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The herald., 1896-11-16
NOW WORKING DOWN TOWN
The Grocery Store Of Albert COhn Bur-
glarized Saturday Night
Safe Crackers Get Little Plunder for
Their Troube-Cohn Left His Safe
Open and Hid Away His Money.

Numerous burglaries have been re-
ported in the city of late, but until with
in the past few days the thieves have
confined their operations to the resi-
dence districts. Now they have begun
down town, and from the class of work
it is believed that gang of experienced
cracksmen and safe blowers has hit the
city.
Some time Saturday night or early
Sunday morning the grocery store of
Albert Cohn at Nos. 215 and 219 South
Main street was entered and burglar
lied, although but little booty was Sc
cured. 1t was at first reported that the
safe had been blown open, but this prov
ed to be erroneous. 1t had not been
locked and Mr.. Cohn had hidden what
money he left at the close of business in
another part of the store.
The safe was found open and its con.
tents scattered about the floor, but the
money was safe. The only booty Sc.
cured was some boxes of cigars, the
thieves disdaining to touch the grocery
stock. EntSance was effected by prying
open the rear door with jimmy. The
back yard is inclosed by high board
fence, and once inside the cracksmen
could work at their leisure without fear
of detection.
Although the interior of the store is
well lighted and the door fastenings
are examined every hour by private
watchman, and a policeman passes
frequently. the bold thieves did their
job. opened the safe and made their es-
cape without detection
1t was not until morning that the bur.
glary was discovered. when it was i'm
mediately reported to the police. De-
tectives were detailed to investigate.
but as yet have made little progress, as
there are few or no clews to work upon.
The herald., 1896-11-16
THE INDIAN FAMINE
No Rain Falls and the Distress Is In
creasing

LONDON, Nov. ia correspondent
telegraphs to the Times from Alfalfa
bad, India, as follows: Distress is be-
ginning to be felt in the ceded districts
of Madras. Rev. G. r. Campbell, n
British missionary, writes from Cud-
dapeh, urging the Importance of Amer
lean maize, which," he says, "is half
the price of wheat and would find a
ready sale in our up-country villages"
1t is grown in many parts of the ceded
districts and from its resemblance to
cholam would be preferred to either rice
or ragi, while it could be sold much
cheaper than any of the Indian grains.
If the government will not undertake
such work surely there are merchants
in Madras prepared to benefit the pub
lie with a prospect of a fair profit.
Maize would also find a ready sale in
Upper India.
This correspondent also quotes an ar
ticle from the Pioneer dealing with the
drought 1t expects a rainfall from the
latter half of December onward, but
none before that.
The herald., 1896-11-16
TRACK AND TRAFFIC NOTES
A Gigantic Railroad Enterprise Started
at Chicago
Control Of China Trade Sought to Pc
Obtained by Rapid Rail-
way Development

CHICAGO, Nov. 15-The Tribune
says: One million dollars has been
subscribed and plans are being matured
for the formation in Chicago within two
weeks of a gigantic commercial enter
prise to be known as the English
American-Chinese Railway Construc-
ton company, which is to enter the
Chinese trade as the rival of the Ameri-
can Trading company. The object of
the company Is eventually to obtain con-
troll of the American trade in the Flow
cry Kingdom. Twenty-t three hundred
miles of railway, equipped with the
most improved appliances and rolling
stock, will be built. Most of the cap
ital, it is said, will be put in by Ameri-
cans, and they will also supply the equip
ment of the road.
Two Englishmen are directing the for
nation of the syndicate from opposite
sides of the globe. One of them, John
P. Grant, is now in Chicago, concluding
the deal. and the other, Louis Spitzel. is
in China. The former is a railroad pro =.
moter and the latter the head of the
Shanghai.
BRICE'S PLANS.
CINCINNNATI, Nov. 15.-The Com
mercial Tribune says Senator Brice
has not only contracted with the
Wabash railway for an entry into Chi
cago for the Cincinnati, Jackson &
Mackinaw and the Ohio Southern rail-
ways, but has also arranged for the
general offices of his new system to be
located in Chicago. General Manager
George L. Bradbury of the Lake Erie &
Western, for Fort Wayne, Cincinnati
& Louisville railways, has just estab-
lished headquarters in Chicago and will
be so situated as to cooperate with the
new system.
The herald., 1896-11-16
RIVERSIDE.
Arranging for the Teachers Meeting
Proposed Board of Charities.

