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per an um bt oftwak. -
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Adminietratorissindsltseontoriatottens. sf; Audi.
N o tices, $2 go ; Ruminant:WA% Ave Baea. (par
sir) t 6, additional Itnes4l each. , •
w e mtknansitleirenreentriledto quartarlychinfea.
Pransientadverlientnente mot barna for in Memos.
'= s ett Resolutions of o f.secriatloni Comistuokstione
o r, limited or trelividnal interest. and notices of War
r I See a and Deaths, emending Avelino'.' weaseled
g S omers per line. - •
1,108 PRINTING of entry kind. is Plain and Panel
glom, done with neatness arid disputa. Uandbills,
Bltnts, Cards. Pamphlets, Billhoda, fitstainente. kr.
o; every variety' and NOW; printed at the shorted
cotico. The RooZTIS w ent well inipplied
Power. Prelims. a good of new type, and
aleryliring in the Printing line ems be deremitedin
tee moet utistio manner and sk the laved rates.
rgivitlO MT , tRIARLT nAsTi.
PROFESSIONAL CUD%
RMITH & MONTANYE, lePrOlt.
wwi ttr tr e eet tT L•v:emaV's er 8 of Main and
R.T.B.JOHNSON, Prrrstaror
€,a ra zo ; rece_over Dr. H. C. Porter Son
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itto.'s Dm? Store. ' -
11R. C. ISt ST ANLEY; Der,
ILI imeeigotor,to Dr:WoOtOn. *ice In Patten'a
Block. ittalm, Matti f3treety' wands. Pa. All
liCnna of plata - work • xrAelsiltv. Zan.lls"f3
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WO6DP.ITRN, Physician
_LI and qnrgeoi, Mee Ilver Wickham & 13114's
C+ortsry gthre.i
, Tnwands. lHay I; 1 572.-Iy• •
rYYLE A MePITERSON. Arn
ro-
Fwarrs•a?:Lasr. Towanda. Pa. Will wire.prorngt
attontion to-*ll matters ontroatz.l to their char e.
Orphans' Court business a 'imeetalty.
rotten. frnay2l'7Bl t. lemmas.
B. 14 aBE A N, ATTORNEY
. • AWE. COIMIU.S-07 1 ki Law. Towanda, Pa. Par r
titular attention paid to tividneaa In the Orphans'
Court."
. #A.TRICTC, ATT . °MET-AT
0113 m, Nft4'cOr's Block, next door to
0 Office, Towanda, •
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F.
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H. CARNOOHAN, ATTOR,
NET AT LAW (District Attorney for Brad.:
ry), Collections mad4l e and pr
ompt.
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WOOD & SANDERSON;
: j 47 TOI&E S- A T-L.:4 TowAvr A, PA
'Pii:STE9 WOOD. 1 fmsy 271 70TIN F. SANDERRON
B.tELLY,I),EwrisT.-office
nvAr Vieth= k Blank %. Towanda. Pa.
T/etb Ineerted en (told: Rilver. Rnbbar. and Alnm
nip= bun. Tenth ertraeled without pain. 0c23.72
MADILL & CALIFF, - ATTORNEYS-
Takan'ds, Pa.
Q. 3. turax.s.,'
Office In Wood's Block, first door south of First
'National Bank, up stairs. J5n.8,75.1y
4 VER,T6IqI do ELSBREE, 'Arroa
=riff ATIJAW. Toliands, Pa., having entered
Into copartnership. offer their profeuional services
to iho public. Special attention given to business
In the Orphan's and Register's Collets. apll4'7o
Z. OVEUTON,
, arm
Azioß..yrr_Ar_LA w, TOwiiina, PA.
peciai attention given tocleims against Insur
ance companies', °ace. w"--h !....)tiek—of Public
Square. . IRK&
•Vt • R. D. L. DODSON, OPEBATITE
_I.TIA MECITANICAL DE7ITIRT. north litaino-at.,
nnTioatte Episcopal Chtirch,"Towanda. Pa. An den.
tal operations a speciality,-
pacK & STREETER,
LA 'OFFICE, Tow.mia, PA.
I 4
(Tan.ls'74) H. STIMETZE
W. A. PECK
F A. C. GRIDLEY,
AtTORNET-4T-LAW.
461111379. -
110QTOR 0. LiwiS, A GRADI7-
Ate Oahe College of "Pbysteisns and Brageons,"
Ile* York city, Class 1543-4. gives exclusive Wanton
to practice of his profession. Oflicesnd residence
on I Lho eastern slope of Orwell Efill; adjoining Henry
How e's.- ' % • ' .I=l4, 's9,
D Lt' D. D. SMITH,-' Dentist, has
-purchased 0., H. WoOd's - property, betw....n
'Hermes Block and the Elwell House, where he leas
'OC:SIPC - ibis office, Teeth extracted without pale
tinci of pas. -Towandx, Oat. 20, 1870.—yr.
LET R DAMES, 7 ATToniitys-Ay
1'
LAW, I
MERClifrit'S BLOCK',
Apra' 4. 1
HALE & PATTON, AGEN-rs
ONNECTICUTi MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.
13r.1-e..*0.13 Griffith S Ranch's Block, BrldgeStreet.
.Ifirt-h 26. 1574..
p A. QT;rICE.; 31.. D., GRADUATE
.11_ • UNlcErcsrry or Ircrrux), N, Y„ '
PHYSICLiN AND SURGEON,
SUGA.B. REIN. PA.
j Office, at Store of J. Stowr.r.i
-26. 1b7413m*.
IT D. Li DODSON DENTIST.
L • On and after Sept. 21: may be found In the
e:-ant new rooms on 2nd floor of Dr. Pra't'e new
off , : on State Stieet. Btsiness
Sept. 3 '74 . - tf. •
1)T1. A. G.; BUSH,
-CAIgTOWN, BRADFORD coq.sir,
Tr. 7 ,14 Chronic. Dlseaeee by ,newt theds. ' May be
consla e i by letter. Ting. 6;.'74.-
'Pi E SPALDING-,
•
COUNTY SURV±YOrt. OF DIUDFORD COMSTY
•••, c:ril-a at it- gister and Recorder's office, Towanda,
?' ra, where he map be found when not professional:,
car•kzed. i• • Aug 27.,14-3tn•
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BIISrNE'SS' ' CARDS:
4OHN DUNPEE,IBLACKSMITH,
MOWED*. PA., Pafs Particular attention to
roan.: Boggles,: Wagons, Sleighs, Ac. The set-and
:, , painng done on short notice. Work and charges
iturantesd gatigfictery., 12,15.69.
