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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-07-10

ON THE ed OF NOVEMBER LAST.

1EEP PINK PRINTS, LARGE PATTERNS,
Assortment Fancy Prints, new styies,
White Ground Prints.
Black and White Prints, French Musiins.
Heavy Blue Denims, plain and striped,
Blue and White Striped Ticking.
Brown COttous, assorted qualities,
Blue Cottons, White Cottons.
Horrockses White Long Cloth, a and b. Sc
inch aud 80 inch vide,
Hickory Stripes,
Linen Sheeting, u. 81, 30 and 100 inches wide,
Cotton Sheeting. 90, 72, so and 90 inches wide,
victoria Lawns, 7-yard pieces. asst'd qualities,
Indigo Blue Flannel, Black Silk Alpacas,
Black Cobourgs. fine and medium,
Scotch Waterproof Tweeds, all colors,
Mosquito Netting,
Silk Corah Handkerchief,
Turkey Red and Yellow Cotton Handkerchiefs
Ladies' Cotton Haudkerchiefs,
Assorted Cotton Stockings and Socks,
Linen Thread. Assorted,
Black and Colored Silk Neckties, new styles,
Monkey Jackets. assorted qualities.
Heavy Wooden Blankets, Scarlet, Orange, Blue
and Green,
Fancy Flannel Shirts, Linen Shirts, Cotton do.
Aerino Finish UndershIrts, Cotton Undershirts.
Assorted Burlaps, French CaIfskins,
English Saddles.
Genuine Eau de Cologne.
Aacassar Hair Oil, LubIn's Extracts.
Fine India Rubber Dressing Combs,
Fine Wooden Shawls and Travelling Piaids.
Fine and Common Pen aud Pocket Knives,
Fine Steel Scissors, Common Scissors,
Timed Spurs on Cards, Iron Teakettles,
Galvanized Pals, 10 and IL inch,
Galvanized Washing Tubs,
Perforated Metal for Centrifugal Machines,
Charcoal Box Irons,
Bright Fencing Wire, No. 4, ) and G.,
Full Asstm't Of Best Refined English Bar Iron,
Swedish Iron,
Auntz's Yellow Metal Sheaihing. and Comps-
sition Nails, Block Tin,
Galvanized Iron Pipe, Hoop Iron.
Porous Water Monkeys, Pressed Tumbler1.
Cat Porter Glasses
Hubbuck's Patent White Zinc Paint,
Hubbuck's Patent White Lead Paint,
Hubbuck's Pale Boiled Linseed Oil,
Black Paint, Paris Green, Red Lead.
Canstic Soda, Best Lagos Palm Oil.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT Of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-07-10
CsrIzENs RESIDENTS OF HoNo.

LULU, Visiting Friends and Strangers generally are
cordially invited to attend Public Worship at FORT ST.
CHURCH, where services are held every Sabbath at IL O'Clock,
A. NJ. and : IL z. NJ. Seats are provided for all who may be
pleased TO attend. There is a Wednesday evening Prayer
Meeting at : IL O'Clock, in the Lecture room, TO which all are
welcome. ap4 ly
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-07-10

OREGON HAMS, New and Fresh,
EBER ia. FALKISRURG. FOR SALE BIZ
BOLLEs & co.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
One OF Horace Greclcy's Old Letters.
NEW YORK. july 81 1857

MY DEAR SIR: Seeing in the Tribune
the death of your sweet child. whom ! so
well remember, impclls me to write YOU
Il word. offer no consolation, and |
need not assure you of my sympathy.
but you and your wife arc still young
and hopeful, other children will doubt
less be lent you and though you viii
never forget this firstling Of the flock
nor fail to remember her with pensiv;
and chastcncd sadness, yet you will live
to realize even in This state of being, lov
wisely prcscicnt and mcrciful in the
chastiscmcnt which "smitcs but to heal"
Let me give yoii iii this connection IL
leaf from my experience.
| have had seven children Of whom
five arc gone. OF three sens none sur
vivc, and two of them were respectfully
five and a half and six years of age when
they were reclaimed. I need not say
how beautiful and good they wcrc-thc
early called arc always thus. When the
first of them dicd mJ youth ended.
thought could never be so sorcly bitten
thcncctorth. Yet in due time there
came another, not SO delicate, SO bcauti-
ful, SO poetic; yet so loving, so tender,
SO devoted to me, that | thought
had never been understood before
cannot remember that during his six
years abode with me lie ever wished to
c0ntravcnc my will.
left, January II, for that hard
western tour i'll brave spirits and good
general health. At Galcsburg after
leaving YOU, / had II letter dictated by
him, leaving him in excellent health. l
heard no more until reached Scranton,
Pa, on my way home, when telegram
reached me during my lecture, STATING
that nc was dangerously i'll Of Group. /
ilastencd home next evening ut eight
o'clock only to find him dead an hour
before, after enduring a severe operation
and extreme suffering. With him
buried my last earthly lynspiration. / have
two little daughters, one eight years old,
and another but four months, having
been born since his death, but they arc
very different from and do not replace
linn.
Did you not mean TO sec me this sea.
son. Kind regards to Mrs. -. Yours
HORACE GREELEY.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
The Woes Of Herzegovina.

