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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-04

nal victory of the people over the
traffic. Many good people are
gloomy and discouraged because
| they are in the dark as to the pro
| gressive march of The Prohibition
army of the United States.
3. ENTHUSIASM, in The tenn
perance work, Many Christian
and temperance people in our State
are engaged in this good cause,
but lack enthusiasm, and are fct-
tered in their work because Of this
lack. Enthusiasm is as conta-
gious as the small pox. Read the
FREEMAN, become enthusiastic,
and then SPREAD it.
4. COURAGE, in this hand to
hand battle with rum BY read
ing each week of the progress of
our cause, and the victories of our
brethren elsewhere, our courage
will rise, and we will step to the
front line Of the battle.
5. DETERMINATION, to de-
stroy the liquor traffic. AS We see
portrayed before us. the savagery
and barbarism of the rum oIigar-
chy, we will daily become more res
olute in our settled conviction that
it SHALL NOT LIVE.
6, HARMONY, in the Temper
ance'Work of West Virginia. With
out the FREEMAN to unity and give
direction to our work we would
in every county have independent
plans of our own~-a clashing of
ideas and interests-thus frustrat-
ing our own ends.
A SOUND AND SAFE 1EGfS-
LATURE: The SUBMISSION
OF A PROHIBITORY AMEND
MENT: IT'S ADOPTION BY
THE PEOPLE, proclaims the
FREEMAN as. our voice, and thus
the keynote Of the battleis sound
ed al over West Virginia.
THE CONCLUSION OF THE
WHOLE MATTER Let nobody
discontinue his or her paper; re-
new and sec yourneig hbors and get
themto renew Money should not
be in The way. This is a fight for
the safety Of our boys, BOYS are
worth more ,than dollars,
Up! and to work, friends; ear
nestly, vigorously, at once; each of
us, all of u.s.
BY order Of the State Temper
ance Executive Committee.
DAVE D. JOHNSON, Chairman.
GEO. G, WELDING, Secretary.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-04

Let every friend into whose hands
a copy ofthe Little Freeman comes,
read it carefully. subscribe for the
Blg Freeman, and then hand the
little fellow to noighbor. ss*
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-04

circulating good temperance liter
allure.
We therefore urge upon our
friends to secure an ---..-.-
INCREASED CIRCULATION
Of the FREEMAN in every part Of
the State, believing as we do, that
no better means can be used
to strengthen and unity temper
ance sentiment among the PEG
pie.
To sustain this paper, is to re-
tain IN the field our most efficient.
power for good.
RALLY ROUND THE STANDARD.
By the action Of Che Temperance
Conventions, the organized tenn
perance element Of West Virginia
has recognized the FREEMAN as its
official organ, and pow it is for the
temperance people of our State to
sustain the action Of the Conven-
tions by rallying as individual sub
scribers around the standard OF
their own choosing.
The West Virginia FREEMAN is
the child of necessity; it is the logi-
cal and vigorous outcome of the
new movement for Prohibition in
West Virginia. It is now in its
third year and growing thriftily.
1t has q good advertising patron
age and a constantly Increasing
circulation, and there is no good
reason why this circulation should
not be extended four-fold and its
influence enlarged accordingly.
1t should enter every county
go through every postofice-reach
every family.
WHY WE SHOULD HELP TO cIRcU-
LATE THE FREEMAN.
1t is the duty of every temper
anco man to lay hold personally, |
and help to circulate the FREE
MAN, and now is the time to do it.
We can afford to spend time and
words and money to build up the
FREEMAN, for it is fighting our bot
ties.
AS temperance man or wo-
man, you should work for the tenn
Perance paper Of West Virginia,
because its increased circulation
VIII produce these very much de-
sired results
|. INSTRUCTION, in regard to
every feature of tenn narapca vorl-
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-04

PLE1sH SUBSCRIBE.-Lct cpe7y Irie1d
t'to ,rhose hands O Sample copy Of me FREE-
MN comes, tahe lis coming as an urgent re-
quest In subscribe.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-04

