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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10
The Jefferson Desk.

It is a curious circumstance that the
author Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence should not have known how to spell
the word independence. He was ahighly
educated gentleman, graduate of the
College of William and Mary, and all his
life long thoughtful and 5diligent stu
dent. Nevertheless, in a carefully writ
ten note-a note intended to be preserved,
he spells the work wrong twice, s'in-
dependence" instead Of independence. o.
When Thomas Jefferson was in Phila-
delphiag in 1775, as a member of the
Continental Congress, he, needed q port
able writing-desk for use at his lodgings.
His landlord was Benjamin Randolph,
cabinetmaker Mr.. Jefferson who was
himself pretty good mechanic, and very
ingenious in invention lit was heIwho in
vented the revolving chair and the port
able seat), drew the plan Of new kind
Of writing-desk, which Benjamin Ran
dolph made for him., szad
In the following year, the ever memo
| rable 1775, he wrote upon the desk the
| Declaration of Independence. He wrote
! it in small, clear hand, upon small,
| neat desk; the article last named being
fourteen inches long, ten wide, and three
high ............... .ssssge - ", ise-
When he returned to Monticello he
took his. little desk with him, and he con-
tinued to use it for many years. In1825,
when he was just fifty years old, one of
his granddaughters, Miss Ellen Ran
dolph, was married to Mr.. Joseph Cool
idge,, of Boston, and soon took up her
residence in that city. The married pair
travelled to Boston by land, but sent most
of their effects by sea in q vessel that was
wrecked f%
Of all her lost treasures, the young
bride lamented most writing desk con
tanning the letter she had received from
her grandfather, as well as some of the
presents he had made her when she was q
child. ..z.s-es 49, -.
To console her for her loss, Mr.. Jeffer.
son, who was then past eighty-two years
Of age, sent to her husband the desk
made by Benjamin Randolph in 1775
upon which he had written the Declare
tion.-
This interesting desk is now the prop
erty of the United States, the heirs O
Mr.. Coolidge having presented it to Con
gress as gift to the nation. 1t will re
main among the. national relics in the
State Department, where also the origi
nal Declaration with the signatures Ii
preserved The document, it is said, il
fast becoming inegible; but the desl
made by the faithful hand of Benjamin
Randolph more than one hundred years
ago, will last for many centuries.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10
How to Make a Camp Bed.

From four years experience OF actual
life in camp, through summer heat and
winter cold, in fields, swamp and forest,
I know there can be no real labor accom-
plished, or enjoyment had, without a
good nights rest I will, therefore, for
the benefit of my fellow sportesmen, de-
scribe q bed that never failed me, one
that nightly contributed to my physical
strength and comfort, thereby strewing
my pillow with pleasant dreams of peace,
home and absent wife and child; camp
bed that to this day holds a place in my
memory that time can never erase. First,
full-width gun blanket; second, mat
tress made after the pattern of q COM
fort; material ticking and cotton
batting; length to suit the person; width,
twenty-six inches The batting to be
spread over one-half of the ticking. to the
thickness of two inches, then cover It
with the other half of the ticking; sew.
ing up sides and ends, and tacking
through and through with twine in foul
inch squares. This mattress is to be
laid on the right hand side of the gun
blanket. Third, gum pillow, that car
be expanded or emptied at pleasure.
Fourth, a heavy gray blanket, army pat
| tern. This is spread on the mattress,
and the left hand half or the gun blanket
Now you may ,indress, if you wish, lt
down, covering first with the woolen
then with the gun blanket, tucking the
latter under the mattress. Let it coyel
your head if it rains, and, my word fol
It, you will enjoy sweet, refreshing
slumber. If you have no tent or shelter
and it threatens rain or snow, take YOU
knife and cut small ditch two inches
deep, v-shaped, round the edges Of tn,
mattress, giving it q free descent: Will
these precautions you have nothing t
fear; you will be warm and dry, and thu
sleep will be sweeter, lulled to rest By
the pattering rain.
When you rise, spread the blankets a!
they were while you slept, empty You,
pillow, and roll close and tight from thu
head, and at the foot you will find TIN
two leather straps ready to bind the bun
die, which will be compact, convenien
for transportation under your arm or be
hind your saddle, ready for use on an,
kind of ground at the end of day
march or sport.-Forest and Scream.
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a LovEHs QUARREL

