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Favorlt.. Win At New Ori.a.s.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 24.-To-day's races were
run. over . fast track. Warpiot was the only
beaten ~fayorlts.
firt Raos..sxlling; six fariongs: Dolly Mobiles; %
Douyhsry: ~ tshisidg. s TO T. second; jim Reed. W
sec1nd Rsee-seiiinx; i've and a hslf furiongs. julius
Sax. i09 WenR.ssyl D 10 6, won cisyerly: Dan Collins.
to 2. third. Time, . rJbAL
A., Th Hal Ra aS, isS o fsIss fnfi9 nGsrrs S,S'
ato ]. second; Miss scoIta. lo7 tsArgsnN. 30 to !. third
Fourth Race-ssllinE; seven turlongL. Primsro. Jos
iTiiaaas. i;sSA. ;"
Lortport liI tkesganl 3 70 8, won IN . bard drive;
ITO (EastYl third, Time. li35H-
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There will be no matinee at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre to-day. Instead Fedora" which
was to have been performed. will be given
next Tuesday afternoon. and tickets pur-
chased for to-day will be good then.
1t was said at the theatre last night that
Eleonora Duse was then playing against the
protest Of her physician. who has forbidden
her to play to-day IL she desires to keep her
engagement to perform on Monday night.
Edwin Booth. accompanied by Mr.. William
Bispham and the ~latter's two sisters. attended
the performance OF SiGnora Duse last night.
Mr.. Booth afterward expressed himself as
box was occupied by Joseph Jefferson.
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SPARKS FROM THE 1ELEGRApH.

Mayor OF Auburn.
The Treasurer Of the Phillips Brooks Memorial Fund
reports S7o.o27 subscribed up to noon yesterday.
The Post once at Braman's Corners. Schenectady
county. was burned on Thursday night. with the coz.
tents. including all the mail matter.
Edward Calhoun. while at work In tho new Bastabls
block In syracuse. yesterday morning. fell through the
elevator SHAFT aud was killed. Calhoun was rs Year,
OF age. and came from East Albany.
John Reno. q farmer OF Campbsls, In steuben county,
was yepterday sentenced AT Corning to four years and
six nohths IN Auburn state prison for crininally as
saulting stella RoiTayne, q young girl OF CAmpbsls.
Sheriff Ensign OF LOckpoTt has received o TELEGRAM
from superintendent Of Police stArk weather o. Ne.
alias James II. lice, the coiored degperado OF kiararc
Fails, who escaped from the iail In Lockport on the
morning OF Nov. J. by digging his way through ths
roof and lowering himself over the wall with . ropS
made from his bedciOthinR.
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A Plumber KILLED By . sao~ slide.

EHzABErH. Feb. 24,-William Y. Redfsrn. a
boss plumber. went on the roof Of tho new
Opera House block at Crawford to-day with
his assistant. John Ditzet. a youth OF II. to
clean of the ice aud snow which had accumu-
lated in large quantities and endangered the
lives oi pedestrianspassing below. The two
were swept of tho root to the ground. the
entire mass OF snow sliding down with them
i luxe II in asnlaISi Fiat h ss Giea g sss he Soa saal lst II:
His eompanion MAS hurled In the mountain
OF snow. but his injuries were not serious.
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Another Petition for u CondJutor to Arch.
bishop kenrtck.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 24.-The question Of the ap.
pointment OF n coadiutor Archbishop for the
diocese DIST. Louis Is again being agltated by
the priests OF this city. and on Sunday night
asking the Pope to take immediate action.
The Eged, Archbishop Kenrick is IN feeble
hh he .tiIl hoIdss' the reins and las suceeeds;d oH "
preventing the appointment Of u coadjutor.
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An S.~ter.ehoia.ae .ov,.r A..ee,.as,
Propo~eN.

