davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ton of supremacy. They were both Of
a size. Oechsle looking to be the finer
trained and more muscular of the two:
beef. but before the bout had proceeded
many seconds il was seen that this did
rot impede his movements: Oechsle
appeared to be confident OF. the out,
come. while Noethng showed signs of
wariness that betrayed fear OF his
opponent.
The San Franciscan was on the ag-
gressive from the start and many
times during the next ten minutes had
his opponent apparently on the hip,
only to lose him. The Sacramentan
had a trick. when too tightly, pressed,
the referee would make the men
break This maneuver met with the
disapproval of Oechsle's supporters,
who claimed that Noething should
however, and after breaking half
dozen more of the holds of his oppo-
nent, put Oechsle over and down with
a neatly executed crotch and arm
The applause was deafening and the
excitement so great that it took ten
mintes before the crowd cooled down
enough TO enjoy the dance, which had
been interrupted before the bouts.
Following the wrestling came the
fencing. in which the various contest
ants showed remarkab!e skill me
prize winners in the field sports, were
as follows:
Hoffmann. S. F. T. v, 671 points; second,
Alb Kuenzt and Gust Hotop Eintracht
Turner Section, CO. each; third, Ch
fourth, Harry Meyer, San Francisco. g. 4;
fifth. Ernst Rehoc, Oakland, col; sixth.
William Oechsle: Eintracht, 81; seventh
Charles Steinbeck, Oakland 527.
SECOND GRADE-First prize, F. Attn
ger $ " 126 eT points thgd seeond Rtc5o ohd m
Finn, Eintracht, 627; fourth. l.. Scheppler.
5S.9; seventh, Charles Kummerlander. Elm
tracht. 5S; eighth, Carl Haas, Eintracht,
57.7. ninth. Christ GoItzene, Eintracht, 54:1:
tenth, walter Nagel::, S F T " 81;
THIRD GRADE-F'irst prize, Gus Ebel.
Sacramento, 65 points; second, Gus kroeger,
Sacramento, 64.7; third. William Offenbach,
Sacramento. 6S2 fourth. Louis frost, S. F.
r. V, 63.1; fifth, Phil Buchanan, Sacra-
mento, g. sixth, John Guetersloh, S. F. T.
Y CT: seventh Robert Martin, Eintracht,
V. 62.l; ninth. Oscar Kaiser: S: F; T. ".
603; tenth Carl frost S. F. T V, 5S:6;
eleventh. Herman Haustein. Eintracht, 6s;
twelfth William Book. Mission. 5S.7; thir-
fourteenth John Verhoeven, Mission. 57S;
fifteenth. Fritz Zecker, s. F. T. ", @.5;
sixteenth. Walter Klein. Mission. 51,2;
seventeenth. Leon Edemann, Eintracht,
56.3: nineteenth. B. Brunje, Oakland, BAL;
twentieth. William Ringk. Oakland 54.2;
twenty-frst. Frank Gehring. Sacramento.
b3; twenty-second, Henry Gier, Oakland.
VETERANS First prize, Phil Gretsct. S.
F.. T.. V. go 1l-l2 points; second, william
schaefer s tt F. T. Y; % 81 d. a.E folrtb third 4.
Nickel. Mission, 50E fifth L. Thierbach.
San Francisco, 49; sixth. T. Acker, San
Francisco, 49,
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fI1ZeS III 6ppdt dluo NoA
given as follows:
FIRST GRADE-First prize. Oh. Krause,
Eintracht. Il points; second. Gus Hotop,
Eintracht, and Harry Meyer. g F. T. W.
SECOND GRADE-First prize. F.. Attn
ger, S. F. T. V. 43 points; second, J%oh1 %
Xermehren. Mission, SS 2-6; ;sz third Charles
THIRD GRADE-First prize, Gus Ebei;
Sacramento, Al 1-6 points; second, Phil Phi
Ruchmann. Sacramento, S91a; third Louis
frost S. F. T. V, SO.
Field sport prizes were adjudged in
three groups as follows:
FIRST GROUP-First. prize, William
Hoffman,, S F. T. v, S2s points; points second
SECOND GRoUPEFirst prize. Gus Kroe-
ger. Sacramento, 3O.55, points: second, Al
Heinicke. Eintracht. 20.
THIRD GROUP-First prize, Gus Kroe-
ger. Sacramento, 335 points. second, John
pier. Eintracht. 31.o5.
VETERANS-First prize. William Schae-
Nickel. ssF T. Mission. Il 10 ii IS. p0'"'S '
Prizes for wrestling were awarded
as follows:
LIGHT WEIGHT-First prize, Herman
Hornstein, Eintracht.
MIDDLE WEIGHT-First prize. VIII
liam Noethig, Sacramento; second. William
HEAVY WEIGHT-First prize. Joseph
FENCING-First prize. Carl steinbeck.
Oakland
WEIGHT LIFTING 600 pounds)-First
prize, Charles Schulz. Eintracht, 121z
points; second, Joseph Myers. S. F. T. V,
II.
Other prizes were awarded as fol-
lows:
LITERARY EssAY-First prize, Willie
Jaehne Eintracht
RECITATION-First prize, H. c. F.
Stahl,. Eintracht
SINGING-Ffrst priza, Oakland Turn
Verein.
SHOOTING-First prize, W. Glindemann.
S. f. T. v, 65 points; second O. Bur-
meister. S. F. T. V, 63.
SWIMMING prize. Henry Gier,
Oakland
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CRUSHED HER HAND.
Miss Theresa Schoopkin Received Sc
we're Injuries in Printing House.

