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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
EUGENE FIELD AS A HuMoRlsr.
Some of the Poems That Helped to Make
His Reputation.

Some of the Poems That Helped to Mako
His Reputation.
II BOTTLE AND THE BIRD.
Once on n time II friend of mino prevailed on
me to go
To SEQ the dazzling ~splendors of n sinful ballet
show,
And after we had rcvclcd in the s~altatory sights
We sought ~ rcighborinG cafe for more tangi-
bic delights,
When 1 demanded Of my friend what Winds
hc preferred,
He quoth, "a large cold bottle and q small
hot bird"
Fool that l was. I did not know what anguish
hidden lies
Within the moroccan that allurcs tho nostrils
and the eyes.
There is n glorious candor in an honest quart
of wine,
A certain inspiration which 1 cannot well de-
fine.
How it bubbles! How it sparklesl How it,
g%Urgling seems to say:
"Comc. On Il tide of rapture let nc float your
soul away"
but the crispy, ~steaming mouthful that is
spread upon your plate
How it discounts human sapicncc and s~atirizcs
fate!
You wouldn't think n thing so small! couid
cause the pains and aches
That certainly accrue to him that of that thing
partakcS.
~ .-N AZ lNetot, AZ SulItlCSS W i,iis, 4 u LltNeT OIlcC
occurred
What horror was oncompasscd in that small
hot bird.
Oh, what u head I had en- me when I evoke
next day!
And whGtc firm conviction of intestinal decay!
What soas of IMMORAL water and of bromide
applied
To Qucnch those fierce volcanic fires that riot
cd inside!
And. oil, tie thousand solemn awful oat,s /
pliEhtod then
Never to tax my system with g small hot bird
Gcaia!
The doctor seemed to doubt that birds could
Bat. bless him, since 1 ate the bird 1 guess I
ought to know!
Tic aciduous condition of my stomach, so lie
said,
Bespoke n vinous ~irritant that ampl:lcd my
head,
And, ergo, tho causation OF the thing, as he in
fcrrCL.
Was the large cold bottle, not the small hot
bird.
OF Counsel know it wasn't, and I'm sure you'll
say I'm right
If ever it EaS loen Your wont to train around
ut night.
How sweet is rctrospcction when ones heart
is bathed III wine,
And before its balmy breath how do tho ills of
life decline!
How the gracious juices drown what EricfS
would veX a mortal breast
And float tho fiattcred soul into tho port of
dreamicss rest!
Dut you. o n~oaious, pysmy bird! Whether it
be You fly
Or paddle in the stagnant pools that swcltcr-
ing, restoring lie,
I curse you and your evil kind for that you do
me wrong,
Engondoring poisons that corrupt my pottcd
muse of song.
Go get thee hence and never more discomfort
rmo or mine
1 fain would barter all thy brood for one
sweet draft OF wine.
So hithcr como, O sportivc youth, when fades
the ~tclltalc day,
Come hithcr with your Gllcts and your wrcaths
and posics gay.
We shall unloosc tho fragrant seas of soothing,
frothing wine
Which now tho cobwebbcd glass and cnvious
wire and cork coniinc,
And midst tho pleasing rcvclry the praises
shall be heard
OF the large cold bottle, not the small hot bird.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
lie Was Wrong.

Adolphus lin Miss Emily's private sit
ting room)--llmily, l mo find express
sion for the feelings which aaitatc my
hot:rt-I love you! dropping on his
kncra.> Behold me lying here in the dust
before YOU!
Emiiy-Bcg your pardon, Adolphus.
That is on insult. / busted everything
myself only ten minutes ago!-Tit-Bits.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
Good Advice.

Wifc-Tomorrow is your birthday, my
dear. l am going to tho jewellers to get
you Il nice little present.
Husband-Lct it DO something cheap,
darling. l haven't paid Tor my last years
birthday gift yct.-Il Mcssnscro.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

SORE THROAT Any ordinary case
may be cured in n nia hit by applying
Chnmberlain's Pain ealm, as directed
with each bottle. This me dicine is also
famous Cor its cures OF rheumatism.
lamo bpck snd deep. seated and muscu-
lar pains. For aale by Tho Chas. Lyle
Drug Company.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

Bowdior (cxcitedly)-Itcll you, sir, this
town isn't big enough to hold us both.
Waugh (calmly)-All right. When are
you going away?-Somcrvillo Journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
It's Latitude.

