The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 3, 1899, Page 4

ALL THINGS READY FOR THE NATAL DAY City Gaily Decorated and a Festival Air Pervades the Streets, UNCLE SAM IN I His SUNDAY BEST Dons His Red, White and Blue Hat an Prepares for a Hot Old Time as Long as the Day Lasts. Tomorrow will be the glorious; ila, Spanish battleships and fae de- Fourth of July, The general com- | feated Mittee has complwted all arrange-| Company B, National Guard of ments, and the indications are that) Washington, Capt. Terry command one of the greatest celebrations ever) ing held jn Seattle will be the result.| Company C, The crowds of excurstoniste have al-| Washington, Capt Teady commenced to arrive, and by | ing ot a= | ‘ation Guard Crane comm noon tomorrow there will be at) Denny Sehool Rough Riders, Capt Jeast 10,000 out-of-town people in the! Palmer commanding city to aesist in belping to make the) Stevens Post, G. A. R eagle scream. | Miller Post, G. AR Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythies Cartilage containing officers of U. 6. All of the decorations have been| completed, and the streets and build. | Graves, reader of the Declaration of and Rev, J. P. D. morning at §.30 o'clock. At that time the minor sports wii! be held in Independence, Pioneer equare. | Liwyd. At 10:39 o'clock the parade will takc| Branch No. 79, Letter Carriers’ as- Place, following which the exerciees | sootation, A. L. C. Win be helt om the campus at the) Liberty car, containing 4% gtrie, old university grounrde. | Pepresenting 45 state @nd three ter At the same hour, 10:90 o’cloek, the | ritories, Mise Helen Greenus, Water pageant will be held tn the! dems of Liberty. harbor. The Internationa! regatta.) Seattle Turn Verein and German Under the auaplers of the Elliott Bay | lodges of Gens of Herman and other Yacht club, will algo begin at that | German cithtens. hour. ‘The etart will be from the| Alki Tent, No. 33, Knights of Mac Brighton boathours | cabeos, in costumes representing the At Bon the competitive drill be- | Degree start. tween Company B and Company C| Float representing “Returning Sol- witt take piace. Aft the sane time | diers.” @ band concert will take place in| SECOND DIVISION on ‘Whitael. Third avenue to University street, Fieat representing harbor of Man- enter U niversity campus. SHOT ON A ‘LARGE SALE OF CITY STREET OREGON WOOL PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July %—| PRAKER CITY, Ore., July 1.—8. A Two men were peppered with bird Helitner has returned from Express. whot yesterday afternoon. while going | @fter having purchased in one day along Broad street, near Green, and, |“! 'h® wool tn that country, 600 bags although the thoroughfare was in| °" 319.000 pounds, He purchased trom @ crowded condition with people, no-| A¥¢'* Moore, Thompson, Maura body appears to have heard the re.|BrO#. and others. This is the largest port of s kun, and the police have eo|DUFChase of wool at @ single time far failed utterly in locating the | *ve? made in this vicinity, Mr. Hell- Mysterious gunner. The victime o ings present one of the prettiest S. Towa. Sights ever seen here. ‘The decera-| Carriage containing mayor and! tiona of the different blocks this year | city oMeiale have been more Invieh than in pre-| Carriage m_taining Hon T J vious years. | Humes, president of the day; Tom ‘The exercises will begin tomorrow | Fiske, crater of the day; Prof, | ner reports the market steady but| JEFFERBON THEATER TO- NIGHT—"The Passion Play,” tee, but he resigned, and C. A. Rid- dle wae appointed to M1 the vacancy. De, H, F, Titus introduced the fol- lowing resolution, which was unani- mously ade a Resolved, That we instruct our legal committes to prepare a peti yon for two amendments to the city charter, the two amendments to em bedy the two following provisions Firat—A 16 per © initiative. Hee ond—A special election in May 1900, at which the question of municipal and operation of street railways hall be decided. Domestics Form a Union HOUGHTON, Mict., July 3 The domestios of Calumet have formed a | union and have made a unanimow A SATURDAY