•
TLLOS ,PENNYPACKER, HAS
A,tin estahlished himself in the. TAILORING
-"
IJSINESS. Shop over Rockwell'a Stirs. Work of
y daecripttnn done in the latest styles. .
T.x.variia, Aprll2l, ITO.—tt
C ItIISSELL'S
i7FRAT
2i 2.17 CE AGENCY,
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TECT AND BUILDER, wishes to inform the
zitiz.ns or Towanda and vicinity, that he will giro
particular attention to drawing plans.- designs and
paudrations for all manner of buildings,. prints
and public. Superintendence given for reasonable
•_•onininsation: Mice at ,residenceN.E. corner of
second and Elizabeth streets.
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TU . r W -KINGSBURY,
REAL ESTATE. LIFE; FIRE. k ACCIDn'T
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INSIJBANCE AGENCY
Office, earner of Main and Mato Streets,
Marcki 13,1574.
- G. 7. HEATH
llas cat+sh:ishriUia basinvir of Ilattlifacturiag and
lla.patritw all kinds of
E Daft '0r3014. 3r&DEI asp DitESSED
Ele also makes Om hat STRAW ta.ra - it.R now In
n all order,. fillad promptly, at
. RQC WELL & CO., TOWANDA, 11.
Jan • •
S. .W. AidV , CI3ELD, Phibitsher.
VOLUME XXXV.
pownti & Co.
Are now receiving their nag large Moak et All
C,!rMMM I Trirr!7M.gyp•MM,Tfri!fMPFITI
ever before since the tran It Is Impossible for
Al= to asuriersto ali: its =Vas bi their large
idea atireda They would however veripoitien
lar attention to peat breaths
In DRESS GOODS,
In TABLE LINENS & TOWELING
In BLEACNED AND BROWN lIIIMINGN AND
: 41.y%;z.J-..T9
7. F. CALITIN
111 CLOTH IND OASNIIONLINI. sirrntros. DUO.
ONAL COATI:NM, BLAMES. MN% HEAVY
COITONADEB, WATPPISOOII3, /AO.. Ac,
To their great stock of New Ribbons
net received . ; Hosiery, Gloves, Law,
Jet : Buttons and; Trimmings, Mich-
ingP, the best Ono Dollar Kid Gloves
ever shown by. them, and a full line
To'►inda, Pa
of Notions
which they ask especial attentioo, of
•
he new Fall Style's.and at very low
prices
Their Boot & Shoe stock cannot
t
be surpassed. An inspection of the
stock will.satiafy'all
, -
New Carpets in great variety; aim*
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all widths of Oil Cloths, Window
Shade's, Sce, New Iltos* of Wall and
Windcm paper.
TOWANDA.
ally stocked with new and fresh
goods.
They invite everybody to tall,
promis' ing them a splendid assort-
J. E. MIMING.
Box 511, Towanda, pa.
wilt of goods in each department of
their business, and at prices whiCh
must satisfy all.
TOWANDA, PA.
Powell & Co.
BEII:STINGS.
PZANNEL.
A - very ;large stock of Shawls, to
Their Grocery Department is now
POWELL 4S; CO.
Oct 1,'76U
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- BiCILSONE.
When you see a fellow-Mortal
Without Bred and fearless ,laws,
Hanging on the skirts of others,
Walkng m their east-off shoes;
Bowingfow to wealth and favor,
With abject, uncovered head,
Beady to retract or waver,
%Unit° be drove or led;
Wilk toured! with firmer bearing,
ThroW your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow--
Jost the thing which his must lack.
A stronger word
Wu never heard, _
In sense and tone,
Than this, backbone.
t
t.
, When you sees theologian
Hugging close some ugly deed,
Fearing to reject or question
Dogmas which his priest may read;
Holding back all nobler feeling,
Choking down each manly view,
Caring more for signs and symbols
Than to know the Good and True;
Walk yonyseif with firmer bearing,
Throw your moral shOfilders back, .
Show your spine has nerve and Marrow
Just the things which his must lack.
. A stronger word '
Was - paver heard,
In arnswand tone,
Than this, backbone.' I -
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When you see a politician
Crawling through contracted holes _
Begging for some fat position,
In the ring ,or at the polls,
With no sterling manhood in him,
•Nothing abible, broad or sound,
Bestitute of plink and ballast,
And by every gust blown round;
Walk youreelf with firmer. bearing,
Throw your- moral shoulders back,
Show your siinehas nerve and marrow;
Just the thing *Usti his must lack:
A stronger word
Was never heard,
In senie and tone
Than this, backbone.
A modest song atid plalialy told—
The text is worth s mine of gold;
For Many men most sadly lack
A noble stiffness in the Mick.
tiistellmums.
HOLIDAYS. FOR MIDDLE-AGE.
_
Now that the fires are beginnin:
to burn on library and parlor hearth
in the evenings, and the curtains td
be drawn cicise, and the most devon
kiver of nature gives up the stroll i
shady lanes, or the row on the - moon
lit river, and comes in-doors fer 'th
winter, it is worth while to conside
what is to be done in-doorp. Th
viork is ready for everybody wb
Chooses to do it ;. but the relaxation
the rest, the stimulant, which is to fi
as for the work—what-is that to be
For fashionable classes, this matte
of amusement is ruled in almost
inflexible grooves as drudgery fo
ii),
,the poor ; for men or young peopl
too, it adjusts itself naturally. Th
father of a family has his clubs, '
share in , thopolitical or church meet.'
ing, or, at least, its quiet newspaper,
cigar, and slippers, at home----pra
cisely the drowsy reaction he needs
after . the friction of the busy day.
The boys and girls have their coi
certs,_ their lectures, the thonsan
devices of "sociables," "accidentals,'
etc., by which they contrive -to flock
together, to chirp like young bir4
in May, and, perhaps, to mate like
them. Bnt the wives and mother?,
the great aggregate of women, no
longer young—what is to be their
tonic? They certainly need a timid
The American mother of a family is
the real maid of all work iii it, and
the more faithful and intelligent she
is, the more she usually tries to de.
