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flic (Lottos Jlttes.
FRIDAY, February 17, 1893.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
And Other Timely Topics Briefly
Chronicled-.
Did you get a valentine?
See the change in advertisement of
E. P. Simpson & Co.
We shall be glad to hear from
’“Billy Slewfoot” often.
The cabbage trade is no small one
in Northeast Georgia.
The guano trade in this section
bids fair to be unusually large this
’season.
The roads have been so bad of
iate that lumber and shingles have
come into town slowly.
If Superintendent Alexander will
furnish us the roll of ho riot of his
school we will publish it-.
We have “put A head on” The
News— which makes a much neater
Appearance than the bid heading
did. ;
If a mistake occurs in a newspaper
the editor of that journal is fully
’Convinced that people read the
paper.
There are several bad places in tbe
road 8 within the incorporate limits
of our town that could be improved
by a little, work-.
The man who is willing to do right,
eVen though he may offend some by
so doing, is the otie who is of use to
bis community.
There have been several days this
Week whose mildness and beauty
are suggestive of the emerald color¬
ing and fragrant odors of the spring
time.
Witn the Kick a poos in town ami
a. merry-go-round expected in a few
day's, the cup of happiness of the
average Toccoa child is full to the
brim.
Our correspondents should remem¬
ber we go to press one day earlier
than formerly, and that communi¬
cations should teach us early in the
week.
Our representative, Mr, John All¬
red, is still traveling in the interest
of The Nk*l Should he call on
you please Remember the poor—
that’s us. I
The Kiokapoo Indian Medicine
company will bo with us for two
\veeke. Their visit will be much
ten joyed, especially by the
children.
Valentine’s day was quite gen¬
erally observed in Toccoa.. Many
young people rejoiced at the receipt of
tender missives and the horrid comic
valentine did not fail to get ir. its
Work.
Some of our neighbors in Clarkes-
Ville are boasting that the mercury
1 degrees below !
has been to o zero
Ibis winter in tlmir town. To brag
t.f such os this shows remarkably
strange taste.
U wodld be better to have a school
bowse increased in size to correspond
to the needs of ihe town* than tO
have the town decreased in size to
Correspond to the accommodations
of onr school house.
1> is not always through delicyicn
h p fp liner that pe 7 D allow evils to
Pvist right under their noses without
taiakinfir complaint or effor*: to correct
V It m . The cause mav be policy,
indierfferit or cowardice;
On the first page of The News
wd! be found a county and town di
rectory and several business and pro¬
fessional cards of oh - citizens. Those
hre all wort hv ot liberal paifonage
wok!', wf \n st'tak 1 Hm ‘
:
Our new council is making a fine
S-tart. vioTpris pespii.fiT
The modest timid-
lv for.I, from .!■<• coWl nu.ls, «r.h
and turuincr its lovelv eve heaven -
»»r,l. « It'emitMls fr.ge.Hce for th,
benefit of » rr reo,...re human.,y.
r.sst ^ondnv ... one ofthoMrf.tr.
Vou read ahout—tn L«»tt 2 fel low.- toin
j»nd dark and drosrv. * The rain fell
until nearly everyone Was wearv of
steady al«W work J"rk'o” of iZYJrT.'Sm ’ ^ "
looking out upon cheerless and i . lead- ,i
PH en colored coioren scenes. scene .1 There \Vas ton
much watei— even for the Baptists
10 wafl, through to b«!'.r,b 2 K».tS.er-
Vtces ,n town; hl. m .k«WoS.n-
days in succeSvSion—which is
remarkable—-t-hat raiii has pretented
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With a nice commodious school
house here, mir town might be able
t«» draw many pupils from the conn—
irv and from neisrhboritlti towns.
However good instructors we mat
have, just now we cannot hope to
pet students from a
scliool house is not sumcic ^ ^
t«; accommodate all the children in
town that should he tn school.
Toccoa should gradually decrease R
population for the next ^ en .' car
Kickapoo Shew.
