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New-York tribune., 1900-12-10
EEE PERsIAy MINISTER At WASHINGTON

Washington. Dec s.-General Isaac Kahn. the
new Persian Minister 10 the United States arrived
here to-day from NeW-York- He probably VIII De
presented 70 the President This coming week
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NOTES or TIE STAGE.


sarah Bernhardt and NJ coquelin will appear
ony N La Toscs" and Camille" al the Garden
Theatre in the week OF December II -Frou
Frou," which Origiaally announced for
Wednesday and Friday evenings OF that week. win
programme has been thought necessary because Of
the demand for seats for Ia Toscs" and Ca
mile" In the week OF December II La Tosea
Ein be played on Monday. Wednesday and Satur-
Gay evenings an6 at the Wednesday matinee. Ca
nile viii be given on Tuesday, THURSDAY ana
Friday evenings and a. the Saturday matinee.
'4iscge Smith. Attorney" Ramsay Morris's new
farce for me Belle Of Bridgeport. during the re-
naming five weeks OF her stay at the Bijou Thea
Ie- The piece played az special mat
NEE or Thursday. and was received with mach
Dispatches received IN this city announce that
Adele Strauss. the widow OF Johann Strauss.
had brought suit IN the Austrian courts against
Heinrich Conred OF this city. for the annulment Of
contract and cancellation OF proprietOTship where
~ Is conllois Tue operettas composed ~ her ms
h O. Knowles mon0logisl. 0f London. viii
iaske his FIRST appearance n America Ia Ten years
~ t-eitA's Qn december p
After The Man OF Forty" az Days Theatre
mas run out the time set FOR Il. Daniel Frohman
Intends to present there as his second play the
English comedy entitled LADY HuntWorth's Ex-
pertinent" written by r. c. Carton author Of
,,-.ofo ano Lady Algy' and Wheels Within
rs- lnls play was announced for the Ly-
L. s.-1s l1e ~ february Dut Cnaries fronnlan
@ltlle hussers departure another new play Tor
-'A ne requires time n AeW-Kork City.
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THE TRIBUNE'S CARTOONS.
WANTS THEM BANIsHED.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: We have read The Tribune daily for years
a most satisfactory paper on the side Of purity,
but can you not Danish from your ninth page those
hideous hgures daily given u.s. They are enough
10 frighten child and they disgusting 70 some
OF your readers l. M
NeW-York Dec. 8. 1900
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In this diagram the continuous white line SHOWS the
changes pressure indicated By The Triounes self
recording dotted line shows the
as recorded az PeTry's Pharmacy.
Tribune oiee Dec 10. q. m--rhs weather yesterday
and cold the Temperature ranged between %
and AZ degrees average 3s being 81 degrees lower
than that saturday and ~ degrees higher than that or
the corresponding date Of last year.
Tbs weather to-day will be fair and cold.
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HOURS: Morning. Night.
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THE BEST OF ALL.

From The Middletown CN. " Press.
Among the best. il not the very best. cartoons
made In this years campaign are those from the
pencil OF Leon Barritt. which appear daily IN The
NeW-York Tribune In conception and execution
thew are simply immense.
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KANE LopaE. "a. 4s4.

Brethren summoned 10 attend euaergent c0nmuni-
cation Lodge the Chapel OF St Ann's Church.
corner Livingston and Cllnton Brooklyn. n y.
Monday December 10 a. o'clock p Masonic ser-
vices over remains q Brother Theodore Ssdgwick
Nye GEORGE FLINT WARREN. JR.. Master.
HENRY W. PENOYAR. Secretary.
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HE WANTS 4 STATE RECORD OF DIVORCES.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Permit me 10 invite public attention 10 the
importance OF recording all divorces now
record marriages. births and deaths. IN the Office
OF the State Board OF Health. At Albany. Divorce
records are a very important branch Of vital and
social statistics and should be made such by law.
To discover whether a divorce has been granted
in the state OF New-York, il is now necessary 10
search the divorce records OF every county.
ZIBA II. POTTER.
Bethlehem Penn. Dee g. 1900
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FORECAST FoR To-pAY AND TuEspAY

TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
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h O. Knowles. mon0loRist. Of London. viii
Laake his FIRST Appearance ~ Ameraca "a ten years
~t EtltA's December -
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PRINTED MATER ETC-This steamer takes Printed
Commercial Papers. and Samples for Germany
only class Of mail matter for other parts OF
Europe will BY this ship unless specially
directed by her
After the closing Supplementary Transatlantic
Mails named above additional supplementary nails
opened on the piers OF the American. English. French
German and remain open until within
Ten Minutes OF the hour % sailing CT steamer.
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DEAF PEOPLE HEAR
USING DIR. TRACY'S EAR-PHOSE.
COME IN AND TRY IT
AZ WEST Bath ST.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-13

ialning q ihousand and sixty acres by sur
Vey, bearing date - The - dry OF Ne
vember. one thousand nd seven hundred
and seventy -four. lyl1G and being u the
county OF Augusta, intha forks OF Wheel
Ing, by estimation about fiye miles trOm
the mouth where Il flilE into the Ohio
river. and bounded as fOlloWa: Beginning
Hl swamp oak standing on the east side
ilve degrees east ore hundred and twenty
poles 10 an ash marked for corner. north
twenty degrees east one hundred and forty
poles 10 sugar tree: south seventy-eight
degrees east one hundred and twenty poles
to sugar tree standing In q drain; south
nfty-elght degrees east forty poles to Pc
ter's Run, two hundred and twenty POLES
to Little Wheeling: three hundred and ak
poles 70 sugar tree. south thlrly-ive de-
grees west four hundred and siXty-slN
poles 10 beach and ash; north slXty-slS
degrees west niuety-fdur poles to an ash
and sycamore on the bank Of Big Wheel
ing: thence down the several mednders Of
said creek: north hfty degrees west one
hundred poles north seventy degrees west
twenty poles; north eighty-1ve degrees
west hfty-tWo poleSl north Rt1ty-tlYe de-
grees west stHty-fyGo Foles; north six de-
gfess west nineteen poles; north twenty
five degrees. east eighty poles; north fifty-
i've degrees east alXty.one poles; north ten
degrees east thirty poles 10 the mouth OF
Little Wheeling; north twenty degree5
west thirty poles; north sixty.two degrees
west forty poles to the beginning, with it,
appurtenances. To.haYe and TO hold the
said tract or parcelsnf land. with its app
purtenRnces. to the bald David Shepherd
and his heirs forever. In witness whereof
the said benjamin Harrison. Esq, govern
or Of the commonwealth OF virginia. hath
hereuntO set his hand, and caused the
lesser seal of the said commonwealth to
be afiixed at Richmond, on the eighteenth
OF March. In the year OF our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and elghty-four,
and OF the commonwealth the eighth
BENJAMIN HARRISON
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-13
MSMEcHEN NOTES.
Daily Items of Interest About People
=. ~ and Events.

Daily Items of Interest About People
@.->3 and Events.
The Baltimore 8 Ohio is making the
fill and win lay one mile and half of
double track east of this place. and
will also move the operators office to
the East End extension.
William Jones, who was operated on
at the North Wheeling hospital this
week by Drs. West and Rau, is getting
along nicely and will soon be able to re-
turn home.
j. /. and w. B. McMechen are max
ing arrangements to put an electric
light plant in the McAiechen building
1t will have capacity OF $50 lights.
Tho government has taken options on
all land west Of the Ohio River railroad
tracks inside Of the corporation. where
the dam will likely be located.
]. NJ. Garvey. accompanied BY his two
daughters. Misses 10 and Mary. leaves
tomorrow evening, TO visit friends at
Martlnsburg and Baltimore.
Rev. c. NJ. oliphant. OF the First
Christian church, Wheeling, will preach
at the Christian church here. Sunday,
at 2:3O o'clock.
Mrs. William Lorentz Is slowly re-
covering from an operation. She Will
lose the use Of one finger Of her right
hand.
Rev. ]. stephen, of Cadlz, O., Will
preach Sunday, morning and evening,
at the Methodist Episcopal church.
Edward Darsey. OF sherrard. stock
agent for the Baltimore & Ohio, Is
moving his family here.
John Tomllnson. Of Cameron, Is the
guest Of his sister. Mrs. Charles Black,
Of Washington avenue.
w. B. McMechen will return to-day
from Columbus. o., where he spent this
week on business
Mr.. Joseph earliest, of Moundsville
visited ]. C. Campbell, of Gravel street,
yesterday.
James Hurley. of North Benwood
was business caller In McMechen yes
terday.
Mrs. S. R. Riggs. Of Board Tree, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. r.
Hanan.
Mrs. s. b. West visited Mrs. j. G..
Shaw, at MoundsvIlle yesterday.
Mayor James Chambers has returned
from Cameron.
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YoR RENT.