When you see q coryofthis Little
Extra, send for a lot, either of this
or the regular edition, fer free dis
tribution among your neighbors.
We are determined the People shall
have the Freeman whether they
subscribe or not.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-04

circulating good temperance liter
allure.
We therefore urge upon our
friends to secure an ---..-....
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-04

----l - &c
The Mineral argus., 1883-11-22

Mr.. John Rswley is foreman of the
cattle, and Mr.. Alex. Fobisn, late Of
Helena, is foreman of improvements
and farming, while Mr.. Brooks, besides
an owner il superintendent and general
manager
The only mystery to us is that an
elegant house Of eleven large rooms,
with an unusual display of furniture,
IS really more than is required for
Montana bachelor, but rumor has it
that something in the matrimonial limo
will soon take place.
Not wishing to intrude upon your
columns, we will close, and by your
next issue will write up some of the
the noted sheep ranches in the near
vicinity.
a. SCRIBBLER.
The Mineral argus., 1883-11-22

Three handsome bars of pure gold
and silver bullion from the Drum
Lummon were on exhibition in the
windows OF the Merchants National
Bank yesterday and attracted much
attention, They are the product OF
the FIVE stamp mill and are valued at
$4,000. The output Of this famous
mine viii be immense as soon as the
new mill is up and ready for work.
A force of men have commenced work
in preparing for its erection and it is
hoped that it viii be completed and
ready for business by early summer
at furtherest. Meanwhile the little
five-stamp mill will continue to send
in it's regular output of precious
metals. independent,
The Mineral argus., 1883-11-22
Cone Butte District.
A. ScRIBBLER.
BArcHEnoR. NJ. T Nov. 2otl

DAlAithLOh, VI. l., NOV. ZUln.
Everything booming in our district.
Mr.. Doughty has arrived with a winters
supply Of goods. The Salvador mine
is showing up so well that the own
ers have concluded to run a night
shift, and will be ready to ship ore soon.
Richard Herpich has commenced to
stope down ore on the Alline mine,
belonging to the Dunton Bros, Frantz,
Herpich and Gindroue. The latter
gentleman will continue to run the
main tunnel, which is at present 10
feet in length. This mine had consid-
erable work done on it last winter, hay
ing n cross-cut is foot to the north of
the main tunnel and 40 foot on the
contact, to the southwest; the main
tunnel running east and west, the same
as the lead. The owners have taken
about So or 10 tons Of ore from the
lead, averaging $50 per ton, and some
that has been picked and sold to Brown,
Davis & McPartlan, was worth $500
per ton.
Across the gulch and to the south
lies the Saint Paul and Silver Tip, bo-
longing to the Judith Mining Company.
These are among the finest prospects
in this district. The Saint Paul is a
carbonate lead of high grade, running
as high as $3.50 per ton, and pronounced
by experts, as being the finest smelling
ore in the territory. The lead at pres
ent is six feet wide, with about p feet
Of this carbonate ore. The Silver Tip
lying above and on the same side of
the hill, is free-milling silver ore, show
ing wire silver and sulphates, assaying
LOO OF. of silver The lead is so
broken that it is hard to tell the exact
width Of this mine. The three above
named leads are all on the same con-
tact. The Great Eastern, belonging to
the same company, is being devel-
oped, and samples from this mine
show it to run high in copper
That coal pit of Iver's was Il fizzle.
It burned up. Loss, $4,000. No insur-
ancc.
Adam Sagher, says he has been play
ing gentleman horse" better known
as ace in the hole.
Antelope Tom is talking Of starting
wet and dry house, where the boys
can 60 when they are dry, and wet their
"innards, and he also wants to trade
his interest in the Fraction lead for bar
fixtures. and would prefer glasses with
gauges on SO that the boys can measure
their own whisky. Thompson says
if Wallace's glasses had gauges on them
he would have missed Stewards nose.
Vincent Gies gave US a call before he
started east, and says his and Don't
have to" Johnson's leads are way up
and still improving.
Mr.. Ben. Arrows gave our district
call recently with the intention of in
vesting. We understand he is CON
nected with Mr.. Hauser's son, who
runs the horse ranch on Mcdonald
creek. Yours truly,
MINERAL BILL.
The Mineral argus., 1883-11-22
BILLINGS DIRECTORY.

