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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
IDEAL Place for = Girl.

Ex-sherif Joe rhrails Of Sumner county
is humorist. Recently he advertised Ter
a girl and stated the case as follows:
We want a girl. not servant. hut one
to be a member OF the family. with fam
ily privileges. ard do general housessork.
The family washing viii &c done out.
The girls washing viii De done with ours
without expense 70 her. Evenings sat
urday afternoons and Sundays viii be the
girls time Ne obiect.oEs TO her taking
music lessons two afternoons week.
We have piano on which she may I.rae-
tice two honrs each forenoon viii
build tho fires ana have the rooms nice
and warm before calling her in the morn
ings. Wife vii! do the sweeping ana do
the beds: also prepare tho buckv heat
batter fer breakfast. She can entertain
her company in the parlor or sitting room
The children WI he kept ont Of h.r way
no limit placed On the number If rsIa-
tives lha, may visit her or the time they
stay. Wife viii do an the cooking NhlIe
they stay; win not ind fault with her for
coming n in the early hours OF iucrn-
ing from dances. and will have good
warm fire for her and she win not h.
called to set breakfast When sh,. de-
sires TO 20 out of evenings and has no
male escort. With permission Of wife.
will escort her. We do not have a cow or
keep a deg. viii attend tc bringing in
coal. wood and water, Good wags VIII
be paid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23

John n Raftery. who was here from
Chicago. dnringsthe week. worked Tor tho
St Louis Globe Democrat when joe Nc .
Cullough was editor Of Il and told MANY
good stories Of that unique and bri'iant
man. McCullougn Was d close reaper -
his own paper as we'll Of its rivals and
scoops. no matter how triiilng. made him
wiid-furious. His CUSTOM was. while
in this passion. 10 fire ih,ragst employs -
the Globe De mocrat that sncounterel him
without reference To whether hS wua
blanable or non-blauiablc for the Il ~.
The result Of this was that. tie ssr
gradually became as close readers O.. Tho
rival papers as their chief and when tbs
old-timers who were ION" saw THAI the
Globe had been ''sccopsd they iri,iei
orc bv one into cigar store across the
street where they could watch devtiop-
ments. Some Young reporter. or souin
strange one. would bound Up stairs and
that would delight the old staEers. for
McCuloughs wrath would be- exhat- telf
after the nrst FIRE Pretty soon the
men who had gone gp would soon cogae
down looking sal The gang IN she cigar
store would hail him on preteu~e 81 in-
wiling him % have a cigar The = hole
story world naturally come out from the
victim and the others would * safely
90 the Office - get their assignments.
Mccullough generally soon forgot what
he did IN these FITS OF raee and ID the
discharged employe didn't boiler too
strong hc WAS generally able o. clip back
within a few DAYS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
governor Barnes at Kew.

c. J Paxton. Of this city. is one OF the
Oldest telegraph operators in the vest.
He was in the service of the government
during the war Of the rebellion as a tel
egraph operator.
For a long time he has been the cper-
ator in the grain exchange in this city.
I requires a good operator for the work.
because people buy or sell grain or pro-
duce on the market ticks ard the figures
must be right.
Mr. Paxton was sitting in his Office
after the markets had closed last Wcdnes-
day evening. wheE the ticker began to
cali for him He answered and there
came back:
Hello. Charles Is that you?"
Yes; who is taking
Don't you remember who signs V?''
les, ] have known several operators
70 use that letter. Who are yop?"
Don't you remember an operator by
the name Of Barnes. who used to sign
T?''
Then Mr.. Paxton recognized his friend
OF former years. Governor Barnes Of
Oklahoma was using the key. He was
at the Carey hotel and learning that his
friend was in the grain exchange he
stepped to the instrument in Ale hotel
and called for him.
They were government telegraph opera
tors during the war and many times i'm
portaut DISPATCHES were sent from one
20 the other. Mr.. Paxton said with
few days practice. the ex-governor of
Oklahoma could sent d dispatch as well
as he ever did
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
Il Vas a pesperate FIaht.

