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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-07

David III. MOffat,
BrlYtOn Ives,
e. LedyIrd Blair,
\. Van Bergen.
Levi +. Morton.
August Belmont,
Thomas IT. Eckert.
James II. Durham.
Sidney ID. Ripley.
John J. McCuok.
John Il. Srarles.
Samuel NJ. lnman,
Geo. W. Carleton,
+. Buu,iinot Colt,
Joseph T. Low.
AlInsnn Trask.
j. T.. DeNaVarrO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-07

Francis w Jackson. Auditor.
Alfred W. Maine. % Auditor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-07
OFFICERS.
JAMES w. ALEXANDER. Fresidcn

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FTulrns second Il elrehent i
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-07
ASSURA NCE.

Instalment Policies Stated at Their Com
muted Values.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-07

We, the undersigned, appointed by the
Board of Directors Of the Equitable So
cicty. in accordance with its bylaws, to
revise and verify all its affairs for the
year 1899, hereby certify that we have. in
person, carefully examined the accounts.
and counted and examined in detail the
Assets # the Society, and do hereby GER
tify that the foregoing statement there
Of is true ana correct as stated.
f. BOUDINOT COLT,
T. S. YOUNG.
6. w. CARLETON,
j. II. DUNHAM
II. J. FAIRCHILD,
G. b. ALEXANDER,
Special Committee Of the Board of Di-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
DANGER IN M1LLEr.
when Fed In aiseriuainately to Horses
IL Produces q Disease That 10
Hard to Handle.

In many sections where miliet II
largely grown for fodder and hay
horses are troubled with so-called
disease that is characterized by a de-
rangement of the urinary organs and
symptoms resembling rheumatism.
The action of the kidneys is increased.
often being accompanied by a sup
preston of the urine. The joints, par
ticularly of the hind legs, are swollen
and infused with blood. the texture of
the bone is destroyed, becoming soft
and less tenacious, in consequence OF
which the muscles and the igaments
are easily torn loose. In all cases
lameness, and in many instances fe-
YER, also occur, and = considerable
number result fatally.
That the trouble is caused by millet
has been proved beyond question by
many experiments, such as changing
the animals diet from millet to hay
and then back to millet after . few
weeks. In every case, unless too far
advanced. the symptoms disappeared
when ordinary hay was fed, and re-
turned when the change was made
back to millet. The specific property
that causes the trouble has not yet
been discovered. But experiments
show that the afiiction is not due, N
in the case Of crimson clover hair.
balls, to the age Of the crop when cut.
since the symptoms appear as often
when the plants are harvested mature
as when immature. The only recon-
mendation that can be made il to feed
millet sparingly, either in alienation
with other hay or mixed with them
n. G. Kains, in Farm and Fireside.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
WHAT SCIENCE TEACHES

Figs milk n under discussion In the
French chamber Of deputies. . petition
having been sent to It asking that tn
use may be permitted - nourishment
for babies. Some doctors favur II.
Clouds that move in . contrary d.
rection to that Of the surface current
indicate . change Of weather. because
they prove the existence Of two air
currents, one warm and the other cold,
and the minglinE Of these fssquehtly
causes rain.
Poisonous snakes when with young
are sluggish and retiring in their hab-
its. The little ones are born with
fgngs and poison glands In full per.
lection. and are dangerous even be-
fore tasting food or water. The young
are much more active than the adults
and probably their poison 10 moro vir-
ulent
n. Henri Coupon has been expert
menting with the action Of anaesthet-
lea on seeds. He shows that they do
not injure the grain. but the insects
that attack II arc destroyed. Chloro-
form II recommended. The grain II.
however, very sensitive to al anae-
sthetic vapors. which retard their ger
mination or kill them.
In Siam the liquid measure used II
derived from . cocoanut shell which
II capable OF holding $40 tamaTiud
seeds. and 20 Of these units equal .
capacity Of . wooden bucket In dry
measure, $50 tamarind seeds make one
"k'anahn," and Is k'anahn" make one
sat-" or bamboo basket; % sat"
make one 'kwien," or cart This 10
IN example of the primitive origin Of
most units Of weights and measures.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

