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Seven Slerpers.
TO DELHI
WILL, LIVE I'm TENTS

innate friends and cronies OF Queen
fctoTia Youngest son, Leopold, DUKE
OF Albany. WAS with him at oxford
ana afterwards became his gentleman.
II waiting and equerry. on the auKc.s
death, his mother. tho Queen. took
Aiec iorke into hor own service as
arranged that his waits" usually TOOK
PLACE when tie court was either Id
oSo o1. or at Baimoral and IN neeI
OF cntt! tainment. King Edward, on his
!Holnef dcatn. continued his conncc-
,lon with the royal household bit
:nereiy In an honorary capacity. ana
nt"ie, omitted even this LEAVING, him
on. OF the royal encourage altogcthci
alec forke's elder brother. the Hon.
f ~ dorke was equerry 10 the Duk.
o. AloanEls brother. and married Annie.
~ .aHl'honF Ioihschild's daughter, who
y y "a famous as one OF the farcmoa,
| ShchtsWomen IN England Both broth-
sfs were. Ike the prcsen, Lord Hard
wlfke, descended from simon Yorkc,
r o. r, Roy9r' ", who Is dessribed, ~ f.,
estate, and who died In 1879 His
GTandson, PHILIP Torkc. beca me I.ard
gniei justice OF England ut tho early
three years afterwards, a t ,hirty-sevon,
- inc woolhack. as Lord high Chan
T Thn =. o. E n ana earldom.
OF state for India IN the Baifoir ud
ininlstratton. and was member IL
ne stock s 99roking nrn1 Of Basil Mont,
VI
BraSanza now belongs lie was .Jsn
f Innl.s.f owner OF the London SATURDAY
-slec Yorke suffered, like the o,bcr
members OF his family from IN.
pscuniosiiy. the financial misfortuttiics
n mhlch o.ertook the fourth and MIN
uoh or all the family estates ana in
inf dispersal OF the family treasures
NJ ie az, a4ce ;,N home Of the Yorkes.
rs great double avenue Of eims, thrcn
miles long, each tree several cor
ora f 9In - nov In the posses sion Of
orfc family. secured the place AZ
ABOUT one quarter OF It's real value
~ b0yins ~ the mortgages with which
was encountered. and then fore.
closing.
s.d Inc D h,ii q Talleyrand; Pcriserd
tcntion Of abandoning his Dnkodon OF
~, i"ii.ahy . notwithstanding All reports
Up Is his Dukcdom or Sagan, which ho
mas resigned in favor OF his now two
caf-olh son Prince Jason de Sagai
~ cases where vast possessions. cou-
Dukcdom and Principally Of Sagan are
concerned, the Pruss.an code does not
ana ,oblgations OF his father. provided
the latter surrendcrS his rights 10 the
dignitics and estates. That is 10 saw
me Luxe oil Inlleyrand. by surrender
ing his Dulsedom OF Sugnn to his iii
re boy by Anna Gonld. does away with
the claims OF his innumerable crcdi-
tors, and or those Of his father. the
late Duke Of Talleyrand and Sagan, 10
the Dukcdom and estates OF SaCan
wH,sh nov now become The property of tho
child. free from all encun,hranccs
In fact, 1t Is q wond erfully clever
COUP. IT is All the more shrewd. since
me duke had nothing to lose and every
thing to gain by the step which he had
taken since the Kaiser declined on
account OF his previous record, and ST
MS refusal to swear allegiance to The
Prussian Grown. TO invest him With
the hef and Dukedom Of Sagan.
Copyright, 1911 by tho Brentwood
Company
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''t she estate Legislatures IN the mat
SeS OF railroad regulation and manage
nen' should be commended. us it
w""id nave been rs easy 10 offer one
'housama pills rs 1t was Tor the guar
oians or the PEOPLES interests in tho
s.ssisla'ures to offer ASA bills. We
eon'end. howevc., that the Best results
IN ra'iroaa manag cement are not to be
.oetained by work OF this sort Mem
ocrS Of The Legislatures who do not
sven KNOW how TO build public roads
or manage the financial afrairs Of their
own counties and townships. who
cannot even devise laws for the sup
preston OF the yellow dog nuisance,
are hardly competent 10 regulate the
sreat transportation interests Of the
country without injury to the country
and 10 the railroads.
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MISS nary IAN1, J,

