Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 20, Number 3, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 July 1889 — Page 1

Vol. 20,-No. 3.

THEJMAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Notes and Comment.

John L.'s main did Kilrain. The gutter bam and bum gutter are often found together. "Ice is a transparent luxury," so runs a delusive advertisement.

Chicago Is in a whirl of annexation, but Bhe can't And Tascott. In the eyes of the Clay County miners arbitration is but "splitting the differ ence."

The Eiffel cocktail is the latest addition to American drinks. It probably comes high. _____

Dakota works hard to lead even in thermometric jumps. Monday the mercury reached 106.

The French Government has stopped Boulanger's pension. It is evidently Intended to starve him out as a last resort. "Phonograph parties are becoming the rage In Eastern society." At phonograph parties women don't have the last word.

Washington Territory favors an absolutely secret ballot.

does "law-abid

ing" Indianapolis, but it seems beyond reach. Or oat preparations are being made for the next production of the "Passion Play." Reference to the next prize fight Is not Intended. ______

Hayti has the Hippo's badly. Yes, and the same disease come near impairing the honor of the United States government. It 1b to be guarded against.

President Harrison says Indianapolis has had enough, and the capital city realizes alio is not the embodiment of all when occasional appointments drop into tho Wabash Valley.

From Paris comes the report that Edison has invented a clock phonograph. The Invention was no doubt Intended for calling out on incoming trains: "Terry Hut. Twenty minutes to visit oil wells."

A man in Port Huron has just sold the city seventeen acres of land to be used as a cemetery, provided no liquor be sold

the premises. Ho had au eyo

to both the quick and the dead, and yet is called a mean man. An Ohio man was recontly convicted of assault and battery for firing four bullets into his:|neighbor's body, and robbing him of Ins pocketbook. Such an unwarranted verdict could only be imposed by a cruel, heartless, court.

A Brooklyn Justice refused tho other day to hear testimony in an abandonment esse and discharged the prisonor because he know tho prisoner and his paients. The Justice should be sont to the Paris exposition as a monument to American Independence.

Cleveland has the base ball fever bad. Itoie hall Is run there as a moral show, no Sunday games, and even minister* Indorse it but the doctors declare that unless a tnvld wave com

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will b© a tremendous increase of insane nsvlum iuinatea. Henry George, who is holding a landnationalixing convention in Paris, is spoken of by one of the papers over there as "the next President of tho llilted States." In the same breath the irresponsible French editor probably predicted the alwiorbtion of the United Suites by Chili. ______

The leaning tower of Pisa I* to t.e disposed of at a rattle soon. New \ork customs officers should keep a sharp outlook for American tourists with heavy baggage on their return from Europe. Smuggling must be discourngtnl when such historic bric-a-brac ia brought over duty free.

Cincinnati is consuming herself in wild anticipation of securing a natural gas supply from the Indiana fields* The fact has been lost sight of that the lloosier gas supply is likely to be needed at home, even if the courts de» clde the law prohibiting piping to points outside the state unconstitutional.

There has beea newspaper controversy overtthe Clay county miners* trouble eince the very beginning of the strike, and in the quarrel the destitution of the strikers waa almost lost Jsight of. Now that aid is being provided and a spirit of humanity manifested, Unpolitical a*pectof the affkir is dropping Into the background. _______

Governor Franc!*, of Missouri, bat obtained a judgement in the courts for *.\000 «nd interest against a party with whom tie had a deal in wheat margin*. The dafenae waa that the transaction was with gambling pnrposea. It may be legal for M~ auri** Oover to encourage and lnd«.«e in such tic**, but a moral public won't see it in that light.

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Like all bullies, Kilrain blamed his defeat on everyone but himself An Omaha crank {pays 93 for every home run made by members of the Omaha club.

The English sparrow has "jonahed" the community, having about exterminated the native birds.

The people of Johnstown are still dependent on outside aid. A ruined city cannot be rebuilt in a day.

The chief of police of New Orleans at tended the big knock-oat, possibly to give a moral tone to the affkir.

