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PROFESSOR DE GRATH'S
ELECTRIC) OIL.
eui.es on Ihr) 40 Rase?
A VALUABLE MEDICINE.
IPROPOSE to cure, almost instantaneously,
individuals afflicted with Deafness, Head
ache, Neuralgia, Chill Fever, Ague, Rheuma
tism, and all Sores and Pains,
1 propose to check 'and effectually dissipate
more ache and pain, and to accomplish nearer
and more perfect equilibrium of all the circula
ting fluids in the human system, than can be
effected by any other or all other methods of
medical aid in the same space of time, the
masses themselves being judges.
I do not propose to cure every disease, but
all such as are curable by any combination of
medical appliances. My Electric Oil operates
on chemical and electric principles, and is,
therefore, applicable to the cure or natural
restoration of any organic derangement, aris
ing from an improper circulation of Nervous
vital fluid.
I want the masses to juin in this matter—
the well as the sick, because if these things
are so, all are alike interested.
N. B. Please inform me of any case of fail
ure to cure, in from half hour to three weeks,
as I wish to cure or charge nothing.
The Columbus SUN remarks: On Saturday,
an old gentleman. named Wm. C. Osborne,
well known in our city, who, from rheumatic
affections, has not been able to walk or - use
his hands sufficient to feed himself, for more
then ten years, was brought to Prof. De Grath
on the street, where in the presence of a large
assemblage of people, he applied De Grath's
Electric Oil to one arm and shoulder. He was
immediately enabled to raise his hand to his
head and scratch it, a thing he said he had
not done before in twelve years.
The New Hampshire =Patriot says: During
the present week, no leas than six of our
friends, who have been' induced to try Prof.
De Grath's Electric Oil for Rheumatism and
Deafness, in. consequence of having seen this
preuration advertised in our colemns, have
called upon us to state the result of experi
ments. These persons assure us that their
Rueumatic pains have been entirely cured by
a few applications of De Grath's Electric 011,
and they recommend its use to all who are
afflicted, with any of the diseases which it is
designed to cure.
It seems that Rheumatism, Deafness, Neu
ralhia, Swollen and Stiff Joints, and other
Complaints to which we are all subject, have
lost their terrors. Prof. De Grath's Electric
Oil is warranted to relieve any case in a short
space of time, and with a trifling expense. It
always cures Scratches, Sprains, Galls and
Splints on horses.
PAM CHARLES DE GRATH,
Philadelphia, Pa.
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There are numerous imitations sprung up on
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For sale by all dealers and druggists. Prin
cipal office 217 South Bth street, Phila.
, Feb. 2-Iyl
i (Wit WINES AND LIQUORS,
mrl'e
Alexander D. Reese,
WINE AND LIQUOR DEALER,
Main Sired, [EAST WARD ] Mount Joy,
Lancaster County, Pa.
THE undersigned would most respectfrlly
beg leave to inform the public that he has
npened,a WIRE AND LIQUOR STORE in all its
branches. He will constantly keep on hand
all. kinds of
Brandies, Wines, Gins, Irish and Scotch
Whisky, Cordials, Bitters, 4c.
Also, a very superior Old Rye Whisky just
received, which is warranted pure.
A choice article of German Wine. Various
prands of Champagne Wines.
i All A..D. It. now asks of the 'public is a
careful examination of his stock and 'prices,
which will, he is quite,confident, result in Ho
tel keepers and others finding it to their advan
tage to make their purchases of him:
A LSO—Kerosene, or Coal (Al, Pine Oil and
Fluid at reduced prices, at "Enterprise
iVine de Liquor Store." A. D. It'r,Es.k.
Mount Joy, June 22, 1861-Iy.
DAVID ROTH,
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Deal
e " Paints,Oils,
in Hardware,
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dw are
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Cedurware, Glass, r
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2010, Cook, MA AO IA& Slobes, &e.,
MARKET-ST., MARIETTA
WOULD take this means of informing the
citizens of Marietta and vicinity that he • • •
is prepared to furnish anything in his line,
Collsisting in part, of Table Cu t 1 ery of all
kinds ; Buildings an d Housekeeping Hard
ware, in all styles, Cutlery, Tools, Paints, Oils,
Glass, Varnishes, Cedarware, Tubs, Buckets,
Churns, Knives, Forks, Spoons, Shovels, Po
kers, Tongs, Candlesticks, Pans, Waiters, Cop
per and Brass Kettles, • Door, Desk, Pad and
all other kind of Locks, Nails, Spikes and
in fact everything usually kept iu a well regula
ted Hardware establishment.
