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Pictures in the Coreoran Gallery.

4 ghastly picture is the death of Moses, nin
which angels bear the dead herQin their arms
to the Messiah. This is by Cabsuel, and
another picture which attracts a great deal of
attention is Charlotte Corday in prison, in
which the pale face of the enthusiastic girl
looks with sad, determined face at you from
behind the bars. 1.-The Lost Dogs by Van
Thoren, is another picture which has been
widely copied. It represents two dogs in the
snow hugGIng themselves close together,
while the snow falls and the winds blows, and
the cold surroundings are desolation persona
fed. This is q favorite subject for copyists,
and nearly every other house in Washington
has these lost dogs hanging over its mantel-
piece.
Some of the finest of the pictures arc small
ones, and there is many pretty little gem in
every ont of the way corner. Some OF the
landscapes are very fine, and one OF the lorg.
est landscapes is that of Bierstadt, being a
view of Mourt Corcoran in the Sierra Ne
vadas. Another fine painting is a view of
the waves rolling in upon the New Jersey
coast. and in another painting Niagara Falls,
with its rainbow and the glisten of the
water, is plainly seen. You see the mist
rising, aud you can almost hear the roar Of
the waters as they dash over the falls.
Another fine painting represents On old
sailor, with bronzed face, pulling his boat
over the waves His little 4-year-old
daughter, whose fresh young face looks out
of cap, sits beside him, and she has her
hands beside his on the handle Of the oar
The Old fisherman smiles as he looks down
upon her, and the little girls face IS full OF
earnestness. She thinks she Is helping her
father pull the boat, and the picture is en-
titled The Helping Hand" 1t is an expen-
sive picture, and it cost considerably more
than a congrcssman's yearly salary. There
is picture of a COW here, about three feet
long and two feet wide. that cost e, ,OC0, and
there are many expensive paintings.
The greatest of American and French
artists are here represented, and new pictures
are being bought every year. The visitors
to the Corcoran gallery are numbered by the
tens Of thousands annually, and the students
who take advantage of its opportunities for
art study are hundreds. II viii do more
good IS the years 60 on, and it will help rs
toward the becoming Of an art produc.n.
and art loving nation.-fY ashington Letter.
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The little child is almost always pretty;
the girl of IS IS often pretty in spite OF her
inevitable weedineSS; the girl from 16 to 20
is obliged TO be pretty. for she has the
fresh charm of youth sometimes called
Ia beaute du diable, her eyes are clear and
bright, aud her skin fresh and pearly. Ex-
preston is not essential TO this phase of pref
tiness and seldom intrudes when it is not
wanted But as the girl develops into the
young woman She may add to her prettinesS,
loVeliness, or charIaingneSs, or even beauty
handsome she cannot become unless she is
born SO, and handsome women rarely are
pretty il early youth.
But II the pretty girl simply remains pretty
she IS liable as years go on 10 lose even pretti-
ness, for this form OF attraction depends
largely upon freshness and certain innocent
wonder at almost everything which is sure 70
vanish with experience. One never ascribes
prettineSs pure Yet simple to middle aged
womsr, although she is often 20 be called
handsome, beautiful, lovely, or charming
but after S5 or 10 the simply pretty woman
comes to resemble shop worn wax doll. no
longer attractive as toy and no manner of
value as anything elSe.-Ars, Frank Leslie.
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HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT.
DiRcult to Get Good Theories Put into
Practice-Teach the Children.

