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The herald., 1897-12-15

tell you what time you ate the last meal
since you left Rico and what you ate. and
the number Of your berth on the sleep
err"
While the Colorado man was strug.
Cling with his amazement took advan-
tage Of the momentary lull and, address
ing the wizard, who stood almost d.
rectly in front Of me, said:
Look here. young fellow! wouldn't
wager a dollar that you can't do any
thing you say you can. But I'll tell you
what I'll do. I'll buy the drinks for the
party IL you tell me something very
much desire to know. What say you,
eh?"
Agreed" said he. II use my powers
only for entertainment. anyway"
We four repaired to the bar. Twas not
conscious Of ever having met one Of
them before. Not one Of them knew me.
"Now, what do you desire to known
Several things"
every well. Go over to that table and
write each question on separate slip
Of paper. Fold each into the smallest
compass. Mix them UP so that you will
not know one from the other. Then
bring them here"
''This did, wholly unobserved. There
were four slips.
"Now put one In each vest and each
trouser pocket. That's right. Now
take the one out Of your right hand
vest pocket and hold 1t tightly between
thumb and finger. That's right. You
don't know which one it is? Now, on
that slip you have written. Where Is my
daughter, Nellie?' / see big N on
your forehead. Now, on the next one
that reads. Where can reach her with
a telegram The next Why doesn't
she answer my messages?' And the last,
go?' Open the slips. Was right?"
He had read them with faultless ac-
curacy.
But the answers" cried, with un-
concealed eagerness.
\ = =
your daughter is on a railway train.
You cannot we'll reach her with a telc-
gram. She has not answered your mes
sages because she has not received
Them"
Eyes, yes. But the fourth question
When will she meet me here in Chi
cago?'"
II can tell you that as easily as have
the others, but am not going to do 1t
now"
But that is the vital thing wish to
know"
1T is now 2:10 o'clock. By you will
have a message from your daughter.
telling you when and where to meet her. "
But II should not receive it,"
"Then cali up Prof. Reese, telephone
143, and will tell you"
= +
I saw Prof Reese no more that day.
At $3.50 o'clock Billy Dunning, clerk of
the Auditorium Annex. came smilingly
over to where I sat and handed me a
message. 1t read:
DETROIT. May 5.-Meet me at Dear
born Station at 1910 tonight. NELLIE.
Papa" said the girl, after my relation
to her Of the above incidents, II had no
idea you were In Chicago. I expected to
have to wait for you here. I didn't see
how you could get here first, for never
dreamed you could leave Denver till you
got my message. Nor did know where
you would stop here. But as my train
neared Detroit felt that must send
you a message. got Off the train and
approached the telegraph office, turning
away with the thought that it would be
a waste of money, and then again going
hactx and sending It, I addressed it to
the Auditorium Annex almost uncon-
sciously."
what time did you file the messenger
"Just ten minutes past two o'clock"
c. C. D.
The herald., 1897-12-15
The Story Of a Skeptic

