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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02

In some cases the CLOTHS Of the frog
presents considerable analogy to the
upper larynx Of birds. Cuvier com
pares their mechanism 10 kettledrum,
DR.. Abbott to 4 steam whistle. vari-
Gus species Of the hylodes. or tree frog,
found most abundantly in South Amer
lea. make the best approach 10 song.
Some Of their sounds are tlutelike, 9th
ers metallic. others again : clear. loud
triued rattle, sometimes piercinsiy
shrilI.
That under certain circumstances the
effects are pleasing we can gather
from such a keen observer as Darwin.
He says. Near Rio Janelro used Of
ten TO sit in an evening listening to a
number Of little hylr which, perched
on blades OF grass close 10 the water.
sent forth sweet chlrping notes in har-
mony."-Loudon Answers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
BRUSHED NE OFF WITH IT'S BRANCHES


when II stops suddenly. IT'S Ike a ton
OF coal droppin' into a mans throat.
For a minute forgot my troubles
grabbed my lantern and went up
ahead TO see what was wrong. Twas
easy TO see. By the cleamin' OF the
headlight on the engine saw n roarin',
howliu' flood Of water. Blue river was
full and runnin' oyer-way over. The
track on the bridge was all but COY.
cred. Shall we try II or not: says the
engineer 70 the conductor. Wait III
we look at the bridge says the con.
ductor. Come Donnan, wen 80 and
see II It's safe And we went.
Twas fool thing 10 do what !
did then, but was IN a desperate
mood. and the rushin' OF the food ar
fected my brain. I'm thinkin'. l told
the conductor "a 90 across and take Z
peep at the anchorage on the other
side. And ! started. tbs conductor Of.
fering no objections visible to the
naked car and got half way across
mebby when-biT.-a tree that made
ordinary SawloGs look Ike matches
struck the bridge and brushed me on
with its branches rs easy rs n whisk
broom disposesof crumb.
"Ar.T-rah. the swim that followed!
Il don't know the words that de
scribe 1t. But luck was with me. got
my hands on tot regular Pullman OF a
railroad tie, and l cluug to It as the Ivy
ciings to the molderin' wall Twas
nothin' resembln' suicide the way l
stuck to that tie. And every once or
twice in awhile n chicken coop or a
woodshed or cord Of wood bumped
into me. knockin' out prayers Ike
sparks from an anvil.
Ills my humble opinion that the
current was runnin' It 4 rate OF 40
miles to the hour. Melby twas more,
and mebby twas less. ] didn't stop 10
measure 1t. Anyway. twas but n short
time till brought up against the F.
and L. bridge with such force that SIX
OF my teeth took refuge in my Stom.
ach and a constellation OF stars danced
before my eyes, furnishin' sufficient
light to enable me to crawl on to the
bridge.
THE bridge was about ready TO
break loose. rawIed OF OF It rapid
u. Id bad all the trip by water that
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
by D. H. TALmADGE

There are people Who SCOT at the
theory OF luck. but Tim Doanau IS not
one Of them.
Tim was brakeman on the p. and
T. railway six. months ago. and q
freight brakeman at that. with q pref
ty slim prospect ahead Of him lie de-
SPARED whenever be thought Of a GER
tain girl who was so practical that she
refused to marry him until his salary
was adequate for an establishment
The fact that she called It an "estab-
IIshment" showed plainly that her
emotions were under control Of her in
tellect A sentimental, impulsive crea-
ture who loved a man as this girl loved
Tim would have called It little home
Tim isn't brakeman on the 2. and
7. now. &c is a conductor on the F.
and l.. and he and the girl have their
establishment" and are deiiriously
happy.
Luck did It Tim says. and he proves
1t by telling the story.
+AIebby you know and mebby you
don't" be begins In a subtle brogue.
that the windows Of heaven were
opened over small spot in the north
ern part OF Missouri one night last
June. AIebby. again. you know and
mebby you don't that the p. and I.
road runs parallel with the F. and L.
for about slx miles after leavln' st.
James. They cross the Blue river each
on its own nice little bridge within two
miles OF each other, the P. and 7.
bridge bcln' up stream from the bridge
OF the (. and L.
Twas lucky for me they fixed It so.
/ was slttIn' on the back platform Of
the cabOose the night when the cloud
busted. Ny work was finished for the
minute, and was restin' and nursIn'
a bad fit OF melancholy My hopes
were blacker than the night just then,
and the night was blacker than the
inside OF a brunette cat. saw nothi1'
to look forward TO. and that's worse
state TO be In than Arkansaw. was
sayIn' to myself that l believed ia
commit suicide and end the agony
when all of quick Sudden the train
stopped. :
'.AIebby you never experienced tie
sensation OF bein' on 4 freight train
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
low poes FINp TAEIR VA


