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The Washington times., 1917-11-27
BUTCHERS CAMOUFLAG
WITH GOAT And HORSE

Our good friend camouheur again
Is In our midst. The wsli-known goat
has been camouaaged into lamb. Per-
haps for some months past our sun
day roast has been wen dressed goat
that formerly knew not Whatlit vas
to aspire to tables achieved By the
gentle lamb.
No less q person than Health odi-
cer William c. Woodward 10 author-
ity for this report, and he says horse
meat. a. well, has also attracted Mr..
lcamouneur's art, and q being sold
for beef
Goat meat Il = Dsrfectiy good sub
stitute for spring lamb. and 90 =
horse steak for beef. according 70 the
health foTIeer, provided Il is 20 ~
beled. But for the bateher 70 sen you
either under the guise Of fresh
spring lamb" or tender beef. d
against the health regulations
OfIicial notice II a. follows:
"The fraudulent sale OF goat meat
for lamb and mutton IL practically an
established fact in the District. and
the Health Department u pogtpcning
prosecution only In order that the seVi-
dence already IN hand may be re-en-
forced By laboratory findings"
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
OF Jurors !
FORMEANSDRAGS;
N[Y3ACGEPTED
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not get disintrrested jury among
them. The motion was oyerruled-
pepartrnent OF Justice Representa-
tive Ambrose, who - said to have
followed Means sor two years and
to have discovered that Means ae-
eeuted thousands OF dollars from the
German Captain Won Papen, reap
peared here today, silent and smiling
a. usual II was limited today 81
officials in a position to know that
Means trial may. be brief with SEN
aatioual Developments following
quickly on his, possiBle acquittal
Chaage 81 Tactics.
It Is known others than Means are
stiIi under ciJse sLrvefllance. and
would be invois4d In Developments
pursuant upon Mans acquIttai-
The defense evidenced . change Of
tactics today @nnn is followed the
states suit in rovnd-ng up experts 70
help prove Mea1e' innocence-of MUIR
.dering, the woman whose fortune he
Il said to have sdiss1pated while act
ing as her conf isntial adviser.
A cast Of the tree crotch .at lonely
BIackwelder SPRING. from which MS.
King - said By Means 70 have lfted
ths revolver and either accidentally
or Intentionally shot herself behind
the left ear has. heen made, and VIII
he introduced NJ the triad to refut
the states expefts who win testify
Il was physically impogsible for Mrs.
King 20 have gotten the revolver In
position 10 shoot berself as she was
shot
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
ARGENTINA IS NEARER
BREAK WITH GERMANY

BUENos AIRES, Nov. 2I-Argen.
tina is nearer today TO declaring ag-
sressiye war against Germany than
at any other. time, according to men,
bers OF Parliament, following the ac-
tion OF socialist members, who vio-
lated the common socialist doctrine
and voted in Parliament for rup-
ture with Germany.
Criticisms from socialists and neu-
trails of the course OF socialist mem
bers caused them to file their resig-
nations. which were refused.
There Is much dissatisfaction here
today over the fact that Count Won
Luxburg. former German minister to
Argentina, has been permitted to- re-
turn from the Island OF Martin Gar
cia to Buenos Aires. A demand had
been made that he either be interned
'r forced to quit the country.
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
WARN RUSS PEOPLE

STOCKHOLM. Nov. 2T.-That the
agents OF Germany are deeeivinE the
Russian people and giving false IN.
formation about conditions In Ger
many is the charge made by Socialist
newspapers reaching here from Ber-
lin.
Attempts are being made 20 con.
vince the Russian people that IN maxi
ing peace Germany Will observe the
right OF nations to shape their own
destiny. According TO the Volks Eel
tung. the German government will
not do anything OF the kind"
This paper declares that II peace
is made with Russia. Il will be peace
to Germany's liking, whether II Is for
the best interests Of Russia or not.
The Washington times., 1917-11-27

