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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-16
MANASSAS BRANCH.

WARRENTON-Train Nos. 8, 13, II and
40 connect daily to and from WaITerton.
FRANKLIN DIVISION-Leavc Rocky
Mount daily except Sunday 6 10 a. m., ar
rive franklin Junction - 4. m. Leave
Franklin Junction daily except Sunday 500
p. m: arrive Rocky Mount $40 p. N.
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.
On trains Nos. 8 and 10 Pullman DnfItt
Slcepcrs between New York and Atlanta, and
Atlanta and New Orleans, and Atlanta and
Memphis via Birmingham.
On trains Nos. Il and ID Pullman Buffet
S!ccpcrs between Washington and Atlanta ;
New York, and Washington and Hot Springs
via Salisbury and Ashville.
WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVISION.
All trains daily except Sunday.
Leave Alexandria from depot at 10 .. m,
/ 10 and 40 p. IN; arrive at Round Hill
II 40 a. H., 40 and Z 10 p. m. No 1 10
p. m. train Sunday.
Returning. trains leave Round Hill 6 90 4.
,n 90 and 80 p m, arriving at Aexan-
dria at % n. M ; so and Z % p. III. No
90 p II. train Sunday.
Leave Washington at 10 a. M. 1 10, 4 30
and % p. IN and arrive at Lcesburg at
II 90 A. m, 3 90 and g 81 p IN. No 1 10
and % p. M trains Sunday. The % p.
m. train runs only to Herndon. Leave Lees
burg at 6 80 a. m. and l 30 and ) % p. m.
and arrive at Washington at s 30 a. In. and
3 SO and 30 p. M.
Leave Alexandria Sunday at 0 10 a m and
4 40 p. m. Leave Washington Sunday at
8 10 g. N. and 30 p. IN.
The 10 A. nj. train from Alexandria con-
meets at Round Hill with stage for Blue Ridge,
Berryville and Winchester, aud at Lecsburg
with stages for Aldie and Middleburg.
The 8 10 a. m. train and 4 40 p. N. train
from Alexandria connect at Vienna with
stages for Fairfax Courthouse
Through tickets on sale at tho principal
stations to all points. For rates or informa-
ton apply to any agent of the company sr to
W. A. TURK, G. p. A., Washington, D. C.
S. II. HARDWICK, A.G.P.A, Atlantis, Ga.
is B. THOMPSON, Snpt, Rich, Va
w. II. GREEN, Gen. Mgr, Washington.
T. o. TROY, Acting Supt. Ale1a., Va
SOL HAAS, Traffic Mgr. Washington
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-16
RAILROADS.
nj CUNT Y ERNON
(rOMB OF wAsHINGroN.l
WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA & MOUNT
VERNON ELECTRIC RAILWAY
COMPANY.

Picturesque and beautiful route, new and and
parniticent cars now running daily from
Alexandria direct to the gate Of the Mansion SION
Opportunity to visit Christ Churen, IL, i,",
shall House, Braddock House anu other places
of historic interest in Alexandria. -.
Passengers from Washington take steamers ,'ia,
foot of Seventh street. Special e;.cuis no,
ticket zoe round trip; connecting also VIII win
trains of Pennsylvania Kalifoae d. A'sN'''
dra. Take cars at Sixth street depot. IT,,
In Difference to the wishes OF the L s1IS
Mount Vernon Association, cans stop on st -;
DAY at Little Hunting Creek, one mile t ;,I'
side of Mount Vernon, the GROUNDS pois
0 Tickets now on sale at the Office Of the com
pany, JOG Fairfax street, Alexandria; -,
City division, including Alexandria anu
New Alexandria, 6 tickets for 27c. %
Mount Vernon division tickets LOT Doc' =.
Round trip tickets from Alexandra 70
Mount Vernon zoe.
sep27 F. A. REED, Superintendent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-16

A T THE REQUEST of the stock holdcrs in
N the NORTHWESTERN INVESTMENT
COMPANY, holding one-tcn Ii of the capital
stock of the said company, a general meeting
of the stockholders of the said company will
be held ut the Braddock House city of Alex
andria Virginia, on the ~ III DAY OF DE-
GENDER, 1892 at 80 o'clock, for the cec
ton of directors for the ensuing year and for
the transaction of such other business as may
be brought before the meeting.
c. II. BURGESS. President.
GEO. C. NIDETTO. Secretary. noy23 ID
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-16
MEETINGS..

