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VOL. XLIV.
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1895.
NO. 270.
Thanksgiving
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e Wll
di
oint any price, for the same good, advertised
by any store in the city.
OREGON TRADING
6oo Commercial Street.
' EVERY OJTE NKFTDH A BUSTTfTS EDUCATION. Many young men ati
women can spnd bat on or two yean at school why not take a eoursa that cn
to completed In that timet Th eollece Includes a short ENGLISH COUR8B t
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Time
Makes one think of beginning
to prepare for wet and cold
weather, and the need oa good,
warm overcoat or mackintoshes.
I have a fine lot of theso neces
sary articles at bedrock prices,
as well as full lines of Men's
and Boy's Clothing, Fur
nishing Goods, Hats.Caps,
Trunks, Valise3, Umbrel-
'j lita, XUttJU.IV.eb9, UUIU, ClU.
They Lack Life
There are twines sold to flshermen
on the Columbia river that stand in
the same relationship to Marshall's
Twine as a wooden image does to the
human being they lacK strength life
evenness and lasting qualities. Don't
fool yourself into the belief that other
twines besides Marshall's will do "just
as well." They won't. They cannot.
Supplies!
SUITS! ALL
Suits!
WOOL
!
They are Bargains!
CO
THE BEST FUND
A Man's Wife or Sister at
Home.
THEY MAY FORM THEIR CLUBS
If the Men Go to Theirs-Checkera
and Religion at Homo Discussed
by the Junto Club.
The following Is a portion of the con
versation that took place around the
Junto Club table at tho Hut meeting. All
the members were in i. talking mood, so
the privileges of the club were not mo
nopolized as in occasionally the case:
"Well, boys, what are we coming to?
I hear tho ladies are Intending to organ
ize a social club with no men admitted.
They say it Is to be an always open club
and there'll be rooms better furnished
than the men have In their club. Game
rooms, library, baths, gymnasium, ban
quet hall, and all that sort of thing, with
perhaps a small room off the library
where members can take their friends
for a social chat Just as tho men do only
they won't have a jug under the sink."
"Where do they get their money to do
all this with?"
"Who are to be the leaders?"
"I don't believe the ladles of Astoria
are thinking of anything of the kind."
"They have as much right to form so
cial clubs as we men have, and I for one
would not censure them, for It must be
awfully lonesome staying at home while
their husbands, fathers, and brothers are
out enjoying themselves."
"I suppose they get their money from
their husbands. Surely no husband who
really loved his wife and desired to make
life pleasant for her would spend fifty
or more dollars on a club for himself
without at the same time handing his
wife an equal amount to spend for her
own enjoyment. I am not a married man,
but it seems to me that a married man
would feci unhappy In the enjoyment of
a pleasure that his wife could not parti
cipate in also."
"That is the way all men think before
they get married but they nearly all
cnango their minds after a year or two.'
wen, it ought to be so. anvwav.
It
I were a woman I'd not marry any man
unless he'd make a written promise to
share all his pleasures with me."
"I've heard lots of young ladles say
that, and I suppose they will think that
before they come to think seriously of
marrying, but they seem to forget It."
"But 1 feel sorry for the poor women
that have to stay at home alone theso
winter nights while their husbands arc
out enjoying the company of some "Jolly
good fellows.' It's not right."
"That Is true as preaching."
"It may seem so to you single men.
You find it pleasant to call on sumo fine!
young lady and spend an evening in her
parlor, so you think It Is Just as pleasant
for a man to spend every evening in tho
year In his own parlor, talking with his
wife. What, pray, would you find to
talk about?"
"The same things you dlscu.is with your
friends."
"Politics, religion, science, business, phll
osophy, books."
"You might tell her humorous b lories,
as you do your friends."
"Yes, or play games with her. Just
take a checker or chess board, a box of
domlnoe9 or something of that kind home
some evening and ask her if she wouldn't
like to play with you. The happiest
couple I ever saw had been married ten
years and yet they'd sit on the floor and
play marbles just like children. That Is
the ideal married couple In my opln.on."
"But suppose your wife had very l'ttle
education and had not read" enough to
enable her to talk Intelligently, on such
subjects as you named."
"If that be the case it is your own
fault. If you had talked with her on
these subjects frequently, she would be
Interested In them and would read more.
