The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-09-06 00:00:00

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SELLING POISON BY M STAXE.—A druggist in White-
vale, Glasgow, sold a dozen powders to a : tranger as
quinine, but subsequently he discovered that six of them
contained a deadly poison. He advertised his mieb.ko
in the Norlh British bail.* and it tins Win pin .1
that the public anouneement answered his purrs.l'.
Fortunately, the person who obtained the powders bad
only taken ODU of them.
A SAD SI.ORY.—An old woman of weak int...lke!,
known as Block Bess, died by the roadside near Gala-
shied+ last tr.-vit. The story of her life is a terrible one.
" Fifty years ago," mays the Borekr .I,lrertiser,
" Elizabeth Graham was the rustic beauty of Melroee
and its neighbourhood. Returning home one evening
she was abused by a villain. She became a manise, and,
leaving her I ...... e, took up her abode in a note cave in
the Obl Quarry-hill of Melrose. Here she slept at night
in summer and in winter, wrapped up in a blanket.
save when, for some weeks after the birth of her dead
child, clue followed it to the churchyard and would not
he driven away, but slept 11111014 g the tombstones to
watch its grave. From that time to this, Crazy Hew has
lived a life of Dwell privation, and often voluntary
suffering. wandering from hamlet to house and village In
town, never, however, re 1111 l ving far from the Milos if
her early years. It KU from this unfortunate waife, it
is acid, that Sir Walter Scott drew the character of
Madge Wildfire, in the 'lleart of "
EVICTIONS IN ScoTLANIL—The Northern Ensign, a
weekly paper, widely circulated :mil ably edited, has an
article on evict • in Scotland, illustrated by the fol-
lowing instance :—" In the Scourie district of the
Sutherland estate thew lives one William M'Ciuskill,
who up to May, ISM, was for forty years and re
tenant of a small piem, of land it Halehladich, always
maintaining a good character, and paying his rent with
the utmost regularity. Hia father, a Man of excellent
character, way tenant at rulkein for a
.very long iwriod,
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and died at the age of eighty year,. The persen referred non, although they most . [...chiefly prevent %heal 11,10
to ill Sid,' year.. .4 age, it severely afflicted. and subject indulging in at. .p durieg 3lr. An ll •rso'n " short awl eatimeal Telegraph Company, Anil consequently are in
' to fit,. of falling sickness, rendering him unfit for labour pointed', a,„,,,,„ lln sm„l„e i„.,,,ag„ the ht„„y and communication with England, Scotland, and the eolith.
or taking care of himself. Ilis. wife it eeventy•two years pre.„,„„, ~,,, i,,,, „„eie„ are II „1 att, : „at, j,.. „„a in tb, m.o. Th. re are two stations on the island-namely, at
ANOTHER POISONING CASE. ea ening there is a " 'nil" sera ice. 'there is also worn. • Ilanteey and Douglas.
of age, awl has been bedridden for the bat twenty years.
Their family coneists of three solo and three daughters, At the Thritio•s Police I Mice, on l'idolev afternoon. ing I riyer OE each week day. at 8 e'elock in the morn THE MIDDLESEX REVISION CIE VOTEES.--A most
all married : and the youngest. Ihinal.l. thirty sears of George Frederick Hoy,,i, e,,,ta orynolin, ofeta iLigt,,,m, ing, nuriog the summer i.e.. ..n. 21 intewled communi extraordinary number of objections have been mado
age, was tlo• .mly one who raoainmi with hie aged Who stands charged with the said murder, toy poison, emtts had tont in tit. tr nano n as c. ii,u.;:, ies u.r the 1...• It hy the Conservative and Liheral RegistrMion Awe.