sylvania. 1t has been grown on the ex-
pertinent grounds Of the department Of
agriculture at Washington, d. c., and
has proved to be thoroughly adapted
TO and valuable for this locality. The
seeds terminate poorly when they are
more than two years old. Most of the
seed used in this country is imported
from Europe, SO that particular care
should be taken by importers and deal
ers to handle none but such rs can be
sold under guaranty rs good. fresh
seed.
Cultivation.-Hairy vetch may be
sown in autumn, from about the middle
of August to the middle of September.
or in spring from the latter part Of
April to the middle of May. 1t should
be sown broadcast or with grain drill
at the rate of one to one and one-half
bushels Of seed per acre. The drill
method of sowing will require less
amount of seed. When the seed is put
IN broadcast. bushel of rye, oats or
wheat should be sown at the same time
SO as to furnish support to keep tie
vines up of the ground. If it is sown in
drills in the latter part of August, the
crop should be cultivated several times.
1t will furnish some forage in autumn,
end where the winter is not too severe
will start to grow again in the spring.
thus producing forage in late autumn
and early spring, at the two periods
when il is most needed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
GAVE HIM A TONIC.
The Over Jealous Bellboy Gets u Suit.
able Reward for HIS
Cheek.

A well-known drug drummer, who il nav.
Ing his regular holiday visit to New Orleans.
took the train last Monday evening for . lit
tie side trip to Baton Rouge and in the hurry
Of his departure left handsome bone-han-
died umbrella hanging ON q hook in the
lobby Of the hotel. 1t was a tempting prize,
but probably every kleptomaniac who saw
1T supposed the owner was seated near at
hand. At any rate, it remained undisturbed
and was still there yesterday when the drum
mer returned. by the way" he remarked,
after he exchanged greetings with the clerk,
i've managed somehow 10 lose my new
bone-handled umbrella. Have any Of you
seen such thing lying around the Officer"
A quick-witted bellboy heard the question
and, glancing around, saw the missing arti-
Gle hanging within foot of his head. Sup
posing it had been there for only few mo-
ments, he promptly grasped the ferrule. Is
this the one!" he inquired. Yes" ex-
claimed the traveller, delighted, "and must
say I'm surprised nobody has nipped it,"
Jaw, they couldn't do that" replied the
bellboy. I've been holdin, on to it fer y
ever since y hung it up" The drug drum
mer stopped with his hand half way down
his pocket and whimsical smile overspread
his ccuntenance. "Well," he said, slowly,
II was intending to give you half dollar,
but if you've been holding that umbrella
for three consecutive days you're more in
need of tonic. Here is a capsule ofquinine
and iron" The gloom which settled Down
upon the bell bench might have been. ewn
with an ax.-N. 0. Times Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
Deafness Cannot Ne c.reA

b. local applications, a. they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There u
only one way to cure deafness, and that i
by constitutional remedies. Deafness il
caused BY an in6amed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets inaamed you have . rrmb !, Y!
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of Of ten are caused BY catarrh,
which 10 nothing but IN indamed condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
FL. Cheney / Co., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills arc the best.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
SHEEP ON THE FARM.

The latest reports indicate no in
crease in the. eountry's supply OF
sheep. No fear Of OVERRIDING the in.
dustry right away.
1t don't want to be forgotten
that sheep are great grubbers OF
brush land; but II sheep are not there
to do il man must be.
Shortage Of grass and hay on the
ranges this summer and fall Is giving
western sheep men many misgivings
regarding the late. winter.
The sheep industry will be popular
in proportion to its profitableness,
and the skill and intelligence devoted
to the industry.-Rural World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
DR. BABCoCK's EpIoRAMa

Many . good intention dies from in
attention.
To die doing right II better than to
live doing wrong.
Character II the confirmation Of
choice. the petrifaction Of tendency.
We are not responsible for the roots
Of sin in ~. but we are responsible for
the shoots.
Be good. and be good for something.
A grimy hand may do gracious deed.
but bad heart cannot.
II man Is to be pillar in the tenn
pie Of his God by and BY he must be
some kind Of prop in Gods house to
day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
Storage Of Comb Honey.

The driest and warmest place in the
house should be chosen for storing sec
tions of comb honey in, says the British
Bee Journal. A-kitchen cupboard close
10 the fire forms an ideal storing place.
and if Ahe sections are protected from
dust, insects. mice, ETC., by careful
wrapping, the honey in them will keep
liQrfd for over IL months. In some
seasons. however. honey in sections ", u
granulate in spite of every care. Per
sonally we have many times had sec
ticas in the best of condition after /:
Or Is months' storing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
Rev Cable Ia-..

