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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06
MISCELLANEOUS

WHY N)T-make money distributing
circulars, samples. booklets etc. occu-
patton permanent; pay good Distribu.
tors League S alton E, New York. 19tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06

FOR SALE-A boom derrick with belt
holster, ten tons lifting capacity; North
Barre Granite Co. 17-23P
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06

ANY ENE aGETIC man csn make
money distributing samples OF merchaf,
disc. circulars etc. We secure adverts.)
Ing material for distribution In every SEQ
Ii an OF the U. s, and want men to do
thu work. Good pay. Horn Adv. Assn.
1893 Broadway New York. 16tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06

FOR SALE-Three bike buggies and
several other nice rigs. Also several
harne sses. A good trade. Nelson Downing
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06
FOR SALE

FOR SALE ON account of poor health
W, ". ellville will sell his stage route
hetween Barre and Graniteville. 19-24P
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06

FOR SALE-A black cocker spaniel, one
year old, thoroughbred, Inquire W. q.
Adams in g. L Bugbee's Office. 19tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06

WANTED-A boy from IA to II years
old to work in stage stable W. w.
Belville, Barre and Graniteville Stage
Driver. lV-24F
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06

TO RENT Downstairs tenement OF four
ar Washington and Mount streets. 226
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06
TO r EMIT

TO RENT-A small tenement with
harm at 447 North Main st. Barre. In
ouire Of Albert Johonnott. Montpelier.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06

TO RENT-A tenement on Prospect
Street. w. F. Shepard. 1871
TO RENr-A stable IN the Blanchard
barn on Merchant street enquire h: A.
nmffv Miles BLDG, 256tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-06
WAN rs

WANTED-Two men at once. one
teamster and one to work On the farm.
A. B. Coffin, East Barre. Telephone.
lift
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

,tres and cuee on shipr almost pH
ftopl, .as The uts. The tNo efm tu Use
together andvabiy. and irey rnonopolize
largely the holds OF the ships which
carry foodstuffs.
Paris hods fha world IN fressmaklnr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15
THE FAMOUS HOUDON BUST AND IT'S VENERABLE OV

~ France. lie was born at Versailles
IN l1f0 and when commissioned by
Franklin and jefferson To execute
statue of Washington was considereo
the foremost sculptor of his time. AZ
the age of nineteen he had taken nrst
prize for sculpture I'm the Ecole des
beaux Arts. which gave him the privi-
lese of a residence I'm Rome. where he
spent ten years I'm hard study Among
his most noted works, after the statue
he made or Washington. are busts OF
Napoleon Bonaparte. Empress Joseph
Inc and other celebrities and the ia
nous statue OF Cicero in the Luxem-
bourg. 20 say nothing OF his marvellous
portrait statue Of Voltaire.
Washington had written TO Jefferson
In reply 10 the latter's letter informing
him OF the selection OF the sculptor, Il
shall take great pleasure In showing NJ.
Houdon every civility and attention In
my power during HIS stay I'm this coun-
try, for | feel myself under personal OBJ
legations 10 you and DR. Franklin Gas
the state of Virginia has done me the
shonor TO direct a statue 10 be erected 10
my memory for placing the execution
I'm the hands OF 80 eminent an artist
and SO worthy character
2. 1885. and WAS entertained there for
two -@eeks. sharing the elegant hospi-
tslity which Washington knew so well
how. 10 dispense. Ry The Eth he had
completed his preparations and made
the famous life east of Washington.
/ bust from which he lef. AT Mount Yer
non.
fIoudon made mask I'm plaster OF his
tlaIa tsts atRt.a "A
shoulders. and the attendant inconven-
iences We're heroicsily endured. but
Washington declared laier 10 one Of his
friends that II any other sculptor want
ed a mask of his features he would
have 90 walt till he was dead. Houdon
the first statuary tof he age" as he
was called took the life mask with
him go Paris, but left behind the bust
f'which he had modelled and for which
Washington had sat and suffered. IT
\ remained al Mount Vernon for many
years after It's illustriOus original had
passed away, and In 1919 permission
was given TO CLARK Mllls. che American
sculptor. to make mold over this bust
ana Go cast two copies from it, john
Augustine Washington. then The pos
SCISSOR through inheritance OF Mount
Vernon, though a very worthy man.
was no connuisseur of art and, having
no idea OF the great value Of an orig
inal cast. gladly accepted Sculptor
Mills offer OF two new copies, fresh and
/ clean for the old. discolored head with
/ the historic associations thrown in.
/ Mills took the old cast with him 10
Washington and used 81 IN modelling he
/ celebrated equestrian statue of Eehcral
/ Washington at the battle Of Princeton
Z which stands on Pennsylvania avenue.
7 not far distant from the White House.
I and which was dedicated Feb, -. 500
Z Ten years before his death IN 1873.
! Mr Mills presented the original Houdnn
! cast 80 james Wilson Alexander Mac
/ Donald his intimate friend, Who is its
/ present possessor The only condition
! accommodating The gift Mas hat Mr.
! Macdonald. who was a sculptor of re-
| nown. should COPY The bust IN various
J forms and disseminate he replicas as
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

