EARLY COIN-MAKING.
Money Manufactured In rhllndolpHla
Nearly n Century Ago TJio "Wash
ington lIiUf-Dollnr, tho Mark,
the Cent of 1703, nnd tho
Dollar of 1 701 High
l'rlccs for Tlicm.
Tho history of tho early mint, says
The Philadelphia Press, resembles tho
early lives of our most successful mil
lionaires in that it commenced to make
money in small amounts and in a very
humblo way. Tho three-story structure,
Nbs. 37 and 39 North Seventh street,
was chosen as tho sito for tho United
States mint, and thoro it remained from
1792 until 1833, when it was romovod to
its present location.
Tho subject of a national coinage was
agitated as early as 1782, when Robert
Morris, tho financier and signer of tho
Declaration of Independence, advocated
u system of coinago for tho United
States. "Ten units woro to equal 1
penny, 10 ponso to mako 1 bit, and 10
bits to mako ono dollar." Dies for
theso pieces wcro mado and sovoral
specimens struck in silver, called tho
mark, quint and bit All of them aro
exceedingly raro and valuable. A
mark sold for 510 in a public sale in
Now York, and tho bit, of which but
ono specimen has been brought to light,
and which was recently bought in a sale
of coin in Scotland by W. E. Wood
ward, of Boston, is valued at $550.
Theso patterns or experimental coins
aro historically most interesting, as
they comprise tho earliest efforts for
tho csiablishmcnt of agovornmont coin
ago. Tho foundation of tho now mint was
laid by David Riltcnhousc, on Tuesday,
July31, 1702, at 10 o'clock A. M. On
Sept. 11, 1792, tho mint mado tho first
purchaso of coining motal, six pounds
of old copper at ono shilling 3 pence
per pound. Tlireo presses wcro put up
and operated in tho beginning of Oc
tober, tho first pieces coined being tho
Martha Washington half-dimes, of
ffhich President Washington speaks in
bis annual message to congress, Nov. C,
1792, as follows: "In tho oxecution of
tho authority given by tho legislature,
measures havo been taken for engaging
somo artists from abroad to aid in tho
establishment of our mints. Others
liavo boon employed at homo, revis
ions havo been undo for tho rcquislto
buildings, and theso aro now putting
into proper condition for tho purposo of
tho establishment. Thoro was a small
beginning in tho coinago of half-dimes;
tho want of small coins in circulation
calling tho first attontion to them."
Thoro is a tradition, gonorally bo
liovcd by numismatists, that theso
pieces wero struck from tho private
plato ot Washington, which ho had
molted up for that purpose, and that
Martha Washington sat beforo tho ar
tist who dosignod tho dies. This is very
probable, us Washington was groatly
intcrostod in tho infant mint, personal
ly superintending many of its affairs.
For this reason tho coin is highly prized
by collectors. A number ofotlior dios
woro mado and coins struck in 1792, as
patterns or designs for a regular coin
ago. Notablo among thorn is tho Wash
ington sllvor half-dollar. Tho dies for
for this picco wero mado by Peter Getz,
of Lancaster, and on .tho obvorso is
roprcsontod tho bust of Washington,
facing loft.
Tho mint did not, howovor, oom
monco Us rogular business till 1793,
when tho copper cont and half-oont first
mado thoir appoarauoo, and, although
qulto a largo numbor of theso woro
coined, no less, in fact, than 112,212
onts, yot they aro seldom mot with
now, and tv porfect unusod spooimon has
boon sold at auction for $200. Tho
half-pennies of this dato do not com
mand so much, In fmo state of preser
vation only bringing from $10 to $20.
The mo6t valuablo of tho early pennios
iro thoso of 1799 and 1801, and if theso
could be obtained in uncirculated con
ditionthat is, as fino as whon dropped
from tho dlo, thoy would soli for from
9300 to $100 each.
In the yoar 1791 tho sllvor dollar first
mado its appoarance, and tho coinago
of the half-dimo was resumed. Of tho
dollar but fow really oxcellont Impres
sions can bo found, and thoy would
realizo from $100 to 200 each. Tho
coinago of silver dollars continued till
1801, largo numbers being put in circu
lation. Tho silver dollar of 1804, sur
namcd tho "King of Amorlcan Coins'
vrill probably command a largor prloo
than any other of tho Amorlcan eorlos,
and in tho faoo of tho faot that it is not
gonorally conoedod by collectors who
mvo thoroughly investigated tho sub
Joot, that thcro over was or is n genu
'no coin of that dato struck in that
year, known to tho numismatio world.
