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mentally. As q result many of them died and many of the men who came back to Belgium are nothing but wreG1<s who will never recover.
 There is no hunger now. The popu- lace is poor. yes. but in a manly and courageous way. They will work and conquer poverty and bring Belgium back to her former proseprity iu . few years. Eveny inch of the soil is under cultivation and they are now waiting for ;L market for their textile products. which tre somewhat hlnHi- capped by export duties. I understand. We vistteI r:ussei; and on our way passed he- mills, which are all work l ing and gradually increasing their pro- i duction. with hopes of soon working with full shifts once more. Brussels 1 is q city of ole sure lovers and Is gay and bright. As we saw it, btthed in the light of a cold January sun. which hid tho city's imperfections hut reveal l ,als. palaces and public buildings, it was q wonderful sight. The Town Hall is magnificent and cost about three million dollars to build [. is a l sple ndid building and was e"i i,'e nt!y built to stand the wear of ages. BeI- sdum's Supreme Court numbers sev- ! INrr Solp- of A
 peaI~ has seventeen and her ordinary criminal courts three judges
 of copper during their occupancy and perpetrated numerous acts of wanda lian and robbery. In some cases they even took the carpets from floors in the homes of citizens and also de- lstroyed numerous works of art impos-
 sible to replace.
 Ostend where ws. now :tre. was oc- cupied by the Germans shortly after Brussels fell and was. together with
 Zeebrugge. used as aL submarine base. lThe town suffered but little from bornha rdment. but sustained great Idatyrag, as q result of the German p"o- pensity for vandalism. A short dis
 tAnce from here is to be seen the fam ous 42 centhneter gun with which the
 Germans bombarded D1lnkirk. thirty
 odd miles away. It's dimensions and the solid concrete errpiacenent it oc- Icupies are mute but eloquent testimony
 to Teutonic skill and thnroughness. The gun is now bringing it a rcat Uittle revenue to the Belgian Govern 1 ment. a.s visitors are charged d franc to sec it. It is well worth the price lof admission. From the point where
 the gun lies. to nixmunde and OH to
 Ypres is a scene of desolation and de- lstructinn beyond words. i:uined vii-
 IaEes and chateau'S broken and de-
 serted: woods torn and blasted by shell lire and gas md raising f@,unt, spectral iarms to the dull blue. sky. Over a
 large part of the area there is scarcely la sign Of life and pathos reigns everywhere amid the wild deva sta tion
 Buck through Dunkirk and on to Nieu- port, it is q scene of desotation for over 100 miles. Yet through it all the sturdy Belg1ans are filling up the sli
 holes and bringing the soil back to life. The villages are being rebuilt, sometimes on the old site and ag;in on new ones and business Is going on in slracks and hits. In sorma instances, families have turned into domicii.s
 the very concrete "piu boxes" built by the Germans to conceal their machine guns. And everyone one meets is de-
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NEWS 0F AMERICAN
 LEGION
FOUR MORE STATES GIVE
 soNUs-soo,ooo BENEFITED