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 15.-The high
school committee to arrange program
for the coming meeting of the California
Teachers association in Los Angeles
met in Riverside Saturday to prosecute
their work The members of the COM
mittee present were N. +. Bliss, Cotton
Lyman Gregory, Riverside; Louis b.
Avery, Redlands; f. E. Richards. Santa
Ana; N. A. Richardson San Bernar-
dino.
The officers of the Eastern Star elect
ed Friday evening were Miss Leila JAR
Wis. worthy matron; w. e. Keith, wor-
thy patron, Mrs. +. M. Dunbar, assoc'-
ate matron; Mrs. b. +. Allen, secretary
Mrs. G. Rouse, treasurer; Mrs. e. B. Stu
art conductor, and Mrs. w. A. Ander-
son. associate conductor.
Fifty or more of the residents of Riv-
erside have issued a call for a public
meeting to consider the advisability of
organizing a board of charities. The
meeting is to be held November 27, al
1880 p. m. All classes of people signed
the call.
The herald., 1896-11-16
MISSIONARY BISHOPS
Preach at Detroit Before Returning to
Their Fields

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 12.-The bish-
ops of the eMthodist church who are at
tending the general missionary commit
tee, occupied the pulpits of most of the
leading Protestant churches of Detroit
today and addressed large congrega
tions This afternoon mass meeting
was held in the Central M. IL. church.
which was in the nature of farewell to
Bishop Thoburn and Bishop Hartzell.
Bishop Thoburn is about to return to
India. where for eighteen years he has
had charge of the Methodist Episcopal
missionary work of the country. Bishop
Hartzell is about to leave for Africa,
The herald., 1896-11-16

eighteen years of age, and her husband
is twenty-eight. She was educated in
Miss Princes English school for girls
in Toxic, and her husband spent eight
years in the universities of Berlin, Stras
burg and Tubingen. He speaks German
almost fiuently as Japanese and Eng
lish quite well, understanding it per-
fectly. Funakoshi was first appointed
to Vladivostock in Northern Russia. for
six months, then to Fusan in Corea for
the same period, and finally to San
Francisco.
The father Is Mr. Funakoshi, vice
consul in this city, and the son of gov
ernor of one of the Japanese provinces.
who is now member of the upper house
of the Japanese parliament and the
privy council of the empire.
The herald., 1896-11-16
NAILS WILL DROP.
The Trust Will Attempt to Break Down
Competition.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. ia man
who is familiar with the affairs of the
wire nail trust says a drop in the price
of nails is likely to soon come. The
sharp increase within the past two years
has led to the starting of numerous fac
tories to compete with the trust, and this
man says that the trust will drive these
competitors out of the field by cutting
the price to $1.75. At the latter figure,
he says, the trust can make money be-
cause it manufactures it's own wire, but
the small factories, which buy their
wire from other mills, cannot do busi-
ness at profit at the figure named.
The herald., 1896-11-16
YAMAGATA'S GRANDSON
The Sole Descendant of Two Famous
Japanese Houses.

OAKLAND, Nov. ia cablegram
sent by d. S. Richardson of this city to-
day bore to Marquis Yamagata, field
marshal of the imperial Japanese army
at Nippon, the good tidings that there
had been born to him across the Pacific
a sturdy grandson.
This child is the sole descendant Of the
famous houses of Funakoshi and Yama-
gata. two of the foremost of modern
Japan. The mother of the babe was
Matsuko Yamagata, the only living
child of Marquis Yamagata.
The daughter of the marquis is but
The herald., 1896-11-16
CALIFORNIA COAL MINES.

