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START MADE in U. S. A. LEAGUE.
Mrs. Champ Clark and Daughter Begin
Christmas Campaign.

Washington.-Mrs Champ Clark and
her daughter, Mrs. James M. Thomp-
son, have started an America First"
campaign in Christmas shopping. Mrs.
Clark is chairman of the Woman's Ma
tional Made-in-the-U.-S .-S.-A. League. In
call just issued she asks the 100 900
members of the league to give prefer
ence to American-made goods in their
Christmas purchases.
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No Precedent.

Little Thomas, aged four, has a will
of his own which doesn't unbend cas-
lily.
One day it took about five minutes
of argument and appliance of the rod
by his mother before he was finally in
duced to obey in small matter. Even
then it was not easy.
'Tll do it this time," he informed
her with lordly sir, "but 1 won't do
1t next time!"
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MANY HAVE SIGHT RESTORED.
Free Clinics In West Virginia Fighting
Trachoma.

Williamson, w. Va.-Many persons
who have been blind for years have
had their sight restored as a result
Of the free clinic being conducted here
through the cooperation of the United
States Public Health Service and the
State Department of Health. OF the
81 persons examined 25 were found
to have trachoma. DR.. H. B. Wood Is
representing the State Department at
the clinic. One woman who had been
blind Al years had her sight restored
and one man who was blind three
months can now see as the result Of an
operation.
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MAY HAVE CAMP ON LAKES.
Navy Department Plans To Train
5000 Civilians In North.

Chicago.-Training. of $4,000 civil
fans on the Great Lakes each year is
planned by the Navy Department, ac-
cording to announcement made by
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy. He had just COM
pleted an inspection Of the Lake Bluff
Training Station here. It was pointed
out that the station can care for sew
eral hundred more men than are
usually in training, and that during the
summer $4,000 can be accommodated
in tents.
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Large arrivals of American coal at
Buenos Aires have caused reduction
of prices in Cardiff coal to meet COM
petition. Imports of coal from the
United States in the past IL, months
were about four times as great as in
the same months two years ago.
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Compound made her well, SO / took it and
now am just as well as I ever was. l
cannot understand why women don't
see how much pain and suffering they
would escape by taking your medicine.
cannot praise it enough for it saved
my life and kept me from the Insane
Hospital. Mrs. E. SHELDON, 5657 S.
Halsted St., Englewood, Ill.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed By the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complication exists it
pays to write the Lydia e. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
for special free advice,
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THREE KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Four Others Seriously Hurt While
Refining Big smokestack.

Pottstown, Pa-Three men were
killed and four seriously injured by an
explosion at the plant of the Eastern
Steel Company here. A number of
workmen were engaged in refining a
big smokestack and had almost com
pleted their work, the last bolts being
placed in a manhole cover, when there
was an explosion and the 500-pound
cover was carried away with terrific
force.
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FIRST WOMAN TO CONGRESS.
Suffrage Leaders In Many Parts OF
Country Send Congratulations.

Missoula, Mont-Messages of con-
gratulations from suffrage leaders in
many parts of the country poured into
Missoula for Miss Jeanette Rankin,
Republican, the first woman to be
elected to Congress. Miss Rankins
campaign managers contend that she
has been successful by at least 1000
majority.
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Runabout Way.

81 see where an aviator contrived to
have the last word with his wife," Z
".How on earth did he do it?"
"He didn't exactly do it on earth"
"No?"
"He rose 1000 feet in the air and
dropped her a message e."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
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EXPORTS OF WAR SUPPLIES.

For the Last Nine Months They
Amounted To 997,970,Ooo,
New York.-Exports of war supplies
for the nine months ended September
81 amounted to $997,97O,OOO, or more
than 25 per cent. of the country's total
export trade for the period; according
to figures published here. The value
Of explosives sent to belligerents was
more than $5OO,OOO,OOO, and automo
biIes, horses and mules, Woodworking
machinery and wire ranked next in.
that order.
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PUPILS TO BRIDGE SEAS.
Peace Society Takes Up Plan For In
ternationaI Letters.

