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Opera glasses for waistcoat pockets are quite
new. They are very tiny and are made Of
aluminium, go as to be wonderfully light Bigger
ones Of the same material have long handles
like those Of lorgnettes, which render them
very much easier to hold and look through
Fans are more gorgeous than ever this year
Some are Of silk and lace and others Of Feathers.
The former are painted by famous artists and
each one bears the name Of its designer. Flow
ers are the favorite fan designs. and Of these
orchids and pansies most of all The sticks are
Of mothcr-of-pearl
Carriers with buckles Of gold now appear as q
feature Of the stock in jewelry shops. Some
Of the buckles are in the shape Of flowers and
look as IL they might be rather uncomfortable
made Of pure gold. Likewise key rings, which
are attached to gold chains. Tea strainers of
gold are q novelty, and in general way it NAV
be said that, owing TO the unusual temptations
which are afforded By the shops Of the jewellers
this winter, it is positively unsafe TO 60 into
ono with either money or credit
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Like II % . Z.

From the Chicago Tribune.
''since you think youreelf % smart, " ssid The
exchange editor, gisncing backward over his
shoulder. ''perhaps Jon can ssll why The issssr
e II like Lord Byron"
II don't believe IL ID, !" rstortsd The financial
editor, belligersntly.
The letter = is Ike Lord Byron," said the
exchange editor, raising his voice. ''bscauss is
gives 70 immorality immortality"
And the other man, with Q hunted LOOK in his
eye, raised the window and stuck his head out
10 get fresh air.
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? uthwestern Missouri In 1861 he en-
listed in the eighty-third Illinois VOL
unteers and served until the surrender at Ap-
pomattox- He derived his title of Judge, by
which he is Familiarity known, from his service
a. judge advocate during the war. This line
Of duty led him to study law and after the war
he settled in Clsrksville. Tenn, and began
practice. In 1870 he moved to Wilson county,
Kan, where he took up claim and tried farm
ing. Later he went to Fredonia, Kan, where
he established the weekly Fredouia Journal
Then he started the Coffeyville Journal, and
lived in Coffeyville till 1850, serving one term
in the state senate. He went also as delegate
to the national republican convention of 1850.
Removing to Topeka in that year, he took
charge Of the kGasds Fd,1I,e,, OF which be
afterward became the proprietor. When the alii-
snee movement began be saw his chance and
vent to work for il with will His paper had
Q large circulation, which the campaign greatly
increased and the success of the alliance in
Kansas was largely due to il. Besides Its go
htical columns it is a decidedly well edited
Journal. containing in each issue vast amount
Of farmers lore.
SENATOR KITE.
The new Senator from South Dakota. John
a. Kyle, il bright, interesting young Congre-
gational minister. He was born at Xenia.
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Office as . "devil," worked up to the case ard
finally started a small newspaper for himself.
For years he set type and supported his mother
and gave his sister an education. He and Gov.
Hogg, who appointed him, were engaged in
the same newspaper Office in 1870. While
working in this way he studied law and now
ranks among the first lawyers in Texas. Large
fees have made him rich. He is q graceful
orator and close reasoner. He will rank
among the strong men of the Senate.
SENATOR aALLrNaER.
New England makes but two changes in the
Senate. Mr.. Blair Of New Hampshire retires
and DR.. Jacob II. Gallinger takes his place;
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republican party to support the Gin
cinnsa platform and Mr.. Greslsy.
He never returned. but became confirmed
In the old-fashioned doctrine Of his boyhood
and early manhood He was the republican
governor OF Illinois when the Chicago fire oc-
eufred and the mob Of thugs and robbers
shrsatened 10 devasssse the city. His bold re-
sentiment Of the use Of United States troops to
produce order viii long be remembered in the
west a. Ane display Of the sovereign power
q stase Governor Palmer 10 . utrone kwyer
and . rugged. sturdy charaetsr. He v1n -
eighty years old bsfoes his term sxpirsA
nxHAron nA1cx
Cai Drios, Who succeeds Henry \ psyns Of
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any time to occur in =
state having a large ele-
ment Of foreign : born
population. An obnox-
ious school law, supposed
to initiate against Cath
olics and Lutherans, is re-
sponsible for the defeat
Of John G. Spooner, his
able and popular prede-
cessor. Col. Villas was
born in Vermont, where
his father, Judge Villas,
was q member Of the leg
islature and a prominent
citizen before his removal
to Wisconsin, his homo
during the years Of his
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vhoss excellent record -
governor Of the territory
and ~ Senator, was en-
titled to . reelection, u
TO be followed BY Henry
G. Hansbrough, who was
the first member Of Com
gress from North Dakota.
he, like Senator Piercs,
IL an editor, his paper
being the Devils Lake
later Ocean, Hsnsbrough
was born at Prairie Dc
Rochsr, Randolph county,
H., January 30, 1913, and
was educated in the pub
lie schools. At eighteen
IA ~o0t 20 Calt{oruta aud
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Ohio, thirty-eight years
ago and il therefore an
unusually young man to
enter upon senatorial
houors. He graduated
from Oberlin in 1873,
studied theology In the
Western Theological Sem
mary at Allegheny, Pa,
where he YVES ordained in
lss2. and then preached
Tor q year or two in =
Congregational church in
Salt Lake City. In 1886
he went to Ysnkton,
Oak, and q little later be-
came financial secretary
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and prassesd Law until the war broke ont.
when be became a captain IN the confederate
army. He rose steadily by successive we'll
meritsd promotions until he commanded one
wing Of Gen Less army ut Apo mattox. He
vas most gallant fighter and bears the sears
q eight wounds received In battle. He ran for
governor Of Georgia in 1858. and his election
was claimed, but Rufus Bullock was declared
entitled TO the Office. Since the war he has
tried to induce his people 10 drop the old
- south In her industries and wealth. During
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general. Fearful of pun
ishment by the Texas leg
islature for his advocacy
Of prohibition. he res-
soned that discretion was
the better part of valor
and accepted the Office of
railroad commissioner
for the state OF Texas,
with . salary Of Sc, 900 a
year. To succeed him
the governor appointed
Horace Chiffon, q prom
inent lawyer. Mr.. Chill
ton is forty years old and
. natiye-born Texan. He
baOau life in q nrio far's
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OF iankton College. He has been q member Of
the South Dakota state senate. He succeeds
Judge Gideon c. Moody, an sble lawyer. who
confidently expected to be re- elected, having
xwice been chosen as . senator, once before
Dakota was divided and admitted. Mr.. Kyle
u an eloquent speaker and well read man and
- shrsvd and practical in politics az II he
we're not Of the cloth and one Of the boys.
SENATOR IRBY.
The third alliance Senator is Col. John Lau-
rens Manning Irby. who takes the seat Of Wade
Hampton He 10 the youngest man who has
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honored family

