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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27
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leave do you! There's too many
on us. You want us to pack up
and swim. Is that it? Come,
then?"
"Pleasc be reasonable, Arkan-
sas. Now you know that i amt
the man to
Are you q threatenin' me?
Are you? By George, the man
don't live that can skeer me
Don't you try to come that game
on me! Don't You try to come
that game on me, my chicken, cuZ
l can stand a good deal but
won't stand that. Come out from
behind that bar till / clean you /.
You want to drive us out, do you,
you sneakin' underhanded hound!
Come out from behind that bari
I'll learn you to bully and badger
and browbeat q gentleman that's
forever trying to befriend you-and
keep you out of troubler'
please, Arkansas, don't shoot.
If there's got to be bloodshed-"
''Do you hear that, gentlemen?
Do you hear him talk about blood
shed? So its blood you want, is
it, you ravin desparadoi You'd
made up your mind to murder
somebody this morn'-I knowed
it perfectly well. I'm the man,
am 1? But you can't do it 'thout
l get one chance first, you thicyin',
black-hearted, white-livered son of
q Niger! Draw your weapon"
With that, Arkansas began to
shoot, and the landlord to Chamber
over benches, men, and every sort
of obstacles in a frantic desire to-
escape. In the midst of the wild
hubbub, the landlord crashed
through glass door, and as Ar
kansas charged after, the land
lords wife suddenly appeared in
the doorway and confronted the
desperate with pair of SCISSORS
Her fury was magnificent. With
head erect and flashing eye she
stood a moment and then advan-
ced with her weapon raised. The
astonished ruffian hesitated, and
then fell back step. She follow
ed. She backed him step by step
into the middle of the bar-room,
and then while the wondering
crowd closed up and gazed, she
gave him such another tongue
flashing as never a cowed and
shame-faced braggart got before,
perhaps. AS she finished and re-
tired victorious, a roar of applause
shook the house, and every man
ordered drinks for the crowd in
one and the same breath.
The lesson was entirely suffi- |
cient. The reign of terror was
over, and the Arkansas dominion
broken for good. During the rest
of the season of Island captivity |
there was one man who sat apart |
in state of perfect humiliation,
never mixing in any quarrel or
uttering a boast, and never resent
ing the insults the once cringing
crew constantly leveled at him. and
that man WAS ''Arkansas."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27

This truly terrible incident did
not occur here, but then something
similar might, and that is why we
print it. a short time since q wo-
man was iawing her children, the
neighbors, a hired girl, and every
body in, general, when her has-
band entered and interposed a
mild word. She opened her mouth
for an angry reply, but q spasm
contracted her cheek, her lower
jaw fell, and she could neither
speak nor shut her mouth, but re-
NAMED in that condition; her
tongue hung out, and her eyes
nearly started out OF their sockets.
She had dislocated her jaw bone
in her violent effort to make 9
singing reply to her husband. A
surgeon was called, who reduced
the dislocation, bound up heI
head, and prescribed a quiet diet
The old man is nov ENJOYING the
quietest time he has had for forty
years.
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/ was determined to get well to
wipe it out, you know. But now,
torn up as / am, it is better to
die"
And the next morning, with the
order and old Rosa's letter on his
breast, Little Potter died. And
still we can hear the grizzley old
surgeons words As he came to the
cot. dead? Why-God bless
the boyr'
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27

This is the century Of great en-
gineeringf eats. The East River
bridge is now lifting its piers sky
ward under cur very eyes. The
Mont Cents tunnel and the Suez
canal have net ceased to excite
our establishment, and now the
Gar is about to cut canal through
3 mountain, SO as to connect the
waters of the Black sea with those
of the Caspian. 1t will take 80,
600 men six years to do It. We
have no such work of engineering
skill in this country, unless it b
the management of political con
yentions-Hearth and Home.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27
TnE NATHAN MuEDEn-FAcr

The NATHAN MURDER-FACTs
MITIGATING FoREsTER.-New York
dispatches of the 9th say:
..Forrester, the alleged murderer
of Nathan, arrived here tonight.
So far as the case against him has
been made public, it embraces the
following assertions: The ship
carpenters iron dog, with which
Mr.. Nathan was so brutally mrr.
dered, or one similar to it was ira
ced to Forrester's possession. In
May, 1870, the residence of Mr.
Schenck. on fifth avenue, was en-,
tered and robbed by burglars
Among the articles carried off wa:
dog which had been used in open
ing cases of wine, etc. The son:
of Mr.. Schenck, an being showr
the dog found in the house of Mr.
Nathan, it is alleged, fully identi
fed it as the ono which had beel
stolen hrom their house. This wa
J IAN important point gained, and j
was subsequently ascertained. al
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27

Charles O'Conor refused to ac-
cept the nomination. Of the Louis
Vile Convention The convention
adjourned without making another
nomination, with the understanding
that O'Conor and Adams would be
voted for by the party.
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HoTELs.
MADISON HOUSE.

