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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2!), PUtt.
Cbc plattsmoutb journal
PUBLISHED SGMI-WKEKLY AT ITATTSJIOl Til, MCHIt A SKA.
Entered at Postofflce at Plattsmouth, Neb., as second-class mail matter.
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Oh, for a tongue to curse the
slave
Whose treason, like a deadly
blight,
I- Comes o'er the council of the
brave, v
And blast them in their hour
J. of might! Moore.
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SITUATION IN MEXICO.
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Fine picnic weather.
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Fine summer weather at last.
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Where arc you gonig to spend the
Fourth ?
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A woman's imagination works best
when she is jealous.
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It's about time for sugar to make
another advance in price putting-up
fruit season. ,
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The beautiful groves around Platts
mouth afford pleasure to the young
and old alike.
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for lack of any other issue some
of the politicians might promise to
keep baseball out of politics.
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Living on 33 cents a day is not
nearly so difficult if you do not have
to live on 33 cents a day.
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Enthusiastic ajplausc will be heard
m the theater of war when they ring
down the curtain of fire.
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Health officers are recommending
;: summer tonic that docs not cost a
ct.-:it, and is absolutely safe. It con
tains only one word: Walk!
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It is well to sit down and consider
what would have happened to this old
world if Noah had been a chautauqua
lecturer instead of a man who be
lieved in preparedness.
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The average Ngirl would rather be
able to crochet a beautiful shawl than
Lake a rattling good biscuit, but the
well-made biscuit is a better aid to
matrimony, don't you think?
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President Wilson pays but little
attention to the mumblings of the
pacifists. It is just as well. They
don't know what they want anyway
just talking to hear their heads
rattle.
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We are heartily in favor of the new
preparedness money reported to be in
process of coinage at the mints. Wc
owe a certain pacifist $1 and we are
certain he won't tajce it if tainted
with militarism.
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The men seem to feel it is perfectly
proper for women to engage in all
kinds of athletics, provided they wear
entangling skirts so long that they
can't possibly compete with the su
perior masculine sex.
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Tell everyone you meet about our
"Home Coming." Especially all those
living in Cass county, and inform
those who once lived here and now
leside at a long distance away from
here. That's the way to get them
here.
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Hughes' greatest availibility has
been his absence from his party for
six years. All men who have taken
any part in the progress of that
party, in it3 workings, its activities,
were disqualified because they tool:
such part.
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M. Sazowoff, Russian minister of
foreign afFairs, says peace talk is
lutile feince neither side wen. Hut if
the game isn't over in twenty-two
innings there ought to be a provision
for haviv.g it cHd on account of
darkness.
The Mexican situation has reached
a point where it is deemed necessary
by President Wilson to prepare to
meet the worst that might happen on
the Mexican border. The president
has called out substantially the entire
national guard and has ordered every
state to mobilize troops and have
them in readiness for an advance to
the border if needed." And in every
state the utmost haste is being made
to comply with the president's orders,
and within a week's time a hundred
thousand state militia will be ready
for war, if war should come.. It is
most unfortunate that conditions have
arisen that demand the use of force,
the shedding of blood and the destruc
tion of property. .The people of the
United States would be Mexico's best
friends if they could have it1 so.
President Wilson has been patient
with the Mexicans and has pleaded
with them to settle their differences
and establish some kind of stable gov
ernment. The president has impressed
upon the Mexicans that the American
people want nothing for themselves
in Mexico, and had no desire jto settle
Mexican affairs. As "friends and
neighbors,'' the president declared,
"the American people deem it to be
their duty to lend any aid they prop
erly can to any instrumentality which
promises to be effective in bringing
about a settlement which will embody
tle real objects of the revolution
constitutional government and the
rights of the people.' The president
has been severely criticised by po
litical opponents because of his so
called policy of watchful waiting, but
outside of the demagogues the Amer
ican people have sympathized deeply
with the poor distressed and mis
guided people of Mexico and have
hoped that they might find some way
out of their difficulties. There can
be but one excuse for making war on
Mexico, and that is the necessity of
deefnding American lives and Amer
ican territory. There can be no war
of conquest, and Mexico is too poor
to pay large indemnities. In the event
rf war the United States will be at
great expense, both in men and
money, and the most that we can
expect in the way of recompense will
be a more orderly neighbor across the
Rio Grande. It will be a case of
whipping an unruly child to enforce
obedience to the rules of goou society.
Nobody is proud of the job, but neces
sity demands it. A war with Mexico
can have but one ending, of course.
