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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
1tleI.ast Shot
ERICK PALMER
Copyright. 1914. by Charles Scribners Sons)
SYNOPSIS

At their home on the frontier between
The Browns and Grays Marta Galland and
ner mother, entertaining Colonel Wester-
Ang or the Grays, see Captain Lanstron.
stan intelligence officer Of the Browns,
injured by a fall in his aeroplane Ten
years later. Westerling, nominal vice but
real chief OF staff, reinforces South La
Tir. meditates on war, and speculates on
the comparative ages Of himself and Mar
ia, who Is visiting in the Gray capital.
Westerllng calls on Marta She tells him
OF her teaching children the follies Of war
and martial patriotism. begs him to pre-
vent war while he is chief of staff and
predicts that If he makes war against the
Browns he will not win. On the march
with the SD Of the Browns Private Stran-
sky, anarchist, decries war and played
out patriotism and Is placed under arrest
colonel Lanstron overhearing begs him
or. Lanstron calls on Marta at her home.
He talks with Felier, the gardener. Marta
tells Lanstron that she believes Feller to
be spy. Lanstron confesses 1t is true.
Ianstron shows Marta a telephone which
Teller has concealed in a secret passage
under the tower for use to benefit the
Browns In war emergencies. Lanstron de-
clares his love for Marta. Westerling and
the Gray premier plan to use trivial in
fernational affair to foment warlike pa
triotism In army and people and strike be-
fore declaring war Partow. Brown chief
of staff, and Lanstron. made vice, discuss
the trouble, and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron. The
Gray army crosses the border line and at
tacks. The Browns check them. Artil-
Jerry, infantry, aeroplanes and dirigibles
engage. Stransky, rising to make the
anarchist speech of his life draws the
splinter he goes Berserk and f1ghts-"a!l
q man"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

ing a trench. The second battalion Of
the 12Sth, which faced the knoll, was
also digging at the base Of the slope,
and another regiment in reserve was
deploying on the plain. After the fail
ure to rush the knoll the Gray COM
mander had settled down to the bust
ness Of systematic approach.
And what Of those Of Fracasse's
men who had not run but had dropped
in their tracks when the charge halt.
ed? They were between two lines Of
fire. There was no escape. Some Of
the wounded had a mercifully quick
end, others suffered the consciousness
of being hit again and again; the dead
were bored through with bullet holes
In torture, the survivors prayed for
death; for all had to die except Peter
kin, the pasty-faced little Wallets son.
Peterkin was quite safe, hugging the
bottom Of the shell crater under q
swarm Of hornets. In a surprisingly
short time he became accustomed to
the situation and found himself raven
ously hungry, for the strain of the last
IL hours had burned up tissue. He
took biscuit out of his knapsack and
began nibbling it, as became a true
rodent.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

mother in the last war All, the Gal
lands had many servants them"
This isn't like the old war This
place viii be shcled, eniiladed. And
You two" the captain protested des-
peyatcly.
II became Galland when | mar
RED" said Mrs. Galland, land the
Gailand women have always remained
with their property in time of war.
Naturally, shall remain!"
Miss Galland, it was you-yOur In
iluence ! was counting on to The
captain turned to Marta In a final ap-
peal
Mrs. Galland was watching her
daughters face intentiy.
I'VE stay" replied Marta, and the
captain saw In the depths Of her eyes.
cold blue-black, that further argu-
ment was useless.
Now came the sweep of a rising roar
from the sky with the command to at
! tention Of the rush of fast express
train past country railway station.
Two Gray dirigibles with their escort
Of aeroplanes were bearing toward the
pass over the pass road. The auto
matte and the rifemen in the tower
banged away to no purpose, but the
central sections Of the envelope OF the
rear dirigible had been torn in shreds;
1t was buckling. Clouds Of blue shrap
mel smoke broke around its gondola.
A number Of field-guns Joined forces
with a battery OF high-angle guns in a
havoc that left a drifting derelict; the
remainder OF the squadron had com
pleted its loop and was pointing
toward the plain.
From a great altitude. literally out
Of the blue Of heaven, high over the
Gray lines, Marta made out Brown
SOU IN Of dirigibles and planes de
scending across the track OF thu
Grays.
The Gray dirigibles, stern on, were
little larger than umbrellas and thu
planes than swallows; the Brown diri
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
All There Was for Him.

