THE CAMERON COUNTY PRE; ;.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 30.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correnpondent.)\
Washington, March 19, 1904.
Editor P'e»»:
It is significant tliat theSupremc
Court, in its decision in what is
called the "merger case." divided
on party lines, but this fact is in
no wise a disadvantage to the Re
publicans, who have often been ac
cused of hesitating to enforce the
Inter-state Commerce law. Rigid
as it is, the law has been upheld
by the Republicans on the bench,
and every one who knows Presi
dedt Roosevelt is convinced that
he lias the courage to enforce it,
and will do so when occasion re
quires. The satisfaction with
\»inch the decision has been re
ceived on the part of the press, the
people and the financiers, is en
couraging, and ensures a peaceful
outlook for the future. Naturally,
under stress of the political situa
tion, the President will not dis
turb present conditions, and upset
the country by instituting criminal
proceedings against every corpora
tion which may have technically
violated the law. He proposes to
have a dignified, conservative,
quiet campaign which will find the
country as prosperous next Novem
ber as it is now. It is essential to
the welfare of the country, and for
the carrying out of the great enter
prises now in hand, that the com
mercial prosperity of the country
should continue. At all events
the President will do all he can to
that end, and is striving with
wisdow and industry to satisfy
all reasonable demands of (he
people.
It was after repeated conferences
with the President that the Secre
tary of the Interior and the Com
misioner of Pensions arrived at a
solution of the service-pension pro
blem which has given considerable
anxiety to Congress. A liberal in
terpretation of the present pension
laws was determined upon and an
old age pension agreed to. This
will take less than ten millions of
dollars out of the Treasury annual
ly, and will satisfy the promoters
of the new scheme. Claimants
over 02 years of age will be rated
as disabled one-half. As this re
sult pleases all concerned, there
will be no new pension legislation
at this session of Congress. Sena
tor Dietrich of Nebraska will be
exonerated of all the charges
brought against him and the Presi
dent will remove Atty. Gen. Sum
mers of that state. The President
has ordered a further inquiry into
the New York Post Olfice. The
number of Republican delegates
now instructed for President
Roosevelt amounts to 138; unin
stracted, 28.
General Leonard Wood was con
firmed as a Major General yester
day by a vote of 4 r > to 10. Bitter
speeches have been made against
him but they failed to alter the
determination of the Senate to
give him the coveted rank. As an
evidence of his popularity a county
in New Mexico has been named
Leonard Wood.
Seven or eight hundred miles of
railroads to cost some forty mil
lions of dollars, are proposed as a
benefit to the Philippine islands,
in the way of developing trade.
New York capitalists hesitate to iu
vest in the project unless the U.
S. Government will insure a cer
tain income on the investment.
Secy. Taft is opposed to the gov
ernment building the road. Con
gressman Cooper has introduced a
bill providing for a four per cent,
guarantee for these railways upon
an investment of forty millions of
dollars. This burden would pro
bably fall upon the Philippine
treasury.
Read Ludlum's Spring announce
ment in another column.
Fiftieth Anniversary.
I)r. E. O. Bardwell celebrated bis
fiftieth anniversary last Saturday,
week. Mr. and Mrs. Bardwell pleas
antly entertained upon this occasion,
Dr. J. S. Bardwell and wife and Mrs.
Chad. Millin and son, of Ridgway. Dr.
says he will not keep a record hereafter.
Baptist Church.
"Mother, Home and Heaven" is Rev.
L. B. Twitchell's subject for Sunday
night. He believes that all the paths
leading to those sacred precincts
should be strewn with 'forget-me
nots." Mothers are especially invited,
but cordial invitation to all is extend
ed.
A Bad Drink.
A three year old son of Chas. A.
Clark, residing in East Emporium, had
a close call on Tuesday. Like most
children it noticed a glass on a table
containing a milky substance and of
course hid to drink it. It proved to be
concentrated lye. The life of the child
was saved by promptly giving it lard.
Dr. Heilman hastened to the home and
now reports the child safe, although its
mouth and throat is very raw.
Off for Conference.
