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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

THE Marlin Ball complains
that several grossly incoaape-
tent negro school teachers are
employed in Falls county, and
white ones too. 1t says I'VE
know of one teacher drawing a
forty or fifty dollar salary, who
when examined by the school
board, did not know where the
equator was, and was as redic-
ulously ignorant of several 9TH
er simple questions" There
are doubtless many teachers
employed who by education are
much more competent to han
die a pillow or manipulate a hoe
than to teach school. The sys-
tenn of appointing teachers in
the district schools is at fault.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

A PARTY of cotton buyers re-
presenting English houses, re-
Gently visited Sabine Pass to
ascertain its availability as a
harbor and entrepot for vessels
oflarge tonnage. Ifa great city
is established at Sabine and Gal
weston is completely blotted off
the map, what will become of
the great railroad center of the
world-Houston? Viii not the
railroads also center at the me-
tropolitan seaport7
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

We learn from Washington
special to the Galveston Meaos
that Jones. George Washington
Jones, says he will act with the
nationals, who claim to hold
the balance of power. If this
be so the democracy may ex-
pect but little comfort from
Jones, although some democtats
voted for him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

A COMMITTEE has been APP
pointed by the city council OF
Philadelphia to make arrange
ments for the reception of Gen
eral Grant. Free transporta-
lion will be furnished for COM
mittee to go to San Francisco
to meet his highness.
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QUEER PRoposIr1oSs. a


QUEER PROPOSITIONS. = A
member of the Illinois legisla.
ture introduced a bill to annex
the city of St. Louis to the state
of Illinois, providing St. Lous is
willing. A member Of the Mis-
souri, legislature wants to make
two states of Missouri, the river
of that name to be the bounda-
ry line. A proposition has also
been made to annex Kansas city
to the state of Kansas.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

: Stage robbing in the Fort
Worth and Yuma line appears
to have been reduced to regu-
lar business. On the morning
of the 10Th the stage was again
robed within a mile of the Fort
Worth post office and inside
the city limits. Two masked
men did the work.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

: The prisoners in the Hous-
ton Jail concluded to have a little
sport, SO tllsgwrote a letter pur-
porting to be signed John Fields,
asking a doctor to come and
purchase his-Fields' body. for
five dollars, the money to be
paid in advance and the bodyto
be delivered after he had been
hanged. The jailer intercepted
the letter and thus saved the
doctor a trip.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

The San Antonio Erp,ess
says John Baker, charged with
the murder of Hollamon at Sc
gum, had another hearing at
Columbus, where the bond Of
$4,000 was retained. Judge Ire
land for the defense says the
bond should be reduced, the
evidence not being very strong.
Mayor Neal, of Seguiu, who
represents the prosecution re
CARDS the evidence as cohclus-
i've. so
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

= In Freestone county,
squire Mayes married a couple
and took as pay, a pocket knife
and box ofmatches. The Fair
field Rfc;5ds5 man is anxious to
marry and informs the squire
that he will throw in a pants
buckle and a pair of shoe-strings
when the service is performed
for his benefit. NewspaPcrmen
always were liberal and he is no
exception.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

BEN THOMPSON, of Austin,
now in Leadville, writes to the
Statesman from Denver "that
everybody you meet here is in
good spirits-no cry of hard
times" He also says, This
is a bully good country, SO far
as l am able to judge The
Statesman advises all who have
money enough to go to Lead
vile to stay in Austin.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

Some miscreants threw rot
ten eggs into a sleeping car as it
was passing near Dallas on the
Central road, and below town
trains have been rocked several
times. Buckshot is the only
panacae for the perpetrators.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

A BILL has been introduced
in the Missouri4egislature pro-
viding for the appointment of
liquor inspectors and defining
their duties. It being conced-
ed that it is impossible to stop
the liquor traffic, it is proposed
to do the. next best thing, COM
pei the sale, of pure liquors. It
Isl well known and lamentable
fact that large proportion Of
the stuff now sold.under various
names are the vilest and most
poisonous compounds. Ifpure
liquors only,were sold it W ould
be a step towards abating the
evil effects of liquor drinking.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

