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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-09-01
Attention Trustees !!

AS report has been due for
some time and | have no report
blanks to furnish you, earnestly
request at least one member of
every board in the county which
has not already reported to meet
me at my Office on Saturday,
Sept sth INST, prepared to give a
report for their respective DIS
tricts. 1t is of great importance
that this matter be attended to
without further delay.
j II Thompson,
Co Supt Education.
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Tom Lowery, formerly of this
county, but for sometime of Fish
ing Creek, S &, deserted his wife
and children about the Goth of
June and ran off with Miss Martha
McManus, an elghteen~yeur old
girl from Taxahaw. Nothing had
been heard of the couple since the
elopement until Friday when the
father of the girl heard that they
were in this county at the home
of Lowery's mother. He, Mr.
McManus, came TO Monroe Satur.
day, procured Il warrant and Depu
ty Sheriff Myers and Constable
Blvens we're sent in search of the
couple. They had no trouble in
locating them and taking them
under cover. They were placed
in Jail here and held until this
morning when they were taken to
Chester by an officer from that
place. They had been in this
county a little over a week. 1t is
not known where they had been
soJourning since their migration
from Fishing Creek--Monroe
journal.
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Death Of Mrs DOster

Mrs Mary Doster, widow of
the late DIR JAS " Doster, died at
Monroe Wednesday, aged about
20 years. She was horn in this
county aid lived in Buford town
ship until after her marriage. She
was n sister of DR. Il l. Doster re-
Gently of TradesviIle but now at
Wingate, n &. Two children
survive her, Mr. j Y Doster and
Mrs 5 A Robertson. Her re-
mains were inferred at Monroe
Thursday.
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Union Services

Union Services
1st Sabbath-A r = church
Rev A n BrunsOn.
2nd Observation-Disclosures church
Rev w & Ewart.
3rd Sabbath - Presbyterian
church-Rev j II Boldridge.
4th Sab5ath-Baptist church
Rev Chalmers Fraser.
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Notice to the Public.

l have purchased the entire
grocery stock of Funderburk &
Co, and will continue the business
at the old stand. | will sell
groceries as cheap as anybody,
and will be glad to have the liberal
patronage of my old customers.
w Il Bennett.
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Mill Notice

MIL Notice!
PlyIer 4 Hayes have their grist
and Touring mills in fine condition
and are turning out only the best
grades of meal and flour. Every
day from now until Sept. 1st will
he mill day.
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The Lancaster Court House
Alliance will meet in the court
house Thursday, Sept 9th, at 3
o clock pm. f Overall, Sec.
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MIR and Mrs L S McManus and
children of Atlanta, Ga, are the
guests of DR. j + Macbey and
family. This is their first visit to
this, their old home, in four
years and their many friends are
truly glad to see them.
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Born, 20 Mr. aud Mrs j b Wal-
q ters, Aug 26, 1900, son.
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Mr. NJ f Jordan is visiting at
Fort Lawn.
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WAGONS! WAGONS! WLGONS|

mus and be
member these the of
rise, hence the price:
One horse wagons from S27. to S32. so
Two horse $37 Sc o
Fou" 4ore from o
REMEMBERS We have the leading of
Nisscn Old hickory, Tennessee nd few
We also have lot ef second hand
be sold, ranging in price from 81 up
Come at This offer holds good only.
We manufacture Harness and defy competition.
We also have hand engines boilers presses and pns
that regardless
Our Mr. Hood has Just selected load Of
horses and mules that will sell cheap exchange We
like to trade for buy a of thin nc horses.
Respectfully,
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sy Have you paid your sub.
scription
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The Ganson Cash Store is max
ing room for fall goods. Men,
women and children can all get
big bargains there FOR the next
two weeks. See their new ad. in
this issue. While they are dis
posing of their summer remnants
at song their buyers are scour-
ing the Northern markets for ba.-
gains for the fall trade.
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SEMI w WEEKLY
lccal MatisYs. .