Dinecult to Get Good Theories Put into
Practice-Teach the Children.
Every writer on education, from Plsto 10
Herbert Spencer. has advocated physical &C
tivity as a means of attaining that full orbed
and harmonious development Of all parts OF
the human economy so essential 10 robust,
vigorous health Theorists, then, are agreed
upon this rs the ultimate aim Of every kind
Of physical exercise But we all know how
difficult il is 60 get the best theories put into
practice. They may commend themselves ss
the very best, but they fail far short OF their
good 10 men til they can be made working
theories. liz this respect the harmonious
development theory, whether mental or
physical, forms no exception 10 other the
orleS. But once get hold of some motive by
which TO induce even few individuals 20 put
theory into practice, and half the battle IS
won If # is really a good theory. isS own
practical example proves the fact wisdom
Is justified Of her children"
Here is always the difIicuity-to get hold
Of the motives which VIII influence men and
women in such way that they may finally De
possessed by the ''love OF symmetry IN form"
which has such "a deep moral Significance
You may preaeh the doctrine 10 children,
and your words will be ike the idle wind.
Even our young men and our maidenS Wal,
prefer snug fitting garments and handSoms
raiment covering bad form to the proper
tions OF Apollo or the beauty Of the Venus of
Milo not clothed IN the fashions of the day.
Many nan and women staggering along IN
der burdens Of iii health, self imposed by
neglect OF the simplest natural laws, viii
give your beautiful theory small thought.
They will pursue their phaatoms of wealth
and ambition, while they hug the delusion
that they suffer by Gods win in this ''vale Of
tears They do suffer, and deservedly, but
only because they do not use their OWE wills
to conform their conduct to his good viii us
revealed in the constitution Of their own be-
ing. Ii is useless TO set forth to such people
the truths Of health, the glad tidings Of de
hverance from many Of their ailments by
the natural remedies OF air, exercise and
food. The doctrines Of health have always
been preached, and men have not needed.
Let US begin, then, with children and edu-
cate them 10 these high truths. But with
children we have TO use authority CT play
upon motives. IL we use authority merely
the idea of harmonious development viii be-
come distastefui TO them. They will breek
away from authority and break with the
theory at the first opportunity of liberty.
Put them at what we elders call play, and
they often accomplish OF their own free will
what we with difficulty get out of them by
force Now | say that, by their various ath-
letic organizations. young men are doing
this very thing for themselves that children
do in play. They establish in the colleges
system of training for their various sports
which affects not only the members of the
higher Institutions of learning, but which
reaches almost every young man in the land.
Professor Z. L. Richards in Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
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Ship Canal at New York.

Manhattan Island, on which the city Of
New York is built, has never been anything
Of an island except in name since the city
became of consequence. The northern por-
ton OF it is cut off from the main land by
the Harlem river and Spuyten Duyvil creek.
The creek is very narrow, and in some places
separates the island from the main land by
only about a dozen feet Now it is about TO
be widened into ship canal, which will di-
vide New Yorl, more widely from the main
land When the canal is completed ship and
steamer and river craft OF all kinds may pass
from the Hudson to the East river without
going round the Battery, thus saving dis
tance Of from twenty to twenty-five miles.
The United States government appropri
ated $4,000, and work, which was for
awhile delayed by the backward season, has
been commenced The canal viii be $50 feet
wide and deep enough to accommodate YES
sels Of eighteen feet draught of water.
Excavating to the rock has been the chief
task hitherto, but the blasting has now begun
in earnest On the border of the creek the
rock has the appearance of sandstone, but
disintegrates to powder under the blasts Six
steam drills are working at the rocks, and an
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Formerly ell the streets in Merida were
distinguished il manner peculiar 20 Yuca-
tan by images Of birds or beasts set up At the
corners, and many still retain tho ancisu.
sign; for example, tbs street upon which we
are living Is called La Gale del FIatniuxo.
because OF huge rcd harningo painted on
the corner house. Anoth4r X known a. the
stree. OK the Elephant, and tie representa-
ton Of 1t Is an exaggerated au3r1E1, with
curved trunk and body a. big as barrel
There Is the street of tho Old Woman, and
OF its corner Is the caricat1ro Of a1 aged
fess.ale, with huge specsacIas aStrtds her
noss The street Of the Two Faces he's a
double faced human head, end there are
others equally striking Tho reason for sais
kindergarten sUrt Of nomenclature was he>
cause when TIE streeIS were named she great
mas os Inhabitants were Irsdiars who could
not read, and therfore printed Eigzs would
have been no Use 20 them but the p3c1nrs OF
boil, a fartaSo cr an e4eytent they csili
nOs nllsSA&a- YucasAa ca. xGzShestes
tfntcz
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THE PLEASURES or RANcawe.


