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FORT MILL TIMES.
VOL. XIII. FORT MILL, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1901. NO.
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HK GovprnnuMit ItuihliiiK \
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n '<> iue nuriu > ran riiin\>
o rl O with any on the Hxflibsiyj
^ J? tlon ground in point of
architectural design and j
sculptural beauty. The architect is'
Mr. .lames Knox Taylor. Supervising
Architect of the United States Treasury.
The sculptor is Mr. James Far- ;
ri net on Karly. the youngest pupil ever |
admitted to the Uoynl Acadeniy.
The exterior of the building is classic,
stately and beautiful. The main I
entrance consists of a portico of eight
Ionic columns, live feet in diameter
and forty-live feet high, surmounted '
by an entablature and attic.
The attic is enriched by eight eulos \
sal female figuies eleven feet high. '
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GLIMPSE OF T IK WOUI.O S FA 11
ACL ON THE LEFT AND
representing Music, Fainting, Sculp- j
turc. Architecture, Agriculture. Maim
fncturcs, Transportation aiul Com- I
ineroe.
On each side at' the central portico
and just above the top of the attic arc
groups of four (inures each. A seated
female (inure, fourteen feet hinh, represent
inn America, *vith a torch in one
hand and an eanle it her feet, is surrounded
by three, .vomn athletes, each
ten feet six inches 1 inh, typifying the
youth and strennth of the Republic.
F?.ch has a laurel wreath in his hand.
The dome is surmounted by a ?|Uad
riga. a Goddess of Liberty fourteen
feet hinh, bearing a torch in one hand,
and an eagle in the other, standing in
the triumphal chariot drawn by four
colossal horses. The horses are guhled
h.v two nude nale figures, each
twelve feet high.
The Fisheries Huihdng. which is connected
with the United States Government
building by a colonnade, is se
vorcly classic in outline. It Is as simple
as tlie (Jreek temple of Poseidon,
which still crowns "Kunium's Marbled
Steep." (groups of uiiads, mermaids,
mermen, sportive dolphins, sea shells
and tridents adorn every available
place. The friezes and crests around
tlie building all suggest the sea.
bUPERbTITlONS of MECHANICS.
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Some Onocr That Obtain Among
Craftsmen.
Ual MeSimnis, of the Bricklayers'
Union, speaking of superstitions
known among his craftsmen, said:
"Should a bricklayer drop a brick
from a wall while at work and break
it lengthwise it is a sure token of great
luck, and that the man will get money,
but if it falls and alights on its end
and stands in that position for a moment,
tie is sure to die in a
month.
Tim Miiintdrv hnv? rtnli nn? r??;it Kll
perstltion, and that is that, if while
one of their number b,at work fitting
a pane of glass lie lets It fall, and It is
broken into thirteen pieces, he will
meet with ill luck within the next
twenty-four hours.
Many of the waiters In the restaurants
believe if the first order they
take In the morning s for ham and
eggs they will have g< od luck nil thnt
day. It is a conim? n superstition
among the barbers ".hat if a man
mines into the shop utrnl hns a long
beard removed there will be n marriage
among the barbers in t'be |>laoe soon.
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Louis Exposition tl
ovcrnmcnt Has E:
Which is a Model
ty.
BY MARK* BENNITT.
The eeutrul ornament for the United | ,
States Government ltulidiiiK proper is"
the statue of "Armed Liberty." The
lirst plaster cast of this statue was
made in Rome by Thomas Crawford,
the sculntor. It was used bv Clark
Mills in IHdO for making the mold In 1
which ho oast tho bronze statue sur \
mounting tho dome of the Capitol in |
Washlnjito i Tin* height of this sta- <
tin* is ninotoon toot six inohos. The
< Sovernmont Hoard appropriated $15.- i
? <?> for the interior decoration of the ' i
(lovernnient Huilding. This work
was under the inunediate supervision i
of Miss Craee l.inooln T? tuple, whose
plans, however, were subject to the
approval of the ineinhers of the United
States Covernmont Hoard.