More than 500.0oO World War Vat. erans will receive ss the result of the
 Nrvemt elections n four states south Dallota, Washington. New York and New Jersey. where the question of cash compensatioo was submit ed
 to the people.
 New Yorit's nsw Eaw provides for
 the payment of $f0 fo.. every month of service to those who wore in the Army or Navy between April 6, 1917 an1
 November II. 1918. with $25O as the
 maximum to be paid any individual.
 The time limit provision excludes from pil,nnent men who entered service after A,1nistice Day. but a man who
 w;Ls mustered in on November 10. l91 8 would receive payment at the rate of slO 2. month for the full time he served
 The bonus will not he paid to.the Army
 or Marine Corps Officers above the rank Of Captain. or to the Naval Vet er:lns who held grades above Senior
 Lieutcnant
 New Jersey will compensate her ex service men by payment of S1O for each month of service. with a maximum
 payment of $1oo.
 South Dakota ex service men will receive SIS q month for eaci, month of Srry;co .,p,j yV, ryy, ;, or$o, ,-n.n-un., ,,-;,, receive SIS for each month Of service to November II. 1913 In all the States the rnajorities in favor of the
 bonus were large. In New York it was a half million while in Washington and South Dakotl it w.as three to one. Twelve States now have the law providing for the payment of the cash
 bonuses. In every state in which the
 measure has ben submitted to the people it has carried, in most instlnc- es by votes of two, three and four to one.
 In tue four states that the bonus hls been defeated-AAbama, Defew-are,
 Maryland and Tennesset--the plan
 YVES voted down by the State Tegisla- ture and not by the people Another
 State bonus measnre. is 10 be introduc. cd in the Maryland Legislature. The eight States, in addition to the above, which have granted cash bonuses are:
 Maine, $io0: Massachusetts, $10o, plus $f6 for each month pf service to Jan
 uary t5. 1sfs: Vermont, $t0 9 month, with & maximum payment of 31oo: Wisconsin .$tO q month with {. maxi spun, passnent of $50: Rhode fsiand, $s5 rnDdti and North Dakota ses Ia month.
 h addition tn &fairyland. the state legislature oe conne4Iut. Iowa. Mics. ouri and 16tchisan are expected tc consider ths State connpensa sios, meas S. ures at the1r next session. In add!- s.on to the paying cash bonuses. forth Dakota Minnesota, New York, wash- irgton and Wisconsin have laws which provides Stata financial assistance to veterans in educational institutions. Awards of money for education are also made by Iowa, Colorado Illinois Oregon, Utah and Kentucky. The State bonuses already provided
 for will call for the distribution of
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ROYAL LODE CLAIM

Beginning at Cor. NO. l. q Ht
 post 4x6 ins. in earth mound
 l.. NJ. No. 1856 bears N. ss deg:
 O3 min. F.. 174 .33 it. distant, and
 Cor. No. l Grand Lode bears S
 40 deg. 33 min. F.. 33 2l it. dis
 taut.: thence run s. 40 deg. B
 min. E.. 500 ft. to Cor No. 2;
 thence s. 4e deg. 27 min, W.
 1500 1t to Cor. No. 3; thence N
 Cor. No. I: tlsence N. 49 deg. 27
 min F., 1900 fl. to Cor. No. l.
 place of beginning. containing
 20. 661 acres
 The area in conflict between the aforesaid locations is l S65 acres. and the Rime is hereby waived in Eavor or the Royal Lode. and excluded from the Grand Lode: sid conflict being de- scribed as follows: BeginninE at a6oresafd; fhence s. 40 deg. B min D. 5ss. .7s. 1t. to Cor. No, Royal Claim; thence s. 4s deg. a7 min ". along line 2-s Royal Lode Claim to the intersection o6 inc 3-4 Grand Lode. beine 2oe .s6 6t.: thence z. 5S deg 10 rdn. ". 72.s1 ft. to Cor. No, of tae Grand Iodes thence N is dek ]; said Grand Lode. and place of he<tn- ninG. E. c&
 Thers are no adjoining or conflict ing cAsd1nk- ..x, V. S. Location Monumeast No. 1sss Is ss triangular phace, of sdhist rock 10x7x8 1t. and 6 1k.. high. sttuated on the night limit of naM Creek. and about 9S f.. above the bed of the creek. with a stOne mound on the Northeast side fiuun which . high mountain of the Sawtooth Ran&e bears N. Si deg. w. in Latitude e4 deg. A min. N. Longitude ls0 deg IS min. THOS. McGANN .,sr
 Register. Publasih-Feb. 1s. e6, March 5, F. is as. April 2. g, Is. 1921.
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LOWER ALLIANCE CLAIM

