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legal NasGce.


To s. Billings, William Ruddck, Amos III
stebhins, *. l.. kuddick, ID. A. Day and Mary ]
Day, A. @. Cam bell, henry S. Tay lor, Jeremiah
DAY, John II Day, Michael Kelly, Thos. Kelly,
Mary Powers, u. W. Garretson II b. Smith, IT,.
Ezfa Potter, William Miller n. w. Phinney ID.
Woodward, ssna'l Blaeb, ID. III. Annsble, C.
Parrot Co., A Bridgmau Co., Patrick
Nc Mapnus, james Burrows, Rude & Murphy,
Kendall, Howe h Co.:
N0U and each of you hereby notified that
Il there is now file II the ofhct of the Clerk of
the Distriei Court IT lee county, Iowa, at keoknk
petition If Hirs BARNEY claiming of you said
s. S. Billings the of two thousaed dollars with
10 per cert interestper annum payable annually,
as money dne on 4 mortgage male by you to Chas.
Mason AMI since assigned to said iiram Barney,
dat ed August Is, SIS; also claiming against each
Of yen the foreclosure of said Mortgage, the same
being upon Lot Ne. nine CD Block No eighteen
(lSl ~ the City ct heokuk also the East half of
he Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter
Of section twenty -one (2n, Township sixty five
i65y North, nai g. i've Vest Lee county, Iowa, for
the purchase monsy; ar nrt her asking for sale
of SAID prenitos aud general relief.
Ana unless you appear and answer said petition
or before the aruire of the second day of the
next term ef said court, to commence at ksokuk
on the fret Monday of September, A. u. 1850, q
defsuit viii be enter. d sgsinst you, the petition
taken BIS by you confessed, and decree rendered
against you prayed therein.
NOBLE 4 STRONG,
July Is, Isbo-d1m Pitts Atty's.
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TO Edward Q. Pyle, Martha A. Pyle, r. n. o Com
nor, Kate o'Connor, L. \. o'Cannar, Margaret Al.
Kissiok, 49, Kissiek, husband Ut Margaret a.
Kissicks
VOU and each Of you ere hereby notified that
l. there is on file in the Office of the CLERK OF
the District Court Of Lee county, Iowa, Mt Keokuk,
petition and amended petition Of j. A. Lee
claiming of You Edward Q. Pyle The sum OF one
thoasand dollars as due your note dated
Oct. 81, 1856 to l.. G. Dobyns for six hundred dol
iarsat Ii month with 10 per cent. inisrest, and
claiming agsinst all Of you the foreclosure of q
mortgage Of even date with said note and given 10
secure The same with OF her since paid on lot
two in block 1872 with all the improv ents there.
on, i'm the city of keokuk Lee county, Iowa; pYay.
ing for order to sell said property, and other
general relief.
And unless ycu appear and plead answer or de-
demur 10 said petition before the morning of
the second day OF the next term of said court, Ia
commence nj keokuk on the 6rst Monday of Sep
TENDER A. ID. 1859, de fault wil be entered against
you, the said petition taken confessed, and de-
rendered In accordance with the prayer thereof
NCBLE L. STRONG,
July II, 1850 dim Att'ys for Pi'tf.
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NJ olICE IL hereby gtvtn TO ala whom il may con
" Germ thaton the 18th day ~ August, A. ID. 1860
at the corner Of Main street aud second street Ne.
oknk, Iowa, will sell to the highest bidder, fos
cash, The following real estate in the county of Lee
anu state Ut Iowa, namely: The undivided half "a
the fractional half, Block thirteen tI3l Of xii.
bourne's addition to the City Of keokuk, at the
corner of sth and Blondssu streets ut said city.
ihis sale is made by virtue OF deed Of trust
from Horace byres to me- made to secure the pay.
ment of a note If xI94 TO Hoskins. Heisk ell q Co.
which note oeiag due and unpaid. atm required ~
the terms II the trust deed ~ sell said real estate
A deed will be made ~ the purchaser
k4nA. r. MILLER,
July Goth. laAA.t r-a1.s 60 Trnstas
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NOBLE l. STRONG,
July 10, 1660-dlm pitfs' Attorneys.



