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Ny attention was called by clerk in a
drug store to u web which hau been
super6ly decorated with fakes and scales
OF logwood. l thought at first that this
beautiful passamenterie effect had been
produced accidentally, but after watching
Tor few minutes L saw the spider de-
scend into the box of lOgwood. afflX d
thread OF silk TO flake of the dye. hoist
1t TO the web above and securely fasteu
1t to one OF the transverse strands. The
gllttering scales moved at the slightest
jar or when they were struck by cur
rent OF air, and were dazzling to the eye.
This little decorative artist had indeed
constructed truly palatial residence.
Some spiders, unques;ionably, are at
iected Oy music TO a marked degree.
On one occasion | noticed spider
which had swung down from the ceiling
OF church aud hung suspended just
above the ORGANISMS hands. The organist
Informed me that he had repeatedly
noticed that spiders were affected by
music. Several days afterward, while at
the organ, l observed the same spider
Several times l drove it away and entieed
it back, by playing alternately soft an
dante and loud bravura selections. Prof.
I. Reclaim, during concert at Leipsic,
saw spider descend from one of the
chandeliers while violin solo was bein.
played; but as soon as the orchestra be-
gan 10 sound il quickly ran back again.
Boston Herald.
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TOPICS OF THE TURF.
RACING EVENTS on EASTERN
AND WESTERN TRACKS.
y New Record Made on Nebraska
Tracks, a PAGER Covering the
Mile In 2:O6 Ii.

LINCOLN (Neb.), Oct. 2S.-Bright Oc-
tober sunshine was more than offset by a
raw north wind, which had the effect OF
cutting down the attendance at the OPEN
| ing day OF the weeks racing meeting.
! The card presented was a good one, and
with the track none too fast, the time was
! excellent, that Of Strathberry in tho
| special pace, when he covered the mile in
2:064, establishing q new record for the
Nebraska tracks, being of sensational
order. The 2:15 pace went over until to-
morrow, when Sulphide and Carbonate
attempt to lower the worlds pacing team
record. Summaries:
! Two-twenty-five trot, purse $780, Com
! bine won, Earl King second, Callie ~.
| third. Best time-Z:l94.
| Special space:
~ NJ S Il
Flying Jib Lawrence )............ .........3 = 3
Time-@-o614, 2:1O19, 2:061a.
1T Forsyth.
! CHICAGO, Oct. 28.-Rssults at For
syth: six furlongs. Cerita won, Guido
second, McInenery third. Time-l:24.
Five furlongs, Laura {. won, Lizzie II.
second, Little Sadie third. Iime-l:074.
/ lap second, Tamerlane third. Time
1:23l.
rive furlongs, Hi Henry won. Joe
| Maucini second, Old Gentleman third.
! Iime-l:07I.
Seven furlongs, Charlie Mcdonald
won, Dejure second, Semele third. Time
-l:35!.
At St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 28.-Summaries: Thir-
I al
! Queen won, Amelia May second, Loudon
| third. Time-I:224.
Thirteen-sixteenths of a mile, Jack
| Martin won, Sumatra second, La Sale
third. Time-l:234.
One mile. Collins won, Tom Elmore
second, Constant third. Time-l:43.
| fifteensi xteenths of a mile, Schiller
! won, Linda second, Assignee third. Time
! -l:354.
Five and q half furlongs, Johnny Nc
/ Halo won. Lotte Mills second. Lady
! Diamond third. Jime-l:074.
| at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2S.-Attond-
ance good and track fast.
y bout six furlongs, 1orsinia won.
| Scimitar second. Free viii third. Time
| -l:l4
seven furlongs, Wawona won, Happy
! Day second, Iankedene third. Time
| l:2ol.
Six furongs, Rose Clark won, Model
second, Charmer third. Time-I:l43.
Mile and seventy yards, Mary S. won,
! Malo Diablo second. Miss Buckley third.
| Time-l:45E.
| Five turlOngs. Detective won. Major
! Cook second, Tim Murphy third. Time
| -l:004.
at LGtonia.
| LATONIA, Oct 2S.-Summaries: Six
! furlongs, Billy Bennett won. Jamborea
/ second Major Dripps third. Time-l:17.
| One mile and twenty yards, Greenwich
won, Norman second, Morte Fonso third.
| Time-1:441.
Seven furlongs. Nike Kelley won, Lu-
ellie II. second, Anna Lyle third. Time
-l:30
| One mile, Nick won. Blasco second.
! Victorious third. Tine-1. .42i.
| Five and half furlongs. Epona won.
| Marquise second, Hester third. Time
! l:09.
Six furlongs, Prince Imperial won,
Longbrook second, May Thompson third.
| Iima-1.Ii3
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Destruction From Ere.