widely as possible. In order that the
people of the United states should be-
come acquainted with aud have the
benefit OF this really truthful likeness
OF Washington in his glorious pltlnc,
This gift, Mr.. Macdonald therefore con-
sidefs as a sacred trust and 40 far as
possible he has carried out the stipuia-
tions of his departed friend. He hopes
and believes that the recent benefaction
by MIR. Tiford is but the beginning or
movement that shall result ia the
possession by every school In the coun-
try OF COPY % this invaluable portrait
bust OF Washington. II is for this rea-
son that he desires congress To acquire
il for the nation and il willing TO sacri-
fice much TO that end
scarcely Jess Interesting than the
Houden- bust Itself Is It's venerable own
er. Wilson Macdonald. whose virile and
fascinating personality Is enhanced Ivy
the fact that within the range of nj,
life he compasses almost the entire
formative period OF American sculp-
turc. It impresses one with the juve-
nility of our art TO find a devotee who
began his studies when that art was In
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15
OLD WORLD MASTERPIECES OWNED
BY A NEW WORLD MILLIONAIRE

ly IL still remains with his other valua-
bic paintings here In London.
IL has most excellent company over
here at the Royal academy az shown
by the fact that the Morgan collection
in London alone cost the owner more
than 81 $4,000 and includes several art
treasures that cannot be DUPLICATED.
First ana foremost, there Is the colonna
Madonna. cost Si00.000 The peerless
Mannheim collection OF stntuary. Lis
moges enamels and almost priceless an
tiques purchased in Paris last year.
N5O,OO0; Gainsborpugh's famous Ouch
ess of Devonshire" sl50. 000: Rubens
Portrait of "a Grnnd Duke. sl25, 900;
Reynolds Lady Betty and children
$4,000: landscape by Hobbema S1lG.-
600; the Baileroy castle tapestries Sl00.-
600. ana Goyet's collection uf antique
sculptures, SO 600, total. 81 6so. goo
grand total, when MIR. Morgan makes
up his mind ne has had enough-,gho
knows?
The collection he has on exhibition
mere, including the paintings named.
veri'able Nandyke. Titan or two
and several Holy Families" by famous
painters, added to his private gallery IN
New York ranks tho Morgan holdings
almost equal to those of the great Eu-
ropean galleries like the Louvre of
Paris. etc. We hope and pray over here
that your merry taNn war will go on
indefinitely. for. while II might be your
gain 20 get the collection. II would be
our eternal loss.
Some one was asking the other day.
who are the old masters. anyway and
why Is Mr.. Morgan So anxious to buy
them up2' \ reference 90 any encyclo-
pcdia will inform the anxious Inquirer
who The recognized old masters really
ere aud infercntialiy VIII give him tho
reason for Mr., MorRan's activity i'm
this direction. The old masters are all
dead. and theig works cannot be dupli-
Gated With that astuteress FOR which
the American millionaire Is famous. he
long ago perceived thot "a genuine srti-
clc bv'a famous old master can never
deprcciate. but. on the contrary will
rs surely appreciate GO the sun win rise
tomorrow. $50 therr hiav rr rom" truth
in The report thpt ho i* wtting up y
corucr aH hy hiuself in old masters.
ts be- never mal,rs losing move in amy
game they say nurncial or otherw ise.
it hchooNcs all lowers ~ ancient urt
and artists to bastlr themselves and
eared iu ihc strueeie to satisfy wom-
an lowe shinons
In Spandau near Berlin. a great mil
itsry center. taN has been put on au-
/ tomato orchestrions. which are becom-
inx an ir'olerahle npisanoe. as~neerlr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

