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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-03
INlpCI.TANT.

Don't delay having yourhouse
painted while the sea on is here.
Don't have your paint wasted
and your work haH done by. an
inexperienced painter, as paints
cost money. will be glad to dc
your painting and paper hanging
ing this. season. Ten years experi
ence Best ef reference given
J. p. ABSHER, Boone N, y
6.23r-3 W.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-03
Eow Mr.. smith VIII Talk.

Washington Times.
Secretary Smith reply ing
TO inquiries concerning his re
tirenlent, said:
VIII retire from Office on Sep
tc,nbpr 1st, and it is my pnr
pose to return to Atlanta at
once.
"My resignation WAS due
alone to the fact that I in
tend to support Bryan and
SeYull. I have always voted
the regular Democratic tick
ct, and shall make no excep,
ton this year.
st is my purpose to devote
my time to the practice oi
law and to my private bust
ness. | have, however, sieni
fed my Willingness to make
two or three speeches in GeOr
gin for the State and nation.
Ill tickets. hut the time ntces
Isary to the resumption, to
the attention OF my profes
sional and private business
will not permit me to enter
actively into the campaign
outside my own State"
Gov. Francis is expected tc
return to Washington or
Monday and Secretary Smith
| thinks he will ASSUME his du
ties as Secretary OF the lnte
rior on Tuesday, September
1st.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-03
Saved the Babies

Mr.. j. r. McAlister, OF Allan
ia, Ga, says: Last June Germe
turer saved our baby. Paul, car.
ried him safely through an ex-
tremely bad case of dysentery
and teething, and from a mere
skeleton oi skin and bones. lthas
made him a great big solid chunk
of thirty Or thirty five pounds.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-03

"When | we'd" said Char
ley Noknooddle, Il shall
marry some one quite differ
ent from myself. | believe in
the law OF opposites, don't
you know"
Il should think YOU could
easily find the girl. " said Miss
Sharp.
why, so, Miss Sharp9'
Oh, there are so many SEN
slble women nowadays, you
know"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-03

The people are discussing
the question atpresent where
does uorkery staud ?
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-03
OBITUARY.
In Memory Of the Lac A. c. Fa:thins.

], Elder Abn+r G. Farthing
WAS born Oct. 6, 1919, about
6 miles from the site uf the
t'ity OF Dnrlam. ~. c. He was
the sou OF Elder William w.
and Polly W. Farthing, who
removed with their Iamhy to
Waiauga (then ,ishp)ronnty
N e., whpn thesubj"rt of this
sketch was hut Z years Old.
At an early age his ther
was taken from him by death.
Our brotht was therefor e lett
To the care ut his mother ard
older brothers and sisters.
Brought up in ~ country bnt
sparstly settled, md without
auy public school land he
had very heagrr means to
arquire an education. He at
tended school only Il lie W
months during his life, yet,
Notwithstanding all his diff
cultips. by dint of his own ef
: forts, he acquired in some re-
! spprts a tolcral,fy fair educa-
ton, and was Tor several
years Comfy Sur\ eyor of
Watanga county in afterlife
He was married Dec. "a,
1910. to Mary Narrissa, dhu
ghtpr of John Farthlng, and
nv this uni III he Became the
fathpr oftwelve chi dren, nine
of whom are still living, tw"
died in their infancy. and the
oldest son died at the age OF
13 years.
'Fhe departed experiences
faith IN Christ at the age oi
1S years, bat did not. mt the
time accept il ~ fpgenera-
" tiop anA remained unrounec
ted with any church for soy
eral years. At length in he
wear 1873 hr united with
Cove Greek Baptist rhnrrh
and was baptized into tho fe|
Iowship of the same hv Elder
Rnrzillni Mcbride. On July (
} 1881. Rpthei chIrch was or
gnnizn1 with our brother and
nine Others ns constit uent
members. July "a. 1852. ht
was ordained to th"full wo, \
ofthp Gospel Ministry: Elders
Joseph Harrison. BarZil'a
NoRrtdn. Jacob Greene anf
: r. p. hing constituting
the prnshytory: and for a pc
riod of about 40 years from
that time he WAS actively on
gagged in the work Of the Di
vine Mastor. He was pastor
oi many churches in Caldwell
and Watauga counties N. G..
and Johnson county. Tenn
= He also frequently preached
in destitute places.
Our brother eem o d t.
preach with the JUNCTION O
the spirit. his lahors werI
graAtlv blessed, ana we ne
lipve that many souls wer
I'D to the Sa viort through tn
, instrumentality ofhis preac'
ing. and that in him will b
verified this Scripture: "H
that goeth forth and wepT
eth. hearing precious seef
shnll doubtless come agai
with rejoicing, bringing hi
sheayos With him"
- He prrarlled at B @ t b q
church inronnertion with OF
prs during the greater part {
his ministerial life, and wa
for quite Il number OF yeal
her only pastor.
For over 40 years our d
A
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-03
FAT AS A PIC.

