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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
PRAY FOR RAIN
IN DROUTH ZONE
Workmen Idle, Heavy Damage to
Crops and Fierce Forest Fires
Due to Lack Of Water.
Many Small Streams Dried Up and
Practically obliterated In West
ern Pennsylvania and East
ern ohio and West Vir-
ginia.

Plttsburg-W With losses aggregat-
Ing several million dollars from for
est fires and heavy damage to crops
and live stock; the reported loss of a
Number of lives, due to fighting tim
Der fires; the enforced idleness of
thousands OF workmen owing to sus.
pensions because of lack of water;
the health authorities anticipating Sc
rious epidemics of contagious dis
eases, and many small streams dried
up and practically obllterated. the
drouth of 1903, which has held west
ern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and
West Virginia in its grasp for moro
than two months, remains unbroken,
each day gradually increasing the Sc
robustness of the unprecedented sltua.
ton.
While In the Pittsburg district the
water supply Is sufficient to carry on
all business, the low stage of the
rivers has caused a congestion .ol
much coal in this vicinity. Every
available barge and float has been
loaded with coal, and at present. with
almost twenty million bushels in the
Plttsburg harbor, the river coal mines
have been compelled to shut down
for lack of shipping facilities. Theirs
are about $4,000 miners employed IN
the river mines along the Monongu
hela valley. This great feet of Goa
is for the supply of points in the
west and south, and the probabilities
are that there will be a ceal famine
especially In the northwest. should
conditions prevent the shipment o.,
coal before the cold weather sets In
In West Virginia lumber plants
glass factories and iron and stee
mills located along the rivers 'are
closed on account OF insufficient
water. In eastern Ohio the same con
ditions prevail and It is feared the
great iron and steel mills at Youngs
town, Ohio, employing over 10000
men, will have to suspend operations
unless the drouth is speedily broken
In all sections OF the dry zone pray
ers are offered up daily. and these
prayers will continue until they arc
answered with rain.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
ENGINE PLUNGED
INTO THE RIVER
Train Wreck in Missouri as Result
Of Engine Leaving the Track
While Rounding a Curve.
Enoineer and Fireman Killed, While
ThIrty.six Passengers Are In
lured, Having Marvellous Escape
From Death.

Carthage, Mo-A st. Louis & San
Francisco passenger train was de-
rallied Thursday morning at curve
close to Spring Creek, about a mile
and a half west of Carthage. The en-.
CINE and the baggage car went into
the river and all of the other cars left
the track and turned over. Lew
Blood, the engineer, and Harry Ger
rouse, the fireman, were pinned under
the wrecked engine in the stream anc
instantly killed.
Thirty-six were injured. Only one
of these, it is believed, will die. The
hurts of the others consist of cuts and
bruises. Something went wrong with
the engine when sharp curve was
reached and the engine darted Off the
track, carrying the baggage car with
1t into the river down fifty-foot EN-
bankment. All the other cars left the
rails, but remained on the roadway.
The engine turned over twice before
II made its plunge into the stream.
The smoker and the day coach also
turned couple of somersaults before
they landed fifteen feet from the
tracks and became stationary. The
sleeper turned over on its side.
Uninjured men from the chair car
broke open the side door of the bag
gage car and dragged out the bag
gageman, H. e. Miller of Monet. He
had been crushed by trunks.
When the rescuers made a search OF
the day coach and chair car they
found those most seriously injured
in a heap at one end of each car
Those in the chair car were damned
together. stove and other furniture
holding them fast
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
KNIGHT DECLINES
TO MAKE RACE
Provo Mining Man Refuses Nomina-
ton for Governor at Hands
OF Utah Democrats
In Letter to Democratic Committee,
Mr.. Knight Declines to Make the
Race, and Committee Must
Select Another Can
didate.