The Rev. O. S. Metzler left last Tues
day for the annual session of the Cen
tral Penn'a Conference, at Harrisburg
and will be absent ten days. There
will,therefore, be no preaching services
in the First Methodist Episcopal church
next Sabbath, but the Sunday school,
and social services, will be held at the
regular hours. Mr. F. P. Rentzleft to
day to represent the local church in
the Lay Electoral Conference, which
meets ou Friday. The chief business
of this Conference is to elect six lay
delegates to the General Conference,
which meets at Los Angeles, Cal., in
May.
Death of Chas. F. Laughton, Aged 62.
The P HESS readers will be pained to
learn ot the death of this excellent
gentleman, at his residence at Drift
wood yesterday, at two o'clock. Mr.
Laughton has been a great sufferer for
several years. His death will be deep
ly deplored by the citizens of this
county. An honest citizen and good
man, kind husband and faithful friend.
We were very intimately acquainted
with the deceased and enjoyed his
friendship, always loyal and sympa
thetic. To his devoted and kind wife
the PRESS, as well as all who enjoyed
the acquaintance of her respected
husband, extends its most devout sym
patny.
Short funeral services will be held
at Driftwood, Saturday morning by
Rev. J. M. Robertson, Rector of Em
manuel Episcopal Church, Emporium,
after which the remains will be taken
to Union City, Pa., for burial, accom
panied by a delegation of Driftwood
Masons and other friends and relatives.
Death of Joseph Farley.
Saturday, March 12th, 1904, Joseph
Farley died at his home on Mason Hill,
aged 72 years, three months and six
days.
Deceased was sick but a little over
three hours, having gone about as
usual in the morning and having read
in daily papers after eating dinner. He
had complained some of a bad cold but
thought it was better until taken sud
denly with symptoms of pneumonia
at about 3:30 p. m. He grow worse
rapidly until the end, which came at
6:45, no doubt due to heart failure
Funeral services were conducted at
Mason Hill school house by Rev. S.
Ebersole, pastor of Messiah church on
Tuesday afternoon, just two weeks
I since his wife had taken the same last
I journey.
Deceased was last of his family, hav
ing outlived all his sisters and
brother, but has one surviving son,
Joseph J J. of Wardner, Idaho, and
three daughters, Mrs. Miles D. Brown,
j of Big Shanty; Mrs. Einory Hicks and
j Miss Margaret Farley of Mason Hill.
Joseph Farley was a member of the
! famous "Buektail Regiment," and
, served his country four years, making
i a good record as a soldier.
Among those who attended the last
! sad rites were veterans D. F. Marsh, J.
O. Jordan, A. S. Bailey, A. 11. Barr,
: Mr. Maxwell, aged 91 years and J. R.
j Russell, aged 86 years.
(lone to Hospital.
Mrs. Jennie Krapf, who has been in
| very poor health for some time, was on
i Tuesday taken to Buffalo for treatment,
I accompanied by her brother-in-law,
Chas L. Butler. It is hoped her treat
ment may be beneficial.
Emmanuel Church -Services During
Holy Week.
In addition to the usual Lenten ser
vices, there will be a service in the
5 Parish Room at 10 a. m., each day,dur
i ing Holy Week (except Saturday.)
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1904.
Criticism.
"Talk is cheap" and for that reason
many persons are generally busy in fur
nishing a good supply of it. It is a
common thing to meet with people
whose tongues seem to be pivoted up
on the center, whose tongues seems to
have several vibrating ends. No mat
ter what the time, where the place and
what the occasion, they are always
ready to supply a ceaseless torrent of
talk. They seem never to bo at a loss
for a subject. Now it is the latest
gossip, then it is sweeping oriticism of
relatives, neighbors or public officials,
next a wholesale condemnation of a
rival in business or society, again it
may be a furious attack upon the char
acter or reputation of some unfortunate
who has fallen a victim to their un
licensed and unbridled rancor.
Criticisna is of two kinds: it may be
favorable or unfavorable. The latter
is vastly in preponderance, lagely be
cause humankind are selfish and are
very apt to cast shades and shadows
upon others in order that their own
little lights may shine with more bril
liancy. Furthermore, it is much easier
to criticise unfavorably, as most people
of this kind find it less difficult to
falsify than to tell the truth.
