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The Advocate and news., 1899-01-04
THIS WEEKS MARKETS.


Chicago, January g.
HOGS-Recelpts, 30 900; left over 2,40l Ac-
tive, 5G10c higher Light hogs, SS456S.Tl3h;
mixed, tS55G38S5; heavy, SSbO4S.a5; rough,
S3.SOdS.65; yOrlKers, 1910.
CATTLE--Recel 10, 500. Steady TO shade
higher. Beeves, S4@585; cows and heiteTs,
S24lA75; Texas steers, SS.40Q465; stOckers
and feeders, $2.e5fD6.S6.
SHEEP-Recelpts, 1900. Firm. Native
sheep, $2.75q4&; westerns, SS94.lb; lambs,
N06.S5
Official Saturday:
HOGS-ReCelpts, n ,6l5; shipments, 3,605.
ATTIE--Receipts 677; shipments, 4S8.
SHEEP-Receipts, 308; Shipments none.
Estimated receipts Of hogs Tor tomorrow,
$1,000
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THE BEST SEEDS ABSOLUTELY MEG
TSgARY

We can not too strongly nor too often
urge the supreme Importance OF planting
seeds that are perfectly pure and fresh.
Seeds that are offered at cheap prices are
uncertain age, sure to cause the planted
disappointment and loss. The thoughtful
planters only surety lies In buying seeds
sent out by conscientious and trust
worthy house. A vast number OF Amer
lean gardeners have land have had for
years) the utmost confidence In seeds that
bear the name ID. NJ. Ferry 81 Co., Detroit,
Mich. The present generation Of planters
can hardly remember the time when Fer
ry's Seeds were not on sale everywhere
each year and as regularly planted by
thousands-with the greatest faith In the
unvarying quality OF the seeds and In
the integrity OF the firm that grew them.
Every planter, whether already a buyer
OF Ferry's seeds or not, should send for
Ferry's Seed Annual for 1899. 1t Is mailed
free 10 anyone who writes for II
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A FINE PIECE OF COLOR WORK

An experienced art critic gives It as his
opinion that there will be no handsomer
piece of color work issued this year than
Hoods Sarsaparilla Calendar for 1899. 1t
tiful, and up to date. The charming Amer
lean Girl" whose beautiful face appears
with a delicately painted flag In the back
ground makes O pleasing feature which
anyone will be pleased to have before him
the whole Of 1899. We suppose druggists
will have this calendar, or q copy may be
obtained by sending cents to G, 1. Hood
& Co., Lowell, Mass.
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SOME FARMERS MAKE MONEY.

Some don't. To make money a farmer
must buy right as we'll as sell his crop
and stock right. There is one Arm that
has for years been selling everything
farmer needs and uses, and selling dl-
riect to the farmer, without agents ped
dlers OF Intermediates Of any sort. From
the factory to the farm Is the principle
Of the Hapgood Plow Co., of Alton, III,
whose ad. appears elsewhere in this Issue.
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"De way 1t clouds up when dah's
gwinter be a meteor exhibition in de
sky" said Uncle Eben, "is mighty dis
app'intin'. But It serves 10 remin' O
few OBJ US human folks dat mebbe, aftuh
all, de hull universe ain run foh our
particular intuhtainment. Washington
Star.
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RRPREsENTATIYR sALRs.

HOGS-Recepts 1000. Market strong to
Sc higher. Bulk Of sales, SS.25d3.7O; heav-
les, $3.4OQS.75; packers, $SS5@3.65; mixed,
dS.5O; pigs, SS.75a3S5
SHEflP-Receipts 2,0OO Market firm.
Lambs, $3.25@5; muttons, $2@405.
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young man." said the investigating phil
anthropist," you are an interesting puzzle
to me. You are too proud to beg too hon
est TO steal and too lazy TO work. How
In the world do you manager IT get
trusted. ."-Detriot Free Fress.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, January q
CATTLE--ReceiDts 5000. Market strong
to 10c higher. Native steers, SSdD5.35; Texas
steers, $294 80; Texas cows, S2@S.75; native
cows and heifers, $2.2JDA26; stockers and
feeders, S3GD46O; bulls, S2509A
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oEETorA1 CALL

