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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-28
FAIR GROUNDS.

An EAGLE reporter visited the fair
grounds yesterday in quest of information
in relation to the preparations going on for
the coming fair. The agricultural hall has
Just been completed and is one main at
traction to the grounds, having good ca
pacity for the products to be displayed
there, and sufficient 10 supply booths for the
valuable articles of all kinds that will be up
for premiums, and contest for premiums.
There are two very large stables under
contract il addition 10 the ones already
used, which will soon De erected for the con-
venience oft fine stock of the equity
which will assemble at the session.
The grounds are being fenced in by g
picket fence and otherwise made suitable to
meet every requirement Of the occasion.
The track is now ir good condition with
stands and amphithester in conformity.
The street. railroad TO the grounds will
undoubtedly be laid in time to accommo-
date the visitors. Ii will either be laid to
the bridge or scrost it and everything pro-
vided to make the coming fair one of note
and credit to the improved condition Of
the agricultural resources Of this section OF
fba gt..a
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WORDS WITH THE BARK ON.

Wichita needs two or three more lines OF
railway to insure Der future as the greatest
city in the state. Everybody comedies that
the only way for her 10 get them is TO work
for them in systematic aud united man
ner. Everybody knows that. There are no
parties or combination Of parties, in Wichi-
Ia with surplus money enough TO ouiio'
outright, the roads needed Nobody but sn
idiot would suppose or claim such thing.
No corporation Of men that our town car
furnish could guarantee, beyond possibility
Of failure, the building of either desired road
Nobody but a fool would ak or expect such
a guaranty. The Taxpayers and people ar
unanimous for the three proposed lines nno
are determined 10 do all in their power
uniiedly and tremendously, to secure th'
needed lines. Now, anybody, or any sci
who proposes TO embsrzss or throw cold wn-
ter on such efforts are enemies to the b-s
interests oftbe city. No sophistry or PR
tended disinterested advice Can blind tn
people TO that fact. And finally after dvs
men have been excepted-we give IS Pc
head for every man who can be brought Tor
ward who don't endorse every word OF tn
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be used at such election shall be ~ follows. to-
Each qualified voter voting ct such election in
favor OF said proposition, shall have written or
printed ON his ballot:
''For subscription to the capital stock Of the
Witch Ia 4 c dorado Railway company"
And each qualified voter voting against said
proposition, shall have written or printed on
his ballet:
AGAINST su5serlp |, II to the capital stock Of
the Wichita toi..' sa hallway Company
And Is figiIsf ..d-red that such election be
held on the
D., 1885,
at the following voting preeincts In said town
All o, thu qualified voters in said township,
residing the ,a-t and north eide OF the Big
Arkansas river, shall vote At the school house
In school District number three (3l, in said
township and In said county, and all of the
qualified voters IN said township residing on
the west and south side Of the Big Arkansas
river, shall vote at the schuol district. at the
school house. In school District number seven
ty-.ix (s6). (being The Mahanna school house
in said township: said voting places being the
regularly established voting precincts in said
township.
And i, - further ordered that the sheriff of
Seds W OK county. Kansas, duly make and issue
his proclamation for the date and Mt The places
Designated; and that he give thlr,y days ,'.inted
notice In The " ichita City Eagle, weekly
rew.paper, printed AID published In said coun-
ty and IN general circulation in said county ana
throughout said fownship, and that said sherif
pot notices rs provided by law.
Their, fore, !. John Fisher. sheriff OF sedg-
wirk county, Kansas, by yirtue OF authority
above order Of the board, do hereby give public
proc anna ion and due notice thar special cleo
lion shall be held iu said township at the places
above designated on the
TwENTY->IXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A.
D., lSS5,
to determine whether said tt wDship shall make
such subscription and issue $, Ia bonds on the
conditions -et out In said petition
Snch lection shall In all respects be rondpct-
ei, the returns INA ie, result ascertained aud
declared, ali rs provided by law for general
elections.
In witness whereof, /, John Fisher sheriff oil
Sedgwirk Gu ,ty, Kansa., have h-reunIo set
my hand, at tue City ef wichita, this 10Th day
OF AUGUST, lSs5
IskALl JOHN FISHER,
Attest: Sheriff OF Sedgwlck County
E.. FoRp. County Clerk s3-wat.
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NO POSTAL CARDS.

