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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-12-14
Public Sale

I will offer for sale at Public auction
to the highest bidder at my home near
Bolar. Va, at $50 a. m. on Thursday
Dec. 9th, the following personal
property: 3good young milk COWS,
will be fresh in spring, 3 work horses,
/ three year old colt, a few good sheep,
A shoats. 3 hay stacks, some fodder,
/ two horse wagon, ] buggy, set OF
two horse harness, ] buggy rake good
as new, , slels, | two horse hillside
pillow, l good windmill, cider mill,
i grindstone, cutting box, l iron ket-
tie. | copper kettle, ] saddle. hay
forks, hoes, shovels, picks, grain era
die, etc. l cook stove, heating stove,
sewing machine, baby carriage
good as new, crooks, cans, and other
household goods too npmerouss to
mention.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-12-14
What Faith Will Do For You

Farm and@Fireside, the national
farm paper published at Spring
f Id. Onio Says:
You will no, be transformed in
to a perfect being all at once, be-
cause sudden changes are contrary
to Natures law. With most of us
faults are so imbeded into our
characters that it will take long,
hard pull to get item out.
1T is not easy to reform the
habits of lifetime, but have you
ever found any worthwhile thing
that i easy? Ihave not.
TRY taking five minutes a day
for character building. Take it at
the same time each day, if possible,
and be sure to 60 where yon can
be alone. Where does not matter
at all--up in the attic CT down be-
hind the woodpile--anywhere, If
You ca. only he quiet.
Try to leave behind, for this
little time all your cares aud an
xic;ifs FRY to take with you your
| faith in Almighty God, and faith
In Yourself the child Of God. That
mpaus you, you just as much as
the greatest man n the land.
/ This is your frst-lesson: Faith
lie substance of things hoped
for The more you cultivate fa'tt
the more success III You will be- II
! getting tbe--tllingsyn% want, vheth
j eI is q perfectly rakled cbarac
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-12-14

lDsT- About six weeks Ago a II
level open face Walthan gd watch,
monogram TX. Z. T." n back
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-12-14
w. :. l..

The Woman's Service League
gratefully Acknowledges the follow
ing contributions
Mrs Allie Stephenson 81 .0O
Mrs Geo B Hook l.uO
Mrs A L Jones | w
Mrs. J G. Matheny l.OO
Mrs. N. A. Parker | w
Mabel Fl. Jones, Chair.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-12-14
NO TICE!

Many of the Recorder
Subscription expire in the
fall, when money IS more
plentiful, and we trust this
little reminder will meet
with a hearty response
from those in arrear and
renewals. You can sec :
from the pink slip on your
paper if you have peid up.
The last figure on it after
the month indicate the
year, namely: ] nov II
means it's paid to Nov.
/. 1911.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-07

Large Trial Bottle of Sanol for 35c. Sanol is a family remedy. Sanol is 'oh on an absolute guarantee. Re -qember if it says Sanol it is all right. 2 < and sl.00 at Hesterly drug store.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-07
DELINQUENT TAX LIST
STATE OF ARKANSAS ]
 COUNTY OF NEVADA

The lands and lots and parts of lots returned de- Pnquent in Nevada County for the year 1916 together
 with the taxes and penalties charged thereon agreeaby Eiz:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27

EII 1902
claimed that II a rife is sighted on d
dead level the ball to fall
the instant it leaves the barrel. The
second man claimed that the ball first
rises above the level OF the barrel and
then falls. They didn't settle the ques-
ton, but here is the answer:
Gravity acts upon a moving and IN
supported body instantly, be the body
large or small. In a rifle the line Of
sight that is, the line Of aim is one
thing: the line of the bore is another.
In order that gravity will not cause a
bullet to drop too soon Il rifle is always
made SO that tie line of the bore points
slightly upward as compared with the
line Of sight. The result Is that, while
the bullet begins to drop away from
the direct line of the bore the moment
it leaves the piece, it rises at first
above the line of sight and then slowly
drops below 1t.
Rifles are usually made so that they
will strike the object aimed at at a GER
tain distance-say 200 yards from the
hunter. That is to say, they carry
point blank at POO yards. IL the OBJ
ject is farther away more front sight
must be given. Under any and all cir
cumstances, however. the bullet drops
away from the line Of the bore, owing
to the gravity, the moment the gun is
tired.-New York Tribune.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27

