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Harry was taIklng.N
Actor Died Broke

Actor Died broke
The same old story. Oh,
we'll
Whats the matter, Harry?"
I chimed in. you're not going
to give me the crying act, too,
are you? We all know that
business is not so good and
that money is tight. You don't
have to tell me about it."
He sighed.
"It's not quite that" he re-
turned. Money wouldn't be
half so tight as far as I'm con-
cerned if 1 could only draw in
some of the dough that's owed
me. That's something I can't
do, and I'd like to show you
why"
He drew a little red book
from his vest pocket. Carefully
covering the rest of the names,
he showed me the three names
that led a page and the amounts
beside them. The first name
was that of a famous stage
figure who died several months
ago in destitute circumstances.
AS a matter of fact, his finan-
cial condition had been so bad
that his friends had been
compelled to chip in for a
decent burial.
"See what that poor guy
owed me when he bumped off,
Mark" he asked; "$2,46O.
What / couldn't do with that
S2,46O now is nobOdy's bust
ness. 1t would help me more
than / can ever tell you.
But what's the use Of even
discussing it? The poor fel-
low is gOne-and 50 is his debt
to me. just look at the
amount, sigh, and forget it,"
I shook my head.
That's tough situation,
Harry. Can't you make an ef-
fort to get it? From somebody
in his family, I mean"
Can't Pay Gambler
My conversational partner
flicked the ash from a cigar
cite.
II wouldn't be that much of
a rat, Mark. His wife has
barely enough to live on. If she
can get along the way she is,
why should I step into the pic
ture with my worries? Why
tell her that her actor husband
died with a debt of $2,460 to
me? It isn't her fault.
mo, pal. The best thing I
can do is to forget it,"
A party of men walked into
the restaurant and sat at a
nearby table. Race track men,
most of them. One of them
looked at Harry, scowled might
lily and stepped over to our
table.
"Eave you made up your
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walked over to Harry. He took
a card from his pocket and
handed it to the insurance
man.
Il am your debtors attor-
ney," he asserted curtly. II
would suggest that you stop in
to see me tomorrow morning.
We will discuss the debt before
I take action"
He walked. away. Harry
looked at the card, appeared
startled for a moment and then
broke into a loud laugh. When
I looked at the card, appeared
startled for a moment and
then broke into a loud laugh.
When I looked at the card, I
knew why.
The lawyer was the brother
of the actor who had died
owing Harry $2,46O o
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of Winfield Sheehan of Fox pic
lures. Also that she sports a
diamond ring of some 20 odd
carats, another token from the
Fox boss.
So, if you're curious, this is
the same Lupe Velez whom you
may see in "The Squaw Man" at
Loew's Palace beginning today.
You're welcome.
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DOROTHY LEE bought her a
wooly, toy dog so large she had
to pay a fare for it on an air.
plane. Edgar Selwyn will put OH
the Nugents' play, Advantage
Out" before he turns his hand
tc Frances Marion's The Lady
Is Tired" Lionel Barrymore
never eats lunch. A lot of other
people don't these days, but not
for the same reason.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22

! Mrs. Fred Kuglin, formerly
Bertha Radue, Of Redwood Falls,
spent Thursday night and Friday
forenoon with Mrs. Frank Tank.
Mrs. Kuglin and Mrs. Tank were
old friends and they had not met
for years.
Grandma Wolf and John, Mrs.
! Moon, Mrs. Gross and Nora spent
Sunday at Graders.
Gross helped Mrs. GRADER
with her work Tuesday.
Mrs. C. ". Knapp spent Saturday
night at the H. Knapp home.
Evangline and Vardella Otte
spent Sunday at Pauly's.
! Johnnie Rue called at Elliott's
Monday noon.
Geo Sunderman spent Wednes-
day at the Carl Pauly home.
Elmer Gamradt called at Elliott's
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. B. H. Otte called at Henry
Fuller's Saturday afternoon.
Mike Wernig called at Cites
Friday evening.
Mrs. Mann spent Sunday even
ing at Wilcox's visiting with Mrs.
Craig Wilcox and Mrs. Foster
Wilcox.
The Otte Young folks called at
John Kramer's Friday evening.
We are glad to know Mrs. Henry
Lloyd and baby are home and
both are doing nicely.
The Helping Hand Society
which was held at the home Of
Mrs. Gus GRADER was we'll attend
ed, there being about IS served at
lunch time. We were glad to see
80 many out and hope to see you
all attend next month.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
Crop Forecast fors i s32
Shows Small Barley Lead
Spring Wheatiand Rye Are Slightly
Smaller Than This Year;
- >" Killing FrOsts. III \ ~.