The Wichita postofiice is out OF postal
cards. So are many Offices ofthe county.
The order from this Office has been In nearly
. month without response Of any sort. 1t "
supposed that the department is getting out
come new tangled design in which it has been
delayed until the old stock has been ex-
hausted. One of the troubles With the
understrsppers of every new administration
is desire TO leave some personal impress
in the history Of the departments. The
number and expense of new designs for
stamps alone made during the past ten or
fifteen years would sstOnisb the average
readers. This new administration has got il
bad, even the neglect OF duty. The nsw
postal card will be no better practically
than the old. In the meantime the govern
ment 10 losing Thousands Of dollars every
day now for want Of . supply.
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FROM THE HoRIHw EST.

Mr. Frank Williams, of the Occidental,
who has been on months tour through
Minnesota and Dakota, arrived home night
before last looking much refreshed and
brsced up from his trip.
Mr.. Williams has not been through thsi
country since 1861, and in conversation With
an EAGLE reporter, who had not been there
since 1867. related numerous instances OF the
wonderful growth of towns and cities in the
interval, notably Minneapolis, which was
then & mere village, and is now fine city oil
$4,000 people. he revolution caused by
railroads, be says, is wonderful In 81 the
Mississippi was swarming with steamboats,
but now during the three or four days ne
spent in St Paul he saw only two boats
Inland navigation is practically dead. He
.sys there is no particular boom in tbs
country but ii is in prosperous condition
lie noticed several young cities IN Dskot'
that had better freight rates than we hav'
here, owing to the sharp competion betweei
the two great trunk lines, the Chi
cago and Northwestern and tn
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul, and
he comes home flled with the determination
to do all in his power il
the interest of the lines th'
EAGLE has been and is working so indus
triously to propagate. He returned hom'
by way of Sioux City and Omaha, the for
mer city he says is the liveliest he saw OF
the whole trip. 0msba he said, only las
year got freight rate which enabled her q
compete in California fruits with Chicago
and now she is in a position TO monopoiiz
all the trade naturally tributary to her. On
or two more trunk connections be is ssiis6e
would establish Wichita as the commercis
metropolis OF southern Kansas and give u
a large slice ofthe southern trade. He say
Penusylvania anthracite coal that sells her
at Sl5 ton is taken BY al rail route to 81
Paul and sold for IS, Mr.. Williams is full .
the advantages that would result to us wit
even the OMAHA road.
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CALDWELL ONCE A WEEK.

CALDWELL, Aug. Is, 'S5.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.
The air is full Of dust to-day.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of next
week are the fair days here.
The Simon Comedy Company play here
during the fair.
Nearly everybody and 4 few others are
sick around here
The boss of the Free Press went to Kansas
City the frst of the week to zee about get
Ting patent inside for his little sheet.
The trials Of Sharp, Lord and Prince
for selling liquor, came of the inst Of the
week. zach being fined 500 and costs and
thirty days in Jail.
Last week was pretty good week for
announcement notices and newspapers are
resping harvest
Billy Kerrand's minstrels played here
Thursday night 70 fair house 1t isl good
troupe.
Col. Fosters New York circus, which
stopped here Friday, did not amount to
much.
Mr.. james Tebits and Miss Fannie Searth
were married last Friday in the presence OF
few friends.
A number of Indians are in town thi,
week.
Business was very duh here last week.
Died-The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
John Hutson.
A sad death occurred here last Thursday
A man BY the name Of Stephen +. Dunes
who was in the employ Of the stage com
pany and drove the stage from here to Reno
was about to start on his trip. He MOUNTED
the sea-, but before he bad got firmly seste'
the horses started suddenly, and as there is
bad hole just outside the barn which To
font wheels went into, be lost his equilio
rum. falling between the horses and tb
stage, which passed, over him breaking sew
ersl ribs and crushing him badly. he wa
taken to che hotel and died at 9 o'cioc
Thursday night. REPORTER.
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FOR THE WEST.

