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"So far , so good ! " he muttered. He
turned round to take another cau
tious survey of the room , and then
hurriedly toro off the sheet of blotting -
ting paper. "With my heartfelt apolo
gies to Mr. Giilibrand ! " he added , as
ho carefully seemed it between the
-pages of his pocketbook. "If this is
to be of the slightest use to me , how-
cver , my greatest difficulty will be in
discovering if it is genuine or not. Is
lit possible that Miss Luttrell herself
lias been in here writing , or can it
lie * that somebody else has been sim
ply directing an envelope to her ? That
in the question ; and , considering that
I am at present hopelessly in the dark
even as to the hand Miss Luttrell
writes , I hardly see how this blotting
paper affair is to benefit me in any
way , unless " Here the Major broke
off somewhat abruptly , and , walking to
the window , gazed out dubiously
through the blurred panes. "Nonsense ,
, though ! I will manage it somehow ! "
no exclaimed after a moment's reflec
tion. "By the aid of a little diplo
macy and a plan which I believe I
5an carry out , the rest should be easy ,
and. without raising the suspicions of
cither Miss Luttrell or anybody else ,
I should gain for myself some knowl
edge of considerable value. All the
same , if I intend to go seriously to
vork , the sooner I make a beginning
the better ; and , as in this case the
beginning means a walk to the town
in the pouring rain. I may as well
start at once , without putting off the
evil moment any longer. Ah it is a
curious affair" he gave a significant
shrug of his shoulders "and to think
that , of all people in the world , that
girl should be the victim ! "
Two minutes later the Major , with
liis hat drawn well over his eyes and
of their lives. With some it takes the
form of collecting all kinds of stamps ,
crests , and epigraphs , whilst with me"
ho spoke in a somewhat apologetic
tone "the mania is for keeping a rec
ord of the birthdays of my friends. "
"The birthdays of your friends ! "
echoed Evelyn.
"It is a peculiar taste no doubt , Miss
Luttrell ; but still I must acknowledge
it ; and , if you will condescend to add
your name to my list of signatures , I
shall esteem it the highest of compli
ments. "
"But , " commented Evelyn , "how
very odd ! Do you know , I always
thought before that the host of birth
day books which are constantly being
published were used principally by girls
at school and certain individuals whose
whole existence is one perpetual lemin-
isccnce of pressed flowers , faded rib-
1/ons. and sentimental odes. "
"Oh , yes I know the persons ex
actly ! Your description is most graph
ic ! " and the Major laughed heartily.
"But , as I never wrote an ode in my
life , piessed even a leaf , or have such
a thing as a ribbon faded or other
wise in my possession , there must ,
at all events , be one exception to the
rule. "
"Well , certainly. Still I was just
thinking" contemplating Major
Brown with an expression of decided
gravity "that you are the very last ,
person in the world I should have
believed would trouble with anything
so trifling as a birthday book. "
Again he laughed an apparently
careless laugh as he made a futile
attempt to balance a paper knife on
the edge of the table , but this time
his laugh rather lacked its hitherto
cheerful ring.
"Anyhow , Miss Luttrell , you are not
going to refuse ? Tell me what are
ANYHOW , YOU ARE NOT GOING TO REFUSE.
the collar of his mackintosh turned up
closely round his throat , set out at a
swinging pace upon his unpleasant ex
pedition.
CHAPTER VIII.
Notwithstanding that the rain nev
er ceased during the Major's walk into
Saltcliffe and back , and that he re
turned with his gaiters splashed to
liis knees and with the water run
ning in a thin but steady stream from
the brim of his hat , fortune certainly
favored him that afternoon. In other
circumstances he might have waited
in vain for hours , but , as it happened ,
he had scarcely returned to the library
and taken up his position before the
fire more than a couple of minutes ,
when the door aliened and Evelyn
Luttrell entered the room.
"Oh , please do not move ! " she ex
claimed , as the Major pushed back his
chair and , glancing round to disrov-
cr who the intruder might be , imme
diately started to his feet. "I have
only come for a book which my aunt
wanted , so do not let me disturb
you. "
"Oh , do not mention such a thing !