Salt Lake Clty.-Jesse knight, OF
cratic convention at Logan. as their
candidate for governor, has writ
ten letter to the Democratic State
committee. positively declining to
make the race. Mr.. knights declina.
ton will be referred TO the new COM
mittee, selected at Logan, and Sc
lection will be made by the commit
tee of a candidate to take the place
of Mr.. Knight.
Mr.. Knights letter to Chairman
Martineau is as follows
Provo, Utah, Sept. rs. 190S.-To
the Democratic State committee
Hon. l.. r. Martineau, Chairman, Salt
Lake City, Utah.-Gentlemen At the
Democratic State convention, recent
ly held at Logan, Utah, was, so
am informed, nominated for governor
of the state of Utah.
81 hereby notify you that cannot
accept such nomination and hereby
decline the same, and respectfully di-
rect that my name be not placed
upon the Democratic state ticket
You will, therefore, select some other
name to take the place of mine.
My reasons for this action have
been heretofore fully stated by me
of the state, and need not be further
expressed. i will say, however, that
| find the duties of the office would
require my whole attention, and,
owing to my age, have not the time
nor the strength to give to the posi-.
ton. My mining interests are In such
condition as to demand my closest
attention, and ! feel it duty to my.
self and thousands of friends who
have invested their money in mining
propositions under my management
to give these companies my personal
attention
From the commencement ! have
insisted to all my friends that | could
not accept the nomination, and to
none have | ever said that'I would ac-
cept; and most of my intimate
friends promised that they would not
| force me into the position where
would be embarrassed and have to
refuse.
"As have said before, l feel that
can do more good for the state Of
Utah and her people as private citi-
zen than | could do as governor of
the state. My only desire is to be
left to work out my own plans, tc
work for the building up of the inter-
ests of the state-not as a public of.
| ficer, but as a private citizen. have
tried to show my faith in Utah and
her people by my works; please let
me do so In the future, as a citizen
who loves the state, and not as pub.
| lie officer
Ever desiring the success of the,
Democratic party in the state and ma.
fion, | am, most respectfully.
JESSE KNIGHT"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
TYPHooN IN PHILIPPINES.
Causes Great Loss of Property and
Many People Are Killed.

Manila,-A typhoon of terrific We
locity swept through the central por-
ton of the Philippine group sweeping
part of the island of Samar, northern
Leyte southeastern Luzon. northern
Panay, Masbate and part of Romblon.
The typhoon disappeared in the China
sea, moving in direction west by
northwest.
Wires are Frustrated and available
details of the damage done are
meagre. It is evident, however that
serious disaster followed in the wake
of the sudden storm. A telegram
from a town in Masbate reports that
every building in the place was RACED
with the single exception of the postal
building. dispatch received from
Romblon says that the typhoon caused
great loss of property aud that un.
doubtedly many persons have been
killed
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
Sulcided in Jail.

Manhattan, Kan.-Milton C. Gre
vision, who ten days ago shot and
Silled John Coons, jr., a college stu.
ient, and wounded his companion,
hanged himself in his cell in the Jail
here Saturday night. Crevston's
house was near the sidewalk, and he
was annoyed by someone rapplng on
the walls. When the offense was re-
peated he grabbed a shotgun and,
running to the street, shot Coons
and his companion. 1t was feared at
first that an attempt would be made
TO lynch him.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
Warns Fleet Against Exposure t,
Cholera In PHILIPPINES,

Washington.-Secretary Metcalf on
Thursday sent the following dispatch
to the naval station at Cav.e. to be
delivered to Admiral Sperly when the
battleship fleet reaches that place:
Cholera reported in the Philippine
islands. If you find approaching epi.
demic or danger of getting 1t aboard
ship. restrict visiting the shore on Of
hclal business or prohibit altogether
the officers and men, and permit no
visitors aboard while at Manila or
Cavite until return from Yokohama. -
Cavite is six miles across the bay
from Manila and no danger is appre.
hehded from stay there of several
days OF the vessels for coaling.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
earthquake Felt at Sea

Mexico City.-Advices received here
from Acapulco report that two heavy
earthquake shocks were felt Wednes
aay on that port The sea was great.
~ agitated and broke in tremendous
waves The Cosmos line steamer
haunes' from San Francisco, August
., Tor Hamburg, was caught and
tossed about like chip. The passen,
gers and crew were thrown to the
deck by the onslaught of the waves
fOur persons were killed and several
others were wounded by rolling spars
and falling woodwork.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
Made Insane bv Eoothali.

New Haven.-While playing with
the scrub team against the Yale
field, Lewis Baker Warren of New
York, a member of the class of 1910
was kicked on the head and rem
dered unconscious. He was removed
20 the gymnasium, where on recov.
ering consciousness, he became vic
lently insane. He fought with other
members of the team for an hOut
and half. when he was taken to tn.
Yale inhrmary, where he again
lapsed into unconsciousness, in which
state he still remains.
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Playing He Was In the West.

