T H E
W
E S T ,
property or matenniiy
m o ra n .
out' commerce with the inland,
*'
fitOM
Wfc
RpîctAR
Coanr:rosDEXT.
"•recLWMFp araar raipst uuwmxd -— ' OfcgcoiAo:
; «luce we continued to gather from
(OftiuiXAi.
AXnsELKi
r tn j
Fbe dùpAtcli of the hattlo-wlnp
it soma 1100,000,QUO per annum; 1
—»»•»
Maine to Havana in interpreted an
W a « ., I). C., Jan. 31sl, 1898,
Words hurt more than blows and heal
FlÄgXXC«,
Lu*< OorxTV. OfXCON one of th . many Indications that a Ibut in thc preseat war
The president, and the leaders of the i more than balsams.
war cloud may at no very di-tant SpaniHb wWieB'
P"**«1
’ • • »V • » •
A WAR CLOUD.
....
parties in congress
several parries
M,»;
are just ;
Heaven will nerni
GREAT WHITE SI
Heaven will (lermit no man to secure
date darkon our political sky. K o r V‘J*l n t "’0C>“arSi 10 pop"
now engaged in playing
o'd ««d i.appinma by grime,
u n r e a s o n - “ **d
b‘‘e" ,eduC€‘d «adoatlag game of politics. The silver j
j ;
;
W. If. WEATHKRSON w is thia
this popular
popular aaapldon
suspicion unreason
Behavior is a mirror ip which every
ANNOUNCEMENT
from 1,500,000 to 1,000,000 aiuce men have been making their plays with ,
able, for the recent speech of Rep
Editor and Proprietor,
one display* his image,
the rebellion broke out fti‘d our the object of making the congressional
resentative Hitt was significant by
Men do less than they aught, unless
commerce with Cuba has been re campaign a square light lietween silver
they
do all that they can.
Florence, Or. February 11, 18118. its admission that tho Cuban
and gold, and tor a time the administra
situation was ope of increasing duced to U'»tbing and we are send- tion appeared to bo willing to aid them
No man without intense faith in some-
, ¡ng food to its starving people.
WHERE W f PRAW THE LINE,
in bringing that result about. But there thin* can ever ** in earnest
gravity, l(r. Hitt is at the head
has been r change, and now the admin-1 Politeness has been well defined as
o f the liouse committee on foreign
REMINISCENCES OF FLORENCE.
We hope tlie patron* of thia paper
istration has made plain its purpose of benevolence in small tilings.
affairs; he enjoys tlie president’s
will excuse ail Mie typographical and
I sticking to the international bimetallism
The secret of making one’s self tire-
Jíy J epcthax ,
fifaiiiiiistical errors, and also the lack full confidence, and his affirmation
plank of the St. faiuis platform, at the some is not to know when to stop.
With New Year Greetings, and »
o( original editorials for the editor is that Hr. MuKiuley would ”not
,i
\
; Away back in the 70’«, Florence was a name time declaring its intention to
The rays of happiness, like those ot Prosperous Year to all our Friends, Wo
out of town, and when it comas to disappoint the egtiecfal tons of h is!
,,
sand h ill; strewn with clatn sheila and maintain the present gold standard light, are colorless when unbroken.
Writing editorials when the editor isn't countrymen can fairly mean only | fiil,
of lllC llnfortuna(e inliaWtnnt. untill international bimetallism is se
Again Offer Our Goods at ExceptionnDy
No amount of regret can make amends
home, that’* wiiere we draw tint line.
one thing, vig., that the president o( tlie blue waters and black mud of the cured, Ot course tlie silver men say
Low Prices. Somebody once said, and it
for one's life opportunities misused.
