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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-15

GOOD BUSINESS STAND FOR RENT.
NE az the stands the city Dry Goods house. In
" block Of buildings First street will be vacated In
Ths house three brick and
enc and large roomsony half from Main street
First and opposite the Post Once This stand has peculiar
advantages for Dry Goods ,%Tsdi-
ately OF el4-u FRANCIS LlNCk.
SHEETINGs.-s b.le's j. brown shsstiss; ,,,. A,
aad 'r sals BY JAS. Low CO.. ALI Main st.. Lou k'
A. KURTZ,
"HOJ.Es ALE AND RETAIL CONrECTIONER
w Manufacturer ALI kinds Of Candiss CAKES Cor
dals Preserves Jees, &c. Sc Firt street. between Main
and Locust Streets Evansville. Ind.
his line Of business attended the sh notice
HS'An ICE CREAM SALOON 10 fitted up In the best STYLE
jsl1-tf
JEwELRY STORE OF
g. o. ~ - - - ~
SECOND STREET, TWO DOORS BELOW MAIN, IN m KRoN Q
BUILDING, EVANSVILLE, Ia.
AT this store keep constantly on hand large and
va general Of Watches Clocks aud Jewelry Of
X a all kinds and Of the best styles and suay My stock
be continually supplied by fresh additions with
the latest and beautiful patterns which my extensive
connections enable to buy and sell 1t the west
price,.
Low charges.
All goods repairs warranted
Those in Of anything in ne are respectfully inv-
ted 10 examine nv stock and prices. jsl-u
HINGLES-75ooo Poplar Shingles In store and
- for sale cheap to close eonsign ment by
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-15

