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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20
Neu'llork Daily Gribmtte
MONDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1869.
READY ABOUT NEW- YEARS.


THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC FOR 1870.--It will
ASTRONOMICAL DEPARTMENT.
T. Astronomical Events for 1870
H. Calendars Sun rise and set Moon rise and set
High Water; Moons changes.
POLITICAL.
I'LL Laws Of United States-An Important Enactments
OF the last session Of XLth Congress, and first
sion Of XLIst Congress-PrOclamations Of the
President.
~ Constitution Of the United States, with all the
amendments since its adoption.
V. The Fifteenth Amendment, and action Of State
Legislatures thereon.
W. The Public Debt of the United States, Oar Debt
compared with other Nations.
VII Constitution Amendments in the State Of New
York. with the votes thereon and variations in
laws OF sufrageI
Will The Homestead Law. its provisions and resric-
lions.
TX Metrcal System OF Weights and Measures, now
lawfully used in the United States, with compare
tive effcients in the present system.
X Cabinet Foreign Ministers, &c.
XII Governors of States Capitals, Election days and
Meeting Of Legislatures
XII Members Of Senate and House Of XLIst Congress.
Kill Election Returns from all States holding Elections
in 1869. and comparisons with previous years.
XIV Various matters Of general interest not here emu
merated
PRICE, 20 CENTS PER COPY,
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THE TRIBUNE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20
tcpSER,L PRESS DISPATCH (

The Secretary OF the Treasury has directed the Assist
ant Treasurer at York to omit the sales Oh god on
Tuesday and Friday OF the present week Is Ouer
not affect the sale OF gold Thursday OF tue purcn
OF bonds, as advertised. ..N. u.v,oo,, n,
The Secretary has also given orders for the o.
the January Interest on and after Friday next
rebate AS the interest the extent OF thirty mon
will be due January the anticipation OF one SeeA
give suncent time It's entire payment az tnat uao
There ia now m the Treasury about 100000 OF com
s 600 900 OF which consists Of deposits for whieh soia
certificates have been issued. . .o..o.,a,,va
c. NJ Hamilton. Bishop Pierce, colored meisosr C .o
state senate: Gen. Casa Adutant General OF the o"so,
and u a. Gibbs Secretary OF State accompanied uy
Senator Wilson, called the President this morning Toe
the purpose OF asking troops be sent TO the
aid the civil authorities In executing the laws anu DIV
tecting the lives property OF its citizens Inc psy
Complain that q large number OF assassinatons na,s
occurred lately President Grant In response 70 sno.
request stated that he wOnd confer with the secIa
Of War on the subject and that means souiu 10 ~'"
efectualy carry out the laws
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20

IIstoricusr asserted in The London Times
of last Friday that " the European States re-
FUSED to consider Jefferson Davis and Robert
"E. Lee 'pirates,' for the same reason that
France, long before, refused so to regard
BENJAMIN franklin" The analogy, he insists
is complete" If "llistoricus had quoted
Lord Chatham, to show how British statesmen
regarded the action of France, about the time
to which he refers he might find the analogy
more nearly complete" than he wished to
find it. Any American school-boy could repeat
to him an eloquent passage from speech of
the great English orator in the House of Lords,
beginning with the following words: France,
"my Lords, has insulted you" Will "Histori-
"cusp be honest enough to acknowledge that
the analogy is absolutely complete "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20

Gen. RoSecrans's appearance at the Reunion
of the Army of the Cumberland was signalzed
by a refreshingly frank statement OF certain
facts. well enough known heretofore in inner
military circles, but never so publicly stated
before, of the real origin of the plans for the
battle of Chattanooga. The General has two
or three times done things politically which
have not wholly met the approval of many OF
his old soldiers; but his reception at this
reunion illustrated the fact that his hold upon
the hearts of his comrades in the army was
never stronger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20

