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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
To X, the Bard Of "sueshoo
Seton 80


Ia The Free Lance at January Let 1908.
proceeds 10 make very irec.
With Others names and mode
nier the guise Of a New Years ode
liz attempts To show on. a. ia fun
Writing ot things. not even Yet begun
with imagination stretching tar and
Wide.
S""moning my theology to HE side
N, m gran Eloquent effort 70 nee,c
mas Nirgh ami Dante. intc,lardr,l With
y ~, ued fellow 81 Homer with all his woes
WIN am ana ciatter away be- goes
First he attacks the good "Bari of
Friend Harlow. a Christian gentleman. I
Whose iugles may lack meter and
But with Christian love and virtue chime.
Write ON. Friend Harlow" regardless
OF scanning,
While N il busy egotistically planning
Ills sweet little jaciyls aud spondees.
You are sure The Lance readers to
please.
Next \ grinds his own AZ a bit.
IN pranns ot fecd : aud Owens sad hit
Friend ieed can surely carry the eros. 90
II insurance did not bear the loss
Then y" takes Friend Luther" in
hand.
Whose guests wereirom My Maryland. 90
Miucd aud diued with the best menu
fi'". oy stcrs. fowl game and stew.
m woman. and say without remorse.
ou have the cart before the horse
lis Hugahoo Bottom furnishes "cntnip
tea"
And. iynN-eyed ~ mosquito tracks hv
the SEA
Next ON good Richard son of Beck
\ goes with "a morbid desire to meek
bnt lsi hard can hold him in check
Even If \ has rubber neck
trust when this Methodist saint
Is it'll Judgment made acquaint.
food ~ Peter viii please rsnpriher
The mosquito track va frozen ,.-crnher
Call mp Richard and Il" 70 testify
All about that dead horse -
A. writ 10y ~. son of Jack
Which was a whoppcr from Way back
In conclusion ! have this advice To- give.
Speak the truth So long as YOU live
30 when YOU rhyme oi Peter. Tom and
Dick
lou viii not receive so hard "A Eek.
And when You write "a New Years son.
net
BE sure the old year has DOTTED her Dor
net
/ Vow. full of good will and hearty cheer.
hii you all Happy New Year
l. A. l.
King George Co. Va Ian 9Th. 1903
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE.
Treats at Length of Beet Raisina
Fruit Culture and Other Subjects.


Commissioner koiner's annual report
j. ready for distribution The edition Is
limited 10 thirty thousand copies The
reports will be sent out to an of the
farmers whose names are upon the mail
lng list, a. rapidly as the books are de-
uVered. The Commissioner saws that
chose who have been receiving literature
rom his department will not be over.
looked. The report l. a most valuable
publication. Is illustrated and should be-
in the hands of every farmer in the State
Mr koiner. Ia this report treats Of a
variety II subjects all oi which are of
the greatest interest of those engaged ia
the pursuit Of agriculture
Mr.. koiner deals at some length with
the possibilities of \irginia as "A heefpro-
iucing State calling attention To the
tact that already theeNport beef of south.
vest Virginia equals that produced in
any other part OF the country. The Com
missioner urges the Importance Of live
stock raising in the sections of the State
outside OF the blue grass regions. holding
hat the industry can be- prohtably ear.
lied on in many parts Of Virginia. where
now very little attention Is paid to il.
Every farmer. says Mr. koiuer. should
aeep some live stock
One Of the features Of this renort l. the
coiorcd cat. illustrating the dreaded san
Jose sca-'. which has dOre much damage
20 some orchards OF this State.
The work contains such a variety of
subjects. that il is impossible to gain any
iair idea oi its usefuliLess except hy De-
rusal of the book
The report also contains the first bull
ietin from the Test Farm in Charlotte
county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
viii Deport Rioters Family.

Washington. Jan. 1O.-The treasury
department has ordered the deporta-
lion of the wife and two children OF
Mcqueen, of Paterson, n. j., who was
convicted of melting riots in Pater-
son and sentenced to five years in
prison. The wife and children arrived
m New York few days ago. and they
will be deported. on the ground that
hey are liable to become public
charges. The action of the depart
nent sustains the finding OF the i'm
migration officials at New York, from
which an appeal had been taken to
he department
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
CONSERVING TO KEEP UP PRICES
Special Jury investigating Scarcity Of
Coal In ChIeaqo.