The full text of the pronunciamento
issued to the European Envoys by the
Herzegovina chiefs contains an eloquent
statement of the grievances which led
them to revolt against their Turkish op-
prcssors. 1t is brief and concise, but
full of dignity and energy, and forms an
Indictment against the cruelty, Injustice
and oppression of their Turkish tyrants
which will command for them the sym
pathy of the whole civilized world, and
the decision that they arc right in taking
up arms to free themselves from their
miscries. The catalogue of these mis-.
cries is a fearful one. Under pain OF
being scOurged and sent to prison, every
cultivator of the ground must give hall
his produce to the Aga, or official who
allows him to cultivate, and four times Il
year he must entertain the Aga, his
followers and horses. The owner of Il
farm in Herzegovina has an agreement
with the state officials by which he OK
acts ten times the amount of rent fixed
by the law. The Turkish census emu
mcrators let free their own co-religionists,
but treble the amount of impOsts upon
Christians, thus making them pay not
only their own but also the Turkish
share Of taxes. In litigation, as Chris
tian proceeding against Turk must
have two Turkish witnesses, and if he
looses his case he is thrown into prison.
The wives and daughters of Christians
arc carried off by Turks and compellcd
by force to adopt the creed of Islam. II
Il Christian bears witness against Turk,
he can only live three days. The Chris,
tian churches are publicly dcfiled by the
Turks The Christians pay an cduational
tribute to the Sultan, but arc not allowed
to have any schools. Repairs upon the
roads must be made by the Christians,
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

THE report of the commissioner of cd
ucation furnishes some statistics which
are fair test as showing the activity of
the various religious denominations in
the mattcr of theological education. The
Catholic church leads with Is scminarcs,
LA professors, |, 1888 students. The Bap-
list denomination has 16 schools, So pro
icssors, and G3S students; the Prcsby-
tcrian has s schools, with II professors
and GIT students; the Lutheran church,
l3 schools, SO 2professors and 1926 students; :;
the Protestant Episcopal, - schools, Sc
professors and 29i students; the Congrc-
gational has s schools, so professors and
392 pupils; the Methodist Episcopal has
7 schools, 5S professors and 32l scholars !;
and the Reformed church has 3 schools,
l2 professors and SO students; the United
Prcsbytcrians, Christians, Free Baptists
and Mctho,lists have = schools each; and
the Unitarians, African Methodist Epis-
copal, Cumberland Presbyterian, German
Reformed, Methodist Episcopal South,
Moravian, Swcdcnborgian, Union Evan
gclical, United Brethren, and Universal
lists have each.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
Respect for Women.

Women arc at discount where there
is no civilization. Thus il is n notorious
iact that among the natives of Africa the
falr sex is more honorcd in the respect
which is shown to the cow than in that
which the hcavcn-scnt companion of
man clicits there. Women have nothing
to complain of in this on the score of sex
but may fairly insist that the particular
members of their sex chosen for spccial
honor should be of their own species.
The superior respect accorded to cows,
too, is entirely at variance with the spirit
of modern intelligence; and until the
men of Africa reverse the present dis
tinction against tic wives Of their bosoms
in favor of those who hold less intimate
relation with them, there can be no "a
yorablc result Of missionary enterprise.
Inc difference is merely Il geological one
the difference between II COW and a
morse. 1t is exceedingly difficult for the
missionary to persuade true disciple of
Mohammcd that he should degrade his
horse in Il position in his family inferior
to that of wife; far more difficult, in
fact, than to convince native African
that ne has transposed the propcr rcla-
tive positions of the mother of his chill
drcn and her too successful rival. the
mother of his calves. III changing his
field Of effort, indeed, from the savage
stupidity of the negro race to the keen
intelligence Of the Arabic race, the mis-
sionary finds himself further from, rather
than nearer to, the highest civilization.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
NUMBER II.

