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The Washington times., 1922-10-08

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Nine. Matzenauer had -
party that morning in IT,
Guiding her accompanist,
Frank La Forge, and the
manager of her concert
tour.
They were busy among
themselves, going into
raptures over the natural
beauties of the drive the purple Pacific and the weird
and fantastic fringe of Monterey cypress that is pecu
liar to the coast at this point one Of the cylinders
had been missing in the motor they would have noticed
it more than they apparently did me.
1t was not until after many other things had hap
pened that Nine Matzenauer told me she said to her.
self that morning:
THAT Ia the man."
It was hard for me to believe when she told me,
and find myself doubtingit it even now.
II it love at first sight" on her part 1t certainly
wasn't on my part For me she was simply passen-
ger in the automobile-and had had hundreds Of
them.
How much she was in love with me at that time
don't know. Whether she had already made up her
mind to marry me can't tell
But If her letters to be taken at face value she
certainly came to love pretty thoroughly-as the
following extract from letter would indicate:
February 18th.
My Beloved;
you, in your arms take my last breath with your
eyes upon me and your lips mine!
think it was the next morning that the chief at
The garage told me had nothing else to do for the
week but to drive the big touring for Nine Matte
nauer, There was nothing unusual about that II
guest at the hotel wanted private for few days
1t was our business to provide 1t.
Then followed series Of daily drives over the
famous roads of Central California. We visited the
Carmel Mission, Pebble Beach Lodge, Point Lobos,
Highland Inn, Del Monte Rock and drove through Del
Monte Forest over the Scenic Boulevard. Nine. Mat
zenauers friends were not fond of driving she
was and sometimes went alone. Then she sat in
the front seat, and told her Of the history of
Monterey and the early Spanish families there. But
our conversation never turned to any intimate sub
jects and as far as knew merely the driver of
the car.
The first time heard Nine Matzenauer sing was
at the Stanford University. We had driven up from
Del Monte to San Jose visiting the Lick Observatory,
on Mount Hamilton route. On the afternoon be-
fore the concert she handed ticket for Of the
best seats, and said she hoped would 90.
went, and was duly impressed. for of course, an
opera singer at her hest before the public just where
some OF us are at our very worst
The following morning she asked me how hkcd
her voice did my best to express my admiration,
although admitted that part Of her programme was
The Washington times., 1922-10-08

beyond me- undoubtedly because of my~MnM
lack Of musical education
She asked me also how she looked on
the stage. Never forget that important
question with woman matter how great artistic
she may be. In my position of driver ] could not
how my opinion of any great Importance but
could say truthfully enough that was very much
impressed
We drove to San Francisco The motor didn't
get much rest In those days, We were always driv-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-10-05
Odd Designs Suggested.

Another suggester sought distinction
In shape to meet the difficulty in dis
tinguishing present issues by having
one denomination at least made In the
shape of a rainbow, with care that
all colors be reproduced in their ex-
act shade. Postal employees have been
unable to determine whether another
suggestion for a stamp depicting a
hivver with an eagle rampant upon
the radiator was made seriously or
was meant to merely add another
Joke to the list. They are all posi-
tive, however, that the suggestion for
love stamp" was made in all sin
certify, because the author of that sug.
gestion went into considerable detail
to explain his Cor herr idea. The de-
sign of this particular stamp was left
to the best judgment of postal officials.
but the idea was to protect 'tender
missives of love" from rough handling
and dissertation by the carriers and to
insure their passage "tenderly through
the mails"
Mourning stamps. printed in black
INK, TO be affixed to death notices and
letters of sympathy is another sug-
sestion coming from more than one
source. A delayed Christmas stamp"
is another suggestion. Under this idea
Christmas packages could be mailed
at any time during the year and held
in storage at the post office until Kris
kringle again walks throughout the
land. Present storage facilities, how
ever. would make this plan unwork-
able.
The number of Inventors" with
weird improvements for the postal
service is really amazing. Each
change of administration and the ar
rival of each new postmaster general
is signal for the return of inventors
whose inventions were declined by
previous administrations and who hope
the new official win reverse the de-
cision OF his predecessor
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-10-05