tncnce S. Nh q 7 22 min. w.
 ?Tl5 4. to the place of bogin- ninE. Area lfi.S6 acres
 LOWER ALLIANCE CLAIM
 Beginning at Cor. on line S-i
 Alliance this Survey. T iimeStone 2fxsxs ins lS ins. in ground chiseied LA. i2Sl. with earth nlound 3Hx2i ins. hlSi, on west side of Cor. ! f,nm which r. <. l.. M. Snr. ii2s bears <. 80 deg. 25 min W 5119iS 1t; cor. 3 .aldan1e CIain, bears x. F deg. 5i min. W. 96i ft.: thence N 33 deg Sl min. E. 2i20 1t. rhencs S. 2s deg. 2s min E. 2s5 ft then-e $. 5t deg. i5 min W. 342.7 ft.: thence S i3 deg. ii min. F. 3i6.7 f.. thence N. 55 deg. 3S mn. E. f3s 4ft: tf,ence ;. G4 deg T iuin. F.. 348c ft.: fir+rrc E. 4 .dng. 5s min. W. 2e7f it.; ..hx.nre N. l3 deg 5i min. ". 1851 fl. to the place of bsginning. Area 3s..37l acres.
 NEW YEAR CLAIM
 Beginning at Cor. l On line 7-s Lower AHia nEs. this Survey not rge| htkihei from which q witness corner a, Schist stone 26xl2x5 ins. lf irs. in ground, chiaf.led VIC. l-N. .l2s1 with earth mound go inn. by 2i ins. high on east si1ie. bears $. 28 deg. o5 min. E.. 70.S ft. distant. nffd [. E. l.. NJ. Sur. t12s bears S. s4 deg B min. W. 58a1.33 f.. Cor. s Lower AL E. A deg. 56 min ". s67 ( fe.. bS min. F.. 600 6 ft.: thcnce S. 26 deg 2s min. F.. 1861 it.; thssusS. dss. $ sndn. E.. lSl1 ft.: thence &. 4S deg. 32 ns9A. W. 59s.5 ft.: thence N. dfaG. II min. ". 1773 H.: thence N. 2s deg. o5 min, ". l271 n- to the place Of bezinnins. Asea 35.2e7 :acres. Tb.aI area of above Survey i25.o4 acres.
 The l0ation cTtificates Of these kiiins are of refDri in office of Re- order of Council City RcSorrling Dis Iict. Territury of Alaska in location cords as follows: Last Chance Vol page s: Contact, Vol. g. page 5: s6: Contiguhy. Vol. 9. page z: 'ew York. Vol. at. rase ss7; Upper lil.ance. tM. T.. pAss ss6: Aihance. 'oI. 10, page 24G Lower Alliance, oi. 24. lsase 2s8: New Year, Vol. 5. page 1s2.
 The adjoining claims are: on the ,urh the Fl Capi.an. placer Survey 20. owned by rh.tnant herein. and discovery Extension. No. l Above, A and No 2 Above placerrs. un- irvcyed and claimants unknown: on lc erist. Sur. 1200. MortiInei- Bar and her claims. ! F. An,es. ownpr: On l other sides. cili:ns TfzslIrveyed and lInfss :Lnd claimants unatnown. IT. $. Location Monument. Survey 29 to which th2s sufvpy is tired is a .hSt stone 15 ins- above sIDund ciis- cd. IT. E. l.. Nj. Sur. fl29. with lrth mound fit. hasr. ft, high on Lst side. Mtuntf. about 1S0 ft. from ght bark of Ca4dsHag.l River and bout 200 fl. from r-ad~t hank sf eneiope C1'eeat in Lat. q deg. 8 in N. Inng. i6i deg I5 min. W. nd about e5 miles north,ast from .he ost office of !Soi,unon. Alaska.
 THOs. McfsANN
 Register :. 1s. es. Marnh !. l2. 19. | Arnrif IS
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Ostend Belgium.
 February ?. 1921.

