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AN UNcoNoUERED BoER.
Refused to Surrender to the British
and Is Now Raising
New Army.

Commandant Jan Louw, the Boer ON
Ger who refused to lay down his arms
when. his fellow countrymen surren-
dered to the British, and who fed to
the Longberg mountains on the borders
Of German West Africa with his band
Of burgher fighters, has been success
fully resisting the combined English
and German forces in South Africa for
more than two years. In June, 1902,
when the BOer army capitulated, Louw
fed with only about 800 men. This was
the nucleus Of the present little army
under him.
Within the first year the 300 men was
increased to 1900. and to-day he is said
to have a combined force Of 5000 sturdy
warriors under his command. Many
Beers still believe that their country can
be reclaimed and many OF them look
to Louw as the man who will start the
next rebellion.
There is said to exist an understand
ing among the Beers and their sympa-
thizers that the next uprising will be
in 1906. II is also stated that $1,000
men have agreed to respond to the COM
mandants call.
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EPIDEMIcs OF HISTORY.
Soma Terrible Visitations That Caused
the Death Of Millions Of
People.

The decrease in the death rate Oh
treat cities during the last few years
can only be appreciated by comparison
with similar statistics in the past says
the New York Herald. In the tWe1tn
century not less than Is epidemics OF
diseases and many famines carried on
the people Of England. The thirteenth
century saw 20 plaques and 10 famines'
while the fourteenth had . black rec
ord Of disease. In 134S the black
plague" or black death" (which was
brought into the country from the
east. caused the death Of 100000 per-
sons in London alone, while In Europe
altogether 25,OOO.OO0 people fell VIC
tins to its ravages. In 14So tne
sweating sickness" appeared In Eng
land, causing great destruction OF hu-
man life. It reappeared at various in
teryals for q century thereafter. The
last terrible visitation Of the plague In
England was in 1664-16s6, by which 1OO,-
900 lives were lost in London alone.
This epidemic was followed by the great
fire of 1866, which destroyed 5000
houses, including all the most densely
populated portions Of the city. The re-
building Of London with some regard
to sanitary laws appears to have put
the first check on the epidemic diseases
that had previously devastated Its pop
ulation
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HOW ISLANDS GET FORESTS
Earth Carried by Animals and Birds
Contains the Germs Of Veg
citation.

When travelling among the islands Of
the Pacific or Atlantic one often won
ders how It Is that lands so far away
from great continents have become COW
cred with forests; but Darwin and other
naturalists have solved the difficulty for
US, says the House Beautiful.
Thus we learn from Darwin that he
took from the foot Of a woodchuck q
cake Of dry earth in which was a seed
Of the toad rush. He planted the seed,
and 1t terminated and Powered.
Prof. Newton sent him the leg Of q
partridge which had been wounded and
unable to ny. Attached to 1t was q clod
Of earth weighing six and half ounces
He broke up the clod and placed It I'M
der q bell-glass. No fewer than 50 plants
sprang from 1t. tits more than interest
ing to know that the clod Of earth con-
tanning this treasure was kept three
years before planting.
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THE BABYs SUN BATH.
Modern Hygiene Calls for Plenty Of
Sunshine and Air for the
Infant Human

Summing the baby is the latest thing
In baby culture, says an exchange. No
household Is too poor to possess one
Of these patent adjustable sun parlors.
They are made Of some kind OF hard
wood and are built by the carpenter TO
extend beyond the window. The top
and sides Of the little platform are Gov
cred with glass. and strips Of carpet
are laid on the floor, to stop up any
cracks there may be. No matter how
fercely the winds may blow or how low
the Thermometer may sink the sun par
lor Is always ready for the baby. A
pillow Is placed on the carpeted floor.
then the baby Ii warmly dressed and
well covered for its morning or after
noon nap. Mothers who have tried this
method of summing the baby are boast
ing Of the gain in weIghb and health,
and have the proud satisfaction of
knowing they are strictly up to date.
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TEMPER BEAUTTs ENEMY.
A Calm and Placid Manner and Way
Of Looking at Life Conducive to
Growth Of Physical Charm.

