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ISEJ?EfiSOfJ INTELLIGENCER \ . TOCNDRD ACOUST I, IHM. > lift West Whitucr Street \* ANDElUsOtt, H* C pi ^_ . Ttf, SMOAK, Editor and Dus. Mgr ?J2 ADAMS.Mauaging Editor. L."M. GLENN.City Edlto: v PllELl'S SASSEEN, Advertlslpg Mgr T. U&O0DP11BY.Circulation Mgr, . 'Entered according to Act of Con sfcgrf?i?^Secbnd Class Mail Matter at ''thb'POal'ini? e at Anderson, S. C. vy?" TELEPHONES * <V? -. - I 5 Editorial and Business OfDco.821 .Job, Printing .693-L *; : _at*?. jji?-?j&t? ?LUSCIUPTION lUTES . V: * Semi-Weekly ' iL i Ope'Tear .$1.50 "M'J-'Slx Mouths.71 v Dally ,sc ' *Qno 'Tear .$5.0( , .Sir Months .2.G( ; -f^iPco Months . .. 1-21 jjta , Tho Intelligencer is delivered bj . V curriers in the city. If you fall ? '; " ?jpt your paper regularly pleaso nntlfj ffi~'j$Uf' Opposite your name on the label of your paper Is printed date tc ?^WWhfch our paper la paid. Al1 chceka . \ And drafts should be drawn to Th* i " . -Andoinon Intelligencer. a / THK ANDERSON HONP ISSUE * - * * On-the thirteenth day of .March i ihi' voters of Anderson county will rcdeeide whether or not bonds amount :^>t|'?y ,0 $TfiO,000 shall be issued for ,siho purpose of constructing per . ii i an eut highways in that county. ,l t'l '.'The people of Anderson could not .v-'do a hotter thlug for their country *."(*'thaM to vote favorably upon this i-i?hond Issue. Anderson is one of the ^.finest counties in this State. Its S> farms are, or many of them are, ns j?j hear model farms as will be found ;.' / in South Carolina. The progress, ol ?i tho county has been marked, but as with Greenville and many another ^ county, the progrc.is has been hum pored for the want of roads. Ihiild V permanent hlghwuys from county WjiLl, line, and there will be better times in Anderson. Yet thero Is some doubt as to w whether or not the voters of Andor son will act favorably upon the proposition. Should they reject It, the remit will bo (hut the county i : will for several years to come, con /. ' tinuo to muko out with Its present -: roads, and progress will be Impeded, . * , i .us it has been In tho past| In the ' meantime, the highways for Green : . . vlllo county will havo. been bullt, jv 'n,Td wo shall bo proceeding merrily ;on our way to better farming, hotter - ^churches, better schools and nlto i:}T)gcther happier times. When thin v, rtJme shall huve arrived, und Green , .vylllo looks about and boos other ..//bounties still paying the mud tax, -^-.r our. people will with more unnnlmlty $tj1 thon Is now tho case, bo thankful to * lit? delegation for taking the hull by the horns, nnd glong ahead with that .which was needed. ' There is. as we all know, some '.'question as to the democracy of tho .-action of Greenville's delegation. .' Dut that is Becondary. Th0 first '. consideration is the result, and Groenvlllo will begin to reap the . fruits of tho roads, will realize the result, perhaps long before the other . 'counties,, except Rlchlund, will con etut?o to save time, energy. and money by building good ronds.? Greenville Dally News. Independent Hut Not Itegnrdless. There Is no newspaper perhaps in tho Stute, pursuing so Independent - an attitude as The Yorkvllle Enqui rer;?Anderson Intelligencer. This sentence was used as explan atory to the reproduction of what Tho Enquirer Said Ia3t Friday on the subject of advertising. Wo appre ciate the Intelligencer's estimate of Tho Enquirer; but we hope thnt tho word "independent," will not be in terpreted as synonomus with the word "rofhmllos3," for In that sense, wo are certainly snot Independent. P?rore anything elso The Enquirer seeks to be a servant of right, jus tice and truth. This Is an especially difficult rolo and It Involves respon sibility that Is tremondous. .Where ono la certln of tho right, there is no trouble about going , that way; but souietlmos.it la exceedingly dlillcult to 'know tho right. Even where ono Is certain of the right, nlso It Is by no means the CRslest road, for along this rond one comes Into conflict with the most wrong, and there Is where the fighting takes place. We are quite sure that tho In telligencer did not mean to sug gest that The Enquirer 1b regardless, or indiff?rant, aud wo would not have our readers so widerstund. Ac cording to ,bitr view of tho- matter, and we uro proud of tho distinction the Intelligencer would give ub, The Enquirer . tries to maintain loyalty vo original principles of business and ethics. Wo do that becauso we be' Ilevo our constituency demands It, and because It is our desire. Wc have no wish to be "Independent" s*ul we do not try to bo?Yorkvllle Enquirer. War Prevents Tr?!