For Sale-Light Ford truck. In
ternational Garage, opposite Cream
cry iuly20tf
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Apples For Sale-Pick them your
self and furnish sack. Use sack.
Jas. A. Welch. If
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hodaks, cameras photo supplies,
printing and developing, Simonds
Drug Store.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-10-05
POST OFFICES ARE
BECOMING FEWER
YEARLY DECREASE SINCE 1901
EXPERIENCED BY EXTENSION
OF RURAL ROUTES.
IDEAS FOR THE NEW STAMPS
Suggestions, Practical, Fantastic and
Ridiculous, Are Being Sent In to the
Department From All Parts of the
Country.
BY JAMES p. HoRNAnAY

Washington.-Tha there has been
gradual decrease in the number of
post offices in the United States is re-
vealed in statistics compiled bv tbe
Post Office department. Latest figures
Tor the fiscal year ending July /, 1922.
give total Of 51,947 post offices in
the states and territories of the conn
try as compared with 52.16S for the
hscal year ending July l, 1921. and
oz,63S for the fiscal year ending July
i, 1920. The records show that the
decrease in the total nmber Of most
Offices began 81 years ago and has
continued steadily. The year 1901
saw the greatest number of post Of
hces, when there were 76,945. Begin
ning with 1902 a decline started, the
number of post offices falling off
conseeutively at an average of 235
per year, until 1922, when the total
showed 51,947.
The smallest number of most Offices
In the history of the department was
during the first year of the establish
ment of postal service. 1t was the
year 1889, and there were exactly 70.
After 1901, when the territory of the
United States began to expand west
ward, the demands for postal service
and for new post offices became so
urgent that during the first half cen
fury of 1SO0-1900 the number of post
offices practically doubled every ten
years. During the last 80 years of
1SOO-19OO the increase every ten wears
continued steadily at smaller rate
until 1901, when the pinnacle was
reached.
Due to Rural Route Extension.
Postal authorities attribute the
gradual decline in the number of post
offices since 1901 to the extension of
rural routes throughout the country
districts, which made it unnecessary
to maintain many of the smaller Of
fees.
The proposal to change the design
on stamps of certain denominations
has brought an influx of suggestions
to the Post Office department. Every
oHe mas an luea Whlch he or she thinks
should be reproduced on the new
stamps. Many Of the suggestions are
well taken, and possibly may influ-
ence the decision as to the various
designs. Others, however range from
the ridiculous to the purposely face
tious. The suggestions also range from
portraits of prominent men in history
to views of famous American scenery
and to patriotic symbols.
While Babe Ruth and Charlie Chan
lin and other stars of the baseball /
and movie worlds are not receiving a
majority vote in the suggestions, they
are not entirely neglected by persons
who would like to see their favorite
nero immortalized on postage stamp.
Among the suggestions for prominent
men by far the largest number are
coming in for Theodore Roosevelt.
With Abraham Lincoln and General
Grant next. Others suggest Niagara
Falls, Fanueil hall, Mount Shasta, yell
owstone park. Washington cross
ng the Delaware. signing the Declar-
'tion of Independence, the petrified
crest of Colorado, and so on.
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Ia FERIA
SOL 103. ESQUINA A TAvCA
CAFE RESTAURANT

servicio a la carta. Precios, nun
ca visto. 10 nneior Go San Juan.
Haga una vista y Sc convencer&.
Pr0pistario: M6ximo APOMTE.
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lInpOrtantGs asambleaS dgrICO-
las en- ArgcibO y Aguadilla

