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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Here Next Week
At the Theaters

Next Monday evening. May II. James
n racket and his players will enter
upon the second week Of the special en-
easement at the Columbia Theater,
With a revival Of the 1.-THE Crisis" Win
sion Cnurcailrs dramatization OF his
own novel by the same name. Mr..
racket will be seen in the part which
ne originally created In 1907. that OF
stephen Brice. the young Northerner.
VINO nnds himself obliged 10 take sides
against Virginia CarVel. the beautiful
young southern girl. with whom he has
Ialien IN love. Miss Mabel Roebuck
VIII be Seen in the role OF the heroine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Mcdowell MEMORIAL coNcERT

The Mcdowell Memorial Fund Con
cert TO be given by the Musical Art
Society will take place at the Columbia
Theater Tuesday, May p at 40 o'clock.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged. consisting entirely OF MacDow-
ell compositions.
The Musical Art Society Will be as
sisted by the Boston Festival Orchestra,
with Emil Mellenhauer. conductor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
world BEATERs" AT GAYETY

The World Beaters' Burlesque Com
pany. said TO be one or the best orEani-
zs,fons OF the kind ever seen in this
city, will be the Offering at the Gayety
Thester next week, presented under the
management OF J. Herbert Mack The
company is said TO contain more than
forty people.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
De QueSadaS Hosts
at Dinner Party
for Secretary.

The Cuban Minister and Nine. de
Quesada entertained informally az din
ner last evening complimentary 70 the
second secretary OF the legation. Senior
Don Antonio B0ntero. who has just re-
turned TO Washington after an extended
absence.
Their guests included the attaches OF
the legation and a few intimate friends
Cauls in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs II J. Caul, OF Porto
Rico, arrived in Washington Monday
evening, and are the guests OF Mrs.
Caurs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A Upper IN their home. S04 North
Carolina avenue. Mrs. Caul, who was
formerly Miss Edith Upper, was mar
ried in Washington last September, and
went Immediately 10 Porto Rico with
her husband, who is engaged in busi-
Washington for about month before
returning to Porto Rico, and will be
glad TO see their friends.
Mrs. w. Z. Gcrton. OF New York. IS
spending a few days as the guest OF
her daughter. Mrs. F. r. Payne, wife OF
Lieutenant Commander Payne, at the
Richmond Hotel.
Major Samson Lane Faison, Twenty
fouth Infantry, L. :. A. who Is on
leave OF absence. accompanied BY Mrs
Faison. viii spend the month Of May
the guest Of DIT. and Mrs. H. T. Sewers,
parents Of Mrs. FaisOn- Major and MIS-
Faison will go 10 Madison Barracks,
n. Y, MeJor FaisoE's new post az the
conclusion OF their visit.
Among the recent arrivals al the
Hotel Richmond are Mr.. and Mrs. NJ l.
Cooke, Philadelphia, "a: Mrs. y. h
Pringie. Charleston. 5 C: Mrs. II -.
Ruthledge. Charleston. S. G. Mrs.
Henry IaWrCns. Charleston. ;. c. Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Wirthe. New York
city: Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Stevens,
Brooklyn. y. Y. Miss Bessie smith,
New York city: Mrs Thomas Pinckney,
Charleston, s c. Mr. and MIS- George
z. Solomon, Philadelphia. Pa; Mrs w
<. GOrJOn, New York; Mrs. NJ. Is. Fow-
Ter, Pasadena. Cal. and Mrs T. E Nor
ris. Fredericksburg, Va
Mrs ". G. Rose and Mrs. s. X. Va
terman. OF Cleveland, Ohio. are regis
tered at the Plaza, 242 North Capitol
street, where they viii remain until
Saturday and then go TO New York for
a week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
BTyces Luncheon Hosts.

