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The sun., 1891-01-11

Little Agnes Murrell, the l0-yesr-old dsush.
tar OF q well-to-do WilliamsbridRs farmer. re-
ceived among her Christmas gifts doll that
was the very image Iof Mary. Queen OF Scots.
The likeness was rendered even more striking
by faithful adherence to the style Of drsss
usually worn BY tho lucklsss monarch. Asnss's
brother. Tom Murrell. 10 . studtous lad. and
he taught his sister . good deal OF history
through tho mute instrumentality OF that doll.
For her instruction he took Q small Qusnttty Of
guupowder from his fathers flask and blow up
q cut figure. out Of turnip, which he said was
LoFd Dsrusg H Hsds sSa 90 dSsS
st these tragic .soenes, the doll stared with
fxed and glassy tmpAssiys ysnesA
Yesterday Tom told bis sister thst the time
hsd % hin dSssn % shSs q hss seG e: i:s; s s
doll, which be borrowed for the occasion: An
lug sosne. Hs procured both. and !s9|emnly
led ths yay 70 The barn; ntte Asnsss s,b to,,9vl6a
!ht s!ishtsst ides @ Of the nature Of the cruel thing
The preliminar were quickly completed.
The neSk sas GSea
did somethins elss that was not intsnds4 to
faii, The ilIst Joint q the lndsI Aneer OF lsf.
ter Tom's left hand Was severed as complsteiy
as though IL had been removed By suTesons
knife. The young heSdsman Was dancing
vsyed her decapitatsd doll saturated. With what
%s,ssty. ma made - an W ouISry sSst Quietly Srossht
her father and mother TO the barn.
but ns anssr Vii issS %
an tnch shertsr than 1t Was before hs played
tho Part OF an sxecuuoaer.
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BASE Ball FOR THE INSANE,
Dr. Tateots OF MiAAietown Lauds the Ma.
tional Game Ent

DIR. Taieots or MiAAietown Lauds the Ma.
tionai Game Eashnaia.ticaiIy.
MIDpLETowN. n. Y, Jan. l0-ln the twentieth
annual report to the State Legislature Of tho
operations OF the Middletown State Hompo-
pathic Hospital for the Insane. Dr. Selden H
Talcott. the medical superintendent, heartily
e1tos the national game Of base ball as the
best form OF outdoor amusement that can 10
provided for patients afflicted by mental dis
orders. This institution Is the only asylum for
the insane in the world which main tains among
its patients areculariy organized and equipped
amateur base ball club MS part Of its remedial
treatment
The Asylum Base Ban Club was organized
the field IN con,ests with noted mAteur clubs.
.sp1ssentinE sE ns!ehborIne e towns OF athletic
81 es'6@ Deenan aiae eo,sd ams
,sur snn player and they had Ilenty q pme ana
re- rssSs saSrsSd va. IN ss sst
Clubs food s'a Ess'ss Ess ss,um T11h
f Taeo ess oay asah ih1ss
ssssd s the ffpis q .hs o te
the natonal. game upon those whose minds
have been depressed and disturbed. is vory
masked. ma The patients IN whom 1t had hither-
10 been impossible to arouse healthy interest
brighter at the sharp crack OF the base hi. 10
on the part OF the inmates Of the asylum. It
has m ade asylum life very pleasant and has
Ministered alike TO a healthy activity Of mind
aud body"
DR. Talcott rehesrses with pride the achieve.
ments Of the asylum team on the diamond
Rether twenty-five games in nearly every case
nesting an amateur or . semi protest. al
club OF more than ordinary note. OF these
tyone, and were beaten 10 four. Among the
mines defeated by the Asy!ums were those rep
resenttnR the Actors Amateur Athletic Asso-
citation Of New YORK. the Manhattan 1th-
lstic Club. Of New York. the Mutual
81 'y 81 'hs oDns na hp
ton Club Of Fishkill. lhe, Alpha Club Of Brook
lyn and the Warwick Club Of Warwick. The
and we're defeated opce By score OF IA to 10.
and IN tnrn defeated the Giante By score OF
Hanley Club Of Elienville and two to the WAL
den Club OF Walden
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MAYBE A JAIL DELIIERY.
Can q Second.tern Convict be Deprived Of
the E.rnings sr His Fret Terms