'serve the name. She may work with
her bands or not (in the large ma
jority of cases, she does
,work with
her hands), but it is she who, in any
case, oversees and gives life to a
dozen different interests. Her hus
band's,business, the boys ' education,
the gine' standing in aocietir, the ba
by's teething, the se ing and house
work for them all, ira,all processes
which she urges on arid which rasp
and fret - daily and hourly on her
brain—it very dull, unskilled braM,
too often, but almost_ always quite
willing to, wear , itself out for thoie
she loves. Whether it would be no
bier or more politic in her to shiiik
this work —'husband, babies, and l i
house—and develop her latent talents
ti
us physician, artist, or saleswom ,
is not the question with us just no .
A few women have done this.-In t e
cities, too, money can remove mn h
of the responsibility from the m s
tress of a, household ; but the gre t_
aggregate 'of wives, and mothers i'n
this country are 'domestic women
who ask nothing better of fate than
that whateveristrength they have of
body and mind shall be drained for
4 3,
-their husbands and children. N w
this spirit of martyrdom is a v
good thing—when it is necess, .
For oar part, we can see no neces ty ,
Toy it here. We are told that t e
women's wards in the insane y
lame, in New England, are fill d
with middle-aged wives, moth,rs
driven there by overwork and anxie
ty; through the rest of; the country
the popular type of the woman I.of
forty is neither fat nor fair, but a
sallow, anxious-eyed" creature, with
teeth. and hair furnished by the
shops, and a liver , and nerves which
long ago took her work, temper, and,
we had almost said, religion out of
her control. This rapid decay Of our
women may be owing partly to cli
matic influence, but it is much more
due to the wear-and tear of their _
motherhood, and , anxiety to pink
their childien forward, added to the
incessant petty - rasping of inefficient
domestic service
A man's work may be heavier, but
e i
is - single, it wears on him on ne
side only; he hai his hours seer to
business, to give to his grief, his'
isr
mon, his shop ; there no drain lon
the rest of .his faculties or time. His
'wife his no hoar sacred to this or to
that ; he brings his trouble to her
and it is her duty to comprehend
and aid him, while her brainis de
vising how to keep her boy, Tim
away from the companions, ho
brought him home drunk last, ni x t;
how to give Jenny another year of
music lessons ; how to contriv , a
cloak for the baby oat of her; .lu
merino ; the; burning meat in. . -
kitchen all the, while° "
.setting .er
nerves in a quiver!' She has no
Put* Ink).
power of mind, a skull of body which
her daily life does. not draw upon.
Her husband comes and goes to his
office ; the out-door air, the stir, the
change of ideas,
the passing
. word
for this man or that, unconsciously
refresh and lift him from the canker
ing care of the work She has the
parlor, the dining-room, the kitchen,
to shut her into it. 41ay , after day,
year after year. Women, without -a
single actual grief in the world, grow
morbid and ilr-tempered, simply from
living in-doors, and resort to prayer
to conquer their crossness, when they
only need a walk of a couple of
miles, or some wholesome amuse
ment. It is a natural craving for
this necessity— amusement —which
drives them to the tea-parties and
sewing -circles which men ridicule as
absurd and tedions.
There is no, reason why our wo
men, who are notably rational and
shrewd in the conduct of the work
ing part of life , should cat them
selves off thus irrationally from the
necessary relaxation, or make it
either costly or tedious. Let every
mother of a family wire reads &rib
nor resolve not - to put off her holi
days until old age, but to take them
all along the way, and to bring a
good share of them into this winter.
Let her give no ball, no musical eve
nings, no hot, perspiring tea-parties,
but manage to.have her table always
prettily served and comfortably pro
vided, and her welcome ready for
any friend who may come' to it ; let
her set apart an evening, if possible,
when her rooms shall be open to any
pleasant- friend who will visit her ;
the refreshment to be of the simplest
kind ; and, above all, if the table
chance not to be well served, or the
friends are not agreeable, let her take
the mishap as a jest,. and meet all
difficulties with an easy good humor.
It is not necessary to take every bull
of trouble by the horns ; if we wel
come and nod to them as to cheerful
acquaintances they will usually trot
by on ,the other side of the road.
Let her take our prescription for
the winter, and our word for it the
spring will find fresher roses in her
cheeks and fewer wrinkles in her
husband's forehead.—Sciibner's.
TWO NEIGHBORS AND THE HENS.
I once owned a large flock of hens.
I 'generally kept them shut up. Bat,
one spring, I concluded to let them
run in my yard, after I had clipped
their wings, so they could not fly.
One day, when I came home to din
ner, I learned that one of my neigh
bins had been there, fall of wrath, to
let me know my hens had been in his
garden,. and that be ,had killed sev
eral-.of them and thrown them over
into my yard. I was greatly enraged,
because he had killed my beautiful
hens that I valued so much. I de
termined at ence to be revenged, to
site him, or in some way to get rep
dress. I sat down and ate 'my dinner,
as calmly as I could. .By 'the time I
hid finished my meal I became more
and thought that perhaps it was
net best to fight my neighbor about
hens, and thereby make him my bit
ter lasting enemy. I concluded to
try ' another may, being sure that it
would be better./ _
After dinner, I went to' my neigh
bor's. He was in his garden. I
went out and found him in pursuit
of one of my hens with a .club,. trying
to kill it. I accosted him. He turned
upon me, his face inflamed with
wrath, and broke out in a great fury.
" You have abtissd me. I will kill
all your hens, if I can get at them. I
never was' Bo abased. My garden is
ruined."
" I am very sorry for it, said I.
"I did not wish to injure you, and
now see that I have made a great
Mistake in letting out my hens. I
ask your forgiveness, and am willing
to pay you six times the damage."
The man seemed confounded. He
did not know what to make of it., He
lOoked up at the sky—then down at
the earth—then at his neighbor—
then at his club—and then at the
poor hen he had been pursning, and
said nothing.
" Tell me know„' said I, " what is
the damage, and I will pay you six
fold, and my has shall trouble you
no more. I will leave it entirely to
you to say whit I shall do. I cannot
afford to lose the love and good will
of my neighbors, and quarrel with
them, for hens or anything else.