Mary Jams" can take care of her
Sels; but we must say that She is
rather cruel in her treatment Of tba
young men al the univeysitv az Viz.
s'''ia' who have not counted OH her.
proWess with the pen. She makes Lin
oeh see another sight, whether tho
0FNins beat It dead of night or al Tho
oeginnins Of day. ii is magnificent. hut
Il iSn feminine. Scratch this sort os
ia'taf In rotticoats aud the bows "a
SCI up fisht at any limo. she is
y 'cas'lc ana pathetic b. turns. size
pt''es 'hem one minute to castigatc
''ie next She makes allowance,
ior 'hsm on account OF their youth ana
t.titid 'urity, but hopes that their wis
'om and chivalry viii Increase w;.h
ears She does not think thai tha
o"hs women are quite so bad as tho
9'lls men seem to think. but admits
mat. II they ere, the home nissio,..
should get busy IN trying 70
len mt to associate with Tho
s0diy and innocen. youths who fcn-
- tske me chances OF being democrat
lzcd By such association.
h, nat Is not all. BY any means, thar
N'l zane says in her letter. which
= psint TO-DAY. II IS full of points
- cieHer passes at the youngsters rh,,
NaEe stirred her pity and indrna,to,,
ana she could keep Up the same lei,
10 the end OF time. This l..
IL cur hsht; but It Is really refresh
rs 20 SNOW that Mary Jane. i ahio
- handle her dukes along with ~
81 the boys who are not wiling
= associate with her ana her ~,
az "commencement times
! i.eh 'hey put on their company IA
80 wa the!l SnndaM cln.As-
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dcn' made Was in not senatng for ail
I tie newspaper correspondents in MASH
ingtcn when lie WAS about Is move the
made the mistake Of has hfe III net
taking The World into his connde,lcc.
50 that il could have told !, nrSt 20
the most people; SO tina, 81 couii havc
hossad this Job also. 50 that-it could
nave sent messages 10 Diaz, "We are
coming, Father pin. twenty thousand
s'rcng. The World insists that peace
must be preserved ana Al It's sugges-
ton the President has sen, All \riny
OF brave American soldiers 10 The bpr-
der to protect American interests. or
words TO that effect
The other day, the hcn William
Randolph Hearst was III WASHINGTON
TO reorganize the Washington bureau
OF his great newspaper. ana il is hoped
that lie made Working arrangement
with the Administration 50 that mere.
after there VIII be al least one New
York paper which vii! get tile latest
and most authoritative information
irom Official sources as 10 Why it is
doing anything about anytlins IN
such event, the Administration could
afford 10 Let these two great newspa-
pers fight its battles IN their way. ana
fer their own entertainment without
ANYBODY belieyins anything that either
OF them should say.
Fer a great big newspaper. OF Won
derful influence ana steadily ,ncreas-
ing circulation. The World can so of
at wilder tangents than any of our
esteemed Metropolitan contemporaries
It ought to stop it. for its own sake.
It looks so foolish when II asks ques-
tons and answers them to prove It's
points. which often are without point.
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WHAT F,,pa

'lh 7e'eSSi"s sainSo'i
+ ,-.'' IS '7''so1sa Sf-o e'setine
f siafashI Hali
l.,' ifoi" MI 1oF6i
n c'H''s''ins al e1irs-
'''' III 9i,sf=ss ano dfif-
.n S' .'.l' -,'''fseF i.eartt
'''l t1'ns'.et.1s II 5ieSldsnt
'''i;riehE ioF ny feaeetipf,
5 II" 4 FRI sood p"iiti.
4 ''z2 ss'oa 3o4IHaii5 tic
,'1. ''s' 'f 7''a.' ~ nat pass tor
''1i .''r He "oFia's present
"= 'ie%'c 1n Hli2ati@a II
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Lee md Pickett.