A poor shoemaker's apprentice was
sent to his masters home with some
work. 1t was early in December, and
when the lad arrived at the house he
found the good wife engaged baking
the special bread ready for Christmas.
The smell was delicious, and, shifting
strongly, the apprentice exclaimed
heartily:
Eth, missus, but your spice loaf
smells grand
"Ah, well, lad, thee nun tax some
good smells, for it will be all thou will
get. "-Tit-BitS.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT,
BEAUT|FY YOUR HAIR
Make It Thick, Glossy, Wavy, Luxur.
liant and Remove Dandruff-Real
Surprise for You.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fuf-
fly, abundant and appears as soft. lus-
trous and beautiful as young girls
after "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try this-moisten a cloth with a little
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. This will cleanse
the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil
and in just few moments you have
doubled the beauty Of your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair at once.
Danderine dissolves every particle OF
dandruff; cleanses, puriGes and invig-
crates the scalp, forever stopping itch
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after a few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair-fine and
downy at first-yes-but really new
nair-growing all over the scalp. II
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
of it, surely get % cent bottle of
Knowltons Danderine from any store
and just try it. Adv.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
CHAPTER x.

Marta's First Glimpse of War.
AS Marta and the children came to
the door of the chapel after the reci-
tatioE Of the oath, she saw the civil
population moving along the street in
the direction Of the range. There was
nothing for Marta to do but start
homeward. The thought that her
mother was alone made her hasten at
pace much more rapid than the pro.
cession Of people, whose talk and ex.
CARNATIONS formed a monotone audi.
BILE In It's nearness, despite the continu.
GUS rifle-tire, now broken by the pound.
ing OF the guns.
ITS all done to beat the Grays, isn't
1t, Miss Galland? They are trying to
take our land" said Jacky Werther
as Marta parted from him.
Eyes, 1t is done to beat the Grays,"
she answered. Good luck, Jacky!"
Yes, yes, to beat the Grays! The
same idea-the fighting nature, the
brute nature OF man-animated both
sides. Had the Browns really tried for
peace? Had they, in the spirit of her
oath, appealed to justice and reason?
Why hadn't their premier before all
the world said to the premier OF the
Grays, as one honest. friendly neigh
Dor to another over o natter of dis.
pute:
I'VE do not want war. We know
you outnumber US, but we know you
would not take advantage OF that. II
we are wrong we will make amends;
II YOU are wrohx We know that YOU
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

was the nearest to the enemy or al
man of the l2Sth, and he certainly
had passed through gamut OF emo
tons in the halfhour since Eusehe
Aronson had leaped over white post
"Conround it! If we'd kept on we u
have got them, Now we have to 90
ii all over again. groWled fracasso
distractedly as he looked around a'
the faces hugging the cover or inc
shoulder-faces asking, What nexI:
each in its own way; faces blank anu
white; faces with lips working anu
eyes blinking; faces with the Dloou
rushing back to cheeks In batlled ah'
ger One, however. was half smiling
Hugo Maiiin's.
you did your share Of the running
III warrant, Mallin." said Fracasse
excitedly, venting his disgust on a
particular object.
Yes, sir" answered Hugo. 1T was
very hard to maintain semblance OF
dignity. Yes, sir. | kept near you all
the time. Wasn't that what you wanted
me to do, SIR"
Three or sour men burst into hys-
terical laugh "a If something had bro
ken In their throats. Everybody felt
better for this touch Of drollery except
the captain. Yet. possibly, 1t may
have helped him In recovering his
poise Sometimes even pin-prlcK
will have this effect.
"Sllence!" he said in his old man
ner. Il will give you something TO
joke about other than little setback
like this. Get up there with your
rifles!"
He formed the nucleus Of firing
line under cover of the shoulder, and
then set the remainder Of his COM
pany to work with their spades max
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
Density Of Population.

By density of population is meant
the number of persons to each square
mile of land area Excluding the Dis
trict of Columbia, Rhode Island, with
5OS5 persons yer square mile, is the
most densely populated state in the
Union, closely followed by Massachu-
sets, New Jersey and Connecticut, in
the order named, the only states
which have more than two hundred
persons per square mile.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
STOP EATING MEAT IF
KIDNEYS OR BACK HURT
Take a Glass Of Salts to Clean Kid
neys II Bladder Bothers YOU
Meat Forms Uric Acid.

Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble in some form
or other, says a well-known authority.
because the uric acid in meat excites
the kidneys, they become overworked;
get sluggish; clog up and cause all
sorts of distress, particularly backache
and misery in the kidney region; rheu-
matte twinges, severe headaches, acld
stomach, constipation, torpid liver
sleeplessness, bladder and urinary II
ritation.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
She Looked Up to See a Gray DirigibI,

gibles, side on, were big sausages and
their planes specks. To the eye, this
meeting was like that of two small
fiocks of soaring birds apparently un
able to change their course. But
imagination could picture the fearful
clash of forces, whose wounded would
find the succor Of no hospital except
impact on the earth below.
Marta put her hands over her eyes
for only second, she thought, before
she withdrew them in vexation-
hadn't she promised herself not to be
cowardly?-to see one Brown dirigible
and two Brown aeroplanes ascending
at a sharp angle above cloud Of
smoke to escape the high-angle guns
of the Grays.
We've got them all! No lips sur.
vive to tell what the eye saw!" ex.
claimed the engineer captain, hi
words bubbling with the Joy Of water
in the sunlight. "As l thought" be
continued in professional enthusiast
and discrimination.
With high-power binoculars glued to
his eyes, he then turned to see II the
faint brown line Of Dellarme's mey
were going to hold or break. II 1t
held, he might have hours in which
to complete his task; IL 1t broke, he
had only minutes.
Marta came up the terrace path
from the chrysanthemum bed IN time
to watch the shroud of shrapnel smoke
billowing over the knoll, to visualize
another scene In place OF the collision
of the squadrons. and to note the CAP
tain's exultation over Fracasse's re-
pulse.
How we must have punished theml"
he exclaimed to his lieutenant. How
we must have moved them downl
Lanstron certainly knew what he was
doing"
you mean that he knew how We
should NOW them DOWN." asked Marta
Not until she spoke did he realize
that she was standing near him.
"Why, naturally! II we hadn''
moved them down his plan would
have failed. Moving them down was
the only way to hold them back" he
said: and seeing ner horror made
haste to add Miss Galland, now you
know what CHASTITY business war is
II will be worse here than there"
Eyes" she said blankly. Her color
less cheeks, her dropping underlip con
yinced him that now, with little
show OF masculine authority, he would
gain his point.
"You and your mother must gol" h
said firmly.
CTo BE CONTINUED1
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08


"And they've packed all the paintings
and works of art and put them In the
cellar. where they will be safe"
The captain Of engineers in com.
mand, seeing Marta, hurried toward
her.
Miss Galland, isn't it?" he asked.
'T have been waiting for you. IL
we'll, found that l could not make
the situation clear to your mother"
HE thinks me in my second child.
hood or out of my head" Mrs. Galland
explained with a shade Of tartness.
"And he has been so polite in trying
to conceal his opinion. too" she added
with compromising smile.
The captain flushed In embarrass-
ment.
IL can't speak too strongly" he
declared when he had regained his
composure. Though everything seems
to be safe here now, 1t may not be In
an hour You must 60, all Of you.
This house will be an inferno as soon
az the SD falls back, and / can't pos.
sibly get your mother to appreciate
the fact, Miss Galland."
"But said that l did appreciate 1t
and that the Gallands have been In
infernos before-perhaps not as bad
as this one that is coming--but, then.
the Gallands must keep abreast of the
times" replied Mrs. Galland. 81 have
asked Minna and she prefers to re.
main. | am glad Of that. am glad
now that we kept her, Marta. She II
al loyal as my old maid and the butler
end the cook vers 70 youf grand.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

Women scorn muddy crossings il
their hosiery VIII pass inspection
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08

The average boarding house chicken
is great help to the dentist.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-08
an k1yYyout four vi o ounces usss'o Of

" ioui oaheeo Vi
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, CON-
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate them to normal
activity; also to nedtralize the acids in
the urine so it no longer irritates, thus
ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which millions of men and
women take now and then to keep the
kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus
avoiding serious kidney disease.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
EIGHTH REGIMENT
RETURNS FROM CAMP
Camp Of Instruction to Take Place
Of National Guard at
Gretna
By Associated Prcst


