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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-28
DEATHS.


Mrs, Grace BURY, 81. Lucy Brinkley
hospital, July %. post operation, dilita-
ton Of stomach.
Jasper j. Henry, 40, 1913 East McIe-
more, July Is; tumor of brain.
Gladys Laughlin, 2. Hubbard avenue,
July ~: whooping cough.
Jimmie Jones, 20. st, joseph's hos
pital. July 26; hemorrhage, typhoid
fever.
Penelope Il. Harbert, rs. 1916 East
moreland, July "a; apoplexy,
c. ]. McGavik, II, BsHtlst hospital,
July rs; tuberculosis Of Mp, pulmonary
tuherculo.
Alice Rice, 70. General hospital, July
e5: surgical shock, cholecysltis.
Marguerite Burns, %, 1880 Shall, July
20. malaria.
Harrison Weeks, 81. 1866 Delmar
July 26; %apoplexy, arterio sclerosis,
Olivia Johnson, !, July 25i intestine
obstruction.
Roy X. Sampson, 40, 759 North Clay.
brook, July 20, tuberculosis,
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SAVAGE FIEIPINOS
LIVE N ROMANCE
ONLY THESE DAYS
There Are 100000 PaganS in
ISIandS-WiId Tribes Learn
Customs of White Men and
Are Apt in Commerce.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-some 20
Filipino mountaineers, picked up from
the wilds OF Luson, and exhibited in
their sylvan attire in the st. Louis ex-
position, have drawn more crowds than
all the other exhibits featuring Filipino
civilization and have given America the
impression that the Philippines are a
jungle teeming with naked, long
haired, matchmaking people whose
creed and culture find their sum and
manifestation in the primitive bow and
arrow. A number of money-making
adventures have shortly after toured
the country, taking with them the self
same alleged samples of Philippine
humanity, and have exhibited them
here and there within the confines OF
this republic. charging 20 cents or
thereabouts for a "look-see, Natural
~, here was something s~uper-novel to
the eyes of curio-loving Americans,
Sioux or Hottentots have become a
rare sight indeed. And in proportion as
the Golfers Of the exhibitors were be-
ing filed to overlooking, American
opinion on the Filipinos and things
Philippine was being enlightened mega
lively.
A little later. a couple of cute little
volumes appeared In the book world and
were systematically advertised. replete
from the first leaf to the last with
pictures Of naked, ong-haired Negritos
In the actual pose Of releasing an arrow
from the string OF their bow or terp-
sichoring to the tune OF the venerable
gong!
simultaneously with these exhibit
tons, Philippine independence was be-
ing agitated, Intentionally or uninten-
tionally. mAliciously or otherwise, those
exhibitions did more harm TO the Philip
pine IL than all the other campaigns
against IL launched In open ground.
Since then the American press have
written editorial after editorial, alleging
in unpleasant terms that independence
cannot be the birthright Of a people
primitive in all respects and still In Die
age of sayagery. Thus, even in the heys
day Of the twentieth century, when dis
lance Is said to have been annihiiated
by the wonderful creations Of mems
minds, when peoples are supposed u
be fairly well acquainted with the won
drous transformations OF na~tionalities
faring elsewhere than in ones imme-
date environment, when happening,
from one part Of this planet are com
muncable to all other parts with light
ning-like rapidity-even in this won
derfully enlightened age, there are sucl
things as an entire nation being fla
GRAVITY mlsrepresented, and the mis-
representations taken for granted.
What, then, Is the truth about thu
so-called wild tribes OF the Philippines
Are they savages ~irretrieyably? Ar,
they susceptible OF being civilized? Mus
their presence prevent the recognition
Of the righteous claims Of Philippine
nationalism?
The following facts are submitted L
candid America:
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR SECOND READING
TUESDAY, JULY
30, 1919.

IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 37a.
South Wellington street from Beale
venue to Vance avenue.
An ordinance to provide for the i'm
provement OF South wellington street
from Beale avenue to Vance avenue
by grading, draining, curbing, repair
ing and paving with asphalt, and do
ing all necessary work incidental to
such Improvement, pursuant to chap
ter 34l OF the acts Of the general as
sembly OF the state OF Tennessee for
the year 1907, and amended by chap
ter 100 OF the acts of the general as
sembly of the state Of Tennessee for
the year 1908. and as further amended
by chapter 244 OF the acts of the gen.
eral assembly Of the state Of Tennes-
see for the~ year 1918 and as further
amended by chapter 1855 OF the acts
OF the general assembly OF the state
of Tennessee for the year 1919,
Whereas, The city engineer, pursuaEt
TO the instructions of the mayor anc
the board OF commissioners, has filet
with the city clerk a report bearing th'
| date of July q, 1919. in which II Is esti'
! mated that the total cost Of the i'm,
provement win be approximately six,
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PROPOSED UP
FOR SECOND READING
TUESDAY, JULY
20, 1919.


ORDINANCE NO, ss2
Avenue from Second Street to
Wellington Street.
An ordinance to provide for the i'm
provement of Gayoso avenue from the
east property line of Second street
TO the west property line Of yelling
ton street, by grading. draining. curb
ing, REPAIRING and paving With as
phalt pavement on concrete founda-
ton, and doing all necessary work
incidental to such Improvement, pur-
suant to Chapter 341 OF the acts OF
the general assembly of the state Of
Tennessee for the year 1907, and as
amended by Chapter lc9 OF the acts
of the general assembly Of the state
OF Tennessee for the year 1909. and
as further amended by Chapter 2t4
Of the acts of the general assembly
OF the state of Tennessee for the PEAR
1918, and as further amended by
Chapter T6s OF the acts of the gen.
eral assembly Of the state of Ten
nessee for the year 1919.
Whereas, the city engineer, pursuant
to the instructions, of the mayor and
the board of commissioners. has filed
with the city clerk . report bearing
Is estimated that the total cost of this
Improvement will be approximately
thirty six thousand six hundred six and
thirteen one hundredths H36,6o6.1Sl
section / Be Il ordained by tn,
board OF commissioners of the city o
Memphis, that Gayoso avenue. in thu
| said city OF Memphis, from the cas-
/ property line of South Second stree
| on the west, to the west property lin
| OF South wellington street on he east
a distance Of 2.i66 feet. more or less
be improved by grading, curbing.. re
pairinc, draining and paving the stree
with asphalt pavement on concret
foundation. 49,
The width of the roadway. betweei
curbs is to be IS feet and 81 feet.
The existing pavements are to b
removed from the street, The drai
box at Church place Is to be refne I'VE
necessary inlets. mnnholes and subsur
face drainage shall be installed to pro
vide proper drainage.
All materials removed from, stree
within the limits above mentioned sna
! be the property Of the city, and 2
eesdit shall oe allowed on the cost {
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MARRIAGE

Gertrude NJ, McCuin TO Horace q,
Whyte, Bessie j., Holman TO NJ. j, Part
wood, Miss O, +. Smith Il G. NJ. Han
sard. Irene Carney to A. d. Sullivan,
Alice Watts to Robert Young, Myreta
Asher to j. HI Surbef, Nora Odar to
Richmond Wallace, Nettie Gordon to
Preston Smith, Annie Vivian Bond to
Fred A. Barber, Anna Boom to w. ],
Williams, Alberta HIN to Halle viii
liams, Mahaley Foster to RUDE Perkins,
Leslie Hays to John Hawkins, LOWE
Johnton to John Smith. Grace NJ. Cook
TO c. w, Pleasant, Grace Mince to John
Henry Boyd.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR SECOND READING
TUESDAY, JULY
20, 1919.
AN ORDINANCE

