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WOMAN SENATOR FROM COLO.
One of the political possibilities of
tb'e near future la the election of a
woman as United States senator from
Colorado
Women have long enjoyed suffage
In Colorado and members of their sex
have held many public offices. One
of the ablest and most active of their
leaders is Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker.
She has been the director of a numb
er of reform movements and has as
sisted In numerous others She U
credited with having done more than
any one else In bringing about gener
al suffrage in Colorado.
Mrs. Decker is now put forward as
.a candidate for United States Sena
tor. Her friends have started an ed
ucational campaign with this end in
view They propose to try to have her
elected next August as the successor
of Senator Hughes, deceased. If they
fall in this they will endeavor to have
her chosen as the successor of Sena
tor Guggenheim, whose term expires
March 4, 1913, and who has just an
nounced that he will aot be a can
didate for re-election.
Mrs Decker will be elected if the
women of Colorado are united in
their support At the " outside , she
would reed only the help of compara
tive few men voters. These she would
would be certain of getting. So it is
not at all improbable that the tradi
tions of the senate will receive a rude
Jar by the election of a woman to
membership In that august body.
FARMING IN CANAL ZONE.
The department ot agriculture has
been makiag an investigation concern
in agricultural possibilities in the
Panama canal Zone, and advance in
formation shows that along the Pa
nama canal lies a splendid field for
the scientific farmer.
In the canal xone operations are
limited to the meager efforts of the
native and West Indian population.
They display their efforts In patch
farming, carried on principally with
the aid of the machete and the sharp
ened stick. In addition to these tools
the West Indians generally have a
spade and a grubbing hoe.
Against such competition an Ameri
can farmer would be certain to find
a good market In truck-farming. Of
course he would face competition
from the farmers of the South, who
could send their products to the zone
at a small cost. But with the de
velopment, of commerce along the
canal he would have the advantage
of being on the scene of competition.
At any rate the department has per
formed Its duty in making public an
opportunity for those anxious to avail
themselves of it.
REDUCING REPRESENTATION.
Although the subject of reducing
the representation of the Southern
states in the national convention was
discussed by the Republican National
Committee at its meeting in Wash-
. Ington, the convention alone can take
action in the matter.
The membership of the Chicago
convention on June 18 next will be
1,064, of which the South will nave
over 230. Senator Bourne, of Oregon,
president of the National Progressive
Repablican League, is the leader in
" the movement to reduce the represen
tation of the South and is understood
to favor the change advocated four
) years ago by Representative Burke, of
.Pennsylvania, speaking for the mi
nority of the committte on rules. The
Burke plan, would give every state
four delegates-at-large and one for
: each 10,000 votes cast for the Repub
' licau electors. In the convention of
1968 seventeen states - favored too
Burke plan, and an effort is to he
. made to adopt it at the coneution to
1 f held nxt June. s .
OUR P08TMASTER GENERAL
Br bis achievements Postmaster
General Frank H. Hitchcock h
shown hlniHelf to be one of the best
equipped officials ever at the head
of that Important department. In
view ot the vast extent ot the de
partment's activities and its multltud
lous responsibilities, it would not be
unfulr to his predecessors to say that
Mr. Hitchcock is the greatest man
who ha ever occupied the post.
The selection ot Mr. Hitchcock led
to much critlcUm from Democratic
sources because of the fact that he
was at the time chairman ot the Re
publican national committee. It was
contended that his appointment was
purely a political one and . that his
choice was a reward or his services
iu the political field. The prediction
was freely made that under Mr.
Hitchcock the postofflce department
would become a political machine.
The record of Mr. Hitchcock is an
effective answer to his critics and an
emphatic endorsement of the wisdom
of his Selection. He has been pro
gressive, but not at the expense ot
economy. In two years a deficit of
$17,479,700 has been wiped out and
replaced with a surplus ot $,219,118.
Economy and efficiency have been
the watchwords and the abolishment
of the deficit has been accompanied
with the exaltation of the service ot
the department to the highest possl
ble degree of efficiency.
A crowning glory of the Hitchcock
administration has been the estab
lishment of the postal savings bank,
which now have deposits aggregating
$11,000,000, and which. It la predicted.
will soon reach the enormous sum of
$50,000,000, a sum that but tor these
banks would find its way to banks
in other countries.
