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EDWARD 1$ IN DEATH’S SHADOW
An Operation is Performed Upon the King For Perityphlitis
and the Royal Sufferer Bears it Well.
LONDON TURNS FROM JOY TO CRIEF
The Coronation Festivities Have Been Abandoned and
Suspense Lies Heavy on All Hearts.
PEOPLE SEEM DAZED'
Official Announcement of the King’s
Condition Creates Consternation
Throughout the Kingdom, The Lat
est Bulletins Issued Declare That
the King is Doing as Well as Could
be Expected.
By the Associated Press.)
London, June 24. —12:29 p. m. —The
coronation has been postponed indefinite
ly on account of the indisposition of
King Edward.
The sudden announcement of the post
ponement of the coronation, just on the
ever of the ceremony, caused the utmost
consternation everywhere. The news
spread like wildfire. The tens of thous
ands of occupants of the streets sud
denly stood still under the sudden
shock and gazed at one another in silent
dread of what might come next.
On the Stock Exchange, the effect of
the startling news was immediate.
Prices weakened, led by consols with a
fall of half a point-
Official announcements of the King's
serious illness were made to public bod
ies as speedily as possible. Word was
sent to the House of Commons and the
Acting Lord Chamberlain, Lord Church
hill, personally delivered to the Man
sion House, the official residence of the
Lord Mayor, the message regarding His
Majesty’s illness, and at this morning’s
rehearsal of the coronation ceremony in
Westminster Abbey the Bishop of Lon
don, at the request of Lord Esher, the
Deputy Governor of Windsor Castle,
was as follows:
“I have to make a very sad annnounce
mont. The king is suffering from an ill
ness which makes an operation neces
sary today. The coronation, therefore, is
postponed.”
The Bishop requested the congregation
to join in the litany out of the corona
tion service and pray for the recovery
of the King.
During the afternoon the Earl Mar
shal, the Duke of Norfolk, issued the
following notice:
‘‘The Earl Marshal has received the
King’s commands to express His Maj
esty’s deep sorrow that owing to his se
rious illness the coronation ceremony
must be postponed. The celebration in
London will in consequence be likewise
postponed, but it is the King’s earnest
hope that the celebrations in the coun
try shall be held as already arranged "
The King also expressed to the Lord
Mayor his desire that His Majesty’s 1
dinner to the poor of London be not post-1
poned. «
Outside of Buckingham Palace enor- j
mous throngs of people congregated
since early morning for the purpose of
witnessing the arrival of Special Ambas- j
sadors, who were to be received by the I
King and Queen today. Large numbers!
of foreign representatives actually ar- !
rived, but the shortness of their stay j
was noticed, inquiries were made and !
soon the news of His Majesty's serious
state of health was circulated among
the waiting thousands.
At the various palaces and at the '•
Grosvenor. Buckingham. Carlton, Cecil I
and other hotels were where the foreign I
representatives are staying the news
created the greatest dismay.
Royal carriages were already drawn
up in readiness to take the guests to the
reception at the palace, but the moment
the "tickers” annonuneed His Majesty’s !
illness all the preparations for the day]
oeased.
in the streets the change which came !
over the crowds was most pronounced. :
Traffic seemed momentarily paralyzed
and it was long before the full effect of
the startling intelligence was felt.
Large crowds quickly gathered around
the Mansion House, where the official
notice was put up by a police inspector. |
who first mounted the steps and read out
the bulletin, which was received with I
respectful silence.
The streets, as the day wore on, be
came more and more congested and the
holiday crowd concentrated into groups;
reading and re-reading Ihe ’’extras ” j
Most of the people seemingly felt dazed
and scarcely appreciated the full import
of what they read.
Work on the stands erected on all
sides to enable people to view the coro
nation procession was gradually discon
tinued.
In Piccadilly, along nearly the whole
length of which workmen were com
pletir the 11
was i d
weru
postponement of the coronation, but the
workmen in that part of London stolid
ly continued to finish their work.
At about 1 o'clock in the afternoon
three copies of the signed medical bul
letin were posted on different parts of
the railing surrounding the front of
Buckingham Palace. The crowd which
had been so numerous during the earlier
part of the day by that time dwindled
to a few hundreds, but a constantly in
creasing number of fashionable (occu
pants of passing carriages descended to
j read the bulletins.