Persons that are always ready to
pass harsh judgment should be avoid
ed. Trust them not, they are fooling
you. Do not lend a ready countenance
to their slanderous attacks upon other
people. Be quite sure that as soon as
your back Is turned they will malign
you even as they maligned others in
your presence. In ye good days of ye
Pilgrim fathers, gossip mongers and
drunkards were branded so that people
might show their evil influences. Thie
was a custom that should not have
been allowed to fall into desuetude.
Our future legislators should be in
structed to rehabilitate the custom in
the form of a salutory statue.—St.
Marys Gazette.
A Former Emporium Citizen Killed.
Beuj. J. Furman, aged 59 years,
many years ago a resident of Empori
um, was killed at Richburg, N. Y.,
March 2d, while working at one of his
oil wells. The supposition is that
while attempting to start the gis en
gine he fell, his head being caught in
the fly wheel, which nearly severed it
from the body. Deceased leaves a
wife. Mr. Furman was a prominent
oil operator and contractor and it is
said has drilled more wells than any
other one person in Allegany county.
He leaves in addition to his wife, three
sisters, Mrs. Anna Liston, Emporium;
Mrs. Sarah French, Tioga, Pa.; and
Mrs. Joseph Sanders, of Austin, Pa.
He carred §5,000 insurance,
Benj. J. Furman served in the civil
war with Hon. L. Taggort, R. M. Over
hiser and other Cameron county
"boys." In 1863 he became a member
of Emporium Lodge, F. & A M. Many
of our older eitizns will no doubt be
pained to hear of his death. His fun
eral took place at Richburg, March sth
and was largely attended. The
Masonic fraternity conducted the ser
vices.
Killed Near Kane.
Edward Murphy, formerly employed
at this place, was killed last Friday, at
Mead Run, near Kane, while working
on Walter Moore's log contract.
While picking bark from the log slide,
a large log rolled down the encline,
jumped the slide and struck him,
breaking his back and leg, causing his
death. His remains were brought to
Emporium on Saturday for burial.
Funeral services were held at St.
Mark's Catholic Church, Sunday at
three o'clock. Deceased was about 45
years of age and unmarried.
Passed Away.
M. F. Hanna, aged 72 years, who has
been in feeble health for several years,
passed away last Sunday at Ray Lyons'
farm, on Bryan Hill, where he has
b.en boarding for some time. The
poor old man made a gallant effort to
support himself and worked as best he
could to earn his bread. In his time
he had occupied a prominent position
in business. His funeral took place on
Tuesday, Rev. McCaslin officiating.
I'ublic Sale of Household Goods.
The undersigned will dispose of his
household goods, consisting of every
thing used in a family, having no
further use for them. The sale will
I take place at my residence, West Fifth
) street, on Saturday, March 26th, at two
o'clock.
3-3t. H. F. IIlLLIARl).
Oyster Supper.
The ladies of the Rich Valley church
will serve an oyster supper for the
! benefit of the pastor, Rev. Irving, on
i Tursday evening, March 31st. Supoer
1 from 6to 9 o'clock, at L. Lockwood's.
j All are invited.
Republicans Attend.
Every Republican voter should
take sufficient interest in the Pri
maries to give time enough to the
call of the party by attending the
Caucuses. Remember the time
and hours—Saturday next, be
tween the hours of three and six.
See call in another column. All
of the candidates are making a
quiet, dignified canvass. Let the
best men win.
The Supreme Court Decision.
It is rather amusing to read the com.
ments of the Independent, this week,
on the decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States in the case of the
Northern Secureties Company. It is
very evident the editor of the Indepen
dent is not acquainted with the politi
cal composition of the Supreme Court,
or being acquainted with it, he did not
think it advisable to mention the fact
every Democrat on the Supreme Court
decided against the administration.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justices
White, Peckham aud Holmes dissented
outright from the decision of the ma
jority. Fuller, White and Peckham
are the only Democrats on the bench
of the Supreme Court.
The editor of the Independent might
have stated further that the decision of
the minority was based upon the prin
ciple that the Federal statute does not
apply to a state corporation. This
minority decision is only a fresh ap
plication of the time-honored Demo
cratic doctrine of States' Rights. The
PRESS has the sincerest respect for the
courageous consistency of the Demo
cratic Justices. At the risk of being
aceusedofupholdingt.be Trusts, they
adhered to the principles which they
have always regarded as fundameutal.