SVNtcE ~t-rrtNssS'
Proposed.
The schools OF New York city have been
represented In almo st every branch OF athletics
curing recent years. For various reasons tho
scholars have never supported rowing. This
year however. the boys OF Berkeley School will
attempt to interest such schools as Cutler,
Harvard. and Columbia Grammar in boat rae
Ing. and an intorscholastic rowing association
may DO the result. All the classes at Berkeley
are Interested in the sport. Some OF the classes
nave elected lads to captain their crews. and
ono class already has selected a crew. The
Idea OF school boat racing originated with W.
=. andrews, the boys gymnasium instructor.
He will probably coach the tors. Rowing
machines vii! ut once bo placed In the Berkeley
armory, and the, boys will go into training at
tiee on , mbse HIP snrlpg comes TIE lads will prnc-
The candidates for thte M scb MSI', crs p1es Are n.
foil9ws; M: Cary. Frel P~eyster.. J. I. Drake..C.
T. f!y cary MSK, aiI VAR 4: 7, Htes. a. =; A. Lliio,; ".
lower middle, first and lover middIs Second
ley and Edward Trwin.Tsrtin. The UPPER mid
eae ,rht cia ~ have elected Ashbei p. Fitch, Jr.
i iHi Il. .&oer rne i FREY Haass s M n ifsllq e, irv "; Snsy:
ssl Srs s,!ia; Il ths sp be ,a's,ssf GSss viii IiTS SssIG ,h I.
~terclass races.
The large. wsll-iiehtcd. armory Of Berkeley
ball The batteries for the team Will proba-
hiy be- Brewer and Bowers and Singer and
EEaphS,p Brower is spoken OF Ior ca ntnin. but
|: PRAY; btissSiii;" /. K SINCE s"Y fr rsd% B Hes; !:
r, III hoTers. Wicker; ]. jackson. c. Irwin
ham. !; AIDE Peystsr. Harry Armstsad. Harold
s npon,, as the wrather permits tho Toys will
Inc cutler schoolboys continue to train con-
G inqI q ts IN. Cant J.. Metcalfe Polk GO, reeay-
athlete; Then there are Van sehaick and Bos.
worth. The half backs on the champion inter
crack runners. Williams. Brookield. Sturges,
and Hugh lnman are other lads who will do
wsIl In humping and shot, putting.
my,X; 4. to 10 held ii to March %1 '" Il hae'nns Af to be-
an Interesting affair. Besides the regular class
t Wor trT witn me wands. dumb bells. clubs. and
tt has a MnsS cd to to h nrTs and = ss stnG 81 D athl est,
games. The events will be the running hIgh
}Mmp: obstacle. and Indian club races, 10.
hm uifsinn innsy club swinging. and pyramid
The SCHOOLS in this vicinity will soon begin
10 unlnk o. tennis. The toprnament for tho
Princeton May q. The winners " viii Ie ie the X
Eerresentatlyes Of the middle Atlantic states
N n ths aUiufF ntepsaho 'Gr tie fhn ann 0tthe
eia.Ioni Inc association has authorized
ane,r aistrict TO c2mpete. Tho schools Of this
will enter. n good team. Some OF the Brookiyn
AAHHslphi always stood well up 10 the, sport.
81 the Adelphi. j.. +. lierce. + Fl. Litchieii.
VIII Low George Rountree. and Dobney.
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restorative tonic to bring back health and
vtgor. Cures nervous and general debility.
Purify and rid your blood Of the taints
to fasten It's hold.
The Z" Discovery " ID the only blood-cleanser,
~desh-buildsr. and strength-restorer 20 thor
ough IN it effects that II can be guaranteed.
II 1t doesn't benefit or cure, in every case,
you have your money hack.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
Found Her Mother Murdered.

LANCASTER. Pa, Feb. 24.-This afternoon
Lizzie Bender went to her homo in this city
and found her mother lying on q table with
her head crushed. The woman was still liy-
ing. but she cannot recover, A bloody Ratchet
was nearby. Henry .Hildebrandt. a young
mai who boarded with the Renders until
recently was seen around the Place this MORN
police nre hunting for him.
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Boston. Feb. 24.-An evening newspaper
says thar q combination between Boston and
New York sole leather firms. representing q
capital Of some S45. 100000. with the view Of
controlling the output OF tho tanneries under
their control. and consequently the price Of
sole leather. has been formed.
The head OF the movement Is said to be
Thomas T. Proctor OF Boston.
1t Is said there are ninety firms in the agree
ment. A similar agreement won't into force
last May. and lasted throughout June. As a
result tho price Of sole leather went up from
two to eight cents O pound.
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increase Of AnneHntIon S~entiment In Hawaii.
WARRINGTON. Feb. 24.-Messrs. Castle and
Ca ter. tho only members Of the Hawaiian An
nexation Commission now in the city. received
this morning tho mail which reached San
Francisco last week from Honolulu. All
the. letters and tho newspapers said that
q feeling OF security prevailed through
that the United States would annex
them. and that the sentiment in favor OF this
step continued to incrcase. There was a little
item in the news budget personal to Comlnis-
sioner Carter. which WAS that his wife gave
birth to a daughter In Honolulu the day after
and child were doing well.
Messrs. Thurston and Cook have como to
Chicago. The former Is Worlds Fair Com
missioner from Hawaii. and has gone to Mt
tend to some business In that capacity. He
will return to WRshington next week.
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The Montaa. senatorsL,p Flight.