Ambassador and Mrs Bryce were hosts
al luncheon yesterday.
Among their guests were the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand, the
Spanish minister. Senior Pima. Mr.. Jus
tice White and Mrs. White, and Arch
bishop Ireland.
Ambassador Bryce leaves Washington
today fo- a short trip 10 Philadelphia.
Mrs. Taft IS in Cincinnati, the guest OF
relatives during the absence OF Secre-
tary Taft. in Panama.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

The Senate Committee on Foreign Re
lations Is unable to bring itself fc the
belief that this Government needs 10
use its army and navy as steam roll
Ter 10 smooth out the asphalt situation
IN Venezuela
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
TWENTIETH CENTURY MAIDS

The Twentieth Century Maids viii
play az the New Lyceum Theater com
mencing next week. Wherever the COM
psuy has appeared this season. Il is
said TO have been crowned with public
approval.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

The announcements OF the big rail-
road and mining operations OF one E
II. Hartman. IN Mexico. lead 10 the
suspicion that there may have been
something wrong IN connection with the
various assurances that Mr.. Hartman
had been annihilated and retired from
circulation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Senators Buckley and Brandegee are
not especially Interested as yet in
aeronautics. but they have learned
something about the possible utilities OF
a parachute
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Reading OF the Texas newspapers de
veIops that feeling is very strong down
there, 70 the effect that Texas Is no
longer the real old Texas Of yore- II
IS pointed out as matter OF especial
moment that nobody was killed through
ont the entire recent campaign.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

This Cecil Lyon person down IN Texas.
who is reputed TO be closer TO the
President than anybody else IN the
South. has been and gone and carried
that State for the third term movement
Mr. Lyon viii set his, and get IL right
away. II will be provided nv re Taft
bureaus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

A man named Getty has announced
che receipt from Mr.. Carnegie OF a gift
OF 500. 900. A man with that name ought
70 be a good getter-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
THE UNKINDEsT CUT.

He-Do You think II would be foolish
OF me 70 marry a girl who was my in
ferior intellectually?
she-More than feolish-impossible .-
Exchange
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Mofett-shrsve Engagement.

Mr.. and Mrs J. T. Mofett announce
the engagement OF their daughter, Ellen
Christine. 10 Benjamin Dorsey ShreVs.
The wedding VIII take place In June.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

There isn't much use talking now
about a compromise Democratic candi-
date. Theren be nothing 10 ccmpro-
mise. from recent indications
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Mrs Champion Leaves.

Mrs. Champion. who has been tEs
guest for several weeks Of her brother
and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. HutCli-
son. in their apartment in the High
lands. left Washington yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

ar and Mrs William Hsrrynsn Rap
ley were hosts at dinner last evening
complimentary 20 Senator and Mrs.
Robert L. Taylor OF Tennessee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Secretary Taft is reported to have
had a narrow escape from being caught
in q laRdslide-one made OF real dirt.
too. Report IS that one or the political
kind is laying for him In Chicago
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
BromweIIs Entertain.

Col and Mrs. Charles s. Bromweu
gave a box party at the BelascO Thea
ter last evening. followed by supper.
Their guests were Mrs ArInu- Lee
Miss CouderL Mr- do Amaral COun-
SeIlor of the Brazilian embassy. and
Henri Martin. secretary OF the legation
of Switzerland
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Miss FrederIca Morgan. who has been
the guest OF Miss Helen Hibbs a. Lees
burg. Va. for several days, has re
turned 20 Washington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Mrs. George w Sheridan. or Cam
bridge. Mass has arrived IN Washing
ton. and IS stopping at the home % her
parents Mr.. and Mrs John a Perkins.
at "a = street northeast. where she
will be gl25 10 receive her relatives and
friends until June ], when she VIII re-
turn home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Not being able always TO pull OF an
earthquake TO order. san Francisco is
undertaking 10 give the feet welcome
that will suggest how Il feels
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Mrs. Lotus Hostess.

Mrs Edward LOTUS. wife or the sec
retarv OF the Siamese legation, was
hostess at a bridge-lUnCheOn today a.
the CHEVY Chase Club Covers were
laid for twelve
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Mr.. and Mrs Nyer Rosenthal and
Miss Helen ROsenthal Of Cincinnati.
were guests IN town during the last
week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Mrs R P Vincent and Mrs. s p
SWayZe are guests AZ the Hotel Para
New York for several days
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

"a good man." declares WI Ting
fang. "obeys his wife" No wonder the
ladies all think Minister WI is just too
dear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Rapleys Dinner Hosts.

Miss Cora Minor IS the guest Of Mrs.
J. r. Speight in her home n Norfolk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
Roots Entertain.

