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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-29
ONE
Of the
LATEST
sibley, Iowa, Aug. %. 1902.

Sibley, Iowa, Aug. %, 1902.
Iowa Business Mems B. & L. ASCOT
alton, Marshalltown, la.
Gentlemen:-On Jan. 80, 1893.
took shares of your instalment stock,
Certificate No. 500 in favor Of my
daughter, Lillian Marguerite Stevens,
have made 116 payments of So each or a
total of s348 on this stock. today re-
ceived your check for $500 In payment
Of this stock 1t having matured. This
being my daughters birthday, turned
the check over to her as a present,
which was a little more than she ex.
pected.
Accept thanks for the prompt way In
which you settle for matured stock
Respectfully,
w. 3. STEVENS.
Note: With the present low rate OF
interest such an investment as the
above would now require four months
longer to mature.
You can no. make so much on month
" savings in any banking institution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-29
You cannot make so
much ON your money
in any banking insti-
tuition.

Amounts of $4,000 or any
multiple thereof receives the
same rate Of earnings.
Less than $4,000 amounts
left three months, or longer,
are limited to 4 per cent
earnings.
Loans made only on first
mortgage on improved real
estate on monthly pay
ments at 8 per cent Straight
No Premiums
For information cali on or
addreSs tho
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

tion against conquest Il is not 10 be
used as a screen for retractory and con-
tumacious debtors The fundamental
question is. ot course. whether the
claims ~ Germany are lust IL is to
bc assumed tNst the United States
government has been amply assured
upon thar point. Il they are Just they
should he paid The Monroe doctrine
grants no exception from liability for
them. Nor does President Castro COM
mend himself to sympathy In spcnj'nS
Neucauela's money IN campaigns
against Colombia instead ul usios 1t
10 pay the cauntry's debts
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

Professor Emery r. Johnson of the
University Of Pennsylvania. who was
appointed by the late president as the
commercial expert upon the Nicaragua
canal commission. briefly described in
recent address. the reason his COM
mission selected the Nicaragua route.
and discarded the Darien and Panama
routes. The canal route through the
Isthmus OF Darien, Professor Johnson
said. the commission found TOO cost
ly and impracticable. as tunnels would
have 10 be constructed, and none large
enough for the largest modern vessels
could be properly ventilated and even
IL it were possible, the cost Of con-
struc,ion would be too great. As be-
tween the Panama and Nicaragua
routes. the latter was selected by the
commission, the expert said, because II
entails less work to complete has few
er engineering difficulties TO overcome.
costs considerably less. and can be
completed in a much shorter time. on
the contrary, # is longer than the
Panama route has more locks. is not
so straight, and calls for concessions
which the government must obtain
from Costa Rican and Nicaraguan
governments. BY acquiring the Pana-
ma course, the construction would cost
about S45OOO,OOO less than the NIcara-
guam. but the difference would be
made up in obtaining the concessions.
The Nicaragua canal would require
about four years to complete while the
Panama canal would take ten The
former would be shorter by one day
for Atlantic and Pacific coast com
merce, but It would be longer for the
South American and Aslatic trade
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
NOT THE MONEY CENTER.

The Tacoma News says, According
To some figures published in the New
Years Oresouian the national hank
deposits ot Oregon touched the lowest
mark after the panic Of 1895 on Febru-
airy Is, 1894 when the total deposits
In the national banks vi that state
amounted to $6.sl2'll7S September 80.
1891. the national hank deposits of ore
gon amounted to slS5S7oeto9. the larE-
est amount reported ON any date since
1894. and a gain of s'353Ns or IFS Per
cent as compared with the lowest rec
ord Of nearly seven and halt years
before. According 10 the same table the
lowest record ot deposits in the nation
al banks Of Washington since the
panic was on October S. lS96. when the
total amount on deposit in the national
banks OF this state was s646>,9,7.i9
on the a0th OF September last the de-
posi,s in the national banks of Wash
ington amounted to SEA 80 s02.-4. m in
crease In less than five years ~ Sl,-
7>5.5s5I5. or go per cent.
The national hanks of Oregon have
gained in deposits S7s-ONo In seven
and one-halt years. while Washing
tons national hanks have gained ST.
$500 in deposits In five years. The
gain in Oregon national bank deposits
have been less than slooo. non per year.
In Washington the gain has been more
than Ss5oO.oOo per year. These figures
show the relative growth u business
in the two states. In view OF these fig
ures which are taken from Its columns
the Oregonian should revise the head
lines to its article on northwestern
finances which contain the assertion:
Portland is the money center ~ the
west" For Portland Is not the money
center OF the west, nor Of the north
west. II is the money center N Multi
nomah county and the state Of Ore
gOn That's all
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
TO HOUSEWIVES.

