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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18
TIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
HsiCkcns-En Equity.

Rial b Hx' T, a' w if, 3ssss' as"s',"eiisr rss
r. N. darvin, Ex or, ct. ais. tition, 20.
I appearing to my satisfaction that j. Addison
L Boggs and wife Sara',. u. Thompson Cnmpbell.
---- Dyer and wife Nary, Thompson Eyn,t and
the hcrsat law Of William Alire Evai, namos md
numbers unknown, defendants in this case. residc
beyond the limits Of this State: On motion of
WHITTIER s. WMIrNER, compliments Solioitora -
is ordered that these said absent defendants do nm
pear In this Court, and plead, answer or demur 10
the bill of complaint filed against thom, within
forty da's from the publication hereof, or an or
der pro confesso will be taken against them
ROBT. a. THOMPSON earn
Som rs ohcc, May lo, loOi 31-6
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18
THE STATE OF sou II CAROLINA,
{" Eq"Hy-Pich:ens.

w Bill for Pavilion, Re-
Eliza Rankin, ct ais l'', &c
TIE conplainants having filed thei. bin. in This
4 case and II appearing TO my satisfaction that
the heirs Mt law OF Surry Eaton, whose names
mu'hncr ana residence are unknown; William Cur
anu nnmberarc unknown; Joseph Donal1 on, Jobn
Donaldson; Jerry York and wife Peggy ork -.
Langston and wife Ecscy Langston; Richard Tur-
ner and n T. wife Sally Turner; Surry Kelly and Tarl
Ton Kelley; Sarah Calhoun, widow Of Warren
hcfs at law OF Susan Hoatty, names, number and
residence unknown defendants in this case, rc
SIDE without the limits of this State On motion Of
NORTON. complainants solicitor. it is ordered hat
the said absent defendants do appear in this Court
ana ana plead, answer or dcmur 10 the bill of CON.
pinlnt iiied against them, within fouy days from
the publication hereof, order pro coatcsso will
be taken as to them
NOBT. A. THOMPSON, o.E.p.D
Com'rs Office, May Is, 1867
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18

step. Inc party immediately got into carri-
ages, and surrounded by the mounted guard,
drove rapidly ny side street up towards the
Npotswood Hotel, thus disappointing the large
crowd whlch had gathered on Main street to
see Mr., l"vis.
on 'he Trip up, Mr.. Davis was quite cheer
ful, and as he had no guard, walked freely
about tht boat, conversng with the passcn
gers who were all anxious to speak to him
nc said littlo about his imprisonment, but
spoke IN terms oi the wnrmcst affection OF ex-
PRESIDENT rierce. who visited him on Thurs
Gay last' lle SAID there was no man living
tof "hom he entertained higher regard
RICHMOND, May l3.-The United States
Court was packed this morning. y military
guard was stationed around it, aud strong
police force inside. About twenty ladies' were
among the spectators; also fifty negroes. at
IL clock, MIR. Davis was brought in and
took seat next to the prisoners box, with
Gen. Burton and tic Marshal A servant
accompanied hill. Mr. Davis. sitting by an
open window, remarked: 1t iaa little cold,
lsn 1t (! And he was then removed to Il
seat near his counsel, in front Of the judges
Hnrtpn's rcturn to the writ was read, and the
Judge compimcntcd Burton in obeying the
laws, and relieved him of the custody OF MIR.
DAVIS; and the Marshal immediately served
on hm bench warrant to answer, ut Nor
to'k, an indictment. OConor spoke Of Davis
Tong imprisonment and feeble health, and
ASKED That lie be bdl'cd. There being no OPP
poS'l'oh upon the part OF 'h" prosecution, who
| ''"ro ~" o"il at $!Vo,Vuo, the Jui.nc All
'.'u''ce" liS readiness I" accept the bail, sta-
',.%' at inc same tlMr, that the responsibility
OF the ccE'y III bringing Mir. Davis case into
Court rested upon the Government, ard not
upon 'ne ,'S'l'st Ait"rn"y. lio"lso said half
IN" oa'l sh""'a nc given by persons residing
III the State OF r%Inia. The snrctics then
came forward, Horace Greeley hci"" among
INC nsSt, followed Ny Schcll, OF New York,
'"cR'''an, OF f',ii"ur!phia, and .;''e's
"m'h'"r OF gentlemen rrsidlng IN Virginia
graduated by several iriends, but there was no
demonstration or noise g any kind. After
giving bail to appear at the November term
OF Court, he was taken il coach to the Spots
"ooa i,ote,;
rs -ir' PAWS cane ont OF the court house
anu entered the carnage, after his release,
'hcre was u loud cheer from the crowd of ne
S''tS "",N''''' ana ao"''t my OF them gathercd
|,"''"" '''c co'ct anu Si'"oN ha""s with INN.
nc '.''S re'n'.''Hn 1n.vt'y IN ms h"trl all the
'.'"''S. N', ~ WI visit canada III day
o' ."n' 70 see ms chl'1r'n. me irst names
n,,,; - i"u o',' oo'u, "''c' .''''' "l 'e.'rSon
nf Nnw yn,, mi r "1'" - 'S' ~ Ion.''' -,
Ir,nli, / G,,,, lnnr l. "' w., :" ma,
,,t. W;,-n 49,. ,r, ""' W; - '"c name o.
,.,,o .;,.,nI "'' 'rs',,e'i'S nc.
,nnvI p."'|I''.". ''''"'rs RVS o' l''c"-
~ hn o,,o..I c','' ',r" h.i. seems
;.., ",,I ~ =, i'.' ., |'hoS Tue CIT
l,s, - I;,,nr,S ''''s ''"' ''' laws !" "'
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18
PICKENS c. H., S. c.:
Saturday Morning, May l8, 1867.

