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"1 GLOWING TRIBUTE To the Young Men of the South During the Civil War Period , ' THE BRAVEST AND BEST U<'v. K. A. Osborne Makes Interesting Compnrision IMwwn (ho Spirit of the South and the Conditions nt the Time of the War With Those of the Present. At a meeting in Charlotte, Nr. C., by the Confederate Veterans on Monday to pay tribute to the memory ol Admiral Ralph Semmes. the greut Confederate naval hero, many excellent speeches were made. Kt. Rev E. A. Osborne spoke with reference to the spirit of the young men ot the South during the civil war period and the exalted type of loader* produced, wheh he does not believe could be duplicated today under similar conditions. "Perhaps this country will nevoi produce again," he began, "just suet a race of men as that which lived in the last century. Especially doer one feel this to be true of the greal leaders of the South. We may pro (luce as great men or greater moi even in different directions, for tin world is growing. Humanity is no! diminishing at all in its powers. It is developing under Christian civil ization. Hut the conditions under which Seiumcg and tIn; other grea loaders wore horn and reared were peculiar and have now passed away Especially was this so of the South 1 don't suppose that a more patriotic race of men ever lived than thai which peopled the South. Theii life was rustic, simple, plain, unpretentious. These are tin; very conditions that are calculated to produce the spirit of daring. self-relianci and manhood. They produced those splendid qualities of hitman nature, "The Southern army illustrated that. It was not a well-disciplined army. It was not a remarkably well drilled army, but It was one of men ? men who loved freedom, men whe loved their homes, men who loved constitutional liberty, men who loved their own simple life. They j didn't care much about money. II was not a money-making ago in the South, with one or two exceptions Here and there a fortune had beer accumulated, of course. But the vast majority of the men in the Southern army were of limiter means; men who owned little hornet in the country. To own the soil ii * necessary condition of patriotism Commercial men who do not owr their homes or who are so much in terested in business that they speiu 0 ^ little time at home do not posses' the same lovo of home and country >that rural life produces. They wan to live and enjoy their wealth, too The man who owns his little home ii the country, whose living depend on his tilling of the soil, lives fo his home and his family and wil yield the last drop of blood in hi body to resist any invasion by hos tile forces. "And so, while we have a passion ate, tender and romantic love fo the South," continued Colonel Of borne, "1 doubt very much if unde similar conditions today we woul he able to produce as strong exam ^ pies of courage, fortitude and dai ing. I believe we, especially the per pie of North Carolina, are a wai like race. 1 ro not believe there 1 one more so on the American cor tlnent. When the United States call ed for troops in the war with Spal the young men of the South hurrie forward. It was my privilege to b with them for a time. I saw th same enthusiasm which 1 had see 4 0 years before. Hut I saw also different class of men, a differen spirit and a different state of moral from that which prevailed on th previous occasion. i cannot ' bu doubt if they would have shown th jntne dash, the same absolute confl dence in the rectitude of their cans and in their duty to light. "It thrills my soul with a pecu liar sensation to think'of the wonder fill genius that led the Soutb?ri armies. Very likely the world wn never witness again such a brilllan galaxy of men. Christian men, o cultivated minds, broad and dee A learning, soldiers, who trusted ii - the Triune God for the justice c their cause and willingly laid thei lives on the altar. '.'1 shall never forgot the foelin of pride and joy the soldiers of th Confederacy felt when they though of the glorious Semmo!?. dominatin the broad ocean and bringing terro to the enemy. While the hosts n United States ships were hoverin about, the coasts keening out whs little l)it of commerce the Sout f might, have received, this one ma was frightening the ships of the oik my out of their wits." X , t , Tho Neptune is lavunclied. A dispatch from Portsmouth, Kni land, says the Neptune, Great Hri ain's eighth battleship of the Dreai nought type, was successfully launcl ed there a few days ago by the I)uc esa of Albany in the presence of great concourse. Experts regard th ^ vessel as unslnkable by torpedoes. ^ ^ COST ONE LIFE 1 I PANIC IN A SCHOOL HOOM CAU8! 