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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-01
MAINE

FARMINGTON, Me, Oct. I.-These
officers were elected at the closing meet
ing of the Maine Women's Suffrage as
sociation convention: President Mrs
Fannie ]. Fernald, Old Orchard; vice
presidents, Mrs. Helen S. Atwood, Au-
burn; Mrs. Mary w. Thomas, Saco; re-
corcing secretary, Mrs. Annie Burgess,
Portland; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
LYDIA Burgess, Portland; treasurer, Mrs.
Lizzie H French, Portland; auditor, Mrs.
Emma Knight, Woodfords.
OLD ORCHARD-Checks for about
$4,000 were distributed among old Or
chard property owners who lost In the
great fire of August 10.
PORTLAND-The stockholders Of the
Casco Bay and Harpswell Steamboat
companies voted unanimously in favor
of the consolidation of the two lines, the
change to take effect November l. The
new company will be known as the Casco
Bay and Harpswell lines.
SOUTH PARASITIC thermometer reg
istered fifteen above zero recently. This
severe cold has greatly damaged the
apple crop in Oxford county. 1t is esti-
mated that at least one-third of the
crop is still on the trees.
PORTLAND-The Prohibition party
nominated for mayor C. Earney Richards,
the nominee of year ago. The candi-
dates for aldermen are: Franklin Skill
lings, Francis M. Pierce, Chester l. Orr,
Emerson III. Doughty, Harris H. Gram
dali, Seth H. Hamm, Washington L. orr,
Wilford F. Whitney and Lemuel Rolfe.
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Weather Conditions

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 31--An area OF hisn ~
pressure overlies the plateau region, wniie tne
pressure is comparatively low over Arizona.
These conditions have caused fair weather over
the Pacific slope. except along the coast IRON
showers have fallen over Washington, Oregon
Idaho and Utah The temperature changes
have been slight in all districts. Conditions
favorable 70 fair weather In Cahtorhla
Friday.
forecast
Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair Friday; light
west wind.
San Francisco and vicinity: Fair Friday
light west wind
north wind.
Sacramento valley: Fair, friday; Hsnt
north wind.
San Joaquin valley: Fair Friday; light
north wind
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MINNESOTA

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Oct. sl.-Emer
H. Dearth, former state insurance com
missioner charged with accepting a
bribe from w H. Bechtel, former presi-
dent Of local life insurance company,
was acquitted today.
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WISCONSIN

COREISS, wis, Oct. 31.-W. s. Whiting.
incorporation and formerly president of
the Brown Corliss engine shops. was
found today lying beside the c., M. & st.
p. tracks with both legs severed. How
the accident occurred is not known.
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business to II. c. Hefner and Sheriff Rob
ert Koehl sold his interest in the Koehl
& Ruddell harness business to Mr.. Swan
son. Both houses carry large stocks and
are doing lively business.
HOUSTON-Miss Matte Wright and
Mrs. George Sexton have been put in
charge of a new home to be opened No
vember / under the auspices of the Meth
odist Woman's Home Missionary society.
The home is to be a cooperative one for
self-supporting girls, and is to be located
at the corner of Chapman and Cont
streets The house is a new one, large,
roomy and cheerful, and will be conduct
ed for the benefit of women who are
making their own living in the business
marts and who cannot afford to pay for
costly apartments.
PORT LAyAcA-Misses Dora and
Olivia Cherry have left on visit to Aus
tin.
Walter Cherry of Galveston visited rel
atives in this city.
Col William Berry and wife of Yoa-
KUN are now permanent citizens of this
city.
Messrs w C. Best and ]. D. Grain
have returned from business trip to
Edna.
ALGOA-Messrs. j. T. Wall and O. Nc
Davitt have purchased the store and
building formerly owned and run by Mrs.
w. w. Jones' The new occupants con-
template amplifying the building and
putting in large stock of fancy groceries
and feed.
MEXIA-The Mexia District Farmers
union met at the city hall and in addi-
tion to the regular order of business the
resignation of President G. w. Dean was
accepted and d. A. Haddock elected to
fill the unexpired term. Mr. Dean will
leave here in a few days for Runnels
county.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-01
EuNERAL NOTICES

