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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
COUNTRY PROPERTY,

For sale. 10 acres. with hotel containing
30 rooms: large storchousc: both doing a
thriving business: right at courthouse and
not far from Richmond. Price. 100000
See quick.
Splendid farm containing 100 acres > miles
from the city: beautiful buildings. fenced
on" az tho most upto-'iatc stock farms
near the city: cheap 10 quick buyer.
-la acres. good s-foom dwelling and other
buildings. land In high state of cultiva-
ton. on!y few miles from the city on
Splendid farm OF 227 acres. only miles
from tho city; good house: good outbuid-
ings. 100 acres clear in !ine state OF cuitiva-
zion: Srppo1
l.5 acres good s.room house. splendid out.
buildings: land produces fine crops of
grain ana hay. and splendid for stock rails
Ing si5rcpo
For sale. splendid farm miles from the
city. containing lis acres acres clear.
IN high stat" "i cultivation: weil fenced.
has 4 S-roO'n hpuS" and usual outbuidings:
*"5"," 20 maze a quick sale.
i5s acres, good room house. splendid out.
one mile from railroad station: owner IL
willing to sacrifice at $4,000.
wn make speciality OF selling farms
therefore, We have something TO please
everybody. Give u a call.
l.. r. BRANCH
So EAST MAIN STREET.
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PROPERTY-For Jackson Ward property
call Randolph 5Ss. Is a. cephas.
SEVENTH ST.--For sale. detached. s-room
brick dwelling. seventh Street. near Clay.
Excellent repair. Price and terms right
Apply Charles r Ruehrinund Room IL.
so3 l2 East Main Street
SOUTH CAROLINA-I own but cannot en-
10y DO you dss,rs modem COUNTY h 1h,'
heat. water. sewerage rs rooms. including
bathroomsl. Nearly four acres of good
land. another good dwelling. outhuildinEs.
At Glenn Springs (hcalth rssor). on Appa-
laChian Highway High location. attrac-
tive views schools. churches. cultured com
,nunity. Price less than present cost OF re-
niacing dwelling. DoEgs. Glenn Springs.
THIRD ST.-South Third Street. Nonrcsi-
dent owner anxious TO sell. Elan &
Funstcn. llI3 East Main street.
WEST AVE. llit-iIouse. fine condition:
cheap: West Grace Street. Apply liH West
Avenue
WEST END-Modcrn 8-room dwelling. de-
tached. avenue in West End. Posses
sion September /. Elan Funston. lli3
East Main street
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HOMES-we have them on easy terms
walter Schaaf. 40 Central National ia
HOMES FOR SAIE-See us for some OF
the hest bargains in the city. Muhlcman
Il kayhoe. e forth Ninth Street
lIOMES-Wc have some new 6 and 7 room,
on Floyd. kensi'gton and Patterson Ave-
nues. Come in and let show them 10
You j: A Connolly x Co.
HOMES-Wc have some and rooms
on Floyd. Kcnsing ION and Patterson Ave-
nues. Come I'm and let show them TO
YOU. j. 4. Connolly & Co.
HOuSE-For sale. OF the most attractive
houses on the South Side on Porter Street
rooms: lovely lot: all modern convcn-
fences: very easy terms. Augustine Royal
Realty Co. Inc. Phone Madison aios-J
HULL. ST.. 32os-Five-room cottage. with
electric lights. etc. Apply liz East
Twelfth street Phone Randolph $3.50
IF II home In the city or in the suburbs
for. call to H. T.. Branch sag East
or an up-to-date farm you are looking
LEIGH ST. EAST-Thrcc. family house
rents for 81: only $500. Mr. Wilder.
Rivd. 2ai1W.
MARSHALL ST.. EAsT-At,ractivc house
for sale Seven rooms and bath. Call
GOOD COOK IS easy to get II you use a
want ad.
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WEST END HOMES FOR
SEPTEMBER /.

WEST END HOMES FOR
SEPTEM Der /.
Hanover Avenue t:po blocks rooms;
modern. 1880,
stuart Avenue 900 biock)-sroom: la
trohe: 5000.
Grove Avenue I2ioo block rooms. .
baths. oak floors: garage and servants
room. an exceptional buy at $1,000.
Hanover Avenues rooms " baths: modern;
and "a beautiful home at 1850,
Wn have new houses on colonial Avenue;
6-room and modern; $500.
Several on Kcnsngton Avenue and q
room. Very attractive at $3.50.
j A. CONNOLLY & CO.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Houses For Sale.

