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For Sale.

Slx building lots, on Carter street, West End, at
~ 10 cents per foot. Terms 800 down. the balance
can remain on Mortgage two three years. at seven
per cent. Inquire of L. E. WEYMOUTH Centen-
NAL Block. an233m
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DODD's

1G5 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON.
Dealer in Wood and Metal Type and all kinds OF
Printers Materials Advertisements Inserted in any
paper in the United States or Canadas at publishers
owest prices. Send for estimates
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Family Grocery Store For Sale

nNE OF the best stands in the city for family
" trade, Situated on line of horse cars fresh Stool
good team, &c. An excellent opportunity for a party
to secure well established business of S12O60 to
$1,000 per year. Apply to f. G. PATTERSON,
1874 Congress street. an17doZy
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"anfnd
Assistant BOOkkeener.

TWENTY.FIV cords Vault Manure taken away
l. at reasonable rates. Address
ap13dtf A. LIBBY. Portland P. O.
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WANTS..
A few good and reliable Agents
wanted. Apply at this office.
Wanted.

ITO hire smart one-armed or disabled soldier to
Il sell 'The Life of Gen. George A. Custer"
One agent reports 112 orders in eight DAYS Send for
terms and large circular to
CROKER & STIcKNEy. Publishers,
1888 Washington Street, Boston.
Apl7 ST&T2w
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Boston & Maine
RAILROAD.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing Monday. March 5, 1877.

hd1Cu - 1Ct
Passenger Trains will leave Portland for
Boston at 6.15, 900 a. m. land 800 p. M, arriv-
ing AT Boston at 10.45, 1.40, $50 p. m.
Returning, leave Boston for Portland at $50 a. M,
1890, $50 p. NJ, arriving at Portland at 1910,
500, $40 p. m,
For Wells, Noral Berwick. Salmon Falls,
Great Falls, Dover, Newmarket, Exeter,
HaverhiIl, North AndOver, Lawrence,
And0ver and Lowell at 6.15, 900 a. M, 800
p.
For Manchester aud Concord, N. H., (va
Newmarket ,Juncton,) at 6.15 a. m. 300 p. IN. (va
LawrenCe) at 900 a. IN.
For Rochester and Pennington. N. H., at
6.l5, 900 a. M. 300 p. m.
For Scarborough, Pine Point, Old Or
chard Beach, saco, Biddeford and Ken
nebunk at 6.15, 900 a. NJ, 800, $50 p. m.
Morning Trains will leave kennebunh
for Portland at 1920 a. m.
Through Tickets TO all Points south
and West NJ lowest rates,
Trains on Boston g. Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor,
Rockland, Mt. Desert Machas Eastport, Calais,
st. John and Halifax. Also, connect with Grand
Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Maine
Central and Portland q Ogdensburg trains at
Transfer Station.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes or refresh
ments at first class DINING rooms.
JAS. I. FURBER, Gen. Supt.
S. II. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland. oc7dtt
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A Young Man who thoroughly understands book.
"A keeping, desires a situation as Assistant Book
keeper. Good references. Address
apl0d1m* w. F. KIMBALL, Locke's Mills,
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DVdTUeTS WdHItUs
MAN and wife, or few single gentlemen can find
4x1 good accommodations at reasonable rates. at
ap4d3w* 70 WINTER STREET.
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For Sale.

"A BLOCK of two houses Is rooms each, well ar
"A ranged for four families, thoroughly finished,
IN good repair, with gas Sebago, ample yard room
IN the rear and now under rent of $500 EACH Clear
title, terms satisfactory. GEO. r. DAVIS, Real
Estate & Mortgage Broker.
APPS dow
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Wanted,

A Man to work in a Wholesale Drup Store Must
"A be thoroughly acquainted with the business.
W. F. PHILLIPS g. co,
ap20dlw Wholesale Druggists.
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Agents Wanted.

IN Cumberland county to canvass for the full His
l. tory OF Moody & Sankey, the best terms ever Of
convenient, to E. A. PALMER, Gen. Agent,
apoulm Portland Me.
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a SITUATION by an American Girl to do light
N work or plain sewing, in a small family.
Would attend an invalid, Please address rs. b.
Press office, Portland Me. apple div
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Maine Central
RAILROAD.
MONDAY, APRIL I6. 1877.
For Lewiston and Auburn.