How many of your malo friends do you
Mippose would keep read up on nolltieul
topics IS they never had occasion to talk
on such matters. ? None of them. And
the same Is true of religions topics. 11
you hive new Ideas In :heology you aie
always ready to discuss them with your
friends but never mention them to the
best friend you'll ever fln.l your wife."
"That's so. I have often wond red
why so many men who are so liberal
minded on religion have wives that are
still following the old and una'jppvted
creeds. I suppose It Is Just because '.he
men rever coulide their religious beliefs
to tbcl- wives.
Hut I like that Idea of games better
than these discussions of politics and re
ligion. When I was a boy I could spend
a whole day over a checker board and
I'm going to get a boar! tomorrow and
Play with my wife In the evening and lei
you know how It works."
"Wey, my wife believes In that old doc
trine of eternal torture as a punishment
for the wicked a lake of fire, and so
forth, and I'm going to tell her what 1
think along that line and we'll see how
this plan of a man talking on such sub
jects to his own wife will work out In
practice.
"Hut how about this ladles' club?"
"Where are their club rooms?"
"They haven't oreanlzed yet and per.
haps they won't. There'll be no need ot
It If all the men stay at home In the
evening and entertain their wives."
"Put now you slnple men tell us mar
i rled men to stay at home and jntertaln
i our wives, I want to know how it would
be for some of you to stay at home and
, entertain your sisters."
, "There is another man comes to er.ter
i tain my sister."
i "And mine, too."
"I'll try entertaining my sister tomor
row night, but I have some other fellow's
, filter to tntcrtaln two evenings in the
week."
; , "Fuppose we adjourn this club perma-
l nently so that we can spend this evening
in our homes."
"No, that won't do."
"This isn't like most club. Wo spend
ro money here that ouvht to be spent
In our homes. What I am opposed to Is
a man spending fifty or sixty dollars on
a club when if he put that money Into
furnishing for his own homo his wife
would think she Is the chief angel of a
little heaven."
"She would be, wouldn't she?"
"I suppose so."
"If men expect their wives to be an
gels they must make home a neaven to
live In."
"That's what I say."
"But I wouldn't know how to spnd
fifty dollars a year on my hiine, over and
above what I already spend In that way..
There is everything In my home that a
weman could wish."
"I know of one thing that ought to be
there that Isn't."
"What's that?"
"Yourself."
That's so; let's adjourn for one week."
JUNTO.
BEDROOM RUGS OP BURLAP.
A pretty little amateur artist has made
for herself a pair of charming bedroom
rugs. The material Is burlap, lined with
old carpet to give it body. The design
is taken from the motif of the wall pa
per, and represents timothy grass, redtop
and clovers, painted in shades of olives,
tans, browns and old pink, the colors
greatly diluted, so as to give a printed,
rather than a painted effect. Golden and
brown butterflies are poised here and
there, and a busy bumble bee almost
buzzes, head down, in a great clover
bloom.
The rugs are edged with a flax fringe,
In the shade of the bilrlap. In painting
grasses and leaves a mistake frequently
made by amateurs Is to have them all
too much of a color. Shade effects should
be introduced by having those at the
back In faint grays, and In much lighter
tones of all the colors used.
Liquor Dealers' Association
Will See Law Enforced.
Several Victories VVon-Otliers
Contemplation Election Day
Closipg:4'aw
iu
At the trial Yesterday of the cases
against Joe Torn and W. W. Whipple, for
I selling liquor without a license, both de-
ienuants rorrelted tnelr ball, each, no
defense whatever being made. After
court a number of lawyers and several
members of tho Liquor Dealers' Associa
tion had quite a discussion of the subject.
One of the leading members of the asso
ciation rtated tho position of that body
as follows:
"We are paying a high license for the
privilege of doing business $400 per year
In advance and we feel that we are en
titled to tho protection we are paying
for. It Is well known that there are
! many restaurants in the city which serve
wln6i beer aml also by th9 bott-,0 w,th
meals, and also thai In these same places
box parties can procure llq.iors by the
glass. Instances have oeen well estab
lished where people have become Intoxi
cated In these boxes, shaking dice and
buying liquors by the glass at all hours
of the night. For all this the Baloons are
blamed, when the fact Is that the better
class of dealers will not sell to Intoxicated
persons. Restaurants are not the only
violators of the law. Drug stores and
corner grocers are also in the swim, and
will be reached later on.