HARDIN (Mo.), Oct. 2S.-A fierce fire is
raging in the corndeld and grass about
TWO miles east of here. The section is
principally covered with prairie grass
which is cut for hay. Much of this has
been baled and hauled away, but tho
greater part still remained on the ground,
either baed or in the rick. All of this
has been destroyed. Col. Dickinson,
liYeryman of Richmond, has lost many
tons of hay, and also his baling mschin-
cry. So far no houses have been burned.
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Fatal Accident to n Party Who We're
Out Tor n hide lu Missouri.

fatal Accident to n Party Who We're
Out Tor n hide liz Missouri.
NEVADA (Me). Oct. 2S.-This after
noon George Rutherford, wife and
daughter were thrown from their wagon
by runaway team, and all were fatally
hurt. MIR. Rutherford is farmer resid-
ing about Eve miles east of town and
was on his way home with his family.
In driving OIL Cherry street the wheels
OF his farm wagon slipped along the
street car track, throwing him out, and
the wheels passing over his body. The
team then ran about block further.
Mrs. rutherford was thrown out, her
clothing catching on q wheel, she was
whirled around two or three times. The
daughter, grown young woman, Jumped
alter the team had run another block
and was Knocked senseless. No bones
were broken, but it Is thought all three
received internal injuries that will re-
suit fatally.
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Coeur d,AIeue Mine Troubles.

SPOKANE tWash.), Oct. lS.--The
stories of the threatened outbreak by the
Miners Union in Occur a. 'Aleue, as sent
to Governor Mcconnell yesterday. result
ing in his ordering State troops to be in
readiness to proceed at once to the scene
OF disorder, were made out OF whole cloth.
There was no foundation Of fact to the
stories, and the Governor was misin-
formed. The Miners Union is highly
Indignant, and claims it was a scheme of
the mine-owners to secure the machinery
OF the State for the purpose OF coercion
and Intimidation or labor.
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TERRIFIC TO RESI- FIRE
Raging in the Knnkakee District OF
Indiana

Tagging III Che Aankahee DISTRICT of
Indiana.
CROWN POINT, Qnd.). Oct 2S.-For
three days terrible forest fire has been
raging in the kankakee district. Trees,
brush, grass, farm houses, cattle. and
even human beings, are being swept
down. Everything is as dry as tinder
and the wind has been blowing furious
gale. 1t is reported tonight that the
fames are approaching the town of Heb
ron, nine miles east of here Several
lives have already been lost, and word
reached here this evening that a family
of three had been burned to death a few
mileg west of houts. The village OF
Lowell is III the direct path of the ad-
yancing flames. and the inhabitants have
turned out en- masse in an endeavor to
check the fire. Various estimates of loss
ranging from S65, 900 to S200,0 900 have been
placed, and unless rain falls it will be
still greater.
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: Tin.

ST haven't ssen you at the club for an
age, old man; why don't you come
around?"
Il have lost all interest in the club since
my wife died.n
Then, why. the dickens, don't you
get married again"
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DIXON AND GRIFFO.
4 Ten Round Fight Which Ends in
Draw

\ Ten Round Fight Which Ends in n
Draw.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2S.-The gymna-
sium of the New Manhattan Athletic
Club was crowded tonight, the occasion
being the second of the series of subscrip-
ton boxing bouts. The principal event
of the evening was q ten-round bout be-
tween George Dixon and Young Critic.
An eight-round bout between at catch
weights between Sammy Kelly of New
York and Jimmy Kaveney of Boston.
who is the l1S-pound champion OF New
England, and another bout of eight
rounds between Casper Leon of New
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An ImDnssIhiIItv-

Mrs. Pallette-Yes, my husband is a
wonderful artist; but there is one thing
he could never draw, although he has at
tempted il often.
What is that?"
"a sober breath" "-Wave.
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Buffalo has furniture firm, Irish &,
English,n and the Buffalo Times SAYS the
com bination has always served them as a
good advertisement. Singular to saw
however, Mr. Irish is English and Mr.
English is Irish.
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Lord Dunraven ought to have asked
the committee 20 have laid out q course in
nidocean. Pilot boats wouldn't have
bothered him there.-Boston Traveller.
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Answereds

IT wonder what makes Charley such
stick?''
st presume it's because he id in the
lumber businegs.u-Wave.
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sociation, and the first meeting of the
association in Southern California. There
was light crowd IN attendance. but the
events were exciting and more interest
ing thau those OF last week. Summaries:
TrOffipn 900 oloca ,,,trsa am
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RACING AT Los ANGELES.

