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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
A Worlds Parliament.

It was only 700 years from the au'
thorzation of trial by jury in land dis
putes in England til private war was
wholly abolished in England, ana the
parliament which did this came into
existence 100 years after trial by jury
was authorized, says Gunton's Maga-
zine. Already the nations have au'
thorlzed trial by jury in all contro-
versles. Remembering that when
wager of battle was abolished the
county seats in England were further
from London than the capitals of the
nations now are. it is hard to escape
from the conclusion that an interna-
tional parliament will come into exist
ence. as England's parliament did,
much more speedily as time for travel
and communication diminishes. and
that this parliament will do, II say
100 years, under twentieth century
conditions, what it took the English
parliament GOO years to do under an
cient conditions. But whether this re-
formation according to the nineteenth
century revelation in political AFFAIRS
takes 100 or 200 years for its realiza'
ton, it seems almost proved that the
world will pe included in this union
VII 1t is formed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Potatoes.

It will astonsh most people to hear
that 2S.SJG,e37 acres are annually I'M
der potato culture in Europe. and that
the total yield therefrom is estimated
at 2,329.211. $50 hundredweight The
Gardeners Magazine states that in
the matter of area Russia occupies the
highest position with 0,Gl5,SG9 acres,
Germany ranks next with S,004.22J
acres and France occupies the third
place with 3,SlS,31S acres. The potato
areas in the other countries of Europe
are as follows Austria, 2,SO2,6I7
acres: Hungary. 1,477,1G4 acres; United
Kingdom. 1,209, ISL acres; Italy, $4,000
acres: Holland. 3SG,0I0 acres: Sweden,
3S1.0T3 acres: Belgium. 34S,39S acres;
Denmark. 133,3S7 acres; Norway, 3d.
GG1 acres: Roumanla, 26,6i2 acres;
Servia. 15,5i9, and Bulgaria 4iS1
acres.
In the matter of yield, Germany is
first with SJJ.27T.S05 hundredweght,
Russia second with 5i9,Oi5.9S2 hun
dredweight. end France third with
a3G. 400. AL hundredweight. The yields
of other countries are Austria. 234,-
100,0S2 hundredweigh United King
dom. lis. sos. $50 hundredweight: Hun
gary. 95442. .205 hundredwelght; Hol-
land. 1925 hundredweight;
Sweden. 54S21 500 hundredweight;
Belgium, 47.0S3, 14T hundrtdweight;
Norway. 21.0O6,142 hundredweight;
Denmark. 21,177.6S1 hundredweight;
Italy. 13,siS.293 hundredweisht: Rou.
mania. 2,495.314 hundredweight; Ser.
via. $50 OS3 hundredweight. and Bull
garia. 410,755 hundredweiglt. These
figures illustrate the great difference
in the yield per acre in the different
countries. The United Kingdom. which
is sixth in area, is fifth in yield. head.
Ing Hungary by nearly 23,0OO,OO0
hundredweight. although having an
area of about 2T3,000 acres l,ss.-West-
minister Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Like a Boys Pocket.

A most remarkable case of gastron,
omy for foreign bodies of the stomach
was described at meeting of the
Academic de Medicine. The patient,
youth sixteen years old, had entered
the st. Joseph Hospital for epilepsy.
He had hau melaena. and a rather
sharp pain, accompanied by crepitation
In the left hypochondrium. The oper.
alton was performed in June, and the
following bodies were removed through
an orifice Of two and half cent?.
meters: Eight teaspoons, from eight
to fifteen centimeters long; a three.
pronged fork; letter file, twelve cent?.
meters long, two sharp points; needle,
six centimeters long; n knife blade.
five centimeters long; piece of comb,
eight centimeters long. and key.
There were in all twenty-five bodies,
weighing 230 grams. The stomach did
not seem to have been affected. and the
patient recovered completely Paris
Letter to the Medical Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Thought He Was Killed.

