The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917, May 22, 1896, Image 7

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    LITTLE VfiSQUEZE’S NERVE.
Tkft ]Mt Hours of ■ Drrsdr*
Hrilraa Onflow.
The subject of the recent conviction
of several of the notorious outlaws in
the Southwest came up for discussion
In a party of ranchmen nnd miners lit
the hotel In this place, the other even
ing. Every oue In the party hud had
long and varied experience* In Cali
fornia, New Mexico and Arl/.ona since
be came across the plains with an ox
team or across the Isthmus In the ’fid's
or early 'fid’s, and, naturally, all 'ad
Interesting recollection* to tell of what
they had seen of wild, lawless and Ir
responsible character* on *ke plain*
and among the mountains.
Col, Dan Fillmore, who Is one of the
principal cattlemen In Ventura county,
and came to California In the Id
days, told the most Interesting remin
iscence of the evening.
"I reached Sacrament*.,” said he, "In
the days of the wildest and most bon
any.ii like days of gold washing among
the creeks and through the canyons of
Central California, and In the forty
six years since then I have, as a min
ing prospeetor, and later, as a cattle
man. seen a good hit of the genuine
frontier life, and have had some deal
ings with desperadoes and outlaws.
First and Inst, I have been a witness
to the hanging of twenty-seven men
and the shooting of several more. I
think I have myself acted as an officer
of the peace In the lynching of eleven
or twelve of the most exuol, deliberate
and scheming bandits that ever figured
In flash literature. Hut, gentlemen,
the calmest, coolest and most collected
man I ever saw In the presence of an
Hp|s>lnt‘‘d nnd Inexorable death, and
one which seemed most Indifferent to J
his doom, was that famous little effem
inate-looking outlaw, Tlburdo \ns-|
(juex, who was bunged In Han Jose
fourteen ><ars ago. I have seen many
men go upon a scaffold and under the
hangman's noose with hii appaient
carelessness of their fate, and hme
heard men call that neive shut It was
ull summoned .ind exhibited for tile
ilast few moments only, Vow, Vasip'o*
bad the genuine article, and while lie
, appreciated fully ihat he bud but a
day longer to live, Ills constant effort,
was to make those about him iis cheer
ful us possible.
"Tlburclo Vasiiiie/, was. as you re
member, the son of u prominent fatuity
In Chihuahua, Mex. Illx grandfather j
was on Intimate ‘arms with Gcueinlx
tint hide and Santa Anna and wax rich
seventy years ago. Young Vasques
wax given a good cduetllon until lie
wax sixteen years old .and he wax to
lx- scni to Harceloua, Spain, lor a col
lege education. Hut he wax horn with
a too wild, deyperate, lawless and cruel ;
di- pi xltion When he wax scarcely j
more than a youth he broke through
all restraint at home and at school and
became an outlaw. When Imt twenty
two or twenty-three years of age lie
had developed into the boldest and
inoxt ruthless brigand we cattlemen
and miners along the Hlo Grande re
gion ever knew. In the summer of '7.'l
I am sure that the Vasques gang of
Mexican cut-throats killed from eight
to twelve men, and got, by robbing
mining camps ami a United States
army paymaster, something over
000. Ax lie grew older he became bold
er, mid hlx field of operations for ten
or fifteen yea is was all the way from
Tucson, Arls., up to Stockton. Cal. 'The
Vasques band was known all over the
coast In 18711 and 1878. Part of the
gang wax lyuched at Marlcopah. Arts.,
in 1877, and two of the ,1mmiltx then
confessed that they had taken the liven
of over eight men and boys on the
coast and along the Hlo Grande in the
course of live or six years. They did
not know how many oilier men had
been slaughtered by Vasques and hlx
followers before they came to know
the chief bandit.
“At laxt Vasques was caught and
held so securely that he could not ex
eat x* trial and sentence of death. None
of hlx friends could save him, notwith
standing the money that wax spent on
the lawyers who worked day and night j
in hlx behalf. That was in 1881. lie
wax confined in the jail at Sun Jose,
and, ax I knew Sheriff Adams well, 1
went to see Vasques, of whom 1 had
■miiiv tlincH been In terror and whom
1 hud great curiosity to meet. As I,
In company with several ranchmen,
went into the Juil corridor the after
noon before the day of the execution.