To amend an ordinance passed on final
reading Nov. ~, 1917, entitled: IAN
ordinance regulating the use Of bright
headlights or spotlights upon automo-
biles, motorcycles and other vehicles,
except vehicles operated upon fixed
rails or tracks"
Section l.. Be it ordained by the board
Of commissioners of the city of Mem
phis, That an ordinance passed on final
reading Nov. "a. 1917, entitled, AN Or
headlights or s~potlights upon automo-
biles, motorcycles and other vehicles,
except vehicles operated upon fixed
rails or tracks," be and the same is
hereby amended so as to make Section
/ of said ordinance read as follows:
Sec. /, Be 1t ordained by the board
OF commissioners of the city of Mem
phis, that 1t shall be unlawful for any
| person, firm o. corporation, to use or
permit to be used upon any automobile,
motorcycle or other vehicles, except We
hieles operated upon fixed rails or
or highway within the city of Mem
phis, any a~cety1ene. electric or other
bright headlight, or any headlight the
rays Of which shall be intensified by
any p~arabolic or condensing lens or re-
Hector, unless said headlights shall be
equipped with lenses or other devices
placed in front OF said headlights ant
shading or dimming said headlights SC
that the light therefrom cannot blint
or dazzle users Of the streets and high
ways or make 1t unsafe for them t.
ride, drive or walk thereon. 1t shall b,
a compliance with this ofAtalsnee t
use q lens or device so controlling or de
flectlng the light from said headlight
that no part Of the binding rays shal
rise more than three and one half fee
above the surface of the highway; bu
II shall not be a compliance herewith
Ia nruir ,,oh vehicins with n device 70
Turning off the bright headlights AM
leaving lights of less power"
Sec, 3, Be 1t further ordained tina
this ordinance take effect from an,
after it's passage. the public welfare re
quiring II.
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BIRTHS.

William f. and Bette Gamble Smith,
3l6 Walnut, July q: girl.
Arthur l.. and Mary Bacon, 1880 Will
son, June 20; boy.
John J, and Bessie FIndiey Sorce, 6l7
Lauderdale, July 20; girl
July 10; boy.
Robert and Henrietta Brown Harris,
Park avenue, July 20; girl.
Willie and Mary Ray Faint, 22s South
Second, July 10: boy.
Albert and Pearl Mitchell Akin, 1896
Main extended, July 20, boy.
Charley and Mildred Stanley, 603 Jes,
sAnine, July ~, girl,
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR SECOND READING
TUESDAY, JULY
20, 1919.

IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE no. $50,
Linden Avenue from Main Street TO
Wagner Street.
An ordinance to provide for the i'm
provement Of Linden avenue from
the west property line OF Main street
to the east property line Of Wag-
ner street by removing the present
road surface n repairing, drain
ing, curbing n paving with asphalt
pavement n concrete foundation.
and doing all necessary work Incl
dental to such Improvement. pursu-
ant TO chapter Stl OF the acts OF the
general assembly Of the state OF
Tennessee for the year 1907, and as
amended by chapter l0e OF the acts
of the general assembly OF the state
OF Tennessee for the year 1909. and
as further amended by chapter 2ta
OF the acts OF the general assembly
of the state of Tennessee for the year
1918, and as further amended by
chapter 765 OF the acts OF the general
assembly Of the state OF Tennessee
for the year 1919.
Whereas. the city engineer, pursu-
ant to the Instructions OF the mayor
and the board OF commissioners, has
filed with the city clerk a report bear
ing date OF July 81, 1919. In which II Is
estimated that the total cost OF the i'm.
provement will be approximately ter
thousand seven hundred twenty-toul
and ten one-hundredths OslO, 724l0.
dollars: therefore,
Section 4. BE In ordained by tn
hoard OF Commissioners OF the city o
Memphis that Linden avenue, In tn
| said city OF Memphis, from the ives
property line Of Main street on the cas-
TO the east property line of Wayne
| street on the west. a distance OF sf
hundred sixty-one feet 1861 IT,, NOR
or less, be improved by removing III
present road surface n repairing
draining. curbing and paving with as
phalt pavement on concrete founda
ton.
The street is to remain its presen
width throughout between propert
lines and curb lines.
Radius curb corners will be Unstable
at street corners, The existing curbin
shall be removed, replaced, refine
where necessary,
The board OF commissioners resery
the right, as provided by statute, to d
all or any part Of said Improvement b
labor hired by the city of Memphis an
with materials purchased as 9TH
municipal purchases are made. &,
All material removed from h sire
within the limits above mentioned sha
be the property Of the city and ]
credit shall be allowed on the cost
said street for the value Of said mat
rails.
The work of overhauling the wat
and sewer mains and connexions
ladjust them TO the new pavement al
accessories shall be included al
made part OF the Improvement. +.
In assessing the abutting propdf nv
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made a part Of the Improvement.
IN assessing the ahutting property
for the cost OF the improvement no
class Of expenditure shall be included
unless there be a corresponding esti-
mate BY the engineer and included
herein.
The cost OF the several items enter
ing into said estimate shall not exceed
by more than 10 per cent h corfe-
spending cost OF the item constituting
the engineers estimate. although guam
titles and unit prices may vary as may
be within the limits prescribed for tbs
struction items.
The city engineers estimate Of cost
as filed Is as follows:
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NOTICE,
NOTICE To BIDDERS.