A workman in a big building COM
pany's yards nearly died of fright a
few days ago. The foreman heard a
yell and much commotion among a lot
of carpenters in the yard and rushed
to the scene. He found one OF the men
on the ground with a two-inch bit APP
parently sticking through his side,
white as a ghost, and practically out
o. his mind. His fellow-workmen had
sent for an ambulance and We're about
as badly frightened as he. The fore.
man took out his knife and slit the
mans jumper and shirt down tie back.
The bit came away with the shirt,
tightly rolled up in it, and the man
was absolutely unscratched. 1t ap'
pears that he had been standing
against an unfinished caisson in which
two-inch holes were being bored. The
bit was run by compressed air, and
when 1t came through the planking was
very hot. 1t was the heat from the bit
which made the workman think II was
In his body.-New York Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
"First In War;"

"First in war. first in peace, first in
the hearts of his countrymen," was
said of George Washington by Gen
Henry Lee if his famous ,uneral ora
tion. The apostrophe was also con-
tanned in the resolutions prepared by
Richard Henry Lee and offered in the
House of REPRESENTATIVES by John Mar
shall on announcing the death Of
Washington, but with this slight vari'
alton: First in war. fist in peace
and first in the hearts o. his fellow
citizens"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
NAMES or VEHICLES:



Men who in these days hire hack'
never stop to inquire how the vehicle
they engage 20 wheel them to their
homes or to depot got its name. II
sufiices to know that everybody else
calls IL n hack, and TO them II Is sim
ply that. and nothing more The orig
inal hacks were termed hackney
coaches. because they were drawn by
"hackneys," Il name applied to easy
going. safe pacing horses.
coach" Is derived from the French
coche. diminutive form of the Latin
conchula. she'll in which shape the
body of such conveyances was origin
ally fashioned Seldom. II ever, is the
full term. "omnlbus.r applied to those
heavy. numbering vehicles found in so
many large cities. with the character
istic brevity of English speaking races,
tie title has been changed to ';bus."
These were first seen in Paris In 1927.
and the original name of "omnibus'
Is derived from the fact that 1t first
appeared on the sides of each convey
ance. being nothing more than tile
Latin word signifying "for ALL"
"Cab" Is an abbreviation of the Ital-
ian word cabriola. which was changed
to cabriolet in French. Both names
have common Neutrality-suspicious.
signfying goats leap. The exact
reason for giving II this strange appel
! ation is unknown, unless because OF
the llchtness and springlness of the
| xehiclp I'm its original form
In some instances the names OF spe-
| cial forms of carriages are derived
from the titles of the persons who In
| troduced them. The brougham was
| first used by the famous Lord BrOug-
ham. and William ~. who was orig
inally the Duke of Clarence. gave the
latter name to his favOrte conveyance.
The popular hanson derives its name
| from its introducer, Mr.. Hansen; and
the tilbury ut one time very fash
lonable two-wheeled vehicle, was
called from a sporting gentleman OF
| the same name.
Landau, a city in Germany. was the
locality in which was first made the
style of vehicle bearing that name.
Sulky. as applied to n two-wheeled
conveyance. had its origin In the fact
that when 1t first appeared the person
who saw 1t considered that none but
sulky, selfish person would ride In
such a affair. which afforded accom-
modation to but one individual. The
strange title was never changed.
| Coupe is French in origin. being de.
rived from the verb couper (coopay),
| TO cut. This was considered an ap.
proprlate designation. because 1t great.
ly resembled a coach with the front
part cut off.
The old.fashioned gig was given that
name from its peculiar jumping and
rocking motion. the word being taken
from the French gigue, signifying Jig,
or a lively dance.-Kansas City Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Ancient Relic discovered.

A relic of past years has just beer
discovered in Ravenna. in the centre
of the square Maggiore. The remains
of a liberty tree" plaIted in 1S4O
were found buried beneath heaps Of
rubbish. which had been lccumulatina
for years in the square. By order OF
the municipal council the trunk. which
is still in fair condition of preserva.
ton, has been dug up md placed In
the City Hall.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Recognition.

"You don't seem to recognize me this
evening, Miss wilkins" said the young
man who aspired to he her STEADY"
Not recognize you, Jack!" she ex'
claimed. "What do you mean? Haven't
l been talking to you all EVENING""
"Yes. but you're letting the other fel.
low stay in the room."-ChicagO Tri'
bune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

The swaying oak hundred years
Has braved. defiant, many blast,
But now the storm in triumph roars
And hurls it down headlong at last.
Flat, level, unresisting lie
While DER the upland. through the glen,
The tempests surge. the storm drives by.
Above the uproar. through the storm
The thunders crash, the lightnngs glare
All nature joins in wild alarm.
Involved in fierce, convulsive war.
Its rage is spent, with muttering peal
The storm rolls sullen. slow. away,
The rifted clouds the sky reveal
Again the sunshine glds the day.
Charles f. Milroy, in Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
THE STORM.

