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The Washington times., 1902-02-05

League of American Pen Women.
The League of American Pen Women
held its regular meeting at its head
quarters, 1920 New York Avenue, Febru
AIRY 3
Miss Linda May Duvall. of Delaware,
Ohio. was elected to active membership.
After the routine business of the even
ing was completed. the members with
their guests listened to a programme
prepared by Miss Mabel L. White, its
treasurer as follows: Report on Charles
ton. S. c.. convention. by Mrs. Juliette NJ.
Babbitt; violin selections, "Reverie," by
Hare, and Cradle Song, by Hauser,
by Miss Lucy Mason; and paraphrase,
by Coppee. of Racine's Andromache, rem
dered in fine style by Miss Pauline Bris-
tow At the close of the programme re-
freshments We're served.
Among the guests of the evening were:
Mrs. J. Z. Montague. Miss Susanne c.
Ayres. Miss Lillian d. Lampson, Mrs
Arthur T. Ramsay. Miss Eva Lee. of Ten
nessee; Miss Madge Smith, of Missouri:
Mrs Morse, Miss Lucy Mason, Miss Annie
Walker. Mr.. VI. F. O'Donoghue. and MIR.
Charles W Babbitt. An,cHg the members
present were Mrs. Juliette NJ Bab5itt.
Mrs. Alethe LoEber Craig, Mrs Evelyn c.
Morgan, Miss Elizabeth A. Hyde, Miss E.
T. Longfellow. Mrs. Anna S. Hamilton,
Miss E. J. Hughes. Mrs. Z. L. Lampson,
Miss Mabel l.. White, and Mrs. Marion
Longfellcw O'Donoghue.
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INTEREST IN MEXICO'S FUTURE.

For long Mexico The Latin
military
of the Nothing Republic than
welbaanced Realizing
tempnental weakness presided
with
IRON and his somewhat policy has vniaei by results
Judging from reiinquish
ity in Mexico
of responsibilities. he
While the world confidence selected
uily millions of
American capital has \ relaxation of the
might Under Poririo
Daz all j
the
geographical position and
the confidence
OF
he side
earthly ended and make
try NaHdca the nited end o
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A Dance to Miss HObnn.

The dance given last night by Mr.. James
Hoban for his daughter. Miss Hoban. was
among the prettiest affairs OF its kind
this season.
a stringed orchestra furnished the dance
music and supper was served in the ar
tisticalIy appointed dining room. The
guests included nearly all the members of
the younger set.
Among those present were Miss Swear
ingen. Miss Hoban's guest; Miss Loring,
Miss McCauley, the Misses Bell. Miss
Brown, Miss Sands. Miss Marion Sands,
Miss Fitch, Miss Licber, Miss Johnson,
Miss Goldsborough, Miss Cobb, Miss How
ard. Miss Grossmann, Miss Goodwin.
Miss de Peyster, Miss La Bourgeois. Miss
de Smirnoff, Miss Barnes, Miss Paulding,
Miss Clagett, Miss Poor. Miss Child, Miss
McKenna, Mr.. HUidekoper, Lieutenant
Poor, Mr.. Brown, Mr.. Hagner, Mr.. Cobb,
Lieutenant Gibbons. DR.. Clayton. Mr..
Caldwell, Mr.. Thompson, Mr. Bloomer,
Lieutenant Poole. Mr.. Bradley, Mr.. Mer-
rick, Mr.. Mcpherson. Mr.. Faust, Mr.
Wills. Captain Gilmore, Mr.. Rosseau, Mr..
Tyler. Mr.. NewbolG. Mr.. Gilmore, Mr..
Mullan, Mr.. Wyth, Mr.. Johnson. Mr.. Tom
Hagner. Mr.. McCammon. Lieutenant Nj
black Mr.. Siebert Mr.. Poe Mr.. Rowland,
DR.. Mason, Paymaster Hicks, Mr.. Denni-
son, Mr.. Mason, Mr.. de GeofToy. Colonel
and Mrs. Maus Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt, Mr.
Morrow, and Mr.. Hoban.
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The ChaHel
Mortgage Nuisance.

