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| portion OF wellkept meadows for his cat
tie to roam on. and finding that around
us here there was a great demand for
| ducks. eggs and young duckl!ngs for
| table purposes. / appropriated part of a
[ meadow and tried my hand at breeding
and rearing ducks which I shall never
regret having undertaken, as 1t Is now
carried on more extensively than was the
case when ! first started
This is owing in some measure to the
fact that instead OF the demand for
ducklings ceasing. as formerly, after the
green peas are over. 1t continues up to
October ana indeed almost the entire year.
The prejudice that many farmers have
against ducks is dying out, and 1t is found
that provided they arc fairly treated,
they certainly prove as profitable as
other varieties of poultry.
But do not be impressed with the de-
fusion that ducks will. like geese live to
great age, and be as prolific when ten
years old as they are at two. To make
my profit from bookkeeping. in which
succeeded extremely WELL both out of
their eggs and r. selling young duck-
ings. the stock birds are to be young
never more than two years old.
Keen Il drake two years OF age. mating
ing three ducks TO each dra',e for breed
ing. All ducks that are selected are
broad backed birds. not excessively he9vy
or large. as I find that big birds seldom
lay well and their eggs. as rule, are
unfertile.
Even as 7 commenced with a small
RIM for ducks ] kept them to great adj
vantage started with piece Of
ground 12x6 yards fenced in, in which
/ maintained twenty ducks as start.
and kept them in health and show con-
di'ion cemented Dond 5x5 feet was
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not 10 grow them together. 1t made the
corn exceedingly hard to cut Az tho
mass OF vegetation was 80 heavy that the
corn ana beans tumbled in every direc-
tlon from the heavy winds. believe IL
Is peter, on rich land, to grow each OF
the crops separately.
When the land Is not SO rich, and It
is not desired to cut and shock the corn.
sofa beans can be grown to advantage
70 turn hoes or cattle on after the corn
Is gathered.
Tho most satisfactory sofa bean That
l havo tried is tho early yellow variety
known as Hollybrook; they arc some
three weeks earlier than. the mammoth
yellow, grow a fine quality of vino and
an excellent Yield Of seed.
1t grows off more promptly than the
mammoth, and gets out OF the way Of
weeds and grass sooner and for the
same reason. 1t is not 80 much In the
way In cutivating corn crop, If It is
desired to plant them in a cornneld.
And one decided advantage they have
over the mammoth, they do not shell
80 badly after getting ripe.-C. e. Jones.
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Poultry Business.

The poultry business has gotten to be
quite science. The man now who en-
poets to make money from eggs knows
what kind of hens to breed and what to
feed them. The hen does the rest.
The man who raises the right kind of
animals for market does not have to
hunt buyer The buyer comes to him.
Young geese usually lay from eighteen
to twenty-fo four eggs the first season. Old
geese will lay from thirty to forty Young
geese seldom get broody the first sea-
son.
OF course you know that tho price of
milk has gone up in nearly all tho large
cities and most of the smaller ones. This
ought to encourage the farmer to get
better cows, produce better milk and get
the highest price.
The price of apples is going up. Amer
lean apples are selling well on tho Euro
pean markets. Tho first Ben Davis APP
pies shipped to Liverpool this fall brought
S4,10 per barrel, which will give the
frrit-growers 1925 at the shipping sta
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Stubborn Facts About Mules.

The mule is not such a fool as he looks.
Tho South has been saved since the
war by tho mule and his darkey driver.
For farm work. the medium sized mule
is best For heavy teamlng, animals
standing from fourteen and one-half to
fifteen hands will do more work than a
team OF heavy draft horses. and eat less.
1t takes big-boned mares to breed large
mules.
No work animals will recuperate more
quickly from the effects of abuse or hard
work than the mule.
1t costs about third as much to
keep mule shod rs a horse.
Most mules have more horse sense''
than horse.
Did anybody ever see dead itnulc on
"a farm?
The farmer who uses mules instead Of
horses will save at least one-half the
amount OF feed that horses require.
A sound. clean-iimbed. well-set-up mulc
team will bring from 5000 to $500 at three
years.
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FOR THE FARM.

