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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
COMMITS SUICIDE,
Ill HEALTH CAUSE
Retired Washington Mer-
chant Shoots Self at
B Street Home.

Using as the instrument Of his death
an old-fashioned pepper box revolver
OF a type obsolete. WTliam O'Mara. a
retired hardware merci ant. committed
suicide this morning IN his home. at 2Z7
B street northwest. by shooting himself
through the heart
The body was found By John Cox. a
nephew OF the dead man in the darken-
ed hallway connecting the kitchen anu
the parlor- OMara lay face downward.
his right hand clutching the weapon
twisted under him The remaining three
barrels Of the revolver. an OId-fashioned
pivot trigger affair, were loaded.
Beyond Human Aid.
BIr. Cox nOuhed the hospital. and the
physician upon arriving at the house
pronounced the man beyond human aid
The body viii be held at the morgue
pending the verdict Of the Coroner.
Mr.. O'Mara was seventy-eight years
old and was one Of WaShington's repre-
sentative business men. Arriving in this
city sixty years ago, he started a store
on Pennsylvania avenue. which for
years mOnOpolized the trade Of the
southwest and northeast sections OF the
town his health falling about ten
years ago. he retired from business. al
lowing his son TO assume charge Of the
store since the time Of his retirement
his health has rapidly failed until re-
Gently he had become a hopeless victim
Of insomnia and valvular trouble Of the
heart that might have caused his death
at any time
Despondent Over III health.
Lately he became despondent over his
i'll health and intensely nervous because
OF his lack Of sleep HIS never-ending
complaint to his wife was:
"AH Of my friends are dead do not
see why I should keep on living"
Despite his melancholy moods his rela-
lives at no time believed that he would
be tempted 10 commit the rash act OF
| seIf-destruction. Last night he seemed
unusually cheerful, recounting the ad-
ventures of his early life and talking
/ cheerfuIIy about the present conditions
surrounding him
This morning before the rest Of the
family had awakened, O'NIara arose,
/ and. dressing himself went 10 the par
/ lor It is supposed the determination to
/ kill himself came to him suddenly.
Uses Old Weapon
Walking to an old bureau drawer in
which reposed an old revolver which
| had not been fred for three decades, he
/ took the weapon out and loaded It;
then. walking to the hallway. he placed
the gun against his breast directly over
tie heart and fired
Mr.. O'Alara is survived by his wife,
=. 4, ea,-eutv-efsh+ wears Ol6. +bras
sons and one grandchild- Owing to his
wife's advanced age, the fact that he
/ had committed suicide has been held
/ from her. she being told that he sue
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MAN KILLS FAMILY;
WIFE ON VACATION
Asphyxiates Himself and Two
Little Girls-Hopes She'll Find
Better Husband.
Better Husband.

PROVIDENCE, R L. July a.-Jealous
and des7ondent because his wife left
yesterday for three weeks visit 10
relatives at Hartford. Leonard Hen
drc''s. aged thirty-one years who had
cnarSC OF the Nara gansetU brewery
cellars, asphyxiated himself and .fs two
pretty daughters-Anna. aged I'VE
years, and Lille, aged three. The
bodies were found this morning on a
bed IN the front bedroom by his brother
fn-law.
Hendricks lived on Cory street IN the
town Of CranstOn, and earned good
wages. There had been no Hl-feelins
between himself and wife, relatives say.
but after she left he became moody.
Last night he put the children to bed,
and early this morning wrenched the
caps from a gaspipe running through
the room. tightly closing every door
and window He left the following
note addressed to his wife
Goodbye. Lizzie. Hope you'll fnd
anOher better than was"
The couple had been married seven
years
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HARTMAN GOES WEST,
TO CAMP IN OREGON
Railroad Man Intends to 'Rougn
1t" Before Making Annual
Inspection Trip.