Chicago. Jan. ia special fury
met here today to investigate the al.
legged conspiracy between certain coal
operators. railroads and coal dealers
TO increase the price OF coal on the
Chicago market Attorney General
Hamlin saws he will show that con
spiracy exists. Judge HamHn. who
for several days has been iur stigat
ing the Affairs out at Springfield as.
sisted by committee OF four mem.
bers. has secured n large amount OF
evidence 10 show that a deal has been
planned by which the price OF coal
on the Chicago and other markets
could be kept up.
To alleviate the suffering among the
poor. owing to the scarcity OF coal.
Swift & Company announced that they
would sell coal at cost to all who ap.
piled for it, The prices will be: One
hushel. 20 cents; half bushel. 10
cents; peck, 3 cents: the selling Of
coal to the poor Is not limited TO Chi
cago. but it viii also be sold wherever
the firm has a plant-St Louis. Kan
sas City. st. Joseph. Mo. and Omaha
and st. Paul
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13

T''N'' aSNS brings SiO IN New YORK,
and Dealers Expect Further I'D.
vance II Cold Weather Continues.
Conditions In Other Cities.
New York. Jan. 10.-Cold weather
made a steady and Increasing demand
for coal and tended to firmly maintain
the price OF $40 a ton for anthracite
established by the independent oper.
ators. who now seem to control the
situation in this city in the East
Side tenement house district there
was plentiful supply OF coal in deal.
ers' yards. and this known fact pre-
vented anything like n rush They
charged lS. - and 10 cents a pail for
hard coal and from 90 TO So cents for
bags of TOO pounds Observation-Disclosures
this there IS much suffering among the
poor
The independent operators are CON
tinuing TO hurry their entire product
10 New York and Boston Tor big
prices. and there is a general eNpcc-
tation that If the weather continues
cold an cnort Will be made by dealers
anthracite coal though tho railroad
coal companies adhere 20 the udewater
price OF 81 a ton. Since their agroe.
mont with the independent operators
by which the companies bought more
than half the operators tiiewatcr coal
at s. per cent of tho market price
was ended the companies have had to
take care Of intermediate points ir
norcd by the Independents in the
rushing of coal 20 New York ana Ros-
ton for big prices. and this appears
TO have helped The Independents to
control the situation here by lessen
Ing the deliveries OF railroad company
coal at tidcwater.
The board of estimate passed a
resolution yesterday that the mayor be
instructed 20 communicate with tho
various coal companies and request
them 90 Increase their shipments 20 all
the boroughs OF the city
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
In Washinuton

Washington. d. c.. Jan. 10.-The
congressional committee is investigat-
ing The coal shortage and the extor-
tonate prices charged. Many dealers
and coal agents were called before
the committee and asked TO explain,
but nothing definite was done. An
thracite sells for from $12 to $40 ton,
and soft coal and coke at 80 a ton.
There is much suffering among the
poor in this city.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
schedule between Washington, Danville
and intermediate stations.
Lnective Noxeniher auth 1nna

tuecuve November both. 1902
soUrHwAED.
~. Washington, ID. c. sS.lOam. 30 Il
a M, lilo M, $50 p IN, S.45 p IN, ESQ p m.
lO.iA p M
Nv. Alexandria $50 a m. u.iOa !, ~
m, y p IN, 9.O5 J. m, 10 10 D m. II % d IN
~ Man',ssas 1SS a m, 5.4s p IN.
Nv uarriSouburg 2.I5 D m.
~. CaiNerton 9.57 am, 6.2Opm
Nv. NarrentOn 10. - a m. q. a nm
Nv. Sulpeper loss m, 7.06 p m.
". Orange ll.llam.- 5spm.
~. Charlottesville l2.0S p m. las nm
m. ." ~ i''V
Nv. RockfiSh I2.57 pm.
~ OthHdge liz p IN, 2.;s2 m
~. monroe l.59 p m, $40 p N, 80 p N,
10 a IN, 2.l2 IN, 3 p m:
~. Lynchburg 2.I7 p m, g. ~ u m. 4O4p
IN, IS "A NJ, 30 IA. $40 IN.
3.iS a m. 49, -" 4 Us
Nv. Rocky Mount lO.lOam.
Al Danville Az p m, 5.l5pm. 55oDn
80 a m, 40 m, $40 a m
NoRrHwARD.
Nv. Danville l2.US m, 2l0 a IN, Diam.
. 10 a m, 80 p IN, 2.10pm
lv. Rocky Mount IL 90 a m
Nv. franklin junction 6.36 a m, 227 o IN,
sop m.
". Lynchburg !. 55 n m, 40 a m, 2.46 a
M; s.oi u m, 3.52 = m, All p m.
80 -ACAAAfft 80 a Nv ttt u III. "
:. ~ "a m, i.20 p IN. 4.35 pm.
Lv. Oakridge sos m, 5.O2pm
I.v. ROckfish OIL a IN
lv Charlottesville 3.37 m. G. 20a nj.
I35 m, 1 30 N, 9. IS a Ia, s. 80 m. as 10
pm
". Orange los a m, 5.S7 m, I1.oiam.
7O2 pm 49,
Ly; Culpeper 7.S6 a IN. COS m, .ss a
m, 7.35 p IN
pm A' 100
Lv. Calverton GA a m. 1928 pm, SIS D
Lv- Manassas s.S2 I'm, 7.I2 a m, 70. ~
Q m, S.47 pm
Nv. Alexandria 6.17 m, 9. % n m, 720
m, sos m, 1 40 p IN, $50 p IN, 9.30pm
Ar. at Washington, ID. c., 6.42 m, 9.45
a m, 40 m, S.2S III, 200 p IN, 9.15 m
go pm
daily.
For detailed schedule, rates and informa-
sion In reference to through Pullman sleeping
ear service between Hew ork, Philadelphia
baltimore, " ashin gton, and Savannah Jack
zonville, Tampa. atlanta. Mobile New or
leans Birmingham, Memphis KDoxvile
Chattanooga. and Nashville call ON nearesf
Southern hallway agent or W rite to
G. II. ACkFRi, General Manager
=. H. Hal WICK, General pass A..
l.. 5. BROWN. General Agent.
Washington, ID.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
Coal Eamine Kills Three-