AT AS n L To.
J.J. Scruggs. of Sidon, Miss,
says: "Om' little girl 8 months
old, was in a very low state from
summer complaint and Germetu-
er made her as fat as a pig.
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CASTORrA.

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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-03
CA9TORrA.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
COMTC OPERA BY SCHOOLGIRLS.

the" under the tile "Polyanthus" will be sung on
Tuesday evening In the college theatre by the boys OF
St Francis Xavlers parochlal school. No change
has been made In the music OF the opera. but the
llbrctto has been modified by OF the Jesuit
Fathers accord with the rule In Jesuit colleges
that student is allowed play a female part
In costume. For the same reason In the perform
OF Hamlet" at st. Francis Xavier's last week
Ophelia and the Queen transformed into male
characters.
In the adaptation Poyanthus an ELF who, for
playing pitch and toss with a mortal boy. Is BAN
ished to school. makes substitute for Iolanthe
whoSe crime was marriage with mortal He Is
pardoned by Robin Goodfcow the king OF the
elves for his good work in raising the mischief
among his schoolmates having educated the boy
Duplex to be perfect imp. although retaining a
human body. Duplex persuades simplex million
for extracting sunlight from cucumbers but Is OPP
posed by the Liberal and Conservative peers who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
FOREIGN HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Savoy Hotel. London: The Rev DR.. d. H. Greer
the Grandduke and Duchess Michael. Stuyvcsan,
Fish and family. r. u. Worran. Charles III. Cum
mings, Robert Goelei and family and II. r. Nc
Lane.
The Hotel Cecil. London: W. Bourke Cochran j.
II. Gilbert. J. II. Hecht. Ralph Oakley. Charles
Emery. NJ w. Farlln Mr. and Mrs. Austin Kelly
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Spencer. Mr. and Mrs Saul
Borg C. c. shayne and family. a. II. Nash. Miss
Lucie Barnard. Miss George Cayvan, Mrs. William
Strauss and family, Miss Josephine Rohner Mrs
Joseph Reckendorfer and Louis j. Reckendorfer
The Adephi Hotel Liverpool: Mr. and Mrs r. NJ
Marx. j. h. Schultze. VI. c. Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs r.
Ross, C.. T. GIL Mrs. j. w. Whiteslde. Miss A. r
Dlckman. Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Pierce Mrs II. Har-
rlson Mr. and Mrs. s. b. White. DR.. and Mrs D.
B. st. John Roosa. W. IL. Dunwoody. Mr. and Mrs
Marshall Field Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Bewood and
L. 3. Peck - -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14

CITY PEOPLE AT LENOY.

