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Li, N.C, APRIL 23, 1896.
Lécad Trains and ~Boat benbeih
P seengerT and mail
north. arrives 8:22 A. M.
arrives 6:37 P M.
North Bound Freight, arrives 6:45 A.
M, jeuves 10:15 A. oi.
South Bound F
M , leaves 2:11 P.
Shea ater Myers arrives from. Wash
ington Moudsy, Wednesday and Friday
leaves for Wushingtou Tuesday, Thurs
day and saturdav.
Goiug south,
t. arrives 1:51 P
nemaentil*
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NWEWS OF¥ THE WIRE.
Served by our ~~Leased� Underground
Cable"( Limited).
Charles Knox, the famous hat-
ter, died in New York.
In a burnirg livery stables at
Suffolk, Va, une horses were de-
stroyed with the building.
There is a smallpox scare along
the perder between Marylaud
and Virginia.
A Spaoish ganboat is reported
to bave fired into au English
smack on the éast coast of Cabs
recentiy, ki'ling two men.
Tbree negroes.at Burke Springs
near Greenyille. Ala, murdered
Watts Murphy, a young white
youth of prominent family, and
afterwards .burped the budy.
They have been captured, oné of
them confessing the crime.
The control of the Chicago
Times-Herald and Eyerivg Post
has passed in~o the hands of
Herman H. Kohlsast By the
terms of transfer Mrs. Scott,
widow of the late publisher, re
ceived pac value for the stock
owned by her busband, which
amounts to $200,008 and an annu-
' _ ity of $10,000 from the Times- Her
ald Company for ten years-
IN NORTH CAROLINA,
What is Haopening Over the State,
A new bank has been organized
at -Tarboro.
Mecklenburg county will build
_ anew $60,000 Court House.
A white coovict.. named. Bell
has escaped from the, penitenti"
ary. He waa serving a hfe sen-"
- tence fer murder.
Mr. Henry Oates, one of Orange.
county's oldest farmers, fell from
-# loaded wagon, which
over the side ofT
one of his ears, and otherwise
bruised and ~sut-his head.
train going :
g
; - Ne wife as
é
es
opeTaee chaimentast
Saoday. | ee
Edgar Buck, ot. Greenville. were
in town Sunday we
Miss Iadie James, of Byeieiis;
is visiting Miss Lula Peal.
Miss Mamie Pierce, of Fatk-
land is visiting ber aant, Mrs, B.
F. Bryan.
There were no services in the
Methodist church Sunday, Rev.
W. A. Forbes, pastcr, being,. in
~Danville, Va., assisting in con-
dacting a revival there
We bear that the hogs are an
ing with the cholera in this sec-
tion.
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A " three: year old son +of
Mr. M. C. Manning was run ofr
last Friday by a log cart. Se
died Saturday and was b
Sunday evening.�
|. ~Mr. and Mre. T. F. Whitley ~re
tarned Suaoday from their bridal,
tour.
Mr. Johnnie Page and Miss
Alice Bullock were married ast
Wednesday Apel 17th 1895, at
the residence of the paae et father,
Mr. James D. Ballock, J- N
Eeq., officiating.
Mr. Joseph Kyerette, of Caroli-
na, was married to. Miss Delia
James April 17th, 1895, at the
brideTs father Mr. M. A. James,
in Bethel township. Elder Thos.
H. Barnhill officiating.
Mr. Thos. E. Carson and Miss
Allie Whitehurst were married at
Bethel, on Wednesday, April the
17th, at 6 oTclock P. «DD.
Moore, Esq, officiating. There
were ten couples in attendance.
After the marriage ceremony the
bridal party and invited quests
(which were many) went to the
residence of Mr. McG. Bullock on
Pieasant street, where an elegant
- Page,|¢
and pbountions =e er await
them. The bride groom re"-
ceived many handeouls and yal"|
aable presents. May they live
lose and be happy-
A New York paper oep veiag
a man who be
asleep while his up end
t
Fad paced captured two. wile got so 9
what is the use of eas
Becien: April 29nd, 1906\-"2fr: ~
A. B. Cherry went to nibeaien 28
Messrs.» CliitenT Skinner. ~dea \y
edjmind girls we are all growing old.
full of all-round go:
The Leader 1
Dp.
odness.
in Clothing.