To Melehor s. Coll, John Henry Gall, Edgar q
Coll, Alexander W. Coll, L Ia Elixa Coil, May
Teresa 0oii, hildren and heirs If Elenor Coll.
adEceasek
NoU and each OF you are hereby notified that
l. there is file in the ofhce of the Clerk Of
the District Court of Lee county, Iowa, al Il eokuk
peti ion aud amended petition Of Hiram barney
claiming of Isaiah bilmere the sum of twelve
hundred dollars aud ten per cent. pei annum in
.erest from Dec. 3, 1858, as money due a certain
mortga made by him TO Charles Ason and since
assigned to sad barney dated June Is 1853, also
eiaiF ing sga3ast you and tbs other defendants 10
se'd petition the foreclosure of said mort gage the
SANE having been given for the purchase money
upon the sc. Of n~w Of sec. 3d. and s-w Of
NV. of sec 81 all IN LIP. 66 range west in
Lee county, Iowa; for sale Of said lands and gen
erai relief.
And unless you appear and answer said petition
on or believe the morning Of the second day uf the
next tern Of saideour b. commence at keokuk on
the FIRST Monday OF September, A. u. 1850, de
fart will be entered against YOU the petition Ia
ken as by you confessed, and decree rendered
against you as prayed therein.
NOBLE d STRONG,
July 10, 1850 dim Att'ys for Pit 'f.
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To Thomas @. Love, Be Chase, r. g. Griffin.
NOU and each Of you are hereby notified that
Il there is now On file In the ofics of The CLERK
q the District Court Of Lee County, Iowa. at
kaekaks petition of =. II. VOORHEES, clsimiur of
said Love and said Chase judgment for three
hundred dollars money ue on PROM ssory note.
aud claiming against all Of you the foreclosure al
mortgage given by said Chase and said Love to
secure tke payments of said note ard others.
And unless ron appear aud answer said petition
on or before the second day OF the next September
term Of said Court, Judgment will bo rendered
az ainst you by default.
RANKIN, MILLER a ENsTER,
July 70, logD I'm Att'ys for Plaintiff.
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CURTIS, GILLMoRE4 CURTIS,
July 70. 1s60-dlm Sol. for Plaintiff.
OrtKinal Notice.
To Thomas Crose Rodah Crossa KliYa II c,u.s EFy


To Thomas Cross, Rodah Cross, Elisa j. gluts Ell
Clutss II enIy Cluis, James burrows. James Hey
nolds, Frederick Zngg; Geo. w. Hardesty, Jacob
Bushy, Theoda q. Barrett, Wilson Barrett, Hugh
Wersters
VuU and each OF you are hereby notified that
L there 10 now on file in the Clerks Office Of the
District Court OF Lee County Iowa, at keakuk, a
petition OF Amos H. Brown claiming Of yun the
foreclosure OF mortgage on lot NO. In block
lT2in heoknk, Lee county, Iowa given by Thos
Cross end Kodak cress 10 tho said Blown to secure
The purchase money OF the said premises; said pc
tition claiming also decree against said Thomas
Gross for the sum Of $766 81 100 With interest at
The rate Of ten per cent. per anpum, the amount
OF two promissory notes secured by said morts age
Now, therefore, unless you and each of yon APP
pear and answer said petition or before the 2ad
day of the next term or said court at said pla TO
be holden, q jadment or decree will be rendered
against yea according to the prayer of said pe-
titlon.
CURTIS, GILMORE CURTIS.
July IL, Is6o.lm Soils for Petitioner.
