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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
Ahead Of the Barber.

Onr friend wilkins has little five
year-Old daughter by whom has been
vanquished one of Lowelrs most ac-
complished linguists otherwise, one
of LOwelfs most skilled tonsorial ar
fists. She was taken down to have her
hair cut the other day, aud opened fire
on the officiating barber with his own
ammunition in the manner following.
to wit =
500 pity well to-day ?"
eyes, little girl, I'm pretty we'll"
800 mamma well p
''Ies, my mothers pretty well.n-
(Snip.)
900 papa well ?"
eyes, pretty we'll" (Snip, snip.)
800 dress yourself? ?'
'Oh, yes, dress myself" (Snip.)
500 wash 90 own face r.
'Eh oh, yes, of course" (Gouge.)
900 fix 90 own hair 7''
'1es, yes" (Snip, snip, snip-rapid-
ly.)
500 sew Sundays ?n
"Why, no, don't sew Sundays" -
(Pause.l
800 sit right down and read ?"
Yes" (Snip, snip, ip-nervOusly.
"Can 90 read ?r
yes" NEARLY takes of one ear.)
500 been to school n
''Well, yes-sOme time ago (SDip,
snipD
sis 90 a man 2"
"Ye-es." Thinks some eofinianticidc.)
''DOes 90 mamma let 90 smoke P''
"Sometimcs." (Tries to control
cowlick.)
"When 2"
"When she doesn't know it," (Snip.)
"When don't she know it ?"
"When she isn't looking" (Tries
to SMILEY
"Is 90 all through 2"
eyes all through ?" (Relieved)
"Good-by! III come again some
time-won't 2"
'Dom (Sinks exhausted.)
And the little bud of promise tod
died out of the door without the baf-
fled barber having asked her if she
wouldn't have sea-fOam or n bottle
of hair tonic Lowell Citizen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
ST JOHNsBURY, THURSDAY

half tenderness, in his dim eyes. ''But
! promised my mother to go back to
her, and was not going to break her
heart just when had done something
at last to make her little proud ofher
worthless fellow ~
You all know that they were rescued
next day, ''all that was left of them -
bqt | think you will be glad to hear
that Tom O'HallOran kept his promise
TO his mother, and lived, though he
lost a leg, and was otherwise so injured
that he will never be strong man
again. But he is the hero of the regi-
ment, and whether desire to live up
TO his new place in mems esteem helped
him, or whether the good in his nature
would have triumphed sooner or later
without the assistance of his heroism,
is question the colonel is fond of
arguing, always ending by inviting his
auditor. if a stranger, to go with him
to the regimental hospital, where Tom
has become model book keeper and
steward, and one of the best of sons to
his happy and proud old mother
Hlrper's Weekly. -...
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
A study of the Negro.

Apropos of the Blair educational bill i.
have made it my business to look
iuto the condition of large class most
likely to be benefited by bill of this
kind, which, sooner or later, and in
some form or other, must become law
And, as is best in all cases Of inquiry.
| began right at home and at the bot
tom.
In the first place, | went to the
prison here i'll Washington | found 81
negro women in Jail; | found three
white women in Jail. Ifjustice is ad-
ministered fairly, and / hear no ones
tiOn on this score, this is bad showing
for the blacks to begin with. | tried to
find out what had been the educational
advantages of the prisoners and, 50
far as could approximate to the truth,
the white women could read and write,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
f.gne Grant Boys and Their
Wives.