"I am a great fool I " said the
:neighbor. The damage is not worth
talking about; and I have more need
to compensate you than you me, and
ask your forgiveness than you mine.
Kiss for a Blow.
- Lismer.arry AND Tem.—Too often
are these qualities confounded with
each other, and of an insincere per
son owning a plausible manner and
ready tongue it is frequently said,
"So and so possesses tact." Now
the two: qualties are perfectly dia.
similar. The one affects' sympathy
to compass some end or aim of its
own; the other, by reason' of its one
sidedness, can enter into feelings
outside the range of its own experi
ence. A. heartless woman is, devoid
Of tact, simply because her extreme
egotism limits her sympathies to
what concerns herself. ,It is said
that Lord Palmerston's success in
life was mainly due to his great tact.
In the Minim of Commons it was
neither his talent nor his eloquence
virhich gave him such immense pow
er. Other men might gain the ear
of the members, but he had their
votes, and few 'ministers' have ever
attained to popularity equal to his.
It has been said that his refusals to
grant favors were so delicately word
ed as to cause no resentment toward
himself, even among the most im
portunate of his 'numerous suitors,
and this art of graceful negation
saved him from making enemies.
How often do' we see good and con
scientious folk add tenfold to the
bitterness of disappointed hopes by
their obtuseness. Tact,
w ithout be-
Menthol favors, may yet soften the
ruggedness of the harsh monosylla
ble " no," into a kindly expression of
regret or of good will. Tact under
stands the. right thing to do and
when to do it ; it transforms antag
onists into allies ; wins hearts rather
than battles ; and is so invaluable a
gift to its possessor that -it can
scarcely be over-valued.
=game .as
TOWANDA, B
ESSAY ON ThAttorEEPING.
-
The duties and cares of s honge
keeper Fare manifold. Nrom eaily
morndeity eft the hands ore
busied 'th the nevh‘osasing Tontine
of dail reenninglabor. Three meils
.must prepared, dishes washed,
be& made, moms swept and dusted,
milk and butter attended to; besides
baking; washing, ironing, mendirig,
and other things Ltoo numerous to
mentioe. With so many necessary
duties to perform, # behooves us to
exeras:-O our mental _ faculties in de
vising the best, the easiest, and lucid,
expeditiotui manner of - performing
them. I
The semi-annual house-cleanhig,
involve" a great deal of hard . labor,
but ma be shorn of much of its die
comforte by cleaning one room at a
time, and putting it in order before
commencing another. We trust that
the "husbandman" will willingly and
cheerfully lend a helping hand in
taking down and putting u p . stoves,
and will not refuse to aid in owls
sionalli shaking a heavy carpet.
_Po
not.neglect to use , thei scraper Bed
door-mat, if yon value a clean floor .
or smiling wife, for what tired wo
man can smikhiglynontemplate a row
of muddy tracks upon her newly
washed 'floor. ;
Plain food well cooked, is acknowl
edged lsy physicians and scientific
men, nal well as intelligent persons of
all classes, to be much more health
ful than the highly seasoned and
elaborately prepared dishes. Make
less pie with rich- and indigestible
crusts,znd in their, place , substitute
plain pi ddings, cracked wheat, same,
or boiled rice, with a , dressing of
cream and sugar. Baked apples with
cream, with or without sugar, make
a delicieus and easily pirepared des
sert. Inllike manner, also, the differ
ent kinds of fruit which our Creator
has kindly furnished in such profit
elan thait the poorest May have la
share, and in so many varieties that
the most fastidious cannot fail of be-,
ing plealied. Cans can be bought so
cheaply, I and fruit put •up so easilY,
j
that' we scarcely have an excuse for
not having a supply throughout the
yeir. I . . • . 1
We ale'natarally a social people,
and like to entertain our friends sad
have the time spent- with us puts as
pleasantly as possible. Now de we
best accomplish this purpose, 'when
friends crop in unexpectedly to spend
the,afternoon, by seating them in the
parlor, While we repair to the kitc
en4a spend the lime which shou ld
.e passed in social intercourse, in
preparing a great variety of dishes
for tea; as if the principal end and
aim of life was something goad to
eat! If You have good bread, butkir,
fruit an 4 tea, put Otani 'on as taste.
fully as possible, (not forgetting the
pitcher 1# ,milk for • those abstemions
people 7ho discard batter and tea
as injurious or unpalatable), with
such accessories as can be most con
il
venientl' repared; be as cheerful
*and en rtaining as possible, and my
word fo 'it, your guests will, be bet
ter plc ed than to see you 'come
tired an 'heated to the table, spread
with su c h a variety that they can
only ta st e of each one, and go hone
dreg horrid dreams, and get rip
in the Morning with the headache,
because Itheir stomachs. are loaded
with too hsome but indigestible dain
ties. + .
A great help to the speedy accom
plishment of our labors, is 'to have; a
place fo everything, and when an
article itused by any member of .the
family, se+ that it is returned to its
proper place. What is more vexa
tious thlin to be obliged , to spend
vEdnable time in looking for an arti
cle which has Veen mislaid, either
through our own,carelessness or that
of some Member of the family.
While; providing for the physical
wants of our household, we must
not forget that the mind also needs
food as well as the body; that it is
as wrong to defraud that of the men
tal food necessary for its proper de
velopment, as to deny the, proper
nourishment for our bodies. Why
should on lives be given entirely , to
household drudgery, or the labors of
the seamstress \ ? What if there
should In a few ISS pies and cakes
on our tables, a f w less tucks and
ruffles on our . ow - and children's
clothing,l and the tim \ thus saved de
voted to ' reading soon instructive
book or paper, would we: not be the
gainers instead of the losers by the
exchange? How often do we heSr
the remark made by housekeepeis,
" I have Ino time to read." If we re
ally cannot, or will not read for our
selves let us persuade , the good "Ins-
Waldman" to read aloud in the even
ing, andl then converse on the sub
ject, thus helping to fix it perma
nently iti our minds, and enabling rot
to beeoun more intelligent, besides
giving • in something other thin
an everlasting tread-mill , existence.;
Out of door exerc ise is absolutely
esientiall , to the 'preservation of
health. llt is enough to destroy qui
constitution of the strongest person
to stay Shut up in hot , rooms day
after day; with scarcely a breath Of
fresh air; perhaps the shutters closed
and curtains down, for fear the aim
will fade the carpet, or ' a stray fly
will fowl: lits unwelcome presence in
to the house. Flies are a naisan4e,
certainly but is their- presence as de
structive' to health or happiness as
the exel `on of God's free air and
bunshin ? It is well enough to keep
rooms 4„,
koned when not in use, but
is it polrey to live entirely in._ the
heated .fttmosphere of the kitchen,
while the' rest of the house is shroud
ed inEgyp tian darkness, never to %e
opened nless visitors are expected?
