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BY W.M. JEFFERSOY & CO. VOLUME 3. THE PLANTERS’ WEEKLY PUBLISHED AT G-reenesboro’. 6a. W . M. JEFFERSON,) ROLIN W. STEVENS. £ Proprietors. FRED. C. FULLER. ) “fcERMfiM-TWO DOLLARS A YEAR; OR ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS IN ADVANCE. ~ of Advertising. Advertisettfent: inserted at the rate and or-- lollSr per square of ur. mes or less, fm that and fifty cents lor each uhsequent msserumt. Those not marked with the number of inser tions will he published until forbid and charg ed hi (wests rates. Tfc.f. following are our lowest contraction RATES: 1 Sqr Six months s7..one year sl2 2 “ “ “ 11.. *• “ 20 3 “ “ 16.. “ “ 28 J column 6 mo. 20.. “ “ 35 £ “ 6 - 30.. “ “ 5S £ *< 6 “ 40.. “ “ 70 1 6 50.. “ “ 80 Advertisements from .tranters and transient parsons must be paid for in advance. Legal Advertisements. Sale of Land or Nesrroea, by Administrator*, executors, and Guardians, per square, (5 00 Sale o! 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The courts have decided that refusing to take newspapers from the office, or removine and leaving them uncalled for, is prima facie evidence of intentional frhud. 6. The United States Courts have also, re peatedly decided, that a Postmaster who neg lect! to perform his duty of giving reasonable notice, as required by the Post Office Depart- 1 ment, of the neglect of a person to take from the office newspapers addressed to him, rend- \ era the Postmaster liable to the publisher for the subscription p.ioe. mmnmmumrn ——————"m— tm —— mmmmmmm ——— GAROS . To H N'crkTl D, ATTORNEY AT LAW, junel’s9-ly. G reenetboro, Georgia. RjOLIN wfSTEVENS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Greensboro’ Georgia. WlLt practice in the counties of ‘htur, Baldwin, Putnam, organ,<v Taliaferro and Hancock. [Feb. 2, 1*59-*! ] UNITED STATES HOTEL, MNo. 232. Broad Street, AUGUSTA, Georgia. |>. DWELI. I J. MOSHER Medical Sard. [HEREBY lender my thanks tothepuolic for kind ly beato wing on me heretofore, a larger shar of patronage than I anticipated, and again offer my pro irsaiunad service* to any who may give me a call. When not professionally engaged, I may be found at Wield’* Dmi; Store Jan lt. iSeOt* W. L BETHEA. M, P J)ENTISTRY. ntt ir. n. .iioji.f.T, Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist. Penficld, Geofgitti WJ9UI.U inform the citizens f Greene and ad ‘Joining counties, that he is prepared to perform Any operation pertaining to hit profession, tritho, ,t hOsn and dispatch. He will i.-.sort from one ih nn en fir*_stof teeth. It lalii* intention to please H. wii! be in Gr.ene.ibm- 0.. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each weeek and in Poußcln the remainder of his time. o Any c-att from the country that may be tendered mm wilUnset with prompt Attention He refers to Or ’ John'S Murphy of Rome -F b 21 1860 FRESH FRUIT, Tomatoes, Green Corn Beans. See., IN WINTER! JJAYISO been appointed Agents for MASONS PATENT Sf RKW-TOP, SS ELF-SEAL-, . We, GLASS FRUIT JABS, Wear* prepared to furnish them at a lower 1 p.ica khan-heretofore. ■ These Jars speak forihrmselvrs” sod are considered by those who bay and them, THE BEST AXD MOST REUA BLE JFRUIT JABS IX MARKET, hei- g med •f GLASS, they will not corrode, and are tree from other objections urged'against the rne talio opes. Soto WbolesHls and Erraii,- Br m,n,ag“‘JsSa BLANKS Os all kinds neatly printed at thhi yffiee, at short notice end oa reason • Die term,. JL , k Weekly Jeapaal"- , 'oevotedi to Home Literataeo, Agriculture, Foreiga aad Boiaestic News, Wit, Humor, 4c. MIS SKLLIISOUS. Banquet to the Sanitary Convention. A graceful sentiment, recog izing in Dr. Holmes the. three qualities of “poetry, eloquence and medicine, brought the Au tocrat to his feet in a sterling and stirring short poem, prefaced by brief speech, wherein he expressed Hms< it it; the same liberal vein that characterized hi- address before the Medical Convent! . claiming tor pure air and pure water tbe merit of being the, best remedial agents. 