The Iv»ckapoo Indian Medicine
company troupe, consisting of a
doctor, three or four other white men
and three Indians, is in town. The
object of their stay here is to adver¬
tise and sell certain medicines man¬
ufactured by that companr, and one
of their methods is to give night¬
ly entertainments. These consist
of some performances by the Iri'
juiaus, singing, acting, venlriloquistic
and acrobatic features, to see which
an admission fee of ten cents i>
charged. The entertainments are
given in Wright’s Hall and attract a
large crowd every night.
Mayor’s Court.
The Session of mayor’s court last
Saturday whs a lively and interesting
one-. Mayor Pro Mayor Hayes being absent,
Tern. Alatheson presided,
and in the language of a noted jus¬
tice of tho peace of A meiicus-, he “set
the hair” on several persons.
Three young men first appeard
before his honor,to answer to a charge
of being drunk and disorderly. Thay
plead guilty. Mr. Mfttheson told them
they would give the name of the
party of* whom they procured their
“tanglefoot” he would not tine them.
They named a certain man, who was
promptly arrested and brought into
court. But when face to face with
the accused, the young men retracted
what they had said, whereupon they
were fined *5 each and costs.
The next case was that of an in-
dividual of the female persuasion
who was accused of dealing out, foi
tiie sake of a pecuniary 7 reward, to
dry persons, an article of moist arid
invigorating “mountain dew”—m
other words, selling whiskey. The
evidence against her was pretty con¬
clusive, and she was given the choice
of paying a fine of 425, or remaining
thirty days in the calaboose. She
was overwhelmed with virtuous in-
'donation at this sentence, and ap¬
pealed from the decision of Mr
Mathfcson. Her case will come up
soon before the council.
That afternoon the mother of the
admirer of P. T. Barn uni, who is
said to run a small managerie on the
outskirts of tho towtq and who was
fined §25 in the mayor’s court—an old
woman, came into town, armed with
a huge pistol and breathing forth
threats against those who had dared
trample upon the tender(?) feelings
of her offspring. Finally she quietei
down and departed without having
citizens. perforated the anatomy of any of our
It is said that much whiskey is
sold here illegally. It seems that Mr
Matheson is determined to make it
hard for those who are guilty of this
offense. He is right. Laws that are
winked at are sometimes worse than
no laws at all, and the “blind tiger”
is too dangerous to he allowed to get
m his work with impunity.
'I URNKfiVILLE NEWS.
Our city seems to be rather on a
boom ffifr the ptist few days. Oui
merchants are looking brighter, and
the hotel men express themselves as
being highly pleased with tho coming
iason.
IU T. Green has been ge'ting rid
of goods by the car load for the past
few days, and says h 3 anticip iUB a
very heavy trade this spring.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Ellard left for
lanta on !a-t Tuesday, where they
d spend five or six days. T. H.
iys he will return with a fine lot
of IruuimeFs samples* and that he is
going to make the drowsy merchants
<e!l goo) cheap. lie says he i>
com ecte*l with three or four large
man urRrs and importers vVho are!
paid to handle gciods^ and that people
want ng good goods at honest prices
had bet;er spend their dimes with
him.
Mr. T. M.Foddrill left for Atlanta
on the 9th iust. to purchase goods for
the trade of N. E. Georgia and North
Carolina. Says he has a brother steal-
them and all they cost is freight
which is it Small item, comparatively
sp *dki»g.
*r "‘'^ ^1 D«*T,toHav A ^tnTutlder .5cZ
s ^ an, ‘ ^ ie r 1 ■ t h.y "P 2
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1 Ho Lcer ,b’e they
this *as cash,
„ W. II. bar no. Jab,., ,Ho Mid oa.lt
If they will come out next
cm j r t in all probability The they Clarkes- can wit-
neS s the awful sight. IL.T
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Edwar d s a „,T Col. C rane. The
on i„ v ua had one case ami -md continued continued it it.
