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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-04

The municipal election in Austin,
on Monday last, resulted in the
choice of the citizens ticket, with
Mr.. Eagau for Mayor, by a large ma
%ioritv.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-04

The official count shows that the
majority for Governor Jewell in
Connecticut is only 2S.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-04
p BLIC LEGTE II e !
F.rS. l.. i. l.. adams,

'i'HE ORIENTAL LEG URER. WILL, By
! Particular request. deliver a Lecture on
May 1th. at the VI. f.. Church
sub eCt Meu'- fiCEt<. and W1man's
Ei-hr: OF How To Wiz a Husband OF Wifi. ami
h W o keep one
81 i-~ton Fl V Cents. Doors open at -.3N;
Lecture to Commence At 5 O'Clock p. m. myJ-td
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-04

The President has signed the bill
repeating duties on tea and coffee
after the Isl of July.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-04
UNITED STATES TAXES.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN 1HAT THE
~ Annual Tax List for the Collection District
of the State Of Nevada, embracing assessments of
incomes Tor the year 1871. SPECIAL taxes for the
fiscal year, ending April 3Oth. 1873. has been re-
tut ned To me for collection. and all pc. sons residing
in the First Division of said District. isins
the Counties ST Orrnsby. I'nu.I-s and Esmeralda,
liable /" pay such taxes, are hereby notified that
the same have become due and PAYABLE, and will
be received by M at my Office in the trmsby
House, III Carson City, until and including the
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-04

The following was also received
from San Francisco:
Political Stock Booming-Large
sums .ot1e ed that Greeley is the next
President"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-04

A. L. Stewards fortune is esti-
mated at between fifty and sixty mil
lions.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-04

The general impression in New
York is that the Stokes case VIII be
tried on its merits at an early day.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-04
ELECTION NOTICE..

NOTICE Is HEREFT GIVEN, THiT A
N Election will be ,-ld ca The
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20
In Relation to Post Offices.

\ Washington correspondent of the
Springfield Republican under date OF
Dec Ii, writes aS follows:
The postmaSter-gcncra to-day. in
conversation with Mr.. Hoar of MaSsa-
chusetts, declared the policy of the adj
miniStratiom in regard to post offices
not filled 10y presidential appointments
to he the following: The civil service
rules applicable to them are not fully
matured, but their spirit will he oh
served as far as possible appointments
and removals will not hereafter he made
in these cases merely on the rccommcn-
dation of members of Congress per
SONS will not he removed solely for op-
position to the administration in the
late campaign, unless such opposition
WAS accompanied with special and
marked bitterness where Il change is
required for REASONS of IL local chaI;ic-
ter. or for the want of capacity of th">,
now holding the positions, the c;ISc will
he investigated 10y an officer of the
post-otiicc department.
The foregoing arrangement of the
post -oilicc department will he Il relief
to members of Congress. who are :" of
ten solicited to aid III changing local
officials. when neither the public good
or the people interested. required
changes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

THADDETS STEVENS MONUMENT. -
MANY of our readers feel an interest in
the memory of the late Thaddcus
stevens. "A native of Caledonia county.
The people generally of the city where
he resided inferred their dead in il new
and somewhat elegant cemetery. and
Mr.. Stevens had, we think, purchased
IL lot therein. AScertaining that IL rule
of this cemetery association prohibited
the intcrmcnt of the remains of cOlored
persons within its limits, and failing to
procure il change of the rule, he pro-
vidcd in his will, that his body should
he laid at rest i'll less pretentiouS To-
cation where there was no distinction
made as to color or condition. In this
place IA monument to his memory has
just been completed. On one panel of
it is the following Inscriptions char
acteristic of the man-tO wit:
Il repose i'll this quiet and secluded
spot not from any preference for soil
tudc; but finding other cemeteries
limited as to race by charter rules, |
have chosen this that | might illustrate
in my death the principles which | aid
vocated through ii long Equality of
man before his Creator"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

