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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
b 4 A CHI L e US,
HAGERSrOWN, MD.
The Election is Over.

Now buy your Blankets. UyercOats. Ladies'
aud sIInsys' COsLs, CuueIwssaG aud al! " IN
teT GUOus, 80 that SOu may De comfortable
during Lue winter. Beaculsy's stock 10 I'M
ueuss ana prices low.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
@ Sold by all Druggist
Now Try This

1t will cost you nothing and will
surely do you good, if you have a
Cough. Cold or any trouble with
Throat, Chest or Lungs. DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds is guaranteed TO
give relief, ormoney will be paid back.
Sufferers from La Grippe found it just
the thing and under its use had a
speedy and perfect recovery. Try a
sample bottle at our expense and
learn for yourself just how good a
thing il is. Trial bottles free at Glib
sons drug store. Large size zoe. aud
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19

Miss Mamie Everhart Ni1dorf
died at her home in Baltimore on
Tuesday night of last week, aged 26
years. Miss Nixdorff was we'll
known here, where she spent greater
part OF last year with her uncle, Rev.
George g. Everhart. She was r
young lady OF a most aIniable and
loving disposition, and won many
friends while she was in Shepherds
town. She had been in delicate
health for some time, but her death
is nevertheless a great blow to Ter
family and source OF much grief TO
her friends. She was buried in Bal
timore on Thursday.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
A Very Common Want.

'.Out OF sorts, >" "distrait, 1.-THE blues, these
Are familiar appe llalives for uncomiortaole,
undernabie sensations, accompanied win
lassitude, nervousness, Indigestion. IoVefS
of the blood. 10 remedy which 81 effective
stomachic persislently used lie the paramount
need, 10 conclusive evidence that the system
ls insufiiclently nourished because-snd ioi
no other cause " here organic disease does not
eri,t-tba food ia not ASH inflated. Reinforce
the fiagging energies OF the stomach, reform
an irregular condition of the TO 4" els. keep up
"A healthiul secretion Oftne bile win Hostel
ter. stomach BiIters. For over thirty years
mi, popular medicine has supplied the com
mon want OF the nervous invalid. the dys-
peptic and Of persons deficient In vitality, an
efficient tonic To It's power OF impArtlng
strength Ia attributable IL efficacy As pre-
yentive OF ma aria and la grippe. Thoroughly
effective is 1t too for rheumatism, kidney
complaint and neuralgia.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
The Death Record.

The Death Record.
Sunday night at 1l.S0 p. IN. Mr.. vii
liam C. Kepiuger died at his drug
store on South Allegheny street.
Mr.. Keplinger had just recovered
from yphoid-pneumonia which lie
caught while at his home. Shepherds
town. West Virginia After his recov-
cry lie returned TO this town. when he
caught a very bad cold. Nothing WAS
thought OF this, however, until last
evening, when he was taken suddenly
i'll. Many Of his friends gathered
around his bedside and he received all
possible medical attention. Drs. Har-
ris and Seibert were with him for
three hours before his death, but they
could not stay the final stroke. He
vas unconscious from o'clock until
the time Of his death, which occurred
at 1l30 p IN. Mr.. Keplinger was born
al ShepherdStown, w. Va, in 1854.
He held the position of head clerk in
Croft and ConIyu's drug store, Balti-
more, for eighteen months, when he
came TO this place. Along with Mr..
David Oberndorf, he bought out Mr..
John Harris's drug storei in February,
1897. He is registered in three States
a a graduate and is one of the high
est in his profession. His father, Mr.
John Keplinger, is still living at the
old homestead at the age of IS years.
Mr.. Keplinger was member Of the
Royal Arcanum of Baltimore, in which
he carries a $4,000 policy. He also
carries $4,000 in the New York Mutual
Life Insurance Co. Beside his father,
he also leaves four sisters and two
brothers. He will be taken to his
home at Shepherdstown for burial.
He leaves many friends in this and
neighboring towns who deeply mourn
his loss. He was, without d doubt,
the best chemist and manufacturing
druggist that ever located in Belle
fonte. BeHetonte, Pa. Gazette.
The remains OF Mr.. Keplinger were
brought to Shepherdstown on Mon
day, and Tuesday morning the last
services for the dead were held in the
Lutheran Church, Rev. d. NJ. Moser
officiating. The interment WAS in
Elmwood Cemetery. Mr.. Keplinger
had many friends here who are great
~ saddened at his untimely death.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
Raachlru A. E0

sell Blankets, Comforts, Dress Goods, La
dies aud Siiss-s' Goats, 5Dawis. CaI PETE, vi
Cloths, AT squares, HIudoS Snaldss, onOcs,
tS,yOts, nuDDeTs, Hat, Laps, JDucINeaf,
oewIus Aacninrs, sugars, Coness' iss1.,
spices, Meal, Quseps~aGe. OIasssHie Abu
many Things tDat CAMEL Oc named. 20 abo
sec auu you Wal surely We pleased.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
Notions
UPON
Notions.

