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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
White snlphnr snrines
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND.

Under and by virtue Of a judgment
rendered, on the 10Th day of July, 1899,
in the Superior court Of Wake county,
in Special Proceeding before the
Clerk, entitled n W. Poole, Administra-
tor of Jane Il. Kinks, against William
emory and others, | shall sell, at the
Court House in said County, at public
auction, for cash, to the highest bidder
at II O'Clock M, on Monday, the 21st
day of August, 1890. the following de-
scribed tract or parcel of land: In Wake
County, North Carolina, st. Matthews
bounded on the North by the
ands of the late William r. Poole on
the East by the lands of G. L. Goodson,
on the South by the lands of Mrs. Betty
Haywood and III. III. knight, and on the
West by the land of y. Il. Montague,
and contains ten acres, more or less.
The said tract Of land was the property
of Jane Il. Kinks, deceased, and is sold
TO pay her debts.
N. w. POOLE,
Commissioner.
July 10, 1899.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspep-
STA because its ingredients are such that
it can't help doing so. 1.-THE public can
rely upon it as a master remedy for all
disorders arising from imperfect diges-
ton. flames M. Thomas, M. D.. in
America Journal of Health, N. Y. Bob
bitt,. Wynne & Co., w. Fl. King 81 Co,
Adams g. Moye, VIM. Simpson, Drug
gists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
ISSUES A RESTRAINING ORDER.
Judge Timberlake Enjoins the Commits
sioners of Chatham as to Stock Law.

Judge IImbefIake EnJOlns the Jomnhs-
sioners of Chatham as to Stock Law.
Judge e. w. Timberlake at Louisburg
Yesterday issued an order restraining the
commissioners of Chatham county from
leyying a tax and building a fence under
the stock law act of the recent legisla-
ture (Chapter 327, Public Laws of 1890
Judge Timberlake issued the order at the
instance of one Rufus Gardener, who
was represented by Judge Womack, of
Raleigh, as counsel.
The grounds Of the order are that the
boundaries set forth in the act are I'M
certain and that as the law does not go
into effect until September the first the
commissioner can not proceed before
that time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19

August 10Th. 1899.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19

Reading tiresome poetry when You are
sad is equivalent to reading a cook book
when you are hungry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-27

the French already well ESTABLISH and steadily
increasing their prestige under the fostering
hand " Duplex. The status Of the East india
Company was outwardly imposing but subject
more or less 10 the fluctuations or native poll
icy. played upon by French diplomacy The
servants Of the company were vari0usjy COM
potent and incompetent GIVE fought natives
and French alike. with light heartednoss. and
on emerging unscathed from every encounter
with either or both. looked about him 70 see
how the provinces in which his employers were
established might be- rendered safer and more
profitable We say his employers" The truth
is thar behind all his efforts for the company
there was a noble patriotism. This took shape
eventually. as the East India directors went
from bad to worse in their business arrange
mcnts in deliberate conviction that Great
Britain and not any private company should
bc the predominating partner in Indian affairs.
His letter 10 the elder Pitt written in 1853
recites the splendid opportunities waiting for
England in the East points out the supinc and
short sighted behavior OF tho company. and
says boldly But 50 large Sovereignty may
possibly boz an object too extensive for NOR
camille company. and it is to be feared that
they ar" not Of themselves able. without the ma
TONS assistance. to maintain 50 Wide n do
minion have. therefore. presumed sir. 10
represent this matter to you. and submit il to
your consideration whether the exccutio.. Of a
design that may hereafter be- still carried In
greater lengths b. worthy Of the Governments
'aking Il into hand natter myself have
made u pretty clear % You that there will he
little or no diihcul} In obtaining the ai.oIu,a
possession OF these rich kingdoms" I'm firm.
this better through no fault Of Pttts. Who vas
Ia he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-27
NE3WYORK TRIBINE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

