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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09
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cOutaIus the following.

] cDulhluh the lOIOWL1gs
/ The United States 1ftafa0 Gasets and
I IcdAicdy heQt8teF has the following ln rec
I ference 70 the ohio Rfvcrs one week, 80 Is
\ az the bottom OF their levee; the next NJ ia
] bar, on which a thousand boats are strand
/ ed, for a thousand mlIea. In Spring DO is a
ragged ocean, charged with sand aud ics,
/ sweeping away everything upon rs banks
/ lnunuating warehouses and cOrnneids,
and infiicting ruin and misery upon null
/ titudes. YetaIl this lawlessness Us accord
/ Ing 10 the Etrictest laws OF nature, and
i everybody knows fl.
Butts no one Is bold enough, or wise
4 enough or rich enough, on mighty enough
4 20 attempt 10 regulate the elements ana
bring them into friendly relations WIN
4 mankind. Elicit showed how "a coula ~
! French GOvernmen emf has done lt Tor the
River Loire The American cove ~ ~ M ~
| the Ohio. The imperisha1ie glory oI ~
Hu dynasty ofChtna rs tnay " Iect4,t'' rf ~
/ scOuTge Of the East, the h9ang 10 30 -
1 grandesL name Of all the Egyptian bha-
/ Toahs IS Amuncmah H. OF Ehe IWellth
/ Dynasty, who made tlie attlnclai Iahe
/ Mferfg inside the oval valley on lhe
| FatOum and arranged the syaiem on me
dCa1ais of Joseph, !" by which the surplus
/ M fOr-use ia the dry season, saving Egypt
/ from two distinctions every year tne one
/ a deIuge and the other drought aurc 10
| breed . famine.
/ The Ohio. too, might be made = regular,
I uavigabfe. well behaved river all tho venr
I round. III the United States government.
or 81 Congress of state Governments or
II PCuuHylNaulA alone would eXuguM "A llliEH
/ OF the sum that has been fQuandered on
contractors IN the war, or won By gamblers
ia railroad stocks since its termination
by turning few Of our secluded noun
tain valleys into long, deep reservoirs, and
I graduating their outpOurimgB 90 nXed
rates, 70 suit the necessities Of every season
Ia the lower country.
The Chronicle Of Tuesday evening Says
We hear pilots complaining Of the uut-
inefoug snags, wrecks, and Wretched con
0lttOn in general Of the Ohio River be-
| tween here and PomnrOy. Where is tho
/ Greenback2
The Times says.
Captain Chas. Bravo arrived this morn
I ing from Fttt65urg, Dir Newton kicharda
al~O arrived from the upper country TINS
Z morning We understand he has arranged
to take the Office OF q Plttsburg and PARK
/ ersburg boat.
There is no boat running a. present
[ above P0meroy, nor from this port - NeM
| Orleans direct, though the boats BOlnb y
far as Cairo aud below take aH freiBhF 81
/ ing by river 10 rcahip. 49, witt
I Duck arrived last evening from ~ ttsDui =
His Duck IS laid up ~ bh0useloMh' ~
LOUISVILLE. ~ The CoWrier-Joi"n0t u
Tuesday says;
/ Capfafn Bowers, u the Nick LongWOrth,
/ leff bv rail- last evening 70 eloin his
stasuSer vVhfch will leave Cairo 20 day.
Captain CampDells new aaIoO RIVER
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

. Horace Hatch, Esq, Of South Lee,
Mass, has three apple trees that are
filed with fruit and a second crop of
apples, and what is more remarkable,
this is a regular annual occurrence.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

Among the first boats due here are the
Fhantom, Umpire. and Clara Scott, from
Cairoi Nightingale, fiom L0uisviiloi Kate
robinson, from 81. Louis; Anna, for St
LOUIS glasgow, from Memphis; Edln-
burg Tor Memphis; Charmor from Gin
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