The chattel mortgage fend is re-
ported 10 be cutting a wide swath in
Chicago. and he is not altogether IN
known in other cities. The system on
which he works is nefarious, but his
victims are usually poor and ignorant
people, who do not know how to get
redress until il is too late and the
shark has got what he wants. a case
which was reported in one of the Chi
cago papers is typical.
\ poor woman needed s35 badly, and
borrowed it on her furniture. Her
husband was ill, and she was trying
her best to support him and her chill
dren by taking in washing. In six
months she had paid $3.50 interest
on that loan. after which the mort
gage was renewed, and during One
year she paid $3.50 on the original
loan OF S35. Finally She was unable
to make further payments, and the
money lender threatened to take her
furniture. A friend helped her out by
paying the money.
The arrangement made is usually
something like this: The borrower
wants $50. The money-lender re-
quires him to sign chattel mortgage
and six notes. five notes for s. each,
and one for s55. II he defaults be-
fore paying the notes the lender
threatens TO take the furniture, and
sometimes does.
This sort of thing is certainly an
abomination. The money lender prob
ably argues, however, that 1t is neces-
sary for poor people to have some
way Of borrowing money TO tide them |
over their difficulties. and that since
such risks are especially great, he |
must have higher rate OF interest TO |
make up for 1t. In reality, however,
no l. oably asks the higher rate of |
interest because he has the victim in |
his power.
Some charitable organization might
DO Il great deal OF good by establishing
regular agency for loaning money
on such security as the poor can Of
fer. In fact, this has been done to a
certain extent, and with good re-
suits.
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Diamond Cut Diamond.

There was once great surgeon
who had made a worldwide repu-
, tation and large fortune by the
| practice of his profession. He had
amputated every known part OF the
human Iody, and in some cases had
| washed and ironed the fragment and
| put it back where it came from. He
| had put patches into all sorts of odd
| places, including brains. In one in
stance he had substituted cabbage
for a mans brain, and nobody ever
| knew the difference. because the
mans business in life was to wear
clothes and dance. But he met his
Waterloo.
One day he was sent for by
great fnancier, who had done very
much the same with humanity col
lectively that the surgeon had done
to it individually. He had taken
pieces out of one part of the earth's
other; he had substituted monny for
brains wherever he could; he had
sheared off portions of the popula-
tion where he thought the landscape
would look better for it, and gen.
orally reorganiZed the constitution of
society. People had come to be quite
reckless about breaking the moral
law, because they knew that the cap ,
italist would be Johnny on the-spot
whatever they did, and all they had
to do was to suit him. But he also
met his Waterloo.
He found one day that something
was bothering him and interfering
with the carrying out of great
moral scheme. He surmised that 1t
might be the remnants of his con-
science. which had been of the old
fashioned kind, and he decided 20 send
foc the surgeon and have it ampu-
tatcd. SO the surgeon came
He heard the statement OF the case |
and looked wise. Then he prepared |
for business. He made incisions |
where he supposed the conscience to /
be, and found nothing but piece of |
brain-fag. He tried in another place |
and found exhausted nerve-centres:
and in another place he found indi-
gestion. By that time the financier
was in pretty bad way, but the
reputation of the surgeon was at
stake and he kept on. He carved the
financier al. up, but found nothing
remotely resembling a conscience.
Then the financier died.
1t was the first failure which the
surgeon had made in many years. and
it preyed on his mind. He had. it is
tue, had people die on his hands oc-
casionally. but the operation had al
ways been successful. This time the
patient had not only died, but de-
prived him of the glory of success.
He began to believe that the financier
had never had any conscience. At
last he became insane from brooding
over the case and was taken TO the
asylum.
Then all the people who might
otherwise have been supported by the
financier and carved up by the sur
gecn took precious good care not to
get into trouble; and things became
different.
Moral: When Greek meets Greek
the Turk has breathing spell.
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THE FIGHT AGAINST "OLEO."