NEW YORK. July BE. H Harri-
man left on his annual trip through the
West today. He was accompanied by
his family, and for the first two weeks
the children viii rough it, with their
father in oregon, where camp is now
being established
Mr. Hartman is looking forward to
a few weeks Of fishing and hunting in
northeastern oregon. Before his return
to New York Mr.. Hartman will inspect
several newly constructed railways.
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TRAIN HITS GANG
OF SIXTY WORKERS

FORT WILLIAM. Ontario. July a.-An
express train on the Canadian Pacific
plowed into q gang Of sixty men en-
pIoyed in fixing the tracks. killing three
and manning many. One other is fatal
" hurt.
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August to 4, good 70 return August 4
IN Ia Through trains via steamer
Maryland route. Pennsylvania railroad;
S13 e5 via Sound Lines. Ask Ticket Agents
about stopovers and extension Of return
liruit-AdYt-
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sr.zs to Baltimore and Return

Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsylvania
Tickets good returning until
Sunday night. All regular trains except
the Congressional Limited "-AdSt.
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Girl Slain and Burned From
Buffalo, Police Now
Think.
GROCERY WAGON
EAGERLY SOUGHT
viii Furnish Important Clue.
Church Scapular and Missing
Husband Threads to Mystery.

NEW YORK, July S1.-Developments
today In the remarkable Greenpoint
avenue bonfire murder mystery tend 10
show that the young woman who was
slain and her body partially incinerated.
IN all probability, was lured 70 New
York from Buffalo.
1t was ascertained today that the
scapular found around the dead girls
neck was OF Our Lady OF Mt. Carmel,
but Tiainly in use in the church in
Buffalo. where Father Baker has a
great devotion TO Our Lady Of Victory.
A representation Of the latter appears
10 have been stitched on the ordinary
scapular.
The picture in question IS declared by
experts Ia such matters 10 have been
made under the orders OF Father Bsker,
Of Buffalo. The pattern is used exten-
siveIy in that city. It is not OF the
Polish design. because on the cheek OF
the Virgin Mary on these designs there
are two lines The police have estab-
hshed that the body was taken 20 the
| spot where II was found in a grocer S
wagon. Two men took it 10 the spot.
I poured oil on the mattress IN which il
was wrapped, Sc K ahre and drove
/ rapidly away.
Seek the Wagon
| The wagon was a covered vehicle: it
| bore the word Groceries" in gold let
| ters on its sides. and about The word
was a golden circle.
/ This the detectives under Captain
Nadigan today regarded as their strong
| est clue, and a general search was in
/ stituted for the wagon.
! In addition TO the wagon clue, which
was furnished by Philip O'Brien. OF IS
| Broome street. williamsburg. the police
/ regarded as important the disappear
! 5nce Of Mrs Stanislaus MoskovitCh.
J whose sister and cousin have viewed
I the body in the Williamsburg rnorgue.
| But the story told by Mrs. Josephine
| JtUbrOsky, OF lS1 Dupont street. Green
| poinL. a sister OF Mrs MCskoyitch has
| led the police 10 send out general
| alarm for the husband. They desire 70
| learn through him whether or not the
| dead woman is his wife
O'Bnen Tells Story.
The story Of Philip O'Brien Is as
| follows;
! Tuesday night I crossed from my
1 home into Blissviue. Just opposite
/ GreenpOint, 70 a house where a friend
/ Of mine, Mrs. Dougherty, had died. II
/ was between 3 and 4 o'clock Wednesday
/ morning when I left the wake. and
] started back for my home. 1 took a
4 short cut across tie field between Hum
! bolt street and .:Teenpoint avenue
/ 7 vas near the Humbolt avenue side
| Of the lot. when I saw a covered wagon
/ coming toward me. u was drawn by a
/ bay horse. The wagon was painted vel
/ low on the sides and the body was dark
/ green. II had a name on the side
could plainly see a golden circle painted
| on the hood OF the wagon, with the
| word groceries, in gold letters"
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ACCUSEDOF TELLING
WIFE he HAD DIED
Woman Sent $50, Which
Husband Is Alleged to
Have Collected.