Temper has much to do with the de-
structIon Of q fine and delicately tint
cd skin. You are familiar with the
woman who becomes pale with anger
or purple with rage, yellow with dis
appointment or green with envy.
The pallor, the purple patches, and
the jaundice are apt to become fixed
and q woman whose complexion con-
sists of q scheme Of color in which
these tInts predominant. distinctly
bears the color imprint Of the sere,
the yellow leaf.
A bad complexion Is sometimes the
outward and visible sign Of a bad tenn
per, hence serenity II to be cultivated
as an aid to natural beauty, says a
writer In the American Queen WOr-
ryinR about household matters and
servants Is to be avoided at all cost
as tending to accelerate the fading
of June's roses from the cheeks Of the
not too youthful and the temptation
of the active minded. always to be
doing something, must be renuously
resisted.
Unless you have plenty Of rest and
relaxation, both Of mind and muscle.
your mirror will soon begin to cast
reflections on your face and tiny little
wrinkles will appear one by one, as
the stars come out on a summers
night. But when soft slumber allures
thee" be careful not to sleep with the
hand under the cheek, as this certainly
tends to numb and wrinkle the skin.
Another point to attend to is not to
allow the Jaw to drop when you fall
asleep; this is apt to foster the appear
ance Of lines on either side Of the
mouth.
Undoubtedly bad temper Is not the
Sonly enemy Of beauty, but also the
first cause of many nervous disorders.
and many Of the ills that follow a bad
digestion.
Who has ever seen a really happy
woman with an unwholesome looking
skin? Worry, continuous fretting,
envy and maliciousness not only wear
the face with ugly lines, but destroy
the foundations Of the entire constitu-
ton.
Therefore beware, and use the only
solvent remedy. Cultivate calRness.
courage, cheerfulness, amiability ana
affection, and as the sun drives the
fogs of night before 1t, so the ugliness
will give place, II not to beauty tnen
10 charm
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RY KATE UPsoN CLARK.

downright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles)
The subject is life worth hving?
became rather stale some years ago.
There seems TO be danger that is mar
rtare worth while?" will soon grow TO
be equally trite and unattractive. In
the appalling mass OF testimony from ap-
parently embittered witnesses against
the institution Of matrimony, one would
seem to be almost reckless to attempt
TO advance the other side Of the con-
troversy. One deeply-religious woman,
when asked II she were going to speak
In favor of matrimony, replied With
look Of lofty scorn: You will be asking
me next to defend the divinity Of my
Maker"
But there seems to be no such i'm
pregnable faith in the wisdom Of the
central institution Of modern society.
Even taking into consideration the
feverish desire to say new and start
ling word; and the similarly feyerish
passion to make everything ridiculous,
no matter how sacred, there is evident
~ q widespread dissatisfaction with the
results Of marriage.
You may reply that this Is an age Of
discomfort. The chronic grumbler is a
recognized institution nowadays. Dur
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Diseases Of Hnnaa Pats

Our household pets are susceptible to
Q far greater variety Of diseases than
most people imagine. Parrots are
known to be peculiarly susceptible to
disease so peculiar to themselves that
1t is called from the Greek word for par
rot, "psittacosis." A number Of fatal
cases in human beings Of what was at
first supposed to be q malignant in
nuenzal pneumonia were In Paris traced
to the bacillus at present thought to be
eausatiVe Of the parrot disease. A GER
tain proportion Of parrots are known to
die from tuberculosis. Cats are known
sometimes to have tuberculosis, and that
they have In many cGses been carriers
OF diphtheria and other Of the ordinary
infections directly ind indirectly Il
more than suspected.
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Banancial Bird

Uncle Sam has been studying hawks.
OF 124 stomachs Of marsh hawks which
were examined, IS per cent. Of the
hawks had been feeding on mice, Is
per cent on other small mammals, Is
per cent on reptiles, frogs and insects,
and only very low percentage on poul-
try and small birds. We do not ind
that this bird Il 50 very destructive To
quail and cartridges after all; and It
IL under this latter sopposition that
most sportsmen shoot hawks when
they hnd opportunity. Uncle Sam con-
eludes that the marsh hawk IL q benen-
eial bird and that its presence and In
crease should Be encouraged in every
possible way.
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How to Treat Gloves.

This e. the proper way to treat .
glove: When you spy . tiny hole
mend Il without delay, that It may not
Increase In size. Mend II on the inside
Of the glove with hne cotton Of the same
color - the kid. Do not uss silk, for 1t
soon wears out
Never break on your cotton, but cut
Il, % a. not 70 draw your stitches too
tightly and make the seam hard and un-
even When sewing q split In Q finger
seam insert finger into the glove and
draw the edges together 90 that they
meet and that Il all; Q ridge would not
only Be uncomfortable, but would look
unsightly.
When q glove u too small and slits It
q worse than useless to sew up the
rent; II must be patched. The patch
must Be Of kid Of the same color.
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RETAIN YoUTHFULNEss.
Many Women Let Themselves Grow
Old and Faded Through Neglect
Of q Little Precaution-

