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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-21
0prin3 CoDls.
en- nod the public rrnnsuy, 10 their new Stock Of
.SpRING CkOTHiNdn ..a
] NEW CONCERN.

yE ulerulgned having fbesed copaytnrrsip In the
w name aud syle n selonna h Masss, and viii roliat
Tie GROCERY HlsiSss, Vt la old stand VI John H. Solo
deed t<y Main Street. -.
We iaAr shis method nfhsmux the citizens Of Tynchburg
is surraadlas coaatsy GENERALLY. that are Ia reel
aud well reeeied stock OF prime 0rorercs, Of NIL
kinda aud aolsit he patronage Of a IN want 81 thr snn
We viii keep constantly hand wescccicd
stock or The hSst rrurss IN The mafku and will
give entire ssaaction al who win favor with call
NJ d. SOLOMON,
aus 25da f.s5 WA. H. MCssER
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-21

t.. NOT & L.
1NE following articles, tt, by In. Virginia Tennessee
Railroad Ia the several Dtosl0 which the! were address
sd having beeu eacd Tor on ordered back To Lynch
burg and stored lc Va. Team. Railroad Depot.
This is 10 noif all whom II may conccra that not taken
the lat day q oetobc next The ARTICLES will DO sold ut
public suctt,R 10 meet retght charrcs.
All le papers VI the ely o lncbburg and lhose along tho
II oetobor.
By order OF tho President
THOS. d. JELIis, Genl FRI Agt
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-21
New Co-Partnershir

FIVIIE subscribers have aken ruceiy occupied
Il Younger Ssmh where they intend 70 conduct Gnert
Grocery Commissioa Basiaess III the name OF SMITH
ADAMS, and will be ens 10 sce the friends 81 the old
and the public generally. A,-= JNo. Tho. SMITH
Jan 3-dts ~. - IA - y. II. ADAMS
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-21

SUPER PH0srHA ATE u l-lME manufactured BY whila1
> &Co aa.s undoubtedly ,s D sss:p t.psraton for 10
that Il 10 superior u any other. For salehy
june 3-dls -. -, JAMES -B0YD h Co
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-21
Attention Citixeasil

TUAyE you called At HnAaa ksSrnzUsK's Csething Bo
III shoe and Gents fasptaAty slstlislnenf II you Ia,
WI are certain yu will cali aenip, sn th0se that have n,
should certainly CALI their motto Selling Cheap 10
s,i IN ryceipt VI @ ods b eyefy days expires arrival al
Just say to the public Ia gelrfa come ,cpnif all to H. 5
No T3 Maiu Street between Nowiin y Aarrefs and A
Lewis. Danc xl+its1 HiRsitg.x sf.AusE.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-21
Candy Fifteen Cents BY wholesale,

VdMuy rhsCCh Vcnso Ny WuvlConAOs
And Warranted to keep in any Climate
No Chai 60 Ior boxiig or Ca taye.
april 20-dis THOMAS :. THURMAN.
DRlME WESTERN BACON SIDES aud slouliers cloh
Il sugarcured liuns, naked and in bags, very fine Madeira
Wine, sale by JONES II CO..
iuiy 2l-,lts Richmond, Va
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-21

WEST ERN FRElGlIT OFFICE VA 4. RRco
LyEeuBuss, June S0th, 1889 /
ON and asef July lst 1852 sa.s w Goods receive
~ o. this Depot, unless Rsele b. marked with
of consgnee and destination with Bkclaa, each packagt
10 have III weight separate on the ticket Packages that
be marked with R2iaG 70 b. seen viii bayc
seen, will have u be marked with RAfse fia,sf,
NoGos will be untdss tbs aboye De complied will
July i-its "A. {. JAMESON Agent
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-21

RINaLE7s AND HAIR BRAiDs. for Ne Ladies; nne
( 80 is.sins IS : '''-' JSo. J. PyRyIs. Agent
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-21

$50 FINE GREEN AND BLACK TEAS.-We have us
EM received fresh supply vf Green and Black Teas
NIL Of which are Of very superior quality aud will sold
accommodating tcruls. eSsa e So 20 -
march Islts .sstt a. sgs4 LEE, lRlbCKE Co
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-21

AGaxlmes for September.
~ ssss 7, ssSs a. as Dollar AsaA'
-. ~. ~ g vICfoleS BOOK STOLE,
:. aug ga NF'' ios NAsn Street.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05
The Gay Family.