Washington. - Establishment of a
system Of exchanging letters between
American and foreign school children,
earnestly supported by Ambassador
Naon of Argentina and other diplo-
mats, was suggested by the American
Peace Society here in letter to its
school division. Already such plan
is under trial by the New Hampshire
division of the Society and its success
full working out will be followed by its
Institution on broad scale will over
the country.
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HENRY OF BAVARIA KILLED.
Nephew OF King Louis and Commanded
Battalion.

Berlin.-Prince Henry of Bavaria
nephew of King Louis and commander
of battalion of the Kings Own infan.
try. has been killed in battle. The
Princes mother has gone to the front
to bring back the body of her only
child.
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Denmark's deficit for the last fiscal
year was $12.OOO,OOO, due to the
extraordinary expenses Of the army
and navy. y
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Like a diminutive lawn mower is a
new device for shaving, in which a
spring motor revolves a steel roller
with cutting blades as it is drawn over
a mans face.
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A REMARKABLE
STATEMENT
Mrs. Sheldon Spent $1,000 for
Treatment Without Bene-
fit. FinaIlyMade Well by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etabIe Compound.
Englewood, III. =" while going
through the Change of Life I suffered

IWlCn neaQacneS, ner-
|vousness, flashes Of
heat, and / suffered
80 much / did not
know what I was
doing at times. /
spent $500 on doc
tors and not one did
me any good. One
day a lady called at
my house and said
she had been as sick
as ! was atone time,
and Lydia E. Pink
4. l.p
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CANADIAN WAR PLANTS GROW.

MUNITIONS MakSTs NOW InoePenoent OF
United States.
Ottawa, Ont.-The Canadian NUM-
tions industry has been developed to
q point where it is Independent of the
United States. This announcement is
made by the Imperial Munitions Board,
which is responsible for placing $780,
OOO, 900 worth of shell orders in Canada
for the British Government Hereto
fore fuses, primers and steel were
largely obtained from the United
States.
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TOXIC TO FRISCO DIRECT.
Official Announcement Made Of New
Means Of Communication.

Tokio.-Direct communication be-
tween Japan and San Francisco by
wireless telegraphy will be opened to
the public this week. Tests have
been made recently of the system and
they have proved satisfactory Mes
sages between Japan and the United
States have heretofore been relayed at
Honolulu
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Dr. Peery's Dead Shot" not only expeis
Worms or Tapeworm but cleans out the
mucus in which they breed and tones up
the digestion. One dose sufficient. Adv.
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It is estimated that the daily at
tendance at movingLpicture theaters in
the United States is more than 26s.
100000
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p. O. CLERKS WANT s-HoUR DAY.
National Federation Writes To Wilson
Calling Attention To Law.

New York.-In letter to President
Wilson just made public here Thomas
F. Flaherty, secretary and treasurer of
the National Federation of Postoffice
Clerks, entered protest against work
ing postofice clerks more than eight
hours day.
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Third District.

Talbott's plurality, 4,23O.
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HOW MARYLAND VOTED
III =

Maryland will cast her eight cleo
toral votes for Woodrow Wilson. DR..
Joseph Irwin France, Republican, will
succeed Blair Lee, Democrat, in the
United States Senate next March. The
State remained true to it's Democratic
traditions and returned its four Demo
cratic congressman. The Fifth district
remained Republican and returned
Sydney E. Mudd to the House, while
Frederick N. zihlman, of AlIegany
county, won in the Sixth district for
the Republicans and will hold a seat
in the next House.
The net gain for the Republicans is
one senator and one congressman.
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Here's fine thing for straphangers.
A wisconsin man has invented a cane
that folds cut into q stool.
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Sore Eyes, Blood-Shot Eyes, Watery Eyes
Sticky Eyes. all healed promptly with night
Iy applications of Roman Eye Balsan. ADV.
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the orig
inal little liver pills put up 40 years ago.
They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
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Natural Tendency

Natural Tendency.
Il see soft coal is going up"
"What did you suppose it was going
to do when it is put on a fire?"
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J. Ward Kerrigan has been elected
assistant cashier of the Emmitsburg
Savings Bank, resignirg his post as as
sistaht postmaster there.
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MARYLAND NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Latest Happenings Cleaned
From All Over the State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS

William Dows, one Of the best known
farmers in Charles county died at his
home from the infrmities of age. He
was born in 1889.
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Aagerstown officials issued more
than 5000 hunters licenses. one for
every six adult males in Washington
county.
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Imnnrtant tn,Nnn4hara
wouJd SAeno 60

Madalene = Was Jacks sickness
fatal?
Kathleen-I guess so, he died.
Orange Peel.
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William Schmeltz, the four-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Frederick
SchmeItz, was seriously burned while
playing with fire in the yard of his
home, at Jessup Station.
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MExIcANs HOLD U. S. SCOUT.
Officers Seek His Release, Fearing For
His Life.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Fearing that Benja-
min Brahan, scout for General Perish
ing, may be sent to Chihuahua City to
be executed, army officers here are
exerting every effort to have him re-
leased in Juarez. According to the re-
port made to the American State De-
partment agents. here, Brahan is held
because of having. been with Villa.
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Fourth District.
Ward.

Precincts 1, 2, 8 and IL.
Linthicum's plurality, 2,481.
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Don't Prosecute
Your Bowels

A girl is pretty safe in marrying a
young man whose mother cannot cook
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The Commissioners for Cecil County
have awarded to e. Ward Brown, of
Port Deposit, the contract to macadam
the public road one mile north of Elk
ton to the Pennsylvania line.
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Compulsory education-most Of the
things we learn from experience.

Tell a plump girl she's getting fat
and see what happens!
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Earl e. Zimmerla, aged 21, Balti-
more and Ohio brakeman on the Pitts
burgh Division, was killed as he was
entering Cumberland to complete his
run. He Tell between two CARS TIE
train having parted, and was decapi-
tated
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Lewis H. Hartwetel, farmer of near
Ja@'o burg was killed in runaway
accident near Ladiesburg. The horse
ran down hill and Harwetel was
thrown from the wagon. He sustained
three broken ribs and was injured in
ternally. He was taken to his home,
where he died few hours later.
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Fifth. District.
Sixth District.

Mudd's plurality, S,49S.
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+ Precincts 9, 10, 1913.
Coady's plurality, 2,523. +
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Abraham Solomon filed suit at Ha-
gerstown against Frank A. Coss, Of
that city, for $1,000 damages for in
juries alleged to have been sustained
in an automobile accident in Cum
berland April 80 last, when the defend
ant, who was riding bicycle on the
street, was run down by Coss, who was
operating an automobile.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-04-28