Passenger Trains leave at 1926 p m. and sos
p. m. The train leaving at 12,35 a: m; also has
junction with Mixed Train for Lewiston and
Auburn. The 70 35 a. m. tram is the Night Ex-
press Train with Pullman Sleeping Car at
taehed which makes close connection at Bangor
for all stations on the Bangor & Piscataquis, and
L. 81 n, A. Railway, and for HOnltOn, Wood
stock, st Andrews, 1T. stephen, st. John
and Halifax.
Passenger Trains arrive in Portland as
follows:-The morning trains from Augusta, Gar
diner, Bath Brunswick and Lewiston at S45 and
$50 a. M The day trains from Bangor, Dexter,
Belfast Skowhegan, Pennington, X. & l.. r. r..
and all intermediate stations at 2 IA and so D. M
The afternoon train from Augusta, Bath, X. e. L.
r. X. at 6.25 p. m. The night Pullman Express
t;ain at Les a. IN.
PAYSON TUCKER, Sup't.
Portland, April 16, 1877. ap141dtf
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situation Wanted.

4 SWEDISH man and wife wish a situation.
N The woman is an excellent cook and the man
can do general work. Will go into the country if
desired. The best of references given Apply to the
SWEDISH CONSUL, No. Tate st. abs div
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BOARD.

BOarderS Wanted.
GOOD rooms with Board, location CENTRAL for
" Business Men, at
ap18d2w* Sc HAMPSHIRE STREET,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03
The Priest and the Sur
g0On,

A French journal says that a
famous French surgeon, lately de-
ceased, who was brusque and I'm,
polished, found on entering his
house one day, an old priest who
had been long waiting his return.
"What do you want of me2"
81 want you to look at this" +"
meekly rejoined the priest, tax.
Ing of an old woolen cravat, which
revealed on the nape of his neck
a hideous tumor.
"Yon'll have to die with that
remarked the surgeon.
81 thank you, DOCTOR" simply
replied the priest, replacing his
cravat, "and l am much obliged
to you for warning me, for can
prepare myself, as well as my poor
parishouers, who love me very
much"
The surgeon, who was never
sstouished at great things, looked
upon this priest, who received his
death sentence unmoved, with a
mazement, and said
''Come to morrow at eight O
clock to the hotel Dieu, and ask
for me-"
The priest was prompt. The
surgeon procured for him a special
room, aud in a month the man
went out cured. When leaving he
took out Of his sack thirty francs.
at is all l have to offer you,
DOCTOR" he said; 81 came here on
foot from Rouen in order to save
this"
The doctor looked at the mon
ey, smiled and drawing a handful
of gold from his pocket, put it in
the bag along with the thirty
francs, saying: "It is for your
poor" and the priest went away.
Some years later the surgeon, feel,
ing death to be near, bethought
him of the priest and wrote to him.
He came at once, and the surgeon
received at his hands the consola-
tion of religion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, yetteviile-services ev-
cry Sabbath at 1880 and at night; Rev Geo
Hall,special supply; Sunday school at A M.
Methodist-services every Sabbath at
1870 and at night; Rev r E Travis, pastor;
Sunday school at 8 O'Clock.
Cumberland resbyterian--services 5rd
and 4thSundays each month at IL O'Clock A
and at night; Rev w Estill, pastor; Sun
day school at 8.
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-services
1st Sabbath each month at IL and night by
the Methodists; Rev Mr. Berham, preacher
in charge-2nd and 4th Sabbath each month
at IL bv the Associate Reformed Presbyteri-
ans, Rev ] b Muse, pastor. Union Sun
day school at 9.
A r PRESBYTERIAN, New Hope, services lst
and 3rd Sabbaths at IL; Bethel, End and
9TH Sabbaths at ll-Reg A 5 Sloan, pastor.
Methodist, Mulberry-services 3rd Sun
day in each month st IL o'clock and every
Sunday night; ReVWJCollier, pastor; Sun
day School at 8.
Baptist, Mulberry--church session. Sat
urdHy before lst Sabbath in each month;
services LIST Sabbath at IL; RevA Van Hoose
pastor; Sabbath school at 8
United Presbyterian, Lincoln-seryices
every Sabbath at 1l:l5 NJ; RevJ w wait,
pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, (Shelton's
ereek)-services lst Sabbath in each month
at IL o'clock; Rev j. Parks, preacher in ch
Liberty Grove-services End Sabbath at
liam; Rev w A Gill, preacher in charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove,
(nes. Flyntville)-services 4th Sabbath IN
each month at IL o'clock; Rev A w Suth-
erlend. supply.
Methodist, Oak Hill-serviees 4th Sab
bath each month at 10 o'clock.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Kelse, Rev n d
Craw d, pastor.
Methodist-services End Sabbath at 10 A
NJ; Rev w B Lowery, G.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Hill, Rev
d Tigert, pastor.
Prospect, Wells hill, Saturday before I'd
Sunday, each month, Rev B L King, pastor.
Hester's Greek, Saturday before 4th Sun
day. each month, Rev B L King, pastor.
Methodist, Flyntviile--services 4th Sab
hath at 1890 A. NJ; Mt. Hermon, Flintville
circuit, services 1st Sabbath at 1880 M;
Macedonia, Flintville circtit. services Ord
sabbath al 1890 M-Rev David u Kay,
preacher in charge.
Missionary Baptist, Norris Creek, (Buck-
eve)-services End Saturday and Sunday In
each month; Rev l. Sanford, pastor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03
A Romantic Tale.

