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No suit wears better. No
suit 50 "in place" in any
place. No suit is so be.
coming to all men as blue
serge-at JOe's $1,000.
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The Fox mine Is hosting 40 tons OF
coal daily, said Engineer E. D. Murray
yesterday. The men all contribute to
their fellow miners on strike at Louis.
vile and Lafayette. The product OF the
Fox is easily placed by Mr. Johnson. the
general manager Of the Fox and Patter.
son company
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p. NJ. Nelson has purchased an inter
est In the real estate business Of Brande
berry & S.earns and the firm is now
known as Brandeberry. Nelson &
StearIs. The addition is due TO the busi.
ness of the concern requiring third
member. Mr. Nelson is we'll and favor.
ably recalled as the I2h stees grocer.
prior to the sale to S,raSn & Esgar.
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AS result Of the recent pro,racted
meeting Of the regents Of the Varsity. i,
has been decided to push the new library
building as quickly as possible. The
board has, therefore, authorized Presi.
dent Baker to cali for plans. The bes,
set OF plans submitted will receive a
cash prize Of $500.
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Robert Strain. the popular ticket
agent at the Union depot. has secured
trans sportation for Memphis and will
take thirty days deserved lay of. {. X.
Wilcox. the emergency ticket agent Of
the road. will occupy the ticket window
during Bobs absence.
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T6e>Woman's club accepted the pip
submitted by Harl S. Kitue as the->of.
hcial club pin. Mr. Kittle has given bis
personal attention to getting up pretty
pin and has spared no pains in trying to
suit all the members.
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= Boulder club members rejoice in the
completion of their fine bowling alley
improvements and the arrival from the
Collender- Bake house Of new lignum
vitae balls,
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BismaFck's Iron Nerve

bIbmhFck6 IFUn NOfVO
Was the result OF his splendid health
Indomitable will and tremendous energy
are not found where Stomach, Liver.
Kidneys, Bowels are out of order. If you
want these qualities and the success they
bring. use DR. Kings New Life Pills
They develop every power of brain and
body. Only 75c at Streamer's Drug Store
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The new Warren generator has been
received by the Boulder Utility company
and was installed and was put in oper.
alton today. 1t is tlne machine. war
ranted to run 56s days without repairs
and will turn out any kind Of light or
power. 1t dispenses with brushes and
other costly accessories. 1t stood the
test Of the FIST days run finely. The
generator cos, over $4,000 a, the eastern
factory.
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Il saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth, of LaGrange, Ga. suf.
fered intensely for six months with 4
frightful running sore on his leg. but
writes that Buckien's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in ten days. For Ulcers. Wounds,
Burns, Boils, Pain or Piles it's the best
salve in the world. Cure guaranteed.
Oaly age. Sold BY Streamer's drug store.
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The Denver Post tells OF chicken at
tae Boulder brewery which is given to
drink and whose dipsomaniacal proper
ties have becoOe 50 developed that her
eggs are deformed. The story is illus
trated by Sturtevant.
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Jerome Warren, after serving the state
as clerk to several house committees in
the Thirteenth general assembly. is back
in Boulder once more. Mr. Warren re.
CARDS the Thirteenth as the best legis
lative body which ever served the state.
In that opinion he is by no means alone.
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Easy Ia Take
Ea9yOO Operate
Because purely vegetable-yet thor
ough, prompt, healthful, satisfactory
Hoods Pills
Everything goes at 7o9 discount.
DALE & CALEF,

Mr. Ernest Seton Thompson will lee
ture Monday afternoon and evening in
Boulder. and his books, "Wild Animals
l Have Known" biography OF a
Grizzly" Trail of of the Sandhill Stag"
will be found at Raymond's. 1914 18th
street. I32t
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Thomas r. Mann and wife and daugh.
ter have arrived from Meadville, Pa.
They have rooms with Mrs l L. Bond
and will take meals with Mrs Eugene
Wilder. Mrs Mann and daughter will
spend the summer here.
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Forty witnesses are down from Eldora
for the Bailey murder case, the trial Of
which will begin tomorrow in the district
court. A message from Judge Bennett
told Hon. A. c. Patton Sunday that be
expected to arrive tomorrow morning
from Missouri.
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MONEY!! MONEY!

