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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17
Democratic County Ticket.
Queer.

SkUeer.
This world is. fullof persons enter.
tanning queer notions, and to enum-
crate any number of them would re.
quire more time and space than we
can devote to the subject OF cranky
sdeas by sensible men! The subject
of patronage to newspapers is one
upon which many well meaning per-
sons cultivate the widest and crudes
notions. An editor publishes his
paper for the purpose of providing
himself with the necessarics of life
and to advocate certain cherished
principles of social, moral or politi-
cal government. A farmer tills the
land to support his family and by
the surplus acquire a competency for
"a rainyday," to use a homeIy phrase.
Now, with this brief introduction to
our subject. let US make the applica
stion.
a citizen of our town buys a bush
ell OF corn or a few bushels OF wheat
from n of our farmers, and sup.
pose he by virtue of that patronage
presumes TO tell the farmer what
kind of horses or cattle he must raise
or what kind of crops he must Gull
tivate? Wouldn't the sturdy gran
ger regard the impertinent interior
ence with establishment and then in
form the presumptuous individual TO
go to sheoY The same idea would
predominant in the mind of a merch-
ant toward a customer who would
essay to instruct bim what kind of
goods to buy and the prices at which
to sell them. These monstrous as
sumptions would not be tolerated for
q moment by the farmer, merchant,
banker OF mechanic, and why some
people get it into their noodles that
Editors are different from all other
persons in that respect, is a matter
we cannot define; yet it is a fact that
there are men who, because they buy
q newspaper at $1.50ayear, imagine
they own the publisher, soul, body
and breeches, and have q right to de-
mand of him that he u his paper
just exactly in theirline ofideas and
opinions, no difference how absurd
or cowardly, OIL incur their sovereign
~displeasure! Now, to make this mat
ter short and come to the point, we
are net shat kind of a dog" We
bark at no mans bidding; we pub
lish q paper as the organ of no man,
clique or ring; we advocate Demo
cratic principles because we believe
they are best adapted to the pros
perity ofthis people and the perpetu
ity of American liberty. We go
where they point the way, when they
to lead, in our opinion, we
cease to follow. We do not claim infal-
libiiity nor oaon a master, and while
we accord to every nan the right to
his own opinions, we ask the same
for ourself without persecution for
opinions sake, because we differ on
minor points of policy in regard to
matters upon which an honest differ
ence may promote the public's good.
If we knew the party was imposed
upon in the selection of unfit persons
for public positions, we should not
be expected TO .Jhrow conscience to
the devil" and support such men,
knowing that their success would be
injurious to tie honor and good name
of the party, and in the future bring
reproach and shame upon the men
who supported them, because by
their claim to Democracy they were
supposed to be and ought to be hon.
est and above reproach.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

Republicans who have held Post
offices for fifteen and twenty years,
give them over to Democrats grittine
their teeth in agony and heapin2
curses upon their successors. Poor
fellows, how we pity them. This
country ought to have been fixed sc
that none but Republicans could eve,
have held oficesi
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

The Republican Senatorial Con-
vention for this District met at
Sharpsburg on Saturday last, and
nominated w. E. Kemp, of Dayton
as their candidate for Senator. No
candidates were offered from Preble
county. The nominee is unknown to
us and we have no opinions to give
as to his fitness for the position.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

DR.. Leonard was unanimously re
elected President of the Methodist
Conference Temperance Society.
That is funny in the face of so many
protests!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

Gov. Hoadly has rather endorsed
Senator Sherman's .'bloody shirt" re.
ply to his Hamilton speech. Sher
man had better not have meddled
with the eold rag"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

An account of the bosom of de-
%struction that visited Washington
C. H. will be found on our outside.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

