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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
TO BREAK OLD MANS WILL
Relatives Of Rich Husband Attempt
TO Cut His Widow Out.

Atlanta. Ca.-Mrs Mary Crawford.
whose right to inherit the s23o, 900 80
tate 81 her late husband. Joshua n.
Crawford. Of Atlanta, l. being contested
on the ground that she got Crawford
drunk aud induced him to marry her
while in that condition, l. a daughter
Of Gen. Brewster Savage, Of Pcnnsyl.
yania. Mrs. Crawford IL young and
beautiful woman. She was In IT. Al.
gustine, Fla, last winter, and there met
Crawford. who went To that resort for
his health. In January her marriage 10
CrsW ford was announced. Crawford
was 20 years old, and stated he mar.
ried Miss Savage because she knew how
to suit him. The couple returned TO
Atlanta aud soon Afterwards Crawford
died Of indigestion. leaving his fortune
10 the young wife. Crawiord's relatives
have filed a suit to break the will. max.
ing sensational charges against the
widow. They allegs that she formed a
conspiracy TO we'd Crawford for ha
money, and that she kept him drunk
for three weeks in ST. Augustine. and,
finally, while stupidity intoxicated. N.
had the marriage ceremony performed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
HILL TALKS OF WHEAT
ENTIRE CROP WILL BE CON-
suMED AT HOME.
Railroad hsgnste Says II IL . Mis-
take TO Say the Market
Was cornsred.

Seattle. wash. =. HI. chairman
Of the Graf Northern board II directors.
discussing the recent wheat coner. said
1T j. a mistake TO say James A Patton
curnercd the wheat market Here s
NEWLY a case Of man taking advantage
Of an opportunity. Il has been but .
fsw years since il was estimated that
the average consumption Of wheat per
annum In this country was six bushels,
but nov the experts argue that q is
seven bushels and some pounds. The
census 81 1910 will show that We have
population % so,Oo0.o0o which will
mean that We viii require for 0,u own
use 6ao,oOo.ooo bushels hereafter. We
raise now probably e5o.OOo.oco bushels
Of wheat In the United States with COED
crop conditions This will leass NJ hu,
100000 bushels surplus for export,
while In the past Ne have exported up
ward of ieo.oOo.000 bushels per year
80 you can see ~ will need all oar
wheat TO feed our own people"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
1908 CROP l3,587,306 BALES
Forty-six Per Cent Produced West
of Mississippi River.

Memphis, Tenn.-Ihe finally revised
figures for the crop of 1905, expressed
in equivalent 50O-pound bales and in.
Guiding linters, show total production
Of 1887 800 bales. This represents an
Increase over 1907 Of 2,2Ii ,sl5 bales, or
1914 per cent. IL il the third largest
crop ever produced, being exceeded only
by the crops of 1904 and 1906, aud is
97s,75i bales larger than the average
crop Of the last five years.
OF the total production In 1905. 6,
232, 12s bales, or i5.9 per cent, came
from the territory west OF the Missis-
sippi, while the states east of the Mis-.
sissippi contributed 7,355,i7s bales. or
54.i per cent. In 1907 the states west
OF the river produced AZ per cent. Of
the crop. and those east IS per cent
while in 1906 the former reported 53.2
per cent. and the latter 46s per cent.
The production reported for Texas, o..
0I3,Os4 bales, il the second largest re-
corded, being exceeded only by that of
1906. which was 3Gs,74O bales larger.
This state showed falling of IN 1907
Of a4.9 per cent. as compared with
1905, but increas'd il crop in 1908
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
STOLE $50, 900 FROM WIFE
Pretty virginisn Dupsd ey '''V
posed Naval Surgeon.

New York.-"As much ~ ] lo'e' 30
man. lust that much do | hate bun n0'
A. firmly as | defended him When " ". =
in trouble, Just 80 firmly an ! s''s
punish him II I catch him. al
Mir. Edward Lord, Of Ohl'AsS
that 20 say about her husband. ~
sIares she will stay until 'be nni' ' =,
lie led her into a bogus H'''',' '..,l.
saws. stole $40. 600 in money ana "A
from her and then hed She ma IA
he was here where he has '''''" ~
relatives. Nav
Mrs. Lord, who was Ma'sa''' ,n
nsrd, a pretty Virginian, haa !.
fortune, made from a hair a''''t -,
tablishuent in Norfolk, When WV
ago. she met Lord. 10 n, a1
II met him a. Dr. LORD N,
he told me he was surgeon .od n
navy. lie was a delightful m a. N,
learned very quickly to love n,"l M
were married at once--at ''l'. ,,r,
posed 40. | later found 'n'' wv
mony was bogus"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
REPORTS ON TRUSTS
HERBERT KNOX SMITH SUBMITS
HIS OFFICIAL DATA.
Commissioner Unable to Complete
His Investigations Owing TO
Shortness Of Help.

