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The daily sentinel., 1902-08-20


For the Race Meeting and Horse Show
at Glenwood August $3.50 the rates via
Colorado Midland will be from Debeque
81 25; Palisade and Grand Junction ESQ
Tickets on aale August %, 25. 81, %, %
and 80. See City Agent Peck.
District Clerk Frank n. Haskell has
received ruling from the general land
Office at Washington which overrules a
ruling made at the local land office at
Glenwood Springs that land proofs
could not be taken Of Plateau valley
lands in this city. Mr.. Haskell states
that he made test case OF one OF the
proofs that he took and they sustained
him.
A large number of merchants OF this
city have entered protests with the as
SCISSOR against the valuation which he
has placed on their stocks for assessment
purposes, he has taken the stocks at
about 80 per cent Of their value and the
realty Of the county at about from 35 to
40 per cent. The railroad assessments
are even lower than this percentage. He
should either reduce the assessments on
the stocks OF the merchants of the city
or make realty and merchandise the
same,
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-20

Wool Dress Goods
35 and SOC values for or.... Is
These goods are 3S inches wide and will
make splendid school dresses.
75c and 100 black dress goods, full 3S-in
wide. spienuid for skirts for .. %
Kid Gloves
% values in all colors for .65
Bedding
Toe white and colored cotton blankets
per pair for 43
White bedspreads, sold everywhere for
25 full bed size, for 80
8 90 Marseilies and satin damask spreads
new goods for. 3. so
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-20
To Carpenters aud Builders.

The Grand junction Smelling com
papy is now open to receive bids for the
construction Of frame and corrugated
iron building for it's ore sampling plant
Contractors desiring to bid for the work
and materials may obtain blue prints by
applying to Henry w. Edwards, Con
struction Engineer, care OF The Grand
Junction Smelling company, 79 Milk st
Boston, Mass.
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-20

Hosiery
Ladies fast black cotton hose 15c values
lOT W
Children's ribbed hose fast black, 15c
values for . 10
During the big sale we will sell our 35c
Trunks and travelling bags at 3313 per
cent. discount. We are going to dis
continue this line.
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-20
DinQIe Without Bail.

Aspen, August 1S- Leonard Dingle.
the defaulting teller Of the Aspen bank.
who was bound over to the October
term of the district court, under 800. 900
bonds has been up to this date, unable
to furnish the bond.
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-20
Weather Report.

The maximum temperature yesterday
was SO degrees and the minimum this
morning was 81 degrees.
Forecast for this section is:
Fair tonight and Thursday.
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-20
Notice Musicians.

Notice is hereby given Of a meeting OF
Mesa county musicians union, local 25S
A. L. N, at City hall Wednesday night
at 1880 o'clock.
L. +. Walter, sec'y.
The daily sentinel., 1902-08-20
August Clean Up Sale.
Bargains Added Every Day
New Goods Included in this
BIG SALE.

White pique skirts, 2 90 and so values,
Walking skirts, so values, for .... .75
10 90 suit for AS
Is 90 suit for Observation-Disclosures. 5 9S
100 bath towels, l5c value, for .0S
200 linen huck towels, zoe values for IL
100 huck towels, 121sc values for -. .O6
5S inch cream linen table damask, regu-
ular 35c values for. or........ q
go inch cream linen table damask, regu-
lar SOC values for ......... %
60inch Turkey red, blue and white
These are Bates goods oil colors 65c
values for. ............... As
500 yards OF bleached crashes, 6l4c val
ues, for. ................. .W
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
OLD MANSION RESTORED.
Nloryen, Park Handsomely Improved by its
New Owners.