will who neither
nor included
of
proposition disposition products,
there he deception.
that nothing
The objection
in
produ of hc one or ano
oleonargarne
discriminate artificial product nobody
viii
to legiS tina o OF The market
high
be of
theyoh ohcr is wholesome palatahie.
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GOSSIP AND CHAT HEARD IN
CAPITAL HOTEL LOBBIES
Edward X. Tinkcr's "Reminiscences

Edward X. Tinkcr's "Reminiscences.
The Ebbitt has very interesting guest
in the person of Mr.. Edward r. Tinker
of Massachusetts, who is identified with
the interests of the National Capital. and
who is the venerable president of the
Centre Market Company. Mr.. Tinker is
almost eighty years of age, but he is in
good physical trim, and his mental facui-
ties are unimpairel.
II was born," said he. lin North Ad-
ans. Mass. in 1922 took a deep inter-
est in the election OF William Henry Har-
rison, in 1910. but it was not until 1874
that l was cid enough to cast a Presi-
Dental vote, and my ballot went in for
Henry Clay Massachusetts was carried
for the great Kentuckian. but New York
went for Polk, and It's vote was decisive.
attended a great Clay meeting at
Springfield. Among those who addressed
the public on that occasion were Daniel
Webster, Rufus Chcate, Horace Greeley.
and George Ashman. Choate gesticulated
so forcibly that he tore his coat. He was
the most impressive orator | ever listened
to. George Ashman was very able man.
and afterward presided over the conven-
ton that named Mr.. Lincoln for Presi
dent.
Il was a member of the first Republic
can convention held in Massachusetts,.
which met in Worcester in 1854; was
appointed on the State central commit
tee, and remained a member for twenty
years. | think that Ex-Governor Boutwell,
and Ex-Governor Claiin are the only
other Surviving members of the original
committee.
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THE DEMOCRATIC ISSUE
FOR THE 1902 CAMPAIGN.
New Jersey Congressman Believes That the Slogan Will Be
''Anti-mpeaisn.
''Anti-lmperialism.'


prayers for aid in the slaughter of
men, women, and children.
The Democratic party is opposed
to Asiatic colonization. We do not
believe that we have a "God-given
mission" to educate or care for
millions of Chinese. Malay Indians.
and half-breeds. We believe that
the ownership of the Philippine
Islands is Il national weakness. 1t
was so with Spain in the days of
peace and in the days of war. The
money that we have expended in
the pursuit of this national folly
would have made garden of count
less acres of arid lands in this
country.
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We are pretending to educate the
Philippine children, but our real
accomplishment is the utter un-
fitting of thousands of American
boys for true American life.
Upon this question the Demo-
cratic party should join issue
fairly. sqmarely. and for all time;
and when the issue is presented.
unhampered by an Incompetent
sible and impossible declaration
upon the parity of metals that
have never travelled together, and
never can travel together without
the company of addition and sub
traction tables, the Democratic
party will deservedly win.
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believe that the Democratic
slogan in the Congressional cam
paiyn of 1902 will be ~anti-im-
perialiSm.' The attitude of the
Republican party is being well de-
fined in the present Congress. Ii
is the intention of that party to
hold the Philippines in sui'iection
now and forever" We are to
educate" them. to elevate" them,
to "uplif," them, and, incidentally
thereto, we are tn murder those
who object to the uplifting process.
We are to follow the policy of
brutal England-and England has
ever been brutal--in whose churches
she Christ is daily Knocked with long
The Washington times., 1902-02-05
Dissertations.

