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A Hero In A Lighthouse

For years J. 8. Donahue, SO. Haven
Mich, civil war captain. as light
house keeper, averted awful wrecks
but queer fact is, he might have been
wreck himself. II Electric Bltters
had not prevented. They cured me
of kidney trouble and chills,
he writes, after had taken other SO
called cures for years, without bene
at and they also improved my sight
Now, at seventy, am feeling fine. -
For dyspepsia, indigestion, all stom
ach, liver and kidney troubles, they're
without equal. Try them. Only SO
cts. at G. r. Baker & Co.
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Workman OF North Manchester. Ind,
who have been visiting friends here
during the holidays returned home on
Monday
o. J. Workman and wife spent Sun.
day with David Hively and family.
Miss Pearl Toms OF Ashland has
been spending several days at home.
Mrs. Gertrude Fox and Mrs. Guy
Bwers Of Fredericktown visited with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. ID.
Brown Monday.
Oscar Becbtel expects to leave
Thursday for North Manchester, Ind,
where he is going to attend the Bible
term at Manchester College, and from
there he will go to Akron to attend
the s. s. institute.
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Mr.. Chester and Miss Bernice John
son were the guests of Miss Ola John
son Sunday.
Mr.. ]. j. Fronce of Ashland visited
with his brother, Mr.. George Fronce
and wife the past week.
Mr. NJ B. Hurley has gone to Hunt
Station where he is employed in cut
ting timber.
Mr.. Ronald and Miss Helen Scott
were the guests of Miss Cleo and Mr..
frankie Johnson one day last week.
Miss Cleo Johnson was the guest of
Miss Myrtle Hoar one night last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hoar enter
tanned at dinner, Monday Mr.. John Tot
man and wife and Mr.. Burr Totman
and wife.
Mr.. w. W. Johnson of Angola, In
diana, is visiting with his brother, VIM.
Johnson.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-05
A Girls Wild Midnight Ride

To warn people of fearful forest
fire in the Catskills a young girl rode
horseback at midnight and saved
many lives. Her deed was glorious
but lives are often saved by DR.. Kings
New Discovery in curing lung trouble,
coughs and colds, which might have
ended in consumption or pneumonia.
"It cured me of dreadful cough and
lung disease" writes w. r. Patterson,
Wellington, Tex, "after four in our
family had died with consumption,
and I gained 81 pounds" Nothing so
sure and safe for all throat and lung
troubles. Price soc and $1.0O: Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by G. r. Bak-
er and Co.
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The Butler grange has the new hall
about completed.
Mr.. Lester Melick spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lon Cummins and family of Bladens.
burg.
Mr.. Leonard Hoyman of Columbus
spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hoyman.
Miss Allie Scott spent New Years
evening with Mrs. John McLarn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schooley called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Knox Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Morningstar spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs
l.. A. Nethers and family.
Messrs. Will Morningstar and Johr
day evening.
Mr.. Ernest Hartsook and sister
Daisy of Mt. Vernon spent their holi
days with their grand parents, Mr.. ant
| Mrs. George Hoyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cullison spen
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Knox.
Messrs Clarence and George McLarl
spent New Years day with Burl ant
Russell Farmer
Miss Lou Morningstar spent Satur
day night with Mrs. Raymon Giffin.
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Earl White who has been in Chicago
for the last four months, is home
again.
Mrs. Bulah Hanger of Nellie is Wis
iting with Samuel Ammons this week
Clinton Dowdal of Mt. Vernon was
in Brink Haven Monday on business.
Mrs. Ardoska Meeks and children OF
Massillon is visiting with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. s. j. Smith.
]. G. Workman moved into the Smith
porperty on Pendelton St., Monday.
The new council was sworn In for
the village on Monday.
Miss Ruba Barnes after week S
visit with her parents, returned to Mt
Vernon Monday to attend school there.
Sherman Robson of Glenmont
called on his brother and mother, last
Saturday.
Art Fulger, our miller, was in aims
field over New Years
A. j. Meeks took possession of the
bakery Tuesday.
Miss Gammer of Nellie called on
friends Sunday.
George White, our drayman, who has
been suffering with lumbago, is slowly
improving.
The carpenter gang on the T. o, V,
& o., is doing some repair work in the
tressel here this week.
Some one stole part of quarter of
beef from Frank Denman, Saturday ev-
ening SO it begins to look as though
we will have to keep things under lock
and key.
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HOW 10 TREAT
OLD SORES