Providence. r. l., Jan. IO.-James
l. Doyle and his mother-in-law. Mrs.
Bridget Farnam. are dead. and the at.
tending physician says death was due
to lack Of sufficient fuel Mrs. James
L. Doyle is dying at the general hospi-
tai, and her condition is attributed to
the same cause.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
Prices Fluctuate with the Weather

Philadelphia. Jan. 10. -- The coal
market in this city is no longer gov
ernei by any uniform price. and is
expected 20 fuctuate with the weather
and the amount OF anthracite on hand.
Along the Reading Railroad lines
dealers book orders at s6.75 a ton and
fill them in from two 10 three weeks.
Il is said large proportion of the coal
reaching the city is that mined by
Independent operators and is held at
SO TO Sl2 ton. Soft coal Is selling
at 50 and coke at 81 a ton
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13

Rowling Green District. dry majority
2o9; Port Royal District, dry majority
i32 Reedy Church District. dry majority
81 Madison District, dry majority 81
Gulneas and Moss Neck precincts east
"a solid dry vote. Only Is votes for sale
Of liquor in Port Royal District Ever,
precinct gave a majority Tor the drys.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
Burning Their Emit rrees.

Marshall. Mo, Jan. 10.-A coal fam
inc prevails in Marshall and the
nearby towns. Slater sent to this city
for coal. which is scarce here. Many
families are burning their fruit trees
md shade trees. Wood is selling for
IS cord, and such fuel is very scarce.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

snort Line 70 Principal Cities of the
south and Southwest. Flerida Cnh, Texas
California and Mexico, reaching the Cant
tails OF six States.
SCHEDULE IL EEFKCr NOV. %. i4oa
TRAINS LEAVE RtCuMoNp-MAGx 4rRltr
-rAIiON-pAII.N.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13

Gccr-iaag iUiia and Jacs DON'T stay
Out SO incir lew country place 40 an.
Gcors Why:
"Oh, they want to bp IL Town al the
time TO tell everybody how much they
like il ont in the country."-I.ife.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13

Nos. 81 and "a SaabOard Express. pm
man Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between
New ork and ampa. Nestibuled Coaches
between New ork and Kichnond and he
tween richmond and Jack sonyille Pullman
oleepinS-1 arS daily between Jackson
vile and Tampa. Also, through Draw
ing hopm Sleeping-Cars betw cen New
oiA and Atlanta, aud Cafe-Cars between
Hamlet and Atlanta aud Hamlet and
Savannah.
Iri-wcekly sleeper between Washing
TON ami fiuehurst leaving Washington,
tuesdays, thursdays and SATURDAYS. re-
turning leave linehnrst Mondays. We'd
ne>days and Fridays.
Nos. - ana 0i-Seaboard Mail
Pullman Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping
Car between New York and Jacksonville,
connecting at Hamlet with Sleeping
Car 70 aud from Allauta,i in. connection with
which through Pullman tickets are sold
Cafe Cars on an through trains. Buffet
Iarior Car service be-. wcen Washington
southern Pines and Hamlet, leaving Wash
ington Mondays. " cducSdays aud FRIDAYS
returning leave Hamlet tuesdays. Th.rs-
days ANA Saturdays
W, }. MAY, City Ticket Agent
L. VI iI II District Pass. Agent.
1906 East Main Street.
PHI ,I 60.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13

