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The Shasta courier., 1871-10-07


Why THEY TARRED AND FEATHERED
AN EDITOR The reason why a mob tore
out the office of the Gazette, published at
Toms River, !, ew Jersey, and tarred and
feathered the editor, and caused pain and
anguish to wiring his brow, was this:
There was fashionable wedding in the
town. a. which the editor was present
After the ccremnouy ne went to the Office
to write an account of the brilliant affair.
Among other things he said that "the
bride was accompanied tu the altar by
eight bridesmaids But the printers
got the thing wrong somehow, and the next
morning the paper announced that "the
bride was accompanied to the altar by tight
bridesmaids" This was bad enough but
the editor had prepared for the same issue
an obituary notice of an estimable 'Rdy,
in which be said that "the husband was
hardly able to bear the demise Of his wife, )"
but--would you believe it?-the printers
actually set it up that "the husband is
hardly able to wear the chemise Of bis wife. ;
So the people Of the town "went" for that
journalist, aud he is now fugitive, an
outcast aud beggar.
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LOCAL ADVERTISERS.

D. WE'LL BROTHER, Dealers in Dry Goods
4 Clothing, Main Street
JOSEPH ISAACS. Dealer in Dry Goods
Clothing, Main Street. @
rs c. Co. BUSH co, Dealer in Groceries 4
Provisions, Main Street. .1sJ44li- s.
DANIEL LYNCH, Dealer in Groceries
Provisions, Main Street. ,s -s.-s..
THOMAS GREENE, Shasta, proprietor Paten.
Clothes Washer.
sCAMMoN 4 TIFFIN, Wagon making &
Blacksmithing. Main Street.
SAMUEL ISAACKS, Blacksmithing Main
SAMUEL RICHARDS, Blacksmithing and
Wagon-msking. Main street.
JOHN " SCOTT, Empire Hotel, Main Steet.
D. II. DUNN. Boarding House.
MRS. H L. GREENE, Hotel. Main Street.
A COLEMAN, Dealer in Hardware, Fuse, &c.,
| Main Street.
J. NJ. MANAsSE, Books and Stationery, ETC.,
Main Street. EA
wm HARTMANN. Bathing d Shaving Saloon,
Main Street. Shasta.
L. WELLENDORFF. Dealer in Drugs, Med
/ icines, Etc, Main street.
WIN II. DUNN. Lively Stable and Coral,
| Main Street.
o. & G. STAGE CO.. Jno. Craddock, Agent
| Office Empire Hotel -- s. -.
GRANT TAGGART, Shasta and wesverville
Express Line, Office Empire Hotel. Also. Livery
| and Feed Stable, Main Street
JOHN FLEMING. Proprietor of the Brandy
| Greek Saw Mill.
CHARLES MCDONALD, Saloon and Reading
Room. opposite the Court House. Main Street.
HENRY F. JOHNSON, Commission Mer-
chant Red Bluff.
RANTZAU & SHAW, Commission Merchants
| Red Bluff.
SAM JAYNES, Agent California Steam Naviga-
ton Company. Red Bluff
| G. C. SCHkUTER, Saddle Harness Maker
! Charter Oak, Main Street.
PETER HOFF, City Meat Market, Main
| Street.
J. f. PELHAM. Physician, Office up stairs in
Wells Fargo j. Co.. building. Main Street.
JOHN S. FOLLANSBEE Attorney -at-Law,
| Shasta.
SAMUEL COOPER, Agent for PhGnix and
Home Insurance Companies, Office Main street
| Shasta
HENRY HABICH, Dealer in Books Station
| cry Main Street.
| E. LEVIN Co., Matchmaker Jewellers
| Main Street.
| E. DORRowSKY, Gunsmith L Mschinst,
| Main Street.
A. DoBRowSKY, Matchmaker and Jeweler
| Main Street.
W. A. SCOTT, Bootmaker. Main treet.
S. GILBERT, Expressman.
| G. K. KNOX, Balloon. Greene's Hotel building
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NUMBER %.