"Another point, which we are trying
to force, Is the prevention of the sale
of liquors and cigarettes to minors. Young
men and boys under age can procure
these articles from others than lesrularly
licensed places and since we are compel!
ed to observe the law, and us It Is a law
that should be observed, we propose to
Tfcee that outsiders keep It.
Furthermore, we propose to see (hat
the state law, requiring tho cloning ot
"11 saloons and places where liquors are
I s'uld, on election day, is enforced to the
letter.
"ALL TARE WARNING,
That this position of the Association will
' enforced. The law provides that for
a I these offenses the informant shall re
civo one-half of the fines Imposed and
tb!i H a good opportunity for witnesses
to f r.i n a few dollars."
Several attorneys concurred 'n the opin
ion, that, legally considered, the position
of the association was quite and entirely
correct The city charter and ordinances
sre very plain and he who runs may read.
It was also said that it was not fair or
lust to ask a high license of dealers and
then permit others to do a greater
amount of business, perhaps, A'lthout
paying any license at all, and os In one
cae. not even the government lice use.
When restaurants were only selling an
occasional bottle of beer to a customer,
who wanted it with his meal, nothing
was said, but the liquor men now com
plain because they were not content with
that, but branrlied out Into '.he retail
business generally. On the question ot
the sale of liquors on election day,
THE LAW READS,
That "It shall be unlawful in this state
for any person to barter, 3ell, give away,
or In any manner dispose of any Intox
icating liquors on the day of any general
or special election of state, county, or
municipal officers, within the state, dis
trict, county, or corporation in which
such election is held." Hill's Code, Ore
gon, Bee. 1910.
This Is the general law of the state
which the Liquor Dealers' Association
propose to see Is enforced at the coming
city election. A prominent attorney re
marked last night that while the law
had always been outwardly observed In
Astoria, there were many open bark
doors, without even a wicket, and that
the strict letter of the law required the
closing . from midnight to midnight,
though the custom in Portland as well as
hers was to open the saloons aftr the
closing of the polls. The movement, any
way. he thought, was a good one, and
should be commended.
It's In town. I''s the best:
Won't burn nor roughen the skin;
Won't "yellow your clothes."
You win be agreeably surprised.
Sorry you didn't know It sooner.
Toiqsod's Soap Foam, large packages.
Per express from New York: Children's cashmere hoods only
25c. each. Children's underwear only 25c. Ladies' wool un
derwear, all reduced. SHANAHAN BROS.
Mrs. Kinney Returns From W.
C.T.U. Convention.
LEAGUE AGAINST RUM
Very Many Interesting Proceedings
Held iu Baltimore- Oregon for
Next Convention.
There aro many peopls of Oregon and
Astoria who do not realize to what stu
pendous proportions has grown the W
C. T. U. Mrs. Nurcissa W. Kinney, preBi
dent of tho Oregon state society, who
has Just returned from the National con-
entlon, which wns recently held in Hal'
tlmore. lid., yesterday gave soma Inter
estlng facts concerning this,' the createst,
convention of the order ever held. She
said in part:
"The W. C. T. U. con .'entlop, held in
the great music hall In llaltlmoro, which
has a seating capacity of 5.000 was the
twenty-second national convention, and
the greatest ono In the history ot the or-
der. The deliberations ot tho body were
presided over by Miss Francis E. Wll
lard, the well known president and found
er of the soclely, and r say that the
meeting was enlhuulastlc Is a mild ttato-
ment.
"Twenty years ago the second annual
convention was held In this same Balti
more, wheu there were delegates pres
ent from only seven states. At this meet.
Ing there were delegates from every Btate
and territory In the Union except Geor
gia, whose delegate was detained at home
by Illness.
The daily sessions' were held from early
In the morning until late In the evening,
and a large amount of business was han
dled. Crowds were In attendance each
day who were much Interested and hear
tily In accord with tho work.
THE NATIONAL UNION
Is composed of the president and vice
president, who are tho presidents of the
various state and territorial organizations
with minor olliccrs and mctnhors The
president and vice-presidents form the
executive committee.