The martyrs to vice FAR exceed the
martyrs 10 virtue. 10th in endurance
and number. Cotton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13

Train No. - leaves iichmond y no a m
daliA Tor ietcrso1rg, Norlina. y. O., aud
all Intermediate points. Connrcffnn ~
Norila with trains arriving Hender>o
o2p. m and Raleigh 3 4O y. m. daily and
Durham y. M daily, except Sunday.
fur an Florida East coast points and C,b,
and Porto Rico. at New Orleans for ali
points ma Texas. Mexico and California,
TRAINS ARRIVE At HCHMoNn-pA1f,
~ a. M, No. - From all points South
Z - p. nl.. Nc 66 and Southwest
- 3. M, No. s6, from Norlina y q
.etershurg and lncal nninls
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
Caroline County Goes Dry by ass
NJ aioritY.

The following il the result Of the cleo
ton held in Caroline on January Sth for
local option.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13

Ni'l' iAl..
\ Russian Marten Scarf. 53
inches long, sample goods.
worth 500 elsewhere. my
price 1913.
Also 4 sample. near Seal
Coats, worth elsewhere $40.
my price, S29.50.
Furs rcmodelcd inthe latest
styles
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13
FUEL FAMINE GENERAL.
Many Cities Suffering From Scare
city Of Coa;.
INoePsNoENrsAFTEReiePR

Anthracite Brings $40 In New York.
and Dealers Expect Further I'D.
vance II Cold Weather Continues.
Conditions In Other Cities.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-13

Ia The Free Lance al January Let 1908
"N proceeds 10 make very irec.
With Others names and mode
nder the guise of "A New Years ode '
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
Hundreds Homeless.

St. Louis, March 9.-One hundred
families living below Alton, ILL.,, have
been rendered homeless and many
lost their belongings az a result OF
the rise in the Mississippi river. The
river also threatened to inundate the
fine farming lands of Missouri points,
across the river, and farmers and
stockmen are preparing to move out.
Hundreds of farmers living in the
low lands about Harrisburg, ILL.,, have
been forced to move by the rising OF
Saline and Bankston creeks, some
abandoning stock to the food. For
miles the country whereabouts is a
vast sheet of water.
Reports from Hannibal. Mo-, state
the upper Missouri is sending down
great volumes of water and the river
is higher for this time of the season
than for years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
ARMOUR TRIES AERoGRAMs.
Proposes to Link All Packing centers
With Head Offices in Chicago.

Chicago, March Sit is stated here
mat Armour and company have al
ranged for a test of wireless tele-
graphy, as applied to communication
between the cities where they have
packing houses and important othces.
They now maintain leased telegraph
wires to Kansas City, st. Louis, Oma-
ha and Sioux City and east to Allie
gheny, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston.
After preliminary experiments be-
tween the Chicago stock yards and the
company's Offices down town, instru-
ments will be installed to test the sys-
tenn between Chicago and one OF the
four western cities. Officials OF the
company estimate that if the wireless
system can be successfully worked
an annual saving of at least Sl9O,ooo
would be effected.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
Go About in Boats.

Louisville, KY, March 9.-The Ohio
river was stationary at noon here to-
day, with the guage five inches above
the. danger line.
The water crept up into Fourth
street during the night, flooding many
Easements and cutting off the en-
trance to the Kentucky and Indiana
elevated road.
The inhabitants in the western end
of town are using boats as a means
of transportation, b%utreport no serious
damage. All the low lands north OF
the Louisville & Nashville river front
tracks are submerged.
A dispatch from English, Ind, re
ports much damage done by the Blue
river. The Wabash at Vincennes is
IS feet and rising. People from the
the Illinois side are compelled to use
boats or walk on the levee to reach
Vincennes. Thousands of acres are
under water in that vicinity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13

