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NOV. lECnaTleSI Car |
rol, last surviving signer of declaration of
independence, died at Baltimore. aged 80.
Nov. l~y-Convention at ;. e,
adopted resolutions declaring tariff acts
null and void.
March 16-South Carolina repealed nullih-
cation resolution in convention.
Sept. 26-President Jackson directed re-
moval of 0.00O.0 900 of government funds
from National bank to be deposited in
state banks.
Nov. ls-Great meteoric display visible In
North America.
Dec. 6-American Anti-Slavery society or
garized in Philadelphia.
1884.
jun aO-Indian territory established by
Dec. President in annual message an
nounced extinguishment of national
deb
Dec. le-ls--Business portion Of New York
city destroyed by fire; GAS buildings de-
stroyed; loss SIS, 900. 900.
Dec. 2S-Seminole Indian war began.
Thomas Davenport, of Braddon, VT, built
first electric railway motor at SPRING
field. Mass.
1896.
March 2-Texas declared its independence.
March G-Massacre at the Alamo. San An
tonic. Tex. by Mexicans under Santa
May Ii-Mexlco acknowledged indepen-
June 15-Arkansas admitted TO the union.
June 2S-Ex-President James Madison died
at Montpelier. VT, aged IS.
Nov. S-Thirteenth presidential election.
Martin Van Buren, elected president with
761. $40 popular and 40 electoral votes,
against 70 electoral votes for his nearest
T fSnHeI popular '' vote' 1i Hen .sos. A No Sice
president chosen because of lack of ma
jority of electoral votes. Senate chose
Richard M. Johnson.
IS3T.
Jan. 6-Michigan admitted to the union.
May 10-All banks in New York city sus-
pended specie paymen because OF finan-
cial panic.
May 1O-Banks in New York resumed
specie payment.
Oct. 10-United States bank suspended,
causing nancia panic.
1910.
Jan. 19-Lieut. wilkes discovered Antarctic
continent.
Jqnemc.FEifth census taken. Population. H..
Nov. 10-Fourteenth presidential election
William Henry Harrison received 234 cleo.
toral and ! ,215.0l7 popular votes, and Mar
tin Van Buren, 60 electoral and lbs, 70
popular votes.
April 4-President Harrison died, aged 6s.
April 6vice President Tyler took oath O
Juiy s-Act to distribute money from sale.
of public lands among the states passed
July E-Independence of Egypt acknowl
edged by Turkey.
1912
May 2-Col. John c. Fremont's first expedl
ton started for Rocky mountains.
Aug. 14-End of indian war in Florida pro
claimed.
Aug ~20-Ashburton realty, settling Main
|, boundary dispute between United State
and England, ratified by senate.
Oct. 1S-First submarine cable laid by Prof
Morse In New York harbor.
! 1Sf3.
: Jan. u-Francls S. Key, author of Star
Spa ngled Banner" died at Baltimore
aLll GS.
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Feb. s-Jenrerson Davis chosen president
ana Aiexander II. stephens vico presi-
dent of Southern Confederacy.
gun fired BY Edmund Rufin OF Virginia.
April Effort Sumter surrendered.
April 15-President called Tor Io.o00 troops.
April l7-Virginia seeded.
April is-President proclaimed blockade
of southern ports.
Man 6-Arkansas seeded.
May 21-North Carolina seeded
June S-Tennessee seeded.
July 2l-Federal troops defeated at battle
Nov. Smconfederate ENJOYS Mason and
Slidell captured on British steamer
Trent. by Capt. Wilkes. u. s. N.
O
Ian. l.-Government suspended specie
payment.
Gen, Grant and Com. Foote.
Feb. 16-Fort Donelson surrendered to
\ Gen. Grant.
sloop-of-war Cumberland DESTROYED by
confederate ram Merrimac at Hampton
March e-Battle between Monitor and
Merrimac at hampton Roads.
April 25-Admiral F%arragut occupied New
May i5~Department of agriculture estab-
May 2o-Homestead act approved by the
June i~s~slavery forever prohibited in the
Jnne ss-Juiy 2-seven days fighting.
Army of the Potomac retreated from
before Richmond.
July president approved act for build
ing railroad and telegraph line from Mis-
souri, river to Pacific ocean.
July 24-Ex-President Martin Van Buren,
died at Underworld. N. T., aged so.
Aug. 19-Sioux Indians attack frontier set
, Elements of Minnesota.
| Sept. 5-Confederate forces crossed the
Potomac into Maryland.
| Sept. 16-17-Confederates defeated at An
tietam. They retreated into Virginia
the following day..
| Dec. We Virginia admitted to the
union to date from June 20. 1868.
