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The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-05-04

therefore, Billy 81 hunky boy" "This William being
inclined naturally to poetry and acting to London"
Just You may we'll attempt to chain the lightning, or
keep ducks from water to dam up this ethereal extract
called poetry in country town. by cramping genius in
butchers shop To London of for that is the sea to-
ward which all streams howgoes Shakespeare about lS -
Handsome and welhaped )" and from London he has
travelled, multiplied million fold, all the globe his
brow wheeon heaven did set its SEAL to give of
man. and his eye in fine frenzy" gazing down upon US from
the key of the arch of every Theatre in Chsendom
Oh desroyers of household GOES who would leave
single image to worship though you may pile books top
of books until by their side the eternal Alps but
warts We drive Shakespeare from his sage-he hi
man soul-where he regns an intellectual king,
= "Of no age but for all time"
Yours, SHYLOCK, THE JEW,
Who can't swallow Bacon
The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-05-04
Opera.

Sgnor Verds work. Don Carlos written for the
Grand Opera of Paris does not bid fair to add to his ame
though ESQ far gatber there scene of combna
ton the close of the third act which oudoes the Miserere
scene Trovatore" He have neradcable love
dark and painful and since he has become desrous
of transforming his manner, in Les Vepres Smone
Boccanegra" Forza del Desno" approach the
complicated effects of German French operas which dis
tngush them from those in the elder Italian STYLE he has tried
give himself appearance of weight and
science which his works do not bear To thinking
Ernan be his best opera His last one he third
act excepted which closes with grand concerted pece
long, doorous and heavy and has already been
seriously But let any composer do his BEST the
story is dismal one for music.
Mdle Adena Patti has appeared at the Italian Opera in
ola Gazza" The OPERA in spite of her popularity eody
received Sgnor Agnesi Fernando Zone of Sgnor Tambu
characters is we'll spoken Of Sgnor Zucchni the
grmacer the Podesa ade memorable forever by La
Blanche) Sgnor Gardoni the tenor The Pppo, whom
we been used personated by no less excellent
singer than Madame Alboni is not even named
English music creeping into Paris at last under the
spices of NJ Pasdeoup Two of Walaces overtures have
been played his Concerts and the other evening" OBJ
serve was given Bonsoir, unaccompanied chorus by
Bishop-a version of his Sleep gentle lady"
"Rosmunda" opera by Maestro Gent, has, it is witt
ten been well received at Rome.
So universal circulation that of Faust at the time
present the annals of French Opera The work
up in every of the globe and among public the least
prepared appreciate the refined and thoughtful music of
composer who is in that OPERA delicate and imprisoned
he vigorous Neither obviously does its depend
any extraordinary spendor of execution Elsewhere
to-day will found of its Carnival triumph in the
city of Naples mediocre conditions of execution La
rena Venetian Journal that was not long ago,
rapturousy received Malaga having for its heroine there
singer comeier Signora speza o. who greeted
the occasion twa given for her benef with crowns flow
ers doves, poems and presents of great value"
The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-05-04

alton until long cherished hopes of freedom realized
No matter how small your separate contributions it is the
gegate that makes the respectable and useful You will
remit first contribution Daniel OSullvan Secretary
of Civil Affairs Box 5l4l New York City, receipt of which
all necessary documents will be sent on You should likewise
elect Centre and his Commission will be sent him with the
rest of your papers,
For further particulars, address Head Quarters
w. r. ROBERTS, President of the F. B.
PATRICK KEENAN, Treasurer "
DANIEL O'SULLIVAN, Sec Civil Affairs
to whom all communications to be addressed Post Office
Box, 5141.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16
The National Game BurIeSgued.

That was an eventful chap who first
invented base ball lis such fun I've
PLAYED five games. and this is the result :
Twcnty-sevcn dollars paid out for things,
one bun@cd eye, lady bungeI: one broh-
en little finger. one bump on the head.
nineteen lame backs, 4 sore Jaw, one
thumb di>located. three sprained ankles,
five swellol legs. one dislocatei shoulder
from TRYING 10 throw 4 hall a thousand
wards. two hands raw from trying &c
stop hot balls. 4 lump the size OF 4 hor-
nets nest on lett hip. well back 4 nose
sweetly lammed, and five uniforms spoil
ed from rolling in the dirt al The bases.
| have playel two weeks, and don't
think | like the came There Is not 4
square inch on, in or under me but aches.
| sleep nights dreaming OF hot balls,
''tiys,' fouls and descending Sky.
rockets" | never worked 50 hard since
Ruth stole wheat. and never was 50
lame since the burning of Luther But
| am proud Of my proficiency in th'
gamc. lis fine exercise-a little easiel
than being through threshing machine
and not much either It's a nice game
for poet or orator-=twill make on,
sore beyond all accounts. I've loOked
over the scorers books, and find that ii
two weeks L have broken seven bats
made one tally, broken one umpire's jaw,
broken ten windows in adjoining houses.
killed a baby. broke 4 lee of dog, and
mortally injured the breadbasket of i
spectator, knockiag five other player:
out of time by singing my bat, ans
knocked the waterfall from n schoolmarm
who was standing twenty rods from tn,
field. quiet locker on I've used uE
fifteen bottles of arnica liniment. fly,
bottles of lotions, half 4 raw beef. anC
am 50 full of pam that it seems as if my
bones were but broken bats, and my leg.
the limbs OF dead horse chestnut.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

