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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14
A Sisters Love.

Hostelter McGinnis. a society young
man who Is a great beau, called at the
Loagcoffin mansion, on Austin Avenue.
di.ses Esmeralda aud Birdie Long,
coffin, who are rivals for tue elfectious
of Hosteter, received him 10 the pirlor.
During the conversation he narrated a
very amusing incident, at which Miss
Esmeralda burst into yocifsrous roars
of laughter, while Miss Birdie did not
.mile at all, but sat up in her chair in u
very solemn manner. She shortly
afterwards excused herself aud with
drew from the room, leaving her sister
30 eotertain Mr.. McGinuis.
Your sister does nos seem TO have a
keen appreciation OF humor. l notice
,ne did not smile wnen l related that
lumoroas incident
That's where you are mistaken, Mr.
McGiunls, : replied Esmeralda. Birdie
mas VERY keen sense ot the ridiculous.
aud wouId nave ro4red until lcd could
aaye heard her a mlle of, bu. she MAS
compelled to restrain herself
Is she unwellP
No, she eats enough for thrce, bat
she wears false teeth, aud her new set
.ets out OF order when she sniles,
which causes her itiends 10 suppose shc
dss no sense oil Tue ludlcrous. butt Is q
mistake. Ihaye often Iold Birdie she
yusht TO live in Virginia
Why SO p asked Hosleuer.
Because she has o..readjust her teeth
60 frequently. That's what she Is doing
uow. She ought TO live among The re-
.djusIers, where she would ie more at
nome. - Texas Slftiags.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14
Voice from the Press.

i take this opportunity 70 bear testimony
to the efficacy OF your hop Bitter'. Ex-
pecting to fmd them nauseous and brtl9r and
composed Of bad whiskey, We were agree
ably surprised at then mild taste, just like
cup of tea. A Mis-. Cresswell and Mrs.
Connor, friends, have likewise tried, and
pronousce them the best medicine they have
ever taken for building up strength and
.oning up system. l was troubled with
costiyeness, headache and want of appetite.
Ny ailments are now all gone. have a
yearly contract with a doctor 10 look after
the health Of myself and family, but need
him not now. S. GlLLlLAND,
July 25, '7s. Peoples Advocate, Plnsbg,
Pa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14
Twenty Years Ago.

In 1863, Mr.. Wilson. nov oil Law
renee, Mass, was 10 the Commissary
Department in Washington. Some
how or other, he wes taken with a
violent soreness of the throat. Severh
Army Surgeons examined his throat apt
decided that it was case of diphthe ria
and that it was hopeless. After they
had given him up. he tried PERRY
DAvIs's PAIN KILLER. The nex
day the scales began to come q # OF hl'
throat. and in two or three days he wat
well. lsa rni4
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

srhen you think said "il'iooi 10
the Insurance examiner, That l am
GOOD risk?' Yes. slr,' replied The dec
tor. a first-class one.' Then, what IN
thunder do want to get insured iorT
.aid wi,,iboi. much obliged for your
Examination. Good day. And tes
zen. had been at work on wItiiboi Tor
.,x months and more, aud this was
shal came Of it,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

How can | leave you, my darling:
nurlnured Toledo lover, in tones oi
distressing tenderness as he observed
both hands Of the clock approach a
n rpendicular on the dial. We'll,
John responded the girl, with wicked
innocence, you can take your choice.
# YOU 90 through the hall yon'l be
liable to wake up father. and il you
leave by way of the back shed yon'li Dc
likely to wake up the dog
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

An old man advertised Book kdep-
log taught 10 one lesson; terms, al
lie got a large class 90 The Opening
uighl, aud, alter they were seated and
he dollars rushed in, he said: The
hole art Of bookkeeping hinges on
three words Meyer lend lhem'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

Have used Parker's Gluger Tonic Tor
had cough aud hemorhage | had tweu-
tv.fye years. Ieel like another man
sirce I use.lit. Am &c Years past.
Relieve Il sure TO cure Younger persons.
A. Qrner, Hlshsp'fs, "a. ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

The mistress has gtn1y reprinandcd
ner maid for over,leepIng herself 10 the
morning. You see, ma'am, explained
The servant, 1 sleep very slO@ly, aud
% you see, ma'am, it takes me much
ion ger 10 get my full sleep than it does
others, you see, ma am
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