| the general farm scheme there Ia gene
rally a plentiful supply OF suitable ma
teriai FOR use on the floors, but where
rotation of crops aud other methods, so
familiar to the larger farmer, are but
little known through the fact that dairy
ing Is emphasized the bedding problem
! sometimes becomes a serious one.
1T must always BIO regarded that. from
dalry standpoint, land devoted to
wheht-growng represents just go many
acres diverted from the principal indus
try Of the farm. On most dairy fnrmg.
the only excuse for growing wheat is
the fact that the straw is needed, and
that carelessness in tho use of straw
for bedding may totally unfit It., Is d
fact not sufficiently realized. Any dirt
In the ma terial used is sure to find It's
way into the milk to greater or less
extent. The straw which has become
wet and has nodded Ii very unsatia.
factory material where clean milk Is de-
sired, az 1t contains many things which
may seriously affect the keeping quality
and wholesomeness Of the milk. The use
of dead weeds. raked from the field. or
OF straw containing any considerable
amount of weeds. should be avoided care.
fully on account of the large amount Of
dust and possible infection which may
be transmitted to the milk. Such bed
ding might be satisfactory for horses,
but may be. on the other hand, positively
dangerous for milk cows.
THE dust may not be Injurious to the
animal in any way. but 1t is likely to have
a bad effect on the milk. The straw OF
barley or OF bearded wheat Is strongly
objected to because OF the boards. which
irritate the skin of the animal.
1t is probable that, for the present at
least. no moro satisfactory material for
bedding the dairy herd can be found
than clean wheat straw.
TRUMAN WILLS
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How to Keep a Horse Poor.

Fhe horse most commonly grown upon
the farm and the one which Is so often
neglected when IT comes to preparing
him for market. is the draft horse.
Pounds Of flesh are an important factor
in determining his market value. This
being the case. II is very necessary To
have him make heavy gains. One Of the
first points TO be considered In fatten-
ing q horee is TO attend 10 his teeth.
Many horses fail to make good gains. due
to the fact that their teeth are not in
proper condition.
The preparat'on of the teeth Is known
as the floating of the teeth. 1t Is best to
get veterinarian to do this. as he has
the proper instruments and where there
are many to do, it can be done more
'loating the teeth Is a point
which great many people overlook. and
ia in many instances the cause OF a horse
being out OF condition.
When horse has number of sharp
projections on his teeth, the gums be-
come raw and sore. so that he does not
masticate his food thoroughly: consequent
ly Indigestion often results and the horse
runs down In his condition.
In examining lot OF horses recently.
II was found that a large number of
them had sharp projections on the under
edge OF the grinders. Their mouths were
in such condition that a person would
wonder how they could eat at all But
after their teeth had been foated down.
quite a marked change was noticed
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Curing Meats on the Farm.

SdllllE N4Suto Sl SAAS = CtAbA.
want to warn farmers against try
Ing to keep fresh meat In hot weather
except IN an icehouse. Even then IL
is dangerous, because when exposed to
the air 1t spells in very few moments
sometimes.
Meat cannot be long kept, even In
moderate weather, but beef may be
corned or partly cured In the following
way. and II will be sweet and whole
some:
For $50 pounds OF meat, take one pound
OF granulatcd sugur, one quart table
syrup three ounces OF saltpetrc, four
ounces OF salsoda and rock salt to make
brine that will float an egg. Use enough
water to cover the meat well. Boil and
skim until 1t Is white: then cool until
milk warm. and pour over the meat.
Change the position of tho meat In the
barrel each week.
In three weeks take out the meat and
boil tho brlnes and skim; add one-talf of
tho above ingredients, and when 1t Is
cool pour back on the meat. II pork
or dried beef. take out In two or three
weeks and smoke with cobs or hard wood.
If you follow the directions exactly
you will never. lose any meat, and will
have as fine meat as you Gun find on
the market anywhere but You must not
use barrel salt. for It has lime In It; and
you must be surc to take your meat
out every week and change II around. SO
that the brine gets to every part of It.
After It IA smoked. wrap 1t In heavy
wrapping paper. sew up In cloth. and
paint it thick with whitewash cover 1t
with chrome yellow. If you want to. The
dry beef Is made from the round divided
in chunks. as the seam between the
muscles will show you.-James T.. Robey.
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land Springs. where they spent uevoraI days
with his parents. MIR. and Mira Joseph Miller
Harmon Vcrlander. who has been living In
Richmond for the past month, came home
last week sick with tha grip.
Ernest FIeishrnnn, Of Ellerson, .as accept
cd a position as fireman on tho chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad.
Patsy Butler Ia atill In very critical
condition In her home near Elerson.
O. II. Lucord, of Alice, recently visited
friends ut Panke's Turnout.
John Leo, OF Gold Hin. visited friends In
this vicinity last Sunday.
Mrs. a. r. Baber, of Shady Grove Is very
sick In her homo Dr. Lewis Is her attend
Ing physician
Mrs. Rowe and son. Leroy, Jr., have re-
turned to Swansboro. after u pleasant Visit
TO her friends near Alice and Eilerson. Mrs.
Rowe expects TO leave In q few weeks for
Norfolk city, where ste VIII mako hor future
homo.
Willie Beadles, Of Walnut Grove was the
recent guest. of friends at 'Tosedell."
q. G. Smith, who has been stck In his homo
near Aztec. IL convalescing.
Roll OF honor for No. IL School fs az fol-
lows: Mabel Tate, Erselle Tate. ,Iesge Henry,
Russell Glass and Herbert Gasg
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Vent;lating a Poultry House.