Mr. Hitchcock. In his report, re
news his recommendation in favor of
the establishment of the parcels post.
from which there ha been such uni
versal demand throughout the coun
try as a relief from the exorbitant
rates charged by the express com
panies.
Revision of the postal rates, with
a view to reducing present cost to
Uncle Sam's patrons is also urged
by Mr. Hitchcock.
All in all, the report of the post
master general is a splendid record
of noteworthy accomplishments, a tri
bute to his genius as an executive
and abundant justification of the wis
dom that inspired his appointment. '
RED MEN ON INCREASE.
Contrary to general sup", pltion Hie
Indian race of .he United States Is
.kh diminishing in nurnhoie, but in
creasing, according t" ceuus figures.
In 1V10 the Indlii ;.':i,laUon of
this country was 305,000, compared
with. 43.000 In 1890, and 270,000 In
1900. This does not present any Im
mediate prospect of the race being
doomed to extinction.
Of the Red Men residing in the
United States, 117,000 or more than
one-third occupy the Indian territory
in Oklahoma. The survivors of the
civilized tribes of Cherokees, Creeks,
Choctaws, Chickawas and Semlnoles
have established there, for two thirds
of a century, schools, churches, mines,
factories, mercantile houses, banks,
and have adopted methods and aids to
the best civilization. They have also
accumulated much wealth.
The Indian .may yet become a factor
in the civilization which has dominat
ed the land of his ancestors.
COW EXPERT GIVES
MICE ON MILKING
CORVALLIS, Doe. 30. Inquiries as
to the proper method of milklUR a
fresh cow have led E. R. Stockwell
of the dairy department of the Ore
gon Agricultural College to make the
following statement regarding the
care of the cow after calving.
Milking Is generally considered
such a simple operation that any com
mon laborer Is supposed to be ablo
to milk," says Mr. Stockwell. "There
la however, an Immense difference In
milkers. One milker may be able to
get twenty per cent more milk than
another.
"The milker should not be allowed
to excite or worry the cow by loud
talking or abuse of any kind. A cow
should be milked quietly and quickly.
As she Is largelr a creature ot habit,
spec'al care should be taken to pet
all the stripping. The first milk
drawn may contain as little as one
per cent of fat, while the last runs
from six to ten per cent.
"In milking, the whole hand should
be used, closing first that part next
to the udder. Then the milk Is forc
ed past the sphincter muscle by
closing the remainder of the hand.
The cow's teats should always te
dry when milked. Wetting the teats
is not only a dirty, nuny nabit, cut it
also allows the teats to chap and be
come sore In bad weather. If there
is difficulty In milking a cow dry a
small amount ot vasallne may be
rubbed on the hands; It la beneficial
rather than harmful both In a sani
tary way and In its effects on the
teats.
"The Mure of many a' promising
dairy cow has been mined by Im
proper milking soon after calving.
The dairy cow has been abnormally
developed to produce large quantities
of milk; consequently certain of her
organs, such as the mannary glands,
have become greatly enlarged and
weakened Just before and after par
turetlon, due probably to the secret
ing of large quantities of milk.
"The art. or science, whichever wo
may call It, of milking can only te
attained by those who are willing to
make a study of each Individual cow,
of her disposition, dairy temperament
and physical condition. First, as to
the care of the cow previous to par
turetion. She should not receive
much grain, but Just enough bran
mash to keep her slightly laxative.
No succulent feed should be fed, as
It stimulates milk secretion.
"After calving the calf should be
allowed to take the first mil, ant
when It has had all it will take, finish
the milking with the calf still near.
If the udder Is hard and ciked, a
good massaging with the pMrp of the
hand, with or without lard, or, bet
ter, with camphorated ointment, will
relieve almost any congested condi
tion. The breaking up of tue udder
may be greatly hastened by the suck
ing of a hungry calf, because of hc
kneading It gives the udder with Its
nose.
"The most Important things to
keep in mind are: First, do not fetd
succulent feeds previous Jo part'ire
tion or for a few days afterward"
second, milk the cow three times
dally after the calf has taken the first
milk: third. If the udder Is in a con
gested condition, massage It and al
low the calf to suck frequently the
first day."
