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The Irish standard., 1920-06-19

bered himself, and fro.e to immobility.
~Oh-as friendi"
''surely, as a friend-what else did
you think I meantf"
The young man shook his head.
II don't know. Only came up here
10 tell you I haven't any right to your
friendship. I can't tell you why 6.
I haven't as much callousness as all
that BUT If did tell you, your
last atom Of faith In me would be
gone. And you can't afford to have me
even for a friend-now that I've said
that, can youY"
eyes," she said steadfastly, II can
afford it."
when when I've told you
;" His lips were parted in
amazedness. his eyes roved DULY. II
can't under I'm telling you
I'm not worth the powder to blow me
to hades." He laughed oddly. THAT'S
proved already, over and over again.
Don't you understand E.
Carol 80" His voice broke. "Why,
Carol I'm not fit to talk to you.
That's proved, too. I'm proving
1t now! I'm saying it-don't you hear
me? I'm saying it now. And you"
He put his hand to his forehead, and
brushed back his hair, which was
strangely wet. II can't make it any
palmer" he said, with helpless finality.
mo matter what's happened" she
said earnestly, II can't believe it isn't
coming out all right. So if you'll just
keep on living, and working, and try.
ing and :" Here her
eyes were so appealing that his own
dimmed to behold them. "And you
haven't been so very dreadful after all,
have you?"
billiard retreated once again, not
trusting those hungry, lawless arms of
his.
"rm just wondering" he said. with
a terrible smile, which was entirely
devoid Of mirth. "if man happens to
be in a sort Of transition
period, you know-half-way between
wonder what's coming TO him.
I wonder what is coming to him. {.
I wonder If the whirlwind doesn't get
him both ways"
After the street door had closed be-
hind him, Carol went slowly along the
corridor to the Doctors study and
knocked, out of sheer habit. His pleas
ant baritone came to her reassuringly.
"Yes?"
"Are you busy, dear?' Few men, on
hearing her voice, with that suggestive
catch in 1t, would have confessed to
a previous engagement.
'Not when you're around" said the
doctor, appearing on the threshold.
His tone altered suddenly. "What's
wrongT he said.
"Daddy," said Carol. 'he's gone.
You saw him, too what
is IT. What is it?" She was trembling
violently; the big doctor gathered her
up In his arms without ceremony and
carried her over to his favorite leather
chair.
"Fires burning" said Doctor Du-
rant, quietly. Burning and burning
and burning like the ones
you've seen down in the blast furnaces
white hot, and crucible steel
comes out of them -. strong
enough to make permanent things out
Of ;" He smoothed her hair, and
she sighed quiveringly, and lay still.
sAnd the steel lasts ten thousand times
az long as the fires that made It.
don't know what's blowing the flames,
dear, but he'll do-he1l do"
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"Hilliard," he said, II like to do
things out in the open. There are
just two reasons why don't think you
really want to invite me y ride down
to the station with you. If I'm wrong,
It's up to you to say so. One of 'em
10 that Rufus Waring has asked me to
stop on at Butte-Im going good
deal further than that-and look up
some matters for him. l guess you
know as we'll as do what they are.
=.
Hilliard fumbled his hat. Il see.
And-the other reasonT"
Armstrong suddenly Strengthened;
and his voice had a curious ring to it
"A ring which electrified Hilliard and
awoke the most petrifying alarms
within him.
but does one ordinarily mention
certain kinds of people-in mems
club? l don't know how it is where
you come from-but here, we DON'T"
billiard smiled vapidly; it was the
utmost perversity of emotion, for he
knew now why Carol had been so ex-
plicit in her sympathy . why she
had been so meticulous to let him
realize that she wanted him as a
friend; only as friend D.. and here
was Armstrong, concealing with diff
Guilty the triumph he was limiting at.
NO." he said harshly. "One doesn't,
but there isn't anything to keep us
from mentioning anybody we like out
side the club, is there2"
"Why-not that T."
"Then I'll take you down anyway"
said Hilliard. "And let's see if we
can't try to understand each other"
1t took a brave man to accept the
offer, for billiards eyes held little to
recommend their owner as a prudent
driver. or as very pleasant compan-
ion. Armstrong, however, was already
putting on his hat.
They had driven over to the station
In silence. Hilliard, parking the run
about carefully, turned to his passen-
ger.
"We've got ten good minutes" he
said. "Your train isn't even in yet
60 ahead and talk"
Armstrong, after momentary de-
lay, put out a conciliating hand. "Old
man." he said, "let's play the rest of
this out like two sensible people. We
won't get anywhere by pickering, and
I suppose it won't do any harm for us
to put all the cards on the table, and
know exactly where we stand. OF
course, you haven't known me very
long, and haven't known you /.
but suppose, just to help along the un-
derstanding, we take each other at
face value"
billiard WINGED.
"Well-suppose we do. Then what?"
'Then you can't hold it up against
me for stopping off at Butte on my
way out. haven't any motive in it
promised to do it as favor to Rufe
Waring. It isn't personal issue at
all. know exactly how it must ap-
pear to you. but I'm not that sort
Of man, billiard. I wouldn't have
dreamed Of it myself. That's straight"
The masquerader regarded him
earnestly-and yielded to his evident
sincerity.
sway down Deep" he said, at length,
II know you're not, but what's
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CORRESPONDENT IN HEAVEN.