The conditions most essential In our
poultry houses for the health and COM
fort OF our fowls are warmth In winter.
GOODNESS in summer and dryness at all
times The latter mu=s he secured first
OF all BY thorough drainage OF the foun-
dation, and n dry board or concrete floor,
which should be kept covered with n
heavy layer of dried muck or dry sand,
or, better. OF both. Next. good ventila-
ton should be provided Reliable Poultry
Journal says on this subject: damp air
may be removed by rcntilators, which
Will necessarily make the house a little
cooler. Warm air rises. Therefore the
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GLENDALE DOTS

Mrs. j. It. Whitlock Is very sick.
day.
The many friends of DR.. Tazswell Bradley
are very glad to welcome him on his rounds
after his lorg illness.
Miss Mary johnson is quite III at her home
near here.
Charles Crittenden is having lumber deliv-
cred on the East Dofunny tract, where he is
building substantial residence.
Mrs. James Munro, of Runnymede Farm
visited friends in this neishborhood Thurs
day.
Miss vara woodfin, who has been i'll at
the home of her father. has sufficiently re-
covered TO return to her home in Rich
mond.
william Woodfin has accepted position
with prominent business firm In Richmond
and is stopping for the present with his
cousin. Mrs. Charles Drake. In Beechwood
Park.
]. d. Pearman. who has been carrier on
Rural Route No. for the past several years
has been transferred to Route ). His former
patrons Will miss his willing services and
uever-failing courtesy.
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NEW YonK PRODUCE MARIxEr.

NEW YORK, January ELECTROMAGNETIC
but dull. Winter patents. s3,8oI3.s5: Min
Dull: faI rto good, ss.ss0s.so; choice to
fancy, Ss,S5@4.20. Buclwheat Flour--cuiet
at sa.1012,a0. Buckwheat--Quiett at 125
Cornmeal-Quet; fne white and yellow,
s115gl2o; coarse, s1.Os Clio; kiln-dred.
s2.8O02,70.
tor. Options lsc. net decline. May. S5hc.;
Corn-spot frm; No. :, 55Mc elevator.
Options B@Ac. net higher. January. Sic:
MAY, o2'sc.; July, 52&c Oats--spot steady;
mixed. Ale
$40; beef hams. s2a.5o92S.oo; packet 81 g
1900; city, extra india mess, seo5oRe3. 90.
Cut Enthusiastically; picked bellies. 1o112c,;
picked hams. 1h91lAc. Lard--Firm; west
ern, prime. $9.6049.7o; refined. quiet: con-
tinent SOLO; compound $3.50 S.6aH
S1T95@l900; moss. S1I50@1S5o.
Butter--Frm; extra creamery, 3e@3Nac.;
common to extra. 2eQ 3cc,: State. dairy. COM
mon to firsts. 20M2ac, western imitation,
creamery. 2+@26c Cheese--Quiet and un-
changed. Eggs-Flrin. nearby fancy. white.
a90aOc.: western, firsts,, 2se,; seconds. 90
o6isc Tallow--Firm; city,. es-lse,;:. coun-
try, e4dp6sic. Petroleunt--Stendy, Sugar
Steady; fair refining, 3l-32c.; cenGifugal.
1880; nolasses, 2s-Sec,; refined steady.
Cofee-Spot steady; Rio. No, 4. &C.; Santos,
No, 4, Sc; mild, quiet Cordova. 1aac.
Futures unchanged TO 10 points higher,
Potatoes and Cabbages--Sseady and un-
changed Frsights and Peanuts--Quiet and
unchanged Cottonnseed oil-Irregular and
n shade lower on prime summer yellow.
Prime crude. +. o, b, mills. SIC, bid; do,
35c. non'nal; do, winter yellow, $50. nomi-
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ELLERsoN PERSONALS
/, No; Public , School ,,, WIN open again Mo