Lenox. Mass. June 10 (SpecaD-Robert Fulton
Cutting arrived this week at the Bacon cottage.
which he has taken for the season. Henry Mar
quand. OF Newly Ork. has taken the Chaplin cottage
for the season. Samuel ID. Babcock and his family
arrived at the Bishop cottage Monday j. Ed
ward Davis guest at Curts's this week
Elisha Dyer. jr, has been visiting friends among
the cottagers Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Devereux and
family have arrived and opened their cottage Plum
sted. for the The LenOx Association a vii
lage improvement society held a meeting at Curtis
Hotel Wednesday afternoon and elected these o:i-
GERS: President. Miss y. VI. Wharton: vice presi-
dent William ID. Curtis; secretary the Rev. Edward
Day; treasurer. Murray a. Brown Among the
members OF the Board Of Directors are George H.
Morgan. Miss Mary Cary, Mrs William d. Sloane.
Mr, and Mrs Morris X. Jesup. Mrs. Arson Phelps
Stokes, Mrs. w. h. Cary, the Rev Harold Arrow
smith. Miss kneeland Miss Shaw, Joseph W. Bur
den and David w. Bishop Jr
Great harrington. Mass, June u Special. The
Great harrington Golf Association at a recent meet
Ing elected the following board of officers: Presi-
dent Colonel w. L. Brown vice-presdenis Caleb
Ticknor ID. w. Morrison, w r.. Tent: secretary
B. ID. Ticknor; treasurer and steward j. L. r. Peil:
governing board. O. w. Gibbs J. r. c. Church W
j. Brown, +. Whitlock. G. II. Kerner. jr. The club
Is named ''Locustwood Golf Club" and the club
coors are cherry and white. The Berkshire Inn il
well filled with guests ~ "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
THIS LAW SHOTLD be OBEYED."

CORPORATION COUNSEL SCOTS OPINION on THE
Duty OF sUMMONING TRIAL JURORS
Corporation Counsel Scott yesterday sent 70
Controller Fitch opinion upon the constitution
aty OF the law which transfers from the Sheriff 10
the Commissioner OF Jurors the right TO summon
trial Jurors The communication is an answer also
10 tho long letter which the Sheriff recently ad-
dressed to Mr.. Fitch declaring the law was uncon-
sttutional because 1t robbed the Sheriff OF some Of
his common-lsw rights. In summing up his opinion.
based on several decisions Mr.. Scott says
In view OF the fact that a similar provision OF law
transferring the summoning OF Jurors from the
Sheriff 10 the Commissioner OF Jurors. far as
Kings County IS concerned has been upon the
statute books for many years, without having been
questioned. SO far az can learn, and as every Jaw
passed 10y the Legislature Is to be presumed TO be
constitutional until declared otherwise by court OF
competent Jurisdiction. and IA Il IL the duty OF adj
mnistrltive officers TO obey the law as they find
1t. | am OF the opinion that this law should be
obcycd that the clerk should transmit TO the Com
missioner OF Jurors "A certified copy OF the minute.
that the Commissioner should notify the Jurors to
attend and that the Board OF Estimate and APP
p0rtiOnment should transfer from the amount APP
proprated the Sheriff for the expenses OF notify
Ing and summoning trial jurors 10 the Commission
er, such = shall be necessary, in Its Judgment,
to carry Chapter 125 of the Laws OF 1896 leaving
the parties Interested the trying OF the questions
herein discussed. by appropriate proceedings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
ATLANTIC CITY'S ESPL1NADE.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS TO OPEN HE
NEW STEEL PROMENADE