The speech of Gov. Hoadly, deliv-
cred at Hamilton on the 9Th of Sep
TENDER. will be found on our outside.
1t will pay any man to read it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

ident of said county, being by.me FIRST duly
cautioned and sworn to tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth, as he
would answer to God, deposes and says: 81
was present at and participated in the fight
that took place at College Corner, Butler
county, Ohio, on or about the - day ofMay,
1884, wherein one Thomas Scott lost his life,
and William Norris was cut on the shoulder
or neck, and for which John McNeal, my
brother, was indicted by the grand jury of said
Butler county at the October term following,
and afterward tried, found guilty, and sem
fenced to the Ohio penitentiary for five years,
where he now is" Affiant saws; 81 was not
present at the beginning of the quarrel, and
had nothing to do in bringing it on, but on the
contrary ibid all in my power to stop it, but
all the parties to it had been drinking, and
soon became excited" Afiant says: n pre-
vailed upon my brother John to 60 home, and
we started in that direction, when one George
Kramer, who was one of the Norris party, as
saulted and struck John Neal in the face,
causing him to stagger back, and while said
Kramer was following up his assault the fight
became general, and Henry Norris assaulted
and cut my brother in the head with a knife.
John Norris also assaulted John McNeal at the
same time. Then John McNeal cried out to
me for help, calling my name. At the same
time some person cried out two or three times,
"don't Shoot" and just then l saw the deceas-
ed, Thos. Scott, about to strike my brother,
when l rushed in to help him, and with a small
pocket pen-knlfe, which L had open In my
hand, | inflicted upon Scott the wound which
caused his death, and almost Immediately af-
terward l cut Wm. Norris in the shoulder or
neck with the same knife. The knife with
which the cutting or stabbing was done was
in my possession until this summer when ]
left it at John Bells, for whom I worked in
Union county, Ind" Afiant further says: 81
was well acquainted with John McNeal, his
habits and possessions, and neither on that
night nor for a long time previous did he have
a knife of any kind, and the only weapon he
had at the time Scott was stabbed, to the best
of my information and belief, was a tin can o.
corn, and that only was the weapon with
which he struck his assailants. / make thi:
statement now in the presence of pending
death to restore to liberty an innocent man
deprived of his liberty for a crime which hi
never committed, for ], and 1 only, inflicted
the w~oundswhich caused Scott's death, and il
the manner herein described, and l make thi,
statement voluntarily and of my free will
without being urged to it by any one, and t.
ease my own conscience, and the foregoing il
the truth concerning said killing, as l hope Il
answer to God, and further deponent saitl
not. PAT. MCNEAL.
Attest: j. F. Neilan, Rev. John B. Kayser.
Sworn to before me, and signed by said Pat
rick McNeal in my presence, this 9Th day 0
September, A. d. 1885. jon P. SMITH,
Justice of the Peace
ToI- NToNo.lk III oz.-. ~
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

Gov. Hoadly sent his check for
500 to the Washington C. H. suffer.
els.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

John McNeal at all times and under
all circumstances maintained his in
nocence. Already efforts are being
made for his pardon from the peniten-
tiary.
Governor Hoadly has significd his
willingness to pardon McNeal pro-
vided that Judge Hume and ex-prose-
cutting attorney Neilan will certify
that they believe the confession OF
Pat McNeal to be true.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17
Philadelphia Record.

The present position of the Republi-
can party reminds the Record of the
youth who was set by the captain to
steer a ship. The wind shifted and the
steersman slept and when he wakened
up the star towards which he had been
adjured to keep her head was away
over the starboard quarter, or due aft,
or somewhere where it should not be.
"Say, cap'n," yelled the boy, "we've
sailed pastthatere star gimme another
to steer by" The Republicans have
sailed past the star of their principles
and the ignorant steersmen are all il:
q terrible puzzle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

Ones relatives are sometimes very
disagreeable; but probably the mean
est one in the lot is your carb-uncle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17
Some Opinions on John Sher-
mans Bloody Shirt Speech.
New York Evening Post.

1t is a harvest of fallen leaves and
empty husks, too meagerfor criticism.
Philadelphia Times.
The western investigator who has a
soul under his microscope has evident
ly found the immortal part ola bloody
shirt agitatcr.
u. 8. Grant.
81 have witnessed since my sickness
just what L wished to see ever since
the war-harmony and good feeling
between the sections"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17
II. 6 Grant.
James A. Garfield.