Wo have nnduavored to make this
that this is merely an attempt to be
contemplate« forcible intervention ; Siuslaw.
issue as newsy and instructive as
To persevere in one’s duty and to be has been Repeated. “ Well Bought H alf
fuddle tt.e issue. The senate which is
posailde under the circumstances; und if need be, in Cuban affitirs. i TlM!« tlle dusky men and maidens
silent is the best answer to calumny.
controlled by silver men, fired its first
Sold.” We Have a Clean Desirahlo
Jiave almost wished that someone would Among oilier thiugs, Mr. Hitt ^ ¡ j j Plied O'vir canoes along the river or
What do we live tor if it is not to
broadside
when
it
adopted
the
Teller
iW ”'aters with 0,,ly nature’8
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EaiLinto tlie river that wa might get a that tlio president had *>inforn»e(i
l •
resolution. It was at first intended make life less dilficult for each other?
n.„
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close-fitting
dress
for
a
bathing
suit.
sensational subject to write on. When the Sagasta government that the
He
who
boldly
bears
calamity
is
more
that
this
resolution
should
be
quietly
Then ,Siuslaw was rich in game and
it comes to pimping into the river and
war must cease and proposal« for its waters as now were teeming with smothered in the house, but upon con valiant than he who dares to die.
having to bo hauled out by parties on
Hettlement lie niaijo within a rea flat
sideration, the
republican leaders
livery duty which we omit obscures
the bank * lw have throw» a rope
The white man learned ot its wealth i 'let'*ded that us an offset to the action of j some truth that we should have known.
sonable
time,”
TJijs
is
nothing
around ngr Back, tor tlie sake of getting
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senate, tlie resolution
must 1 be de
The greaest evil of modern educa
a subject to write on, like a man did short of a threat of forcible in and the undisputed possession of
feated by a vote of the house, and that tion is the evil which it inflicts on health.
some year ago when tie wa* editor and tervention. Mr. Hitt begged con the Indian was over. His pale /need
action was taken today. The silver
preprint« o( g paper in Springfield, gress to be “patient and ready to brother came to be his neigldior. One
Fretfulness of temper will generally
republican senators Iiave decided that
by
one
little
shanties
were
to
by
seen
on
why that's where we draw the • line.
characterize
those who are negligent of
support the president if he takes the sand hills where Florence row the country must have some explana
I want to sell it, I know a “ N im b le N ic k le is
II we Iiave offended anyone it) anyway
order.
tlie stop which the honor and in stands. A cannery was erected, after tion of their support of the Teller reso
with this laaus, they will please call
Honesty is one point of eloquence. Lazy D ollar.”
And I shall make the nickle nimble by off
of our country may wards a small store. Tlie population lution, and they will be given through
around when tlio lighting editor is in, terests
We persuade others by being in earn est!
Sure, Square, Good Bargains.
Jn another paamge was increasing. They missed their speeches on the senate floor. So a fresh ourselves.
(or wliou it oouwes to taking bis place, demand.”
that's wliero we draw the line.
Mr. H ilt confused the laijuip mail, until a sturdy map undertook to Hood of financial oratory may Le ex
Barrett up the beach. For twenty pected, as it is not likely that the other
ALPHA' CLIPPINGS
of Cuban autonomy, which lie said
EXPERIENCE DOES NOT COUNT.
years or more this same old man has will allow the talking to be mono]>olized
had been extorted from Spain by
passed and repassed on his tiresome by the explainers.
B y E ves C hange .
tiu ard:
President McKiuley, and «aid that journeys, between tlie Umpqua and The Cuban situation in congress was
I desire to sell as much of my present stool
W. H. Bpaugh has a long «rtidsin tha ‘«Spanish authority jn Havana Siuslaw, Ever faithful through storm
Feb. 7lh , 1898.
eased tor tlie time to a marked extent
possible within the next sixty days, In
Hie Flown«» W sst op,msing a union of was tottering between armed forces and shine, in all the years lie has by the sending of that warship to Ha
C. A. Polterf bag the only fountain in
•liver and reform forces, Mr, Spaugli
vans,
but
the
advocates
of
the
action
i
i-"“
*.
t
'0,.',,ty'
'n
'«
People
of
Alpha
be-
order to make room fur Spring
without and tumultuous riot Journeyed to and tro, but few days have
heve m improving their homes.
fs an irreconcilable and will not rec
found tho weather severs enough to are get.,ng restless ogam under cuon
the
Migs Bertlia
within,”
goods to arrive.
