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All Goods Delivered Free.

&C., NC, NC.
which am Selling at the loeest cash rates.
~ Special attention to Tie purchase Of
sF101n' for Family ase. l guarantee ecery
barrel sold. 80
HHr. J. s. GILLIAN. formerly J. S.
Gillian & Co, and recently with J. w TODD
Co, is with me, and will be pleas d to see all
his old friends and patrons.
Remember the pla TOR the cheapest Grocer
les, and call on ,.
Aug 14-6m U. A. RlCHAhDoON-
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SUDDEN DEATH WHILE SINGING
Miss Mary Louise Hurlburt, daughter of
Rev. Victor Nj. Hurlburt, of Hone Ridge,
N. Y, burst blood vessel in the brain
while singing ir the choir of the Reformed
Dutch Church, at that place, on Sunday
morning, and expired in short time after.
She was singing a duet, several of the
notes Of which were in a high key. She
sang them in voice unusually strong and
clear, and then sank back in her brothers
arms insensible, and was soon dead.
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call on
y. IL. s. Y. JEg. aSECKEE
before purchasing elsewhere as we are deter
mined to sell our goods as cheap, if not little
cheaper, than can be bought in the city. We
are now receiving large lot Of NEW and
STYLISH FURNITURE, purchased in the East
ern eli les for cash. and will sell for cash for less
than any other house in Stanton. Give us
call.
We keep always on hand large supply OF
Cane and Wood seat Chairs, Bureaus, Bedsteads,
Washstands, Tables, Lounges, Mattresses, and
Parlor and Chamber sets in We5aad Mahogany
and Oak manufactured in our shop Of dry ma
terial and by the best of workmen. Give us a
call. Guarantee work to suit and prices to tit.
Fisk's metallic cases and caskets always on
hand. Undertaking promptly attended to.
Wa Main ST., Staunton, one door above Lu-
theran Church. decl
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BECAUSE the merchant added, with a
touch Of parental sternness in his tone,
''you are resolved to carry it there ~
Clarence looked up in surprise.
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with handkerchief spread over his face, a
copper over each eye, and two empty walls
labelled ''laudanum" lying by his side.-
One was an ounce and one half-ounce
vial He was put in wagon and carried
to the guard-house, still alive, but in AL
insensible condition. DR.. Bailey was sent
for, and d stomach-pump not being at
hand, used the remedies usual in such
cases. Oxner was walked up and down
violently for about an hour, but he was too
far gone to recover, and at the end OF that
time breathed his last.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-02
CONSIDERATION OF TREES.
A Buddhist Ceremony.
(From the Christian Union.1


On, the morning of the 24th Of June,
1855, i was invited to witness the ST.
amese ceremony Of consecrating sacred
trees. I gladly accepted the invitation,>
although it was one of the hottest days,
OF the year. Passing the eastern front
Of the grand royal palace at Bangkok, I
followed q motley throng Of gaily
dressed men, women and children
through the arched and towering porce-
lain gateway leading to the temple,
where reposes, in gigantic state, the
wondrous sleeping idol of the last
Buddha. Imagine long building OF
immense size, with tapering roof, and
quaint Gothic. doors and windows,
thrown wide open to the foods Of yel-
low sunlight that streamed through.
them, and revealing a reclining figure.
$50 feet long and forty feet high, en-
tirely covered with plate Of gold, the
head adorned with a pagoda-shaped
fret work of gold, colored red, resting
on the right arm, the eyes half closed in
solemn contemplation, the soles
Of its monstrous feet covered with bas-
reliefs inlaid with mother r-of:pearl and
chased with exquisite effect in purest
gold, each separate design distinctly
representing one Of the many transmit
grations Of the Budha, whereby he at
tanned Nirvana; on the finger nails are
engraved his divine attributes, which
are ten in number. The temple itself,
in which the sleeping idol reposes, is
unquestionably one Of the most remark
able structures of. its class to be found
in Siam. s>s The lofty ectagonal figures,
the quaint Gothic doors and windows,
the tapering and gilded roofs arc carved
in an infinite variety of emblems, the
serpent. the lotus, the BhoG Tree, and
the palm, predominating. The adorn.
ment Of the exterior is only equaled in
its prfousio. by the pictorial and hero
I glyphic establishment within. The
ceiling is painted blue and curiously
overlaid with NEUROLOGICAL figures and
symbols, most conspicuous among these
are still the Bhodi Tree OF the tree Of
knowledge, and the serpent, coiling
round the mystic orb Of the Hindoos.
