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GoING NoI.Tn.
No l Mail leave at ..:I5aiu
40 > Through Freight leaves ut :: :, !, "a
40 : Local Frci"itt i:.;J Il IN
GOING .-oIrII.
No Mail ;oIvc- at I2:,O a IN
No g Thrutjrh Freight leaves At 1.:iD a IA
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t0cEzcr s. la I@lE,ptsI..
Contractors and Builders,
CLINTON Miss.

VIII contract tor building in general.
furnish designs and plans, viii! sicciiiac;l-
tinrI-. Order, Lett 1T the CANGrN MIL
clio- yili receive prompt attention,
. i,>-pir
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BY the Use of the Dental Engine, you
can have your teeth filed without pain
by calling on Holmes s. SIrliti1.
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The members OF the Dcnucratie Exec-
ntive Committee are requested 10 nice:
in Canton. at the Mayors cflice, next
"Wednesday the 18th ia>t.
II. ). FOOIE, JR.. Gi,'in.
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Every variety aDd style of goods for sale
cheaper than ever at tie GRANGE DOLLAR
STORE. Il
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DR.. IuII'S HAIR DYE

EstsDi EFOEf!! FFODf!!!
DIR. Tut: Dear Strive wish TO in
form you that your Hair Dye excels all
others. For its natural coloring it can
not be equailed. Our customers will Use
no other. 1t is Il great triumph.
ANTHONY HIATT. BARRIERS,
CIiAS. Holm. New Orleans.
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Aason's glass p1lit jars. glass and por
celain lined tops, for safe at reduced
prices by 6l0if W. J. MosBS & Co.
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BILL FOR DIVORCE.

(No. lG3I)
Amanda Jackson At Rules Monday,
". May 18th, y. ID.
Isaiah Jackson. J 1876.
In the Chanccry Court of Madison Coun-
ty, State OF Mississippi.
VIPON opening the compliments bill,
daily sworn To. it appearing to the
Ct,tr, that Isaiah jackson. t!ic dcen-
daIlt j. :, NONRESIDENT e.. t!:r State of Mis-
si,-i,,ui ANA HAT H." reside = and has his
post Office al pclt;G, in tide Parish OF Mad
isuil. State ui Louisiana, tlic Court doth
now ORR and decree HAT said Isaiah
JACKSON do appear IN tn: Court TO be
li-ld at Canton. GA IA" fourth MoGI;l:,y in
JAY 1876. and plead answer or dcInur
to titr hiH OF complaint filed against
lin ia this cast.
Or'l' red, aditd.se'ti aud dcc"cei nj rules
thi- the '-9li day OF May \ -. 1916.
f.. :. Jeffrey. Clerk.
Singleton I. C;lnIpbeil, SoIr's tor Com
plant. q 81
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One dollar will pay six month
Subscription 20 the CayTuX Male.
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= Go 70 Holmes & Smith, for the cheapest
IND stsi dental work
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Nunber of Teachers. .........................l4
Number of Pupils last Term. .202
Number of Music Pupils "a
Charges. low. Dresses required 70 be
plain. English Textbooks, Copy-books
and States also Medicines aud Medical
attention furnished without extra charge
Maps. Charts. Apparat'ts-;til the appli-
enccs OF Il first class College-sre in con-
slant use No college furnishes better
advantages. For Catalogue, address
49, III. f. JOHNSON. President.
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Now is the tire 10 h,lS,, dental work
d one cheap; call Oh Iioimes& Smith for
Ioir prices and good work.
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Charley Lee. t-ahady SIDE Char
ley, has come 10 grief AT last. He
has been arrested c:,argrd with an
lawful retailing and inr 81 ,Ia;i,ig
the. Holy Sabbath. He wnivcd cx
animation before Mayor. Powell,
last Monday al! gave Lrni for his
appearances ut Inc Hext logan of oui.
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'ETTW0RTH FEMALE COLLEGE
BR0OKHAyEN. MISS.

