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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
No. 1 northern, 25 cars, 7OA
No. l northern, 5000 bushels to arrive
l.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.

Totals 189 81 10 IL
Other Grains-No. corn,3; No. rye. L;
No. g oats, 10; no grade oats, 4; No. 4
rye, 2: No. 8 barley, /; No barley, l.;
No. l flax, z; no grade fax, l. Cars In
spected Out-Wheat-No. l northern, As;
No. 2 northern, Z; No. g.; rejected. 10; no
grade. II; No. corn, 242; No. 3 oats, 80;
No. l fax, II.
RECEIPTS-Wheat, S26 cars 26O,SOO bu;
corn, 2,310 bu; oats, 17,4OO bu; barley, $40
bu; rye. 1850 bu: flax, 1850 bu; fuel oil,
so974 lbs 01n milIstuffs 10 tons hay 20 tong
lbs; lumber, 16 cars; barrel stock, cars;
machinery, 1884, 300 lbs; coal, sos tons; wood,
A cords; brick, 10000; lime, ! car; cement,
425 brls; household goods, e6,eoo lbs; ties,
l car; stone and marble, 6 cars; live stock,
3 cars; salt, 1 car; dressed meats, 144, 400
lbs; railroad materials, cars; sundries,
II cars; car lots, 629.
SHIPMENTs-Whe 80 cars, 49, ITO bu;
corn, 140,940' bu; oats, $3.50 blu; barley,
1,S4O bu; flour, 1862 bbls; millstuffs, 657
tons. fruit $4,000 lbs; merchandise 2
139. 440 lbs; lumber, Ill cars; posts and pill
ing. 1 car; machinery, 220,20O lbs; house
hold goods, 10000 lbs, ties, Il cars; live
stock, 2 cars; linseed oil, 26,S $50 lbs; hides,
pelts, etc, S., ,45O lbs; tallow, $4,000 lbs;
railroad materials, car; sundries, IA cars;
car lots, 902.
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DuLIITH

DULUTH, Mimi, April 2.-Market dull
and weaker. May opened 1ac up at 72c,
sold off to nBc at $3.50, up to 72Ac at
10:20 off to Tic at 12, and closed 1Sc off
at 71c. Cash dull at Nc under May. Cash
sales: cars No. northern, 72c; 1 car
65s4c; l car rejected, 66Kc; 115. 600 bu May
flax, 81. 1.17Q1. .171b. Wheat-No. hard cash,
73Ac; April, 1870; May. 744c; July, 73%c;
No. L northern cash, 70Ac; April, 70Ac;
May, Tic; July, H7sc; September, 70asc;
No. northern, 65Ac: No. spring, 6311ac;
to arrive: No. 1 hard, 7414c; No. l north
ern, 70aAc; oats, 2S@2S1ac; rye. 57Ac; bar
tember,s 9515c; corn, 311kc; May, 321kc.
Car Inspection-Wheat 10 cars oats, l
car; rye, 2 cars; flax, cars. Receipts
Wheat, 14,133 bu: rye. 527 bu; flax, 4,154
bu. Shipments-FlaX, 1881 bu.
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BABY CARRIAGE FOR TRUE.
wisconsin Legislators Show Appre-
citation of the License BILL

MADISON, Wis, April 27-Assembly-
man True was presented with baby car
riage and doll by his colleagues for Sc
curing the passage of his marriage IL
cense bill. 1t bore an appropriate legend
and was carried in amid applause Mr..
True blushed a deep crimson, but rallied
and made a graceful speech, christening
the doll No. II (the number of his bilD
and hoped that 1t would have less viciss-
tudes than the bill had.
The senate refused to recede from IT'S
amendment to the anti-pass bill making
violation a felony instead of a misde-
meanor. and ordered conference
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May WHEAT SLUMPED
HEAVY RAINS THROUGHOUT THE
WHEAT BELT THE PRIME
CAUSE OF DECLINE
JULY ALSO SHOWED LOSS

