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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES

Mrs. Minnie Eastman Potts is deat
in Danville.
J. T. Frazure, one of the best mer
in Pulaski county, is dead. aged 70.
j. P. White, prominent citizen OF
Madison county, is dead. He was ar
old ex-Confederate
Mrs. E. S. Coffin, sister of Mrs. l.
S. Tevis. of the Shelby CITY section
is dead after protracted illness.
R. L. Albright is the happiest man
in the county. He has Just finished
gathering his crop of 500 barrels of
corn.
Cecil & Beckwith. of Danville, will
shortly begin a "fast freight auto
line" between Danville and Louis
vile.
Miss Edna Campbell has been ap-
pointed ticket agent and cashier at
the Southern railway depot at Har-
rodsburg.
Mrs. Mary Webb, of Nicholasville.
was given damages of $4,000 against
the Kentucky Traction and Terminal
Co. for alleged personal injuries.
Lexington defeated Monticello in
the High School basketball tourney
at Danville, 35 to II. and Somerset
nv tS~105 Ce1hfng Cffc OCtfue cnaInplOH-
ship.
Miss Gatewood McAfee. niece of
Col. R. H. Crow, of the Shelby City
section of this county, is dead in
Shelbyville. She had many friends in
this county who are saddened by her
death.
Vancie Moore and Miss Margaret
Louellen Snyder, each 81, came up
from Yosemite Mondav and were
united in marriage after securing
the necessary papers from County
Clerk George B. Cooper.
Geo. Lawhorn. a Southern engi-
neer. shot and badly wounded Ben
and Clinda Lewis at Stearns. Pulaski
county, when Ben Lewis attempted
to take his engine away from him
and run it. Lewis was drunk.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
C. A. EUBANKS' WILL PROBATED

The VIII OF GEORGE A. Eubanks,
whose death was reported in this pa
per some weeks ago, was probated
Monday. The instrument bears date
of Feb. 2Sth, 1918. and the witness
es are j. w. Hoskins and DR.. w. J.
Childress. It orders that all debts be
paid and that the widow be given
control of everything, but that what
money is left be invested in real es-
tate. Two hundred dollars each is be-
qeathed to his. daughters, Mrs. Mar
shall Herring and Miss Fanny Eu-
banks. At the death of his widow all
the property is to be sold and the
money divided equally between the
three daughters, the two mentioned
above and Mrs. Matte Critics.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
YOUNG WEE KILLED

Mrs. Ollie Hurst, who was Miss
Mabel Gum, was almost instantly
killed when a Chesapeake & Ohio
train struck the auto she and hel
husband, sister and father were rid.
ing in near Brighton Station, Fay
cite county, Sunday afternoon. The
husband was badly bruised, little
Miss Anna Campbell Gum was found
under the wreck but was not badly
hurt, while the father, w. H. Gum.
escaped injury. Mrs. Hurst. as stated
above, was Miss Mabel Gum. She was
a relative of the family of John
Lutes, of this city, and had frequent
" visited them and Mrs. Harry D.
Frye, of Hubble. She was a charming
young woman and made many
friends during her visits here who
are grieved at her untimely death.
She was only % years old and been
less than year.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
SELLING LOTS OF FARMS

Col monroe Thompson, the hust-
ling Waynesburg real estate man.
wasfhere Saturday. He came over to
bring Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, who
had been looking at some of the
farms the colonel has on his list. In
the last dav or so Col. Thompson has
sold to Mr.. Murrill, of Tennessee,
the John Chamberlain farm of 1913
acres. four miles from Waynesburg,
for $4,000; to 2. T. Watson the J. C.
Chamberlain place of 100 acres for
$4,000 and to North Carolina par
ty the farm belonging to Prof.
Benge, and containing AZ acres, for
$1,775. Col. Thompson is selling his
share of the earth and is clever
enough to give the advertisement he
has done in the Interior Journal it's
share of the credit for it.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
MEETS COURTS ENDORSEMENT