5215 Holmes avenue October
7 yViIlsinson and sister of James M. and W..
D. Alexander aged 2s years. Funeral from
narlors of Connell Co., 1851 South Grand ave-
nue.. Saturday. November 2. at 10 a. m
Friends invited. Interment Evergreen GEM
etery.
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uNpERTAkERs AND EMBALMERs

Peck & Chase Co.. undertakers and embaln-
ers; lady assistant 433 $. Hill. Tel Main 81
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The WEATHER

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81. 1907
/. Time. Bar, ITher IHumIwind lvel. weather il
a. m. sO.o5 sc .ss NE 3 Clear Clear
p. m. so.o2 &C 20 w : 5 ! Gear
MAXIMUM temperature. "A.
Minimum temperature. SO.
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ORR & EDWARDS COMPANY
successors to Orr q Hines Co. Funeral d.
rectors.
Corner Tenth and Flower SITS.
Main az: Home F4671 Lady assistant.
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Council Company, Funeral Directors,
No 1851 South Grand ave. Tel. Main s455;
FS466 Mrs. Connell in charge of women and
children.
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DEXTER SAMSON CO..
fJndertakers, 1882 S. Flower Home F45Ss. Sun
set 1856 Lady assistant. Private ambulance.
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NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
TEXAS

Ell CAMPO Texas Oct. 31.-Two bust
ness changes of Importance took place
here. c. Swanson sold his furniture
business to II. c.. Hefner and Sheriff Rob
ert Koehl sold his interest in the Koehl
& Ruddell harness business to Mr.. Swan
son. Both houses carry large stocks and
are doing lively business
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Help, Female

WANTED-YoUNG LADY WHO HAS TIME
to go with aged couple to mountains for
and develop photographs. l.. d. RUSSELL,
general delivery, Los Angeles.
LADIES. FOR NEEDLEwoRK AT HOME
Whole part of time; good prices, good
work. answer self-addressed envelope. CEN
TRIAL COMMERCIAL SOCIETY. Central
bldg, Rochester, N. Y
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wANTED-A LOT ON MAIN ST., FROM
Twenty first to Thirtieth have customer
waiting; want your lowest cash price. II
DE LA GRANGE. 1913 S. Broadway.
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WANTED-oD JOBS. WE HAVE MEN FOR
carpenteruig repairing: anything reasonable.
Quick service BROADWAY 1884
WANTED-A NICE JAPANESE BOY WANTsi
position porter In store or hotel Call
HENRY. Main 4541: F4127.
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situations, Female

WA,ITED-s D-sTENoGRAPHER. EK e r L
enced and trustworthy, an expert In handling
correspondence, German and English, desires
position; first-cass references MISS 2
SCHLEGEL. Station ~, SD and Vermohs'
ave Phone West 1885.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-01

NTED-sITUATIoN. SALESMAN. WITH,
years. experience in road and city work. :
open for engagement; none but reliable lines
wanted; highest references. z. MARFAC.i
Ontario, Cal
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Cup Winninq Stream,

In the New Britain city clerks Of
fee is a silver cup enclosed in a glass
case, says the Hartford Times. The
cup was won by New Britain firemen
in a state parade and tournament in
New Haven so years ago. The event
which the firemen won was a stream
throwing contest. Fifty or more. of
the husky fire laddies dragged small
tub" as it, was called, through the
streets of the Elm City. and the crowd
on the sidewalks laughed and jeered
the firemen from the Hardware City.
Laugh, if you will, but he laughs
best who laughs last" yelled back the
foreman in answer to particularly
noisy party, and he expectorated to-
bacco juice.
In the contest the stream from the
tub" was thrown skyward far in ex-
cess OF other competing teams. The
next day the company returned to the
home city and were given a reception
in spite of the prevailing heavy rain
fall. The foreman of the company
spoke, and in his remarks said:
This water fall is the water which
was sent up in New Haven yester.
day."
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FOND OF MYSTERY
ALL PEOPLE HAVE SOME TRACE
OF SUPERSTITION. :
Pet Belief in Luck, Good or Bad, Is
Common Lot of Mankind, Ac-
cording to DR.. Vincent
of Chicago.