PEACE
IS
BANQUET
aims
TAFT REPLIES TO CRITICS ANO
MAKES FINE SPEECH
ON POLICY.
ECHOES OF DISSENSION SOON DIE
President Well Guarded At He Makes
Way To Hall Charge Of
Inconsistency Is
Denied.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Precedod by
dissentluna which seemed for a lime
to threaten a climax anything but pa
cific, the peace banquet tonight prov
ed in realization everything that It
name Implied lu It attendant condi
tions. President Taft. the guest of honor
and speaker ot the evening, while ar
guing for the pending arbitration trea.
tics between the United State and
Great Britain and France, went furth
er tonight than heretofore and re
plied specifically to criticisms re
cently made against the principles
embodied In these treaties. He also
answered the charge of inconsistency
Iodised against advocates of the ar
bitration treaties who did not favot
arbitration In the difficulty between
the United States and Russia.
"Those of us who are In favor oi
these treaties have been criticised as
Inconsistent because we did not In
voke arbitration in the recent differ
ence between. Russia," said Mr. Taft.
"I am not eutlrely willing to speak
as frankly as I might ot that, because
my tongue 1b tied In a slight way by
what we hope for In future negotiations.-
"All I can say is that If you will
read the great argument of Klihu Root
on the question of why the treaty
should be terminated and why arbi
tration would not do, I would be con
tent to stand on his exhibit and ex
planation of that
The truth is that the treaty It
self contain contractual obligations
on the part of the United State to
recognize the doctrine of uonxpat-
rlatlon and recognize the right of
Russia to say that the naturalized
Russian citizens In the United States
should not lose their allegiance to
Russia and could be punished for be-
onmln nnturalized citizens. The free
ident was well guarded as he entered
the hall.
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SINGLE TAX THEORY
DISCUSSED BY GILL
ESTACTDA, Doc. 30. (To the Edi
tor of the Enterprise). 1 have read
with considerable Interest the articles
of Messrs. Dlnilck, Ilackett and U'lieu
on the single tax. Permit me a few
words upon this interesting subject.
1 have been studying the tax qucs
tlon for some time. After giving the i n tnat Increased value Is gettln
and 10 acres unimproved, improved
at 40 and unimproved at $10; Im
provements at $:'('0. A total assess
ment of $1,500. It now pays $30. Hut
being a speculative holding It would
pay $50 under the rlasMlfted ln and
only $14 01 under single tax. Would
the single tax discourage this kind
of speculative holdings?
The single tnx will not give a square
deal while the plan of classifying
properties can he adjusted to give a
square deal. .
It Is trim thnt the cltlen who buys
Dronertr to let It Increase In value
AUTO TRIP TO CAPITAL
OF
In ten
fifty counties
A CITY ABSORBING A STATE
The population of the State of Illi
nois is being rapidly absorbed by the
City of Chicago. The rapid growth
of the Windy City is making telling
inroads on the rural section.
years that ended in 1910
lost 55,944 in popula
tion. Only 134,690 live in the rural
regions or towas not incorporated.
The total gain of the state In popula
tion during the decade was 817,041, of
which half Is credited to Chicago.
In 1890 the rural population of Chi
cago was 55.2 per cent of the whole
in 1890; in 1900 it was 45.7 per cent,
and in 1910 it was 38.3 per cent.
Chicago is complaining of the high
cost of living. What else could be
expected when the agricultural activ
ities are being abandoned for city
life?
The President intimated in a speech
the other day that he thinks his func
tion in government is just as sacred
as Is that of the Senate. This is not
likely to surprise anybody but the
senators. To them it will sound line
presumption.
TURN OVER
A NEW LEAF
on the first of the year by open
ing a bank account. A bank
account subject to check is one
of the conveniences of modern
business. New accounts are
welcome at this bank where
modern facilities and methods
prevail.
