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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-08-26
judicial n E9ifttOE.

The La,o Rsvis,D gives the following as
some instances of the humor of the late Mr
Justice Maule :-"May God strike me dead
my lord, il | did it," exclaimed convicted
prisoner on the announcement Of the ver-
dict; for a marked space the judge sits in
an attitude of expectation, jury and specta-
tors wondering what next; at last be
breaks the silence !: Gas Providence has
not seen ft to interpose, the sentence eI
the court is," &c.
'You have already read that section foul
times, Mr.--; it's iteration It'd
use no epithst, It's iteration !" with
look that implies an snathsma.
A city policeman states that be is in the
chen" IN division). "DO you mean the
poultry I" inquires the jundge.
"Out with It, the ladies don't mind Il, ant
you needn't bc afraid of me-" was his ex'
hortation to hesitating witness. in case
from which II might have been expected
that the softer sex would long since have
retired, but which they were manfnlly cit
ting out, while the evidence grew hotteI
and hotter, and at last it reached ito climax.
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III Breeding.

There is no greater breach Of good msn-
ners, or rather, no better evidence Of a..
breeding, than that Of interrupting another
In conversation while speaking, or conmen.
cling remark before another has fully clos-
ed. NOVEL; bred person ever does 4. 'of
continues q conversation often waived. o.
declined by the former. without evcn sss-
pecting the cause. II i d criterion Whish
never fails to show the true breeding ol 2
person. A well bred person will net intss-
rupt one who is in oil respects gSsasls Als
inferior. II with those With WHOM yeu els
but alightly acquainted. marx them strictly
in this rsspsct and yeu will sssnfsdly ret
be deceived. However intelligent. Event.
easy. even graceful person msy appsss ior
a.short time. you will fnd him os her seen
prove unin,srestina, insipld aud ccsfss.
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Applying LecChes.

"Well, my good woman," said the doc
tor show is your husband to-day! Better.
no doubt I" "Oh, yes. surely" said the
woman, he in as we'll as ever, and gone to
the field" 81 thd Eht so." continued the
doctor "the leeches have cured him. Won.
dsrful effect they have. You got the leech.
es, of course :" "Oh, yes they did him a
great deal OF good, though he could mot
take them all" "Why. mp good woman,
how did you apply them :" "Oh, managed
nicely" said the wife, looking quite con :
tented with herself "For variety's sake, I
boiled one-half. and made fry Of the other.
The first he got down very well, but the 90.
cond made him sick. But what he took
wat, quite enough" continued she, seeing
some horror in tho doctors countenance,
"for be was better the next morning, and
to-day be is quite we'll.
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dfEisteAa1eo1s,


The early custom Of decorating the grave
Rith flowers prevailed among the Greeks
and Romans. The epitsph of the greatest
Of Grecian poets, the celebrated sophocles,
written by Simonides, proves that such a
custom Of honoring the illustrious dead then
existed: a.r..
"Wind gentle evergreen TO form a shade gr.
&. Around the tomb where sophocles Is laid.
Sweet ivy, wind thy boughs and interwind
r With blushing rose6 and the clustering vine;
So shall thy lasting leaves, with beauty hung,
Prove at emblem Of tho days he suHg."
This ancient custom, observed to q great
extent in our own community at the present
time, is fraught with the most delightful as
sociations, and induces an elevation Of SEN
timent and poetry Of feeling, equally cal
culated to mollify our grief. and to invest the
eepulchre with the kindling emotions OF hope
and Immortality.
con the earth the thorns and roses are blending,
And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb"
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The stars.

1t is the opinion Of astronomers, that
there are stars so infinitely remote as TO be
situated at the distance of twelve millions i,
millions of miles from our earth so that
light, which travels with the velocity Of
twelve millions of miles in minute, would
require two millions of years for its transit
from those distant orbs to our own-while
th e astronomer who should record the as-
pect of mutations Of such star would be
relating, not ita history at the present day,
but that which took place two millions Of
years gone by. The nearest, CensGgri.
one of the brightest stars in the southern
hemisphere, is at twenty.oue billions Of
miles distance e-that is, its light would re-
quire three years and quarter to reach US.
The second, 81 Cygai, is not nearer than
sixty-three bilious OF miles of, and its
light requires upwards OF ten years to reach
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... RAyENNA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1853.