"The man who attempts to get up a
political excitement in this country on
the old sectional issue willfind himself
without q party and without support"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-17

Pat McNeal Makes n Statement.
Admitting n Murder, for
which his BrOtheri is now Serv.
ing n Term in the Peniten.
tiary.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03
IRISHMEN FOR EGYPT.
a VERY SENSATIONAL REPORT.
A Meeting OF Rssolutionists Near Ne.
York -hseo Said to be Already on
the Nay TO Soudan.

AE~ YoKk. March "A secret meeting Of
revolutionary Irishmsn was held al the resi-
denee Of a sell known American at Nash
ington Heights, last evening. Plans were
discussed for the elaboration Of the program
decided upon by Clan Ma Gael and other
societies 10 send Irish brigades 70 Egypt 10
assist ii Mahdi- Only men who had held
commissions Ia the army il 1853. and Irish
men who fought ~ the Union ranks, were
present There were no dynamIters invited.
Those az the meeting represented Irish
revolutionary societies IA thus country, which
have 900 men enrolled and sworn 10 take
up arms al any time for Ireland when called
upon by the executive Of the organization.
The latter Is known only % one person
ia each State. HIS viii is Law.
The meeting discussed al length the prOpoSi-
ton 10 send IRISH brigade Ia Soudan. Many
opposed II aud argued that il was not practi-
cable, and even If successful, II could IN no
way help lreland's Independence. The ma
lority eontended that any action tending 10
weaken England must necessarily strengthen
the Irish cause. Those who were in favor of
going TO Egypt contended that II Was non
sense 10 keep up a revolutionary Organiza-
ton IN this country with a big fund and
plenty of arms. If no action was ever taken.
lhe result OF the meeting Is not positively
known, but il Is believed that seven hundred
men viii be drawn from the Clan Ma Gael
III New York. Brooklyn, Troy, Albany and
ROcheste-, 10 form an Irish brigade in con
junction with men from Chicago and other
cities West for service IN Soudan.
Prominent revolutionary lrishmen of New
York who were seen to-day refused TO talk
about the proposed invasion of SOudan. They
refused To say whether Capt. Covington. of
Fauguier county, Va; Lieut.. Dick Morton.
Of Culpepper, Va; Lieut. Golding, of Falls
Church. Va; Sergeant Blakeley, of Rich
mond and seven officers of union forces.
now residents of Chicago. had been selected
To command brigade. Patrick
Ford. of the Irish World, while
admitting that he heard about the forming of
an Irish brigade, declined 10 discuss the mat
ter. O'DOnoyan Rossa was asked if il was
true that he caused letter TO be sent 20
Chicago calling for 200 men and ordering the
Fenian circle there 10 raise $1,000. said:
Certainly did. Let England beware She
used dynamite against tine Arabs, now let
her take her own medicine" Pat Joyce
said: Things will be pretty lively in Soudan
before long. Perhaps you will be surprised
TO learn that large numbers of this brigade
have rlready left for the front"
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
OssT STATEMENT Foa FEBRUARY.
What the Senate C0mmitttse on Com
msrce Win Report Wales 10 be
Trisa tcr Neglect Of Duty