Loaned on household goods. pianos
horses, or any good security; no charge
for drawing papers; no removal Of goods;
may be paid any time to suit borrower.
Business confidential. Lowest rates.
NELSON LEWIS,
Cor. I2.h and Pearl. Over Streamers.
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Nathan L. Baker. editor Of The Forum
Denver organ Of the Elks. Is In town and
will attend the meeting cf the lodge
here tonight.
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The venerable Mr. r. Haskins. who
died at Fort Luptor, was laid away in
Boulder cemetery today. after services at
Tresises undertaking parlors conducted
by Rev. DR. Hornbeck.
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The Chautauqua board can do no bet
ter than to name Mrs Gertrude Prentiss
Phillips as accompanist. Her services
last year proved her capacity in this -
xnert
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The Boulder County Live Stock as
sociation has recommended Robert
Euler OF Boulder to Governor Orman to
be appointed sanitary Inspector for this
section Of the state. A, its meeting
Saturday it selected Thos- Miller Of
Lafayette to be local brand inspector.
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w. F. Stewart. ]. Marcus Stevenson
and Sylvester McMannes, have sold the
S. & S. mine. Sugar Loaf district. to
Leonard Ruhle and John Wyler.
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tLkS. ATTENTION.

AL! Elks and all Others. holding invi
ta,ions TO the anniversary ball Wednes
day night. April IL. may purchase tickets
at Fonda's so as to avoid the rush at the
doors.
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DR.. Avery's new dental parlors are at
1906 Pearl street. Over The Monroe
McNutt wall paper store.
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WANTED-Lady canvassers. steady
employment. Call at Io32-I4th street.
Tuesday between 9 and II a. m.
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Reserve the date-April I7-for the
grand anniversary ball Of Boulder lodge
Of Elks at armory hall. Twill be the
event of the season.
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Mr. and Mrs Reed. parents OF Albert
A. Reed, have returned from their trip
to the Pacific coast.
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Our corset stock is yet complete. Buy
now while We have your size. The Fair,
H. H. CLARK.
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Ernest-Seton Thompson. world 5
great lecturer. tonight at presby-
teridn church.
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For safe and profitable investments.
reli, BILE FIRE insurance and real estate
loans. see J. w. Richardson. corner I2,h
and Spruce streets.
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The Glee club concert will be Monday
April 10th. instead of Monday April 2;d,
as announced several days ago.
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Dry goods and notions 7es discoun,
DALE & CALEF.
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Shoes and rubbers 2cF discount.
DALE & CALEF.
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The department store has moved Ia
new quarters in the Rogers block.
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Are you a Buffalo? Find out at
the Presbyterian church tonight. i.
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LAWN GRASS

Seed. also timothy. alfalfa and a genera
supply OF field seeds at Coulehan's.
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LOCAL NEWS.

Elks have two candidates booked for
work tonight.
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Reserve your seats at Fonda's for
the stereoptlcon lectures tonight.
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08
THE PYX CHAPEL.
[From the London start

A building of considerable interest
will shortly be open to the public. The
board of trade has agreed to hand over
to the office of works the Pyx Chapel, as
is called a quaint old chamber in the
precincts of Westminster Abbey which
was used as a treasure house, first by
the Abbey and for many years after
the dissolution Of the monasteries by the
state itself.
IN the eastern cloister,'' says Dean
Stanley, lis an ancient double door
which can never be opened except by
the officers of the government, having
seven keys, some of them of huge di-
mensions."
Hither were brought many cherished
possessions of the state-the regalia of
the Saxon Monarchy, the Holy Cross
of Holyrood from Scotland, the Cross of
st. Neot from Wales, the Ampulla of
Henry ", the dagger which wounded
Edward I at Acre, the gauntlet worn by
John of France at POitiers.
In 1903 a huge board was carried off
from the treasury "A most audacious
by himself secretly entered the treas
ury of the King of England"
That careful chronicler, says The
Tines repudfates with energy the sus-
picion that any Of the monks were con-
cerned in the transaction. But the
facts were too stubborn. Broken boxes
scattered jewels, the conservation ring
of Henry III, the Privy Seal Of the king
himself, revealed a robbery for which
the abbot and forty-eight monks were
tried
The abbot and others were released,
but the charge was brought home to the
sub-prior and sacrist, and even now un-
der the iron cramps Of the door of the
passage by which the chamber is ap-
preached are to be felt fragments OF
what modern science has declared to be
the skin of a fair haired ruddy man..
In 1910 Arthur Agarde, esq, Deputy
Chamberlain, made an examination OF
the ''recordes and monuments laid up
for their better preservation in fower
SEVERAL Thesauries of the Hinges
majesty at Westminster" Among these
were a treaty between Henry VIII and
Francis of France, Pope Clements Bull
for the title of Defensor hdei,. given 70
Henry VIII, the wills of Henry VII and
Henry VIII, and "the bagg of matters
touching the divorce of Henry the VII
from Quene Katherine dowager.
The custody of the chapel remained
for many years with the ehambeDrIa1ns
Of the exchequer, which ancient officers
were required to lodge the standard
plates Of gold and silver in the TX
box But in 1878 the legislature enaeteo
that the standard trial plates Snould pc
in the custody Of the board OF trade
They have since been removed from
the chapel to the Kings Jewel House
behind Mr. .Labouchere's house IN Old
Palace Yard. All that now remain IN
the Pvx Chapel are certain chests and
Fxcheauer taIlies and some old seals
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08

