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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
TIE ~BPITIsR LyrERTEyTToNr BoGIE.


An interesting and important contribution
10 the history OF our Civil War and of our
foreign relations during that critical period
NAV now be made upon what must regard
as one Of the highest Of authorities. Ii has
frequently been represented. and, indeed, has
been widely believed. that on various occasions
before the midsummer Of 1863 the British gov
ernment was strongly inclined 10 recognize the
Independence Of the Confederate States. II not
actually TO intervene in their behalf, and that
It was narrowly restrained from so doing,
chiefly by the personal influence OF the Queen.
That at the time Of the Trent affair and on
some other occasions there was considerable
irritation felt toward this country in England
is not 10 he denied. II is equally true that
many prominent Englishmen expected, and even
desired, the success Of the COnfederacy. Such
things however, were very different from
actual proposals 10 recognize Confederate indie
pcndence or TO intervene in the war.
Upon the latter point most interesting bit OF
testimony is given in a letter which was writ
ten many years ago by William Ewart Glad
stone 10 Henry Clews. Of this city which Mr.
Clcws has now made public II was written
on May SO. 1881 in recognition Of the receipt
Of a copy-of Mr.. Clews's book OF memoirs, and
runs IN part as follows;
think Il would be less than Ingenious II I
did not. after reading what relates 10 the Cabi-
net OF Lord Paluc-ston, make some reference
TO &.
Allow me to essure you that. so far as the
Cabinet is concerned, you have been entirely
mislcd IA regard 10 matters Of fact. As a mem
her Of IL, and row nearly its sole surviving
member ] can state that II ncrrr n am fine
dealt 9th The subject 81 recognising The southern
States ~ VOuT great CtUit NGr. creeping iChcn
Il learned Tho proposition Of ne Emperor Napoleon
III. and deriinod 70 cHfGrfQin that proposition
fCsfhouf quail fc0tioH hesitation. delay or dissent.
In the debate which took place on Mr.. Roe
bucks proposal Tor the negotiation Lord Rus
sell took no part, and could take none. as he was
a member OF the House OF Lords. I spoke for
the Cabinet
You VIII. am sure. be glad 20 learn that there
Is no foundation for a charge which. had Il
been true. might have aided IN keeping alive
angry sentiments happily gone by.
We can conceive nothing more direct, explicit
and uneQuivocal than that. II is a declaration
that the British government never but once
during our Civil War so much as considered the
question OF recognizing the Confederacy, and
that on that one occasion il did so only 10 re-
fuse, instantly, Internationally and unanimous
~. 20 have anything 20 do with such a scheme.
This declaration g, we know. in fat contradic-
ton 70 much history that has been written aud
40 many impressions that have widely pre-
vailed. But It was made by the foremost Brit.
ish statesman OF bis day, a man who was o
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lave rrsdo "borne rule" a cafchword? We fear
not We fear that what they want is local
veto on the operation Of the criminal law
Many Of them DO not realize it. Few Of them
viii admit it, But that is the real spirit OF
New-York City manifested in the frequent dec
laraticn that various laws should not be en-
forced here because they run counter 10 the
wishes OF q considerable body Of people. Be
cause people want 10 gamble. Or want in other
respects a greater or less degree Of wide open
ness" the laws which they want 10 break are
said to be unreasonable or oppressive. IL the
sentiment here was fOr divorce on trivial
grounds. or for n large liberty Of assault ana
l,stterv the same doctrine % home rule would
Justify n local exception 20 the strict State law
on those subjects. Indeed. there are already, as
n DIT OF the home rule talk. demands for a re-
taxation Of the State law 10 secure the freedom
and purity Of elections, a matter which con
Germs the whole state for fraudulent votes here
ere q wrong against the citizens Of St L@0--
renee end Sreuben as well as those - New
York. and affect the choice Of their rulers
Everybody knows that the objections 10 the
state election laws mostly come from those VINO
want larger liberty for fraudulent voting ana
fraudulent counting To such demands the
State OF New-Yorl ought not TO listen.
there are stil matters Of local business, con-