OF the state OF Idaho.
There is no precedent on which to rest Judge
Clagetts claim and HE chances of success are
slim. A somewhat similar case occurred in
Florida in the reconstruction period and the
Senate committee on elections then decided
that the same legislature could not elect two
different men for the same term and the first
chosen could not be denied his seat. It is sup
posed the Mormon interest is concerned in the
effort to Dust Dubois
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was elected, has been q
member OF the House
for six years past and is
well known. He achieved
the distinction of being
the handsomest man in
Congress. He is o native
Of Queen Anne county,
forty-nine years old. Mr..
Gibson was educated at
the quaint little college
lat Chestertown, Md,
which was named in
honor of Gen. Washing
ton while he lived. In
1864 he began practicing
law and he declined a
8nfrsth nf~.x, - -k-k-s
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me Achievements OF Womcn's Clubs.
From the Forum.
1t il through this dominant thought Of doing
something active for lettering the condition of
women, and consequently the rest Of mankind,
that-after many years of struggle, first By the
women suffrage societies, then by the woman's
Christian Temperance Union, and later by the
agitation in the clubs-the sex has gained the
right to vote on school matters in twenty-eight
states in the Union; that women can serve in
hospitals rs physicians and nurses; that women
have been allowed TO protect the unfortunats
OF their own sex as matrons in police stations,
or, as in Chicago, in the city jails. In two
states the right OF equal suffrage has been
granted, and in several others permission 10
vote on matters connected with municipal re-
form. Colleges, which in former times denied
them the privilege Of entrance, have opened
wide their doors toilet them gain the knowledge
they desire. These are some Of the actual gains
Of q class Of beings to whom was denied the
right, ct one time, to learn the alphabet
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the resignation Of Judge
Edmunds brings Secre-
tary Proctor to the SEN
ate. DR.. Gallinger is
from Concord, the capital
city Of the granite state.
he was born a British
subject. in the province
Of Ontario. In early life
he was a printer, but the
opportunity to study
medicine changed b is
plans and in 1858 he be-
gan q practice which
now extends beyond the
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SENATOR HILL