Miss Theresa Schoopkin, who resides
with her family at 81 Green street, met
with an accident yesterday which is like
ly to result in the loss of her right hand
The young lady is employed by the Stu
parieh Manufacturing Company at 141
Fremont street. and was engaged in. ope-
rating press which prints labels on pa
per boxes. In some manner her fingers
became entangled in the large rollers and
before assistance could reach her the ma
chinery had frightfully lacerated her
the unfortunate girl and she was hastily
taken to the Harbor Receiving Hospital
member. He was obliged to take nearly
fifty stitches in the flesh. and at present
he expresses his doubts whether the hand
can be saved. Miss Schoopkin is about 20
years of age.
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X PECTATORS of the fight between
Buckley on one side and the Raj
ney-EXaminer league on the other
~ expected that the Rainey neWspa-
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NYMPHIA AGAIN ATTACKED.
Five Directors Are to Be Arrested on
Warrants

To-day another move will be made,
aimed to end the existence of the Hotel
Nymphia Warrants will be sworn out
for five directors of the Twinkling Star
Improvement Company. which company
conducts the new enterprise. The parties
to be arrested are L. p. E. Frey, Emil
Kehrlein, Valentine II. Kehrlein. w H
Richards and S. p. Blumenberg. Attor-
ney John j. Barrett, acting for the citi-
zens of North Beach, will swear to the
complaints and will assist in the prosecu-
ton.
Attorney Barrett stated yesterday that
he is taking this action because of a fear
that the recent decision handed down by
Judge Bahrs in the Geary- turntable
case might affect the legality of the ordi-
nance passed few days ago by the
Board of Supervisors condemning the Ho-
tel Nymphia as a public nuisance. That
something may be done Immediately to
suppress the place he will test the valid
itv of its existence by the arrest of its
promoters. Attorney Joseph Dunn will
appear for the directors. The warrants
will be sworn out in Judge Graham s
court,
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Sudden Death of Mrs. puckworth.

