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PACKETS FOR HAVRE-second Line.
GAIL from York the LIST, and from Havre the
- 10Th OF each month during the and the follow
sng rotation aa9A ,au
1lIt1att Ia PROM
Shin Utica Capt John A. PIERCE, LIST January, LIST May,
and LIST Sepemycf. 49,
Shin 81, Nicholas, Capt Nath. w. Evelegh, LIST Febru-
nry lst June and Let October
Shin Oneida Captain Jas. Funk. LIST March, LIST July, and
Shin baltimore, Captain John johnson, jr, LIST April lst
August, and LIST December.
HAvnE
Ship Utica, Captain John A. Peirce, 18th February, 10Th
sn as 80 N;cboas. Captain N W. Evelegh 10th March,
18th July, and 10Th November - :, a.,
Ship Oneida, Captain JAS Funk, 10th April 18th August
q ed 18th December. .stf 80 80, -,
Ship baltimore Captain John Johnson jr, 10th May,
l6h September and 18th January. ,H.,N
They all Of the first class, and with ample and
smmodous accommodations for passengers Goods sent
20 the agents be forwarded free from all other charges
than the expenses tha may be actually paid HEM
The price ofcabin passage is $i00 exclusive OF wines
and liquors. x,r, x,,~,ry,,~,
sgrsf Tontine buildings, Wall street, New York
Mach Ply M ~ rN y.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU or CoSsTRrcrIoN, EoUiesuaNr, REPAIRS,

NEA11ED FfOPdsurS, e"uorRu
- cable IRON" will be received this bureau until 5
o'clock m, OF the fifteenth day of April next fur
nsng and delivering the navyard, Washington, all
the iron necessary for the links, shackles swivel boxes,
mir IN ma he
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YINIIE Mutual Insurance Company OF New York,
No. Sc Wall street-Net amount OF accumulated pre-
invested in mortgages and New York State and city
stocks, S292, 900. tU
This company is organized the purely mutual prnc
ple and business is restricted by the charter TO the IN
srance OLIVES and granting annuities and endowmen
and ranks among the strongest and safest IN
this country The whole of the profits ennre TO the benefit
of the policy holders. An extensive and prosperous bust
promises large dividends the first division of profits
the LIST February 1873 and persons now nsuring Will
share in these profits ii they survive that period
The premiums paid annually, semi-annually, or
quarterly ii desired and low any American COM
paiy and lower than the English, with participation in
the profits Policyholders secured by investments in
bonds and mortgages real Ia the city OF New York
and Brooklyn worth double the amount loaned thereon and
i'm stocks OF the State and city of New York.
The transactions of this company on the cash prnc
pie Consequently the survivors Of parties insrng with it
will be subjected the heavy drawback ofaccumulued
premium notes, reducing the benefit of the to
small pittance.
Persons may effect their lives and the
lives of others married insure the life OF
her husband which will enure to her sole use and that oil
her children.
Pamphlets explanatory of the principles of mutual life in
surance and illustrating its advantages with forms OF
picaton may be Obtained the Office of the agent OF the
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IL. F. JACKSON, H.. CRANSTON,
Late of the Astor House. OfPavilion Rockawav
EUTAW HOUSE,
HhiftnsOrs.
JACKSON Il CRANSTON,
ProlFfetOrs. VS.
Coaches will be in readiness the depois and landings to
convey passengers free Of charge, to the house
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n d. MOSELY, United States Attorney, nttent
the several States and federal held at Mas
Vile
Particular attention paid to the collection al claims,
Office in the courthouse NJ Nashville. Tennessee.
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NIOTICE.-The undersigned respectfully inform their
~ friends and the public that they have this dry
into the cabinetmaking business in all ts
brnnrhce under the name style, and firm, OF james Wi
ljor,s Am and they hope merit and obtain, sha rr
of public patronage Their warerpom Is ON eth street, OPP
rosiie the Office ofthe National lnielligenccr
fS'N ''~~r - ~ JAMES WILLIAMS,
Mar I0-N 7. f WILLIAMS
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HOUSTON sx ALLEN,
Councillors and 9fiorurDs at LAIR,
GALVESTON, TEXAS,
VIII practice in the State and Federal Courts
SAM HOUSTONi EBENEZER ALLEN.
March 9-ly
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THE UNION.

