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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
Here's to Laughter.

Here's to laughter, the sunshine of
the soul, the happiness of the heart,
the leaves of youth, the privilege Of
purity, the echo of innocence, the treas
ure Of the humble, the wealth of the
poor, the head of the cup of pleasure,
exclaims a writer in the New York
Herald. 1t dispels detection, banshes
blues, and mangles melancholy, for It s
the foe of woe, the destroyer of depres-
sion, the enemy of grief; it is what
makes kings envy peasants, plutoerats
envy the poor, the guilty envy the IN.
nocenti it's the sheen on the silver of
! smiles, the ripple on the water s de-
light, the CLINT of the gold of gladnesss
without it humor would be dumb, Wit
would wither, dimples would disappear
and smiles would shrivel, for it S d
glow of clean conscience, the voice OF
pure soul, the birth cry of mirth, the
swan song Of sadness,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
BERRY GREETS jim THORPE
University of Pennsylvania Marvel
Meets Famous lndian-Both
Took Up Same Sports.

Two of the greatest athletes of mod
ern times clasped hands in admiration
Of one another recently. One was
Jim Thorpe, the famous Indian, and
the other was J. Howard Berry, the
University Of Pennsylvania marvel.
Thorpe, when student at Carlisle.
won the Olympic decathlon and pen
tathlon, In 1912, and during the last
three years Berry has won the Ameri-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
LOST 50 SHIPS IN
PAST TWELVE MONTHS
Official Record Of Years Experience
with German FrghtfulneSs-107
Enemy Ships Seized.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-In the IL
months of unrestricted warfare launched
against American and allied shipping
by Germany one year ago Friday there
have been sunk by submarines, mines
and raiders 50 American vessels, total
ing Ill ,06l gross tons. according to
"a careful compilation Of records of
sinkings which have been made public
in the period.
Offsetting this loss of American yes
sells, most of which were sailing ships
the United States since Feb | has add
ed to her merchant marine by the seiz-
.ure of former German and Austrian
owned ships a total of 1O7 vessels hav-
ing a gross tonnage of 686.494. leaving
on the credit side of the American led
ger in the account with the central
powers a net gain of SIS ,435 gross tons
The loss of life caused blythe sinking
of the SO American ships was more
than 800 persons, however.
The percentage of sinkings of Amer
lean ships compared with the number
of vessels which have sailed through
the war zone successfully is small. Rec
ords of the department of commerce
show that for the period beginning Feb.
|, 1917, and ended Dec. /, there were
cleared from American ports in the for
eign trade ships aggregating l7,73s,-
900 tons, net, or approximately 2i.s3i,
| 400 gross tons. The number of saips
making up the total Of tons was not
made public by the department.
Further offsetting the loss of tonnage
occasioned by the submarine warfare
the United States through the shipping
board requisitioned in American ship
yards 426 vessels totaling more thar
100000 gross tons, and contracts hav,
been awarded for S94 ships, a large
number of which are now under wa,
and are being rushed to completion. Ii
addition, the shipping bodrd on Oct. /;
last placed under government requisi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
SHOOTERS USED GLASS BALLS
Trapshooting OF Today Differs Mate
rally From That Sport Of
Days Gone BY.

Back IN the early eighties, when
American sportsmen began to demand
n between season outlet for their gun
ming enthusiasm. some bright genius
conceived the idea of the glass bah as
fitting target 20 try the prowess of
the marksman. and the object was
projected at unknown angles from a
mechanical contrivancc known as n
trap.
The name of Bogardus, in connec-
ton with gass.bul shooting, is not
only historical, but stll alive and dom
inant in the "reminiscences Of old
timers. goodly percentage Of whom
still follow the trarshootIng sport.
Trapshooting tod;.y, however. differs
materially from that sport pf bygone
days; the traps are more scientifically
constructed, the target, instead Of be-
Ing globuIar iu form, is saucer-shaped,
and besides covering its 5O-yard flight
with the speed Of an arrow, rotatcs as
well.
II has become customary for writer's
TO refer 10 the clay pigeons as "the in
animate target So long as they re-
main packed In barrels or stacked In
the traph1use this is quite proper. But
were sou To- ask any of the 100000
active trap shooters in the country for
his personal opinion he would unhesi-
tatingly say that Immediately follow
Ing It's release from the trap it be-
comes just about as animated as devil
ish ingenuity could conceive.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
ChiOchina, Crazed by Illness,
Ran Through Business
District of Rutland
FIERCE FIGHT AT
RAILROAD STATION
Little italian Tackled Giant and With
Assistance of Others He Was Over
powered-Took Seven Men to Hold
Him-Guard Painfully Injured.