| h.ro h..r r.n.,, -
oo rd,nr occ,,t,-,.. ~ ~ ,o.,o,,s sorr,s
that tho avaro go ,5o,,,o,strot tor hos taon
disnosea ~ g,ve =, = Ia har.h c,o,y,,-
;ng tbot tho hast ,,o.,,'.s 80 to,ro h,s
only when tho v,,,rd &C. ,a.s,,,a ~ under
suhiection prt ,,haraos hovo haar
an unheliever ara d,srosad to credit
iuggIe,.v win f,,,,,, OK rsr cart ~ the
miracuious ach,a,,o,,,o,.s 80 ,,,odarr MO
diums hava o,,,,a,,s 49,, 81 trootsd 20
an earnest and ,rtsrastsd ;ro,,,rv e,,-
br.c cling every o,,,,or.,,,,,t,, Gov ia.,t;,,,ota
Iinvestiration Tvndar soir renreser.
tat;va Of the nrofass,o,o 81 h,,nrot,st ora
mind reader once 90 W. 40 q ,,ota ox-
hibition NJ his roxvors-or rathar os ~
turned ont ~ he Observation-Disclosures ha ut
terlv failed 70 oooo,,,y,,,s,, ,,rot he COT ont
to do and tho do;n. 90 ,,,h,o,, u,o,,d rot
have been considered asneo,o,lv rsr,arL.
able for a narsor ~ h,s ron,to+,or No
was to ba bI,ndfo,dad u,h;Ia v,os -
take an article at will from NV desk and
hide II wherever T MIGHT within the cor.
norate limits of tho Civ ofter which ha
was TO find ana name a. Tho f,rst ha
readily did sneediIv dIsc,osiry the ar.
ticle. but when It came to the naming Of
liz his allv in the other world abandoned
again aoortiVeiy; the persplratlon began
10 appear on MS iorenead ana 10 tricKie
uowh ms now asnen cheeks, when SUD
ueniy ne completely collapsed ana wouio
nave iaiien 10 the moor out LOT the as
sis.anee which pys.ahoers gave me III
pre'en.ins IT, ne was iaio OUT On
'auie anu tehia,neo ior SIN hours III pre-
clseiy 'ha' cohuitioh INTO which ne VOL
unfairly entered III 'nis CITY, year OF
iiioie ago. wneh ~ was so wioeiy auVer-
'iseu .na' ne wouio oe buried ior iorty-
eisn' nouiS. "a" 'noesn' ne was ueao'
anu 'he ep,soue crea.eu uecioeo sen
sa'iom III 'ne 'o"n where II occurreo'
nu' i'nuaii iaiiieu Al .in,e W near Tue
uiANeA oe,i i,ne, noi uiu Tie io'ei ploa'
any W 'ne i,oiuen'' ne proiiiseo ~
ie'uin 'ne ,oiiowins uay Mheii ne hopeo
~ nave pe.'er success, thousn ne oe-
aieo :. was naiu supJec.' ne never
occultism and that my relation of a
really remarkable personal experience
is not likely to be colored by abnormal
faith. I tell my story as it occurred, es-
saying no explanation.
= l. 4
r,
"! ias Densei ~. Shicasc.
wy uauen. was paying .neatrlca'
ense een. d. -non'ieai' Anere was
,,.a,,,s 60, 80. % "ne.ni s,le
49, 49,. , sano 80 W. ea.u.uay nsn'
=. oi .ne .oo"ls Teunesuuy a. oica-
n nc !a;s. pianeu 'nal sne
80 - NJ o'nei wise
~s, 49, ~ -. I,,-,-t.I I' "os ny
49, Va ~ i,et I,isiiiis vi oa'-
~ ~ 49, offoot - ;s
nc W .a. eeI' '' DenNei' nrisseo
The herald., 1897-12-15
Astonishing Progress

The Los Angeles Herald was "at
home" to a multitude of guests last
Thursday, invitations. handsomely
printed on fine paper, having been is
sued for that occasion. The new, spa
cious and elegant quarters Of the paper
in the Hellman building were inspected,
and the extensive. complicated and cost
ly equipment of The Herald was doubt
less found quite up to the metropolitan
standard. The paper has made astonish-
The herald., 1897-12-15

The suggestion of Wolcott for the
treasury portfolio is not based upon a
comprehensive estimate of the man and
his aspirations. The young statesman
is too shrewd to exchange a senatorship
with its possibilities for the compare
lively empty honor of a cabinet portfolio.
Mr.. Wolcott will remain in the senate,
providing he can square himself with his
Colorado constituency.
The herald., 1897-12-15

Our silver continues to go abroad In
steadily flowing stream. Constantly
needing it in their business. and depend
ing upon America for their supplies Is
it strange that European governments
should unite In their efforts to hammer
down the price?
The herald., 1897-12-15
ing progress under its present manage.
ment.-San Francisco Call.
The Stamp Act

An Atchison school teacher recently
asked a boy Of to tell what he knew
about the stamp act" He arose and
said It was what his mother got with
every 10 cents worth of goods she)
bought, and she was going so crazy oveij
It his father was mad half the time.3
Atchison Globe.
The herald., 1897-12-15