According to a news item from Lon
don Father King of London, Father
Bernard Vaughan in the North. and
several other priests have been warn
ing the Catholic public against the
growing cult of spiritism, which is
1llling the lunatic asylums and adding
to the ever increasing list Of Grim.
inals.
The Archbishop Of Liverpool, who
presided at Father Vaughan's lecture,
said that the Planchette had been the
cause Of q great deal Of moral and
spiritual deterioration in the country.
Father Vaughan pointed out the man
ner in which the socalled spirits con-
tradicted each other, and the essen.
tial fact that they never had any
thing Of real interest or originality to
communicate about the world. from
which they were supposed to come
This craze has gone SO far, that one
newspaper actually advertises its spe-
cial correspondent in Heaven, an An
elican clergyman. who processes to
tell his readers all about the condi.
lions above from psychic informa,
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"Cheerfulness wasn't what you
asked for" Hilliard swallowed hard.
Y I came up here, Miss Du-
rant to have a really serious talk with
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-05-06
SWANVlLLE.

A. W. Damn, who has been suffering
with lumbago, is improving.
Miss Fannie Brown is having light
run of scarlet fever and the house is
again quarantined.
Mrs A. W. Damn returned from Low
ell where she was called by the illness
and death of her mother, Mrs. Preble.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D Farnham returned
from West Pownal some time in March
and have been with her cousin, Mrs. Roy
Fish, in Belfast, where Mrs. Farnham
has been very ill with rheumatic fever,
but is now able to ride out. They were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Moody,
April 18th, and plan to come to Swanville
at an early date and make repairs on
their house.
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To be Continued.0
SWANVlLLE CENTER.
Thompson Ford is truant officer.

Thompson Ford is truant officer.
Joshua Knowlton is with Mr.. and Mrs.
James knowlton.
E. H. Littlefield had the misfortune to
lose another horse recently.
Ed. Marden has made 81 gallons of
maple syrup and 10 pounds of maple
sugar.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barden entertained
the whist club April oath Refresh
ments were served.
Miss Fannie Brown has had light
run of scarlet fever, and Frank Brown
has Just recovered from the mumps.
Mrs. E. A. Robertson gave her hus-
band a surprise birthday party April 22nd.
Clam stew, cake and coffee were served.
Mrs. James Moore was buried April
23rd IN Green Lawn cemetery. She had
been confined to her bed for over year.
MIR. Ellis mill crew is: Percy Larrabee,
spare hand; Lee Mckeen, fireman; Chas.
Curtis, marker; Mr.. Ellis, saver; Mr.
Black rolls on.
Bessie Doliber, oldest aughter of
Gladys Doliber, has gone to Salem, Mass,
to make her home with her uncle and
aunt.
Miss Hathaway, who was at work for
Mrs. Charles Thayer, had return of the
sleeping sickness and was obliged to re-
turn to her home in Winterport.
Mrs. Ed Marden, who is a nurse, came
from case in Castine April Gath and
spent the weekend with her husband at
the hotel, returning to Portland Monday
morning.
The remains of Mrs. Rozilla Jenkins
Robertson of Cherryfield were brought
to Monroe to Martin Robertson's and in
tered in the Dow cemetery beside her
husband. She was born in Monroe and
the greater part of her life was spent
there. The drowning of her grandson
was the cause of her having a shock.
HIS body has not been recovered although
1t is three weeks since the accident.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-05-06