RUTLAND, Jan. 30.-Persons who
and West street at $50 o clock yestcr-
lay morning were startled to see the
naked form of a man racing along
through the snow. The apparition
went straight to the depot but the in
dividual was not bent on catching
rain; he was trying to get away from
imaginary terrors of the Rutland hos
pital. The man who created the ex
itement was Frank Choichina of Gran
Vile, \. y, a patient suffering from
scpticaemia in one hand who first
showed traces Of insanity yesterday
when he ran out of doors in his night
shirt at a time when the temperature
was 90 degrees below zero.
After being taken back to the insti
tuition Monday the patient began to
exhibit considerable uneasiness. Dur
ing the night he became violent. ex-
/ pressing an intention of fighting other
| patients in the male ward, where he
was quartered, and making il very I'M
comfortable for the nurses az we'll as
his fellow patients.
When he began to tear his bedding
and otherwise destroy property the po-
lice department was appealed to for
aid and about 3 clock yesterday
morning Officer Z. H. Mangan was sent
70 the hospital to keep a vigil at the
bedside of Choichina. Finally the man
became calm and asked Policeman Man
gan for drink of water. 1t was given
him in a cup. No sooner had he
drained the receptacle than he hurled
it violently at his guardian. striking
him in the face and cutting cash
which extends from the eye to the
mouth.
The blow staggered the officer but he
cliuched with Choichina. 1t is not an
easy matter TO hold on to a man who
has no clothes on, particularly if he is
tx feet tall and as muscular as a giant.
Mr. Mangan succeeded in getting one
hardcuf on to Choichina and then the
fellow broke away and disappeared
through the outer door of the institu
tion.
Immediately word was telephoned tC
the police station to start hunt foi
the man and a telephone call was also
sent to fire station on Center street
asking the men to hurry over to the
hospital. Thinking that there was fire
the company drove over as fast as pos
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
WINGED MESSENGERS IN WAR
Often When Telephone and Other
Communication Are Cut, Pigeons
Reach rlome Safely.

Members Of the Quaker City Con-
course association, one Of the big nj
tional piseon-ilyius organizations, have
expressed Il willingness ~ supply the
government with "a number Of their
winged messengers for war service.
During the spring it is expected that
thousands of pigeons will hc shipped
abroad. II Is reported that % per
cent of the pigeons released in the
European trenches, often when tele-
phonlc and all other means OF COM
munlcation are cut Off, reach their des-
tinntion IN safety thus delivering i'm
portant mc ages,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30

or pitch many games, but he plans to
aid as a relief hurler and pitch full
games If necessary.
Matty announced has retirement as
hurler after he won his game from
Mordecai Brown of the Cubs in Chlca-
90 on Labor day, 1916. Since then he
has not played, but has kept himself
in fine condition by hurting to the bat
ters in practice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30

LONDON, Jan. 30.-A Reuter- despatch
from Petrograd says ops the authority Of
the commissioner of national affairs, that
the commissioners will not negotiate fur
Their with the Ukrainian Rada and that
nothing remains but relentless struggle
until victory has been obtained by the
Ukrainian Workmen's and Soldiers dep
uties The bourgeois rule of Ukraine
continued the commissioner. must be ultl-
mately hquidated and replaced by a new
Socialistic Rada, the basis of which has
already been formed at kharkov
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
HOME RUN HIT IS
CAUSE OF JEALOUSY

Jack Hendricks, manager Of }
the pcnuant-winuiug IBdlanapO- ;
lis American association team, }
when making n trip to Columbus,
played "A team composed OF con- )
yicts az the Ohio state prison.
The game was played in the
prison yurd, with tho cold gray
walls In the background.
In the latter part of the game
negro murderer VINO was play
ing the outGcid for the convicts
came ~ bat. lie took an awful
cut and the bali scared over the
fence and ont Of sight for a
home run. 4 negro burglar who
wns coaching on the sidcllnes,
yelled:
"Lawdy, MISSY. how I'd like
to be on dat ball"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
ADJUSTMENTS.
Motion Picture Attractions.