LEESBURG. VA Jan. 25.-Pertaps
there is no more beautiful country nome
in the State OF Virginia. certainly not in.
Loudoun county. a State and county Ia
nous for old colonial mansions, than Nor
ven Park, the palatial residenceaof the
late Governor Swami, ~ Maryland. now
owned by Mr. John C. Scott, of New
York Situated on Il slight elevation,
about one mile northwest of Leesburs,
with the picturesque Ketectin mountains
rising III the back, ground, overlooking
bread eXpanse of fields and groves which
sweep down eastward to the The. Po5o ON &C.
mountains to the fertile bluegrass lands
of the Piedmont, it has a location unsiir-
passed
The mansion itself which is approached
by a magnificent winding driveway
through a well Kept park. of close ncwn
grass, Shrubbery..antt trees, IS q StatelS
being supported by four immense Dorlc
columns.
Gus as the exterior would seem TO sliS
gest. The large hall contains many ny Ia
nous paintings, some of them by the old
masters, and the elegant parlors anu da-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
GOOD. FORTUNE MADE
FROM CYPRESS LEAVES
Discovery of an Enterprising Norfolk Florist
Creates a Fad and Brings Him Prosperity.
GROWTH OF.WOLETS ON THE INC

, ing designs 1t is not as popular as
tho cypress and, as 1t is not. fad,
the price is not so high nor the dcIla no
at present as great.
A large number OF persons arc en-
pioycd in gathering both varieties. ne
wages paid arc better than those Garnet s'
on farms. so there is no difficulty IN
9n5i,1sr sufficient labor. There is little
skill necessary; only the ability to ouose
nIaDts of the most attractive appearance
being required.
In Louisa. county and the neiehbor-
hood OF Ashland, In Hanover, many
farmers have undertaken The cultlVa-
ton of volets.
a farm Of three or four acres, planted
with violets, yields more proflt tt,atl teti
times as much land sown in gram.
The florists Of washington arc largely
dencndcnt 1pon i,le Louisa hot-beds for
their violets. and q large number are
shipped 10 this city. The price OF Vloie's
iluctuates according to the season. ~
Christmas The price often reaches sou
per hundred and seldom is it lower ina
$1.0N When ii is considered. that IN a
city tic size OF Washington the demand
for the fragrant flower reaches as his II
as 10000 violets a day, the amount OIL
money expended to please the taste oil
one florist last Christmas supplied over
$1,000 violcts in one day Nearly all OF
these were raised in hot-beds near the
city During the summer months not
as many are sold, but even then days
sale of 5000 and 10000 violets is not IN
usual
Violets arc easily cultivated preserve
their fragrance for several days, and
there is a very small loss in transporta-
ton. The variety grown i'll Louisa has
a large dilated petal, bursting like rose,
and in fragrance it is IS delicate as the
violet grown on Long Island.
CAN SHIP THEM
The fast schedules Of railroads enter
ing the North allow the horticulturists
Of this State 10 place their flowers upon
the northern markets within eight hours
after they arc cut. Another boon to the
industry is the refrigerator cars, that
keeps the flowers at q cool temperature
during transit.
The florists Of Richmond are not de-
pendent upon the outside supply of
yiolets. rs the climate here is propitious
10 growing plants, and large hot-heds
located near the city arc owned or
leased by local florists.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