Oae Of the lions Of the Russian
Exhibition at Moscow was new
species Of Al ophila. magnificent Tree
Fern, having 2 thick, straight trunk
about niue feet high from the top of
the tub. The fronds are fully Jour
feet long. so that the head is at least
eight feet il diameter.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

A writer in the Westeyn Rural says
he commences feeding bis hogs on
green oats as soon as tits tail enough
to NOV, and continues it till after
harvest. The hogs. be avs thrive
much better ia tha5 way, with half
rauons Of corn, that with corn alone,
and the former is much cheaper
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09
MARK, WARREN & CO..
PATENTED SOLE AGENTS
No. "a North First 8ts
au2j HWANHWI IHNl

n. sINZHD a. SOM
wholesale Daaleu rs
Boat Stores Inbricatin8 Coal and
Lard Oils; O0rdaB0 3Qs'n
Pitch &C.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

Mr.. Howard Of Ontario Canada
has lately transported three dozen
eggs from Yorkshire, England, at a
cost Of $3.50, delivered, from which
he raised sixteen chickens The
same number aud breed Of fowls, had
no imported them, would have cost
him S160, or SO piece.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

Dr.. Schencs, who ma enjoyed unluter.
1upted health for man5 years past, ana
now weighs % pounds, was wasted away
70 o mere siEs Teton, IL the very last stage
o. pulmonary consumption, his physi-
less.and abs6doned him To his fafe. He
was cured 10y the Aforesaid medicines.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

I When more Is NJ lung disease, and only
/ Liver Com piainta1d Dyspepsia, Schenck'S
/ 5eawee1 IOuiC and Mandrake Pills are
/ suihcienI Without the EUlmouiC syrup
/ Tske the Mandrake pills freely in all
| bilious iaplaints, as they are perfectly
| harmless
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

At Hiram, Portage county, Ohio,
few DAYS 20. Milton Young fell into
tbe cylinder Of tbreshing machine
while If was running. The machine
was stopped as soon as possible, but
he was drawn in with such force that
il had TO be torn to peices to eztrl-
cate him. He was fearfully man
gIed, having ore leg torn off at the
knee. He died about ten hours after
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-02-18
END OF THE TREASON TRIALS.

In the United States District Court for Virginia,
on the 18th Instant the District Attorney, acting
under instructions from Attorney General Evarts,
entered nole proseqai in both indictments against
jefferson Davis, and those against Lee, Brecken-
ridge, Hampton Longstreet, Early and thirty four
other prominent civil and military officers of the
late Confederacy. On motion Of Mr.. Ould, the
Court discharged the securities on Mr.. Davis bail
bond from further responsibility. =.
This action of the Court is based upon Presi:
dent Johnson's recent amnesty proclamation. 1t
puts an end to the bugaboo of punishment, which
has hitherto been held over the heads Of promi-
nent Southerners, both reconstructed and unrecon-
structed. 1t also closes the farce Of ordering Mr.
Davis to Richmond for trial, at stated periods.
The United States Court has buried the Ratchet,
and genuine peace has at length been declared be-
tween the North and South. Congress may hold
out in its disposition to punish participants in the
rebellion little while longer; but it, too, will at
length succumb to the soothing power Of time, and
let poor, helpless ''rebs" depart in peace.
The above named gentlemen are, BY this action,
restored to all their civil rights and such of them
as may be in foreign andsars at liberty to return to
this country, without fear Of moles.ation. Gener-
al Breckenridge has already arrived at Baltimore,
as the guest of his brother-in-law, Rev. DR.. Bu[
lock, and will probably return to his old home IN
Kentucky, DID,; :. .r. ... .,....'.. ..~'s
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NEW ADVERTIsEMENTs.

