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A GOOD MOTHER
The Three Sieves.

"Oh, mamma cried little Bella, Nv,
heard snch a story about Edith Howard
didn't think she would be naughty
One
My dear" interrupted Mrs Phillips
"hefore you continue, we will see il youl
story will pass the three sieves.'
"What does that mean, mamma 2 in.
quirei Bella.
81 will explain it. In the first place
is true
81 suppose so; got it from Mrs
White, and she is great friend OF
Edith's."
And does she show her friendship
by telling tales of her? In the next
place, though you can prove it true-k
IL Kind :"
~ did not mean to be unkind, nam
ma but am afraid it was. | should rot
like Edith 10 have spokea of me as | did
of her."
"And-E Il necessary p
"No. of course not, mamma there
was no need for me to mention it at all -
"Then put bride on your tongue,
dear. Ii We cannot speak well of our
fellow. creatures, do not let us speak of
them at all"
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SERpLEss WATERMEnoNs The card
eaers Moah'y says: William Shaw
son. the champion watermelon grower,
Of Luther Country, California, raises
seedless watermelons, aud this is the way
he does it: When the vine begins to bear
he lets the 1rst water melon on each
b CT grow undisturbel, but covers the
branch up with dirt from tha first mellon
to the second one, or within about six
inches of the end OF the branch aud the
watermelon that grows near the end of
the vine will be seodless ohe, the one
nearest the body Of the vine having kept
all the seeds.
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TS' The French workman, who wrote
to the French Arch Bishop, offering to
kill Bismarck for $4,000 was arrested
10y the French Government on the eve
of his departure for Germany.
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GF- Bismarck wants an extraditiop
treaty with this country to replace all
similar treaties now existing between the
United States and the various German
Governments.
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Sarah Grove Grange, No. 81.

JoHN :. MATLOCk, Master,
\. Gooding, overseer,
j. ). Daniel. Lecturer,
James Whitehead, Steward.
j. W. Mailock. Assistant steward,
Daniel Johns, Chaplin,
:. T.. Winfrev, Treasurer,
J. r. Cooling Secretary.
Sterling Matlock. Gate Keeper,
Mrs. ). Whitehead Ceres,
Mrs. G. NJ. Daniel, Pomona,
Ms. NJ T.. Cooling, Flora,
Mrs. NJ. Winfrcy, Lady Assistant Steward
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Oliver Springs Grange, No. 3f7.

J. :. BoATRIGnT, Master,
William Burgess, Overseer,
+. a. Boatright, Lecturer.
Isaac Walker. Steward,
". a. Kelley, Assistant Steward,
VIM. L. Parsly, Chaplain,
!. +. Winfrcy, Treasurer,
X. +. Burgess, Secretary,
). c. Hall, Gate Keeper,
Mrs. Mahala Johnson, Ceres,
Mrs. NJ. Burgess. Pomona.
Mrs, Margaret Winirey, Flora,
Mrs Julia Bean Stewardcss,:
Regular meetings, Saturday before the see
ond Sabbath in each month, at o'clock pm
Members in good standing are respectful,
invited TO meet with US.
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Mulberry Grange, No. 1871.

T.. lIorPER. Master.
W. =. BAILEY, Oyerseer.
W. J. REMY, Lecturer.
4. Il. REMY, Steward.
j. b. GOODMAN, Assistant Steward.
,IosEPH SCOrT, Chaplin.
Il. W. MARLER, Treasurer.
WILLIAM WiLKERsoN, Secretary.
Ell MORGAN, Gate Keeper.
Mrs T. A. QUEsENBERY. Ceres.
Mrs. FREDoNIA SCOTT, Pomona.
Mrs. MARY BENNETT. Flora.
Miss JOSIE WIGLEY, Asst. Stewardess.
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Lafayette Grange, No. 10.

RICHARD Hill. Master,
Thomas n Ingram, Oversecr,
Elisha Dean, Lecturer,
James L Jones, steward.
Ieondus NJ. Hin, Assistant Steward,
W. G. Meadors Chaplain,
Columbus G. Adams, Treasurer'
w. I. Dean, Gate Keeper,
William A. Arnold Secretary,
Mrs Mary l.. Hin, Ceres,
Mrs Caroline Dean, Pomona,
Mrs Caroline Love, Flora,a
Mrs. +. V. Meadors, Stewardess.
Regular meetings every saturday, before
the first sabbath in each month, at the resi-
dence of Elisha Dean. at | O'Clock, p. m, and
we earnestly invite members in good stand
ing of other Oranges to meet with US.
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Shamrock Grange No, ~.

f. {. OLIVER, Master,
W. B. Shoemaker, Overseer,
Leonidas Neal. Lecturer,
William Clouch, Steward.
William NJ. Hill, Asst Steward,
Eli Oliver, Chaplain,
A. c. Burgess, Treasurer,
II. B Hale. Secretary.
Isaac NJ. II II, Gate Keeper,
Mrs. Jane Oliver Ceres,
Miss Eliza V. Shoemaker, Pomona.
Narcissa VI. Shoemaker, Flora.
Mrs. Rutha Hale, Stewardess,
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Oranges in Crawford County.
Crawford Grange.