Today William s. Hart will be seen
IN the Triangle feature, The Desert
Man. also two-act Mack Sennett com
edy, Punched III the Finish. Tomorrow
Jack Pickford and Louise Huff will be
seen in the Paramount feature, The
Ghost House
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
u. S. G. A. APPEALS TO
CLUBS TO CLOSE UP

As a valuable aid in consery-
ing coal, the United States Golf
association has appealed tc coun-
try clubs to close their doors IN
I'll April !. The appeal was the
outcome of Il letter received from
Doctor Garfield, fuel adminiStra-
tor who believes that 100000
tons of coal could be saved dur
ing the winter by the closing of
the clubs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
cHRlsTY mATHEwsoN, MANAGER OF REDS.

Christy MGthcwson, manager of the
Reds, Is coming out Of his retirement
as IA hurlcr. Zig Six will take the
mound next season, he announced the
other day. AS his club will have to
get along with six pitchers, he win
keep himself in condition and be ready
to 20 on the slab when his services
nre needed. The veteran hardly can
he expected to take his regular turn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30

PETROGRAD, Jan 30-News has been
received at the Bolshevik headquarters,
according to the semi-official news agency,
that the secretarial general of the Ukrain-
ian Rada has resigned and that a new
secretariat will be formed This will be
made up OF representatives of the social
revolutionaries of the left The Bolshe-
vik representatives of the Rada and
Brest-Litovsk will be replaced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
UKRAINIAN ARMY
CAPTURES LUTSK
Bolsheviki Defeated by Use of Airplanes
-Petrograd Announces Relentless
War VIII Be Waged

GENEVA, Jan. 3o.-After three days
fighting, the Ukrainian Bada's troops have
defeated the Bolshevik army and taken
possession Of Lutsk, according to a wire
less message from kiev to the Ukrainan
committee here.
The fighting was extremely severe and
the losses on both sides were heavy.
Airplanes, the message added, greatly
aided the Ukranians in gaining the vic
tory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
Hildebrand Is Gentle.

George Hildebrand was the gentlest
of Ban Johnsons umpires in the 1917
campaign, hanishing but two players,
Speaker Of the Indians, and Mike Nc
Nally of the Red SoX,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
Matson,s Record Peculiar

Mule Watson OF the Cardinals, had a
peculiar pitching record during the
1917 season. He was Knocked out or
taken out OF ten straight games, but
Won the five complete games he la
bored.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
What Caused NelU Engldnd's
Coal Famine
1. Lack of Adequate Water Transportation

Nearly mill a half ecoala
1917 than 1916. Meanwhile
lands for had n
Inadequate
sells and barges.
g Of
Coal Into New England.
Closing of mines in Great Britain English
shortage northwestern the Unit
ed
shipped quantities upper
Officials
Lanes Agreement
resulted in $O$12 70 England to
ultimatum appointment
Rejection of
production during best mining months of the
Winter Throughout Many
foes along the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30

can pentathlon championship. held in
connection with the Penn relay carni-
val. Both athletes specialized in the
same branches Of sport while at col
lege Berry has always been a great
admirer of Thorpe.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

At regular meeting OF Fallsburg
Lodge No. 2S5 /. o. o. +. held Dec. z
1918, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
Whereas in view of the loss we have
sustained in the decease of our brother
and eo-worker, w. ]. Cochran, and
the still heavier loss sustained by
those nearer to him. Therefore be 1t
Resolved, That in the death of our
brother, the Lodge laments the pas
sing of one of 1t most active and use
full members, whose endeavors were
always exerted for its welfare and
its prosperity; citizen who was wor-
thy in every way of our respect and
regard.
Resolved, That the heartfelt sympa-
thy of this Lodge be extended to
his family in their bereavement.
Resolved that these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of this Lodge
and that copy of same be forwarded
to the children of our departed brother
anc to the Big Sandy News and Law
renee County Recorder for publication
]. w. ELKINS,
j. H. EKERS,
CECIL MAN,
Committee
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
FuLTz, Ky.

ne farmers of this place are very
busy gathering corn.
Jay Cooksey and the Littleton Bros.
are doing cash business in the fur
trado.
hr. and AIrs. Howard Wilson. of Lo-
Rnn, W. Va. have been visiting their
relatives at this place.
Claris Littleton ana Bessie cooksey
Epent Sunday afternoon at Robert Ly-
6ns where they we're engaged In music.
Jattie Watson is spencinR a few
weeks at Olive HiL
Mre. Martin Isom spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. c. AeDayid.
Andrew Watson and George Cook
seq were calling an the crowford Bros.
sunday last.
Misses Jettie and Elisabeth Watson
spent Thanksgiving with their sister.
Mrs Littleton NJ McGlone.
J. NJ Cooksey - employed at Ash
land In the Pope restaurant.
The people aronnd here are an1ious-
~ awaiting the home coming OF the
soldier boys.
Jay Cooksey and Fred Littleton were
calling on friends at Grayson Sunday
last.
Maxine Litfleton was calling on a,n-
cy Crawford Sunday.
Buekskin.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
. BUCHANAN.

