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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Mr.. Harry Fowler aud wife, who
has been visiting Mr.. L. A. Mo.
Millen and family. Of North Point
Pleasant, aud other rsiAtives in
the county, will return to theil
home al Marion, Ohio. Saturday
Mrs. Henry Sullivan and niece
and Miss Msude Burdett, who have
been visiting Mrs. Sullivan's sister
Mrs VIM. Ferguson aud family in
Cincinnati. and Miss Burdett'f
sister, Mrs. Ed. M. Allen, in Lex
ington, KY. will return home the
latter part of the week.
Miss Londie Fisher. of Point
Pleasant, is the guest of Miss Jes.
sic Raybur on Sixteenth street.
q O. Starcher has returned to his
home at Point Pleasant, where be
will remain this winter. Mr.. N
Strong Gilbert left yesterday after.
noon for Point Pleasant, TO CON.
duct the preliminary rehearsals Of
an oratorio to be given in the in.
terest OF the Presbyterian church
organ notwithstanding Dis.
patch, 9th.
Conductor W. B. Allen, wife and
baby of the K & M, left Friday
for Lexington, Ky. They will
take in the races of the blue grass
country while there.
Mr.. G. E. Mccullough and wife,
here visiting his father, MIR. j. S.
Mccullough, left Monday for their
home in Oklahoma.
Messrs. Ernest Derry and Frank
Martin were visitors to Gsllipolis.
Sunday.
Mr.. WIN. Thomas, of Charleston,
was here few days last week the
guest of his brother, Mr., E. E.
Thomas.
Mr.. W. M. Haynes, of New Mar.
tinsville. was in our city Wednes-
day.
Miss Cyrene Edwards and her
sister-in-law Mrs. Edwards, of
Maggie, gave this office a pleasant
call this week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Let our business houses place
garbage barrels in front of their
buildings in which to dump their
street sweepings and other refuse
matter. We feel certain our city
dads would arrange in some man.
ner to get it to the "hell box" and
thus save the expense to the tax.
payer of the wages paid a gang of
street cleaners from two to three
times week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Last Friday a oomley looking
woman with small baby in her
arms called at the Register office
in quest of Mr.. Will Kenny, an
attsohe, who holds the important
position of presiding over the des-
TIMES of those who are in need of
suooor. Her story WAS a pititul
one. and was TO the effeot that,
Charles Wilson, her husband, had
spent his life as q sirous acrobat
and high diver. She said he was
50 badly hurt in a niuety,foot high
dive, in New jersey, when the net
broke under his weight and be
was at deaths door for long time.
Partly recovering, he came back to
Pittsburg, where he lost one of
his children by death. He. then
with wife and five children, pro.
cured two sklffs and started for
the five-hundred-mile float from
Pittsburg to Cincinnati. The IN.
fortunates were amply aided here
and persued their journey with
happier hearts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

TeIhOuA1 m0ub1Ous
Mr.. j. NJ. Dye, of Couch. was ii
town Saturday on business
Mr.. Fritz Hess. of Huntington
WAS here Sunday.
Rev. j. q. Hess. of King wood
was here Monday night
Hon. Walter Pendleton, of Spen.
Ger. was in our town Monday.
Mr.. q. O. Harvey. of Hunting
ton, was here Friday and Saturday
Editor Frank S Carel, of St
Albaus. was here Sunday visiting
friends.
Mr. O. Q Brown. of Buffalo, was
here on business Thursday night,
Mr.. W. R. L. Sterrett, of Char.
lesion, was here Thursday night
Mrs. D S. Snyder has been
qnite sick this week.
Mrs R. F. Chambers is visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Rob't Harris,
Bt Middleport.
Mrs Wm. Haynes and little son
Il 4rold, of New Martinsville, are
here visiting Mrs. s. E. Haynes.
Misses 'Tols Yesger and Lora
F1Rlssong. were visitors to Par.
kersburg, Sunday.
Mr.. Ernest Silman. of Charles
Ton, spent Sunday here with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Vint Hartinger, of
Charleston. spent Sunday here
with friends.
Mr.. W. D Rylton. of Charles
ton, spent last Sunday here with
friends.
Mrs. Mary Moore. of Middle
port. is here visiting relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rsmlinger,
of Huntington, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L s. Pome.
roy, have returned home.
Miss Gertrude Howard returned
Monday from a two weeks visit
with Dayton relatives.
Col. and Mrs. b. r. Howard left
Mondsy for visit to Baltimore
and Washington; before returning
they will visit the jamestown Elk.
position.
Mr.. T. A. Wallace moved his
family last week from this place 10
Cha rleston.
Mr.. W. O. France, general man
ager of the K. G. M. Ry. was here
last Thursday, the guest of Mr.. E.
A Creger.
Mr. 7. 81. Kemper, of New Ha.
ven, while in town Monday on
business made this office a very
pleasant visit.
Capt @. F, Hess is visiting rel.
atives in Huntington. and attend.
ing the Grand Lodge, Z. P.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
DEATHS.

