davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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BOOSTS PRICE TO $40, 900.

NEW YORK, March 27.-John W. Schorr
will not sell his famous race horse Luke
McLuke after all. A wealthy New York
turfman recently offered $4,000, but
when the sale seemed possible the price
was raised to $4,000 with tho result that
all negotiations have been declared off,
The New York turfman ordered his
trainer to Kentucky when word reached
here that Luke McLuke could be pur-
chased for $4,000. A veterinarian accom-
panied the trainer. But the trainer on
his arrival was Immediately identified by
the volunteer scouts and the figure was
tilted to the $4,000 mark, with the re-
suit that Luke McLuke probably will
wear tho schorr colors as long as he is
able to race.
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BALL CLUB FOR TOLEDO.

CHICAGO. March 27.-Ban Johnson.
president OF the American League. ad-
mitted today that he had been IN Toledo
last week trying to arrange for the
transfer of the Cleveland American As
sociation club to Toledo. He said the
deal was now hanging fire because of
the absence from Toledo of several
capitalists who might be interested
Johnson said Charles Somers. owner OF
the franchise, was willing that II should
be moved back to Toledo He said
he had always been opposed to having
two teams in Cleveland.
There is a hitch about the price,"
said johnson. but the figure / named 10
reasonable and Cleveland is ready to
turn over a good team"
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AGG|ES ARE CHAMPS
Win in Departmental Tenpin
League by Two Games.
SEASON IS SUCCESSFUL
Players Show Interest and General
Work Is Of High
Standard.

Agriculture is the pennant winner in
the Departmental Tenpin League. hav-
ing finished the season with a record
that gives 1t a margin Of two full con-
tests over the Commissioners. The
Farmers won 45 games and dropped Is.
The season has been successful. The
general work of the players has been
good, high scores have been registered.
and much interest shown in the race.
The competition between the first three
teams was close and was not decided
until the very end Of the year.
The standing of the teams and the
averages of the individuals follow:
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Cubs Win Slugging Match.

TAMPA, Fla, March 27.-The Chicago
Cubs won a slugging contest from the
Louisville American Association club
here today, 13 to 0. Zimmerman's
homo run was q feature. Score:
B. HE.
IouisvilIe. 8 O o o o l o o 80 n /
Chicaeo 2 2 O o 8 8 O-18 10 6
Battertes-Northrup, Ellis and Crossin. Cemous;
Robbins, Mcconnell, Buckles and Bresnahan,
Hargreave.
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TITLE BY 3 GAMES
Rocky Mountain Five Victor in
Geological Bowling Circuit.
LAND ou'N7 IS SECOND
Champions Get Thirty-Seven Con-
tests in Won Column and
Drop Twelve.

The Rocky Mountain quint has won
the championship of the Geological
Survey Duckpin League by a margin OF
three contests. The Land five hnisneo
second with Northwest third The title
winners end their season with 81 VIC
tories and IL defeats.
The standing Of the teams and aver
ages follow:
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ACCOUNTS IS VICTOR
Wins Championship Of RecIa-
nation Duckpin Circuit.
ONLY oNE.eAME MARGIN
Stenog1aphers Give Titleholders
Battle Right to End
Of Race.

The Accounts team 10 the winner Of
the championship in the Reclamation
Duckpin League. It gets the title by
q margin Of only ono game from the
Stenographers, runners-up. The cham
pions finished with q record Of thirty
nine victories and twenty-four de-
feats
The standing Of the teams and the
averages follow:
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ARE TIED FOR LEAD
w. L. and 7. and B. of W. Bat
tIinq in Bankers League.
METROPOLITANS ARE THIRD
But Have Little Chance for Pennant,
Being Thirteen Games
Behind.

The Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany and the National Bank Of wash
ington are tied for the leadership In
the National Bankers Duckpin League.
Each club has won forty-five and lost
eighteen games The National Metro
politan Bank is rather poor third, be-
ing thirteen contests behind the two
leaders.
The standing of the teams and aver
ages of tho players follow:
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Totals. ss Is n 2 Totals "a 8 is 8
St. Albans. ns..:.;..:....;... XII
Alexaudria High School. O o O o O-1

Runs scored-Brewer o. Northrop. Leavell,
Holmes C3). Davidson (2). March. Potter. Keene.
Earned runs-St. Albans. 2; Alexandra II. s., 1.
sndr1a n. g., 2. First base on balls-of March.
/; o6 Holmes, 2; o6 Haynes, 2 Innings
pitched-By March. 8; BY Hoimss. 2; BY Haynes.
Q: Hits-On March. Il; % Hoimes. 2; Oh
Holmes. Z; BY Hayses, 8. Two-bass hit
Hoipes Stolen bases-Brswsr o.. Helmes (2).
Rose, Keene. Hit by pitcher-By Haynes pot
teri. Wild pitch-Hsynes. Passed balls-Shaf-
fer %. Umpires-MesGs. Hume and Wentxle
Time Of game-1 hour and IS minutes.
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High average-Spiess 1O1-50.
Second high average-Crowley, 800.
High game-Seltzer, 149.
High set-Spiess, S77.
Greatest number strikes-Spiess, 1e.
Greatest number spares-Crowley, 96.
High team game-Columbia Covering Co.. $780,
High team set-Columbia Covering Co., 1857.
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G. W. q. GIRLS WIN.
Take Basket Ball Game From Tenn.
ple UuiyersitY. 30 to II.

The coed basket ball team of George
Washington University registered q
win over the girls team from Temple
University of Philadelphia in a fast
game on. the Epiphany gymnasium
floor last night, the count being 80 to
IT, The game was hard fought through
out. but the superior teamwork of the
Hatchetites decided the contest Miss
Seibold and Miss Morrison starred for
their respective teams. It was the final
game of very successful season for
the Bun and Blue girls, and was their
twelfth straight victory. Summary:
G. ". q. Position Temple.
Miss Seibold. Miss MORRISON
Miss Reeve. Forward $3.50. Miss B. Tay ior
Miss Gardner. Center ........... Miss GATES
Miss Field. $50. Side center miss Brockelman
Miss Hotchkiss, Miss S. Taylor.
Miss TyndalI. :. Guard ...... Miss Harrington
Tyndall, Morrison for 8. Taylor Sessinger for
Morrison. Goals from noor-Sei6old (9), Reeve
a.. Morrison ~, B. Taylor t2), Sessinger. Goals
from fouls-Seibold a., b. Taylor (2), Sessinger.
Referee :. Miss Anita Preston. Umpire = Miss
PIE, and Mis- Monroe. G. W; U. TimekeeRers-
W. c. Time Of halves-l5 minutes each.
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The standing Of the teams and aver

RECORDS TO DATE.
I,.h averaee-stauford, 60 games. 1924:
second nigh game-Howser. 81 games, los,3 ~;
Third hign aSerage-Krauss. 63 games, loe-iz.
High team set-Belmonts. 1,1N: a,1
Secood high team set-J. E. .: s., 1'o'4.
High team game-Belmonts, 59S. 70,
second high team gams-J E ads D; S. 'SS'
SacnnJ high Individual set-Elmer, Je1.
Hian individual gsme-shade. l69; AZ,
second high Individual gameITLe~is' io'.
DISTRICT DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
TEAM STANDING.
Averages In order for qualifying for prizes
forty games or mOre.)
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BUSINESS, BY z TO 2.
High School Nine Defeats Briarly
Hall Academy Easily.

The Business High School team de-
feated Briarly Hall nine yesterday by
to 2. Little was in fine form. striking
out twelve and allowing but four hits.
Carlyle put up a good game at first
for the losers. while Hawk was the
star of the winners. The score:
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ST. ALBAN's WINS, Ill.
Defeats Alexandra High School
Nine Without Trouble.