Mr. Kipling is the guest OF Cecil
Rhodes. and il the centre of gravity
Of this little earth swings the least
bit out of place we shall all know
why.
They are using electricity as treat
ment for cancer now. BY and by old
fashioned people will remind the
world that electrical treatment is not
such very new thing after all. A
person can get cured of anything I'M
der the sun by being struck by light
ming.
The West Point cadets are now COM
planning that the laundry facilities of
the Academy are Inadequate. They are
liable to find them considerably less
adequate out in the Bad Lands.
Some of the men who loomed up
like mountain neaEs when at home
are here engaged in busily convincing
the public that they are at :east above
sea level.
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A Golden wedding Observed.

Major and Mrs. A. s! Nicholson cele-
brated their golden wedding Monday night
at their residence. 17lS n Street, and re-
ceived the visits aul congratulations OF
large and distinguished company. Major
Nicholson is on the retired list of the
Marine Corps, since May 8, 1894, when he
had completed forty years of active serv-
ice His wife was Miss Jessup, daughter
of General Jessup. and of the eleven
groomsmen and eleven bridesmaids at
their wedding the former are all dead, but
of the latter seven survive.
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Electrical Engineer Allen to Wed.

Mr.. Walter C. Allen, the Electrical En-
sineer of the District of Columbia, leaves
the city today for San Francisco. where
on February 10 he will wed Miss Alice NJ
Gilbert daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. S
Gilbert of that city.
Miss Gilbert comes from one of the
original families of California. and is
prominent in San Francisco society. Mr.
Allen and Miss Gilbert met several years
ago in Washington. and the engagement
is said to have been of quite long dura-
tion.
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Congregational Ladies' mt the Ebbitt.

The wives and daughters of the Repre-
sentatives in Congress who are spending
the winter at the Ebbitt received yester-
day afternoon. Mrs. Oyerstreet. Mrs.
Cowherd, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Sutherland,
Miss Sutherland, Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs.
Pierce, Mrs. Dougherty. Miss Dougherty,
and Miss Richardson were in the receiv-
ing na arfN
The Washington times., 1902-02-05

Minneapolis Times-one of those crea-
lures commonly known as street corner
Washers" has been arrested In St.
Louis and fined $1,000. 1t is to be hoped
that he is poor enough to be obliged to
go to Jail for lack of the $1,000. The ar
rest and Imprisonment of few OF the
gentry in this city might cause an abate-
ment OF a most serious nuisance.
The Washington times., 1902-02-05
III EsEa.Esl sSg.
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MR. NEWLANDS OF NEVADA-A
Representative Who Holds the
Highest Esteem of His Earnest
Constituents,


Highest Esteem of His Earnest
Constituents.
The district CT Francis Griffith New
lands of Chevy Chase and Nevada. is the
largest territorially and the smallest nu-
merically of any in the United States. Oc-
casionally Mr.. Newlands takes few days
off and goes out and has a roundup of his
scattered constituents. Sometimes IL
takes nearly fifteen minutes to. extend the
glad hand to all of them, including the
women and children. 1t wouldn't take
quite SO long, but for the fact that Deep
Gulch Bill and Reno jim" have to de-
post their firearms in their belts before
they can grasp the outstretched hand of
their Congressman. Miners out there think
so well Of him that they propose to send
him to the Senate just as soon as there
is vacancy in that body; no doubt about
that.
Once Mr.. Newlands was the uncompro-
missing advocate of free silver: he is yet
for that matter, but his attention just
now is directed toward the irrigation of
arid lands. Some one said the other day
that Mr.. Newlands was SO much in ear
nest upon the subject that he had water
on the brain. This is untrue, for there's
no room: gray matter takes up all the
space. Mr.. Newlands holds an honored
position in the Supreme Order of Good
Fellows, unanimously elected by everyone
who knows him. They call him Cbes-
terfield, and this Is no misnomer. He
owns land enough to found half dozen
cities. and mines enough to keep the Gov
ernment mints working overtime. but. IN
fortunately. the product is silver.
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Miss Roosevelt to attend Coronation

1t has been decided that Miss Alice
Roosevelt will accompany Commander and
Mrs Cowles when they go to London to
attend the coronation of the King
Miss Roosevelt will have no official
status. as so many chroniclers seem to
think. but will be simply an American
girl visitor-just as Nellie Grant was
when she visited England during Presi-
dent Grants term.
The Washington times., 1902-02-05
Sir Thomas Knows.