recipient 1f d.. lie onc' charged aH officer with
cheating at cards In The duo thar followed
be- missed his ANTAGONIST and was desired 10
ask for his hfr. hc dii SD. but would not win
a pistol pointed at him. withdraw his original
rr,position Fire and b. -d"' he exclaimed
i said you cheated. and lay SD StIL and
viii never pa, you" Numerous incidents in his
lie. illustrate not only a brave but an auta"iocs
character H. held his head high among his
,-lloW soldiers and administrators IN India
AGAINST the enemy ~ moved always with mag
,ncert duck ana ga.laptry H. Was constant
~ missing death by hairs breadth IN the
field but his cont ,'upt for LANCER never Wavcrod
10 bc outuumhrrcd meant nothing ~ him. u
d., could not conquer 10y sheer weight ~ forces
Dec would conquer by daring and Wit This
Lrines us 20 the qualities upon which Sir Alex
arder Arputhnot dW"lis with special sympathy.
For tho rouraa" iisrlay"1 al the defence Of
Aicot ana "a the baltic OF PlaSsey. as We'll as
ir q hundr,i minor engaGements. Give wins.
,s a matter Of COURSE tho admiration 90 b"
c.v,n 10 a valiant lighter But his best mills
tary achievements as al Arcot were charac-
torizci bv cpnsumnste gen.rai-hip and the
eNrrciS, Of his saaa"itv in var was only The
ether side of hI, high mental activity IN politi-
cal ana civil administration u vas by his
State-mauship that Give pu' th" real crown 20
his la5or- AMI made po~~ 5i" M" establishment
af HtYt.-H ruI- in rn.ii1.
when bee arrived .n that country be found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-27

1t is asserted that the modern world Of let
tiers offers fair parallel To that little island
whose inhabitants were fain to subSiSt by tax
ius IN one anothcr's washing The lattcr-day
"hrokmln' is never 81 happy aS when writing
books about books The classic that used 10
Ir read for delight and We dare say is still
50 read in unprofc>Sionl libraries is taken
up by The owl.Sh critics Of our time 10 be-
annotated. revised augmented and generally
improved ~ This passion for the making Of
aIIhIr bricks ont Of certain sort of straw
has indeed reached such e stage that We have
'ciiti,-l" volumes on living authors well
~ IN the great dead But the last ditch
of All is reached IN the Kind of article of
which We have a perfect sample IN thc current
number If the London "BoOkmnn I'm DE-
Iatrmcnt conSrrrajcd to The Reader" Mr.. e..
j. >h'rt"r di>cour,cS lt considerable length
ta.'o-h two fun pages. IN fact IN what? ON
"Nl Eo1k>hrlvc> Matthew Arnold. which is
10 ,ly Chat this Industrious critic. with sublime
,ompl1r"ucy cnumcrltc~ for our dolcctltion
the works by Matthew Arnold which happen 10
lc 8 his Possession. There is not q syllable
That adds 10 our knowledge or drepcn> orr
appreciate ON Of the great writer's genius la
si.Il $50 gre vourh-IfrI DO" thrilling infoiml
ton 'ouchius "I"i-rd~hp'~ Garland" that II
PAID W. Mag, II u.s. for my first edition."
llpps Mr. Shorter Thrice happy Mr. NaggS
But What > all this 10 the unhappy pubLcl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-27
OBJ 9-rtp91orb Gr-ibune