Lafe In the Cnttle Country-C1oads Of
Musquftoes--1n q Rain.
For bedding, each man has two Or three
pairs or blankets, and tarpaulin or small
wagon.steet. Usually, twoo or three sleep to
gesher Even in June the nights are gener-
ally cool and pleasant, and it is chilly in the
early mornings; although this is not always
SO, and when the weather stays hot and mus-
euitoes are plenty, the hours of darkness,
even in midsummer, seem painfully hong. In
the Bad Lands proper we are not often both
cred very seriously by these winged pests;
but in the low bottoms of the Big Missouri,
and beside many Of the reedy ponds and
great sloughs out on the prairie, they are
perfect scourge. During the very hot nights,
when they are especially active, the bed
clothes make man feel absolutely srnoth-
cred, and yet his only chance for sleep is to
wrap himself tightly up, head and all; and
even then some of the pests force their way in
At sunset have seen the mosquitoes rise
up from the land like dense cloud, to make
the hot, sitting night one long torture; the
horses would neither lie down nor Craze,
travelling restlessly to and fro till daybreak,
their bodies streaked and bloody, and the in
sects settling on them SO es to make them ell
one color, uniform gray; while the men,
after few hours tossing about in the vain
attempt to sleep, rose, built fres of damp
sage brush, and thus endured the misery es
best they could until it was light enough to
work. But if the weather is fine, man will
never sleep better nor more pleasantly than
in tho open air after hard days work on
the round up; nor win en- ordinary shower
or gust of wind disturb him in the least, for
he simply draws the tarpauln over his head
and goes on sleeping
But now and then we hive a wind storm
that might better be called q whiriwind, and
has to be met very differently; aud two or
three days or nights Of rain insure the wet
ting of the blankets, and, therefore, shiver-
ing discomfort on the part Of the would-be
sleeper For two or three hours all goes
well, and it Is rather soothing to listen to tho
steady patter of the great rain drops ON the
canvas. But then it VIII be found that
corner has been left open through which the
water can get in, or else the tarpeuin will
begin to leak somewhere, or perhaps the
water VIII have collected in hollow under
meath and have begun to soak through. Soon
a little stream trickles in, and every effort to
remedy matters merely results in a change
for the worse. To move out Of the way in
sures getting wet in fresh spot, and tho best
course is to lie still and accept the evils that
have come with what fortitude one can.
Even thus the first night a man can sleep
pretty well; but If the rain continues, a
second night, when the blankets are already
damp, and when the water comes through
more easily, is apt to be most unpleasant
Theodore Roosevelt in The Celtury
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JAMES E. WILSON.

Sketch and Portrait of Iowa's Junior
Senator.
James f. Wilson, Jr., United States senator
from Iowa, wes born in Newark, O., Oct. 10,
1928. By the death Of his father he was
thrown upon his OWE resources at an early
age. and was deprived of many Of the advan-
tageS OF education. Securing such an educa-
ton as the common school of Ohio afforded,
be afterwards served term OF apprentice
ship TO harness maker, and while working
as apprentice and joIrneyman began the
study OF law In 1858, he removed to Fair
field, Ia, and with no capital but his own
ability and energy, began the practice of his
profession. He early became Identified with
the politics Of his county, and was one of the
founders Of the Republican party in his
adopted state In 1855 he was elected a
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perior managen,ep. has ADDED very larger,

perior management has added very largely
to it He Is now the head Of The bank estab-
hshed by his father, but at the same time is
largely interested in agricultural matters
eao N various manufacturing industries. So
nethodical and practical has ne been in busi-
ness matters that he is able to carry on all
his enterprises with success He Is liberal
giver to all charitable enterprises and to help
en- the prosperity of the city IN which ne
lives. In politics Mr. Huston has always
been Republican, and has served in both
branches OF the general assembly Of the
state In 1886 he was chosen by his party to
take control OF the Organization as chairman
OF the state committee Physically he is a
small man, but his energy and capacity for
work take him to place far above the
average.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-20
Advice for Young Writers

