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ss..ys Tent. No. held the regular re-
80 Friday. June ~.
- attendance was fair and Included
ys ,sllsxgng visitors Sir KNIGHTS II. A.
r..sg ef Gsi, Tent. No 2gg. OF Cre>ton.
Aisxanaer Mckenzie Of Syracuse Tent
Il q. Of Syracuse. ~. Y. and George
lvSrea. Of Norfolk. Nsb.
Nse the session e communication was
~ srsin Deputy supreme Commander
kslaeh. In which he gives a fiatter-
Asw5 Of fhe co,d.tlon Of the order IN
n sws Of Washington. AZ the end Of
= sFh Of Ma the order had two
ssssss members IN this state. The Sir
tsfas ustes That with the AID Of the
80 Z Eas state he's hoTesi 20 increase the
ssnAvthip Ga $50 within she next three
e@ts6 TaIs Is the number In the State
( eTssoa snd hls present efforts Will be
ssssas ossriaklrg and passing that
zss.
n tss sna he has made very liberal
ST. . the members or the order ia this
ssss The FIRST SIR knight 10 secure ten
e ae9sa, members before August VIII
sessgs receipt IN full for assessments
= sic year. To the sir knight second
Z ne race, eight months assessments
~ e sas6; The ,hlrd 10 secure this num-
= All have nve assessments paid. AMI
~ member securing two i'fe henefi.
F&aesss will te entitled 10 one assess
ssat TIE members 81 Scatt,e tent have
fa'Eei themselves 10 make the effort 10
~ ihsse PRICES.
fae nsst regular review occurs Friday
''ssisg iaue l.. IN she upper han. Ma
~ temple, The sir knights are re-
'ssssea 10 turn ont iu force 70 take part
Z sse work % Initiating Il number 81
tsss4atss,
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SENE.NTS.
fsaye Tonight.

The San Francisco Call OF Wednesday.
May -. has the following to say OF the
celebrated violinist who appears al the Sc
attic theater tonight:
Ysaye's first San Francisco audience.
this second season OF his met the grea.
Vioiinist enthusiastically. II applauded his
entrance. after each number IL gave him
recall after recall. and AZ the end of CUR
aud $ 'Rondo' IL shouted Hochs till Ysaye
reappeared and played his 'Sarasate' en-
core. Then it's delight expressed Itself in
vivid red roses, at which the Belgian giant
with the long black hair shook his talented
finger and his head TIL the aforesaid locks
danced in sympathy with the Allegro Fur
ioso OF his reproof.
Tine most charming number OF his per-
Torrance last night was the 'Vieuxtemns
Concerto. The exquisite purity of tone. the
HAWKES. smoothness OF execution the yigor
and delicaey os his bowling were all evil
dences of his mastery of the most won
derful of musical Instruments. In playing
this Ysaye is at his best: this and the .Sar-
asate,' which San Francisco has never
heard more beautifully interpreted than
through the medium of the great Belgian's
violin.
''Gerardy has a cello that was presented
To him by his admirers In Paris They
sent 10 London fer this soulful instrument.
aud when YOU have heard the young eel
list play Poppera's 'Tarantelle' and Chop
ms 'Nocturne' you will admit thar he de-
serves this $4,000 instrument TO play upon.
"I>acha ume's accompaniment TO the cello
In the Tarau,elIe' and 10 the violin In the
'Adagio' of Fieuxtemps' Concerto was de-
iighuuily sympathetic. The rendition Of
the Rubeuste.n trio goes 70 prove thar
there are three artists at the Baldwin this
week. instead OF two though 1t is Ysaye
alone whose playing IS fluid sound. whose
technical skill Is beyond praise and who
can make plain to his listeners what the
violin was created for
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weodm~n of the wor,a.

Seattle Camp. No. -. held iss regular
sessior1 ThuY1say night. Four nsxz april
Cations fer membership were received ere
were elected for Initiation and three were
Initiated In the Protection degree. On
InuFzsasy er.ntzg, June o. tails camp VIII
give a smoker 20 which ali members OF
WoSdcrafi ara invited. An effort In being
made By the committee 20 make fhis ;ha
eFssr entertainment tina. this camp has ever
given. ard q good tsnss In assured TO ali
Eho attend Each rnesnber & requested "a
bring an much good timber with him as
he can.
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The ouiCh Step

Is ore Of the most common and mos; tronhle-
s1me Disorders - which soldiers are subject
Everv ofl,crr and every private going t.
the tront should take with hin, a bottle OF
Cilamherlain's 1 Ollie, Chulera and Diarrhoea
Rer>etv OGe or two doses of this medicine
fsk-u a. soon rs any unusual looseness OF
the bowels appears will arrest she attack
and prevent any serious consequences II -
the rsf's: reliable medicine IL the verlj fer
bowel eQ-ao.@..GS
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way boy Found.

