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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

rhe sppo,4ionmenf of me Common Schools
or Okloh0tnn.


of Oklohomr.
The eemi-annual spposlionment of
school funds made by Territorial Su-
perintcndent Hopkins for the period
ending January 81, 1898, shows a won
ieriui increase over last year The
per capita apportionment for the last
tx months is 8 05 compared 10 GO
cents last year. Tue apportionment
fir the last six months last year was
ss3,223. while It is SOS, ia 25 for the
last six months under tue present ad-
ministratiun Du ing the year 1897
he school population Of the territory
Increased $50 Wood ward county Is
the only county which has not in
creased In population during the year
" While all other counties show Increases
ranging from one 10 500. Logan
county chi dren were busy in the cot.
ton Geld during the first OF the season
as shown by the comparison to last
year.
The total amount in the treasury
was sos. 43s rs. the amount sppor,loned
was s95, III 25, leaving now on hand
1924 On January 81 1895, the appOr
tionment was $50, ,7O5, leaving on hand
1921. The amount collected by the
school land department under the
present administration for public
schools was sos ;2s IS. compared with
$50 223 for the six months under the
Democratic administration ending Jan.
81, 1s9-.
This apporlionment does not include
the college and public building fund.
Toe epportionment for colleges dur.
ing The six months is Sl7, 500 as, while
cfo OCo fall fo tho nub1ic buildfnu fund
TIE expenses OF the colleges for the
six months ending January 2i was
81 ,0l2 7G, while the public building
fund was 81 OLE 20 The total col
lected for the college fund was
50 ,Qs9 &c and for the public building
fund was so ,09s. lG.
The following tab shows the school
populaii IN Of each county for the six
months ending Jan 81, 1898, and 1891
and the spporti inment for each county
| for January Al 1908.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16
JUDGE HGINER.
one of me Eaiy Settlers of EAid-- Disap-
Heared S"ddeHiB One Night aud Fo.l- e.
Plan Has SuspiciOned.

ledred Suddenly One Night aud Fo.tI-
Play Has Suspicioned.
II is not generally known, yet it is
well remem bered by many OF the first
settlers OF tins city still residing here,
that Bayard T. HRiner, recently ap-
pointed au associate justice OF the SUI
preme court first settled At Enid in
coming 10 Oklahoma The humor en-
couthsd In his history here and his
sudden departure from the city is
worthy Of note.
Judge Hainer was fresh from the
east aud the rough talk OF the rough
looking iil clad Ia )mes leaders who h hsd
made the run made the Judge quite
timid, hence, he never feat perfectly
safe lie formed law partnership
with Col John q. Moore and they es
tablished their Office la q tent on the
corner OF ID aud Second streets, where
Vernon Writings law cflise COW
stands. There was quit a contest Tor
the p session OF that lot, there being
numerous claimants for the tame
Hainer and Moore were claiming
II aud they slept in their tent law
Ice every night One night
COlonel Moore was absent aud
Hainer occupied the tent alone. The
line from the land ohice strung away
down south that night, even passed
Hainer's tent. The boys Kept arguing
land, eussing one another as To their
rights to certain claims. They kept
saying that is my property and l Am
going 20 have il or some will
bite the dust" and like remarks.
Judge Hainer thought they were talk
ing about the lot and that a mob had
gathered 10 kill him He quietly
arose. dressed himself. slipped out the
back way and actually walk ID aross
the county forty-seven miles to Or
lando, on the santa Fe road, and he
did not tarry along the way either.
The next day about IL a IN. Judge
hainer was missed by Colonel Moore
and other friends, and they feared foul
play. Tue town was searched aud
every pool in BoggY creek was
drag g ID, bnt no trace OF the missing
man could be found. A couple OF
weeks later he wrote friend here
from Guthrie stating the cause OF his
sudden departure and orderiag his
effects shipped 10 him Judge aainer
has never set foot ia Euid since that
horrible night. He can come back
now; the boys are not after him
Enid Wave.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

make these long evenings pleasant
for the family at home by supplying
them with good reading matter See
this list; Ladies' Homo Journal l0e,
Munsey's Magazine 1oc, Demorest
Magazine l0c, McClure'a Magazine Toe,
illustrated America toe, Godey's l0c,
Carter's Monthly 1Oc, Puck 10c, Judge
10c, Life i0c, Truth sc, Black Cat SC,
Nickle Magazine SC, The Owl SC. We
have on sale at all time the leading
daily papers, periodicals and maya.
zines and take subscriptions for them
TO be delivered by mail or al our
atore or news stand az postotiiee.-F
b. Lille q 90.
"Hindoo Head Hunters" February
II and IS.
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HASDrD 81
Ditch Prohibits Territorial Legislatures
FROM Creating Counties

