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ATTEMPT TO RECOVER MILLIONS
LOST OFF OAPB HENELOPEN
IN 1898.

New \ Ork, June l6.-for over hal,
century spectators have been look.
! ing with longing eyes at a certain spot
on the ocean, half Il mile off the point
of Cape Henelopen and within sight OF
the tavorite summer resort on the New
Jersey coast called Cape May, There,
according 10 well authenticated records,
lies, many fathoms deep, in the wreck
of an English sloop OF war, the Braak,
which Went down in a squall on Nav
20, 1898, and i'll which is supposed to
be treasure i'll gold, silver, Jewels and
doubloons, aggrc9ating between SO
OOO, 200 and SO, 900, 900. Two attempts
have been made to discover the treas
ure, but both have been unsuccessful.
one attempt was made in June, 1898,
by The English frigate Assistance, but
owing TO the depth of the water and
want OF necessary means she had to
abandon the work. The second at
tempt was made two years ago. The
smallness of the vessel employed for
the work and considerable doubt as
TO the location of the wreck caused
this attempt TO fail also.
Again, the craze for securing the
'iOaouiO Has ScILeu spCCuIdIOfS, ala
there is every reason to expect that the
attempt this time will be attended bv
success. The Submarine Mining CO., y,
OF Philadelphia, has been quietly but
diligently at work, and, according to
the evidence of the expert divers, the
exact location OF the wreck has been
fixed. This discovery has caused a
syndicate TO be formed, which has
made contract with the United
States government wherein it is agreed
that the explorers shall pay 10 per cent
salvage To the United States treasury,
and the balance of the treasure shall
become the property of the syndicate.
Armed with this contract, the syndi-
cate has fitted out the expedition, which
Will commence operations in about
three weeks Messrs. Dobbins Bros,
of New York, have loaned their
steamer, City of Long Branch, for u
percentage, and she is now at Camden,
being fitted up with all modern appli-
ances for raising heavy objects from a
great depth.
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IT KNOCKS DYNAMITE ALL HOLLOW



In an old house near Harrison,
Westminster county, built in revoIu-
lionary times, resides DR.. Stephen II.
Emmens. the inventor of a now cxplo-
sive. Four Bounce charges of
Emmensite were inserted into two
borings in All immense rock not far
from the house Yesterday aud exploded
In the usual way, breaking the hard
stone into thousands of fragments
The whole displacement by the explo-
sive was roughly estimated at thirty
six tons by expert engineers who were
present, there being representatives of
the United States, France and Japan
Some iron plates six inches square
and one quarter of au inch thick were
suspended BY threads from each cor
ner, on which was placed and exploded
a one and half ounce charge of nitro
gelatine, giving slight dent; one and
half ounce cartridge of dynamite on
another plate produced saucer shaped
lndentatiOn, while the Emmensite
Knocked hold right through the plate.
"A conical shell weighing sixty-six and
hall pounds, was placed on a steel
platform, having a "spud" in the Ger
Ter to lit the interior of the proieciile,
ON which it is put after being charged
with the explosive; the discharge threw
the shell twenty feet higher and ten
feet further than any of the other ex-
plosives used. The descending lump of
iron made a well-like grave for itself
down somewhere near China.
Target practice with a Springfield
rifle using seventy grains of gumpowder
sent bullet through three deal boards
each II inches thick, while fifteen
grains of the terror under discussion
drove the regulation bullet through five
boards and no one knows how many
more il would have gone through if an
inch thick iron plate had not stopped
II wild motive power.
A novelty in experiments was reach
eel when some OF this material was
lighted with q match and thrown under
water where ii continued to burn max
ing the water bubble and boil. Ger
tainly Greek fire has not been cremated
ns this terrible modern product plainly
shows. The explosive is yellow
candy-loOking stuff, and is harmless,
and must be fired by powerful detonat-
ing caps inserted within the cartridges.
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ECONOMICAL.
From the New York Star.l

IfTom tue New York Star.
A story has lately been told that
illustrates A. Il. Stewards noted
economical spirit. lie had given q
dinner and theater party, and instead
of taking his guests to the theater i'm
carriages, as they had expected, be
hailed stage and democratically hus-
tied them all into it. Judge and Mrs.
Hilton were OF the party. While pay
Ing the fares Mr.. Stewart dropped a
piece OF money, and during almost The
entire trip kept turning up the straw in
the bottom of the Stage in search of it.
Judge Hilton, who was sitting near
him, took from his pocket nickle, and
passing 1t TO tho millionaire, said:
"For heavens sake, Mr.. Stewart, put
this in your ocket, and don't kick up
any more dust with that straw"
And here is something similar about
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, who died not
long ago: One night when the candle
by which the servants lighted their
way to bed gave out before the allotted
time, Mrs. Astor said 10 Juntine, the
Old French woman who had lived with
them some years: "Sprinkle salt
around the wick, Justine, and it will
light you to bed"
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DISTINGUISHED INVALIDs.