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To Il. G. Moses, William slsith, and Lawrence Ma.
chine Shop:
yy0U are hereby notified that there ia now on
n nle In the CLERKS Once Of the District CourI
Of Lee County, Iowa, at Keokuk, = uetition oil
Benjamin Graft claiming Of YOU the foreclosu IRE 81
mortgage on the following est ate situated In
Lee county, Iowa, viz: Lot one. % in Simpson !,
subdivision Of the s-W. Of section Z In TOWNSHIP
% north, range west said petition claiming also
eAtyi hve dollars on . nete secured by said mort
gage against the said q. Moses, and that ali in.
tsrest or equity Of redemption Of all said defend.
WITS be forever foreoossd and barred and for gen
erai relief.
Now, therefore, unless You appear and answer
said petition on or before tho second day of the next
term OF said court, to commence 81 Keokuk on the
lst Monday OF september, 1862 decree will be rem.
dered ainst yon according 10 the prayer of said
petition. Hs..+-Ft
CURTIS. GILLMoRE4 CURTIS,
Jnfy 20. 1S60-dlm Sol. for Plaintiff
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s$
To Isaac VanAusdall, Janes N. vanAusdalI.
Richard !. Cunning ham, Hatch Thompson w
". Morthington, l.. Harbine aud John A. Ora,
ham
VOu are hereby notified that there is now on
- hie ~ the Ciera Office Of the District Court
Ct Lee county, lowe. at keokuk, a petition in
Chancsry OF Charles Parsons Co., praying las
against allof you) for the cancellation aud satis-
faction OF record Of certain mortgage made hv.
Isaac panAnsdsli To you JAS Nj. yanAusdall and
Richard b. Cunningham, dated Goth December.
1857, recorded ia book 3. page 1873, records Of Lee
county, Iowa, being upon the n-w 4, sec q. town
ship 90 ~ range 5uest, and the ew. sec. as town
ship 90 N. ranges west, ginning that tho same ia
fraudu lent mortgage; and also praying for gem
eral relief, with coats.
And you each are required TO appear and answer
said petition by the second day OF the next term of
said court. which will be held ON the first Monday
OF september, 1860, or de. rec will be had by de-
fault - therein prayed for.
]. LOTHR0P RICE,
July =, lsse-lm Sol. for Petitioner, )
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July II, 1850 din PlaintifT'
Legal Nnfice


To John Cowan, Stephen II. Jones, Mrs. Stephen r..
Jones, Thomas DAVIS, William Garnett, t. G..
Hughes:
N0u and each Of you are hereby notified that
u there ID now file In the office of the Clerk Of
the District Court of Lee County, iowa at REQ
hak, petition a Il k u. W. lord, a co-part-
nership OF that name, claiming Of soh the said
John Cowan aud Stephen Il. Jones six hundred and
fifty dollars, as balance due them on joint
promissory note executed by you to them also
praJ ing against all Of you the foreclosure of q
mort gage executed by said stephen X. Jones and
John Cowan upon real estate described lots No.
AID in BLOCK one handned nnd eighty I've In
the said city of Keokuk in said county snd State
30 secure the payment Of said mote, wth one her
note OF $1,000 since assignee to yon the aid Thus,
Davis pray ing for foreclosure of said mortgage
against all Of you. and for the sale of said prem
ises.
And unless you appear and answer thereto or or
before the stco day of next September term 1901
of said court judgment will be render, against you
by default.
NOBLE d STRONG,
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10 James y. Bruce, VIM. Q. Daniels, Cornelia ID.
Worstef, Robert Worster Theodore H. Myers. 4 !.
a. Worster, Templin l. Worster
You are each of yoa hereby tiied that there Ia
now on file in the Office Of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court Of Lee County, Iowa, Mt Keokuk, the
petition Of Smith Hasnft claiming az James F.
Bruce and Wm. o, Daniels the sum of fourteen
hundred dollars MS money due him from them on
proinissory note; ard claiming Of all OF Won the
ferecaosure OF amortgage given by said james E.
Bruca and VIM. Y. Daniels to Smith Hamil to sa~
cure said note, on lots FIVE and six in block 1856.
keokuk, Lee county, Iowa.
Now unless You appear and answer thereto on or
before the second day of the next September term
"a. u. ls6el OF said oeurt, Judgment aud decree
will BE- rendered against you by default aecordino
to the prayer Of plaintiffs petition
McOkAKf n BRUCE.