81 NltA1. Al tl 81 - lNEl
An indignant commentator on Sir Walter
B,-aui', optimistic characterization Of litera
tur' Us a money making profession. records in
"Thc Author" that ne has known one able
write who was discovered cooh NJ red her
llr. for his breakfast ON the very morning
TIA, witnessed the appearance of "a column in
"Thc Times" ON his latest book. The picture
IS certainly dis 1ncruas But while We de-
uilrc tEr encouragement unvutnsly given 10
scores oi iucomVrtrnt> hy Sir Walter. il is also
Ila.n HAT literature WIS never ia the history
Of mluh.uI more profitable than 10 is to-day
I0u,Ilor Tine ~i.uiiirLur" of "a step Ills" That
just taken by the prjprclor> of ilarr"r'3
Ma.uznr" They have reduced 70, price 10y
IT, cents thu> calling in line with The move
mont that has for ~,mc years been ch"apcn nc
Tin. pfi,,, 81 periodical literature Ihi, cheap
ou.ne has not. We venture 10 assert. dim.u-
i,hrd by penny the profits Of authorship.
ON the contrary. it has Increased them. widen
I'm. constantly the circulation Of tho popular
writer and accordingly jusiifyinS the payment
O, 4 higher price for his wares
II is pleasant 10 SOC that the excellent quail
&C., in Mr. Winston Churchilrs recent novel,
"EI.hlrd CarvcL" are appreciated, but with
certain comment passed upon in "litcra-
turc" we are not disposed altogether to agree.
The book shows. according to this paragraph,
CHAT il is not necessary. as so many have
Suggested. for m American author TO seek
cont foreign environment for his historical
themes. II has becn patent apparently 10 all
"but orr authors themselves that there is
"vcllnl Of material hrrcabouts OF great his
"tlri,al interest, and therefore Of great lit
"rrlry value. II the story Of Richard CarvcI
"i- ~ IL seems to liz TO be, an indication of
"au awakening. on the part Of our writers of
81. non. % the great possibilities Of the things
'ar our door. It's advent should be hailed with
"-ra1ln,aton" Is it quite fair 10 talk Of an
awakening" IN Ills matter? Since Hawthorne
AMI Cooper there has been no lack Of American
ii ION by American writer's. In fact the short
story which is held by many 10 BE- the most
d.~tiuctyrly American thing IN orr literature,
WIS first made artistic. II not actually IN
vented by an author Bret Uartc who 10 this
day rarely steps outside the Sphcr" Of purely
American themes Mr. lloWcllS, Miss wilkins,
the late Maria Louis, Pool and other authors
numerous enough 10 ill this column with their
names alone. have dealt with America Even
Mr. Henry James has been not altogether I'M (
faithful 10 his native land. It may be retorted
that most Of this fiction has been concerned
with the portrayal Of contemporary life, but
NJ - Wilkins hts occupied herself effectively
with earlier times. aud We 30 not forget that
Dr Weir Mitchell wrote not very long ago
In Hugh Wyuuc Free Quaker a tale of the
revolutionary cpoch which might claim. quite
"a, much A. Richard Carved" 10 have indicated
an awakening" Nor should Mr.. James Lane
Allen with his Choir Invisible" be forgot
ten.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11
fhtrricw Dots.

k"n is greatly needed in this GEO.
ton, but crops arc looking iino.
No arc glad to state that Mr.. j.
Burr Concllcy's little son is improv.
ing.
Alr. Samuel Woitcs has boen snf-
iorlng with rheumatism.
MIR. }. a. Baker has the finest t;.ld
Of cotton in this section.
Mcssrs. j. \. Baker, r. ID. Morris
and Willie Moore wore chosen ~ the
trustees of Fairviow school at Il meet
ing held tho fourth Saturday.
Ih" fourth Sunday morning we
had tho pleasure Of hearing an ahlo
sermon delivered in Bethel church
by Rev. }. w. Blunton.
MIR. and Mrs. j, A. Baker, Miss
Id" Baker and DR.. w. G. Lybraud
mad" " flying visit to Saluda Sunday,
Much success to Tho Herald and
News and its editor. j, M. M
N'wberry County, July 3, '00>
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11
UNPARALLELED LOSS
BY FLOODS In TEXAS.
THE SUFFERING AREA AS LARGE AS
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
More than IL Hundred Lives Lost-Prop,
I.oaS Estimat~d Anywhere Between
$1,OOO,OOO and Isl s, 900, ,oOO-A VII.
dmrnesR of Water.