On the New Orleans, st. Louis Il Chicago
Railroad,
rs Miles from New Orleans.
WILL REOPEN SEPTEMBER 20, '7G
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Tie cheapest tob;uri-o i'll town. c:.n be
found ut tie Dollar SToEE.
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Fresh beer always ON tap 1T tbs, Mcr-
Chants Saloon.
Fishing parties Prom Canton visit
PeavI river and the Lakes daiiy and
meet with fair success.
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Navcrly Grange, i. OF Il, meets
the third Saturday III each month
at ID. j Nichols.
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IIepctine ! discovered III southern Nil
bia. cures ali diseases of the liver At
PHILLIPS Il JONES
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4 Widely AEena;csb:e .se:medy.


| Few remedies are applicable 10 sIlch a
wide range OF disorders as Ho>tcttcr' :
| Stomach Bitter. and this moi because il
has special properties adapted TO the
cure of cac:l->Ich Il prcteTce would be
| mtnifcstly absurtl--but Oh account of lis
wonderful Y improving effect upon the
general tone of the system. and its aItera-
| tive ac!ion upon the organs of nutrition,
| secretion aud discharge. Besides its well
known properties Is IL remedy of inter
| mittrnt aud rcmit5cnt tcVcrS. dyspepsia.
| constipation. torpitlity OF the liver. gen
cral debility urinary and uterine diff
/ cultirs. il invariably proves to be highly
scrvic,;.I,le in overcoming aupinia, Ivy
! l,ociIuuda. Rheumatism, insomnia. and
| iua,iy other disorders and disabilities
/ originating in poverty or impnrity OF the
! blood. nervous weakness or over-eNci!c-
Ineni. or an imperfect performance OF the
/ D.aYSIcal functions.
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insure Your t;iu-lioa-es and Co,to.
with STEEI.E q NEtEiAIS.
I 1923 lis Agents.
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UESEE Al FUND.
T. !. Ilargon, bill rendered IA
eDrpEt,r In ,ltiiuts ipgup.t Y 10 90

Il !. uargon, bill reudered IA
corosIer holding inquest....-...... 10 90
Dr DS Mats. bill rendered as
.i-tiH@ III holdin: inqjc>t......... 1906
six Juror for sanIe......-...-.-.... II %
One Constable, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
X J Ross. Bin r,.n'd for draw
ing water OUT oi ciSt"rn.-..-..-. p so
& = Pric>tl,v, bill ren'd for ID
tryrs for road oy"rsccr-......--..... 10 90
American Gillian, bill reu'd
.pr blank, ct,........................... II y
Sam'i Ewing. bill rrI'd Tor ~
;:rciiiu@- ci-t"ru 81 Court
hous- 50 90
Phillip Barley. bill i,.n'd tor
rtpIirin" roof "f &. linn. 70 %
l. : jeffrey. biii'rcu'd BY Van
beck. Barnard * IiEsi"y,
To-. 3eill indexes. deed
bDnk i39 40
T. : .Ic:irry, bill rcn'l hy
'.licOis.r Marshall d E'u"",
for decd book, :udcX
Iuo e i'iJciitc9J. B.u iyn',tiur
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Farmers furnishing hands will save
money by purchasing ut
DOLLAR STORE.
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The CASTILLrAE SPRLNGS
TIE FOLLOWING is An ANAL YSiS
OF TIE WATER AfIALYZED
BY PROF HllGARD STATE
GEOt OGiST

Solid contents per gallon, l2S.3 grains.
Water strongly charged with Snlph'n-at.
ed hydrogen and with Carbonic Acl1
gas. sufficient to give it Il. pihgent and
refreshing taste. Chief ingredients are iiE
the or,s.r Of thcr quantities !: Sulpiii.tc OF
lime or Gypsum Snl5liate -Altlnina or
Alum .-i,ipia:.tc of MaenesiiI or EPSON
Sa!t. with small quantities Of Sulphate
and Carbonate Of Iron: StIiplIate of Pot
ash: Chloi'il of sodium or commons
Salt and Silica. It's character is, tn re-
fore. that Of IA slightly Chaly beate torredl
Sulphur water. combining the astrng?le
qualities OF alum water, with the laxative
ores OF the Sulpilates of Magile-
81, and Lime. Ii resembles. somewhat
the water ofCoopcr's Wei, bat j. strong,
more astrngent. and contains the sniphli-
rcted hydrogen in addition.
EUG. w. IIlI4G ARD.
State Gs.ologist.
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R.mIy .Iade me- 4quiio ,,.r.iorI s. at
stade eE's-
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Cold soda water at JAS psrEsrLrr's
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Hepatine cures ''s spelssisa and all bill
Gus complaints. at PhIIL!rS & JOKES
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RALLY! RALLy!! RALLY

If You want the best dental work. for
the leosf money. call on Holmes Smith.
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appearances ut Inc ireNt logan :
Circuit Court. 2
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Good beer.a; die Merchants saloon.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-06-01
BRIST0W.
A Point From His Political Record.