Perhaps I can help you to find the
book for Lady Howard. "
1 "Well , most likely you can , " was the
reply , accompanied by a bewitching
smile. "It is a thick green Ah , that
ii ? the one ! Thank you very much ! "
she broke off as the Major handed
her the rather ponderous looking vol
ume. "Aunt Lydia will have plentv
to occupy her for the rest of the day
if she reads this through. "
"Yes. from its appearance , I should
say that one wet day would be hard
& ' ly enough. She will need two or three
more of the same stamp. But I am
just wondering , " he proceeded , regard-
u , ms her -with a slight air of perplex
ity , "whether you happen to be in a
particularly neighborly frame of mind
this afternoon. The fact is Do you
I have rather a
.know , Miss Luttrell ,
strange fancy at least , it is not ex
actly strange , for dozens of people have
such fancies at one period or another
the day and month of your birth ? "
"The day and month ? " repeated
Evelyn , raising her eyebrows. "Oh , the
15th of August ! I suppose you do not
insist upon the year as well ! "
"No I do not insist ; but anybody
who is particularly anxious to give it
is quite at liberty to do so. There ,
Miss Luttrell the 15th 'of August ! "
He had pulled out of his pocket a
small rather fantastically bound book ,
and , opening it at a certain page , he
now laid it down before her. "There
is a verse of poetry for you , and a
line of Shakespeare ; but whether eith
er the poetry or the Shakespearean line
is in the least appropriate I do not
know. "
"But how strange nobody else has
written on this page at all ! Am I to
have it quite to myself ? "
"Yes it seems as if you are to reign
supreme. It is all the better , though ,
for , with five lines at your disposal"
and the Major glanced at her signi
ficantly "you can add as many par
ticulars as you like. Want of space
cannot be made an excuse for omit
ting the all-important year. "
"Well , at any rate , let me have a
good pen ! " She drew the ink stand
towards her , took up a quill , and in
clear legible characters wrote "Eve
lyn C. Luttrell. " "There , Major
Major Brown will that satisfy you ? "
looking up , to find the Major , who
had come close to her side , staring
down at her signature most attentive
ly.
ly.Her
Her words seemed to recall him to
himself.
"Thank you. I cannot tell j'ou how
much obliged I am. You have done
me a great service , Miss Luttrell. "
"No , indeed I have done nothing. I
am honored that you should care for
my signature at all. But have you
a great many names down ? May I
look through the book ? "
"Certainly , if you care to do so ,
only "
Why did he suddenly hesitate ? Eve
lyn , who had turned over a" couple of
pages and was contemplating in ob-
vloua astonishment the blanknesa . of
their condition , instantly dropped her
pen and glanced quickly from the
loaves before her to the Major , who
stood watching her movements , with
the color mounting slowly but surely
to bin .very brow.
"This is a now book , " she announc
ed in a rather ominous tone. "It is
not jnly the loth of August which Is
emply "every page is the same ! "
"Yes , of course did I not explain ? "
The Major's face was steadily averted
from the inquiring gaze of Evelyn's
blue eyes. "You see , books of this
kind do get filled up in time. When
theie are only five lines to each date ,
they are gone directly the result of
which is that a new book has to DO
immediately supplied. "
Evelyn looked slightly incredulous.
"What a number of friends you must
have ! "
The Major gave an expressive shrug
of his shoulders.
"Yes ; when one comes to count them
by the lines in a birthday book , it is
really astonishing how many one
seems to have. However , Miss Lut
trell , as you have been the first to
enter your name in this one" he
turned to her with a smile "for the
future I shall reserve it only for my
most particular friends , and label it
Special ! ' "
"So you do not mix up all your
friends indiscriminately you Have dif-
ft-ient grades of birthday books ? "
Evelyn clasped her hands behind her
head and laughed amusedly at the bare
itlea. "A book for the people you like ,
a book for the people you dislike , nnd
another for those you simply toler
ate ! "
"Yes that is my method , " replied
the Major , really accepting the sug
gestion. "As it happens , though , you
see you did not come exactly under one
of 7ny three headings ; therefore I had
to start a new book entirely on your
account. "
"It was vt-ry kind of you , I am
sure ; but how will you manage in the
future ? If you now have four instead
of three books , you will have to di
vide your friends quite differently. "
"Well , it would seem so , certain
ly. " The Major possibly detected the
touch of cynicism underlying Evelyn's
words. "I believe I shall have a diffi
culty in finding any one else to place
under this new heading. The book
has been begun with your name , but
there , I am pretty well sure , it will
have to end. Miss Luttrell , please do
not go ! I know you think I am stark
staring mad , and in the circumstances
you may be excused if jou do ; but ,
believe me , I was never more san& in
my life. "
Evelyn , however , had pushed back
her chair , and at the sound of steps
in the corridor had risen somewhal
hastily to her feet.