BARBER SHOP.
B. THOMPSON. having purchased the interest Of all
% o the the Thomp
conduct the business his
name.
SHAVING HAIR DRESSING ANDSHAMP0 COMING done
in approved style Mr. pson woul his
Evansville their liberal
would respectfully solicit same pledg
ing himself 10 spare no pains to merritt ey4 II
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Trends were grieycd and mortified al this;
and thcy,by admoniiion, and he, by good
resolutions, tried 10 bring aboula reform;
but TO see was to taste, and TO taste was
70 fail. Atlsst his friends urged him to
shut himself up at home, and see if total
abstinence would not give him strength,
tie got on pretty well for a, few days, par.
liculasly so US his coachman kept a we'll
filled bottle for him in the carriage house,
(, which he not unfrequenlly rosorted ;bui
q TOO ardent devotion TO this bottle bro't
on the supposed apoplexy. DR.. s. was
rightin his mode Of treating the disease
after all, and did not erin supposing that
1t would reach the pre>disposilion. The
cure was effec,ual. .a., ,s.i..r,, IL.
H. kept quiet on tie subject, and
bore his shaved head upon his shoulders
with as much philosophy as he could mus
Ter. A wig, after the sores made by the
blister had disappeared, concealed the
barber's work until his own hair grew
again. He never ventured upon wine or
brandy again for fear Of apoplexy. When
the truth leaked out, Us leak out such
'hirgs always will, The friends Of Il
had many hearty laugh; but they wise.
ly concealed from the object ofibeir mer-
rlmeut the fact ila, The knew any thing
more than appeared Of the cause Of his
apparent illness. 49,. .,.,, ,a.,,.i
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u Here is an anecdote which shows
Tor once ,ha. good advice was not thrown
away. Il used to be related Of Uon. Jer
eihiah, Mason, Of New Hampshire, and il,
is said .ohsye occurred st Portsmouth,: q
There is a well known custom prevails
ing in our cflh,inal7couris,assigning eoun
Sci 10 such prisoners as have no One "a
aefend .hetii. On one. oScaaioti;the court
finding man accnsed D: theft and wi,h-
aoutgcounsel.a saiditoia d wag of a lawyer
Who wac Presea, :,.0 aiaaa5 .sssaassd9
y "Als. 80 please withdraw with The
prisoner, confer with hin, and give him
such couasel asfnnS DO best for bis inter.
tsst.Sims y,aau. agisrqmao ,gszsT
aThe lawyer and counsel withdrew .and
iinkAeeh minutes the lawyer returned 10.
10 the cour, alone. iia 10 yasaidlg 'oa
! "Whete is The prisops,s" usked ihe
csnfi. 80 g.'S'sit ~ 4, W. q go, z
= = afIe Ass gone; your honor told me ia
give him the best advice 4 could 6or his
interest; and as he said he was guilty,
tbougbl the best counsel ! could ofe.
him vpl 70 'cui and ID rum wbieht 90 took
"a Aionce.' slls lzsl sdl oT r.sbrh ogil''t
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81 A FAST SToRH.--An Enqlishman was
Dragging Of the speed on English rail.
roads, to a Yankre traveller seated d his
side, in one Of the cars of "fast train
ip England, The engine bell was ,rung,
as tho cars neareda Station II suggests
edlto the Yankee an opportunity oftakiug
down his companion a peg OF two. su,
"What's that noise 7" 'innocenily inqui..
red the Yankee. s,opid ,19d,ssa N,
,a"We atcarProaching a town, ,''snid the
ttEUglishHfan; "ihey Iiago To- commences
ringing about ten miles before they GO.
q a station, o. else The train would run
By j, before \ could bn heard! Wonder.
fultisn't isNs iisuppose they haven't in.
vented bells in America ye,i'e Sd iood9s
!"Why ycs,n nreplied the Yankee" we've
got bells, but can. use them on our rail-
roads, We run 50 tarnal fast shat the
rain always keeps ahead Of the sound;
no use, whuleseri the sound never reach.
est6e village till the train gstsBy." '5'
"Indacd!" exclaimed the Epglishman,
-bs.sFacb : said the Yankee, Fhad TO give
upsbells. Then we tried steam whistles
ia.-but the; wouldn't answery either. Il
o.
was on locomotive when tho whistle was
,trlled. we We we're going !. a Tremendous
lrlaeie;-7hurrcanes were ,nowhar, and I,had
10 hold my hairton. srWesawa iiw hose
wugon crossing tbeotrack, about five miles
ahead, and the fengineerilO. the whistle
sstc;lf'esechibg Ike trooper. II screamed
awfDlly, butt wasn't no use. The mex,
thing lknew,Il was picking mysclf ou,
hofa pond by the roadside, amid the frag>
ments ofthe locomotive, dead horses, ,bro>
ken wagon, and dead engineer lying be-
side me. nJust then the whistle came
along, mixed up with some ffigh,ful oaths
that heard the engineer use when he
first saw the, horses. Poor fellow! lie
was dead before his voice got TO, bim,-
Alter that we lried ights,suPposing these
would travel faster than sound. We goi
some SO powerful that the chickens woke
up all along the road when we cane by,
suPpoing it 10 be morning. But the To-
connective kept ahead Of i. still, and was
in darkness, with the Light close on be-
hind if, The, inhabitants .po'ilioned a.
sainst it;they couldn't sleep with so much
light in the night iime.i Finally we had
to station elec,tjc telegraphs along the
road, with signal men 10 telegraph, when
the train was in sight; and haee heard
that some of the fast trains bea, the light
ming fifteen minutes every forty miles.H-
But I cahdsay as that is traeA the resi- J
know 10 Be so,'' - iVA DUO" 'u'o''
|io5 II Il IL -. adl h5ag
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{ RI i
90 A member mem Of The South Carolina Lee
islaiure, an old bachelor bya the name lof
Evans go. off the following jea diesmit
recently IIeRwa introduced TO a beau
iifdl widow, also named Evans. Thein
PRODUCTION was in this wise aMrs, Evpns,
permit me 10 present yoa 10 Mr.. Evans =
"Mrs. Evans" exclaimed thelspitiledicld
bachelors ''ibe very lady ! have been in
search al for the last eighty yearsJhi ,;
!, Feeding red pepper 70 hogs with their
food is said 4, be good for the kidney
worm. The experiment is worth irJing.
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.
THE CotNrRYMAN IN DoUBT.-King
.Clatles II, when one day hunting, left
his mobiles, and ssut to the cottage ofaa
poor cobbler 70 ask iot some refreshhcn, {;
tho cobbler gave him bread and cheese,
and while be was ealing y, The cobbler
began ,,utalk aboutshe king and saidahe
would give atriiletysee him;upon which
his guest told Tin, ifhef wouidgst pp be-
saad him, he would show him The king.
The cobblef readily consented, and off
Jaheyset. As they,were going nlong the
fcobblerlaskcd many questions, among the
irssi, how he should Know the King? His
Inajesiy answered, The 'kag will be, cov1
cred, and the mobiles will be bare.' BY
this time they were nearly come up TO
the 'hobles, aud the coBBlerbcgan TO look
about for the Eing,and seeing no one with
.Eis bai OF but himself and his guest, tap
ping the kiag on ltJle shoulder, said,5 Il
9hhik IL mushBe ehhar YOU or !, ir.sd.
cd aadl blBu----+T-==rs4 =Ff7g-1gs sgssibd +
e1isL MpsT LIyHrA man whom, Dr.
1obnaonsreproved following aouselesa
khd demotarzing busness.said in excuse,
1slYoao know, Doctor, Tia! l'ihdst tlise."n
To ,bis abe bltasvs old hpierr 81 soSrssihiaag
= =
mean and hateful ). replied that sletdid
not see the absolute necessity Of that"
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THEaMlSSISSIPPIzAND lis TRIBU-
*&Itt@ Ea iA TARIES. b4soa Is 3simsM

