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Two curious philosophical facts are stated on
the authority of the Foreman of the Ropewalk
in the Navy-Yard at Charleston. One is, if
you heat tar, such as they use for their cables
100 degrees aboue boiling heat, you may dip
your hand in it with the greatest impunity, and
they are in the constant habit of doing so the
other is, the lcathern straps coming from the
engine, and working the machinery, are highly
charged with electricity. By standing upon
non conducting body, and holding the fingers
over the straps pretty close, you become charg-
cd with the electric fluid, and can give out
sparks as from the electriying machine.
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BALTIMORE MARKET.

Office ofNe BALrIMonE AMEnIcAS, August IS.
FLO UR.-1'here is no Susquchanna Flour in
market fresh ground parcels would readily bring
S475.
Sales fpcnnn Rye Flour lst at So loI 81 25.
GRAIN.-A ful! supply of whea, was poured
in upon the market yesterday, the aggregate re-
ccipts Of all descriptions heing ii'de, if any, short
of 10000 bushels, all new crop. No,whsta nding
this heavy supply, the market rcmrined steady,
aud previous prices were fully sustained. The
Sales of goal to prime parcels Of reds both Mary.
land and Virginia, were made at 100 to 1903 cents,
and one cargo of superior Virginia red was sold
o, io5 cents. 4 portion of the receipts damp,
and, more less, in had condition, and these sold
as in quality and ndtio at s5 95 cents. 4 sale
of prime Nd. white a, 10 cents. A parcel Of We.
~ good PENNSYLVANIA red was sold At lO5 cents,
and another having considerable smut in it, at 100
cents. tl.ird parcel, very smuy, was sold al
95 cents, The bulk OF receps Was tIken by pur-
chasers before noon.
WHISKEY.-SaI of hhds. at 23i cent.
Barrels are dull at 25 cents.
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EEBEKC SALE.

y pursuance Of certain writ issued out Of the
4 Count Of Common Pleas of the county Of Nor
thumhr land and to me directed, there will he sold
at public sale, on the premises, al O'Clock \. NJ,
TUESDAY, the l9h Of September next, the life es>
;a'c of John G.. Boyd, in the following drscrih,
cd tracts Of land situate in Rush township, in the
said county of Nor,huuhe land-onc of which is
bounded on the month by the nor,h east branch of
the River Susquchanna. on the south by land of
Jacob Reed. and on the east and west by other
land of said John e.. Boyd, containing two hundred
and fifty acres more or less, Of which about two
bundled and twenty five acres are cleared, and
whereon arc erected lrge dwelling house, several
small tenant and out>houses, two barns, anl
stone grit mill +; and the otker tract (bein9 hill
hnd) is bounded on the north by the ID DInvie &
Bear Gap Turnpike Road, on The south by land
Of Nathan peGg. on the east hy other land of Mr.
Boyd, and on the west by land of Mr.. Hall and
others, containing one bundled and forty acres
more or less, of which abou, eighty clears
ed and whereon are erected small tenant house
and harm.
To he sold as lhe property Of said John c.
Boyd, Ivy PETER LAZARUS,
Sunhury, Aug. &c lS13-it SeOueSfriYf0r.
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Restoration ofa rife to n Cherokee War
riDr.
On the 9th March, 1914, General Jackson
fought the celebrated battle at the Horse Shoe. with
the Creek Indians. The General posted the Chero-
kee Regiment, together with the mounted Ten.
nessee Volunteers, under Gen. Coffee, on the OPP
pose side of the river, as to surround the bond
and prevent the enemy escaping in their canoes. In
order to enable the Cherokces to engage in the con-
fct, "Whaie,"a Cherokee warrior of great bravery
and resolution, with two companies, swan the
river and carried two of the Creek canoes across
the river to their company. This enabled the
Cherokees to obtain their canoes, with which they
succeeded in carrying force strong enough
TO attack the enemy in the rear and dislodgc them
from their breast works "Whae" received a gun.
shot wound in the shoulder, in the taking of the
first canoe. In !SlG, President Madison had three
rifles made at Hsrpci's Ferry, 10 he presented to
the three warriors who first swan the river, 10.
geher with medals for each. The rife intended
for "Whale," however, he never got per.
son having obtained it. On the fact being COM
municatcd to the War Department by Governor
Butler tho agent of the Cherokecs, the Secretary
Of War has had another rifle prepared to be pre-
scented to the Old Warrior. There is on it, plate
likeness of General Jackson, and a silver plate is
inserted in the stock with this inscription: "Prc-
scented by the Pre.iden, Of the United States to
WHALE, Cherokee Warrior, for his signal valor
and heroism a, the Blttle of the Horse Shoe, in
March, lsli.' The rife, accompanied by the
TIE mounting md engraving on this rifle has been
executed in beautiful and workmanlike manner,
by Mr. Kober, Keyworih, Pennsylvania avenue
Washington Cor. Ban. Sun.
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COLuMnIAN WuEAT.-This wheat was brought
into this country about six years ago. and into this
section of Maryland by Mr.. II. r. Smel,zer, about
three years ago, who has gwen it a fair trial. 1t
brushes and grows something like rye. 1t ripens
about eight days earlier than the common wheat,
and hence escapes the ravage of the fly, and the
rust and smut The sample that have seen
weighed 65 lbs. To the bushels. II yields. as is
thought, about bushels to the 100 shcavCs, and
not far short OF 40 bushels to the acre.-Bah.
paper
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-02

