Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 13, Number 40, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 31 March 1883 — Page 8

THE MAIL

.1 PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

OWNING THE EARTH. You have met with people who seemed to imagine they "owned the earth/' or to use a more homelier phrase "were too big for their breeches." A writer in Peck's San tell of sach people, in the following' extract. There are people right here in this community who will be thought of as you read it. They needn't be named. You know them.

How often we hear men say "I am glad of it," when speaking of some man who has been at the top, politically, socially or financially, and has suddenly dropped. Once in a great while a man say.s "I am sorry." but that is when the man who has fallen was the same kind of fellow when he was on top that he was before be got there.

The trouble is that too many men who go to the front, get the idea that they own the earth, and their old friends get down on them, aud they do not make new ones to take the place of the ones. Award politician who becomes a Congressman can make no greater mistake than to get too big for his boots when he Is elected, and forget his friends and put on airs. The boys who have made him what he is, talk with each other about bim, and laugh at his greatness, and never tell him what they think, but Home day when he comes up ftgain they slaughter him, and he drops on the political sidewalk aud never knows what nit him, but he knows that he is hurt. Then be tries to smile at his old friends and islap them ou the shoulder, and explain himself, but it is everlastingly too late. What they wanted was to have bim remain just the same when he was on top.

A man may go along, poor, and he respected and have thousands of friends, and may suddenly have a fortune left him. The first time he puts on a silk undershirt he changes towards his fjiends and seems to own the earth. He goes around a block to avoid meetiug some friend of the old days, and he looks over them wheu be meets them. They watch for him to drop, and when he does go through his money and gets down to earth again, and finds that the other fellows own some of it, he meets an old friend that he has not noticed for years, and says, "Hello Bill," but Bill does not "hellc." Bill bad wanted to "hello for some time, but he didn't receive any encouragement, and now bis appetite'for "helloing" has left him. If he wants to "hello Bill" he goes off and does it with somebody whose head has not got got too big for his hat and the man who has been temporarily at the top of the heap sees that be has made a Beaver Dam fool of himself.

THE LAST TIME.

Mrs. I). M. Jordan, of the Richmond Independent, than whom there is no sweeter singer within our borders, in a recent number of her ably edited paper indulges in the following:

Doing a task for the last time is always full of painful interest. It does not matter what changes we may contemplate in our work, the taste which has grown to be familiar is also dear in some degree. We do not relinquish any familiar thing unmoved, no matter how it may have become onerous. There is something very tender in the words "last time." It suggests so much that is sad so much of regret and pain. We never hear It without associating it with the sorrowful scenes of life, it's heart aches mid breaks. Who is there among us all who has not folt the tears well up at thR words, "last time I saw her," "last time he kissod me," "last time we met,' or some other event deeply graven in memory never to be obliterated? Years may go ou and the winter's frost whiten our heads and plant furrows in our fatjes, but somewhore iu every heart there ha sacred "last time" for somein

TIT FOR TAT.

Mrx. LUlie Devereaux Blake, one of the most brllliaut of the so-called ••advanced women," asked this question: "If twenty boys were brought up in the same way as girls—laced, kept indoors, taught sowing, embroidery and playing the plnuo— what sort of young men would they be at twenty-one?"

And to this tho Boston Star replied, like a true Yankee by asking this: "If twenty girls were brought up iu the samo way as lxy*—allowed the freedom which custom *a(lords the male sex, their frailties winked at or excused— what sort of young women would they Ins at twenty-one?"

PERMANENT SUBSIDENCE IN LA U* BUSINESS. Louisville Courier-Journal. "H"w is the law business in Louisville was asked of a lawyer yesterday. •'Dull, verv dull," said he. "Yes, but it will thke another start, won't it, just as other business does?" "Well, don't know about that. There is undoubtedly a d*'tinc In the amouut of law business. l*eople aro compromising a good deal more than they used to. Where formerly there were long and expensive law suits, settlements are uow made without litigation and besides, men are becoming more cwrefu in transacting business, thus preventing misunderstandings that l*«ad to contests in the courts. No, 1 don't think there is to be any great iucrwase In the law business."

