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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
The Habit of SAVING.

The United States is thriftier than it
is commonly given credit for being be-
cause statistics most frequently quoted
do not give all savings deposits and be-
cause a vast deal of savings goes on
outside of savings institutions. Yet it
does not live up to its opportunities by
a long way. One of the country's
ablest business men said not long ago
that any one could tell whether he was
going to succeed or fail by his ability
to save. If he could not save he could
not succeed. At any rate, inability to
save for a man with an income above
the bread line and no unusual i'll luck
implies lack of self control that is
not conducive to success.
Like nearly everything else, it is a
matter of/habit, and with a little de
termination to begin with the right
habit is as easily formed as the wrong
one. Try it.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
a Doctor Of the Old school.

Doc Robinson never looked wise and
kept things to himself about a case.
He'd let one tell him every little symp-
tom and listen respectfully, and he'd
never go and whip out one of those
surveying instruments and go all over
patient as if he were laying out
new state road No! He'd crack jokes,
gossip delightfully."- and suddenly turn
around and ask Margaret If that wasn't
a brand new dress she had on, feed
little peppermint candies to the chill
dren and sit with several on his knees
while he talked. He made his call a
pleasant affair. Every one in the house
enjoyed it and got the benefit OF it.
even the invalid. 'sWel,1 he'd say re
luctantly, Exit and I've got to jog
along, though it's mighty comfortable
sitting here by your IRE. We gotta go
way out on the Cider Mill road
Helena Smith-Dayton in Cartoons Mag
azine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
Loweips Dread of Old ACE.

i have said that Lowell was the
youngest man I ever knew. It is also
true that I never knew any other man
who had a greater dread. of growing
old than he. He would sometimes say
to me q was twenty-five years the
younger), ooh, you'll begin to feel it
pretty SOON
The last time I saw him he gave me
curious and somewhat pathetic indi-
cation of his interest in this subject.
I happened to Re in Boston for day
and went out to see him in the teeth
of a terrible March blizzard. I thought
he seemed rather lonely. He told me
that Hoppin had called upon him not
long before. He said that he looked
well and seemed to be in good health,
but he noticed that when he went out
he was q little awkward in getting
down the front steps. When L left
Lowell came to the door with me and
stood there, evidently waiting to see
how 1 negotiated the front steps. At
the age at which I then was there was
no reason why there should be any
thing the matter with my action. But
the incident was characteristic of
Lowell and of his intense interest in
the subject of youth and age.-E. 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
cladstons Never Prime Minister.

Gladstone would probably have pro-
tested if any Official document had de-
scrfbed him as one of the principal sec
retaries Of state, for he was keen on
correctness in such matters When Civ
ing evidence In a trial he was asked
whether he was first lord of the treas
ury. He demuFred at once to this de-
scription and explained that he was
one of the commission for executing
the Office OF lord high treasurer, t'and
I believe my name stands first on the
list" In the same way it could be ar
gued that Gladstone was never prime
minister, for that post was first recog-
nized officially eight years after his
death. Sir Robert Walpole told the
house OF commons that he claimed no
such title, and Lord North would not
permit it's use even in his own family
London Spectator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
NadaI in Harpers Magazine.
Clever Amateurs.

Dozens Of old graduates were back,
and they talked lot about themselves
and lot more about others not so
fortunate as to attend
& Most of our old crowd are married
and happy" said one.
Married, anyhow said another,
with the grin that always accompanies
this silly joke.
s. II accept the amendment ? returned
the first speaker, ''but chiefly on ac-
count Of poor Billy Tompkins. He
had an unfortunate marital expert
ence.'
We hadn't heard of it and begged for
particulars.
why, the girl he married, turned
out to be a professional pickpocket.'
The men who had first spoken sigh
ed, but his eye twinkled-
Well he observed, 81 guess the
rest of US drew some pretty clever
amateurs what?'- st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
Tho Lure Of Far Lands.

With q reasona BILE capital, youfh
strength, character and a knowledge
of the language fortunes can be made
relatively easier on the frontiers OF
civilization than at home. There are
however, many priyations to be borne.
You are away from friends. Mails al
best. come once week News is
scarce Daily papers exist only IL
metropolitan towns, and the data they
contAin are meager. In many local.
ties fresh vegetables cannot be had
Drinking water is positively danger
Gus. F1eas, bugs, mosquitoes aI1d q
host of winged, singing. biting insects
are present to annoy during day and
night. Most hotels are bad and the
food strange, unpalatable and poorly
cooked.
For women but few real opportuni.
ties exist. know Of but two women
lawyers In Latin America, and there
are perhaps the same number of doe.
tors ands dentists. Relatively small
proportions of the fair sex follow com
mercial calIings. In the far east and
Africa caste, the system of .purdah's
and the general belief that woman is
inferior to man have retarded her
progress.-4V. e. Aughinba ugh in Les
lies
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
The kiItod Evzone.