People like mystery-mysticism
Some oldtime superstitions are dying
out, but for each of them a new one
comes-sometimes two"
DR.. George E. Vincent of the Uni
versity of Chicago made this remark
just after he had finished a talk to
students at manual training high
school, says the Kansas City Star.
THE first ever knew of supersti-
tons" he said, was when my father
broke mirror at home 1t worried
him, and 1 asked my mother why.
It's bad luck she said.
Bad luck pondered Why is it
bad luck? 1t was mystery to me.
But l began learning something about
these mysterious beliefs. 1T brings
bad luck to cut the cord on a pack
age they told me. 1t should be I'M
tied It's bad luck to put on the left
shoe first and it's bad luck to get out
on the wrong side of bed No one
knows why all these things bring evil,
but many persons believe they do.
In the south so many superstitions
originate among the negroes that they
are almost innumerable No one ex-
plains the reasons for their 'voodoos'
Some superstitions are sensible
For instance, it is said bad luck will
come if one passes beneath a ladder.
Maybe it will. Maybe some persons
have been taught valuable lessons in
passing beneath them. 1t is uncom-
Portable to have bucket of paint or
an ak dropped on ones head. Perhaps
this superstition originated from some
one who underwent such an expert
ence.
"The belief that if you pass a pin
without picking it up you will have
bad luck originated many years ago.
Pins were costly then and children
were taught to pick them up and keep
them for their value They formed
the habit, and it has been handed
down from generation to generation
until it has become superstition.
Perhaps some children who did not
pick up pins had bad luck when they
got home-bad luck administered by
the parent, forcibly and quickly, and
with stinging effect"
DR.. Vincent smiled when he spoke
of the number Is. So many persons
are afraid of it he did not deem it
worthy of mention.
Last week DR.. Vincent was lectur-
ing on the subject, Superstition" He
declared that everyone had some par
ticular superstition to which Difference
was shown. An old woman who had
listened attentively arose and declared
she had none.
None at all?" she was asked.
None" she replied
A gray-haired man sitting by her
side nudged her ~
How about them coffee grounds ?"
he asked.
She blushed and took her seat. And
OF course the audience laughed.
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WHAT WESTERN CANADA DOES.
Satisfactory Yields of Wheat and
Good Prices.

& = - ste
Dundurn, Sask., Sept. 80, 1906.
Mr.. w. H. Rogers, Canadian Govern
ment Agent,
Indianapolis, Ind.
My Dear Sir:
When you were at our place in July
l promised to write you what my
north quarter made per acre. You
will remember it was all sown to wheat
Well, l finished threshing yesterday
and received from it an average of
43A bushels per acre-testing 641s
pounds per stroked bushel The wheat
is the best sample l have ever raised
so uniform and even in size. You
may know it was a good sample when
tell you that have already sold 2 1000
bushels of it for seed to my neighbors
This year has been my best effort in
farming during my life. My wheat
totaled $3.50 bushels and my oats
nearly 5000.
If you remember I pointed out to
you a half section lying just west of
our house and joining my upper quar-
ter on the south, which said l should
have in order to make one of the best
farms in western Canada. / am very
glad to be able to tell you that 1 now
own that half section. My ambition
now is to be able to market 10000
bushels of wheat next year. If some
of those good, honest Hoosiers could
have been with me during the last two
weeks and could have seen the golden
grain rushing down the spout into my
wagon and then could have seen it in
great piles in my granaries, feel sure
they would have been forced to
acknowledge there is no better farm
ing country in the world than this.
may just say that have done all my
farming with eight head of horses and
one hired man except during harvest
and threshing. This year l proved to
my neighbor that the Hoosiers, when
once woke. up" can raise grain equal
to the best Minnesota farmers. His
best yield was 421s bushels per acre,
so you see ''old Indiana" is holding the
ribbon this year.
Yours very truly,
N. q. BAUMINK.
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Gounod's Old Guitar.

