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Uncle Ji,n's Dancing.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Uncle Jim. he'd no Yer been
To mi city ball
UHIIl he come R-vlsitin'
II 10 ks In own last fail.
oui dance until you couldn't rest.
Knowed how TO ming mis- heoi.
But all the lance he knOwed wuE Jest
The old V!Tgiuny ieel!
So wh~n they took him to tho ball
The gals had lots o. fun:
He went n%.silpping crost the al
An bumpln' every me-.
OF course hs couldn't waltz. but they
Jes: made belle We no could.
They kept on whirlin' him Always
Twas worse than splirIn' wood.
Jest serious a. could be. ho kept
A-goln' roun' an roun'i
on ali Ihs lAdies' trains no stepped
When he warn't failin' down.
Tie siood II Jest q long as no
Could tau II: then be hrowed
His a down. TIL they laughed TO soc,
Then JeTked MS coat ana bIOwed.
liz give his Railuses n hitch
An square himself. au' then
AS quick rs thai they seen him pitch
Right 'monRst tile gals anu men.
Twas dAncin' now. without q doubt
Fer then they seen him peel
HiS weskiI on. an jump AbOus
MA VHHtnny reSS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
Not Equal TO the Test.

From tho Philadelphia Record. -
There II n business man In this town WHO'S q terror
to photographers. His amanuensis. who has been
with him for n long time, was recently taken sick.
The employer mailed a letter to a local businesss col.
Iege TO send him a stenographer and typewriter, The
business man ia very particular about his vocabulary,
and wants everything written just as lie dictates 10.
Therefore, In order TO test the newcomers accuracy.
he. instead of debating an ordinary business letter.
gave forth the following at a rate Of speed that would
do Justice to a stump speaker.
"In promulgating your esoteric oogitation or articu.
iatins your superficial sentimentalities and amicabio
philosophical or psychological observations beware OF
platitudinous ponderosity. Let"
But he got no further. for the poor amanuensts
broke his pencil in the EFFORT, after which he got un
wiped the perspiration from his forehead. and quickly
left the ONCE.
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Thero NE brow tho Lac.
From fhf Borfon Bud1er.

From the Boston Budget.
Pardon me-" said the polite highwsymsn. " butI
must ask you to stand and deliver"
The coach stopped. The door opened with surpris-
ing %alscrity. and q young woman with q very large
hat stepped out into the moonlight. In her hand sho
held q small leather covered box.
"Rere they are" she said, cheerfully.
what ?" said the highwa yman. u
my diamonds said the lady. 81 Am an actress
you know. and"
The highwayman leaped upon his horss. u
Madam said he. removing his hat gracefully,
"you must excuse me. l may be . highwsymsn, bus
I am not an advertisement" .I.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
LAb6y's Jubilee Lay.

From the London TRUTH
On this great day of fetes and feasts,
All men rejoice. then why not beAstsf
Why should not they their feelings show,
Fired by q patriotic glow.
And gladly nail the glorious day
With roar. with yelp. with scream. with brayp
And prove how animals can cheer
TIE advent OF this famous year.
The noble horse. beyond o doubt,
With zeal Will draw his loads about:
The bull will below at bis best.
While doakeys all will bray with EestI
Terrific roarings from the Zoo.
And BhrIeKs from. many q cockatoo,
Snail show that royalty's tho same
In savage beasts Is well Is tame.
Nor shall the strains of rapture cease
From nocks OF foxes and OF reese;
Insects ahail hum from flowers and trees,
Homage shall come from walps and bees,
Tho fsh shall fiAp their tails about,
And. II tits possible. got out:
While. eager just TO have Q glimpse.
Up will pop heads of loyal shrimps.
Beasts. birds. and fishes We shall see
United for the jubilee:
Horn. hide and shell. hoof. fur. and feath1R,
For once with man shail join togetherl
Union nf hearts nc length appears.
Because the Queens reigned sixty yearsi
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poEMs wonrH nEAD1xc



