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Laughter of the friend.

Then the second fiend came into the
grainfeld. He waded chin deep amid
the barley and the rye. He heard all the
grain talking about bread and prosper
GUS husbandry and thrifty homes He
thrust his long arms into the grainfeld,
and he pulled ur the grain and threw it
into the water. and he made beneath it
great fres-fires lighted with a spark
from his own heart-and there were
grinding and MASKING and stencil,
and the people came with their bottles,
and they dipped mp the fiery liquid, and
they drank, and they blasphemed, and
they staggered, and they fought, and
they rioted, and they murdered, and
the fend of the pit, the fend of the
grainfeld, was so pleased with their be-
havior that he changed his residence
from the Fit to whisky barrel, and
there he sat by the door of the bunghole
laughing in high merriment at the
thought that out of anything so harm
less as the grain of the field he might
turn this world into seeming pande-
monium.
The fiend of the dairy saw the COWS
coming hcme from the pasture field,
full uddered, and as the maid MIXED
he said. I'll soon spoil al that mess
I'll add to it brandy sugar and nut
meg, and I'll stir itinto milk punch.
and children will drink it and some Of
the temperance people will drink it, and
if can do them no more harm I'll give
them q headache, and then I'll hand
them over to the mere vigorous fiends
of the satanic delegation. And then
the fend of the dairy leaped upon the
shelf and danced until the long row of
shining milkpans almost quaked.
The 6end of the music entered a
grogshop. and there were but few Gus
toners. Finding few customers, he
swept the circuit of the city, and he
gathered up the musical instruments
and after nightfall he marshaled a
band, and the trombones blew and the
cymbals c!apped and the drums beat
and the bugles called and the people
crowded in. and they swung around in
merry dance each one with wineglass
in his hand, and the dance became
wilder and stronger and rougher. until
the room shook and the glasses cracked
and the floor broke and the crowd drop
ped into hell.
Then the four fiends. the fiend of the
VINEYARD and Of the grainGeld and OF
the dairy and of the music hall-went
back to their home, and they held high
carnival hecause their work had been
So well done. and satan rose from his
throne and announced that there was
no danger OF the earth redemption SC
long as these four fiends could pay such
tax to the diabolic. And then all the
demons and all the sprites and all the
fiends filled their glasses and clicked
them and cried: "Let MS drink-drink
10 the everlasting prosperity of the liq-
uor traffic. Here's to woe and darkness
and murder and death Drink! Drink T.
The Plague of Drink.
But whether by allegory or by ap-
palling statistic this subject is present
ed you know as we'll as I that it is i'm
possible to exaggerate the evils of strong
drink. A plague! A plague! In the first
place the inebriate suffers from the loss
of a good name God has so arranged il
that no man loses his reputation except
By his own act The world may assault
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PLAGUE OF ALCOHOL.
REV. DR.. TALMAeE DISCUSSES THE
LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

In mn Eloquent Sermon He Depicts
the Drunkurd'A Woe The Rum
FIcnd's Mission IN to Destroy All
Good-A Call to Christians.
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hate on any Of them. as they wera read
the third time ana passed. The following
hills We're PASSED.
H r. s. by Colwell--Autf1or!zing the
incorporation OF cemetery ASSOCIATIONS
Fl. s. -. by Gleasos--Frossding for a
state museum at the state university
II. B. o. by Baldw.n~-Authorszing the
county treasurer 70 collect personal prep
erty taxes from persons who have moved
their properly from another county where
in Il was faxed into his county
Fl. b, 24i. by Cai.vert-Provtdn for a
uniform system of public blanks 10 be
kept on file by the state auditor, ana re-
pealng statutes in conflict herewith.
Fl. b. 226, by Sonerif1siy ke--ProvSdlng
that IN cities civil actions in Justice courts
shall be brought before the justice Of the
precinct in which one or more defendants
H. B. ls7. by Experimenting the dairy
laws for the security Of greater purity in
the manufacture of cheese and butter.