In East Boston, Mass, at % Lamson
Street, contented family of three chill
dren and the mother live, daily thanking
in silence the kind neighbors who helped
them when they were sick. Mrs. Nellie
Woodford is the mother and she writes
the following letter to DR.. j. F. True &
Co.: Having heard about your medicine
from my neighbors and druggist, l won
dered if your DR.. True's Elixir wasn't
what l needed. | am a Woodworking
woman, working six hours every day for
the Penn Realty Trust Company in Bos-
ton. In doing this work | use lot of
strength. Besides this, looking after my
house and the care of the children wore
me out.
l guess my nerves got out of killer
first. l worried lot and seemed to get
tired easy. l lost my appetite l was
overtaken with dizzy spells, my eyes got
blurred and | soon found had to stay
home from work didn't do any house,
work, but the rest didn't do any good.
| always had one special doctor for N.Y.
self and the children, but he was out of
town when l was sick. took medicine
from the druggist which my friends
brought in, but nothing did any good.
My bowels were out of order. My breath
bad, and was shaky all over. Worst of
all the terrible headaches came 1t SEEM
ed l had suffered years before your DR..
True's Elixir was brought into me by
neighbor.
After a short time began to cheer I'd
and be myself again. My bowels were
soon in order and noticed that the dizzy
spells had left me. think your Elixir
wonderful. am working every day now
getting stronger and picking up my appe
tite. feel full of gratitude toward DR..
True's Elixir.
The children sometimes eat things
which don't agree with them, when am
not around to see, and then cramps and
constipation follow. Just get out my
bottle of DR.. True's Elixir and find no
trouble in getting them to take some. It
is easy to take. Their bowels are soon ali
right. It may interest you to know that
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to Louise, it acted like magic, and fixed
her up only after two doses"
Signs of worms are: Constipation, hard
ened full belly, swollen upper lip, sour
stomach, offensive breath, and occasional
pains, pale face of leaden tint, eyes heavy
and dull, twitching eyelids, itching of the
nostrils, and short dry coughs, grinding
of the teeth, little red points sticking out
on the tongue, starting during sleep, slow
fever. If your children show any of these
symptoms start giving DR.. True's Elixir,
The Family Laxative and Worm Expeller
at once. It has done wonders for children
and grown-ups since 1851. AT ALL
DEALERS.
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with went out Of business; and the
Nicaraguan army recruited all my la
borers and mounted them on my mules
and horses. swiped all my grub. and
told me to go home. / went. Why
: stay? Moreover. had an incentive
consisting of about an inch of bayonet
fortunately not applied in a vital
spot-which accelerated rather than
decreased my speed.
Hurry, my dear Cardigan. l fin
ished eating my overcoat the day be-
fore yesterday.
MAKE it a hundred. and God will
bless you When I get it, I'll come to
Seuuoia and kiss you. I'll pay you
back some time-Of course.
"Wistfully thine,
BUCK OGILVY.
up. S.-Delays are dangerous, and
procrastination is the thief of time
B."
John Cardigan chuckled. "Td take
Buck OgiIvy, Bryce. He'll do. Is he
honest?''
Il don't know. tie was, the last
time | saw him."
"Then wire him hundred. Don't
wait for the mail"
81 have already wired him the hun
dred. In all probability he is now out
whirling like a dervish."
"Good boy! Well, l think we've
DlaDDad sufficient for the present,
Bryce. You'd better leave for San
Francisco tomorrow and close your
deal with Gregory. Hire good law
yer to draw up the agreement between
you; be sure you're right, and then go
ahead-full speed. When you return
to Sequoia I'll have few more points
to give you. I'll null them over in the
meantime"
IT. l., Torf;ouod)
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-05-06
KNOX RIDGE.