Houston, Tex, July "a CORES
pondent has Just returned from a
voyage through the flood districts.
The half has not been told of the
havoc wrought. The disaster is so
appalling that description is not
possible. After this flood will come
sickness undoubtedly, and what q
week ago was the fairest part Of
Tex IS, is now almost q God forsaken
Wilderness. The waters Of the Bra,
zos have for six days covered It's
valley a depth Of from 6 to 30 feet;
where week ago there were on
every hand fields Of cotton and corn
and thousands of acres of water,
melons and cantelopes, today there
is sl,my mud all over the veget ,tion
hnd the carcasses of COWS, mules,
pigs. dogs and cats, mayhap human,
for many are missing.
Our party left Bryan at sunrise
yesterday morning, going to the
Novelsote bottoms and to point
about three miles from Milcnn.
Here we encountered everywhere al
overflow from tho Navassoto river,
which spread out fully two miles on
either side Of the Houston and Texas
Central track.
Everything is under wator, from
t 20 to II feet. 1t looked on all
e,l's like II great lake, and the water
WAS 80 high that for vast area it
com pletely submerged the telegraph
aHd telephone poles along the line.
In trntb, portions of the Navassoto
bottoms are even now q perfect sea,
extending four or five miles wide at
certain points.
+ saw hundreds of houses there
total submerged and as many
more were swept from their founda-
tion and destroyed. The planters Of
the bottoms are still moving their
help and whatever is left of their
stock, to places whore they can be
cared for. They are all nobly help.
ing each other and taking refuge
wherever they can, somo of them
seeking safety on house tops. All
the planters stated that tho outside
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11

world has no conception of thu
Hoods or losses incurred by tho dc.
struction Of crop, stock and build
ings. Nearly every planter has
built boats and sent them through
tho flooded districts to render assis-
tance to the people, and if possible,
save some of their drowning stock.
The flood district has a length Of
over 500 miles, breadth of prob
ably so miles, and in all this vast
space damage lncalculable has been
done.
The loss Of life will never be fully
known perhaps; the bottoms were
thickly settled, mostly with negro
tenant farmers; among these has
been the greatest loss of life.
' 10 show the damag" done the fcl.
lowing estimates hayo l.een made by
men who are IN position to know:
Lives lost from 100 TO 300
Loss to farmers, including crops
as we'll rs live stock, from $5,000,00O
to SIS, 5,O00,0OO.
Damage to railroads and country
bridges, $2,000,00O TO $4,000,000.
Those estimates aro taken in the
whole area. T. is known that moro
than so people have met their death;
that many bodies have been recov
cred; 1t is not believed that all Of
them will ever be recovered.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11
Bricflets from No. q.

On the morning of tho ith inst,
quite number of fathers and moth
crs of Nos 5 and 6 Townships, uc.
companicd by their pretty girls and
gallant boys, met at tho Spcarmuu
mineral spring TO celebrate the glo-
rious 4th and have Il day of rest aud
recreation. From the way tho girls
and boys paired of and got OH thc
lovers rock, tho young men must
have put in full time. The Older
mon discussed farms and farming.
! After II splendid dinner, washed
down with sparkling mineral water,
MIR. W. G. Sigh was chosen orator
OF the day, and instead Of giving us
spread eagle speech Of the glorious
deods Of our !orofathers in the revo
luton, he gave us Il talk on raising
Spanish pinders. Hc said, well, We
are afraid We can't give full synop
sis Of his speech, but if his plan Is
followed, he assured us tho crop
would be greatly increased. We
spent pleasant day, and we know
OF no pluce that you can spend q
more pleasant Gay than at the JnIapa
mineral spring.
We heard II preacher make le,
mnrkable stat, .nnnt recently. lie
SAID that no one VINO was II candidate
FOR any Office w,.s worth Il cent to his
church. Perhaps thcro was one man
IN Nowbcrry County that was an OK.
ception. Ne SAID it made no differ.
ence how great or small tho Office
was, when Il man run for Office ho
was "tradof hurting some ones feel,
lngs, SO he was failure in tic
church. Bnt the funny part OF it
was that the preacher was n school
trustee.
during tho battle or Shnrpsburg,
as the 3d $. &. Regiment was enter
ing the fight Federal battery was
Smelling us pretty lively. As each
shell would burst near and among
the men negro who was near the
regiment would jump and hollow,
On, Lordy! Finally he said, "W hit.
folks stop tins foolahness and argnfy
the matter"
Our sandy lands have somo good
crops, red lands poor crops and some
farms have very poor stands Of cot.
ton.
If the tobacco experiments at Now.
berry aroasuccess here will be a good
deal Of tobacco planted another year.
" heat turned out petty poorly,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11
Dots from Chnpprlls.