Yflsqucx was let out of his cell to chat
with us. lie was a little, dap|ier fel
low, with bright, laughing eyes, a
pleasant mouth and thin, clean-shaven
face, lie did not weigh over 130
isnilids. and Ills dress was scrupulous
ly neat. It wus hard for many of us
ranchmen in the Jail corridor to bc
llovo that he wus really the Yuu<|uex of
whose wholesale roblierles, dreadful
slayings of human life ami tinproee
deuted recklessness we hud heard al
most dally for over a decade. We Imd
hud cowlsiys who seemed aide to swat
lew that little fellow, hut who had held
even the inline of Yhmiucx Iu coustaut
dread.
"the little Mexican wus writtug
full-well teller* to Ills frteuds a* We
rams lulo the corridor, ami as he came
cut of his cell he lurked his penholder
tirhiud Id* ear ami smilingly extended
Id* hand to rack lit our jatrty 'I'm
liteaaed to wv Jfolt.' said lie, 'llUt If I
nave md my writ* at command please
reao inhe» that for several hours I
tune tire a pulling niy brain to severe
letter writing When one conn*# to
write Ilia *.«> lost letter* of all to lit*
dear anew, you know, II la guile brain
taxing.'
"We offered kuo a kahdful of cigar*
gad b* aatd "Many tbaak* t« you
Jertletncu I bn* to »m**ke. bin I
■■I* i tklak I shall lot** lltoe t*> .m *k«
all Ike** Mo 111 IMl* aotwe for tke
g oar da V Usque* wa* pul out that
tker* Ssft tab s. sis for all »f
ua. and la wbtaper* Ugge.1 Ike guards
to go a ad get a * hair iu another par*
of the Jail and be remained standing
while w* sal lie g sained about tb
latent Mew* from Nan r ruaetaesx xad
x*h*d a tfexbaa geatbioan u» ear
part i f»r further Mu of point* *t ia
r*<maii>*a front the t*tt» of M>xt«tx
Me tab! X beat tilde sl*»ry al**at X
funny rtperWm* among lb serraau
la bta father* beam la t'bihiMkaa
wbaa ha aa* x hoy xad slow tke
ip**ri drew b*rth a hom*»r**as tab
(peat eae of saw party be bug bed xa
astnli its geaulaety a* you >ts lm
ggiu» Al, you Am* rtcaua saM be
k bis tamlt a»wth al xpaatab a«rsi
•you Aaterwah. i*si» so. b x way of
seeing funny tilings. I guess 1 have
tnlssed a good (leal of It hy not being
a Yankee, to*.*
"Turning to me, Vasques asked if I
was not the Fillmore who onee had a
herd of cattle and a ranch down In
the Olla river country in Arizona.
I'pon my answering yes, he said; ’Oh,
now I know all alsmt you, Mr. Fill
more. Your cattle outIIt and my gang
had some little disputes alsmt prop
erty several years ago. 1 ls*lleve we
had to shoot one or two of your men.
Well, I um sincerely sorry, Mr. Fill
more, that I ever did you any liar in;
but It scents to me at this recollection
we were 111 des|»emte straiis when we
were over yonr way. ami we had to do
something out of the ordinary In our
line of business. Now, please don't
harbor any 111 will for me after I um
gone to-morrow for those old by
gones.’
"Vasques said he believed he once
got bold somewhere In Arizona of a
blooded horse having iny brand upon
It, and that It was the la-st animal he
ever had to realise when It must do
Its utmost at speed to deliver Its rider
out of danger. Tin sorry, Mr. Fill
more, you were so much a victim of
my way of doing business," said the
young man. with the only Huge of
sorrow that escaped him that day.
He told of the pleasure he had in
reading lire! Ilarte's stories In the
last two weeks, and regret led lhai he
laid not known the fun and wit there
were In lion Quixote In Ills early days.
“As lie stood there, one hand on Hie
arm of Ills chair, a newspaper In the
other, and showing a courteous Inter
est In the efforts of the bustling dep
uty to llnd seat* for his guests he was
far from lormldatile In appearance.