RELICS OF THE PAST. New York Oraphlc. Mstiv sealskin sacques on the promenade are beginning to look their second best and took like relics of departed greatness. It's sad see a lady thus wearing oue and trying to hide from heixeif the ugly thought that the garm$nt not look If l*uJly drteu after »-»hisr ««*aked bvaheaw rain. Such is the penalty of an Invesiiueut disproportionate to one's means. It involves serious incongruities when the hand of time begins to make itself felt on one articio of apparel sooner than another. As when the gaiters are quite worn oat and the bat aud feathers are quite new.

CHEAPER THAN KEEPING HOUSE. N'e* York Letter. Some Idea of the price of Wring in the better parts of New York city in this y««r of grace may be had from the fact of a famliv of five adulta of my acquaintance boarding in a first-class boteland pavinK per day each, nr 12*) per week, $14,300 a year because it is cheaper than keeping house on a scale which tb«'lr station In life is supposed to c*il for. This is for board alone. Probably their total expenses amouai to $2S,009 a year.

THE DRESSMAKER'S TRICK.

HOW HER LITTLE PERQUISITES COUNT UP TO SOMETHING.

Terra Haute dressmakers are supposed to be honest, and it is not presumed that one of them wonld be guilty of the trick named below. Nevertheless, the lady readers of The Mail may be interested in this item from the Philadelphia Sunday Mirror:

Philadelphia dressmakers have the reputation of being able to work up more silk and satin in lees dress than can be done by their sisters in any other city in the world. A reporter of that clever paper, the Louisville Sunday Argus, has been working up the game, and how it is done, the story being th fession of a leading modiste there, are behind the age in Lousvdle. A Philadelphia professional "cribber," aa they are called, can get five yards where they don't average three in Louisville: "Itfs this way: One lady will bring in black silk, and leave her measure for a dress. This silk will will be worth two dollars and a half a yard. The dressmaker knows that there will l» a yard of it left over, wbiph, by judicious cutting, she wn increase to a yard and a half. The same day another lady leaves black silk costing four dollars, of much finer quality, and the dressmaker knows, as in the first case, that she can save a yard and a half in the making. Does she save the material and return it the owner No. She cuts off three yards from the finer goods and lays it aside. Then she makes up the dress, inserting the yard and a half of the inferior article (which she has cut off) in some part of the dress where it will not be easily detected, and comes out just three yards ahead—all in one piece—and the customer gets a dress which is not made of the goods she has bought." _______

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THE WEATHER FOR APRIL. Mr. Henry G. Yennor gives the fol lowing detailed character of the weather for April, in his Weather Bulletin:

April enters on a Sunday with a March storm and the same day of the week is likely to continue stormy through the month.

The 5th and 6th will likely prove stormy in lake regions and Lower Provinces, Newfoundland probably coming in for heavy gales.

The 10th to 12th are probable dates for severe frosts. These were experienced in 1832.

The 20th and 21st stormy and wet in lajority of sections. The mo

month will end cold and stormy, and May day may be ushered in with snow ana sleet in northern and western sections, and cold rains at others.

There will prooably be some unusual terms of warmth during this month, but altogether it will partake of its average character and be of a favorable description.

We are of the opinion that a severe, and disastrous storm 14th and 15th of April, throughout Mas sachusetts and along the Middle States sea-board. This is likely to be accom-

panied by cold weather, snow flurries and heavy rains aud sleet.