80 Parties who find Billings their supply point,
viii do well to patronizo the firms whose business
cards appear below. II. Clark q Co., are the cheap
est and best wholesale general merchandise dealers;
d. A. :. Raymond, for drugs Babcock & Miles for
stoves and hardware; L. II. Fenske and s. H.Erwin,
FOR liquors. etc Those desiring legal advice will
find Mr.. Sam. Wilde an able lawyer. The Park
hotel is one Of the hest in Montana.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29
coLFAx GRANT PARISH La, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s Is

volved the administration of the laws,
he could not consistently with his
oath express his sympathy for men
accused Of being lawbreakers. Such;
action would have rendered him
contemplate in the eyes Of the gov
ernors aud people Of other States,
and the very men who now berate
him ,cithous reason would have lost
all respect for him. 1t would have
looked well for our Governor to pub.
licly express his sympathy for bull
dozers / We say he is now berated
acithout reason. because be did do ~
q quiet and unaustentatious way
what he was precluded from doing
publicly. Hear the statement OF Mr..
Cunningham: A'sHe tNicholls) was
in full sympathy with MS; gave me
some valuable suggestions as to max
| ing up the case before the Senate
committee; conferred with some Of
| the prisoners and their friends as t.
certain measures he might or could
take for our protection--to the bes'
Of my recollection writing lettel
as Governor. to get Judge Bradle.
to come down and preside 1t tn
trial because it was feared BY some
of the prisoners that Judge Wood
would be very partisan in his rul
lings." This statement is attested b.
six unimpeachable witnesses. Rea'
these words and go hang your bead
for very shame at your silly and III
considered complaints, ye thought
less and ungrateful prisoners. wh
have allowed your preiudices TO :
play ed upon to the utter extincto
Of reason itself! Look upon the a
ray as shown in the .Vindicator. an
think you minute Of the shallo.
ness of your charge. s4es snes 81
A little more of this sort of ''mu
slinging," and there will be no nee
of champions for Nichols. His tr
ducers will nominate and elect hi
without any effort on the part OF b
friends. q p 'f sfts.'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29
SLIPPERY 4 .Ill, AS AN EEL.

The Vindicator comes at us this
week, and says lyon are another"
when we accuse it of illogical and
unfair reasoning. in charging bro
ken levees, bankrupt treasury, tax
resistance, etc. as the result OF Mich
oils administration" Well, neighbour,
when yon cite these things to prove
| that his administration was Q failure,
| we can make no other deduction
than that; to give them a particle Of
weight in the controversy they must
necessarily be charged as the result
| of Nichols administration. 81 zggi
We have no desire to Islander any
of the good people OF Natchitoches'
and would have been pleased 70 re-
| ceive . correct statement from the
| vindicator as to Lane and his defal'
| cation. If we are in error, we are
| entitled to proof of the fact. si9,,sl
But the cuteDess of our esteem ee
contemporary iu thus endeavoriDg z
dodge its own reasoning, and rest j
upon our shoulders, is scarcely les
I to be admired that the activity !
displays in dodging an issue It frs
Irefers us to matters concerning u
own parish. of which we know bu
little. and before the subject IN ban
is fairly discussed. it asks rs to tax
a hunt mp in Caddo parish, and the
skip down to New Orleans BY way
variety. Really. we must decline
IIf our confrere viii give rs -
nearer home, we may be induced
take the contract, bat cannot thin
LOT discussing the affairs OF sist'
}, parish, Of which we are in total Y
norance. Az to the appointment
on the Board Of Health. ct al, tn
J, we're the result of that poicy wnis
Gov. Nichols had laid out for hlr
self, aud which he declared were :
puguant to him and would reno
him unpopular with bis people .
e that be considered it was necessa
: to the successful solution OF .
. vexed question at issue' and ne v
ns determined to make the sacrifice.
i in While on this subject we will ia
r. occasion to state our opinion OF
f. great ssto do" our neighbor Is ma
:, ss ing over Nichols department iowa
the Natchitoches prisoners As
executive Of the State, on whom
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29