New York.--An Italian of huge pro
portions, with swarthy face and Q
oandana handkerchief around his
aeck. created wild scene in Wash
'ngton Square park Saturday. wher
ae tossed his hat In the air. and
irawing big revolver from his
pocket, began to shoot the headpiect
'ull OF holes. The park was filed with
ioungers at the time. and the sight OF
the man with the blazing weapon H.
his hand sent them scurrying in
every direction. He was finally ar
rested. and is now in a hospital In a
straight. Jacket.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
Koch viii Investigate.

Pbiladelphia.-A commission OF
seven, headed by DIR. Robert Koch
of Germany, was appointed to in
quire into the danger of tuberculo.
sis infection from milk and how to
prevent 1t. The commission was ap-
pointed on motion of DR.. ]. f. Hay
mans of Belgium, who declared that,
until proof to the contrary has been
produced, the conclusions of English
and German commissions which In
vestigated the subject, force us to
admit that human tuberculosis can
have its origin in bovine tubercu-
losis."
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
THIRD PARTY TICKET.
American Party Places State
Ticket In the Field.

Ticket In the Field.
Salt Lake City.--At the mass con-
vention of the American party held
In Salt Lake City, complete state
ticket was placed in the field. Ex
Senator Frank J. Cannon acted as
chairman of the convention, which
was called to order by Judge A. j.
Weber.
Chairman Cannon stated that a
ticket had been selected by the state
committee after long labor, the com.
mittee having had In mind the selec-
ton of a ticket that would be an ad-
monition to the people and the nam
ing of candidates who would accept.
He pointed. out that the selection by
the state committee was not final in
any sense, was not in the sense of a
6ictation; but was merely a sugges'
ton which could be treated by the
convention in any manner 1t saw fit.
Chairman Cannon then asked for a
vote of "all those who were in favor
Of nominating and electing the ticket
as presented" The ticket went
through with a whoop.
The ticket selected Is as follows:
Governor. John A. Street, Salt Lake;
supreme court justice, Ogden Hiles
Salt Lake; secretary of state, F.. A.
Littlefeld, OGDEN; attorney general
j. Walcott Thompson, Salt Lake;
treasurer, Henry Welch, Park City;
auditor, George e. Park, Salt Lake;
superintendent of public instruction
George B. Sweazey, Salt Lake; con
gress. DR.. G. |. Douglas.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
Farmers VIII Fight Railroad.

Silver Creek, Neb.--A hundred
farmers whose lands adjoin the Union
Pacific rightof-way in this county
have formed an organization to fight
that road in its contention that the
road Is entitled to 400 feet OF right.
of-way under the government land
grant made to 1t when 1t was built.
All, farmers with land adjoining the
right-of-way between Omaha and Og.
den are made eligible to membership.
A full set of officers, with Charles
Wooster as president, was selected.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
Noted Feudlst Killed BY Train.

Louisville, Ky.-The body OF a
man who was run over by train an I
instantly killed in the Kentucky &
Indiana railroad yard has been iden
tilted as that of Thomas Cockrill the
noted Breathitt county kentucky
feudist. Cockrill'G presence in the
yards has not been explained, but II
is presumed he was either on his way
TO or returning from a visit to his old
home. He ives a brother of Jim Cock
rll who was at one time marshal OF
Jackson and Who was assassinated.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
Woman Threw Herself In Front OF
Moving Train.

New York.-In the presence of .
crowd of women shoppers waiting
foI an uptown train at the Four
teenth street station of the Sixth
Avenue railroad, a well dressed wo-
man of &c on Monday threw herself
In front of a moving train and was
so badly injured that she died few
moments later. The tragic act Great
ed almost a panic on the platform
Women ran shrieling toward the
exits leading to the station, and hall
a dozen of them fell in a faint.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01

San Francisco,-According to an.
nouncement made here seven ATTAIN.
tic steamship companies and three
lines operating on the Pacific coast
have concluded a traffic agreement for
the handling Of freight direct from
san Francisco and other Pacific coast
points to Europe by way of the 18Th.
mus OF Tehauntepec, In connect.
ton with the trancontinental rail.
roads, the steamship companies have
begun their contest for norton ~
this business by declaring a scbodrIa
of rates from 10 to 30 per cent Iowa.
than those previously in force
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
American Capital Wanted for peveI.
opment of Northern China

demonstrating letter to the peo.
pie OF the United States from the
nahu OF the emperor of China, Tang
shao w. Chinese official of high
standing left Thursday morning for
f',lca by way of Liverpool. Tang
9hao yrs principal errand to Amer.
loa Is 70 thank the United States gov.
eminent for its remission of a Dor.
, u, or the Boxer indemnity and to en-.
us. . american capital in the develon.
Ment of northern China. ''p
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VISIT Is POSTPONED.
Fleet viii Not Visit Manila Until Its
Return from Japan.