1sC3.
Ian. president Lincoln issued proclama-
ton freeing slaves in confederate states.
They numbered about 3,120. 900.
Feb. S-National currency secured by u.
s. bonds provided for.
Nav 1O-Stonewall Jackson died. wound
ed May 2 at Charlottesville.
July i-2-3-Confederate army, numbering
81, 900 men, defeated at Gettysburg by
federal army. numbering 13,bOO men,.
July 4-Vicksburg surrendered to Gen.
Grant.
July 25-Samuel Houston, Texas hero.
died at Huntersville, Tex, aged 20.
Sept. 15-President Lincoln suspended writ
of habeas corpus.
Sept. 19-20-Federal army defeated by con-
federates at C~hickamauga.
Nov. 23-24-25-Federal army under Gen.
Grant defeated confederates at Orchard
Knob. Missionary Ridge and Lookout
mountain.
March 1O-Gen. Grant placed in command
"a
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1929.
Dec. 2-Proclamation by President Mon
roe declared that for the future the
American continents were not to be con-
sidered as subjects for colonization by
any European power. This constitutes
the Monroe doctrine"
1924.
March 1s-Convention signed between
Great Britain and United States for sup
preston of slave trade.
Aug. l5-Gen. Lafayette landed In New
York for visit TO America;
Nov. 9CTenth presidential election. Or
popular vote John Quincy, Adams re-
ceived los. 1921, Andrew Jackson, 1S2,sss;
os7. No OcaMipra for lp' PRESIDENT received
a majority of electoral votes and cleo
ton devolved upon house of representa-
tives., John C. Calhoun elected vice
Feb. 9-House of representatives voted for
president. each state having one vote.
John Quincy Adams received 10, Andrew
Jackson, Z. and William Crawford.
June I-Corner stone of Bunker hill monu-
merit laid by LAFAYETTE
Albany.
May i0-American Home Missionary So
ciety organized in New York ou,,
July EEx-Presidents John Adams Quin-
cy, Mass. and Thomas jefferson. Month
cello. Va. died.
Sept. l2-William Morgan abducted from
the anti-masonic party that played a
prominent part in national politics for a
short time.
First railroad in the United States began
operations. 1t extended from Quincy,
Mass, TO the Neponset river and was
operated by horse power.
IS2S.
MAY l9-Tariff revision bill. placing high
duties on wooden and cotton goods, APP
proved by president.
Nov. 11-Eleventh presidential election.
Andrew Jackson received 65S,02S popular
and l7S electoral votes; John quincy Ad-
ans received 81, 1853 popular and So cleo
toral votes.
March civilian T. Barry appointed post
master general In Jackson abine Pre-
vious to this time the postmaster general
Aug. S-First railway locomotive operated
in America started at Honesdale. Pa.
IS3O
Jan. 25-Robert Y. Hayne. S. c.. in speech
in congress on Foote resolution on public
lands announced notification doctrine.
May 24-First IA miles of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad opened.
Sept.-Anti-masonic party held the first
national political convention in United
States at Philadelphia.
Jan. 15-South Carolina railroad, first pas
senger AND freight railroad in United
States. OPENED for traffic.
July +EX-President James Monroe died
in New York. aged 80.
July 26-First successful reaper. invention
Of Cyrus II. Mccormick. tested at Steele's
Tavern, Va.
Chloroform discovered by Samuel Guthrie,
of Sacket Harbor. n. Y.
Matches first used in United States.
1872.
March Black Hawk war begun.
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Nov. 1s-Ex-President Chester
died at New York. aged ST. a. Arthua
Dec. 26-Gen. John A. LOGAN A.,
washington. aged Co. a'ed Il
proved. ns1'can war pension bill an.
Feb. Independent pension hu
March, 22-First interstate vetoed.
mission appointed. erce com.
aug. Hi. 8. Ives & Co Na-
brokers. failed; liabiiities. sa S eS York
march 2s-Chief Justice Morrison !, NJ
uied at washington. aged ~. waite
avg. 5wGen; Philip H: Sheridan s,s,
Sept: 12-Act prohibiting imm,r,..
Q eETwenty-sixth presidential eleo,,.
40 Sasse WANNA received lSs electoral and 55sS..
n 5.43s.SS3 popular votes. electoral
Feb. sCDepartment of agriculture
as executive department.. Normoaaeated
Far 81 nah appointed first secretary Feb %
Feb. 22.Dakota territory divided
March S 81 Ericsson died at New Yo,.
April 22-Oklahoma opened for ss,.,.-
n City OF Guthrie established. 'emens
nay HmDisastrou flood at johnston,
to amount of 50, 674, los. property
Oct. 2-Pan-American congress orr.