A reporter Of the EAGLE happened on
camp of old soldiers on the west bank OF
the Arkansas who are en- route to the far
west. The leader was Capt David Bellmyer,
with four companions, oil old "vets" from
Wilson county going to locate on the south
west quarter Of the southwest section Of
Kansas, in Kansas county. They were fixed
for camp life and were just partaking OF
camp dinner when the reporter happened
on them. Their purpose is to 60 out there
and mske improvements and return to-
their families. Sunset City is now theil
destination. place but few wesks old ane
which straddles the corner Of Kansas, Col
orado and the Indian territory, and Is noS
the coming interstate, inter-territory city o.
the west.
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Notice..

To the voters of Park township, In sedgwick
County, kansss, ug. IL lso5.
Whereas, q petition signed BY more than
tvo-tifths Of the voters Of saii townrhip, has
been presented for the building OF bridge
across the Arkansas river, on sec Ion line be-
tweens ctions ten Q0I and ff.een u5l or o.
near as practicable thereto, In township No,
twenty six t9e south OF range west OF the SIKH
E rincipsl meridian, In said sedgwick coGnty
Kansas, aud the issuing Of township bonds IN
the amount Of Two thousand dollars to pay for
same, and asking for q vote on the question,
therefore be it known that on the 9Th das of
September, ISIS, between the hours ofs O'Clock
a IN aud O'Clock p, m st ea-ant View
school houss, In district No. %, in SAID town
ship. an eieciion will be held for the purpose
of Voting bonds in the amount Of two thousand
d.,llars, Tor the building OF said bridge al the
poiut aforesaid. sad bonds to be Issued In sums
Of live hundred dollars each. to the amount III
said two thousand dollars. payable IN twenty
wears fr. IN tie of issue with interest payable
semi-annusliy at the rate Of seven per cent per
annum principal and interest 10 be paid at the
4, seal agency Of the state II ansas In the city
Of Jew York MI tnose voting In favor of sa d
bends shall have written OF printed on their
pailuts, ..For the bridge bonus, all those rp-
pose, Against the bridge bonIs-' Dated Au-
q, A DUNCAN. Township Trustee.
r. l. TURNER. Township Clerk.
s. NJ BELpES, Township Treasurer
Wi 81
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To the qraitaed rofers Of Wichita Torn'hip
WHEREAS, On tn. tn day Of Augu t, lss5.
here was daily pres nted 10 the board OF county
commissioners of -etswick county, Kansas
said board b. IN duly oobyent Il in special ses-
lion regui. ,ly calIed). n petition huly signed,
Nv Nv hiths "f the resident TAXPAYERS oi
aic .ita town hip lrnyi"g said boar'i Of com
missioner 10 uumn 10 the qualified voters Vi
+, Id township, II pr positi To subscribe ten
Lnousaai .ioil ,rs 10 III capt stick # the
,maha, Abilene 4 " iohita RAILWAY ompsny
all on condition as ct 10 IN /" said petition
which prtiiiou, signatures only beink mitteti,
=, III words and figures foil ns, to-wit:
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LAWRENCE AVENUE BRIDGE.