OAKLAND, Nov. ia discovery of
coal is reported on the Hamilton ranch,
about four miles from Livermore. Ex-
perts who have examined the find con-
slider the indications are very promising
This discovery was made in side hill,
and If the development work that Is now
being done fulfills the promise of the
present indications a. mine most con-
veniently situated for working and
shipping has been discovered
The herald., 1896-11-16
AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE

To make it apparent to thousands,
who think themselves i'll, that they are
not afflicted with any disease, but that
the system simply needs cleansing is
to bring comfort home to their hearts,
as q costive condition is easily cured
by using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup company
only and sold by all druggists.
The herald., 1896-11-16
IRELAND'S INDISCRETION.

ROME. Nov. 15.-The Italie says that
rumors of the deposition of Archbishop
Ireland from the diocese of st. Paul are
evidently untrue, because under the
present pontiff there has been only
single deposition, which was that of
Bishop Tourny. The Italie, moreover,
suggests as possible that if Archbishop
Ireland committed further imprudences
the irritation of the vatican would be so
great that he might he invited to re-
The herald., 1896-11-16

having been elected by the general NJ. E.
conference to the head of that field as
successor to BishopWilliam Taylor Both
made inspiring and very hopeful ad
dresses regarding their work and its
great future prospects. At the close of
the work most of the congregation had
an opportunity of personally saying
farewell to both the derarting mission
ary bishops and their wives.
The herald., 1896-11-16
GREETING FROM ABROAD.

CANTON, O., Nov. 15.-Today Major
Mckinley received a card from HeideI-
burg, Germany, which says: "The
American students at Heidelburg send
greetings and congratulations to the
of the American nation. I"
The herald., 1896-11-16
GRECIAN SOCIALISTS.

PATRAS, Greece, Nov 15--A Social
ist killed rich merchant named FRANCO
Poulo in the open street here and was af-
terward arrested. This Is the first out
rage of the kind which has occurred in
Greece.
The herald., 1896-11-16
FOR FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has been
the child softens the gums, ailays All
pain. cures wind collie and is the best rem
e9y for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents .
The herald., 1896-11-16
To Cure a Cold In Ore Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money ii it
fails to cure. 25c.
The herald., 1896-11-16

Try our port and sherry wines at IS
cents per gallon. T. Vache & Co., Com
mercial and Alameda streets. Tele-
phone 309.
The herald., 1896-11-16

All prices of wallpaper greatly reduced
A. A. IIckstrom. 324 South Spring street.
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NORTH TOPEKA.