The old woman who wants to be
young must learn all over again how TO
walk. And before she does this she
must learn how to stand Stand well
and you will walk well Is pretty good
rule, declares Nine Darcy.
To stand well your feet must be COM
Portable. And this is q good thought
for the elderly woman. Make your
feet comfortable. Few old women are
able to stand well because they have
aches and pains which make their feet
feel Ill at ease.
Feet can be kept more comfortable
By rubbing them with vaseline every
night They can be kept comfortable
By changing the shoes every day. New
Or wear the same pair Of shoes all day
long. And there Is another shoe rule
namely, that shoes should be fire.
quently eased. Take your shoes and
them and let them dry on the feet.
This viii mold them to the form Of the
foot.
And another thing. II the shoes feel
hard and stiR rub them with oil.
Grease your shoes frequently II you
want to have them comfortable. You
must keep the leather soft and pliable.
Stockings should At the feet There
are too many pairs Of ill-ntting stock
lnSs. And when the matter of shoes
and stockings has been arranged there
should come the question Of heels.
As soon a. q woman feels old and
tired she begins to wear low heels. She
takes the lifts on her heels and she
lets her step become laggy. Have your
heels Of good height. Preserve the
arch Of the foot Don't let your feet
grow hat- Try always to have trim,
neat-looking shoes. These are excel
lent foot rules for any woman.
Now, about the walk. There is an
English instructor who gives these
rules for walking young"
ITO walk young. walk erect. Bring
the abdomen in. Throw the chest out.
Take long steps. Place the feet at
right angles or as nearly 80 as you
can. Lift the chin. Throw back the
head. Raise the eyes. Breathe deep
~. And don't mince."
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FANcIEs OF THE MOMENT.

Daintiness Is the essential feature OF
the correct separate waist.
II Is rumored that moire silk Ii to TO
turn TO favor as the season advances.
Tueks4h Q variety Of different widths,
from the minutest pin tucks, are very
much employed to trim the gowns OF
to-day.
Fine cords are run through the trim
ming Of smart sleeves, sometimes Just
below the shoulder and again Just BE-
low the elbow.
ouaicG square, stin bows Of velvet
preferably black, are used down the
front Of high corsage or on the ehemi-
settle Of Louis bodice In most effective
fashion.
The latticework garniture Of flowers
forms once again an important part Of
the evening dress up to date. Natural.
~, small flowers are required for thu
purpose, such Is daisies, bachelors but
tons and small button roses.
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HYDE PARK NEWS.

Among the coming young colored
men Of Hyde Park is Mr.. h. T. Green
wood, who is now doing a very sue
cessful business at no IL E 5srd
street, handling newspapers and var
Ious periodicals Of all kinds. Mr.
Greenwood has been in business In
this portion Of the city for Eve years
and is very well pleased with his pat
ronage.
Mr.. Geo. z Matthews, living at sos
Jefferson avenue, an old settler in Chi
cage, has been down sick all winter
with plural pneumonia, but is improT
ing very rapidly. He Is now able to
walk around in the house. but has moi
strength enough to 90 out doors.
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The Highland railway In one respect
holds a unique position in British rail
way history. Although the first por'
ton Of the system was incorporated a
long ago Is 1856, not a single passen-
ger was killed until 1894. The FIRST
portion was opened in 1856, so that fof
q period of So years not one passenger
lost his life in q train accident; ane
although over ten years have passed
since 1895, and many millions Of pas
sengers have during the period trav-
eled over the system, the total Of fatai
train accidents to passengers remains
ct one.
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ing the recent terrible blizzard" in New
York, several residents in suburban sec
lions. where the sidewalks were not
broken out for eight days afterWard,
"the postmen were late in delivering the
mail on the day after the STORM"
Such people are capable Of address,
Ing written expostulations to Provi-
dence upon its conduct Of affairs, and
there are many who are quite as IN
reasonable and as little worth serious
attention. But when reverend clergy
men, and leading doctors of literature,
begin to show a tendency to think that
the idea Of marriage is not sound, Il
seems as though there were really a
basis for q genuine discussion and, -
though everybody ought to take an in
terest" and contribute his point Of
view.
Well, suppose q good many marriages
prove to be failures. Is there any sort
Of business in which there is not a
VI
We are told that IS per cent. Of the
men who set up in business for them
selves, fail one or more times. which
Is one Of those misleading statistics Of
which we hear so much; for the same
man gets counted every time he sets
up" and fails. Therefore one man who
has a constitutional aptitude for failure
may contribute frightful proportion Of
that So per cent
Granted, that in commercial life fail
ure is the rule, and success the excep-
ton. In professional life, no doubt the
proportion Of sufferers Is quite a. great
Ministers, doctors, lawyers, musicians,
artists, actors, writers-hov many, COM
pared with the whole immense number,
can be said to achieve success!
Then Is to our political institutions.
How many cities have we, the finances
and offices Of which are administered
honestly, which would be the same in
this sense Is successfully" Mr.. Stef-
fens would probably reply that there are
none At al. Even the departments of
the federal government are full Of scan
dals, and their history has been far more
that Of failures than OF successes, while
who shall dare to speak Of the unwrit-
ten disclosures one or more Of which
have come to the ears Of US all!
The trouble seems to be with human
nature. II does not seem to be able TO
do anything perfectly. The average hu-
man being seems 10 be an untidy, selfish,
hypocrttical, lazy, untrustworthy crea-
ture-a sort Of cross between q sheen,
IN oyster, . bear and Q treacherous
leopard or tiger. When you really stop
to think Of It, the wonder 70, not that %
many married couples are divorced, or
live on, jangling. profoundly tired OF
each other, or merely in dumb, patient,
accompanying misery; but that the
proportion Of truly happy couples ID q
high - II II.
Ayoung woman recently confided to q
eriend that she ardently loved q certain
young man, but that she would never
marry him until he should entirely re-
form his course.
Z have told him this, |" shs said, sadly.
He knows perfectly wen that he can
have ne Il be viii behave himself.
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MATRIMONIAL RUIN
WHY Welded LIFE 30 OFTEN
PROVES A FAILURE