Paraguay has abolished Slavery. =- In riot in
Pueba attempts made to burn alive Protect
ants 49, Mr Seward is still suspicOusly regarded by
a portion OF the Mexican press == The Gcumenical
Council has adjourned the 9th Of January The CALI
bishops protest against Papa interference in s deb
creations. ExMinister Salaverria has been assassi-
mated In Madrid. Spanish refugees have been expelled
from Paris. The expiration Of the American postal
treaty Is lamented in France == The Spaniards an
nounce a new campaign against the Cubans. === War
between Turkey and Egypt is imminent. == The Red
River trouble appears to be increasing.
The Assistant Treasurer Of Eew.YOrk has been
Instructed by Secretary Boutwell, to omit the sales OF
gold on Tuesday and Friday. =- The com in the U.
g. Treasury amounts 10 tl0e,OOOOOe. == The Hon.
Edwin NJ stanton has been appointed Justice OF the u
s. Supreme Court, vice Grer, resigned. =- A portion
Of coal niue foil in Saturday at Stockton Pa en-
quilting four dwellings, ten lives were lost. 49, The
tax collections on tobacco and spirits in Virginia. since
March have increased 800 per cent those Of last
year. ls===s An old physician has been robbed and
murdered at AlleRany, h. Y.
THE result Of the scrutiny Of the city Canvassers Will
sgpeaT to-day, So Sixty persons hsye been indicted in
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mn,,n,rts. y,durts. ste.. Gbis Ginning.


AC.DEMY OF MUsIC-Hermann, the great IreS-
diigatseHr -, $500, 1r;f.h
RooTH,s TUFATER. Twenty-third-st, between flith
and SiIthayeS-' FastsG" Haokett
FuTH-AvF THEATER.-"Thc Dukes mOttO'
FRENCH THEATER.-At S-Russian Opera
NmIo's GARDEN" Little Emily"
OLYMPIC THEATER.-"U Under the Gaslight"
THE TANMANY.-" Bad Dickey." 'Nan, the good
ornothiDg' ~,
WuIACK's THFATEP. Broadway and Thirteenth
E-'Wid Oats" Lester Wslack j.
WooDs MUSEUM Broadway and SOth-st.~f G io1h
a NJ 10 10 p At2 "KenilSorth," aud T. " The bonue''
NATIONAL ACADEMY or DESIGN "'H''
a. and Fourth ave.-Third Winter Exhibition 60, D..
Nvw-YORK CIRCUS, FOurteenth-st-Uranu iio
,ysnme The Man Monkey BquestrAnisH'
san FRANCISCO Observation-Disclosures per
formabcea - % ,,.s.L .ro
SoMEEvIIIE ART GALLERY. No % - rHVn-a'0'-
E,bbtion of The Nine Muses." NAier'Ooo' p'A"ue"
Irving UAII-Fat Mans ASSOCIATION Dali
po,,A r CARTER ID. D.: Calvary Church Inc
~. vi o. ,bites Of Sunday School teacher
Pev +. H. CHAPLIN ID. D.: FOrtleth-st PresDyterla
Orders Of Mobility
Don. ISRAEL S DEHL: Sixth-st. Baptist Church.
Oriental and Bible Lands -,
Row John HALL, D. d.: Westminster Church,
rwsniy. seeoud.s,-" Mother Countries
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20

