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The Placer herald., 1869-11-27

RopBERY.-J. w. Spsnu, who resides near
the American ranch, in Shasta county, was
stopped on the road near the old Canyon
House. few days ago, by couple of foot
pads, and robbed of S35. Eli.
This gentleman was once County Assessor
Of Placer, where he has many warm friends;
we had nearly lost track of him and are no "
sorry 10 learn Of bis whereabouts and OF
bis being the victim Of footpsds, all in the
same par aragraph.
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DIE ID.

At Sheridan, Placer county, Nov. 18th, MRS.
NARY DouGHERrY, wife Of Young Dougherty,
aged So years. (Oho and Iowa papers please
copy.)
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In Dutch Flat, Nov. 18th, the wife OF Allen
Towle. Of a son.
In Roseville, Nov. 22nd, the wife OLA. B.
Shearcr, of a son. r1srn rrrrEt rfgnH
In Gold Run, Nov. 22d, the wife Of George L
Slocum, of daughter. 0 .r
In Truckee, Nov. 23rd, the wife of J. D. Hill
ton, OF son.
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LETTER FROM IOWA HILL.
Iowa HILL. Nov, 24tb.

IOWA HILL, NOV. Z4t0.
Friend Walkup: Dear Sr:-Not having
seen anything iu your valuable paper from
this locality for some time. | hought l
woold drop you a few lines, and lot you
know that we still live. The famous Morn
ing Star Mining Co. started up their new ten
stamp mill about six weeks ago. They
have just cleaned up six hundred oun-
ces the result Of three weeks run, working
day times, only. This is one Of the richest
mines 10 the State Of California. The prin-
cipaI owaers Of the mine reside here; john
II. Mitchell is the Superintendent and his
long experience in the mines at Grass VAL
ley has made him one Of the best practical
miners in California. The new twenty stamp
mill at Monona FIAT. owned by James Nil
burn 4 Co. Of San Francisco il is said will
be ready to run the first of January. The
Lebanon mill, located near Wisconsin Hill,
is ready to run as soon as they can get water,
and that is Que great difficulty here. The ditch.
es are no. Of sufficient capacity to afford water
for any grea, length Of time. There is some
talk Of bringing in a branch Of the South
Yuba ditch; il that 10 done, Iowa Hill will
become one Of the most fourisbing mining
camps n the State. Yours, etc, J. w. G.
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SUMMONS In the District Court of the l4,h
. Judicial District OF the State OF California, in
and for the County Of Placer. 7. A. STE.
VEINS, Plaintiff, against JOHN RUTHER-
FORD, Defendant. Action brought in tho
District Court of the f4th Judicial Distrtd Of
the State Of California, in and for the said
county OF Placer and the complaint fled In
said county Of Placer in the Office Of the Clerk
of said District Court, ,...s.lisa .fr
Tile People of the State of California send
Greeting to JOHN RUTHERFORD. De.
fenddnt. ,,,.1a. -4.,- .-.sf..u
YOU are hereby required to appear IN on &C
i ton brought against you by the above numed
Plaintiff, in the District Court OF The l4tb Judi
cial District of the State of Calif0f nia, IN aad
for the said county of Placer and TO answer tho
complaint filed therein, within ten days {excfu.
sive Of the day Of servire) after the service on
you of this Summons If served within this
county; Or if served out Of this county, bot in
this district, within twenty days; otherwise,
within forty days-Or judgment by default will
be taken against you according to the prayer OF
said complaint. Il l..I ....rU -.f
The said action is brought to obtain q decree
of this Court for the foreclosure of certain
Deed desc ibed in the said complaint as a secur-
i,y and executed by She said John Rutherford on
the Sth day Of June, A. d. 1868, to secure the
payment OF two certain prOmissory notes Of $500
each, dated June Sth, 1868, made and, executed
by said John Rutherford. and payable to T. A..
Stevens or order, in the gold coin of the United
States. Said notes falling due, respectively on
January st, 1869, and July lst 1869. with in-
terest on said notes at one per cent per month
from the date thereof. Plaintiff also prays to he
decreed a Lien on all said described property 10
secure the payment of said sums found due and
his costs OF suit herein that the premises convey.
ed by said Deed may be sold, and the proc cecds
applied TO the payment Of the amount found due
Oh said two promissory notes and the costs and
charges OF this suit and the expenses of sale. All
to be payable in the gold coin of the United
States, and 10 case such proceeds are not sufi-
cient to pay the same, then TO obtain an execu.
ion against said John Rutherford for the balance
remaining due, and also that the said defendant
and all persons claiming by, through or under
him may he barred and iOrecl0sed Of all right,
title. claim, lien, equity Of redemption, and in
terest in and to said mortgaged premises, and
for other and further relief.
And you are hereby notified that If you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint, rs
above required, the said plaintiff will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in the said
complaint + 81
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and the Seal of the Dis
IL. ST. trict Court OF the l4th Judicial District of
the State OF California in and for the said
county Of Placer This 29th day OF Septcm-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine.
GEO. c. SEWELI., Clerk.
n274w:
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NEW ADVERTISER ENfS.
NOTICE
70 ALL INTER- ESTED.

