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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-05
Hastings Court

In the hustings court yesterday, with
Judge Witt presiding, the following cases
were disposed of:
Edward Jasper alias jefferson. charged
with housebreaking, was sent TO JAM for
twelve mouths and lined So and the
same party. charged with resisting the
police. was sent to Jail for ten days.
Charles Harris, charged with petty
Larceny. was sent to Jail for fifteen lays.
Edward Bentley. charged with petty
larceny. plead guilty aud WAS hned So.
The rest of the day was occupied III
setting dates for the trials of cases on
the Commonwealth docket during the
present term. .,
The Court al rounced that the civil
docket would be called, beginning on next
Saturday, and on the Saturday follow
ing.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-05
Two Much OF "A Kisk.

1t is not unusual for colds contracted IN
the fail TO hang on all winter. In such
cases catarrh or chronic bronchitis are
almost sure to result. A fifty cent bot
tie Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will
cure any cold. Can you afford TO RI, risk
SO much for so small an amount! This
remedy is intended especially for bad
colds and Group. and can always be de-
pended upon. For sale by Owens d
Minor Drug Co., 1907 east Main street.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02


spain has eonciuded commercial treaties
With sweden and Norway. Holland, Den
marx, Portugal, and switzerland.
TIL. R,,,f.h .,.,,,sr s-,,,,no,, r,ou Con.
.,,atinonis a. shs,nnss. vim . 1870 a.
go ~. 49,, x,sct III :, N..h poir, a..
morT.n,birr. The crew yer. landed in
Inybost AZ C.rlin.
hnndreds OF emlgrants who had planned
10 sal on the North herman Lloyd steam
snip Vera from Senoa. have rttni ned TO
their homes, - only persons IRVING uomr
.hin .an,n.nr '" " '"e ''eS"'
oNloE 70 the uIusEehnes OF coaehman,
heni1h ney anu TWO lI,enuS' PERSONS OF as
lnctloh' were crowned "a tue open draw
oetNeeh S.aInnou snu Ss'AA. Inc coach
Ia .an Wa. vas ~ 'nas 70" us 49,,
otn uIo neauons INV" .ne Ns.e,i 49, a.
u.Sh snu tnI eo.eu ti oei"s y" Wv
,-,.., - r-,-. 49,,
a ussps'en mtue heu.eI ieNsni LII
Pany iIo,l Mosoos saSs .,'V 1n W. ,nsr.
lawn NJ cohseh. 20 une nni n,.nn S;nI,o-
las Sicolaiayi,ch with The daughter Of a
merchant n.mai Ronrenine. because she
insisted on The right to lie received At court
and on having The titIe Of Grand Duchess.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
1.-THE BREAKERS" BURNED.
Cornelius NandcrbiIt's Hands me Villa
In Newport In Ruins.


The Breakers. " the costly summer resi-
dence Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, was burned
n few DAYS ago.
Burned bricks and heaps of ashes are all
that remain of the villa which for years has
teen counted as one of Newport's largest and
finest residences. Fire destroyed the house,
all the valuable contents Of the villa, includ.
ing furniture. bric.a-brac, wearing apparel.
and other rare and costly articles.
The villa was at Ochre Point nearly
rule and half from the nearest fire station.
Before an alarm could be sent out and the
apparatus reach there, the fire was far be-
yOnd control.
\ general alarm summoned the entire de-
pa tnent, The engines were unable to work
to advantage. This was partly due t. the
small number Of hydrants in that section OF
the city. Hher" the houses have large grounds
and are widely separated.
IL was ais party due to lack OF sufficient
water pressure. There was n break in the
mains, aud the water works had reduced the
pressure onehalf in two hours before the
lire was discovered.
The house was built about dozen or
fifteen years ago for Pierre Lorillard OF New
York. and was purchased. with the extern
sive grounds, by Mr. Vanderbilt in 1884 for
10000. More Than 100000 was expended
in additions and improvements to the build
ing.
The villa was irregular shape, about 100
by % feet in size, from Que to two stories in
height, the lower part being OF brick aud the
upper of wood, with numerous towers and
gables.
The character Of the furniture aud decora.
tons may be judged from the fact that in
single hail were hung tapestries estimated &c
be worth S2JJ,O00 or more. Members OF
the family aud servants alike lost all their
lOlhinp
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
Burs That Are n Bother.