BLAZE. yards gave the department a lively |run Baturday evening. The bia started In a plie of lumber. The to | Wee about $100, WANTED TO BUY A SALOON A small fire in the Rainier brick. | } | THE SEATTLE STAT, FAIR WEATHER ON THE GLORIOUS FOURTH Observer Salisbury Has Carefully Investigated the Aimospheric Conditions Prevailing and Makes the Announcement. Beattie and Vicinity,—This afternoon and tonight, light showers Tuerday, Joly 4, fair weather As was foreshadowed in this synopsis of Saturday, the area of high increase in| Pres#ure over Idaho caused the formation of a low area over the plateau | Wages, A few employers submitted | Teslon. and the latior area now extend ih from the ee | promptly, but in most cases refuse, | Provinces to Utah, Nevada, and California re in a “high o » Domestic servants cannot be had| UPPOr coast, which, if it moves northward, will cause clearing Weather , ne eather Tuesday in thin vicink contra neon Jexcept at the new schedule. A aym.| tonight and fair weather Tuesday In thin vicinity. A contrary 1 mer pathetic strike among the domestics | “Ud produce cold and showery weather in the vicinity of # of Houghton and Hancock under y iin temperatures are moderate over the Pacific " consideration this we | Yesterday they were the highest they have yet been this season, ca ing 80 at Seattic, 86 at Spokane, #2 at Walla Walla, % at Portland, 98 at Bacramento, and 108 at Hed Bluff, Cal WATER FILLS THE STREETS BOYCOTT OVER ‘The police are looking for a young) MANSFIELD, ©. July 2-—Water| ONEIDA, N. ¥., July 3-—As @ re man named Kennis, who is wanted | fore six feet in the streets in the} mult of a basebell game betwe jfor the embe: ment of $260 from lower portions of the city after mid-| teams from Onelda and Cleveland, a Mra, Furgeson, proprictrese of 4@/ night, as the result of a heavy storm boycott of the merchants in Oneida lodging house on Oeeldental avenue. | which been at 1:20 i continued hap been declared by Cleveland cus Mre. Furge: ‘anced Kennie $260 yott after midnight, Washouts oc tomers. ‘ to buy Kennls skipped, | curred on both ihe rie and e I and has riot been seen since he re-l@ ©. roads. Two hundred persons at The Kame was played here a week celved the money the Casino were imprisoned by water, 4#9 and the Cleveland players and | erereneninepenasinnainr which was too deep for cabs to res-| their friends Were not #atiofed wit 'OFFICERS CHOSEN jeue them the decisions. Oneida’s manufactur | Kisisbataeelipiaiieabs ers and wholewsle dealers have re | Fire ina Ho pital. ceived curt notes from their regular ‘ customers asking th E FOR THE HOME, PERU, Ind, July 2—Lightning (land ouals re roads to tha ace gti nala Si struck the new 000 Wabash Fail) 44 informing them the Cleveland | way hoapital ¢ orning. W. 8. people are disposed io boycott arti ‘The annua! meeting of the board of Shadinger George Bolumen, Cty! cies made or procured in Oneida be trustees of the Washington Child-| firemen. were injured by falling! 9, of their unfair treatment in ten'e Home society, was held last|slate. The inmates of the boapital ine bail game. lay evening at the home of the ecaped injury en | superintendent, 209 Battery ened | | street The work of the year w R fone over: aod muat aavntacrory ves ALONG THE WHARVES SEATTLE INALINGS. joults reported A resolution w | paeeed comarat Brown on their exeetient work the betterment of the in Institution the surplus amounts to 9000 to 4000 ltoms of ore. | In order to export this ore the as- es [sociation will be compelled to stand | the lose between the market price [here and the price the ore will bring jie Bees But this lowe they expect ke up Within a short time by the yo advanee in ore prices ing Mr. and Mra} The fire department was cal rning to extinguish the roof of a ren yesterday The Ship Occidental raited led with coal for San F taco. thie m . “ | During the year 62 chiliren were re-| #hip C. F. Sargent will also sail for | Rinse on North Beattie on the Doe and Pong! Col. J. T. Mitchell, assistant mar-/ ised for the first time, and 29 pre. |the aame port the later part of this dence on Cecond avenue, near Pike showgrounds, There wi ao bal-| shal, and aides viows Inmates were returned to the Week rest loon ascenaion, with a double para-| Lueben's band home. | eee owe chute jump. | Select Knights, A. 0. 