The sale of the Kansas Pacific has
again been postponed for sixty days.
This is wise. The government snouio
be pretty we'll assured of purchaser be-
fore hanging out the red flag
The herald., 1897-12-15

To relieve the monotony some member
might introduce a joint resolution call
ing upon the president for Tom Platt
explanation of that November incident
in Greater New York.
The herald., 1897-12-15

Very much depends upon the point or
view. 1t should not be expected that
the poor people Of Europe will look upon
s1.0S wheat with the same complaisance
with which it is regarded by the holders
of western mortgages or the traffic man
ayers of western railways.
The herald., 1897-12-15
LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION

State Of California, County Of Los Ange-
les.-ss.
L. NJ Holt, superintendent Of circulation
Of the Los Angeles Daily Herald. being
nrst duly sworn, deposes and says: That
for the five months from February l. 1897,
to June 80. 1897 Qnclusive), the total circu-
lation Of the said Daily Herald was 1890 635
copies, being an average daily circula-
tiOn of S6O4.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was 1,O71.567 being a daily
average OF 5000 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 219,059, being an average
for each Sunday of 1O,431.
L. NJ. HOLT,
Superintendent of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of July. 1897.
FRANK J. COOPER.
Notary Public in and for the County Of
Los Angeles. State Of California.
The herald., 1897-12-15

The most incomprehensible thing
about the attitude of the Spaniards Is
that they do not welcome interference In
the Cuban imbroglio. Spain could well
afford to bride some power to Intervene
The herald., 1897-12-15

The house, as we'll as the senate, now
has a blind chaplain. Trust the aver
age congressman to recognize the etern-
al fitness of things.
The herald., 1897-12-15

The latest arrival in New York is
Dominke Wenceslanuclxintiary 1t is
surmised he Is fleeing from the wrath of
Mark Twain.
The herald., 1897-12-15

Another old landmark at Second and
Broadway, is giving place to a modern
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tally for the hand
some business record of the year.
The herald., 1897-12-15

This is the season when the good wire
struggles with the problem as to how
much of her husbands money she Will
souander upon a Christmas present for
him the dear man.
The herald., 1897-12-15

A consensus of newspaper opinion cred
its the president with soundness on the
yellow fever question. But that, II
national issue, is yet not a party ques-
tion
The herald., 1897-12-15

found to be defaulter to the state In the
sum of $4,000, money collected by him
and absorbed. A little executive Glenn
ency will cure the defect, however.
The herald., 1897-12-15
Saucy

While ex-President Cleveland stiIf
keeps on hunting ducks, his successor
in the White House is beset by game Of
o less noble variety.-San Francisco Ex-
aminer
The herald., 1897-12-15

Mr.. Gage built up big bank in Chi
cago, but not through the medium OF
the financial policies that he has invoked
to successfully run a great government
The herald., 1897-12-15

If Mrs Luetgert will return in time for
the holiday festivities no questions will
be asked and all will be forgiven.
The herald., 1897-12-15

France has sent a few additions
cruisers into Chinese waters to look into
the kaiser's latest coaling station ruse
The herald., 1897-12-15

The fundamental principles Of civil
service reform are likely to receive q
severe wrenching before the session
ends,
The herald., 1897-12-15

Mr.. Pulitzer Is becoming rusty. He
has not done any sensational undressing
since he laid bare the conspiracy Of the
silver mine owners.-Washin ton Post. !,
The herald., 1897-12-15
Their Preference

There are some mighty good Repub>
licans, nevertheless, who for obvious
reasons had rather see Ada Rehan in
silver than William Mckinley in gold.-
Detroit News. ~
The herald., 1897-12-15

in recent years. So many efforts Of this
sort have been made within the past
few months that the need Of terrible
example Is evident
The herald., 1897-12-15

or he would never have allowed 1t to Sc
cure a foothold In Fatherland.
The herald., 1897-12-15

If not too late, permit US to wish Prof.
Andree and his pigeons merry Christ
mas.
The herald., 1897-12-15

The kaiser evidently comprehends lit
tie of the insidiousness Of Standard Oil,
The herald., 1897-12-15

The uncrowned king has the right Of
way In the Mexican capital.
The herald., 1897-12-15

There is nothing in the constitution
or the laws to prevent the president
from sending to congress special mes
sage regarding the growing evil of
trusts and other combinations in re-
straint of trade. 1t was not expected
he would jeopardize SO important mat
ter by treating it in his regular message.
The herald., 1897-12-15

That United States attorney for West
Virginia, whom the president appointed
at the instance of Senator Elkins, is
The herald., 1897-12-15

tell you what time you ate the last mea
since you left Rico and what you ate, and
the number Of your berth on the sleep
err"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-03
Mr.. Redington's Position.

