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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
prCKErr SPRINGS CASINO.
ach,v.en of Normandy Drew AnOthe
 Large Audience.

The .Chimes of Normandy" drew an other enthusiastic Montgomery audi ence to the Pickett Springs Casino last nirht' The playhouse was well niled'
 The onera possessed all the fife of ,ts first presentation by the Oiympia nnera Company, and more too. The opera nrobabiy contains more music faithfui to the theme of the show than any other given by the company S'noe fit has been in Montgomery. a.,a
 MT, Easleton deserted hls comic neIa in the "Chimes of Normandy ana as on Wednesday night many In the nouse did net expect signal triumph or tnis artist in a character part The Work of this man in the role Of Gasparo. tne Miscr. dispelIed all early illusions oI the audience and it soon knew that ne ia an actor of considerable abflity ana on ton of this his voice was Tn evidence with great effect.
 Miss Kendall shone'agatn In the very oneratic part of Serpolette. She came m to nIi the expectations Of those who saw her on the first night. Her viva cious and artistic work throughout tne onera Including a number or supero songs we'll sung brought her. ahotner 'E The Tf entertainment was satisfying in eVSrs Ysssterdav afternoon the Olympians nresented f'The Telephone Girl to iarae matinee audience.Th comedy was cut in spots. but the audience enjoyed Tonight the bill at the Casino will Ta saOlfyette,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
ToIntoI,a COmment.

Moscow, Aug, 31.-Count Tolstot re- ceived information Tuesday that peace at Portsmouth was practically assured according to an intimate friend of the family. Commenting upon peace as an accomplished fact Count Tolstoi, who is living on his country estate near the village of Yasnaya, Poliana, said;
 T am indeed very happy to see the end of their fearful butchery, but II Is a great pity that this war will not be the last. 1t cannot be the last war because nations will fight each other so long as the social system remains unchanged, so long as oppo- sition and threats are considered dog mas of society"
 Tolstoi made no comment on the conditions of peace, deciaring them to be quite unimportant in comparison with the final result to be attained through the conference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

W. H. Councill, President of the Ag- ricultural and Mechanical College TOT negroes at Normal, and often desi&- mated as the leading negro of Alabama has written a letter to Governor Jelks in which he deplores the Booker Wasn- ington-John Wanamaker incident al Saratoga, N. r., and appeals for the friendship of the people of Alabama for his race
 While condemning the conduct of Wsshingt9n SoTnei ,he sksses Institute did not intend an onense against Southern customs.
 The full text of Counciifs letter OA' ~ Normal. Ala, Aug. 2s:
 His Excellency, Hon. W. D. Jelks,
 Governor of Alabama Monssom-
 "sir4My anxiety for the welfare of my people, growing out of the press comments on what IS knSwn sTsgr as 5ores tas me to address you this letter.
 Nothing has occurred since the war of 1880 which has done as much to dis public print in regard to this affair. I confess that many of us immediately after the war had erroneous concep- tions of the meaning rnd or sSsa ,ree eet dom means honest hard work, frugal ity and eternal social separation of the races. This matter has been unalter- ably fixed in the minds of men of thought in the race. We thoroughly understand that disapproval and death must inevitably follow any other posi- tion. as lynching, by rope, lead and fire,
 Tn the fear of God, affirm that the negro race does not desire does not seek and nd never expects M to see sees social .h,. ,n. country. But your fathers taught us to look above and try to make the most of ourselves in this world. That was taught from the Ohio River to the Gulf from the Atlantic Ocean to Texas; and ever since the war the best white peo- pie of the South have taught us to could of ourselves. This accounts for the progress which we have made since emancination, and which, under God 3 providence and your good will and help, we expect to continue to make; thus, placing garlands of glory upon the graves of your fathers. and stars in your crown which will increase in bril- liaEcy as the years roll by and fall into the lap of eternity.
 "Notwithstanding the improvidence and crime in the races especially since the war, we have added millions to the wealth of the negro in his own right, and billions to the riches of the white South. Regardless of drawbacks and discouragements the work begun by your forefathers will be carried on. and right here under your protection, the negro will continue to develop into ap- proved great usefulness to himself and to the white South.
 Please permit me to quote from an address, which I sent to the members of the Alabama Constitutional Convcn- ton in 1901:
 Races, as we'll as individuals. need encouragement, and 1t seems to me that wisdom would suggest that all laws re- ferring to the laboring masses should be made with the view. to encourage them, to establish confidence in the want a satisfied and settled condition of mind Any other course will tneV- itably disturb the relations between master and servant, make the servant suspicious, faithless, nomadic and shift
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
Incrensed pemand sOr LIght.

