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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-14

in the Dakotas, Texas, Florida, and Col
OradO.
The following officers for the ensuing
year have been elected:
National president-AlOnZo Wardall,
Topeka.
National first vice president-Evan
Jones. Dublin, Texas.
National second vice president-Helen
s Johnson, Cory. Pa
National secretary-S. D. Cooley, To-
peka-
Medical director-Dr. N. Ware. Lady
Lake, Fla.
Auditing commfttee-w H Biddle,
Emporia; A b Smith, Topeka; P. E
Moss, Lincoln, Neb-
Chairman of committee on woman's
work-EIizabet NJ. Wardau, Topeka
DirectOrs-W- McCauley Hoisington;
L K. Lewis Topeka, Kan: s D Cool
ey. Topeka, Kan; J. Y NJ Swigart. Lin
coin, Neb,; H. P Sayles, Ames. Ia;
Arthur Lawrence. DOiand. s. Dakota;
J. B AIeroney. Mansfield, Texas; T. B.
Springs, Bolivar. Texas; Wesley Bran
denburg, JacksbOrO, Texas
Directors present are: ]. W. Nc
Cauley, HOisingtOn; l. K Lewis, TOpe-
ka.. 5. d Cooley. Topeka: ". Brandon
burg, Jacksboro, Texas; J B Meroney,
Mansfield, Texas; T. B. Springs, Boil
var. Texas: J. Y NJ. Swigart, Lincoln,
Neb.; H P. Sayles- Ames. Ia; Arthur
Lawrence, Dolan, South Dakota
The organization has a mem bership
of 1900 Delegates are elected for each
eco members in each state. Those
present are as follows.
Texas=ATrs Annie L. Walton. Fort
Worth, o. s Dornblaser. Hillsboro.
Kansas-Mrs. Julia Y. Harris. Wei
! lingtons Rev. I. T. Underwood Hoising-
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/ and the entire time given to

forgotten and the entire time given to
the debate.
The two men first faced each other,
sitting on the counter stools. but this
position was quickly abandoned as not
sufficiently an animated one. and they
stood up and moved closer together,
gesticulating violently and gradually
raising their voices as the discussion
progressed
Finally they found themselves so
close together that they were cOmpell-
ed TO gesticulate at either side TO pre-
vent striking each other in the face
1t was just at this point that Mr.. Over
nyer uttered a remark not calculated
to compliment Mr. Montgomery on his
veracity-
cry as he suddenly shot one hand out
on the counter and picked up the heavy
catsup bottle Take that back. I say,
and with the last remark he raised the
bottle by the neck with the apparent
intention of bringing it down on the at
torney's head
Just what the outcome might have
been it is difficult to say, had not sew
eraI of the men at the counter stepped
in and separated the two men Both
had flushed faces and were breathing
hard. and after the separation glared at
each other for several minutes.
The two men moved away from each
other at the instance Of friends. and
Montgomery soon left the restaurant
Inside OF ten minutes he returned,
however. and walking up 10 where Mr..
Overuyer was sitting rendered him an
apology for his actions. Mr.. Overmyer
accepted the apology and the two men
shook hands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-14
NATIONAL AID ASSN.
Ninth Annual Session Opens in
This City.
Official Reports Show a Large
Increase in Membership.
Election of Officers Results in the
Choice of AIonzo Wardan of To-
peka as President of the
Society.

The ninth annual national convention
of the National Aid association, a fra
ternal, beneficiary organization, opened
at Lincoln Post hall this morning at 10
o'clock and will continue tonight and
tomorrow. closing tomorrow evening.
The association viii meet in executive
session during the entire convention. It
has been suggested that tomorrow
nights meeting be thrown open to the
public but this has not been decided
upon
This is the only beneficiary orgariza-
ton in the United tates which issues a
joint policy to a man and his wife. This
feature is one of the principal induce
ments used by the organizers TO secure
new members
The mem bership during the year just
closed has increased from $500 to 1900
the most prosperous year in the history
of the organization. The work of push
ing the membership is being carried on
mainly in Kansas, Nebraska. and Iowa
although it is getting a strong fOOthOld
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-14

decline in wheat. Everything offered was
taken. however, and early sellers were
lower at 297sc. sold a shade lower and
advanced to 30&c. Realizing later caused
a reaction TO Doc
OATS-Oats were quiet but steady \
good export business was reported early
Receipts We're liberal 4e2 cars The
strength of corn helped May opened sc
lower 25s4 n sc and advanced to 255sll BIC
NISIONS-PrOVisions were very
strong and active The hog market was
higher. There was general demand fo-
ali PRODUCTS. pork and ribs being especial
~ active May pork opened 5010c higher
at SO 75110.S9 and advanced TO S1o-SJ- May
lard opened PIC higher at S5121a and adj
vanced to $500 May ribs opened a shade
higher at $50 and advanced TO $500
BARLEY-Cash. No. 3. s1a42e.
RYECash. SIC: May. 1914 G1zc.
TIMOTHY-Cash, $3.50; February. 81 50;
March. S2-S5.
CIOVER-S5.00.
FLAx-Cash. s1-22; cash northwestern.
1927; May, 1928
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
Chicago. Feb. b.