In the Evening Mail of last night. May
or-elect Redington defines his position
and 1t may pc of interest to Journal read
ers. 1t Is as follows:
AS you have done your duty In advo-
cacy of your candidate through the cam
pa ign and as the election Is over. does 1t
not seem Il little unnecessary and un-
called for and Indicating a bitter feeling
to throw out the fling that friction
must exist in the city government? To
express qualification that under our char
ter the mayor can do no real harm. can
only create and keep up an irritable feel
ing. Is this manly or magnanimous?
Does it tend to allay or diminish partisan
feeling. if any exists?
Does it tend to promote good feeling or
do you desire it to have the opposite eff
feet? AS for myself 1t makes not the
slightest difference. | haven't asked your
support. l have not in way or manner
am entirely unpledged on every matter.
and expect to work for the best good of
the city. ! fully realize how | came to be
elected. know that the narrow, crooked.
machine Disguised and drove into re-
bellion the better element in the Republic
can party. and the result is "A scathing re-
buke to few would-be leaders. You
happened to be the available instrument
for the purpose. tbs the irony of fate"
| have been elected by the better Gle
ment of both parties without any effort
on my part. ! fully appreciate this fact.
and l shall use my best endeavors to
carry out their wishes. | have been
thoroughly familiar with all matters con-
nected with the city in the past and shall
do my best to promote its best interests
in the future. AS for any display of par
tisanship. | repudiate it. | look upon the
result Il move of the best citizens OF
both parties in the interests of goou NOR
ais. and | Shall gladly give my aid and
good government support to the accom-
plishment of these ends.
c. II. REDINGTON.
Waterville. March 2.
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GARDINER. 4; LEWISTON. 2.
Hardest. Fought Game Of the Season Won
by Home Teams Clever Work.

Gardiner. March 2.-(SpeciaD.-One of
the hottest games OF the season was
played. last night. when the Lewistons
and Furbush came over to gain honors
The game from the beginning 10 end was
one continued scrap. and the big. tgefy
Furbush. the best-known and perhaps
dirtiest scrapper of ALL was present. but
he could accomplish nothing in his way
as both Spencer and the Kid We're in his
way when it was proper. but out of sight
ceedingiy seluom Tarrant and Fitzgerald
played clean and fast game. and Sean
Ion in goal was all right.
NFor Gardiner. il was hard work to tell
who eXcelled, all playing fast polo. Snen-
GERS drives were swift and accurate. The
and eastman lost none of their former
reputation for fast polo.
The first period opened with Il rush, ana
such lively playing has not been seen be-
fore in any game here. Tarrant got the
rush and for almost eight minutes 1t was
a continual bang from one end of the hal,
to the other. Then Houghton made a
pretty pass to Spencer. who Gagged the
ball.
In the second period the same vim was
put in the game. and the crowd began t.
get excited to its utmost Not Il minute
passed without a continual shout being
kept up. After ] minute and seconds.
Smith. after carrying the ball the entire
length of the hall. Gagged the ball. Then
Lewiston got two goals, tieing the score
at the end OF the period.
In the third. with the score tie. both
teams went at ii to win. but Gardiner
WAS too fast for her company and landed
goal by pretty passes. in minutes and
Is seconds From this out. the Spindle
City team worked their hardest and kept
the ball i'm the vicinity of Gardeners goal.
but the sphere could not be Gagged.
The lineup:
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FULL Of oslr.
cfcscian Parliament Protests Against the Re-
cent Acts Of Fossisa Wasskips.