See add Bridge to Let. -
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List of letters advertised for
the week ending Sept /, 1900:
Miss Edna Cunningham, Miss E
Jane Crafort, Miss Hannah Mob.
ley, Miss Lular Weatherspome,
Miss Mamie Scott, Miss Ida
Blakeney, Mrs Robert Caskey,
Mrs Elizzer Rite, Mr. Thos j
Reeves, Mr. r l. Stewart, Mr.
Alex Cauthen.
MIR Uriah b Jordan left Thurs
day for Baltimore to have his leg,
which was badly hurt last Spring
while bringing a car load of mules
up from the depot, treated. For
several weeks it has been giving
him considerable trouble. The
injury was caused by another
horse running against the one he
was riding and MASKING his leg.
Laundry Agent wanted for
Lancaster and vlcinity-High
grade work and good commission
to right party. Address with
reference,
Camden Steam Laundry,
Camden, S &.
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Here's Good News for Y

fancy prices for furniture lately We will
octon
The National tribune., 1900-03-29
A WARLIKE FAMILY.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Warren Bell and others of
His Relatives in Two Wars.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The late
Brevet Brig Gen. Joseph Warren Bell,
U. S. v. was Colonel OF the 18th Ill. Cav.
in the civil war. He died in 1879 in Wash
ington. d. G.. and is buried in Glenwood
Cemetery. Gen. Bell had the following
members of his family in the war:
Mai Charles A. Bell. his oldest son. was
First Lieutenant, 18th \. Y. tEllswcrth's
Fire Zouaves). He was promoted Captain,
Sd Pa. Cav. and then Ma jor 18th Ill. Cav.
Maj VIM W. Bell. his second son. en-
listed as a private i'll April. 1861. and in
October recruited company for the 18th
ILL., Cav. and was commissioned Captain.
He was promoted Major by brevet by the
President. His commission reads For
gallant and meritoriouS services in the battle
of Cache River Arkansas. July Z. 1864.
at which date he was just 20 Years of age.
His third SOB. James L. Bell. was ap-
pointed cadet at the Military Academy, and
graduated in the class Of 90. he was
assigned to the 1st L. S. Art. as Second
Lieutenant. and was promoted First LeiI-
| tenant in 1872 He was III command Of
Fort jefferson. Dry TortuGas, Fla. III 1873.
when the yellow fever broke cut and lac
| died Of that disease Sept. IL of that year.
| Lieut. Bell had the very rare and distin-
guished honor Of having two General
| Orders issued after his death, one by the
| department commander. Maj.-Ge W. II
| EMORY. and the other by the commander
of the military division, MaJ-Gen. Irwin
Mcdowell.
Gen. Bells oldest daughter was the wife
of Lieut.. S. Chester Hull, Quartermaster
L. S. V One grandson, Lieut.. James f.
Bell. the only son of Maj. Vim. W. Bell. is
a First Lieutenant in the 18th L. s.. now
in the Philippines. He served as private il
/ the 1st III. in the Spanish war. and was
promoted Second Lieutenant. 18th L. S.
Jrly 8. 1898. He was transferred to thu
I'd Inf Jan. 8, 1899, ard served with tina
regiment in Cuba until Dec. /. 1899. anC
then having been promoted First Lieu
| tenant, 18th &. s.. he was ordered TO joi
that regiment at Manila.
! Another grandson. Arthur y. Brown
served in the Spanish war as private in the
1st S c.
One granddaughter of Gen. Bell. a daugh
ter of Mai. VIM. ". Bell, is the wife Of Col
VIM H. Eessig. 96th Pa.
Gen Bell himself was the grandson 0
Cant. Thomas Bell. Of the Virginia troop
i'm the Ware the Revolution, and whoserve
under Gen. Washington.-W ". Il.
Chicago.
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Banks again at Cedaror Slaughter Noun
tain. We started about midnight and
marched until 10 the next morning, when
we arrived on the field of battle.
l have always been indignant at the
way this battle has been treated by would
be historians. One of them says: Here
Jackson met his old enemy. Banks. and
brushing him aside, marched on his way
unmolested to Manassas" The fact was
that Jackson bit off more than he could
chew.
On the night of the 10th he retreated,
leaving many of his dead on the field and in
ad djacent woods and houses. and fell back
across the Rapidan- We followed him
a few miles, then went into camp few
days, and were mustered for pay.
StOnewall was executing a very clever
flank movement, and nearly succeeded in
getting between us and our base of grub.
Indeed, he carried the joke so far as to
capture Pope's Headquarters wagon train.
Then one afternoon orders came to pack
up and be ready to march at moments
notice. We lay around camp from noon
Ii near midnight. Then it was a race
to the Rappahannock, with the Johnnies
for competitors.
We marched all the rest of that night, all
the next day, back across the battle-ground
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WORK Of the Pension once.