All news items for the State Journal
should be left with the Kimbau Print
ing company. $50 Kansas avenue.
w. II. WATSON Of Rossvine was in
town today
Mrs. S. A. Hayes is suffering from an
attack of neuralgia
DR. Ryder is convalescing from an at
tack of rheumatism.
c. I. Dolman viii go to Butler county
next week on business.
DR.. and Mrs. Smith Of Granville
spent the day in North Topeka.
T. l. Evan of Kansas City will spend
Sunday with North side friends.
Miss Alice Goodhue Of Denver viii ar
rive next month to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Camp viii occupy
the house at 1910 Jackson street, re-
Gently vacated by J. L. CoHisi.
The K-& L. of S. gave a very enjoy
able dance last evening at their lodge
rooms. A supper was served and a de
ightful time had by all
Miss Edna Parkhurst who has been
at Christ hospital for the past month,
was brought home today. She is very
much improved in health
Mrs. A. 0. Rorabaugh entertained at
thimbles yesterday afternoon at her
home on Park street in honor Of Mrs. @.
H. ROra bough of AltamOnt Mo.
There viii be evening prayer at the
Church of the Good Shepherd tomorrow
evening at T:30 with sermon by the
Rev. N S. Thomas of LeavenwOrth.
Second Presbyterian church, Rev. J.
S. Glendenning, pastor, preaching at II
a. m and f:50 p m Morning subject,
"Christianity and Social BenevOlence: ="
evening subject, Divine Forbearance
and Human Folly"
Miss Maud Keller entertained atcards
last evening at her home 1906 Monroe
street. High five was played by the
following guests. Miss Clara Smith.
Miss Lulu Thompson. Miss Minnie
Thompson, Miss Rosa Sheetz, Mr. Arth-
ur SiVernaI, Mr. George Thompson,
Mr. w II. Clark and Mr.. J. c. Clark.
Rev. T. E. Chandler viii preach at
the Kansas Avenue Methodist church
tomorrow at II a. m and 1880 p m At
the evening service the pastor viii give
the first of a series of studies in Pill
grim Progress Sunday school meets
at $3.50 a. m and EpWOrth league at
0-5O- u ne IeNlNai services CONTINUES Oh
Tuesday and Thursday evening of each
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lodge entertained
the following guests at their home on
Jackson street: Mr.. and Mrs W. c..
Sly, Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Gilchrist MI.
and Mrs. Wentworth, Mrs Sheldon
Wentworth. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Mr..
and Mrs r f. Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
James Stansheld. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Gilchrist, Mrs. Eta Lacey, Mr. and
Mrs. w A. Gilchrist, Mrs r. A Pliley,
Misses Bayless. Maggie DOster Ruby
Plley and NIessrs. Charles clearinghouse
and James Lacey.
MIR. and Mrs. 9. g. Nicholson enter
tanned the Babtist choir and their
friends at their home on Van Buren,
street last evening. Delicious refresh
ments We're served and the following
guests enjoyed Mr. and Mrs. NichOl-
sons hospitality- Mr.. and Mrs VIII
Van Ness, Mr.. and Mrs. l. p. Frazier.
Mr. and Mrs. l. L. F'rantz. Mrand Mrs
J. w. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Der
~. and the Misses Edna Pence, Hattie
Greenway. Eunice Garland, and Messrs.
Joe Cromwell. Fred Short Frank Gar
land Bert Button, Walter Ammon,
Claud Shields, Dick Fowler. Lindsey
Becthol, VIII MeNoun and Rev. ". B.
Hutchinson.
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HIS ELOQUENT PLEA.
How Lawyer Adosweeny Won His Case aad
surprIsea the Prisoner.