These beautiful Autumn days .will
not la st Ways, to let us make the
~.
most of em while they do last. Get
out oft C house, if only a little glika
,
every da breathe -the fresh air, and
inhale t 0 invigorating breezes, until
your ski gish blood will course more
quickly through your - veins, filling
),'
your frae with new life and elastici
ty,and e piles of work which now
look lik -'. mountains , will gradually
i
disappe till they will seem no lar
ger than mole hills. Do not say we
have no time for recreation ; if eve
have a f W moments to, spare, we are
so tired hat the lounge or rocking
chair lank! more inviting than the
idea of al walk: Do not I know h. w
nun,' AZT faVArriS.
FORD COUNTY; PA., NOVEMBER 5,187
ee~sieo
that is ? and . • that very l ay
you will arise in the morning 88. re
freshed with your night's shun .
and feeling so languid that it a .. oat
seems a task to move.' "Is not he
life more than meat, or the ~' . ..y
more than raiment?',' or what Will it
profit you if you gain the ;whole
I t
world, and lose your life or ; e en
health as the result ? ' Then proc re
more help if you are over Worked or
if you cannot do that; let some of he
work go undone; take the ehildi.en
and go to the woods, where the gor
geous •foliage of the trees, the balmy
atmosphere, and the beautiful ,ferns
and mosses will all combine - to make
you forget your fatigue. Do not for- '
get to take some of the ferni ' d
mosses.home with you, that yod ay
greenpreserve a bit of Summer's gree ss
to enliven the dreary days of Win .
Now, too, is the time to prepir a
ti i
few gants for, house - cultured ng
the. Winter. TwO or three p is
will not take much time, and will be
a perpetual ilelight to all love of
'the beautiful, and amply repay ou
by their fragrance and - the added
cheerfulness of your rooms, for he
little care bestowed upon theml
[For the REPORTO
HOW IGNORANT.!
" The pursuit- of knowledge un•
difficulties," •is full of incidb •
While on a recent visit to T
where I had resided thirty years
fore, and known every inhabitiMt
was inquiring for a friend at a
where new streets outran my kn'o
edge. Meeting a pretty child of
or six years, whose face had a ham
far look, I asked if she• would po .
out the house of Mr. Blank. !S
stopped, and politely replied : i
" You go right to our honse—'
"I don't know your house," I
marked.
" Why 1" she exclaimed, wild :
opening her eyes at my confession
ignorance.— but, a happy thou ! ..,
stilling her, she added : Thenly
just ask Uncle Richard !'
"Bat I don't know 'lJnele Iti
ard. , If
I
"Well, then, tell Aunt Elizabeth
"And I don't, know 'Aunt Eli
bath,' either !"
"Well, well !" she exclaimed; a
tle indighantly, "tell anybody tlia
SP
"Bat I don't know your name,'
little dear I" .
She laughed, as if to say, " zi . ,
ain't that funny ?—a great big in!
like you don't know me 1' IS
thought a moment, looking up
Me, and then inquired, "And do
you know Col. S., of T—a?".
"0 yes,. I've , known him evet.
long." I •
"Well, then," she exclaimed, el
ping her hands, "he's my grandp
Thus brought into connection,l
took my hand and led the until;
pointed out the. place I was in - sea
of, and' then returned--doubtlesi,
tell Uncle Richard and Aunt Eli
beth, and -"everybody," that th
was a man !'ever so old" who did
know anybody bat grandpal"
I had known two of her grand
parents, and four of her'great-grd
iii,
parents, and among some of th m
was an expression of countenance
which attracted me in the child,jhut
which I could not locate. until I ehe
bad given her mother's father's mime..
The incident illustrates two some
what important facts: First, that no
one, however good his opportunities,
or long his life, knows everythttig;
and second, that almost any onelcan
teach something. Just then atid
there, that little girl could instruct
one of more -than half a hundred
years. Pat the two facts togett4iic
and the first may humble the pride
of the most learned, and the second
may encourage those of less ability
tO , make the best they can of their
advantages, and be content. TL:se
your one talent as well as if you had
ten. W.l
THE COST OF LIVING.-VALI4 LE
statistics in regard to the compara
tive , cost of living in America land
Europe are given in the last "bias' a-..
chnsetts Labor Rreport.:"
One dollar will bay twenty poi ds
of flour in Boston, one or two pounds
more in some European BeapOtts,
bat the same are considerably less in
a majority of the places compard.
In Boston one dollar will buy 5 56
pounds of fresh beef, roast pieci t In
no place in England will it buy as
13
much by a pound or more, and in
Europe still less. Copenhagen ba;
the i ,.only place given where iti • I
buy . more. Batter in Europe aver
ages a pound more to the dollar than
here, cheese less by more than that
except in a few spots. As for pOta
tees, they are cheaper here than in
England, and dearer than in Ireland
or Germany. ' Seven or eight potinds
of pork for a dollar are sold here,
and not much over half as much; a n
be obtained fot that sum in Ear pe
or England, and nowhere as mach.
In rice, milk, and eggs, they have the
advantages, of ns. Tea costs less
here than in\England, but more than
on the Continent. With coffee itr-is
about the same, , thongh the difference
is small. • In iugax the British are a
little. better off, the Continent4a a
great deal worse. Coal is ccheaper
here than in Germany, and dearer
than in England. Merrimac orgm
mon prints are cheaper here than in
England and Europe. Boots rare
about the same here as there, geter
ally speaking. There are but two
or three places in England or the
Continent where brown sheetinge are
cheaPer than here, while in brown
shirtings the foreigners are bettgr
off. Rent for fens-roomed teneinttts
is from two to four tines cheaper in
Great Britain and on the Contin nt
than in Boston; in Atistralia fift n
i t,
times cheaper. Board . also 'is fom
Once and a half to twice as cheatn
Europe and Great Britain as in s
'ton.