W ~ q civilization shall perfecl Itself
and character become the ba-
IA sis Of renown." wrote a tai
ented author years ago. the
fame of George Washington
will increase, and ne will stand forth a
grand Doric column, simple ana SUB
lime"
That the popular appreciation OF
washington Is increasing with the
passing of time is unerringly Indicated
by the grow ing tendency among people
OF wealth To make appropriations Tor
the inculcation I'm American youth OF
reverence for our peerless first presi-
dent The most recent. az well az one
of the most noteworthy of these pa
triotic acts was the magnificent gift by
Frank Tilford of New York city of
bust OF Washington 10 each or the l'o
schools. i'm the borough OF Manhattan,
Mr. Tilford, a native OF New York city
ana a defendant of soldier who
fought under General Washington In
the Revolution is Arm in the belief that
children should be taught patriotism
along with their daily lessons and came
70 the conclusion that a good bust OF
Washing on in every .schoolroom would
he means 70 THIS laudable end.
Learning that a sculptor OF New York,
Wilson Macdonald. was the owner of
the best bust OF Washington made
from the original plaster east by hou-
don he commissioned him 10 carry out
his ideas aud produce replicas of the
famous work. These replicas are In
"gyrsite." and each bust is mounted on
a bracket or paneled pedestal three feet
in height The unwilling. which recent
~ took place, was accompanied with
appropriate ceremonies. including a
speech by the venerable sculptor, Mr..
Macdonald.
The same patriotic spirit that induced
MIR. Tilfoid 10 50 generously provide
each of Mauhaitan's $50 schools with
an authsntic llortl ait bust OF NashiDg-
ION also animates the sculptor as well,
Tor. though those competent TO Judge
have declared his original iioudun
east SO be invaluable. Mr.. Macdonald
has offered II 10 congress. II being his
heartfelt desire that II shall be puf-
chased for the nations benefit
Attaching to this cast by iioddon Is "A
most romantic story. the beginnings OF
,,hch take us back To the time when
General Washington having accom-
plishcd his lofty purpose oi expeling
the foreign invaders from American
rest and the mending OF his shattered
fortunes. In the year 1854 the house of
hurecSses uf the state Of Virginia liz
rscted Governor BenJamln Harrison TO
procure FOR the commonwealth statue
of its most ilustI1ous son. George
Washington. cot the purest marble ana
finest " Norkniunship." AS America at
that timc had No sculptor capable ~
producing such a work the governor
wrote 20 Benjamin Franklin ana rhmn-
ss Ieffeis,he who were in Paris ON a
governmental mission. 10 engage the
services OF the best man Ocurable
Jefferson wrote on July ~, l5s5. TO the
Nhgnia authorities. Il have engaged
NJ. IIoudun 10 make the statue OF Cen
eral Washington" and a little later tie
celebrated sculptor ACCOMPANIED Frank
lin TO the United states
". lean A. Houdon was a native
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15
SCULPTOR WILSON MACDONALD.

