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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-12-21

mand the necessary regalla. In the
twilight Of the evening Of December .
the good bishop and his suite begin
their round OF visits. 1t is the season
for juvenile parties, and almost all the
children of the village are collected in
few separate houses. each of which
st. Nicholas visits in turn. He enters
with the two angels. while his swar-
thy followers are left TO play their
pranks outside. 4 great silence falls
upvn the children. and one by one they
are called up and examined by the
saint. This part of the evenings busi-
ness is carried on With the greatest Sc
riousness and decorum. Simple relis-
ious questions suited to the age OF
each child are propounded, after which
it has to s;ns hymns and recite pray
ers. If tie ordeal is successfully
passeS' he angels present it with nuts
and. eS. If it fails 1t has 20 stand
asid hen the exanlnatio is end"'l
the "' m.
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Oroan 700 Years Old.

William C. Carl brought back with
him from Japan pipe organ OF an
cient make which he believes will
prove a revelation to modern instru.
ment builders.
The organ is 700 years old, but, not
withstanding this fact, embodies prac-
tically all the improvements which
present day builders regard as new.
The pipes are of bamboo, and the in
strument is in good state of preser-
vation. Mr.. Carl also brought home
a large collection Of Japanese music
arranged in modern notation. Pre-
vious to thirty years ago, he says, all
the native music was handed down
from one generation to another in
characters, but since the establish
ment of an academy at Toxic a great
impetus has been given to all classes
of music, and more than 600 students
were in attendance at that inf titltia y Ion
when NJ Carl visit etis
a
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Palmettcl Breyities.

The annual meeting of the board Of
visitors of the South Carolina Mill
tary academy was held and number
OF routine matters were disposed of.
The business consisted almost entire
ly OF the reading of reports. Cover
nor Hayward was the only members
OF the board who was not present.
Senator Latimer has introduced a
bill III the Senate to build federal
buildings at Anderson, Chester and
Greenwood, and to appropriate $751;
600 for expenses. This bill, if passed
will not effect the status on the new
district bill, that is in statu quo, with
better chances for agreement as to
the places for holding court and pas
sage this session.
Fairfield county voted on the dis
pensary question, under the Brice act,
and the results is three to two in IA
vor of the dispensary. Fairfield is
thus the second county in the State
tc retain the dispensary by vote.
The 10th annual communication Of
the grand lodge, A. +. NJ. of South
Carolina convened in Charleston with
between 200 and 300 delegates pres
ent. One hundred and eighty-two
lodges were represented. Committees
were appointed and the grand lodge
got down to its routine Of proceedings
without delay.
Matilda Carr, a little colored girl,
six years old, was burned so serious
ly Monday night that she died Tues
day. The circumstances were such
that at first suspicion rested on a ne
gro woman who lives in the same
house, but at the coroner's inquest
held Tuesday night the facts as
brought out indicate that the affair
was an accident.
A commission was issued to the
Greenwood Savings and Trust COM
pany, to be capitalized at $4,000. The
corporators are S. H. McGhee, f. E.
Child, Kenneth Baker and n. A.
Craig.
The Cold Point Granite company
Of Newberry was given a commission.
The corporators are: NJ. A. Carlisle,
Geo. T Bryan, S. B. Aull, ]. A. Black
weis and j. D. Davenport. Object
of the company will be to quarry rock
and granite and dress stone Sor build
ing and other purposes. Capitaliza-
tion, 100000.
On Tuesday the splendid monument
to n. G. Gonzales was unveiled in
Columbia. 1t was erected by volunA
tary subscriptions.
A commission was issued to the cor
porators of the Bank of Fairfield
which will have a capitalization of
100000. The parties interested are {:
W. R. Doty,SW R. Rabb, J. R. Cur
lee, T. W. Traylor and others. The
bank will be located at Winnsboro.
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The Sacred @oush.