Charles Eichman, aged Is years. who
ran away from his home at 599 Taylor
street, Portland. last Tuesday. was found
on the water front yesterday afternoon at
s:s5 by Officer Hadeen. He was turned
over 10 his mother. Mrs. r.. ]. FIchfuAn.
who took hisn home on the first tra.Gs 4, .
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Jensen. Jos. sh Henderson. Capt w,
Nellie Jensen schr Jane Gray
Jackson. a, Schr JasHarris. Henry, care
A Garfield Capt Johnson, 81 sch
Pugsiey, Capt VIM, Rival
Pussiey, Geo. str Stein. Fred. bg Gen
South Fork eva
Third and Fourth Class Matter.
Schmidt, Carrie Il Semour, Rich s. tr
DE Ferris. Miss Macie
G. s. MEEM. Postmaster
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THE EVERETT
& MONTE CRISTO
RAILWAY

The only roats 10 the popular essd active
rasG.a@ districts q Cold Basin, Gordon
Creek. Marlin Creek, 6ssvertcn, Deos
creek. Coat Lake ard Monte Griat0-
The scenic route Ter tourists. fishing and
camping parfien-
For rates and other information addrens
nssTsss local agsn;. or :
g. ~. BAIRD.
Cen Er:- & Pazs. Az, Everett NSe6
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Seaf'le Hive. Nc 9. held itS regular -e-
View Thursday evening. June .. General
business was transacted and fhirty-ore reg
Candidates were elected 10 membership In
the hive. "
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s,. Sosge. No. . met a. the usuaI
- ss,s,say right % transact the reg
VI - - .,.,ssussg. There are only
=. - ..r-s,+rs now On the rick isas' ofe
s,.ssss waa lnitistsd into the Jas'iof
-. ,su degree and Gre IN the workman
srss ..,..- ....o,t,s,-a sxa,s r,res-
= -.,.oav tbexs Deing the master WORK
=. =. = uaaghton lodge. and q large ese'e-
- =. svaon sallshole lodge. who came IN
- Fssag Of the classified assess
- rsan. ard 70 invite some one VINO
- s-vr,et members on that subject 70
= =. ss.s an sosre meeting night and talk
:. ss,-, about iis good qualities. IL was
....,,s.s thst the grand master workman.
! : fares waalid visit that lodge some
-. {. Jaiy and give them tle Information
-. A..,s II Is pTos3 Die that quite
900 xlli go with him fran this city,
Z. - n.rfnt,ars ara seeking information
= -. sane ealisiset The date Of THE meet
= III ae usaas. public tn the usual way
,ss.r members were disap Tsointed thaf
- ,.e.ura was 70 30 heard. according To
=. .nseus,essaent IL one week ago, but
!. ssrus ssssabsr OF the paper which an
s.,eesd the lecture. also announced the
ss4,a Il saa lecturer.
"a pos,.Inieii.gencer has already an
ssa.sss ne Ieat tn ~ John t. Forde. whose
,,esrs saoearanoe from the jurisdiction OF
a..xsrhgssfts created 20 favorable an I'M
.s-Ssan that he WIS Invited 10 give one
!, ia Interesting lectures.
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LISTOF hDVERTSED[ETTERS.

iDe following letters remained Encaii<d
Tor AZ the general delivery 0. the Seattle
issszsosace for tie week ending satSrdSy.
June II ISs.
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The rsu Department. selected this
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VAN CAMPS Pork and Beans.

+. W. Ramsden, the English consul at
Santiago. Cuha. who has Just asked 20 have
an English wa-ghip sent there from Ia
rnaca, Is the same man who IN 1873 iei
the world know Of the massacre oT
portion or the crew OF the Vsrglaus ard
helped thus 10 save the remainder.
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tortS tsaiTa tsarIen.

Tf a:V pleasure resort was again taxei
ta SIS utmost capacity last night. many
ladies hc.nS present. TIE CaicaEo ladies'
MILITARY Hand and Orchestra furnished an
vNcr.isar programme baroness Marie
Ven %sre~~ thc pr3fna donna. was In good
pat-r. ana repeated HeC former triumph
Naragce t>rf's beautiful Pain Garden
sve0ss destined - become a fashionable
3ad popular Resort
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Transacis a savings bank business ex-
clusiveiy.
Deposits received from 81 to $4,000
Interest allowed per annum: Sfx psr
cent. on term deposits. per cent on or
binary deposits.
Dividends declared last days Of May ara
November. Loans made on real estate or
approved coliaferals only.
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Note for TraversThe Nelson carries the lowest
~ this
other into1maon apply
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BAND ceacer: a. B.>ycle park Ss.ntay
aF.re-lr--
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PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK.
Occidental block. Seattle. Wash.