"Oh , no I do not think you are
mad ! It is not that at all , " she re
turned , putting the writing paper to
gether and closing the blotting book
with an unusually calm air , though
his words , spoken so earnestly , so
much more earnestly than the occa
sion or subject seemed to demand , had
sent all the hot color rushing to her
cheeks. "It is Aunt Lydia's book
which is troubling me ; she will be
in despair. But here comes Mr. Falk
land ! Ask him to write his name
in that wonderful birthday book of
yours ; only remember , whatever you
tlo" in a tragic aside "insist upon
the year ! " And , with a parting nod ,
MLa Luttrell turned and fled.
( To be continued. )
CONDITIONS IN ALGERIA.
Idea of Assimilating the XstKo la
Absurd.
The present constitution , based on
assimilation of Algeria to France , was
framed with the chimerical idea that
the native element would shrink and
the French increase , says the National
Review. The contrary has happened.
Ihe Mohammedans increased between
IS5G and 187G by 155,000 ; between 1876
ind 1896 by 1,300,00 < X During the for
mer period famine and typhus and the
insurrection of 1871 kept down their
lumbers ; also the oriental dread of
jeing counted led to some falsification
) f the lecords. The idea of assimilat-
ng the native is absurd. Mixed mar-
iages between them and Christians
ire practically unheard of , and they
lo not take up French citizenship , pre-
'erring to live under their own law.
or do they aspire to be represented
lirectly in the French chamber , and
my idea of the sort is as extravagant
is that of directly representing Hin-
lees at Westminster. Machinery
mist , however , be provided by which
he natives may make themselves felt ,
ind secure respect for their interest
n the local councils. The result of the
aws in force during the last "twenty
ir thirty years , whether laws of prop
erty , justice or taxation , has been the
mpoverishment and discouragement of
he Arabs. Yet Algeria will never be
irosperous till they are rich , nor se-
ure till they are contented. In par-
icular , the local functionaries should
le able to talk their language , as our
ivil servants are required to do in
ndia. When at Biskra , the chief cen-
er of the Constantine Sahara and
nainly an Arab city , I ascertained that
n the local postoffice there was not a
ingle clerk who understood Arabic ,
; nd on one occasion I was able myself
o explain to one of them what an old
; estictilating sheik wanted him to do.
t was merely a matter of telegraph-
ng a remittance of 50 francs or so tc
lis son in Algiers. Such ignorance in
he chief postoffice of the Sahara ol
he language of the people is ines-
insable.
Somewhat Different.
Lawyer Do I understand that you
vish to bequeath a thousand-dollar
vatch to your son ? Dying Man ( fee-
ily ) No , no ! To my friend for for
L watch upon my sou ! Jewelers'
Weekly.
&ERMAHT IS ANXIOUS
WORRIED BECAUSE OF AMERI
CAN TRADE RIVALRY.
Gradual Loss oT the IHj ; Uttltctl States
aiarkut and Our SiicceiMful Computl-
tlon In tlio Markets of the World j : -
to Attract Attention.