st. RauL Oct 15-Barley Is. the
only major Minnesota crop to show
a preliminary production larger
than the l924-192S average, yields
Of other crops, except winter wheat
being below ,the five. year, average,
according to. October ;, report Of
Paul II. Kirk, senior; agricultural
statistician, Federal-State. Crop Re
porting Services. a. - -.
The increase n preliminary pro-
duction Of barley Is due toa larger
acreage during the past few years.
Spring wheat and rye yields are on
ly slightly below average, the re-
port says. gV.
"Crop yields are very spotted this
year with good and very poor yields
being found in the same communi-
ties depending upon local showers,
stage Of crop advancement when
the heat wave occurred and insect
damage.
"For corn and potatoes the
weather during September was
none too favorable. On the last
two days of August killing frosts
were reported in several large areas
in the state, which no doubt were
not fully reflected in the Septemb-
err 1report.
"The first 10 days Of September
were also very hot and dry, es-
pecially unfavorabIe for potatoes in
the northern areas" the survey
continues. Potato digging is now
in full swing with the non-commer-
cial area reporting very low yields
in general. Rye and winter wheat
sown this fall look good. Pastures
improved during the month and in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
Northwest Ashley

Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard johnson
were callers at the Frank Mar
thaler home Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Marthaler
spent Sunday Afternoon at the
Henry Quicker home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cans and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Beste
visited Sunday afternoon at the
Anton Bentfield home.
Miss Arvilla Uphus was a guest
of Miss Louise Marthaler on Sum
day.
Glenn Uphus and Anton Bent
field attended the sale of Otto
Schmitt, near Maple Lake, We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Fred
erick and son, Byron, spent Mon
day evening at the Joe Beste
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Deters and
Mrs. Kathryn Miller spent Friday
afternoon at the Nick Marthaler
home.
Miss Isadore Scanlon spent the
week end at the home Of her par
ents, in Sank Centre.
Anton Bentfield spent Sunday
evening with Glenn Uphus.
John Baily attended the funeral
Of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Ray
mond Needham, at Minneapolis,
Wednesday,. :. ..r~v. 80
Mr.. and. Mrs. Ed .Marthaler
spent Wednesday afternoon at
Nick Marthaler's 80
Miss Veronica Schliett, Of West
Union, was a guest Of Miss Loretta
Bentfieid on Sunday.
Miss Arvilla UPhus spent FRI
day with Louise Marthaler In
West Union. -,.
sJoe Kane called at the A. Bent
field home Saturday. ~ se@s
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22

ture you appear in, continued the
young star, running his fingers
through his blond hair. When you
have good story there is the nee
essity to- go to the very depth of
your character and knowledge Of
life to measure up to the material
and the incentive to do so.
Like Meighan, Albright was born
In Pittsburgh went through the
public schools and Carnegie Tech
and added q course in an art
school. Although he seriously in
tended to follow the career Of the
brush and easel, the stage had too
strong an appeal for him to con-
tinue painting, and after a course
in sprouts in an amateur company,
he tried stock for a while. Then he
played leads in Young Sinners"
and 1.-THE Greeks Had A Word
For It." A Fox contract followed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
'.Mudhole" Privilege Was
!. YaluableeFew Years Ago
Fairmont Sentinel Digs Up Story
Of keen Competition for Prof.
- table Job In 1927

With the completion of pave.
ment on trunk highway No. Q, west
Of Fairmont, the Sentinel of that
city dug, by way Of contrast, q
story Of a fight for "mudhole privi-
lodges on the road. No. it. was not
twenty years ago as one might
suspect. It happened in the spring
of 1927.
For several days a farmer west
of town had been using his tractor
to pull mired motorists back to
terra forma at 81 per jerk. He had
been doing nice business. More
money in it than farming. Cash,
too.
One Of the city draymen looked
on with envious eyes. The dray
business wasn't so good. He turned
his truck westward and took up
his post sk the mudhole. There was
much composition and several
arguments. The tractor was the
best mudhorse and got the bulk OF
the business.
The drayman telephoned the
county attorney, and asked If a
man could operate a tractor on the
public highway without a license.
The county attorney looked up the
law and found that tractors used
for road work other than hauling
material shall be exempt"
The mudhole was about 200
yards long. The Sentinel said It
was one OF the most profitable in
the county" Evidently there were
others. This one at least has been
permanently cured.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22