Washington. President Taft got a
report Tuesday from Herbert Knox
smith, commissioner Of corporations, on
the result Of Investigations into the
harvester trust, cotton exchanges, hum.
Der industries, water transportation. To-
hacco trust and water power consoIida.
tion-.
The bureau OF corporations has been
at work on these Investigations for
many months. Owing 90 shortage
OF Investigators, Mr.. smith has been
unable To complete all Of the inScsti.
cations Some OF them are 20 far nd.
yanced a. TO warrant partial reports,
aud some publications are expected soon.
IN immense amount of data has been
supplied by the 100 examiners connect.
ed with the bureau This data IL now
being collected by Mr.. Smith.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
SCHOOL BOOK COMMISSION
Will Meet on June II and viii An
nounee Successful Bidder to Fur.
nish School Books.

Frankfort. Ky.-The state school
book commission viii meet in this city
on June ~ and will announce the sue
eessful bidder for the contract to fur
nish the school books to the children
OF Kentucky for the next FIVE years,
and this contract will call for an ex-
penditure of more than s3,50O.O0O be-
fore IL is carried out. or twice as much
money as was used In building the
new capitol. The commission is com
posed OF Gov. Wilson, chairman; Au-
ditor James, Treasurer Farley, Clerk
OF the Court Of Appeals Adams. Secre-
tary of State Bruner, Atty. Gen.
Breathitt and Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction Crabbe. secretary. The
maximum price list to be charged. the
samples of the books to be submitted
for the children and the price to be
paid for them have been sent to the
county commissions. and many Of the
county commissions have cast their
vote in sealed envelope that rs now
In the safe in the superintendent OF
public Instructions Office and will be
opened on June ~.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
FRANKFORT TO TAKE LEAD
In Manner OF Collecting Licenses from
Fire Insurance Companies


Frankfort. Ky.-Frankfort Is going
TO take the lead In the manner OF COZ
lecting licenses from fire insurance
companies doing business In this city.
which. II upheld by the courts. will
revolutionize the license system In
Kentucky and many of the states in
the Union. An ordinance has been
prepared providing for the collection
OF 10 per cent of the gross premiums
written as a license for doing business
in Frankfort. II is held that this sys-
lem will impose no hardship on any
company. and that each company will
have to pay an equitable amount OF
the business done for the right to do
business. and the increase in the
rates, which have been Sc frequent in
this city, will mean the production OF
more revenue to the city. Under the
present system there is $40 collected
annually from each OF the 72 com
panles doing business in Frankfort.
making a total OF $3.50, but. as there
are in gross premiums collected an
nually here the sum Of $4,000. the
revenue will be increased $1,000. near
ly enough to run the fire department
for the year
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
STATUE OF LINCOLN
Unveiled at Hodgenville, In Presence
Of Kinspeople, Soldiers and
Notables

IIodgenville. Ky.-In the presence
OF Robert T. Lincoln. OF Chicago. son
of Abraham Lincoln; Mrs Ben Hardin
Helm. Of Louisville. sister OF Mrs.
Abraham Lincoln; Mrs. Waller II.
Lewis, Mrs. Helms daughter. and 9TH
er kinspeOple OF the war president.
5000 Kentuckians, union and confed-
crate soldiers. Gov. Augustus z, Will
sop and Henry WattersOn, a statue Of
The martyred executive was unveiled
in the public square here. The statue
Is heroic in size and represents Lin
coin in a sitting posture. II is in
bronze and was made by Adolph Vein
mann OF New York. The statue faces
the main entrance OF the Larue coun-
~ courthouse and is just three miles
from the old farm where Lincoln was
horn and where a marble hall Is being
erected TO encase the log cabin in
which Nancy Hanks gave birth to the
rugged boy who found his way TO the
white house and saved the union.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
AUTO RECORDS SMASHED.
Cars Climb 5000 Feet Ascent in l
Minute, 81 3-5 Seconds.

