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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
RAIL CASE AFFECTS
SECURITIES MARKET
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 24.-The deci-
sion of the United States Supreme
Court in the st. Louis g. O'Fallon Rail-
road valuation case and that of the
Interstate Commerce Commission with
respect to the application to merge the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern lines are the two factors that at
present overhang the market for secu-
rites.
Railroad lawyers today expressed the
opinion that there might be a decision
by the Supreme Court in the OFallon
case before the Easter recess. It is I'M
derstood that considerable pressure has
been brought to bear in favor of an
early decision, and that, although briefs
were only submitted a few weeks ago,
a declaration by the court in this nota-
BILE case may come in March or April.
Wall Street at the same time has
taken the view that there may not be
clear-cut decision and that the whole
question OF valuation will have to be
fought over again in the courts There
fore, it argues, technically unfavor-
able decision would not be surprise
and would be to some extent discounted
In its effect on the prices of railroad
stocks. However, the reaction of the
market to such decision would depend
very largely on the price level at which
railroad shares stood on the day of the
announcement. Recently the average
has been at new high for the present
movement.
limitations were given two months
ago that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission would be ready with its opinion
In the Northern Consolidated case
some time in March. All of the testi-
fnpny was handed in before the end Of
the year and it has been since reviewed
by members of the commission. Lately
there has been a rumor that the COM
mission might postpone action in this
case until Commissioner Parker COM
pleted his proposed new consolidation
set-up. AS this would require a year or
two to develop, it is not believed that so
urgent matter as settlement of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
situations would be delayed that long.
1t is nearly two years since the plan
Of unif1cation of the Northern lines was
proposed and the deposit of securities
solicited. Many of those who deposited
their stock are becoming impatient over
the delay, especially as there has been
such wide spread between the price
of the certificates of deposit and the
undeposited stock.
1t is also felt that the dividend on
Great Northern stock, and possibly on
Northern Pacific stock, might be in
creased from 5 per cent to per cent
If these stocks were not tied up together
in a consolidation plan whose merits
have still to be determined by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
REDUCTION IN ACREAGE
MAY BE URGED IN REPORT