ton with the broadcasting Of the
seasons big middle west football
games from WGN. Chicago, and by
twice-a-day brief announcements on
thirty-one radio stations in the ter
ritory served. Radio advertising
will be used primarily to direst at
tention to the more extensive news
paper advertising. Copy will be
will be used primarily to direct at
matter will be circulated, motion
pictures will be shown, and practic-
ally all other usual forms of adver-
Using will be employed in some
supplementary way.
| The states in which the gasoline
advertising will appear and the
number of newspapers to be utiliz-
ed are as follows: Colorado Al, H.
linois 228, Indiana 1T, Iowa, 191,
Kansas LOG, Michigan 141, Minneso-
ia 146, Missouri 100, Montana II,
North Dakota 26, South Dakota AZ,
Wisconsin 146, Wyoming 26. On
the basis of family coverage of IT'S
percent it is estimated that the
campaign will represent the equiv
alent of delivering 121 1856, 422 mes
sages regarding the company's pro-
ducts.
The advertising strategists have
planned part of the campaign to
appeal to women. Women motor
lists will be told why the new gas
oline is gasoline ror lady"
While the concentration will be
on gasoline advertising, to which
the company has devoted little Of
its funds previously this year, the
extensive campaign on motor oils
which has been progress since
last March will also be rounded out.
In 100 of the leading newspapers
of the territory the story of the
white fleet" of test cars with which
the companys motor oils were test
ed this year will be completed, be-
ginning Oct. IL.
A feature Of the motor oil adj
vertising will be use of color ads
and rotogravure. Eleven of the
largest newspapers will be used for
this purpose.
Proved" is to be the catchword
of the campaign, and the advertis-
ing will tell how the oils were prov
ed in the 120,000-mile continuous
driving test on the Indianapolis
speedway, in the 280,000-mile road
tour of the summer months, which
caused the cars to be seen by thous-
ands in $50 towns and cities, and
have now finally been proved for
winter driving in series Of tests
| in cold rooms at automobile plants.
Gasoline and motor oil advertis-
f, ing together will appear in 1852
newspapers with a combined circu-
Iaticn of 2e,737, 235 and the total
number of messages for both cam
paigns will run the neighbor-
hood Of 154, SIT ,614.
/ The gasoline advertising is being
placed through the Stack-G oble Ad-
vertising Agency, the motor oil ad-
vertising through the McCann-
Erickson Company, and the direct
mail campaign is in the hands Of
the Dosch-Kircher Company. "
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
DEVELOPING Adm
CHRISTOPHER WAR
Experiment Being Made to
Kill Pests By Innoculating
Them With Disease
Is CLOSELY WATCHED
Fungus Disease Cultures May
Make Impossible Reoccur-
renee of the Plague

Residents in those sections of
Todd and Stearns counties which
were heavily infested with grass
hoppers the past season will be
interested to learn that experiments
are being made with fungus di-
sease which may make impossible
a reoccurence of grasshopper
plague. Many people fear that
another hot season will bring a re-
turn of the grasshoppers in even
larger numbers than those which
ravaged parts of the northwest the
past summer. r
Experiments have been made in
South Dakota with fungus which
innoculates the grasshoppers with
a disease which causes their death
within a few days. Poisoned bran
and mash have been used but in
cases where the grasshoppers were
unusually numerous the cost OF
this method was almost prohibitfve
The fungus disease spreads best
during damp weather but expert
ments made when the temperature
was over 100 degrees were more
than satisfactory. The disease re-
mains in the soil for several years
when it has once been introduced
1t is not injurious to man or do
nestle animals and it affects only
grasshoppers and some insects
Plans are being made to- expert
ment with the new method on a
large, scale next year and should 1t
prove successful it will prove q
great aid to farmers who this year
found their crops ruined by the
hoppers.
A number Of county residents are
of the opinion that method SIM
liar to the one explained is the on
ly way grasshoppers can be con-
trolled. Poison bran and mash have
proved effective but when a large
area becomes infested with grass
hoppers it becomes difficult to ap-
ply the poison quickly enough to
prevent the hoppers from damag-
ing the crops. The South Dakota
method is said to be an. inexpen
sive one and those in charge Of the
experiments there are hopeful
the experiments there are hopeful
that a method is being developed
which will eventually win out In
the fight against the hoppers.-
Long Prairie Leader. :;
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
Standard Oil Launches
: Big Advertising Campaign
Story Of New Gasoline and Proof
of Motor Oils Feature Great
Autumn Campaign