"She must 60 home with me. I'll take
good care of her I've heard her story; and
when her father comes out, il he's mind
to behave himself, I'll give him plenty to
do. Besides that, I'll bring her up once a
week to see him. What say, little one,
will you go with me :" and good old Mr..
Maywood stroked her hair. as he said pity
ingly, "poor child poor child |"
Reader, ten miles from Sing Sing there
is a little cottage occupied by laborious
man and his only daughter. Little Katy lie
fulfilling the commands Of her dying mo-
ther. She is taking care Of her father, and
ne, thank God, ia taking care of himself
Men now respect him. and God has forgiven
him.
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WHOLE NUMBER, 54i
The Cunning Thrush.

There is much more intellect in birds
than people suppose. An instsncs Of this
occurred the other day at slate quarry be-
longing to friend, from whom we have the
narrative. A thrush, not aware Of the ex. {.
psnsiYe properties of gunpowder. thoueht ]
proper to build her rest ona ridge Of the
quarry, in the very centre Of which they :,
were constantly blasting the rock. A, FIRST
she was much discomposed by the. frue-
ments flying In sll directions, but still she
would not quit her chosen locality. She
observed that bell rang whenever train
was about to be fTed, and thai at the notice
the workmen retired to safe positions. In
few dsys, when she heard the bell, She.
quilted her exposed situation and few down
to where the workmen sheltered them.
selves, dropping close to their feet There
she would remain until the explosion had a
taken place, and then return TO her nest.
The workmen observed this and narrated
it to their employers, and il was also told
to visitors, who naturally expressed a wish
to witness so curious a specimen of intel
lect, but as the rock could not always be I
blasted when visitors came, the bell was Z
rung instead, and for a few days answered,
the same purpose. The thrush Asw down
close to where they stood, but she perceiv.
ed the change, and it interfered In the pro-
cess of incubation the consequence was,
that Afterwards when the bell was rung she
would peep over the ledge to ascertain If
the workmen did retreat, and II they did not
she would remain where she LONDON
Literary Journal. s e5y
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Standing on Etiquette.

Those who are termed "simple-minded
people," adopt curiously innocen! mode of
expression occasionally, which comes so
near art, at times, as to render its simplicity
doubtful. FIJI
We heard OF young married couple
from the country, Of courae-who recent
ly attended on exhibition of "Dissolving
Views" The bride, being pretty, attracted
the attention of q stylish looking city gent,
who happened to occupyathe same seat with
the twain. During the exhibition, the au'
dieuce part Of the hall being already obscur.
ed, by some accident the light was entirely
extinguished. Pending its recovery, which
occupied some little time, the city gentle
man (perhaps accidentally gently pressed
the hand of the bride, who was too much
alarmed to offer resistance. This bold act
was followed by bolder, certainly not ac'
cidental, for the city Lothario absolutely
kissed the bride This was too much, ant
the young wife resolved to tell her husband
which she did when the following whisper.
ing colloquy took place: --..
"John." ..
"Whs4 !"
"This feller here's kissing NO."
"WsIl," said John, who was little shy
of the citizen, "tell him to quit"
"No, John, you tell him."
"Tell him yourself."
"No, John, don't like to; you tell him
The eentleman's perfect stranger to me ~
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6r"Mister, will you iust lend pa your
StnsinelG He only wants to send il to
his uncle in the country" "0h, certain.
"; and ask your father il he'll just lend me
the roof Of bic house. I only want the
shingles to make the tea kettls boil.n
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A NcblCfIa dneEZar.