Mrs. Mary E Morris. Of Win.
field. without moments warning,
was stricken dead with apoplex,
last Thursday. She had been ap,
parently in the best of health. She
is survived by a daughter. Mrs
Hattie Haskins. of Gallipolis. one
son, j. W. Morris, brother. Theo-
dcre Mason, Mrs. LueIla Frazier
and Mrs O. E Ray, of this city.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Moses s. Thornburg, aged IS
one of the most prominent citizens
of OabelI county, who resided al
Barboursviile, died MondLy night
after an illness of several yesrs
Several relatives of the deceast d
reside in this county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Mrs. Nina M. johnson, widow oil
the late John johnson, died short
ly after 9 O'Clock Thursday even.
ing at her home on upper Fifth
avenue. She had been ill for Is
months with a complication of dis
eases, and. while her death hat
been expected for some time, it wal
not thought that the end was &C
near. The immediate cause of hel
death was valyular heart trouble.
Mrs johnson was born in Ma.
son county, W. Va. in 1857. and
for the past ten years has been &
resident of Huntington.
She is survived by one son, Will
E. johnson. There also survive
her five sisters, Margaret E., Alice
j. and Arvilla L. Washington, and
Mrs. VIM R Powell. of this city,
and Mrs Geo N Yeager. of Mason
county, and three brothers, VIM.
O. Washington, of Th4oker Minee,
Robt. o. Washington, of Middle
port, and Samuel T. Washington,
of Mason county. Mrs Johnson't
husband, it will be remembered,
died last April.
She was a faithful Christian, and
was a lifelong member of the
Methodist church. Rev. Dsuet.
erty will have charge of the funer
al services, which will be c. .nduct-
ed from the late residence at half
past Z O'Clock Saturday evening.
The remains will be taken to Point
Pleasant Sunday morning. and
will be laid to rest by the side of
her husband in Lone Oak oeme-
terry Huntington Advertiser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