LII PERSONS holding claims against or
II owing debts or accounts to the uDd ersignetl
are requested to call and SETTLE the same i'm
medaiely and save costs and further trouble.
This is the last call. The undersigned can be
found at bis Blacksmith shop, in Lincoln, Placer
county, California.
JOHN. WELLS.
Lincoln November 18th, 1869. mott
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MARRIED.
BORN

At Rocklin, Nov, 23rd. by Justice B. F. Smith
PETER CLARK You've to SARAH BAYS
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OVERLAND MONTHLY This excellent Lit
erary magazine for December has reached
US. This number closes The third volume
and contains list Of the authors names
Of the various articles which make up the
volumne. The following is the contents Of
the December number. .-..-
10 Lava Land; In and Around Astoria;
Expec' alton; Quicksilver, and its Home;
Legend of San Juan de los Lagos; Down
among be Dead Letters; Nevada; Csrboo;
The King of Clear Lake; Those Americans;
Tea Leaves; Minna's Betrothal; For Three
Weeks; Old Lamps for New; Her Letter;
The Idy of Red Gulch; Etc; Current Liter
ature; The Candy Elephant; The Golden
Dawn-Pbebe Travers; The Vsgsbonds---
Problemalic Characters; Norman Leslie
The L tera'ure of the Age Of Elizabeth.
Published by A. Roman & Co, Nos. All
and 4l0 Montgomery street, San Francisco
at 81 per annum in advance.
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STILL AHsAD-rhs Star Spanglel Ban
ner. which for seven years has "waived" to
the grea, satisfaction Of its many thousand
readers, and to the dis satisfaction OF all
swindlsrs and rascals generally, is even
more wide awake than ever. 1t has at an
immense expense secured the'services Of an
eminent artist. aud the result 10 that i. pro-
poses to gire array splendid engraving en-
titled EvANGELINE TO every subscriber for
1870, This superb work Of art is one and
one-half by two feet in size, and is equal to
'he best SO engraving ever offered. The
Banner is a large. eight page. forty column
paper, overflowing with splendid reading Of
all kinds, and costs only IS cents a year.
which s very cheap for the paper alone,
but the publishers propose giving every sub
scriber copy Of their elegant engraving
gratis. The paper and its publishers are re
liable and it will pay to send for specimens
TO the Star Spangled Banner, Hinsdals,
N. H., or they can be seen a, this Office.
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ROLL OF HoNoR.-The following are the name g
of scholars in Roseville District School, f. j.
ScbelIbous teacher, entered on the Roll of Hon.
or for the term:
George Coleman. Rola Schellhouse, Nancy
Kirby Hattie Neff. Sarah Baxter. Ella Boutwell,,
Fannie Crocker, Willie Crocker Amor Dudley,
George Dudley, B. A. Neff, Martha Hill, Martha
Franks, Grace Crocker. Solomon Franks, l.. d
Thomas Marion Stephenson, Percy D. Pratt, Ida
Fletcher, Charles Conley.
OK THE FIRST PAoE.-~A list Of fcanddates
for positions before the two Houses Of The
Legislature, prepared for our last issue, was
unavoidaby crowded out, but will be found
on the first page Of to-days HERALD.
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Fresh Garden, Flower, Fruit, Herb,
Tree, Shrub and Evergreen Seeds, with
direction for culture, prepaid ~ mail.
The most complete and judicieIs assoft-
ment in the country. Agents wanted.
rs Sorts Of either for 81 90; prepaid BY nall.
Also Small Fruits. Plants, Bulbs. all the new Pc
tatoes, &C., prepaid by mail lbs. Early Rose
Potato. prepaid, for SlO0. Conover's Coloasal
Asparagus SO per 100; s25 per 1000, prepaid.
New hardy fragrant everblooming Japan oney.
suckle, so cis each, prepaid. True Cape Goa
Cranbcrry, for upland or lowland culture, 100
per 100, prepaid, with directions. Priced Cata-
iogue to any address, gratis; also trade list.
Seeds on Commission 3 fe sesug
B. NJ. WATSON. Old Colony Nurseries ana
Seed Warehouse. Plymouth, Mass. EstaLlfshed
in lS42.-n20 3m sr -r.t..aI -8I
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a Csrioas aercsfic.

