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Show STILL AT IT. Robt Pencock (or his wife) still "keeps on never mindin.) A guest at a wedding in the lower part of town, the other evening; entered Pencock's place with a frequency and for an evident purpose, which lends to the supposition that profits must pay the fines, my boy;" When taxes are high business must be kept ?, you know, ? meaning ? costs come out of the constantly ? customers," and all that sort of thing. Pencock's last fine was $50 and ? amounting to about $55 in all. To ? the costs he took up a ? with each of the jury, and prevailed on all of them to forego their fees. He represents that his wife runs the business, while he pays the fines, and he sighs at the size of his misfortune. Mr. Pencock's partnership in the business appears unprofitable, and the wonder is that he don't retire. But, in all candor, why don't he and his wife change the character of their establishment? They have a good stand, and would do well in conducting a legitimate business. Why render themselves ? to be taken, at anytime, before a police court, to be covered with disgrace, fines and per? imprisoned? There surely can be no great amount of money in a business so restricted as the detestable liquor traffic must be in this city. Then why continue it? Why no notify former customers that they can obtain no more? It seems as though some people will do evil for nothing more than the evil doer's reward shame, disgrace, ? and penalties of the law. |