indents, chiefly maintaining them. On marrying, of Zinietrali Weloitt. a Wolllan %itil whom In, It", re eept ion of the Load's Ste•per, %thrall oa. 1.1 be cele. ciatiune agsiost electoni who are mintiest to vote for the
Imnahl wan Allillittell into his father'. hut, with his cohabited a men:ale:old- time, wee bnaight up for ev- leafed for the first tMe...n Suwlay, the :lel of January. Is turn of noes siaitatives from the county of 31i idlesex
wife, undertaking .0. 1111111.Irt his aged parents, awl keep aminetion hefore Mr. Seife. It will he remenshered he . i':.'• Ti., Romisit chal•la'n, Mr. Tenothy Dow.ean to the House of Coltinsons. It is stated 111 a notice IrODI
1111.111 off the 'yaw-rent. hut the ixorahle fiat of the I•ur reatkrs that the notortuitate smninin whom he ...; writ., :-" Dm tog the half-year th re have been in el:: the tollll6l of the Conservative It Asoociatitto
factor came forth, that M. the regralattuns of the estate accused ef imisetting was •teller old oil the 27th .4 April the Roman Cat lenic prieeto•rs two aitempo at strango. for 31h1.11....ex that it has become Imlowit to the coin-
bail been broken, by I hand.' darilig to lake his Young last Ipf a male ititatt, it CI a about tie,. ~,, Ii it, c I 1,6011 ill .Is, cell,, an I fortuna: .ly for these two Driaollcra make that &teed 2,000 objections have been served
wife into his father's lolni.e. to nurse his Nth., 11101 lIVI. C,111110111.1.t ,:le Wa • • Ito el Will V Iloblit V4411.011' :. .I'..Y hal bet 0 at .10u ii I...fere life became extit.ct. • upon elect.trn 14 ("ft:met-votive ri ihe by the Mi•ldle.
mother in their neclining years. Ann 'Amur their it fer in anti 'a ;melee. as ....• .-., . f hay I/1 nrunk smite rellee Tiien....re, an I may at 1..., mu,,. who feel unacconutable see Reform Axsociatittn, on account of change of rest-
their nintool support. the lot blunt be taken from them ; g:rcii het by it„yal. ~..,,,,.e,,,!., „f µ 1,,,,,,,,,.4 , scna While hE '‘'T prison disciuline, attended w'tli , deuce. lec., amid it is esserten by the wacretary ttf the
and toksoi it was, %idle the young man and his wife arnsathfn in her doom ...al . t...eaelt. awl lieeatne w.,raa IltsUhlllll On xi..ty of toilet awl depresi of %pied* a drea•l 1 latt r that " the rival Conservetive registrMion moieties
bad to ICAVC their )lAll.lltP' lint end AVVk a home else- after drinking s nue milk, -he, givcit in rhy Itoyal. She I and doubt cm gerding their future preepecto, the effects I -the one known an the Conservative Registration
'atore, to save the ag.ll "loiterer". from having their grew worse awl worse. Ma &cfl three der. efterwarde, , of the ounahlemtion of the previons irregilloritiee .4 : Committee, and the other a new organization under the
Itumble alwele unroofmt anti eleiiiolislied. Another case : c%pre.sing lire ,0,„,.,i, ~., ~, .... w 1.,in.,, 1... f„„. _he flied , their hero. Siriurt.iiil of ill'•‘ t.t 'e ..1 the pri en ri
-.l•tho trami.bell. tenant, CulkMn, ha l m Lnilty A that s e lhrt n t t „„„. e panie, e hail ;.• :tt ,-il le•r. s.• ;iv; lihe ~ - ..I.;ii sif 3lr. Ilaig-have served about 3,000 notices
mint! rarely r.ii to initial •t fl• ,•: , ! , t . t!: 7't :.•• •,f . , ! f,,,1'.-111 against the right to the county franchise: of
a like crille. alal him itahl a sitni6r penalty, He tea ctn. •• t ;gal i'lo;;ilft. il.I 1.- '.,li II •.. .... 7. I: 11. 1... I. Ai olcel•valit :dul Coe •f:il , !,r•., , .! I .. .. 1.. :`,. ' i' • and ii ii' claimaitts it: Cte liie•-al anii re 1.1.1
been eupportieg ita his house three etrplons for the last Dr. I, ti ahy prove.l Hot 1•..• ii, ...• s ..1 i .1 .1 . io e 1 ' •I• '1 wlt." 'Pei' et' •," 't - ••.' • ' '.' . t i."'•'). • : • ••:' " ' ''•-• .` :•..