What the Mexicans expect to gain
by provoking war with the United
Slates is indeed a mystery. The lead
ers must know that if war ensues the
United States will of necessity bring
Mexico to her knees in order to cure
her of her anarchy and revolutions.
A further benefit of the war, if war
wc have, will be the opportunity
given to the political blusterers to
show that they can fight as well as
find fault with President Wilson's
efforts to preserve peace. Let's sec
'em go to it.
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When you feel that you must abuse
people, be an evangelist and get paid
for it.
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When a man is boss in his own
home, that is a sign his wife and
children arc away.
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German authoiities deny the re
ports that they an; aiding Mexico, or
ever had an idea of doiny so.
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Still looks more warrish, but the
United States means buiness, and is
going light ahead mobolizing troops
in all. state j.
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Deduct all war business from the
country's efforts and the balance is
still greater than the heaviest export
volume under' the Payne-Aldrich tariff.
Friends of Carranza should take
steps to have a guardian appointed
for him.
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What has President Wilson done
that you would have undone? That
is the question to ponder over between
now and election day.
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The preparedness parades in this
country would be particularly inter
esting to the fellows who became
cver-heatcd in debating the universal
disarmament theory a few years ago.
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Carramca is likely to learn before
long the penalty of illiteracy. Had
he been apt in rhciciie lie might never
have facet! the possibility of a hand-
to-hand fight with the United States.
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If Henry Ford has learned anything
to his or our advantage by his peace
Expedition to Europe, now is the time
for him to cone forward and put it
in practical implication on the Mex
ican border.
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The very first time the new Ash
land ritle range was wanted for serv
ice it was louiitl unlit. liave seme,
people slipped something over on
Uncle Sam? It certainly has that
appearance.
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The way of the transgressor is be
ing strewn wiln tacks day ly uay.
AN UGLY II US I NESS
II is new urged that the prisoners in
the Kansas penitentiary be compelled
to wear night shirts and take a bath
every day. Kansas always goes to
the extremes.
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"It was a great victory for the do
facto government," says an eye
witness with an "les" on the end of
his name: Now is the time to call
it n great victory, for later on the
eports will show that it was only a
?e facto victory.
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A June bridegroom, like a college
graduate, imagines the eyes of the
whole world are upon him. Not so;
pretty girl attiacts a good deal
more attention, and no one stops to
ask whether : he i-; mairied, single or
graduated, or not.
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Perhaps you don't realize the pre
carious position of General Pershing's
men at this time. If they withdraw
they will have to walk backward.-;
every step of the way, not daring to
turn their backs on the Mexicans. So
it's much easier to stay and fight.
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Some people live in Omaha on pur
pose to be elected to the state legis
lature. Hut this is one of the years
that those who have been elected for
the last twelve or fourteen years arc
going to be elected to stay at home
and earn their living this election.
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Other f-.tates in the union may 'cave
more interests that bring about situa
tions for war, but Nebraska possesses
the patriotic young men who respond
whenever there is a call for men to
fight for the flag. In the Spanish
American war she furnished more
than her full quota and left many
disappointed over the fact thai there
was no need for them to serve. And
they are ready to go again at their
country's call.
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COIJU SEES
COW
Irving Cobb, in a witticism anent
the St. Louis comentioa, fortuitously
landed upon a, happy simile. He said
that the democratic delegates all
looked as if they kept a cow, mean
ing, of course, that they have a milk
fed and. butter-fat appearance.
And there's the whole thing in a
nutshell. All America is keeping -a
cow right now. Wc are rolling in
plenty such as has not been our lot
for a coon's age, and due primarily,
and admittedly, to the European war
and its wholesale demand upon us for
anything we have to scdl at praeticul
ly our own prices. Hut it would be a
very easy matter to turn that plenty
into want, and there have been sev
eral conspicuous occasion when had
it not been for Wilson's level head, it
would have been so turned.
America got its cow from Europe,
and a right good. milker ;;he is, but
just the same, 'tis an unruly beast,
and if Wilson didn't hold he.r still it
would be an uncommon hard job to
milk her. Omaha Daily News.
Prominent Mexicans in this coun
try, among them Joaquin E. M. Ueit
ran, who was a senator for nineteen
years in the Mexican congress, de
clare that Carranza, seeing that his
power is failing, that his treasury is
bankrupt, that he can no longer bor
row money, is actively trying to bring
on war with the United States and
that he has distributed his army in
northern Mexico and between Veia
Cruz and the capital with that view
in mind and never with the idea of
capturing the bandits. Senator Pelt
ran declares that there are now in
Cat ra:r:a's iwrnv nearly all of the
Villa followers and that they are men
who fought the battles thit made it
possible for Carranza to gain power.