Wyoming lRock Spriugsl coal Is the
only coal % use i1r heating purposes.
You have probably tried others; now
try this. ard We feel assured You will
never use any other kind. Phone.
main 6sl. ani wc will at once deliver
coal TO you IN any quantity. Give
this coal trial and don't forget the
phane. t6l :. ELMORE & CO.
Agents
II that New York professor can
make good actors of had ones by hyp-
no,ism We shall be- happy 10 send him
a little Nst-Chicago Journal
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
Pacific Coast TO
Chicago and Cincinnati

connecting with through trains FOR all
points IN the far EAST, SOUTH or
SOUTHEAST. Fast and handsomely
equipped steam-hentcd trains Dining
Cars, Buffet Library Cars, Sleeping
Cars and Free declining Chair Cars
throughout the following states:
IOWA. INDIANA. WISCONSIN. MIS-
souri,. DNNESSEE LOUISIANA,
ILLINOIS. MINNESOTA. SOUTH DA-
KOTA. ARKANSAS. KENTUCKY and
MISSISSIPPI.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
CHILD WORTH MILLIONS.

Ny child Re worth millions to me"
saya Mrs Mary Bird Of Harrisburg,
pa. got 7 would have lost her by
Group had ! nor purchased a bottle
nf ono Minute Cough Cure" One Min
D. Cough Cure is sure cure fo. coughs.
Group and throat and lung troubles.
An absolutely gafa cough cure which
acts Immediately The youngest child
can take it with entire safety. The
little ones Ike the taste ana remember
how often It hcIrod them Every fam
ily should have a bottle of One Minute
Cough Cure handy. A. this season es-
pecially It may be needed suddenly.
CIIAS. ROGERS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
A FIREMANs CLOSE CALL.

Il stuck TO my engine. although ev-
cry joint achel and every nerve was
racked with pain" writes t. W. Bell
amy. a locomotive fireman " BurlIng-
ton. Iowa. Il was weak and pale, with
out any appetite and an run down. As
I was about 90 give no. got bottle
of Electric Bittngs and after taking
il. 7 sel, as we'll as 7 ever dld In my
life" Weak. sIckly run down people
always gain new life. strength and
yigor from their use Try them. Sat
isiacuon guaranteed by Harts Drug
store. Price 80 cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

II seems that the pan-Amrrican CON.
grcss didn't pan out. owing 90 the fact
that each NJ the parties to % wanted
the other fellows 90 make nll m" ron-
cessions The delegates must have In
sisted on discussing things Nrst and
having the champagne brought in aft
crwurl
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

II we wish TO be- big men @ those
who come after US. We should keep no
log books. but always remember 10
sing Il never did so when | was
young" Then you soc, theyll never
have a chance TO find out what bloom
ing IDIOTS wc werc-tp and Down the
Sands Of Cold.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

\ Vermont woman who married nm.
other man while her husband was In
the Kloullkc Is again with her lawful
spouse. She knew what her duty was
the minute she lrururd that hrr hus-
band had come back with 10000
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT.

Z was troubled for about seven
years with my stomach and in bed na!t
my time. says +. DemIck, someryille,
Ind. 81 spent about 5000 and never
could get anything 10 help me until
tried Kod0l Dyspepsia Cure. I have
taken a few bottles and am entirely
we'll" You don't live by what you eat,
but by what you digest and assImIlate.
II your stomach doesn't digest your
food you are really starving Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure does the stomach's
work by digestIng the food. You don't
have 70 diet. Eat all you want. Ko-
dol Dyspepsia Cure cures all stomach
troubles. CHAs. ROGERS
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
ESPECIALLY LIABLE