GENERAL *
ognise the plain business proposition
Mr. H itt’s argument
that ft the only means by which Oregon
tan be represented in congress by men granting belligerent rights
who will oppose the schemes of single Cubans was placed by him
gold standard Leaders in a union of the
ground that under the
silver forces.
against
to the
on the
present
condftious it w as possible for "good
Mr. Bpaugh's abuse of tlie iteiuocrntic men, sympathising with Cu1m>8
rnnke it necessary for him to lose a trip.
In time the valley lands were tnken
and little farms began to dot the river’s
shores.
numerous reports that the warship was week down the valley visidng toe
merely a trick to gain further time, and | Misses Elinor Hale and Clara Tabor.
thoy may start some sort of move
E. C. Potterf has been appointed road
ment any day.
supervisor for our district. We hope lie
MERCHANT
* * * ★ if. + *
Then a trial wound its wav up tlie
There is a disposition on the part of a will carry on the good work as in the
creek beds and over hills to Eugene.
past of puttingour roads in good con
Come anti obtain prices, and have ft social chat if nothing
considerable number of senators who
fA,,otb*r ,”“‘l ro- ta
••‘»‘’fished and strongly favor some positive action on dition.
we
have
a good scat and a warm fire for all who cuter onr tloon
party is unjust and uncalled for. That
K
a s fo r a n u in b ero f yMrM a young Kjr)
We are sorry to lose some of our
the
part
of
this
government
in
behalf
party sent Mr, Cleve.and to tlie rear as cause,'’ to make their way to the wended her lonely way through fifty
neighbors. George Peil and family
n traitor to its cause. Every vote it has ¡aland, “Suppliea, guus and am miles of forest and farm land to that of Cuba, not to allow a vote to be taken have moved out to Noti to take care of
on the treaty for the annexation of Mrs. Peil’s mother and father who are
east in congress as a party for year* has munition were going from the town.
Hawaii until the administration has getting old.
been against monoploy and clast legis
United States,” and every pound Timo passed on, Florence was spread made a plainer showing of its Cuban
Some of our young bachelors whose
lation as exemplified in tariff and finan
of powder fired in the cause of ing slowly and they were beginning to policy. Nothing positive has been faces are as yet not ornamented witli
cial measures, (t wgs only last week
have a somewhat longer bill of fare.
Cuba’s freedom had come from
agreed upon, but it is significant that I lie regulation military mustache hut
th at U m democrat!« vole of the senate,
The days of salmon and potatoes w ere
have fair p r e s e t s of becoming so soon
the senators are agitating the matter
country.”
This speech
•a re one, was cast in uuiun w ith tlie this
are doomed, if we understand the sup
over. Lard and blitter were gradually
few populists and silver republican is so full of the throat of forcible taking the place of ‘bear oil”. Other ; nd i re in political a cord with P e idem pressed mlitterings of some of the fairer
vote*, and prevents Hie retirement of intervention, both expressed and fruits were usurping the huckleberries, McKinley and in favor of the annexa sex, unavoidably over beard, to get eye
tion of Hawaii, but are impatient at the openers on St. Valentine’s day that
greenbacks with replacement by gold implied, that it will be accepted and a Pickle might sometimes be had.
slowness
with which the administration’s will yet remind them of tl.eir younger
bonds. Of the 47 vote« cast against
Hurds of people were seen on the
boyhood days, when they went to town
MS equivalent to a notice that the
Cuban
policy
is developing, and anxious
the iniquitous schema 29 were voted by
circus day to gaze at tlie elephant.
streets.