Mistletoe seems now inseparaDle
from Christmas, but it was not always
so. The use Of the mistletoe in our
Christmas festivities is generally con-
cea>d to be q survival of Druidic cere-
monial. Looking back now. we can see
that to this worship Of the mistletoe'
and the wonderful cures the Druids
effected by means Of 1t, was due
much to the veneration in which they
themselves were held. To them 1t was
of Divine origin, possessing powers OF
healing and curing disease that gave
il the name Of '.curer Of all ills,' or
the "all-heal." The ceremonial rites
connected with the worship Of the mis-
tletoe were performed on a scale OF
great magnificance, in the sacred
month of December. during the feast
that ushered in the New Year. The
time for the beginning Of these rites
was announced by the priests, who
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a soup made Of piece OF suet steWeu
In boiling water. When the sardine Is
in season it is added. although this fish
is generally eaten brolled, and when
the chestnut comes all hands stun at
all hours Of the day. The children
dress just like the grown folks, ana
Cor both single dress is kept most or
their lives for the best, while on every
day their collection Of garments, save
with the better classes, is remarkable.
But. there are interesting customs
that happen there, and have happened
for, 10, these many years. since there Is
little change in Brittany. That OF
feeding the poor is a significant one.
taking place OIL Christmas Eve, as well
as at other times. Here comes the lit
tie ones Of the poor to get their pieces
of black bread and the bonne Of the
good cure distributes without preju-
dice to all comers. The clank Of the
sabots is heard along the stone streets
as these unfortunate children tramp
up to the rectory. and the picturesque
ness Of the scene is emphasized by the
opera bouffe clothes the suppliants
wear.
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Witte is Interviewed.

London, By Cable.-The correspon-
dent Of The Daily Telegraph at st.
Petersburg, in dispatch dated De-
cember 10 by way of Eydtkuhnen,
sends an interview with Count Witte,
in which the Premier indicates that
Russia is confronted with the alterna-
tive of a revolution or violent coer-
eion. Though the count has not iaban-
doned hope, he is not sanguine, and
if forcible repression should become
necessary, he will, according to ths
correspondent, reSign his task to other
hands.
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PALMETTO AFFAIRS
Occurrences of Interest from
All Over South Carolina
MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS
A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover
ing q Wide Range-What is Going
On IN Our State
The Pension Commissioners.

Comptroller General Jones has is
sued statement giving the names OF
the pension commissioners in South
Carolina. Only one county has not
been reported,-kershaw. The list,
without the appointed from that eoun'
ty. is as follows:
.Abbeville, j. S. Gilbert; Aiken, Geo
G. Edmonston; Anderson, John T.
Green; Bamberg, C. R. Clayton; Barn
we'll, Washington Halford; Beaufort.
DR.. R. R. Sans; Berkeley, j. Calhoun
Cain: Charleston, William Mathers
Cherokee. J. W. McKeown; Chester
W. H. Edwards; Chesterfield, H. D.
Tiller; Clarendon, \. J. Richbourg
Colleton. c. G.. Henderson: Darlf gton
W. f. James: Dorchester, c. P
Shuler; Edgefeld, ]. n. Fair; lir,
field, W. S. Crosby: Florence, J. f
Pettigru; Georgetown, J. Rarlestor
Read; Greenville, S. S. Crittenden
Greenwood. B. F. McKeller; Hamp.
ton. J. V. Morrison; Horny, Jeremiah
Misho; Lancaster, w. B. Bruce; Lau.
rens, J. NJ. Hudgens; Lee D. E. Du.
rant; Lexington, Paul Clark; Marion
F. D. Bryant; Marlboro, W. S. Tawn'
send; Newberry, W. G. Peterson; Geo.
nee, J. w. Holleman; Orangeburg, 7
c. Albergotti; Pickens, ]. B. New
berry; Richland, Jno. T. CASTOR
Saluda. L. Rice; Spartanburg, E. F
Wall; Sumter, w. D. Scarboro; Union
n. B. Eison; Williamsburg, Fl. H
Kinder; York J. F. Wallace.
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Ledger is Found.

The mystery Of the disappearance
of three account books from the Union
Mills, of Union, S. c., involving large
transactions on the part Of ex-Presi-
dent T. c. Duncan, has been partially
solved by the finding on Friday in the
upper room of the mill Office of the
missing ledger by Mr.. Clemens, who
was cleaning up, preparatory TO stock
taking. An examination she we'd that
q number of pages, carrying ecounts
of special interest had been Tut out
as if by a pair of shears, and rs the
journal from which this ledgfr was
posted is still missing the recovered
ledger is of practically no value in
It's mutilated condition. The books
cover transactions for the year 1903,
1904 and 1905.
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New Enterprises.