IN washington. eahzea
N to tS seM NO, and South Dakota admitted
Nov. s-Montana admitted to the ,r,,.
nov. ll--Washington admitted TO The mu mi
DEC Sent J.ad Davis, confederate presI..
1e"'' uieu at new orleans. aged 81.
1900.
Jan. 1-Horatio Allen, first locomotive An.
gfneer in United States. died az en-
tr9se; N, u. aged g. "On'
April eEAustrallan ballot system first in
troduced into United States at elen,so M
Rhode Island. ouohin
June sn es 2s.,IEleventh'census taken; population.
July s-Idaho admitted to the union
i l0-Wyoming. the 44th state, a6ml,,sa
to the union. au"i''ed
July Ely ltmAct aythorlzlng purchase of $500.
coinage of 1000, COO ounces Der mo y ~, ror
I'll July l. 1901, passed by congress. N'
Oct. mckinley tariff bill approved
Oct. 6-Polygamy abolished by the Nor,
Dec. S-Batsle with the Indians at Wound.
Jan. TmSeorge Bancroft. historian. died
Feb. lS-Admiral David Dixon Porter died
at Washington, aged n.
Feb, 14IGen. William T. Sherman died al
New York, aged II.
March 3-I~nternational copyright act an.
March 2i-Gen. Joseph E. Johnston died a,
Washington, aged "a.
Aug. 12-James Russell Lowell died al
Cambridge. Mass, aged 70.
1892
June 4-Secretary of State Blaine resigned
July l2-Cyrus ". Field died at Ardsley'
N. Y, aged 70.
Sept. 7-John Greenleaf Whittier died al
Hampton Falls. N. H, aged IS.
Nov. S-Twenty-seventh presidential cleo.
ton. Cleveland received 27 electoral
and 5,556. 533 popular votes; Harrison ID;
electoral and $40. PIG popular votes.
Weaver. p electoral and Liz, O45 popular
votes.
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Jan. l1-Gen. Benjamin F. Butler died a,
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"N" : a. -, ed the negro state
august Of Liberia In At
RIGA, its object being TO establish a home
for free American negroes.
1917.
Jan.-The United States bank began oper-
March flames Monroe and Daniel d.
Tompkins i~naugurated.
Dec. I6-Mississippi admitted to the union.
1878.
March 1S-First general pension bill for
revolutionary war veterans passed by
April i4-President approved act establish:
ing flag Of United States at 10 stripes and
a star for each state.
Dec. 3-Illinois admitted to the union.
1919.
Feb. 22-Spain ceded Florida to United
States for consideration of s., 00,OOO.
May 2i-First ocean steamship, the Savan-
nah. left Savannah, Ga, for Liverpool.
Trip completed In &c days.
June l9-Maine separated from Massa-
chusetts by Massachusetts legislature.
Aug. 23-Com. o. H. Perry died at Trinidad,
West Indies.
Dec, H-Alabama admitted to the union.
March l5-Maine admitted to the union.
Sept. 2e-Daniel Boone died at Charlotte.
Mo-, aged IS.
March 5-James Monroe and Daniel D.
Tompkins inaugurated president and Vice
president for second term.
Aug. 10-Missourf admitted to the union.
1929.
Nav EPresident Monroe vetoed approprla-
ton bill providing for government i'm,
provements on the Cumberland road. and
Transmitted to congress a message en-
bodying his objections TO national ap'
propriations for internal improvements
This practically changed the policy OF tins
gov rnment regarding internal improve,
Wsnts excepting as REGARDS Fl'ers ans
hG.loss.
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WAS ldhtl III wv
hut the total of the enumeration was not
announced until 1901. 1t was o'Sos'4S'
1907.
March 16-Law passed establishing MIL
itary academy at West Point. Same law
reduced standing army TO one regiment
April 14-Present naturalizati ton flaws passea
April-Library OF congress first cataIoguvs'
May-Washington, d. c.. incorporates rs
a city.
Feb. 19-Ohio admitted to the MON.
April SO-Territory of Louisiana purchased
from France for SIS. 600, 600. Territory con-
sists of III, 93l square miles,
1904.
Feb.-Impeachment trial of Samuel chase
associate justice of the supreme c0uIt'
began. He was acquitted in Merch, lsoo,
May 14-Lewis and Clark expedition started
from Mississippi Fiyer Tor Pi HiilHd e in duel
with Aaron Burr at Weehawkeh on 'ne
Sept. 25@Twelfth amendment to constitu-
ton adopted.
1905.
March 4-Thomas jefferson and George
Clinton ~inaugurated.