sole me he rctirado de los negocios, sinoN
cue he eatrado en- mi mismo. Aqui pue
do extender mis- miradas por Ia soiedad,
Y caminar con verdadera satisfaction
de espiritu, por los silenciosos senderos
de la vida privada. No envido made;
estoy decidido llevarme bien con todo
el mundo, y en- esta disposition de ami
mo, descendcre sravemente por ell rio de
Ia vida. hasta dormir en- la tumba de
mis-. padres
El sr. Andres Oliver, de Arecibo, OBJ
sequ.6 a la Comision visitadora con I'M
almuerzo en- el, Hotel ''Las Baleares''.
En- Aguadilla, fusron oradores del
dia los sefiores Comisionado de Agri-
ou,tsira y Trabajo y Ernest B. Thomas,
a1rienao el acto Ell selor Comisionado
Municipal de Servicio Publico, Hon. Ra
mon Afiesas, y cerrando el misrno el
Hon. Thomas Bryan, Juez de la Corts
de Distrito de aquel Distrito Judicial,
Terminada la Asamblea el senior Co
misionado Municipal de Servicio Publ
CO, obseqpi6 los visitantes con un re-
fresco en- la nueva casa Acadia, de
aQue.la ciudad.
En- ambas asambleas Ell entusiasmo y
sl interes demostrado por los agriculto-
reg concun-rentes elias, Ell crecido
nimero de estos, han sido en- extreme
satisfactorios assguran ell exito del
movimiento que Sc ha iniciado en- los
dos distritos hasta ahora visitados.
FL distrito de Aguadilia es Ell que
hasta ahora tiene mas Ligas constituf-
das, flatandole tan solo dos municipios
para estar totalmente organizado. y da
do ell hecho de que en- otros distritos
los nunicipios con rapidez, Sc espera
que en- 81 transcurso de un mes, exista
! nna liga en- todos los municipios de la
isIa.
FL Departamepto esta muy agrade-
ciGo a todos los sefiores que han coope
rado al 6xito de estos dos actos. y es-
pecialmente aquellos caballeros que,
siendo extranos al Departamento, han
dado su 6ecidido apoyo al movimiento
y concurrido : dichas asamblsas. toman
do parte en- elias.
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(Del Departamento de Agriculture
Trabajo).

q
Ell 10 del corriente Sc llev6 efecto
en Ia ciudad de Arecibo la asamblea de
agricultors que Sc habia anunciado, v
Ell domingo 20 two efecto la de Aqua
dilla.
En- ambas asambleas hubo una concu-
rrencia numerosa de agricultores de los
distritos senatoriales de que son CAPT
taliGades las mencionadas ciudades.
En- Arecibo, hizo la presentation de
los oradores ell senior Comisionado Mu-
pzcipal de Servicio P1blico. Hon. Ma
nuel Ledesma, v consumieron turnos los
siguientss caballeros: Senador Francis
co susoni, el Comisionado de Agricul-
tura y Trabajo, sr. Feliu, sl senor E.
B. Thomas, Gerente del Banco Fede-
raj vel -Comisionado de Agricultu-
ra Trabajo, sr. Gambia C6rdova. Ce-
rr6 el acto el Hon. Felix Santoni, Re
presentante la Camara
E, sr. ssntoni, al terminar sus muy
atinadas tobservacioncs, di6N lectura a
una carta dirigida por Washington al
gobernador Klinton, a Lafayetts. al ge
neral Knox y a otros amigos sIyos, la
cual Sc transcribe como sigue:
El drama ha llegado a su fin. !.
Ia vEspera dc noche buena, han visto
sntrar las puertas de esta casa, q un
honabre con aueve afios. mas que cuan
70 ssl6 de ella, Empiezo sentirme a
r is aDchas y exento de todo cuidado pu
hl'co; pero me .cEesta aigln trabajo des
nrcnde-lne del habito que habia con-
tTsoo ds pensar cada dia en- 10 que
.esi crs hacer al sigUiente; v despu5s
re roTar n1uchas cosas por mi cabeza,
re l'e-f0 no sin sorpresa, que no soy
" III hon1Ero pdblico, que NADIA ten
go cue yer con los asuntos pdbicos.. !.
Espero pasar ell resto de mis- dias en-
cri5ivar la amistad de los honnbres de
hien, y en- practicar las virtude5 domes-
ticas. -. La vida del agricultor es Ia
mas deliciosa de todas las vidas, honro-
ga, entretenida, y entcndiendola bien,
provechosa por muchos conceptos. . No
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ALCAZAR
Luna 38. Frente al Municipio.
Nuevo Hotel Modernamente equipa.
do. Cocina criolla. Habitaciones fres-
:as. Buen Trato. Precios de situa-
ci6n. Sc admiten abonados.
Frncisco RIvEBA.
Tel6fons 1919 Propietarie.
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Av1so A Los AGR1oU1TokHs