II. B.. 90, by Notwithstanding the
law authorizing counties 10 operate fefr- es
by including their operation over lakes.
estuaries or bays. This IS intended 10 al
CIV the OPERATION Of ferry by the county
Fl. 3. ISIS, by notwithstanding railroad
companies to block frogs switches and
guard rails by October l. 1889. and protect
ing caught, making a failure 70 comply
misde punishable BY fine of 500
10 5000
n. Il. 100, by Gleason--Making II a mis-
demsanor punishable by fine and .inprss-
onment to beat boarding or lodging houses
or hotels.
H. Is. Iia. by CONTEMPLATING 1t ms
demesnor 70 remove any timber, mineral,
earth. clay or stone from state lands. ex-
cept by lease or contract
H. b. 81. by Totten-Providing for the
election OF road supervisors on the second
Saturday IN October each wear
II. b. $50. by Siocking-Eemltting del-n-
auent taxes, penalty and interest on caar-
table institutions between 1880 and lsaS.
H. B. q, by Eailg-E Empowering cities
of the first to fourth Classes TO rag1I.ate
and license the riding OF BICYCLES. 20 con-
struct paths, etc.
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Thfrfeen House Bills Passed. TncIud-
ing One to Compel Railroads
to Hook Switches

Sgsesa} Dispatch 10 the Post Inteliigencsr
OLYMPIA March 1.-The senate tc,efa =
Iasssd bai~tfen hogS. balls Nos ore II ;he
= e considered Was defeated one hsil
passed mat surprised every holy. /. vas
In comps railway companies 10 block
switches. frazs and guards, 10 protect
wrrkmeu- j; ~ understood that consider
Thurs fsy, there beng twenty four suc4 s. i
OF ths c3iaf1Aar
The military bill. which. among other
thifss*. T3roy11t~5 that the a3jutsnt general
s@1oti< receive s%Ss9 & var. was reTsorces
back n Ire committee. with the recoznrnegl-
G&tl.1 tH&f 10 a%.a-y he liked a. g. ~.
TIE present sassrg - s. 1sa
Notice q appointment II D~ Quincy A
ssrccss, ltr. Sam t&-, Hsa.ocg ard Or I.
y srastn. al 81 EAorr Towr&sgssi as rnezY
ss-s @. ire so2rsi ~ health FOR he co!Iee..
cSSa EsF0se8. wals Received fran Cor R0g
eFs Iise nescns,aataor-S were confirmed n
OPEN session, NJ TrotAS- II Baum
Metre 80 a4sN7 received % ftr-s arrp9.ylt-
-s9e1- by ths governor Il the foila.fgass d.
TFftHr* o. taa Cheney Toraza3 sc;aoo, J.
fsg@~ae. - ~gFoisa-se. WIGS r. D. spsras.szsE
Tssss@vsxs Joseph =. Alien Of Spokane, wee
y IL Aso-sT, term expired. On ngutIor.
~ s5f7n. Inc nominations vsrs confirmed
"a OPEN sssz9o
Tos greater part ~ taa morning ss~szsc.ra
ssas ensured Ia tbs intro1g.stss.s and ref
sEeygc@ o. 4asase bis. ana wlehosns reach
fSg 2Hn rsaSesGs~ fer ff.@ SASSa-a u ii -
Re SeFzais ~ rGer1 took t11z g5ssxal re- e@s
E13 3ssFs1Ar was aka 10 knusexs sstsly
'sTssr1 re TeconEnnsnc q go se~ate. ard tie
aaFN @as& s2A1s& @s4gos.t sfterT8Q sfQr frs-
toe~ ssosxvs A.. x ne es.aS nsz h4a@rs IRE
ssasS.s Sszsssa-scr A<sd t.4tge xAs 49, &C.