Mrs. Lillian Z. Duckworth died suddenly
last Sunday of heart failure at the resi-
dence of her sister, Mrs. Brown, 4O5 Va
lencia street. Mrs. Duckworth was the
daughter of Charles Underwood, a promi-
nent citizen of Monterey. Her husband,
B. f. Duckworth, is a brother of S. j.
Duckworth. former chief clerk of the AS
sembly and well known in political cir
cles. Mrs. Duckworth, whose end was
entirely unexpected. leaves a host Of
friends to mourn her untfmely taking off.
She will be buried this afternoon from
her sisters residence.
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MISSING FROM THE PRESIDE.
Rollo M. Moffatt Supposed to Have
Been Foully Dealt With.

J. F. Wassun. chief packer at the Pre-
sidio, visited police headquarters last
night and invoked the aid of Chief Lees
in finding Rollo NJ. Moffatt. whom he
fears has been foully dealt with Moffatt
arrived here about a week ago from
Alaska, and went to work at the Pre-
sidio. Saturday afternoon he disappeared
and has not been seen since. He had over
considerable jewelry and several gold
nuggets. 1t is feared that he has fallen
among thieves and has perhaps been
murdered He is described as being about
26 years of age, feet inches in height
and weighs about 140 pounds. He was
dressed in a dark suit of clothes.
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OlvnDia.

There are twenty-four attractions at the
Olympia this week and they all went we'll
last night. Chandler and Mcpherson are
both good singers and last night rendered
selections from popular operas which
were well received. The Seymour Broth
ers are clever acrobats, and Dodson, who
calls himself 1.-The divine" and who is
playing his last week, is popular as ever.
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WHY "BR|CK"
MCPHERSON IS
VERY ANGRY
Cannot Get His Bail
Reduced.

Brick" Mcpherson and Thomas ].
Clisham appeared before Judge TreadweH
yesterday for their preliminary eXamina-
tion on the felony charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses. Prosecuting
Attorney Carpenter asked for a continu-
ance till tomorrow afternoon, as the po-
lice desired more time to get their evil
denCe
Attorney Harvey s. Brown, who repre-
sents Mcpherson. objected strongly to a
continuance and wanted the case gone on
with al once His client had been a long
time in Jail and was entitled to an inn
mediate hearing.
Attorney ]. n. E. Wilson then took
hand in the argument, and asked that
McPhersons bail be reduced to $1,000. He
said the defendant could get bondsmen 20
that amount.
The Judge refused to reduce the bail
and made an order continuing the cases
till tomorrow Mcpherson was very an
gry when taken back to the City Prison.
and remarked: Il guess they have all gone
back on me- Why should all these duos
stay outside while l am in? wait awhlle;
1 will say a few things IN oSy 9E So
Clisham's walking around am ne St,i.,,,
1t was reported yesterday thdL CHSuaIh
will be a witness for the prosecution
when McPhersons case comes up Ior' pre-
liminary hearing lie ms lbsisCS co1sniracV en1S and
in consideration of his testimony against
Brick he will, it is said, be ultimately
discharged from custody
SaIoo5-keeper e. n. Smoot is still play
ing peek-a boo with the police a,d Attorney
Madden who represents MINI sdlu yesleI y
dov that Smoot was keeping under cover
qdiy iii he could get sufficient bonds, and
Would surrender himself by te5ght trs at
III tlIe ,5 disnosed of his saloon business on
he ri6 ha6 a1SPoMSIIA and oMcAister streets and would
shake dust Of San FFapSisfG b S3 from his
ITaI+er Berry alias Emert, the other man
in m dir The sWindie, has not been heard Of The
Iol{ne have been unable to find any trace
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Women and Newspapers.

Frances Willard urges women to read
the newspapers. Talking on the subject
lately, she said, Women are set OF
passivities on that subject as a class,
and adds: L am never more annoyed
for my sect than when the newspaper
boy goes trotting through at full speed
if he finds the car contains chiefly wo-
men, never dreaming that they may
want paper. clutch his sleeve with a
vim and buy one Of every variety he
has, and ask him what he is thinking
about to lose patronage in that way.
Gossip is nothing but small news, the
nickels, pennies and dimes, while the
newspaper deals in dollars and VS. and
KS. So it widens the mind more to read
the newspapers than to gossip about the
neighbors. -
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sothern and Laura Keene.