Tengo en- existencia para Ia sest
seniilla de tabaee en- grano rnuy ysips
rior. sereccionada precio convenie,
te. 81 interesa solicise a la casa g q
cial de Clemente Pereda, calle Aisn
No. IL. Bsx Z, Juncos, p. R. Advt.
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GoBIERNoS MUNICIPAL DE San
JUAN, P. R.
DEPARTAMENTo DE
ESCUELA TECNICO !, INDUSTRIAL
"BALDORIOTY DE CASTRO"
CLASSES NoCTURNAS
CURSE ngcoLAR DE 1922 A 1928
AvIso DE MATRIcULA

La matricula para las classes noctur-
mas en- la Escue,a Tecnico- Industrial
: 'Baldorioty 0e Castro, secciones dc
Mecanica; Dibujo Mecanico Y ArQui-
tect0nioo; Plonerfa; Electricidad. y
Linotipia, Sc Ievara efscto en- la Oh
Gina del Director de dicha Escusla, los
dias "a (jueves) y % (viernes) desde
Las 7-30 las $50 P. M.
Seran inscritos les alumnos del aao
anterior y los que deseen ampitar esta-
dios de las materias mencionadas.
San Juan P. r., agosto 10 de 1922.
j. GONZALEZ GINoRIo,
Comisionado Municipal de instruction
Flblica
8 IL L.sr Advt.
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AguJas "singer'' Dobls Pespnnts y
Cadeneta $500 millar. Aguias "Ori-
ginal Express y 90 $4,000 millar
Remitense por 9. o. D. Tho Import
Needle Co.. P. .. Box 456, san Juan,
Puerto Rice. Advt.
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HOIELE.S
Ell VESUBIO

Participo mi numeroea clientela
que nuevamente me encuentro Al
frente de este acreditado Restaurant
donde encontrar&n un esmerado SER
vicio la carta.
Sc adniten abonados y nuaea fal-
tan los sabrosos spaguetti.
Vicente RINALDI.
Allen 20. San Juan. Telefono 0es.
HOTEL WASHINGTON
PRINCEsA No. 2
SAN JUAN, p. B.
CON 1S HAB1TAcIoNEs FREscAs
Y COMODAS
Sc ADMITEN ABONADOS A PRE-
CLOS MODICOS
TELEFoNo No. 937 Propietario:
Juan Reyes Comes.
The Dolores star., 1922-10-20
DO YOUR BIT

Nov is the season for parties of
company. for weekend guests,
and for excursions to pay protracted
visits to country cousins. And you
Will find that IL is NOT always the
cleverest and wittieSt person. the girl
who talks best or the man who dances
most perfectly, the one who tells the
funniest story or plays the best rag
time, who Is the most welcome guest
or who IS urged again and again to
come back.
1t is the guest who does his part
and little more who Is always popu-
lar with the members of the house
hold upon whom devo!ves the task of
running the house. And eventually
1t Is the one who never shirks who
wins popularity for himself or herself.
In these days when one can never
count on steady servants as we could
once there is always, the possibility
that guests will have to turn to and
help wash the dishes
81 am not going to turn in and do
the work Of n kitchen maid" grumbles
the guest when the hotel help have
all just walked out 81 didn't come
here to work and I'm not going to-
But that isn't the question. You
wouldn't be doing the work Of some
striking kitchen worker. You would
The Dolores star., 1922-10-20
IN n.1 BRGHE EFRESRE ADDS new DELIGHT TO OLD DHPERES
w VGlRaD PUTNAM YOU wish
MALE SHOPPERS ARE "WISE'
City Grocery Clerk Denies It Is Easier
to Make Sales to Men Than
to Women.