Another horror is announced in the coal
mines of Pennsylvania. Ten persons were
killed by the falling in of a mine, filling the
shaft and tunnel, and carrying houses, built on
the surface, into cavity forty feet deep. Ac-
cidents by the falling of coal-mine roofs, or of
portions of them, are far more frequent than
is generally known. OF ten thousand fatal
colliery disasters in Great Britain, during a
period of ten years, ending in 1856, forty per
cent were of this nature, being twice as many
as occurred from any other cause. But it
rarely happens that more than one or two
miners are killed at time, and thus they at
tract much less attention than the holocausts of
burning shafts and redamp explosions.
Falling roofs almost invariably proceed from
insufficient or defective timber supports. The
immense amount of wood used for this purpose
may be inferred from the fact that the timber
ing which took fire in the Gold Hill mines in
Nevada, in April last, was still burning IN No
vember. An unwise economy, more frequently
than q want of knowledge, occasions deficient
timberng and the nOn-renewal of it from time
to time, which is also required, the wood being
affected by underground heat and moisture.
But to all these risks, in the present instance,
another was added. The report says that on
tho earth above this mine "blocks of buildings"
were erected. Those that have fallen are de-
scribed as large houses, and, worse than all,
they were the dwellings of families among
whose members this loss of life has chiefly
occurred. Is further evidence required to
demonstrate the necessity of special legislation
and authoritative scientific inspection wherever
human life is at the mercy of mine ownerf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20

Elsewhere we continue the story OF the great
Canal Opening, and its surrounding events ana
scenes. as graphically recorded by our CORE
spondent in Egypt. A country to most Oh US
comparatively unknown is thus brought tamil
iarly before the eyes of great mercantile
community, which, thanks to NJ. Lesseps' Is
destined to have vastly greater interest IN 1t
now than ever before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20

The decision to appoint Edwin NJ. Stanton to
the Supreme Bench will meet the cordial and
hearty approval of the whole country. A law
yer of commanding ability, his fitness for the
place will be universally recognized; while the
great services he rendered the country in her
time of EXTREMIST peril have given him such
place in the grateful memory of the people
that no station or honor would be thought too
hiOhlfOr him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20

Brooklyn for completely IN tho election irauus'
60 a,,ab,o information has been disclosed in the
,o,,orv gambling cases. == Charles II. Van Brunt has
heen anpoiped to I'LL the vacancy the Common Pleas
bencb. - The Spanish gunboats have reached inc
lower bay on their way TO Cuba. -= Gold l2oi' iva
,2o, Temperature Saturday, ST. 49, 49, S9 Sunday 81 58
ooo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-20

the public must be the gamers by having
presented, in brief. what the most noted re-
ligious teachers say on subjects of temporal
and eternal interest.
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Busim,ss 2Otitss.

STATEMENT OF LIST COMPUTED ON AMOUNT
- coz, coysuugp NApE BETwEES BABco-K WILCOX AND
" - -, vxa,xv pu,1T RI W A. HARRIS PRovDSNcE r.
rryx NATIONAL FAIR OF American INSTITUTE HELp
yxv YORK OCTOBER 1862 FURNISHED BY TAX HARRISON
u,
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Us LIST To PROVE iNACCURAC1 OF 7
APTER TEsT OF KNGiNSS.
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load on Engne-,he Harris Cor Engine carrying p Dynsmomr
horse power more during the Furnace doors Fires
banked Indications of Gauge and Counter taken each minute
Th. table comparative guatye qualities Of the two Engines
Babcock WcoI Eugue. Harris Coriss Eagine
, 1869-10-10
BILLIARDS.
EDUCATIONAL.

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snd eh3d~r "ll eAhliit II 5rahh d F"Ihai''s. No.
H1He 1t1ahd Az en- Aonday e+enlnx oetnb~f H. IVA,
, 1869-10-10

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ruIrsss q e. ,et:dsT %cfntns Il IL
e2tatT etoat 81 As:enie ems4 Mrtthte1 vii arrca5
~ nE1i.f pr II 70 aas1 full aurndaaest desieed
jtJf1N WHIT rv e.-,.
, 1869-10-10

HtcH!af st,rt.rn!eAt!cu ef thfs Tdee vii he held
Ell nHHHtAf kfGNlN1, Oetnt,~r 1t. laS1 1t tht4t
f. Sn Hnsta thntas n ~ nrlrh. to arrange
II ~ III the eeretnates Of layiak The rse-
high Il A"-@+A1' <"1 t'e" 1"@@ *
-. nesf3 ne*T s~sntt!ed II b. rsr,ent. v1stors
L4A.1IANBLEE WN
, 1869-10-10