TO tho Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,--I have read with interest the
letter of Paul G.. Venable to Colonel
Mostly. published In your issue OF the
Sth. l have never seen what Colonel
Mosby has to say in regard to tho
military relations Of Generals Lee and
Pickett, but well remember it, was
currently reported in the army after
the affair at Five Forks that General
Lee had relieved both General Pickett
and General Anderson of their com
mnnds. have often remarked that in
no history OF the war had l seen any
of this matter. On tho morn
ing OF the 10th OF April, 1865. / met
General Anderson and stan headed
southwark, and being in doubt as to
my duty under existing circumstances
and recognizing Major Duncan OF the
staff. nccosted him and requested that.
he ask General Anderson what he
would advise those who had esca ped
surrender to DO. Tho reply came back
General Anderson advises that you go
home and await further developments,
which advice I followed. Where Con
ernl Anderson spent tho night OF the
eth, or from whence he came. ] do not
know. ! spent the night In noun
tain gorge far from any road.
BYRD c.. WILLIS.
Late OF Ninth Va, Cavalry.
sa3 In 1O4ts1 NJ
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As matter of fact, we think it would
De, better TO have Il University for
Women in Virginia. not that we should
be a-fearcd 10 associate with the wo-
men, blu, that we should be a-fearcd
70 nave the women associate with the
men. Il is far better that they should
not lind out all the little meanncsscs
OF the masculine creature before those
OF their number who do not prefer
spin sterllood to sort OF jug handled
partnership shall be compelled to find
them out for themselves.
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By LA MtRQUISE DE FONTENOY.
A II +. 4 9 \ y S intending to visit

-
n Delhi, In order 70 witness the
"a Coronation Durbar in Dccc nlber
next. which bids fair to prove
one OF tho most magnificent puScaut:
ever witnessed III tho Orient. at any
rate IN modern times,) will 70 well 10
take the precaution OF providing them
selyes WIN tents, FOR their own use,
Eeorgc and Queen Mary also the.
Niceroy OF India and Lady Hardimec,
lae principal guests. and all the great
Is largely due TO The fact mat tho
bubonic plague is still causing very
large mortality in tha city Of Delhi
by number OF English and foreign
.aiseWI;papers. that the plague has
asIs,ssno o15 at pelhih I, mas been II
or more. ana vas raging with particu-
lar intensity at the time OF the Dur
par hc!d by Lord curzon and the Duke
accession to the throne of Edward VII.
Every Drecaution, however. was taken
py the authorities, and there was not
q single case Of the plague among the
employed By them. as domestic SER
wants. This was because they were
all living under canvas
Tie bubonic plague is now recognized
by the. entire medical faculty IN India
as chronic disease. which affects the
f f.! na,iys nopplation, especially in
.
great as to preclude the possibility OF
any effective sanitation The most
eilcleHt precaution against the plague
Is to l!va under canvas, instead OF In
the cities, anu tic first measure that
the health officers take in india when
any particular area becomes abnormal
all the inhabitants out into camp.
Delhi is city OF magnificent palaces
several OF them worthy OF any en-
peror, no matter how great his power
"a n Inc Il 49,
take any risk with the King and
Queen arising from doubtful santa
ton And That IS Why they viii be
under canvas during the entire stay
The Hon. Alec Yorkc. who has just
been gathered TO his fathers. At the
age OF sixty-fonr. was a younger son
Of the fourth Earl OF lIardwickc, ana
Will remain on record as having been
the only subject Of Queen Victoria who
majesty In her Very presence. True,
he did It by her orders. He was pos
scsscd Of an unrivaled gift OF mimic.
and " the posa smny y f sn MIR
tations or all sorts and conditions or
men and women. 1t somehow came
cessf.ui IN miinicking herself Probably
the mint was conveyed TO her by her
Youngest daughter, Princess Henry OF
B Bat tenbers whom he assisted In All
~ e'iSh - = 80 e'itsI tdiHiieHlS WNtcn
she was wont 10 get up at Osborne
and at Balmoral. For III her youn ger
days the princess was extremely fond
Of acting. Queen Victoria taxed him
With thus making fun of her, and in
tmatcd to him that there was only
one way by which he could secure her
pardon for the crime OF lese maiestc
OF which he had rendered himself gull
" In connection with the affair, name
~. by taking her off" then and there.
in her own presence. This he did,
with such success. that the little great
lady. who, in spite OF the severe and
even austcre lincamcnts OF her face
was endowed with Il very keen sense
oof the ludicrous. was rendered almost
III with laughter.
Alec Yorke was one OF the most in
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THE rRoRoGuING or coSGnEss