Evidence That They Possess Pecul-
far Power 10 Guide Then
In the old days Of the James river
canal a fine setter was taken BY his
master on packet boat which was 80
crowded that the dog was put in the
captains cabin to be out Of the way,
says the New York Mall and Express,
His owner reached his destination aft
er nightfall and had taken 80 much
kline by that time that be was carried
OF the boat, and no one remembered
hissetter.
Next morning the captain took the
dog on deck with him, but was much
afraid be would jump on TO the tow
path and try TO return that way. and SO
handsome an animal would have been
in danger Of being stolen.
Carlo. however, lay perfectly quiet
but with an air Of listening that at
tra-ted notice Toward noon he heard
the sound OF the horn OF a packet com
ing from the opposite wny, and as the
boats passed each other be made leap
and was next heard from as having
got on Mt the place where his master
had stopped and as having gone at
once TO the house where be was a
guest.
Could human intelligence have sur
passed that?
This same dog lay on his masters
grave and refused food until he died
from starvation. But do not give this
asacase in point.
A gentleman who lived hundred
miles from a city moved there with all
bis possessions, including bulldog
which had been raised ut his fathers
home. where he had hitherto resided.
lie was locked up in the car with the
furniture and in the hustle Of unloading
disappeared. and two days afterward
he reached his former home, coming by
an inland route. as was known by par
ties who recognized him, so that he evil
IDENTIFY marked out his own path with
out reference to the railroad on which
he had been carried away.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
THE OMNIBUS.
1t Was introduced by BIaise Pascal.
the Voted Mathematician.

1t Was introduced by BIaise Pascal.
the Noted Mathematician.
No less n parsonage than the famous
mathematician. Blaise Pascal, IS said
to have introduced the vehicle which
we call the omnibus" Unlike most
other men OF learning. Pascal was more
or less interested In the affairs of prac-
tical life. He was the inventor OF the
puShcart that now perambulates our
streets. says the Scientific American.
In 1861 lie had large wagons built
for regular traffic IN the heart Of Paris.
lie allied himself in this undertaking
with several influential friends, among
whom was the Duke OF Roannes.
In 1902 Louis XIV. granted letters
patent TO Pascal, in which It was said
that these carriages were intended for
the comfort Of poor people who had to
50 10 courts Of justice or who We're
sick and 80 poor that they could not-af-
ford to pay the two pistoes exacted by
the chairmen and the drivers OF
coaches.
AT first the use of the vehicle was
not generally permitted. A royal de-
cree forbade its use by soldiers, pages,
lackeys and other Hyeried servants, as
well as artisans and porters.
Pascal. in spite Of the fact that be
only lived to be thirty-nine, is said 10
have made no inconsiderable sum out
OF bis invention.
After the vehicle had been in use
some sixteen years it was abandoned
for various reasons. 1t was not until
1872 that it was again introduced. this
time in bordeaux. which city was fol-
lowed in 1921 by Nantes and in 1927
by Paris. The vehicle was improved
and rapidly became popular. Now 1t
has been almost displaced by the tram
way.
In modern times the vehicle was
called an omnibus simply for the rea-
son that It was intended for the car
riage Of all, without any restrictions Us
10 lackeys, pages or footmen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
HIS Mistake.