The proper wU-the only sue
ceSsful way- to treat an old sore
is to destroy its source. Not by
dangerous surgical operations or
irritating, "drawing'' plasters, but
by Natures true method of purify
ing the blood and filling the circu-
iation with rich, nourishing proper
ties; then the cure will be natural
and lasting. We can easily UNDER
stand how impurities in the Blood
lOiI infect some lpeak point on our
bodies, end by continually dis
charging impurities into it keep the
place open and inaamed until a
chronic ulcer is formed. Nothing
then is so sure to produce a cure
of these old sores as S. S. S. This
medicine is Natures perfect blood
remedy, composed of the most heal
ing and at the same time the most
penetrating and blood-purifying
properties. 1t removes euery par
ticle of impurity or morbid matter
from the circulation, and assists
nature in the increasing of healthful,
nutritious corpuscles in the blood.
S. S. S. makes pure blood, and pure
blood is Natures unfailing cure for
old sores. Every sufferer with an old
sore should use S. S. S., because it
is the remedy they most need. Book
on Sores and Ulcers and medical ad-
vice free. S.S.S. is sold at drug stores.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta. Ca.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-05

Here is q remedy that will cure your
cold. Why waste time and money ex-
perimenting when you can get prep
aration that has won worldwide rep
utation by its cures of this disease
and can always be depended upon?
1t is known everywhere as Chamber
laln's Cough Remedy, and is medi-
cine of real merit For sale by all
dealers.
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Lost, strayed or stolen--Bobby, a
little dog belonging to Mr.. Alva Boggs.
the Mt. Zion mayor. II found leave at
the mayors office and receive the lib
eral reward which Is offered.
Miss Evaline Schooler delightfully."-
entertained a number OF her friends
New Years eve with a watch party.
The evening was pleasantly spent In
music and games, until midnight when
with many shouts and the ringing of
the dinner bell the New Year of 1912
was ushered In while old 1911 was
hidden goodbye. Then many splendid
New Year resolutions were made
which Of course will all be kept. De
licious refreshments we're served to
the following guests: Misses Gertha
Hall, Ethel Van Wrinkle, Bonneta
Thompson, Gertha Nichols, Annie
Johnson, Gertha Van Wrinkle, Evaline
Schooler, Faun Nichols, Olive Mich
oils. Wave Scbooler and Messrs. Frank
Fowls, Leo Donahey, Carl Harris,
Wheeler Johnson, Alva Boggs, Homer
Nichols, Grover Harris, Ray Hardesty,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Thompson, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Schooler.
Little Francis Scoles of near Gam
bier is very i'll at the home of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bodle.
Miss Gertha Hall spent Sunday night
with Miss Gertha Nichols.
Misses Eyaline and Wave Schooler
spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wolfe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Ashcraft and
son Clarence pleasantly entertained a
merry crowd of young people Wednes-
day evening. The time was delight
fully spent in social conversation and
games and light refreshments were
served Those present were: Misses
Gertha Nichols, Ethel Van Wrinkle,
Baun Nichols, Olive Nichols, Evaline
Schooler, Annie Johnson, Gertha Van
Wrinkle and Messrs. Homer Nichols,
Alva Boggs, Roy Hardesty, Leo Dona-
hey, Carl Harris, Ross Hardesty, Dale
Hardesty, Grover Harris and Wheeler
johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Burch spent
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Nichols.
Miss Gertha Hall spent part of last
week with Misses Ruth and Opal Mer'
Ger of Bladensburg.
Mrs. Harrison Elbert and Mrs. Cora
Burch and children visited Mrs. Ad
die Schooler, Thursday.
Messrs. Alva Boggs, Grover Harris
and Carl Harris spent Friday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Thompson
Misses Evaline and Wave Schoolel
spent Friday with Mrs. Elizabeth
| Burch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Van Wrinkle are
on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Burch spent
Thursday evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Harrison Ebert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Johns of neal
Martinsburg spent Sunday with Mr.
George Harris and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Wolfe spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ash
craft of Bladensburg.
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Mr.. Emanuel Hall of Newark is Wis
iting his brother, Mr.. Joseph Hail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Workman of near
Howard spent Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Horn
Mr.. VIM. Wagner was in Gambler
on business New Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Boiling and
daughter, Isabelle of Howard, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Boiling, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. G. Wagner and family spent
New Years with Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Purdy at Howard
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The funeral Of Mrs. Thomas Perry,
who died Of cancer. was held at the
home December 2s. Interment NJ Cen
terburg.
J. u. Masteller and Anna Marshall
we're married Dec. 2s, Elder McBroom
officiating.
Evangelist Moore OF Charleston. w.
Va is holding series Of meetings in
the A. G. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph McEwen OF Co
lumbus and George Dick and family OF
Mt. Vernon have been visiting the la
dies parents here, Mr. and Mrs. John
Butler.
Mrs. Blanche Milligan Of Brandon is
visiting her father, Samuel Thatcher
and her brothers and sister here
Mr.. and Mrs s. Novels of Millers-
berg spent New Years with Mrs. Now
els parents, q. v. McBroom and fam
lily.
Mrs. Charles Baltzell and daugh-
ter Bernlce of Mt Vernon, and daugh.
ter Vivian Of indianapolis, spent few
days with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Masteller spent a
few days in Cleveland recently.
II. II. RobertsoD's entertained at din
ner on New Years, Mr. and Mrs. Phil
Robertson of Centerburg and T. o.
Youngblood and family.
Mrs. Ella Hollister is failing in
health, but Mrs. Conner is improving
slowly.
Mrs. Thorp and Mrs. Osborn of Spar
ia are here visiting Mrs. Conner.
Mrs. Lawrence Snaffer Is under the
doctors care, but is some better at
this writing.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-05