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SIlOWINC A lUtANCH <)( Till-: \VA
1'IIK I'A LACK 1)1'' MINKS ANI) MKTAI
A FEW WORLDS FAIR FEATURES. |
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lu a short article sut'h as this. one !
an only refer to such great features |
as the Philippine exhibit, covering
forty acres ami containing more than
1 <HM? natives from those far off l'aeille
Islands; the United States tSovernnient 1
Indian exhibit, covering many acres \
and occupying a large building; the ex- j
liibit of the United States Bureau of
Plant Industry, consisting of an out
door map of the United States, cover- :
I iliL' four inline llii. in I * 111..I n.
Field. when* tho C>lyiiipiait (lanes of;
I'.ttM will bo hold; tho Aorial Concourse
whore tho airship ami balloon contests,
having prizes aggregating $l!f>i?,<HH), will
take place; tho Anthropology exhibit;
tho forty f>r inoro Stat" buildings; tho
niitfloor exhibits of tho Departments of !
Agriculture and ilortionlturo. covering
many acres; tho Palace of Ilorticul- j
turo, loo by St to foot. containing the
largest exhibits of hortiottlturo over i
brought together; tho beautiful Temple
of Fraternity: the magnificent buildings
erected by foreign nations; the
great Inside Inn, where tSOOO guests
may timl accommodation at rates from I
$l..r?0 to $fi.00 per flay; the extensive
Live Stfick Pavilion; the great land- |
scape clock, made of flowers.
THE.-CROWS AND THE BALU
! An IiiTincililH KfCK Tlint Until.mI All
Tliplr Attnck*.
During a piazza game of ping-pong
one tif the balls was sent quite a dis;
tance out over the lawn, where a crow
I seized it and bore it off in triumph,
j evidently thinking it was an egg. After
I ium ii pfi-KiiiK, irora an 01 which tne
! frolicsome little ball bounced away unI
broken, the crow had an excited conI
sulfation with several of his fellows,
and then deliberately carried the ball
to the top of a high tree and let it drop.
Again the assembly of black feathered
experimenters gathered around In
amazement. Was there ever such a
i remarkable egg? It hail fallen from
I a height that played havoc with their
eggs and their little ones as well and
i yet survived intact! Then one after
, uikmim'i irampcu on 11, cawing loudly
1 all the while
At last, in sheer exhaustion anil disgust,
they all gave it up, flow to the
top of their favorite tree, anil, still
i cawing loudly, watched one of the
ping-pong players caino out from the
house and carry off the invincible egg
I hat had battled their boldest attacks.?
Itoston Wf chinau.
jlKBUILDINQ
ie United
reeled a ^ O JT
oi Grace 2s* u?
:-: ggr^WK
AUTHOR OF THE
WORLD'S FAIR HYMN
The selection of the veteran poet.
Bdmund Clarence Stedman, to write
the World's Fair hymn, seems to have
t>een a popular elioiee. When the
question was asked who should he invited
to undertake a work of such moment,
the name of Mr. Stedmnu was
suggested from many quarters.
The poem lias now been completed
and set to music by Mr. John K.
Paine, of Harvard University. The
title is the "Hymn of the West." Permission
to hear this notable composition
is withheld from the public until
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TERWAY. THK MIH'CATION PAL.LURMY
IX TIIM t'MXTKR
the opening day of the Exposition,
hut that nil umiMinl treat in In store
for the:u is assured.
I'oeins by Mr. Stedman have been
used for uiusie.-rl settings of several ol
the most, distinguished Ainerieau eoinposers,
and lie is espeeially gifted in
lyric composition. Tin- souk for the
World's Fair is considered his host effort.
Mr. Stcdinnn was born in llartford
Conn., in 1S5W, and was graduated
front Yule in the elass of 1S.">,*5. lie became
editor of the Norwich (Conn.)
Tribune and the Winsted (Conn.) Herald.
and In 1859 joined the staff of the
New York Tribune. He was war correspondent
of the New York World
from IStfl to 18(53. After the war he
purchased a seat in the New York
Stock KxcVange, and while devoting
ids life to*literary work, lias also car
rieil oil 11 successful business. He lias
published many volumes of his own
poems and is the editor of several eolloctions
and libraries of poetry and
literature.