on any serious question He told me
to return home and did
Willie Sells then went into his father $
hotel and managed it for him. Ine
hotel is still known as the CheSterIlelq
1t was named after the morse WHICH
Willie Sells rode fronn the time ne nrsI
began riding.
The horse. Chesterfield, is still alive
and is being kept at one OF the Selis
farms in the southern part OF tne
county The horse is now "a years old
Willie Sells lived in Topeka Ine re-
mainder of the summer and winter IN
the hotel He was everything from a
"bell-hOp" to manager and buyer OF the
provisions He fitted himselr ana az
justed himself to circumstances Wlth q
remarkable aptness and was great
help to his father in the management
of the hotel.
STARTS HIS OWN SHOW
With the financial backing OF ms
father he started a small circus on the
road the next season. He opened III
Topeka after getting his performers
together and thoroughly organizing ms
show. He started on Smau scale-
His menagerie tent only covered few
scattering wagons and a rev OF the
cornmoner of animals. But he had a
first-rate little circus, and would have
made money in the west where eircuses
were practically unknown had II NOT
been for the annoyance he was put TO-
After opening in Topeka, he played
Atchison, Leavenworth, St. Joe, Law
renee and Kansas City and then started
off through Missouri
CHANGES NAME OF SHOW
orgn6 5f TRe an2Rr %eM re sna Ra sndicaae dhe
Shows and went on the road with it.
nevertheless. = eS However, sSsi. after the ex
periences through which / went. I de-
cided to make a theatrical venture
HE IS A ''JINER."
As an illustration of the ingenuity
places the following incident may be of
interest
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08
The next important question was how
am to get It to Butte

The next important question was how
am to get it to Butte
SHOW REACHES BUTTE
ssI happened to run across a train dis
patcher who Elk and who was
chairman of the committee of the A r
q, and who could TX It Tor me 10 get
He would not talk to me that night, and
acted coldly to me, but the next morning
upon learning that I was an Elk, he
promised to help me out I promised to
give the proceeds Of my Butte exhibition
to their railroad organization if he fixed
it for me. and the bargain was made.
He was to give me a crew that would
take the show as far as Butte, when
could get on to a private line which was
not troubled with strike and thereby
time and the Helena date, instead of be-
ing tied up on a striking railroad Just
broke down and we were compelled to
uncouple each car and push them from
means of one OF the elephants which
was unloaded to push the cars,
IN getting out of Silver Bow I was
compelled to act as fireman, as it seemed
we couldn't get hold of one. knew
about what a fireman would have to do,
and told them that that was my bus1-
graphed to my advertising car at Pendle-
ton to come back to Anaconda with
little paper in the towns I would have to
make to I'LL out the time before the
the railroad bridge had been burned,
and that he was tied up I told him to
unite himself. 1t necessary sew the paper
up in canvas and swim the river with
horses. This he finally did, and got on a
Northern Pacific train, which road was
not included in the strike / got up some
paper and played several towns around
there and made money. When got
to Butte on the Fourth I gave the rail-
road men the proceeds of the show
CLEARED $4,000 IN ONE SEASON.
81 decided that year that when had
saved a pretty good sum I would leave
the circus business That was about 1885
I made $4,000 clear during the season,
and went to New York city I secured
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08