Dry weather still prevails, and if
ram doesn't soon como crops will Be
very short.
Mrs. Annie Gibon died at her
danShtrr's Oh Juno 4Sth, 1899, at
the ago Of about So years. She was
grand old woman. She had been
sick long time and death wu. Il re.
lief to her, though -ho bore hor sick
ness with great putionco and said
she had the blcSsod assurance of go.
ing TO heaven.
Protractcd meeting will begin at
Cross Roads Baptist church on the
3d Sunday in July. Two sermons a
lay. Dinner on the ground. Every
body invited.
Negro barb,cnr at night, two Jugs
whIsk"y, the ready pistol, one negro
reported dead, anot her woundod WAS
tn" outcome of II negro barbecue on
DIR. iiolloway's l'nntatlon Saturday
night. say let the good work go
on, just so long "s they want to
Kill each other lot thrm go it.
W" attended the closing exercises
OF the NnuGhnnsN,Itr school last Fri
day night. aud TO SAY the least of il
th'9" ch!!"rrn and their elegant
t"nchrr, Miss Minnie Wallace, did
themselves mnch honor
Several Of "nr young people went
to SilOmo in Greenwood County yes.
tcrdny to the centennial. They ro-
port very large crowd
Chapprlls can boast Of an ico
house now. Maybe that is what
makes it 80 cool these days.
JULIAN.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11
IN" Reward.

There is a j tlo story going the
rounds regarding tho reward given
the soldiers. 1t is said that in battle
the privatcs occupy the firing line, the
corporals arc in ono yard in tho rear
OF tho privatos, the sergeants are
five yards in tho rear Of the cor
porals, tho licutcntants twonty- five
yards in the rear OF tho sergeants,
tho captains 12o yards in the rear Of
the lieutennnts, the ma jors 200 yards
in the rear Of the captains, colonels
500 yards in tho roar of tho majors,
the generals 5000 yards in tho roar
Of the eolonnls, whlle tho commap-
ding general is at Washington, D. 9.
After the battle the commanding
general gets 98 per cent. of the glory
tho brigadier generals / per cent,
the colonel / per cent; other com
missoned officers get the balance,
while tho privates got talked about
on tho Fourth of July.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11
Itternture Motto.

In" midsummer Fiction Art nnm.
''cr o' Frank Loslio's Popular Month
~, published July 10Th, bids fuir to
DO the most brilliant magazine pro-
ductIon OF the season. Within 81,
artistic cover Ivy Wonzol, will no
gathered such contributions as. An
illustrated poem hy W. ID. Howol)s.
snort stories by Ruth NIcEnery
Stuart, Jool Chandler Harris, Edyor
F""cott, Etta W. Pierce, and Lar-
kin q. Mead; Il going extravayanzu
ny Van Tassol Sutphcn; "a Day Of
President McKinlry's l.ife," by Mrs.
John A. Logan; and reproductions
OF four of j., Hopkinson Smiths
most beautiful water color paintings,
with comment by Portion NIaxwou
ih" fiction fentnres in the abov,
enumeration arc illustrated by the
following we'll known artists: A.
bert b. Wcnzell, Howard Cbadler
Chrsty, F. Luis Mora, W. Granville
Smith, Clifford Carleton, HUGH NJ
Eaton, Charles Grunwald, II. G.
Edwards, Frank Adams, and George
Il. Brill.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11