JOInDb ITOm SC 20 IOC IuIHHl bTUsHt7 HIu
combs. very nice; Pocket Books aud Purses,
Clothes and Hat Brushes. small Tape Meas
ures Gum Rattles and Rings. Hair Curriers',
Glass spoons and Measures, Quill Tooth
PICKS, Celluloid and Pearl Gun and Collar
Buttons, Key Rings and TweeLers, Gum
u nds for papers; -Four Kinds of Corn Snlve,
Indelible Ink, IndeliDle Pencils and Leads,
shaving Brushes, Pun Boxes, Camphor Ice.
Cold Cream. Pomade Vaseline, stick Poma-
tum. Eight kinds OF Face Powders, TooI1
Washes and Tooth soap. Toilet soaps and
Perfumeries. Fine JewelTy, Penknives and
Scissors Rulers, Pencils and EraserH, Razors
and Razor Strops, Inks and lnkstands.
hCMURKAN'S DRUG STORE.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19

DIR. B. p. Gooch. prominent ply
sician of Hinton. died Saturday. He
was twice elected TO the West Virginia
Legislature.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19

The following letter. received by
the Harpers Ferry Sentinel, explains
itself:
CHARLRsTowN, Feb. 10, 1892.
Mr. EDIToR-Dear Sir-In your pa
per you have published the false
report OF Miss Edna Morrison's elope-
ment with Mr. Souders, which un-
doubtedly is not true and we wish
you to correct it in your nett paper.
My mother heard OF the report and
found me at my grandmama's TAX
ing dinner; aud we started for
home late in the evening aud were
met by my uncle, Mr. Jones, aud Mr..
Souders. They insisted that they
should take lie and refused TO 20,
aud | wish the public TO know that
my parents have given no consent,
and | will never mary Mr.. Souders,
therefore, will hear no wedding
bells ringing" wish you would let
the facts be known in your next pa
per.
Yours, very respectfully,
EDNA MoRRIson.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
II You Want

Oil Cloths. Window shades. shoes, Hats. No
LlOns groceries, QueeBsware, domestic
Sewing Machines. Always 10 70 beaeniey's
great HLores- LyIs Of gOoos AZ very low
yTlCrb.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
sHEPHeROsTOWN MARKET.

WANTED.
INCUR FIRST. CLASS MULES: also q mar
l. ried man AS foreman Ia run . farm. APP
Div TO HENRY sHkPHKRp.
February IL. lss7-tw
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
unexnacted Snow.

Beachley q 90. are fully prepared TO sell
you All tue huDUef shoes, Bowls, Lesslbss,
I5OssaIDvIs, AIsu'E kuDDer Coats, CInDtsiias,
&C.. AZ prices That Cannot De uDdersOId.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19

Col. Cha,. II. O'Ferrell, member OF
Congress from the Harrisonburg dis
trict, Virginia, will address the Liter
ary Societies of Hampden-S! dney
College, Virginia, at the next COIN
meucement in June.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19

Mrs. Eliza Humrickhouse, relict OF
the late Samuel Humrickhouse
and mother OF Messrs g. w. aud s.
p. Humrickhousc, died at her home
in Shepherdstown on Monday morn
ing last from the effects of stroke Of
paralysis received the previous Fri
day. Mrs. Humrickhouse was SO
years, months and % days old. Her
life was one well speut, for she had
been an exemplary christian woman
and g. consistent member Of the Luz
theran Church for SO years. OF a
quiet, retiring disposition, she was at
the same time q most kipd-hearted
and lovable woman, possessed OF the
respect of all who knew her. She
was buried in Elmwood Cemetery
Wednesday afternoon, the funeral
service being held in the Lutheran
church and conducted by Rev. ID. NJ.
Moser.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19

Just received n large
stock of Hair Bruahes,
fine and cheap; Nail aud
Tooth Brushes. soft aud
Nil bristle; Dressing
Combs, good and strong;
Pocket Combs and Fine
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19

at Beacbiey & CO..; price sI-oS; former
pricrs. - " slU. All other cUsts Tor Iaolrs
ana cnIidren Nsiy cheap. OO aiIa zee him de-
lore you Duy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
b. +. MARTIN. President.