1 ES A FATAL Cltl'SII. One Thousand Little Ones Scared by Fireworks Stampede W illi Fatul Results to Little Girl. Terrified by Black Hand stories, ( 1,000 children stampeded in a Polish parochial school in Jersey City Monday when fireworks, were sent oft in the street below and in the mad rusn ' for the doores 14 weie crusneii, one so seriously that death probably will result. The fatally injured child is Ma- , rianna Zeelackhky, 7 years old; the . ^ others comprise live little girls and eight boys, all ranging from 7 to 10 < years in age. All are in Jersey City j hospitals, but it is believed that all will recover. The school house, a three-story J brick building, is a stone's throw | ' from an Italian church which had ( 1 obtained a permit to set off lire! works during a church celebration , Monday. A rumor got out last week among the children in lower Jersey City schools that threats had been 1 made to blow up the school with I dynamite. ; The children had been particulart ly nervous about it, and when the bombs went off suddenly, they ran 1 from tlio recitation rooms into the 5 hailx and down ?he stairways, t There are two street doorways but t one of them was closed. At the ~ closed entrance there occurred a disa.-trous jam. Here several of the smaller children were trampled into 5 unconsciousness while others ran hack ' into the building and sprang through open windows 1 feel to an areway below. 1> Policemen and passersbv, attracted I by the cries, rushed to the scene, I but order was not restored until 11 children had been seriously hurt. > A report spread quickly that there J 5 were eight dead and hundreds of j > mothers mingled in the crowd, ( mourning, weeping and adding to the ( i general confusion. This is not the L llrst riot of its kind in Jersey City I as tlie children of the foreign ele- . 1 merit are constantly in fear of the > "black band." 1 9 0 9 CI ltTAII/S MAYOR'S POWICllS. ! Judge Aldricli 1 tenders an Important | Decision. i An appeal case from the mayor's ( J court involving an important quesl tion of jurisdiction, was decided be fore Judge Aldrich in tiie Sessions court at Anderson last week. The appeal was from a deep ion of the 1 mayor imposing a fine of one hundred " dollars or thirty days for selling ' whiskey, and the decision reversed the mayor. f \ mu'llii nt 'e ciuiiwdl I li.i >>,?_ . -I I - ' - 1 I'"* jilion that tin* mayor's court had no jurisdiction to try a defendant eharg1 ed with selling whiskey, maintaining 9 that the mayor had only concurrent r jurisdiction with the magistrate, and 1 that, as the statutes Rave a magis9 tratc no jurisdiction to try such a l" case the mayor was hound by the same statute's limitation. The gen" oral statutes give the mayor of the r city the same powers as a magisl" trate, and it. was argued by counsel r for the defense that a city counsel could not extend by ordinance the jurisdiction defined by the Legisture. '* The decision of Judge Aid rich in case it i?> sustained by the Supremo '9 court will be of the most far reaching consequences. It might seriously hamper the enforcement of the liqour n law in every town and city in the (* State. All that the police depart0 ment of a city could do would he 0 to make arrests and have warrants n issued by a magistrate. The magisa trate would then, if upon a pret liminary hearing (no evidence war9 rants it. send the caso up to the Sossions court for trial. The decision has attracted a great deal of inter ? est hero. The city will appeal to the Supreme court, and a decision of that ? tribunal will be awaited with geueral interest over tlie State. in Made Mini Mouiesick. ,1 At a diplomatic reception in WashI ington, Mrs. Taft, on being otmplif mente.l on her exquisite French, told p a little story about a Senator who-*,French (acqired in twelve phonographich lessons) is by no m "ins exquisite. V The Senator, fresh from one of his phonographic recitals, pounced upon " an under secretary of the French ? legation at a dinner. * "Monsieur," lie said, "eska?ah? " eska?voo?eska voo voo-ly ma? 1 voo voo-ly da dunny " ^ "My dear Senator," the secretary 8 interrupted, "do, 1 beg you, stop speaking French. You sneak tt so -1 well?ah, so very, very well?It n makes nie homesick!"?Kansas City i- Independent. Husband Itutlicd Once a Year. Declaring her husband bathed only a;, once a year, and that, though worth t> $.r?0,000, bought tainted meal, eggs [1- that were nealy rotten and rancid h- butter, Mrs Henrietta Newman, of h- Washington, I). C., has filed suit for a a limited divorce from Mayor H. New-, is man. She also charges cruelty and neglect. REFUND REBATES; I lie Benihein Drilling Company oi Louisville, Ky., MAKES RESTILUTION 'onrtill, Once Represented l?y Kariium Akivivs to Pay. to the W'inding-l p Commission !