The Secretary OF state and Mrs. Elihu
Root entertained a company at dinner
last evening in their home on Rhode
Island avenue in honor o. their daugh-
ter. Mrs. L. s. Grant Sd. wife OF Leu
tenant Grant. who is spending a few
days in Washington with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry St. George Tucker
we're among the dinner hosts last even
ing, as was Mrs William CrOgzn Den
ny
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Major and Mrs. Charles J. McCawley.
who have as their guest Mrs McCaw-
ley's sister. : SIS Freylinghuy gave
a small informal dinner followed by
bridge IN her honor last evening. and
have issued invitations for another one
tonight.
Miss Freylinghuysen WI return 70 her
home IN New York Monday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
|. vile OF the sscretary q

Mrs. Straus. wife OF the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor. returned 10
Washington today from New York,
where she has been the guest Of her
dauyhters Mrs Edward Schafer and
Mrs Leonard HOchstadteT, since sun
day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

" H Whitaker. general sUpsTi1-
teudent OF The State refOrmaT0ry Of JET
fersonvilie. Ind. accompanied By MS
family spent the weekend with his
sister Dr.. Jennie NJ. COlsou. at Taizonz
Park en- route Ue the National AssOcia-
tion of Corrections and Charities, which
IS in session in Richmond, Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Monroe HoIander is spending several
weeks al Oakland. Md
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Miss CORY. OF I,ordOn, viii arrive
in Washington this afternoon 20 visit
the Misses Sedgley fl their home on
Massachusetts avenue for a few weeks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Mrs. Joseph SchOenagle. OF Camden.
y. J. IS spending several weeks with
her mother. Mrs L Goldman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07
vandergrifts Return.

Mr.. and Mrs. 8 4 Vandergrif and
Miss Vandergrift returned 10 Washing
ton last evening after week in New
York. where they have been spending
the asst week selecting the furnishings
sire II. which they recently leased from
General and Mrs John Watts Kear-
ney They have been occupying apart
ments At the Arlington during the
winter
The garden party 70 which Mrs. and
Miss kauffmsnn issued invitations for
Saturday. MAY 9. az their country place,
Airie, Military road has been post
poned because OF the continued wet
weather, until Saturday, May IS.
The Brazilian Ambssss dor and Nine
NahuCo were hosts at a dinner OF twelve
last evening complimentary 10 Arch
bishop Ireland. or ST Paul
Mrs. GoethaIs. wife Of Col. George NJ
Goethais. chairman OF the Isthmisn
Canal Commission has arrived IN Wash
iuE1On from Panama She is stopping
in her washington house. 1919 6 street.
where she viii remain for A few weeks
before returning 20 Panama
The Misses Meyer. Of I street. were
dinner hosts last evening
Mrs. Garth Ston. wife NJ Brigadier
General Darlington. vii leave Wash
ington tomorrow for q visit OF several
weeks IN Illinois.
Mrs. T J. Buford. mother OF Mrs
Darlington. will arrive in Washington
Of her dauslt ter, Mrs. Bell, wife OF
Major General Rn11
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Miss Nina BOsSowitZ. who spent sew
eral weeks with Miss RicSie Cans. has
left for home in Portland. Ore
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

The Misses Meyer. Of street. were
dinner hosts last evening
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

Mrs. Sol Meyer. OF the Ashley. en-
tertafned the Afternoon Bridge X hist
Club yesterday afternoon Mrs Leon
n. ReiZenstein. OF New York, won the
guests prize. and Mrs. Isaac Behrend
was awarded che other
The guests were Mrs. Reizeustef-
Mrs. Sol Minister. Mrs Albert SiEmund.
Mrs Gerson NOrdlinger. Mrs A Sig
munG. Mrs sydney c. Kaufman. 1TrS.
T. Behrend. Mrs. Simon Eann. Mss
juliet Meyer Miss Mae F. ', Harris,
and Mss Helene y. EngeL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-07

The Brazilian Ambs So dor and Nine
NahuCo were hosts al a dinner OF twelve
last evening complimentary 10 Arch
bishop Ireland or ST Paul
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
HIS REASON FOR LOOKING eLUM.
Sour Expression Kept swede from BE.
ing Bothered.