ENMPORIA, KANSAS. 9th avenue
IL near Commercial street. This favor.
Ite hotel has been thoroughly rehtted and
furnished. The most careful attention
paid TO the comfort Of guests.
3jtf NJ. l.. FUNKHOUSER.
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A boy in Perry. Ga, killed an
owl with a gun without a lock.
He put q cap on the tube, took
sight, got a negro to strike the
cap with 3 hammer, and down
came Mr.. Owl.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27

Stanley will be card this winter
ss Q lecturer. He will make more
money than Carl Schurx with ais
speeches, or Doolittie On his cotton.
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4 - cLEYELANl,,s

%ENrkA LfLIH Ehl FEED AND SALE
A(srA 10 LIZ, On cal, a Ven ue, between Com
uSroialI aiil Slechauies street, IL now open q
zld ready tor business, aud Will furnish teams
~ any time lurin-S ths Jay or night. Pas
.utH,srs so Vcye,ll ~ any part II the country
J.l absFsll " rtlI> 'arJIcnlAr attenlo paid ~
boarding transient stock. ianlI2tt
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aARsER SHOP.
wM. HUEsrIs,

WI. HUESTIS1
VNIKSr-CLASS SHAVING, HAIR CUT
IL fEINIi, cite, in VI tlliams' building. cor
nssr 90 IN ua1rcial street. and sixth AveFtfe, En-
trance both streets. JAniSs2-iy
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E[-IH cuMsMITH.,7

ALEX. SMITH,
MANUFACTURES OF and dealer In HI
WI nes, Shot Guns, Pistols, and Sportmeni
ARTICLES, Commercial street. near the Conr
House. ganlE1tI
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IEWELER.
T. NJ. FRY.

nEALER IN CLOCKS. WATCHES AND
IL JEMELhI, corner room, Bancroft
block, Commercial street. Repairing done on
short notice and IN satisfactory style
z 1HntT2u III 4TE1 tTa
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EF. RoBERrs.

TXCLUSIyE attention paid to the re
~ pairing OF watches, clocks and jewel
~. All work W arrAnted. North window
ofgTandg & EastmAn's drug store, Empo-
ria, Kansas.
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VERY FESIn y. S1 sAsE STABLE ON
IL Fourth avenue between commercial and
Aisehaaieaa strcet.. 10 now prepared to let
livery teams, carriages, sleiyhs and saddle
horses. AtlisinK prices. Good care taken In
boarding transient stock. Also good wagon
NArt. janlu
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MERCHANTS HOTEL

HORNER Eth avenue and Merchants
street, Emporia, Kansas. House and
fixtures all new. Good accommodations
and charges moderate. j. FRIEND.
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=. NJ EoeffO VALLEY LODGE, 40. 10, A r
, \ ltN ~ A-6 n. Meets 1aSt Tuesday evening
every month, At Eskridge Hall. All MAS,
Mnsons In COOL standing are invites. 70 At
Il. q. W. HITE, w. N.
~ sBgALKxAhlDEls ses'ty.r ianS6-ly
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nnnEELLows

ODD FELLOWS.
TYGlOSiI]lDiE Ne ~ .Aeets e Odd Eel
good standing n Vited % attend.
3 BssrssH sssssaaSy.
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SURVEYOR.
0ROcERS.

ROBERT MILLIKEN,
HoUNrl SURVEYOR. AND CIVIL IN
OGlNEER. Emporia. Kansas. janl1su
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4. II. PHENTS,
4 rroRNEH At LAW and Notary Public
IN E1rnksi.- GreenWood connty, Kansas.
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80 "k e. NICHOLS, - r'.a.s
T livery, FEED AND SALE STABLE
- eth avenue, corner Mechanics street.
Ample room for stock. Facilities good,
and prices reasonable. An excellent line
Of horses and carriages for hire. Call and
ssei Me.id 5ftf.F IH"F 1871
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ENMroRIA CHAPTER. r. A. ~. Meets At
ivcfipgsnT each month, at ~ O'Clock Com
paOiona IN gOOa BANDING am cordially inyit-
ed TO attend. J.. -. JACOBS, II. r.
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~ILLARD DAVIS. may DoSLEY
DAVIS DONLEY
A TrORNEYS AT Law. Parsons, Kan
a s sAs; 49, lani'-'l
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LIVERY STABLES.