The Bank of Oregon City
THE OLDEST BANK IN THE COUNTY
Warmed by the Japan current and
the temperate trade winds of the Pa
cific ,the far West knows no automo
bile "season" such as Easterners pre
pare for dismantling their machines,
coating the engine's lnnerness with
grease and hooding the body with
canvas. The most that any motorist
of the Pacific Slope acknowledges
winter's approach is perhaps to add
a pint or so of alcohol to the water
in his radiator. But, except in South
ern California, it must be admitted
that this season of the year sees much
less touring than in summer. Even
a motorist cannot be forever away
from his business; and besides, If
one is always touring, when shall be
have time to develop his photos and
plan new routes. Hence the winter
lull.
Just now one of the chief topics
of discussion in the automobile clubs
Is the Pacific Highway Association's
proposed run from San Diego to th
City of Mexico tor a gold trophy.
This run was announced some time
ago; but the announcement came too
late in the season to allow the trip
to be made. At that time, too Mexi
co was In the throes of revolution,
which wohld have made it decidedly
unpleasant for the driver who ven
tured across her borders.
The rules of the tour are much the
same as for the Pacific Highway's
Hazelton run won by P. E. Sands.
One clause, however, forbids contes
tants driving more than thirty miles
north of the boundary after leaving
San Diego. Roads in the Latin re
public are said to be in very fair
shape; and the avowed policy of
President Francisco Madero is for
highway improvement, active steps
having been taken to this end.
After crossing the border at Tia
Juana, the route would likely run
through the provinces of Sonora, Chl
hauhua, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguas
Calientes, Jalisco, Guanajato, and
Queretaro to Mexico City. It is more
than two thousand miles long.
CRANGE WORKING FOR ROAD MEASURE
(Continued from page 1.)
large, no bonds will be voted to carry
the work on.
"Of the checks which the State En
gineer may have over county road
work to insure efficiency, we believe
the grange measures are ample. First,
before the contract is signed be
tween the county and the builder of a
road, said contract must be approved
by the State Engineer. Second, all
permanent road work must be under
the supervision of a practlcat road
builder appointed by the County
Court, but said appointment must be
approved by the Highway Engineer..
In these two Instances only win me
grange recognize the authority of the
state in carrying put county road
work."
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
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BY WAVE;0NE DEAD
SAN FKAXCISCO. Dec. 30. One
life was lost and several passengers
and members of the crew were In
jured when the steamer Roanoke,
Captain Jessen, bound from Portland
to S'n Francisco shipped a huge com
ber In crossing the Columbia River
bar at 8 o'clock last Thursday morn
ing. One passenger, Robert Stevens,
twenty-three years old, Canadian
electrician, who forced his way from
the social hall to the after-deck,
against the orders of the ship's of
ficers, was washed overboard and
drowned. His body was not recovered.
UNANIMOUS FOR TAX.
Estacada Votes Special Lev of Ten
Mills For Roads.
ESTACADA, Or., Jan. 3. At the
road meeting In Road District No. 49
last Saturday there were nineteen tax
payers present and there were nine
teen votes for a ten mill road tax.
A proposal was received to admit a
portion of Road District No. 10 into
this district. This proposal was sub
mitted to a committee of O. T. Hunt,
J. F. Snyder and J. E. Honebon.
The ballot was spread for supervisor
and G. T. Hunt received every vote
cast. There will be something doing
In a road district like this one.
Three Inches of snow here Decem
ber 24.
MOEHNKES HAVE REUNION.
A large family reunion was held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gottfred
Moehnke at Beaver Creek, all mem
bers of the family and friends being
present. This was the first time that
Mr. and Mrs. Moehnke's family had
been together for many years. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Gottfred
Moehnke, Mr. and Mrs. William
Itluhm, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Benson,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moehnke, Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil May, Mr. and Mrs.
George Priester, Misses Rosa
Moehnke, Iva and Marie Bluhm. Eve
lyn May, Dorothy and Irma Benson,
Clara and Katie Bent, Messrs. Robert,
John, Charley and Fred Moehnke, Roy
Dougla, Ed. Mau and George Pries
ter and Maurice priester.
Away Goes Pimples, Blackheads, Ec
zema, , Dandruff and Other 8kln
Affections When Zemo and
Zemo Soap Are Used.
