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Ready with the Answer.

Miss Baxter, feeling the effects of a
torrid afternoon in June, was attempt,
ing to arouse the interest of her Ian
guild class by giving, as she supposed,
an interesting talk on the obelisk.
After speaking for half an hour she
found that her efforts were wasted.
Feeling utterly provoked, she cried:
Every word that have said you have
let in at one ear and out of the other
You''-pointing to girl whom she nc
ticed had been particularly inattentive
throughout the entire lesson tell Ine,
what is an obelisk?"
The pupil, grasping the teachers
last words, rose and promptly an
swered:
''An obelisk is something that goes
In one ear and out the other. Sue
cess Magazine
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12
THE CHRISTMAS OF TODAY

streets are ablaze with countless cleo
trio lights. Electric telephones and
telegraph are wishing every one many
happy returns of the day. The wire
less carries Merry Christmas from
ship to ship and the electric cable
flashes the good will of governments
around the earth.
The new electric ovens sizZle with
the roasting turkey and the electric
stove is rushed to prepare the many
appetizing viands for which the day
of feast calls. Electric door-bells are
jingfing; electrical musical instru-
ments furnish the music for the Christ
mas carols; the electric motors, which
have worked so faithfully in prepar-
ing the many valuable presents Of a
thousand different varieties, are en-
joying a days rest after the hustling
days of the holiday trade.
Useful Christmas Presents.
Year by year it grows more the Gus
tom to make Christmas presents just
as useful as possible While expense
is not considered so material as it
used to be it is important that the
gifts should be useful as well as or
namental. This is as it should be.
Here again electricity finds a useful
field. The development of the electric
heating and cooking devices has add
ed a host of valuable and useful things
which are always acceptable Christ
mas gifts. The electric chafing dish,
electric shaving mug and electric cof-
fee percolator will be numbered
among the most conspicuous of use
full Christmas presents. The cleo
trical list also contains electric fat
irons, electric cookers, luminous radi-
ators, massage machines, hair dryers,
curling iron heaters, water heaters,
tea kettles, baby milk warmer and a
number of other useful things, not to
mention the electric toys.
This year will see less money vast.
ed for useless trinkets than ever be-
fore.
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LAME BACK PRESCRIPTION

The increased use of ''Toris" for
lame back and rheumatism is causing
considerable discussion among the
medical fraternity. 1t is an almost in.
fallible cure when mixed with Ger
tain other ingredients and taken prop
erly. The following formula is effec.
tive: ITO one-half pint of good
whiskey add one ounce of Toris Com
pound and one ounce Syrup Sarsapa-
rilla Compound. Take in tablespoon
full doses before each meal and be,
fore retiring"
Toris compound is a product of the
laboratories of the Globe Pharmaceu-
teal Co., Chicago, but it as well as the
other ingredients can be had from any
good druggist.
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LEWIS "sINGLE BINDER"

A handmade cigar fresh from the
table, wrapped in foil, thus keeping
fresh until smoked. A fresh cigar
made of good tobacco is the ideal
smoke. The old, we'll cured tobaccos
used are so rich in quality that many
who formerly smoked 10c cigars now
smoke Lewis Single Binder Straight
sc. Lewis Single Binder costs the
dealer some more than other SC cigars,
but the higher price enables this fac.
tory to use extra quality tobacco
There are many limitations; don't be
fooled. There is no substitute! Tell
the dealer you want a Lewis 'Single
Binder"
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snIHies and Nerves.

Keep to yourself during warm,
nerve-irritating weather. 1t is related
that an Atchison man and wife dearly
love each other. She is perfect lady,
and apologies when she says
"shucks." But one night, when they
were sitting on the porch, presum-
ably enjoying the tender twilight, she
suddenly picked up a stool and threw
it at his head 81 am not insane" she
said. calmly, when he turned a fright
ened gaze on her; 81 am simply worn
out by the manner in which you snifhe
at the end of every sentence!"-At
Gibson Globe
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CAUSE AND EFFECT
Good Digestion Follows Right FOO

Indigestion and the attendant dis
comforts of mind and body are Ger
tain to follow continued use of fmprop-
er food.
Those who are still young and
robust are likely to overlook the fact
that, as dropping water viii wear a
stone away at last, SO will the use of
heavy, greasy, rich food, finally cause
loss of appetite and Indigestion
Fortunately many are thoughtful
enough to study themselves and note
the principle of Cause and Effect in
their daily food. A N. Y. young WON
an writes her experience thus:
Sometime ago had lot of trouble
from indigestion, caused by too rich
food. 1 got so 1 was unable to di-
gest scarcely anything, and medicines
seemed useless.
"a friend advised me to try Grape
Nuts food, praising it highly, and as
last resort tried it. 1 am thankful
to say that Grape-Nuts not only re-
heved me of my trouble, but built me
up and strengthened my digestive or
gans so that can now eat anything
desire But stick to Grape-Nuts-"
There's q Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich Read The Road to Well
vile" in pkgs.
Erer Read tie n5ose Ie<terf a new
exc EHHeEE4 %EoHa 11ale - 1leHe. sfzex
SEe <<s7'7.szs @'4 ANlA - - zz.'sE
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Kicks.