1ar tnfone1ss q 1hhe !. Tuyae. insfe M ~ vii
;h1 Ss,.se u to sscki.*e q ~ rrusaIes ii .yios
rrttted h5 the Wrrt ksr Hssene Hr1tyrirn, ,se1;e
kun. Pr order af y IL > >3t 'e'~4' n'"%lA
4. j. IEXtS SAtsAtn1r
, 1869-10-10

FREE nTSPENHARY,


bralnarQ Free D1HponSaryl
Hoens. .teonA He!y rse4 J:eh:,n1 naIld,na. e!tht
oo9's. sN !; u .: r.. s.ayt s1sspt ssad.{H M.4it1
Ibis t,s lrr u s:rsr!e1 r,te4T bt syl4 .tey t.s11s
fahA&44ks IT. II oAkRaFtA$&1&
, 1869-10-10
Real Estate BARGAINS,

Twenty forty Gu Nilw aufee A. As IL Inter.
s<etior with fnf1rrtnn.A<.
Thk psoterty u *du ratly located. having the Wet
Side RanI+vAEd 1eadu.x eAH tu Lincoln Park ir,.n..
d4ateiJ On it, rorth ltae-
The whole u tA11 \ III b4 sill.
Two and AluArseE Aerc- 1uaeltAt+J 1t the Brighton
Aoute. On Blue 1I111l.av. Can t,e had ehcae
AfCHfGAS-AV. aata!nin6 tho Mehnond U7u+e-
Nx33l t. Ened tnvratmeus. md re4ty for improve
nent. pvicr Inv. T-rnr r4*y.
NOHTn WELI.E-ST-MIa&7 f., with eao4 ho1.e-
31sl t.-wr1l !ue1ird And k1uH1pk In value.
NORTH CI.ARk.ST.-&a4l:o IT,, with dxr1linx
paying veil
, 1869-10-10
DARING ROBBERY
! House Broken Open and $4,000
in Money md Plate Stolen.


ts'me rarttcs untnowu, who Jet know coouaa
% accomplish their nesas1ous purpose, cntc1ri
Itr Ttt'dtnlr oi III. +. v. Morrison, No ~ Wcst
ltAr1t>ou atreet, betwcen and O'Clock yesscr.
s'sy &''eFaeoH, and succeeded tn CARING a~ar
ttsonc3 ard vAlnahsrs amounting To tS,0oa. Tho
"pwag" conftEtel oi 3l,10o In Rreenbacsh 3ooQ
tn Rotd, I guild watch. a peAr1,ssuddcd ctoa.,
@ as s0.sp Xt e e. ss 1oseYy s !s, Of @
Of" IN thr house 1rSls,mstelY connected there.
VIII, III. Morrison 0etpx a>6ut Id business. anfl
IT. a.ss , left T9;P r 9sts ef %
the rFcmlAeh There ~esr t~n ut than, md ther
:hr yh1d 10 tho rear Of the hou+e. Nil. Morrison
naruR ht.usrd ati the door1 on her departure, tho
t''ofrIa bEvkr ont u ~,nlnw lea,llns into tht.
1rehtn. isnaias ,hs ;eS oor " c.,os .aio 'so e
the dlispR Eoosu LOCKED, thcY forced 1hr door, and
;asn lIoac into the nslroons. The valua''cs
acqua'ctca with The prr1nlsr. l.. rvllcsr,i ly thr
:ar' that tne hox was sometimes Kept in the upprr
ostr on thr coor. The thirsea, aftcF SECURING
their ooo'5, Jumped III: fracc Ut thc rrsr Of t,'c
:o'. 40 ras.ed out en scoor E'rcet Mosl Of thc
htsr-urus tn tie fA115. The t1'ta'ry IS l'elnv tn.
EcttiGatt-' t'* The H'te- II Il to uc hoped that
tfIttr tnnE1s Will he Successful.
Fashionable Tniloring Estnh1i4hment-
!. w. Rou+e, Hhu Ia. .ecn ,dratned lor tho
t,att n'uc JcHrr with nnt Of the l1tgrs, ready
made clothing AID merchant tailoring establish.
hcntt oi Chtca1o, hA4 elegantly nE<4l one Of The
s:oies {: THE TR1BrSE Building, kDowu a No, ~
Nad:s1a street, ard opeueI On the 18th Ut Sep-
'tlnte5 last nn en1Frsy neE and complete tine of
due tnp PORTED Glosh-, cas4'nerrs, Usesc.n,InRs
and vestangs. THIS stock 'asns The most rare
i-fgns, III the WAY Of French and
Eps.>h Pant rat,Errs. Ma,lzasa and Ca,h-
ue'e ve>'tpgt, Gladstone aDs, Shetland
ttEfrr0AttnE+. In 1Acr the entire fIoCk
DISPLAYS cultivated taste iaa, cua,i only be nc
qutrd ~ long experience n the yaE,ttt wanna
Or = genstcl community. The &uccea+ atrczh5
department. hAa tuacc It pccrssa1J Increase The
supply 10 srdts to mrrt thc demand, aud tho NJ
Vii make thia stocE complete In all It's appoint
cnts. Nr. Il. = rrprtaii'n Tor capslId and fa.r
ieafias |" he3r:At sus'aired hJ ho1t Of !rtcnds,
Who thetrfulty endorse hi8 wo1thine8s Of x1ccels
, 1869-10-10