Peltran also declares that General
Onregjn has under his command
43.000 seasoned cavalry, commanded
by officers who received most of their
framing outside of Mexico, and that
they are placed in positions immedi
ately to attack Pershing whenever he
receives orders. The cavalry of Obrc
gon alone is about equal to all the
American forces on the lonicr. It is
not at all strange Funston request etl
that the National guard be sent for
ward as soon as possible.
Many thinking men have for some
weeks believed that Carranza was
determined to force war with the
United States and every day has eon
firmed the impression. There has
been five years of turmoil in Mexico,
'nd the people of this country have
been willing to let them light it out
! among them -elves. J,ut when ma-
;aud!ng bands invaded our territory,
and he murdering of inoffensive
American citizens, both in Mexico and
on this side cf the line, not only con
tinued hut increased in number, it was
impossible to endure the aggivssior.s
rny longer. Carranza has simply
been jockeying for a position to
escape the odium of declaring war on
a nation that has always been friend
ly, and without whose as. istance he
could never have attained power. It
is an ugly business, but when Uncle
Sam gets through, no one will say it
has not been thoroughly attended to.
World-Herald.
Dance at German Home Saturday
night, July" 1.
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Sometimes it seems that idle curi
osity is about the busiest thing.
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Une tiling certain there is no!
hyphenism in the democratic party.'
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A Plattsmouth woman looks so
husky she is referred to frequently as
"John L.'
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home oi the cruel-en. lanciers are
also anxious to keep their wives from
finding it out.
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Truth is a jewel, but if we tell too
much of it we are liable to get our
block knocked ofF.
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There are some pretty fair cooks
in the world, but none of them can
disgui. e a German car) as a black j
bass.
The skirts will haw; to scar some
what yet before they attain the alti
tude record set by the latest bathing
suits.
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It is worth while to lerrember that
vhcn his country called Cincinnati
she did not drag him shrieking and
protesting away from a pool table.
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A married Plattsmouth ladv fondly
l
recalls her girlhood davs when she
counted the white horses and she isn't
red-headed, either. There being fewer
horses t count nowadays, she has
juvt as much fun picking out men
who ought to wear wigs.
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Mexico's feelings are said to be
hint by the latest note from Wash-
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Never be!'
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in a
national crisis
was the country so supremely confi
dent of the wisdom and the courage
of its leader.
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liat paper is so high and scarce
that i onic of the big city papers were
forced, to cut down their usual num
ber of pages last Sunday.
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In V.)l'2 republicans : imported the
Payne-AJilrich tariff. Democrats op
posed it, of course. The Underwood
bill repealed it and now the repub
licans fail to demand its re-enactment.
Put the people will not fail
to fee that Penrose and Smoot are
still on the job.
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The hunger after ofl'ico may have
something to do with the roseate pre
dictions of republican politicians, but
their hunger is as nothing compared
to the ravenous appctiee of the lobby
that Wilson rcourged from the capi
tal. The lebby is for Hughes unani
mously, and then some.
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There has been a split in the pro
gressive national committee, assem
bled to listen to the appeal of Teddy
to turn the moose party over to
Hughe:-., but it was not done by a
long shot. Fifteen or twenty of the
committee simply refuse to be sold
out, and declared their intention to
support President Wilson.
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The power of Candidate Hughes in
controlling public opinion is shown in
his action ,as governor of New York,
when he sent a special message to
the New York legislature advising
against the ratification of the income
tax amendment to the United Stales
constitution. The Hughes message
was used by the opponents of the in
come tax' before a good sdiare of the
legislatures of the various states, and
was widely circulated through the
metropolitan press. The net result
when the returns were in showed
forty-five states for the income tax
amendment, ond just three support
ing the Hughes opposition, namely,
Utah, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
mighty and splendid nation.
Whoever actuated by the purpose
to promote the interest of :. foreign
ington. Those sobs you hear, how- power in disiegard of our own coun-
ever, are those of the Mexicans who try's welfare or to injure nis gov-
reallv are vcrv able to control their eminent in its foreign relations or
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feelings. The sobs are svmpathetic cripple its industries at hi.ue, and
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ones lrom l'mchot. Valiant anJpvnwuT oy arousing pre,. nice oi
CJuIiek. j racial, religious or other na:.ire, cre
ates discord and strife arcing our
As loner as some people are allowed people so as to obstruct the whole
to place their autos and motoicvcles --me process of unification, is faith-
the side of Main street and less to the trust which the privileges
leave them there for from a half to ot citizenship repose in hin: and dis
an hour, don't blame others for doing loyal to his country.