0. W. v 2a j The following officers for the en-| Steam coll omr Capt. Mon-|_ James J. Wakefield, ag 2, diet at At 1:9 o'clock, the athletic sports| Fraternal float, representing A. ©.| suing year were elected Preajdent,| roe. arrived this morning from San Providence hospital this morning of will take place at the Y. M. ©. A. Uw. Rev. Geo. F. Whitworth: first vice. ancteco. consumption. Mr. Wakefield js wett | park. A dari will steo be in attend-| Columbia Loder, No. 2, and other! nosident, Hon. W. D. Wood. second | eye ee known ip thie city. He is a member — a ms sal eg cet ahonyd A. OU. W., arranged | yg, dent, Rev. Wilmot Whit-| Steamer Walla Walla, Capt. Gage, of the Fraternal Ordor of Eagies. iaeouek Pe ha sage agge wh pe oe ny . field: third vice-president, Rev, HM. | sails today for Ban Franc The pI peg ccuibiat af launch and tablet ne AO. U. W mount: it, Brown: general af financial sec.| Umatilla, Capt. Cousins, ie due from) The funeral services of Mra Hen uneh and tu . retary, David Myers; treasurer, Geo. | the same port . rietta Btoke were held yester Faces, swimming. diving and bog roll. arta greeting hen Cirele, 4 Parke; councilor, John L. Nagie ee ternoon * the German ing comesta, and « squaw race jo. 158, Companions of the Forest tat 4 ite . aout — a church, Rev. Knappe officiating Resinning at 2:15 o'clock, sports at) Members of the Ancient Order of| each Browne ne MER Abbe) The iri iat rer were een “e sre Madieon perk will commence. The Foresters to Rave left Victoria todey for ® Tolay was demurrer day at the Baseball game whl be played first, Float representing the Electrical attle, Their men will take part in| federal court Tomorrow will be | ew whieh will be the lacrosse Workers’ union the Fourth of July celebration. jury day, and. notwithstanding it ie] Members of the National Brother- eee the Fourth of July, Judge Hanford The bievele races at Athletic park hood of Electrical Workers. Steam freighter Csarine n haa decided to hold the r aee- Will commence at To’clock. Already) Newsboys’ union. | i and te hae sion there has been @ large list of en- Chief Kellogg and Beattle fire de- GIRLS DROWN : aa Sakae breuah up treat tee tries. and the evente will be hotly partment | @an Fr feco. . J. ln Hoar, city passenger and contested. The races will he under, THIRD DLVISION. eee freizht agent for the Southern Pa the auspices of the Queen City Geet) cH. Lilly, assistant marshal, aod! Advices from Washingtor has returned to his desk In the Roads club. | aides. LAMPASBAS, Tex, July 3—2ire.| ae eee eo Oe eetreice gan a} office. He hae been absent for The pyrotechnic dieplay will o¢-| Puyallup Indian band T. J. Lioyd, living seven mites north) ment han oh 4 th 1 ) Several weeks in Huntington, Ore. alr chs tpogeedy opposite the park.| One thousand members of the weet of this place, with ber five amer Tarter, now at Vancouver, Fc radiata ipa oe wh tens, to the night dispiay ni bes nodimen of the World, marching | daughters and a visitor, Miss Criid-| B.C. for a transport. She will op e our abreast P rate een & Francisco an Fight fosen 6 tb. fancy rockets, in FOURTH DIVISION Se Wis te Sataens 10 8 ev eets Vode, | Seats, between Mas rae Gxt ; 7 Various effects, fired simultancourty ‘ Re Truneen iste site Wem op eee from eight different points of the Harry Shaubut, assistant marshal, yond their depth, when their eldest . in S$ on amping... ehty, as designated by the committers ee ee ‘ moore and Miss Childers went to 7s pad pre his ¥ia.i Denny bi, Renton MI, Queen ‘ rt an rom Britiah their rescue and all four were drown e Aue Rill, Water trent. Beacon iit, Coumbte ed. Mrs. Lioyd saved her her expected se aay on her cru Madison park, Leschi park and Lake Original float, followed by drum. | daughter only by herole efforts. along the Alaskan ee net ; me oi a few th nee worth re- Thien, —_ ae tpeegetiianansineebipuninsa a : : ro. | Bamberiag if you