Memphis. Tenn, July 20, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received until Il
O'clock moor, Tuesday, Aug. II, 1919,
for furnishing the following list OF Ii
cense plates and badges:
PLATES.
5000 City Auto Tax.
1900 City Auto Tax, Visitors.
$50 City Auto Tax Fol Hire.
1900 1-Horse Wagon.
700 2-Horse Wagon.
5 3-Horse Wagon.
s 4-Horse Wagon, y
1900 lion Trucks.
100 Coal Peddlers' Badges.
so Peddlers' Badges.
25 Atom Trucks.
25 5-Ton Trucks.
BADGES.
% Fruit Stand Badges.
100 Huckster Badges.
100 Coal Peddlers' Badges.
so Peddlers' Badges.
so Wienerwurst Badges.
25 Hack For Hire Badges.
$50 Auto For Hire Badges.
$50 Dog Badges.
All Of these supplies are to be equa
to samples to be found at the office Of
the collector of licenses and privileges
Delivery must be made not later thar
Dec. Is, 1919. A certified check, pay
| able to the order a the City of Mem
phis, must accompany each proposal
The right is reserved to reject an!
and all bids.
By order of the Board Of Commission
| ers of the city of Memphis.
| (Signed) F.. l.. MONTENEGRO, Mayor
Attest: G.. C. PASHBY, City Clerk.
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Summer Capital.

h summer capital of the Philippine |
Stands tBaguio Is located In the heart
OF the mountains Of Northern Luzon
where lgorots abound. Daily multitudes
Of them can be seen coming down from
their homes among the pine trees,
bringing the products of their planta- |
tons 10 the market. buying OF the
Christian Filipinos whatever objects at
tract their taste, and otherwise ming
ling peacefully with the visitors from
the lowlands, Daily they can be seen
serving as walters in hotels, employed
as messengers and statesmen in stores,
on acting as guides through the fast
uesses OF the mountains, In recognition
OF their civic virtue, the charter Of the
city provides that there shall be an ad-
vlsory council TO be OF
igorots. lgorots play baseball and ten
nus; they send their children to school
Many OF tAem are intermediate gradu-
ates. and many more are in the high
schools. One Igorot is about TO receive
his degree of doctor of medicine in the
University OF the Philippines. Those
who are Christians bear American
names (such as Clapp, Irving, etc., and
are proud OF II.
The same process goes on simulta-
neously In the fertile island of Min
danao and elsewhere where non-Chris-
ton peoples can be found. Thousands
OF pesos are appropriated every year
from the pockets OF the 10, 000, 900 Chris
n EAAARti0F ahu RIGIl lOT lnH lOn-
Christian tribes in the form of schools.
hospitals and agricultural implements.
Teachers, doctors and nurses from all
over the islands are carrying a mes
sage Of good will wherever they 20.
The Christian peoples are actual
ly represented In the national leglsla-
ture OF the Philippine islands, there be
ing one Igorot and two Moro congress
men in that body. I'VE are one in
spirit and one in blood" said the fore.
most citizen OF the Moro people, Sena-
tor Hadjl Butu.
In the second Liberty loan the
Igorots alone subscribed $4,700. The,
gave IL for the Great White Apo be,
yond the seas (Woodrow Wilson,, 9
free man fighting for free men" The,
gave 1t on the plea that the Grea
Apo was asking them all ito help hin
win freedom for all the world" Con.
slider the extreme poverty of these BRAY,
distance from the arena OF the conflict
think Of their mountain huts. and 0
their scanty knowledge OF world affairs
and Their Measure the s~plendldness o
the gift by the spirit back of 1t!
It win surely be a question OF only
decade or so when the nom hristial
peoples Of the Philippines will be com
plefeIr won over to the ways and man
ners III civilized races. Being immunei
from medieval influences, and hein
reared exclusively under the ambien
air on Americanism, they are destine
ID be a most vigorous element In tn
ensuing processes Of Philippine nation
alism.
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DAILY ALMANAC.