An old letter, written in 1913, by the
late Rev. Porter Clay-thcn preaching
at Alton, H., gives the following facts
in regard to the origin Of the Clay fam
lily:
Your wishes to know something about
the history Of our family could not be
gratifed within the limits of a letter. -
The following concise account must suf-
fee. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth
Sir Walter Raleigh brought over to the
Virginia plantations, among others, three
brothers, sons of Sir John Clay, of Wales,
England. lie gave them $40, 900 each
which was a very lorgc fortune at that
time. Their names were Charles, Thorn
as and Henry. They settled on James
River, near jamestown. Two Of them,
Charles and Thomas, bad large families.
Henry had no children. The name
Henry has been handed down in both
branches Of the family with great tena-
city ever since. Cassius NJ. Clay is de-
scendant of Charles Clay Henry and
myself from Thomas Clay. Thus the
two brothers alluded to arc the progcn-
itors Of all the Gays in the United States.
My father, as you have heard, was a
clergyman Of the Baptist denomination.
lie died in carly life, leaving seven chill
dren--four sons and three daughters /;
all Of whom died without children, with
the exception Of Henry and myself. e.
Ny mother was married the second time,
and raised a family Of six children, two
Of them arc still living Nathaniel w.
Watkins and Frank Watkins, residing
in Missouri. My brother Henry has
had eleven childron-six daughters and
five son5. The daughters arc all dead,
and one son, II. Clay, Jr., who was kill
cd at the battle of Buena Yista-his
wife having previously died, leaving three
children, who are with their mothers
connections in Louisville. Three of my
brothers sous arc settled near him, in
the neighborhood of Lexington. Two
Of these, Thomas and James y. CLAW
are married and doing wclI--one law
yer, the other farmer. John, the
whom you saw at Washington,
Is with bis father at Ashland Theodore,
bis eldest son, Is in tho Lunatic Asylum
in Lexington, q continued lunatic
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05
EP5Es& @I2ElEPIM.27E,

Is published every Friday morning at One
Dollar and Fifty Cents per annum, if paid
within six months from the time of subscribing.
or Two DOLLARS if not paid until the expira-
ton of the year. No paper discontinued until
all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of
the editor.
~ ADVERTISEMENTS conspicuously inserted
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three Insertions and twenty-five cents for eve
ry subsequent insertion. Twelve lines to con-
stitute square. If the number of insertions
be not marked upon them, they will be CONT
nued until forbid, and charged accordingly
A liberal deduction viii be made to those who
advertise by the year.
E1- COMMUNICATIONS, the effect of which is
to promote private interests, are matters of
charge and are to be paid for at the rate of ff-
ty cents per square. All communications must
be accompanied with the author name, other
wise they viii not be inserted.
~ Advertisements for Companies or Asso-
Citations Of any kind, UNCONVENTIONAL, charita-
bic or otherwise, are in all cases to be paid for
at the usual rates; and obituary notices or eulo-
gies in addition to the announcement, will be
charged-at the rate of fifty cents per square.
gzis- OFFICE, in the house on the southwest
corner of the Square, lately occupied by VIM
SAGE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05
1)ortrp.
TO AN ABSENT WIFE.
BY GEORGE D. PRENTICE

IT'S morn--the sea breeze seems TO bring
Joy, health and freshness on its wings
Bright flowers to me all strange and new,
Are glittering in the early dew
And perfumes rise from every grove
As incense to the clouds that move
Like spirits o Ter yon welllin clear
But am sad-thou art not here.
IT'S noon-a calm unbroken sleep
Is on the blue waves of the deep
A soft haze like fairy dream
Is floating over wood and stream
And many broad magnolia flower,
Within its shadowy woodland bower,
Is cleaning like lovely star
But am sad-thou art afar.
IT'S eve-on earth the sunset skies
Are painting their own Eden dyes
The stars come down and trembling glow
Like blossoms in the waves below
And, like some unseen spirit the breeze
Seems lingering mid the orange trees,
Breathing its music round the spot
But am sad see thee not.
'Tis midnight-with a soothing spell
The far tones of the ocean swell
Soft as mothers cadence mild
Low bending o er her sleeping child
And on each wandering breeze are heard
The rich notes of the mocking bird
In many a wild and wondrous lay
But am sad-thou art away.
I sink in dreams-low, sweet and clear,
Thy own dear voice is in my ear
Around my cheek thy tresses twine-
Thy own loved hand is clasped in mine
Thy own soft lip to mine is pressed
Thy head is pillowed on my breast
Oh J have all my heart holds dear,
Ana am happy-thou art here.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05
A Tale OF Love.