stand on shel 90 on to prove the in
interiority Nv the Niger. With heel
for tulcrum, shell, with the lever NV
trooth, proceed to upset the fabric NV
Niger ekality and carry confession into
Boston. / shell assoom that Napoleon is
a avrage specimen Nv the lower or unin-
tellecktooal African type. Is it so ~
1T is it is :" yelled We all, delight
ed at the happy turn the thing wuz
takin
Il shell also assoom that Issaker Cav
lit is avrae Nv the higher or intelleck-
tooal Caucashen type. Is it so ,"
Certainly. Certainly -
"Very well. Now quake, Massa-
choosetts. Napoleon, ken YOU read %
Il saw the trap into witch we he'd fall
len, and risin hastily protested that the
examinashen he'd ben carried far enutf,
and so did Decking Pogram, but Bigler
Swore he was agoin 10 kiver Massa-
choosetts with shame. and | sot down
parilyzcd,
Kin yOo read. Napoleon p
Yes >ah."
Read this, then said Bigler. handir
HIM nOospaper.
The nj gger read it as peert ez a NoC
England school marin, witch well hi
mite. cz he learned 1t from one IL,
en-
Kin yoo write -
Certainly" and takin a pencil he
writ half uv the DecklaraShen Nv Inde.
pendence-
''Set down, Napoleon. Its a deyilisl
pity yoor heels l. 80 long: otherwis'
wood he credited with hayin intelleck
Now I>saker. mv bold Caucashen, XII
VOC read -
Il protest :" shrieked | in agony
..l,>akcr don't answer the skotitr at elmo
losy,,"
But I~>;,kcr, ez white ez a sheet ant
trembling under the eye NV Bigler. VIII,
knowed him from infancy, suffered GU
No
ken WOO write, my gay de>cenden
wv the -oopcrior race -
And still under the intiooence of Big
ler'S eve. he answered NO"
ken yoo cipher -
WHAT in thunder'> the Use uv cipher
in, wen the old man alluz kept L nigge
10 10 hi> ii.gcrin -
..>ct down. ISSakcr We're dun witt
VOC. There's an error >umwhere. Th
NIGER capaSity wv skull is less bv sever
al cubic inches. but he seems 10 he
yo">e,l wat hc hez lively. But lis al
rite. Par-om. I>S;,ker shall vote and tn,
ni@gcr >lan't. R-edin and writing neve
wuz qualiiica>hen Ter v"tin down here
any way. Possibly the sect NV the in
tellcck i in the heel instid Nv the brain
which acromt> for the nieger'S hevi
the most NV ii.
And Pollock and Bigler and the mo
gers present lett the meetln house iafil
uproarou>ly and tlroin all sorts wv adoO
back TO u-
| doubt whether the result Nv the in
ve-ti-i~hcn will help our friends NORTH
The fact i> it was overdone. 1t WI
carried too far. There Is pint at vic
facts ought 10 Stop-DimOeraiic facts i
pcrtiklcr In this INSTANCE the investi
.;>hcn >hood never hey been carried be
yonl the heel, He'd ii stopt there, W
wool hey had EN-. Bat carrvin it 10 th
roliklc pint Biglcr and Pollock took
the tuundashen We bilt WIZ upset an
we are al sea agin. Wood, oh WOO
that We were rid Nv these jecrin fanatic:
lETEoLTIM V. NASBY. L. NJ
(Which * PoStmaster.)
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