In the middle of the ceiling are painted
the seven conEtellations known to the
ancients, revolving round : central sun
painted yellow, and in the formSo Sof :
lotus called ~ the Siamesc Dokah-
thief, OF sunf1oWer, because It expands
its leaves TO the rising sun, and con-
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allcol llected S carried il long lines
tlhlds,ll oors al.1iindovaT 81
Ithe temple, "a placed in IN united and
Iclosel ely.twisted Knot il. the left palm a.
the sleeping figure Of tho Buddha.
s This was followed by : low, solemn
chant from the priests in concert, dur
ing which each one laid his outstretched
arms lightly on the my ticWeb. Jun.
spun: cotton that united the living,
breathing, thinking man to- the dumb,
mysterious life hidden away in the hard,
insensible heart Of the tree, and thence.
to the hand Of the great sleeping god IN
the temple, with whose birth, life and
death the Bhode tree was 50 intimately
associated. The entire crowd pros
trated themselves and q solemn silence
prevailed during the chant >of. prayer,
which cxtolled the praises Of the Budd:,
ha, enumerated the 25.600000 ''asong-
Alcs, or metempsychoses through
which he struggled to attain divine ON
niscience, and Of which he IS supposed to
remember every form he ever entered,
beholding with the clear eyes Of god
the endless diversities of transmigra-
tion through the vegetable, animal, hu-
man, and angelic worlds Throughout the
spaceless, timeless, numberless universe
of visible and invisible life. At length
this weird metaphysical rhapsody end
ed with an invocation to the Omniscient
One. s'that as he remembered not only
I'LL the men and animals, but even all
the plants through which he passed on
his way to Nirvana, SO all mankind be
made to feel and to acknowledge their
entire dependence on the vegetable and
animal world around them that, as
man is but part of the whole, in which
life is constantly changing to and from
the vegetable and animal world, so
may each one be taught the transfor-
nations which their souls must un-
dergo;in the spiritual world of merit
and demerit. And that, as all nature
is connected and bridged over with the
mystic web of life and death, so may
these, the priests, be found bound, to-
the invisible spirit of knowledge which
alone.reveals 70 the rejecting mind the
path Of virtue.sS'' ..,-.
At the conclusion Of this singular
chant, the priests suddenly but rather
deliberately wheeled round, and round
in the mystic circle which bound them,.
and every time they turned toward the
pond they scattered cakes. rice and
fruit into the water, at which was heard
a sudden rush, and several crocodiles;
appeared with open jaws. into which
the offerings mystcriouslyy disappeared.
Finally the mystic cords were dissolved
bthe boys, who fired them with their
GE}tsd torches, and the priests de-
parted, leaving numbers Of devout men
and women to pour out their hearts and
their simple gifts at the foot of the
monster sleeping god.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-02
HA0yEHE.
- :. ,IgssE -. - !
Sweet, sweet, sweet,
Ii the wind d'sssong,
Astir in ihe rinnled wheat

= = d 3 -
Sweet, sweet, sweet,
Ia the wind 'ssso1g,
Astir in ihe rippled wheat
All, dsy long
It hath the brooks wild gayety,
The sorrowful cry OF the sea.
Oh, hush aud hear!
Sweet, sweet, and dear,
Above the locust's whirr. e.
z And hum Of bee,
:. Rises that soft, pathetic harmony.
In the mesdow-grass
The innocent, white daisies blow ;
The dandelion plume doth pass
Vaguely to and fro
The unquiet spirit of flower
That hath too brief an hour.