Chicago. Feb II.
WHEAT-Opening prices in wheat today
showed some decline from Fridays fig
ures, May starting sc lower at 97SsN1sc-
This was due to the action of the Liver
pool market Spot wheat there was
strong and higher, but futures were weak
and sd lower and there was some selling
here on that account Northwestern Ie-
ceipts were large. $50 cars. against $50
cage receipts were III cars. 13 of which
were contract. The market held for a
vanced on receipt of later Liverpool ca
bles quoting March up sd This started
shorts TO covering. There was very lit
tie wheat for sale at first and the price
was bid up to 9S1sc before offerings be-
came LIBERAL Then slow decline eusued.
the market getting down TO 9124c- Consid-
era bic buying was done on the reports OF
disappointing threshing returns from Ar
gentfue and consequent reductions in the
eXportable surplus figures OF that coun-
try.
CORN-Corn was fairly active. There
was cOnsidera BILE selling by room traders
at the, start on the heavy receipts SO
cars, and in sympathy with the opening
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ton. P. E. Moss, Lincoln, and A s
Prather, Beloit.
Frank Bixby, Fullerton, Neb
Henry J. Clark. Council BLUFFS, Ia
Arthur Lawrence, Dolan, South Da-
kota
R. \. SouthWorth, Denver.
Tonight the ritual work of the order
viii be exemplifed by Home lodge OF
Topeka, and a number of new candi-
dates will be admitted to membership.
The following committees have been
named and are at work:
Credentials-A-' S. Prather, Arthur
Lawrence, o. S Dornblaser.
Order OF business-R- a. SouthWOrth,
J. Y. n. Swigart, Mrs. Julia Harris.
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ARACE OF MARTYRS.
Bishop satterlee so Characterizes the
Armenians.


New York. Feb. I4.-Bishop Henry Y
Satterlee of Washington delivered an
address TO the ATmenians Of Calvary
Parish, at Calvary chapel last night.
Bishop Satterlee chose Tor his subject
the recent massacres of ArmenIans by
Turks and his late visit to Russia TO
try TO persuade that country TO inter-
fere in behalf Of the helpless Armenian
Christians
The bishop first gave an account of
his visit TO the present emperor and
empress of Russia. and the dOWaSer
empress, Maria FeOdOrOvna, sister of
the Princess of Wales, saying
I told them I came IN the name OF
Christ and was received by them in the
name Of Christ / then gave personally
into the cars own hands the petition of
40 million Christians in behalf Of the
Turkish Armenians- Afterward, when
returned TO England, at the request of
Mr. Gladstone, I went to HaWarden and
gave him an account of my interview
with the ear"
Bishop Satterlee then told how, when
the immigrants came to America on
the steamer OLDHAM and were detained
by the government. he received a tel
egram from the CathOHcus Etchmiad-
Yin. saying the prisoners were cody
people. who could earn their own living,
which telegram he laid before the au-
thorities at Washington and obtained
the release of the immigrants
Bishop Satterlee closed his address as
follows:
of all the persecution of Christians
in times past. even the persecution OF
the Emperor DiOcletian, A D 303, none
compared with this one. I cannot IN
derstand how God allows it TO be.
God is going TO bring a great thing
out Of the present persecution of the
Armenians. The Armenian church is
the Oldest church in the world by so
years, and ]. 500 years ago Armenian
children were taught in their Sunday
schools to read the Bible. From that
day to this they have been a race OF
martyrs. BY and by God is going to
make the blood OF the martyrs the seed
of the church I don't know how it viii
be, but q great blessing is coming to
the world through Armenia and those
who have brought about the persecu-
lions in the east viii be punished by
God -
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It viii be placed there by order of
''Uncle Dave" HehebOwer. and will
mean just what it says. It will be the
only sign of its kind to be found in the
state capitol building, and viii tell the
story of a crusade against tobacco in
the Office of the state treasurer.
The crusade was started long ago
among the employees of the Office. all of
whom, with the exception of Assistant
State Treasurer Williams. are opposed
TO the use of tobacco, but up to this
time the courtesy of allowing visitors
in the Office, to smoke. if they wished.
has always. been respected Now the
crusade is to be pushed a little further
and visitors will neither be allowed to
smoke or chew while in the Office.
I never could see but one use for to
baccO,' said Treasurer HedebOwer to-
day That IS to kill lice on calves and
mules in the spring time. I never have
used il and none OF the employees in the
office use tobacco with the exception of
Williams We shut Williams off from
using il in the office long ago under the
threat of locking him all night in the
vault, and now we mean TO keep the
air wholly pure. We are q very sancti-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-14
Chicago livestock Market.