Volumes have been written and hours consumed IN talk
ing the subject of Seng and yet with the hope of recall
ing your minds things really valuable which you
have read heard am going to give the benefit Of
my reading and experience; in the form of outline,
together with extracts from the speeches and writings OF
eminent. authority on the subject of Salesmanship
Without giving the Of the authority in each
instances the quotations taken at random from the utter
ances and writings of Hugh Chalmers, Edgar A. RUSSELL
David Gibson, and the Proverbs of King Solomon
Your attention first directed to what most writers on
the subject consider the necessary steps in connection with
the making of SALE They NUMBER and whether
or not we recognize them being necessary they all
taken at time another either ngy in combination
during every sale.
l. The Preparation
2 The Approach
g. The Introduction to the Selling Story.
4 The Selling Story.
s. The Argument.
g. The Application.
The Climax.
Co-ncdental with these seven steps, must consider
the fundamental qualifications of the salesman Who is to
take the and think the best enumeration of these the
following Health Honesty, Ability Initiative, knowledge
of the Business Tact Sincerity Industry Open Mndedness
and Enthusiasm may not possess all ten OF these
qualifications but in proportion he has them, will he
ceed 1Neithers it necessary for to take all of the
seven steps separately distinctly in ORDER but just In
proportion his ability to do with complete understand
ing when and how each has been taken smoothly and firmly
will he be assured of the object most desired sale of the
prodHct
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
$4,000 russ
TROOPS QUIT
TRENCHESON
UKRANIELNE

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naIly answered or ignored Is as yet
undecided. s
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
wilson W|[LBAR
SUGAR FROM ANY
GOMB|NAHONMEN

steps to prevent dealers who have
violated the combination sale ordst
Of the Food AdminiBtraflon from gst-
ting additional supplies Of sugar from
he quantity now being received IN
Washington are TO Be taken ~ FED
sra1 Food Administrator ciarenes r.
Wilson. It was learned today.
Il Win be his policy, he declared
today. to keep this commodity from
che hands Of those who are eontin-
uinr violation Of the rule. foloWinE
q warning given last week
The Washington times., 1917-11-27

Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
FRENCH TROOPS POUR
THROUGH ALPINT PASSES
TO ROLL BACK TEUToNS

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
ITALY, Nov. 27.-French troops are
pouring through the Alpine passes
today. Relief is in sight for Italy.
Men and guns to roll back the
would-bs despoilers Of Venice are
passing In seemingly never-ending
streams through the century-chsnnel-
ed valleys and ravines.
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
ENJOYS TOLEAVEF
RUSSIA MAKES PEACE

COPENHAGEN. Nov. 2z.-R Russia
enters into separate peace negotia-
tions, the envoys Of the allied powers
at Petrograd win demand thsir. pass
ports, according to dispatch from
Haparanda-
The Washington times., 1917-11-27
From the Business Office VieSUpOint.
Selling the Product
BY L M. EARNEST.

Note-Ts Is the series Of from address de-
ved st the Kwsns Club Washington salesman who has made
good on the Of SELLING the Product" E. C ROGERS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16
TENTH OHIO WILL
SOON LEAVE FOR
CAMP SHERIDAN
Kansas Girl Travels 1000
Miles to Become Bride of
Officer-Service Flag
Suggested

Montgomery. September 15.-(Special.)
Private advices to Camp sheridan to-
night were that the Tenth Ohio infan-
try would entrain for the southern camp
early in the week and rnat it probably
will be 10 days before the Fifth infantry
will leave Work on the sites of the
two regiments is completed. When the
Tenth arrives it will be split up into ma.
chine gun battalions and will take UP
the new work without delay.
Mai. Gen. C. G. Treat issued orders
Saturday which provide for seven hours
and IS minutes of field drills each day.
First call win be sounded at O'Clock
and taps will be blown at 1890 at night.
All formations will be omitted on Sun
days and the afternoons of Wednesday
and Saturday
After travelling more than 1000 miles,
Miss Eva A. Smith of Topeka, Kan,
yesterday afternoon became the bride of
Capt. A C. Barten. Battery D. First
Ohio field artillery. Captain Bartell, ma
tive of Kansas, could not go to Miss
Smith, so she came to him.
Capt. r. L. Quiesser of Cleveland has
suggested to Alabama officers that his
service flag indica ting the number of men
given to the service by each family be
used in Alabama, and Governor Hender-
son took the matter under Amusement
Saturday. The flag is red with white
center and a blue star for each man en-
listed is placed within the white center.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16
S0n-in-Law of President
Has Narrow Escape on
Italian Battle Front

