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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24


SAN FRANCISCO. June q 1t
was rumofod late this afternoon
that tho local telegraph officials
have called Cor a conference with
President Small
TIE worst trouble the companies
appear 90 have az present "a their
Inability n handle business over
tholr eastern wires ON account Of
interruptions along the ralltuaslu,
which they charge 10 the action OF
the railroad operators opening and
grounding circuits passing through
ihoir stations
This feature will prove hard
one for the teleNaph companies 20
cope with II e ia put into general
effect. IA Il would mAke NO dif
ference bow many operators we're
nut tn work 80 long "a they we're
uelalr. every circuit leading out Of
san Francisco could be crippled BY
sympAthetie railroad men and b.
continued indefinitely with little
fear Of detection
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24
sAn o. 81 onlelaIs.

xrw YORK. June 81 II was OF
~ announced hy the Western
- thas the promises ~ c0uccs-
-. mass 10 the tclegFaphefs la
s.sassas ClaWrys letter 60 La
= eammtsslaner Nuili are off In
- II Ire aeiion ~ the operators
~ssssx q strike al san franelsco.
/ Wsaiern rniun official said
n. Tsion has repaaialed tts
rwmsnt It Is nov all Oft Glow
T. msant every word he said Il
4 50 n tAs union % make the next
.me We did uiv part
4 allegation o. discharged oprr-
- spplylns for reinstatement
err fke Neil agreement. was ln-
zsnsa b. the rompsny that lg wllt
81 tExsl sitk anY DISCHARGED EN-
asss 81 VI
4 ~ aEficlals Of the Western TN
q kie tbs Afternoon announce
znR Ehe unsuu calls OF the san
.HAaslsce strike the promised con-
Hlsas uill - granted
ne exwniive committee Of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24
The Gro,to

Mr. schelle has Opened tho In.
aavafion GTotto. the nneut equip.
Ped grill In tuwu. AZ the cufner Of
f1Fut and Cherry Mr. Schaiie has
HRAaad SOME Sxcasicut cuueert and
singing talent for the entertain
ainnt Of his afternoon patrons. 80
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siRTH RECORD.

Births were registered today NJ
follows
Cnlp To wlfe of Clyde u culp.
1915 Tweuty firth av south. June
20 Hun
pottnF-To wife ~ James Potter.
AZ i2ss East Marion. June 81. a
daughter
Aplain To wife ~ NJ Apiain. zoe
Seventh av. uosth. aon.
GunYon-~To wife Of +. L. Con.
You. az ftf Ninth av north. = aun.
aarshaIl~Ti wife Of n NJ MaF.
shall. at The Seattle General hos
pitaI. 4 son
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u. s. Navy Yard

An aboard for the navy yard to
see Uncle Sans hattieships. tho
NEBRASKA. Oregon and Wisconsin.
the Eunb0atH Chicago. Boston and
Albany. the training ship Philadel
Bhin, the prison ship Nipslc and tho
Immense drydock Boats leave
Pier 2 at 30. 30 and 70 a. m.
I.I5. $50 and 40 p IN Round
trip zoe "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24

s0ME. Alaska. June 81 Mem
~ II the crew Of the steamship
aa mHtinied yesterday and tried
|sksn the ship.
Oilers made for the life boats.
b q effort @ sscAps 10 shore
N whistle NaA blown. calling
|m NJ ard the officers % the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24

Mrs j. r. Duncan has asked the
police To institute a search for her
husband. J. II Duncan. who Il said
20 have disappeared from his home.
i2s Seventh az yoatofday morning
al 10 o'clock Duncan Is 2s years
old
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24
Roller S. a,lnu

EVER sftefnoon and evening this
Nerk there viii b roller skating
al the Coliseum. under the man
aeement Of " W Fly These wili
he the last chances % skate in this
fine han WaEnef'a hand viii be
tn attendance every day The TUES.
day Might club viii meet tomorrou
EVENING
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24
For the linenan

We carry the beat class Of tools
made. including Kline plyers. Kline
climbers. Kline Eplicers Theo
Wells A. Co. 1908 First Ave Hard.
ware. Sporting Goods. Cutlery. sss
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XII | { D

aMie walking across the inter.
sa tracks 1T % near the
saisEs man supposed % ~
ieau Ayers. a well known man
fosiland, Oregon. was struck
e lnterurban train and killed.
bot was taken - Notices
Fi1king parlors az GeorEeiown
coFpaer Carroll Is invesiigat.
MS afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24

