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The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
BEFORE TIE The
PUBLIC EYE.
THE WORK OF ASTRONOMERS.

Photographing Stars Careful and
Laborious Occupation.
In the University of Pennsylvania 8
astronomical observatory the other
day young man sat at microscope.
His eye was fixed to the eyepiece, and
as he gazed steadfastly down the
cylinder upon the object glass he
counted in monotonous voice:
six, seven, eight, nine, ten," and
so on
He was counting the stars of the
heavens. says the Philadelphia Record.
He had under his microscope a photo
graph of the night sky, and with q
powerful lens he was seeking out and
numbering all the little white specks
of stars that had been revealed to his
camera.
Counting the stars" said he. "That
seems like futile piffie, doesn it? But.
all the same, it is very valuable to as
tronomy. and he who counts enough
stars goes down through the ages IA
nous amongst astronomers for his ac-
curate and patient work. At Green
wich they photograph the heavens un-
der all conditions, and this year they
have already counted there 100000
stars
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of Rt. Rev. Thomas w. CrolIe. arch
bishop of Cashel. For many years his
name was household word in Ire
land and to most American newspa-
per readers OF Land League days it
was familiar, for he was leading
actor in that powerful organization.
When, however, the government
suppressed the league and the Irish
leaders. some of them in Jail, issued
a manifesto urging the tenants to pay
no rent, Archbishop Croke immediate
ly broke with the Land League and
denounced the no rent manifesto" as
immoral and unjustitiable. Later he
headed movement for a public teSti-
monial fund to Parnell and defended
the Land League, or at least some Of
its policies, before Leo XIII.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
Sheffield's Wonderful Knife.

When Lewanika, the paramount
chief of the Barotse kingdom, visited
Sheffield recently he was most inter.
ested in knives. When he was shown
a knife of the value of G920, the max.
ing of which occupied nearly two
years, the King and his Prime Mini.
ster cast longing eyes at the remark
able specimen of cutlery. and entered
into the most animated conversation.
The knife in question is probably the
most artistic piece of cutlery in the
world. 1t is known as the Norfolk
Sportsman Knife" There are seven
ty-five steel blades, all contained in
one handle. On these are beautiful
etchings Of Queen Victoria, the late
Prince Consort, and residences of
Royalty and nobility. The handle is
a most wonderful work of art.-Lon.
don Tid-Bits.
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granted. Miss Mead. who is now Mrs.
Hinsman, has known many o. the men
and their families since she was a
child, and was known among them
as Daisy" She was preparing for
her marriage to Carl Bingham Hins-
man when the strike began. The
works remained shut down for weeks
and until Inree days before the date
set for the wedding, when the owner
gave the strikers the nine hour day
ard ten hours pay they asked. Miss
Mead had declared to her father that
she could not be happy while SO many
men We're idle, and their families in
want, and ratner than sacrifice the
happiness of his daughter, DR.. Mead
gave in.
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the leading magazines of the country
regularly print Mrs Dunbar's short
stories. At the time of her marriage
to Mr.. Dunbar in 1898 she was a
teacher in the public schools OF
Brooklyn. Since her marriage she
has lived in Washington, where she
writes short stories and acts as sec
retary and general helpmeet to her
husband. This picture is reproduced
from the illustrated volume, "Twen-
tieth Century Negro Literature,
which contain over one hundred por-
traits of prominent colOred Ameri-
cans, and noteworthy papers by them
on vital topics relating to the Ameri-
can negro.
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TO WE'D A MILLIONAIRE.
Pretty Telephone Girl Wins Heart Of
Albert Edward Tower.

Although the date for the wedding
has not yet been fixed, preparations
are already under way for the mar
riage OF Miss Mary Bogardus, tele-
phone girl of Poughkeepsie. N. Y. to
Albert Edward Tower millionaire pro-
prietor of the Poughkeepsie Iron
Works. Miss Bogardus has resigned
her position in the telephone office and
with her sister is visiting relatives in
the country.
If the wedding takes place early in
the fall, which is the arrangement at
present, it will occur little more than
six months after the wife of Mr.. Tower
fatally shot her 14year-old son and
killed herself in the palatial Tower
home in Poughkeepsie.
The acquaintance Of Miss Bogardus
and Mr.. Tower began when the manu-
facturer's telephone became one OF
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
A Land of Hidden Gold.