just now the -gatherers are
kept busy with a pretty long list of
distinguished sick. There is Gen.
Sheridan struggling with compound
ailment of heart, liver and kindeys.
Gen. Sherman has had serious attack
of rheumatism, bu. is said to be con-
valescent. Jay Gould is wearing him
self on with insomnia. Walt Whit
man, the aged poet, is uncomiortably
close TO deaths door. John Bright, of
England, is slowly sinking with insom-
mia, as is also Dom Pedro, Emperor of
Brazil. These are few of those now
i'll; but if. one glances back through
the five months of the year now gone
he is appalled, at the number of dis
tinguised dead, Few great men fell in
1887, but 1888 has already more than
made up for it.
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CENTRAL FEMALE COLLEGE.

From the ST. Louis Christian Advocate. =
April "a, the day previously appoint
ed by the committee, two members wen,
unannOunccd to the college and entered
upon our work The classes were en-
gagged in their regular lessons and no
change was made on account of our
presence. We saw the school as II
was, and concluded from the order.
regularity and harmony which pre-
vailed throughout, that we saw the
school as it is every day.
The committee visited the chanel
class-rOOms, music and art rooms, the
dornitories and with the whole college
family, the dining room. After close
observation and careful examination,
we make report as follows
There is manifest intention upon the
part of the faculty to secure thorough
work in all departments. The methods
of instruction are rational and practi-
cal.
The curriculum is substantial and
comprehensive, well adapted to train
ing the mind and acquiring knowledge
/ he committee desire TO give emphasis
10 most favorable Impressions in this
particular, and TO say that the Young
lady who pursues the course of study
under careful and thorough instruction
of Central Female College under the
present management, will receive u
metal training of high order, and have
that knowledge which will open to her
the fields OF science, literature and the
arts.
The management Is wise; the dis
cipIinc excellent. No report of the
college would be complete or truthful,
that did not make especial mention of
the wholesome influence, wise admin
istratlon and tender care OF the young
ladies by Mrs. kcrGulff
The property il beautiful for situa-
ton" The building is elegant and
commOdi0us. The entire building,
halls, bedrooms and all, are heated by
steam. The advantage OF steam heat.
ing can hardly be exaggerated, as con-
ducive to health Ga thing not TO be DIES
spiscd) securing comfort. The danger
from fire is reduced 10 the minimum.
Every room is supplied with gas. No
upsettIng OF lamps. And AS additional
security, and Il matter of convenience,
Icr,supplicd by waterworks, ON each
hoor. And best of all, the Christian
religion is exempIiied in the lives of
the president, his wife and the faculty,
and prevadcs the entire school. Earn
est Christians are the teachers in this
school.
In the Judgment Of the committee
Central College is worthy of the conf
dehce and patronage OF this confer
ence. JOHN ANDERSON,
DAVID BALL,
Visiting Com. of Mo Con.
CarrOlton, Mo
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OPIUM vs.. WHISKY.

Some idea of the tremendous progress
that opium is making IN this country
may be gained when il Is stated that in
=" small II town a. Ithaca, N. Y, there
are over 800 persons who are hopeless
~ addicted To the use OF the drug
This shows how steadily we are falling
into the habits oi 0rientalism, stunning
TIE USE OF alcohol and adopting narcot-
les instead. Ii is remarkable that
there is not in the public mind halt the
objection To opium that there is to
hqunr. y man or u woman either who
has become II slave 10 this opium habit
Is regarded with pity aud commisera-
ton far ahead of that which is paid to
III alcohol druukard and vet the NOR
phine habit is worse, If anything, than
The craving for liquor in that it is
almost impossible to break away from
ii. but apart from making the victim
sleepy, dreamy creature, il does not
seem ~ affect the health.
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HEAVY RAINS.