The following notice IS by Virginia
colored blacksmith: Notice-De co"
partuershid heretofore resisting betwixt
me and Nose skinner is hereby re-
solved. Dem what owe de firm vii
ssstle wild me, and dem what de firni
owe will please settle wild Nose
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14
.T.adies Tonic"

The Great Female Remedy is pre-
AIRED by the Women'S Medical losII-
ate OF Buffalo, n. Y. aud is their taS-
,rlre prescription for ladies who are
.aff rlng from any weakness or moe
plainls common to the sex. Il Is sold
iy druggists al sL00 per bottle. La
lies can obtain advice free. Send
,,amp for names ofthose who have been
cured.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

Clergymeu, lawyers, public speaSeF''
and singers. confirm the opinion oil the
general public in regard to Ayer'S
Cherry Pectoral. All say it is The best
remedy that can be procured Tor ali
afIse,ious Of the vocal organs, thro al
and lupgs.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

What is worse than frecklesT = asks
young lady. 'Corns, my dear, corns.
They don't show 80 much when you're
dressed up; but ther ifyou keep straight
no one can step on yout freckles.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

Zeal wi,hout humility is like ship
without a rudder, liable to be stranded
AT any moment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

Itis said there never was but one
man who eyer made lanythmg by OPP
rosino womau's wiIl-he was law
YER
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

You can't get happness out OF w'o"g-
doing any more than you can get WOOL
hy shearing a hydraulic ram.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

An elm ueao Lawrencebur, Tenn,
!. los f. Ia diameter from Zip to tip oil
NJ branches, and 800 #. in citcumier-
ence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14
postieaI
The Signs of the Seasons.

The Signs of the Seasons.
What does II mean when the bluebird flies
Over the hill, singing sweet a nd clearly :?
When violets peep thro' the blades Of grsss7
These are the signs that the Spring is here
What does II mean when the berries are ripe7
When butter hes fit and honey hum !
When cattle stand un der the shady trees!
These are the sigus that Summer has como.
What does il mean when the crickets chirp7
And away to the southland the wild geese s'ee''
When apples are falling and nuts are brown
These are the sigus that Autumn is here
What does it mean when the days are hort
When the leaves are gone and the brooks ar'
dumb ?
When the fields white with the drifting snows7
these are the slgas that inter has come.
The old stsi 5 set and the new ones rise'
And skies that we're stormy grow bright and
clear,
And so the beautiful, wonderful Signs
Go round and round with the changing year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

Tn, usands OF testimonials certify TO
the prompt cure Of all bronchial a. d
lnna aGscuons.- by he use OF Aler's
Cherry PeciersL.~ fslaHl4T
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

Men fear old age without being sure
OF reaching it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

The man who thinks himself smart
likes 10 make others emait. There is
certainly nothing selfish bout him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14
Did BE Propose q?

Il couldn't do it,, said Martin Ellers-
lie. with o sludder. 1t was just the
hour before tie ga'je's ore lighted and
window blinds turned down-the DELI
cious twillget when gralelir shine like
burnnirg masses OF ruby, aud people
sitting beside them grow strictly con-
fideniial. 1t was showing little out
side; all The better, for the click OF lhe
cry slallizcd peall against the glass filled
ur the silence. and made the cozy
waimth Of the room luxuriously delight
ful. And Martin Elerslie's pleasan
brown ewes, fixed full on the fire. saw
10 one can tel What or how much they
saw
Suppose sbe should say no. he burst
out, seemingly aplopos to nothing al
all.
Suppose she Shouldn't observed
Guy Barres, dryly.
Il tell YOU. old fellow, its just exact
" ike having tooth pulled out. Your
friend, stand by and say: BE man 4;
lis nothing Ifs not they who are
under tie DOCTORS force ps.'
ACou plimenlary to Miss Glen
.Nopsense. You know what l mean
But r, ally and truly, P,e tried ana
can't do it,
'VeIy veil, said Barnes, Indifferent
"; 'tlon it is an understood thing
,hat YOU are to live and die an OLD
bachelor
L didn't say that
'Oh, be- pardon. You expect Far
ny IS going to propose to you ihaP'
H..
You are a hoartloss miscreant,
Ellerslie cried on, half laughi ng, hal
impa lent, as be sprans 10 his feet ano
tossed tie remnant of bis cigar intO The
fire, aud shall not waste any more
time upon you-unless indeed you &C
rouod to the fair with me-
Where Fanny Glen has a stand
Not # know it! The money market
IS rather light for me a. present anc
these iaucy fairs are no more than der
of robbers where a deienseless younl
man is concerned.'
And Martin Ellerslie went on his wa,
alone.
The hall was a glitter with gasIight
and fragrant with flowers when he go
There. The pretty feminine spark
each behind her well.laden table. wer'
all smiles and dimples, while th
urong of Victims ebbed and fowe'
around them.
Mr.. EIlersle found himself sreeie
with acclsmalOns.
You viii take share, Mr.. Z Hers
lie?'
DO pleqse put your name down here
Mr.. Ei.erslie; there afe only ten blank
left
oh, MIR. Elerslie, you are the yer
one We are waiting for. l have kel
seven for you-sevcn always was
lucky number.'
Mr.. E,lcrslie y don't, pray, spen
al Your money until you have taken
. ,hare in this mammoth doll. with
uunk full of clothes
And thus our hero was flung hltht
aud yon on the waves Of The fair, draw
pg nearer, however, with every sui
scriplion, to the table over which shor
the blue Stars OF Fanny Clen's eyes.
But hen lie got there he was smi
D ten with sudden silence.
Fanny looked wonder!ngly up.
It's a fue evening" ne hnz'rded.
1T p asked Fanny. why, Itboug
il was snowing.'
so il is SAID our hero, growing We
red. and overlurnng with his elbow
crimson Venetian flask, for which
:, nm ediately had to pay. IL mes
p 1t isn't very fine evening"
oh = SAID Fanny.
Yes said Martin, feeling acute
that he had made donkey oi himself
Then be vent away and didn't 81
Fanny Glen again the whole evening
, | probably because she was the only pc
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14
SOTARIBs PUBLIC.
JUSTICES OF TIE PEACE.