"One of the distinctive acts of this ses
sion, and one which caused much news
paper comment, though we did not think
it unusual, our lines being broad and the
organization being open to uny and all
who will work against Intemperance, was
the passage of a resolution Inviting the
CATHOLIC AND JEWISH
Ladles to Join hands with us and unite
the efforts of their own orders In enc
grand movement asalnst the arch fiend.
We also adopted the usual woman suf
frage resolution and resolved to support
any political party. Prohibitionist or oth
ers, that would favor prohibition and
woman suffrage. Tho recently rendered
opinion of the scientists, who met in Eu
rope, as to the effects of alcohol on the
human system, was heartily endorsed by
the convention.
, "Thero an forty working departments
of the W. C. T. U., and among the other
important actions takn was the forma
tion of a
NEW DEPARTMENT
For the Inculcation of the principles ot
good citizenship to tench the voting to
study what constitutes goon cmzonsnip.
We also touched up dress reform on hy
gienic principles.
"After ono of Miss Wlllurd's addresses,
before -a crowded house, from which hun
dreds were turned away, the papers stat
ed that Miss Wlllard wai tho greatest
di awing card Pennsylvania had ever seen.
During ono of the evening sessions the
engine in the nclithborlnrr bul'd'ng, which
furnished the electric lights, got out ot
order and there was a loud sound of es
caping stenm, at the same time the lights
went out and thero was some confusion
which almost developed in'o a panic.
Many had left their seats and commenc
ed a rush for the doors, when with great
presence of mind Miss Wlllard gave the
COMMAND TO 81NO,
The pianist struck a fumtliar iiymn, and
all the delegates Hang as with ono voice.
Tliu crowd stopped, many returned to
their seats upon seeing the manager
calmly singing, gas lights had been
struck and a gentleman came lorwarrt
and explained the trouble, which was Hi
no way tlungeruus. Thus a little thing,
done with spirit, at the right time, no
doubt saved many lives.
"During the cloning exercises each dele
gate was requested to sing the slate Bonn
cf her state end when It cumo my turn i
sang In Chinook the hymn which was the
first one translated Inlo that language
by the missionaries, Whitman and 8p.iild
ing. It took with the audience Immense
ly, and from that I had to explain some
thing of what and where Oregon Was.
When I made the statement thai the
Eastern part of Oregon mian: ho let down
Ilka a blanket on the Atlantic coast and
it would comple'eiy hide from vhjw the
New England stale and a largo part ot
New York, and that tho We (tern part ot
Oregon would coer Pennsy'vnnla with
Rhode Island and New Jersey thrown In,
my statements could harJly be credited
End I was asked whether I wns not rep
resenting a real eftato agent, or would
be willing to represent Eastern parties.
My only reply was that tnre was room
for all in Oregon ami that they wight
come along and each have a farm.
"A contest Is now being made for the
next convention by Atlanta, Chattanooga,
Portland, Me., Kt.na City, BcattU, Los
AnKcles, and Ban Francisco, through va
rious boards of trade and chamb.rs ot
commerce, and other publlo and private
bodies, but t succeded in getting the quo4
tlon postponed until I could see the
boards of trade of Astoria and Port'and
ulth a vU-w to Influencing the committee
to hold the next convention In Oregon.
The Southern Pacific ha offered one fare
for the round trip, which Is an unusual
concession for that company.
Fnrlsnd's revenue from tho Sue canal,
according to a consular report deat'ng
with the subject, show that during I'M
he trross receipt of the company were
'."..71.23(1 ., which compare with $14,7HJ,.
m In lM'J. snd If the revenue from the
tru-'tway from Port Said to Ismalla anil
the 'Mids anl water company are llinl
natcd, It will be found that the actual
receipts from the vessels that used the
canal were 1650,800 higher than In the pre
vious year. Expenses were (65,958.60
smaller than In 1893. Taking the whole
of the charges of every kind. Including
the Interest and sinking fund on the
bonds, the 5 per cent Interest which is
paid on the capital, and a sum of $00,000
for renewals and Improvements, we get a
total of 17,165,834.20, which deducted from
the gross revenue of 115,390,230.60, leaves
$8,224,396.40. Out of this sum the council
recommended the placing of $150,931.60 to
the reserve, thus bringing It up to $1,160,
931.60. Thus there remained for distribu
tion among the shareholders $8,073,464.60,
and each share, in addition to the S per
cent, which Is first paid, will receive for
1894 a dividend of $14.20. The gross yield
on Sues canal shares for the last year
consequently comes to $19.20. or 18 xter'
cent. or. after deducting the tax, to $18
Am J . I .1 . .