"A hush extends DER field and hill.
The woods are silent, still the stream,
The bird forgets its note to trill.
The bee its bud, and hurries home.
A gathering gloom pervades the sky,
ENpectant nature pauses, stays,
While cloud on cloud is piled on high
And dark the storm his host arrays.
Now slow advancing. gloomy. broad,
The army of the sky spreads far
Its huge embattled front takes head,
Its banners fare and signal war.
A binding glare of livid flame
Leaps from its black and ragged edge,
Now roars the thunder, roars the storm
And wild the wind and torrents rage.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Tho Price of Experience.

"What did you buy with that money
your uncle left you;"
II bought experience was the rue
full reply.
"AIy dear sir / never was much on
bargain day affairs, and the ordinary
price of experience is all that you've
got."-Chicago Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
BlIggins' Blunder.

"Bllggins is very unfortunate in his
love affairs"
, "Yes," said the girl with yellow hair;
"you see, Mr.. Bliggins makes the great
mistake Of trying to converse intelli-
gently, when he ought to be simply
holding hands and looking as If he
we're stupefed with joy."-Washing-
ton Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
hat is the matter, Becky?"
Thankful.

~ dunno what my boy Josh would
have done without his college educa-
tion." said Farmer Corntossel.
'Indeedw
"Yes. While he was home he got
On the same side of fence with a
bull. and mother an me was powerful
thankful that he was champion run
ner an jumper. r."-Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Our buDcEr
OF HUMoR.
Revised Definitions.

II a halter is one who sells hats,
Then batter is one who sells bats,
And a chatter is one who sells chats,
tnd poticr is one who sells pats,
And a flatter is one who sells flats,
And a scatter is one who sells seats.
And spatter is one who sells spats.
CHICAGO Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
BULLET HAD NO EFFECT.

A few seconds after the shot was
fired, while the hunters We're watching
the fight of the dragon-like beast,
some small Jumps of salt fell almost at
their feet. They were more than ever
mystifed by this, but not until the
next day were they able to ascertain
its source.
Determined to learn more. of the
monster, Gilbert and Barry FASTENED
in the direction of its aight, and after
surmounting the range of hills to the
westward, found with little trouble the
tracks the beast had left In the soil
after ceasing its fight. These led the
hunters to an immense cave, near the
head Of a narrOw gulch.
They approached to within three rods
Of the opening in the rocks, but fnd-
,ng that the freshest footprints led
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

In order to prevent theextinction OF
the chamOis in the Swiss Alps a law
has peen passed In Gris,nos. Switzer.
land, prohibiting the shooting Of cham-
OILS on the mountains. a real chamois
skin u now worth $50.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

Mrs. Shodligh-"Don't you think my
daughters sing like angels. professor?"
Professor Pumpernckel - "Sure.
matam! / nefer heardt human beings
sing like dey dor'-Brookly Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Near ,,r Land of Mi,lnlrht.

Tourist-"Wliat were those two shots
In quick successlon?"
"why. those were the sunrise and
sunset guns."-Life.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

Evalyn-"And did he pine away and
die after you refused TO marry him?'
Imogene-"No; the ungrateful wretch
married miserably wcll."-Chlcago
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Plausible Inference.

Gllbeft-"Pray. how do you know
Miss Merrin has remained single from
ehoice"
Horace-"Because | never heard her
say she had."-Boston Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Thinks Well of Himself.

"Isn't it strange" remarked Mrs Bill
lins to her husband. that | can never
get good bargain in shoes?"
"You did once" said her husband.
"When was that?'
"When you got me."-Chicago Re.
cord-Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Prima Fncic EVIDENCE.

Madge-"NIiss Passay has volun-
teered to get up booth at the Christ
mas bazaar and sell kisses. Isn't it
awfulr'
Marjorie-"Dreadful. my dear!
never thought that girl had the face TO
do it."-Smart Set.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Friendly Suggestion.

Biggs-"Im proud of my family
tree"
Diggs-"You ought to vhltewash It."
Biggs-"Whitewash 1t! What for?"
Dlggs-"To keep the insects off,
Chicago News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Awful Dilemma.

"Oh, Aunt Rachel, we are facing the
most terrible alternative you ever
beard OFF,
what is the matter, Becky?"
"The janitor of the building wants
to marry our Amelia. She can't bear
the sight of him-but how can we ever
dare to run the risk of offending him"
Chicago Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
ChnrIcy's Cuteness.

