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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
\ ALL our 4
| NE|eABoRhOOD
|R here | Is Hardly 4 Woman
\ VINO o Does Not Yely Upon
|l' s.',i T. pinkhfn's Veg
N cable Compound.
I ssSSIs ETC., I IN. -"lh3l Inflammation.
uaehes IN the back of nv neck

mNNs1an, III. u HI h Inflammation.
uaenes IN the pack of my neck
and a weakness all
cay BED by fem a le
trdhble, and | took
Ia \ n dia E. Pinkham' .
#S| Vegetable Com.
A und with such ex-
M#Si 4llent results that I
s-nsssA m now feeling fine.
1 /&n ~ recommend tn Q
\ MT Nompoundand praise
4 R to all. shall be
N gRd to have you
m |. ,,, pu\ ish my letter.
udos. , ~. mel hbor around mo
i.Jen ss 0s use |our nj dicine. - Mrs..
liaoiss0 S' No. a. BOX 80, Prince.
p,I, n,p . T. Ice of a Nurse.
NJ es.,a I'm my ex erience as .
NJ veps.. ~ think Ly ia E. Pink
ddns be Compound lis a great
toublss lsh all wome with fe-
a ps,s;s would take it. u took il
Anend 4 :. 7 results and | 81 Eavs re-
h ix NOW Of their cond lion in
u. Ha Nv ~. Of this great med ins' 'p
e~Co., ~ ' NEWMAN, Poland kHer-
'peraa !; ~ % not drag along ntil
Lyd = = Necessary, but at ! Ice
aos Z Pinkham's Veget1 "a
Ne n Pi"hsp special advice writA
afdel lianA 7 Medicine CO..
lynn, Mass.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
THEY KNOW IT'S SAFE.

Parents who know from ssTperi-
ence>>nstst upon Foley's IWey and
Tar Compound when L<ng med
jcine for co~ehs, coI, Group and
Ia grippe. ~Hunceford, Wash
ington, Ga, w|s~l have used it
for six yearand neve>Sas failed. l
think it /he best remedF~ade for
cOugh|nd colds" Curtin ~ Two
Dr'yStores adv.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
QUICK ACTION WANTED

When one is coughing and SIT
tns-with tickling throat, tishtness
inShest, soreness in thrsst and
lungs~when head is achtas and the
whole boNy racked viii cough
that won't psUnit gsep--he wants
immediate relie~I Thousands say
Foley's Honey 3rd Ta>'G2mpound is
the surest agF quickest as~Sg med
icine for eptghs, colds, Group and Ia
grippe. furhn's Two Drug stores
Z III
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
"PAi- .iS-lOU CALL"
FIRE DEPARTMENT..

CLEVELAND. March 31SSfiti,ens
here must pay for the <St OF fire
department run ifkT blaze is from
a needless e>under PROVISIONS CT
an ordi@Y|e now under discussion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31
Mt F|[ED AGAINST
| 4 TEXAS RAILROADS
fARGFs OF VIOLATIONS or
eNTI.piss LAW AREf.DE 8i
| ATTORNEY "hTR,L.
|tition Alleges F/e Transporta-
hon Amounts To- Average of IL
Per Cenyof Total.

nsrtS. RI March sl.-Al'es
+ Tint fortYne railroads of Texas
FiFaeticalifalI the railroads in the
'e-Thf are made defendants
he ", are violating their fran
F@ unjust discrimination in
s1aAee of free passes, proceed
p IFe instituted yesterday after
Pe4ln the Twenty-sixth district
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-31

Who's telephone is 4SC, old: oh
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01
BIG CIRCUS
Coming This Way Soon.

The Barnum and Bailey Greatest
Show on Earth will exhibit al Nash
willie on Monday. Oct. ii and this
good news is being heralded every
where by the many agents OF this.
the biggest and foremost amuse-
ment institution in the world. The
Barnum and Bailey Circus has al.
ways been the largest that travels
and this season the management
has found II necessary to add many
more cars 10 their trains In order TO
provide for the great equipment
II requires s. double length railroad
Jars to transport the big show. 1880
people are employed, there are TOO
horses. 40 elephants. and a mena.
serie OK ITO cages. 4s0 world famed
artists take part 10 the greatest cir.
Gus program this world has ever
known.
A fitting introduction to the won.
dertut performances this YEAR. ID the
presentation of the new, magnificent
spectacular pageant. ''LalIa Eookkiii' 7
In which nearly 1000 characters take
part. y
In the circus proper. which ie pre-
scented in three rings. four stages,
the hippodrome, and in the dome
OF the largest tent ever erected. 480
performers from every nation In the
world take part and present a vast
array Of foreign features entirely
new to America. A wonderful
trained animal exhibition is given
by the Marvellous War Elephants,
Psllenberg's Angel Horses. Thalero's
Dogs. Ponies. and Monkeys, and
the Barnum and Bailey Statute
Horses.
Great interest 10 already being
shown in this neighborhood and
great crowds will no doubt 20 to
NASHVILLE for the biggest and most
enjoyable holiday Of the year.
Everyone il advised to got an early
start in order 70 b there in time
Tor the parade which starts promptly
At 10 a. M. and which 10 said to
eclipse anything Oh Ito kind eser
before attempted in the history oI
circus business. adv.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01
MoNRsslpgNT NOTICE.
Elizabeth Rich