A COOL AND OBLIGING WIFE. A New York correspondent notes this new phase in society life: A wealthy good looking New Yorker, moving in society, was very much in love with a pretty, impassioned sori of a girl, who returned the feeling. Iudeed, they were both as much in love as they could be, aud the gentleman finally sought an interview with his wife, and asked her kind permission to get a divorce so he could marry the young girl. He assured his wife that his affection for her was wholly a thing of the past—I believe that is the nice way of puttiug it that he loved the young lady devotedly that he would give her (his wife) threefourths of his property to allow him an amicable divorce, aud she might keep her children. The attachment Lad been an open secret for a long while, and the wife was equal to the occasion with the coolness of a woman of the world. The confession neither grieved nor surprised her, she said, and she was inclined to meet his wishes. "But," she said, "I am uot willlug to give up my place in society, and liave my home broken up, through no fault of my own, and I do uot waut my children name to suffer. I like mv home, and am comfortable here. It Is a matter of iudiffereuce to me where your affections are placed, and what you do. Bring this young lady to mv house. I will protect her good name and yours. I shall not ask what goes on. I shall uot interfere with you. All I ask of you is that you will not outrage me by any opeu scaodal. For tho rest, it will be as though you and I lived in separate worlds." She was kind, calm, inexorable. Her invitation was carried to the young lady, who hesitated, and asked leave to go abroad a year to consider it. She was abroad at last accounts, moving freely in society, and President Arthur has lately had the pleasure ofconfirmlug the appointment which takes the gentleman to Europe for a year or two as consular agent, or In some such capacity.

MRS. VANDERBILTS BEDCHAMBER. The chamber was bathed in a soft, rosy light that burned in a perfumed censer. The bed, raised upon a sort of dais, was canopied and curtained with lace-edged pink satin. The lady was supported in a half-sitting position, among lacedtritnmed pillows, and was partially covered with downy blaukets oi rose pink. Her pink silk night robe was

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miles of Valenciennes

and maid sat slowly at her side preforming the office of a manicure. Mrs. Yauderbilt is a small woman of delicate features, dark hair and complexion, grav eyes and an exquisite figure, thai in this "attire was not lost upon her visitor, who sat down at the foot of the bed in her damp waterproof, feeling in the surrounding splendor like a tramp. Aud she'bad known the occupant of that princely bed, mind you, when their relative positions were reversed not that she ever received in a like manner, although this is not an unusual occurrence in New York. It Is the setting of this that makes it remarkable. The visitor had been in many of the palaces of Europe, but never saw such magnificence in another of them.

NOT SODA RNED FUNS Y. Springfield Republican. Thev toll a story of a Wooosocket man who visited the Hub to do a little business and beer a lecture by Mark Twain. By mistake he happened in on the 130th or so talk of Rev. Joseph Cook. "Were it funny?" quel red his family at night. "Well,

ves."

slowly replied toe traveler,

"It was funny, but it wasn't so darned funny." GsoBoa MCABOT, Druggist, Rising Sun, Ohio, Oo„ says: "Brown*a

WON*T LEARN TO COOKS

Editor Saturday Evening Mail. Your kindness on a former occasion in inserting a "clipped" article sent you, gives me courage t* make a similar request again. Please, if convenient, insert in some future •dition of your valuable bome paper the following article from the Boston Star, entitled "Worn Learn to Cook." The good, common sense advice and other suggestions pertaining to domestic life, can hardly fail of exercising a beneficial influence, I think, upon all who may chance to see it, and yours is the journal to bring it before the eyes of thousands of readers who might otherwise never see it.

Very truly, AX OLD SUBSCRIBER

At a recent meeting of the Associated Charities, the question how best to improve the condition of the workingwomen of the city were seriously discussed, and a good deal of pertinent information was called out. To say that the working-women and girls do not want their condition improved may be too broad a statement, but the fact mast be faced that the majority of them are unwilling to be helped in the. way that would do them the most good. A captious stripling once found fault with a lady philanthropist for not reaching "us young men,' and at her suggestion promised to tell her how to do it. That night he told his club associates, and they smoked and drank over it, and— concluded they didn't want to be reached.

Too many young women nowadays do not want to be reached in the way to make them most useful and most certain of a steady livelihood.

Among other things, it appears that good cooks ere particularly scarce, and since people must eat to live there is no probability that the demand will very soon abate. A good cook is simply a treasure, just as good digestion, if excellent cooking can be provided for it, is the first condition of happiness. The demand for qualified servants is greater than che supply, which shows that in this department of female industry the deficiency must be owing to a social prejudice that is silly as those who in aulge it are helpless and pitiable in consequence.