The Greek soldier may present to
some a highly humorous picture in his
ballet skirts and tunic. Despite his
peculiorities of dress-which, by the
way, are scarcely more peculiar than
those of some other nations-he is an
excellent fighting man.
The eyzone, as he 1s called, would no
more abandon the skirt than would a
Scot his kilt. It is part of his ma
tional honor. part of his. personal be
ing. 1t is a right handed down to
him from ancient times. A bas relief
of the soldier who fought at Marathon
shows him in similar costume His
costume is no ephemeraI piece of cloth
ing, for it is worn with the dignity of
ages behind it The evzones are 1g-
norant of fear, and If they look any
thing but soldierly their appearance is
be1ied by their ability to fight under
extraordinary conditions. = Syracuse
Post-Standard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
Keep In the Sunshine.


There are only two kinds of people In
tile world-the people who i've in the
shadow and gloom and those who live
on the sunny side of the street. Thess
Swallowed ones are sometimes called
pessimists, sometimes people of melan
choly temperament; sometimes they
are called disagreeable people But
wherever they go, their characteristic
Is tllis-their shadows always travel or
before them. These people never beal
their own burden, but expose all thei1
wounds to others. They are all 81
busy looking down for pitfalls and
sharp stones and thorns on which tt
step that they do not even know thai
there are any stars in the sky These
folks live on the wrong side of the
street. And yet it is only twenty fee
across to the other sidewalk, where
sunshine always hes.-Newell Dwight
Hills.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
MASONS OF new
HAVEN HERE TO
TAKE DEGREES
Lafayette Consistory Plans En-
tertainment for Elm City
Delegation.


Lafayette consistory will observe to-
morrow as Now Haven day. when
many New Haven members of the
fraternity will take part in the con-
xerring Of the 2sth. 9th and s2nd
degrees
The exercises win begin at 1880 with
the receptions of petitions and ballot
ing on them. AT 1880 the 2eth degree
will be conferred and an hour later,
in fun ceremonial form, the 27th de-
gree. The 32nd degree will be exem-
p1ffled in short form, at $40. At $50
a banquet will be served.
New Haven members who will par
t9cipate in the impressive ceremony OF
the exempI ification of the 2eth degree
are:
Frederick L. Seymour, Albert w.
N4attoon, Geo. E. Hall, Albert C. Card
ner,s Frederick M. Drew, Charles A.
altman. Arthur Bristol, George H.
Lockyer, Carl E. Harcke. Henry H.
Bradley, william s. Brafnard Edward
F.. Rehberg. Paul M. Weber, Frederick
r. Tompkins, Harry r. Sperry Arthur
l. Gates, Clarence H. Ryder, sWiIbert
II Marsh, Ira ". E1lithorpe, Peter H.
EngIe, George G. Buck, Burton n.
BIatchley. Donald G. Carmichael, Ed
ward 4. Darlington. Wallace 5. Moyle,
Frederick Z. Huntington Samuel H.
Williams, Arthur w. Earle, John B.
Freysinger, william Bowers. Fran1
Bishop, Charles A. IngersoH.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
Divorces In Ancient Roma

In the earlier period of the Roman
republic divorces were quite unknown
and were rare right up to the time of
the SULTAN wars. In the old days the
husband and wife who wished to sep
arate appeared for the last time before
the common hearth, priest and priest
ess being present. AS on the day of
marriage, cake OF wheaton -four was
presented to the husband and wife,
but instead of sharing it between them
they rejected it. Then instead of
prayers they pronounced formulas of a
strange, severe, spitefuI character, by
which the = te renowned the worship
and gods OF the husband From that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
The Double Balls.

Shuangh chi,u-er, although the name
may sound like a disease, is not form
of writer's cramp. On the contrary.
t'their' purpose is to prevent i'll The
words mean 'sthe double balls and
shuangh chi'u-er are two iron balls an
inch or so IN diameter, which nestle in
the right hand OF every Chinese man
of letters for hours each day, one be-
ing revolved about the other until they
! are worn bright They areN just large
enough to make a handful, and the ac-
ton of shifting one about the other
brings the fingers into play and lends
them that suppleness and digital dex-
terity which are necessary in the ma
nipu1ation Of the Chinese lettering pen
or fine pointed brush. OF what SIM
plicityl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
PuzzIs of the EAGLE and the Whale.