The members of the Fiscal Court
of the county desire to express theil
hearty approval of the plan propos.
ed by B. w. Givens and others, TO,
the repair of the roads. The people
OF the county are assured that the
Fiscal Court will do every thing pos
sible with the limited revenue at its
disposal, to repair the roads, but the
present revenue is not sufficient for
the purpose and unless the people do
join in the movement suggested and
contribute work, teams and materials,
an additional tax will be necessary.
The Fiscal Court desires to avoid any
additional tax. SO it calls upon and
urges all of the people to Join in this
great movement for the betterment
of the roads and contribute at least
one days time and such teams and
material as may be ecessary during
the week, beginning next Monday,
March 1S and ending Saturday,
March 90.
The work, teams and materials
furnished will be devoted, under the
supervision of the Road Overseer for
that particular road, to repairing the
road used by the people so furnish
ing their time and material. This is a
great and urgently necessary move
ment, and the Fiscal Court calls up
on all of the people all over the
county, whether on turnpikes or
county roads, to Join in it, and so
make our Good Road Week." per-
feet success.
Let there be no "Slackers." Let
the people upon every road, "Go Over
the Top"
By order of the Fiscal Court of
Lincoln County, T. A. Rice, Judge
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
ELEVEN LIVES SNUFFED OUT

Eleven lives were snuffed out in a
twinkling and some 40 or so people
were more or less injured at Win
chester SATURDAY. night when the high
wind blew big wall over on The
Pastime picture show. A fire of the
day before had left the wall standing
and when it toppled over on the pic
ture show. the latter was crowded
with people who had gathered to see
"Wild West" picture. Most of the
killed were Young people. The dis
aster was the worst in the South
since the fearful Shepherdsville
wreck, and as result there were IL
burials Monday in Winchester.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
BIG AVERAGE FOR BIG CROP

The Following is taken from the
Danville Advocate: ar. L. Berry. of
Hustonville, was in Danville yester-
day selling some more Of his tobacco.
To date he has been paid through the
Peoples Tobacco Warehouse the sum
of S12,777 for his offerings and he
still has about $4,000 worth to be
sold. He cultivated thirtv-eight acres
of tobacco and the whole crop aver
aged more than 32 cents a pound and
will bring him about $4,000. He
thinks the Danville market the best
in Kentucky and expects to sell ev-
cry stalk of his crop on the local
breaks.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
is OFFICIAL SEED TESTER

Mr.. Smith Vowel has RESIGNED his
position with the Danville Ice and
Coal Company and has been succeed
ed in the uptown Office by Joshua
Bell. Mr.. Vowel has been made Of
fetal seed tester and Federal agent
for Boyle county and will make a
very vigorous campaign to assist the
corn that will come up. The most of
the corn this year is of very inferior
quality and is absolutely useless for
seeding. Mr.. Vowel will probably
have an Office in the courthouse
Advocate.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
p. C.. WEBER DEAD

Mr.. P. c. Weber died at his home
near Mckinney Saturday morning
after a protracted illness, aged 40.
Deceased was born in Carroll county,
this State, and moved to Lincoln
about a year ago. He was a kind
hearted, clever man and a good cit
izen. A wife and six children sur
yives the oldeet,a child heipq< Mr.. Qren
Weber, of the Carpenters creek
section. Mr.. Weber joined the Bap-
fist church early in his boyhood and
died in that faith. The burial occur
red in the Mckinney cemetery in the
nresence of quite a crowd of the
friends of the family.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
HEMP PRICE DECIDED ON

The price of the 1917 crop Of hemp
was fixed Monday at a meeting of
the Kentucky Hemp Association at
Lexington. Kentucky rough prime,
Is cents; Kentucky second 10 lie,
and tow. 10 cents. The growers are
to bale the crop. Ten million pounds
OF hemp was represented at the
meeting. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: w. M. Robb. Winchester, pres
ident; Claude Williams. Pisgah, vice
president, and T. C. Gearv, Frank
fort, secretary-treasurer. The above
prices are f. o. b. Lexington.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
PROF. c. A. KEITH PLEASES

Prof. c. A. Keith, of the Richmond
Normal School. delivered an address
Mt the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning in behalf of the SO 900. 600
drive, being made by the Southern
branch of that church for benevo-
lence for the ensuing year. and made
such a fine impression there was a
universal demand for him to speak
from the same pulpit at the union
services Sunday evening. Prof. Keith
is Rhodes graduate of Oxford Uni
versity and is speaker of great
force and ability.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
COMPLIMENTS ASSOCIATION