But, what shall we say of the candor
of it newspaper which for sake of mak
ing a little cheap political capital, ob.
scuresthe facts connected with an im-
I portant decision, and virtually repud
! iatea one of its professed fundamental
doctrines.
The people have learned to respect
the wisdom, the integrity and the
courage of President Roosevelt's ad
ministration. They understand at
what risk the government has prose
cuted the suit against the Northern Se
cureties Company. The recent decis
ion of the Supreme Court by a bare
majority (the Democrats all dissent
ing,) has convinced the people that
any Democratic campaign of Trust
smashing is idle wind and all bosh.
History is simply repeated in this case.
Physical Culture.
Mr. Ericsson, a gentleman well quali
fied for the position, this evening com
mences a class in Physical Culture and
Gymnastics, for ladies only. The plan
is Prof. Ling's Swedish System. Call
on Mr. Ericsson at Reading Room.
Joseph Mousler Failing.
Jos. Housler is rapidly failing at his
home at Lock Haven and his death is
expected almost any hour His sons
Beverly Housler and A O. Swartwood
were called to his bed side on Monday.
The "Judge" is in his 91st year.
"Diffident" Correspondent.
The PRESS is always pleased tore
ceive contributions, drawing the line
on obituary and spring poetry. It is
an iron-clad rule of the "craft" not to
accept contributions unless the writer
gives full name. It is the only safe
rule *o adopt.
EDITOR.
Prompt Payment.
Record Keeper J. P. McNarney
I handed over the drafts in settlement
I of the claims of beneficiaries of Law
! rence May and Richard Panting—the
j former §I,OOO and the latter §2,000.
j The claims were paid within four days
I after filing claims.
Six O'Clock Dinner.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
; church will serve, Thursday, April 7th,
i in the basement of the new church, a
j six o'clock dinner:
MENU.
Tumbles, With Veal Filling,
Watercress, Radishes,
' Stewed Chicken, Mashed Potatoes,
Creamed Parsnips, Warm Biscuit,
. Olives, Pickles,
Waldorf Salad, Wafers,
Salted Nuts,
: IceCream, Cake, Coffee.
The Easter Event.
The Misses Ludlum, proprietors of
the popular Ladies Emporium, two
doors oast of First National Bank, are
promising their customers the most
elaborate display of early Spring
Novelties, having recently returned
; from the cities where they made an
elaborate purchase of all the beauties
in dress and street hats, white goods
ard dress goods, fancy neck wear and
hosiery. The Easter Opening takes
place Wednesday and Thursday, March
30th and 31st. Of course all the ladies
will be there, to see the beautiful dis
| Play.
Nature Study.
The following is a copy of a paper read by
Prof. E. 8. Ling, Principal of Emporium school.,,
at Farmers' Institute:
What is meant by Nature Study, which we
I hear recommended for a place in our public
I school curriculum? Possibly it is not necessary
' to define. You will say that Nature Study is the
study of nature to be sure, and jet I find that the
meaning of the term is rather vague in the
minds of many people. To them it means some
thing in the nature of a fad which some one lias
taken up and exploited simply to get himself
talked about, hut they have very indistinct ideas
of its limitations. For these, if there be any
present, we define these limitations. What is
included in Nature? You say the hills, the fields,
the woods, the rivers, the plants of all kinds—
these belong to nature. That is true. In nature
study we must necessarily include the study of
plant life from the lowest farms to the highest
—from the toadstool and the fern to the lofty
oak and elm. And we must include the study as
well of animal life from the microscopic germ to
the Lord of Creation himself—bird and beast and
fish »nd reptile. But this is not all. We must
not leave out the structure of this old earth of
ours, with its "hills rock-ridded and ancient as
the sun, the venerable wood, rivers that move in
majesty and the complaining brooks which make
the meadows green, and poured round all old
oceans gray and melancholy waste." These are
a conspicuous part of nature us we see it. And
then we must not forget the structure of these
bodies of ours—the temples of the Holy Ghost—
the care of which we need so much to know. Is
this all? No. We are not limited in our study of
nature to this earth alone. The heavens above
us attract our attention, sun, moon and stars are
the objects of our admiration and the desire to
know more of thern is strong within us. Then
there are the phenomena of the weather, the
variations of sunshine and tempest, the rain and
itsbow of promise, the lashing hail, the fleecy
snow, the changing seasons that come and go.
