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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

one OF the commissioners that built the
capitol and for years a foremost citizen
Of the state. With him in the first COM
mission was Cyrus C. Carpenter and James
w. McDll. Carpenter and McDnl served
short terms and were succeeded by Marcus
c. Woodruff and Albert r. Anderson. and
Woodruff was soon after succeeded by
James Wilson, now secretary OF agriculture
in Roosevelt's cabinet. Lorenzo s. Coffin
Of Webster county and Frank T. Campbell
Of Jasper county were early commissioners
who made deep study OF the railroad
question.
The reports OF the Iowa Railroad commits
sion from the time Of its organization on
for some years contains many self-con-
gratulatory statements on the good work
done. The work was good and showed
valuable services 10 the state for many
years The commission was advisory only,
and had little authority 10 enforce it's Or
ders and findings, except the force OF pub
lie opinion to be had from publicity, but
its rules were for the most part obeyed
and little friction occurred. It seemed that
the commission satisfied the railroads.
After a short time there is little doubt
but that the commission drifted into a way
Of considering only the small complaints
that were brought TO It and did not go out
to consider the larger matters OF import
ance and to force the roads to deal Justly
with the entire state on these matters that
affected the entire state. The matters
considered by the board were mainly mat
ters on the personal complaint Of indi-
vidual patrons OF a road.
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small majority. The leaders of the people
proposed in the legislature an iniquitous
bill, which was introduced. 1t drew the
fire OF the railroads. The bill was intro
duced purposely in order that the railroads
could be induced to compromise on a fair
measure. This was carried through nicely
and bill passed April 8. 1888, which gave
the commission great deal OF power. The
law prohibited rebates and prohibited
charging more for short haul than for
a long one.
The commission was given authority to
fix rates and it went to work at once on
maximum rates and classlhcations An
attempt was madh to take into considera-
ton the rates already in force. but Lack
of any uniformity or governing principle
was found. The new law was to go into
effect May 10, 1888, but the railroads APP
piled for an injunction to Judge Brewer.
who, while holding that the law was un-
constitutional, held that the rates put into
effect by the commission did not give the
railroads proper compensation and so made
the injunction against putting It into force
permanent
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Present Day Problems.

Iowa now has cheaper freight rates than
most any other state in the union. Mem
bers of the commission say that careful
comparison will show that Iowas rates
are not only cheaper, but that on the
classes of freight principally handled the
average of the rates are a great deal
cheaper. The Iowa classification is the
same as is known as the western CLASH
fcatlon. Most agricultural implements,
when set up, and furniture, when Grated,
goes at the hrst-class rate. The imple-
ments knocked down or the material in
the rough, and furniture knocked down and
the material in the rough goes as third
class. In carload lots with a large
maximum weight the Same things go as
class A. The claims of the Iowa COM
mission seems to be true of everything ex-
cept cattle, on which the state rates are
larger than those OF Missouri or Illinois
for distances of 100, 200, 300 or 400 miles.
The charges for state rates are quite
satisfactory to the Iowa shipper, though at
times there arises some agitation for joint
rate. There is some question as to whether
another joint rate will ever be put In be-
cause of the peculiar conditions that pre-
vail in the state Those well versed in
the conditions Of shipping assert that so
per cent of the shipments inside the state
of Iowa are on a single line Of railroad,
and that the per cent would remain about
the same even II Joint rate were put In.
Furthermore, 1t is asserted that the Iowa
shippers are better pleased to have the
lower rates, lower than other states, than
to have the joint rate and higher rate, for
Il is argued that II a joint rate is put in
the level Of rates must be raised to about
that Of the adjoining states. The COMPARE
son with Missouri and Illinois is espe-
cially advantageous, as those states each
have joint rates In force The shipment
of cattle in the state is very small, the
shipment of that class being largely across
the borders of the state to Chicago or
Omaha. This is the reason assigned for
the rates on that class being a little
higher than those OF Missouri or Illinois
which have big packing plants inside the
state lines. A glance at the other rates
for straight shipments will show that the
Iowa rates are less than in Missouri or
Illinois.
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Commission wins the Fight.