BonEs for the tameiess tanners.
The tanners OF the SOFAS,
Songs for the stout old sailors
Who harnessed every breeze.
Who through the seas OF darkness
By unknown winds wero whiried,
Proud Drake and old Magellan.
The girdIers OF the world.
And songs for Henry Hudson,
Wherever he may be,
Whose bones have bleached three hundred years
Beneath hIs northern sca.
Songs for tho grim old saiiors,
Men of heroic pith.
Yea. songs for brave John Cabot.
And sorgs for stout John Smith.
Songs for La Sails. the dauntle,s,
And songs for strong champlain;
For Eood Marquette and Joliet.
For Crockett. Boone. and Kane.
Bongs for tho pioneer vanguard,
Who ~ploughed uncharted floods,
And laid the sites Of cities
Within the roadless woods.
Songs for all pioneering,
And all are pionesrsi
All sailors from an anohoraso
That fronts the tide of year,.
And each man sails an ocean
No other sailed before.
And each man nndeth for himself
An undiscovered shore.
SAN on across the morning,
Sail forth beyond the night.
Sail forth and trust the eternal winds
To blow your bark Alright,
And every day ahali greet you.
New phase of wave or brseus.
The moonligns on new hesdiands,
The sunlight on nav seas.
still sail the tameless tanners,
The tanners OF the seas,
stiil sail tho stout old sailors
Who harness every breass;
Sull through the seas of darkness
By unknown winds are whirled
Proud brakes and old MagelIsns,
The Girdlcrs OF the world.
sAr wAlrrn yo,u.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
Dockery Got His Kind.

From the Fttsbur0 Dtspatoh.
Col Joe Johnston, who has been q Post once In
spector for long years, Is an old chum OF Dockery of
Missouri. The other day after dinner at wnlard's
the two stepped to the cigar stand to get what Is In
dispensable to every true Missourtan.
Lets have ome of the kind Of cigars Dockery
always smokes" said Col. Johnston. Here, Dock.
cry. take one, and put two or three in your pocket
added the Colonel. with much exhibition of conscious
liberality. -
Dockery availed himself Of tho treat, but without
great enthusiasm.
"Now.' said the Colonel to tho man OF cigars, and
beamins with comfortable feeling. " give me some
good cigars for myself"
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Cooking According to Science.

From tho Nei0 England Aa0astA6.
Give mo Q spoon of CLEO. ma,
n the sodium Alkaii.
For In going 70 bake Q pie. mamma,
I'm going TO bake q pie.
For John will be ungry n tired, ma.
And his tissues will dscomposeJ
30 give me . gramme OF phosphate
And the carbon and coIIuioso.
Now give me Q chunk Of gasoline. ma,
To shorten the thermio fat:
And han me the Oxygen bottle. ma.
q look 81 the thermostat:
And if the electric ovens cold
Just turn IL OF half an ohm.
For I want to have supper ready
As soon ~ o comes home.
Now pass mo the neutral done. mamma.
Aud rotAte the mixing machine,
But give me the steriIiEsd water hrst,
And the oleOmargarine;
And the phosphate, 100. for now ! think,
The new typewriter's quit.
And John Will need more phosphate food
To belp his brain q DIT.
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ransngurauo

They were but mortals. common clay.
Until. one strange. sweet solemn day,
Expound the mystery who can
A swift thrill through their pulaeo ran,
A look. like lightning in It's play,
Flamed In their souls with forvid ray.
And God descended in their way.
When she . woman. he o man.
Awoke 20 Love.
And all the world. srewhile 90 gray.
In rainbow %splendors round them iayi
For them the Universal Plan
Held Eden In tie magic Dan.
And heaven came down to earth whea they
Awoke to Love.
AyNB L. NuyEKY.
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Dcstitutiop.