DIV BUcKKYE HOUSE. ETF
ENLFTH AVENUE, EmpOrta, Kansas, mean
y corner OF Commercial Street. Birdsall 4
= ranL, proprietors JanlT2f
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gMpoRIA SOCIETIES.
MAsoNIc.

XaNPORIA LODGE, No. II, AF.k a N
~ Meets at ihefs hail. kuggles q Plumb'i
building, on the Thursday az or next prcced.
ing the fall neon Of each mouth, and every
) two weeks thereafter. Master MaSOns ID
ssDC-d standing are cordially invited 70 attend
EFT Krnxs, secretary. ~ = sA"' n
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- DE. ~. a. Vail.
JANIEN MEANH.
CHARLES wHEELOCK,

II. -. LHAMPLIn. Is. n. HUSaks.
CHAMPLIN q HUGHES,
GTONE CUTTERS AND CONTRACTORS.
~ We ars prepared % do all kinds OF stOne
ca lSlle3 ~ GanaewSs iii, cfr1uiare cRIo
OF Any 1esign. door sillA, columns, aaouidings,
and all work in the tone cutting line that
builders may desire- They Also furnish bases
allied. shop on the corner OF Fourth Avenue
aud Constitution street. Emporia, KAns=..
9JAniuti1 = 1neA 30 laHEl.ss Az
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PHYSICIANS.
w. HIRREN.

DHISICIAN AND SURGEON. Once In
IL IIannA's building, I63 Commercial street.
Residence cor. Merchants street and I'd aV-
o. Jan1T3ti
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MISCELLANEOUS CARDS.

~ -. tE. w. PROTHEROR,
Z TTORNEV AT LAW, Reading, Lyon
"A county. Kansas. janiTs-r
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Speaking of the rayages of tIls.
cotton caterpillar. the Atlant:,
Constitution says: mo such ca
lanity as this has LefaIlen the peo-
pie Of the South since the day az
Sherman's march to the sea. And
1t has come like a clap OF thunder.
in clear sky. We can COMPARE
It TO nothing so near like It as the
great prairie Hires of the West lasr
fall The loss 10 the South is "a
slmeted ct from $4,000. GOO to
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27

A colony of two thousand Eng
lishmen-welI-to-do farmers, pos
sessing capital of from two
thousand to ten thousand dollars
each, and who are among the most
successful agriculturists in the
world--has selected eight town
ships in Clay county, Mimi, on the
line of the Northern Pacific railway
for immediate settlement.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-04-05

stood quite still, and in ten minutes fell on
his face and never afterward moved his
limbs. He continued to breathe seven
minutes. Wenow tried fowl which died
in II minute and half. We threw in an
other which died before touching the
ground. On the opposite side ofthe valley,
neal large stone, was the skeleton of q
human being, who must have persisted on
his back, with his right hand under his
head. From being exposed to the weather,
the bones were bleached as white as ivory.
| was anxious to procure this skeleton, but
any attempt to get it would have been mad
ness.
The old legend in regard to this valley
was that poisonous tree grew here named
the Upas, and ifany one approached it, the
result was sure death. Subsequent inves.
tigation, however, proved the incorrectness
Of the legend in regard to the tree, but not,
as it seems, in regard to the deadliness of
the place. Nor was this latter exaggerat-
ed =; but its cause examination proved to
be merely the overlooking of the air with
carbonic acid gas. The origin of the gas
has not been so clearly ascertained, but has
been supposed to he from some vent in the
earth supplying the gas faster than it can
be dissipated in the air, though the tray
eler just quoted says, we could not per.
ceive any vapor, or any opening in the
ground" Nevertheless this gas is known
to be an abundant product of volcanic &C
ton, and from some such interior source
it may be conveyed to this spot faster than
it is conveyed away.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-04-05
The Date of Christ's Crucifixion.

