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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-28
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

The tax books for the collection of the special assessment upon the real property in paving district No. IT, for the purpose of paving parts of Barra- que, State and Main streets, and Sec ond, Fifth and Sixth avenues in the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas has been placed in my hands All owners or real property lying in the district are required to pay their assessments to me within thirty days from this date. If such payment is not made action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection of such assessment and for legal penal ties and costs
 Given under my hand this 26th day of December, 1905.
 J.P. ALEXANDER,
 City Treasurer and Collector Office: Corner Fourth avenue and Pine street. (Jan. 26)
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SLEEPING CAR SERVICE

St. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 9 9, lssIi Interested: Beginning TuesdsI tober 3, 1905. and continuing uls ther notice, a tourist sleeping a be placed in service On trains Du 1 and 2 between St. Louis and Bluff twice a month as follows. Southbound. Leave St. Md train No. 1 at 3 D D. m. on fns third Tuesdays of each month4 seekers excursion dates.
 Northbound. Leave Pine Bd train No. 2 at 1::25 p. m. first ani Thursdays of each month.
 Berth rate between St. Lui Maiden $1, Campbell s1, Paragol Jonesboro s1, Brinkley s1.25, q don $1.25, Stuttgart s1.50, Pns| $50.
 In requesting berth reservat3a sengers should specify wbethg ist' or standard" Is desired.
 F. W. LaBEAV1
 G. P. and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-28

Together aUc struggled on tue hOusctOp. could easily reach the thatch between the raftcrs, and without q momentary hesitation I plunged my knife into the mass of reeds. Sharp as a razor, the small blade cut through the straw aJ | stroke, with slight rasping noise. My blood flowed il strong stream of excitement. Here surely was road to the outer air.
 But this was venture to be essayed by night and after my jai!ers had re- tired for the evening; consequently ' put aside the knife and waited yer. impatiently for the fall of dusk. ! was not until 10 o'clock at night thcs I dared to make my experiment. By that time my supper had been cleared. and the Greeks had been gone for an aour. The barn was in solid darkness, which was all the better for my pur- pose, and, getting upon my chair, l set to work at once among the straw of the thatch. If any one should come / In from this point onward my adven- ture would be hopeless. 1 should stand confessed .a my task and doubtless be doomed forthwith to q more secure and less comfortable prison. Therefore the need of haste was the greater and with fingers and knife sheared through and tore asunder the thatch with the utmost celarlty. The job was none too easy, and I sweated at the work, with my head buried under the debris of the straw and my throat choking with the dry and rotten stub ble. Yet I had worked hard and fast enough to have opened q hole two feet through the thatch in a couple of hours. Through this the night lower ed dark and somber upon me.
 There was now no necessity for de- lay. Indeed the necessity was all for instant acton. l listened at the door and window for sounds of the sentry, but could hear nothing. He might be asleep. At any rate, ha lay upon the farther sile of the ban. and might
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-28

nope to escape his notice Dy breaking over the stables into the wood. Has tening back, I got upon the chair and, pulling myself up by the rafters, grad ually drew to the level of the hole. My head once outside, 1 brea thed deep ly of the purer air. Then, dragging up the rest of my body, dropped gently to the ground beyond. It was q deeper fall than had anticipated, and l came down with certain chatter, but, rest ing a moment in the shadows, 1 heard nothing. No alarm was raised. So, creeping to the stable, I climbed softly upon the roof and clambered across the caves in the direction of the for est.
 Suddenly small noise arrested me, but ere l could collect my senses to determine ii q dark body crept round d corner of the roof and grappled with me- 1 seized it tierce.y, resolved to do battle for mS liberty with all the strength at my colLnlaiQ, and together we rolled and shrugged. ca the house. .Op. Then my opponent gave shrlll whistle, ant. l.ie next thiE., l was con- scieus of Was t!.e grasp ot q i"esh pair of arms from be.lii.l. After that .saNe it up. nore especially as We had rolled to the edge of the roof. and a re- nawal of the s:..dyy.e would send Us over .nt9 tle sa..l with broken limbs and bloody pates.
 'l1 some one viii take his foot out of my stomach" said, Il will descend nto the yard
 (To Be COntinned)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-28
? 5. 4. R. Trains.