Persons troubled with partial par
alysis are often very much benefited
by massaging the affected parts thor
oughly when applying Chamberlain
Liniment. This liniment also relieves
rheumatic pains For sale by all deal
ers.
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S. ]. Workman, wife and daughter
visited Leslie West and family of Lex
ington over Sunday.
Miss Iva Bechtel has been doing do
mestic work for Mrs. Lorentz of Wads-
worth for two or three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Syler visited
friends at Sugar Creek last week.
Misses Anna EiSely and Wealtha
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-05

FOR SALE-Farm of 95 acres one
mile west of Bangs. Inquire OF John
Bird on Columbus road, Mt. Vernon,
O., or call Bell phone 914-4 rural. &c
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-05

Miss Eunice Lewis returned to ner
home in Akron Wednesday morning
after visit with relatives in Mt. YER
non.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Wilmington
have returned to their home in Mt.
Vernon after two months visit in
Colorado.
Mr.. George Delgouph and Mr.. Eu-
gene Delgouph returned to their home
in Upland, Indiana, Tuesday after a
weeks visit with relatives in Mt. Yer
non.
Miss Pauline Garst returned to her
home in Cincinnati Wednesday morn
ing after a several days visit at the
Levering home at 801 East High
street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-01-05

Drys Retain Canal Winchester.
Canal Winchester, o., Jan. By
vote Of 116 to Ss, this village de-
cided in Beal law election to re-
main dry
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
PICTURE OF MODERN LIFE
Little Telephone Conversation Between
Husband and Wife That Hits OFF
Modern Conditions.

Mr.. Jones Cat the telephone) Hello,
is that you, dear?
Mrs. Jones Cat the other end)-Yes,
Edward
Mr.. Jones-I won't be home for din.
ner tonight and probably not until
very late afterward. Don't sit up for
me.
Mrs. Jones-What is it, lodge night,
or work at the office?
Mr.. Jones-Neither. Collins and the
gang want me to stay here at the club
for dinner and there's to be a little
game in the evening. ! think I can
bring home few dollars to you for a
new hat or something.
Mrs. Jones-Oh, very we'll. But If
you lose, don't you dare say anything
to me about what dropped at bridge
yesterday. And Edward
Mr.. Jones--Yes, dear.
Mrs. Jones-Come home moderately
sober Stick to beer. The last time
you mixed 'em and you remember-it
took two of your friends and a cop to
bring you home / won't be up when
you come home-don't wake me.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Monkey chastisement.