Mysterious forests surround the I'M
mapped headquarters of the Amazon
river where hidden gold mines are
thought to be guarded by large ribe
of Indians known as the Napos, who
still cling to the ancient rites of the
children of the sun. These Napo In
dians have brought out significant evi-
dence of the richness of the placer
mines. In Quito gold dust is the
standard currency, which they bring
in hollow bamboo joints heavy with
grains and dust of the precious metal,
which is washed out by the most prim-
tive methods
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The Home of England's Wealth.

The Bank of ENGLAND generally con
tains sufficient gold, in 16lb. bars, tc
make 30 0,o00,000 sovereigns. The Bank
which stands in three parishes, covers
three acres of ground, and. as the
current price of land in the vicinity
works out at 21,00O,00 an acre, ii
is easy to form an idea of the money
value OF the home of England &
wealth. The ratable value is about
Ell. 900 week, the Bank employs
about 1000 people, pays quarter
of a million year in wages, and
335, 900 a year in pensions. There
are G25 100000 worth of notes in cir
culation which have been handed
over the Banks counter.
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services one Sunday in New York con
Quoted by the Rev. Isaac M. Halde-
man, he was led to adopt the ministry.
He graduated from CroZier Seminary
in 1880. His first pastorate was in
Bethlehem, Pa, and three years later
he took charge OF the Philadelphia
mission boards. After nine years he
went to Cambridge. Mass as pastor
of Charles River church. After paying
off large debt there he went to the
Baptist Tabernacle in Boston, where
his work has been greatly successful.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Chicago, and his wife are the only
Americans who reside at all perma.
nently in the Island of Guadaloupe.
Mrs. Ayme is at the present time
alone in this unusual distinction, her
husband. who will be remembered as
the first man to notify the world at
large of the dreadful volcanic disaster
at Martinique, having been in this
country since the middle of June on
official business. There is a vice
consul at Point-aPitre. but as he is
a Frencnman Mrs. Ayme doesn't con-
slider him as really the representative
of the United States. ana conse-
quently will allow no one but herself
to raise the Stars and Stripes above
the consulate every morning at 3
O'Clock oc to lower the coiors at sun
set. When Mr.. Ayme is "a home he
says he invites the entire American
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
CANADIAN STATESMAN ON VISIT
Joseph Israel Tarte Studying Condi
tons in This Country

Joseph Israel Tarte. who has been
in Chicago as one OF the points ON his
tour OF observation Of lake harbors,
is one of the most prominent of Cana
dian statesmen and minister of public
works in the Dominion cabinet. Mr.
Tarte belongs to the French party in
Canada. He was originally farmer,
was educated at Assumption College
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Although 125 years old watch
owned by q gentleman in Gloucester
shire, Eng, still keeps excellent time.
1t was worn at Trafalgar, during the
Penlnsular war. at Waterloo, through
the China war in 1910, and finally in
the Indian mutiny.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

The Army Uniform board, which
has been in session In Washington for
several months. has recommended
that blue be discontinued, except on
tlseos occasions, as the color of the
! American soldiers clothes, and that
1 skhaki-grsen suits be substituted. Evi-
GENTLY the board doesn't take those
s16ags about The Boys IA Blue" very
4 sfotnSly 4.
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An American railway engineer VINO
has just been placed on the pensisSy
list has one of the most rrmarkaDle
records OF any locomotive engineer N
the world For forty-two consecutive
years he has kept an account of the
miles he has travelled. The total
amounts to 1,4O2297 miles.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

It is reported that, the Egyptian
sphinx is rapidly decaying, owing to
altering climatic conditions due to the
irrigation Of recent years. Can the Sc
cret of the sphinx be out at last? Has
it all these centuries been trying to
gasp the single word ''irrigate"?
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Woman Gets suItan's Autograph

Mrs. Leishman. the wife of the
American ambassador to the porte,
has been the recipient of what is con-
sidered very high honor from the
sultan. She had asked his majesty
to write his name on her, fan. This
he did in pencil, tn, next day sen,ling
an aid de camp for the fan, when he
mixed his autograph over
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
WOULD BE TAMMANY LEADER
William S. pevery Conducting Unique
Campaicn for the Place.