1, o.vsf. .0q 4 f2e3.t,lt
CoIroxs9se' Lao 0eP'' - -.
Editor Coyas CAseHsos "a ia,
As there has been 90 mucn sa;u
about the disease now ;pl7v1nhs =
the ueagheorhooo Oh 1ss. s1sAe 1910 ~
having this morning n9o ~ 'n's
view with ~. ossinne W. ~ s':s. "a
the mto ls'0 .s.s = - - 1870 1870 sS~
that Dr. Stsllings says ne y,sltSe 1 we
family Of the iAte ~. ~ -: Nsn
at their home yes.efoaSs nnn 'ounu
the entire family down WIN sos. ':s
fever tine Doosor says we o,se.se 20
scarlet fever). Inere was no one -
wait upon the iam,iy' me lslnl'y a Lay
nothing 70 eat. ana no one $500 :
they had = 20 COOK - w. ~.
known TO- ann un.! % s ~ s0s p.sIsv
the family was sic.. Mrs. DIE
and Mrs- Dave Coi.ins sens uoo:e~
victualA mlik ETC. 20 sne ss.'y -
mediately. He Salo tn.s re 7. i a
ly's mother-'n.iaw coulo nos nss ~ ~
and ono o. the 1oys sou'o ~ 80
well. Il wss - Gays non 'ns . ~
Dr. 3 took ms pea unsn sny ys.
member OF the family was aes.cA 's 81.
He $40 tnas mI. , Pa4le w. -
i word 70 the estapiisneo nvsp''e1 =
1 bave the famhy ABOVE 'ens'ous4
conveyed 70 salo nosp'sai l'n. l'<..
lately: The Doctor says sus ::
that be gave ~. Aeiiy stzons = lneu 'r
ONE is false. ,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29

To supply certain omissions IN the
order recently issued BY the Post
master General, forbiddiDg the de-
livery Of registered letters to NJ A.
Dauphin. it has been amended 70
read as follows: "In pursusnoe OF
the findings Of Postmaster General
Key, which finding remains in full
force, ii is ordered that al postmas-
tiers be, and they are hereby forbid
den to pay money orders drawn to
| the order Of NJ. A. Dauphih. and are
hereby directed to inform the remit
| ters Of said poetal money orders that
the payment thereof has been for
biden, and that the sum OF such
money orders viii be retained upon
the presentation Of duplicate orders
applied for and obtained under the
regulations of the Department.; all
| postmasters are also forbidden to
deliver registered letters arriving at
their Offices directed to the said NJ.
4 A. Da1phin, and are instructed to
return all such registered letters to
the postmasters At the Office ct which
they were originally mailed. with the
word fraudulent plainly written OF
stamped upon the outside of such
Il letter. To avoid this order the lot
tery company had all their mail ad'
dressed to the New Orleans Nationa
Bank The Postmaster General i'm
mediately ordered that the mail 9
the bank be treated in the summar!
: way applied to matter addressed Z
the lottery company. The matte
was referred to the State court ami
has been decided in favor Of the BAN
and lottery. The postmaster ct Ne'
: Orleans has notified the postofic
authorities at Washington that b
: has been ordered BY the State coa'
9 to deliver mail matter addressed !
: the New Orleans National Bank Il
! tended for the Lottery Compsn'
Is and has asked for instructions - !
what be shall do. He has been 9
!. rected to obey the order until
a should be reversed or modified, On
3 to consult with the United Stat
y District Attorney at New Orlesn
:. The latter official has been directt
an to take the necessary steps for q
r. removal of the case from the Sta
as | Court, TO the Federal Court. and
to i move at once for . dissolution OF Y
~ case. islc eH ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29