could not hear all that they must have said;
But m I sat beside the little stream
watched them part with Just one angry word.
Red cheeks, eyes nashfns wth , scornful gieam,
A hasty step, as by deep passion stinet.
She did not turn, nor look back where he stood,
But vanished quickly In the thick green wood.
I watched him Sigh, then noted how he gaztd
AZ her retreating form; he whistled low
And softly 10 himself; In deepest thought
He whispcred, o u she vexs xsdr'- then vas amazei
That tive, 10 ruth, she really neanttb 20. n
HIS looked oncemore, ne II indeed he sought u
10 bring her back. but on she went that day
Then he went too-but twas the other way.
They never met again; but oft ! see
The girl, a woman grown, come by this seat,
And gaze Into the stream with tear worn eyesi
And then wonder Why such things should bel
II she had turned her head, OF stayed her feet,
Lille would have altered, loves bright sunny skies
Shone DER her foreveri It's but things like this
That form our lives, and make our woe or bliss!
lfN y AN hs Year Round
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10
The ONLY Ohio Joke.

= On our way to Cincinnati the fat pas
senger flattens his face against the
glass, and, looking out into the gloom,
says: ssa HS E aa
3 .This is Morrow IF it wasn't for this
town, there are thousads of men in Ohio
who would never make a joke. But as 1t
is, every day several men in every station
on the line of this and connecting roads.
come in and say to the ticket agent, \
want a ticket to-morrow;, that is, / want
q ticket to Morrow to-day; / want to go
to Morrow this afternoon Nine times
out of ten, and oftner, he does not want
ticket. He has probably newer been
and never will be, in Morrow in all his
life, but he wants to say his joke, and he
says it. That is why the town was so
named There is one man in Xenia who
has said it three hundred and sixty-five
times year, for the past eleven years,
and he doesn't know, to save his never
dying soul, he. couldn't tell to-day,
whether Morrow is north or south OF
Xenia. ."-Burdette. s..-l-
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LassOing a Locomotive.

Inone of the old fashioned school books
we used to read the story Of q bear who
undertook to fight saw-mill; and very
soon found himself in two pieces Bruins
luckless attempt was type of all the rash
and ignorant resistance made against the
"march of Improvement Another
and sadder example was the fate of one
of the wild Gauchos, those Arabs of
the South American deserts, when the
railroad cars first ran across the pampas
of Buenos Ayres. Says one Of the engi-
neers:
They instictively looked upon us as
foes, and sought to kill, rob, or thwart u.s.
We were like small garrison surrounded
by savage hordes. . lss..a8
At last we got ready for trial trip.
As the locomotive ran across the bound
less prairie with its smoke and its clatter,
Gauchos might be seen starting up in all
directions, and then came flying toward
us, half in terror, half bewildered with
curiosity. Most of them reined in at a
distance from the line, when their snort
ing stations did not themselves suddenly
halt. .s1 81 5bsss saioas5 essa ses7H J
We had run the distance we intended,
and made ready for our return. As we
had tested the road, we felt more secure,
and put on the steam. Away we flew;
but, to our amazement, we saw two
Gauchos start out ahead of us, circle
round, and halt on the track, to catch the
new beast with the lasso. Before we
could check our speed the lasso flew; but
as it circled around the smokestack, horse
and man went down before IL, the lasso
dragging the unfortunate man under the
wheels. err
Our position was one of danger; but
we stopped and did all that we could,
taking up the body of the mad man and
bearing it on to our destination, his
friendsfollowing, but afraid to enter.
We endeavored to explain to them the
nature Of steam and its terrible power,
| but argument was useless. nothing could
make them believe that boiling water
could ioutstrip and outpull a horse.
Horses in the iron box were, to their
minds, sensible explanation Of what
they saw. s nSgaa ~
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10
A Paragraph OF the Future.