A distinguished German scholar, Herr
Kelb, in recently published work, consid-
ers that he has settled the true date of the
crucifixion. He shows that there was a
total eclipse of the moon concomitant with
the earthquake which occurred when julius
Caesar was assassinated, on the 18th of
March, B. c., Al. He has also calculated
the Jewish calendar to A. d. 81, and the
result of his researches confirm the facts
recorded by the Evangelists of the wonder
full physical events that accompanied the
crucifixion. His astronomical calculations
also show that on the 9th of April, A. d.
81, there was total eclipse of the sun, ac-
companied, in all probability, by the Garth
quake spoken of by Matthew. This mode
of reckoning is verified by another calcula-
ton, made by calculating backward from
the great total eclipse of April, 1918, which
also gives April 9th as the date of the new
moon y. ID. 81. AS the vernal equinox of
the year fell on March 25, and the Jews ate
their Easter lamb and celebrated their
Feast of the Passover on the following new
moon, it is clear April was identified
with Nissan Ia of the Jewish calendar, which
moreover, was on Friday, the day of prepa-
ration for the Sabbath, and this agrees
with the Hebrew Talmud, so that astrono-
my, archaeology, traditional and Biblical
history seem to unite in fixing the date of
the crucifiyion ut April G, \. d. 81.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-04-05
Don't Advertise.

Don't do it. Don't advertise your bust
ness; it's paying out money to accommo-
date other people; if they want to buy
your goods let them hunt you up
Don't advertise, for it gets your name
abroad, and you are apt to be flooded with
circulars from business houses, and to be
bored with drummers from the wholesale
establishments, all of which also results in
soliciting your order for new goods. and
money to pay for them, which is very an
moving to one of dyspeptic temperament.
Don't advertise, for it brings people in
from the country Country folks, you know
are ofan inquiring turn ofmind) and they
will ask you many astonishing questions
about prices, try your temper with show
ing them goods, and even vex you with
the request to tie them up; which puts you
to an additional trouble of buying more.
Don't advertise; it gives people abroad
knowledge of your town, and they come
and settle in it; it will grow and other
business will be induced to come in and
thus increase your competition.
In short, if you would have quiet town,
not too large; if you would not be harrass-
ed by multitudinous cares and perplexities
OF business if you would avoid being
bothered with paying for and losing time
to read a newspaper, just remain quiet ;
don't let the people know five miles away
where you are nor what you are doing, and
you will be severely let alone to enjoy the
bliss of undisturbed rcpose.- Gazette, Rel
7r0Od CItg. CAL
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PERHAPS | MAY, AND PERHAPS l MAY
NoT.-The Life of Dr. Railles of Liverpool,
has the following: "a young lady, the
daughter of the owner of the house, was
addressed by man who, though agreeable
to her, was dislikcd by her father OF
course he would not consent to their union,
and she determined to elope. The night
was fixed the hour came, and he placed
the ladder to the window, and in q few
minutes she was in his arms. They noun.
ted double horse, and were soon at some
distance from the house. After q while
the lady broke silence by saying "Well,
you see what proof 1 have given you OF
my affection; hops you will make good
husband" He was surly fellos and
grutfiy answered, perhaps / may, and per-
haps not" She made no reply, but after
silence of some minutes she suddenly ex-
claimed, sob, what shall l do9 l have
left my money behind me in my room."-
Then said he, eve must go back and fetch
it," They were soon at the house, the lad
der was again raised, the lady remounted,
while the illnatured lover waited below.
But she delayed to come, and SO he gently
called, Are you cominga" when she look.
ed out ofthe window and said, perhaps |
may, and perhaps not" and then shut the
window down and left him to return upon
the double horse alone.
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Mark TWain's Turkish Lunch.

never want another one. The cooking
was in the little lunch room near
the bazaar and it was all open to the street.
The cook was dirty, and so was the table,
and it had no cloth on it. The fellow took
q mass of sausage meat and coated it round
q wire and laid it on charcoal fire to cook
When it was done he laid it aside, and
a dog walked sadly in and nipped it. He
smelt it first, and probably recognized the
remains of friend. The cook took it
away from him and laid it before us.
Brown said, 81 pass" He plays euchre
sometimes, and we all passed in turn.
Then the cook baked broad, flat wheaton
cake, creased it well with the sausage and
started to bring it to us. 1t dropped in
the dirt, and he picked it up and polished
it on his breeches, and laid it before us.
Brown said 81 pass We all passed and
called new deal He put some eggs in a
frying-pan, and stood pensively prying
slabs of meat from between his teeth with
a fork. Then he used the fork to turn the
eggs with and brought them along. Brown
said, 81 pass" All followed suit. We
did not know what to do, and so we or.
deIed a new ration of sausage. The cook
got out his wire, apportioned q proper
amount of sausage meat, spit on his hands
and fell to work. This time with one &C.
cord we all passed out. We paid and left
That is all learned about Turkish lunches
A Turkish lunch is good no doubt, but il
has its weak points.
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The Valley of Death.