JOHN BELL, Merchant Milan
Cor. of Market-st., and Elbow Lane, Marietta
ILATEFUI. , for past favors I would rebut ,
kTmy thanks to my numerous friends and pa
trons and inform them that I still continue the
old business at the old stand, where I will be
pleased to see.them at all tunes, and having a
full and splendid assortment of
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES VESTIVOS,
which will be made up to order at the shortest
notice by the best of workmen, and on reasona
ble terms, I would be pleased, therefore, to wait
upon my old customers and all who see proper
'to patronize , me hereafter. .1 - 0ct.29-'56.
BOYS Spring Caps,, at,
CRULL'S, 92 Marliet-s
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VOL. 8.
PROCRASTINATION
BY CHARLES MAC KAY.
If fortune with a smiling face,
Strew roses on our way,
When shall we stoop to pick them up?
To-day, my love, to-day.
But should she frown with face of care,
And talk of coming sorrow,
When shallwe grieve, if grieve we must?
To-morrow, love, tomorrow.
If those who've wronged us own their faults,
And kindly pity pray,
When shall we listen and forgive ?
To-day, my lore, to-day.
Bat if stern justice urge rebuke,
And warmth from memory borrow,
When shall we chide, if chide we dare?
To-marrow, love, to-morrow.
If those to whom we owe a debt
' Are harmed unless we pay,
IVlmn shall we struggle to be just ?
To-day,, my love, to-day.
But if our debtor fail our hope,
And plead his ruin thorough,
When shall we way his breach of faith 'I
To-morrow, love, to-morrow.
If love, estranged, should once again
His genial smile display,
When•shall we kiss the proffered lips?
To-day, my love, to-day.
But if he would indulge regret,
Or dwell with-by-gone sorrow,
When shall we weep, if weep we must?
To-morrow, love, to-morrow.
For virtuous acts and homeless joys,
The minutes will not stay ;
We've always time to welcome them,
To-day, my love, to-day.
But care, resentment, angry words,
And unavailing sorrow,
Come far too soon, if they appear
To-morrow, love, to-morrow. -
THE BRAVE AT HOME_
E=l3
The maid, who binds her warrior's sash,
With smiles that well her pain dissembles,
The while beneath her drooping lash
One starry tear-drop hangs and trembles,
Though Heaven'alone records the tear,
And fame shall never know her story,
Her heart has shed a drop as dear
As ever dewed the field of glory.
The wife, who girds her husband's sword,
'Mid little ones who weep and wonder,
And:bravely speaks the cheering word,
What though her heart be rent asunder—,
Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear
The bolts of war around him rattle,
Hath shed as sacred blood as e'er
Was poured upon the plain of battle
The mother, who conceals her grief,
While to her breast her son she presses,
Then breathes a few brave words, and brief,
Kissing the patriot brow she blesses,
With no one but her secret God
To know the pain that weighs upon her,
Sheds holy blood as e'er the soil
Received on Freedom's field of Minor I
Rrcn WITHOUT MONEY.—Many a man
is rich without money. Thousands of
men without nothing in the pocket, and
thousand without even a pocket are rich.
A man born with a good sound constitu
tion, a good heart, and good limbs, and
a pretty good head piece, is rich. Good
bodes are better than gold—tough mus
cles, than silver; and nerves that flash
fire and` carry 'energy to every function,
are better than houses and lands.
Itis better than a landed estate to
have the right kind of father and mother.
Good breeds and bad breeds exist
among men as really do among herd and
horses. Education may do mach to
check evil tendencies, or to develop
good ones; but it is a great thing to in
herit the right proportion of faculties
to startwith.