,,adn me- !. absolutely dependent upon Enc.
The il sen az. OF as the
ready to spend a vast sum of noan an1 !. sae =
nnrse!f. This is like many people. Who AZ. iies
ssnew,nedyspepsia to settle upon them sn.nd
: fortune seeking deliverance. Save rorr
th aoney ana try Hostetter's Stomach Bitter.
rs 1 m;eclclne which never fails to cure dvs.
lever ra ,n SScnstapation. biliousness, malsris.
a man can't make his home brighter bv
mm;a TAX light of his wife's trouble.IShicasuo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
a saspicieus Anerfean Toarist.

The American tourist is go firmly con-
vinced that he is being cheated on all hands
during his European travels that he occa-
sionally oversteps the bounds of prudence.
young man in Paris shop, handling small
silver brooch of exquisite. workmanship.
Twenty francs, monsieur" said the clerk.
That's altogether too much" said the
young American. "It's for present to my
sister. I'll give you five francs for it" Zen
it would be mt gave re present to your sis
ter" said the Frenchman, with depreca
tory shrug, "and do not know ze younl
mademoiselle. Chicago Chronicle.
Largest Seed Growers In the World.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co., L. Crosse,
Wis., recently shipped Twenty thousand
bushels of seed potatoes to Alabama, Flori-
da, Texas and other southern points. This
firm is the largest grower of seed potatoes
= also farm seeds in the world.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

To Cure . GoIA N One BAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund money II it fails 70 cure. sc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

do Jon believe in the inAusaes Of single
words On . pessoa's character! Some poet.
ieal f:!lew has advssesd tie theory, yeu
"Yss. I do. Thefs's my viz. for in.
sts.cs. She fisss in tie nof1iag pale and
istleo.. She picks up the morning paper.
euddenly her eye bGigAtens. her face
aushee her whole appearance ehanoes. A
single Verd he's wrought the miraele."
WHATS the word9
ssbarRainal"- CleYelaad Plain Oealae.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

Men who have committed no crimes some
times lie awake nights and can't sleep, but
the. women don't believe it. Atchison
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
GOOD FODDER cRoP.
Hardy Plant ana Adapted 10
Our Climate.

The scientific name of this plant is
Vicia villosa. A government report
says of it: This annual leguminous
plant is native of Asia. 1t has been
cultivated for about so years in some
parts of Europe, especially southern
Russia, Germany and France, and was
introduced into this country for the
first time about 1s47 under the name
of Siberian vetch. Excellent reports as
to its drought-resisting qualities and
its adaptability to our climate have
been received from Washington. Ne
braska, Georgia, New Mexico, South
Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Penn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

What" she exclaimed, you want - 50
for this. Why. when priced the same
thing here a month ago it was only $2.O."
Very likely" replied the honest sales
marked-dovn sale for the holidays"-Chi
caso Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

Nanny wouldn't want no gal oh mine
to marry dat Sam johnson.
Dinah-Yo' wouldn't?
mo. Why, dat fellah am jes' as crazy
bout dress as sensible niggah nd be bout
watahmillions!"-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
BAD NAN TO INTERRUPT.
He Demonstrated to- q Certainty That
He Kaew what He Was Talk
Ing About.

oven Moses tell de sun to stan still"
began the old deacon.
"Dat warn't Moses, interrupted broth
CT in the amen corner, dat wuz Joshua!"
"Ez l said" continued the deacon, wen
you didn't say dat at ALI" said the
brother who had corrected him. 'Hit wuz
me dat said it! Hit wuz me dat tuck you
up to it,"
The deacon patience was exhausted. He
tSsm e. fR b bozs b%
walked over to the amen corner, took the
objecting brother by both arms from be-
hind, and, with the swish of a cyclone, swept
him forward toward the door, landing him
precipitately in outer darkness.
"ES I wuz saying, TO- dis little incident
occurred" he continued, wen Moses toll
Joshua ter tell de sun ter stan still"
Some of the older, learned brethren moved
uneasily in their seats They looked like
they wanted to correct him, but they did
not. They let it 60 at that!-Atlanta Con-
rt1frfsnn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