William S. Devery, who has come
out as an Independent candidate for
the leadership OF Tammany and who
has begun his personal campaign by
giving free vaudeville shows and free
monster river excursions and picnlcs.
after the fashion of the ancient Roman
candidates for office. made fortune
while he was member OF the New
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FROM THE FROZEN NORTH.
Returning Explorer Tells of Good
Work ACCOMPLISHED.

The head of the celebrated Baldwin
Ziegler north pole expedition has been
forced to return from the arctics with
his ship because the reserve of food
was getting low, and because OF the
destruction of the expeditions sledges.
He arrived at Honnngsvaag. Norway.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

After the recent death in Vienna OF
an actress named Louise Mayhofer,
her papers were examined. when 1t.
was discovered that she was daugh-
ter of de la Motto Fouque. She was
born at Paris in 1922.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Two hundred native. beaters are be-
ing brought from eastern Bengal to
assist at the elephant hunt in My
sore, which is being arranged for
Lord Curzon, on the occasion of the
installation of the young maharajah
in August
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

The kissar is one of the most an
cient OF Egyptian musical instru-
ments 1t is, found represented in
monuments antedating the date of
Christ by 1000 years. 1t consists OF
a circular body. with large triangu-
lar frame above, from the cmss-bars Of
which five strings pass to the bottom
of the frame
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HONORED WITH HIGH POSITION.
Boston Clergyman General Secretary
of Baptist Young Peoples Union.

The Rev Walter B. Galley OF Bos-
ton, who has been made general sec
retary of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union of America. and will establish
headquarters in Chicago. is pastor of
Boston Tabernacle. He was born in
Dover, Del, in 1858 OF Quaker par
ents. He was prepared to enter the
publishing business, but by attending
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

When w. K. Vanderbilt was told
that Gates thought of executing
coup to gain control of the New York
Central Railroad he said: "Pooh!"
Will Mr. Vanderbilt please explain
whether that is his idea of Gates or
of the proposed coup?
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

A boy who rocked a boat at Peoria
was drowned by the boy he wished to
frighten clinging to him. The lament
able part of this is that the scared
youth was drowned also.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

The prisoner who preferred to go
back to his cell rather than marry
should not be censured hastily. A
great many persons not in durance
have shown far less wisdom
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

The Boston man who wants di-
vorce because his wife is under the
control of certain evil-minded per.
sons" has established valuable pre-
cedent for the total abolition OF dress
makers
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

The immigrants arriving now have
low rate OF illteracy. Last year 81
per cent of the adult Syrians who
landed at the port of New York could
neither read nor write. The rate OF
illiteracy among Southern Italians
was So per cent, and among the Greek
immigrants 21 per cent. Among the
Polish immigrants it was 81.
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of the Republic. Gen. Goblin was COM
mander of brigade during the war
with Spain and was elected lieutenant
governor of Pennsylvania in 1898. He
has the full confidence of Gov. Stone
and has had experience in preserving
peace in the mining districts in the
time of strikes.
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Woman Authoritv on Horses,

Countess De Maurovich. formerly
Miss Nellie Reid, has written book
entitled obstruction in Riding and
Training Horses" Previous to her
marriage the countess had such long
experience as would seem to justify
her authorship.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Francis A. Palmer Of New York an
other rich man, has started in to
build colleges. It Will presently come
to pass that college building will be
another of the overcrowded profes.
sious.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

An Ohio preacher has declired a
cail to Boston. He probably has po-
4 litical aspirations.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Piemakers in New York have
struck. Just here is where the public
calls halt. We can get alons with
out coal or meat, we can manage to
have our freight undeliver.d, but We
must have pie.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