\, &ay- On the 18th instant, cotton was firm
in New York, at %. Gold, 81.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18

~ WOMAN who was cnjoincd to try the cr-
fect OF kindness on her husband, and was told
that it would hcap Goals of fire on his head,
replied that she had " tried bilin' water and
it didn't do bit of good"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18

G: Rss- DIR. NJ. b. EARLE, eminent as rby-
siscasan, died at his residence, in tho town Of
the Sd instant, aged fifty three
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18

EY- Col. WM. c. KEITH has been appoin-
ted Magistrate for this Village, in place of
Maj. j. NJ. ADAMS, resigned.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18
RECEIPTS

The following persons have paid on their sub
scripion to the COURIER, as follows:
Fields AIulinnix, 81 o.
John Dowis, y6
a. ~ Smith, OK
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18
a Finality.

We have it from high authority, no less
than Mr.. Speaker CoLrAx, that the recon
struction laws are fnality of our sectional
difficulties. lie was iutrodnccd the other
day, to tho Cnion League of the city of New
York, by the banker, JolIN JAY, who said !:
We trust the Speaker may presently order
the roll cal! Representatives from every State
IN the Union" In reply, Mr.. CoLFAx, wlo
may surely be regarded us high representa-
tive of the party said:
"Thc vast majority in the South arc igno.
ring all their lifelong prciudiccs, and hasten
ing to accept !acac trr@i%, IIthc reconstruction
@ct) Nor need say to you, thathaviug care
fully elaborated these laws, having passed and
then rcpasscd them over the inevitable veto
of the Executive, the great party which has
thus become responsible for them intend to
stand by them faithfully and literally, if their
terms arc complied with by the rebel States
in good faith end without evasion. They
would be branded with dshonor and their
fame furnished forever, il they did not. But
it is party whose pl,ghtrd word to the pco
pie has never been broken, and will not be now.
R:ES" 1t is stated that among other lreal DO
stlons taken by the Attorney General in in
terpretins the disqmliiications, it is assumed
that the words "giying aid and comfort to
the enemies of the United States" when thcy
occur in the Constitution, and conscuucntly
III Act Of Congress, have no meaning what.
eyer where the enemies arc rebels, but apply
exclusively to foreign wars and to alien, pub
lie enemies. So says every authority, Eng
llsh and American, since the original words
were first used in the ancient statute of tie
twcnty-fith year of Edward III.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18
The Mineral Resources of Pickens.