FOR Executive Iotnt1iNSt.
All sunday school superiuteudents In JEFF
ferson county are requested 10 send their
names and L. q. address AT once To J. h.
Morgan. Member OF Executive Committee,
Gerardstown, W. Va.
The Molers Farmers Alliance meets the
fir,t ana third Friday in each month Al l.se
y. m.
Potomac Assembly No. 20si, Knights OF Ia
Dor, meets every Monday night Ia The room
over Mr.. J. Z. LamOerts Store.
Forest Grange No. ~. 4. OF IA. Will meet til
second aud last FRIDAY in each month ~ e.se
n.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19

We want 20 reduce our stock of winter
goods before stock taking begins. Therefore.
We will offer anything pertaining % winter
wear, at COST AND LESS THAN COST.
e. BARGAINS In every department
throughout the store. Come early.
T.. A bkUGH.
HakerstOyn Sd.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
State Sunday School Convention.

\ state sunday school Convention will be
held al Parkersburg March I'D and sd.
All sunday schools will be entitled To two
delegates each. All ministers are re cogpized
as delegates without election. Let all minis-
ters aud sunday school workers take an ac'
tive interest In securing large attendance
upon the Convention and secure the highest
results. This work merits our best efforts.
Fraternally,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
She WI Never Marcy Mr. Souders.

The following letter, received by
the Harper's Ferry Sentinel, explains
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19

have an equally fair chance through
its columns.
In the proceedings OF the circuit
court at Hagerstown we notice the
following: Benjamin F. Graves, Of
Shepherdstown. va. George Show;
before the court; suit on contract in
which Show agreed to sell Graves q
house and lot in Shepherdstown for
S2,1O0, the person not Ike. ping his
part Of the agreement to pay 500; by
reason Of the tenant not leaving
when notified the money was de-
msnded by plaintiff; Judgment rem
dered for plaintiff for Si05,20 with
costs; Neill and Witzenbacher for
plaintiff; Mason for defendant.
Our esteemed contemporary, the
Harpers Ferry Sentinel, seems to have
taken a notion that the editor OF the
REGISTER travels on his alleged good
looks. No, no, Br,er Erwin; we
couldn't do it if we wanted. We are
getting too many bald hairs on our
head and hard work is leaving too
many traces on our classic brow, while
walking the floor at night with the
babies has caused our once manly
form to become stoup-shouldered and
our step to lose its springiness. We
hate to confess it, but We can't do
what the Sentiners editor does-adorn
our envelopes and lstter-heads with a
photograph Of ourself.
DIR. C. P. Smith, OF Hagerstown.
last week sold his fine Cleveland Bay
stallion, "Sir Charles" to a stock
company composed Of gentlemen
from Snepherdstown and vicinity for
$1,000. The company, which is called
the Coach Horse Company, organized
by electing E. Hess Reinhart presi-
dent, WIN. H. Billmyer Secretary,
and E. Rush Turner treasurer. 'Sir
Charles" will be kept in this vicinity
for breeding purposes. He is . very
fine animal, imported from England.
He is the character Of horse that is
needed in this vicinity, and We look
for marked Improvement in horse
! flesh here.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
An Incident of Travel.

Not long ago, when n Of the great
through western trains left New York
city, q man and a woman, aged about
eighty, got on the cars. They were &C
companied by a younger man, who apr
peared to be their son, who got theil
tickets to some place in Nebraska, put
them on the a r and left them. Shortly
after passing Poughkeepsie the old lady
was taken i'll. This drew around them
sympathizers, and upon inquiry it was
found that they had but a very indei,
nate idea of the journey before them, and
that they had only a dollar and ON
cents in money between them.
The passengers raised a collection
which furnished them with a berth il
one Of the sleeping cars to Chicago anc
seven dollars in money. 1t was evident
from their actions that neither of then
had ever seen a drawing room or sleep
ing car before, and the luxury and CON
fort was something entirely outside O
their experience. They went on, TAI
picture Of content, and it is to be hOpe(
reached their destination Ia safety
Poughkeepsie Eagle.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
Archduke Joseph and the Gypsies.