Wilksshare, Pa.-ln the presence Of
over 10000 spectators, David Bruce
Brown, IA l2o-horse power Benz car,
smashed all records in the wilkesbarre
Auto Clubs national hill climb up
Giants Despair Mountain. covering tho
~ thousand feet In one minute % %
seconds, or g 3-s seconds faster than
the previous record Of 1888 rs. made by
Willie llaupt in a big siH Chadwick last
year. The Chadwick six, driven by
larzeler, which finished second, also
broke the record, covering the course in
! i36 and DE Palma In Fiat, came in
third in 1896 IS. Mrs. Cuneo was 10
have given am unofficial trial up the hill
in the Knox giant, but as Chairman
Hover threatened TO disqualify the car
from all races II she was allowed to
drive Il, the trial was not held.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
CAPITAL NOTES.


inheritance Tar Law Construed.
The court Of appeals construed a
number of sections and provisions OF
the Kentucky inheritance tax law In
passing upon questions raised In the
100000 case OF the commonwealth
against J. WIN Gaulbert's adminlsira-
tor. on appeal from the jefferson chan.
Gerry court. The lower court Is re-
vorsed and the cause remanded for fur.
Their proceedings. The court rules bat
the lower court may, upon It's own mo-
ton. or that Of an interested party.
have an appralsement Of the estate
made at any time after 90 days from
the death Of the decedent: that the
tax Is due and payable at the death ot
the decedent; that II paid within nine
months a discount Of Eve per cent IL
allowed. but after Is months 10 per
cent interest Is added. and penalty
OF Pc per cent can be added Tor The
benefit OF the officer collecting after
rs months. The sheriff. collector.
county attorney and Judge Of the coun.
~ court may institute proceedings TO
collect The Inheritance tax. The reve.
niue agent can not have the property
listed. but under direction Of the state
auditor NAV proceed to collect an In.
heritance tax and collect the penal
ties.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Louisville. Ky.-Capt. Madison NJ.
Hurley. general southern agent OF the
Star Union Fast Freight Line and one
OF the best-known railroad men in Lou
isville. dropped dead Of heart disease
in his Office in the Columbia building.
Besides being a veteran of the civil
war Capt Hurley was prominently
identified with the Masons, being a
member OF the De Molay Commandery.
He was go wears old and had been with
the Star Union for 40 years
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
Roads File Demurr.rs.

jefferson City Motive additional
roads filed dsmurrers TO the information
OF Attorney General Major in the suit
by which he seeks TO have fifteen Mis-
souri, trunk lines ousted from the stats
for alleged violation Of the Missouri
anti-rate law. The Frisco, Rock leland,
Kansas City southern, 81 Louis, Kansas
and Colorado and the Chicago, Milwau.
kee and 81 Paul systems are the defend.
ants. Their pleadings correspond with
the deinurrers filed by the Chicago and
Alton and the 81. Louis aud Southwest.
erD.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
Negroes Want Rights.

New York.-Striet application Of con
stitutional rights az guaranteed under
the fourteenth amendment, equal edu-
cational opportunities and the right to
the ballot ON the same terms with other
citizens in every state Ia the Union,
we're among the more important recon.
mendations embodied in the platform
adopted at the closing session OF the ma.
tional negro conference here tuesday.
As was the case at the afternoon SEES
sion.. there was discussion Of President
Tafts attitude toward the black man.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
q DIE IN TEXAS STORM
100 ARE IN INJURED HOO. pm,
ON THE DEAD rAli
Fire Completes Dos,ru,,,..
OF Zephyr BOdi'. Blown ''''
TO the Hills

brentwood, Tc1 A to,,.,
Jury struck the little Villas. !, =, sid
In the eastern portion of r.. @'P'F
a. 4 O'Clock sunday morpi,. ~ ,'O'''y
path Of death and de,tmet,o. | 'A
two bodies have already bs.s 'n'V
and the number Of ssriou.l, -. 'I' ,'''
injured will reach Gfty A .,o,. ,'''l
are slightly hurt. WV OF H'"
Nearly hny house. w,,, ..,..,
molished. Lightning ,,u,,t 'e|
yard and started q conaasn,,.. '. H.'
destroyed one entire bu.Ire., NJ, ''f
euorts were made to eight tb. h., ~
care ~ the dead and voup5.l .'
demanded all attention A ,..,,..
rode hand car TO Brouruooi -,
spread the alarm In two hoo,, A.
Ia Pc vas speeding q sl,er,.l tr...
the storm With nine surgeon. IA
score Of Brownwood citizen,
b. daylight sixteen surgeon.
working on the Wounded B,,,.
hurried her second relief train n ~.
loaded With provisions. clo,lipr III
necessary articles and forty nur..,
Two children were found 5,,i 4.
miles out from The town. As,ip, -.
blown that distance The hns,S., al
Zephyr we're covered With d,br, d IN
kinds, bodies Of desd animals ,,B.l.
man beings The scene "a. dinl, IA,
sd BY the burning building, art h.
cries Of the wounded ro.s ,t.v A,
sound Of the elements. shieh thr.,,.5
a second storm.
a hog roaming through ne l,tr,
.trewn streets was killed Will, ,r.ur
ine 70 dsVouf the body Of an AIS,
f,odies were found twisted about p.-
sns in every concs,,abls shaps Pas,l,
stalked The street. almost nalsl c,,
for their loved ones
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
Decreased Assessment.