the E1rnIn8o o. kAhe rhret A0fms
Lawyer Frank J. Keller went TO Sing Sing
day before yesterday and. after talking to a
dozen convicts. picked out James J. Whaler
as the prisoner whose case would best enable
him to test the constitutionality OF the statute
Of Feb. 2s. 1886. which compels prisoners SEN
fenced to q second term to serve cut the time
commuted for good conduct on their first torn.
whalen was sentenced BY Judge Gilderslesve
on June 80, 1882, TO seven years for robbery.
Two years and three months OF his term
were cut of for good conduct He was sem
fenced BY Judge Cowing on Dec. H. 1883, to
two years at hard labor for Rprslary IN the
later, Tkis last sentences, sesordine to YsI-
Although hEsoelginal ssntenes wSs prqnopReed
before the passage OF the act IN duestiop. War.
den Brush holds that he must serve the two
before bsSRlnf his second ist% hs ontP. mY:s
for there IL no Communication Of eommutsd
term THAI that TO which Judge Cowins sem
'HsSS ISWyer k Keller obtained Yesterday. In tho
Supreme Court !. VI. Of ssitloI.n ealing on
why Whaien should not be released. The ap:
plicstion reoitSs the date and circumstances Of
Whaien's seoopd sentence: and declares that
he has already served that sentence. The
hearing OF " ednesday will only be for the pur-
Bpsss pes OF sssnH All ssss aSF
from Sing. Sing at onoe. and over 400 more et
the rate q dozen more or less week within
the following year or so.
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Couuaadsr Rslssr 8spuss 20 Secretary
Traey's Letter Of Cessure.

Couuasdsr Rslssr 8spuss 20 Secretary
Tracy's Letter Of Cessure.
WAsH1soroN. Jan. l0.-The following letter
has been addressed to the Secretary OF the
Navy By Commander Reiter. q. 8. N. who was
severely censured By the Secretary for bis con-
duct IN the Barrundia analr
PIrrsBURnH, Pa, Jan. 9. 1891.
"SIp: have TO acknowledge the receipt OF
the dspsrtmsnrs letter Of ths sIst ot Dseem-
ton. @ Be, on The 9th day Of January. and was
sa Sy p9ess of tie tnted States On JsS.
and 3, and IN extract nom IT, containing the
most severe censurs OF the department ar
pears In the prsss Of the country to-day. The
letter then became to the general public,
Unfamiliar With the true faots Of the oats.
severe public rspFiRand "t9 me 4 punish.
mept Whioh osn only be legally inflicted BY .
ssa.sss sss S from II: the hsas.5
tie lestsf d the irst written statement Of the
departmeIrs grounds OF action. Extracts from
lion be{oro ! could possibly reply 70 it.
I now content myself by simply DECLARING
thar when In command OF the Ranger
on the OCCASION IN question was In no way
cuipabls. but disehsraSd NY whole duty that
an! Fs:Don.i6ity asssshins T. my pScri,ign
auirl suI In II res rsssTd % my setion. As regard
fsnted. have 10 respectfully demand. what Is
cl.a!y gy risht pntnsly' trial before naval
sdrosoE & EEirsz Commander U. s. n"
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Labor nsd Wages.