DAVIS DIST DIR. G. A. Brown, obed Fink and
SroxEwALI.-J. H. Grabin, W. &. Snsrr, G. W
Orndorf. - ,,.
JoHNsroN.-J r. Rodefer, Levi u. .Cullers.
MADlsOS.-Samuel Campoeh James D.
COfmsn, Jos. Cmer.
AsHsY.-SaInl. Bamman. n. B. Painter, Jacob
LEE.-Chri.tisn Shirley, D. zirkle, John H..
Pence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

Lemon Ju.ce an1 gIJcerne VIII
.Ieanse aud soften tic hand..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14
nRouaH oN BATS"

Clears out rats. mice, reaches. mes
ants. bed-bugs, skpnks, chipmucss,
eopbers. lsc. Drugsisu.
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Advertisements will be inserted Ct one pois
er square Of ten lines or less, for the ars'
,sn, and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion'
Unless the number Of insertions be marked upo
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nd accordingly.
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I - esnrs per line, each insertion.
Advertisements three months or logger vi
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Most of our comforts grow mp be-
tween crosses. -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14

rrui.!ul Of irgublc--0rsen apples.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-14
ORDINANCE 10.

Sec. |. 1t shall not be lawful tor
nov. pig, goat OF sheep to run at large
Uubiu this town. and it shall be the
duty of every police officer to take up
all hogs, piss, sheep or soas found run
ming at large. and to notify the owner
thereof il he eau be ascertalned and
found.
Sec. .. For each hog, pig or sheep
found running at large within this town.
the owner shall pay a due OF 50 els. o!
which lhe Off .er shall receive one half.
SC. 3. II the owner cannot be
o.,er,ained and found within forty
eisht hours after the hog. pi! or
sheen has been laKen up, or if Ihe said
fine is not paid as soon as imposed II
s,all be the duly Of the officer to sell
laid hog pig, goat or sheep, at public
ouc,ion. at the court-house after reason
,h,. no,ice or advertisement. The
owner shall be liable for all expenses
incurred in keeping said hog, pig OF
she,p. But the owner may at any
,i,,e hef,re sale redeem said hog OF
sheep, by paying the fine and all ex-
peuses ln,wred in keeping the same
aud The costs.
Sc. 4. Ifthe owner can be found
aseertain,d and the proceeds OF sale
after dcducling the dnes. costs and ex
penses Of keeping, shall be paid over tc
him: and If he canuot be Houod, they
shall be paid over to the treasurer whc
an N keep au account thereof. and pa
Il over to the owner ou his demand
provided that the treasurer shal! b
satisfied that the party claimiag 70
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Sec. |. No cugiue. train, truck or
car shall be ruu or propelled on any
railway within this town al grea'e'
.nyed lhau elk miles per hour. aud tl'
nell attached to tie engine shall lie
rrp, du-iog the whole time that such
engine is 10 mouou within the town.
And forany violation OF this section.
the company operating The railway shall
he fju, d the sum OF fiye dollars lor each
fence
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29
our Young Folks.
4 LITTLE BOY WHO RAN AWAY.