<NTRATE1l-On S1OLES-rNslN No IL HURON
IT. azna nd rH~. sh"tt f~ top cf tt8ht horn oH
&l9 EeTAd 9ns lief Trtasn liILL CufSk-
GTRAfEn-QS THE NIGHT OF THE 7TH INST.
- srufn ~ "A1En snsErf stud. With in torr>
h~ad nn~ hiah q y h!:c Aus one rrtlrnlnk p{ S1..
ing thtos1E Atlcs, a! him III lr~ rrva1aeA.
, 1869-10-10

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tnert q t,TtrptA tla4 o ~ Il 10 a. u i, ss*,st
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, 1869-10-10
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IL s liz & fRililf. ScercfAT1
, 1869-10-10

These Candles are made
from the best material, and
warranted full weight. For
sale by the leading vsEole-
sale grocery houses In juan
tiles to suit.
, 1869-10-10


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MMEWEiI'N DRFts MAKING AND DNHss
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-08-06
A Remarkable Document.

A WELL KNOWN resident of this city is
about issuing, in tract form, a most re-
markable document. The idea is that q
day shall be set apart by Christians OF
every denomination, when prayer shall be
offered that at q certain day and hour the
Lord will set sign in the heavens where
by infidels may know that the Bible is the
Word of God. The tracts are to find their
way sll over the country, and will proba-
bly, excite considerable degree of public
attention. They have not yet been issued,
but the reporters of the Courier have been
enabled to secure the manuscript of the
document, and for the first time the mat
ter is given to the reading public. The
tract is as follows:
"And Elijah came unto all the people
and said: How long halt ye between two
opinions. If the Lord be God, follow
him; but if Baal, then follow him." Ag lin,
among the thousands OF Gods professed
say to Infidelity: Thus far shalt thou go,
and no further? Who will dare TO throw
himself into the stream and check the tide
that is even now carrying thousands, aye,
millions ofthe brightest and best of our
fdlow-beings down to eternal misery !?
Surely there must be some one who has
sufficient faith in Gods promises to ask
for some sign whereby all shall know that
He is the true God. That 9 trial like that
instituted by Elijah would convince the
world to-day, we do not for one moment
believe. But we do believe that If the
clergy everywhere, Of ali denominations,
were to pray to God that at stated time
(say on next Christmas eve) sign might
be eet in the heavens above us-s sign in
telligeut to oil, to continue forever, that
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-08-06
Summer Care Of Cows.