The ST. Louis "Christian Advocate"
contains highly interesting article on
tie tie topography and Hydrology'' eOf stbe
Mississippi Valley, accompanied BY d a.
BILE exhibiting the Mississippi and ii,s nue-
merous tributaries. The author was uRE.
able to ascertain precisely ihe distance
70 which each stream was navigable, bus
lie has satisfied himself that The aRgrtes,
gate exceeds twenty thousand milos, and
TIA, The total length Of tho Great River,
with all lis parts, is 81 900 miles :-5o o.
9spa' 9dl 49li ebieMiles'
Mississippi and tributaries, not in-;sI rls
cludiug those given below, ag- lossi,
gregate leng:h""."..i....I.":,l4,3S5
Redand all tributaries, aggregate eaaiioar.
length ......." "............:..-....f 4,l2S
Arkansas. ,-r.!.......,.....-,.. $3.50
Whitc........... ........................ $50
Ohlo"...,.......... ....,... 10, 7b0
Missouri. ,.,......f... ,."...l2 ITO
ILLINOIS, -. ,270
Wisconsin..........:...::. ......... 675
---.
Mississippi, with all lis ialetsa.... 5O,545
Outlets or hay yods Gin ulDl.....t. ASS
,45laf 9t1 $ g1o3 ----A-
Totallengih ofthe great riyerwith s,l, }s
Ian salilis'paris~,i'-,..r,"..;, ;,....:; 81 900
.Wlthssuch succession Of frivers, tho
time must come when The United States
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10 EEeAI.AyrHoRrTys--On On recent socS
icasion, at, the .tiql Of atause before a
Justice of a Peace in lLouisians, ssome
novel au'hcritieswere cited byone oi,,he
'fearned counsel" For, example: a,r
90 :The Court will observes" he said,
.thatin the case Of Shylock ys. Antonio,
although judgment was rendered in. favor
of the plaintiff, yet circumstances pres
vented the execution which had issued
from being carried iatp ,efechY
loii oii"lWhai .lNlhai causes. asked the Justice sadid
the Couft understand the gentleman 10
FeisE 'ai"s seasalA MiH .s'.sfsno
i ,StShylock rs, Antonio. I'd Shaks, p.235,
JohnsonIs edition, The CoustwiIllhsrd
find iiheicaae teporled lnsfullr ssi,
The 'sleatned cOunselss vert 6i Is .ap,
ply case 10 that of bic client; .bu,
whs'het the gYCIQat.n YtI sossilered The ,au>
thority sufficient, has moi yc, iranspired !
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l Miss Rosa Douglass, daughter and ass
sistant of Mrs, Douglass, who was hied
and found guilty few weeks since BY
tbe Superior Court al Norfolk, for ins,ruc,
,iag colored persons TO lead and write,
having returned from New York., was
brought up beforoI,lie Mayor on Tues
day. held to bail in the sun Of $500
for appearance at the nexrtertn Of The
Superior Court, vi |
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q Baltimore consumes about 100000
bushels'of coal oaphually;y Philadelphia
5000, 1000; and Cincinnati 6 6.O0o,coo
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L II n =
NJMERICAL LAWS OF TUE Sexes -
The last census Of the United States &c.
velopes some curious facts Il fixes The
numerical laws Of the sexes thus ~.
There are more males born BY abou. 4
per cent. 2. A, 20 years Of age this pts<
ponderance is entirely lost, and there arc
more females th0a males. 9. A, 90 years
The balancsais agaih.t .tI,c oihes, way, and
there are more males tliansiedidlesg
7 AT 70.thssexas are aBode even, and tlio
ultimate dge 81 tlio lmmai, Being IL fsAcR-
ed without any decided advantages 10 d..
ther sex Between 10 and 100 ySafs 6f
age thofe are 1871 moro white women
thdhthere are males; being moro sthah5
per cent. Of The whole Number. J BeyeiSl
the age of 40 yoals the probabili,icsp Of
longevity are much gfealot for American
women than for men. This 'cojStfasis
singularly with the ,fact lhatahs b6ysiodio
'frelatively) of Ameticau women Ii iafs<
'tior 10 that Of American Nor. Yhas Fsct.
as is stiown, however, tells tsemendousi,
on women between fhoa sge 0f 20 sad
40, when their mortslay fs very sfeStil-
The longevity n some womenis 'vefy "a.
traOrdiniry. There sfO ifouf HUNDRED aHd
thirty American women above one ibSh.
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BID, F98F
oi,lM lMLAATRPIxoSY,-Bx LA1 lPt'aSS ,-Bx Dow, yr,--t want
you, my young sinners, to, kiss ind; as.
maried; and then devote your time to
morality and money making, Then lst
your homes be well provided with such
comforts CONT tsand and nEecessaries as pie,y; ;pieklss;
pots and X kettles, brushes, brooms, benev.
,olence, bread, charity, hops, ehetsO,
crackers, faith, -four, aftctiOh, cider,
sincerity, onions, integrity vinegar, ylts
ture, vine and wisdom. Have. all these
things always on hand, and happiness
will be with you, Doni drink anythi1R
Intoxicating, eat moderately, go about
b business fiGe after breakfast, lounge d lisds
after la!lltee dinner, cha, after lea, and kiss after
.guarreling, and all the bliss the earth can
afford shall be yours, ill the grave eIo.
re ses { over you, and and your spirits are botne
lo,a brighter and happier world. So
mo:e it be. 'T''!soi go
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-28
Cuba.
TnE "ArnlcANIzAfloN,' nrNnra.