The initial capital letters SPELL NY boast Il IN the
glorious cross OF Christ" and the words In SMALL
CAPITALS, read from top Ia bottom, with those In
I,ate read nom bottom TO top, make the Lords
Prayer.
Make known the Gospel truths, Our Father King
Yield us thy grace, dear fNrIIER, iron above;
Bless us with hearts WHICH feelingly can sing
Our life thou ART for srsr, Cod oflovci
Assuagc our gricfs IN love for Christ, We pray,
since the bright Prince ofuEAvES and sisry died
Took all our shame and uALLowEp hs display,
In first BE.lng man and then being crucincd.
stupendOus Godi ruN grace and POSER make
known.
In Jesus NAME let al the world rejoice,
Now l.bors In TIIl heavenly kssde~ own.
rhat blessed KINGDOM, for thy saints hs choice
How vile 10 CONE to thee, is all orr cry,
Enemies 10 riIr self and all that's il,ss!
c,.c.less our WILL, our lives 70, vanity
roathing the truths, BE.lng sui In design,
ON Col, thy will be poSE, fo- earth 10 Heaven
Reclining oS the Gospel let - live,
In ElRriI. from sins a,iirsr-ed and forgiven,
on, As myself, bet teach US 10 forgive,
Unless his power is-giaiio. doth destroy,
SURF Is our lall i.fo the depths ofwoe;
CarnAi IN mind. we've act a glimpse OF Joy;
Raised against Heaven, In .s no hope can now.
o. GIVE us grace and issf us on thy way;
Shine on rs with thy love, and give ~ peace;
SELF and rfus sln which rise srssss Us slsy;
OH grant each DAY our trsspsss 80 may cease;
Forgive orR evil deeds tAaf on We do
Convince ms DAILY OF as. to our shame,
Help us with heavenly BREAD; ys'y'rs Us too
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n. Waite CIo-er Pasture Good for sheep,