The annual Agricultural outlook re-
port, which will be released by the De-
partment of Agriculture on Monday.
January %, is expected to recommend
a general reduction in commercial
acreage of most vegetables and some
fruits, to restore farm prices to more
favorable basis. Growers throughout
the United States will be interested to
read the report in detail. Its several
parts apply to all the important farm
products.
During the past week potato prices
mostly held their recent gains; onions
advanced further. but cabbage regis
tered some losses. Sweet potatoes
showed practically no change, though
carlOt movement Of that product de-
creased about one-fourth. A slight
downward tendency was observed in
wholesale prices of spinach, tomatoes
and lettuce. Celery markets held firm;
shipments of Florida celery were rapid
ly increasing.
Carlot movement of % important
fruits and vegetables still totaled about
1920 cars for the week. Shipments
exceeded last January'S corresponding
record by 5000 cars, because of heavier
output OF apples, oranges. grapefruit,
lemons, spinach and potatoes. Apple
forwardingS increased to 1000 cars
from Western States and 855 from the
East. Though orange shipments drop
ped 20 per cent to a total of 1900
cars, they were still twice as heavy as
year ago. Most of the decrease the
past week was in California.
The market supply of green peas was
almost exclusively from Mexico. About
125 cars of peas. arrived from that cotln-
try. compared with 63 during the same
Time last season. Recent reports in
dlcate that 63,500 acres on the Mexican
West Coast were planted to vegetables
this season, or about 1000 more than
last year. Most of the gain is in tonla-
TO acreage in the Sinaloa Valley, where
about f1ve-sixths Of the tomatoes are
grown. The large acreage Of peas is
almost entirely in the Sonora district
Local estimates are for 1000 to 5000
cars of vegetables from Western Mexico
this season.
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Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. January 24.-Po-
tatoes, white, 100 pounds, LOCAL 25;
sweet potatoes, barrel 15Oa3.25; vans,
barrel, 2.25a3.50 bushel, 1.00a1.75
beets, 100, 4.00a600; beans, bushel,
4O0a6.50; Brussel sprouts, quart, 12l2a
25; cabbage, hamper, 1.25a2.50 carrots,
100, 4.00a600.
Celery-Crate, 150a325; caulifower.
crate, 1.50a2.00; eggplants, crate, 5.0Oa
800; kale. barrel, 150al75 lettuce,
hamper, 1.00a1.75; onions, 100 pounds,
1.50a4.50; oyster plants, 100, 700a10 90;
parsnips, basket, GOATS; peas, crate, 500
a5.25; peppers, crate, 4.00a600; spinach,
bu ln coal 90; tomatoes, crate, 75a
ESQ; turnips, basket, 40a50; Savoy
cabbage, bushel, 75a1 90; apples, bushei,
75a2.00; cranberries, half barrel, 900a
1000; grapefruit, box, 200a3.50: tan
gerines, per half strap 1.50a2.50; or
anges, box, 2.5oa400; Strawberries
quart, 50a55.
Dairy Market.
Poultry, alive-Young turkeys, pound
35a40; old, 25a30; Spring chickens, 33a
80; small and poor, 20; old hens, 20a30:
Leghorns, 20a26; capons, 33a48; old
ROSTERS, 17al8; ducks. 20a30; geese, ia
26; guinea fowls. each, 40a80; pigeons.
pair, 3d. Poultry, dressed-Turkeys,
young, pound, 30a40; old, 25a30;
chickens, young, 30a35; old and mixed,
25a30; capons, 34a42; old ROSTERS, 18a
20; ducks, 25a30; geese, 20a26.
Eggs-Receipts, 904 cases; native and
nearby flrsts, free cases, SO; current re-
ceipts, 30a35.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound, 45a49; prints, 49a51; blocks, asa
so; ladies, 34a38; store packed, %;
process butter, 41a42.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, garlicky,
spot, 1876; January delivery, 1876.
Corn-No. 2 export, January delivery,
108; No. 2 yellow, domestic, spot, LIZA
lib; cob corn, $50.
Oats-No. 2 white, domestic. spot, Ola
81; No. white, domestic, spot, 59a60
Rye-Nearby, 1.10al.20.
Hay-ReceiptS, none. While hay Is
arriving here in limited quantities only
it Is more than ample for the demand
which is being supplied, mostly by
truck, from nearby points, few carloads
being received. There is not enough
business passing to establish prices or
the various kinds on merit at a range
of 17.00a19.00 per ton of timothy OF
clover hay.
Straw-No. / wheat, 1100a1200 pei
ton; No. oat, 12.00a1300 per ton.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, January "a up Omitted
States Department of Agriculture) -
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; opening
25a35 higher; very slow; late sales
mostly steady; top, 1915; similar kinds
later at 9.85; a number of bids 10a20
lower: butchers, medium to choice,
100000 pounds, 9.6Oa1O1O; 2O0-250
9.60a1015; 130-160 pounds, 900a10 90;
packing sows, 8.75a9.35; pigs, medium
to choice, 90-130 pounds, 7.75a9.25.
Cattle-ReceiptS, $500 head; calves,
receipts. 5000 head; better grade fat
steers strong to Is higher; others steady
to strong: slow market on fat COWS and
heavy heifers; active and firmer on cut
tiers and common cows: best steers,
14.10; slaughter classes, steers, good and
choice. 1901 500 pounds, 13.00a15. rs;
1,100-1 300 pounds, 14.O0a15.75; $50
LOO pounds, 13.00a16.00: common and
medium, $50 pounds up. 9.50a1300: fed
yearlings. good and choice, 750-950
pounds, 13.00a1600.
Heifers, good and choice, $50 pounds
down, II 50al3.50 common and medium,
8.50a11 so. Cows, good and choice, 8.25
al0.75; common and medium, 700a8. 25:
low cutter and cutter, 6y00a7 90. Bulls,
good and choice (beef). 9.50a11.50; cut
ter to medium, 7.75a975. Vealers
(milk-feD, good and choice, 14.00a17 90;
medium, 13.00a1400; Gull and common,
800a13.00. Stocker and feeder steers,
good and choice Gall weights, 1050a
IT'S: common and medium, 825a10.50
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; opening
steady to strong with Wednesdays close;
bulk of fat lambs, 16.75a1700; early top,
IT'S; top ewes, 1880: feeding lambs,
1a.00a15.50. Lambs, good and choice, 90
pounds down. 16.25a17.35; medium,
14.75a16.25; Gull and common, 10.75a
1475. Ewes, medium to choice, $50
pounds down. 8.25a10.65; Gull and COM
mon. 4.00a8.75. Feeder lambs, good and
choice, 14.50a16.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
COTTON PRICES FIRM
IN EARLY TRADING
Overnight Buying Orders Advance
Prices at Opening Of
Market.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 24-The cot
ton market opened steady today at an
advance of 9 points to a decline of 4
points. There was some covering by
January shorts. The recovery from yes
terday's carly decline also brought in
some overnight buying orders, partic-
ularly in the old crop months.
The advance met considerable realiz-
ing. There also seemed to be some
Southern selling and after the initial
demand had been supplied, prices
turned easier. BY the end of the first
half hour March was selling around
20.06, and July 1870, or 2 to points
net lower
Private cables said continental and
Bombay buying have absorbed realizing
in the Liverpool market and reported
further cloth buying for China in
Manchester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
ANNUAL RETAIL PURCHASE
PER PERSON SET AT 1866

