Nebraska Newspapers

    HE SUCCEEDS PEFFER.
W. A. HARRIS THE NEW SENA
TOR FROM KANSAS.
A Virginian by Hlrlli and a I on federal*
oncer t'nder l.ong.l reel He line*
Weal In Pursuit «f HI* Vacation a*
Civil Engineer.
HE people of the
whole state of
Kansas and of all
parties arc at pres
ent felicitating
themselves upon
the excellent Judg
ment displayed by
the Populists In the
selection of u Unit
ed States senator to
succeed Mr. Peffer.
It Is the universal sentiment that the
choice could not have fallen upon a
more satisfactory man than W. A. Har
ris, who received the nomination In the
caucus of the controlling party.
Mr. Harris may In truth be classed as
a moderate Populist. He was formerly
a Democrat and is known to be conser-#
vatlve and reliable from every point 01
view. He la an educated man, a prac
tical farmer and stock grower, and In
thorough sympathy with western needs
and conditions.
He Is a Virginian by birth and was
a soldier in the southern army during
the civil war. Hla education was in
the line of work as a civil engineer,
and It waa thU occupation that brought
him to Kansas soon after the war,
where he waa employed in the con
struction of the Union Pacific railroad.
He was quick to appreciate and take
advantage of the agricultural possi
bilities of the new and thriving state,
and hU Interests have since that time
been closely Identified with those of his
fellow farmers and stock raisers.
He acquired a valuable tract of land
In Leavenworth County, where he has
resided since 1884, and Is one of the
most prominent and extensive stock
men in the state.
The Harris family consists of a wife
and five children. Of the latter there
are two sons and three daughters—
Page Harris of Dallas. Texas; Craig
Manta, now tn x-lioo!, \!t*» I'ntirw*
Mania. Mna laatalla Hyrnwa of N«w
'o»U C'UjT, and Mr* KIMatath t'tfuay
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Murray of Lawrence, Kas. She was
I divorced from her husband u short
time before her marriage to Col. Harris,
' and the husband instituted proceedings
1 against Harris for damages on a charge
of alienation, but the suit was subse
quently compromised without serious
reflection upon either of the parties.
The Harris home is at Linwood farm,
. In Leavenworth County, twenty-seven
miles west of Kansas City, on the line
] of the Union Pacific railway, and Is one
of the most beautiful and desirable
locations In the stale. The farm prop
er comprises 300 acres of land, much
of It In blue grass, which the Colonel
prizes highly and in which he has j
great faith In connection with the
breeding of fine cattle.
The family residence Is on a gently
rising eminence situated nearly a quar
ter of a mile from the main road. It
Is distinctively a southern house, with
broad and inviting porches, large halls,
library, open fire-places, anil every
thing suggesting convenience, comfort
and refinement. There are delightful
shade tr“es about the place, the build
ings are all kept in excellent condi
tion, and the broad lawn with Its rus
tic seats and carpet of green give a
hearty welcome to the visitor. Not far
away are the houses of the herders of
the famous imported short-horns the
Cruikshanks of which Col. Harris has
a herd well known to stockmen all over
the United States. The cattle were Im
ported direct from Scotland and are of
the very best strains.
Mrs. Harris has already spent one
winter In Washington, while her hus
band was filling the post of congress
tnan-at-large, to which he was elected
In 1892, defeating the Republican
nominee, George T. Anthony, who had
been a Union soldier. This was ac
cepted in Kansas as a timely and com
plete burial of the "bloody shirt" issue
in politics, on which so many former
battles had been fought and won. Two
years later, to show that the Issue had
not been entirely wiped out. Col. Har
ris was defeated for re-election to the
same office by Col. R. W. Blue, a Re
publican and a distinguished Union
soldier. This year the war again cuts
no figure In the campaign between the
two leading parties, and Kansas, the
great, soldier state, sends to the senate
a Confederate officer who was a pupil
of Ptonawail J«i burn In lh« Virginia
Military Inktiluta atul a mnnlM-r of
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SOME TORPEDO BOATS OF THE NEW NAVY.
1 lie new American torpedo-boat.