Paris, September 15-Francis B. Sayre,
President Wilson's son-in-law has just
returned here from trip to the Italian
front with other American and Brit
ish officials of the Y. M c. A. after hav-
ing escaped a siX-inch shell by 40 feet
The party was motoring up hill, along
the Isonzo valley September Z, and Aus
TRAN observers sighted them. Five shells
were fired by the Austrian batteries. be-
lieved to be composed of six-inch guns
The first two shells fell 400 feet beyond
the party. The next two were a few hun
dred feet short. The fifth burst within
40 feet of where the party stood All the
members of the group were covered with
dirt and pelted with the stones thrown
lip by the explosions.
Three days later, while they We're climb
ing a mountain in the Trentino, the aerial
tramway cables became tangled and the
party was left suspended over chasm for
la half hour.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16

Yesterday was a fine day for The Age
Herald tobacco fund.
Several excellent lists were sent in,
including one from Altoona with So con-
trib utors. H. L. Gruman wrote that it
took him only a few minutes to get up
the list.
w. B. White, division manager, and
eight statesmen for north Alabama of
the American Tobacco company, each
sent in a dollar. This will send S6 kits
to the soldier boys In France.
Albert s. Winch, In sending a dollar,
wrote:
Enclosed you will find 81 with my
best wishes for the fellows at the front,
as 1 know what it is to want smoke.
1T is one of the best of friends when
homesick and long way from home
IT'S sweet to be remembered
And a pleasant thing to find
That though you may be absent
You still are kept in mind.
Hoping the traveller and salesman will
do the same. with good luck
Each % cents contributed sends a Az
cent kit of smoking tobacco to an
American soldier in France.
Otis Cook of Talladega sends The Age
Herald an extract from a letter from
Roy Lamkin, a Clinton, KY, boy, who
is in the engineer corps, which shows
how the boys over there feel. Here is
what ne says:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16
Methodist Layman Would
Change Church Policies

Richmond. Va, September 15,-Frank
Talbot, prominent Methodist layman
of Virginia. said today that at the
coming Methodist conference In Lynch
burg, a memorial will be presented
urging radical changes in the policies
of church government.
The new organization would limit
the authority of the Episcopacy as to
term of office, and appointments. en-
large laity powers by representation
in the cabinet, limit tenure Of office of
bishops to terms of years, enact legis-
lation banning secret session and unit
rule.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16
Swedish Newspaper Says
Wilson Acts as Detective

Stockholm, September 1.-THE Stock
holm Dagblad, commenting on the swed-
ish-Argentinean revelations, says:
America has acted as detective and
has set a scene for the play, and then.
really ceased to be concerned as a part Of
her role as detective Actor America has
no right to interfere in the affair. 1t is
purely question between Argentina and
Germany and Sweden
Regarding the charge that the Swedish
foreign office broke its promise given in
1915 to cease forwarding kilograms, the
Dagblad says that NJ. Wallenberg, the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16
Regency Council Named
to Rule in Poland