On being appealed to some time age
by the Archduke Joseph, the Austrian
emperor gave him permission to act with
regard to the gypsies in Hungary as he
thought best. The archduke, who is tn.
friend of these wild people, founded ths
colony Of Tsigan, in the neighOorhooc
Of his estate of Alosuth. He built then
sixty small houses for sixty families anC
made them apply their energies to agri
culture and the trades. He named
youth of twenty strong, tall and hand
some-as their ''woiwode," and selected
a pretty girl for his wife.
After a course of religious instruction
the pair were christened, and q few day:
ago their marriage took place in the
Church Of Alosuth. The archduke anC
his managers were the witnesses. The
archduke wore the dress Of d gypsy
"woiwode," and, according to Romany
custom, carried a tall bamboo staff, with
an enormous nosegay and some brillian'
drapery.-London News.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01

Lord Lytton's favorite dog Darling. a
beautiful .s,Cile, has been the means OF
bringing 10 justice a notorious thief
who has long been wanted by the Paris
police. Darling has been very disconso-
late over the loss of his master, and has
lately taken to vagabond ways highly
~unbecoming in so well bred an animal.
One day he disappeared completely, and
all Lady Lytton's efforts TO find him
proved unavailing. About a week after
ward dirty, disreputable looking dog.
with long hair, cropped ears and a mere
stump for a tail made his appearance at
the British embassy and refused to be
driven out. Could this be the beautiful
Darling with the shaggy name, the
close cropped hair and the long tail
with a sort Of full stop at the end OF it?
The idea seemed almost ridiculous, but
some one took the poor brute to Lady
Lytton, who, in spite Of his altered ap
p~earance, recognized in him her lost pet
The question was, Where had he been
And this was soon settled on examina
ton of a strange collar around his neck
engraved upon which were the name
and address Of a nan who has Ions
made a profession of dog stealing. Thu
imprudent thief, who seems to have
taken a fancy to the dog and to have in
tended to keep him himself, a~ctuall.
succeeded in securing his w arrest
and he is now safely under lock and key
Cor. London News.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
A Wonderful Dakota Well.

The reports from the artesian vel
at Huron, N. D., show that it is the
most wonderful well known to exist.
The water spouts up to a distance
of about 100 feet, and the amount thai
flows from the well is tremendous
being estimated at from 5000 to 1O,0Ot
gallons a minute. Even at the loves
figures enough water is elected t.
furnish every man, woman and child II
the state Of North Dakota with at Least
four gallons of water every four hours.
AS to the PRESSURE, that has not YET
been fully ~ascertained, but from tests
already made it is known to be consider
ably more than 200 pounds to the square
inch. With a fair test it is likely t.
reach 22S pounds. The pressure has
steadily increased in the last three days
and may exceed the above igures.-Cor
Rochester Post-Express.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
RuYlnT Early.

On the Monday following Christina.
two women were noticed in one Of the
large stores strolling along in front OF
the bric-a-brac counter, picking up. ex.
amining and pricing with true antehOli-
day indecision and effort. Poor WON
en-" thought the observer, they are
still possessed by the troubled spirit OF
Chistmas shopping" but a nearer ap-
proach showed the falsity Of the impress.
sion. One Of them was saying to hel
companion, III take this vase, which
with the letter basket and that pair OF
bottles makes three toward next year.
list. What a saving of money and
strength to buy presents a year ahead!
made up my mind last week l should
never be caught in the dreadful tolls OF
such a situation as that in which l was
placed by the rain Of Thursday. shall
not stop today until at least a dozen Of
1925 presents are selected" Which il
certainly taking Santa Claus very de
cidedly By the forelock.-Her Point O.
View in New York Times.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
The Shot Shedding Ram.

The back frame of the big United
States defense ram is now in place al
the Bath Iron works and shows the
skeleton of the great hulk in all its
oddly. The philosophy of the whole
thing is now made clear at a glance, and
any man with an idea Of the compare.
tive ease with which a shot can be de.
fected when striking upon an angling
surface will see that the gun capable OF
piercing that armed deck is not made
yet. The only thing the strange look.
ing vessel has to fear is a torpedo, and
she is no more exposed to them than are
any Of the big battleships .-Lewistor
Journal.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
Wooden Shin. Still in Favor.