ST. Cloud is about to do honor to
the memory of Gounod. The illustri-
Gus composer at one time lived there,
and for years inhabited a pretty villa
at Montretout, where he composed
the greater number of his master.
pieces.
During the Franco-Prussian war the
German soldiers sacked the property
and burned down the house. Every
thing was destroyed with the excep-
ton of guitar, which to-day is to be
seen in the Opera museum. This gui-
tar is precious to admirers of Faust
and "Mireille' for more than one rea-
son, for it is said that its chords re-
sounded to the composers first musi-
cal conceptions. 1t bears in the CEN
ter, written by the masters hand, the
words: 'Nemi aprile, 1852"
1t is now proposed to erect a monu-
ment to Gounod, which will be sur
mounted by bronze reproduction of
j. B. Carpeaux's bust of the great mu-
stefan.
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Senators Much Alike

Senator Simmons, of North Carolina
and Senator Taliaferro. of Florida, look
enough alike to be twin brothers,
They are about the same size and
build; each has a heavy crop OF hair,
which is kept closely trimmed, and
their short, stubby mustaches are
much alike. Both have dark eyes
and there is probably not two pounds
difference in their respective weights.
If it were not for the fact that the
Florida senator has a few more gray
hairs in his head than his North Caro-
lima colleague it would be almost i'm
possible for the senate employees to
tell them apart
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How to Sleep in a Blanket.

There are great many very COM
petent treatfses telling you how to
build your fire, pitch your tent and all
the rest of it. l have never seen des-
cribed the woodman's method of using
a blanket, however. Lie fiat on your
back. Spread the blanket over you.
Now raise your legs rigid from the
hips, the blanket, of course, draping
over them. In two swift motions tuck
first one edge under your legs from
right to left, then the second edge I'M
der from left to right, and over the
first edge. Lower your legs, wrap
up your shoulders and go to sleep. If
you roll over one edge will unwind
but the other will tighten.-Stewart
Edward White in Outing.
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Proof of Merit.

The proof of the merits of a plaster
is the cures it effects, and the volun-
tary testimonials of those who have
used Allcock's Plasters during the
cast sixty years is unimpeachable
evidence of their superiority and
should convince the most skeptical.
Self-praise is no recommendation, but
certificates from those who have used
them are.
Allcock's are the original and gen.
uine porous plasters and have. never
been equaled by those who have
sought to trade upon their reputation
by making plasters with holes in
them. Avoid substitutes as you would
counterfeit money.
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Handsome Bridal Coach.

A bridal coach costing $1,000 has
been finished by a Bridgeport Conn
manufacturer for liveryman at
Pittston, Pa. The vehicle is uphol
stored, silk curtained, wood carved,
gilt trimmed and has 20 hearts on it.
There are heart-shaped windows, two
large hearts for the dashboard and the
rear springs are heart-shaped. Two
rupids surmount the lamps.
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under the embankment of the canal.
When wooden pipe is used conven-
lent type of head gate is that shown
in our illustration. The box as shown
is about 20 inches wide and II inches
deep inside, and the gate which is
made to fit this opening consists OF
two thicknesses of one-inch boards.
The upper part of the gate stem is
round steel rod threaded, and the low
er part a piece of band steel welded
to the rod. This fiat portion is en-
bedded between the boards of the gate
and fastened with bolts. The gate is
operated by means of a cast-iron hand
wheel, held in place by two cross tim
bers, which in turn are supported by
posts resting on the box. The special
nut, attached to a chain and locked,
prevents the gate from being raised
beyond fixed point, yet it does not
prevent the gate from being partially
or wholly closed.
Various devices are used to meas
ure the water delivered to farmers,
but one of the most common is the
large to suit the fiow., The sketch
given herewith represents one of me-
dunn size, which will measure So to
200 miners inches. 1t consists of
box of fiume II feet long and over five
feet wide. Eight feet from the upper
end a weir board is inserted of the
form and dimensions shown in the
sketch. The water which enters the
upper end of the box is first checked
by the weir board and subsequently
flows through the notch. The depth
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13
Equally Matched.

SuitorI cannot boast of wealth,
but .have brains, sir, have brains.
The members of my literary club will
tell you that you'd have the greatest
debater in town for son-in-law.
Father-And can assure you, my
dear fellow, that you'd have the great.
est lecturer in the town for mother.
in-law. Your request is granted, and
Heaven help mean bless--you.-
Stray Stories.
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One of the subjects relating to horti-
culture which demands deserved at
tention is the experiment of Prof. F.
A. Waugh, of the Massachusetts agri-
cultural college in the production of
dwarf fruits. The one-fourth acre
dwarf fruit orchard there fruited
heavily last season. All of the common
fruits such as apples, pears, plums,
peaches. nectarines, etc., are found in
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WEAK, PALE, THIN
Or. Williams Pink Pills Restored Mira
Robbins To Health and Also Cured
Her Daughter Of Anaemia.