From the Chicago Post.
She WA not q woman who could see suffering with
out wanting to give relief.
al think she said to her husband, -" that some
thing ought to be done for the earkers in the next
block. l don't believe tho ~neighbors realize how des-
perately poor they are"
why. I thought they were fairly we'll on" he
answered in surprise.
"oh. dear, no." she explained. They have to en-
dure all sorts of privations. Why, there's only one
bicycle In the family. and even that Ia not q '97 wheel"
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The Largest American FIaEpo,e.

From the Philadelphia Record.
DoYLEsrowS. Pa, May lO.-The largest fagpole IN
the United states-over l7o feet long and 80 inches
In diameter at the bAse-wil soon be erected at
Doylestown. DR.. swazlander had It made at a cost Of
$1,000. and will present 1t to the iowa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF LIFE
A Dangerous Spot.

A short time ago an old lady went on board Nef
sons flagship. the Victory. The different objects OF
interest were duly shown her, and on reaching the
spot where the great naval hero was wounded (which
is marked by n raised brass plate) the onicer re-
markell
Here Nelson fell"
"And no wonderi' exclaimed the old lady. ~
nearly fell there myself"
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Not q welcome Topic.

Prom the Indianapolis Journal. .
Shot was just three yeaB ago tonight that 700
proposed. -
He-Now. what did you want 70 bring that up for
on the only night Of the week that I have away from
hnainaan2
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Not in Stock.

From the Detroit Journal.
Floor walker-She complains that you didn't show
her common civility.
salesman-I showed her everything in my depart
ment, sir.
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Order or OId-Pashlonsd wome

from the Atlanta Constitution.
Mrs. W. D. Ellis. Jr., Will entertain Chapter A or
the Order of Old, Fashioned Women at an elegant
luncheon to-day.
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An Illustration at Hand.

Ftom tho Chicago Daily Tribune
"Half the world. sagely observed Nj. Billus. never
knows what the other half is doing"
That's generally true retorted Mrs. Bfllus. oytng
him sharply. "as to tho better half"
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From the Detroit Free Pre-

From tho Detroit Free Prsss.
at thought that your son was pursuing his studies
at the university P"
$50 he was. but he concluded that he couldn't catch
up with them"
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Daft.

From the Detroit Free Presa
"our cook IL crazy about bicycling"
Docs she ride much?"
"Ridel She gets on her wheel to hang out tho
washing"
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Information withheld.
From Punch

from fuHch.
Kerrigan-Phatsg good fer a cowld?
Casey-Hov yes got tn proice Nv two hot whiakeys
about yep
Kerrigan-oi how not.
Casey-wnl. thin. Kerrigan. ut wud be q mercy noe
& tell ye1.
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I md tho expression mot worth q tinker's DAM"
I have been unable To trace tne origin OF the term.
Can you %enllghten me. together with n number Of
others. who are equally in the dark? CURIOSITY.
A tinkor's dam 10 the Golfer dam of clay built by a
plumber or tinker VINO IL about TO MARE a Joint with
solder; It is of value only In making the Joint AMI
in holding the solder until It gets cold. After that It
10 brushed away. 80 II 10 worth very little.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16

In Milton,s "Paradiso Lost'' II Pandemonium an
original conception. Of did Milton draw upon pre-.
cedfnR literature, both ancient and modern and
more particularly Biblicuir There 10 scanty ma.
teriai In the Scripturai account of tho fail OF man
that appears to be copied, and very little OF the
classic grandeur OF Dante's Inferno" or Virgii's
vi. book OF the "Kneid.' and none OF the phiioso.
ply OF any of the pre.Shakespearian tragedies.
II. OLENDENNoN.
There is no material in the Bible, and none in
Dante or Virgil copied by Milton, the conception Of
pandemonium IL his. ana hts alone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16