For Statement fn0u all State and Private
Banks doing business In the State OF
Kansas, including Receivers Of olOped
Banks.
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ABOUT SINGLE MEN.
why More of Our Girl. Do Not Mar

why More OF Our Girls Do Not Marty
Why men do not marry has been a
subject agitating many minds since the
Christian world grew away from orien-
tai traditions and marriages ceased to
be arranged by parental authority, says
Harper's Bazar. A statistician has told
US that the geographical distance was
to be held accountable. He says the
trouble is widespread and that in the
United States there are 2,200, 900 more
unmarried men over 20 than there are
unmarried women; or, in other words.
that there are 5,427, $40 bachelors and
only 1924, ,494 spinsters who might be
da and England are now considering
ways and means Of educating women,
not always as wives, but always as
helpers to pioneers. Thus wives, sis
ters and maids are all to come in for a
training, so as to take their places
side by side with the pioneers Of a new
country. But, helpful as this latter
suggestion may be. it does not solve
the marriage question, FOR the pioneer
sister who stands dutifully by her
brother is in as much danger Of being
left an old maid as those who remain
at home. All this, however. does not
settle the question. But, then, why
should men and women marry oftener
than they do? They are trained from
infancy to distrust each other. The
wonder is that they marry at all and
without going to pieces in every in
stance. There is only one thing to be
done-to bring up boys and girls to
understand each other. to be mutually
considerate, trustful and loyal. Some
times IL seems as though a great war
Of the sexes was being waged in the
world, where peace and harmony ought
to prevail. To bring about that peace
work must. begin in our nurseries and
our Fairgrounds, our young mothers
and our fathers helping in the task.
In no family. moreover. ought men and
women be allowed to criticise each 9TH
er as men and women.
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WAR Is NOT POPULAR.

The amendment OF Mr.. Stanhope.
liberal, disapproving the conduct of the
negotiations with the Transvaal while
supporting the present position Of the
government, was rejected by the house
Of commons. The vote was 361 to 135
Ia vote which clearly indicates con-
siderable dissatisfaction. The minority
included John Morley, Sir William
Harcourt, James Bryce (the author Of
the best extant work on South Africa,
in which reform by physical force Is
condemned as illegal and inexpedient), /,
Leonard Courtney and other distin-
lguished men. Bannerman, the liberal
leader, and Asquith, ex-minister in the
Rosebery cabinet, abstained from vot-
ing, while number of prominent lib-
erals followed the government sup
porters.
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TOPICS OF THE WEEK
SvuruyrTruryTurTrrrursrTvruTrrvrvr
YEARLY REPoKrs COMING.

The national commissioner of In
ternal revenue is preparing estimates
Of the receipts Of his bureau for the
next fiscal year. The custom experts
Of the treasury department are doing
the same thing in that branch Of the
service. These estimates when COM
pleted VIII be submitted to the secre-
tary of the treasury for his information
and guidance in making up his report
and his estimates. He need not be
governed by the figures thus submitted
but they usually have weight in shap-
tng the secretary's conclusions. Still,
he can do as he pleases with them, and
many a time the head OF the depart
ment turns them down and gets up
statistics of his own differing radically
from those OF his chiefs and trained
specialists. Internal receipts during
the first three and two7thirds months
OF the current fiscal year have been
running at the rate Of 1895, ,000, 900 and
customs receipts at the rate Of $780,
000, ,0ce year.
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THE TRUST DECISION.

The unanimous decision OF the Illi-
nois Supreme court in the glucose
trust" case is Of the highest signih-
canoe. It answers, so far as the state
is concerned, a question OF the greatest
moment and practical Importance. It
deals with the latest, newest form OF
combination-a form which many have
supposed to be beyond danger OF sue
cessful attack. The kind OF comolna-
ton which the Supreme court Of Illi-
nois now pronounces as unlawful and
Injurious to the public welfare as were
the kinds previously attempted was
held legitimate and proper in New
Jersey decision rendered a few months
ago. It is safe TO say, however, that
the tribunals of other states win follow
the law of Illinois as now laid down
and interpreted rather than the law
of New Jersey.
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vels of eighteen months. and then
its belongings were transferred up
stairs and ali the space that
had been prepared for its accommoda-
ton was occupied. At the very first
1t was seen that there was not, and
could not be, in consequence OF any
possible changes inside the walls, near
space enough. After a few years en-
largements were made outside the
walls, but even so it was no suitable
place for the postofice. Besides, the
entire structure was bad, was con-
demned as unsafe almost from the
first. It was a necessary move when
the postofice moved out Of the cracked
and crumbling structure, and FORUM
ate selection was made Of the lake
front, there to build temporary quar-
ters for IL
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Too Easy to EmIgrate.