0Ts VthtautS FINK FHiS RESTORED MfA
Robbins To Health and Also Cured
Her Daughter Of Anaemia.
Mrs. Josie Robbins, of 1121 Clar
St, Decatur, Ill, says: Il was weak.
thin and troubled with headaches. NY
appetite failed so that 1 did not rel
ish my food. was unable to do nv
work because my limbs panied me
so and my feet were swollen. got
numb and dizzy, my tongue seemed at
times to be paraiyzed so that I
couldn't speak distinctly. My extrem-
tiles, when in this numb state, felt as
if some one was sticking needles into
me all over their surface. Through
my shoulders at times had such pain
that I couldn't sleep. Many times
awoke with smothering sensation
When the physicians remedies
failed to benefit me began to look
for something that would. Ny sister.
Mrs. Mcdaniel. of Decatur, recon-
mended DR.. Williams Pink Pills to
me and l a. once purchased some
was greatly encouraged when l saw
how they acted on my nervous condf-
ton and continued using them until
cured. am now able to attend to my
duties and have not consulted a phys
ician since.
81 also gave them to my daughter
who had always been weak aud who
at this time seemed to lack vitality.
Her cheeks were colorless and she
was thin and spiritless. She had an
aemia and we feared consumption, be-
cause every time she went out doors
if it was at all cold or damp she
would take cold and cough. But DR..
Williams Pink Pills brought color
back to her cheeks. and strength to
her body"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box, six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co.. Schenectady. N. Y.
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the dwarf fruit garden. Fine large
apples last season grew on trees not
half as tall as a man. The fruit in
some instances was within two or
three inches of the ground. Prof.
Waugh expresses confidence that
dwarf fruit trees have some CONNER
cial possibilities. while placing the
emphasis on their Importance to the
small householder and village dweller.
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essary flow, and so made that it can
not be raised above given height.
The farmer is likewise interested in
having substantial head gate of am
pie size, but in addition he desires it
to be designed in such way that he
can, when he chooses, close it partly
or altogether. The head gate is placed
at the edge of the canal and either a
wooden box or pipe conveys the water
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

of water flowing through is measured
by gauge placed about four feet
above the weir board. The zero of
this gauge is on a level with the bot
tom of the notch. By a reference to
weir tables the flow may be found for
any depth. Thus, if the depth on the
gauge is six inches, the flow through
the 24-inch weir shown in figure II
would be 95 miners inches.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13
In Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT-EAsE.

A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age, Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, Csc. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad-
dress A. S. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

One Thing at Time.-Few farmers
can make success of raising fancy
and plain poultry at the same time.
Doing one thing at a time, and that
thing well applies to poultry raising
the same as anything else.
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Caring for Lambs.-It won't pay to
have the little lambs running out in
the snow before it begins to melt
Chase them around inside If they
show signs of thumps.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

Idleness and pride tax with heav.
Ter hand than kings and parliaments
If we can get rid of the former we can
easily bear the latter.-Franklin.
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Garfield Tea, an absolutely pure and eff
fective laxative Made of Herbs. Take it
to purify the blood, to overcome constipa--
ton and to eradicate rheumatism and
chronic diseases.
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HEAD CATE AND MEASURING
BOXES FOR IRRIGATING SYSTEMS
The Water Supply Kept Under Perfect Control and
Quantity Used Accurately Measured

Each farmer who has an irrigating
system needs a head gate to control
the flow from the main or branch ca
nal into his private ditch. This head
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Efforts of homely girl who tries
to look pretty are very often vain.

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar.
Made of extra quality tobacco. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory. Peoria, Ill.
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Winter Work.-A good winters Job:
Make things in the house handy fo1
the wife. Study her comfort
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

Many a mans idea of hospitality is
to bring other men home and have his
wife cook for them
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

1t isn't always policy to believe the
man who tells you what he would do
II he were in your place