Opposition
stores
and
hotels
United Hiatt's will at no distant
to hurry it up a little. An intimation
democrats, 6 populists, 0 silver republi
appeared. Soon Alleys as well as streets
Several people here are tab,,',,» of
.
.
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of
thcir feeling has been given the nr»
dote
declare
that
Spain’s
scheme
cans, and 7 republicans, with f demo
Z t ’ n'ew .nJL ' L ' . T . ’ *"J *',0" nce’e ! •ide»‘- The senate has so often shown putting hi irrigating wheels to punii.
cratic and 1 sliver rapxbllcan paired of autonomy having utterly failed first newspaper dropped into tho homes
water from Deadwood to water their
its sympathy for Cuba that there is gardens, orchards and meadows wliicb
against tlie measure.
after fair trial, ¡t has become the of the people.
little doubt of the success of a motion to will consist of a 20 foot under-shot
But experience does not ruunt with duty of our government to inter
Years rolled on, whole avenues have
postpone
indefinitely tlie consideration wheel with a bucket Httaclied to each
Mr. tspaugh, He is anxious to again
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'
fwc and restore the reign of nene.. been added, and today, u Mayor Wilson of the Hawaiian treaty, if it were made spoke wind, empties into a fluil,3 at
taka tlio lutiidle-of.Uie-roiid with certain „_.i„
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P
- > rule the city,
he top and will carry the water to a
defeat staring bin- m tlio face. „ Iord cr » “ d
to tho de
in connection with a statement that it large pond or reservoir located above
A neat little church stands on the hill
was done to help Cuba.
wmilsl
nA.» the
»l.-w priuciphis
_ i . . lw pro- AMMfutciI
wasv ««.!.
vacated H()j|
soil 1II1<I
ami Mtllt'vinrw
starving w
people
the common level so that the land can
would saihav
rather see
Most of tlie logs have been removed
(rsees tram|.te.I in <!„,
thwi of Cuba. This intervention by the from the town site, but tlie Knotts
President Dole, of Hawaii 1ms now be Hooded at once. Enabling them to
raise two crops of clover bay and keep
wituvss tlwir triurnphaut vindication United Stab's will, of course, be have been kept. It is known they will been in U aeliington nearly a week, the kreen pasture land through the dry
guest of the nation. On every tide lie is season.
'
through a uoion of kindred forces.
- - resisted - by Hpain, Un- Foster virtue.
savagely
praised
for
the
discreet
manner
in
which
There are other H ills than aand hills
A liridge i. mnch neeJe>, at lbe moiith
But Mr. Rpnugii’s«p in ion s «tajid for
H,ie f^'ls hopeless to continue
he conducting himrelf, a. we., as for
Oeadwood as
little. Tlie praotical uuauiuidy „ h i , j
but it is not likely here now, Howe it happened we cannot
Ins moilctt and unassuming ways. drown«<J m crossing. ¡Several rear, n.,
■ay.
which Ute populist state central com - ,b a t intervention on our part
Although lie is naturally dsonlv intar " ,dl® doe Whismnn was rnenln
.i
Though a growing city, Florence still
tniUee indorsed toe idea of uniou by 'vo,,Id ,,c other than warmly *p-
'æ aHk# "°
the rowly eacapcd h im se Îb y ''iti,""'1 " T
sunding U to the votere for final ac- prove«! by the whole civilization of denizens of the woods. Many tree, arc
Yours Very Truly,
0- W . H U R D .
CARMAN^
CHEAP CASH STORE!
Drv Goods,
FLORENCE
★ Groceries ★ 'an d ★ Noth
MEAT
MARKET.
....... J u s t O pened..
G oods as R epresente
left standing and tl,ere are some Buscbce “
* 1,0 Ci,U on h,m : contenting by bi, brother in a canoe aftef Im'imd
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' hnueolf with giving full information in
-low,, Lake creek. X i t
o
--V. nmiiuii jyj
»• saasvo vltieK, \bOljt tWfl
both under growing in the city.
!
reply
to
questions
asked
him.
He
shows
!
.