A man who was for short time a
teacher in a district which was dew
astated by family feuds, tells in the
Washington Star some stories OF that
section. When a friend once remarked
to him there, You are teaching the
young idea how to shoot, eh?' he an
swered: Not at ALL don't have to.
They are born that way. What I'm
trying to teach them is how not to
shoot" Many OF the residents Of this
unpromising section are not at all fond
Of 1t, and would like to get away from
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Innocent Child.

It Is impossible to suppress the smaA
boy. He is always saying something.
He was in a crowded Fifth avenue car
with his mamma few days ago and he
looked vainly for seat. His mamma
took a strap, and he clung to her dress.
Out near Soho a fat woman beekoned
and the conductor pulled the bell rope.
When the car stopped she arose slowly.
With wide-open eyes the boy locked at
the vacant space she had left. Here
you are, mamma" he said out loud;
she's left room enough for three or
four OF u.s." The fat woman turned
and looked at the innocent child, but
she didn't hurt him.-Pittsburg News.
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A Ratified Author.

From the Atlanta Constitution: A
not very courteous author. replying to
one of the interview syndleates thai
had propounded the question, when
do you write. and what do you get for
what you writer" said: Il write when !
please, and it's none OF your darn busi-
ness what I get for what / wrftei"
But when the managing editor q the
syndicate informed him that he mere
Iy wanted to know his terms so that
he might forward him a check for
some work he had in view the author
changed his tune and wrote six pages
Of information, with an apology in
postscript
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Baltimore. Oct. 2l.-Should the pres
ent rate Of increase In the net earnings
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad con-
tinue, almost the entire interest
charges and the rentals for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1900. will have
been earned by Dec. 81, 1899. This
was foreshadowed today when the net
earnings for September were made
public. The estimated gross receipts
were S2,804, ,293, the largest for one
month in the history Of the company
and an increase OF $2l6,597 over Sep
tember, 1898. The net earnings for
September, 1899. were also a record
breaker. being $1,000. .493. an increase
Of $271 ,S04 over September. 1898. The
net earnings for the first three months
Of this fiscal year-July. August, and
acknowledgements $3,042, 759, an
increase Of $1.174.66S over the same
months in 1S9S.-J. H. Maddy.
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H.oH-pRrcEERurrsrN ENGLAND
Profits of Farming Under Glass-A
startling Statement.

Profits of Farming Under Glass-A
startling Statement.
At the Farmers club in Devonshire,
England. not long since, an expert
enced gardener in the employ Of one
Of the nobility made the statement
that the income from ten acres COW
cred with glass beneath which early
vegetables and fruits were grown
would exceed that from 10000 acres OF
the best farm land as ordinarily titled,
says the California Vineyardist. No
doubt that assertion was extravagant,
but it can be said within the lines OF
conservatism that the Britisher wasn't
on in his figures more than so per
cent. One man, to our knowledge, a
German gardener, sold early cucum-
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A Remarkable Career.

Jno. NJ. Smyth, head Of the great
house OF Jno. NJ. Smyth Co. OF Chi
cago, commenced life in a very humble
way, but by dint Of hard work and
great business ability has built up the
largest concern OF its kind in the
world. His name is a synonym for
honesty and fair dealing. The great
guitar bargain shown in another coll
umn Of this paper should be Of interest
to those who are musically inclined,
and their mammoth catalogue or
everything to eat, wear or use should
be in the hands of everyone.
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1t Will Be the Most Magnificent in
the World.

