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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1899)
CDSTER COUffi REPUBLICAN I ) . M. AM81IKUUY , VulilUtiur. BBOKI2N DOW , NEIIKA31CA. NEBRASKA NEWS. An 18-ycnr-old son of C. C. Docschcr , a farmer living wrat of West Point , wns kicked by n horse , which com pletely shattered his nose and toro off. part of his lip and Jlcsh around his nose. nose.Major Major Forrest II. Hathaway , quar termaster U. S. A. , has been relieved from ditty at Philadelphia and ordered to Omaha to relieve Captain John Uax tcr , Jr. , assistant quartermaster , who lias been ordered to Manila for duty. A boy at Pleasant Hill has boon suf fering from an attack of appendicitis caused by eating ungrouml wheat. Ho has been In the habit of carrying wheat In his pockets and eating largo quan tities. It was at first thought that a curglcal operation was necessary , but It was delayed and It Is now thought no will recover. Hoi so stealing has become a common practice here , says a Falls City dis patch. Last night , between midnight and morning the barn of Henry Shaw , living In the north part of town , was broken Into and his chestnut sorrel driving horse , harness and now bug gy taken. The thief started west and as yet has not been heard from. Ono hundred dollars Is offered for his cap ture. Tills makes the fifth horse that has been stolen from Falls City In the last two months. The house of William Huwnld , south of Osmond was struck by lightning , badly Injuring a sou who was occupy ing a room upstairs. The bolt came down the chimney and Into the collar where a terrific explosion occurred , tearing out several Joists and one sill , also badly splintering the floor in the room occupied by Mr. IIowoll and his wife. At the farm of Nelson Rasmus- sen , northwest of town , his barn was struck by lightning and a valuable horsp killed. A. .1. Kladck of the same neighborhood lost four 2-year-old steers In the same manner. The residents of Mcrrick county aru feeding one-third more cattle than ever before In the history of the coun ty and it is said that the largest feed er In the world Is located at that place. One Central City man lias had In his feed yards 11,000 head of cattle during the past year and It Is figured that it was necessary for him to nso $750,000 to purchase stock and feed and carry on his operations for the one year. This Immense business Is no experi ment with him , as he has carried on the feeding operations on an equally largo scale for several years. Wymoro Is making big preparations for the Southeastern Nebraska and In terstate reunion , which is to bo hold there August 21 20. A largo force of men have been put to work getting the park in flno condition and everything is moving In a manner which Indicates that the reunion this year will ocllpso all previous efforts. More than $1,000 has been subscribed by the citizens to bo expended In entertaining visitors , and this , with the large amount which , will bo realized from privileges will bo used In securinr ; prominent speak ers , good bands and other amusements. The Corn Dclt , the Burlington pub lication which is usually accurate on crop reports , has this to say about the present ( fondltlons along the Burling ton lines. "As to winter wheat , not only In Nebraska , but almost every where , the winter was a verv nnfavor- able one for this crop. In Nebraska reports seem oven more favorable than In Kansas and Missouri , and far more so than in Illinois and Indiana. But In Nebraska the crop Is starting slow ly , and has been damaged considera bly by the cold weather early In the fall and the severe winter and spring. The estimates of the condition vary widely , ranging from about all to only about 20 per cent killed. However , most reporters estimate the damage to bo between 50 and 75 per cent. " i * "n - A compromise was effected between the contending parties' in district court at Tecumseh In the case of tnu trustees of St. Andrew's Catholic church against tlie Reverend Frederick Sperloin for tresspasslng and malic ious destruction of property. The case was up for trial , but at the suggestio'n of the court the agreement was en tered Into. According to Its tenet that faction of the chinch in sympathy with the trustees agree to accept any priest as pastor of the parish except Father Hperloln , but the priest sent to the parish must recognize Messrs. Slmugh- nessy and Murphy ( the old board of trustees ) ns the legal trustees of the church until the case now pending in the supreme court for possession of the property Is settled at least. The authorities of the state univer sity arc incensed at the conduct of several students who caused to bo printed and posted In .conspicuous places about the city posters advertis ing "the finest troupe of trained calves over seen In the west , " the posters hav ing direct reference to nn exhibition drill given by the fair students of the university In the armory. The