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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
RURAL CRITICISM.
Is 1t Possible the "Monster Emporiums'
Have Initiated Country stores?

1
Is 1t Possible the Monster Emporiums'
Have Initiated Country Stores?
Uncle Comfort Pettingill was 6
man whose opinions were considered
well worth listening to by the people
of Bushby, and when he returned
from a months visit to his married
daughter, who lived ''daown blow
in Boston, everybody was anxious tc
hear what he had to say about the
city. II want t. know, Comfort,
said Mr.. Augustus Fawcett, neal
neighbor, who dropped in" the
night after Uncle Comfort returned
II want t. know eff ye passed inter
Gimp e. Hardtack's shop while ye
was daown b'low2"
"Suttin, suttin--a number o
times, replied Mr.. Pettingill
We'll, said Mr.. Fawcett, II sh'd
like t. know eff they didn't set up fe1
dry goods store ten years or sc
back2 Or hev got tn wrong namep
They called themselves a dry
goods firm, an do naow," said Uncle
Comfort.
"Well, well," remarked Mr.. Faw-
cett, "haow docs it happen they're
advertisin farmin tools fer sale2 Hes
some r'lation died an left 'em a lot
on hand9 / see their circlar in tn
Farmers Guide, when it come las
night was pooty sure thet was tn
place where niece Idylly got M wifes
dress pattern, but m wife, she said
there must be mistake somewher's. y
''Ther amt any mistake cal'late,
Gus, replied the returned traveller.
'Ye see, times hev changed sence
you was t. Boston twenty-five years
ago. Gimp & Hardtack keeps
everythin' ye ken think up, firm rub
Der boots t. painted furnitoor SETS
It's 'nough t. make man crazy t
step foot in er their place; an it's full
as big as Square Follet's pasture
piece"
II want ter knoww calculated Mr..
Fawcett.
Eyes, full as hig," reiterated Uncle
Comfort.
There was moments pause, and
then Mr.. Pattingill from his seat in
front of the fire reached forward,
took up the tongs, and turned the
fore stick over, giving it a whack
which started up bright blaze.
1T amt but few years, he said,
turning to his guest with the tones
still in his hands, "sence tn city folks
was pokin fun at tn kentry stores on
accaount O their keepin all kinds O
merchandise.
Mr.. Fawcett nodded sagely, in ac-
quiescent silence.
II may be all off'n tn track" re-
marked Uncle Comfort, in tone
that belied his modest sentiments,
"but it appears tine as ef Gimp &
Hardtack was kinder copyin after tn
kentry stores naowadaysp'.
And with that he replaced the
tongs, and turned the conversation
to the present state of the Bushby
crops. Youth's Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
PATHWAYS THROUGH LIFE.
Ycu say that your life is a failure,

You say that your life is a failure.
Your future olds naugbt that Is sweet,
That the troublous years bring little but tears
And always. always defeat.
Mistakes-aye, sins you call them
May cover your past like pail,
But the soul that is strong to outlive its wrong
Is the bravest soul of all
You long to go forth in the battle,
But your feet are fettered quite;
Remember, who serve In the corps Of reserve
May be able as those who fight.
You chafe to enter the races
For pleasure and gold and fame:
Yet many who win mid the plaudits' din
Find the prize but an empty name.
The toll that is yours seems frutless,
Your days are dreary and long;
But the lowliest duty may glow with beauty
When wrought with cheerful song.
The worlds best sweets are denied you.
You have tasted earth's cup of woe;
But who suffers to give that others may live
Has the noblest life. trow.
Oh let us, my friend, do bravely
The work that to us is given,
And smile In belief that what causes us grief
May keep us the closer to heaven.
The pathways we traverse are many,
And some are by barrenest strand:
But with vision grown wide we shall wonder
we sighed.
For tn~y led to the Beautiful Land.
-Emmr O. Dowd In Ladies' Home journal.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18

Concerning the extinction of our
bison, the general belief is that our
continent was the only one that had
an animal of this distinct species.
This is in a measure true, but few
know that the European bison, or
zubr (bison bonassus), bears the
closest resemblance to our own bison.
AS Mr.. Lucas describes him-and
reference is made to a specimen in
the United States National museum,
there being a capital photograph of
the animal in Smithsonian report
bison bonassus looks so much like
Americanus that it would take more
than an ordinary observer to note
the distinction
The European bison, first cousin to
our own, is taller, not so heavy as
to his fore quarters, nor is his head
SO big. At present the zubr is re-
stricted to parts of Lithuania and the
inaccessible regions of the Caucasus.
In Lithuania the animals are under
government protection. Up to the
year 1900 European bison were not
rare in Poland. In 1914, in Tran
sylvania, if old chronicles are to be
relied on, the zubr trampled down
the growing crops. There is fair
reason to believe that in the middle
Of the last century Polish king
killed sixty bison in day. In Lith-
uania, in 1880, there were 600 of these
bison on the imperial range. New
York Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
The Hat Was Too Small.