To he Efitor Of me Cincinnati Tines:
The Louisville Globe, Of May ~. has
the following:
PAYING FoR THE SLAVES
1T seems that Bristow has a political
record after all, and that among other
things, wise or otherwise, that he has
done, he, while Kentucky Senator in
1865, voted for a resolution in which ap-
pears the following:
"Rcs0ircd, That. recognizing the fact
that the rebellion and the measures OF
the Government necessary for its sup
preston have practically destroyed prop
erty in slaves, we deem il proper that
loyal men, who have not participated in
that rebellion, nor given it aid or com.
fort, should be compensated for their
losses thus sustained
"Of course, il elected President, he
would urge upon Congress that such
compensation be made This might not
jingle we'll in a Presidential platform,
but would be used in the border States
with effect"
In this, perhaps, lies the explanation
Of the reason why a certain class Of men
in the border States are working so hot
headedly for Bristow. Wherever you
find a man who was neutral during the
war-who tried to save his property by a
surface loyalty, but who was, at least
anxious for the Confederate success. in
that man you now find a most ardent
worker for Mr. BristoW. Whether they
believe that from him they could get
payment for their lost slaves, we cannot
say. but certainly they have faith that
his election would help reduce the ne
groes to servility. throw them out Of pol
itics, and restore the South TO its an
cient masters. This is the secret Of
Bristow delegates from the Southern
States but il will hardly advance his
claims with any loyal
REPUBLICAN
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and the law Of 1868 had declared that
every claim against the United States
cognizable by the Court Of Claims, shall
be forever barred unless the petition .
is fled in the Court
within six years after the claim first
accrues." Mr. Bristow was Solicitor zen
eral in the Department Of Justice from
October II, 1870. to November Is. 1872.
the Solicitor-General being an officer, in
the language Of the stSute, learned in
the law, 10 assist the Attorney General
in the performance Of his duties" part
Of which are, and Of Mr.. Bristow's were.
Ito defend all suits and proceedings in
the Court Of Gaims" This mule claim
was in the Court Of Claims when Mr.
Bristow was Solicitor. G. General. and il has
been asserted and not denied that he
had to do directly with its defense land
rather an odd defense il was), by asking
Belknap il the plea Of the statute Of linn
itations previously interposed should be
withdrawn. He was answered yes, and
the plea (interposed by statute, observe)
was withdrawn. After this, Mr. Bristow
accepted a retainer and employment on
the other side, even though the Court
had no jurisdiction. The full Court con.
sisted OF FIVE judges Peck. Milligan and
Loring did not sit in the case; OF the
remaining three, the Chief-J ustice gave n
long and powerful dissenting opinion,
and the decision was never appealed to
the Supreme Court, because Secretary
Belknap advised against it. The affirm.
ing and dissenting opinions are printed
in the ninth volume Of The reports Of the
decisions OF that Court, and every one
can form his own idea Of the character
of the claim and the soundness Of the
conclusions.
Now. taking the character Of these two
claims in comparison. and the relation Of
Pendleton and Bristow to each other.
what motive Of honest Reform with a
big RI inspires the Times and other par
tisans Of Bristow to uphold him as the
perfection Of lofty moral tone and TO de
nounce Pendleton as having no moral
tone whatever7 Is not every impartial
person justified in saying that upon the
standard of criticism maintained by so
called "Reformers' in respect to these
two, Reform is nothing but cover aud
'ham, under which these "Reformers'
seek to push their partissns into office
IN. Y. World.
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VOL. 32-----NO. %.
DIR EcroRY.
JACKSON COUNTY OFFICIAL DIREc-
TORY.
\ - . q .

