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The Dickinson press., 1902-12-20

NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF.
Lund Office at Bismarck, N.
Nov. 26, 1902.
Notice 10 is hereby given that the following
n,nh heu settIer mas nled notice of his intention to
H u nnal proof in support of his claim. and
tnat SAID proof will be made before james y q
saunders Clerk Of the District Court. at his ofi u:
10 1oo Daickinson' N. D., on the 10th day Of Jan.
BOHEMIAL HAVWALKA.
the heir Of John Har walka, decd,
1or the set, sec. s, twp. 40 IL, range 81 w..
ne names the following witnesses to nrovo b;s
said land, viz: A ""u CULTIVATION OF
John Marco, Joseph Kasalek. ,Jose,b c,h,.
'onn cubas' all of Dickinson, ~. I. 'u'as'
AN0' A.C. MCGILLlvRAY. Reo;ster
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Team Work..

Jerome Vaughn, the city scavanger,
will do your work at any time; also gen.
eral team work. Phone Io2. o-I3.tf
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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF TINE OF
REDEMPTION.
State Of North Dakota,
ONCE of County Auditor.
To j, II. MeINERY:
You will please take notice, that the piece or
parcel of land situate in Stark County, North
and described as follows, to-wit: Lot num-
bered twenty-one (2I in block numbered thirty
five (35) in the town Of Taylor according to the
register of deeds in and for said county was,
on the fifth day OF December. 1899. duly so Id
for the unpaid taxes for said year for the sum
altics. interest and costs due on said land, which
sum, with interest from the date of said sale
at the rate Of tWenty:four per cent per
amounting In all to the sum Of one and twenty
two hundredths dollars, besides the cost of this
notice, is necessary to redeem said land, and un.
said sum on or before the 23rd day of
February 1903, being the day on which the
time allowed by lay for redemption will expire,
Witness my hand and official seal, this 18th
day of November, 1902.
John Riessbeck,
County Auditor.
12-6.3t ny John Lensk. Deputy.
| NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF TIME OF
REDEMPTION.
State Of North Dadota,
County of Stark.
Office of County Auditor.
To Unknown Owner:
You will please tuke notice, that the piece or
parcel of land, situate in Stark County, North
Dakota. assessed in your name for the year 1895
and described as follows. to.wit: Lot numbered
seven () in block numbered thirty-six (36) in
the town of Taylor, N. D., according to the plat
of said town on record in the office Of the regis
ter of deeds in and for eaid Stark county. was on
the fifth day OF. December, 1899.
duly sold for the unpaid taxes for said year
for the sum OF forty cents, being the
amount Of the taxes, penalties, interest and
costs due on said land, which sum. with interest
from the date Of sale at the rate OF twenty-four
per cent per annum together with subsequent
taxes thereon, amounting in all to the sum of
seventy-two cents, besides tine cost of this
notice, is necessary to redeem said land, and
unless youredeem the same by the payment Of
aid sum on or before the 2srd day Of February
1903, being the day on which the time allowed by
law for redemption will expire, a deed therefor
will issue to Leut1 d Mcclure.
Witness my hand and official seal, this
18th day of November, 1902.
JoHN R1EssBEcK,
County Auditor
By John Leask,
12-6-3t Deputy.
The Dickinson press., 1902-12-20

NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF
Land Office at Bismarck, N, D.,
Dec. 1, 1862.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
to maka final proof in support Of her claim, and
United States Commissioner, Dist. of N. D., at
his office in the City of Dickinson, on Jan. 21st.
1903, viz:
LYDIA TERRAS,
for the swA sec. IL, twp. 13s n, 81 W 5th p. m.
She names tie following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
John Riessbeck, Dickinson, N. D., Jacob
Mutschelknam, George Stcingruber, Hebron, N.
D., Jacob Neidhart, Antelope.
II 13-6t A. c, MCG1LL1vRAY.
The Dickinson press., 1902-12-20
NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL

NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF.