In The shade Of Dismal Swamp, not lar
from Norfolk, there has been established
an Industry that has as IL patrons the
society folk OF Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and Now York The sole
output of this interesting trade Is
plant peculiar 10 the locality Wilicti until
six months ago Was allowed TO grow and
Syitnel, without the knowledge Of man
kind that soon an individual was TO find
in tho sale OF tho pla11t a fortune and
:zivc employment 10 many men, women
and children.
Last autumn Norfolk florist, with
moro than usual professional thrift, con-
coIvcG tho idea OF advancing the inn
InnrtelIe. so largely used in floral designs.
especially where longevity is desired, and
nnding u substitute.
Iio WAS aware of The beauty and life
OF loaf that fell in the autumn from
81 Vine that entwined the cypress of Dis
mai Swamp, aud as an experiment he be-
KAN the use of the leaves in his designs
lusautly the idea was successful and
with bushes shrewdness he employed
an agent whom he sent TO the Swamp,
instructed TO purchase as many of the
4cavcs as possible. This was easily done
and soon the florist was enabled 10 sup
rlv al his own price the demand from
The Northern florists, who graspe9 the
idea OF the Virginia and introduced il
Us a floral fad.
GOOD SALE; BIG PROFITS.
The leaves sell readily at 81 % TO $500
q thousand wholesale and Tie cost of
gathering and shipping them is insignifi-
cant 50 the profit is enormous.
The leaf is generally Known as the
YCypress leaf" hut IT does rot fan from
The tree, but from a crecper, somewhat
similar 10 rnist1etoe, that grows upon
tlle trunk Of the cypress.I 1T Is about
Two and a half or three igailesi IN dengtn
aud about half that ia, Width, The sur
face Of the leaf exposed toatla light is
deep mahogany or Brown color often
SHADED to beautiful bror2e. The I'M
der side is a bright green. and 1t is tins
side that The florists use in decorations,
while the other hue is used in the sombre
floral design. The leaves retain their
lie for a long period ais as they wither.
or more properly dry, they change IN
color, until they are almost black.
in Western North Carolina and in the
mountains of Southwest Virginia a large
industry is found in the gathering OF the
galasl-a simple leaf that sprouts from
q bulb growing Wild in the forests. This
leaf in color is very much like the
cypress and like That is used in form
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
THE ROAD UP TUG RIVER.
i. Boulder Tears Up q Railroad
Track

BLUEFrED, W. VA, Jan. %
Extraordinary activity prevails among
RAILROAD contractors and divers and sun
.drvs other people interested i'll the devel-
onments on the Tug River territory, a
short distance west of here. Already
rn,1les horses and wa CONS galore have
been brought TO the field and work upon
the building of slanties, and stables IS
being pushed with great vigor. ~ coli
tract has been entered into for the con-
strrlction OF 100 coke ovens this year,
:l,e6t in 1903, and 100 in 1901, ana 1t VIII
require many men and many hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars TO accomplish the
work.
John T. Mckinney. a well-known rail-
road contractor. has been awarded the
contract for the grading of three miles
Of the now railroad, beginning at WEIGH
and the firm OF the Lane Brothers Com
pany has been awarded another three
miles of the grading which Will take
the road to Sand Lick, six miles from
WEIGH and Tug River. These contracts
require the completion of the work
within six months from The signing of
contracts This six miles of road takes
the company into the field of the best
measures of the No. 3 PocahontaS seam
and Just one mile above where the strata
take cover under the watch. The en-
GlneerS are pushing lle WoEt> anu IHtS
will be ready for the grading to begin
by the middle of this week. There are
four corps of engineers at work on the
location Fly the first of July, it is
thought the company will be ready for
Shipments of coal. The original survey
has been somewhat changed and the road
will be built on<the west-sfde OF Tug Xiv
ermostly on the ltlll side. 4 survey has
also been made two miles up the Sand
Lick 1t is needless TO say that. thou
sands pfadollars viii be extended in this
territory soan and now is the time for
business men to locate3in this section.
The people Of the town of Jaeger last
night We're aroused from. their slumbers
by hearing d thunderous SOUND for. which
they could not account Investigation re-
vealed the. fact that an immense. boulder
had broken loose from the towering
cliffs high up on the mountain side and
came rolling down into the valley with
resstless force, AS it weighed several
tons u 1t znarroEuty sescanaet the sectior
which it would have crushed like an egg
SHE'LL IT. tore q. large part of the rail-
road. track UP and DELAYED the running
Of the trains for several hours.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
BIG INCREASE AT
SOUTHERN PORTS
Export of Breadstuffs Grows at
Tremendous Rate.
IRRlGATING FOR RICE FIELDS
Development OF the Industry in Texas on q
Large Scale-Annonncements Made
of New Industries in SOUTH
ern States.
IRRIGATING FOR RICE FIELDS
tspeclal pIspaLch to The Tlmes.9

