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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-11
ne BOARDS THE ARMY
/ The New Quartermasier GsnsfaI of the
United STATES and His Duties.
4 GENIAL AHD POPULAR OFFICER
ne Mns Full Charge of the Furnish.
ing Of Food, lodging, Equipmout
and transportation Of Unclo sam's
soidier's-A Long aud .EIopornbie
Record of n Bravc Soldier.

Charles G. Sawtclle, the newly appoint
Id quartcrmastcr general of the army, is u
{ West Point graduate, "a genial and popular
officer and veteran of long service aud
excellent record. He Is tho third New Eng
land man to attain this high rank, as Gen
eral Batchclder, whom he succeeds, Is u
native of Now Hampshire and General
Holabird, who preceded Batclelder, was
also New Englandor. General Sawtclle
was born in Maine in 1894 and consequent
IL will have until 1905 to serve before he Is
retired on account of age.
The duties of u quarter,naster general
nre more important than most civilians
probably roalize While he does no actual
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-11

9enerM oawLeifu Is 1an,liar wan o,u,,
branch of the work Of his department, for
ma has spent more than 35 years in this
service. He entered West Point In 1850
I and was graduated in 1854. He spent the
next ssyen years in the infantry, and as o
nrst lieutenant was transferred to the quar-
sermaster's department. at the breaking out
OF the civii war.
During the war he was stationed for a
Z time ut Perryyille, lid. and In May, 1852,
he was In, the Virginia campaign, being
engaged in disembarkiDg and forwarding
troops and supplies for the Army Of the
! Potomac from Fort Monroe and other
points For three months he was acting
cssrssed tho forwarding Of supplies from
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AUCTION sALEs-FuTuns nav
RusTEE's SALE OF yALUApIn
PROPERTY IN SOUTH NOR
FOLK. NORFOLK
COUNTY.

BY, VIRTUE or THE FOLLOWING
front front of the Norfolk county coutthouse
DAY, the 18th day Of september. R iSsS re se
lS O'Clock M. the following property, to-
OK JIW 81 paEI THAT I'll q, GfERTAIN FLEECE
ings and improvements theron. sitia led in
south Norfolk. in the county of Norfolk
OF Ha' p designated as Block "a on ,hs piat
record more particularly described as fol-
o o" th sounded On the north by Ohio street.
pn tne east by Decatur street, on the south
py Jefferson street and on the west nv
Stewart street.
ssna ASo as T bIask hIcm or Or LAND de-
and more partenlarly descr ser ss as Pol oi:
a. Of s R9Rs a a .hS
along Steward Street disfssnr mei ~ o92eI IS
iset, more ore or less to the strip of land re,
IN an esr ehe Belt Line Raroad thence
southern line of the reservation for said
F ISrar3s 2l2 feet, more or less. to D. -
- direction along Is. t. " Frosts A line line
iSa ieet. more or less, to Decatur street:
street, $40 feet to Ohio street, aud thence
aa ig ths northern line of Ohio street 500
teet TO the point of beginning
3sNNAhLs S:;., THAT, OTHER PIECE OF
same plat. more particularly described
as follows onotSsa Commencing at a point al
Decatur streets; thence extending north
e er la along PeGatnr street about 500 feet,
IN in iess so 10 p M Erosts property thence
the line of d. L. Frost's property $50 af eets3
more or less. to Ohio street, and thence
or or, less, to the point Of beginning. ali ri' Of
th io aS oS tb described property heng poT
ha ,f NJ
S Butt and ux: dated March lst. ISIS j.
,amFlVE LOTS with improvements
lso in South f Sorfo s9" deycr asa
the west , side OF Rainbrage street di IS.
lant 4'5 rect from the Intersection OF
Ohio and Bainbridge streets; thence eS
tending northerly, along said street 10 feet
his deed to the Elizabeth Land and Inn m
easterly. direction along the centre or
said strir of land about 42s feet. until It
r;ae s the centre line Of Block s, run
along said centre 10 feet to the nortS
western corner of said lot 10 in said block
southern line of said reservation 40 feet
one of or the less sa ID the point Of beginning
BanbridGo street. another lot is on the
east et side q Perry street, another is on
he TIVE %ess side sis Of Perry street another is
street. the. said strip of land is a
portion Of the Same reserved by
sag sag hiarke L.. PoindeNter. as afore-
Land and Improvement Company. Ref.
erence Is made TO tho plot of the said
elizabeth Land and Improvement Com
pany for a further description of said
property; Deed of trust made by Parke
cember. 1891. and recorded i'm Deed Book
lS9, page 5G6, Clerks office of Norfolk
County Court, Va
A portion OF the above described prop
erty has recently been laid or into lots.
and the same will be sold separately and
Terms made known on day of sale.
FOSTER BLACK
ALVAH II. MARTIN,
FRANKLIN ID. GILL,
GEORGE G. MARTIN, ATTORNEY.
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Epilepsy 20 Years.
Cured by DR.. Miles NerYine.