After having deserted his wife and
four children IN South Boston. Mass.
John p CarmOdy. now locked up IN
Police Station 30. /. IS alleged TO have
cauei UP his wife from this city, In
fCrme0 ser ~ SIS own sGarl. and asked
her 90 send go for the forwarding ot
hls own body 70 Boston. Although des-
titrte. the woman raised the money and
sent Il here Carmody IS alleged 10
have collected Il under the name OF
his friend and benefacJors c. n Under
wood. OF q y street northeast
FOR months the Washing ice
have been invesJiSs ting the strange
case, and this moreiag Detective Ser
geant O'Brten took into custody a man
who gave his name as Jack Brown, who
is being held on the charge II secur-
ing money under false pretenses-
CarmOdy came 10 Washington about
two years ago out OF work. c n IN
derwo2d who Is a timer, took him in
and cared for him. One day While IN
derwOod was away from his home Car
mOdy IS said 70 have called up his wife
at Boston on the long distance phone.
Disgusting his voice, he gave his name
as Q n. Underwood. said he had died
at q local hospital. ana asked her 10
send thirty dollars for moving the body.
This morning Carmody was PICKED up
on the street by Detective Sergeant
O'Brien. who knew him as Jack Brown,
who a year ago was sent TO the peni-
tenriary for a year on the charge OF
selling stolen goods. Mr.. Underwood
was taken 10 the police station this
morning and positively identified the
prisoner as the man who defrauded him
Ia 81 Nav.
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Salt Water Bathing at Chesapeake
Beach Saturday p. N. trains at 200
800, and 5:40-AdYt.
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s1zs To Annapolis and Return.
Via The Electric Line" Visit tbe u. ;
Naval Academy See time schedule for
Traius.-AdV.
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Wife Appeals To Police.

CarmOdy's wife lived on Z street,
South Boston, and when he left her pen
niIess she had four small children to
care for. After she had sent ti,s go
for the forwarding Of her husbands s
body she received a telegram saying
that a woman had called and taken the
body TO 6I2 Clay street. Richmond. Va
II was then that she wrote TO the Wash
ington police and appealed TO them to
aid her.
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SI6-As to Boston and Return,

Continued on Page Thirtsen.)
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Rain this afternoon md to-
night; probably Saturday.
Brisk to high wi1dS.
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Before they were arraigned IN POLES
Court thls morning on q charge OF whip
ping ana applying coat OF tar 10 +.
= Hiss. j., al the AIarthinson nome.
-S-f Kenyon street, Wednesday night.
Charles Aarthilson and Henry Cole. two
o. the arrested men, came face 20 face
with tnelr victim Is ne stood in thu
once OF the assistant district attorney.
4 dramatic scene was enacted. al oS
the principals being present except
James L White, the otner alleged tar
artist, who was upstairs
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-09-11

