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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

The pianist had finished busting the
piano keys with his abundant hair, and his
fingers hung with languid grace like
branches that had not yet recovered from
the onslaught of a fierce storm He was
receiving the applause which his endeavors
as a classical interpreter merited. A
throng pressed around him and told him
the pleasant things that make life worth
living. The relation from the country was
there.
There's no use in talkin, - he said, rye
done fine. -
Thank you. "
Gan I must say thet the man that made
the pianny deserves praise too Ye couldn't
pick up an INSTRUMENT anywhere tall
thet 'ud stand the pace you put it through -
Perhaps not.
I'm never fergit the way ye got yer fin
gers all twisted up an then untangled
again. It's a sight ter tell the neighbors
about, that IS.
IL am glad you enjoyed it. .
''Waal, I admired it more n enj 'yed it.
There jes' one thing ye Orter do
''W hats that"
Eye oughter come up ter Higginsvile
some time when ye amt got very much
ter do an git NIirandy Slocum ter teach ye
The Monastery Bells an the Fisher s
Hornpipe.' They take practice, but ye
could git EN- purity soon, an then ye'd
have a couple o. pieces thet was worth lay
IN yerself out on Detroit Free Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
AJERSEY CYCLONE.
Does Damage to @15O,OO0 Worth of
Property at Newark.

New York, June 1O.-A violent wind
and rain storm visited Newark, N. J.,
last night and did damage amounting
to fully $50, COO
At D. IN. the wind and rain swept
everything before them and traffic was
at a standstin for half an hour Shant-
les were wrecked and many farm build
ings damaged
Water covered 200 acres and it was
impossible to approach the settlements
on the meadows. Lightning made hav-
oc with factories but only one fire was
reported. Lightning struck the roof of
the big Harrison leather factory in
New York avenue and a stock of fin
ished and unfinished leather was burn
ed
Several naDhtha. tanks exploded and
it was expected that the entire factory
would be swept away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

eter when open To leave the train Mr..
Woodward mounts a brake wheel and
climbs TO the roof of the car. lie opens
his parachute, clngs to the rope and
is gently waited from the roof Of the
rapid y-moving train to the ground.
Sometimes Mr.. Woodward jumps into
the air with his parachute a little too
soon. At other times be is carried
somewhat beyond the point at which he
wishes to alght. The fact remains,
however, that he has never met with
any accident when leaving the train ia
this ingenious manner. His feat has
become a source Of interest and wonder
ment to the passengers Of the 1850
afternoon train out Of Richford.
The railroad employees have become
used to his parachute jump and are no
longer threatened with nervous pros
tration when he makes it, but the train
always contains passengers who have
heard of his feat but are skepical con-
corning it,
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FIRE PANIC IN CHICAGO.
Sixty Cloak Makers Narrowly Escape
Being Tramped to Death.

Chicago, June 1O.-Sixty cloak max
ers who are employed at No. 492 South
Morgan street. We're thrown into a pan
ic by a fire last evening and for a time
it seemed as though some of them
would be trampled to death in the
scramble to escape.
When word of fire had been given
everyone rushed for the stairway.
Those on the third floor made their way
down to the first floor. Here they were
stopped by employees from the first
floor who were afraid to run down the
lower stairway which was beginning to
burn quite briskly.
Fully thirty-fve men and women
stood panic stricken on the stairway
while the flames ascended rapidly.
Just as a sheet OF fire began licking
at the feet of the foremost of those on
the stairway, he darted swiftly down
the burning structure, and escaped
without a scratc Those behind him
followed in quick succession, escaping
without serious injury.
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HE SAVED 90 LIVES.
A Really Brave Policeman Rescue
Many Women.

Many Women.
Boston, June 1O.-Wm. Graham. a big
strapping policeman from the south
precincts. is the hero Of the hour in
Boston.
He was passing along Washington
street when off duty. at a time when a.
fire broke out in a big hve-story block,
and his presence of mind and bravery
saved the lives OF twenty young wo-
men.
There were nearly forty men and
women employed in Woods printing
Office and their escape by way of the
stairs was entirely cut off by the
flames. They crowded around the win
doWs on the Washington street end of
the building. Their only chance to es-
cape appeared to be to jump to the
ground eighty feet below, the hremen
not having reached the scene.
Then it was PatrOlman Graham
rushed into the adjoining building and
going to the third floor, climbed out
upon the broad stone sill Of the win
dow nearest to the burning building.
That brought him to within a few feet
of one of the windows which was filed
with frantic women. He told them to
creep along the sill and he would res
cue them
1t required a large amount of courage
to hang over the street with the only
chance of footing about three inches
of wet stone trimming, but they ven
tured one at a time and the strong
hands of Patrolman Graham soon were
upon them and he lifted them down
into a place Of safety. In this man
ner nearly twenty made their escape
before the dremen arrived.
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ENGLTsH C0RPORATI0N.
Acquires the Rights of the RioGrande
Irrigation Company.