A rev years ago. Mr.. L. ". Gallaher, was
an extensive, successful expert manu-
tacturer OF lumber products. Attacked with
epilepsy, ho was obliged to give up his bust
ness. The attacks came upon him most in
opportunity. Ono time falling from n carri-
age Mt another down stairs. and often in the
street. onco he fell down shaft in the
MILL his Injuries nearly proving fatal Mr.
G9llaher writes from Milwaukee, Fob. 16. ,a5
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A LEFT Handed compr,m.ns-

There's one thing" remarked Willie
Washington, that have made up my
mind to-"
Really" responded Miss Cayenne, with
languid interest.
Yes. / shall never be man of ono
idea
Don't say tat. You are still too young
to be discouraged Washington Star.
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Atlanta constitution: There is no gold
IN silver countries, and plenty OF silver
III gold countries, says a gold organ,
which shows that while people can get
along admirably without gold. they can
not get along at all without silver.
Evansville Und) Courier: These 90
cent dollars are worth n hundred cents
each in the hands OF silver mine
owner. although they only cost him 80
cents each. When they so out of his
hands they go back to the value of so
cents again. This is logic as taught by
the modern gold bug.
Helena Independent: What does Mr..
Mckinley offer the people in the way of
a financial system? Simply bond is
suing, bank-moncy gold recommendation,
dearcr dollars. and more debts, which
mean cheaper labor and lower prices
Tor farm products; u home market for
products. and less money with which
20 buy the products.
Pittsburg Post: While the wages of
labor and the selling price OF the farm
er's products, which represents his
kages, have deprecated from 30 to 90
per cent. or more, there never was heard
any complaint about that kind of depre-
citation from Wall street. Is 1t possible
that human rights are no longer sacred,
and that the only thing worthy of con-
eideration and respect is yellow gold?
Pittsburg Post: Since 1878 the circu-
lation of subsidiary silver and "the cir
culation based upon silver" have in
creased, but no dollars were coined
with the expressed understanding that
they were 20 be on parity with gold
at any stated ratio. And all the circu-
lation in the world based upon silver,
when ii Is not OF genuine silver dollars
Itself will not affect the bullion price of
the metal 4 fraction.
st. Louis Republic: Why should the
inquiry as To wages be confined to Mex
leo and China? Does any American be-
lieve that either the Ch!naman or the
Mexican will he paid as much for his
labor In any country as will the Ameri-
can? Why Is not the inquiry extended
TO other countries like gold standard
Costa Rica and Venezuela, which are
on silver basis. or to gold standard
Great Britain and Ireland?
Washington Post: Whitelaw Reid
characterizes the advocates of silver as
dishonest" Comrade Reid is evidently
rott II
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Leaves seem light, useless, idle, wayer-
Ing and ehrngeable-they even dance. Yet
God has made them part. OF the oak
Leigh Hunt.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-11

The common nickel-5 cent piece-was
authorized by act Of congress- May 49, 1866,
anu its coinage was begun the same year.
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SUMNER RESORTS.
THE OLD SWEET SPRINGS,
Monroe County, West Va.
OPEN TO VISITORS JUNE LIST. 1895.

Located in Il most beautiful and pic
turesque country, with climate the
most delightful in America, free from
malaria and pleasant in the warmest
weather. is waters and baths are
retic. mildly. cathurtic and Alternative.
The, hotel and buildings are principally
and has one OF the handsomest dining
rooms In the state. Sanitary condition
not surpassed by any mountain resort
The management this season will main.
tain and perfect its reputation as q
health and pleasure resort Descriptive
pamphlets and rates furnished on applica-
ton.
A. E. WHITE, Proprietor.
myN-Bu-tf
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Washington Post: Whitelaw Rel
characterizes the advocates of silver a
dishonest" Comrade Reid Is evidentl
excited.
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Atlanta Constitution: There is no gold
IN silver countries, and plenty OF silver
in gold countries" says gold organ
which shows that while people can get
along admirably without gold. they can
not get along at all without silver
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Clay Worsted Diagonal Evening
Coat and Vest. $40 Box Overcoat.
handsome English material to order,
Sl1.O. Trousers to order, S. to 49, The
very hest during the several seasons
have been coming here to take orders
MY firm has been patronized by Nor
folks best dressers. Ask your friends
what they think or know about US.
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BY, VIRTUE OF THE FOLLOWING
81. deed of trust to us. as trusees, we
Snn,i proceed to sell at public auction. in
daLolt OF the Norfolk county courthouse
9Ioor, n Portsmouth, Va. on WEDNES-
Gay, the 10th day of September, 1896, te
wit CLOCK M. the following pronerty. to-
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M|Ll|ONA|REs FOR BRYAN
Continued from, First Page)