Chicago. FEB. "a
HOGS-Estimated receipts. 54.n09 Market
fairly active. steady TO shade higher.
Light 81 s5T4d5: mixed. So s564071z;
heavy. $3.50 40: rough. s3-S5G390-
CATTLE-Receipts. 1890. Good cattle
steady, others weak to Zoe lower. BeeVes.
s. S565.45; cows and heifers. S2-1Qff4.50;
Texas steers. $3-59ll4- 70; stockers and feed
ers. S3-5o6450.
SHEEP-Receipts, Is. CO. Market steady
to strong. Natives. s. 10934-70; westerns,
g 60d4 %. lambs. S4-40fT5. ..
Official yesterday
HOGS=Receipts. IA. CTS. shipments, 4.05S.
CATTLE-Receipts, 455: shipments, 49,
SHEEP-Receipts. 1.I74; shipments. 257.
Estimated receipts Of hogs tomorrow.
$500.
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tercation might have resulted in
bloody personal battle
Webb McNan and his handling of the
insurance companies was the bone of
contention, and the alteration started
in discussion over the justice Of his
actions in dealing with the companies
interested in the HillmOn case Over
myer defended McNau's actions, while
Montgomery condemned them. At first
the discussion was carried on between
mouthfuls, as the two men sat at the
counter and ate lunches, but it soon
grew so heated that the lunches We're
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-14
KID M'C0Y SUED.
His Wife Brings Action For a
Divorce.

St. Louis, Feb. IA special to the Post
Dispatch from Hamilton. O.. says: It has
just developed in this city that on Janu-
airy Charlotte Selby fled a petition for
divorce in the common pleas court against
her husband. Norman Selby- The defend
ant is known to the world as Charles
C'kid'4 Mccoy. the pugilist-
The ground alleged is unfaithfulness,
and alimony is asked for in addition TO
the divorce. No defense has yet been
made. The suit has been kept very quiet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-14

Liverpool: Wheat sd lower.
Receipts of cartle- chicago. g5a1
lower, Kansas City. 2.3e1 strong, Omaha.
500. slow
Chicago receipts: Wheat III cars grade
- cars; corn SO cars. grade So cars. oats
g cars. grade u cars
Receipts of hogs: Chicago. 81 eco: Kan
sas City. 5000. Omaha. 900.
Visible supply: Wheat decreased SIS oJ1
bushels. corn decreased 9SS. 900 bus halz.
oats decreased T54.c90 bushels.
Liverpool; W heat closed I'D lower
Chicago: Estimated reCe DTS tomorrow.
Wheat. 20 cars: corn. so cars oats 45a
cars
Stocks IN Chicago: Wheat. 725.3ol bush
els, corn l5-s34,000 bushels; oats. 1.2l1,911
bushels.
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fed set in this Office. I'd have you un-
derstand.
Uncle Dave threatens to do the
same thing with the first violater of the
Inscription as the office force threa ten
ed to do with Mr.. WnHans-lOck him
No in the big vault al night.
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WHERE WORDS ARE RIFE
One of the Many Debates at the
E'Cremerie'' Goes Too Far.

David Overmyer, Topeka's prominent
attorney. and Frank Montgomery, an
editorial writer on the Kansas City
Journal. had an alteration in the
Cremerie restaurant at noon today, and
had not bystanders interfered, the al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-14

11-16c; centrifugal &c test. ( 3-16c- refined.
firm; crushed. SIC; powdered. SIC gran
Ulated. sac.
COFFEEQuiet- No. :. Gle
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Furnished BY the W. - Michael Com
mission Co.. Brokers in Grain Provisions
and Stocks. ITO " est Sixth Ave. TopeAA-
kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-14
UNCLE DAWES ULTIMATUM
Anybody Caught Smoking in the
Treasurers Office Will Be Locked
in the Vault

A large sign Will soon be placed in
position in a prominent place on the
railing directly in front of the entrance
door to the state house treasury de-
partment bearing the following inscrip-
ton;
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The Cotton Market.