posters read , thus : "Grand attraction. Great stock" exhibition , University arsenal , Saturdayovenlng. The finest troupe of trained cUlvea over seen lp the west will bo on exhibition at that time and place. Calves of asizes \ and ages will go through the most wonderful and startling performances known to the age. Prize calves from every county and cHy in the state will bo there ; also a few choice ones from surrounding states. Everyone como. Admission free with ticket. Good mu sic. The Congregatlonallsts of Norfolk arc panning to build an addition to their church. This has been made ne cessary owing to the growing popula tion of the city and Increase in church attendance. An Inmate of the Soldier's Homo at Grand Island met a violent death by faling down a flight of stairs. Edward Albright , the deceased , had been accus tomed occasionally to go down In the night and take a walk for a llttlo fresa air. From other Inmates it is learned' that ho went out at 2 o'clock on this occasion. Nothing moro was thought of the matter until his corpse was dla covered at the foot of the stairs Blonnial Report of State Engi neer J. M. Wilson. THE WATERS OF WESTERN IIIVERS. A Tnlinliitril .Stittnm-nt Slum In * ; Clulnm Ailjiiilli'iitcil 1'rntuct Inn of I'orc'Mn Ini- IKirtiint In Coiilii'cllon With Irrigation AVIml NeliniHlm HUH Donu ilia 1'iiBt Two Year * . Secretary . ) . M. Wilson of the state board of Irrigation has put forth the second biennial report from hlH ofllcc. The volume contains 235 pages and sevoinl IntelOHtlng maps. The tabu lated statements show claims adjudi cated in the various divisions and wat er sheds , stream measurements and ta bles of gagiugs of the various rivers for each yiTnr since 1SDG. Full Instructions are given to those who desire to take advantage of the Htato Irrigation law. Some of the problems of Interest to people of the state , and especially those who desire to irrigate arc dis cussed by Socerotary Wilson. Ho takes up the protection of forests at the source of rivers , the relation of the free range problem to Irrigation , Inter state rivers , the conservation and use of waters of the western rivers , the use of water , and other topics. The report contains a drainage map show ing the natural drainage of the state and the various water divisions. The other inapt ) , ten In number , show irri gation works in various countries along the streams that aic used for Ir rigating land. The tables showing ad judication of claims for water taken from the various streams are preceded by remarks upon the streams In ques tion. In dealing with the Plutto river adjudication Secretary Wilson says : In the sprin og 1898 , the work was begun on the unajudlcntcd claims on the Platte and Its tributaries. Thebo claims wore scattered on both sides of the Platte river and Ha north and south branches from the east line of Kearney county westward to the Colorado rado line on the South Platte and the cast line of Scotts Bluff county on the North Platte. The surveys were com pleted early In July. With the excep tion of three cases In which there has been some delay in securing the nee- assary evidence , these claims have all been ujudicated. "Tho wide and fortllo valley through which this stream flows offers an In viting field for the canal builder and the irrlgator. The river after it en ters the state has a regular fall of from six to nine feet to the mile , and the valley drops at about the same rate. The broad smooth slopes present few obstacles to construction and maintenance. The cost of preparing the surface for Iho easy distribution of the water is hero at a minimum. The ditch builder has been prompt to realize his opportunities and from the west line of Hall and Adams counties to the state line the valley Is every where interested with ditches. The maps give some idea of the extent to which these developments liave'b ccn carried. "In the amount of water discharged , the extent of the works constructed , and the acreage under Irrigation , the North Plntto and Platte rank first In importance among the rivers of the state. The maximum discharge , aa will seen by reference to the gaging tables , occurs in May and Juno and the first half of July. In the later summer , the volume is considerably reduced by the many ditches taking water , as well as by the diminished reduced by several ditches taking flow from the mountains. The river bed is wide and sandy. At low stages when the water is confined to narrow channels , ranch of the sandy surface is exposed to air and sun and the o'vaporatlon and loss from sinking in the sand Is enormous. Ono or two hundred feet will at such times often disappear within a few miles. At what point the loss becomes so great that the attempt to get water to the claim ants on the lower part of the stream should be abandoned is a problem In volving consequences to the approprla- tors. "Tho necessity of using all reason able means to protect the prior appro- prlator is