corning Nev-Torz City alone. iE which the city
authorities are not allowed reasonable discre-
ton that discretion may he eXtended-perhaps
even IN the face 81 the prospect that 1t VIII be
abused But the things which have to DO win
the keeping Of public order and the dehnluon
and punishment of crime are the attributes OF
sovereignty Local authorities may he made
instruments for executing those functions but
instruments merely. under instruction and con-
troll. The State cannot ablicate the functions
themselves without virtual acknowledgements ana
Nou-Yorz IS not yet ready for that fate.
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Governor Odell fixes exactly the right line for
marking the limits Of proper home rule when
he says "the home rule question can be easily
settled II we start out 10y separating the char
Ter from the Penal Code" New-York City has
in large and increasing measure administra-
tive autonomy. It never had so much as il en-
9oys to-day. X has more than is possessed by
most OF the other great cities OF the world 1t
has more tkan Il can lay any historic claim TO.
For years the Mayor Of New York was appointed
by the Governor. and that was in the days Of
Alexander Hamilton. John Jay. De Witt Clinton.
Robert y. Livingston. Chancellor Kent and the
other great architects of our free political sys-
ten. t1radGally We have changed tho sphere Of
local aduiUs ration until now. under its char
Scr. TIE city can spend money without limit ex-
cert that imposed by The constitution.
In rearlv everything that pertains 10 true mu-
ni.lnal administration as distinguished from the
exercise Of sovereign authority, which is the
proper function o. The State or nation. the city
hos a free haRd. The few exceptions are in the
nature % checks and balances which the found
ers 81 cur government thought 81 absolutely
necessary 20 impose on the exercise OF al.
power. 60 protect miEorires fToEl tyranny and
10 prevent the unconsldered impulses Of any
body c. gnea in authority trol doing irreHsrable
mischief u Tie community. Many of these
checks have Decu imposed at the request OF me
best citizens OF the city regardless Of party.
such. Tor instance were the laws forbiddinG
the destruction OK The City Hal or the deface-
ment OF Central Park hy a speedway. Absolute
local autonomy without checks OF this sort
would probably be q costly experiment II IS
easy 10 sag that New-york City VIII never GOV
er1 Itself well until the complete responsibility
is placed in its own hands and il learns bv
suffering 70 choose its officials wisely. But that
81 an expensive education. The burden os 81 IS
borne largely 10y those who are already wise
and watclful. while those who most need the
teaching viii be perfectly content With the con.
oldons which 1t is imagined Will lead them "a
repentance Nevertheless, that price II nav he
nccesssry r. pay. Perhaps administrative homo
RUE SHOULD be carried Etill further ana the las
barriers 20 unchecked action on MI local con
Germs by the officials who for the momeu,
happen 70 he In power removed. stn. The gen
erai law o. tie State governing the transae tsop,
81 tllC people not as country men or as civ men
bur as citizens 81 the STATE, naust be maintained
The Ane between The charter aad the Pena
Code must be kept distinct.
VIII any such arrangement satisfy those VIII
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leading member Of the British government at
that time and who unquestiCnably knew all
that was going Oh. and man, moreover VINO
was regarded with peculiar commence anu
veneration by Americans, ana was geneIdiS
esteemed as a conspicuous exponent or morahty
and truth in public life. It seems impossible
81, s7,cb circumstances to suppose either that
Gladstone was ignorant Of the facts or that IN
his letter TO Mr. Clews he deliberately misStaten
them. Yet the alternative is to dismiss the
hogfe tale OF the menace of British recognition
and intervention as an unfonded and wicked
fiction.
Mr.. Clews has done real service to the Eng
lish speaking world in thus making known this
,r,,r,ressiva biz Of evidence, which, coming as
If from beyond the grave, IN the notes Of an
eloquent and masterful voice now otherwise
forever hushed. may well serve as an epltaph
above, ANGRY sentiments happily gone by and
never again TO be recalled
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NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

