Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 1, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 June 1890 — Page 1

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THE_MAIL A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Notes and Comment.

"Faulty and incomplete census returns" are making more than one boom town unhappy.

THE Monument erected to Thomas A. Hendricks in Indianapolis will be unveiled with imposing ceremonies on the 1st of July.

It Is said, the Boston saloon keepers now describe thwnselves as "portrait artist*," because thoy give every one of their patrons a sitting.

Duty is that which we exact from others bat do not 11

to pay others.

This is our condition of affairs on the tariff question as well as all others A club in Guatemala' offers a premium of $1,000 for the best hymn for the Central Arnoriean nation. Ye inventive American songsters, go to work!

Kansas is a paradise for bachelor editors. Five have been married daring the past Ave weeks and it is said more are to follow. 1 he physicians aro studying the matter of the epidemic.

An exchange offers this timely remark "With all due regard to the poetic genius of Mr. Lowell, we would suggest tbat he revise his poem to read, "What is so raw as a day in June?"

The Boston Globe asks: "Shall women ride astride?" To be Isure they may. Who is going to object if they really want to. Kate Field says they may and predicts tbat it a short time tbey will. Sho ought to know.

Pur In# the year 1889 no less than 950 new newspapers were brought out In Franco and now not one of them remains in life. This illustrates the impulsive French temperment as clearly as any ono thing could. "Kit was unkind of the New York Telegram to say of little Rhode Island that the governor can call the legislature together with a dinner hour by going out mji Dordi, Yet truth jay truth) be It ever so hmNTrrfttWlT

In the United States 2,700 courts have power to grant dlvorctw, «nd ».«t of thorn aro constantly at work exercising the power. The protective tariff on connubial happiness is unfortuneately very near the freo trade lino.

The Pennsylvania railroad company ha« decided to equip all its passenger 'ears, 1,000 in number, with a steam heating system. This Is a very comforting piece of news coming as it does with the thermometer standing at nearly 100 in the shade.

It is said that the czar of all the Russlas contemplates a visit to America. He possibly contemplates enjoying a long breath in a free country, but he may rest assured his anarchistic subjects will come right along with him, and bring thotr fire-works as well.

AN ingenious statistician has made tho very Interesting calculation that the women of the United States use enough ©olor on their faces in one yoar to paint 87,000 houses. Well! Its about tlmo to put an internal revenue tax on lace pa kiting as a schen:# to divert the points to the more dlslrable application upon tho defoots of houses.

And now more than one city Is apologising for an awful falling off in population, such as the census is developing, in such words as these, quoted from the 8t. Louis iiob« Democrat. "After all, the question of the population of a city is not so much one of quantity as of quality and in this respect St. Louis easily leads all thereat."

The term "heart failure'* has been used by physicians to cover np any and all diseases they could not explain to such an awful extent that even the uninformed are anxious for a change. The Chicago Board of Health will no longer accept it in a death certificate, as it signifies no more than lung failure, stomach fall are or brain failure.

The attitude of the two oonspkious men of Germany toward ©*eh other Is strikingly in contrast. Prince Blsrnark sava of «eneral von Ca^rivi: "He has a clear head, a good heart, a generous nature and great working powers altogether a flrot-eiass man. And then General von espriva says to. the world "Don't mind what Prince JUsmark says. He Is out of office now and his words have no weight

In this day MM* generation, a lawyer, be he good or otherwise, must hustle for a living, and consequently the lenient public suffer* more or lew annoyance at their mercenary hands* As an Instance of their eagerness* It I* elated that a clU*»n

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a number eight shoe and a number four hat. I don't believe God had tlii.ios in contemplation when he made Adam. I believe the-whole business is a march stolen on God." ,,

Political Gossip.*

Tho Democratic o'punty convention, last Saturday, accomplished several sur-

lowing list of candidates as named: For representatives—Messrs. Jonathan 8. Lcc^o* U«.ley, and Isaac lteauchamp, of Prol-

rlFor8nperi0Tcourt

Judge—V. F. McNutt.