The railroads withdrew all their special
rates and put into effect a straight distance
tarih and the Davenport shippers at once
filed a complaint against the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific, Chicago. Milwaukee
& St. Paul, Burlington. Cedar Rapids q
Northern and Minneapolis & st. Louis
roads. charging conspiracy to defeat the
law and discrimination. The railroad com
mission issued another maximum rate
schedule and classification, but adopted the
western classification Instead Of the Illinois,
which took II out from under the first per-
manent Injunction. There was another
hearing before Judge Brewer on the in
junction, but he refused to make 1t per-
manent, saying that IT was impossible 10
tell whether the commission or the rail-
roads were right as to the reasona bleness
Of the rates except by trying them. Elk
cept for the changes that have been made
from time 10 time Iowa is still working
under the law OF 1885 and the rates and
classihications fixed by the commission
under H.
II was argued that a joint rate was
needed and the Twenty-third general as
sembly passed a law giving the commits
sion to put into force a Joint rate The
commission fixed joint rates and a suit on
an Injunction was heard In the courts and
carried 20 the supreme court There was
one suit TO restrain the commission from
acting under the law, in which the COM
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How it works Ont.

Suppose 100 pounds is 10 be shipped In
Iowa over three roads a total distance OF
eighty miles. Five miles is over one line.
twenty-five over another and nifty over
another. II the shipment went as first
class for the FIVE miles without any joint
rate the charge would be IA cents for tive
miles: for twenty-five miles, II cents. and
Tor fifty miles, 20 cents The total would
81 cents. In Illinois the Joint rate on this
shipment would be "a cents and In Mis-
souri, 80 cents. But keep in mind that 80
per cent OF the shipments OF Iowa go over
one line Of railroad at the single cheap
rate for the eighty miles Of pa cents. II
is the universal experience that II the Joint
rate Is put In the single rate must be
raised 10 some extent Now the question
Iowa people are asking themselves Is, VIII
We consent TO have the rate for the 80
per cent OF our shipments over single lines
raised in order 10 get joint rate for the
20 per cent OF the shipmentsr'
The reason why 50 per cent Of the ship
ments In Iowa are over a single line OF
railway Is quickly seen. Take the Illinois
Central. which does not enter the city OF
Des Moines. The Illinois Central extends
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Case That started Trouble.

December G. 1886, the Institute for the
Feeble Minded at Glenwood filed a com
plant that the Burlington railroad charged
more for coal shipped from Cleveland to
Glenwood than for coal shipped from Cleve-
land 20 Council BLUFFS, a longer distance.
The case was brought into considerable
prominence and there was a public hearing
by the railroad commission which found
that there was a discrimination against
GlenwoOd which should be stopped. and
the railroad raised the rate 10 Council
Blufrs instead OF lowering It TO Glenwo ID.
which created universal dissatisfaction. The
public figured that II the railroad could
haul coal to Council BUNS at a pront for
a certain sum II could haul Il TO GlenwOOd
for hess sum and make a profit, but the
railroad eliminated the discrimination In
another way and the public was ever con-
WINGED that the railroad was making too
much prOnt on its freight
II was at this time that Governor LARA
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wanted a Commission.

II was asserted that the law was too
rigid and coupled with this was the be-
lief that commission could do more with
the railroads than a law could. influential
men came 10 prefer a railroad commission
without a rate law to a rate law without
commission, and this sentiment grew
into the railroad commission IN 1878 by the
same general assembly that repealed the
maximum rate law. The law creating the
commission was modelled largely after the
Massachusetts, law, the commission being
appointed by the governor with the advice
and consent OF the executive council.
Under this commission law Iowa enjoyed
a season o. prosperity. The commission
was composed of able and efficient men.
Peter A. Dey served as one OF the COM
missioners from the organization OF the
commission. March q. lS7S. 20 1876. He was
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and had slackened in their efforts. were
now aroused again and bent their efforts
to secure control OF the Legislature There
was another meeting Of manufacturers In
Des Moines. January Is. 1888. very similar
to the anti-monOpoly convention of Au-
gust 13 1873, and resolutions were adopted
calling on the legislature to give the rail-
road commission power to enforce its rul-
ings and orders and 10 have control of all
freight ana passenger tariffs The public
was satisfied that the rates were OPP
pressive and the shippers also took up the
fight. They demanded that the carload
rate from outside the state to the Jobber,
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mission won, and later another to restrain
the commission from putting in effect the
joint rates, in which the railroads won.
The decision OF the state supreme court
was not on the constitutionality of the joint
rate law, but on legal technicalites, It
being held that insufficient notice had been
given the railroads. That was in 1894, but
the commission has never since taken up
the question OF a joint rate, though It has
often been threatened. Now there IL a diff
ference Of opinion in the minds of leading
men of the state as to the need of joint
rate.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

bee went before the commission. He didn't
occupy a great deal of time with what
he said, but with the brevity that has
ever marked his utterances said a great
deal. He pointed out to the commission
that a great per cent OF the cases it con-
sidered were of a trifiing nature when COM
pared with the $S6OOO.OOo received annually
by, the railroads from the people. He de-
clared that the law was good IL lived up
TO. but that the commission had allowed
itself to drift and would have to go unless
it did better. The people, who, after the
creation Of the commission in 1873, had
felt satisfied that now all would be well,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