Harry Payne Whitney the day his
own and other noted horsemen's
racers were shipped from London on
the Minnehaha, said of the death OF
racing in New York:
"a good many jockeys have been
hard hit. A jockey told me last week
a very sad tale of misfortune. 1 lis
tened sympathetically.'
"'Ah, Joe,' said 1, when a man is
down, few hands are extended to him
1.-The jockey as he chewed straw,
smiled bitterly.
Few hands-yes-that's right he
said, but think of the feet"
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OF TWO EVILS, ETC.
Younester Evidently Had His Own
Idea as to the Choice.

My neighbor, writes correspondent,
has four young sons, whom he and his
wife duly lead to church every Sun
day. Just as the sermon was about
to begin last Sunday one of the boys
was observed to look very uncomfort-
able, and, having explained the nature
of his sufferings, was sent home. His
younger brother, in an urgent whis-
per, demanded of his mother: Where's
Tom gomez"
Hes gone home"
What for?"
THE mother whispered, low: Hes
got toothache."
And the lad, as he sat up to listen to
the preacher, muttered, in a stage
whisper: Lucky dogi"
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Christmas Salad

For a Christmas salad select the
largest and brightest red apples, and
cut deep slice from each at the
stem end. Scoop out the pulp; drop
both the covers and apples into cold
water and leave them until needed.
Cut crisp celery into small pieces with
one-third the quantity of English wal
nuts or pecans broken; mix with very
stif mayonnaise- Wipe and polish each
apple and nj with the salad. fitting
each cover carefully. and set on a bed
OF crisp lettuce leaves just before
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Laundry work at home would b

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use SO much starch that the
beauty and f1neness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality Of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
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TO CURE A COUGH
Or Break a Cold in "a Hours

Mix two ounces of Glycerine and a
half ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine COM
pound pure with half pint of Straight
Whisky. Shake well and take a tea
spoonful every four hours.
The genuine Virgin Oil of Pine COM
pound pure is prepared only by The
Leach Chemical Co., Cincinnati, Ohio,
and is put up only in half-ounce walls,
each vial securely sealed in a round
wooden case to insure its freshness
and purity.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12

the day is seldom seen. AS the yule
log vanished with the advent Of the
stove so the simple ways which
amused the youngsters of yesterday
have disappeared and in their stead
comes to-day an endless line of me-
chanical devices. The dolls of to-day
open and close their eyes and even
speak; the toy steam train runs by
real steam power; the miniature cleo
trio car is driven by real electricity;
the toy animals and insects move
about like real life. Now Christmas
trees are purchased at the grocery
store and are Illuminated at night
with tiny electric lights instead of
candles. Instead of popcorn balls and
cornucopias of candy the tree is dec
grated with gilt and tinsel ropes and
stars. More automobile horns are
heard now on Christmas day than
sleigh bells. Steam heat and elec-
trio radiators take the place of open
fires and plenty of money makes the
day even more enjoyable than ever
before.
Much Due to Electricity.
Electricity, which has invaded every
nook and Granny of life to-day, has
assisted more than any one thing in
undermining the Christmas celebra-
ton. The electric cars hurry Christ
mas callers from house to house On
Christmas eve the buildings and
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12

With a smooth IRON and Defiance
Starch, you can lRunder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can: 1t will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
Iron
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Not Anxious at ALI.

zone word of our language that is
almost always misused," said the par
ticular man, lis anxious You will
hear people exclaim how anxious they
are to see a certain play, or anxious
to get a new hat, or anxious to take a
trip to Europe, when they are not anx-
ious at all, but eager or DESTROYS. If
anxious were used only in the right
place we wouldn't hear it half SO
often"
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AMONGST THE eULL-RUsHEs.
The Changing Times.