CAVE OF GIaANrIc SxELEToss IN
CANADA Toronto paper says, that
while some parties we're digging on the
hanks of Grand River, and when about
six feet below the surface, they discovered
a strange sight Piled in layers, oDe upon
top of the other, were some two hundred
skeletons of human beings nearly perfect
around the neck Of each one being .
string of beads. There were also deposited
in this pit number of axes and skimmers
made of stone. In the jaws of several of
the skeletons were large stone pipes.
These skeletons are those of men OF
gigantic stature, some of them measuring
nine feet, very few of them less than seven
feet. Some Of the thigh bones were
found to be at least half foot longer than
those at present known, and one of the
skulls examined completely covered the
head of al ordinary person. These skele-
tous are supposed to belong to those OF
race of people anterior to the Indians.
Some three years ago the bones o mast
odon were found embedded in the earth
about six miles from this spot. The pit
and its ghastly occupants are now open to
the view of any who may wish to make q
visit there.
There is not the slightest doubt that
the remains of lost city are on this farm.
At various times within the past few years
the remains of mud houses with their chim.
neys have been found, and there are dog
ems of pits of similar kind tothat .uu-
eartbed, though much smaller, in the
place which has been discovered before,
though the fact has not been made public
hitherto. The remains of a blacksmithis
shop, containing two tons of charcoal and
various implements, was turned up few
mouths ago The farm, which consists Of
$50 acres, has been cultivated for nearly q
century, and was covered with a. thick
growth of piue, so that it must have been
ages ago since the remains we're disposted
there The skulls of the skeletons are of
an enormous size and all manner of shapes,
about half as large again as ale now to be
seen. The teeth in most of them are still
in an almost perfect state Of preservation,
though they still fall out when exposed to
the air.
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MATRIMONIAL SpEcuLAr1oNs.-Some

MATRIMONIAL SPECULkTIoNs.-S
genius has been engaged in collecting
statistics of marriage, and sums up the
results of his labors as follows During
the past year about 35 per cent. of the
marriages in this city were between the
ages OF 21 and 25 OF the females full
46 per cent were between the ages OF 20
and 25 1t is also shown that disparity
Of age has almost always been in favor of
the males, which to our thinking is not
unnatural, although it is mentioned as
something remarkable. Thus IA out Of
25 widowers for their third union preferred
single ladies' widower for his fourth
wife married maiden of 80 years and
another for his fifth conjugal speculation,
won the heart of a fair damsel of 23.-
Summer and Winter are alike beautiful in
their seasons, but heaven never intended
them to occupy the same broad couch Of
nature together When they do, tears,
clouds and sunshine are the cherries aud
conflicting fruits of the embrace. We
always find ourselves getting serious when
We think of the perilous gulf Of years which
so frequently separates the husband and
the wife; and feelings of reverence will
invariably get the better of us when we
see an old curmudgeon of seventy, with
wealth, wig, false teeth, and wornout car.
cass, laying siege to the necessity or vanity
of eiddy simpleton, with the aim of en-
bittering her days by making her wife
without giving hera husband-for under
the irrevocable laws of nature, society can
not, with all the tormalities of marriage,
make him husband to such wife.-S. F.
Golden City.
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Fl N s HOP.

THE UNDERSIGNED. HAVING LOCATED
Il at the town ,f Millvie. Shasta county, and
opened shop fo ltbe, mapufacture and sale Of all
kinds of Tinware and such other articles g. are
usually to be found in such establishments. respect
fully requests the support and liberal patronage Of
the peopis of the surrounding :eosntry and begs
leave . assure an, that bis prices viii be most
reasonable
Repairing dene, on short notice
Stoves and Stove Pipe supplied on demand.
Old psw.se.aFTasg. oappsrs nduGreenbaeks
t,ken IN trade, Highest price paid for Wool.
NR1H,a SgsA ,1eR.
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EMPIRE HOTEL /!
H; MAIN STREET, SHASTA, i;i
JOHN v. SCOTT, Proprietor.