BALTIMORE, Jan. 222.-From figures
NJ tho last twelve months the Manufac-
tIIrers' Record in this weeks issue draws
a. conclusion that The course toward tie
SSttht Atlantic aud Gulf ports OF .brefld-
sttIffs intended for export seems 70 con-
tinue uninpededs During the year inc
value of such exports increased at BAT
timore from 3t,065,Si6 to $ll,oo9, ~, at
New Orleans from S18,2Si,9IS to 81 ,5S5.-
in. nj Newport News from S15r6l61S2 70
SIS. 215.335S. at Galveston from S9,l49.lT to
S1l. qSS. 49, at Norfolk and Portsmouth
from $;71Q,301 to So, SI6SSS, and at Noblle
from ST, 5Sg.324 TO 81 1890 $50 q total increase
from So, 114,43i to $1oi,SS0,S09, or 81, 10
SIP. This represented Sc per cent: OF the
, total increase in the value OF breadstuits
exports at all ports, the increase at all
ports outside. oil the South h1ViAa. pGSti
but $3475.33TI.
Announcements Of the week bear upon
plans for developing certain lines OF
southern agriculture as u basis OF man
ufacturing. In Texas two companies
rave bectr Incorporated to extend through
irrigation the rice-growing area one
With. "a e.apftaI OF ssQe.0Go intends to con-
strtct canals to irrigate about Sd, 600 acres
of rice, cane and general gardening
lands within. ,thjTty-fiye miles OF Hous-
ton and work has already begun to cora-
! pIste this Year sufficient canals and nc
{ tessary plant to serve ten thousand
acres. Another company with a capital
OF $4,000 expects to bring 5000 acres -lirl-
der irrigation tttis,.eal to add be e.
/ tween 1900 and 15,oo0 by 1899.
PICKLE CROP:
The reported shortage of the pickle
crop IN the West is turning the atten-
ton OF picking and preserving COM
/ ranies toward the South, and. the truck
farmers fnz:ths vicinity of4.'ortsmeutii,
Va. are making. contracts with COM
| ra MES sins :Pittsburg and y Louisville TO
supply the material, while the establish
nIent tdf a large plant near the farms is
proposed. Tn West Virginia half 4 dozen
hig.sconcerns have arranged with land
owners to- plant more heavily and in
greater var iety this year. and contracts
upor1ea good basis haze been made for
thousands OF acres. OF tomatoes among
the farmers of tfls IoWI lands IN the Ohio
VALLEY, while canneries will be equipped
with up-to-date achlnery to handle the
increased trade. =
s--:av5ss EsVfasnUsTRIEs.
Other Industrial announcements dur
Ing the week Included the following:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
POLITICAL TALK ON
POLITICAL LEADERS
Virgi11ians Take to Politics as Ducks to Water
They Discuss Contests Which Are Yet
Far Off-Speculation as to Congress-
men, Senators and Circuit Judges.
Which Are Yet

it is not believed Senator Daniel Will
have any opposition for fourth term.
The Legislature of 1866 will choose Sen
ator Martins successor. Governor Mon
tague is looked upon as probable can
didate, though he has never said he wouic
run. Others who are mentioned tayora-
bly, are Hon. r. Walton Moore of FAR
fax; Congressman w. A. Jones, of Rich
mond county, and Senator Carter Glass,
OF Lynchburg. If there is one thing
more certain than another in Virginia
politics it is that tho junior Senator Will
have strong opposition for a third term.
There is much Congressional talk heard
about The Hobbies nowadays. The friends
Of MIR. Jefferson Wallace are grooming
him for the race against Captain Lamb
in this district though he has not yet
formally announced his candidacy. The
admirers of Hon S. l.. Kelley are anxious
for him 10 enter the struggle, and he IS
rather expected TO do SO at an early
date. There is talk Of cN-Congressman
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

yirginans arc essentially a political
yeopIe. They take To politics as a duck
takes to water" and they were never
known TO tfre of it's excitement and coll
fusion. They have q, way OF dove
iailng" oae fight into another, SO that
tlrcre may always be something going
ON Of public interest
The great gubernatcriaI and legislative
hattlcs OF 1901 are barely over, and yet
speculation is already rife as 10 VINO
shall represent The old state in the tli-
tv-eigllth Congress. More than THIS
there is actually talk as to Governor
Nlontaguc's successor, though the dlstln-
r,,Iished Executive has served less Than
a month of his four-year tenn
Again. there is much senatorial talk,
along the line of a probable successor
ia Senator Thomas S. Martin. Hls term
does not expire mtil March Sd, 1907. That
of senator Daniel Will expire on March
2. 1895, though the next Legislature after
The present enc WIN choose his successor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