Athens, March 2.--The gouie. the single
parliamentary chamber or Greece. met.
Monday. Nearly all the members were
present ind the gallery was filled with
visitors. There WAS an air OF suppressed
excitement and all patriotic references OF
the speakers were applauued.
Prime Minister Delyannis ANNOUNCED
that he had received positive Information
that the lighting. at AkrotirI, which had
induced the bombardment OF the Chris
tians position by foreign warsbips, was
provoked by the Turks
NJ. Levides, minister OF marine read a
joint note from the admirtIs OF the for
eign fleets, forbidding the Greek ships or
troops TO attack the Turks.
This caused much excitement among
the members OF the Chamber, and DEBUT,
Seals declared the reply to the note
ought 10 contain a declaration Of war.
N. Delyannis denounced the lombard
Eent of the Christians ms savage. I'm
pio,is and unjust. He said the blockade
OF crete by the Powers was incs.plicabls
from the view OF point OF international
law. Greece. nc AIDED. had instructed her
representatives abroad to protect against
the bombaTdment TO the governments OF
the countries to which they were accretl-
tied. II was convinced that the adm.raIs
acted without Instructions In conclu-
sion n. DelyaEnis said
I'VE are a small nation and cannot pre-
vent such acts. but we protest against
them with the force OF a great nation.
We know that all great people are with
u.s.
The prime minister was again cheered
again and took his scat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-03

Tickets are now on sale at Larrabee' $
for the fifth annual athletic exhibition
and first annual indoor meet Of the Colby
Athletic Association. to be held at City
hail. Friday evening. March 5. The pro-
gramme will be something entirely new.
In place of the old exercises on the Swed-
ish bars. parallel bars. kicking. etc. will
be dashes, hurdles, pole vaulting. high
jumping. putting the shot and other com
petitive events. The seating Of the hail
has been arranged so as to give track
and space for field events on the floor.
and the seats have been arranged on
either side of the track and raised as
usual so that there is not an undesirable
seat in the house. Come see the potato
race. full of Iun and excitement. Two
hours and Il half of solid enjoyment for
IN cents
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-03

New York. March .
FLOCR-Receipts. Al, 362 pkgs: exports,
10 bbls.. 2S.O52 sacks: sales. $500 pkgs
dull, steady.
SOUTHERN FLOUR-Dull. unchanged
RYE FLOUR-Quiet: S2.50M2.S5.
BCCKWHEAI FLOUR-$l.05M.
WHEAT-Unchanged.
CORN MEAL-Easy, quiet.
Ky E-Dull. firm: Western. 81, elf. Buf
faio: 3lia elf. track New York
w HEAT-Recefpts 1860: exports 70
80: sales. 5000: dull: spring firm: winter
ern. $685., W.
CORN--Receipts. 156.975; exports, 200 $50.
sales 10000: quiet. firm: No. 2 2gI29Il Gle
vator 2sAdtSO atloat; new No. ., 27lsai27s,
oATS-Receipts. $500: exports. 10 Oo.
sales. 10000: dull. firm: No. 9. 21ia: No. }
white, 23l2; No. Chicago 22is; No. 2
W.; NO. ) white. %; mixew Western. al
a.: white do. 23GiS0: white state 2OMsp.
BEEF-Quiet. steady: beef hams
s,rong tferced beef. steady.
LARD-Quiet. unsettled; Western
steam closed A.25: no sales; city. S3.95S4:
refined. dull. :
PORk-Quiet. steady.
BuTTER-Fairiy active; fancy. steady
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. unchanged.
COFFEE-RiO. dull, steady
dull
FREIGHTs-To Liverpool. quiet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-03
Consre, sional Notes.