The German chambers of commerce
are manifesting deep" concern on the
subject of the outlook for trade with
the United States. Our vice consul-
general at Frankfoit , Mr. Hanausr , has
transmitted to the state department
several reports of these commercial
bodies which betray not a little anxiety
at the prospect of losing the biggest of
all markets for German products. The
Frankfort chamber of commerce draws
attention to the fact that
"Today the United States looms up
as the greatest producer of breadstuffs ,
and with all the factors of gigantic
development in metal production. J
has already attained such a position in
all branches of industrial power as to
enable it to boldly take up the gauntlet
of competition in the international
arena. Germany has no special treaty
with the United States ; the most-fa
vored-nation clause is the basis of the
mutual trade , but this presupposes that
both nations maintain toward each
other such tariffs as not to make the
exchange of goods prohibitory. The
Dingley tariff has affected German ex
ports inimically. Germany's imports
from the United States in 189S exceeded
those of the previous year in twenty-
five leading lines , whereas she export
ed to the United States considerably
less in twenty important lines than in
1897. The question arises , Is the most-
favored-nation clause without a tariff
reduction on the part of the United
States of any value to us ? "
The Dresden chamber of commerce
notes the fact that , owing to the ad
vantages enjoyed in specializing and
subdividing the manufacture of arti
cles , in the immense capital employed
in every branch of trade , and in the
cleverness of American consular offi
cials , "the United States is enabled to
sell at lower prices , though paying
higher wages than its European ri
vals , " and adds :
"The opinion is prevalent in various
quarters that if the present tariff con
tinues we must familiarize ourselves
with the thought that our export to the
United States will some day cease alto
gether , and that if we want to do busi
ness with that country we must estab
lish branch factories there. "
The chamber of commerce of Hagen
a center of iron and steel manufactur
ing , puts forth a dismal wail regardin
the strained conditions which exist in
the wire and wire-tack trade , all be
cause of the competition of the United
States :
"The iron trade there has developed
in a stupefying manner , making the
country a productive power of the first
class. The condition of this trade in
Germany has , during the last year ,
grown more and more unfavorable , be
cause the Americans have steadily tak
en possession of the markets in Japan
China and Australia , which heretofore
had been supplied mainly by German
products. The prices abroad have at
the close of the year declined so low
that even German works that produce
rolled wire have to give up taking
contracts , on account of the cost of the
raw material. Nor is the outlook for
the lately established wire-tack tiust
at all auspicious , as it must submit to
heavy sacrifices in order to snatch at
least a few orders from the claws of
American competition. "
Solingen's complaint is that its cut
lery industry is in a bad way , "because ,
owing to the closing of the American
market , the competition at home has
become so intense as to undermine
prices , diminish profits and produce a
decline in the quality of the goods
made. The manufacture of scythes , it
is noted , was sufficiently active ; but in
the future this branch is threatened
by the increasing import of American
grass mowers. "
Thus we find that in many lines of
industrial activity German producers
suffer seriously because of the competi
tion of the United States first , in the
invasion of the German home market ;
second , in the invasion of competing
markets upon which Germany has
heretofore had a firm hold ; and , third ,
in the diminished demand for many of
Sermany's products in the valuable
American market. It is a condition
not likely to be improved by any recip-
-ocal treaties which the United States
ivill be willing to make , and still less
ifospect of relief is apparent in the
lirection of taiiff modifications. The
Jnited States some time ago ceased
naking tariffs for the benefit of foreign
: ompetitiors. There is , however , one
possible help for Germany that sug-
; ested in the report of the Dresden
ihamber of commerce viz. , to estab-
ish branch factories in the United
> tates. Many European manufacturers
lave already yielded to this necessity ,
ind more are coming.
INSTRUCTIVE COMPARISON.
Vliat the Tear of a Democratic Ad
ministration and a Cheap Dollar " \VI11 Do.
A comparison of the present prosper-
ius times with 1S96 will show what the
ear of a Democratic administration I i
nd a cheap dollar will do for a prosi i
ierous country. Then everything \ \ - asa <
a doubt ; business was at a standstill ; I t
: o one engaged in a new enterprise i
unless Jt was some charitable asso- :
iation in some of the iarse cities i
'
tarted a new soup house to feed the c
tarving ) ; capital sought places of c
afety and was afraid of investment ; r
ibor was thrown out of employment , |
nd the industries of the country were
lie or running on half time. Why alJ
iiis stagnation in business ? What
iade these hard times in 1896 ? There
was a possibility of electing Bryan and
changing the monetary system from
the gold to the .silver standard. Not n
bank would loan a dollar on ninety
days' time one or two months before
the election , it made no difference
what the security was. Why ? Be
cause every bank knew that If the
change came it meant a panic and
"runs" would Le made on all banks
and that the worst panic that ever
swept over this country would follow
quickly the news of Bryan's election ,
and bankruptcy 'would be general.