1 HE POEM. Whs.': :•. . tc*. : Healing Art divine? Tin ,- v chug we buy and sell— The brands that scorch, the blades that shine— The scars we leave, the “euros” we tell? Arc these thy glories, holiest Art— The trophies that adorn thee best— Or but thy triumph’s meanest part, Where mortal weakness stands.con fessed ? We take the arms that Heaven supplies For Life’s long battle with Disease, Taught by our various need to prize Our frailest weapons, even these. But, all: when Science drops her shield— Its peaceful shelter proved in vain— And bares her snow-white arm t i wield The sad, stern ministry of pain ; When shuddering o’er the fount of life, She folds her heaven-anointed wings, To lift unmoved the glittering knife That searches all its crimßon springs; When, faithful to her indent lore, She thrusts asiil'e her fragiaut balm F. r blistering juice, or cankering ore, And tames them till they cure or calm ; \Y hn in her gracious hands are seen The dregs and scum of earth and se&s — Her kindness counting all things clean, That lend the sighing suffering ease; Though on the field that Death has won. She saves some stragglers in retreat; These single acts of mercy done Are but confession of defeat. What though our tempered poisohs save Some wrecks of life from aches and ails, Those grand specifics Nature gave Were never poised by weights and , Scales! God lent his creatures light and air, And waters open to the skies ; Man locks him in a stifling lair, And wonders why his brother dies! In vain our pitying tears are shbd, In vain we rear the sheltering pile Where Art wee.ds out, from bed to bed, The plagues we planted by the mile! Be that thp glory of the past; With these our sacred toils begin— So dies in tatters from its mast The yellow flag of sloth and sin. And lo ! the starry folds reveal The blazoned truth we hold so dear, T<> guan. is better than to heal— The shield is nobler than the spear! Bouton Journal. A Valuable and Useful Invention. Mr. Thomas M. Coleman, of this city, has just received letters patent fora valu able improvement in the construction of horse shoes. It is well known that hor ses travelling over the pa’Mid streets, par ticularly, those attached i- passenger railroad cars, hacks, private vcu cles, See.. are continually receiving injj. t o to their Kgs ami aunt's, uy the constant, p.t, caus-1 ed by irotung over the stones. Xoung horses m a tew months are tamed and many ui iuetu entirely ruined, except lor use nu la, ms and common roaus. The improvement made by Mr. Coleman is de signed to render the ‘travel over paved streets as ea. y to horses as if they iiau suit ground beneath their hoots. This ob ject <is. obtained as follows: A thin plate of steel or iron is constructed to lit me hoof, and then the ordinary shoe. Between this plate aud the shoe a strip ot gum elas tic or other equivalent substance is placed, i and the three securely rivetted together. T<* allow of the fastening of the piare to the hoof, aud to give the gutta-percha elasticity, withooi loosening the nails in the hoof, pieces are taken t. out the side j ot the lower shoe, which permits tne heads j of the nails to p<* sup to tin plate, and I thereby how it s.>c .*ely to the uo it, white j the shoe and gum are <;■ hi to the plate by rivets put iu before . .ling it to the limit. , I he plates when luaic *U last for years, : as they never touch the gn.uud ; ami those 1 using them upou then norn.-s i j, ny hav ing duplicate plates, riven • ‘.ave sum s rowdy for : at*ir muses, whir yut r.iu lit • few uiiuutos. The .viVlw of • i sh*e at* that the gu.. between the pi.tU'S w.h absorb at. Uu-.i,. -atioK c-u&ed ‘by tfie snier ..ticking tiilf’ nes; oeace | there will be no jar to the horses’ legs—- thereby preventing all injury. The cost for shoeing, after the plates are first made, will be no greater than by the ordinary mode, while the advauuge, in the opinion of the inventor, will save thousands of dollars to tboso who own large numbers of horse*. GREENESBORO’, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1860.* The i riuce of Wales and the (juiled States. The London Chronicle, of June 15th, is somewhat distressed lest tLe young Prince of Wales should not visit the United States, and makes the following editorial rernaiks on the subject: There is one class of British colonies which will justly and keenly feel the slight should the Prince not extend hi footsteps into their lauds. •We allude to those colonies which have acquired a sep arate self government, the United States of America ; for British colonies they are, and part and parcel of the great Anglo- Saxon fifrmlyw they will remain. They are, in truth, the partners of Eugland, and must continue te he so as long as a com mon language enables them to share with us a common history, a common study in science, a cotqmon industry in the broad fields of production and trade. If any rancors remained after the grievous fault of George the Thud ami his advisers, their last traces have passed away within the last few years. Very recently the exten sion of steam navigation has promoted habits of crossing the Atlantic which have made Englishmen far better acquainted with the United States, Americans far more familiar with European ideas and feelings. In spite of some mistakes, per sonal or official, these sentiments have assumed so great an influence over the management of affairs on both sides of the