VTVHE PROPRIETOR OF THIS, .FAvORITE
Hotel takes pleasure in announcing to his
friends and the public generally that be has re-
fitted and re-furnished the establishment through
out, and is now prepared to entertain guests in n
style equal to any other house in Northern Cal
ifornia The PARLoR and ROOMS are large
and commodious. and the BEDS md sleeping ac-
comodations unsurpassed.
ffsa. THE IA BILE H
will always be supplied with everything the mar
kets of tbs locality afford and every possible at
tention win be paid to the wants Of guests, and no
pains spared to render them comfortable. 7zsT -
At the B AR none but the best brands Of Wine,
Liquor and Cigars viii he dispensed to customers.
The Oregon Cal. Stages arrive at and leave
this Hotel daily. ---.,.r..T -f-sr -
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A NEW FIRE A1ARm-A blacksmith I'M

A NEW FIRE ALARM-A blacksmith in
Greenville owes his property to big black
bug. J he man was asleep in bed by an
open window. WREN the bug csme along,
and, dropping on his nose, made such
commotpon that the man aweke. Lonkibg
out he saw the sh p in flames. where it had
caught from the chimney. By hard work
be pus out the 6ge spd saved Lis prope,y.
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.as,zssnoH % xsasss THE iia1oa sisa,sroA
SHASTA COURIER.
rvslrHED rvsRr SATURDAY xeRsIxa,sr
.TZs4T w. CARTER. @
p Publication Office, ,-Armory Hall
20 Building, First Floor.
Terms Of Subscription.
Terms of Advertising:

ssss 5is4 Terms of Advertising:
Fer One Square. of 10 lines or less, one insertion
-Four Dollars; for each subsequent insertion, Two
Dollars,
AZ liberal discount made to Monthly and Yearly
Advertisers.
~ Advertisements not MAJ xed with the mum,
bsr Of insertions thereon, will be continued unit
ordered out. and charged accordingly
All SummoDsss Sherif's sales, and Court ad
vertisements charged strictly according to the
rates fixed by law. All legal advertising must o'
paid for in advance.
ALSO,
Having furnished office with an elegant as
sortmsnt of FANCY JOB TYPES, vs are pre-
pared 70 execute, neatly and expeditiously. al
manner Of job Printing, such as
Bills of Fare, Bill Heads,
Circulars Handbills,
Pamphlets, Programmed
Ball Tickets, Cards,
Posters Books,
Law Blanks, Catalogues,
Drafts Checks, II.
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"I'm not used to begying," said a little
girl to a lady Of whom she had asked aims,
."cause only two weeks ago my father was
smerchsntr y sWhy. child, how could
on be reduced to poverty 40 soon r.
my father tosk bad dollar bill at bis
peanut stand, and busted. - .7
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Mrs. Lonnelly, Of Philadelphia, has left
this vale of tears per kerosene express,
owing to the fact that her FIRE would not
burn alone. They found a piece Of the
can in an adjoining county and on it in
large letters was Mon Explosive" That
is the kind to buy. s-ss ~, rf.y
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Josh Billings says. The mewl is q
larger burd than the guse or -terke :; it has
two legs to walk with, and two more to
kick with, and it wears it's wings on the
SIDE of its he'd ."s..zo-l sTl9 goea
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

DISTRICT COURT.
A. NJ. RosBoRoUGH. Judge.
TERMs-Second Monday in March June and
November.
COUNTY COURT.
C. C. BUSH, Judge.
TERMs-First Monday in January, May and
September
PROBATE COURT.
C. c. BUSH, Judge.
TERxs-First Monday in February, April, June,
August, October and December,
BOARD OF SUPERVISOR S.
Lorin Sc,tt. and J. N. Logan G. C. Schroter
TERSs--First Monday in February, May August
November
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Two twin brothers are said TO be so
much alike ihattthey frequently borrow
money Of each other Without knowing it.
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CORRAL g. STABLE.