CIeVeIand L1eaueF,
 The development of any new iliumi- hating process appears not to affect the demand for light in other forms. The electric light, both arc and incandes- cent. has been added to gas rather than substituted for it. More gas has been burned, in proportion to the population of American cities. since Brush and Ed ison made their discoveries than form eriy The use of oil for lamps in- creases, notwithstanding gas, electric ity, acetylene gas and devices such as the incandescent burner, which produce far more light with a given quantity of Illuminating fluid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
New Blood in Naval Engineering.

Baltimore Sun.
 It may be questioned, In view of the Bennington explosion, whether the Navy Departments policy of restricting engineering appointments in the navy to graduates at Annapolis is best for the service. The graduates of the Na- val Academy are bright fellows, no doubt, but only a few of them have talent for mathematics, physics, me- chanics and other like sciences that underlie the engineers equipment. It Is we'll known that there is difficulty in getting from their number enough men to take postgraduate courses at the Boston Pathological school and thus prepare themselves for the engine room and machine shop of the modern battleship or cruiser. The result Is that the service is short of capable trained men who know how to handle boilers engines. repair shops. electrical installations, etc. The Bennington is not the first of our warships to be in- tured by reason of insufficient attention in the engineering department: The remedy, 1t seems. is to inject some new blood from civil life into the engineer ing departments of our ships.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
MET TERRIBLE DEATH
AERONAUT AND HIS BALLOON
 BLOWN TO SHREDS.
Mrs. Baldwin Witnesses Awful Fate of Her Husband, Dynamite ExplOd-
 ing in Sfidair and Caus- ing Tragedy.

Cincinnati, Aug. S1.-A Times-Star special from Greenville, Ohio, says:
 Aeronaut Baldwin of Losanttville, Ind, was today blown to shreds with his balloon at a height of two thousand feet.
 He was giving an exhibition of the use of dynamite from balloon for war purposes and had three sticks of the explosive with him.
 When he was two thousand feet in the air, in full sight of thousands of people attending the county fair, by some accident the dynamite exploded and the balloon and man were literally torn to fragments.
 Baldwin's wife was a witness of the horrible scene.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
Grafter. Easily. Put to Flight

There is no cowardice like that of the Rrafter when you fight him in the open. A grafter driver from cover and put in a position where there Is no chance for the exercise of the low cum ming and fraud which are his main chance will invariably run. Our graft CTS have not stopped running since that fateful day in May last when the com bine discovered itself face to face wltn a couple of hundred thousand very angry voters; and the latter will keep the cravens on the run until. the yawn- ing prison doors having received them further pursuit will be unnecessary
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
AnanIas Left Far Behind.

Arapahoe (L T.) Bee.
 One day last week a bold. bad jack rabbit sat down in a field near where John Kroth was at work and began curling It's whiskers, surveying mean while with considerable arrogance the man behind the blow. Somewhat ag- gravated by It's lmpertinence. Mir. Kroth looked for a stone to knock the everlasting frickles of its pug nose when he spied a tortoise. Picking up the terrapin he hurled 1t with such force and accuracy that 1t struck and killed the rabbit. The tortoise then picked itself up and ambled away, seemingly unconscious of the fact that 1t had gone its historical ancestor one better
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
Fall Term
 Begins Sept. 6

Maybe you are waiting until stnext year, to take course in the Massey Business Collegel
 Weren't you the person who said last Spring that you "would wait until the Summer to attend9
 Why put it offi To get start you must learn to do something that the world wants done. There is no better avenue to the business world than thorough knowledge of Stenography or Bookkeeping--or both. For the past six months we have been unable to supply one-half of the calls from business men for our graduates. A practical course at the Massey Business Col lege will give you the ability to earn good salary, endow you with that knowlege and arm you with that proficiency which will enable you enter the business world trusted and valuable member of the office force. As steno- grapher or Bookkeeper you will be entrusted with business secrets; before you will be laid q knowlege of business principles which will be of nestimable value to you in time to come no matter what line of work you enter.
 Telephone for our catalogue, or drep in and talk the matter over with us. Fall term begins Sept. 6th-Night school opens Sept. 18th.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
Next Meeting in Uuited stnte.,

Geneva Aug. 3l.-The final meeting of the Congress of Reformed Religions today accepted the invitation of Pro. lessor Doane of Boston to hold the next Congress in the United States and voted hearty thanks to Secretary General Wendette of Boston. The Congress al- so resolved to formulate a declaration of the principles of liberal Christianity for acceptance at the next meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
AnAhaurh Rennrt.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 31.-The Asso- ciated Press is in a position to state that the report emanating from Ports mouth to the effect that the war party is urging the Emperor to repudiate the treaty of peace is untrue and absurd
 All the necessary measures for put ting an armistice into effect have been taken here, but 1t is impossible to put them into actual operation in the ab- panese.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
Acquisition for VarbeI.