How \ BTGGLAR WAS TEATPEn.-
The house OF a resident of Brooklyn was
entered about midnight and the ocru-
pant. Mr.. -. awakened A. he
arose in bed he saw standing in the room
:: rough looking man with a bluderon in
his hand. '-What do You want here -
inquired Mr.. Il want rour
money or your life, suddenly replied the
thief ~You do. eh p exclaimed Mr..
--, and he Slipped his hand under
his pillow and drew forth a splendid re-
volrer. You DO, eh e he repeated,
and >prang from the bed, presenting the
revolver. AZ the head of the thief Now,
Sir. want YOUR money "r your litr." he
continued still pre>eniicg his revolver.
The thief 'comprehended the situation
ii a glance" and fairly '->hoek in hi>
boots as he stammered. Il viii 90 out.
sir. No, YOU won't until you give
me your money-ihen you may 90"
The thief drew from hi pocket $40 and
handed the sum over, Now want
YOUR coat This WIS delivered. Now
] VIII take vour shirt. boots and pants
The thief hesitated. III YOU don't TAX.
them OF instantly will shoot Won dead
where you stand, and throw your body
out of the window" The thief cumpli-
ej, and stood naked Now YOU NAV
leave, sad --. --by the same way
you rame-through thai window, down
the shed and over the fence. And II |
ever see You within fifty wards Of this
house again, day or night, I'll shoot You
dead-~o help me God - The thief took
hi> departure, and when - related
his adventure next morning 10 the fami-
" who were entirely undisturbed by IL,
he was Obliged 10 exhibit his captured
clothing and money 10 induce belief. lie
said that his first thought was 10 shoot
the thief dead, hut when he SAW he was
only armed with a club. lac could not
take any advantage of him, though he
does not know what would have happeu-
ed if the shiri, pants and boots had not
been forthcoming
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

A BoY's REToET-While a couple Of
page boys attached to the Constitutional
convention at Albany were engaged with
four or five outside boys in pulling up
tie hand-cart used by them in conveying
letters and packages to the post office,
the member from Clinton observed to
them: ''Well, boys, you are making
yourselves horses, | see" "Ies, re-
sponded one of the boys, Milesian :
land isn't it mighty sight better than
making asses of ourselves, As some of YOU
are doing up there ~ Clinton county
moved on.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16
Baby on the Porch.

Out on the porch by the open door.
Sweet with roses and cool with shade
Baby is creeping over the floor
Dear little winsOme blue-eyed maid.
All about her the shadows dance.
All above her the roses swing.
Sunbeams in the lattice glance.
Robins up in the branches swing.
Up at the blossoms her fingers reach,
Lisping her pleading in broken words
Cooing away in her tender speech
Songs like the twitter of nesting birds
Creeping, creeping over the floor.
Soon my birdie will open her wings.
ilutteling out at the open door.
Into the wonderful world of things.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16
ways wondering within herself why her
husband had omitted her.

ways wondering within herself why her
husband had quilted her.
He was not in debt, as we have seen:
and it is not probable that he was invov-
Ell in any trouble of :. political kind, or
he would surely have quilted the country
or hidden himself far more completely
from the eyes of his fellows. Indeed, day
after day he must have been in extreme
danger of his secret being discovered
He was forever haunting the neighbor-
hood in which his wife resided, las
though curious to know how she bore his
absence,-how she supported her widow
ed condition; whether, by her conduct
under her atiliction, she gave proof of her
wOrthineSs to bear his name, of her title
to the loye he had once felt, or professed
to feel for her. Yet, for long years,
Mrs. Howe endured this inspection,-
patiently as Penelope: her Ulysses con-
templating her the while,-with this diff
ference, that although disguised, he had
never wandered. He had been absent
most ingloriousl hiding himself, for
no known reason, but a few streets off
If she had beaten him we'll on his return.
who could have blamed her? Who lex
cept. perhaps, her husband) would not
have forgiven her! lie had been guilty
of wanton cruelty, and deserved punish
ment of condign kind.
Hawthorne imagines the man to have
been possessed of Il curious scitishness,
rasting in his inactive mind, of a pecu-
liar sort Of vanity, of Il disposition 10
craft, which, up 10 the time of his going
away, had seldom produced more posi-
tive effects than the keeping Of petty Sc
crets hardly worth revealing. Undoubt-
edly there are many people much en-,
armored of a mystery for Its own sake,
prone TO set value upon secret simply
because 1t is secret, and without any
regard TO lis intrinsic worth just as the
thlevlnG magple in the old story hid the
silver spoonS,-nOt because the spoon,
could be of the slightest Use to it, but he,
cause lis mlschievous propensities tounc
pleasure in hiding away all sorts o
things. Mr.. H. may have been a man o
this kind; it may have been Il source ot
pleasure to him to reflect that he had Sc
curely hidden himself away from hi:
wife and friends.
1t may be that the man was slightl,
mad. Over indulgence in 4 crotche
may land many man in an absolut,
craze. And those who are addicted t,
sowing whim> should be coun>ellcd I,
take heed lest, As 4 consequence, they
reap maniaS. Yet, if Howe was mad
there WAS certainly method i'll his mad
ness. and it endured for seventeen wears
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