A Lrrrra was lately found,
which )ne friend spoke so freel
another, that it caused an irr -
°liable quarrel. "I ath surprisi
observed W., "that 'such bi
hostility should arise out; of . so triV
a cause. ""l am not *tall," rept
J., "it bi quite natural; for a, fri l f
becomes a fiend.if you drop a lett
TALE - BEARERS.
The disposition to pry into the
privacy of domestic life is, unfortu
nately, very common, and is'always
dishonorable. The appetite foi such
kiowledge iii to be regarded as mor
bid, and the indulgence of it dis
graceful.
A family have a sacred right to
privacy. In . guarding the delicate
relations of the household, secrecy
becomes a virtue. Even if by chance
the affairs of a household- are laid
open to a stranger, honor ,would re
quire him to turn from them; and, if
a knowledge of them were forced up
on him, they should be -locked in sa
cred silence. A double obligation of
silence and secrecy rests upon one ,
who is a guest of the fatally. The
turpitude of a - betrayed family histo
ry by a visitor is far greater than
theft would be. It is a thing so scan
dalous, that it should degrade a per
lion and put him out of society. To
betray the secrets of the household,
is not only an odious immorality, but
it is a sin and a shame to be on good
terms with those who are known to
commit such outrages. They put
themselves' out of the pale of decent
society. They should be treated as
moral outlaws.
Those hungry wretches who sit in
the unsuspicious circle of parents
and children, increasing their words,
spying their weakness, misinterpret
ing the liberties of the household,
and then run from house to house
with their shameless news, are worse
than poisoners of wells, or burners
of houses. They poison the faith of
man in man. Hake no. terms with
such people. Tale-bearers have no
rights. They are common , enemies
of good men. Hunt, hurry, and
hound them out -of society. They
are the worst of pests save one, and
that is the listener to the tale-bearer.
There could be no tattling if there
was no one to hear. Itjakes an ear
and a tongue to . ,make a scandal.
Greedy listening is asdishonorable
as nimble tattling. The ear , is the
open market where the tongue sells
its ill-gotten wares.
Some there are that will not repeat
again what they hear, but they are
willing to listen to it. They will not
trade in contraband goods, but they
will buy enough of the smuggler for
family use. These respectable listen
ers are the patiOns of tattlers. It is
the ready market that keeps the
trade brisk. It is a shame to listen
to the ill of your neighbors. Christ
ian- benevolence demands that you
do not love ill news. A. clean heart
and a true honor rejoice in kindly
things. It should be a pain amtsor
row to know anything that degrades
your neighbor in your eyes, even if
he is your enemy ; and how much
more if he is your friend ?
The Scriptures say, "Thous shalt
not go up and down as a tale-bearer
among the people." " A tale-bearer
revealeth secrets.; but he that "is
Of faithful (honorable) spirit, con
cealeth the matter." "The. words of
the tale-bearer-are as wounds that
go down into the innermost parts of
'the belly." The Hebrews believed
that the affections had their seat in
the bowels; and by this phrase;" go
down into the hanerritost parts of the
belly," they signify how sharp and
exasperating to the deepest feelings
of our nature are the cruel offices of
a common tattler. "Where no wood
is, the fire goeth out; so, where there
is no tale-bearing, the strife ceaseth."
As if he had said that so much of
the strife of society arises from tat
tling, that if- it were cured, , I there
would hardly be any cause of quar
rel left. Commend us to that reli
gion which makes man humane ,with
his tongue and honorable with. his
ear.
'ye
:n il t -
Wt
an
,he
to
LrrrLE CONJURERS. -"I am fond of
children," said the late 'Dr. Binney
once; "I think them the poetry of
the world-the - fresh flowers of our
hearts and homes— little conjurers,
with their 'natural magic,' evoking
by their spells what delights and
enriches all ranks„and equalizes the
different classes of society. Often
as they bring with them anxieties
ud cares, and live to occasion sor
row and grief, we should get on ve7
badly Without them. Only think—if
there was never anything anywhere
to be seen but great grown up men
and women! How we should long
for the sight of a little child I
Eiiiky infant comes into the world
like a delegate prophet, the harbin
ger and herald of good tidings,Whose
office it is 'to turn the hearts of the
fathers to the children,' and to draw
'the disobedOnt to the wisdom of
the just.' A child softens and puri
fies the heart, warming and melting
it by - its gentle presence; -:it =riches,
the soul by new feelings, and awa
kens within \it what is favorable to
-virtue: It its beam-of life,s a foun
tain of love, a teacher whose lessons
few, can resist. Infants recall us
from much that engenders and
encourages selfishness, freezes the
affections, roughens the manners,
indulges the heart; they brighten
theL,home, deepen love invigorate
exertion, infuse courage, and vivify
and sustain the charities of life."
WHAT TO DO MTH SOM. Fifty
years ago a father was not ashamed
to put his son to the plough or to
a machanical trpde; but now they
are "too feeble"lfor bodily labonrone
has a pain in his side, another "a
very delicate constitution," another
is very nervous; and so your Bobby
or Billy 'or Tommy is sent off to the
city. It seems never to omit to
their foolish p arents , that moderate
manual labor in the pure and brac
ing air of the country is just what
them puny lads need, and that to
send them to the crowded and - un
healthy city is to send them to small
salaries and early graves, - instead of
becoming, jolly, strong tillers of the
soil, for all, and a good farmer can
find room for the sons in nine cases '
out of ten.. This is the ideas of a
correspondent, and although not
quite mathematically correct, there
is i a quality of truth in it still. Say
that farmers would not be quite so
high, and employ some of the son
labor themselves not in manual
work, but in making high-elasa work
—how would that be? There is
really plenty of high-class work io be
done On Wild.
,"
h d er
181
lied
end
02 per Amman in Aidvance:
THE FOUNDER OF HARRIEBURG,G3
The founder of the ci of Harris
burg, Pa., was John : Tanis. His
house, still standing, was, the first
stone building erected in Harrisburg.