NOR RENT-BuILDING NO, 1915 MAIN
u street Possession April l. Enquire q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-13
INTERESTING DOCUMENT

Is the Certified Copy of the Land
Patent Signed by Governor Bsnja-
min Harrison, Of Virginia, For the
Land Near Where Wheeling Stands.
Mr.. James Gnchrist, whose researches
into land records in this county and
state have given him reputation In
that line, contends that the Zane fam
ifs were antedated as original settlers
Mt the mouth OF Wheeling creek. where
the city Of Wheeling now stands. His
claim that David Shepherd was the
original settler. he now snbstnntatcs
by certified copy of the patent issued
by Governor Benjamin Harrison. Of
Virginia great grandfather OF Presl-
dent Ben Harrison) following up tho
grant made by Lord Dunsmorr. crown
governor OF the colony Of Virginia in
i75 to David Shepherd This copy h.
received from The Virginia land Office.
II II as follows:
BENJAMIN Harrison. ESD. Governor Of the
Commonwealth Of Virginia,
To all to whom these presents may come.
Greeting
Know SO that by virtue Of part of q
warrant for two thousand acres under The
hand and seal OF Lord DunmUrr. the gov
"rnOr Gf Virginia dated the iwrniy-lfth
day OF March one thousand seven hun
df"d and Hcyenty-iour. under The King Of
Great Britaln's proclamation of one thou
rlnl seven hundred and slSty-ihree as
Efaniad hy saId commonwealth rntO Da-
va shepherd. Assignee ~ Francis KIT
ley, Coftain tract or parcel OF land con-
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II don't believe there's more indus
trIous man living. He's the hardest
worker know"
Apparently you don't know his
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RRNWoop.
News Notes From the Busy Marshall
County Town.


County Town.
The funeral occurred from st. Johns
Catholic church yesterday morning of
Louis Hartung. and all the hOnors pos
slble were paid in the last rites of ono
OF Benwoods Oldest and most respect
ed citizens. Father wernIger had
charge Of the services and the pail
bearers were Messrs. Louis Goecke. ST.,
August schad, Albert serig. John
Thomas, Patrick Brennan and James
Barrett. The funeral was largely at
tended The remains were Inferred at
Mount Calvary cemetery.
Tho Bcnwood representatives to the
meeting Of the National Grocers' Asso-
citation. which meets at Cleveland next
week. will he Edward Vance. John w.
Leach and Samuel Humphrey. They
will leave for Cleveland on Tuesday
morning.
The Occidental club will give another
OF It's series OF mldwlnter hops. next
Tuesday evening. Mt Blue Ribbon hall,
Many will be present from wheeling
and HellnIrc.
The evening session Of the teachers
Institute will be held ut the NJ. r.
church this evening, and nm entertain
ing programme has been arranged.
The ladies' OF st. Johns church pro-
mise a fine oyster supper this evening,
when the postponed bazaar contests arc
to be decided.
A child OF Jacob schramm is critic
ally Ill.,
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1fARTIN,s RERRY NEWS.
The Daily Chronicle of whesling's
Progressive NeIghbor.


Progressive Neighbor.
A few minutes after midnight this
saturday. morning. Box Is was pulled.
giving the Alert company a run to
John Baders residence in the Fifth
ward, where a blaze had started from
a stove. It was extingulshed at loss
Of about SO. The flremen made good
time. considering handicap they suf-
fered by things not being in shape for
rapid service.
The funeral OF Mrs. Elizabeth Jones
occurred yesterday afternoon from her
late residence in Aetnaville. Rev. Lew
Is, pastor OF the Welsh atinnal
church: conducted the services, which
were largely attended. The remains
were inferred IN Rivervlaw cemetery
Miss Ellen Mitchell returned last
evening from Pittsburgh, where she had
been for the past two weeks, attending
Kings school OF oratory, having been
summoned by the sudden death Of her
, father, ex-Mayor Matthew c. Mitchell.
Miss Alice Williams very pleasantly
entertained a number OF her friends
last evening, at her home on Second
street. About twelve couples were
present and an enjoyable evening spent
by all.
The Thimble Bee was very pleasantly
entertained yesterday afternoon. by
Mrs. Fred. Dixon, at her residence on
North Fourth street. A number OF
Bridgeport people we're in attendance:
The funeral Of the four-months' -old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Tanley Will take
place this afternoon at 2 o'clock. In
terment win be ct Riverview cemetery.
Ray McMannIs returns to Wooster.
O., Monday, to resume his studies at
Wooster University, having been home
1--WE weeks with typhoid fever,
F. D. stricklln leaves Monday for
Dallas. W. Va, to visit relatives for
some time.
Miss Hattie Ferguson, Of New Mata-
moras. is the guest Of relatives on
Broadway.
Mrs. Charles HOFFMAN,. Of Mansfield,
is the guest Of her sister on Walnut
street.
Frank Willis, Of MoundsTille. was in
town yesterday on business.
j. T. Hanes has returned from a
Pittsburgh business trip.
George Cooke was in st. Clairsvllle
yesterday on business. 49,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-13
OPENING OF NAVIGATION