Surprised the Prisoner.
John McSweeny of Ohio, chief counsel
in the famous star route trials in Wash
ington, was one of the most eloquent
pleaders who ever practiced at the Aneri-
can bar. His success in jury trials was
phenomenal, and he rarely failed to cap
ture the jury with his eloquenee, no mat
ter how adverse the evidence might be.
On one occasion Mr. McSweeny was
engaged as counsel for the defense in
California murder trial The case looked
hopeless. There was not link missing in
the chain Of guilt which the prosecution
had welded. To the surprise of every body,
Mr.. McSweeny submitted no evidence for
the defense. Believing that the trial was
won, the states attorney made only few
perfunctory remarks in conclusion, and
then the great Ohio pleader faced the jury
to make the concluding argument
He began in a quiet, friendly, converse
tional tone, such as one might use in dis
oussing the weather. No references was
made to the murder. even indirectly, but
the boyhood of the prisoner was quietly
and rapidly sketehed with a master hand
his school days, his embarkation Ia bust
ness, his love affairs, his courtship and
marriage, his struggles to earn a little
home for his wife and his loved ones.
The jurors were deeply interested and
were following the narrative intently. Mr..
which seemed almost confidential he drew
a vivid word picture of a pretty country
cottage, with a dooryard bright with flow
ers and roses climbing over the porch.
Within he showed a faithful and loving
wife preparing supper-the table partially
set, the teakettle steaming and singing on
the stove On the doorYard gate three
rudy faced youngsters were swinging and
looking up the road to see who should be
the first to catch a glimpse of papa COM
ing home to supper.
Suddenly the speaker stopped. Drawing
himself up to the full height of his splen-
did proportions, he exclaimed in a tone
which startled the whole courtroom by it's
explosive vehemence, Gentlemen, you
must send him home to themr'
The effect was electrical A roar of ap-
plause followed, and one old grizzled juror,
brushing away a tear, blurted out with an
oath, BY --, sir, We'Il do it tool''
Mr.. McSweeny instantly stopped and
sat down. The jury brought in a verdict
of acquittal without leaving the room.
Foremost among those who pressed for
ward to congratulate the eloquent Ohioan
was the prisoner himself, who, with tears
streaming down his cheeks, wrung his
counsel s hands and thanked him again and
again. But between his sobs he managed
to say: No other man in the world could
have done that Why, sir, have no wife
or children. never was even married,
you know. Chicago Times Herald.
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A turkey one day observed a peacock in
the farmyard and Immediately found
fault with the Ii Hung Chang fowl You
vain, conceited bird, said the turkey,
'syou are proud of your looks and yet you
are of no value in the economy of nature.
Why do you strut around and regard all
others with disdain?"
"You make a mistake, - said the pea
cock. 81 am not now admiring myself,
though I should be excused for doing SO.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and I was
merely indulging ia a cake walk because
I am not fat turkey.
Moral Beauty is only skin deep, but
edibiLty extends to the bone.-Truth.
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She was dainty, she was pretty
Quite a number thought her witty,
And she entertained extensively and charm
ingly, I'm told.
Luncheons, teas and dinner dances
Incomplete were without Frances.
Countless fellows made advances for her hand
likewise her geld.
But, alas, she took to wheeling
And it stirred up quite feeling
'Mongst her beaus. to whom Of nothing save
her bicycle she'd speak.
She said, 81 cannot stand EN-.
Their dissnissals I viii hand en-
Aud she left home on tandem With q clerk at
ten Per week
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On Wednesday, December eth, A d.
1886. at ten Q0 clock A NJ, of said
day I will at the store room. No III
Kansas avenue. in the City of Topeka,
Kansas as directed by the order and de-
cree of the United States Circuit Court
for the District of Kansas, First Divis-
ion. made ON December LIST, 1896 in the
action of Felix ROthschild VS. $. Ettlin-
ger ct al. No. 1884. offer at public sale and
sell to the highest and best bidder for
cash in hand. the entire stock of cloth
ing hats. caps and furnishing goods. un-
paid book accounts. store fixtures and
furniture remaining unsold in my hands
as receiver. not expressly reserved in
said decree, being the remainder of the
stock of goods. clothing, etc. formerly
owned by s. Etrlinger. doing business
under the style and name OF The Golden
Eagle Clothing Company No bid of less
than ten thousand $50. 000) dollars viii be
received
Persons desiring to inspect the prop
ertv can do so at the store room duriue
business hours on Monday and Tuesday,
December 18th and Sth, 1886
f. M. BONEB BRAKE,
Receiver.
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IA ANTS, RENTS SIT
UATIONS, REAL
ESTATE, AUG
TION SALES AND
OTHER CLASSIFIED AID
VERTISEMENTS
SITUATIONS wANTED-FREs-

Are you in need Of worlz2 II SO, you
are at liberty TO use these columns 4oE
assistance in that direction w mis-
this notice appears the State journal
s-ln publish free on Saturday. Monday
and Tuesday. for Topeka or Kansas
people. all notices OF Situations
Wanted not TO exceed i've lines. OF
thirty-fve words in length. proVloeo
that all advertisements Of that nature
are handed in previous TO 10 o'cloeA
Saturday morning. also on wednesday
Thursday and Friday. all adver using
of this class handed in by 10 O'CLOCK
Wednesday morning
No advertisements OF this nature 70
be started except on Saturdays and
Wednesdays No obligation IS incurred
on the part of the advertiser NO
worthy and needy man or woman neea
hesitate to take advantage of this OF
fer. No one in business or having en-
ployment is expected to take advantage
Of It, but all others are invited to aValI
themselves freely.
The Topeka State Journal guarantees
every day 10 is printed. to give a local
circulation by far more than all otne1
Dailies combined This makes this pa
per the cheapest. as wen as the best.
daily medium in Topeka, the classined
advertisements below costing but
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TOPEKA FIRE ALARM KEY