A GENERAL MEETING of the stock
N holders of the SAVINGS INVESTMENT
COMPANY will be held At the office OF the
company, 1913 south Fairfax street Alexan-
dria, Va, MONDAY, January 9th, 1888, at
1870 p. IN.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
w. F. LAMBERT,
lcc7 ii Secretary and Treasurer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
OF GENERAL INTEREST,

Santa Barbara island, off the coast
of Tentma county, Cal, is uninha bited
save by cats, and millions of them are
said to thrive there The island is en-
tirely given over to them, and how they
exist is somewhat of 4 mystery. 1t is
thought, however, that these cats live
upon fish.
diately after reviewing some troops in
the Tempelhofer Field fortnight ago,
discovered that his brown leather purse,
with hundred-mark note. some keys,
and gold ring. was missing from his
pockets. The most ella borate search of
the premises failed to find them
The Michigan worlds fair board
has engaged agents TO attend all county
and other fairs in the state, the coming
fall. TO secure the first premium ex-
hibits of farm products that they NAV
be drawn upon for the states exhibit
at the worlds fair. Premiums are Of
fered for the best collection OF grains
and grasses.
A recent patent BY woman will be
specially grateful to many men Il is a
carving machine and Is small instru-
ment in silver that IS fastened 20 the
side of the platter, to which an adjust
able fork is attached On this the fowl
is spitted, and warranted not 70 be dis
bdged on the fshlecloth or in guests
lap, no matter what the uiid attempts
OF the carver.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
AN OBLIGING BIRD,
Polly Was Willing to Serve Them Al
But 1t Must Be Zone at a Time"

Polly Was Willing to Serve Them All,
But 1t Must Be One at Time"
There was keeper of hotel in the
| old country famed for its excellent &C.
commodation and superior bitter beer.
His name was Joseph Norris, but among
the boys he was better known as
Joey"
joey was little man, no more than
five feet two inches in height. He
dressed faultlessly and was methodical
to degree. No guesswork about Joey
When he said yes he meant yes. But
joey had a little temper of his own, and
nothing delighted the boys more than
to rush into Joey's barroom eight or
ten at time and all call at once for
their glasses of bitter beer, while keep
ing up a running fire of chaff. This in
variably irritated the little man and he
used to exclaim: "This is too bad of
you. One at a time, gentlemen; I'll
serve you all in turn
Joey had a gray parrot that usually
adorned the barroom, and this mode of
rushing Joey" as the boys called it.
occurred SO frequently that Polly was
not long in catching on" and / have
seen her literally scream with delight
when the boys entered with rush, and
in the thick of the fun Poll would ex-
claim: ''One at time, gentlemen, I'll
serve you all in turn"
Poll became great favorite with the
customers, but her language was not at
all times up to drawing-room standard.
However, one fine morning the boys
entered as usual but poor Polly was
missing. 1t appeared that in cleaning
the cage the servant had thoughtlessly
left the door open and the bird had es-
capped to the garden and flown off
Nothing was heard of her for a couple
Of days or SO, when joey was informed
that Poll had been seen in field few
hundred yards from the house in the
midst of flock of rocks and jackdaws
With cage in hand joey and a few of
the boys started in pursuit of the miss
ing bird. On approaching the field
where Poll had been seen they heard
mighty clamor among the rocks, and,
looking over the fence, discovered that
Poll was there but in most unenvia-
BILE position. The rocks had pecSed
and crowded her back into ore corner
of the field, where she was supporting
herself by her tail and one foot, while
with her beak and the disentangled
foot she was defending herself, at the
same time exclalming at the top of her
voice: 'One at time, gentlemen; one
at time. I'll serve you all in turn. -
n. Y. Recorder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

TO handle papa; he needs an iron hand,
ard he gets it occasionally from his
only daughter, too" Here Millicent
shook her head emphatically.
But respect your father too much,
Milly, to say anything mean TO him, and
II had, then he wouldn't have let me
come to see you any more, and that
would have been more than / could
have stood"
You're not like other men, Dick"
''No, I'm afraid not. suppose that's
why they call me dude But I'm not
a dude; I'm not silly. can't get nv
clothes soiled, no matter how | try. and
as | never seem to wear them out, |
haven't got any that look like old ones!
The fact is, can't help looking like
what | ana boy who has been brought
up in 4 kid glove. If wore blue jeans
and flannel shirt they'd always look
new"
why couldn't you get into fight
with some one?" suggested Millicent.
desperately.
I'm afraid no one will fight with me.
In so small" he answered.
Papa was awfully delighted with
the butchers boy and the grocer's boy
the other day when they got into fight
in our back yard. 1t frightened me. but
the coloneRnwent outlandr care sal,e.n,
each dollar and laughed all the rest
a the afternoon about it,"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