Of and eegraphs of Russia E. A Dogan,
general Others
the diplomatic addition the
China Switzerland be Gonao Etev
extraordinary Mexico Rome Tommasso
Segarni general of Guatemala at Rome Dr. Alberto
Blanco charge dafars Of Argentina the Holy See and
officials
Washington Edward de Kusenserna
Sweden minister the INTERIOR
Alfredo director of eegraphs of Portu
gall Norbeo Domneguez postmaster general of Mexico j.
Drop Of the Netherlands Tak Karvamura
Of Commander Eo Morpurga postma
of italy Austin Chapman member of Parliament and
of the commonwealth of Australia Sir Joseph
Ward of the executive council
delegation, H Babbing
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the fifth Washington 1897
hfyeigh countries with population 1872 100000
participated the formal addition of China which had
position conform the treaty spulaons
within union popua
will 5Oo000OOO matter of China has
formally taken the
1897 Chnas minister to the United States WI Ting
delegate China the
extraordinary minister penipoentiary
China the royal italian
the opening Of the
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rwA~aAn
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means for unifying. simplifying and
improving international postal inter-
course. This appeal was received
with favor and in 1863 the first inter-
national conference, with fourteen
countries participating, was held in
Paris. In that body the United States
was represented by John A. Kasson,
then first assistant postmaster general
AS the result of that conference postal
treaties were concluded between sew
eral of the nations and five years later,
under the lead of Postmaster General
Stephan of the North German confed-
Grafton, a postal congress was con-
voked at Berne for the purpose of or
ganizing an international postal union,
in which the contracting countries
should form but a single postal terri
tory, with uniform letter postage and
free transit for the mails. All Eu-
rope, the United States of America and
Egypt responded afirmatively to the
invitation which the federal council
of Switzerland extended for the pro-
posed congress Of the nations.
At this, the first postal congress,
held at Berne in October, 1874,
twenty-five countries, containing an
aggregate population of 300,OOO,000,
were represented. At the second pos
tai congress, held in Paris in 1878,
thirty-eight countries participated.
The third congress was held In Lisbon
in 1885, ffty-three states partici-
pating; the fourth in Vienna, in 1891,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

scheme that Won the Day.
The public was not in very friendly
frame of mind toward the railroads when
the general assembly met in 1888. The peo-
pie had control of the legislature by a
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

of the stationed the capital
country
the Washington, Austria Sweden
Denmark Hungary Egypt India Rouman number of other
countries their while
Turkey Korea China Switzerland Belgium Portugal several
other nations by their ministers plen
Washington About oneourth
Of the their respective
Washington 1897 Conspicuous these Chevaer
Dedzaay Saba Pacha
OF Pioda former minister
the United minister
Fahr director Turkish telegaph Cheva
de sbal of Austria; sterpn postmaster
Stoyanovch of
Forez, director general Of of Mira Ali
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

plus the less than carload rate from the
Jobber to the local consumer, should not
exceed the less than Carload rate from
outside the state to the local consumer.
The jobbers' rate had been abolished in
1885 by the railroads at the iRstigation, 1t
is alleged. of the Chicago jobbers and soon
there were no jobbing houses in the state,
where there had been many.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13

Smith, of the Of Britain
has taken the place of Sir William Wapoe deceased
ally strong and has already made himself factor
discussion of the pending propositions ameoang smp
flying the International
While nation in the Postal union has but
gardess of territorial population England adroy
managed command half through
dependencies Australia
vote other British colonies
the delegates that the
and Free a voice,
great deal more weight than other
While shall venture prediction concerning the nerna
onal reforms
the
men in being the first treaty signed by the penpoenareS
of than sixty nations. EDWARD ROSEWATER.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-13
Personnel of Roman Congress

The personnel of the of Rome like that the
Washington chiefly postal
unonares of the highest rank and incidentally Of high diplomatic
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vas Railroad Commission and It's Service to Shippers

IVA has been pointed to for some
years as possessing a model rail-
road commission law. Governor
Larrabee, on the occasion of his
recent birthday. when he adj
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(contInued en Pags sevenl
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-04
4 Nnn aud a Woman.