i.ci. ah uiijjui it&ui periuu whh reacnea
In July, 1894, when the last of the flftv
coupons that had been detached from the
khedlve's shares In 1S69 was paid. The
security known as "delegations" has
therefore been extinguished, and the
whole of the shares held by the British
government are now In receipt of divid
ends. Since the holding of England
amounts to 176,400 shares, the annual rev
enue therefrom, assuming the dividends
to be maintained, will be upward of
$3,150,000.
TELEGRAPH LINE.
Broken Down in the Storm of Yesterday.
About S o'clock yesterday afternoon
tho WcBtcrn Union telegraph line was
broken, presumably by the falling ot
some tree across It during tho storm.
Up to the time of going to press It had
not been repaired, so that no telegraphic
news appears this morning.
Some of the Features of the
New Agreement.
Manifest Purpose to Conform to the
Rules of the Interstate Com
merce Act.
Senator Chandler's criticisms of the pro
posed Eastern Trunk Line railroad traffic
association has made that document fa'
mous.
Sumo of the most Important sections ot
the agreement, which has JuBt been made
public, are given below. It will be no
need that the division of compotillv
tiatllo is distinctly provided for, although
aie term pooling" is not, of course, uoeu,
fiovitiion is made tor the aboiisiiu,eni
yii as many Independent agencies ad pusse
uie and lor the esiublisnmi-nt of juini
agencies :
bOME OF THE REGULATIONS.
No Company party hereto shall through
any of Its ollicers or agents deviate I: out
change the rales, fares, charges or
rules herein reattli med or so rocoitiinendoa
ny tho managers, except by a i evolution
or Its board. The action of such board
nhall not altect the rates, fares, clia.ge.
tr rules disapproved except to the extent
ul Its Interest therein over lis own it.au.
A copy of the resolution of the board ot
any company party hereto authurii.ug
any such change shall not become el
ective until thirty days after the due
of the rocelpt of such resolution ) y the
managers.
The powers conferred upon ihe manag
ers shall be so construed and tXcrclbea
as not to permit any violation ot tho In
terstate commerce law nppllcabls to Ihe
premises, or any provision of ihe charters
,t the laws applicable to any of the com
panies party hereto, and the managers
diall co-operate with tho Interstate com
merce commission to secure the stability
and uniformity of rates, fares, charges
ind rules established hereunder.
The managers are charged with the du
ty of securing to each company party
hereto, equitable proportions of the com
petitive traffic covered by this agreement
.-to far as can be legally done.
The managers shall decide and enforce
he course which shall be pursued with
connecting lines, companies, not parties
to this agreement, which fall or decline to
observe the rates, fares charges and rules
siabllshcd under this agreement,
Tho manager shall have the authority
to organize such joint freight and passen
ger agencies as they may deem desirable,
provided that If such joint agencies are
established they shall be so arranged as
will give proper representation to each
company party hereto.
When, In the judgment of the managers
their Information or any complaint so
warrants, the officials and employes of
the companies parties hereto, may be
examined, and In such Investigation any
or all officials or employes may be notified
to attend, and any or all matters affect
ing, directly or indirectly, the traffic l.ere
In covered may ho considered. 1
For any action by any party hereto,
which, In the Judgment of the managers
constitutes a violation of this agreement,
the offending party shall forfeit to Ihe
association a sum to be determined by the
managers, not exceeding $5,000 but where
the gross receipts of the transaction shall
exceed $5,000, the offending party shall, at
the discretion of the managers, forfeit a
sum not exceeding such gross receipts.
Five thousand dollars Is to be deposited
hy each company at the start, and fur
ther amounls monthly, upon call, de
nendlnar uoon tlm orou pArnlntsa a
company. I
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
British Ship Anglesea in 61
South-Men Suffered.
CANVAS AND RIGGING FROZEN
For TwentY-Fonr IlOUrg It
Was
Almost Impossible to Work
the Ship.