That dies wcro mado for tho pleco is
unquestioned, and that thoro woro sov
eral rcstrlkes from tho dlos as late as
I860 is also admitted. Tho two speci
mens in tho mint cabinet aro restrikes,
a aro all the others which havorocont
ly been offered for sale, but aa thoy soli
from $1,000 to $1,200 nploco It can
readily bo Eoon that tho fraudulent re
issues havo been a very lucrative and
quick way of making monoy.
Of tho littlo silver half-dimo of 1802
but eighteen spcolmons havo boon
found The silror quarters of 1823 and
1S27 are almost impossible to find,
Md unused examples of theso dates
would be eagerly bought at $160. Tho
areet early American coin, howovor. Is
tke gold half-eagle of 1816. In this
Ftr, a dLstutroiu fire having ocoured
at tho mint, a number oi dies wcro re
moved to Lancaster, and owing to tho
confusion incident to their removal and
tho lack of propor facilities but fow
pieces wero coined.
No pennies of this year havo been
found. Should a genuino ono turn up
it will doubtless bring an enormous sum.
Of the half-cglcs but thrco havo found
their way into collections, two of theso
baring been discovered in an old stock'
ing and sold to a New York broker
twenty-fivo years ago. Tho cabinet of
tho United States mint, which was begun
as early as 1835, although containing
an almost complete series of American
gold coin, could not obtain this date. It
lias qulto recently mado a valuablo and
important acquisition In securing from
II. P. Ncwlin ono of tho thrco specimens
in a remarkably fino state of preserva
tion. I ho others aro owned by Mr.
Garrett and L. G. Parmclee, of Boston,
tho latter being ono of tho oldest col
lectors and having a cabinet of Ameri
can coins valued at $50,000. It is stat
ed that another 1815 half-caglo is in tho
collection of tho Swedish mint. Tho
valuo of each of tho pieces is estimated
at $500.
In tho year 1833 tho mint was rcraov
cd to its prcscntsito on Chestnut street,
below Broad, and its facilities for tho
coinago of gold, silver, and copper were
greatly increased. Of its lato coins,
subsequent to 1834, but fow command
largo prices, tho $20 picco of 1819 alono
oxcoptcd. 1 Ins piece, of which but one
gold specimen was struck, is probably
tho most valuablo of tho entire scries,
and a few years ago tho authorities of
the mint wcro offered $2,000 for it by
and enthusiastic collector.
Coin collecting is in its infancy in thL
country. As tho number of numismat
ists is now tlireo thousand and tho do
mand for raro coins is far greater than
over before, it would bo natural to sup
pose that as tho supply can not incrcaso
with tho demand, tho fictitious value
must advance in proportion.
His Wife Numbor Two.
oi. i-oricniciu was a nard man.
Ho worked his wife a good, patient
woman to death uponj his plantation.
On her death bed, whon too late, hi?
oyes wero opened to tho great wrong
ho had done, and he begged her for
givoncss.
"It Is cosy enough for mo to forgive,"
she gasped, "but my forgiveness will
not causo your coming punishment tc
bo lessened. I feel that you aro going
to bo punished on this earth." She
turned her faco away from him and
died.
Tho Colonel's season of grief was not
long. Ho soon put on his best clothes
and showed himself at hog killings ant1
other places of amusement. His friends
woro shocked, but said nothing. Sooi
thoro camo into tho neighborhood a
graceful woman, Antoinetto Polworth.
Tho Colonel met her and was charmed.
Ho called on her. Sho received him
kindly and eventually thoy wcro mar
ried. Six months of almost unbroken hap
piness Hew. away, but now tho Colonel'
faco sometimes woro an anxious ex
pression. His wifo was not so fair as
sho had been, and tho Colonel had dis
covered that tho waving hair which ho
had so much admired was soinotiincs at
uight hung on a corner of tho mantle
pleco. Ho found, also, that ho had beer
deceived in other ways, and tho spirit oi
rovengo aroso in his Injured breast.