Thomson & Jefferys-Assignees' Sales-!n Bank
ruptcy-In the Matter Of James NJ Wallace,
w. J. Cherry, Jas. F. Steele, Frank Hap
pertield, John j. Garvin, Martin Armstrong
Jeptha Gwinn, John r. Wallace, Nasa Rig
gins, H. c. Castles.
T. w. Clawson, Deputy Messenger-In Bank
ruptcy-In the Matter ofJno. NJ. Rawlinson,
Bedford B. Wright, Thomas w. RABBI jr.
Charles S. Cline, Robert Ferguson, r. T.
Hall, NJ. L. Sifford, B. j. Cureton, John NJ :
Timmons, Joseph j. Acker, Archy NJ.
Smith, +. A. Sitgreaves, G. w. II. Legg, L.
G. Beckham. Jn0. Massey, John II. Propst,
James T. Bristee, T. B. Walter, Simon Beck
ham, Gilbert Garner.
e. NJ. Rose-To the Tax Payers Of York County,
A. s. Wallace-Revenue Sale.
John C. uykendal-Remedyf for orComsumptlon-
Antidotes for Tobacco-Brown's Blistering
Tissue--Carmnative Syrup--Rosadalis--
Olive Oil.
T. w. Clawson, Deputy Messenger-ln Bank
rnptcy-Applications for Disehargenin vi tn the
Matter of JAS. P. Aycock, J. b. Vaughn,
Richard f. Wylie, Robt. A. Heron, Gabriel
Schwarz, Aaron Plyler, Alex. Ii. Riley, D.
n. Crockett.
H. F. Adickes-R. J. Roberts Patent Parabola
Needles.
T. NJ. Dobson & Co.-Grindstones- Castings-
Glue Kettles-Northern Potatoes-Iron.
Joseph Miller-Notice.
James Pagan, Chester-Guano Guano Ito
Cotton Planters.
w. C. Beatty Il T. J. Bell-Law Partnership.
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no CONsUMPTIYEs.

The Advertiser, having been restored to health
in 9 few weeks, by a very simple remedy, after
having suffered several years with severe lung az
ecdon, and that dread disease, Consumption
anxious TO make known to his fellow sufferers the
means Of cure. MI - ~ = 81
To all who desire II, he will send copy Of the
prescription used free Of charge), with the direc-
tons for preparing and using the same, which they
will find SURE CURE FOB CONSUMPTION, AsTH-
MA, BRONCHITIS, etc, The. object of the adyerd-
ser in sending the Prescription Is to benefit the az
fiicted, and spread Information which he conceives
to be invaluable; and he hopes every sufferer will
try his remedy, as it will cost them nothing, and
may prove a blessing. - AZ l.1s DO.
Parties wishing the prescription, viii please adj
dress REV. EDWARD A. WILSON, 81; =
Williamsburg, Kings County, New York.
February II -. Sm
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BANKRUPT SALES IN CHESTER.