JAMES SANGSTER. Master.
HIRAM BRoDIE, Overseer,
W. \. b. DAVENPORT. Lecturer.
Thomas ;. FOSTER. steward.
>. e. CuTIREiL, Assistant steward,
PEARSON MAYFIELD. Treasurer.
Z. u. Lon, Chaplain.
Il. {. HATHAWAY, Secretary,
4. j. FOSTER Gate Keeper,
Mrs. JULIA FOSTER, Ceres,
Mrs. HIRAM ERODE, Pomona,
Mrs SUSAN \. LoID, Flora.
Mrs {. NJ, HOLMAN, Lady Asst stew Il
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Van Buren Grange, No. 3S.

DANIEL MICHAEL, Master,
Thomas II. lliXson. OYcrscer
II. l.. HOLMAN, Lecturer,
NJ. c. lemley, Steward,
NJ. I. West, Assistant Steward.
Samuel McCurdy, Chaplain.
Alfred Tool, Treasurer,
Henry Shiblcy. Secretary,
August Shabcr, Gate Keeper
Mis- j. !. HOLMAN. Ceres,
Mrs. =. A. Furie. Flora,
Mrs. B. Tool, Pomona,
Miss o. II. Tool, Stewardess.
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Arizona Grange, No. so.

9. G. HOLLAND. Master
G.. W, Meeks, Overseer,
Walter Fine. Lecturer.
". NJ Wicket. Steward,
W. NJ. Walker. Assistant Steward,
K. 0. Kelley. Chaplain,
G. b. Roe, Treasurer.
II. Varble, Secretary.
W. NJ Narhc Gate Keeper,
Mrs. Canette IIanlin. Ceres.
Miss Sarah Mckibhen. Pomona,
Mrs, Catherine Walker. Flora,
Mrs. Martha Gilmore, Lady Asst Steward
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iron :.

from the Globe Rolling Mills. CHM. bought
since the govt. manufacturing duty was re-
moved. which our customers and all hands can
have the benefit Of by calling early on
GEO. AUSTIN.
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HEADQUARTERS
ARKANSAS STATE GUARDS,
Van Buren,, Ark- Sept. 10, lS7f\
General Orderl
No. |.
In pursuance Of an order from the Major
Genl commanding Arkansas State Guards
am directed to organize regiment of Stat,
Guards at the earliest possible day
Every man In the county subject to mill
tary duty must be enrolled, In accordanc,
with the militia law of 1868.
Officers holding commissions will proceed
to organize companies and report the sam,
to these headquarters for further instructions
BY order OF
ROBERT W, MILES.
Colonel Com. Ark. State Guards
Josfpu Z. p.ByrIs, Adjutant.
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Attention Militia.

HEADQUARTERS, WESTERN DIsr.or ARK
a. :. G..
Spadra, Ark, June 22d, 1874. \
General Ordcr
No.6.
ties in the Western Military District OF the
Arkansas State Guards, viii at once cause all
men In their counties, subject To military du-
", to be enrolled in the Arkansas State
Guard in strict compliance with the military
law of lS6S
BY order Of Brig Gen. G.!A. MEYER,
Commanding Ark State Guards.
Western District.
G.. A. MEYER Col. and A. 4. q. I'm
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"h1Slxcy,

warranted not to cut in the eye--not head
ache in "A hhdS. of tit is no sooner in your
belly than lis on your back in a pound Object
and it carries asbead like necklace; for
sale by
GEORGE AUSTIN.
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Hickory Grove Grange, No. 2IO.

Hickory Grove Grange, No. 2lO.
Tj STEWARD, Master,
WI ladcn, Oversecr,
II. Snow. Lecturer,
James Filbn, Secretary.
\. Howell, Assistant Steward,
81. u. Hin. Chaplin.
John Spier Treasurer.
;. ID. Mcclure. Secretary,
William Asbell. Gate Keeper,
Mrs. ii. VI. steward. Ceres.
Mrs. + =. Bragg. Pomona.
Miss +. T.. Spier. Flora.
Mrs, NJ. Bullock, Lady Assistant Steward
Regular meeting first Saturday after full
moon.
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Shoemakers look out for your Souls.