whoever says that 1t is easier to
sell groceries to men than to women
Is not acquainted with the facts" said
a grocery clerk the other day. 1--WE
seen cartoons In the papers of hus-
bands bringing home cleansing powder
instead of rat poison and forgetting
half Of their wives orders, but I've
never seen 1t In real life.
Men are hard customers. I think
they read more about the cost of foods,
particularly advertising. than women.
They seem to know the different
brands better. at any rate. I've often
substituted brands for housewife,
only to be refused by her husband
when I tried it again. I'd rather at
tempt to talk a woman into buying a
new brand Of canned pehs, for exam
pie, than to face her husband with the
same sales talk. The male shoppers
know too much about food-perhaps
because they do most of the'eating."-
New York Sun.
The Dolores star., 1922-10-20
HAD JUST BEEN GOING ALONG
Ebenezer's Explanation Surely Should
Have Carried Weight, Under
the Circumstances.

Ebenezer Washington was up before
the city recorder for being drunk.
The judge looked at him for mo-
ment and said: you have been up
here twice for being drunk. Ebenezer,
and, seeing you are an old man, am
going to let you off with fine of So.
Now, see that you don't come here
again. It's the road, if you do"
The old negro thanked him and
walked out Of the court room.
The next morning Ebenezer was up
in court again for being drunk. His
case was called. The judge looked at
him reprovingly and remarked:
"Ebenezer, told you not to come up
here again and here you are. Have
you anything to say?"
The old negro looked up and replied ::
mo, sab, jedge, only dat dis am de
same drunk. nk.'-Judge.
The Dolores star., 1922-10-20
OTHERWISE HE is PERFECT
Only One Little Thing Leaves Blot
on Character Of tho ideal
Neighbor

He is Just old enough to suit the
husbands and young enough to suit tho
wives. He has money enough to do.
everything the neighbors want to do,
but not enough to make any Of them
envious.
He is busy enough to be an example
to the lazy husbands and leisurely
enough to make a good companion for
them. He can lend any kind of auto
mobile or garden tool can play chess,
checkers, cribbage, bridge, pinochle,
poker, golf, tennis and rogue. He can
dance, swim, and ride; he likes to fish
and knows just where to go for bait,
canned or bottled. He can change .
tire and start an unstartabIe car.
He admire's cverybody's children
and everybody's house lawn, pictures,
books, cars, dogs and putters. He IL
the ideal neighbor. There is only ona
disagreeable thing about him. Nobody
likes him.-Life.
The Dolores star., 1922-10-20

Mrs. Fox Picked VI the Broom.
K around, just like n stone. all the
e rolling
3Ir. Fox scratched his head as he
bt out Of the house "She is deep
hker," he said. Il am half afraid
babe n mistake In selecting such II
brit wife
bver the hin trotted Mr.. Fox, and
bemberlng his wlfe's warning not
run about, he found n place to
near poultry house and fixed
self to wait for the hens and ducks
fome out early in the morning.
ut long before 1t was the least bit
i Mr.. Fox had left. He was hid
right on the top OF steep hill
when something awakened Mr..
he jumped out of his house with
a warning bark and went straight
the poultry house.
he first thing Mr.. Fox knew he
Mr. Dog in the moonlight almost
to where he was hiding. He did
stop to hear him bark. Up he
ped and turned to run. but some
his foot caught in vine and
he went rolling ana rolling down
hill, all the way to the bottom.
ow 1t happened that this hill was
Of burrs, and us Mr.. Fox rolled he
pered the prickly round things on
thick fur; so by the time he
The Dolores star., 1922-10-20
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
"PIk Err"