"Antoinetto," tho Colonel ono day
remarked in a voico which had los
much of its wonted gontloncss, "Cnro
lino is ill, to-day, and I want you to g,
out and woavo jeans for tho nogroos. I
got a good prico for tho stuff, and lean
not afford to seo the loom idlo."
"Woll, then, don't look at it," An
tolnetto carelessly replied.
Tho Colonel nibbled his lip and stern
ly said:
"Woman, I want no foolishness."
"Don't havo it then."
"I won't Go out thoro nnd weave,
or you'll feel tho ungontlo forco of
rotrlbutlvo authority." J
Antoinetto laughod. Tho Colonel
took hold of her noso and gavo it a turn
as If ho would unscrow it. Antoinotto
put asido a stocking sho had been darn
ing, knockod tho Colonel down with a
lightuing liko slap, put ono foot under
him, throw- him across tho room, sat
down and resumed her poacoful occupa
tion. Aftor a whilo tho Colonol sat up
and looked at her in astonishment
"Antoinotto," ho feobly said
"What, dear?"
"You needn't weavo."
"Thank you, doar."
"You havo convinced mo that a wo
man should havo a fow rights, but, say,
how did you do It? Whoro did you ao
qulro the facts which you havo just em
bodied into such un unanswerable urgu
uiontP" "Colonol," sho rcpliod, "pardon mo
for not sooner telling you. For many
years I was tho cannon-ball woman and
tho iron-jawed maidon in tho circus.
Don't got excited, dear. I shall not givo
you anothor exhibition until you attempt
to get a dlvorco from mo. Thon I will
tako you up in my tooth and shake
you."
Tho Colonel went out, loaned on a
horso block and groaned. Ills first
wlfo'a prediction was vor I Hod. Arkan
taw Traveler.
A Georgia tanner, whose uoj ate up hU
wallet, coutalnlng 3W, It lu Washington, and
will be an Important wltnota at to the desir
ability of coatluuluc tho coinage and dlitflbu
tloa ox the leu pcruuable silver dollar.
Tithes and Polygamy.
Ucorgo Q. Cannon having failed to
jscapo tho punishment duo his polyga
aious crime by trying to run away has
now given bail. Tho amount of the
bond is large, but he can afford to for
!cit it Ho is ono of the high dignita
ics of tho Mormon Church, an instltu-
aon which has a revenuo of about ono
million and n half a year. It could bail
ut every bishop and high functionary
f tho church and they might all run
iway. Still a good bank account
would bo left Tho strength of polga-
aiy lies very largely in tho wealth of
ilic church as an institution.
Tho rovenucs of tho Mormon Church
iro derived from tithes. The common
pcoplo aro compelled by church law to
ontnbuto onc-tentii of their income,
whether it bo in crops, live stock, prof-
ts, salary, or anything else, to tho
scclcsiastical fund. The contribution is
lot a voluntary gift, but an assessment,
nforccd by tho most solemn obliga
tions.
These ecclesiastics aro ablo to rob (no
nilder term would fit tho case) their ig-
lorant laity by assuming that tho titli
ng system of tho Hebrew common
wealth, instead of being a national law,
s a perpetually binding religious obli
yation. This perverse idea may bo said
o furnish tho tap-root of Mormonism,
with all its revolting bcastiality. Tho
reasoning of tho "saints" is that tho
aw of Moses fixed upon onc-tonth as a
permanent assessment for all the Lord's
people, and thatit is as binding now, and
n America, as it was thousands of
rears ago m Palestine. By insisting
ipon this theory they mako their dupes
jelievo that to withhold tho tithes
would bo a species of wickedness pecu-
larly provocativo of divino wrath.
I'licro is no passago of scripturo upon
which Cannon and his brother prcach-
irs of Utah dwell with such resonant
md unctuous fondness as Malachi's ox
lorlation to bring all the tithes into tho
itorchouso of tho Lord. Tho changes
ire rung upon it with an iteration
which would provoke to expletives a
ess frec-tongucd hearer than Princo
rial's fat friend.