haIdi. who was then lighting for Italian
liberty.
Al the age Of thirty Mr.. Macdonald
produced his bust OF Senator Thomas
~. Benton. then i'm the heyday of his
fame. This bust. said To be the first
work Of it's kind ever made In marble
IN the United States west of the Mis-
sissippi. Is now in the Mercantile libra
~ OF 81. Louis, TO which il was donated
He had a strong and lasting admira-
tion for Senator Benton. whom he de-
scribes az one or the lordliest men he
ever met. one who expected and exacted
homage from all.
The young sculptor's next work was
q bust, heroic size, OF his respected ia
ther, which IS also still in existence.
but which. he says, he thinks ne might
improve bit. as also that OF Benton.
1T he could do 1t over. Ills father died
at the age of eighty and. like all his
ancestors. so far back as they have
been traced at least TO Ian Macdonald
chief Of Glencoe-passed away on the
ilth of December. which date the pres
ent owner Of the name feels sure will
be that of his own demise.
one of the earliest OF his reminiscent
ces is that OF meeting with Henry clay
at the Planters House, 81. Louis. In 1917.
when that great statesman not only re-
ceived him affably. but gave him good
advice. In 1860 he made preparations
TO visit Europe and study i'm it's art CEN
tcrs. but the breaking out OF the civil
war prevented. and he has never yet
carried out his Intention. Taking up
his residence IN New York I'm 1855. Mr.
Macdonald has ever since had his stu
dio in that city and there won his lau-
rels. There he met and immorta lized
in bronze or marble such well known
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15
THEN he SAT- DOWN.

A certain gentleman wnc for SONS
little time labored under The delus'on
that he could sing a good comic SONG
tells the following story against him
self
lie was acting az chairman az par
ssh concert. and after young hun"rist
had convulsed the audience for haif az,
bour or SO he rose and. with ,hc iGea
of paylng a well deserved complmsS,
10 the artist. remarked;
MIR. rs mission w. life appears 20 Ds
to make men laugh. Apparently IL is
the mission of others 10 make men
wecp. I find I'm next on the pro-
gramme. IN sir~ vou'--
The roar OF liter which greeted
me. concludes ,a. -,ndemaa Who tells
the story. may have been in ycry bad
taste. but Il did me . power df good
afterward. 1 was completely dlsllIG-
stoned and never again attempted 10
sing"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

Us earliest STAGES Here Is man who
goes back TO the time when America
pioneer scuptors were in their lusty
prime, for Mr.. Macdonald was born In
1924, has survived Dexter and Crawford
and has been long contemporary OF
Ball, Plummer and Ward. themselves
veterans In sculpture.
Born ina the backwoods of Ohio and
passing his early life on the outskirts
or civilization. as IL were, yet Mr.. Mac
Donald's earliest aspirations were for
art. He drew caricatures on stones ana
fences when boy i'm a country school.
but never saw bust or even a library
until he was seventeen years old. IL
was plaster bust Of General Washing
ton which he first saw i'm Cincinnati q
that aroused his ambition to become a
sculptor, but IL was moi until the winter
or iSi5-i6, when he was clerk in a -,
Louis bookstore. that he made his first
essay AT the art Seeing a young man
from Boston engaged in modelling clay.
he procured some material and made
likeness OF a fellow clerk that attracted
"A good deal OF attention Then for the
sake of practice, he tried his hand AT
the head of an old settler. Having
made good progress in business. he
could afford. he thought. TO devote some
time TO art. and so opened a studio
Like Americas pioneer sculptor. Dex-
ter, he was self taught. Macdonald
mad natural aptitude for drawing. bur
no teachers: thirst for art. but no
models or examples Of what was truly
artistic. His first ideal creation was a
Joan OF Are" which was thought high
~ of at the time, but which. ne SAYS.
long since went TO the "potters field" Of
crude productions along with his
Italia" inspired by interest in Carl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15
THE MACDONALD COPY OF THE
H0UDON CAST.