What have we then? Botany,the study of plants,
Zoology the study of animals, Physiology the
study of our own bodies, Geology the study of
the structure of the earth. Astronomy the study
of the heavenly bodies, Physics the study of the
natural laws, and Meteorology the study of the
phenomena of the weather. These are high
sounding terms and you may ask what place have
they in the public schools? Are they, yon say,
not rather subjects for higher institutions of
learning. We answer by saying that while these
subjects involve the most abstruse problems of
scientific thought.the simple, natural phenomena
on which they are based lie all about us, are
daily manifesting themselves before our eyes.
Shall we pass them blindly and unquestloningly
by? Shall wo wail for mat ur ;r years to gain a
fund of knowledge which could be easily grasped
and understood in childhood when impressions
are most lasting?
But you may say why crowd these things into
school life? There is already enough to occupy
the time tfiere. We send our children to school
to learn to read, spell, write and calculate pro
blems in Arithmetic. This work is none too well
done. Why take time which should be placed
on something more practical? We answer that
the cans? of failure in these practical matters is
not so much for want of time as for want of act
ive minds. Nature study awakens the mind to
activity. How? By quickening the powers of
observation.
There are dozens of things going on about us
that we never see. Let two persons go over the
same journey throngh field and forest and note
the difference in what they see. Nature study
trains to active and Accurate observation. The
nesting birds, the creeping insect, the habit of
wild creatures, the differences and similarities of
plants and animals—all these call for a watchful,
observant eye, and ear. The senses are the
avenues to the mind. No new idea gets into the
mind except through these channels. If then
we render these effective, it must result in the
better acquisition of knowledge. And other sub
jects need not he neglected. Nature study can
be nude the basis of work along these lines. The
most interesting reading lessons are those about
plants, animals, trees, birds, rivers, lakes and
the multitudinous objects in Nature. Counting
and calculating lessons are never so attractive
as when based upon objects they see—living,
moving creatures. Language lessons find their
best material along the same lines. Children
talk and write best about things that have life
and motion. Drawing objects from Nature is
the most effective way of teaching this art.
This is an age of wonderful scientific develop
ment, which is only saying that we are learning
more and more of nature's secrets and applying
them in our daily lives. The century just begun
is destined to see still greater advancement, and
largely because the fundamental principles will
be learned early in school life. Medical science
has made wonderful strides in the past twenty
five years. The germ theory of disease has revo
lutionized medical practice. The basis of it all—
a thorough knowledge of the human body is
laid in school life It i * of immense practical
value that the child should learn the rules of
health. Life will b.* prolonged still further be
yond the average of 35 5 ?ars by such knowledge.
Physiology is nature study whose value none will
deny. Electricity is changing the order of things
on this old earth of ours. The telephone, tele
graph, wireless or otherwise, the electric car.
Wliat wonders they have wrought. And yet
electric science is only in its infancy. It be
hooves every boy and girl to know something
of this wonderful power.
Life on the farm also is being affected by scien
tific thought. Scientific farming is now the
forward word of progress and must become
more generally so. Witness our Farmers'lnsti
tutes, our agricultural schools and the skillful
men who make up the agricuhiral department at
Washington. Every phase of farming is being
affected by this. Methods of farming have not
changed much in the last fifty years, not much
in fitly centuries for that matter, except in the
application of machinery to farm work. But
scientific thought is bringing about a change in
the methods of growing grain and fruit, etc. A
careful study is made of soils so that needed ele
ments may be supplied with fertilizers and at the
same time only such grasses and grains sown
that will grow best. One instance alone will
show what I mean. The nitrogen producing
microbe that causes the clover-crop to flourish.
But there are reasons for studying nature
none the less weighty because they are not prac
tical. I mean the culture of the mind—the in
fluence on character.
The ancients regarded nature with supersti
tious awe. They were ready to bow down and
worship the forces whose manifestations they
did not understand.
We have not entirely freed ourselves from
these superstitions. There are natural explana
tions for many so-called tokens and omens.