The report of certificates issued Tor the week
ending March Il shows
Army invalid: Original, u; increase and ad
diional SOP; reissue, %; restoration and renewal,
81; duplicate SO; accrued, So; total. G9S.
Army invalid tact of June % 1890: Original,
27S increase. 262; additional, &C; reissue. 25:
restoration and renewal. 33; supplemental, 3;
duplicate 81; accrued. 122; total. Si3
Army invalid (war with SPAIN: Original, 13i
reissue J: total, IL
Army widow. etc Original 81: increase and
additional, /; reissue. /; duplicate 81 accrued, l;
total, I3
Army widow, etc Cact of June 27 1890: Origi
nal. 213; reissue, 3; restoration and renewal, 2
duplicate 4; supplemental. |; accrued, 1; total
POI
Army widow. etc (war with SPAIN: Original
IL: reissue, !; duplicate ]; total. 13.
Navy invalid: Original. 2 increase and add
| ti0nal, !; reissue, =; total, g.
Navy invalid (act of june 81, 1890: Original
| 81; increase and additional. l6: restoration and
| renewal, 2: duplicate. 2; accrued, 3; total, 55
| Navy widow, etc: Original, 3; duplicate. l.
| total 4.
Navy widow (act of June 27, 1S90) Original 8
Army nurses: Original, !.
1872 widows: Duplicate, 2
Indian Wars-SurYivorS: Accrued, T.
Indian Wars-Widows: Original, 4
Old War Invalid Accrued. l.
Mexican War-Survivors: Increase and addi
t0nal, 4; duplicate, |: accrued. 4; total. ..
Mexican War-Widows: Original. z; duplicate
| 2; total. ..
Totals: Original, 627; increase and additional
| S72; reissue, 5S; restoration and renewal. 6S
supplemental, 4; duplicate, 80; accrued, ,222
| Grand total eeo,
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fastness of the insurgents. and completely
destroyed active resistance to the American
forces i'll that section of Luzon.
The report Of Col, Woodruff, Chief Sur
geon of the Philippine Army. shows that
from the time that American troops landed
in Manila up to Dec. /, 1899, the total num-
Der of deaths were 5S officers and | ,263
men. OF this number AZ officers and SO
men died by violence and 16 officers and
693 men died of disease Most of the
deaths by violence occurred in battle.
There were, howeeer, 1877 deaths from
violence not the result of actual hostilities.
1t is singular fact chat more than one-half
of the latter class of deaths were caused by
drowning. The circumstances of the
drowning cases are not stated, but are sup
posed to be due TO the recklessnesS of the
of wounded without fatal results during the
period covered by the report was .16T.
Among the deaths from disease We're:
Pneumonia, 20; tuberculosis, 81: malarial
diseases, 40; bowel affections other than
dysentery. SO; smallpox, 100; dysentery,
149. and typhoid fever, 1877. Col; Wood
ruff says that most of the deaths from
! smallpox and typhoid fever occurred during
| the early months of American occupation,
when the command was relatively small.
+ y
Capt. Peter Byrne, who has been in the
Government Printing Office ever since the
| close of the rebellion, died last week at the
private, was promoted to Lieutenant for
gallantry at Charlottesville, and then
became a Captain iii the 175th Pa.
Miss Annie Rainsford French received
| last week the first license as a steam engi-
| neer ever granted woman in the District
of Columbia. She wants to run a loco
mobile
The National tribune., 1900-03-29

well known professor has made the fortunate
discovery that what has heretofore been known
as impotency or lost manhood is due to para
lysis of the nerves As it requires vigorous
condition of the nerves to control the muscles,
the professor has found a wonderful power that
instantly awakens the nerves and thus restores
complete muscular strength. He says;-The
marvellous power exerted by recent additions
and improvements TO my electric belt and ap-
pliances induces me TO send il on 80 days free
trial, certain am that il will cure and that the
wearcr will gladly pay the small price asked after
the 80 days trial
To men who have battered their stomachs
with drugs | want them TO exercise their iudg
ment and consider that electricity is the greatest
power on earth. It's unseen current puts life and
force into whatever it touches. The constant.
steady life extended by my new Electric Appli-
ances gives instant relief and never fails TO cure
Rheumatism. Backachc. Kidney troubles Early
Decay, Night Losses. Lack OF Nerve Force and
Vigor, Nervous Debility. Undevelopment and
Lost Vitality. You may not have faith in il now,
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kqYIHES7ERl4D|
EIlizf MzWaJhinQl012.
By MARY S. LOCKWOOD.
The Patent Office-Womsn as Inventors.
Co,vriph,ed. 1900 by THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.