The Rev. DR.. McC--, minister oil
Douglas, in Clydesdale, was one day din.
ing at large party where the Hon. Henry
Erskne and some other lawyers were pres.
ent. A great dish of crosses being present
ed after dinner, DR.. McC--, who was
extravagsntly fond of vegetables, helpee
himself much more largely than any othel
person; and, as he ate with his fingers, with
peculiar voracity of manner, Mr. Erskine
was struck with the idea that he resemblet
Nebuchadnezzar in his state of condemna
ton. Resolved to give him hit for the ap
parent grossness of his taste and manner o.
eating, the wit addressed him with, cdr
McC---, ye bring me in mind of the
great King Nebuchadnezzar J" and the
company were beginning to litter at the lu-
dicrous allusion, when the reverend vegeta'
BILE devourer replied, GAY, do ! mind ye o
Nebuchadnezzar Thut'll be because I am
eating among the brutes |"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-04-01

examined, to such agent at the time Of
making such examination.
Sic, 10. Any person or persons violat-
my any of the provisions Of this act, shall,
upon, conviction thereof, pay fine of not
less Than fifty dollars or more than five hun.
dred dollars, Tor each and every such offence,
TO Inc recovered before any cour, having
competent jurisdiction and all fines and
penalties so recovered shall be paid into the
state treasury.
SEc, 40 This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after Us passage.
cgoRGs BR,rlsy,
Speaker OF the n. OF II.
RcnAHn q. Munrusy,
President protein, of the SENATE,
Approved March ~, ls5s.
CUAs. l.. Cn,sF, Acting Governor.
SkcRkrARy's orfios. Minnesota,
March 20, lsAs.
hereby certify the foregoing 10 be true
copy OF tho original on Tile IN this office.
tn,s. l., CnAsr, Secretary.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

SlikktffS sAlE.--Hy virtue uf Hn rxeention h.nrd
cut o. and nnlet he seal IT the District Iour fhiri
Jhiical District ~ sHHuf C1tnty In favor uf Xiv ard
Rave, plaintiff aud agausl Joseph n. Hahooek dslon
dsnt on tutEmen Ia a'or " he plaihqf render "a
"" county of Hue barh " Z aud dufk etsd IA AA,i
county on he lth day 81 lsna,Iy A " ts.N NJ II NJ
aud Afterwards inokeiod In 10 Auour cous,y. " q on
the ish day OF tsnaNfy A. u lN,n al n VI r The svta
III i've hundred and my hur dollar. and NJ, ir cents
WIN 'nlefes tfnn tho th das ~ January. A.. H. iSlS
nave MS whda} ct iobrnaiy 40, tsss, levied apna
The following described real oaisfe, to VII
isNs Ne one "a, two 10 ,arue a. iuar go and i've tal
~ hpck Ne uiftv.hte CO., aud h M ten tpp, IN block
Ninety un" ,th. IN Mo tusn al kssuts according Ia the
frr"a"d piai ~ said t"~n Ia she Registers oitcc he
hue0r county, VI T.
NM"e t. hereby given thai I viii srh q same al
fhhlr Anciian, ir cas Tho pdien ~ The eis-f Ut
neel. iu We Sueut county. Monday the iMh do at
April \ " i@s Al 10 o'eloek A ", % much thereof
"a may be necessary vssy tho said Judgment iag ether
with lhe costs aud ehA .oR lAr sas al SAID prv
Dated this lAh dsS oi February, A. - tSsa'
- WISE, sboria
tabtk aNhW
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MIN lA~6w
IWMMIroHy oy sIssrsorA. pIarmlcr cormr.