The approaches to the Lawrence avenue
bridge were completed yesterday at i
O'Clock and made ready for travel. Jas. K
Mead, nm old and well-known citizen was
The first TO cross over the Rubicon and other
people with vehicles soon followed.
II was said by some that the Arkansas
river bridge south of the city was benihcisi
only to few parties owning additions in
the south part of town, and that there was
not over dozen farmers who would use il.
The fact that hundred farmers with their
teams have been at work grading the ap-
proaches to the bridge the last two days,
the work being voluntary contribution,
bellies the proposition. The bridge is now
ready for use.
The completion of this bridge will add
much to the convenience of the public and
shorten distances to a large section Of coun-
try that formerly had to go around to the
Douglas avenue bridge That Eas. Doug
las avenue will be materially benefited by
this bridge there can be no doubt. but II
will be beneficial TO the whole city as well
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Lanai Notlco,


In the District Court Of Sedgwick County.
Kansas.
William Mcintosh, plaintiff,
vs..
John Bullinger, II c. Day and Hollis
Day defendants
The above nsmed n. C Day and Hollis Day
ar. hereby notified that they, iinpleaded win
Jonu Buiiin.er, hsve been sued b. re above
name piaiutif in the district Court OF >eug-
wick Q UNITY, state o. Kan>ss AID that less
they q swer the petition oftaid piai tau sgsinst
them died In sad acti n in the &c OF the
clerk ,,faid curt by the 18th day o. -eI : moer ,
I,s, ssid petition will be taken IS true and
iudgmen Will he rendered Ia sad S-tion 10 ~
yor of aid uiaiutid and against said Defendant
John Bull ng r for he rents And prunts OF inc
n rthes,x aIartef of the north asst quarter, anu
/ 4, one AID two In section one, toWnshlp
twenty-seyen south Of rsnze enc w-st 10
~edRWick county, kanszs, sisc. tie var lo,o'
a a a. 81 a indg meut anu decree permitting INC
,,lxiut II 4, redeem tw,, O. rain morNakes sNe-
, sul Ell by g. tressw, II AMI lie to H. pay
u,,nn said laud, which mortgages were trans
,err,d q, II Ills hay, sail mortgages n-rh
dn, q July 5tn, ls7s and January o h. 1878, re-
| .pectiyeiy said MORTGAGES being iorerio.ep =.
tp~G Cre-sw.li and wife In the district
q urt of -esigwi-k county, Kansas; 1"a ina ths
I,laiptiff be sdiudgpd To be the owner OF an'
eptitle to the IS. ssion Of said nd. hi'
uayi 4 the Amount due on s,t' NOR cages, Ii
scf erdance with the pray CT Of Sail petition.
August LIST, lss5.
! Attor for Plaintiff.
| Attest: C. A. yASSEss. Clerk wso-t
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49, =
sEDGWlcK CITY.
srpaw1ck crrr, Kas., Aug. %. 'ss.