Mt. Gretna, Pa, July 16 = To-day
witnesses the beginning of the end of
Camp Schall, the annual instruction
camp of the National Guard of Penn
sylvania.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock the strains
of "Auld Lang Syne" swept across the
main parade as the band of the Thir-
teenth Infantry led the regiment to
the railroad siding where its train of
Lackawanna cars awaited the soldiers.
few minutes after ten o'clock, the
Ninth Infantry following for Wilkes
Barre an hour later.
The Fourth was scheduled to leave
for Allentown at noon. the Eighth for
Harrisburg at l O'clock and the Sixth
for Philadelphia and towns nearby at
2 O'Clock. After that there was left
of the great camp only the First Bril-
gade, comprising three regiments from
Mt. Gretna will not be deserted by
soldiers, however, for yesterday a de-
tail of men from the Fifth United
States cavalry at Fort Myer, Va, ar
rived to make preparations for the
regular cavalry men who will partici-
pate in the joint camp of instruction
for militia and regular army cavalry
week after next Troops detailed from
Fort Myer are making the trip over
land on their mounts. The big camp
will include the entire First Regiment
cavalry, National Guard of Pennsyl-
vania, and militia cavalry from New
Jersey Maryland, the District of Col
umbia and possibly other States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
PROMOTION FOR HARRISBURG
BOYS IN BELL PHONE EMPLOY

H. W. Taylor. son OF Samuel NJ. Tay-
lor, 90S North Second street, who has
been local manager of the Bell Tele-
phone Company, Lewistown, Pa, has
been appointed chief clerk to the dis
trict manager, Scranton. Mr.. Taylor
entered the employ of the telephone
company as salesman at Altoona May
s, 1912. He was appointed local man
ager at Lewistown on December L,
1913. He will enter his new duties as
chief clerk within few weeks.
Howard E. Whitmoyer, another Har-
risburg boy, who has been in the en-
play of the Bell Telephone Company,
Altoona, as salesman. since February
s, 1915, succeeds Fl. w. Taylor as local
manager at Lewistown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
pZ NEWS OF T7I
zRAn. I .RORS S.
USE SPECIAL CARS To
HAUL BRIDGE STEEL
Handle Hell Gate Material in
Enola Yards; New Equipment
Attracts Attention

Cars of unusual length are being
handled at Intervals at Enola yards.
These cars are being used in hauling
steel for the He'll Gate bridge New
York, from Ambridge to tidewater.
They were built at Altoona shops es-
pecially for these shipments.
These cars are only 80 feet In length
and have hauling capacity of 10000
pounds. Cars of ordinary height above
the rails would not permit OF the pass
age of the steel bridge sections through
the tunnels on the main line OF the
Pennsylvania railroad. With shorter
cars, two cars are necessary to carry
one of the large steel chords and per-
nit safe passage around the curves.
The material for the bridge Is being
built at the American Steel and Iron
Companys plant at Ambridge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
June Efficiency Tests
on Middle Division

During June the Middle division
efficiency tests showed a percentage
Of 99.9. There We're 2I,sS5 tests made
and only four failures were noted. One
engineman was reprimanded for fail
ing to recognize two torpedoes, twenty
five others making the test properly.
Another engineman was reprimanded
for exceeding a 12.5-mile speed limit,
for falling to comply with the 14.S-
mile limit another engineer was repri-
manded, while 1857 conformed with
this order successfully. During the
observation in service tests a cut
watchman was reprimanded for sleep
ing on duty while working on or about
tracks. There were 1921 other track
men who made the observation tests
without falling
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
Standing Of the Crews
HARRIsPuRG SIDE

HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division = l22 crew to
go first after A p. m: III, 127, 124, 121,
IO7. 104, 120. 1870, 113, 101. 119.
Engineers for 104. 113. 129.
Firemen for 104. 121, 127. 129, 132.
Flagmen for 113. 1870, 1872.
Brakemen for 113. 117-2, III. 1872, 129,
$50.
Engineers up Brown. Burg. streep-
er. Seitz, First, Crisswe1l. Gibbons,
Madenford. Smith. Long, Geesey, Sober.
Hindman, Bruebaker, Downs, Albright.
F'iremen up: McCurdy. Cover, Rhoads,
Lautz Martin, Horstick, Chronister.
Behman, Spring, Moffatt, Yentzer, Hus-
ton, Bushey, Packer, Gelsinger, Arms
berger, Dewall, Shive, Yohe, Sees, Cope
land. Manning.
Brakemen up Campbell. Bogner,
Ferguson, McGinnis. Wolfe, Baitozer,
Albright, Busser, Allen, Felker, Brown,
Jackson, Collins. Weland, Stehman.
Middle Division - 16 crew to go first
after 2 p. m: 245, 22S, 226.
Preference: l.
Engineer for 16.
Firemen for 16, /.
Engineers up: Moore, Simonton
Firenen up: Wright, Richards,
Grass, Zeiders, Potteiger.
Conductor up: Baskins.
Brakemen up: hornton, Roller, Bak-
er, Spahr.
YARD CREWS
Engineers up: Rudy. Houser, Meals
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
SYLVESTER IN CHARGE
OF DUPONT POLICE
By Assoeiqtrd Press