His do,tur said b. had an iron
con .'ituiiuu.
Ilis fri.u1, DECLARED that he had
nsr,ss % steel.
Tie uncle ,houEht b. had a wood
en- head
Tn. sirls sll said be- had q heart
O. ruu".
90, .u-mi"s DECLARED that there
wss NOR. hrg-s 20 him than any
thia- ui-..
Nri,. o'E.rs aid b. had In, %
sauI
And Of. rdulr.rs maintained that
b.. vas 800 vu,' md a YARD aide
50. hai dilrunds In her eyes:
h.r t.s;. v.s. .,arls. her lips we're
rshH-. b-r .rr- acre da'i'a'e sea
sN..Ils t-- r.Is vas strands II hurn-
Is'--l -".I. Deg kin uas ~ velvet
aai SEQ. ts1 ru-.-- Boa her checks
N-.i'l. s,riI.. 'h.y u'Tr my~i-r-
log.l, and wonderfully made llfe
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And CaEEasd the D.J ~ Ovdrrtns

Il say 0addeFsby. !" said Mr. smith,
as Ne came into the hshmonger's
Uith . lot % tackle in his hand q
Sant you to give me some hsh 10
take home With me. Put them up 10
lOOk a. 10 they've been caught to-
day. viii yOug"
Certainly. SIR" said the fish mOR-
ser Hos maRyG"
oh. you'd better give me- three OT
four baTbel. Make q look decent In
quantity without appearing To exAg-
gerate. you know"
Yes. SIR. But you'd better take
salmon. hadn't you7"
"whyl What makes you think
90"
oh. nothing except that your
wife vas down here early this after
noon aud said ~ you dropped In Vith
your fishing tackle and q generally
UOe-begOne lOOk. To set you ~ take
salmon u possible. a. she liked that
Kind better than any other
Mr.. Smith tOOk salmon. Punch.
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The u..,-vu Res.,-r.. I.I,.s-.

shortly after little Margaret. aged
four. had b'-cn taken Ia $50 Peter
Pan" In which Maude Adams play
the title role. her six-year- old broth
~ undertook 10 tell her the story Of
the creation
And then. Margaret. said he.
after the Lord had made all the rest
Of the things. ne made a msn aud
called him Adam. and by aud by
Adam got tir-d 80 beihE all alone.
and the Lord took one of Adams ribs
from him when h. vas asleep aud
made . Wife for him a. a surprise
and her name vas
Oh. know ! knoW'" exclaimed
little Margaret. quickly. her name
Vas Maude Adams 49, Harper {
Weekly.
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Wh.r instruction IN clay MODELLING
as iurr-Irui iH'o 90. pablic
I.,tls 81 ial'ialu.. 'h"r- Vas a de-
eiI,-f ohi..fiuu mad. thsreto. saNs
an iu.'rrsJor in that city. who Eives
o., iu. Ius in- a- 90 Illustration - the
~, az, Innovation Nas received By
certain parents.
Mis- lun,-s John come home
yisI rday virh Do. clothes covered
Vtfh mud a. lid yoI pat him to
vors mi1ius ebay. ah-n he ouEht To
o.. ,.asLiuE 'a rad aud write My
hu-laut carrie ibv bod. and heav-
chs uur- 4IN' 'upIEh trouble
uith hts r'u.,,.- ORE jh, wash si'hout
srrrlIa- tasu'- ..uf o. p" comes
hou lI.. r.i- . ir. co ~rud him
ha.l foo .ur .. a.-I rs rloihCs
Norgs frrI.. b.. utg.'.'au
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THE MIsTAKE OF 81.
After ResdlnE tl,e Paper Expr~s.ed
IA. Opsnk.a.

Some passenger had left an old
daily paper IN the seat Of the pas
seneeT ear. and sheu the Old f,r-leT
and his vife got aboard and took
seat h. picked up the paper and b.
gan reading n. u vas dated the day
after the last presidential election.
aud after reading for a feS inmates
and scratching his head In a panied
way the husband said:
Martha. did you knOS that there
vas an elsciion yesterday"
Mercy. no." she replied
Well. there vas. aud Roosevelt
vas eIected. by thunder. bat ! can't
make Il out"
1T SAYS 50. dOesn't IT."
"Of course q dos. Look there"
Md you didn't khow a thing
about Ia"
No. nor nobody else In our town. "
Hle puzzled over the matter for the
next 10 minutes. reading the news
asain and arain. but after a time his
syss caught the date. aud the thing
Wa made clear 10 him Then he
said
Martha. I've called you = fool Tor
thu last 90 Years"
yes. you have"
And ~. claimed that I kROwed
ell wuth knowing"
YES
"WcH. Trl goln 20 change q q BIT
This T. one ~ last years papers Voc
ar foal just thu same. bat this &C.
easipu IN xiv. IN that I'm mighty
eluS to l,.ln' ditto"
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The Reas.sa.