Tha Nugget. Nome:-
 Caesar referred to the Beigte's by the sea, as the bravsst of all the Teu- tonic tribes whom he conquered and in. the late European unpteasantness tho modern descendants of the Belgie's gave ample evidence that they are no Iess brave than their heroic forbears whom the mighty Caesar praised. ann writing this frpm the border of the late war zone. in the euphoniously t1d- ed "Grande Hotel Osborne" I'iq,re de lTeI. Ostende. as you can see by the letter head. It is a long way from old Nome and in a land that is decid- edIy strange and interesting to one who has lived so long in AAslla. am inclined to thing that I should label this tale of events and obscrva
 tons "Innocents Abroad" or Two Sour Coughs Astray, for there are two of us from far away Alaska land. The other one is Louis F'ontaine. q sour dough from the Fairbanks district.
 Since our arrival we nave visited Antwerp and other points together and have seen some of the frightful devas
 tations of war in the area once known s the Belgian front. At Antwerp We saw some of the handiworlS of it's re- cent occupants but on the whole they did but relatively little damage there.
 We also took d trip out to the forts south and southeast of the city which proved such q formidable stumbling block to the German hordes in those Hateful days of August 1914 and proved to be the first ca use leading to kulturs s defeat and downfall. Broken and shat tered by the German guns. they are soon to be leveiled and replaced by newer Qualifications at a somewhat greater distance from the city.
 During our stay there we mixed with men who fought in the ranks and talked with men and women who were taken prisoners and sent to Germany to labor for their captoGs. Deep in the }rearts of alt is hn ever abiding hatred of all things German. yet they are just. withal. whenever they speak of them. The stories of atrocities lerpetrated on inc dAfan.aIesS civilians Of Bel- gfans appear somewhat overdrawn, particularly with respect to attacks on women. The ex soldiers say that s1ch oaitragess occurred only in isolated places and then only by sunali detach- inents of the enemy troops. When they were caught by the Befgiag sol t1iers-which was uften--the Cama n offenders sinned no more. There may have bean Isolated cases where e.uei- ties were perpetrated but apparently very seldom. The women who were sant to Germany wenp treated none too we'll but usuadly s.astained no worse abuse, ssave when they wer not tracta- h,e. We were told they were fed on little else than dsh hrad soup. gills and all, and many were soundfy whip ped when they would not reveal Rel- 4iau secrets to their captoqs. Bet from the moral viewpoint they wee treated justly. The men who were dc- ported were compelled to work from daylight to tiaTknes and their meals conaisted principally of boiled potato peelfnEs. a boiled herring. and the water in which they were boiled. The treatment they received was worse They were abused both physically and
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cRANp LODE CLAIM

BcEnnlng al Cor. No. !. e. IT ,,oss Exa hrs. in earth mound. a-rabed 1-125S8; h.. whsnce .. $. L.. M. No. 125S bears No ss deg. F min! F. 1SS. IS 1t. distant. Cor. No. l Of the Royal Lode behrs N. 70 deg. 33 mtb. W. 33.21 f.: titemce run N. 76 deg. 40 min. F. 1900 1t. to Cur. No. ?: thence $. 13 deg. 20 min. F.. 500 fl. to Cor. No. ,: thence S. 7S deg 40 min. w. 1900 1t. to Cor. No. {: thence N. 1s deg. 20 min. W. 500 it. Q Cor. No. 1. place of beginning, containing 20. 661 acres.
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FOUND COLD RING

A phin sold hand ring was found at the corner of Lanes Way and Front Street. Owner may have sanre by proving identity and paying for this adver+i seSnent.
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thence < SG d--. % min. w. ?hTl ] 4. to the place of bogin- nLuEs AIa.I III RI nnnr..
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creasing rapidly.
When the weed first appears the
patches should be dug out with a
spade and the plants burned or other
wise destroyed, says the circular. Ii
the removed plans are simply cast
aside, they are likely to mature seed
in short time, and these seeds may
cause new infestation of the weed.
Experiments to eradicate this weed by
spraying with solutions of common
salt, arsenic, iron sulphate, and gaso-
line have proven unsuccessful. These
sprays kill the leaves, but the creep
ing stems are only slightly harmed
and soon send out new crop of
leaves.
So closely does the plant trail to
the ground that its leaves are not
harmed when the grass is being cut
with lawn mower. Owners of lawns.
particularly in the regions in which
the weed is known to occur, should be
on the lookout for the plant and
should not allo wit to obtain a foot
hold, the specialists say, for preventive
measures are far more effective than
control measures.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06
NEW WEED SPREADS
IN LAWNS IS WARNING.
Foreign Plant Becomes Pest When
II Is Planted In the
Open.