Times have changed since $50 years
ago, when Halley's comet, for whose
temperance astronomers are now
looking, was in the heavens. Then the
Christian world prayed to be deliv-
cred from the devil, the Turk and the
comet" Now it says the devil is not
as black as he has been painted, the
Turk is a negligible quantity and the
comet would be rather welcome than
Observation-Disclosures Transcript.
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Mo DecentIon-

''I bought some boom lots in a coast
town. Teller wrote me the land might
all be gone in week if I didn't buy
quick"
That's an old dodge"
But he told the exact truth. The
ocean is carrying it. of in chunks. -
s. Louis Republic
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Glucose Fondant for Christmas

Glucose Fondant for Christmas
TWO cups sugar, one cup water, and
two tablespoons glucose. Boil all I'M
til little dropped in cold water will
form soft ban. Remove from fire
and heat till creamy.
Seven ways to use the fondant:
Make into balls and dip in melted
chocolate.
Roll them in cocoanut
Roll them in chopped nuts.
Fill figs with fondant and slice thin.
Fill dates with fondant, or put the
fondant around the stoned date.
Make into squares and place a nut
on top.
Roll nuts in the fondant and then in
sugar.
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Pity She Couldn't.

az cannot sing the old songs now,'"
she warbled at the piano.
Then shut up" muttered the old
fashioned curmudgeon in the corner,
for the new ones are something
fierce. Judge
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12

AoAJ "Ooh, l III
down TO a mere
skeleton. Ny back
was so bad l could
hardly walk and
the kidney secre-
tons much disor-
dered. A week after
1 b e g a u 5 in g
Doan's Kidney Pills
7 oOI1Td Uo1k with
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Aneath Each Second.

The number of deaths in the world
annually is 33, 1888, 1873, or 91.954 per
day, $3.50 per hour, 60 per minute, or
one per second. 1t is estimated that
the population of the earth at the
present time is being increased at the
rate of about 16, 500.O 900 annually
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12
lnnortanf 10 Mothara,
Rewards Constantly Paid.

The rewards Of great living are not
external things. withheld until the
browning hour OF success arrives;
they come by the way-in the con-
seriousness of growing power and
worth. of duties nobly met. and work
thoroughly done. Joy and peace are
by the way.-Mabie
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HoW's ThisP

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo O.
We. the undersigned. have known F. ]. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly hon
orable In all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm
WALDISG, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrht Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12

HILE the ancient
tr a diti ms Of
Christmas tt m e
have been handed
down from genera
ton to generation
for hundreds o I
years the holiday
has been so mod
ernized and i'm
proved of late that
naught save its an
cient lore and Gus
toms remain. In
this day the old
form of celebrating
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12
REDUCING WEIGHT.

Racehorse Owner William, you
are too heavy. Can't you take some
thing offs" Jockey-"Pm wearing my
lightest suit, and haven't tasted food
all day" Owner-"Then, for good
ness sake, go and get shaved.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12
An oninion confirmed.

That's the toughest piece of steak
I ever struck said the man in the
restaurant.
81 guess you're right, sir" replied
the waiter; "the man who had it be-
fore said the same thingi"
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The man who gets the short end OF
lawsuit is willing to bet that the
scales of justice have been tempered
With
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12

He caught me in the dark hall last
night and kissed me-"
Il guess that will teach him to keep
out of dark halls.'-Houston Post
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out a cane, and as I continued my
health gradually returned. 1 was so
grateful I made public statement of
my case, and now seven years have
passed, 1 am still perfectly WE'LL
Sold by all dealers. soc box Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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One Thing That Will Live Forever,
PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, first box sold in
1907, 100 years ago, sales increase yearly.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
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THE QUARREL.

Her-Why on earth did you every
marry me?
Him-Oh, don't be so bromide
That's what everybody asks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12
The Split Skirt.

Patience see half of the people
call them sheath skirts, and the other
half call them directoire gowns.
Patrice-Yes; 1 was sure there'd be
a split about it.
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An aim in life is the only fortune
worth the finding; and it is not to
be found in foreign lands, but in the
heart itself.-R. L. Stevenson.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12

There is nothing more sincere than
the sympathy a defeated candidate
generates for himself
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12

A sick man forgives his enemies
with the understanding that it doesn'S
hold good if he gets we'll
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLowe
If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue It will make
them white as snow. OF. package cents.
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DySPePsid Is often Caused by Catarrh
pf the .StOnzaoh-PerunG Referees Ca
kGrTh Of the Stomach and Is Therefore q
Remedy for DySPePSia.
S~S%Se-S-Se-s-S-o-
Hon. M. G. Butler, U. S. Senator
from South Carolina for two terms,
in n letter from Washington, D. c., :
I writes TO the Peruna Medicine Co.,
] as follows:
I al can recommend Peruna for
J dyspepsia and stomach trouble. ~
have been using your medicine for
: a short period and feel very much J
I relieved. If Is indeed a wonderful
medicine, besides = good tonic"
SS-O-S-S-S-S-S-O-O-S-S-S-S- O-SO-sO-SO-O-SAS
CATARRH of the stomach is the cor
~ rect name for most cases of dyspep-
STA. Only an internal catarrh rem
edy, such as Peruna, is available.
Peruna Tablets can now be procured.
Ask your Druggist for a Free PeruEa
Almanac for 1909.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12
WHAT WOULD HE HAVE SAID?