T. w. Hart, appraiser for the Fed
eral Loan Bank at Louisville, who
was here last week, said that the
Federal Loan Association at STAN
ford was the best cared for and most
conservative in the four States COM
prising this district-Kentucky. Ten
nessee, Ohio, and Indiana. AS the
number of the Stanford Association
is 81, it will be seen that there are
"a good many associations in this
State, to say nothing of the many in
the other three States. Hon. w. H.
Shanks is president of the Lincoln
County. Association, Mr.. Kelly J..
Francis is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, and
DIR. w. II. Watkins is vice-president.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
ILLINOIS MARES SELL WELL

Joe Jordan, the veteran horse buy
err and seller, sold 25 Illinois mares
at auction here Monday afternoon at
$40 to $2S5. One extra good pair
bought by Guy Hundley, of Boyle,
for $3.50. E. p. Woods bought pair
of grey mares for $532.50. It was
the best lot of big mares ever seen
together in Stanford and they went
like hot cakes. George ID. Speakes,
the well-known Paris auctioneer,
sold them.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
WILL STACK HIS HEMP

Col. Joshua Jones, Lincoln county
hemn king, is not going to take the
lie offered for his hemp crop and
will stack it and hold it until a rea-
sonable price is made. He will have
an expert stacker from Fayette
county come over in a few days and
show his men how to stack it. He is
having the hemp tied in bundles, a
great force of men working from
sunrise to sunset in accomplishing
the big task.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
ST. ASAPH HOTEL TO SELL

The st. Asaph Hotel will be sold
at public auction at 1: 80 SATURDAY.
afternoon. March %, by T. ]. Hill,
attorney for the estate. The building
is of brick, contains 80 rooms, has
all of the modern conveniences and
should bring good price. 1t will be
sold in order to wind up the Jordan
estate. The st. Asaph has always
enioved a good patronage and the
public knowing this. there will likely
be a number of bidders for it.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
ATH OF A GOOD CITIZEN

sam Sims, one of the good cit
izef II this county, died at his home
on evening of March the 4th.
nee New Salem, aged So. Besides
his fe, who was Miss Martha Bell
Coo daughter of Milton Gooch,
he survived by one daughter and
six ns. For several years the de-
cast was a member of the Baptist
chu1 at New Salem. He was a
stra ht-forward, honorable, good
man Ind his death is a distinct loss
to te county. The funeral services
wer&held at the home of the deceas-
ed 10 o'clock Tuesday morning,
when Rev. X. S. Martin, of Middle
burg delivered an appropriate dis
course. The burial followed in the
Sims cemetery near Kings Mountain
at two o'clock Tuesday. afternoon
Much sympathy is extended to the
family for the loss of their loved one.
The deceased had been in i'll health
for many years, but in very seri-
GUS condition for the past month.
A Friend.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
O'HEARN KILLED IN WRECK

Mike O'Hearn, who has made
many runs on passenger engines on
this division of the L. & NJ. was kill
ed in wreck near Bonneville. 65
miles South of Louisville, Saturday.
His fireman, George Fletcher. aged
81, was also scalded to death. The
freight traii, they were running ran
into a small truck that had been left
on the track. The engine was over
turned and rolled down a steep en-
bankment.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
A BILIOUS ATTACK

When you have a bilious attack
YOUR liver fails to perform it's func.
tions. You become constipated. The
food you eat ferments in your stom.
ach instead of digesting. This in
flames the stomach and causes nau-
sea, vomiting and a terrible head
ache. Take Chamberlain's Tablets.
They will tone up your liver. clean
out your stomach and you will soon
be as well as ever. They only cost a
quarter.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
FAIR MEETING SATURDAY

The stockholders and officers of
the Lincoln County Fair Association
are called to meet at the courthouse
in Stanford at o'clock next Satur-
day afternoon, March 18th. The
question of fair for 1918 will be
decided at the meeting and it is ur-
gent that every stakeholder be pres
emit and vote on the matter. B. w.
Owens, President. ct
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
RAINEY FARM SELLS HIGH

The Tab Rainev farm. near Shell
bv City, was sold at public auction
by John S. Baughman. of Danville.
as agent Saturday. s. s. Spradlin, of
Kentor county, was the purchaser.
He paid $125 per acre. There are
172 acres in the boundary and the
sale is said to have been one of the
best made for some time. Stock.
feed, farming implements, etc., sold
well.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
DEATH OF LITTLE ROY