The British ship Anglesea, which dock
ed at Mission street wharf yesterday,
says the Call, after a voyage from Swan
sea, had an experience that Captain II.
Lewis never wants to encounter again.
For nearly three weeks the thermometer
was always at from 28 to 32 degrees be
low sero, and on one occasion the run
ning gear was frozen so stiff that it was
impossible to work the ship. The crew
were all more or less frost-bitten, and the
captain himself got badly nipped while
attending on tho men. It was almost Im
possible to keep them awake, and the
watch on deck was half the time around
the galley lire. Argument was of no avail
and many and many a time physical
force had to e used during that terrible
fortnight to keep the men awake and at
their post.
Night and day the coffee pot was kept
boiling, and' every Jack on board got a
cupful whenever ho wanted If. The cap
tidn and officers suffered with the men.
and some of them still bear the evidence
of the torrlble time they went through.
The man who suffered least was Augus
tus Connor, the cook. He had the galley
fire to keep warm, and he succeeded ad
mirably at his task. Connor is a man
with a record. He Is a nrlxe-flchter. who
rhas defeated every sailor on the ship who
has dared to come up against Mm on
the English coast, and now he .wants to
see what the American marines are like.
Strictly speaking, he Is not In th heavy
weight class, but still he Is confident that
he could give Sharkey a fight to a finish.
After vanquishing everybody In his class,
from John o' Groats to Land's End, he
sought around for some means of reach
ing San Francisco without expense. Tho
Anglesey was ready to sail and wanted
u cook. Connor applied for the Job and
got it.
"If he Is as good a flghtor as he Is a
cook he will be a hard man to beat," said
Captain Lewis yesterday.
When Captain Lewis camo to speak of
his experience in rounding the Horn he
grew eloquent.
"I have been sailing to San Francisco
for nearly fourteen years," said he, "and
never did I go through such a terrible
time. Thinking I would strike a favora
ble wind the ship was worked to 61 de
grees south, and there ws nearly frote to
death. For a day and a night there was
not a rope pulled through the blocks
and It took the mate and myself half our
time to keep a man at the wheel. We
were under snug canvas of course, but
had It come on to blow we would have
been In a fins predicament Then we
would have been compelled to get hot
water and send It aloft to melt the ' ice
In the blocks In order to get the running
gear In working order.
When the thermometer was at 30 de
grees below sero we had hard work to
koep the men awake, and I got my hands
frostbitten rubbing some of their frozen
Mmbs. They would crawl In behind the
galley flro and, although we kept a stova
constantly alight In the forecastle, It did
lot seem to warm up the place. They
would get as close to It as possible and
once they dropped asleep it was a case
if thump and punch to get them awaka
igaln. If the sleep was allowed to con
tinue It would have resulted In death.
When a whaler goes to the Arctic he Is
prepared for the frozen North, but we
were not, and our men could not get on
enough clothes to keep them warm. Soma
of them are still on the sick list, and will
'is for some time to come."
Captain Lewis was very much dlsap-
nolnted yesterday. He has been gone
from home for over a year and was calcu
'atlng on getting back to Swansea inside
of six months. His wife was coming out
here to Join him, and then when the
wheat cargo was aboard they were to sail
for Liverpool That was the program the
skipper had mapped out, but It is not to
be carried out. South Africa, like Aus
tralia, Is short of wheat, and the Angle
sey has been ordered to Cape Town. From
there she will probably be sent to South
America, and It will thus be eighteen
months before Captain Lewis sees his
wife and family.
COMING DOWN TO FACTS.
"Banks, what do you think of Alfred
Austin, the new poet laureate of Eng
land?" 'I think he's the best man. all thlnira
considered, that could have been chosen.
He hasn't the turgid style of Sir Edwin
Arnold, and there's more body, more Im
agination, more snap, vim. and poetic fire
about his verses than you will find In
In say, Rivers, who In thunder Is Alfred
Austin, anyhow?"
NO SALE.
Book Canvasser-"Can I show
you a
volume of Shakespeare's works?"
Schiller Street Woman "Hey?" I
(Raising his voice) "New edition
Shakespeare!"
"Peer? No. Ve use Jlcago und Milvau-
kee."
"You don't understand. Shakespeare!
Book'"
"Bock? No. Too strong."
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