NorbOrne, Mo-, June 15-One of the
; heaviest rains ever known fell IN thi.
vicinity yesterday morning, commenc.
ing at about | o'clock and continuing
until B. All of the lower lands are
flooded and the creeks are out of their
| banks. Four miles east of here the
water is five miles wide and three to
tive feet deep. Parties living in the
Hooded districts were compelled to
leave their homes, aud most of them
left during the rain. Those that did
! not leave were boated to safety.
Nearly all of the hogs and small
stock were drowned and many head
of cattle are reported lost. White
Bros, large stock feeders, are the
heaviest losers, they reporting 400 hogs
and nearly 100 head of cattle drowned.
Several thousand acres of corn and
wheat are a total loss.
1t is estimated that $1,000 will not
much more than coyer the loss of stock
and crops. The Wabash and Santa
fe railroad tracks are washed in many
places.
MUCH DAMAGE ABOUT CAKKoLLToN.
CarrOllton, Mo, June I6.-A storm
which ragged in this section last night
was the hardest ever known. Reports
from all sectiOns of the county note
great damage to growing crops, roads
and bridges. The Wakenda river is
on the rampage, aud the low lands ad-
joining for distance of ten miles and
covering an area of twenty square
miles are submerged. The track of the
Santa Fe is washed out three miles
west of here for distance of 200 yards,
and traffic was suspended to day.
The same Is the case with the g.. b.,
& K. g. The regular passenger train
pulled out of this place at the usual
hour this morning, but returned at
noon and reported heavy washout
about fifteen miles north.
The crock road" leading south
from this place, on which are the three
depots, is almost entirely under water.
Trains are running only on the Wabash
but communication is shut of. The
water is still rising.
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OREGON.

The republicans are greatly rejoiced
at the victory in Oregon. but it was one
of which any party ought to be unut-
terably ashamed Both the republican
senators of Oregon were elected as
railroad attorneys, aud both are the
tools OF the railroads. This election
simply means the re- election of Dolph
as senator, and the continued rule OF
the railroads in Oregon through them.
The railroads would have carried the
Legislature for the carrying out OF their
purposes if it had cost million of
money instead of two hundreds of
thousands which they did pour out.
The combination was too powerful to
break, so powerful that tariff reform
did not enter the fight as an active fac
tor,
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JUDGE KRBKEI,.

From the X. q. Times, June Is.
The public may now dispcl all doubts
AS to the resignation of District Judge
Arnold krekel. That important docu-
ment was written aud forwarded Ia
Washington Saturday, June .. True
To his promise, Judge krekcl has de
clined 10 give publicity to the matter.
but through IA friend aud c0nhtlanI il
has leaked out and This statement is
authentic. The aged jnrisl assigns
failing health as his reason for resign
ing. several doctors have diagnoscu
his case and disagree slightly upon the
nature of his disease. One Of the
ply slcians pronounce il diabetes and
another Bright's disease. Judge Krc-
kel realizes that either of these will
certainly cause his death ut an early
date and under the circumstances he
does not care 10 maintain the duties
and responsibilities of the Office.
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HOT MILK AS A STIMULANT.
From the Medical Journal,


Milk heated to much above 100 de.
grees Fahrenheit loses for u time de-
gree of its sweetness and density. No
one who, fatigued by over exertion of
body or mind, has ever experienced the
reviving influence OF tumbler of this
beverage, heated as hot as can be sip
ped, will willingly forego resort to it
because Of its being rendered some
what less acceptable to the palate. The
promptness with which it's cordial in
huence is felt is indeed surprising.
Some portion of il seems to be diges-
ted and appropriated almost immedi-
ately and many who fancy that they
need alcoholic stimulants when exhaust
ed by fatigue will find in this simple
draught and equivalent that will be
abundantly satisfying and far more
enduring In its effects.
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DISCOVERY OF NATURAL GAS.

From the Saline County Progress. June 9. 7
A remarkable discovery of natural
gas was made Thursday on the farm of
Mr. Mcbride Hayes, who lives about
| five miles northeast of Malta Bend on
the plains. Mr.. Charles McAtee, of this
place, was driving down a tubular well
Tor him, when, about ninety feet from
the surface, gas began TO rush out Of
the top OF the tube. 1t came SO rapidly
and the current was so strong a. to be
almost suffocation to those working at
the well. On looking down in the tube
one could see that the vapor was a dars
BLUSH color. TO see if it was Illumi-
mating gas the stream pouring out of
the tube was set fire to, and it blazed
up beautifully. In fset itsoQp bes4pix
"ecesn, "eeessnr9 " ,9ss'ep ,3s !. 3 II 9Rs 4 M
with vet rag, which. s3eeRtlsi I tsl
smother the blazs out Mr. McAtee
went back to-day TO attempt to drive
the well down past the gas for good
water. The water struck about where
tho gas came in was oily and unfit for
use. The news OF the discovery of the
gas caused quite sensation here among
the enterprIsing men OF our city, who
see in the probability Of the discovery
OF natural gas in this vicinity d great
to materially benefit the
city. As most of this county in the
big bend of the Missouri is supposed to
be composed OF the same sort of geo.
logical formation as the plains, and as
wells sunk here have disclosed the fact
that we are over the old bed OF "big
muddy there seems no reason WHY
there should not be the same conditions
TO produce the gas. Marshall may vet
be heated and her printing offices run
by natural gas.
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TOO MODEST,