Corn Joined In the Downward Move
mnt, While Oats stood steady
Reports of Drought From Russia
Caused a Bullish Feeling to Per-
wade the Wheat Market at the
Opening.
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ASP IN THE MAIL.
New York Man Believes Some One
Planned His Death,

NEW YORK, April 27.-An attemnt To
kill George e. Sterry Jr., secretary Of the
firm of Weaver & Sterry, 70 Pine street.
was made yesterday when an asp was
sent him through the mail The address
written In faded Ink on the box that
held the snake, was in a woman's hand
but by his quickness the merchant es,
capped injury. Mr.. sterry has put the
case in the hands of detectives.
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On ei track.No. i hard 10 7osaes esA SS sS%
northern, essac; No. 2 northern, sshc:
Io April Q cats 27sc; April corn 3o3sc; fax
Curb on July wheat, 7o%.
Puts on July wheat, 7Gas.
Calls on July wheat, 75s.
FLOUR-The uncertainty as to wheat
prices keeps the flour market rather u,lset
Prices are well held.
First patents, So. .6093 20; second patents.
SO. 4oQ47O; first clears, s2.65Q2S5 The fol-
Lowing 10 are the quotations in cotton sacks,
$3.50; rye -four, per Dbl. Xxx, 81 ss4o; pGre rye
-four. per bbl Standard, $3.50 Graham
-four, per Dbl, S2:55; bran in bulk, O.25@
in bulk, s11 .00Q11. so.
90 Oats-No. oats, 27A@z714c; No. 8 white,
Rye-No 2 rye, 53Ac.
s1Ac: No. 8, 2sa31c: No. 4, ssSaaSc: ssSn%: A7se
Feed-Course meal and craked corn in
only, si2 75@13 ~ 'oooeis
No. ground feed, 2-3corn, 1-3 oats. So1lb
sacks, sacks extra, s13.75@14.
SACKS Me sscls srGuna exfss fssd 5 SERB OATS 75-b
WALL STREET GOSsIP-New York
stock gossip, reported by H. Holbert &
street, National German-American Bank
building. st. Paul. Strong, Sturgis & CO.
wire us: We should regard this as an
off day in Wall street, producing but lit
of fluctuations. In railroad shares we
have had very good class of buying in
D. R. G., both common and preferred, the
latter being in our opinion particularly
desirable. Our friends who have been
buying are shrewd and they expect the
preferred shares to go to 90 and the
ferred we find bullish disposition Our
people also have been buying Northern
Pacific common, expecting steady ad-
vance in prices. In Southern Railway
preferred the has been sale made OF
all the remaining treasury stock. This
being off the market the price has hard
ened. Among the. industrials we note
much irregularity; but the main position
has been one Of steadiness AS yet the
inside information regarding national
steel is not known. Later we think 1t will
have most excellent influence The
electrical shares are dull but healthy and
vehicle securities promise well''
SAMPLE SALES.
No. northern, 5S cars, 70%.
No. northern, cars, TN
No. northern, IA cars, III.
No. l northern. 1900 bushels to arrive,
No. northern. cars. q
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The findings In the other cases were as
follows, the orders, stated above, being
signed by Judge Canty:
f. A. Seebold, appellant, VS.. Sans J.
Tatlie respondent, order affirmed
Oliver II. Guptil, respondent VS.. City Of
Red Wing, A w. Pratt and F. Busch, ap-
pellantS, order affirmed.
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Cattle-Comparative receipts:
Total for today ... .............. .29O
a s week ago e,s.,,r.. ......................2O 2O2
Market active, with a light run in.
Butcher cattle Ind light weight steer and
heifer calves were in demand and all
butcher cattle were not choice, but sold
well Heavy stuff was not In demand
and sold little lower. Common cattle
dragged. Representative sales:
Butcher Cows and Heifers-
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS
HOG QUOTATIONS WEAK, WITH A
FAIR RUN AND OF GOOD
I. g QUALITY
CATTLE STEADY AND ACTIVE