That most frightfu. OF deserts, Death
valley, In California, lies between two
lofty ranges, one Of which is called the
Funeral mountains.
The higher levels Of these mountains
are rather densely forested, with here
and there little meadows and parks
(natural clearings), in which dwells u
strange animal known as the terrashOt.
So inaccessible are these inhospitable
heights, however, that the creature,
rarely seen, has remained almost un-
known.
Respecting its habits little can be
said. There is no reason for supposing
that it is dangerous to man. Nobody
knows even whether it is carnivorous
or a plant feeder. It has a coffin shap-
ed body, six or seven feet long, with a
sort Of shell running the whole length
Of it's back.
Having, it is presumed, few natural
enemies, the terrashot increases in
numbers until it is seized with an i'm
pulse to migrate, possibly because it's
food supply no longer sutfices. The
animals then form long professions,
marching down into the desert In sin
gle file, with the evident intention Of
crossing the valley to the mountains on
the other side.
But none Of them ever gets across.
AS they encounter the hot sands they
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
MAGIC Of . sirhon.

When O pipe shaped like the inverted.
letter u, in which the arms are OF
equal length, is filled with water and
each end of the pipe is put into a sepa-
rate vessel full af water the down
ward. pu1T' or weight OF the liquid in
each Of the two arms will balance the,
other. and if the water is at the same
level in. the two vessels it will remain
at that level in both vessels. But Ii the
level of the water in II vessel is lower,
than in the other, since the two vessels
are, connected with a pipe full Of war
ter, the water will run down from the
higher level to the lower. This consti-
tutes what is called a siphon. A siphn:
itself has no more magic about it than,
a pencil has when it falls or than any
other similar phenomenon in nature.
yet some Of the siphon's manifestations
seem to be not only magical, but al
most incredible.-St. Nicholas.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
AGED SOAP BUBBLES.
Dewar Makes Monster Ones and Then
Keeps Them For Months.

Dewar Makes Monster Ones and Then
Keeps Them For Months.
The transient existence OF the soar
bubble is proverbial, but Professor J.
DeWar, in a discourse recently deliv-
cred at the Royal institution in Lon
don, explained how soap bubbles
could be made to last for months and
exhibited several specimens. The first
requisite is that the air used in blowing
the bubble shall be free from dust.
In Professor Dewar's process the air
is filtered through cotton wool, and the
bubbles are blown by opening a stop
cock in the air supply tube. For the
soap solution he prefers the purest
oleic acid Tested by the iodine num-
ber) and ammonium soap mot potas-
SUM or sodium).
To make a bubble durable the sac of
liquid must be removed from it's bot
tom by suction through tubes applied
from outside. The lecturer showed bub-
bles that had endured for months and
that we're more than half a yard in
diameter. blown in glass vessels con-
tanning pure air at atmospheric pres
sure.
A little water is kept at the bottom
Of the vessel. A uniform temperature
Of about so degrees Il. Is favorable to
longevity. Some Of Professor Dewar's
smaller bubbles were nearly a year old.
Philadelphia Press.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
Oriental Justice.

A young man going on a journey in
trusted a hundred dinars to an old
man. When he came back the old man
denied having had any money deposit
ed with him, and he was had up before
the cadi. "Where were you, young
man, when you delivered this money!
Under a tree" Take my seal and
summon that tree" said the judge.
go, young man, and tell the tree to
come hither, and the tree will obey you
when you show it my seal" The young
man went in wonder. After he had
been gone some time the cadi said
to the old man: HE is long. Do you
think he has got there YETI" NO."
said. the old man; 1T is at some dis
lance. He has not got there yet"
How knowest thou, old man." cried
the cadi, where that tree isl" The
young man returned and said the tree
would not come. HE has been here,
young man, and given his evidence.
The money Is thine."-Oriental.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
SLIPS or THE PEN.
Even the Best Of Writers at Times
Nod While They Work.

Many ii not most writer's have had to
bewail the occasional freakishness Of
the pen In putting down on paper some
thing very different from that intended
by it's author.
Readers of Sir George Treyelyan's
life Of Macaulay'' will recall the his
torian's horror when tco late he dis
covered that he had written in the
Edinburgh Review that 1T world be
unjust to estimate Goldsmith by THE
Vicar of Wakefield or Scott by The
Life Of Napoleon when he really in.
tended tossay that il would be unjust:
to estimate Goldsmith by his History
Of Greece" There was, too, an anus.
ing slip Of the pen perpetrated by the
grave Sir Archibald Alison in includ-
ing Sir Peregrine Pickle instead Of Sir
Peregrine Maitland among the pail:
bearers at the Duke Of Wellington's
funeral.
Another striking instance of the pen
mechanically writing something not in
tended came under notice the other day
on the title page Of a reprint of a once
famous book. Jane Porter's Scottish
Chiefs" This edition. published. some
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
Diphtheria Germs,

Diphtheria germs multiply so rapidly
that in the course of twenty-four hours
there may be many millions. Mean
while they are producing diphtheria
toxin, n of the most powerful poisons
known, which is absorbed by the body
and causes the, general symptoms Of
the disease.
The germs enter the body through
the mouth or nose. They may be trans
ferred by kissing, coughing or sneez-
ing, or they may be transferred to the
lips by the use of the common drinking
cup or other utensil or by fingers soiled
by touching some object which an in
fected person has just used.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
Had to Swallow Many Things.