Judge, Court OF Common Pleas-Porter Du
Halfway.
State Senator-Isaac 7. Monahan;
Representative-A Il. Monahan.
Probate Jndge-John J. g. Evans.
Auditor-Thomas w. Patterson.
TreasuIer-Aaron kirikendall.
Clerk-William II. Horton.
Sherid-John Nj. Ewing.
Prosecuting Attorney-Johh l.. Jones
Surveyor-John ID. Brown.
Recorder-Asa A. Farrar.
Commissioners johnson, Samue
Glliland and Van Buren, johnson. .
fnnrmary DIrectors-Peter Bum, w. S. schei
lenger and Joseph Rule.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Lick Township-Jas. A. Aleshire, David III
Varian, Ambrose Scott. -,
Scloto Township-Andrew III. Hehs, hoDer'
Hamiiton-Harrison Canter, George Gilliland
Jefferson-J. Edward Jones, John Isaac
Madison Jonathan Davis, Edward Hunt,
Bloomfleldoeirims sley Poor. VIM. L. Perkins.
Milton-George w. Whitman, Samuel Demp-
fJashtnoton Iacob A Sell. John q Ray
,TackSon-Joseph Rowland, 1. ii. Mccormick
Franklin -Armpstead Scurlock, Joseph j.
Li6erty-wm. Callaghan, John Mccartney.
PosroFFrcEs AND PosTMAsTERs.
Jackson-s p. Baldridge.
Berlin x Roads-Mrs. Electa Erwin.
WelIston-J. K. Ferree.
Dawkins Mills-Mrs. Kirkendall.
Leo-GeC. III. Greene.
Meadow Branch-Wm. B. Pratt.
Webers-J. Calm.
Mabees-Samuel Jackson.
Grahamsyille-yacob Pieree; II eesa
Monroe Furnace-W. III. sloan.
Samsonville- Geo. Reniger.
Jimes-C. II. Shiers.
Byers-James Scully.
Cfny-D. ]. Richards.
Rays-I. II. Mccormick.
Keystone-Henry Prescott
Camba-B. B. Evans.
Rocky Hill=E. w. Marvin.
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The Two Workers.

Two workers I'm one field
1oiled on from day to day:
Both had the same hard labor,
Both had the same small pay.
With the same blue sky above,
The same blue earth below,
One soul was full of love,
The other full OF woe.
One leaped up with the light,
With the soaring OF the lark
One felt IL ever night,
For his soul was ever dark.
One heart was hard as stone,
One heart was ever gay,
One worked with many a groan,
One whistled all the day.
One had fiower-clad cot
Beside a merry mill,
Wife and children near the spot
Made IL sweeter, fairer still
One a wretched hovel had,
Full of discord, dirt and din
No wonder he seemed mad, -
Wife and children starved within
Still they worked I'm the same field,
Toiling on from day to day:
Both had the same hard labor,
Both the same small pay;
But they worked not with one will,
The reason let Inc tell,-
Lo! the one drank at the still,
And the other at the well.
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LATELY IMPROVED,

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Its low price places II within reach OF every
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The cut above shows the Iron resting with its
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We want agents in every county in the Un-
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Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate.
State of Ohio, jackson County, IS.
Court of Common Pleas.
Mosby a. Hodson VS.. David Hildenbrand


On I'd order of sale.
Notice is hereby given, that / will offer for
sale at public auction, at the door Of the court
house, In said county, on
Saturday, June 3, A. D. 1876,
at o'clock PM. of said day, the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in the county of
Jackson and STATE of Ohio:
Part of I'm lot No. g0 in the town Of jackson
in said county, and being 81 = feet in front be-
ginning at the northeast corner of said lot at
the crossing of Pearl and Columbia streets, and
fronting 81 feet ON Pearl street, and running
back on Pearl street S615 feet fronting on Co.
luWbia street being s619 ieet by 5l1z feet. This
description is ON the hypothesis that Pearl
street runs east and west.
Also the following described part of said in
lot No. 9S commencing at point on said Co.
lumbia street S614 feet from Pearl
street, thence south with the line OF
said Columbia street TO an alley at the rear Of
said lot thence west with the line of said alley
5l1S feet thence north parallel with Columbia
street TO point S6l feet south of the north line
OF said lot thence at right angle 5l15 feet to
right angle parallelogram.
Appraised:
First described lot at slO5O.
Taken as the property of David Hildenbrand,
on an execution In favor of Mosby & HOdson,
issued by the Court of Common Pleas of the
county of Jackson, and to me directed as Sher-
III of said county.
Given under my hand this 2d day of May: A.
ID. 1876 JOHN NJ. EWING, Sheriff
may4-5w
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-06-01