In the course of the early afternoon
I the bulletin from Buckingham Palace
| announcing that the operation had been
| Successful, that a large abscess -had
| been evacuated, and that the King’s
; condition was satisfactory was issued
aud posted at the various points where
! people were congregated, and shortly
afterwards a court official informed a
f representative of the Associated Press
that His Majesty was recovering satis
factorily from the effects of the anesthe
tic. The King treated the idea of the
operation very lightly, his great con
cern being for the disappointment of
the people.
"This, however,” added the official,
"was entirely unavoidable as up to the
last moment the medical attendants con
fidently hoped the patient would be able
to go through at all events the more im
portant of the coronation ceremonies.”
Immediately after recovering from the
operation the King asked for the Prince
of Wales. Queen Alexandra is terribly
I upset and nervous. The royal grand
children were driven to the palace from
York House shortly after one o'clock.
The Prince and Princess of Wales re
mained at Buckingham Palace through
out the afternoon, receiving the visiting
members of the royal families who drove
up to the inner court yard.
At about 4:30 p. m. the Prince and
Princess of Wales ldft the palace in an
open carriage, looking decidedly more
cheerful than when they entered it, and
both of them repeatedly acknowledged
the silent and sympathetic greetings of
the people gathered around the palace
gates and in the Mall.
At the ambassador’s entrance an end
less stream of smart carriages deposited
distinguished people of all nations who
struggled to get in and write their names
in the visitors book, forming a brilliant
scene as rhe women wore light summer
dresses and nearly all drove up in
atstae. The small hall where the visi
tors’ book is kept became packed. As
some of the visitors departed others en
tered and the crowd gathered outside
steadily increased the number.
Until 4 p. m. a close vigil was kept
within the palace. Neatly all the mem
bers of the royal families with whom
were Lord Salisbury, Mr. Balfour, Lord
Roberts and other leading men of Eng
land, anxiously awaited word from the
sick room. After the 4 o'clock bulletin
had been issued, the watchers, one by
one. wont out, all looking more cheerful.
The Duke of Connaught, who was in full
uniform, seemed to be particularly
pleased with his brother's condition.
The best opinion seems to be that no
less than three month's postponement of
the coronation is inevitable, and even in
the event of the King's recovery the
crowning of His Majesty will certainly
be shorn of all its arranged for glories.
The work of demolishing the stands
and all the paraphernalia prepared for
the coronation pageant was in full
swing during the latter part of the after
noon. Hundreds of workmen w'ho, this
morning were engaged in putting finish
ing touches on the various jobs were at
work tearing down all that has taken
weeks to accomplish. The barriers in
the streets were being removed, the bur-t
♦- :
The Official Bulletins.
Loudon, June 21.—12:4*5 p. m .—Sir
Francis Knollys, the King's private sec
retary, has issued the official medical
announcement as follows:
"The King is suffering from periphlitis.
His condition on Saturday was so sat
isfactory that it was hoped that with
care His Majesty would be able to go
through the ceremtny. On Monday even
ing a recrudescence became manifest,
rendering a surgical operation necessary
today.
(Sign-d) Lister, Smith, Lulling, Har
low, Treves.
London. June 24.-2:46 p. m.—The fol-
Uwing bulletin has been posbxl at
Buckingham Palace:
“The operation has been successfully
performed. A largo abscess has been
evacuated, 'the King has borne the
and is in a satisfactory
co:idi? ion *
24.—The following bulle
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE 25. 1902.
ricades merchants had constructed to
safeguard their shop windows were
rapidly disappearing, vans filled with
garlands and multi-colored bunting
stripped from masts and house fronts
lined the streets and London promised
soon to resume its usual dullness.
The loss of the insurance companies
will be heavy as great numbers of com
mercial companies and private individ
uals had taken out policies to cover
them from the loss of the receipts from
stands and the cost of decorations in
the event of the coronation ceremony
not occurring. Where speculators and
householders did not take such precau
tions, the losses will in many cases mean
an approach to bankruptcy.
Late in the afternoon telegrams from
the provinces and abroad commenced to
arrive. They all evidenced the pro
found concern occasioned by the news of
the King’s condition.