Sai( ^ he was afraid he Would not get
„ 10t l, etc , 5e f or »„<t -ante.l
| , OC(ime b , ck ,„.d if J, e went through
-ith hts case i,_ he .-w.-ij would have no n n ex ex-
cuse to get off.
Dawkins B os.$ of the Fount ry
I and Machin Works ate turning out
ome fine S; ecm.ens these days in the
way of wiigbns,.buggies, etc.
Mitchell Frankliti is sawing
aNvav on his four stall livery, feed
stables.
i Professor Puett is having
tendance at the academy,some id Or
jqq ^ p0 / pi| H s beinjypnroHed. W. jCxily,of Atlanta,is
.
r v j s j tInfi r his rriatfPr, who is very ill.
Success to ffuE News and its
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rUJiELY PERSONAL.
About People You Know and Some
You Don’t Knew.
Mrs. W. P. Fu rr,ofC!arkesville, is
visiting at Currahee farm, her old
home.
•Mr. and Mrs. Hardeman
moved into Capt. Cooper’s house on
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’urrahee street.
Miss Corrie Alexander is spending
'■ime time at Longview with kersis-
ter, Mrs. Creasy.
at Hughes is imprin ng the ?q -
pearance of his place by inclosing it
with a new picket fence.
Mr. J. E. Conwell, a prominent
merchant of Lavonii, was in town
Saturday and honored our sanctum
with a ca'l.
Messrs. Gler. Davis, of near this
place, and W. P. Furr, of ClarkesviHe
made a trip to Nashville, Tenn., this
week, to be present at a big sale of
blooded stock.
Mr. .Tim Harris arrive 1 here
Wednesday night to accompany
mother tinVi her family to their
home in the Lone Star State. They
expect to leave roeeoa next Saturday
and their depart lire is deep’y tegret-
led.
Mr. C. IT, Dance was elected town
treasurer at the recent meetin of
the council. Though possessing a
festive name, Mr. Dance is a steady
young man of fine business qualifi¬
cations, and he will make a good
treasurer.
SOCIAL.
Capt. and Mrs. Jas. vViIson, assist¬
ed by ihe'r lovely and accomplished
daughter. Miss Maggie, entertained
a few friends Thursday evening.
The interior of their charming home
glowed with that cordial hospitality
which is characteristic of the host
and hostess, and to say that the
guests spent a delightful evening
would be superfluous.
Ati elegant supper was served with
a daintiness and grace that made it
doubly attractive. The guests were
Mr. and Mrs; Allen, Mr. and Mrs.
Keesp^ Mr. and Mrs, Dixon.
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Miss Lizzie Looney recently er-
tertained a few friends most pleas¬
antly.
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The party given last Friday even¬
ing by Mrs. W. L. Vickery, who is
n ited for her pleasant hospitality,was
g eatly enjoyed by the guests.
refreshments w re delicious arj( ]
beautifully served. The party Was
given in compliment to Miss Birdi*
Mae Jones, besides whom there were
present Misses Lida and Willie Ram¬
say, Miss Ida Hayes, and Messrs. U.
W. Hudson, Bob Mu o , .b lin Mose¬
ley arid Dr. Davis.
FLASHES FROM < ’ \ NN ON’S.
Mr. Ei>ito ut If y <hi will allow me
space in your vahnUe columns 1
would like very much to tell the
many readers of your ever welcome
paper some of the happenings of on r
Last Sunday night while the cool
breezes stirred through the waving
branches of tTie tree?} and the silver
moon shone occasionally front behind
tl:e nmibiis clouds borne on aerial
wings, tinged with an imaginary
silver embroidery, a young mai
Who is noted for his gallantry was on
his pedestrian journey home; The
hour is not exactly known, but it was
somewhere between “too late” and
1 o’clock when tho gentleman left
his girl and was walking the muddy
road by h niself “all alone” in the !