"A Senate bill granting n pension te
Harriet NJ. Knowiton. widow OF Majol
knowlton of the 9th Maine Volunteers
has been vetoed by the President. the
widow afterward marrying and obtaining
a divorce.
The President has approved the act to
amcnd the postal laws providing limit
ca indemnity for the loss of registered
mail matter. also the act granting a pen-
sion to the widow of Major General Jo-
seph b. Carr.
= The Senate. Monday. confirmed the
nomination of w. w. Follctt to be con-
sniting engineer of the United States on
tne International (water) boundary COM
mission. provided for in the convention
with Mexico, March /, 1889
The last of the great appropriation
piils-the general defciency--was report
ed to the Senate. Monday morning. The
senate committee added to 1t 1882 tOO.
oelng made up principally of claims
against the government. The bill carries
q total of $103S3i.9 $50.
The. President has denied pardon to
the Santa Fe nlNrderers of the United
states marshal Hespited. Feb. 20, until
March %. in order to give the Executive
time to examine the merits of the case,
the men having been sentenced to be
hanged. Feb. x. Mr.. Cleveland, in de-
Ginning to interfere. says: II believe that
the homicide of which thev were convict
ed was a cold-blooded and deliberate
assassination. and every consideration in
favor of peace. good order and personal
safety demands the execution of then
sentences"
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GARDINER.
Capt lanes Walker Elected "A Quiet Election
and Little Contest.

Gardiner. March 2.-tSpeciaD.-The cleo
ton passed off quietly. Capt Jane
Walker being elected mayor
where II. a. Hartman defeated NJ. r.
Mcnamara for the council. and in Ward
y. where Charles Annis opposed A. Z.
Barnes. The latter was elected. Other
wise the regular ticket had no opposition.
Ward ALDERMAN. Fl. ID. Wells; coun-
cilinen. n. A. Hartman. 6. s. Steward.
w. ID. whitney: constable. +. -. Law
renee; warden. Charles Wentworth: ward
clerk George r. Towle.
Ward ALDERMAN. e. l.. Pickering
coancilmen. j. y. Rines. Chester II.
Beane, George L. Mckenney: constable.
J. II. Babb; warden. S. w. Townsend
ward clerk. G. G. Hartman.
Ward s-Aiderman. NJ. a. Harraden:
councilmen. F. II. DIrglcy. w. c. Atkins.
w. +. Moody: constable, Martin Burns:
warden, Fred +. Mccausland: ward clerk,
Harry Stone.
Ward Alderman. g. s. Smith: coun-
cilmen. &. &. Wentworth. David Doug
lass. A. N. Neal; constable. Frank Dun
lap: ward clerk, Il. =. Ladd; warden.
Henry Oliver.
Ward alderman. F. Z. Patten: coun-
cimea, W. W. Harrington. o. G. An
drews. c. ". Averiil; warden. A. II. Jor-
dam ward clerk. 4. T.. Robinson; con
stable. Warren Tozier.
Ward 6-Alderman. F.. W. Blanchard
councilmen. Charles Cobb. Il. ". Beecie.
Eugene Edgecomb: warden. w. +. East
man: ward clerk, G. ii. Capen: constable.
4. c. Barnes.
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FROM CARSON.
C,,rbets Drops Handball In Trainins'.'Fih at
f\t Usual Work.

lHslt usual WVTh
Carson, Ne,v.. March 2.-Fitzsimmons
did his usual work in the gymnasium
yesterday, keeping his trainers on the
jump for an hour, finishing with rub
down and a dot bath
jim Corbett changed his routine Ia
bors. He cut out handbaA. contenting
himself with bag punching and boxing
His bout at the latter exercise was UNI
usually interesting. Five men were in
waiting to take turns at the gloves
Jeffries. McVey, Ed Green. Woods and
Joe CorbS,tt. Corbett spared with each
of the man. in thes order named. without
intermss3 on. for two rounds each. with
the exceIi tion of Jeffries. who came In
for three n ounds. For "a minutes he kept
1t up. t:ai h man used a differens style
Jeffries. wr1ais c,e strongest man on the
force. does rushing work. Many re-
ports abosst sparring with Jeffries have
been SEM out, some writers claiming
that Jeffiie gave th champion all he
could do To s'vosd his PUSHES. As mat
ter of fact. .Jeffries' instructions are to
rush and conner Jim. # possible.
Giving the, champion practice and ex-
Treating hiIr self from tight places, he
allows the rag fellow to corner him. hut
usually gets away without having the
gloves put o.s him. He reaches Jeffries
whenever ana wherever he peases.