HELENA. Feb. 2+.-It now seems probable
that there will be an election OF senator On
Monday or Tuesday. To-day Dixon's forces
began to break away. and 1t 10 evident that
Marcus DAILY cannot keep them In line much
longer.
Toole and Hauser are the compromise candi-
taken to-day. The vote stood: Mantle. 81;
Clark. 25: Dixon, 8; Mitchell, 2; Couch. /:
Toole DEM l: Kleinschmidt Iron. J. i,
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A suit for the foreclosure OF a mortgage
for $4,000 on tho YuenglinG Brewing Com
pany's property ut l2Sth street and Tenth
avenue was begun yesterday by Amelia i.
Lewis. The mortgage MAS one given by David
Y%uengling. Jr., to Randolph Guggenheimer
and transferred by him to Amelia Z. Lewis.
THE mortgage was giyen In the regular
course OF business" Mr.. ,GugGenheimer said
that Mrs, Lewis must be In 9 hurry to use the
money there, was no occasion ut al, 10 fore
would have paid " without u suit. aud are
amply atle to do so"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
Most Incitcs His Followers to Mob q ne.
porter.

Herr Most delivered q lecture in Newark
last night and 80 Infatuated his audience
against a German reporter named Purge that
u cry OF Kill him r, was raised. The police.
porter from the fury Of the crowd that closed
in upon him. 1t was all because, he wrote q
report OF Most's last Lecture and quoted the
ing the confusion.
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Gov, Wertn DIued,

LAKEWOOD. N. j.. Fol-. 24.-Gox. Georg, T.
Werts OF New Jsrsey was the guest OF honor at
a dinner given at the Lakewood Hotel this
evening by tho members OF his personal stan.
Covers were laid for eighteen.
Among those present were State Senator
Robert Adrian and wife. Col. EdwardP. Meaney
and wife. Col. Leon Albeit. Jr. and vito.
United States Senator James Smith. Jr.. and
wife. Col. Michael Barrett and wife. Aza X.
Dickinson and wife. J. u. Bedle. Jr.. and wife.
George Pfelffer. and Anthony X. Kuser.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
Chicago Says tho Piano Manufacturers VIII
Exhibit.

CHICAGO. Feb. At Eastern piano manu-
lecturers. who recently announced they would
make no exhibit at the Worlds Fair. have
asked to have their space restored to them.
Some OF the firms that went out have got
space again" said Director.General Davis to-
dRy. Others hayc applied for space again
and have. been told TINT we would give Il to
them II there was nothing We thought more
worthy to exhibit. We do not have to look for
exhibits In pianos or anything else.'
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Perhaps No Grae. N an wa.ts II.

Ellis II. Roberts. Assistant Treasurer. In
sharss Of the sub-Tressury at Wall street. is
b leave his place on April / to become Presi-
sent OF the Franklin National Bank. The re-
RSEt ~ Wall street yesterday was that Joseph ].
vDCnShps Vss q candidate ior the place to be
speeking OF this matter said:
dont know whether or not Dir. Cleveland
g Di.sf isii q rssDSnsibiiity. littis patronage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
otsvsasoa Thi.ks the sanoAa IsiaaAs shoula
DO Annexed.

AUCKLAND. Feb 24-RobertL Louis Stevenson
arrived here to-day. on his way to Sydney. In
an Interview with a reporter he repeated his
structures upon the Samoan of1cials. HI con-
dsnnsd the regulations made by the British
Com missionsrs for the preservation Of order.
These regulations, Mr.. Stevenson said. were
especially directed against himself. Mr.. Ste
ySAson deprecated the disarming OF the ma
tycs. who. he said. ought not to be lett utterly
6sispSsless; The sole remedy for the resent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
I.aae Offenders Found Guilty OF Fers.rx.