- FRANCISCAN tune ga
w a slight Enforcement TO.
H. telegraph strike aitna-
ne fefco Ia the Weat osk-
n aeeFatme department. of the
$50 Union is sllghuy Increased
I, ...slre.s moved ia better shape
=, lasl saturday
90 ierrs office bare handful
!, spssaiors are az work.
Z ~ Postal Is tn little better
- than SATURDAY despite the
- ,kaf the company managers
.,smueed thst the strikers must
80 l. work to,iay or be repaired.
- kaya deserted che union
n, shrsaiened strike q messea-
- ssl noi mateFlali1a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24

unanimous Enforcement OF hla
comrades.
The sons OF Veterans will hold
their convention al 8yphef'a hall.
on Broadway and Third aY.; the
Ladies' Of the o. a. X. will convene
Al the Ballard Presbyterian church.
broadway and First aY.. while the
Homeu's Relief cops viii hold
heir sessions nc the Gilman Park
4 r. church
Headquarters FOR the encanp-
cent have been established AZ the
"a hotel. across from the city halt
"a the registration and infOrma-
IN bureaus have been opened in
city hall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24
TAKE BONDS
lM AUTO

Taysr Hoore and City Treasurer
8nrw Resell went 20 Olympia
p nsrning. Carrying the 500 600
/ sark bonds which the ssate OF
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JAPAnrsE ARReerep.

Local immigration officers arrest.
4 ak Japanese Sunday AZ Ballard
no admitted 10 the officers that
iey had slipped across the line and
Iaiked 90 Beliineham. thus evadins
be immigration Law They gave
heir names as Kiniaro Aaazuna.
ntusaYufu kiyofake. Jumeh Uiz
Ia. Kichihei sasald. Kalsoe Ma,
Bchi aud Nnciea Yanala.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24
LOCAL CONCERN
WINS OUT
CONTRACTS FOR
TWO LARGE PIPE ORGANS.

.. s. Johnston Co, we'll known
plano dealers. received contracts
largely sought after by eastern
houses Organs 70 be finest on
the coast
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24

Washlngfan houKat for the psrma.
nent state aehoal fund
81 went in an automobile Be.
longing TO Wil Il Parry and viii
return shla evening
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24

All pianos plainly marked
Don't ask further reductions. as
they cannot be granted.
Orders from out of the city
will receive careful attention.
and all money refunded II pur.
chase does not prove aatisfac.
tory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24

The ridicuiousiy low prices
which We were able To make ON
the pianos bought from the re-.
cgixnr were the cause 90 ua oh.
tanning IN ono week the amount
~ cash which sc had intended
to Taiao during this unpTeces
donted sale
This makes u posaihlc fur ua
90 give To the person with mod
crate mcana or tho ono Who has
hia money tied up a chance also
Prices Will be the same ne
during the last week. and you
can pay IN terms Of 60. IS and
$40. according 10 the piano and
a small payment down.
The stock Comprises Several
OF the Worlds Leading Makes.
Also a Sohmer baby grand Is
siill unsoid
N the buying il AZ active this
week ma last. and on account
OF the easy payments accepted
we expect II TO be- more 80. the
stock will not last until the end
Of the week.
Therefore " you want 10 buy
your piano AZ a price IA low and
lower than dealers pay In car
load lots. cume early.
We bought this stock from
piano house in difficulty. and
what IL their loss IL your gain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24
Ma Send Out Word That Unless Frisco Strike Of
(hsraiors Is Called OF Recent Agreement and
CaucessOns Are All OFF.
railroad Operators Iielplng.

union Ia in session considering on
the new phase
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24
Monuments

Art Marble Co. a0fi Second ave.
thrrs doorn north Of Virginia. Both
phoaoa l7as 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24

- . 2 little lesson in Iiu Iiisu.
49,. ssa1le arc OF manning your
Ia ~. opponent az Dractiecd
lsht ~ the ever courteous
y Is called the stomach
-. Hhen your opponent al
seize him By fhe sleeves or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24