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, January 24.-L. L. Jay,
president of the American Department
Stores Corporation, says the average
family income today is $3.50, of which
almost one-half is expended in retail
purchases. The average retail pur-
chase annually per person is 1896. Of
urban retail sales, Mr.. Jay says that
SO per cent of them are made by de-
partment stores; grocery stores next
with Is per cent and furniture third
with per cent.
Dealers in mems clothing get per
cent of the urban retail trade, while
Women's wear had per cent.
The retail sale of candy in the cities
is still ahead of tobacco, with total
of 81 per cent of all sales, as against
1.6 per cent for tobacco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
GOVERNOR OF HAWAII
NOT CANDIDATE, HE SAYS
Although Term Lasts Until July 5,
He Will Resign March d..
He Announces.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, January 24.-Gov. Wal
lace r. harrington said yesterday:
IT am not candidate for reappoint-
ment as Governor of Hawaii
He added that although his term will
expire July 5 he would follow the GUS
tom among executive officers and tender
his resignation to the new President,
Herbert Hoover, March 4.
The governors statement was brought
out by report that he would resign
and retire to private life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Sugar Firm Incorporated.

NEW YORK, January "a LR).-The
Spreckels Sugar Corporation, with cap
italization of $2O,O0OOO0 of $500 par
preferred stock and 100000 shares of
no par common stock, has been in
corporated in Delaware, it was learned
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS, January "a (P.-Prices were
strong on the Bourse today.
Three per cent rentes, 70 francs 10
centimes. Five per cent loan, SO francs
IS centimcs.
Exchange on London, 1874 francs 8
centimes. The dollar was quoted at Is
francs 5334 centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
New Exchange Listings.

NEW YORK, January "a (P).-Forty-
four securities, chiefly new or additional
issues for mergers or corporate expan-
sion, have been admitted to trading in
the New York Stock Exchange, a record
number to be listed at one time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio.-For the
first time in history both employers
and operatives in the pottery industry
of this section have joined together to
bring about an increase in the tariff
on ceramic products to safeguard the
domestic market against foreign COM
petition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Commodity Notes
Fruit.

JACKSONVILLE Fla, January "a
Florida's citrus fruit crop this year will
be about 2O,600000 boxes, an increase
of 100000 since September estimates
Storm damage was not so serious as
feared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Cement.

COPLEY, Pa.-The cement industry
in this section is picking up in antici-
patton of the Spring demand for road
and highway work. The Atlas plant
has resumed productions and working
conditions in general are improving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Copper Sales Are Heavy.

Heavy sales of copper on both foreign
and domestic accounts has featured the
metal markets in the past week, re-
sulting in an advance in price to II
cents, Engineering and Mining Journal
reports. Lead and zinc have been quiet
at unchanged prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
New Bond Issues
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, January 24.-An issue
of $4,320,000 Cook County, ILL.,, road
and bridge 4 per cent bonds, series
W. maturing $4,000 annually, June
/, 1890, to 1947, is being marketed today
tional City Co. The bonds are priced
to yield from 410 to 4.40 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

CHULA VISTA, Calif-Chula Vista
celery is moving at the rate of Is to
20 carloads daily. and will reach its
peak around February 10. Shipments
from the San Joaquin Valley are near
ing their close after successful season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
AirplaneS.