=
There are two animals that puzzle
naturaIists more than any others.
They are natures submarine and aero
plane, the whale and the eagle. 1t is
known that whales occasionally de-
scend as much as 1900 feet below the
surface of the sea. Why they are not
injured scientists have yet to discover
1t is this pressure which prevents
modern submarine descending even 300
feet let alone 5000
Eagles have been seen through tel
escapes to fly with apparent ease from
10000 to 10000 feet above sea level.
At that height no human being can
live owing to the rarefaction of the
air. How the birds live and fly at Tar
greater heights than man can endure
for long is a question still to be an
swered.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
Waxa oil tha MoIa.

No animal is more1wonderfu1ly adapt
ed to it's kind Of life than is the mole
Moleskin is famous for it's exquisite
smoothness and softness. The finest
velvet cannot bear comparison with it.
This is evidently a provision of nature
for enabling the little animal to pass
rapidly through its narrow under
ground galleries without impeachment or
friction, going backward or forward
with equal ease. It fits its burrow like
a piston and pushes itself swiftly with
hind feet. The burrows and nests. too,
are lined with fine, soft vegetable
fbers.-New York Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
CATHOLIC PASTORS TO
CELEBRATE REQUIEMS
FOR SUPT. BIRMINGHAM

In the Catholic churches.
throughout the city, during this
week. requiem masses will be eel,
ebrated by the pastors for Super
intendent OF Police Eugene Bir-9
ningham
Expressions of regret were ut
tered BY the pastors Of all these
churches at the news of the police
officers death and arrangements
were made immediately for the
masses. The days, and hours when
the masses will be said, follow j
Church Of Holy Rosary (ItaIian1.
Rev Angelo TeToro,
Wednesday 8 a. M
81. Joseph's church (German1. Rev
Hubert Dahme,
Thursday. 8:I5#a. m.
ST. Reterss church, Rev. T. j. Kelly.
Thursday. $50 a. m.
st. Charles church. Rev. r. ]. Nc
Gfvney,
Thursday, 1880 a. m.
St. Augustine's church, Rev =. B..
Mill, P. r.
Thursday, 8:15 a. M
st Maryss church. Rev. John F.
Murphy.
Friday, 80 a. m. so
st. MichaeTs church (Polisf9, Rev.
AIphonse M. Figlewslxi,
Friday, Z a m.
Sacred Heart church, Dr.. r.. f.
Moore.
Saturday 80 a. m.
st. Johns church (S1avonian), Rev
"A. E. lzomara,
Tuesday, April Is, a, m.
st. Patrickss church, Rev. John r.
Lynch
Thursday 9 a m.
st. Anthonyss church, Rev. b. J.
Plunkett,
Friday, u AS a. M
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
nanner carried bxl cortls.

In the national museum in Mexico
City there is very interesting relic of
the Spanish conquest Of this country
known as the banner OF the conquest
It is said to be the original standard
carried by Cortes in his wars of con
quest in the land of the .Aztecs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
A Festival Of Flowers.

At Genzano, ITALY, near Rome, dur
ing the festival of flowers one of the
streets is carpeted with genuine flow
ers in elaborate designs. The work
and designing are done by the people
who live on the street This festival
dates back to 1778.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
Reason For II.

wilfer-These are hard times. Why,
I heard of a man the other day who
couldn't raise money even On govern
lnent bonds. Slimwit-Indeed. What
was the reason? WiIfer-W Well, you
see, he didn't have the bonds.-Ex-
-.hange-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
Makinn l. 81 asA

Mistress Ito chauffeur, who is crawl
ing downhiID Why are you driving 50
slowly? Chauffeur (ex-coachman)-
Well, ma'am, you told me to be as eco
nomica1 as possible, SO I was putin
the brake on to make the down Ill last
as long as possible Punch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
SAVING Labor.

This agricultural journal states that
apple trees ought to be planted on
slope."
whats the ideass"
$50 when the apples ripen and drop
e they will roll down to the farmers
oorstep, I suppose. Louisville Cou-
.er-Journal. s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11

and, the, community of worship hav-
ing cease1 to exist, the marriage with
out further ado was forever dissolved.
Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
Book Learning.

..Do you think we have too mucl
book learning?''
.'There isn't any other kind. AS soon
as man finds out anything worth
knowing he proceeds Immediately to
write a book about Washington
Star
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
rhe puIlfne Touch Of Age.