In hastily summoned meetings of pub
lic bodies in London and throughout the
United Kingdom resolutions have been
passed expressing the most profound
| grief coupled with expressions of hope
that it may please the Almighty to
speedily restore the King to health.
The acute anxiety which has naturally
seized the Unitued Kingdom has quite
overshadowed all traces of disappoint
ment at the postponement of the coro-
I nation.
An extraordinary issue of the Gazette
published this evening officially an
nounces the indefinite postponement of
the coronation.
ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM RANDOLPH-
Supt. Way Writes of the Enthusiasm of the
People For Education
! 'J Wfcy. superintendent of
schools in Randolph county, has written
to State Superini?ndent Joyner that the
j anal educational rally at Asheboro will
be held on August 6th, when the Gover
nor and Superintendent Joyner are to
speak. He reports that at Liberty the
merchants left their stores to listen to
the tlks at the rally then*. At Provi-
I dence also he say 3 the people were deep
ily interested. He has much praise for
| ,he s P (, aking of Superintendent White
| and Superintendent Curtis.
In one township in Randolph county,
| says * thcy have recently reduced the
I m mber of sohols, ind it has. made a
decid 'd impro/ernont. He believes the
jJiajority of ihe people are of the same
, opinion, and the question is being agi
j tat * d in townships that need it most. In
some instances the people resent it, and
!' n others they are eager for it.
The great need, he says, is money to
; build better houses. When the people
I see that they can get a better house
■ and school .hey will be willing to con
solidate the smal districts. lie believes
a stirring campaign will arouse the
people to building the school houses with
their own means. It is the purpose in
Randolph, Prof. Way writes, to effect
more consolidations this year.
Negro Driven From Home.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Cooleemeo, N. C., June 24.—Stokes
Cowan, a negro, and his family, have
booh driven from their home hero.
Cowan is a relative of the negro boys
lynched at Salisbury, and was suspected
of complicity in the murder of Miss Ben
son. Friday night a well armed party
went to Cowan’s house and fired on it
vith various firearms. Stokes, with a
heavily loaded shotgun, an old muzzle
loader. attempted several times to re
turn the fire, but his pun failed. His
wife received a wound in the arm before
escaping. Stokes returned the next day
to dispose cf his crop now in process of
cultivation. He says he will remain
away.
Shot Hu Sister.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Washington, N. C., June 24.—At
Grimes’ Landing, a twelve-year-old boy
shot his sister with a gun, which was as
usual, supposed to be empty. Sixteen
shot took effect, twelve in the head and
face and four in the body. The girl was
i"ht years old.
(By the Associated Press.)
tin was posted at Buckingham Palace at
f o'clock this evening:
"His Majesty continues to make sat
isfactory pragr j ss and has been much
relieved by the operation.
(Signed) Lister, Treves, Smith, Lak
ing, Barlow. ’
London, June 24.—The folowing bulle
tin was issued at 11:10 p. m.:
“The King’s condition is as good as
could be expected after so serious an
operation. His strength is maintained,
reports less pain and His Majesty has
ta'kf'n a little nourishment.
“It will be several days before it will
be possible to say that King Edward is
out of dang r.
“(Signed) Treves. Laking, Barlow.”
London, June 2~>. —At one o’clock (his
morning the Associated Press learned
that King Edward was as well as could
be expected and that everything was pro
gressing satisfactorily.
IHE APPALACHIAN
PARK BILL PASSED
It Goes Through the Senate
Without Division.
THE MEASURE AS PASStD
It Provides For the Purchase of Four
Million Acres.
THE COST NOTH) FXCEED $10,000,000
Two Fore ful Speeches Mark the Closing cf
General Debate mlthe* Houston the
Civil Gwernment Bill For
the. Philippines,
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Washington, D. C., June 24.—The Sen
ate today passed the Appalachian Park
Bill without a division, Senator Bate, of
Tennessee, who opposed the bill when it
was up last week, contented himself with
olTeringan amendment,which was accept
ed by the friends of the bill. He then
voted for the bill.