AEabama-Cotton-mi supply works at
Huntsville, candy factory at Mont
gomery. soiI-pipe factory at Tuscaloosa.
misunderstanding company with q
ca pitaI stock of $50, 600 at Fort Smith.
Georgia-A $4,000 cotton-miIl at Way
cross.
kentucky-Enlargcf at a cost of
$20o,00o OF boiler works at Louisville.
Louisiana-A rice-mill with Il daily
capacity of 100 sacks at Roanoke.
MaryIand-The opening of two new
coal mines.
BIississippi-A cross-arm and pin fac-
tory. at Laurel, q furniture factory ut
Durant
North Carolina-Factory to make whites
ink for marking knit goods at Tryon and
[ Il veneer factory at High Point.
South Caroliua-A $4,000 cotton-mill at
Clinton.
Tennessee-1ncrease in the capacity of
a cottor-milI at Humboldt, foundry and
machine shop at Memphis. and a. coffin
and casaet company at Cleveland.
| TeXas-The establishment at Bear-
mont of Il plant employing 800 men In
! making steel tanks and tank cars, sugar
factory at VcIasco cannery ut Frank
lin, cotton-mills at Vernon and at Brens
ham, refinery at Dallas, saw and plans
ing-rnii at La. Porte.
| Nirginfsr-Lumber-mi at De Witt. fur
nitura factory at Wytheyille.
| West Observation-Disclosures of coal
| mines near Diugess, DeIorme. and Fair.
mont, and OF oil and gas wells neac
| ParkersburG.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
DON'TTHlNK BECAUSE WE HAVE
THE LARGEST AND HAND
SOONEST LINE OF
FINE
CORRESP OND|E.NG
PAPER

in the city that we are high-price.
Nothing could be further wrong.
We sell our finest papers for less
money than others, while our pound
papers are dirt cheap. We have all.
grades of papers, to suit all needs.
Buy all of your paper from us:
We sell better paper, and we sell it
cheaper than you would suppose.
In five-quire lots we stamp in any
color from your die at Z cents per
quire. In like quantities in gold or
the bronzes at Is cents per quire.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

An amusing story is told by a. we'll
nown business man of Philadelphia who
,eccntly was introduced to John D.
Rockefeller. says tho Ledger. Mr.. Rookie
Rellersa favorite pastimc outside of bust
ness hours is pitching quoits, at which
e is saif. to be very clever. lie was
;peaking Of this game when some one
is]zed him if he ever played golf.
.Golf?" was Mr.. Rocliefelcrs reply.
don't know anything about golf. I
wouldn't even know how to hold my cad
die
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

The other gown is of red flannel
trimmed with guiqure applique. Tho odd
shoulder collar and the pagoda sleeves
are trimmed to orrespond, and the latter
are finished with a ruflle of taffeta. Of tn.
same shade as the flannel. oyer fun under
sleeves also of the taffeta. The gown is
confined at the waist with black cord and
stasseIs. -SIiener Chic
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
The Rioht Song.