"No," said the customer, who had been
looking at q copy of Nordau's latest work,
sit won't do. Show mo something clso.
Wo live in u fat, and this book is too
broad. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

If you want the pest cosi in the
city huy Andrews semi-bitu minous
RED Ash" You may know mis- eans
by the bells.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

PreJudlce WIS originally nothing
moro than . judgment formedbefore-
bod, the character of such fragments
being best indicated by the present
meaning of tho word.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
Notice OF Taxes.

THE State and city taxes for 1895 are
now due and payable at city ,reasurer's
office. Five per cent. penalty will be
added after December 1, 1898.
Most Respectfully.
Q. w. THOMAS, Treas.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

W. K. ANDREWS 81 Co., 2l9 Salem
avenue, are strictly coal and wood
dealers. They keep everything you
need in that line, aud will deliver 1t
promptly. L.cok out tcr tho bellcd
teams,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
FARM S.

XXTE HAVE DESIRABLE FARMS
w for sale in Roanoke, Bedford,
Franklin. Montgomery and Botetourt
counties. Write for our catalogue OF
farms and list your farms with us II you
want to sell.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
BUSINESS PROPERTY

GPLENDID 3-STORY BRICK HOUSE
~ on Jefferson street. lot 25xl4O; rents
for 5000 per n Price 81, 500; 81, 600
cash, balance on long time.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

For the largest assortment and low
prices OF pnrlor and chamber furniture
go to the X. Fl. Stewart Furniture Com
pany.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

NINE BUSINESS STAND IN
A. Southwest Virginia; largo store,
dwelling, stock of goods, and 10 acres
CT land as o great bargain,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
SPEECH RESTORED.

Fer five years I suffered with pain
and discharge Of the throat, hacking
cough, frontal headache, weak eyes, ETC.,
at times, could not talk above d whis-
per; lost weight continually, and not
able 20 be at work. 1 was treated by
the hest physicians in the country, but
received no relief. After giving up oil
hope l was recommended to use q bottle
Of Mayors Magnetic Catarrh Cure.
After using 1T for four weeks my speech
returned. All symptoms of have
disappeared end Il feel like q different
person"
MRS. ELIAS HANDwERK,
Elk Lick, Somerset Co., Pa.
La nn1n n = Ma.in,n DLn.-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

OUR customers will tell you that we
give the best weight and furnish the
cleanest coal In the city. Esrmsn &
EarmaD, 10s Salem avenue 6. w.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
Fur RENT.

FURNISHED HOUSE WITH TEN
a rooms in best location in tho city.
Houses and stores in different parts OF
the town.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

GTORE ON SALEM AVENUE BE-
~ tween Henry and Jefferson streets;
rents for $500 per annum. Price 81. $50
cash.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

GOOD BUSINESS STAND, COR
VI ner lot, with three buildings. Price
$4,000. on easy terms. This property
will BIO worth double tho price asked fer
1t in two years.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

GROOM HOUSE ON SMITH AVE
nue. 8. w, corner lot. Prics ST., OOO
500 cash., balance SIS per month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

T ARGE s Room HOUSE ON TERRY
IL Hill, on corner lot; all conveniencas
servants house and stable. Price So, 500
$3.50 cash, balance SIS per month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

TIE Roanoke Cycle Company have
seine 6no Bargains in second hand bicy-
clas, aid aie closing them cut at rock
bottom prices, S25 and $50. Don't miss
this chsnce to ge.a bargain. lOs Salem
EyennA q. W.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

MesEYs. G. r. MOORE e. Co Newberg,
Ore, sayn: I'VE cell more of Chamber
laip's Cough Remedy'than all others put
togother. and 1t always gives setisfsc-
ton" MI. j. Z. Allen, Fox, Ore, Y
II believe Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
to be the best I have banded" Mr..
w. II. Hitchcock, Columbus, Wash.
y "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
sells well and is highly praised by all
who use IT," For sale by The Chas.
Lyle Drug Company.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

r ROOM HOUSE, WITH ALL CON
4 ~veuienccs. on Jefferson streot. Layy
lot. Price 81 500; $500 cash. balance ST
per month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

MICE s-ROOM HOUSE ON CORNER
IN lot, near the Second Presbyterian
Church. Price 81 500; $3.50 cash, balance
SIS per month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
INSURANCE

I'VE REPRESENT THE BEST
wv line OF Fire, Life and Accident
insurance Companies. Assets OF COM
panies Represented over $3.50 0C0. 600.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