While in New York and before he
had made any hit, the elder Sothern
had a dispute with Laura Keene con-
cerning some trivial affair at a re-
hearsal, and Miss Keene went into one
Of her tantrums. After the quarrel on
the stage she retired TO her dressing
room and, still angry, sent for Sothern
and began to rate him 1iercely.
"Stop, Laura-stop just 8 minute!'
interrupted the comedian and advanc-
ing to the light deliberately turned it
down.
"What do you mean by that sir"
she demanded in rage.
ooh, nothing" replied Sothern, "but
you have always been so lovely to me
that l can't bear to look upon your
beautiful face when you are in pas
sion. Now, go on."-San Francisco
ArgOnaut
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Paid TX Cents to hug His Wife.

The maddest man in Platte county
lives at Humphreys. He attended a
social, and during the evening the
ladies inaugurated hugging bee, the
proceeds to go to the Sunday school.
Prices were graded according to the
person hugged. For instance, for hug
ging a young, inexperienced girl the
bidder had to give up ten cents, mar
ried women brought 10 cents and
widows q quarter. Well, the man was
b.indfolded and, giving up Is cents,
he said he would take a married
woman. After be had hugged Is cents
worth the bandage was removed from
his eyes, and, 10 and behold,he had been
hugging his own wife! Then he kicked
and wanted his Is cents back.-Colum-
bus (Neb.) Times.
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CHAPTER II.

Hampton entered a room where q
handsome girl sat musing.
"Well,'' she said, looking up with
flashing eyes.
"Iye returned" he said, sitting
down.
what did you do:''
Bought 2Co plows from him. Ella.
he'd make any man enthusiastic. He"-
els it possible that you have had a
business transaction with man who
has grossly insrlted me? Oh, Norwood. .
She burst into tears and sprang to
her feet. "As my father is dead and
my brother is no longer man, must
be my own avenger. will call on him.
| will cowhide him Us he deserves to be!
ALI the Hampton spirit is not dead. y
She took down riding whip, turned
to her brother and said:
Gam to go alone?''
IF you 60, yes. :"
Don't you feel like whipped cur,
Norwool?'
''No, can't say that do
''Merciful heavens! Is it possible that
you are laughing at me? am ashamed
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"I ask If / haue offended you?"

1 UofS u tUSO W CfeN1N WV.
action-the daily newspaper. Today he
sees exploded or verified the bookworm
theory that will be advanced next year. !"
"Do you like poetry, Mr.. Higglegag?"
well, yes, successful poetry. In
fact, like anything that is success
and deplore everything that is fail
ure.
"What do you think is the highest
aim in life?" she asked.
Success in any praiseworthy under
taking, to make the best possible living,
to respect everything that is true and
reject all shams -
The evening was an enjoyable one,
but when Higglegag had gone Miss
Hampton could not help thinking that
he had lost much of his air of romance.
While she sat musing her brother said !:
"He seems to have forgotten to bring
that melancholy expression of eye along
with him.
Norwood, why would you destroy
the budding memory of q pleasant even
ing by making such a coarse remark:'
"Why budding memory?'
because the event is so recent that
it has not had time to unfold into
flower of recollection. y
"Humph, Ella. he must have impress
ed you. Pity he does not add dry goods
to his line of plows. .
PITY that some one who is strong
enough does not give you plowline, .
she good naturedly replied. Wonder
how long he will be in town. -.
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The Face of the Child.

dare say 1 may have told you what
Tennyson said of the Sistine Child,
which he then knew only by engraving.
He first thought the expression of his
face, as also the attitude, almost too
solemn even for the Christ within. But
some time after, when A. T. was mar
ried and had son, he told me that
Raphael was all right; that no mans
face was so solemn as a child's full OF
wonder. He said one morning that he
watched his babe "worshiping the sun
beam on the bedpost and curtain. -
FitZ- Gerald Letters.
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GOLDTEETH NOT ALL GOLD.
Often Are Removable Shells, Worn
to Make Show.