Philadelphia Inquirer--In taking the
ground that 1.-THE German Emperor came
to, this country for his yacht because he
wanted the best the market afforded, the
"Meadville Tribune" gets about as close
TO the truth as any one possibly could.
For particulars We beg leave to refer the
world To that gallant gentlman, Sir
Thomas Upton. He knows.
The Washington times., 1902-02-05
Want of Respect for Women

Baltimore Sun-The offensive manner In
which the customs law is administered by
New Workers employed by the Govern
ment. the absolute lack of modesty and
refinement in the examination of baggage.
the "humiliating and intolerable re-
marks" to which ladies are compelled to
listen-all these things indicate that re-
spect for women in the greatest city in
the United States is not what 1t should
be and what it actually is in smaller and
less pretentiOus cities.
The Washington times., 1902-02-05
STORY OF A CREAM -COLoRED
SOMBREEO The Loss of the
uendgenr Causes a Loss of Iden-
tity.


Since his return from Texas just after
the Christmas holidays, Col. William Sar-
gent. Representative De GraiTenreid's
accomplished private secretary, has been
wont to wear daily a black fedora hat,
and the friends of the colonel have Won
dered much thereat. for when he first
made his advent into the National Capital
several years ago his headpiece was
dark cream colored sombrero of excep-
tionally large proportions. In fact. its
like had never before been seen in wash
ington. Its rim measured fully seven
inches, and the colonel wore it with the
becoming grace of an apollo. Everywhere
he went he was the observed of all OBJ
servers. Senator Blackburn of Kentucky
became so enamored of the somtrero that
Colonel Sargent had one made to order
and presented it to the Blue Grass states
man, with the compliments of Texas. II
Colonel Sargent had a check to cash or an
order for a registered letter or package
the sombrero did the act of Identification.
But now the gallant colonel has lost his
identification, so to speak; even some of
the old House employees failed to recognize
him as he strobe through the corridors of
the Capitol, bowed in deep thought. How
ever the secret is out. While on his way
to Washington from Texas. within a few
hundred miles of the Capital, he was gaz-
ing at the scenery from the platform of
the observation car when 4 gust of Janu
airy wind came careening along and lifted
the somhrero from the colonel's head and
carried it far up on the mountain side.
Fortunately, he had 4 smoking cap in his
grip. which he wore until he reached
the next town. where he bought his black
fedora. In few days there will arrive
from the Lone Star State another dark
cream -colored sombrero, and there will be
rejoicing on the HILL for the colonel will
once more be himself again. Sargent with
out the sombrero is impossible.
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Miss Violet Brocklebank. of England,
who is spending the season with Mrs.
Westinghouse, was the guest OF honor at
the luncheon given by Miss Rebekah Col
lins at the Talmage residence on Monday.
Invited to meet her were Miss Loring,
Miss Eddy. Miss Childs, Miss Mackay-
Smith, Miss Day, Miss Grace Bell the
Misses Hume. the Misses Evans, Miss
Gale, Miss Whitside. the Misses Wallace,
Miss Simpson, Miss Shepard, Miss Hal
ford, and Miss Gosnell. OF Baltimore.
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Tom Johnson's VauIting Ambition.