Colonel ". T. Hutchinson fought Tor
three DAYS in California. ihifty-hvc ears
ago. I'm one Of the most desperate bat
ties ever waged iu thia country. The
battlefield was iu = desert Or lava y iich
had been thrown mp By sosac prehistoric
Eruption The fight WAS between Uf-itefi
states troops and band Of renceade
Indians from several tribes. Il was a
battle OF determination and each side had
10 fight not only for individual livts. but
for the aggregate lives 81 those insoll -
Colonel Hutchinson had "A narrow escape
An arrow point struck the buckle 81 his
belt with such force that the white metal
eagle that ornamented 81 vas ripped err
and carried away re saW one man
breast torn 20 pieces AID thrown 60 one
side in shreads by charge or small
r0cks and gravel shot by the Indians
from old cannon pieces used once br the
Duke II Marlborough in lhe French wars
ana which found their way - canada
and afterwards into the hands - the
Indians The Indians retrcafed into caves
and crevices in the rocks and Toe soldiers
had ~ build brush fires over ard about
them 20 smoke Them cuf. lie sau lni'an
women throw their children into these
fires 10 be roasted alive 70 prevent their
capture By Uncle Sans men for IL sae
the liberalization ~ eeert aduit male
and female 10 die rather ihan suTreHder.
For three days the fEht coHtiHssd and
Colonel Hutchinson Says that n p lives
Tor a thousand years TIC scenes viii not
fade from his mind.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
George ReiIIy's Queer Dog.

Hubert Child. in the carly days. was
fond of little dogs and when Doe kes-
sler who owned n handsome little spaniel
announced that there were three nice
puppies in his premises, there was Il great
scramble for them Doc had promised
about twenty people pup each. ha-ing
greater confidence in Sedgwick county
productiveness than many others at that
time. Just about this time large litter
OF Shepherd pups were born in the neigh
borhOod and Mr. kessler got them for
the asking. Hubert Child got one OF
these. George ". Reilly was then also
fond OF dogs, but he wanted a small one
a spaniel or something smaller yet. He
persuaded Hubert Child. who was his
friend to give him mis- pup. which HUI
bert reluctantly did. Mr.. Reilly secured
q very small box and put the pup in it.
carving out a hole SO that the puppy
could get in and out or the box. And
here is where the teller CT pig early day
stories gets in his work. He says that
Mr. Reilly's little pup grew 50 rapidly
that he was unable to set out Of tie box
the next morning after he got him. Span
iel never grew SO rapidly before and
800 N"s P''F4S "Se.iu - e~~OS'i@ -
George Reilly's place and ask how much
the pup grew during the night soon a
dry goods box had to be secured Cor a
home for the dog. but within few weeks
that was TOO small. Finally Mr.. Reilly
had TO procure one of those immense
hogsheads that crockery ware comes IN.
for his little pet. From this he soon had
to be moved to the stable and he grew
to be one of the biggest dogs in Wichita.
The big Spaniel was a great joke in
Wichita for a Ions time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
Climate Of the Northwest.

D. \. Garst. while in Minnesota recent
~, found an old friend there. They were
boys together. In the conversation they
talked about the climate aud AIR. Garst. %
course. said the only place 10 ike in was
Wichita. The old friend stuck up Tor
Minnesota.
1T is too cold" said SIR Gsrst
ooh. We don't mind that. said the
stranger. we don't mind il. We never
fell H.
Mr.. Garst said never word. but looked
at his friends feet encased' in felt boots
and wrapped up I'm gubny sacks. then az
the buffalo overcoat he had on. then az
the fur cap pulled down over his cars
and then at wealth OF whiskers that
would do credit 10 a populist
His friend tumbled and guessed he
would come down here some time and
look az the Wichita climate.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
Kansas Builds sia Thinos.