midnight solitude. His soul was
sometimes filled with ecstacy as he
thought over the inexpressible joys
of the afternoon. And aoain as he
vvauld meditate ori the sacfvicisitudes
and mutat, ° ,ls of lifj there would
T”“ °" his
all the wild stories of the Westjand
ho "’ he «•»'«> ^ as the Jame 5
and Burroughs Had robbed many a
,nan on the public highway. I!e
carried in his pocket a watch which
he held sacred to the memory Of
4i, nse lf. He reflected thus: “If
? be ho,,W sure 'T ta 8° “‘1 back "T'' 0:1 “Tf'* me Aboat .Y'' 1
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that time a gentleman who had ap- F
proached k 1 i him • on .1 the rear^ and , know- ,
i( ig who he was cried out, “Halt!” He
se eh to reach up and t.ke nff
bkc k b,ft he so much adored, ’ and
.l . hesitation . le , ft , the . road
and made fot a path which he knew
would leal to his fathers ever
protecting hand. “Lo, farewell,
good bye! I am going home.” The
gentleman in the road, realizing
he was liable to leave his clothing
on the bushes, exclaimed, “Be not
a raid, it is I.” But all the pretty
talk n the world couldn’t stop him.
j Too home dog He was had soon heard to bark at
decided to see the sun
set from his papa's pi.zza or see it
rise from some other man’s window,
Potatoes are nearly alt ruined and
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FROM BALT I MOR Vj.
Baltimore, Mo., Feb. 10, 1S93.
Editor News: Morali’y in Balti-
more is no passport to the grace of
old Winter; hissmiles are distributed
equally in this part of the vineyard.
He is an impartial old king, whose
motto is embraced in the legend that
:
suspends over the sidewalk in front
of Toccoa’s Alliance store.
Morality and degradation are alike
finding the pathways of life , very
treacherous an 1 slippery, if the
streets D f Baltimore can be called
those great thoroughfares. With a
coating of iCe a half inch thick, th
sinner’s chances of slipping up are
no greater than the Christian’s. Ite is
the great leveler of humanity, es-
pecialiy the ice on the streets of Bal-
timore. The ice-clad sidewalks arb
no respecter of age, se.v, occupation
or previous condition; all invariably
come to grief by over confidence in
their power to defy the laws of
gravitation.
No one has a better opportunity to
make a study of human nature than
to observe the face of some over¬
dressed dude who emphasizes his
importance by making a life-rize
portrait on the ice, by the instan¬
taneous process, for the common
folks (Don’t you know) to admire.
They are usually great 'ady killers,
and fin making- the portrait they
seem to be thinking of some young
lady—for they invariably murmur
something about Miss Iiellen Blazes.
The y ung ladies, too, furnish lots
of fun to ihe sarcastic young bachelor,
generally standing near some street
corner. Even to a modest young
man like your scribe there is a mix¬
ture of pleasure and curiosity in ob¬
serving the look cf surprise-, mod¬
esty and consternation mingled in
one face when some frisky young
miss trips gaily on a slippery place
and doe’s the great contortion act;
Baltimore is a very nice place for
a married man to live in, provided he
keeps house. The boarding house
proprietors here seem to have formed
a kind of trust, a no trusting kmd of
trust, and all seem to be running an
imaginary race at the end of which is
untold wealth. Tell Brit Moore,
Cleveland and all others down there
with boarding house aspirations to
come up at once, A person who
likes home comforts has got to pay a
big board bill or mix up iti the cheap
aces wi h all kinds, shapes and
! sizes of depravity. If the estimable
i laJy hi gold spectacles to whom 1
S ive m ->’ shoke ! 8 RVer ? Satur ? a J ? v e
I ning can be taken as a sample of the ,
lan d-ladies, they are a very nervy
class of people and have great seif-
couthd. On making inquiries con-
cert’iug board, they will without
changing a muscle say §10 per week,
with all the nerve of a highwayman
demanding your money or your life;
hut on protesting at the exorbitant
charge, they may comedown a' dollar,
but they do so with the grace of a
robber on being compelled to return
part of one’s money.