The editor Of the Ureka Union relates,
as follows, how he once fell in love, and
got the niitten:
We were never, dear reader dospe-
rately in love but once, and that was
with a red.-no, auburn-laired GID, with
freckled complexion and who had but
few pretensions to beauty; but then she
had such really beautiful eyes, deep,
liquid eyes, through which her soul, in
moments Of tenderness. looked out with
passionate fervor, and in joyous mirth
flashed and sparklcd like the light Of n
thousand dow-drops-diamonds, we were
going TO say, but we never saw thou
sand diamonds Her name was Laura
which, when breathcd very softly, by
very soft lover, is a very sweet name
and her clear, ringing laugh fell round
you like shower Of silver bells. More
over, she wore a dark winc-cOlorod dress,
trimmed with ilac-colorcd velvet and
black fringe, with a neat little collar oil
white lace which is the pretticst Of dress.
es, and has the effect to make very
plain girl absolutely charming. She ne
yer perforated her cars to hang thercfrom
a pendulum Of brass and glass; and The
only ornament on her little white hand,
which needed none, was a plain gold
ring, sacred to the memory Of a maiden
promise. Well, one oyening--it was
then moonlight, in summer ,ime--wc sat
alone in the porch by the cottage door,
holding that white little hand in a gentle
pressure, one arm had stolen around her
waist, and q silent song Of joy, like the
music Of the night, was in our soul. u.
Dur lips met in a sweet, delicious kiss,
md bending softly 70 her ear, wo wbis-
porod tale Of passionate dcyotiou-.-wc
proposed, and--thc title rea-healedMiag |
-JVsed rel
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05
THE NAvIEs OF THE WORLD.

In q work with the above title, just
published in London, we find the follow
ing relative Importance of the navios of
the maritime nations Of Europe and
America:
On tho first of April 1850, England
had 221 sailing vessels, $50 steam YES
sells; in all 75l, from ship of the line
down to naval yacht. Mr.. Busll, the
author of the work referred to, informs
us that there are 43 sailing ships of the
line, and in note he tells US that a ma
jority of these vast monsters ''are of
very little use, not above II or Is being
effective" OF the SO sailing frigates,
Mr., Busk says that mot more than II
or 16 can be regarded as servicoablc."
The French navy has $50 sailing YES
sells of all denominations, carrying 2, 922
guns, and 265 war steamers, with an
aggregate power of 1880 horses, and
carrying $500 guns. In those statistics
we judge that the mere store-ships and
vessels of burden are not enumerated.
When we read these statements from Mr..
Busk VIC happened to have by us the re-
port of the French navy for 1871. Its
comparison will give us an idea of the
immense strides France has made in her
marine arm of defence There were at
that time in active service So sailing
ncn-of-war Gneluding all from ships Of
the line down to cutters and flotilla craft,
some of them of worry small size, ii
storeships and 80 steamers (with an ag-
gregate of | ,49G horses total 1870 YES
sells. To them must be added a reserve
of q sailing vessels and 3 steamers 8
of which were disposable in roadstoad
and 10 in commission in port. In 1854
the steam-power was only equal to %,
100 horses, and thus we see that in five
years this important part Of the French
naval service has more than doubled. 49,
1t is more than probable that in an equal
number Of English and French mcn-of-
war taken at random from each marine,
we should find those of the French navy
superior in equipage to those of the En-
glish. But on the other hand, an equal
number of French and English sailors
and marines compared would prove the
superiority of the English.
We have prepared the following table
of the navics of the world according to
their respective rank, promising that
where the number of vessels of one ma
ton is greater than those of another, we
give the precedence to that one which
has the greatest number of guns; and
that whenever VIC can, we distinguish
between smiling Yessels and etoamers:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05

BEAUTIFUL ALLEGoRY. Mr.. Crittcn-
den, of Kentucky, was at one time en-
gagged in defending man who had been
indicted for capital offence. After an
elaborate and powerful defense, he closed
his effort by the following striking and
beautiful allegory;
"When God in his eternal counsel
conceived the thought of mans creation,
he called to him the three ministers who
wait constantly upon the throne-Jus-
tice, Truth and Mercy, and thus address,
ed them Shall we make man? Then
said Justice, 20, God, make him not, for
no will trample upon thy laws Truth
made answer also, %, God, make him
not, for he will pollutc thy sanctuaries.
But Mercy, dropping upon her knees,
and looking up through her tears, exclaim-
ed, %, God, make him will watch
over him with my care through all the
dark paths which he may have to tread. ,
Then God made man, and said TO him
oh, man, thou art the child Of Mercy /;
90 and deal with thy BROTHER"
The jury, when he finished, were
drowned in tears, and against evidence,
and what must have been their own con-
victions, brought in verdict of not gull
ty.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05