Pickcns District is rich in mineral resour-
ccs. There arc numbers of places where a
great deal of work had been done before the
war commenced. Col. HUFFMAN expended
thousands of dollars in his search for copper,
and we expect to see some less liberal and
perhaps more fortunate advcnturcr entirely
successful. Tho "gold diggins" have been
worked in many places, yielding much bet
ter sum than mere noyccs in the business
could expect. On Mr.. A. NJ. SMIrII's fine
place, in Cheohcc, very fine specimens of gold
have been found, and it is reported to bo very
rich, Some Of our natural cncmies," from
New York, have examined IL, with view of
mixing purchase The KEITH place. n
Cheohcc, is also rich in gold Here, and else
where in the District, We learn that earnest
efforts will be made to remove tho "precious
metal" from mother earth. And, upon all
these efforts, we trust the most abundant suc-
cess will be realized.
The gold mania is also moving our Rabun
friends. An efficient company has been
formed for working the mines on Dicks creek,
on the Hydraulic plan. Quite profitable
trade has sprung up, in gold lots" between
Rabun and Dahloncga-onc company alone
investing as mu III as one hundred thousand
dollars in these "god lots.'
8sasss A lady living near Wilmington, Del,
recently eloped with her husbands hired man,
leaving seven small children Sin the rear"
& lr--- r-e-&
UNIvERsAL TAXATION Mover has the
ingenuity Of men been more taxed in getting
up a tax list. Nothing has been omitted
which the combined heads Of Congress could
think Of, The tax list now embraces 10000
different artieles,a will be- amended from
tine to time to meetanythipg new which may
Bbssin,yented Truly, wsareie progressive pco-
Z 9Elet ssiSSig$s agSs55sf4 SS N
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-05-18

Sess. A lady living near Wilmington, Del,
recently eloped with her husbands hired man,
leaving seven small children Gin the rear"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

A RADICAL VIRw OF Ir.-The Chicago
Republican. an ultra Radical sheet, takes
this view of the negro suffrage amend.
nent in Ohio, BY so large a majority. It
says ]:
The people of Ohio have pronounced
9 libel upon their own intelligence BY
their vote on this question. They have
said to the South, you need not enfran.
Chlse blacks -
!. the people Of the North will not give
suffrage to the colored men, they eoncede
to the people of the South the Justice
and policy of their position in relation to
the colored race"
There is no doubt. whatever, that Ohio,
by voting down and refusing to accent
negro Suffrage for herself, has formally
condemned all the measures of Congress
to force that easur upon the Southern
States She cannot be put 10 IT. mean
attitude of wanting other State to do
that she will not do herself
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

The LEyEEs.--Up to the time OF gong
to press this week, no definite arrange
ments have been made between the Pres
idert of the Board of Control OF the Pen
itentiary and the authorities of our par
ish, Some little difference of opinion
seems to exist in regard to the manage
ment ofthe whole business. We trust, how
ever, that these ditfe are bat slight
and that they may be speedily removed
at once, considering the lateness OF the
season and the Importance of the work.
It is stated that responsible parties in
New Orleans have offered t. build Grand
Levee, taking State bonds ut the rate Of
eighty cents on the dollar. This shave
is enormous, but it is one that cannot well
be avoided considering the circumstances.
The loss to the country by the con closing
of this huge gap, will be ten times greater
than the heavy discount on the bonds
Have the work done at once, Governor
Flanders: time is precious and SO is hu-
man life. If all the leveeing in the State
can be done with bonds at the same rate
of discount, let the work go on at once,
without stopping to think of the COST
There has been too much delay already
we have had weeks of clear, dry wealth
er which should have been taken sdvan-
tage of, and not waited until now, when
the rainy season is about to set it. Tri-
fling with time about levees is trihing
with life and property Of people Of the
State as well as the interests Of the Gen
eraI Government.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26
The DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AND THE Pprs

The DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AMI THE PREs
tDENr.-Ihe Picayune of Monday eve
ming last contained the following special
dispatch from Washington:
Since the late elections, aud In view Of
the probable result of those which VIII
take place in November, the Democratic
leaders at the North have been seriously
considering the relations of the party to
the President and his administration
Their deliberations, | happen to know,
led them to advise their constitu.
ents against shouldering the unpopular.
ty OF the Administration. They beliey.
that the recent elections show not onlv
condemnation Of the more fragrant sins Of
The Radicals. but also point a censure of
he shortcomings of the Administration.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