Chicago, Oct. standard Oil
Company Of Indiana announced to-
day plans to carry out in the, re-
manning months Of 1881 the biggest
advertising and sales campaign the
company has ever undertaken In SO
short period.
Directors have decided that the
way to end the trench warfare with
depression is to go over the top in
something resembling in business
way what 9 major offensive Is in
Advertising is to lay down the
preliminary and prolonged inten-
asive bombardment Of gloom and
Hard times. And as the barrage
prepares the way, the foot soldiers
'of the sales organization are to fol-
low with a determined onslaught to
secure new business.
The advertising campaign will be-
gin October 8 and continue until the
middle of December.lT The main
ammunition will be Introduction Of
a new gasoline which the company
has been making at refineries for
some time and now has at distribut-
ing points ready for delivery, but
about which the story is not being
told in advance of the actual adj
vertising.
Following a series Of "easer" ads
the campaign will come out in force
on Oct. Is with large announce
ments in 1,462 newspapers in the
thirteen north central states in
which Standard of Indiana oper-
ates. These newspapers have cir
culation Of 1851, SIT in territory
Of 100000 population where g.
81, $50 cars and trucks are operat-
ing with a gasoline consumption Of
nearly five billion gallons a year.
Follow-up advertisements will APP
pear regularly in the following two
months.
The newspaper advertising which
is to be the main reliance Of the
campaign, will be supplemented by
advertising in trade, and class pub
locations and national magazines,
by radio announcements in connec-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
School Patrols Cut Fatalities
In the Cities

Why are the 478 American Lee
gion posts of Minnesota, in cooper
alton with the State Highway Pa
troll, Minnesota Highway Depart
ment, and Minnesota Safety coun-
Gil, organizing rural school patrols
throughout the state?
That question Is answered by f.
Ben Andreen, superintendent of
schools at New Ulm, who as state
Legion safety chairman, has found
that while fatalities to children are
decreasing in the cities, which have
school patrols, they are increasing
In the rural sections which have
been without school patrols.
Many people" Chairman Andreen
states, "have the erroneous idea
that school patrols are not essen
tial in the rural communities. How
ever, statistics gathered by the Ma
tional Safety Council show that
while school children fatalities are
being reduced in the cities, they
are on an increase in the country
areas. This increase is due to the
fact that safety instruction and
prevention of accidents have been
neglected in the rural schools"
In a letter addressed to the
school superintendent of the state
and at the same time to the 478
American Legion post commanders,
Chairman Andreen suggests that
where school patrols have not been
formed, the superintendent and the
Legion officers got together for the
purpose of organizing them. Coun-
ty superintendent are being asked
to place in the hands of each teach
er a copy of "The Uniform Plan
for Operation of School Patrols"
-,zs The reason for effecting a uni
form operation of these patrols"
Mr.. Andreen states, "is that people
travelling from one community to
another may know what to expect
from the patrols they encounter
and may realize that they will re-
ceive the same signals by all pa
trolls wherever they go.
1.-THE purpose Of school patrols is
to make both children and adults
safety-minded. The results already
achieved in the reduction Of acct
dents where school patrols are used
would seem to commend unques-
tionably their use at all schools at
tended by young children
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
Black Cat Party

Tuesday evening the Community
Club Rooms were a scene Of color
and entertainment for Black Cats
ana their lady friends, the occas-
don being the opening party Of the
coming fall and winter season. The
rooms were beautifully decorated
in the usual colors Of black and
orange crepe paper with autumn
leaves to enchance the beauty. The
diversion Of the evening was dane
ing with about twenty-five couples
participating. Invited guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank O,Gara, Mr..
and Mrs. C. J. McLain, Mr.. and
Hfrs. A. J. Lies and Mr.. and Mrs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
81 1924-192S
Mccormick Lake