General Grants three sons are all
married. Col. Frederick Dent Grant
married Miss HOnOre beautiful and
wealthy Chicago girl. They have been
married several years and live at Nor
ristown, n. j., in a spacious house sur
rounded by well kept grounds. On
Tuesday evening, the night before
the failure of the firm, Col. and Mrs.
Fred Grant attended reception where
Mrs. Grant was noted for her exquisite
costume and diamond jewels. The next
morning she was almost penniless.
Ulysses 5. Grant, Jr., married some
five years ago i'll this city Miss Chatfee,
the only daughter ofeX-SenatOr jerome
b. Chatfee. Miss Chaffee's mother died
when she was yet child, and she was
brought up by her fathers sister. She
was educated at various schools, but
spent most of her sci ool life at the
Packer institute in Brooklyn. There
she was much beloved by the other pu-
pills, and was noted for her generosity.
Her father visited her frequently and
would leave her $50 or 800 each time.
Then, of course, "the girls" were
treated to all sorts of good things, to
new gloves and h0nnetS and pounds of
caramels. Miss Chaffee left packerfor
Heidelberg, Germany, where she re-
manned for some time. She speaks Ger
man huently and is IL good pianist.
She passed three seasons in Wash
ington, and, although she was great
belle, yet she has never been entangled
in the slightest Irritation. She and
Ulysses met, and after a short and
sweet cOnrtship were quietly married
in this city. They have two beautiful
little children, and are at present
residing in West Fifty eight street.
Mrs. u. ;. Grant, Jr., is now about p
years of age. She is of medium height
and fair, although not Il decided blonde
Her eyes are deep blue, shaded by
long lashes, and her hair is light brown
showing golden tints. She has IA fresh
complexion and her face is very win
ming in expression. She does not care
at all for society, and gives her entire
attention to her husband and children.
On her marriage she received her for
time of 100000, which is all lost.
Jesse Grant, the youngest son of the
general, married few years ago Miss
Alice Chapman of California. daughter
of u bonanza king. She is young and
handsome and was reared in the midst
of every luXurya Her wedding trous,
seau is said to have been the most
costly ever owned by auy American
girl. They are residing at present at
3 East Fifty sixth street, with General
and Mrs. Grant. Miss Chapman came
into large fortune at her marriage but
how much of it has been saved is not
yet known \. Y. Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
The Oldest Locomotive Engim-
eer.


"Mine has been very simple life
said Lufkin, "and when | look back
over the 81 years ran swift passen-
ger engine it makes me wonder that SD
few things stand out. It's all dead
level now. | began engineering when
| was 20 years old, which was pretty
young, and you see needn't be tot
tering on the edge of the grave to be
the oldest engineer. When began |
hadn't served an apprenticeship as IA
fireman, but was well trained machin
ist. Locomotives were my delight to
study, and when / got one to run my
self my ambition was realized. Just
settled down to my life-wOrk then and
there. At first was bothered by peo-
pie wondering at such IA boy engineer,
but | attended strictly to my work, and
soon knew ! was all right and safe,
and the officers came tO the same Opin-
ion before long. loved my work and
never let my mind run off the track.
My engine and my duty were more to
me than anything else | could think
about. When An engineers mind goes
off on side trips his train is apt to
make violent attempt to follow"
Didn't you feel the effects of the
work and responsibility on your
nerves 7"
81 can't say | did. I've read of doc
tors saying that no man can stand the
physical aud mental strain of running
an engine more than % years. don't
believe this is 50. If it is, am IL great
exception. | am just as capable to-day
us | ever was in my life. Of course
the engine shook me up aud there was
noise and exposure all the time, but
got used to these things. They got to
be as matter of fact as eating. As to
the sense of responsibility, felt it, of
course, but it sustained me instead OF
breaking me down. Why, it is the
soul OF engineering, this thought that
one is taking care of the lives of others.
If / didn't have it wOuldn't run an
engine. 1t would be like running a
church without any God. And | would
| not work on any railroad it the safety
Of the passengers was not the very first
thought in every department, from
president down"
"Did your train ever meet with an
accident 9''
Nothing bad. Eve had little mis-
haps, but | never received a censuTt
| from my superlOIs or my own sell
One time "A man was hurt Oh my train
aud | heard he afterward died. He
was on a platform, where he had IL
right 10 he, when II COW ran into my
engine. She got caught i'll the wheels
and two coaches were derai!ed. Th,
passenger was thrown OFF and badly
hurt. / think there was suit against
the company and the company won it
That's the only accident l can remem
ber. 1t was this freedom from trouble
for so many years that led me " re
sign my position about two years ago
Thinks |, | am getting rather old ii
years. III have TO quit anyhow befor,
great while. If | quit after son'
misfortune people will blame me ant
the company, too, for keeping me a
) work. am jnst as good an engineeI
as ever aud I'll end my service oh III!
!, own motion. SO sent i'll my resigna
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05

ton aud the company gave nae a salts
factory place rs detective between
Broad and CallOwhill depot and Bel
mont.r
'No doubt you witnessed many
changes and improvements g.
Yes, they came like boy grows,
and 1T wouldn't he easy to tell when
any one occurred. When began there
were no cabs on the engines, and we
had to dress warm for outdoor work.
Sometimes it wasn't easy to hang on.
but the time made in those days was
nothing to that now made. AT 90 miles
an hour, which is an ordinary rate. il
wouldn't do to be without IL cab in cold
weather; the wind would cut the ewes
out. | remember when the cab en-
gines were first introduced here. 1t
was on the Pennsylvania road, which
then belonged to the state. The en-
gineers all raised Il great row Mt the
change, and there came near being a
strike. They said the houses were
death traps, and if an accident hap
pened there would be no way of escape.
They soon changed their minds, aud if
the houses were taken off now there
would he riot, sure enough. But I've
heard that some of the English loco
motives have no cabs. = Phlad elphia
Times
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
SqIIibS.