eight years. One of Isis mils, 1:01eot themintell, two.- Cie iM • •strato,ll of .. tit; .:i.. s. A •.• . .. : ..; 00. 11 . II.• each al.tliety a request is mane that the
and jelotneitt in lite iitl:..:. ,i. 1i...../ I • t... I t.. LiI.tII,. 'II k • t :.•i• . slii.nhl leok liver the over:agent' list f v..tern, ill
. and cetotistel the re •peet di. ta i' • ....-.dpiiiiii of the 0.. e ef which-as in the nari li Of St. Pancras-the
root eighteen yews ago, and had It live in all Old More- • murder against Royid was re-let...a, AL.! 111. 11.11, ISHII:
house from which he and his family were uncereutte had elap,,,d, o reward „f• tato) was „ff,„.„,i i,,. t 5.,,, ii„. I rialtn, awl et the sa:tie t ~ , iri..... .. mh i....iclita with w.irila " objected ta" are set down aiaittst the elector's
nioutdy ejected while one of the children was danger- vernment for him aeprelictedon. The prisoner 'took very 1 Kin"'" "'el '''''''''' '"" 'I•e•'"'1••1t'I'l" with fienme•••• """'" ;
rod that application ghoul' be diately
enely ill, awl was carried in a blanket to a neighbour. little pains to minceal !Outwit after the verdict of the Thee nispe -it.. i tow ,ir,l., c• -• Iy 1 titel re frequent made to the secretary of the society whose principles he
•
ing house, in the face of the doctor's injunctions against coroner's Joey, for he a,„, twq,.t. „eel, then. Lisnehon,,, i elo•••,.•-: Pr, ~• • c•••• 1..' .1 i.:i i!le mitten, system for a Molds, when his interest will be attended to at the
ouch a proceeding. After leaving the out store Robert Churelt, awl 011 CC in Rotherhithe, awl he has been 1h :' ''' '' •• ' ' ' . I • eet r• fi.• wattle !mop. wi. when I revising barrister's cour'. The elector will be in this
. .0.•!, ...•,• 1-..11,..11...i. ••• proem, ts el tho class dilemma, CuL 110 bl lite. by the list made ammuinten
was drie..w fur relege to hie father's barn, where ho mil working at his trade of a shototitaker. in roper Sed, ii.
I hat 11.. y :lit wc• ;., 1.,..ii ett. lit is els, mid will r• as• el , ith the motor.: of the ohjection. If he does not attend
hie family f a a ettuibtrtless home ; mid because the limii ever since the ntry returned a vent' et of i.ciifill
f ml .q. daren to open his banoduor to hu. own flesh atal • eunoler against lair,. Ile Was idler i inpioyell Lc a iff,e• ! fivoit sch.f! lif r• • !.: ct I wat• hs eis 11 11l illixolltlCC, 101-1 the court he will be liable to be disfranchised.
0 ill ace, it .4 Isioki tl. 1.1,.. : yrt fralll 10011 C Allall•ge St
blood, rather then they *Mothl die outside, legal pro- tiro' chemist, and fling have hi,. well ae.inainied it .'.li '
whi,A, . etweatetitation of ideaa that is all. AnEIIDEH Et A PIIVSICIAN.-A shocking tragedy, by
meetings were instituted, and the oid men has been fie- the dewily and irritati,e; fluaiitif •of caiithsrifle, twed to prepewletate in which Louis Cooke, a servant girl, only 15 years of age,
prised of the land he tilled for more than thirty years, I he is cli,r4ell with %,.in;t.i•:ering to the deceased. I tl.•ir minds, girl thou AD illdlUct,Ece 01 the .I.•pressin •
I lost her life, occurred on Tuesday at Lydney, a small
which he left without a farthing of AVIVAIIa." The rir,i, with..., ~„1,..1 ~;, 1.,„
-3
.„ wa, i1e„,.,.4., , passions-sgrief, anxiety, feat-there arise. effect oils met town li.tween I llece.,ter and I.'llqm:ow. It appears from
..„g„,,,,t
or ~,,, I,
,iivi,i.,„. who 1 thougits or self...lest:maim'. I respectfully give it as
Fretleriek Hest. • folk, the evident.: given •in the coroner's ingot:at that at six
••••••or_ i rue opinion that the he, raieeily for • els so diseased
ssitl front information lie receive.; lie went to the hem. a °clock en Tueeday lemming Dr. Pownell, who has been
of Mr. Truro, hi 11;i:4„,,tr„,.t. I -;„,,, r oydeatia„,. Ile , will be to ifeenpy them on naturaliy aesociated sithjeets, ,ta_i„ _
a g for the last three weeke at the house of 31 r,
ah u gradually w s mtk en and .h. str yt . .he m orbid n 4u- I
A. • ise, a surgeon At Lydney, knocked At tl iC beano :II
tlwre saw the itriseiwr, ann. Meting I:e answered the 1
nd t
description given in the Proclamation. arrested him for Pressimis moth' on the
.111iillil of the priomer. Tee their of the servants and called them up. The poor girl,
the umnler of Zipietrall Wright by peison. Defottlatit aubjeet of prison referistation is Ail hbf. et Worthy cd tile leeil.4 (*pulp:, in answer to his summons, dressed her-
ambition pif the Itil.ilie.t int, Ileeta mut the gr. atest self huiekly and went ouL lei a minute or two a failit
said, '' Oh yen, 1 mull name' that ; directly I saw you 1
philanthropi•ts : butt eXiScicEcc mei humanity are the , cry of .' Murdcr" was bean', and immediately alter'
theught you came to arrest 1110 upon that charge."