NffrN ffoNtnHs fflFtfpftot ifUtHt"N"ffH
From Crcofi"g Counties
WASHINGTON, Feb IS Il spretenta
tive Knox has introduced the following
bill prohibiting the legislatures OF the
territories OF the Inited states from
creating new counties by special acts
10 is ms followf;
That hereafter the legislatures OF
the territories Of the United States
shall not create new counties in SAID
territories by special act; and here
after all acts OF said legislatures au'
thoriz.ng the organization o. new
counties by special act shall be null
and void.
Sec That The Legislatures Of the
said territories may enact general
laws, applying TO all parts Of the ter
ritory and teal cases alike, providing
for the organization OF new counties
and prescribing the conditions under
which the new counties NAV be organ
izeJ, such general laws on thls tup
iect to have no force or effect unit
they have been approved by congress.
Gut in no cesa shall new county oe
formed out Of the territory OF epy
other county or counties when the
debt OF such existing county or coun.
ties amount TO more than three per
centum OF the valuation of the taxab G
property OF such county or counties o.
shown by the assessment roll OF such
county or counties for the year last
preceding the time when IT is proposed
to form a new county out OF the terri
tory OF such esistingIcountics; aud the
Organization Of any new counties IN
violation OF this section shall be null
and void
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

sAPULpA, Feb IS Arrangements
were completed yesterday to start a
large force OF men aud teams TO work
on the big cut six miles west OF town
this morning About 100 teams and
fully 800 men are now in camp along
the heavy work, aud ali will undoubt.
edly be set TO work this morning, as
all Is Ia readiness
The big cut Is mostly sandstone al,
though In places three or four feet OF
earth eau be removed with plows aud
serApers. In many places, however,
blasting will begin at the surface
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16
Leody Reaaoe. o. NJ. u. rlne..

LAWRENCE, Kan, Feb. l5.-Governor
Leedy has reduced TO 81 each the fines
OF $500 each assessed against George
NJ. Crowder and Samuel Vanderbeer,
the O NJ, B managers convicted in
Deeem Der for violating the prohibi-
tory law. Crowder aud Vanderbeer
were sentenced to thirty days in jail,
and have been confined about six
weeks. They have now petitioned
the county commissioners TO remit the
costs in the case, which amount to
nearlY 500
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16
snakE-UP N orrIcItL LIFE.

Tro Carpet Baggers Rocked For The SW.
,,rcnc Court Nc,c assistant dnorHeUs.
WASHINGTON, Feb IS - Attorney
General Griggs has slated 5 Nc
Guire, of Pawnee, and John Scothorn,
of Guthrie, for assistant United States
attorneys for Oklahoma John stone
is on the slate for United States sttor-
ney. 1t is declared that Stone has not
even made application for the place,
but the department has a good record
of him. IL is now generally believed
here that Roberts. OF Kingisher,
Hoenschidt OF Ohio, and Ros well, OF
Illinois, will be the other associates.
However, no appointments are looked
for very early.
At the Off e OF the United States at
torney in this ci y nothing was Snown
OF any action being taken by the de-
partment Of justice relative TO new
appointecs Neither AttorHeys Nc.
Mechan or Hoffman have received tele
grams asking for their designations,
although such requests havs been ex-
pectt d tho last week or since the
Democratic assistant attorneys in
Marylsnd. Virginia aud one or two
other Ct ites ad been asked 10 resign by
the department of justice, which was
tlrned down by the commission in
civil service cases.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

SHAWNEE, Ok Feb IS That shaw
nee is rapidly gre wing is evidenced by
a partial list OF improvements given
by the Blade. The town, at the age
of two and one half Years, has the
ChoctRw rallroa shop, division sta
tion, two artificial ice plants, two
large Touring mills, three largo cotton
gins, an electric light plant. foundry,
bottling works, pressed brick plant
and several yards, a 500, 900 oil mill,
water works will be put in this sum
mer, large wholesale grocery hous ;,
two Wholesale liquor houses, five lum-
Der yards, three banks, twenty light
retail groceries, about a dozen dry
goods stores, two wholesale ilour and
feed emporiums. four millinery shops
twelve saloons, the Klondike theater.
an opera house, a half dozen hard ware
stores, six or sevsn large implement
firms three or four bakeries, Eve ho-
tells and a dozen restaurants and short
stores, two tailor shops, one queens
wRro store, one exclusive boot and
shoe store, one clothing store, four
second hand dealers, half dczen
blacksmith shops, aud several real es-
tate dealers and loan brokers, three of
the finest drug stores Ia the west,
uews and confectionery stands, hsr-
ness, boot and shops, half dozen Of
the best equipped livery barns in Ok
lahoma, fine passenger and freight
depots and railroad eating house, aud
more to follow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