No Norwegian girl is allowed to have
IL beau until she can bake bread and
knit stockings.
There is one thing about a house
which seldom falls bat never hurts the
occupant when it d0es-that is. the
rent.
The editor of the Buffalo Express
expresses the opinion, somewhat guard
edly, however, that cremation is ''what
we are coming too" In his case, yes.
A sewing machine agent was recent
Iy attacked by IL fierce catamoHnt,
near Milford. The only way the ami
NAL avoided buying machine was by
climbing "A large tree.
How woman always does up a
newspaper to send to a friend, 80 that
it looks like well-stuflcd pillow. is
something that no man is woanm
enough to understand.
"Yes," sighed IA broken down man
who had given his signature to obiige
friend, "the most foolish thing ever
did in my life was to learn to write my
own name. y New York Commercial
Advertiser.
A cOlOred man came into Calves
! ton newspaper office aud wanted TO
subscribe to the paper. GLOW long do
| yOu want it n asked the clerk. "Jess
as long as it IL, boss if it don't fit dc
| shelves, kin tar piece of myself"
A correspondent asks "When is the
! best time to pick Strawberries p The
/ best time for this class of work is be-
fore the gardener gets up in the morn
ing and there's no big dog in the gar
/ den Chicago Sun.
The judge got home rather late the
other evening and found Young fell
low sitting on the sofa with the sole
daughter of his house aud heart
"WelI, SIR" said the Judicial gentle
man. "What are you doing here = 81
have come into court, your honor, for
the defendant was the ready reply.
A correspondent writes Will you
please tell me when straw hats can be
! worn without exciting comment Ger
trinly. Straw hats can he worn with
out exciting comment when worn on
the head. But if they are worn cav
nrting along the street III gale Of
wind yoH must expect remark or
two.-[ Philadelphia Call. a..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
News GIeaningS.

Senator Palmer of Michigan paws his
cook S25OO a year, and is the present
Lucullus of Washington.
There are now I07 400 buildings in
New York city-and this number is re-
celving additions ut the rate of 269O "a
year.
1t turns out that the panic was start
ed by the appearance in Wall street of
a man with straw hat. - Philadelphia
Times.
William II. Vanderbilt has recently
turned over S5,000,0OO in registered 1
per cents to William X, probably to
be used in sustaining stocks.
The United States supreme court has
decided that IL life insurance policy
holds good if the insured commits sui
eide while insane.
The things which every man can do
better than his neighbor are named by
an industrious collector of statistics
thus: Poke fire, put on his own hat,
edit newspaper, tell a story after
somebody else has begun it-and ex-
anime a railroad time table.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
Beyond.

1t seemefh such a little way 20 me
Across TO that strange country, the Beyond;
And yet not strange - for II has grown 10 be
The home of those OF whom 1 am 20 fond
They make il seem familiar and most dear.
As journeying friends bring distant countries nea
So close ii lies that, when my sight is clear,
think l see the cleaning strand;
know feel that those whOve gone from here
Come uear enough to touch my hand
l often think. but tor veiled eyes,
We should find heaven right round about us lies.
1 cannot make it seem day TO dread
When from this dear earth shall journey out
To that still dearer country of the dead
And join the lost ones, so long dreamed about.
| love this world; yet shall ] love to 90
And meet the friends who wait for me, 1 know.
l never stand about bier and see
The seal of death set on some wellloved face,
But that think, One more to welcome me
When L shall cross the intervening space
Between this land and that one over there
One more to make the strange Beyond seem lair. -
And so for me there is no sting to death,
And so the grave has lost it's victory
II is hut crossing with sbsted breath,
And white set face little strip of sea,
To tind the loved ones waiting on the shore,
More beautiful, more precious than before.
ELLA WHEELER, in Christian at Work
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
st. .InhnshnrN Centrr.

CongTSga gatioaal-Rev. j. T. Closson Pastor. Sun
day services at IL a. M, aud 500 p. N. Sabbath
School at II ~. Wednesday evening meeting at
7.3O p NJ.
Msthodist-Rev. W. \. Evans, Pastor. sunday
Services at II 4. NJ. and g +. NJ SUNDAY School at
IL NJ Thursday evening meeting at 730.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
81. Johnsbury Atben,.um.

