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, 1881-03-16

A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
DErl,olr Mch., Narch 15.-Iiarry Wells, OF st.
Thomas, cAuRht bis foot In q frog while coupling
cars at Port Huron lust nl9ht mud wus SO tersI-
hly muuglod that hls leg Ind to bu nmputatod,
, 1881-03-16

Special Dtpofeh 10 1hs Chicago Tribune.
SCRANTON, Pa.. March l5.-nenjnmtn Evans. q
miner, zeal 10 the bottom Of tho Oxford atr-
shaft 4, this city this afternoon, and was crushed
to death, his fall heing about nifty feet,
, 1881-03-16

a REMARKABLE STORM,
Special Dupatth 10 The Chicago Tttb,n,.
LtScohs. Nnb.. Mnroh l5.-Tio worst .,,-
etorn experienced III twenty. tiyo year, o"s' cr..
NJ 4o'otock this evening md cpo,e1 1u. =,
100. In that time Just eight Inches Of snos. -.
, 1881-03-16

tot,l canona Tonight, md aBrce,l unort,,,.
10 vntu rur tho It'll to ncstU Tho stmtn 1u.lr
nsct.r9Mco with tho lnHllloldcrs proposi,ianst iGnt
Ear Af1u per cent Interest. 'S''uon II
, 1881-03-16

lse,netuber that little Hop Dltters sA'ss
Guetos- bills anu cuSex whom I'LL slso Asa1'
, 1881-03-16
INDIANA.

1sbIASArof.1a. Afarch 15,-Tho yotc n, ~
constitutional amendments yestr,!ny VA, Ia .ae
,,sn'. ~, h1'ossa '.' returns aro received to.d,, d
amendments by over Il two. .th!rrls vote L." u
, 1881-03-16

WHEELING. W. fn., E1nrei1 tj.--T1o w,..,
9,nIn Legislature adjourned nt noon ~ IT,
until tho scrp.d Wednesday, IN .1nnunry ,us,, uaT
, 1881-03-16


Jpyincnt Ut tho special rnte. II was
OPEN TO EvElynopf,
Tho road pools 80 as to get half tho business.
When tho competing iinS @ was M getting TIE GlK-
Hates arc Axod at intermediate puilts 10 as to
prevent teaminA 70 the competition po!nt. E!s
tiNn il lid ut tho junction tralc.
At this stnge Il discussion occurred on tho law
Tho Chnir sat down on It. and tho witness said
thnt the nost VI tho cutting 'Yaa on Interstate
lInn, gnsiness; nard1ns wanted to know ~ ~ why .ho
eloters when competing line tnauguratel
Objected 10 md objection sustaInol.
1inrdtng wanted 10 know whut pooling con-
0bjes,sa to on M t,s ground that't was rcpott-
4 pooling colltrAct was an agreement for tho
DIVISION OF THE BUSINESS AT OWEN
POINTS.
The contracts arc not alike. They are governed
by thu 0lassu1 Ut fruight embraced In tho cum
tract, W!tnGss had riata extra terminal charxes
grain. hut thu question Of detail WIS objected
IlRrltug wanted to know the cost OF hauling
freight per tou rer milo M on tna Illinois Sentsnl.
,s, asn out, osr So Tas H. s question: ""hst Is
Frs!xet tarli!s xess changed as often as cir
tarlR Gu ths llliaois Consral Is three coHts per
milv: 1t WIS mnlo 90 ilat june It ~ thu Cum.
| spuciAl freight rates NuM.eompetinx po!nla
| Weru allowed rates thnt gato tho.l I'LL their ieglt
lnsAtG business, Pooling stGalcll rittpa.
| To Mr. Wlthr0Wt Tho Illinois Central WIS att.
vlsed by counsel that Mider tts chArter It eoull
tx tts own rates, provided they wero reasonable
| aud lust.
Objection was eutercA by LanninR, when
| Wtlyow said TINT tho question 0t the P0wrr Ut
the lIIInols Central to establish its rates was
4 MATTER or DISPUTE
| among lawyers, ind was now before the Bu-
prrn6 Court at Washington. Having Ibis In
viuw hs wanted to chow that It wn,lld ilayu hcvn
folly fur tho Commissioners u sl!liglU tho Statu
| with suits uKaInst tho Illinois Central,
llat1lux said thesu question: wore decided by
tho bupF0nlG CURT Ut tho ktAtg. ThlE Court
ought to sRttsGy lhs llI!irout! Commissioners.
Il. Alswer To W;thruw, witlosa anlu tho Illinois
| Cvntrnl competed AnI0st elIEirely With r0ada
running ihrunRh this state. All Rp1cai rAtc4
wsre oPun to I'LL ahppcrs Ut thu sniNu station.
| There nro no poUIa Hi,uvo tho Commissioners
schedules. FtuIa drew illlxltiuutu buynesa
ffuln other points. Stendy rates ut competing
points gaye each station what II pruporiy ought
to haye. The IiAtsUns complain ultatiS af uctu-
atinE rates. ltebates enter tutu tho IuAin hacks
| OF thn county III rpKutur routine. All OVER
churRe voucher Ia ulu!u up with Aia lncsliDrAlHlA.
| II Wuuil luyulvo u lutgo lnuss Of papers, 1t
would take long tlino u lnuko al abstraGt OF
| thel.
The pooling business was all gous through with
| RgAu, and Har1tnX 1laoe
| 4 LONG SPEECH
to show ttat q Just rate could ouly bo lad lsom
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Pupils perfect m Attendance, 2l7.
Gases OF corporal punishment, |.
Cases " triianoy, }.
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100 49,
CASKY.