ROCHESTER,. Feb. "a Isaac Gutenberg, Q
merchant OF New York. was found guilty OF
forgery in the second degree In tho Court e
Sessions here to-day.
The charge was that no forged the indorse-
mont Of. Mrs. Lizzie L. Weinberg. wife OF IL.
Israel Wein6erg. on a note for sl;0Q7. given
after he found that Weinberg was insoivent
and that Mrs. Weinberg was responsible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
A FORTUNE TELLER,S WILL.
II Leaves s4O.OOO TO the TestatrIx's Daugh.
tcr-lIer Son Contests.

VcT-IHtT SOh NDNIcbtH.
ELIZABETH. Feb. PA cnvoat was nled here
to-day with the Surrogate OF Union county
against admitting to probate the will OF the
late Nine. Charlotte Charlier. a French Royal
list. who diod at Roselle recently. leaving m
estate worth about $4,000. She made most
Of her money by fortune telling. and invested
It in real estate. The will leaves the bulk of
the property to a married daughter living in
New York who is separated from her husband.
Tho testatrix's son ~ determined to fight the
will; and tomorrow his lawyer will apply to
the Union County Orphans' Court for a date to
be fixed Tor a hearing and to take testimony In
the matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
The Seventh n.v,.wes BIZ Mayor enroy.

Mayor Gilroy last night reviewed tho sorsnth
Regiment. N. @. S. d. ". at the armory. Sixty
sixth street and Park ayspEe. The regiment
mustared eoO men In flll,dIess uniform, After
buckingham Hotel By the otioers n the rssi-
ment
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There's no uncertainty about DR.. sakes
Gssss rao k enc n, Ito proPrissoss VIII Psy
tarrh, no matter bow bad your eass
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TO BUILD UP

both The hosh and tho strength
of pale, pupy, sorofulous chill
dren, get DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. It's The
best thing known Tor . wasted
body and . weakened systcm.
Il thoroughly purifcs the
blood, enriches It, and makes
effective every natural means
or cleansing, repairing, and
nourishing the system. In re-
covering from TIA Grippe"
pneumonia, fevers, or other
facilitating diseases, nothing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
Postponed Because OF Hoke Smiths Alb
Rence.

MACON. Ca. Feb. 24.-On account OF Mr..
Hoko Smiths enforced absence to-day tho
hearing on petition for the removal Of W. D..
sparks as receiver Of the Georgia Southern
and Florida Railroad was postponed until
March
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
It 4. Said that Hohe smith Is Here.

1t is stated that Hoke Smith. impending Soc
rotary OF the Interior. arrived In own last
evening. Ho usually puts up at the st. James
Hotel, but. according to the clerk. he didh't
stop there last night.
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with great dignity. Then came &c. Jones
ters. sir. Primrose and Miss Ford. J. G. Hay
aud Miss Jones. and ": r.. Proctor and F!iss
lose De Costa. Around the hall they marched
slowly aud with great dignity. while n storm
them.
Around and around they went. dividing and
uniting. Joining for n march down the middle.
anu then breaking up into pairs again. 1t was
good cake-walkinC. for all the contestants
were old hands at the business. Polo jim
DROPPED out soon out Of courtesy. Then Prim-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25

osaiS,s =: S SSa.d sr. Is. to sP cste.ss. * q ara tSs f ARE xass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-17
Referred 10 Committees

At ths meeting If T. city government
FRIDAY evening, the following matters we're
referred to the appropriate committees
Ordered. that the electric light company be
Instructed 20 pu, an all night ,lee,rlc light
iaiothr Pine Tree Hose Co.'S hose house at
F,tt'nE''i'' coraer ord providing for the
toiio*ins special polite N.taI Packard for
"1k~ ood Park. Fred Chapman. James
Mirson aal Amos Bcrry. for city auc-
''onerr, John Iler,om petitions for safe
sidewalk on Laurel street; petition from
Siap'eton 10y either bridging or grading the
street etross the Gage street gully. pet.
ton f1r street light az the intersection OF
Vest III avenue and amherst street; fer a
hytrant on jackson street. go feet from
the main water pipe on the corner If Srwall
ant Capital streets for concrete walk or
the west side of Chestnut street from
Winthrop to Brilge. \ petition was also re-
terrei witch asked for sewer from tbs,
east en.l If AID connected with sewer on La
kautsH lot. thence running easteriv along
the lae of the gully to the culvert uader
Middle street, thence through sal culver,
eastcrly along the division line If l,ni Of
late Thomas I.ittle and L. W. Whitehouse
and land of William Harvey 10 TIE ealvert
under Hospital street near land of Fred
Cony
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Personals.