ICA 11.-.o.stitorn fOr c reformatory ,tablidiment, Cern' I wards ehe rushed into Mr. Late' bedroom with her
Eleanor Stubbs. a
,respeetahle ilde•rly woman, was 1
Ideeel with tl:c limivesily virtue ..f Christian cli,r,fs.7.
next called, and 1,44 she 4.rinerly lived in the l'ibte•e . throat cut, exclaiming, " 3laster, lie has murdered me;
Wh prim ew eis ninth t : ofee l Moo, Mons iif thai I ',t wit d :e," having repented which two or three tiollaa
No. Rh Gnwe•strefl, Niger. wlowe the primuee :ail en the
Zipietrali Wright were dwelling. She km w the de. nature they have a unich greeter ittfluen.c over hin . ~tte fell down death 31r. Pownall, who dill not attempt
ceawn well. Decoioel gave birth to a child a few I cen.luct Mel morals thm. :try other stem I know of. ito deny the charge, said, whets brought before the emit-
weeks before she ill. .1. she was getting quite atrowg : en, time 30thof dune, 18.-.8.11,-re were I ,:1..-et ticket opfilea Ve e nr, " I can tell you; I unfortunately did it. I can
SIDI Well after her cOlifill/ Itlvllt. At the leiter •of .4 11.-11 `II j.civatcsv7i..,•in the eiliptiv, and there Wall &mom- hardly soteign any motive. I felt I was buund to do
awl I to ill not netist it Evidence wan
May-witnese belier,d it wan tlie k•t Turole3 Et May- in c'.• tiiin tm ni i eat for :MAXI. There were 2,729 ' ....goeth ing
ilecea,eil because very ill indeed. tin Thim,ilay the 1.:. , lea.-oni iii awl ticket .of-I. are tern in the colony on the given to %how that Dr. Pownsll had been an inmate for
•
gi, it : same ihty. The I :11VCrIl'.1. llf 'it ten AutdralM writes . some time of Northwtsz.asiyltini. Lear Brist.n. [cattail
mtner gave her mine milk. 'i's am saw I
her MI 1 deceseed bee: • 111,,C ll.V.I.:!? afterwarns. . I." lit° r"kniA•offiee• 13Iay 13, leae):-" The whole hmti rem:idly discharged KA cured, with a certificate to
tem i.f pel•de works ia under censider ti ii atom
at %,;:iplained of huratiih; i eiLn le 1., r thoett a:til '... ' , that effect from Br. Davey, the medical superintendent ;
~.]•rov...clit, mil I have every lee e that emivict
screech. The child wee hero I••! the . 701 ..f total. i and uutal this atm.:king oecorrenee, had afforded by his
lataitir oil in future lie more advantageouely appin
ie, et
Deceased got perfectly well oar it. 11, first iiine , conduct to, grounds to doubt that his reason had been
r,1,.. ‘,.., ~,i,. or ons' lerably no lute l wet Iti r mipery ii,i t.n. I have, in
, nenorml. The jury returned a verdict of " W ill ml 3lnr
•
witness Kew her ill was Ito the Te.• lay.
mush. 11 , t o Mat i e ny Viatica iati.factii•lll With tile der" me.ainet Dr. Pownall, and he Was on Wednesday
(ming very notch ineked. On 'i :tin' .....y wonting oicl
she
omeral conduct of the convict aerve.....: in Oda colony. removed to Glocester county prison to await his trial at
was better, but after primmer - se her the milk •
rite seal awl efficiency of the offi• . rs is evid. nee ize
d in the.
elm got worse, complained of 'horning sensations . g the next ases.