That man is rich who has a good dis
position—who is naturally kind, patient,
cheerful hopeful, and who has a flavor
of wit and fun in his composition. The
hardest thing to get along with in this
life is a man's own self. A cross, sel
fish fellow, disposing and complaining
fellow—a timid care-burdened man—
these are all been deformed on the in
side. Their feet may not limp, but her
thoughts do.
A. FAT MAN IN BATTLE.--Daring- the
Bull Run battle an order was given to a
New England company to lie down and
load, and only rise when in act of firing.
During the hottest of the conflict Cap
tain Law observed a man standing while
loading. "Contrary to order," exclaim
ed the • Captain ; "you must lie down
while loading." "The fact is, Captain,"
said the man addressed, "I'm so plagney
fat that if I lie down to load it takes too
long to get up again." The Captain
turned away with a. smile, and left the
fat man to choose his own method of
fighting.
Cr Do your best and defy the devil
to do his worst.
aftikritknt Vtimsylimuia afournal for fly gantitg Crete.
MARIETTA, OCTOBER 19,1861.
Making Wine From Grapes.
It is a little late at this pored to give
directions for making wine from grapes;
nevertheless, as the directions are to
allow the grapes to be perfectly ripe be
fore gathering for wine, there must be
many grapes, especially those best adapt
ed to wine, which are scarcely yet per
fectly matured. Mr. R. Buchanan, of
Cincinnati, is an experienced wine
maker, and gives the following as his
mode of manufacture :
"The well-ripened bunches of grapes
are cut froth the vine, and all unsound
or immature berries picked out. Each
day's picking is mashed at night, by
poundiug in a barrel with a beetle—
stem arid berries--or passing them
through a mill. The contents are put
upon a press, where about one-third of
the best juice runs off without any pres
sure. After the first pressing, the outer
edges of the "cheese" are cut off for
ei!ht or ten inches, the parings thrown
upon the top, and the screws again turn
ed. This is repeated two or three times,
but the juice from the last pressing is
dark and astringent, and only capable
of making an inferior wine ; hence it
should be kept separate. The juice from
the first pressing is put in large casks,
allowing space for . fermentation. No
brandy or sugar should be added to the
best catawba juice, as it makes a better
wing without and is- strong enough to
keep well. One end of a syphon is
placed in the bung-hole of the cask, and
the other end terminates in a pail of
water'. 'The fernientation commences
in a day or two,•and the carbonic acid
generated passes through this pipe, and
babies up through the water in the pail.
'Chis will show how rapidly the fermen
tation is going ou, and ;when it ceases.—
In ten or fourteen days the syphon may
be removed, and the casks filled up, and
the bung driven lightly—in a month
tightly. In mid-winter the wine is care
fully drawn off into other casks and the
lees, added to the pomace,of the grapes,
are used to make brandy.
"The wine will be clear and pleasant
to drink in a month or two after the
first fermentation ceases. A! slight se
cond fermentation takes places in the
spring, and it will only be necessary to
loosen the bungs ; when it is over, the
wine will be clear in two or three months,
and safe to bottle, but it is usually bet
ter to defer it until the following No
vember. The only secret of wine-mak
ing is, to have well-ripened grapes, per
fectly clean press, casks, and everything
.else used, and having the casks constant
ly bung full after fermentation, so that
no air shall come in contact with the
new wine."
SECRET OF BEING. LOVED,—William
Wirt's letter to his daughter on the
"small sweet courtesies of life," contains
a passage from which a deal of happi
ness might be learned
I want to tell you a secret. The way
to make yourself pleasing to others is
to show that you care for them. The
whole world is like the miller of Mans
field, •'who cared for nobody—no, not he r
nobodp cared for him." And
the whole world will serve you so, if you
give them the same cause.
Let every one, therefore, see that you
care for them, by showing them what
Sterne, so happily calls " the small
sweet courtesies" in which there is no
parade ; whose voice is too still to tease,
and which manifest themselves by ten
der and affectionate looks ; and the little
kind acts of attention, giving others the
preference in every little enjoyment, at
the table, in the field, walking, sitting,
or standing.