1ApiIAt srs-s..... ..s-..r.....s.
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES.-
Jacob Furth ........... ............ President
Arthur A. Denny .-......... Vice President
James r. Hayden. Manager Cash'r, Sec'y
Jos, r. Greenieaf ...... Assistant Cashier
Sigmund Schwahachcr. John Collins.
T.. G. Neufeider. +. I, Biodge.i.
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DIR sfNONroN. o>ullst and aur.s;.
filacktey e.oek.
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..~ Afternoon. 11fss ~ tHS "a
= - Tsvgkss4sa rasETo-sal z..FFsees VIII
|saz s<A a. Caste hal. Frye o9rx.
" 80 = .,s.sessyr. IN wssich all knights
- ,yssnsas are specially invited .
/ ~ 80 Tnozs taking par ~s14 fet,t@-
- ,Ns f~igsa in the city. iEclslits's
~ = rs-.rryn1. Elsksiey and ksFssans''
ssshfs' :. .s.s uniform ranks and Eafs-
III 80 ~as services viii be lffsE'ies-
- a. orafsen VII be delivered -
- - '-.snev.s5r r. Weldon Young. ne
sf1s@ h.sses, especially prepared igs
$50 = Tha~ aay mas been special
- - $50 nv tie supreme lodge for me
y sasa - .k.ea@ serg3css ard t. generally
$50 - ali knights u Pythias '-*1gss
So. an. world. Il - eaFnestif noI'-
:s1sS - members % the Seattle i93sfx
n -. .ssv ait assemble 90 pay tFiouie
- -. .-s.,s.,~v u departed kF'lsais.
. - $500 ans members ~ the hh.sFls
ssr.Ee4ea ting ia the work OF fsle
s -. .-s-sarsa! services 10 0- ns'G sun
4 are requested 10 meet fF3a4s
81. ssA =. a.. f-sstle hail at .. IA 1on-
ezsaha -.r-k IA 20 bs r.heaT@sfi ara X
sssfss ss-.,.ov.art that al members attend
~ 20 81 Puget Sound ioase are re-
~ q So :. rse~. az 7:S9 p. III. sharp az
$50 - osened ard business trans
ssSs y" .'.sek,v "a possible - thar ire
ssa 49, :. charge Of th. public me fl'os-
$50 So. nay have the use o. ths mar
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DEXTER HORTON q CO.. BANKERs
Incorporated 1851.

Incorporated 1851.
Surplus ...........-... ................ i0o.0oo
e President ,s ;..;;'.'.'...''.X a. A., Denny
Sight exchange AMI Geographic trans
fers on New York. Chicago. ST Paul san
Francisco. Portland and various points n
Oregon and British Columbia
Sight bills OF exchange on London avail.
able elsewhere in Europe.
Collections made at all points on favor
Ponds, stocks and other valuab,ss -
ceived ON deposit for safe keeping.
THE PUGET SOUND NATIONAL
cagl;,a, stock paid IN .'........s, ss:
r. e. Neafeid-r Vice Presiden.
X. v Ankeny ......-.........,......Ca Cashier
Correspondents ia all the principal cities
ia ms uei'sd States and Europe.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
raid;np capital 1900
Surplus .-.-''- '-'......'...... i5oQ0
Maurice McMicken ............... President
J. u. MeCiraw ...'....+.-....Fice President
A General bsnking business trans.c,sn
sight and Geographic exchange payabis
Ia all the principal cities % the United
T,e.tsrs Of credit furnished On Alaska.
payable al oil trading posts Of the ". A. r.
e Il. &c.
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Ship Letters.
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carresponaenta fn ali the principal cities
ia ms uelted States aud Europe.
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Won by w aiting.
EDNA LYALL.
EDNA LYALL.

nation On Esperance's face, and felt
sadly that the Worthingtons had been
kind to her Isl the days Of her own
coldness, and that naturally they
were more loved. With an effort she
spoke chGerfully.
Il think it would be very good for
her indeed if you are sure it is quite
convenient to you, Lady Worthing-
ton.'
"Ferfectly, there is a room doing
othing, and Frances will be so glad
of companion. Sir Henry and I are
going to Switzerland, but she is not
strong enough really to enjoy travel
ing, and prefers staying in Wales.
wonder whether Esperance would be
well enough to travel down on the
9Th; l could Take her myself then"
Esperance declared she was we'll
enough to go that very minute, though
an hour bsfore she had not felt equal
to walking across the room; but the
prospect of change seemed to put
rew life into her, and Cornelia was
so pleased to see her better, that she
was glad the invitation had been
given, and promised to talk matters
over with the doctor next day, and
to let Lady Worthington know.
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FLORAL NOTES.