The Gonzales hqm,e, is in
favor of the poll tax amend
mcnt. 1t says: "The richest
resource of the state will then
be discovered. The ballet box
becomes the big bonanza even
as it now impoverislles and de-
grades the state"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

A professorin Cornell, lectur-
ing on the effect of the wind in
some western forests. remarked:
I'm travelling along the road l
even sometimes found the logs
bound and twisted together to
such an extent that a mule
couldn't climb over them; so |
went around"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

REY. De La MATYR, of In
diana, has dropped the church
and gone congress as a green
hacker. In Indiana a sheriff
has possession of his church
for debt.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

THE recent walking match in
New York was big thing for
the waikists as well as the get
ters up Of The walk 1t is esti-
mated that the gate receipts
amounted 10 $4,000, of which
the winner got one-half.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

RoMAN's bill to simplify IN
dictments in criminal cases has
passed the senate and should
pass the house. 1t is a meas
IRE that has been urgently need
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

A Lafayette, Indiana, man
writes home from Leadville,
Col, of which We have been
reading such glowing descrip-
tons in the newspapers: "FzlI|
everybody not to come here.
Things overrated. Every tfain
is bringing men here by the
hundreds. There are not less
than one thousand men out Of
money; no work, and literally
starving TO death here at Lead
Vile"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

LAST week newspapers were
peking fun at little Sammy Ran
dali. This week Samuel was
elected speaker by the unani-
mous vote Of the democratic
members Of congress.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

TIE Tyler Democrat offers
the following gratuitous advice:
Young men, as between
Leadville AMI a pairofplow ham
dies. we advise you try the pillow
handles enc season at least.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

WoRk on the Western Louis
lana AID Texas railroad was
comncrscd at Orange on the.
18th. Thlrty-two car loads of
iron have arrived
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

THE wicked localoa the Sher-
man RSgss.ssi asks, "Iiow was
Adam taken out Of Eden a',and
answers, sEIewas snaked out. |"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

A DgsaEL of corn shelled and
put in papers by seed dealers
sells for twenty dollars. Is it
any wonder that the seedsmen
all grow r;chs
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

Ithas been decidedto pay the
debts of Archbishop Purcell Of
Ohio in the only fair and lsgiti-
mate way in which they can b
paid by an appeal to the ar6h-
bishops coreligionists. Il was
at first suggested that huge
lottery scheme be resorted to,
but fortunately. this scandalous
method of paying the obligation
received little favor. and was
dismissed as inadmissible.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

THE president has renomina-
ted Turner, Nortonsand White
i9rjudge, marshal and attorney
osthe northern district of Tex
as. Il IS supposed that they
VIII not be confirmed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

THE lowest estimate placed
on the loss Of life at Szegeden,
Hungary, is placed ateooo and
many persons believe 1000 were
lost.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

PROBABLY no Texas town pays more al
tention to its schools thanD enison.-Hous-
ton Telegram
Denison is entitled to great
praise for her schools. Brenha;n
is also in the. front ranks in the
matter ofpublic schools. Deni-
son and Brennan are among the
few Texas towns that tax them
selves for the support OF an eff
Gent system of Public Free
Schools. Both towns have been
greatly benefited by them.
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/ held her congressional

He'd net congressional
edon in October when she
had her general state election.
A law Of congress requires its
members in all states to be cleo
ted in November. The entire
delegation of six republicans
and two greenbackers may be
refused seats.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

At Rockdale ON Sunday,
last, one Schaltz went crazy
from the effect of 7benzine, and
having a. large pistol tried to
shoot everyone isi sight. He
kept officers at bay and could
only be captured after he had
been shot in the leg. When he
got sober he said he did not
know anything about what he
had done.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

Z. Chandler will soon lose all
self control, and become absolu-
tely desperate il Jefferson Davis
continues to treat his trade with
contemptious indifference. In
Chambers estimation, a loud
blast from Davis horn would be
worth good many votes. and
the principal object Of Repub-
lican onslaught on the old gen.
tlemen is TO provoke him to use
words that can be twisted and
distorted into campaign litera-
ture.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