Very prevalent ia Washington Is a
certain destructive bug which does
not seem 10 he nearly 30 bUihersome
anywhere cleo. Il gobbles up val
liable papers that are stored away IN
the departments and housewives dad
il pest well nigh rs yoracious AMI
troublesome as the moth. IL Ia very
common in dwellings all over the dis
lricl and il cliews silk aud other fab
RIGS all to pieces. Besides, it uSurp'
the function of the boOkwOrm, ealing
holes in the leaves of books and 'le-
vouring the bindings to get at the
paste.
This Objectionable insect has been
named by etomolugists the "lepisms
saccharina" The creatures have no
end of popular names. They are va
riously known Ia Washington as
"siiver bugs" "shin rs" "siver
witches" "starch bugs" furniture
bugs" and "flshes," the last because
Of their imagined resemblance 10 little
fish.
The insect is ordinarily about half
an inch long, though 1t sometimes at
lains length of Two inches. II Is
clad in handsome armOr of shining
scales, which are rubbed off by the
slightest touch, so that il is difficult to
capture specimen without spelling lis
beauty. II has several bristles at The
end of its tail, three of them being
longer than the Others. Very com-
monty il selects the sash frame Of
II window for its abode, finding u
convenient hiding place in the cracks.
These "silver bugs" are very fond
of starchcd clothes, on which they
often infiict dcplorabIe damage. They
have been found in willow baskets,
the willow withcs being bored longi-
tudinally by them. The colored pee
pie of Washington declare that the in
sect is the "husband of the moth, !"
but entomologisls do not indorse this
opinion. The latter say that liberal
doses Of Persian insect powder arc the
best remedy for the mischief. -
Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
August
Flower"

For two years l suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
worn out, and that l would have to
cease eating. solid food. On the rec
ommendation of friend I procured
a bottle of August Flower. Itseem-
ed to do me good at once. gained
strength and flesh rapidly. / feel
now like new man, and consider
that August Flower has cured me. "
las. E. Dederick, Saugerties. N.Y.S
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
CLIPPINGS.

Giambalti.ts, la 1901, made steam
pump for mining use.
There are more than 1900 varieties
of roses now cultivated,
Beighton. in l7ls, substituted plug
rods for cords 10 valves.
A working steam engine was in-
vented by Papin in 1851.
Old gold is 10 be the color of the
Chicago million-dollar building,
Duluth, Mimi, is decpy excited
over the discovery OF deposit of sil'
yer.
The hourly rate of water falling
over Niagara Falls 10 100000, 900
tons
More than third of Great Britain
is owned by members of the House of
Lords.
In the 20 universities of the German
Empire the medical students for last
summer numbered 1888.
There are fifty-oue living Cardinals,
all except ten of whom were appoint
cd by the present Pope.
From the American aloe-lree l.
made threads, ropes, cables, paper,
clothing, soap, sugar aud brandy,
Cripple Creek, the new Colorado
mining town, has grown In one year
from II population of fifty to 10, 600
Tho oak Tree has TO be more than
one hundred years old before 1t 10 Ill
to be cut down and used for timber,
The Michigan lumbermon GARY
cedar knots In their pockets ~ cuie
and also as preventive of rheuma-
tism.
There are 10000 foundings In
Paris. Two million dollars per year
Is expended by the city for their sup
port
There Is female leper In Phiadel-
phia. Her identity Is kept a secret,
but she lie said to DO of good family.
The secluslon she must enter will be
for all her life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE DAY.
New England.