Burns. bruises and cuts are extreme
ly painful and II neglected often result
in blood poisoning Children are especi-
ally liable TO such mlshaps b-cause not
50 careful. As a remedy DeWitts
Witch Hazel salve Is unsquaie1 Draws
out the fire, stops the pain, soon heals
the wound Beware Of countcrfelts
Sure cure for piles 'DeWitts witch
Hazel salye cured my baby Of eczema
after two physicians gave her up"
writes James Mock, y. Webster. Ind.
The sores were 80 bad she solled two
to five dresses a day" CITAS. ROC
ERS.
Some people pretend to think the
Roosevelt boys are extraordinary be-
cause they are fighters. Going upon
this theory alone. we must admit that
the country IS full of extraordinary
young on"s-Chlcago Daily News
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

man. one " the greatest crimes is
bringing chndrvu into the world under
such circumstances, The woman should
grt a divorce aud Scc to lJ that she
does rot rush into another such AIN.
..,.,-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
DON'T LIVE T>GErHER.

CONSTIPATION and health never ~ to-
gcthcr. p,Wtrs Little Early RIscrs
promote easy action ot the bowels
without distress. Il have been trou.
blri with costiycness nine years" says
J. q, Greene. pcpauw. Ind, Il have
tried many remedies hut Little Early
Riscrs gjve best results CHAS
ROGERS,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
NOTICE.

During the absence In China " All
pogg. senior partner and general man
ager ~ the Hop Hins Lung Company.
the arraIrS ol the firm will be managed
by Ju Young, through whom all busi-
ness must he transacted.
HOP HING LUNG \ co,
S,6 Bond St. Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
A FEW
FACTS

When people arc contemplating a
'fp, whether n busiucna or pleasure,
!hry naturally wan, ,hc best piyloc
obla.uablc As FAR as apced. ,umtor, ana
H1fc,y - concerned Emplpyes II Tho
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINES are
pail - serve the public and our trains
Arr oprra,cl 80 a. TO mako close con-
neclons with dIvcrging lines a, all
junction points
Pullman Palace Sleeping and Chair
Cars IN through ,ralas
Dining car service uncI cllsl. Meals
served a IA carte.
Ia order 90 Obtain ,hc nrn..cllsA scr-
vice. ask The Nckc, agen, 20 soil you
4 ticket uycr..........
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

The AstOrian guarantees TO It's adver-
Users the largest circulation Of any
newspaper Published on the Columbia
river.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

Stops the Cough sad Works OF the Cold.
Laxative Rromo Ouintne Tablets curo
a cold In one day No cure, No Fay,
Price s5 cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

Charles Emory Smith will resume
,he occupation ot putting a drst-class
newspaper into second-class mail
Mail and Express.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

The world may d1om you 10 plain
Twins. bu, only you cau deny yourself
pM,n thmklus Deafness and Cheer
mluCSS
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
1t Will Pay YOu...

to write for our rates before you pur.
chase ticket 10 any point In tho
EAST. Through Tourist Cars from
tho
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
The Wisconsin Central Lines

and YOU will mako direct connections
AZ 81 Paul tor Chicago. Milwaukee and
al points East.
For any further infurma,l'n 'hll on
any tlckci agent. or corrra9Iul with
JAS. c. POND. Gcn. Pass. Ag't.
or JAS. A. CLOCK. Milwaukee. Wis
General Agent.
THE CHICAGO & NoRTHwESTERN
RAILWAY.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

Next il viii be- the order 90 shoot us
through the tunnels lu a pneumatic
tube
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

l, is hoped that the Rulgarlans are
not contemplating any such absurdi,y
as charging compound interest
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07

In Senator Platts opinion, there Is
not so much the matter with Kansas
as with young william Allen White
of Emporia buffalo Express
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
gutIn Astnrtu't.
Telephone Main sSl.
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION
DAILY.

Sent by mall per year ...,.,,..,'.SSN
Sent by mail, per month ...,...,,, 80
Served by carrier, per month, .., 90
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
WEEKLY.

Sent by mail, per year, in advance, s2,N
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-01-07
ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA
RIVER RAILROAD.