lishment Of a regular mail with an
office at this place. The postofice was
located in Chicago in 1881. The next
year a weekly mail was established.
which was carried on horseback be-
tween Fort Wayne and Chicago, and in
1888 the means Of transportation were
improved by the employment OF a one
and then a two-horse wagon. In 1884
four-horse stage line was established
that carried the mail twice a week. In
1895 the service was increased to tri-
weekly, and in 1887 a daily Eastern
mail was established-Fort Wayne be-
ing still the nearest distributing post
office east of Chicago. By that time
the postofiee there had become a dis
tributing office for a very limited ter
ritory, which, however, soon expand
ed, so that in 1889 the one newspaper
Of the place advertised the arrival and
departure Of the mails.
1t is an old and often repeated mis-
statement that the first Chicago post
office was In the KinZie House and that
the receptacle for letters was an old
boot leg. All right, doubtless, as to
the boot leg, and IL there had been a
postofiice there at so early a day it
would OF necessity have been in the
Kinzie House. There was no other
house outside the fort. But there was
no postofice there then, there was
only express service from Fort Wayne.
AS has been seen from the foregoing,
the postoflce was established there in
1881, and there is conclusive evidence
that 1t was on Lake street, near the
intersection OF South Water street. 1t
occupied one-half of the ground floor
Of a small store at that point 1t re-
mained there until 1884, when 1t was
removed to the corner OF Lake and
Franklin streets. Two years later, a
new postmaster having been appoint
ed who had interests downtown" the
office was moved to z Clark street,
which was on the west side of the
street and near to South Water. 1t
was in what was called the Bigelow
building. From No. 1t moved to No.
81 and from there crossed to No. so,
which was on the alley, opposite tte
rear of the old Sherman housA; and
next, after a couple of years perhaps,
more room being needed, it occupied
the first floor Of two numbers-51 and
53-in the Saloon Building" where
subsequently one Of the city daily
newspapers was published. Here the
office remained till 1855, but to ac-
commodate the ever-increasing busi-
ness rear rooms were added and en-
croachments made upon the second
floor. Still the business was much too
large for the quarters, and the post
master OF the day obtained leave of
the government to rent large build
ing on Dearborn street This building
was numbered 81 and Sc. In the spring
OF 1855 the Government building on
Monroe street was commenced. 1t well
accommodated the forces Of the post
office, the custom house and the fed
eral courts. When the great fire came
the handsome building was in good
condition and cofnmodious enough for
what then was the second largest post
ofice in the United States. About 405
clerks and carriers were employed, and
the cash business Of the office was not
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The new postofice or federal build
ing at Chicago, the cornerstone of
which was laid by President Mckinley
the other day, will be the highest Of
fee building in the city. There are
buildings with more stories than the
new postofice, but the rooms Of the
latter will be so lofty that 1t will excel
In height all the other skyscrapers.
All the halls Of the building will meet
at the center under the '~me, in a
great rotunda- On the diffe. mt floors
II Is expected that all the government
Offices Of the city can be comfortably
housed They are now scattered about
in the various big Office buildings and
were thus distributed long before the
old structure was demolished. A fea-
ture Of the external appearance Of the
building will be the massive granite
columns at the street ends of the cross
sections. Five columns will reach
from the second floor to the roof Each
column will be five feet in diameter
and each monolith will weigh eighty
four tons. On each corner Of the build
ing will be a group Of statuary. The
receipts of the Chicago postofice,
roughly estimated, amount to $6.000,-
900 a year, and of this about s., ,000. 900
Is profit. The new structure will cost,
when completed, at least $4,000, 900.
This was the estimate, but II is ex-
pected the total cost will exceed this
Aa uhfnh IA
structure stands Is worth $4,000, 900, so
that the new building will represent
an investment of about 10000, 900.
Work on the postofice was begun
about a year ago and the structure is
rapidly assuming shape. The frame
work is Of steel and iron which now
reaches the height OF nearly eight
stories. N preparing the foundation
for this great weight 5000 piles, aver
aging forty-five feet long and a foot
thick were driven down TO the solid
sub-stratum from IS to 100 feet under
below the level of the lake and upon
them was placed concrete. Then piers
Of stone were laid on 1t up to the level
Of the basement floor, where the ac-
tual construction begins. No piers OF
masonry extend up through the build
ing to support the upper stories, not
even for the dome, the entire struc-
ture being Of steel. Upon this frame
and the girders, trusses and beams are
to be built the massive granite exter-
nal walls. This is said to be the first
case in which granite is used with a
steel frame. The dome masonry be-
gins above the roof nearly $50 feet
above the sidewalk and virtually rests
upon eight stilts nearly 220 feet long.
A feature of the building will be the
vault of the sub-treasury, which will
be burglar, mob and fire proof and
large enough to contain 1,500 tons of
gold and silver. The first postoffice
from which the few inhabitants of
Chicago were delivered mail matter
was not in Chicago, but distant from
here $50 miles, at Fort Wayne. Ind.
The earliest authentic account of mail
communication with Fort Dearborn is
In a work that is among the treasures
Of the Chicago Historical society, en-
titled "Keating's Narrative OF an Ex-
pedition to the Source Of st. Peters
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bers, melons and celery from one acre
under glass-cold frames-to Leadville
and Aspen (COlo) miners to the
amount Of $1,000 to- $4,000 a season.
In England, where, on account OF the
damp, chilly climate. even peach trees
chilly climate. even peach trees
must be trained fat against a brick
or stone wall like vines in order to
insure fruit, extremely fancy prices
are paid for extra early fresh fruits
and vegetables. A dollar a pound for
strawberries and IS cents apiece for
cucumbers are only ordinary prices for
these products, when put upon tho
markets early. Early fruits and vege-
tables bring handsome returns in large
cities in any country.
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We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured BY HAN
CAtarrh Cure
u CHENEY & CO. Toledo, O
We. the undersigned. have known r. J.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able 10 carry out any ooIlga-
tions made by their firm
West s. Truax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
o.; walding Kinnan & Marvin. WholeSaIe
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system Testimonials sent free krice
sSc per bottle Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best
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and but few deliveries were missed.
From Burlington hall the Office was
moved to the Wabash Avenue Method
ist church. TIE transformed building
was destroyed in the lesser fire OF 1874.
New quarters were established in the
basement Of the Honore building, at
the corner OF Dearborn and Adams
streets.
On terribly cold night, Jan. 4, 1879.
this building burned down, and then
temporary quarters were secured in
the basement OF the Singer building.
now a retail store. at the corner OF
State and Washington streets. There
was but one entrance to this basement
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Bicycle FrIrh. I'm the Mule.