A special dispatch 70 the Times
Democrat says that the Backbone
Land Grant matter win not be def-
nitely settled for some time to come.
AT any rate the question viii remain
an open one dntil the meeting Of the
next Conere car
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29

It would sstonish You to see : copy
Of the Houston Daily Post il V! 30
much like the daily papers Of the
great cities of the North, and East
It speaks volumes Of the progress
Of journalism in the South, Its tel.
egraphic columns contain all that i
transporting in the world that is O
interest to the public; it is rsplett
with local and interesting miscella
nv, and its editorials are able anf
full Of vim. II you want . real, 'liv'
newspaper. subscribe for the Post
Daily, $40 per annum; Weekly, com
prising eight pages of 164 columns
made up from the cream Of the dali,
editions, 81 so per annurn-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29

Extensive preparations are being
made for the approaching Mississippi
State fair, to commence Oct 25th
and continue six days.

At the Colored Conversion IN
Louisville ON the a6th, Fred Doug
las made . speech in which he de-
clared for social - well as political
equality for the negro race.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29
SUFFER

no longer from Dyspep-
sia, Indigestion, want or
Appetite, lossof Strength
lack OF Energy, Malaria,
Intermittent Fevers, DC.
BROWNS IRON BIT
TIERS never fails to cure
all these diseases.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29

a n {hrnnuh fhA leArII0f blotOYY OF
~ e l,s..sas,.nt = v.s 81 npones-
.s.. w,,o, . I, q
''onee ru'e '..' ~ q.
debtor on the treasury oooAis ~ 81
ther directly or indirectly, became
entitled TO any payment from the
T1,;taa at.tss tba accounting on
"'ss - 80, sr.t = Aha
GERS "ouAd' Apply sue SUI A'ss
credit of the account On wnscn No
stood 1 debtor, and If there was z
b.l.nce = his favor be would be
go az. All, Tb;s rnte ~ never
p-'1 s'.' .n', ..'.a.,;,.;st,r,.,,,.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29

The big Times Democrat is puz-
zled to know, by what right Re-
publican paper assumes to speak for
q Democratic candidate for the Gov
ernorship. and it proceeds to's"as-
sumo" that = bargain is being driven
between the Republicans and anti
administrstionists. II never was
wider of the mark, and, will have TO
"guess again." If it will take the
trouble to Investigate it will find that
the "Rural Democracy"s is proceed
ing upon its own hook. without re.
| gard to the likes or dislikes OF Re-
publicans. The independent jour
nails are simply giving 2 sample Q
what they mean by sailing unde'
their non-descript banner. As citi
gene Of this commonwealth they ar
interested somewhat in the rulers +
be selected. and. while they have u
voice in the matter, they certainl
have the right to stand OF en-
| whoop for either they see 1T.
they whoop for McEnery. it'seem
to tickle the I'D. immensely, bu
when they lean the other way. WIS
, a difference il makes !
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29

1flt Boston, november 90 xooAs
BRowS CHEMICAL Co. .Qs
Gentlemen For years ! have
been great sufferer from Dyspep:aa1
and could get no relief thaving tried
everything which was recommend
ed) until. acting on the advice Of .
friend, who had been benefited by
BRowHs IRoH BIrTKRs, ] tried .
bottle, with most surprising results.
Previous to taking BRowNs lRon
BrrrsRs, everything ] are distressed
me, and ! suffered greatly from :
burning sensation in the stomach
which was unbearsble. Since tax
ing BRowH's IRoN BrrrERs, al my
troubles are at an end. Can eat any
time without any disagreeable re-
suits. / am practically another
person. Mrs. w. ]. FLysS,
% Maverick ST., Z. Boston.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-09-29