A teacher in a public school %
Boston Once had rr-at dificulty In
impartihg To a boy pupil 81 ten Ger
tain elementary principles Of gram
mar In class onr day the instructor
eNperieuccd more than the usual
amount Of trouble viih the lad In
desperation. the teacher hnally
blurtcd out thu question. At least.
you can tell the vhy We study grara-
mar"
Yes. ma'am." returned the pupil.
I'VE study grammar 80 that Ne can
Iaugh = N, mistakes of others -
HaTls.rs Weekly.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-04

u l. nov established that n"wers
sni tn perfumes distilled from them
have a salutary iuhu-uDc All coasti-
tate a theaTap-utie alvncy OF high
VaI4c. and that residenrr In q pr
fuused atmosphere torms a pr"'cc-
sioa from PuiTaonaTy Affections and
arrests phthisis. IN the toNn of Ia
Grasse. Franz. Nh~re the making 81
perfumes o. largely caIrtrd ca.
phthis IL J. unkno@a
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-04
lin IN Ia,lni.-.

The yOung man NhO had Just ecen
slc,ted To osHre Nas bosstihg Of his
pTOWrss a. a politician.
'After the swelling On your head
Eo-s down" observed the home
grOwn philosopher. yOB may b. able
TO s.-e that your electiOn didnt hap
pen b.cause the psople acre anxious
90 get you In. hut b-causs of their
anxiety to ct the other felloS cut ="
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The Ops.Iaa That C..uas-si.

They had a dispute. and agreed 10
Icave u to the military expert
What bullet. they asked. do
yOa consider the deadliest!"
For several minutes he remained
On a brown study Then he looked
mp With the air oi one Who had set
lied the matter hHally and definitely.
The one that hits" he said
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John B. STETSON UNIVERSITY,
-Four College and Enc Terminal ~,i"a.
BLAND, FLORIDA,

AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
the tu Of
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The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-04

The girl on the sofa sighed = soai-
ful sigh.
Nobody seems to understand
me-" she said. sadly.
How can they" qaerted her bis
brother. "whsn yOa Spend twO-thires
Of your tinae In front Of = mirror 1ry-
inx I'D make yourself les plaiag''
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P.Y Er,m th- I'.ss.

what do you think Of nv hts
tortral novel;" asked the author.
1t l. an achievement ahs~rr~d
The chilly Critic. "YOa have ~ last
saccrrded In shoSlag that vOaT he
tIoa MAJ b. stronger than tratL. -
Washington star.
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-04

Stern Parent 80 you want more
money. do you7 WIZ don't yoa go TO
WORK and cara t-
HIS soa Well. u trying TO get q
q few penairs out q yOu dOcsEt
come under the head ~ WOTk. then
I've Ioeked mp the STOag dshnition
IN the dictionary.
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Ua-tIs 49,. IA a.izaly glad !
49, -ui ~ rLi.irsa
e. .4"s iiH est a. Nv,L
a. .st 8 .T, o. -
P-,prry A.. Tor 10 tbs DAYS q
f.ts. ID I'a.I.ou I-'1 nWIllat h. able
a. ,-r-.. -o.ly huoaIri ~ ~ Eram-
u..l ani the, "A D.. FOREVER cOrrsvtiRg
yO-.- Philadelphia PIiss.
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ia mast b. q 10; 0i Wotk 10 write
an historical Rogel'
Yes. said the author. II takes -
mech tinie that one really do,-sat
have a chance Co rad much history-
Washington star.
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The maid Vas an elegant looFer
Bat Jet ths yOang fsllO~ fOrsOokeS
Because he had learned
All her dinners she bearnea.
IN fact. that she Wasnt q cooker.
-HoastoA Pest
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Pond Mother Would YOU Kindly
allow baby to pull your Nhiskers 10
Keep him quiet
Irate Photographer - Certainly.
madam. q you will allow me- 10 slap
the brat when ! am finished