Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 4, Number 29, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 17 January 1874 — Page 1

Vol. 4.—No.

THE MAIL.

Office, 3 South 5th Street.

Town-Talk.

ART BITS.

Tho town talk of the week has been about spirits—not the kind that are met at J»ke Fisher's or Wilkinson's, but the spirits which have gone on before and come back on

friendly

visits to a

select eompanv of friends at Pence Hall. T. T. has been inve tigatingtbis subject for some time, and at last he is proud to be able to announce that

T. T. IS A SPIRITUALIST.

Henceforth in this column every ettort will be toadc to raise the Mail to an organ of this faith. T. T. has for many years bad a leaning towards spirits. But be b'ts hesitated, sometimes almost believing and then doubting. But not long slnee he was greatly strengthened by seeing

THAT KNOT.

Which HOP ford brought home from New York. Of course those metropolitan spirits are mighty sharp. While friend Hustord sitting in tho room with the medium, and BO other persons in the flesh were present, and the medium never stirrid off his chair, the handkerchief of this gentleman was taken out of bis pocket, and not only taken out of his pocket without his knowledge, but it had a knot tied in it. It is a fact that a knot was tied in tb»J hand kcrchief, and it is there yet. That knot, brought all the way from New York, still remains in that handker chief. T. T. has sat for hours with learned men, sharp lawyers, wise editors, and gentlemen of wonderful lore, and with the keenest insight into the mysteries of earth, sea and sky, and looked upon that wonderful kuot. With tears streaming down our cheeks we have sat over that knot. And as we have looked, and wondered, and some one of our number haB finally asked in despair "If it is not spirits what is it?" T. T. has been compelled to stammer out the confession '"Deuced if I know. But this is not all. As this gentleman was sitting alone with tho medium he felt an

AWFUL POLL

At his ooat, as if a load of brick had been emptied into his pocket. But there bad not been. There were na bricks in the room—except the gentleman and the medium. Besides when he put his hand in thore were no bricks there. There was nothing there. It was just the spirit of Potiphar's wife op at her old tricks. But tho man did not run, and so his coat was not left with her, as formerly, but was brought home,'and anybody who doubts it, can look at the ooat. He didn't bring the pull home, but the coat is here. As the company of savant* named above, have gaacd upou that coat, and the query has come, "It not spirits what is it," they h-ive one and all been compelled humbly to confess, "Blamed if we know." Theso things had nearly settlod T. T's faith. But tho arrival of

BROTHER BALDWIN

Just settled the whole matter. T. T. oalls him Brother, because he is beyond all doubt a medium. Here is where the "harmoulal philosophy" shows its superiority. What other class of men would iusist that a man is a brother when he denUs it himself? Baldwin says he is not a Spiritualist, but he is. All the leading Spiritualists claim him. He does everything he promises to do, but it is bccause he is a medium. lie keeps Fisk near him all the timo, and everybody kno)rs that

Fisk

always

spirits about him, and

T. T. has seen aa1 heard a great man thins own ther which convince him of the truth of spirit manifestation* He has always noticed that when Mrs. Stewart is in the cabinet her husband keeps right sbout it, or where he can easily get to it. T. T. is fully persuaded that any woman who can so win the heart of her husband that he ctnnot endure to be far away from her, even for fow minutes, must be an innocent woman. Such a woman wouldn't de ceive anybody. T. T. has also noticed frequently tho ppculiar grunt by which the spirits made known their desire for music. If the Doctor should be called away from some seance T. T. could run the music box just as well as he.

has

uses

them too,

and that ho is hot stingy with them either Baldwlu just "draws"on Fisk's spirits all tho time. There is no donbt that Baldwin is a medium. But Brother Baldwin does not do right to "go back on the spirits"and deny that they help him. Besides the fact that these Spiritualists all treated Mr. Baldwih so kindly on all occasions aud called him Brother, there was another thing that opened tke ©yea of T. T. and that waa the