leave Pine BlrG 2:4o D. n. Arrive Pine Bluff 10:10 a. n.
 Sunday. Leave Fine Rlpff 6 D. m Arrive Pine Bluff I a. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-28
Father of fl.e yVeatner p,,...,

The father of the weather burcan service wgs Increase X. Larham. d modest and retired but ripe scholar, Nho iiXed in Milwaukee. Iic was tho aist te note by telegraph tho progress of the wind currents and storms and t9 predict their appearance in specified h"Ghborhoods, On the strength of a weather dispatch from Omaha in 1869 or thereHbonts he announced the first storm on Lake Michigan that ever was heralded twelve hours in advance of Hs arrival. The first work of the weather bureau was under his charoe Ill eh1easo. It was on the small be- glnnlngs of Dr. Lapham that the en- tire system of the signal service was based. Dr. Lapham died in 1875.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-28

wood, but the top was composed of T skeleton of rafters, thickly coated witt thatch. Two windows shone in th' room. one at the back part and ava. from the door. th" o!.ler inserted ii one of the remaining wal!- The doc was. of course. kept locked, but h, screwing my face against ssie side vii dow and crlning my neck I could se- the figure of Il man on gard. eyident!' at the foot of the l,fl lnr. There Wa, little chance Of breaking out this wn% The second win;oT- @ayn nn q low lv ing stable at the Eae... ard beyond tha there were the great trees anal cou deeps of tie forest. It was secure. barred and fastened, and that. fro. all appearances, quite newly. The second exploration seemed to offer no more encouragcment than the first. but l was not yet res snnd to defeat. am: sitting down upon t,le floor. I fell thinking. mechanically o,ss..n@ snl;: penknife w'..,.h was in Fly pocket. az pairing my nails.
 I do not know if 1 were conscious {, the act. but 1 remember tla14 it w quite q long time aad when I h@ grown almost aespers1te in my eou,. sels, that the advantage of this tin, weapon occurred to ulc. The woodel walls were not higher than six 0! seven feet. and above them. as I havt 1ost nI Ina Y.St3s If,fI ~ thatch to the pinnacle of the roof. paused in my occupation and roe; quickly. By standing on a chair
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-28
DISCRIMINATING LADIES.
Enjoy UsinK Herpicide on Account
 It's Distinctiveness.

The ladies who have used Sewbrc' IIerpic;de speak of it in the hiShes terms for it's quick effect in cleansins the scalp of dandruff and also for its eI cellence as general hair-dressing. | r,akes the scalp feel fresh and it alias that itching which dandruH Will cacs Ecwbro's Herpicide effectively eust dendruff as it destroys the germ tn. causes it. The same germ causes hair fall out. and later badness; in kiliinT Herpicide stops falling hair and proven badness. It is also an ideal ha!r c.es ing. for it lends an aristocratlc charm !' the hair that is quite distinctive. oo1e bv leading druggists. Send 1oc. in stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,. De troit Mich.
 For sale by Bedell Pharmacy, 2l' Main street, special agent.
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NEW TIME CARD
ON HOT YVES

Effective Sunday morning time card went into effect on u Bluff and Western railroad anu will hereafter arrive and depa Her at Pine Bluif.
 Mixed train No. 1 on the FlA and Western, which has Del' left Pine Bluff at 1:50 P r leave here at12;tQ= ? m, affl' Benton at 33;}5 instead of s;'.' mixed train No 9 of the r. b z will leave Benton for Pine U ;:40 a. m. instead of 9;lO a. u' ing at Pine Bluff at 1o'2' a, :. stead of 1::9o IS foF'2s''
 On the L. k. s. and w. .,, tho frst-elass passansei' W., ', left Benton for IIet sprl4ss p. h., will hereafter leave U. minutes later, and passSrs,' a,,r No. 1, which formcrlF lel' D.r' 1, Ffot Springs at & 2o a. n' s. ,,, 45 minutes later: No. f TaI, ", y, erly left at 7f7 I. IIl.' a Ea ~, 4, 7::225 q. m, and No=. S. Enle4 .,. s| left at 6 D. ma will neT7s. .,. It 5:45 p. m, 15 minutes can
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Little Rock Train.