New York Feb Il.
COTTON-SpOt cotton ruled quiet with
out change. Middling uplands, SIC; mid
ding gulf. 612c-
Galveston. Feb. II
COTTON Steady MIddling. ) 13-16c-
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Subscribe for The State Journal
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City Feb. II
WHEAT-Active. steady No. ] hard.
90c: No ,. SIlS7 90Isc: No. 3. S3Q SSl5c: No !
red. 93094c: No. >. 9zd93c; No 3, Ssd91c:
No. > spring. S7GTsSc. No. 3. sc.
CORN-i+fJI5c higher, active No. ,
mixed 252z ft2Gc.
OATS-Firu. No. white, 241z015c.
RYE@Steady. No. ,. 431ad 44c.
HAY-Active. rather weak Choice tim
othy. SS-50d9. choice prairie. S7e17-25-
BUTTER-Steady. Creamery, 14a17c;
dairy. 12mI5c-
FGGSSteadv. 1215c
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Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas City. Feb Il.
CATTLE-Receipts- 400 Best grades
steady. others weak. Texas steers s3a
40: Texas cows. S3-53I4 IS: native steers
S3.15li5-05: native cows and heifers. S30
4-25s stockers and feeders, s3.75d495; bulls.
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HOGS Receipts, I.581. Market steady to
strong and active Bulk OF sales S.. 704
$50: heavies. S3.4594, packers g. S9q %:
mixed S3-S9ft3.91ls; lights. s. 65g3-S0: york
ers. 81 i5fI3.S9; pigs s. IQI3.15
SHEEP-Recei 2.100- Market strong.
Lambs, s. 100 80. muttOns. S20A25-
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New York Feb. H.
SUGAR-Raw, strong; fair refining,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-03
A KENTUCKY MULE.
Could Kick Carload as Rapidly
As He Gould Draw Il

The weli-to-do farmer of Republican
proclivdties was in Washington looking
for pie for the next three years and a
half, not so much for dessert as for a
steady diet during that period. and
while he was looking around he found
time now and again to talk a bit on
other subjects
One evening ii was mules.
TN be doggoned." he said, IF I
haven't got mule out home that ought
to have the championship belt for kick
ing. Why, by zucks, one morning l
tried to make that dern mule haul a
CARLOAD of rocks from a creek about a
half mile TO the stable and he Just
wouldn't stir leg. All he would do
when / tried TO make him go forward
was TO move the other way, so to beat
Mr. Mule at his own game / took him
out OF the shafts and turned him head
on to the cart and started him up
Then he wouldn't move either way. but
just stood still and began to kick. Not
one-legged kick. either. but the real
thing, with both feet, and, gee whilli-
kens, how he did launch them out into
the atmosphere.
81 was sure / never would get him
now. for ! couldn't get near him: but
all of a sudden l noticed that every
time he kicked he kicked so hard that
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-03

he couldn't hold onto the ground with
his forefeet, and so dragged himself
about a foot or two, according TO the
ground he was on That gave me an
idea, and l just stood by and when he
showed a disposition to quit | nagged
him a little. and he went to kicking
again, an I'll be blamed if he didn't
get that CARLOAD of rocks to the place
/ wanted it at mighty near as soon as
if he had just hauled it there in the first
place and made no fuss about it.
One of the two men coughed a short
cough, but when the Kentuckian look
ed around they seemed to have recov-
cred from their pulmonary attack.
Isn't that scar on your forehead
where he kicked you oncf?" inquired
one of them.
Not exactly"
Il understood someone to say sc"
said the party with a cough.
Somebody's mistaken, that's all.
How it happened was that one day l
was coming into the front gate and the
mule was about 100 yards away, up at
the other end of the big yard in front
of the house. My hound make break
for him. and as the mule whirled TO
run away he let fly one leg at the dog,
and the force of the kick, missing the
dog. was such that the shoe new OIL
and, whizZing through the air, 1t TOOK
me a clip over the eye as l stood at the
gate watching the two animals, ana
came mighty near settling my eaTth-
ly accounts right then and there You
see. a mules shoe is hardly as 1ght as
a lady's slipper, and when 1t IS hurried
100 yards through the air 1t is just the
kind of a thing you ought to stahd
aside for and let it have as much room
as it wants '-Washngton Star.
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opinion of an Eminent Jurist.