01.0 owe .4 ensile and irreetilantes of any hind. ' rite
..
in her throat awl toil it Alla Volliil,.l A t, 11010 1 SellfIreALIST WrIMING.-At the convention of
Foltviets are
_treated with jastice. fletinu'.•
deal. Sometimes prisoner was iire,lit when idie ,'",'l ritimlista held at Plymouth. ilassaahumetts, tin the
anity, and them general good conduct, as it Ciaa4.
V ~,,, itell. Ile went out and emu, bark agent. ' , • :Ali, 6th, and itli of August, the novel feature of a mar-
proves that tin. natal. ad,DL..I Eluet the übjects 111 CROW
It %V et 11 o'clock when he Leave lier the milk, t rine between two spiritualists was intreduced among
to an extent Iwyend wird might be reasonably este:eke:,
and lie went nor directly afterwerdn and cause the exercises. It is thue described by a correspon.lent :
hack again at 1. Nothing was then sail t,, hint shalt TUE FoItESTS or Set xrae.-The annual report of the j __The declanditm of oottiments having been got rid of,
her illneso. The doctor who attend. J her ordered timi acting forest ranger for the year 1858.9 ts unosmdly the next matter in order was the solemnization of near-
peidine over her ',Memel,. The poor woman. after I interesting. It appeani froin this ealunble paper that the nage between Mr. Nathan C. Lewis and Mrs. Eunice A.
enduring great suffering dim' en Saterday morning, the receipts are 14.:412 rupees to cover au expenditure of Babbitt, of Boston. The lady WAP dressed in loose flow'
4th of June. The prionier left the house on the morn. 39.554 rupees. The surplus, it is Match would have ine robes of white, deeply trimmed in blue, and wore
Mg of Fthlay. the 3:-.1 of dune, and was nut men ogain been still greater but fir eariolts incidental cone s, sech blue satin shoes. Two little girl.., her slaughters by •
until the present time. Illi the construction t 4 rosins for the convey/mm..4 tint 6.•:, former marriage, were dressed in exactly the same
Mr. Selfe.- Ile ahmonden ? and the new amain:, titents tieteseitatiel by the increased style, and followed her to the platform. The brinegroom
Witness.- ile did, Sir. On that thy Mr. well saki demand fur fuel l•fi ml,. part oh the river steamers. To placed himself beside her. He is a physician. Both
the deceesed could not live 13 bourn. eni the Saturday wtesl elliedy used for that purpose is that of the tanierisk, had been married before, and are each about 35 years
the deceased expired, and witness went to lay her out • which has the advantage of eiving out an intense heat, of we,., Mr. Loveland, who was formerly • Methodist
Mr. Self said this Was a case if tier;,,tes inti,„rtron.e. though it Inn us more rapidiy than 41 altoµctl.: fasirahle. iniuister, though lie noes nut now appreciate the title
amid ought not to be taken piecemeal. Ile 11E1 out beard There is 9be allidleV IsAlat ill its ixEclir, AIEI /bat is the tif " reveren•L" addreesing the cougregation, mid.-
quite enough to justify him in remanding the prisoner, facility with which -it is cut dowel owl prepared for use. ...
tlthough spiritualists in general do not accept, but
and at the heat examination he would the the whole It. sides, in four years after A tssmrjr,E jungle Dmi ben are oppowil t.p, the regulations that exint legally in IV.