I! Mrs. Tank called on Mrs. Emil
Gamradt Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Elliott called
on Mrs. Elliott Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Otte was caller at Herman
Wuebker's Monday.
Lester Iwinski called at Knapp's
Sunday.
Geo Rice called at the c. D. VIII
cox home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Curly spent Sunday after
noon at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus GRADER.
Mrs. B. H. Otte and son Rich
ard and Alphonse Proell left Sat-
urday for Wanda, Mimi, where they
will visit for few days and the
boys will enjoy pheasant hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wubker
were Freeport callers Monday.
Paul, Allen, Forster and Craig
Wilcox and two sons called at
Knapp's Sunday forenoon.
Grandma Wolf, John, Mrs
Moon, Mrs. Gross and Nora spent
Sunday afternoon and were supper
guests at the GRADER home.
Joe Weiner and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Tillman and family, from
Melrose, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Till.
man and family spent Sunday af.
ternoon at the Leo Weber home.
Henry Fuller was a business
caller at Elliott's Friday morning.
Mr., and Mrs. Strong, Mrs. Neil.
son and children spent Sunday
evening at Knapp's.
Mrs. Ed Schurman called or
Mrs. Pauly Monday evening. g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Traeger took
dinner at the o. w. Serely home
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Gamradt, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Lloyd and Mrs
johnson, of Minneapolis, spent
Thursday evening at Tanks. .sy
Z. w. Garfield was a business
caller at Knapp's Monday evening
Mrs. c. v. Knapp is visiting al
the Henry Lloyd home. 4<-.oL
The Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid
are planning on having their Fancy
Work Sale Nov. II. Watch the
paper for the place and don'tefor,
get the date. " s,...:r:,
Mrs.. Wolf Mrs. Moon, !, Mrs
Gross and Nora attended birth
day party, Thursday at the Wren
Wolf home !: in honor Of Mrs
VOLTS birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Wilcox, Mr.
and Mrs. Craig Wilcox and child
rem called at Knapp's, Elliott's ant
Wilcox's Monday. -s,reE
Bruce Elliott made trip to st
Rayaf Friday. Y! ff9i
MI. and Mrs. Tony Miller spent
Sunday evening at Cites. ----.<..
Geo Rice called at Wilcox's and
Strongs Sunday. &1F'
Mr.. and Mrs. Chosen called al
Graders Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pauiy and
family and Mr.. Geo Sunderman
(Mrs. Pauly's father) left on Fri.
day for Sioux Falls, Iowa, where
they visited with Mrs. Frank
Eslava and Mrs. Martin Macy and
their families. Both ladies are sis
tiers Of Mrs. Pauly. They also visit
ed at the John Macy home, return.
ing to their home Tuesday. ,.1I
Earl Gillette and family called al
Elliott's Sunday. =. -
Mrs. Frank Tank spent a week
ago Saturday afternoon with Mrs
Arthur Lloyd.
Mr.. GRADER and Earnest Elliott
and John Wolf attended the Hal
version sale Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry Knapp and Donald
and Mrs. Serley called on Mrs
Henry Lloyd Tuesday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
First Methodist Church

]. D. Butler, Pastor
Sunday, Oct. IS.
$3.50 A. M. Sunday School. Our
latest addition Is new mems
class.
10:45 A. M. Sermon, 1.-THE Way of
Victory"
7:30 P. M. Annual Rally Day
Program.
A Tableau Pageant, with music
by the newly organized Junior
Choir.
Our Rededication of the renewed
church will be on Nov. Is.
Detailed announcement Of the
program will be made soon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22

Wolverine Horse Hide Work Shoes
the shoe that Is soft and COM
Portable ------..--------- $3.50 to $3.50
Mems Red Wing 16 inch Leather
Boots s56
Lion Brand Work Shoes -
At ------------------.-------$ 1.98 to SETS
Good Quality Boys Work Shoes
At ------------------- - $1.89 to $3.50
Boys Oxfords, all Solid Leather
At --------.---------------------$ $3.50 to $S.75
A lot Of bargains In Mems Boys
and Children's Shoes, Pumps and
Oxfords.
Shoe repairing with good quality
leather. Best grade rubber heels.
Prices right.
J. E. Erickson
Main Street
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
First Congregational Church

Sunday, October Is.
$3.50 Sunday School with graded
classes for all ages.
10:45 Morning Worship and Ser
mon. Topic: "The Rejection Of the
Essential" Guest Sunday.
1880 Monthly lecture on promi-
nent book reviews. Topic of, this
lecture. Warick Deeping'ss book,
"The Ten Commandments" .,,i.,,S
Thursday afternoon, Oct. %. Sill
yer Tea served by mothers Of chill
dren in Sunday School in the So
cial room Of the church.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
Entertain Entreous Club

The Mesdames H H. Whitehead
and George Berggreen entertained
the members Of the Entreous Club
to a six o'clock dinner Tuesday
evening. Following, the evening
was enjoyed at three tables Of
bridge. T.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-22
A Story Well Directed Marvellous
ly PLAYED

I would rather play a minor in a
picture with strong story and a
irector who possesses imagination
than I would to star in a picture
with an uninteresting story
and inferior direction declared
Hardie Albright, during the
filming Of his featured role
in Skyline, the Fox drama
scheduled to appear at the Oxford
Theatre Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings Of next week.
The valuable thing is the knowl-
edge you take away from the pic