AAouSSS wi spNASs
M3nsHAti;; sT-Wes, MARSHALL stree.
tate. Eiam q Funston. ana Eas, Main
MAKsHAi.i. ST. wEsTI3we.t Marshall
bath: q BARGAIN. Phone Randoins $500.
MELRosE HElGHTs-on PetersbgrE pike.
9, loom 200 cottage: 40 feet s.ound Price
owner. Madison sssa.J.
:, NJ, Mon,srsy, Pa. loo feet sIcya,,on;, 70
10 station. ' i ro"ms s''i bat G toilets
screened. porchcs. electric lights. furnace.
open hres. abundant water, nne trees. ?
Barsain, l.. O. Box 81. Blue Ridge sum
nit. Pa
NEW fQnK . mansion. central New York, 3
~ large rooms. baths. . crates. steam.
Quick sale at half value as home. sana-
Carl Myers. FRANKFORT. y. Y.
NORTH RICHMOND home. new and mod
crn: ready for occupancy IN 30 days.
Main Street
NORTH RICHMOND.
=. 81 rooms CON s,uceo ho,'wa'er heat. Price.
GiNTER Park.
hsrd%ooi oo psyG ,o sS ' Terms Easy pain
suber6. Lot eosiso FREE. $1,000 Terms
easy. Exceptional buy.
T. F. SCHMIDT & co. INC.
Real Estate and Insurance.
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AUCTIONS-LEC4LS
Legal Notices.

BIDS FOR NORTH CAROLINA STATE
PRINTING. BINDING AND DIE
STAMPING.
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GOLD AND SiLVER-Why not trade in
your old discarded gold ana silver for
SOME Of our up-to-date ieweiry or silver
ware? C Lumsdcn Sons. 73l East Main
Street
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WESTIIA MPTON-New Groom house for
sale ! block OF car line. wcsthampton,
81 scae OF land. small cash payment
b+iancc in rent u 423. care Times Dispatch.
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WANTED. BLAcKBERRIEs AND
RAsPBERRIEs FOR THE MANI
FAcTURE OF sAuERs PURE
FLAvoRiNG EXTRACTS AND
FRUTTI PUNCH ADVISE By
TELEGRAPH OR TELEPHONE
HOW MANY you CAN FURNISH
AND AT WHAT PRICE. THE
c. F. sAuER CO. RICHMOND.
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IOUSENOLD GOODS-Wanted buy
household goods in any quantity. Phone
Randolph 1915
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HOUSE-Three rooms clubhouse. two acres.
$ll50: 30 acres house I rooms. barn, etc
$500 Terms. half cash. p. s. Lcake. Glen
Allen. Va.
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Lots For Sale.


ASTORIA l.. Five lots. 25Xlo0 each: all
city conrencnccs. one minute trolley. 40
minutes ride to beach improvements. Price.
nue.. New York.
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MARSHALL. ST.--west Marshall street
flats, brick and all rented. To close
tate" Eiam Funston. lll3 East Main
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dhAD al lness CLASSIFIED ada
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FOURTH ANE.-For sale. lot. 3oxi4o. on
northwest corner OF Fourth Avenue and
Magnolia Street. Highland Park. at SIS
Zoo
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BATTERY COURT-One OF the best lots
in Battery Court Addition. la feet from
Chamberlayne Avenue, $1,000. Phone Mad
leo I'll
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
OPPOSED OIL PIPE LINES
Transfers Defeated Proposition
Which Had Its Origin in Brain Of
Heman Jones, Pennsylvania.

II was an American, Heman Jones
idea of the construction of an oil pipe
line. 1t was to be of wood four inches
In diameter, but was not executed. A
year later, In 1852, bill was intro
duced into the legislature authorizing
a pipe line from Oil Greek to Kittan-
ming, Pa, (the state in which oil was
first discovered), but 1t got no further.
through the opposition of 1000 team
sters. In fact, for some years the
teamsters made impossible the sue
cess Of the pipe lines. They were do
Ing very well out of the existing meth
DDS Of transportation. earning $40 to
$50 day, and they viewed with vim
dictive disfavor the loss Of dollars
and weekly revelries. Both in 1863
and in 1855 the teamsters wrought
havoc on the two pipe lines construct
ed in those years. Eventually prog
ress gained the day, and many lines
We're laid, including one 102 miles long
In 1880. 1t was not, however. till John
d. Rockefeller and his associates took
the matter in hand, eliminating all the
old-fashioned methods of production
and transportation. that petroleum be-
gan to be the power and profit 1t is to-
day. In 1850 the United States pro-
duction of petroleum was $1,000 200
gallons. In 1917 II had risen to 49,
440.O00,0O gallons. Gasoline is still
the chief derivative. but fuel oil has
q great future.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
THIS CAT EXPERT ANGLER
English Writer Tells Of Feline That
Catches Fine Trout Without
Bait or Line.