The State Board OF Valuation and
Assessment reconsldered It's action
fixing the franchise valuation Of the
Western Union Telegraph Co II had
fixed the total capitalization OF the
company at sl.0UO,OOO, This 81 re-
duced to 100000. which is 100000
less than the assessed value for last
year. Reduction In the gross receipts
of the company Is the cause for the
action taken by the board.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
WILL TAFT NAME NEGRO
Question Comes Up to Prsndsni il st
eofder Of Deeds

Washington. President Taft, d -"
ported, IL 60 have put up TO him sh''la ~
the recorder Of deeds Of this city 'Aoul
be a negro. asPister Vernon, n'sr'. :,
kan.~s. nov holls the job. Il BE- '''''s
that a eommi't,e u NirgiuIan' ''l ''l
m the president and open up 'h' l''
lion. Onc Of the ViTginians saS M PF
ident Thursday on the subject
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
Wheat Shipped West.

New York.-For the first time in his
tory, wheat has been shipped back from
New York TO the West for consumption.
Recent inquiries have been received from
as far away as Texas for New York red
wheat. Already two boatloads are en-
route from here TO Buffalo, -four more are
loading, and some shipments have been
made nv rail
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Lexington. ky.-Entries to 100000
worth of stakes for the Kentucky Trot-
ting Horse Breeders association octo-
Der meeting closed. The payments 10
the s21 900 Kentucky Futurity and
nominations to the Col T. Colt stakes
are coming in good and strong. but
entries to class events and two $4,000
mile-and-a-half handicaps have not
shown as strongly, as the association
officials had expected.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Middlesboro. Ky.-The commissary
Of the Virginia Iron. Coal and Coke co.
in this city was burned The fire orig
mated In the electric wiring. II is
thought. The loss was $4,000. with
$4,000 insurance. Richard Davies. an
employe. barely escaped with his life.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
Ran On Middies MaHy's

Washington. -MidshiPm'n .T I lave
be permitted to marry 'n'" , ,oar.s a
completed their four year ,.,o van
the Naval Academy AMI '''" ,le nyal
cruise al sea. This change 'I n, Prs.l
regulations has been approved p, I'd
S d,s TAFT secretary Meyer r', N. o.
explain just what the ''u', ,t,t ti'
der had been, but in'im''' .li,, 'p g
the government, should 81. ., uo hoe
rience at sea before se''ms "
..,ablI.hments Of their o""
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Frankfort. Ky.-The month OF May
this year establishes record for col
lections and whisky Withdrawals here,
for Deputy Collector Roberts reports
'otal collections OF s165.sO6,G3 on 1850,
1898 gallons OF whisky. Ordinarily
May is dull. but the collections this
month exceed that OF April by $4,000.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Lexington. Ky--Exercises In COM
memoration OF the 40 years service OF
James Kennedy Patterson as president
OF the State University Of Kentucky
were held In the Alumni hall Judge
James II. Mulligan presided, and laud.
atory speeches were made by Gov.
Wilson aud others.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Louisville. Ky.-A tribute Of re-
spect TO Colin A. Davies. former 81.
perintendent Of the Louisville and
Nashville. who died IN this city April
IA, was paid by the Board OF Manage
ment OF the Railroad Y. NJ. @. A. when
resolutions were passed
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
Annrove Rlue.Gray Reunion.