There are now % eimon pure Dem
ocratic papers in the State that OPP
pose the nomination Of McEnery.
This is exclusive Of the six Independ-
emit and Republican papers. that the
vindicator says "don't count. +" After
the convention meets we imagine
brother Bfeaseal viii be rudely
awakened from his Rip Van Winckls
sloep. esiu
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-12-23
supplementary galveston News,

GALVESTON, Dec % Press. l-About /
o'clock Tonight fearful cutting aflray oc.
Cured corner Of Thirtieth aud Market
street Two men named Martin Quinn
aud Patrick Larry disputed about song.
Quinn asserted that this was free country
aud he could sing anything he chose. Larny
denied this, and Quinn sang whereupon
Larnv Immediately cut Quinn's throat
The wounded mad bod frightiully and was
carried TO a drug store, where he was given
all possible attention, At last accounts
Quinn was still alive,
In responding to toast "rho New Eng
land Clergy Henry Ward Beecher gave
s lme amusing incidents of his earlier days,
when he listened to the discussions of his
father and other New England clergymen
OF the orthodox school upon the various
dootrinal points, and assured his hearers
that the statement that minister's son IL
the DEVILS grandson, is not true In his case,
for his ancestors have been clergymen for
generations, General Porter, Mayor Low,
Mayor Edison and Chaunoey NJ, Depew
also spoke,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-12-23
NInLl Innl.e,. LIl.In Nnmc.

M" lohh, dec, ], --@is' Clara Lou.se
hel'oga returned 10 'nis Guy rom r. AA
weeks tour va the west an saturday. Yes
ttfdhy q correspondent Iouha THE Nrlna
donna b5 me Slnrtudon Motel suffering
nom a. sIlRht r"id contracted At eJungs.
town, NFN \ 0rk, where sue was compelled
20 slug While wrapped inGsr 'nrs anawas
as lively rs q cricket, and smoke pleasant y
%. her ull which Was attended 8t.a mark
al success.
Hl- ~ a Nli' ''1ulrf t1an "hen sue lett
Ne" l"ih "ovnu weeks Hg1. A. Auburn
ne" l1rN, she sang InH"cuhNcis ln iur
chapel OF tine state prison. "h' began nN
slnf aug S.tf'o SONGS. n1. n.y. 'u' '1h.ra' vi
tHecHup.un, who ,cn..uvtyd music or tine
T..suhf Ng'ott 5eNt' 'AtE 'unnu
lhl' .l' II. o. N.>. cong ana voislgi 10
".n Home, S"na Ii"u'.
10y ,h' WY '.'.t Kellogg s.DN I'-
h,sH puAHshru o. 70 Wes Term nlpsr tn Oh,
eiito. that Nonriayea poker tutcjrc.,u
/ hrt visitor. A lOIb ui surprise Hua O. E.uo.
90 hrI u".'ti "N5ul l"e r,spo"t', IlIiuH
/ "tr ewes h-li'I ner han1s, % broad ,mue
| sio' Over het lace nu, Ai u 40 i"r''.
Ana j. rs s'H'.'i .c'uhiurd va VISITOR.
t ", f'u'r.rf ''r sht N'!sts O''y lImr',
GAZING opnnI you ,n a, e,ta'"f, nn"i.,,-.
broke htue three'hahd l.cA-pu. Whot
contained 20 cents ami which you
haI Just OPENED with TREE j9cks.'
| rms opened MISS hellosg'b mouth inI
waving hSr mana toward her mother .h'
shlu' On, we pay cAt1S 10 pass away the
tllne OF, tno cars ana Whit o"mpa ~
uo9s Eof person cannot always read oi
'al'kks;..,...-,,...,
- men men " - IAet that you hai uJIok POI
| OF 20 centst
-. "N y, sir, that is not true. would moi
T'5' VI. ln,.n o' poi 10 ies excited over
w. .'y 10y "H. o. lr,n p'j H. bTslrt'
/ nave never pe'R interviewed ~ q TUNES