Land Office Bismarck, N. d., Nov. 20, 1902
Notice is hereby given that the
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
that said proof will be made before Geo Geo
AAu1d, United States Commissioner, Dist. Of
NJ, at MS office in the City Of Dickinson. on
January II. 1902, viz: vi
JOIN KARSKY, JR.
for the ela nwll and lots
continuous residence upon, and cultivation nf
said land, viz: ""N VI
vincent hovash, Wenzcl Kostelecky. John
MlnZel, Wenzel Stranik, all of Dickinson, N. d.
LOU &C. MCGILLlvRAY, Register.
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NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF
Land oflcc at Minot, N. H., Nov. ID, 1902,
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intent;n5
to make final Presumption proof in support Of
ms clam, and that said proof will be made be.
at his office in Dickinson, N. D., on the S7,h,
day of December, 1902, viz: GU"
GEORGE NJ. FRYE
1or the ca noi4 neI sell sec, 1, twp. 149 n, range
Se W. ana nwia of swll sec. 6, twp. 149 II, range
ne names the following witnesses to prove his
land, viz: sa'o
Daniel Manning, A. N. J%efferies, Wilson l..
EHlcnnanrds' 81 Dickinson, N. D., mad Michael L.
il-zzot R. c. SANBoRN. Register,
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Aberdeen Angus Cattle For Sale.

AAHhen breeding cat
W tie why not raise
~ the kind that al
ways tops the market;
hey are always ready for
the butcher and will out.
rustic the buffalo. The
undersigned has accli-
mated registered, Aber.
!een Angus cattle Of
10th sexes, vi the finest
strains on this continent
or sale at all times, at
Springs Ranch,
IS miles north of Dick.
The Dickinson press., 1902-12-20
NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF.

Land Once at Bismarck, ND.
Dec. 9, 1902.
Notice ia hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice Ut his intention to
make hnal proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before Jas. g. Saun-
Dickinson, N. b., on i7th day Of January, isos,
viz:
JAKOB ANTON.
for the nwA sec. 20, twp. 1873 n, range 81 v.
He names the following Witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said land. viz:
Anton Duckhorn, Nick Schrader, Nj k Anton,
Andreas Lob, all Of Gladstone, N. D..
l2-136t A. e. McuILLlvRAY, Register.
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NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
a

NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
PROOF.
Land Office at Bismarck, N. D.
Dec. 4, 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support Of his claim, and
Saunders, Clerk Of the District Court, at his
office in Dickinson, N. D.. on the 18th day Of
JAN, 1903, viz:
JOSEPH MAYER,
the heir of Margaretta schrader, decd.
for the eh nwa and eN swA, sec. "A, twp. 1877 n,
range 95 W. Z"
He names the following witnesses to prove hi
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of
said land, viz:
John P. Jungers, Mex. Schrader, Phillip
Weber, Joseph Giel, all Of Dickinson, N. D.
12.lS.et A. G. MoG1LL1vRAY, Register.
The Dickinson press., 1902-12-20

.nson, North Dakota. Address the owner.
C.McGlLLIVRAY, Dickinson or Bismarck, N. u
The Dickinson press., 1902-12-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take a Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money il it fails to cure
E. W. Groves signature 10 on each box. &c.
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Hiram,s Tngenious p.

llllCaED E@-OE l-E y ~ a--a-- .--r-
Why Hiram Skinner his asLo-.-'
wife cried. holding up her hands I'D e[----
ishment as she discovered him a. " -.-.-
out behind the corn crib, 'Wna- ~ ---
s-dein' there2 -.---r
Amt you got no eyes2' he en- 7
going ahead with his work VS. leL ~,
This thing I'm tinkeriu' al look most -''
10 your .,.--- -r----
wei. I mo. It looks some Ike Lt' ~
flynn machines I've saw pictures o
the papers &c. rfz-~.