Ballot reform in New York was neces-
sary saws an eminent jurist, because mere
politicians by trade who had no interest
in Government or politics except to enrich
netuaI control There are other excellent
reforms besides that of the ballot. Con-
sn;cuous among them is the reform,
ordered physical system by Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, which counteracts ten
denotes to serious disease bred by a def
cheney of vital stamina, irregularity of the
bowels. stomach liver or kidneys, and in
ouietude of the nerves. This sterling
medicine which has for near half CEN
fury won because 1t deserves popular
favor, is commended by physicians of
eminence who accord it their approval,
not only for it's excellent qualities in rem
edjal capacity, but also for its Serviceable
properties as a medicinal stimulant. 1t
soothes and strengthens the nerves, and Is
far preferable to the heady, unmedicated
stimuli of commerce.
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1T WAS NO JOKE.
The Reason Why Miss Long Wore
the Comb.

1t was remarked among the boarders
that on state occasions Miss Long Wore
the old fashioned comb.
The ornament was in keeping with
her costume. She chung to many Of
the fanciful styles of her girlhood. Her
hair, for instance, was often in side
curls, and she had a large brooch and
sometimes a heavy bracelet which hung
loosely at her bony wrist.
Miss Long was patient landlady,
who loved cleanliness and tried to en-
courage a family feeling among her
boarders. They liked her. but they
could rot avoid being amused. The
little old creature had long since passed
the last mlepost in the road of matri
monial chances. She had put behind
her the incidentally" period and was
entering ON the whiteness of old age.
For such a woman to try to hold
vestige of youth by wearing few gold
en- ornaments or putting her dead hair
into curls is either intensely pathetic
or very ridiculous. The boarders,
thoughtless as most boarders are, saw
the fun of it.
On holidays, when she came to the
table with a ribbon hanging at the
DrOOcn ana the same Ola cOIQD SldHuluS
shakily from the knot of faded hair,
the women smiled cautiously and young
men exchanged winks.
1t came to be the saying in the house:
Miss Long wore her comb to-day"
She wore it at every holiday and on
other anniversaries of which she alone
seemed 20 know the meaning. 1t was
of tortoiseshell or some such material,
with a sealloped rim and a few rude
perforations. When girl was pre-
pairing for the theater she would say:
"Oh, if I could borrow Miss Longs
comb!'' This was considered a good
joke.
One day Miss Long had to dinner
man successful in business. His name
was Wharton. The boarders knew of
him. That day Miss Long put on her
stock of ornaments = including the
comb.
After dinner Mr.. Wharton went up
stairs with three of the young men.
They smoked and talked. 1t seemed
that Mr.. Wharton had known Miss
Long for many years.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-03

Il notice that Hattie Wore her comb
tonight" he said.
The young men smled-and then
checked themselves.
I'll never forget that morning. Tom
Burton and I were going out with the
first company formed at Brookville
was very much in love with Toms sis
ter and Tom was in love with Hattie.
l remember that We got away from the
others-the four of us-and walked
down to the creek. We had great
many things to say-I know had. Tom
and Hattie sat on the bank a little
ways Off and she cried So-poor girl
Tom was trying to cheer her up. Then
we walked back to the depot. There
was crowd there to see us off-every-
body full of excitement and patriotism,
except the women. They We're crying.
Tom was trying to cheer her up, as
say. While we were waiting for the
train we walked over to CAFES store
and Tom bought the comb and gave
it to her, so she'd have something 10
remember him by. That was like him.
His mother had given him some money
that morning, and, of course, it burned
in his pocket
1.-The last we saw of Hattie she ard
my wife had their arms around each
other and were crying so they couldn't
wave at us. Tom was shot all TO pieces
at Chickamauga. What was left of
him they sent home to be buried. Hat
tie was never the same after that.
She had chance to marry Pattison-
he's now the head of the fremont Ma
tional here in Chicago-but she would
mt do it. l come up to take dinner
with her once in awhile. She and my
wife were girls together. My wife has
been dead for years. Hattie never
speaks of her. She never says any
thing about Tom, either; but every
time 1 come here to dinner she wears
that comb Record
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Polarity and Railroad Iron.

Professor Burton has just publsned
an interesting collection of statistics
which prove the influence that mag
netism is exerting in producing phe-
namena. which otherwise would be in
explicable. Among other things, he
shows that in making railroad run
ming east and west, as many as thirteen
steel rails will become crystaillzed anu
break, before one rail on north anu
south track is similarly affected. Inns
is due to the generation OF magnetism
by friction, and to the fact that In the
former instance the polarity OF mag
netic current is resisted in the rush Oh
the train; whereas. in the latter case IL
is undisturbed.-Tit-B Bits.