Frank Va iderstuken, director of the
Cincinnati Orchestra, has written
"Louisiana,' the W??i id's i'air march,
and Henry K. Hadley. of New York,
lias wrlttei the Exposition waltz.
"Along the Plaza."
DIGCINC UP GREECE.
Sttlilvlnir Ar?hunlna>li?l If l~- - ?."i...?
How th? Ancient it Lived.
They are digging up Greece to find
out how the men of olden times lived,
carried on business and died. According
to a dispatch from London, a large
number of expeditions under the leadership
of scientific men are at work
studying archaeological remains.
The American school under the di- i
reetion of T. W. Ileermnnce will continue
its excavations at Corinth, where
the difficulties in connection with the 1
expropriation of landowners, stopped
the work in 1903. These linve now been
settled.
The British school will now resume
its excavations at I'nhieocastro, Kast- ^
. rn Crete, where a rich series of Myrenaean
vases and terra cottas have
been discovered. Trial excavations
will he made at I^tconia. The first
site will be the Temple of Artemis, at
Kary.
The French school will continue'
more completely and more systematically
the Delos excavations of 100.1,
which have already revealed interesting
traces of the commercial activity
of liomnn republican times.
TRPATV IS RATIFIED i
Another Step Taken in the Isthmian
Canal Matter. I
Paris. By Cable.?The Associated
Press is authorized to announce that
the contract by which the ownership
of ihe Panama canal passes to the (
United States, is signed, seeled, delivered
and complete.
The title to the canal route is now |
vested in the government , of the
United States. #
The document by which this transaction
is consummated bears the
signatures of President Bo and Director
Kichmau. of the Panama canal (
company, who signed for the company 1
as its responsible officials. <
The transfer is complete and with- 1
out n -ct ration and the I'nlted States I
secures a perfect title.
This result has been accomplished
quietly and most unexpectedly, as the
public had been given to understand <
that the contract would not be executed
until after the meeting of the 1
stockholders of the canal company '
tomorrow, at which the question of
ratification would be presented. As
a matte of fact, however, when the 1
meeting takes place tomorrow I'resident
Ho will announce that the sale ! .
lias boon completed, and instead oi |
: asking for authority to execute a fu
; tttro contr;e t. it will only remain to 1
ratify the ojitract of stile which, the
officers ef the company have already
| formally completed.
I ft is con .'dent ly believed that the j
completion of the sale before the
' meeting will increase the vote for rat|
ideation, as it will be recognized thai j
i nothing more remains but to aequi|
esce in the action taken by the highest
j officer of the company.
When \V. \. nay aiul Charles W.
; Kiissell. the t'ni'ed Stutes Assistant
j Attorney.^ (lett- nil. who are in Paris
| to assist in the transfer of the prop!
orty. were seen tonivht liv the A'isoci
atod Press. they reluctantly admitted
: that the transfer had been cousum
; litaieu. and in order to avoid mi- andorstandin?v;
regarding a transaction
i of this magnitude, tln-y furnished the 1
; following otlii ial statement in writing:
"Tlie papers transferring the rights
and property l?y tlie new Panama >
I Canal Company to the I'nited States
' have already been executed and de|
livored. Tln-y will lie ratified tumori
row by the stockholders' meeting.
"The arrangement includes a goner
al conveyance and provision for deeds
and re-signing in the Kepnhlic of Pan
j amn and in tlie canal zone now tini
dor the jurisdiction of the i'nited
! States, in which zone tlie ,
I United States civil laws continue in
! force, by teason of 11: session of thzone
front a civil law society. All formalities
of the local law on the is- , ]
! tIntni.is liave lieen arrange'! for and
j secured to tit.- United States.
"The prop- rt\ will sitortly lie ie;
livered on the isthmus, and iinon ti ,jt <
| being: done ihe purchase price will i
lie immediately ]?; if 1. i
"Tho full text of the principal d?;?
anient s will ho made public tomtirn v>
night.
"The I'nitod States nets an un
cumbered title." j
Japs on SwidLill Coast.