nous fortune out of his holdings in the Old
Telegraph mine in Bingham Canon. Utah
He sold his interest to a French syndicate
for 5000 900, but is still interested in
Utah silver mines, and like the rest OF the
silver syndicate believes that the saliva
ton OF the country depends On the coinago
of his product at the ratio of 16 to 1.
TO the silver mine owners the election
OF Bryan and OF free silver Democratic
House means millions Placing the product
of their mines at "a, geo 600 ounces year.
thought would soon be 100, ,o0o. .oo0 ounces.
and the government pa wing them at the rate
OF S1.2 an ounce, and granting, FOR the
sake of argument, that ii costs them 6S
cents an ounce to mine it, the people of the
United States would pay into the pockets
OF fthesilyer miners SAL ,0O0 eco per annum.
and make gigantic monopolsts Of tie very
men who are crying out against monopoiies
in their platform.
This is an undniy conservative estimate
of the profits of the silver barons: as the
actual figures would more likely be $751;
OOO, 900 per annum. 1t will thus be seen
at glance. what is involved in the election
OF Mr. Bryan, not counting the evils that
would flow from the Retirement of up
ward OF $500, 900, 900 OF gold upon which
the credit of the nation is founded
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.rRnEsnEIL,s opIsIoN.

1t viii be difficult to find in the munici-
pal annals OF other cities case parallel
to the action OF the board OF Commission
ers-minus Mr. Ross lin the case of the
Potomac Electric Light and Power Com
pony. Leaving out OF consideration the
fact that the District presents an anomaly
in its form OF government. II may be safely
asserted that there has never been shown
so fagrant disregard OF the legislative
will as expounded by the official legal
adviser of the municipal authorities, as
tn the present Instance. The case is placed
In still bolder relief by the circumstance
thatit is really the act of one man through
which the law and counsel is setat naught.
and that the course OF this one man 70 evil
able business relations in which he stood
to hecompan who is favored by his deci-
sion and his vote.
Summa szed, matters st and thus: Attorney
Thomas, after careful research and in an
exhaustive opinion, declared the Commis-
sioners not authorized d to accept the Poto-
mac Company's bid, President Ross
trained lawyer. coneurred in the views held
by the boards official adviser; Major Pow
ell. not a lawyer aad presumably without
legal training. disTegarded the attorneys
opinion and voted with Commissioner Trues-
dell. who. also not a trained lawyer, in a
couple OF typewriter pages. upset, to his
own satisfaction. the attorneys argument
and aiigns himself with that Of the legal
representative of the contending corrora-
ton. There never was a more fragrant case
of contemptuous disregard for law, author
ity and decency; for in looking at this case
it must always be kept in mind that Mr..
Truesdeil is under obligation to the Poto-
mac Company-tiiat obligation which rests
upon the vender who has made aprofitabie
sale 1t was transaction clearly based.
so far as the purchaser was concerned, upon
the expectation of future fayors at the
hands of the party selling. And in this
bargain and sale the Interests of the peo-
Pile OF the District and the expressed and
officially interpreted intention OF the law
making power were utterly disregarded.
Nothing is more probable than that
litigation will grow cut of this decision
of Mr.. Truesdell's for he is the prime
mover in the transaction which will be
both annoying and expensive to the REQ
pie, consolation for which is not to be
found in the foregone conclusion that the
present decision will be declared improper
by the courts. The District badly reeds
another form OF government, and pending
the change, transformation in the Per
sonneI OF the board OF Commissioners would
be highly desirable
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DIR. REED SCORES TALMAGE.
Die kinson College President Says
Some Sharp Things.