year, for by the time the season opens
legally these who defy the Law will
hsve killed about all the game. There
seems to be no game warden IN the
county now. because Of the bitch 10 the
department at Nashville but every con
stable and deputy sheriff is . warden
with perfect power to act just ss the
county warden has. 1t is to be- hoped
that people who love SQUIRREL shooting
viii regard the law and wait till sftes
June / and give every man an equal
chance with him.
IL the members Of the soliciting con-
mittees from the other districts have
been as faithful In the execution Of duty
as has c. c. Williams Of the FIRST dis
trict the entire fund needed for the
premium lists for the fall fair will be
reported at tomorrow's meeting at ten
O'Clock. Mr.. Williams got busy as soon
as the subscription blanks were printed
and did not let up until be had seen
every man in the district who would
contribute for the purpose. He has
secured subscriptions for more than
500, or more than half the entire
amount needed for the premium and sx-
pense funds. When the directors bold
their next meeting. at ten O'Clock
Saturday morning, tomorrow morning,
Il Is hoped every committeeman win
have bic report there and b ready 70
turn them IN % the treasurer for col
lection. The eommittesmen We have
heard from have good reports % the
financial matters to give tomorrow.
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and for which the state and the sever
al boards represented by Prof. Smith
have furnished q large part of the
necessary money.
Several SomerviIle citizens attended
in Jackson last Wednesday night Q
meeting of representatives of Oakland,
whiteville. Jackson and Lexington.
with officials Of the N. c. & 81. L. Ry.
to discuss the establishment BY the
railroad Of night train service over
this line between Nashville and Mem
phis. At this time there Is every in
dication of the early establishment of
the service as these towns have re-
quested.
What was, perhaps. the first car load
of barn yard manure ever shipped into
Fayette county was received at Somer-
vile recently and used on some redeem
ed quilted lands In the suburbs Of the
town. The car load consisted Of "A
tons and was shipped here from Mem
phis over the Southern Railway. II
cost fraction less than s. per ton
distributed on the land. that is cost in
Memphis. freight and hauling onto the
land. 1t was Of fine quality and under
present conditions is cheaper than CON-
mercial fertilizers.
II was a fine piece Of work done last
week By M. L. Farris, city marshall.
and his street hands about the main
entrsnce to the SomervilIe cemetery.
The unsightlY old ditch there vas clear
ed Of brush and trash and sodded e
bermuda grass. the bin Just to the
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wish to notify my friends and the
public that / am now employed at
Wilson's Garage in Somerville where
/ am prepared to do all kinds of auto
and machinery repair work. Call on
me here. Lowell Sanders. 1t.
His friends will be sorry to learn that
James C. Pulliam is confined to his home
with case of pneumonia which de
veloped Wednesday of this week, and
it is hoped he will be soon able to be
cut and at his duties at the Rhea Drug
Store.
We have made up lot of pupils re-
port cards for use of Fsyette county
teachers who desire them and will be
glad to receive orders at .25 per dozen,
81. rs per 100, postpaid. The Falcon,
Somerville. Tenn. 81
Frank Parker, formerly of this county,
died Tuesday at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Parker, on
East Georgia avenue, Memphis, and
was buried in that city on Wednesday.
He was Lorn and reared in the second
district where numbers of relatives yet
reside.
Dollar watches at 95 cts, at Fred
Goosmann's, Have just received from
the IngersolI Watch Factory one gross
of their celebrated dollar watches; will
sell them at 95 cts. each as long as
they last. Every one is guaranteed for
one year.
St. Thomas Church, Someryille, Rev.
Grant Knarff. Priest, Easter Services,
Sat. April 20. evening prayer 4;SO pm.
First Sunday after Easter. April 80
Holy Communion, 1880 and HOO a. m.
All are cordially invited to be present.
We have the Earliest, Big. HighClsss
Strawberry grown. Also the Best one
or the Everbearing Kinds; bears the
best favored berries from spring until
snow flies. Free Booklet. Wakefield
Plant Farm, Charlotte, North CarOlina.E
DR.. J. E. Parks, senator from the
counties of Fayette and Haywood, left
here Sunday afternoon for Nashville
where be Ia present as a member of the
court which is trying the impeachment
of Judge Edgington and Gen. Estes of
Memphis.
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east graded AID bitches opened and the
entire street along the cemetery clear
ed up and put in first class condition,
and now with the excellent work being
done inside the cemetery thru the ladies
Of the cemetery Association, the whole
grounds will be made even prettier
than they have been in past years.
Attorney. General Nat Upton Of Gov
ington was in Somerville the first Of
present week on an electioneering
campaign. Gen. Upton was appointed
to his present position by Gov. Hooper
when ]. A Upton resigned the sttor-
ney- generals place in this district. He
now goes before the voters Of the dis
trict for election for the remainder Of
the eight year term which will end
with the August election 1918 at which
time the place will be filed for another
eight year term. The election for the
unexpired two-year term will be next
August and Gen. Upton is a candidate
to succeed himself.
H. S. Shaw, cashier Of the Somer-
vile Bank & Trust Co., has notified
Miss Elise CatrOn, canning club agent
for this county, that his bank viii lend
to girls Of the canning clubs who have
to borrow funds to provide cans, can
ners. etc. such funds as needed at ;
per cent interest. to be repaid next
fall. He offers to make loans to these
girls to q total amount Of $500. This is
= generous offer and shows in . most
substantial and helpful way the inter
est Of Mr.. Shaw and the bank IN the
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progress Of the clubs. 1t is a lead
other banks Of the county could well
follow.
Many dogs are seen running at large
In plain violation Of the dog law. They
are destroying more rabbits and quail
in the county right now than will be
killed by hunters next winter. They
are destroying by the wholesale now.
taking whole broods Of young rabbits
at once or . whole nest of quail eggs at
once, thereby destroying the result
Of the entire breeding season for the
old ones. II properly protected during
the breeding season quail and rabbits
would be plentiful in Fayette county
when the open season comes each year,
and It is the roaming dog, bird dog,
hound dog and cur dog, that works de-
struetion to them when they should
have protection that the law says they
shall have.
IL was Eith deep regret that we heard
last Saturday of two sections where
there has been lots of shooting in the
bottoms recently and the inference
drawn that parties are shooting
squirrels. If i. is true that parties are
hunting in this county il much to be
regretted. The squirrel season opens
June /. more than thirty days of yet,
and If all huntsmer viii wait ill that
time to begin hunting there viii be
good sport for all, but if few begin
now as seems they have done in some
communities then they, only, get any
sport out Of the squirrel shooting this
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature of AMRSIzM