St Alban's base ball team defeated the
Alexandria High School in a game at
Satteriee Field yesterday by II to l. The
local school completely outclaBed the
boys from the Virginia town. The score
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Both George Burnses are out of COM
mission. The Detroit first baseman has
an attack of appendicitis and the New
York Giants outneldsr is laid up with
q spra1ned ankle.
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Branch Hickey and Bill Donovan are
said to be carrying on negotiations for
the exchange Of few players. Dono-
van may get one Of the Browns south
paws for some Of his surplus deldsrs.
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TEAM AVERAGES.

SEASONS RECORDS.
High individual average-A. Noack. a.
second individual average-T. George. Kendall.
High individual same-R. Kfuse. st. Marks.
$50. u.s.n a1o
High team game-Fifth. 57e
High team set-Fifth, 1872.
Greatest number strikes-T. George. Kendall
Greatest number spares-A- Noack. st. Marks.
l25. $3.50. o1
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COLUMBIA IS AHEAD
Leads 18th Street League
BowIers by Five Games.
sPIEss HAS GOOD MARKS
Holds Record for Set and Best
Average Is Credited to
Him Also.
sPIEss HAS GOOD MARKS

Tho Columbia Covering Company is
still ahead in the Fourteenth Street
Duckpin Circuit. 1t has q margin OF
i've games on the runner-up. the Junior
Garrison ave. Spiess leads the players
with an average Of 1ol-50. with Crow
ley second, with ss-s. Epiess has roll
ed also the high set, one Of 377.
The averages and standing Of the
teams follow:
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LEAGUE RECORDS

IEAVCE RnOOkSDS,
High individual same-r. George. Kendall,
High individual set George. Kendall, 3e5.
High team Game-Fifth. e19.
High team set-Fifth. 1862.
High nat game-L. Kluge, St. Marks, 81.
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Cincinnati Trims Mobile

ting enabled Cincinnati TO run up a
large score against the local Southern
League team today. the National
Leaguers winning. IA to 8. Score:
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'Batted for B. wise in ninth innins.
Business ....-...2 o o o o. S
Briarly Hall . 1 0 1 o %
Runs-R. Wise t3l. Hawke Culliean. Gerard
Little, Walker, Trundell. First base on balls
on Little, 4: of Seby. 3. Struck out-By
Little. IL; ny Selby. 4. Two-base hits-Hawke.
r. Wise. Sacrifice hft-WassmaR. Stolen bases
r. Wise ,2)- Hawke 90. CuIlisan ~. T.
Wise (2). Lowen. Goyner. Taylor. Double play
-Selby. Goyner. Carlyle. Hit hy pitcher-By
Selby, Dowrick. Umpire-Mr. Williams. Time
Of game-1 hour aud so minutes.
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George Stallings says he fears the
Giants most in the National League
race. Rabbit Maranville says the Cubs
and the Cardinals win give the Braves
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Totals. "a IL 2T Q Totals. 81 427
sBatted for B. Wise in ninth inning.
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Detroit ...... 1 - o O o o 1T 8
New Orleans.... o 2 D 0 90 o o "A s
Batteries--Coveleskie. Snithson and Peters
Smith and Higgins.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