GENERAL GOOD GROOM HOUSES
~ in thorough repair in Belmont, cou-
venient to the shops. Price $500 each;
$50 cash, balance SO per month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

lot. Price 81. 500; $500 cash. balance SIS
per month.
GROOM HOUSE ON SMITH AVE-
" nue. 8. W, corner lot. Price ST., OCO;
$500 cash, balAnco SIS per month.
T ARGE ROOM HOUSE ON TERRY
IL Hill. on corner lot; all convenieDces,
%cervant's house and stable. Price So, 500;
$3.50 cash, balance Sa5 per month.
TNHE BEST BOUSEIN SOUTHWEST
Il Roanoke for the money. Eight
rooms, bath, hot and cold water, large
lot, in fne condition, stables. Price
So, 100.
SUBURBAN w EEL LING, WITH
~ nine rooms and all couveniences, on
car line and very convenient to Virginia
College. Corner lot, s0x150 feet. Price
2,25O.
MICE s-ROOM DWELLING. NEAR
IN tho Episcopal Church on Jefferson
street. Price 3 $500.
ELEGANT NINE.ROOM HOUSE ON
AZ Church street, with all motern con.
v%eniences. Sold for 81, 500. Pr;ce So. 500
on easy terms. This is d most desirable
property.
UNWILLING. EIGHT ROOMS, ON
2I Eighth avenue @. W., near j Jefferson
street. All conveniences. Price 80 200.
T ARGE SOLID BRICK HOUSE.
IL nea the depot, with twenty roome.
Bath on first and second floors; stable
for ten horses. Rents for $50 per month,
Price So $50. Terms-S5oo cash; balance
$50 per month.
| O-ROOM BRICK HOUSE. IN THE
y center Of tho WI Rents for $3.50
per year Prico So. 600. This will be
business property.
GROOM HOUSE. IN GOOD LO-
y cation, on large lot. Cost ST. 500 10
build the house. Price $500.
ZINE PROPERTY ON SALEM
h avenue, with l4-room house on Sa-
lem avenue end Groom house on Rorer
avenue. Price for entire property, SO. T5o;
$3.50 cash, balance $40 per moth.
GENERAL GOOD GROOM HOUSES
~ in thorough repair in Belmont, con
venient to the shops. Price $500 each;
$50 caah, balance SO per month.
MICE s-RoOM HOUSE ON CORNER
IN lot, near the Second Presbyterian
Church. Price 81 SOC; $3.50 cash, balance
SIS per month.
BUSINESS PROPERTY
GPLENDID 3-STORY BRICK HOUSE
~ on Jefferson street. lot 25xl4O; rents
for 5000 per mum Price s $500; 81, 600
cash. balance On long time.
GTORE ON SALEM AVENUE BE-
- tween Henry and Jefferson streets;
rents for $500 per mum. Price 81. $50
cash.
GOOD BUSINESS STAND, COR
VI ner lot, with three buildings. Price
$4,000. or easy terms. This property
will BIO worth double tho price asked fer
1t in two years.
| ZINE BUSINESS STAND IN
A. Southwest Virginia; largo store,
dwelling. stock of goods, and 10 acres
CT land as o great bargain,
FUR RENT.
FURNISHED HOUSE WITH TEN
a rooms in best location in tho city.
Houses and stores in different parts OF
the town.
FARMS.
WYE HAVE DESIRABLE FARMS
wv for sale in Roanoke, Bedford,
Franklin, Montgomery and Botetourt
counties. Write for our catalogue OF
farms and list your farms with US If you
want 10 sell.
INSURANCE.
WE REPRESENT TIE BEST
wv line OF Fire, Life and Accident
insurance Companies. Assets OF COM
panies represented yer $3.50 000. 600.
Come and See Us or Writa.
J.. F.. WINGFI[LD,
Real Estate, Insurance ard Rental Agents,
I2lO Commerce Street.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

FHE BEST BOUSEIN SOUTHWEST
Il Roanoke for the money. Eight
rooms, bath, hot and cold water, large
lot, in fae condition, stables. P,ice
So, 100.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
Real Estate F.! !
EL-LINGS

A-ROOM HOUSE ON THE BEST
AO par Of Wells avenue, near JefTer-
acn street, 81. 675. Terms easy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28

ZINE PROPERTY ON SALEM
Il avenue, with l4-room house on Sa-
lem ven and Groom house on Rorer
avenue. Price for entire property, Sd. $50;
$50 cash, balance $40 per moth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-17
Died for Her Young.