Kansas people have big ideas. especially
western Kansas people. Joe c Smith. 4
r-nchman IN Cisrk county. is building Z
barn that viii - Tire wonder CO TIE west
il Tia De - fear ions by - seet vide
aai two stories hish- i VIII b. he4t=l
hy stream and supplied Eith wafer lie
3 e. have on The same ranch TIRE nost
aovel her hona- ever heard -. Il p.u -
sixty fees wide ard eishty f~-t SONG sns
pif ~ aisht stoFies-hen sreFiss-hish.
This huiidiEe Vii have glass reof ana
- hsasei b. steam Ills Ip=orx Is e hsse
hen hal hsase ald ~ taiafs that shis
pan VIII make his hens lsy - w~H ia
Whistler - Ga surumer-ao5 Bad iass
81 he's one thiaks 81 fhe prise ~ eggs VAS
SCI 81 me frar he il also .letsrzeia-
- - hava fTesh tsh wheu he waists ~
ard j. d4Dmlgs g aeinS creek Sc SIS
ranch watch y VIII SteeS alta ilaek
lass NJ Smith ouce ba.it ; sarige
buiidiag al weliingsoa-scmzer sezrsv
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23

Thuraday afternoon tire wess hasr..i
trains ~ the Missouri Pscfc Rere lafe.
rgry ,ato. Ther nere snovbeuld 90 fhe
Flint Huis s reporter for sae F.arss
happened 10 drop lnfo fhe ofice ~ CD
nieckler ana afte- a7ssennE rau rose
questions aboat the truinr from srfple
Hho rad frienas " relatives 90 taer1.
BE- taruei te she reporter ara sad.
wei sir fhfs ren l1ds ire ~ tir
away hack 1 aI-ont ssc Rhra = IS ,is-
tri-t passenEer areaf- Ms r. shssea 81 j.
California eTelrs.on train. sF.. were siack
in q sno~driff fhis rils ~ IA Jsnfs Thl
snow was drff;inE rTssty bad afi sae. H4t
W. thought we corsd HsEe - g-fft nH
rigat uifbort getting slrzsdef VI
iidut Ne ran snt9 q s1gvsr5fs ana
stayed there for three 5sss fVs fses ~
back fh-ouzh the coz tsf e3 rrf
Then ~ rrfed 20 So farE - fas Hesf
st@fir1. azt rad 81 against anetf
drift .n tte -sar ed fhere 70 esre. TIRE
fs-sseresra -haugtt e. vac z6 rke
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the .hre aas ~ttin~ A-n rEssr
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h,r E eea ere 50 ~ fref
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
Mice Caused His Ruin.

Fred Vandegrift of the Kansas City
Star. generally goes wherever he pleases.
but there is ore town up in Iowa from
which he is barred. This is his home town
where he was brought up; and. ny the
way. J. o. Davidson of this city. is from
the same place When Fred was 4 boy
ne was fond of pets and he introduced
a new kind of mouse in the community
pair Of them He had many lppica-
ticns for the woung mice. curing the
frst month or two Was niggaruly in
his promises. rut after that he had TO
advertise for people to come and take
them away: 1t WAS simply awful the
way they proposated their species. They
soon overwhelmed the town and prices
had also been placed upon their scsIps
in vain. Fred had to go into exile and
till this day his native town is suffer
ms from his fondness Of pets.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
brother Left Alone.

About sixteen years ago Andrew Ketch-
am. and Mrs. Ellen Pardee. Miss Tamma
Ketchan. and Mrs. Ellen Pardee, of
brothers and sisters moved to Wichita
and bought property here. The two
brothers engaged in the hardware bust
ness under the firm name Of Ketcham &
Ketcham and for years they occupied a
building ON East Douglas. Two years
ago Charles Ketcham died. With this
bereavement still fresh in his mind. An
drew Ketchum was called upon last week
to mourn the loss of his two sisters, both
OF whom were buried at the same time.
Mrs. Pardee was the only one of the
brothers and sisters who married. Before
their death Andrew Ketcham lived with
his sisters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
The Oklahoma Habit.