Mrs. &. G. Foskett was called to
Nashville last week by message an
nouncing the illness Of her mother who
was carried to a Nashville hospital.
Mrs. Foskett left her home here i'm
mediately for Nashville and Prof.
Foskett spent the last weekend there
with her.
There will be a Missionary Congress
held in the Somerville Baptist church
next Sunday, April 80 Services will be
held in morning, afternoon and night.
Representatives from Liberty, Eber-
nezer and Moscow will be present.
Rev. j. H. Oakley will preach. ]. E.
Berkstresser.
Children's Day service next Sunday
morning at the Methodist church here.
All are cordially invited. The children
will not assemble until 1890 a. m. and
the services will begin promptly at IL
O'Clock. This will take the place Of
the regular Sunday school service next
Sunday morning. Preaching, 7:45 pm.
One of the best weeks of the present
movie season has been enjoyed at the
Lyric Airdome this week. The Mon.
day night program was the best pne
ever seen at the Airdomet as it was
pronounced by numerous ones who saw
it. The weeks programs have beep
extra good and not withstanding the
cool nights of the week. the attendance
has continued to be fine.
Members OF the Ladies Cemetery
Association are urged to be present at
the next meeting Of the association
which will take place Thursday, May
4. with Miss Annie Norman. Urgent
business already too long deferred Is to
be taken up, and each individual mem
Der is requested to be IN attendance.
Mrs. W. A. Rhes, .Secty.
In the recent examination here for
permits to inoeulate hogs for cholera
prevention The following were licensed
S. A. wetzler, Joe Ingram. Ben Black,
Weber Sheffield, W. N. McFadden,
Salman. With these and DR..
Gilman, who is q graduate veterinarian
it should be easy for farmers to get
hogs inoculased.
II. S. Shaw, cashier Of the Somer-
willie Bank & Trust Co, has purchased
from Capt. H. C. Norman the lot
next to bis residence and between the
latter and Main street, including the
property formerly occupied by the
negro society hall. Mr.. Shaw is having
the lot cleaned off but informed The
Falcon that no plans as to what be
would do with the property had been
perfected.
Hon. S. ". Sheriff.. state superin-
tsndent Of public Instruction Of The
state. and Prof. Smith. primary school
inspector, we're in Somerville Thursday
and made en- oficial visit to the FsYetts
County High School. Wssle here they.
also. visited the negro school which i
about completed just south Of this city
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NOT ENOUGH CHILDREN

e<er receive the proper balance OF food
10 sufficiently nourish both body and
brain during the growing period when
natures demands are greater than IN
mature life. This is shown IN so many
pale faces, lean bodies, frequent colds,
and lack Of ambition.
For all such children We say with
uumistakahie earuestness: They nsed
SCOTS Emulsion, and need Il now. II
possesses in concentrated form the very
food elements TO enrich their blood Il
changes weakness 70 strength; 4 makes
them sturdy and strong. No alcohol.
ssuss a Bg~ne. Hasanksid. NIB