DETROIT.-With snow covering most
of the landing fields in this section.
many of the airplanes in operation here
have changed landing wheels for skis
Others are experimenting with a COM
bination of skis and wheels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
NEW YORK BANK CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK, January "a (SpeciaD -
600; New York bank balances, $l88,-
100000: New York Federal Reserve
credit balances. $12l 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
Dairy Products.

CHICAGO.-Settlement of the milk
strike in the Chicago area brought a
the Mercantile Exchange. Advances
amounted to over S160 a car.
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Rail Order Is Placed.

NEW YORK, January "a (P).-The
Nickel Plate Railroad has ordered $500
tons of rails from the Carnegie Steel
Co., the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
the Inland Steel Co., Chicago, and the
Illinois Steel Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Oaacs

Following is list of stocks and bonds
traded in on the New York Curb Market
today:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

Compulsory retirement of public off,
Gals at the age of IS is being adopted
by cities of Scotland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
U. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.

Treasury receipts, January %, were
S4.882, S93.70; expenditures, $685.
lO8.88; balance, $140,272, 876.56.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24

SILVER QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK, January "a Cp).-Bar
silver, 56l2; Mexican dollars, 42%.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22
The Cherry Tree

The Father of His Country seems
too good and noble to be true, because
Of good old Parson Weems. who such
a piggish figure drew. The parson
faxed that pleasant tale about the
stricken cherry tree, how Georges
father, stern and pale. asked, who
has played this trick on me2 Who had
the nerve to chop 1t down? Before me
let the culprit stand, and by King
Georges pewter crown I'll make him
wish he'd held his hand" He wrung
his hands, he rent his beard, he brushed
salt tear from his eye; then from the
Woodshed George appeared and said,
II cannot tell allie. / did 1t with my
little ak, my Ratchet from the hard
ware store; gave the tree some
thoughtless whacks, but will not do it
any more" This answer did the parent
please; he said, I'm gratified, in sooti1;
I'd rather lose nine hundred trees thar
have my offspring wreck the truth"
Then he took George behind the barn
and talked of truth for half day; the
parson faxed this cheerful yarn that
can't be killed or shooed away. And
somehow, though we love the truth
and think OF liars as pest, that tale
of Georges shining youth has made
him seem a CHASTITY jest. 1t puts him
in place apart, remote from growing,
happy lads, and bars him from the
human hearts of all but lecture-loving
dads. The parson wrote his little book
with loving thoughts, in language
quaint and made his splendid hero
look too blamed much like plaster
saint. WALT MASON.
tCcpyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22
DEnTTNTE STRDTEC BY THORNTON
DLO A1F1L - O1e11LO ". BURGESS

you saw himl" exclaimed Nanny.
Eyes, replied Danny, II saw him and
he saw me. It's wonder that I'm
here. 1t was all still there in the big
barn and made sure that Black Pussy
Cat was nowhere around. Then I ran
over to the grain bin to get a bite to
eat. There was young Rat already
there. I kept away from him, because
didn't want to have any quarrel with
him. was busy eating when there was
q sharp squeak from that young Rat.
looked up. There was Spooky the
Screech Owl with that young Rat
gripped in his claws. He passed right
over my head with it and he glared
right down at me with those fierce eyes.
Just thinking of it gives me the cold
shiverS. If he hadn't had that young
Rat he would have caught me. He
couldn't take both of us. I didn't waste
any time getting away from there"
But how do you know that Spooky
is living in the barn2" Nanny asked.
Because" replied Danny, Il met
Cousin Nibbler. I guess I looked as
frightened as felt, for Nibbler wanted
to know right away If had seen Spooky
the Screech Owl. I told him what
had seen and he didn't seem the least
bit surprised.
Isn't it dreadful said Cousin Nib
bier I don't know what we are going
to do about it. Spooky is living in the
barn. He goes out once in while for
a little air, but he does most of his
hunting right in here. He stays on one
of those rafters away UP high in the
roof, where he can look down. 1--we
lost number Of my family and lot
of the younger members of the Rat
family have been caught by Spooky. ]
used to think the barn was the safest
place in all the Great World, but 1t
isn't any longer"
81 never heard of such thingI' de-
clared Nanny. tits hard to believe"
well, go back there If you want to-"
replied Danny. "As for me, nothing
would get me back to that barn.
know when I'm well off,
But where shall we go now?" asked
Nanny.
II don't know" replied Danny, "we'll
have to talk it over. Just now we are
safe right here"
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Pop. was smoking and thinking and I
ed. Hay pop'
Hay hay, pop sed. and sed, WITCH
do you think Is the best way to do If
you wunt to get along good, do you
think its better to ask for more than
you expect or less than you expect?
Well now that's a very important
question, because mistake along those
lines has sent many a man down the
wrong road that leeds to the poorhouse
insted of up the strate path that leeds
to honest detts and income taxes, pop
sed.
Well wich do you think? sed, and
pop sed, Don't hurry me, its a big prob
lem and there's much to be sed on both
sides. In this werld people are libel
to take you at your own valuation OF
yourself, so II you ask for more than
you expect they are quite apt to think
you are RELY werth that much and ac-
cordingly offer you good eel less, but
on the other hand modesty is a CRATE
and startling virtue, so If you ask for
less than you expect, you may be Of
fered more Just to serprize you and re-
ward your modesty. But still on the
other hand IL you ask for less than you
expect people will proberly think that
a man with such low opinion Of him.
self awt to have a still lower one, SO
they will wipe tear of pity from their
eyes and have you gently thrown out,
so after wayirig all the evidents I
should be inclined to say that the safer
plan in this more or less selfish werld
is to ask for more than you expect, pop
sed
Well then Ill ask you for a quarter
but RELY all aXually wunt is dime
for something special tomorrow, I sed.
So dime is all RELY axually expect,
I sed.
Well after handing out a thousand
dollers werth Of advice like that Id be
a prize boob to spoil it all by trying
to save dime, pop sed. So here it is
to prove my point, SO CESS you'll know
after this the correct person to come TO
for advice. he sed. Meening himself.
Witch he is.
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Lessons in English
BY W. L. GORDON.