mere is great deal OF talk about
the President prorogulng Congress
We DO not believe that he has any such
thought In his head, or ever has ia d.
II will be found, doubtless, as the days
get longer and hotter, ana tho si,ua-
ton In their own districts presses rpon
them the members Of Congress viii
be as anxious to get away from wash-
ington as the President. He can stand
Congress as long, probably. as Con-
gress can stand itself. and his little
rest down al Augusta has put linn IN
the best condition for Sitting into TIC
game as long as the rest Of the play
ers We have known occasions, how
eyer, when the President would have
been fully justified in telling Congress
70 quit and go home. There is soin,
thing TO be said OH both sides OF The
question nov, a S there are possibilities
Of mistakes that make the future
rather uncertain. Congress during va
cation time is not nearly SO dangerous
as Congress a work,
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THE FEE GRAFT.

Garter Harrison, the lately elected
Democratic Mayor OF Chicago. is
against the fee graft as the Chicago
Record Herald calls what we call in
Virginia the fee system In order
to prevent any misunderstanding bout
this. he has announced before taking
ZIP the duties OF his high Office that
mo fee graft Will be tolerated." The
various inspectors and officers In Chi
cago who have been accustomed TO
collecting large sacks OF fees have
been put on notice by him that they
VIII have to worry along on moder-
ate ana proper salary. and Sign an
agreement to turn the fees back into
the city treasury" Il is said that
certain hungry Office eckers'' we're
terribly hurt over tile inconsiderate
action OF Mayor-elcct Harrison but
his notice is "a welcome and grateful
surprise to the public just as it,
would hc 10 the people OF Virginia
we're the fer graft abolished here
Here is something that those VINO
uphold the fee system and those VINO
tatten b. reason OF i should read ana
inwardly digest:
There is no decent excuse for tlr
fec graft and 1T SHOULD be reformed
aitogcthor lie who seeks office should
be willing to accept a fair and rca sou
able salary for his services 10 be
unwilling is 10 proclaim moral unit
ness There is no law compelling any
one to take office under any admins
tration or TO make those 'pecuniary
sacrifices VIC hear so much about from
persons whose value and efliciency in
private life few. If any, seem to sus-
poet We want no get-rich-quick
sDoilsmcn II public life"
There you are masters Of The
IA, count and eity Offices He Who
Is unwilling to abide By salary com
pensatioa IS morally unit" If fec
Officers dislike a salary basis, there is
no oublic demand that such o,hcers
retain their positions et-rich-quick
spo,isnes" ATS ,he case exactly.
How appropriate In this connection
Hare TIE words Or wtlliam Jennings
Rr All SPOKEN last sunday al char
lot,esyiie. before a vast body of young
tnon 7.ho are standing FOR what Is
-noral ard what IS Just:
How much money can man right
tplly collect in societ5.? a mar shou,l
not collect any more than he honestly
earns. Beyond that ne is stealing
How much money can he honestly
earn 80. more than his service Is
worth TO society
There IS the case IN nutshell. How
much can man honestly earn? not
more than hi@ service is worth to So
/ cie;y." How much. let US reason bY
analogy can an Office holder earn
10, more ;han his service is worth
10 the people. what, then Is his ser.
VICE worth 10 the people? II is worth
/ q reasonable ana equitable amount
| tic salary for which any intelligcn,
man YOU'D accept the Position 'rhe
office holder IS entitled to a fair wage
but no more. why is he different from
any otaer ran? In many cases, lie
a!ts IDLY ~ and hia work is done BY
+. Geputiea IN office Holder can right
( ,aliy collect from the city or county
only that which is d reasonable com
penEation. and that Is al amount tiat
i- dchnile and certaih known ~ all
L TIE PEOPLE snordiag a fair return Tor
/ worE done
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RAIIRo!p IEGIsItTIov