The protrac,cd meeting closed Sun
day. without the anticipated success.
SAM Miller, an Old resident OF
the Station. il. among his cronies here
this week.
l.. II. Mexico and Will Lowery,
left fpr the oon,h Thursday.
Rev. James M. Gill, who has been
assistingin the meeting here, left for
home Monday.
The Changers had call meeting
Tuesday, attendance rather small.
s SO far we have lad no frost in this
locality. and the farmers have housed
most OF their tobacco.
Will Bowles will hardly speak to
an ordinary man now. He has a fine
boy at his house.
The publication yclcpt the "Daily
South Kentuckiau," did not reach the
subscribers, and some Of them walled
on account oft 1t was not mailed
to subscribers. Ep.
The Fair had very few visitors
from this locality, as the cool weather
warned the farmers not to leave theil
tobacco out.
10 accommodate the loving (?l
public, who have decided that pos,
master should never have anything to
eat, the post office will open at GAO
A. N. and close at Goo P. NJ. Giving
two more. hours than the law re
qu,res.
1t is rumorcd that Louisvill,
firm will open branch store at thi
place in a few months, supplied Will
a fine stock of goods for the count.
trade.
I RRAp, I.
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Amp eunocment.

We have determined TO adopt the
cash system IN the future. We can
hot afford to send The South Ken
tucklan 10 dead heads. Hereafter
every mans subscription. will be
stopped when Il expires aud the pa
per win be sent 10 no one until he
pays FORT. We will adhere strictly
10 this, aud do NOT get mad II we stop
your paper when il is ont, We have
Determined TO reduce the price of the
paper 10 fl.50a year, in order that
oil can afford TO take II. Hereafter
our terms will be $3.50 cash in sd.
vance. We will club with the Con.
rler. Journal for s2.75, and with the
Louisville Commercial and Clncin.
natl Times for $3.50 a year. Wepro.
pose to make the South Keniuckian
IN Ihe future, as II has been IN the
pasta first class local paper, aud will
strive TO improve Il with each issue.
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The Tennessee Brokerage Assooia-
ton.
RISE AND PROGRESS OF ONE oE THE
STRONGEST FINANCIAL oRGAHIzA-
TONS IN THE STATE.