j nd Judicial Disuiet q iyhX II kssssL
Christopher n Thorn assiDst ilism " Randall and
khtsbs,h Randall hs ~iis % " csmpbsii Jshn
bAbbfb ami fbsyiHs Ifsssb oopsrssrs under The
~ Habbafs sna trshSb - john W Hard y q Bnilon
hhsr wsad G0aia Charles M.rt pbin aud krssin. \
Efgsr,oh, yOpAfibsfs :" AAssnbin d Edssron -
Thomas edssrton Eisin Caldwell Albert Caldwell .
Vance Brown john veriiasr Hail Unfdop II Esss
srt,a krasts kdger0b William foiiinsh~sA Vim
I Bsnalng Thomas D.iy Peter huxley Ls,hrop u
Reed John Fsgs sGm'1rd Charles " Williams J',hs
7 Williams Charles u HHiiADs vB oot.1ss
trbsrd ttsytw sIsas fstisbRsU Joseph A f.lss !
psyten B.yley Jsu'as kusps,ries sn1 " k~s, co
partners pbdsf bs name zaj syis ~ kbbpsir.k 4
Mes - 10 usrrmsH William Davis Richard Mar
shall JOIN u Dim i.obef WbsGr. Andrew Lever
ipg ssd william u h,fno. assiEDess pf William ~.
Randall.
To- Tho above named dsfeodsbs
You and ssrh ~ y"g Lernby summoned and
gaif.d W sssssr he 'mpiaiui 10 hs asnn which has
been bl.f The osr~ ~ he rlsfs u said Dstir. Court
III ~ rsul. IN said LnJby ~ Hssssy, and s@rse
eOyy N your sns~er 10 ~ ssid sou tant sub
sefrrn At their srs b ae city ~ ~ fssi AFORESAID
WiB twenty dsys sfpg ts les ~ this sumpns on
ysu exclusive ~ bs fsy u such ssrslc@ and n YOU
fssl w he sal complaint within ths up- AFR.
sald The piastif 10 ~ ~ ,b gill apply Ia the eau Tor
uss relief dem ssdsf IN he ssnap IainL
Dslsd NJ FAal tshtusty 3D. lsSs
UALE PALMER
fsbIi vSS fiaiatns Atosnsss
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hFFAii1 has been made In The pal ,eest 81 the
~ ~ ,~p hundred aud twenty dollars and forty
cents Witch Ia claimed Va be due ~ the date ~ this ~
tca certain mortgage hearing dais u,a eighteenth
day vt september, A. D, p61, esaeaiaa by kafsh u.
hN9p and teargn ". hlshUp, ~ Uhamsn, Wasees
", Territory at Minnesota u White a HrUhers 81
'brasn state 81 Illinois and recorded IN thu once 81 The
NaHistor 81 Deeds III lilo county 81 Wasscs aforesaid Ia
Bok 4, ~ Mortgage pages hrs. hundred aud eighty
fur and hr.- hundred and sigh,y ave The i~en,y
srrond day 81 h.psmbuf, 4, u iss atns~ O'Clock, =
Now, therefore, niaos Ia hereby given that In purso
anno ~ power ii safe contained IL the sad mortgage
and ~ tho statute " Hie mad. and provided lbH
ptem,ses described Ia aad covered ~ ss.d mortgage
Wit
lat No eight a. Ia biast No. a In The town ~
OkagAn, WssetA county, NlBrna Territory ascordlns
~ the recorded plat t~fr"i, together with he building
thereon,
Will be sold al public auction l,e sail premises 10
sad town ei DtsiuaB. tho tenth day Ut Apfu A %,
ihsr, at ten Ocl0as 10 ths fHeps8.
- WHITE BROTHERS,
Mortgages
HAHhSibtn hursHis Aunfa.ys iDs Aoftssg-es
Dated Fsfibaalt. hi.a county. tsb ~, 4. ID tSs'
fAbSs-
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r,KaerroRY ov sissgsor. IN suxun oous