, ikadaa to
swellapp
ands of ne asi
. : ~fonable. een see tail
-pveceived credit for havin
inde Suits which: were mane ys my Rea
made department at © t
$5, $12,
$8, $15,
$10, $18.
It was a time when the virtue, charm, grees ax
general excellence of my Clotl
eg for fit, material. wo wor
outa
RANK WILSON
Quinerly Items.
April 23rd, 1895.
Rev: C. W. Howaid filled his
regular appointment at Salem |
Sunday.
Mrs. Silas Witherington spent |
Friday and Saturday here-
~Messrs. L. J. Chapman and L- |
uinerly went to Greene coun-
oO Biday on business. .
Miss Alice Mosley, of Ere
county, 18 visiting Mrs. E. A.
Patrick.
Miss Sallie Edwards, of Ayden,
1s visiting relatives in Centreville.
Misses Mamie Gardner and
Dora Bland, of Ayden, spent
Papyiant and Sunday at Mr.
J. Chapman's.
Messrs. J. R. Harvey and Ww:
E. Morgan, of Grifton, came down
to church Sanday on their wheels.
Never
tiered a little premature..
The Sise of Bilver Money,
ae
Did you know that al silver.
qaarter, half-dollar or one dollar,
each make a handy
The silver:
oThe Four Kids� visiting in our |
villiage last Sunday were consid~ .
t | eter. as ere ae
good nap when Aigne has such
that?
dollar measures one
linches in.
Cotton and Peanuts.
and peanuts for ye
ran. tarnish
| by Cobb Bros. & Co., """ Me
chants of Norfolk: .
OOTTOR.
Good Middling
Middling
| Low Middling
Good Ordinar ner?
Tone"bare y steady.
PEANUTS
613
1,50 to 1,75.
to 1.00 per b
Greenville Market.
by Ss. M. ~Schultz, at al
Corrected
Old Brick store.
Butter. per ib =
Western Sides
three-fourths of sires ~dina ? ie
2
5 Sshss
° S$8séss
sis.2 ss
"ss
o 22s
Sens gots
~i
e*
- Batered as second-class mail matter.
=a ee eye) Bay outer Gi yt sae mene cae i rn
: : ee an eee ee os
1 eee | aa net ee
Pane case Born ree iy oF
commenity | where peatiy every)
farmer grows fine tobacco and yet
there are two or three whose
lieved that a 5 lene number of its
citizens will dhe invitation
and show their ~Sppreciation by
being presen. Be railroads
are expected to, give unusually
low rates and i fetines it is a
great ocession.
pid Shad of WOR oadele
raven ue vide ai ane
_ ton last Saturday vefore Judge
Hoke and was deeiaed in favor
of Mears. Hea. D. L. Russell.
- gndCol. L. C. Edwards repre
_ sented Mr. Cook and George
Rountree appeared for Mr.
Mears. CookTs council admit-
ted that he was elected Judge
by the legislature two days be-
Zore the bill creating the court
was ratified. Judge Hoke held
that when the bill was ratified,
there was a vacancy and that
the Governor had a right to fill
that vacancy and that O. P.
Mears the appointee of the
Governor is legally entitled to
the office. There wes an appeal
to the Supreme Court but it is)
believefl that «his court willT
confirm the Judgement of the
court below.
"_"""""""
Let the Parmers of Pitt, Greene and
Adjoining Ceanties Organise a To-
Bacco Growers Assnciation.