HOME LIMIT AND LlFE,—Even as the
sunbeam is composed of millions of mi
nute rays, the home light must be con
stituted of little tenderness, kindly looks,
sweet laughter, gentle words, loving
councels ; it must not be like the torch
blaze of natural excitement, which is
easily quenched, but like the .serene,
chastened light which burns as safely in
the, dry east wind as in the stillest at
mosphere. Let each bear the other's
burden the while ; let each cultivate the
mutual confidence, which is a gift capa
ble of increase and improvement, and
soon it will be found that kindliness will
spring up on every side, displacing cons
titutional unsuitability, want of mutual
knowledge, even as we have seen sweet
violets and primroses dispelling the
gloom of the gray sea-rock.
wr In the march of life, don't heed
the order to "right about" when you
know you aro about right.
=Dollar a Year_
Different kinds of 'Tea.
Taylor's China says the same plant
produces all the varieties. The .differ
ent times of gathering, and modes of
preperation, cause all, the difference be
tween those kinds known by so many
distinct names—both of green and black.
The leaves only are picked, and not the
flow,ers ; they are rolled with the fingers.
.Those dried rapidly in iron basins over
a fire become green tea, while those
thrown into very hot basins, than taken
quickly out, exposed to the sun for
awhile, and afterward dried over a fire,
become black tea.
These pans, as some writers call them,
but more correctly bowls or basins, for
they are nearly semi-globular in shape
and about eighteen inches in diameter,
are always of iron, never of copper. A
mixture of Prussian blue and gypsum is
used in the preparation of some green
tea ; but the better qualities are gene
rally perfectly pure.
The native building on the North
Gate street, in which we lived during
the first year of our residence at Shang
hai, was rented, after we left, to a tea
merchant. On visiting it afterward, I
found he had turned our former kitchen
into a tea-coloring room. There were
around the sides of the apartment four
teen of these iron bowls, set in mortar
on the top of as many brick furnaces in
which moderate fires were burning.—
Thirteen of the bowls were half filled
with tea leaves, and a man stood at each,
rapidly stirring them with his hand.
The remaining bowl contained a
quantity of this bluish-green coloring
matter, which another was also stirring.
To this one, the men from the others
would come every few minutes, and tak
ing from it a small quantity of the con
tents, would return and stir it, each in
to his bowl of the leaves, till they had
acquired the requsitehue. The exceed
ingly minute quantity of Prussian blue
that any person could imbibe in drink
ing tea from the leaves thus prepared,
precludes, in my opinion, the possibility
of injury resulting therefrom.
The significations of some of the
names by' which teas are known, are as
follows, making due allowance for 'the
changes and corruption they undergo, in
form and sound, in being anglicized:
Hyson means before the rain, or flourish
ing spring, that is early in the spring,—
Hence, it is often called Young Hyson.
Hyson skin is composed of the refuse of
the other kinds, the native term for
which means tea skins.
Refuse of a still coarser description,
containing many stems, is called tea
bones. Bohea is the name of the hills
in the region where it is collected.—
Pekoe or. Pecco means white hairs the
down of under leaves. Pouchong, folded
plant. Souchong, small plant. Than
kay is name of d stream in tho province
whence it is brought. Congo is from a
term signifying labor, from the care re
quired in its preparation."
No PROTECTION Foe Houses OF ILL
FAME.-A case has just been decided in•
the Circut Court at Syracuse, N./V.,
which is of some importance to a certaip
class 'Of property holders. A woman,
named' Blodgett sued the city of S'ira
cuse for the value of property destroyed
by a mob. It appeared that the plaintiff
kept a house of bad repute. Judge
Mullin charged the jury that though the
rioters were liable to indictment and
punishment, the plaintiff could not re
cover her loss 4:if property at their hands,
if she' kept a louse of prostitution, - and
this contribut4l to create the riot,
CUTTING DAWN THE WOOD S.—The
Government hns purchased all the woods
for about a quarter of a mile on each
side of the Washington Branch railroad,
from the Relay House to Washington,
and some five hundred men are now en
gaged in cutting it down. The timber
is intended to be used the coming win
ter for fuel, and will cost about an aver
age of one dollar per cord.
ar A public meeting in Westmore
land county, Va., has invited the Hon.
John C. Breckinridge to take up his
residence in the Southern Confederacy,
"where he, will be properly appreciated
and cherished."
i tg3- Poverty humbles pride. A man
when he is short, can hardly carry a:high
head.
a- If you do good, forget it; if evil,
remember and repent of it.