A Philadelphia publisher contemplstes
bringing out an edition of Shakespeare in
words of one syllable for use in the pri-
mary schools.
The total sum contributed for charity in
England last year was SIS, 200, 600 OF
that amount $40, 900, 900 was given by a
Jew, Baron Hirsch.
In Kossuth's day, less than half a CEN
fury ago, the combined population Of
Buds and Pesth, lying on the Opposite
sides of the Danube, was about 100, 600
The consolidated municipality now has q
population of fully 500, 900.
Oscar Moore, colored boy Of 8, living
in Boston, possesses marvellous memory.
He can repeat the names OF the Presidents
of the United States from Washington to
Harrison, giving dates and places of birth
as readily as politician can read them.
Poetry he commits to memory on the FIRST
reading TO him, be the stanzas however
long and numerous
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

marry each other, after all. But Dick
won't I'm afraid he'll never do any
thing. He never has" And then she
looked over at Dick, who sat very
meekly on the other side of the room
twirling his gloves listlessly, and she
pouted.
II suppose you are pouting at me?"
said Dick.
YES" she answered.
'rm sorry" he continued. 81 sup
pose it's because ! don't amount to any
thing?"
''Of course it is, Dick" she answered.
well, what in the world can I
amount tops asked Dick, dejectedly.
81 cannot go and make fortune, for
I'm rich already. can't found great
family, because ours has been as good
a one for centuries as a fellow can
wish, and besides, that would take too
long. / haven't the talent to be an ar
fist. ] haven't brains enough to be
professional man. Everyone agrees on
that l ain too small to be soldier.
And if L went into business, it would
only be question of time before I'd
lose my money instead of making any.
They all agree on that too. All 1 can
be is 4 gentleman, and no one seems to
care anything about a gentleman any
more. ! believe your father would
like me better if l were an adventurer."
''Oh n0, he wouldn't" interrupted
Mlllicent. "But the colonel would like
TO see you once in awhile without such
awfully good clothes on Papa has had
a hard struggle in this world, and he
doesn't seem to have any confidence in
anyone who has not had. He is always
talking about the duty man owes to
the world to do something for it,
Il would be willing to do anything
for the world l could, Millicent, but
don't know what to do, and l don't be-
lieve | could do it if did know"
Il believe if you had got angry and
called him names when he refused to
let me marry you, he would have turned
right around and said yes. But all you
did was to pick up your hat and gloves,
and bow very politely, and say good
evening, and walk out. This is no way
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

watch in expectation that he would soon
issue from the house. But, while they
were gazing about, a copious sprinkling
of water would fall upon them, and
ladies and gentlemen with their fine bon
nets and coats, would run for shelter
under the trees, looking up at the clear
sky, and wondering whence such a
shower could come. Immediately after
wards, however, they would see the
elephant rising slowly from his bath,
evincing as it seemed, an awkward JOY at
the trick that he had played. In the
course of time his amusement becams
generally known, and the moment he
water began to rise from his trunk the
spectators would take fight, at which he
appeared exceedingly delighted, getting
up as fast as he could to see the hustle he
had caused
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
Mjll!llI sE5gle
WHO kNOWS2

Who knows we have not lived before
In forms that felt delight and painf
II death Is not the open door
Through which we pass to life again!
The fruitful seed beneath the sod
In infant bud and bloom may rise;
But by the eternal laws of God
1t is not quickened till it dies
The leaves that trenble on the tree
FAN meath the stroke Of autumns storms;
But by some mighty mystery,
With spring return in other forms.
AS currents Of the surging sea
From undiscovered sources flow,
30 what We were and yet may be.
In this brief life We may not know.
But oft some unexpected CLEANS
OF past and aforementioned years
Break through the doorway Of our dreams
And some familiar face appears
A gentle spirit, lost awhile,
Amid the change from death TO birth,
Whose bean1ing eye and loving smile
Recall some former scenes OF earth.
And thus unconscious of the tie,
The mystic link that love creates,
Perhaps We see our own who die
In newer forms and other states
Perhaps with every cycle passed
In all the ages yet TO be,
Our loved will come to US at last
AS parted waters find the sea;
Not wholly clad as they were seen
When death unbound their robes OF clay;
But with seraphic face and mien
And souls that cannot pass away
David Banks Sickels, in N. Y. Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
4 Wonderfnl Sight.