July 20, Iss0-Im SOLE for plaintiF
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I.eunl NnIlaa.

To J.. T. Cave, Eiizsheth Cave, Noah Bailey, Eaton
Brothers Co., Ill. ii Slaughter, G. CARRIER, w
X. Crockett, State Of Iowa:
|VOU and each Of ven are hereby notified that
i there is now file in the office Of the Clerk oi
tile District Court of Lee County, Iowa, at keokuk
"A petition Of HHa1~Barney claiming off you y. I
Cave The sum OF twenty-five hundred and eighty.
five dollars, with interest nj 10 per cent. per an.
mum. as money due on two mortgsges made by you
TO Charles Mason and sinca assigned to Hiram
Barney, dated July "a 1885, also rfaimin r against
each of You the foreclosurs of said mortgage the
same being upon the north half of the south ives
quarter of section seventeen, and the north west
quarter of southeast quarter Of section eighteen
township sixiysix t6t), range six west, bee
county, Iowa, Tor the purehaseLnoney; and asking
further for the appointment of receiver, for !
sale of SAID premises, and general reiief
And unless You appear and answer said petition
on or before the morningoi the second day Of the
next trim or saia ceurt, TO Commence at keek uk
on the first Monday of september, A. ID. 1850 a
default will be entered against yen, the petition
taken as by you confessed aud decree rendered
against you as prayed therein.
NOBLE L. STRONG,
July III, 1850 din Plaintiffs AtEsys
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July q. 1850 I'm rltFsa AZ
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Ortwtnat Notice.

TO Edward A. Foote X. II Focte, Jonn r. atty,
Christian darber, state savings Institution, tde-
fendants(:
Nou arehereby respectively notified that there is
! now on flo in the Clerk Office Of the District
Court OF Lee County Iowa, at keokuk, the petition
Ut Hrsm Barney, claiming jadgms nj fore-
ciosare OF two moftg ges against sasd IL. A. Il X.
Il. Fo1te al ove named, FOR The Of nine thou
sand dollars, with ten per cent. interest from the
st day OF July, 1860, and spo;ial and general
execution against u. A. h X. r.. Faotc, ard as
against all said defendants above named, pray ing
also FOR the force OF two mortgages given by
said r. a. X b. Foote 10 Charles Mason uIon
Lots ~, 80 and 10 in Block "A. in Mason's Upper
Addition to the City ofKeokak, Lee county, Iowa,
the saieaf said mortgaked PR misses to pay of
said dett, the exttDsuishInentof all equity OF re-
demption thcren, Tor costs and general relief.
Now yon and each Of you notified to appear
snd Answer said petition the morning or the
sccon day Of tbs at Term OF said court r. be
hoiaen on the LIST Monday OF September, 1890, or
Judgment and decree will be had therein ~ prayed
for BY default.
III. SCOTT HOWELL
july 70, lS6O-im Solicitor for Petitioner.
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legal Notice.

1sosaf Notice.
STATE OF low &c
LEE Cousrr,
To j. X. Riekey, Lloyd d. Simpson, John w.
Cies horn &. III. Harrison X. Y. v. Eaiiey, II. r..
Ford, - W. Ford, james Reynolds, j. X. Rey-
noids, J. I. Harris. e. w. Turner, Jehn H. Allen,
curtis n. Conn, Char les Hubasll Anna Hubbeii.
Nm. kees, Eli Cluttss Andres Marshall. Jas III.
MARSHALL, Vim. Steel; NfIon Palmer, r. n. Wal
ker. Francis | Kaye, Henry N. PArkhurst, nd
mund 6aue, j. h. hickey trustee for Ii Nj Park
hurst. " M. G. Cooke, o. d. CASTOR. yAmes Cox,
G. Cue, II. II. smith, u. N. schafer, p. A.
Hrustcn, j. Miller, Edward Corbu. CaHs. Clark.