men as the poet Bryant. Lawyer
Charles O'Conor. Peter Cooper James
T. Brady, Robert @. Ingersoll and
Prince" John Van i,uren. who were
his friends and associates. His colossal
head OF Washington Irving in Srospect
park. Brooklyn. is a wonderful piece OF
work. AZ also is his statue of Fitz-
Greene H9lleck IN Central park and Ed
ward Bates. Lincoln's attorney general.
but his great efforts all along have been
directed toward carrying out the obli-
cation attached 10 the bust of Washing
ton. OF which be has made many dup.i-
Gates and intends TO make many more.
In connection with the Halleck statue
he tells of William cullen Bryants In
dignation az fnding himself one of the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

pick up Few Raphaels. Rubenses. ETC..
before they soar out OF sight. They are
not so very scarce today as recent
sales in New York go 60 prove, and are
not all so very high, for did not
Titan go for 81 400. a Raphael for s2J,
900 and a Murillo for only $500? To b.
sure they did. for the official cable fiE-
ures show IL.
The Morgan collection Of Raphaei
etchings In New York H. said 10 be the
finest in the world. and perhaps he -
already stated with the old masters ana
yearns for fresher company. Ia that
case nc is recommended &C. invest a few
millions I'm the work Of some OF th0
younger masters-and their name " ie-
gion--who would be- vastly more CRATE
ful than tho old ones for, as already
remarked. all the latter are dead ana
not able to requite q favor of this kind
N they felt like H. Even II MIR. Morgan
wishes to control the entire output he
viii find sOWG ODsTac1eS u1 0VpTcuTIe,
as. for instance. the goyernmental pro-
hibition OF the transfer of luuious paint
ings in force in Italy.
THOMAS WATSON W. NM.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

HERE may be no truth whatever
in the report current over here
in London that America multi
millionaire promoter OF trusts
j. Pierpont Morgan. cOntem-
plates purchasing and removing 90 the
United States all or nearly all of Eu-
ropes most famous paintings, or, In
other words. to carry out corner in
old masters, but Il is very apparent
that your country is getting good
many rare works of art that up 10 a
recent period We're held exclusively on
this side the Atlantic. IL may be. as
prominent conuoissoGr has remarked.
that sentiment weighs more than the
love of lucre With our owners OF old
paintings. but IL would seem that the
almighty dollar" has been quite poe
tent IN numerous instances of late.
Take, FOR example. the latest authenti-
Gated purchase 10y NJ. Morgan. that of
the wonderful Madonna OF 81 An-
thony" by Raphael, better kno%n uer-
haps as the Colonna Madonna. Who
would have Thought Il possible that
such "A treasure known to the world Of
art for more than 300 years. could have
heen purchased by "A private citizen OF
America multimillionalre though he
be? Yet he got it-at price, 60 be
sure far above the average: In fact
the highest ever paid tor any picture in
times ancient or modern. but ne got IT,.
The Colonna Madonna. an lia-
phael. brought $500 900 at It's Iast sale
when it was bought by Banker Morgan
who doubtless would have given a mil
lion ra ther than leave the painting TO
Others for Co a man like NJ. Morgan
money seems 10 have no value AZ it sp-
pcars 10 the majority. lie has vastly
more than he and his heirs can possibly
spend. his actual wants are more than
supplied aud his aesthetic tastes may be
cratiied az any cost.
Now. let us trace the devious wander
inqs of that precious product of great
RaphaeT~ brush from the time 10 was
painted for the nuns OF the convent in
Perigia ia 1905 TO the present.
Tho holy women guarded their treas
uro for l12 years. or until iei1 when
thc srrcss of poverty induced them to
soil ii The famous Colvuna famili OBJ
tanned lt and nom its p0s-~ssinu of
fhIg fUTUrtnE during - vT7uT7 n oh
t1iued thc name % bcars. ln lhOl t1o
painting rssFed into the hands uf For-
dinund king g. the Slcilics then foll
,rr.rs and roee on shipr Himosi ma
ffSpl,.as the ruts The Two sri m tu Use
together an,ioabiy. and ihey nonopollze
largely the holds Of ths ships which
carry foodstuffs.
Paris sads the world IN fressmaklnr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