but the Turks arc freed from this duty
If Turkish troops need horses, they are
taken from the Christians without re-
con,pcnsc. II a Turk complains before
y tribunal, he can get Immediate Justice.
1t Il Christian makes Il complaint, he can
not get Il decision without bribing the
udge ten times the amount Of The claim.
There is no integrity or Justice and no
security under Turkish rule. Such is II
brief summary of their grounds of com
plant.
Hopeless as the case Of Hcrzcgovin,
may appear, fighting singlc-han,rd
against her powerful tyrlnts, and dc.
barred from the active sympathy of Eu
ropcan nations by their own pirciu.liccs
and schemes for national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
1T is impossible not to admire the manly
spirit of their statement. They may not
win freedom, but they deserve it.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
Changes in tI,c Earth

The date of man's appearance ON our
globe (to say nothing OF the beginning of
organic lifc) will probably never he ;,sccr-
tainablc beyond Il rude approximation
but this much ut any rate is certain, That
If creation" is to be spoken Of at all.
1T must be taken, not as Il single ispla,c
act, but rather as an unbrOkcn series of
productions, extending from the dnl,ncst
past to our time, and destined doubtless
to extend beyond us. Everybody knows,
says the Westminster Review, what the
nature OF the record is, everybody knows
that the crust of our planet, so far as we
nave sounded it, is composed entirely Of
mud, deposited i'll gradual successive
layers under water; that these layers
through the slow but constant lndula-
tons OF the crust, have been uplcavcd
again, unlatcd to the enormous thickness
OF sixty or seventy thousand feet; and
flnally, that each deposited rs it harden
cd, preserved imbcddcd in the mud The
shells and bones of creatures which died
at the time of its formation Similar
formations are continuing ut present;
the solndings made in the Atlanticoccall
preparatory to the laying Of the tclc-
graphic cable, prove that over the whole
OF the immense area explored G,000
miles from east to west, and about 700
miles from north to soutll> an exclusively
fine chalky mud is being deposited, con-
sisting solely of the hard parts Of animals
which have lived and persisted in these
regions. The chalky mud will srodually
harden into limestone rocks; possibly
some day these rocks will be 2graqually
uphcayed, just, as the Himalay, orc,
stis as oviI tiiisii. 60.
tjccted tG the wearing Influence of air and
rain, will furnish the mud which is to
bury new creations. Let us not smile
incrcdulously, far greater changes have
been wrought than those, and as far :ls
we can judge, by the same influences.
When Scotland stood higher than it
stands ut present, it was covered with ice
descending from the Grampians; later,
1t became an archipelago, and marine
sand with shells was spread over the
former glacial drift; later still, the land
emerged again, glaciers were reformed.
though probably to less extent, and
Britain was connected with tho conli-
ncnt; lastly, minor changes separated
England from the continent, and Ireland
| from Enuland
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Full List ofScnntnr~. Representatives. nn,l
Delegates.

The regular session of the National
Legislature will begin on Monday, Dec.
6, and the following list Of Senator's and
Representatives. will bc convenient for
reference.
All the elections to the Senate have
been made, and the list published, and
all seats, except one (Pinchback's) for
Louisiana, disposed of. In the House
there is Il vacancy in the Fourth Tcnncs-
see District. caused by the death of Hon
John w. Head. Hon. Samuel NJ. Fitc,
who was then elected TO the seat died at
Little Rock, Ark, Il few weeks since, and
there is still vacancy; but us there is
no lack of candidates it is expected the
seat will be occupied early i'll the session
THE SENATE.
Republicans (markcd R.), Al; Demo
Gratis (D), 2S; Independents (sMALL
cAPS), 2.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

fish grow. recent letter from England
says that Il salmon weighing eighteen
pounds was caught in the Severn, wear
ing Il silver label. This was identified
and proved the fish to be one which was
caught six months before and returned
to the water. At the time it weighed
nine pounds. That is, it had gained II
pound and Il half for a month, or nearly
an ounce Il day right along.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

VALMAsEDA has originated Il new
method of squeezing money out of the
loyal in Cuba III order to provide one of
the recently arrived regiments with
horses He has dccrccd that "sncrcd
contribution" Of lG per cent. on each
individuals taxes in Havana must forth
with he handed in. AS all the money
necessary to pay the bills for the subju-
cation of the Cuban insurgents must
come out of Cuba, Spain contributing
little or nothing, through inability to do
SO, the arrival of 5000 troops must strike
tlismay into the hearts of the most loyal
of Alfonso's subjects and create much
dissatisfaction.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
MuIt;;lll Ill I'arYu.