ARTHUR Bridgmsp. Iii klvn Loeas, A. Hasn er,
Thomas Lynch, Nm.r X. L. Ruddick. 4. w.
Phinn-y, J@mes Hixuu, Tx. Davidson, Daniel
taviile, y. 4. Msyshsjtx A. III Lemans. Jsseph
Conway, S. u. kdspnT JaAn h Deter 4 Co., AK.
saroni, WaeeIer. Believe Co.. August stein
and August Kraft:
V0U and each III you are hereby notified that
u there " NOW on f!s in the office of the Geek
of the District Court of Lee County, Iowa, keo-
kuk, 8 petition IN Chspeery OF jesse Maltby
claiming agaspsf y u the said =. X. a II. W. Ford
q decree for sise payment Of the principal and 10
s,ussa by b. 49, ss.s,y q. ss'si date. I'd
he, kuxs elstsessl ~ ~ oaips The sum Of
500, psyress $3.50 y, -. assthe same sam
. ~ AaEsss .s ssss g. me SUN p.y-
August /, 1851, ana one foryl = ii 5000 pay
able Augrst I, 1901; and u shsl n you the
Tvrsciosurs of mortgage executed TYR n. Il u.
w. Ford 70 said Jesse Maisby, Oct. l, %, to
care said Eotes, upoa certain premises Asrsin men
loned, in which il II said each II yen have or
cnim some Interest bat personal 4tnSm Ii made
against any of You except the said r. ~. w.
Ford and also asking Tor the OF sAid premises
aud other relief.
Now, therefore, unless you appear md xuswer
said petition on before tho aecond day OF the
next term OF said Diet, iet Court, go be gun and
hoden in henkuk en- the ist Monday in septem-
ner, 1860, decree will be entered against you in
accordance with The prayer of said pefiticn.
cLAbEfT, Bh0WNEA CLAGErT
July q, lS6e-dlm Aft'ys for Petitioner
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G.egai Nafics.


To Cyrus kinsey Anna 5. Brasher. Fred arick Bra
sher, sarah Bsash~F, Ii. q. Erashsr, Rufus Wilsey,
f.h. Moore John A. Mekenny, Benz. Barton,
John stannus, Green e skine:
Nbu and IN h Of you are hereby notified that
L there he now on fle In the office If he Clerk of
the District Cours ct Lee County. Iswa al Keekuk,
. petition Of Hiram Barney claiming Of you Cyrus
hlnsey the sam Of twenty seven hundred thirty
seven and 50 100 dollars as money due on two
rnortg Cages made by you thnrfes sason aud since
assigned TO said Barney, dated uecs mber 10, 1885
ALSO claiming against each OF you the foreclosure
81 SAID mortgages, the tame being upon Lot 2 in
Block m Mason 8 Upper addition Keokuk Lee
county, Iowa, for the purchase money; aud farther
ssking for ne sale OF said premises the srpoint
rAentof receiver, and general relief.
And unless you appear aad ans wer said petition
on or before the morning Of the second day Of the
next term Of said court, TO eommencr at kevkuk
on the first Monday Of Sspteu ber, A. ID. 1869,
default will be entered against you, the petition
tsRcn as by you confessed, and decree rendered
against you as prayed therein,
NOBLE a STRONG,
July 70, 1890 I'm FitFN Attg's.
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July 10, 1sso-dlm Pitfs Att'ys
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hANhLN Ut LICK,
July 20, 1851 I'm pItH1s Atttrv
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-12-13
HONEY FROM

10 every gallon Of the syrup. or no
tasses, just before taking from over III,
fire, put IN Que quarter to one fifth Of a.,
ounce Of puIver,ze, alum. Then. Will,
cooling off, but still quite warn pu, in
an ounce of sup. carb of soda, or sal..r,
tus, and half an ounce of the toliowiu,
articles, VIZ: two drops of the otto of rose,
TO I'm ounce Of alcohol.