connection with any brotherhood or
union. 1t specifically denies that such
organizations ever participated in any
way in the Pullman palace a EN-
ployes' strike in 1894, as charged in
the bill of complaint and admits the
Wabash Railway company ever made
a distinction in the selection of it's
employees as to whether they were
members of any brotherhood or union
since or prior to the Pullman Palace
Car company employees strike in 1894.
It specifically denies all allegations
in the bill of complaint that the Wa
bash Railroad company ever had any
complaint from their employees re-
speeding wages and rules regulating
their employment in their respective
service since 1894; but states the fact
to be that the employees in the several
lines of service in the Wabash COM
pany have for years had grievances
and differences with respect to the
amount of wages paid and the rules
and regulations governing the service
of their employees in their respective
lines of employment, and that this
controversy arises not only from COM
plants of members of the respective
b~rotherhoods, but from the n OF
the employees not members of the re-
spective brotherhoods involved in the
Injunction proceedings, and that the
effort on the part of the grievance
committees and the officers of the
Railway Trainmen and Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen as representa-
tives of over 1900 employees of the
Wabash railway, employed as switch
men, brakemen and firemen upon its
several lines of railway in the United
States.
The answer states that several EN-
ployes engaged in the train service OF
the Wabash Railway company have
frequently presented their grievances
tc the Wabash officials for adjustment
and settlement and that the officers
of said company have persistently re
fused to take up and consider or dis
cuss such grievances with it's severa
employees from. time to time, durlns
the past few days, or make any rea
sonable permanent rules or regula
lions governing the services of theil
respective employees, and that TIL:
!. continued %vaccillating policy on thu
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13

believed to have spread to the main
lead and that the coal is now on fire.
Howard F. Welsh, state coal mine
inspector, was on the ground today
for the purpose Of inquiring into the
conditions. He was unable to go
within 1000 feet of the flames be-
cause of the smoke and intense heat
that prevails in the tunnels. He ad-
vised with Superintendent White, and
it is predicted by him that if instruc-
ton given are carried out that the
fire will be placed under control. Mr..
Welsh's plan is to take air from the
compressor to the face of the entry
where the fire is located. At that
point take out the temporary stopping,
and if any evidence of fire is found to
Immediately reseal and take steam
from a separate line from the present
boiler and force into the mine at every
| point He believes that this will have
the effect Of smothering the flames
and soon place the mine in condition
to allow the men to enter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
COAL Mine INSPECTORS PLAN
Howard F.. Welsh Visits Chesnut-Adviscs that
Steam Be Forced Into Every Opening
Heat is Terrific.

Livington, Mont, March 9.-The
big fire which broke out in the coal
mines at Chestnut, Is miles west of
this city, several days ago, con-
tinues to grow in magnitude and now
threatens almost complete destruction
to this valuable properly. Every pos
sible means known have been resorted
to by Superintendent While to abate
the ravages of the flames, but without
any apparent effect. lhe mine is
filled with flames and smoke, and the
fire fighters are now unable to GO
within 1000 feet of the point where
the fire is located.
The fire was first discovered severa
days ago in an air shaft, and although
immediate action was taken the
flames spread and soon drove the
miners from the mine. Various meth
DDS have been adopted to place the
fire under control without effect. Fol
some time the fire was confined en-
! tirely to the timbering, but it is nov
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13

Washington, March 9.-The wealth
err bureau today issued the following
special bulletin:
The heavy rains of Saturday and
Sunday have materially increased the
volume of water in the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers and their principal trib-
utaries. Danger line stages prevail
from Cincinnati to New Orleans. The
greatest height above the danger line
is at Evansville, 6.8 feet. At Mem
phise the rise continues steadily at
the rate of one and two-tenths Of a
foot in "a hours, while at New Orleans
the stage this morning is 1871, a rise
OF s during the last "a hours, and
within IA of the highest water on rec
ord.
The Mississippi above Cairo is ris-
ing rapidly. The Arkansas is also ris-
ing, while the White, Black and Red
rivers are now at food stage.
Another disturbance now over the
upper Missouri valley treatens tc
cause more rain Tuesday and Wed
nesday in the Ohio and lower Missis
sippi valleys. II this rain should fall
in considerable quantity it will still.
further intensity flood conditions anc
all preparations should be made fol
still higher stages. Additional bull
letins will be issued daily or oftenel
should occasion require.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
nm r. b. HASTINGS,
Secretary High Line Ditch Co.
Billings, Mont, Feb. -, 1903.

(First Publication Feb. 6, 19O3.-6)
Department Of the Interior, Land
Office at Lewistown, Montana, January
81. 19O3.-Notice is hereby given that
the following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
Fred w. Handel, United States Com
missioner, at Musselshell. Montana,
On Friday, March 20, 1903. viz:
FRANK LANG.
who made H. E. No. 1854 for the VIZ
SWA, SEA SWA, SWA Sc a Sec.
%, township 5 north, range rs east,
M. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said and, viz:
S. H. Erwin, of Roundup, s~ntana;
troweH. of Roundup, Montana;
Magnlus Lindstrand, of Elso, Mon
tana; John Laska, OF Elso, Montana.
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.