4 Welshman was one day walking down
a fashionable street in London when he
noticed the words, Please ring the bell
He went up the steps and rang the bell,
and in a second the door was opened by a
powdered, be-curIed little footman, who
pertly inquired:
''Well, what do you want''
81 don't want anything" replied the
Welshman. Il rang the bell because IL
SAYS so here. pointing to the door.
'-Oh, said the little footman with a
pomDous smile. Il see, you come fro N
the country where nannygoats grow On
goosebe-ry bushes
Yes" said the Weishman; but in
London there are more wonderful sights
still, for you nave only 20 pull the bell OF
door and little monkey pops out"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
Pref cox. s.l,.-,~r n<n.s.

Dissolve one tablespoonful! Of salt
peter IN PAL 81 wAier. A pant poured
around each hsn - eseumiers or
squ4&hss Is very good for the plsn,s sad
Tczy bad for the bsaa-z- 10th striped sad
black, wa3ek barrow q alybt ~ shs
esrtls aeou, the planik Csk Norras a.e
also sai9 20 dissolve Ike earth fscs.sd
with s4ltPcter This IS : remedy which
would certainly b very usefal 10 tbs
FlAnt~- and II, - Is claimed. 8, do-
stroTA o. keeps away 58sec. azsrznsers.
u VII prove most yalasbte Thm salt
peter solutioa = rseszi - an plsns
which Ia attacked bY insects whlsh IS
Eny time narros u :hs r-sand II
soos nOs apr-Srt-y 80 zitosfy eartasa.
noxeTer, that u h a. esjrses0as an IN
seclaclae a. cDzld lie wssaeA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

to do. And probably he would still be
standing there if the colonel, in his
gruff voice, hadn't said to him:
go over and kiss her, my boy. Don't
you see that's what she wants?"
But I'm all blood and dirt" apollo
gized Dick.
BLOOD and dirtl" roared the colonel.
Blood and dirt! You ought to be
proud of it. Why, you're the first mem
Der of your line who has had any
blood and dirt on him since your great
grandfather was wounded at Bunker
Hill Go and kiss her."
And Dick did, and it seemed to him
that fortune had suddenly concluded to
shower on him all her blessings when
he heard the colonel saying, as he went
out of the room:
''I'll give you two just half an hour
to decide when you are going to get
married, and then you must say good
night. - Thomas Winthrop Hall, in
Harper's Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
DRIVER ANTS IN AFRICA.
Species of Insect Which Destroys Snakes
and Animals and Even People.

''The most terrible of insects are the
driver ants of West Africa" says an
entomologist. They are so called be-
cause they drive before them while on the
march all other living creatures, no ami
NAL being able to withstand them. No
beast, however, formidable dares to cross
their track, and they will destroy on
single night all the pigs and fowl on a
farm. The huge ignuana lizards fall VIC
TINS to them, as do snakes and all other
reptiles. 1t is said that they begin their
attack on the snake by biting its eyes
and so binding the prey, which instead
of running away, writhes helplessly in
one spot. Natives of Africa assert that
when the great python has crushed its
captives in its folds, it does not devour il
at once, but makes circuit of at
least a mile in diameter in or
der to see whether an army of driver ants
is on the march in the neighborhood. If so,
1t glides off and abandons its prey, which
will soon be eaten by the ants. If an
army of these ants approaches village
the entire population is compelled to fly.
SoHiSeAAANo VIC peOpic iIol NC Obli7cA "
take to the water in order to save them
selves The insects travel in the night and
on cloudy days, because they are quickly
killed by the direct rays of the sun.
Should the sun come out while they are
making journey they construct con-
tinuous arch over their path out of earth
agglutinated by a fluid excreted from
their mouths In cloudy weather an
arch for the protection of the marching
workers is constructed of the bodies OF
the larger soldier ants. whose widely ex-
tended jaws, long legs and projecting
antene, INTERVENING, form a sort OF net
work. In case of an alarm the arch Is
instantly broken and the insects which
composed it join other soldiers on the
TANKS Of the line, who seem 20 be acting
as scouts, running about furiously in pur-
suit Of the enemy. The alarm over, tho
arch is renewed and the column proceeds as
before
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

This root may be made Of b1rk or
shingles This permits free passage
Of air under the roof and over the cell
are also shown 20 be double. the space
- - filed up with sswfiust or charcoal.
bit this Is not absolutely necessary.
At the oppo&Ite end Of the room viii be
noticed The door, having hole sxi2
inches a. the bottom. covered vita per-
forated zinc or wire game. At tie
other end OK the rom Is tie window.
running 20 the ceiling. Tee lover eut
shows framework 20 be covered with
canvas CT calico - - placed over tie
window on TIE outside- Adore fhis
framework f@s,en bucket ard FL with
Hz.~x Pa - s.S 60 II . r.----. II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
COOL DAIRY ROOM.