The starchers and ironers In tho collar fac
tory at LansinRburgh OF the United States
Shirt and Collar Company left work yesterday
morning. joining the other striking en- ployees.
An effort made to induce the cutters to Join In
the strike was unsuccessful
When the workmen in the window glass fac
tories at Blossburgh. Wellsboro. aud Covtng-
ton. Pa. went to work yesterday morning they
found the factories closed. IL is said the ab-
rupt shut down was caused by order OF the
Window Glass Trust.
Tho steam filters OF Chicago. who. with their
helpers, numbering In all about 1000 have
been on strike for three months, returned to
work yesterday. They asked for an advance
IN wages and the recognition OF their union.
They failed at all points and went back 70
strike has delayed work on ,he Government
Soints were also delayed.
iSs ssss .ss!Sst .hS It.s Merchant: =. , Msnulse
%s sa Wss G %.ds s'
hat heresitsr he wy RrIns Rs no sasss q over;
pIs:.hs a9s L IL III i.sss s e r.
SeS BY ,bs esasc IN lie law aauns ny
posting OF time notices in'msnufsoturfng es-
'aS'IsI; 4 dsIssasion OF two men and two women
has arrived 10 Haverhill. Masa. and ls solicit
ing funds among shoe operatives. They de-
clare that Of 1000 strikers there have not been
over 100 desertiona. and that all are satisfied
with the unions management,
Two representatives. OF the Clark Thread
Miils. Newark, n. j.. were In Biddeford. Ne,
on Friday. nylne to hire mule spinners at sle
Il: sssx AGENT. 'sS sass es N'
Secretary Howard has Issued a circular call
ing the flrst regular, meeting Ia 1891 OF the
"wednesday evening. He says: We should
endeayor 70 secure uniform list OF prices for
nine hours as the limit Of day labor In me-
chanical and manufacturing establishments,
and such other retormatory measures as will
There will be Q motion offered TO make Q
further grant Of $50 TO the Newark strikers"
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OBI7UIR r.

The death OF Peter G. Van Evera OF the town
OF Root, n. y, which occurred on Friday re-
moves tho wealthies: and most influential
farmer In Montgomery county He vas e
Of and starred ont n s With nGth
always. and. said 10 young boys aud men that
hawk valley they could not anywhere. He
kept QcrumulatinR money and farms until be
sona barely Keep ,fck sse q ;s NoS ss
lev weeks ago he personally managed his a.;
aAlss lsse. ismis Of OF Ike minded men. His estate
is estimated at $S0O00O.
Lieut. b Gsors. + Thn5stoa Thur Z. s. R. n w. died II
With credit In the navy during the war as q
volunteer officer. He was appointed Tnird
1855 and % was pIomoteI 10 the grade ii First st
Lieutenant In 1879.
J. Warren Tuck: one Gt the bsSt,known
sshs Ns% IL Fass he esps s
shidrsp. He vas principal OF the New Britain
High school for thirty years.
Timothy Hart, one OF the IN ost respected cit
izens OF Colebrook. Conn. died at his home in
that town an q, aged 81 years. Mr.. Hart had
held many local OliGss Hnd lad been Repre-
stsnch Democrat
The Rev. John II. Salisbury. the pastor OF
the FouttI Presbyterian Church of Trenton.
died OF cancer yestst day. 80 years old. He MAS
born in Catskill. and went in Trenton from
Coxsackie three years ago. Re leaves wife,
but no children.
Three old persons died In the little village OF
PlAinville. Conn. this week. Mrs. Solomon Cur
tiss aged 93: Mrs. Calkins SO. aud Mrs. Eme-
line Lewis, 81 years. Mrs. Cur'iss had been
married sixfy-hrs years. Her husband sur
wives. being SO.
Count Louis Alexandra Foucher de Careil. a
member OF the French Senate, 10 dead. He
was born In Faris In 1896. He was the author
OF u number OF literary works, and lad held
many prominent positions under the French
Govsrnment
Col. John Fisk. q veteran OF the civil war.
who rendered valuable service In the iield as
commander OF tho Second Mounted Rifles of
Niagara county. died yesterday morninG at
Suspension Bridge. At the age OF nearly IS
years.
Samuel Hunt, a mail messenger At tho Lon q
leland City station Tor fourteen years, died at
his home In WhitestOne yesterday morning.
He lost an arm In the war. and carried two
bullets In hts hight leg
Perry ~ EN- rson. q relative OF Ralph Waldo
Emerson. died u few days ago at I.ak-port
ca. He was born in Tobin. \. T.. and went 70
California In bis youth,
BENJAMIN Franklin. one Of the Oldest bust
ness men in oNbury. Mass, died yesterday.
aged n years. He carried on livery business
for hfty.two years.
The sun., 1891-01-11
orBss Musr FIGHT: HE CANNOT FLEE
80 there WIN he the Usual Row At sh
Thirteeuth District Primary.