The veracity of figures often depends upon
the honesty Of the Chicago
Daily Newe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

The Rest PPeserBptioa for ChI1ls
and Fever Is o bottle Of GRovK's TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. It's simply iron and quinine in
atastelcss form. No cure no pay. Price. So.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

We refund Zoe for every package Of PUT
NAM FADELESS DYES that fails to give
satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co., KNOXVILLE.
No. Sold by al druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

Energy q HoetoR.
All thing1 come to him who waits, but
the fellow who h1stles does not have to wait
- long.-St. Louis Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
An Appeal to Humanity Generally.
We need Ynur assist nee in Announcing

An Appeal to Humanity Generally.
We need your assistance in announcing
to the world the greatest remedy that
Science has ever produced, and you need our
assistance to secure relief for yourself and
friends through Swanson's "5-DROPS."
As surely as the American Navy has con-
% viii .5DRoPs unfailingiy conquer
Troubles, Lumbago, Catarrh Of all kinds,
Asthma, Dyspepsia, Backache, Sleepless.
ness, Nervousness, Heart Weakness, Tooth:
10 the name and the dose. Trial bottles DC.
Large bottles, containing 300 doses, 81 90
prepaid by mail or express. Six bottles for
$500. Write now, and the Swanson Rheu-
matte Cure Co., l64 Lake ST., Chicago, ILL.,,
will Immediately give your order attention
Near Unto Greatness.
A Louisville woman who spent the sum-
mer at a famous mountain resort in Vir-
ginia declares that, like all other places
Of the kind, it has its star boarder: This
one was young southern girl. She was
there was no special style about her, and
she was as heavy on hand as log, and,
last of all, she was not particularly rich.
But she lorded it over the place, and all
the other boarders walked behind like the
sister of giddy 'Dodo." The Louisville
woman fOSt Sieep-lTyau& 10 Hnu the Key 10
this social mystery. One day she chatted
with the female potentate. They talked on
and on until finally the subject turned ON
the Davis family: Did you know any of
thems" she asked.
NO." replied the girl-who-walked- before,
grandly, s.but Just missed travelling on the
tran once with Winnie Davis"
And then the other women from the south
eaxed reverently at the "just missed" and
the Louisville lady exclaimed softly:
Eureka! Times.
The Million Dollar Potato.
Most talked-of potato on earth; the next
10 Sunlight; which is fit to eat in IS days
Send this notice and Sc to John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, for their great
catAiog. IK]
The hungry mendicant prefers the cold
ham to the cold shoulder.-Chicago Daily
News.
We always criticise; others find fault
phslaInlnhia Times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
basBaaAo!-CIevelo0d Plain Dealer.

I en- reeommsnd riso's Cure fer Con.
Tewnsand It. Howard. Via, Iey 4. -.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
II
Busy
Woman

Il Alt8. plnklbas,s. H0s'
Waoof Oo1s,oSp0nd0ss00 -
andor her own 6sp0r.
Every vNossnO a. dbkS
ooDfanonf sjbosakd sn1d6r~
stand 6lkaf she 0an svs56o
kj,poiy 70 Mrs nkhAdb00s
aabosgf Abor plIysioal 0o0-
snkkon because Mrs. H4nE~
hams 70
AMOn1an
~ booauoo Mrs.. Pink
-, novop Violates 0o0~
flh1nooo - bo0aa0o 6lbO
lnnosv8 ADos,e abowf1b0 10
- .aenapo0 llba0 NY 0Gbor
Dos,eo0 = dbks 00aaDlsys
lydIa e. PfnkkbaMsss
No9ofaako 00sBqp0aaed mas
oea1,o6 q aoallNo0 8A0lk va.
-. Every aol1hb0r-
Secs, alNs0of Ov0ry
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