srpow1ck Crrr, Kas., Aug. %. IS.
To the Editor Of the Eagle:
Cougdow brothers are excavating for their
business block. 1t will be 44xSS feet, two
story. One room below will probably be
occupied BY stock of hardware and the
upper portion by implements. The other
room will be for rent. II we had few more
such firms in town as Bougdow Bros. we
would see building boom sure.
Mr.. E. G. Looping has decided TO locate
in Sedgwick. He will build good resi-
dence soon. Mr.. L. is the kind Of men we
are pleased to have stop with us.
Mr.. E. Brown, formerly one of the pro-
prietors of the Sedgwick City Mills, has de-
cided to locate in Syracuse in the western
portion of the state and engage in the grain,
-four, fekd and produce business. We can
recommend Mr.. b. to the people of Syra-
cuse as a square man. Mr.. B. and his esti-
mable family will be missed in Sedgwick
Mr.. A. G. Stone is to accompany MIR. b.
Eddie Kanarel starts to Baker University
soon to attend that institution.
Miss Rosa Schaefer and Litts Mayo start
for Concordis to-day to attend the Catholic
school at that place.
The Republican central committee met at
Newton yesterday and decided to issue
call for the county convention to be held on
the first Monday in October al II O'Clock
a. m, primaries on Saturday before. Num-
Der of delegates 125, number from Sedgwick
ID. Candidates for sheriff are becoming
numerous. The present incumbents in the
other offices to be filed appear to be the
only aspirxnts developed so far.
Fred Melhom has sold his property on
the corner of Sixth and Madison streets to
g. w. Flemming, who will occupy the same.
Fred will proceed to the erection offs house
on his lots on the west side Of Madison, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh.
Horner Stephenson has contracted for an
addition TO his barn also extensive corn
stables to accommodate his dairy stock,
when completed it will be the largest barn
III tutc UciHuooi uopu, thc o'H"N,5S
ments will be very consistent.
A. L. Mitchell. of Seavery, paid his faith
er and other friends visit during the past
week.
George NJ. Buchanan has opened out a
lO-cent store in Cooper's block.
The hay makers have been making good
use of the last week Of dry weather. All oil
the grass land in the neighborhood will be
cut over The crop is COED.
Halls & Wiley are having some repairs
done ON their elevator.
We understand Myron Camp has sold his
s0-acre farm sonth of town. Have not
learned the particulars.
The moral atmosphere in the neighbor'
hood east of town is considerably agitated
Just at present over some scandaious reports
in which some Of the leading citizens names
are connected.
A small baud of Gypsies are encamped
near the bridge, west of town.
A number of our citizens went to Newton
yesterday, your scribe being one CT them
We came home convinced that while New
ton is the largest town in the county, 1t Il
not the best from business standpoint. W.
will give Newton the credt(!) of having thu
poorest sidewalks in the country.
Arthur and May Topping will attend th'
state university at Lawrence during the
coming term. 4. McMANUs'
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Adminsstrator'e Notice.

STATE OF KANSAo, lss
Sedgwick County.
In the Probate Z urt, in and for said county
In the matter Of the estate OF i,AAo u
BROWN, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters OF ahminis-
trstion ha, been granted to the undersigned on
the estate OF I>A,C u BROWN, late oil ,aiu
count -, Deceased, by the bonora lie, the fro-
h t. Cont of The county and state Aforesaid
da.ed the third day OF June. A. ID is,s Now.
ali per.ops having claims against the SAID es,
the same 10 the undeysig ned for allowance
wlthiu one ,eSr rom the dsts OF said letters:
or they may be p'rcluded nom any benent OF
such estate, aud That II sueh Of aims De- n u eN,
hibite within three ye rs after Date OF sueh
letters they shall be forever barred.
kLIZABEi II N. BROWN,
Admi tstratrix OF the estate OF ISAAC u
BROWN. deceased. va 81
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Read 0verseers.


Ask your township trustee for EAGLE re-
ceipt books. You must have one. One for
Dad tax, one for poll tax. Witt
DR.. c. C. Allen, formerly of Chillicothe,
ILL.,, having entered into psrtnerbip with Dr.
Tebo, Mt No. 40 Douglas avenue, has be-
come Q permanent citizen of this placr
Although the doctor hes been engaged Ii
the general practice Of medicine and eur
gerry, he has for many years m.de the d's-
eases Of females special study. havina
spent the winter Of 1871 and 1872 in th'
leading hospitals of New FORK City. wher'
opportunities for studying this class OF dir
eases are not surpassed in America.
d-75-3t-w-22-4t~
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Public Sale.