Number Six, in a tine type of the up-to
date war veaael. She was launched last
September from the famous Herreshoff
works at Hrlatol, Rhode Island, and is
now being tilted up for speed trial in
Narragansett Hay. With a rapacity of
only ISti tons, she will carry u crew of
about twenty-five. She la fitted with
one how tube aud two deep tubes for
dynamite shells. She will also carry
iwo smull quick tiring rifle-guns. Her
-t.ter boat. Number Seven, Is now
hollaing at the same works and will
soou be i.-wdy for launching. The
t'nehlog, which appear* In the back
ground of the Illustration ia one of
the three torpedo-boats m w in com
mission. She has been in use for about
four years, and is at the torpedo sta
tion at Newport. She has a tonnage of
lu5 tons- little more than one-half
that of Number Six. Her equipment
of tube* and Runs is very similar.
Three torpedo-boats. Number Three.
Numlier Four and Number Five, are to
lie all of the same else 132 tons. They
are now building at the (’olumblu Iron
Works, Baltimore, and will is- ready
this spring Eleven other torpedo-boat*
are In prises* of construction Service
on a torpedo-boat when in action will
Iw extremely hazardous. With the ex
ception of a very thin "turtle-back '
steel covering over the bow, the boat
has no armament. A single well-di
rected shot from an enemy's gun would
send her to the bottom. Kven the
magazine is unprotected, save by be
ing placed below1 the water-line, llow
dangerous the service will be can be
determined only when a naval battle
shall have been fought by fleets of
modern construction. An essential
requisite for these boats Is high speed.
They must hsve the power to make
sudden attack or rapid retreat. If once
they are able to plant a dynamite pro
jectile against the hull of an enemy,
no weight or strength of steel can
withstand the deadly explosion.
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
t'p'to-ilat# Hints About Cultlvu
tlon of thfl H«ll And Yields Thereof
' Horticulture, Viticulture And Flori
culture.
HE wonderful pro
ductiveness and
ease with which
the Improved arti
choke can be pro
duced Is always a
surprise to those
who cultivate them
for the first time.
They are an excel
lent food for cat
tle, sheep, bogs and
horses, and also one of the cheapest
and healthiest hog food raised. And
for milch cows they exceed any root
grown for Increasing the flow of milk
and make It much richer, latst winter
they were tested at the Fremont
creamery on a small scale, Hnd I he re
port was good.
I will now give the chemical analysis
of a few important roots to show that
the artichoke Is as high as any root In
nutrition:
Flesh Fat
Forms. Forms.
Carrots . fl 66
Sugar Beet. 9 136
Mangolds . 4 102
White Turnip. 1 40
Artichokes .10 188
The above statement Is taken from
the American Corn and Hog Journal.
The nutrition of an artichoke Is In the
form of sugar in solution, therefore, al
ways ready for use with very little in
ternal preparation on the part of the
cater. They are highly Important be
iause no Insect, blight or rust has yet
struck them and the tops make a fod
der superior to corn fodder when prop
* linndl/vd A mm ~_ .ill #vnm
twenty to thirty hogs during the fall
and winter months. The Improved
variety Is very easy to be eradicated
after once being planted. My plan Is
to keep the hogs In the patch a little
late In the spring, they will take the
last one In the ground. The variety I
grow Is the Improved White French.
They grow to be about six feet high
and In the fall are covered with a yel
low blossom. They grow very com
pact In the ground, making It very easy
for digging, and often yield as high as
800 bushels per acre. Low black soli,
which is too frosty for corn and many
other crops, Is fine land for the arti
chokes, for freezing will not hurt them.
Before I close I must give my method
of keeping them through the winter, for
this Is very Important. Last winter I
kept 700 bushels In pits without
scarcely losing a bushel. I picked out
a dry spot and shoveled out a pit not
over ten Inches deep and about five feet
wide and as long as convenient. I
piled the tubers up to a peak and put a
shallow layer of straw on top to keep
the dirt from rattling through and then
I shoveled on dirt not to exceed five
inches deep. If more dirt is put on
they will surely heat and spoil, and If
they freeze it will not injure them in
the least. 1 will now close trusting
that these words will be of some bene
fit. J. H. Van Ness.
Newaygo County, Michigan.
HorticulturWt* Med.
(Condensed from Farmers’ Review
Stenographic Report.)
Prof. Haskins of Chicago was present
and spoke on educating the children on
sociological lines. He represents the
Columbia College of Good Citizenship.