4 IL kinds of Shoemakers Trimmings,
n Lasts, boot Trees; Shoe Pegs, by the
6ushel shoe Thread. Avis. and thousand
other things to tedious to mention.
by g. AUSTIN.
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Prairie Grove Grange. No. IFS.

CuAs. +. PERRINE. Master.
VIM 7. Morgan, Overseer.
Samuel Ramsdcn. Lecturer,
j. B. Smith, Steward.
i. u. Parker, Asst. Steward,'
Sam1. K Bourland, Chaplain,
John b. kibler Treasurer
l.. f. Bryan, Secretary,
John kibler. Gate Keeper,
Mrs. A. j. Winters. Ceres,
d. G. kiblcr, Flora.
" Kate Shields, Pomona.
Emma Micrs, Stewardess.
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100 sacks

TtAPT. Perry's Liverpool SALT. for sale
~ right from the ships hold on to the deck
of the Caldwell, rat and plump; and weigh 20C
lbs. and over. For sale by
G. AUSTIN.
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GEORGE AUSTIN.

IUST RECEIVED"
- a fine selected lot Of assorted
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VUST RECEIVED
- 3 bbls. Julius II. Smiths old reserve
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Alma Grange, No. 20.

NJ. +. LOCKE. Master,
\. j. Steward, Oyerscer,
L. L. seward, Lecturer,
j. +. smith, Steward,
". K. Boiling Assistant Steward,
\ Il. Dobbs, Chaplain,
+. W. Boiling, Treasurer,
\. b. Howell, Secretary,
T. T. Byars, Gate Keeper.
Mrs. y. \ Locke, Ceres,
Mrs. Il =. Rcntroe. Pomona
Mrs. VI. \ Pride. Flora,
Mrs. NJ. A. Smith, Stewardcss.
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with whom Won can leave your orders for any
kind of lumber dressed on one side or both.
Sash glazed. or not; panellcd doors. shutters,
etc. and all things necessary for building up
the country.
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MORE LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT! I!
N All kinds of

prmed and glazex. such as. $40, I0E II
l2Eli, all ready u place in your frames and
let the true light Of Heaven in and for sale
cheap by
GEO AUSTIN.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26
BeecIler.

Verify, Mr.. Beecher is a most extraor-
nary man, and conducts himself, con-
sidering his position before the world at
the present moment, in most extraordi-
nary manner. He is now on trial for one
of the worst crimes that can be charged
against clergyman. He is TO be proved
either one of the wickedest hypocrites of
the age or one of the most wickedly abused
and hbeled of men. And yet, when he
should maintain dignif1ed reserve, q
manly bearing he is hobnobbing and
joking with his enemy's counsel, and
chattering over the incidents of the trial
as it progresses like the most entertained
and thoughtless of spectators. During
the trial by the newspapers of this de-
plorable case, last summer, we held
stoutly to the ground that the evidence
produced, after the most thorough ex-
animation and analysis, proved him in no
way guilty, but on the contrary warranted
the belief that he was the victim of foul
conspiracy. And we most heartily wish
the present trial will result in verdict of
not guilty. But we must say that Mr..
Beecher, by his conduct, repeatedly tries
the patience of his stoutest friends, and,
if he did but know it, greatly prejudiees
his case.-Bosto7s Globe.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26
A JouRNA11sn,s REvrNar-A renor

A JOURNALISTS REvENGE.-A reporter
of one of the smaller journals of Paris
asked the manager of theater to give
him two seats for a certain performance.
The manager refused, and the journalist
said to him stYorr refusal will cost you
$1,000 francs (s8, ,00O." For six months
after, the paper to which the reporter
was attached praised the theater in this
wise: &C Monsieur x. is a magnificent
director. He hes q good company and
his entertainments are excellent His
management is intelligent. He knows
what the people of Paris want. What a
pity it is that the staircases of the thea
ter are of wood. If a fire should break
out, the audience would have little chance
to escape" The result of this was that
the manager was forced to build an iron
staircase, which cost him $4,000.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26
Means to Get Rich.