IFROM THE TRIBUNE BUREAUJ
washinEtuu. Feb. Mrs. shaw ard her dauEh-
tiers. the Misses Enid and Erma shaw. will leave
Washington on Monday for California to spend
six weeks. Secretary and Mrs. shaw have post
poned their Cabinet dinner until after Easter
Representative Dwight. OF New-York gave din
ner tonight IN honor OF Speaker Cannon
Others who entertained dinner companies this
evening we're Mr.. and Mrs. George LOthrOp Brad
ley and Mrs. Stanley Matthews.
Countess Casslni returned last night from short
visit 70 Ncw-York.
Mrs. Converse. wife OF Rear Admiral Converse.
has returned rom Italy. and viii spend some time
IN Washington
Major General and Mrs John r Brooke. who
left Washington a short time ago for Florida, are
now in St Augustine. where they Will remain until
spring.
The first secretary OF the German Embassy and
baroness Bussche and her children. with Nine
de Hoz. and Mile Garcia de Hoz. mother and
sister OF the baroness. will leave Washington in
4 few days TO spend the Lenten season IN Florida
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MISS RussELL,s ENGAGEMENT

The formal announcement was made yestsraa-
Of the engagement OF Miss Annie Russell to Oswald
Yorke. The marriage viii take place. It IS under
stood. at the end OF the present season. TIE news
Of the engagement was published recently n Tbs
Tribune
Miss Russell IS playing IN The Younger Mrs.
Pairing at the Garrick Theatre. and Mr. Yorks
has the part o. Cecil Martyr, her ardent lover In
the play. 1t appears that not al the lOvsraknz
took place before the fo0tlights.
Oswald XOrke 10 an English actor who has spent
much time on the American stage. While playing
in Boston in 1887. rumor announced his engagement
to a Miss Palmer. then OF his company.
Miss Russell has been under Charles FrOhman's
management for several years She made her de-
but as Eva. in Uncle Toms Cabin" at the age
of eleven. and rose rapidly. In 1874 she married
her stage manager Eugene ". PresbTey and left
the stage She separated from her husband in IS7
and reappeared before the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
NETWORK SOCIETY.