F. D. Voris spoke on the cultivation
of the apple orchard for the first five
years. Lay off the ground and plant
tiie trees by November, setting them
80 or 40 feet apart. Give Minkier,
Northern Spy and the like wider space
than fruit like Grimes' Golden. Plant
at a good depth, two or three inches
deeper than they stood in the nursery.
If the weather in the fall is not right,
then plant as early in the spring as pos
sible. Protect the trees against rab
bits by wrapping the trees. Another
pest to be guarded against is the borer.
Dig them out with a knife or a wire.
They are worse than rabbits, because
they will follow an orchard as long
as It Uvea, while the rabblta will not
trouble a tree after Ita first five
year# of growth. In preparing the
ground, give It good culture. Trim the
trees very little. Keep (be caterpillars
and other norms well picked off. Corn
Is a better crop to plant In an orchard
than any other, beenuse It will protect
the tree# to acme eitent. The corn
will clso furnish food to some Insects
that would feed on the leaves of the
fruit trees, were the corn not there. It
in a mistake to leave orchard* In grass,
fur It will attract lusert*. which, their
food falling, will tahe to the ireee. This
has been iuv taperleneo,
klr Phillips The gentleman speaks
<>f removing In the spring the wrap
p.ng tbsl protected the tree# In the
winter Recently I lead In n paper an
article advocating leaving on the wrap
piwg as a partial protection In th«
s« u«m*r I leave mine up ail summer
Mr Vurle If you leave them up they
tffuid a great retreat fur the borer*.
Mr Marne I do eot believe that
there la any need ef having borers Ip
sp m< hard, at sp> rabbit*. I palpi my
Heap ellh paint containing among eth
et thing* whit* farad <ke whole mined
wilh Ash oil We also pul »* coal oil
IV* begin with on# or two tear eld
tree* IP the bursuiy, and w# pas* <u
trouble with snitbint Me wee each
•easemi shout lb pounds of while lead
This we mis with on* gallop of Up*e*d
ell and dilute the whirl* wiib As* gal*
lens of *«al nil
Mr Augments# I Iblnh W* should be |
areful ho* •* tesssmmspd pauniwg j
ireap ter w* may mahe sow* fellow j
Mae hi* orchard A* to wteppiog I ■
tegs* the paper op hr* three leers
Mr M-niIII | tap I unde raised why
sens* nmn ***p pul >o*l oil nb belt ir**a I
and h#«# ib»m surslv#, when other |
men have tried It and lost their en
tire orchards. Men in my state have
tried It and lost their trees. It may
do well for some, but It is not a safe
thing to recommend for all. There have
been made in our state some experi
ments along this line. Some of the or
chards have survived, hut others have
died, J. H. Hale of Connecticut, a vet
eran orchardlst, has a formula that
he recommends and uses with good re
•uka. Other men have taken that for
mula and had ruinous reaults from It.
One man lost 40 acres of trees by It. So
there must be something in conditions
that makes the difference. I think that
a tree will stand vegetable oils, such
as linseed oil, but not mineral oils, like
coal oil. I would not use mineral oils
on my trees for a thousand dollars.
H. M. Dunlap read a paper on cold
storage and cool storage. Hand pick
the apples carefully. It is important
that packing should be attended to at
once. When apples need sorting they
need selling. Cool storage Is of more
importance to the apple grower than Is
cold storage, for It Is within reach of
all. The cellar for cool storage should
be so fixed that It can be ventilated
easily and quickly, letting in cold air
when the temperature in the cellar
gets too high. A cellar should be so
celled up that the temperature will not
be affected by the rooms above It. We
ventilate entirely for the sake of low
ering ths temperature, and therefore
as soon as the air Is cool enough we
must shut up the cellar, so the cool
air will not get out and warm air get
In In its place, by a change of tempera
ture on the outside. Cold storage, on
the other hand, Is of great Importance
to the commercial orchardlst.
Heel (‘ulture In Vmiire.