l~t clown. "Iiut i this Law =
I'd clown. ''Ny. marry. i~'t."-Sbaksp.
Rctrcmchmrut is Il good thing. If
not. then there i little wisdom in Il
Vermont Legislature. And where on
earth will N"u find wisdom. if not in he
men whom we select To do ON law
making I've just been looking over
the precious batch of public acts which
Nuu laid before lis this morning. and
find that the poor people is relieved
with Il vengeance from that incubus
of Il Standing Army under which we
have %r"anCd 81 long. Hereafter. SAN :
the law. We are to have zone regiment
consisting of twelve companies. To con
>i>t of ttlN-omc officers and men.
That's Reform worth the name, Only
fifty -onc men IN the regiment all told
50 >ltl! the Statute. SccfioH /. To han
die this Grand Army. besides the rcgi-
mental officers. We have five Brigadirl
Generals. .Src. :. Them See %. we
have ~ parade of each regiment at
such place and time a> the command
inc officer of the brigade what brig
AIDE shall direct" while the Com
mandcr-in-chicf may ''"r'lcr additional
parndc> by brigoic az djrisjon. as he may
deem ad,i>ahlr.'
Well. we'll. What big fellows these
titty-nmr military men must he, The
brigadicr> OF Scc. : should surely be ap-
pointed from their ranks. According tn
my figuring. after the appointment OF
the field and staff officers. there will he
three. t""rthS Of" man (" each company
if they are equally appnrtioncd. This
equal division mm>t be rather unplras-
ant to the men: but il i obviously tn,
only fair course to pursue. But when
they come t" take THEN places for :;
''diviSi"m parade. good heavens. how
they will have to spread themselves
| The brigadicr> will h, in their element
then. a> they. too. will each have many
parts to play But wont it hurt them
some, expansive aS they are Did oul
| aw-makcrS think OF that Wouldn't
Mr.. Bergh have il perfect right to break
up one of these brigade drills ?-and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

A CONSU MMATIoN TO BE DESIRED
The people of Vermont, as well as 9TH
crs, cannot afford to allow one great
project of internal improvement to re-
main i'll ii state of incompletion much
longer. Though it has not been COM
menccd, 10y the beginning of work, it is
50 far settled conviction in the public
mind that it must he done, ii may prop
erly he said that the resolve to do it is
equivalent To a beginning. 1t is appar-
cnt to all that a ship canal from the
outlet of Lake Champaign to the st.
Lawrence river would constitute Il
gigantic work of internal Improvement,
and one of untold benefit to the people
of Vermont The last item of news in
regard to this enterprise comes to lis
from Massachusetts. \ correspondent
of the Greenfield Courier writes as fol
lows:
Il met gentleman of great wealth a
day OF two ago, Il citizen of Vermont.
who formally announces that he will be
one OF ten to construct the Caughnawa-
"a canal The feeling in Vermont is
that this great work cannot he long de-
laycd once built it will pour upon the
railroads leading from Lake ChamplaiI
to the ocean an untold amount OF
freight. Especially must this he true OF
the short lines, the Portland Il Ogdens-
burg i'll particular, which is not only
the shortest but will have at each emo
: the most ample facilities for handling
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

Iy \ ease in court last weck-Ro-
dolphIs Walker vs.. ID. p. Hall-occu-
pied considerable time in the trial, hnt
the jury failed to agree, and were dis
it is whispered outside. Il to Il, but at
last > for plaintiff and for defendant.
The jury were in court once or twice.
and the Judge gave them to understand
that the ease had been thoroughly and
fairly tried. and as spectators interpre-
ted his remarks. there existed no inSur-
mountahle obstacle to an agreement.
1t is IL misfortune for parties to get in
to court. hut parties often do get there.
Therefore courts are established, and
provision made for other men to settle
their di>agrcemcntS. and the greatest
favor the twelve referees can do to both
the parties at variance, is to get them
out of court the earliest day possible.
The parties cannot agree To settle. and
if twelve candid and diSpaSsionate men
cannot do il for them, who will Fail
ing TO do it, the very purpose for which
our syStem of trial 10y jury WAS cstah-
ishcd. is thwarted. With twelve men
as triers OF causes. it is not expected en-
act Justice can he secured as each one
sees it, vet jurors, if they approach the
work assigned them, III Il conciliat"ry
spirit. may often lift contemdimg parties
out of IL difficulty, and thereby merit
and receive the thanks even of the de
feated party
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

\ LITTLE TOO FAST. The Stanstead
,JOn,maI of the l2th, asserts that the =.
\ q. railroad. during the last twelve
months, has killed three or four brake
men between Hardwick and st. Johns
bury. This is regarded here as rather
{; big story.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