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puA TTVI0 ORGANS rs useful stops,s
OLA i j i y sets reeds, only SO5.Pianos
{l2b up. BtE-'illus. Cotalog. Free. Address
Beatty, Warrington, Nj. Sept 10 ly.l
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LAygoNsv1l1E.


The farmers are about through
cutting and housing their tobacco
crop, it is said to be about half or
two thirds Of a crop.
The pastures are all green and
stock Of all kinds are in q good condi-
tion..
Since the close Of the protlacted
meeting near here, moon light picnics
have revived, the one at DR.. G..
Lackey's was attended by several la
dies and gentlemen from yonr city.
The one at Mr.. Tom Steel's, -FOUR
old bachelor fricnd) was a perfect
success. Miss Mamie Harmed and
Miss Lou Shanklin, acted as hostesses.
The most enjoyable affair was the
sicalentertainment given by Mr..
William Marshall, near Fairview;
the music was "just splendid" it was
furnished mostly by the string band,
from Fairview and this place. The
supper was superb; confectioneries Of
all kinds in abundance. One of your
correspondents from Fairviow was pre-
sent and suppose will give your
readers a iull description Of it; many
thanks to the host and hostess, and
we hope they may live long to enjoy
many more such entertainments.
Miss Mollie Vowel, from Cadiz, is
spending the fall with relatives at
this place. n
Miss Mollie White, from Missouri,
is visiting her brother, Mr.. Teen
White, near this place
Married, on the 9th inst, by the
Rey. Tom Shaw, at the brides parents
Miss Lousette Thompson, to Mr.. Jno
Mason, all Of this county.
Madam Rumor says that ono o.
Casky's gallant beaux will soon LEAD
to Hymen's .altar one Of Laytons
ville's fairest beauties.
Miss Dora Saunders, OF this place
is visiting friends near Newstead.
Trade must be growing dull in thi
| place. as noticed one OF our mer
chants out on the street painting
wagons; hut better that than ritchin,
horse shoes, ! think.
! TEDIA.
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Grand Opera House.

Mr.. r.. II. Holland has bought the
vacant LOT on East Main street, ad-
Joining tho Phoenix hotel, aud. will
supply long felt need Of tho city by
building grand opera house, with q
stage large enough to admit Of the
produsti0n OF ilrst-ciass plays. The
lot fronts forty niue feet on Main
street and extends one hundred and
thirty fee, back. Mr.. Holland wiz,
begin work upon the
building as soon as no car arrange
tho plans and specifications. The
lower floor WILDE divided into two
large roomy business hcpses The
hall above will be fouy-dve by one
hundred and Ten feet and tho stage
will DO forty feet wide. and thirty
feet deep. The hall viii havea seat.
Ing capacity Of about eight hundred
including the galleries. II will be
nicely furnished with cushioned
seats and win in every respect be an
honor TO Hopkinsyille. Mr.. Hol
land is ayoung gentleman of mcani
and enterprise and deserves the thank
OF the public for taking hold of ihii
project and building flrst.class ope
"a house that will insure TO Hopkins
vile the very best theatrical per
formances, The ground cost Mr.
Holland IS, 100 aud the building whei
completed win not cost much les
than $4,000. "lIolland's Opcr
Honsc' would be an appropriat,
name for the hall.
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TIRE SOUTH KzAruGxIAA.
HoPKINBvILLE. OCT, IS, 1881,
sooIA1ITIEs.'