DR.. Whitman t. Barbe, Of tb,
West Virginia University. spent {
few days in our town and county
last week.
Mrs.. j. R. Frazier, of Frazier
Bottom, was a visitor in our oity
last Thursday.
Mrs. A. o. Cox and daughter
and Miss Siders. of Flaxton. were
visiting friends in town, Thursday
Hon. John L. Written left yes
terday afternoon for Huntington
where he goes to represent Ofienta
Lodge, No. 40 z. of P. in tn,
Grand Lodge. which meets in thai
city this week.
Mrs. Henry Fry and Mrs. o. L
Hale went up to Winfield. Satur
day. to attend the funeral of Mrs
Mary E Morris, sister of Mrs. Q
E. Ray, this oity.
| DIR. F. V. Butcher left yester
day to attend few days meeting
of the State Dental Association
which convenes at Parkersburg
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E B. Sisler re-
turned Saturday night from g
weeks visit to relatives at Akron.
Ohio.
Okey. the little son of Capt. j
N Burdett. who has been siok
with typhoid fever, is able to be
out again.
MIDAS. Oheesebrew, near town,
while here Saturday called and re-
newed his subscription.
MIR. and Mrs. / E Mckinley
have gone to housekeeping in part
of Mrs. F. A. Guthrie's house.
Mr.. Earle Esds and family left
Monday for Rushville, Ind, where
they will make their future home.
Ed Filson and Miss Irene Bow
yer came down in Mr. Filson's auto
from Point Pleasant, Monday
Gallipolis Journal.
Mr.. Lesley Young. of Brown.
field, Pa, arrived here Saturday on
q weeks visit to his grand parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Young, and
his many friends.
Miss Norah Tully, of Mt. Ster.
ling, Ky, and Miss Bee Sweeney,
of Weston, here for the past sev-
eEal days visiting Miss TulIy's sis,
ter, Mrs. W. W, Bryan. left Mon
day for Mt. Sterling.
Mrs. q. W. Maupin of Arbuckle.
was in town shopping. Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. E. Hogg of Morgan
town, is here on a visit to relatives
and friends.
Mr.. Fred MoGuffin and wife,
here last week visiting relatives,
have returned to their home at
Middleport.
Capt. j. M. Burdett will leave
today with Grew Of Is men for
Millfeld, Ohio, to work in sinking
coal shaft.
Mrs. R. t. Stoue, of spilman,
and Miss Sarah Knight, OF Mag
gle, were visitors in our city Mon.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl T. Hall, of
Charleston, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Foreman Wallis, Wand street.
Mr.. John MoDsrmitt, of Flat
Rock. was a welcome visitor to this
office Tuesday morning, when he
renewed his subscription to the
Register. He reported heavy
frost and como Joe in his neighbor-
hood Tuesday morning.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

A D. Withrow, a liucman fol
the Home Telephone Company,
Charleston, was seriously burned
and narrowly escaped death by
falling a distance Of 80 feet, We'd.
nesday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

We are sorry to know of 30 many
of our people going to New Mex.
loo aud other western states. A
great number of the people have
become 30 thoroughly Disguised
with the corrupt politics and high
taxes here that they hunt other
locations Spencer Bulletin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

There ia an Irish girls face on
one of the new United States gold
coins. 1t is. of course. a pretty
one, but some of upreaaonipg
prejudices are complaining about
it. They will probably want the
old-fashioned straight-nosed sym.
Dol. They will probably not see
a sufficient number of the new
coin, however, to keep up the fuss.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Fred sheline, of this Place, in
dioted for cutting George Bush. al
Gallipolis, with intent to kill, Wai
sentenced te the penitentiary fol
two years Monday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

September records in Cabell
county showed eleven divorces and
twenty-one marriage LICENSES for
September. Who would say that
wave of reform had not struck
Huntingdon
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
ON TIE LEV FL.
F FRIEDMAN s

No mater what price you
pay for "a Friedman suit
you can be certain of one
thing: You will get better
value for your money than
you can possibly get any
where else; rarely less than
25 per cent. better. The
reason why y u can't do as
we'll in other stores is be-
cause we buy for cash only
in liberal quantities and we
are able to sell you at prac-
tically what other stores
pay at wholesale. Isn't it
plain, now, where the diff
ference between our prices
and their prices comes Ing
And it will be palmer still
if you will make a compa-
rison of the clothes. and be-
sides paying less you have
a greater variety to select
from.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Mr.. Earl Reynolds and Miss
Anna Haynes. 10th of Kanaugs,
were married at Gallipolis Tues.
day afternoon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
Fiduciary Settlement

The account of Rilla Wallace. ad.
ministratri1 of Samuel Wallace, dc
ceased, is before me for final settle.
Given under my hand this Sept. 10,
JOHN E. BELLER,
Commissioner of Accounts
for Mason County, W. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

The town council has ordered
rs 600 hillside bricks from the
GIouster. Ohio, plant, and weather
permitting, the Ksnawha wharf
will be graded and paved this fall.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

1t is said that the looking glass
never reflects the true appearance
of any one. This will be consoling
news to gentlemen who occasion
ally arise with dark brown taete
in their mouths. accompanied by a
grim determination not to do it
again.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Mr. Ofyille Girard, of the NAL
leable iron works, has moved his
family to the Written property on
Wand street,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

W. Il. Howard, Esq, was on
Monday night awarded the con-
tract for grading and laying oe-
ment walk on first street from the
KerWood corner to Kingtown, the
work to be rapidly pushed to oom-
pletiuu.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Mr.. W. E. Allen, the well-known
ship carpenter, is at the Marine
Hospital. Gallipolis, taking treat.
ment for rheumatism,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

6. E. Mathews, artist and deco
rator, is doing some nice work at
Trinity church He has moved
his family to this place, and GO.
cupy part of the Mitchell prop.
erty, on Wand street.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
FLATS PRESBYTERIAN.