Who 10 correct in the following dispute: A., II.
and Z are engaged In q poker game; tho pot mot q
jack has been raised several timss; e raises again
an. A throws n"s , down .a mis- na SS;D, NOV so = sSu'a IN ' IKE
present case Z had gone nve better and b had but
duce my cC'S Oct TO four. while / hold tn 1t he
should put In his four. place one chip aside as a
csii. Fassssa 'n noid nj sna ST X I C. CO I pSs I 3 sas sn@ oS so
me one. but II he tBl win, then everything Is
Is says that when table stakes are oslug played
one may only het what :. before MIN. not 70 60 TO
from another player theiore the opening OF a hand.
p.s. so Sorrow :, 's asd iI use cs sirs' mem SAL DG u a player Sar
betting more than MS oWn chips Ahd isntlt
opponsnt Wins the opponent Que, for a snort ,in,s
as II Is to owe any player indenniieiyi ! would
before commencing to play wnelher It Is xsneraliy
conceded thar the game Is open or that ,'taule
STAKES are being played. have Questioned sew.
erai people III regard 10 the matter. anu l have
ga.herec mat among men who play for all there Is
In it II Is customary to play Bs way, ava In clubs.
wnsrs enjoyment is the main object. ca way. Is
I'M. .y sra ina, D in ,n mo ess. 4 nfss msa.l sns ! / mn mus sI slro
him a chance for his Interest IN the pot. | say my
among Strangers / would NOT wi.n to nave then,
owe me. ] say n my Maud ! feel sure viii win. and
haurr. my oppoasnt Is very foollsn. il he mas a good
hand ana realty wants 10 bet lin The "reosut case
accept my proposition. | Eel Aure | am right. for
/ know or cases where men nave heli ~ . UH"
given in settlement OF q poker ganle.
II no arrangement is maao the . is open. In
general. q player always has u sho ~&or Ms money.
In TINS case u was entitled 10 q show OF hands for
hA four enlps. aud since G was the only player
agal INST him Z could put w only four chips. IL A
mad stayed in q and A could nave bet as much as
they liked. but ali cnips put in after D had demand.
ed a show for his iasr would have been OH the side,
ana IN the event or Ms having tho best hand OF the
threA these aide chips would have gone to the win
NOR between A and c. the pot going to b. But II II
had borrowed any chips TO stay In SO far ne must
borrow 10 call or quit. That Is 9 player who Dor.
rows 70 raise musG borrow to call. He cannot 60
part way and then demand . show.
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for '.s not.'' ARE not;'' and II q thing can be more
or most utterly IL 10 most utterly bad rs Q oontrao.
ton FOR 'have not.' "Ain't'' 10 . much. abused
contraction, you see.
I wish you could answer through your paper the
question, in REGARD ." the standing OF our navy
number OF our good frst'ciaas vessels as compared
wish Tic other countries. q. h. I.
Our navy stands NTH In strength among the M.
vies OF tho world. The order Is: Great Britain.
France. Russia. Italy. tn" United states. Germany.
ct. al. We have 20 armored ships. 80 unarmorsd.
ell with heavy batteries. Great Britain has 80 and
l9o respectively; Franco has 81 and 90: Russia. 30
and "a: Italy, rs and 23; Germany. 81 and Se.
There are other eiemepts. however. that put US in
the nfth place.
What steps arc required in order 10 obtain q
copyright for . book or pamphietf W. Y. q.
send Q printed or typewriter copy OF the title
pase Of your book. together with one dollar, to the
Librarian OF Congress. Washington. asking shat the
book be copyrighted. and that o certificate or copy
right entry DO ssnt TO you. Within ten days OF the
publication OF tue book. send two copies OF the
best edition TO the Librarian TO complete the copy
right. That's all.
A says that abont one.nlnth of the population Of
the United States Is Catholic, and out Of that one.
ninth one In every one hundred and nifty Ia = Grim.
| inal. aud one in every one hundred and nifty is a pauper.
Il diners. In other words NO does not agree with A.
Please inform them II IL IS so. FRANK BURNS.
A is right In saying that one.ninth OF the population
OF the United States is Roman Catholic; on the other
points he Is wholly wrong. There are no statistics OF
any kind TO support his assertion.
C. C. S.-The st. Louis was built wholly in this
country. None of her plates was imported.
| @. W. Cdrroil-ThS largest passenger railroad sta.
ton In the world 10 In frankfort. Germanyi the
largest one In this country is tho Terminal Station
at 81. Louis.
i THOnluS Wu[fOu.-Tlo bO.calleQ Seven Wonders
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A, q, @, and D are in q game OF euchre. A and C
are partners and d ana ID are their opponents. A
plays a lone hand. u plays alone against A. and Is
tases three tricks. How many points does Il
mpKef FRANK J. GALLAGHER.
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In a game OF progressive euchre three are tied
for the nrst prize. They play IL OF in q ton.Doint
game. A has nine points. d mas eight points, ana
Z i've points. Y 10 cue lrod. Who wlnsi
The Washington bee., 1897-02-27
LITERARY NOTES.