Miss Alberta Pendcrgast visited
Nashville Saturday. !.
Miss Sue Steele, Of Bcllevicw was
in the city Saturday.
Miss Katie Dallam, OF Henderson
Is visiting Misc Emrna Glass.
Mr., E. NJ. Flnek has returned from
an extended visit 10 New York.
Dr. 4. G. Keen has returned from
Evansville and filled his pulpit Sun.
day.
Mrs, "Dr. Jas Rolman returned
from a visit TO Louisville few days
9 &c.
Mr.. Thos, Durbridgc is GONZALES
cling after three weeks tussle with
fever.
Miss Cynta wcs,fall and Prof.
Rust nall flying Visit 10 Nashville
Saturday.
Mr.. Russell Rodnnn aud wife. Of
Frankfort, were the guests of DR.,
Jas Rodinan last week.
Mrs. Switzerland has gone TO
Washington, d. g., to meet her nus.
band, Lieut.. w. II. Southerland. OF
the navy.
Misses Bette Gaines and Lula
Watkins, of Montgomery, have re-
tarncd home after visit to Mrs. b.
Il, Underwood.
Mr.. Gano Henry, Jr. has returned
from South Carolina, where he had
been in the Bed Spring business Tor
several months.
Mr.. JobnD. Galbreatl, left Thurs
day for his homo IN New Orleans,
after spending several weeks with
his relasiycs here.
DIR. II. Fairleigh ana Judge j. /.
Landcs, Of this city. DR.. ]. l.. Dulin,
OF Beverly, Dr. d. u. boyd, of La
fayetIe, and Capt q. D. Bell, OF Long.
view, lait yesterday 10 attend tie
meeting o. The Masonic Grand
Lodge IN Louisville to day.
Mr.. Israel Lander and wife, left for
their homo ut Stockton, Cal. last
week, alter spending several weeks
visiting relatives In this county. Thi,
IL the 6rsi visit Mr.. Lander l,as paid
his old homcin twenty seven years
lie expressed liimself as much
pleased with California.
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OROFTON.

The talk of the drouth is hushcd by
the farmers, who are now busily en-
gagged IN saving their tobacco crop,
which is by lar better than was antic.
ipated.
Miss Jennie Dulln, OF South Ky,
College returned TO Hopkinsvile,
Monday from a visit to her parents.
Many Of the citizens were on the
platform Saturday for the purpose OF
purchasing daily, but were disap.
pointed when the hewsboy told them
lie had no South Kentuckians.
Crofton furnished larger delega.
ton TO the show than to'the fair.
This is all age, in which II is more
essential that children should see the
animals, than to be furnished with
the necessary advantages for learning
to read and write.
The school boy who Is not 30 far
advanced as McGulfey's third reader
should not DO whipped for telling q
lie. He has never read the story Of
the little Ratchet.
Il is stated that the Democratic
convention for nominating candi-
dates for tho county. Offices will b,
held in Trigg county In December
On account of this change those who
have acted in manner certainly DO,
coming by not declaring themselves
at such all early date, aud whose bus:
lness is now fixed for the year, are alb
solutely deprived Of any showing
whatever in the August election. j
Is unprecedented asst. is unfair.
j presume Il Is movement set on foo
] by chronic office seekers. whose oil
harangue of candidate having supe
rior claims on the people by beins
first IN the field, has los, its effect ant
something new must BIO invented or
they wear threadbare with tho peo
pie. 1t seems that it requires Ion
ger period for the canvass in Trig.
county that IL does for the presldon
lial campaignsn the U. 5:
There seems 10 be Day for al
kinds of business at the depot !
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MRHuHRE And MORPHINE Habit
|EHHsst tl1 cufcd In 70 toaodeys. Teny es-
a. ss.s 100 . ssIss s S'' Ma, ;s
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D. NJ. Ludwiok Dead.

d. M. Ludwick, the brakemahwho
had his toes mashed of Sept. 30th,
has since died. lie did not seem to
be hurt much at the time, though he
was very badly scared and insisted
that he would die. Four toes of the
right foot were amputatcd by DIR.
Tairleigh and the wounded man was
taken TO his homo at Ellzabethtown
where ho.died last week. 81.
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MANUFACToRY.
uoPKINsyILLE PLANNING MILLS Rail-
IL road st., JNo. ORR Co. Proprietors.
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Mrs. M. E. Rodgers
wishes to see quinn
mediately on urgent
business. Something
about some fine Bon
nets and Trimmings
we suppose, fol. she
has been getting in
new Goods continual
|ly for several days.
Call and see them.
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ENROLMENT.
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HERE AND THERE.