In feeding experiments with steers
at the Oklahoma experiment staten,
to determine the relative feeding value
OF corn meal aud Of kaflir corr. the
steers feed Kafiir meal made slightly
better gains thsR those fed corn meal.
That the difference in gains was not
caused by difference ia animals q
shown by the fact that the Aulma's S
made practically equal gains when the
lois were fed for period OF two weeks
on mixture Of equal parts OF corn
aud Kaflir meal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16
WEsTERN MILIrLL


WAsnINaToN, Feb IS - Assistant
Secretary Of War Meikelj1h today
sent TO congress an abstract of the
militia force of the United States, ac-
cording TO returns received at the Rd.
iutant-generals Office for the year
1897. The fatal number OF men in the
Kansas militia service is ,463 DIVIDED
into branches as follow: Light bat
terry, &c; infantry, 800. The total
numb Of commissioned officers Is 10.
The total number OF men in the stat e
availGble for military Ger vice is 500, COO.
The total enlisted force in Missouri
is 349 men. divided as follows: Light
batteries, 1913; iufaotry, 1871; hospital
and ambulance corrs, 80. The total
number of men Ia the state available
for military service Is 400 600
oklahoma has force of 5t7, com
manded by 80 Off .ers, out Of total OF
so 600 men in the territory available
for service
The total number OF men in the
United States available Tor military
service is 10, 3ei 800
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

ArApahoe Argus: IL is said that
Chief Justice Dale, Judges McAtee aud
Keaton are ia the race for congress
along with Colonel Grigsby. K b For
rest and Roy Hoffman. They are all
good men
Perry Democrat; II seems that In
every section OF Oklahoma the senti.
ment Is glowing fof Hon Roy Hoff-
man as Delegate CAllshAn' successor
Mr. Hoffman is one Of the best known
and most popular young men IN OKLA
homa and his selection would be
highly gratifying TO the Democrats
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16
Something Wrong.

"This coffee does not seem quite
right. dear, said young Mr. Hunnl-
moon to the best little birdie ia the
world. Il know Il doesn't" replied
his inexperienced little wife, with
tears in her voice And ! can't inn
agine what is the matter with it. Ell
ther. II is the first time ever made
coffee. dear. and I'm afraid have
done something wrong The seeds
have been boiling quite hall an hour.
and they just won't get soft What do
you suppose Is the matter?'-Pitts-
burg Chronple.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. i5.-Carter Roe.
criminal who died in Bedwelrs hos
pital three weeks ago, confessed TO
John NJ. Wilkerson just before death
that he had been implicated in the
Elmdale bank robbery in Chase coun-
ty in April, 1895, and said he and six
others held up a train in Missouri in
the early part Of the same year VIII
kerson's recollection is that Roe said
the robbery was at Maysville, but the
officers here think IL might have been
one of the Blue Cut robberies.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

CHICAGO, Feb, l4.-Rew DIR. C. o.
brown was yesterday formally
dropped from the membership Of the
Chicago Congregational Association.
hr Brown made a strong personal APP
peal for restoration, saying, among
other things, that the association
should forgive him, as the Lord for
gave Peter after the apostle had de-
nicd him
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

FoRr scoTr, Kan, Feb IS. 5.-Eugene
Mikesell, the jewelry merchant who
was charged with having burned his
residence 10 defraud the insurance
company pleaded guilty to-day and
will go TO the penitentiary for from
five 10 seven years The case against
his wife will be dismissed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

Ell RENO. Feb l5.-Severel men who
have been securing the Wichita coun-
try for gold returned here yesterday
aud report that the only gold in the
the wheat, cotton and corn crops.
They report that the climate there Is
excellent and the farmers are exceed
ingly prosperous.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