You can never tell. Perhaps the man
who says the most fool things now
used to get off something bright and
sensible when he was baby.-Hous.
ton Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
Gosd Meuaorv.

s'Has your wife a good memory?'
Splendid. We've been married
twenty years and she's still reminding 1
me of all the promises 1 made when
we were counting. Detroit Free
Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11
81 o M0oI5I1 zEBRa ~

Light weight sweaters for spring
come in. two harmonizing or contract
ing tones. The one pictured is navy
alternating with pastel blue and
snugly closed with pearl buttons.
Patch pockets and sailor collar set
on this popular play garment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11

In youth we learn, in age we under
stand. TO grow old is to receive sight.
Won Elmer Eschenbaeh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11

proved that hereafter treasury ship
1nents will be made partly in gold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11

iris Speaker, star outfelder of the
Boston Red Sox, worlds champions.
has been traded TO the Cleveland club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-11

Lieut. col. Tyree Rivers of the Thir-
teenth Cavalry, Is seriously III at the
Army hospital st co1n1nia Dublau.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06
FARM, STOCK and TOOLS

at public auction, to the highest bidder,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06
Farm Tools and Machinery

One 2-horse lumber wagon with box
body. rack and double brake; l dumpcart
with rack and long and short tongues; |
horse lumber wagon, | express wagon,
sleigh set OF 2-horse traverse sleds,
OK sled l extra good bobsled, / hand
sled. moving machines, horse rake,
horse hayfork with rope and fixtures,
walking plow. spring tooth harrow and I
A harrow cultivator, horse hoe, wheel
barrow. stone boat and land roll, | set
of double work harnesses, 10 tons of No.
hay, % bushels OF potatoes, 100 sap
buckets, store tubs, sap pan and sugar
ing-off pan, caldron kettle and large
brass kettle, ] iron safe, quantity of
Eastwood. spruce and hardwood lumber,
some spruce boards 20 years old and Is
inches wide. lot Of sled crooks, carpen
ter's toolchest and a lot of tools, milk
cans and pals. small farm tools such as
eveners. whiffietrees, chains, iron bar,
forks, rakes, shoyels, etc. Some house
hold furniture and many other articles
too numerous to mention. This is
good lot Of property and viii be sold,
rain or shine, as / have no further use
for il. Lunch at noon. Terms at time
Of sale.
OSCAR DTCKEY, Owner, Orange, VT.
c. F. SMITH, Auetioneer, Barre, VT.
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PERSONAL PROPERTY
PERSONAL PROPERTY
80 HEAD of REGISTERED
AND GRADE
JERSEY CATTLE

consisting of % cows, all young with
or exceptions; 10 of them are regis
tered and some others are eligible to reg
istry; some of them are now fresh and
balance coming in during the summer
and early fall; an exceptionally nice
herd. People have been trying to buy
them at private sale for several weeks,
but nothing will be sold until the day of
auction sale; also, ] registered 2-year-ol
Jersey bull from the Bronston farm in
Hardwick; registered yearling bull
both nice ones; 2 yearlng heifers and
calves. . 6-year-old farm horses; ] other
farm horse, and nice yearling colt; 6
hogs and some poultry; tons of nice
hay, so bu. of oats, so cords of stove
wood and 3 or M. of sawed lumber.
FARM TOOLS AND MACHINERY
! milking machine, s-h p. gasoline en-
CINE, l 2h-h. p. engine, cream separator,
ensilage cutter and carrier, corn harvest
er, grain harvester, seeder, corn planter,
manure spreader, moving machine, horse
rake and hay tedder, threshing machine,
circular and dragsaw rigs, 2-horse lum.
Der wagon, set of nearly new, wooden
wheel farm trucks, ] set of iron-wheel
wagon. blackboard, 3 sleighs and pung
sleigh, set of 2-horse traverse sleds, ]
new set of double work harnesses, 9TH
er set of work harnesses and drive har-
nesses, hsrrows. horse hoe and cultiva-
tor. 800 tin sap tubs, evaporation, storage
tanks, spouts and hangers, grindstone,
platform scales, pulley blocks and ropes,
with small farm tools of every descrip
ton, such as chains, iron bars, whifle-
trees, eveners, shovels, hoes, forks, rakes,
etc.
A good farm. choice lot of stock, com
Portable farm tools. and everything goes
without reserve OF limit, as have no use
for this property Terms at time Of sale. |
Lunch at noon.
GEORGE BEDELL, Owner, Montpelier. |
c. F. SMITH, Auctioneer, Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06