The traveller Loudon gives the following
interesting account of the famous poison
Gus valley in the island ofJava. ave took
with MS some dogs and fowls to try exper-
iments in this poisonous hollow. When
within few yards Of the valley we eXpc
rienced Il strong, nauseous smell, but in
coming close to its edge this disagreeablc
odor left us. The valley appeared to be
about half mile in circumference, oval
and the depth from thirty to thirty-fve
feet; the bottom quite flat; no vegetation !;
and the whole covered with the skeletons
of human beings, tigers, pigs, deer, pea
cocks and all sorts of birds. We now fast
ened dog to the end of bamboo, eigh-
teen feet long, and sent him in--we had
our watches in our hands, and in fourteen
seconds he fell on his back, did not move
his limbs or look around, but continued to
breathe eighteen minutes. We sent in an
other, or rather he got loose and walked in
to where the other dog was lying. He then
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VARIETIES.

To prevent his being rejected by AN
other woman, n Michigandcr vaccinatcd
himself with II shotgun.
On gatc.post out west is Il sign:
"Takc warn't: No tracs nor life insnrans,
nor soin' masheens wanted here"
--"Suicde in the second degree" is what
they call it in Kansas when woman hangs
herself and the rope breaks.
A speaker at stump meeting declnr.
ed that he knew no East, no West, no North.
no South. "Then,' said bystander, "yon
ought to go to school and learn your geog-
raphy."
"A farmer saw an advertised receipt to
prevent wells and cisterns from freezing.
He sent his money and received his answer.
"Take in Your well or cistern on cold nights
and keep it by the fire."
Discerning child (who has heard some
remarks made by papa)-"Arc You the
new nurse ~. Nursc-"Ies, dear" Child
--,"Well, then, I'm one of those boys who
can only be managed by kindness-.so
you had better get some sponge cake and
oranges at once"
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throat and fell dead AZ her feet with her
age buried deep in his skull. In another
instant the second wolf came dashing up,
and with u terrible howl made spring for
our heroine, but 1t was his last leap, for
he fell athwart his dead companion with
his head nearly severed from his body, by
Bets terrible axe. Fortunately there was
but TWO, and Bet had won the victory. AT
ter Jack, who had viewed the bloody scene
from his perch, saw that the danger was
oyer, he exclaimed "Well done, Bet Well
done, Bet Och, me cush la, but it is
mesel that would fight for you till die
Jack now came down from his perch
and he and Bet went home without further
molestation. The next morning Bet and
Jack went to the battle ground and skin
ned the wolves, and Bet nailed the skins to
the side of their cabin as trophies; and
Jack used to have q great time showing
them to the neighbors, and telling them to
look at the divils that "me an the old wo-
man kilt"
And it was thus that the little stream
got its name, which will perhaps last as
long rs the hills. MARS.
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Where to Find Ii.

A farmer employed gentleman from the
Emerald Isle one spring to take care of his
grounds. He was exceedingly green, but
ne was simply to obey Instructions, and
accordingly he came every morning to re-
ceive orders what to do for the day. His
first order was to spread a heap of manure
AN what'll l do that fur, sir ?" said he.
"Why, said his employer, we spread it so
that the roots will find it."
An they will find it by spriddiug it,"
YES" was the reply.
Out went Patrick and commenced his
labor. The manure was very heavy, and
by and by began to wear upon the sinews
OF the toiler. About noon his employer
went out to see how he got along, and
found him sweating filriously and painting
for breath.
"Did you say, sir" said Patrick tina,
plants would find the manure 2"
"Yes, of course they will find it,"
"Well, then, bedad," said the perspiring
lrishman, wiping his head upon his sleeve,
wouldn't it be better to lave it in the sta
BILE, sir, an let them find it thereg 1t
would save much hard work do YOU see,
sir? 2"