In a mems furnishing goods store,
where there were quite number of
shoppers, middle aged man entered
and asked to see some nice straw hats.
He was man of means and always
dressed in the latest fashion. He
tried on ore hat that was too large,
and not having the next size smaller
the clerk pulled down one two sizes
smaller.
The customer tried it on. 1t was
too tight, and hurriedly attempting
to take 1t off his head took with it
his wig, disclosing a head as free
from hair as an egg. Every one
who witnessed this scene laughed,
and poor Mr.. r., mortified and en-
barrassed, grabbed his wig and old
hat and rushed out of the store. -
Cor. New York Recorder.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
SOMETHING NEW.

The new TINE Card, which ia now
In effect, via the "Wiscousin Central
Lines" In connection with IN.
Northern Pacific II r., affords ,h.
travelling public the best facilities
from ali points west 20 Chicago and
points east and south.
The unsurpassed equipment offered
10 It's patrons, combined with speed.
comfort and safety. surprising ali
Its competitors.
All through trains ere composed
of Pullman yesiibuled drawing-room
sleepers, with diulrg ears q nd day
coaches Of latest design.
The daily through fast train each
way, making close connection Al
Chicago with trains Ia all directions.
For tickets, time tables. etc. an
ply to agent of Northern Pacific r.
H., or las. G. PoSD.
Gen'l Pass andTkt. agent.
Chicago, Ill.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
He Awoke from His Dream,

New Boarder-You must give me
another room.
Hotel Clerk What's the matter
with the room you've gotl
MY rooms all right, but in the
next room there is somebody who
snores SO loud that the walls shake.
rs that soa"
Yes, it is great deal worse than
that. Can't you give me a room
near that divine creature with golden
locks and startled fawn expression
who sat opposite me at dinner yes
terdays'
why, man alivel her room is next
to yours, She does the snoring you
are kicking about. Texas Siftings
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
FARMING IN THE AolRoNDAcks.

/
A Beautiful Country. but No Place In
which to Make a Living.
The writer was driving along a
lovely hill road overlooking the spar
king waters of Lake Champlain in
their setting of blue mountains when
he came to a pretty, white farm
house, with The sign For Sale" posted
on the veranda. Big barns and out
houses loomed up behind the house,
and man was moving long hay in
/ the orchard.
How much do you want for this
/ farm Z" was asked.
"a thousand dollars" was the re-
ply.
''How many acresa"
Zone hundred"
"How many clearedY"
"Sixty."
"How mush wood lot9"
"About forty"
"Any springs on the place9"
"a fine one that sends its stream
through an iron pipe right into the
kitchen. It's ice cold and never fails. "
''The buildings look as though
they cost more than $1,000"
SO they did,"
"How m, chr"
Five or six thousand.
"Why put them on SO cheap a
farm2'
This farm was held high before
the west opened up, when this house
was built"
Gould a man make money off it
YETI"
Eyes stree. l work it on shares
with the owner, and 1 made all of
$3.50 off it last year for my share"
Great Scott! all that. Do you
live in the houseg"
"No, i live on another farm about
four miles off. work both"
make as much off the other as
you do off this2"
Sometimes"
Suppose 1 offered to rent tb'
house and orchard and outhous
only, what would the owner charge
me9"
"Well, he'd charge you pretty
steep, stranger, bein city folks. Per
haps more than you'd care to pay"
Perhaps SO. How much do you
think9"
"Well Cautiously, mebbe as high
as seventy-hve dollars year"
The writer looked longingly all over
the pretty, nine room, white house,
with green blinds and wide veranda,
commanding a view of mountain,
valley, plain, forest and lake hard
to excel; counted the big apple trees
in the quiet orchard, and compared
sadly all that room for seventy-five
dollars year with his hot New York
fiat, whore seventy-fve dollars hardly
sufficed for two months rent, and
turned away reluctantly. For what
is the use of renting even paradise
if you must live in some other placer
New York Tribune
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
A shoe Polishing Machine.