E1' Insects generally must lead a
truly jovial life. Think what it must be
to lodge in lily Imagine palace of
ivory or pearl, with pillars of silver and
capitals Of gold, all exhaling such per-
fumo as never arose from human censor /!
Fancy, again, the fun Of tucking your
self up for the night in the folds Of a
rose, rocked to sleep by the gentle sighs
Of summers air, and nothing to do
whom you wake up but to wash yourself
in a dew-drop and fall to and cat your
bed clothes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05

Eg- If a man all his lifelong should
do no other good thing than educate his
child rightin the fear Of God, then / think
this may bean atoncmont for his ncglects.
The greatest work which thou canst do
ia even this that thou educatcst Thy
child well Lmher
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05
COUNTY ADVERTISEMENTS
NJ. II. LECTION, Proprietor.

TINE subscriber having reftted and furnish
a ed his house in the best style, is prepared
to accommodate the travelling public in the
most Satisfactory manner.
His Table will, at all times, be supplied
with the best obtainable in the market and his
BAR viii be supplied with the best of Liquors.
Ale, Segars &c
BOarders by the week, month or year can
have pleasant rooms, at moderate prices.
His Stable is commodous, and will be I'M
der the care Of an attentive ostler, aud always
supplied with plenty Of provender,
Eae- lie viii keep for hire several HORSES
AND CARRIAGES, for the accommodation
of the public generally, and at very reasonable
prices.
a share Of the public patronage is respect
fully solicited. N. II. LETTON.
feb ll--H
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05

aRussia has, in addition, considerable
number Of steam gun boats, as well as row
boats Of the same denomination.
+ The number Of sailing vessels belonging to
the United States is extracted from the Amcri-
caR AiRonac for 1859, which gives The list up
to Nov. J., 1858. 1t is to be observed howcy-
er, that in the No. Of sailing vessels four ships
Of the line are used as "rcceiying ships" and
some vessels arc very ancient. We have in
cluded IN the steamers two small steam tenders.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05

Rg- Some libellous fellow says that a
woman's heart Is the sweetest thing IN the
world.-in fact a perfect honey comb Of
sells
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05

STRAwDERRY BEDS. According to our
agricultural exchanges, the prcscntmontb
is good time 10 make new beds Of straw-
berries. The ground should be rich,
finely pulverizcd, and the plants set out
before or after a shower or 10 the even
ing, if in that case watercd Rows four
feet apart and one foot in the row where
oultivator can be used most Of the sea-
son in their culture next year they will
produce n fair crop.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05

E1-Thc poor fellow who couldn't hold
bis own, has been arrested for taking
auotbcrs Served him right
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05

These figures show that il the armies
in italy had fought as desperately at Sol
ferino as our soldiers, tho English and
the Mcxicans did in the above engage
ments, their loss should have been four
or five times as great as reported
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05

WHAT NATIONS FfGnT HARDEST. "A
FEW FACTS AND FIGURES. Assuming,
says an exchange, the French and Aus
trian bulletins to be ue-and they are
the only data We have TO 60 upon--thc
total number of killed and wounded on
both sides at Solferino, fight which last
cd fourteen hours, was 20, 375, or sew
en- per cent Of the whole number cngag-
ed. On comparing this with the list
Of killed and wounded in other decisive
battles in this country and in Mexico,
we are constrained TO conclude that our
own troops, the English, and even the
Mexicans, whom it has been the habit to
depreciate, are much harder fighters than
the French and Austrians. Let US re-
peat the figures in a tabular forr,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-08-05

%a'- 0rderssent by mail viii receive prompt
attention. oct e-y
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-09-15
A Popular Luxury in China.

Two things struck me in China: tie
universal smell of musk in the kingdom
of flowers, and enormous consumption Of
melon. .pips, which are what nuts and
oranges are to English. and what olives
and prunes are 10 US Gauls. The scarlet
and yellow melons are in some places ou-
ly grown, for the seed, and are piled up
by the side. Of the road for the use Of any
traveller who will scoop out the seed for
the proprietor. On the rivers | have
seen. and SO ! dare say has Mr.. Hue,
whole junks laden with these seeds. In
the loneliesl place you can procure them,
when all other food is scarce. The three
hundred millions Of Chinese all eat them.
When friends meet to drink tea or rice
wine, there is always an accompaniment
of melon seeds. They are eaten while
travelling in the palanquin; they are pick
ed at while discussing bargains. If q
workman has few sapecks. he does just
what his child would do-buys melon
SEEDS. They are an amusement and
food; as the cigarette is to the Spainiard
and the betel-nut to the Hindoo.-"Ring'
dom Of Flouers. s,.ep
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-09-15
Why Salt Lake is so Salt.