Chicago, Spc? ial.? Aspecial cable
to The Daily News from Stockhn
suvs: "It is reported in responsible
quarters that certain strange era;'',
supposed to be Japanese suhmarim !
are hovering on the east coast
Sweden. Tb y were last seen <>IT th
fortified hirl.oi of Faro Sound, in tne
Island of Cioetland. In the center of
the lialtic s.ca. It is reported that the
St. Petersburg authorities liave in
vostigated the matter."
.\c\vs Notes.
The !Ir?s !:n correspondent of the London
(iraphin is responsible for the
latest ntntor regarding the betrothal of
Crown I'rinee Frederick William of
tlennany. He says that the Crown
Prince nmy possibly return Ironi Copenhagen.
where he is now visit ins.
formally affianced to Princess Thyra.
third daughter of the Crown Prince of
Denmark.
The increased length of the modern
great Atlantic steamers has made
the piers at New York too short for
them, and there has been a project to
have them extend farther out into the
North lliver. The Secretary of War
has just refused to permit this on tho '
ground that it would not be wise to
encroach farther on this waterway,
which is one of the busiest In the
world.
Link Rollis. a well known merchant
u. i ui'Ki' ruimiy, is ucan.
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The Mnmpton Celebration.
Newport News, Special.?Preliminary
to the 3t?th anniversary exercises
of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural
Institute, Virginia Day was cole
hrated at the Institute Wednesday.
Probably 600 educators, among whom
are many of prominence, attended the '
opening meeting. Dr. Robert C. Og- 1
den and his party, numbering over
260. were among the visitors, as were
Governor Montague, (levernor It. 15.
Odell. of New York.'at. I .Miss Helen
Miller Gould. At noon a reception wa>
tendered in honor of the Ogden party
and the Virginia guests. Governor
Montague male an addr< vs. The keynote
of witieh was: "I niver. al suffrage
demands universal education."
SS100T CASE AGAIN
Crafty Mormons Still Facing Interrogation
Points
SOME WARM TESTIMONY IS GIVEN
BrlgJtntr H. Roberts Examined As to
the Relations Existing Uetwee the
Church and Politics.
Washington, Special.?With the reopening
of the Investigation in the
Iteed Smoot case, ltefore the Senate
sommittec on privileges anil elections,
the prosecution devoted considerable
LItne to drawing from Birmingham 11.
Roberts the character of the oaths
which are said to be necessary for a
Mormon official to take in onh r to
have the support of the Church for political
office. Members of the ommittee
showed an eipiai interest in the obligations
which are said to ho taken l?y
Mormons who "go throngh the endowment
house." Along both lines much
evidence was lummht out which is e\
peeteil t;> have run. .dcruhio 'M in ing, on
the fitness of a Mormon Church oli'i
r ial to hold a .- at in Congress.
It was shown by .Mr. Robert's testimony
that without the consent o?
the Mormon v husvh !m> failed of election
to a s> at in Congress an 1 later
with Church re wait.i n of his can.!:
i acy he was eh- <!. 'n ivlat 11 to the
endowment I . . ol Mgr.1011 .\b
Roberts was extremely r? tleent.
Mr. Roberts said he bas three wives,
i n* married in 1^77 t! ccon 1 in 1V
and the third in 1 stn?. lie said lie has
had children b* all the wives and by
the tirst plural wife since Iris election
to Congress.
Senator Overman inquire I of Mr.
Roberts whether his tirst wife and his
second wife had con-cnted to his third,
w i fe.
"No sir." said .Mr. Roberts. "They
did not learn of the marriage for three
or four years."
"How was that?" asked Senator Rev
triage. ' Do you mean to say that the
marriage was not known to any one?"
"It was known to some of my
friends*, hut not to toy wives." was the
answ *r.
"Why \\as this marriage concealed
fro in them?" asked Chairman Burrows.
"Because I did not want to embarrass
them."
"Hoy embarrass them?"
"Well, we know the marriage was illoobl
i ? * i??l?* i* * ' *
m-,4 ii infill in- ill li.l I i III
them they should for any n ason he
ailed on to testify."
Mr. Taylor asked Mr. Rohens why
tie thought it incumbent upon hint to
take plural wives.
"From boyhood." replied the witness.