she desired, but with the distinct un-
derstanding that she was not the Hon
orable Agatha WyckhoK. In that case
Mrs. Armistead was TO secure another
Agatha. and the girl who desired to
marry was TO receive a dowry amount
ing to the full sum of the monthly
stipends which she would have re-
ccived had she remained at the castle
for the entire two years. The same
provision for her companions was
made in the event Of the real Agatha's
marriage before the expiration of the
time. IL any young man proposed to
the real Agatha, ignorant of her
identity, and she accepted him, she
was directed by the will to produce
and war upon the third finger of her
left hand the betrothal ring Of her
mothers family, a gold ring set with
big cross of emeralds. as proof of her
Identity as the real Agatha Mrs.
Armistead and all the girls were to be
bound by oath not to reveal the identi-
ty of the real Agatha, and each OF the
latter was to be likewise addressed as
the Honorable Agatha Wyckhor." by
suitors and servants. in order to pre-
serve the secret This condition could
be carried out without fear of recogni-
/ tion by the servants. as the real
Agatha had not been in England since
her early childhood. Thus her identi-
ty could be easily concealed. and. by
this means. If any proposal of mar
| riage were made to her it would be
from a man whose motives were not
mercenary. but purely those Of natural
affection, which was the stepfather 3
object in making the will.
The will closed with the appoint.
tent Of executors and trustees and
| ten came the witnesses. the date. and
! tie place of residence.
Then we can stay in thus bully old
| place for six weeks" said Vincent
"Hooray," He's such kid,
The secretary smiled At his enthus
| iasm. and Vincent must have thought
| her smile very attractive. because he
| drew aside and began to talk to her
in low tones. while discussed the will
! with Mrs Armistead. who seemed per
| fectly willing to impart whatever in
| formation We desired II was lust like
Vincent to begin a Irritation with the
/ secretary, Just as If there were NOT
six handsome girls of his own station
/ in the castle. But anything feminine
/, VIII do for him as long as she has q
sweet smile or soulful eyes. or some
I other equally trivial attraction He'd
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hes rhs ~hois san uas - g. tn he
euau- ns.lf u 9 F-rezasteriaa ha~-
5siszl - Nss f.easssa A.sz- Els azzise
tu~E
Tie sH tEaa ~suf ez so ssy shs;
WISHING to Eroi~c- the eiri ~sa sas aos
yet q v.arE a AZ. from fsrfsn. hss
tens her ssegfa.her desired her. at
the caBaps~tse1 of her edacssfiaE. "a So
cure Bo; ieSs than three. nor more
fhaa six. eirss from ~ 10 20 years II
a2o each bcarinx IN. naase 81 Agatha.
Nhe ~ouid be- Wiling 10 hse with the
.ienorable Agatha ~ her castle ,H
<hro.sehire H.ar We. England. fos
fso years in return Tor which they
~eFe each "a receive generous
monthly stipend. eHtry inxsriess
lodgings aad r,ch fare aud 20 hive .
life II idleaess. sith ample enser5Ain-
ueaf
n ~as further directed that before
the girls l.t- for England. sossse k.ns
hsk lad, of rsnk or position ~ ~
cured to dvell at Castle Myckho4 In
the capacity 81 chaJ~roa. " coasider-
alton a a handsome salary. this lady
To be. preferably. hrH. Armissead sis
ter of the real Honorable Agatha =
mather For the arst year after Mr.
Bovds death the Honorable Agatha
Vas to observe mourning by ~ GO
ing to- LosdoA festivities b0a Anring
tnis time she sAs To se permitted to
amnse herself and frieads by eater.
taiWinz at the castle any voSnG mes
of whom the chaperoa might approve.
Mrs Armistead tshould she be the
chap.ron secured, Was likewise
charged 20 teep the castle supplied
With guests the best young meR that
England could boast. as her large &C
asaintance permitted her to do Each
visitor In the role ~ suitor for the
hand ~ the Honorable Agatha sas
limited to six weeks say at the castle.
as Mr. Bcyd considered that lsagth of
time sufficient for him to hnd out
whether he loved any of the Agathas
or not and the suitor vas not to make
his declaration until the very last
day ~ the six weeks allotted him. and.
" course. was limited Ia one proposal.
In the event Of any Of the young men
proposing to any Of the Agathas who
was not the stepdaughter of Mr. Boyd.
the will permitted her to marry him. If
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eAaa.xs .sxsrvaG roo sAA
Ays AesSs eoD~oay A01
A. esnoSaAf Ossse0oo0v