That's Jest exactly what ~ e----a- 10
and T reckon I'll show some or --=s- in
Die that think farmers air. E'- -Ss
zenuity that they're about as .-L - o.
a horseshoe that's hangin 70 p fe-s. %
the blacksmith shop. This am ~ Lz-s
be no Ssntos-Dum0nt rig tnaL -,-..---.-
% pick out Of q tree or of m some
steepls every little while s-- All
But what on earth are YOU --"--.eF
them dollar bills on it fer --s- LgF
with q sudden sickening fear --a- ---
lost his mind Of -re
That's the great secret none srls=
rest of en- ever found out 4le--. Ia I'd
YOU know. and I'm a-goin. 90 ---@-
help
Theu she ran FOR the doctor
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ly find mis- appetite again. The man
paid him S. for his advice, and Jasper
perceived that Huldah must have made
a lot of money a her business.
Soon there entered a tall man, who
was so thin that he scarcely cast a
shadow as he walked in the sunlight.
He said he was pestered almost to
death by humble bees. who chased him
whenever he appeared in public. and
stung him dreadfully all the time. He
never could escape them, 60 where he
would, and mosquito netting was Of
no use at ali. for they could reach him
through il easily.
Jasper said he'd fix that at once. and
he set to work and arranged q great
packing box with a wire screen across
the inside in the middle. He bored q
small hole at one side, and put the
man in the other end Of the box be-
hind the wire screen and nailed the
board on agaia. Soon a great buzzing
was heard, and thousands Of bees came
flying in. They smelt the poor man in
the box and went for the hole In they
shot in whole swarms and their noise
was terrible.
BY and by they came singly. and
pretty soon none came at all, for. IN
lat, every DuIuDle pee IN the WnOle
state was now in the box, bUzZing with
all his might and trying to get through
the screen at the man. Then Jasper
nailed a board across the small hole
and released the man. He took the
box away on a cart, and had bees to
burn for weeks. Then came another
man, who told Jasper that he kept
chickens in his cellar, and every time
the tide rose the water came in the
cellar and it drowned his chickens
What shall I dO?" he asked in great
distress.
You can't help the tide rising" said
Jasper, and, therefore, my friend, all
I can tell you is this: Keep ducks"
The man was mad, and refused to
pay anything for such advice, which I
think was very good advice. indeed;
don't you? He had scarcely gone when
Huldah asked: "Did you bring the clay
sewer piper"
Il did" replied Jasper. ITS outside
in the front yard"
Get into it quickly, for I think hear
the sound Of wings in the distance"
'All right said Jasper. You re-
main inside, and I'll slip out and crawl
into my hiding place He went out,
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magic mirror but 1 have toad that
can talk, and he tells me pretty near
everything I want to know"
Was it he that 1 heard saying, The
time is up? asked Jasper. 1T gave me
the Gravity shivers to hear it."
The witch called, Isaac. Isaac" and
big toad no rrcd out from under the
ice chest and SAT-, What do you wish,
dear Huldah?''
Please talk to this young and kind
boy and tell him what he may wish to
learn, she said.
Go ahead with your queries said
Isaac the talking toad. II shall be
pleased to give you any information
YOU may wish, tts
Wei, I can hardly thinks of what 10
ask you first said Jasper
oh. everybody is like that, said the
toad proudly; they are All embar-
raised when they get up against me. -
Tell me, said Jasper, why "a blue
print turns. green"
what are you talking about asked
the toad.
Il am talking about photography, =
replied Jasper.
Il don't know anything about phOtog-
raphy whatever that is, said the toad
in an injured manner.
oh. I thought from what you said
just now that you knew it ALI" said
the boy We'll, I via tfy another sub
ject Why can't a baby swim when il
falls into the water just like a puppy
or a kitten?'
The toad was silent for a long time.
Finally he said:
You do ask the awfullest questions!