No. 32.-Leave Pine Bluff $50 D. h. arrive Little Rock 6:20 D. m. No. 31.-Leave Little Rock S:O5 a m,, arrive Pine Bluff 10:35 a. m.
 Trains South.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-28
w. E. WILLIS,
Attorney at Law.
COTTON BELT TIME CARD.
 Trains North.

No. 2.-Leave Pine Bluff 1:25 p. m arrive St. Louis 6:35 a. m; arrive Memphis 7:30 D. m.
 No. 4.-Leave Pine Bluff 12::55 a. n1., arrive Memphis [ a. m. arrive St. Louis 6:01 D. h.; arrive Cairo 1:25
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-28

No. 1.'-Leave Memphis $40 am., leave St. Louis at 9:55 D. m.; arrive Pine Bluff 2:45 p. m.; arrive Texarkana S;35 D. m.
 No. 2.-Leayc St. Louis 9:2o p. n1.; leave Memphis 8:2o D. m. arrive Pine Bluff 1:55 a. m.; arrive Texar. i.ana 7.2N 2 H.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
TEAM ATTENDS.
Players and Many Others at Funeral
Of Thomas r. Burke.

Boston, Aug. 15.--The funeral Of
Thomas Il. Burke, the ball player OF the
Lynn team who died at the Lynn hos
pitai Saturday as result OF being hit
with a pitched ball during the Lynn
Fall River game on Thursday took place
ut his late home, 11o Webster street,
East Boston, yesterday The large at
tendance was a testimonial to the popu-
larity Of the athlete, whose friends
were numerous in every circle in which
he had ever moved.
The officers Of the New England league
were represented by Secretary Jacob G.
Morse and Manager Fred Doe of the
Lynn baseball team, and Manager Tom
McDermott Of the Fall River team also
attended, as well as the entire Lynn
team.
Services were held AZ The Church Of
the Assumption, East Boston, at .
o'clock, the eelebrant being the Rev.
John b. Condor. The church was filled.
The music was by quartette composed
Of Miss Alice Fitzgerald, Miss Nora r.
Burns, Joseph II. Cook and james III.
HaIligan. Miss Margaret A. Dowd was
organist. A solo, There's Green Hill
Far Away" was sung by Miss Burns.
The pail bearers were Albert Mills,
Michael Grady, James Dunleavy, John
Ward, Thomas O. McEnuancy, I'd, John
Lawton, Jeremiah Mccarthy and John
Smith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
sHorTs WANTS $500 CHINESE.
Win Give Them Thorough Trial on
Canal

Oyster Bay, 4. l., Aug. i Chairman
ShQnts of the fsthmian Canal Commits
sion said, after visit to the President
at Sycamore Hill. that he had given the
President report up 70 date OF the
progress Of the canal work IN Panama.
The question Of most Importance now
confronting the commission, he said, was
that of obtaining labor.
'.Nye shall advertise at once for $500
Chinese laborers in China, he said. "and
give laborers Of that nationality a
thorough trial az the work. The Span,
ish laborers, whom we are working now
TO q great extent, are very much better
than the Jamaica Negroes. We shall
endeayor to have laborcrs of as many
nationalities as NC can get 70 work on
the canal, as IL Is better than having a
larger force Of one nationality" Mr.
Shonts said that the new steam shovels
were arriving on the Isthnus and were
being Immediately installed. The earth
was coming out OF Culebra Cut so
rapidly that great difficulty was being
found in disposiag Of it. Mr.. Shonts
said that conditions on the Isthmus were
very much improved and that both Sec
rotary Taft aud himself would so with
the President when he makes his inspec-
tien Of the work IN November.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
Mates on the Game.