A delicious love idy17comes from
Wayne county, Ky. A stalwart
young Kentuckisn of knightly
bearing, passing through Month
cello street ten years ago, was
noticed by young girl sitting at
the window of the most aristocrat.
ic house of the town, and she fell
in love with him at first sight.
She had wealth, culture and beau
ty; he was poor with only his
splendid physique and intrepid
spirit, and was then on his way to
seek his fortune as a cattle her
der in Texas. There he soon
rose to be proprietor of rancho,
and took his money to California
and hunted for gold. After many
ups and downs, fortune favored
him, and he found himself the
owner of a silver mine at Silver
City, New Mexico. The girl,
meanwhile, had bloomed into a
rarely beautiful woman, had de-
veloped unusual literary ability,
and become a contributor to 1.-The
Apostolic Times, the organ of the
Reformed church published at
Lexington. BY some means the
girl had learned who the un-
conscious object OF her fancy was,
and, though he had never seen
her, the two corresponded through.
out the ten years. She never
wrote word of her personal at
fractions nor family, nor did he
speak of his good fortune; he had
a mind we'll stored with judicious
reading, and their correspondence
wasonly thatol book. loving friends.
A few weeks ago, however, the
love she had always bore him
bore its fruit. He wrote her pro
posing marriage, and soon follow
ed his letter to her Kentucky
home, where he saw her for the
first time. Recently they were
married, and Miss Annie Berry,
that was, will be surprised to find,
on reaching Silver City, that her
husband, R. B. MetcaIf, is the
greatest capitalist in New Mexico.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03
Joe Bradley has been gettil

Joe Bradley has been getting
a certificate of character from
his neighbors, which he sorely
needed. He was very grateful
for it, and his thanks made the
whole affair a mutual admira-
ton society. It was ga tickle
and-I'll-tickle-You" affair.
1t is much like we have known
in the way of complimentary
testimonials where, for instance,
an officer of the army and navy
would purchase a sword, pay
ing for it out Of his own pocket,
and getting some admiring
friends to present it to him
with appropriate remarks, to
which he would reply with a
bashful surprise beftting the
occasion, and in terms highly
complimentary to the liberal
donors. Old Joe, your certif-
icate of character and your
thanks, therefore, are
of like fraud.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03
'@EGlleiGeg geetp9,
For the Fayetteville Observer.
THORNY HOLLOW.
BY JESSIE FERGUSON BROWNE.

Not the lonely old hut on the brow of the
hill,
Is all Thorny-Hollow can boast;
In the canny wee cot by the leaf-dimpled
rill,
Lives the lassie we all love the most.
And bonny Draw lass is the pretty Kath-
leen,
3 Yes, even stole would say,
As she trips O'er the lawn with the grace
of queen,
In her garments so lightsome and gay.
Unrivaled in beauty, rusticity lends
A charm to each movement the while,
l witchery rare. that so graciously blends
And turks in each love lighted smile!
Forbidding the name of her birthplace may
sound,
As harshly it falls on the ear;
Yet tho you might take the whole world
. in your round,
But few more enticing appear.
Not wholly abounding in thorus by the
way,
Is this beautiful, sylvan retreat;
sSVhere fully contented fairy might stay,
In love with its solitude sweet
Her dear native vale-in retirement here,
5 Away from the world and its woes,
Not shadow of care, on her countenance
fair,
For a moment doth seem to repose.
Oh, sweet is the sound of that silver-toned
voice,
In its innocent gaiety ringing;
Enough to make even the wretched rejoice
And rival the lark in her singing.
In vain of her coldness each rustic COM
plains,
As she turns deaf ear to his wooing,
Away from her presence, ye love smitten
swains,
Before she has proved your undOing.
Most truly fun-loying, frolicsome thing,
To which ye are bound to surrender;
As airy and blithe as the bird on the wing,
And yet so confiding and tender!
Full worthy are these of the first of the
land,
And well in they wake may they follow,
A prize must he be who obtains thy fair
hand,
Our darling Kathleen of the Hollow.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03
A Lost $4,000 Bank
- Note.