! I never knew the reason for that"
well. here's another for you. Why
can't dogs perspire2,
"Can't they?" asked the toad. aston
ished Il thought they did"
why does d rabbit twitch its nose"
/ asked Jasper.
No answer from toady.
] Now tell me, smart toad, why does
/ a hen cackle when she lays an egg2'
] The toad was puzzled to answer this,
/ and Jasper grew impatient and asked
say can you even tell me why they
4 call a toad a Batrachian?" AS the toad
/ did not reply Jasper said, scornfully:
You're a nice one to sit up and
/ promise TO answer everything and give
all the information anybody wants,
/ Why. you are a regular ignoramusl Al
most any little boy could answer any
/ of the questions I asked"
! Now Jasper was wrong there, IOf
/ there are not many boys who could
have given correct answers (nor grown
/ up people. either). to those questions
/ gut Jasper knew so much that he for
/ but Jasper knew so much that he for
/ know The toad Isaac was SO mortified
that he crawled under the ice chess
/ without another word.
II am afraid" said the witch. that
am a sort of back number, and not al
all up 70 date. I couldn't answer your
questions myself"
II thought you We're not much of ;
witch. anyhow, or YOU wouldn't b.
having chills and rheumatism. If yOl
were first class witch you'd Cur'
yourself.
"Ah. that's where you are wrong
Witches can cure others. but no
j themselves. They always have TO &,
to & doctor or another witch, and
know no others. / know a wizard, bu
4 ] am afraid of him. although he want
to marry me and go into partnership
with me in the witch business. HI
name is McCOrkle, and he lives il
/ Hackensack'
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her if she is sick 1 am not afraid, for
I do not believe in witches"
You are a strange boy" said his
| grandma, but she filed a basket with
good things, and Jasper went to the
hollow with the basket on his arm and
his book in his hand. 1t was nearly
sunset, and the hollow was quite dark
already, but ne was so intent upon his
( book that he scarcely noticed anything.
/ The big bUllfrogs in the swamp called
out as he passed, and crows cawed
/ loudly. but he never noticed them. for
/ he was reading in a book a statement
| that If there were no ears in the world
to hear there would be no noise at all
When he came to the witch's house
/ he heard a strange, unearthly voice IN
/ side. saying: The time has come, The
time has comet Wake up! wake up"
He knocked on the door and the
/ strange voice ceased, but another. very
weak and faint, answered and said:
Come in
He entered. There. on her bed lay
the witch, so IN and so weak and hun
cry that she was almost dead.
! Jasper gave her some of his grand
mas famous spruce beer and she felt
I better right away.
Her Terrible Plight.
What happens to be the matter
with your" asked the boy, as he set the
! table with all the good things he had
brought her.
~ am afraid that I have tOnsilitis,
/ pneumonia and quinsy sore throat.
\ she replied, hoarsely: "and L have a
/ dreadful pain I'm my head also.
You may have touch Of malaria as
/ WE'LL he said. for you live where the
I malaria breeding mosquitoes can bite
you, and I see YOU have no. screens. on
+ your windows"
It's my own fault" said Huldah
/ Limewater. 4 went riding on a broom
stick one very cold damp night last
month without my boa on, and I had a
new brOomstick. upon which 7 had
never ridden. which was wild and
vicious SO that I got overheated. Their
I sat on a cold stone with my pores
all open, and this is the result"
Jasper listened with open mouth.
You don't really mean TO say thai
the people are right, and you are really
a witch2" he asked, when he got hi;
I breath. He looked around at all tho
dried snake skins. toads and thing;
hanging from the walls and ceiling
just as he had read about them in tht
fairy tales, and he felt "shivery"
Why. yes, of course, I am a Tea
witch. and / guess ] am about the only
genuine one left" replied Huldah "A
any rate, none Of them can do thu
things I do"
Have you got a magic mirror2'
asked Jasper
What is a magic mirror she asked
She had got out of bed and eaten quit
good meal noO for Jasper had been
long time studying the things abou
him I'm silence.