Library aud Reading ROOm,-Free TO all Open
from 4. NJ. To L. NJ; from > to p. NJ and from
I To l-2 Saturday evenings.
Art GdiLeTg-Opeu Tuesdays and Fridays.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
East ST. ,Iohusbury

CongregatiOHdi-Rev. j. n. Walker Sunday
services at 1913 a. III. and $50 p. III. Sabbath
100.
uehodist.-Suppled by Rev. L. W. Culver
sunday services at 30 y. IN
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
st. Johnsbury Post Office.

Commencing Oct. 9 the mails will close at the
Post Office follows:
Passumpsic l.. K. Way Mail, South, 900 a.
No. Danville. 900 a IN.
St j. y L. c. K. X. Way Mail East 2.I5 p. III.
st j. 4 l.. G. X. K. Way Mail West 2.I5 .. IN.
Passumpsic L. r. Way Mail. North, 40 p. M.
West Concord and ST. Johnsbury East 900 a. M.
Waterford w. Wat'fd and L. Wat'fd 40 y. nj.
Boston, New York, Conn. Il. Val. Mail, 900 p. II.
Northern and Montreal mail 500 y. NJ.
Mail will be collected from the boxes at Paddock
village and Railroad street at 100 a. IN. and 3 ;
p. Box at Railroad street will be visited at Z 80
y. m, usual
CHAS p. CARPENTER, p. NJ.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05

Western Onion and W. IntsrHati0uaE-in ST.
Johnsbury House. Open from g a. m. to . D. III.
sundays, . to 10 a m, = to p. III. Night messages
nt half rates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05

A lucky florist at Chambersburg, Pa,
has ''Mareshal Mel" rose bush which
has yielded ever 10000 buds in three
years, which have sometimes brought
as much as Sl5 a hundred. There can
be 1000 buds counted on the vine now.
I'VE are not great while in this
world anyhow, and we may as well be
pleasant to each other" was the reply
of Senator Voorhees, of Indiana to
Senator Beck of Kentucky, when the
latter publicly apologized and asked
forgiveness for letting his temper get
the better of him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
Travelling Agents.

"AbOnt this time as the almanacs
say, look ont for travelling agents, who
80 up and down the land offering for
sale seeds. trees, plOws. cultivatOrs,
moving machines and all sorts of agri-
cultural tools and machinery. Those
who manufacture, raise or sell the best
of these articles advertise them in the
leading agricultural newspapers, but
the second grade, not announced, is
placed in the hands of these travelling
agents, who work them off on the most
advantageous terms.
Then there are the vendors of patent
drive wells, lightning rods, stump ex-
tractors, hay pitchers, etc, with their
cunningly drawn up forms of agree
ment, the innocent signers of which
tnd months afterward that instead of
signing an obligation to take a patent
machine, they signed legal nOgotia-
BILE note of hand, which had been
transferred with others to some skin
flint Shylock, who has deposited it in
bank for collection. The only way
to avoid being bitten by these leeches
is never to buy or have any transac-
ton with one, but to deal with the
well established agricultural ware
houses.
These travelling swindlers all have
Credentials" and they exhibit letters
commencing them and their wares in
the highest manner. Some of these
recommendations remind me of Won
derful "balsam," which it was asserted
every farmer should buy and use. 1t
reads as follows: "Dear Sir-The land
composing this farm has hitherto been
81 poor that ScOtchman could not
get living off it, and so stony that
we had To slice our potatoes and plant
them edgewise but hearing of your
balsam, put some on the corner of a
tenacre field surrounded by a rail
fence, and in the morning ! found that
| the rocks had entirely disappeared, "A
neat stone wall encircled the field and
the rails were split into frewOOd and
| piled symmetrically in my back yard.
| ! put half an ounce in the middle of a
huckleberry swamp, and in two days ii
was cleared off, planted with corn aud
pumpkins and row of peach trees in
full blossom through the middle. As
an evidence of its tremendous strength,
| would say that it drew striking
likeness of my eldest son out of a mill
pond, drew blister all over his stomach
drew load Of potatoes four miles tC
market, and eventually drew a prize OF
$50 Ill the lottery Ben Perley Poore
in American CultivatOr.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
Qraurlers' 6nide.
st. .Johnsbury & Lake ChampIain Railroad.
February =, 1854.