For Circuit Judge—U. w.Taylor. For county clerk—H. I). Roquet. For prosecutor— M. C. Hamlll. For sheriff—J. \V\ Stout. For auditor—JnoobOrth. For treasurer—Uu8. A. '."onstniftn. For recorder—Levi G. Hughes. Commissioner, First district—John B«alCotnmlMloner, Second district—Peter Miller Coroner—Dr. \v. R. Mattox. Surveyor—U G. Sparks. It was genorally agreed that Judge Allen would bo#beaten, as the party did not like his remark of a month or two ago, that tho only relief from the oppressions of the Democratic council was to be bad at tho poles. But no one thought that Judge Mack would be thrown overboard for Dave Taylor, for a majority of tho party will aoknowl edge that the chances are greatly against olecting the latter. The next great surprise was that John D. Bell was defeated for auditor and Jacob Orth named instead. Mr. Bell has been a most conscientious official In his service for the county and deserved better treatment. This he would undoubtedly have re eelved bad not the schemers deliberately set to work to down him. The fight for sheriff was a hot one, as both Stout and Mahan made splendid races. The choice for representative created some little feeling for the reason that a young man ou the city ticket was thrown overboard for the farmers' candidate. But then it was the farmers* day and this was to have been expected. A great many delegates woro representative of the Alliance and their strength in the convention was sufficient to carry the day. It was dodared tbat the farmers took more than their share, but whether this will weaken the chances of the ticket remains to be developed,

The Republican convention for the nomination of the county ticket, la in progress at the court house to-day. There it much speculation as to what will be the outcome. Sanguine parti sans say that if the convention Is char acterhted by harmony and a free expression of preference, such a tickc* will be ua tried as will defeat the Democrats at every turn, especially since so much dissatisfaction has been raised In the

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the caving in of an embankment, was called upon by nine different lawyers before the burial, to engage the case and bring suit for damages.

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Okfk-Jtohn Warreft. Auditor—F. J- |1«g*»hrtttk-rtSSmnr^-Ur. Johnson, Ot*«r Creek.

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Secretary Noble recently took the fdr the Circuit judgeship, and the detrouble to deny a report that be intended fested candidate in this race may naroid for the other court instead of

year saying: "When I leave this place only one candidate. There will be it will be because I am obliged to or be- fight for auditor but Piepenhrink is in the lead mmi canso I wsnt to it will certainly not be because I am for sale and somebody has offered me a bigger price than the Government." Mr. Noble has the true

spirit tbat should govern all of Uncle

Sam's employes but Is sometimes woe fully wanting. A laughable joke was played on a leading divine of Bloomington, III., a few sundays ago. It consisted in »w V* ouuuajo inserting a bogus announcement of equalization, township trustees ana among the regular notices for the morn ing services and as was his usual cus

others in a mechanical manner. It was "The members of this church are urged as a christian society to attend the great

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moral show and circus to b% given by

Judge Rhoads. For treasurer there is

Few peopi»B #ealize till importance of the office of a county auditor, or know of the multifarious duties connected

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torn the divine read the bogus with the the county treasurer, making settlement

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Here a little specimen of Sam Jone's Nashville revival talk. Judging from it one would think he were addressing an insane asylum audience or an assembly of depraved Idiots. And yet he calls it religion fit Tor intelligent human beings. "They tell me I did the spiderlegged dudes a heap of good when I was here before. There were more spiderlegged dudes here then than I ever saw anywhere else. As soon as I commenced about them tbey unloaded on the niggers. Then there were more spiderlegged niggers here than anywhere olse. Now a dude's pants i» twice as large a a gen'loman's. These little town dudes

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Messrs. Barnum & Bally June 21." He instantly recoginlzed his awful mistake The auditor draws all warrants or or but had presence of mind enough to ders for money on the county treasurer, continue: ''Brethren, the animals attached to this concern are the most interesting in the world and will inspire the beholder with the power and majesty of the Ruler of the universe."