"1 hRd been taught the rightfulness
f plural marriages and I beiioved this
liraetIce to he the law of (Jod. I knew
Liiat this practice was cont arv to the
mattc'.Htes of Congress, but heli? ved
that the law of C 1 was the highest
rule and 1 felt Impelled to obey."
Chairman Rurrows asked a runnier
>f pointed <[nesttons which brought
out t!u onve sation from Mr. Roberts
that he still believes in and practices
r<olygamy. He said that he belli\? the
Wood riff manifesto was t! ?'i!if'v in
i:j?;ii;i . aim uiai now in | n i'.rin:;
!?olygnnr.y ho knov.s ho is d'soheying
roth the law.-: of the land and tlie laws
d fir J. Ho wan aske 1 why ho continmd
to disobey t ie laws of Cod if h<* believed
thoni to ho the highest laws,
md with a resigned air. ho said: "Well.
I.e manifesto le t me in the midst of
hlightlons to thfse views. I am trying
o do the best. I ran to live within the
aws, hut these obligations f cannot
ihirk."
\t the afternoon sesr >11 Mr. Uol>rts
said no notion had over been taken
>y tlie Churoh in r( spoil to Lis living
with more than one wife.
tjuostioiis were ashed re *!>' ? ring Mr
Roberts' view regard.ng the manifesto
?f lSldt against plural mnrriages and
ving in polgygamy cohabitation, and
he witness said he regarded the nianiesto
as an a<lministratlve act or ttie
hurch and of hindilfg force upon all
members. He admits that to disobey
r.y of those laws would subject the
member to liability to Church lijcidine.
Tlic witness was asked then in
gard to polygamous cohabitation, and
raid Mint he and many others were livr.g
in polygamy at the time tue rules
,t:?? rii'i/ln 'i fhinct ciic)i ulitiMtuf inn
.nd that they considered themselves
inder moral obligation to live with the
\ives they had married.
"Do you think you are morally bound
o cohabit with all <u your wives.'
chairman Burrows asked.
"I do."
"How many children have you?"
"Thirteen living."
"How many not living?"
"Two."
"When was the last one 1 on. "
"About two or three years ag< ."
Mr. Vaneott in crosvexaminati ?n
isked in regard to the rule which p<
nits officials of the Church to enter ii o
polities, and the witn"S3 6a'cl he
egarded it merely as a leave of ah>ence
from Church official duties durng
icumhetx y of political offices
He said he did not regard it as an
odors' ctent hy the Mormon Church. It
.as brought out that in his first <an,'ors
for office, when he had not the
onsent or leave of absence, he was
h feated. In his second canvass he <>bained
the "leave of absence" and was
I
i elected.
Senator Hnlley asked a nnmher of
lit stions regardlm; tlio witness' views
e" lis obligations ;ts a iti.* n and
whet! r there tould be a r lic.ous oblination
which wonld justify him in
i'.' ii\ tit; Irs s. rvici's t?? his S* He to
<!;: < Intr^e duties with h would evolve
upon hitn by tlit* acceptance of a political
position.
.Mr. Uobert- said t!> cmertiaiiy
mialtl arise wo--- by an o;"ti al honld
sijtn his political r.ffii-e if tIs * will of
ltls ronstittu-nl; wonld not perm ' hini
to perform bis ditto s in lianno:i> with
the Church nsa1, 1 -os
Commits Suicide.
Little Uoek. Ark.. Special \ spe?
rial to The Arkansas tiuzett.* I'.- .1 Hot
Springs. Ark., says "C. V l'aylor,
president of the Morristown i'-im..
I National Hank, eotntnitted uit-i-b ear!
tv IVIilnf Uf . ..... ?.I Ii
I ?... '? . iiwouii^ ?iiimiikii
tlif breast He lived lonjs cihmil after
the fatal shot was tired l? make
his will, disposing of a large < at*'.
!!* had lieen in the eity several " eeks.
The remains will he shipped i his
former home.
\ new man in Miehiuan ' - is
.lnstns S. St* a: lis. the million* . lntnhernian
of l.mlin-lon. Mi S iias
! long maintain*'*l an an *>11:; > . iiiic
| attitude **n the tpiestinn , o.id
! taxation atnl primary <! a ''*? hei
I mires tli?' railroads ot av*?