Length OF day, 10 hours, So minutes.
Sun rises on Tuesday at 6;07.
Sun sets on Tuesday az sos,
Moon sets on Tuesday at 1926 p. m.
First quarter o on Aug. 3.
Evening star, Venus.
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Number Is Small.

There are about 500, 900 pagan peoples
in the Philippines, This number in
cludes every nom Christian tribe from
LuEon TO Mindanao, II is one-twentieth
OF the entire population, which Is 49,
500, 900. When, therefore, writer's speak
OF a people just being redeemed from
the abyss OF savagery, the statement
applies only TO the insignificant portion
OF the entire population of the archi-
pelago. II does not apply to the other
portion, the 10000, 900 civilized and
up-to-the- minute Christian Filipinos,
transformed into medieval Europeans
long before the Americans came, today
fast being Americanized. and actually
conducting "a republican form OF gov
ernment unbaffled by its intricacies.
Yet the general impression of America
is that all the inhabitants of the Philip
pines are az fresh from the ~paleclithic
stage as a new Matched chick is from
Its egg.
The most numerous of the so-called
pagan tribes are the Igorots OF LuEon
and the Moros Of Mindanao. The latter,
however. are Mohammedans, IND have
a civilization OF their own.
In intensive cultivation Of the soil, in
the way the Igorots cultivate the
steepest mountain side, this world and
age have yet TO look for their superiors,
One has TO see the rice terraces OF the
subprovince OF lfugao rising like giant
steps up the sides Of steep mountain
canyons TO a height OF 5000 feet Nor
more. II he must realize the colossal
industrial undertaking, the marvellous
engineering accomplishments OF these
simple people. In the words OF ar
American writer, those terraces pre-.
sent an inspiring sight; and viewed ir
connection with the primitive condition
Of the people. there is nothing com
parable to them In the world. The
pyramid ~ Cheopa. or the tailest sky,
scraper' in New York would appear in.
significant beside these ~clear-cut, her
Wiiean achievements Of the ancestors
worShiping Igorot."
The pacific conquest of the mountain
people as well as OF the Moros OF Min
danao is fast being achieved. Head
hunting is now a dim vision of the past
The Moro bandits OF the south have set
tied down, The land where PershinI
first made his name Is being completed
transfigured. The creed OF Jesus Chris
Is enlisting proselyte after proselytt
While trade and Intercourse are hurry
ing with their stimulating touch,
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teen thousand eight hundred thirty and
eighteen one-hupdredths O16,S30.10
dollars; therefore,
Section /. Be Il ordained by the board
OF commissioners ~ the city Of Mem
phis, That South wellington street, In
the said city OF Memphis. from the
south property line Of BeRle avenue on
the north. 10 the north property line OF
vance avenue on the south, a distance
or l,4l6 lineal feet, more or less, be inn
proved by grading, curbing. repairing,
draining and paving the street with
asphalt upO concrete foundation.
The width Of the roadway between
curbs Is to remain the same.
All materials removed from the street
within h limits above mentioned shall
be the property Of the city, and no
credit shall be allowed on the cost Of
sai street for the value OF said ma
terials.
The work Of overhauling the water
n sewer mains and connections to
adjust them to the new pavement and
accessories, shall be included in and