It is rumored that ex-Secretary Bayard will re-enter politics. Nothing is said of good politics entering Mr. Bayard. ______

Col. Bob Ingersoll is said to be one of the best oooks in New York. Gosh! Can't he be independent of the servant girls though!

They are trying to locate the World'* fair for 1802. Now that "Tarry Hut" has struck oil what's the matter with having it here?

A Georgia man' has in his possession two eggs, just common hbn'a eggs, which are thirty-five years old. We'll bet those eggs can't be beat.

The Persian embassador at Washington Is going home because he couldn't tell Mrs. Whitney she was "too fresh" without being criticized.

The Burlington Free Press speaks of the oratresses of Vassar. Next thing we shall hear of "writresses" and "nursesses" and "cookesses."

An Evansville paper says the Fourth there was generally tame. This confession of total absence of boom In the river olty was not even forced.

The mayor of Chicago Issued a proc lamation Mond iy in which the first sentence contained 256 words. Senator Evarts wasn't his advisor either.

Sullivan got 928,000 out of the prize fight and Kilrain only $6,000. No wonder Jake "cried like a baby." And yet $6,000 is not so bad for getting whipped.

Nine respectable citizens living south of Brazil have been indicted for viola tton of the fish law, and three fined 926 and costs each for their part In the work.

An expert's analysis of Lynn's city council meetings might apply to Terre Haute: Getting ready, 88 per cent, of time useless talk 43 per cent. business, 24 per cent.

The readiness with which the Samoans have observed an informal armistice, pending the results of the Berlin conference, is partial evidence of their fitness for self-government.

The petitions for the pardon of Harper, the Cincinnati bank-wrecker, weigh several pounds. The President will probably stop to think how many dollars the wreck weighed.

Au emigration company has been organized among prominent colored poople of Kansas, looking to early colonization of.colored people In Oklahoma. The colored men are progressing. "Public parks are the lungs ol the city and wise Is that municipality which provides itself with breathing spaces while it is young." Can Terre Haute be called wise In this respect?

There are millions of loyal citizens who will not begrudge President Harrison all the rest he can secure. Why should our President work many times harder than any sovereign in the world? _____

Up to date no Terre Haute teacher has offered the state committee text book manuscripts. Not from the absence of talent, however, aa some of the standard text books of the country are the work of local authors. ______

It seems strange that any opposition could be raised to electrical executions, when there is not a syllable on record of any man who was ever so executed having filed articles of complaint. It seems to suit those who have tried it.

It is stated" that before very long, probably within a month or two, th Pullman Palace Car company is going to lid itself of the colored porter. Then farewell to pleasure, .»• ornmodation or comfort on Pullman

West Indianapolis proposes to experiment with an electric rail". com tion with tf.* city. Its wuncil ha* passed a moluUon to that effect, and it thought the Jo... storage system will be tried. The capital ay is steadily advancing. ______ V*

The minister* are all gong off on their vacations—or have jff-.us That jp all tiwht. We to see tho .-n-rtael bret have a gvod time o»» ear. But ia it that some of tho rest of us don't get any vacation? If vacations are a good thing—and nol .y doubts that thoy are—there ought to be enough of them to go round. What's the seed of a few people getting all the good things? Let us all "kick* for vacation and ww eea gat It.

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Town Talk.

DEMOCRACY AI?D FRK8H AIR. 'J During the summer vacation for politicians, Terre Haute** big Democrats are cultivating several little passions which are calling forth a great deal of comment. One of these is a love for evening ridee on the street care, a most innocent fondness to be sure, one almost too in-.

INCREASED TAXES.

There Is more than one Vigo county man who wants to know why his tax rate had been incieased, and there's more than one who can't give a satisfactory answer. T. T. has been flavored with a tone of surprise since the announcement of the Increase of 28 cents on one k«Vwelter6i6nt as hereMffeffedff

dred dollars for the city and a still greater inorease for other parts of the county was made. The State assessment is the same as last year, and the county court houRe tax has not been increased. The county commissioners aud township trustees are consequently responsible for the raise, and on inquiry of these gentlemen the answer copes that "county bridges,"'"court house expenses," "county" and "schools" demand the increase. Investigation has developed the startling information that the big "hole" into which a good deal of unnecessary revenue is falling Is secreted within the coart house and without the control of the county commissioners. County offices and courts are eating just 33^ per cent, too much food, so it is said on good authority. Uncalled for expense is incurred by the courts in postponement of trials, necessarily making the summoning of witnesses useless and costly. And in other places there is room for economy. The new tax rate is (he largest in the county's history, amounting to $1.46 on one hundred dollars. If we're getting what we pay for, alliswell. If not, let the goat be brought forth for effective duty.