There could hardly be a nioro palpa-
)Io perversion. Tho Jews constituted
i nation, and as a matter of courso
;hcro had to bo somo svstcm of taxa-
ion. As tho government was origin-
illy a theocracy, church and state wcro
nc, tho former being tho political and
iflicinl head of all public affairs Tho
aix of one-tenth, or 10 per cent, levied
mder tho Mosaic law, was not cxtor-
a'onato and oppscssive. In theso davs
t is hotter to havo taxation upon
rallies, rather than on crime, and exact
payment in money rather than in kind,
it least that is tho general opinion and
mstoin, but tho old system was better
ulaptcd to thoso times and that eiviliza
ion. Conceding tho wisdom of tithes,
is originally levied, it is no less truo
lint any attempt to graft it on to tho
present system of taxation for tho ben
ifit of ecclesiastics has no justification.
Vs well insist that the modern clergy
ihould wear tho dress prescribed in tho
lamo law for tho priesthood. Somo-
imes ono hears tho tithing system
rought forward, oulsido of Mormon
loin, ns a model for Christians giving
o religious and philanthropic purposes.
t is no doubt a good idoa to bo systo-
natio in ono's cliarity, and to gauge
ho amount according to tho income
which ono receives, or may count upon
is reasonably secure. In this war tho
ipirit of tho old Hebrew law can bo
undo usoful. But pressed boyond that
)oint, and hold up as an integral part
f tho general roligious laws of our holy
religion, it is liable to griovous abuse,
is tho oxamplo of polygamous Utah
mpressivoly teaches.
Tho essenco of tho tithing system is
lot tho ono-tenth exnctiou, but tho pay-
nont In kind, rathor than in monov.
Abstractly considered, this differonco
ictwoon tithes and taxes would scorn to
n moro matter of convenience, es
pecially for tho tax receiver. It would
w cosy enough for tho farmer to tako a
I oad of corn, n fow hogs, nnd a steer or
iwo to tho county scat in payment of
lis annual publio assessment, but tho
itilizlng of tho same might bo arkward,
uul attended with very considerable
oss. Uuriously, howovor, tho diffor
mco in theso two systems, as shown
m a vast scalo within tho period of
nodorn history, may bo sot down as
no of tho groat things in tho dovolop
uont of tho raco.
Under tho feudal systom, as it ob
nlued in continental Kuropo, tho peas
uit paid his tax on tho tithing plan of a
jcrtain per cont of his incrcaso and
irops, whilo in England tho payment
)f a money tax obtained. At least
iheso two systems woro thus in
roguo whon tho silver of Mexico
md Peru began to pour into Europo.
That influx cheapened money,
nany fold, and proportionately les
loned, practically, tho taxation "of tho
English poasant whilo tho continental
;ax was in effect proportionately in
noasod, for monoy was then, hardly
ess than now, tho standard of values.
I'ho English poasant rose to tho dignity
if tho farmer, and tho wholo pcoplo
prospered whilo tho horrors of tho
peasants' war In Germany, and tho
turning ohateaus of Franco in tho early
itogos of tho French revolution wero
Jio rovengo wreaked by tho oppressed
lusbatidnieu of those countries upon
their tltho masters.
This remarkable phaso of history, to
which the merest, reference only can bo
mauo in tins connection, is no argu
ment against tho tithing system as it
prevailed in ancient Jewry. It w as, no
doubt, fair and equable thcro and then,
but when we sec the most revolting do
mcstic abomination deriving its susto
nance in our day and land from tithes
it is pertinent to recall the evil, upon a
continental scale, which was attribu
able to tho retention of the tithing sys
tern in Europe after it had been out
grown in the march of events. Chicago.
Inter Ocean.
She "Was From the Country.
r i . . .
one was irom ino country, and as
pretty a picture a's you could imagine
The difference between citj'and country
girls m California is generally m favor
of the country girl. Sho was visiting
some friends, and this was a theatre
party. Sho was in chargo of a superb
city dude, a man full of metropolitan
airs and graces, albeit ho had never
been beyond the Bocky mountains. Ho
was just spreading himself on this rose
bud from tho interior, and she, liko a
simple, innocent country girl, was very
grateful, and very ingenuous, and very
much interested, and so tho dudo sailed
in. lie tout nor about everything that
had been in San Francisco for tho last
ten years. Ho described all tho Kiralfy
ballets; ho enlarged upon tho lato Neil-
son, tno great i5ootli, tno opera. Patti
and Gcrstcr and Nevada, and all tho
great pcoplo seemed to bo quito fa
miliar. "What a dull timo you must have in
the country," he said.
"Yes," sho answered, "its rather
quiet."