Miss Devereaux, of the cooking-school, says it is easy to interest young girls who live at home, ladies who want to make fancy cake, young men who are going camping next summer, nurses and a few others but the class that it is specially desirable should be reached with instruction is the very onto that stays away from it.

There is a saying that nobody is as proud as a poor man, and so it is true also that girls who have a living to get honestly,are determined to keep clear of the one vocation in which they would be sure to get the best one possible. The freat complaint in families to-day is rom the lack of competent and faithful servants. The present system under which families exist in a really frightful one.

But while we advise the working women to go into the kitchen instead of the work-shop, we should likewise advise the ladies themselves to go more into domestic services, as if that was

will occur on the their business precisely as their husbands follow theirs.

THE FRECKLE-FACED GIRL.

HOW SHE ENTERTAINED A VISITOR WHILE HER MA WAS DRESSING-

"Ma's up stairs changing her dress," aaid the freckle-faced little girl, tying her doll's bonnet strings.and casting her eye about for a tidy large enough to serve as a shawl for that double-joiuted young person. "Oh, your mother needn't dress up for me," replied the female agent of the missionery society, taking a self-satisfied view of herself in the mirror. "Run up and tell her to come down just as she is in her every-day clothes, and not stand on ceremony." "Oh, but she hasn't got on her everyday clothes. Ma was all dressed up In her new brown silk, 'cause she expected Miss Dimond to-day. Miss Dimond always comes over to show off her nice things, and ma don't mean to get left. When ma saw you coming she said. 'The Dickens,"' and I guess she was mad about something. Ma said if you saw her new dress she'd have to hear all about the poor heathen, who don't have silk, aud you'd ask her for more money to buy hymu books to seud to 'em. Say, do the nigger ladies use hymn book leaves to do tneir hair up iu to make it frizzy? Ma says she guesses that's all the good the books do 'em, if they eves get any books. I wish my doll was a heathen." "Why, you wicked little girl, what do you want of a heathen doll?" inquired the mlssionerv lady, taking a mental inveutory of the new things in the parlor to get material for a homily or a worldly extravagance. "So folks would send her lots of nice things to wear and feel sorry to have her oing about naked. Then she'd have _er hair to frizz, and I want a doll with truly hair, and eyes that roll up like Deacon Sllderback's when he says amen on Sunday. I ain't a wicked girl, 'cause Uncle Dick—you know Uncle Dick, he's been out swears awful and smokes in the'house—he says I'm a holy terror and he hopes I'll be an angel pretty soon. Ma'U be down In a minute, so you needn't take your cloak off. She Mid she'd box my ears if I asked you to. Ma's putting on that old dress she had last year, 'cause she said she didn't want you to think she was able to give much this time, and she needed anew muff worse than the queen of the cannon ball island needed religion. Uncle Dick says you oughter go to the island, 'cause you'd be safe there, and the natifs'd be sorry there they was such sinners if anyDody would send you to 'em. He aavs he never seen a heathen hungry enough to eat you, 'less 'twas a blind one, an' you'd set a blind pagan's teeth on edge so he'd never hanker after any more missionary. Uncle Dick's awful funny and makes pa and me die laughing sometirow*"

Your Uncle Richard is a bad, depraved wretch, and ought to have remained out West, where his style is appreciated. He seta a horrible example for little girls like you." "Oh, I think he's nice. He showed roe how to slide down the bannisters, and he's teaching me to whistle when ma aiu't around. That's a pretty cloak you've got, alnt it Do you buy ail your good clothes with missionary money? Ma save you do."

Just then the freckle-faced little girls ma came into the parlor and kissed the missionary lady on the cheek and said she was delighted to see her. and they proceeded to have a real sociable chat. The little girl's ma can't understand why a pernon who professes to be so charitable as the missionary agent does should go over to Miss Dimond's and say such ili-natnred things as she did, and she thinks

the

faced gossip.

Iron

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PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY. Here are some choice specimens of homely wisdom from the Arkansaw Traveller:

De man what is ashamed ob de fack dat he's* growiu' ole, acknowledges dat his work has been badly performed.