Let's sing about the good times. when
severyScot and cio6
Shall. send q benediction to the living
skies of God;
W-hensthc world atsbrishter beauty and
rarcr grace shallswi
And life shall sing the sad times out
and ring the glad times in.
Atlanta Constitution.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
Pot ts-w hose mounts are generally Of tn

p 81
The bay geldiiIg,, Death 4, by imp.
sCharaxus. dam The Alarm Bell, by
the New Orleans winter meeting. as he
did at the late fall meeting at Washing
ton, from where he was shipped direct !. TO q
the sChescent City. Death. whose iuil
sister was APPLY named Warning, was
bred by the 5Bowies. of Maryland. VII
sent the dam Z he AIarul Bell to the :
lerslie Stud; has had her mated with mp.
ChafaXus.E
One uf5the handsonlest hunters. ridden
to hounds sat.tne se1ni-weelfly meets of the
Deep Rnn& Hunt & Clubs the chestnut
Mathews, of Manchester. This horse was
sired by j i'm Gray from a mare by the
fanp1Is Iiolus,S the dead monarch OF the
E,llerslje Stud, and the next dam was by
Stanton, the son of Red Eye, by Boston.
s -. BROAD ROCK. q
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

The gown on the seated figure is OF
rtriped cider down. or flannel, in shades
OF lilac. The fronts aud the pasoda
sleeves are finished With rerers of the
same material trimmed with littie BLACK.
velvet straps The loose front is Of WHITE
,nousseiine de iaiao. gathered and shtrt'ed.
nj the Top and confined AT the waist with
little black velvet girdle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

.'Well. there is something indefinite
about that title. and I am naturally GU
rlous. Is he a pugilist, a dog trainer. an
instructor in athletics. patent-medicine
lecturer, a sleight-of-hand man or a sell
enlist Of some sort?''-Chicaso Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

M. Harry C, Beattie. prominent as AZ;
F. ii. Of the Deep Run. Iunt. Club and.
president each e 4,
t'l1.ain ing tions'iss recovering from
a. recent accident and: hopes. to be in. the
saddie again before long. Beat ties
fernately# by those able cross-eeuntrr
sriIers-NIessrs. Spencer Carter and len
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

Manager Charles s. Huffman, Of the
sold to A. ID Payne. of|ECharIottesville,7
the tive-year-old bay mare Helen Wilmer
full sister to Capstonc. Katie C..sLyfiisz
and other winners, bNSzi imp .Cilaraxust
dam Elite sister to Eo1i2tn, b -sEolus. sec
ond dam Calash. by imp. Phaeton, third
dam Blandina. by Lexingt ton. Helen Wit
mer has been transferred hySEMr. PAYNE
TO the ~StokesIands Stud. property Of Gen:
eral William T. ToWnes. presitlen of the
Porto Rican-Aneriea1t Tobacco. Cos with
headquarters in NeW8#. orls, s, but whose
stud OF thoroughbred Horses is Kept at
iStokesland, Va. Helen Wilmer was bred
in 1901 to Hercules son OF P;tlidue md
Nenetzn, by imp. Mortemer, while this
Level. the son OF Isonomy and Mater
Lily, by Lord Lyon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

The Warrenton Virginian SAYS: Mr.. J..
r. Townsend, Mr.. j. Evans NJ +. f. Il
Evans. of New Yorl, cit S.s have Joined the
hunting set in this place which adds
greatly to the cheerfuir.ess OF life here
dogs often make "a picture along the cou,i-.
try roads and fields, giving life to the
sombre landscape. The pursuit ofEpleas-
ure is perfectly legitimate and on the
having of late, there IS smoothing TO equal
horse back exercise. Whoever has not
learned 10. ride "a horse as easily Us III can
Sit in a chair has never reached the apex
I of physical enjoyment. -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

The well-known horsenan 7. NJ: ARA
smith. of the Haven Stock Ia rnl, Green's
so far as health is concerned for some
months past, tirstswith an a tack O.. fever
with which he fingered critically III for
DESTROYER was warded eff and the former
owner OF. Edward S, 2:1oissand other fast
hor ses is rounding tos addition to some
show horses, among them an elegant
star performer on the tan bark, Mr.. -Arra-
smith is wintering the two promising
young Telinessee-bred PAGERS in Z; a roam a.,
Nv general Hardee and a bay colt. o. g.. by
Hal Woodbridge, dam by locomotive
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26

q. heard you call that man professor.