"a Morse and Jackson Streets
50 Kansas Avenue and Railroad Street
80 Gordon and Taylor Streets
e Laurent and Harrison Street.
IS Grant Street and Topeka Avenue.
@q e. A. Street and Topeka Avenue
u Kansas Avenue and Fourth Street
13 Kansas Avenue aud Second Street.
ia No. I Fire Station
@15 Monroe and kiOus Streets.
H16 Kansas Avenue and Garfield Street
IL Kansas and Tenth Avenues
is Kansas Avenue and Thirteenth
Street.
19 Kansas and Euclid Avenues
p Crane and Adams Street.
p No. . Fire Station
q Lake Street and East Sixth Avenue.
p Fourth and Branner Streets.
% Seventh and Holiday Streets.
rs Eighth and Madison Streets
q Tenth Avenue and Sac and Fox
Road
Is Seventeenth and Jefferson Streets
29 Third and Monroe Streets.
81 Sixth and Topeka Avenues.
80 Sixth avenue and Clay Street.
33 No. Fire Station.
"a Western Avenue and Ninth Street
81 Tenth and Topeka Avenues.
3G Fourth and Taylor Streets
81 No. Fire Station
3S Twelfth and Taylor Streets.
SO Van Buren, and Eleventh Streets.
a Van Buren, and Twelfth Streets.
a Euclid Avenue and Buchanan Street
43 Thirteenth and Lane Streets.
40 Eleventh Street and Morris Avenue.
As Seventh and Lane Streets
At Topeka Avenue and Third Street.
81 Quincy Street north of Crane Street.
81 Eleventh and Monroe Streets.
So Tenth Avenue and Lawrence Street.
"a Fourth and Lafayette Streets.
12l Klein and Seward avenues.
123 48s East Sixth Avenue, Bus Barn.
124 Euclid and College Avenues
Boxes north of river
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Oil Company Chartered.

The Enterprise Oil company has been
Incorporated with capital of 81. 600 coo
The general headquarters of the compa-
ny viii be at Independence The direc-
tors named for the first year are as fol-
lows. a. c. Stitch, A p Mcbride, W.
NJ. Scott, G. W Waggoner and A. W
Shulthis
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Not Brutality.

s'And you broke of the engagement
said one young man.
"Yes-not brutaly, you know, but I
managed it.
"How?''
"ToId her what my salary is. Wash
ingtOn Star
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Missouri Pacific.

TOPEKA & FIT SCOTT ACCOM-. No. 2s5
Leave Topeka. .--..-.---. 500 a. IN.
TOPEKA & Eft. SCOTT ACCOM-. No. 2s6
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My dear, if you want to secure a small
waist. why do you eat so muchg"
''Wen, if I didn't eat, wouldn't have
the strength to lace myself into shape -
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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To St Paul and MinneapOlis-via


Burlington Route.
Two splendid through trains each DAY
from Missouri River points to the north
via the old established Burlington
Route and Sioux City line. Day train
has handsome observation vestfbuIed
sleepers. free char cars, and dining
cars morth of Council Bluffs. Night
train has handsome sleepers to Omaha,
Council Bluffs and Sioux City, and par.
lor cars Sioux City north
Consult Ticket Agent.
/. ". WAKELEY
Gen. Pass. Agent.
St. louis. No
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II see that an automatic newsboy has
been invented. -
'How loud can it yell?'
'Why, it can't yell at all. -
'Then it isn't a newsboy. Chicago
p0ct
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''Did you go for a ride on your wheel
yesterday"
"Wen it was a ride when I started but
it turned into a walk before got back -
Truth.