Doan' think dat a mau is brave 'case he wants ter fight yer. De man what can walk away from an insult is the boldest.

De wust whippin' data feller git3 is from de man man what doan' wan' ter fight. De wasp is mighty quiet, but his sting is awful.

De ole shoe is looked on as a friend an is nussed on account ob its use, but pride soon come in on account of looks an' casts it behin' de chist.

It is impossible fur a man ter be successful and retain de friendship ob his neighbors, 'case ebery move toward success is regarded by tie public as dishonest.

De sucker is de biggest coward of fish. Unlike de cat, he aint got de bravery ter go up an' pull at de hook, but sucks aroun'. De sucker is my idee ob de politician.

De boy what thinks dat his fodder is a fool will"after a while complain ob de fare in de penitentiary. Dis 'sertion may miss it once, but it will hit it three times.

De 'oman what would slander her frien' on account ob' speriority ob de frien,' is wus dende man what would stab his frien' 'case his frien' is demos popular 'mong de people.

THE HIGHT OF AD ULA TION The following remarkable incident serves to show the profound respect paid in the 17th century to those favored personage who had the good fortune to rank among the high nobility. The Duke de Nivernais baa a steward whom he greatly esteemed, and who was dangerously ill.' Wishing to see how matters stood with the poor fellow, the duke stepped into his room and bad the extreme condescension to make personal inquiry as to the state of bis health. The dying man, utterly bewildered at the honor that was being shown him, raised himself up in his bed with great•difficulty, and said in atone of the most abject humility, "Ah! your grace will, I hope, not be offended at my dying in your presence!'' The duke, deeply touched, answered. Not at the least, my gooa friend, you needn't mind me and the stewart forthwith availed himself of the gracious permission of his master, and gave up the ghost.

Wanted.

WANTED-A

wash and iron—to live in the country. Reference required J. H. BLAKE, 225 Ohio street.

WANTED—MAN—Single

milk, attend to horses and do chores generally about a small place iu the country. Reference required. J. H. BLAKE, 225 Ohio street.

Wbe

ANTED—MAN-A man, with small family, who understands gardening, will furnished a hou« aud small gardeu spot for his own use. Will pay him by the day or year to live and work on a small place in the country. Reference required.

missionary a doable-

The daughter of George Frauds Train says she Is now the only one with whom be will speak. Formerly he refused to shake hands with people, ^|t now be will not even speak.

J. H. BLAKE, 225 Ohio street.

Wmake

ANTED-C. I'. MURPHY, 18^ south 4th street, wants you to know that he wfll you to order a Stylish Spring Suit for$25 to 830. two hundred different samples to select from. Also cleaning and repairing done on short notice and reasonable rates.l(M

ANTED-MONEY TO LOAN. THOSE who wish to borrow or loan money on for short or long time, to cail on OLE, HAMILTON A CO. Southeast corner of 6th an4 Main streets np-stairs.

For Rent.

RENT-A SUITE OF 8 ROOMS centrally located and suitable for light liousc-keeping. 709 Ohio street

FOR

Terms reasonable. Call at

RENT-TWO NICE ROOMS, for gentleman and wife. Water, water closets and coal bins handy, in Koopman's Block. None but respectable parties need apply, cor6ihand Cherry. Also storage room at reasonable rates. B. W. IAN.

FOR

RENT—My House, on south Sixth street. Also rooms ior rent iu Marble Block, suitable for office or lodging rooms. Inquire of M. A. Itaridon, No. (kfcJ Main street.

For Sale.-

"noR HALE-ONE FULL BLOOD, JERSEY Heifer and Bull six ana eight months old. Also a few P.yniouth Rock and Golden Hamburg Fowls.