A Boston paper tells of girl who
was so modest that she wouldn't learn
improper fractions, and another ex-
change knows a girl SO modest that she
always goes into the next room to
change her mind. That is nothing,
there is said TO he a girl in St. Joe SO
bashful that her teacher can't get her to
pull up her record at school. Another
girl we heard OF was so modest she
won!d not wear watch in her bosom,
because il had hands.
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A POEM.

The devil has written the Atcbison
Globe poem for publication from
which we take the following extract:
81 stand at the gate of smouldering
land and bask in the sulphurOus Qiox
and | beckOn the spirits with welc0hl1
ing hand TO the regions of torturo .l,sr.
low. The young and the old, the rich
and the poor, who live In the palace OF
sin, beckon them all TO my door,
gather, | gather them in. The
chump who deserted the town of
his birth TO boom up town far away,
who'd never invest in the city's
own earth, for fear the move wouldn't
pay; who groaned of the evils that
held the town down, and never would
squander his tin; as sure as I'm living,
he's wandering down-Ill gather, iii
gather him in.
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A POOR EXCUSE.

An exchange says some persons re.
fuse TO subscribe for their home paper
for the reason that they are taking a.
many papers as they can afford to-
which is very good reason, but II
doesn't look right tor man to take
several papers that are published at q
distance and never benefit him any,
financially, aud refuse to take his home
paper that works for him day and
night. Don't forget this when you go
to subscribe.
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WE'LL FIXED.

a Swedish immigrant, with his wife
and four children, arrived at Castle
Garden on Wednesday and astonished
the officials by the amount OF his purse
lie had nearly $4,000 in gold, which
he carried in large bag The family
was destined TOR Minnesota, where
they will settle down on a little farm.
1t is very seldom that an Immigrant
lands with 50 much money, and the
Swede is considered one of the richest
immigrants that ever landed in Castle
Garden.
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HIS OLD AGE.

He finds he has sorrows more deep than In,
fears;
He grumhI"s o think he has grumbled for
wears;
lie eTmmbcs To think he has grIImbIed AWAY
His home and his children, his lies little
dHy.
But alas It's too late it Is no Use to say
That HIS eyes are too dim and his hair too
gray;
He knows he is wretched as wretched can
be
There Is no one SO wretchedly wretched rs he.
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TRAMPS.

The Pennsylvania railroad has be-
come so infested with tramps between
the cities of New York and Philadel-
phia that is has been decided 10 put II
number of detectives along the line to
eXtcrminatc them. Il is stated that
there are now between 1000 and 1900
tramps along the line of the road he
tween the two cities named, and the
road is greatly annoyed aud suffers not
II little i"ss by petty thefls and other
depredations committed by them.
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TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

Furnished weekly to the lnlclligencer by
Captain j. ID. Conner, recorder Of deeds Of
La(ay county, Mo.
| Abstract of the deeds filed in the Office OF
| Recorder OF Deeds from Saturday. june .,
| to Saturday, June IL. A. ID. ISSS. only
such as contain covenants OF warranty con-
| tanned I'm list.
Jas l.. Drysdale TO X. B. Berrie.
lots l and ,, blk 2,Davis' add TO Lex
| ingtOn ............... ............T Il 800 90
Mary 7. NewhauS and husband 10
| >. ID. Fox, pt ST nc, D, 48, II tlO0E
May Is. Ragsdale 20 John q. Cobb,
10 acres; hf hf ne ne. 3G. IS, 20 Ia O0
Martha A. Mediation TO Henry
Boesr, lots II. - and 73 wellington,
aud lots -. ~ aud 5j Hink"l's add
to Wellington ............,....... 30 90
VIC. Morris to Elizabeth Edwards
lots /. 3. >, :, . and II. blk |; lots =,
1, q. s, 10. H. Ia, IS. Is. 20 and ~,
blk 3; lots /, 2, D, !, ., II aud II. blk
3; lots .. 1. and $, blk D, and lots /.
J. D, 7, y, II and 10, blk g, Edwards
Mill.... ........ 90
Il. j Rickeit to Isaac d'Isay. 100
acres; hf NV and n hf sw, -, 1928. 5000 90
Howell AviIt 10 l. r. Ladd. NV hf
of lot =, and sc hf Of lot 3,blk C.Aull-
vile. Ie....................... 262 80
}. Il. LoDgdOn 10 Salie ID. Ladd,
acre; pit NV, 2s, 40, 70. 25............. 900 90
Geo. w. Hays 10 Emily NJ. Rose,
hf sw and Sc NV, SO. 40, 26. -. 5000 90
az5- No instrument will be filed until the
fee Is paid. .aSL
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HIS MANHOOD,