~NE autumn day, about forty-three
W wears ago, there was enacted in
log cabin in the Genesee valley. New
York state, a scene remarkable for Its
picturesqueness and pathos. To under
stand the reason for the group OF req
men and white men gathered in that
rude structure one must mark oach
to the coming of the first white men to
America.
When the pioneers OF European CIVIL
Zation landed in the new country thes
found in what is now called Ne" 1oi ~
a wonderful federation OF nVe ihaia"
nations, holding absolute sway over
that part of the couptry rms ieae
was remarkable for it's ties OF orgahi-
zation and the wisdom OF ITS unwri..en
laws Mt was called ho-de-no-s san nee
the people of the long house. nken-
ing the far-reaching confederaGy 70
the form of their long bark dwellings,.
made to accommodate fifteen or twenIy
families. OF the tribes incluoed IN .ne
League the Senecas were the most pow
arf1l The Mohawks left the brother-
hood at about the time OF the reVoiu-
tion and for more than seventy .nNe
wears were absent from the councils.
Long before the revolution the league
held It's councils in a log hut at Canea-
do In,1S26 the land on which the
building stood was SOLO. .ne .riDes
we're lessened and scattered and the
structure was abandoned to ruin. In
1870 a prominent citizen had the cabin
carepu,iv removed, re-erected and re-
stored. and in october. 1872. called a
meeting of the remnants Of the Five
Nations and their white friends.
. n was curious and impressive oc-
casion. Generation after generation of
the red men had gathered on that same
spot. some of the descendants of the
old chiefs were educated men. some
Evening star., 1915-04-11
THE LAST COUNCIL FIRE

were of the army, all were clad in full
Indian costumes, buckskin garments.
bright Sashes, great necklaces and all
gravely smoked their tomahawk pipes
as one after another of the orators ad-
dressed the meeting. In the middle OF
the room on the ground floor burned
the council fire.
Brothers," said one speaker. when
the confederacy was formed the smoke
rose so high that all nations saw and
trembled. We are holding council per
haps for the last time. My heart says
this is not play or 4 pageant. II is u
things which are passed and cannot re-
turn. Neh-hoh, this is all
1t fell to old Samuel O'Bail Ho-way-
noah, a fine old Seneca. in magnificent
costume, to welcome back to the broth
erhood the Mohawk representatives.
who had been absent from the council
for nearly a century. The Indian char
acter is not emotional, yet as the aged
man spoke tears rolled down his fur
rowed cheeks.
Brothers, we are poor and weak.
There are nom to fear us, to court our
influence. The council fire is little more
than a heap of ashes. but the vacant
seats of our brothers the Mohawks are
filled again. Let us stir the dying en-
bers that by their light we can SEQ
their faces once more IN token Oh
buried enmity 1 extend my hand to my
Mohawk brothers"
TT has been an occasion of solemn in
terest," said the last Indian speaker.
Then turning to the white guests. he
added: You have grown in strength
and greatness. while we have faded TO
a weak remnant! You who are sitting
here today have; seen the last of the
Ho-de- -no-san-nee We have raked the
ashes over the fire and closed the last
council of our people in the valley Of
our fathers"
Evening star., 1915-04-11