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We see that the farmers in the
wertobagco producing section of
South Carolipja bare orgesised
» what they call a tobacco growet®
Setodiaticon. Th¥"dbject of the!
aéscciation is to improre upon,
: tabacco culture. by a intercbange| month.
a mite as to the qhlety meth
of cultivating aod taki ing care
~the crop. Hore in Basterti N
| where we have the fannb!
a
os
we
T ene Se.of the game formation
ilee ve made | failure im this
Llother days as the President of
m@ ithe United States or the Gover-
Baber ity all of could |
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Carp epur tine ng me
Mears for the Jndgeship of the!
ducing section @iy be on account
of the lack of nage, the lack
ot the proper kind of fertilizing,
the lack of theT prbper knowledge
Lot bow to caltivate or tne absence
from the soil of some essential
by the tarmers ", coming
cult Linde his doa
Say for an amstance that the
OT | subject of how to prepare land
fer tobacco was ander discussion.
Let the President of the associa-
tiom appdiat ome, two or three of
oar best farmera from different
sections where the natare of the
lands are diferent and let them
diseuss this subject freely from
a practical standpoint; aad so on
with the different topics under
the head of tobacco culture. We).
have here in our county such
men aa G. T. Tyson, W. R. Horne,
R- B. Cotten, D. M. Edwarda, W.
J. Jackson, J. J. Laughinghouse,
J. Bryaa Grimes, J. W. Allen,
Jesse oa Smith, Ivy Smith and)
hosts of others who could render
valuable information on this ali
iggportant subject to the eastern
farmer and we have ealied on
every ope of these wentiomsn in
pesticalar and ali other tobacco
growers in general to come for-
ward aud give us their support
and encouragement in forming
Our adsoeiativn for the benefit of
the tebabco growérs of Eastern
North Carotina- In this matter
we mealT basifiess oadd sihverely
hope that in a short time we will
have 6 rah association to méet|
seanierlt A rane rile twice #
the columns of this
enemas a fail report
fpmcem Recetas
orth Ee baw oeeueen by sank!
and the bvst all sround
~meetings. Who Will be the first!
to respond !
~The amendment states that post"
meéterd niay OUssrve ss | holidays
January ist, February 22nd, May
30th, July. @th, the first. Monday
in September, known as Labor
Dey, December 25th; and sich
ors in their respective States may
days, or proclaim specialir as
holidays. On other . occasions
their offices can be clossd only
after permiasion is cbtaimed
therefor from the Department, to
Assistant... Postmaste: . . General.
Upon holidays postoffices mast
be opened safficiently to mest
~ifairty the pablic convenience.
Mails must be up and dissriba"
ted as on other days. Wheo a
legal holiday falls upon a Sunday
the following Monoday may be
observed, unless otherwise
specially provided for by State
authority.
ee ee
The people of Baffalo, N. Y.,
are anxiously awaiting the time
Niagara Falls w.jl be.transmitted
by. electricity to taat city and util-
iged for industrial and d»mestic
purposes. The experiment is be-
ing watched with a great deal of
interest throughout the world and
if Boffdlo suecesas in harnessing
the power at Niagara now running
to waste, huadreds of " places
thronghent the world will imme-
diately follow her example.
SEE HERE!
You ean buy 4
BIGYGLE OF COLUMBIA MAKE
at alaost any price.
The Superb Oolumbia in 4 styles
at $100 each.
The No 1& 2 Hartford at $80 each
weight 24 pounds, "
The No. 3& JAgertand 9 at $60 each
weight 27 agands.
artford at $50 each
The No.5 &6 Hz
Backed by
weight 24 poun
All thoes are fally
the Columbia gaarantes. There
are nove other, for the price, as
You can get catulogaes
freefrom
saoh!S E. PENDER. &.CO..
oe applied for through the First),
when the immense water power of |
aT THE
OLD BRICK STORE
i many AND MEKUHANTS BUY
Oa their yearTs supplies will tind
their interest to get our prices before pu.
chasing elsewhere. Ourstock is complete
n allits branches.
PORK SIDESGSHOHLDERS,
FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAK.
RICK, TEA, &c.
sicrsasLowaey Mami Pace
TOBACLO SNUFF & CIGARS
we buy direct from Manufacturers, ena
bling youto buy at one profit. A cunD
plete stock of
FURNITURE
always ophaad pole oF. at ou tusuit
the times. Our goo ating 0 and
sold for CASH there rv no risk
to run,we sell at acl
shana str
8. M. SCHULT2,
tsreenville. N.C
Professional Cards.
