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The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-12
"Y Brenin bia'r Yuys
ond sy o ran i syr Rhys."

THE King owns the island, except
what pertains to Sir Rhys.'
Tradition has it that it was he who
slew Richard III. on the field of BoS-
worth in hand to-hand conflict. How
ever that may have been, he was
knighted upon the field, and many
honors were conferred upon him by
Henry VII, of whose council he was
a member, besides being a commission
er of the Kings mines.
Sir Rhys APP Thomas had an eXtant
pedigree-the manuscript copy is now
in the possession of a member of the
Thomas thanksgiving back to Adam;
but the historical part of it begins
with Urian Rheged.
This Urian, it may be mentioned,
appears in the Arthurian romances as
Sir Urience.
Another Sir Rhys Thomas, of a later
date, was so noted for his bravery
that after his death one of the Welsh
bards lamented that d drum had not
been covered with his skin. the sound
of which alone would always have en-
sured the victory to the British" He
was created a knight of the Order of
the Bath when it was revived by
Henry VII, on the marriage of his
son Prince Arthur to Katherine of Ara
gon. At the funeral of Prince Arthur
ne pore Ine Prince banner DeIOre MS
bier.
The name of Thomas appears very
early in the history of this country.
Nathaniel Thomas was the first of
whom there is any record. He came
to Virginia in the ship Temperance, in
1921. Robert and Williams came to
the same state in the ship America,
fourteen years later. and another Will
liam Thomas arrived in the same
year Philip Thomas, the progenitor
of the Southern branch of the family,
came from Wales about the middle of
the seventeenth century, and settled
in Maryland. He was a Friend, and a
man of much influence in the colonies.
The first Thomas of whom there is
any record in New England was named
William. He came to this country in
1880 and settled at Plymouth Pre-
vious to 1899, twenty-eight members
of the Thomas family came to this
country. One. William. came in the
Mary Ann. another of the same name
was chosen assistant to Gov. Bradford
in 1912. Evan Thomas came to Boston
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-12

One August day, about three year
ago, / was summoned to Boston by
telegram for consultation in a case that
had bothered the police officials of
that city to such an extent that they
We're obliged to call in outside help.
Generally l made the trip on the Fan
River boat, but the agency of The
telegram forced me to lose no time,
and O'Clock in the afternoon
found me seated in the smoking COM
partment of a coach on the Flyer
I had lighted a cigar, when the
door opened, and a tail, broad-shoul-
dered gentleman entered and sat
down opposite to me. At first / felt
annoyed, for l wished to mediate
upon the case TO which I was going;
but. after another glance at the new
conner, ! resigned myself to a possible
conversation with him. Minute after
minute passed by and my companion
did not speak. Presently he started,
as If from an unpleasant reverte, and
took from his inner coat pocket
handsome cigar case with a gold mon
ogram upon il. Opening it, his eyes
dwelt dreamily upon the photograph
of a woman, as he slowly drew out
a perfecto When he raised his hand
/ noticed a peculiar ring on the third
finger 1t was a snakes head looking
out from between the arms of letter
"V'' made of small diamonds. while
the eyes of the snake were beautifully
clear emeralds.
Then l recollected that 1 had seen
a similar ring at a fencing exhibition
of the Manhattan Club the previous
winter. This man had won a final
against Alex. Van Cruger, a rising
young sculptor, and l remembered the
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THE PICNIC CORNER
A NOVEL FAD FOR
PREVENTING WORRY