what her son has told me to-day-that
she was brought 10 this town from afar.
sixty Years ago, a happy hride-that
here she has passed most of her life.
toiling as only mothers have strength to
Toll. until she reared n large family of
sons and daughters-She left her home
here. clad In the weeds Of widowhood,
10 dwell among her children and that
tlll health and visor left her, she lived
for YOU, her descendants You, who to
gether have shared her love and her
care, know how well you have requited
her. God forbid that conscience should
accuse any OF YOU of ingratitude or muir
muring on account of the care she has
been TO Won Of late. When YOU 90 back
10 vcur homes. be careful OF your words,
ami vour example 10 your own children,
for the fruit of your own dong you viii
surely reap from them when you YOUR
selves toiier on the brink pi the grave.
| entreat you as friend, as one who
has himself entered the --eyening of life
that YOU NAV never say in the presence
of your families nor Of heaven. -.Our
mother had out lived her usefulneSs-
she was burden TO us" Never. never,
a mother cannot live so long as that
No; when she can no longer labor for
her children nor Vet care for herself, she
car fall like a precious weight on their
bosoms, and call forth by her helpless
hess all the noble, generous feelings Of
their nature
Adieu, then, poor toil-worn mother;
there are no more sleeples- nights. no
more days Of pain for thee Indying
vigor and everlasting usefulness are
/ part of the inheritance of the redeemed
/ Feeble as thou vert on earth. thou wilt
be no burden on the bosom of the Inf
lite Love. but there thou shalt find thy
longcd-for rest, AMI receive glorious
sympathy from Jesus and his ransoncd
1 fold
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

One of the Methodist brethren in
Waterbury, Ci-, was lately giving IN a
religious meeting the experiences Of HIM
self and family, saying, among other
thing>, that his first wife was a very good
woman, but She sickened and died in 4
happy frame OF mind. and he should be
reioiced if his present partner would 90
lust the same WAY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

\ BroOklynite tells a queer story
about The lovely wife and daughter OF a
milkman. who took daily haths in the
tactical fluid TO improve their complex
ion. The milk was then w.tened and
sold for fifteen cents a quart. 1t didn't
need any dOclering to give body" after
that.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

Josh Billings truly says, --tite huies
air luxury, inasmutch as they cause
a feller 10 forget all his other miscries.'
The New York Evening Gazette tells
OF a man who has cured himself Of dyS-
pepsia 10y what he calls the ',hog system, -
taking good nap after every meal
The system is certainly worthy Of 4 tn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

Last Wednesday, in the Circuit Court
al Baltimore. two wo,sen claimed the
maternity of one child The case WAS a
pulling one, and the child was allowed
TO make her choice OF mother. On find
IN this 10 be her privilege She selected
one. saving, 'EThis Is the NANNY L
want The scene was very affecting
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16
Trouble to LoRH.

BY HARRIET McEWEN KNIBALL.
Tomorrow has trouble to lend
To all who lack to day:
Go. borrow it. borrow. grietiesS heart
And thou with thy peace will pay.
Tomorrow hath trouble TO lend.
An endless, endless store;
But have as much as heart can hold
Why should | borrow more.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

An eccentric and Incorporate man,
who finally got into the Poor House at
New Haven, where were several men,
bers of families once rich in that city,
being asked if he did not want society,
said "Not at all l have the best socie.
ty New Haven affords"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

The industry OF the ladies IN Paris
surTass belief They dye-their hair
they enamel-their faces; they gid
their locks. they paint-their checks
and now they bronze-iheir complex
ions - Punch.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16
HOU cars are CrOWdrd.