The Meigs County Telegraph is In.
formed that 80 are not opposed 10 Bris.
tow because ho comes from south Of the
Ohio river. nor for any other cause. But
there - more than one man that NO
would prefer. We do not argue that
johnson betrayed ua aud therefore nris.
TOW might We said that Johnson bad
simply the merit Of his zeal In putting
down the rebellion 10 recommend him.
and that Bristow's sole recommendation
l. what u supposed % be his energy In
punishing thieves We honor him for
this and give him foil credit But has
be nothing else1 You may say he rcp.
roscnts the reform demanded. How
much reform was there In the waving Of
the statute in the claim Of John A.
Thompson, et al. for lot OF mules not
taken BY the Government This took
place while he was Solicitor General and
soon after be resigned and became az.
torney for tho mule claimants and proa-
ecuted 10 successfully Then how about
bis vote Ia the Kentucky senate 10 pay
ncutrals for slAves7 Did hc 90 vote. aud
do you approve it7
IL not that We have % great objcc.
| ton TO Briatow. but that wc know 40
| little in his favor When anything de.
rogAtory 10 Hayes, our frst choice. can
be found We will fall back on TAFT for
our second. Il hsFlstta Register.
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State of Ohio, Jackson County, -.
Court Of Common Pleas.
John III. Price VS.. John A. Oiler ct al.

state of Ohio, Jackson County, -.
Court Of Common Pleas.
John III. Price VS.. John A. Oiler ct al.
On lst order OF sale.
Notice Is hereby given, that In pursuance OF
an order of sale issued out OF said court on the
the 2ith day of April A. ID. 1876, and to me df-
Iected as Sheriff and Special Master Commits
sioner in said cause / will offer for sale at the
door Of the Court House in said county, on
Saturday, June 3, A. d. 1876,
at l o'clock PM. of said day, the following de-
scribed real estate situated i'm the county of
Jackson, and State of Ohio, tO-wit:
One acre off Of the northeast corner of the
following described real estate, situated in the
county and State aforesaid, to-wit:
Part Of lot 30 township 7, range IS, of Scioto
Salt Reservation, beginning at the southeast
corner OF an eight acre tract OF land decided BY
Milton G. Burley TO George Bartlett, and thence
n 2 4J l3 chains & 5O-lOO chains to the center
of the railroad, thence with said road 707 l6'
s}-lOO chains to the south boundary OF said Bur-
ley lands, thence on said line n 50 4 chains
H-lOO chains TO the beginning place, contain
ing acres Il 3-lOO of an acre.
Said premises having been decided to said
grantOr and a road running across the south
west corner of said acres on OF the northeast
thereof is reserved.
Appraised at 500.
Terms or sale cash on day OF sale.
To be sold as the property of John A. Oiler, to
satisfy aJudgment and decree in favor of John
II. Price.
Given under my hand this lst day of May,
A. ID. 1876. JOHN NJ. EWING,
sheriff and Special Master Commissioner.
may4-5w
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-06-01

Dor starts a cornet, or sets his daughters
at lingling piano. Again, if Mrs. Smith
clrculates all the offensive gossip which
has its origin in Mrs. Robinson's kitchen
| 1t is but to be expected that Mrs Robin
son will find n number Of unpleasant
! things to say at the expense of Mrs
Smith. Now, all the petty quarrels
which take place between neighbors
seem to have their origin either in paltry
greed, or the exaggerated opinions which
many people entertain as to their own
Importance, and, accordingly, are unde.
serving of merciful consideration. In.
deed, most neighboFly feuds being the
result of that detestable snobbery which
seems, unfortunately, to have an immov-
able clutch on English society. the one
satisfactory feature about them is that
they add one more link to the existing
chain of proof that people are invariably
cursed by their own folly.
Now, while many neighbors are snob-
bish to a preposterous extent, and re-
frain from rendering those little services
to each other which they might render
without any loss to themselves, others
rush to an extreme in the contrary direc-
ton. In their desire to be friendly or,
as they put it, neighborly, they wellnigh
poster the life out Of you. They drop in
to see you at odd times and with aston
ishing frequency; they borrow your
property to an extent which should prove
that they have perfect confidence in the
strength of the ties which bind them TO
you; and they impart to you things of a
confidential nature which are continual
sources of anxiety, inasmuch as you fear
that you will some time inadvertently
let them slip. All this is, no doubt. very
gratifying, but it is probable that if the
good people were less assiduous in their
attentions the intimacies which they
form would be of a more permanent
character than they are. As it is, those
to whom they apply themselves are apt
to find their iavors rather irksome, and
are inclined to get the opinion into their
hesds that houses, grounds, and goods
and chattels are not quite common prop
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