Cats have a passion for fish and
will hover about a room plaintively
mewing long after the piscine sub
stance has gone and only the smell
is left; but it is not generally known
that they are expert anglers, says a
writer in the Family Journal Uon-
don). a Hampshire sportsman whose
garden 5ordered on a well-stocked
stream stated that his cat takes more
trout out of it than he does. All fish
love to baSk in the sun and. taking
advantage of this on fine summer
days, Mr.. Tom lies In ambush, con
cealed In the reedy grass bordering
some bright pebbly shallow. he needs
neither rod nor line; unlimited pa
thence is his whole stock in trade. Not
a move does he make, his quivering
tail merely rustling the slender bents
as II stirred with the gentlest south
ern breeze. Presently there is a
splash and founder, and fine, fat
trout, bursting with condition. comes
mapping up to the shallow for its
morning sun bath. For an instant
only 1t lies there contentedly gasping
In the soft, warm air, but In that In
slant the four-footed angler has
made his spring and fastened his
claws firmly In the fish's shimmering
back.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
ORIGIN OF CHRISTMAS CARD
u 10 Said to Have Sprung From
school Pieces" Of Middle Of
Nineteenth Century. o

The Christmas card Is the legitimate
descendant Of the school pieces" or
christmas pieces" which were popu-
lar from the beginning to the middle
Of the nineteenth century. These were
sheets Of writing paper. sometimes sur
rounded with those hideous and elab-
crate pen fourishes forming birds
scrolls. ETC.. 20 unnaturally dear to the
hearts Of writing masters. and some
times beaded with copper plate engrav-
1nGs. plain or colored. These were
used by schoolboys at the approach of
the holidays for carefully written let
tiers exploiting the progress they had
made In composition and chir0graphy.
Charity boys were large purchasers Of
these pieces. says one writer. and at
Christmas time used to take them
around their parish to show and at the
same time solicit Q trife.
The Christmas card proper had It's
tentative origin In 1854. Joseph Gun
dall. q London artist. claims to have
issued the first in that year. 1t was
printed In TYPOGRAPHY, colored by hand
and was Of the usual size Of lady's
card.
Not until 1852, however, did the Gus
tom obtain any foothold. Then expert
ments were made with cards Of the
size Of an ordinary carte de viste. in
scribed simply "A Merry Christmas"
and "A Happy New Year." After that
came to be added robins and holly
branches. embossed figures and land
scapes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
BELcIANs PROUD OF CITIES
In Their csntsrs Of Industry They See
Embedded the Glorious History
Of the Past.

Ne man shall say we love our land
less than q FrenchmRR loves France,
less than q Belgian loves his native
land. We have our holy cities. Win
chester and Canterbury. and hundred
more whose old names are dear to
speak Yet believe, writes Lon
donsr" In the London Evening News,
that the Belgian has 4 patriotism Of
the city. 81 the tswn, which we never
had.
The story Of that love for the city
il all the history Of Belgium. The his
tory Of the freedom ana the wealth
and the ancient arts vt Belgium Is
In the history Of Antwerp and Bruges,
Of Brussels and Client. and Louvain
and Ypres. 1t begins with the build
lag Of the town wall, with the market
that Crews up behind the shelter Of
walls and armed gates, with the rails
ing Of the tall belfry, the towns pride,
and the hanging Of the bells.
II you were tourist who could see
the glory Of old Flanders and Brabant,
you would look not at the cathedral or
the church, although Belgium has
many noble old churches. but at the
town hall and the belfry. The like of
them is not In any other country.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
WHY AVERAGE MAN WORKS
Labor May Be Its Own Reward, but
the Home 10 Thing That
Inspires Him.