CAS* if it Was IAWPII/10 l 0 get threugh it ill 01W afternoon. f• lied a aecuiel crop is ready fur the st.lsinati, and it gaol to the subjugation of women in the marriage relit-
He asked Inspertor Griflin if the etedento lif the will grow on •Mtil impregnated tett' salt nun saltpetre, on
, them, Mill they dn u o geerally, if not nivermlly, adm it
.1„.„,„" ~
•,, .ta,ach had been andyaed w , aud hat wax which it would be impto o p
sible to the babool. TOM the' propriety of making is public acknowledgment of their
the result? last is the staple tree in Lower Schuh., and actuelly relatione." Then turning to the, interested parties, he
Inspector Grifen.-The contents of the etemech were supplies better fuel than the tamarisk. though it is more I said : --'• My brother and sinter, I ask you to make no
analyzed by Dr. Iwthelty, and he found a quantity of esociteire to convey to the coaling stetions on the o
e river. miose ;i I impose upon you no obligation. All the oh.
canthn anes. In Upeer to,.
th e tree Most freffnen
tlymet With i
IS I .
go ions jou lave you have yourselves m assumed in your
The primmer was then formally remanded until Toes. the Enotrata a poplar, 'a hid, is described as resembling 1 spirits. I know your hearts. You have already in
day (this day.) the willow both in the qualtty of its toiler and the your 'girds consummated the union as far soil could
manner of its growth. In all there are 74 tercets under possibly be. I stand not here to marry YOU. Thin
the surveillance .4 the ranger, covering an area of Congregation are not witnemex, and ere not ailed upon
1,300,000 acres. Now it is =deal:teed thud the Indus to be witnemes of your marriage. But I Mond here to
flotilla, the Railway C4OlllUllly. Alla lIIV Oriental Steam affirm legally the fact, and to ask tide congregation to
Navigation Company consume anually about 950,000 join with me in pronouncing • benediction and blessing
enamels, or 31,600 tons of fuel. At present this can be on the union into which you have entered, which you
aupplien at the elifferent sienna: at the rate of 9, per here ecknowledge, awl which you here formally before
ton, hilt Al/ one toff of coa6 is eiiir.l to two tolL: of fire. the wurhi complete. In token, then, of this union which
wood, the actual omit is as if coal were oldeinable for lin. yen have cemented in your souls, and which you now
Per ten. With proper teeitietesueut there is no doubt molten,. before the world, please join your right betels."
that them r..r,..t may be wore to torodece an abundant The happy couple complied with the request. Time
mpely for inmost any length of time, hut the great Mr. Loveland pla,Cd a hand on each of their heads and
tonot is that ef stmon saw milk as aunts fent nongsl blessed them in this form :-" And now, on behalf a
labour is not e.tsily ebtainable in melt a thinlypeolle this audience, and on behalf of the attending a 'rite
country. The Meal government will scarcely fail to that are around us and with us, I blem this union'a I
sanction the erection of such wills, while the general blew you in their behalf, as you start together in ;the
manegentent of the forest cannot he intrusted to twiner joumey of life." This was the whole eirteniony. The
hands than those of Mr. baleen, the preheat lowa. bridt•greont made a fonnal bow to the audience. The
THE New ImesonoTas Acr.-Ti.e new Inconnetax laride who had been quietly fanning herself throughout
Act has been printed. The toldit• 1 duty of 4.1. tit the the whole perfontontee dropped a curtsey. The pair,
pound it payable on all in.:noses ting to awl above with their link attenda =
tits in white II blue, Stepped
1:150 a year. It lute been suppeaml that the trade of 14•1. off the platform, and the audiehee applauded so long
would le impoced on inc. •ff hot e‘Ceedifftttl:sl.l.at the that it Seelliell as if they whaled the bat scene encored.
word.; are very clear 011 the slillh.Ct. Tile additional Then Mr. Wright was called upon to say antnething on
4.1. in the pound on property, tomtits, and gain, awl on the subject of marriage and paternity. Ile spoke for
lands, tenements. hereebtamente. and heritsges in Eng- a few minutes, and ended by presenting to the couple •
land, 24., awl in Scotland and lechery! lid., " shall he copy of one of hula works, probably The Unwelcome
collected and paid with, and over and above, the first Child. Shortly afterwards the chairman was made the
moiety .4 th•• date assessed or chargen." The additiotud medium of handing to the bridegroom a bouquet; which
eaten of duty are to be charged on half yearly and Ile termed a volume of natural theology. Dr. LOWII4 ac'
.fliarterly assessinents. Dednations are to lie Ive made coined the gift snd promitied to study it. Thus ended
on paytuent of interest, rent, fie. ; aud it such payment., the marriage same.

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