, .
Attached to this establish nent is good COR
RAL and STABLE where Teamsters and others
can always find an abundant supply of HAY and
BARLEY at reasonable prices.
JOHN Y. SCOTT.
ShAssa, Jase sfb, 1892 = ---je1Q
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+ NorIcE.-No attention will be paid to any ad-
vertsement unless accompanied by the cash, or
sent through responsible Advertising Agency.
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: Shasta Chapter, No. 0. r. A. NJ.
Shasta Council, No. 6. F & 4. M.
Northern Light Lodge. No. 1870, F. & A.
M. MiliyiIle.

II. p. Rass, W. NJ ~ p Webb. S. W.:
30 Henry Jebnson.J. W. !; DR.. Guptill. Sec:
III D c. Stevenson, S. D. johnson Fonde.
D.; Robt. Boyce, Marshal; A. VIII
lians and George Williamson, Stewards; R. r.
Martin, Tyler.
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Their are ten dogs to one voter iD nous.
sui, Tsxad.
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A&e Mt ..

L. p. FISHER, 20 & 81 New Mer.
chants Exchange, is our only authorized Agent in
San Francisco.
HUDSON q MENET. No. Al Park Row, N. 7.
are authorized to solicit and collect for advertis-
ing in New York and other eastern cities.
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s7sS a7-sI i.zs II 57=ss'Es sa5 ~ . III
Whatever is, IL right-sxceP Jour 3sfs
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r. William Rose was arrested in Mecklen-
berg county, South Carolina, rreesptlY, for
beating bis wife with hoe. as If . man
No u0 u dvty 70 hoe his oxp RowA
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shasta Ehcampment. No n, Il d. o. r.
- Gh.s. Mcdonald. %. p; ;waPt Hartman,
III. p; C. Anderson, S. w.; G. R. Knox
Scribe. !. L. Garrecht. Treas; ". " Elmors,
J. " Night Of meeting I'd and Ith Wednesday y
of zach muntb.zcl - ! ,-cz &c i=s @s=sa SO =,
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shasta Lodge No. 81. /, q. o, r.

,,ss,,ne.. William Jackson. N.GL. Terry.
Z~ Y. g.: G. r. Knox, Seey-; Chas Nc
49, Donald, t. Nigbtof meeting, Mond.
Smyrna times., 1871-08-16

RESULT OF ROAMING had been
away from his native town good many years.
He returned with streaks of silver in his hair,
deep burrows upon his brow, and stoop in his
shoulders. Upon the first favorable opportu-
nifty, we called to see him, for he had been our
schoolmate and playfellow in other times.
We found him sitting by his table, in a
thoughtful mood, with his right hand resting
upon large sized pocket-book Cordial greet
ings transpired, and anon he lapsed again into
a reflective mood
Doesn't it seem good to get back to the old
place once more? p we at length ventured.
I" "Yes," said he
We hoped he had done we'll during his ab-
sence. He looked up and family smiled
"All that have gained" said he, 81 shall
leave to my favorite nephew and heir, and it
will be valuable to him if he rightly uses it. y
And he laid his hand again upon the old
pocket book.
1T is in there p we suggested
{" 1t is all in this pocket-b book, he nodded !;
"but," he added, "the key to the wealth !
shall put upon the outside. l had just plan
ned to write it as you came.
A direction for its use ?" was our supposi
ton.
"A hint from which he might gain direction,
said Stubs. | shall fold this old book in an
envelope, and upon the envelope shall write
this legend:
" The result of thirteen gears tirelesS aoan
dering and speculation. ,"
"And the book contains"
Nothing !"
Smyrna times., 1871-08-16