Time, A. d., 1900. The necessity for
church. going and edifices is almost dis
dispensed with. The Rev. DIR. Turgid,
from the central edifice of the Sacred
Telephone, preachesevery Sunday to five
thousand families of his persuasion in the
privacy of their homes. The musical
adiuncts to the service, vocal and instrn-
mental, are also dispensed by telephones,
and as waited to the Ave thousand homes
by: electricity each family joins in the
hymn. The average attention to service
! is much greater now than q quarter. Of o
century since, rs the ladies have not each
others dresses and bonnets to look at .
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10

IT is estimated that this year the COL
leges and universities of the country will
the gospel, two thousand new doctors,
about one hundred of them women, and
three thousand new lawyers. It win be
seen from this that the world, the flesh
and the devil have greater ATTRACTIONS for
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10
FRESHMAN" Please, SIR, did I pass

FRnsHMAN-"P Please, sur, did I pass
in-?" ,f -
Professor" Well, no; TIM sorry to
say you didn't quite come up to the
mark -
/. Freshman" Thank you, sir" (and
starts out, smiling all over, as if highly
tlelighted). .. ~. s.. s.e
4 Professor" Excuse me, Mr.. -,
I'm afraid you misunderstood me. Isaid
you hadn't passed" s e
Z Freshman--''OhiI don't care anything
about that. I've won my bet all the
\ same. ~ Yale Cottrdnt
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10

CALINo, who had business with several
stationers, went to their shops. Suddenly
he discovered that he had lost his UNI
brella. He went back over his route
and at last he found it. ''Ah," he said
"you are great deal more honest than
any of the other fellows. Everywhere
else they told me they knew nothing
about my umbrella" H 4s
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10
"TALKNe about angels, did you ever

TALKING about angels, did you ever
read Byron's Loves of the Angels?'"
was the question we heard lady pro-
pound to a gentleman, as we passed them
by on the street last night Never"
"What, never?" "Well-not that I
remember" And turning around we
we were quite sure that we had not only
heard these words before, but that we
knew the opera from which they were
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10
JOTTINGS AND CLIPPINGS.
Z GEORGE AuoUsTus SALAg has an in-s
come Of something more than SIC, 600 a

come Of something more than $40, 600 q
year s--.-n-.-szs-s-s-ss- =s,,s W
tsI AM in favor of the elevation. of the
human race" !" as the hangman remarked
just before springing the trap. - -.
Z The Irish are expected to fall IN love
with the beautiful wife Of the new Lord
Lieutenant. II Fsfsg see sesg :.
The Elmira Free Press says that
bicycle riding is very healthy-for those
who view it from safe distance
The Philadelphia Chronicle fears that
the New Jersey fires will impart a
smoky flavor to the coming watermelons.
| A NEW. YORK undertaken eloped with
the wife of the man who dug his graves.
It was case of the ruling passion strong
IN DEATH H ag - %
/ FARMERS do not hear, the corstalk.
Neither do men who wear tight boots.
But there are some things which speak
louder than words. ksss s.ass
| KING THEEBAU has a great hankering
after American canned green corn, and
he eats it at every meal.-Free Press.
Serves the brute right. - Is 4s
/" Beer sent by telephone is sign
| on an uptown saloon. Too much taken
| in that way would probably cause man
to get on his ear. Boston Post.
| .MERcY!'' exclaimed an old lady upon
| first seeing an engraving of the passage
| Of the Red Sea by the children Of Israel;
! "Mercy! what q family the man hadI'
/ COLONEL INaERsoL1's lectures are ruin
| ing the bric-a-brac market; collection
/ of gods was sold at auction yesterday for
next to nothing -Nes0 York Herald
/ AN old aneler says fish does not suf-
fer much PAIN from pelnG nookea. "
course not. Its the thought OF now ms
weagnt WILL pe ned apout tnat at causes iilli
anguish ,a,s..ss- ..ss....
"A AIExANDER DEB doo DuAiAs fortune es1.
mated az $oUo,VoV, OUT sloe OF ins, ale
conecuon, worm neaiay as nucn. ssG.y
penny OF 1.-The mas derived 1roh lls w
erary lapors. ss.g -,
DOM Plat has practced po11ng ever
SINCE he was knocked down, ana ne now
splits door-panei VIII 1il = aieit-hahaeI anu
aches Tor some otner Songressinan W nop
at nun. .f.S
A WEsTERN church society Is Wrestl-
4 ing with the question:: Ian man nj VINO
smokes be Chrlstlan! wen, tna5
depends. 1t he smokes III the next WoIid
he can't 81 P'a5t0delp Chronicle
1 HerolG. sra aAssk ss asajsssza
q ssA A p1sH-wAsHNa machine has been in
4 vented that Is said to be able to take the
i place of q servant girl at that business
! Don't believe it. Nothing but an ugly
man with an ak could break so many
tea cups per minute as the average hand
maiden can. s.is asll - q. = se5s
IsssPRoF. KARL T. KRAY, of Stephens In
A sstitute. declares that the molecule (the
l.ast analysis cf n1atter1 is about one-fiye-
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10
DOLLY AND DAN.