Don't YOU even know what a magi
mirror is? I thought every witch ha
one. You look in it. and see anything
no matter If it's on the other side of tn
world. and people move about and d.
things so that sou can find out any
thing you may want to know
THAT would be nice to havel I neve
heard of it. Have you got one2'' sh
asked.
mo; I read about them in my histor
Of 'Witchcraft in All Ages.
II never have any chance TO read,
am so busy" she said. Il haven't an
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and, sure enough. be did hear some
thing that sounded like wings tapping
in the woods behind the house. he ran
quickly but stealthily TO the rear. and
stole through the bushes toward the
sound. Soon he came upon a red
headed man who was vigorous Y flap
ping a great pair Of wings made or
leather fastened to bamboo rods. Jas
per watched him for a moment and
saw very quickly that he was doing
this just to make a noise for the witcn
inside to hear. so that she would think
he was flying toward the house.
Aha" said the boy TO himself. Il
have found you out, my fine wizard.
You are, just as / expected, a big hum
bug" Then he sneaked back TO the
front door and ran in. L shall hide
under the table, instead Of in the sewer
pipe" he said.
Goodness graciOusi" cried Huldah.
he will surely know that you are
there, for he knows all things"
Jasper startles McCorkle.
He viii not know until I am ready,
said Jasper, and he popped under the
table which had a cover that reached
&c the floor. There he found Isaac. who
Winked at him very solemnly indeed.
Soon he heard the wizard al the door
wiping his feet and making a greas
scraping with his leather wings. Then
he entered Jasper had advised the
witch TO ger into bed and cover herself
up, and pretend to be very IN indeed
and she had done as he directed. al
though she was sure the Wizard Nc
-Corkle could not be fooled by any trick
Ny dear friend" said the wizard as
( he entered the house, II regret TO ind
that you are sick, but I'd certainly cure
you at once If I had only brought my
Elixir Of SqUatticum Tn bring il to-
morrow, surely. for it hurts me 20 see
: that YOU are suffering. I think that II
you had strength enough TO sit UT
I while the minister married US e would
be well You'd better have il done al
once" You see the Old wretch thought
that she might die before he married
her. and then he wouldn't have her
money.
'Oh. I couldn't sit up a moment d
said Huldah. Il have such dreadful,
stitches in my side. had a stitch just
now"
"A stitch i'm time saves nine" said
: Jasper, initiating Isaac's croak as wei
as he could The wizard jumped and
said: Who is that2"
That's my talking toad" replied
HHldah.
"Oh. yes. forgot about him he
startled me little, said NcCorkle.
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ups were half frightened to death after
the sun went down, because they be-
lieved in bogies, COLLINS and demons.
Just think Of your father and mother
being afraid of going out 10 a straw
berry festival because a goblin had
been seen sitting on the churchyard
fence the night before by another mani
How you would laugh at them. but
that's what folks did 100 years a go.
Early in the afternoon next day Jas
per FASTENED to the witch's cottage,
but early as he was there had been Gus
toners there, for she had hung out her
little gilt sign, which read:
H Limewater, Bewitching Done Here
He entered and found Huldah TALK
ing TO a woman who was in great trOu-
BILE She had a very peculiar disease,
indeed. Every spring she would break
out in a sort OF red rash, and then
green cuCumberS would grow all over
her body. Then they you'd dry and
the seeds would rattle around like ev-
erything when she walked, so that she
was a nuisance TO her husband.
Here is a young man who may he
able to help YOU" said the witch, "for
1 certainly cannot"
After the poor woman had told her
tale 10 Jasper, he said:
Ny good woman. when the cuCum-
bers begin to grow on you this year
Just get into a bath tub filled with
vinegar and soak yourself for several
hours and pickle them. Then they wil
fall off, and you viii have no more
trouble. Fifty cents. please"
Pretty soon another woman came in
who complained that she had a brittle
face. Every time she laughed Il
cracked like china or glass. and it hurt
her awfully.