Mrs. Robt. Coolssey and children, of
Hazard, arrived last week to spend
the holidays with her mother, Mrs. j.
H. Kinher.
Alex Hobson and family have moved
into the Lige Hobson residence
The influenza has broken out again
at PricharG, W. Va, In the follow
ing families: c. Southworth, B. H.
Cooksey, ]. r. Compton, Jr., w. C.
Bailey. H. Chadwick. C. NJ Brinkley,
and Mr., Mahan, several members of
leach family being affected.
A Ladies' Aie Society was organized
at the parsonage here Friday with a
membership of "a.
Bert Thompson has moved across to
Prichard, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. c. Dowell are here
from Nitro, w. Va, to spend the hol-
idays.
Mrs. John Rankin is quite sick suf-
ferlng with rheumatism.
Mrs. Annie Bennett and Mrs. Pearl
Finney visited at Logan, W. Va, last
week
DR. ]. A. Prichare was professional
caller at Cyrus, W. Va Tuesday.
Mrs. Floyd West is visiting relatives
at Ethel, w. Va.
Mrs, NJ. j. ISinner and ilss Eliza
Kinner were Ashland shor Tues
day
Mrs. Standard Smith. of Napeh Ton
awanda, N Y, is here for the holidays
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. War
rem.
Happy jim.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
IN OIL CIRCLES

For some reason not explained the
Cumberland Pipe Line has taken very
little oil from the Lawrence county
field since last August. There is a
great deal OF complaint about it. 1t
is said the matter will be taken up
with government officials unless the
regular runs are resumed very soon.
Fhe Ohio Fuel Oil company is re-
ported to have made several locations
for wells In the field near Louisa.
The Big Blaine company will drill
the first well on the Mitchell tract OF
fifty acres, adjoining Jesse Bernard.
Now that the war is ended it will
be. easy to get casing and supplies OF
all kinds and this should help very ma
terialiy in pushing development along
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
HOSPITALS FOR CARE OF
DISABLED SOLDIERS Urged

washington, Dec. a. HospitaIgt
costing 2s,000,oO0 and providing. 1s.-
900 beds are estimated as necessary
to care for discharged sick an ddisab-
led soldiers. Assistant Surgeon Cen
eral Stimson. Of the Public Health
Service asked the House Buildings
Committee today, with the approval
OF Secretary McAcoo for an appropri-
alton of $4,000, 600, to provide the first
5000 beds.
New hospitals are planned at Nor
folk, and Seattle, he said, and at sites
yet to be selected in the Massachusetts
Berkshire Hills and in North Carolina
Additions are also planned TO the
Marne Hospitals at Boston, Chicago,
Cleveland, Detroit, Evansville, Louis-
st. Louis and Wilmington, n. G. and:
at the Fort Stanton. N. N. eanitarium
Hospitals are now under control Of
the army are expected TO be turned
over to the Public Health Service
after demobiEzation. DIN stimgen
said, however, that the santonment'
hospitals were best only for tempo
Irary purposes.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
BLAINE.

Miss Sarah Swetnam. of McRoberts
is spending a few Gays with her father,
l. c. Swefnam.
Dennis Wellman and, little son were
in our town Monday.
]. X. Jordan and family. of Louisa,
took dinner Sunday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Jordan.
We are glad to see the soldiers re-
turning home.
Mrs. Lou Ferguson was visiting her
brother, j. 7. Swetnam. Monday.
Mrs. Corilda Bates has gone to
Cherokee after spending a few days
with her son, M. NJ Bates.
G. N. wellman made business trip
to Huntington, W. Va. Saturday OF
last week.
Van Graham ana family, OF Chero-
kee, were visiting their sister, Mrs
Mary Swetnam, last Sunday.
X.Y.Z.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
SMOKEY VALLEY.

The flu is again raging in our com
munity.
ev. Tilden Collier and family OF
Blaine have moved to the NJ. A. Hay
property at this place.
Mrs. Mary A. Hay, who is visiting
relatives at this place. is suffering
very much with the rheumatism.
Mr.. Ham Bradley and family. OF
Busseyville, have founded their new
home at the property of Mrs. Mont
Williamson.
Mrs. Tom Bowe and daughter Edith
were in our community Saturday.
Mr.. Jeff Cyrus who has had an at
tack OF the flu. is recovering.
Misses Gertrude and Audrey Fletch
er, of Lick Greek. spent Sunday with
Misses Blanche Hattie and Hebecca
Hay.
There Will be Sunday School here
Sunday morning.
chuych at the Bradleys Chapel Sun
day evening.
& Lonesome Girl
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
MRS. OLIVIER LoAR DEAD.