N .sllsgEos, u. c.. Aarcn 2-Ths debt
slatsIu 90 fof fsbruarg. .ssasd today, sn0<s
q fa,isciian ia the Bahle debt for the mOatA
amounting - S19t s75. snd "A decrease for
sfslt noa b. q ths earTent nseal year OF
ffA4n.0o ag7aiast s6I 50l.0o0 decrease dur
iar tle corresponding ei-fht months 0f the
preceding year. fhs total outstanding
asht aas amaaats - s 400 ~. 30. OF tins
amount sLlJ. .lt9 050 Is interest bearing
dr04 ihe en~foms Fsceipts for February
we're SlihJ5.Ijs a falling Of OF about
tFs mililots. conparsd with the receipts OF
ts0FEEtrg uue year alzo. The iutcrual Rev
ss8e receipt- f5r February IT this bear. we're
81 80 ~. about the same a in February,
i-sL The total receipts from sli sources for
February. l,e3. we're kzfOA5.fc. against
~ A00i2 Ia February. lso4. The Govern
meat F-ceipIs from all <Oursez for eight
moafh- 0f the rurrent fiscal year. we're SILL
e5.isl, 90 nearly S4oeo.00 less than FOR
tn corresponding slxht months ia lisa.
w4iie Lie expenditure for eight months OF
t.ls year NeFe EF0 millions AMI half more
IL 4n IU frT4
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.

Miss jenkins. an American lady in Rome.
has received her first communion at the
hands of the Pope.
The Mexican Custom House receipts for
January show an aggregate increase of
$4,000 over the collections for December.
1854.
The Mexican Central Railway Is bringing
American corn to Mexico City which sells in
the markets for eighty five cents TO one dol
lar less than native corn.
The Italia states that Gen. Ricci. com
manding the Italian expedition TO the Red
Sea. has been ordered to report what rein
forcements he will need to meet an attack by
either Turks or Sondanese.
Victor Hugos works are being collected
edited, and Published in French national
series. A volume will be issued every two
months and 1t Il calculated that the last
part vii not have appeared until the year
1882
A drama of American life j. reported 10
have made a popular success at Lyons
France. Among the incidents are a bowie
knife fight, = rife daei, a lynching b. vo-
men. and 4 scene IN Florida IN which ALI
gators devoHr the villain.
Osmsn DiCrna's original name vas Al
phonse Ninet, he being a full-biooded French
man He was at one time sold as a slave n
MohamsDed Ahmed FL Mshdi. bat qulckiy
rose IN thst prophets favor anl became bis
s5n-in-ia0. he Il BoE about fifty three
years old.
Empress Augusta has custorn of besfor-
ing apon female domestic. IN Prussia and
AiSace- Lorraine WHO have served IN one
family for FORT years. distinction. consist
ing of gold cro~s and A diploma bearing
the royal autograph si4 nsiure. Durinx the
past eight years TIE empress has awarded
l. iss Of these dlsfl1ct ions
A NroQ0iitan correspondent writes. Wine
sf Naples - dear for IfaIy. becaase il ha- 10
pay an ocsroi duty - Ten cent irnes the lifre.
bat 7 have breagtf n nay h0uss. 81 bottled
and n1ceiy corked. 1Hozt sxos Tent vine ~
twelve cents Ter bottle. flf coar~ I retarn
ths bottles. I bay very good tabie u1Be IN
tas 9oo3 bat Eot egusi 70 tie above, for
ter cent@ q bottle
A. e1car-ion VIII fssrs fhe City ~ Mexfso
o1 Asrft ; f7r tfe crefe~ Houat P1r8g1ste-
perl. vhere. % fhe esnnif ~ one - TIRE
alzees7 u5rutslns ln tn1erica f17.721 feet
abcVe sea ieF-i taey vii celebrste Sc f1s-
a1ZaralIoE cf Grover Cferelard e. P-esi-
3sTt ~ tae Cnst-s7 Stsfes. The sescezt from
the roscAao 9sA ts-0in On the evening -
Aarca I. Azny AmexIesz.s ~ gsrfsezFets.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03
horer Registers