One Of the products of American
skill and ingenuity is a machine for
cleaning and polishing boots and
shoes. 1t consists of a platform with
two openings in which the shoes are
placed, the customer standing.
After the feet are in place shields
are applied protecting the uppeIn.
Four brushes are arranged vertically
and two horizontally, so as to reach
all parts of the shoe. These brushes
are worked by steam.
First the shoes are brushed clean
then the backing taken from NOV.
able boxes by an automatic device,
Is applied, and then the shoe is pol
ished. IN. Y. News.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
Islands Named for Dogs.

There are dozens (some say scores)
of islands Of greater or lesser dimen-
sions known as Little Dogs, Do;
islands, Big Dogs, etc. An island il
the Thames, now part Of London,
is called the Isle OF Dogs. CarlylI
alludes to it when he says, Tell I'D
first whether his voyage has been
around the globe or only from Ram
gate to the Isle of Dogs" Three loft :
and rocky islands near st, Thoma,
Virgin islands) are known as the
Great Dog, George Dog and the
West Dog.
There are Dog islands in the May
layan archipelago, on the coast Of
Maine, off the coast Of Franklin
county, Fla, and another in the Sc
rawati up.-Exchange.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
Hop Cultivation In tn. Northwest.

The cultivation of hops is a source
of large income to the state of Wash
ington. The hop was first cultivated
in the Puyallup region in 1866, and
with such results that in 1890 the
crop was $4,000 bales, about half of
which was grown in Puyallup fields.
That crop was marketed for $2,0OO,-
900. The industry has spread into
the valleys of the White, Stuck, Sno-
homish and Skagit rivers, all to the
westward of the Cascades, at the
feet of which rich valleys of alluvial
soil of great depth have been formed
Since it is known that one hopyard
in England has been uninterruptedly
cultivated for 300 years, there is no
reason to look for wearing out of
the rich soil of west Washington. =
Julian Ralph in Harper's.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18

Two nights ago a gentleman com
ing down ], fferson avenue was ap
preached by a well dressed stranger
who saluted him politely:
Excuse me-" he said, but will
you be kind enough to assist penni-
less mang"
You don't look like man in
need. replied the gentleman.
But | arl, just the same"
How much do you want9"
"Only two cents"
Haven't you any money at allG"
Not a penny, and I'd like to have
two. have plenty of large bills,
but | want to buy postage stamp
and haven't the change" and with a
loud guffaw he turned and hurried
away into the darkness. Detroit
Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18

II beg your pardon" said the
cheeky youth to the calm and austere
maiden in the Pullman, but / think
l have seen you somewhere before. "
The maiden fixed freezing stare
upon him,
II think not, ;" she replied severely.
II have been there several times, but
only to pass through"
Then he passed on.-Detroit Free
Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
clab. and tho Thirteen superstition.

The thirteen club in America has
not been success, taking into con-
sideration its fundamental principle
Ito combat all modern superstitions.
especially that one which teaches us
that the number "l3" is fatal and
unluclzy. The club always sits down
with thirteen at table, always ON
Friday, the supposed unluckiest day
Of the week; knives are crossed, salt
IL spilled, and everything is done to
tempt i'll luck, but 1t does not come.
On the other hand. neither does the
popular belief that ia is unlucky
disappear. Million.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
1t Would Never Do.

Miss Elder-Well, maintain that
women can do anything that men
can.
Mr.. Gazzam-Oh, no. The auc-
tioneer's business is one woman can
not go into.
Miss Elder-Nonsense. She'd make
every bit as good an auctioneer as a
man.
Mr.. Gazzam-Just imagine an un-
married woman getting up before a
crowd and exclaiming, "Now, gen
tlemen, all want is an offer !"-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
tn. waning Of tn. Moon.

Anyhow, Jack, you cannot say
that ran after you at the time of
our marriage"
You never spoke a truer word,
Maria; but neither does the mouse
trap run after the mouse, yet it
catches II all the same. s--Arlsquin.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18

Woman to herself)--It scares me
half 10 death 10 drive this horse. I
wonder what he'll do next.
Horse (to himself)-That must be
a woman driving, on l wouldn't be
jammed into everything ON the road.
New York Weekly.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
Too Deserving.

A young village maiden had OBJ
tanned the modesty prize. Il sup
pose then, my child" said Partisan
lady addressing her. you are the
most modest giil in the parishf"
There is not the slightest doubt
about that ma'am, and it's down
right shame didn't get all the other
prizes. Mosque de Ter,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
Getting a Good Nights Rest

1t was hardly possible to find Su-
warof, Russia's great military COM
mander, off the alert.
"Doyou never take off your clothes
ut night2' he was asked.
"No," said he. But when I get
lazy and want to have comfortable
sleep I generally take off one spur. I"
Million.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
The Power of Art.