Mrs. oliver Loar died . few days
ago at her home near Hewlett w. Va.
Her health had been falling several
years. Her last illness of i've weeks
was caused by influenza.
She was about seventy years old,
She was Miss Fannie HAger Of Hager
Hin, Johnson. county. ID. Mart Hager
OF Paintsville. is y brother.
Mrs. Loar was an excellent woman
and. win be much missed In the com
munity in which she had lived for
years.
She is survived by her husband and
one son, Edgar.
Funeral services were held at the
home and interment was made in ths
family burying ground.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
FOREIGNER STAB
BED ON THE TRAIN


DR.. w. w. wray. c. q o. surgeon.
was in Louisa Wednesday night, hay-
ing brought to this place foreigner
who had been stabbed ON the train
The affair occurred between here and
Richardson on the east bound train
Wednesday evening. The man was
taken to Riveryiew hospital where it,
was found he had received threas
wounds. He Was operated on thy Dr..
l. II. York an9s it is thought he has
a slight chanel to recover. tndica
tions are that lie man stabbed him
self. A man si.ting in the seal with
him was arrested and placed In jaiES
at Pstintsville on charge OF havine.,
done the deed but was released THURS
day morning.
The wounded man had s22.4O andr
looks quite respectable. He speaks
very little English.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
TEACHERS TOBE
PAID SATURDAY

The first payday for the school
teachers for the present school year
will be Saturday OF this week. The
money that was due them in Septem-
ber has arrived and Superintendent
Ekers win distribute IT on that day.
The State Superintendent places the
blame on the Legislature for the delay
in paying the teachets. lie says that
body failed to provide money to pay
for the extension of the school term
to seven months and that all the funds
received up to this time have been ex-
hausted In paying the deficit thus cre-
atsd In the school funds.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-12-13
LINUS HEWLETT
ESCAPES INJURY

The following letter from Linus
HEWLETT, son OF Judge IL. b. Hewlett,
OF Louisa, is the nrst lettsr we have
seen from q local man. written after
the armistics was signed. He was IN
the thick OF the night AL summer and
fall and came through with no injury
except being slightly burned with mus
tard gas. This letter wAs written TO
John d, Vaughan:
rrAncs. Nov. IL. 1918.
Dear John:--Yours OF the 2sth OF
September and October 9TH received
while ON the front ane As aiwaya ]
was glad 10 hear from you and hear
all the news OF Louisa. Would have
answered sooner. but owing 20 the
fact / had no paper nor pencil.
Am just back from the front now
and am feeling nhe because Il IN all
over now and we viii never, hope, see
the sights have sesn In the past four
months.
l brought n German helmet back 10
send TO you. but they are not allowing
W 20 send any more no ] threw It
away. Sorry. | will send or bring
you souvenir from France when come
home. Am sending you q piece OF a
strip tore on OF German airplane
saw IL hit and Gall and ran out and
looked at the two dead Germans In II.
They sure were mashed up.
think IL will be quite "a while be-
fore our outfit gets back to u. 8. A.
Think we win be In Germany pretty
soon. WIN write you just a. soon as
we get there.
No, have nsvar seen anybody ]
knew but one of Felix See's boys and
didn't get TO speak TO him. but fell
low in the army has a lot tof friends
from everywhere and you learn to
like them just as well as II you had
been raised with them all your life
and II has hurt me awfully bad when
some OF them were killed.
You asked me how fellow felt
when the shells were bursting close.
Well, some days you don't mind them
n bit and other days you feel pretty
nervous, especially when you see q lot
OF fellows and horses knocked or and
the fields anc roads strewn with your
own boys. l have had two saddle
horses and both OF them were killed.
one on Chateau ThIerry front and one
on verdun front. i wasn't on them at
the time. but real close each time.
You spoke OF talking to two boys
who were in the Metz drive, Well !
was there too. or we call It the st.
Mlhiel front. Geei II was easy. We
put over a heavy harrage .ane what
ones we didn't capture ran 30 fast you
couldn't find them with aercpianes. I
wouldn't call that a battle hardly for
the Germans didn't put up any resis-
tince hardly.
Your friend.
LINUS.