Kennedys homer was 4 lucky swat
There aere three double Plays in The
game, Ray to Martel, Davis TO Uniac to
Ashmore, Kennedy to Clayton.
You can't say that the beachers didn't
do their part towards winning the
game.
The Clamps aren't doing thing but
fattening up their batting averages late
ly.
The Champs made hits when they
meant runs and Ottawa did also, but
we got one the most.
Umpire Cottcr was present to umpire
the game, but neither team wanted to
have him, 40 Huntington held the in
dicator, with fairly good success.
The bleachcrs got 80 excited that they
crowded over the fence on TO the field
in the ninth, but were driven back by
Capt Ashmore.
The Champs ought to battle up lit
tie Of the ginger that they put into the
home games and take il with them on
their trips.
We are stiIl at the foot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
National League Standing.
FIND TREASURE CRAFT
AT BOTTOM SINCE 1927
Divers Locate 1e Out of 72 Destroyed
Turkish Ships Conveying
Rare Bronzes.

New York, Aug ia special cable
TO the Sun from Rome says
Some time ago skilled divers left from
Leghorn for Greece with the double OBJ
ject Of getting at the Turkish vessels
that were sunk by Admiral Codrington
in 1927 In the Bay Of Navarino and re.
covering more of the bronzes from the
sea near Antieythera, whore the statue
of the beautiful eYouth OF Antieythera,"
now in the National Museum at Athens,
was found few years ago.
The chief Of the divers has returned
and reports that i6 out OF the II sunken
Turkish ships are visible at a depth Of
f25 feet, but as there is 10 feet OF sand
in them special machinery will be re-
quired.
In the channel OF Anticythera the
divers found at depth of 164 feet the
ruins Of an ancient galley, which was
conveying bronzes The galley is 160
feel long and 90 feet wide. It Is now
a mere hulk, FLIED with five feet OF sand
The precise epoch of the galley was not
aseertainod, hut some Of the details Of
its construction are unique In the his
tory of ancient shipbuilding. Eleven
amphorae of the Roman period have
been brought mp. The divers will con-
tinue their work when the machinery
Is ready and the winter gales are over
Meanwhile the chief diver will be oc-
cupied in trying to save the italian
steamer Sirio, sunk of Cape Palos,
Spain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
L0NGWORTH EXPECTS TO
HOLD HIS PRESENT SEAT
Ohio Man Knows Nothing Of the Labor
Blacklist, Nor Why He Should Be
It lsaa Placed Upon It,

New York, Aug. 15.-- Representative
Nicholas Longworth was 4 visitor yes
terday at the headquarters OF the ma
tional Republican congressional campaign
committee. lie deposited 81 as his con-
tribution to the congressional fund.
Mr. Longworth met United States SEN
ator Foraker Of Ohio, Chairman James
s. sherman aud others. and said he was
a candidate for reelection and expected
TO win.
~All that ! know about the situation
in my district" the congressman said,
"has been learned from letters ! have
received while away. The only oppo-
sition 70 my denomination have heard
of it the candidacy Of Theodore Hors-
man. | know nothing about the oppo-
sition Of labor interests TO me outside
Of what have read in the papers, from
which gather that l am on the general
blacklist, but for what reason / do not
know
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
CRAIGIE INQUEST WILL.
TO BE HELD TODAY
Burial Of ~John Oliver Hobbies" at Kensal
Green, and Funeral on Friday
Next.