- sfth Piper q Taft 1925
-. atc viii supply gs1r fire
1fe them zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-24

fihA F0Hhps
Zee Piper a Taft. 1924 ase0na
Ave. across from Frederick a
Nelson. -
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Pianos
Bankrupt Prices
Easy Terms

$4,000 Cash Raised w One
Weeks Piano Selling; Balance
Of stock TO ne Sold on Easy
Payments During rhis We~k.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12

signed for the maiden of 20, slender
of outline? When will the matron of
60 allow us to forget that she once
had a waist? My regret that she will
not ignore it this season was made
specially poignant by an interview
with a very handsome dowager, white
of hair, and pleasantly rubicund OF
face, who was wearing a Wedgwood
blue wolfe, made with Japanese
sleeves over white lace blouse with
skirt cut plain in the front, and full
at the back, encircled with belt of
blue glace, whilst upon her gray hair
she had perched large mushroom
hat with big ruche of blue ribbon in
it, and round her neck she wore a
large white feather boa, and on her
stout hands white kid gloves, which
extended to the elbow. 1t would have
given me the greatest possible pleas.
ure to have taken her as an example
on to platform and lectured to the
assembled multitude on how she could
have improved her appearance with
out sacrificing her obvious desire to
be smart.
A black chiffon gown mounted over
white, 1 would have chosen for her,
hanging in long lines just above her
waist, with a broad hem of black
glace, and black glace ribbon forming
a sort of pelerine at her shoulders to
outline vest of white which should
terminate at the bust, and a large
black hat (if she must wear a hat,
though 1 should have much preferred
her in bonnet) draped with O flow.
ing veil of black. would have Insist.
ed on sleeves with graceful dlapery
falling from the elbow at the back,
held tightly above the wrist to dimin.
ish the too broad contours. Had she
had any special objection to black
chiffon, l would have suggested black
lace or net, and velvet ribbons instead
of the taffeta, and l have the remem.
brance of small bonnet made of
black crinoline in bow form, outlined
with jet, which, with black lace para.
sol lined with white chiffon, might
have been called into service to best
complete the effect.
Some of the newest veilings are
cream-white tulle dotted all over with
pin points of black, and this veil is, as
l have frequently mentioned, the most
becoming woman can adopt, ire.
spective of age. For those whose com.
plexions have lost their first bloom
this veil can, be lined with palest shell
pink tulle or with the same material
in pale blue, the latter being specially
flattering to dark skins.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
A Clear Claim,

An official of the pension Office at
Washington offers the following ex.
cerpt from an especially amusing let
ter received from a claimant for pen
sion:
''The way 1 got my war ingery was
a-ketchin of hog. The hog were a
sow hog aud our Capten wanted her
for forage. He was chasin the SOW
and she crawled threw a hoal in a
rale fense-it were a big hoal and I
thot I were about the size of the
hog and tried to crawl threw, but !
stuck and trying to wigle out throde
the rales off and one hit me on my
he'd and nocked my senseless. I do
not think the sow had nothing to do
with my line for duty for 1 did not
ketch the hog. WITCH she never were
caught. "-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
ALMOST A SOLID SORE.
Skin Disease from Birth-Fortuns
Spent on Her Without Benefit
Cured Her with Cutcura.

II have cousin in Rockingham Co.
who once had a skin disease from her
birth until she was six years of age.
Her father had spent a fortune on her
to get her cured and none of the treat
ments did her any good. Old DR.. -
suggested that he try the Cuticura
Remedies which he did. When he COM
menced to use it the child was almost
a solid scab. He had used it about two
months and the child was well. I
could hardly believe she was the same
child. Her skin was as soft as baby's
without scar on it. have not seen
her in seventeen years, but I have
heard from her and the last time I
heard she was well. Mrs. w. P. Ingle,
Burlington, N. c., June 16, 1905"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12

which gives lovely effects when inset
with old yellow lace and adorned with
ribbon-work embroideries.
The walking frocks of this season
are very charming, and delightfully."-
impractical! They are not long, in
the sense that they can be held up;
and they are not short, in the sense
that they can be trusted not to assist
in keeping the streets clean! When
correctly cut and when worn over ex-
actly the right underskirts, these new
skirts are altogether lovely, but it is
useless to deny that they are extrava-
CANT. All women know that it Is quite
impossible to hold up a gown which
does not possess a train, even a very
slight one, though something may be
done by judicious witch at the back.
But to turn from the dress TO the
dressee, strange, is it not. that women
of the age of 60, with portliness to
match. insist upon wearing models de.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
WHY SHE WAS THANKFUL.
Little One Had Reason to Approve
Fathers Choice.