FEMALE DELICACY.-Above every other
feature which adorns the female character,
delicacy stands foremost within the province
of good taste. Not that delicacy which is per-
petually in quest of something to be ashamed
of which makes merit of a blush, and shippers
at the false construction its own ingenuity has
put upon an innocent remark; this spurious
taste as good feeling and good sense; but the
high minded delcacy which maintains its pure
and undertaking walk alike amongst women as
in the society Of men, which shrinks from no
necessary duty, and can speak, when required,
with seriousness and kindness, of things at
which it would be ashamed to smile or to
blush.
Smyrna times., 1871-08-16

The EXHIBITION OF AFFECTIoN.-We some
times meet with men who seem to think that
any indulgence in an affectionate feeling is
weakness. They will return from journey
and greet their families with distinct dignity,
and move among their children with the cold
and lofty splen1or Of the iceberg. A father
had better extinguish his boys eyes than take
away his heart. Who that has experienced
the joys of friendship and values sympathy
and affection would not rather lose all that is
beautiful in natures scenery than be robbed Of
the hidden treasures of his heart? Who
would not rather follow his child to the grave
than entomb parental affection Cherish,
then, your heart best affections. Do not fear
to indulge in the warm emotions of flial,
parental and fraternal love. Think it not a
weakness. God is love. Love God and every
thing that is lovely. Teach your children to
love-to love the rose, the robin, to love their
parents. Let it be the studied object of their
domestic culture to give them warm hearts and
ardent affections. Bind your whole family
together by these strong cords; you cannot
make them too strong. Religion is love
love to God-love to man.
Smyrna times., 1871-08-16
WISHING TO BE YoUNG.-" Give

WISHING TO BE YOUNG" Give me back
my youth again" did you say? Friend, it is
mistake. Ten to one you wouldn't have it
again if you could. If old Time were to come
bodily to you to-day, saying, Take back, o
wis, middle-aged Noodle, these twenty past
years of your life, with all the pains and dis
appointments which have made you clear
sighted and sound-hearted, with all the silly
actions you perpetrated in those days. and all
the occasions on which you made longeared
donkey of yourself; worry through a second
time all the tight boots and tribulations, all the
toothaches and heartaches of your youth do,
be and suffer it again; be in short once more
just the soft young Noodle you we're twenty
years ago, ten of manhood's hearty hopes
to one dolorous wall for your lost youth, that
you answer Pass on, Father Time And
you may as we'll tip those twenty golden sand
grains back into the lower half of your hour
glass. do not want them.
Smyrna times., 1871-08-16
PREPoNDERANcE OF YOUNG MEN

PREPoNDERANcE OF YOUNG MEN IN
STATE PRISON. Writing of the Iowa Peni
tentiary, correspondent says:
Men Of fine ability, of manly character, are
easily discerned here as elsewhere. The visitor
is amazed at the preponderanee of young men,
not unfrequently of good parentage, but more
commonly of that class who have given free
scope to their passions for strong drink and its
associations. Its associations are necessarily
and inevitably dangerous Men OF professional
skill in burglary, gambling and ill-fame con-
gregate at the dens of strong drink, and by
their artful graces win young men (boys) to
join in their hilarities, and then adroity in
vite them into their little games. By this
identical means forty-6ve young men out of
sixty in the Penitentiafy of Iowa assured me
they had been led into the crimes for which
they are incarcerated. In the Reform School
are several children from nine to twelve years
of age, who were instruments in the hands of
expert criminals for the commission of high
crimes Their first lessons are usually learned
in the schools of vice open to free access in al
most every community. Their parents, if liv-
ing, are either drunkards, or regardless of the
consequences of drinking associations | took
an impartial record of 260 convicts in relation
to their habits of drinking liquors. Of these
239 had been drinking men" 109 attributed
their incarceration to the use Of liquors; 81
only had been total abstinence men. These
were wholly of that class who are imprisoned
for lighter crimes and short terms.
Smyrna times., 1871-08-16