From the New Haven Morning News.
= Burton H and Edward r. Alling of Ham
den and three New Haven boys last
Monday afternoon saw a snake Of the
copperhead species emerge from a hole
near the upper end of Wintergreen lake.
The reptile was a male and was soon fol-
lowed by the female, with host of little
progeny by her side. When the boys rush
ed to attack the snake family the male
reptile fed. But the female stood stock
still, opened her mouth, and her f1fty-three
offspring raced down her throat for safety.
The boys battered and pelted the female
snake to death with sticks and stones, and
then took their capture to the Alling
Homestead, in Hamden. They told the
story of their experience to a man well
versed in the knowledge Of the habits of
reptiles, and he dissected the dead female
snake.
The result was very interesting. Out fell
fifty-three little snakes, none of which was
more than two inches long. Some were
dead because Of the beating that had killed
their mother, but most Of them were alive.
They, however, were quickly dispatched,
and the complete score of the killed, includ-
ing the maternal female, made just fifty
four snakes.
The copperhead female, like all other
snakes, lays a numerous nest of eggs,
which she matches and then protects as
best she can until her little ones are able
to care for themselves. The fact that the
offspring Of the female snake killed last
Monday did not exceed two inches in length
is proof that the little ones could not have
been over a few days old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-17
evidently been doing large business with
the navy.
A United States Senator and a Snug
Eled Dress.


the navy.
A United States Senator and a Snug
gled Dress.
1t Is not often that our American consuls
try to rob Uncle Sam, but they do it now
and then. Some years ago United States
Senator was caught smuggling. His son
was vice consul at one Of the interior towns
in Germany, and he had sent in the State
Department mail bag a package to his
father, which was supposed to contain pa
pers. The Treasury Department had been
much troubled with petty smuggling, and
in some way this package came under the
eyes Of one of the special agents abroad
He wrote to the State Department and
asked If 1t could be examined. The Senator
was notified when the package arrived and
he went to the department for it. He was
told that there had been a question raised
as to the contents of the package, and that
1t must be opened at the department He
stormed and protested. The clerk in charge
however, quietly opened the package in
spite of his objections, and then held up
before the Senator's eyes about thirty yards
of the finest black ros-gralned silk. The
Senator at once subsidized. He became as
meek as lamb, and allowed the silk to be
sent on to New York for appraisement
The duty was high at that time, and he
paid about dollar yard to get the Dress
The matter was kept quiet. and it came to
me through one of the old officials. who
was connected with the State Department
at the time.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-17
The Sight of Birds.

From the Spectator.
Birds are commonly credited with an ex-
traordinary range of vision. Circumstance
lend aid to the development Of The mental
factors in their case. The usual distance
at which terrestrial species use their eyes
is limited by the ground horizon. But Id
the case Of the soaring birds. such as vuls
lures and eagles, the horizon, the natural
limit Of sight, is enormously extended.
Macgillivray early noted that though birdA
of prey have orbits Of great size-the eye
ball Of the common buzzard being l 1-S
inches in diameter-they do not, as a rule,
soar when seeking their prey.
The eagle, when hunting, flies low, Just
as do the sparrow hawk and the hen har-
rier. Yet the vultures and condors, birds
which admittedly do soar when seeking
food, have been proved to find carrion by
sight. A carcass was covered with canvas
and some offal placed upon 1t. The vula
lures saw this, descended and ate 1t, and
then sat on the covered portion within q
hole was made in the covering they saw
and attacked the food below. But the
rapid congregation of vultures from a dis
lance to a carcass is probably due to their
watching their ne1ghbors, each of which
Is surveying limited area. Charles OAR
win pointed out that in a level country
the height of the sky commonly noticed
by a mounted man is not more than fifteen
degrees above the horizon, and a vulture
on the wing at the height Of between 5000
feet and 1900 feet would probably be two
miles distant and invisible. Those which
descend rapidly and appear to have come
from beyond the range OF human sight,
were perhaps lowering vertically over the
hunter when he killed his game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-17
FRANK G. CARPENTER
Her Sncrestion.