Minneapolis. from leaders
of the Grand Army and Confederate Vet
Grams all over the country are being re
eeiyed BY the Minneapolis Journal in aP'
prevail Of a campaign for great reunion
Of the blue and gray TO be held next
year ia Washington
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Frankfort. Ky.-Gov. Wilson will be
the central figure at the one and one.
third anniversary OF old Graham
Springs near Harrodsburg. July ..
Harrodsburg Is several years older
than the national flag. and the citizens
will make the celebration memora-
BILE occasion.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Louisville. Ky.--In a letter to owen
Gathright. a prominent member OF the
Kentucky Free Hides League. Sena.
tor w. o. Bradley says he will vote to
keep the tariff ON hides.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Lebanon. Ky.-At the National Gem.
ctery here the principal address was
delivered by Col. T. Polk johnson. OF
Louisville Graves OF several hundred
men who fell in the civil war were
strewn with flowers.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
Kentucky Flashes

Louisville. Ky.-The NTH annual
convention of the Associated Advertis-
ing Clubs OF America win be held in
Louisville. August %. 26 and %.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Frankfort, Ky. - Representative
Louis w. Arnett, OF Covington, re-
ce.ved the democratic nomination for
state senator Although the race was
close between him and Judge Walker
Han, there will be no contest
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Lexington. Ky.-A shipment OF is5
thoroughbred brood mares from Elm
dOrf farm. for the Argentine Republic.
was made. The horses we're shipped
on q special train Of eight cars.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Lexington. Ky-The price Of natural
gas 10 consumers IN Lexington. WIZ
chester and Mt Sterling was raised
from % TO % cents per 1.0Oo feet by
the Central Kentucky Natural Gas Co.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Ludlow, Ky.-P. o. sechrlst. Of this
place. assumed charge as general mas
ter mechanic Of the Queen & Crescent
railroad. Mr. sechrist graduated from
the Ludlow high school when about ~
years OF age. and served as an sppreR
tice IN the Ludlow shops.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Lexington. Ky.-Robert s S,rader.
OF this city. has purchased from J. w.
Knight Of Provo. Utah, the saddle
stallion Dolan Chief. and viii exhibit
him at the Kentucky fairs this year
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10

Lsadyille, Col--Tvo in'n,, va. Mo
fell in this city Monday u W"
latest snowfall ever recorded D'''
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
Druggists Even Dry.

ithaca, Mich.-Eyen the druggists IN
this county have gone dry. The county
druggists association adopted fesoin'
tion not TO sell liquor, even on pTeseriY
fion.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-12

tfe sfeame was getting under way. The Japnt cempany's tug was return ing to the pier. Lord Deppingham sighed and then drew forth his ciga- rette case. There" he went on. peer ing intently up the street. Saunders is gone"
 "Gone?" half shrieked her ladyship.
 Into the bank" he added, scratch bs match.
 "Deppy," she said after A moment. T hope was not too hard on the poor fellow"
 Perhaps you won't be so nervous if you sit down and look at the sea- he said gently. and she immediately knew that he suggested 1t because he ex. pected tragedy In the opposite direc- tion
 They expected every minute to hear the shouts of assassins and the screams of the brave Mir Saunders. Their approximations were sensibly in creased by the mysterious actions of the half naked loiterers. They made off in various directions. more than one of them handling his ugly creese in an ominous manner. Bromley was not slow 10 acquaint his lordship with these movements. Deppingham felt a cold chill shoot up his spine, but he re- fused to encourage the maids fears by turning around.
 Your lordship." said Mir. Saunders three minutes later. this is MT. Bowles, his majesty's agent here. He is come with me to-
 It was then and not until then that his lordship turned his stare from the sea to the clerk and his companion.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-12

~Aw,- he Interrupted. "glad to see you. I'm sure. Would you be good enough to tell us how we are to reach the-er-chateau and why the devil we can't get anybody to move our lug gageY
 Mir. Bowles. who had lived In Japat for sixteen years, was tOrtuously slow Englishman. with the curse of the cline still growing upon him. He was half asleep quite good bit of the time and wholly asleep during the re- mainder
 "Everything Is transferred by hand. my lord. and the chateau is two miles farther up the side of the mountain. It's quite walk. sir"
 Do you mean to say we are to walk?"
 Yes. my lord. if you expect to go there"
 ''Of course we expect to go there. Are there no horses on the beastly isand?'
 Hundreds. my lord. but they belong to the people. and no one but their owners ride them. The servants at the chateau turned MT. Skaggs' horses out to pasture before they left"
 Before who leftT'
 ''The servants. my lord"
 Lady Deppingham's eyes grew wide with understanding. You don't mean to say that the servants have left the place?" she cried.
 "Yes. my lady. They were natives, you know"
 Whats that got to do with it?'' de- manded Depplngham.-
 Gro be contlnued) Silver Belt Does Job Printing.