Superstition is caused by ignorance. Let our
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WEATHER REPORT
(Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.)
PRIDAY, Rain.
SATURDAY. Rain
SUNDAY Fair.
boya and girls get knowledgeof these phenomena,
that they may no longer be bound by supersti
tion.
On the other hand we ara blind to the beauty
and take no fniereat in the phenomena around
us. The lives of many persons are dreary, mo
notonous seasons of drudgery, often leading to
insanity. Lifein<ho country is considered by
some the acme 01 misery. C.-rtainly country
people lose many t..'he diversions of the city.
But if an interest in lia-ure 110 mit
need be dreary in the country. The cultivated
mind will find in books and the study of the
animal and plant life about it, sufficient to more
than balance the gayer attractions of city life.
An interest in such things wlil help to relieve
country life of its monotony and help to keep
boys and girls on the farm. It is a good thing
for any individual to get away from the town
and out upon the everlasting hills. Some peo
ple cannot bear to be alone with nature. There
is something wrong with such individuals. To
spend a day far from human habitation will
bring to any right minded person new views/"*
himself, of his work, atid of the vainness and i 1
sufficiency of many things which we b( #e
come to consider as essential. Life then is
stripped of its conventionalities and man
stands forth for what he re.'ily is.
To appreciate the beautiful in nature will leaa
to development of beauty in character. No man
can love the beautiful without himself becoming
better.
BRIEF nENTION.
Everybody reads the PRESS
Big inducement* in the clothing line
at N. Seger's.
Big reductions in winter clothing at
N. Seger's
Jurors have been ordered driwn for
April 25th court.
Subscribe for the PRESS; only $1.60 a
year in advance.
FOR SALE.—Three heavy work
teams, in good order.
5 2T. L. K. HUNTINGTON.
Mrs. M. If. Dodgo entertained the
W C T. U., at a quilting bee Tuesday
at her home.
At an estmate, it is said that nearly
10,000 chickens were sold by the mark
ets in Shingle House during the past
year —Shingle House Mail.
The early morning Flyer on P. & E.,
collided with a yard engine at Renovo,
last Saturday morning, badly damag
ing both engines. No one injured.
Young man, if you are contemplat
ing the purchase of a new suit of
clothes, you should call on N. Seger
before you buy. He can sell you a re
liable and serviceable suit at a wonder
ful saving.
The Woman's Home Companion for
April is a timely, up-to-date magazine.
Its bird's eye view of the St. Louis Ex
position is of interest to everybody.
"Curious Easter Customs in Spanish
Countries" is another unique pictorial
feature. Arthur Hoyt, the brilliant
young correspondent, writes intimate
ly of"The Chicago Girl Who Ru!t-e
India," and Martha Sanford gives UB a
glimpse of the pranks of college girls.
Fiction by Opie Read, John Worne,
Otho Senga and others gives just the
right brightnefs of tone to an Easter
number. Miss Gould's fashion pages,
Mrs. Saint-Maur's travel helps, Mrs.
Low's cooking lessons, are all just
what the women want at this season.
There are also talks on gardening, on
Easter entertainments, or how to make
pin money. No reader can afford to
miss it. Published by the Crowell
Publishing Company, Springfield,
Ohio; one dollar a year; ton cents a
copy.
Potter Goes Dry.
COUDERSPORT, March 21.—Potter
county, famous for 45 years as a Prohi
bition county, but in which licenses
were recently granted, is once more to
become a "dry" county. This situa
tion is theresnlt of a superior court de
cision, just handed down, which de
clares that all licenses granted in the
county are illegal.
A few years ago a bill was passed by
the legislature repealing tho prohibi
tion law which had been in force in
this county for 45 years. As a result
of this action licenses were granted
and the rale of liquor has been going
on since. The temperence people
have been lighting the matter, claim
ing that the licenses as issued were
illegal, owing to some technicality.
The case went to the superior court,
which now decides, as stated, that all
licenses issued in this coonty are ille
gal.
An appeal will be taken by the
liquor interests to the supreme court.
In the meantime the 46 places in the
county in which liquor is sold will be
closed.
For sale.
A good farm containing 72 acres, with
necessary buildings and well watered.
Part in good cultivation.
51-tf. CHAS. M. SPANULER.
NO. 5.