He sees what is going on in my life
Can You see the sun 95,000,000 miles
away, and do you not think God has
as prolonged vision? But you say:
There are phases of my life and there
are colors, shades Of color in my an
ncyances and my vexations thu.
don't think God can understai l."
Does not God gather up all the colors
and all the shades of color in the rain
bow? And do you suppose there IS
any phase or any shade in your life
that He has not gathered up in His
own heart?
Besides that. want to tell You il
will soon all be over, this struggle.
That eye of yours, so eSquisitely fash
>ned and strung and hinged and
rcofcd will before long close in the
last slumber. Loving hands will
smooth down the silken fringes. So
He siveth His beloved sleep.
a legend of st. Frotobcrt is that his
mother was blind and he was so sorely
ritiful for the misfortune that one
day in sympathy he kissed her eyes
and by miracle she saw everything.
But it is not legend when I tell yon
that ell the blind eyes Of the Chris
tian dead under the kiss of the resur-
rcction morn shall gloriously open.
Oh. what a day that will be for those
who went cropping through this world
under perpetual observation or were
dependent on the hand Of friend o.
with an uncertain staff felt the way,
and for the aged OF dim sight, about
whom it might be said that "they
which look out or the windows he
darkened." when eternal daybreak
comes N!
What beautiful epitaph that was
for tombstone in European GENE
terry: Here reposes in God Katrina. =
seint IS years of age and blind. The
light was restored to her Nay 10
$780,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17
Near Unto Greatness.
ne N9illio. Dollar Potato.

Most talked-of potato on earth; the next
10 Sunlight; which is fit to eat in IS days.
Send this notice and Sc to John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, for their great
cataiog. lK]
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

We always criticise; others find fault
Philadelphia Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

Z
ace of ivory is considered rich, but the
halls for the residence of the human
eyes are richer by so much as human
bone is more sacred than elephantine
tusk. See how God honored the eyes
when He made roof for them, SO that
the sweat of toll should not smart them
and the rain dashing against the fore
head might not drip into them; the eye
brows not bending over the eye, but
reaching TO the right and to the left so
that the rain and the sweat should be
compelled to drop upon the cheek in
stead Of falling into this divineiy pro-
tected human eyesight.
See how God honored the eye in the
fact presented by anatomists and physi-
ologists, that there are 500 contrivances
in every eye. For window shutters, the
eyelids opening and closing 10000 times
a day. The eyelashes so constructed
that they have their selection as to
what shall be admitted, saying to the
dust: aStay out" and saying to the
light: s'Come in" For inside curtain.
the iris or pupil Of the eye. according
as the light is greater or less, contract
ing or dilating. The eye of the owl is
blind in the daytime, the eyes Of some
creatures are blind at night. but the
human eye so marvelously constructed
81 can see both by day and by night.
Many of the other creatures of God
can move the eye only from side to side.
but the human eye, so marvelously con-
structed, has one muscle to lift the eye
and another muscle to lower the eye
and Another muscle to roll it to the
right and another muscle to roll it to
the left and another muscle passing
through a pulley to turn it round and
round, m elaborate gearing Of six mus
cles rs perfect a God could make them.
There is also the retina gathering the
rays Of light and passing the visual i'm
preston along the optic nerve about the
thickness Of the lamp wick, passing the
Usual impression On TO the sensorium
md on into the soul What delicate
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

The hungry mendicant prefers the cold
ham to the cold shoulder.-Chicago Daily
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-17

but was skillful groom in the stables.
A surgeon. riding up one evening,
gave his horses INTO the care of the
blind groom. Late at night the trav-
cling surgeon went to the stables and
found the groom still at work upon
the horses, and the grateful and SYM
pathetic surgeon resolved in the morn
ing to reward the blind groom with
money. But in the night the surgeon
bethought himself that perhaps he
could give the groom something bet
ter than money. In the morning he
said to the blind groom: "Step out
into the sunshine! You are 40 years of
age. I could surely have cured your
blindness if had seen you sooner, but
come to Paris. and 1 will give you sight
if you do not die under the operation"
Paying the poor mans way to Paris,
the operation was successful. For the
first time the man saw his wife and
children. and having taken good look
at them he turned and said: LET me
look on my friend. the surgeon. who
has opened all this beautiful world to
me and shown me my loved ones"
Was not that glorious? Only those who
have been restored from utter blind
oess can appreciate the omnipotent
blessing of eyesight.
The earl Of Bridgewater, in his last
will snd testament. bequeathed $4o.-
600 for essays to be written on the
power and wisdom and goodness OF
God as manifested in creation. and Sir
Charles Bell, the British surgeon. fresh
from Coruna and Waterloo, where he
had been tending the wounded and
studying the formation of the human
body emid the amputating horrors of
the battlefield, accepted the invitation
to wife one Of those Bridgewater
treatixes, and he wrote his hook on
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