Bristol. Va, Aug. 31.-A requisition was issued at Richmond today on the Governor of New. Jersey for the delivery of Pearl Varbel.
 Varbel is the man who confessed to the murder of Joseph Gentry at Gate City, Va, January 19. last. Varbel lied and confessed his crime to a New Jer- sey farmer. He Is now in jail at Wood bury N J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
nef,rmInntInr cnInn

Colon, Aug. 31.-The sanitary author tiles of Panama, in order to improve the health conditions in Colon, have sent out a gang of 200 men to refumigate the town. In the opinion of many per sons the present unsatisfact tory condi- ton will be unalterable while swampy and marshy lands are allowed to re- main on all sides of Colon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
mnkinr Up for Lost Time.

New York Sun.
 Knicker-Heavens. is your house afre7
 Bocker-No, just sent for the de- partment to come and water the plants; my wife will be home tomorrow.
 Hot Times fOR Chauncey. Kansas City Journal.
 Senator Depew Is said to be remark ably well preserved for his years. This is easy fbelief The Senator ts in a pickle right nov
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
strike Rreakern Imported.

Mt. Sterling. Ky. Aug. 31.-Eighteen hundred Hungarian miners have been imported from Virginia to Beattyville, Lee County. to take the place of strik- Ing miners. The miners struck at the mine and fears of a clash are rife Much bitterness is held against the foreigners. It Is said the men will be guarded in their work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
Reid. on for Co,,n,rv seat

London. Aug. 31.-Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid returned to London this morning after a three weeks tour of the country houses of English friends. They left in an automobile this afternoon for West Park, Bedord- shire, the late Earl Cowper's seat. which they have leased and which MT. and Mrs. Reid will occupy from today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
RooseveIt'n Message to William

Berlin, Aug. 31.-President Roose- velts acknowledgement of Emperor Williams cooperation in bringing about peace is widely commented upon as disproving on the highest author ity the legends still circulating abroad that the German Emperor tried to pre- vent peare
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
pr,nce VTdIne Coming,

Mexico City, Aug. 31.-The Italian cruiser Calabria. number among her officers Prince Udine, son of the Duke of Genoa, Is expected to arrive at Aca- pulco early next month. Prince Udine with the officers is expected to visit this city where they will be enter tained by the Italian colony.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
AtIanta ConnrutuIatIonn,

Atlanta, Ca, Aug, 3l.-The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce today sent to President Roosevelt a telegraphic mes sage of congratulation as follows: Your maternal State congratulates you on your splendid service to hu- manity fin bringing the warning na- tions together in peace. Long live the first citizen of the world"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
APPEARING OLD.
Acts aa n Bar to profitable Employ
 mont.
cannot afford to grow old.

You cannot afford to grow old.
 Tn these days of strenuous competition it is necessary to maintain, as long as possible ones youthful appearance. IT ia impossible to do this without re- taininr a luxurious suit of hair.
 The presence of dandruff indicates the nresence of a burrowing germ which lives and thrives on the roots of tho batr until 1t causes total badness.
 Newbro's Herpicide Is the only known destroyer of this pest, and 1t IS as affec- tive as 1t is delightful to use.
 Herpicide makes elegant hair dress , a. v,eI1 as dandruff cure.
 Accept no substitute-there is none.
 sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in stanans for sample to The Herpicide Co.,, Detroit. Mich. E. G. Fowler, special ag- ~ snts. en e,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

West Point Railroad Company and the Seaboard Air Line. for refusal to &C., cept for shipment stoves and hollow ware under a circular of rates, issued by the Georgia Railroad Commission, which materially reduced rates on those commodities
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
Naturally.