- FOR SAEE-A rwo-sory brick rough cast house
EFia pleasantly situated New York avenue, in full
LII view of the Potomac between 18th and 18th streets,
square ITO.
toontains sight rooms and dry and convenient cellar
with good yard in front and back and L. we'll suited 10
accommodate a gentee family. Ii is within minutes
walk of the War and Navy Departments
Also, number IL, in square 10, eigiby situated ii
street, Gen. Eaons in the First Ward, containing
9,l99 square feet -,
Two lots numbered and in square D4 situated ON the
18th and Pennsylvania avenue, OF the
Capitol, containing "a, l46 feet.
The terms OF the above will be nodemte and made 10
suit persons in moderate circumstances.
For particulars apply 10 CHARLES DE SEEDING,
March 6-2awH No. ii Todd's Buildings, Penn. avenue.
49, FOR RENT.-A hree-sfory brick dwelling house
kl the side of 18th street, south OF
ELI Pennsylvania avenue. This house is new, having
been built last summer, contains fine rooms, with
kitchens attached and is in the immediate neighbohood OF
the departments and the business part of the CRY. Rent
$50 per Apply al the corner OF and 9th STREETS
opposite the Wesley clIapel-of .
Feb 20-2awiw FRANCIS J, BRoOkS.
JNLEGANT Books for Presents.-The subscriber has
T. hand, and is every day receiving, number OF
beautifully bound books for Christmas. Among them are
the poeticai works OF Bryant, Byron, Milton Hemans,
Crabbe, Heber Pollock, Rogers Campbell, Kirk White,
Young Colerdge, Shelly Keats and Howell, IN different
sizes and binding Also, number of splendid animals.
prayebooks, and bibles Catholic and Protestant, and a
variety of beautiful books for children
GEORGE TEMPLEMAN,
Dec 81 Near corner "A street and Penn avenue.
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WIN. f. PURCELL,
attorney and Counsellor at Lar United States and Police
Magistrate,
WASHINGTON County, D. G.
MlI attend to the prosecution of claims before Con-
w gress, ALSO taking dispositions attorney or ms nus
ce OF the peace, for living either the States
wishing the done in this county Office ON 7t street
Maryland avenue Feb 3-eod2no
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NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL PACKETs.
TE proprieors of several lines Of packets between
New York and Liverpool have arranged for their sail
ing from each port the ls 9Th. th 18th, Fist and 1h
every month"; the ships succeed each other In the lo
lowing order, Wis Mi
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VALUABLE Merchant Mill for --rhe subscrI-
Der offers Tor sale thu well known and valuable proper
", the ROCK Mil, situated Jones's Falls, the Falls
Turnpike road at less than miles distance from Bai
1t has the advantage OF the entire stream of Joness
Falls with about twenty feet water fall The dam
WHICH was built within few yearsand the mill pos
.ess natural advantages superior any The
The miilhouse is built of in most substantial
manner ior stories high and very spacious IS feet by Il
featuring flour in the best manner, erected entirely
new IN 1911, a the most approved construction and with
the best materials, without regard to expense,
There two waferwlees of seventeen one-lalf
eet diameter and OF twelve fee, face, which made
the preceding year and the MILL with fair supply of
water, is capable 9, manufacturing hundred and fifty
barrels OF flour daily. kiln-which could be put up
at small expensewoud enable the proprietor TO keep
rri ut li work during the year. this being oe la
gest and cheapest markets for corn
The supply of In Joness Falls is more alundaB
Than that oil nny other stream this city The Rock
Mill property is peculiarly well adapted for a factory Of
cotton or OF wool, from its waierpower well
iubry, and ITS proximity to Baltimore city, where labor
ana Provisions are cheap and abundant All the other
powerful seats ON this stream occupied by cotton
torres or by the company which supplies city with
ter
There the premises two-story miler's house.
stable Tor eight horses and fer oir cows and milk
mousse al oil stone and neveralng spring OF the purst
the mi-seai, The greater part OF which, though in
wheat, Is upland meadow OF the first uualx ahording
aouuah support Tor wagon team for dwel
ings Tor operatives, unsurpassed for heaihlness
len Thousand dollars of the purchase money would be
required I'm cash. but the payment the residue would be
made accommodating il sntistactory secured as
principal and interest Twenty thou sand dollars might
MAN. al an annual ground rent oftelve hundred dollar,
''' HENRY W WVyHarTE,,
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ToNAwANnA, Pa, Sept Is, 1876.
HUNTINGTON, Ia, June 81, 1876.