Get up, Jack. You mustn't cry
like baby! You're quite a man now.
You know if I fell down I shouldn't
cry, I should merely say"
Yes, know, pa; but them go to
Sunday school-and you DON'T
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-12-12

Clear white clothes are a sign that the
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large OF. package, 5 cents.
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Later on some of our street con-
tractors may get a chance to repair
some of those pavements made Of
good intentions.
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Some men haven't sense enough TO
let we'll enough alone. When one girl:
refuses to marry them they ask an
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TO DRIVE OUT MAtARIA -, 60,


Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTELESS
CHILL TONIC. You know what you taking.
The formula is plainly printed every bottle,
showing It'll simply Quinne and Iron in tasteless
form, and the most enectual form. For grown
people and children. Soc.
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The blind population of Great BrS
tain is about 10000.
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Good temper is like a sunny day
1t sheds its brightness everywhere
Pascal.
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When the members of a standing
committee meet they usually sit down
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To feign a virtue is to have its op-
posite vice.-Hawthorne
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
For children teething. softens the gums, reduces
hanmaton, sllays pain, cures wind collie 2Sc oOeS
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A four-foot coal seam yields 5000
tons an acre.
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If Your Feet Ache or Burn
get 25c package of Aliens Foot-Ease. It gives
quick relief. Two million packages sold yearly.
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PROVED BY TIME.
No Fear of Any Further Trouble.

David Price, Corydon, Ia, says: 81
was in the last stage of kidney trouble
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-22

The city council is considering an
almost entirely new plan to handle
the sanitary conditions in this city
This includes the appointment OF Il
health officer; deputy health officer
and a board of health. This board
of health will be composed of two
electors of the city instead of two
counclimen as at present. and the
health officer will as ex-officio men,
Der of the board.
The board will have complete con-
troll of all sanitation in the city and
must report continually to the state
board of health. This matter is un-
der advisement.
The city council held its last meet
ing in the old council chamber, and
hereafter will convene in the federal
court room in the new court house
City Clerk Brooker will also have
his office in one of the rooms now
used by the prosecuting attorney.
Plumbers Union petition for the
removal of the present pubing in
spector, stating on several grounds
his work is incompetent. The petit
ton was signed by Wayne Dulin, w.
H. Rish and w. II. Gaul. Referred
tic board of health.
Application for offices were re-
ceived as follows: Health Officer,
DR.. J. Nywenning; sanitary inspec-
tor. w. NJ. Morse, ]. T. Bragg, ia
cob Raymer, e. G. Vincent.
Protests were received against va
rious pieces of sidewalk and grading,
including on Sixth and Ninth streets,
and were referred to committees.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-22
ARE COMING HERE
STRONG BID IN FOR
Y. N. C. A. MEETING
North Yakima Has Main Delegation
ut seattle Convention of Assoc
citation.

North Yakima had the largest del
egation outside Of Everett and Ia
coma AT the Y NJ. c, A. convention
III Seattle, which came to an end
sunday night The convention was
the largest and most enthusiastic
ever held in the state North Yak
ina Will make a bid for the eonven-
ion next year It is fayorably spo
ken Of because Of the central loea-
ton 1t is now in the hands Of the
state executive committee 1t was
a very representative gathering.
There were delegates from all over
the country. Local men were active
in the meeting ana sot many good
pointers on the new building Sec.
Turner, H. S. Turnea Pres Dudley,
Hinman, Jenreys. Hughes. Lemon.
Stewart and Fraser were present.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-22
Evelyn Tells
Story Again

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Mrs. Eve
lyn Thaw repeated her story today.
1t lacked the vitality of a first re-
cital, but the audience listened in
tently. Justice Bowling refused to
close the doors. A throng clamored
for admittance and besieged the
court house all day. Jerome, failing
to exclude the public, retaliated in
cross examination by probing into
the details of the first trial which the
defense omitted on first examination
Jerome also sought 10 minimize Eve
lyn's testimony entirely on the
ground that the conversation three
years before the tragedy had no
bearing on Thaw's mind on the night
of the homicide. Bowling overruled
the objection. Evelyn was on the
stand all day. jerome announced
at adjournment that cross examina-
ton would occupy tomorrow's ses-
sion.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-22
DAWSON CHIEF Of
FIRE DEPARTMENT
hAUStR HAS PREFERENCE
But IS TURNED DOWN
Ed Mcrwin's Name Comes tn. But is
scored by Councilman Janeck--
Dawson Has Good Record.

= q nan.on osei--a.- n -
- '''s o'i ~ charge q ,He ives
sac hre station has been appointed
chief Of he North Yakima asa da-
partner 10 succeed G. NJ. Han.ae
Hauser was given preference ST
Mayor Lombard hi the appointment
but Was voted down, 4 10 s. Eli
Merwin's name was next suggested
and In rather a dramatic manner
Councilman Janech stated ~ Hoped
no one would Vote for NeruiD. a.
he never knew the man 10 nav = cepr