10 there Win he the Usual Row at the
Thirteenth DIssr1ct Primary.
Frederick s. Gibbs's overtures to the Cowie
faction OF the Republican party In the wariiks
Thirteenth were rejected last night, and each
faction nominated its own list OF candidates
for the Republican primaries.
The Cowie men sa;d that they had no conf
dence in Mr.. Gibbs. aud that unless ne moved
out OF tha district they would not listen to
him. The Republican County and State Com
mittees would back them up whether they
won or lost the primaries.
Mr.. Gibbs has lonved for reace. and at a
meeting OF his Regular Republican orGani-
zation In tho Grand Opera House II
week ago resolution was adopted
empowering committee OF five to in
yte every organization in the district
protesting to be in harmony with Republican
political principles to appoint slmiia commit.
tees 70 confer on an sn.cspS Tdinsttasnt, ol
ton met last night to hear the report OF this
commlttee. James King Duffy reportsd Tor
We have sent out circulars To- all the orcani-
sations In the district. and tho Union Rspuhlt,
can Club is the only me that has responded.
Club ignored our Invitation"
These latter organizations represent the
Mr. cibSs said shat he had hoped s,ropsly
for harmony. and had offered to Withdraw irem
all active part in the district orcanlEaiiu r n
fortunately tho lease OF his house would not
rermi, him 10 move ou, OF The district. as the
Covie people wanted. an now il simply re-
mained to fight It out nj the primaries. he
Cowie faction had boasted that they would be
seated in the district whether they wun the
election or not, he said.
The district committee then reported ticket
headed by Thomas L. Hamilton for President
OF the Organization. Elijah u. Fisher. First
Vice President. and Frederick :. Gibbs. Second
Vice President with Henry Clinton Eackqs for
and james King Dutis Tor executive delegate
In the District Committee.
On the other side OF the Grand Opera House
building tho Cowie faction held e meeting;
knew that Gibbs couldn't be trusted In poll
tics, and therefore bis overtures had been re-
had gone into o combination in 1882 and'eereed
came candidate for the Assembly, contrary
to the contract and they had 10 vote for him.
The ticket adopted here Is headed by henry
L. Sprague for President Of the association
and names James A. Cowie for executive dele
gate to the County Committee and Charles A.
Winch for the head OF the District Committee
The polls will be oren on Tuesday, from j
T. NJ. till 9 p NJ.
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ORsrsd TO Buy 100000 Pieces Of Pri.s
Cloths.

FALL RIVER. Jan. ION. C. D, Borden OF the
nrm OF Bliss, Fabian Co. Of New York. and
the controlling stockholder In the American
Print Company offered yesterday at q secret
meeting OF print cloth manufacturers, held
amounting to nearly 100000 piecea He made
the o6er. he said. partly because he was
native Of this city snd understood the dflcul-
ty under which local manufacturers are now
laboE!na ES promised that The goods would
ported. He ls understood 10 have mads the
offer on IN cents basis. which is one-siX-
teSpth q cent less than The ruling 4uo.ation.
sertioa has been made by manufacturers that
Il wss Mr. Bordsn's intsntion to buy the soods
food the country with cheap goods. They say
that while the outlook 10 not particularly
bright. they have NO intention OF adopting Q
ruinous policy.
The sun., 1891-01-11
APOPLExY KILLED HkR.
Policeman Saith aeis. Nevertheless, Ussi
the 1asasst Over Hts Wife.

