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Tie Work the Negro Loves.

Tic. negro l"y"- /" plough and -pIif rHiI-.-
lIr ! perfectly happy when following Il nnlc
~, hot SIMMER day. and happier still when
,iI. horn blows for dinner and h" can rid"
home sideways. tn" nrI' j. happy. too ana
answers IT," horn with 4 cheerful bray. IL i
astonishing huw much -"II>, al old farm mule
ha. "ni. klrw "mr l!.lt when ii Wa most
dinner Tim" kept OF" car back to"aru me
hnri,r mll"ii II" waS plou.Ein" the other way.
and KEEP, both forward when Ii" was coming
back. On,. cav bowed tn" horn about II
o'rIrrIl T., .rr wE,a. Herk would !r. She was
al he "Ml Of IL" row, ami il took The hafkcy
tr. .nntc> to max" her turn r"limu ana ="
10 p,nuyling again. Ru IT, i fun to S"c Inc
tlarkir- when a summer rain comes up. Taey
will pIourl on until III" shower comes. and
,hru mount and iopc home and get wet all
.rycr. AMI b. t|a' time the rain is over, ana
they har: to 20 back again The darkcy taxes
more car. Of his heal than his feet. He don
want hi head 70 get wct or cold. II" sleeps
with III. head 10 "a" lire aml covers it up good,
and lets hi. feet ,tck ont any way. llc ~iil
warm his hands before Ii" will his incs. There
is one thin. lIa, Il c!arkcy can do better than
white man. He can beat ns making fires on 4
cold wntry morning. Sometimes when the
wool wag wet and the kin1Iing poor have
worked OYER n fire cool while and almost de-
SPARED OF making it burn but darkey never
fails. The fir" seems to recognize him. and
haze thought that maybe it drew some chlorcd
cq!orc from hi rarcass.- RW irp. IN -iHanta
T1urfifUiiGU.
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Bill Nye on HJdrophobia.

T take occasion at this time to ask the
American people as one man, what arc we to
do to prevent the spread Of lie most insidious
and dsasrceablc disease knowTis as hydropho-
bia9 When q iellow-bcing has to be smoth-
cred. as was the case the other day right here
in our fair land, a land where tyrant foot hath
never trod nor bigot forged chain, we look
anxiously Into each others faces and inquire {:
What shall we do?
Shall we 60 to France a. Il great expense
and fill our systems full Of dog virus and then
return TO our glorious land where we may
fork over that virus to po:tcrity and thus
mix ND French hvdropiobia with the navy
hlrc blood OF frcc-born American citizens:
wot not.
IF knew that would lie my last lot ]
would not change it. That is just wot it
would be.
But again.
What shall we do toIyQid getting impreg-
mated with tile Americas dog and then satn-
rating our system with the alien dog OF
Paris:
INA II cNct "SG"' W WV ",U'"s
mind that We might S4''ce"1 aioilS wi WIN"
without dog? Whole families haYc existed
Tor years after being deprived OF dogs Look
at the wealthy OF our lanl. They go Oh COM
lorrably through life AMI die at last with the
unanimous consent OF th"'r lclr "os'ess
Then why cannot the poor taper oil %raIIl-
ally on dogs: They oNsn' not 70 S'oP Ill VI t.
sudden. but they couI" leave oil "oE III "
time until ut last they o'e'c"''ic ''' ''''''''''S
na0N' ,,...-,. .,,, ,,.,.