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lease after the expiration Of his term ana
giving 10 the land commissioner discretlon-
AIRY powers in such ease.
s. b 7. by Mautz-For the destruction
of the Canada and Russian thistle making
il the duty OF the land owner 10 remove
and destroy such thistles from his land or
the highway fronting thereon. Ii N pro
yded that If land owner, on notice ny
the road supervisor, fails or refuses TO de-
stroy the thistles. then the supervisor
shall perform the work, the cost Thereon
to become n tax against the property
S. g. Al by Andrews-Provld.ng that on
appea, to the supreme court an error IN
the technicaliiy or procedure. If remedied
on notice, shall not injure the appellant.
S. b. Is. by Iiigh-Appropriating S.So for
the construction Of sewers al the Wash
ington school for defecti .e youth
II r. los, by Hgh-Prov.ding Tor the
election of clerk of the board OF directors
Of the school for defective youth. and pro-
viding also tina; the expense OF feeding
and clothing children. II not paid by their
parents, shall be met by the county from
which such children are sent.
H. f22 by acknowledgements
$50 for the relief of +. l.. koehler for rent
of armory.
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ard vigo- OF expression The glory 81
the English courts Is that they enforce the
lava" said he with rising voice. They
bring the criminal speedily 70 trial ard he
is quickly sentenced, II guilty / know q
nothing like this bill in their courts In
Dakota this measure was tried and repeal
ed. and IN Kentucky II was found an9on-
ststutional.
There is ore fac. that cannot be i.s-
pute6 and that - that iynching - on sae
increase in this country. Another IS that
the courts are not heli n the esteem they
were formerly. THIS Is due 10 The lax
enforcement OF the laws. Such a --eas-
ure as this IS Likely 10 cause more tsa>h-
ings ard more tiasrespact for the lnws.
TIE lawyers should think twice before
they favor this kind OF a bill In Whit
man county. after the red handed niur-
dersr Russell had been convicted and sem
fenced 10 the psn.santsary. the prosecuting
attorney circulated a petition for MS raz-
don, and soon after he rcGe through tie
place where ne had committed murder
and waved his hand at the bereaved ann
lily After this came the lyncaingS IN
Whitman county. These were slrectiy
due TO the failure OF the courts To enforce
the law
ITO the lawyers. I arrea, for the preser-
vation OF the majesty of the law and the
stability OF our courts"
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Gossip of the
....Legislature.


Special Dispatch to the Pest-Intelligencer.
OLYMPIA, March There Is little
story connected with the Maxwell bill
which was on the senate calendar today.
permitting city councils TO tx the salary
of city treasurers at less than - per
month the lowest Limit allowed by the
present law. The old law has worked 9
class. where there Is comparatively lttla
work for city treasurers but the COLLECTION
Of taxes. An Incident down In South Bend
did more than anything else 10 cali atten-
ton to the law. +. Pa Hazsltine, or the
South Bend Journal. had been hammerinG
away at the law for several years. and ~
the last city election submitted a resolution
at a mass nominating convention pledgin9
the nominee for city treasurer to serve TOR
SIC 80 per month. II passed. but the opp0-
nents of the mea sure thought TO secure .
reconsideration by nominating the author
of the resolution for that office, knowing
that he did not want /. and believing that
he would decline TO run. Haxel,ine showed
his earnestness. however. by staying with
IL and was easily elected. -
= =
Daniels. admitting veterans In the Indian
war in that part OF Oregon territory now
Washington to the Soldiers Home, Z
letter was read In the senate today from
Daniel +. Browniield, asking that veter-
ans OF the Mexican war be admitted Also.
and the bill was rereferred to tho con-
mittee for proper amendment.
A house Joint resolution was passed by
the senate today recommending the Ap-
poinimeut OF Harry Carroll reading clerk
of the house. as reading clerk OF the UNI
ted States senate. and commencing him
TO Senators Turner and Foster.
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FAVORABLE REPORTS MADE.
Hoasc Railroad Committee Com
pies~s Consideration Of Inn
possaat Measures

Sa@ssz4 iesaatch ga sfse pess Intelligence.
OLYMPIA Aa~st The hgl2@e railroad
ssssssal5Gfs+, asrsed tonsg1' 10 repoTt :ae
Ao8ns sii.. Grating 4 gsi2Traa COMMITS }egs.