On last Tuesday there was quite an extensive
sale of real estate belonging to bankrupts, at Ches
ter G. H. We are indebted to Messrs. Thomson
and Jefeys, assignees in the cases mentioned, tor
the following account of the sales:
One tract of land, containing 460 acres, was sold
to Messrs. Smith and Melton for 81, $40. Anoth'
er tract of 9O3 acres, was purchased by the same
parties at slO,e26 Clubhouse e. 20 bought a
tract of 2533 acres for ST ,266.5O, and A. H. Da-
vega one of 22l acres for $563.50. A lot OF Al
acres in the town of Chester was sold to Giles }.
Patterson for $l95, and another lot, containing q
blacksmith's shop, was bought by A. H. Davega,
at $3.50. All the above property was sold as as
sets of the estate of E. c. Mcclure.
A house and lot in Chester, belonging to the es
tate of T. NJ. Graham, was purchased by George
Robertson, at $l,ll0.
A tract of land, containing 53S acres and belong
ing to the estate of John Dye was purchased by
Stephen Ferguson, at 81 ,479.5o.
An encouraging feature of these sales is the fact
that they indicate disposition, on the part Of cap
italists, to invest in real estate.
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EARTHQUAKES AND THE GULF STREAM.-.A
friend informed us of curious fact the other day,
which we think of Interest enough to make public,
as we have seen no mention Of it elsewhere. :.
Since the late earthquakes in California the p!!-
lots on our coast testify that the Gulf Stream is
twenty miles nearer the North Carolina coast than
before and that it is forty miles further off from
the Florida coast
Does not this account for the remarkable wealth
er we are having and have had the past and pre-
er has been unusually pleasant and mild, in Florida
it has been unusually bad and cold-freezing or,
anges and killing the trees, an occurrence that
never happened Before within the memory ofman.
And another subject for pleasant contemplation
is the belief on the part ofsome scientific men, that
in this State we viii never again experience long
cold spells of weather as heretofore, and but very
little bad weather of any sort-Char. Democrat.
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/ IoHk ytt.lEs = 4 eprpsry3 ltf7g. 59TfosTThe
market has been rsther dun since 0uf list report,
the sales for theweek eing less than usual Prices
have dec.ired a -l;tfla ,and ooos ,niddlino. ora
atoS - ~. - IN $3.50 - ~ 80. ae
ys,1 f' 'GlsH as II e@'fa iae io'
Hlignt DIlng Io4. s1.1 = u..-.s-E5 n,
CHESTER, February 18. Cotton market dull.
Middlings 261 to 26s. .ae,gTsl s3Foa :F.i.Hit-
ROCK HILL, February u, Loorros-- Market
has Laan ataadv dnr;no ti, Srealr ~ No,, an A..
~ for ,mioohnGr Ine decline IN Newtxork has
depressed opr market and 26i istha highest price
to-day. =, .,.'..,,,. 20
HHA RT nTsTI,t h,,r,o o,, r,.,o,, a,,,.,,
tbs nsst wssair MN eht f; % - oSi c,,,s ,,,,t
e,,.a ras,sat aoii, NJ - ~ 4,o sos LIE LUZ
On Safnrdav to a7I ton7s cents SaIes nr;r 1 tba
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with which Annie Surstt fastened the bow about
her mother neck lust before she wss led to ere
cution was also in place. Aflock of tho hair wss
clipped off for Annie SunattAt her request Up.
on examining Mrs. Snratt's Seet, it wasa discovered
that the rope, with which her feet were tied Just
before the drop fell, had disappeared, and this at
first occasiDned some remark, but those who wit
messed the execution will remember that when
Mrs. Suratt was cut down, the rope became loos-
ened and it was thrown aside
TheLobby Catechism.
The Charleston Gossies furnishes the follsw-
ing catechism, said to have been picked up in Col
umbia, which is used in the Lobby, in enquiring
into the merits of railroad bills before the Legsla
ture: 49,. ~; "a
81. How much money has it2
q How much will be paid to get it through?
g. Is It ready cash3 G1 .'''
f. Is it in greenbacks or bills receivable? 'i- ~
S. How much contingent2 r.
:, 6. How much cash in advance? .i-..,.... r.;
T.. What proportion can be paid to secure the
press? a.. r..
8. Is there any distinction on account Of color?
g. Is there any difference between the up and
low country? .ri' 81. NJ, 4, s...r.
TO- Has the third House the privilege of en-
ploying solicitor. 80, G... So, r,. .atEt
II. Are all parties satisfied with the last job?
II. Are the maps ready to be produced? =,
'13. Has the bar Of Charleston been consulted as
to its legality or coDstitutionahty i2nE
IA. Are the directors of the road in favor Of
universal suffrage? .s.3- . ..t- 80
Is. How much2 -a..s.s..- ?,
16. Is it an air line and level country? q
Satisfactory answers to the above viii secure q
ready response from members Of the third House?
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-CoNGREssIoNAL NEWS.