S''" = '''''', - -,,., -, .ioootc,1 1ors
Ui'ce pun ".'' ~ hatit pn, 10 .n,n-
,,T ~ ~. IN ,,nyr,.r # Inst and said he
wo"' s'''I% oil a"9I 'ooy nc | owns CITY, os
'' e.. n" ,,, ~" nU1 "ooms - l., the pjctur. Of
h he iiii "'''' ""'
'',r, ,,,,o onor, ,oointaiuinn dor is that
III 'io''"l' -, ''"D. .r .,' IN mni"t ~cntIcmapIv
~ "H - c'' ,' -, ,rnrI - III ,vho r,,w
way "t".It'55 ',I '7 .,,Ia, -. nar h,.[rn-
MN, III" .''''' ~ ~ ,."nnnn " Eot o,1r
p''""I II Inv ,''',. u, 20 wri,. wa have COM
that "'t ~ ''''! -, = ,,.ins or ,I,c
pahy. TIC may "'>' .,;,o
twins oil our "aF'i''>' ''''"'' ~ , 49,,
us now ana we may N'".s' "' It, .'' -
years from now "'''' We "''
humorous "c''"E' W. '',"S w.. '. ,,I,.
IH' ''''''''''' '''''' ,,.,,,
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1t i :! s'''''''' '''' ro,l ,l,i.
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~ Il sou know. or have heard anything
to the prejudice Of your oe!ghboF: donf
trouble yourself 10 tell II 10 anybody else.
for il may leak on. soon enough anyhow !;
bu, if you ahould hear anything good o! an
other you peed not trouble yourself 10 keep
it secret. unless sou waot 10.
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GlS-=<S-
IHT.iGccTtGn G1gs
Senate: KeGuG's Speech.
\ puwE..v;'!. t.,.I!.,>s>:: OF PRESIDENT
g!...Ti.!.A%l''- POSITION.


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...>-!. c"" he ;,c13GHt q. i &.Hc'! oy lIG COX
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irs.,ta4lg. r. T.. &."c..t Mr.. kenna,
a.. .,u9..:r-l :."il:ivg Il lie Sruatc, to-day
;.v,.. ,..l IL: Tx ui"~. i;!@stvr!y speeches
hear: e. :a,. ....'r n ,ua'!Y T.ars. it belHE 5"
a.,.ujt!.c.#i .. -1u.r ii IL" u.i>t ca" aNiesL
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lin, ,.,..t,..g ,ry,. ...l except four. Two
-; ,.L..;, g,. sick, .gl, :.. IRA: uut o. The city.
t.,r..l;..... ...I, ..:a :i....h.;caus were later
;,f ,..,.r...rs :, .r.~ ..,s.yru!r thought HAT
Mr.. fr,.. .~.gi,. =. IL. 1. struu. Speech but
5.,,,;.,f,i,. w., Icy. fha,i.i, ,hey we're 10 hc
-, ..,,-,t.:, :. .,r:yr;,-p. There rcr. pr"bnhlY
.,,,,,' Or n.p.,..c; li.u .ar.Iers Of the House
f., ,.n:.,:.i,.,. and ;.r..Y so it;,,.rs ans! fort;
.,.,.I,i.; H.. West ;-ir..Y.. S,rla,o: was tn
l.i.r ,i,.r ;,.u~gHs- :.u, >i1L !:iiu the nrpubli
cam. and i.;.i.oI!v the ;1yiIti.rntic party in
u,..,:;,.;;i...' ti,,. President C,ryriani had
i,,,. .s..j: =, y.:r.iu1 k,jct,.rr roi,rrs dc.
.,..,..,.i ~. H.. ~,u,1 70 ro,rrrrucr.; 10
.,...,. ill.,. :'.,,r,.,; tTr,in the start.
......- 80. l:,-; .hi; did .Y,s In draw
..,,.,-.., -. ia. >;rna." r.ans into executive
49,. 49,, ......., ,,,.,z,S.pc,..:!.:i.!y after
H.. class. 80: Nfy. Ednyufs% ,,s,,h. IN which
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ag, II beg pardon, but aren't you mis-
takens" courteously said gentleman to a
pretty shop girl with whom nc was dealing
60 am miss. but not yet taken. SIR she re-
piled, with bright blush and dropping eyes.
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4 SURPRISED PETITIoNER-" Yeu have
BEEN married 70 your present wife for tho past
twenty-five years. and now you are suing for
4 DIVORCE said Judge Noonan to the appli-
cant for severance Of the marital tie.