If the Gamma and Dahlia tubers are
not already put in the hotbed, they
should be looked over and started.
Remove any decayed p rtions, and
divide the roots before starting.
One of the Dahlia specialists advises
that the tuber be land upon it's side
for starting, as in that position, II
appears to start from more eyes. In
dividing the Dahlias. do not sep
arate a blind tuber Zone devoid OF
eyes) with the impression that it
will make any growth; it will not
start, any more than an eyelesS
piece of potato Hseed." The Dahlias
will bloom the better for being di
vided; the large clump is not likely
to bloom so we'll as divided roots OF
plants fir m cuttings. The Dahlia;
may be put out early in May, but
the Cannas should not go out quite
SO early. Single Dahlias may bt
raised from seed: they will bloom
the first year and are very snowy
| Pot Marigolds (Calendula), Cocks
c~mb, Cobaea, Coleus. Cosmos
Mining glories in varity, Lobelias
! Maurandya, Nasturtiums, Petunias
Drummonds, Phl-x, Castor beans ant
! Verbenas may all be sewn in tn
botbed or gre nhCuse, with the in
! tention Of planting out later
Gamma and Caladium roots should b
growing, but it is yet too early t.
think of putting them out
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Old Blind Tom
: Is Still \ live
=


New York, Aug. Wishing 10
learn something definite about Blind
Tom, man made inquiries c,n-
corning him the other day at SINE
Of the most prominent musical agen-
cies in New York. But the search
yielded little Information, and at sew
eral places the inquirer was assured
that the famous blind idiot negro
pianist had long been dead.
Why said one man, "Bliad Tom
was drowned in the Johnstown food
And they put up handsome marble
headstone over his grave which was
so well described IN the newspapers
that I can easily picture it in my
mind, although I have never seen it."
Finally man was found who said
that in 1893 Blind Tom was living il
a tenement house at Nc. 500 East
Twenty-frs. street, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert J. Lerche. Before she married
her present husband Mrs. Lerche was
the widow of John G. Bethune. son of
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What d. you want? What do you
want?" cried the negro.
Are you Blind Tom?"
Yes, I'm Blind Tom" responded
the negro, apparently much agltated,
'and I wish you would go away!"
rs Mr.. Lerche about?"
No, he is not; and I say, wish
you would 60 away. I don't want to
see you
Better git out Of here, mebbe,"
suggested the driver, tentatively. HE
NIGH have a gun, you know, and he
might shoot by the sound of our
voices
Go away from here" repeated the
negro, q don't want to talk to strang-
ers."
As no one save the negro appeared
to be In the house, the drivers adj
vice was taken and a few moments
later the return trip to the station of
Navesink Highlands was begun. Ar
rived there, the inquirer was sur
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rounded by little knot of gentle
men OF leisure.
B en- CUT TO see Blind Tom, eh?"
questioned one. and seen him?
Well, you've done better than most,
even if you didn't have much of a talk
with him. His friends don't take kind
ly to strangers. Folks round here
won't soon forget when they brought
him here. AS soon as the negro got
off the train he began to dance up
and down the staff platform sing
ing:
| Tiddy ii uumpty ii dunn, dunn, dunn,
all the while stretching out his arms
and making his fingers go as if he
was a playing the piano.
/ Everybody guessed the negro was
Blind Tom right away, but Mr.. and
Mrs. Lerche wouldn't admit it for a
long while, and it was a year or more
before they made friends with any of
us.
Lately, though, they have invited a
few of US to go to the house and
hear Tom play. He doesn't play as
much as he used to and he knows
only the old airs. He talks to him
self a good deal, but his talk is al
most all Of it imitation of the talk
he hears from the Lerches and their
, few visitors. And he always stops
il he knows a stranger is by. In his
way he is religious, and he won't
play anything but hymn tunes on
Sundays. Neither will he permit any
one to swear in his presence.
When a neighbor stays too long to
suit him, Tom is always bored, and
he then makes it a point to cut the
visit short with:
You've talked enough now. Gocd
byei"
eve always suppose they keep Tom
close because somebody else is trying
to get him, and sometimes Lerche
talks about the big lawsuits that have
been fought over the negro. but net
Cften."
Blind Tom has played in public sell
dom since 1889 Before that he was
one of the most popular ATTRACTIONS
Ol IAO iOdOs LIS ACI col h1h6o DCAh2
estimated at from $4,000 to 100000.
He appeared in public almost con-
tinuously for about twenty years. The
first legal contest made over him was
begun some time after the close Oh
the civil war, In behalf, as was al.
legged, Of his mother, q negress who
lived with him in slavery days. After
the war she became free, but poverty
stricken, and she claimed she was en-
titled to at least a share Of his
earnings. Mr.. Bethune won the case
on Toms declaration that he didn't
wish to go to his mother, but did
wish to remain with the general.
For some years after that the gen.
erals son had possession Of Tom, and
after his death Mrs. Bethune, thu
present Mrs. Lerche, controlled tn.
sightless ebony genius for several
years. The records show that AL
brecht Lerche was at enc time at.
toney for Charity Wiggin, and that
| he got judgment against the Bethun,
: estate for $4,000 in Charity's behalf
Shortly afterward he married the
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fEs@~ ~ Nzsc,ex
S.
Geese Must Craze