A few years ago lawn pennywort
occurred as a greenhouse weed. 1T
was set in the open for use as a border
plant, where II became so aggressive
and spread SO rapidly that it is now
regarded as troublesome weed. I'm
less 1t is eradicated when 1t first APP
pears in new localities it bids fair to-
become one of the worst lawn weeds
in the East, say specialists of the
United States Department of Rgricul-
ture. To familiarize people with this
pest, the department has recently pub
lished Department Circular 165, Lawn
Pennywort: A New Weed, which de-
scribes it and discusses methods of
eradication.
The plant was introduced from
southern Asia, and about 1890 florists
found it useful as Il border plant and
for flat bedding purposes. Within a
short time after the plants were set in
the open it was found that they grew
rapidly in lawns, where they became
Objectionable. The species is particu-
larly undesirable on golf green's
where the seed is readily spread when
thew adhere to the shoes of the play
ers.
The weed not only damages the
turf, but is also obnoxious because il
sometimes becomes infested with &
fungus which causes the diseased aret
to become Shiny and disagreeable, 81
recent is the introduction of the weec
into the United States that it has nc
generally accepted common name, but
because II is closely related to and
resembles species of water pennywort
specialists of the department have
given it the name of lawn pennywort
which seems appropriate.
Lawn pennywort is creeping
peennial which grows in dense patches
The slender stems not only creep
along the surface of the soil, but also
grow a short distance below the soil
surface The mass of closely inter
women stems enables the plant to live
over winter. The plant starts frorl
seeds, which are numerous, and also
from the underground stems. 1t is not
widely distributed as yet, the special
lists say, but its range seems to be in
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06
EXPRESS COMPANY PLAN.
Ming wage DECREASE
American Express Company An.
nounces They viii Reduce Wages
Effective On June First.

New York, May s. - The American
Railway Express Company announced
here Wednesday it had notified its S0,-
900 employees that it contemplated a
revision in wages, effective June /.
The company also announced a con-
templated revision Of rules governing
hours of service and working condi-
tons, effective on July l.
The company's statement follows:
in view of the changes in condi-
tons that have occurred since the es-
tablishment of the present rates of
pay and rules governing working con-
ditions, this company has given no.
tice to all concerned of its desire to
make effective June l a revision of
rates of pay, and, effective July 1, a
revision of the rules governing hours
of service and working conditions to
a basis that will be fair and equitable.
"The company is arranging q con-
ference with representatives of the
employees in the hope Of arriving at
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06
A new REMEDY
Thompson's Barosma Kidney Tablets.

Are the result of great deal OF
medical research and study.
Thompson's Kidney Tablets are COM
posed Of the drugs that have proved
themselves in past years the most ef-
flcacious for kidney and bladder dis
eases, combined with the newly dis
covered drugs and chemicals that have
made great advancement in the treat
ment Of the kidneys and bladder. They
also act upon the liver.
If you have any indication Of kidney,
liver or bladder trouble, backache,
sideache, sallow complexion or nerv-
business, we want you to try the Tab
lets on these liberal terms: Purchase
I bog of Thompsons Barosma Kidney
Tablets from ]. J. Wood G. Son, and If
you are not greatly benefited after
taking the tablets, return the empty
box to j. ]. Wood e Son and they will
return your money. Price
60 cents.
If you are constipated or bilious
take one of the Golden Lax Tablets at
bedtime. 25 cents per box.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06
FARMERITIs.