keenly felt , while the de mand that the water shall not bo wasted is equally Imperative. It Is bo- lloved that a system of bulletins giving reports of the condition of the stream at points above , from day to day , when the volume Is falling , would save much water which now goes to waste. The busy farmer , with a crop not yet suffering , seeing plenly In the stream , expects to find It equally abundant a few days later when ho will bo ready to irrigate. If warned that a scarclly was Imminent , ho would lose no time in applying the water , which ho now allows to waste. An arrangement of crops that would make use of the water earlier In the season , while It Is abundant , would do much to relieve the dlfllculty. " A matter having Important bearing on the practice of Irrigation In Ne braska Is the protection of the forests on the mountain slopes to the west. The timber value of these forests areas Is great , but their chief utility is In the holding back of the moisture from the rains and snows. On those timbered slopes the snows protected from the sun discharge their waters gradually Into the streams , thus maintaining the How Into the later summer. The forest Jg nature's reservoir. When the for ests have boon removed , especially when they have been destroyed by fire , the snows are soon melted and are dis charged at once into the streams. The result Is we have floods In May and Juno with dry channels In the later summer when water Is needed. The usefulness of the streams heading In these mountain regions for irigatlon purposes has already been greatly Im paired , and unless effective protection IB provided against the ravages of ax and flro , this deterioration will go on. Nebraska's Interest In the matter Is a vital one and the need of action ur gent. Notwithstanding that the pnst two years have been unprecedented in the history of Nebraska In the neaBoimolo dlHtrlbution of water for the ciopa , Ir rigation Intcrcstfl arc steadily gaining ground. Kvon In these years of bounti ful harvests a careful comparison of the crops In the fmmo district and un der the same cultivation shows a dif ference of from 30 to 50 per cent in favor of the Irrigated fields. Now con verts arc being made every day , as the increasing number of filings in the ofllco of the state board of Irrigation shows. This Increased Interest la not confined to the western part of the state. Ono of the most promising and successful Irrigation plants In the state is located In the heart of one of the finest farming districts In central Ne braska , where a total failure of crops has never been known. The success of this enterprise Is attracting the atten tion of good farmers and Is slowly breaking down the opposition growing out of the lack of Information as to the benefits to bo derived from , and Iho cost and trouble of Irrigation , Farmers are finding that the price of irrigation Is a cheap Insurance against the effect of prolonged drought. Ono who has seen his crop or his neighbor's saved from destruction , or the yield doubled by timely Irrigation , needs no further argument to convince him of Its value TniopH Soon to Id-turn. It Is quite evident that the War de partment desire to relieve the First regiment of Nebrnalui volunoers from duty as soon as possible , if Indeed , their return to the country baa not al ready been ordered by General Otis , at Manila. From information received by the military authorities from Wash ington concerning the discharge ol the regiment It Is understood that orders for the return of the troops have al ready been Issued. Governor Poyntcr received a reply to his letter of April 13 concerning the probable date of the sailing of the First Nebraska , In which Adjutant General Corhlu staled that the movement of troops from Manila would commence about May 5 or as soon thereafter as the transports ar rived. Tbla letter was dated April G and aa the date given for the probable sailing of the troops was a day before this , it is quite evident that orders have already boon issude. The letter received by Governor Poynter reads as follows : Hon. W. A. Poyntcr , Governor of Nebraska , Lincoln : Dear Sir Your letter of April 13 last to the president , In which you say that constant Inquir ies arc being made at your ofllco by friends and relatives as to the probable date of the sailing of the First Nebras ka volunteer Infantry from Manila , has been referred to this department , and in reply the acting secretary of war de sires mot to say that while it is Im practicable at this time to Indicate the exact date of the sailing of the First Nebraska it is probable that the move ment having In view the return of the volunteer troops in the Philippine Is lands will commence about May 5. This , however , Is largely dependent upon the arrival of the transports now on their way. The First Nebraska was among the first regiments to go to Ma nila and unless something unforeseen happens It wil be among the first to