Ten or twelve years ago there was
miner working in the upper levels of the
Comstock at 81 per day. He lived in a
little cabin down the canyon, did his
own cooking, and whistled softly,
''There's a good time coming, boys. :"
To-day that miner walks about the streets
of Virginia City, as cordial as in the old
days he dresses no better than any
ordinary gentleman of Virginia, and eats
no better food than a conscientious editor
ought to have. And yet, as his fortune
is rated in the stock list daily, he is SO
rich that, were his stocks turned into
money, he could lend Scott that $40, ,000,-
600 he wants and have enough left to live
comfortably upon. He could, unaided,
go down and open, at his own expense,
the Darien canal or, should his fancy
run that way, he could advertise to-naor
row that the Government through him
had determined to resume Immediately
specie payment, and pretty nearly make
the promise good. He could endow a
college in each State of the Union with
| 50, 100000 each, or could build double
track narrow-gauge railroad from San
Francisco to New York, and solve at once
the problem of cheap transportation.
There is no telling, indeed, what he
| might not do but what he viii do Is ap-
parent enough. He was here when thirty
feet of ore near the surface was big
mine At 1,500 feet he has found it
three or four times as wide. He believes
at 1000 he will strike it 500 feet wide,
and get rich, and he is going for it
Virginia Enterprise.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26

HEART DISEASE. Many persons suffer
with heart disease without knowing it
suddenly they drop off, and their friends
are astonished, on post-mortem examine
ton, to learn that they died of heart dis
ease. The heart, like the brain, is the
seat of ife-its diseases are of several
characters. The most common are valv-
ular. disease, fatty degeneration and
functional arrangement. IF the liver
becomes deranged, and digestion i'm
paired, the heart, through sympathy and
juxtaposihon, becomes abnormal The
following symptoms indicate approach
ing disease Palpitation, giddiness, faint
ness, nervous prostration, deranged di-
gestion, vertigo, cold extremities, ETC.,
etc., for which the old school administer
iron, opium, antimony, mercury, and
many other mineral poisons. Heart dis
ease is blood disease purify the blood j;
remove distinctions to q impid circula-
ton by taking that Vegetable AfteratiUe,
VINEGAR Buffers, and you will be q
sound person In two or three months.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26

No USE of any longer taking the large,
repulsiye, gripping, drastric and nauseous pills,
composed Of crude and bulky ingredients, and
put up in cheap wood or pasteboard boxes, when
we can, by careful application of chemical
science. extract all the cRthartic and other me
dicinal properties from the most valuable roots
and herbs, and concentrate them into minute
Granule, scarcely larger than mustard seed,
that be readily swallowed by those of the
Each of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets
represents, in a concentrated FORM as much
cathartic is embodied in any of the large pills
found for sale In the drug stores. From their
wonderful cathartic power. in proportion TO their
size, people who have not tried them are apt to
suppose that they are harTsh drastic in effect,
but such is not at all the case, the different act
posed being SO harnonized, one by the others,
as to produce most searching and thorough
yet gently and kindly, operating catllartic. The
Pellets are sold by dealers in medicines.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26

The purchase of q thermometer will
make paying returns in health. The
great tendency in winter is to keep
rooms too warm. The foundation of
pneumonia, pler1risy and pulmonary con-
sumption is frequently laid in over-heat-
ed, ill-ventilated apartments. The in
mates become accustomed to breathing
hot, close air the system is toned
down and relaxed ]; and a slight exposure
to cold and wet results in serious i'll
ness.
"Some years since,'' says me 'ical
writer, "we called one winter evening
on friend, whom we found in cozy
sitting-room with large fire, q low cell
ing, and the heat ranging about the
eighties. She was suffering with Sc
we're cold, but could give no account OF
how she took it. A month later she was
prostrated with pneumonia, ard she and
her sister died within week of each
other, and We're buried in the same
grave. The intelligent use Of ther-
mometer would doubtless have saved both
of those valuable lives. .
The mercury in the tube should never
be permitted to stand above seventy de
grees. If that temperature is not suffi-
cient to give warmth, it is an indication
that the person does not take sufficient
exercise, and the cure for it Is more miles
and more flannel. In the coldest weather,
when the ground is like stone under the
feet, when there is no drip from the
caves, and when the snow lies on the
roofs, rooms should be ventilated. Pure
air should be admitted through open
doors and windows, so that the oxygen
consumed by the flame and respiration
may be replaced, and the effete and poi
sonous matter thrown off by the body
thoroughly driven away. AS one of ou1
best writer's on household science re-
marks, ventilation is a question of money.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26