The goose is as much a srazine
animal as a sheep or COW. Green
stuff being its natural diet, the
transition in winter to grain exclu-
sively is more violent than in the
case of hens, which, in a state OF
nature, do not feed principally upon
herbs, but upon insects, seeds and a
little Of everything. Of course. geese
will not starve in winter and early
spring, even if allowed nothing but
grain, but the greediness with which
they deyour such food as apple par
ings, cabbage, potatoes. ETC.. shows
the urgency Of their need for it.
In cider making time a few bushels
ct seedless apples, that will keen
we'll, should be laid in the cellar for
the geese. 1t is worth all the trouble
just to see the evident enjoyment
with which they eat them, to saw
nothing of the promotion of their
thrift. Let the young goslins out On
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General James n. Bethune of Georgia
and Virginia, who owned Tom before
the war. The Lerches moved some
time ago to Navesink Highlands.
The invest gators next inquiries
were put to native Jerseyman,
driver of cab of the miocena period.
kin I take you to see Bin Tom?
Sure!" was the cab drivers response
Lives cut to old Shay's Hay? Ler-
shay's? Dunno nothin' about the Ler;
we call him Shay He lives bout two
miles from here if you drive, and
about five if you walk.
81 sad I could take you to see Bin
Tom. I'll have to take that back. I'll
take you to Ler-shay's, but I don't
guarantee you'll see the other Teller
They're mighty shy of him an they
amt many gets to him, an that's
the truth
Half an hour later, after a delight
full drive over unfenced, narrow, red
roads winding over steep hills and
through abrupt hollows, under the
shade of closely crowded forest trees
the cabman turned into a gently slop
ing, grass grown, tree-dotted opening
at the foot of which lay the placid
North Shrewsbury river.
Here's the end of the road an
there's the house." said the driver
shortly. used to belong to O'Rourke
who runs a bookstore in New York
Ler-shay and his wife an Bin Ton
have lived there goin' On three year!
now"
At first sight, the house, a large ant
once snowy "c5ttage" Of apparently
twelve or fourteen rooms, seemed de
serted, but presently the kitchen, will
an open door, guarded by thu
screens" so universally used in Jer
sey. came into view as an evidence
that the place was inhabited. TIL
visitor, theref re, pulled the bell-knol
by the side of the main entrance will
confidence.
Ting a-ling, a-ling." went the bel
somewhere in the recasses Of tn
hcuse.
"Bow-wowi Bow-wow-wow! Wow
wow-wowi" responded half a doze1
dogs Of various sizes, ages and breeds
; and presently a swapping, snarlin
> pack of the brutes had formed in
semi-circle about the man at tn
deer, while the driver, perched safel
on the seat of his cab, played tn
part # an interested spectator.
After several minut s, there bein
no further response, the visito
tramped round to the other side of tn
house, which overlooks a rather neg
lected but slightly lawn and tn
reaches Of the river. There he ran
another bell, and there the resu
was the same, only the barking {
the dogs was more prolonged an
= vociferous. Then h returned to tn
5 original point Of attack. AS he turne
/ the corner Of the house the drive
5 called out:
e There's Bin Tom, now. See hill
in that upper Window
The visitor looked toward the VIII
+ dow indicated, and saw the broa
: shoulders and massive head OF a n,
/. gro, seemingly about so years ofage.