dissatisfaction has been raised In the 'uncompromisingly around 100. Democratic ranks by the scheming of There are five hokey pokey men in the party manager*. Candidates for places jty naturally they are more or on the Republican ticket are numerous, less jealoosof each other, true to their and so even Is the race that It is rathe Italian natural. Consequently one foldifficult to predict what the outcome another in the Tain hope that his will be. But at latest reports the follow-

Thb guess may not hit the mark, but indications are that It will. 8. C. Sumson may possibly defeat D. W. Henry

Treasurer—Mr. Jonnson, utter ere**. other after night in and. around alleys J. Nichols 2nd P««SbUity is that they will dll^^LPiOkWMr mtkfl cn mnnh wirmw than rtftlttrA

The auditor of a county has

important business relations with

the auditor of state, the treasurer of state and the state board of equiiization. Also with the county treasurer, the county commisioner, county board

township assessors. It is the county i- auditor's duty to prepare the books for

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with him, and distribntng the money to the various funds to which it belongs. The auditor is clerk of the board of

commissioners and is book-keep

erof all the county's money matters.

and no money can be paid out unless he does so. He has charge of all the loans and collects the interest on the common school fund and the congressional school fund belonging to the state. It will be seen by the above enumeration of a part of the duties of county auditor to the taxpayers of a county and to those having business interests with a county the office is more important than any other, and that the voters of a county have more real personal interest in having the office of auditor filled by a thoroughly competent business" man than they have of personal interest for any officer they vote for in the county or state. Should the office of county auditor fall into earless and incompetent bauds the tax duplicates get out of balance, titles of lands get confused jaud great loss and inconvenience follow.

The independent convention which met at the court house Thursday, was interesting from the fact that it drew a much larger representation than expected. In the audience were familiar faces that have been seen in the independent conventions of Vigo county for years, but in addition were many farmers and laboring men who seemed entirely concerned in the work of the day. No attempt was made to place a county ticket

yet the movement is not thoroughly organized, but on the recommendation of county committee as chosen, July 19th was named as the day for the convention. Nominations for congressman were proceeded with however, and O. M. Curry was nominated. For joint representative I. H. Strain, of "Vermillion. This was about all the work done although a great deal of talk was indulged in. The day of the county convention *!s awaited with a peculiar interest.

The defeat of Mr. Bell for the auditorship has created a distention in the party ranks, and this will grow now that he has decided to be an independent candidate. The effect of this action both on the part of the convention and on the part of Mr. Bell, leaves no doubt as to what the outcome of the election will be, and that is that the Republican nominee will be elected. It is safe to predict that Mr. Bell will receive the support of a good-sized branch of the Democracy and will no doubt get Republican votes as well, but the division in ranks will be too much to overcome. This result was brought on by the ring workers and will be their just reward.

"If I could have my way about it," remarked a prominent Republican a few days ago, "I would do away with the office of city treasurer, elty assessor aud city marshal. I would haye them merged into the county offices"as is the case in Ipdianapolis, and then the city couid be said to operate on an economical basis. It seems foolish to have sep aratecity and county offices when econ oiny clearly points^to a union of the two. The office of city clerk could not be abolished so easily for It is necessary that the council should have a secretary, but there is no very good reason why the others should not be. What do you think about It?"

There is considerable monotony in the "ding-ding" of the hokey pokey man, and about the time he has passed your window for the third or fourth time in a half day you begin to wish that hand organ or bagpipe would come along by way of variety Yet he goes on unceasingly just as the thermometer

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charms will win him public favor over his antagonist. Thus you get the

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dlng" from morning till night, and the only satisfaction comes from the information that the rivals aw£ laying for each

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TERRE HAUTE, INT#SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 26,1890. Twenty-first Year

THE WORLD WAS FAIRER THEN.