" l'm ~oing now to run away"
81, little Sammie Green, one day.
"Tnen / can do just what l choose,
III never have to black my shoes,
Or wash my face, or comb my hair.
I'll find q place, 1 know, somewhere;
AND never have again to I'LL
That old chip-basket-so1 will.
. Goodbye, mamma he said-"Good-bye!"
He thought his mother then would cry.
She only said: "You going, dear?"
AM didn't shed q single tear.
Z" There, nowl" said Sammie Green; II knew
She does not care If | do go.
But Bridget does. She'll have to I'LL
That old chip-basket-so she will"
But Bridget only said: "well, boy.
You of for sure2 I wish you JOY"
And Sammie's little sister Kate,
Who swung upon the garden gate.
Said, anxiously, as he passed thro';
Tonight, whatever will you do
When you Il get no 'lasses spread
At supper time on top of bread!"
One block from home, m Sammie's dear,
Weak little heart was full of fear.
He thought about RED Riding Hood"
The wolf that met her in the wood;
The bean-stalk boy, who kept so mum ~
When ne heard the giant's Fee, TO fum;"
Of the dark night and the policeman,
Then poor Sammie homeward ran
Quick through the alley-way he sped,
And crawled in thro' the old wood-shed.
The big chip-basket he did fill;
He BACKED his shoes up with q will;
He washed his face and ombed his hair;
He went up to his mothers chair,
And kissed her twice, and then he said:
1 like some 'lasses top of bread!"
Mrs. Susan 7. Perry, In Golden Days.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29

ilton duel lay in its arousing the pub.
lie mind to the barbarity Of dueling,
the only gain from the Decatur duel
was that It confirmed this conviction.
In both instances there was an un-
s%peakable shock to the country and in
finite domestic anguish. Nothing else
was achieved. Neither general man.
ners nor morals were improved, nor
was the fame of either combatant
heightened, mol public confidence in the
men or admiration of their public SER
vices increased. In both cases it was
q calamity alleviated solely by the reso-
luton which it awakened that such ca
lamities should not occur again.
Such a resolution, indeed, could not
at once prevail. and eighteen years af-
ter Decatur was killed, Jonathan Cilley,
of Maine, was killed in a duel at Wash
ington by William J.. Graves, of Ken
lucky. This event occurred forty-five
years ago. but the cutlery with which it
was received ever at that time-one of
the newspaper moralists lapsing into
rhyme as he deplored the cruel custom
which led excellent men to the fatal
field
"Where Gilleys meet their Graves
and the practical disappearance of Mr..
Graves from public life, showed how
deep and strong was the public con-
demnation, and how radically the gen.
eral view of the duel was changed.
Even in the burning height Of the po-
litical and sectional animosity of 1856,
when Brooks had assaulted Charles
Sumner, the challenge of Brooks by
some of Summers friends met with little
public sympathy: During the excite
ment the Easy Chair met the late Count
Gurowski, who was a constant and de-
voted friend Of Mr.. Sumner, but an old
world man, with all the hereditary so.
cial preiudlces of the old world. The
Count was furious that such a dastardly
blow had not been avenged. "Has he
no friends?" he exclaimed. els there
no honor left in your countryp" And,
as if he would burst with indignant i'm
patience, he shook both his fists in the
air, and Numbered out "Good God !
will not somebody challenge anybody"
No, that time is passed. The elderly
club dude may lament the decay of the
good old code of honor-a word of
which he has a very ludicrous concep-
tion-as Major Pendennis, when he
pulled off his wig, and took out his false
teeth, and removed the padded calves
of his legs, used to hope that the world
was not sinking into shame in its old
age. Quarreling EDITORS may win a
mornings notoriety by stealing to the
field, furnishing a paragraph for the
reporters, and running away from the
police. But they gain only the unsavory
%notoriety of the. man in a curled wig
and lowered waistcoat and huge tapped
coat of the last century who used to pa
rade Broadway. The costume was
merely an advertisement, and of very
contemplate wares. The man who
fights a duel to-day excites but one COM
ment. Should he escape, he is ridicu-
lous. Should he fall, the common opin-
ion of enlightened mankind writes upon
his maidstone: ''He died as the fool
dieth. George William Curtis. in Har-
pe''s Magazine.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29
Aunt Penelope came up with 81,

