St. Landry democrat., 1880-03-13
BIG GUNS AFLOAT,
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hh,,7.;1,. rIi l''"'ri''l ana most
,h" ,''''' Hi'''u lF"NcH'dS, and arm
on,n ~ a." "',l IN" most tremendous
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# nf tb;'.l, i''"', '','''''9s"' iir nm
aa,,, nNH VI "'llior i vessel can
1li,..h ,,,n,. '"' >l|1 II 'hC rifles
l,.n, ,aa,.h,l - go fo' .\0' ha'lng
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70 hr;1l ne! nave Son" TO work
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Thn I,niI;n
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tnll th,t 'Io t .' " l'' 'Ilps' ana De
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on ~ iI''ll " iiio'1' !, nay With
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~. i'l G, III 'lle iePo'1 u 'lie account
10 'l'- ''i 90 ". 'lio nii'lsn navy lol
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se>oeI1 ouI Sucn an oa'clS was ia'oe'i
uNo' .iie ''eIi'lle VI Vlic navy til"l III Io.f
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oa, heep,ns no't r'.1 fa n''t'u ,'
Tba n ,n,,'Ir ,t'o and y tha 1ndsy;hlo
h;ah ~ thn a1n '' vs. rs sH raro na,n
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a." IN ;nnnr,,Iotn had
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