T
1
?
* ‘,iU croflsîl‘« «¡'h a wagon
Crows visit us in large numbers and
X’Jeveland and McKinley, hoe been
wisdom, for the least bit of ofHciousneo a„ j c e ’° ,* l",d 1,,!i '•<>"* -lrow „,..i
a few years since, the Martins twittered
so zealous and vigilant in the dis in the little school house. Only yester on his part in behalf of annexation
T*k*rc«
«Mil I w i r l « .
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~ .iœ :
T * , u l | u.b«r*a M olly mi S Xursver be uis* ch a rg e o f its
assumed day a Mother Cary’s chicken was seen would be exploited by the anti’s »« after inly 1st. T1,e„ 0|K ,
s»u. »waetwr..«».aa*rt*u,, „ M
.
E
“ K» m us mal anti -----------
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“ eWtWd o b liKu ti’’n’‘
Spaia that walkingdown Madison avenue, ami lie offensive meddlesomeness.
papers will not be st ile if
ai" j - w . C A R M A N .
*•»< tl<><ikl«t ‘ *"*
ms . **mnle frrr A,i>ir—
I
¡n
il),,
tl...
c. .
The moral cowardice display by reme ,u* d »• • <«»«/ rervicL w'c w” °2”
-ÿ"«
!l‘®*‘,t‘<
’
*
lly
the
United
States
has
j did "Ot appear in the least frightened.
•Urlutif
iUnwU«
C
u
---ijnicwvn or NM Y>*lt |
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senators in the vote, upon several l,ow
<-au read old ,,a,Ws T ®,'’ '
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been tlie ally of Spaili in her ««frni-tw
ir*M“«»t the out skirte of the
«mu.Mj~.MMA_
. ..
b . . M
Teller
^ u t i o n , i Rre
„ ^ ¿ a * wevk
e7 r l)chii)>|, Wf
informed I
■
amendment* *-
to tho
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Lord to r. prsMut O sg o u in <Jus U. «. !
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v . o .i
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................ | oi m e city. Though tliev are harn.fi...« declaring bonds payable
•Walt lire been rejected by that body. • * * « * . •' d b r e p u tu b le p,.n w . i , „ lhey h # w b(Tn #ecn
option of the government
rnment, which adopt-
in Oregon, is
r.-cchm !m
• nd as f.ir as we are txiucwnsd we are « true that Preai.lent Grant rvfuh- and though Haring have often fo-cn ed by a majority of fifteen, was not '* tr-V1" « s"i'-l«t it to
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i T,æ ‘«•‘«..re is 17 mile* T “ J Partie,.
’" “ ” ' I
• O f.
« t a d o n i. Mr. C o rb ett» a good w »n X-(l to acknowledge the liellige,-,.,,, «ceil near them they never offer to eat calculated to increase
the esteem
with Deadwmi ’
,,,0"n'nin
w h o . ,n th . right p.ree, („ h o m e ) but rig h t« o f the Cubana, but the facta
for them by their constituents.
a
— ” vr*rvg VrCtîk |)f •
. though to vote against the Teller reso- ¡ b l ' X Î w e ê ï ' Î ' « u 1"'""
t* decidedly out of place writs») it comet
The climate of Florence in delightful
and tlie law were against him, and
lotion
¡„ effvct
............. *°
.. et'>loree
.
at » time.
to represwRiug ttregow to th e U. H,
but a lady should wear a veil or a boa- I ' ,Ut'°n
the ____
senate. W« w ant a man » h o is liotli be \Solated the precedent« net by net In March or she may Tanner face, l,rv,ent Policy of paying lionds in gold,
who under
phyaicaUy and uu-uully »14*, <uid cont- President Monroe,
T h . bracing air is excellent for one tl,en” “ ‘re on|y ‘ wenty-four senators
«eptan.w or rejoctiou may he taken as E u ro p e.
an iiidiiuititHi of tlw result « f
tlw tv«t
Our goverumont,
Vote.
petent in «vury rt»|wvt to represent this aimiiar circmustanccs aot only w ith * Lung
great sad p glorious
« ... tute of , ours.