Mr.. Sells belongs to several lodges
among them the Knights of Fythias, the
Topeka lodge of Elks. and the Masons.
having taken the whole 81 degrees. He
also belongs to the Mecca temple OF
Shriners at New York city NotWith-
standing the fact that he was IN the va
rfous lodges he said that he was never
forced to test the bond of feeling exist
ing between brother lodge men except
once. This was during the railroad strike
in 1898
He had his show at Pocatello. Idaho,
during the latter part of June; and was
billed to appear at Butte on the Fourth
of July. His show was on the oregon
Short Lire, and the railroad men were in
a state of rebellion. and fearing some un-
looked for contingency v7lzcn might arise
that would prevent him from getting mis-
show to Butte on time he started TO go
1lp there to look over the situation
When he rea ached Silver Bow the teie-
graph agent, who was an A. X y man.
would not give orders for the clearance
Of the train Everyone on the tram went
over to a little restaurant to get some
thing to eat. The railroad men neld a
meeting that night and decided to shut
down the road at midnight
Il kept a close mouth all the time try
ing to learn all that / could, ne said
land when I learned that the road was
to be tied up 1 telegraDhed te the show,
which was already loaded. the ulBng per-
formances having been cut out; ana told
my manager to hurry along the 4lne as
fast as possible
but my show had reached silver Bow
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08

How the Young Circus Nan Has
Come Up.
Began Life at 6 Years as a
Rider.
MANY OTHER DUTIES
Drove Worn Out Horses in
Wake Of Show.
He Also Sold Photographs OF
Himself in Audience.
EUROPE WITH BARNUM
His Fame as Bareback Rider
Became Worldwide.
SchOOIed in Every Branch Of
the Business.
Interesting Experiences In the
Life OF a Circus Man.
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leaving the show conducted by his
uneles and starting in the world for
himself did he once have an opportun-
ity to let up and rest It has been one
long continual uphill pull
About 1880 Allan Sells left the show
business and the circus was continued
by the three other brothers. Allan Sells
came to Topeka and ne built the Chest
erfield hotel. He gathered around him
a great deal of other property. At this
time Willie Sells continued with the
show. In 1889 when Barnum went to
Europe with his circus. Willie Sells.
who had then become famous all over
America for his riding, was engaged to
go with the Barnum show. He was the
first American who ever rode before
the Queen Of England
After the first season was finished
with Barnum in Europe. Willie Sells
was offered double the salary to. remain
with Barnum for another year
But" he said Il had agreed to re-
turn to America and travel with my un-
cles, and I told Mr.. Barnum that l felt
that I had to return and remain with
the Sells show for q [ least a season,
but that after that I would entertain
a. proposition from him.
Il Immediately wrote to my father in
Topeka for his advice. this being the
first time had ever sought his advice
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08

the toy balloons was by gas. after which
they We're tied to a string. Shortly after
that accident conceived the idea of in
hating the balloons with air by means
of bellows. We then tied them on sticks
and since that time that plan has been
followed
SELLS HAIR OIL
When Willie Sells got to be about II
or 13 years old he was always on the
lookout for new ways of making money.
He was always a favorite with every
one and often became intimate with the
takers. One time he met with a fellow
who was selling hair oil and other
things. Willie thought he saw an Op-
portunity to earn a few extra dollars
and finally persuaded the man to tell
him the receipt for making the
tonic
As soon as an opportunity presented
itself he got the necessary materials
together for making the hair oil He
bottled it and started out to sell it
among the musicians and others who
would be likely to buy He had quite
a brisk trade from the start, but it was
not long before he had to keep away
from all those to whom he had sold
his preparation. For 1ot it had turned
the hair of all the users green
1t may come as a surprise to many to
know that he was given a whipping Tor
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08