From the Columbia s. c. State:
Have you noticed that the mule, ordi-
narily so phlegmatic and philosophic.
is peculiarly subject to bicycle fright?
That is our observation. It is the
rarest thing that even a country horse
is alarmed by the passing Of wheel
at moderate speed, but the bolting Of
mules at the sight Of cyclists is OF
everyday occurrence on our roads.
What is there in mule nature to cause
these alarms?
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stated that in the suburbs of London
alone there are 10000 horses IN rse,
and that 100, 900 horses must every year
be sent into these suburbs to take the
place Of those worn out The city Of
Berlin takes 100000 new horses every
year. A large number Of the horses
used In OmnibEses and on tram lines
both IN England and on the continent
are imported from the United States.
The horses from the United States are
shipped from the ports Of New York
and Boston to the ports Of London.
Liverpool and GIassow. and quite q
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YALEs DEMOCRATIC HEAD.

II President Hadley lives up to his
inaugural speech, and succeeds in max
ing his charge live up to II, even in
small degree, Yale university may
congratulate itself on having acquired
at once & great president and the pos
sIbiIity Of a great future.
President Hadley's address upheld
che ideal Of the democratic university.
the only ideal Of q university that
should have any place in this country.
There are people who believe. whether
they put the belief into words or not,
that q university is an Institution to
supply q fortune-fayored few with
polished manners. book-lore, and q Ger
tain culture that win set them above
and apart from their felloW-men.
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'CHICAGO'S NEW POST OFFICE.

a nice river as this?" the teacher
asked, whereupon the native shifted
his position and said: wal, now, II
you could git cut OF this country as
easy as a fish can, do you reckon you'd
be here?"
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cITIEs wEAs our THE HoRsEs
couasry Di.iries. Are Drained % Sos

couhtry Districts Are Dr.ined % Sop
ply sss ceastaat Demand
Horses wear ont much faster In the
LARGE cities than they do In country
districts. Immense numbers Of these
animals annually saccumb to hard
usaee. combined with the inevitable
labor Of hauling heavy loads over
Eranife-payed streets AS fast as the
city supply becomes exhausted 1t must
Be repisnished BY horses from the
country or from foreign psStA II is
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and the quarters
were most incon-
venient- But now
the new govern
ment building, on
the site of the one
now going up. was
nearing completion,
though II was cut
short at the top by
a story or two.
Here 1t enjoyed a
z~ N4 H.
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Demurrer.

He-I see they are discussing the
question in England. Shall Women
Smoker" Shelf they don't want to
get into trouble they'd better change It
to will Women Smoke?"-Chicago
Tribune.
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A wonderfully retentive memory il
possessed by Charles Dorr OF San Fran
cisco. After seeing a play once he can
recite It almost word for word.
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bers, melons and
celery from one
acre under glass
cold frames - to
Leadville and As
len COlo.) miners
TO the amount Of
$1,000 to $1,000 q
season. In Eng
land. where, on ac-
count OF the damn.