Wilmington, Del, July 16.-Major
Richard Sylvester, who for years was
chief of the Washington, D. c., city
police, has been enga ged by the E. /.
DUPONT De Nemours Powder Company
to organize and supervise the police
forces employed at the companys
plants where munitions of war are
being made, which comprise practi-
cally all of the plants, from Hope
well. Va, to Cana&a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
Advertising System Is
Plan For New Steel Cars

All-steel coaches numbered from
1901 to 1880, on the Pennsylvania rail-
road and used mostly between Phiia-
delphia and Now York are to be
equipped to carry advertising in the
manner now common in trolley cars.
Nine of these cars have been already
equipped and are in service.
These cars are ordered to be sent
back to Philadelphia when they reach
Pittsburgh. but it is said that all cars
on local trains will in time be thus
equipped, and probably ali cars used
anywhere on the system. One reason
assigned is that it is found necessary
to utilize every possible source of in
come. and that in this way handsome
income becomes possible.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
BARzuLAI OWL GOVERNOR
By Associated Press

Paris, July 16. - Senator Barzilai.
known as bitter enemy of Austria
has been appointed Civil Governor of
the Austrian territory occupied by the
Italian army according to- a Rome dis
patch to the Petit Parisien. Senator
Barzilai Is a member of the Chamber
of Deputies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
ENoLA SIDE

philadelphia Division - POI crew to
2O2, 2$7, 222, 255, 2lS, 215, 2lO. 2O9.
Engineers for 222, 21S. 215.
Firemen for 222. 215. 209.
Conductors for 13, Is.
Brakemen for OIL 02, 0S. 13, 35.
Conductors up: Devices. Keller. PEN
nell, Shirk.
Fiagman up: Gehrett.
Brakemen up: Jacobs, Rice. Taylor,
Long, Baker, Fandling, Twigg, Goudy,
Shaffner, Fair, Shuler.
Middle DiVision-110 crew first to go
after l;2Q p m; III, lis, 105, lis, ia,
Engineer for 105
Conductor for 107.
Flagmen for 110, 10b
Brakemen for Ill, 11sf 107.
Yard Crews-To go after p. M:
Firemen for second 1875, first 1o6.
Engineers up; eSweiger Smiley,
Famous. Rider, Mccormick, shella-
hamer.
Firemen up: Tease, Ewing, Smiley,
G. L Fortenbaugh, r. H. Fortenbaugh,
Havin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
Brakeman up: shearer.
.ANiERIcAN SHOT IN sILEsIA
RN Astociated Prcs,

London, July 16.-Franz Barks. q
laborer, who claimed American citi-
zenship. was shot for high treason at
Maprisch Ostrau, in Austrian Silesla,
June IA, according to the Daily Chron-
iole which says It gets its Information
from a copy of the official journal of
the province of Silesis-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
June Revenue Receipts
Increase $4,000 Over IA

Collector William A. Bricker is still
at work on his annual report He
completed his figures for June yester-
day.
The total collections for last month
were S56,O71.64. This is $4,000 in
crease over the collections for June,
1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK

London, July 16,-The German sub
marine U-51 has been sunk in the
Black Sea by Russian warships, ac-
cording to Information received from
Varna, Bulgarian port on the Black
Sea by the Athens correspondent of
the Exchange Telegraph Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16
TREAT FOREIGNERS AS. REBELS

Mexico City, July Is. - General
Pablo Gonzales. commander of the Car
rama forces in this city. has issued a
proclamation asserting that foreigners,
no matter what their nationality, will
be treated as rebels" if they aid in any
way the work of the reactionary party.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-16

Stahl, Swab, Crist. Harvey, SALESMAN.
Kuhn, Snyder. Pelton lands, Beck,
Harter, Biever, Blosser.
Firemen up Weigle, Lackey, Cooker
Getty. Barkey, Sheets, Bair, Eyde, Bost-
dorf. Schiefer, Rauch.
Engineers for LIST s. end s, 3rd s, 32.
Firem en- for 3rd s, 16, Is, 80, IS.