Photographers have reduced
the art of taking instantaneous
pictures to a very hne point
An artist in California has taken
pictures of fast trottmg horses
which showed that the animals
did not move a quarter Of an
inch during the process. An
apparatus is being perfected un-
der the direction Of Governor
Leland Stanford, a patron Of
the turf, which viii reduce the
time exposed for the picture 70
the FIVE thousandth part Of a
second.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

To GIVE an idea of the i'm
mense patronage of the admin
istration it is stated that there
are Io4,o3I names of federal
office holders on the register
This grand army are all appoint
ed by the administration, and as
a matter of course ere interest
ed in its pefpetuation. Should
a democratic administration get
into power there would soon be
a headless army; i. e. their off
cial heads would be decapitated.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

The Sherman Rc.gzst2s declar-
es the Dallas Herald to.be the
boss lar Of Texas. There are
some liars in Texas than would
stand iiea5 IN any lying class in
the world and if the Hfi;ald is
entitled to the position assign
Cd It by its niegbbor it must be
: good ore.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

THE MARSHALL Hf'ala says
while we are growing over
limited number oftraInps Deca-
tur, H.. supports 500 paupers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

= Many farmers in Mont
gomery county are, this season..
extensively engaged in growing
sugar cane.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

The Palestine RegiezO says no
man in the legislature who votes
to rob Texas children of an ed
ucation BY selling school lands,
or Of 4 home by changing the
homestead law. should ever go
there again. The Reviezo is ex-.
actIy right.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

6. Whsit JoNEs has cast his
lst with the geeenbackers in
congress and voted for the ma
tional nominee for speaker,
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The Dallas Herald is a very
tasty paper, as will be seen by
the following headlines proceed
ing account of last Fridays
hangings: Swung to Satan" "
"a splendid days work by the
hangman'" 1.-Two New Eng
land women killers hurried home
by the old reliable air-liae' yes
terday." All of this is display
ed in neat but not gaudy "hea
lines"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

Jerome Bonaparte, grand
nephe Of Napoleon long res-
ident of Baltimore and practicinE
lawyer there, is in the hands
of his friends" for the vacan
position of United States judge
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

Tar now celebrated case of
Tie widow Oliver vs.. old Simon
Camera, Of Z Pennsylvania now
on trial at Washington.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

The San Antonio correspon-
dent Of the Galveston Macs has
been interviewing Mexican
gentleman. lately from the re-
public. The gentleman regards
the Diaz government as firmly
established and no danger of a
revolution exists.
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LEersLATIvE

Senate. March II.
bic to pay costs of off
courts out of forfeited
bonds carbohydrates.
Holman delivered an adj
on StPatIicks day.
Bill to organize force to sup
press lawlessness in southwest
TeXas-27 men in the force
passed.
Duncan's modified tramp bill
amended il favor ofthe tramps.
passed.
Amendment limiting home
stcads to 5000 discussed at
length.
Bill to prevent hiring convicts
outside Of penitentiary killed.
House Resolution dispens-
ing with committee clerks,
adopted.
Motion to concur in senate
amendment TO smoke-house tax
debated three hours. A mem
Der said: I'VE tax everything
except banks, street, cars and
ghosts" Concurrence was re-
fused.
The senatejudieiary 'bill' was
indefinitely postponed. =
Senate, March is. Favor
able report on bill for a better
state sanitary provision.
Bill for district attorneys in
certain districts, passed.
The general appropriation
bill for two years passed with
a school prOviso as one-fourth
OF the general revenue.
Mr.. Romans bill to simplify
the form of indictments in Grim
inaI cases. and Mr.. Houston's
bill to regulate practicing at
torleys passed.
Bill for 4 general local option
law, by which a precinct, town
or county may adopt the propo-
sition, passed.
Bill centralizing supreme
court at Austin passed to en-
gro ssment.
Bell punch bill passed to third
reading. There were several
amendments.
Favorable report on poll tax
bill.
House.-All efforts to sus-
pend rules and take up bills
failed.
Bill fixing compensation of
tax collectors, passed.
Bill fixing compensation of
assessors, passed.
Bill fixing compensation of
county treasurers, passed.
Bill allowing non-residents to
pay taxes at comptrollers Office.
passed.
Bill regulating sales OF land
for linquent taxes, passed.
Senate bill to protect fish
passed to third reading.
Senate bill providing for sale
of 100000 acres public do
main ordered printed.
The question of adjournment
was postponed.
Senate, March Ie.-Joint res
olution that a conference COM
mittee be appointed to single
out from the mass Of bill of bills
before the legislature such as
embrace necessary and beneh-
cial legislation.
The constitutionality of bills
to centralize supreme and ap-
pellate courts at Austin will be
argued on reconsideration.
House resolution to adjourn
March 81 and other resolutions
On same subject indefinitely
postponed.
Bell purch bill passed
Finance committee reported
favorably on bill to enforce COL
lection of delinquent taxes.
House-Ch aplain's salary re-
duced to So day.
Committee on constitutional
amendments favor striking out
the clause limiting sessions Of
the legislature to sixty days.
Bill.to protect fish taken up
and amendments proposed suf-
fcient to hill the bill. are
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- At Rockdale ON Sunday
last, one Schaltz went crazy
from the effect of benzine, and
having a. large pistol tried to
shoot everyone isi sight. He
kept officers at bay and could
only be captured after he had
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q . : 5 =
'.!ISed at s6.7so,ooo.