hzfsh WiabsRG - Leonard Wignssaf Summons,
10 the above named defendant Iean.rd Winp~ssf '--
fou are hsFaby summoned aud repaired 10 The
complaint Ia this seuB opy at ~bsb has been filed Ia
hs odlns ~ The Clsft ~ hls Court al 10 sasar county
and tSpT ~ which is herewith ssrssd you, and 10
safse copy NJ Jour tO said complaint upon the
sab.ofibsf albia M ~ 10 sasar lie sasar sosn,y
rithin hirY days sfst tho 81 this Summons On
y1n exclusive ~ The day ~ such ssfya~ and N YOU fail
" answer the said complaint ~ibin the Tins siaes.id
Tho plaintiff vii sppiy ns he t01 70, ths fsiiuf demand
ID 10 Ia. eotnp islnt
b.iod At Ls suea March nh tsss
Y DE ~ fEhTkE
nhb lA~6w Plsniin's Attorney.
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GnshfFFs sALF by ylrtas ~ an sreeaiiDn sslsd
- upon Jaagusai. ObtAlnsd In The issr Court nd
yedcis Dssui1t iyf he eany III 10 sssar ssd Tern
Ssry ~ ninnssOA IN tstof n James Esfy ptsisn and
sssiss A. X. hzTasJd ~sd o. a. ksynaSd, dsiepdsnts.
Toe The N bse hundfs1 fnlsfs ap1 interest, from
the LAT day 81 Aprii. A irS bssidss ea<ts ~ his
ton shall sell ~ pHblc snelJs bs ksg.,crs snsos
In No U~b ~ lie susur and sad essfnit ~ IL ru~gr
saturday. hs zth d.y 81 Apta 4 ~ isS, a. w oeioss
" he fosebson. al he fgbi we snd Interest OF he
Ahys sADsd dsfsbssb.s 81 he "a, dsY ~ i,srsusbsr
D. 1861 90 ~ any uuis .sass a-' asy, In u. feoetox
srrib@d real es.ss
Tha syushsast quarter ~ ssctioa ~ nSvsh o. range ~
west IL .s ...d county u IL NusH, much ,hsr-d
may be sseessAy sAisafy The ssla tadGa.Bs anl
sD.,s Lpxslhsy 9Th aud s1ssuisap
D4isd1 IL Hns az, Mach ianS
SAMUEL WISE sh~si6.
Joas ncC.srsv. Piss Auy Trsysf.~ msfii-ws~
CugRIFyp sALt.-By Yiriss u en- sIseuIoa l.sosd
- out ~ ssd under b. zeal n the District Court Nd
JsalcisI D.sSet IL sasr County 10 fsyss u saiAs Ken
Tr.sk iLk.b,sl d~fsnlAnis 90 he II oss hundred
Aaa fs'y doiiars aud sxlsy and a,efes ftom
hs n<h 5sy u kovstnbss A 1so7 shall sell u pub
W. aasson 81 ha Ess,ss~r's o1se, IA Hssur, IN IL
ssss C,spty, ca ~ DAP, s xsk day u March. LOO ~
No osk<s IN De sys "a, all 1bs r,yh, ,ius aud Interest
~ - .toss nasssd -ssdsnis, Ms ~ dsy u kevsm
bs' l. % q snJ TINE .ses sbAi DAY, 10 shs following
a1sr.bs1 real sssss, W IN
rhs sss,h ,vs birds a Os Mo- four t0 bys isL "a
is bkrs No s,niyts isIi la he to~p u Osss. y -
s.ss Ce,sy - .hs ssms 10 rssordss N ~ ses~ess
b...s L Ia a. ss J.aa.,, - ,us,
T. J. wIsk sssr,a, 4 La sser cs..y
~ Ds LsvsaSs. YFns A9y seiEv""
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Nofi'E -rmsuan, 10 Ssc,pn . IT Tho Act entitled
Az Al Act prescribing hnios ani Res hau,ns for the
execution OF unA's sfisnH uudor hr Ari II Congress
udeo "A Act ior Tho foUrt " cuf.ns ~ foeua upon
lands 81 tho lniied h.sia under s.ratn circumstances
pa-srd Marrh ~. lsaa Do
rabho notice !. hereby given that the lat dsy Of
March, - iNa ue suhArrihcrs entered ~ tho Land
uMce at b1nhsnant hinneeoA Territory, The land.
oomprsnE the sia ut The town ~ pnluh IN the topty
~ y, ioulA, Mmncsoth Iuttiiory, ia uusi br the
their fvApecpt" ibtafv@s Which lands described
ei by HIN ~ payment therefor. hlluss Lot No
"a ef satinn Ne huti oat, nn1 insa aauuor un- %
No my ia North If Range NJ fourteen 90 WcI
a. Ia Section No tNpla Iul NJ . u al ksstun No
eleven u and Ia, M one n ~ Section No isrye
Ia Tow nship No. ipr, nine e. Narh OF RAnsn No
fouT lt' West aiming iva hundred ani ibi,,y.
aud eighty ttirg hundrodba 81 an snrc ss
papy oi Jsrprs claiming 10 be an oeeapsaa ~ aaou
paniH bass pnsHsss to be entitled tho right
~ occupancy pdasesnnn al such lands, any oi
block parcel share thereof Ia required by ,s forth
section 1T said Act IA Die win siry days alter
puhlicaiioh II tbs notice IN The oalss ~ Joshua ,ul
vet Recorder, t,s 81 he suhsoribsrs al Daluh In ~
Iouis County, GiAnrapa, .iatrasbt Ia ~ritlns apn.
tanning aecna,. desc 81 the rafilr ar pieces
~ paris hereof 10 sbioh he she. they claimed e..
have and az The spaoDo tishi Interest 90 as
tate Nbeh be, she, they msJ respectively clsl 10
he entitled Ia receive. b. forever dabsfrod clAin,
AZ
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WILLIAM NFfTLEroS, President
JOSHUA II CULVER, 0scordst.
HubI n. JEFfkRsON,
KIN ARD N Kitk, yIrustssa.
WILLIAM UNib