MISUNDERSTANDING the receipt of
advices from Washington to the effect
that the visit of the American battle.
ships must be made under restricted
conditions should the city continue to
be infected with cholera to danger.
GUS extent, It has now been proposed
to postpone the reception planned In
honor of the officers and men until
the warships return from Japan. Gov.
ernor General Smith is expected to
call conference of his associates in
the territorial government, represen.
tatives Of the business interests and
members OF the reception to formally
discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of postpone
ment.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
Eighteen Killed in Street Car Coils.
sion In Berlin.

Berlin.-Two trains on the Berlin
elevated railroad were in collision
early Saturday afternoon. AS a re-
suit eighteen persons are dead, eight
seriously and many others slightly
injured. Most of the deaths resulted
from contact with the electric rails.
The accident was caused by a mis-
placed signal. One of the cars,
which was crowded with passengers,
was thrown into the street forty feet
below and shattered The greatest
mortality was in this car
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
Rldder Declares He Has Always
Been Favorable to Union Labor.

New York.-Herman Ridder. the
newly elected treasurer of the Demo
cratic national committee, said Mon
day night that he would on Sunday
next appear before the Central Fed
Grated union and answer the charge
that he was hostile to union labor
made against him by certain dele
gates of the meeting of that body
Monday. Mr. Ridder declared that
the allegation that he was hostile to
union labor was false, and that he
had always employed union men.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
Young Elklns Sued by Aotr...

co new fork'-Blaine Elkins, son OF
senator Stephen B. Elkins Of wost
, rms'nla and brother of Katherine M.
hIhs' who is reported to be engaged
20 the Duke of Abruzzi. was made dc.
Ienuant In 100000 breach of prom.
, n,,, SUIT on Thursday through panors
IN "' S,. were hled in the federal court
n M ms nome state. The plaintiff ia
~ ,o'9 ,s Aua Louise Lonsdale, an actress
~ ~ whom young Elklns was renor,aa
80 w. ue engaged on several occeeio ou
Bird Kenna. MISS Emily
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poubIe rraaedy In the PhIIIppInes.

Manila.-A tragedy occurred at
Camp Jossman on Saturday night
which resulted in the deaths of Lieut.
Edward ]. Bloom, of the Fourth in
fantry. and Private Suttles, company
K, of the same regiment. Suttles, for
some unknown reason, shot Bloom
and then cut his own throat Suttles
died Immediately, but Bloom lin
gered until Sunday night, An inves
tigation of the affair is being made
by the military authorities.
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Coast In Danger of subonlo p,,u,,-

Washington.-That the gulf ma
Atlantic coasts of the United States
are in danger of an infection of tbs
bubonic plague was the serious note
of warning sounded by DR.. N "
Foster OF California, before the TWEEN,
ty-third annual meeting Of the confer.
ence on state and provincial hoard,
of health OF North America TIE e w
pressed the belief that such an IN
fection already may have taLnn
place. The address of DR. Fo CSten
who Is president of tho association
startled the delegates. '''''0i'
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
SOME GOOD BUYS IN CITY
PROPERTY