made a part Of the improvement.
The board of commissioners reserve
the right as provided by statute TO do
all or n part Of said improvement by
labor hired by the city Of Memphis and
with materials purchased as all other
municipal purchases are made.
The existing asphalt pavement and
gravel foundation is TO be removed and
Feplaced with concrete foundation and
Wv asphalt surface.
Circular curb corners are TO be in
stalled at all street corners where none
/ now exist.
In assessing the abutting property for
the cost OF Improvement. no class OF ex-
penditure shall be included unless there
be a corresponding estimate by he en-
gineer included herein.
The cost of the several italms enter
ing into said estimate shan not ex-
coed by more than 10 per cent the cor.
responding cost OF the item constitut-
ing the engineers estimate, although
quantities and init prices may vary as
may be within the limits prescribed fol
the construction items.
The city engineers estimate of cost
as filed, Is as follows:
3, I65 So. yds. old asphalt pave
ment removed at II ........$ 1855
3,765 50. yds. 6-inch concrete
foundation at $i.35. ......... 5.Os2.7I
s,765 50. yds. asphalt pave
ment at $500 ....,......... $4,000
500 ....t.....ese........... $500
1000 so. IT. 6-inch concrete
water table at Csc .......... $500
40 lin. IT. 6-lnch by 20-inch
granite curb 6-feet radius at
NOS .".....'....."........' 400
Il8,sOs.2
10 per cent for possible excess
cost allowed by statute owe
estimate l,05u'5
&i5,s OO.1
10 per cent statutory unitem-
ICED charge for supervision
and general expense ......., 1880
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THIS july q, I5Iy.
CERTIFICATES of stock Nos. 8 and
IA in Whitsell Brothers Manufacturing
company, Inc, a Tennessee corporation,
issued to w. b. Bayless for is and 50
shares, respectively, have been lost or
misplaced and have not been negotiated,
in the place of said lost certificates,
and notice is hereby given of the can
collation. of said certificates Nos. 6 and
IA. Witness our hand this cath day Of
Nav w r. Rayless. q
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PIDS WANTED.

. .s.N
Up to noon Wednesday. August s.
1919, tho Shelby County Commissioners
will receive bids at their office. Court
house, for six or more self-dumping
steel bodies or dump beds to be fitted
to United States Heavy Aviation
Trucks, three-ton capacity.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
BY E. w. HALE, Secretary.
July rs, 1919.
NOTICE TO BONDHOLDERS OF The
MERCER COAL COMPANY. !.
Public notice is hereby given that
Bonds Nos. Nineteen l19ly. Twenty (2O,
and lightweight (SS) Of the Mercer
Coal company will be paid on presen.
tstion at the Bank Of Somm 1eIs zane ann
| and after which date interest thereon
1 will cease. -
BY r. F. LA CROIX. Sec. and Treas
BANK OF COMMERCE AND
TRUST COMPANY, Trustee.
BY r. BRINKLEY SNOWDEN,
Vice-President.
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Observation-Disclosures umbrella on
Beale car. north bound. at II O'Clock
Thursday morning. Tel. Wal. 104S.
LIBERAL reward for stolen Ford,
five passenger, license No. 1ss0S, motor
No. 2so3ssl. ]. ". Tracy. $50 S. Main.
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LOST-One bunch OF six keys. Finder
please return. A %, News Scimitar.,
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IOST-~Abeut two dozen keys on ring
and threek Keys on string. A reward OF
ss will be paid on return to 1888 Minna
place.