from afar off, crying: Come back into the
inheritance left you by the women invent
ors of the early ages" And the silent
force that had lain dormant for ages came
into touch with the world in the 18th CEN
tury.
The first attempt 10 secure patent by
woman in this country was for straw
weaving with silk or thread.
Since the Patent Office was established
in 1870, there have been nearly 10000
patents given to women. These cover all
degrees of complexity and ingenuity
They have patents for cradles and baby
jumpers, pencil-sharpeners and typeWflt-
ers. knitting-needles and kntting-ma-
chimes, hourglasses, stem-winding watches,
alarm clocks, sewingbirds and sewing
machines: and woman invented the first
sewing machine and gave it to her hus-
band. for he had the money 10 pay for the
patent.
She has invented hand-carriages. stock
cars. car-coupljngS. and Sound-deadening
attachments for elevated railway cars.
She has gone from propeling-p pumps to
ozone machines. from electro-theraPeutc
appliances 10 machines for welding, hard
ening and te;npering steel.
Among ether inventions we find Il SPIN
ming machine. The deft fingers and active
b-a;n weat to W lr.l upon the old Idea that
Queen Lydia used when she Taught Her
cuIes 30 spin. and in this I9tt:"en'ury AT
mo5pherc improve upon if. and set 20
spiadies 10 hummng instead Of one.
From the needles Cf bone and wood used
BIZ tie primitive womel. w.t.l which they
stitched the long day through Oh hats and
mats. comes 10Th century woman with
sewing-machine aaI cirveI needle,
which takes a hundred stitches i'll place
of the one before.
Its the COMMON deeds of the common
day
That are ringing The lc!lS of that far
away.
and bringing back 10 the listening ear
echoes of these cary inspirations.
have been over but few of the inven-
| tons of women, bat il is enough 10 show
that the brain power of the world is a hui
man commodity, and is not pre-empied by
sex.
We ask the incredulous to visit the Pat
ent Office. A little intelligent attention
will confound careless writer's; and perhaps
! it will do something more if 1t shows TO the
student how much better off the whole
world will be when both halves OF the BRAIN
work make complete whole.
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and let me tell you chaps who have never
tried it. that 10 days of hot August sun
is not conducive to the improvement OF the
flavor of dead-horse flesh. But let it pass.
That's what we did, and about noon of the
third day reached the river at Sulphur
Springs. Then we went down on the
opposite side from the JohnnieS to kelly'S
Ford, think. We followed back up the
river i'll sight of each other most of the
way. when by reason Of clearing which
would expose us TO their view they would
sock" the shells into us; but the eXigencies
of the case required rapid movements, and
we made Them so the rebels would hardly
get our range before we were out OF it.
One horseman. think he was IL staff officer.
was riding alongside of us; a shell struck
his horse Just behind his left leg and went
through and came out in front of his right
leg. DoSn horse and rider went. The
man was not seriously injured.
That night we got SO close together
we could hear the rebel officers giving
orders [ was on picket that night. 1t
was very interesting-but most OF You
know all about that.
The next morning we got back to the
bridge where we had crossed. and they had
a fine view of us. They did some awful
reckless shooting. They tore off a hand
for Charley Davis. of Co. G: he shook the
bloody stump at them and told them he
could still shoot with his left hand. That
was the first man L had seen MT. we
were all in huddle, and it was wonder
how a shell could enter and leave such
crowd and only hit one man.
Soon we were on the move again. There
was another bridge higher up the river.
and we were ordered to go up and burn it,.
When say we. l mean r. Fl. Milroy's
Independent Brigade, composed of the
I'd, Sd, and 9TH W. Va. and SD Ohio, and
the brigade belonged Sigel's Corps:
We got alongside of cornfieid Just at
noon that day, and the General told us
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but wear il for 80 days and you wff1 then realize
why / have such confidence in il as to send il to
you on trial. have received thousands of most
wonderful testimonials.
SHIRLEY. Ind. Nov 26 1897 Dear Sir:--I am
pleased with the belt Have gained Is pounds
since put il on. My back don't hurt am feeling
more vigorous every day and can see consider
able development. I am glad took advantage
OF your liberality. Yours respectfully. L. F. Coon
Mr. Coon will endorse today what he wrote
going on three years ago
LowvILLE, y. Y. Sept r. 1S98.-My Dear
Friend Your Belt has done me world Of good
had such terrible pains in the back and kidneys
could not sleep nights. Oh, the Joy to again
feel the thrill of life as did 20 years ago will
do all can for your Belts Most truly your friend
Merritt Wallace.
PTTTsBURG. kas Jan. % 1898 Dear Sir
The Belt is doing me great good. for my vie,or has
| been restored as well as II was ] feel lots
| better in every respect Yours truly Thos Ill.
Arey.
Do not fail 10 write al once to Prof \ Chrystal
| 1tl5 Post Office Block. Marshall Mich. as he is
! ANXIOUS 10 have every man his new and
! marvellous belt and SuspensOry for 80 days and
I try it fully before spending a cent for il. Re
member after giving the belt trial if you are not
perfectly satisfied return il TO us; it costs you
nothing to Try IT,
! Write today before you forget it.
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Civil Service Rules Amended.