II costs Fexas tax paye.s,
SAYS the Austin SALESMAN,
$4,000 4 year to have heir
taxcsc1slected.
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SENIOR ZaMAcoNA, the Mexi-
can miaister. is in St.Louis. He
was welcomed blythe Merchants
Exchange and reply said that
Mexico desired to establish
naors intimate relations with the
United States.
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trees Var Ia lay-catch-
ers protect the s5ilage- Black
birds. thrushes, crows and larks
protect the surface of the soil;
snipe and woodcoek protect the
soil under the surface. Each
tribe has its respective duties to
perform in the economy of ma
ture; and it's an undoubted fact
that if the birds were all swept
away from off the earth, mani
could not live upon it, vegeta-
ton would wither and die. and
insects would become SO NUM-
erous that no living thing could
withstand their attacks
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

THE presidents md
congress is remarki
brevity. He says IL
the last congress I'd
requisite appropriations r.
rying on the government and
for the support OF the army has
made if necessary to call a spe-
cial session. He regrets the
existance of the emergency but
makes no other suggestions or
recommendations.
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$500
= a Freestone county farm
or has corn up big enough to
pillow.
= Rockdale has shipped ~
1872 bales of cotton the present
season.
= All the mechanics in Vic
torla have plenty of work and
good pay.
= The Greene mystery at
Sherman becomes more mystic
riously every day.
= At Sherman there was ice
quarter of an inch thick on
Monday morning.
- Grayson county is rich
she. is out of debt and has s27,-
900 in the treasury salr..
= Houston had a heavy rain
storm on Monday morning,
the same time it rained here.
Thompson, the moral show
man of Dallas, is going to Lead
vile with a variety comany.
THE Dallas Commercial has
a cheering word to say in be-
half Of the Santa Fe railway.
= San Antonio burglars are
determined to be on time; they
entered a business Office and
stole the clock.
= A number of peddlers
were in Livingston last week;
their prices were SO 'atrocious'
they sold very few goods"
"A Waco house, says the
Telephone, ordered goods from
St.Louis and Galveston at the
same time. The St.Louis order
arrived first.
= The Austin Sangerfestwill
celebrate its twelfth anniversary
on the 18th. 10Th and 18th of
April. A large attendance is
expected.
A Big effort is being made
in Houston to get up agrand
Volksfest. 1t is intended to
draw a big crowd from all parts
of the state.
Austin will hardly ship 25,-
900 bales of cotton tile present
season. The Statesman wants
wooden mills, cotton seed oil
factories, etc. .1sEs
The country in the neigh
hood of Mexia is SO full of sew
ing machine agents that there
is no room for book peddlers or
lightening-rod men.
A Sherman auctioneer is
much given to profanity. If
profanity, like time, was money,
that auctioneer would be a
bloated bondholder. II.
-InVictoria they have straw
berries two and half inches in
circumference. Irish potatoes
will soon be in market; garden
| vegetables are abundant.
= There are no trains of wag-
ons loaded with Buffalo hides to
be seen in Comanche this year
The reason is: no buffalo this
year to furnish the hides.
= Llano town now boasts Of
4 stores, 2 saloons, I black
smith shop, 8 hotels, shoema-
ker shop, saddler shop. 6 law
yers, 5 doctors and nary a mill.
= St Patrick's day was duly
observed in. Houston by servi-
ces at the Catholic church in the
morning and a lecture in the
evening. There was no pro-
cession.
The Comanche CHEF has,
for some time; been using a pat
ent inside, but having received
the same inside twice it has con-
Guided to print its paper at home
hereafter. a",e@ -
Locals are So scarce III
Sherman that the Register man
is compelled to write an essay
on "The Early Rising Humbug."
He doesn't believe in getting up
too soon.
"Don't wave your ears at
me, you flabby-hearted, black
livered niger" exclaimed one
of the speakers at the colored
debating club in Brazos bottom.
near Marlin.
= The Georgetown Sun says
it is likely that DIR. D. S. Chessh-
err will resign his Office of county
judge of Williamson county; the
reason is, the pay of the office
is wholly insufficient.
= The Denison Neaps is de-
termined that sooner or later
Sherman shall be moved to
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Dissolution.