Society prefers TO spend public holidays IN tho
country rather than in the city. and WsshingtOn's
Birthday as usual VIII find many members OF the
fashionable set at country houses and at suburban
resorts Tuxedo. in particular has attracted great
many for the racquet tournament now in progress.
and every room at the clubhouse Is occupied. At
the westchester Country Club. at Meadow Brook.
Lakewood. ArdsIey and Baltusrol programmes OK
sports have been organized for the day.
Mrs DeIaheld and Mrs. Dallas Bachs Pratt were
the hostesses at the meeting Of the Badminton Club
yesterday afternoon IN the 18th Regiment Armory.
Earlier in the day Mrs. \. Holland Forbes gave a
luncheon at her house. I'm East Fifty-hfth-st. for
Mrs Robert Barton the luncheon being followed by
a bridge party and there also meeting last
night OF the Theatre Club organized by Mrs. VIII
lam G. Read. jr. the performance being followed BY
a supper at Sherry'S. The dinner which Mrs. John
Clinton Gray was TO give last night IN the Ladies'
Annex OF tho Metropolitan Club was put on at the
last moment owing to the death OF her mother-in-
law Mrs. John A c. Gray.
Mr. and Mrs John u Rockefeller. who are at
Lakewood have moved into their house on the links
Of the old ocean Hunt and Golf Club But little re-
mains OF the clubhouse. which has not only been
entirely remodeled but even moved from its former
site Mr.. Rockefeller divides his time between
skating and golf. Mayor and Mrs. Mcclellan are
aIso at Lakewood for the week end. and viii return
20 on Tuesday.
Announcement
Lena Fanshawe. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. William
S. Faushawe. to George Potts, son OF Mir and Mrs
". Rockhn Pots.
Another ergarcuent announced Is that OF Miss
Mabel Stebhins daughter OF Elr. and Mrs. Charles
H. Stebblns. 10 Captain James Brady Mitchell
L. s. A.
Private railroad cars have become as indispensa-
bic TO society as motors and scores Cf them have
left town I'm the last week SO. carrying parties
to Southern resorts and 20 the Pacific Coast M
and Mrs Richard \. McCurdy and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert H. NcCurdy leave town the day after to-
morrow for California in private car. James
Henry Smith ana Mr.. and Mrs r. Livingston
Beekman are taking parties Of friends In private
cars to Palm Beach this week. Mrs. Beel<mans
quests Including Mr.. and Mrs. Borden Hartman
DR. and Mrs. W. Seward Webb have already start
ed for the South in private car, with Mr. ana
Mr. and Mrs James l. Breese. and among other
departures are those OF Colonel John Jacob Astor.
Of August Belmont and OF Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke
Jones who will entertain succession OF house
parties on their Carolina plantation until Easter.
Mrs. James Hude Beekman gives card party
on Tuesday next. and Mrs. Vanderbilt b Invita-
lions out for a dinner at her house at -hy-sev-
enth-st. and Fifth-ave for Thursday.
Among those who sailed yesterday for Europe
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months remain abroad ssv--,s
MT. and Mrs. Oliver B. Jennine, ,.u.,
So 'heir yacht for an extended c-s, own
SOu'h American waters. cruise n
Lord ond Lady MonsoD. who .t-
rom montreal have been STAYING a. 80 ~ RUN
y j. san this week for E,Irope \, t, stoEu.
ser Lady Monson in Italy. 'S iowa
'lrs. AGair and her niece. Miss Pos, -,
oeen spending the last fortnight A. p,,. ~1o have
are expected here tomorrow. am 6eaeh.
1e1ry t Sloane and his dausbtsr NJ,
''''ie nave ieft town. and are stavine a. sis
az "1so tne count and Countess d'Arar,on -"
i''leT oeing niece Of James Gordon rls-,~.s. 'as
sewing classes are IN invariahle fs,+.-. -.
l'eNleA season That organized by Mrs. Tsr.s. Us
uT EeYs'eS, comprising some hfty me-nbe-. -
"i'i-h WORKS for the New-York Intent -. a
Aee.s tomorrow at her house. in Eas, six.v-s-.s
ST The new sewing class Orcanizad b,, ~, Ill
HoIins which comprises among its r,er,ber VI
Sophia LanSIon the Misses Ievericb Nfiss -. -
none the Misses De Peyster and Miss &C.
meets on Wednesday at Mrs. r. c Cfrsgor,,,s t S
IN west Forty-seventh-st. THIS class worn, -
tne benefit Of the Sailors Home. in Markst-.,
number OF sewing classes incIudl7s the o~, -. =
Mrs Hermann OeIrichs. have been dronDo5 -
though that known as the Cathedral C1ass Il
which Mrs Townsend Burden Mrs t4s, =
Potter and Mrs Gerard are interested st1i -.
on Monday while Miss Leary's sewing class a.
sembles each Tuesday afternoon at her hoYss
Nine. Calve win sing Provencal and r.,
chansons at the conference which Mile Toe
Vlazo1e gives next Wednesday on Mile ia -
pinasse az Mrs. Leggetts house. IN NIadls,r.,v.
Mrs. A Cass Garfield. Mrs. Frederick VI "
deroit, Mrs. William jay and Ms John g..
Astor are among the patronesses OF ira ro,o..
which Miss Marie Tempest is giving at The W.,
dorf-Astoria next Friday afternoon at o'eIoek
The NeighborhOOd COtlions will be held AT Ma
wOrths next season. usual. on THURSDAYS =.
the following dates: December 8 and . lamar =,
and February o. As Easter viii be late tba -.
dance viii take place IN the late spring on Ap-iI
=. Among the patronesses are Edrs. Francis M
Scott. Mrs. Walter Cook. Mrs. Randolph Hurry
Mrs. Oliver Livingstone Jones. Mrs E C. Bodman
and Mrs Henry BischOff.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

Distant than before. Yet that IS what she IN
evitabIv confronts in the menace OF japan 5 sue
cess. and il is the recognition or that 1act tha'
will now move her to struggle as she mas never
struggled before, not even against the lhVdue.
of Holy Moscow, for victory IN thls latest anu
greatest Of her wars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
TO YER.