The 11-month-Old son of Robert
Hatfield died at Detroit on the 5th
and was brought to the home of his
grandfather, E. b. Hatfield, near
Highland, and buried Saturday after
noon at Mt. Moriah church. Mr.. ].
c. McClary made an appropriate talk.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12

Slavonic societies in Mahoney
City, Pa, which heavily fine mem
bers who do not attend the funerals
of members, abolished the custom to
permit the men to remain at work
in the mines hereafter. Six men to
act as pallbearers will be selected by
the societies.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
DEATHS AT BRODHEAD

Harry Atkinson, former section
foreman, but who had been farming
for several years, died Friday of a
complication of troubles, aged as. A
wife and IL children survive. A little
son of Robert Xix died Friday. He
had been an invalid since he was a
child.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
LUNsFORD & HYMNS SALES

]. F, Lunsford and John G. Lynn.
the Junction City and Danville real
estate men, sold to M. j. Farris the
Eugene Harmon farm of 1853 acres,
near Pcrrvville, at $50. They also
sold for Mr.. Farris to Mr.. Harmon a
house and lot in West Danville for
$4,000. Thew sold to Cabell Huguely
81 acres of land. some of which is in
the city limits of Perryville, at $175.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
POURED OUT THE BOOZE

Chief Of Police J. S. Bonita and
City Judge Preston, of Junction
City, had booze pouring the other
day. They poured into the gutter sew
eral gallons of the "vile stuff" they
had taken from bootleggers. They
are making that class of individuals
live hard at Junction City,
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
THE PNEUMONIA SEASON

The cold, damp weather of March
seems to be the most favorable for
the pneumonia germ. Now is the
time to be careful. Pneumonia often
results from cold. The quicker a
cold is gotten rid of the less the dan
ger. AS soon as the first indication of
cold appears take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. AS to the value of
this preparation, ask anyone who has
used il.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
J. H. EADS BUYS FARM

HUGHES q McCarty sold Monday
to j. H. Eads, who lives out on the
Danville pike, the Burgis and ]. T.
Lawson farm of 80 acres. near the
@. & G. crossing on the Hustonville
pike. The price, which was a private
one, was large. Mr.. Eads' sons will
take care of the farm while he will
continue to reside at his present To-
cation.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12

'The /. ]. is always welcome, so
let it come every time. / glory in
the effort of your county officers to
put the lazy loafers to work and
make them earn a support instead of
gambling with some green-horn, who
has no more sense than to take a
chance on such an uncertain PROPOSE
tion," writes H. A. Peasants from
Groom. Texas, as he encloses his sub
scription.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
WIND TOOK TOP OFF

While Mr.. w. L. McCarty was in
the West End showing a farm to a
customer Saturday the heavv wind
took the leather top off of his Ford as
nicely as it could have been done
with pair of scissors. Otherwise the
car was not injured.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
AGED MOTHER DEAD

Mrs. F. Cordier received a tele-
gram Monday stating that her mo-
Their, Mrs. John Collins, was dead at
Dayton, Ohio, of a complication of
troubles. She was a very old lady and
had been i'll some time. Her husband
died some ten years ago.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
LEASES OUT OPERA HOUSE

Manager c. Hays Foster, who has
given the Stanford people the high
est class pictures obtainable and a
good travelling show whenever he
could, has leased the Stanford Opera
House to George Owens, of Mt. Ver-
non, who will take charge Monday.
Mr.. Owens is experienced in the pic
ture business, having successfully
managed picture show house in his
home town for years.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
PAYS IS CENTS FOR HEMP

Col. Joshua Jones is so confident
that lie per pound is not a good
price for hemp that he has bought
about 80 acres at 13c. going the big
buyers two cents better. He bought
the crops of Will and Joel Newell
and John Jones at that price.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12

John ]. VanArsdale, the Harrods-
burg real estate man, has sold to Mi
nor German; of Louisville, for Chas.
Smith the Mrs. Mamie B. Moore
farm Of 173 acres for $4,000.
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VIII. BE CALLED SOON
Miss; 8Bdbeth Boyle, sister of
Mise Misss: z Gg|sI 9 s, H KS

nurse department of DR.. Barrow's
hospital unit, has received telegram
from the War Department that all
of the 100 nurses of the unit would
he assigned to duty within the next
ten days at some of the army can
tonments. The nurses will rot go in
a body, but will be assigned in small
numbers to duty in the various can
tonments.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12