,qijr The reward of a thing well done
is to have done, it.
NO. 12.
lENDISEI OUTRAGE-ATTEMPT TO
THROW A TRAIN FROM TEE TRAM-A
train left this city on Monday night to
take up from Eminence the Fourteenth
Ohio Regiment, Colonel Steadman.—
As the train neared Christiansburg,
Shelby county, the cars were stopped by
some fence rails, which had been thrown
across the track by some devils in ha-
Man shape, three in number.
The train delayed long enough to ar
rest one of the men, named Allen Nevil,
but suffered no other detention; nor was
there, providentially, any damage done
to any one. On the arrival of the train
in Lexington, yesterday forenoon, the
prisoner was marched through the city
on his way to jail, when an Irishman,
name unknown, stepped up, and, on
learning the crime, drew a knife and cut
Nevil's throat from ear to ear. He was
immediately arrested and taken to jail.
When the train -left Lexington yester
day afternoon, Nevil was not expected
to live.—Louisville Democrat.
SELF DEPENDENCE.—MarIy an unwise
parent works hard and lives sparingly
all his life, for the purpose of leaving
enough to give his children a start in
the world, as it is called. Setting a
young man afloat with the money left
him by his relatives, is like tying a life
preserver under the arm of one who can
not swim ; ten chances to one, he will
lose his preserver and go to the bottom.
Teach him to swim, and he will net need
the preserver.. Give your child a sound
education. , See that his morals are pure,
his mind cultivated, and his whole nature
made subserviant to the laws which
govern man, and you will have given
what will lie of more value than the
wealth of the Indies. You have given
him a start which no misfortune can de
prive him of. The earlier you teach
him to depend upon his own resources
the better.
A NOBLE EXAMPLE Gen. S. L. Wil
liams, an old gentleman living a mile
from Mount Sterling, Ky., came in on
Wednesday and enrolled his name . as a
Union volunteer in a company being
raised. Re is seventy-two years old !
He says he has not long to live anyhow,
that he has strength enough to pull a
trigger and destroy his country's ene
mies, and that if he should be killed, •it
was consolation enough for laim.to think
that the bullet he received took but
little of his time, while perhaps it saved
the life of some young man who could
be of more value to his country.
Ca• A man recently broke off a mar
riage because the lady did not possess
good conversational powers. He should
have married her, and then refused her
a new bonnet to develop her powers to
talk.
Mr "Douglas, dear," said a - wife, ap•
pealing to her husband,in a small femi
nine dispute, "do you think I am general
ly bad-tempered?"-"No, my dear," says
he, "I think you are particularly so."
ur Even if a woman had as many
locks upon her heart as she has upon
her heart as she has upon her head, a
cunning rogue would find his way into
it.
Or A young woman can have no ex
cuse for thinking her lover wiser than,
he is, for if there's any nonsense in him,
he is sure to talk it to her.
er Dr. Franklin says that "every lit
tle fragment of the day should be saved."
Oh, yes, the moment the day breaks set
yourself at once to save the pieces.
Igir The proud have no friends : not
in prosperity, for then they know nobody;
not in adverdity, for then nobody knows
them.
cr It is justly said of women that
she divides our sorrows and doubles our
joys. Pity she quadruples'our expenseS.
itgr A girl at a party the other even
ing, was asked what made her face so un
usually red ; she repled, the chaps.
er An old bachlor says that during
leap-year the ladies jump at every offer
of marriage—hence the term.
This life's contradictions are many.
Salt water gives us fresh fish, and hot
words produce coolness.
Cr The bachelor has to look out for
.number one—the married man for num
ber two.
Women never truly command nr.-
til they have given their promise .to
obey.
The treason Why He Married
Lefort aS a man some forty years
with an intone of fifteen thousand francs,
fond of pictures, and painted landsc,-.l , es
himself in a very remakablo mann:ff.--
lie lived in the Hue de Provence, in au
appartment in the third story, where ho
was often visited by his friend Decamps,
the distinguished painter who has recent
ly died in Paris, who was very fond of
Lefort and of sitting to talk in his rooms.