IT.
DEAR of your 'sIndan ve-- table sugar
coated pills., and find them selling fast that think you
had better send two gross Immediately. 7. ey give
such general satisfaction that people at least twenty
miles for len and as is generally known am agent for
them, would be very sorry to get ont.
Yours respectfully
SAML. MOORE IL CO.
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WORTHINGTON g. sNETHBN,
.attOs1ser 0ssd CgSsasellO Z1asC,


DRACTlSES in the Supreme Court of the United States
and in the several courts of the District of Columbia,
and prosecutes all manner OF claims against the United
States either before Congress the different departments
Of the government.
A UGUsTUs FISCHER, Attorney and Counsellor at
Law, Austin, Travis county, Texas, will attend faith
fully and promptly TO any business connected with his pro-
iesson in this city, and the adjoining counties He win
also attend to any business in the land Office such pro-
curing patents perfectng titles, &c Letters be paid
to procure attention.
REFERENCES
Hon. J. p. Henderson, San Augustn
Hon. Ebenezer Allen, Austin.
Hon. Mempcan Hunt, GalvcsQp
J. ID. Groesbeck, Houston.
Dolhonde ~ Groesbeck, New Orleans.
Jan. IL
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company at the city Of Washington
TRUSTEES.
Morris Robinson, Alfred Pcll
VIM. j. Hyslop, David 9: Golden,
r. H. MCurdy, John O. Thatcher
Fred s. Winston Rufus L. Lord,
c. w, Faber William Belts,
Mortimer Livingston Joseph Blunt,
Theodore Sedgwick, Isaac e. Pearson,
Stacy g. Collins VIM Bamwel,
John III. Smith, VIM Moo.e,
los b. Collins Zebedee Cook
Jas. 8. Walsworh, Jonathan Miller,
H. w. Hubben, Fitz Green Haleck,
(;ouverneur M Wilkins, Rob't Schuyler,
J. " T. Pruyn Amos S. Perry,
Frederick Whitlesey, Joseph Tuckennan,
Chas Elv Gideon Hawley,
John C. Cruger VIM. ]. Bunker,
Walter Joy, One vacancy; ,
SAMUEL HANNY, Secretary.
MNrUN PosT, M. D., Physician to the Company, 50i
CHARLES DE SEEDING, Washington, D. c., agent,
No. Ii Todd's Buildings, Pennsylvania avenue
WIN. p. JOHNSTON, NJ d., Medical Examiner, corner Of
7th and streets. s,.
March lily
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MORRIS ROBINSON, President.
SAMUEL HANNAy, Secretary.
no. CHARLES DE SEEDING, agent Washington, ID
c., No. n Todd's Buildings, Pennsylvania avenue.
Feb S-eodln
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T AND FOR sALE.-Iao acre. OF lind fronting on n