Having kept sheep for six years. princi-
pally upon white clover pasture. can rec
ommend II as being durable and ailordlng
about one-third more feed than other
grasses, and il will stand closer feeding,
and sheep do well on it. | have about ten
acres that have been seeded eighteen or
twenty years. IL was sown with prairie
grass, which is long since extinct, and the
clover still ilourishes, (thc ground has
never been broken,) and Ii has often been
remarked that my pasture will sustain
more stock than any pasture of its size In
the neighborhood. IL also makes good
hay for sheep. l mix white clover seed,
and SOW for meadow; IL sods over better
and Yields all Of one-thlr,l more per acre,
and makes much better hay for sheep. l
wintered slxty-hye sheep on hay thus
mixed, without feeding any grain, and
lost none after winter set In, and none are
poor and weak; and no goitre or any other
disease in the lambs. My lambs have
need OF but little care. their dams all being
In good condition. The above sheep kept
better than flocks In ihe vicinity that have
had hay and grain without white clover
pis. Farmer.
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borhood, came to the house the other day,
and inquired for Mistress ii. His brecchcs
were out ut both knees, hanging by q
string behind, and these constituted near.
ly his entire apparel. Mrs. Ii. asked
what he wanted.
"why," said he, "daddy wants some
speerits of tarpcntinc."
"what does he want that for9'
"For Alexis year." he answered.
"why, what is the matter with Alexis
earT
1.-The mare stepped OH It and cut II
clean or"
"What, cut Il OF ?"
"Yes, nigh about"
"Didn't Il hurt him very bad. and was
not your pa frightened! How did II hap
peny"
"why, you see daddy had killed bar,
and he flung the bar on the mares back,
and It's claws stuck In the mares side,
then she jumped on him and cut his year
clean off. and knocked him dead, nigh
upon half an hour"
"well, what In the world did your pa
do thcn:"
"Dad, he went on skInnIn' the bar I'M
he come to, and then fetched him home,
which was six miles off,"
The above is u literal fact, but to enjoy
It, one should hear. Mrs. II. repeat It, In
her lnimltable style.
There Is no public school system In this
State, and children generally grow up In
complete ignorance, except few whose
parents are able to send them away for M
education, or are competent, Gas Is the
case with the family we are with, to teach
them themselves.
am satisfied that one great need Of the
South is to innisc more Of the Yankee ele-
ment among the people. Then there
would be better schools, better roads,
(which arc miserable, although the coun-
try Is perfectly level and free from stOnes)
and more thrift and intelligence. They
might also have better hotels, and more
reasonable prices Of northern products.
Flour which sells Mt New York for $40. Is
SIG here. Corn, sl.75 per bushcl; Irish
potatoes, SO per bushcl, and Kerosene oil
81 per gallon. &c.
A writer In the Argus, the other day,
gave the fare from Jacksonville to Palat.
ka rs so, when In fact Il Is only 80; II Is
SO from here to Enterprise, making 80. rs
he had It. The distance Is 81 miles from
jacksonville to Palatka, and 100 miles
from Palatka 10 Enterprise. q. .E.s.
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What am 4 ~ lorl

There Is only one method by which n
young man can discover what position In
life he Is best fitted to occupy. He must
try. He may be qualified TO plan, 10 lead,
to control, or his talent may be simply cx-
ecutive. and Of the kind that assists IN car
rying out the ideas Of other men. In cl-
ther case his aid Is needed In the vast and
diversified field OF labor presented by
great and growing country. The head
aud the hand arc equally requisite In every
branch of science and business, In all the
pursuits OF actual life. II man who Is
merely expert OF hand, stands or seems to
stand, on lower level than he who plans
largely and wisely. let him not replnc at
that, for on the plane where his capabll-
tiles have placed him there Is lc's Of re-
sponsibllity and anxious care than In the
higher positions assigned TO more power
ful and comprehensive intcllects. Having
found his true place In the great common.
wealth Of industry, let the young man
cling to II, and not allow himself to be
prompted by plausible stories Of sudden
wealth. into speculation for which he is
notified.
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ra., r.rr.i E-.rt...,. s,.a.