IwIll hold my fourth annual cattle sale at the
ann If George Wilson, ) miles west OF ',ieen-
sirh in Sc gaick county, kans on Tueshay,
>e,teu ,er {, at 10 'clork 8. m
will seIl 20 domestic cows, I To G wears OH,
Ow II soon he fre-h; 20 h ifers.. grsde Here
,rris, > ear-olis 10 heifers grade shoit torn
I-year-olds. A majority II the sb",e cnws
have been red the present season the hne
pedigreed Heref ri bull In the state, >uitar I;
~ feeding steers. grade short Horn. 2-ye.r-
,ld-; 10 steers ". de Sho iIuru, Yea Ids;
no calves consulting If IS II reford bull oai,es:
4. and x blood; Hereford h-i er "a YES. and
Y blond Il the rem Under IL grade no, !
toru calves; pedigrSed .ierr or buli sui
an - from The celeb, ateci bert "f L Miller.
If Bsecher, Illinois. This 4, the smoothest and
,est lot OF rattls ever ,-frrrd for sale In rs
unity. ha eu'ed tie best pedigreea bulls
n my her'i for I ur years.
Term, of Ssie-one years time. at sper cent
in terest, purchaser giving his note, With ap-
proved security; ore per cent discount LOT casn
Nm L. LITTLE.
W G. BLACK Auctioueer w22tSt
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Administrators Notice.

STATE OF KANSAS, tea
County of seds wick.
In the Probate out; in and for said county
In the matter OF the estate Of WILLIAM
VINCE, deceased.
narration with the will o WILLIAM WiSCA,
dec ased annexed hsv- been granted 10 the
undersigned on the estate ri Will IA {"
MN z lat OF -sii coanty, dece asa oy sns
hon. rople the Probate curt Of the county and
state srorrs aid, dated the third ds, Of august,
u ISIS Now. all persons havi claims
sgainst the said esta e, are hereby nouneu tha
allowance within one year O IN, ihs dsts al
q i'd letters OF they may be prs iuded rom sny
beuent Of suct rstste and that II sch ci ,nis
be not exhibited within three year. o. er aa'e
oS .uch letter. IN, v snail be forever narred-
G,JTTL ERIN VINCE,
tdministratrix with the sill snnene', OF th'
estate Of WILiI N WINCZ. deceased
August 5, 10 5. "-Soe
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Mr.. J. NJ. Rxlston. of Illinois township,
was in town yesterday en- route to Carthage
Mo. He says the land in his neighborhood
is so hard it is impossible to pillow it. 1t
would take twenty-for-s heavy, stesdy rain
TO put the land in good condition for plow-
ing and seeding. Ii is to be hoped the rain
which began last night will continue until
that much desired end Is reached.
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Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby gwen that bids will he re-
ceivcd at tn ONCE Of low hi trustee Of Rock
r..rd township, Sedgwick county, Kansas. Tor
The consirue .i,n Of pile bridge across Sp ing
eek, in laid twnship Of Rockford said
ridge to be built across >pring creek IN said
tow nship, one-h III nile east aud one nile
-outh of Derby spec Cations can be seen at
the o.hce IL III lvrk Of said county Bid WILL
20 received up to he 5th dsy Of eptember, 1855
vlI-yt s W. NcCJY, trustee.
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REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the registra-
ton books of the city will be closed on FRI
day evening, the 4th day Of September.
1856, and remain closed until after the
special election of September 18th. 1885.
w. +. GREEN, City Clerk.
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Puhllc sails.

Twin sell At my farm. az miles south and
one mile east OF Goddard. on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER s,b. commencing At 10 O'Clock, Q. m. (,
the flowing stock: 100 head Of high grade
cows and one high grade bull This is very
ans herd Of cattle and comprises some noted
mixers. Will also Offer for sale four psdi-
greed Berk-hire bosrs.
Terms--Time, twelve months. Further par
ticuiars made known ON day Of sale.
LII MEANS.
r. K. Irwin, Auctionoer. w23-zs
You can get the highest prices for your
pesches, tomatoes and sweet corn at the
Canning factory. db6-w-l9u
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A s,ngIe trial of the Peerless Worm Spe.
ciac never YEA failed to relieve the baby and
overcome the prejudices Of the mother. II
not only frees the child from worms, but
rs9nlskss the stomach and bowels, cures
Wind collie, coyrecs scidity, and cures Dy.-
EMERY and Diarrhoea, gives rest and health
70 tbs child end comforts the mother. Try
IT, No cuse, no pay.
~ AIpRt1H 4 BRovg.