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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-20
j. j. BUNSTINE DEAD.
He Died Suddenly 1t Tacoma
Yesterday.
sPoPLE0 MAS TIE CAUSE.


John J. Bznxsiae. . wsEz-known and
talented yoang attorney 0s iris city. died
suddenly ~ Tae0n1a last Wednesday nExhL
The neEx was rscesve3 here By telegraph
yesterday zn8-niag. and Eenbxn. tue
brother Of the deceased, ard Mr. T. NJ
Bennes. proprietor OF the international
hOzel. Immediately left here for Tacoma
20 take charge Of the remains
Mr. B9nsssne wRs formerly Of TIE lay
sYm aE Sake & Bsasrn@, and vas SsvezvS
Of age, and native Of Pennsylvania he
studied originally for the rniristrv. bit
Fer ten years he rracticed his profession u
Chicago, having been s resident In Seattle
for some eighteen months past. Daring
the ere he sustained some losses. ard
recently has been iahorsEg under trouble
some. fho1ga not serious. financial en-
barrzsssnenEs
A fortnf ght sge be returned from 5 tuSi-
ness trip 10 Portland and took room ss
the Albion house On Third street. Tie
next morning ne bad . severe attack Of
apoplexy ard was unconscious for some
hoars. The services Of Dr. Frsie-icks
we're called into EeauIsit5oa. ard . dav
later be had apparently recovered bis usual
good health. 0nly to Re attacked.
tao or three days after, for second
iinse. The seeoIsi spagi however, was not
50 severe As the first and soon yielded 20
medical treatment and careful nursing.
Last Wednesday afternoon Ir. Banstine,
feeling comparatively well and happy
Left here for Tacoma. intending 10 transact
his oGsiHess there IN tine IA retnTa here
last evening. When the dispatch came,
yesterday morning, his brother and his
numerous tFieasls ard acquaintance in
this city we're greatly shocked and grieved
AesTires fram T5coma state thar AR.
BanstiEe was discovered dead IN MS room
al the Hotel Fife at Deck Yesterday
nsorsssng. He hai renewed his hat. coat
and shoes and Was lying upon the outside
Of TIE BID and had evidently
been desd for several hours. a
az X oottEe Of alcohol used for rubbing
his limbs, was found in his room.
Among his personal effects was an unfn-
isled communication addressed to My
Dear Warren discussing the immortality
OF the soug and other abstract questions.
A divorced wife and child Of the de-
ceased are nov living in Denver. Col.
The following dispatch was received late
last night from Tacoma IN reference TO the
sad occurrence:
TACOMA, Dee. John J. Rnnstne. 8 Seattle
attorney. cied suddenly IN room 81 a. the Fife
hs;el a. - o'einek this morning. William
Anstow. the night watehmRn, found the body
when he was exiting n.shiag the Lights Coroner
McCoy WAS called, hat had 10
leave early this morning for SseilAcoon 70 at
tend 20 another esse. The body was removed
to HarIaa's undertaking establishments and pre-
r.arsf Tor burial A telegram TO H. VI Bennett
OF Seattle, xas foEa1 in bis Too1. and Mr.. Ben
net Was netaHeA By wire
TIE Coroner sad hefo-s ne ieit that he taoaght
the cause OF death was heart failure. TIERS are
no suspicious circumstances surrounding the
case an3 noshing "a indicate suicide
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A team OF horses attached - Grocer
Claa sons delivery wagon. we're scared rs
an electric ear on Pike street yesterday az
teraeoFs, and attempt ed 10 set away from
tae driver After running about half
kseck They we're brought 90 4 stop when
the klHg-hsit IN the aeahlctree broke aud
the driver snd another nan, who was help
Ing him hold on 10 the rtins. we're pulled
over the dashboard aud through tAc sinsL Y
mud quite a distance. They hung on man
fully, however. ard aeon STOPPED the
team. They presented al swfnl sight. COW
cred with mud from head 10 foot. two litsle
spots en- their faces. through which their
eyes were visible. beiag the only thing 20
distinguish them from psir OF mud
syreas, The runaway created considerable
excitement, and quite \ crowd gathered
bat seen dispersed when it was found no
damage wss done
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-20
OUR WOMEN ABROAD.
American Maids and NatTons Rule tn
Fashions ia England.