The $40 Sausalito boat was disgorg-
ing Its crowd Of Marin county COM
muters in the morning. Said one
commuter to another, according to the
San Francisco Bulletin: I've timed
this crowd getting off the boats. 1t
takes more than twice as long to get
them off at the ferry, when they are
on their way to work, as 1t does to
land them at Sausalito at night, when
then are on their way home"
In spite Of sundry wholesome pre-
cepts about labor being its own re
ward, the fact 10 that we do not live
to work, but that we work to live. The
little brown house back In the man
zanita trees, with the porch lights
burning, the rush Of little feet, the
welcoming arms. the good dinner, the
books and the pipe-this is life. These
are the things eternal to which the
eager shutting feet are Fastening
They make and motivate the things
temporal toward which move the lag
gard footsteps Of the morning.
Joy In your work. OF course, but
the fact remains that you wouldn't
build those skyscrapers and string
those railroads around the world and
send big ships into far seas If It wasn't
for the "wife and kids"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
NEVER pElon TO EXPLAIN
japanese Have q Peculiar Philosophy
Which Westsrners Find Il Rather
Hard to Understand.

4 Philadelphia lady. now resident in
Japan. has written to friend In her
home city q letter which the Public
Ledger rsproducss in part. because it
u 80 hne in its reading from within
Of the japanese nation and nature"
Mrs. Nitobs says:
Il am hoping that the light may
soon dawn upon the uniformed mind
Of America in reference to the true
thought Of Japan.
1T Ia part of the Samurai training
not to explain. If you are wrong,
show that you acknowledge your err,
ror By changing your conduct. No
amount Of explanation can set the
wrong right. II you are right and your
accuser II mistaken, time win make
manifest the justice Of your cause
This Is the underlying thought Of this
particular teaching. It is. believe.
eften carried too far-certainly, It may
prove misleading to an impatient west
srnsr. and do not hesitate to say that
have ut times resented the situation
It has created.
"On the other hand, II Is impossible
to bare ones soul to the unsympathet-
tc or curi0usly minded.
Every man or woman of fine feel
Ing knows that, and the Japanese are
singularly sensitive to q sympathetic
or an unsympathetic. . coarse or an
understanding probing"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28

The first American institution for
the education Of the deaf and dumb
was founded In Hartford In 1917 by
DR.. Thomas 81. Gallaudet, who was
born In Philadelphia 1sl years ago.
He was educated at Yale and at
Andover Theological seminary. and
II was his intention to enter the min
istry. Before leaving Andover. how
ever, he had decided to devote his
life to the instruction Of deaf mutes
for whom no provision had been made
anywhere In America. He remained
at the head of the Hartford institu.
ton from 1917 until 1880, when Ill
health forced his retirement. The
frst systematic attempt to instruct
the deaf and dumb In Europe was
made in 1870 by Pedro de Ponce.
Benedictine monk Of Spain. The first
British institution Of this kind was
opened In Edinburgh In Its.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
TUESDAY, JANUARY 70, 1910

Those Republican members of the
Senate Steering Committee who as
signed to Burlington County the as
sistant secretaryship of the. Senate,
which Senator Wells did not want,
and refused to give him three or four
pages and doorkeepers, which he
asked for instead, may have occa-
sion in the future to regret their
attempt to discipline him because ne
interfered with their plans. Sena-
tor Wells has just been reelected
for another term of three years; he
is a man of ability, force and charac-
ter, and has a large personal follow
ing. It is long lane that has no
turn, and in New Jersey politics the
unexpected is frequently happening.
fractional squabbles in either party on
the eve of an important state cleo
ton show a weakness in leadership
Trenton Times
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28

Collectors Of rare books and manu-
scripts were very much interested in
the announcement that a first edition
Of Shakespeare's works. published In
1928. was sold at auction In London
few weeks ago for 1.100 pounds ster-
ling. The volume 10 said to be In ex-
csllent condition, though the binding 10
considerably worn.
This costly book has increased In
price BY bounds. At the beginning Of
the eighteenth century the volume was
bought for ave pounds from a book
dealer. In 1900 1t was valued at fifty
pounds. and In the year 1890 $40
pounds was paid for Ii. This was
record price until 1890, when Its value
again increased. The indications are
that with the years the price Of 1,150
pounds will again be advanced, as the
value Of the volume viii be more and
more enhanced ~ time passes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
Mark Twain. roas. to ~sables.-