"once at party" said Scotch cler-
gyman, there was crusty old Scot
seated at a whist table playing pas
sionately, and his partner was young
woman. the daughter OF neighboring
laird. You are 10 imagine this young
woman's surprise in the heart OF the
game when the old fellow threw down
his cards and bawled at her:
"what kind OF a game are re play
In, ye darned AUDI
"And then. recollecting himself. he
bowed and said bumbly to the aston
ished girl:
Yer pardon's begged. madam. I
tool; ye in the excitement for my ain
wife,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
,rnrrInrrn md crime.

It Is said that statistics prove that in
every 1000 bachelors there are thirty
eight criminals, while In every 1000
married men the criminals number only
eighteen. II this IS so, It surely proves
that the present day members OF the
sex labeled coy and hard 10 please have
at least an immense capability for
keeping men out of mischief, sufficient
to outbalance perhaps even the unkind
reputation handed down the ages by
Mother Eve.-London Taller.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02

/ waited / crawled on az ne -, -
end ! come TO- ana ttat was lSe~
again.
There was a station 4 ways ~ y
track. and after 10 found iiy i.lna =. 4ssS
again hustled along IN ~ = = :,
'-rhe night operator was sl5p1'.s, -. !. :
see me. BEN. q young CHAP = 's'-S.''
ed nerTcus'y foF us gun. !.
. Put i Hway. says 2 iL1l' ~ :
away. Why a'la 81 Z w. -,t,,r.
Heavens says pc. Is ! ''''i'H
again: You're sop:iia W.. ~, 49,.
An /. says 1. sule = =. s,.s,,ld
nose Tor news you Fe -'o'' ~. -. 49, ~.
be IN newspaper VOTE. l.l' -, -. 80
says !. how soon me I'm : ~, ~, ,,a.i
knew : train was seoat aus s'ss :
been shcozin. -.
Tic Tier solh sou.h' say : " =, -. go,
IN at ms "atcii' WI = HOES - -
minutes. 80. .,,,,,rg
Does SIC SOP = ms
says !.
No s:ys he. $500. -.
Lhen. says / you . i pslses !. IN i, ~, ~
your red amp ior ,le ofias . - -
gone: ana he ulu =. III, ~
" lIh the niet cane n.ots lasN ne -,
me. ihe genera ,h.lll. -., : ~ ,,r,,ssIr
on anu Sne seHglI' :, ,.i"r1 III ~ mink
artisucaiy Srrayel u i,, ~, :. -d ',,,5
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
Ancient sausneen.

Antiquaries are bafIIed in their at.
tempts to ascertain when sausages first
became an article. OF human consump-
ton. we know at least that among the
ancient Greeks sausaSes. called al.
lantes" and 'chordai." were common
article OF diet and every schoolboy
knows, or ought TO know, that sau.
sages, black buildings and sausage sell.
ers appear in the comedies OF Aris.
tophanes.-London Telegraph.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
weights

1t Kill be noted that the weights OF
the examiu5fi9r have been changed since
Form III, Instructions 10 Applicants, :
was issued.
Age limit, all position, Is to Is.
From The cligibIes resulting from tbs
examination it is expected that certif
cation will be made TO existing and fu.
ture vacancies.
an applicants, male and female, mus,
have the medical certificate in Form lOl
executed as Indicated in the form. Male
applicants must be at least ) feet (
inches in height, exclusive Of boots Of
shoes, and weigh not less than ~
pounds in ordinary clothing, without
oycrcoat or hat.
This examination Is open to all citizen
Of the United States who comply with
the requirements without regard to
whether they have been examined with
in the past year. Competitors win Ne
rated without regard to any considera-
ton other than the qualifications shown
in their examination papers. and cligiblcs
viii be certified strictly in accordance
with the civil service law and rules.
For application blank Form 1911, full
instructions, specimen examination ques.
tons, and information relative TO the
duties and salaries OF the different poi.
tons, and the location of the cxamina-
ton room, application should be made
to the secretary of the board of exam
iners at the postofice.
No application will be accepted for
this examination unless filed with \.
b. Boggess. secretary OF the postal board.
prior to the hour Of closing business
April IS, 1903.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
,,.nar For SACRIFICE.