The President has amended the civil SER
vice rules so as 10 prIgide that a person
who has been transferred from classified
position to an unclassified position in the
insular possessions under the control of
the United States may return to the class
fed service at any time, Formerly a per-
son who was transferred out of the classi-
fled service, unless to Presidential place,
could be reinstated only on the same basis
with persons who were separated entirely
from the classified service.
A further amendment provides that a
person who holds place excepted from
examination may be transferred to place
covered by competitive examinations, pro-
vided he held an excepted place at the
time it was classified or was appointed to
it when the position was subject to COM
netitiYe examination.
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Earragut's Men.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: notice that a
bill has been introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Bull. Of Rhode Island. apprOpriating
$40 600 for medals for the sailors who participated
in the battle of Santiago on July B.
1 think il would be gracious act of the Govern
ment TO reward the few remaining veteran sailors
of the civil war who fought so brayey for the old
flag under Admiral Farragut in the West Gull
Squadron in the terrible battles of Mobile Bay.
New Orleans and Galveston. in the same manner
as is contemplated TO reward those who served off
Santiago. H. DAVIS, Winnepeg,
Manitoba Canada.
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we could get two ears apiece, and the corn
had Just got decently hot over the fires
when We were ordered to fall in and away we
went. with our corn in our fists, half raw.
When We got to the bridge, the rebel
advance was in sight, but with no artillery.
The bridge-burners were detailed, and we
formed battalion by companies. and march,
ed around in circle. loading as we march
ed. When We got in front of the bridge
we would elevate our pieces and fire
volley. wheel out of the way and around
again until the old structure was past
saving. when we gladly marched away
down to Warrenton and up to Manassas
in time to see the elephant and hear him
toot.-LEROY PARK, Erdmore, Mich
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LEARN SCIENTIFIC HEALING.

The greatest discovery of the age; costs but - to
learn. Either sex. Particulars for stump.
Address, Prof W. A. Knellinser, Joppa, Nd.
The National tribune., 1900-03-29

l,OMRADE wELLER'S Magic Salve cures In a few
- applications Catarrh, Piles. Burns, and all Sores.
Try it; Is by mail IL. d. Weller, Orbisonia, Pa
The National tribune., 1900-03-29

Lieut.. N. s. BatsOn, 4th Z. S. Cav.
who achieved distinction in the Philip
pines during the active campaigns of last
Summer and Winter in command of the re-
doubtable "Macabebe Scouts" has arrived
in this city OH sick leave of absence. He
is suffering from a shattered foot, the re-
suit of close pursuit of body of fleeing
insurgents. The employment of the ma
tive Macahebes as American scouts was
due 10 the suggestion Of Lieut.. Batson.
He organized a company OF about 200 of
these hardy natives, and did excellent
service with them as advance guards of the
troops which penetrated the northern
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-04
Eass Somers.

| Apples are a plentiful crop this
season.
Threshing is nearly completed, but
few jobs remaining.
Improvements are being made on the
Balm residence.
Miss Kate Lauer, of Kenosha, visit
ed friends here last week.
Norman Shearer spent Friday in
Milwaukee.
Quite number of our Republican
voters attended the county convention
in Kenosha Saturday.
Alvin Barrows is working for VIM.
Breiad in Berryvi11e., a
Politics is evidently a good test of
friendship. It certainly will show up
traitors if such there be.
Misses Mary and Minnie Werve and
brother Edward, Of Pleasant Prairie,
called on friends here Sunday evening.
Most farmers in this vicinity are of
the opinion that city hunters must be
prohibited from entering fields where
horses and cattle are kept. This step
is necessary in order to protect their
own interests.
The Republican caucus, held Thurs
day afternoon, was attended by over
one hundred and thirty voters. The
south and east sections of the town
were largely represented and succeeded
in e1ecting their delegates.
John Fechner's friends turned out
and gave him a royal welcome home
Saturday night. Mr.. Fechner recent
1y returned from Denver, Col, where
he spent several months. His old
neighbors and acQuaintances were
bound not to let the event OF his return
pass by unheeded and so planned a
surprise. Prof. Graf, Of Kenosha,
who is fast becoming favorite with
Our people, was on hand with his violin
and furnished excellent music during
the evening. Supper was served, to
which the guests did ample justice be-
fore departing for home.