Great Scott. Judge! Amt twenty-five
years long enough? If you knew the woman
you would wonder why didn't apply for 4.
divorce from her before ever married her.
y. \. Times,
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How TO MAKE BED.-Let every bed
maker, as soon as the covers are spread, turn
down the upper sheet. leaving a generous
margin below the bolster. Scme people pull
all the covers straight up to tHe top. aad lay
The bolster upon them. so that when bed
time comes the bed must b.: re:arrapged at
The head. 1t is the custom 10 pile two Big
SQUARE pillows on the top of the bolster, and
;heu put on two pillow shausE This is set
ting a trap for the unwary. 0ll4ta remarka-
hly careful woman is equal II the task of get
ti1g of all the fnery" properly. Why not
abolish sbams: Why n5t supply every bed
with a comfortable bol4ter ta~take the place
of pillows? Let beds Ibe what they look
like. and let them iuok like w6a1tbey are
real resting places.
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sS Repentance without amendment is
like continual pumping in ship without stop
ping the leaks.
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Use orr Mandrake Liver Pills. Equalto
- any ever made. and only Il cts. Il box
+. FOLLANSBEE.
Druggists. Anderson.
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@~ TIC crate ~cak&r-S o. mo- people
laY: in the fac, iila, their "ahHc- Hn" ;""h
better than they kno" th"m."ii-.-Jo#'. IT.
{ingS.
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!EEHisE t:IE.3IER.
u ATTORNEY Az LAW.
LEwISHURCi. WEST VA.
VIII practice in the various Courts of this
State. VIII attend promptly to all business.
Nav Stll. lSSl-lr
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OFFERS >o@r";:l Houses and I0t>. brSi.Irs
: aAri;- l.w1H valuable tnwu lots in Roucc-
y,.rtr tpH L"a.,. Tor cash. correspondence
PROMPTLY Hn-.:r:T'G mar. 2f-';.n.
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..-.., Ev.t:r y;i;'J;;nNN EVENING IL
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ROBERT I. ROBES.
:,.A!. EST 'E'F, AGE! MT

i!aa..".r'. &.sea+r;n Co.. T.. H..
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New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

tho r,,a prices OF bread and Hour have not been re-
dueed In correspondence witch the wholesale anu tno
sfe te of Industry many branches such tha
anle economy Is likely to prevail. In word speca-
tion has made n probable that the country VII nSe
carry over to another year surplus exceeding Iu'oVv
600 bushels II will be remembered that the surplus isst
year was estimated at about l39 100000 ano o
Agricultural Bureau reports tho yield as 30
bnshels The neon population for the year Is aoont
$3.50 80 and ,he probable consumption AZ tno
average rate 266 6257ll bushels OF what
So 900 bushels for seed would leave ABOUT 100
00o for export so FAR above stated there has been
sent out only about 100000 bushels ana the year
the fa in silver has influence the wheat marKs.
which many Ignore The producer OF nnia sells Wneat
for silver and II lie gets the uslal prce nahes no
dlnprenoe to him whether the silver is cheap or dear
Bnt the British buyer get silver at about 4o9h per
ounce and every decline In the price OF tat metai re-
duces tho which lie IA able TO oner lnun Whea
in the London marke. adds to his prohis The conse
quence been that the shipments from ihul anas
three months ending November 80 were abont lZVOV-
600 bushels md though the movement from that country
usnay falls of from January to April l, IL Is not IN.