TnE THnEE KrSGnnMs.-The world we inha-
bit is divided into three grand departments, named
the Mnsrai, the TtSei0die and The A,imai king
doms. The first named forms the base of the o.
,her two; r,us the vegetable kingdom derives life
and nutriment from the mineral, and the animal
kingdom is supported by the vegetable.
No mineral substance n become a part Of an
animal body, because i, cannot he digcsIed. Quick
silver is mineral, CAlomel is suhIima'cd qucssil.
yer therefore, calomel cannot be dgested, hut
when lodged in the body acts as corroding poi
son. Ins'e,d, therefore, Of calnmel use BrandreM's
Vegetable Unigers0l Pills; because they are mcdi,
cine extiact'd entirely from vegetables and known
by long experience to be perfectly innocent and yet,
of more power as pureativc, or cleanser of the
slimenta'y canal than any other medicine Their
eflec, on the system is easy ,ha, i, is remarka.
be fact that the same dose may be given TO an in.
fsnt or sdul, without he possibility of doing any
injuy-but on the contrary, good
1TPurchase q of II. Il. Masser, Sunhury or of a.
gents published in another part of this paper.
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"a @ DvMMGCM ME

Is hereby given, to all persons interested in the
estate Of George Hill decd, that the undersigned
was atc'y appointed by the Orphans Court Of
Northumberland county, aud tor to distribute
the balance Of the account in the hanls of the
cu,ors of said decd, TO and among the persons
titled to receive il. Said auditor will attend at his
office in Sunhuy, on Tuesday the Goth day of Sep,
temher, for said purpose.
CHARLES PLEASANTS,
Sunhury Sent q lSi3-ii duIiIOr
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Fsart, Andrews a. II'kever,
Forwarding and General Produce
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Second Ijh0rf Gbore Race 81 on Ire Deia,cGre
PHI L n d e Z II I A.
EEFEPENrES