Summary of Yesterdays Events on the
Southern Track.
Los ANGELES, Oct. 2S.-This was the
first day of the fall meeting of the Pacific
Coast. Trottiug Horse and Breeders AS
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\ NarysyIlle Murder TriaI.

MARYSVILLE, Oct. 28.-The second
trial of William Isom for the murder of
Daniel Wallace in February last was COM
menced to-day. Isom shos and killed
Wallace In row ovor8 woman al Wheat
land in a saloon. al the first trial the
jury disagreed.
sacramento Jail Escapes Captured.
STOCKTON, Oct 2S.-Two of the men
who escaped from the Sacramento jail on
Saturday evening were captured at New
Hope this evening by Constable MoCul-
loch after an exciting chase. They ad-
mitted their identity.
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A FRAUD EXPOSED.
The Story Of an Adventurer Who
Lived ut the Expense OF Others

The Story of an Adventurer Who
Lived ut the Expense of Others.
Atlanta Constitution.
James Addison Reavis, who now lies
in the little Jail at Santa Fe, N. NJ, de-
serves place among the leading
frauds OF the century. This man has
been soldier, newspaper reporter,
street car driver and adventurer.
More than twenty-five years ago he
claims that he found in California
mission a girl who was the heiress
has been granted by his king immense
tracts of land in Arizona.
Reavis married the girl and went to
work to have her claim legalized by
the government. He found records.
wills, grants and various papers in
Spain and Mexico confirming the grant,
and Roscoe Conkling pronounced his
chain OF evidence perfect title, ard
with IngersOll and others took hold of
his case. Failing to have his grant
confirmed by Congress, the claimant
secured the passage of q law establish
ing the court of private land claims,
and in this court he met his fate.
Had Peavis succeeded he would
have secured $75, 100000 worth of min
ing lands. This plain street car driver
learned Spanish in order to carry out
his scheme, and he morever became an
expert in old Spanish and in signets,
seals, decorations and orders. Many
years ago he went to New York where
he obtained large sums of money to aid
In the prosecution of his suit. He got
$50, 900 from Crocker, Of the Southern
Pacific, and $l5O,O00 in New York. In
five years he ran up q board bill of
$4,000 at the Hoffman house. He
victimizcd Ed Stokes, his cousin, w.
E. ID. Stokes, and many others. No
man ever told more plausible tale
and his documents were apparently un-
answerable.
But the other side engaged able
lawyers and made q stubborn fight
The case dragged along for twenty-five
years. Reavis lived in luxury most
of the time, and it was not until year
and q half ago that his lawyers suspect
ed him, and the claimant had to go
to trial without counsel a few days
ago. 1T was proved that his grants
and wills were forgeries, that Persalta
never existed, and the whole thing
was fraud. The claimant, now u
broken old man, was positive and
defiant to the last, but the evidence
against him was so conclusive that his
| arrest followed as a matter of course.
Reavis is described as u very plain
man of almost childlike candor and
simplicity. His wife is bright-eyed,
dark faced woman apparently OF the
Spanish type, but some people think
| that she is an Indian Her husband
| claims that he accidentally discovered
| her relationship to the Peraltas. The
two will now have to face disgrace and
poverty, but they bave enjoyed life for
u full quarter of a century at the ex-
pense of others.
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There is certainly nothing i'm tn,
case showing that the modification
OF the sentence by the Circuit Judge
did notseem to him meet and conform,
| able TO law
1t is the judgment OF this court
that tho order appealed from be con
firmed.n
Justice Pope flies u separate opinion
giving his reasons as follows for sus-
tanning Judge Watts.
After quoting the section in refer.
ence to appeals to the Circuit Court
says: This section shows very plainly
that the Legislature of this State new
err intended to give such unlimited
powers to these officials as would en-
able them TO impose sentences upon
persous charged before them with i'm.
fraction of city ordinances out of all
proportion to the offenses as made out
by the testimony; in other words to
clothe thcm with uubridled discretion
as to their sentences.
Judge Watts had all the testii ..ony
before him and he but exercised one
OF the rightful powers of his high
office when he reduced this sentence.
III the testimony convinced him that
the Mayors sentence was excessive
agree with Mr.. Justice Gary that
the Judgment below should he af-
The Chief Justice dissents to both
views and his reasons are given in part
as follows:
Z" Even conceding that the Mayor was
acting as q Trial Justice Ia matter
which may admit of question: and that
in appeals from q Trial Justice, the
Court Of Sessions may either confirm
the sentence appealed from, reverse or
modify the same, or grant a new trial,
as to the said court may seem meet
and conformable to law yet do not
think the language quoted can be prop
erly construed as comforting right
ot appeal from the exercise of mere
discretion by the inferior tribunal
within the limits prescribed by law.
The we'll settled rule undoubtedly is
that there is no appeal from the exer-
else OF discretion conferred upon the
tribunal from which an appeal is
sought to be taken. Indeed, do not
see how the exercise of discretion
can afford any ground for appeal for
as Is said in the case just cited: 1t
is bound by no rule except the good
sense and integrity of the party en-
powered to exercise it,
" must think, therefore, that the
Po" Si SouioilSu W bho SGdbuGS dUOVe
referred to should be construed not as
the power to substitute the
discretion of the Court of Sessions in
the amount of punishment
to be imposed for that of the inferior
tribunal from which the appeal Is
taken, but simply power to modify
the sentence 80 as to make it conform
able to law and us the sentence ap-
pealed from in this case was already
in conformity to law, there was no
ground for the appeal to the Court OF
Sessions and the same should have
been dismissed"
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THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CASE.
"A Supreme Court Decision of I'm
porianCe TO Towns and Cities.