Fort Worth. June Oddities have
been received here from London that
the stock of Rio Grande Irrigation and
Land company. limited, has been sue
cessfully hoated; capital $500 00O The
English company has acquired the
rights Of the Rio Grande Dam and Ir-
rigation company of New Mexico The
completion of the present system Of
canals. now actually under construc-
ton, win bring $4,000 acres of valley
land under ditch.a and a high level canal
that can be economically constructed
viii bring over 100000 more. The lands
to be irrigated are between Engle. n.
A., and Fort Quitman, Tex. The stor~
age win be located ait Elephant Butte
end viii be the largest storage work in
the world, the capacity being over H.
600 100000 cubic feet. All this land is
fine for grain. fruit. vine and raisin
growing. and the climate is good.
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Personal and Social lens.

Mrs. c. Hood and daughter Miss
Alice Hood of Emporia have taken
cottage for the summer at Colorado
Miss Susie Wilder viii leave on Fri
day for Kalamazoo and Detroit Mich.
Miss Wilder viii accompany Mr. and
Mrs. John Hodge as FAR as Chicago
Mr. and Mrs. Hodge going on to Sara
toga- Miss Wilder will be absent all
summer and viii go on later to visit in
HOrnellsville. N Y. and Boston
Mr.. "A. P Wilder is in Arkansas City
on business.
MISS. u. Cravens of Ottawa came up
last week and was the guest Of Mrs. j.
NJ Miner for a few days. Mrs. Cravens
viii study in the Seebroeck school this
summer.
Miss Katie zane has returned home
after two months visit with relatives
and friends in Illinois
Miss Abbfe Ware viii return from
Wassar college about June 20.
Miss Gussie Fuller viii go to Ottawa
next Tuesday TO remain a few days
On her return from there Miss Fuller
viii go To Iowa and the north to spend
the summer
Mr.. c. B. Merriam left today for Gin
cinnau on a business trip.
Miss Emily Elliott viii entertain at a
luncheon tomorrow complimentary to
Miss Florence Mitchell of Minneapolis,
Mimi
Mrs. w. II. Thompson of Seneca has
Joined her husband, and is at 323 West
Tenth street for few days. Mrs.
Governor "a. J. Felt
Mrs q p Callzins Of Emporia is the
guest Of Miss Gussie Fuller
Mr.. j.. s. Sears returned to Kansas
City today after a business trip and a
little visit at home.
Mr. G. p. A ClOugh has returned to
0Ir- Claud Stanley went to Lawrence
to attend commencement exercises at
X. u.
Mr. and Mrs. A. w Parks win leave
tomorrow for Fortress Monroe. Ola
Point Comfort and other places in Vir-
ginia. Miss Nora Norris viii accom-
pany them as far as Chicago on her
way north for a vacation.
colonel and Mrs. A. s. Johnson and
niece. Miss Emily Tewksbury. left yes
terday afternoon for New HamDsbire
The departure of no young lady who
ever visited Topeka could be more gen
orally regretted than viii that Of Miss
TeWksbury.
ATr. and Mrs IT, f. Dietrich have
moved to SIP Buchanan street
Miss Anna NJ. Campbell has returned
from Chicago. having entirely recover
ed from the effects Of a sprained ankle.
Miss Marguerite Warner will leave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
SQUEEZING MACHINES.
a New Device winch Saves Lots OF Hard
and Disagreeable Work.

a New Device Which Saves Lots Of Hard
and Disagr Work.
Judging by the rate at which invent
ors are busying themselves in devils
ing appliances for saving domestic
labor, there viii soon be little left for
the hcusemaid to do. ''HOusemaid's
knee" at all events, is a thing of the
past, and the floor scrubbing OF the
future is to be done by machinery. In
the course of time, the scrubber viii
undoubtedly be connected up to the
electric motor, which does the rest of
the household work, but in houses un-
provided with the electric plant the ma
chine viii in the meantime be operated
by hand. It is something like a lawn
mower, and runs on four W heels. Above
the two front wheels is a tank, which
contains clear water, that may, of
course, be heated, if necessary. The
water is supplied to rotary brushes at
the bottom Of the machine, and these,
revolving in an opposite direction to
the motion of the machine itself, scrub
the floor The dirt and water are car
ried into another tank over the two
back wheels. The wiping apparatus
consists of an endless band of a absorbent
material, made specially for the pur-
poses. This band is pressed on the floor
by rotary brushes, so that the cloth
accommo dates itself to the inequalities
of the floor. The cloth is rinsed and
squeezed out automatically as it leaves
the floor and passes through the tank at
the back It is not necessary to sweep
the floor before scrubbing.
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ODOR OF FEATHERS.
1t Is Due to Their Being Improperly Of
Hastily Cured.