CHRIsTMAS.-NeXtW Wednesday will he
Advent Dav-the accredited anniver-
sary of the Fathers greatest gift to His
children 1t should be glad day to
all day of glowing warmth in every
heart of outguShings of tenderest af-
fections: a day of open-handednesS of
bcstowmentS of little gifts in family cir
Giles and among friends, and of generous
ones to the less favored of Our common
motherhood. Those whose hands are
filled with plenty, will find. if they seek,
widows with hut a handful of meal IN
the barrel, mothers and children scan
tily fed. and too thinly clad for these
December days. Whoever fails to
gladden. such hearts. will loose heart
felt reward within reach, and dish"nor
human nature. If we will let into our
hearts the spirit of Him whose advent
the wise men sought. there will he done
next Thursday, many kindly and gen
cromS deeds. and the authors and givers
will be made no less glad than the re-
cipientS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

- Contributions to the amount OF
S:N6, 69I 81. have thus far been made
for the relief of sufferers 10y the Boston
fire. 1t is stated that SlWO.Nm more
will hc needed during the winter. The
people of Boston and vicinity, propose
to raise this additional sum.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20


could theH 'lr'-hliiI'lai hiil' IL ne nlu
lneSe ne ih"llehto'iS queS'innS. Our
Junilation al re'TeIchiiien' ""''iu chahSe
10 horrible forehedlhSS I'D case one OF
tneSe great parautS Sio,'id ne or'eIed.
h"tspur coliid diNloe HIMSELF anu -"
go 10 nutlets; YET even 'llen. mere r,
were Only Two Oh MIN n"' I" n r"",'
"Iiole regiment Ill NV iSiol "iiii' "'
would have died first
>. h'lt possibly the quihte'te Oh prl%a.
dlerS may eXc"Gilte ne" system vi
''''i'S' "liirn VIII "pN ii'c an '''I, nv"
seems so irlSiiil'l 10 al'lcIrt'e. ii h"''
we Siliii nave 10 resort 10 'he
tollll. lhey can READ an anSoili'e
shall on OF the statute-pook. why
can theH not save nine men t-ariiiS
from peilS niSec'ed ana pisecied aS"'i'
"il'il ieu'''ed 10 sausage meat
l.
a LAW THAT Is NOT LAW ne Leg
lSlatlre OF erlnoht' III It's last session.
passed il law winch was approved ny
thc Governor; !h'i' iii prosecutions i"r
selling, furnishing OF giving AVA! III
toNlcatIng liquors, under the provisions
OF chapter nlhetN-four OF the General
statutes, no person, "ther IMAM the re-
sp"hdeit' small DC excused from 'eS'i-
lying Tor the reason tlli'i ms ie c,. nor
may ttla I'D rliillil,''e hii',S'i' nis
seems to us to he more IDLE, superilu"uS
and IneNpedlent to re-enact principle
OF the common law, ana the Judlrlal de-
'lSi".lS vi u''i ''''i'I' '''in ',, "a y"
S'fr 'll"uSi' 1t J." ne i"' .",,SieSs ="
'il.I' . '''t i,m vi ""'' ~, .;r , r'
tL',. and ,,,,,.;J, i, I.,.',rJ s.,,inn
that ...urb t,,timnuv az pivcu nv any
surh ncrsou sL,iI there,ftrrvard be-
us.J IN ,ny c,url m ,nv nrnsrcutinu of
such person. tnI the same otiem>cS in
regard to which said testimony was
riyeu." Herc is where the Legislature
fail To make themselves understood. or
! try to enact into IL law what cannot be
made law. What they intended, 1t Is
difficult t" understand, unless they pro
posed t" make the minutes of the testi-
lm"nN OF ii witness competent evidence
III i'I'''l' 'lI'iio "I the slime ItSl"'i'",i''
i"r 'Ilr same o''ti,>c>' OH 'Pp''l' "le'l
ne witness lliil1r'Ii cannon ne Pe's"l''i-
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,.,'Iii, H., ,l, .t., If
wa, ~ ''',''"''' u" "'
m.u Il'N U,,j ;'''''''''''H ''''''''''''
20 No man can avoid his own com
paIry, So he had better make il rs good
rs poSsihlc.
r.-,., ,,;,.... .;.L 81 ,,I;,.f nn..
less death frnu s,uoiI-nnx last week
II against - for the previous week.
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l-'l NM ""a''" lla>h rejoice a
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20
Insane Asylums.