Continued from Page Twenty-two.)
hang near enough to hobnob with the
drawer, that depends. Although there
are delightful little English hampers,
with places for the dishes, the knives
and forks, the TASKS and the tea
outfit caddy and all, their price mill
tates against general use. For the
folk who frequently picnic en- famille
the stout German baskets with two
covers opening back from the middle
will be found admirable; while lunch
con for two or three is most easily
packed into one of the japanese wicker
satchels built on the same lines as the
old-fashioned carpet-bag. bulging at
the bottom and narrowing at the top
In small sizes these come as low as 80
cents, running from that up ia 80, &C
cording to size.
With a waiting basket. an emer-
gency shelf and picnic drawer always
ready to draw upon, putting up"
lunch ceases to be the bugaboo so
commonly dreaded and bewailed.
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for the murder of Mr.. Van Cruger?"
l asked. He had no enemies"
"He had an enemy, a cruel, revenge
full enemy, who had sworn to Kiln him
before he would see me his Wife," she
said. with such a cry of anguish that
went to my heart.
/ waited a moment for her to collect
herself and then said. as kindly as
could: THAT is a strange statement,
Miss Maitland"
1T is the truth. but his name shall
never pass my lips until the truth is
discovered she sobbed again.
l stood with my hands in my coat
pockets. I felt something unusual, and
drew out the little brush l had found
in the sculptor's room.
Did you ever see such an article in
Mr.. Van Cruger's studio?" l asked,
holding it out TO her. Why / asked l
don't know. She took it. looked at 1t,
and said: NO don't remember" She
attempted to place it on a desk close
by her side, but it fell from her trem-
bling hand. My cat, Dandy, beautl-
full Maltese, seized it in her mouth and
sprang away from my grasp. 1 let her
go. as l said: But, Miss Maitland, it
is your duty to aid us in our search
by telling us everything that might
have a possible bearing upon it,"
II cannot" she faltered, but I
pleaded with her. and, finally, she
said:
"Wen, I will tell you. 1 was once
half engaged to Mr. Hamilton. He
loved me, believe, deeply and pas
sionately. His is a nature to sacrifice
anything to gain an object upon which
he has set his desire. At Newport this
summer, while Alex was in Paris, Mr..
Hamilton told me he would kill any
one who aspired ito become my hus-
band, and swore a terrible oath of
vengeance against Alex. l was angry,
forbade him the house, and refused to
meet him until Alex. came back. What
power he exercised over Alex. 1 do
not know. but they became great
friends. But look! look" she cried,
pointing to Dandy, who had given one
bound into the air, and then fell mo-
tionless on the rug where she had been
playing. A tremble ran over her body,
and my pretty pet was dead.
She still held the brush she had
seized, with the brush end in her
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platform At this time Elder Thomas"
as he was called, for he was often
engaged in preaching. was nearly so
years of age. He always carried his
gun and sword to meeting, depositing
them at the foot of the pulpit, it be-
ing the period of the French and m
dian wars.
Like Jacob of old, William Thomas
had the gift of foretelling his chill
drens fortune. OF his sons he said
all but one would prove Christian
men, one would become a preacher.
and one would go astray and then
come to his end by violence-all of
which predictions the future confirm
ed years after their fathers death.
| No family in the world can claim
more distinguished members than
that of Thomas.
There was Thomas, called Didymus,
of the Twin, one of the Apostles of
Christ; Thomas Aquinas, who has
been canonized by the Church which
is practically ruled by his theology;
Thomas Beckett; Thomas Kempis;
-Ihomasius, secretary of Philip, of
Spain; Thomas of Ercildoune. the
Rhymer, who flourished in the thir
teenth century, and was the earliest
poet of Scotland; Thomasin of Zirk-
laria, in Tyrol, who lived in the thir-
teenth century and wrote Der
walsche Cast" the first great Ger
man didactic poem; Elizabeth
Thomas, a poetess who had the honor
of being placed conspicuously in
Pope's satirical poem, the "Dunciad."
because she had incurred his dis
pleasure.
The list however. is too lone-it
includes famous historians. ANTIGUA
rians, printers, engravers, statesmen
and philosophers
The coat-of-arms of the family is
argent, chevron, sable between three
ravens; crest, a raven with outspread
wings. Different members of the
family have different crests, lambs and
lions being favorite devices.
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A CORNER in ANCESTORS
THE THOMAS FAMILY.