H. S. Banton bought horse of E. B
Bean of Thorndike recently.
Several from here attended the funeral
of Miss Hattie Elliott of Thorndike.
The school at the Corner began April
goth with Miss Hattie Clark as teacher
Mrs. Annie Ingraham recently went to
Watervile for visit with her daughter.
Harold Clark has been home from Bel
fast for visit with his mother, Mrs. c.
B. Ingraham.
Porter and Colt Ingraham have been
saving wood for those that got their
wood last winter.
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HALLDALE.

Rev. Mr.. Cole preached here April
18th.
Robert Hanson is working for A. F.
Raynes.
Dolly Myrick has returned from visit
in Belfast
z. A. Foster died quite Suddenly April
23rd, of heart trouble.
H.C. McCorrison has gone to Michigan
after some automobiles.
Frogs and wild geese made their APP
pearance several days ago.
Charles Flewellen, who has been stop
ping here, has gone to Sc arsport.
C. A. Hall had the misfortune to break
some of his ribs few days ago while
unloading wood
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%, Eeeprr. Now, for heavens
N.f'cH don't discuss that tim
. 'o', for if you do, I'll go
aJe crazy"
Uncle Seth" she purred'
Her apparent sympathy
r. "s raSped soul. He contin-
a. get the Internal property,
vi" be worth what have ia
IT. only II certainly does gravel
.t-. '..ze that I am about to be
s. ID. with no help in sight. I'll
him s Moore tomorrow and offer
n. " A0'rF profit for his client.
I'e Same, you know"
W" nope the new owner exhibits
Pal. 'NiihoA sense, uncle dear" she
Pa. 'Na turned back to the piano.
sa.. greatly fear" she added to her
h, 04t the new owner is going to
ha most obstinate creature and
u'y hard to discover"
cpr. NO his promise, the Colonel
ear, on Judge Moore bright and
T. The following morning. "Act
eBr' VI mat little business drama
nm l.u The Valley of the Giants
ann, 0' Judge" he announced pleas
Yam play the lead in this act.
an, 'enember me, l hope. played
WI ID Act Two"
Sir ~. W lar as my information goes,
Act n, We been cut out of the cast in
A"ree. | don't seem to find any
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PROSPECT FERRY

Miss Maud Shute visited relatives in
Bangor recently.
Miss Helen Hartman is working in the
Smith store in Bucksport
Mrs. Evander Hartman arrived home
from Boston April Gath.
Mrs. George B. Brown, who spent the
winter in Massachusetts,, has arrived
home
Mrs. Emma Luke, who has been stop
ping in Bucksport the past winter, has
opened her house for the summer.
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Home Employment

"CAN YOU BRAID YOUR HARP"
If SO, you can obtain pleasant, easy and
well-paid work making braided rugs for
us right in your own home. When writ
ing for further particulars, send a small
sample mat to show the quality of braid
ing and sewing you are capable of doing.
PlNKHAM ASSOCIATES, INC,
S02 Washing ton Ave-, Portland, Me.
6mAQ
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1Le Valley of The Giants
Continued from Page %