IiiBAuttl HtNh
Before u. +. Hudson, Justice Of
the Peace, of Dick son County:
In this cause 1t appears by afii'
davit that the defendant, Elizabeth
Rich, ia Justly indebted to the
plaintiff, and 10 a nonresident OF
the atate, 90 that the ordinary pro.
cess OF law cannot be served on her.
and NH attachment having levied
on her property and returned to me.
i. is therefore ordered that publ
cation be made in The Dickson
County Herald, q newspaper pub
!ished in Dickson, Tenn. for four
consecutive weeks, commanding
the said Elizabeth Rich to appear
before me At my office in Dickson
on the 18th day Of October 1915.
and make defense Of said suit, or il
will be proceeded with ex parte.
This Sept, n. 1915.
d. r. HUDSON. Up.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01
Loyalty Pays A Dividend.

We read much in the public
press to-day OF loyalty to our coun.
try
II is we'll, for il any man ON earth
has reason to feel loyal 10 his coun.
try for benefits conferred, that man
Is the American CO. ,izen.
But there is an ,,her loyalty which
ranks side or side with that OF
country, an' that is loyalty to
nome ws anu an aome people
w ~ I've a community here 10
wnlSo any people might feel Just
pr" q, and va have people wholly
va a par with the community
though s.hsre are times when we are
neglected. OF our interests and un-
mindful Of the disintegrating con-
sequences which invariably ensue.
Loyalty always pays ito dividend.
but loyalty to home and home peo'
pie pays a double dividend.
Let no be loyal TO our country BY
all means, but let rs be doubly 10y.
al TO our home people and our
home institutions. for 1t is by this
means only that we may thrive, aud
flourish, and grow as collective
uni, in the marts Of the world.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01
Local Bill Passed by
7 the Last Legislature.
Chspter No. 480.

Chapter No. 4S0.
House Bill No. l538.-Private Acts
II. X. Mathis.)
An Act 10 amend Section No.
2 Of an Act passed a. The Are: extra
session. vi the Forty-eixth General
Assembly Of the State OF Tennessee
on The 18th day Of March, 1890, en-.
title An act to provide more
st dngent regulations for securing
tae purity OF elections In this State,
and applicable TO Counties having
"a population Of straightforward
inhabitants computed by the FEEDER.
al Census Of 1890. or which may
hereafter have that number or over
that number Of inhabitants COM
puted by any subsequent Federal
Census, and to cities having popu.
lation OF nine.thousand inhabitants
or over computed by the Federal
Census oil 1880. or which may here
after have that number OF inhabi.
tants computed by any subsequent
Federal Census, Az amended by
Chapter II OF the Acts OF 1897. ex-
tending the provisions OF said See.
2 OF the Acts Of 1880. aforesaid, so
40 to make said Act apply to Coun-
ties OF iiity.thousand inhabitants or
over that number, and In towns,
cities and civil districts having a
population Of twenty-five hundred
hundred inhabitants or over com.
puted by the Federal Census Of
1890. or that might have that mum.
Der computed by any subsequent
Federal Census, 90 a. 10 exempt
from the provisions OF said Act all
Counties in this State having
population computed according to
the Federal Csnsus OF 1910 0! not
less than 1880 nor more than 90.
600 inhabitants. Or that may hare
such number Of inhabitants com.
puted by any subsequent Federal
Census.
Sec. |. Be il enacted by the
General Assembly OK the State Of
Tennessee, that Soce 2, Chapter "a.
Of an Act passed at the first extra
session OF the Fofty.sixth General
Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee
on March II. 1890. and approved
March Is. 1890. entitled: An Act
to provide more stringent regula.
tons for securing the purity Of cleo
ton in this State, and applicable TO
Counties haying q population oil
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01