The Name Is Found in Every County Pedigree Goes
Back to ADAM Although the Historical Part Does Not
Begin Until the Sixth Cenury-In Colonial Times Many
of the Name Served the Country Of Their Adoption.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-12

That stanch Methodist instltutioi,
Wesleyan University, has CONFER =. -
upon Governor Bates of Massachuse 80, soT
the degree of LID. The Cover i,t a
has long been known as Iav 'a,cb
SON. Of the Methodist Church WIN WI IN
is said to have played no small par
his political advancement. Much ne
est labor of this kind is always Ger
when Johnny Bates goes OUT 'A
anything
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-12

Though Gen. Lew Wallace's hair
and beard are now snow white, he still
walks erectly and with smart tread
and he talks as entertainingly as ever.
The venerable Indiana author declares
that he never felt better in his life and
never suffers from an ache or pain He
utterly refuses to talk politics, saying
that the opinions of one who is out of
public life completely can be of no
value to newspaper readers.
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Continued from Page Twenty-Five
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-12

BLACKBERRY F'ritters.-Allow eBeII
for l tablespoonful of olive on!
cupful of flour. Il cupful of cold WatS,ii
/ tablespoonful of salt, l teaspoVHioos
of sugar and / tablespoonful ~, %
brandy. with as many berries as me
batter will hold. Separate the WHITES I'
and yolks of the eggs and stand . .t,o
whites on ice till needed. Beat VA IA
yolks till light, then stir in the SAT- anu
slowly add the oil, brandy and sus "a.
Mix thoroughly, stir in the -four d 49, ~,
tie at a time and add the water: Pel o
thoroughly and stand in cool Pla a..
for at least two hours. Then aou -
whites of the eggs beaten to g sun SUI
froth and stir in lightly the Toured
berries Fry in deep, hot fat, dram ID ID
brown paper, and serve with ma
sauce or powdered sugar.
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Fresh blackberries do not agree wiz.
every one, but the cooked fruit is botS
wholesome and toothsome. Their sbo1'
season should, therefore, be utili1as
for the making of both conserves ana
desserts.
Blackberry jam has long been
household staple and it's receipts is 49,
well known for repetition. But blaoL
berry jelly is less common and is Dc
licious if properlY prepared.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-31

CHARLES ROWE, WIFE AND THREE
CHILDREN ARE DEAD.
Believed That Rowe Killed Others and
Thea Suioided. Heads of Women
and Children Split Open

Tonaha, Texas, January 3o-A telephone
message from Woods i've miles from here,
tells of horrible tragedy, the wiplng out
of an entire family. The slaughter was
done at the home of Charles Rowe, living
near that village The bodies Of tho three
small children of Mr., and Mrs Rowe were
found in their home, their heads split open
with an AK. Rowe had been acting strange
ly for some time ana It was at once sus.
pectcd that he had done the decd The
ncirhbors began search for him and his
wife, neither Of whom could be found about
the house
The body Of Mrs Rowe was found in
small barn, her bend split open, as had
been those of her children.
A further search revealed the body of
Rowe at the back of the field. some dis.
lance from where the other bodies were
found. His throat had been cut with a big
butcher knife, which he stln held in his
hand, and life was quite extinct All The
evidence at hand goes to show that Rowe
first Killed his children, pursued his wife
when She attempted 10 escape and mur-
dcrcd her and then wandered about Tor a
bit untu he made MP his mind TO suicide,
! when he ended his own life
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NOTICE