> to The Exposi tion.?Headline. If that's all tho wnt knooked us out of we'd be\ almosl hysterical, with joy. One Is fed to bel l?ves from the man ner tho new federul court district bill hoii ..worked ont, that someone wrote on the slated "1 love you, Joo^' 'r. Dear ?octorv i Fr??ad X?wycr, Your Professional Cicd !r Th?? Paper Wo?itl Increase Yout 1 MORE BOND The ,Intolligcucer is having an up hill light on ?iis cduniy bond issue, and in tills issue will b<- round com munlcjtions from .Mr. Casey und Sup ervisor King, both against Iho pro posed bond issue. These geiitlemen lurgniy rehash liie arguments former ly used agalnsl the proposition, in fact there i.s Utile else they < ;ui bring against it. and the only ? hange is the new vcrblngc In which it is dressed. j Supervisor King, though a member .if the commission appointed by the j delegation, comes out in opposition to the proposed issue, though he admits that it Is Impossible to have good roads until wo, get more money with which to build them, ilis idea is to levy a special tax of Ihn same amount as would be expended to pay for the interest and sinking fund on the bond j issue, and use this amount each year j to build permanent roads In the coun ty. In case there is to be a bond is sue. Supervisor King would favor a township bond rather than a county bond. In this article the supervisor about covers all there is In the op j position to the bond issue, and iiis argument is not strengthened by the sarcasm in the concluding paragraph. The Intelligencer has never crit icised Supervisor King's road build ing, nor any of his work as county supervisor. We have held that he has done the best he could under the cir cumstances, but we have the same opinion he has, and that i.s that if " Anderson County is bi build a system of permanent roads, there must he f-onio moneya with which to build them. Next to the bonds we believe that his idea of a direct tax the most feasible, and if adopted the county will certainly he going somewhere in stead of standing still as has been the record for the past century in so far a? permanent and lasting road work is concerned. But, the pace will be slow In comparison with what may be had with the larger amount of money, and wo doubt if it will be pos sible to secure such n direct tax any way, and the county will go on In the same old rut for the next genera tion, perhaps. The delegation, if this bond Issue is defeated, will be so in timidated perhaps that no one in it will have the nerve to tackle this road business again. Suppose tho delega tion should vote a special tax on the people, wherein would It bo different from the bond Issue? "Uncle Jo?h" Ashley already says he is "agin it" and there will he others. Wo would ask Supervisor King why It was that he did not call a mass mooting of tho citizens of the county to discuss this matter, or rather to suggest it and urgo the delegation to adopt Borne measure for permanent road work? He has been supervisor for two years and knew tho need for permanent road work, so would It not have been within his province to have called n mass meeting 'of the citizens to discuss this matter before the meeting of the legislature? Why does he not cnll a mass meeting now and let the people discuss the pro posed bond lasue, and the direct tax he Ib in favor of? Wo think it would be a splendid thing to do, and would enable both sides to discuss tho mat tor and get at tho trouble with the proposed bond issuo and perhaps to remedy It, ao that something might be done in order that the good roads fight may not be put off for the next go' Aatlon. in .reference to the article of Mr. Casey, wo feel that we, have already A BRAVE OFFICER. The crime at I.owndcsvllle commit ted yesterday morning by a negro brute is one of the moat horrible we hnye ever contemplated. To have dono to her death tho aged lad;/ is tho manner sho was killed is enough to make tho blood of every truo man boil within him, and if ever mob violence was Justifiable this would have been one of tho times. But it is with a feeling of relief that one learns that thero Was no lynching and that the law will be allowed to take Its course. There can be but one verdict, and wo truBt Governor Manning will call an