@s1a sssvs5 gs.sss recon- rseT8aktam Tee t>.4
.'foy aes fee ana agpolfsf Is1ant Il three eagt-
ssISs.easr* ~ ths SuV%ry WOO sha.. rs
sssilyo43 YAtas net - exeeesl those p1ae Sled
as s3A5Ns%.
}Ese&aesH auss sFss-sEer biz ~ Ala ~
- go AcJs~@ stth = rez-e as:Gegsaaf4on tat
u g&ses. fssS E,.A .S93ps - g45iruessss -
."2u~s r cars sor sheoaga sa-nss a. 5,-as-
%taa wtae.s@z
AesSe f.3 y@3ac3z< fgs5,saea ea~ rates
.sa< a.~t are &ra- ~ 80 SSYor&1Fy Zee
avss~t jg makes sse fate t1r Twelve
eaFz fg ee@fa & Is sad rex Il exceed
a@S~tf& 49, t@a s@'s1tS q Gae stnGe
q rTsvaeat yate ~ ssok&at il e.
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WILL CLOSE THE BRICKYARD.
state Board Chooses That Rather
Than the Jute MIL.

Special Dispatch to tho Post-intelligencer
OLYMPIA, March 1.-The state board or
audit and control Is in session in the gov
ernor's office. The principal business be-
fore the board Is the consideration Of the
operation OF the penseuilary bfickyard
this season and matters pertaining TO the
revolving fund OF the same institution.
Resolutions were passed by the hoard
Il, close down the brick yard AT the peni-
Tertiary for the next two years. except
for the purpose OF making brick for the
state Ii was the sense OF the board that
the brick yard should be closed down,
rather than the ilse mill be inierfered
with. The board viii endeavor to lease
the brick yard TO private parties during
the two years.
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GOVERNOR MAKES APPOINTMENTS.
Trustees Of the Normal school and
Members OF Board Of Health.

Special Dispatch to the Poss-Inteiig eneer.
OLYMPIA. March i.-Gov. Roses yes
terday reappointed Quincy A. Brooks:
Pert Townsend. as members Of the board
OF health for the collection district of Pu-
get sound; all reappoin'ed until Mach 4.
1901 Also trustees of the Cheney Normal
school as follows: Joseph s. A len. Of spo-
kane 10 serve until February p. los. vice
r. II. Maurier. term expired; J. J. Browne,
of Spokane. until July -. 1902, vice Elmer
c. Olns,ead resigned. The third member
Of this board IA f. f. Dempin. OF Spokane,
making the entire board from the city or
spokane. The nominations have all been
sent to the senate for confirmation.
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DEADLOCK COMMENCES TO BREAK
BuIIn and Hard Both Ont of the Race
in California.

SACRAMENTO. March THE first seri-
ous break N the senatorial deadlock oc-
Cured today on tho sixty seventh ballot.
when the tSulla and Bard men Jeff their
candidates Rard drew out Of the race
three days ago. and week since Eula
told those who were voting for him that
he was willing IN withdraw. provided that
any other Republican VINO would be ac-
eeptable 10 the state could be elected.
Today all Of itulia.s delegatfon. with but
one exception. voted for Gen. Harness The
exception was AsSembyman cnspeT. who
voted for Irving Scott. Two 81 Bards
votes went to Scott and one TO Grant The
vote today was:
Rarnes -. "a pevries. Dem .....
e<stee ... ........ 3osenfeidt Dem -.
3urns .... ..... = White Dem ..T
srant 49,. 2o pheiap. Dem ..,.-.. 3
scott .-..s.t.-s %
When the full strength 81 Barnes is pres
ent he will have = votes. Mueller. Afeere
son and La Baree. who viii vote for him.
were absent today when the vote vas
taken.
Late this afternoon the Republicans held
their third conference 10 consider the sen
aforial deadlock The Grant and Barnes
forces combined against Burns and voted
for adjournment sine die. The ant.~furns
forces prevailed and the adjournment was
taken BY vote Of - 10 =.