Policeman Saith neis. Nevertheless, Cssii
the 1asasst Over His wife.
Deputy Coroner Donlin made post mortem
examinedon Yesterday at 6 East 1S6th street
OF the body OF Mary Smith whose husband.
Policeman William Smith is under arrest on
the charge that he caused her death. The
worst injury was An ugly looking cut several
days old and three inches long. on the back Of
Mrs Smiths head. Tho autopsy showed that
the cut was superficial. but this and tho blows
which had bruised the woman's face were
sufficisnt In DR.. Donlins opinion. to account
for her illness. ApopleXy was the direct cause
OF death.
As soon as the results OF the autopsy were
made known, Capt, westervelt aud Detective
Mott took Policeman Smith and Mary Stuart.
the woman with whom he was infatuated, to
the Coroners ONCE with this note from DR..
Donlin:
Ihere were wounds on the woman 8 head.
and sub-acute menin gifts. probably trauma-
iie; - bIt death va. due 10 cerebral uoplexy
hs9e q
cannot show connection with the injury TO the
NO HSo%ans nan, head snd The apeple!y and While
neeted WITH the Injuries received by her..
onssses .syy WIKI 5'ea eap. ahs ssd
h9la asr smith y u !. g ~ prisoner in 5000 ball. and
Mrs. Stueft In Sl.pO as witness.
x,Capt N9stervolt took the woman TO the
a.. Hous. T.m q Detention. and Mott TOOK smith TO
The Inquest will DO held on Tuesday after
noon , az = o,clocE; On Monday tapt Wester-
smith TO tho Police COMMISSIONER.
g.. NH says MS vile got hurt By falling on tho
dinerent story. He said yesterday:
1s5t6 sare and Sd fSSnd papa in saloon at
woman mo In there =. With papa. He came out and
her On the noso With his fsl ani y hen sho
YOU'D not r. away he hit her ia the eye. Then
he WALKS down the avenue. Mamma followed
him. We went down to ls2d street and Fifth
Avenue; Sssd ;,s snd there papa struck her on the
when the stuart woman was arrested she
told her he had given his wife the devil Tor
bothertng him."
Capt. Westsrvelt saws tina Smith waa a good
omcer until his scruainta tancs with Mrs. Stu
arr began: Since then he has been tined re-
peatedi! for absence from post. absence from
roll call, and being in saloons. There are two
shargeS now tending against him. He has
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san Bots.-,.x About n. Fair. Site.

CHICAGO. Jan. l0.-A motion 10 abandon the
lake front as part Of the site for the Worlds
Fair was made at meeting Of the local d,rec-
tors last night The delays caused By the con-
fictinR interests was the reason sdYsnoed for
tho action. On the suggestion Of Potter Pal
mer. vote on the motion vas postponed till
Should the lake front 10 abandoned the build
ings intended for that location will probably
be placed IN Jackson Park,
The sun., 1891-01-11
To Pa,a, The Kin.ua yisaue,.

FRANKLIN. Ia, Jan. lo.-Ths great Kinzua
viaduet on the Erie Railroad. near Bradford. is
TO be painted this spring 1t will be very dan
eerous work. The men must climb about $50
feet from the ground. 1t rs "alculsted that IL
work. and It will cost $4,000 This Will be the
fret time the bridge has received coat OF
paint aincs lie erection about eight years ago.
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Di7s-ss7 g sEs Zes q IS.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. l0-Evsn P. Dsrdine and
KAtie Dardine are the youngest couple who
over secured divorce In tho Allegheny county
courts. They are aged respectively 10 and I6,
divorce vas ssk ed for by the wife on the ground
OF inpdelity. She refused TO live withher hts
band last April and catered her name n the
Evan DAEdipe,"
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Excess of asssts over l.sbl!!u,s

Iiee" OF Assss over liabilities . SlL7XS oot s3
!nA e1pendituss has been made IN scQusstion OF
sSs,ns lmproyins the properly ald psuf-AiteI a.
IA 10 Il ~ , y rom sAss Of similar assets-Amount
Ys,,s.r me toSl. t.p, a, tn. e.n,r. ono, o, u.
Sselod. 10 The sa,oSn o. o. atss ss;g paid to the
sns. A.emsnn furnished to us indicate that the
IL. 40, O,!api.stSn Included no wersins Capital ssd
u,sa iss Nv, SSrn wy y,ussesueh,y BORROWED 10 %
sss, hsit He hi.ws.M I'M nsoIns fm'S o. shss y sSs !Ss
10 IN oet IN the various corporations Transferred
rsb. rsbIs. eonsisiinS Of real sstais plant improvs.
Su.insss..a ss.ahihery ana the Tsod viii Of the several
G re statement is sworn to by Archibald J.
is9n, auditor of the company.
yes,s,ds - farsons, Tor the sugar people. said
40, INC SO. called Sugar Trust consists in an
SSesment mn Oh tho part OF the stock holders OF q
snG a,t o. sugar refining corporationb In this
IN ~ SSsnet STATE. by which the stock was pooled
,all.Sde de nands OF eleven gentlemen. who were
tSer a. rustecs, who saainst the stock gave
nUm nuueI was Interested in the proportion Of The
cs, meet OF shares represented by his certifi-
9 ~, ~ ,ne entire number outstanding These
lions a.iohs We're principally fsmily CORPORA
bsts Ihe stock was In q limited mum
shins " and hands. Some were partner:
,,Ssas ,hsy should become Incorporated. and
A. h.n uta -. This arrangement was attacked
la "a violation OF the la Y against monopo-
s1si ~ ctSS 70 test the matter the Attorney Gem
ssn;wg Tsw foFk was requested to Commences
River snssr no dta Pring suit against the North
fsa. fES. company In It's corporate oapacity had
Sot,It The court, however held that the
sS.an An hiver company was deemed to have
>~'susso Inc sasJumen and that as coypo.
The sun., 1891-01-11