EFFECT OK THK KIGHT.

One often doubts the presence of moral sentiment in this city of open gambling rooms, unlicensed saloons, innumerable disreputable dives, tardy religious criticism, and liberal patronage of all that has a demoralizing influence. And yet an occasional and unexpected outburst of something resembling moral indignation leads to a suspicion that reform has set in. Such upheavals offer encouragement to the circle of workers who have in view the moral and so ial elevation of Terre Haute. It is' but timely to note the arrival of such a disturbance, amoral earthquake as It were, only a tremble to be sure, but an opportunity inviting acceptance. The better instinct of the ommunity has been probed by the Sul-Uvan-Kiirain combat as evidenced by the uncertain, wavering disapproval and it wouldn't require seventy two rounds of determined effort to make the fight work a moral improvement. Hie unanimity of opinion occasioned some surprise, but under it all could be recognised a strong desire to see the matter settled. While the fight waa on about two th -^and church attending citizens were in concealed suspense, no one will doubt, waiting for—no fearing that the men would kill each other, and before the conflict nearly every church member in the city

reading every line con-

ernlng the preparations printed In the «2allias and at the same time condemning the papers for printing such demoralizing matter. More than one person wm heard to criticixo the Sunday morning paper because seyen eotumna of prise fight to one column of church new* appeared, yet each critic acklowiedged that be or she had read nearly every paragraph on the fight. A dally

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nocent for the participants. Those wh^ indulge most freely are Senator Vooj{ hees, ex-commissioner of pensions 0,4*' the thing a little in Terre Haute. Wm. McLean and John Lamb. Octa-

Now that Sullivan is a good winner and stands pre eminently as the world's champion in pugilism, it is to be hoped public opinion as well as State law will hereafter prevent a recurrance of such a brutal encounter, and it is suggested that now would be a good time to talk do\vn

THE GBODETIC ROBBKRY.

sionally Eugene Debs is with the party that this progressive and now and then Dr. Roberts, and administration is carrying its policy of the way, the latter gentlemania "P01^dealing out offices to none but the most to have abandoned his kicking propensities and become reconciled to the Voorhees-Lamb management. This has caused discomfiture in the file of the "kickers," and open charge is made that the genial doctor was easily bought through the appointment of his so! Donn to the position of city engineer.. But be this as it may, the captain of th* kickers enjoys the ride with his old! political enemies. The genial circle gathers at the Terre Haute house each evening about 7:30, and after a complete review of the social and political situation in a half hour's conversation,^ Sixth street car Is hailed and the patty rides out to Collett park. The senafc»£ has taken a liking to one open car In which the seats are arranged in railroad fashion, and will ride in no other. Sp invariably one driver enjoys the di»* tinguished privilege of hauling tb m» On reaching the end of the line enoiig^tfares for the return trip are deposited and back comes the party in good humor and refreshed. The senator and John are always seated near each other, and when in a communicative mood Mr. Voorhees never wants for an interested listener, for there is no subject in which they are not and cannot be mutually Interested. People along the line are beginning to notice the regularity of the indulgence, and around the hotels every*: body is talking of It.

