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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-21
A pefanlter surrender.

Sioux City, Dec. aO.-Defaulting
Cashier Kendrick of the Citizens
bank of Sioux Center, has returned and
surrendered to the officers. He was
AT once released under a $500 bond,
which had been signed by number
OF Sioux Center citizens. The bank has
received a draft for $4,000 from the
American Surety company, of New
York, in payment in full of the bond
of Kendrick. Hendricks defalcation is
not fully known. but il is said to be
in the neighborhood of $500.
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AvIADIoR.

Amador, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Bert Miller
was u guest of Mrs. Asa Shields Fri.
day.
Alonzo Smith marketed fat hogs at
Biakesburg Wednesday.
land Mrs. Ira Haning called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ID. Williams Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Haning and Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. II. Weilman were pleasantly en-
tertained Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs.Scotl
Wellman.
Peter Schwartz went to Chicago
with a car load of fat cattle last week
Harve Berry was a guest OF Russell
Wellman Sunday.
There will be an oyster supper and
entertainment at Russell Chapel or
Thursday night, Dec. 2s.
Miss Stella Mohlar is visiting Mrs.
Henry Cloyd.
Marshall Bachman recently returned
from Omaha.
Miss Dolly CloydS pleasantly enter
tanned number, OF her friends Friday
evening. at her honeswest of-Amador
grandmother Kent is visiting hel
daughter, Mrs. Lottie Tadlock, of Mo
-rayia. 49,:
Grandmother Day is quite sick.
Miss Amy Coombs was a guestat the
Wellma1i school Tuesday.
QniteSa number of farmers from this
section attended the Hardy sale al
|, Blakesbu1g, ThursdaY.:tI 80
Life Haning was a business caller in
Blakes burg, Thursday. M
Fred Smyth has retirneds home after
a visit with friends in sOttumwa. "
Mr.. and. Mrs. Earl Myers spent Sun
day at the home ri; Mr.: and hrs John
Schwartz. 4 Il. 8 S z tsaN
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NOTICE PROOF OF w1LL.-state of Iowa

NoTIcE-PRooF OF w1LL.-state of Iowa
~ Wapello county, SIS. District Court,
To all whom it may concern:-
Notice is hereby given, that an instru-
nient IN writing purporting to be tile last
will and testament of Caroline E. Fellows, de-
ceased, was this day produced, opened and read
by the undersigned, and that have fixed Mon
hearing proof in relation thereto. Witnessn
official signature with seal of said court hereto
affixed this 10Th day of December, 1890
o. ]. GARRIoTr.
SEAL. Clerk District Court.
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A DEMONSTRATORS NoTIcE-Notice is
"A hereby given TO all persons interested, that
on the 2lst day of December, A. d. 1890 the nm
dersigned was appointed by. the Clerk of the
District Court of Mapel1o County. Iowa, ADJ
ministrator of the estate of Chas. j. Turning,
deceased. late of said County. All persons in
debted to said estate will make payment to the
undersigned, and those having claims against
the same will present them, legally authentic
Gated to said Court for allowance.
a. F. K1SDALL,
Administrator.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT In
- the matter of the estate of Eli Holly de-

NOTICE OF FINAL. SETTLEMENT In
~ the matter of the estate of Eli Holly de-
ceased:
To Rosa Johnson, hudson Randall, Emily
Louisa Crookston, Josie GoOdn an, Eva Bradt,
Mary NJ. Cain, Emma wager, E. NJ. Bradley
Gleason, Mary Guthrie and John + Nelson, her
W. J. McGrath, Lottie Nelson, VIM, Crookston,
Emma McGrath, Elsie Wright, Edwin ].
Wright, Clarence Wright, and to whom 1t may
concern:
You are hereby notified that the final report
OF the undersigned administrator of said estate
is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the
unless. you appear and show cause to the con-
trary, If any there be, OH or before the second
day OF the next term Of said court, converting
January, 1900, said report will be approved and
the undersigned administrator discharged from
further duty and responsibility therein.
Dated December Z, 1899.
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Missippi river should be made basing
line from st. Louis to Dubuque, and
after scrap the proposition was
adopted.
Ottumwa Jobbers Not Kicking Yet.
Jobbers in this city are not doing
much kicking yet as it is said they are
doing in some parts of the state, and
say they do not know to just what ex-
tent it will affect them. But in view
of the fact that the advance applied
mostly to east bound shipments, are
not feeling much uneasiness. Nearly
all have bought heavily in all lines,
some of them in anticipation of the
furry in rates that nearly always oc-
ours at this season of the year.
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A. F. KINDALL,
Administrators.

A ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Notice ia
on the 10Th day of December, A d. 1890, the
undersigned was appointed by the Clerk Of tile
District Court of Wapel1o County. Iowa, Adj
ministratrix of the estate of Jacob Hahn, de-
ceased, late of said County. All persons in
debted to said estate will make payment 10 the
undersigned, aud those having claims against
the same will present them, legally authenti-
Gated to said Court for allowance.
Dated December 10, 1899.
AMELIA HAHN,
Administrative,
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VIII Ask for n Pardon

A movement is now on foot to bring
the cases of the Rainsberger brothers,
who are in the penitentiary for life for
murder and robbery in Grundy county,
before the legislature in an effort to
secure their pardon.
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A DM1NIsTRAToR's NOTICE. Notice is
n hereby given to all persons interested, that
on the 1lth day of Dec, A. D. 1899, the under
signed.was appointed by the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of Wapello county. Iowa, administers
torof the estate of VIM. Lindsay, deceased, late
of said county. All persons Indebted to said
estate will make payment to the uudersigned,
and those having claims against the same will
present them, legally authenticated, to said
court for allowance.
Dated December IL, 1899.
VIM. J. LINDSAY,
Administrator.
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NOTICE-To whom 1t may concern: Notice
- is hereby given that there is now on file il
the Office of the Clerk of the District Court Of
Horner MEMBER Of tie arm me 81 f,. q Horner
CO., of Ottumwa. Iowa, praying for permit to
buy, keep and sell liquors for lawful purposes
Street IN the Civ ~ ottnmWs Iowa a snd thnt
said petition be heard at the next term of the
District Court of said Comfy which will COM
1900. = :
Signed this 2sth day of November, 1890.
L.lC. HoRNER. ~
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. . In

9NUTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENTS - In
~ the matter of estate of Christy Heckart de-
ceased. To whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that the final report
of the undersigned executrix of said estate
will be filed In the office of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court Of Wapello county, Iowa, on or be-
appear and show cause to the contrary If any
there be on or before the second day of the
next term of said court convening at OttInwa,
in said county on the Sth day of January, 1900,
said report will be approved aud the undersign.
ed executrix discharged from further duty and
responsibility therein. ROSE E. HECKARr, 4
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LEGAL.

~ given to all persons Interested, that on the
18th day of December, A. d. 1890, the undersign-
ed was appointed by the Clerk of the District
Court of Wapel1o county. Iowa, executor of the
estate of ]. b. Pitcher, deceased late of said
county. All persons indebted to said estate will
make payment to the undersigned, and those
having claims against the same will present
them, legally authenticated to said court for
allowance. III 4
Dated December Is, 1892
AURELIA E. PILcHER,
N Executrix.
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LEGAL.

A DEMONSTRATORS NorIcE-Notice is
on the 9th day of November, A. D. 1899, the IN
dersigned was appointed by the Clerk of the Dis
trtct Court Of Wapeilo County, Iowa, admins
deceased, late of said county. All persons
indebted to said estate will make payment to
the undersigned, and those having claims
authenticated, to said court for allowance.
Dated November n, 1899.
G. ~. srockER,
-R Administrations.
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The 3-year-old child of G. S. Argo, of
Chamberlain, S. d., while in Sioux
City, was playing with matches when
one ignited, setting fire to the child's
clothes, fatally burning it.
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BIDWELh.

Bidwell, Dec. e1.-- A. w. Bell, of Chill;
licothe, was a caller at BidwsNS Tues
day. 1t,
The revival meetings at Christians
burg are growing in interest.
Mrs. p. III. Hedrick, of 0ttnmwa, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bald
well Monday and Tuesday.
81. A. ShahanJhas traded his farm 70
DR.. Bannister, of Ottumwa,
By an arrangement made at the
quarterly conference there will be
preaching at Christiansburg every Sun,
day instead of once in two weeks.
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BUNCH

Bunch, Dec. FLA three months
term of the Oak Grove school was
closed last Friday. Following is re-
port Of the last month: Average daily
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BLAK EsBURG.