Vivian Ba-nsit the ersxsnAi o -
All, remembered L.iszse i.ere fAHoi~
spy - the Ch,caSs eo"sens'<s -
ep.-ee siss . reporter q certain pssS
0Anesses
~Th~, v~ui 100 Tar there. s.sA nr
Rarp~rt They nssds tneoesssS
x,aacu,ous by tAeir excess. l0 yes
kses shaf they reasnasd NJ -
TNey reminded Hse of JuScesss 80
cvtsouss: say mother ofsen tells ss-'sf
-Th.s lad. ., . schooi treat - y
@ F~ciie the hrs' piece " has HE -
Uas susbitsous. he wished To saoAe .
Gr~s. ssccess of his piece: and - As1
H~se told BY his tescher that ths -
ex,s q eiocutioa GAS ths gess svre-eW
every phrase ns httins ses;sre.
The apeniag line 81 the s0ys -
Apcttop vAs The coas~t hf's ~ ~
q oss
THE cserseaious has 10 d Ne proe
sr gesture to this line. ,sesed ~ III
sntl Il hte coat AID held ooa -
horisaatsi position"
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Useful Medicine Bottle.

In Europe there is in common -
q medicine bottle with a glass stopper,
which has . tiny groove running down
one side Of It, which corresponds to .
tiny groove in the neck of the bottle
These are used for medicines thai.
must be dropped. such As nux vomica
and strychnine, and. when the stopper
is turned with the groove toward that
in the bottle. the medicine drops out
easily and not too rapidly. but. when
finished. the stopper need only b
turned back so that the two grooves
do not coincide, and the medicine h
protected from the air.
Thus it is not necessary to remove
the stopper from the bottle from the
time 1t Ii filed until the medicine has
all been used.
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PERtts o. liFG IN rAopsce
Animate end NsVtisss Alike eNvo1s
Nsse aWd cswSert rhsee.

The perils Of daily life in the trop-
les are almost inconceivable to dwell
ers in other climes. In BOrneO VII
lage, a man and his ten-year-OlA son
were sleeping in their house inside .
mosquito netting. They were On the
floor near the wall. In the middle Of
the night the father was awakeoed BY
his son calling out. II was totally
dark and the father passed his hanA
over his son. but found nothing amiss.
so he turned over and went to sleep
again. thinking the boy was dream
ing. Shortly afterward the child again
called out, saying that crocodile
was taking him. This time the f.
ther, thoroughly aroused, lighted .
lamp, and found that a snake had
closed its jaws on the boys head. He
shouted. and the snake, releasing its
hold. drew the whole of its body into
the house and encircled the body Of
the father. He was rescued by the
neighbors, who were attracted by the
cries for help of the terrified couple
The snake when killed was found to
be 5 feet long. and the head and fore
head OF the boz was surrounded with
a circle Of puncture1 wounds produ .ed
by the python's teeth.
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0hs Fiem o,ssssvsl.