OF the sisters of a well-known New
York family one is married. She has
one little girl greatly petted by all the
aunts and subject to much advice
from all of them. OF this last the lit
tie lady sometimes wearies, which
WEAKNESS on certain occasion made
itself shown in the following reply
from her small ladyship:
Said one aunt: eff you were my
child 1 should have you do thus and
thus" Said another aunt: Were you
my child I would do so and So" The
remaining aunt made a similar re-
mark.
The little lady thought it high time
to express her own feelings. But 1
have" she said, always been so
thankful that papa married the sister
he did,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
Galleries Under the Sea.

At Cape Breton there are immense
colleries being worked under the
ocean. These submarine mines cover
q thousand acres, and are being in
creased steadily. The mines are en-
tered at the shore, and the operators
follow the vein beneath the water for
more than a mile. 1t might be ex-
pected that the weight of the water
would force its way into the mine.
The bed of the ocean is as tight as
cement cistern. A sort of fireclay
lines the submarine roof of the mine,
and the sediment above is held in
place and packed down by the water
pressure until there is not crevice
nor drop of water from overhead.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
One Point of View.

It was the desire of teacher in .
negro school to impress upon the,
minds of the youths the benefits de-
rived at Tuskegee and other seats Of
learning for the ambitious negro. One
day, in closing brilliant discourse ON
this subject, in which Booker T. Wash
ington was set forth as criterion.
she said to one little boy who had evil
IDENTIFY heard not word of her talk:
Now 'Rastus, give the name of the
greatest negro?"
The answer was surprisingly forth.
coming-"Joe Gans!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
ZIIO Cz4RZZWG G

1t is impossible to write letter on
the subject of fashions without speak
ing of the popularity of gray mate
rails, for they are with us, on every
side. Some of the most effective sum-
mer gowns, of a simple order, which 1
have yet seen this year were made of
cool gray linen, with fine tandem
broideries, on the skirt and bolero,
carried out in silk-fnished thread.
These frocks, when worn with gray
linen shoes and gray suede gloves,
are quite enchanting in their Quaker
like simplicity, and they invite the
collaboration of cloche hats in deli
cate ivory straw, with pulled net
forming the full crown and, at one
side, near the front, a cluster of beau
tiful roses or of waXen water lilies.
Some of the newest models in wolfe
de sole show perfectly shaped skirts
decorated with number of tucks on
the hem of the skirt. Needless to say,
these tucks are always stitched by
hand, and they are arranged in grad
uated widths. At the extreme hem
they measure about five inches, and
then they are reduced each one-half
an inch as they run up towards the
knees. For linen dresses a favorite
style of trimming is a combination Of
deep tucks and hand-embroidery, three
tucks, band of embroidery, and so
on. For afternoon gowns, wolfe de
sole is exceedingly fashionable, but
Ter is Indian gauze, which can be OBJ
tanned in all the pastel shades, and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
II Makes a Difference.

who is that large, fat, overdressed
pudgy woman in the box?" asked the
stranger at the theater.
THAT? Why, that is Mrs. Gottalot,
You know she is worth about fifty
millions, and"
But the stranger had turned to the
friend he had brought along anG was
whispering:
"Do you see that plump lady in the
box-the one with the beautiful
clothes and the diamonds? That IL
the famous Mrs. Gotxalot. Judge,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
MINNESOTA NEWS
Interesting items Gathered I'm the
Gopher State
Linen Mill Burns,

st. Paul.-Fire started in a hot box
in card machine at the mill of the
Black Hawk Linen Mill company at
st. Paul Park destroyed the building,
two-story stone structure. The fire
entailed heavy loss on machinery
and stock and threw fifty people out
of employment.
The flames spread from the card to
some tow and then ran to the eleva-
tor shaft, soon spreading to all parts
of the building. All efforts to check
the fire were useless, and the build
ing was soon doomed. The mill had
been recently overhauled and had
been running only few days. The
building and stock were insured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
Plumbaqo.