l An extraordinary affair hap
pened about the year 1740. One
lof the directors of the bank of
England, q very rich man, had
occasion for 100000, which he
was to pay as the price of an
estate he had just bought. To
facilitate the matter, he carried
the sum with. him to bank, and
tebtained for it a bank note. On
his return home he was sudden
ly called out on particular bus
Iiness. He threw the note care
Elessly on the mantel-piece, but
when he came back a few min
Intes afterward to lock it up, it
was not to be found. No one
had entered the room; he could
hot, therefore, suspect any per-
feon. At last, after much inef-
fectual search, he was persuad-
Jed that it had fallen from the
mantel-piece into the fire. The
FDireetor went to acquaint his
colleagues with the misfortune
that had happened to him; and,
as he was known to be a per-.
fectly honoeable man, he was
readily believed. 1t was only
about twenty-four hours from
the time that he had deposited
his money: they thought, there
fore, that it would be hard to
refuse his request for a second
note. He received it upon Civ
ing obligation to restore the
first note if it should be found,
or pay the money himself if it
should be presented by a stran-
ger. About thirty years after
ward (the Director having been
long dead and his heirs in pos
session of his fortune), an un-
known man presented the lost
note at the bank, and demand
cd payment. 1t was in vain
they mentioned to this person
the transaction by which that
note was annulled; he would
not listen to it. He maintained
that it had come from abroad,
and insisted upon immediate
payment. The note was paya-
BILE to bearer, and the 100000
were paid to him. The heirs
of the Director would not listen
to any demands of restitution,
and the bank was obliged to
sustain the loss. It was discov-
cred afterward that an architect,
having purchased the Direc-
tors house, had taken it down
in order to build another on the
same spot, had found the note
in the crevice Of the chimney,
and made his discovery an en-
gine for robbing the bank, in
which he was completely sue
cessful. as
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03

There is a great deal of relig.
ious faith in the world that will
not stand the test of experience.
One day ship was caught in q
severe gale. A woman, frighten
ed beyond reason because she was
very likely to go to heaven in a
few hours, went to the captain
and said, Captain, do you think
we shall weather the storm?" he
replied with great gravity, "Mad
am, we must trust in God" She
threw her hands up in consterna-
ton and exclaimed, sob, dear,
are we SO badly off as that?" She
was fair representative of some
proiessed Christians OF the pres
ent day.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03
A Fort Madison man went