There was no telegraph or railroad in
that part of the country then and news
of the murder had not reached there.
That afternoon, which was Saturday.
Dr. Mudd rode out in the direction of
Bryantown to visit patients and
learned that the President had been
assassinated the night before. that the
murderer, it was believed had fled that
town and was securing the country.
DR.. Mudd rode back to his house and
found that the two strangers had left.
1t was late Saturday night or early
in the morning of Sunday that. with
the help of Ozie Swami, they reached
the farm of Samuel Cox. the name of
which was Rich Hill Cox and the
foreman of his place. Frank Robey.
pointed out to the travellers whom
they suspected-the whole countryside
then knowing of the murder-a dense
piece of pine land on the farm, but at
some distance from the house.
Cox sent his son Sam to Huckleberry
to tell Jones to come over. Jones
came, talked with the men in the
pines-they having shot their horses In
marsh close by-and, learning that
they wanted to be put across to Vir-
ginia secretly. agreed to do it on the
first favorable night. He had a pretty
shrewd suspicion who the men were.
He brought them food daily and on
the following Friday night called for them
to follow him to the river mile or so
away.
Friday night Booth and Herold set
out In Jones fishing boat and toward
morning landed near Maryland point.
still on the Maryland side. Saturday
night they crossed to Mrs. Quesen-
berry's Sunday was spent in the
woods near the mouth of Machodoc
creek Monday, under the guidance OF
Boyan, the fugitives Travelled across
King George county, and Monday even
ing they crossed the Rappahannock
with Rollins the ferryman.
Monday night they found shelter In
Garrett's tobacco barn. At dawn Tues
Herold surrendered. putting his hands
out of the door. He was seized by
troopers and dragged forth. Booth re-
fused to surrender match was
barn, which was a r1ckety structure
full of cracks. The inside of the barn
being lighted with flames. man rest
ing on a crutch and holding carbine
in his hands could be seen.
Boston Corbett. a sergeant in the 18th
Cavalry, seeing this man and believing
that Booth was about to shoot at Of
ficers who stood near the door at the
opposite side of the barn. fired his car
bine at Booth. the ball striking at the
base of the fugitive's skull. He fell.
officers and men rushed in. dragged
him out and laid him on the grass in
front Of the barn. He was unconscious.
They then removed him to the porch
of Garrett's house, about 100 yards
away, and summoned doctor. Booth
died at o'clock, two hours after being
shot.
The body was wrapped in the blanket
of one of the troopers. tied to plank
by ropes, and taken by wagon back
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road turns to the left and then runs
south to Beantown and in this way
you can pass on to st. Peters Church
and to DR.. Mudd's.
The house of DR.. Mudd looks just a..
il did when Booth and Herold rode
up. a fence surrounds the lot in which
the house stands to separate II from
the open farm land on all sides
gravel path leading from the gate TO
the front door is overgrown with turf
DR.. Mudd, for his participation in the
matter of Booths flight, was sentenced
to life Imprisonment at Dry Tortugas.
but President johnson pardoned him in
1859 and he returned home and re-
entered upon the practice of medicine
among his old friends He died in
1888 and sleeps in the cemetery of ST
Mary's Church near Bryantown. HIS
widow survived until 1911, and she now
rests by his side.
Dr. Mudds son, whose name is also
Samuel A. lives in the old home with
his wife and a family of fine children
Miss Lucille and Miss Christine were at
home when the Rambler stopped in
and they were full of information
about their grandparents, An older
sister of Lucille and Christine attends
school at Surrattsville
the children were at the farm of a
relative when the Rambler made the
accompanying photograph. The life
of DIR. Mudd was written good many
years ago by his daughter Nettie, who
now lives in Baltimore.
The Pope's Creek line of railroad.
which was built about 1873, runs
through the Cox farm of Rich Hill and
o G. a
Col. Samuel Cox, who lived there when
Booth and Herold appeared. is dead
His adopted son Sam. who went 10
bring Jones over from Huckleberrx is
dead but his daughter lives. She is
Mrs. Chappalear. wife of the clerk of
the county of Charles.
Jones died a few years ago. HIS son
was blacksmith and operated shop
not far from the old home. but on
this trip the Rambler did not learn
what had become of him. Dent mea-
dow is still in possession of the Dent
family. Frank Rohey, who with Col
Cox pointed out the hiding place In
the pines, is dead, but his kin are lfv-
ing all through Charles county. Os-
wald Swann. who guided Booth and
HeroId to the Cox place and out OF
Zachia swamp. is dead, but his son
Ozie is choppinG pulp wood Tor con-
tractor named Beale.
The landscape has not changed much
in that part of the country. There
is more pineland than there used to
be, but this pine. being of value
for wood pulp, is being cleared away.
The Rambler on this trip missed see
ing two of his old friends-Dr. HURT
at Piscataway and DIR. Joseph Bland
ford, who lives on the ridge above
Piscataway creek. between Surratts-
vile and T. 3. Both of those gentle
men know a great many of the princl-
pals as well as the minor characters
in those chapters of the Lincoln
tragedy which directly concerned
southern Maryland.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
Sevres PorCeIains.