Now doth little cloud, all white
Or golden bright,
Drift down the warm-blue sky;
And now on the horizon line,
Where dusky woodlands lie,
A sunny mist DOH shine,
Like to 8 veil before holy shrine,
Concealing,
Half revealing
Things divine.
Sweet, sweet, sweet,
Is the winds song,
Astir in the rippled wheat
All day long.
That exquisite musicAcalls
The reaper everywhere
Life and death must share,
The golden harvest tails.
So doth all end
Honored Philosophy,
Science and Art,
The bloom of the heart -
Maker, Consoler, Friend.
Make Thou the harvest Of our days
To fall within thy ways.
Nelly N. Hutchinson in Scribner's for
,ust.
The Grange advance., 1874-09-02
Saratoga Fun and Facts.
From the New York SUM-


Ex-Congressman Marvin, who is the
/ tsWarwick behind the throne in the
new United States Hotel, called on
carpenter yesterday, and said:
'Mr. Thompson, we have a nice bar
room, and we want handsome bar
made. Who can make the best one?'' :
swell, II d-d-don't 'zactly know
who could m-m-make a handsome b-bar-
maid, stammered Mr.. Thompson.
''No, no. l want a nice, handsome
bar made
'W-w-wel!, dang it, if you want {. Z
handsome barmaid, why don't you so,
over to T-T-Troy and get ones''
''No, no, no, man. II mean who,
made these see all around town g.
''Great guns, Marvin! H-h-how the:
d.d.devil do know who made all the.
b.b-barmaids around town! d.d.don't
know, and damfi care who did 90.
shrieked Mr.. Thompson.
THE SARATOGA BELLE OF 1874.
There she goes, the old belle-and;
thus we sum her up:
Nine gallons of inflated panier, l76;
yards of muslin in trailing underski
$48 worth of;wig, one twenty-inch far,
$36, worth of:dangling smeliing-bottles,
card cases, and straps; 1876 yards. Of
gros grain silk, some cotton, pearl pow
der;. $72t worth Of teeth on gutta
percha, six button gloves,mammoth um-
brella, copy of Edmond Yates's book
and all hanging on the arm of some-
thing intended to represent mana.
sort Of amateur gentleman.
WHATS IN A NAME!
Moses Colt Tyler registered his name
yesterday in Saratoga hotel, when. .,
Brooklyn man wrote under it:
Tllton Colt Beeeher too.
| 10 A New Yorker awes introduced; to a.
Cleveland gentlemen to-day, and not
hearing his name distinctly, remarked:
'>"I beg pardon, sin but didn't catch
| your name. .-..sz, 4 ~
sBht my name is very hard one to.
catch,.'' replied the gentleman: ssper-
haRs. it is the hardest name. you ever
hear;di'
Hardest nameI ever heard. I'll bet
| a bottle of wine that my namesis Hard
Ell, replied the New Yorker. Ia
All right. said the Cleveland man.
my name is S4ene -Amssa j.. Stone.
Stonegis hard enough, isn't it, to take
this bottle of wine q
Pretty hard name" exclaimed the
New Yorker, shut my aame is Hsrder
Norman b Harder and i bet nv
name was Harder.'' .t,s s5s, & 5
The joke cost Mr.. Stone just $27 81.
The Rev, Mr. ..Scat ttergood IS regis
tered at Dr. Strong's> he is 3 first.
class man to SOW the seeds &C truth. I;
Deacon Gaudam. eff the First Pres
lbyterian Church Il Lock Haven is So
lournlins n Vandan street. The Lock
IHayen atblics1s says, ssWhen the
minister wants the collection taken u
i he sften8 remarks, Deacon, GaudAi
you, please pass the eSplate. - ~
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l0Ety - II - your Ano = pf4I1e3
that's to be taken away AsWell as ours : :.
That Michael O RS saerty might have
said that night in the ttStaF Of Life
saloon was never uttered. For. before
he had cleared his throat and his brain,
! ne;ghbor Of his came hurriedly into
the room, and noting the figure of the
newly -dedged orator, stepped to his
side ard whispered hurriedly in his ear.