Butcher stuR and Light Weight
Steer and Heifer Calves Were In
Demand and Sold Well - Heavy
Stun Was Slow and Sold Lower
Sheep and Lambs Strong and
Active.
SOUTH ST. PAUL. April N.-The re-
ceipts at the Union stockyards today
were: Cattle. $50; calves, ITO; hogs, 1858;
sheep, 2SS
The receipts BY cars over the various
railroads were as follows:
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Mixed:
&. & u. i s s St F: 8 = :
g. ST; N. & o. i /
Ct Northern ::
The cattle receipts today were light.
Some fair to good butcher stuff brought
good prices. Light steer and heifer stuff
was in demand and sold well. The in
quiry for heavy cattle was not so good
as it has been, and prices were a shade
lower. With the exception of the heavy
stuff prices are generally steady Com
mon cattle of all kinds are selling slow.
The hog market was weak and a shade
lower, with fair run of good quality
and few loads of choice hogs The
over the bulk price. Sheep and lambs
were strong and active, with a light run.
Hogs--Comparative receipts:
iotal Tor To-Day ...... 558
A week ago ........ ...........,,,, 215
Market opened weak and a shade low
er. The range on butchers was 1910 to
80 S21s, with the bulk selling at Sc. .72k@
3.76. Packers and pigs steady. The run
was quite heavy for Thursday, and the
quality generally good. with few choice
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STOCKS CLOSED LOWER
OPENING WAS HIGHER THAN YES
TNRDAY's CLOSING FIGURES,
BUT FEELING WEAK
TRADING WAS PROFESSIONAL

Bull Speculation In Silver as Well
ms Dividend Gossip helped Many
of the Stocks That We're Directly
Affected Demand for Money
Was Heavy ON Expectation of a
Squeeze I'm the Call Money Market.
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Homeseekers' Excursions Via Chi
cago Great Western Railway

May and 10th. to points South and
West at very low rates. Call on ]. p.
Elmer, city ticket agent. Fifth and Rob
ert sts.. for full information
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MINNEAPOI,Is

! IM,lNlNsEAPoLIs, i April 27.-wheat OPEN
May wheat opened at zoe, against $685. N
66Sscs Wednesdays close, gained 1kc, lost
lec' FL firmed up to 1890, lost 1sc again SO d
at Nssc, declined to 6S7sc by II 80, and by
noon held at 6S1s@70c.
July wheat opened at 71%c, against 71%
Qlhc Wednesday, lost 1-l6c, firmed up
to 7%sQ1lMc, %sQ sold at 71%c twice, advanced
1;So, and by, noon held at 7i5sc.
The cash wheat market was active. but
price were relatively a little under those
or Wednesday. Both mills and elevators
companies We're free buyers of No. i
northern, at nc over the May price.
May wheat closed at 69sc and July at
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sEx-dividend, 4 per cent.
BANK CLEARINGS.
St. Paul-$1, ,206, ,208. 40.
Minneapolis-s1, ,2b9, $50
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NJ. G. WRIGHT 4 CO..
BANKERS AND RROK ERs.
Room b. Endicott Bpiidino.
Telephone 2O4.
BONDS.