Fashions ia England.
san Francisco Argouaat
Ii is curious that while III SO many other
directions England is nothing 10th 20 iml-
tate Ameriea--in newspapers, iIinstfated
magazines, restaurants, hotels. bnsgieS,
railway engines. theaters, yachts. agricul-
tural implements, steam Iaundries and
dozens 81 other things which at this mo-
msnt cannot call to mind-her people
viii nOtinlitase Americans, or. indeed, the
citizens Of any other nation under The sun.
All Englishmen are conservative IN this.
In the midst OF this personal individual
conservatism among men, il Is worth nofic-
ing that there Is = growing disposition on
the part OF English women 10 dress better
than OF yore and in doing 80 they uncon-
sciously are taking hints from American
women, who, even the Most pF.judiced
among them must admit are the best
dressed women in the world. Ever since
London society has been graced by the
presence II il every season OF SD many
American ladies' Of prominence snd wealth
the proyernial dowG3nesS ia English
women's dress has been disappearing.
Speaking OF the Countess Of Alrlie, an
English lady Of position said the other dav /.
she dresses 50 well--just Ike an American
woman
American ladies do kaow how 20 dress.
There can be no doab. about that -
americans - l2siies, / mean always
dress so beautifully
such expressions are very common. OF
course, no one mentions American men
There is 10 distinctly beAatifal style about
their dress different from any one else
They dress ike Englishmea, ana that is ali
there j. about IL The Countess cf Airlie
who IS thus SLi4 10 dress Ike an American
lady, was. bs-the-by. daughter o. the
Earl az Arraa, the rather aged noblrvnan
who Scnae time ago was reported 10 De O.,
tbs eve os marriage With Mrs. Hieks-Ior6
het Who has s3nes eoasolesi himself for the
!oss ot the hand q that accom- n] he'd ard
fair American la0y hy marrying he Hon.
Ms oEopsosd. the widow Of enc q Lord
CeGTiowns Sens and = lAay-in-waitlns OF
Princess Helena, who married Prince
Christian of Sehle}svig Ho,ssein.
Any ere wAo has noticed EneEsh
womtn's dress during the last asarger az
4 eent1ry cannot fail 70 observe ne alter-
alton which has taken pace WHY. Yea
eza see 4 II Pa@ck. Compare the woaaen
IS jean Ie~cA via those 81 Ia Nanris-
Where else can The change have come
tFom Bat America Is can not he from
France. Paris fashions we're as vel
known twenty-five years see As nov ana
weFe a. much followed Is the wo-la AZ
AsTxc- Why ia aot Easssh woEnea fag!ow
Farss fashions tnenF %. no tAa Enns-
v4ii0B has coHe freza America The hons-
Asge llay - sslsrf tie fsaStAtsou 5snse8
sad sac eopging uacoflseaoas. lt -. never
tAescss , tr.h 1te 81 the '.siacsress fattervm
pad ey Esg.lsh HoaeB "a Americans.
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THE SUPERIOR COURT
Big Tide Flat Injunction On
Trial Yesterday.
vaaOEswATERs OaMaoE SUIT.
xsw salts YIied-An Attsrney AasnSftsd
20 PS.esaee-A svft - FerseHese
= Ken settled

Is Ene superior eoart yesterday the hear
IEg q the sale Eat ii uzsesion SUIT Of
Senrgs =. Uezrfcrn Is a. rs. TegsDSs
OsDsaezs es Al, whseA was begun o. Nor
day. consumes eli * gudge Lsehtenoerg >
tiEas- AZ tbs tables ns the J1zsges' e1aE1-
hegs. z'here ccurt IS hesd. we're c8vered
VIII map and cAzyts 81 tie premises IN
ssssste, whsea were beng constantly r.
ferrea ~ during the examination a Wit
nesses md ths sTgnmssnts q counsel Tie
case w4l pgeks4k3 b. saBassssea - fise e0urt
todag Or sensorrOE. bzls dee1sscn il Dos 20
te expeesesl for ssvsraS days No u.aftsr
s4iea way tie case II deeikssd, i wil
a04btlsss be carried 70 the supreme court,
As FesF i1Eee interests are involved
vHE sksoKsW41sR pAmAssr sUr1.
Tie defendant "a tie eEse Il Daniel Van
desmatsF rs. sss F1oili-sfxees CAals Rail-
road Company deraasS 10 tAe complaint
on the lrsouna .Asas i si9es nor state facts
eaf1eient - constitute eanse az action.
The original suit Nas brought last month
and Yrase gadgrasnsfor the sam u si.Szs-
eamAsss Tor personal Injuries. In his
c0Enpiaint plAfatiff alleges thai be i Al en-
greer tlg profession shat on tlae morning
Ct lae 4th 81 lat Noveflsse be WAS
passenger On the FFoHs-stgesE cable line;
thai the ears dashed around the caryes az
the e9FTier OF Fsont AMI Piae streets az
aheut the rae 81 eight miles Per boar.
swervine 50 Is 70 tarow plaintiff from the
damny into the S'rest; that striking npoa
his bead. be frsctarea his skalI and seri-
oasiv bruised ais right arm ard Shoulder
blade: thas il falling be lost so cash from
his peeAez which he was unakle 70 and
thas in consequence OF these injuries he
has been izca pacitatsd FROM work, had
Ee4FY bills 10 pay for medical services.
etc. an4 suffered great bodily anguish.
HeDee be ask Judgment in tie sum mem
toned ab0ve
BxM sE1ys FlIE9.
Peter szymonski has instituted suIt
arainss Joseph Daily et al. for the recovery
q si.25etes and dssree Of foreclosure for
certain described lands in the town OF
Genton-
7. +. Carpenter has aHed T. III. White to
recover isis on a promzssorv note.
MINOR HaTTERs-
Theodore ]. De Pay, 81 the View York
bar. vas yesterday admitted 10 practice ia
the superior court
The suit Of = 4. Gates vs. Seattle Lodge.
No. :. l. O. o. F.. al action TO foreelose a
mechanics Ten. was dismissed yestess 81 ~
the plaintiffs cost
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Rnfarcr Tho I.au.