"What do you do with yourself?"
"Oh. I read and sing and play some
times, and every now and again wo havo
a pleasant little party."
"And what do you think of tho town?
Doesn't it drivo you wild with its ex
citement? Isn't tliis going to the thea- I
tor a great treat?"
"O yes, indeed; it's very delightful?"
"I can't imagine what it must bo to
bo ignorant of tho world, to miss all tho
great pleasures of lifo."
"You know so much, of courso, bo
cause of your great opportunities."
"That's to bo expected. I've lived in
the city all my life."
"You heard Nevada? "
"Well, no; I had to go out of town
when sho sang. You know sho was
sick for a long time."
"And what did you think of Patti?"
"Well, I think she is overestimated.
She's good, of course, but not so great
as they make out."
"And Gcrstcr?"
"Well, she's good, too, but, after all,
ther's not so much difference Of
courso, thcro might bo to anyone from
tho country, liko yourself, but to us in
town they don't seem so very much
above others."
"I think Patti's simply divino."
"Oh, yotfvo heard Patti?"
"Yes, I have heard thorn all.
been threo times to Europe."
A dull thud rang in his cars,
whoro tho simply country
knocked out his conceit. San
cisco Chronicle.
THE
HOWL AND & LLOYD
Manufacturers ot
Union Milling Co.'s FURNITURE,
MJMj HOLLER FLOUIt
TAKES THE LEAD
Wherever II has been tiled.
For Sale by all tho Leading Dealers
Everywhere.
Geo. Wnianr,
President.
W.
m tinlsni
Casliler.
AL
OF
UNION,
OREGON.
Main Street. Union, Ore.
Keen constantly on hand a laree stinnlr
oi Parlor nnd Bed Room 6cts, Bedding,
Desks, Ofllco Furniture, etc.
Upholstering Hone In the Ilcst Stylo
Loungea, Mattresses, and all kinds of
Furniture made to order.
PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
GALLERY !
Corner Main and C Strcote, Union.
All kinds of photocrnnhlc work done In a
superior manner, and according
to tho latest nnd most
approved methods.
Views of resiflencss laien on appli
cation,
Does a General Banking Business. Buys
nnd Bella exchange, and discounts com
mercial paper.
Collections carefully
promptly reported.
attended to, nnd
COMMERCIAL
Livery id Feed
OrrosiTE Centennial Hotel.
JOHN S. ELIOTT,
PROPRIETOR.
Havlnc furnished this old nnd popular
hostelry with amnio room, plenty of feed,
good hostlers and new buecics, is better
prepared than ever to nccoinmouato cus
tomers. My terms aro "reasonable.
I have
It was
maiden
Fran-
GOVE TANNERY.
Adam Ciiossman, PnorniETon.
Has now on hand nnd for salo tho best of
HARNESS, LADIGO,
UPPER and
LACE LEATHER.
SHEEP SKINS, ETC.
ioit,rr)Aii rotiCES
Paid for Hides and Pelts.
WALLA WALLA
BEER DEPOT.
Comer Main and A Streets, Union.
E. MILLER, - - - Proprietor.
Keeps always on hand tho finest brands of
WINES,
LIQUORS,
nnd CIGARS.
r Tho very best Lngcr nnd Bock Beer in
tho mnrket, at 125 cents acjuart. Beer and
lunch U5 cents.
A fine billiard tablo for tho accommoda
tion of customers. Drop in and bo socia
ble.
JSy-All work warranted to elve satisfac
tion. JONES BRO'S. Prons.
MASON
&
HAMLIN
Organs
AND
Pianos
aro
Unexcelled
""tT-- enn pavo From $10 to $100 on tho
X OuL purchaso of an instrument by
buying throuirh
w.-r. Will CUT, Agent. Union, Ogn.
Buy the Hnyward
HAND GRENADE
Fire Extinguisher.
Everybody should havo them. Men,
women or children can tiso thorn. Thou
sands of dollars worth of properly saved
every day. They don't freeze, aro not in
jurious to flesh or fabric, and aro nlwnys
ready. You cannot afford to bo without
them.
G. J. Becht, Gen. Agent, 124 Market St.,
San Francisco. Cal. Cook & Dwiehfc. Acts-
La Grando, Oregon.
JONES BRO S,
Comer of Main and B streets, Union.