j. Oliver.
Lewis Owens.
Darling Patterson.
Chas. II. plath.
j. Nj. Richardson.
W. A. Shulcr.
A. M. Sightler.
w. S. SightIer.
Preston Taylor.
ID. w. Williams.
Aug. Williams.
Nat Wool"y.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11

but our impression is that tho crop
Will bo Increased another year.
Miss Lula Johnstouc has bcen
elected teacher of tho Burton school
Inc next session. Yours truly,
OCCASIONAL.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11

Colonel:
OFFICERS.
j. n. Martin, Captain.
Aug. Il. Allen, lst Lieutenant.
w. B. Flowers, End Lieutenant.
VIM. a. All, Bvt. 2nd Lieutenant.
RicE'd a. Bryan, lst Sergeant.
E. a. Erwin, lat Sergeant.
James. G. Colding, Sergeant.
VIM. Il. Hammond, Sergeant
II. Ihos. Sanders, Sergeant.
W. G. Best, Sergeant.
John a. BelIinger, Corporal.
Abraham Martin, Corporal.
II, W. Bonnet, Corporal.
l.. w. Billing, Corporal.
pkIvATEs.
George Il. All.
james NJ All.
James NJ. Allen.
Thos. Nj. Ashe.
Greon Is. Barker.
II. $. Barker.
}. NJ. Baxley.
Jas. y. Bonnet.
John y. Brunet.
Wilson w. Best.
Geo. w. Black.
W. II. Boddiford.
Edmund bowers.
L..
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11
~ USTlcIt ROLL.

or Captain j. n. Nlu,tir, Company II, Fir.t
=. C. v.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11
<CUT pRlCES~
The Order of the day.

90 Pieces unbleached diills for his sale &c
70 bleached L" Tic
100 good quality fine Sea Island 3!c
10 mattress ticking 4!c
10 best feather ticking a. 9. a. 10c
| casefull yd wide extra quality bleaching 3ac
70 pieces good 1O.4 .sheetiDg this sale lie
20 heavy cheviots for shirts and pants =
q black figured dress goods special 22ac
20 40 ircn white lawn worth l2ac at SIC
70 " sheer India linen cheap at l5c now Sc
10 l0c lace stripe lawns sheer & cool at sc
20 dozen ladies' trimmed hats at less than
cost.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11

The following is tho muster roll of
Company Fl, lst S. G.. v, John
Hagood, Colonies:
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-16
CALLED HOME.

Edward Stark (Ted) Poul.
ware, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Boulware, died Nov. IL,
1899 at the home Of his parents
in this city. He was born March
%, 1888. Appendicitis was the
cause Of his death. He was
taken sick Nov. /. The Doc
tors performed an operation
Saturday which was successful,
but he was too weak to rally
from the shock and passed
away just twenty-four hours
after the operation was per
formed. He was bright little
boy and had many friends,
Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. j. A. Wales Tues
day morning at 10 O'Clock frou
the Methodist church. The
body WAS laid away in the city
cemetery to await the resurrec
tiOn morn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-11-16
AFRICAN WARNEVS.

London Nov. IJ-'rhe latest
ui.,,atcles from South Af,.i,a
roniain inf very few substantial
facts The GENERAL situation
seems to be UNCHANGED Latest
news from N'ta' was NoF' w.
On NOV ~ Lays aHtth was De.
lhS oomo"Fdeo' should IL nave
iaIieh' news "oI'u pFo1'o'y
nave come It once oy way
ot Pretorl" oi sucn Hoer success.
HAN Oh buiIer $ army nave
reached 9onl" Africa Genefal
h''uy"'o Win 900 men VIII