Charles Dana Gibson, in illustrating
a short story that narrates the romance
of a princess, for the March Ladies'
Home Journal, has created what he
regards as his typical English girl She
is said to be distinctive and striking
as his famous American girl, nd while
essentially different, she is quite as in
teresting. The drawing viii! illustrate
Robert c. V. Meyers story, 'rhe
Morning After the Servla Got In"
Olga Nethersole, the actress, has
turned her attention to writing, and
will give adeice of practical nature to
"rhe Girl Who Aspires to Elocution. "
Her contribution will appear in an
earlv issue of the Ladies Home Jour-
nal.
A novel method Ct presenting the
newest and freshest Eastertide crea-
tions of Paris millinerS has been
adopted by the Ladies Home Journal
for March. In that magazine the new
French hats and bonnets will be pic
tured as they are worn. This unique
display is useful, therefore, in pointing
out clearly not only Fashion S decree,
but the STYLES in head-dress best suited
to several contrasted types and faces.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-27

home is only place to sleep at. 1t is
b oxen up. The father, mother and
grown-up sisters and brothers remain
away during the day and the children
dwell In the streets. They fight, learn
bad ways and words and grow up with
no ideas of higher and better notions of
life. This cause and source, mere than
any other, has fl ed and crowded the
Southern prisons, and which supports
an army Of criminal lawyers
Our people earn nearly all the labor
wages of the South. They should be
taught to keep the home establishment
regulated When children are idle
keep them at home and indoors, not in
the streets. Let the most intelligent
and decent member of the family stay
there, keep it clean, govern the chill
dren and prepare it for the rest, COM
fort and happiness of those out at
work. 1t is better for those TO work to
support some one at home than for all
to leave, even to work. The children
go to ruin, the home becomes desOlate
and deserted and the family broken
up. The home is a divine institution,
and those who run counter to God s
law and love Of it shall suffer.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-27
MR.. DAVIS EXONERATED !?

The BEE is never wrong in pre-
dictious and results. The moment
MIR. enry z. Davis was nominated
this paper t,ndered him its hearty
congratulations, and was conf
dent that he would be confirmed.
His personal and political CT emies
endeavored to convince the great
Virginia Senator and Senator Cor
man that Mr.. Davis was an unfit
person to serve as District Attor-
ney. 1t has been evident from the
testimony that has been submitted
TO the subcommittee that the dis
tingulshed silver advocates had
been imposed upon and that MIR.
Davis had been misrepresented to
them.
1HE BEE is of the opinion that
the gentlemen who took the side OF
silver were honest and sincere i'll
their convictions, and 1t is not be-
lieved that Mr.. Davis, in any way,
attacked them personally.
Mr.. Davis is young man, and
by birth he is Washingtouian. He
married the daughter of one of the
most distinguished lawyers in this
city, Hon. A. g. Riddle, and so far
as Mr.. Davis is concerned heis a
gentleman who will serve the gov
ernment, but not to the detriment
of the innocent.
The confirmation of Mr.. Davis as
United States District Attorney
brings to the front one of the most
brilliant men in this country, a
young man of ability and excellent
legal attaiuments.
He will do his duty because he
knows how. The people have con-
fidence in him, because he has con
Quoted himself in such a manner as
to command heir confidence.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-27
COLORED HOMES BROKEN UP
CHILDREN GONE ASTRAY.
From the Amerlcus, Ga, Pen.l