R. D. L. JAMES, Hx:
DEN TIST,
GREENVILLE, BN. C.
J. H. BLOUNT. J. L. FLEMING
LOUNT & FLEMING
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
GrEEWVY TLLE, N. C.
say Practice in ali the Courts.
~.- C. LATHAM MARRY SK. NE
{ ATuAM & SKINNER,
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ATTORNEYS-4@La@,
GREENVILLE. N ©
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THOS. J. JARVIS ALFXK. &. 5.0
pABvis & BLOW,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
GREKNYVIILE, N.C.
&@ Practice iv. all the Conrts.
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John E. Woodard, F. C. Harding,
Wileon, N.C. Greenville, N.C
OODAKD & HARDING,
ATTURNEYS-AT-LAW,
Greenville, N. C.
Special attention given to collectivuns
and settlement of claims.
ome
Barbers.
,AMES A. SMITH,
TONSORIAL ARTIST.
GREENVILLE, N.C.
@@ Patronage solici:ed.
Siena
ERBERT EDMUNDS.
FPASHIONABLE BARE CE.
Columbia Agency, Greenville,N.C. Under Opera Huuse.
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Bagwel',
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4 county orricers. ©
wr
papers Court Clerk, E. A. Mare.
riff, R.W. King. a.
% of Deeds, W.
Treadare?, J. L. Little.
Pgs Dr. C. OU. ode
pa
Commisefoners"C. Dawsen, Deo.
Leoni leming, T. F. Keel. Jeteg L
retin 79k Mo doucs. n",
SupTt. oHrealth, Dr. W. HY ~Bagwell
SupTt..Coanty Home, J. Ws Smite
Beard oEE laition". R..#onglielon,
chmTn, F. Ward and R. epomer
SupTt. Pub, ins. - W. H. Reseiate;
TOWN OFFICE 23.
Mayor, J. L. Fleming.
Clerk, G. E. Barris.
Treasurer, J. 8. Smith.
Police"W. B. James, "chief, TR
Moore, asst; J. Lu. Daniel, Hight.
Councilmen"J. . Smith,
Pearce, L. H. Pendef, oWw. oto CM, .
A. Wilks, Dewmpsy in. ..
* reams a ®
CHURCHES.
Seal
ain cena
Baptist. Servieesevery Sunday {ex-
expt. fourth) u orning and nist. Prayer
wreeting Thursday night. Rev. C. MM.
ae D pastor, Suudav ~cheol 03.9:30
L, Rountree, SupTt. :
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embolicT No regularT services.
Episcopal. Services every fourth Sun-
al morning and night Rev. A,;
@ yer yas Sunday Schoel.at9:30
AvM. W. B. Brown, up t.
Methodist. Services every Sunday
morning and :ighr. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Rey G. F. Smith,
panier, Sunday ~ch: ol at 93.0 4. M.A.
B. Biington, Supt.
oPresiyterian. Services every
Sund y. morning and nizpht. Prayer
mretivg tuesday night ev. RB. Ww.
Hine., pystor. Sunday Sehvol at 9:30
A. M. B. D. Kvans, SupT
third
LODGES.
Covenant Lodge ~No. 17. I. O. Ov
Meets every ~Puesday nig bts De
N G,.
w
Grecinville Lodge No. 284 A. F..&
M., meets first mpd | third Monday nights
w. M. King, w. M ;
FNS ERE CNS
"Oo"
"SEND YOUR" "
JOB -:- PRINTING
"TO THE"+:
REFLECTOR OFFICE�"�
=f you WANT"
First-Class Work...