Furnished by the Hagan Abstract com
pany, Frank Laux, abstracter
Guthrie View Cemetery 10 H. T.
Houghton, lots 81 and 81, blk s, wd 43 90
Matthew Alexander to T.. n. Hough-
ton, lots and 2, blk -, Guthrie, wd % 90
John James, Jr., ct uN TO L E HouPh
ton, ~ Of lots II ana ", blk 81 East
Guthrie, wd -. .......-......... $50 so
John Y. Linn ct ux t0 Fred f. Hough.
ton lot 3, blk 81, East Guthrie, wd 40 %
s. ID Decker et ux 20 r H. HOughlon
lot II, blk 80, Guthrie Proper wd - 100 %
II. li. Dwinneli ct TX 20 G. Ii. Dwinnell,
Sc Qr sec 20, tp 10, I W. Wd . 600 90
Thos, Campbell 10 n. +. Frazier lot 4.
blk "a Gnthrie, wd .............. 40 20
Eugene O. Barker 20 c. v. Il. Barker.
" hf OF NV or sec l3, tp 10. 3 and
other property; lots aud .. blk -
East Guthrie, lot 10 blk 5. Guthrie
Proper; lots and ., blk as, West
Guthrie, wd........,'.'... .'''........,-' 500 90
J. Nelson TO batter Fouts, Sc or sec
IL, tp lb T 4 W. wd ....... 1900 90
Ihos. Mackin et uN 10 L. II. Jackson,
lot l8, blk o. East Guthrid qcd - - 90
John B. o. Landrum ct al 10 Mrs
Bertha Houghton. lots 10 n and ls
blk "a Guthrie ProDeT, td.............. 30 25
Ftrd Rittsrbusch, co treas. 20 } A.
kulhman, lots2 q and 4, blk 20, Null
al, ID .......... 20
Uuited States To Hendrlck j. Slawson.
Sc ar sec "a, - 10, r W. hp
United states 20 Grant Is Robinson,
NV qr sec II, tp ID r ", mp.
Real estate mortgages Feb IS ....-... 1856 ID
Jhattel mortgages isb 6t
I
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. l5-Letters re-
ceived at the governors Office In reply
To his railway legislation proposition
indicate that enough Representatives
and Senators will promise TO vote for
the bill to Justify the governor in call.
ing a special session of the legislature.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16
Ilre DO an orrhan A.rlnm

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb Fire
last evening broke out IN the ST.
Aemilianns orphan asylum at St
Francis, suburb Of this city. where
500 children are quarlered. The dam.
are To the structure Was small
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16
POLICE Must shave.

ATLANTA, Ga, heO. The police
men in Sergeant John Abbot's squad
must shave three times q week or lose
their jobs. The policemen protest.
but they have no other alternative.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16
FOUND DEAD

Hsnry BOotb, Former Speaker OF the
Kansas House, Dies Unexpectedly.
LARNED, kan, Feb. I5 Captain
Henry Booth, former speaker Of the
Kansas house Of representatives, was
found dead yesterday afternoon at 5
O'Clock in his barnyard, one mile east
Of this city, where he had been repair
ing we'll II is supposed that he died
OF heart failure,
Captain Booth was one Of the origi-
nal free state settlers Of Kansas and
had been prominent in the politics Of
the state since the trouble between
the pro and anti-slavery parties
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

The United States civil service COM
mission has oroered that the regu ar
spring examination shall be held be-
tween March IS and A pril rs, 1898. for
the grades OF cieTk-carrier in Guthrie,
Oklahoma, postC flee. All applications
for this examination must be fled
with the undersigned before the close
of business March /, 1898 Exact dates
for this examination cannot be given
at this time, but due notice will be
given through the daily papers. All
necessary information. blank spplica.
tions, ete. can be obtained at any
time by applying to
o. r. MONTGOMERY,
Acting Secretary Local Board. Guthrie
+ o.
Guthrie, Q. T.. Jan. 10. 1925.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16
SHIP REPORTED LOST.
Said to Have Been Burned In Lynn Canal
Forty Men on Board.