Little vegetarian-Papa. why do you
90 away again. Why don't you stay
home with mother and me?
Papa-But I must so, little daughter,
to get bread and butter for you.
L Won. papa, If you'll only stay
home I'll eat meat!-Brooklyn Life.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
No such Luck.

Bixtcr-Do you know. Jipson. that
your play IS positively improper?
JipsOn-It IS very kind Of you TO say
so, Blxter, but what's the use?
haven'tbccn able to get any Of the pa
pcrs to dcnounce It as unfit to be seen.
Boston Transcript.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
VIVA. Happened.

"she married the coachmah because
she wanted some one who could drive
"Well?1
wen. he drove her to distractiOnT-
Chicago Post
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
QuIek concIunIon.

4 see that one Pennsylvania convict
fatally assaulted another
They must have some bad men in
that neutrality-suspicious. Plain
Dealer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
OLD FASHIONED.
remInIsNnc

what has become OF the old fash
Toned man who had been married only
once?
What has become OF the old fash
Toned woman who expected her chill
dren to '1nind?
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
cn.cr.n Gnnnrnu. nift.

When Mr.. Casey died. he left all he
had to the orphan asylum"
Indeed! That was nice OF him.
What did he IeaveY
his twelve ehildren."-DeroIt Free
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
me ReaponnibiIIty placed.

$50 their marriage was a failure.n
"Notat on. Marriage Is all right II
was The man and the woman who were
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02

At twenty love Is a rosy dream. at
thirty It Is thrilling reality, at forty
IT is a calm cop:lotment, at ffty 1t is a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
q SERVICE
EXAMINATION
BE HELD AT THE POST Of
IN THIS CITY MAY 9 By
POSTAL BOARD.
did Opportunity for Young Ken TO
Secure Employment at Fair
eampensatiOn.

be United States Civil Service Com
zion announces that on May Q, 1903,
examination win be held for the po-
ons Of clerk and carrier in the post
u service IN this city.
This examination offers an excellent
portrnity for, entering the Federal ser.
{ to bright, energetic young persons
10 are not Afraid Of hard work, and
previous examinations have failed to
bit in a sufficient number Of eligbles,
commission urges all persons who
&c qualified, and who may desire TO
.nter the pOstoffce service, to apply for
md take this examination. 1t may be
Stated that there is a wider field for
advancement upon merit in the FEDERAL
service than in many private employ
ments. While the salary in the post
office service Is usually about $500 or
5000 per .anum at the start this
amount compares favorably with the
scompensation Of beginner in private
employment
This examination viii be held in order
to give all persons who desire to apply
an opportunity to be examined for 20
sitions in this Office. II is Intended
hereafter, in case no eIigibles result from
the clerIs-carrier examinations, to fiji
vacancies i1'this office by selection from
any register of the Civil Service Com
mission which may have been esta5-
lished as the result of first or second
grade examination, selections being made
Of persons Who are residents OF this
city or this,Pt of the state, and not
more than one clerk-c,rrTier examination
viii be held during cdcb-sc unless eli
gibles can not be secured from the other
registers. This notice is given in Or
der that the persons who may desire to
become eligible for positions in this Of
Gcc may file their applications and enter
this examination.
The nature Of the examination is a
test of practical, general intelligence and
Of adsRt,biIty in post-offce work. The
examination. will consist of the subjects
mentioned below, which viii be weigh;-
cd as follows:>
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02

Merchant-sh! That's our Office boy.
So long as I can pretend didn't hear
him it's all right.-Catholie Standard
and Times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
ETHICS OF KISSING.
! WoMAN,s VIEWS ON The susJEc7
OF OSCILLATION.