Was Delayed Yesterday by the
Heavy Ice From the Allegheny.
Leroy Comes Out This Afternoon.
Another Gorge in the Allegheny!
The resumption of navigation did not
materiallze yesterday. owing to the
fact that the heavy ice from the Ale
gheny was too much to withstand The
Leroy started from Darlington for
wheeling, but at Franklin she gave up
the tight and returned to clarinEton,
However, she viii come up to Wheeling
to-day and is to clear for Matamoras
and way landings at $3.50 p. m.
The Virginia did not come out from
Pittsburgh last night. but viii leave on
her regular schedule this evening, and
Will be here for Cincinnati Sunday at s
a. m.
The Keystone State was TO have left
Marietta for Pittsburgh last night. Re
turning from Pittsburgh, she will be
here Tuesday morning for Cincinnati.
The Queen City leaves Cincinnati this
evening for Pittsburgh, Pilot Phil
Anshutz came up from BuckhiA Bot
tom yesterday afternoon, and at 1l;40
last night he left, for Cincinnati via tue
Baltimore & Ohio, to Join his boat.
The Kanawha and BeE Hnr were to
have come out this weekJebut the%arc
held back blythe .heavy Zee until next
week.
The other packets had not been
heard from last night. r.,
The marks at 6-p.rm. showed II teet b
inches and risingislowly. At IL p. m.
there was Y feet in the channel. An
other foot viii enable the 'wharfbOat to
re-enter her native element. Last even
ing there was IS feet at Pittsburgh
Davis Island damn, and between 10
and 20 feet is expected here. II the
rise should not come UP to expectations
to-day, the wharfboat will be pulled
into the river by the Lizzie Townsend.
Yesterday another gorge formed at
Parkers, on the Allegheny. and Is hold
ing back much Of the rise from the
Allegheny. Says an Associated Press
dispatch to the lntelllgencer from
Pittsburgh: AdvlCes from towns along
the Allegheny river indicate that there
may be, in Il few days, very high wa
ter here and extensive damnBe in some
of the towns from floods. The ice has
Rorged for five miles below Parker,
and the water in that town is said to
have reached a stage Of twenty feet.
The water is reported to have advane-
ed to the streets of the town, and there
Is said to be danger from the flood. II
the gorge suddenly breaks, the great
volume Of water will sweep down the
valley and probably cause extensive
damage. Rivermen and others are be-
ing warned to make secure all proper
ty along the banks.
At midnight word was received from
Parker's Landing that the ice gorge
had broken and the water fallen four
feet. Danger Of flood has passed.
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"Oh, there was an awfully funny
Joke in the paper to-day" began the
dear little wife. ut was about man
and his wife, who went to the opera
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-13
BEI1A1RE HAPPENINGS.
Matters of Interest in the Metropolis
of Belmont County.

A strange baby was found at the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh station yester-
day, but nobody knows who its father
or mother is. The baby was neatly
and warmly wrapped up and left ly-
ing upon n seat in the waiting room.
II had been there for an hour or more
when Il began to cry. Marshal John
ston was notified and had the babe
cared for until arrangements can be
mnde to have II placed In the home
near GAINESVILLE. Later II was learned
that n tall. neatly dressed woman. In
sombre colored clothes, had been here
the day before and bought round-trip
ticket to the Chlldrcn's Home. II was
also learned that n similarly clad wo-
man returned from there yesterday at
noon, and was seen going toward the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh station The
actions Of the woman. her Indifference
To tho babe attracted attention. Fur
Their investigation Will be made. In
the meantime the child Is kindly cared
for here. temporarily.
The spirit moved yesterday and the
blue coats lifted about during the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-13
Ole HEAT oF LIE BODY
Soon Restores Them to Animation, and They
Multiply With Astonishing RaPidlty.