Amsterdam September ia decree
published at Lublin and Warsaw on Sep
TENDER IL transfers the supreme authority
in Poland to regency council of three
members appointed by the monarchs Of
the occupation powers, says a Vienna
message today All the DEGREES of the
council must be countersigned by re-
sponsble premier. Tho legislative power
is to be exercised by the council
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16

former Swedish foreign minister, reso-
utely asserts the promise concerned tel
egrams only between the United States
and Sweden Thus, the newspaper ar
CUES, American and English insinuations
that information was sent regarding Gen
eral Pershing's transports are without
foundation.
The Dagens Nieheler says Admiral
Lindman, the present minister of foreign
affairs, cannot blame Baron Lowen, the
Swedish minister to Argentina, for hav-
ing followed methods regarding which
the foreign minister must accept RESPONSE
biity, and that the sacrifice of Secre-
tafy Eferloef of the foreign office con-
stitutes recognition of the evils of the
Swedish diplomatic system.
The best sand for glass manufacture
comes from Fontainbleu.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16

". L. Creel. Altoona ,,.,,..., IS
N. Jaffe. Altoona " 25
|C. S. Ellison. Altoona ...... .25
Louis Haon. Altoona ..,............. 70
e. Burns. Altoona . .25
Fl. E. Boyd, Altoona ................ IS
D. e. Townson, Altoona ............. .2o
r. v. Huff, Altoona ...... 25
Walker Hale. Altoona ............ rs
R w. Save Altoona ........ %
A McIlquham, Altoona .............. rs
T. r. Bynum. Altoona ............... .25
M E. Conry, Altoona ................. 20
B. J. Ashworth, Altoona ........... .25
S. A. Kelly, Altoona ................ %
Total to date .....................s 1929. sc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16

I'VE can't buy American tobacco,
cigarettes or anything else here, or when
we get to France either.
THE only thing I want from home will
be tobacco and cigarettes. Tell dad to
send me six cans of Tuxedo tobacco and
about 10 sacks of Bull Durham the first
of every month. The postage is so high
it is folly to send candy and such things.
Only the necessities should be sent
Think the postage rate is u cents per
pound"
Each 25-cent kit sent over contains:
Two packages Lucky Strike cigarettes
Three packages Bull Durham
One tin Tuxedo.
Seven packages cigarette papers.
One stamped postal card addressed tc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16

The best sand for glass manufacture
comes from Fontainbleu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-05

land; DR.. Sutherland OF Spokane: Ira
W. Beedle and c. II. Greenwood Of
Spokane, and G. B. Hurlbut Of New
ork.-Seattle wash. PostIntellig-
ence, August IS.
!, On Saturday evening Captain and
Mrs. Tooley entertained at a dinner
at the Pleasanton hotel for Mrs. Brad
ley, Mrs. Martin, Captain Martin. Cap
tain Schrader, Major Baker and Mrs
Baker. Pink sweet peas made al at
. tractive centerpiece.
! Mrs. Edward D. Tenney and Mr.
Vernon Tenney left for the East to-
day. They go to say aloha and good
+ luck to Miss Wilhelmina Tenney. who
] goes to- do relief work in a hospital
for blind soldiers in France.
! Mrs. Alexander G. Halves was
homecoming passenger from the is
! land of Hawaii, where she has been
! for the past two months. Taking her
motor with her she travelled all over
the Big Island.
! Mrs. Bonesteel, wife Of Capt Bone
steel. who has been stationed in Hilo
! for the past year, was an arrival yes
terday. as Capt. BonCsteel has been
assigned to Honolulu
= 4. =
New arrivals at the Pleasanton hotel
are Miss Mildred Patterson from
Jeeks. Arkansas, and Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Sterrick from San Francisco.
Mrs. A. W. T. Bottomley and her
son, with Miss Jordan, Sidney Jor-
dan and E. Jordan, were guests 70.
few days of Pacific Grove hotel.
! Miss Margaret Hind is in town the
guest of the Misses Ward for a day
as she left for a three months visit
to the East on today's steamer.
Mrs. Charles Rice and Mrs. c N.
V. Foster left for Kauai last evening
! Mr.. and Mrs. Rice were here for the
polo tournament.
Miss Belle Weight was an arrival
on yesterdays steamer from Hawaii,
where she was the guest Of the
Robert Kinds.
Mrs. Harry Won Holt left today for
the East with her daughter, Miss
Kathleen, who goes to enter an East.
ern school,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Wichman
left for a months tour of Hawaii to-
day, sailing on the Mauna Kea.
4 =.
Miss Stephanie Wichman was a de-
parting passenger today for the East,
where she will enter college.
! + \ =
Mrs A. 7. Campbell and ae- two
sons left for the mainland To-Day to
place her sons ip school.
! j & =
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. S. Williams were
arrivals from the Big Island on Tues
day morning.
! Mr.. and Mrs. v. Gedge arrived yes
terday from Hawaii.
! + = +
Miss Margaret Thurston left for the
mainland today.
- + + +
Mrs. E. Melanphy, with her two
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-05
TO PRECEDE BENEFIT