Rev. Carl Barth expects to preach
ut the Flats church next Sunday
morning; also at night if the wea.
ther is fair.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Walter LaYman. a popular B. g.
D. engineer, has gone to the johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to
lake a course of treatment. He
has been ill some time, but still in
discharge of his duties 1t is hoped
by his many friends here that be
may return much benefited
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
cONCERT COMPANY.

Don't fail to hear the Moz IT
Concert Co. at the Opera House on
the night of Wednesday the l6.h.
Tickets 25 and So oents; on -ale
next Monday. Secure your seats
early
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Buffalo, Putnam county, will
soon have a new industry-brick
and tile works.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

No one who goes from Point
Pleasant is Rshsmsd TO tell where
he i FIR m; 'his town is we'll known
aid has good name wherever yen
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Mrs. j F Henderson has opened
up a fine restaurant in the Heck
man building on Main street where
you will find everything in the
eating line you may wish. and
cooked to the queens taste.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
THE CHURCHES.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Main Street, between It'll and sth ST.

No preaching Sunday morning,
Song service at night, to which all
are invited.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

The Edisonia Theatre has been
overhauled and improved and the
pictures are now elmost faultless
and the operation of the machine
can scarcely be heard. Interesting
pictures all this week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Mrs. Rob't Lynch, who run a
nail in her foot several weeks ago,
and which has been very painful,
is able to be out again.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

Mr.. Jabez Beard has resigned
his position as sexton of Lone Oak
Cemetery. The council has not ss
yet supplied the vacancy
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

The comet has gone away
Scientists claim it bad a head s
times the diameter of the earth and
tail twenty million miles long.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
MEMS SUITS $40.

Elsewhere they'd be $2s. Single
and double breasted sacks, of
fine fancy and unfinished worst
eds in fine overplaid effects.
Hand tailored.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

The new channel span across the
Ohio river at this place is nearly
completed. and is about three
times heavier and stouter than the
old one, and will soon be absolutely
safe for the heaviest trains. The
false work will be taken out next
week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
John o'Ksefs Dead.

By the Charleston papers We learn
of the recent death of the above
named gentleman. The O'Keefe
family. many years ago, were resi-.
dents Of this CITY. and we'll remem-
bered by many of our older oiti-
zens as an industrious, honest and
intelligent family. The Register
sympathizes with those who mourn
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
GEN WATTS WINS.

Lexington, KY, oc'. 9-General
Watts. GOA "a today easily won
the rich Kentucky futurity in three
straight heats. Kentucky Todd,
the much touted wonder. quit to a
nothing when it came to a driving
finish between him and Gen Waite.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
Immedietely following The wed

Immediately following the wed.
ding ceremony, Kansas bride
read all of her old love letters to
her wedding guests. Rather a des
perate thing to do, but we suppose
she had her own good reasons fol
desiring to tame her husband al
the Jump.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09
MEMS SUITS s1s.

Elsewhere they'd be $2a. Single
and double breasted sacks, of
fine fancy worsteds in neat
checks and stripes. All hand
tailored.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

E. F, Ssyre, who was arrested
day before yesterday is confined in
the city Jail, and will be held there
until Superintendent A j. Lyons
of the Second Hospital for the In
sane at Spencer sends after him.
he was arrested on complaint of
his wife, who is in deadly fear of
him, he having shot her at Point
Pleasant few years ago. For this
shooting he was indicted in Mason
county and waspronounoed insane
during the trial. He has escaped
from the Spencer asylum three
times and on the other two oooa-
sions he was returned shortly after
he got way.-Huntington Adve1-
tiser, Friday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-09