T,Lo tha co,rrt, IyrNrYrctrr.D I'll IN
vear cash g advance
lug ooo'n heh'"Oh'a' anu .ou'ie''
voui"a' ior T-'o year casn III az
We uase gov scho'o's"'p :"
ansv,"e .o"l'nereip' oo''sso ~ saw
~ a oars"'h'
If you want an elegant White
sewing machine cal az TINS "n'0'
We have one Tor sale.
/ We have adopted tho cash system
and "sink or swim, live or die, sur.
yiyc or PERISH We intend 10 adhere
| to It.
:..a.,.a os
uossrs I,o n WA w ~ Jomes
AMI Amer oou,,o,,,eu fran Trenton
n.sso1 ,hro,,ob tho c;,v last week
/ rev .. y Ohas'ain, hssis'eu ny
i'eV' .. Oh a'iea'of' WIN oee,n pro-
uac'eu mccung ~ 'ne onriS'ia"
lst'
In addition 10 your county psper
which every citizen should take, YOU
need GOOD CITY weakly. The Gin.
cinnau Weekly Times will cost you
but STA year.
o,.,,,,.o. s...,, .o,,,.,or :,
rm,',ra |. ,om ,';a,t, s,noo ;nn,,od
- Ill,
hurt by the fall. His head was con-
siderably gashei. There was really
no danger Of the trains running to-
gelher.
Mr.. J. II. Armistead, the new drug
gist, adverlises his Indian Female
Bilters this week. The right to
manufacture this famous ART lcie was
transferred TO him with the drug
s'o'eo' ""0i ~ 10 nv" p'op''0'o''
oe' oa'u III a'i's''s'- 'o'"'''u'
Wv" Wv "" "'''"'"s' "'Jo,''"s
"s "v'"N 'lOs' VIZ W." uo"D
ns' "s'N ~ ,"sV po'"V" y '"' p'p-
u'"''on y '"0 w, .O"s,osa'eu W
Wy eo'' " -, ~" !"
y. .,.o,,, .na ,s..a,,o,,,s ~ t.ia,,ao
=, no ,,ao, norr,n,,nr ali d., ror,
of,o,y,
Why is II that the theatrical troupcs
are giving nopkinsville the 90 by
this season! We have not had q
play this fall and the only entertain.
o., .,.s.s /. .,,,s,r., 80 No.
,.,,... 49,, :, a. ,nann ~. ~
,,,.'. ;,~,,a,,.,., H.. ~ ~.
~ - a,,a,,,,n
The IA. OH. Iodeo VIII give an en-
ter'aiunent IN me course OF lew
weeks Tor me purpose OF raising
iunus 70 furnish 'heir new nail over
the Beard corner. No'ice oil the
9 ''aa.''' " WV '"',."' s"'
/, .no '''he se' w"' " gwen III . IL"
: u".''
Earl WILCOX foreman OF the or'Hge
hands on ,his branch OF Tho H.. " NJ
9 Railroad, Tell from the bridge over
lea river, near Adams, Iei'n'' and
was kiIled one day last week lie
was a young man about ~ years Old
, ana one oil the best and most reliable
i employees OF TIE company
}. We had the pleasure Of attending Q
moonlisli, picnic Ut the residence d
Mr. WIN. johnson. IN. the northern
suburbs of Tho city, lust Tuosda,
= evening. The attendance was quite
/. good and all present spent a most on.
il ioyable evening. Mr.. aud Mrs
y NARROW johnson placed all present
a under obligations for their kind at
0 ,eniions as host and hostess.
e Robert Thomas. who was assassin
II a,cd by Shepard Campbell on lii
d evening OF October Sth, is still alive
\ though his physicians are unable tc
e say that he will recover. He wa
Q very low for tho first days subsequen
10 10 the shooting. About tho middl,
o Of last week he rallied and began t.
10 improve, but Saturday hc again re
Q lapsed and has been hanging betwee,
% life and death ever since.
Y W. haze n.s;,,vo .now,oaro =
/. a,rh, voo,ings ~ Iont,usy,,,o n m
eor ,n,u.o snno os,ha m.,r;,on,
,e al victims arc po,ent factors In the 40
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Eopkinavills Public soAcol.