KRBK SJKANCK

Which the Spiritualist* gave the same evening that Baldwin performed. None but honest men would have don6 tb&t. They knew that Baldwin won Id tifaw blgji^rerowd than could get into Dowltog Hall, and so in the kindness of their hearts, they just determined to open Ponce's Hall too, nnd let the disappointed oma in free, it is seldom that such perfect confidence in a oanae is manifested. T. T. jast knew from the moment that he raaft the advertisement of the Spiritualists, announcing their seance on Friday night, that Spiritualism wait tame. He was confirmed in thislaat 8CNDAV KVKSIHO. When Greiner impatiently asked that the medium's buaband be thrust ruthlessly irotn tbe^stage and Mr. Hook politely Informed him that they were running that affair, T. T. knew better than ever it ww* spirits that were helping Mrs. Stewart tad those dear inno-

TOM HARPER

Thought he was mighty smart to pop bis head into the cabinet before the door was opened. He hasn't'brains enough to know that be must "observe the con ditions." Then he thought it a fine trick to secretly tie to the rung of the chair the rope with which the poor child had been bound by the spiriis. The spirits were enough for him though he did not have sense enough to know that the reason why they did not untie her was not because tbny couldn't. Of course no spirit with any self-re-spect at all was going to untie knots put in secretly by a lawyer. They have tempers just the same in the spirit world as here. The trick made the spirits mad, and they just would not untie his knots. Anybody might know that. Tote fair with the spiri's, observe the conditions, and they will do all they agree to. But they will not stand anv'ofyour legal quips and quirks. T. T. assures this entire community that Spiritualism is true as sure as eggs is earns

Husks and Nubbins.

LSXX1X.

AN OLD SCIENCE IN A NEW FIELD. Eitf ht-eight, eluhty-nlne. What shall I write about I have run out of subjects. Will anybody suggest one? If anybody, anywhere has any matter lying near his or her heart which he or she would like to have husked out in this column, note's the time to speak. A note on tinted paper, eneiosed in an initial envelope and addressed to "H. and N." care of the Mall, will secure the desired result. Yes, my dear, gentle readers, I am out of subjects. There are many things iu the world to write about, but tbey have also been written about somewhat extensively and the question is, can a decent nubbin be busked out of any of them There's Congress—oh, dear, don't mention it!—and Orangerlsm, and Monopolies, with a capital M, and CORRUPTION, with capitals from one end to the other, and Communism, and Charlatanism, and oh, so many, m*ny bad things, which they say are sitting like vauipyres ou the body politio and drinking the blood from its heart, and I have no doubt it is so, and they ought to be killed off, the whole hateful brood of them, but it's a pretty big contract to undertake, quite a considerable one, and which must "give us pause," unless we have a tremendous battery to support us.

It's an awful thing to think bow bad the world is, all of us, and not meaning to be so either. But somehow or an* other we never can get iu the habit of doing things in the best way. We go bungling along, much as our fathers did, straightening tho road a little here aud there aud uuw and then kicking a loose at ne out of the way. But on an average we are pretty bad paople, taking advantage of each other, skinning black cat* whenever we get a chance, oppressing the weak and grinding down the lowly. We go to ehurcti and conduct ourselves very ortbodoxiy, and all that, bat I'm afraid we'll have a pretty tough time to paas the examination, even the best of as, and if some of us get into Heaven on a general average of seventy per Cent, wo may consider ourselves exceedingly fortunate.

I am folly couvinced that ninety-five p«t cent, of all human character is bad wmi my estimate is that there is only five per cent, of salt in the world at the preseut time. (This oatitnatefwaa made ou the basis of 1873, including the Jay Cooke panic and its concomitant*, and may vary slightly from the present proportion. I think there has been a slight increase in the saline element sin** the first of January. There area couple of young men of my acqualn tance who have quit anioking and one who left off drinking for five or 8ix daya. I presume this improvement baa not been confined to my locality bat is somewhat extensively diffused through society and may In the aggregate amount to touroi five percent. Indeed I have noticed for number or yean past that the virtue of society always reaches it* maximum about the that week In 'January ami ita minimum in the last week of December. But (orall practical purposes I think my eetiurate will be found to he very near the truth.)