Il Is reported that syndicate OF Lynn
| capitalists have leased the Norfolk woOlen
mill At East Dedham, and will soon start u
up IN the manufacture OF q line Of linen
goods.
Malcolm Mcpherson. 9 years old. wa
| killed al Littleiou. " H., by the accidental
di.charge Of q FlObert rifle.
Miss Mary Rosetta Park. 20 years cd, who
| dwelt with her sister on big farm In Tres
ton, seven miles southeast OF Norwich, e..
fell from the h,ymow IN her barn this fore
! noon and broke her nerk. She had been
repairing the building. She was sister Of
eN-Chief Justice OF the State John ID. Park
and Coroner Park OF Norwich.
| Several Dclham (Mass.) citizens have re-
| ceived circulars hy mail recently, offerins
them THE grandest opportunity in thu
world TO get rich" by dealing in green
goods that can't be told from the original"
Patrick Mulhesrn went out last week fol
an Al-day hunt In West Rutland, VT On
the way home he lay down for a rest. put
| ting his gun on the ground with the muzZlt
| toward him. When he tried TO pick up the
| gun by the barrel the trigger caught in the
bushes and the weapon was discharged. one
side OF Mulhcarn's head was blown of and he
was Instantly killed. He leaves wife and
two small children.
| bOlaNu NNTlon. the mlssiiS NOIlu MT
terry, Me-, boy has been heard from in Chi
caso.
Miss Cora Isabell formerly postmistress
at llotChkissVil;e, Ct, was bound over on 4
charge of opening letters.
The Hartford (Ct.) Post, the Republican
evening paper, announced a reduction in
| price to cents per copy.
Edward G. Sweet of Portland will be a
| anftlafp for thu, of nf nffaI Atatai
pension agent for the Maine district.
4. G.. Harrington, dry goods and groceries,
| OF south Egremont, has assigned to ID. +.
! Peck. Liabilities $4,000; assets unknown.
William Knibbs. ten-year-old inmate
OF the Andover almsbouse, was drowned
IN the Shawsheen river near Frye village.
Rev. Lewis W. Hicks of Hartford, CT, has
been called to the pastorate OF the COngre.
gatonal Church in Wellesley, Mass. lie will
ACCEPT
Gen. Robert b. Craw ford died at Norfolk
| CT. He commanded the brigade OF the
| Connecticut National Guard from 1871 to
1873.
John T. Petroh, the crazy Roumanian
whose peculiar actions have disturbed Hart
ford, Ct, people for the past week, was sent
to an insane asylum.
}. II. Batchelder. a prominent citizen OF
Gambia. y. H.. was burned to death tn,
other day by the explosion OF a kerosen,
lamp. lie had twice represented Gambia in
the New Hampshire Legislature.
Aaron Belden of New Haven, Ct, died re-
Gently aged 80. Had been city gunner since
1884, bi, duties requiring him 10 fire all "a
lutes on national holidays and other occa
siops,
Scarlet fever. which has existed in cpl
demic form at Windsor Locks, Ct, for sew
eral weeks, has become quito prevalent
among children in the lower part of Hart
ford along The river front
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
KIDNAPPED NON UNION SAILORS.
A Bark Boarded at Tacoma at Night
and the Crew Taken Away.

Shipping men at Tacoma are excited over
the kidnapping of eight non-union sailors
there a few nights ago. At midnight ten
ton sloop went over from Seattle with four
members OF tie Sailors Union. These went
from ship to slip in the harl'or and gathered
force OF thirty union sailors, most oil
whom went to the sloop In sail boats.
Then the men approached bark, and
finding nobody on guard, climbed over her
sides and down into the 70 ecastle. They
awakened the non-union men by pounding
them on the heads with revo yers. These
were ordered 10 pack up their clothe.. Then
the union men carried them aboard the
sloop, locked them In the hat"hway and SET
sail. They were landed ut Port BakeIy,
thirty miles from Tacoma, and left without
cent, and with the warning that II caught
again on non-union ship they would be
LilIpd
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
the PENSION ESTIMATES.
Sl66. S3f, 1850 Required for the Next
Year-A $40, 900 900 Deficiency.

The Secretary Of the Interior has trans
mitted to the Secretary OF the Treasury the
estimates required 10 pay pensions for the
next fiscal year. II shows that elG0, 1891 $50
will be necessary TO pay pensions on account
OF the army and navy, including The main.
tenance Of pension agencies, clerk hire and
other incidental expenses. OF this amount
II Is estimated that s165y 900, 900 will be paid
directly to pensioners. IN addition TO the
82i 10 asked During the first fiscal year OF
the present administration an estImate OF
$50, BOO, 900 In round numbers was sufficient
TO pay pensions and other incidental OK.
nan
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
CnIcAao's sIa TELESCOPE.
The Yerkes Telescope for the Univer-
sity Of Chicago.

Warner Il Swasey Of Cleveland, Ohio, have
secured the contract for building the tube TO
the new Yerkes telescope for the University
Of Chicago. They built the famous Lick
telescope and one for the National Observa
tory ct ,r Washington. The Yerkes ias'r,t
pected 70 exceed the Lick telescope In mag.
nIfying power ~ per cent. The tube will
be rs feet long, and the instrument com.
pIeted will weigh six tons. Work will be
begun at onee,with the expectation ofhDish-
ing II In year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02

It Is better to take Scots
Emulsion Of eod.liver oil
when that decline In health
begins-the decline which
precedes consumption
rather than wait for the germ
to begin togrow in our lungs,
prevention Is better than
cure;" and surer The say,
ing never was truer than
here.
What Is It to prevent con,
SUMPTION
Let us send you a book on
CAREFUL LIVING; free,
ScO!TS howSs, ChsWi''s, VA South i,h Ayta.s,
New York,
Your drusgis, keeps scous Enpl,,,a vt ,oa live,
oil-sll druggists everywhere do, o.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
HIDDEN TREASURE FOUND.
GOVERNOR.