Pair of lots between Sth and 9th
on Ouray $3.50.
Pair of lots between 10th and 11th
on Grand $500.
Pair of lots between 9th and 7th
on Teller $3.50.
Pair of lots between Sth and 9th
on Gunnison $3.50.
These are all fine locations for
building and can be bought on easy
terms.
Nearly new 7-room modern house
on White. price $500. $500 down
balance to suit purchaser. Can sell
furnished If desired.
Fine 6-room modern house close
in on Ouray. Price. S3500; u down.
New 5-room modern house and
good barn on Rood. Price. $4,000.
$1,000 down balance monthly pay
ments.
New 5-room house on Teller. Price.
$4,000. $500 down balance month
ly payments.
These houses are all well located
being between 9th and 11th.
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For superintendent of Public In
struction:
MRS. KATHERINE NJ. COOK.
For Railroad Commissioners:
A. p. ANDERSON, w. l.. SEELY,
d. II. STALEY.
For Presidential Electors:
c. S. THOMAS, DIR. B. L. JEFFER-
SON. S. N. WHEELER, DEX-
TER T. SAPP, T. ]. EAR
HART.
County Ticket.
For Treasurer:
MARCUS NJ. SHORES.
For Sheriff:
CHARLES F. SCHRADER.
For Clerk and Recorder:
THOMAS H. RAIDER.
For Judge
WALTER S. SULLIVAN.
For Assessor:
ID. w. NEWTON.
For Superintendent of Schools:
j. w. THOMPSON.
For Coroner:
DIR. H. S. HENDERSON.
For Surveyor:
JOHN. F. O'MALLEY.
For Commissioners:
ALBERT BESSIRE, A. E. HUMES-
TON
For Representative:
WILLIAM WEISER.
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
of NebraS ska

For President
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
of Nebraska.
For Vice President;
JOHN WORTH KERN
of Indiana.
For U. S. Senator for Colorado:
CHARLES j. HUGHES, JR.
For Congressman at Large:
EDWARD T. TAYLOR.
For Congressman, First District:
JUDGE A. w. RUCK Err.
For Congressman, Second District:
JOHN A. MARTIN.
For Governor:
JOHN f. SHAFROTH..
For Lieutenant Governor:
S. r. FITZGERALD.
For Secretary of State:
j. b. PEARCE.
For Treasurer of State:
w. J. GALLIGAN.
For Auditor OF State:
ROADY KENEHAN.
For Attorney General:
JOHN T. BARNETT.
For Judges of Supreme Court:
S. II. WHITE. w. A. HILL, MORTON
S. BAILEY, GEORGE w. MUSSER.
For Regents of State University:
RALPH TALBOT, ETHELBERT AID
ANS.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16

Warren Haggott the
ado We his full
office he o
Grand Junction the district we'll
crowd that five people twenty-five gathered
eer in Mesa county could have told who Hgott before
impre to max his nam
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Neither John Waldron F. Judge
tel Frank Goudy half other leading republicans having
anything with the republican this this
know why9 They stomach the leadership Simon Gggn
helm, John F.
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If don't the Auditorium Tuesday night right early
hour going be about the go darnd
biggest democratic rally that has occurred long time
ybody who anything politics be bring
dinner with and make day of it.
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refreshing the the board of county
they called visit the county Jail and the
rounding that have the
unghy ground with its and other ungh approaches
heretofore There fine
Sheriff Schader
county
Sheriff Shrade
which holds has the model officer
gushing duties but according
sherif office
to him s always performed time and we'll
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16

John A Martin Pueblo of brilliant of the
Colorado assembly
succeed Hggott Well again for the crowd he will
than month before the district
Abraham
Whitman, the
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Shores splendid didn't keep his hands
position. of the
find ready and wholesome
the whether the height of political
campaign the heat of the dog days.
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Things coming upbuding
Grand Junction that really hardly whether nthuse greatly
the the railway
the Grand valley Ten would have held celebration
town that would hundred miles
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there prophets the weather this
the political wish
would unfold what the months the
three n
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You a half mad way down by asking him
republican panic Of could other
codng laid the republican book
speaking pancs little neutrality-suspicious.
generally getting quite used
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of Col Ketchum and his ieuten-
lively anyhow. The presen
campaign the county silk stocking hunts-oo little
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few republicans about offering
result of the national or county tickets This
significant, indeed
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eed the history his life and the legislature
and effort burn The Sennes
rather harder than ordinary
his half page really nothing answer
attempt his record and
has BEEN that the could
Rawat something to be made of in this
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Thd Parker has enthusiastic around headqua
What's the matter
absolutely that had brought the first
nsalment
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observing that Dr. Thadd Parker had call
advisory Evidently Dr. Parker the republican
barrel with the facility
Mann got it years ago.
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Opportunity afforded lately anything
which
the taking of the splendid which
the Main 1t looks almost like boulevard
lately.
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republican speakers the county DeLong
Horace acceptable be hoped
that read his Senator
the Really ought
his tell him himself totally
the old that tell what others think will
a kindness the