likely that the stimulating influence OF the low price Oh
silver may cause increased shipments THIS year WLtsin
about three months the crop OF wheat from lhus
will begin to como the market. and In view Oh the
course OF British prices or late II seems not
that British grain will nearly meet the needs OF BRUSH
msrkets until new supplies from Ida begin to come for-
ward American farmers no longer an1rd 10 ignore
the direct and unfavorable inueno OF Btsh cOntrOl
Of ths silver market upOn American agriculture ny
locking up a large part OF the supply or silver thlS
country makes 1t easier to control the price In L0ndOn
and helps those resist international agreement upon
ont OF this the British control or the price OF
silver will far complete than 1t Is now ana more
surely and effectively used TO Disadvantage Iruy
Neic- York, jan IL, 1886. W. Nj "'
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

band: .s ss .sS ls;Ssss ss
SSSSssE ss ana AK s. ws rsss 56s Spes
tre- or SAY nothing Of the vLtof Of 10
from labor Oh The Sunday and demand that thil
large class shall surrendet their equal right
to such exemption In order 70 minister TO bis
enteraiDment OF culture The question: raised oply
ct single point like the METROPOLITAN Museum fof ex.
ample, remains D comparatively simple one that
were ali that i in question the cailn might psrhapi
ment that tie labor OF haf-a,dozen sttsndA4s
for half day on Sunday would be justified BY
the instruction and innocent rccreation OF tho
hundreds who IL Is assumed, would crowd tho has
of the But already limited. the concession
cannot be confined to the museum. It fs concession
which logically involves every entertainment which
does not trench upon decsnoy The workngmsn fnskes
perfectly fair and legitimate point when he says On
what principle do you open TO me the pictures and on.
close against the and the concert which kei
Ifit right to give coins and statues and mummes
on Sunday, why s 1t not right TO give me music and
plays and dances ."
grant that and the singer the waiter snd tho
usher the vionst and the trumpeter are ali to be keps
az work Sunday minister 10 the rest OF the multi
mental principle is practically abandonedt We can
no longer urge the universal right TO seventh day
OF rest The right by our own concession Is no longer
universal 1t is right for all except musicians aud
and walters aud Others whose business it s TO
furnish ainmcnt In short for the principle OF tho
Cod.given right to Sabbath respite from toll
you substitute the privilege OF class right The right
belongs to the class TO DO entertained does
not belong to the class who entertain.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
MELTING SN0W MAKES FADING SMILES
THE ROAD HOUSES MOURN OVER THE FEW sLEIGHs
our IN THE sLUsH.

THE ROAD HOUSES MOURN OVER THE FEW SLEIGiIs
our IN THE sLUsH
There is look Of settled melancholy on
Gabe Cases face and he sits on the glassencased
porch OF his Jeromeave hostery and gazes at the
gomeraton OF sush and mud in the road in front OF
would think he had lost his last friend He has
given himself up sadness aud malaria There isn't
even animation enough in his twO-hundred-and'nfty
pounds Of ayordupos TO wake Joe. the fat boy SO
Joe sleeps In corner In undsturbed happiness "Gaeo
says there is doubt but that the Gulf Stream mas
changed and that winter has gone into summer quar-
ters.
seventh ave. is bare and all the road houses suffer
Those the furthest up the road suffer the most VITA
the ceasng OF the merry ngng of the sleigh bell tue
rafting OF cOiu drops into the road house Keepers
ill also True. the more enthusiastic OF road
drivers had their harncssed to bugges and took
usual drives. stopping at their favorte places ous
they few in number The great majority were ont
to aud contented themselves with driving abons
Central Park where the sloghing at least fair The
good Park policemen accommoGatingy turned
their heads rotters dashed by at more than the
regulation eght-mcs an-hour speed the Dest siegu'
ing was on the west side OF the PARK, anu 'nero T ,,
that the finest equine display could De seen In Is
the trotters. there were OF course. tne iany se
with pateramiias giving ms Ssar anh the three
horse Russian drosky OF the man OF fashion attraco
oS Amn,g tSoss who dew by with electric speed was
Matthew Rioy driving his favorite. lcander that VIII
iuui Vanderbilt
cherishrs the horse than ever. Isior Coma,
fId was out twice. behind Minnie Warren ana SO
lie Harris and again behiad the bay geldlng Jimmy
The Sire brothers sped along behind the black gedlg
Rnsny record 2:20 Il. H. simmons looked coLtented "s
bo always does, driving tho brown marc Favorita
1eorge Uaucr. OF Albany. made the snow NY win y
gray and chestnut team by Highland Gray Charses
S,oyarna an sueeded Westchestor Maid Frank Pfiio
.iuned along smoothly with fast-going black mare
- haired Frank Work didn't seem To mind in the
WI, VIII ,h" snsny snow that Edward and Otsego Prince
try I'm h,s face when brushed them out strong, and
xau through his goggles" one could see gloam OF
,,aS,cton I'm his eyes at tho way the team acted john
Tradey drove the bay Courand Belle; he thinks
shs can beat her record of232 Nathan Straus speeded
grenddaughter OF tho famous Flora rempie ID r. ooh
MAIDS the sleigh bells jnge with London. record
with the bay mare Policy; General j: o.. Nay was pus
lehind his team Lady Nay and Lady Wallace. anu NOD
ert stage. r dashed along with reckless spsea Win NV
pncer Gracies.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
PEyNSYLVANI4S INDUSTRIES.