noise is carlsed by the friction of the
layer In the center. This method stiffens
the sole somewhat, but is preferable to
the intolerable sole agony
INFLUENCE OF CoLoRED GLASS ON
BULBoUs Roors.-Put a bulb, as q
hyaeinth, narcissus, ETC., into white
glass, and another into purple glass ;
the latter will grow faster than the
former and if a pinch of salt, or q
piece of inter be put into the water when
ever it Is changed, the brightness of the
color of the flower viii be considerably
heightened.
IT does not seem to be generally under
stood that the analgam of tin foil with
mercury, which is spread on glass plates
to make looking glasses, is very readily
crystahzed by the action of solar rays. A
mirror hung where the sun can shine on
it Is usually spoiled it takes q granu-
lated appearance familiar to house
keepers, though they may not be ac-
quainted with the cause of the change.
In such a state the article is nearly
worthless, the continuity of the surface
is destroyed. and it will not reflect lines
with any approach to precision.
4 CORRESPONDENT of the London Farm
ers' Gazette writes that &c a drop of lin
seed oil put on the ends of perches in the
cage of canaries, where the red mites
sometimes breed by thousands, will in
stantly kill them, and, if applied oc-
casionally, will keep others away. They
can be easily kept out of the nests by
dredging the box or basket with quick
lime inside, and then making nice nest
with clean moss" Another correspond
ent, Fringilla,' writing upon the
same subject, says 81 paint my cages
With oarlolio acId rTrrfa or nixed with
water to dip the edge in a solution is
simpler. Don't let the birds enter till
the cage is dry. Six months have
elapsed since doctored my cages, and I
have not seen a mite since. My birds
are allowed to hatha frenuentlYs
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26
BEECHER.
A Pen-Picture of the Great Plymouth
Church Pastor.
[Brooklyn Cor. Chicago Tribune.l

Church Pastor.
brooklyn Cor. Chicago Tribunel
To-day I examined Beecher with an
excellent opera-glass. It was the first
opportunity I have ever had to photo
graph this extraordinary man, and ven
ture upon sending you picture just as
it fingers on my retiaa. His head is un-
usually large, his forehead receding on a
gradual arc, the top of his head almost
fiat, and the cere6clL,tno extravagantly
developed. The line between the crown
of his head and the top of his ear is I'M
usually long. Unusually long also is the
line between his ear and the extreme rear
point OF the cercbcltttns. His nose Is
broader than the length warrants, and
the top of it is hattened and slightly up
turned The upper lip is very long, as
long as Thackeray's, but much thicker
and fesllier. The under lip, which is
likewise thick and pulpy, protrudes just
little. But the real defornity of the
face consists in the jowl or triple chin,
which makes his CBeecher's) throat look
like a swollen dewlap. This wrinkled mass
of fat completely fills up the normally
curved interval between his actual chin
and his Adams apple. The neck is not
SO tllrnid as the forethroat, but is still
ugly and out of proportion. The mouth
wears perpetual quiver at each corner,
as II 1t We're about to relax, any moment,
in n smile. Occasionally this odd habit
becomes a downright pout. The eyes
are the redeeming feature of the whole
face. They are bluish-gray, true sea-
color-and in their shifting depths one
can discover all the buoyancy, all the
wit, all the pathos, all the poor humanity
that have conspired to make Beecher
what he is-the idol of his people, the
Mahomet of floral and complacent
creed. His hair is in the phase of
transition brown to white, and is in no
wise remarkable, except for its length
and the studiously negligent manner in
which it is worn. His eyes are the beauty
of Beecher's face, SO is his complexion
its ruin. Pallor or sallowness might be-
come its rugged and massive irregularity.
But IN place of being pale or sallow,
Beecher's face is mottled with hundred
patches of color. For instance, the front
of his forehead is white and wholesome,
but over each eye there is blotch of
purple, running into edges of scarlet. On
the side of each cheek are other scarlet
patches crossed and interlaced by num-
bers of minute purple veins. The base
of his nose is furiously red, and the right
nostril seems to be swollen. When he
frowns or smiles, the motion is irregularly
distributed over the whole face. His
eyebrows lower, his nose protrudes, his
lips stick out, and there are a dozen new
and unexpected creases in his triple chin.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-26
A Hard Brinker.

During the trial of case before Judge
Lindley, of Circuit Court No. 4, yester-
day, the following colloquy occurred be-
tween counsel and witness ]:
Q. You are not drinking man, sup
pose2 A. Well, I take q drink some
times.
Q. How often9 A. Sometimes twice
day, sometimes fve or six times, and
sometimes twenty-five or even fifty
times day but no man ever saw me
drunk.
@. Did you ever take more than fifty
drinks in day7 A. / have taken as
high as seventy-fve drinks in day, but
/ never got drunk
Q. When you were taking seventy five
drinks day, was that the time you were
employed at this stab1e2 A. Yes sir.
@. What kind of liquor did you drink
when you drank seventy i've times day
A. Water.
The counsel snapped his eyes little,
the witness smiled, and the spectators
grinned. Sc. Louis Republican.