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esss 1 -, - u = 80 49, eu'
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ss..s !. . 4 $500 - IN lAss
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,:..' - esaA 49, ~ 4 40 Y
:.ss sS n. u w. = 49, M
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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01

10 Lucy Holmes and levied upon 10 satisfy
Judgment Of sl4,00 interest and cost Ia
faser oi u. 9, Collins A Son,
Third reyeisionary interest Of
Jesse Hannah in the following property;
Beginning ON stake 5sicet south of n.
K. a 81. l.. Ry, ON N. h. cornefof 3arrcs
contracted 10 Gill Clement, runs south
~ degrees W. 45 p. To stake; n. ~ de-
gree~; r.. ~ poles 10 stake, BoycB line,
N. with his line ~ poles 10 stake ami
maple; I'D feet \. Of ky., then westward ~
poles to beginning, containing II acres
levied on 10 satisfy Judgment 0f 5000.
interest and cost IN favor oi q. &. Collins
a son.
Fourth--One tract u land subject TO
the homestead 81 w, III. Peters beginning
al blackjack, running y. i07. poles 10
stake, Adens corner in Williams W. Line:
then w. ISL poles 10 stake ia Alden line,
than N. IA poles 10 stake; then W. u
poles 10 stake in Resp u. boundary llne:
then N. ~ poles 10 . stake in Mcfarland
y. line; then h. 25i poles 10 begrBning,
including the \ mere around The house IL
original Collier tract These boundaries
include and exclude tracts decided 10. she
following parties: Julia Last, win WINE,
Jim Peters, Jesse Spscer, leyicd VA M the
property III w. IA. Peters w satisfy Judg-
meHt Ut Sfl.GU interest and co# In favor
81 q. G.. Collins d Son.
Fifth One house aEsd lot In Dickson,
Team, bounded IA fnliows On h. by
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01

We had a strange and startling
dream the other night. In imsgin.
alton We saw eysry fellow walking
Up and squaring his subscription
account and paying a dollar in ad.
vance, aud forthwith we we're arrang,
Ing to take up large slice OF that
billion dollar loan. when an insect
started 10 fox trot on our nasal pro.
tuberance and brought us gently
back TO the swseter realities OF life.
Jrst why IL a dream anyhow?
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01
Sheriff's Sale.
Mrs. Daley NJ, Hays,
We. '
Geo. wilkins and wife.

Geo. Wilkins and vile.
BY virtue OF an execution, Issued
to by me J. j. Taylor, CO NJ. for the
Chancery Court in the above cause,
| will on Saturday. Oct. 2srd 1915,
At the Courthouse door, in Dickson.
Tenn, ut noon, expose to public
sale, to the highest and bes. bidder
for cash, the following real estate:
100 acres Of land lying in the 18th
Civil District Of Dickson County.
Tenn. bounded North by c River;
South by Joslin; East by Whitfield;
West by Hays; the particular boun-
diaries will be given on day Of sale.
from deed book No. 43, pages 45l-
'452 r. 0. d. &.
Levied upon as the property Of
Geo. Wilkins and wife, to satisfy
an. execution in favor Of Mrs, Daisy
NJ. Hays.
This Sept. 9th, 1915.
7. J. COLEMAN. Sheriff.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01
A MERciLESS JUDGE
One Who Shows NO Mercy

A nescilesa Judge II Father Tine.
Before him The weak and the wani.
Ing 20 to the wall. Only the truth
can stand. For years tbs following
statement from . Dickson residenlI
has withstood this sternest Of NIL
tests.
J. B. Ballard. painter. Church
st. and Rickert Ave-. Dickson.
says: My back ached and ! had
pains through my kidaeys. Ny
kidneys we're also weak. ] ussd
Doan's Kidney Pills procured from
the Wyatt Drug Co.. and they mads
one well. I have had no trouble
since."
The above statement was given
on Feb. IS. 1911. and on April 8,
1915. FOUR YEARS LATER. Mr..
Ballard said; The cure Doan's
Kidney Pills gave me . few years
ago has been permanent. Go ahead
and use my statement, for ] have
found people who have bought
Doan's Kidney Pills on my recon-
mendation and have likewise been
cured"
Price SOC. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask Tor kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills--the same
that Mrs Ballard had. Foster
Milburn Co. Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01

Speak a good word for the scho' ia
and the churches, and the ind .,ls.
tiles. and your neighbors. and
friends, and the people r.srally.
Speak good word for III "a whole
community, and keep on speaking
until Others get the habit and begin
speaking with you. II 10 a good
thing tor the town. and in time
others will be speaking we'll OF you
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01

While strolling along the stree,
the other day We noticed q well
known man diligently at work clean.
ing up his back yard. And iighi
then and there we credited him
with one more step along the road
that leads TO good citizenship.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01
Defendants In Custer
Proceedings Resign.