The United States consul at Havre,
France, says: The beet crop pays the
farmer better than wheat or any other
agricultural product, and hence a large
acreage Is under beets. In 1894 the
area was 1,700,000 acres, and the pro
duction nearly 18,500,000 tons, or near
ly 11 tons to the acre; 50 to 60 per cent
Vi nil l II IB ID UDCU IVI IUC ||| vvvvww— —
sugar. The experience of French cul
tivators Is stated to be that the cost of
growing an acre of beets Is £2, omit
ting the cost of fertilizing, which it in
not always necessary to employ. It Is
said, too, that the leaves and stalks
left on the field will furnish much more
manure, after they have been fed to
cattle, than the beet requires. The
bounty paid on sugar exported from
Germany has led to less activity in beet I
sugar production in France in the last
two years. Nevertheless, the total
quantity exported in 1894-93 was 186,- j
287 tons, of which 119,139 tons went to
England. The advantage of beet culti
vation Is that there is no waste; every
part of the vegetable can be used in
one way or another. The pulp, after j
the Juice has been expressed for sugar, j
is largely eaten by cattle and is found
to be very nourishing. The leaves and j
stalks, when fresh, increase a cow's
milk; when dry they afford excellent
winter food. "Altogether, the beet- j
root or the residue after the Juice lias I
been expressed supplies, with the leaveB
and stalks, nourishment for cattle and
sheep more abundant, perhaps, than
any other forage that could have been
cultivated on the land.” It is said
that the leaves are frequently used for
adulterating tobacco. The French ex
perience is that all lands suitable for
growing wheat will also grow beets;
but it is necessary to avoid a soil too
compact or containing too much clay.
The report enters into some detail in
the question of soils, position, manur
ing (when necessary), modes of culti
vation, harvesting and preserving the
crop, and a few words are added as to
the manufacture of sugar. Something
is said, also, as to experiments being
made in France, under the authority
of the ministry of commerce, for ob
taining illuminating alcohol from the
roots.
A Tkk Destroying Hint.
There is no remedy for any animal or
vegetable pest better than introducing a
natural enemy to the pest, says the j
Australasian. As an enemy to the tick
that is now causing such destruction
among the Northern Queensland herds
the most promising appears to be the !
rhinoceros bird. "Iluphuga erylhrorhyn- I
cbs." These birds gain their living by
feeding on the ticks that Infest many
of the wild animals in South Africa. 1
Among wild beasts their attention Is
caiony aiirrug iu me rniunrt-ros, toe
Cape buffalo, the sable antelope, and
the wart-hog while among tha do
mestic animals burses and oxen ars
their favorites Mr. J 0. Millais, In his
arurk. "A llrrath from tha Veldt," says
>1 these birds, "It Is no uncommon night
to see stl OX lying Stretched OH the
ground on his back exposing tha under
parts of his body to them " The rhin
oceros birds base mils of horny feath
rrs. and clasts of extraordinary strength
and sharpness, by which they can ding
••turely They van hop backwards
quite as welt as forwards, and they of
ten mahe lung drops from the shoulder
iw the foreleg or down the aids of the
animal Thla bird could b* easily
brought front death Africa to Queens
laud and If It took in tick killing as
tCJiflft* la Australia as It does In tha
rape It would be of tWvak'Utabl* heneffl
la tkw stwckswwers of ibe north.
<•##•# tsS !•«>*«
fleets and ducks should lay In f%b
rusty t-et their houses b* mad* tissa.
dry sad b* well lUtsred with ah wet
.few of chaff and dw sot let them run
wut early tn the morning. says Mouth- t
am Plantar, If kept up until • a'cksck
ike layers will generally bate laid and
ya«t Will thus secure the eggs If
turned owl they as til ftegwantly lay any
whet* about the form, a* they am , «ce
less about their egg# early tn the sea
son There la money In rnUiag §»«•#
and duche If the tight bind am kepi
Personally, we prefer Towtoww* g«**a
awd Pwktn dusks. They matitm earlier
than other vsrtstles u4 cenaswuenUy
•ell belter I
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON X. MARCH 7 ACTS 8:
26-4C “THE CONVERT."