Evarts IN one OF the two
seats belonging to New
York. Gov. Hill 10 now
forty-eight years old, and
ever since he could talk
he has been . democrat.
He came of good New
England stock. His edu-
cation was gained in the
schools Of HAVANA, his
native town, and the law
Office OF Gabriel L. Smith
Of Elmira, to which city
Hill removed in 1868 and
where, q year later, he
was admitted to the bar.
He began to make demo-
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SENATOR Chiffon.

The Senate Is to lose the stalwart figure Of
John H. Reagan, the author of the interstate
commerce law and JEFF. Davis postmaster
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SENATOR PALMA.

Lincoln and Douglas
we're the highest types.
He was . friend Of both
and q disciple Of Doug
Las But, like the little
giant, when the war came
he was . Union man above
all things, and sustained
the Lincoln administra-
ton. In 1854 he came TO
Warrington - . delegate
TO the peace congress- He
bad Lincoln's confdsnes
and rose to the rank Of
major general Of volun-
tsera In 1874 he left the
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SENATOR GORDON.

elected in lS73 and again
In 1878. but in 1850 be re-
signed his seat In the SEN
ate in order to engage In
railroad enterprises.
Tempting business offers
we're made to him and he
quilted politics FOR a time
In order 10 repair his
shattered fortunes. Sem
stor Gordon was born in
Georgia, in Upson county,
sixty-one years ago. He
10 . graduate OF the Uni-
versity Of Georgia He
was admitted to the bar
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the early gold excitement
in California and has
roamed all over the west,
living in Nevada, Mon
tana, Dakota and Idaho,
practicing law. mining
and attending to politics.
He served in the Forty
second Congress ns dele
gate from Montana and
originated the bill es-
tablishing the Yellow
stone Park. He also
served as president Of
the convention t at
framed the constitution
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was elected, is a short,
brusqae, blunt-spesking
man. He was born .
poor boy in Erie county,
N. Y, but he 10 now
worth his millions, and
has been highly honored
by his people. He was
assistant United States
treasurer and director Of
the mint ct San Francisco
for six years, and was
elected to the legislature
Of California for two
years. He was In the
Forty-ninth Congress.
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Ifmlfa Of hia own afnte. m ohYy
He SGT in the Me- H.mr.h;ra ,o.;.1n.,n
the const;tnt;onal conrent;o, Is 1a5s al, IN
the STATE senate in Is7s 1870 .nd ,ssa
being nresident Of that hodv the last two vaars
He vas for a YEAR or two srrcsnn oar..aI -;
New Hamnshire- With the raSI ~ hriaaa;o ~.
general. He was eIected cbsirman ~ as &c
publican state committee in September. 1882
and holds the place now. He served in the
for'y-hlhtn ana fli'le'n Congresses
THE RETIREMENT OF JUDGE EpxuNps.
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sent 70 Congress 3 rer.sd Sor II. Tort on
this line OF action. He Is pleasing man in
personal appearance, youthful and jolly. .
ready friend and q tirelea foe. Like allDakota
politicians hs Il shrswd and ''fetehing."
SENATOR puBork.
Idaho 70 bound 70 have her two ssats in the
Senate occupied. So far four Senators have
been reelected in that state since her sdmis-
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sion q little over q year
ago. At the first election
three Senators were
chosen, Gov. Shoup and
W. j. Mcconnell for the
two short terms and Fred
T. Dubois, the sitting
delegate in the House, for
the six years term begin
ming March 4, 1891. Sub
sequently the democrats,
assisted by dissatisfied re-
pablicans, elected Judge
William Clagett, and he
will contest Mr.. Dubois
right to his seat. Dubois
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time sort. He IL q native
Of Gadsen county, Fla,
and studied law at the
University of Virginia.
For several years before
the war he satin the state
legislature. He resigned
from the state senate to
enter the confederate
army As captain Of infan-
try and became major
and lieutenant colonel Of
the sixth Florida infantry.
He received a wound Nav
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had been his host I would have requested
him to leave the house. His action in that
matter was deliberate insult 1t was a. much
as to say: I have not sufficient respect for you
tainment for which you have invited me. The
costume in which would visit the stables il
good enough for meeting you and your friends.
That is q fair illustration of the reasonableness
Of the regulations governing dress.
wen as by what he does, for his fei.
low beings. have known o woman to make
practice of visiting poor people in her shah
biest clothes because she feared to offend them
by the contrast Of her own fine dresses. On
the contrary she should have been most care
full to don her best bib and tucker, inasmuch
as those she went to see would necessarily i'm
agine that she thought any old garments sum
ciently good to call upon them in"
EXCHANGING VISITS.
"How about calls?"
1.-THE exchanging Of visits, formal or other
wise, among ladies ID rational enough. Il il
merely an interchange OF social attentions.
After one has been entertained at house. he
II expected to call there. 1t 10 n token of ap-
probation Of the hospitality which he has re-
himself and wishes to SEQ his entertainers
again. The best bred people pay their social
obligations promptly. because TO do 10
indicates polite consideration. They re-
spond without delay to invitations, 60 that
their intending hosts shall not be kept in aus
pense a. to their acceptance or declination. A
weil-bred man or woman ID always Q
prompt letter writer, simply because dill
| atoriness In such matters causes in
convenience and discomfort to others. You
may define good breeding 40 the habit of
considering the comfort and happiness Of
others. Aey often do You hear person s1-
must mako allowance for me because am
| such q poor correspondent II she aid thst
she was too lazy TO care whether others were
put out or not she would be telling the
truth. OF course this only applies to Ietters
viii find that beyond and behind ali the reRu-
| lstions which make up the system called eti-
quette there lie good common -sense reasona Ed
quette 10 merely system Of good breeding
geo the Of
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Decidedly Fortunate.