During the coming winter hOusana aES
Bronchitis Pneaea md
COLDS
OF think OF all the
especially those who
would
a IN themselves
they dangOus walks the stree
the theatre with the delicate
throat nhaed Is ns ssstsr r nsM spS @ S
the baer Of this disease found 81 THOUSANDS IN a aTF and
multiply unless destroyed u MY
because nothing but u
and doaene OF ca
excepting
produce disease
tarr the stomachJ than caa Of the mead
be Hyon
where
nsump-
lion alone those reduced thirty cent annually
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pRIpaEPoRT HAppENINas.
Events of a Day in the Town at tn
End Of the Bridge.

Events OF Day IN the ToWn AT the
End Of the Bridge.
Included in the services at the First
Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow
morning will occur the burning from
the altar of the mortgages and notes
which have been held against the
church, amounting to $500. The church
debt has all been paid and the pastor,
Rev. ]. S. Secrest. will burn the papers
before the audience. Revival services
will be held AT the church all next
week and one OF the leading attractions
will be the special choir composed of
about twenty-five voices, which will be
in attendance and render special IrIu-
sic each evening. Everybody is invited
to attend these services
Bert ourant, who has bee:s the uc-
cOmmOdating and efficient clerk at j..
c. Dents drug store. has resigned. TO
accept n more lucrative position with
Harry George at Lisbon. Ohio. Mr..
Ourant leaves Monday to commence
his new duties. During his stay In this
city he has made many warm friends,
who will be sorry to have him leave.
Charles AicCarroli, OF wellsville. was
calling ON friends in town yesterday.
John Elliott. Of Flushing, was in
town yesterday on business.
H. B. WoodcoclS was in Steubenville
yesterday on business.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-13
WANTED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LOCATION
w for an up,to-date jewelry store. Nc
NAMEE, the leWeler. Jas
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wELLsBURa.

Doings of People in the Brooke coun-
ty Metropolis.
The public installation Of the newly
elected officers OF wclIsburE Lodge No,
30, knights OF PythIas. will occur In
city hall. on Thursday evening, Janu-
AIRY lS. There viii be n musical and lit
crary programme. and the afraIr viii
close with n select dance. The opcro
house orchestra will furnish music. The
public liz Invited TO attend, admission to
the hail being free.
Company e. First Regiment, West
Virginia National Guard, has accepted
the invitation TO take part In the
Dewey Day parade at Wheeling. on
February %. So Wellsburg will be
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represented by both the old and the
young soldier boys.
Frank Cruise, Grand Recorder OF tho
grand lodge. Ancient Order Of United
Workmen. will meet the Wellspurg
brethren at Monday evenings session
OF Friendship Lodge No. ~.
The Woman's Club met Thursday at
ternoon at the residence OF Miss Sarah
Barnes. Several Interesting papers on
French history were read.
The annual meeting OF the stockhold,,
ers OF the electric light company Will
be held January q.
A 5O0-hOrse power gas engine has
been placed in the Eagle glass plant
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day, notifying all violators that hence
forth no gambling OF any kind would
go" in Bellaire. They said the order
meant what It said. and the slot ma
chimes were taken down, the crap Ia
. bles moved to the waste piles, and last
night there was no click OF the ma
chimes and no hungry shouts for the
lucky numbers. It was a new order of
things and 1t mnde q stiffness, a silence
where excitement had prevailed. But
Marshal Johnston and the police were
busy letting the new order be known all
day. and there will be woe to offenders
now, The notice seems to be sufficient
to silence them all, however.
The news of the sad ending Of the life
iof M, E. Mitchell was received by his
friends here with sincere sorrow. He
was well known to many Bellaire
\ people and universal regret was ex.
pressed that such an accident should
befall so genial and cOmpnnionable
man as they knew Math. Mitchell to be.
George Grow, aged ninety years, died
at his home on. Wegee yesterday morn
ing, and Will be buried this morning at
10 O'clock. He had lived In this county
all Of his life and was well known
throughout the southern part OF the
county, and had relatives in this city.
Coroner Beetham. who was summon
ed to Martins Ferry yesterday after
the accidental shooting Of M. C. Nit
chell. returned In the evening. and feels
convinced the sad affair was purely an
accident.
a colored man from Warren, O., was
here yesterday, looking for his daugh-
ter. who had left home early this week.
and It is thought eloped with one OIL
the Baltimore & Ohio bridge builders.
Robert Stewart Macarthur is the
next lecturer of the course here. and
WIN be at the First Presbyterian church
next Thursday evening.
1t Is said the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road Company has spent about $500, 900
on the Improvements west OF this city
recently.
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Eyes, I do: what of that?"
She's a stlll harder worker. for she
works for hlu,."-Phlladelphi Press.