Atlantic C,,v y / June l3 (SpeciaO.-Two great
new features-the ali-ran route which connects
Atlantic city directly with every section oi '
o,,r,rv and tho $3.50 OO0 steel esplanade or marine
nomenclature done much 10 produce the uhuSui
ac,iyltv AT Atlantic cry. The former Is 'caNy
emptying into the resort steady stream OF rcp''
scntatiyes Of the North East. South and west tha'
heavily tax its present schedule, while the lat'er
receives the praises OF the many who nave ehJoSen
the plea surcs to be found alone on TINS nAii""''
and substantial structure Tho celebration Oh ''''
ononinr Of the new ospanade promises to be the
greatest OF It's kind held in Atlantic 'i'y' anu
the committee Of one hundred leading citizens VINO
have charge OF the affair are ahoring industriousy
IN carving out the plans The affair VIII last se'
eral days and viii have its notable features Il
parade participated In by the local mlht"r| organ
cations fire companies and various trade ort"-
cations: a naval review on the ocean front Oh III"
city bv the local and visiting yachtsmen; " parau"
Of the school children. together win Nora" us
may. a large bicvclc turnout and banquet NJ Oh"
Of The leading hotels. Invitations to the bahIu"I
and celebration Will De selt 10 iI's'',N, w., r,n,,
ana his Cabinet. Governor Morton ana Mayor 'tIuls
ana a number Of other men OF note. tonsrcssindii
John G.. Gardner. Of this distrl' ha7 ,, rer
nice e nroner viii include the driving of a golden
spike by Mrs. Franklin i. Sioy, the VIE oil me
Active prepara lions are now In order at line i On
let RsseIa rarG pr%TnTab;o oyc t To Year strong
Iescbau nine The players are all college students
tho team respect WI" pe Su''is
college nine. Aside from number OF gan go 80
will be played with the other members OF w 80
shore League dates have been arranged ior Wv
appearance OF at least half dozen mines OF the Ma
tional League. ,,., 80, ,t, oco,r
The block Of ground situated directly on thc OCEAN
front al the loot OF Pennsy yania ave mas oe',
homght FOR $4,000 by New York syndicate II
is the purpose this orEanizato lion to erect "a mann
moth hreproOf hotel on this site. - o..
Navor Siov has had as his guest this week GOV
ernor Hastings Of iennsyivana ne aa.tcd INA, ,hS
while he was strongly for Quay yet he believed tna,
Major Mckinley would he nominated on me nrSt
hal'of and that his sentiment was Tor sounl
money plank and the Convention Use" "o"'' "''''
a brief existence. - l,,, .,,oa
The opening Of the new Hotel St Charles taxes
,,,.o ,sxt Wednesday This hotel f. inquest lon
ably ono Of the best constructed ana appointed III
this country. ~,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
THE y ems nsruuER PARADISE. :.

M
-, ,.,.,,., .orsral passenger agent - ,..,.,
'" - river Railroad mas ",s,r
= n,rh,., ar,,,In, "A summer Para''ae rhss
a l,st ~ excurs,ons on It's line ana O'a'' ..h,auN
w,l no found pleasant reading FOR 'nos' "a ,auts
as,da work and business fOr some ''''e q, slowtns
trims which are pointed out and des'''s a, ,uaassn
terms but II VIII make those VINO
that luxury feel their loss the NJ ,,s besurtn
BY reading the little book one So. 80. the dhvsA
panorama OF the Hudson the sa the tip 10 NV
the marks ard the springs OF Sa's.oSA s,r,rgs and
Aarordacks 70 Lake George, sha'o" IA and tho
many other places Of interest are 49,. ia left %
book Is illustrated 50 profuseN '"'' a, the BOOK
the readers Imagination The ii's' q. A,baay
IS devoted TO the trip 10 S'r''o' -, melville RounS
or Troy and then past cohoes Mec ' ,sa Adiron'
80 po,s,o, 10 the spa. Then ''' anita.
1a,,rs Tho Nations pleasure GROUNDS interest
,,,,, ara aoscrtbed The various Po'' ,leture4
from cortnth 10 B.ue Mountain Ian, hs,uties se'
:, tho reader In vivid coors, ana ''0" zee island
c,rateIv Denoted Lake George W. IN order.
and caves nd camping grounds co'.' Far, VII
and ono sees from the broad porch Oh '.e mich urss
fam Henry the mirror-lke pous " oountry. Tns
tho nshermen from all parts OF NV - 20 Lake
eude then leads the wil'ins ,,..,oas SUPERB
Champan the lake OF mash'i'1." locations. TN
mountain views and rare historic ,,s most
-, varay which many people believe ,,.sbt
.,,,,,,, NJ, ~ the Adirondack region sum
p.,' ,nsah,s rhasm are all within '"'
psvond plattsburg and accessible by Tue a, III.
cav Railroad. is the Wild and picturesque 20 Lool
Adirondacks. which Include ChhAs axe ant
Lake. Rainbow ST. Regis Lake' ga he ne-scen!sJJ
Lake Placid. and as one reh M Snrimevai forests d,
ar ar, t usar con Streams and lakes one
writer for calling II oil 'euMnes sEs~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
. HARTFORD DETOcRATS FIGHT.
JUDGE HARRISON THIrMrus- ANOTHER TEMPO
RARY BRIDGE FINISHED