An amusing anecdote is related Of
the late Hungarian statesman Tisza,
who when one day dining at the Hof-
burg with the Austrian emperor placed
a large pear upon his plate at dessert.
The emperor remarked to his minis
ter that cold fruit after a hot dinner
was injurious to the digestion.
Tisza replied. 1.-The stomach of a
Hungarian prince, your majesty, is
obliged to be a strong one"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
After tho Dinner.

Il ate next to a red headed woman"
said the fresh young man after the din
ner party I,
"And l ate next to nothing" replied
the woman alluded to, who happened
to be within Neutrality-suspicious. Times
Union.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
A Huue Dinner Car,

What's that?' asked the visitor, in
dicating a gasometer.
"Dfnna KEN" replied the Scot.
Some can, too" was the astonished
rejoinder.. you must have communal
dinners in this town."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27

known. though varssttss had been the
a,1esses as to the wrs5er. That obscure
ourate OF Ballyclol. must have felt
proud indeed to find ssa,Oiiy its putative
authors such poets tss Campbel and
Ryron.-LondOn Chros i:le..
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
Lizht OF tiaerEicef1y

A ~scientis1 says thI il temperature
approaching 1900 degrees F. would be
necessary to make aali,r' t equivalent to
that emitted by an ord airy f1reny. The
enormous waste Of energy in all Indus
methods Of producing light Is a
matter 0f casa,non Knowledge, and the
example uf the firef'N renlains unimi-
tnted by man.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
Government,

A man must first govern himself be-
fore he be fit to govern a family and
his family ere he be fit to bear the gov
eminent in the commonwealth. Sir
Walter Raleigh.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
Within the Limit.

Bilton-Aren't you spending too
much?
Mrs. Bilton-No, dear; you don't
make enough for me to do that.-Life+
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
"Most Perfect Ode"

One hundred years ago appeared what
Byron called "the most perfect ode in
the. language" 1.-The Burial of Sir IOhn
Moore.' 1t was the Newry Telegraph
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
Eountain7PennTess

Fountain pens are tested by an In
strument called a,micrometerz If one
piece Of the mechanism is out even a
six-hundredth part of an inch the mi
crometer rejects it as faulty.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
Distinction.

us that reckless orator an agitator7'
mo. He's merely an irritator."-
Washington Star.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27

Folly 10 the one thing that all per
sons wish to cover up and that none
can conceal.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27
Tactful.

TactfuI. !.
"Do you thing that the lady who is
moving in above you is niceg'
"Oh, dear. yes. VIII, she noticed
that baby had two teeth before she had
been in the he use two hours"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27

The minutes saved by hurry are as
useless as the pennies suDad by parsi.
mony.-C. b NeaNcomb.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-09-27

Civilization is first and foremost q
moral thing.-Amiel.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-24
RED CROSS NAVAL BASE IS PREP '
E1rst Station orsanized By Assud.
 ton Listening tor Uncle M s K. Can t6 Arms. < M N x K '

! Brooklyn, March 24.-The HfSof Naval Base hospital of tho AmSrjce1 Red Cross stationed here. h4S Ses s' cetved word tos hold itself in reeqis ness Tor aotivs service. All doctola and nurses attached to this unit, 6f which Dr. ". B. Brinsfnade 200 FIiclkp street Brooklyn. is dirsctor.| have also been advised to be ready for the governments calls Within m hour and ' half Rfter orders havp5 been received. thfs hospital unit will be completslys mobilized for serNace with the Navy. Department. How andk where 1t twin bs used. will be deterg mined by the partment.
 This is the of the bass hospts tals organized by the American Reds' Cross In New York City to receive any intimation of a call for active ser- vice. Complete equipment for tho hospital. consisting of 25c beds. with surgical and medical supplies; Is stored at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The unit was equipped through q gift pf $2s.o0o by Alfred 1T. White II Brooklyn. x
New Britain herald., 1917-03-24
C.,ialy liens