highly qualified individuals, a little too far for the good of Terre Haute. The appointment of President T. C. Mendenhall to be superintendent of the ooast and geodetic survey will prove disastrous not only to the Rose Polytechnic Institute, but to the city. For the InstiPtitute it will amount to robbery. In the brief time that Dr. Mendenhall has had the management of the school, advancement has been known In every department, and it seems a shame that the government should now insist on taking him away. As an instructor in all the details of polytechnic work, Dr. Mendenhall has few equals, and no superiors, and as a president he has displayed executive ability of the highest type. Under his guidance the name of the school has gone into every state and faith in his ability haa brought students from every direction. With the impetus he has imported it Is possible that the school will continue in its prosperity until a competent successor is found, but nevertheless, the institute is unfortunate in losing him. In his selection for the geodetic and coast survey, it must be acknowledged that President Harrison and his advisors have displayed great wisdom, for he is pre-eml-neutly fitted for the work. This bureau has chargo of the coast surveys involving triangtilation and topography, hydrographic surveys, including observations of tides and currents, and geodetic and topographical surveys of the interior of the country, and in every particular the workis of a purely scientific nature. The superintendent receives a salary of but $6,000, so it is evident that Dr. Mendenhall did not accept it forJlnancial

idence from the Polytechnic. The appointment was unsolicited and was made during Dr. Mendenhall's absonce from the city, so^ there still remains a hope that tho very complimentary offer will be declined.

A UQ U$T WJLHELMJ. A M178CIAL RHAPSODY.

The following exquisite tribute to the greatest violinist of the age, la a recent Inspiration of one of the most brilliant and giftel of American poets, who writes under the nom de plume of "Sophie Sparkle." She is well known in this city, and is a graduate of St. Mary's: Oh, thou Apollo art amidst the gods!

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TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 13,1889- Twentieth Yeai

paper is a pretty good index of public •taste, and there was undoubtedly a craving for prize-fight news which could be supplied at no more desirable time than on Sunday morning, so there is no use criticizing the 8unday morning paper.

For thou the power hast to sway all hearts With melody divine. To th 111 the soul

With deepest Joy, or sweep ita cloudB With wild.despair. Beneath they mastertouch ^9 What visions rise frrom the Inspired strings! And, floating through tho air, melt In the heart jjs v-V Like voices from some fat-off world, which breathe An ecstacy flevlne! Love's dream and passion's glow lie pent within Thy violin. The heart's wild longing for Its own the sojiJ'* vast thoughts and soaring aims '1 £-5''*' Life's tears and smiles, lis golden hope* and joys Its bitter grieffe, Its pleasures and its pain, All mingle in the sweet impassioned strain Which thou dost summon with a wizzard's power From out thy violin, f" What sprite lathis, beneath thy magic touch Invoked to sob, to sigh, to weep and laugh, To sing like seraph to the moving stars, Or moan like demon chained in prison cell?

Is it the wizard of

The violin—or is't the artist's soul Which breathes its genios forth upon the strings, And with its aspiration moves the world? Whl wraps our soul in melody which glids E'en cuutmon dross wblch touches all around With fervid glow, and lends the spiritwings To soar above the base and sordid things Of life? It. Ah if thy violin shut*

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That moves men's sow 1 like this, then thou a god Mast be in that Tone-World whence comes thine Art, For thee, al i. -, the sprite obeys, an 1 Bat in the t-r. rfto of thine own genius*? Apollo like, what majesty i* thine! What grace! What power 1 What Inspiration dwells Upoo thy face, when at thjr 1 the soul Of Art divine impawioned tf*«ables forth wake the slumb'rlng pathos of ttoestringsWh :ie genius sits upon thy brow as on sj||s A throne! Ah, Art forever Is divine! And when A great soul dawns upon life's nortson, .i« Strayed hither from the rsalm wbeccdwelleth

Art,

Tben are the gods moet grnctoos onto men! And, beans, take heed Lest "angris un-

Sfcall tarry in nwr mMct-for seldom cotne The gods, bi later days, to walk the earth. -«oraxs iSrABxuu

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Society Doings.

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The usual midsummer dullness has settled over society. Those who can, go away to the mountains, the lake or the sea shore those who cannot, stay at home, grumble about the heat, the flies, the mosquitoes, and simply exist until all these discomforts pass away with tho return of cooler weather. A few rise above such trifles and are serene and content under any and all conditions. Our own poetess, Mrs. Elliott, for Instance,—her he&ri is in "the mountains and is evidently going to stay there during life and come back after death. She says: "The power that built thee and made thee sublime, And gave to thy keeping this poor heart of mine, A spirit in Aldenn I'll visit thy glens* Ana search for the traces that made us dear friends."