No. Public School viii open again Mon
DAY morning with Miss Brooks OF Halifax
cournty, teacher
Mss nsarle HuFncs OF Newmsns, recently
|; the NaW Reservoir
NJ aliall, nenr Atlee
AnpHas i'otn1s%ter OF Hanover Court
house 'atrd relatly&s harc during the week
Ms lanes 7 ITALIA ~ Rose Cottage.
sPof Ns satnrdals Ii Richmond
NJ ara Mrs Gonrga stnttn, of Walnut
Gl1Nd are quite s!ali 70 thelr home
fs, Nei1nrd Rra9ies has ratnrned to
HiiiAlaFyt Springs after u 5leaeant s,ay with
relatives ~ Walnul Lane ana Meadow
t'atrr
Nj, anu Mrs Rvlanh sAali af Shady Grove.
We're recently guests OF ter arents, Mr., and
Mrs. Snead, near Ruel Point
MISE Carrie Field has been sick with tho
grip this week IN her homo. Sassafras Plains.
Mrs, Parker Harris, OF Richmond was tho
guest last week Of her parents at Ellerson's
!, Mrs. y H. Miller and son. Ralph, Of
hor parents at Alice, left last Friday even
Ing, accompanied by her husband, toS H!sh,
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Selection of an Incubator.

An incubator to be effective. mus,
have plenty OF space in the egg clam
Der. Have good thermometer where
1t can be read without disturbing the
machine and first-class lamp and
q good removable nursery tray below.
1t does not pay to buy cheap in
cubator. Ask your experiment station
to recommend a good machine Observe
the following instructions in the man
agement of your machine and use a lot
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MAR K EFS


FLOUR--Recepts continue heavy and
market about steady at prices quoted.
WHEAT-Receipts light and market active
for good stock. Lod grades very dull
CoRN--Receipts light and market nctlve.
oATS--Market continues firm ut quotations.
RiE-continues steady. HIAY--Wth the re-
ceipts about equal to demand our market
remains active at unchanged quotations,
PoTAToES--Light receipts, market steady
at prices quoted.
APPLEs--Receipts moderate and market
about steady at unchanged prices.
EGGS-Receipts fair, market active to-day
at prices quoted.
observation-disclosures not so toavy this week
but the market continues very quiet
poULTRf---Receipts of both live and
dressed liberal and market quiet and slow,
especially for turkey gobblers
GAME--Receipts light and market active.
Season closes here January S1st
VIRGINIA .BACON--Contnues in good
demand; light receipts,
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK--Wheat, H.
aeo bushels, corn, l3796i bushels: oats TO-
us bushels rye, l.o72 bushels flour. s,sOo
barrels; hay 6i6 tons mtllfeed 2S0 tons.
STOCK IN ELEVAToR-.Wheat. s.ss6
bushels; corn. 1907 bushels; oats, 1a,31t
bushels,
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pASvILlE ronacco nAnNEp.
panYille. Va. january "a. I9A

Danyiile. Va. January 90. 1897
receipts for this week. Tho sales blocked
one day. There has been no eRan8e IN tho
character Of the offerings or n prices. 4
full corps OF buyers IL In attendance ON all
grades, and display az much eagsrnsss 10
their purchasss as a. any time during tha
season The tobacco has been in somewhat
better condition as 10 order this week, huI
perhaps q larger proportion OF TOBACCO show
Ing harm mould Ia showing uip in Tho bftassfsrs
Prices continue firm on pll Hrades, with nh
change In round lpia ut tobacco
trade Is more or less quiet ~ roIuEAssA
with, seYesRly weeks aso.
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GAlNEs's MILL

Mr.. william Gaines. Of Fairfield. is rapidly
Improving.
The walnut Grove 5unday.school has add.
cd one hundred new books to their new
library. and the young folks are greatly en-
Toying them for winter rcading.
Lees birthday was celebrated at Walnut
Grove Church on Sunday by an address, by
the pastor, Rev. G. II. Rytand
Mrs Ryland Wright. of Cedar Hedge. who
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LYNoHBUnG TOBACCO aIARKEr.
Lynchburg. Va, January 2s. 1907.

IynchDurg. Va, january 20. 1907.
Sales of loose tobacco the LynchburE
market for the two weeks ending January
a5th. reported by John L. oslesby, of Lynch's
Warehouse, follow
Sold week ending January 18th sSs,2oo
pounds; sold week ending January 25th,
1.03l.10o pounds; increase Tor week ending
January 25th, $1,000 pounds
Sold from September :. 1905 10 January
%, 1907 1854, 500 pounds; sold from Septent-i
Der I, 1905 to January 70, 1906, S,344, 400
pounds; increase for 1907. 100000 pounds.
The sales continues quite heavy With q
large proportion of the common and me-
good. but the quality and texture were con-
siderabiy OFT. The trade during the week
grades were rather lower. Indications ara
that 1t would BIO best for the planters to-
check up Tor a time in bringing their tobacco
to market.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond. Va. January 90, 1907.
CATTLE MARKET.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
(Ealna at Eninn Stncl. Ynrdxl