Plumbago, popularity black lead,
scientifically graphite, got it's name,
says the Ironmonger, from the as
sumption that it contained lead; and,
indeed, certain lead ores and oxides
have at times been called plumbago;
but Enkel found in 1897 that what we
now call graphite yielded no lead, and
he called it sterile plumbago. Scheele,
in 1889, proved that it was an allo-
tropic form of carbon.
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Parental Advice.

Father, I am thinking of getting
married"
"All right, my son, but remember
that love is not everything. lake
care to select wife who will SUI port
you in the style to which you have al
ways been accustomed, or you run the
risk of being very unhappy and may
be of having to go to work yourself"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
"soap Bubble Hanging from a Reed"

Our life is but soap bubble hang
Ing from reed; it is formed, expands
to its full size. clothes itself with the
loveliest colors of the prism, and even
escapes at moments from the law Of
gravitation; but soon the black speck
appears in it and the globe of emerald
and gold vanishes into space, leaving
behind it nothing but a simple drop
of turbid water. All the poets have
made this comparison, it is so strik-
ing and so true. To appear, to shine,
to disappear; to be born, to suffer and
to die; is it not the whole sum of
life, for butterfly, for a nation, for Q
star?-Henry Frederic Amiel.
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Kills Wife With Stick Of Wood.

Waverly.-John J. Mooney killed
his wife with stick of stove wood at
their home in Waverly.
MONEYS story is that he went home
for dinner and found there was no
meal awaiting him. He asked his
wife what was the matter and she
told him he could not have any din
ner. He proceeded to cook one for
himself and told her to leave the
room. This she did but returned a
minute later with a bread knife with
which she cut him in the wrist.
Mooney was putting block of
wood in the stove and in an instant
struck her blow on the head with
the block from which she fell dead.
He gave himself up to Marshall
Krietzeck.
Back of the story of the tragedy is
another of continual quarreling be-
tween man and wife that began about
two years ago when Miss Mary T.
Reichel of ST. Paul secured verdict
against Mooney for S., 500 damas es
for breach of promise. Mooney had
been married but short time when
the litigation was terminated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
Jumpers.

81 want to look at some of your
jumpers" said the workman, entering
the department store.
Frog department, sixth floor, GEN.
ter isle" replied the floorwalker, tap
ping his teeth with his pencil
Yonkers Statesman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12

1t isn't difficult to size the average
man up, but women are built so queer.
ly it is impossible to get their actual
measure,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
! On
State Fair Program.

Hamline. = Secretary @. n. Co.'S
grove of the Minnesota State Fair
has announced the names of the days
for the fair of 1907, giving the official
titles by which the six days of fair
week will be designated. The list, as
officially made out, is as follows:
Monday, Sept. 2, Labor Day.
Tuesday, Sept. 3, Minneapolis Day.
Wednesday, Sept. 4, Livestock and
Dairy Day.
Thursday, Sept. 5, Old Settlers Day.
Friday, Sept. 6, st. Paul Day.
Saturday, Sept. 7, Twin City Day.
The fair grounds and the fair Off
Gals are showing the most pronoun-
ced activity at this season. Only
two months elapse before the opening
of the fair and although preparations
are in the best possible shape and are
more advanced than in previous
years, there is an immense amount of
work yet to be done.
Fully 500 men are at work on and
about the grounds putting up the
various buildings, the dairy hall, the
poultry building, the manufacturers
building, repairing the grand stand,
grading, putting in the sewer system,
roofing, painting, moving barns, and
doing the general work of keeping
the grounds in order.
Supt. w. E. Lee of the farm ma
chinery and manufacturers division
says that he will have the greatest
machinery division ever seen at a
state fair anywhere or even at a
worlds exposition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12

was walking with two canes and suf-
fering continual pains, headaches and
sleepless nights. 1 improved quickly
and after taking three boxes felt bet
ter than 1 had for Is years. The eff
Facts have been lasting"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free 81 90
rial bottle and treatise. DR.. r. III. Kline
Id. 93l Arch ST.. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12

ney disease and
rheumatism laid me
up off and on for
ten years. Awful
pains started from
the kidneys and
cours e d dow
through my limbs.
I sought the best
medical treatment
but in vain, and
when / began using
nOan'S Kidney Pills
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-07-12
Strono Part.

Foote Lighte-Has your sister q
strong part in the new piece?
Miss Sue Brette-Why, yes; she
has to carry around one of those
heavy spears!