The Huntley Drug Store says, "We
are so confident that ZEMO and ZIV
MO SOAP used together will rid the
skin or scalp of infant or grown per
son of PIMPLES, BLACKHEAD, EC
ZEMA, DANDRUFF, INSECT BITES
or any form of itching, Ifritated, dis
figuring ik!n or scalp trouble, that we
do not hesitate to recommend these
clean refined remedies to every per
son who dslres quick relief and a cure
from any form of aggravated skin or
scalp affection. Oftentimes one oot
tle and one cake of soap will cure a
minor case of skin trouble.
ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP produce
sure and swift results. You will not
suffer another day after you com
mence to use them. You will feel like
a new person.
7Ktn and ZEMO SOAP can be Ob
tained from one leading druggist in
every city or town In America and In
Oregon City by Huntley. Bros, urug
Store.
OWEN G. THOMAS
BLACK SMITHING AND REPAIR
WORK.
Best of work and satisfaction guar
anteed. Have your horses shoa by an
expert; It pays.
All Kinds of repair work ana smuny
work. Prompt service; greater por-
tion of your work can be done wnile
you do your trading. Give me a trial
Job and see If I can't please you.
OWEN G. THOMAS
Cor. Mailt and Fourth Sts. Oregon City
subject careful consideration I do not
favor ibu so-calleu single tax. xseuu
er do I favor the preseut system, as
It stauds In our statutes.
The single tax people propose to
ta six kinds of things, land at its
unimproved value, water powers, nat
ural deposits, natural growth, other
natural resources, and corporation
franchises and right of way.
Let us see how the Blngle tax will
work out One of my neighbors here
bus 22 seres of improved land assess
ed at $40 and 44 acres unimproved
assessed $10. His prune drier and
dwelling is assessed at $40, a total
assesment or $1,430. Ills rate of tax
Is 20 mills, bo he paid $28 00. Under
single tax he would be assessed. $000,
and would pay $23.12.
Let us take a comparative exam
pie. I own 100 acres in Road District
No. 49, assessed at $800. There are
no Improvements. My rate was 20
mills aud I paid $20.80 in tax. Under
singe tax 1 would be assessed $SU0
but my rate would be 45.526 mills and
I would pay $30.42 an Increase ot
$15.62. I do not object paying the
Increase while it lies unimproved, but
I expect to begin Improving this new
year. I do not see how I could gel
an income of more than $200 from it
lu 1912.
Suppose John Due owns 160 acres
In the same school district and road
district. He has 80 acres of linproveu
land assessed at $15 an acre aud 80
neres of unimproved at $5. Ills
house Is asseBser at $500; barn $300;
Impllments $200; team $300; other
livestock $300, other improvements
$200, a total of $3,400. At 26 mills
he pays $88.40. Under single tax he
pays the same tax as 1 pay, $36.42,
as his assessment is the same,$S00. 1
pay 18 21.1000 per cent of my income
of $200 In taxes, but John Doe wno
has an Income or Ij.uuu pays ui.tow
of one per cent of his income, in
other words the single tax increases
th burden of taxation on those least
able to pay and decreases it on muse
moBt able to pay. Tnis is tne great
est Injustice ot the single tax.
The single tax aavocaies say mey
wish to lay a heavier portion ot tne
tax burden on the speculative lanu
holdlnes. They seem to assume that
all speculative holdings are unimprov
ed. But such is not the case. Here
at Garfield is a place nearly all ira-
nmved. with house and barn, which
Is held by a Bpeculator. There Is no
one on the place and it is producing
nothing, yet under single tax it will
pay less tax than now.
I desire to say now what changes I
would make In the present tax sys
tem. First I would exempt from taxa
tion all dwelling houses and barns
that are occupied, also all such struc
tures as are built to adorn or beautify
without profit to the owner. Next I
would classify properties for assess
ment purposes. Let us assume that
we increase the assessment on specu
lativeholdlngs and franchise corpora
tions two-thirds and decrease the as
sessment on farmers lands, farm stock
and implements, improved city lots
and Improvements on city lots not
otherwise exempted, and merchants'
good a one-third.