the Standard theater and opened it as 4
high-priced vaudeville house"
It is possible that not one boy in q
thousand has had the varied and diversi-
fed experiences that Willie Sells has had
Besides being famous on two continents
as q bareback rider. owner of his own
show and a hard worker. he assumed the
role of frnpresariO.
He opened the Standard in New York
city. brought Louie Fuller from Paris ana
paid her $500 a night She made a big
hit. The first season in his thea trlcal
venture he cleared up an additional si5--
O0c The next season he made a mistake
in his theatrical business. and was COM
PEELED to give up the house.
He reasoned that he could give a TO. ~
and 20 cent vaudeville show and pack the
house right along. The plan was started,
but as soon IT was begun his patrons
of the year before, who had been paying
a dollar and half. fell off The venture
continued to lose money until he finally
saw that it would be best to close 1t up.
.srTfe fact that I had the same class OF
actors the second season that had the
first made no difference said Mr. Sells
1.-THE price was what knocked The peo-
pie of New York expect to pay hlgh
price and will not go TO a cheap mouse
when I began in New York did what
had never been done in New York before
7 moved an attraction from one house to
another during the middle of the season
IT was then secured Chiunlie Fadden-
1t had been playing in one of the large
houses and the advertising I got in max
ing the change gave my business BOOM
T advertised the piece by an automo-
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08
WILLIAM SELLS AND HIS TRIALS.

In the early days when the Sells snow
was first started RAILROAD circuses were
almost unknown The show went from
place to place overland in wagons
One of the duties which fell to the LOT
of Willie Sells was to take charge of
the dead horse" company. This ex-
preston may be explained by the state
ment that with all shows there We're a
certain number OF horses which nad
almost been played out by hard SER
vice These horses would be put In
bunch and placed in the care OF some
one whose only duty would be TO see
that all the horses got to the next place
of exhibition These horses would De
fed up and again pressed into service
as soon as some Of the other horses
gave out
This sometimes became a very ardu-
Gus task The horses were often 50
weak that it was impossible to ride
them and the boy was compelled 10
walk and exert every energy in his Ht-
tie body to make the horses keep up
their slow gait. He would be the last
one to arrive at a stopping place and OF
course at the time he would arrive
things would be lively about the show
grounds. preparatory to giving the day s
performance. Not much opportunity
was then afforded him for much neeoS1
rest However he kept up a bold front
and always managed to go on with MS
turn
one time the apparatus which was
used by a little Italian who had the
privilege Of selling the toy balloons
with the show, blew up and burned the
paraphernalia in the wagon used to con-
vey it over the country.
After that he said, 1--WE Wouldn' t.
allow him to travel with the show At
that time the only method Of intiating
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08

going to Sunday school but he claims
that it is a fact 1t was when ne was
about 10 years Old ana wnen IIe circus --,a
was wintering in Topeka, after a sea-
sons travel
II had always wanted to go to Sunday
school when could he said and so
one day got ready and went to sun
day school at the Presbyterian church
1t was located at that time near Eighth
and Kansas avenues. remember go
ing as we'll as if it were yesterday.
and after returning home / was met by
my mother with the question:
a. Where have you been2'
Il told her and she Immediately gave
me a thrashing-
One Of the disadvantages which he
has had to suffer through life was
the lack of opportunity for proper
schooling. Practically, the only educa-
ton which VIM. Sells has derived from
school was gotten at odd times when ne
could get to a business college or study
for himself while on the road
During the winter months, while the
show was in winter quarters ana the
paraphernaIia was being repaired and
put in shape for next seasons business
Willie was to be found working as hard
as anyone, sandpapering wagons paint
ing and doing other odd jobs
Then as occasion required he helped
look after the stock, worked in the fields
and did hard work generally about the
farm where the show was quartered.
One winter when the temperature was
very low. and they were having all
kind of trouble with the pumps he was
compelled to carry water in buckets
for the animals and horses. There We're
a great many head and by the time ne
got all around once it would be time
to begin all over again.
HIS GROWN UP STRUGGLE
Upon attaining his manhood Mr..
Sells has not outgrown hard work All
through life he has at times fought
against desperate odds. It has never
ceased to be q struggle. Not even after
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08
seven Years in Bed.

ssyvil1 wonders ever cease2'' inquire the
friends Of Mrs. l.. Pease of Lawrence,
Kan They knew she had been unable to
leave her bed in seven years on account
of kidney and liver trouble nervous pros
tration and general debility but Three
hotties of Electric Bitters enabled me to
walk she writes. fand in three months
I felt like a new person. Women suffer
ing from headache, backache, nervous
ness sleeplessness, melancholy fainting
and dizzy spells will md it a priceless bless
ing Try it. Satisfaction is guaranteed
at Arnold & Sons drug store, 81 N. Kan
sas avenue. Only SOC
The Topeka state journal., 1901-06-08

It is one sign of the decline of a
family's prosperity when the family
carriage loses that rich rumble and be-
gins to sound like a milk wagon