feDruary ., 1884.
TRAINS EAST LEAVE JoHNsBURY.
Mixed INN a m
Siaii' 3.02 p. m
HiiAeu AS y. IN
TRAINS WEST LEAVE ST. JoHSsBURY.
Express e30a. m
Mali 30 p. M
M'Aed AS p. NJ
The 4 50 mixed train goes to Hyde Park only
arriving at $50 p. m. Returning leaves Hyde
PaTk at 500 a m. and arrives at 81. Johnsbury at
The express train reaches Maguam at . 26 and
th' mai at f-@ p m. Returning. the mail leaves
Maquam at s. Is Il. IN. and the mixed at 4 s. D. M
Mixed trains leave Lunenburg for 1t. JohnsbuIy
al o,O a. m aud AS p. m, arriving at s.25 a. m.
and SO y. m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05
Wire Staples and Punches

Jast the thing for fAEtssing tsgsthsr legal does
aents mAnussrpts PAM EPhlets, etc. For sals al
he CalsisRiaH ofses. II
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-06-05

PassumPsic RaiIroad.---Dec. 10. 1888.
IkAINs SOUTH LEAVE 81 LoHNsPIIKY
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-30

~H"uIn not the citizens of 'hi'
,.l .1N' some ','I- '""'I' '.' rn
,,,'r,i ',' --.,.,,' ,,.. ,'i..r ,n., ...'..
here next Igur,dn, Waco Exam
mrr,
lti- plan Of toadYiug politician,
Whenever lL'l %'tm"'r, or OF mas
r,',,-,,,o .ul Log.,. ,r,.I. ,., 49,.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-30
LOCAL. uAhE4LIS
~ hOIesHie Prices for IeHdh M
Staples yesterday.

ENANIINEuOtrI,F,
.trIt.. MurG gt I-H Il
.r,.ttt.,.,.t., d.. U..,. ,.I,.. ....,,.t
' ''
".''h .rtt'itr ann r"l much I'InS. only
.-, n..a-r uft-Iu. ,uuutr, pro- Tue" active
..,....,.. .r,.. t.-t..u ,r..,I,... ..nII. and
prices unchanged.
Wool
I.r. -.nuir. light. mHlruu Goo irr medium.
..... Oh, Iul..fu- yr.y,tn .lfI. Iu, w.. I
r,r.-
, ....,...
hi' N'.' hl'"- IH"ll, lrh SAT- u ~
r. 'r.. 'I.+'
''IIpH.
G.u' WilI .rL 1u'.rs strict modelling Iu..c,
.uI..I.us Irs -t.lvt loss mltlliug H'.".
.Ys, u..IllIr- ga
,...lr, ruYp-.r
- .,,.,.
l'.hrF-' i'i ,.lt - ."'uI w. mex
Nri .'f.. ;" "+'. ''. EZ.7, I'a ~ hutt
H""E u ga l'.. Irsn p"lE'nl.,,',
~ IL" l.f nH'hr, wee. POTATOES ~ /.
l'. aus, per "u. - +'eS- 80 cotton
'"H' &C. .' 40 N'''-
WE~IERS ruHnr'E.
rHltlpu- p-rpal g. uua! prrhu -5NItu.
unI.u, ucl unrrd 81 -.,ta.al Fancy appir-
sa.a,5u. choice app.c, $40 a. 81 tab
Na,y urtu- 5,,ubo. Krut, mar l., 70 ~
..HHi, vMis, ~ 0.nl- Ou. Pick es, half hnl. ,
So ST. Hutttr 2'G-2i creamery butter 5ab
Dried apples, 7aayc. Oranges - 20 per box.
kAslEHN rHopuCE
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-30
Central Loan Office.

90 SUlu Gulu Ky aud
stem Winding American
Watches, $50 Solid Silver
Hunting Case Watches, 100
Solid Silver Open Face
Watches, $50 Fine Custom
made Oyercoat-; also solid
gold and plated Jewelry,
Guns and Revolvcry, every
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-30

GE>EpAI EoorH A. Pryor. has
rvwcu'N fallen from grace, and is
forgetting tine good lr'o trade, dru"-
cratic taiin ho wa. raised on down IN
virginia.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-30

Tuf Marlin Bal quotes iu full thn
IkANuNER'S sketch ot MIR. Harrison,
our iuIurc ~rua'ur.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-30

THF Lqreto Lines charges the Ey.
pr..7 with try ing to bou-t Tom Ocu.l.
LL-n-
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-30

joins b WoLt, OF Milan, viii bee
y candidate for state treasurer.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-03-30
REMOVAL!

On account Of removal we offer our
entire stock OF watches, clocks, ieye nv.
silyerware at strict cost This only to-
first u March. Come early and secure
bargains
LEvINsRt & ALyEA.
Jewellers,
Cor. Fourth and Austin SITS.
Waco, Texas.