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*| cart and cafried to the cremator.
jinto a physicianTs office, on the
jill on the floor above, died there,
A Canine: UNBERTAKER
A cart was sent after the: ~dead ari-
mal, but on at the place ne
dead dog could: be found: 'The only:
dog: in sight was & ianrge blaék New-
foundiand, lying: by a heap of loose
earth, The Times: nion tetis: the
story. oath) tf oe
A person ving. chess. by. {nasisted
that he had seen tha dead Gog ~¢lose |
to where the Newfoundlend was ly-
ing. The driver began» toe «look.
around and kicked into the jmeund
of loose earth... As, the earth | was
knocked aside, ipere, in plain view,
was. a dogTs foot, ng» © The}
driver took his. shovel and: goon: had.
the dog uncovered. There in: the
bole by the side of the dog was the
body of a desd chicken. The dog
and chicken were thrown intoT the
A ~few days ago another dog died
about. a ~half block from the place
where the first dog was found. The
body wad thrown Into the street and.
@ message sent to the cremator:, for
it to be removed. "
When the driver and cart arrived
the body was missing. The driver
was shown where the body was lyin
when the message was sent. He
saw a track in the sand where some-
thing had been dragged, ~aud follow-
ing it found that it led to the place
~where the first dug had been buried.
There, as before, was lying the New-
foundland by the side of a mound of
loose earth. The driver didnTt look
ground for the dead dog this time.
He pitched right into digging. His
surmise was correct, for there was
the body of the dead dog.
As no one had seen any person re-
move the body of either dog, it is
now believed that the bodies were
buried by the N eyfoundiand.
Chicago Ent Enterprise. -
The mammoth de department. stores
of Chicago supply all wants. Not
jong ago a customer in one of those
all-round stores purchased a com-
plete house-furnishing supply, in-
cluding a dog, a parrot and a mon-
key. He bought himself~a suit, and,
having an ugly tooth, he had it
eased up without going out of his
way. Going up another flight, he
sat for his © photograph, passed
same floor, was..taken. seriously
was placed in a coffin out of
stock near by on. the same floor,
and sent home....The manager of the
house added in.a businesslike way: |.
oWe would. have furnished a coroner
and jury if the friends of the de
* sidewalk, toilet those ©
was given, ey
Chureh pastor.
wore that. same coat. Onei came! ar, Hocyid!
out and met the other on the side-| '
|walk, and "" 2 " the com) a
| |ing-away visitor . |
~visitor, and teas ~ant ~|
made an exchange, 3
ing in ite arms the o rie
man who didT not have it on owhe!
he started from homie, and his
plain coat~encircled the: other fel-
low as he went ~on home. Their
wives were with them, and they
leughed and laughed oyer the
married
men a Sun. "
. ~tn China there is a strange p pro
fession for ladies. It. is carried
on by etderty ladies, who goT the
rounds of the best houses, an-
nountcing their coming by beating
a drom, and offering their services
to amuse the lady of the house.
This offer accepted, they sit down
and tell the latest scandals and
the newest stories oand ~on dits,
and are rewarded at the rate of a
shilling an hour.
H. G. JONES,
AARGHITECT. AND BUILDER, |
Greenville, N. é C.
Contracts taken for endian
tyle brick and wooden buildings.
Old d houses. changed to any plan
desired. Plan and.
carefully. made at short notice. All
work guaranteed ~class in
overy respect. Prices made very
ow
TOBACCO! |
EASTERN
ad Two getter. d
men: té Be ti fasten, désited tol ~
wear drésscoats, and they had bns} «©
one-coat between them. ~Buti _
they were. both there; and. nso peu =
The Place to Sell your|
Mar. 25, - be
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Ly Florerce | 8 cae
Lv Fayetteville} 10 & 4
Ly Selma =| 12 | Pee.
Ar Wilsrn / | 1 BO at
2p ~
424 , :
4 ER dee poor bow ep
Ly wimin
gras reel
ar Wises
Ly wilson�
Ar Rocky Mt ©
pe Mm.
a. m., Green Arrivi
Halifax at.11:00 a. ne Weldon Tia0 2
Washingto = ti nage :
8.40 p. m., Tarboro ~9.505. ; oreturn
leaves Tarboro 4 Ps
Rae tas See Se Se eeey-* ;
"Chicago Tribune. "3
isthe larger! and cheapest ever af-
town, come and see for
Seay and be counieoed
BABY CARRIAGES, FURNITURE,
Curtains.