Lebanon. Tenn. Sept. 1.-THE
custer proceedings against NJ. d.
Williamson, justice OF the peace fo'
the Lebanon District, and Joe Stone
and Higgins Newhy. both deputy
sheriffs, which were filed by District
Attorney " Is. faulkner and his
assistant. Seth Walker. d few weeks
ago, were brought 60 a sudden close
Wednesday in Circuit Court when
the attorney general announced
ready, by each OF the officials under
charges resigning. Nashville Ban
ner.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01
Administrator Notice.

Having been duly qualified as
administrator Of the estate Of l..
NJ. Bruce. deceased, all parties ow.
log said estate will please come for.
ward and settle. All parties hay'
ing claims against the estate will Gle
them with me for payment.
This Sept. s, 1915.
w. II. McMury, Admr.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01

Good times ate returning. and Il
every man ia this community be-
gins now 10 lay up a store for the
next hard times period, we will live
in plenty while Others do the yelp.
ing,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01
Monday. Oct. Is 1915

~ the courthouse 10 the tom al Char
ioite, Tenn, n noon, expose 10 pubic
sale 10 the highest and best bbides, Tor
rash. the following resi- e~tg,es The se-
yerDnaTy interest that J, A sil..ss.:ssss.Ai has
In tract " latsd IN the 18th civil district
bounded BY Bill BseSisoe, J. N. PARROT
and X. l. CLANCY u satisfy Judgement
Of SIS - .::.....--s-et and cost ia favor on
Federal Chemical Ca.
This 2Oth day ii Sept 1915.
i. j. COLEMAN, Sheriff.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01

II is not what you know that
makes a noise in the world. IL h
the use to which you put thai
knowledge.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01

When a millionaire thief is sent
10 jail he Immediately becomes
"tinancier under temporary re-
straint."
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01

BY virtue 81 one venditicai exponAS11is-
sucd 10 me by tbe clesk on the Circuit
Court of Dickson County, | will on
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-01
Read the ads--son,ethini
worth while to buyers.
Sheriff's Sale.

BY virtue Of Eve tenditioni cSponas NJ
sued 10 rue by the clerk q the Circuit
Court al Dickson County, | viii ON
rl.A ~ n f01E
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-14

Kingsland made no move during
this broken, stammering speech:
only his checks seemed to change a
bit gray. and his big hands out on
the table. clenched themselves until
the knuckles were white.
launched forward, Bucky gazed
DULY out through the open door
out toward the pink and gold hori-
ION.
"You-you're using hard words,
Bucky." came the covenants answer.
YOU'D better go slow. You know
how matters stand. You amt out
OF the country yet, by whole lot"
The gloom increased; and the gold
en- horizon went gray. Kingsland
arose presently. found some candles,
lighted them. and put them on the
table. After which he opened can
or tobacco and pushed across few
papers. Both men rolled their Gig
agettes in silence.
The moon ought to be up by mid
night Bucky began evenly. Il
reckon I'll wait till then to ride on"
Kingsland drew in a full breath Of
smoke and allowed it 70 trickle
through his nostrils. His eyes were
twinkling like bits Of fire.
Il reckon thatll be best" he
agreed. Both men sat back from
the dim circle Of light and smoked
in silence.
you'll excuse me a moment"
kinssland spoke up finally. coming
erect. I've got some business to at
tend to down at the corral. I'll be
right back"
Bucky's eyes widened, but through
the smoke the speaker did not see
nor understand, and went on out OF
the door. Presently Bucky walked to
the door and squattcd on the step.
kingsland was swallowed In the
shadows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-14