'I'd hate to pay that woman's dentist
bills" said business man to q friend
on South Side L train the other day.
Across the aisle from the men was q
woman who showed enough gold every
time she opened her mouth to make
man want to leave home and try his
fortunes in the Klondike. Two Of her
upper teeth had been replaced by
pieces of FURNISHED metal, and one Of
her lower teeth also had % carat
sheen about it. Her companion had
only one gold tooth, but she kept it
doing the work Of three by q constant
smile.
"Thats another case Of the old adage,
All that glitters is not gold" said the
business mans friend. zone Of the
dental novelties makes gold teeth pos
sible to any one at small cost and
without even sacrificing a healthy in
cisor to make room for the metal. For
a quarter you can get she'll that can
be stuck over any front tooth, and with
an excuse to Sralle you can present d
regular gold mine to the astonished
public.
Actresses first affected the gold
tooth, and then the Yankee man got
an idea. In short tine there was an
epidemic of gold teeth. The novelty
man came out with his plated shells
and sold them like hot cakes. No one
but the dentist has any kick against
the imitation gold tooth, and as daz-
zler it is hard to beat. That woman's
teeth may be the real stuff, but l be-
lieve she can slip them off when she
wants to and get them plated when
they get tarnished. ."--Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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f 6HIGA60 MAN.
[Copyright, 1896, by the Author.7
CHAPTER L
By oPIE READ.

CHAPTER i.
Cyrus W. Higglegag, connected with
8he hardware firm of F. W. Ringleoup
H Co., Chicago, is man of unlnten-
konal eccentricity. say unintentional,
because have noticed that the major
ity of men whom we term eccentric are
not only wide awake to their own pc
culiarities, but seem to be ever cultl-
waiting them to higher state OF oddlty.
Hieg1egag's strangeness-ar rude remark
or hrusque action-appeared to spring
from sort of nervousness that at times
came upon him. Not long ago he made
business visit to southern town. one
Of those delightful places that has reach
ed consented old age-a town IN whose
suburbs dove softly COOS above an old
negro who dozes in the shade, where
The lolling dog is almost too lazy to get
out of the way of the sprinkling cart.
Higglegag strolled along the street.
He had one Of his nervous fits, but
would have resented an insinuation that
he might possibly be eccentric. He met
young woman whom he had for some
lime been watching, just as another
woman had passed
.sI knew it, !" said Higglegag, ad-
dressing the young woman.
ssWhat?'' she exclaimed
esi Z say that I knew it. -
Knew what, sir?''
Knew that you were going to look
around to see how that woman was
dressed. Made bet with myself just
now that you would. It's deyiish an
noying, I assure you.
The young woman few into rage.
g You are not a gentleman, STRIP she
exclaimed.
Then why don't you run along?
Why do Won stand here and talk to q
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photoeraphing by Heat.

A sensitive plate exposed to dark
beat waves will ultimately become af-
fected. With the plate still covered
the same result would occur from light
waves, such as proceed from the sun
light. A fair test is to expose an
aluminium disk to their action. y rays
penetrate this metal, and it IS probable
that heat waves and others can affect
the Photographic plate.
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TRAINS GOING SOUTR.

No. 81 runs through FROM Charleston vie
Central R. r leaving Charleston Ia. z.
Lanes 81 n, Manning 8 09 N
TRAINS GOING NORTH
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A Hole In His Heel.