However terrible lie may have looked
when, shotgun In hand, he rode up to
the singe coach or tlic wayside store,
the lonely traveler or the Isolated
ranch house, with his clattering, crim
inal cavalry is-hlnd him, as ready to
blow out brain* ami cut throats as to
take plunder, he was now hut n short,
broad-shouldered, dark-skinned, ploa*
ant faced Mexican, with nothing for
bidding alsmt him. Indeed, Ids man- 1
tier was engaging.
"‘1 would rather talk of something1
else, If It Is agreeable to you. gentle
men,' he said to a reporter who bad
Jollied us, and began business at once
by asking Vasques alsiut his menial
condition.
"•I um to be Imaged to-morrow.
Very well. I don't like It, but I have
no choice. 8ceV
Two n;i'n nearing n coffin arnl followed
by a black-coated undertaker. with a
pair of treaties In bis hand, came In.
The coffin a tine one, studded with
silver-headed nails was placed on the
trestles, anil the brlgaud. cigar In
teeth, stepped up and Inspected it with
lively Interest. He half squatted and
ran,ills hand along the side.
•‘‘It’s too short,' he said, with sur
prise, looking at the awed undertaker,
who assured him it wus all tight—Unit
It should Is* measured at the top, not
near the bottom.
•• ‘It s high,’ cried Vasques, with a
wave of his hand, pleased at the qual
ity of the coffin, which had been pro
vided b,v his friends. The undertaker
thought he referred to the lid, which
was rounded, and said that It was the
fashion to make them that way.
"'Oh, he doesn't fear that," snld the
editor scornfully. 'What he means la
that It's nifty.’
•' 'Yes. nifty.' agreed the Mexican,
glancing gratefully at the Han -lose
journalist for supplying the tight
word. 'Yes, yes, It’s nifty.’
"lie put Ills hand Inside, felt the
padding, pressed the little pillow, and,
with an upward dirt, of his cigar, ob
served :
‘“Well, I shall sleep there very
well.’ . . ,
“He turned away toward his chnlr.
•“Devil lake me, Vasques, If you
haven't nerve!' exclaimed the reporter,
admiringly, . . .
"‘What would Is* the use of being
the other way?' he said calmly enough,
but there was a sharp thrill In his tone
that hinted of the agony In the caged
man's heart.
"On the next morning Vaaque* walk
ed on! Into the small Jull yard, climbed
the steps of the scaffold, gated In
differently at the gaping mob of men
below, threw a wistful glance beyond
the walls at the blue bills, on which he
had ridden on many a fray with hta
cut-throats, and then gave all hla at
tention to the glmstly business of the
moment.
"They sought to unbutton his coat
and collar. He waved them aside po
litely and did It himself. He assisted
the hnnginnu In adjusting Ihe straja*
and rope, glanced down to see that his
feet were precisely on the crack, kissed
the crucifix held out to him by the
priest, and Isirc himself with patience
and dignity while they drew over him
a white shroud and placed on his head
and shoulders a great black hood. ‘I
am ready,’ he said, serenely, closing
his eyes. _
“And he shrugged Ills shoulders anu
smiled.
“Do yon feel that you deserve your
fate?’ solemnly asked the reporter.
“‘Well, thnl does not much matter,'
lie answered, lighting a cigar. ‘While
I never killed anybody myself I per
mitted my men to do so, and In the eye
of the law that Is the same thing, so I
suppose I deserve what is going to
happen. Since 1 cannot help tnyself
1 am content.’
“ ‘Do you believe In a hereafter?’
asked the solemn reporter.
•“No-do you? he asked In return,
Ills black eyes twinkling.
The solemn reporter grinned, and so
did Vasques.
•• The priest has been here. He
says there Is another world, lie Is h
good man and believes It. Very well,
I do not know. But seriously, 1 die a
Christian, a Catholic, as 1 have lived.
Will you pardon me, gentlemen, If 1
ask you to talk about something else
than myself? 1 am glad to see you. I
like couipauy. The weather Is pleas
ant, eli?’
"He leaned Nick III Ids rtlde ehlllr
with an animated countenance, ready
to chat, like one who Wished to while
away dragging hours. He hud ulsiut
four!ecu of them left.