IRON AND sTEEL-RAILRoADs-AN INCREASED OUT.
PUT OF COAL

IRON AND sTEEL-RAILROADs-AN INCREASED OUT.
PUT OF COAL
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-THE leading iron
and steel Industries OF this state which have recently
experienced such improved demand for their pro-
ducts and consequence advanced prices have discoy-
cred within the past week that they would have to
sacken their pace this latter respect The National
Association OF Wrought Pipe Manufacturers met
here few ays since concluded that IL better
have large output reasonable compensation than
small output large iron has not lost or its
price, Of the furnaces have been sold up ard
the market less active. Conservative members Of the
trade urging caution against making advances and
the Thomas Company will increase its capacity and
furnish at December rates. II necessary 20 prevent
further advances and at the same time prevent large
number OF other furnaces from going into blast The
steel rail makers disposed to take conservative
of the situation and let prices remain where they
The demand has fallen OF. ont the Manufacturers
state further orders will later there arc
eight hundred miles OF railroad tob built
The action OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in
paralellng the Reading Railroad lines for IN re than
loo up the Scnuykll Valley and INTO the aDthrt
cite regions, has been Interpreted msanng that tho
former company Intends breaking up ths astITaee
Railroad Company stacs that the line will be exen1ei
lated nat II Viii give the PenmsyIvania Railroad Con-
pany another market for the rao brought In from It's
review OF the business situation in this city shows
that I'm nearly all lines Of manu- acture ani IN mercan
sprng trade largely increased demand Is expec,ed
from all interior points OF the state with the general i
proyement OF business Recent reports show largely
Increased capacity in manufactures besides this, tho
trade OF Philadelphia with outside points Is growing
rapidly.
The producers OF anthracite and btumlnou' coal pre-
diet yruatly increased outpIt OF thsss fuels this year
The anthracite producers predict production In lso0
900 900 81 ,3S 0Ob In 1850 AMI ihc
soft coal feel warranted In estimating tba. sacir
production will be least 100000 tons IL excess OF
what It was iu 1883 These estimates based upoa
Increase In manufacturer OF all kinds IL Is not be-
q however,
they last year. the two fue must stand the test
of petition. Manufacturers assert that the
coal companies make them ssons, and IL Is
only that that they will be able u success.
fully the changing values of aDactured articles
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
LAW MAKING IN NEW-JERSEY Y.
sPARING ADDITIONS TO THE STATUTES.

THE ANTICIPATED COMMITTEES AN EXCESS Og
REVENUE.
(rRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRrBUSg.l
TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 17.-The Legislature
fell into the swing OF work easily last week. The
markably small number Of bills presented 30 far, 10
cheerful sign that the members are taking heed OF the
orepeated admonton that the increase OF laws
the weakening the law The custom opushng through
almost any bill that constituent may De willing to
offer has prevailed the past to unfortunate extent
and the useful members at times, have been those
who voted no" from principle The committees will
probably be announced tomorrow evening In the
Senate President Griggs will not have much difficulty
1t Is said that Mr. Fish, Of Essex will be chairman OF
the judiciary in place Of Mr. Youngblood. and this is the
only important change discussed Both houses will
meet at o'clock Tomorrow evening and the mill Of
legislation will begin grind Tuesday. The Newark
people will endeavOr TO push through the first bill, an
Important measure limiting appropriations for
the public and nre commissions OF that
city. The report of the commission appointed
last winter rebuild the burned portion Of the State
Capitol Will be made To the Assembly soon. The COM
missOners will endeavor to explain why they did not
carry out their Instructions 10 rebuild the Caplt1 as
was before The insurance companes appraised
loss go. .000 and $4,000 was appropriated Tue
900 In laying foundation and then loft the atsr.
estimating that 1925, 900 would be required to finish tho
of the llveliest incidents OF the session
Tne bill to secure the erection of bridge across the
Morris Canal gap at Washngton-st Jersey CITY, Will
soon and 1t VIII be pushed 1t never has been
before.
The fact that the State revenues this year will prob
ably exceed the ordinary expenses By S25OOOO leads
naturally to the suggestion OF nhmber OF schemes
for the absorption OF this sum. and the
advancement OF many interests some or which arc
plainly not OF public character There is however.
quite enough Of absolutely necessary work TO he done
branching into wide ned OF speculative
expenditure The condition OF the Reform school for
Boys hch shocked the Legislature when the mem
bers visited the institution last winter has been some
what improved under the Intelligent direction OF tne
Reform School Committee and especially Assemblyman
Murphy but permanent change for the better necessi
,cnnnl.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
AHEAD or TIE woRLD ON FIREWORKS.
RAPID GROWTH oY THE PYRorBCHNIC INDUSTRY
IN THIS COUNTRY

RAPID GROWTH oY THE PYRorBCHEIC INDUSTRY
IN THIS COUNTRY.
An article published recently bemoaned the
decay OF patriotism this country Among other things
It said that fireworks. the timehonored means by
which the forefaters accustomed TO work OF thor
supernuous enthusiasm for the sacred and un-
dying cause OF liberty fraternity and equality
were falling almost entirely into disuse. To ascer-
tain the truth OF this etatemont TRIBUNE reporter
saw the representative OF large fireworks ma1uiactur
Ing company the other day. There moro fireworks
uscd In the United States now" said the man Of red
lights and Roman candles. than eyor before. AS
manufacturing industry IL is just fairly underway hero.
II ouly few years since ceased 10 be entirely
dependent sron England. France. China and Japan for
oar pyrotochnic amusemons but In those few years
have made wonderful progress la the business.
MANY people think that the pyrotechnc art is ono pc
culiai to tho Mongoan race. Ii was fsf centuries,
but we taken 1t In this country and developed IL
80 that to-day excel other nation the face OF
the earth In kind and amount OF this work produced
We scnd goods from here all parts OF tho globe. The
writer Of the article You mention Is evidently laboring
nnder the impression that the miserable troacherous
annoying little things called recrsckors tho explosion
pt which has beon wisely prohibited In all really civil
ksi cities all that Is oomprohcndcd by tho term
fireworks There doubt that these are going out
OF popular favor aud the they do the better but
they arc very small part oil real pyrOechnics such as
Is seen exhibited at Manhattan and Brighton Beaches
and thousand other places during the summer"
Arc nrecrsckcrs manufactured With any degree Of
success In this country T.
"We cannot begin to compete with the Chinese In
making them. We produce just gool work bat II
costs dive much owing 10 the low wages paid In
that country Tc Japanese make very hne ddY
fireworks but are producing them on different and
bster principle. The Japanese. as You know, roll THO
pap.r figure In bomb which Is exploded Ia the air ana
the paper desccuds TO the earth Ike parachute AFFORD
ins but few minutes IN which TO view IT, Wc employ
tho hot air balloon principle aal ny ths means tue oD
Iocts are seen brtter and foi o longer period"
Ia % considered
a dangerous employment
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