Atlantic, that war is becoming as difficult as peace once was. Little acts of courtesy in high quarters have materially helped this grand movement of reconciliation and reunion. Not a smile which tho Queen bestows at a drawing-room upon her Amer ican visitors is;wasted; and there is no trace of subserviency in the genuine feelings which -such evidences of benignity excite. Cordiality is amongst tho leading traits of our Queen’s character; sagacity is anoth er; she knows what to appreciate, and can manifest her appreciation; and the respect which she entertains for our relatives in blood and in history, is a tribute from Eng land which enhances England in the giv ing of it. But.w hat will the Americans say if the illustriousyoang Englishman should come next door, and not make a call? What return would this be for the open-heart edness wan which Americans, while in no degree compromising their independence, manifest their satisfaction at. any show of royal attentionj What sort of mistrust would it imply in a noble race like the Americans—our own blood j Asa prac tical question, what is tlieVe to apprehend? Possibly some difficulty in hedging round the Royal Prince with the requisite a mouut of etiquette. It may be fancied that the “rough republicans”—of course ‘rough,’ because republicans—will do something which would be derogatory to the Prince in theeyesofthe English subjects. We do not believe that auy such apprehen sion can be entertained, since nothing could so cleaily display vulgar ignorance. It is notorious that the narrative of Amer ican obtrusiveness, put forward in the books of travelers, flustered with their own importance, courting intrusion by the ostentation of their demeanor, are as false as they are ridiculous. It is a trait in the character of the western people, that the old chivalry which distinguished the be havior to a weman is to be found there amongst classes distinguished for their fine cloth who have forgotten it on this side of the Atlantic. The story which is told in the verse of Thomas Moore, about the lady whose “maiden smile In safety lights her round the green isle.” would be literally true of the United States. But, apart from all these ab stractions, we will venture to undertake, that if the .Americans should receive an • •fficial intimation of so gratifying an at tention as a visit from the Prince of Wales, tUey will make such preparations as will protect hiiil from every intrusion while they are maintaining their own honor and dignity. There is uo aunstautial difficul ty in the case. There Would be plenty of volunteers amongst the most eminent nen of the whole republic, commanding the confidence of every class of every ritate, who would so surround him as to form a corps more than sufficient to etn- j body the ‘dignity that doth hedge a King’ —au escort more happy in its conception, and in its service, than the ‘Garde Noble’ •>f tho fair Marie Antoinette.” Sir Walter Scott’s Grave. A correspondent of the Boston Travel ler writes as follows of his visit to Abbots ford. and the- tomb of Scott : “To-day, sitting at the window of tlie Irtrle inn at Melrose, wc rest an hour or two before leaving their charming shrines. Dryburgh Abbey, yesterday evening, in the setting sunlight, was all that romance and poetry have pictured it, and Sir Wal ter’s grave, as We stood leaning over his tomb, was cheered by a robin-redbreast singing loud aud clear in the neighboring . tree. Before visiting Dryburgh we spent [ several hours at Abbotsford, bow seeming ly a deserted residence, for Mr. Hope Scott I and his little daughter are in London, and i the place is left with servants. Fording the Tweed just after a smart shower. which made every bush brighten, and ev ery blade of grass greener, we walked through the avenue leading to the house without meeting a soul. Arrived at the porter’s lodge, no ringing of bells, or poun ding on doors could induce a human being to appear; ro we opened the lawn gate aud .rambled about the grounds, not even a dog or a cat coming out to see who were intruding upon the premises. We thought our visit would be finished and we should get away without meeting any one from the honse ; but a tidy little Scotch dame came at last, wiping the corner of her mouth with lier apron, evidently having ffieeu disturbed at her lunch. Notwithstan ding she had been obliged to leave her ale and sandwich, her temper was by no means ruffled, and in five minutes she became so minutely autobiographical that we had all the items of her bustling existence spread out like a pocket map before us. “Sir Walter's study looked the same as wheu I saw it ten years, tut the library seemed less cared for. W j went into the room where the ininstrid died, and the same sounds from the river that fell on his dying ears came up through the open win dows of the apartment. The present oc cupant, who married a daughter of Lock hart, is a Roman Catholic, and we were told by one of his neighbors that he was a ‘glide kind paon.’ Coming away from tho house we fell in with an old friend of Tom Purdie, who had mauy good worde to 6ay for that worthy person. He had also known Sir Walter, hut he considered him too great a scholia for so humble‘a body as himself to be ou very faaiiliar terms with. “Abbotsford is a sad place now and one cannot go to it, lemembering how cheerful it was once, without a sigh that all have passed away 7 who were so happy under its roof but a few years aga.” The Mexican Prize Steamers—Decision of the Court. TJhe Uuited States Court of New Or leans, Judge Caler presiding, has ordered the release of,the Miramon aud Marquese steamers. The Judge held that the cap ture was illegal, and that the ships, with their tackle, apparel and furniture shall be restored, but without costs. The claim for indemnity, which would include all consid erations of costs and damages, has beeu withdrawn and will prob ably go before Congress, unless it should be made the subject of official reclamation to the Government, ond become an inter national affair. The Picayune says : T-he facts in evidence make some mate rial changes in the aspect of the case from what has been popularly received. The conclusion of the Judge from the testimo ny is that the Marques dc la Habnna fired ho shots whatever at the United States ex pedition at Anton Lizarao, and that, in fact, her guns were dismounted rfnd unfit for use. The Miramon, by the sanie evi dence, is shown to have resisted capture under the belief that the two steamers were attacked by vessels sent against them by the Juarez Government from Vera Cruz. • It is also shown that tbs Miramon did show Spanish colors duriug the attack, and that the attacking force did not hoist any The Miramon was designee! for the service of the Miramon Government, but was not delivered until the terms of pur chase were complied with, This had not been done, aud she had not been delivered and was consequently private Spanish property, for the restoration of which suit has been brought in the District Court hero The Judge notes that when attack ed, these vessels were at anchor, within a mile and a halt of the maiu land, and therefore clearly within the maritime juris diction of Mexico, and entitled to all the rig ts due to them from neutral liatious.— The'iJnited Slates were neutrals in the Mexican war, having, indeed, recognized the Juarez Government; but the opposing Government had been recognized by the other great maritime powers, and the Uni ted States were bourn, m gaud faith to lio uo act having tut 1 , semblance ot interfering in favor of one or ihc other of tne parlies claiming the government, and waging a civil war for the ascendency. The Judge argues tnat the grounds of suspicion ag.ausi -the vessel, for not show ing their flags in reply to a gun from the Castle of San Juan de Ulna, were insuffi cient for tin action ot the American com mander, because u was tno act of one par ty towards its public enemy, and can not be construed into au insult tun utrals in the harbor He argues, too from the testimony, that the Americans knew per fectly well übat vessels these were, and had been on the look out for them The proclamation of the Juarex Gov ernment, declaring them pirates, Judge McCaleb dismisses from consideration as a justification of the attack, The declara tion of one belligerent agaius another, or the aiders of the other, won and uot make the latter pirates, and expose them to be captured by neutrals He further objects, that if the Juarez decree made it the duty ol our officers to ascertain the true character of these ves | sets, the mauner of performing that duty was imprudent and irregular, and was the cause of the conflict The proper way to approach them would have beeu to go in open day, with flags displayed, and make the inquiry in the firm usual among public vessels, Captain Turner, as the Court avers, chose the night time, displayed no flag, approached the vessels in a manner to give them cause to believe that they were to be assaulted by an enemy from the city, and thus become responsible tor having unnecessarily produced the collis ion which followed. Woman’s Happiness. As our mothers were all women, we are in duty bound to labor for woman's happi ness ; so that she may ultimately be able to bring heaven upon earth, as she w ill do, when she is perfectly happy ; because a happy woman makes all happy around her. To be happy she must first be heal thy, which she cannot be, as a general thing, while