Yes* the roses they are pretty that you've kindly thought to bring, Bat then, not like the roses, dear, when you and I were young, That bloomed about our cabin door and blossomed in the spring. And in pink tassel ed fragrance o'er our lowly 3 lintel hung, And well do I remWber.in the days of which

I speak—

The far off happy Junes of life that now behind us lieHow you said those damask roses matched the roses in my cheek Ah! the World was fairer, don't you think? in those old days gone by. The roses they were sweeter in the blooming

Junes of old

Than, those crimson petaled blossoms that are blowing down the wind, And the sunshine it was brighter thanttbe rainbow's fabled gold, That in childhood's happy innocence we seek but never find. 5k.nd thejfrbending skies were bluer, though they seemed so far away In their amethystine splendor,—they are uearer now, I think— And the hours were surely longer of the golden summer day, And brighter burned the far off fires of stars •that softly blink. Yes, that, bird is singing sweetly, but there's something that miss: Do you remember, dear, the bird that used to sing at dawn? Oh! that mocking bird, I know it sang a sweeter song than this til'the old bee-haunted locust by my window years agone. "But still the world Is fair", you say. Woll, yes, I know it, dear,

But grown a little dim to lis, I know jto'u will allow, And It grows a little darker now with each succeeding year And 'twos fairer in the olden time, I know, than it is now. —BKMJS BREKEK.

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.A FREE TRANSLATION FROM THE SPANISH OF THE EULOGY OF THE MARQUIS SAN CARLOS

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^fiIn the new world nothing hampers In dividual initiative, whether for good or American girl morally healthy, Is ajbMe creature. wbQ submits Id uo Afrom "les convenances,1 n*T t&m&r mgb# frightened by other people's opinions and criticisms. She respects merit wherever she finds it aud gives her friendship wherever she feels that similarity of tastes and of moral appreciation justify her in so doing, without disturbing herself as to petty questions of family or fortune. The poorest WQmen know that they may perhaps some day marry the greatest men of their native land each latestemigrant, asie steps ashore, knows that he may strive to reach the highest honors. This is true equality. All are not in the first rank, but all know that they may aspire to a place there without losing time in critislng the acts of others. The Americans thrust aside all those whose lives do not conform to the two great principles of honor, virtue in woman, and business rectitude in man. But the code of "convenances" as we understand it in Europe, does not exist in the United States.

The American -fvonikn may do as she wills and go where she pleases. Tbat is no one's business but her own. She has nothing to fear, protected as she is by tho law, which is as jealous of her honor as she ean be herself.

She is defended against gallatflry not by the convenances, but by an inflexible code, always partial in her favor, which fines or imprisons all who treat her with disrespet t.

A grandee 6f Spain once affirmed before a brilliant company and without contradiction, that in New York it was permissible to invite a young girl to pass a honeymoon in the country without a previous marriage and without any succeeding embarrassments.

I should advise that nobleman to think twice before risking such an insult to a young American girl. He would either be ignominiously kicked out of the house, or should he happen on vulgar people, be dragged intocourt and heavily cost in damages.

It may be true that American women occasionally abuse the indulgence of the laws, but It must be remembered that by reason of the very liberty they enjoy legislation must protect them at every instant. This fact is generally ignored I E

The ooquetry of these pretty Americans, the silken curls which fly about their foreheads and the dollars which they squander on dress, do not prove that they are either thoughtless orlightminded. After all, their fresh faces are their dowries.

It is all very well for yon to smile in speaking of the liberty which these young American girls enjoy, my European Mends, not a breath ean sally their purity, and nothing can possibly destroy the faith their compatriots haye in them. You might as well understand once for all that ynar skepticism and impertinence only Induce the real great ladies of America to disregard both your "convenances" and your esteem. As a general rale they avoid you and *eud

Rarely does any woman in tho United States marrv a man for his money, but what is never tolerated is lor a man, the prospective head of a family, to sell himself for a fortune. No one who could be accused of such a disgraceful act would ever be able to raise himself in the esteem of his fellow citizens. Consequently, divorce is still rare among families o. distinction in the ®United States.