The copartEership heretofore existing be-
tween Joseph Mashik and vinson Mr hik.
under the firm name Ct J. Msshik & Bro.
was dissolved by mutual consent ON the Isl
day of February, 1879 The business vii
be continued by J. Mashik, who assumes
all liabilities. and TO whom al moneys due
the late firm are payable
MASIIIK
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The democratic convention
Of the sixth congressional dis
trict met at San Antonio on the
..Sth-sHd effected a temporary
organizsti2n by the election of
w B. IS. of Gonzales, as
chasr1nsf No business was
transacfeS.'
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Me- NT,rrn GR1IBRs. daughte

Miss MAUD GRuBBs, daughter
Of the Mayor Of Denison, is stu
dying for the stage in Philadel-
phia. The young lady is said to
have, developed great ability,
but the name Of Grubbs not be-
ing attractive or well adapted to
a professional life she has taken
the stage name Of MAUD Stu
art She made a successful
debut in Philadelphia.
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= Thursday last the people
of Navasota were treated to an
excursion over the Central and
Montgomery road to Planters
vile. A big barbecue was Civ
en- and the usual speeches on
such occasions were made.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-21

The Bryan Pilot estimates
that the last term of the district
court, coupting in time lost by
farmers, cost nearly $1,000. The
result was: one civil suit adju-
dicated, several orders of sale
made. one negro convicted, of
murder and sentenced to be
hanged, another sent to the pen
itentiary for theft, and another
fined SIS.
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1879-06-19
3 . am tai
. s. mellan 6
Fischer och Bonds.

& Fischer: 1H6r pa, min kara Bondis.,
3hyart tog den stora krigsstyrka at far;
mare vagen. som farmare-foreningen
detta county amnade att samla om-
lkring sig genom ett county -tidnin-5
garna utlyst massm6te af farmare, den
IL dennes, med afsigt att bekriga 1.-THE
Minnesota Wheat buyers and Ware.
house mems ssociation''7 y
Bondis Talamod, talamod, herr
Fischer, de komma nog, fast det inte
kom So manga som ri fade yantat pa
den dagen. Orsaken var den, att de
sfeste ..roadb dbasar' / countyet voro in
tresserade att halla dem j arbete pa
svagarna just den dagen och de ON
5kring go man, som voro dar, vagade
inte anfalla den gyllene kalfven, utan
besldto att uppskiuta motet till Free
dagen den "a. denna manad, da Jag
,hoppas rdbrukets repre- entanter nog
komma att infinna Sig ! Litchfeld.
EischeY Well, min haste Bonds,
III kan nog fa gladja Ell at narvaron al
mGnga farmare den dagen, men huru
Id pa nagot sztt kan f0rena edra ikraf.