A gentleman was the either day strol,'
ing along city street 81 hen ~ over
took "a iittle giri pushing q ucrsmbu-
lator i'm which'was y baby
AS the young nurse was wheeling her
charge peifluusly ncar the somewhat
steep curb. b. grtly rcmonStra, ri
with her anil lo'd boo of the rist III"
was rymrnie or 'urnir. th Hf'ie one
into fhe loed. rac sir lo'lnd az into
his face and Hill 'hr uurl so9ln ,ss--
born of indifference pnsN ui.
Please. fir. q ionl matter. y ain
our baby
every resiaufanf has one " = hop<i
that the tax VIZ elu.~ ~ ri1riir,
II has d. en fpuDd t'..f AZ palf fhf
main reason why iuiis4cuioa.s ~, snsea
no rapidly at Hongkong II that In most
cases n Is complicated with malaria.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

10 the king OF Naples who kept II until
revolution drove him from his Throne.
when he He'd. taking the Raphael with
him into exile. Later. driven from his
place OF refuge in the fortress OF Gaeta,
a Spanish man-of-war bore him. his
queen ana the cherished painting Co
safety and the picture Was offered TO
the Empress Eugenic for 1000, 0Oo
francs. or about 5000. 600 Eugene de-
sired il for the Louvre. but the Franco
German war swallowed up the neces-
sary funds, and the painting was final
~ brought TO England where IL was for
years on exhibition as a loan I'm the
South kensIngton museum. why some
art loving Engiishman did not buy IL is
hard TO say but the Englshmsn and
his money are not readily parted.
Now that the painting has passed 60
an American, some OF our papers are
alluding 20 the work as not the best of
RaphserS productions, anyway. How
ever. the Madonna remained At South
KensIngton Tor nearly twenty-five
years. and on The death of the former
king of Naples. i'm 1894 was offered FOR
sale. II wa. bought by one "a. Sedol-
myer. at what price .s not stated. hut
as companion Raphael bought by the
ltllAiNH EllNililttAt.itL ltNii| lNf lh't ifuhf
at Marlborough went for $3.50 O0o Il T.
believed this was not any higher. The
price paid for that Raphael known as
the "Ansidei" and probably painted
about "a, same period was the highest
ever paid for a picture mp TO that time
and VAS considered eXorbitaut. but Mr.
Morgan went" $1,000 better and gave
a pretty good profit 60 the enterprising
man ~ whom he purchased II.
IN This manner 10 may be traced from
Raphael 90 tho nuns Of Perugia. TO a
noble family OF Rome. 20 the kings of
Sicily and Naples and through an art
connoisseur 90 j. Pierpont Morgan. the
multimilliUnaire. native OF "a country
that had been hardly a dozen years
known 90 the world when the picture
WAS painted
But n has not reached the United
states yet though owned BY a proml-
nent citizen of your republic, who ls
moro than anxious 90 lake it there, but
derisres hr wiz NOT pay the customs
duD m Co. which at ro per cent would
-T-rrurfrrt 90 500 600. lle can't hang ,hc
palufine ou tns .Iar0 wall. Do Dan't
tahr h Nithin thc gates without shcll-
ing uut more sh.ktIs. and consequent
lt o. estimated thnt there sre 10 0Vo per-
SONS enpluye-t-f=-she dreFsmakinE So
iabisbmen of The city. and % one in
clulss the workers who design and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

eared Bod ihc struepie to satisfy wom-
an iota'nf ohinons
I'm Spandau near Berlin, a great mil
itsry center. taN has been put on au-
tomato orchestrlons. which are becom-
in9 az in'oinrahip nuisanoo. as~ ~neevlr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-15

Iptur. ar 80 thDy -et iu recognition
pr lhcir Office IL free transportation on
the railroads.
The common cockroach has spread
throughout the civilized world by
means OF ships. This disagtecabie bus