Again she says: "Their rocky crags should my weary soul still charm, And pillow my head on their strong loyal arm."

Poetry is a great thing, even if the meter is a little out of joint. Anyone can see how delightful, how sort of soulful It would be to pillow one's head on the mountain's strong arm.

The picnic, like theclrous, never wears out. Each season It comes up smiling and everybody wants to go. Like everything else In the world, It has Its drawbacks. There are the red hot naughty ants, etc., who take delight in biting "giddy girls and modest gentlemen They not only spend their time in bobbing "up and down one's system In their merry glee," but they clamber all over the refreshments as well. One solitary ant at home on the dinner table upsets the whole family, while a regiment of them at a plcnio doesn't seem to oount, The suocess of a plonio depends on there being a perfect understanding between the management and the clerk of the weather. The neglect of this caused a disaster on Wednesday. A party, bound for Otter creek, had to stay at home. They were Misses Jessie Perdue, Sue Ross, Jessie Alden, Grace Hayens, Idelle Kidder, Anna Paddock, Nellie McKeen and Kate Wiley, Messrs. Arthur Falling, James Richardson, Will McKeen, Fred Brown, Ernest Alden and others.

Miss Fanny Hamill entertniued Miss Grace Elliott, of Paris, and Miss Mabel

spite of the heat A new club has just been organized to play one afterhoon a week during the summer.

Thursday the Sunday school of St. Stephens church went out to Glendale, one of the loveliest spots out of the city, where they spent a delightful day.

The Vincent Chautauqua Circle, with a large number of invited guests, spent Thursday afternoon at Collett park. It was a complete success, as Is everything undertaken by this circle. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Alden, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warren, Mrs. R. P. I jams, Miss Kate I jams, Mrs. Frances Haberly, Prof, and Mrs. Waldo, President Duncan, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Mattox, Mrs. Black, Miss Ella Black, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Davis and others.

The ladies of the Baptist church were also out at the park Thursday afternoon and evening. They had a supper and sold ice cream throughout the evening. Judging from the crowds they must have realized a handsome sum.

Miss May DaMond gave a dancing party Friday evening which was largely attended.

Mrs. Luclas Burt, of Now York, after a short visit to her mother, Mrs. W. R. McKeen, left for her home Saturday.

Miss Nellie Goodman, of Chicago, also goes home the first of next week. Miss Elise Hudson left Saturday noon for Erie, Pa. She will be abeent some mdnths.

Mrs. W. R. McKeen, Misses Edith McKeen and Lizzie Dowling start next week for Clmmarron, Colorado.

Miss Grace Elliott, who has been the guest of Miss Mabel Cook, baa gone to her borne in Paris.

Mrs. Francis T. Hbrd is In Indianapolls. Mrs. Phoebe A. Cook and Miss Mabel leave for Chicago next week.

Mrs. tmes Crawford and family are going to Creeson Springs, Pa., for a few weeks. _________________.

The one hour's rainfall on Wedneeday afternoon was the heaviest known for years. The water fell in a deluge, converting the streets into rivers and flooding cellars In all direction*. Along Main street but very few basement* escaped and on other streets fully as much damage was done. The Hudnut corn bins were filled with water, and several thousand bushels of corn damaged. Another big loss was about 600 barrels of oil from the oil well piC, the water displacing the oil. The city sewers could not carry away the water, no sewers could, and the city cannot be held responsible tor leases.

The Rifles are arrranging to attend the Indianapolis encampment, commencing on the 22nd, and will make every effort to favorably impress the military judgaa. The encampment will continue seven days, and during that time the men are to receive 1 and expenses. ..

7HE OIL WKLLS.