A long, lean, gaunt Yankee entered q
drug store and asked:
''I'c YOU the druggcr!"
"well, s'pose so, l sell drugs"
"wal, hev you got any Nv this here
sccntin stuff rs the gals put OIL thcr hand
kcrchcrsy"
"Oyes."
Wal, ourSal Is goin to be married, and
she gin me nincpencc and told me to invest
the hull amount In scentin stun, SOS to
make her sweet, i'll could find some TO
suit; so II you've mind Ill just smell
round"
The Yankee smcllcd round with out be-
ing suited until the druggist got tired OF
him; aud, taking down bottle Of harts-
horn, said
"I'yc got sccntin' stun that will suit
YOU. A single drop on your handkerchief
will last for weeks, and you can't wash |,
out but to get the strength Of Il you musi
take n big SMELL"
Is that 20, MIsterY Wal, just hold on
>hinnit, till I glt my breath. and whel
1 say meow, you put Il under my smell.
crs." .......
The directions were OF course followed,
and the Yankee was nearly Knocked OF
his pins. Bu: recovering himself, he OK.
claimed
'.Chain lltcnln'. Mr.. Druggcr! Is tho top
OF my head onf Sal don't want nothln
Ike that; Il would break mp camp-meet.
In In ten mlnnlts. You halnt got the right
Kind o. sccntin' stuff"
And ne len.
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NUMBER 13.

The engine Is In silent motion, here and
there drum Is rolling, and piston play
Ing back and forth, but there Is no prac-
teal result. by and by little lever Is
moved, when instantly the bands arc
frightened, the cog.wheels come together,
the entire mechanism becomes vitalized
with It's driving force, and Il executes the
work for which II was created. Many
men take no such new departure, have no
visible turning point In their career; from
first to last they show what they arc. no
matter how their fortunes may vary.
With others, their awakening either de-
pcnds on slight circumstances, hardly
perccptible to their associates, or else Il
requires total change Of conditions and
relations; while there possibly may DO
those who carry their powers through
life with them, Ike letters Of Introduction
to fame, which they never deliver.
Another curious point Is this; what was
General Grants sclf-estimatc during this
period of his observation? DID he cherish
In secrecy that brooding consciousness OF
great destiny In reserve which has char
actcrizcd the early years OF so many able
men,-at once prophecy and the means
Of It's fulnlmcntY This, OF course, Is q
question upon which there can be but
scanty evidence. What there Is, however,
happens to be In the negative, tending TO
the conclusion that his brilliant cmcrgencc
was rs much a matter Of surprise TO him
rs to others, II, indeed, the capacity to be
surprised Is to be rcckoned among his ell
dowmcnts. II he had his day-drcams,
they must have been Of gcncralshlp; II
he had innate confidence IN his own pow
crs In any respect. It would naturally have
been In his powers for command. And
yet when friend first advised him to APP
ply for colonelcy, he said: "To tell you
the truth. I would rather like regiment.
yet there are few men really compel mt TO
command a thousand soldiers, and doubt
whether am one OF them" But II Is OBJ
scrvablc that from the moment he fairly
got at work In the field he went about ey-
erything with the ease and mastery ylgor
Of man who has found his place.
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Agrifaltnral.
ffess.

After all that has been done for the i'm
provement Of fowls, not more than one
half of those who keep hens, succeed In
having them lay through the year. There
are some who always do succeed, and of
course reap large profits. What Is the Sc
cret Of success? IL is neither difficult, nor
beyond the reach Of every family who oc-
cupy few rods OF land. The hen-house
need not be expensive, but should be so
constructed as to be neither too hot In
summer, nor too cold In winter. II should
bc washed with mixture of lime and salt
on the inside. Select the best breeds and
put several kinds together; feed regular.
fly, aud let them always have sufficient
clean water. They should have both ani.
NAL and vegetable food, plenty of pound
ell mortar, brick, burned bones, etc.
Bones not burned but pulverized, make a
most excellent food for laying hens. Give
them peppers and pickles. They need
acids tn prevent their becoming too fat.
Picked peppers are better than cayenne.
A slight seasoning Of salt In their food Is
good. Sand or ashes should be provided
for them to dust themselves in. Ii they
wish to set, let them stand in tub or bar
rel, with one or two inches of water, for n
day or two. Above all, they should have
regular attention every day. In this way,
some do succeed in having their hens lay
the year round. We should be glad to
find more accomplishing the same thing
rs il would contribute, not only to the
health of the family, but be Of great adj
vantage to the pocket.
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4 BeasfiIsI PicfSre.