~ Ek
To Yer / sinE-that Is, to spring
As Latin poets write it
She comes with mirth and song to earth.
qua scatters Howers 10 light IL.
She sets the bard to work and hard
tie keeps the pen in action
To sing her praise and all her ways
OF wonderful attraction.
So IN these tines q verual rhymes
/ this verse thrill Yer
with Joy how nicely she
supplies a rhyme for silver
Smart Set.
The Second Assistant Secretary OF State IS Alvey
A Adee. Some one recently rang up the State De-
partrnent and asked employe who answered
the telephone;
"Win you kindly give me the name Of the Second
Assistant Secretary OF state2'
"Adee"
a y. whatT'
"a A. Adcc."
spell II. please"
a"
Yes"
a"
Yes"
a.
But mere the receiver was Indignantly hung up.
No Question About It-Mrs Benham-weu IL
worst comes 10 W e / can keep the wolf away
from the door by singing.
Benham--You can II he has correct ear for
ElUsic.-(SmaTt Set.
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VANDERsILTs HAVE HOUSE PARTY

Ibf LhLEVHAFH 10 TIE TaIBCNEI
Newport, r. l.. Feb. 20.-Mr. and Mrs Alfred G
Vanderbilt are entertaining a house party ovs-
Washington's Birthday. at Oakland Farm tbe,,
place the island. Their guests are Mr. ana
Mrs Fred N. Davies, Miss Whittier. Miss Parsons
and Ar. Iseliu @S'-
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Business y Offices.

NOTICE. an makers and users Of -
= ~. pRITCHARD'S TIFE PROOF l''DN Anu
SHUTTER.
F-s.Ffrr Tor Theatres. once
ylfree trarrnferf Houses Hotels and Fart0ries. VIII
4. hef strictly aeralntale jaw. unless consent 10
maize ohroiuei ~
y 81 pItTTrHAgD AND S,N coz.
New Anrk civ
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SOME LIAfrEICKS.