London, Aug. l5.--The inquest on the
body Of Mrs. Pearl, Mary Teresa craigis
(,John Oliver Hobbes), who died Sunday,
viii be held today. The burial win be
in the Catholic cemetery at Kensal
Green.
AZ the time of her death, Mrs, Craigie
was engaged in adapting her play, "a
Time to Love- for publication as a
novel. THE Dream and the Business"
is ready for issue, the publishers await
cable dispatch from America to say
that the United States copyright has
been secured.
Later in the day it was announced
that the funeral services viii occur at
the Jesuit church, Fern street, Aug, IT,.
John VI. Richards, the father of Mrs
Craigie. In an interview yesterday, said;
II have no reason to suppose that my
daughters death was other than natural.
She did not take drugs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
JEROME MAY RUN FOR GOVERNOR.
He May Be Nominated by Democrats at
State Convention.

New York, Aug. Following the
announcement that District Attorney
Jerome would accept an independent
Democratic nomination II united de.
mand by the Democracy were made up
on him, the confident belief is expressed
that he win be the nominee Of the state
convention in Buffalo, September 25.
sat the present time" Mr.. Jerome
said Il have no statement to make on
the subject
II ii understood that Charles +. Nun
PLY, leader of the Tammany hall, feels
friendly toward the boom for Mr.. Je-
rome. and that he would stand ready
to deliver all the New York city dele
gates TO him in convention. Persons in
ciese touch with Mr. Jerome have known
for some time of the strong pressure
that has been brought 10 bear upon him
to run as a Democratic candidate, either
with or without the endorsement OF the
Democratic convention. Before the end
Of the month it is likely he will an
nounee what course he intends TO pur-
she
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
MUST ANSWER ON INSURANCE.


San Francisco, Aug. 15.ChsrleS Hen
dry, local president representative Of the
London & Lancashire fire insurance com
pany, must answer all questions pro-
pounded by the grand jury or 70 To Jail
for contempt OF court. Such Is the
Judgment of Presiding Judge Graham,
before whom Hendry appeared Monday
on a citation directing him to show
cause why he should not divulge the
names of the companies in London &
Lancashire whose policies are re.insured
and whose embargo on the London &
Lancashire has made it necessary for
the latter corporation to make a hori-
zontaI cut on All policies upon pay
ment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
KISSED THE FLAG.
An Engishman Almost Causes Riot in
Theatre.

Bayonnc, NJ u. Aug. is. Because he
Kissed the Stars and Stripes as the flag
was being waved by comedian on the
stage in the Park Theatre Monday night,
James Pierre, an Englishman, was yes
terday fined SIS by Acting Recorder
Mara in the police court here II de-
veloped at the hearing that the Acting
Recorder war in the audience at the
time of the kissing and when the pris-
oner was brought before him be admin
istered i severe rcprimand.
Pierre said he took offence at the rel
mark made BY the actor in the song he
sang and that he Kissed him Tor that and
had no intention Of kissing the flag,
When II was explained to hin that the
words IN the song about Prince IONS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
ELoPED WITH YOUNG GIRL.
Pittstown, NJ Y, Man Arrested at Ben
nington on Abduction Charge.

bennington, Aug. 15.~-Frank Stevens
of Pittstown. N . III, was arrested here
Monday night by Deputy Sheriff Russell
Of bennington, and Deputy Sheriff
Myers Of Hoosiek, N. II, charged with
ahducting Miss Grace Il. Mattison Of
Pittstown, a sixteen-y ear-old girl, who
left her home there Monday morning
and came TO Bennington with Stevens.
The couple were found in d room to-
gether at George Bakers home. Stevens
ii a man about 20 years old and has
been paying attention To the girl for
some time against the wishes of her par
erits. When the girl was found to be
missing her parents suspected that she
had gone away with Stevens and her
father traced them to this place, where
lie arrived late Monday night. On the
way he secured the services Of Deputy
Sheriff Myers and, with his assistance
and that Of Deputy Sheriff Russell, he
located the girl and she returned with
her father yesterday morning. Stevens
was placed IN jail here. Later he will
probably be taken back to Pittstown for
trial
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
GET sMUGGLED LIQUOR.
The Canadian officials Are Busy in Nova
Scotia.