REFERENCES:
Henry Farnum & Go. Jarvis, Trabue & Curi
Bray Barefoot, & CO. LouiSuiAe
Williamson, Burroughs Geo. Luckey, & Co.
& CLARK, Cincinnati
Eckel, Spanglcr &Ragu,l ST. John Smith, Esq,
Reed Bro & Thomas, P0rtlan4
Rogers, BTolhers & Go. Joseph Souther, Esq,
w. r. Thompson & Go. Boston,.
Rutou Seen * Co. Hon VIM. Biger,
J. & ]. Rrakcrt CimGeH, Pa.
Mu'ford & Alter, B Hendricks,
J. r. Welsh. O.. S,njmy, Pa.
PhiLad.Lphia r. Humrs, Esq
David r. Porter, Esq. Robert Crane, ESD,
Mcssrs. J. & p. Martin, Jersey Shore, Pa.
Ha'r'bng Wm. MKelvy & Co.,
Mm: n: hnitnaG'e' Esq Bloomsbury, Pa.
Lewis Hurford, Esq. Walls g. Green.
=, L@"ca'" Le,ciSJurg, Pa.
"up"y r. W. Kin'zing & Son.
y Mi,eI r Lock H0ren, Pa.
PWsburg. Stc'rc't% * fouer
Morgan & Anderson, LewiSio,rn, Pa.
Geo. Prcsluy, Esq. Joseph Paxton. Esq,
81. Louis Coiumbia Co, Pa.
lime al ISt3-ly
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THE RsIDDLEI
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT.
GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA

GEOGRAPHICAL. ENIGMA.
am composed OF six'y.,wo letters.
MY 8, 2, IA, 4. is a river in Georgia.
Ny TO- IT, 10. il river in Louisiana.
My 81. IL 10, l6, co. is an island ives, Of Cali
forna.
My 10, lG, 90, 20, is a county in Ohio.
Ny H. 10, 3, II, is lake in the u. s.
My 4. II, 10, sc, II, 4s, is country in Asia.
My "a, l6. 10. is a cape in the L. s.
My 10, t6, 81, &c, is river in Illinois.
My whole is proveib.
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PUBLIC SALE.

NETlLL he sold at public vendue on Saturday
Wv the 9th dav of September next, on the pre-
miscs, two certain racis IF land, belonging to the
estnte Of BENJAMIN Tsy or, decd. situate in Sha.
mokin township, Northumberland county, one
thereof containing twenty acres more or less, and
the other containing nine acres more or lcss-bo,h
in high state Of cultivation.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, Of said
day, when the conditions will he made known by
SAMUEL FURMAN, Admir-.
Shamokin, August 10Th, 1S43-3t
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"a G . CE "a q = ECo
Estate of George Long, SDr., decd

NTOIICE is hereby given to the heirs and legal
y representatives Of George Long, SEN, Of hu.
gusa township, Northumberland county, deceased,
that 10y virtue Of writ Of partition and valuation,
issued out of the Orphans Count of said county,
to me directed, an inquest will he held al the late
residence or sid decea cd. in Augusta township
on Friday the 9th day of October next, at 10 ~.
clock, 4. NJ, for the purpose OF making partition Of
Or 10 value and appraise the Real Estate of said de-.
ceased. FELlX MAURER, Sheriff.
SherifI"s Office,
Sunhnrv, August &c, 1913 S-6t
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" n K R TE ID

On tho 18th ult hv the Rev. A. Britain. Mr..
Josvru WEAVER. Of Rush township, to Miss Ma.
nr TH.up, of Shamokin township.
On the same day, by the same. Mr.. S,MrEL
Drru u Mr.. PH,nx MILLEa, both of Roaring
Creek township, Columbia county.
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EXCHANGE HOTEL.
Centre Srec', opposite the TowS HALL,
P0TTSylLLE, PA.
j J. G.. !. T. s s | G. :.