How tf this anal! quantity of aalt should be stilt further diminished tho question la whether aoetety could lie

oeut vhiidmi with flour in their handa. preeerved at «1U 1 «oa ineltaed toidkG,R,B.m^iw*

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aturclaii (Evnunij

think from careful observations made iuring the Frennh revolutions and the Rebellion of 861, that a lower per cent, virtu than three an 1 nine-tenths is insufficient to keep things from going to the old Nick. If this calculation is correct it will appear that during the latter part of the year 18 3 wer* on th* very brink of a yawning precipice, and that the additionof another Jay Cooke or Boss Tweed or perhaps even an average Congressman, woul have precipitated us into the terrible gnlf below. I throw out these bints in the hope that tbey will be taken to heart and that our conduct during the present year may be governed accordingly. I would suggest also that the editor of the Mail make a memorandum of it (that is the .surest way to remember anything, especially when you put the memorandum away so safely that you never can find it again until your wife comes across it while sorting her garden seeds two or three years after) and republish this article about the first or second Saturday in December next. By thus drawing public attention to the matter at the most critical portion of the year, our moral system may arouse itself to such an effort as will successfully resist a general outbreak, as the human body when carefully guarded against the premonitory symptoms, will sometimes tight off a severe illuess which would otherwise inevitably overtake it.

These suggestion's are thrown out at random. I ch«rge nothing for them neither does Mr. Westfall charge any more for the Mail because they are con tained in it. I have seen the science of statistics applied to almost everything and was led to regret that some abler hand than mine bad not carried it into the realms of the moral world. Feeling that there was an urgent need for this to be done, and at tne same time conscious of my inability to do the subject justice, I have undertaken to make a beginning with these meagre data trusting that others, with higher quail fications for the work, may prosecute the subject further, until we shall have tabulated statistics of virtu*, as we now have of crime, and be able to predh the ad vent of a revolution with asniucb precision as we now can the annual eclipses or the return of a given oomet

DEATH OF YO UNO AMERICUS!"

"Merciful God, Make Room/or a LitUe Fellow

Our amusement going peop'.e will re member a precocious littl« child, who appeared at the Opera House last sea son with the Palmer Spectacular Troupe. His wonderful performance upon the violin delighted and astonished all. The following special to the NMW York Times from Boston, gives an account of his sudden death in that city on the night of the 10th

The bright little fellow known to theater goers in New Yrk,as well us here, as tho "child-violinist" died du ring last night, very suddenly, of heart disease. He was ono of the most attractive features of the representa tionofthe "Nahd Queen," now ran nlng oil the BostonTneatre stage, playing his violin and leading the orchestra nightly with all the vivacity and spirit of an adult leader. He went through his part as usual yesterday afternoon, aud it was only as he came off tbe stave that Mr. Shewell, the manager of the ston theatre, noticed a look of fatigue aud an air ol languor in the lad. Laying his hand kindly on the little fellow's shoulder, be asked him if be was ill, but us answered cheerfully that he was all right, though a little tired. Mr. Shewell, however, advised bim not to come to the performance in the evening, aud cautioned his father axainst bringing him. Accordingly be staid at home at his lodgings, las't night, but much against his will, persisting that uothing ailed bim, Father and son retired early, the lad seeming bright and cheerful, &nd complaining of no ill-*eeling. But early in the night the father awaken by the sound of the lad's voice, and says he distinguished, after waking, some such words aa thes* Merciful God make room (bra little fellow." Supposing the I id was talking in bis sleep be spoke to him with the intention of rousing biin, bat reoeived no answer. Tbeu he became ainrined, and shouting to the boy be discovered with grief and horror that he was dead. He was a briaht and handsome child, a n.arv^l of musical pr*o»city, and a perfect enlbucifet in his profession, as hose who have seen him at Niblo's, in New York, can testify He was passionately fond or music, and it was bis ^constant thought—his life. His name was James O. Speaigbt. H« was born in England. aud came to this countrv with bis tatber about two years ago.* He was not qnite seven years of age. He waa a general favorite with the company at ibe Boston Theater and was petted and praiaed by everybody. The theater wilt take some especial notice of his death to-morrow.

BAPTIST MhhTISQ.

A Baptist rasas meeting and conference wif4 be bed with the Little Flock church near Sbelborne, Ind., on February 3rd »nd 4th.

Ministers and Deacon's .conference Monday evening, »nd Tuesday Sermons and essays by K&v. J. H. Turner, RfV. C*rr, Rev. S. M. Stiutpson, O. JR.-Hend»-r9»n and other*.