The introduction q osli n tie House
prohibiting the safe q cigarettes 20 miners.
hfought oet the fact that there Is already a
Law IN the statutes I'll Washington ok the
ssms efiect Yet thousands os lads IL
5Fota uiue % eighteen wears of are
buy an@ smose cigarettes without
any eaestSons eessse asked Here
IA CasasAs 4 h = coamea tafRr 90 meet
hoss aoanElns sroand after SUPPER xrnok-
inr The vie sbiugs ard the dsalers rest
customers seem % - she children. Per
hapss those wao sell cigarettes here az not
aware q The prohibiting las ard as F,an-
sites. Ana Il mtrhf he a good thing sor
some razent Ia Gail their attention 10 IL
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sKn ss9Ts FlLEb.
> - nom.
srsv1.s amin Murpby's Remains Have Not
Reached Ghieaga YET.

Chief OF Police Mitchell received dis
patch from superintendent OF Police
q. " Hubbard, of Chicago, late
last nlght, stating that the body
~ William Murphy. former proprietor Of
the New England house. VINO died Deeem-
her 81, and whose remains were
shipped 10 Chicago December f3. in
charge OF G. w. Festsr. had not vet been
received there. Ii viii he remembered that
Mr. Murphy 5 sister. who lives az Chicago,
telegraphed a request f3r the body Of her
brother 10 be sent to her. and is arrival be-
ins long past due. she bas grown anxious.
Chief Mitchell accounts for the delay
from the fact that lately overland trains
have been more or less behind time. owing
10 severe weather and snow blockades.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-20

January I. : ana are she dates set for
the bedding IT the session os tas Stssp
Teachers Association as EilenshuFg. At
TIE date q rs organization year sru shs
association bad upwards Of ita members.
A large Attends nce = rypeete,i this year 81
tls snssitate in n a'eh Sessf7e VII he ven
represented The debates aaA ESSAYS sesss-
prise many gopses - rEeat sufeses1 ia eaa-
easaNnAi circles
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-20

At the Unitarian church tonight will be
given musical entertainment and fair, al
which there sils be 4 sale Of articles suit
ahle for Christmas presents. The affair
will be under the auspices OF the ladies OF
the church. and every part Of the enter
laifsment VIII be interesting. an adnis-
sion OF Is cents will he eharred
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Whisky woaia Mtx WIN wn,er.

A drunken slwssh fell overheard of the
Columbia & Puget Soand railroad side
track that runs from Railroad avenue to
the end OF the Ocean dock, across Ballast
island. at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
he VAS rescued, somewhat sohercd up, hy
0ffss-ab ga-r
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a t.onnlrte Nan.

One os the MOST useful maps that has
ever bsen issued in Seattle has just been
published by Baker. Baseh & Co. IL shows
the country adiseent 10 paEet sound. emf
oszrins british Coluahia as vel as the
counties q Western Va hlnrton. II also
sho~s lines Of travel aad railways com.
plete and She resouFees a the country. ali
easnpilcd from the latest records ard lnfer-
mnsiSn. r. Il, 6eldie & &c. are agents for
sAa man
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rres aarthodisss. ,laa.seriy ue.tanv.