extra session of court to try this criminal, so that speedy justice may be done. Magistrate Huckahcc deserves much credit for the manly and tear* leas stand be took in guarding his prisoner'. Had he been less resolute tnero would have been two crimes against the good old town of Lown desvllle instead of one. While one reels that any death however horrible, would be too good for the brute, yet we fool sure those most closely con cerned will over be grateful that Magistrate Huckabeo had tho man4 hood to etand. off tho blood thirsty crowd who wero bent on wreaking vengoanco themselves^ . . More such officers, wov.id mean few er violations'Of-.law by mobs. The majesty of the- law wa? upheld by this fr-.ifht'ul ollh i'r. hut co.niiiire camioV.be.. made on thone who 'thrift, desired to OPPOSITION answered most of his queries. The delegation lixed the rate of interest the bonds should hear and the * o of interest on the deposits, and we pre sume tiny were governed in this by the prevailing rules and rates in force throughout the country. In so far as the mismanagement of the funds by (he commission, that may hi' possible, but with nine good busi ness men, all strictly honest, this danger is reduced to a minimum. Hut this is fine of the provisions of the law, which might he amende:! by a succeeding legislature. The Inlelll gencer bus never said It was unwill ing for the commission to be voted for by the people, and if this Is a stumbling block in Mr. Casey's way, it might be that t|te commissioners would be willing to obligate them selves to resign from the commission and allow their successors to be elect ed. We have sab! that the commission selected were all good men and would perform their duties faithfully and honestly. Of course after the bonds are voted and issued it would not be right to cancel them, and they would have to run the full length of time. The Intelligencer would be willing to have the roads begin at the outer edge of the county und be built in ward. In fact, with rock, located where it is, it would doubt loss ho well to have the roads begin near tho edge of the county, or in the vicinity of tho quarries, or where the rock is plentiful. The first, roads worked should have consideration as to the greatest number of persons who would travel them. Wo would like, I personally for on? of them to go by the home of our Septus correspond ent, and we venture tho asertion that he would not trade it back for all the j tax money he would pay on It for a I century instead of for the bond period. j We think the time for the election entirely too soon, and had we been ' consulted on this matter we would 1 have suggested having It several ] weeks later, say about tho latter part of May, so the farmers and all the ' people could have had time to study It and to have Investigated for them I selves what good roads have done for I other parts of tho country. I In answer ;to another question, we ( would say that If the banker was in I earnest In telling the farmer what j you say he told him, he was wrong, and did the farmer an injustice. But this sounds to us as If this was in tended as a Joke, and if the farmer were fooled by it. we are convinced that more time should have been al lowed for education before the vote Is taken. This seems to contradict the statement made by our corres pondent when he says: "We are liv ing in an enlightened age." Wo wish to paraphrase the follow ing statement by Mr. Casey so that it shall read ns follows: "Laborers of Anderson County, It matters not what your work may ho, go to the polls on tho 30th day* of March and by, your vote show to the world that without compulsion and without tho knowl ; edge and consent of your child, you i will not doom him or her to pay a I mud tux that will perhaps be a bur ! den to it through the greater part of its life, for if by your vote you put this debt on it, then you are unfaith ful and recreant to your duty to that child as regards its future welfare, and you ' are to be" pitted' either for your unfaithfulness or for your infer ' nal Ignorance." avenge such a cowardly midnight as sassin?it was the natural outpouring of an outraged community. DRIFTING WITH THE CURRENT. *i_ Tue Intelligencer >may bo wrong on Borne questions, but it has the conso lation of feeling It was right and standing for what it felt to he. right on many questions, without fear of consequences. Whenever we havo to say:?"This newspaper would have