Under this plan, If I do not Im
prove, and use my 1C0 acres, my as
sessment would Increase from $800
to $1,333.33, and my tax from $20.80
to $34.67, which Is $1.07 less than un
der single tax, but If I Improve and
cultivate some portion of the land
my assessment will decrease by one
third to $533 33 1-3 and my tax will
be $13.87. Would not this be an In
centive to me to Improve my land
when I know that I will save $20.80,
which Is Interest on $2G0 at 8 per
cent per annum and I, would have the
income from my Improvements be
sides. My neighbor was assessed $1,320 on
bis land and $110 on his buildings, one
of which is a prune drier. He will
be assessed still on the drier, but Is
exempt on the dwelling now assessed
at $30. This gives a total of $1,400,
which Is to be reduced one-third, or
$933.33. At 20 mills his tax is $18 67,
nearly five dollars less than under
single tax. In the case of John Doe
he would be exempt $500 on his house
and $300 on his barn which leaves
his assessment $2,600. This reduced
one-third is $1,733.33. At 26 mills his
tax is $45.07.
Lying Just south of my land Is C40
acres belonging tn the Southern Paci
fic. I presume it Is assessed at $5
an acre. If not It should be. This
Is an assessment of $3,200 with a tax
last year of $83.20. Under single tax
it would pay $145.68, under the sys
tem I propose the tax would be $138.
67, but If the railroad company sold
the land to home builders who re
sided on It, the tax would Be $61 46.
Let us see how this scheme of as
sessment would affect the Improved
specnlatlve holding I spoke of. I do
not know present assessment Let ns
assume that 30 acres are improved
something for nothing If he does noth
lug to create tht vulue. It Is some
thing the people of the community
who aro Improving the farms, ronds,
schools, etc., or lu the city Improving
the lots and streets have actually
given to him and he has no reasonable
how to vote and might give him a
siiiall slice of that $ 16.776 for his as
sistance. Now Mr? Fanner and land owner
don't you think ft would be wlwr to
think a little for yourMves. before you
swallow a pill prescribed by Million
aim Fets even If II bo sugar-waled
snd recommended by our ' frlnd
t' llen. If the furmer and lund owwr
think it wlxe to adopt alngle tax they
lire at liberty to do so. nut I am like
wise from Missouri when It comes to
bellevlim that millionaires are much
Interested In the present land owner
eire-pt to pnve the way to get It away
from him. I hope your readers will
not understand thnt 1 am an enemy
of Mr. U'lten. Far from It I like
him personally and ho Is a pleasant
gentleman to mint, but ns an ad.
vnnro anent for Fels and his gang
I have no use for him. Iet the farmer
right, since he did nothing to get It. - - J'ner t yo, t h .km
increasing the taxes. " - tlat In
m,.!'n so far as po. e.rllng the book, and account, of
e a financial Interest I th county It was not In my line if
iustlftcntlon of Increasing the taxes ,
on the speculative holding.
I think every
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In hi. government. In amending our I duty to discover whether the
tnx system this should be ronsldered. bad assessed eveiy plere of land In
The Blngle tnx will release more rill- the county or whether he had Riven
tens or tax owigntions man any oinir;emn i""i- - .
system I know of. F. M. GILL
MR. HYDE ANSWERED.
Morning Enterprise. To tho Edi
tor: I could not help feeling amused
at the article of V. R. Hyde In reply
to my article on the Single Tax prop
osition. He doesn't know how to vote
himself, so he admits. He reminds
me of the story of the boy who was
selling the pups He went to a Metho
dist, first offering to sell, and claim
ing they were Methodist pups nnd
asking $2 apiece for them. A few
days later he went to a Baptist and
was asking $3 apiece for them. The
Baptist Inquired how It was that a
few days before he asked $2 apiece,
and claiming th.-y were Methodist
pups, now he wanted $3 apiece and
claimed they were Baptist pups. The
boy's answer was; "Oh they've got
their eyes open now." It Is too bad
Mr. Hyde's eyes are not open.
I am of tho opinion that Mr. Hyde
does not pay any tax and never has
and so he is not concerned as to
whether we land owners pay all the
taxes, or whether the capitalist pays
his share. Mr. U'Ren can tell him
er did I say anything that woutn leaa
to the belief that I did not think the
assessors had been doing their full
duty, und h knows It I didn't know
that Judge Dlmlrk had declared war
on U'llen and his methods or I should
not have "hulled In' and I'm done.
K. C. HACKKTT.
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