An trains make close connection at
G1hlc with all Northern Pacific tralni
10 and from tho East and Souni poInu
]. c. MAYO.
Cent Freight ami Passenger Agent
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-26

c. F. HosfoId, a we'll known oil
operator of Butter, Pa, Is In the
ci y. -
]. H. Stricslipg, Esq of Middle
bourne, was registered at the Hotel
Mercer today.
The river is rising at headwaters
and the small packets at least may
be able to run by Monday.
Attorney S. B. Ankrom. Of Mid.
dlebourne, passed through the cl'y
today on his way to ?aden's Val
ley on a short business mission.
Ed Mol, who has been employed
at Butler, Pa, tor the past three
mouths, is the guest Of bis parents,
Mr.. and MIS- w. H. NolI, of Main
street.
Braddock has a woman burglar:
II is odd that Williamsburg did not
bring out this novelty instead OF
leaving 1t 10 BraddCCk.
Tn. glass companies are talking
very seriously OF combining and
buying gas we'll and pipe their
own gas 10 the city. We have no
doubt that In time this will be done.
c. B. Jenison, and family. OF
Middl, bourne, have gone TO st.
Joseph, Marshall couoty, for the
winter. MI. Jemisol is employed
IL the oil field there IS a pumper.
A New York millionaire has a
scheme ~ solve the servant problem.
Ii that Is the case he need net
waste bis line being a mere mil
llouai,e. he Gu 60 10 the head CT
the huauc,al class as SCo1 as be
proves up on his scheme.
Miss Blanche Sc1tt, daughter of
W. S. Scott, of Peasants county,
die pSaqday OF consumption. Her
age Was twenty SIX years, The in
trrment ,ook place Monday at
Union chapel. The deceased was
sister OF Mrs. S D. Wells, ct Md
dleb0urne.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-26
Local and Personal Briefs

P. M. Traugh, a prominent mer-
chant at Iuka, Tyler county, was
10 town las week the guest of his
brother Gus Traugh, of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, for a few days.
Salem Leader.
House and Lot For Sale.-Eight
room, plasttred house, with gas,
electric light, hot and cold water
and bath. Will sell cheap.
w. E. CUMMINGS,
$40 Stocking Ave.
e26 1T
&Dr. L. c. Deming will open an
Office for the practice of OsteoI athy
as the successor of DR.. Doneghy, in
the McCoach building on Friday,
September 26. The doctor will be
pleased to see any of DR.. Donegky's
old patients and others who may
need treatment. 253t
Mrs. John Early has been grant.
ed pension of IS per month with
back pay. Mrs. Early resides about
two miles northeast of this city and
her claim was prosecuted by Capt
J. c. Way:
DR.. Albert Cameron, presiding
elder, will conduct services This
evening at the M. E. church. I'm
mediately after the services Quar- :
terly Conference will be held A
cordial invitation Is extended all to
attend these meetings.
w. F. Kaiser, local manager of
the on Well Supply company, who
has been In Pittsburg for a week
where he attended the wedding of
dis brother Karl to Miss Halle
May Weaver, returned home Sun
day atternoon.-Salem Lea Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nye, left last
wednesday tor Sistersville, where
they will be the guests of Mrs.
Nye's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Maher
for a short time. They drove
through the country and was &C
companied by their winsome little
daughters 10 and Sweet.-Salem
Leader.
Bert Wyley, popular attache of
the Slstersville Window Glass COM
pany, was tine recipient yesterday
of few quarts of luscious straw
berries, which were sent to him by
his parents at GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
They were the second crop taken
from the same vines the present
season.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-26
Lets
Y gu
Down
Easy!

Insurance cannot prevent
fire, but 1t can and does pre-
vent the ruin and suffering
that would ensue without II.
1t lets you down easy-sus.
tains you until you get auoth.
er foothold,
I represent a score of the
oldest and best FIRE insurance
companies In the land, and
am giving very low rates just
now. The probability Is that
they will not be so much lon.
ger Better take out sui.
ficient insurance without de.
lay.
AS every Company now
charges exactly the same
rates why not have your prop.
erty insured with a company
that Is well known In this
City and one you know has
nd will pay all Its losses
promptly Here Is my list
and everybody Knows that
there are no better compan.
les on earth:
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-26
We need some weather.