Eight buildings. prineIpa ly occupied by
small shopkeepers were burned the other
night In the village OF Monroe, Orange
county, N. Y. In searching the RUNS next
day there was found package Of British
aud American gold coins Of various dates 70
the early part OF the present century, and
aggregatlng In value near $500. Appear
ances Indicated that the coins had been kept
hidden away by the same person 10 wool
len stocking which hal been deposited for
safe keeping IN creyice among the stones
which formed the chimney.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02

series OF II articles by successful men IN ~
many pursuits Is one OF the many strong groups
OF articles which are announced In The f',uUt's
g .mpdH 90 for 1899. THE Bravest Deed Ever
saw" Is the topic OF another series by United
States Generals. The prospectus for the coming
year OF r. Companion II more varied and gen.
erous than ever. Those who subscribe a. once
Will receive the paper free TO Jan. |. Is,fl, and
for full year from that date, Only sl.75a year.
Address THESoUTH's CoAPASIoS,B Boston, Mass
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02

Tho Mayor of French town r,.
Gently gave the following passport 10
person who IN ended to travel;
"Hair and eyebrows, black; eyes,
brown; forehead. esnal shape aud
size. Resembles his father worry much
in ali other respecls."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain MsFcury.

AS mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
faces. Such articles should never be USED tx
cept on prescriptions from reputable pbysi-
clans, as the damage they will do IL ten fold 10
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured Iy II
Cheney d Co., Toledo, o. contains no mercury,
and Is taken Internally, and acts directly upGIi
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the 81 stem,
In buying Hal : Catarrh Cure be sure You Kst
the genuine. II IL taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by j. }. Cheney * 60.
" Sold by DrngKlsts. price 1bc. per bottle,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02

Pasteur, the French savant, has al
ways been deeply absorbed in his
work, and on his wedding day, so the
report goes, he was found in his labor
atory, forgetful of bride and we'd
ding feast, at the time set for the oerc-
mOuy
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02

People overlooked the importance Of per-
manently beneficial effects and were satisHed
with Transient action, but now that II is gen.
orally know that Syrup OF Figs will per ma.
nently cure habttual constipation, we'll In
formed people will not buy other laxative,
which act for time, but finally lnIure tn Q
tam
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.

I'm MAKE the following quotations Of value
10 buyer and seller alike, Il will Be necess ery
10 carefully note the predatory remarks whleh
precede all articles quoted. In n market OF
ihIs character Il Is impossible 10 give prices
for every tiay OF the week. but by noting the
General tendency OF trade, those given Will b.
found sufficiently Close 10 enable dealers 10
base their transactions thereon.l
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
A LONG SEPARATION.
'wo Brothers Meet In Chicago after q
SenarafiOn of Thirfy-fwn Yenra

Two Br0thers Meet In Chicago after Q
Separation of Thirty-two Years.
After a separation of thlrty.two years two
brothers met recently ut tho Great Northern
Hotel In Chicago. Marvin Walkers home IA
IN San Francisco. His brother, Edward A.
Walker, ts n Boston business man. When
last they saw each other they were boys
living with their parents In New Bedford.
Mass. Marvin ran away from home when
10 years old and went 10 sea. When he re-
turned his father. was dead. and the family
being poor, he again. In 1880, shipped 10
South America. He finally resched San
Francisco and went into business there.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02

BEEcBAS's Plus cure bilious and nervous
illness. Bet CHAINS Pills sell well because
they cure. ~ cents box.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02

Deans Rheumatic Pills are SURE cure for all
forms OF Chronic a. infAmmat0ry Rheumatism
d Neuralgia. Entirely vegetable, aIya,s safe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
Epitome Of Foreign Eveuts.

Count Leo Tolstol has settled bis entire
property upon his wife and children.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02
Presents
Presents
sr1ussnrnzzzn~nnnnnzmw
Presents


Buy q Package Of sAvENA, and see
what Present you viii GET
In every package n sAyENA (bs hest Washing
Compound on sani) yon will nDd Hssfd present.
such az Sewing slk. Handkerchief. Needles Cotton
Pms Ib'mbles Dress Buttons. Combs Tea sTalnfrs.
Hslfptns' screw Drivers. iHssmsksrs TspeIDes.
linen Thread shear'. aud many other things.
Every Pseksssd sAyENA contains q dlasfsa
sHd useful present Of the vsry best qualify and they
will please yoa
CAUTION. AiSsy' ssk yoar ssoesr for eass.
sss 0fsAvEsA tbss hiss the DOC on oua.,as N pset.
sss
soldJB al 0rorSyS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02

n. u, Forty Eight.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-30
MIR. DINKELsPEIL's CAREER.