are going to camp embers of the ational Rrother- pe esteamer Origaba w sa » ut this summer 'pread your tent Program of the Parade, howd of Commercial Men morrow morning f oekan ports, |out on Ue gras, and if there are eny ‘The order of the parade will be as Industrial pageant, made up ot we mend them at once. A few follows: floats representing the various A Mero’s Mother Starving ° a tent on a rainy night can Chief of police, mounted, dustries of thie city and county . ye Jo more damage to the privix and Platoon of potice The line of march will be: On See ZINC TO EUROPE fs, HICAGO, Ii. July 9—Mra. Te nedding than can be easily remedied Col. BP. Edson, grand marshal, ond a: from Yesier way to eplosion of the ‘batticebip Maine,|_1f70U RAVE Rot goto we end staff, Union atree et te Fifth! ee ih “ nh ee Aine. get one If possible. Of course . FIRST DIVISION atreet, on etreet to Pike! yoprin, Mo. J applied today to Ma Harrison fF one knows that a fy in a lange pi Gen. Tt. 1. Higelow, assistant mar- street, on street to First! ing pela tod mn. Suly 2—At a meet-|s position ae janit > ¥ of canvas stretching over the what, tnt sides avenue, on west side of First avenue Py ‘ ay mag mare of directors hall. It sos if tag in £ an a tent Os & Gert Of © Cactiage contajning descendants of to Main street. on Main street to| 34 ene Orne ble ansas ne | be Gone 2 8 S Wigew ohh & or covering. There should be the origina! Uncle Bom (Col. fam Occidental avenue, on Occidental av-|e oninment of cine mee ne ennke |Amall child and without any means anout eight inches between the sides Wilson, of revolutionary war ) enue to Washington street, on Waeh-|tney do this in order to ger ed ee oe eubpert ae of a fly and the top of the tent, This First Regiment band ington street to First avenue, on! ine Ys ‘ ee a i oo Con ae mesa IR will Glew plenty of ofp to ciroulate Fiont representing battleship weet aide of First nvenue to Yealer|tnis district, cepecing tet ee in » much toward making @ Olympts. enue, and countermarch on east cer will advance ap as alge | Wi i, © and cool | Two companies marine from U. W. side of First avenus to tt nion #trest, tiled gag La dg cnthemdpemtineagd If you don't know how to cook 8. Towa, under command of Lieut. on Union strert to Third avenue, plus © gone. 3% ip estimated that meate and vexetables, go out in the | .CONUNDRUMS... kitchen and study « Httle frying pan science. Most of all, learn how make e6da biscuits, If it is pow take an old-fashioned Duteh on your trip. and a Dutch oven and a frying pan are about all the things needed for & first-class camp kitchen. the box in which the provisions What author is most down-trodden —Pield What author is read (red) at least Hawthorne ar once a year here. The association holds that @ see yacked o a oO" ean use a8 & [real surpiue exiate here but that the! sseme an English author who was pene coral ag thet you [smeitorn have combined to stay out turned out the first time he ever) Clean dishes and a place to keep | Rotitighh Soubtae Ghd thereby vats S| went to school—Lamb them are among the necessities of to pay aasociation prices. If t md ere camp life. In making up your par- plus ore 4e all exported there w 54, Mention two authors, thereby nam- ty, choose companiona who are un- te) oviite abstain of WDC ling a third—Biack, More—Black-|secifish. Seifiahness will rust the best People here recognize that the fent ™°"* oe¢ —_ Seas toe bat ot abarel a owl awh the! what poet might, by being hung, | thing, and don't complain ad become a philosopher? Hogg might a become Bacon A BALL GAME: ni} to | en) They are tnexpensive, | Have | Visiting. Celebrators are cordially invited to call and get acquainted with this (FFAS | Popular Dry Goods and Shoe say Si Distributing House. Every department offering extra- | ’ ordinary Money-Saving Values for Wednesday and Thursday's | Selling. LAttle Polke PIQUE RERFPRE, larvtving almost datiy; we have hard. , in plate pink, blue and white, pretty|ly been able to keep up with our wide na pretty embroidery! Linen and Wash Skirt Belling, anoth- nd $1.00; worth $1.0 jot came in Saturday, so we can supply you Skirt Waists at surpri Ladios’ Fine White, Light iue ana! inely low prices; CRASH SKIRTS, Pink LAWN WATTS well made, only 0c each. pon Work ineertion in two bles rows| Fancy Check CRASH SKIRTS, acroms front and dowa front, beauty | splendidly made, perfect Atting; 1 pin fastened; making an extremely | value, only $1.00 each. wylion ga. 1; actually worth $1.60, Fine White PIQUE SKIRTS, ro our price, $1.25 each, | extremely popular; $2.00 value, only Just Reeeivel.