- ~ ~
- EH ESPECTCULLY announces to
f, Z q the travelling community that ho
t'.'is4, has taken the large and splendid cslah-
-I-Ee3 Iishmcn', the ExCu,N0B Horn, situa-
ted a; the corner Of Centre and Calowhill streets
nearly opposite the Town Hall, in the borough of
Potsvil'c which has been thoroughly repaired aud
materially improved for the accommodation of visit
ors The Hotel i, forty f. font on Centre ST., and
one hundred and thirty cich, f. on Caowhill, three
stories high it is admirably provided with Parlors,
Sitting Rooms. Reading Room, and large airy
Chambers-the most spacious, pleasant and cnnve-
nirnt Dining Room in the county, new and su.
perior Bathing Establishment and every conve-
nience and comfort TO render it in all respects
most desirable Hotel.
No pains or expense will be spared to furnish
the Table and Bar with the hest that this and the
Philadelphia Markets afford and with detcrmi>
nation to devote his entire PERSONAL atonton To the
comfort and accommodatian Of those who may IA
vor him with call aided by active, careful and
obligng servants, he hopes to give general salts
faction.
PRIVATE FAMILIES. wishing To visit this
highly interesting and healthy Coal Region, will he
provided with Parlors and Chambers, which he
feels confident will please the most fastidious.
CT The StahlinC attached, is large and well
constructed, and supeTntendel 10y experienced and
attentive Os'ers. Horses and Carriages may h' hal
at any time TO convey persons TO any part of the
country.
GT An Omnibus runs from this Hotel daily to
and from the Depot, to meet the Cars. for the ac
commods'ion OF persons travelling on the Rail
Road. No charge for omnibus fare to this Hotel.
Po,tsvillr, JIly 8, lsi3.-Gm
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ID I II ID

In the borough Of Muncy. on the 23d ult., Miss
MERCY ANN ELLIS, eldest daughter of VIM.
Cox Ellis, Esq.
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"yvashington Fire Company

THE members of the Washington Fire Com
Il plny" are requested to meet at the State
House, on Monday Evening, Sept. 4,h, a, 7 o.
clock, precisely Punclual attendance is required.
Sept. 2. JACOB YoUNGMAN, Sec.
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SUMNER ARRANGEMENT,
Chougc Of Hours.
OK AM ,rfEU SATUEpAT, ArUiL |, lSi3,
The passenger Uaius viii leave al the following
hours:
PAiladtphia 4Hd Poi'scV'.
From Philadelphia, at AN. I Daily
From Po,ts,rllc. at 5iA.M. p"S
Hours IF 17-ain. H,ada"g.
For Po,tsvi'Ic, at 81 4. NJ. I usIr
For Philadelphia, ut Il An.
Both usins pass at Pou-l wa. The down tra
breakfasts at Recalling, and the uP iriin at No''-
town, fot which J 3 minu'cs are allowed e' 'r'
station.
RI RES.
Between Poutsvill, y PhlIada. $3.50 & $3.50
G,twccn R,ading \ do S,25 q 10
Between do & Pctls,il!e, Lao II 100
ENcuRslUN rIrEETs--GooD YoH RkTuRaINO
NFNr nay,
Between Pottsyille 4 Philadelphia, IS 90
Between Reading IL do. 400
Between do {. Po,,syille, zoo
Al the trains viii stop for way passengers at
the usual points.
uJ All passengers are requested TO PFoca'S
,hsi, tickets herre the trains start.
May ~, lsi2.-tt
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LSlrGLEy'S
Great western Indian I'anaCea,
{ ('onlDoiInIpd entirely of Npu,Io hlr