Hastily Cured.
Properly cured feathers have no Cdor.
When there is a close, disagreeable odor
present, it is due to their being i'm
properly cured There is no remedy
which we are aware of for this. Airing
the feathers viii do no special good
The smaller the stem of the feather
the less danger of trouble. The Odor
comes from the decay Of the animal
matter in the pith Of the feather. and
the larger the stem the greater the pro
portion of this matter and the more
likely to be trouble. Where feathers
have been subjected to the proper de
gree of heat at the beginning before
decay takes place all the pith is thor
oughly dried out and cannot become
odorous. Where the pith has once
been left to decay and infect the feath-
ers with it's foul OdOr, a harm has been
done that cannot be completely undone.
1t is waste of time to attempt to disin-
feet such feathers. All feathers should
be done over" at least once il six OF
seven years. They are improved by
hanging them out occasionally in the
rain and sun, to enable the ticks to be
come thoroughly aired and cleaned.
Modern invention has introduced
little modern ventiIator in the side OF
the new pillows which pumps air
among the feathers and, it Is said
makes the pillow lighter. 1t always
pays to buy the best feathers, because
they are so much lighter, that bulk for
bulk the best are no dearer than the
poorest. It is generally cheap feathers
with coarse quilts that become odorous
TT-i1,,4-e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
TN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes Of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
OF Interest About Topeka People and
Visitors In Town.

The most perfect of June days, q con-
genial company and charming hospi-
taity combined yesterday to make the
thimble party given by Mrs Littleheld,
one of the pleasantest of social func-
tions
The rooms were fragrant and beau
tttul with sweet peas, nasturtiuIns and
daisies
The day was fortunately not too
warm for the fancy work which the
ladies brought and over which they
enjoyed a social visit quite as much
as seeing the dainty pieces grow beau
tiful under the touch of sldllful fin
gers.
The hostess was assisted in enter
tanning by Mrs. VIII Trump, Miss ollie
O'Brien, Miss Mary Thompson, Miss
Eleanor Wilson and Miss Franc Little
field
The invited guests were Mrs. NJ.
Weightman. Mrs. C. s. Sutton. Mrs
kingsley, Mrs Peers, Mrs. Byron Davis,
Mrs John f. Frost, Mrs r. T. Bone
brake, Mrs. Edwin Knowles, Mrs II.
r. Dillon, Mrs. IT, X. Tefft, Mrs. Fl. A.
Scott, Mrs. H. IT, Nudge. Mrs G. j.
Hamilton Mrs. 9. S. Smith. Mrs p 3.
Larimer, Mrs j. wv. Hardt, Mrs r. r.
Herrick, Mrs w p. Gibson. Mrs r.
Fl. Brown, Mrs. w. Il. Crosby, Mrs r.
IT. Crosby, Mrs. c. r.. Hudson, Mrs F..
i. Holiday. Mrs II. B. Thompson. Mrs.
Chase, Mrs Z. A. Beleher, Mrs. Her
bert Armstrong. Mrs. J. H. Stevenson,
Mrs ). ID. Anderson, Mrs Barber. Mrs
Combs Mrs. John z. Noon Miss Price,
Mrs. Al. II. ReddeD, Mrs. I'll. w. Neis-
wanger, Mrs. a. TT. Baldwin Mrs James
Smith, Mrs. ID. j. Harding. Mrs. i. E.
Nipps, Mrs. N. o. O'Brien, Mrs. r. b.
w. G. Smyser, Mrs Campbell and Miss
F6fe Graham
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PABKHURsT GO TO EUROPE
Bossism to be a Lost Art in New York
the Doctor Says.