M.ias Missionary meeting Begins on Tuesday evening, Fehruary 3rd, at 6# o'clock. Rev. Joaepb Br.»wn. superiutendent of Suite Missions, &>». K. A. -RttBMril, Rev. W. T. Swat, Rev. 8. M. HtimpcOQ, MM M. H. Bettys and others wt'.l be present. With such leaders Mrand time is expected The churches of Curry's Prairie A*»oci»Uou wil! rait* with surrounding rhti*ch*a in he will be taken.

meeting. Ao «uWertiwt fGhet oltibe cars'at Shelbnrne o» E.

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TERRE-HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1874.

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People and Things.

Every member of Congress from Minnesota was raised in M*ine.

Colored persons «re excluded from he erange movement in Maryland and Virginia.

Ctdob Cusbing WHS a Mexican war hero. He didn't Ios« a leg, but he broke one—not on the battle-held.

When Caleb CiiMbine dates a letter he always puts his ag« at the top, aftertbe res 18. He was born in the year 1800.

The actor, J. K. Emmet—"Frits" is said to be permanently incap «citated for the stage by his recent paralytic stroke.

General McClellan was present in court throughout the tri*l of Marshal Biz*ine, and was deeply interested in the proceeding*.

The death or two of the old soldiprs of the war of 1812 Is announced in Virginia. There's sixteen dollars a month saved to the Government.

The 1 nter-Ocean says: "The appearance of Jeff Davis in the CongressofthA United States may still be one of the sensations of the next f*w years."

A Cincinnati matron SHys that there is not a fashionable girl in that city but would ratber stay away from church thanbeseen wearing a pair of singlebutton gloves

Victoria Woodhull and the Rev. E. P. Hammond are to engage in joint debate in Kansas City before long on the subject of "Social and Theological lieform."—[Kansas City Times.

A female Justin in Wyoming recently had her husband brought before her on a charge of drunkenness. The poor man was penitent, but the Justice was inexorable and inflicted tho penalty of a fine, and then paid the fine herself to prevent her husband going to prison.

A Chicago paper mentions it as a singular fact that there is a firm in that city whose style is Robb & Steel. And the ill-natured Courier-Journal says that paper ought to know, if it knows anything, that there are dozens of firms in that city whose style is rob and steal.

A man named Calvin, from Peeria, 111., wa& fleeced out of a draft drawn by the Penn Bank of Pittsburg on New York for $4,389 by a party of three card monte players, on a railroad train coming into Indianapolis, Wednesday morning. "A fool and his money is soon parted.

It isn't worth while, under all circumstances, to express your sentiments freely, unless you hanker after martyrdom. While Lvdia Thompson was capering in a Memphis theatre the other night a fellow in the audience shouted, "Bully for you, old tow-top! Good Lordy! look at her kick!" and they put him out.

In the smoking car of a New Haven train,-Friday, were seated two men faced to each other, whom white neckcloths made couspicuous despite the clouds of smoke. They were conversing on the subject of church government, and got pretty well advanced in the topic when two men sharing their seats drew forth a pack of oarda, and pretty soon the observations on church government were diversified by such remarks as: "What'a trumps?" "Take up." "Pass." "Skunked, by thunder."— [Danbury News.

One of the New York clergymen, who is a.fine singer, on a recent vlBit to the madhouse approached the cell of a maniac, who rushed for him as far aa his chain would allow, shouting, "I'll kill youl" "I'll beat your brains out!"

Clear out J" Iustead of moving, the preacher began to sing "Our Home in Heaven." First, the madman listened then he stretched himself out to the full length of his chain. First one arm relaxed and then the other. Tears moistened his eyes. Then be coiled up on his bed of rags aa quiet as a child. And when the hymn was ended he looked up, saying, "More, more." The preach*r sang till his strength gave way, and then he left.

Lester Wallack, aays The Graphic, is the only actor who dares to still keep the old style of kissing on the stags, and mane love with all the reality of former days. It is said that Niisson waa yery wroth with the impetuous Ctfpoul at first. The love-making in Faust did not pleaae her at all. One night she became more than usually angry with the earnest Frenchman. and when the laat scene arrived and the iai passioned lover threw himself by the side ef the dying Marguerite »be gently placed her hand upon hie curling hair, She ought to have thua dM in the holiest possible frame of mind. In of doing so the nnregenerate Marguerite viciously pulled the unprotected tenor's hair, until he aerloasly medita tM, astonishing the audience with a pi knaged high "C." Peace waaaobeeqn. itiy made between the two, and the Int.- -ity of C-poul'a hair was expiess ly ft* .ranteed by a triple ootnp*ei signed by Niisson, Strakosch, and fcimaeil!.