—A Lat of Men’ 6) $1 36 each. New Pasha CRUSH HATS, the com | Just recelved.—Another Large In- ng style for soft hat, fine fur, be a volee of Narrow SILK RIBBONS, Ufully made, $2.25 value; only $1.49) e0 stylish for dress garnature; be, 60 om. jand Te a yard Pretty Nottingham LAC CUR-| @yesize Fine Tapestry TABLE TAINS, taped all round, w made; COVERS, pretty knotted fringe, 70 value; only fe « pair | beautiful coloring; cheap at $1.4, fewing night and day, new goods) only $1.00 each, i Headquarters for House-furnishings, forts, Napkins, Towels, Table Linen, ete Bheets, Quilts, Blankets, Com- Prices always the lowest. O. W. PETERSON & BRO. 206, 208, 210 Pike St. SOOOOCOOS FEO OHOOOSSOSESOOSOOSOSOOSOOOD eu Cuaniee Paowen i W. Srantine, M.D, > Trastees. Telephone Main 580 Kexx Serra j THE SEATTLE AND NORTHWESTERN ~~ Mining and Stock Exchange MIN AND INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Coeseecescocooeeseseeoeoeeees * ~ Open Every Week Day for Business, 10 a. m. and 8p.m. Allare welcome. Hall No. 1, New York Block - - 104 Second Avenue, Seattle { S. E. BARRON, Pres, H. E, WEYMOUTH, Viee-Pres, Copper Vault Mining Co. Property in Okanogan County, | ad, ne the qn . p, and carrying the same lead mies B-y-yew and to be one of the mines ot Washington i gy! the near For » tow days only (ee commons will offer aa shares of stock at ONE AND ONE-HALP CE) per te obtain money for development This is certain to make you Sle. « and a few dollars invested now will bring you hk returns. Do not delay as t ler is limited. BULLOCK.GIVENS CO., 531-532 New York Block, GEO. H. WOODHOUSE Hardware Tinware ce Yates an Tin Work 1331 Second Avenue. Telephone Pike 44. Seattle, Wash 2000 Cedar Poles Wanted ROPOSALS are wanted for furnishing and delivering along certeia streets and ellers in the cities of Seattle and Tacome. CEDAR POLES —-..—_—. Fifty feet in length and nine inches at the top. Poles must be straight and sound and free from soft kaota, and peeled. information call on Vor further SEATTLE CATARACT CO, Sroqrataie Powrn Oo.) Washington Bioek, Geattis DISSOLUTION SALE Of the Firm of CAHN & COHN. +o BEGINNING. .e0 this Kentucky atyle of doing bust- ness were William Neumayer and J Lyman. Two of the leaden pellets passed through Neumayer's ear and one buried itself In the back of his tead, while Lyman was shot in the back, between the shoulder bindes. Both men were taken to st. Joseph's | hospital, where the shot was extract- ed. DISMISSED THE CASE. In the tibet case of J. F. O'Connor against the bark Onkiand, Judge nford has rendered a decision dis missing the action. He holds that the evidence shows that the Ibel ant signed @ contract to unrig t foremast of the Oakland for a « fain sum the testimony was a confiie ae et ealled for the re “Gihaet for the same pg tray states that it is unn flor him to settle that ques eaune, asserting that the terme of the contract were a# the Ibellant contends, ite fulfilment has not been completed, and it-is an entire tract, va there fin to whether the con rigging of the price Judge esnary m, be con HIS LES CRUSHED. 