During the sessions Of the state
I-cgis!aturea 81 1911. 4s4 bills affecting
ra!lrcad operation have been INTRO
eueed II foriy Elk states there nave
been bills dealing with inc equipment
OF passenger tra!nA. .twcnty-s six bins
prescribing service ietteis and time or
payment twenty bills specifying equip
ment OF stations. sixteen bills relating
to the matt.r % headlights. nineteen
biHs preacripirg hours OF service ana
tAe res, % a general character The
na1nher ~ such measures introduced
IN the several states Is al follows.
AlahnHa. 3; Arkansas, u. California,
70. coiorado, 10: Connecticut. z. Dcia-
ware. 8; icaho. ~. Illinois. 10: Indiana,
~: iowa ~; Kansas. %: sidaaachu-
@etis, ~; Minnesota. Z; Missouri. 81;
Montana ~ Nebraska, ~: Nevada, 10.
New liaHpshirc, s. &ew Jersey, Z New
FORK ~ Norih Carolina, 9: North pa
kota- II. oHio. II; Oklahoma. III ora
BOB. ] - Pennsylvania. 3 Rhode Island.
z South Carolina -; South Dnkota,
II; Texas. 3; riah. ] Vermont. 10,
Warrington, 10: West Virginia. IL.
WiscoasiIi' 2S. ana ,S5'y-yominG, 8
HI, 'Y39 suppose ttia, the moderation
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Statue OF Iiucbo,,o,

VIII you kindly inform me throus h
Your interesting column whether there
,is Is anywhere Il statue or other pub
ident OF the United States?
JAMES r.
NO statues. except the modest one
over MS grave, and no public me-
MORALS have ever been erected in
memory Of James Buchanan.
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Form OF Signing name.

III IT : :
VIII YOU please tell me when a
.harrlea woman should sign her own
name (Sara Brown Jones) and when
!Alrs.) II s. Jones. in all business let
tors papers. checks, etc. and all socia,
and friendly letters, either TO friends
or strangers? ". n
In formal business letters YOU arc
supposed to write Your name sara
Brown Jones, and at the left side be-
low IN parcnthesis (Mrs H. S. Joncs)
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liShmcnt OF closer business relations
between Richmond and the Canal Zone
Is ihcidcntally part of Senior Grundy's
present expedition.
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lha's prelts' rough on Hugh.

According TO nc Fredericksburg Frea
l'ahce, those charging that the State
iuhds were wasted during The admin
is'ratioh Of Governors Swanson forget
% MAKE any note of the fact that dur
~ Ms admin tration more than $500
ooo Of The State bonds were redeemed be-
iote inatufii|i and the additional fact
'ha, during his administration tho
state 'lnangnrated the building Of
o%'s py setting aside over 100000
.pr 'his pnrpose, to say nothing Of the
lhefense for cducation." These be
'ara I figures ana explain possibly some
= 'He things which number OF per-
'.ohs !" The state have not heretofore
understood
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mined is he that Shafer
sieel Shali be paved that Senior Bar
W - IFindy has gone down TO PAN
"i"F WIN The best credentials TO find
on low i vas possible for the men
Nhfer Colonel GoethaIs to excavate as
nipeh as 100000 cubic yards of earth
curing The month Of March and dur
5'ns ~: same month to- lay as many
4 4-.''VoO yards Of concrete. 1t is no.
1 no"sht nearly so much work as that
#lH De required TO mako Shafer Street
pi5saDie' but the information VIII be
No.'h haVin9 when tho work OF
iN1Nihs Ship channel for vessels OF
'he heayios, 2raueht from the ocean
g i'ie Fails 90 tic James river at
i'ichmond is undortakon. as It is almost
'er''ln nat Congressman Lambs carp
Sai'ilo' PC expected 10 do tho whole
Wcrh WITHOUT assistance. The cstch-
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Recommendations