On the 9th, the Senate was occupied during the
entire day in the discussion rof the 18th amend
ment, which was finally passed, With some altera-
ton, by a vote Of. 40 to l6. As passed by the
Senate, it reads: "No discrimination shall be
made in the United States among the citizens OF
the United States, in the exercise of the elective
franchise, or in the right to hold Office in any State,
on account of race, color, nativity property, edu-
cation or creed" The amendment now goes to
the House for concurrence. ..., ....., -.
On the 10th, both Houses assembled in the hall
of the House of Representatives, TO count the
electoral votes for President and Yice-President of
the United States The counting resulted as fol-
lows: For Readent-UBsses s. Grant received
2l4 votes; Horatio Seymour received 80. For
Wee Schuyler Colfax received 2l4 votes;
Francis P. Blair received 80. Ulysses s. Grant
and Schuyler Cefa1were, therefore, declared elect
ed President and Vice President of the United
States for the four years beginning March 4th,
1869. Virginia, Texas and Mississippi sent no
votes. - .. '. ..-
During the counting, difficulty arose regarding
the votes of Georgia and Louisiana, an account Of
which may be found in another column. The quar-
reling growing out of this difficulty occupied the
House the remainder of the tenth all of the elev-
enth and part of. the twelfth when Buffers reso-
luton of censure on the Senate was laid on the ia
bic, and the subject was dropped
On the l1th, the Senate resumed the considera-
ton of the Finance and Currency bill, but without
reaching any conclusion.
On the 18th, the written acceptance Of the Pre-
sidency and Vice Presidency by Grant and Colfax,
was presented. That of Gen. Grant is as follows {:
''GENTLEMEN Please notify the two Houses
of Congress of my acceptance Of the important
trust as President of the United States. and say to
them that it will be my endeavor that they, and
those who elected me, shall have no reason to re-
pret their action"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-02-18
THE HOMESTEAD IN The COURTS.

Judge Carpenter, Of the Charleston Circuit, has
recently had before him, the question Of the con-
stitutionality of the Homestead exemption law.
The case was that of Joseph Purcell, for another,
Us. DR.. J. E. Whsley. Whaley had in 1866, con-
fessed judgment to the plaintiff for So, 10; and
the Sheriff recently levied the execution upon the
defendants plantation; laying off, before sale, a
homestead of the value of $1,000. The plaintiff
fled his objections to the allotment Of the home
stead, and the case was argued pro and con. Judge
Carpenter, in a lengthy opinion, decides that the
Homestead Law is unconstitutional and void as to
liens existing previous to the passage Of the home
stead law. After citing numerous authorities, the
opinion concludes with these points:
'aThe facts in this case show that the judgment
was rendered more than year before the passage
of the Homestead Law; that the only real estate
owned by the defendant, is the tract of land con-
tanning about four hundred acres levied on; and
that at Sherff's sale it will not sell for more than
twenty-four hundred dollars, although its real val
ue for planting purposes is between four and five
thousand dollars
This judgment was by law a vested right, lien,
q contract Had the State the constitutional pow.
er to divest the plaintiff of his rights, and invest
Tile UclGuuduG Will luCu.
Upon the principle involved in this case, there
is no difference between liens by mortgage and
Judgment. The former are specific, the latter gen.
era but both are vested, legal rights emitting the
holders to sale of the property or 50 much there
of as will be sufficient to satisfy the demand.
In my Judgment, so much of the Act Of the
General Assembly as exempts apy portion OF the
land levied on from sale under this execution, is IN
conflict with the Constitution Of the United States
and void.
1t is therefore ordered that the Sheriff proceed tc
sell the property levied upon and advertised fol
sale in this case without regard to the provisions Of
the law in relation to the Homestead, passed since
the rendition of the judgment, and that he execute
the process of the Court, enforcing the judgment
according to the remedy existing at time of the
rendition of the Judgment and the making Of the
contract between the parties.
The case will doubtless go before the Supreme
Court of the State for final hearing If that tri
bunal sustains Judge Carpenter views, the Sher
ff will be at work again, undoing the calculations o.
many families who have relied upon this law a:
their only protection from want The people o.
the State are not ready to have final opinion pro
nounced on this question now. A year or two
more, with ordinary prosperity, will result in the
honest debtor having compromised his old dues
and relieved himself from the fear of the Sheriff
We hope the Supreme Court will not hurry to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-02-18
AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.