return. Further than this I am unable - able to say at this time , but as soon as the department has been advised of the siiillng of the transports having the regiment on board you will bo not ified by wire. Very respectfully , II. C. CORBIN , Adjutant General. Condition of tlio Crops. The past week , says the latest crop bulletin , has been warm and wett with an abundance of sunshine In" most of the eastern counties conditions ex ceedingly favorable for the growth of vegetation. In the western counties the conditions were less favorable ; the first days of the week were cold , with high wind , and the rainfall for the wee.k was considerable less than nor mal. mal.Tho The average daily temperature ex cess has varied from about 7 degrees in the eastern part of the state to loss than a degree In the western. The rainfall has been above normal in most of the eastern and a portion of the southwestern counties and de cidedly below normal in the western and northwestern counties. The rain fall exceeded three Inches in several small areas in the northeastern part of the state. Rapid progress has been made with farm work during the past week ; even In the localities of heaviest rainfall work has been retarded but little. About one-half the corn TS planted In southern counties , and planting Is just commencing In the northern. Small grain has Improved in condition In all parts of the state , although moro rain where the showers of the past week would bo beneficial in some localities were light. Cherry , plum and apple trees are In bloom , and the present Indication are for n good crop. llutlcr County Hey Suicided. David City dispatch : This morning at 4 n. m. , George Moyster a young man twdnty year 3 old , residing at Garrison risen , took a shotgun and. blow his brains out. The young man died In stantly. No reason can bo assigned for the act , as ho appeared perfectly well and planted corn all day yesterday. The coroner has been summoned. Yesterday afternoon , while plowing on the farm of Thomas Fox , Anton Krchnavey attempted to commit sui cide by taking n knlfo and cutting his throat. Ho cut from under the ear on either side to the center of his throat and then cut his wrists badl > and to finish the job thrust the knlfo Into Ills side and then lay down In the furrow behind the plow to die , but dlt not. Finding his attempt a failure ho got up and went to the house , where his condition was learned. Mike Fox took him In n buggy and brought hln to town. Dr. Lester dressed his wounds and ho will recover. The doc tor says the only thing that saved hln was Ida dull knife. Ho Is held In Jal pending the action of the Insanltj board. < Wl OF CONFERENCE Members of Commission Will ing to Grant Requests. rilE EILIPINOS SEEK TO PARLEY. 'rnposnl In I'rnlmlily Prompted l > y Native OoiiRrcK * ut Hun lolilor Ten Men Sur- prlno anil 1'itt tci Koutn Force of Two Hundred InRtirKcntk Mutters at Ma nila Continue Quiet. MANILA , May 15. The civilian members of the United States Phlllp- ) lno commission are favorable to the ncetlng with a Filipino commission , vhlch was suggested yesterday on be- ialf of Agulnaldo by Lieutenant Roys of the staff of General Gregerlo Del Filar , who came to General Lawton inder a Hag of truce , bearing the pro- > osnl. It is thought by the American ommlssloners that the idea may have esulted from a recent meeting of the so-called Filipino congreaa nt San sidor. The local Filipino commission , vhlch Is In close communication with ho leaders of the rebellion , is doing ts utmost to secure peace. Ten members of Major General awton's band of scouts , under W. M. Young , the old Indian fighter , entered ho town of San Miguel , about fifteen nlles north of Norsegarny , not aware of what place It was. They found 200 illplnos there , but the rebels , taking ho scouts for the advance of General .awton's army , fled after firing n few hots. Young and another acout were vounded and have been brought to Janlla. The Ninth Infantry and a mountain lattery of six guns have been sent to ho front. The uniform quiet now prevailing n Manila has led the auuiorltlos to clax the rule under which the city treets were cleared from 7 to 8:30 : ) . m. and there is In consequence the argest and most brilliant assembly of pedestrians and people In carriages at the concerts on the Luenta that has been known here since the Spaniards eft. eft.Prof. Prof. Schtirmann , president of the United States Philippine commission , gave a farewell luncheon today to Ail- nlral Dewey , at which Prof. Dean C. Vorcester and Colonel Charles Denby of the commission , with General Mac- \.rthur , Mrs. Lawton and others , were present. The health of the admiral vas drunk with the utmost cordiality. WASHINGTON , May 15 The fol- owlng dispatch from Major General Otis , giving the status of the military situation as it now exists In the oper- itlons against the Insurgents , was received at the war department today : "MANILA , May 14 Adjutant Gen