which was followed BY a roar OF laughter.
SOME LIMEEICKs.
SLY sam Frnokcd.a ton Of perique.
Ana hr didn't feel right Tor wilue;
II he'd smoked any more
'There'd bo Grape our door
Tho cause wouldn't De Tar 90 sique!
Sir Charles bought a horse tor. a guinea.
And The brute was SO Gracefully .,,,I skunsa
u was meant for a horse.
Bat Dc hasn't got room for a whuinea!'
II certainly wasn't de rigueur
For those chaps on the beach all 70 sniguer.
They said. oh. my eye"
As Miss WltGcred skipped by,
That's an improper Taction-that hguerF'
coon , sEslt h., IS name r Win n-s 'Me bIcr
For IN daylight hide
goes out after dark in a hcr'
IN his song OF the Cossack to his horse. Beranger
presents that warrior as promising 10 immerse the
stcamiug TANKS OF that quadruped again" IN the
Cow Of the conquered Seine" lie probably meant
the Yalu or would II he had known It's name or
where II was and that IL was river Instead Of an
outdoor game Ike polo or hockey. He starts IN
well on the borders Of this henceforth historic
Oriental stream but the chapter OF his performance
there IS not yet finished nor anything Ike II
lust Help Hlmself-He-If tried TO kiss you
would YOU call fer help2 She-Wouid you need it7
-CSmart Set.
Housekeepers report that potatoes are high and
poor this city. II il fortunate that they do not
much some Of Mr. Fridays potatoes DO
in England. Mr. Fiadlay is the great potato ex-
pert and as these stirring days FOR the potato.
the name Of FlndIy looms large IN the potato
world one Of Mr.. Fridays successes Is the "EI
Dorado" A correspondent OF The Cornishman"
states that he saw an 'T:l Dorado for which fI5
had been refused. Last Christmas fourteen pounds
were sold for n.OO Chats" being sold for
40 each. The greatest romance In potato rails
ing" we learn. rs to follow the FL Dorado"
Historical Rooms.-'This is where the duke was
assassinatcd.'
"Indeed?, But last year you showed US another
SO we did. but that room is now being
paired. "-(ArgOnaut.
william butcher the chairman Of the national
cuIar letter to the sportsmen Of New-Ycrk State
calling their attcntion to Assembly bill No. 2s2. in
troduced by Mr. Hubbs. changing the law OF 1893
by making the open season for wild ducks and
geese end April l. instead OF January l. III you
do not awake writes Mr.. butcher. and kill the
bill in the Senate, n decided retrograde step will
be taken I'm game protection I'm New-York State.
Why should a few market hunters on Long Island
have law passed for their benefit that is directly
opposed the best interests Of the citizens OF the
balance OF the State? There not two sides
this questIon-.t is right versus wrong. and the
wrong Is to Kill birds that about to breed. Is
ciyics so dead IN NewYork that bad bill like this
one can be rairoaded through a legislature without
a protest from thousands OF ctizens2 / appeal
all lovers Of nature TO remember the wild pigeons
and help the wild fowl by protesting against
the passage Of the Hubbs bill or any other bill
that permits the killing OF game birds in the
spring"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

Cuba's S35,OOO.OOO loan just taken by single
banking concern shows that its credit in the
money markets OF the world is gilt on the edges,
anyhow. II will, doubt pay and borrow
again. and go on that way till it "overworks
the pa~tciple." to speak when it may need
a little financial doctoring and nursing, which
we. as its nearest friend and guardian. shall be
quite ready to administer. The island is richly
productive and only needs a measure OF eco
nornic wisdom In its administration to be one Of
the most prosperous governments. little or large.
IN the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

There are three cranks that ought to be sup
pressed. one is the "old-fashioned winter
crank. The second is the perpetual motion
crank The third is the Porto Rican Statehood
crank, and he is the worst Of them all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

When was there a more disquieting Lenten
season for those who observe the spring fast2
The harvest Of the seas. in present conditions
is scanty in quantity and disconcerting in price
The demand is enormous. the supply meagre
Moreover. eggs are like unto precious Jewels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

Now let US have that Panama Canal treaty
ratified and begin operations. showing to the
world that great works OF peace can be per-
formed as well as those of war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

The war fever is contagious as measles
For obvious reasons it is not strange that Swe-
den and Norway have caught it. But why should
Spain. Of all countries, have her militant pulse
cuiclzened? There is no imaginable interest OF
hers at stake in the quarrel and is not likely to
be. no matter if the should involve other
powers One day we may be getting war bull
letins from Liechtenstein. Andorra and san
Marino
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The sobriouet "Ccb webb by which the late
Judge webb owing to his fondness for horse rid
ing was commonly known, viii recall. says The
Westminster Gazette" a somewhat analogous Wit
ticism In vogue I'm the Temple a generation ago.
which is recorded in Nr. Ecota delightful volume
The Inner and Middle Temple This relates 10
the late AR. Justice Byle7, who is now commonly
remembered as the author Of "Byles on Bills but
who was equally famous among his colleagues In
respect 20 the horse which he rode. once In case
on Section = OF the Statute Of Frauds Mr.. Justice
BvIes. az he had become. said 10 C unset sup
pose 7 were To agree 20 saI you my horse; do YOU
mean to saw 7 could not recover the price unless
etc "Nrv lord" rppIled counsel. the section only
auulies TO things of the value OF TO. retort which
ali who had ever seen Bills. IS the aqlmal was
appropriately known, keculy appreciated. and
which was followed BY q roar q laughter.