We need some weather.
Unsettled weather tonight and
Saturday.
The teachers are getting their
first months pay this evening.
"Our New Minister" at the At
ditorium tonight.
Good entertainment at the Au-
ditorium tonight.
Chestnu.s are In the home mar
ket, the first of the season.
Frank Zook, a popular travelling
man OF Zlnesville, O, was In the
city today
w. E. Gully, general superih'
tendeut for Treat & Craw ford, Is In
the city.
Mrs. 7. R. Cowell entertained
this afternoon company OF friends
at her pleasant home on Hill street.
The Price of peaches has taken a
tumble. Good peaches are now
worth only about SITS a bushel.
Contractor G. NJ. Sanderson le-
turned to the city this afternoon
from business trip to Wheeling.
Hon. o. W. o. aardman and
family, of Middlebourne, passed
through the city this morning on
their way home from Wheeling.
Patrolman Lex Kenney and
Charles Henderson left for Pitts
burg last evening on a short bust
ness and pleasure trip,
W. B. Kern of the South Side,
returned to the city last evening
from a visit of a couple of days with
friends at Bellaire, Ohio.
c. {. Marsh, OF .Pittsburg, and a
former we'll k:own business man of
this city, was an afternoon arrival
and will visit his brother, N. L.
Msrsh, for few days.
The glass blowers are complain
Ing OF the warm weather we have
been having, They claim 1t Is more
oppressive than 1t was In June with
the thermometer In the nineties.
Ex'Chief of Police Jack Ritz, who
has been calling on friends In the
city for few days, will leave for
his place of business at Weston to-
morrow.
Miss Blanche Locke, who resides
just southeast, of Middlebourne, re.
turned today from a pleasant visit
OF four weeks with relatives at
Charleston. She was met here by
her father, Elk Deputy Sheriff, F.
G. Locke.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-26
Sultry weather.

.Sultry weather.
More rain needed.
Kore Queen was a Parkersburg
business caller today.
Frank Kuhne went to Matamoras
on business this morning.
R E. Haudenschield has opened
a bakery on Railroad avenue.
w. E. Downes, of Eldred, N. Y,
IS calling on frierds In the city.
". R. Smith, of Wells street,
went to Williamstown this morning
on business.
Mrs. George Brown, of Brown
Betty street, Is the guest of Mata
moras friends.
CountYSuperlntendent of Schools
S. D. Wells went to Raven Rock
this morning on business.
Mrs DR.. P. D. Kah1e and daugh-
ter, OF Lima, Ohio, are the guests
of relatives and friends In the city.
For a bad taste in the mouth
take Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. For sale by G. w.
G1ier.
The numerous friends of Mrs.
Tim Cushing, of the South Sble,
will be sorry to learn she IS serious
lyill.
Contractor G. J. Wolf went 20
Bens Run this morning to look
after his business Interests In that
locality.
Joseph Childers and James Hen
'derson, two we'll known oil opera
tors, left the city this morning for
the Big Kuot oil-6eld.
c. E. Chadderdon, the well
known contract teamster, has re.
turned to the city from business
trip to Pine Grove.
M. Heating, of Sistersville, who Is
largely interested in the oil In this
section, was In town several days
last week.-Salem Leader.
J. G. Arthur, OF Williamson
Place, left the city last evening on
a business and pleasure trip COM
bined to Plttsburg and Cleveland.
Mrs. Delilah Eaton, who has been
visiting. Mrs. George Boston, of
Brown Betty street, left for her
home tais morning at Graysvil,e.I
Ohio.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-26
L,ch,,,s Celery Nerxe Com pound.

For all Dervous diseases, neuralgia
rheumatism, nervous debility, par
alysis, blliousnesS, dyspepsia, Cos
tiveness, piles, liver complaint, kid
ney troubles and female complaints
It goes to TIE Seat Of the disease
and cures thoroughly and speedily.
Sold by c. ". Grier.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-26
We play no fayorites
All departments look alike to us


few and far between!
Certainly
excel
ed
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-26
Don't Buy

Your Fall aud ~ Inter outfit
until Mr., b, Freedman, MAJ
ager of the Fair" rsturus
from the East, where he will
purchase all the latest in La.
dies and Geut's wearing ap.
parel
we will have newest Fall
Goods, Newest Fall Styles at
Lowest Prices.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
ARRLTALS ON THE rnBRLA

The steamship Umbria. which arrived from Liver
pool yesterday, brought many passengers. Among
them DR.. Herbert Allen Giles, professor OF
Chinese in the University OF Cambridge, England
who was the pier by William Barclay Par
sons the chief engineer Of the Rapid Transit Com
mission and F. p. Ksppel, secretary OF Colunb bia
University.
Daniel Collins. the Marconi operator on the Um-
bris. had made some interesting and important
observations in tuning" wireless messages
Frank c. Bostock who is known as the Anims
King" and his wife and five daughters were also
among the passengers. Nj: Bostock bringing
with him young giant, Frank Rennicks who Is
ssght feet four inches tall only twenty-one years