F Ilis water corinlfss sionsrs met this
 mcrnang to consider tho purchase Of
 the Qillstt farm in Burlington for the
 wAteFshsd and reservoir tract, No. de4lnfts action was taken.
 s Congregation Br1tllren, <. Sons of Israel will meet tOm0rTow ,aftAr,- noon It o'clock. Jehuda. Halsyi iodxe l. Q. B. B.. wali apnset 2 tpnorrow H 1880 in Turner hell. y@kik members Of B'nai Bsr4tA lodSe 5sfaanx to join tho drill team SyvtIl x1lse at Turner 'lasalx ' aReskniai9 a& fo o'clock. sEs 6as III IT q oi9axx entertained six or her iiftl 14fa minds yesterdavs
 afternoon at her homA. Black Rock avenue. to c&lSbrats nsf sixth birth- day. Games were played, grafonola selections were enjoyed, and . bounti- ful collation. was aerved.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-24

s:so o'clock in syhe chapel. The subsa ject for the ChristfAn Endeavor naeet- ing at s:S0 o'clock will be: s.T9fa Saloon--the Foe of Society," and tho leader will be Roland Crandall.
 St. Paurs church, Rev. T. c. Bren- nan. pastor. Mass will be celebrated at tho Sacred Heart church. East Ber- lin. at 9 o'clock and 1t St. Paul.s church. Kensington. at 10 o'clock. sN
 Remington Congregational church. Rev. Carleton Haxen, pastor. Norm in1 worship will be conducted by the pastor It 10:45 o'clock. Sunday school departments will convene at noon. The Christian Endeavor society will meet at 6 o'clock the subject being, The Saloon-the Foe of Society," F. R. Hanford of the Methodist.church will lead the meeting. Union services will be held Ut o'clock in tho Meth odist church and will be in charge of Rev. Carleton Haxen. i N 4
 Kensington Metho odist EDisconal church, Rev. D. F. Lounsbury. pastor. Morning worship will be conducted hy the pastor at 10:45 o'clock. Sunday school will be held at 12 o'clock. Union services will be conducted by Riv. Carleton Haxen in the church at ' 76'clock. .
 John Purney. IT,. is visiting at the home of Henry Deming..
 George Colo of East Berlin yfs to erect g workshop adjoining his house.
 The Girl Scouts mot this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-24

with the organization 2nd af tho nne0t- tng to be held Monday night In the, Town hall 1t is expected there will be several enlistments.
 Attorney Benedict M. Holden of Hartford will be here at that time to explain the object of the Home Guard and to work up enthusiasm in it. That the town will have 2 company of sev- enty men within two weeks is the prediction made by people who have taken an interest in the organization. Several citi2ens of prorninence. 1n- cluding veterans of the Civil war, have expressed their Willingness to enlist proYiding their age or physical condi-t ton does not make them ineligible.
 Through the efforts of Chtef Nor- ton the ire department hes alreadysor- ganized into a sort of . town guard. The members are. entitled to enlist in the Home Guard if they see it al- though the fire department as . body will remain an independent defense organization.
 Brief Items. .gs.
 F. D. Eastinss, c. H. Newton and James Simpson WiH attend the third of Hartford to be-served in that city . -F~ . s.sg5
 The Misses Beatrice Benzon and: JAne Corwin and Roger Castle are home from 4ebfo&i academy in Maine for . few dsSA.
 Tho Mills Hess, company has de- cided to close it's hardware store in the Russell building on Whiting street. Their Plainville branch will go out of existence on April 1.
 An informal dance and reception will be given this evening in Grange hall to young ladies who took part in the enteftainment given, by localspeo- pie at the. Foresters' fair in soutlang- t6n. Praor's orchestra will furnish the music. s Unclainasd letters at the locsa pcst- oflee are addressed to the following: sJoesph prunxie, Mrs. F. Neurisg, ChaS. 0Iandre. Joseph Pareno and AAtonio pfmaore.
 C Teamseers are waginG a caA aign fo 41t autoists to stop their naahines autlc ctently tar from hitchine poats to stAhla them to tie horses They claim to n greatly inconvAniAnced by the tAcyehtlessness of motoxlats
 1ames '. Murphy is ssxnacted home from the Hartford retreat next week.. k FOR SALE -Buildipg lots East Main
 stteet, P1ait1yille. Mrs. J.s ". Mon. l NY, q Maple stgeet- -al-A1@x
 Gard ox TIi6zks. ygo deAire to 4xpreas our sinesre thanks for the Irindness md syapeI- thy extended to iii dux4ng tho 1nesl and -At the death Of OUT hsaehA1l1 e4tA f&thef seorEe 8. BaheoolE Ws are petki0ul&riy grateful for the floral i1eNAes and .dAsire to sxpfess our feciation, to the donors.
 ss sh MRS. HEoRQH e, BABCOCK. MRS. JOSEPTIIFyE yorFEB, lG1aH. MARIORIE NL.ORIA1sT. FRNDERICK S. HANCOCK, Z
New Britain herald., 1917-03-24
MCoNNELL BELIEVED DEAD. American Aviator Fen With His lG4 N@7-lTs <s N chine in F7ames. ,.S,