VICTORIA, b c., Feb i5.-On the
steamer Islander, which arrived here
last night, ca Inc news that the steam
er Clara Nevada of Seattle was burned
in Lynn canal, and forty men who
were on board are supposed to have
perished.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

The Ladies Social Circle OF the Pre-
byteriAn church will meet with Mrs
John Thompson this afternoon Ct 3
o'clock. MRS A. BAxTER, Sec.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

Reserved seats for the "Hindoo Befd
Hunters are now on sale at Wallace q
Muller's drug store, aud IN lse who
want a good seat had better get a'oubd
and pick IL out, as the "Hir doob" are
sure TO have a crowded house.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

CITY OF MExico. Feb IS Ii is re-
ported that the gang of American
crooks viii be expelled from the eoun-
try under the clause of the constitu.
tion providing for the banishmeDt Of
pernieious foreigners
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

Take Laxative Bromo ouinine Tablets
All druggists refund the laoney II II
falls 10 cure. 25c. The genuine has
l. h. Q. on each tablet.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

"nludoo assd Hunters February
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They Are Rolling Our Way


b
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

umulated in Dress Goods Department all kinds OF
IS have marked them down. Remnants of Silk from
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-16

Real estate mortgages Feb 10 ....- 1850 10
Chattel mortgages ........ .... ish 90
Releases ........-. 3Obs sd
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-07-01

ton on the way back, but every time
he'd come in he'd say: NO news yet.
and I wished be wouldn't say il quite so
often.
Billy tried to "cheer me" by telling all
kinds Of stories. He said he was certain
Tod had either been stolen for ransom
or else she'd been carried off SOS to sell
her hair for wigs, like story he'd read.
or she might have been sold somewhere
for a slave.
Anyhow, she's goner. Jimmy" said
he at the last station before Harristown.
"and I'm sorry for you. cause you're
most sure TO get licking"
That's bout the way / looked at IL,
but somehow felt the worst about Tod.
When we got to Harristown we saw
mother and father standing on the sta
ton platform. The next minute the
train had stopped. and Billy said: "I'm
glad I'm not in your shoes, Jimmy"
And then he sneaked out of the rear
door and was gone quicker'n you could
wink.
Well, when got out, Just rushed up
TO mother and put both arms around
her. and said:
"Oh. motherl what shall we do?"
She Rugged me just as tight and
kissed me.
MY poor. dear, careless boy!" said
she.
"Oh. Jimmy, we was so scared bout
you," said somebody else.
And looked up in hurry, and there
would you blieve it?-stood Tod
"why-why. mother!" was all could
manage to say.
Then father asked me some questions
and seemed as glad to see me as IL I'd
been lost stead of Tod.
Then we went over home. I felt so
tired and sleepy I could hardly walk,
and as soon as we got there / laid down
on the lounge and was made much of by
everyone, stead of being in disgrace, as
supposed I'd be.
Tod sat in her little chair close to me
and held my hand in one of hers and her
doll in the other one, and l never saw
her look so pretty, and she explained
the whole thing.
.'Why, Jimmie" said she. 81 woke up
in just little while and climbed out of
the car. And Norah was at the back
door and I went right in. So wasn't
lost at ALL
Nobody scolded me the least bit.
Mother said she thought I'd be punished
enough. and she hoped I'd profit by it.
Then she kissed me.
After Jerry came home I heard her
say one day to father:
II b'lieve you're right bout James.
really see signs Of improvement in him
at last"
And I think that's the most remark
able part of my story, don't you?-Chel-
sea G. Fraser, in Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-07-01

pick her up and carry her out of the
front door quick, torpedoes and all.
1t was fine day. glorious Fourth
or maybe I should call it Fifth. only
that doesn't sound right.
No one was around 'cep; the men
at the station, who were getting the
early train ready.
Billy Croker had promised to meet
me, and / was going to provide him
with firecrackers, cause he spent his
money for lemon balls and felt deli
cate bout asking for any more to cele-
brate with.
Blu. no Billy showed up. So let Tod
fire off good many crackers, and she
only burned her dress in one place. 1t
was new one, and I'd forgotten the
apron mother said she must surely
wea-, but l took some consolat ton in
knowing that if Tod had had on her
apron it would have been burned, and
now it wasn't.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-07-01

go RICH; after her," says L Come
along"
Got any changer" says he.
He always thinks of that, pr'aps
cause he's usually hard up.
"Yes. have. Hurry up and get in
So in he tumbled, and none too fast,
for the engine pulled of right after.
Hardly anyone was in the train, and
the conductor seemed to be taking a
holiday, too. for he didn't come round
till we got most TO New York.
We didn't talk much, cause after
Billy'd asked me what l was going to
do, there didn't seem to be much to talk
about.
We didn't stop anywhere. for 1t was
an express train, but we heard lots of
Fourth of July noise and saw lots of
boys and girls having a good time. My,
how | wished l could change my place
with them.
And then thought: Poor little Tod,