Words often misused: Do not say,
did you ever meet her?" Say, Have
you ever met her?"
Often mispronounced: Distraught; au
as in haul" accent last syllable.
Often misspelled: Jackal; only one !.
synonyms: Put, place, set, deposit,
commit, entrust.
Word study: use a word three times
and 1t is yours" Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word: Emphatic spoken
with force, or stress; impressive: posi-
tive. Her emphatic reply was final"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22
My Neighbor Says:

To remove gum that has stuck
to suit put piece of ice on the
wrong side of the suit right under
the gum. The ice Will freeze the
gum and make 1t possible TO pick
1t of.
Two-toned rugs that are slight
ly soiled may be cleaned with
corn meal and a stiff broom.
Always remove wrappers from
soap before storing it away. 1t
will dry out better.
When washing the ticking
covers on feather pillows, empty
the feathers into a cotton cloth
bag, put the bag into hot suds,
rinse and hang In the bag on the
line. Shake frequently until
thoroughly dried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22
Banana Fritters.

Peel three bananas. which should be
very ripe. and press them through a
sieve. Make batter with one egg, half
a cupful of -four, one teaspoonful of
brown sugar and one-fourth teaspoon
ful of cinnamon. and add the bananas.
Beat well. Drop by spoonfuls into hot
fat. Fry on both sides until brown
Eat hot with fine sugar.
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Quick Parker House Rolls.

Mix and sift two cupfuls of flour with
four teaspoonfuls of baking powder
half a teaspoonful of salt and one
tablespoonful of sugar. Work in two
tablespoonfuls of shortening and mix
to soft dough with three-fourths cup
full of milk. Roll out on Toured board
to one-third inch in thickness. Cut
In rounds and spread with melted but
ter. Fold one-half over onto the other
half and bake in a hot oven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22
Why Danny Left the Barn.
Who to avoid all danger tries,
In this respect at least is wise.
OLD MOTHER NATURE.

the sun is the matter with you? What
does all this mean?" demanded Nanny
Meadow Mouse when they had reached
a place of safety under haystack in
Farmer Browns barnyard.
''It means that we can't live in the
barn." squeaked Danny. 1T means that
we have got to find new home"
'Why?" demanded Nanny impatiently.
Because" replied Danny, and his
voice was almost a whisper, because
there is some one living in that big
barn that we don't want for neigh
Dor"
"Who?" Nanny demanded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22

"Sooky the Screech OWL" said
Danny.
Now who told you any such story
as that?" demanded Nanny. You know
very well that Spooky lives in the Old
Orchard"
NO." said Danny, "he doesn't live
in the Old Orchard. He used to, but
he doesn't now He lives in the barn.
! saw him myself"