Paris, March z4. Hufyn9F news from the front leaves no. doAkt' that Sergeant J. R. Mcconnell. tho American aviator. who now has hee4t missing five days after having been engaged in a combat with two s' ma chimes over the German n4e9. wAA killed in action. ObservefBgAt . dis tance saw his machine falf In flames and his two German sallants re- turning toward their own lines. 1t h now learned.
 Edmond c. Genet. another Ameri-. car, aviator. who was In the first con- tact with the Germ1nS n he was ac- companying McConnefl is a great grandson Of Citizen Genet who was French minister to the United States during the administration of washing ton and consequently settled in Amer ica.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-24
sPELLACY TO STEAK.
U. s. District Attorney win Address
 Polish Democratic Club.

United States District Attorney Thomas J. Spellacy Congressman Au- gustine Lonergan, F. F. McDonough and William r. Mangan will address a meeting of the Polish Democratic club dn Benz's hall tomorrow night. Poli- tics will bs avoided and the speakers will d64l entirely with eductional sub jects reltive to citizenship of the iUnited states. A. s. Andrulevicx and Paul Nurxyls, president and advisor. respectively of the club. will also speak.
 Since the Polish Democratic club has been organized its members have secured 250 aliens. who wiah to take: out frst papers, and fifty. who hAye applied for second papers.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-24
ONE or aOLDEsr TwINs'' DEAD.
East Ply1,aouth Man Was in Eighty eighth Year.

East Plymouth Conn. March 24.- Allison Bunnell who. with his brother Addison, were reputed to be the e-oidest living twins in the country. dted today from the infirmities of old age in his eighty y-eighth year. The brother Is gravely i'll at present.
 Mr. Bunnell was born in Torrington and his birthday was February IT.. 1929. He was charter member of Franklin lodge of Masons and the fra- ternity throughout the country were interested in the twin brothers and frequently brethren from other rec- tions who were in this vicinity made 1t a point to call upon them.
 MT. Bunnell's wife died about three years ago. The funeral Monday af- ternoon will be In charge of the Masonic order. /
New Britain herald., 1917-03-24
1nA by esorse eri1ith shed on Swamp Road
Rll1Ss SHAKEN UP
nhs II the Mud '6n Galpin's
 aptain [: . Barpee to Ad- vHsaae esss :! sesins Sun {.

artly demolished Ford touring
 all that remains this morning
 the story of an automobile ist that occurred on Beach 1p road laat night at ahont 80 k. Tine Ford is owned by SA Gridlth and he was proceed eWard New Britain when a
 Overland car, owned by Alton FSae crashed into him and threw lar and occupants into tho ditch. de Of being badly shaken up the Il1e t0 Sucer any injury was Mrs., fDShoreX who received a number Hx1 1ab0ut hei.e3f4ce. gEr. and Mr9 Grifilth were going. - Britain GA business they in
 Hrs. sShQrey to take . ride with. knd had hardly started on their ! when tho accident occurred.
 fmth was driving carefully up
 ld on the right hand side when |fe called out to him to watch 4sfhe pole in the ditch 4p thu T She hAd hardly uttered the
 when tho Overland driven by vde rr4Sned into them snnaAh-
 the front of the car and also seerin9 gear which caused MT. F. to lose controlsS The Ford over into the ditch but MT. h qoiclG to see the Sonnane dAn- rew on the brakes m shut oik SOtive power thus Nlnk ling the kae standstfI1 but rI0taszntti the 6ants had been thrown apput. enly dam18e to the 6verIAnd was Ken mud guard. sr ,s er tho xeeldent the 6lStsnce be-
 the E9fd and the 9ble was eod by several gl1ferested
 Sa4 indications wonld point Saf1Nek Nf the OveriaGd being
 1Ii6 fS8At hand side Of the hethef pr not there will be SlE action following the Acci- i1 hot 1xnOyn aA yet.
 Fin oaipin,s hill breaks forth in r elory as . NreckeD Of atitomo- 7