Building That Can Re Kept at Low
Temperature Without Ice.
The cross section of building which
may be kept at a comparatively low
temperature without ice during the hot
summer months is shown here II Is
much used in Australia The building
has latticed veranda on three sides
and may be briefly described as rect
angular room or box 12x5 feet and 10
feet high This room has a window at
one end and q door at the other, the
side which has the veran6a TIE cross
section shows tie roof as not touching
the cool room by space Of inches
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

Idaho Is the only State whose name ha.
never been satisfactorily accounted fo-.
Pigeons a. isttsr carriers were eupioyei
~ the time when Joshua invaded Pales-
tine
II the State Of New York there m.
manufactured nearly 200 81. 90 cis,a-
rettes per snnUrn-
The tallest man living to-day Is sad 20
be Chaug-tu-Ling- the Chinese gszei
His height i feet inches.
Richmond, Ind. has an orggliza:loa
known rs the .'lsz7 Society csaSu,e4ssd
entirely o. persons born IN l,-9..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
An Elephant which liked a Joke.

An elephant OF the Jariin des Piantes
at Paris used TO play his visitors trick
width could not have been thoughtsof but
b. ae ami NAL of much intelligence. HIS
house opened upon an enclosure called the
elephants park. containing pond in
which he would lay himself under the
water, concealing every part Of him ex-
cept the very end of his trunk mere
speck that would hardly be noticed By .
stranger TO the animals habits. \ crowd
would often assemble around the en-
closure, and, net seeing him n il, would
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

The water is drawn from the upper
pail by capillary attraction. keeping
the canvas blind saturated with water
The air before passing into the room
has u pass over and under this sat-
ursted blind and. owing % the ev&pors-
ton, IS considerably cooled. The poor
air passes OCT q the hole IN the door.
Experience has proved that such .
room Is a. least twenty degrees colder
than the outside air. II IS strongly re-
commended 20 set banana trees all
around the house IL possible and nlHch
better results are obtained from their
use. the difference jn temperature
sometimes being twenty-five Or thirty
degTees.-Farm and Home.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

George was taking q walk one damp
dsy. when the fog Vas 50 dense thai
one could not SEE a yard before BIN ora
the sidewalk. After going few blocks
the child said: +OA. see. TIE sky = On
The sidewalk: ~s are walking through
it"-iiargeT's Youpz Psep.e-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

I'm Legal Phrase.-''Are those
clothes done that was measured for
two weeks ago?" asked Breef, the law
yer, of Snipps, the tailor. No" re-
piled the latter. In fact your order
has been non-suited until you pay for
the last clothes l made for you."-De-
troit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
Revenge in store.

Dolly Breakheart-It can never BE- But
/ VIII BE- a sister 70 you,
Jack Wrounder-All right That will
give NE the privilege Of licking every
fellow who comes around here making
love 70 vnn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

Fl, if Dick would
only. do some
thingl" sighed
Millicent, very
softly, to her.
self. 81 do be-
lieve if it were
nothing m ore
than &c in G
run over by a
C a rr a ge-a
very light car
riage with no.
body in it, sohe
would not real
ly be hurt very
much-that pa
pa would be SO
pie a. e d h e
would let US
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
Finishing an Aoto-.

Wifyes-Weil. sir, Foyer l. finished
actor. lei ne tell you-
Tsddles-You don't say sol Did the
audience kill hinas-Judca
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

flannel and sew the other all around
the canvas blind At the bottom of the
frame put bent tin gutter to take the
water and let IL drip into another pail
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11

MilIicent, Still very pale. was recIIn-
ing in an easy-chair when Dick en-
tered and maid was rubbing her
temples. She looked very much as
though she wanted to cry. Cndoubted-
~ she had been crying.
Good evening, Miliy." said Dick
ooh, Dick! did he hurt you?" she
asked
s'He hit me over the head with some
thing down in the kitchen just as dis
covered him. But don't worry; the
doctor said it wouldn't amount to any
thing"
And then, of course, Millicent did
cry. And Dick stood staring at her and
looking very foolish, and very much as
though, as usual, he did not know what
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
DICKS DARING.

a Lover Who Was Not Afraid Of
the Dark.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-11
Getto McClung Boot and Shoe Go.

al Market Wichita,
me
the andW trad
oil hand
MaiIo careful a
Goodss sold a