Travellers Arranging For
Grand Council Mestinn.

GRAND Council Meeting.
Nashville.--The commercial travel.
ers OF Nashville are arranging for the
18th annual convention OF the grand
council of Tennessee, U. c. r.. which
convenes here May 20. FL and %.
The retailers and jobbers will be
asked to decorate their stores during
the three days Of the convention and
In other ways aid In making the affair
a great success.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

Little Lsmasi Say. paw. what 10
an instrument III tortarey
Paw--The piano In The fssi upstairs,
con.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
;. Commended,

Chairman Berry Of the Senate and
House special committee 10 investigate
conditions at the state library, In 8
report to the Senate recommended an
appropriation Of $1,000 for shelving
extension and for The addition Of other
facilities 10 systematic the work OF
relieving the overcrowded condition OF
the library. The employment Ut An
additional clerk and y:snographer IL
recommended for the library staT. The
work NJ The present librarian was com
mended
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
Really Reliable.

is yosy maid trustworthy"
Trustworthy Why, even give
her me key to TIE bread boTt" -';' ~
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

George Rabsee OF Cornish, N. H.,
Was the only one OF the presidents
Ere appclntees to the federal trade
commission who was not confirmed
by the senate before congress nd,
1oarned.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26

fsa sot to make my report az
treAsnrcr OF the club.
Do year books balance. my DEAR"
Oh, yes. can account Tor every
penny exssps t6.;s, but that's Gear
~r~wvA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-26
A Protective Measure.

FFotettiNe MeNxuFE4
o'Brsen Come home and take sup.
ger Wild me, rlannissn
FanniSan--Shure It's past yer sup.
per time an It's furious yer wifell
be-
o'Brieu--That's just Il; she can't
lick the two nv us.