eral , ( Washington : Situation as fol- ows : Lawton from Ballnag has taken hie Fonso and San Fernando north , vlth slight loss and driving consider able force of enemy ; gunboats and anoes will accompany 1,500 men under Cobbe up Rio Grande river from Calumplt , departing TJay 1C ; Mac- Vrtluir remains nt San Fernando , covering country. * * * Yesterday i messenger from Aguinaldo express- ng a wish to send commission to Ma- illa for conference with United States commission to arrange terms of peace ; llrections given to pass body of repre sentative Insurgents to Manila should It present itself. "OTIS. " Strain Too Great fur LONDON , May 15. Sir Henry Ir ving , whose recent work in the tltlo role of Sardou's famous drama , "Robe spierre , " at the Lyceum theater has been exceedingly trying , was taken seriously ill Sunday morning with an affection of the throat. Dr. Farrar , a specialist , was Immediately summoned and as the result of his advice It is announced this evening that Sir Hen ry's part during the present week will bo taken by his son , Lawrence. Law rence Irving is Sir Henry's understudy In several notable roles. The announcement of the illness brought a largo number of professional callers this evening to Sir Henry Ir- vlng's residence in Graflou street , but his medical adviser has forbidden him to receive any ono at present. It la hoped that with complete rest ho will be restored to his usual health by the end of the week. Nebriisknn Attempts Suicide. CHICAGO , May 15. John 13. Degette of Nebraska City , Neb. , attempted to commit suicide this morning about 10:30 : o'clock by shooting himself nt the Victoria hotel , in the presence of his bride of a little less than two months. It Is said that the young couple had had a quarrel over a birth day present which Degette was going to give his bride and coming to the conclusion that she did not love him ho decided to do away with himself. Degette was left $150,000 by his father a banker of Nebraska City , two years ago. Ono Hundred Thousand an Hour. BUDA PEST. May 15. M. Puiter , director general of the electricity com pany , read a paper on a now system of rapid telegraphy invented by Pol- lak & Vlrag , by which it is claimed 100,000 words can bo transmitted with in an hour. Experiments showed thai even tjint number of words did not limit the transmission. Telegrams however , must bo previously perfor ated on slips of paper in the Morse alphabet. To Defy Tninmnny. NEW YORK , May 15. Acting under orders from the national democratic committee , It is said , 100 Chicago plat form democrats met tonight In this city and took steps to at once thor- DUghly organize the city and later the state of New York to defy Tammanj hall. A committee of twenty was ap pointed to at once arrange the five boroughs to systematically work them James R. Brown presided at the meet Ing , and after the meeting said tha i contesting delegation of Bryan am Chicago platform men will be sen trom this state to the next natlona convention. BLAME SANGUILLY , Cuban * Say He Is i\t tlio llottom of Un- fiunralilo ISuportn. HAVANA , May 15. General Gomez urn sent a message to Governor Gen eral Biooke that he will do himself the pleasure of calling at headquarters omorrow morning at 9 o'clock for a further conference icgardlng the pay ment of the Cuban troops. The appoint- iicnt for the Interview is the result of a direct Inquiry na to what Gener- il ijomez intended to do In view of the resignation and non-appearance of all the Cuban officers nominated by him to represent the several corps In the dis tribution of the S3.000.000. General 3rooke is determined to disregard for he present the reports that reach him 'rom ' various sources as to the alleged ntentlon of Gomez to withdraw his co-operation and thus to throw into confusion the carefully matured plans for distributing the fund. He believes that the personal inter view tomorrow ought to adjust the .empornry perplexity. Ho is unwlll- nS to consider Gomez as Insincere eras as acting in bad faith , but the gover- lor general still retains the discretion reposed In him by President McKlnley o abandon the effort to disband the ate Insurgents with the gratuity and o send back the entire amount to the United States. The Cuban general , Raefel Rodri guez , speaking for Gomez today , said .lint the reports of a difference with jcncral Brooke were absolutely un- true. The attitude of Gomez , he de clared , had undergone no change and the principal generals of the Cuban ar my , ns well as the rank and flic , con tinued to support Gomez as they al ways had. He flatly denied that there had been my meeting of Cuban officers at vhlch Gomez had been present or held with his approval where a decision md been reached not to surrender the irms , and he explained that all the alk about a revolt in the army against the surrendering of the arms was the vork of members of the former mili- ary assembly , "a group of malcontents behind Manuel