"Charley is n wonderfully bright
man." said young Mrs. Torkins.
"Indeed?"
"Yes. He can pick ont the horse that
ought 10 have won the race every
time. And If it didn't win. that isn't
Charley's fault."-Washington Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-25

A native of Peru has vOuched for
the following: A native pointed out
one day a huge white dog that lay be-
fore his waited house. He declared
that his dog had intelligence of an al
most human order. He said that once.
when It had broken a bone in its foot,
he had taken it to a surgeon and the
surgeon had set the fracture and re-
lieved it of its pain. Some months aft
erward, in the middle of the night, the
surgeon was awakened by great
scratching at his door and by thump-
ing as Of some heavy body. He slipped
on a dressing gown and went down, TO
find the white dog in his garden with
a brown dog beside it that held one
leg off the ground. The surgeons de-
duction was that the white dog had
brought its companion there for treat
ment. Accordingly he dressed the leg
of the injured animal. and thereupon
the two dogs licked his hands with an
air of gratitude and departed slowly
into the night side by side
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-25
Tendency of the Times.

The tendency of medical science Is to-
ward preventive measures. The best
thought of the world is being given tC
the subject. 1t is easier and better tc
prevent than to cure. 1t has been fully
demonstrated that pneumonia, one OF
the most dangerous diseases that nell
cal men have to contend with, can be
prevented by the use Of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy Pneumonia always re-
suits from a cold or from an attack OF
influenza grip. and it has been OBJ
served that this remedy counteracts any
tendency of these diseases toward pneu-
monia. This has been fully proven ~
many thousands of cases in which this
remedy has been used during the great
prevalence OF colds and grip in recent
years, and can be relied upon with I'M
plicit confidence. Pneumonia often re-
suits from a slight cold when no danger
is apprehended until it is suddenly dis
covered that there is fever and difficulty
in breathing and pains in the chest,
then it is announced that the patient
has pneumonia. BE on the safe side
and take Chamberlain Cough Remedy
as soon as cold is contracted. 1t al
wavs cures. For sale by Richard
Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-25
AIsxanoria 6azettr.
THURSDAY EVENING. FEB. %, 1904.


The following Characterization or he
Arab penchant for not telling the truth
is from a paper by DE-. G.. Saint-Paul
on the Tunisians: "Arab lying is eX-
asperating. 1t is absurd and victorious.
1t triumphs easily over the crlticaI
sense and the habit of scientific rea-
soning. 1t is sometimes childish. Your
native servants will never be taken
unawares. You forbid one OF them 10
smoke in your dining room ana you
surprise him there with cigarette IN
his mouth. You were smoking NO.
4 saw YOU impossible You had a
cigarette in your mouth; you are ND
ing it in your hand; there it isl Then
God put it in my hand The native
denies always Taken red handed ne
denies. Beneath blows he denies
Pain Is sometimes powerless to make
him confess. even at the point OF death.
This obstinaey is due in part to the
high idea he has of his dignity. HIS
nride forbids him a confession, be-
cause the avowal Of his lying is in
finitely humiliating in his eyes. The
fear Of losing face is all powerful in
him. To recognize a fault is more
shameful than to have committed it.
Hence the peculiar obstinacy of the
native in denying, even when it would
be to his interest to confess, an OBJ
stinacy not manifested in other ways"
journal of American Folk Lore.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-25
The Way to Float.

This is the advice of an old swimmer
TO those who cannot swim: "Any hui
man being who will have the presence
of mind to clasp the hands behind his
back and turn the face toward the
zenith may float at ease and in perfect
safety in tolerably still water. When
you first find yourself in deep water
you have only to consider yourself an
empty pitcher. Let your mouth and
nose, and not the top Of your heavy
head, be the highest part of you and
you are safe But thrust up one of
your bony hands and down you go
turning up the handle tips over the
pitcher" There are reason and logic
in this.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-25

Tolerance is a calm, generous respect
for the opinions of others, even of ones
enemies. Tolerance is silent justice
blended with sympathy. Tolerance al
ways implies wisdom and kindness. 1t
seeks to convert others from error by
gently raising them to higher Ordeals,
by leading them to broader lines Of
thinking, by patiently helping them to
help themselves. Tolerance does not
use the battering ram Of argument or
the club of sarcasm or the rapier Of
ridicule.-Selected
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-25
Azure for Eczema,

''My baby had Eczema 50 bad that its head
was one mass of scabs, and its hair all came
out. tried many remedies but none seemed
10 do any permanent good until l used Ne
Wits Witch Hazel Salve The Eczema IS
cured, the scabs are gone and the little one ;
scalp is perfectly clean and healthy ana ITS
hair is growing beautifully again. l cannot
Give foo much psaise to DeWitt'S Witch Hazel
Salye Frank Farmer. Bluff City, Ky. In
buvine Witch Hazel Salve look out for coun-
terfeits. De Wits is the original and the
only one containing pure Witch Hazel. The
name f. c. De Witt & Co. is -on every box.
Sold by all druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-25
Washington Southern Ry,
Schedule in effect January II, 1904.