“The mau's face was strong and
ttrui He was In the prime of life tuul
III |s*rfeet health, Ills coumgc had
Is-eii proved In mauy a lihtody light,
and tf by murdering all his visitors it
would have giveu him one eham-e 111 a
thousand to escape that « ha nee would
have been taken and that thanked for
it t* It was. he smiled cordially, j
sml accepted the Inevitable with man
iy composure
"Ills |Hi|ltcuess wss IlleShsustlble
The editor of one of the hie*! papers
i a me In. steeled him with a bolster
oua hilarity meant at to cheer
I he . ondemued and display to the
incir«|»,Ilian lourttnllata his superior
Intimacy with a celebrated character
The editor actually took a >'opy of Ms
paper from Id* ptskef. and, wttk ike
remark. ‘I *hms«* you want to hear
whnt I mid aWui you tonight.' *ai
•town *nd read in Taspmt three solid
,'ulymu aUoil hla crtio# preparations
M i*», hanging and a mlnui# dea. rip
in-a of the gallows with meatho* of
ihs other crlmtsal* who had stepped
U|M>« It
“This per forma ace appaihd Urn re
pollen, oat laoiwi l»g» it la sttnare.
wlthowl a Mi«>« or a ( own
'Ttherlff Adams appeared ami th* j
Methaa retired late the shadow wttk
him they whispered together, and
the she I Ilf scored to tar Ur tug to Ul*
•oade th >4ty* from man purpose
Put 1 ««|ot reeelots, tlsl tin
upivt retired with a deprecatory
ilifii#
HmhM ilMMP am • If **f Nil ]
Ilf# !#■ it«k| III# i#Ak|k 1
4v* f# lift Ilir4«ri. (#n, < Wntftui
Ann i inti was me mm ui
—Philadelphia Times.
Letter Korea That Don't Work.
“I suppose,’’ said au old resident of
Pittsburg, ‘‘tliat you sometimes mall
letters In those street boxes which
open at the top? You pull down the
lid, lay the letters In flat, then let go?
Do you ever look to see If your letters
have dropped to t:he bottom? No?
Better look next time. Let me tell you
a little experience of my owu. Lust
Sunday I hud three letters which I
was anxious should reach their destl
nation the next day. 1 dropped them
iu a Uix on Smlthfleld street as I went
to church. After letting the lid fall I
peered In the silt, and there were those
three letters stuck near the top of the
ts>x. 1 thought they would shake down
when some oue else mailed a letter,
but after church 1 peered lit the box
again, and there they were still,
with an additional oue stuck near. I
thought the carrier would get them on
his rounds, and so 1 went home On
Monday morning, as I passed the Isix,
1 looked again. There were those let
ters still I asked the |Mi|leetimn at
the corner to tell the carrier utsmt
them when he o|>eitcd the Itox, but the
officer did not take any Intereat iu the
matter. At t lit the aftcrinsui those
letters were <1111 stuck .and 1 tried to
dlsbstge them with a stick, but could
uot touch them. Then I went to the
|swiottl< e and reported the matter, A
man there said the ls>x had lieeu
emptied sixteen tluo s that day. and he
didn't see how the carrier could have
failed Ui got them However, he would
tell hliu. I suppose ihtss letters Dual
ly got Stalled, for when i looked into
the rill uti Wednesday my letters Were
gouts but some Iu a different colored
envelope had been caught In the same
trap Thai la tod the only bos I
have had similar ttvmble with." Pitt*
burg t'hroulcte t elegraph
% !■**»• rsrvtkssgkt
That young man will make his
mark la «h*e work* tlta h r*thought
is wonderful." saul «ae Man Antoni.
gt ci truss a of another
It hat la awtbiN* ahoul himV
“'I by, the very day ha popped the i
uwoetma he stepped mm a lawyer's |
i.ittce ta know what a divurew salt {
would euet II* la, tadsed. a tvsuaik ,
aide twang man. and never tushes a
mistake wltheut shaping ta tvilkki
the coal "■= Te»ss diner.
ta* his**
'"The tarstf shunted the rear ter
hreathtesali, “la wpsatag with grape j
shot*
The fa*a nf the narrate Idamhed
''Aptsadtcftta" he gs ti»tl
NevstthehMss tt was (Vottowa la dm j
ta a great tsu*» Iwttv-tt Tribune
A tiog of i hrU’ltn Principle*.