Prince Wilhelm of Sweden told a
New York reporter that Americans all
worked hard and looked happy. I'm
my country" the prince went On, W
work hard, too, but we have not your
happy look. Perhaps It Is the eli
mate. At any rate, we tell a story in
Sweden that is typical; a story that
will give you some idea of ma
tional expression, though not, Pm sure,
Of our national character. A French
man visited a Swede in Stockholm,
and one morning the two friends set
out for a walk. Suddenly the French
man exclaimed impatiently: You
look az sou as a pickle. Why don't
you smile? Why don't you have a
pleasant, g~ood-natured air when you
are out of doors?' What growled the
Swede. And have everybody stopping
me for a match or asking me how to
get somewhere?"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
SURELY AN "oRIGlNAL" NAME.
Curious Error the Result Of Mistaken
Pronunciation.

An English country clergyman vouches
for the truth Of this story. Having ar
rived at that point in the baptismal
service where the infants name is
conferred, he said: Name this child"
Original Story" said the sponsor
nurse. What do you say?" he asked
in surprise. Original Story" she re-
peated in clear, deliberate tones. ITS
a very odd name, isn't it? Are you
sure you want him called by the name
of Original Story?" "Original Story
that's right" as 1t a family name?"
the minister persisted. Named after
his uncle, sir" explained the nurse.
And so as Original Story the little fell
low was christened. Some weeks after
this event the minister made the &C
q~uaintance of the said uncle-a farm
laborer in another village-whose
name was Reginald Story.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
CONTESTS OF SLEEP-FAsTING.
Peculiar Entertainment That Was
Popular in the eos.

"Sleep-fasting matches, before the
law put a stop to them, took place fire.
Quently in this country" said a spe-
cialist in insomnia. Yes, back in the
SOS and SOS sleep-fasting vas a. popu-
lar a form of sport as football. Cham
pion sleep-fasters were idolized by the
girls in h~oopskirts and waterfalls The
ordinary youth who had to sleep m
in "a hours wasn't one, two three in
those days. w. G. Woodford of San
Francisco was the champion Of all the
sleep-fasters. In the famous contest
of 1860 this man kept awake for 1873
hours, 4S minutes-over a week. He
was a little, thin man Of a v
temperament. Henry X. Jackson of
Detroit held the next best record
144 hours II minutes. Third came
Adolph Mueller of Milwaukee, whose
record was 142 hours 81 minutes.
These men are all dead now. Why
were sleep fasts so popular with u
fathers? Besides their ~unhealthful-
ness, they were tame beyond belief.
What, when you come to think of it,
could be tanner than merely watching
a lot of men keep awaken"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
REPUBLICAN

The Association of the Young
Republicans ri Missouri will this
year issue No formal invitations to
the banquet to be held at Kansas
City the evening of February 10,
1908. 1t is the desire of the asso-
citation that every Missouri Repub-
liean shall be made to understand
that he Is as welcome as any other
Missouri Republican. To accom-
MEDIATE the crowd that will bwant
TO hear and see Secretary of War
Taft, who will be the guest of hon.
or, the banquet will be given in
convention hall.
Tickets can be had by address,
ing the Secretary, Chas. n. Has
kell, care Walter s. Dickey, Room
200 New York Life Building, Kan
a City. Price of Tickets, same
as last year, $500. First come,
first served.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
The Thrifty Chinese,

On a recent visit Of one of the Unit
ed States fleet to Hong Kong, one Of
the coolies, engaged in passing coal,
was accidentally caught in the ma
chinery, and had his leg so badly
crushed hat it was decided necessary
to amputate it. This was explained
to the fellow, and after much persua-
sion he was induced to submit to the
sleeping medicine and have the leg
taken off. He recovered in remark
ably quick time and when able to
leave the ship where he had been con-
fined was given a handful Of money
the officers had collected for him,
amounting to about $50 gold. In less
than a days time the ship was be-
sieged by an army of Chinese, all
clamoring to have a leg taken off.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
The death of Charles Emo,