Tue "ArRlcaNIzAfioS" HraBuG.
The Crescent City. arrived at New Or.
leans, brings the PROCLAMATION Of the Captain.
General touching the pretended pn.ject BY
France aud England Of 'Africanixing' Cuba
The TUE Delta furnishes the following syn.
opsis of that document
The constant aud concealed enemies Of
the Spanish race. who lose no opportunity
Of fomenting by ealumnies the discomfort Of
the inhabitants of Cuba. have for some
time propasated the mosi ridiculous absurd.
lilies with respect 10 the supposed abolition
intentions of the Government; mi.feprc.
senling the natural meaning Of the words
and phrases of the official documents. and
Of SUPPOSED secret treaties which have ncscr
existed aud which never will exist. They
have succeeded in scattering some alarm
among simple minded people, 1t is your
duty. at the sane time that YOU give the
mos, punctual Observance to the decrces Of
the Queen, hereby rcmit,cd. to punish with
a strong hand the prupaga,ors OF the subyer.
NiNf fNluUliilfr llll 10 assure.
at the same time the proprieios Of slaves
the Legitimate and tranquil po..s.-;ssupl
their property" 81
The proclamation gocs on to state that
the slaves in the island are much better oii
than the popr white inhabitants Of Europe /;
that the Spanish Government never was
and never would be the tool of any foreign
power and that humanity no less than
public interest demands that the institution
Of the island shall remain IN their present
condition. Under the Spanish Government
j, is alleged that the island has increased in
wealth aud happiness, 50 as to become spe.
cial object Of envy TO powerful people
The proclamation concludes by requesting
the officers 10 impress on the people the
prupriciy of being yigilant Perhaps even
now new iillibustcring ioray is preparing
an occasion for the troops and Cubans to
display that loyalty which, on previous oc.
casions, has been 20 triumphant
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-28