Houston, Texas, January 80. 1908 on
sunday, February q, we will install uni
Nersol system 81 transfers on tie street
railway lines Of Houston. that Is upon the
payment OF one cash fare we Win upon
application 60 the conductor at the tius
fare is paid Issue u transfer ticket, which
WIKI eutitle the holder thereof to Doe tuus.
fcrrCd TO amy other line, subject To the
following conditions
l. That passenger present transfer ticket
10 the transfer agent ot Main street and
Congress avenue, and have The Sglnc coull.
terpWched hy him and board the Hrst
ear ON line transferred 10 after arrival ut
car from which the iickct Is ISSUED
3 That passenger board car transferred
TO az the transfer Junction cumer Main
street ana Congress avenue within the time
limit specified above.
pleusc bean 90 miud that n transfer Ia
Issued for continuous passage Gully, oud
must he uecd ON the hrst ear. after which
&c Is null aud Void. Kindly request the
conductor tO lsSue your transfer when pay
Ing your fare. as hc Is instructed to de-
cline 10 issue transfers afterwards. Tickets
nor cpuutcrpunchcd by the transfer agent
Will not he acrcptcd Tor posenge,
We trust that the riding public viii re
member that there are many minor details
connected with a transfer system, which
only time and actual operation win master.
and wilt hy their cooperation, assist us
T In successfully Installing The system
II. Is, PAYNE, Manager.
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Mr Nose S, Ad9ls desires the statement
made that he was uct married on sunday
last TO Miss Edith Wagner ~ Eagle Lake.
but that the wedding occurred list Noy,nu
Der The announcement appeared In The
Post yesterday THAR the ccremony was per.
formed ON sunday last rlc mist he oc-
mrred through some person handing q no
'ics into he o0lce ~ mo Post on Thurs
day OF this week iu whi.h q was stated
that the welding took raer an Suad,v.
when In reality IL occurr'd uu November .
lit2. Ihe mistake evident h SKEW cut OF
the fact that the ptr,y llnaiaed t8e az,
'tbiUlme il was urrcnt Ripn ming. sun,
nlipd % 10 the paper.
Fhe lfst sre,s exc cjiggly al the er.
rOf VAS made,
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PRIVATE CLAIMS DAY
Bills Auledatiug the Civil War Were
Raked Up,
ALMOST ANY OLD THING
Received Favorable Consideration--Mr.
Payne Tried TO Block Extravaganza
OF Party Associates But Failed.

Washington, January S0.--This was the
last private claims day in the house, aud
members with bills on the calendar were
active during the session Many OF the
claims were old dating back 70 the ci'h
war, and a few originated prior to mat
time. The latter were for balance due JOE
carrying mails In the South when the war
broke out. AIr. Payne was particularly III
slstent IN his opposition TO THESE DIS cll'-
ing attention to tue exposure OF the trauuu'
lent character of many similar claims III
the Forty nth congress. lie expressed uAe
opinion that all these claims had been Dalu
before lie was voted down every time ne
demanded a division. There were several
Bills to reimburse pUstmaEtcrs ana lhteIHa'
revenue collectors Tor lost stamps ~
VAS 10 pay the balance Oh tohls'L - ~
Ice furnished the army nOapllala 'H 80, ~
MISSISSIPPI valley uunug tne war. ne
amount claimed is $oU,VvO, aud ls lot ICE
at tae rate OF 80 cents lVo pouhus'
Among the obaer bills were lhvse Nv P"} w.
G.. EIlsOn, an engineer at the c'pl,o ~
the IUs 5000 for tile cost 81 deLehulub
himself against the charge OF murIer5 y"
pay $1,000 To the widow OF aamhtl Nul
H0man, one of the victims OF the old poIu
thcWer disaster, when the Dul!dlhs Ll
which -u.c employed government clrih2
ctIUpseu. and to refund tue customers Oh
w. A. Jacobs of Lancaster, Pa, the amount
of the counteI1ek stamps purchased from
When the committee Of the whole re.
ported the bills TO the house, MT. Payne
blocked their final passage today by nAlhns
fine pOint Of no quorum. But the friends
OF the claims refused to be baked mo.
lion was made to recess until tomorrow nc
1880 in order to continue the legislative
day. The vote stool - 10 ..
Mr. Payne made the point of no quorum
Let MS stay with him. cried Mr.. Ritu-
ardson iIcnuJ, the minority leader ana inc
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CONFERENCE WITHOUT RESULT,
Strike May Be Extended to All Parts Of
Hartman system