From the Ch1ca9o Tribune.
'.Ifs mighty lucky haven't got my bowie
knife with me-" growlsd the man With his
hands up.
'sYou'd stain your soul With murder, would
you?" said the facstious road agent Who was
relieving him Of his valuablsa
mo, reckon not rejsinsd Tie other. sbut
4 was . pseosut ftc0 friend I'd hats hks -
dickens 70 have - part With u
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entered the Senate since
the war, being but thirty
seven years old. He
comes Of old revolution
AIRY stock long honored
In South Carolina He
was educated in the Uni
versity Of Virginia and at
tended Princeton Col
lege for o time. He
studied law ut his home
in South Carolina and
was admitted to the bar
in 1876. He practiced
several years at Laurens,
but in 1873 abandoned
the Law IN ep0aOa In
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learned to Get type. For . time he was news
editor Of the San Francisco Chronicle. In
1879 he went to Chicago, and later
to Wisconsin, where he published the Baraboo
6stsfSh In 1850 he moved 10 Grand Forks,
OAK. settling finally 81 Devils Lake, whees h
has since remainsd. He vas dslegsts to ~
republicaa national convantion n 1854, and
VS. chosen nsmber Of The national sepublieas
COMMITTEES OF North Dakota.
Hsasbrongh urged Ne divisien 1t pakoh
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q Very Thoughtfui Mother.

From L. Prcgres de Chfllac.
Under the main entrance TO one of our
churches poor woman, shivering with cold
and holding baby in her arms, appealed to
the charity Of tho passers-by.
"why, your infant is Of pasteboardi" said
. gentleman, ~ he tapped its nose. which
sounded hard and resonant
..Oh. beg your pardon, monsieur. Il d %
cold left the real one ct home"
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little man with q keen
eountensncs; long soft
brown hair and beard,
such a. women and chill
dren love to stroke, adorn
his pale studious face. He
il . product Of ahrewd
sense and good luck in
the environment Of Wall
street Ten years ago he
was . briedess and peu-
niless lawyer in Colum-
bus, Ohio He had .
bucketful Of brains be-
hind his shaggy eyebrows
~41 M ard ~ nl7Rk
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Pennsylvania, born in
Cumberland county sixty
years ago last September.
He went to the district
school until be was fifteen
years old, when he began
to teach. At nineteen he
joined the Argonauts and
made a small fortune
gold bunting in Cali
fornia- In 1852 he re-
turned TO Pennsylvania,
married and settled on q
ia rm near Crawfords-
Vile, Ind. 1t was not
long before he lost the
money he made in Cali
fornia and amicrafad to
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BreAkfng It Gently.