-, III fhEN E1JE bE.NGf Ii
Mrs. William 6. Irwin. who has pre-
sided at innumerabIe affairs OF inter
est in the last few months since go
ing to her Burlingame home for the
summer, will entertain this evening
at an enjoyable dinner party that
will assemble a group Of her neigh
;borhood friends.
z The dinner will precede ahe tab
leaux TO be given bya group OF the
smart set. and that arranged by Airs
Benjamin Guinness and Miss Helen
Croker will he a means of raising
funds for the Millicent Sutherland
ambulance and the babies in Belgium
No event OF the summer has IN
spired more Of genuine interest than
this evenings benefit affair. at which
not only the grown-ups, but mum
Der of the children OF Burlingame and
San Mateo will take part in the pro
gram. There will be stunning
patriotic tableaux posed by Mrs
Christian de Guigne as France. Mrs,
Bernard Ford as the Goddess OF Lib
erty. Miss Helen Keeney as Belgium
Miss Emily Pope as Russia and Miss
Arabella Schwerin as Japan. The
Pied Piper of Hamelin" will be a
striking effect, in which a number OF
the children Of the peninsula '.ill
take part Mrs. Ferdinand fhicifoV
will portray a Spanish dancer after a
painting by ZuIoaga. Miss Tanis
Guinness, daughter Of Mrs. Benjamin
Guinness, Will be posed as "Hcrr
and Miss Meraud Guinness and Lent
I'""i".. -''n - seen in a pretty tab
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-05

small children, were arrivals yester-
day from Hawaii. Mrs. Melanphys
mother, Mrs. A. F. Cooke, accompan-
led her
MISS STELLA HOoGS TO GIVE RE
CITAL AT LANIAKEA
Miss Stella Hoogs. who recently re-
turned from the mainland where she
has been studying for the past two
years, will present the following pro-
gram at a recital TO be given at La.
niakea, on Friday evening, September
J. for invited friends.
I.
Prelude, Lento Moderate ...... Bach
Papillons .......... ....... SChumann
H.,
The Eagle .,.....-.......Ma cDowell
He clasps the crag with hooked
hands; 49,.
Close to the sun in lonely lands;
Ring'd with the azure world he
stands
The wrinkled sea beneath him
crawls:
He watches from his mountain
walls
And like a thunderbolt he falls"
Barcarolle ........... Rubinstein
Polonaise, Opus Is. No 49,. Chopin
III.
Revere ................-. .Debussy
Polichinelle (Punch1 .RaChmaninoff
AWAITING ORDERS
Lieut.. John Parrot, who recently
completed the course at the reserve
officers training, camp at the Presi-
dio, passed a few days early in the
week at Del Monte, where a number
of his friends were gathered at the
time He is anticipating receiving
his orders for future station at any
moment, and meantime is at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
PARROT in San Mateo.-San Francisco
Chronicle, August &c.
+ I. +
THOMPSON-LYMAN WEDDING
At 4:30 o'clock this afternoon Mr..
Henry Lyman and Miss F. Thompson
are to be welded quietly at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Giffard, Nuu-
anu. Bishop Henry Bond Restarick
will perform the ceremony. Miss
Thompson was formerly teacher on
Kauai and the groom is a plantation
man on Hawaii. They will leave Sat
urday for Hilo, and will make their
home in Puma.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-05