The Eddy Lake Cypress company
had its capital stock increased from
$32, 900 to 100000. The company
was chartered in 1899 with $4,000
capital stock. The directors have
decided to increase the capitalization
a second time, having raised it tc
$4,000 in 1901 and to subscribe tc
$4,000 capital stock in the Eddy Lake
and Northern railway. This is the
company in which ex-Congressmar
Scarborough is interested.
The Masonic Temple company OF
Greenville was given charter. The
officers are A. B. Carpenter, presi'
dent; Geo. T. Bryan, viee-president
D. C. Durham, secretary and treasur.
er. The officers and the following di.
rectors: J. E. Shrine, W. NJ. Jor.
dan. Park A. Dallis and L. S. Grandy.
The Piedmont Grocery Company OF
Spartanburg was commissioned. Tt
have capitalization of $4,000. Cor.
poIators are: W. G. Lee and G. W.
Staples Of Martinsville, Va. and
Brooks Rogers of Petersburg. Va.
The following were also incorporat-
ed: Werblun Clothing company OF
Mullins, $4,000; Prosperity Drug Co.
$4,000; Southern Bottling Company.
of Sumter, $1,000: Florence Furniture
company, $500; Westmoreland Dru?
company. of Greenville, increased tt
$4,000; J. S. Fowler company of An.
derson. sales stables. increased from
$4,000 to $4,000: Dantzler, Trick &
Co., Parlers. $1,000.
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Valuable Farm Lands.

Aiken, Special.-Farm lands in Ak
en- county are getting very valuable.
if the spirited bidding and high prices
produced at public sales are a sur'
indication. On salesday in Aiken
large crowd attended the public sale
of several desirable properties. Twen-
ty dollars to sixty dollars per acre
was bid on the more desirable lands.
One place of GO acres sold for 500.
Another place of 20 acres near Aiken
brought 1000. The days sales
amounted to 32.76.
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A Costly Case.

Spartanburs, Special.-After con-
suming more than two days on one
case in which the suit involved
amounted to not more than $50 dam
ages. that litigation ended. 1t was
the case of the LeeSville Manufacture
ing Company VS.. the Morgan Iron
works. inviting damages as to the
alleged deficiency in the grading of q
lumber shipment. The jury render
ed a verdict of G9.49 for the plaintiff.
At the conclusion of this case, Judge
klugh dimissed all jurors and equity
business was entered on, and will oc-
cupy the court s time to the end of
the present session.
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Blow Up Factory.

Elkton. KY, Special The tobacco
factory here owned by Mrs. M. B.
Penyck and operated by the Ameri-
can Snuff Company, was blown up by
dynamite early Tuesday morning.
There was no loss Of life, but the
damage to the factory was complete.
There was NO insurance on the plant
as the insurance company had only
u few days ago cancelled the policy
owing to the excitement occassioned Ia
this locality by the tactics of some
tobacco growers. The force of the
explosion was felt for long distance.
Several hou4es in the vicinity were
damaged as was the depot.
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persians Threaten to Invade Turkey.

Constantinople, By Cable.-Trouble-
is threatening on the Turko-P Persian.
frontier at points which have never
been exactly delimited. Five thous-
ard armed Persians threaten to IN
wade and take possession of strip
of territory in the Vilayet of Mosul
claimed by Turkey. Two batallions
of Ottoman troops with three guns
have been despatched to repel the in
vasion.
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Columbia Gets Carncgia Library.

Columbia, Specialize mayor and
aldermen of Columbia have decided
to accept the proposition of Andrew
Carnegia to give the town 4 library
costing $4,000, to be maintained by
the town at a cost of $1,000 a year.
The ladies Of the Students club have
agreed to finnish a $1,000 site and
donate the clubs 1000 volumes for
the institution.
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Bell Telephone Co. Sells Tampa Plant.

Tampa, Fla, Speeial.-A merger Of
the local telephone exchanges was
announced whereby the Southern Bell
Telephone Company abandons the To-
cal field, its plant, equipment, busi-
ness and franchises being acquired by
the Pennisular Telephone Company,
the Independent company which has
been operating here several years.
The consideration has not beenHmade
public.
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Six Children Burn to Death.

Dubois, Pa, Specialists children
were burned to death at Lendsey, rear
Puxsutwaney, at an earlv hour Tues
day and William Morgan and wife
the parents, with their two remaining
children. barely escaped with their
lives. Both the father and mother
were badly burned in attempts to
save their little ones from t burning
home. "
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A Tragedy at Gaffney.