One unhappy day a tribe of predato
ry Indians . passed dow* the river on
a piratical expedition, and on their
return stopped at the Harris house.
Moat of them were intoziented, and
they demanded more liquor froui
Harris, which he refused to give:
Bearing him a'grudge a l s the ally , of
a tribe hostile to' them, they bound
him to a mulberry tree, and threat-.
ened to burn hinl alive. Dry faggots
were gathered and heaped around
the stake, and one of th stivages ap
proached with a lighted torch. Sud
denly there was a whoo , a rnstling
;
in the bush, and a f irodly tribe
sprang upcin the scen«-, be l aii.-d by a
negro slave named H reale-. The
savages fled, and, Harris was rescued
from his perilous position.. The inci
dent had a profound ' ffect on hie
i e
mind, and thereafter measured,
his actions by their piet . The faith
ful slave Hercules saved his masteri l s
life a second time, and proved his at
tachment to the family again . ;and
again.
• Harris Still prOspered and made a
clearing, and established a trading
station near the month Of the JFini-,
ate. At his death, in December,'
1848, be owned about nine.hundred
acres of land adjacent te and on the!
ground of the present site of Harris-,
burg, two hundred acres on the op-1
posite shore, and' about eight hun
dred acres at the Imouth of. the Con-,
odoguinet creek. The anecdotes re : -I
lated of his wife have a, Very rcman-1
tic flavor, and some - realy story-111.i
ter may profit by the two we tran
scribe here.
The few neighbors alivady called
the Harris house 'the "Mansion,"' al
though it was of the most unpreten
tious character. The m4ision-house
was then surrounded by; a stockade,
as security against marauding In
dians. One night an English milita-'
ry officer was invited to stay, with
the family, and, in 9ntering the
house, he left the'gate of the stock
ade unfastened.' While! he was at
slipper with his host, an Indian stole
through the
. gate of the stockade,
and thrust a rifla l through one of the
port-holes of thelhouse.l The night
was damp and the rifle missed fire.
Before the 'savage had time to aim
with another weapon, Mrs. Harris
blew out the candle ; and so put the
room and the company in darkness.
We, have a stu3Picion
( that 'we have
already seen the', incid nt that re
mains to be, told embodied in a
thrilling sensational sketch, but here
it is, at all event's, vonobed for by
the oldest records of 'Harrisburg,
whence we deriie it. Mrs. Harris
had an Irish girl in her employ,
whom she sent into the store-room
with a lighted candle. The girl re
appeared without the eandle; and,
when questioned,' said she had left it
standing in a barrel of flax seed. The
sequel to the story, you who read
story papers - habitually may guess.
The barrel contained gupowder,'not
flax-seed, which had been negligent
ly left uncovered. . Mrs. if
arris arose
from her work-table without a word,
and went into the store! room. She
carefully lifted the candle from the
powder, blew it oat, calmly reproved
the servant,. and then resumed her
work.
IT 'a MIGHTY Leßoy& —The Irish
peasantry have fi l lies oi l a parabolic
character—stories which, by means /
of some striking action or circum
stance, set forth a hearty moral. On ,
hearing such, their usual phrase is,
" Oh, it's mighty improtn'.
And that, too, is wha Molly Ma
lone, a, worthy washer moan, used
to say—and say almost invaziably—
after hearing a sermon, on. Sunday.
One day, however, he clergjlian,
who was not quite content with this
generality, spoke I to her respecting
his discourse, and Molly suddenly
became what ,they call in Ireland a
little bothered. • Neve;theless, she
got out' of her difficult ' with one of
those parabolic enswiTt which are
such favorites with her crass, 'and
which, while it coniPl' telt evaded
the question, satiafactor ly replied to
it.
Rev.—Well, Melly, y 4
sermon, you say?,
MoL—Oh, yes your
was mighty improvin';
Rev.--And what part
like best? 1 '
in' rtpa. ot —Well, sure, sir,
,
Rev.—But I suppos ! e there was'
some portions of it tliet you were )
more struck with' than ?You were with.
others? 11
Mot—ln troth, , pleaSe your river
ence, I don't- remember any part ex
actly, but altogether 'twas mighty
improvin'. I i
Rev.—Now, Molly, how crild it
be improving if' you don't remember
any part of it?
Mot —Well, your reverence, seo
that linen I 'Vs been, Washing and.
drying on the hedge there? ' . 1
Rev.-011, certainly. 1 I
Mot —Wasn't it the soap and water
that made them 41ane, , eir ? !
Rev.—Of courie they did. •
Mot —And is n't the linen all the
better for it? !
Rev.''.—Certainly, certainly.
'ldol. —But not'a dhrep of the soap'
and wather stays in it. L ell, sir, it's
the same thing wid me. Not a. Word,
o' the - am:tint stays in I suppose :
it•all Aries o!sl d', niti—tit I'm the
better and °Liner for. it, when it's
over, for all that , J ' •
31s3v CamurrtOs have to 'endure
the, solitude of unnotictlabor. They
are serving God in a , ay which 18
exceedingly - useful, but hot at all no
ticeablei How very sweet to many;
workers are those little corners of
the newspapers and magazines which
describe their labors and successes;
yet some whd are doing what God;
will think a great deal more of at the
ne v er saw their 18088 in print:
Yonder beloved' brothef, is plodding
away in a country village; nobody
knows anything about him, but he is
bringing souls to God. Unknown to
fain% the angels are acquainted with
him, and a few precions ones whom
he has led to Jesus, linow bins well:'
-Perhaps yonder alder has a claim
. f _ 1 . . .:
is Sand4-iehoOl; there is noth
ing striking, in-her or in her 'elms;
noddy thin of her as a remarka
ble worker ; nhe is a flower - that
blooms alraost: unseen but As is
none the less fragra n t, ; -There is a
Bible-woman; ehe 3s inentionedi in
the report as making so many, visits
a week, but' nobody discovers all she
is doing for the, poor and needy, and
how many are, ravel in the • Lerd
through her inetrumentality. ' Hun
dreds of God's dear servants are serv
ing him without' the encouragement
of man's approiing . eye, yet . are' not
alone—the Father,m with therm ;
Never mind where yea work;qeare
mere about hoW you work. Never
mind who seta, if God- approves. If
'he be content. We cannot
be 'always sure when we : ' are most
lueefal. It is not the aeresge you
sow; it is the multiplication which
'God gives to, the seed which will
,make up the harvest. Yon have less
,tO4o with being faithful. Youi Main
'co fort is thatin your labor you are
not, alone] GOd, the Eternal ()lie,
'pito guide's the marches of the etufk, '
ifith,you.--Spurgeart.