PEEaruN ron rue CuRgoF AslAric CHoL.
ERA--Juo. Rob't Brcan,, scientific French.
man, who died in Paris in 1852, left by will
10000 francs (about twenty thousand dol.
lars) as premium to the person who
shall discover the cause Of Asintic cholera,
or the cure Of that terrible disease. The
money is left in trust TO the Institute Of
France, but the Institute have made no rcgu.
lations, as yet, for the presentation of essays,
as the heirs of Mr. Breant are conirsting
in Court the legality Of this Legacy. As
soon as the decision Of the Court is declared
if in favor of the legacy, It is expected that
the Institute will proclaim The regulation.
to be observed by competitors for this mu.
nifccut prize. Until that time all commu.
nications to the Institute or to any other
quarter on the subject, are premature and
useless Such is the Substance Of a com,
nuuicaton just received at the State po'
partmcnt at Washington, from our Minister
in Paris, aud published for the information
Of all interested in the matter
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-28

Magnificent Race C0uysc-The \. Y.
Spirit Of the Times of the 10Th. gives de.
scriptiuh of the New National Course in pro.
cess of erection, a mile from Newton on
Long Island. established BY a special grant
Of the Legislature. The purses to bc offer.
ed are the largest ever given in this codn.
try. 65 acres are to be enclosed within a
brick wall ! u feet high and l3 inches thick
copcd with concrete and broken glass. The
Public Stand including that Of the Jockey
Club, is to be 1900 feet in length 30 in
width, and ~ in height the walls 90 inches
thick with buttressrs of the same thickness
projecting . feet. The roof will be con.
structed so as 10 accommodate at least IL.
900 people, while the stands and seating be.
meath will have a capacity for some $4,000
more. Next to the Jockey Club Stand
will be one for families and Indies furnished
with the comforts Of private parlo', secure
from interruption. The cost is estimated at
100000.
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-28
The Truth

The aiehmoni Dispatch, speaking Of
the Boston riot. las she following Just re.
marks
The greatest criminals in this horril
outbreak nte not the ignorant ruflians who
perpetfa'cd the double crime of treason and
murder, but the alignant aud pusilsnimons
wretehes whose intlammatory appeals raised
storm which they could NOT put down. who
are now calling TN the Boston authorities TO
protect their e6wardly carcases from the
llishmen, whose Just Indignation At the foul
murder Of one of their eounirymen. has
led the agitlturs To fear that they will have
IN THEFT own persons, a little taste Of the
mnb law which they arc so fond Of arunsing
against others, Parker, Phillips 4 Co. de.
serve hanging infinitely more than the aclu.
al assassin' aud it is an infinite pity that
they cannot be made to suffer for their
crimes. Fear is the only motiye By which
they can be governed. Parker once said
that the sole yankee race was a raee of
cuwarns Ii was cawardly libel that he
uttered, and the reason that be aid 30 was
because he judged others by his own COW.
ardly heart We're il possible 10 pu, such
men as himself aud Phillips in the least
personal peril were there moral certain.
iy that Treason in Boston would receive a
summary justice as treason in 0real Brit.
ain. these abolition leader. would never
breathe the word abolition to their dying
day"
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-28