AT SwrET's-N Slsytor. Greenville: Frank
Hamilton and wife. Traverse City; T. \.
Holdridge, Detroit: Rag Baby Company:
l.. W. Brock, Buff lo; So BERT, ST. Johns,
ID. T.; @. 4. WhItmOre, Akron. O.. ID. y.
Thorpe, Detroit: r. +. Clark. Chicago; Jno.
II. Hargr-aves. Philadelphia: II. 3. Peck.
Aliegan: John A. Rose. New York: X Boal,
Cincinnati; +. b. Clayton. New York.
THE MoRToN.-C. Linderman, jackson:
L. A. Gebhard. New York: N. II. and j. b.
Bennett, PORT Jervis, y. Y: j. B. McMsbon.
Ludlngton: ]. @. Banks, Detroit; W. j.
Jeffrey. Chicago: james Monroe. Kaiama-
700: Geo. b. EllmWood, Boston: Chris.
B anch, St Louis, No: Z. A. Graham, St
10 eph, Mich; c. ID. DanRheg, Ludingfon:
Geo. Jerome. Detroit: L. \. Overton. Ban
gor, Mich: L. A. Haskins. Cadillac
AT THE EA0LE.-F. A. Brooks, Dayton. O.:
F. G. Adams, Plainweli: A. l.. Shirley. In
dianapolIs: Vim. Kennedy, Alegan: Hugh
BailentIne and wife, Big Rapids: s. l..
Beardsley, Kalamazoo: J. ID. leiter. Lowell:
A. j. Gibson. Hoiiey: part Of Rag Baby"
Company: G. Price. Danville, Pa: G. G.
Barrett. ". J. Lesvitt. Chicago: b. r. Davis.
Lansing: J. H. Doering. Baltimore.
AT THE RATHBUN-Harrie Blake and wife
Detroit. j. +. Huston, Jackson: O. A.
Thompson. Seattle. ". T.. jesse McIntire.
Fremont: Jas. Nelson. Milwaukee; T. r.
Jones and wife, Grafton: Philip Barbe.
Hiilsdale; A. Ii. Ellwood, Linn, o.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03

The Former Assaults the Latter in
Washington With a Ra~-Hide.
WksTuvoroN. March 2.-Mr. A. l. Gresh-
am. meeting Mr Albert Gihon. son of
Medical Director Gihon. Of the navy. on the
street. this morning. approached and with
ont word began 90 beat Gihou over the
head wifb a rawhide. Before Gihon could
escape hs had received abogs twenty lashes
end was badly cut about the face aud head
4 De ctlse 0f she asssult. " ilIc1 creates sensa
tion in -ocii circles here. where both Of the
participants are popular, was the publica-
ton Of "a card by 6lhOn yesterday Ia which
b. charged Gresham with having brought a
lady Of questionable cbsrarter to a theater
party gwen by Gihou aud 10 which Gresham
Tn@ invited He siso charged Gresham with
being coward IN refusing to accept chsl-
ienze % dynt a duel. Friends OF Gresham
deny emuhaiicaiiy that ne brought a lady of
tte character alleged. Il IL limited that a
siuel which bad previously been svertsd by
the interposition 0f friends i now immi-
reut
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03
sLsvss YEARS ma CELLAR.
The Storf OF Cruel Treatment Told
Df a PennssIxanIa Mao.

PIrTssUz8, March z-Wlham Jackson
Moore, II fridelphia. Washington eoanty.
came u this cIly the other day for the puE-
pose Of taxing legal advice concerning some
property Of ehieh be claims to have been d.
fFaaded b some relatives. Moore, Who L
siKty-0ne years Of sge, tells a wonderful
story " priyafions aud seferings he
claims that for eleven years his stspdaagh-
ter and her husband kept him . prisoner IN
cellar and that he was not permitted 10
leave his prison. except occasionally Al night
when be would be allowed 70 walk about the
yard bound with ropes. When visitors came
u the house as an extra preca1tlon a gag
~as pat IA his mouth 10 keep hIm from max
lng any 0utery. Some days ago be missed
his usual allowance of food which Was
passed - him through small hole Ia the
door. Hearing 10 sound Ia the house he de-
termlned 70 make his escape and with
large stone, which had worked loose in the
vail, he battered the door down. His rela-
lives were nowhere 10 be found and with
money shich be discovered IN one of the
drawers be came 10 Pittsbnrg. PreviOas 10
hls Imprisonment he says he was forced %
make will IN favor OF his stepdaughter,
and on the day preceding his incarceration
the nelghbOrs we're informed that the old
man Vas going To Michigan.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03
Frightened by Detectives.