Learn how 70 write. Don't folio. any -.
style. Follow your oEn style Css simple
words and sscFt sentences. hit stTalEns
from tee shoulder! Learn 20 write bTieGy
and co2cissly. You can be picturesque IA
short sentences as well IS IL long o1ez.
Write On topics Of the day. Look into tee
human heart deeply and write for Tnsn aEd
wouaen Of the day. Taboo quotations, as =
rule. Never tass French. German or Italian
words or paTass. Cse AngloSaxoS always.
For the frst year destroy al yosl write Tear
up yosI- manuscripts, u PIT tses1 ass1s for
month oT -wo. and toerl r@sIse tI-sEa care
fully Knock osz- the at3rctivez Dort s.zs
s7.Yersuozs sxCros Be SIRE Of yozEY facfs
snd whea yoz have tod al jour i&c+s s,os
writing TIE editorial, sr res.ez. or ezzsy
IS finishes rs s0o1 "a yOu have exhausted
your fAc:k.-Fos.s. Gates IL SansAsae
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One can scarcely realizc, when passing
through much of this country, tina; u -
tbickIy peopled- Onr sses large zreas q ef,I-
tiyEted lands, but apparently no hc,lses But
every no~ ard then. half hidden araoug
trees. ons sees a mud val tsn 20 twelve feet
high and covering, say, from 100 feet -
80 or 800 feet square. This u1u1 wall cor
iairs farm hamlet OF village and hAa
within it little bowels and cv~ yards Tor a
DOZEN. twenty. OF more families Women
and children Constantly AK for "backshisbs
fpreseutsl. They do 1t r5oz- good na.urs,ily,
and never gst angry when ss drive them q
With a good buulogsd tErus. from our caree
About tho large cites toe Old r7zfns cover
many miles rsore or ls1s cultivated Aioov
tue roaris IL thess cisiliren hy ths dozen raa
By Cur csrTiage cryi3s. "backshisA7 IN siI
tee tones rsossi1ls % yOungstsrt from 3 or I
ysars Old Up to 70 o. more. Boys bali rsakea,
giTs ssiih rings 81 thsir ears end sozes, aud
bTaesssss aEd snkists liaEiisz. Ali hass
bessz1tif1i testb, aIlf grin and laugh and pas
Their stOnraehs 20 asssrs Us tkey are Qalts
empty S0ns are - pear ;hss thsy Do NJ.
"a. rinrs s3d DrseSls.s sn tsss girls / bad
woman beg e us today, ard yes she rszz:
have hsd % dozsn CT Bsars ~ tbess erus-
Ins-ts. Mech of tes vsaitk q a f.frlly =
tsEs ca-Tisd cn tks females Y hsn pee-sslty
psach@s they s<ii OF pssn them TIE -uasea
srs tE2s lie bankers q TIE iaea- --czE:xr
Harrison Ia Chicago Nail
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Il implies want O. mutual forbearancs
I'D reciprocal consideration on the part os
young married people. IL means that they
are not reasonably tolerant OF each otberis
defects and weakness. Possibly Il many
ladies who apply for divorces realized er-
actiy how they would feel SIX months s..er
they had got their decree. they rould be les
irnpatiea. with their husbands: and II sosr
eyprecia:s TIE sotAl wreck which IN siaiar-
itT o. cases follows the lssz5s os cscr,,s Of
dIvorce, they, too, might forn,zar 1zsore ard
give !esz caase tor srr1-l.ioa aza 5-oals.-S-u
Sr&sssco Gu
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Lieutenant Governor Robert s. Robertson,