Louisville CourierJournal.
 Grayce-Gladys never talks about any one except herself.
 George-Well, she has one good point.
 Grayce-What's that?
 George-You never hear her speak i'll of any one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
Awaiting A Reply,

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 It seems that Maud Come admits that marriage is failure when the woman who marries is not "an ordi- nary, commonplace creaturer"
 But what wife si willing to admit that she is?s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
c.nnnin anea RnlIrnnda

Atlanta. Ga, Aug. s1,-Attorney Gen. eral Hart, for the State of Georgia, to- day filed suits against the Southern Railway Company, the Central of Georgia Railway Company. the Georgia Ra1IEaad Company. the Atlanta and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
Doubtful Remark,

Chicago News.
 Dolly-And when our auto was speeding lige the wind. just to think of his proposing to me!
 Dorothy-Im not surprised. They say running an Automobile makes a man reckless.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

AuwOInted a Notary Public.
 q R. Culhreth of Columbia, Houston County. was yesterday appointed a Notary Public by Governor Jelks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

pretty girl is never so pleased as when some man reminds her of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

MEN and boys wanted to learn plumbing trade; great demand for graduates S4-$5 day; many complete course two months;
 graduates admitted to Union and Master Plumbing Schools. New York, Cincinnati and St. Louis. (Day and night class) For free catalogue address 2Ss 10th Ave. New York. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
MIsCELLANEOUs.

ANY PERSON to distri outa our samples ; SIS weekly steady. Empire. Wells St., Chicago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

WANTED-To buy registered Jersey cows
 young and fresh in milk. with neifer calves; give description and prices. Box z, Cowarts. Ala 4t-9
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

HOME in Chisholm for slle new house ana -Four acres back of the school house; Csn Ls bought on monthly pavrlen's Inquire at the place. H. A. Woodruff.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01
IRON SAFES.
WANTED-MALm HkLP.

I BUY. sell or exchange new and second band fire ap1 pSTsiap proo, p. sHes AIes on aIl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

NOTICE-Bids will be received by the undersigned until September 9th for renew ing steam heating plant according to ~lans and specifications on file in this office. Bid- ders will be required to visit premises
 FIorda Hospital for the Insane. Chatta- hoochee Fla. lot
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

FREE-Does your watch keep correct time? |? If it doesn't bring 1t to us and we will regulate 1t free of charge. Montgomery Loan Co., [ N. Court St. ...>5=. ...
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

WE WANT your typewriter business; our saIa rental and repair service is unsur- passed; supplies for all machines. Terry &
 Davant 0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

WATCH REPAIRING-We are prepared to do expert watch repairing al reasonable prices; next time your watch is out of order. bring 1t to us. Montgomery Loan Co.,, [ N. Court St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

LEARN telegraphy and R. R. accounting; @I6o to $500 a month salary assured our largest in America and endorsed by all railroads; write for catalog. Morse school of Photography, Cincinnati O., Buffalo, N.
 V Atlanta, a Ga, La Crosse, Wis, Tex nrkana- Taxas. San Francisco. Cal If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

wANTED-An intelligent negro man. mid de aged preferred, to act at butlers must Understand care of horse and COW and be TeneralIy useful around place; good home and steady place for the right negro; must have references as to character and ability.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

THE latest 1,ew designs in wall paper
 picture mouldin6s; some pretty de- signs in shirt waists at the old reliable firm of 4. J. Keynton & Co.,. next to post office 'phono 2S0. Let frame your
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

WANTED-A shoemaker; want one who understands second hand work. Apply 205 Dexter Ave. 4t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

WANTED-Position as teacher bv young lady. holding first grade certificate. Ad- dress Teacher, Box 127, Union Springs, Ala
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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-07-28
Gn frpffelie SernbaneulDffe

On fraffelig SernbaneulDffe
sbleb forleoen pna ct bnngenoe &aar
unogaaet paa Green 8ap og 8eiter11
Mailroa6, ifripes fra @rano Mopios.
ST @fsfuriionstog bar paa @eien fra
Green 8ap til itoitnnpnte $50; paa
en- ifarp &urpe ire MiI pe1t for @cbi,
.octon faar acknowledgement pluoie-
Zig 9ie paa en- 6orbtnoring tpers
ODER Sporet, og ffignt set tnnge Gog
me6 z fulot la6ebe 8erionpogne bar
i iterfeite 6art, lpffe6es oct BAN bog
beo at anpert0e &acl,ums- 8remjerne
i ft6ite 9ieblif at fao 9oget %itan6iet.
Gorbin6rtnge,1 bite fig at bore 4
Sernbaneifinner, Der bar Iaet ODER
% befeitet til Sporet paa en- iaa6an
Maa6e, at 9oget bil6e bore blepen
fuloitenoig bbelagt og EN- Me1g6e
Menneifer omfommen, baboe 2ofo.
motipfbreren lite beret paa fin Soft
og aobiit en- iaa glimren6e @oloblo-
oigbeo og @orbnite. &i6til amer man
lite, bbem GorbrDoerne til oenne
planlagte ulDffe Tan bore.
+. 49, .-z 49,
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-07-28