Having passed through these distress
ing times and having seen the sudden
change for the better on the announce
ment of McKinley's election ; having
seen these banks open Mieir dourr
within a Aveek after the election and
make extensive loans that they had
but recently refused ; having .seen the
times grow gradually better until to
day the whole country is happy , pros-
pel 0113 and contented ; isn't it strange
to see a party clamoring for the same
man and the same policy that pro
duced so much alarm , distress and hard
times in 1S9C ? Of course there is
no one alarmed now , because it would
be hard to find a well-posted person
that believes that Bryan has a ghost
of a chance to be elected to the presi
dency in 1900 ; but V.G want to remark
right here that if from any reason it
should appear in the fall of 1900 that
Democracy and free silver had a chance
of success you would see the same
close times you saw in the fall of 1S96.
Benton ( ill. ) Republican.
Koir-Ueppiidont.
American agricultural implements
occupy the whole field in the Austra
lian trade. If any one had piedicted
this a century ago , when this country
was struggling to make its independ
ence of Great Britain industrial as well
as political , or even fifty years ago ,
when the free trade Walker tariff had
the country in its crippling grasp , the
prophet wouM have found no be
lievers.
A century ago the supporters of the
policy of free trade , the very few per
sons who then believed in that fallacy ,
were content to have the United States
continue indefinitely to be an agricul
tural nation. Fifty years ago the sup
porters of the Walker tariff were con
tent to have the United States stand
still so far as manufacturing was con
cerned , and to remain a practically
non-manufacturing nation. They were
beginning to argue along the line so
much in evidence during recent years
Viz. , that of "buying where you can
buy the cheapest. " Had their policy
triumphed , we would still be indus
trially dependent on England. It is to
the policy of a protective tariff that
we owe it that other nations are de
pendent on us industrially , and that
we are dependent on no one but our
selves.
Anxious Germans.
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Reports of the German chambers o
commerce disclose a condition of gan
oral anxiety regarding the sticcessfu
competition of the United States in
the world's markets.
Tlio Jnteriritlonal Trust.
Without the interposition of pro
tective laws , there would be such i
struggle for mastery that internationa
combinations would inevitably result
That there would be no special diffi
culty in the way of owners of large
masses of capital living in different
countries and carrying on an industri
al rivalry reaching an agreement has
already been demonstrated. The suc
cess of the Standard Oil company
abroad is notorious. The facility with
which it induced the English house of
commons to refuse the necessary leg
islation has been the burden of recent
review articles , and all the Orient
knows of the perfect understanding
that exists between the Russian oil
producers and those who control the
American trade. It has been possible
in England for the steel rail manufac
turers to agree on a price ; does any
ane fancy for a moment that if they
ivere approached by an American com-
jine with a proposition to divide and
espect territory they would not eager-
y accept it ? San Francisco Chronicle.
\Vill Xot J5e Voolu.1 Again.
The country is experiencing even
greater prosperity than it did the first
ears of the McKinley tariff , and it is
svident that the Democracy will make
L poorer showing in next year's cam-
> aign than it did in 1896. There will
> e absolutely nothing for it to stand
ipon in its appeals to workingmen.
.aboring men of all kinds are in de-
nand and wages are high and ad-
ancing. The country is being scoured
or skilled help , and common every-
[ ay laborers are sought for without
he demand being supplied. The coke
egions want 15,000 men ; every ship-
ard is straining its resources to keep
ip with contracts ; cars sufficient to
arry coal from the bituminous regions
annot be obtained ; the iron compa-
ies are rushed beyond all reason , and
hops of all kinds and railroads are
rowded with business. Workingmen
, -ere fooled in 1892 by a clamor for a
hange , but they will not be in 1900.
ittawa (111. ( ) Republican Times.
CAMPAIGN ISSUES.
Secretary llay'n Letter to Chairman Dlofc
of tlio Ohio Urpulillciin Committee.
Our opponents this year are In an
unfortunate position. They have lost ,
for all practical purposes , their politi
cal stock in trade of recent years. Their
money hobby has collapsed under
them. Their orators still shout IB to 1
from time to time from the force of
habit , but they are like wisdom cry
ing in the streets , in one respect at
least , because "no man rcgardeth
them. " With our vaults full of gold ,
with a sufficiency of money to meet
the demands of a volume of business
iinprecedentedly vast and profitable ,
with labor generally employed at fair
wages , with our commerce overspread
ing the world , with every dollar the
government issues as good as any
other dollar , with our finances as firm
as a rock and our credit the best ever
known , it is no time for financial
mountebanks to cry their nostrums in
the market place , with any chance of
being heard.