The affairs of . firm N Oklahoma
recently beco0ing much Involved, the
part1efshiD was dissolved. The At
titude q the senior member thereof
may be gathered from . notice he
caused to be published IN . local pa
per. II ran ~ follows:
Prom this day forth there h no
such firm a. Blank and Dash. Those
that owe the firm may call On ne as
soon ~ they are ready. and those that
the firm owes had better call - hin
- (aSekly - tAey CA"
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ri-t uith Mrs ArUiss~ae k~<,.a In
ss4-e i tn~s e-ssussSs< aAn. A.xrsns
her p-Fasa- ~osssd save A,a a cs.ace
4 am aslisHssa- Ar. T~rss.< sad
NEs. Arrni-sesa- Assss s~ a. seated
ourselves IN The lsSeary. '-sAsa xoS and
Lord WiaEed have a<csa--d 70 .s.x
~ish rs. aud ! thiuk b ~o~.s - x.V
10 POI % oar other sisssoss vhe vers
to cosne 10 ~ toe tAis six weeks do
not s.slicse N kAssaG oas~ 49, sxo
er three young u.es st oocx IT, sss.e
Is 40 very sA@~t~
III Soasd give - . Nssser e>nuce
I agreed. sad - ssrDsa ,o~srs sn.
secretary sho Sas esiApsfly n the
secret
Ny dear sAs sasA. - H.. s.r-
tlemsa are going 20 pSoAia wssA y. ta.
sin Oeeks. thiak h OouAd - - Uell
n se put % th< FO.isa,s Hrothsrs
tin The ssx ~s.As sss<4 sAos Uin ,oa
Ssre thsR this eveatAG 10 thai ~0ect -
+'Cersainly. r~plss1 Misc Marsh. 4
Wui 80 10 tooeAtnssay. h.. Aru-
istead-
Al this . thouGhs seruck ne and |
tsrued to viaceat -AsA yos hsd bet.
Ter wire the Gos'd psopae st Damers
fsra-" I said. TO tasoro sAeo a our
change ~ plaza"
Indeed You must" satd hu. Arm
isseaA ''asd. by ~ gay. ~. Tevhsae.
If VOC a.d IAsrA vtaesat visa. 1 can
provide yos With . cOss - the VIII
10 diMcult. ] think, ~ rene1her all
its cuaditsOns-
Perhaps that's . 0osd tAea.- I an
sUered 1t is certainly a. extrsordi
nary document aad Whst On extraor-
diaary man this E'IescAer boyd must
such = plaa - that"
Mrs. Aruissead lauGhel 4 think
he Sas." she said 4 sac nv brother-
inlaw only oace In ny lise but that
was enough to impress Ne With the
strength II the mans character and
his eccentricity. He wss Intensely
Anerican-whst they cell Q self made
was his determination thai his step
daughter. the Honorable Agatha. in
spite of her English birth. should be
educated in America. To this her
mother agreed. on condittOn that she
should be allowed to bring her daugh.
ter out In England aAd thas she should
make that country her hoase when her
schooling had been completed. Ac.
cordingly. whea Lady Wyckh0R died.
the child being sbOvt II years old
Fletcher boyd prOatseA bis wife to
carry out her wishes IN that respect
A few years later he begaa the work
Of building up this old castle u Wyck-
hon and putting in every modern con
venience, Is you see. 10 thot II should
be ready for his daughter to hive in
temporarily, before ne established her
in London with some Sod ledy TO
oversee her presentati0a INTO e0ciety,
according to her mothers tAeas''
This was . long speech for the
good Mrs.. Armistead. aaA oAe paused
for breath.
Il see." ! cemmented. Ne mAAe Q
very excellent job Of H. ma, - I
understand II. his daughter has never
been in England since her early child
hood
NO" said Mrs. Armistead. "rsor
child. It's practically all new u her.
But | mustn't pity her, The way she
and those friends Of hers take hold
Of things passes my understanding.
And where did she ind 30 many At
tractive girls, each bearing the Chris
tian name Of Agatha" inquired. 1T
is an unusual name, and ] should have
thought that part of the will diAcult to
fulfill."
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Lord Wiifr-d Vincent and Archissl-
TrrHuue are intruatc.d at tho orentns -
~ STORY. iu England. Tn. latter roistiu.
~ tale The pair pufing miss
tnrr train and seeking rsCrUstien meet
'ths Hanarani. Agatha wvcshon Ber
band be- murh sought after. s=cau=e uf
lsr uaalfH On visiting ths " Vck hor
rasfis tssf arr utraducsd 10 TIVE eiher
slrls. bath kuoWn as Agatha WICK bor
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saay Nsesi, Ml~ssaes Ws.

PekiAg.-The Chinese government is
eonssAeF1nG the recall Of Va Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister At Wash
in8toa, O. account of recent disclos
ures O. his part, which are believed
here to have been indiscreet- The
eovespDent for some mouths hAs been
emharrasseA BY Mr.. Wu's platform and
o<Aer utteraDces and by his attitude as
a pablfc character in America.
Lsane T1en Yen. assistant secretary
q the board q foreign alfaira, b the
leaAinG CANDIDATE for the position 1T
washingtoa In spccessioa - Va Ting
FAAR
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Comfort for Workerr

The Anglo-Saxon races have a.
covered that comfort. a high salary
and limited hours Of work. make .
more powerful instrument Of the
worker.