The commissioner may be found in his office all bust
ness hours. Feb l7-2awSw
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sTRouDsBuRG MONROE COUNTY pa THURSDAY,

of hair whales teeth, and other little curIosi-
Ties, refusing 10 be rewarded in any way. we
look some of their names down, as they struck
US as being as pretty as the fair owners Them
selves Marian, Louisa. Emily were among
the pret,ies,. Marian Christian was beautiful
girl, with quite a Grecian cast Of couEtenance,
and very kindly allow ed her likeness to be Ia
ken by one Of our party Their way oil dress
ing the hair is odd, It being rolled up IN con-
ical fashion at The back of the head. Their
dress, when they do no, wear the European
one, is simple, consisting OF only sort OF sklr'
of some dark color, with the upper short pet'i-
coat of white stuff, and handkerchief iied
loosely round The neck. Al last, having lanaeo
the cutter with ea,ables, which was obliged 10
lie off on accoun, OF The increasing surf, and II
being nearly sunset, we were obliged 10 tear
ourselve. very unwllingly from this enchanted
island, though all came round to beg US not to
90, but 10 stop one night-only one-wiih them,
and. finding they could not succeed. accompa-
MED us down TO The beach, where we embarked
in canoes 10 take US off through the rollers 10
the cutter. They embraced US all most afiec-
tionately. asking u. 10 write and remember them
to their friends in England, particularly 10 Cap
tain Hunt, formerly of the Baslllsk, whom they
seemed TO have a vivid recollection of. The
embarkalon in The cutter was accomplished
safely, and we gave them three hearty cheers
and, accompanied by George Adams and Chris
isn, we got on board the Spy; and al'ef re-
naming short time with US, and being very
much delighted with a couple OF rockets Ina,
were fred, they bade us sood-by when we lled
and made sail for yaIparaiso.-NaO0l and ma
:tary Gazette.
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.JOR PRINTING.
The dearest place is Home.