They passed long evenings in chatting
and smoking together before an open
window, which overlooked the vast
gardens of the Hotel Lafltte and Hotel
Rothschild.
One day, Lefort arrived at the cafe
with a long face and an air of great dis-
satisfaction
"What is the matter?" said Decamps.
"The matter is, I am wretched at
having to move from my apartment."
"Are you going to leave it?"
"Yes, my landlord wanted to raise my
rent: I resisted—he insisted. I grew
angry, and gave up the rooms. lam
wretched now. You were so found of
•
these room."
"Ah, well, take back your lease."
" Your are right, I will take it back."
The next day Leforthad still the long
face and the grieved air of - the previous
day. He had wished to resume his lease.
But it was too late. ; 'The apartment was
let for a term of nine-years.
Lefort must move in the month of
October. His landlord informed him,
however, in an (Nigh* manner, that
the person who was to succeed him
would not arrive from the country till
the middle of November, and that ho
had all that time to seek an apartment
to suit him ; only*Lefort must leave emp
ty a part of the suit of rooms to store
the furniture of his successor. Lefort
consented to this joyfully, and the fur
niture of the mew tenant was brought in.
Meantime Decamps, who saw him still
so sorrowful at having to quit his rooms
•
said to him one day :
"There is perhaps some way to ar
range with your new successor."
"I dont know him and don't wish to
try to make a bargain."
"Show me his furnitnre," said De
camps, "and I cap gues what sort of a man
he is."
Lefort conducted Decamps into the
room where the furniture of the new ten
ant was placed.
" Hum, hum," said pecamps, on cast
ing his eyes over the articles ; "all this
is simple, comfortable, in good taste,
furniture for an income of twenty thous
and francs, lately removed. It is the
right sort of a man,—or rather it is a
woman ; here is. a woman's furniture,
this toilet, this wash table, this book
stand of inlaid work."
"But the husband ?"
"I don't see any husband in the mat
ter; no masculine furniture,a,single bed,
no bureau ; we want to know if she is a
widow, a young girl, or an old maid."
"How shall we find that out ?"
He opened the toilette table. There
was a shell comb, to which was attached
two magnificent hairs of golden blond.
"Good, this' hair does not belong to
an old woman ; let us look farther. Ho
perceived a portrait turned against the
wall. He turned the canvass. It was
the portrait of a woman, blond, very
pretty, painted in 1825 by Harsent.
"It is the portrait of a lady," said De
camps. "It is the portrait of a mar
ried woman ; the dress indicates it.—
This woman was about twenty when it
was painted. She must be still' very
pretty. She is an intelligent woman,
loving art, I judge
,by the selection of
the books in this library, by the music
on the piano.. My friend you will not
quit your apartment."
I must . ask the lady to give it up to me,
then."
"No, you must ask her to share it with
you. You must marry her."
"You are mad— you are laughing at
me!'
"I seak very seriously. Your furni
ture seems made to go with that of the
lady. The suit of rooms is too large for
one of you alone ; it is' exactly what is
wanted for you two."
"But I dant wish to marry."
"You aro wrong. You'are forty years
old ; this lady suits you in . - every respect.
She pleases me, this woman; and I. wish
you to marry her. Let me manage."
Lefoit 'gave him leave. When the
lady came from the country, she was
surprised to find her rooms occupied and
her furniture doubled. Decamps await
ed her. He showed the lady the rooms
arranged by himself, and the pckrait of
Lefort hung opposite hey own.
"See, madam," said he, "what Wounder
ful harmony between theSe articles of
furniture. See how well the portrait
matches yohr own. It is certainly - the.
portrait of the than who should be your
husband."
The lady was sensible and kind. Sho
was not angry, and laughed heartily; and
as he Was an intelligent Man, tiistingize,
a very goad fellow, with a suitable
.for
tune, he was aceepted. He Marriedlia
widow andqltd not leave the r
He never left them arttiLlust4varZat
the death of his wife whom he adored,
and whom he renderd happy.till• the last
moment.
Cr In. China, if a young Ina is not
married by. the time he is twenty, he is
drummed out of town. No place If*
bachelors among the fum-fums.