Halifax, n, s., Aug. Is. Prominent
shipping men in Digby county and else
where in Nova Scotia are said 20 be
implicated in extensive smuggling opera
tions. Gostoms officers acting under in
structions issued by Fred L. Jones, Gus
toms inspector in charge Of the district,
have made important seizures Of liquor
at kentville, Chester and Parrsboro, pur-
chased from persons, who it Is alleged,
smuggled it at st. Mary's bay. The
officers expect to make other seizures
at various places. II is supposed that
the contraband came from the French
island of Miquelon, and was landed at
points along st. Mary's bay during the
night time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
A BOY SMOKING.
Caused Fire in Montgomery Center
Monday Evening.

Montgomery Center, Aug. is. About
o'clock Monday afternoon the two-
story building owned BY Mrs Fannie
Guthrie, in this village, was discovered
TO be on fire and before hose could be
obtained il was burned to the ground.
By hard work Che house adjoining the
property was saved.
Mrs, Guthrie occupied the upper story
as tenement, while her fatherin.law,
james Guthrie, used the first floor as a
wheewright shop Only few tools
were saved Mrs. Guthrie was in shell
don at the time and all her household
goods were destroyed. The loss Is es-
timated at $1,000. There was no in.
surancc.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused BY boy smoking in d barn near
by, the sparks catching in the hay and
causing q blaze
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15

Does not let go Of you
when you apply lotions or
liniments. 1t, simply loosens
It's hold for a while. Why?
Because TO get rid Of It you
must correct, the acid con-
dition Of the blood ON which
il, depends. Hoods Sarsa-
pariIia has cured thousands.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
WILL NOT PAY
INSURANCE
Another Company Welches|
Now
ON SAN FRANCISCO LOSS
The Rhine and MOsellein Company Had
No Earthquake Clause and Declares
That Fire Was an aAct Of
Providence
ON SAN FRANCISCO LOSS

San Francisco, Aug, 15.- The Rhine
and Moseilein company Of Germany has
decided that 1t will not pay $3,000,0Oo
of liabilities arising from the fire Of
April 1s. 4 cable despatch to that Ell
feet was received by General Manager
Mathis from the home Office The COM
panys policies do not carry an earth
quake exception clause, and II il thought
that the head officers are putting forth
the plea Of Fan act Of providence"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
DRANK PARIS GREEN.


St Adams, Aug. 15.---Iohn r. Ely
OF North Main street attempted suicide
Monday evening by drinking paris green.
He entered q lunch cart on Kingman
street and, calling for glass Of water,
poured ito II large quantity Of the
poison, took a drink and disappeared.
lie has been at his home since that night
In critical condition. No reason il
known for the act. lhe young man
j. about n years old, and had been
working on farm near the city. His
mother Mrs. Lefaf, expressed the opin-
ion that he was intoxicated when he
took the poison.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-15
ONE GAME In
EACH LEAGUE
Pittsburg Turned Trick Over
Boston
In A HOLLOW FASHION
BY Defeating Washington, the cIeve-
land Indians Helped Themselves
Along in American
League.
IN A HOLLOW FASHION

Az it 50 happened, there was but one
scheduled game yesterday in each Of
the big leagues. The Boston Nationals
arrived in Pittsburg and we're immedi-
ately covered with wet blanket Of hits.
There were sixteen safe swats by the
Smoky City lads, and yet they scored
but four runs. Tenney's men got but
four hits and scored no runs. Each
team contributed an error. BY the vie.
tory Pittsbnrg started To make np for
its disastrous tantrnm with the New
York Giants. Pittsburg is yet 80 points
behind New York for second place.
Another team that has been slump
ing lately, Cleveland Of the American
league, took advantage Of the occasion
and defeated the Senators IN close
game, , To y. Cleveland Il right behind
New York and Philadelphia and not
50 far removed from the chesty Chicagos
in first place.