The arrival Of two well built clippe,
ships in New York, after a race from
San Francisco, calls attention to the
fact that wooden ships are no longer il
disfavor on long voyages, but have il
some instances displaced their iror
rivals. This is an encouraging outlook
for the United States, because in the
past the fastest clippers have been built
in this country, and a general return &c
wooden ships for long ocean voyage:
might result in a boom in the shipbuild
ing business in New England and else
where.-BOstOn Advertiser.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
Captured n wildcat.

An old hunter set a trap some day
ago at the falls at the lower end of thu
Warm Springs valley, Va. Next morn
ing he found in it the remains Of
grounding, partially devoured. Stalk
ing what was left of the hog. and set
ting his trap near by, he returned thu
next morning to find that he had cap
tured an immense wildcat. By a littl'
maneuvering his daughter, who had &C
companied him, slipped a collar arounC
the cats neck, and the old gentleman
now has his lordship safely chained a
his Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
A F~irenroof Solution for Dresses.

A chemist Of Vienna has succeeded il
discovering a composition which viii
make wen the slight material of ballet
dancers dresses freproof. The Prince
of Lichtenstein gave this composition 8
first trial on the stage in his wv palace
in the presence of a numerous company,
The rise of the curtain discovered two
life sized dolls, dressed as Allet girls, tc
both Of which a light was applied. One
of the dolls was rapidly reduced tc
ashes, while the other, well saturated
with the protective composition, es
capped with a small hole in her dress
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
How a Husband SHOULD He Regarded.

How a Husband Should ZEE Regarded.
At a rece1. meeting e S0rosis, at
which the So: - of Husbands was
discussed, Mrs. Herrick attributed the
failure of marital happiness to girls be-
ing taught to expect too much happi-
ness from marriage. and that love is its
only essential by romances. poetry, songs
and tradition. Bat, while not belitting
love, she claimed that respect based
upon superior qualities; esteem for those
attributes that would make the wife de-
sire the husband as a friend if she could
not have him for a husband; common
sense, which teaches her that a faulty
woman need not expect a perfect hus-
band, and great patience-"that passion
Of noble souls"-are quite as essential
elements in the domestic bliss.
She cautioned the wife against holding
up her soul to her husband always with
a thorn in it. Men cannot understand
intangible griefs and unrest. She also
said that one Of the first lessons a wife
has to learn is that her husband has a
| right to his own individuality, and that,
while she can inspire him to greater
achievement in a work for which he has
a bias, she cannot, as she may fOndly
dream, mold his character, and she
wouldn't respect him if she could.
Girls should be taught that marriage
is not the gateway Of heaven, and that
! even at this Eden the angel stands with
the flaming sword to turn back souls that
seek an earthly paradise. Women should
know their lovers so we'll that marriage
can bring no great disappointments,
Marriage is not a match made in heaven.
but an earthly union founded on mutual
respect, over which the love that made
the bond possible sheds a tender infu.
ence.-New York Sun.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
Cholera Among Sharks.

The curious news comes from Bonn,
bay that an epidemic of cholera has
broken out among shoals Of sharks, those
terrible monsters that infest the Indian
ocean. The bodies Of several British
seamen who had died Of cholera in the
harbor Of Bombay were taken out to sea
and buried, and it is supposed that the
sharks contracted the disease by feast,
ing on the bodies Of the human victims.
Exchange.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
lie Dreame I'd Wrong.

Pierre Ruan, an aged banker Of Paris
had a prophetic dream a few years age
which told him that he would live unit
the year 1902. He was SO firm in the be
lief that the dream was correct that he
had a monument erected with his name
age and the date, 1902, cut upon it. The
old man has just died and the marble
cutter had another Pierre RUan inscrip
ton and date put on.-St. Louis Republic
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01
1t Did Not Cease.

One hundred and tweuty-seven years
ago England seized the first eight bales
of cotton grown in the south, and de
clared that its production should cease.
For last year the estimate of the cotton
crop is something over $500, 900 bales OF
500 pounds each.-Manufacturers Rec
ord.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01

Claims amounting to upward Of $500
nave been served upon the Cork cor
poratlon In respect Of glass broken dur
ing the progress Of the late election by
the rival Nationalist factions,
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-01

LAWYERS still predominant in congress,
aS probably they always will. There
are 2i2 members of the present session
VINO nave at one time or another prac-
nced law, while sixty-fve are farmers.