Forming Tho Town ,oaacD of ,hsfown of pautb, ~
tpus COUNTY Minnesota mhls wiw
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FOREIGN.
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

All the wire of the Atlantic telegraph is out of the
tanks at Keyham. After the Niagara has received
142 miles from the steam vessel Adonis which
arrived from the Thames the Sth, and 40 miles
in course of completion at the manufactory
her portion will be on board. The paying-out ma
chinery is expected at Plymouth in few davs
From the position of her engines, just abaft the
mainmast, and of her boilers, which extend for
ward, her accommodation for the wire is not so
capacious in any one place that on board the Aga
memnon, where the great bulk is in the main hold
The Agamemnon has been removed to the southern
part of the tidal basin to receive from the Adonis
her paying-out apparatus and lG7 miles of wire,
which, with so at the mandatory, completes her
portion sol miles, the frigates being 15ll-total
3,0l2, for a calculated distance, from Ireland to
Newfoundland, of ,63411 nautical or S95 statute
miles, showing a surplus of more than so per cent
The shore end at Valentia is already down; the
shore end at Newfoundland will be laid by small
steamer. The Niagara takes the western portion of
the line, and as she will probably have headwinds
and may encounter fogs near Newfoundland, the
place of junction will be fifty miles to the westward
of point on the route equi-distant from both con-
tinents.
From Newfoundland there is teegraphie commu-
ncation with New Orleans, distant 3,7l0 miles, fol-
lowing the course of the wire, and when the At
antic cable IS laid direct communication be OBJ
tanned with Constantinople thus uniting the four
continents. 1t is calculated that message leaving
the Turkish capital at two o'clock, say on Monday
afternoon, will reach New Orleans at six o'clock the
same evening. The first message from CONSTANT
nople direct left on Sunday evening, Nav 2. at
ll.45, and arrived in London at S57 in the evening
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are not already subscribers to the Agency and who sell
goods credit to call and examine our system and test
the reliability of information From long experience
and the satisfactory testimonials of thousands omerchans
in the different cities East and West who have for years
been subscribers all who will call whether
thew sell goods the cities country towns ample sat
isaction as to reliability of information and the
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