Mrs. Raymond V. Morris, Mrs. Leslie
Moon. Mrs. E. S. Bogart. Nine. Ed
ward Scovel and Mrs. c. o. Richards,
S. F. Chronicle. August %.
= =
GOLF AND LUNCHEON
Mrs Henry F. Dutton, who has been
staying at Del Monte while her hus-
band is encamped with the Grizzlies.
was hostess at a pretty luncheon last
Tuesday at the Del Monte Country
Club. The luncheon followed a round
Of golf on the links, participated in
by Mrs. buttons guests, who included
Messrs and Mesdames Augustus Tay-
lor. E. C. Potter OF New York, Rich
ard McCreery.-S. F. Chronicle, Au-
gust e.
FROM AUSTRALIA
Nine. Nellie Melba and Lady Susan
FftZclarence will arrive in San Fran
cisco some time in October, accord
ing 10 word received here from Aus
tralia. On their return from San
Francisco a few months ago. Nine.
Melba and Lady Fitzclarence enjoyed
visit in the islands and we're law
ishly entertained During their visit
to San Francisco the distinguished
visitors were guests at the William
II. Croker home in Burlingame.-
San Francisco Chronicle August IS.
IN FRANCE
Mrs. Hancock Banning. one of the
prominent society matrons of Los An
geles. is planning to establish hos
pital in France at an early date. Mrs
Banning will rent a chateau which
she will equip and superintend. Both
of Mrs. Banning's sons, George and
Hancock, Jr., are serving with the
army in France. Her many friends
in San Francisco will be interested
to hear of the project-San Fran.
cisco Chronicle, August Il.
SERVICE BETROTHAL
One Of last weeks engagements
was that of Miss Clarissa Sydney
Mitchell and Capt Clarence Andrew
Mitchell, L. s.. A. Both are we'll
known here and popular in army cir.
cIes Capt. Mitchell is in the coast
artillery branch of the service, with
at ANV
date has been set for the wedding
s. F. Chronicle, August 26.
=
HERE AND THERE
Mrs Thomas Rees, wife of Colonel
Rees, who has been visiting in Wash
ington, will return to San Francisco
next week. During her absence Mrs.
Louis Chappelear has been chaperon-
ing the Misses Frances and Katherine
Rees at Fort Mason.-San Francisco
Chronicle, August IA.
+ j.
HOYT-PETERSON
Miss Helen Peterson became the
bride of Lieut. Shines T. Hoyt on Sun.
day afternoon. Miss Hoyt is the
daughter Of the late DR.. C. Peterson,
and is from a well-known and old
Honolulu family.
+
Charles B. Barnett of New York,
was a luncheon guest of NJ. L. Backus
at the Rainier Club Friday. Judge
James L. Coke of Honolulu was a
guest Of ]. E. Sheedy. Other guests
were DR.. A. ,Kohanowski OF Petro-
grad, Russia: E. Morrison of Port
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FAREWELL GATHERING

Mrs. William F. Eullam, wife of Ad.
miral Fullsm, was extensively enter.
tanned during her visit to Coronado
recently. Shortly before her return
to San: Francisco, Mrs. W. d. K. Glib
son was hostess at a delightful lunch.
con at the Hotel de Coronado in her
honor Among those invited to greet
Mrs. Fullam on this occasion were
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-11
Cheer Up Folks
Long Wait Ahead
THERE'S MORE IN THE KITCHEN

Long Wait Ahead He-Do you believe in love in a cottage?
 She-Decidedy not! He-How about love in palace? She-Oh, Jack, this is so sudden. He-Well, it won't be if we've got to wait until earn the palace.