Gaffney, S. c., Speclal.-Frlday
morning the usual quiet of the city
was disturbed, about S.45 o'clck by
the report of revolver, fred three
times in quick succession, followed
quickly by the screams of women cry
ing "murder. The police responded
to the call from the Piedmont Inn
As they went in a man came out
calling for a DOCTOR An investigation
showed that George Hasty shot and
instantly killed Mr. Milan Bennett,
musical director of the "Nothing But
Money" company, which showed here
Thursday night and possibly mortally
wounded Abbott Davidson, the come
dian and star performer. 1t was
Davidson who came down the steps
calling for doctor.
The sheriff and police arrested Hasty
and lodged him in Jail. The coroner
was notified and empannelled a jury.
DR.. Nesbit testified as to the cause
of death and the jury brought in a
verdict in accordance with the facts.
The tragedy was caused by charge
of insult to lady member Of the
company.
Abbot Dawson Dead.
Mr.. Abbot Dawson died at G.23
Sunday evening. The end came while
he was surrounded by friends and fel-
low members of the orders to which
he belonged.
There was one incident connected
with the death-bed scene that was
most touching. AS the spirit of Mr..
Dawson was taking its flight, his
faithful sweetheart, who had been at
his side since he was shot down. knelt
beside his bed and repeated the Lord s
PRAYER. There were a dozen or more
men in the room and e cry one OF
them broke down and wept like child
rem. His spirit went accompanied
bv the praye 3 of his faithful s 'et-
heart, who ..5uld have become IS
wife in few days. -
George Hasty's Story.
When seen in the county.
Hasty, charg d with : 4
Mr.. Ben et-a =, Mr.: ed
that he shot sci that
neither of the men i6ej amy
exclamation and be need on
him. one with a knife. Q othf
witt, with en something in his -ua- ,ut
did not know what. He, 6 =
even aft : he shot he trie, tLp.rk
loose f j them. He says >-Aat the
ladies 10 testified knew nothing OF
the affair, that he did not invite Mr..
Bennett out but that he was followed
out by both of them, who came almost
in run. H4 says that he regretted
tie oecurrerNe very much but if he
.ld it to do over again he would
do as he did this time.
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$500 Jewelry Packages Disappear.

Houston, Texas, Special.-Three
packages containing jewelry, Watch
cases and works to the value of $500
disappeared from an express wagon
The packages were left under the seat
while the driver stepped across the
street. When he returned they were
rome. They were consigned to Jew
,lry firms in Houston and were about
q be delivered. A similar event or
last week when o package va
t$l,100 disappeared.
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90 xsxo1E HE jolly. potbellied. roister-
ing old Santa Claus is III
o hot water. Preachers and
o. \ Is parents are rising up
Aoa against him. declaring that
he Is q fraud and as such
x9eht to be suppressed. Thank heav-
- sporadic agitation like this can
no serious results. Recaicitrant
rs and preachers will pass away.
Ia CMus will endure InlIl the emu,
as he has endured from the beginning.
No one can say how old he is or at
what period he made his first appear
ance among prehistoric men. The
name of Santa Claus, by which he Is
tnown IN America, Is the Dutch pet
name for st. Nicholas. The name
Criss Cringle, by which he is known
in England. is corruption Of Christ
Kindiein, or the Christ child. But the
festivities that distinguish Christmas
existed long before Christianity, and a
jolly god OF good cheer appears as the
personification of the period from the
earliest pagan times. Now, the Santa
Claus oSto-day is simply that old jolly
god sobered up, washed and purified.
The pionysia of the Greeks. the Sat-
urnalia of the Romans, the Twelve
Nights of the old Norsemen and of the
Teutons all celebrated the coming OF
the winter solstiee. People then gave
-themselves up to all sorts OF revelry
and excess. In the Dionysia the repre-
sentative figure was not the young
Dionysps or Bacchus. but the aged,
CHEEKY and disreputable Silenus. the
chief of the Satyrs, or the god of
= drunkards. In the Saturnalia it We
Saturn, in the Germanic feasts it was
NThor, both long bearded and white
saired gods like Silenus.
Now, although the central figure OF
the Christian festival is the child God.
the Christ Kindlein, the influence OF
long pagan custom was too strong
within the breasts Of the early Chris
tians to be easily superseded. The ira
dition of hoary age as thc true repre-
sentative of the dying year and its at
tendant Publications still remained
smoldering under the ashes Of the past.
1t burst into new fame when the past
was too far back to be looked upon
with the fear and antagonism OF the
! church, and there seemed no longer
any danger Of relapse into pagan
3 ism. at first, however. the more dig
nified representative was chosen as
more in keeping with the occasion.
Saturn was unconsciously rebaptized
as ST. Nicholas, the name Of the saint
. whose festival occurs in December,
and who. as the patron Of young peo-
Die. is especially fitted for the patron
age of the festival which has come to
be looked upon as especially that OF
the young. At first st. Nicholas did
not supersede the Christ child, but ac-
companied Him in His Christmas trav-
els. as, indeed, he still does in certain
rural l.nelghborhoods Of Europe where
I the modern spirit has been least felt.
st. Nicholas, according to the hagio-
iogists. was a bishop Of Myra, who
sourished early in the fourth century.
He is the patron Of children and school
boys.
1t is strange that everywhere st.
A,;cholas is most honored and his feast
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No Wooden Indians.