No fault can be found with the
table, though which is a very sub-
stantia) affair, groaning under the
weight of(as the hotel keepers says,)
all the delicacies of the season, Jn
fact, they have otieortwo dishes that
are entirely too delicate scribe; for a plain of
“cracker” like your one
which looks like a composition of
crabs and eel worms.
table When they are passed around the
I hide my ignorance by saying
“No! thank you,” but all the same
l.’m dying of curiosity to know if those
thing are sure enough eel worms
mixed up wi'h them crabs. If I stay
with this estimable lady long enough
for her to begin to consider the ad-
visibility of making me her son-in-
law, 1 am going to ask her if they are
real worms, and if they are, farewell!
dear old Baltimore! I love you truly,
but I can’t go your worms. I can
n p with ice 12 inches thick and
dS d T 6p ’ bUt r, !. be
worms! J .
eaUngVl ” 6
The »e,th e r her, is as changeable
as a girl to her first beau. Old
Winter smiles beneclemlv o„
^'ro w' sl.e^Vin" h» P ” alou^l bi^
Jea , ousy , n(1 he „ row dark as
a thunder storm and shed tears
v rill slowly turn to ice
Well ^ Mr Editor the number of
me » M"***”* l’ 70of
that I have infringed cn your valua-
hie .ne . snace* pace, so so wi'h »nii } your uur consent, r«ni»o. 1 ,
ia iue aud.the mutual consent of the
re ader 1 will “shut no”-
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y] Toccoa w H ill.
P . <5 _ T U) « th.*e u*i»sw m iuccu«* who WLU
contemplate visiting Washington
( J urIn g the i-iHuguration, 1 would
suggest, in v ; ew of tbe e"normouj
; crowd that will be there, that If they
j cannot there, they get hotel accommodation Baltimore
can come up to
j n the afternoon and secure t|, ose
j ] facilities. Baltimore is within one
hours ride of Washiin*tori, with fast
trains running every half hour be-
tween the two places. Baltimore is
contemplating getting the overflow,
and the fare is so cheap between
two places that L have no doubt
a great many will avail themselves
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TOCCOA FURNITURE and LUMBER CO.
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J UC Oi*'ppi«A i e cj 18 i) 0 .
Authorized Cap Hat, $50,000. Capital paid in, $28,600.
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--MAN U FACT F1 IE RE OF--
II MEDIUM GRADE FURNITURE, nil*
BED ROOM SUITS, BUREAUS, BEDSTEADS, SAFES,
COFFINS AND TABLES.
--ALSO DEAL LARGELY IN--
DRESSED LUMBER, FLOORING, CEILING WEfltV.EK
BOARDING, MOULDING, BRACKETS, MANTELS,
Having a large steam drying Iviln of a daily capac t fof 12030 feet, and employin'* 7,> hands prepares to
fill orders promptly. Onr facilities for obtaining cheap lumber us
and labor cuabla us to defy competition in quali¬
ty of work and price of goods
We arc now changing our designs on furniture, and greatly improving our styles, both point of workman-
hip and finish.- We claim for m
our goods
The best Finish of any furniture ojj'ei cd to the tirade in the South.
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COMPOUND.
A recent discovery by an old
physician. monthly by Successfully thousands of used La-
§N/ m die EH ;s. d reliable IsMho only medicine perfectly diseov- safe
s ' ered. Beware of unprincipled
W:*a** druggists who offer inferior
medicines in place of inis. Ask for Cook's Cotton
Koot Compound, take vo substitute, or inclose Si and
0 cents In postage in letter, and we will send, sealed,
by return mail. Full sealed particulars in plain
envelope, Address to ladies only. S stamps. Company,
1’ond Lily
Ko. 3 Fisher Block, Detroit, ilica.
For sale by W. II. & J. DAVIS, and all
Druggists.