No legacy is as rich us honesty.
BrIteS leave ingratitutlc to man
Sclf-trilst is The essence Of hcroisnl.
Light and lust are deadly enemies.
Loan oft loses both itself and friend.
When all else is lost, the future re-
mains
Life is the art OF being well deceived.
jealousy dislikcs the world to know il.
True joy is only hope put o ut Of fear
~ knarish speech sleeps in Il foolish
ear
Laws are the sovcrcigns Of sovcrcigns.
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
We forgive too little; forget too much
Hope is Il light diet but very stimuat-
ing.
If all were rich, gold would be value
less.
Many good purposes lie in the church.
yard.
Human knowledge is the parent of
doubt.
Hate no one; hate their vices, not
themselves.
Good nature is stronger than tolna-
hawks.
The innocent seldom find an uneasy
pillow.
AN AUTUMN ODE-ArrER TENNY-
soN.-Thc grasshoppcr crcaks in the
lcayy gloom. And the bumblcbcc
bumblcth the ivc-long day But where
have they gone with the brand-ncw
broom? And what has been done TO the
buzzsaw's play?
| Oh, it's little he think, of the cold
}mincc-pic. And it's little he seeks of
the raw cc-crcam for tho dying year
with its trcmulous sigh shall wakcn the
lingering loon from his dream.
! Oh, list for the cricket, now far and
near, skillfully singcth his roundclay,
and the negligent noodle his noisy cheer,
and where the doodlcbug cats the lay.
Oh, the buzz-saw so busiIy buzzcs the
stick, and bumbling the bumblc-bcc bum
bumblcth his tune; while the cricket
cricks crickling down at the creek,
and the noodle calls noisily out dit
is nOon?"
The dog icnncl signs, " she is here she
is here !" and the smart-wccd says
drcamly "givc us rcst! f" The hop
vine speaks tcndcrly. "givc us Il beer"
and the jimson-wccd lollows, "oh pull
down your vest"
Most of the sporting men are con
tributing $50 toward monument for
American Girl, and most Of the great
statesmen are, in spirit of rivalry,
going to contribute toward a monl-
ment for Washington. So far, Amcri-
can Girls chances are two hundred
J feet higher than Washington's.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

A Boston merchant, wko imports near
ly all the gutta pcrcha which enters the
United States, writes to the Scientific
American to say that {" the only region
of production thus far discovered is the
East India islands in the Immediate vi
cinity OF. Singapore" The principal use
made of gutta pcrcha is for insulating
s0llsssss .s1,,s 1s.5a.tg;;lIia aIor e6menting.
India rubber is collected in localities I'LL
around the globe between the tropics.
The best comes from the banks Of the
Amazon river. Brazil produces annually
about II, 100000 pounds, and the Central
American States, Africa, and the Est
Indies together about 100000 pounds.
The consumption of India rubber. is about
equally divided between the United
States and Europe.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

Cocoa differs widely from tea and
coffee, i'll being food or flesh former,
while they arc rather condiments and
stimulants. One-half the weight of CO.
Goa consists of fat, and 90 per cent. of
albuminoid material, whereas milk con-
tains 3.5 per cent. of fat, and i per cent.
of albuminoid material; beef contains
2.S7 per cent. of fat, and 2O.75 of album
inoid matter; and wheat contains 9 per
cent Of fat, and 14.G per cent of album
inoid material. in addition, cocoa con-
tains starch, which is absent i'll milk and
beef, and present i'll but Il small proper
ton in wheat.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
CONTESTED SEATS IN THE HOUSE.

To the above number of twenty-onc
contested seats may possibly bc added
others of which we have no present
knowlcdge. Some of the above, also,
may not be brought before the house.,t all.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
THE HOUSE.

Republicans (markcd R.), 107; Demo
Gratis (marked D.), IT'S; independents
(marked ~, 6. One vacancy exists in
Tennessee, caused by death The astcr-
isk (&) indicates members of the l:,st
Congress reelected. The G. stands for
coIOrod ~
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
I'll Fvl,ELY TOPICS.

GuIBORD's remains have been laid
away i'll the grave, after all, unattended
by rioting or disorder Of any kind.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

a little matter of dispute has caused
Inc disruption of powerful Long Island
camp meeting association. The dispute
arose from the setting up of billiard
saloon and bewing alley on the grounds;
last sl.mmcr.A The advocates of Shcsc
slniul games argued in vain that they
would attract toNhc grounds just the
'class which needed most the spirit of n
camp meeting. Their opponents would
not listen, but seeded and have formed
another association.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

THERE is considerable discussion and
difference Of opinion as to how rapidlv.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