Maiden May L.nvfah Kisses J" n
compunc4ion and Those Toward
whom she should Play the Aiser.
-, s.s.s,o,s boweyer
Aue.e - 81 -. ,,,,,,,h AZ II has
ar, W." ~. 49,. ,.ss,, continues 10 lie
taliel llilS gislAsC ,,,Sos, -,silen i In
islas s. !" . ~ : 49, - ~ sbe should
LOU, = M, = Is-seis "a he kissed By
~, - y ~ 80, n, -sisted to her By close
~, n corsS ne,,IirIty. she best displays
~ = 49, IS -, herself NOT him,
~. ass H S.9a ~ +bs doubt and 50 refrain
-. -. ,ror oscnlotIon
a. ohsoI,,teIv safe list Of men whom
!. . siioTss,Ie - tiss might be com
: = - ,. ,,st GIVEN "a the Book OF
S 49, sa0' .aSo, ~ rersons whom II IS
Ss D.l..S - marry There can be no
Sossyh,o ,r,nronrietv IN any woman's
boIrc l.issed by-ber father, grandfather,
b-o,ber ,Incles etc. whenever oeca-
80, NAY offer sin uubllc opinion is
much less in favor Of kissing than OF
- ,.,'-os ana sfFactionate greetings are
- Io,rer considered good form in mar
~ Mo-. Me-, II. Mai answers for them In
40 40 , r, Generation.
N ~ ~ nravar hook NAV be added
,,,,,slrs within the degrees forbidden in
10. Nv the Roman Catholic
. -,,,,rss Inns +base IN moderation. The
s -, :. ,,o1 copsin who Is greedy In the
.,sa sts ~ l.isses from his pretty cousin
- la ~ -, - = y. .-ns+ad he
- : 49,, =. -,
ana Set a aside dean. and mortified
r-,s,o. - oroot,ro or nortIng. OF good
ni9'ss ~. - e a,s,.Ie, ,pd ~ concratu-
,iis-.is 80 ..i,I a,ono,.,I although by no
ia'iol -. = s -, Il tbev we're for
mems y $3.50 lie ,.issfng a. nractice IS
ne. me- ~ A-.- -,or,,ia~ +bon n once was.
- u.n -, , - ~ t,o r,oralists il is
nes" ,....,, I0 SsI,,os NOR and more into
g 5os't III. I'll, s,,Il more fatal FASH
iisi' .,,.i. : 49, + sats ber face as a
YOU. VIZ w.. ois Jo,,onstrotions OF feel.
.ii'it ~, "s -, 49, -.
ius - -. =. ~ -. .,o mn, who becomes
- ~ = - - rn,-r;ed rs usual
eis"s'u - y l.;ss rom his fiancee
ms -, -. ~ ,,a-oafn not FOR nublication.
y s :. 80 US 10 ~ as cnarantee Of good
= - cay -, ~ 80 - ~ sbe 4 willing TO
go - = Mn, be reasons. she
paos,'5 :. ~ r,.IIii,. 10 lot him kiss her.
80 &c.. no desires KISS or kisses
~, ,IS.,O .cnor,I nrinclples as something
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
Privileged Person.
the nerve OF thatl

Cailer-weIl. the nerve OF thati
Merchant-what's that7 q
Caller-why. didn't you hear that
snip of a boy referring to you Us
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02
HoLMBoE& LAEFERTY
Architects.
Main office. CLSRKsBUR6, N. va.
Branch: EIklns, W. Va.
Branch: Athens, Ohio

DR.. Hartman, ere. ear, nose and
throat specialist Treatment, surg
cry, artificial eyes spectacles and X
Ray examinations and electric treat
ment. Fordyce Building. jan O.O2.Iy
II you need any harness for your
teams, no matter Of what kind, you
win ind It alWaN on hand &C Rey-
nolds, Main street Re keeps 81 ur-
to-date harness establishments $50
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-02

The annual consumption Of wine in
France averages twenty-three gallons
for each person.
The evening world., 1903-11-10
Why So Many Preparations Are
Short Lived.