The people of Georgia have set a good ex-
ample to their sister States of the South, by
organizing a system of agricultural societies
throughout the State. They have also an annual
Agricultural Convention, composed of delegates
from the local societies, which exist, we believe, in
most of the counties This Convention has recent
ly met in Atlanta, and there is little doubt but
that it's deliberations will prove q benefit 10 the
State. The correspondent of the Augusta Con-
stttutionalst says that some of the first men in
Georgia were delegates: that all seemed very earn
est, and resolved to advance the agricultural inter-
ests of their State.
Among the many matters of interest discussed,
was the reduction of the cost of Peruvian Guano,
by the appointment of q committee to confer with
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the Peruvianauthorities. During this discussion,
the fact was developed that the price could be re:
duced to $50 per ton. Had the Convention done
nothing more, this suggestion, if Carried out Will
more than repay the subordinate societies for what
ever expense the delegates may have imposed up.
on them. ssras. ,.s1:r3'a @Iii g. z
The subject of immigration also received the at.
tention ofthe Convention A resolution was adopt
ed, earnestly urging the Legislature to pass, the
bill for the encouragement of immigration, now
before it, and to appropriate $4,000 to carry out
its provisions .-- . ..a ~. ..s e..
The system of labor favored by the Convention
is embodied in the following resolution, which was
adopted: -.,
''Resolved, That in the opinion Of this conven.
ton money wages, where practicable, is the best
policy for the planters and farmers OF Georgia; and
to secure reliable labor for the whole crop season.
certificates Of character should be required of the
aborer, and if such laborer offers for hire during
the cropping OF
Many other subjects of practical importance
were brought before the Convention, and in nearly
every instance, committees were appointed to in
vestigate and report at the next meeting, in way
which will enable the Convention to take action
upon them Among these were the new process
for making sugar and syrup from sorghum, the
best method of preparing food for animals and Of
administering It TO ehen, the manufacture Of cot
ton seed oil and oilcafe,N and the equalization Of
local and through freights on railroads.
On the vital subject Of the crops to be planted
this year, the Convention spoke as follows:
''WHEREAs, It is of prime importance to the
agricultural interests Of our State, and to the sue
cessful and permanent maintenance Of our inde-
pendence as planters, that our system of planting
should have special reference to the production Of
provisions; and '.G.
WHEREAS, The tendency Of the present high
price of cotton is to the appropriation Of an undue
proportion of our lands in this staple, to the neg
fect Of grain; therefore - -" "
Resolved by Convention, That it is our poll
cy to produce an amount of grain and other provi-
sion sufficient for home consumption, giving cot
ton, in respect to this interest," secondary consid
Grafton. ....s. . .....,..., .-..,. ..
We have devoted more space to this Convention
than we usually allow to matters of local nature
in other States, because it shows how our neigh
bors across the Savannah appreciate the import
ance of agriculture and how they are trying to as
sst in its development. Would it not be well for
South Carolina to wake up, and try the beneficial
effects ofcombined effort for the benefit Of agricul-
ture2 ..... .. O..
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TO PR1NTERs...PREss FOR SALE.

Contemplating the enlargement Of the ENou
REa, and requiring larger press for the purpose
we offer for sale the one which We are at present
using. 1t is Guernsey Cylinder Press, in frs'
rate working order and is little injured from use
The manner in which the ENQUIRER is printed in
dicates the quality of work it will do. Our only
reason for Offering it for sale is that it is not large
enough for our purposes. It is arranged to be rur
BY hand or steam-runs very lightly by hand. II
has setfacting ''Ay," and is fully provided with
roller-moulds, stocks, &C. The chase, column and
head rules and side and foot sticks are also offered
for sale. ... .. ... ...... ...