"A Supreme Court Decision of Inn
poriance TO Towns and Cities.
In the case of the City of Greenville
against Constable Eichelberger, the
Supreme Court has sustained Judge
Watts, who reduced fine imposed by
Mayor Williams, of Greenvjlle. AS
the matter will prove important TO
other towns and cities, u summary Of
the views expressed by the members
Of the Supreme Court is herewith
given:
Justice Gary in delivering the opin-
ion of the c0I-t says:
Let us then consider whether the
Circuit Judge had the power to modify
the sentence imposed by the Mayor.
In the charter of the City of Green
Vile, XIX Statute, D. 100, it is provid-
ed that The Mayor and Aldermen of
said city are hereby severally and res
pectively vested with all the powers of
Trial Justices In this State, within the
limits OF said city, to try and punish
the ordinances of said city
"Under the case of City Council of
Charleston VS.. Brown, 20 S. Il. r.. So,
and the authorities upon which that
case was decided, it clearly appears
that the Mayor exercised the powers
OF q Trial Justice when he tried said
case. The extent of the punishment
which he had the power to inflict was
limited by the ordinance aforesaid.
Section 66, Code of Criminal Pro.
cedure, provides that, Every person
convicted before Trial Justice of any
| offense whatever and sentenced may
appeal from the sentence to the next
term of the Court Of General Sessions
for the county. All appeals from Tria
Justices courts In criminal causes shal
be taken and prosecuted as hereinafter
prescribed
"Section al provides that the said
appeal shall be heard by the Court o
General Sessions upon the grounds o
exception made and upon the paper,
hereinbeiOre required, and without tht
examination of witnesses In said court
And the said court may either confirm
the sentence appealed from, reverse o.
modify the same or grant II new trial
as the said court may seem meet ant
conformable to law
1T thus appears that the statute II
| express terms confers upon the Circui
Judge thepower to modify the sentence
appealed from. The only Limitation
upon his power is that it must be, "a
j TO the said court may seem meet ant
conformable TO law
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NO so.

the gate comc open about six inches.
%Ef / only thought YOU wu2nt.
Lcni,' says she, lottin' the gate slip my
way lcet'e more every minute.
"'You snow | ,in't, susan, says /
givin' the gate the strongest 1ll vel
You knoH Y, and you know Nnever
give a snap NV my finger fer .,,y olr,e,.
gal In these parts, and>s all tho time
I've been ashekcrin' after you aud
wantin' You for my wife, buS you kopt
ioolin' with mo all along aud bustiu,
my heart mighty nigh, and maxim ms
want TO SO on anu chop II tree down,
on myself You know n, Susan, YOU
know iteand she hi,ted her hands and
the gate swung wide open.
What about Mury?' says she,
standin' thar before me loollin,
sweeter'n peaches. and roses.
Hang Mary, says L clean forgittin,s
my mapners, and | retch out both;
hands fer Susan
On, Een,n nsays she, and-well,
Colonel, he laughed, as his honest
face Redeemed beneath its saffron hue,
~ reckon you'rc0ld enough to know
the balance.
81 Wouldn't be ,urprised, Lem"
replied, blushing lst a.. shade myself
as memony or two came slowly back
from the rosy past. b.
He looked up smiling. ~
And say, Colonel" he said, 81
wusn't any purifier that night than
wuZ before.n
Come Off Lemuel," said /, Stamping
him on the back, sit was so dark
Susan couldn't see you.n
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Editors Augusta Chronicle.