Feminitems

They still advertise for a "good girl to coos." Matchless m«id," is the way a presufnptuous young man addressed a lady of a very uncertain age.

New Haven has a female letter-car-rier, but she stops and gossips so often that she doesn't get over half her route.

Miss Savita Brady of Washington,has given up a position in the Treasury to aceept a place on the editorial staff of the Chicago Inter-Ocean.

A lady says she always feels well dressed when she has on handsome fitting gloves and shoes, no matter how plain the rest of ber dress may be.

Mathematics is a delightful science. A Maine woman ate a gallon of oysters the other day for $100. After deducting $85 for funeral expenses, how much did she "clear?"

A widow woman who has eight boys, aays that she had rather do a washing any day than to ao up stairs at davlight and pound them out of bed with a policeman's club.

Mrs. Davis, Post mistress of Columbus, Mississippi, who has been arrested by a United 8'ntes Marshal, ischarged with being "afflicted with the prevailing" to the extent of $2300.

"Would that I could call her mine!" exclaimed the hopeless suitors for the hand of the Lady Caroline Guest, of England, who has an annual inoome of $1,500,000 from ber coal mine in Wales.

Take a wing," gushed a pompous upstart, extending bis arm to a sensible young lady, at the close of the prayermeeting. "Not of a gander," she quickly replied, and walked home with ber mother.

No amount of preaching, exhorta tion, sympathy, or benevolence, will render the condition of our working women, what it should be, so long as the kitchen and the needle are snbstan tially their only resources. —[Horaca Greeley.

George Sand is the wealthiest anthor ess in the world. Forty yehrs ago al •most on the brink of starvation, she has now an annnal income of over 100,000 francs from her copyrights and life contracts with French publishing houses, aud ber magnificent country seat at Nahant could not be bongbt for 5o0,000 francs.

Mrs. Prof. Lyman of theWoaian's Social Education society of New Y«rk attributes half the troablea of wedded life to ibe "servant nuisance." And she might have added that*half the troubles of the "servant nnisance" arise from the ignorance, selfishness or annoyance of the honsekcepors themselves. Justsolongas they fooa upon their "servants" as "nuisances," and treat them accordingly, the servants will be very apt to continue juat the nuisances that tbey are.

Lizzie and Lydia Taylor, five yeara ago catered the office ol the Charlotte Mich., Republican as compositors Tbey afterward went into the Battle Creek Journal office, and sinee that time tbey have earned from eight dol lars to twenty dollars per week. From their earnings tbey have supported their mother, as housekeepers, have lived well, bought a piano, taken music leaaons, given one hundred dollars to wards the building of the Baptist church at Battle Creek, and have saved twelve hundred dollars. Tbey are un married.

Two females, described as being per fectly well dressed and exceedingly lady like in their manner, were recently brought before a New York Police Justice for stealing umall articles from a store in which tbey had been making purchases. The articles stolen were trifling in ameunt, and it was evident that the advantage of possession waa of very small importance to the thieves Both said they were in oom for table circumstances, but bad given way to sudden impulse to take the art idea, although they bad never stolen any thing before. The charge waa not pressed, and, after passing a night in tbe atation bouse, tbey were discharged,

A Baltimore correspondent* ci the Arcadian writes: "YJU should Madame RouMud-Niisson in tbe domestic circle. She has the moat won derfal faculty of ingratiating Herself with children. She will get down on tbe floor among them, enter into all their fun and infautile architecture and tbea precipitate them into acataaiea by whistling for tbem.and she whistles like a flute or a nightingale, or play ing the vielia. It la really wonderful to hear ber whistle no one could ever do it better. There te ootblng she is fonder of than a good romp with a lot of lively children, aha makee them all infatuated with her in leas than a mio ate, and she kicka up more noise than «»eigfrlsfefii** fwheolgirl,"

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Price Five Cents.