His farm was too small and his taxes too big
II" was selfish aud lazy and cross ~ pig
lis vie was too lilly. his children too rude
And Just because he was unCOmmOuly good
Ie hadn't got money enough to spare
He had nothing at all bt 10 eat or to wear;
IL" knew he whs wretched as Wretche,i
could be.
There was no one 40 wretGhedlY wretched
n be.
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Weeklg gntelllaenter.
OFFICIAL CITY And COUNTY PAPER.

ClECuIT CuUhT-tirst Mondays OF April
August .tHu hrCcmhcT
thIMINAL Com. First Monday Of March nnU
HCcund Muuuay ul October.
PRuBNrE JOUHT SECOND Mondays OF Feb
ruLry. May, August and NONcmbrT.
CuuNTY CuuHr--FWst Monday IN each month
MASONIC.
LENINGToN LoDGE, No. l4J, y. r. X A. N -
IhId Monday III each mOnIn.
knlAL ARCu CHAPTER, No. IO-FITst Monday
IN uICn mo- Iu
DEMoLAY tuMHANUErn, w. ). II. Fourth
Monday IL CHCu month.
/. o. U. y.
OHIuH LODGE. M. al. livery Tuesday night.
IrAeKA ENC,MrMENT, No. 6-Every second
Friday uiSht Ia ach month
GuIEHbnKG LuDGE, No 323-Evrry iirst and
sccnuu euuratiIy night IN each month.
A.. q. u. ".
LEXIEGruS LEGION, No. IOJ, SELECT KNIGHTS
AND HARMONY Lodge. No. 81, A. -. l.. -
second aud fourth Thursday III each month.
II. OF l..
KNIGHTS OF LABOR--Every Monday night.
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The Grulnblcr.
From the Western Plowmau.i
HIS YOUTH.

His cap was too thick and hI- coat was loo
thin:
He couldn't he quIrt, he hated II din;
He hated lu write and he haled To- read;
He wa~ crrIuuly very much injured indeed
He must study and toll; Oyerwork he de
tested:
His parents were strict aud he never was
rested:
He knew h" was wTeiChed as wretchGd
could be;
There was nu one so wretchedly wretched
he,
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Wabash railroad Time Table

Omnibus viii leave the hotels III this
city Tor Il. i l.. Junction, making
connection with trains gong east,
wesI and north. III ..................7. 90 a. IN
Returning, wIIiarrIye at ............ . 80 u. Ill
Omnibus " III leave Tor X. J. /. juno
ton, making connection with trains
gong rust and west. and north
lar ~ Richmond, ut ......... ..... 80 y. III .
returning, viii arrive at ............ 80 y III.
JOHN q. YOUNG, Superintendent.
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FOOLISH !

An Illinois editor committed suicide 7
What fool (" leap ont of the frying
an into the fire.
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Geo. B. Gordon, AT Dover, proposes 10 sell
goods at lowest prices for cash or in e exchauge
for produce. myl9tf
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DIR. T.. l.. BOLTON,

TObYSiCIAN AND SURGEON, us iGmovea
lron, mis- old stand to back room oSe' hliehh l.In
4 adsyerss shoe stors. Hem ,rrnoins = sPso,a ton,
W. . ~ HsrE IebIml3
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DENTIsT.
Dlx. .. w . ME.NG,

II. HAssELL, ID. ID. s. 80
6ank opposite the Courthouse ". nYO
Lexington. Mo. h.hlbu ---.------
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Alto RNEYS.
JOHN >. BLACKWELL.
XENoPHON RYLAND.
EHsY q. WALLACE. WIN. Ii. CHIL
WALLACE n CHILES,
nlEDaCAL.

FLORENCE N. .HAMiSFAH, M. a.,
Women and Children =
III DI.eIses II specially. OniCe ON Franklin
Az ehue, opposite courthouse apiAiho
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nAs RE-OPENED A SUITE OF oFFlGh
Ii Parlurs over PhtIp Keller . clothing STORE
Ie>lualpn, Mo , hia old home, wherr ne "lli
De pleased To meet with hla many Od dlrlehus an"
Iii Olhers VINO may see III 10 eau upon INN nm
u,,I,r,l Also his GaIvHniC and Fhradic battery
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