< tO.OOO, Al- . though (be Commission Has no ! Claim of Overcharges. The Columbia correspondent of I The News and Courier sa\s follow- ; ng a conference last week between | he winding-up commission of the old j State dispensary and the representa- j ives of the Hernhelm Distilling Com- j )any, of Louisville, Ky., the comnanv ' Monday announced that it will re- | fund to the State overcharges on 1 liquor amounting to $30,000. The | company, which was represented he- I fore the old State board of control ' by Jatnes S. Farnum, acquitted Sat-j unlay of hrihing Jos. 11. Wylie, then ! n member of the purchasing hoard, to | give the concerns represented hy Farnum the preference in purchasing liquors, admits the overcharges and says it is willing to make good this much of the State's loss. The refund is voluntary on tin1 part of the company, as the old State dispensary hoard of control had effected a complete settlement with j the concern before the winding-up j commission took charge of the affair of the dispensary when the institution was legislated out of existanco, and the company never has put in a claim for money due it for the liquors sold to the dispensary, as has been done by many of the other houses, which had been awarded contracts for liquors. Attorney General Lyons was asked j iibout the matter. He said that the facts in the case were that the Mernludin Distilling Company had offered to tin? dispensary commission $30, DUO, and that the money is on deposit in the Louisville banks. The fact that this company wished to turn over this large sum of money same over the telephone from the Atlanta firm of Anderson, Felder, Kountree & Wilson. It is understood, though not obtained officially, that the Atlanta firm secured the settlement, but it also appears that the money comes voluntary. The matter is settled now, and the money belongs to the State of South Carolina. The remarkable part of the whole transaction is that the liernhcim firm had no claim against the State of South Carolina. The money that the State owed nils linn had been previously paid up and the hooks were closed. To offer $3 0,000 and (hen to turn the money over is clearly an admission that, there were overcharges. Although th?*re had heen a general understanding that some of the whiskey firms might possibly "cough up" this transaction is a new one in its nature. It is known .lames S. Far1111111 represented the Hernheim firm here during the days of the Slate dispensary. In the recent trial oi Mr. Farnum it was mentioned in the testimony that this was one of the firms that he represented. The payment of $30,000 to the State is taken as an admi.-sion that the State was overcharged at least this much and that rebates were paid. This is the only difference that can be drawn. Aside from the fact that the money has been tendered the State, it was very diOUnlt to obtain any oflicial information. It was known recently that there was a secret meeting of the dispensary commission and very probably this matter came up at the time. There is speculation as to what effect that $30,000 "money" tender will have upon the alleged graft trials. The effect \ipon the other can easily he guessed, though, that no immunity is guaranteed when the commission accepts the $307000. It. might he added, however, that another good gtiess is that one of iiic Hernneim peop]?> would bo prosecuted. The proposition they ndvaneo is fair enough on its face, a return to the State of $30,000, when no claim is outstanding, and this in comparison with a figuring upon the alleged rebate schedule that would look something like $10,000 for alleged overcharges. That looks pretty good for South Carolina. This case that is brought today but one of the many matters that the State dispensary investigation has brought about. What the mora! effect will be cannot be estimated, but the State of South O.iolina is $30,000 to the good. As brought out before the dispensary winding-up commission the Kernhoim Company was one of the tiio including aiso the Hig Four people, and one other eoneorn. all of which the commission was disposed to '"lass a* one conco.n. In the present transaction a confer ence of attorneys was held, and many other details which probably will be brought out later. Illeriot to Stall Aviation School. Louis Illeriot, the French areonnut, has decided to start a school of aviation at Croix d'Hlns, near Arcachon, France. The proposed circuit will be nearly 20 miles, but at first only a four-mile circuit will be used . . THE FARMERS' UNION IS A CJHANI) OltUAMZATION AM) ALL FAllMKllS Ol'UHT To IU? MoiMbors of It and Work to Make It the CS rout est llenetit to Tliein. Notwithstanding the fact