A president of the United States
is at great disadvantage when re
siding in small town. His official
position loses all of it's dignity when
he is brought into comparison with
the town constable.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

The coronation charity .baZaars gave
wealthy Americans a chance to see
society and at the same time to pay
high price for the privilege.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

Chauncey Depews son Buster" in
tends to study for the medical pro-
fession and his father has been con-
sulting some famous French doctors
about the matter The young man
will probably be given private lab
oratory in the Pasteur institute, Par
is.
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A revolving stage is in use in

A revolving stage IS III use IN
Munich theater. 1t is a circular plat
iorm and arranged in four parts, like
a pie cut in quarters. AT each change
one quarter of the circle is presented
to view. BY this plan stage awaits are
avoided. as a complete change of
scene is instantaneously effected by
a quarter revolution
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Young Mr.. Rockefeller and his wife
can afford to take their wedding trip
a year late, as no one will suspect
that it was the expense that kept
theR from going sooner.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

1t is the unexpected that happens in
the ordinary affairs of life, and in the
matter OF weather it is the unprotected
that occurs. t
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

York police force under the Tammary
regime. Devery is only about 45 years
old. He was appointed patrolman in
1878, and he is said to have saved a
sum variously estimated from 100000
to 100000. The new aspirant for
Croker's place says he has plenty OF
money to spend for the people
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

The Governor OF Yucatan reports
that his country has neither war
nor revolution on hand Well, by
gum. Another miracle
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

See Venice and die has new mean
ing now, when historic structures in
that city are tumbling about the heads
of residents and tourists.
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President Castro of NeneNela has
tackled the following notice on his
Office door: Out. Will return when
the revolution is over--if | have good
luck
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Venice proposes to replace the old
Campanie with steel structure one
containing elevators. Shades OF By
ron and Ruskin.
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Mrs. Clarence HI. Mackay, the east
ern socie,y leader, only uses violet
stationery, and because the red 2
cent stamp is of inharmonious tint
she only uses the 3-cent variety.
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those which Miss Bogardus answered
in her work Mr.. Tower was charmed
by her voice, sought an Introduction
and proposed marriage. The engage
ment was to have been kept a secret
owing to the recent death of Mrs
Tower. but now that it is out the
preparations for the wedding are il
progress.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

William N. Guthrie. the Chicago
university lecturer who declares that
modern newspapers are more shock
ing than Byron's Don Juan evident
ly has been reading the beauty hints
in the magazine sections.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

A caterpillar cannot see more than
a centimeter ahead; that is to say,
less than two-tifths of an inch. The
hairs on the body are said to be of
as much use as it's eyes in letting it
know what is going on around.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Ping-pons has been introduced in
the British lunatic asylums, but it is
announced the game is NOT RESPONSE
bic for the presence in those institu-
tions Of quite all the inmates who play
it.
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wHIcN your oROCEa sAYsf

he does not have Defiance Starch -
may be sure he ID afraid TO keep q sunIi.
his stock OF IL OF. packages are SOLD. -
dance Starch IL not only better than any
other Cold Water Starch, but contains ~
OF. to the package and cells for sahes
money ~ II OF. brands. sf'
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Mary MacLane is writing another
heart romance, compared to which her
maiden effort will seem like cold
storage ttamale.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

A man has started to ride horse
from Dayton. OHIO, to San Francisco.
but it is quite safe to say that this will
not become a fad
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AS The WORLD
REVOLVES
COMMAND NOT NEW TO GOBLIN

Soldier Has Many Times Been Sent
to Awe Strikers
Gen. John P. S. Goblin, who is in
command of the militia sent to quell
the rioting and keep the peace among
the striking miners at Shenandoah,
Pa, has been prominent as leader In
the state guard for many years and
is himself an old soldier and past com
mander in chief of the Grand Army
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16
Current News
and Views
WON VICTORY FOR STRIKERS

Daughter Of Employer Successfully
Pleads for Her Friends.
Miss Mary Sherman Mead, daughter
of DR.. John A. Mead. the owner of the
Howe scale works at Rutland, VT,
secured victory for the 500 striking
employees of tho works by announcing
her determination not to be married
until the demands of the men were
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