Schedule in effect January II, 1904.
Trains leave station corner Fayette and
Cameron streets for Washington and points
north at OF and 81 a. M, II Il, 254, 707,
s Il, and II "a p m, week days.
Sundays "a and II 43 a. M, 707, SIT,
and # 81 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and points
south at 44S. : So (local), and II OF a. M,
1859, 8 II (local), and As p. m, week days.
Sundays ~ and II o. a. m. 50, u
(local), and 46 p m.
Accommodation FOR Quantico So n. m. Sun
day only and 4 - D. m. week days. s 80 p.
m. except Saturday.
W. D. DUKE, c. ". CULP, W. P. TAYLOR,
Gen Man. Asst Gen. Man. Traf Man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-25
RUFUS Cboate and Justice shaw,

Rufus ChOate was sitting next to
Judge Hoar in the bar when Chief JUS
tice Shaw was presiding and the Suf-
folk docket was being called. The
chief justice said something which led
Mr.. Choate to make Il half humorous
and half dlspleased remark about
Shaw's roughness of look and manner,
to which Judge HOar replied, After
all, feel reverence for the old chief
Justice" a reverence for him, my
dear fellow" said Choate. $50 do l.
/ bow down to him as the wild Indian
does before his wooden idol. l know
he's ugly, but bow to a superior in
telligence. George f. Hoar in Serb
ner's Magazine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-25
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Schedule effective January 10. 1904.
Trans leave Southern Railway Station
Alexandria:

Ccneuuit cuSttlNc Jauudiy w. loNf.
Trans leave Southern Railway Station
Alexandria:
7.5O A. M.-Daily-Local for Harrsonburg
Warrenton, Danville and way stations.
l1:10 4. M.-Daily-Washingto and
Florida Limited, frst-class coach TO jack
sonyile and drawing-room sleeper to Jack
sonville. Dining car service.
1135 A. M.-Daily--U. S. Fast Mail. First
class coaches and drawing-room sleeper to
New Orleans. Dining car service.
4:2S P. M.-Week Days-LOcal for Har-
risonburg and way stations on Manassas
| branch.
500 P. M.-Daily-Loeal for Warrenton and
Charlottesville.
GAS P. .M.-Week days-So uthern's Palm
Limited-Solid Pullman train-Through
sleepers to Aiken, Augusta, Savannah, Jack
sonville and ST. Augustine. Club, dining and
observation ears.
7:SC p. M.-Daily-New York and Atlanta
Express-First class coach to Atlanta; sleeper
TO Columbus, Ga. Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays Sunset Route Tourist sleeper WASH
ington to San Francisco.
1910 p. M.--Washington, Charlotte and
jacksonville Pullman sleeping ear New York
to Augusta Eirst-class coach between Wash
ington and Charlotte. Makes connection
with through trains Charlotte to Jackson
vile.
1920 2. M.-Daily-Washington and Chat
tanooga Limited (via Lynchburg). First
class coach and sleeping car to Roanoke,
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. Sleep
er to New Orleans. Dining ear service.
11:05 p. M.-Daily--W Washington and South.
western Limited. All Pullman train, club
and observation cars to Atlanta and Macon.
Sleepers to Nashville, Atlanta, Macon, Mem
phis and New Orleans. Dining ear service.
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria 1921 A. NJ, 100 and $40
| P. NJ. week days for Bluemont. 4:3S and 6:33
! p. NJ. for Leesburg. 900 A. NJ and 6:33 p.
| VI. on Sundays only for Bluemont.
Through trains from the South arrive at Al.
exandria 6:l7, $3.50, 9:25, 9:57 and 1915 4. NJ.
and 3:lj and $50 p NJ. daily. From Harrison
burg 1880 A. NJ week days and $50 p.
| VI. daily From Charlottesville SOB A. NJ.
and $50 p NJ daily.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pull.
man reservation, etc, apply to WILLIAM q.
| LEHEW, ticket agent, Alexandria, Va.
G. II. ACKERT, General Manager.
S. H. HARDWICK, Gen. Passenger Agent.
L. S. BROWN, General Agent.
Washington, d. c.