QaaFtefsy meetnws cemmeaeea last
ereninE at the Free Aiethoaisf ehureh.
eognes Tsath and Pine sfroess. an.l viii
esnEaus ANTI next Nsf*isv. Several oas-
sste parties, ineiu sae NJ Maoss. IT
blafne. Mr, J. VI. haver ii Snoh0inish.
saa As, J. {. scott, district chairman. VIII
- pgeseat, IN addition 20 Rev. c f. Nc
Eeynalsls. pastor q tae ehmreh.
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A new Coed TeEaplars lodge was organ
lied last evening at the hall over Wheeler's
store. OUT on Madison street, by Grand
Chief Templar Bushel. The lodge will be
known as Madison lodge. and will be
the sixth lodge OF the |. o. 6. T. order in
this city Next week new lodge is TO he
instituted al ballard.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-20

The Rew ward map compiled BY O. r.
Audersoa & Co Is the best. See *. Rooms
llt and l0s Seattle block New being dc.
lveTed. (. " TowSiey aeeat.
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= w. - sszss5 - a aseszg Nlsss Aas bases
&s& AfAf ass4 3 sNex 4ns ksaEsN ~ eaNErsss $
AasEAs - $50 sAaesA IS 0neea Lax Nae exr
s@ sssyss3a- 81 tae AAsess es*sEs 20 sas
ts4t ee4 sfNs 2s,c E~ Ess1s 60 Wcaa
Ee7~s4 s4sf3 HEsskN #pE5E AZ kseEea fakR
- = - - 4 - -
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Fat @ason was arrested by oaicer Cor
bctt about : o'etoek last evening, for
stealing dozen red flannel shirts from a
secondhand clothing store on Washington
street, near Yesler avenue.
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Via che ssnase Nr.i.

A&sFAA@ &GAss
The InitNS safes Senate + too fond ef
prece3eus 10 ea.s tass con naeu-ssnSe coan-
Uy. isisa nslSEL Il ouxht 20 have a
saTgts s. tpeFaf5sn pSfferEae4 On SIS PRIDE.
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AarSiy aay Republican crater. sxeext.
perhaps Hen. Joaa James Tng2ils. vii ~.
gard the death o. jefferson Iav1s as =
aArsnats Aesss
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Wee Pair wss ssek we gave her caSsa~sA.
waea sass uas Csl& ssse srsSs sar CAstexiA
SSaea sess escksls ssss& she clsnS % CsssoxsA.
Nae@ sAs hs4 CslsSssa sss gave taea c2ks1<aA.
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G2ss$sa sasa - zk9ase esnsks Eaasav ans
s254r4Ag - / 80 Freas s1gess EskeEtsa q H.
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BOUND OVER.
III Have to Answer for
6fsafening 70 Kill
q pksy IRssvEsEnT BOYS.
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- s. Izs propfistor It she Aikado
rs f&<< - sg5 FRONT street. Peter il
mil ie@@ naHse nf another ustlye of
{I1 ~ tzsf 5islfzg san. He cooks Tor
t6z>f : ise sEaasnseBf and the cook 80
(4{H8l fhsss nAflunasstv as 10 quarrel
vi III si<a werp both arrested
2 lien hzoHriAt hefog0 Justice Miller Tire
s i1se HAs bssssiY eat and laeesiing, and
d kt H. q sngsssar nho had just come
<< ia 4 hHztIA Ibe boss was smiling.
ia Il Hls 3Ik{.eksanee gave 10 Indseatioao Of
Ester nAs eaalsd into the witness. box.
s NH b Il tosanlaitd u English being inade-
I1}e 81 he xx1sfsnsiaa OF bis emotions he
4a1 fIteA 10 and tod to step down bssore
n ~ sfss3i4 aNa&s any insestgibae statement
1<4f<x #isen bis tarn eame proved hiTa-
81 s. - ftnte accomplished and fluent
zeslsE - ahitE 4 boss u Mikatlo fss-
f<sxkni rs Front street Peter be cook.
I4<<LtS< kzn Ike TOO much sake. whisky
=14 t@I| ISf come my place and say he
81 Az 5.'>s sHil 20 can eAvs Job BOW -
80. noms. BE say. "a
= h.sss MORE r. Then hita t.rhs
II h>ne zaiI dopn -e.-.lr. table. sugar
IN f,exs&s. I tAtnk business al bust.
- IS OH Street and thrown mllk.cAn
61is4 4znAax Glass al break milk ali
U4{ 80 me and throw him down on
&<4ik 6nsi etpke.
ken G<ufre was Also directed 10 pay 4
III 11fs a. na< Alghly indignant aud pro-
&16<x5 ts1&t ID NAs ssunited States CITIZEN
Dt6 UoH1d I.os pas alter having sustained
16 1Su4<e< e his restaurant lie
& 1l3&e0 6i* mind. however,. when police
<l5 lss4k him ~ tie collar TO escort him
Ill. and HANDED the cash 10 The court,
Is o{ long bafkskin purse.
81 ia iIssI nef have 50 much wealth about
E& n<tnx known "a good cook
t<1< <eon sneceeded in borrowing
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& k5<yx Ahfets. the building inspector.
~:z ii 5usAsre Kiysss' coasS YESTERDAY. a.
81 8 IA aeeesssleA a having driven
~ knfse assa hsskey sieas the Jackson
! 800 4<<eaAsk He pleassed not guilty.
~ ~ ExAssn& a hss case was eOntsnnea
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-13
LOCAL NOTICES.