At Wnlnesbury a dor has been dis
covered which its fond mistress consid
ers a Christian both in principles and
conduct. 11 accompanied her regularly
to church, never disturbed tlie eongre
gallon, and always left the sacred edi
fice in a quiet and orderly manner,
obviously having derived inueli benefit
from the service. During the week it
behaved as so exemplury a dog might
be expected to do. doing wrong "inten
tionally" to neither man nor beast It
was certainly ' an insult to expect so
enlightened an animal to wear a collar
w ith ins owner's name, but tne Wed*
ncsbury authorities mulcted the priv
ileged owner in costa However, the
possession of such a treasure must he
well worth the money. Itirmingham
(Kng. i .Mail.
IInII'n « Nfnrrli I urr
Is a constitutional cure. 1'ricc, 75c.
IV.itiien in f.srmany,
Herman women have sent it petition
to parliament protesting against some
clauses in the new civil code. Accord
ing to this code, a married woman, for
instance, has, if no special contract lias
been made, no right to dispose of her
own fortune without the permission of
her husbund. Moreover, the latter is
solely entitled to udministcr and to
have the usufruct of her money, even
of that which site earns Kvery litiau
cial transact,on entered upon by a
woman without tlie knowledge and
Consent of her husband cun be cancel
ed. Kxcepl in a few cases, women are
unably to uct u* guardians. They are
also excluded from fumlly councils,
and so on.
A successful lluctur.
We lake pleasure in calling your at
tention to the advertisement of Dr.
Marsh with regarit to ids cure for the
opium and morphine hubil to be found
in another column of this paper. The
doctor has been engaged for twenty
five years in tills specialty, and is well
and favorably known for the cures he
had made of these habits We take
pleasure In commending him lo uny
and all who need Ids services, having
been personally acquainted with him
for the past twenty-live years.
A KiiiiiiumiInii I'liet.
Roumariia lias upset the pluns of
treaty powers to have only t wo fleets
on the Itluck Sea by setting up a little
fleet of its own. It contains one fast
cruiser, Elizabeth, and fifteen smaller
crafts. The Roumanian Mug has been
recognized by the Russians, who re
turned salutes when the Meet appeared
off Sebastopol.
I'ho's Cure for Consumption lithe liest
of all cough cures (Jeorge W. Lot/, Kill u
rher, La, August SO, ISlfft.
Kuoeral inonuiueutH are exported from
this country to Australin.
’1 he name of ('ripple ( reek should now
t* changed to Cripple Town.
#IT# -All ntsMopi'Ml Im by Hr. K lino's llrsat
Nerve Kroioror. s<» I-iuuMci tl,n Him tiny 'o uu*.
Marvi-imutcircs. Trosllsosnilft!)rialtMittlefr#* t»
V It i s»os. Send (o Hr. g line,Ml Ai in si., Pldls., l as,
One of Maine’s curios is Mnchias, a town
of i«X) iubaiiftnutH without a debt.
A Mummer Kaaort Hook Krar.
Write to C. H Crane, general passen
ger and ticket agent Wabash Railroad,
NL Louis, Mo., for a summer resort
book, telling all about the beautiful
lake region reached by the Wabusli
Railroad.
Ilolted Ntutra I’utente.
A curious patent has just been Issued
to Frederick Lebner, a Swiss, for a
process of making imitation silk. An
ordinury cotton thread is run through
several solntlons of silk substances and
nitro eelliilous, the threads after treat
ment being woven into a fabric which
is much cheaper and hus all the qual
ities of a good grude of silk. The
cheapness of this new fabric would
bring it within the reach of all.
Laban Everest, an Omuhn inventor,
has received a patent for an electric
railway signal which is noticeable be
cause of its cheapness and in which he
overcomes some of the objections en
countered in so many signals. The in
Vww uwul.lu/1 «A LA11 Liu not.
cut at a good profit to a corporation
who will pluce the invention on the
market.
Peter Smith, of Cincinnatti, Ohio, j
has invented a bed castor which ,
just above the wheel lias an in- ‘
sect trap, the purpose of which is quite
apparent.
M. Forster of Merlin, Germany, gets
a patent for a smokeless gunpowder,
comprising wavy fiakea, which, it is
claimed, ignite more quickly than those
of any other conformation, and so, of |
course, is more valuable on that ac
count.