that they were seriously handicapped during the past season in meeting their financial obligations, and in the realization of that prosperity that is rightfully theirs, by the distressingly low price of cotton, yet the farmers of the South can easily overcome .1III1....W I. V .. - .f, t ?i i v; limn iiuh'm ity ii more marked adherence to the principles of their different organizations in tin* future than in the past, says I'aul Williams in the Macon Telegraph. The fact has been demonstrated that the thing for the Southern tanner to do in order to obtain a legitimate price for his cotton is to bring himself to the point where he can hold it just as long as he wants to. tint before this can be done it is absolutely necessary that he raise his food products at home. This is the main thing to do in order to make Southern agricultural conditions assume a more satisfactory aspect. Lot the Southern farmer immediately resort to the wl.-dom and advisability of raising his own food supplies instead of depending for them upon the Western farmers, and a wonderful change will he brought about in the agricultural situation down South. In fact, such a wonderful change that the cotton market will nearly always present a bullish aspect, because the control of the price of the tloecy staple will have < 11 ?rt'.Nifu i ruin i in* grasp of C li?' Wall street manipulators and placed in the control of the Southern farmers. Then there will be no repetition of the very unsatisfactory and deplorable conditions that existed to such a striking extent last, fall, tremendously handicapping the farmers in cancelling their pecuniary obligations. No bills will have to be carried over for another year, but debts will be paid promptly, and farmers, bankers, merchants and others interested will enjoy the splendid prosperity that is the Inevitable result of the farmer being his own boss. Many a farmer joins the ITiion thinking that a membership in the organization is all that is necessary J in obtaining satisfactory results from I their farming operations. They don't seem to realize that unless they carry out their obligation as representatives of that organization | they will never come into the posj session of the manifold blessings and benefits that must inevitably result from a full discharge of t lie j duties and obligations, that rest upI on them as members of that organ!! zation. Unless they remain steadfastly in their loyalty to the principles of the ! Union, every fall they will he confronted by the awful realization that ! necessity forces them to surrender | to the cotton manipulators of W ail street in order to meet their coin| inercial obligations with the hanker.'* i and merchants and others with whom they have dealings. This surrendet means low prices for their cotton and the consequent disasters attendant upon it. The agricultural mirror in the South reflects u very sad | state of affairs, indeed. It reflects the heart-rending specI taele of thousnnds upon thousands of farmers Mowing down to the professional gamblers of Wall street, suffering the terrible and almost unbearable humiliation and mortiflcaj tion of having others dictate Mm | price of the products that they have J raised by the sweat, of their brows ! It reflects the sad picture of the | farmers having to mortgage their i homes and plantations in order to alleviate the terror of low priced cot t on. It shows the aristocratic gentlemen of Wall street growing rich off 'the labors of the Southern farmers, j buying their cotton of their own prices and then coining millions of tho silver wheels by gambling and speeulating with the fleecy staple. It roffects the sad picture of Mm j Southern tillers of the soil losing | millions and millions of dollars annually because of the dictation of j the price of cotton by the professional gamblers that dwell in Wall street, and it reflects thousands of other equally as sad and humlliatj Ing picttires. My a little more progressiveness and energy on the part of our South| em farmers their mirror could he made to reflect vastly different plcj tures. It would reflect the noble, | commanding spectacle of thousands upon thousands of the sturdiest and , most progressive farmers on the face | of the globe developing and utilizing the wonderful agricultural possibilities of the South to such an extent as would enable them to enjoy prosperity, contentment and independence to quite an eminent degree, raising their own food supplies and not making a specialty of cotton and consequently living in complete and glorious Independence I of the Wall street mercenaries, en thusiastlcally and professionally pro| mitigating the principles of their va RAPHML SEMMESi l His Memory Honored Ail Over tbe Southland On Last Monday. WAS GREAT NAVAL HERO The One Hundredth Anniversary <?