she is overloaded with an un wieldly dress as she now is. Among all the improvements of this age, we are glad to see one proposed, to enhance the happi ness of woman’s earthly life by giving her adiess of ease and comfort. Why should not the ladies be allowed to wear a con venient and healthy dress as well as the men 1 Thera is no reason, but old fogy, fern to the contrary. For sometime the tunic and trowsers have been proposed for women to wear, and 6ome do wear them already. Os course these will look odd till we become accustomed to them, -and then, they will look well enough. All new improvements look strange till we be come accustomed to them. If, then, cus tom will soon reconcile us to a convenient dress for woman, are we not worse than heathens to punish her forever in the long, cumbrous, heavy ; obstructing dress she now wears ? The shape of woman is di vinely beautiful, and was formed by a Di vine Land. Is it not sacrilege, then, to destroy the shape that lier Heavenly Fath er gave her, by patting on her misshapen and injurious trumpery and trappings I— “Oh it would look so odd for her fair shape to be seen !’’ says one, a fastidious fogy. What, did not God form her right ? Os course she should be neatly and com fortably dressed, but this can be done with out destroying the human shape divine.— Ease and comfoit, according to nature, should be sought for mankind’s best beauty. We will refer the reader to what others think on this subject. Old Abe on the Battle Field. —The fol lowing story of the first and last military exploit ~of Abe Lincoln is told by the Toledo Times: At the time of the Black Hawk war “Abo’’ enlisted. The company mustered 80 mann ed men. They started off in fine spiritß to eugage in the deadly fray. Ar riying at a point on the prairies about 200 miles from the Indian lines, the party bivouacked for the night, picketed their horses, and slept on tbeir arms. The method of picketing the horses was that in common use—fastening, a huge rope some 80 feet in length to a stake firmly planted, and then using smaller lines of considerable length, one end attached to the animal’s neck, and the other to the main rope. During the night the senti nel imagined he saw the Indians, and im mediately discharged his old fuse. The camp was aroused in an instant, and each sprang to his saddle. “Old Abe” shot out in the darkness on his charger like light ning, until the ropes “hove taut,” wpen over lie went, horse and himself, head long. Thinking himself caught in an In dian, be gathered up, mounted, and put ting spurs to his horse, took the opposite shute. but soon brought up as before, horse and rider tumbling headlong. “Old Abe” got up. thinking he was surrounded, and shouted, “Gentlemen Indians, I surrender without a word, but have not a word to offer. All I want is quarter.” Railways iu India. A report to the British Secretary of State on railways in India to the end of the year 1859 bad been presented to Far liauicut. It contains much interesting in formation showing the progress of western arts in the East. It appears from this report that the length of railways completed and opened in India to the close of the year 1850 was 432 miles; that the number of passengers carried last year was 1, 722,382, and that the receipts from passenger traffic amount ed to <£157,431. The total amount of capital now paid up and lodged with the government is <£27,079,712. The east India railway from Calcutta to Delhi, with numerous branches, will be 1,338 miles in length when completed.— Tbe object of tbis main line is to provide a great highway tor political and commer cial pur oses from the capital of the em pire to its northwestern provinces. It is expected that it will be finished in the year 1802. The Great Indian Peninsular Railway, when completed, will be twelve hundred and sixty-six miles in length. The object of tbis undertaking is to establish a perina- j went and speedy means of communication’ for political and commercial purposes be tween the capitals of the three Provinces, i and to connect .lie great cotton-growing | districts of Central India with the seaport of Bombay. It is expected that this line will be completed in the year 1863, The Madras railway, when completed will be eight hundred and fifty mile* i u Terms—sl,so Always in Advance. length. It will unite the Madras and Bombay Presidencies. It is expected to. effect great political services, and to open out large districts of couutry to commerce. A large pait of this line of railway is ex. pected to be opened during tho present year. Mystery of Kissing, Depend upon it, a kiss is a great myste ry. There is many a thing we know that we can’t explain, still we are sure it is a fact for all that. Why should