A Fort Madison man went in
to his cow stable the other day..
and by mistake, mixed her a.
nice mush in a boz full Of saw
dust instead of bran. The COW
merely supPosing that hsrd times
had come, and they were all going
to economise, meekly ate her sup
per, and that man nevtr discover
ed his mistake until the next
morning, when he MIXED that
COW, and she let down a half gall
Ion Of turpentine, quart of shoe
pegs, and bundle of laths.
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thereof are embodied in the
comprehensive report just pub
lished-a report both critical
and thorough, and closing with
an emphatic declaration not on
Ily "that the Society is solvent
beyond question, and that the
policy-holders areamply secured
in their investment" but also
that its. unparalleled growth re-
fleets the highest credit on It's
Officers, and places the ''Equita-
bic" in the front rank of the in
lstitutions of its kind.
The smooth current of the
musement season has been
slightly ruffied this week; large
lly, no one will be surprised to
hear, by Anna Dickinson who
suddenly, on Monday night,
Igave notice to the proprietor of
the theater at which she has
been acting, that she would not
put in an appearance. A news
paper quarrel followed, and the
"Crown Of Thorns" is killed
dead.
On the same evening GER
tain Miss Lenox was to have
made her debut at the Lyceum
in the part of Camille" At
the appointed hour a crowd of
ticket holders surrounded tie
entrance of the building which
they were somewhat dumb
founded to find closed and dark.
After some waiting q tumult o.
rose which finally penetrated
the green room Of the theatre,
where the fair de5utante was ca
gerly completing her toilet, un-
conscious of anything amiss.
When it became evident that
the manager of the evening had
failed to come to tirHe, and that
no performance was to be had,
there followed rather more of q
sceno than though the regular
programme had been followed
out-a scene in which distrac-
ted supernumeraries, a hysteri-
cal actress and dIsgusted pub
lie sustained the principal parts.
Not less interesting was lit
tie episode at Gilmore's Gar
den, in which Barnum's big ele-
phant "Borsen," who has only
been in America a few days,
filled the chief role. Borsen
has the reputation of being the
biggest elephant in captivity,
and he feels his dignity accord
ingly. When, therefore, he
was brought into this "blarsted
country" and actually shut up
in the same cage with three
plebian elephants of smaller
size, his feelings were SO OUT
ragged that he found it necessa-
ry TO pick up his keeper with
his trunk and chuck hima couple
Of blocks in order to show q
proper resentment. Further
reflection convinced him that
this was not sufficient yindica-
ton of his honor, so he knocked
down the wooden walls of his
dOmiclle and the cage Of lions,
and then galloped around the
establishment for an hour or So.
when he was finally captured.
RADIx.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03

Indignant boarder to his land
lady "MadSm, if you expect four
buckwheat cakes 10 go iuto five
persons and leave any remainder,
allow me to say that you are de.
cidedly out in your arithmstrsI
calculations, for they won't do it,.
III trouble you for that plate of
hot ones you've got concealed
behind the sugar bowl" lie got
'em.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03
A remarkable shot occurred

A remarkable shot occurred
at New Orleans. One negro
had shot four times at another
one without the other having
been hit or even finching. The
latter pointed his finger at the
shootist and said: 1.-THE day
viii! come when you will be
sorry for this shooting" AT
these words the fifth shot was
fired, shooting off the identical
finger that was pointing at the
shooting negro. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03

The japanese Minister in Wash
ington is described as looking not
over 20 years old, and is about
the size of an American boy of
IA. He wears cream,colored
trousers, scanned with gold, and
black coat with gold collar.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03

Five of the Mississippi rail-
roads have just been sold, or
are advertised soon to be sold {:
The New Orleans, jackson and
Great Northern, Kosclusko
Branch Road, the Mississippi
Central Railroad, the Vicksburg
and Meridian Railroad, and the
Vicksburg and the Natchez
Railroad.
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Mail Directory
Fayetteville FOst-Of11ce.

Ra;lrosd-leaves every day except Sun
davat 7:45 A. M; arrives at s P. NJ. Supplies
tbe following Offices: Kelso, Lincoln, tlynt-
vile. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunts
Station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shclbyville stage-arriyes Monday, We'd
ut sdav and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
days at2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg, Bonneville, County Line. Sheibyyille:
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at A. M; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at4PM. Supplies Harpers Branch,
Goshen, Hazle Green, Meridianville and
Huntsville.
Shelbyville horse-leaves Mondays and
THURSDAYS at A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4P.N. Supplies Norris Greek,
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and ShelbyVille.
Pulaski horse-arrives everv Friday at II
~. Leaves same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
ruston. Boons Hll Nillville, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
blanche horse--leaves every Friday at
NJ: arrives Saturday at r. n. Sup
,,l;es Camargo, Molino Geld Water, Blanche.
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
Gee upon post offices in all parts ef the u
n;ted States. A Iistot Money Order offices
NAV be seen on application. Rates OF com
mission for Money Orders are as follows:
Nor exceeding SIS. 10 cents
Over Is apd not exceeding $50 - 10 DO
do 80 do do 4O....2o 90
40 40 do do so. 70 DO
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03

An Omaha man is doubly in
trouble. lie deserted lis wife to
elope with q girl. and the wife is
chasing him. Then be deserted
the girl. and she is chasing him.
The chasers have joined in the
pursuit, and be fears the worst if
they catch him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-03

in carving turkey in the pres.
ence of strangers, it is a breach of
etiquette to stop more than twice
to spit on your hands and get a
new hold.