It is enc OF the best recognised require
ments In the patent-medicine Geld that q
preparation to be put on the market must
have the power to give an immediate eff
fect"-that 10 to say. that II must appar-
entity give immediate relief. II 10 also we'll
known IN the patent medicine ield that
this Immediate" effect IL obtained only by
the use OF poisonous drugs and alcohol.
and that Is why these ~poisons and weaken
ing stimulants. dangerous to life and
health. are 80 recklessiy used In such
preparations. The fact that they have only
a temporary effect, leaving the patient
weaker than before. explains why 30 many
patent medicines are short-lived. OF the
hundreds nut on the market every year II
is almost impossible TO name a single per-
successful ono. Our object In call
ing your attention TO this Is to emphasize
the fact that for 20 years Father Johns
Medicine has been recommended by Lowell
(Mass.) families lin the city where It was
prescribed for the late Rev. Father John
o'Brien. by whom Il was recommended and
from whom II derived It's namel: that
more Lowell people are using It to-day
than ever before. and that II IL no I'M
usual thing for three generations to ex-
The evening world., 1903-11-10
PATENT MEDICINE SECRETS.

press their gratitude for the benefits re-
ceived from this old prescription, as il done
in the following letter;
In August. 1901, I vas attacked with q
severe cold which soon settled into a bron-
chiai irritation OF great severity. I could
not sleep nights because of the whsezinR
and the choking irritation caused by the
phleEm. and was obliged to sit up IN bed
to get any relief. Doctors entirely failed
IL their efforts to relieve me. On the ad-
vice OF my father. Capt. Allen 7. Hedge.
OF Washington, d. c., who was visiting
my family at the time. I began taking
Father Johns Medicine. My trouble Yves
then OF several months standing, and ]
decided to drop the doctors and give your
medicine n fair trial.
81 had taken two bottles when relief
anne to me. and continued with the medi-
cine until l was completely cured. When
ever ! feel any suspicion that the disease
is coming on I Immediately take Father
Johns Medicine. and IL always anish all
traces Of II. II cuts the phlegm and stops
the Irritation.
~ keen 1t In the house constantly. and
the children like II so we'll that they fire.
ouently ask for It. II keeps them well and
strong.
Thus there are three generations Of US.
all using Father Johu's Medicine and unit
ing in Its praise.
81 nave recommended II to many people,
and know personally OF many remarkable
cures your medicine las accomplished.
(signed) Burton A. Hodge, 50 Hampr
shire Street. Lowell. Mass"
The evening world., 1903-11-10
ALICE ROOSEVELT
IN DIVIDED SKIRT
Presidents Daughter Discards
Side Saddle When She Goes
RidIng-LittIe Comment Now
yb Her Adopting the Fad.

WASHINGTON. D; C., Nov. 1o.-Miss
Alice Roosevelt has discarded the side
naddle and the riding habit. and the
daughter Of the President Is to be sssn
on fine days riding In q divided skirt.
That Miss Roosevelt was to discard
the riding habit and was receiving in
otrnctions In riding astrdde was re-
esived by conservative Washingtonians
with something OF aEshudder. but since
anticipation has been turned into an
actual fact Miss Roosevelt rides without
eliciting any more comment than was
made before.
Attention IL of course directed to her
- the Presidents daughter, but this Ia
the Ease IL she appears for Q carriage
ride or goes out golflng.
Miss Roosevelt considers her present
seat on q horse the moro rational one.
and her view of the ~ will undoubt-
edig be supported by many horsewomsn
IN Washington society.