Other Deadiocks.
HARRISBURG. Pa. March Thirty
seventh ballet:
jerks ......... -. 80. Scattering ...... 81
quay --.s~..- us
DOVER. Del, March 1-Today's ballot.
Adde'S ...-. .....,19 Burton .-.... iii
Nicholson ,.... II AtHeat .....,... .,.- :
LINCOLN. Esb. March mo change
SALT LAKE. Utah. March l.~-Today's
t1alot
cannon $50. -..... Z n'deont So. ......- 2
King o.. ........... ; Sutherland 49, .....fo
Ael'une -....... III Absent -. .........13
A&5%ker +....+-
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FOR RELEASE ON PAROLE.
BILL TO AID CoNvICTs II SUCCESS
FIL IN THE HOUSE.
Passed by = Decisive ycte-McDon-
aid Speaks Eioquenrly In Behalf
OF Mercy-Totten Opposes Any
Relaxation of the Present Law.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inieligenrer
OLYMPIA, March 1.-The chances are
that George W. Ecggs, the convicted ex-
treasurer OF Tacoma, viii never again see
the inside walls 81 the state penstentiaTy
unless ne pays visit there Of his own
accord This is because the house this
morning passed s. p. ios by the commit
tee on penal institutions authorizing .he
parole of convicts by the governor. The
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Mcdonald took rhe aoor ror 4 char
sste.tste e1setch Once. while "a kias
seFusssh Westminster Aase5." re esia i
sew tae tnfTa 81 a family ta3t had ssecarae
@xt-ret Eaay esi1st nave al 4 81 a cen
f3ry before tlr tae store - that torso
&as NE3Eten A.. tae eonss ot s8ts family
acre a~aV~. ARD ak f1e daughters TlYtgl-
oaE u aaf TeeFe could - sad ] believe
taat bravery aD1 ysEt8e aAva lvs6 from
aaf tine 80 Tbs. ans taa1 ,ao 81 =
murderer a-aF s2t se t5srrg1 se@Se uBaa
@%t"fy o. The 5~cH@r9ys Villain va ralns
= sssig.ste~ - released set she caH4}.za-
toU g. te3-y ~. a0i f9r8-a a nan aAo
cas- RrTea E.~sn stagtrE ta~ rs sTusg >
becoming ag&4G a E@t ct-Een. The sy4vst
Il os2r cssI "a shau6 not stamp mercy
fcsH2 oGr He4rfs upT Saca.3 e se tuned -
tseAt sentence ea t4e 3a3gs u s5x Sf4&arS
- al6ci- 1ms Al - who enter Eere
ease es - h@A3af+
-'En TIE STATE - Mich gas. - ire 50
Ss~ales granted cHlT uet Sea;. iseg9
rrtgtGea so gs@ appeal Sgo-r go
F@nerner@~ ADA iz.Ie3@rsgee 80 ire 1pr.ess-
s-a& Ag&arss t0Es Ssa &c tAat tense cf
mercy sd 50 Justice = A4cA Is IN Weren't IL
aer
Tatt-a ae..gA~.i tAe ..zsr arz~s.x Is.
aEsInst tAe 58A The Whitman esvtatr
.sS@e@&s sss>s s.-s &eSs.se ssssS sss.-ag
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Rain storm Comes in Time to save
the wheat Crop.

SAN FRANCISCO, March i.-Lsantle ran
i falling In many sections % Caiiforu' a.
ard the soag~caF timed dry ~ eli IL thought
rs he over. TIE present rain VIII save
The wheat crop in many districts and add
~ the production vi here growth Is favor
alba
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bin was tabled last week after a vigor-
ous onslaught made upon 1t by Totten
Of Whitman. Yesterday II WAS taken If
the table and today. through the efforts
OF Heilig or Pierce and Gleason and Me-
Donald or King II passed the house by a
deCf.-.ye vote.