Even the nearest man to the speaker
did not catch the mysterious secret,
and the entire body was. left in the.
dark when Michael and the newcomer
hurried off without making any expla-
nation. s~,s ..s>1rsss-g- ill.,.
Michael left the gathering Of the dis
affected workmen go home. Arriving
there he found the house astir and a
light burning in every room. Two or
three neighbor women had gathered in
the kitchen and were talking in low
tones over stew that simmered on the
fire. The children had apparently
been banished into the upper story,
and the air of the tsliving'' room was
pervaded by subtle but suggestive
odor that was mingling of camphor, cat
nip and red flannel. ..
Mrs. O'Raderty had taken in a
lodger. -.
It might have been the cool October
air that swept from his heated brain the
last cobweb of the murky saloon atmos-
phere; it might have been the silent
but irresistible appeal made by the
mother and her helpless child TO-, his
ragged heart, but whatever the infu-
cree, Michael had changed his resolve
about the strike. AS he looked at the
new claimant, whose rights were be-
yond argument, and whose title to love
and shelter and protection none could
gainsay, he realized in his own vague,
untutored way that there were better
means Of meeting trouble than run
ming from it, and that in spite Of his
luck his conscience called him to stand
firm to his sense of right, and to show
himself to be indeed a man.
Perhaps it was not too late yet to do
something to keep the men from going
too far in their hopeless opposition to
what could not be prevented He was
too late when he reached the saloon
again, to stop the plans for the strike,
but he was not too late to give utter
ance in his own words to the new inspi-
ration that had come to- him as he bent
over the helpless lodger that stretched
out appealing hands to his love and
care. ..'-'.
The strike came and went. Hun
dreds of men laid down their tools only
to see them eagerly grasped by others
to whom the ninety per cent. repre-
sented hundred, but somehow the
Company heard of Michael's effort to
preserve harmony and good feeling, and
a vacancy occurred in the post of sta
tion agent at Fitchburg, which soon
after followed so speedily by a vacancy
in Michael's place in Section No. 4, that
the lucky fellow was at a loss to under
stand how it all happened. It is Won
derful how new duties and responsible.
tiles developed the good that was in
him, and how rapidly he rose under
the better fortunes Of his new position
to be the cheery, genial-hearted man
whose name was synonym for all that
was faithful and upright in places of
trust. "@
But to this day Michael dates the
change in his Luck to the night when
Mrs. O'Raferty took in a lodger.
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ulS uAcLy per Ccut. WOulQ supply all
his wants. But when the reduction
came into the wages of five hundred
dollars per year, it meant, not reduc.
ton of the usual expenditures for wine
and cigars, but a withholding of the &C.
tual necessities Of life, saving, where
economy was already the highest virtue
in the calendar ,es When mans needs
and income are SO nicely balanced, il
takes but little to disturb the equipoise.
It was the removal Of the tenth that
lightened the latter side of the scale,
and the needs pressed down heavily.
And this is the way that the men o1
the railroad first began to talk among
themselves about a strike.
There must have been nearly thirty
of the men that assembled at the
''Staff of Life'' saloon on an evening
not long after The reduction. They
were all railroad men and the cast 81
their faces showed that they meant to
indulge in no pleasantries. The com.
pany had attacked them, and they were
preparing to resent it by the only
means in their power. There were 1
few among the workmen who hesitated,
as they thought of the possible result
of the contest, but they were FAST Civ.
ing away to the influence of the major.
ity. There were besides, two or three
of the men Who had expressed na
opinion.
..Tell US what you think, Moike,' Z
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PRICE LIST!

L 46lSH A1SA
Beautiful Suitings at zoe worth soc.
Alligator Belts from 25c to $l.00.
Heavy Marseilles Quilts from $500 to $500.
Beautiful Ginghams at l5c per yard
large assortment Of Hamburg Edge, 10 to soc.
Parasols from soc to $500
Kid Gloves from 75c to $3.50
Shoe strings 5-4 long, locper dozen.
IA Buttons for l0c.
Hair Plaits at 25, 40, and SOC.