For a time it looked as if Nelson,
Spooner and other Republican Senators
would talk the bill to death (it only had
the right of way until two o’clock) but
Spooner ceased speaking barely in time
for the vote to be taken. It is said
that these Republicans did not oppose
the park Hill but wanted to consume
the time until the hour for the unfinish
ed business to be taken up so that Sena
tor Quay could lot move to take up the
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
Statehood Bills.
The result of the vote shows the great
injustice to Senator Simmons of a re
port published ’.n a North Carolina
newspaper (which was sent out by in
terested parties) a few weeks ago that
this bill would have been voted on and
passed but for his absence from the
Senate. Since that time Senator Sim
mons has won over to the support of the
bill or silenced the opposition ot prob
ably one-thirJ of Ihe Democratic mojn
lership of the Senate. Quite a number
of Democratic Senators, Avho were op
posed to the principle of the bill, refrain
ed from voting against it on account of
Senator Simmons’ deep interest in it..
It can safely be aid that the bill would
never have passed but for the tireless
work of both our Senators.
Its passage in the House at this ses
sion is very doubtful, as it is under
stood that Speaker Henderson and
Chairman of he Appropriation Commit
tee Cannon both oppose it, but its pas
sage at the short session is reasonably
certain.
Two Notable Speeches
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 24. —Two notable
speeches marked the closing of the gen
eral debate upon the Philippine Civil
Government Bill today. They were
made by Mr. Landis, an Indiana Repub
lican, and by Mr. Williams, a Mississippi
Democrat, and aroused the respective
sides in which they were delivered to a
high pitch of enthusiasm. There were
big demonstrations after each concluded.
The other speakers today were Messrs.
Ball (Texas), Jones (Va.), Shafroth
(Colo.) and Crumpacker (Ind.) The lat
ter closed the general debate for the
bill with a strong speech.
Mr. Landis, during his speech, engaged
in a sharp passage with Mr. Clark (Mo.)
He described Mr. Clark, after war was
declared, as charging, up and down the
aisle boasting that the Democrats had
taken the Republican party by the scruff
of the neck and dragged it into war.
This drew from Mr. Clark a challenge
to Mr. Landis to place in his speech the
name of the Republicans whom he de
scribed as the kickers and who, ho said,
went to President McKinley and threat
ened to vote with the Democrats to
recognize the independence of Cuba un
less he sent the right kind of a message
to Congress.
‘‘That is a fiction,” cried Mr. Landis,
while Mr. Cooper (Wis.), who said ho
was a member of the committee that
waited upon President McKinley, denied
that any such conversation occurred.
Mr. Landis repeated his statement that
Mr. Clark had boasted that the Demo
crats had dragged the Republicans into
the war.
“That’s what we did,” shouted Mr.
Clark.
“And then when the war came with
its problems, consequences and respon
sibilities,” flashed back Mr. Landis,
‘‘you turned your backs and ran away.”
A tremendous burst, of applause greeted
this reply. For fully a minute it con
tinued until checked by the presiding
officer.
“There is not a word of truth in that
statement,” retorted Mr. Clark when the
applause died away.
When Mr. Landis referred to Mr.
Clark’s former criticisms of Grover
Cleveland, the Missouri member correct
ed him and declared “the second elec
tion of Grover Cleveland was the great
est calamity that has befallen the hu
man race since the fall of Adam.”
“Did not you vote for him?” queried
Mr. Lavdis.
“Yes,” responded Mr. Clark amid great
laughter, “and that is one thing I ex
pect to prey Almighty God to give me
absolution for on the day of judgment.”
Mr. Landis gave a description of the
Missouri delegation and Mr. \Clark sing
ing “Grover, Grover, four yeais more of
Grover, and then we’ll be ik clover.”
Recent events bad shown, he said, that
the Democratic managers w T ere looking
for a new leader. Who was it to be?
The “peerless leader,” apparently was
about to move from a $5,000 to a $25,000
house and retire from public life.
“It looks very much,” asserted Mr.