| the llirlli of Che Only (VinfiHli'rutc I 1 Admiral .Marked With Public Ceremonies in Several of Che Southern States. At many points in the South on \ 11 > n 11 i \ 11 . 11 11.. i , ....i vi-|Mnnu? <n i>uiiimorc. | the chief city of ins native State, I in New Orleans, where tie is greatly beloved, at Mobile and Montgomery, in tiie State ot' his adoption, and sev- I erul other places, honor was paid to Admiral Raphael Semmes. Horn one hundred years ago, Admiral Semmes died in 1 S7 7, passing into history as "the Paul Jones of the Confederacy." America has hardly produced a greater sailor. Fifth In descent from a native ot Normandy who came over in Idle with Lord Haitimore, Raphael Semmes received a high school education and then found his way into the navy as midshipman, there lie ing no naval academy in existano at the time. He rendered valiant and etVp'icnt service in the Mexican war and had attained the rank ol onitiiaiider when war between tlie sections broke out. With his first command, the Sumter, a clumsy olu boat propelled by both steam and sail Semmes captured seventeen northern merchant men. Blockaded by three Federal warships at (lihraltar, lie sold tin4 vessel and proceeded with his officers to the Bahama Islands. On July 29, 1 St;2, the Alabama, thenceforth famous, was permitted by British an | t horit ies to sail from Liveriww.t whore? she ha?l boon built as "No. 200," her Runs and war inunitioir sho received in (he Azores. Then be Kan one of the most wonderful careers which any vessel ever had. Within the twenty months of her ex I .-t a nee the Alabama captured 02 northern merchantmen, burning most of them at sea for the reason that few ports were open to their reception. She sank the Fedora) warship Hatteras after thirteen minutes' actual fighting. In June, 1864. Seinmos accepted a challenge to bat'! given hy Captain Winslow, of the Federal warship Kearsarge, at Cherbourg, France, though ho was under no strategical or other need to do so. Apparently about the Alabama's strength, the Kearsarge was in realty armored heavily with chains under her outer planking, so that her adversary was surprised to see h's shot rebounded with little injury. Moreover, the Alabama's powder had deteriorated during many months passed in tropical climates; a sh? 1' placed in the steering gear of the Kearsarge failed to explode when its) explo.-ion would have rendered the Federal vessel helpless. I'nder these disadvantages the Alabama fought a brave hut foredoomed contest, finally going down. Her officers and crew were saved by the Knglish yacht Deerhound. Admiral Sennne.-. later complained that Caplain Winslow had lured him into a combat through specifically false .statements, namely, by representing that the two ships were on an equal rooting when in fact the Kearsarg had armor concealed. The Alabama was a fine vessel ol about nine hundred tons and liiiO feed length, built for both steam and sails. Her best speed with all her resources used was about thirteen knots, or fourteen miles an hour She usually ran down her prizes, wlit-n they were sailing vessels, under .-ail alone, and such was Semnies pride in her sailing qualities that he would sometimes prolong the chase greatly rather than resort to steam. The havoc which she worked to the American (lag on the high seas has never since been repaired. Kr,g land had to pay fifteen million dollars for turning her loose, hut from the standpoint of commercial advantage this money was repaid many foid. As far as their personal preferences were concerned, Semrnes and his men would have preferred lighting to prize-making, but there was no / o a day when the hostile epithet of "pirate" would justly bo applied The Alabama was commissioned after acquisition iti a foreign port, nut so was Paul Jones' Hon Hornn.e Itichard. Seinrnei. , - ... . . .J V.r V, I / / IT*proachod on this score without involving .Jones. In "Service Affoat" Admiral Sommes tells in effective style the v ry of itis stirring months on the Sumter and Alabama. We advise any one who may never have read it to repair the omission. Nothing New There. Great Author?Walter, this steak is as tough as leather. Walter?I've always heard you was an original character, sir, bnt I m blessed if you don't jist say the an id o as all on 'em do -Tit-Hits. rious organizations, developing ' among themselves the highest Ideals i of civilization and Christianity and > thus making the beautiful Southland the richest and the most prosperous and the most enlightened section of the globe. STORY OF WRECK TilIIILLIN(i STdKV OF Tills OF A MTFAMEK AT KF.A. Survivor^ of lll?Fat?*<l N'??rv,?'