Lieutenant Governor Robert s. Robertson,
who is a candidate for the Republican nom
ination for governor Of Indiana, was born in
Washington county, N. Y, in 1S39 He re-
ceived an academical education at his home
In Argyle, studied law in New York city and
was admitted to the bar in 1860 In Septem-
Der, 1861. he entered the army as private
Ia the Ninety-third regiment, New York
volunteers, receiving successive promotions
to the rank Of second and first lieutenant,
and during the Gettysburg campaign was
acting adjntant of his regiment. In three
years active service he won an enviable
reputation as brave and gallant soldier.
He was severely wounded at Spottsylvania
and again at Toplopotonoy. from the effects
of which he has never fully recovered. at
Spot5sylvania be was brevetted by President
Lincoln captain of United States volunteers.
and colonel by the governor of New York.
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-20

member of the con-
vention which re-
vised the const;tu-
ton Of Iowa, and
in 1857 was ap
pointed by the gov
ernor as sis tant
commissioner Of
the De 8 Moines
river Improvements,
the principal public
work of the state
at that time. In the
same year he was
elected a member
OF the lower house
of the legislature;
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not been in tho
practice for many
years When but
26 years Of age be
was elected TO con
gIess, b eing the
youngest member
of t h e T hirty-
fourth congress.
made memorable
by the long contest
over the speaker
ship which finally
resulted in the cleo
ticn of Gen. Banks,
of Massachusetts,
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Ringing Bells by Steam.

Ringing the bells o: locomotives By steam
is now effected by an ingenious apparatus,
consisting of small steam cylinder placed
ct one side OF the bell frame and resting ca
the boiler: the connecting rod, which con-
meets the piston 70 three inch crank on the
bell. is so constructed that it viii vary rs
length according TO the swing of the bell,
thus removing any liability of knocking tbs
cylinder 10y the piston coming in cogtas
with it-New Xcrk Sun.
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was candidate for the congressional nom
ination IN the Ninth district. but was unsuo-
cessful Two years later he was the unani-
nous choice Of the Republican state conven-
ton for tho Office of Lieutenant governor, but
with the rest Of his ticket was defeated at the
polls. In 1850 he was strongly talked about
for candidate for governor, but declined to
enter the race for the nomination. In 1886,
when it had been held that vacancy existed
in the Office Of lieutenant governor, to be
filed by an election, he was the nominee Of
the Republicans over his protest, and led his
ticket to SUCCESS For several years he held
the position of register In bankruptcy for
the United States district court Governor
Porter rendered him an appointment of
judge of the supreme court, to fill tbs
vacancy caused by the resignation of judge
Woods, but be declined it. He is tall and
magnifcently developed. He wears a full
black beard and mustache His face shows
evidence Of will and strength. He Is a rlan
of literary culture, and as member Of the
board of trustees of the state university he
takes great interest in educational matters
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-20
RREANyG GROUND.