Blakeshurg, Dec. a1.--Rev. J. L. Hol-
lowell, OF Queen City, Mo-, closed a
series of meetings out at Union Chapel
last Sunday night.
Frank Hardy sold off his live stock
and grain at public auction last Thurs
day. Quite a large crowd was present
and everything sold at good prices.
David Jay was in Abba Saturday on
business.
Melvin Anderson and wife will leave
today for Los Angeles, Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Porter, of Abba,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Porter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. DeHaven.
Ernest Fiuney has moved into his
new residence on his farm south OF
town.
Eben Peck has rented his farm to
Alfred West.
Miss Laura Smith and Miss Eva Mil
Ter are taking music lessons in Ottum-
wa at present.
Milo and Nellie Trussel, of Moravia,
visited Sunday with their uncle, Nelson
Derby.
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The 12-year-old son of Mr.. Smith,
living near Danbury, is suffering from
lockjaw, caused by lash of a whip
Slightly bruising his face.
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CO N. W. NOT COMING
President Says the Road win Not
Build Into ottumwa.
COMMUNICATION TO CAPT. HUTCHINSON
Mr.. Marvin Hughi,t, of chicago. Head
Official of tho Northern, Cannot
Give Any Encouragement
to This City.

The report which was circulated in
this city recently to the effect that the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad com.
pany would extend its line into OF
tumwa. appears to dave been without
any foundation, whatever, Judging
from the tone of the letter which has
been received from the president of
that road. z
When Capt. j. G. Hutchison heard
the rumor that the Northwestern in
tended coming to Ottumwa, he imme-
diately wrote to the president of that
road. Mr.. Marvin Hughitt, of Chicago,
who is a personal friend of Mr.. Hutch
ison, and the following is copy of the
letter received in reply:
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 12, 1899.
"Mr. j. G. Hutchison, Ottumwa, Iowa:
Dear Sir:-Your favor of the 9th
inst was duly received. In reply I can
only say that the Northwestern compa-
ny is not in a position, at this time to
give any encouragement in the matter
about which you write.
"Yours, truly,
M. Hughitt, president"
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CHILLICOTHE.

Chillicothe, Dec. 20.-Grandma War
rem, who has been sick for several
weeks is reported no better at, this
writing. Her many friends still hope
for her recovery. @ a
Rev. Coggeshall is holding special
meetings at Christianburg, with much
interest.
The meetings at the Christian church
closed last Friday night. They We're
conducted by Rev. Morrow, of Eldon.
Alfred Allen, night operator at OF
tumwa, spent Sunday at the home OF
III. S. Berry.
Frank Stevens has resumed his work
again as brakeman on the Burlington,
after a few weeks vacation. q
Frank Clark was mi Qttlmwa Tues
day on business.ts -, a5,,sf,;,s
.dr. and Mrsb Garfield entertained at
their home last Wed9efftalay evening a
number OF young people,. The evening
was spent in social games, and the mer-
ry party departed at. a late hour,
thanking Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield for the
pleasant evening. s
The NJ. E.supdaf schaa sEilI give
s1 sRs'= H'ss. sssss
trees. e, .sesgiis'' ~ Z ~ ~ Is
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SEYMOUR.

Seymour, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Fl. C. Bor-
nam. of Omaha, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. ;,ad Mrs Will Thompson.
Mrs. Geo, Elmore entertains Thurs
day eyening=at alma ked party. Z !. i Il
Mrs. X. P.sMorrison issyery i'll.
Miss Wayne Keller is sick with, a
sore throat. Is &;
Miss Ethel Wamey came home to
spend the holidays.
Miss Emmie McGohy left Friday
night for Abingdon to attend school.
AT the regular meeting of the Rath-
bone Sisters the following officers were
elected: NJ. f. C-Mrs. r. F. Green;
Z. S.--Nirs. Othelia Webb; E. il
Mrs. Grace Armstrong; mana
ger-Mrs. Title Rosegran; NJ. of II. c.
Mrs. L. M. Perkins; NJ. of F.-Mrs.
Leila Bateman; Outer Guard
Mrs. Sheppard; P. of T.-Mrs.
Jiles; Trustees-M Mrs. Sam. Week, Mrs.
McMasters and Mrs. Whorton; Conduc-
tors--Mrs. Ella King and Mrs. Saffolk;
Installing Otficer-Mrs. w. o. Jameson.
Mrs. X. p. Morrison is seriously ill.
DR.. George Morrison arrived home last
night. ss9sn
III. X. Evanst of goryd oh,emas bust
ness visitor in town Monday.
Grandpa Inman's house was badly
damaged by fire this morning. No in
surance.
Allison Tenant arrived home last
night from West Virginia, where he
has been for the past Two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Liester,, of Plano, at
tended Rebecsa 4 meeting in town on
| Tuesday evening.
Miss Ethel yarney Returned home on
| Saturday evening from Indianola,
where she has been taking a course in
music.
Prof. Rogers, of Wheating, ILL.,, is
giving course of lectures on scientific
religion at the different churches this
week.
r. L. Dove, wife and son, of Center
Vile, visited at the home of Jas. Reary
last week.
The lectric light company sprung
the lights in the business houses on
Monday evening. They expect to soon
have their work completed.
Tom Segwick, day operator at Mys-
| tic, was in town Saturday.
Miss Efiie True returned to her home
in Centerville, after a weeks visit with
her cousins. the Misses Thomson.
II. S. Black, of Mena, Ark, arrived
on Monday night to spend the holidays
at the DuslSin home, south of town.
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where they have been visiting since
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and and Mrs. S. K. Chisman spent
Saturday evening at George Fosters.

Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and and Mrs. S. K. Chisman spent
Saturday evening at George Fosters.
DRAKEsylLLE.
Drakesville, Dec. 21.-The Christian
church will give supper next Satur-
day night in the city hall.
Joruan & Clarke shipped two cars
of hogs last Wednesday.
r. NJ. Lockman, who has been in the
east Tor sixty days, will return during
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis spent Sunday
with Mrs. Lewis mother.
Land has been selling in all parts OF
this township the past thirty days at
an increase of 40 to SO per cent.
Rose CASTOR and family have moved
to the country on the McNeff farm, to
take care Of Mr.. Neff's fine Red Poland
cattle.
Willis McFarling and wife will move
to Dakota the first of the year. Mr..
McFarling was a good citizen and all
his friends regret loosfng him, and
wish him success in his new business.
L. L. Adams has sold his farm west
of town, and will either settle in Dako-
ia or Nebraska.
+. 3. Jones has returned from Kan
sas. He reports everything in a pros
porous condition.
The daily sentinel., 1899-11-27
Golden Wedding.

The Republican News of Hamilton,
Ohio, OF last week, contains a lengthy
account of the fiftieth anniversary OF the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Sebastian
3eegmueller which was celebrated at St.
Stephens Catholic church OF that city,
by the re-narfiags of the aged couple.
The service was pretty and impressive,
the white haired old lady and gentleman
being preceded to the altar by two
beautiful little grand children. each car
aging large bouquets Of chrysanthe-
NUNS.
AT the conclusion Of the service at the
church the friends and relatives went to
the SeePmusller home whsr ~. .'ahoY-
ate wedding breakfast was served and
where, later in the day. reception was
held and many were the congratulations
bestowed upon Mr.. and Mrs. Seegmuel-
ler.
From this nnion nine children have
been born, eight OF whom are now liv-
ing. They are Mrs. @. H. Schock, Mrs.
y. b. Meyers, Louise, Rose and Charles
Seegmueller, all living in Hamilton;
Frank Seegmueller of Franklin. Ohio,
Joe Seegmueller, who resides in the
south and Alexander Seegmusller, who
is . we'll known resident of this city
Mr. Seegmiller of this city went east
lsst week and was in attendance upon
this happy occasion, the golden wedding
anniversary of his parents. He will
spend several weeks visiting with friends
and relatives at the old home.
The daily sentinel., 1899-11-27
Refutes the Charge.

In an interview in the Denver Sunday
Times, President Ristine of the Colorado
Midland, refutes the charge that Colo
RADIO railroads do not foster manufactor-
IS in the state. For instance, Mr.. Ris
tine says:
"What is needed at present in Colo
RADIO are reduction works for tho treat
ment OF ore, and not railroads to carry
what cannot be treated at present; our
road and other roads have always stood
ready and have in every instance afford
ed new manufacturing establishments
every assistance possible, as is instanced
by the Grand Junction sugar refinery
in carrying material az greatly reduced
rates, and protective measures for the
manufacturing and marketing Of their
product"
The daily sentinel., 1899-11-27
Same Old Graft.