-Dealers in-
GROCERIES,
CANNED GOODS,
Losintr Their .Food Supplies.
"Tho most northern inhabitants of
any territory belonging to tho United
States aro rapidly dying of privations,"
said a signal sorvieo observer Monday
who spent twenty-seven months with
Lieut, ltay at Point Harrow. "Their
sntl'erings deserve all tho more sym
pathy because tho whites aro responsible
for tho great diminution in their food
supply.
"Those natives around Point Harrow
now number about four hundred souls.
Whales and seals are their staple articles
of food. Tho supply used to bo abun
dant, and tho natives hardly knew what
hunger was. Tor twenty years past,
howovor, the coast oft' Point Barrow has
boon a favorite resort of American
whalers. Thoy have caught great num
bers of whales there, and havo almost
exterminated them in theso waters. All
whalemen have known for several years
that it was getting unprofitable to seek
for whales around Point Barrow.
"Whilo wo wero there the ono hun
dred natives in tho villago at Point Bar
row caught only two whalos. Thoy
eked out a living on oidor ducks and
other game obtained in tho summer
months. Tho failuro of their food sup
ply Is a possibility that constantly con
fronts them. Every now nnd thon they
are pinched for food, nnd this now hard
ship, added to tho others thoy already
endured, is killing them fast. Tho pop
ulation of tho four villages around Point
Barrow has decreased about one-third
in the past liftoon years. For a littlo
whilo during our stay thoro tho natives
in tho villago near onr station wore
sorely pressed for food, and wo helped
them out aa much as wo could from our
stores.
"Theso natives are a branch of the
Esquimaux, and thoy givo tho ethnol
ogists who assort that the Esquimaux
nil camo from Asia across Behring
straits a rather hard nut to crack, II
their ancestors camo from Asia it seoms
strange that tho natives of to-day ap
pear to bear no relation to tho Chouk
dices, who llvo just across Behring
straits In Asia. Their languages are
dissimilar, and, whilo tho Point Barrow
natives hunt tho reindeer, they hare
nover domesticated them, whilo the
wealth of tho Choukeheos consists in
their herds of reindeer." New York
Sun.
-RAILROAD-
FEED AND LIVERY STABLE
Near tho Court House.
A. F. Benso.v, - - PnorniKion.
Union, Oregon,
Fino turnouts and first-class rigs for tho
accommodation oi tno public generally.
Conveyances for commercial men a specialty.
Pr-Tho accommodations for feed cannot
bo excelled in tho valley. Terms reasonable.
SMOKE OUR
PUNCH"
Best Havana Filled
Five Cent Cigar. 5
Jones Bros., agents, Union.
E. GOLLINSKY & CO.
VARIETY AND FANCY GOODS,
TOBACCO
-AND-
ClGdRS
CENTS' FUHNISIIirVfi GOODS.
WATCHES,
SMOKE TIU3
CLOCKS,
ESTRELLA"
KEY WEST Imported Havana Cigar.
NONE BETTER.
Tonsorial Rooms
Two doors
south ot Jones
Union, Oregon.
Bros. etoro,
J. M. Johnson, - Pnorniirron.
Hair cutting, shaving and ehamnooini;
uono uuiiuy tuiu in 1110 ut-at uiyie.
CITY v MEAT MAIET
Main Street, Union, Oregon.
Bknson Bno.'s PnorniETons.
Keep constantly on hand
BEEF, PORK, VEAL, MUTTON, SAU
SAGE, HAMS, LARD, ETC.
CENTENNIAL v HOTEL.
Union, Oregon.
Dan. F. Mookb, PnorniETon.
A well Btocked bar in connection with
the house, and nono but the best brand
ot liquors nnd cigars kept.
bAllUti BAMl'LH KUUMS (or the ac
mmodation of commercial travelers.
and JEWELRY,.
Glassware, Musical Instruments. Picturfl-
Frames ana ncturcs, Moulding,
Bird Cngoo, Baby Car
riages, etc.,
Candies and Nuts,
Stationary, School Books,. Periodicals,.
hovels, etc., of every description.
ALL KINDS OF FRESH FRUITS
Alwuys on hand..
Wa irun mnRtnntlv on hand everything
usually kept in a first clous variety fltori.
Cft-Orders from any part oi tho country
will be promptly attended to.