The remains of Harry Staub,
of Mason City, passed through
this place last week He was 4
former Mason City boy and was
about 25 years of age. He was
instantly killed at Montgomery by
a soaffold giving way and his neck
was broken. He had been a resi-
dent of Montgomery for the past
few years and he together with the
boss was on the scaffold when il
fell to the ground killing both in
stantly,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Hines are
the proud parents of boy, born
Saturday, January 27th.
FOR RENT-After January IS,
the old Racket store building. APP
ply at this office. 1888
Walker Brothers, the well-known
Cold Springs cattlemen, this week
purchased from ]. n. Garrett a
fine yesrling Polled Angus bull.
c. w. Gordon and c. E. Scott,
general painters of Caldwell, have
located here. Mr.. Gordon is a
bar tone player of experience and
will be welcomed by the band.
Henry w. Wilson and family ar
rived from New Rockford, North
Dakota, Tuesday, and are stopping
with their friends F. B. Daniels
and family at present. They expect
to move into the property occupied
by Griffith, who has pur-
chased the DR.. Mather residence.
One of the cleverest farce come
| dies of the musical persuasion ever
seen on a local stage will be the at
traction at the Garrett opera house
Saturday, February 9, when Steph
ems and Linton's merry musica
mix-up, my Wife's Family" ar
rivcs. This ideal amusement pro
duciotn is a mclange of comedy
situations, bright lines, origina
rcpartee, dances and music. A
in all farce-comedies, there are in
Vulnerable complications but instead
of abandoning their plot to a singh
moment of explanation at the Close
the authors have worked it out to
definite conclusion, and so treate'
the abused mother-in-law topi
that it assumes a new phase il
their treatment. In brief, the plo
deals with the determined effor
of youngA Husband to rid himsel
and his home of an inroad of
horde OF his wife's relatives. T
accomplish this he enlists the as
sistance of a man about town know
as Doc Knott, and the two resort
everything short of murder. Their
are endless situations which kee
the house in an uproar, with enoug
music and dancing to give variety
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-31

dous cost of the efforts 10 hang II c
innocent officers of the w. M. F.
and break up their organization,
must be saddled onto the taxpayers
Naturally, and legally, these out
rageous bills would have TO come
before the board of commissioners
of Canyon county. The commits
sioners would not only scrutinize
all those bills, but would be obliged
to ''disallow' all of them hot
shown to be "a proper charge
against the county" If the COM
missioners violated their duty and
oath of office SO far as to pay all
expenses incurred for the visits of
attorneys, detectives, witnesses,
special kidnapping trains, ETC., the
/ finances of the county would be
hopelessly swamped! Besides the
taxpayers would undoubtedly rebel,
and refuse to allow the bills to be
paid. Many fat fees, including
pompous attorneys fees, detective
fees, and what nots, would go glim-
mering. Gooding's way out Of the
rascally mess is to have the lcgisla-
turc assume all these expenses, and
give him an immunity bath! TIC
allow the prisoners trial would be
not only to turn them loose cxhon-
Grated, but to lay bare the outra-
geous conspiracy led by Gooding to
crush union labor. AS the legisla.
ture is largely republican, pre-.
sumo Gooding's plans will &c
through, and there will be nc
suits to test the legality of any o.
the bills. But Gooding is not going
; to risk the effect of allowing Moy
cr, Haywood and Pettibone to vim
dictate themselves in a court of jus
tice, before the legislature acts or
his pet measure to pay those bills
To turn them loose without a trial
he realizes would have almost tn,
same effect as to have them acquit
: ted. Evidently Gooding and hi
advisers know that a trial of tn,
outrageously wronged prisoners
will ruin not only his own blu
many other regulations But hi
retainers are bent on collecting
their dues, and they ere likely t.
make all sorts Of trouble if Good
ing fails to bully the Legislature
into paying it. But enough 70
this time.
You need not consider this en-
tirely as a personal letter, and ma
use it as you please. Some of m
other friends may enjoy thes
thoughts.
: T. r. STEVENSON