Business, the Professions and Politics
Can Claim a. Great . Proportion
Of Failures-Don't Choose q Nan
for His Fascinating Mustaehs or
His Dsfsrsntial Manner - Don't
Marry . Nan to Reform Him
Gerrsst Zach other white"
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0vercharged.

well" said MYs. Stub, thought
fully, the plumber that worked for
us during the past winter was a bird"
"Hm!" grunted Mr.. Smith. Prom
the size of his bill he must have been
q pelican"
81 think he must have been a par
rot"
why so?"
His bill is so crooked. Chicago
Daily News.
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An Elusive Cause.

Now it is the wicked flea that has
fallen under the ban Of the medical
experts. One Of the latter declares
that the flea spreads cerebro spinal
meningitis, and another asserts that
1t circulates leprosy. 1t is a great
pity that the guilty insect is at once
80 friendly and so hard to catch
Cleveland Plaindealer.
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Entered Vt the Pet Offics al chAeASa.
n :, - seeon6-eiaa Matter.
ENeLEWoop NOTES.

The death OF Mr.. John w. Lee at
1923 Ada street was quite shock to
his friends although he had been a
sufferer from tuberculosis and kidney
trouble for some time. He passed
away peacefully. He was also young
minister from the Olivet Baptist
church, where the funeral was held
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis from Bowling
Green, KY, are here to attend the
wedding of her brother Mr.. Edward
withrow, last Wednesday evening,
April 10, to Miss Ethel Follitt, fair
young lady from the same part Of the
country. Mr.. and Mrs. Withrow after
their wedding are expected to reside
at 1924 Ada street, top fat Mr.. With
row is an ex-soldier of the Sth Illinois
Volunteers and also Of the 10th Cav
airy Regulars. and is now enjoying
pension with the rest of the brave and
faithful
Church was fairly attended last Tues
day evening, and a short program was
rendered. The most important part
was the debate under the title OF
(Which had the hardest struggle, man
or woman" The debaters were Mrs.
Louisa Williams and Mrs. Rev. Hig-
gins on the Affirmative and Mr.. Sheri-
dan and Mr.. Simms on the negative.
after the decision was rendered 1t was
decided in favor of Messrs. Sheridan
and Simms.
Mrs. ]. w. Roberts Of 6132 Ada
street has been i'll for the past week,
but is now able to be up and around.
Mrs. Thos. Motley Of COIL Ada st.
has Just returned from a lovely visit
to her home in the south, where she
has spent the winter. She has also
brought back to her husband a valua-
BILE present.
Clinton Baler is much better and
will soon be able to return home from
the hospital.
Mrs. Moten, residing at 6006 LOOMS
street, has had a very sick child, suf-
fering with the chicken-pox. A speedy
recovery is expected which will bring
relief and happiness to the mother.
Mrs. Spencer Of 67th and May SITS. Is
expected to go out Of the city for
short visit this summer and are very
willing to rent her rooms to any
good tenant reasonably.
An Easter party will be given by the
Englewood Pleasure and Athletic
Club at Temperance Hall, $50 West
63rd street, on April 26. Admission
will be Is cents for gentlemen and all
ladies complimentary. P. Smith, mgr
Geo. C. Hill assist mgr, and s. Nc
Culley, sec'y.
The wedding Of Mrs. Marian Hamil-
ton and Mr.. N. E. Grammer was well
attended last Tuesday evening. The
bride and groom looked very beaut-
full, also the bridesmaid Miss Vienna
Stewart and best man Mr.. Hughes.
The bride was dressed In gray and
pearls and the bridesmaid wore gray
and applique. Master Hederick odom
acted as ring bearer. The church
was handsomely decorated with roses
and the presents were many. Prof.
AInhonso Johnson. organist.
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Ford drimthorps, who has been de-
voting his eighty-ninth year to design
ing q clock for the tower Of the parish
church at West Melton, Yorkshire, Is
surely the most remarkable OF living
clockmakers. 1t Is more than half q
century since he was busy superin-
tending the design Of the great clock
ut Westminster; the original Big
Ben" was the child Of his inventive
brain, and its successor bears ID
Gothic letters the legend that 1t was
cast under the direction of Edmund
Beckett Denison, Q. c." as long ago
"a Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
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Family Mine.