ALAGAMA-S.
Jerry IIaralsnm, & X .Jolu IT, Caldwell II
. .Icr" Williams, ID Cuidsmith ri Hewitt II
, Paul Bradford, ID At llurwrlI II Lewis il
1 'Ciurlcs Hays, l.. Win IL Forncy D'
ARKiEsAs-4.
! Incicn g Cause, y Vim w wiltshire d
VIM Slcmons, .'rhos n Cmntcr, ID
cALIFORSiA--i.
| W 4 Piper, ID 3 J LuttrclI u
III Page, X p ID Wirgin-tnn ID
C0SSECTIUCT-t
Geo Iaa!rrs, ID 2 II w BIuir
.Inmcs Phelps, u .Wm II Ilntnu,n ID
DHLAwARE-i.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

TIE Spanish government has opened II
competition for composers Of 81 national
air. Cam it be possible that alI this time
Spain has been without national air?
No wonder it is constantly in a state of
distraction. What would this country
have been without Yankee Doodle?
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
,Nichar.l bland. ID - 'j"lln NJ Glover, II
mas u Morgan. l.; 'Aylct II Drckicr, u

70 'l6S IT -NIUfGnn, II T., tNNIrt TT IIrCkurr. II
! aohn Phillips, ID
NEEGhSkA-l
Lorenzo Cr"unsc. Il.
- NEVADA.
William W""lbmrn. Il.
SEw HAMrsuiEE-3
Fsanll Jones. IL W Blair. Il
- IIcli, ID
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

CANADA has indulged in the past in
some exceedingly lofty boasting as to the
superiority of her buildings over those
erected on this side of the frontier. The
bursting of the grain elevator ut Belle
vile, however. is calculated to check
such boasting in the future. The struc-
turc was of the cheap and nasty" order
OF architecture, and it's fall scattered 49,
Gee bushels Of grain to the winds and
the pigs.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

TIE newly arrived daughter of the
duchess of Edinburgh increases Queen
Victoria's tally OF grandchildren to
twcnty-scvcn, twcnty-iour of whom arc
still alive, and that Of her total living
progeny to thirtythrcc, including three
unmarried children and the Princess
Louise, who is married, but without
fIn,ilv
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

IN NIichigan's population of 100000
there arc G0,327 more males than females.
In Massachusetts there arc $4,000 more
females than males. Under such circum-
stances it would seem cmincntly proper
for the Michigan male surplus to relieve
Massachusetts of her female surplus.
Doubtless the Massachusetts, women
would be more than willing.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

hifoRIAL.! DELEGATES.
hri:ona-lIiRAM s STEVENS,
C"blndu-TllnmasN NJ Pnttt rson, u
Dnkttu-.Jcilcrsou y Kid,lcr, X
ltnliO-Thnmts w Bennett, II
Moninnn-'MnrtinM Mugginnis, ID
New wMrNiro-Strpllcn u Elkins, X
!,tah.-'GEoHGE q GASSnN.
Observation-Disclosures Jacobs, II
Wyoming-'Willium Il Steele, ID
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

TIE annual report Of the commissioner
of education contains many interesting
I st. "'--50f f:tCt. fiEhdfe aro ellfOlIodin
public schools upwards of 100000 pu.
pills, with an average daily attendance of
100000. The estimated population be-
tween six and sixteen years is 10, 800, 900.
TO support these children in school cost
last year S74,O00,0OO
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

MEM ~.
& II Sinliirkson. X
3 Samuel \ nnhl'ins, Il
= Miles Ross. ID
/ sEuicrt Hamilton, u
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-06

EVIDENCES of deep-lad conspiracy to
overturn the English language are multi
plying, and must soon attract the attention
of even the most thoughtless. 1t is already
taking the place Of the third-term excitement
as an object Of dread in the minds of the peo-
pie. There can be no doubt that the unsuc-
cessful competitors at the spelling-matches,
maddened and humiliated by defeat, are
struggling to overthrow the established Or
biography. From all parts of the country
come very significant reports, substantiating
this view. For example there has lately ap-
peared on the gate OF the burying ground
at Galesburg, Illinois, a sign bearing this
legend "Hope Semetary." In New Orleans
the Rev. Bishop Wilmer announces that ''the
right of confirmation will be administered"
Placards have been posted on fences all over
the country with the inscription ''This
plase for SAIL" Benn Pitman, who is known
as an inveterate foe of the English language,
attempts to confuse the people by the state
ment that the word ''beyme" can be justifi-
ably spelled 43, $3.50 ways. We might multi
ply instances but we need not go out of our
own city to find evidences of this conspiracy.
A desk in the Municipal Court room has bla-
zoned upon it ia all the glory Of red and black
paint the word officer" A prominent fruit
dealer on one of the most frequented streets
of the city has a sign on his counter which
reads "Sickle pears" Now as this is not the
season for pears the only motive for display
ing this sign must be desire to debauch the
language.