Richmond. Va. January 49, 1907
Report of the live stock market for tho
week ending January 21st, 1907:
Best steers. 5is a sac; medium to good
Az q 5Ac.; common to fair. 3Ag4c: best
heifers, fsg5c. medium to good az a. hc.;
common to fair, 3a 3'sc. best cows, $40
4tc.: medium. .343hc.; common to fair,
$500; common ones, slow sale. veals. G d
7isc.; good hogs. So @7c.; best sheep sIsas
si.c.; medium. 81. 10 &C.; common, 3is "a 4JSc:
IA tbucks. a Sc; best lambs, tx SHc.; me-
diuni 81 q TIC: common, Az a sc.
Prospects good on all kinds OF stccq for
next market.
CHICAGO. January 2s.--ctTTLE-Esti-
mated receipts. 900 head Market steady
Beeves. sl.15 q ZOO: cows and heifers slsoss
h.25: stockers ana feeders, s2.50G4.75: Tex
ans. s375ai.5o: calves, S69s00. Hogs
Estimated receipts. 5000 head Market loc
higher. Mixed and butchers. s6656t & 30:
goo, heavy, s6.I5 @G.90; rough heavy. 5000
$40; light 1886 cess; pigs, s6.05Gpss0; bulk
OF sales. sB.so06.So. Sheep-Estimated re-
cepts 1900 head. Market steady. Sheep,
1915 4575; lambs. $a75@77o.
NEW YORK. January 26.-BEEyEs-Re.
cepts sos head. Nothing doing OF import.
auce: feeling steady. Dressed beef qpiet at
ia &C. for native sides: fancy beef, or 9iac
Calves-Receipts. 81 head. mainly Kentucky
calves. Few veals sold at steady prices;
good Kentucky fed calves sl: car of West.
ems and car of Kentucky calves unsold I
Dressed calves weak Sheep md Lambs
about steady. Medium sheep. $3.50; medium
to good lambs. S747.5o Hogs-Receipts
1856 head. Nominally steady on Buffalo adj
vices.
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OF common sense along with them:
Set UP your incubator exactly accord
Ing to instructions. Keep it away from
stove or drafts and never allow the
sun to shine on 1t.
Test every egg before you put it
in. Keep the lamps full and the wicks
and tubes clean. Balance all eggs
larger end UP before putting into the
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The Tactful Waiter.

"Why did you place such tough fowl
before me?'' asked the indignant lady Of
tho waiter. age before heauty always
you know, madam, was the gallant re,
and paid her bill without U murmur.
Puck.
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How I Make Money With Ducks

tAlrs LeLauney Meersch New York;
After about three years of perseverance
and hard work. remunerated with good
profit from chicken eggs. as my old man
is n great breeder OF fine cattle. and our
well-cultivated grounds having g. large
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CHOOSE cows BEDDING.
Chic Dairyman Says We Should
Exercise More Care.

Many farmers who devote considera-
bic attention to dairying neglect to pro-
vide proper bedding for their cows, or at
least are inclined to be careless Or neg
ligent in this respect Where milking for
profit Is given but small consideration in
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c,u, GO GRAIN MAplSnT

CHICAGO. January a6--Liberal selling
by local longs caused q weak finish to day
In the local wheat market. the May delivery
closing ut u net decline or &c Corn and
oats were each unchanged. Provisions were
507hc higher
Tho leading quotations ranged as follows:
Omen High. Low CLOSE
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond. Va. January &C. 1907.
Tobacco-Dark Fired: Receipts liberal and
market active at prices quoted. Brightest
Unchanged firm: fair receipts. Sun curedl
Receipts continue heavy. Market fairly ac-s
tive at unchanged quotations. Wrappers.
Scarce and In good demand.
The quotations are as follows:
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO oIARISET.

CAS- Reported by Cgaddocls- Jones, Virginia.
Warehouse.l f
Petersburg, Va, January 80. too5.sS
Sales not quite 80 heavy tho past week
on account OF cold spell. but market con-s
tnues active ON all grades
The quotations AFRO as follows:
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tray. Turn the eggs every third morn
ing. Test all the eggs on the seventh
day and also on the eleventh and fiji
teenth. If tho air space is too large,
supply moisture. DO not touch the eggs
after the evening Of the eighteenth
day.
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Is an ordeal which ain
women approach with
Understandable fca., for
nothing compares with
the pain and horror of
.hirfh 'Tba tho,,.t,s