A hole in his right heel enabled
negro workman in the diamond fields
of South Africa to secrete and steal
gems to the value of $4,000. These
he expressed in small parcels Of fruit
to a cousin in King Williams Town,
in the extreme south of Africa, from
which place both recently departed for
England.
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sDaily. tDaily except Sunday.
No. 50 runs through to Charleston, 8. G.
va CentraI R. r., arriving Mann.ng IL ?
m, Lanes 6.l7 N, Charleston 8 90 p m.
Trains 90 Conway Branch leave Chadbou,n
S IS m, arrive Conway I 40 p n. return
ing lesve Conway 80 m, arrive Chad
bourn ii 20 am, leave Chadbourn II so N,
arrive Hub IL Is p N, returning leave Hub
3.o0p n, arrive Cbadbourn 335 q n, Daily
except Sunday.
]. R. KENlY, Gen'l Manager.
T. N. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
q. u. EMERSON. Gen'l Pass Agent.
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She took the card and gldreG Gt him.
man who is not gentleman? A city
girI would have been half way home By
this time, but you village bellies never
lose an opportunity of talking 70 man. .
The young woman's eyes blazed. IF
T knew your name and the place where
you are stopping, she said, her voice
wavering with anger, my brother
would call on you. "
Here's my card, Miss-Miss at a
venture, understand, for you may be the
widow of man who lost his life in the
defense OF the honor of his horse. am
holding forth at that hostelry of indi-
gestion known as the Simmons House.
H you VIII excuse NE, will proceed. %
She took the card, glared at him,
and, on the springing feet Of rage, hur-
rIed away. Several hours later, while
Higglegag was sitting in his room,
there came knock at his door.
Come In.
A tall, strongly formed young man
entered. He glanced at card which he
held in his hand, looked up and asked: !:
is this Mr.. Cyrus W. Higglegag!"
eyes, sir, of the firm of F. w. Rim
gleoup &Co, hardware dealers of Chi
cago, that are prepared to underse]l
anybody in the market. Sit down."
ST did not come for the purpose Of
sitting down. sir. p
aJuss as cheap as standing up, as the
barnyard wit would say
ST have come, sir, to demand an e4-
PLANTATION. My sister informs me that
yon insIlted her, and, by
~ don't think that ann acquainted
with your sister, sir. Sit down.
ST will not sit down, d-n you! My
sister informs me that you stopped her
ON the street, and''-
"What is her name, please?'
seAy name, sir, is Norwood Hamp-
ton.''
4 care you related to the Hamptons Of
Kentucky? I sold old Major Hampton o
bill Of goods some time ago. Tall old
fellow, slightly bald, but as hospitable
as the lighthouse keeper Of fiction and
as brave as-well, as a gentleman. I
take it that all gentlemen are brave. Sit
down.
Mr.. Hampton glared savagely at Zig
glegag, while one hand fumbled oml-
nously under the tail Of his coat.
ST am tempted, without further ado,
to shoot your head off. You are low
minded, cowardly wretch
'.Say, hold on minute-just a min
ute-and if don t make everything sat-
isfactory, off goes my head. In case of
this kind man never regrets listening
patiently to an explanation. "
Proceed, but be brief. "
Call right, but you must not fly off If
don't talk to suit you at first. have
always understood that southern gentle
men have fine appreciation Of humor,
and sincerely wish that you may give
play to little of that admirable quail
ity, which know you must have inner
ited. Without humor there could be no
high state Of civilization. The savage
frowns; the philosopher laughs. Now,
Mr. Hampton. if you could but realize
my situation, know that you could not
help but smile. Here you are, demand
ing an explanation relative to an insult
which you say that ]. have placed upon
your sister, and here I am. a man who
mary gentleman in Chicago will
tell you-never was kEowE to !.::e guilty
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tDaiIy except Sunday.
Trains 81 and IS carry through Pullman
Palace Buffet Sleeping cars bet Teen New
York and Macon via Augusta.
T. M EMERSON, 8. NJ. EYErSON,
Traffic Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agt
]. r. KENLY. Gen Manager.
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The first duty Of real man is to do
his real duty frst.-Kansas City Star.