sible haste. Ill pos.
Dear. dear me, what can II h.,
didn't know there was scarlet fes "! I
anything about here except bah EYER ~ Or
fits, s.-i those amt catchinp.ns' Jones'
"You needn't bother Bit aho,..
said Teddy, very earnestlv me"
mother doesn't when I'm sick: Ny
lets me cuperate, she says" '1' Just
But Aunt Penelope preferred r.
about it. Know
Teddy" she exclaimed, a. sba
his rather grimy and very stic Ine took
to find his pulse, "Teddy. wbayy hnand
you been eating?" nave
Teddy looked up at the ceiling. do,.-
at his copper-toes, over in the co ru@a
everywhere but at Aunt Penelone So'ner,
Teddy" she almost gasped CA,
you eat my cake?" od
"I-you said it was beautiful. and =,
wanted to see-I fought-you know
you'd want me-to have some ,caOss- ,
was so homesick-and I kept a thinI;.l
-and-it went pretty fast beforan
knowed it," sobbed Teddy. "Rnt
didn't eat it ALL" he added, takingfro !
the depths Of his pocket a very s.p
very crumpled piece of cake.
Aunt Penelope turned round or,
looked at Hannah, and Hannah looIaaa
speechlessly at Aunt Penelope.
"a loaf of cake! He'll de-" said
Aunt Penelope.
They took him downstairs, soaked
his feet in boiling water-as Teddy At.
tirmed-ggave him ipecac, castor oil and
tea Of every kind of herb in the house
while waiting for the doctor.
But he did not die, though mamma
said afterwards, laughing until the tears
ran down her cheeks, that it was mt
Teddy's nor Aunt Penelope's fault.
He certainly didnot cooperate" much
from that sickness, and from that dsu
to this Teddy has never once tasted a
bit of loaf-cake; indeed, he objects tn
the very sight of it.-Youth's Compaa.
ION,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29
Dueling, Past and Present.

twenty-five years ago, at the table of
q gentleman whose father had fallen in
a duel, the conversation fell upon duel
ing, and after it had proceeded for some
time the host remarked, emphatically,
that there were occasions when it was
a mans solemn duty to fight. The per-
sonal reference was too significant to
permit further insistence at that table
that dueling was criminal folly, and the
subject of conversation was changed.
The host, however, had only reiter-
ated the familiar view of General Ham
ilton. His plea was that, in the state of
public opinion at the time when Burr
challenged him, to refuse to fight under
circumstances which by the ''code of
honor authorized a challenge, was to
accept a brand of cowardice and of a
want of gentlemanly feeling, which
would Danish him to a moral and social
Coventry, and throw acloud Of discredit
upon his family. So Hamilton, one of
the bravest men and one of the acutest
intellects of his time, permitted a worth
less fellow to murder him. Yet there
is no doubt that he stated accurately the
general feeling of the social circle in
which he lived. There. was probably
not a conspicuous member of that soci-
ETY. who was of military a~ntecedents
who would not have challenged any
man who had said of him what Hamil-
ton had said of Burr. Hamilton dis
dained explanation or recantation, and
the result was accepted as tragical, but
IN a certain sense inevitable.
Yet that result aroused public senti-
ment to the atrocity of this barbarous
survival of the ordeal of private battle.
That one of the most Justly renowned of
public men, OF unsurpassed ability,
should be shot to death like a mad
dog because he had expressed the gen.
era feeling about an unprincipled
schemer, was an eX%asperating public
misfortune. But that he should have
been murdered in Difference to a prac-
tice which was approved in the best So
ciety, yet which placed every other
valuable life at the mercy Of any willy
vagabond, was a public peril. From
that day to this there has been no duel
which could be said to have commanded
public sympathy " approval. From
the bright June morning, eighty year.
ago, when Hamilton fell at Weehawken,
to the June of this year, when two
men shot at each other in Vir-
glnia, there has been a steady and CON.
plete change Of public opinion, and the
performance of this year was received
with almost universal contempt, and
with indignant censure of a dilatory
The mostcele5rated duel in this coun-
try since that OF Hamilton and Burr
the encounter between Commo-
dores Decatur and Barron, in 1920, near
Washington. in which Decatur, like
Hamilton, wSs MORALLY wounded, and
lived but y few hours. The
was one Of professional, as
of political, jealousy. But as the
only conceivable advantage of the Ham