{?iiM? Stoam<*r llroiigtit to I'tuludb l? pliia From Winter Qunrlor InvttU. Savod from a crow of fHtoon lt?o * tJ'Vi'ii who hud a narrow osoapo from doath by tho fonndorinrr at tot-i* oo Saturday of tho Norw? Kian Mlo im r (Joro, .?-ix mllos from tho Y? l?lor Ijnartor I.l^htship which iu s' titty rniloH south of tho Uoluwaro Capos and si\tf?n mi'os at h?'h, ar rivod at port a fow days ap.o on lUo mulish steam* r \rrojo, who It look them from the Lightship, le'tom leported as having 'he ship a reckift . I) ?* II ?1 i I. Till' Vieil fcUW'ft III) Julius Mey *r, the Captain. ?iul ma seamen. They ar*1 now in 'he f.;vo of the Norwegian consul in I'f*il?? Oeiphia. A thrilling storv ? f ptnpwrouN In which every one was for himself, ?*i told by the men, in RugllsU tli.it could scarcely he understood They said the te re, whiefi Idt Philadelphia with a crew of fifteen and a cargo of coal for Hagun 4** Orcndo, Cuba, *ncounterml rocufh weather after passing out the Dcfct ware < tapes. Off the Winter Quarter Ligbtrhip whin only three men were on deck, m unusually heavy sea struck the steamer and it k"eled ov?-r ,it a duiM eroiiH angle. She -was repeatedly struck by high waves and dually wont over on her side. In the meantime the other members of the orev/ eamo on deck and taking in Oie sit nation secured life halts. Mo thing could be done to right the vessel ami ' as f lie was rapidly settling the crew looked about for safety. The on(y boat had been swept from tho ikivlln and was floating away. Therefore here was nothing for the men to do but*to jump into the sea. All of thetn managed to find lUn ber or other floating objects from the ship which went to the bottom w if bin three minutes, and the stronger swimmers struck out for the drilling boat. The little craft was floating bottom up, and after a trying ' time tho boat was righted and an attempt made to clear it of water. Knough was gotten out after a two hours struggle to put two men m it ' and with the aid of their hands ant , a pair of marine glasses they scooped enough water out to permit otkeut to climb in. Meanwhile the weakest of tho swimmers and two that could nofe swim went down, one by one. When the water was finally oirt el tho boat, the last remaining. a?u? clinging to it was hauled in ami ?. was touit(1 that eight mon were ntiurri 11K- They floated before the wind until 1:30 p. w., when they sighted the Winter Quarter Lightship Hid little craft had uo oars hut the shipwrecked men "guid? d the boat as her.l they could, and soon came near enough to the ship to he taken cn hoard hy the lonely tejitiln.lH pf |ho sea who spend their life cn h? r. j Members of the erew say the (tap" tain and chief engineer were the last to leave the ship. Tb" engineer, II. II. Nilson. was drown, d. The rapidity wiih wmh the tle.ro sank is believe I to have be.n.dno to an unusually heavy load of coat,, which io dead w eight. A (though, tho , (lore was oniy 420 tons burden, sho< .sailed from port with nnn .. ? ? v v wv* ? rl V f coal and wan commented on as.nhu, passed down the Delaware river, that? she had only about nine inches of freeboard. I'OI.ICKMAN SHOT NIcHltO. When AImmiI to H?' I'laceU t'nder rest Negro Han. The Calhoun Advance says on Sat-1 I urday night two negro men loaded up on booze and purchased a bo"* of shells and proceeded to liven up' things .'is they le't to.vn. They went down the railroad, and Mr. A. O. \utley heard them cursing, yelling and firing their gun until they reached his home, in the outskirts of the town. Police Ant ley had been informed of their conduct by 'phono, . ij. hud a oiigejy and passed thorn, awaiting near tin- home o( Mr. 1 A. O. Antloy until they oame up. When they ramo near th-y proceeded to let fly all kinds of abuse and vulgarity, and emptied their gun?! u?ain. Police Antley stepped froinl behind his hiding place and ai rested I tho.m, but Willie Jones broke and ran. He was ordered to halt hut refused to do so. when he was shot I with a double barrelled tfun. Whot! stone was looked up and fined Mon1 (In V. whiln lf>iinu 4" ? L- ^ ^ ii- uoiur, who, with the aid of an old colored woman, i i- trying to g? t rid of the shot that penetrated him from head to feet. Sjiw South Cole 01' Mars. That the South Pole cf Mars is a white peak surrounded hy an Ice* clad area, is the stut? ment uiudo hy Prof. Philip Fox, director of the Dearborn observatory at the Northwestern university, at Chicago, III., who says that this, week he had an unusually good observation of Mars which was then only 3.r>.000,000 miles from tho earth. - Put to Other I se. Crawford So your wife doesn't make mince pies any more? Crabshaw No. She uses all the odds and ends around the house *9 I trimmings for her hat.?Tuck. ,