It is equally hopeless to try to resus
citate the corpse of free trade. The
Dingloy tariff , the legitimate successor
of the McKinley bill that name of
good augury has justified itself by its
works. It is not only true that our do
mestic tiade has reached a proportion
never before attained , but the Ameri
can policy of protection the policy o
all our most illustrious statesmen , of
Washington and Plamilton , Lincoln,1
Grant and McKinley has been tri
umphantly vindicated by the proof that
it is as efficacious in extending our for
eign commerce as In fostering and
stimulating our home industries.
Our exports of domestic manufac
tures reached in this fiscal year the un
exampled total of $300,000,000. an
amount more than § 200,000,000 in ex
cess of our exports ten years ago.
These figures sing the knell of these
specious arguments which" have been
the reliance of our opponents for s > 7
many years , and which are only fruit
ful in times of leanness and disaster.
What is left , then , in the way of a
platform ? The reign of trusts , which
the Republicans themselves manage ,
having all the requisite experience
both of legislation and business ; and
finally , the war , which , it scorns , wa.- ?
too efficiently carried on. and has been
too beneficial to the nation to suit the
Democratic leaders. We have been
able to give in our time some novel
ideas to the rest of the world , and
none more novel than this , that a
great party should complain that the
results of a war were too advantage
ous.
ous.Our
Our trade is taking that vast 'level-
opment for which we have been preparing -
paring through many years of wise
American policy , of sturdy American
industry , of thoughtful invention and
experiment by trained American In
telligence. We have gone far tcivanl
solving the problem which has srtlong
vexed the economists of the worj ol
raising wages and at the same 'ime
lowering the cost of production e me-
thing which no other people have jver
accomplished in an equal degree. gWe
pay the highest wages which are 7 aid
in the world ; we sell our goodt ? to uch
advantage that we are beginning to
furnish them to every quarter o' the
globe.
We are building locomotives for rail
ways in Europe , Asia , and Africa ; om
bridges can be built in America , for nod
across the Atlantic , transported up the
Nile and flung across a river in the
Soudan in less time than any Euro-can ]
nation , with a start of four their uid
miles , can do the work. We sell .ron
ware in Birmingham , carpets in Kid
derminster , we pipe the sewer : ; o !
Scotch cities , our bicycles distance all
competitors on the continent ; dhio
sends watch cases to Geneva.
All this is to the advantage of all
parties ; there is no sentiment in it ;
they buy our wares because we make
them better and at lower cost t lan
other people. We are enabled to dc
this through wise laws and the Am ori
gan genius for economy. Our worHng
people prosper because we are all work
ing people ; our idle class is too meager
to count. All the energies of the na-
: ion are devoted to this mighty tiii.k
.o insure to labor its adequate revlard
ind so to cheapen production a < to
jring the product within the
3f the greatest number for j -ast
noney.
I > oyal Hiacl ; 31 en. .
The sentiments entertained to'ard
the administration of President \I < -
Kinley by the colored people of the
[ Jnited States are indicated by the rt
> lutions adopted by the Iowa Co : f < - < - -
: nce of the African Methodist chilli ,
n pession at Chicago , Septr-mbe'l 11'
iVith much enthusiasm the conforKf
ilaced on record its Indoi semen t"o *
: he government's policy regarding the
Philippines , Cuba and Porto Rico. On
he subject of economic policy the
esolutions declare :
We would congratulate the cousitry
ipon the fact that the present wise and
iconomical administration of nabonal
iffairs he's brought a return of i > ro ±
icrity.
Millions of wheels cf industry.
/ two years ago were idle and
till , are now rapidly i evolving the
treain of commerce is once more -ilow-
ng throughout the land , and future
irospects are bright for increased ! > ros-
erity in all lines of industry. I
Free traders , mugwumps and cop-
erheads are scarce articles anoag
tie colored men of this country.
Had for Calamity Croaker * . I
Scarcity of workmen and highi ' rices
3r common labor now
ie industrial situation throughout
th
: orthwest. Such conditions
are not
3nducive to the agitation of calamity
icories. Prosperity is silencing many
olitical demagogues. llinneapoli *
Minn. ) Progress.