Hartman system.
Omaha, Noh. January 60 Tn. confer
encc between President Burt Of the Union
Pncioc ana ihc representatives of the strik
Ing shopmeu was without result The strll;-
er' say % mass meeting win Doe called gt
once and steps be taken hy the strikers ~
EXTEND che strike 10 all Darts OF the Ilar-
rim0u system.
President Mcneil OF the National As.ocia-
tl"n oi Boiler Makers stated that mo- plan
he'd vet born arranged for action ON M,
southern Facho ms ~ had not hegu eNnprt-
"d that VI would hC necessary to hiring tn,.
mon ON that SYSTEM into thu strike IIe
sai2 BE- would 90 60 Kansas CiN- tonight
ana there would be no further runfereucps
with President Burt at ttls limo rba
southern Pacific men. hr said. ,yrrs ready
10 join the strlkers at any time
THOMAS T.. wilson. fourth Vice president
or the mochiuists union said tle Aneid
can Feaerguon or Labor would he asked
g tnhe hand and chat the strike would
be carried On more vigorously than over.
At Union Pacific headquarters this uftor-
noon the following statement was mad :.
Piece work has been successful sysfet,
IN the shops. 81 our company Tor six months
strikers was told that no change In tba
system could he made at this limo XVa
now nave more men in the sh0ns fh1r q,
ever had before ana their characfar ana
Sblll Us MI that We could ask a raductinn
WIN soon he necessary because 0ur bnsi.,s =
Applies 20 an other points on tho line
'H we were 10 take back the striEors
now lt would mean that nur for,e III ~, ,
sha9ps would be crowded ont aul this Ma
This strike IS over So Gar MS the ,o,,,.
papy Is conrcGHed Tho mon owlt ~, s-
lce Yes! June and We hired men 10 au their
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MOST HORRIBLE SUICIDE
MRS. GARY INTERRUPTED WHILE
CUTTING HER THROAT.
She Tore the Wound Apart VITA Her
Fingers and Died IN a Few
Minutes.

Tensha, Texas, January 80 There was u
horrible suicide near here today, Mrs Gary
being the victim of Authorization. She was
Hrst noticed running from her home TO "a
pond of water. her clothing ON FIRE, She
used water from the pond TO put the IRE
out and then rushed back to the house,
the door Her husband rushrd TO the house
and when he arrived was denied entrance.
He forced the door open ana found his wife
sasMng her throat with N razor deep
cut having been inflicted He got the
weapon from her after a severe struggle
when she caught hold OF tho Jagged wound
ana tore the dcsh apart There was squirt
Of blood and she died in a few minutes
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DATE FOR COLLECTIONS
The COunt il Gave Grace Until LIST Of
February.
THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE BUSY
Several important Matters Being Dis
eussed--Hsck Stand Ordinance.
Budget Allowances.