This is an echo of the catteen's con-
vention from the Alva Review;
John Renfrew and Dick Green took
In the sights al Wichita last week. John
saws that the oklahoma fellows We're
easily known on account or their habit
lining up in front of the dining room
doors just before email time. As soon as
the doors were opened they would rush
IN and secure places at the tables with
out unnecessary delay. Even when they
ts.ow there was plenty Of room ar the ia
bios they would line UP and race in. The
Oklahoma boomer was educated 10 this.
In being required TO line up for registra-
ton before the various openings. and
then having 70 race into Old Oklahoma.
inso the Strip. the Kickapoo country. etc.
etc He can't Quit his habits al at once.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
Jensen was in servitude.

George Jensen of this city, a white man
IND a German. was a slave for four
months aud ia America. He was travel
Ing in Louisiana. and at Mobile Was ar
rested on charge of having no visible
means OF support. He was sold IN the
block TO a planter on a thirty-fivc cent
basis. that is his labor was sold 10 the
planter at The rate of thirty-five cents
per day. He was marched out to the
plantation with other men and in claims.
4 reward of s. was offered for the man
who could pick the most cotton the first
day, and Jensen. while he had no eXper-
fence. entered the contest. He and others
thought he picked the most cotton. but
the cards were evidently stacked against
him and another man got the reward.
Mr. Jensen tells a thrilling story Of his
experience and he is quite certain he VIII
never again venture to Mobile unless he
has a pocketful of money.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23

Its side, gripping her speed. Pretty soon
| it became disabled and it was in great
distress. A calm finally came and Jerry
set the crew 10 work to Tighten her Up.
He had offers Of assistance. bur the
( weather was favorable and he deemed
himself able to finish his trip. The boat.
while in the storm, had drifted with the
| rollin swaves 10 miles, and they found
! themselves before Ludington Canada.
! when another storm OF great violence set
in The boat sank to the decks and the
crew had u take off her rigging. The
storm was towards the shore which pre-
vented The life saving crew from reaching
them For nearly a day and an entire
right. in cold November weather, they
/ hung onto yard arms or where they could
stick in the rigging. They had 10 roost
1 hi"h for when the awful waves struck
and broke against the ship the water
| spouted nercely forty feet above the
/ decks. Jerry's brother Tom was a lards-
man, but he climbed as high as any Of
them, and stuck as fast 10 the rigging
Being on a sociablc visit he had bottle
along with him and demonstrated again,
as 50 many men had demonstrated before,
and have demonstrated since, that whisky
/ is, in many cases. a better friend to man
than water. Several times during the
night they plagarized that apt observa-
ton made by the governor Of North Car
DINA and kept their spirits Up bp pouring
little down:
In. chose days the life-saving service
used a devise for throwing ropes to ship
wrecked mariners. The rope was attach
ed 10 n bomb and the bomb was fired at
the ship in hopes that the rope would
get caught IN the rigging. These bombs
came so thick and fast from the shore
that Jerry cautioned Tom to be careful
or one OF them might wing him. Tom
was an observant man and he reasoned
this way with the sailor brother. They
are aiming at us and that being the case
we are safe. Let me know when they are
aiming somewhere else and III be eau
tious for then they may hit US
Finally after twenty-three cold hours
roosting on the masts. expecting the ship
to go to pieces every moment, a tug
reached within swimming distance of the
ship. The sailors all Jumped from their
exalted perching places into the waves
and swan TO the tug
The entire population of Luddington
was down at the lakeside watching the
crew in its plight and praying for their
rescue. when Jerry and his boys reached
the shore there was great rejoicing and
then is when Jerry made his first speech
In the crew was a little fellow named
Mckay, hard little, bat. and when he
was safe on shore. a nervous little woman
ran up to him and said:
You cannot be too thankful 20 God
for having saved you"
The hard little bat, Mr.. Mckee. cody
differed with her and gave the tug the
credit for his salvation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
Raced With Gen. lawton.