Compounded entirely of Vegetable
Substances;
Frrr from Cai0RIel and all o'her Minerals.
For the history of his medicine and It's unrivaed
and truly surprising success and popular.
iv, see large bills.
II is recommended general caihs.,ic for
u family uec--in dyspepsia and all bilious di ca
scs, il is ingluahlc-for Asthma il is side ed
specific, case having yet occurred which i, has
failed to cute-for common colds, imilamma'ory
diseases, rheumatism, affections of the liver, Sc
aud for females, II is a safe and excellent remedy.
CERTIFICATE
From DR.. Slas West Of B,nghamp'oa, ~ Y
Mr.. Lonelcy Dear Sir: have red your Great
Western Indian Pdnacea in my family, and have
repeatedly prescribed it FOR patients under my care,
and satisfied that il is ALWAYS safe. and in very
many cases an invaluable mcdicnc.--it operates as
Laxative without nausea, pain; and while it cf.
ieoually ohviates cosvcnefs acts upon the stomach
ard liver allerave, correcting acidity, and re-.
storing the healthy condition of those organs.
Very respectfully yours, s. WEST.
For sale by JOHN w. FRILINCi, Sunbury,
JACOB BRIGHT, Northumberland.
Nav Goth. lSi3-ly
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4 ThrcsIsing Machine for sale.
yEvHE subscriber offers FIR sale THRESHING
L MACHINE, new aud in good order. The
Machine has been tried. aud proves TO he an excel
len, one II will be sold at q reduced price, and
warranted. Apply to H. b. MASSER.
July ls' 1913.
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PRICE CURRENT.

Il O S T.
GONE time last week, hy the Subscriber, on the
~ Centre Turnpike, between his residences and the
Tulpchocken K al, in Augusta township, Nor H.
umherldnd county,
4 LOG CHAIN,
about or 10 feet long. The finder of the same
will confer favor by returning it to the owner,
ABRAHAM RUCH,
Augusta Sept Cd, lsi3.-3t
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CERTIFICATES OF AGENCY,

For the sale of BrGndrcfks Vegetable UaipcrSl
iWs.
Northumberland county Milton--Mackcy &
Chamhcrn. Sunhury--lI. r.. Masscr. M'Ewens-
ville-lieland & Mcixcll Norihumhcilaud-Wm m.
Forsyth Georgetown--I n J. Walls.
Union County: New Berln-Bogar & Win.
ter. Selinsgrove--Gcorge Gundium. Middle.
burg-lsaac Smith. Bcavcr'own-Davi1 Huber.
Adamshurg-Wm J. May. MiilinshurG-Monsch
& Ray. Har;leton-Daniel Long. Frceburg-
e. & +. G.. Meyer Lcwishurg-W alls & Green.
Columbia county: Dan,ille-E. B. Reynolds
* Go. Berwick-Shuman 81 Rtenhouse. Cat
tawissa--c. G. Brobts. Bloomshurg-John Il.
Mcyer. Je,scy Town-bov Bse. Washington
Roht McCav. Limeetone--Ballici & McNinch.
Observe that each Agent has an Engraved Ger
'ifcate OF Agency, containing representation OF
DR. BRANDRETH'S Mandatory a, Sing Sing
and upon which will also be- seen exact copies o
the ne,c MJeis ncc used upoa the Brandreh PiA
BUrCS.
Phil4delphia, Office No s. Mouth sth street.
b. BRANDRETH, NJ. ID.
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EEOees''s Nil.
JOSEPH u. LiOVEM.

NINNUTdCTTTtT OF " IIIlNT hlU INUVTTI-
bic Ink, No. l0G North Third Street, six
doors below Race, (cast sldc,)
p II L a D z I, p " n,
ID ESPECrFlLLN informs country merchants
/ ard others, that hc constantly keeps on hand
a large stock II his Superior Black, Blue and Red
lux, and also Superior quality Of indrllille Ink.
III ink is Put up in bctrIcs varying in size, from
| To 81 ounces, and will hc sold on reasonable
terms. The cx,cl'eu, qualities of this ink has 50
thoroughly established lis character, tha, ii is
extensively usrj throughout the country.
- For safe at the store Of II. u. Massrr, sun,
bury, Pa, May 2T,h. lsi3.-ly
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HONORS TO LORD ASHBURTON.