Cows REQUIRE shade in summer, and If
at liberty will travel q great distance to
obtain it. It is reasonable to suppose that
they are the best judges of their wants,
and if deprived of this comfort and com
PEELED to stand or lie all day without any
screen from the hot sun, decline of flesh,
loss of vital energy, and q marked de
crease in the flow of milk must follow.
The grazing times for cattle in hot wealth
er are at night fall, and early In the morn
aud they should by no means be confined
in the yard during the night time, and re-
tanned there no longer than is necessary
at milking time. A good supply of fresh
pure water is a. essential as plenty of feed
to keep up the yield Of milk, and very
great error Is entertained by some who
suppose that if cows get their ill once .
day it is all they require. If farmer is
compelled to water his stock at the well
in dry time, large trough should be
furnished, and kept filed 90 that they can
drink when they choose. The water Is
all the better for standing short time ex
posed to the atmosphere. Farmers some
times get the idea that cattle do not want
water but once dag, for the reason that
tucy Will GOuc w JIG we'll Ouiy tuot O1tcu
to get it. When drink first fails them in
the pasture, cattle will visit the well two
or three times day for short time, but
soon learn that water il furnished only at
certain times, and then they remain away,
however thirsty they may become, until
the hour arrives which has been set a. .
time to supply them.
A great deal of trouble 10 experienced
some seasons by the cow-pox getting into
the dairy. This pustule eruption usually
first appears upon one COW, and many
times may be kept from going any further
by the exercise Of care. The best way To
prevent it spread ID to always milk the
COW having 1t last This disorder Is con-
tagious and car easily be conveyed upon
the hands Of the milksE from one COW to
another.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-08-06
Enormous Exhibition OF Power.

4 paragraph has been recently going
the rounds of the press, in which it is stated
that the greatest blast on record was
recently made on the proposed site of q
fort in San Francisco hsrbor. Twelve
tons of powder were fired at once, dis
lodging $4,000 tons of rock. So far as the
quantity of powder exploded is concerned,
this is probably true, at least in regard to
ordinary blasting and mining operations !;
much larger quantities of powder have
been exploded accidentally and in military
operations. The greatest exhibition of
power of which we have any knowledge
was the blast at the Round Down cliff at
Dover, England, January 26sh, 1S43. The
cliff was 375 feet above high-water mark,
and as projection of it prevented a di-
rect line of the South eastern Railroad
being taken TO tie mouth of the Shake
speare Tunnel, it was resolved to remove
the obstruction by blasting. Three gal
ieries, 80 feet long, were excavsted in the
chalk rock. Nine tons of powder were
placed in the bottom of the shafts, ar
ranged in three separate charges, which
were fired simultaneously by means. of
powerful voltaic batteries. As coon as
the current was sent through the wires, 8
low, faint, INDISPENSABLE subterranean
rumble was heard, and Immediately after,
the bottom of the cliff began to bulge out,
and then, almost Immediately, about 500
feet in breadth of the summit began grad
ually but rapidly to sink. There was no
roaring explosion, no bursting out of fire,
no violent and crashing splitting of rocks,
and, comparatively speaking, but very
little smoke. For proceeding of mighty
and irreprcssible force, 1t had little or
nothing of the appearance of force. The
rock seemed as if it had exchanged its
solid for fluid nature, for it glided like
stream into the sea, which was at the dis
lance of 100 yards from its base. By this
blast one million tons of rock were re-
moved, which would otherwise have re-
quired the labor of thousands of men for
upwards of twelve months.-Country
Genfle1ndu
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-08-06

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doubt, for has BE not aid III ye snai y.
ask anything in my name. VII 40
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shall receive. (Here e inserted see
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