next night. Then she rode on down
the valley, where there was a second
cousin. beyond whose home she had
neither friends nor relatives.
Three days later she rode through
Knoxville at noon, sunbonneted. rosy
checked, with her rifle across her lap.
She had heard Of Dundon on the
riverside just above the Holson-
French Broad fork. He had gone
BY the week before in little red
shanty boat, and the girl with him
had been all smiles. Dundon was
good to her.
Lottie was In a strange country
now. and the people she met along
the road stared at her. She did not
smile now; her Kemple lips were set
and a little dropping.
When night came she stopped at
some riverside farmhouse. She was
going. she told the people, to see rel
atives. to visit her brother, to find
her sister--any excuse served her. Her
only concern was to remember in the
E1loIIllIS tIlc StOTy she Idu lOlu TIE
night before.
Once she let slip the truth. 1t was
at the Stone Shoals. She had forded
them, and on the far side she found
a white man mending hoopnets. He
was talkativ& and when she asked
II shanty boaters went down the
river, he answered:
fright smart, yassuh. Ho law!
They was mountain man drapped
down three days ago. Hit war right
windy, and that man got blowed out
the channel-hit's on'y two foot deep.
anyhow. An hisn's bot got stuck
onto the buffalo bar, right yonder.
yassuh. An, say, he was jes' the
tomfoolingest man! He and his wom-
an was all scairt up"
"A little red shanty boat-a wom-
an with black hair?"
"Yassuh! He had scar onto his
cheek"
"On'y three days." Lottie cried.
'I'll get that man! Yassuh!"
"Sho!" the fisherman exclaimed.
You goin' to kill that man."
But Lottie leaped into the saddle
again and galloped away, while the
old fisherman rose stif1y to his feet
and stared after her, his net-needle
in his hand.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-14
By RAYMOND S. SPEARS
The FramkA MunseyC ompny
Copyright, The Frank A. Munsey Company

At Loudon Gene Dundon and his
wife heard bad news. Gene had left
his address with his brother Jim. and
now, at the end Of two weeks, Jim
had sent letter In order that Gene
might know whether Hattie Browns
folks were following him or not.
The letter read:
Dear Gene-The folks Is all we'll
and paw kill anuther hawg las mite
an we got the upper lot plowd las
ewing and 1 saw delp Brown after 20
got away an he was mad but sad he
wud xii 20 when 20 got back so I
think he ant mad enuf to get 20 by
that time but lottie kempel is gon an
her poney an she past Grale ford two
das later an has her skurel gun an
nobuddy nos is she alive or ded or
war she Is wei reckin thar ain much
to tel for it Is lat candel lite an we
air goin to plow the corn tomorer an
nav plant the garding good by jim"
When Gene read that Lottie had
about Lottie Kemple which he had
forgotten under the spell of Hattie
Browns pretty eyes and gentle voice.
Lottie had said once that the man
who tried to get shet" of her would
surely dread it," and now he had
done that. He wondered what he had
to dread? After the letters arrival.
he began to hurry down the river.
He started early in the morning. and
fioated till almost dark. but as he float
ed 1t seemed as though he was the
chosen companion of misfortune. He
had lost hours of good floating by go
ing aground on Stone Shoals. Day
dry gales out of the south. Storms
held him, and when the drift was
running his wife tormented his heart
with the fear that some of the flotsam
would crush the thin sides of his
shanty boat.
While Dundon lost time, Lottie
gained. She sold her pony at Wal
nut and bought canoe-a long, light
plank canoe-and she drove 1t down
stream, hugging the banks when the
winds blew and seeking the swiftest
current when the day was calm. Her
journeys down the Holston on RATS
and in small boats, visiting her rela-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-14

mot particular. I'm worth too
much to hang around here for long"
He finished the bacon and swallowed
the remainder of the warm coffee
at q gulp. After that he sat back
in the chair. wiping at his lips with
his fingers.
King" he said presently. break
ing the hush that lasted between
them, I'm going to get back home
back East. I'm tired of this hell
out here. I tried my best to play
the game square, but you and old
Samson wouldn't let me. I reckon
you and him did me all the dirt you
could. You killed off my sheep
every head. And one day I found
my boy. my own kid, lying dead
with a bunch Of them. I knew what
1t meant, but I didn't say anything
at that time--except to God. And
then the fever came, and poor Molly
died. She wasn't used to the West
and its ways. She was one wife in
a million: and she died out here with
only me a-holding her hot little
hands. Only God knows how I've
been able to keep up. Guess It's Just
thinking Of how I'd pay you fell
lows back.
Last month your company got my
land. Old Samson was at the head
OF that. He came into the house and
told the men to throw me out-throw
me out OF my own house-just cause
was helpless, and you fellows want
ed some more grazing land. Every
thing came back to me then; I re-
membered my sheep; my poor, help
less. murdered boy. and--Molly. Do
you wonder It set me wild? And
then when Samson came out. met
him face to face: told him I was go
Ing to kill him, and we both drawed.
God made my arm the quicker. /
reckon part Of my DEBT u wiped
out"