Hon. Tom johnson. mayor of Cleveland,
must be reckoned with by the partisans
of John r. Mclean" remarked Mr. N
p. Ramsey. of Dayton, Ohio. at the
Raleigh. in chat concerning those DEM
ocratiG magnates Of the Buckeye State.
Tom Johnson is a man of the people
In truth. he is much nearer the masses
than the owner OF tine Cincinnati En-
quircr. MIR. johnson has an expressive
smile that makes friends. and he is elo-
Qnent ON the subject of Scent street car
fares. which. by the way. are always in
the future. Just .Apw he is ingratiating
himself with the voters by advocating a
theory Of corporation taxpaying that will
give all private citizens relief from such
burdens.
II Mr.. johnson runs for mayor again
and is elected he will try for the United
states Senate. In reality he is after big
ger game ultimately. His ambition does
not stop this side of White House ma
terialiZation. and here is where he may
come in conflict with Mclean. II they
should be rivals for the Democratic nom
ination. play the Cleveland man for GER
tain winner. He has Mclean faded from
the jump. 1t is an utter impossibility
for man TO live in Washington and ex-
pect to keep his Ohio fences in first
class repair"
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Colorado to He in Republican Line

Colorado is going Republican this
fall" said Mr.. Fl. NJ. Blackmer. a prom
inent young lawyer of Colorado Springs.
at the Raleigh.
Il base my prediction on two things
the general prosperity of our section and
the personal popularity OF President
Roosevelt His presence in the Executive
Office is worth 10000 worth to the party
in our State The President is of the
sturdy type that suits the West. He may
not be the greatest diplomat ever born,
but Western men like to do business with
him, for they always know where to find
him"
The Washington times., 1902-02-05
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
Two Votes Not Placed.

st. Paul Dispatch-Clever political man.
ayers have placed" the German vote. the
Irish vote, the French vote the Scandina
Wan vote, the Italian vote, and it remains
to assign the Yiddish and the American
vote.
The Washington times., 1902-02-05
I1uc PcnciIinS in the Senate.

Cleveland Plain nDealer-There's no
chance for a sporting department in the
Congressional Record" All the Senate
fights are eXpunged from the proceedings
before they reach the printer.
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Mrs. Campbell Receives.

Mrs. Frank L. Campbell, wife of the
Assistant Secretary OF the Interior was
at home yesterday afternoon. assisted by
her sister, Mrs. Gardner. and her daugh-
ters, Mrs. W. E. Buell. and Mrs. E. c.
Campbell.
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4 Reception at the Dewey.

The Dewey Hotel was the objective point
yesterday afternoon fer many representa-
tives in official society, when the wives
and daughters of members of Congress
who have apartments there for the sea
son were at home. Among the hostesses
of the afternoon were Mrs. Loudenslager
Mrs. Gardner and Miss Gardner, Mrs. Van
EoOrhis and Miss Van Voorhis, Mrs.
Reeves, Mrs. Graft, Mrs. Vreeland Mrs.
Graham, Mrs. Tompkins, Mrs. Burke and
Mrs. Penfield.
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Wedding Announced.

riage Of her daughter, Anna Lindsey. to
Mr. Walter Orr Woods, Monday. February
.. The couple will be at home after March
/ at 913 Massachusetts Avenue
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G. A. II. Pension Committee and It's
Wnrl,

Gen. Ell Torrance, commander chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic, is 4
guest of the Ebbitt. General Torrance is
here with the pensions committee of that
organization-a committee which. in the
past has made life burden to more than
one Commissioner of the Bureau of Pen
sions.
The membership of the present commit
tee is as follows: Gen. Robert B. Beath.
of Philadelphia; Gen. John c. Black. of
Chicago; eX-Gov. W. II. Upham. of Wis
consin; Gen. James X. Carnahan. of In
dianapolis; H. f. Taintor of Hartford.
Conn; John C. Linehan. of New Hamp
shire, and Judge Charles C. Burton. of
Missouri.
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What is that noise. asked the drum
mer OF the beIl-boy. in 4 puzzled way.
Il reckon. suh." said the boy, soberly,
its de committee out practicin dey
speech O welcome ter Prince Henry. DIS
town amt so big, you see, an de com
mittee tuck in put nigh de whole place"