You must no laugh. said Jasper.
Il can't help it" she replied. for
have a son who is a comic artist, and
when ] look at his funny pictures ]
just have TO laugh.
Then he must draw the pictures in
a room with the door locked, said
Jasper, and not let you see them
that's all"
/ soon there came a young girl Whf
complained Of cold teeth. and mar
with ingrOWing nerves, and then anOth-
( er whose whiskers were ike iron wire
+ and ne wanted them to be curly. Al
I these 5asper prescribed for and sem
away quite happy, beside another mar
who had lost his appetite Jasper told
him that he had lost his appetite in q
deep. dark pine wood near ms house
and said that il he chopped wood ter
hours each day there heavould sudden
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while Isaac hoped out after them with
incredible agility.
AS the wizard removed the board the
seven million infuriated bees came out
and each with one accord went for Nc
Corkle. Jasper and Huldah could hear
him saying things for a few minutes
then he came flying out Of the house,
but not on wings. His head was t1e
size Of a bucket already, and a solid
stream OF hot, angry bees a foot vide
came after him. He vanished IN the
distance in just eleven seconds.
Jasper advised Huldah not to 90 back
into the house. as half the bees were
still buzzing in there, but he took her
home to his granny house, where SA'
lived several years, long enough 10
show Granny Whitemark that s--
wasn't much Of q witch, and when she
died she left all her money 10 Jasper
because. she said, he was the sm1T-esl
boy she had ever known and she
wanted him 10 buy all the books ne
needed so as TO become president or L-7
United States as soon as possible.
Now they call Witches Hollow BUM
blebee Valley"
WALT MDOCGALL
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LEARNED JASPER SMITH SAVES THE OLD WITCH MENATFR FROM DESIGNING 4R5
how Boy Who Studied to be President Gathered More knowledge Than Did Even Talk
ing Frog Of LmeWaer Hollow Made Amazing Use of It,

per.
"oh, he is a terrort Just to. look at
him gives me the chills. I shake when-
ever he comes, to see me, from the time,
he enters the house until he leaves. He
mas dreadful powers, far greater than
mine, or indeed any witch who ever
lived at anytime. He Winks and the
earth trembles, sneezes and the moon
gets dark. laughs and the leaves fall
Off the trees"
Did you ever see him do any OF
these thingsR asked Jasper, in great
surprise and establishment
on, no, / never dared TO ask to see
him do them, but he has told me very
often all about it, and how it's DONE"
The Designing Wizard.
Jasper laughed. Anybody can tell
about the things he can do. The thing
is 70 see him do them. I'll bet he's a
big fraud. as big. or bigger, than thar
smaTty Isaac toad of yours, that can't
tell why a rabbit twitcnes his nose.
I'd like to see the Wizard McCorKIei- 20
oh. you can't see: him, He's invisi-
bic when he comes to see me. / am
the only one who can see him. and
that's because he let's me. He has a
tAet5fC SpeliB YOU see. lie mas WluS5
and flies from Hackensack to this
house in a few minutes. He wants 10
marry me, but, alas, 1 am afraid he's
only after my money.
I wish l could see him just once,
said Jasper.
I've seen him." croaked Isaac, from
his retreat.
What is he likeT'' asked Jasper
He's big man with a red nose. and
he dyes his whiskers, replied Isaac.
He also smells strongly of cheap beer
and cheap cigars.
"Oh, how you talk, Isaacl" cried Hull
dab. He told me that's the smell Of
the powerful drugs he uses to make
him light on the wing"
When do you $sNDect him?" asked
Jasper.
He VIII be here tomorrow night. He
generally comes every Wednesday
evening. I haven't seen him for d
month. but I had a letter from him
today"
''Tll come over and take a peep at
him, if you'll allow me, tomorrow "
said JASPER.
Wen, you have been kind. I cam
object but I warn you he is a very
dangerous wizard, and might change
q