Monkeys do such an astonishing
amount of reasoning. sometimes, that
it almost frightens us into believing
that Darwin was right after ALL A
short time ago a child, contrary to all
orders, put several peppermint drops
inside the wire of monkey cage, in
a circus. One of the monkeys sam
pied one and liked it immensely, but.
thinking that another treat was in
store at the end Of the cage, left the
remaining peppermints unprotected
for brief moment. No sooner was
his back turned than a mischievous
little monkey made way with the can
dies, and on the owners return not a
peppermint was in sight The older
monkey graveiy considered the situa-
tien for few moments, then called
the little monkey to him, tested his
breath, and spanked him for dear
life.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
TIRED RUNDOWN PEOPLE
A North Carolina Man Suggests
a Remedy

Greensboro, N. C.-"For a long
time was so run down and debili-
tated that 1 could hardly drag around.
My appetite was poor and l could not
sleep nights. had tried different So
called tonics without benefit. I was
advised to try your cod liver and
iron tonic. Vinol, and I am SO glad
did, for it gave me a hearty appetite.
l soon commenced to sleep soundly,
and feel strong, well and more &C
tive than I have for years. Every rum
down or debilitated person should
just give Vinol a trial" K. Allsbrook.
What Vinol did for Mr.. Allsbrook
1t viii do for every weak, rundown or
debilitated person in this vicinity. To
show our faith we will furnish the
medicine free IL it does not do as we
claim. Come in and get a bottle on
these terms.
Wikle-Hodges Drug Co.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
PropltlatInq Spirits Of Rats.

100000 rats have been sacrificed
for the sake of the preventive meas
ure against the spread of plague
brought forth by the Metropolitan Pc
lice board of the city of Toxic. This
enormous number of the rodents have
been purchased by the authorities
from the residents and killed since the
first case of the pestilence was discov,
cred in the capital in December, 1902.
Recently religious service was per,
formed by the officials of the police
Office for the purpose of consoling the
spirits of these dead creatures These
tender hearted gentlemen remembered
that the current year is neno-toshi
or "the year of the rat" and that these
creatures therefore deserve some def.
erence
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Tagged Train With Shirt.

Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio man tagged train and saved il
from wreck, but III. T. Aston,
Raleigh, N. c; once prevented wreck
with Electric Bitters. 81 was in a
terrible plight when began to use
them," he writes, my stomach, head
back and kidnys we're all badly affected
and my liver was in bad condition, but
four bottles of Electric Bitters made me
feel like new man." A trial will
convince you OF their matchless merit
for any stomach, liver or kidney
trouble. Price so cents at w. A. Sans
drug Store.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
HOW'S THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollarsl Re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY e. CO., Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known
F. ]. Cheney lof,the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm,
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
j Toledo, 0.
Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken inter
nally, actingidirectly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimoniais.eent free. Price Is cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family PILLS for consti-
patton.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31

The French chamber OF deputies
has two negro members representing
constituencies I'm French West India
possessions. One of these. Monsieur
Legitimus. is a full-blooded black. The
newer arrival. Monsieur Gratien Cam
dace. is somewhat lighter in color.
When he came to take his seat he was
about to be placed at the extreme
right Of the han. "You mustn't think
Of such g thing!" exclaimed Deputy
Candace. with me at the extreme
right and Legitimus at the extreme
left the chamber would look as though
st were framed in mourning"
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Fine Feathers From BARNARD.

In many states there Is law i'm
posing fine of 500 or more for the
wearing of certain feathers. This
stand does not lessen the beauty Of
feather ornamentation, for there is
scarcely any plumage in the world of
birds which the 2lever French and
Austrian artists cannot duplicate with
their marvellous color boxes, their pots
of glue and the humble feathers of
chanticleer and his hens. In fact,
many beautiful fantasia of colored
breast and wing has had its birth in
the wonder box of one Of these dex-
ferrous experts, instead of on the
tropical isle which surely seems to
have been its home
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Secret of unbreakabIs Glass.