I do not deny that a great danger menaces the moral future of America, arising out of the excessive facilitiv.es of marriago and divorce, and I see no other remedy for this danger than religion The danger to Amerioan morals Is In the future. It consists less in present facts than In their consequences. Tho number of divorces has attained, since the

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you their counterfeits, who come by hundreds every year from the far West to see for themselves what Europe, that curiosity, is like.

The dowagers of the noble Faubourg who believe themselves the sacred guardians of "les convenances" would do well, when they come in contact with the young ladies whom they oall "the parvenues of the New World," to renounce certain superannuated observances, if they do not wish to see all the convenenances of old France, false, true, admirable and unworthy, riddled by a common ridicule. The spirit of free will, at the same contact of these adorable misses, penetrate littia by little into the souls of the grandsons of the dowagers, and may cause them some day to throw all conventional laws, good and bad, out of the window together. It is wiser to modify such laws. We must not be behind our own times. Our roads are enlarging before us, and we can never preserve the greatness and influence of our traditions if we keep them in quarantine. May the "convenances" never cast their mantle of hypocrisy round the free and sincere life of American women. If they sometimes choose their husbands from among the ranks of the European nobility, it is only because they succumb to certain innate aristocratic leanings or to tho childish desire of hearing themselves called marquise or duchesse. How many tears do they not afterwards shed in secret, for their weakness?

already respectable,num ."10^but more than two-thirds ysggpas w«ce* to credited to "Treprmim-t sort of legalized prostltntioi

among the people, and not the corruption of domestic life among the middle or higher classes.

Not all the laws of reactionary or pro gressive legislators can arrest the head long rush of human passions. One one voice can make itself beard in the midst of the tumult, that of conscience.

Geraldine Letter.

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June Vassar college completed its twen-ty-fifth academic year, and the event was duly celebrated. George William Curtis delivered the oration, which was a history of the progress of education of women, and a eulogy of Matthew Vasar. When we look about upon the hundreds of schools for women to-day, and remember the advantages she has for education in whatever line she may choose, it seems hardly credible that less than a hundred years ago the discussion was just beginning, an interest Just awakening, looking toward her better education. Fifty years ago Miss Wlllard's school at Troy, Miss Beecher's school at Hartford, and Mary Lyons' seminary at Mt. Holyoke were the only noted schools in the country for women. It was only about fifty years ago tbat Boston women arose in their might and demanded that there should be a girls' high school in Boston. Girls had been allowed to attend the public schools in summer when there were not boy« enough to fill them. The city fathers discussed and discussed for three whole days, bat the pressure was so great they finally Wi to yield and the girls had a high school. Judge of the dismay of the mayor and all concerned wben two hundred and eighty-six girls immediately prevented themselves for admission, while at the boys* high school the greateat number of applicants had never exceeded ninety-two. To add still greater consternation among the ranks of these old fogy Bostoolans, these girl* ware hot oonfent to aUuly the wmmoa branches, they wanted tbd Bclenex and higher mathematics and hinted at Latin and Greek. About thfa time learned proie#sora in eastern college* were gravely discussing whether a woman could think, whether she was capable of taking the higher education. Poor old professors! bald-headed and deeply learned, I wish It were possible to bring a few mi you back to life, take yon around on a visiting tour through these college* for women, let you listen to women teaching the same things you taught, let you see a woman preside over a great convention--# thing unheard of in your day—let you talk on any sab' jeet you might choose, with these keenly intelligent, quick witted, ready tongued, cultured women, and then get jrour ojdnion of their mental capacity. I