Carlisle, Aug. 7--Rev. DR.. George e.
Reed, president of Dickinson College. yes
terday publicly made the following state
ment regarding Rev. De T. Witt Talmage:
''NotiDg that our Popocratic brethren are
making considerable noise over the fact
that Dr.. T De Witt Talmage has announced
himself for Bryan, free silver, etc. it oc-
Cured to me to recall certain facts in con-
nection with the history of a gentleman
whose neighbor was for nine years Of my
life.
During those years Dr. Talmage was
everywhere recognized as Democrat.
save In the intervals when he posed as q
third party Probationary never knew
OF his being recognized In any sense az 8
Republican,
THAT he now announces himself an q
supporter OF Bryan and sewaH, or pos
sibIy Bryan and Watson. Is but an fndlca-
ton that the eloquent doctor has verted''
again. and this time to the ranks Of The
P0pulists. illustrating the declaration ol
the Scriptures. the second state OF that
man shall be worse than the nrse.s"
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CECIL RHODES AS A WARRIOR.

CECIL RHODES AS A WARRIOR.
II some OF the accounts sent out from
South Africa about this time are to be
believed Cecil Rhodes is a very ..berserker-
in battle. Rhodes. who at present is
persona non grata with the British
government, not because he did wrong.
but because he was caught doing it, in the
TransvaaI affair, and whonf Com Paul.
wants to send the way of ..Dr. Jini' and
the rest, is reported us leading the Brit
ish forces in MatabeIeIand with unpar-
alleied heroism ard disregard Of personal
safety. In fact. he is represented as lead
ing his hosts wherever the fight Is hot
test and the bullets are thickest, and that
he seems fairly to challenge fate by e1-
posing himself to danger. We are in
foemed. indeed, that his friends are pro-
testing against what they declare to be
unnecessary venturesomeness on his part,
but he waves their renionstr ances aside
with the remark that he cannot afford
to be regarded O coward.
To man up a tree 1t looks as IL
Rhodes were posing for effect and that the
to impress by his exhibition Of courage
and daring Is the English public. He prob
ably realizes that sooner or later he will
have to face an English jury, and he
naturally desires to make as good an i'm
preston as possible. Persona lcorrage goes
good way with John Bull, and Rhodes does
not mind running few desperate chances
If that will enable him to play winning
game In the end. The South African ex-
premier has been In the habit OF playing
boldly for big stakes, and his present
military proves may be but chip of
that block.
man may display q great deal OF
physical courage. OF hefoism even. and
yet be q comummate rascal These char
acteristics are not .irreconciabIe. strange
as It may appear. and IL may b well
to remember this when Cecil Rhodes un-
dertakes TO offset moeal shortcomings by
physical proves.
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FIRE DESTROYS A THEATER.
Guests Of Adjoining Hotel Frightened
From Their Sleep.

Niagara Falls, N. z, Aug THE Park
Theater was destroyed by fire at O'Clock
this morning, causing a loss of SEQ, ,CG0,
covered by insurance. Last night q boxing
exhibition was given In the tteater, and
it Is supposed that the fire was due to care
lessness on the part of some one In the
Dressing rooms.
When the fire was discovered the flames
had gained such headway that they burst
through the FOOT and wallis in several
places, and soon spread to Geogan's Ba.
zaar and restaurant and to the Interna-
tional Hotel, which adjoins en- the north.
The guests hurried to the street, and for
time It looked az IL the big hotel would
be destroyed, but the firemeD succeeded 10
preventing anything more serious than a
6corching.
At 1:S0 O'Clock the theater walls fell
In, and by 2o'eiock the fire was under con-
troll. The loss on the bazaar and restaurant
amounts to about 50 ,060.
The Park theater was burned about a
year ago and was rebuilt by stock.
company
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SHE SHIELDED THE PAsTof

Mrs. Tunnel Talks About the San
francisco Scandal.
San Francisco, Aug. 7.-Mrs. III. +. Fow-
ler, or Mrs. Tunnel, as she is better known.
has finally consented to tell what she
knows of the great Brown case. She
settles once for all the controversy In RET
erence to the 0yermaD letters by declaring
that Matte Overman wrote them and that
she received theui.
They were consigned to friend, who so
far forgot his trust rs to allow them to De
published. Mrs TunneIl says she fled from
the city to shield the accused pastor. AS
she could not speak in his favor, she says
she decided not to speak at ALL The ex-
penses during her Night were paid by DR..
Brown.
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cRAzED BY pABY's FATE.
Parents whose Child corbett's Lior
Killed Leave for washington.


Cbillicothe. Ohio, Aug Thomas Hurd
and wife, parents of Eddie Hurd. the two
year-old boy whose head was bitten Off by
a lion Wednesday, are partially deranged
over the horror. The mother remaiIed in
commissions all night and showed signs OF
having lost her reason.
During "Wednesday night Mrs. Hnrd made
an attempt to kill herself with a butcher
knife, and had TO be closely watched to
prevent her from doing v,o eDce. Hurd
blames no person for his child's fate.
Both he and Mrs. Hurd had frequently
petted the lion and considered him perfectly
safe. The city police wanted to shoot the
lion yesterday. but were persuaded not 10
do so by tie show attaches. who said they
were training him for Pugiiist Corbett.
Hundreds OF people crowded the tent yes
terday to see the lion that killed the boy.
Hurd and hts wife. who live In Washing.
ton, d. c., left for that place last evening
with the remains of their child.
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Seriously Thought
To Be Humorous
WHERE SIZE BEcoMrs A JEwEI.