with the expiration Of this the last day
Of tho first month of the good year Of 1903,
.f,,nor,ant n,ttors witch ocIinso tho In
'"P"''"pt 'iu',vie ""''"
angurntion OF transfers ON the street ran
Vuv lines Will be brought to a focus.
Wien the uaskips q Sells report Of the
audit ~ the nccounts was thoroughly d.
gpstcd tw The city aldermen there was
dt,r,gi,tn, ~, ann rpou deltnnuents IA nav
49,, a,,',,,n 49,
ana at the SeSslon OF lne cuuIVH thlct
weeks ugo two resolutions were offered and
carried uuanllnoUsly ne Is ta let sl,o,',n,
'ul'"ou 49,, " ,,5tt, 'r,,at ia
H"E"'No w '.', ',a,i,,+ All o,
Guy "'''S'V' "'u ,5a.tt,,,
,"p", w." va ,, ~, ,aIi,.t,.I
~ az ,,a,,ioa ,i,,, C,tl
an" ~ "'tt' i''''' ~ ', a., IN,
w. P"' '"'u 49, 80 ,,,,,,,,,ts
,',s w.. -. ,,,o,,o,d f.,
c'iio,f ~ tbrsr oinoruts by ciyif or criminal
,U,.rN' t IT, ,'' ,,r, IA, bia irdtnent Ls
prU.ogu""n 10 mug !" "'' '"'-''"'
~ RPIarr,,r strcc, ,resonted n resolution
sin,,litnneonsiy with flint offered by Mr.
WIN. twt A. ,,5os nf fur ruorc gUpcplug
ch@rSnter Ana Inc ust dey OF grace under
ti,nt piotion cvnirps TODAY The street mo-
KIN r n95,on Eo e 'SffentIon Of lie city
,ttornny br oniind ia the rpuor OF lInssins
I y 'g,iiIs "a INN mi nortlns indrbtrd 10
1 no ciyV nc nntiUcd and those who fail to
~ ~, EaIrrt,,,, I ba lund Cnrrlpd
/ nay, ny feotuu.y "" 7Ge" Gu ne, nan and
I ny clg n.ij"btn n moi hnen ston i 2altinr legal
,'rJ III i r 1 tit yoIutnp ~ work has prn-
UPlHtyd'9 go ,,t ti1,, ~ ~ retorf mon the
/ IIasiius snJIs siatnmGnt. hut i'm the face
/ ~ tHr n,ntirna udoufed Inv tho council ~ tx
GSc ctf," viu Il" f,Icp In the immrdi9tc fu-
ture
/ IIy the terms OF the Occupation laT mo
/ ton me Guy, Nssras9l hn9 collv''"F " '5ta
/ structfd u" hcElh llt CyirvuVh wi r '' ~
necountS M once am UlirI IN p9ii, III
hn1uenls "il Deein
oRDtNANCES gEfNG CONSIDERED
rho ordipnpre COMMITTEES has several I'm
- IL. ,l,att.,.,tio, th,
chief Of which ia nm amendment To- The
.,,r. ..,,,,,l ,,,it,orco rnnp,brr oC that
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Personal MENTION.

George A. Smith OF Denver, Colo. was
registered at tho Brazos yesterday,
Henry A. lloyd Of New York was IA
Houston and was a guest OF tile Rice.
Messrs r. W. Pickett and H. /. Wade NJ
Liberty were guests OF the Bristol yoster-
dBy.
Ross l.. Clark of Wharton was IN tue
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cemplimentary Dance.

There was a large crowd Of society poo
Pie at Bryan hall last night, the occasion
being an iuArmal dance given In honor OF
Miss Bees0n Of Ohio. who Is the guest OF
Miss Julia Mac MORSE The analr was a
most enjoyable one, aud an present spent
delightful evening, Among the visiting
Young ladies present. were Misses CQnuor
Of Dnllus Wilson OF New York. Jarvis OF
Nictnria Uua Moore " Virginia. The
chaperons were Me and AIRS w s. Hunt,
MI. AND Mrs r. n Morris Mr. ANA Mrs.
j. j Cannon ana Airs iIcyek.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-31

MILLIONS use CuTicURA SOAR, as
lVA sisted by CUTIcuRA OINTMENT, for
preserving, purifying and Identifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp, and the stop
ping Of falling hair, for softening, whitening
and soothing red, rough and sore hands,
for baby rashes, itching and chafings, and
for all purposes of the toilet, bath and
nursery. Millions Of Women use CuTIcURA
Soar IN baths for annoying irrita,ions and
inAammations, in washes for lucrative
pcrspiration, weaknesses, and for many
sanative, antiseptic purposes which rsadily
suggest themselves. Sold everywhere.
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GARLAND. Roy Erwin. aged wears. was
Killed ~ Il work train; every bone In his
body was crushed.
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pA1n rRIRrrr No ruE nEAD.

PAID TRIBUTE 10 THE DEAD
Washingt,.-r January 30-Ihc senate de-
voted the day to paying tribute to the late
Senator Mcmillan of Michigan, Senator
Alger delivering his first address, Among
the other speakers was Senator Morgan
tAlI1
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Take oXIpNE for Chnls and Feyers.
Cure guaranteed,