Much was said before the meeting of
our Legislature. and during the session.
of the treatment of patients at the Brat
tlehoro asylum. mostly, if not entirely,
reports of persons who had been treat
ed there for insanity. If true. the man
ayers should have been the patients,
and received the treatment the patients
asserted they were compelled to re
ceive. The investigation, we apprc-
bend, suggested that while the accomma-
dations 1T the asylum We're not so good
H. they should he, the reports of severe
treatment of the patients had good
deal of craZincSs about them. And
mcnt, 10y Il recent patient of the asylum
at Concord. y. H., an institution I'M
der the careful management of DIR. }.
| Z. Bancroft, formerly of this town.
Complaints of Insane AsylumS, i'll some
cases may he we'll founded. but they
ordinarily come from patients persons
! o1 dlSofdertu lnttlltctS, anu leNtTlsi
imaginations- are to he received
with large discount. These complaints
seem to he periodical, or epidemic
Last fall a great deal was said i'll the
New York papers of an asylum i'll that
city or vicinity. a sensation was the
result. The reports spread over the
country, and seem to have walked W
all the crazy people who may have beer
treated in an asylum. After New York
came Vermont, and the New lIamp
shire asylum is now having its turn.
We hardly know which is the mos
deserving of compassion. the superin
tcndent of an insane asylum. or the
crazy patients of such an institution.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20
It. bloomsbury. VT. Friday. Dec. 20. 1872.

IT. John>bury. VT, Friday. Dec. 20. 1872.
- Hon. Luther Adams. of the Yer
mont State Senate. of Windsor county.
is dangerously i'll, of pneumonia. at his
residence i'll Chester. Mr.. ADAMS Is Il
lawyer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

goods. and at Portland the best harhor,
three lines of trans-ocean steamships.
steamers to the maritime provinces and
all points coastwise. and railroads lead
ing everywhere
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

Losses BY FIRE.-An estimate, care
fully made. make the losses by fire, il
the United States, during the last tive
years leaving out the Chicago and
Boston large contiagrations- at 80
OOO. 900. This destruction of property
is from IL variety of causes, one ot
which, is lack of care in the construc-
ton of buildings, the deposit of ashes
about buildings. and failure of Il fire.
quent inspection of the same with spec
ial reference of preventing fires. The
use of kerosene, is another fruitful
cause of fires The Marshal of the city
of New York estimates that, for the
past year, l. per cent. of the fires Ill
the city were caused by it. More than
half OF the kerosene used is deemed to
he unsafe, containing ii large adnIix-
ture of gasoline explosive in its ma
ture.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20
Fire at Burlington.
BURNING OF BURLINGTON MANIFACTI L.
ING COS. FLAMING MILL. Also MAT
TIIEW> AND DANI>'> EOX FACTORY.

BURNING OF BURLINGTON MANUFACTI IL
ING COS. FLAMING MILL. Also MAT
TIIEw> AND pANI>'> HoX FACTORY.
Since the burning of the Lake House,
about three Years ago. no contla"l;ItInn
has occurred in our city. equal to that
which. ut an early hour Tuesday morn
ing, destroyed the newly erected plan
ing mill of the Burlington Manufacture
ing Co. The lower story WAS occupied
by Shepard. Davis \ Co., for planning
purposes, and the upper 10y Matthews
X Davis. for the Manufacture at boxes.
cloth boards. etc. This building is sit
uated just south of the paper mill of the
Burlington Paper Company. III the
ward of the Burlington Manufacturing"
Company. while the old rolling mill
building to the north. Is used as Il mar
bic mill and is where the steam power
employed in the three buildings. nrigi-
mates. y shaft runs from the marble
mill through the paper mill t" the plan
ing mill. and there is but little question
that the fire was accustomed 10y the
friction pully connecting the planning
mill with the main shaft. which was
running all night.
The fire WAS first discovered in tine
northwest corner of the building about
4.4J a. m. 10y Mr.. Belmore. Il night
Waterman. who was on duty Oh the
premises. and had been in the neigh
borhood not over five minutes before
the fire broke out.
As soon as the several fire engines
and hose companies had taken position
Ia. ,r,,tt,l fhnir ..tf, all
turned to saving the paper mill. the
lumber shed on the west side of the
ward. and kilhurn \ Gates chair tact"-
~ and lumber yard. This was done Ia
stop the spread of the fire south. The
tiremen hattlcd mantully. every man at
his post. At one time several streams
from hydrants were playing upon the
roof of kilhurn \ Gates factory. The
fire WIS got under control about 40 a
M. though the Boxers and Ethan Al
lens remained on duty through the fore
noon eXtnguiShing the few flames and
cinders, which burst out at intervals.
The building with its sheds. was :;
two story wooden structure about liz
| feet 10y 100, and owned by the Burling-
ton Manufacturing Company, i'll which
Lawrence Barnes is the heaviest stock
holder. Its loss is estimated at 80.
600. Shepard, Davis X Co.'S loss is rs
timated at Sl:1.OOO, and that of Mat
thews X Davis SS.50O. The only in
SIIrance is that of Matthews & Davi,
which is 5000. Among valuahl,
property destroyed, was large quaint
ty of lumber piled up in the vicinity 4"
the burned building. as well as thre,
ears loaded with dressed lumber. he
longing to Shepard, Davis X Co.
We learn since writing the above
that Rolfc, Tyler \ CO., lost three ear,
of lumber. i'll process of being dressed
which is valued ut 100. The thrc,
ears belonging to the Vermont Contra
railroad destroyed, were valued at II 6,
600, covered 10y insurance.
The building occupied 10y the Bur
lington Paper Company had Il marrow
escape. hut happily all the damage
done. was the shivcring of glass in tn,
window panes, and "ther-like trivia
losses,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20
GEO. II. HASTINGS,
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Successor to F. Il. GAGE