New York June 10.-The Herald this
morning says-
The Rev DR. Charles ILL., Parkhurst
and his wife VIII leave the city today
on the ship Germauic- They win go 10
London and Paris where they win stop
FOR q short while after which they viii
visit Nevey. Lake Geneva. where the
doctor has a cottage, then so to the
higher mountains Of Switzerland.
In an interview he would take no in
terest i'm the coming presidential cam
palgn. the time was ripe when steps
should be taken to make preparation
for the first municipal election of the
greater New York in the campaign, he
'It ought to be understood at this
early date that there is q terrible con
nict on before us between now and No
and Iammany hordes OF indecency are
going to be marshalled in deadly array
The autumn of 1897 Will be hotter
than that of 1894. The presidential fur
ry So mis- the air alt first that plans of
the municipal campaign viii hardly be
drawn prior to the end of next autumn.
But there is among all classes of people
an anxious and determined anticipation
of events that are to come that is all
ready beginning to knit UP in sCltdity
the lax nDers of mems thoughts and
purposes No city ever bad q greater
opportunity thanis going to be lD-s at
our next county election FiE as was
the stride that was made two years ago
there are yet larger opportunities Cpen
come.
There has been q Tremendous gafn
since the election of Strong and GOff
which. If discreetIy and honestly man
aged. and aVailed of. may be made to
conduct TO q gain Of a far finer and
er1nder proportion COncarteduess OF
righteous civic purpose during the next
rs months may make bossisn o iost
art in this city and may make Tam
many d dOleful nlError1''
Dr Farllhurst said he would not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
DYNAMITE KILLS SEVEN.
Railway Workers Burned by a $50
Can Premature Explosion.

Johnstown Pa. June 1O.-One hun
dred and eighty cans of dynamite ex-
ploded about a mile below LHiv yes
terday afternoon with frightfuI re
suits The dead and injured are
FATALLY INJURED
Atomic Stribie
GreEOriOus Schikf
Gabriel Augonos1f
Frank Smith, colored
Peter Jackson, c0Iored
Samuel Walters
The men were at work for contractor
McManus, on the PENNSYLVANIA rail-
way ana We're getting ready to make
a blast when a premature esDl0sior
followed blowing up $50 cans of dvna-
mite and burying the seven men be-
meath a mass of sand and rock
The steam shovel which stood on the
track was hurled 20 feet away.
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Kiss Bradsbaw Entertains.

Mics Martha Bradshaw entertained q
few friends last evening at a delight
full dancing party at her home, 221
WoOdlaWn aveGue-
Punch was served and dancing was
enjoyed. 1Iessrs- Ed EEellam. Fred Cor
don. Otis Allen, and Charles JOslin,
formed a Quartette which furnished
some enjoyable music
The guests were Misses Eleanor
Work Mabel 0uigley Pearl McFar-
land. Ella Ramsey, Emily Allen. Villa
Tomlinson Birdena Crandall. AIessrs.
Ed Kellam. John i. Work Charles #.
Town. Otis S. Allen Carl w Nellis,
Fred Gordon, w r.. Ferguson, Jack
Newman.
The Chaper0nes We're Mrs. r.. @. Brad
shaw and Mrs. S. H. Allen.
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RUSSIA LEAVES MILLIONS.
In the United States for Machinery
for a Locomotive Plant

Philadelphia, June 1O.-TEe Russian
engineers who have been in PhiIadel-
phia and are now travelling west made
a contract for $500. 900 worth of machin-
ers here.
1t is proposed to erect a great plant
at Mini Russia to build steam loco
motives. Machinery viii be bought in
thirty different cities reaching several
million dollars in value. At present
nearly all Russian government rail-
road locomotives are built here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
MUNICIPAL RAILWAY IDEA
Has Taken Root in Milwaukee Since
the Strike.

1Tilwaul5ee. wis. June 10.-The
promoters of the municipal railway
scheme viii apply to the common
council at its next meeting for a fran
chise and also for an appropriation
from the city to subscribe for the stock
OF the company The articles of incor-
poration of the new company which
VIII be known as the Milwaukee NUM-
cfpaI and Suburban railway. are UNIQUE
au that they propose a composite plan
of private and public ownership. some
of the stock to be owned by individuals
and the balance by the city The capt.
tai stock is fixed at ST. OOO. 600 in S.
aharea
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CREELMAN's PROPHECY.
Says There viii be War With Spa ia
When We Read theDocuments

Chicago, June ia special to the
Chronicle from Springfeld. Ohio saws.
James Creelman, the war correspond
ent who had to leave Cuba recently by
orders OF Gen. Weyler. says he thinks
there viii be a war with Spain.
He says the American people viii be
thunderstruck when the documents in
possession of the state department are
made public Spain is anxious for war
Twenty-Five million dollars worth of
american property has been DESTROYED
in Cuba and many Americans killed
without prOvocatiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