Landis, “as though Grover Cleveland
was to be the man, and if he is the gen-
from Missouri again w’i.ll be
heard in the chorus, ‘Grover, Grover,
four years more of Grover.’ ”
Mr. Jones (Va.) at this point utilized
a few minutes as he said to expose the
record of Buencamino, a member of the
civil service commission at Manila, who
appeared before the insular committee,
and who yesterday made a pilgrimage to
McKinley’s tomb at Canton. He first
quoted the opinion of General Otis con
tained in an interview had with him by
Theodore W. Noyes, of the Evening Star
of this city, in which General Otis de
scribed Buencamino as a “professional
turncoat who was everything by turns
and nothing long.” Mr. Jones also read
a letter written to him by Sixto Lopez,
quoting Buencamino in 1895 as extolling
Spain and Weyler and denouncing Dr.
Rizal, the Filipino martyr in celebration
of whose memory Buencamino is now
attempting to inaugurate an exposition
at Manila. The letter predicted that the
time would come when Buencamino
would once agaiij be as bitter against
American sovereignty as he now is ex
travagant in his adulation.
“I see by the morning papers,” Mr.
Jones continued, “that yesterday this
rrtan Buencamino visited Mrs. McKinley
and shed tears; that he visited McKin
ley's tomb and again shed tears. This
is very remarkable, because in a me
morial to Congress last year this
miserable creature charged that the
i commencement of hostilities was due to
the direct orders of President McKinley.
; I will allow members to judge whether
(Continued on Page Two.)
CHANGtSINTHEfI.C.L
■— - "
How the Greater Road Will
be Operated.
| Two Divisions Form d W. N Royal Supt. of
Division North of CharUs'o-’, John F.
Divine Assistant.
(Special to News and Observer )
Wilmington, N. C., June 24.—An ad
vance circular issued today from the of
fice of General Manager John 11. Kenly j
and dated July Ist. give 3 details of the
operation department of the Atlantic
Coast Lino after its absorption of the j
Plant System on the above named date. I
There will be two divisions, the first of'
which will comprise all the roads north j
of Charleston, which prior to July lsi
constituted the Coast Line and will em
brace the following districts which were
formerly called divisions: Richmond
short cut. Charleston, Wilmington, Yad
kin. Columbia, Norfolk, Florence and
Augusta. The second division will com
prise all roads south of Charleston, which
formerly constituted the Plant system
and will embrace the following: districts
j formerly divisions: first, second, third,
fourth, fifth and sixth. Local superin
tendents formerly called “division super
intendents’’ t will be called “district su
perintendents.
W. N. Royall, of Charleston,
is appointed General Superintendent
i and Captain John F. Divine Assist
i ant General Superintendent of the first
division, with offices at Wilmington.
General Superintendent of the Norfolk
district office at Norfolk. G- G. Lynch
| becomes Superintendent of Charleston
districts of first division, office at Char
leston. The jurisdiction of Purchasing
Agent, F. H. Fechtig and R. E. Smith.
Assistant to General Manager, is ex
tended over the second division. W. B.
Denham retains the position of General
Superintendent of the second division
with headquarters at Savannah. All
other officers, agents and employes of
the two divisions will retain their pres
ent positions and duties until further
notice. Rules, regulations, time tables,
and forms of the Plant System in the op
erating departments will continue in
force on the second division until
changed or suspended by proper author
ity.
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
ARE BEITU3EO A FRANCHISE
Ground Taken That Two Systems in a Town
Impose a Donble Tax Without Re
sultant Good
(Special to News and Observer.)
Henderson, N. C-, June 24. —After care
ful investigation the town commission
ers unanimously decline to grant the
Southern Bell Telephone Company a
! franchise to operate either a local ex
change or a long distance station on the
ground that two telephone systems in
one community are undesirable and im
pose double tax on the people without
resultant good.
Mr John W, Taylor Dead.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Goldsboro, N. C., June 24—Mr. John
Wright Taylor, of this city, died sud
denly last night at the home of lii£ sou
in Green county, where he had just gone
on a visit. Mr. Taylor had reached the
ripo ago of sixty-five years. He came
to this city four years since, where he
has a splendid home.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IRE CELEBRATION
OE ST, JOHN'S DAI
General Ransom Delivers a
Great Address. '
THE MASONIC TEMPLE
The Grand Lodge Meets and Decides
to Build One.