How TO Pay rue NArlosAL Deas@ =
Detroit Free Press recommends n. t ~
lowing as the best way to paw tho :.
t'onal debt and bring about peaoe 81
restoration to the whole country
Put the thieves out of Office and >.
honest men in to retrench the erno pas
lures of the Government to a bnna aa,
millions. Cut off the Freedmsn's Rn.ae'
swlndle from the Treasury. and ,saa
saVe millions to the people. If the 1 na
groes are tit to vote they are comns,a ~
to sustain themselves. Take tba p;l;s.
ry forces from the South and mustor ,ha@
out OF service, and leave the people ths.4
to reconstruct themselves, a. thew w.
doing before Congress interfersa and ny
them further from the Union than 49,
before. Gut off the myriads Of paraai,e.
now hanging upon the Treasury. r..
trench expenditures until the incoua
largely exceeds the outgo. Apply thu
surplus to the payment Of the national
debt, ard the whole question" will be
answered.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

aes- The weather is SO bslmy, refresh
ing and glorious that we could almost
wish it would last forever. How any
one a afford to get sick while we are
enjoying such delicious weather is beyond
our comprehension, unless it be from
sheer spite or contrariness. Were our
prospects, generally, for another year as
bright as the glorious time we are now
enjoying, we would be blindly Indifferent
to the value of corn, solid OR distilled
But infallible indications foretell a change
which will bring a rainy spell upon our
fields and wild ducks to our tables.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA, PAROISsE
d Quest Baton Rouge, Cour du Cinqui.
enc District. Dams Fufaire dUrsin
Sicard VS.. Caroline Dormenon. No.
2046.
En vertu dun ordre de saisie ct vente
a moi ad|resse dams ~lafIaire ci.dessus,
date "a Octobre 1861, par Ia cour du cin-
quieme district judiciaire pour ct dams Ia
pa,oisse ct etat susdite, Jai saisie et
j'pffrirai en- vente publique au dernier ct
plus hant encherrisseur o Ia maison ID
our de cette paroisse,
sAMEDI, le Tine jour de December 1867,
a Ii heures a. m, lie moroccan de terre Ct,
apres decrit, appartenant q Ia detendegs.
Caroline Dormenon, epouse de Prevail
Allan, SAVIOR /;
Tn certain moroccan de terre sifue en-
cette paroisse, contenant deux arpenls do
face au chenal inferleure de- la Fausss
Riviere, sur une %profondenr de wing. ar
penis, plus OH moins, borne d'an cote par
terres de Francois Dormenon, ct de
pautre par ceiles du rendeur, ayec les
ameliorations qui sly trouvent, pour payer
ct satisfaire la reclamation du plaintiff,
UrsiI Sicard, pour une somme de cent
cinquante piastres, avec buit pour cent.
d'interet par an du 10 Fevrier 1850, JUS
guam parfait paiment, avec So 80 frais de
copies, ct frais de ce process, ainsi que
pour tous frais qui pourraient accroitrs
dams ce process.
Conditions de la vente--Comptant avec
benlfce ~d'inventaire.
oct26 VIM. WHITE, Sheriff
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

16- Gen. Mower has removed the
sheriff and the clerk of the court OF the
parish Of Jefferson. He also removes
the board Of aldermen Of Jefferson City
in the same parish. Of course the va
cancies were Immediately filed by militia
~ appointment. Those naughty officials
where charged with opposing recon-
struction. How can ANYBODY oppose that
noble instrument
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26
&C. The health of our parish ia excel

s. The health of our parish is excel.
ent--no yellow fever, dengue, or other
serious diseases. Rumor has located
any number of fatal epidemics within
our parochial boundaries, but no man
knoweth their whereabouts. We hope
those who persistently believe these idle
tales will catch ali the diseases known
to NJ. DIS. and hold On to them until re
are called IN to. kill or cure. There would
be some fun in the waiting business,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

A HANDSOMELY DECISIVE MAyosrqY-Ths
Cleveland Herald has given a lucid az.
PLANTATION Of what constitutes a HAND.
someIy decisive majority After con.
Teasing the loss Of forty.two thousand
Republican majority, and lamentine the
possibility that the Democratic candidate
for Governor might be elected, it claims
that the official vote thus far counted
shows the Republican candidate for Gov.
error to be three or four hundred ahead.
and proceeds To congratulate the Re-.
publicans of Ohio upon the election Of
all their State officers by d handsome de-.
cisive majority" The Republicans Of
Ohio must be thankful for small iayors.
if they can congratulate themselves upon
exchanging a majority Of forty4wo .hous
and for one Of three or four hundred.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