America has the best guns" says
German annual. 1t is lucky for the
editor of the annual that Herr lzrupp
is not empowered to punish people for
leze majesty.
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The Rocky Mountain locust. or
grasshopper, in 1874 destroyed $780,
100000 of crops of Kansas. Missouri,
Nebraska and Iowa. and the indirect
loss was probably as much more
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

II spite Of the growing use o. ex.
I travagants expressions, talk stir re-
msins cheap
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PEOPLE AND
EVENTS
WIFE OF coLoRED POET.

Mrs. Paul Lawrence Dunbar Also .
Writer Of Some Note.
Mrs. Paul Lawrence Dunbar ia q
writer. like her husband. Her first
book was published in 1895 under the
title. "Violets and Other Tales" and
in 1899 Dodd, Mead & Co. brought out
THE Goodness of St. Rogue which
met very kind reception. Some Of
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

King Edward is getting so robust
that he may insist on juggling a few
cannon balls while being crowned
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

DRESS SPECIFIC HEADACHE POWDER1-'
che only IVA rmlass and for all Headaches.
Price U and 25c Sent by mail upon receipt OF prieo.
Adolph Dreiss, llS Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, ra1.
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Another Fourth of July victim is
deaf. Our great national holiday
keeps gathering them in.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

1877. He was for some time editor
of the Cultivateur. q French agrcu-
tural journal, and he takes broad
interest in the commercial and indus
trial life of the country
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Charles F. Klein, OF st. Louis. has
fnucn OF the furniture in his house
made OF horns of different animals,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

It may not be according to rule,
but King Edwards head will lie un-
easy until he wears a crown
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Elizabeth's Side Saddle.

The side saddle of Queen Elizabeth
is still to be seen at Horsham Hall,
Essex, England. The seat is velvet
cushion, and pommel is of metal
gilded.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Defiance Starch is guaranteed big
gest and best or money refunded. ~
ounces, 10 cents. Try it now.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

The name of the new sultan of Zan-
zibar. is Seyyid Aeei His poet laur-
cate is up against tough job.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Mountain dew has caused tor
rents of trouble.
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Don't trust to>your neighbor's con-
science in horse trade. nor to his
watch if you expect to catch a train.
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Accident is the foolish child of care
lessneSS. @
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The beauty OF poverty 1s the ffeo.
dom from champagne headaches. ~ s.
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Piso's Cure is the best medicine ever useo
for all affections of the throat and lungs.-WM
O. ENDsl4EY. Vanburen. Ind. Feb 10. 1000
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Poverty isn't SO bad, after all; it
renders the doctors visits few and far
between. ,-e .
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The faster a mans pace the sooner
misfortune sovertakes him.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Sometimes a mans happiness de-
pends upon the size of the bottle he
has just emptied.
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Gen. Meyer a Popular Leader.

Gen. Meyer Popular Leader.
Gen. Lukas Meyer, the boer leader.
is a big man with big ideas. Some
years ago he formed sort of republic
of his own. with headquarters at
Vryheid, but was persuaded to tack
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

It's the pipe story that sells the
gold brick.
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Job had great many trials; SO has
the wealthy criminal. ~
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

There are more ways of deserving
punishment than there are of avoid
ing it.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

When fish are seen in schools it is
natural to suppose they are swimming
CrbnnlS
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Survivor Of Famous Shipwreck.
Thomas Garland, an S8-year-oli New
Yofker, 10 the sole survivor Of the
aAAo N shin Arrf1e, sE which unnk with
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

Speaking of headlong animals, the
greyhound is in a. class by himself
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-16

sSelak A1gnst : g bis next
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M the king keeps on getting better
he shouldsh atshis best very soo1.a
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FEW MEMBERS OF COLONY
Consul and His Wife the Only Ameri-
cans at Guadaioupe.

Louis H. Ayme. the United States
consul at Guadalupe, who is now iD
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say Queen win Take the Ven.

The London Express is authority