Dorothy posssh Faldp r'sqesned
Miss Lorinda O<u6 *crossS By name
and cross by nataEs, = the children-yes,
neighboriood y asclHfs herJE = s5s
which she la tsIen fscm I ~ SssS "a
put into the big stone crock only half an
hour ago. inst before shs turned n
straight-up ~ NO back on ~
kitchen, to 81 ~ Uhrret tier IL ~
idle hussy, W. Mblly .-~the mai6-of- H.
work-"who had been twice as long -
she ought to have been making the beds
said the huge loaf. should have
said half the huge. loaf, for only that
proportion of the newly baked bread Ie-
NAMED. IEtiljEiu LHiW 10 u
- Dorothy Wal-dol' again screamed
MISC Cross, in AN ascending scale, with
an ominous tremolo ON the last note.
"Yes, aunt, replied swest, fresh
young voice; and a pretty young girl
came In from the garden, with basket
Of cherry red currants In her hand.
A. tiny thing she was, with round dim
pied, rosy face, innocent child like blue
gray eyes, and fair hair, some short
tresses of which had escaped from the
braid into whielr' they had beeu hound.
and were making delightful use Of their
freedom by curling in tie most charminr
manner about the low frank brow and
little pink-tpped ears ~ 60
About "sweet sixteen" q stranger
would have prSnounced her; but Dolly,
as her youthful companions, much to the
disgust of her sAnt I.orinda, called her,
was was older "a that by : yesr and q
An orphan at The age of twelve, she
had been left to the care of the only re-
lative she knew, her motner's oder Sister
"a woman hard of speech and manners,
and anything but soft in heart. This
maiden lady soured irrevocably on her
twenty-fourth birthday, which should
have also been her wedding day; but at
the very moment she was fastening the
orange blossoms in her hair, had come
the news that her betrothed had e1oped
with the girl-friend she had chen for
her bridesmaid. ~-LUinda tore the bridal
wreath intofz.6 amt, and scattee9d Il
to the winas; ~ pentioned thrfAlse
pair from thc1 QlZk 1orjshed for10eR all
the wdna1 Facs ~ tenderness she
had ev(E Pos8esaed (enfh TO tell, she bad
never po1nesaed much ! md became the
hardest wu1ker Of her sex that eveu
worked ur1& farm. In mans boz
coat, and - early and late, hot or cold
wet oridry, with set mouth, lowering
brow, and silent lips, she, toiled side by
ide with her sturdy old father, until thu
day he wss struck down by the pitilesl
sun, and died q few hours after-diet
Just in time 70 be saved the pang of hear
ing that his youneest ana ifavosite dengh
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VINO HNOWs.
~ JOHN IDLEwooD.