111
NUMBER 23.
MADISON A..CitaisTwc.—Among - the
onored narneiiief our country's, his
tory is that of President, Madison,‘ a
graduate of Princeton 'College. The
foll Owing, giyen by one of our,' es;
changes, will be very gratifying to
onireaders': •
1 " Paring the period between leaving
college and entering upon political
life,ihe gave himself up to the. study
Of the Scriptures and the evidences
4pf the Christian religion.. Ins biog
rapher relates that no one not ,a pro. :
tosser of theology, and bat few; even
Of those who lap, have ever. gone
through moo. extensive and labori
ouslimpiries to arrive at the trritb.
So late as 1824 Jefferson wrOte to
lo.ladison on the Subject of the theo
gical,department of the Libra ' of of
the I University Of . Virginia, in the
the
of which both had beep
earnest laborers, i saying : The chap
ter in which I yam most at a leis is,
tliat of divinity, and knowing that in
your early days ion bestowed atten
tion on , this subject, I wish you could •
suggest to me I any works - really
iFortby of a place in the catalogue.'
Madison furnished a list Of the most
eminent authors Of the first five cm.:
tnries, adding a Miscellany of more .
Modern writers, numbering in all one
hundred and 'thirty. When .we re
member that this' was half a centir s y,
ago, and that' the list : is made up or—,
only the rarest works, we may well •
be amazed at thelbreadth of his com
prehension. Madison was a'profound
and thorough-going Christian.
jDo RIGHT " • EVERICIVEZRE. 'Mall's
only safety is in right at 'All
times and under all circamstanc'es.
It Satan's trick) to make our doing
right depend on; limes. and seasons,
on Persons and places. He who - clOes -
wrong because no one will know! it
will be terribly 'disappointed when
his Elms shall findl him - out .
, He who
ceases to be :,watchfciland...circum
speci in the pr'esence or his friends,
(find that thoSe friendS l in whom
he thus confided in an unguarded
hour will betray his confidence ' and '
hectime his foes;; will rebuke what
theY before have justified, and accuse
him of the very acts vliich they aiaed
a i nd l enconraged him in. -,
Do right everywhere. There is 'no
safety in sn. Confide 'in no one s ;
presume upon nothing sufficiently to'
do that which is wrong. The Watch.'
ing eye of God is t upon us, and when,
we depart from Him he has ten thou
send rods with which to chasten, ns
andl correct air faulti. Trust notlin
friends ; trust not in secrecy ; trust
not in lies—do right everywhere and
trust in God to give victory and rest.
Do - not follow the multitude to do
evil; Do not be a time servernor a
_,fooli t Stand boldly up for truth and
ighteonsness, and ever liVe in a sol.
emu consciousness of direct and`per
sonal responsibility to. God. Mike
no 'compromise With error, ,sin' and
wrong; strike no bargain With Satan;
everything that he stiggestsisn delu
sion and a snare.' Man is weak,' Sa
tan iwily; only GOd is true., Trust' in_
!Him ; do right everywhere, and He
shall protect and save you at the end:
A I 1.1
,ETTER, Flitoll. rI3IIGATORY. 1 .
rather amusing story, says Colonel
Stewart, in his "Reminiscences of a
solder," was 'told me some time ago
by an old lady who, had an ancient
servant that had . lived with her for
mauy years, named. Ann Brady., , -
One day Ann came in to her mie- _
trese'crying and *oaring.,
"Now, ain't I the unfortunate wo
man? Och, what will I do, at a ll , at_
all r , , H
"What's the, matter, Ann ?" 'said
her inistress. -
'
"Oct!. 1d Ann;
JC , ma am, _ ...te
postmen's outside, and he's got a
letter for me from Purgatory, and I
know it's from my , ould mother,Who's
beep there this tin years, and it's,all
about me not paying for the masses
I spid,l would. Ochone ! but I_ ain
the, said ,
woman." •
On her mistress going ont o ,, she
found the postman in a fit of .
laughter, with .a letter .directed to
"Aim Brady," frOm the "Dead Let
ter' Office." Nothing could indtice
her, to touch it, the 'Dead" to her
meaning purgatory, and nothing' else;
awl her - mistress was obliged to
open the letter for her, and found 'it
wa s one Ann had written to aneph
•
ew in Clare, but as he had gone' to
America the q letter had consequently
been returned. _ -
a liked the
iverence—i
of it did you
I liked. every
RICH COHPUMEIITS BEACTIL'A I i r e' I
have heard of a, lady of rare beauty
who said, upon a certain occasion,
that the only .cmpliment she' ever
received was froth , a coal:leave!, who
asked permission to light his pipe in
the gleam of her eyes. Another com
pliment, true and genuine, "was paid
by' a sailor whovas sent by his , cap
tain to carry a letter to the lady of
his love. The sailor having. deliv
ered his missive, stood gazing in- si
lent admiration upon the . face of the
lady, for she was Very beautiful .
"Well, inY , _good man,' she said,
"for what do ycnt wait? There is no
answer - to be returned."
"Lady," the sailor' replied, ivith
becoming deference, "I would like to
know your name." -
"Did you not see it on - the letter?"
"Pardon, lady, I never learned to
read. Mine has been a hard, rough
life," I • •
"And for what reason, my good
man, would you like to " -know know my
name?"
isliecanse," answered ithe old tar,
looking honestly. np, "in a storm at
sea with danger or-death before me,
I !would like to , call the Dame) of, the
brightest thing 'l'd ever seen in my
life. There'd be sunshine in it, even
in 'the thick darkness." • 2 r
Lemix everything lou can. It will
come in.play; Don't be frightened
silty froni any pursuit because you
'hive only a little time to deVototolt.
it you can't have anything More, a
smattering is infinitely , better than
*Nat '
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