Chicago-s19, 419, ,671.
New York-s207, 76O, no.
Boston-$27, 1923, 343.
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U. 8. Is reg. 100 do 40 ~
DO ss .1o7a N % Y. 6 lists ,s4,k -
90 90 IS coup .1os1s n. J. c. gen. 5s.11sE
do new 4scoup13O do 4s iaa
do old As reg. .1l2lz N. P. lists iS6
uo oio IS coupI13A do IS -.......... 6SH
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Butter and potatoes steady. Sweet po-
tatoes, eggs and pineapples are lower.
Cranberr1es are higher. Other produce
about steady.
The following are the quotations cor
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but the thoughtfulness that prompts

but the thoughtfulness that prompts
them"
AS Harry recalled his quarrel with the
jeweler and his regret that he had not
spent $50 more and got an engagement
ring, instead of the two presents he
didn't feel quite so proud of himself as
he did at first, but he wisely concluded
to accept the good that the gods had
sent to him. and he let Jean praise him
to her hearts content
He felt, however, that something
should be done in the way of atonement.
so he went around to the jewelers. next
day and, after apologizing profusely for
the many unkind things he had said
when they had quarreled. asked for a
catalogue from which to $ lect an en-
gagement ring with a solitaire in it that
he can order rs soon as he has saved I'D
enough money or secured the promotion
to the position Of manager that he is
waiting for. Jean, of course, is very
happy and thinks, after all, that it was
not such a hardship to have been born
on Christmas, as it enabled her to dis
cover what noble, thoughtful and gen
erous fellow her fiance is, and he, hav-
ing had such narrow escape, will
doubtless be very careful to show the
qualities for which he accidentally.
though perhaps justly, gets credit.
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and asked her to explain, but much a
she would have liked to warn him O
the snare into which all her previous
admirers had fallen she could not do so
for she had registered a vow to keep hel
secret. She did promise, however, thai
If he escaped the danger she would ex
plain everything to him after Christmas
IF you love me truly and are the no
BILE, generous soul / believe you to be,
there is no danger" she said to him.
Il am not so sure of my nobility and
generosity" he said, "but am very sure
that | love you, and l will walk as cir
cumspectly as l can"
As the Christmas season came around
Jeans anxiety increased but like the
healthy, big hearted soul he was, Harry
practically dismissed the whole matter
from his mind and went his way as if he
were not undergoing a test on which his
whole future happiness depended.
AS the little jeweler in the town did not
have very large assortment of presents
Harry found it difficult to select a suita-
Bile one for Jean. He wanted to give her
something out Of the common rum but as
he felt that in view Of the necessity for
saving money toward housekeeping he
must not spend more than $40 his diff
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Guilty was greatly increased. In order m
help him out the jeweler gave him an il
Illustrated catalogue and told him to select
the design he wanted and he would send
TO the city for it. Harry acted on the
suggestion and worked over that cata.
rogue Tor almost week. He marked nj
ieast ~ designs of pins, brooches, brace
lets and such trinkets before he decided
on brooch that took his fancy. He
then took rubber and erased the marks
he mad made before designs he had re-
Jected and then sent back the catalogue
by messenger with note saying, Get
me what have marked"
| On the day before Christmas the lew
eler sent him package and with it a hill
Tor $2O. Harry expected bill for only
Slo, so he opened the parcel to find out if
possible what was the cause of the extra
charge. Il then found that, besides the
brooch, the jeweler had sent him brace.
let he had admired very much and which
he at first thought of ordering. But he
didn't order it, and, besides, not being
able to afford it, he had no intention az
Deing imposed upon in this way. Taking
the jewels with him, he hurried to the
dealer and asked him to explain.
w n.y. 4 sent you only what you order
ed, protested the jeweler.
ordered only the brooch" said HAIR
ry.
PARDON me-" said the jeweler. "You
sent me word to order what Won had
marked, and did. You marked both the
brooch and the PIN"
on, no; | didn't" replied Harry. az
RUBBED out all the marks / made except
the one for the brooch"