Preparations are making for the mask ball Of
tho Cercle Francsis de Harmonic. which will
be held ON Jan. 10 in the Madison Square Gar
den. stage for 200 musicians will be erected
In the centre OF, the dancing floor. Fringing
all the boxes will be garlands OF foliage and
natural flowers, and i9 available ,plscss will be
big iron vasss covered with trailing vines and
tlled with plants and flowers. The French
trieolor viii predominats III The dscorations
and onths 81 age st he rear OF the hall viii be an
immense Tyre Illuminated by a hundred eec-
trio lights and bearing the Inscription, Cercls
Francois do l. Harmonic, January 10. 1891"
The sun., 1891-01-11
...u.s n. w.y {. So. p-...,... ..s Back

MAsuLoN. o.. Jan. 10-H. p. Cooler. known
as the Dude TRAMP" who has undertaken TO
beat his way without sxpendinR a cent from
Boston to San Francisco and back In twenty
one days, 20 a. 10 via 5000. offered by . Bos-
ssIuss ssn Sheaas
on the liHlted express. riding on top Of and
S speud SS moSSy for an
be gets It. he has until II o'clock Monday to
reach Boston. and he sxpscts to be there on
time,
The sun., 1891-01-11
A C...,.s,. a. s.roas a. TIVE Horses.

WINDSOR LOCKS. Jan. lO.-Constabls II. r.
Sutton OF this place is the strong man Of Con-
necticut. A sled load Of hay. Weighing 2.7OO
pounds, which Two horses had drawn 10 his
barn. Slipped down . little knoll after the
no one ready to help him tho constable drew
the load up the hill without difhculty. Three
ordinary men would have had hard work to
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a Aw.atAs- rropAs, I.sa.e.

EssEx. Jan. l0-The well-known Connecti-
cut weather prophet. Horace johnson of Mid.
die Haddam. who predicted the famous bliz-
zard, and whose weather horoscope was
printed two or three times year In the State
papers, has become insane.
The sun., 1891-01-11
Col. nes C-ess ct. 10 Mes D<.4.

LITTLE Rock. Ark. Jan. 10.-Ths report tsle-
graphed from this city that Col Bob Crockett
had died AZ his home In De Witt Yesterday ts
not true. A despatch received here from that
place says nc Is rapidly improving.
The sun., 1891-01-11
DISEASES OF MEN ONLY.
Secret and Private Diseases

secret ana trlVaCe diseases
EuEN cured il a few days By . new mode Of ,-sat
VI WlV men' No charge cured Also throat
and tongue pmples uleerA diseased boDeA gieeL str,o
tre blood poisoning skin d.seases kidney and bladder
also youthful errors nervous debity weak back bad
dreams io~neas Of sprin weakness OF body ana mind;
lost vtgor and manhood restored suaer longer;
mind practice makes perfect llOO cured yearly.
Sufferers from b,d advice should consult me: slixhU
cases cured in 'our DAYS % not be inneencsd 60 70
the fountain head Ut. HAILf1r. Medical lnst1tuts .
- Fau iatn st, near si loves. eharRes for msdi-
cine Uest Aiyice tree Hours atoa
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Storage.

nsx Ssth o. Zoo Feons u 70 e2oa sober. cArsfu
s.H s1: w: ss.i e. ~: ., ;Ss