Having thoroughly refitted and renovated tn"
Gallery is prepared to finish in the best st
Life Size Cabinet. and Card Photographs Pore"
lain, Ferreotypes, StereOscopic Views etc hnr
collection of Oil Chromos. after Hart, thampn"y
Ream. Searle Queen. Wingurrdt, and Griggs. \
good collection of Kilburns New England and
California Scenery. Wellers Stcrr"scoPic Treas
Views of the ruins of the late fire in Boston
also about st Juhnshury and vicinity by +. Il.
Gage. Paper Weights StcrrOscopcs, Frames,
Autographs, Picture Cord and Knobs View Hold
ers. etc
- The negatives made by Mr.. Gage are pre-
served and prints can be- furnished al any time
GEO. II. HASTINGS.
47-4s Main Street, st. Jnhnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

STATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DISTRICT -
~ In Probate Court held at the Pruhatr Otlic, IN
st. Jnhnsbury within and for said District. tn,
18th day of December, A. D., ls72.
An instrument purporting Ia be- the last viii and
Testament of Denisnn =. Wheeler. lat. of -
JohnsbuTy, in said district. drccased. being pre-,
scented Ia Court by Martha Wheeler. the cNcCutTiN
therein named for Probate.
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons con
cerned therein be notified Ia appear at session ui
said Court be held at the Irubatc Office i'll 81
Johnsbury the 9th day of January, \. H.,
1873, and show cause. if any they may have, against
the Probate of said Will for which purpose it l.
further ordered that "a copy of the record of this
order he published three weeks sIccrssivcly in tn,
Cal-donian printed at st. .Iohnsbury previous l..
said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court, Attest
ASA. l.. FRENCH, Judge of Probate
A true copy of Record Attest
47-49 ASA l.. FRENCH Judge OF Probate
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

IL We were mistaken in say ing that
both OF Mr. Grcclcy's daughters were
over 20 years of age. One is i'll her
teens. The dispute about Mr.. Greeley :
will has not been settled, but the indi-
cations are that the last will he pro-
batcd. The auction sale of Mr.. Cree
lcv's personal property on his farm,
realized but about $1,000. This had
cost him $1,000. The farm was not
sold the daughters propose t" keep 1t.
for the present, for summer residence
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

A Boston letter gives some interest
ing and probably reliable statements
concerning the Boston fire, the most
important of which are the following ::
552 estates were destroyed, which were
occupied by 99l persons. firms and cor
porations the last appraised valuation
of the property burned S75.WO.00
about onc-tenth the whole valuation of
the city-and the salvage. insurance,
etc., amount to about :}O,WW.UOO. The
loss of insurance stock falls very
heavily on il large class of people. but
mostly on persons who are able to bear
the misfortune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-20

~ Rev. y. W. I. Root, rector of ST.
Paris church. Portland, died last Sat
urday of small pox. The disease is rx-
tending into Maine. and indeed, into all
the New England states. The Boston
papers have concluded not to report the
progress it is making in that city, but
it is known that there are hun
dreds of cases there. \ board of
health. with special reference to check
ing the disease. has been established.
No preventive. better than vaccination.
!Ias vet been found. and that should he
rc>nrtcd to. and without delay. 10y peo-
pie i'm the country. We may he eX-
posed where we little expect to come i'll
contact with it. Mr.. Carr. who died
Monday. at Waterford, was III a law
ycr'S office in this village, and sick, the
last time he was in town. but the law
Yer, fortunately. once had the disease,
and of course escaped the contagion.