In the neighborhood Of the town Of
Malcolm, in Australia, there is a gold
mine which has been worked for several
years by one single family, consisting
Of father and mother, two girls and six
boys. The net profits Of this mine
amounted last year to ;75, 900.
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Looks That Way.

Shall we chloroform the old folks OF
the next generation?" asked the sage OF
Plunkville.
IF cigarettes an tight lacin' keep
their present hollis on the respective
sexes" retorted the Pohick philosopher,
there amt goin' to be no old folks
In the next generation. "-Chicago Sun.
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Towne-So you are learning the jiu
iitsu method Of defense3
Browne-Yes, it's necessary In these
auto days; teaches q man how to Be
knocked down without being hurt, you
know.-Detroit Free Press.
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English Study Russian.

During the last three months no few.
er than so British officers have secured
leave for the purpose of studying Rus
sian, which is now the language for
which highest rewards are given in the
army.
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Unruly.

Russia would have more patience
with Oyama If he would spend q little
more time explaining his plans before
he carried them out. - Washington
Post
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First Little Glrl-whatI Don't you
speak to your father any moreG
Second Little Girl-No. Hes BE-
tween times. He's too old to be any use
and not quite old enough to Be chlor0-
lormed.-Llfe.
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japanese HospitalitH.

All Of the food served to q guest at
q japanese banquet and not consumed
by him at the time is taken TO his hons
by the servants of his host.
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Motor Cars Displace Camels.

A number of motor cars have been
sent to Khartoum to be tried in the
desert. II they are found to be OF
value, Q large number will be sent there
and used to carry people across the
sands where camels are now employed
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For TroeklA.

An excellent lotion for curing frsckIss
II made from mixing one drachm OF
sal amnoniac, one-half ounce Of Law
ender water and one pint Of elder-nower
water together. MIR well. and dab on
the face night and morning.
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Source of Pride.

They are a source of great patri-
otto PRIDE" said the president Of the
South American republic.
ITO what do you refer7"
Our debts. / can't imagine how
we ever managed to accumulate so
much credit Washington Star.
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Short of Breath.

1t IL of1cially denied that the Rus
sian soldiers are short of provisions.
The trouble is, it seems, that they
have not had time to stop and eat
Washington Post.
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To Hslp the Ryshrows.

Paint your eyebrows every night with
. camels hair brush dipped In sweet
on Warm the oil. but do not heat It.
II you prefer, use vaselins slightly
warmed. Do not use much Oh, but Just
snouEh to labricate the eyebrows
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True

Dyspeptic-What do you think d
the best thing for the appetite?
Heartyman - Food. Detroit FreG
Press.
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Similar Svnutoms

Wise Is the girl who can tell whether
q young man il in love or Is merely
breaking in q new pair Of shoes.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The broad ax., 1905-04-22
Turn Their aacka.

When Q japanese audience wish 10 sx.
press disapproyal Of Q play, they turn
their backs to the stage.
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R,oval level Collector

The king Of Siam, who il Q eonnois-
seur Of precious stones, has one Of the
finest collections Of jewelry In the
world.