Connubialities.

When you get marrl-d dont mirry a p«t, A jilt or a vixen, or yet coquette, But marry a maid that Is it you can— More fit tor the wife of sensible man.

Look out for a girl that is healthy ami young. With more in ber eye than you hear from her tongue, And though she be freckled or burnt to* tan, Yet she is th* girl for a sensible man. With riches will wretchedness often in Itfo Go linked when your riohes are got with a wife: But marry .and make ail the riches yoooan.. Like a bold, Independent and sensible man.

Look out for a cirl who is sensible and kind, And modest and Bilent, and tell her yotir mind If bli-'s wlw and bewitcbing,«he'll weloome the plan. And u. the wife of a sensible man.

Then cherish her excellence wisely •and kind, AUH t) to small foibles Indulgent and blind, And you make h«inpy. if anything can, Tne wife of a sober and sensible man.

The "paregoric wedding" is tbe first anniversary, or thereabouts."

The Courier-Journal says that Louisyille is the best wife market in tbo oountry.

Here is the newest fiural sentiment: If you wish for heart's ease, ilon'i look to marigold."

Love is a thing of tour letters, yel sometimes in a breach of promise case hundreds are produced.

A minister walked six inilos to marry a couple lately. He said he felt sort or fee-bill like. The prootn saw.it.

The touch ol her lovef^'barfl restored a South Bend girl from a twen-ty-four hours' attack of hysteria.

How to become practically acquainted wieh the Rule of Three "—Livo with your wife, mother, and mother^ in-law.

A man out West who has married and buried three sisters, now comes up smiling to tbe altar, having begun on a new family.

A feo of $60 gladdened he- hearts of the dominie who made tbe 'ttAarts of Secretary Belknap aud Mrs. Bowfflfs beat as one.

Every white man iu the Indian Territory who marries a squaw is given 10t acres of land, aud thereby bocomes a squawter sovereign.

A Davenport, gii married an actor, Sunday, and be left ber Tuesday, and bis other wife appeared Wednesday, and Thursday tbe girl's old dad started out with a sbot-aun.

ANew Hampshire farmer's wife fell Into a well, and it was four days before be missed ber, and made seareh. He said be thought the house was unusually quiet, but be didn't know what made It so.

Well, this was aggravating. A happy Hartford couple bad a silver wedding, and among tbe gifts received was a fine silver tea-set. Alas! they bad t« give it up the next day. It waa leit by a mistake of the expressman.

Tbs Philadelphia Star thinks that genuine love is'played.' Humph! Tbe old sinner ought to travel through Michigan and see the sparkle of the eyes as two lovers hold the same perniint losenge between their teeth.—[Detroit Free Press.

In Golden, Colorado, aa etifltor wrotw some advice to a newly-married friend, and was foolish enough to print 1L After his wife had looked over a proof of tbe "advice" the editor felt compelled to add this postscript: Have yoor hair cut close to tbe skin."

Tbe latest journalistic venture a San Francisco is tbe Matrimonial News, which made its appearance on the 20th of December, published by Mrs. F. Franoea. Its mission purports to he the promotion of marriage and conjugal felicity." It is pattenred after an English journal of tbe kind.

A young man who belongs to a club where euchre ia tbe principal intellects, al study, took a young lady te cburob tho other Sunday evening, and fell into a gentle dose before the mi stater-bfid reached bis "thirdly." He cannot explain exactly bow it happened, but just as iibe reverend gentlemen said something aboat tho ." laat trump," tbe young man earnestly ejaculated, 1*11 go it alone V* The young lady says the next time be can go aione," for she won't go with him.

Uncle Billy Woodbaina is ao old and aly resident of Pi&inweil, Michigan. His reputation is established there as a practical joker, and his crowning jofce —extremely practical in its nature—is told by the village paper in this way

Tbe family and a lew friends assembled at the reskieooH of Mrs. 4iilkey (that was) last evening, to witness, aa tbey supposed, tht marriage of that lady with Mr. Wood bams bat were somewhat surprised just at the OMMnsnt the vow-was to be taken, to see tbe minister omit the usual ceremony matf Introdoce the twain aa Mr. and Ma. Woodh^ma." Tbey bad been married more than.a year, but the joke WSJS U»

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