there be a sort of inagic in shaking hands, which seems only a mere form, and'sometimes a painful one, tool—for folks wring your fingers almost off, and make you fairly dance with pain, they hurt you so. It don’t give much pleasure at any time. What the magic of it is wo can’t tell, hut so it is for all that. It seems onlv a cus tom, like bowing, and nothing else! Still there is more in it than meets the eve. But a kiss fairly electrifies you; it warms your blood, and sets your heart beating, like a bass drum, and makes your eyes twinkle like stars in a frosty night. It is a thing never to bn lorgotten. No lan guage can express it; no letters will give the sound. Then what hi nature is equal to the flavor of it! What an aroma it has! How spiritual it is ! It is not gross, for you can’t feed on it, It is neither fil iblo nor taugible, uor portable, nor trans ferable. It is neither a substance nor a liquid, nor a vapor. It has neither color r.or form. Imagination can’t conoeivo it It can’t be imitated or forged. It is con fined to no clime or country, but übiquit ous. It is disembodied when completed but is instantly reproduced, and is so im mortal. It is as old as the Creation, and yet as young and as fresh as ever. It pre existed, still exists, and always will exist, It pervades all nature. The breeze aa it passes kisses the rose, and the pondant vine stoops down and hides with its ten drills its blushes, as it kisses the limpid stream that waits in the eddy to meet it and raises its tiny waves like anxious lips to receive it. Depend upon it. Eve learn ed it in Puradise. How it is adapted to all circumstances! There is tbe kibs of welcome and of parting, the long-lingering loving, present one, the 6tolen or the mu tual one; the kiss of love, of joy and of sorrow; the seal of promise and the re ceipt of fulfilment. Is it strange, there fore, that a woman is evincable whose armory consists of kisses, smiles, sighs, and tears 1 BP* The following incident presents an attractive picture of manners and customs in Havanu: A lady of great respectability was walking along thestreet, with the,in tention of making some purchases at * shop ; before sbe bad gone many stops a man met her, and at once addressed her with opprobrious language, saying: “Here yon are decked out in all tbe jewelry I have worked so hard to give you 5 paying visits, I suppose, to your lovers; but, give me the jewelry, and go your way ; I will have nothing more to do with yoi."— With this, he snatched from her person and diamond-mounted watch, its chain and seal and a valuable brooch, and, with, rapid steps, mado off. The lady was so astonish ed at all this that she was unable to cry for help but, having somewhat recovered her self, she appealed to some young men who were standing at a store-door near hy, ask ing how they could permit a lady to be robbed in tlicir presence and not render her assistance, “We tbonght tbe man was your husband, indam, irom Lis words,” was the reply she received; and thus she was robbed in one oi tbe most populous streets of tbe city, simply because the thief adopted a conjugal manner of da* liverv. w The World's Changes. —lt is sad. bet instructive that we live in a world of chang es. From tho cradle to the grave, tbe ev idences of this painful truth are ever im pressing themflelves on the mind. Os all the varied objects that twine themselves round our hearts in youth, how few cling to it in mature years !—bow few of our precious hopes are not wracked and borne away on the restless waves of change! Yet, sad an are the other objects of change, it contains iu its full, quiver one arrow more keen and deadly than the rest. When be whom for many a long year we might grapple to our soul with hooks of steel— whom we have cherished “as our heart’s core, ay, in our heart of hearts”—meets us with a cold and averted gaze; when the eye that used to beam on us with a tender and mellow lustre, no longer return our glances—and the face of him who was dearest to us wears “the look of S stran ger”—then has change done its work for us, and we can smile at itt farther visita tions. It is bard to lose our friends by separatiou—and vet more painful apd sol emn is it to lose them by death , but still we lose them as friends—we lons them while affection is reciprocal; and, as our spirits may still commingle, their memory ; is “pleasant, though mournful to the But when the being we love, lives and is estranged, there is, as one has truly said, a gap between ns, deep and w.de, which we can neither fillup or cross over. Then tbe past is desolation, tbe present is bitter ness, the future is a blank, and the only anodyne tbe crushed heart can hope to find la the lethargy of fbrgetfnlnCts. NUMBER 28-