Roggs has not been at Wala Walia for
soYnef hing like three months He Is now
In Tacoma employed by tire cty N the
prosecution OF the warrant cases. Three
months ago he was brought from the pen
!ten;lary for the purpose .. giving tssti-
nouy In certain warrant cases now in
process Of Adjudication In which the city
Of Tacoma seeks 10 escape payment of
the warrants or The ground tha. they were
redeemed hy B1ggs and by him re-issued
and SOLD, contrary 10 law.
Chance to he Good Citizens
TIE senate hi gives the governor au-
,nnrity 10 parole convicts when there ap-
pears 20 he good reason for such Parole
The convicts are to be- permitted 10 return
10 their homes ana pursue the or4iia-y
avocations of life except that. ihey must
support their families. obey the lax and
report a. stated intervals 10 the AUTHORS
ties concerning their conduct their place
ct residence. csc.
There IS = probability, y not rrare. that
the art vii be applied 20 the Krug case.
inaeed- K vas whispered about HE holAse
thss morning shst the friends of the
former treasurer az Seattle Sog take
aas cssSs before the governor 4 the latter
signs tie Preston D H. which is rsga 9ea
as almost certain II Is also very likely
thst eS-FrsasBrer J. ". Mccartney Of Ia
Gonna, convicted o taking interest on city
deposits TIA bank VI be feseas*d on pa
Tee = s}se bsil becomes j law. Mccartney
followed HoRgs tnta the office of city
Treasurer - Tacoma and was not long
o@ai124 EsEa N getting To tle pen.:ei3t - ~.
1na 5s3A raFIe up IN second reading III ~
morning. having been taken from ths
taA,s YESTERDAY. HeiAg hesan tae argg-
rssue .of lie 5l{ BY reading f9ofn state
repot5s So &ich-g8n and otaeY states whara
the system Of parole ia 81 vogue lie
u7m1" the assertion fHat ~ ire rna forigy
- States - hrse t@s II wa IA operation
k hn3 Teen f1gnz satisfactory
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Gleason and others spoke for the bill
The meas1re on roll call passed. years So,
NAYS Is, as follows.
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The emergency clause was defeated.
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Faure enter. ~he room, the president
exclaimed: "Je' suis bien souffrant, lie
suis perdu,' Q am suffering greatly: I
am lost.
At o'clock when the doctor had ac-
quainted M. Legal with his worst
fears. the latter Informed NJ Dupuy,
who announced his intention to come
to the Elysee. but on NJ. Legal observ-
ing that his presence might needlessly
alarm Nine. Faure. who was not aware
of the gravity Of the situation the pre-
mier said he would remain at the min
Istry of the interior. in readiness to
come at any moment At the same time
he summoned the members of the cab
met. Meanwhile NJ. Faure remained on
the sofa repeating he had no illusions
as to the issue of the seizure. His wife
came to him and he bade her an af-
fectionate farewell. 1t was a touching
scene. He thanked her for the affec-
tion and devotion she had constantly
shown him, and then he bade farewell
to his daughters. the doctors and his
personal attendants, thanking all for
their care and devotion and asking
them to pardon any hasty words he
might ever have uttered.
Great Crowds.
Until late hour the crowd remained
in front of the Elysee. On the boule-
wards the greatest emotion was dis
played. All street vendors ceased their
sales and hurried off to await the spe-
cial editions of the papers giving de-
tails.
Many of the papers are already out
at this hour Il O'Clock Friday morn
lns) with brief details of the death.
Parisians heard the news as they We're
leaving the places of amusement but
were utterly ncredulous at first so
sudden and unexpected was the calam-
ity.
All the streets in the vicinity of the
Elysee have been filling up for several
hours with private carriages whose oc-
cupants wait anXiously for further in
formation. At half past II o'clock an
order was issued that no one should be
admitted to the palace NJ. Faures
body has not been removed from the
study where he signed SO many de-
creeS and laws. Thus it may be said
he literally died in the harness. In the
little room known to all who ever re-
ceived an audience of him. furnished
and decorated in the style of Louis
XVII. he now sleeps his last sleep on
a brass bedstead in the circular end of
the room, facing the window.