=. What IS the proper pronunciation of
conversion? SC:uOI,AR
kon- ersllun, with the o Sounded
as IN ODD, as in fern. and II as IN In.
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WEDNESDAY,. APRIL II. 1911.
.r.4E MEXICAN SYNDICATE OF
Ihe Now York Times calls the writ
els who havc seen displaying great
a4tiyi,y III Tire fanrcation Of Wild
,aIesn about Inc @ltuation in OR neigh-
borins ana frlcndly Republic As Tile
MsNican syndicoto q Liars" The dc
scrlntion is exact. and ii was provoked
b. tie latest ana most mendacious Of
ali tho s,orie= thai have been lola. y
the enect tina MI TAFT ordered q part
81 tHe tinted states Army to the Me2i.
Gan border bccause he had learned
IRON Ambassador Wilson that a secret
traaty nad been made between Mexico
ana Jaran granting to Japan coaling
privileges for her navy in Lower Cali
torn;a. 1t was THE Lie with Circum-
stance: the Lie Direct," as it repre-
sented that United states Ambassador
Wilson had sncaked a COPY Of the
alleged treaty from member Of Diazs
Cabinet in the City OF Mexico, had
5photorrapt copies OF it made, and had
t,ica rushed to Washington with these
tnilotogra phs TO apprise the President
81 Impending disaster TO the United
states and that the President became
Sc unduly excited about It that he i'm
mediately ordered the Army 10 Texas.
The story was offered to The Times,
huy with line regard for the truth and
sincere concern Tor the country, The
Times would not print 1t because Of
lis evident untruthtulness OF course,
some American newspaper could be
found to publish ii 1t is sensational,
ana the very fact that It was false
added zcst to the story and would
force tho authorities TO make denials.
which wou!d help 70 Soil more papers
and keep the pot boiling.
MI. TAFT says tina, the story is false:
An ba ssadoi Wilson has denied that
there is any truth II II, Senator Bur
tea 9f ohi5, ana senator Bacon o.
clecreis- who have seen al the Papers
ana @orrespon34r ce about the Mexican
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Oalky Queries and ANSWERS

Sara n a's,ns nng checks. deeds. etc. you sign
frI Lm an ! social correspondence ana
Brown Jones = u" ute sara
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Ash Wednesday,.
What was the date OF Ash Wedn.s
20" S,. ~ i91o! a. B. c.
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Observation-Disclosures Treaty

ft.ln "a nd
r,.oiuiS letters use the signature Sara
Nussin- Chinese Treaty.
Please inform me The condi,,,n. i,
Russia r -n Shina anu
me treaty Of 1881 was ratinea unon
r IN evacuation BY Russia OF parts Of
Cnlhcsc Turkcstan which had hncn
occupieo by Russian troops durjn., t,,n
i,tlloa IN which the Chinese Govern.
lneht had been unable to exercise lis
NINA allowed Russia TO have con-
sulatc Offices over the territory IN
question, TO permit all Russians ar
Icstcn or sued TO have their cases tried
IN the consular courts and 10 ALLOW,
any Russian subject to enter the ter
ritory in~tradc.
Seven slecpcrs.
In what book can I find the best ac-
count OF the Seven slccpcrsr?
The best accounts are those in tha
Koran XVII. under the title Of "I'hc
Cave Revealed at Mecca; THE Golden
il.,tesends." by Jacques dc Voragino: the
'oe Gloria Martyrum," 10, by Gregory
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