Tripoli and. the United States.
June 30-Territory of Michigan formed
from Indiana.
March 9~s-Congress authorized the build
ing OF a national road from Cumberland,
Nd, to the Ohio river.
The tailors formed first trade union IN the
1907.
Juiy-American ports closed to the British
and British ships ordered from American
Aug Unsuccessful voyage of Robert Full
toms steamboat Clermont from New
Dec. 2lWEmbargo act passed forbidd.ng
American vessels to leave for foreign
ports.
Jan. Act prohibiting Importation OF
slaves into country became law.
1900.
March flames Madison and George Clin-
ton i~naugurated.
March l5-Embargo act, excepting as to
Great Britain and France, repealed.
1910.
April 3O-A general post Office established
in Washington under the postmaster gem
May lO-First agricultural exhibition in
United States held at Georgetown. d. c.
June Third census taken; population.
7.2S9,SSl
Nov. battle of Tippecanoe fought by
Gen. Harrison
April S-Louisiana admitted to the union.
June l|C. S. declared war against Eng
June 26-strength of the regular army
Aug. Effort Dearborn massacre on pres
ent site of Chicago.
Nov. John c. Calhoun made his first ap-
pearance in congress.
1913.
March flames Madison and Elbridge Ger
~ inaugurated.
Aug. 2l-Indians massacred garrison and
women and children at Fort Mimms. Ala
Sept. l0-Com. o. II. Perry defeated British
squadron at Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie.
1914.
April 1.-THE embargo act repealed b!
congress.
Aug. 25-Washington burned by the British
Sept. 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner
written by Francis Scott Key while de
tanned on board the British ship Mindei
during the attack on Fort McHenry a
Baltimore, 1t was first sung at a Bait
more theater in October of the same veal
Nov. 23-Nice President Elbridge Gerr
died at Washington, aged 20.
Dec. 2i-Treaty of peace signed betwee
Great Britain and United States at Chem
Belgium.
1918.
Jan. S-British defeated by Americans a
New Orleans.
Feb. 15-U. S. declared war against Algier'
June 30-Peace treaty signed betwee
United States and 1sigiers.
1916.
April lO-United Stetes bank chartered b
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Feb. ,s-Great comet seen. at noon by
naked eye In North America.
June l7-Bunker Hi monume dedicated.
1S44.
May 2--First telegram sent over a land
line from Washington to Baltimore.
June 2,-Joe and Hiram Smith. Mormons,
murdered BY mob at Nauvoo. Ill.,
July 3-Ffrst treaty OF between
United States and China signed.
Nov. 12-Fifteenth presidential election;
James X. Polk received 10 electoral and
1855 si popular votes. Henry Clay re-
ceived 16 electoral and 1,29i,0Sj popular
votes.
1S45.
Jan. 2s-Congress appointed first Tuesday
following first Monday in November ma
tional election day.
Feb. eS-Texas annexed by joint resolution.
March ~3-Congress fixed postage on letters
at 5 cents for 800 miles or under and 10
cents for over that distance.
March s-Florida admitted to the union.
June S-Ex-President Andrew Jackson
died. aged rs.
Dec. 2s-Texas admitted to the union as a
state.
April Substitutes between Mexico and
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Dec. +President Buchanan in annual mes
sage to congress said southern states had
no legal right to secede, and government
no power to prevent secession.
Dec. a0-South Carolina seeded.
1861.
Jan. 9--Steamer Star of the West with
reenforcements for Fort Sumter fired
upon by South Carolina troops from
Morris Island and forced to retire.
Jan. Mississippi seeded.
Jan. l0-Florida seeded.
Jan. 11-Alabama seeded.
Jan. I9-Georgia seeded.
Jan ~26-Louisiana seeded. Kansas admit
ted to the union.
Feb. 1-Texas seeded.
Feb. 4-Confederate congress met at
Montgomery. Ala. Six states rel re-
scented.
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BOrh ApfH n, III Died II. 1HCVTtTTdT UItu
July -, iss5. at Orange. N. j.,
aged 50.
Nov. 25-Vice-President Thomas A. He'll
bricks died at indianapolis, Ind, aged CO.
-
March 6-Knighta of Tabor struck on
southwestern railroads.
May Anarchist riot and Haymarket
massacre took place In Chicago.
Aug. 31-Charleston, s. c., and other south
ern points visited by severe earthquake.
Sept, 4-Geronimo, Apache chief, surre,i-
dered TO Gen. Miles at Skeleton canyon.
Arizona.
Oct. l2-Dlsastrous gale along Texas
people homeless.
Dor unveiled.
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armies.