In The British House of Lords, a few DAYS
after the unanimous vote o: thanks 10 Lord
ASHBURToN for bis ability and conduct in
The negotiation of the Treaty of Washing
ton, Lord AsHBURToN took occasion 10 re-
turn thanks for this distinguished and graf.
flying compliment. He spoke with great
feeling and considerable emotion. His
speech was so germane TO the matter that
the Duke of WELLINGTON, &c make the CON-
pliment more marked and enduring, moved
that tho speech be entered on the journals
of the House-a motion which was carried
unanimously. We doubt whether a higher
honor has ever been awarded BY a vol" of
that body to one of lis members and we
rejoice in it, not less for tho sake of that
worthy Peer, than for the further indication
which it furnishes of the good feeling which
now prevails in England towards the United
States.
W. look upon the whole proceeding, in
deed, as maniiesling high respect for the
United States, and strong desire 10 pre-
serve peace between the two countries. No
one speaker. joining in this 'almost unpre
cedec,ed honor" TO the British negociator.
SOItChuGo VI suSSCSACh ''ia' iu t''O '' : ON't-
ton any superiority had been shown on the
part Of England, or any yielding or dishon.
orable or disadvantageons concession made
by the Government Of the United States
Far otherwise. Tho Treaty was commen-
ded because it was Treaty-a reasonable
Treaty Treaty, honorable in its provis
ions 10 both countries. We see no claim
of unexpected success, no air of triumph, no
gasconade, no self audation. We see on
| y proofs of sincere satisfaction that peace
has been preserved between two nations
capable of doing to each other so much good
or so much harm, as spirit of peace or a
spirit ofhoslilitv may prevail bctwesn them.
Thanks. hearty THINKS, to the negollators
on both sides. and to the Governments on
both sides, for consuma,ing so happy work.
We confess, the more we mediate on the
! Treaty of Washington-the more we run
il ouI into lis consequences, near and re-
mote-the more We contemplate the mag
nitude of the questions which we believe 1t
has settled, and settled right-the more we
dwell on the great interests which 1t has
preserved, the more we are inclined to re-
gard it as the most important transaction
in which this Government has been concered
for years; and not important only 10 this
country, but highly important also, both IN
lis principle and by its example, 10 the whole
civil;zad and Christian world.
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DEMoCRACY.-The true men of the self
styled democratic party, are getting sick of
the vile hypocricy of their brethren, one
after another is coming out and denoun-
cling them in no stinted terms. The Path
finder, edited by Parker Goodwin, late as
sociate editor of the New York Evening
Post, has the following paragraph about its
hollow promises, its falsehood and decep-
ton.
at has talked, until it has not only ex-
hausted its breath, but its life. What is it
doing to carry out its principles! What
real vitality is there in any of its prominent
measuresl What genuine manhood in
any of its prominent men! Is it not, at
this moment, great imposition, and false
hood Is it not a vast collective deaths
head, an illusion, a deceiver, and anti
christ 2"
The New York Standard, another of the
democratic papers in New York, has ven
tured to tell his party some truths which
they did not relish, and they withdrew their
patronage, and the paper has stopped
Nashua Telegraph.
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Corruption first attacks the people them
selves; it tempts them with appointment 10
office, and intimidates them with removal
from Office. By avarice and ambition it
addresses them, and insinuates itself a.
midst their very crowds at the precints OF
their elections I; it purchases their public
presses, and buys up their representatives
and agents and servants it destroys the
independence of their legislatures, and adds
to the tremendous veto power of Presi-
dent, to say what law shall no, be sanction
ed, the greater power far of initiating the
laws-of saying what laws shall. and what
laws only shall be passed or originated in
Congress; it destroys the responsibility of
all subordinate officers of the people, and
enables the President to take the respon-
sibility" with impunlty.
1t is not reason or right which binds the
party of oGfce-hoiders together. 1t is the
loaves and fishes. The purse-string draws
them as tight as the mouth of the reticule
the spoils the spoils gather them to-
gether like wolves around the carcass of
the dead deer on the prairie, or like vul-
lures and crows around the carbon. You
cannot reason with avarice or ambition
that love of place, lust ofpower, and IS sa-
era flames auri," which are the besetting
sins of the times.