RARY BRIDGE FINISHED.
Hartford Conn. June l3-Tac Connecticut delega-
ton to 81; Louis made fine start for the Convcn-
uon yesterday evening IN a special train. accom-
panied by colts Band The delegation IS complete.
son. unable to go because OF sickness and
Luc!us II Fuller. OF Putnam. his alternate Will
represent him. Ex-Governor Bulkeloy's friends az,
out FOR him for the second place on the ticket
The Democratic Delegate Convention In this city
THIS week had the hottest preliminary tight in the
county and .istrc; caucus OF the lid Congress D,s
trct that has ever been known in the history OF the
parry. This was a struggle the choice Of Judge
Lyndc Harrison FOR deegie-at- large to the Chicago
Convention. and he succeeded IN defeating tho
Iroup faction by shrewd generalship. In which he
was assisted by Chairman Clint Davis and George
NJ Gum OF Milford. Judge Harrison IL no, yet four
years out Of the Republican party. In which he was
n conspicuous leader. and he be reckonei
Of the foremos, men In the counses Of tho
Democratic party AMI. more than that the
foremost man In leading the party intellectually
AS manipulation OF forces he is certainly I'M
equilci 10y any man In the Democratic party OF the
Communication Is again opened between Hartford
and the towns east OF the river the second tempo
rary bridge having been thrown open to the public
$500 '' ''s
The local Democracy in lts preliminary work prior
to the State Convention quietly turned down. ex-
Congressman Sperry I'm favor OF Mayor Preston for
delegate a-large 10 Chicago The incident liz notable
ior It's political bearing upon the fortunes Of the
being groomed FOR the Governorsi Up two years
hence.
Police signal wires in ducts provided by the tele-
phone company most or the principal streets
the electric lgnting companies have also agreed
upon plan which VIII put their wires underground
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14