Real Hair Goods, the largest assortment in the
State, GOOD and CHEAP.
1t will do your eyes good to see our
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NOAH WALKER & CO..
THE CELEBRATED CLOTHIERS OF

NOAH WALKER Il CO.,
THE CELEBRATED CLOTHIERS OF
BALTIMORE, ND,
Announce the introduction of a plan of ordering
CLOTHING & UNDERW EAR, BY LETTER,
to which they call your especial attention.
They will send on application their improved
and accurate rules for
SELENEASUREMENT,
and full line of samples from their immense
stock of CLOTHS, CA6SIMERES, COATiNGS,
SHlRTlNGS &C. &C., thus enabling parties in
any part of the country to order their Clothing
and Shirts direct from them, with the certainty
of receiving garments OF
The Very --latest Style
Aad Most Peefect Fit Attaimable
Goods ordered will be sent by Express to any
part of the country.
AS is well known throughout the Southern
States, they have for Forty-three Years EX-
CELLED in all departments Of their business,
which is q substantial guarantee as to the char
acter of the Goods they will send out.
large and well assorted stock ofsREADY-
MADE CLOTHING always on hand, together
with full line of
FURNISHING GOODS,
including all the latest Novelties in design, and
AT POPULAR PRICES.
When Goods are sent per Express G. 0. D.,
there will be no collection charge on amounts
of $40 and over
| Rules for Selt-Measurement, Samples of Goods
and Price List sent FREE on application.
| The attention Of the ,rade is invited to our
WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT, which is al
ways kept up to the highest standard.
NOAH WALKER C. CO.,
| Manufacturers and Dealers in Men 8 and Boys
Clothing aid Furnishing Goods, either ready
made or made to order.
1875 and 1871 Baltimore Street.
| E2mar9y BALTlM ORE, ND.
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SASH RIBBONS.

Ladies' Hose from l5c to ST. 90 pair.
Handkerchiefs from &c 10 ST. .25apiece.
Gents Hose from &c to 81 90 pair.
A fine assortment of Corsets at all prices.
900 pieces of assorted ribbon at all prices.
Black Lace, all qualities, at all prices,
Black Alpscas from 25 to $l25, worth more
money.
Very heavy Table Linen from soc to S2oo,
bargain.
One yard long Linen Towels at S2.75 per
dozen.
Beautiful large Napkins at 81 90 per dozen.
We have large assortment ofBleached Cottons,
and will sell them as cheap as MERCH ANTS
IN THE LARGER CITIES.
Great Bargains an WHITE GooDs.
Piques Organdies, Nainsook Cambria and
Lawns, all from zoe to LOO per yard.
5-4 Table Oll-cloths at Toe worth $l.5o.
Ladies' Hats and Bonnets, the most complete as
sortment in this State from 25c to $4,000
Chidrens and Misses Hose from 10 to 60a
pair.
Misses and Childrens Gloves at all prices.
Lace Caps and Bonnets for children.
WindsorScarfs from 25c to ST. 90, something new.
Ladies white Under Skirts at soc worth ST. 90
Chemise's at 75c worth 81 rs.
New style, trimmed, Ladies Hats at 75c worth
$1.50.
White Aprons at SOC worth 81 90.
Ladies Underware in full sets at all prices.
Nice black Lace Wells only C worth 81 90.
Best quality 4-4 black Grape at $l50 worth
So 90.
Artificial Flowers from 1oc spray and up
wards,
Bonnet Silk, all colo1s, wide, at $l.oo.
Baby's Lace Caps at 81 90 worth So 90.
Combs, Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes, Nail and
Flesh Brushes good assortment
Lilly white and Carmine, good quality and
cheap.
Space will not permit further enumeration
of Goods, but we are prepared to meet the wants
Of our customers this season, and guarantee
thai our prices are the Lowest in the State OF
Virginia, that is goods of the same quality.
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T.A.BLEDsoE, Agent, Stanton vs..

T "A .BLEDSVE, agent ,SJEuNIOn, WI.