The Iadies II the town Of Pocahouias
Illinois, strong minded and strong. handed
women. recently resolved, in a pihiic meet.
ing to put Sop to The sale Of alcoholic
drinks in that town Some 20 Of them as.
.embled together and proceeded to execute
the resolutions Of the meeting. Tho Ers
grocery they visited was a somewhat noiori.
Gus place. tie keeper Of which. thinking
discretion the better part Of vnlor, complied
with their terms. and submitted 10 the dc.
strnciion of his liqaor The keeper Of the
mex, grocery demgrti at FIRST. bu, finally
yielded to the outside pressure, aud his
house was closed THIS closed the business
in Pontiac and the ladies' returned 10 tfii
umph to their homes
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-28
Browuiow ON Intemperance,

! confess Tint we all live in free coun.
try, and the laws Of aar land protect u, in
making aud selling liquor. 1ais is even
so; aud We are Just a free to die in the
service Of Alcohol and 30 to Hell as many
Of us will do Yes, this is a free country
aud the same laws protect ouo man in the
manufacture aud anol spr in the tfafe Of ar.
dent spirits, project me in denuuncng both,
aud | intend to dn it on all suitable oeca.
sions 'at all hazards, to the last extremity =
The grocery.keeper has 60, wife aud ehil.
dren to support. and 81 have [. He sells
liquor to the poor nhbfiate for his honey
aud sends him home 10 abuse destitute fam.
lily, and with that muncy he buys iouf, meal
aud meat, to feed his family upon provisions
purchased with the thirty piece. Of silver
rot by judas lsearrio, for the betrayal of
our sasionr Jesus Christi Both arc the
prices Of blood
Nay over the door Of eycry liquor shop.
in all the length aud breadth Of this land,
should be written in flaming eapilals.--'Tne
GENUINE EssgNeE OF haNsArloS ron sALr
HERE" At the fnrk Of every road and
street leading to liquor shop should be in.
scribcd in huge letters BIZ SEVERAL
MILES THE Mnsr pinfcf GoAu TO linII ,'
Aud last, but not leasi. on the farchead Of
every dealer IN the atcarsed stuff sh5ull DO
written aud imprinted with branding iron,
llELt RECRUITING orrlerR ,'
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-28

Tue BirH or A RrrLEsNA1H.--The
mos, simple aud convenient remedy. says a
correspondent of the ,laeon Messenger. |
ever heard Of. was alum. A piece the
size Of hickory nut. dissolved in water
aud drank, or chewed and swallowed. is
sufficient. have god authority for saying
il has been tried many times on men and
dogs, and that they have invariably recover.
ed, know Of some planters whose hands
are exposed to be bitten by niilcsnakes,
who always have them provided with it in
their pockets, aud they have several times
found use for il.
We happen To know something about this
aud can suggos, an ciiociual remedy. We
mean alcoholic liquor. The philosophy Of
It is simply this: The venom uf serpent
is a powerful seda,iye which il require.
powerful siimulan,s 10 counlnraci. We
once saved the life If valuable domestic
by giving him lin the absence Of nny other
lquor) a whole bottle Of alcohol. in doses Of
half iumbler at n time. Il was only when
he drank the last portion that in,oxicaiiun
showed iisrlf-sc powerful was the sedaii,c
action OF the poison. Once make a man.
sho has been bitten by ycnomous reptile.
drunk, and the victory j. achieved. From
that momen, he is safe, and the sore may
be treated as an ordinary and slight ae.h
wound
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-28

Prof. Stoice and his Beard. .-Mr. I'M
Gle Tom Stove, in the course of m aboli-
tion speech made during anniversary week
in Boston, said
Il pretend to no great things, but hero
declare that this beard don't leave this chin
until the repeal Of the fugitive SLAVE law is
secured
On which the Post remarks that "tbd
public will bc sorry to hear Of this detcrmis
nation for it has long been though, that the
professors beard aud pants, too, could be
more appropriately worn by another mcmt:f
Of bis family"