WHISKEY AND OPIUM
FUTYBITS CURED
JAX HOME,
W'THS’j?" pain or cokpinemenL
Patients continue business while under
treatment. stopped immediately Wlnsky and beginning all other treatment drugs
on
—do not need them. No treatment yet dis¬
covered to compare with it. Have given
special study and practice to With these continued diseases
for the past twenty years.
and successful increase in prac tice.
WRITE I’OR MY ROOK OF CURES, FREE.
B. M. AATOOTDUBY, D.,
ATLA7ITA, Cr JL.
Office, 104i Whitehall Street.
To Rent.
3 room cottage on Tugalo street.
Apply to R. Y. Mui.kev,
Sdied-tA-le ITa-rtwell R. R.
No 1.
Leave Hartwell 7 S5 a m
Arrive Bowers villo 845
No. 2.
Leave Bowers ville 945 a in
Arrive Hartwell 1035
No. 3;
Leave Hartwell 11 45 a m
Arrive Bowers ti He 1235 p m
No. 4.
Leave Bowcrsville 105 p rn
Arrive Hartwell 155
All trains daily except Sunday.
FRED WIEBENS, Superintendent,
E. B. BENSON, Receiver.
LEAADER.
Since its first introduction Electric Bitters I
dicinal tonics and alteratives—containing ffiSfJf^Se "SS!
tee<l witli each bottle or the money wilt 1«? re-
i funded. Price only 50c. per bottle. Sold by
iUl5 ' *
SmLou’s Catakbh Remedt.-A
marve,( marve lous J us cure c,,re for tor catarrh catarrh ’ Dinhthe- JJ, P ,lthe
na canker mouth, and Headache,
w ' Uh th each each bottle bottle there there is is an inoeni in em-
0
o“» Rector to ,b. mor s ‘.' c -
, c^ltrea-mej.. without extra charge, of those rrice complain oOc..>old . s
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j it will cost you nothing and will sorely do
- you good, if you have acough, cold or any
i troubu-with throat, chest or lungs Dr King’s
j CokL/is’g^rantcedto^eiverelief’ m-^Tnoney
will be refunded. Surterers from La Oripjte
aKp'iiy hottle‘at and lea 'fry for
■ oar expense in your elf
j wH^&^ft^sdrn^stMe* " 1 Sr^sizTsli 1
andSL
j 1 TToolen days. dress g od at cost for the
next ten
Edwards k Dance
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& ii f;cs.L 1 < asscng-cL Stcji at
Eloffoa, (Ft.
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Our Hotel is the most convenient stopping place for travelers, being
not more than 100 feet from the Depot, Our rooms arc comfortable nr.(l
pur table is kcj t supplied with the best Ihe market affords. Rates, $ 2
per
day ; regular boarders taker, on reasonable terms.
R. P. SIMPSON & CO.,
HEADQUARTERS FOR
MACHINERY,
MACHINERY SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS,
Peerless Engines,
Oeiser Saw UMTills,
Oeiser Separators,
BRENNAN SHINOLE MACHINES,
McCORMICK REAPERS & MOWERSj
TvTcCormiclA Hay Rakes,
Kentucky Cane Mills,
AAAkilte Sewing Machines,
Estey Organs.
mi isiia&ipa a ■r
OF Agents for LIVERPOOL, LONDON AND GLOBE, HOME
NE\r YORK, CONTINENTAL OF NEW YORK, HARTFORD
OF HARTFORD. CONN, QUEEN OF AMERICA, INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA.
, WA Mo & Jo .((, jI3UBHA
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-DEALERS IN—
MACHINERY AND MACHINERY SUPPLIES.
All kinds of Machinery repaired qu ckly and in first-class manner,
Parts duplicated.
Agents Jor Fugle Engines and Fuck eye Mowers*.
Highest market prke [ aid for Shingles.
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D. EDWARDS,
General Merchandise,
(Briglit & Isbeli’s old stand.)
Save money by pricing rny goods before purchasing elsewhere.
FURNITUHE AND OLD STOCK
at com'?
Come in and look. Prices will pervade you to buy;