Ia young lady died in Nashville, recently,
leaving pet mocking bird. While the bird
was singing, few days before she died, the
lady said: Hush, birdie, you annoy me. :"
From that time the bird has not uttered
single note.
Smyrna times., 1871-08-16

DIFFICULTIEs.-Men do not refuse to cross
the ocean because of storms; or to travel by
rail because of accidents or to enter into
business because of losses or to fight in the
battle. field because iof fire, cannon, swords,
deaths or to study science and philosophy be-
cause of mysteries; nor should any one object
to the study and practice OF religion, because
of the various difficulties which may stand
connected with it.
Smyrna times., 1871-08-16

A Methodist conference in Iowa, decided
the other day :" that the movement now being
made to enfranchise women is both wise and
just, the genius of our government, the rights
of women, and the good of society, alike re-
curing il"
Smyrna times., 1871-08-16

are now selling the second Mortgage Bonds Of this
road at s21 and interest They free from taxes
interest payable January and July. The bonds in
SlO0s, and S5O0's, 81 ,00O's and can be registered
free Of expense The road is dol ng good business
with prospect Of consid srable This is
made to procure additional rolling stock. John Me-
Lear & Son. Bankers, No. 602 Market st., Wilmington.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-15
For the journal.
Public Lands for Soldiers Home
StcadS.

The twenty Fifth section Of an Act of Congress
approved July 18th, 1870, which so far modfes
the original Homestead Act of 1862 as to allow
officers, soldiers, and sailors, who have served in
the army or navy of the United States ninety
days and remained loyal to the government, to
enter 100 acres instead Of 50 acres Of double min.
imum lands has failed thus far to become general
ly beneficial to the class designated ON account Of
non available lands within the appropriated limits
The advantage given to the soldier over any other
citizen in entering upon these lands, is simply the
amount in value appropriated to him, he receiv-
ing lands to the value Of four hundred dollars,
instead Of two hundred dollars, by conforming in
all other respects to the provisions of the original
Homestead Act, but restricted in location to the
alternate sections of what are known as railroad
nnis
The liberal land grant to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, amounting to twenty alternate
sections on each side Of the road in the Terrific
ries, and ten in the States through which it runs
or an average of $4,000 acres per mile along the
entire length Of theroad, opens domain Of more
than forty millions Of acres, upon the line of this
great national thoroughlare, from which the sol
der may select Homestead as soon as the lands
are surveyed by the government and duly enter
cd in the Land Offices The " alternate section"
reserved in this grant upon which soldiers may
enter, are the euen numbers in each township.
with the exception Of numbers sixteen and thirty
six, which are reserved for school purposes The
general reader will easily understand this matter
from an inspection Of the following diagram,
which represents a township, numbered according
to the United States surveys, commencing at the
northeast corner
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-11-15

A gentleman employed a mason to do some
work for him, and among other things, to
"thin-whiten" the walls OF one Of his chambers.
This thin-whtening is almost colorless until
dried. The gentleman was much surprised on
the morning after the chamber was finished to
find on the drawers of his bureau standing in
the room, white fingers. Opening the drawer,
he found the same on the articles in it, and
also on pocket book. An examination reveal
ed the same marks on the contents of bag.
This proved clearly that the mason, with his
wet hands, had opened the drawer and search
ed the bag, which contained no money and
had then closed the drawer without once think
ing that any one would ever know it.
The acknowledging" which happened to be
on his hands, did not show at first, and he
probably had no idea that twelve hours dry
ing would reveal his wickedness. Children,
beware of evil thoughts and deeds they all
leave their .fnger-markS, which will one day be
revealed If you disobey your parents, or tell
u falsehood, or take what is not your own, you
make sad stains on your character. And so ii
is with all sin. 1t de6les the soul. 1t betrays
those who engage in it, by the marks it makes
on them. These marks may be almost, if not
quite, invisible at first. But even if they should
not be seen during any of your days on earth
(which is not at all likely,) yet there is day
coming in which every sin will be manifest.
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