! Uolilfn frit: “Then I’liflip Opened III"
Mouth un«l Ifeguii at l he Scrip
ture mimI I'retrliMl Unto Him *l«n»"
tr..m Acts, i hapfer A. Veree 3A«
MCMftRKNMK** re
lated In today's les
son took place In 37
A If. Places, road
between Jerusalem
ami Onr.n. The texf
f ollow 4
3d. And Hm angel
of I he Lord spake
nnfo Philip, way hip,
Ail.we, atul go to
ward the woulh. un
to the way that
goeth down from
Jerusalem unto Oh
zh. which Is dc>ei i. And he arose and
wenl: and hehold, a man of Ktlllopla.
a eunuch of grrat authority under Pan
dace,<jucen of the Ethiopian*. who had tin
charge of all her treasure, ,u.d had come
to Jerusalem for to worship, i*. Was re
turning, and sitting in 111* chariot, read
Baa la* the phophet. *> Then the Uplilt
said unto Philip, do near and Join thyself
to this chariot. M). And Philip ran thith
er to him, and heard him read the proph
et Lsaias. and said. I'nder*?andcgt thou
w hat thou readeat ? 31. And he said. Mow
can I, except some man should guide rn» .
And he desired Philip that he would
come up miid slf with him L\ The pla«'
of the Hcrlptine which he read was this.
Me was led as a sheep to the slaughter,
and like a lamb dumb before his shearer,
so opened he not his mouth: 33. In his
humiliation his Judgment was taken
away: and who shall declare ins genera
Hon? for his life Is taken from the earth.
31 And the euntieh answered Philip, ami
said, | pray thee, of whom apeaketh the
prophet this? of himself, or of some other
man? .'{.*• Th«n Mhllln »,«< motif li 4
and began Ml llir sain” scripture, and
pleached unto him Jcsue. V, And ae they
went on their way, they came unto a cer
tain water: and the eunuch said, flee,
here In water what doth hinder me lo be
baptized? 37. And Philip said If thou be
lleveet with all thine heart, tt.u i mayeet.
And he answered and sai l. I believe that
Jesus Christ Is Ihe Hon of God. 3x. Arid
he commanded the chariot to aland still:
and they went down both Into the water,
both Philip and the eunuch; and lie bap
tized him. 39. And when they were come
up out of the water, the spirit of the
I*ord caught away Philip, Ilia' the eunuch
saw him no more: and h» went on fits
way rejoicing, 40, But Philip wan found
at' Azotus: and passing through he
preached In all the cities tii: he rime lo
Cesa rea.
IIINTH TO THK TKAfll Kit.
"God buries his woikm*i: but earrl»*
on his work." As Stephen falls Philip
catches up his mantle and labors In Ids
spirit. We see In Philip th" trails of a
successful worker. He live* in the at
mosphere of heavenly communing*. No
tice how closely these men walked and
talked with God—Stephen <7. 77, 88), Philip
IS. 28-29), Peter GO. 12, III 20: Kvery step
In the onward movement of the Church
Is taken under a divine direction. Tin
worker keeps In telegraphic communica
tion with headquarters. He is obedient
and self-denying. Verses 21 '27, It Is it
strange command, to go from the city
to the desert; from a loving < ongregutfun.
to preach to one foreign man riding In
his chariot. Yet at the < all of God the
true worker never h ltet-- and In the
end he finds an abundant reward. II" Is
aggressive. Verse 20. Not sharp or se
vere, for he opens with a pleasant sen
tence; hut earnest, eager for his work.
He runs to meet the man: lie begins the
conversation without waiting for an In
vitation. The worker must seek men.
without waiting for them to seek him.
He Is scriptural. Verses 30-3!>. He finds
his text In the word of God, and finds
from his text a path straight to Jesus
Christ. The worker tor Christ needs to
he familiar with tils weapon, the sword
Of the Spirit, the word ol' God. lie Is
practical, both In his alms and methods.
Verses 3.7-37. H<- seeks to !»a'l bis In
quirer directly to Christ and '<> union with
the Church. No merely tl<< orcti nil knowl
edge, without heart exp-Hence and pro
fession of Christ, satisbes him He Is
hroad-mlniled. Verse'. s This mini
was a Gentile, and at that Mr most peo
ple, even most apostle*, would have hesi
tated lo receive him Into the Church.
Hut Philip hod learned from Ht-plien that
III Christ there is neither Jew noi Gentile.
Another example might he shown in the
Kthloplan treasurer, as the dno*uv -cck
er. 1. A noble seeker 2. A diligent seek
er. S. A teachable seeker 1 A believing
seeker. L A confessing seeker *t. A re -
Juicing believer.