Responding to the toast of Babies
at the memorial Chicago banquet in
honor Of General Grant in 1879, Mark
Twain concluded with a sentence that
set the gathering in an uproar. In his
inimitable drawing voice he said:
I'm his cradle, somewhere under the
flag, the future illustrious commander
in-chief of the American armies is so
little burdened with his approaching
grandeurs and responsibilities as to
be giving his whole strategic mind, at
this moment, to trying to find some
way to get his own big toe into his
mouth, an achievement which (mean-
ing no disrespect) the illustrious guest
Of this evening also turned his atten-
ton to some fifty-six years age. And
If the child Is but the father Of the
man there are mighty few who will
doubt that he succeeded
At that conclusion the audience
broke into cheers and roars of laugh
ter in which even the reserved Grant
joined.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
NOTICE.
ESTATE OF HENRY j. TRICK

been made by the Surrogate of the County
of Burlington, bearing date on the Six
teenth day of January. A. ID. 1919, upon the
application of J. Ellis Trick and Henry p.
Thorn the subscribers, requiring the
creditors of Henry j. Trick, deceased, to
bring in their claims against the estate of
said dec dent, under oath or affirmation on
or before October is. 1919, or they will be de.
barred of any action therefor against the
said executors.
j. ELLIS TRICK
HENRY p. THORN
GEORGE NJ. HILLMAN Executors
Proctor
January 10, l9l9-325-l9
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE
ESTATE OF GEORGE W. BoREL. JR.

Notice is hereby given that an order has
been made by the Surrogate of the County
of Burlington, bearing date on the Seventh
day of December, A. ID. 1918, upon the appli-
cation OF Mount Holly Safe Deposit and
Trust Company the subscribers, requiring
the creditors of George W. Borel, Jr., de-
ceased to bring in their claims against the
estate of said decedent, under oath or affir-
nation, on or before September 7, 1919, or
theywill be debarred OF any action therefor
against the said administrator
MOUNT HOLLY SAFE DEPOSIT and
TRUST COMPANY,
Administrator
Dec. 7, 1924, IL
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28

An imposing cemetery was opened
in q young and thriving town In the
Middle West. The mayor, who had
charge Of the laying out. Of the
grounds. was puzzled for an appro-
pirate inscription to be placed over
the gate. Riding along in his car one
day he was cogitating ever different
holy texts, which were not entirely
satisfaetery; 30 he explained his diff
Aculty to his chauffeur, an intensely
practical man. Without hesitation the
chauffeur suggested:
1--WE have come to stay."-Harper's
Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
Sad nIow "a Pride.

"Mr. and Mrs. Whittier put on a great
many airs since they have returned
from Europe"
Eyes. they do, but while they were
away several people mistook the care
taker and his wife for Mr.. and Mrs.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Citizen.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
Choice Of Voices.

Edith-Mr. Boreleigh? Oh. deari
I'll have Ninette tell him I'm out.
Alics-Won't the still. small voice
reproach your
Edith-Maybs. but I'd much rather
hear the still. small voice than Mr..
Observation-Disclosures Evening Tran
script.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
Proper Acknowledgment.

.'You are what they call self-made
man."
mo" replied Mr.. Dustin Stax; "my
wife and family helped with advice
and encouragement. I'm not self-made.
Tn homemade"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
The aisht Man.

.Thsy say Miss Highstrung La going
to marry an army omcer."
sWell, l should think that q man
who makes q business Of war might
be able to get along with her."-Bos-
ton Evening Transcript
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28

New Telephone Toll Rates
Effective January FL, 1919

General
points
effective 1901 January 81
S
the air line distance points and computed
specify particular
STATION "raesa charged
particular person
PERSON TO PERSON charged As this
TO STATION minimum PERSON PERSON.
involving
made usually STATION
STATION 81 f calls
b25c
basis where
established
will REPORT CHARGE"
fourth of the STATION TO STATION REPORT
REPORT is completed
exasr1s TX szAasa@Ns8sgs
between and 4:so
half the STATION TO STATION day
STATION
90"
STATION TO STATION"
the called telephone When the number not known and telephone
called telephone distant point the and address the called subscriber
TO
STATION
THE DELAWARE AND ATLANTIC
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE co.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28

Yeast-Don't you think your wife
has got q wonderful voicef
Crimsonbeak-Yes. It's wonderful
It hasn't given out before this.-
Tonkers Statesman.