From the Chicago Tribune.
II have come this evening. Miss Mildred"
Logan the youth, lingering his hat ner-
vcrsly and clearing his throat, ito ask
you-that :s-''
a lump that seemed to go down hard and
resumed
II came this evening to-tell you. Miss
Mildred. that-h'm-that whether linn
ever come again or not will depend on
say this evening"
why, Mr.. Spoonamore, said the young
lady, what can you mean?"
II mean, Miss Billiwink-NIiss Mildred
that the time has come when 1 can no
longer-h'm-can no longer pretend to hide
have become too deeply interested in you
to endure the thought that some other
man-h' m-ahem-some other man may win
the prize on which I have set my heart"
His voice was growing more husky but
he went on:
'I feel that am laboring under a dis
advantage, Miss Mildred, and yet him
If you knew the strength of the-h'm--of
the feeling that moves me-that compels
me, I might say, to run the risk OH m
of seeming to be in too big hurry, you
would understand why have come to say
evening. HIM"
Don't you think, Mr.. Spoonamore-
Miss Mildred, a man in my condition
doesn't think! He can't think. He can
only-h'm-he can only feel. That is-h'm-
what ails ma If you would-would only
-h'm-help me out"
"Mr. Spoonamore," said the young wo-
man, in whose eyes there shone the light
of a sweet and tender pity, "if had your
voice I would go and get it sand-papered."
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cious lawn may be put to better use than
mere scenic adornment at some future day.

cious lawn may be put to better use than
mere scenic adornment at some future day.
Interrupted by Politicians.
The Senator does not half appreciate
some of the advantages of his lovely home
In the basement is fully equipped Turk
ish bath, with steam table and tile-lined
pool. which, Mr.. Hill tells me. he has never
used Possibly the politicians do not give
the Senator time to swim, for his butler
weeps bitter tears over the Irregularities of
the Senator's meals. Just as dinner is
served a carriage is likely to drive up with
delegation to consult the Senator about
dinner for an hour or more. But I think
the Senator would rather talk politics than
eat at some critical times.
The Senator's only comrades in this big
mousse are his st. Bernard dog and two
sleek cats. Tom" and jerry When I
was taking some snap shots of the Sena-
tors house and its surroundings he was
very anxious that Tom and Jerry should
be included in the foreground; but Jerry
has vagrant tastes and Tom evidently be-
l1eved the camera a death-dealing instru-
ment, and we found 1t impossible to group
them among the lilies which fringe the
Senator's front veranda.
Sitting on this veranda, I asked the
Senator If he did not find it lonely in the
big house. 1T is rather relief" he said,
ito get off here by myself after talking to
SO many people in town."
The Senator's peace will be invaded more
frequently perhaps when the proposed new
boulevard from the Heights to Albany is
constructed. The contract has been let and
Mr.. Depew's railroad will pay most of the
cost under an assessment of the city of
Albany. When the boulevard is completed
the Senator can drive from his office to his
house in fifteen minutes. The gas COM
pany, as a compliment to the Senator, has
extended the city gas mains to his house.
With the new driveway completed, the Sem
ator will have all the comforts of city life
with the rural surroundings which make
life SO picturesque in summer days.
GEORGE GRANTHAM RAIN
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other grand jury found additional indict-
ments. and forty persons were charged by
the two juries with conspiracy to smuggle
opium and Chinese laboreTs into the United
States. AS the matter went on it was
found to be even more serious than had
been suspected. The trials established
that in the twelve months preceding 10000
pounds of opium had been smuggled into
Portland alone. This should have paid a
duty of $4,000, and it was also shown
that the same ring had during that time
smuggled in 1900 Chinese laborers. In the
ring were some prominent men of the
states of Washington and Oregon, and OF
the forty seven of the smugglers pleaded
guilty and three others were convicted.
Naval Officers as Smugglers.
I am told that a great many things are
brought into the United States by naval
officers. They are classed as personal eff
fects, and they are not as rule offered by
the officials for sale. though such cases
have been known. Not long time ago
merchant vessel was sent by the Navy
Department to Havana to bring back to
the United States some shipwrecked sailors.
While there the officers in charge bought
great lot of cheap cigars. There we're SO
many of them that they corded them up in
a great pile on the deck and over this pile
they threw lot of old sailcloth. When the
customs officers appeared and asked them
if they had any dutiable goods on board
said that it contained cigars. They laughed
as they did SO. and the customs officers
thought that they were being guyed. They
had never seen cigars put up in that way,
and they passed over the stack of sail
cloth without further examination.
Liquors have been brought into Canada
by naval officers, and one of the revenue
marine corps told me once of an expert
ence which he had at Halifax. He had
gone into large liquor store, and the man
had offered him some very cheap cigars
and showed him samples of fine Wines
liquors and brandes. As he tasted them
the merchant said. "Of course. you want
to load up here with Scotch whisky and
Hennesy brandy. You can get the goods
here for half what they will cost you in
the United States. We are doing a big
trade with the navy. A number of your
ships have called here, and have sold the
officers large orders My friend of the
revenue marine said that this was against
the law, and that he could not take goods
into the United States in that way. The
merchant was much surprised, and he had