This will take off most Of the stron.
acia taste peculiar to the Sorghum Syr
up, and give 1t il favor n,n... i.l.s l.0u
eV. which cerrainIy is a great improve.
mrnt on the article, in some sections
now coming into General use. The COS,
Will be mere tritic. and the yaiu.. ",
think, will be increased one hundred nr,
cent.
The proportions above directed MA,
not be those best adapted to make i
most Ike honey and least like IT,,
Sorghum. but the desired emu Is an
pro"chcd, and some variation may be de
sirnole to suit different tastes.
The u kali may be omitted without
much loss, as the peculiar taste may no
be due to the acid. India, q Farmer.
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A WORD TO BOYS.

God puts the oak in the forest, an,
the pine OH its sands and rocks, and say
to men, There are your houscs 90 hew
saw, frame, build, make - God b,,iIl
the trees men must build the bou.,.
God supplies the timber; men must con
street the ship. God buries iron i, tho
heart OF tie earth men must dig it -, i
smei', AID tashiont What is us.f,i f.,
. the body, an! still more what is useful
i!r the mind, is to be nd only by cxer.
tl"n--eXertIon that will work men more
than IRON Is wrought; that will share men
more tl'an timber is shaped. Cfav and
r'c1 are gwen US, not brick and SQUIRE
stones God gives Us no clntlnsr-L.
=''rs us tIax and cotton. and sheen II
we would have coats Oh our backs we
must take them off our fock.. and min
them and weave them IF we wou,l
nave anything good or Useful we INNS,
earn it.
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ihed "fo&| en- aud t#ra"n by combustion in hydro
gen. Sanctioned nv he J, hes medical ant bor les.
both IN Europe and the United States, and prescribed
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gan 10 feel little awe of his son--"bu,
dear me, what sight Of money toyive 10,
a thing that after all is Of no use"
81 think" said Jethro, looking at his
mothers sulfused eyes, ait is one Of the
most useful things that have been brought
into this house this many day
don't see how you re going to make
that OUT said the Deacon, looking up
prehcusively at the young Wisdom that
had risen 10 his household
"What will you wager me, father, tn
| will prove out Of your own mouth that
this statue.te is as useful rs your cart
and oxen ~
q know you've got Il great way of
coming round folks, and twitching them
up before they fairy know where they
arc but L u stau yuu on this question,
anyway Ana the deacon pu' his yell
silk baudanna over his bald head, and
took up his position in the window seat.
"Wcll, now, father. what is the use of
your cart and oxen ?"
"Why, could not work the farm
without them, and you'd all have moth
ing to eat, drink, or wear
"Wel|, what is the use of your eating,
drinking and wearing?'
Use? why we could not keep alive
without it,"
And what is the use Of our keeping
alive :"
1.-The use Of our keeping alive!'
AYES, to be sure; and why do we try,
ard strive, and twist and turn. to keep
alive Il, what's the use of living ~
Living! Why we want to live; VI
on; y hrins-. III creatures d. ae+-s, cate
and every kind Of beast. Life is sweet"
The use Of living, then, is tina; We
enjoy it -
"Ycs.'
"WelI, we all enjoy the statuctte. SO
that that there is the same value to thai
that there is in living; and if your oxen
aud carts, and food, and cl2thcs, and all
that you call necessary things. have NJ
value except to keep in life, aud life has
no value except enjoyment, then the stat
nettc is short cut to the great thing for
which your farm and everything else is
designed. You do not enjoy your carr
Tor what it is, bat because Of it. use IT,
get food and clothes and food aud
clothes we value for the enjoyment they
live. But statuctte. or a picture, az
any beautiful thing, gives enjoy at
once We enjoy it the moment we see il
for itself aud not for any use we meal
to make it. So that strikes the great
end Of life quicker than anything else.
don't it? Hey, fathcr-havcu't got
my case -
Il believe the pigs are getting to th'
GARDEN sale the deacon, rushing out OF
'", 'front.' door
b po1 = Ills wife he said before g.;
~ 1,, p,u o,r IL it amazing to see how
J self, but had it in hs. .s 40 g ~ ~ my
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