The week's progress of the drills has infused hope into the hearts of all oil well stockholders. At the present time It looks very much as though fond hopes are to be realised, in that the oil field will be a broad one. Indications at the Exchange well have been very favorable for oil for a week or more, and during the last two days oil has been constantly coming to the surface of the water, although the hole is but 1525 feet deep. There have been Indications of gas also at the Exchange, but the importance cf these signs remains to be developed. The drilling was stopped Friday morning for the purpose of casing out the water, but as soon as this is accomplished, boring will be resumed. Tanks have been provided and the flow, which is certain to be found, will be easily taken care of. The most enoouraging sign of all, however, was a strong indication of oil at the Kinser well on Fourteenth street yesterday. This has sent joy to the hearts of the companies drilling along the Vandalla tracks and to the east. Oil at the Kinser well gives promise of oil at the Big Four, and if at the Big Four, at all going down between the two. Verily oil stock is going up.

There are now over half a dosen wells below 1,100 feet—the Alden, ButtonHole, Joseph, Vigo, Smith, Elliott, Big Four, and others. The Big Four and Elliott are now 1,400. Several of the companies have purchased casing, and are making active preparations to handle the oil. The Maxvllle people are having a hard time. After being unsuccessful in all efforts to pull out the drills which were fastened In the hole, au attempt to pull out the casing was made. When up about sixty feet the line dropped and telescoped, Perseverance will overcome this however.

Another oompany has been formed, swelling the total number to about 30. It is known as the Raccoon Valley Oil and Gas Company, capital stock 920,000. The seven corporators are Josephus Collett, Sheldon Swope, J. H. Berry, A. B, Fitch, W. R. McKeen, Edward Barnes and Robert Geddes. The company proposes to drill on Mr. Swope's farm in the northern part of the oounty.

Leases of lands for oil drilling purposes are being made with less trouble than heretofore, farmers showing a more, liberal spirit in their dealings with the oil well representatives.

The effect of the oil discovery on thtf correspondence of Secretary Thompson, of the Business Men's Association, baa been to double It. The tone of Inquiry is more anxious and earnest also. The use of the oil is extending, the Guarantee company having made several excellent contracts, notablv one with the Sand ford fork and tool works.

One more week and we will know all. The Centennial people are having good luck and are now down over 700 feet. The second assessment of stock has been made.

It was reported Friday night that indications of oil have been found at the Maxvlllo well. Drilling has been resumed there.

Indications of oil were found at the Joseph well Friday night. The depth is about 1,400 feet. There is now no doubt in the minds of interested parties that all the wells in the belt will find the desired article. The Joseph well is at Fifteenth and the Vandalla railroad.

The Star and Actne wells are d^wn about 700 feet. The Boo re well is going down rapidly, work having commenced Monday.

The details of the water works deal, heralded several months ago, have been make public. It transpires that Chicago capitalists have purchased a large amount of stock, and that immediate steps looking to extensive improvements in the water works supply system are to be taken. The 4-Inch mains all over tho city will by replaced with 6-inch pipe, and the 6-inch mains will in many streets give way to 8,10 and 12inch pipe. Two enormous pumping engines, ote to cost $43,000 and the other $25,000, have been ordered, a new power bouse is to be built, and a new filtering arrangement provided. In brief it is proposed to expend several hundred thousand dollars on betterments of the plant. A contract for the greater part of the work has been let to Julius Ho wo Is, njn engineer and contractor of Richmond, Ind. The money for these improvements will be raised by means of a mortgage for 91,000,600 exerted to Demas Derning, and the Illin^.i Trust Co., of Chicago, authorizing the Issuance of bonds, 9440,000 of these to be placed on the market at once. A part of# these have already been taken by MM

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(y. and W. O. CM-, of Chicago, and others. Although tin company is practically a new one, the officers will remain the same aa in the old organization, C. Fairbanks being president, D. Denting treasurer, nnd A. C. Chadwick secretary. Th* ii xectors are as follows: C. Falrfceisk-, D. Darning, Josephus Callett, Joshua Jump, A. C. Cbadwick, all of Terra Haute, and X. W. Harris. W. O. Cole, A. M. Ha'r!i and C. li. Coffin, of Chicago. The eU

charter to the water

works company requires a majority of the dirt* Mm to be residents of the city.,' The price of water for private nsee ia to be lowered.

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