FON,

)R SALE-A GOOD DELIVERY WAGalso set of Heavy Harness. Apply to O. A. CONANT, Artesian Well, or 511 4tli. tf.

noR SALE-EGGS from the Plymoth Pock P, and Golden Hamburg. Also HONEY. Call on T. HULMAN, SR., near Providence Hospital. 24-5t.

rpropertyvalue,

SALE OR EXCHANGE—Improved yielding a steady and fair Income on Its In one of the best cities In Kentucky, or will exchange for well located unimproved property in Terre Haute. 4t WM. H. ARMSTRONG, cor 6th and Main TX)R SALE—20 splendid Building Lots loll cated on 154 aud 16 street, south ofPopfar. The lots are nice, high and dry. Prices

rHEIFERS

»R SALE—JERSEYS—COWS AM) of good butter making recoiu. Some have made 12 and 14 Ppun^perweek. One with young ca.f. I. V. PRESTO.

T^OR SALE—A desirable Home, with two vacant lots, corner of noith Seventh and

ja27-tf Hackettstown, New Jersey.

|X)R 8ALE—GARDEN—A well 1 garden of eight acres, conveniently located near Terre Haute. House of four nwms well, cistcrn, stable. House surrounded by good shade trees and ahrobbery.

Fourteen pear trees No. 1 fruit, 21 apple trees, best varieties 6 peach trees, old and bearing choice fruit: 200 peach tre^ youn* and trifty 6 quince ireesjroung 3 plum tree*. 2 crab trees 15 cherry trees 58 grape vines in good cultivation—mostlyConcord. Rhubarb and asparagus beds in best order. All small fruitslnquantities. Two strawberry beds of choicest varieties. Land in flue order, well manured, and hot beds, all ready for spring

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GOOD WOMAN to cook,

man who can

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WHOLESALE

MILLINERY. J. \V. GASKILL

Has opened in room* over First National ftatA, car 4th and Main **-, Terre Haute,

fre1, anew and complete stock oC

Millinery Straw Goods

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WHOLESALE ONLY,

To Which be Invites the attention of JUlUnen through oat the coon try. Prices guaianteed the very kwnaft.

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JMBEOIDEEIES!

~r/ "lot of over 2,000 pieces of the handsomest .Hamburg Embroideries ever shown here, at 25 per cent less than value, and as

we will astonish all.

HERZ' BAZAB.

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Did you see the new and elegant Spring Wraps at HERZ'S.

Patrons and Friends:

Having refitted my store by putting in a large new sky-light in the center, thus making my room as light as day, preferring always to show good goods in the light than shoddy goods in the dark. I want every patron to see that I keep the best goods in the market.

MY SPRING PURCHASE

Is now complete and I can say without boasting, I have the best stock of Men's, Youths', Boys' and Children's Clothing ever opened out in this market. Thev are both handsome and very cheap. Plain figures tell our prices. No jockeying or baffling. I invite your inspection.

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LADIES

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That the revised Tariff which soon goes into effect will very materially increase the price of imported DRESb FABRICS, notably

CASHMERES.

The revised rates increase tho specific duty 50 per, JJ

cent, and the advolorum duty 14 1-6 per cent on these goods. In addition to the heavy stock now in store, we have a large import order to

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Ms.' HERZ has succeeded in securing a

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J. T. H. MILLER,

522 Main street, North side near Sixth.

arrive,

tariff rates, which will enable us to continue as at present, HEADQUARTERS for these desirable goods at bottom prices. In

Grros Grrain Silks,

We handle "SAVOIE'S CACHMIKE ROYALS" famous for their beauty and durability.

BFCKEYECASH STORE,

6th & Main st. Terre Haute, Ind.

LOOK AT Ol'R PRICES!

-FOB

BOOTS & SHOES.

Ladies'.Best French Kid Side Lace, $3.50. Reduced from $1.50. Ladies'Best Goat Side Lace 2.50. Ladies'Goat Side Lace 100. Ladies'Kid Button Boots Ladies' Kid Button Boots 2.50. Misses' Shoes $L00 to 32.00, worth $L50 and S2.d0. Child Goat and Kid Shoes 85c. to SL00, worth SL00 to $1.35. Boys shoes $1.2o worth $L75. Men's Calf Button Shoes $L50 to 2.00, worth 2.50 to $3.50. These goods are First Class, but I must reduce stock, and offer these bargains. Heavy Boots and Shoes at Actual Cost.

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subject to the old

PADDOCK.

407 Main Street.

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