been glad to have supported the propsitton, even though It was not what We would like, if there had been any chance whatever of It succeeding, hut wo do not be lieve In wasting oar energies In a tight we know to be utterly hope less, and consequently we have employed our time an* space to other matters**-*-we shall bo roady to cease publication. A. newspaper should bo ns a watcher on the house top, and see afar and ahead the is sues coming up and try to lead those not occupying the vantage ground of the newspaper. A news paper should not be a weather vane only, showing which way the wind blows, but it Bhould ho n wind that blows. A true * newspaper Stands fojr something, and is a real factor ip tho development of its community.. Bcr Boving this Tho Intelligencer has Btood for many matters progressive, and we feel that our efforts havo not been in vah>. It is, perhaps easier to drift with ttje^current, 'but to; bo right/, \ .-'/'. '' ' I AGED WOMAN VICTIM MIDNIGHT ASSASSIN (CONTiNUKI) PROM I"iGE ONE.) pvas. to huila t?n u tire 1 askec* Char lie if ho lilt Mrs. Scott, und he said I In." did. I Haiti to Iiiiu 'that is a good I woman' and asked him why he did it. (And he said thai he wanted to Bee j that little girl. Then someone came in and he did not say anything more." Tho only other witness of import lance cxuniim d was Mr. E. W. Harp er, who testified as follows: I was on the premises of Mrs. Scott on March 17. One Charlie Logan was then un der arrest on suspieion. and after quite a good deal of talking with him he made a confos?ion .of doing the deed. He said that he entered the window and struck Mrs. Scott with a hammer. He did not give any rea son fort striking lier. The fifth and last witness examin ed was Mr. A. L. Scott, a son of the iajuy who was murdered. He testified as to being called from his home near Iiis mother's house after the attack upon lier, and as to the condition in which lie found her when he arrived. Struck With Wrench. That portion of the testimony Which states that Charlie Logan ad mitted hitting Mrs. Scott with a ham mer does not coincide with a bit of evidence unearthed by Dr. Kirkpatrick in making an examination of the room. The physician stated yester day that he discovered upon examin ing the wound in Mrs. Scott's head that it was not made with a hammer. He began looking about the place and soon found a heavy wrench in a crevice between the mantel' piece and the chimney. The wrench, he stated, had fresh brood on it, while the ham mer on the floor was free from blood stains. Furthermore, stated the physician, the chnracter of tho wound in the old lady's head showed that It was made with the wrench and not with the hammer. Suspicious Circumstances. Citizens of Lowndesville are not at all satisfied with the explanation of the crime that Chnrllo Logan gives. There are a number of suspicious circumstances connected with the af Ctdr, und cii i-iiinstances that might lead one to believe that the murder was the result of a conspiracy among several persons. Officers and citi zens of Lowndesville are working on theories along this line, and it may be that there will be other develop ment in the case ere long. Among these suspicious circum stances is: the whereabout of Ben Maesey on the night Mrs. Scott was killed. ^ Maesey contended yesterday that he* and another negro, Earl Bur ton, came to Anderson Tuesday night and spent the night here with a ne gro named Will Davis, who 1b a broth er-in-law of Burton. Another circum stance the officers and citizens of Lowndesville are not satisfied about is that when* the little Scott girl ran to the borne of Reedy Burton, to get the negro woman to go to her uncle Alf Scott's with her to give the alarm, tho negresB kept the white girl In the bouse for an hour and a half, and only. consented to go with her after the child bad stated that shi would go to her uncle's house alone. Well Known Here. Mrs. Scott was well known and higftly respected in her community. She was the mother of,Mrs. J. Ban Allen, wife of Mr. j. Ban Allen, a well known farmer living near the city. The funeral services of Mrs. Scott will be held today at the horn-, after which interment-will be made in the cemetery iust north of Lowndesville, FUNERAL MR. SANDERS Will Be Held This Afternoon at 3 O'clock at the Residence. ' The funeral .services of Mr. J. B. Sanders, who died early yesterday morning, will bo held this afternoon at 3' o'clock at his late