A. d. Huesing. real estate and insui-
snce agent. Office No. 1903 Second ave-
nue., Rock Island.
The Crown dining ball, No. 170S Sec
ond avenue, is now ready to furnish you
the best meal in the city for 25 cents.
Buy Mercer county coal of E. B. Nc
Kown at his new coal yard corner of
Fifteenth street and First avenue.
The Royal Insurance company. of Eng
land, has the largest surplus of any fire
insurance company in the world. A. ID.
Huesing. agent. Office No. 1908 Second
avenue. Rock Island
$50,000 to loan on real estate security,
in sums of $500 and upward, at lowest
current rates of interest. without COM
mission. Z. w. Hurst, Attorney nj
law, Rock Island.
Modern Houses For Sale
On monthly instsllments by Guyer &
Sweeney.
Barth 4 Babccek, Dentists.
No. 1924 Second avenue. Special atten.
ton paid To saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth without plates.
For Sale.
Fourteen dry lots on four years time.
with six per cent per snnum, To any one
wishing 10 build this summer.
b. DAVENPORT.
Surety on Bonds.
Those who are required to give bonds
10 positions of trust, and who desire Ia
avoid asking friends 10 become their
sureties, or who may wish TO relieve
friends from further obligations rs bonds.
man. should apply TO the agent of the
American Surety Co.. of New York.
Ed. LIEBERKNECHT,
General Insurance Agent.
Rock Island, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-13
Points About Canaries.

Cant you tell me of some antidote that
can give my canaryr asked a lady, the other
day, Of the pr oprietor Of Ninth street bird
store. I'm raid it's growing blind, though
/ can't imagine what Is the cause"
How old is your birdf- was the mans
questioning sply.
I've had eighteen years-ever since /
was a very little girl, )" she added, blushing.
We'll, thea, the cause is easily found, ("
same from the smiling man your canary's
blindness is doe TO old age. Its on its way
TO the grave and nothing can now restore
its sight.
When birds live TO a good old age-20
years or twenty-five, or sometimes thirty
their sight OF en- fades and total eclipse settles
down upon Il EN-. II is just as impossible to
restore Dir is vision at such a stage as to
prevent an oil mans locks from turning gray.
There Is, owever, a species o. blindness
that is liable 10 victimize songsters of all
feathers and all ages. This is OF compare
lively rare occurrence. and it is doubtless
sometimes dus to a cold which the bird has
caught while hanging in draught. Then
cheap bird foDds containing opium are very
injurious to q canary's health
Il believe, moreover, that IA brass or painted
cage Is not the best thing in which to house
ones lemon cDlored troubadour. The birds
continual pee King at the wires must result in
considerable amount OF paint or lacquer find
ing it's way into its NAV, and this surely
not be whole some. Besides, in the case of
brass cages, after the lacquer is nibbled away,
verdigris acc lmulates on the wires. and this
poison must have baleful effect on the
yelloS peckers within, acting as a prolific
source Of siGhtlessness. Philadelphia Rec
ord
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-13
Two Home Pictures.

Look on this picture and then on that:
Father is comingIn and the lite round
faces grow long, merry voices are hushed
toys are thr Ist into the cupboard, mamma
glances nervogsly at the door; baby is bribed
with lump OF sugar TO keep the peace
Fathers business face relsxes not a muscle.
the little gre up huddle like timid sheep in a
corner Tea is dispatched in silence, as
though speak ng were prohibited The chill
dren creep Ike culprits to bed, marveling
that baby dares crow So loud now that
father has cpmei"
Father Is cOming!' Bright eyes sparkle
with JOY, tiny faces danoe with glee, eager
faces pres az ainst the window pane, and a
beyy OF rosy lips claim kisses at the door
Picture books he lays on the table, and tops,
balls, dolls and kites are discussed Little
Susy lays her soft cheek against the paternal
whiskers with the most careless abandon /;
Charley gets A love pat for his medal; mann
mas face grows radiant; the evening paper
is read aloud, and tea and toast and time
vanish with cslerity, for jubilee has arrived
and father as comen-Exchange