OF all the spots that heaven has blest,
The dearest place is home.
IT'S there the fond heart loves to rest,
And never loves to roam;
Whilst love plays round the smiling hearth,
IT'S heavens own bliss enjoyed on earth.
OF all the joys that man can feel,
The purest sure are there;
While DER his heart affections steal,
Like balmy summer air;
His wife's caress, his children's smile,
Unlike the world are free from guile.
OF all the gifts bestowed to cheer
Mans pilgrim path below,
The richest treasure resteth here,
Which they are blest to know,
Whilst love plays round the smiling HEARTH
It's Heavens own bliss enjoy'd on earth.
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learn, moreover, that during years Of
scarcity The Ouled Nayis make of the ichen
mixed with barley coarse but very subsan-
tial kind of bread. sent a specimen of this
substance and copy of these facts to the diff
ierent commanding officers acting in The south.
DIR. Raymond adds 10 these details The fol-
lowing observations: The nutratve properties
Of this lichen. he says, are summed up in its
name of edtdble, which the boans,s bestow
upon it, and we find elsewhere long articles
which euumera,e the results of the analysis,
and show us how NAch aimentary substance ii
contains, and give us The conviction that ii con-
tains nothing hurtfal. :.
"As to i,s identity, i, is certainly the Lichen
Eseuientus, of which The Tar,ars make great
use. Their cattle feed upon it and they make
of il sort of bread eaten by the poor, and which
they consider Kind Of mama sent them by
Heaven.
General Jussuf, at Boghar, caused two
loaves to be made of the lichen one, contain
ing pure lichen, was softer and had less con-
sis,ency than the other, 10 which more than a
tenth of -four was added. This las, resemb!ed
much the army bread, of which i! had nearly
the same taste. The nulIiive qualities of This
bread cannot be denied, when II Is known that
one Of our most distinguished chmeis's, M Payen,
has ascertaned that substance may be ex-
uac,ed from the lichen the same in lis proper
ties. its transformations, and its elementary
composition with the starch formerly pointed
ou, in i, by M. Borzeus. He remarked aier'
ward that The diasiass, IN reacting on The Jel-
ly of The lichen, transforms all the starchy par
icles into dextrine and sugar. Ii may then be
concluded with certainty that the army OF The
expedition 10 the south will find in this cTyp'
ogama sufficient article of food in case OF the
failure of provisions"
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Ball has had no positive intelligence of him.
Mr. Ball no, returning that night, Mrs B be-
came uneasy. On slipping her coffee, the mex!
mornipe, she thought i, tasted strangely. and
drank bu, l,lle. Her sister, however who wa-
al the table with her, drank her usual quantity,
and soon after was taken a vomiting. The dry
coffee was afterwards examined ,and White
substance was observed in it it.resembhng arse,
mic, aud it was all Immediately hove inro The
sink. Soon after on going;to her bedchambes
she noticed all her husbands clothes were ms.
sing, her fine linen and. other valuables gone,
Suspicious Of The plot now, for the first Time
came suddenly and heavily upon her. She
CAUGHT her check book and hurried 10 the Bank
she had no deposit lhere-ihe entries proved
a forgery. Ball had been 10 the Bank, buI hs
took bills for the specie. She went TO the sta
bIe--lound her horse and wagon were gone,
and subsequently, she has been unable to gam
any race Of her husband. or effects. saa
Mrs. Ball has returned TO Darien. robbed Of
her entire personal estate. and she now soIIcI's
the aid Of every friend of injured confidence. To
aid her in bringing Calvin l.. Ball to that JUS
lice his tascalny merits. Any nformason re-
garding him SO tha, he may be. arrested. or 70
gardlng the properly he has wrongfulIy lakea
away with him, so that it may be Ieco. cred.
will not only be gratefully received. bul hand
somely warded by Mrs. Ball. Address Mrs.
Phebe Ball, Darien, Conn"
The Blnghamton Republican says The hero
of this piece of vilainy came 10 tha, place some
time in July and figured largely two or three
weeks Willis, here, he boasled much of HIS
wealth, and exhibited his gold aud $1,000 bank
noies 10 several individuals, pretending that he
made his property by speculaions al The Soulh,
He succeeded at short notice IN getting into
/" good socie,y"-hs fast horse, gold chains,
aud finger rings being taken as proof salts
factory that he was entitled 10 "gll edge" no.
tice From here he went 10 Owego, Ithaca,
and Elmira, and in The latter place. until a lato
date, was /" going ii" on large and extensive
scale.
On Saturday morning last, the eastern mail
brought The article referred 10. A good deal
of indignation was naturally felt by those who
had been deceived; and all officer was starred
in pursuit Of the rascal, who, it was understood
was TO give champaign dinner that very al'er-
noon TO his friends in Elmira. Pursuit was
: also made from Ithaca and Owego. Ball got
wind of The intended arrest and made tracks a
few minutes before the arrival Of the officers at
EImira. He was, however, overhauled IN the
course of the mex, day or tso. at Monlrose, Pa +.
where he was coaxed TO deposi, part Of his
money, and 10 return with his pursuers TO Owe"
60
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Newly Discovered Article of Food.