Gamboge-Did you say that pic
ture 1 had at the exhibition was out
of drawing2
Ochre-Well, 1 said it never drew
a crowd.-Kate Fields Washington.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18

thana interest, old
at company
MEH G. Cotton Genl
set company thinking of carry
CALI the Willamette Hotel
of MITCHELL & LUNN, Resident Agents
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18

Mercy" cried Chollie. Here's a
anan died Of brain fever brought on
by lawn tennis. play tennis all the
time"
"Yos, but you know began
Mn Higgins. and then she decided
~ wouldn't nv IT, -Hsrpsrs Bazar'
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18

lie Richau's Golden Balsam No. 4
Cures Chancres, first and second stages.
Sores ON the Legs and Body; Sore Ears,
Eyes, Nose, etc, Copper-colored Blotches
syphilitic Catarrh, diseased Scalp. ard All
primary forms OF the disease known a,
syphilis. Price, s5 90 per Bottle.
LIE Rtchau's Golden BaIsam No.
Cures-Tertiary, Mercuriai syphilltic Rheu
matism, Pains In the Bones, Pains In the
Head. back OF the Ne<k, liberated ss,s
Throat, syphilitle Rash. Lumps q, a con
endicates all disease from the system
whether caused BY indsrretion or abuse
OF Mercury, leaving the blood pure and
healthy. Price S5 90 per Rottle.
lao htchauss Golden Sna nisR Anti.
dote for the cure OF Gonorrhpa 0jeet
Irritation Gravel, and all Urinary or GenI
a. disarrangements. Price ~ 50 per
~ 0icha.'s Golden spani.b I'm.
1ecttons TOR severe nases of Gonorrhosa
inh.mma,ory elsst; strictarss.&a Pri..
20 Richaa's GolV Os.tmen,
for the effective healing .syphilitic sorSs
and erupiions. Price 81 Us Der Hex.
20 Richau's Golden Pfi s--Nerv,
and Brain treatment loss Of physical pow
e. sacess % oservork. Pros<rafion. etc
Price 81 90 pes Bc1.
rontc ana Nerv1n&
ssnf sssfSwhrra O. o D. ssousssy paeksi
pss sxprc>A
Fss ssczkeDS DRUG Co, Apeuts
psF a tls nA&Rsx gI.,
ss.a sraz&11xsss IA
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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
Notice of Final Settlement.

NOTICE Is hereby given, that Georee a
~ Bingha executor of the estate Of X
Chubb, deceased, has filed his final ac.
count as such executor, and the count,
court OF Marion county, Oregon, has sci
tne oth day OF December 1892 at the honr
OF ~ O'Clock a. IN. tor the hearing thereof
All persons having objections to said So.
said time. GEO a PJNGHk az
ll-45dws y. aa,Ia
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18

IAN Wanted. Salary and expenses
~ AN fefmanent pace Apply now
only growers of NURSERY stock on botI
American and Canadian lails Hardy va
rietles our specially. Blk, WN BROS 90
s'i2 d-t d s-26t Nursery men, Chicago.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-18
Money

TO loan on Chattel Mortgages Money or
land; no delay. THOM AS Il JOHNSt N
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-23
Tow A FISH SEES.

The medium in which fresh-water
a great distance only in the horizon
tai direction, and the proper adjust
men Of the eye would make, under
usual conditions, the optical axis
take this direction. To me it seems
impossible to explain the constant
revolution of the eyeball on any
other hypothesis except that given,
viz, that the optical axis extends
forward instead of sidewise.
When a fish wishes to eat any
thing, either at the bottom of the
pond or at the surface of the water,
it swims directly towards the object;
and in this case the eyes are instant
ly adjusted in line with the body, so
as to bring the image of the particle
desired upon the posterior portion of
the retina. In this case they lose
their usual horizontal position.
If a fish wishes to turn to the right
or left in the water, the first move
ment is that of the yves in unison in
the direction of the turning. This
would be entirely unnecessary if the
apparent axis was the axis of most
distinct vision, as one of the eyes
would see all that was to be seen on
the side of the turning. After this
movement of the eyes the body turns
enough to bring the eyes into their
normal position, then there is again
a movement of the eyes, and next a
movement of the body. This causes
a peculiar jerking of the body
[Prof. Apgar in American Angler.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-23