Sangullly , who can give 10 trouble and are not worth consider ation. " In explaining the withdrawal of the 3ubnn generals who were appointed o serve with the Americans in dis tributing the $3,000,000 General Rodri guez said that Rojas probably wlth- Irew owing to the anti-Gomez influ- iiice ; Nodarse because General Brooke lad not appointed him civil governor ) f Havana , and Monteaguedo because ie was busy in the province of Santa Clara , giving Major General Wilson the benefit of his co-operation there. Rod riguez expressed himself as confident hat other officers of equal prominence and authority would be found to act vlth the Americans. As early as March 22 , Gomez agreed that the arms should : o stored in the military custody of the United States. This plan was clearly inderstood by the Cubans. Neverthe- ess the politicians and some of the nore restless Cuban officers are today alklng in n warlike strain , spreading exciting stories about "taking to the woods" and fighting the Americans , intl attributing to Gomez things ho never said. Year of Jnbiloo Decreed. WASHINGTON , May 15 The papal bull issued in Rome within the last few days decreeing that the year 1900 shall bo a jubilee throughout the church is expected here shortly and will bo announced In all churches throughout the country. The Issuance of a bull on the subject gives it special solemnity. It has been the custom to hold jubilees of the church every twenty-five years , and at OUO time tllCSfiVf > rr > tlin nnmnlrm for the gathering of vast concourses at Rome to receive the special dispen sations and indulgences allowed dur ing jubilee years. It is expected , how ever , by the highest church authorities here that the jubilee next year will bo quite generally celebrated throughout the world , thus giving It a more uni versal aspect instead of being centered at Rome , though doubtless it will lead to many pilgrimages to Rome and the gathering there of distinguished churchmen. The jubilee next year Is considered moro Important than that held every twenty-five years , as It ushers in a new century and comes at a time when Pope Leo Is old and very feeble , his 90th year having been completed in March. To I'rcscrvo Friendships. SAVANNAH , Ga. , May 15. The offi cers of the Thirty-first Michigan regi ment , which Is to be mustered out of the service next Wednesday , were dined tonight by the officers of the First Georgia , who were mustered out last fall. During the time the First Georgia was in the service it was brigaded with the Thirty-first Michigan and n fast frlonship sprang up between the two commands. The entertainment tonight was given as a last token of the hospitality of the Georgians and a mark of their love and esteem for the men from Michigan. Before the Michigan regiment gets away the offi cers expect to present a loving cup to the officers of the First Georgia. IU-io\ernor Drake 111. CHICAGO , 111. , May 15. Word was received hero that ex-Governor F. M. Drake of Iowa is critically 111 at his homo in Centervllle , la. Mr. Drake has been in ill health a number of years but when ho retired from the presidency of the Indiana , Illinois & Iowa railroad at the time of the sale of the road about a year ago , his friends hoped he would regain his strength. Ho was taken seriously ill two weeks ago and since that time has been very low. Keiolutlon In the Oil Trade. PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , May 15. It la reported that the British steamship Robert Dickinson , which arrived hero yesterday from Shields , In ballast , will load a cargo of bulk oil at this port for Calcutta , and will afterward en gage In the oil trade. The Dickinson will bo the first tank steamship to load oil for the far east , and if the report of the Intention of her owners la true. It Indicates a revolution in the oil shipments and marks the end of sailing ships In the eastern oil trade. A southern man who recently turned home after a visit to Best "You know thcs said to a neighbor : here round , white beans ? " The other admitted that he did. "Wo feed 'em " "Yea. " to bosses down our way. "Well , sir , up in Boston they take them beans , boll 'em for three or four houra , alap a little sow belly an' some molasses and other truck In with em and what do you suppose thdy dp with 'em ? " "Gosh , I do' no. " "Well , sir , " said the first speaker , sententiously - tiously , "I'm d d If they don't eat em ! " . A coincidence Is the antiquated plea of the plagarlst 44 Keep to Your Place and Your Place 'will Keep You ' Without good health we cannot keep situations or en joy life. Most troubles origi nate in impure blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes the blood rich and healthy , and wilt help you ' ' keep your place. Built Up"Was tired out , bad no appetite until I took Hood's Sarsaparilla. It built me rlRbt up and I can cat heartily. " ETTA M. JlAor.n , Atbol , Mass. 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