Inventors desiring Information rela
tive to tqe law of patents or how to se
cure their inventions, should address
Sues A t'a, attorneys at law and in- !
venlora' counsellors, Mee building, j
Omaha, Nebraska, for free book on !
patents and information.
A cony of any l’. H Patent, Includ .
ing full drawings and description will j
be mailed on receipt of 10 cents.
Halt Fate F aruraioua ale the Wabash.
The short line to Ft Units, and quick route
Kast or Houth.
Ksiursimia to a'l |vlsl> Houth at on* far*
tor the round trip with r: no added
Jl'NK Kith,
National Hepubiu an I oaveutiou at Hi
lout*
Jt tY JM,
Nelioa* Flaiucaiionat Aseu. tallua at
Hulf*ia>
Jl l Y tNh
t hrlatiaa F.udeaaot I oaaeatUoa at
W ashiagtam
JPLY fcad
Nat heal Feopt* awl hi, a** t'»*>ebtlua at
Ht louts
Yur rate* Hsu tabes and further info#
maitoa oak at the WelwS ticket uAh«
l«lk Yaraasa kt test a Motet lo.-k, or
•Hie lie N Ptattoe,
N W las* A«t . uanak* Neka
A mid ekasti* at Ytlhwnr* N Y , htows
the ststkH Htt*k
The Farmer anil Mule.
An ill tempered farmer one day had
a quarrel with his wife, lie was afraid |
to assault her. because she was a new I
woman and had studied the tire of self
nefense, so lie went to the burn and J
started a quarrel with his mule That i
poor beast did not know what it was
all about, but he kept his eyes open.
Soon the farmer, having worked him
self into a frenzy, approached the mule
from liehind with a view of kicking llie
patient animal. Then the mule readi
ed out his left foot, and ten seconds
later the new woman was a widow.
Moral.—There is much virtue in the
Urat kick.— New York World.
Tim Mlgnlftranrr of a Cray Overcoat
Upon the tongue, yellowness of the skin and
cyelmll*. nausea and uneaHlnes* beneath
the right ribs and sbouldarblnde.lt that
(be victim of these discomfort* It billion*
The ' proper caper" under such circum
stances Is to take Hostetler'* Mtomaeh lllt
Ipii which ill so cute rlillls and favi r. con
st tpaf Ion. dyspepsia, rheumatic and kidney
complaint* and nervou*fic*«.
I'olltene** i* such u strain that every one
i* (rind when ti guest poe* home.
Home Moimu always ook ready to
*< t ea tu.
Vl**g*ninn's< amphor Ice with Olyrei Itie.
Tit*- uriglfiul wil l <iiilv utMitiifif. < urfs«itu.|'p«d llitndn
and race,Cold H«ti • ►, k> . C. it. I Ian. t.u.,N.llu\'it.Ci
A hen In her lifetime rarely lay* more
than twiti e;g*.
If Ilia Itahy is Cutting Tenia.
S* inir* and irn# that old font well triad retardMas.
Sootmimu ft* sir fur t'til Mir it Twtidng
lii Arabia milk 1* not measured, hut Is j
sold by weight. |
j: The Woman i
The Man,
A.d The Pill. ;
<| She was n good woman. II? *
|' loved her. She was hi* wife. \
i. The pie was good; his wife |>
! made it; he ate it. But the j[
; pie disagreed with him, and
i he disagreed with his wife. S
Now he takes a pill after pie r
< l and is happy. So is his wife. >
The pill he takes is Ay ir’a.
ijj Moral: Avoid djspepsia
by using
\\ Ayer’s j!
11 Cathartic Pills.
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Bf Successfuliv Prosecutes Claims.
■ Lot* prfnnlps! FlVm'nor iJ ST*ne!on jtiirosii.
li«yr« ak»i »u. Itia!, nil. imagi'huin., u; .imo.
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LINDSEY-*- OMAHA * RUBBERS!
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10 times out of 10
The New York Journal
recently offered ten bicy
cles to the ten winners in
a guessing contest, leav
ing the choice of machine
to each. j* * * * **
ALL OF THEM CHOSE
Columbia
Bicycles
STANDARD OP THE WORLD
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Nine immediately, and
one after he had looked at
others. And the Journal
bought Ten Odum bias.
Pail $100 each for them. I
TUN times out of TEN
POPE MANUFACTURING CXX
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