A Kindly, pleasant, gentle face,
And tender, loving. glowing eyes,
A rounded form OF wondrous srace,
Carved by the Art1st Or the skies;
A witching voice that teiis tale =
OF nothing which could speak Of SIN;
But, mortal, who can pierce the veil
Which hides the soul that dwells within?
Cola, stern and pale, with sunken eyes
And hollow mournful, grinding voice,
which causes wonder and surprise
That such being can rejoice;
A face vhoss features surely give
The thought that Il 10 void Of win.
But who shall know while We may live
The throbbing heart that burns within7
II matters not how fair the face,
" II tho voice be soft and low,
And trsined 10 grace the royal place
InHfruction opens In its dov,
30 pure and true within the breast
Beats q fond heart that truth can win,
To tell 70 Him that kpoveth best
Ths longing Of the soul within.
Chicago Ledger.
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The longest recorded drought in
America is said to have occurred in
1852. No rain fell from the 1st Of May
to the 1st of September period Of l23
DAYS rs. s - -. a :.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-06-10

BAnNa his calculation upon the rate at
which the delta Of the Mississippi is de-
posted, Prof. Nudge reaches the conclu-
sion that man has been on the earth less
than two hundred Thousand years.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-26

milton the defendant as the sole and
universal legatee of Mrs. Dorsey re-
mains of force, the complainants have
no standing which authorizes them to
demand an account Of the defendant.
So if the deed of February 10, 1879.
conveying Beauvoir to the defendant,
should for the reasons stated in the
bill be declared void, still the title of
defendant to the same would be good
and indefeasible under the will of
Mrs, Dorsey as long as it remains of
force and the probate thereof unre-
yoked. In a word if the court has
nos jurisdiction to set aside the
will of Mrs. Dorsey and revoke its
probate, it cannot grant any of the re-
lief prayed for by the bill. De-
murer sustained.
Justice Bradley refused a rehearing
in this cause.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-26
COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDGER 0FFIoE, !

MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 26, 1880
The kilograms of last night quote
Louisville and Nashville railroad
stock at 100 in New York, also Nash
vile and Chattanooga at 81; Iron
Mountain at 373, and Chicago, ST.
Louis and New Orleans at "A, with
sales Of $4,000 shares of all kinds
during the day. Late mail reports
quote Mississippi and Tennessee rail
way bonds at 100 to 118 for series A
and B. Here they sell at 123 for the
AS and los for the BIS. Memphis
and Charleston stock in New York is
put at Is and 30; second mortgages, Z,
at $4,000, and frsts at 100 and lO4.
Louisville and Nashville frsts are
quoted at 1875 to 1144 and the seconds
at 1921 to 1O5. The sales Of stocks in
New York last week include 500
shares of Louisville and Nashville;
414O do. Nashville and Chattanooga;
40,575 do. of Iron Mountain; the lat
ter ranged from 39} to AZ during the
week, the Nashville and Chattanooga
at from &C to 20, and Louisville and
Nashville at 100 to 1875. The highest
point reached by the latter was 164l
on April I'd last.
Our local financial situation is ex-
tremely dull, and bankers with their
forces all report plenty Of nothing to
do, and no prospect of improvement
until the summer is far advanced.
Mercantile discounts offer in very
light volume, and s per cent is the
currentinterest rate, with a range Of
from 6 to 10 per cent in the open
market. kl y
Exchange is without variation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-26