\ correspondent of the Nenia (Ohiol
Torchlight. tells very amusin@ly his cx-
pcrlcncc in Il crowded car. He says:
1.-The . O'Clock tram this morning. up
from Nenia, was packed with people
but loosely packed, as is the royal Amer
lean custom. y long string OF man
colled all over two seats, with 4 hard
knot OF head up i'll the window and Il
double bow knot of boots over in the
aisle: an incubativeiy wide-crinolined
woman spreading deliantly and looking
clucklsh!y >pltetul at any entering pas
Senger OF the same gender, who offered to
shove her over; Il man and Il woman
with three vallSes, two baskets. five flow
er-pot>, eight shawls. bird-cage and an
invalid poodle, preemptiyelv asserting
eminent domain over all of four seats ::
so loosely was this train over-crowdel
with passengers when we entered it at
Nenia.
1t requires courage TO get seat here
10 Get three seats requires audacitv.
We possess audac;ty as Il natural gift.
and we push for the four seats which
contained the man, the woman. the va
lises, the baskets. the fower-pots. the
Shawls. the bird-cage, and the indisposed
poodle. Wepropounded to the man the
preposterous inquiry, whether or not he
occupies all four OF these seats As il
we couldn't see that he just more than
occupied them Man, with the full
measure of disgust appropriate to the sit
uation, as though sick in his very soul
with our impertinence, promptly and
sharply replies, he rather does occupy
these tour seats; and his decisive en-
phasis, corroborated by the before de-
tailed appearance of things, goes to indi-
cate that he means to be understood rs
occupying every inch OF them
But, my dear sir, have you paid for
four seats! This was an outrageou.
question and we tancied the valetudi-
marian poodle gave symptoms of taintine
at the shock OF it.
'Yes, sir, have paid for them, this
response coming with an indignant pop,
as if jerked out with corkscrew.
We'll, sir, we shall see if YOU have.
We had become obstinate, and believed
we had call to fight it out on that line.
We therefore reinforced with the conduc-
tor, and moved upon the works The
man offered to bet the conductor some
four dollars and halt, we think it was,
that payment for a seat implied whole
slip, and that he only had what his tick
cts called for. The conductor very
courteously declined to take the bet. but
did take the valises and the rest of the
inventory out of two of TIE four seats
making the other two look like an over,
loaded furniture car, with the little fam.
lily economically packed in the middle
As our two ladies went into possession
of the vacated premises, we felt pane
of remorse for our action of ejectment."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

''Do you see that fellow lOunging there
doing nothing ," said Owens to jenkins
''IIow does he live by ms wits - Oh,
no. he's cannibal." "A cannibal g.
"les, cannibal he lives on other
people"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS.
K. Il. k,dhy, Solicitor of Haten1S

-.~ 4-r.ltu |. ). Patent Office, Washington u1nu.r
the act Ui loS..
state Street opposite hHOy Street, Boston,
t.l,- al extensive practice OF upwards OF twenty
- ..LuaGc> T. secure patents II Jle United States
' b. 'rlrdt Britain France and othcr foreign cOUir
., Lavt ats 5pryliCatIJns, bUnds Assignments, an,
t-.tr- OF uTa"lnSs lUr patents. executed Un AurTa
.-, tuG with despatch. Resea cheS made int
80 70 urc!gn wUIhs, 10 Gctei uIIue Tie validity
...'t % Iatcut> or UNcAti,E>-dni legal Or Utht
..e l".rTcd n al matter, touching the same, Cope;
..' ...l4> o any patent furnished by Telnttins 81
... .yiio IcIUiG,i al dsiIlL 5lUu.
TESTIM OEIALS.
.--L.4 Mr. ECCs one uI The most successful
81, .'." rraJt!tC.rrs win y! !IJ!I nave HAD UlIll
..." JUST. CHAS. MASON,
Commissioner Oi Patents.
...' .u hesitation t. assuring Inventors that They
A..l moIr capable q putting Their Application:
.|.. tu srLGrr lur them all early anu iavU. aUlt
''."l. ~ al the patent Office
.'AN Nd 81 Nh r. Lake Commissioner OF Patents.
A. Il II. Edly mas made Tor Inc Is Applications, Oh
.. '-" 90 which patents have been granted AIT
' .'" ir4iu.. such uuIAIstLhcau!c proof Ot srel
t'' -oI.,y tI iI> part Ivads me 10 Iecummeu,
bus - Apply u am IL procure their pltCats
lay sure %. having The most idlthiuI dtleu
'.a"t4 Oh Their u.ses, And al Nety Ec.souaDI,
JOHN IAGuAkI.
.- c.-it uiU.ts, tie subscriber. n course VI hi:
'''.,r. made Oh t%lce rejected appnCau Oh,
'4', every one pl which was 4cC.Ict III uIs iaEUr
.'aI AlN-.pn Ui patents, II. Ii. I.DDI.
.... JA.. /, loc1--Iy
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

Eighty-three and seventy-iive Were the
respective ages Of a blooming couple
whose young loves were crowned with
matrimonial bliss in Indiana last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

\ prisoner for life in Illinois has pa
tented 4 turning machine As one good
turn deserves another, the Governor
should turn him loose.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

Public spirited-young ladies who al
low their fathers house TO be used for
court house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-08-16

Eight papers IN the United STATES are
edited 10y negroes Many more would be
quite Is good if they were,