excellent quality OF building Or paving Stone
is being accumulated, to be-used in facing
the sides and bottom Of the canal 1t Is
thought that this part OF tbs work viii be
finished by the fell Of 1889. After its com
pletion nothing further can be doae until the
government makes another appropriation
II this is made promptly, 50 thai tn4are VIII
be no delay OF tie enterprise, the canal may
be ready tor business IN seven years
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wcrc among the
early settlers Of
Pennsylvania He
sun owns the farm
On which bs Was
born and whica
has beeA III the
family for more
than two centuries
Bis education has
been that Of q
thorough geing.
practical, business
MAI His father
having opened a
bank at Conners-
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wesleyan college, from which institution he
was graduated in 1868. He then studied law
and was admitted in due time Later he was
elected prosecuting attorney for Mclean
county. Afterwards he YVES elected to tho
Illinois state assembly, serving two terms.
He has also served in the state senate. Mr.
Bifer resides at Bloomington.
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for personal brav-
cry on the battle
field During the
latter part of the
war he served on
the staff of Maj.
Gen. Miles, COM
monder of the First
division Of the Sec
ond Army corps.
After leaving the
service he removed
to Allen county,
Ind In 1868 he
ran for the state
senate, but was de-
fcota.d In 1870 h.
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A frisn1 ~ mine ts-1s re tsa1 lAi1 'as
o.se- nigh; ss Ess attresH-si on fAs stree. ~
on@ q lie kind VITO rsyTsssa: ;fsszsa-lyss IS
sosciy IN ne>d u . nights ss&zsag snd la-
se@ch tss zifs Ct = few e~zsL4 - n4sks rp tss
p-i1e rsqGsrsd- Tkinxisg 20 tgsa sss ;shlss
Epoa tas rssssdscsE.. rsT frssz1 pa. = ls-
sTusI1zs face. b~avs2 . sigs Sae Ezias Il
wiza coaiS hssp Tpz. tsst Tiz ozs = roTss
Ifa 900 Ezsss % walk 20 Ezy }od<.nx ans So
iocxiaz for sozns osas - sszs .ss Hss oa;s -
~ there IN ~ 5zs.e exrsr al@le<lg eifsas
as hAsl4 into kaS ,sscx.s md ~zczAssz.ins. sss-
vs-.sgy. s.YSu sszz.'f szl--- 4 4 eas Ee.3 yo,1.s
toe h<sxxar psosso-4 nscksi wA1eh 20 tkrsss
ITO ~ srsznssss hsad z.s vas ea t~<csss
pssss.s eesss b 32d..-SSs1s P&s
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A citizen of Blakely, Ga, has novel
method of hunting wild turkeys. He takes
a tame gobbler along, tethers it to a tree,
then hides and waits for the wild birds TO
como up and make its acQuaintaDce.-Chi-
cagp Herald
Wichita eagle., 1888-05-20
THINGS POLITICAL.
HON. JOSEPH FiFER NOMINATED
FOR GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS.

The Republicans Of Illinois, assembled in
convention at Springfield, have placed Hon.
Joseph Fifer in nomination for governor of
that state Mr. Flfer is frequently spoken of
as Private Joe Fifer, because of the fact that
he was private In the Union army during
the late civil war.
Joseph Fifer IS a native Of Virginia, and
was born forty-fve years ago. When he was
very young he removed with his parents to
Mclean county, Ills Shortly after the break
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ing out of the civil
war be enlisted in
the Twenty-third
Illinois volunteers,
serving creditably
from August. 1861,
toOctober, 1884. At
jackson, Miss, he
was shot through
the lungs, and was
for O time thought
to be mortasly
wounded.
Mr.. Fifer was
still a young man!
when the war con- ;!
cluded, and at once
entered the Illinois
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Hon. William Cumback is also Q; candi-
date for the gubernatoriai nomination at the
hands of the Republicans. His career as a
politician and lecturer has been successful.
He is native Of Ohio, and was educuted at
Miami university. He studied law, but has
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yevsr serd % the table tie sane food for
thrss meals II E8ccezsioa. unless varle5 u
scos way
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4 good cock throws Away nothing. Every
piece q bread every ineh of Easat, every
particle ot vegetable. can be turned into
something palAtabIe
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vile, he entered il ss cashier and is novr a.
tie aead Of the institution. He Inherited
euita a karsana. Int hr hisoxn sbrs<r and
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swcet. light. nse grained brad. tsv@sty-
four nSars Cd, makes ths b@ss szE1 sicses
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Do nc. give chiii parsZoric OF soo.biDz
Uruss e.. s.sspssssseas % frst.slaszA
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Hunting Wild Turkeys.

When person is bilious he has a bitter
taste, especially on waking.