4, ©. Amith, Fight foot and leg cruahe evening by a Pca ing iumber soows at # i. He was tak » hospital, where carpenter, had his Saturday used in ke tton & Post n to Provi- his foot was | animated, Good prices are being paid for extra nice clips, and wo ing bought freely all over t try. Grant county woole have not moved yet, but nearly everything in this section will have been cleaned out when these fifte n cars are shipe ped ‘COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED Special Meeting to Consider an tojunction. The committee of One Hundred! held @ special meeting in the cham ber of commerce rooms Saturday | night, which was well attended aubject of discussion was the action to be taken when the consolt 4 franchise comes up before the city coun The following resolution # introduced by Mr. H. W. Stein, | ind adopted by the committee Resolved,—That we inetruct our legal committee to prepare, secure, and serve a restraining order upon as soon as the eoun an extension of exint the eity council cil aiall vote ing franchise privileges,” 7 members of the legal eommit tee are: J.C, Allen, C. A. Kiddie, and} Richard Winsor, Col Hamilton Lewis was formerly on the commit~ Dosiina us Oom Paul a Gentleman. side When is a to be dreaded? onfidential friend most When he takes you oes What are the most noticeable feat | R lures of a congreseman? His eyes and oti aibiak Whee tah ed ae) we (ayes and noes) English fellers vas in earnert dees| what is the difference between time, eh? “pris hoppy 4 strong T Br ee ae Christmas shopping and strong Tur | They ane. indeed caey Mey. | Kish « The fret makes busy cy nant days, the lant dizzy Beys | om Pawl—How vas dot? You say rye fe aey van Sieh watt aie ee What materials would be suited very smaah as cuatoas id they are for soldiers’ uniforms? Tf mbazines ma’ PRUE WON ent “Gone it? and grenadines.-Youth's Compan EF The aid—Does it what? p g a Oom Paul—Does it goncern me? Veo! dey fight? | What He Said. The ald—They certainty will | “You are full of beer, I tell you.” Paul—8o?. dot isn't nice.| “No sush thing, m-my love. iy might get hurted. Rut,| “Well, let me hear you say ‘satis dot on't make-—~ | faction,’ The aid—Den't make what? Thase dead easy. Listen, S-#-m Com Paul—Ton't make no deefer-|to shay? n frnframhtmbhtfr ence py me. You see? No? Vell, |fax. What was I t-tryin’ to shay? 1 vant to fight. Lam grazy to firht Satisfaction.” You see? Vait again, I vant to fight Satisfaction Queen Fictoria vas a lady. Ladies N-no sush thing, I was tryin’ ton't pelieve in fightin’. I am a/to shay -n-s-fax—thass name of the chentieman. TL couldn't fight in der|poat that's bringin D-dreyfues P ence of ladies, If I vasn't a chen|S-s-sfax, Wh-why don't you read tleman |t would pe not the same. |th’ papersh?” | But I ean't help it. Unter dose cir _— comstances IT vill not fight, Say to| “What a bird-like appetite she dove fellers dot on der lady's ag-| has,” remarked an admirer to the fount I vill arbitratet it. You see? | crusty old achelor who ts helping Nice, aind it? |the family entertain her while she ——----——o- jim visiting It | Concert, Wagner's band, tomorrow) “Bird-like? J should say #0, Any afternoon, Madison Park pavilion. . thing from turkey to reed birds,” A BUG THAT BITES THE LIPS. WASHINGT: dD. Cc, July An entomological mystery is | eling the city; the identity of the bug jwhich is devastating the beauty of Washington faces Is being sought for eagerly The new bug was first heard from a few days ago, when a aler applied at a hospital for his face so swollen that his nearest friends did not recognize him. Since then a dozen similar cas ow have been treated None of the victims saw the insect because the attack ts always made when the person Is asleep. ‘The lips seem to be the favored point of at tack, The vietim wa up in the dead of the night, suffering from the ost Intense pain in the face, and finds his lips and other features all puffed up to an enormous sine The ewelling 18 a bright red lasts from forty-eight to seventy hours, accompanied by almost con stant pain, Entomologists at the ag riculture department are anxious to | Monday, July 3d. We will proceed to sell out our Complete Stock of Hardware, Ship Chandlery AND TOOLS —_- And everything in our Store and Warehouse. This is a Genuine Sale, and will last only till AUGUST Ist, after which date the firm will be Dissolved. L— pus ne tr wad atment and two —o-—. secure one of the bugs: can’t arouse my sympathy for the man with the hoe," Why not?” asked Gumlick Dock “Recauae,” said Tweesle, with a Foot Yesler Avenue, Yesler reminiscent groan, “because there are too many men with lawn mowers 'about.”* i