FURNISHED ROOMS TO RENT--suitable
for man and wife. Apply TO 81 Maple avenue.
d8tAs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1916

at 0 O'Clock in the forenoon, on the prem
ises, which are situated miles from
Montpelier, miles from East Montpelier,
21a miles from North Montpelier. This
farm is an exceptionally good one, con
tanning 100 acres of land, all in very
high state of cultivation, smooth, level
fields, all machine moved and viii cut
100 tons of hay when fields are seeded.
Good sugar orchard, splendid fruit or
chard that yields abundance of grated
fruit, lots of small fruit; very good set
of buildings, large, convenient Broom
house, large basement barn and other
outbuildngs; never-failing water at the
buildings, house and barn electric lighted
by plant on the farm. This farm is
money maker, on a good road in good
neighborhood, near 2 good creameries and
only miles from the capital of the state,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06

BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE nice lots,
situated on Grant avenue Just the place TO
build; high and dry, with plenty Of fresh air
For particulars inquire of Mrs. William Brown,
9 Grant avenue, or tel 347-2. 2bu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06

TO RENT--A 6-room tenement at % Averill
street modern improvements. Inquire of @. A.
Gale. phone 22i-M. Montpelier. VT 4at6'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06
what to Do with Money.

Buy an annuity for yourself, so that
you may have stated income as long
as you live A large percentage, safe
and sure. Consult us. National Life
Insurance Co, of VT (Mutual) s. s.
Ballard, general agent, Rislto building,
VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06

REAL ESTATE AGENI
Rooms S. 2. 10 Howiand-Cnv~ Bldk.. Barre. w
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
A Fifty-Cow Farm

FOR SALE-l piece 2d-growth woodland
about acres also 4 acres cedar land. both
near the city bicyce-tire buggy in good condi-
ton / building lot Burns street, 7bxl0o It.
Inquire of c. j. Waterman. Richardson road.
Barre. VI tel. 376-M 44f
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06
GRANITEvILLE.
Engineers. Attention

All engineers holding cards in the I.
U. s. E., local 423, are requested to at
tend the regular meeting, to be held
Monday evening, May 8, at o'clock, in
Miles hall, as business of Importance is
to be transacted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A DOCTOR
81 500 q year practice and more n wanted .
ni-e house and harm. 4 acres land viii stay
with new doctor } month 20 introduce him
fine village. no composition write for particu-
lsrr ST Johnshury Real Estate Agency 4st5
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06
PROLONG YOUR LIFE
And Save Money by Buying One
of These Little Money-Savers


NO iosl-lO acres Of land comfortable
house and barn. only 2 miles from Barre City
land lays warm. and it is hne for gardening
and poultry near school and town; one can
work in Barre easily; price only sl.soa.Qo
this Is a bargain, Alu
NO. iOe2-iO acres Of land laying level
good house recently repaired large barn with
cement stable; chance TO keep large number
Of hens some fruit: fine little home 4
miles from Barre; scholars carried TO school ;
price $4,000. 4ltf
FOUR ACRES Of level and productive land :
good house and comfortable barn; henhouse (;
splendid little home main road between
Barre and Wlliamstown price, $l,s0Q.00; we
have Others, but these sure winners ; ali
ready for immediate possession Att
THE D. A. PERRY REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Telephone Connections
Howland-cave Building, Barre. w.
FOR sALE-New York state roadhouse on
the Vermont line; a bargain If sold before
May 10; for terms address owner, Ed. Rel,
Hampton, N. Y. SOtle'
FOR SALE--House. george street, s1,46o::
29f
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE - House in
Barre City for small farm. stock and tools
FOR Reimbursement. Reckley court, ss,oo:
FOR RENT House, websterville. $500 29tf
SALE OR EXCHANGE-75-acre farm on
easy terms Or will exchange for small house
or personal property. zstf
H. A. PHELPS co,
Telephone Sl4-2 Miles Block. Barre, VI
BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE nice lots,
situated Grant avenue. Just the place TO
build; high and dry, with plenty Of fresh air
For particulars inquire Of Mrs. William Brown, !
Grant avenue, or TEL 347-2. 2ott
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-06
WILLIAMSBURG

The board of civil authority will meet
Saturday afternoon at . o'clock for the
revision of the checklist and for any 9th
cr business that may properly come be-
fore the board.
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FOUR LINES FOR 25c

The Times will publish Wants, Lost and
Found. For Sale To Let. etc.--short advertise-
cents for the first Insertion and five cents for
each subsequent insertion.