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE S APPOINTED
The Orphans Give a Concert Which is Greatly
Enjoyed by the Audience and Is Most
Creditable to the In
stitution.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Oxford, N. C., June 24.—The morning
of the 24th dawned cool and cloudy and
rain continued through the day. The
number of visitors was considered the
largest ever in attendance on a similar
occasion. Gen. M. W. Ransom arrived
| Tuesday afternoon and was heartily
! greeted by his friends, who were de
lighted to meet him. The Grand Lodge
of Masons held a meeting at half papt
: ten o’clock in their spacious hall, and
resolved to build a suitable temple in
some town of North Carolina and ap
pointed Grand Master H. I. Clark and
Grand Secretary J. C. Drewry as a spe
cial committee endowed with pow r er to
appoint seven additional members with
full authority to act in the matters con
nected with the construction of the
temple.
The committee is authoried to select
a location and use the necessary funds
from the Trand Irndge to secure the
erection of the temple. It is also author
ied to sell the property in Minneapolis
given to the Grand Lodge by a Mr.
Bradley, of California, for SG,OOO cash,
this to be used to aid in the construc
tion of the temple
The exercises of the day were held in
the chapdl of the asylum, which was
liled to its utmost capacity. The rain
prevented the use of the platform pre
viously arranged and decorated for the
occasion. The address of welcome was
delivered by Mr. A. A. Hicks and re
sponded to by Mr. R. N. Hackett in be
half of the Grand Lodge.
Gen. B. S. Royster in a most graceful
manner introduced the orator of the
day, the venerable and gifted Gen. M. W.
Ransom,who chose as his subject “Ma
sonry and ds work in North Carolina,”
which subject was handled as only Gen.
Ransom could do, entertaining the audi
ence with lofty ideas and beautiful
thoughts clothed in chaste and elegant
language delivered in the finest oratori
cal style.
Gen. Ransom was greeted with great
applause when he arrived and this was
repeated during his admirable address.
In the course of his remarks he spoke
of the great charity at Oxford and said
that it was only among a i|ee people
that such a thing could exist- “You may
read the history of nations.” he said,
“but you will find nowhere a record of
■ such a gathering as this in the name of
charity.”
During his address he especially re
ferred to six opinions of the Supreme
Court of the United States, involving
the Southern construction of the States’
rights, which were sustained by a court
composed of Republicans selected dur
ing and immediately after the war.
He closed with a plea to the people
of the South to stand closely united for
the best interests of the whole country.
At 3:30 o’clock the orphans gave a
concert, enjoyed by the audience and
very creditable to the institution.
Prominent among these attending the
meeting of the Grand Lodge were Col.
J. S. Cuningham, of Cuningham, N. C.\
Kon. Francis D. Winston, of Windsor;
Gen. M. W Rarusom, of Weldon; Mr.
J. C. Drewry, of Ralejgh: Mr. T. B.
Womack, of Raleigh; Mr. H. C. Butler,
of Raleigh; Mr. R. H. Bradley, of Ral
eigh; Mr. W. W. Wilson, of Raleigh:
Mr. Chas. Walters, of Raleigh; Dr.
Move, of Wilson - Mr. S. H. Rountree,
of Ktnston; Mr. R. A. Southerland, of
Fayetteville; Mr. W. B. McKoy, of Wil
mington. Dr. E. J. Tucker, of Roxboro?
Mr. W. T. Long, of Roxboro; Mr. R. B.
Biggs, of Scotland Neck; Mr. A. B. An
drews, ltfo..Jr ilageh sbrdln shrdl shrdl
drews, Jr., of Raleigh; Mr. J. T. Snyd
nuor, of Rocky Mount.
Arnsted For Incsndiarism.
(Special to 'he News and Observer.)
Southern Pines, N. June 21. —Wm.
Roberson, accused of setting lire to the 1
store ;f M. F. Campbell, which de
stroyed dwelling house of Alex. Evans
at the same time, was arrested Satur
day by Deputy Sheriff Tyson and tried
before ('. W. Shaw. The evidence against
him was such that he was held ever to
await the action of the grand jury.
About a dozen witnesses were exam
ined, and in the trial it was developed
that W. F. Campbell is wanted and will
no doubt be brought back from Scotland
county to answer the charge of an ac
complice in the burning.
Roberson has always been looked
upon as one of our most worthy col
ored men and many believe that if ho
is guilty he was the tool of Campbell.
* As girls grow older they think less of
love and more of money.