10 g IS per doz; turkeys Cat at 81 10 $40;
geese do. at 50 TO g. Eggs firm at lie on
the landing and II to f2Lc for single
packages and in a small way.
BUTTER-Market sluggish for all
grades; country II to l8c per b; western
10 to 24c; creamery 26@27c.
PR0VISI0NS--Baco shoulders, $50
&c; clear ribs do. 7%@7Ac clear sides 7%@
TIC; breakfast bacon, SH(G9c; S. C. hams
9Z@l0Ac; bulk shoulders, 4hc; clear ribs,
exc clear sides, 6E@7c. Lard, 7X@7%c for
t%ierces; tx @8c for kegs and halfbbls, ard
SIC for pals. Country lard, SIC, and
country meats a TO 40 under above
LIVE STOCK-Cattle supply light;
good butcher qualities in demand at
~ to 4Ac gross, the latter for the best. In
ferior III to 2%c calves $4@S each; COWS
and calves $19@35; hogs in light move
ment at 3 to AZ C gross; sheep 405c for
good and 81 50@2 per head for inferior.
Market scantily supplied.
WOOL-Tub-washed, 40@45c per h,
unwashed, 20@28c; unwashed and bury
from 10 to 50c per cwt less.
SUGAR-1ellow clarified, 9@9Xc per
b;offwhites, 9H@9Ac crushed, granulated
and pulverized, l0X@l0%c; cut loaf, lie;
open kettle yellow, 8@9c.
C0FFEE-Fair to choice 14K TO l8c
according to quality.
HIDES-Dry flint, No. l., Is; No. g,
16ci dry salt do, 15c; green, No. 2, 12lzc;
do sailed, 7@8c; market unsettled; tallow.
5@5Hci beeswax. 20c.
LEATHER-Oak sole, 38@40c hem-
lock, 28@82c; harness, 36@38c; skirting,
S5@S7c; French calf, $4,000 per dozen;
domestic calf, $20@30 per dozen.
T0BAOC0--Pe ID 100000.
SALT.-Per Dbl, 81 rs per car or draw
load; orders 81 IS sacks 81 S0@l 90 for
course and fine. Rock salt &c per pound.
BAGGING-A arket quiet; on orders,
flax, 9Hc per yard; iute, l0K@l1c; ties;
~ 1908 per bundle; twine, l2c per
mound
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-26
General Trade.

Light receipts so far this week
have caused the wholesale market to
rule quiet. Dealers are buying spar
ingly, as a general thing, and keep
stocks rather light, not caring to lay.
in literally because of the indications
that trade will not be likely to in
crease until after the growing cotton
crop is made. AT present the pros
pect for a heavy yield of both corn
and cotton is excellent, and every
thing green is growing vigorously.
Our -four market is very dull, save a
moderate trade in the better qualities.
Cornmeal is in fair demand; corn firm
and in liberal movement; meats are
also in good request, though prices
are rather in favor of buyers. Chick
ems and eggs are in demand at good
prices.
FLOUR-Low grades are almost UNI
salable, while a moderate movement pre-
walls in family and choice at So to So per
Dbl for round lots the range for poorer
qualities is from So so to 81 IS per Dbl;
patent brands $7@7 %; jobbers' rates are
25c per Dbl higher.
CORNMEAL-Market steady, with a
good demand at from 81 Is to 50 20 per
Dbl for lots, and 10 to 15c higher in a
small way.
OATS-Firm at 42@42Kc per bushel in
lots and 2 to 4 cents higher in a small
way.
CORN-Demand good at SOC per bushel
from first hands and "a TO Doc in u small
way.
BRAN-Quiet, wheat selling at $lS 80
per ton and 81 05 per cwt, in a small
way corn bran dull az $40 per ton.
HAY-Light demand and scant re-
ceipts; red top, mixed, and clear western
timothy range from SIS to $40 per ton;
per cwt in a small way 95c TO 81 To-
Arkansas prairie quiet at 80 per ton.
MISUNDERSTANDING in lots 81 50
per Dbl, and 81 1908 in a small way. Sup
ply light.
ES6ULENTS-Cabbag scarce mt IS
10 So per crate; onions $500 per Dbl;
beans 81 % to 81 go per bushel for white
and 81 for peas. tue.
lFRU1TS-Strawberrie firm at SEA
81 % per "A quart crate; oranges s. tote
per box; lemons$ 80 50@4 per box. ~
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens
are in good demand at 81 80 to 81 per
dozen for small young and up To
81 Is for large size; old range from - sc
toSli Tor mixed and all hens ducks - q