The streets of Americus are full Of
colored children. They are dirty, bad
and noisy. They go in troops from one
place to another, many of them with no
mission but to do mischief and involve
themselves, their parents and friends
in trouble. Americus, in this respect,
is only a copy of all our Southern
States. Wherever we go the same
ubiquitous idleness and school of grow
ing viciousness presents itself in pic
ture at least not pleasant to look at.
These idle boys and girls are generally
the children Of laboring women who
have no time from work to raise, chas.
tise and properly rear their children.
In many cases, yes. in thousands of in
stances, their fathers have deserted
their offspring, leaving the burden d
rearing and supporting to the weak
and helpless women. Indeed, among
our middle and working classes the
The Washington bee., 1897-02-27

istration to succeed. The very ide.
of men visiting Canton, appealing
to the President-elect for office,
even, before he is inaugurated and
before the appointment of his Cab.
met, is ridiculous. Indeed, it looked
like men were going crazy over the
spolls before the donor ie given a
chance to distribute the loayes and
fishes among the several heads for
the worthy masses.
Never b fore IN the history Of
Pr sidents- elect can one act of this
kind he cited.
Major Mckinley has been EN-
barrassed, worried sick and made
tired by these streams of Office
seekers.
The most sought for Office among
Afro Americans is the office of Re.
corder of Deeds for the District of
Columbia, purely local Office,
supported entirely by the taxpayers
of this city. Is 1t the only office of
its kind in the United States p? Does
not every State have Recorder OF
Deeds? Why is itthat these mum
erous applicants do not apply for
these offices in their respective
States? The office of Recorder of
Deeds in this city has been the bone
of contention ever since Presidents
have made it convenient to appoint
outside pet politicians. The PEOPLE
of the District of Columbia cannot
longer stand this imposition upon
their rights and domestic tranquility
any more than President-elect Nc
hlnley can be continually bothered
before his Inauguration with office
seekers The unnecessary trips of
office seekers to Canton have done
the applicants no good
1t is surprising to see men wh)
were most enthusiastic over the
nomination of the President-elect
seem now to stand on the anx-
ious bench.
The President-elec- seem to 4p-
preciate the fidelity and enthusiasm
of the Afro American voters in the
campaign that has just now passed,
and The BEE is more than conf
dent that the faithful black allies
will be remembered.
The Washington bee., 1897-02-27
THE OFFICE-SEEKER.

1.-THE BEE is convinced that the
A Afro-American contingent will be
wekll cared for under the next Ad
and it is confde t
thak Major Mckinley will do more
for 1.-THE colored man than any Presi-
denit who has occupied the Execu-
tiyel chair, although he will be
confronted by the civil service.
The great mistake that has been
made is the numerous delegations
of white and colored ofice-seekers
visiting Major MrKinlsy at Canton.
Never before in the history OF any
President has such a circus been
witnessed. 1t has been disgusting
TO the President-elect and humilist-
ing to the true-heartsd American
o;t;,en who wants the next Admin
The Washington bee., 1897-02-27
SENATOR HANNA.

THE BEE tenders its congratula
tious to Senator-elect aud Matt 'nal
Chairman Marcus A. Hanna of
Ohio. The BEE is never wrong on
political questions. 1t said, some
few weeks ago. when all hopes of
the appointment of Mr.. Hanna
were about to be banished that he
would be appointed Senator to sue
ceed Mr.. Sherman.
Governor Bushnell has done the