I 11< 11 been paying their h i ;.?. a of
I tnxnt' in: als?? ilia polit ai 'a kery
} en-' trem-h* ry an* fostered am -al
\ e of t h"' p* ople s'l i)\ t1 ! he
j'vonvi-ntion" system in vo-.i Mr.
S: otis's ambition is to 1 1 love
nor of Michigan and he - *tn?
if publican nomination.
V II l'n\ 11 -?: R ?T
l.ineoln Noli. i*? rial W itry
an anm tun tliai lie ? : ' " a
j political a M r., ai i!i.' :is? Kink,
in C'lii ;i< Satin- day , ] Tin;
Now York nl.ti I .inn." ln? I ? . ?n re!
forred to I- the nn. .! . i by
i lie X \\ Viii l I? tin- :. . i "litly.
i Thrro will lie erve ministers
and newspaper nun. ?t is i \\ iso
ii ;i . will ln? free Mr 1'. n -av In*
\ will 11:*> tlu* ball rent ail e\potiKi'S.
This \? 111 lie d '.nation
; as to platform and a p i ' il canI
di.lati .
Golden Cross Pe-oph
NaT.villi*, -'pecial I'l.c , ' ni.il
Fcy-s'on of til" t!:: ti I iv I of
!'renin'; .- ? e. orde;- of ;i<. a is
; in -a'ssi'in here, !{ > . t . . how
a in Sliliership in ;>i?* St o i. J. urn and
! til.n In.mi. the past two vea t lias
I held it.- own. Atnonn the j>: .ntiii lit
ntetibeis from Knoxvilb pns"tit are
K. W Adkins. grand treasn; l-'rank
: May. i,rand warder of the o ; >r a.ite.
ami It. f?. Osborne, tn :nb iv oni1
mittee on laws. The visitors \ ? entertained
tonight by Pearl nr.ian
dory. Sixty representatives front It
eouinianderle.8 are pros nt
li? v;i T> C?nn tifiit
Lincoln. N?*h. special W'rv ! I!r,van
nave 11> 1?:. pros. 11 1 'viuu
statement Mincintn:" 'ho : : of i i:?
Now Vo. k Sin' Demit r:i: > i\ ntion:
l <h> not '! ink the it ions
will Kiv" .l'i:l I*: * 1 ?m an i.H!' nial
strength, 1 lit t!,. pin form a>lo oc;| hy
tho convention nitwit t to 't . n; his
nomination i:n!f! tn ::: ran
! wlton they i\y einnie at >t ' . s il<?l
iilc to ntt' *i:|?* a a-: i -a ^ uu
, the |Ulhli<-.'
DRAUGHTI
STOCK and |
POULTRY!
MEDICINE!
Iriloc.K ami J uiirv nave lew h
troubles which arc not bowel an<i H
liver irregularities. it lack HI
I'raught Stock ami I'oultry Meili- K(
cine in a bowel and liver remedy 3
for stock. It puts the organs of W|
digestion in a perfect condition R)
I'roniinent American breeders and H
fanners keep their herds and flocks fikj
healthy by giving them an ? < asional
dose of Black I draught Stoe.k R?
and I'oultry Medicine in their B
food. \nv stock raiser may buy a ft?
2o-cent half-pound air tight can jjjl
of this medicine from his dealer (85
and keep his stock in vigorous B
health for week-. Bealer- g->m r- fl
ally k- >p ltlack-1 tranght Stork and MB
I'oultry Medicine, if yours Iocs B
not, send 25 cents for a sample K5
can to the manufacturers. The CS
Chattanooga Medicine Co C'.iat- t%
tunootfa. 'Prim.
P.oriiKt.M:. Oa.. .Ian :w.l.v?2.
fcd llliwIi-UraiiRhl Stock and Poultry mi
Medicine la t hu In -tt i ov.?r tucil. t.iur jjii
S3 atock wna looKintr hn?l when you i ut '
mi- the medicine and now they are 1.TM
Rl *re"i'M! "" They are looking20
per cent, oottor. [ij
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