Mrs. Lombard is visiting Mrs. Manlec.
Mr. Robert +. whitehouse was a home
Sunday
Miss Margie Partridge arrived home from,
Boston Saturday,
Hiram Bliss, Jr of Washington was in
The city last evening.
Hon. o. n. Baker is i'll from overwork
AMI confined to the house.
Ralph Leighton came home from Bow
dom to speu: the Sabbath.
Prof. Rufus NJ. Jones of Oak Grove
Seminary WAS in the city Thursday.
Mr., anil Mrs. VIII E. Perkins came VI
from Portland Saturday to visit friends.
Mr.. Chas. Burns and wife and Mrs.
Sarah Barns leave for Boston this morn
ing.
Mr., Chanller Beale and Mr.. and Mrs. F
Ii. Besle attended the conference at Yves.
brook Sunday.
Joau W. Anderson. Bcwdoin ~, wht
has been quite i'll with typhoid fever, ha.
nearly recovered and will return 10 eo,Ie,,
this week.
Mrs W. VI. Thavev OF Bangor anil Mrs
r. j. Carleton of Rockport are tha CUES,
Of Mr. and Mrs. A. ". Thayer at the Au
gusta House.
ars- Knapp, who has beea in Por,lant
ia'viy' is al present ia Augusta. where sh,
: 70 nave class in china paiatinS. She i
guest OF Mrs. DR.. Martin.-Portlani Al
yeftiser.
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Our friends Will please vomom-
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ON6 &NJO9S
Both the methDd and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneya,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the SIS.
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constipation Syrup Of Figs is the
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itz action and truly beneficial In its
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to all and have made 1t the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in Soc
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gists. Amy reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
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substitute.
CALIFORNIA flG SyRUP CO.
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An persons having bills against Cantor
Augusta, No. 9, on account of the far ar,
requested to present the same to Frank A
Dennis at Littie,s hardware store b!
Wednesday afternoon. Those who haven
taken away their presents SHOULD do 50 a
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A HERO FOUND
Inst in the Nick Of Time to Save
Two Men
vhs were oriisiss 0ser the Dam in Their
Boat.

Very fortunate is It that when hero i
needed be IL found.
Very fortunate vas il that when two men
vile trying % cross the river SatHr'ia,
morning, found they Couldn't stem the swif
esrrent and were inevitably being carried
aver the dam, il was indeed very fortunate
hat hero vas there to rescue them.
Saturday morning. when the night ''shift'
a, the pulp mill lest and the day shift came
%. ,so Of the night employees got into 4
.kia and started 70 paddle across to the
xs,t side Of the river, where they live.
There was very strong wind weeping
.!osn the river, ami the men were no; skil-
fal il handling boat.
They bad 70, nearly half way across
assa they found that they we're making 40
heaIray but that on the contrary the swift
enrrsos. swollen - i il, and the wind were
fs,anz them nearer and nearer to the edge
Of the dam. over which the water fairly
.estbsl
Man hare gone over the KenBebec lam
On iog. AMI in bosts, but not in such cur
rent 4Ad food Of water AZ runs there nov.
Furthermore the men in the boat not being
ACQUAINTED with the arts of riyermen. were
marry parslyked wiki fright. Nor vas it
.,fang- that they should be Their boat
Va. aamanageable II turned on the water
Ike a top. Paddle as best they could they
male go Aeadvay. There wasn't a chance
"a thoussnl but that going over the dam
meant heath to them.
People heard their cries for assistance.
seg.r4l men tho hal boat up river started
to 20 ont IN It, but il was apparent they
could not reach the unfortunate men drift
Ing every moment nearer AMI more ssiftly
near She brink over which tine water poured
inta the all.es aud 'shiripools below.
Therr uasn o minute 10 lose. In fact it
dAat seem possible that they could be
r.a bed before 'he very swift current ITO
which they were now drifting would snatch
them from chance Of Assistance.
twas tlsn that the spectators saw boat
leAy4 tie vest shore above the lam. 4
small man "a. alone in the boat. but Lis
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boat shot ont 10 the middle Of the stream,
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my Win them. stern first, toward the falls,
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