Providence y /. Juno - (spe,an. TX Governor
D. Russell Brown an his party OF Vice Presi-
Dental boomers have started f1r - Louis on the
fra.n u''h 90. Sow England delegatcs Governor
L.pp.f; - IS understood ~iu NOT 80 20 ~" Conven-
'on ana 1851 NAB" ~ further mort toward s"cur-
irr 'he rouirn'.0n WIN Rood and Proctor out Of
tho question ihe eN-Goycrnor WI, have the solid
.lgi Yr' %, Scv Bingham! He n.so relies consider
atiy uion the suuior. o.; no Republican League.
An attractive feature u the Fourth o, July cole
traton w.n 81 lantern raraAe'of bicycle RIDERS IN
tho cy~nlr. T. is expected hat the number OF
RIDERS slil - vol up among the thousands Liberal
Ir.z.s have been offered
\ practical Joke rather embarrassing IN rs
nature for ore man. was played eN Mayor Frank
! 'lrcy this week. one o, the newspapers Trni~l
DIS portrait arI arroguoei e. startling headlines
''4' Doc was prominent candidate for president q
tle 4 T. 4 This 90 tue. hut thc letters IN this
case stand ~ American phaa;~lic Assoc .tilon the
- Mayor bong kno"n collector ~ rare
The John Brown Memorial Association has been In
cNi-frfr. 90 tA.- c'y f1r a quarter 90 a century
IT, p4rio-" - - sr.lre ~" erection q suitable
inorIn'ri g. ihe OF abolition hero Recently The
asH'eA''on has bee. ingorIorat~l. ami this week
s''is wcfr akon TO begin TIE work o, raising funds
,Goyerner Liie,, has appo.n'cl Judge John II
Sf.res-. James Ill!rgAa-f and AruaSa NJ Eaton
'he HhoI" Island rcif"scrtt'i'es on tho commits
.'n Zoo secure uniform legislation throughout Tie
Li,u'cnan, stephen = Arno 49, Of tho second Rhode
Island Volunteers. i0tf MS ."lrI AZ iiIil ttua l.
ro. ani nas rS.raet ", ,a. a..aaisse oWn :"
th- week hy his brothers .n the Grand Army
curator - The new Park Museum. It has been a..
cot~r" tAa' ~ fhe 2"o s,In,i birds IN the St~,rc
was n"l'. "iF a'"ii one 'Ii can t' pAc"l ln M
coi iii.u fDr cNh.".iion Charles Nake. formerly
% shells 20 tho museum. The Franklin society ia
cons 4crng he question % turning over - co..ec-
Tho annual meeting Of TIE Rhode Island school OF
the Ven has hoo PROT. u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
DECORATED BY FRANCIS JOSEPH

Budapest, Hungary, June 9-Andor Saxlehner. of
the firm OF Andreas Saxlehner Budapest proprietor
and exporter Of the celebrated Hunyadi Janos
Natural Aperent Water. has been decorated by
Francis Joseph /, Emperor OF Austria and King Of
Hungary. with the Cross OF the Iron Crown Order
~ on the occasion Of the Hungarian miiennial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14

are anxious 70 secure simplex a. ,SSs.r proege b..
are seized with the itch OF p..SicS naturally BE-
upper house. the members OF wn""
come fairies. 1900 ,,e work 81 renea,, "a q.
WITH the S.ys m nfSf 'ns s ss"s s 60
make the play successful. eel. Schools
the fund FOR rebuilding the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14

carly this week had been occupying tho cottage AZ
Is'afrc~ PARK which he had aiken for the season
luf a frv inys. having gone to Newport while ~
an the exrec'pf,on 81 IMPROVING hs health. He had
never before been a summer visitor here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
pRonLEMs or THE lobster srprLY.

October and ends about April l. during which time
between 1000 and 1000 dozen of all kinds are as
posed OF in this market"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
THE MILLIONAIRE's DISH.

"Choice terrapin are also becoming scarcer every
year" ne said. the supply annually decreasing and
The demand increasing Southern terrapn have adj
vanced in price about 50 per cent and Northern ter
rapin about 100 per cent during the last ten years
Terrapin here from all along the seacoas; from
Massachusetts 10 Texas. The best ones come from
Massachusetts, and Long Island The largest of
these, measuring about seven inches in length on
the lower shell and weighing from four and a half
TO five pounds EACH including the shells, readily
sold when in season. for from 81 to s. apiece The
next best terrapin come from Chesapeake Bay the
larger ones OF which sell for about s. apiece. The
largest supplies from South Carolina and
Georgia but they of inferior quality and are
generally sold for from $40 10 sl5 dozen
'sTerrapin propagate slowly and efforts 10 In
crease the supply by artificial cultivation have thus
far been unsuccessful They too costly to be-
come an article OF common diet. Hotels and res
fauranfs cannot afford to serve them except spe-
ctai orders The finer ones sold for select din
Ier parties and the wealthiest family trade but
niltonaires dish. The terrapin season begins about