instead Of pursuing the argument the
,eweler went to his desk and brought
OUT ,he marked catalogue. Sure enough.
Tue Two items were marked. He had evil
uenuy overlooked the mark before the
bracelet when erasing the others.
said. ne
. I can't help that" replied the jeweler.
order" 'oui
But you surely are not going TO insist
that take it?"
-, There is nothing else left for me TO do
ne mistake was your own, and can't
be expected to bear the loss. The iouoI
very pretty one, but could not hope
to sell it here within a year. and n,,,st
pay the New York house for it." ~
well, call that skin game" said
Harry, losing his temper. The ;evoIor
promptly lost his temper also, and they
,nuuiged IN a rather undignified quarrel
f,naiiy Harry paid the bill and exclaim.
ed as he did so
lt | live in this town so years. III
never buy another thing here"
wen, I'll not be losing my best cus.
toner" replied the jeweler, with n sneer
when Harry reached his room, he took
out the two jewels and looked at them
Ihey were both very pretty and tasteful
out he felt that they were more than he
could afford just then.
Why" he said to himself, 81 might
as well have added $50 more to tha
amount and bought her the engagement
ring" se-'en'
Having the jewels, he decided, Of
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CHRISTMAS TREAT IN THE JUNGLE.
about Christmas and New Years it Is
greatly desired for the crops, but ordi-
narlly from week to week there is an
unclouded sky. A cool, pleasant breeze
blows from the west In the house if is
not only cool, but cold, so that a little
summing is pleasant, and at night espe-
clally far up in the country, fires are
welcome. Cool breezes during the day.
sweet scented flowers, birds singing and
rocks cawing in the trees add to the
charms of lndia's most agreeable sea-
son. Then Europeans, so far as circum-
stances permit, get into the open air and
move freely about, with everything in
the climate to favor their travelling.
Europeans usually observe the festive
season somewhat in the same way as we
do III America, but a Christmas day In
the tropics is fact hard to realize. The
scenes, climate and general surroundings
are so very different from what we are
used to here. Picnics, tennis. Shooting
parties on elephants and rides and drives
through country avenues take the place
of sleighing. skating and coasting.
There are Christmas decorations pecul-
lar TO India. for the natives dearly love
all tokens of feasting. They place tall
plantain leaves and lunches of fruit In
the gateway as symbols of plenty and
hang up wreaths of laurel and India las
mime or strings of small lamps and of
those great orange marigolds which tbey
offer at the shrines of all their gods
An attraction for the little folks is
iounu IN the great stands of Christmas
cakes and trees. Ornamental cakes
which are supposed to be especially dear
TO English hearts are made by the ma
uves. The number of these that are nre-
sented on Christmas morning by native
tradesmen to their employers is STARTLING
AS many as dozen have been seen on
one lady's table. Besides these. travs ~
all manners of candies. fruits. vegetables
ana mowers are presented, sometimes nv
the servants themselves, who como 70
make their salaams and generally exnect
10 receive some Christmas backsheesb
'inoheNl or Christmas boxes" Native
princes and nabobs send presents Of n
IKE nature To their English friends Tho |
contents OF the trays are often most mr..
tistcally arranged. III
the churches are decorated. but whot |
an uPh9aval of all ones cherished conti
ments and memories! In the place of tho |
hoiiy ana IVY. towers of brilliant buas |
are seem instead of furs and plaids. sum-
iier gowns ana hats are worn. in tho
piace OF rosy. frost kissed cheeks. tbera
are paihd and sun bleached ones
Inc roast turkey and beef and blazinc
pun puuding are generally Forthcoming
se.'eu ny native Walters in their white
.ai'i,eh' ana bare feet. The festivities of
.ne uay are Usually wound up by a dinner
party in the evening. : inner !
&. b. ETHERINGroN
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the engagement with him. Surely. IL
you loved him, you didn't break off lust
because he was one present short"
Il never loved him."
But you were engaged TO him
Yes, but didn't know then what lovo
me Even if he had passed my fool
ish test | would still have parted from
him, for did not know my own mind
when | consented to be engaged to him I"
but it was at Christmas YOU broke oee
test?' Vi the
Weil' yes, II was. but he failed in his