Mullen-'5Iovye z an Imply pictur frams7"
Mrs- Cornelius-"0i hov not wud looiy
glass frame do YER
Aullen-'It would, but its not fer me. They
wor = bad bhIast whit al in III ditch below an
th' foorman sint me up with yurs mans hat fss
| q kapesAke"
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the Hayes administration he supported the
President His recent election 10 tie Senate
was opposed by the Farmer Alliance, but he
boldly vanquished his foes, and his personal
popularity carried him through. In psrson
Gen. Gordon il tall, stately and commanding.
He Ia brilliant debater.
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Edward Douglas White
has been 6enator-slect
from Louisiana for Ave
years. Outside Of his
state he Il almost un-
known. He IL . native
OF the state, born In New
Orleans hfty-one years
ago. This 10 his first ap-
pearance in public life.
but for twenty years he
has been o most success
full lawyer. He succeeds
James B. Eustis, who has
been attwo different times
A.
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The Old Man x.slksd Deea

From Good Newl-
Adorer (anxious 10 please the old gentle
man)-"Has your father any hobby"
Sweet Girl-"Yes, he has, and its such funny
one. IFS doss"
Adorer (deiighted)-sT am somewhat Of
dog fancier myself Which IL his favorits
brecdr'
Sweet Girl-'It changes constantly. Every
time I'm year older be gets bigger dog"
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Present Proof.

From the chronicle- TeleEraph-
''oysters are said 10 live 20 the see Of fftssn
year," observed the Boarding heass hooper,
- she served the fsh.
II don't doubt IT, said the star bosrdsr. a
he put one In his mouth; ''this one h quite Shsa
old"
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b ycscsicsl BY msny people. who buy inferior
e0odA surely infanfs are entitled 20 the best food
obtsinahle. Il - fat that the Gat Borden EsSes
brand Condenaed MIX q the beat infsnf food.
yeuS grocer and dyuGgiA kesD "
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MEN WITH NEW TOGAS
Seventeen New Senators to Enter
This Congress.
CHANGES OF TWO YEARS.

An Unprecedented Influx of New Comers-
Some Well Known In Public Life-Some
Untried in Legisiation-One Senator Who
VS. Elected Five Years Ago.
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SENATOR HAysBRoroH.

0kNl101 HASBBR0C0H.
North Dakota, like her southern sister, has
made change in her senatorial delegation
very soon after her admission. Senator Pierce,
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He 10 one Of the most prosperous and pro-
gressive farmers in his state. He manages
his own help. sells his own crops, and by an in
teiligent and enterprising devotion to his work
enjoys a handsome income. He has always
been Hampton democrat, until the alliance
movement sprnng mp, when be Joined Gov.
Tiliman's standard, and later became chairman
Of the alliance state committee. Col 1rby is
man Of tall, fine physique, rudy complexion
. ready debatsr and eloquent speaker.
sxxAroa GORDON.
OF the straight-out democrats from the south
Gen. John B Gordon heads the list. This 10
his third term In the senate. He WAS first
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%. 1864, which rendered him unable to do
further military service. He was member OF
the convention Of the state in 1865
He sat in the Forty fifth, Forty-sixth, Forty-sev-
enth, Forty-eighth. Forty ninth, Fiftieth and
Fifty first Congresses. In the Fiftieth Congress
be was chairman Of the House committee on
railroads.
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attorney for his county, having held the
place for three consecutive four-year terms
Andrew johnson named him for internal reve-
nue. collector for the Eastern Shore. but the
Senate wouldn't have it and refused by ma
jority Of one vote to confirm. Mr.. Gibson will
hold his seat until the legislature selects his
successor.
SENATOR HILL
The northern democrats have no more dis
tinguished representative than Gov. David
Bennett Hill, who succeeds William Maxwell
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SENATOR FELTON,.
Ex-Congressman FELTON,, who will serve out
the torn for which the late Senator Hearst
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SENATOR GIBSON.

Charles Hopper Gibson, who has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Jackson to enter on the term
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vAs Hoursss Cocoa @oaos MED, assd awsya.