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have often wondered what circumstance or train of circumstances put tho Idea into Matthew Yassar's head to found a college for v^pmen. He was a plain man, with only the commonest education, never a student, was in trade from his early childhood, but he was upright, far seeing, noble and philanthropic, perhaps with keener insight than others, heoaught the spirit of the age, and seen that the time was ripe to give women an opportunity for the highest education, and he determined to take the lead In it. Mr. Curtis says, "there aro always watchmen iu the high towors of observation, who foretell the approach of change, who like the muezzin In the minaret of the mosqe wake while others sleep." Mr. Vassar in his first communication to the trustees of the college said "It occurred to me that woman having received from her Creator the same intellectual constitution as man, has the samo right to intellectual culture and development." These woras Mr. Curtis

thinks might well be carved In gold and placed over the entrance to Vassar college. "I considered," ho further said, "that the mothers of aeountry mould tho character of its citizens, determine its institutions, and shape its destiny." Mr. Curtis closed his masterly oration with those words: "It is tho woman of tho nineteenth century whom tho other centuries foretold. The old times indeed, were good, but the new times are better. We have left woman as a slave with llomer and Pericles. We have left her as a foolish goddess with chivalry and Don Quixote, wo have left her as a toy with Chesterfield and the club and in tho enlightened American daughter, wife and mother, in the free American home, we fiud tho fairest flower and tho highest promise of Ainorlcan civilization.

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Thursday u'ght our own Normal school celebrated its twenty-first academic year with apprqpriate exercises, aud Friday morning at nine o'clock in Normal hall, tho nineteenth annual' commencement took place* It was typical commencement weather, rather more than typical. It' seemed like the combined boat of Juno aud July, but for all that, every nook and corner in tho great hall was full on the platform were the faculty, the trustees, tho choir and the graduating ohm* Tho music Was very fine. There was ,a precision Jn the chorus, a spirit to £he way tho »Hug thitt 'was- actually in-,' spiring. Tho "Soldfe**' Ohqr*»,"Sun# by a choir, of male voices, was absolutely without fault, but then if you know Mrs. Adams, their teacher, you would expeot nothing less. There she sat at the piano playing all tho choruses without a

of musio before her,

which was more wonderful than all tho rest to those looking ou,and remomberlng their own dependence on their "notes."

Tho papers were all of a high order, not the common-place, clap-trap affairs one hears so often at commencements. I was especially interested in "The Influence of Mohommedanism upon tho Religious and Educational Thought of Europe," by Miss Hill, of Richmond. "The Development of Oonatutlonal Liberty In Amorioa" by Mr. Johnston of Pendleton, and "Habit as an Eloment in Education 'by :iss Belle Farguhar, of Ridgovillo, wh

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markably wel', aud was very attractive personally. A* I listened to tbo«e 1 could see in them, in their logic and their wondurfnl clearness, the influence of Proslden* l^rsons and Vice President Sandison. I* their w«y of thinking and speak g, and they irs-tke It felt in the though, and speech of thoii pupils.* In all the world I do not believe there can be fonr.d two better teachers, and the State tnay rougratulato Itself that it has two such itiun at tbe he.ul of its Normal scho"! I was al*o interested In the lesson wi!» children, conducted by W. D. Ilamer. of tireentown. Tbe lesson was in "Lij^ti&ge," and there had beon no prepii -Uon on the part of the children. Mar.** Allen Williams' answers brought iS»wa tbe bouse. President Parsons psvmtuu\ tbe certificates to tbe graduating with beautiful and appropriate remarR-*•.-*p*»k« o'their faithfulness and earac the work of their school yJar\ -/.tho vocation of the teacher, au«J .at the teacher himself should be, importance not only of the mental r-1 :lrig of their pupils but tbeir phyM,£« and ethical training as well, that in the latter Jay the teacher's great opportunity

I was ai»o struck with the personel of the graduates and of the students. It used to be tbat tbey were called "Normality*" and were easily distinguished from the rest of the world, but that day baa gone by forever. The appearance of tbe class that graduated Friday and of tbe students generally, will compare favorably with that of any college#

What a beautiful building, too, is this Normal school. I suspect ones admiration for a building is as much a matter of individual taste as ones liking for certain books and certain pictures. To me the Indiana State Normal school Is tbe handsomest building I ever saw. 1 cannot fee any fault in it any where, and I never look at it but with a feeling of complete saUsfactien. G'KRAMMNE.