Harry Jacobs, the monument man,
sold to Mr.. j. p. Rife, of Huston
vile, a six ton Milford, N. H., gran
ice monument to go on the family
lot in Hustonville cemetery.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
SELLS BUICK CARS

w: w. Hays, local agent for the
Buick cars, sold a six-cylinder tour
ing car to Oscar L. Jones and four
cylinder touring car to c. G. Withers
last week.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12

MILLINERY opening Saturday,
March 10th. All the latest and most
popular styles in ladies', misses. and
children's hats. Mrs. C. w. Dunn,
Kings Mountain. Clip
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SUPERVISORS IN SESSION
The Lincoln County board of su-
pervisors, composed of Messrs. w. T.
Tucker, ]. B. Honaker and w. s.
Embry, began their work Monday
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
COLD WEATHER KILLS BEES

j. B. Manning, of the Turnersville
section, had SO of his 60 stands of
bees to die duying the past winter,
and the supposition is that the cold
weather did it. Certainly it was cold
enough to kill most anything.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
LOTS OF COAL AND COKE

Two double-header freights, pull
ing l01 cars of coal and coke, pass
ed North Sunday. Looks like that
ought to help out little.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12
MR.. MOORE'S WILL PROBATED

The VIII OF Mr.. d. K. Moore was
probated Monday. He asks that his
property be equally divided among
his children and that his son. Collins
Moore, and son-in-law, Charlie Nun
nelley, be made executors. The in
strument bears date of May 8, 1916,
and w. T. Richardson and Louis
Kriener are witnesses to the sigma
ture.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-12

READ THIS, YOU KNITTERS
Grey yarn for socks has arrived.
Please call for it at Mrs. w. N.
Craig's.
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gave her, she started In to put the
house in order.
"At least we'll be clean," she said to
herself, as she made broom and duster
fly about.
Some months before this time Henry
Midgely had lost his position as book
keeper on account of the failure of the
firm for which he worked. They had
had no idea of impending conditions
and were almost staggered by the
blow. The Midgelys had four growing
children and every month had lived up
to the salary. Mr.. Midgely had just
found another position. When Anne
wrote home she did not tell her family
Of their loss, and she bravely set her
self the task of making up for the
months when debts had accumulated.
Christmas! That was the hard part.
Nothing for the children! They had
had such jolly times before, with pres
ents for everyone. Now she had more
work than ever to do and less time for
making presents, even If she had the
money with which to buy material.
81 shall have to tell Judith" she said
to her husband that night, when they
were seated by the lamp and the chill
dren were in bed, show sorry we are
that we cannot make her visit pleas
ant one"
"It is too bad" said he. Judith is
such slave to your father, looking
after his every within and never think
ing of herself. wish she had home
of her own. / always planned to give
her a really good time whenever she
should make that long-deferred visit"
Judith arrived, her face shining with
happiness.
GAS last am herei Are you quite
well, Anne?"
ooh, yes, dear" Mrs. Midgely's voice
had strange note in 1t. Judith looked
up quickly.
"You don't look well, Anne. What
is the matter?"
| Poor Anne let the floodgates of her
tears open and told Judith her trou-
bles.
! tIt's on1V that we don't want you to
have stupid time, Judith"
"Never mind about me-" answered
Judith. 81 am wildly happy just to be
here with you all. But am glad you
told me" 80
The children were delighted to have
their aunt with them. They had often
4 visited the pleasant old white house
that had been their mothers home, and
/ II was a happy party that surrounded
L Aabl hot ,srrI,f lFv-
Midgely, too, almost forgot to be wor-
ried as she smiled at her sisters high
( spirits.
! Next morning after Judith had
kissed the four children as they left
for school, she turned to her sister and
said:
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His Day.

81 presume you had a great time
Christmas, Willie"
"No. / didn't have So, much fun
Christmas day, but did the day af-
ter"
"Were you sick on Christmas?"
"Nope. But you see the day after
Christmas pa had to go to work and
got chance to play with all my
toys then"
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Kings Still Ahead

"There is a big difference between
the kings of old times and the kings
now"
"In what. way?"
"In former times the kings used 10
keep fools. Now they let the TOOLS
keep them"