Goods sold on their merits and
prices made accordingly.
J.B. CHERRY & Co.
tien toa Pree
Picnic weather draweth near.
+ eamiasees ee in
town.
«Ste boys are getting ous tut
their shoes.
Federal Court is in session qt
Newbern. ,
Bay Cotton Seed Meal at the
Old Store.
Riverside Nurseries had ripe
strawberries Monday.
The interior of the Catholic
. church is being improved.
A big race is on the program
tor Priiay afternoon out on
track.
Piour has recently advanved
50 cents a barrel and oil 5 cepts a
gallon.
A little more of this weather
and the boys will be trying the
river.
6,000 N. CO. Fresh Corned .Her.
rings just received. J.J. CHEBRY
FP. Speight is much worse His
conditoin is quite serious.
Surprised?
Of course yoo are, and so
is every one else who sees
my beaatifal line of goods.
I am offering
SHOES;e"=-
gee
My stylee and prices will
CHALLIES, LAWNS, HAMBURGS
Galt Laces that-will aatoutshe you-
For the men I make a specialty of
~ CLOTHING
| We are giad tokeow that Mr.
W.5S. Bawls has so far improved
as to be able to get out some.
The close of the oyster season
is near at hand. April closes the
months with aa or� in them for
the present.
Two or three circuses are doing
up the State. It. soacde like
they are * at the wrong
season of the year.
The new tobaééo warehv
has been named Star Wareho
Wenow have Greenville, Eastern
Planters aod Star.
me 7. C. HOOKER | zall wo cat ~on D., W"-iiurdes
well to call on D.
San peaher ee a ttre e car load
: ught before the advance.
_ JUST RECEIVED!
ek: Wewumine quality and p fom
- Gnd many athers just os cheap.
CANNED GOODS
Cali and
The fire company meeting
Monday afternoon tock anotner
enon a WwW
tion. ;
If business sould Be Modulated
| : canTt be beat. with some of the prevai.ing base-
|} -pound CAN CORB ree 10 ets.\ball enthusiasm it would boom
: fan enol 10 ets.\sare enough.-Bichmond ~ Die-|
ion Steamship
near fature
-the Lar
We regret to learn that Mr. J.
y aft
ternoon for ponte ge a organi za"
town Monday evening. :
~Bis many frieads are giad to
seo Mr W.C. Taylor bas retarn-
ed to Greenville and accepted
& position at the depot.
~Mr. T. 8. W. McIntyre, Jr., who
bas here under the employ
of . J-R. Moore, at the depot,
some time, left this morning
rae Bargaw to accept a position
there-
Interest Increasing.
In hearing a man like Rev.
Mr. Oliver preach, it is hard tell-
ung which sermon is best.. Last
night his sermon wae a power.
There was one profession of faith
and several who expressed in-
terest.
His sermon was from the text,
oWithout the sheading of blood
there is no remission.�
This moroineTs sermun was up
to anything yet preached, on the
rk oThis is a faithfal saying,
c.�
This is the Stuff.
The financial editor of the Geor
gia Cracker has this tosay on @
leading question: oA doar
hearded is a useless dollar. A
dollar spent may pay « duzeu
debts in a day and do the work of
@ buorded dollas in aweek. It is
the money which cirenlates that
oils wheels of commerce.
B take home the moral
you. If you owe any man s
ollar and have o can get the
dollar go and him; he will
pay sume one else ced the self-
same dullar may obeing happicess
to a hundied bearts and find its
way back to your own pocket.�
The Messenger takes pleasure!
uf etorwine our e that J.
A. Bar the aod. -ex-|-
cellent eral Manager for twas
ron Transportation ieein- els eae
arrangements to .run é
Aurora to Ocracoke, Tuesdays, | ©
Thursdays and Saturdays during) .
she. pemmper, aoe salam 1 Hes 2
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2
Sttie-t pints Turner. living: ~pees :
Axton Henry eounty, Va., fell)
into w well a few days ago, which
is 64 feet deep, and ~abana un-
hart. "The: aoet a vee