The Paris papers mention vegetable pro-
duclion found on the high lands OF The south
of the French provinces in Africa, and IN Al
yerian Sahara, during The las, campaign, which
has been pointed out to The French Government
bv General Jussuf. The new article Is IL
.hen which is found in great part OF Sahara
J. j. nourishing like The mamma oi The Hebrews
The following is an extract from the report on
I'm. subject, addressed by General Jussui 10 Inc
o,eruor. General. Ii is dated El-Belda, May
IL, lS47:
M RAYMOND, assistant surgeon attached 10
the corps. pointed oui during The expedition oil
last wear, a sort of Iichen which he found IN a.
buudance in certain paris OF Sersou, and which
anpea1ed 10 him capable Of being used Tor ihe
lnod of animals and perhaps Of men. Consld'
-upe the advantages We might derive from this
.ri,rle m our expeditions towards the south, IN
.s.e !, shall nroye 10 be suitable for The food o
men or even animals, took advantage OF the
march of nv column across the high lands o.
Sersou and the southern region TO gain iniorma
lion on questions relating 10 The existence, 'he
nature, the production and The uses oil this llcnen
"In The state in which | observed II, and III
which i, appeared 10 be used, It Is detached
from the soil, on which il Is rolled here anc
there bv The wind, and has The appearance o
small pieces OF leather, OF the color oil ihe EARN
rolled and doubled up together. II is dry ane
as hard as grain of corn il is white inside
and nresents a farinaceous aspect when u u
crushed its taste is very much like dried gram
and prolonged masticaton deselopes sign
degree OF bilerness.
According to observations and Information
~sbich has been collected we are certain tina
il is produced every year, alter Inc rainy sea
sor, ,Lnder the form OF moss, on The gfound, u
which IL is a, Grsi attached The upper par
is then whitish, that which lies on the grount
takes ,he color of The earlh. The sun then al
,erwsfds acts upon this substance, which be
GENES dry, rolls itself up, and grows crisp. l
then aetaches lself from the soil, and The wine
drives !, about and collects II under The tufts 0
,hyme. The only vegetable which grows on IN
land where il is produced.
:" The farinaceous appearance oil the lnsd
of tbis hchen. iIie knowledge that all vegetable
r r.. .I.ss contain nutritious substance, and
as we have SAID in Tauary. gave rise 10 ID
idea ,ha, il might be applied 10 ihe hous,s''ae'
of The animals in our army IL was o"eiou
the horses, who ale it readily; one o' men
was subjected for three "eeks 10 'es''he
@, barley aud hcnen. which did mol seem ~
In urious to him; meantime me expeiine'
ON, bt 10 DO repeated and | have given ofoe'
,bs, certain number of animals should be Pu
,,,n the licheB, mixed al first with hail barley
and h en- with the liehen alone if possible
This re gimen will be applied with ail Precau
,,on and all possi6;e prudence, and | shall Il
future give an secount OF ,hese results shal
Ses,d. send 30 Aisiers seseral bags OF this sub
stance that il may bs subjected 10 analysis an'
UbseI, atlnu.
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boas, aprouder situation. Its acropolis. crowned
by the naughty palace Of the Archbishop, tow
ers above il so that one from the balllements OF
the castle looks directly down upon the roofs
and steeples of the town. The rapid Salza
pours through its centre. Grandly shaped
mountains rise on all sides of it excepting in
that quarter which looks towards the great plain
of Bavaria and the snowy peaks of The Tyro-
lean Alps bound its horizon"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-09-30
An Honor 10 mi. Mother.

"John," inquired dominic OF hopeful pu'
pil. "whaI is a mailer Z" A man who makes
nails" said John. Very good. What is
tailor Z" "ORe who makes tails" 90, you
stupid fellow" said the dominic, biting his lips :
man, who makes tails Z" "Yes, master,
returned John " if the tailor did no, pu, tails
10 the coats he made they would all be jackets
/" Sil down, John, you're an honor 10 your ma
ternal parent"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-09-30
4 Pressing Letter.

The following extract from letter sent by
setiIer TO his friend, abroad, shows that our
country is NOT the wors, in the world
"My dear Bod-Come TO swale Ameriky,
and come quickly. Here you can buy paratIes
two shil!ngs bushel. whiskey and coal same
price, because we aini got nc turf here, dol
lar day for digging, and no hanging for s'aling
Och. now. do come"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-09-30

ABsENcE--LArEsT CAsE--The wife Of an
old codger Who is rather fond of brandy, in,ea.
ing 10 lake up coal Of fire 10 light canJis.
caught her husbands red nose between tho
longs She did no. discover her mistake till
he told her he could blow his own nose.