ADARKEY's HuMoR.-A freedman (some-
thing of a wag,) was relating, a day or
two ago, to an excited crowd of sable
listeners, his experience during the re-
cent high water in q neighboring alluvi.
al parish and the difficulty be aud others
experienced in saving stock, etc. "You
see, boys, we had to take de cowses an
bosses an mules an tie 'em by de tails
to de trees to keep 'em from bein' looked
away by de water. An We cotched all
de hogs an run long sticks trough dere
snouts an den fastened 'em in de bushes
so dey cood'nt get off. As fur de geeses
an chickens an turkeys an all SIGH, dey
took keer of deyselves well enough
but what did you an de white folks
do to keep ont OBJ de water-hab boats ?'
inquired one of his hearers.
"Hab boats !! Whar we gwyne to git
boats out dar No sir We all list
took planks an put en- across &c limbs
of de trees an played see-saw urtil de
water went down |"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

DECIDEDLY BAD TAsTE.-Mapy Of our
exchanges are filed with "squibs" al
Mrs, Lincoln fer wishing to dispose of her
surplus wardrobe, while others are retail
ing scandal at her expense while mis-
tress of the White House. Whatever
may be, or have been, Mrs. Lincolu's
faults, they should be suffered to pass by
UNDECIDED, or, at least, not make her a
subject of newspaper ridicule therefor
1t should be borne in mind that it ia no
part of . g%entleman's privilege to attack
q lady in that manner while she preserves
her reputation unsullied, aud even then.
pity, and not ridiculs, should temper their
remarks. Mrs. Lincoln has %imprudently
made herself a target for the arrows Of
narrow-minded and shameless persons /:
but true gentility aims at something
more elevated and noble than the weak.
ness of a woman. Have done with this
lgnobie bnsincss--it is a disgrace to the
press and should be fouted bv
all mel who respect the mothers that
bore them.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis
trict. In matter of ursin Sicard vs..
Caroline DormeDon. No. 2046.
By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale to
me directed in the above entitled and
numbered suit, of date October 24th 9.
d. 1857. from the Hon. the Fifth District
Court in and for the parish aud State
aforesaid, / have seized and will offer tor
sale at public auction to the last and
highest bidder in front Of the Courthouse
of this parish on
SATURDAY, the 7th day of December
A. D., 1867, at II o'clock a. m, the follow.
ing hereinafter described tract OF land
belonging to the defendant Caroline Dor
menon, wife of Prevail Allan, to Wit =
A certain tract Of land situated 10 this
parish, measuring two arpents front on
the lower chenal Of False River, with the
depth of twenty-five arpents. more OF
less, bounded on one side BY lands Of
Francois Dormenon and on the other BY
those of the vendor, with all the improve
ments thereon, to pay and satisfy the
demand of the plaintiff, Ursin slcard, IN
the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars,
with eight per cent. interest per annum
from the 10th February 1860 till paid,
b so cost Of copies and costs OF SUIT %
we'll as all costs that may accrue IN aaid
suit.
Terms of Sale-Cash with benefit OF
appraisemens. VIM. White,
,ct26 Sheriff,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26
16y 1t appears that the negro

sss-l 1t appears that the negro suffrage
amendment has been killed in Iowa As
well as in Ohio. The RAIDS were rather
silent on the question, but when their ma.
jority Of only 30 900 was ascertained. the
thing leaked on. The New York World,
OF the loth, has . special dispatch which
says the returns indicate the defeat of the
amendment. When thoroughly Radical
Western States vote down the amend
ment, may not the same be expected Of
the Eastern Radical States /?
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

s- The fun is not yet over 10 Ohio
Hayes was elected by a small majority,
and Thurman contests tie election on
the ground that colored votes were cast
for Hayes. contrary to law, and the nun
Der thus cast is more than the majority.
Contrasting elections is rather an sup
hill" business, but we hope it may be
successful in this instance,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-26

MORE CArERp1LLAgs.-The cotton des.
troyers have all disappeared, there being
no further employment for them at pres.
ent, but another family of the same spe-
cies, or species of the same family, have
made their appearance upon the willow
and walnut trees, eating off the leaves
and leaving them as bare as if the icy
storms of winter had passed over them.
No particular harm is done, as the trees
are not injured by stripping, but the little
pests are spreading over fences, yards,
into the houses and over the houses (that
is where houses are in close proximity
as if they were about emigratiEg and
wanted to take advantage of all the
I" short cuts" Our Office is filed with
then-tbey crawl over the cases and
type, get into the stick
fast to the rollers-perish il the ink-keg,
and do q great many other things they
ehould not do, all greatly to our annoy
ance and disgust. We have often seen
these insects upon willows, but never in
such myriads before. In the neighbor,
hood of the ferry they are quite a curios-
ity for numbers.