Tprit @otemfin er Mapnet paa en-
lng &uSier, Ser ii0ite ltge Tom til
Seem Dorf paa eult0pan6ringsoum,
per. San fom lom @ellemoefspas.
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iio6elie. San paaitaar at bere en-
@Gn al ben M6miral, efter bpem oct
,,tegcj omtalte @rigsifib / @orteba-
bel Ear ;acet tit Mapn, og ban er iaa,
leoes CT Wtling al Sen Gprlt 8otem-
fin, ser / 5lutningen of set 196e
MorDun6rc6e bar &eHerin6e &atbrine
IFS On6ling og &l1slan6s Stprer
for en- Morreffe. Sen 11nge 6Dr1te,
iom MI er / Mmerifa> bapoe io:gt
fine @aSier / &uslan6 og u65elt
;icllem fine @snoer. san
tar r::,lir:>s n1eo 5orbol6ene / Sits,
lano og pil fiebe Jig en- Sarm / @e-
iten.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-07-28

ties uooet mere Sruet. &aaI % Slaif
bar itaaen6e Soft ogiaa Der. Soruoen
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Mgooer benpttes Ser ligeiom / 9an.
mart aoifillige @ebbeoer (ti1 SlGiD,
Run,tel- % 8ortfeloife @oer> 8nuoe-
fool rs &aalrabi.
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ligeiom be0 sen morife er 6ens Gn.
fiGipbeo. Denne Mangel i9ger imi6.
lertio observation-disclosures .efter
tcbitc @pne at rette paa. S 6el1
Anleontng bar ogiaa 6e. iambirfen6e
2ano5oforeninger oprettet en- bel 9el
&:usboloningsaftenifoler omfring i
9anlsbperne, met paa Siellan6.
SEQ fisie tages met Stgte paa Mn-
beroetIen al $aneiager % pao anben
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inorstte en- billig % goo Scott. ct
&,lriMs barer 2 elmer Ell Gang
,1oeutl,g i 5 Maaneoer og foiter for
bber 9eltager 8 Ser. @leperne er /
Meglen 8en6erfoner, men ogiao on.
ore St9n6er er repreientere6e.
@n 2ererin6e bar 6 @re6Ie at
,n16erbiie I og refer fra ben enc
are6s til Sen an6en paa ollie l1gens
s &per6oge. Ser maa beo Glepton-
tingeat iifres en- SIG &r. for 6e 6
&re6ie tiliammen.
2Grerin6erne bliner 1t66onne6e I ct
oertil oprettet b%alpaarligt @urius beo
Sor6 &usboloningsifole.
Man forn6ietter, at @leberne til
2Grerin6efl1rius ffal bore 6pgtige !
@nsbol0ning, for Sc optages. l1noer-
bisnin9en fan al Sen @run6 beient-
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forbolosois imao Mioler be6 6enne
Sron;uJ rte6 mango Mftenifoler, er
i'itlpienhe. 9e itdrre Mfitan6e /
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gibre Gprettelien al lignen6e @foler.
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Get mec ll,ge 1tprre l16gifter.
sSlere @te6er / 9anmarf tenfer-
maa paa at oprette Mnoelsfrrgtterre,
anitalter, ON muligt / 6orbin6elie
mes Meierterne. Man mener r1en1-
Zig, at Serring er Sen btlltgite &o11-
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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1905-07-28
uoro Dafota,

- Sra Sarge ffripes, at 6reoericf
Mltrenberger, en- @eteron fra 8orger-
frtgen, er blepen io9mt ct MarS
5trafarbeioe / gtatsfengilet / @iol1r
Sails efter Domfal6elle for 6orle<
oeIie til Mene6 / 6orbtnoelie me0 cit
1t0ltraft 2an0ipig-5ag / @aro So.
Iillige er Fan blepen i69mt cit @e6e
paa $500.
- @remier CHARLES Gromlep bleb
forle6en oberfal6t og foltet Of tit
@oostog paa @ortbern &acific @u-
men ner Deerpoo6 Of 2anoltrpgere.
San fanot frem til Sernbaneitatio>
men / cit balpt b~epioltlbs Gilitan0
meo Mniigt og 8lpoer beoaffet mes
8loo. GromleD iagoe, at ban bap0e
peret me6 Soget, iioen set forbid
.Dulutb, og at Sogfolfene baD6e babt
mere ems olmin6eltg mango 2anoitrD-
.gere at ilaas meo. S Me@regor
bab6e ban flere @ange faitet al Goget
tire MRno, % ban tror, at bet bar
0isie, iom b9Dneoe fig paa bam.