residence, on Greenville street, conducted. by 'the Rev. J. F. Vines, pastor of the First Baptist church', who will bo assisted by Rev. O. Li. Martin and'Rev. D. W. Dodge. Tho pallbearers will bo: Dr. J. O. W?hlte, J. E. Barton. J. C. Bolt, John McClure, J. S. Fowler and 7. S. Cromer. , Mr. Sanders is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. J. R. Thompson of this county .and Miss Gertrude Sandern of this city, and the follow ing sons: Mr. J. Walter Sanders, Sec retary of the Pendleton Manufactur ing company; Dr. J. O. Sanders, prominent physician of this city; Dr. R, Leo Sanders, a noted burgeon, who is a member of the staff of Mayo Bros, hospital in Rochester, Minn.; Dr. J. Levis Sanders, a well known and successful dentist of Anderson; Mr. Wade A. Sanders, city engineer of this" city ; Dr. Mack Sanders, als? a well known and successful dentist of this 'city, and Mr. Carl Sanders, student at a'., northern medical col lege. Mr. Sanders was a quiet and Unas* sumlng Christian gentleman and was held In highest esteem by hundreds of friends and admirers throughout the county. His death is mourned by a wide circlo of "pebplo and the' deep est sympathy ~ot the community is with the'stricken'ones in their- bo traevemcnt. German Liner Captured. LONDON, March 18.-~(3;5iVa. m.) rr-The, interned German liner . Mace donia, which escaped from Las Pal mas, Canary islands, Monday, has been capto red i .by a British cruiser, according to the Daily Mall'n 'Madrid correspondent. Brawn?flray. Mr. J. M. Gray and Miss Evlo Brown w?ro married Sunday after 'nbra^ March 14, at 3 . o'clock, at the honio of, Mr. WV B. Bagwell, in the Flat, RocVsection. The ceremony was performed ' by the Roy, ;W. D. Ham I. L News From Seneca Convicted of Scilla? Whiskey. SU NEC A, March 16.?John S. Dothl was convicted In mayor's court here .Monday mornng for selling a pint of whiskey to one of the Bhow men on last Saturday night. The arrest was made by extra i'oliceman Ed. Hopkins. He was defended by M. C. Long of Walhalla. Mayor Harper administered a fine of $25 or 30 days, but ufterwardo reduced the fine to $15, which was immed iately paid by Dcdd. It is said by observers that he had plenty of money. Wl. E. Pison, a prominent mer chant of Central, was in Seneca on business Monday. Mr. C H. Ellison was a business visitor to Greenville Mouday. Mr. Roy Abbctt went to Easley Monday on business. Mr. C. P. Adams is in Charleston this week atteadlng the Woodsmen meeting. Rev. i. E. Wallace went to Greea ville Monday on business. Mr. J. S. Robinson, Sunday school Field Worker for Piedmont Presby tery, has returned from a visit to Honea Path. Mr. and Mrs.' H. L. PhilllpB npent Sunday with relatives at Shoals Junction. Joe McCary and W. S. Parker wore buBtncBB visitors to C.aenville Saturday. Mrs. John Catlett has returned to her home in Anderson, after spend ing several days With her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hopkins. Messrs. J. E. Harper and L*. C. Patterson, two of Seneca's most progressive merchants have gone to Baltimore and other Eastern mar-> kets, this week to buy spring goods. The pupils of the Baptist church at this ?place was filled Sunday night by Rev. W.. B. Fallow, of West minister. Miss Bessie Cannon, who has been visiting her sister, Mr3. Ed. Hop kins, returned to her home at Old rickens Sunday. Mr. S. K. Deudy left Monday morning for points in Georgia. Ho has accepted a position with a prom inent rubber gooda house to travel the States of Georgia and Alabama for them. Miss Inez Grant, who teaches in the 'Madison school spent the week end with her parents here. Mrs. John McLees. of Anderson, .is vlBttlng ber parents, Mr. and. Mrs. Jones in East Seneca. oooooooooooooooooooo o > o o TOWNVILLE NEWS o o o oooooooooooooooooooo The entertainment at. the school house last Friday evening was quite a success and was largely attended. Prof. Witt Is a very enthusiastic teacher. We are very fortunate In se curing him as a teacher. -, . Mr. and. Mrs. F. B. Jones spent the week-end at Anderson. They were accompanied, by Prof. F. C. Hawkins, who is . principal of the Double Springs school. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Spears are rejoicing over the arrival of a little lady at their home. Miss Marlon Campbell is visiting her sister, Mrs. Boggs, near. West minster. Prof. Mahafiey and S, I?. Shirley spent the week-end with, friends and relativer, here. Mr. and Mrs. Thad- Gaines were shopping in Anderson Thursday. Miss Alice Smith is teaching the Crackers Neck school. Mesdames J. W. Dickson and R. H. Price spent a tew hours at Clemson last Tuesday. "Miss Inez King was the attractive little guest of her friend, Annio Ma? Ledbetter. last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kellett and two sons of Fountain Inn spent Sunday with their daughter Miss'"Kellett, at Moun tain View hotel. Mrs. Ellas Earlo haa been on the sick list fifcr. and Mrs. Amos Morgan ' of South Union spent Wednesday with the families of J. H. and R..H. Price. Mesdames Lon Bolcman and Thad Gaines spont Wednesday .with Mr. and Mrs. W. T, Hunt at their lovely country home, tho "Oaks." Mr. and Mrs, W. N. Woblbright and non, Guy, spent a. lew hour* In An derson Friday, having mado the trip It takes times to fiddle a offerings of the best ma But the extra effort we of our goods accounts 1 ness of the value. Here's an express shipn and young men which we'd seen all the new th of the style and quality Priced $15, $18, $20. Spring Oxfords of $3. played. "The Ston In their handsome car. Prof. W. C. Witt, Misses Fannie Broyles, Carrie Stewart and Xell Kel lett spent Saturday in Anderson. The Friscilla club met with Mrs. Newt Boleman last Thursday after noon with the president, Miss Mattic McCarley, in the chair. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Thad i Gaines. Monroe Fant of Pendleton visited his brother, Sam Fant, last week. Misses LoIb and Nannie O'Neal spent the week-end with Mrs. Sue O'Neal. Miss Myrtle Abies was the guest of I Miss Alice Herring last week. MISS MARY SIMiPSON DEAD (From Thursday's Dally.) The many friends of Miss Mary Simpson will regret to hear of her death which occurred on the 11th, at the home of her brother, Rev. L. A. Simpson' at Toccoa, .Ga. Miss Simpson was 72 years, a daughter of the late David Simpson of the Roberts section of this county. For many years she lived in the Roberts community and taught school there and bas a host of friends nil over the county. She had only been ill for a few days with pneumonia and her death came as a great shock to her re latives. Miss Simpson was an older slst.'r of Mrs. R. F. Dlvver of this city. She possessed a sweetness of disposition and beauty of character that endeared lies to all who knew hm You know as well Good TVter chai is the cheapest in the too that good merci kind we sell. You k: ily find out, that our ; sonable as any place make your bill her sometimes) get the I quality, -the best sen are ready to serve yo ent departments in t ner. ~ Especially you'll f Ready-1 and Mi . \ . . We want you to co all you Want to. You and we are always gl; S?ND US YO .round and see all the ; .nufacturers. put into the selecting arge for the unusual lent of suits for men were selected after ings; you can be sure in every one of them. 50 quality now dis- ' ft i with a Conscience SIDNEY II ARTZOG WILL HE GREENWOOD'S NEXT MAYOR (Greanwood .Tourna") In ho second primary held on Tuesduy, Mr. A. Sidney Ha^t/og was nominated for mayor over III7 oppo nent, Mr. Eugene R. Good-, /a, by a majority of 139 votes. Tne totals were: Hartzog, 458 and Goodwyn, 319. By boxes the Vote stood as fol lows: Goodwyn?City box, 208; Green wood Mill, 54; Grendel Mill, 57. ' ? Hartzog?City box. 293; Green wood Mill, 88; Grendel Mill, 77. .; Mr. Paui B. Ellis was nominated in Ward 1 over Mr. C. E. Bouroe by, a majority of 37 votes, the totals ber ing G9 and Bourne 32. . . Mr. T. .1. Anderson defeated Mr. J. P. Hill in Ward 6 by a mnjorltjr of 4G, the totals being, Anderson, 84; Hill 38. The total vote cast in the n ?yor's. race was 777 compared with even 800 in the first primary. The general electioa will be held Tuesday. April 13th, and the new mayor and aldermen will be sworn in on Thursday-night, April 15th. ,,' Henry Vines Edmonds. Henry Vines, the young son ' of Capt. W. H. Edmunds, who Ms been, at the hospital since his mother's death two months ago, is growing rapidly and improvibg every day. .He:, is a very bright and promising little fellow and quite a favorite with s^l,' the nurses. - . as we do that pi dise long run. You know tiaridise is the only now, or you can eas- s prices are just as rea in town. Whert you e you always (not a test styles, the best rice. Right now we u in the many differ he best sort of man-' ind interesting our. to -- mm me in any time, look .^are never in the way id to have you. UR ORDERS.