ALBASr, March "A great deal has been
made out of the arrest of two suspicious
looking men who had been seen dogging the
steps Of President-elect Cleveland. They
gave their names "a Thomas Craig and
Thomas Wenden. They asserted that they
are private detectives sent by an ardent
Democrat from New York City. and referred
TO Police Inspector Byrnes of that city.
President-elect Cleveland, when told of the
arrest, laughed and said: Il suspect they
are detectives sent by some over-zealous
friend to protect me from danger / am not
threatened with"
Chief Willard has Just received the follow
ing dispatch:
''NEw YOKK, March 2.-These men are all
right. Let them 90. BYRSEs, Inspector"
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03
MIcHIaAN.s AppRoPRIATIoNs.
no More Private Bills to Pass this
SESSION.


NAiuEsrpS, March 2-The Michigan
Z g1'ion have given up the idea OF getting
aaY more private bills through this session.
Dir Laeg has practically abandoned the
Jackson public bailding bill Mr. Breitung
s+y be- hl- 40 hope of getting his Marquette
or Fort Brady bills through this session. All
thar the members are tryIng 20 do now il 10
pas all the appropriation bills II ia quite
proptoi- that NirntEtu hts got about all II
WI 81 from tar tstt Con yreSs. An effort Is
0u foot IN the senate. however. 20 substitute
ta- oril-intl house River and Harbor bin for
the 90 tai me sure that passed Oh III ~ Q last
week. 4. t4is ~ accomplished Michigan Will
get the benefit Of the appropriations
made for her river and harbor improve
irrnt Even n the SiOD,oO) measure il the
0uiF one thAt becomes q law, work on the
Improvements st =. CLAIR hata will be con-
unurd on a limited scale for the money will
fse rxpen ied ia shr discretion OF the Secre-
fHry e War. NJ. Maybury l. confident he
cfn c1nslncc the next Secretary of War,
whoever h. usy be. that this work should
not be delayed.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03
CLEVELAND ENROUTE.

Manning. Lamont and Several Rela-
tives Accompany Him.
ALBANY, March 2.-President-elect Cleve-
land and a party of friends consisting of his
brother, Rev. William I. Cleveland and wife,
Mrs. Hoyt, Miss Cleveland, Miss May
Hastings, Col. and Mrs. Lamont and fam
lily. and Hon. Daniel Manning and wife.
left tins city for Washington on the $40 p.
m train on the West Shore road. Sleeping
cars which have been provided for the party
will, on reaching New Jersey, be switched on
the Pennsylvania Central road and reach
Washington at s o'clock to- morrow morning.
A large number of friends were AT the depot
To bid the President-rlect good bye. In his
prayer at the opening of the State Senate
this evening the chaplain, Rev. DR.. Lerh.
prayed In a special manner for the President
elect; that his life and health might be
spared, and his administration a splendid
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03
DErsorT's AppRopRlATlon.

Two Hundred thousand Dollars for
a Posioffice.
WAsBrSorov. March 2.-In the Senate to-
day sn appropriation Of Sa0o.O0O for the De
troit puhiic bpidinx was inserted in the
Sundry Civil bui after a hard struggle. The
Appropriations Committee recommended
only <ieo0o. Mr. Palmer moved to amend
rs adding snother Slo0.0o Mr.. Allison.
chairman ~ the committee. m abe point OF
arsIsf ar3insi tn1s. saying that Il had not
Been estimated in the hook Of estimates.
Mr. fdmuuds sustained the point Of order
and Mr. Palmer wss knock "a out on An aye
and may vote. Nr. Couger then took the
foor and showed rs he book 81 estimates
thaf SLNNo has been estimated ss Detroit's
share. Nr. Ailson 'sen spoiogized for his
objection and tI Edmunts sad he OF course
tf1k back his decision sustaining the point
81 or.ier The <Aoeo vas then granted to
the Sen3ior anid xreat laughter