Mr.. Greeley, writes from the center Of
Mormondom as TO the cause OF the salt
ness Of Salt Lake City, thus: r
That this Lake should be salt, is no
anomaly. All large bodies of water into
which streams discharge themselves,
while they have severally on outlet, are
or should be salt. II one such 10 fresh
that is anomaly Undecided. Lake Utah
probably receives as much saline matter
as Salt Lake but she discharges it through
the Jordan and remains herself fresh; !;
while Salt Lake.. having no issue save
by evaporation, is probably the safest
body of water on earth. The ocean is
comparatively fresh even the Meditsrra-
mean at Leghorn is not half SO salt. am
told that three barrels Of this water yield
barrel Of salt, that seems rather strong,
yet its intense sadness, no one who has
not had it, in his eyes, his mouth, his
nostrils, can realize. You can no more
sink in it than in a clay bank, but a
very little oft in your lungs would suffice
to strangle you. Uou make your way
in from hot rocky beach overa chaos,
Of volcanic basalt that is trying to the feet
but at depth Of a yard or more you have
fine sand bottom, and here the bath
ing is delightful. tas.4 -.
The water is Of light green color for
ten or twenty rods; then "deeply, darkly.
beautifully blue. mo fish can live in it,
no frog abides il; few birds are even seen
dipping into it.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-09-15

A WIFE IN TnouBLE,-"Pray, tell mo
my dear, what is the cause Of those tearsl
"Oh such disgrace! l have opened one
Of your letters supposing It was address.
ed to myself. Certainly it looked more
like Mrs. than Mr." Is that all? What
harm can there be for wife to open her
husbands letters!" But the contents!
Such disgraceP "What has any one
dared to write me letter unfit for my wife
to read?" Oh. no. It is couched in the
most chaste language. But the disgraosl'
The husband eagerly caught up the letter.
and commenced reading tho spistle that
had been the means Of nearly breaking
his wife's heart Reader you couldn't
guess the cause in an age. It was NO
other than a bill from the printer for
two years. subscription
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-09-15
The Lost sheep.

A preacher of the Methodist church
was travelling in one Of the back settle.
ments. and stopped at cabin where an
old lady received him very kindly. AT.
ter setting provisions before him, she be.
gan to question him: = aIA
Stranger, where moughs you bs
from?",
"Madam, l reside in Shelby Co., Ken
tucky," a
"Well, stranger, hope no ofSsnss. but
what mought you be a doing way up
here?" ~f@@
Madam. / am searching for the lost
sheep Of the house Of Israel"
"John, John, shouted the old woman,
"come right here this mint; here's .
stranger all they way from Shelby Coun-
ty, Kentucky a hunting stock. and Ill
just bet my life that tangle-hsirsd old
black ram that's been in our lot since last
week is one of his'n.'' fsAss
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-09-15
Our Creed.

-
We believe in small farms and thorough
cultivation. st ase its
We believe that soil loves TO ct, q
well as its owners, and ought thsrsfors,t 10
be manured. stsss ~
We believe in large crops which lsave
the land better than when they found Il
making both the farmer and the farm
rich at once. ~. srs ,.rsS
We believe in going to the bottom Of
things and, therefore. in deep plowing.
and enough Of it. All tho better il with
a subsoil plow.
We believe that every farm should swn
a good farmer. 1a
We believe the best fertilizer of any
soil, is spirit Of industry, enterprise,
and without this, lime and
gypsum, bones and garden manure, mari
and guano will be Of little use.
We believ, in good fences, good barns.
good farm houses, good stock, good or
chards' and children enough to gather tho
irult. slr gft sa gEgAfa EH
We believe in clean kitchen. . neat
wife in it. spinning piano. q clean cup.
board, a clean dairy. and clean con.
science. og.lp tf NAFf.nE
We firmly disbelieve in farmers that
will notimprove; in farms that grow poor.
sr every year; in starving cattle; in farm
ers' boys turning into clerks and mer.
chants; in farmers daughters unwilling to
work, and in all farmers ashamed Of their
vocation. or who drink whisky till honest
people are ashamed Of thsm.--H ".
Beschey. ID. t...e.s. ...-.....,