Life Insurance Agent Who Piled Up
100000 IN Debts in Two Years
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON, March 29-The Bankrupt Court
officials agree that they never had a cooler
or moro debonnaire debtor before them
than William Dinkelspeil, who was ex-
amined to-day in connection with the
claims of host of his creditors. Dinkel-
spell described himself as an agent of the
New York Life Insurance Company. He
came to London in the early part of 1890,
minus capital, but with plenty of inspiring
confidence. as shown by the fact that his
liabilities are now over e25.OO0. though his
assets are but 81 shiliings and pence.
Dinkelspeil admitted that he was lv-
ing ut the rate OF about, 1900
G2, goo In gambling and betting. He owed
f400 for his wifc's gowns 1t was true that
he had bought 81 800 worth of jewelry dur
ing the past twelve months, but he had
been obliged to pawn some of it, He calm
ly suggested that his creditors should
withdraw their claims for the present and
give him time in which to settle. When
asked about security he said that if they
wOnld trust in his honor no would repay
them out of his future earnings. One of
the creditors bitterly suggested that an
adjournment bo taken until this time in
1892. 1t was finally decided not to heed
Williams soft Establishments. but to in
sist upon lis being thrown into bank
ruptcy. Among Dinkelspeirs creditors is
Baron Won Stern. whose claim is for "a, 900.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-30
SIr. Allen Talks lack.

To tho Editor of the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
Permit me the use of your columns. For
several days the public has been regaled
with a very unsavory dish of highly-"col-
ored" news more disgusting than profita-
BILE, yet not more puerile than malicious.
The climax. however. is reached In the last
statement of one Ben Thornton, detective.
Because Thornton is N detective is no good
reason that be should be void of honor or
should act the coward. Yet | ascribe both
of these qualities 30 him. Mondays News
contains an interview by Thornton. eoiored
detective and leading coiored man. in
which lie states with fendish glee tho part
played by himself in the so-called investi-
CATION of colo red teachers. lie is ap-
preached wish money. be hears OF disagree
nirnts as to boodie money, be Is told OF de-
mands for cash: lie learns that money has
been paid TO bribe honorable men like him.
self. and that the correspondence is pro-
due cb BILE. All these things comes TO
him as disinterested member of
"a committee endeavoring to disrupt the
placidity of the public schools. TO cast
Odium upon the teachers who baye labored
for years. and TO tear asunder the friendly
feelings of the colored people. Such Is
Thornton in Mondays News. Tuesday =
News brings To the front another statement
from this 'sleuth hound" ta very appropri-
ate epithet. by the Way. IN which he says
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-30
WARNED BY ANARCHISTS
Baron Rothschild and Other Paris Bank
ers Receive Menacing Letters.
Dynamite Exploded in tho Building Of the
Credit Lyonnaise-Batiles Between Czeehs
and Police Deeming's Savagery.
CARRYING OUT THEIR THREATS.


Anarchists Begin Terroriz.ng bankers and
Other Prominent Parisians.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
PARIS March 29.-There was dynamite
explosion, late this afternoon. in
the building of the Credit Lyon
naise, one of the largest banking
institutions of the city. The extent of the
damage has not yet been learned. 1t is said
that two persons were injured. Police are
in charge of the building and refuse to let
anybody approach. Two arrests have been
made.
The Anarchists have sent q warning to o
rich distIller named Premier. who lives in
the manufacturing town of Romans. in the
department. of Drome. They threaten that
hisdistillery will DO blown up with dynamite
on )Iay day. They have no arudge against
him. but will destroy his building simply
because he is the richest man in the place.
Baron Rotbschild and other leading bank
ers and prominent residents of this city
have received menacing letters from the
Anarchists.
NJ. BOuler, the public prosecutor, in
answer TO inquiries about the dynamite
outrage at his premises, says: AT the
trial of the Anarchists in August last
1 demanded the heads of Decamps
and Dardarre. The judge was
timid and only imposed three 4years'
Imprisonment Juries are so cowardly
that 1 doubt If any would con-
vict Ravacho if he were arrested. / am
q radical, even O Socialist. but deprecate
anerchism. 1t is extremely probable
that there ia n prudue against mo De-
camps who IS q violent fanatic and who Is
now in prison. is the real leader of his
party. He is beloved by his wifo. who
may be secretly melting his friends"