"Hot weather is responsible for good
many divorces observed the first family
man, as he came to the office the other
morning. after tiff ut the breakfast table.
ION the contrary. 1t increases my fond
ness for my WIFE," replied the second.
looking like he had had n good nights rest.
s'why s that"
because she is troubled with cold feet"
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TIE DISTINCTION.

Tom-Then you dtsapprove of whiskers.
Miss Gushingiy?
Miss Gushingiy-Oh, no. not at all.
Tom-Bat didn't you just say as much?
Miss Gushingly-I only said. 1T was a
fashion that I invariably set my face
against"
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WORK AND PAY.

A coroner's jury in Pennsylvania, re-
rendered a verdict which ceEsured the COM
papy for over working its employees Eoth
TIE sincer aid Tie conductor OF the tiain
had been on duty almost without internis-
sior day and night, and had obtained little,
if any, rest. II is not surprising that they
were not in a fit condition for tteir re-
spoDsibIe work The inquiry into the
frightful Atlantic City, in Which the cru
ciai question is the correct signalling by
the man in the signal tower, discioses the
fact that two men are employed in that
tower, each OF whom has 20 wCrk Twelve
hours, hand and Drain being constantly
CA TIE airro, ard the safety of hun,ret,s Of
trains and thousands OF human beings &C.
pending upon them. For this service, the
wear and tear OF which upon the nerves and
sine ws can Hardly be estimated. each ofthc
men receives sthemunificcne eremuncraiionof
$40 III oDth, j trifle more than latorer
earns odigs sew er trench.
In the first Place. there should not be
less than three men for the work in a
signal tower from which the running of
so many trains is controlled Eight con-
secutiye hours of such wors is enough
for any man. More than that imposes a
strain upon him. which makes him less
fit for the discbarg. of his duties than he
ought to be. Nor is $40 sufficient pay
for anybody who Is qualified TO do work
involving such tremendous responsibility.
The fact that plenty OF men are willing to
take the lob for that price is no argu-
ment In favor of the employing company.
for as many, no doubt, could be found
to take it at BALI that amount. Their
fitness and the Importance OF the service
10 be rendered by them should be taken
Ia consideration in determining their
wages.
AS a matter Of fact, the pay Of men who
run the trains is absurdly and outrageously
small, and out OF all proportions to the COM
pensa Ton given to those who work in the
offices. II is a policy TO which can be
ascribed very considerable number Of
railroad accidents in which life is sacri-
|, feed. 1t is short-sighted policy, SO far
as the railroad companies are concerned, for
the money losses to them every year from
preventable accidents far overbaIance the
amounts involved in more liberal re-
Enumeration OF this class of their employees.
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A CQlUHDRUM.

"why did the passage of Moses and Aaron
over the Red Sea cause monetary panic?"
because as soon as they landed there
was Aaron on the bank"
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CABIN ,s0liM f|QTEi

Fly from the oppressive heat OF the city
and enjoy the COO. brsezes and cooler re-
ffeshments to be hsd here. Sprishtiy mdsic
b dfscoursed afternoons and evenings 10 aid
10 the pleasure Of your visit. Terms most
Iss;fSe1 SsssSeSs ! snes. rrssr,sssrA .phoa. ss
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HII0M Of THE news
---M The MORNING TILES

If you miss any news in the evening
edition look In tue list below What
you're looking ior was probably pub
ltshed in this mornings edition, and
as The 2imes never repeats you'H
have to ta he both edittuus 10 get all
the new. as quick an It nappcas-
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TIE REASON THEREOF.

willie-Mamma, why do VIC say, ''Give
us this day our daily bread?" Why don't
we ask for enough to last a week?
Namma-Because. my SOD, we like our
bread fresh every day.
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PPEMAIuRE PUNISHMENT.

Ex D. c. Commissioner-oh,d doctor, ON
suffering the agonies of the damned.
Doctor-What, so soon7
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COMPARING WEIGHTS.

''MeHoolin, ye liz moighty thin"
AN so IL ye, O'Flarity-"
.'Bat We ought to see McShussegan-"
''Phar about the spalpeen?"
''By me sowl, he's thinner then both av
Is put together"