F. II. Johnson. of this city. ran a lorse
race with General Lawton shortly after
the Civil war. General Bawton was then
in command of a regiment stationed in
Texas, and Mr.. Johnson was his adfutant.
The general had bought fine horse at
New Orleans and as he was riding over
the plains in company with his adjutant
one day. he challenged him to a race. Mr.
johnson, who was a few feet behind the
general accepted the challenge. He tried
to spur up his horse SO the start would
be even. but the general always kept his
horse one length ahead. Finally. both
men spurred on their horses. and after
running three miles the animals became
so enthusiastic that they could scarcely
he stopped. The men forgot about racing
in trying TO curb their horses.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
Wichita Ten Years 400.

Miss Bessie Kcadic entertained Hee
guests were Gertrude Thomas. Jlihs
! Woods Alice yauness. Daisy Lynch.
Myrtle Siuee. Grace AlcAdams ~. COMP
ben r. Anawait J. g. Kelly b. steven
son. Leslie Larmer. Ira Pierce and ifov-
ard NoGat
Mr. J. Mossmau entertained hie riaae -
the United Prsshvferiaa sunday school NJ
the home ~ ST.. "a Mrs g. Bell The
guests verc Misses CAN puriss Neftis
knight Maxwell Nora Bell nen Web
krg. Lille Pool AnHa Paxton Mar
Bell and Lizzie BarTiek and Mcssrs e.
Ra5nolds Jas sweei charles Rartifff
Robert Carzwen. ~m Hoiiaway. rnl5
CLARK. Isic Duriey Frank t4fohaeil ant
Mr. and Mrs Hal Friend.
il was announced chat Gsrnsla aaiver.
sify wousg pc op,ned
Miss Amidon and 3 s. Amflan enter
tanned Their GUESTS vrre SIR ard slrs.
p g. Hesiey. 2fr and Mrs a. g. Ishe.
Mr. ard Ars A r. Ware Nr anl AIRS.
r r. Hamilton. ST. ard Mrs MsFff ST.
and Are. PAYNE 2lr ana sfrs e. $3.50
son. Mr sns SIR T. - Wsiaee. SIR.
mlis 1isa iseida Nl7 ard Starr Hfrkar
Abner Fox waa fo.Hd dead an the banks
~ Chisholm creek Fe Fad been tesln-
ster
Senator Bentley and E. sBea -
Judge Bufkuer weai ia Terssa 80 stfs "a
ihe Rspl1llcan League neeiias
= famous Eanbfinr hauFe uaa utrs.f
D. orier ~ gee police ludg- st was
mad. because. IS VS. chained his b.
shni craps there
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
sEarve HornersIuyentiop.

+. \. Dinsmooor, the Caldwell lawyer
who was attending court here today, says
the Wellington Mail. says that tOld Hon
esty'' has a new invention designed to
promote the telling of honest plain truth,
1t is . combination of the telephone. pho
nograph. telautograph and stethoscore. IT
is attached to the forehead OF the man
from whom it is desired to extract the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth.
The machine works automatically. re-
cordirg the thoughts ard putting them
into words with the moving pictures OF
memory for illustration. 1t also takes
the mans pulse and temperature and
tells tie absolute truth in ell its comm IN
ications.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
Prof. Scott Talks on Snakes.