heard from the crib, and rushing in
to the room Mrs. Hill was Mortified
to see the rabbit lying across her
child's face and nibbling one of its
hands, from a finger of which it had
already drawn blood.
Mrs. Hill seized the creature and
threw it away from the crib. That
it fell on a bed, instead Of the floor,
was an accident, and no fault Of
hers, and after she had picked up the
baby, who did not recover from the
nervous shock of her adventure for
nearly an hour, the rabbit again
leaped for the crib, with the evident
purpose of continuing its attack on
the child, though the latter was then
out of its reach.
Mr.. Hill OF returning home, heard
the story, and, being conscientious
~ unwilling to sell or give away SO
dangerous a beast, quietly ex-
terminated the animal. He will
decline any further present of rab-
bits. -[Philadelphia Inquirer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-23
A RABBIT Attacks A BABY.

AS an acceptable Easter present a
friend sent the family of Mr.. Hill, at
646 North Fortieth street, a pretty
rabbit. An important member of
the Hill family is a charming little
girl baby, aged four months.
A day or two since Mrs. Hill,
thinking the rabbit would interest
the baby, put it into her crib to see
what she would do. To her surprise
it turned out to be a question of
what the rabbit would do, for, the
lady being called out of the room for
a moment, a terrific shrek was
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-23

Conservative Investments.
NORTHWESTERN
GUARANTY LOAN COMPANY,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Cash Capital, $3.50, 100000
Guaranty Fund, 100000
Surplus and Profits, 125, 100000
EASTERN AGENTS.
Frank H. Fisher, Burlington, VT.
Industrial Trust Co., Providence, RI.
Nehe & Carpenter, Troy, N. Y.
Chapman Banking Co., Portland, Me
H. c. Hardon & Co., Room 80, 40
State ST., Boston.
Manhattan Trust Co., New YorF.
w c. Rodman, Drexel Building, Phil
de1phia, Pa.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-06-23

finest grained are not the best for
butter and cheese, having acquired
both characteristics at the ex-
pense of purity.
Wilderness can be produced by
chemicals that will injure either
butter or cheese. A hour-like
grain is the result of grinding, a
process that pulverjzes but does
not eliminate the p~an-scales and
other non-soluble matter.
ASHTON'S is a natural salt in
color and grain, purified by special
processes. For sale everywhere
FRANCIS D. MOULTON & CO..
Agents for q. S. and Canada,
% Broadway, New York.
For sale by RANNEY & POTTS,
and E. T. & H. K. IDE.
st. Johnsbury, Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-08-11
EIectricity Among the Japanese.

The japanese understood electric
ity as an attractive force, of which
they were very secret The Greeks
and Romans also knew something of
the magnet as an attractive force.
known to modern science as an cleo
trical attractions something like the
loadstone of the Chinese. They are
supposed to be ignorant of its polar
ity, though in their secret records
there are mentions of sacred forces
which none but God knew and must
not be tempered with by man.-New
York Telegram.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-08-11
To Restore Leather Blno .ugs.

To restore the leather bindings of
books wash them first very lightly
and carefully with clean warm water
in which tiny piece of soda has been
dissolved, in order to free the leather
from grease; then wash with clear
water to remove the soda, and dry.
Dissolve bit of gum arabic the size
of small bean in a teaspoonful of
water and beat it up with teaspoon
full of the white of an egg. With a
bit of sponge go lightly over the
leather with this CLAIR and let it dry.
Should the CLAIR froth up on the
leather, as it is very likely to do if
there is much tool work on the book,
dab it until it subsidies with the palm
of the hand or with the sponge
squeezed as dry as possible.-New
York Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-08-11
Moon Worship in Britain.

Lunar superstitions fingered until
a late period in the British islands.
A writer of the Seventeenth century
says: In Yorkshire, etc., north
ward, some country people doe wor-
ship the New Moon on their bare
knees, kneeling on an earthfast
stone. And the people of Athol, in
the Highlands of Scotland, doe wor-
ship the Me- Moon" Speaking of
the Irish, he continues: Whether or
no they worship tbs moon, know
not, bl', when they first see her fter
the change, they commonly be: tie
-znee and say the Lords Prayer, and
GEAR the wane address themsely es to
Ger with loud voice after this man
Ter, Leave Us as well as thou ,und-
est usp"
Sylvester O'Ha11oran, the jzis his
Mrian, speaking of the correspond
ing customs of the PhoeniciaTls and
Irish, adds: Their deities wee the
same. They both adored Bel or the
SUM, the mooc and the The
house Of Rimmon, which the Phe-
nicians worshiped in dixie our tenn
pies of F1echta in Meath). were sa-
cred to the moon. London Stand
ard