Beal Estate Agent-I ten you, we've
been raising some great old wheat crops up
in North Dakota
III expect So. So big, weren't they, that
they crowded the mortgages right OF the
land into The riverss''
Real Estate Agent-Well. III tell you
ono thing Two years ago we had such
heavy crop that county lines bulged over
until some of the counties looked as round
as a fun moon, and you cOuldn It tell where
one township ended and another began
rI-rrrrh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

In a Berlin insane asylum is a patient,
it is said, whose hair changes color with
her temperature. When she is cool
and quiet her hair is a light yellow, but
when She is restless and excited it be-
comes auburn In other words, this
is a sort Of human developmentof those
little blue and pink litmus paper figures
which are sold to act as barometers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
DIED AT ms OWN FEAST.
a Wealthy Mexican's Sudden Ending
at Kansas City.

Kansas City. June 1O.-Enrique NJ. V.
Larranaga. member of a wealthy fam
lily of Vera. Cruz. Mexico, is dead here
of congestion of the brain
Laranaga had just successfully or
gained an extensive land company
and elated over his success gave q. ban
Quet to his friends. He drank deeply
and the stupor in which he afterwards
slept ended in death. He was well
known in San Francisco and was en-
gagged to a young lady of that city.
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A DimouIt Feat.


Song OF the Bicycle Bells.
What music 50 sweet and enchanting
In the May morning 5oyeusly svells
From meadows where nbeaIns are slanting2
IT'S the song Of the bicycle bellst
It echoes far over the deus-
The song Ct the bicycle bells.
Like a silvery note
From thrush's sweet throat
Comes the song Of the bicycle bellsi
What melody rises, surprises,
And Of JOY all ezulnngly tells
From highway and street, where the beautiful
neetf
IT'S the song of the bicycle bellsi
Oh, it echoes FAR ever the cells
The song Of the bicycle bells.
Like silvsry note
From a thrush's sweet throat
Comes the song Of the bicycle bellsi
Frank T.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitutions.
Ayers pills are palatable. safe for
children, ana more effective than any
other eathartic.
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Tramp-Please, nom, gimme sumthin
ter eat3 I've been starved TIL m ez thin
ez a razor and
New York Press
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FadaraI go II . q.

Washington, June 1O-The senate
mas passed the house bill authorizing
the attorney general to select a site
and secure plans for q federal prison
on the military reservation at Leaven-
Hvorth-
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VACATION ii the Golden 80

San Francisco, June 10-Justice
Stephen J. Field of the United States
Supreme court. arrived from washing
ton last night, accompanied by Mrs.
Field and her sister, Mrs. J. Condit
Smith Of New York The justice viii
spend his summer vacation in CalifOr-
MIA, as he has been accustomed to do
for years.
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A dozen or SO of San Francisco clergy
men have been expressing their opinions
on that Objectionable clause of the mar
rage service that binds the woman to
"obey." Their solemn decision, which
will be a welcome one to western brides
is that the word and its implications are
repugnant and that obedience will be
optional with the woman of the future.
An Accou1pl Musician.
The queen Of the Be1gians plays the
harm exouisiteIv
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W. "a WiId Il Z g. &c -.

Stockton. Cal, June 10.-Little cred
ence is placed here in the story tele-
graphed from New York, about a suit
to be brought by a san Franciscan,
Richard W Armstrong, against sew
eral wealthy Bostonians who We're said
to have recovered $4,000 600 of the
treasure from the island of Cocos and
to share of which Armstrong laid
claim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

''Dah am er good many folks, " said I'm
Gle Eben, dat seems ter ink dat when
dey's made er good resolution dey' s tehned
out er days wuhk w ashington Star.
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The City Real Estate company have
broom-corn for sale by the bale or ton.
Enquire Of @. Q. Knowles, Vice, Pres.
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Washburn's New President.

George NJ. Herrick of CHICAGO was
elected president of Washburn college
at the annual meeting Of the board Of
trustees He viii succeed Dr. AIcVicar
who resigned because of I'LL health a
year ago.
Mr. .Herriclz has visited Topeka be-
fore He is about 40 years old and is
not minister. He has spent ten years
on his life in educational work. He was
porn IN Vermont and graduated at Be
lolt coAese IN 1878 For seven years
just past ne has been western score
rary OF the Congregational Educational
society Mr. Herrick is married and
mas Two daughters. He viii arrive in
Topeka i'm two weeks
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Items and advertisements for the
Journal should be left at the drug
store OF A. ]. Kane & Co. 8s2 ~. Ban-
sas avenue.