requirements in way that had not
previously dreamed possible. WHY. that
man actually brought me an enragemont
ring for Christmas, and it was 70 sarva
us an engagement ring, Christmas nres-
emf and birthday gift all in one. That
was beyond anything in the wdy of true
economy that | had ever heard of. and IL
opened my eyes to the kind of man no
was. But you must always remember
dear, that it is not the presents I valra
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tco tudl utr IUOSl
striking peculiarities were due TO tbis no.
cident of birth. or course it had notbinO
to do with her unlikeness to other girls in
being more beautiful than any of them
put IL certalnlywas the cause of a strange
moroseness that seemed to overwhelm
ner every year when her birthday came
around. It was first noticed when she
was child, and wise people said she
would outgrow 1t, but they were mis-
taken. Every year her birthday brought
period of discomfort, and because of n
strain of Scotch reticence in her noture
sue would not explain what was weigh
ing on her mind. 1t is true that as She
grew older she changed somewhat. but II
was In a way that made this REGULARITY
more marked. When she was old enough
10 nave admirers, it was noticed that she
almost invariably broke off with them at
Cnristmas, and when asked to explain
her conduct she quoted, from an ancient
Dahad she had read at the seminary:
Who on Christ his day is borne
Shall rede Alright both love and scorne.
because / was born on Christmas"
sne used to say, 81 have power to
Know which of my friends are true and
which are false, but if l explain this
power TO any one shall lose it,
VI course this sounded very absurd
m the last years of the nineteenth CEN
tury' out 1t was finally demonstrated
that' her power had a thoroughly ron
sonable foundation. But il comnellad
ner TO weed down her friends and ad
mirers to pitifully small group and
might have destroyed her life's happi-
ness when the real Prince Charming
came to WOO but for the fact that
cupid always looks after his own.
from the time she was II till she was
~ Jean dismissed from one to a dozen
ADMIRERS every Christmas without ex-
pianation, and people were beginning
10 peneve that she was doomed TO die
an ola maid. In the November of her
twentieth year she became engaged to
an attractive young man. and some
thought the spell was broken. but She
dismissed him so contumeliouslv of
CHRISTMAS and with such outsnolen
scorn that it became saying among her
friends that she would never get mar
rieu until young man appeared who
coulu mold her fancy through the Christ
mas season. She admitted the truth of
tnis statement and continued to whit
the coming of the right man.
When Harry Finlay came to the town
TO act as cashier in the local bank no
Immediately struck up warm friendsb;n
win the beautiful but decidedly peculiar
girl Well meaning friends warned him
Oh her Christmas habits, but in his
eyes the touch of mystery only added 70
her charm. He paid court to her ardent
~ and with such success that toward
the END OF autumn she consented TO he
ms wife. But when he asked that she
wait Tor year until he received an ex-
pected promotion to the position of man
ager she showed signs of uneasiness.
and when, in addition, he asked her 70
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pe patlent with him until he could af-
.oiu 10 gel her such an engagement ring
as he thought should be placed on ber
niger she was almost moved 70 tears
put would not explain why. The truth
was that she reciprocated his love 90
warmly that she would gladly have mar
REQ MIN out of hand and avoided m.
Cnristmas test, but now he was laving
himself open to it. Indeed he was an
preaching it with even worse prosnects
tnan any of his predecessors. Harry
suspected the cause Of her uneasiness
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CHRISTMAS IN INDIA,
ushered In by the Singing of Birds,
With Flowers In Profusion.

One can hardly conceive a finer eli
mate than that of the northwestern
provinces of India at the Christmastide.
Rain sometimes falls at that time. and
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THE ORDEAL BY GIFTS
STORY BY PETER M'ARTHUR.


ECAUSE Jean
W a s born on
Christmas day no
one was surprised
at her many little
peculiarities. She
certainly was mot
like other girls"
and, although it
may seem like
making too great
a concession to
the superstitious,
it must be admit
ted that her most
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Z. b. ETHERINGToN.