The Rio Grande has issued a new tar
i'll for sugar shipments from Grand
junction refinery, covering points on the
narrow gauge system of their wealth ex-
tractor.
The rate to Ignacio, the fartheres
western point covered, is 81 10 per owt.,
no rate being given for Durango, hence
our rate will be, over the r. @. Southern
as follows: Grand Junction to Ridgway
40 cents, Ridgway to Durango % cents.
total 81 35 cents per cwt. In order that
the Denver jobbers rake off may not be
interfered with in this section, the same
sugar can be bought of Denver jopbers
for the same price as at, or if shipped
from Grand Junction, with a Denver
rate of 80 cents per ewt. thus etfecting
a saving of 35 cents per hundred pounds
after paying a tribute to the Denver job
bers Of % cents a sack, if re-shippsd
from Denver. The product of the Grand
junction refinery Is trust product and
sold entirely by Hurd of Denver, the
Colorado broker for the American Sugar
Refining Co., at the same price as sugar
shipped from California.
The railroads will haul sugar from
California to Denver and sell it for less
than it can be delivered from Grand
Junction to Durango. They haul it, in
order to get the pull both ways, o26
miles via Denver to Durango, and deliver
il for less than the cost of pulling it
from Grand Junction via Ridgway,
about 2S5 miles.
This is a system of railroading that
has never as yet excited comment in a
Denver sheet. Why? 1t makes Denver
the distributing point, that city is the
beneficiary that shares the steal with
the Rio Grande. It's different from the
Chicago Omaha proposition merely a.
to neficiary-methods are Identical
Durango Democrat.
The daily sentinel., 1899-11-27
ENGLAND ENCENSED.

London-Not even the splendid gal
lantry OF the guards has restored British
equanimity, which has been shaken up
by the evidence that the war has not
been conducted in an effective and scien-
tific manner. Complex as South African
affairs have often been, there has never
bsen a web intricate as the present mill
tary situation in Natal. Because they
are puzzeled and perpleIed, Englishmen
are irritable and critical
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08

During late years consumption has
become much greater scourge in Ger
many, and, at the emperor's sugges-
ton, hospitals and homes for patients
suffering from diseases of the lungs
are to be founded in those parts of the
country where the disease is most prev
alent. In Wiesbaden and the surround
ing country the cases of whole families
dying of this complaint are of fire.
quent occurrence, and hospital for
consumptire patients is to be founded
in the Taunus mountains, in the high.
dry district, as soon as the necessary
funds are collected.-Pall Mall Ca
zette.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08

A German lady. arriving for the first
time in England. drove to first-class
London hotel, asked for room, and
was shown into very small, scantily-
furnished one. She said, in a de.
termined manner, and ia very broken
English: Il will not have this room"
NO, ma'am," said the porter, and
brought in the first box.
Mani" repeated the lady emphatical-
ly, II will not have this room!"
mo, ma'am," said the porter, and
brought in the second box.
The lady thought her faulty gram
matical construction was the reason OF
the porter's continued obstinacy. and
repeated, with stern distinctness:
Man, will this room not have!"
NO, ma'am," said the porter, and
brought in the third box. whereupon
the lady left the room Indignantly, but
the porter drew her hurriedly back
across the threshold, pulled rope, and,
to her intense astonishment. the lift
went up.-Tit-Bits.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08

Modern discovery tells us that the air
we breathe, the water we drink. the
food we eat, the clothes we wear. the
people we meet, the papers we read, are
all infested with terrible veg
etable, the germ. We might almost
sigh for our former happy ignorance cf
The perils that surround us, had not the
establishment of the throne OF the mi
crobe been accompanied by the knowl-
edge that il the active forces of the
body be strengthened, if its power of
resistance be sufficiently increased, If it
can be restored to its natural vigor. we
may effectually Withstand the most
insidious attacks. The man who is per-
fectly sound and well, and who takes
good care of himself. lives above the
level OF germs and parasites. Although
he cannot keep them out of his system,
his body is able to destroy them. His
stomach is capable of digesting all
sorts of germs. 1t is the weak and
poorly vitalized system that falls a prey
10 the omnipresent microbc.-Go
Health.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-08

Photographs of the sultan have been
much in evidence lately in consequence
of the kaiser's visit to the Holy Land.
But these portraits give false impress
sion of the sultan as he really looks to-
day. Abdul Hamid has not had his pho
tograph taken for % years, and the pic
lures which have appeared in the illus
trated papers represent him as he was
when he ascended the throne. The sui
tan was born in 1912, and he is there
fore Sc years old. He wears a long
beard, which is now turning gray.
When he was prince he was without
a beard. but as soon as he asceuded the
throne he abandoned the use of razors.
London Globe.