Baltimore board Of estimates has
refused to permit wooden Indian
to be placed in front of cigar store.
fae 4nsefence Is that wooden indian;
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.L2Ef9Itss&ez fE59B .aI3
Smelling Game.

A. new game SrorS long evenings has
be6n addAsedS And@tfied by an Fsnsaish
house party Of which Rider IL. HEaggard
was host. 1t is a contest Of smelling
p9NREsss Numbered ognammesz.s and,
numbered bottles containing essence off
cloves. gin, eucalyptus, sherry and 9TH
jeTn groceries. The sgga1pe1is to identify
these tARd the Observation-Disclosures
has occurred to many men who hagel
tried the, deeanters with the nose in thg
hope otdsGding=wheAsfItis ba!aqdy or
whisky. In this particular effort to re-
capture a sense in which the dog mas
tegg m$$f als woman n.sY;Fi2
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When Jackson PRAYED.

Stonewall Jackson's negro bodyserv-
ant knew before anybody else when
a sbatEles was imminent. The general
tens yoisq suppose,S said: che of the.
soldiers. "Lawd. no, sir! De ginTafi
nuvver tell me nothin'! l observateS
de, tentiona ofade ginsral dis way. .co'se
he prays, jest like we all, mOrnin' an
right; ~isat "wheR-ffe- gits=ap-t two -three
times in a night to pray, den | rqbs
my eyes LanS gifts up, teo iahA packs de
haversack--ca'se done fine out dtere'ss
gwine to be old boy to pay right
away. "-Argonaut. e
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isfternationa l. Rajiroas. confererc
Eos CetereAaasei aRItGhasoff III.

Vallejo, Cal, April Ga medE
board, Of stirYey in the, case of ca
imranndessr RitGhag3odf, e29cdtiV9. 6f1eeE
the Russian, transport lena z; :, iqtelA
at Mare Island, has. rec9mImlfffnFIded 81
he be sent to Russia for treatment g
-AeuaesthenIa. e9a 81 rH1 yaGp 4
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..1 bids For r. Gins IS. and Mo ants.

Washington April 6sUBids. <. were
;openeGl at5the +ordnancerb bureau of Nl'
vyodepartnIent; :for3I SGJ three-iHcl
guns and mounts: There were fvt
bidders, the lowest. .bid9for gun AM
mount complete being that of the Am
erfcan and British Manufacturing Eo
at SA,333.. .Y'..:trr.442 4r.31 iEs
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- Fnnd.zaf,..II isnGattla.

The earl of Southesk, who died re-
'eeiftffy if,+61fd Of a picturesque
herd of Highland cattle he owned.
When he was dying he was carried, at
his desire, in couch to a window, and
the cattle were paraded past it, that
he might see them once more.
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rs as ~ :
q sANNo9 oENENTg =

We are authorized TO. announce. Robt.
y Stout, bf stYoodf otd county .fs Eeahdii
date for the nomination of Circuit Judge
in this district, composed of Bourbon,
Scott, Franklin and Woodfordreeunties,
Sabjeot tc3he CAcioa ! Of 1.-The Democratic
primary April 5th.
We are authorized to announce Col. H.
P. Thomson as a candidate for State
Senator from the 18th district composed
of the counties of Bourbon, Clark and
Montgomery subject to the action Of the
Denfocfatfc parry
We are authorized to announce Chas.
swift as candidate for State Senator
from the 18th district composed of Bour-
bon, Clark and Montgomery county. sub
ject to the action Of the Democrats
party.
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3 Death of .eeorqe M. GoedaIl.

II Nvasfingt8f. Apfib IS. Goseorge s
coodaiF. So, and an intifnate' friend
P,rries.s;ifdtenf Lincpitf,, ifs dead; he wa
5patiYea of ibis city and rfenddered
liable service dpripg the var as 9
9s6nal scout for Preside Rt Lincoln
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Poor Engine.

A speaker at meeting of the cham
Der of agriculture, in Worcester, Eng
land, the other day, said: I'VE have a
fire engine which always goes to fires,
never gets there, and always manages
to cause one o. two fires on the way
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Thames Tunnel.
Hd1Je1eSS=G Case

The good woman was distributing a
few tracts behind the bars.
And what are you in for, my un-
fortunate friehd?' she asked Of No.
1913.
"'Cause l can't get out" sullenly an
swered the prisoner.
And the good woman passed on
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