The following is an abstract.of the
reports Of the teachers for the month
ending September 0th.
ENR0LLMENT,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-19

New York, Aug. ia telegram from
presidents bedside states that DR. Bliss de-
clares that the president is better to-day
than he has been since the shooting.
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NEW lpDaER.


He was jaded, and looked like he
had been. knocking sap out of cross
ties from Louisville to Biloxi. His
eyes gave evidence of many nights
of restlessness; you could gather a
bucketful of wrinkles off of his weary
brow; and altogether he seemed like
he had been sitting up at night with
his sick mother-in-law for three weeks.
He walked up to the desk in tho
Bossel House, and iE Pinafore voice
asked for the clerk.
"You have the honor to be in his
oily presence, sir" said the clerk
amusingly.
"Eh?" inquired the queer man.,
somewhat perplexed at the Latin OF
the clerk.
Il am the juy," continued the man
at the desk, in joking way presum
ing that the queer man was an agent
for the New Testament, or was try
ing to borrow a dollar and a halt,
"Don't understand the dialect,
partner; never spoke that way" said
the queer man.
81 am-the-clerk," answered the
quill driver.
s.Oh, bol!'' exclaimed the queer
fellow; and he continued, swell, l
want nice. cool and quiet room" :"
"Well, sir" said the clerk, IS he
shaped up for business, Il have few
choice rooms left; something that
will just suit you"
"Any dogs about your house?"
asked the gu. er fellow.
"All killed." answered the clerk.
"Ah, ha; got any babies; crying
babies?" inquired Mr.. Queerfellow.
"All drowned, sir" replied the
clerk.
"Drowned!" cried the queer fellow.
.Yes, sir" continued the clerk: 1--WE
drown them in this house the moment
they begin to annoy our people.
And with an air of satisfaction the
queer fellow assured the clerk that
drowning squalling babies was . good
idea, and he would stop with him
for the season.
.You see," commenced be, 81 have
been boarding with Mrs.. Her
old man has only one eye, and is
always repairing something about the
place; and having orly one eye, and
that ore only good TO see an object
as large as a circus bill. he goes
around with a Christmas hammer
driving nails; and of course hits all
around the, nail and then swears loud
enough to be heard in Mobile, He il
also very .ond of "Kioodles." and
has about sixteen OF them prowling
about the house. So, between the
howling OF the dogs, the swearing Of
the old gentleman, and the croaking
of the philosophical bulltrogs. was
unable to sleep for three weeks. when
l attempted to sleep in the daytime,
about le, 900 children would gather
around my room and start go-as-
you-please school. They would
sweetly warble-B-a-k (bake) e-r-y)
ree) bakery, b-a-k (bake) cry (ree)
bakery, c-a-t-cat, c-a-t-cat, dog
dog. Well, sir, ! Was compelled
TO pack up my wardrobe and quit.
So, Mr.. CLARK, just let me sleep here
three weeks. / don't want any dim
ner."
He Is now snoring like =. citizen in
coed standing. and every bod y = rum
ming 70 the beach. thinking i e the
Heroine coming IN. IN. Q. City Item.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-19

"A Long Branch letter says ths
Grant cottage is sadly in need Of re-
pair. Il looks rusty and dilapidated.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-19

Journeymen tailors at work on cus-
tom trowsers are like Tilted womel,v
sewing breecl1es Of promise.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-19

All notices and advertisements intended for pub
tieation should be handed in by noon on Wednesday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1881-01-20
SNOWED-UP4

By tte Author cf A French Hetyess is her -. oaon Caateau," Mrs. Lancaster's s4ai
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