TN ENGLISH slang "piker"
Is tramp or vngrant, and
Borrow, in his "Word-book of
the English Gypsy Language"
states: "rhe people called in
acts Of parliament sturdy beg
gars' and migrants" we're, in
the old cant language abraham
men and, in the modern,
"Pikers."
BY referring to piers Plow-
man. we find that the word Is
by no means modern, for one of
the quatralns Of this old piece
reads:
l have a horne, and be hayward.
And liggen a nyghtes
And keep my Corne and my croft
From Pykers and Thieves.
From this evidence, ii is prob
able that the word was brought
over to this country by some Of
the English settlers, and gained
new Impetus here by reason of
the fact that the Eame Pike was
applied in California in the
early sos to The migratory
Southern poor whites, many of
whom came from Pike county, in
Missouri.
"pikc," says Nordhon. in his
book on California, "in the
California sense of the word is
the wandering. gypsy-like poor
Southern white. This person
often lives with his family in
wagon. lie rarely follows any
steady industry. He is frequent
ly Squatter ON other peoples
lands. lie will not work rcgu-
larry. but moves from place to
place rs the humOr seiZcs him"
The coast definition of
"pikcr." coupled with the orisI-
nal English meaning. WAS doubt
less responsible for the adoption
of the term in racetrack slang
as lne pVHlNHIcit VI SUNNI oHe
who bets only small amounts, n
EIan who plays safe and is
afraid To take chance. From
the racc-track. TIE term was
adopted by Wall street, an
finally found its way into the
colloQuial language 4 the ma
ton as whole-thorgh 1t has
never been sanctioned by the
best of usage.
90 by the Wheeler syndicate. inc.J
The Dolores star., 1922-10-20
~ FALLS DOWN HILL

rms FOX told her husband that
u be was too busy running about
ho good hunter. "You run from
Mace to another all night" said
I Fox "why don't You stay Mt
|. farm and watch for n chance to
our breakfast? Remember. Rey-
"a n rolling stone gathers no moss"
B.WhatY questioned her husband,
"a did not know nt all what she
kant. ID, w.
rer stay in one place long enough
cot anything" said Mrs. Fox. "A
mo rolling and rolling never gets
lss on it, don't you see2"
jy.e.s" said Mr.. Fox. doubtfully,
!, M can't get in where the poultry
II one farm, what is the use of stay
there? Why not try anotherf'
stoy in one place and watch for n
,pce TO get something" said Mrs.
"You spend all your time run
The Dolores star., 1922-10-20
E||!||k|IB24ER{|ISytEI(95{Y E|lRI

reached the foot of the hill he looked
IKE huge monster instead Of tho
.,l'i' MI Fox who lad left the wood
that evening.
ne u'int know thing about this
until he reached the path leading tn
ms nome and met some of the wood.
fo'k that had also been out LuntIng
Just coming home.
oh' screamed Mr.. Coon, who was
'he hrst to see Mr.. Fox.
Mr.. Possum looked. "Oh," he cried
ana ran, and so did all the others
frightened out of their wits by tho
strange looking creature they saw,
Nhat Is the matter with Them ="
thought Mr.. Fox. hurrylng home brt
Mheh ne opened the door and Mrs
FOX gave n scream he knew something
must he the matter with him. "Nyhnt
Is itt' he asked.
IL was fortunate thing he smoke
Tor Mrs. Fox picked M the broom
stick to drive out the monster she
saw coming in her house.
Il must have got them rolling down
the hill.' said Mr.. Fox ms Mrs. Fox
picked off the burrs My dear. your
saying about the rolling stone may be
true, but you can see for yourself that
n rolling Fox gathers burrS."
You will have TO gather something
besides hurrS If you expect any break
fast, said his wife. and Mr.. Fox knew
by her tone that she meant what she
said
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndica,e)
The Dolores star., 1922-10-20
mildred
MARSHALL
ALINE

CURIOUS Teutonic origin is
Aline. 1t signifies noble" and
Fiss TO the great cycle of names
Ced from the preaxes, Aethal. or
which mean hlgh-born or noble.
flaric. the conqueror of Rome. was
PFefunner of the feminine Aline.
l ne was oft known as Alaric, the
n, sss OF evolution is more easily dis
fble.
ny In the Ninth century, the femi-
name OF Adolphine was coined in
.ahy and brought to England.
." Is was soon contracted to Do
name stlll common in Germany
"riemal name remained long
!" oecome the predecessor of
mfousN Slurring the consonants.
,ne daughters of Waltheof, earl
,U,.uulhbrla, was so called and 1t
''ea That her christening set the