Unbreakable glass, for which there
might be demand just now, was in
vented nearly 1000 years ago, accord
ing to Perronius and Dion Cassius,
though Pliny casts doubts on the
story. An artist appeared before
Tiberius with cup OF glass which he
dashed violently on the ground. 1t
was neither broken nor cracked, but
merely denied, like a piece of metal.
Then the man produced mallet and
hammered the cup back into its prop.
er shape. Tiberius, however, asked
whether anybody else knew the secret
and when the artist proudly answered
No, had him instantly beheaded
The emperor feared that such glass
would terribly depreciate the value
OF the precious metal
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
IDAHO A WONDERFUL STATE
Even the Victims of Its swindlers
Make Money by the Fraud,
Says Senator Borah.

United States Senator Borah claims
that his state of Idaho is so good that
even the people who get cheated with
in its smiling domain make money by
the transaction. On his way from
Washington after the adjournment OF
the last session of congress, ne was
introduced on the train to an eastern
woman who Immediately began to tell
q long, sad story about the robber-
like practices of western people in
general and Idaho men in particular.
My husband was a travelling man, "
she explained in lachrymose voice,
"and one night in Boise City some of
your people gave him too much drink
so much in fact, that he didn't know
what he was doing. The next morn
ing he walked up and discovered that
he had bought fourteen hundred dol
lars worth of mining stock at four
cents a share. Think OF that. the
greatest outrage ever heard of. l
have never even looked up the mine
in which the stock was sold, but the
experience has taught me that west
ern promoters are merely burglars.
My poor, dear husband was robbed
as surely as if those men had held
him up at the point of gun"
Mr.. Borah asked the name of the
mine, and she told him. Without
saying word. he picked up news
paper and pointed to the stock quota
tons. Right there that Niobe-like
woman got the shock of her life. The
stock was shown to be worth $40, 900
that day.-Popular Magazine.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31

Consider the cheese Of Roquefort:
how hard 1t is in its little box Con-
slider the cheese Of Camembert. which
is hard also and lives in a little box,
but must not be eaten until 1t Is soft
and yellow Consider the cheese Of
Stilton. which is not made there, and
Of Cheddar, which is. Then there is
your Parmesan, which idiots buy ran
cid in bottles, but which the wise
CRATE daily for their use; you think it
is hard from its birth? You are mis-
taken. 1t is the world that hardens
the Parmesan. In it's youth the Par
mesan is very soft and easy and is
voraciously devoured.-Hillaire Bel
loo
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Charles FireIess Cooker

Charles the Twelfth of Sweden in
vented curious form of fireless cook
er, the first portable military fireless
cooker. He had a knapsack lined with
hay to strap to soldiers back. When
starting on a march big chicken was
split open and the inside dressed clean
and then filled with butter. In the
chicken was placed small cannon
ball Of hot iron. The hot cooking
chicken was then placed in the hay
knapsack When camp was pitched
at evening the meat was deliciously
cooked and all soaking in butter.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
He Speaks rwsntx.rhres Lannu.n..

nc OPSoNo WGity- HTSS Languages.
Sir Charles Elliot, the newly ap-
pointed principal of Hong Kong uni
versity, who speaks % languages. may
probably hold the record as a linguist
in these degenerate days. But in the
past he would not have borne off the
belt so easily. There was Elihu Bur
rift, for instance, the Learned Black
smith," born in Connecticut in 1910,
who whilst working as an apprentice
at the forge taught himself French
Latin, German, Italian, Greek and He
brew. During early manhood he mas
tered Sanskrit, Syriac, Arabic, Morse,
Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Bohemian and
Turkish; then turning his attention to
minor languages and dialects, perse-
vered in his studies until he was able
to read, write and speak in so differ
ent ways.
But it took an equal linguist to tell
when Elihu Burritt was telling the
truth.-From the London Chronicle.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-31
Not an Absolute Embargo.

The expert burglar, disdaining the
use of explosives, had attacked the
lock itself. "This may be combina-
ton somewhat In restraint of my
trade" he muttered. turning the knob
slowly to the right again and listen
ing intently, "but you couldn't call 1t
a case of unreasonable restraint"
Apparently his view was correct, for
presently he was engaged in the I'M
restricted pursuit of his trade, and
reaping large profits.