The man that stands upon his own soil
who feels that by the law OF the land In
which he llves-by the laws OF civilized
nations-hc Is the rightful and exclusive
owner Of the land he tills, Is. by the con.
stitutlon Of nature, under whOleso me In
nuencc not easily imbibed from any other
source. lie feels, ether things being
equal, more strongly than another the
character Of q man rs the lord Of an AMI
mated world. or this great and wonder
fil sphere which, fashioned by the hand
Of God, and upheld by His power Is roll
Ing through the heaycns,-a part N his
his from tho center to the sky. II Is the
space on which the generation before
moved Its round Of duties and he feels
himself connected by link with those
who follow, and TO whom he Is to trans
nit a home. Perhaps his farm has come
down to him from his fathers. They have
gone TO their last home; but he can trace
their steps over the scenes Of his daily la
Dor. The roof which shelters him was
reared by those to whom he owes his
building. Some interesting domestic ira
dltion Is connected with every inclosurc.
The favoritc fruit was planted by his fa-
thcr's hand. lie hears from the window
the voice of the Sabbath bell which called
his father to the house Of God; and near
at hand Is the spot where his parents laid
down to rest, and where. when his time
has come, he shall be laid by his children.
These are the feelings Of the owner OF the
soil. Words cannot paint them; they
flow out Of the deepest fountain Of the
heart; they are the llfe-spring Of fresh,
healthy and generous national character.
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The Fire by the Sea.

There were seven fishers with nets In their hand'
And they walked and talked by the seaside sands
Yet sweet a. the sweet dew.fall
The words they spake, though they spake so 10"
Across the long, dim centuries How,
And we knew them, one and all
Ayei know them and love them all.
Seven sad men in the days orOld,
Aud one was gentle, and one was bold,
And they walked with downward eyes;
The bold was Peter, the gentle was John,
And they all were sad, for the Lord was gone,
And they knew not IL he would rise
Knew not II the dead would rise.
The liyelong night, till the moon went out
In the drowning waters they beat about;
Beat slow through the fogs their way;
And the sails dropped down with ringing wet,
And no man drew but an empty net,
And now twas the break OF the day
The great glad break ofthe day.
"Cast your nets opthe other siie''-
C-rwas Jesus speaking across the tide)-
And they cast and were dragging hard;
But that disciple whom Jesus loved
Cried straightway out, for his heart was moved;
~ u out
Our Master and our Lordi"
Then simon, giriing his fishers coat,
Went over the nets and out ofthe boat
Ayei first OF them all was he;
Repenting sore the denial past,
lie feared no longer his heart TO cast
Like an anchor into the sea-
Down deep In the hungry sea.
And the others, through the mists 30 dim
In little ship came aiter him,
Dragging their net through the tide.
And when they had gotten close to the land
They ssw n fire OF Goals m the sand,
And, with arms OF love so WIDE,
Jesus, the culcihedi
-ris long, and long, and long aso
Since the rosy lights began to now
Ger the hills OF Gslilee:
And with eager eyes and lifted hands
The seven fishers on the sands
The fire Of Goals by the sea-
ON the wet, wild sands by the sea.
'ris long ago, yet faith in our souls
Is kindled just by that fire OF Goals
That streamed DER the mists OF the sea;
where Peter, giriing his fishers coat,
Went over the net and out OF the boat,
To answer, "Lov'st thou meT
Thrice over, "Loy'st thou meT'
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MORNING, MARCH 19, 1869.

er by his side and a bullet In his heart,
though still calm rs In life, beneath the
snow, lay he who was Mt once the strong.
est and yet the weakest Of the outcasts OF
Poker Flat.