Professor II. Z. Scott of this CRY has
had years OF experience in handling SER
! penis, and though he has held in his
| hands hundreds of reptiles which the
! majority of people would fear to ap-
proach. he has never been bitten.
"ORe way 10 capture a snake so YOU
can handle it without danger" said
Prof. Scott. to an Eagle reporter. lis to
stun it by striking 1t on the back Of the
neck. Then place a rubber band around
| It's head, and the serpent viii be HELPLESS
! Another way TO capture rattlesuake
/ is to extend towards il a stick on the
end Of which is fastened a silk handker-
chief The snake win bite into the hand
! kerchief, but viii be unable to let go
Neither viii it break ITS fangs. Thus
YOU have the reptile in your power
have handled many serpents. They have
coiled around my hands. but never have
I been bitten. II a hand or a stick is
waved in front OF q serpent he will be-
come bewildeTed and unable to harm YOU.
There is & mistaken idea tina. the
number OF ratties a snake has. indicates
the number Of years Of its lie. \ new
rattle is added every time the serpent
changes its skin. I remember two rattle
snakes that l had while 1 was an in-
structor in the Kansas Wesleyan Univer-
sity at Salina. One was a diamond rat
tier and during the three years that
kept him. he never ate a bite. When he
was killed and opened his digestive or
gans were found TO be perfectly clean.
The other serpent was "A wood rattler ard
he ate something nearly every day. While
the diamond RATHER did not change his
skin once during the three years. the
wood RATHER charged his skin evcTy 81
or Is days. and az each change ncrv rat
tie was added. I killed him when he was
about six years old. and ne had twenty
rattlcs.
SerPeRts are ColG-biooded and do not
eat much, only having a feast sbou,
twice during summer.
7 remember that one time Chancellor
Snow. Of the safe University. Prof
Nudge Of The Stale Agricultural COL e..
and 1 were in Kearney county looking FOR
museum specimens and IL was ms dutv
10 take charge or the snakes Vl.iIe
was putting a serpent into box. Chaa-
cellor Snow caught a rather Having no
where else 10 pat h.m. lie decided 10 place
him is 4 beer bottle. Prot. Mu5ge sue-
sested that the snake he drogpe.I into
the bottle head lTst. Chancellor snow.
however. decided n put him So tal
first ard AFTER getting him about nalf
way in the serpent spranS CIT ans, bit
him on the angsr The Chancsi1t- Is-
fused ID drink any liquid to coun.esaet
The poison. and Ne plt the Wrund,i aa-
ger g orr nlou1hs and crew oa- the
poisoa- Tie ehauceier then ps- some
leaf sugar over the wouna. arSt renting
on the sugar some whisky aaa srnr..enis-
zinc inger never save him TIRE isass h.g
of tropl;e.
~-Anothsr mistaken lslsa IS fAa, III -.
ussnsiSe aieass r-yties before D. a.tes
SVeh IS not the o.tuse- ore umpse =
me one time aad planted his fsags ln ll.7-
trousers sTitisost giving a warning
When We three eoiiege teachers e.ere
OUT II KeagEey county we came 10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23

WIN r. Aln.on. OF south Main street.
this city. has been promoted from pos
tai cierk 20 chief clerk 70 the post-c fiics
Inspector at ST. Louis VIII .Alimcu Is
a very mo fellow and has a host ~
friends an Wichita who ~ik se sls8 81
his promotion. For sreat auEibcr or
years his route was over the Panlrs ndls
road and the boys down there who havs
a nickname fer everybody Vailed hlsu
Panhandle Bnl They did It becsust they
liked him. Notwithstanding the pame
he Is no desperaeo. but uite the opposite
50 modest and genial ls hts shabits AMI
manners that comparatively few Know
him. MIR Aiimon is the nephew af~soV
ernor Green OF Kansas. and start<d With
the postal service nearly tWents ysafs
aso at Caldwell when that town MS Wis
and woody.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
Wichita,s Greatest Snow.

The biggest snow storm which ever
struch Wichita since the establishment
of the weather service here, occurred on
November, g. 1888. Speaking Of the storm
Observer johnson said:
The snow began to fall on the night
OF November s, and continued on the
ninth. When the storm ceased inches
Of snow were on the ground. The trains
were snow-bound, and even the street
car tracks were blockaded so no cars
could run. But few people were on the
streets. On the next day the street cars
began TO move but in the morning no
mail had arrived At the post-ohice.