The North Carolina Legislature
will be asked to legalize the. marriage
OF q prominent architect of Raleigh
The latter is highly educated and ac-
complished, was the official stenogra-
pher OF the last State Convention.
Her father was O member of the Leg
islature. The North Carolina law
prohibits marriage OF q white to per-
sons OF Indian blood to the third
generation and TO avoid this they were
married outside the State, but now it
Is sdiscoyered that they would be subject
70 prosecution ifthey returned to the
State.
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SENATOR Bate, of Tennessee, in an

Senator Bate, of Tennessee, in an
interview u few days ago.with reporter
in Washington. expressed himself en-
thusiasticaly over the outlook for the
friends of silver. "The farmers and
mechanics, the men who toll for a
living" said he, "are almost unit in
demanding the free coinage of gold
and silver. have been throughout
the Southwest and on the Pacific slope,
and everywhere / find the same
popular feeling for free coinage. There
Is not State in the South where this
sentiment, il fairly voiced, does not
issue In the next years battle, and on a
straight.out, clean-cut platform of l6
to |, the Democratic party will go In
and win"
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Secretary Morton's report of the
disposition Of the government funds at
his disposal during the past fiscal year
shows that the regular expenditure for
the Department of Agriculture for the
last year aggregated about $1,S00,0 900.
The appropriation for the same period
reached $2,506,9l5. There will, there
fore, be refunded to the Treasury about
100000.
--EditorD b. Cooke, of the Niles,
Mich., Mirror, has been n printer
sixtyssix years. He is now 80 years
old, but can stick type as rapidly as
any compositor In his office.
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w H Collier: Newberry. DIT McDan-
Richland, r Il Hart Snmter, r III
Richardson; Union, w ID McMahan /;
williamsburg, j S Tharp; York, Il r
Hunt; Spartanburg, II Sims; Edge
field, J ADaniels Clarendon, A Col
lina go te.F
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-John Weston, 20 years old, of
Sharon Pa, the other day stopped to
drink from watering trough and his
feet slipped in the mud. He plunged
head foremost into the trough, and
his head became 30 tightly fas tened
that he was drowned before he could
be- rescued.
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"A Knoxville, Tenn, special says
that while workmen were gia1ing lor
IL new street in GreenSille they tore
formerly occupied by family named
Clayton. In the basement the SIX keleton
OF Il man was found, with trinkcts OF
rare value. The evidence Of the
coroncr's inquest showed that tho
remains were those of George johnson,
IL travelling doctor from Cherokee,
County, N. O., who mysteriousy dis
appeared at GreeDVine eight years
ago, after displaying several thousand
dollars. The Clayton family disap-
pearcd few days after the doctor,
but nothing was thought OF ituntil this
discovery.
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Henry NJ. Stanley says the worlds
greatest need just now is railroad
through Africa from the Mediter-
ranean to tho cape.
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the adoption of the address is not
Known.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That State executive
eommittee be appointed by the chair
fnantof this conference, consisting of
one 8faember from each county, to direct
and manage the convention campaign
for the State, each member OF the
State committee to be authorized to
appoint one representative for each
precinct to direct the campaign In his
county. That we hold ourselves in
readiness TO join with the liberal white
men liz every county who ask or may
ask our support, butt none appear, we
recommend that q ticket be nominated
by our people and be voted for by them
at the election for delegates to the Con-
stitutional convention. Be 1t further
Resolved, That the above mentioned
organization continue the work of or
| ganizing clubs, and raising funds for
the prosecution OF the fight for honest
| elections now In nrogress In the Fed
eral courts. and that this organization
! work In harmony with the Ministerial
Union.
Under the above resolution, the fol-
flowing were appointed:
Abbeyille, A + Crawford Aiken, s
r. Smith Anderson, T Harris Barn.
well, Thomas Clark Beaufort, Samuel
Green Berkeley, p. Gaillard Chester,
Moses Benson; Chesterfield,S III +
! Shrewsbury ;Colleton, G p Chisolm
! Charleston, w Grant; Darlington
/ DIR Il r Daniel Fairfield, Samuel
lAdams; Florence, s w Williams
Georgetown, II b Anderson Green
Vile, r. f Goldsmith Hampton, IL 4
, Primus Horny, Il j Gordon ,Kershaw
a w Powell Lexington, Jesse Hitler
Laurens, II 5 Suber; I4ancaster II II
Mccoy Marlboro, ) 4 Cain; Marion
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Che tseformers Are Denounced
y strongly tseady 40 Join With All
. uppOnents 0f the eAdministration.
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