The thing of Living in the Country is Great
First all Need Place live in and then horse and
COW and some pigs and chickens
Then all you Need feed for the horse pigs
and chickens and a strong
But that's next strong man to feed them.
Then you Need Read all the farmer books Government
Bulletins and learn Just How things should be Done.
Then you Need the Nerve and tell your how Do
Everything and the Courage watch him do another
ignore your Instructions
After that all you Need is the Gall pretend that you did it,
when Bean up the way it was intended.
But with all that it's the fe and Fellow could stand if
wasn't for the mortgage and paying the and buying the feed
-"Seen the Side Richmond Times Dspatch.
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICA.

prominent fnancier speaking technical developments oil
business his that the American people have been
widely kdded what they cant do lie mentioned the TACT
that drug firm of Park Davis lacked 1900 drugs on ac
count of the of Germany and in 1918 had stocked itself
with these and about 500 extra
GA few years ago. he continued sis was considered foolish to
refer to any American enough TO within
100000 of an inch Such thought be exc
vey foreign Now American scientists have perfected device
which determines the DETECTION of steel BEAM six inches IN
diameter feet long and fstered end fall when fly
alghts the mengaged extremity
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06
TESS FOR SALES TAX.

Congressman d. Fe of Ohio had added his endorsement
70 the nropod sales tax Mr. would devote the income received
bererom 70 the specific purpose quatng the floating debt OF
almost $3OOO0OOOO0 that wburdens the Treasury The Con
gresham believes sufficient cuts in the expenses OF the uove
ent can made the loss which the repeal OF e
excess profits tax would entail The loss in the lowering oil SurN
rates suggestion widely approved he believes should be met by
fay IN nndistred profits corporation by increase in the
corporation That leaves the floating dep 10 "
cared for and ess convinced that sales tax in operation o
one wear would raise sufficient funds retire the obligation lie sees
some objection the sales levy permanent pocv out
the present financial emergency fully uses as temporary re-
sort.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06
WHISPERED TREATIES.

There a we-gounded in England that Italy has signed
treaty with Turkey by which she hopes gain valuable oil
for the oil it is said that Italy agreed assist
Turkey reganng Trace from the Greeks 1t is understood that
the British government has sharp note to Italy asking for
formation the transaction Although all such business dis
ncy within the purvew of the league of nations Great Britain as
calmly ignores the league and seeks solution her
The United States completely and rrevocaby out Of the league
dement's nevertheless adds the gayet of life to note the
gyraons of European politics and the utter contempt in which the
league is held
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06
SHAPING UP.

The disqualification program for wounded and SICK soldiers ~
randv taking shane The recommendation of Gen. Sawyer that
Washington be the center the work meeting with WIDE APP
pova general policy of the administration to develop and
enlarge existing facilities rather than build entirely new u
tons Already Washington the great "aer
Reed 9my hospital St Elizabeth hospital the Naval hospital and
large Public Health Service hospital They all so situated as
lend themselves enlargement OF course the head
quarters of the Public Health Service and Of the War and Navy
medical divisions will remain Washington which fact adds the
desaby of making National Capital the principal center FOR
soldier relief
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06

The scratch or lions claw is al
most as deadly as his bite, for he
never cleans his nails and he always
carried under them rotting meat that
Is rank with deadly germs. Flies and
water bugs do the same thing on a
smaller scale; and Don't forget"
says the U. s. Public Health Service,
that they never wipe their feet"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06
ALIEN TERMITEs.

Congressman Albert johnson Washington believes that much
Of the labor troubles the United States caused by the taking
ranks organized labor of aliens without the
United States who do in those organizations which
fuence affairs in the United States In Mr. onons opinion it
that bong romwhn process that is responsible for
strikes and radical demonstrations
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06
THE PUBLIC's NINETY PER CENT.

Latest compilations statistics show that the public ndvd-
ua and corporations ninety per of the outstanding
bonds and certificates of indebtedness issued by the government
The other per cent is in the hands of banks The public is
somewhat interested in any plan that may be proposed with view
making the securities worth 100 the dollar.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-06

One woman out of every SIX in India
Is q widow.