the same. Town people will do this We, therefore, condemn, as sub
with impunity, and the parking place versive of this nations un.:y and in-
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;s so near, i reat all alike. t"i, mm aa i.c.-mi ueu e ui u
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o: iwenare, ii:e acuwues ami 'jesina. ol
K .oseveU has at last done what he every group or organization, political
intended to do all the time, in case or otherwise, that has for its object
he failed to get the republican en- the advancement of the interest cf a
(iorsement for president come out loreign power, whether sik:i object is
for Hughes. He sui prises no one by prompted by intimidating the govern
SO UCing. JIO IS SimpiV JCalOUS CI n.cni., a iu:iciLui lum' oi uiii-scm.!-
President Wilson and will do anything tives of the people, or which is calcu-
in his power to defeat him. Put he fated and tends to divide our peopie
has simnlv t.viod fn sidl out. the nro- into antagonistic groups and thus to
Lavish as we are with sympathy.
None get too much of it.
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Young people are like coffee and
tea sickening when to sweet.
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Anything that is trained and sensi
ble should have good manners.
Yv'ouldn't Palm Beach suits look
just as well if they were not so tight?
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If ignorance is bliss, a whole lot of
us certainly ought to rightiously
happy.
gressive party, but will never be able
to deliver the goods.
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Nothing ever gives us more pleas
ure th;m to meet an old friend, and
especially one who has been confined
destroy that complete agreement and
solidarity of the people ar.J that unity
;f sentiment and national purpose so
essential to the perpetuity of the na
tion and its free institutions.
We condemn all alliances and corn-
to home for the past six months or binations of individuals in this coun
more. Ed Parriott, one of the best try, of whatever nationality or
fellows in the world, and a dved-in- descent, who agree and conspire
iho-wool wemoe-vat, gave us a call together for the purpose of embar
jesterday, and while he .still lacks a hashing or weakening our government
good ileal of being a well man, we are or of improperly influencing or
glad to know that he is able to get coercing our public representatives
around. Anil we hope Ed will con- in dealing or negotiating with any
tinue to improve, and in a short time foreign power. We charge that such
"be himself once again."
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THE KiXG OF PATRIOTISM
conspiracies among a limited number
xist and have been instigated for the
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purpose ot advancing the interests o,T
foreign countries to the prejudice and
The part that the United States detriment of our own country. We
will play in the new day of inter- condemn any political party which in
national relationships which is now view of the activity of such conspira-
upon us will depend upon our prepa-hors surrenders its integrity or modi
ration and our character. The demo- J fes it s policy. From the' Democratic
era tie party therefore recognizes the Platform:
tissi-nicm uxio. iriuin jmane uemuiiMru- l :o:
tio:i of the individuality and coherent Tvvo ball games. in Plattsmouth the
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strength of the nation as the supreme Fourth.
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issue oi mis uay 111 wnicn uic wuoiei :o
world faces the crisis of manifold Will the Pull Moosers now take to
change: it summons all men, of tall timbers?
whatever origin or creed, who would
count themselves Americans to join
in making clear to all the world the
unity and consequent power of America.
This ib an issue of paliiotirjm. To;
taint it with partisanship would be to
defile it. In this day of test., America
nuii-t show itself, not a nation cf par- j
titans, bnt a nation of patriots. There
is gathered here in Amciica the best
of the blood, the industry and the
genius of the whole world, the ele-;
ments of a great raca and a mag-
nificent society to be . melted into a fcirreT.
What you want may not necessar
ily be your right, even when you call
them that.
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Central America's support of Mex
ico is something like Montinegro's aid
to the entente allies.
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No girl should build up her com
plexion to the extent that when she
wants to smile she can't.
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You are not carrying your full
load unlc.s you practice self-deni. in
some form to some extent.
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There is no such a thing as mono
polizing trouble, although some make
a strong effort in that direction.
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Does a man ever become so old that
people do not "watch" him some
times? Will I should smile to snicker!
smokes!
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The United States has been fortun
ate in the last century in the nations
that have picked on it. Last time it
was Spain.
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Al-out tne only reason we can see
for the publication of the childhood
pictures of Charles Evans Hugiics U
to bring out the fnct that he wasn't
born with tho.c whiskers.
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It is now reported that the repub
lican nominee for vice president be
gan life a barefoot boy. That's no
thing to brag about. Didn't all boys
start in life without any shoes on?
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Put. few lofers can be seen on the
streets of Plattsmouth. There is no
necessity for loafing when they are
able to work and there is plenty of it
in this old town all the season round.
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