Henry IV. as a Phrase Maker.
Henry IV., the Idol of the French
people, was also a king of phrase mak
er*. During one of hla tour* through
France he s-rlveil at a small village
and ordered that the moat intelligent
villager be aent to convnrae with him
while he dined. When the rustic ap
peared the king ordered hint to takers
seat oppoatte to him at the table
"What la your name*" asked the mon
arch. "litre. I am railed Halliard," re
plied the peaeaut. "What la the differ
ence." said the king, "between galllard
II. e.. a Jolly fellow) and palllard tl e
• rah*)' • Hire, waa Hit- reply. ihete
la but a table between the two '
% <Mr«h* of llteluHoi i
Applicant I bote called to 4*h toil
madam, to mm tour influence in no b« ■
Half I am an applicant for a p«Mlttob
In tour huaband « prltalr office but I
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WHAT'S A PATTERAN?
The WethiMl nr I.p^Ohi; » Trail
VInIIiIp Only to Their Fellowii.
“You don't know what a patteran
Is?” Inquired surprisedly of the group
about him a man at the Authors' club
the other evening, says the New York
Journal. "Why, that was one of the
flrst things I learned when I began to
study the gypsies. The patteran. or
patrin, is what the Romanies use to
Indicate the route taken by a party of
their people journeying from place to
place. It has a great mi ty forms
which would pass unnoticed by those
not Initiated. In some Instances a clod
of turf, lying at the intersecting point
of four cross roads, is sufficient to tell
a straggler from the gypsy camp the
direction to which his friends have
gone. Only last summer, out In Penn
sylvania. I came across it many times.
Once I remember Just because some
school children had kicked the clod
into a ditch an old gypsy woman who
had lingered behind to tell a fortune
wasn't able to And her people for two
days. Seeing I he clod at 'he cross
roads, you know, the straggler will
glance down each of the different ways
until he sees a similar sign which
shows him the right one. In every
country where there are gypsies, there
you will And the patteran imoug the
Zlgeuner of Germany, the Zlncall of
Spain, the Ccijanyok of Hungary, all
those roving tribes which are descend
ed from the original wanderers from
the East and there Is very little doubt
that the patteran dates very far back In
the history of their race. Sometimes
It takes the shape of a cross, scratched
on the ground with a sharpened stick,
the longer line of the figure being
drawn In the direction In which the
trail leads. A cleft branch or two
sticks so placed as to point In a certain
direction is also used. Stones, leaves
and handfuls of gruss are occasionally
employed, and many of the gypsy
families formerly bad their own parti
cular signs, understood by none but
themselves. By following these pat
terans or trails the flrst. gypsies on
their way to Europe never lost each
other. It Is strange that this curious
practice of the Romanies has so long
escaped the attention of the romanclst;
but it is only comparatively recently
that n writer of detective a'or lea made
Ul» aetule man hauler trai k a gvpay
deaptradu by mean* of the patlrraa
tatptton* I utlMiiwvil line.
Profeeaor Jdaapero, the n-nowuet
Kg> plologlat l« aitthix It) fur the atate
i meat that aiming th> tuyal atuaimlee
•taliandagrd la t»*h » a* »n* wl a
ttxuia Hi«« whu had at Ideally been
embalmed alive The body had been
1 Ughlly lM»ind la tht** place* .tad then
coaled with bmttttea, Hm* and pound
•d real a and I he a wound fiom head
In foot with bandage* whuh had he* a
coahed la wa* glaitatai* pr« yaialtoa
1 Th* agoWMed eapremiua wf the face
1 and »th*» *'Ideacra aae* th* wiealtate
ia»it ttaw Ilia ag* waa piwhahly
abuttt II Th* gold u- uaateai* wa he*
Mi iadh *t*d that he waa i«> »| high
raah a ad likely th* tUtim al mat
leothic 'tagedt •
I hath tat the tk Wat* tk ta
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'■ WMMt ahedlt »ypawl ul < kalh The
teiaad u lew no tea ta length eat a hunt
•»# ta ixeadth and ha* a»u*« «h*th ,
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t|»" ul **••*• a >a «k lha gtwha Ikrti
J t*h #*• Uigtei * aay that th*fa ar« mat :
lea* thaw U w» mat cant t<*a« af .hath
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