May At e d e r a |
army, numbering
1870, 900 men, crossed
the Rapidan to at
tack Lee.
May 5~-Struggle be-
tween federal and
armies
in the Wilderness
and at Spottsyl-
vania began. In
these battles h
federal army lost
10000 men.
NJ a y Up o s I a !
money q sys-
tenn established.
May 10 - Nathaniel
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from cholera in the
United States oc-
CURED at New
York.
July 13-Source of
Mississippi discov-
cred by Henry r.
Schoolcraft.
July 14-Tariff meas
ures of 1923 par
TALLY repealed.
Nov. l3-T W e fifth
presidential cleo
ton. Andrew Jack
son received 6S7,-
500 popular and 2l9
electoral votes. and
Henry Clay $50,
1883 popular and IL
electoral votes.
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A,r ,LAamira, David C. Farrasut died
at Portsmouth N. H.. aged 81.
Dec. JG-Colored Methodist Episcopal
church in America organized.
1871.
Ian. 1s-supreme court decided legal tender
March sNAct establishing Centennial ex-
position at Philadelphia passed by con-
gress.
March-First civil service commission APP
Oct s-gNFire destroyed 20. 1000 buildings In
Chicago; IS. 500 people made homeless;
loss. 1872. 900. 900.
1879.
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b Q q a n in New
York. 1t lasted
three months and
resulted success
fully for the strik-
ers.
Sept. 14-Geneva tri-
bunal awarded
United s t e. t e $
SIS, 500, 1000 o
Great Britain.
Nov. 5-Twenty-s sec
ond presidential
election. a re-
ceived 2S6 electoral
and 1897. 90 popu-
lar votes. Remain
der of electoral
votes divided as
b. Gratz
an. III
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vi IOui III
ballot at Chicago.
~une-Eighth C e n
sus taken. Popula-
ton. 81. 4i3, 321.
Nov. 6-Nineteenth
presidential cleo
ton held. Abraham
Lincoln received
$50 electoral and
1855, 1852 popular
votes: John C.
ridge. ~
electoral and S47.-
b14 popular votes;
John G.. Bell. 80
electoral and $751;
$50 popular votes,
and Stephen A.
Douglas ~ cleo
tOra1 and 375 157
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United states be-
gan by capture of
small force of u.
s. troops by Next
cans.
May II President
p ok announced
that state of war
existe d between
United States and
Mexico.
] u n g 15-T e a I y
signed with Great
Britain settling the
the Oregon bound
airy dispute.
&C om. John d.
Sloat, u. s. N. oc-
cupied Monterey,
Cal. and declared
80
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congress for 20
years capital, $685.
coo. 000.
27-First pro-
tective n bill
passed by congress-.
July 5-Ice a quarter
of an inch thick
formed In Pennsyl-
vania, New York
and New England
states.
Dec. 1~1-Indiana ad-
m | { [ e d to the
union.
Dec.-American COL
o%nization society
org a n | z e d in
Princeton, N. j.
This society found
$3.50
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rs.
Jan. 2~S-Judge L. O.
c. Lamar. soldier,
statesman, jurlst,
died at Macon, Ga.
Jan. Thames G.
b g died al
Washington, aged
g.
Feb. 2O-Gen. p. T.
G. Beauregard died
at New Orleans,
aged Is.
Feb. 22-Inman line
steamers City OF
New York and City
of Paris trans.
ferred from British
to American reg.
tetrv
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S [ o n e was laid
July 4. 1913.
Feb. Sc Contract la
Dor law passed.
March 3-President
Arthur approved
act appropriating
81, $780, 00 for new
ships for U. s.
navy. This was
the beginning of
the present navy.
Sept. 1-F1rst cleo
trio railway line In
America from Bal
timore to Hamp-
den. Md, distance
2 miles, opened.
Oct. 29-Gen. George
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OF representative
a of tie in
electoral vote be-
tween himself and
Aaron Burr. the
latter becoming
vice president.
10-Tripoli de-
clares war against
United States.
Dec. II ! d e n I
jefferson inargu-
rated system OF
sending written
messages to con-
gress. Since this
date no president
has addressed con-
gress orally.
second census
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March 1O-Gen. Grant placed in command
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1901.
Feb. 1S-Thomas Jefferson elected president
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March Strike for IN s,hour day. in
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Feb. 21-Washington monume dedicated.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-10
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NE COMING OF TIE GREEN.

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fnir
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trf their com~th a whisper ~ spring
Nnf ifs fs-sffau o. nsht on IN -ea.
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in its mpgth
And if bringsth a blessing ~ me
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tri the tark earth t. E1sf~ninF vith
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o thr green
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