Kraulod S jm in ’« ro v o lted S o u th fi»«™ )»'<*’
Caler: Corkeu. friends siiJJ h.ve American
dyspepsia.
eoloaj„.s Imlligerent ---------
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trouble and aids the willing to go on record as voting for the
Kyle, tin » avoiding Lodge" substitute whfoh
•pecifically
Lope*.
st.ited
that
all
bonds
should
be
paid
True Florence has draw hocks which
light«, but acknowledged their in-
to hie them away if •’'u,d **
‘Muivalent, w h il. thirty-two
A S IA M blivred Visited the AHanüc d ep e u tio u w . l ’r r e i j .^ t s C le v e la n d "tey K ïnofT ioK londik.
,
,
.
Ilondike.
voted against the Teller re»nl»fi«
— t t n . first of „ » m o n t o , w and
it t - o , , And
M CK
c K in
le y y ,“
h a v V e eb .« W f i h , seen 41
fit
?v L
* ° llT
I ,C
ci‘r . You !C .n anybody blame the c o n sti,« « ,» „
to bo hoped if a c o l d ------
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hat „ .......
p reced en t o f P r ^ i- ren Rot ploy with fire even in water the six senators who core,
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visit ua it wiU co.ue soon that it may . 7 ,
I - v iren t o , rren i- —
p .ayw .tt, fire even in water ,h e six senator, who voted against „ e
not injure onr mirly blooming fruì,.
¡g o o « tb . pre-
'‘ Burns, .„ .m e l,sd better get feller resolution and either dec',,
tir our winter baa been w ry m,U
of Ppc«ldci»t Monroe; hut,
*,nd , u i« cr
toforv the
.
‘ ned “*
M s have a Imrd man ksepiog
“
hotel
W ithHood'ss.
r'fls,» 9 „ M Talk,” and
•h°w ^ thst
clo“.’
‘L f this
o K d « T d b i . .i
pstronagetoa
h
PROPRI F
, k P P R V
lARj
AGTK,
E5M
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C eonfl<leaeo and
T„
merit
'X '" ’
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“ "It s„d P^dncc.
p red V cc'^ ^ ’t ^
inv
n»I»«,
w
*
.
b'vaier
cures
th^n
Ä
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U
»*>‘ ’ ^ w '
» • «V, but
t h ^ .- ^
dor«,
> tbst tells
,u U *°r calling them financial Fair- , *n ,re honest. wVhoveMrMp^r111* lt’
~ «
r the public, end this «ri»« Ö
’*^•’'•0
con^treeeiunal record, m*dle1nel merit, |a «y,. th t’ ,0 Perlstlve
containing „ » votes in detail C0 tlie *bidine ~ a M e n c c fo
u«'»
togs in tb s Spper n rer sud its tribu
Li«douiul of belligerent right* than *'"* * ho',r‘ ,rf >-Nn‘
taries.
i « V 4>
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r t a i In
, the
t a n noat
t a t o i a l.e - e ‘
“ O l , I - l— i-.rfull.
’ E active gentlemen or l.dire to « f w u yearn duratioa front LS«S to been a small
' revel lor responsible, established I,o u « ----------
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post office.
studied in more that one state, and to
UGO hail not destroyed much
But enough of Florence for this tiuic,
ja Oregon. Monthly Nifi Wand espeller*.
wake
trouble for more than ooe eenator.
Position steady. KUereine Kudos*
perhaje our Gienada friend can Fur-
-•'If-sd4fresaed
stamped
envelope-
The
■ n - . n . i r r w c i x a m p e c i envelope.
I lie
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ni*h u> «ufi
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‘c ‘v T iu îT c iî^ d ’ l* u *rua *■•«■»*.
v of tU t ci.y nrxt ■ S w e a t* Tow r B * w m * With t
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