Thiscompany, wellmanaged an sl ccessfulfor
period ofthirty -four years, offers INDEMNITY
AGAINST LOSS BY FIREo on acknowledging
as other good companies.
Itscapitaland income promote .asfaras practi-
able, theindustry of our State.
WI C0WARDIN ,Presiden'a
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Raitin,ore ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ID SINCLAIR & CO.,
IA. No. so LIGHT STREET.


ID SINCLAIR & CO.,
IA No. SO LIGHT STREET.
BALTIMORE, MD.
Manufacturers ofAgriculturalImplem and
Machinery. Growers and importers OF Garden
and Field Seeds, offer to Farmers and Mer-
chants the following named valuable Labor saw
ing Machinery and Implements Tor the coming
season, viz: s'NEw YORKER SeifRake reaper ana
'NEw YORKER Self Rake Reaper ana mower Com
bined This Machine took the Gold mccall At the
great Field trial at Auburn, New York, IN July
1866 as the best self Rake Reaper on the ground,
also the celebrated MONITOR MOWER. TINS IS
two wheeled Machine, with Flexible cutting par,
the best in use The BUCKEYE and GASES R1d!ng
Sulky Cultivators Maryland Self Discharglng
Hay and Grain Rake on wheels, the best IN the
Country. Sinclair improved Corn Planter and
Seed Drill Rices Premium Cotton Planter
Sinclair & Co.'s patent Screw Propeller Hay,
Straw and Fodder Cutter. Patent Mastlcators
for cutting Corn Stalks, Sugar Cane, Hay and
Straw Readings patent horse Power Corn
Shelters and Cleaners. Hand and Power Corn
Shelters, all sizes and patterns. Threshers anrd
Seperators, Horse Powers, Wheat Fans, Grain
| Cradles, Revolving Hay Rakes and Cleaners,
Plows, Harrows and Cultivators, Machinery and
| Plow Castings &c, &C.
| Also on hand for Spring sales fresh and genu-
| inc Garden Seeds, of our own Raising and I'M
| ported from the best houses in Europe
All goods sold by US warranted to give Salts
| faction and such as represented.
| Forparticulass &C., send for our Pretoria Cat
alogue. 72mar23y
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Poetry.
THE OLD CANOE.

Where the rocks are gray and the shore is steep,
And the waters below look dark and deep,
Where the rugged pine, in its lonely pride,
Leans gloomily over the murky tide
Where the reeds and rushes are long and rank
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day through,
There lies at it's moorings the old canoe.
The useless paddles are idly dropped,
Like sea-bird's wings that the storm has Topped,
And crossed on the railing, one DER one,
Like the folded hands when the work is done;
While busily back and forth between
The spider stretches his svery SCREEN
And the solemn owl, with his dull ''toO-hoo,"
Settles down on the side of the old canoe.
The stern half sunk in the Shiny wave,
Rots slowly away in its living grave,
And the green moss creeps DER its dull decay,
Hiding its Wondering dust away,
Like the hand that plants DER the tomb flower,
Or the ivy that NANTES the falling tower:
While many blossom of loveliest hue
Springing up DER the stern of the old canoe.
The currentless waters are dead and still
And lazily in and out again
1t floats the lengths of the rusty chain,
Like the weary march OF the hands of time,
That meet and part at the noontide chime,
And the shore is kissed at each turning anew,
By the dripping bow of the old canoe.
Oh, many time, with careless hand
have pushed it away from the pebby strand
And padded it down where the stream runs quick,
Where the whirls are wild and the eddes are thick.
And laughed asI leaned DER the rocking side
And looked below in the broken tide,
To see that the faces and boats were two,
That were mirrored back from the old canoe.
But now, as lean DER the crumbling side,
And look below in the sluggish tide,
Theface that I see there is graver grown.
And the laugh that hear has soberer tone,
And the hands that lent to the light skiff wings
Have grown familiar with sterner things
But love to think of the hours that sped
As Irocked where the wlirs their white spray shed,
Ere the blossom waved, or the green grass grew,
Der the Wondering stern of the old canoe.