SIra HE manufacture of Sevres ware Is
one of the oldest and most char
acteristic arts of the French. The
Seyres potteries have long been under
the direct control and patronage of the
government. and are in receipt of an an
nual subsidy.
A royal porcelain factory was first
established at Vincennes in 1745, un-
der Louis XIV. and produced many
notable pieces of ware. particularly
bouquets. On one occasion. it Is re-
lated, his majesty was the victim of a
practical Joke. One of the exceedingly
lifelike bouquets having been placed
in his greenhouse by Madame de Pom
padour, the king, on his next visit to
the place, stopped and, in all good falth'
attempted to smell the rare exotic.
The factory was transferred from
vincennes to Sevres in 1856. since
which date it has sent forth works or
almost inestimable value. Porcelain
pastes, colored by metallic oxides. have
been compounded there which resist
the action of the most merry furnace;
and the enamels and glazes have
marvellous transparency and luster.
Almost every tint which can be i'm
parted to porcelain js here-white, tur-
ouoise, blue, all the greens, the deli
cate rose pink, which has received the
name of "Du Barry" and even scarlet.
one of the most difficult colors to re-
tain under the intense heat of the bak-
ing furnaces.
Sevres porcelain has always been an
expensive production. for the most
skilled artists have been employed in
it's manufacture Formerly the finest
pieces were made solely for royalty.
and were sold only by royal permits
sion. The prices paid in modern times
for some of these specimens have
steadily Increased until they have be-
come startling.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

FNlHE fiftieth anniversary of the
assassination of Abriham Lin
coin, which will fall Wednes-
4 day. April 14-the time of the
great tragedy having been Friday
night, April IA. 1S65-will revive mem
ories of a crime which profoundly
moved the nation, excited the people of
washington in an extreme degree and
peculiarly affected the people of that
part of Maryland which lies south of
Washington between the Potomac and
Patuxent rivers and the bay.
After four years of heartbreak. peace
or virtual peace had come-a relief to
the yanduished. as well as to the victor.
The north was in state of elation, the
south almost in a state of resignation.
At that moment of comparative calm
the central figure of the civil war pc
riod and a master character in the his
tory of all time was murdered in the
most sensational manner which a hare
Drained, vainglorious, yet talented ac-
tor could devise.
His crime removed a man whose sym
pathy and understanding were kindly
and broad enough to hold out helping
hand to the ruined millions of the
south, and that crime cast an evil
shadow over the beaten section and
gave to certain vengeful and unre-
lenting partisans of the north new
argument for hatred of the south
The murder, the chase of John Wilkes
Booth and David Herold. the efforts to
probe the assassination conspiracy, the
trial by military commission OF persons
CHARGED with completely IN the crime
and the quadruple hanging in the
Arsenal grounds were chapters IN
dark drama which touched at many
points a large number of people in the
District of Columbia and the counties
Of Prince George and Charles IN
Maryland. and to some extent the peo-
ple Of St Marys county and those In
the Virginia counties of King George
and Caroline.
The country to the south of WASH
sngton holds many landmarks Of the
flight of Booth and Herold- The flight
route Of these men led along Pennsyl-
vania avenue east of the Capitol. down
11th street across the Navy faro
bridge, through a part of Anacoet1a TO
Good Hope and then along what was
cslIed the old T. B. road by silver Hill.
Redd's Corner. Surrattsville, and 7. B.
TO the point where that road crosses
Mattawoman swamp.
Thence their way lay along the road
which leads by st. Peters Church to
the home of DR.. Samuel A. Mudd- Their
way then lay across Zachia swamp to
the farm of Samuel Cox. on whose place
in a thicket of pines they were con-
cealed for a week The route they fol-
lowed from DR.. Mudd's to the Cox farm
10 not traceable. They seem to have
lost their way and to have wandered
around until a colored man-Oswald.
or "Ozie" Swann-showed them the way
to the Cox place.
From the Cox pines. in which they
were fed by Thomas Jones who. during