THE death of Charles Emory
Smith is q severe blow to clean
journalism, to honest politics and
to robust Americanism. As edi-
tor SUCCESSFULLY of the Albany
Express, the Albany Evening
Journal and the Philadelphia
Press, he was one of the best
known newspaper men in the
United States. In the public
offices which he held. particularly
those of minister to Russia and
postmaster general in the cabinets
of Presidents Mckinley and Roos-
evelt, he won the regard of Presi-
dents and country. He will be
longest rememb ered, however as
the head of the Philadelphia Pres
which he controlled for more than
q quarter of a century, up to the
date of his death and viii CHI under
his editorship, became one of the
mos; widely quoted and influential
journals in the country.-Globe-
Democrat.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24


THE Troy Free Press deplores
the petition features of the new
primary law as ga first class
nuisance" and hopes one of the
first acts of the next legislature
will be to cut out that feature of
the law. To this little preach
ment we say amen, and hope a
hundred other papers in the state
will use ss.their little hammers to
the same effect. AS it, is, it it
necessary for the average man to
keep a memorandum of the pc
tisions he has signed in order that
he may not sign, the one of the
opposing candidate. Any can
didate, who deserves to be a can
didate ought to know his strength
sufficiently we'll without having to
circulate a petition to that effect
Warrenton Banner.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
GIRL DANCED WITH SKELETON.
San Francisco Maid Must Be Credited
with Some Nerve.

This is a story of something that
was expected to happen and did not.
There was once a skeleton at the
Hopkins Academy Of Art supposed to
be that of a celebrated French dane
ing master whose field of usefulness
was confined to the anatomy
room, where he was daily observed
by a bevy Of girl students. The ex-
dancing master was mounted on q
base with wheels for the convenience
Of locomotion. When one Of the GUS
tomary dances was held a number Of
girls wandered into the anatomy room
between the numbers and began to
trifie with the old armor, statuary and
other objects. The skeleton of the old
dancing master was dragged into the
middle of the room Just az the band
struck up a waltz. The floor was pol
ished, and the wheels slid over IT
with marvellous ease: An idea sud-
denly occurred to the youngest and
prettiest of the girls, and she acted
upon it. 1T is long since monsieur
has had the pleasure Of a dance she
said, smiling bewitchingly. "Wfll he
dance with me"' Selling her card she
wrote, Monsieur the Skeleton" upon
It. Then encircling the bony digits
with her own warm fingers she sped
away with the skeleton over the pol
fshed floor. II dance with DEATH"
she cried, and laughed gayly as she
whirIed. This is where something
should have happened, but nothing
did. The, girls grew nervous and
dragged her from the room. The old
dancing master remained alone in tie
middle of the floor, and the waltz
swung on.-San Francisco Call.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
California Sweet Peas.

Sweet peas have Sc divisions and
some 300 subdivisions. In California,
where almost all the flower seeds are
grown, one farm of 500 acres is given
up to the production of sweet peas
alone. The total production yearly IL
about 100000 pounds, and even when
this amount is augmented by the yield
from smaller farms It is. almost i'm
possible to meet the demand. Sweet
pea are the most popular flowers in
America for home gardens, except the
nasturtiums, and eve these can not
always compete with the sweet peas.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
HAVE TO U UP

MIR. Postmaster General G.. v.
L. Won Meyer Tor something like
that has issued new postal regu-
lations to take effect April 1, In
which he places a taboo On the ex.
tension of credit on newspaper
subscriptions.
He gives the gentle hint.that the
publisher who fails to comply will
be uneeremoniously kicked out OF
the bunch of good fellows, who
enjoy the second class postal
privileges.
There is quito q bunch of fell
lows - good fellows, too-who
owe the TRIBUNE something on
subscription.
We have built an extension on
u trousers pockets sufficiently
spacious to accommodate all that 10
coming to US and a dollar..in ad-
vance.
We've also printed ten thous-
and subscription receipts - and
here's hopin' we'll use 'em.
Want oneP
II your subscription is in
rrear we'll extend the glad hand
at our Office any day in the i'm
mediate future.
Ii the door sticks kick 1t down.
Walk right in.
Pay the editor, the foreman, the
compositor or the office "devii."
If the office is deserted throw
the money on the floor, insoribe
your name on the roll of honor,
dump the burden off your con-
science speak kindly to the office
mascot and walk out.
Wen mail you the receipt.