-. aalrDed to buy the Valley of the
Gao-s% ,,s
ate uucle doesn't know what he's
,+.rr about, Mora. I'll see that he
p .1,s Inv it, What price are the Cardi-
w. asking for it now"
s.U4n. Colonel Pennington has Of
..,4 -ham a hundred thousand dol
m for it time and again, but last
~, he withdrew that offer. Then
-. canned a price of fifty thousand,
b. said he didn't want it at ALL"
.rr needs it, and it's worth every
.. ~ a hundred thousand to him,
~ Don't worry dear. He'll buy
5ase I'll make him, and he'll
49,, - Immediately; only you must
rr not to mention a single
.-r.t what I'm telling you to Bryce
o.-pr or in fact, to anybody. Do
-, rafseT
seized Shirley's hand and
4s. " impulsively. Every well,
M.. shirley continued. THAT mat
usted, and now We'll all be
.... cheer up, dear, and remem-
some time this afternoon
ann. gong to see Mr.. Bryce smile
nI perhaps there won't be so
.....f cloud over his smile this
W Moira returned to the Office
a. .a Cardigan Redwood Lumber
--.-v Shirley rang for her maid.
.p- mr my motorcoat and hat,
ro,. Size ordered, "and telephone
A. uousine." She seated her.
.., .... rr the mirror at her dressing
... rI busted her adorable nose
a.. powder-puff. "Mr. Smarty
r.. -u she murmured happily,
- .'5ed rOugh-shod over my
nr- ant YOU? Placed me under an
AL ] could never hope to meet
-r rhap ignored me-didn't you?
r- aI. old boy. We all have our
r-.- -.auer or later, you know, and
fir n make a substantial pay
r-r- hat huge obligation as sure
ASH. a.me is Shirley Sumner. Then,
s day when the sun is shining for
r you'll come to me and be
ST.. cry humble. You're entirely
pendent, Mr.. Cardigan, but,
. dear. | do hope you will not
r- - much money. I'll be put to
end to get it to You without
1n1 know, because if your af-
e.. FOB smash, you'll be perfectly
- -ad suddenly. mo, III not
...- Ner' she soliloQuized. "In
~ HcSof-for an investment. I'll
Trn Seth I'm a business wom-
b. r a}L He has had his fair
he Valley of the Giants,
'as years for it, and now he
.-- ra-ely sacrificed that chance
-..- ..u and vindictive. I'll buy
--. 'Hr keep my Identity secret
- body; then, when Uncle
stranger in possession,
l5 a a fiji, and perhaps, before
RS, he'll sell me all his
E timber-only he'll never
0 -te buyer Shirley, my dear,
d with you. Really, l never
. ,t how why men could be so
/ 51 o business. Won't it be jolly
to 0 hetWeen Uncle Seth and
b' gan, hold up my hand like
au and say: Stop it, boys.
" .2 if you please. And if
wants to know who's boss
ar hare, start something" +
.-r uncle came home that
shirley observed that he was
g and disinclined to con-
in this evenings paper"
Led presently, that Mr..
as sold his Valley of the
You bought it, after all?"
Il luck % he almost barked
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FOR SALE

Eight room house, barn, shed and car
riage house connected, garage, two hen
houses with yard, blacksmith shop, pig
pen; two acres of pasture, IA acres of
land facing Searsport avenue, mill road
on east. Water in house, baru and pas
ture. Cuts 10 tons of hay. For particu-
ars call at house.
MRS. PETER OLSON.
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NOTICE

u s. DISTRICT Court. Portland ado April Is,
Pursuant to the rules of the District Court
notice is hereby given, that CHARLES S.
TAYLOR of Belfast, in said District, has ap-
piled for admission as an attorney and coun-
sellor of said District Court.
3w17 FRANK FELLOWS, G ar'<.
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MOTHER AND CHILDREN GRATEFUL

recently my youngest child was terribly
sick and it was serious case. We all
have your Elixir to thank for relieving
her of stomach worms. When l gave it
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-05-06
SURETY
BONDS

Why ask your friends to take the risk7
Let the National Surety Co. bond you.
CHARLES S. TAYLOR, Local Agent,
Hayford Block, Belfast, Maine,
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Don't Always Blame Hens When Eggs ar
Scarce.

Rats may be getting them-U. S. Gov
eminent Bulletins prove they know how
to get them. Break a cake of RAT
SNAP into small pieces and place where
rats travel. If there, RAT-SNAP will
get them-positivelv Three sizes, Csc,
SOC, $1.00. Sold and guaranteed by A.
A. Howes & Co., Hall-Ell Hardware
Co., and City Drug Store.
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ALGOLA PILLS

Regulate the Stomach, Liver and Bowels.
Make Pure Blood. For Constipation. Relieve
Gas, Indigestion, Biliousness, Sick Headache.
Try them: 10c Csc. AT druggists Duane
Pharmacal Co, sole proprietor, P. o. Box
1903, City Hall Station, New York See
signature on each box.
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am showing splendid line of dresses
for children from to IA years. Middes
from 6 to IA years PRICES REASONABLE.
G. E. HALL,
Church Street, next to Bank.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-12-15
POZNAMKY K
UDALOSTEM..

k#s 1899 ~ go
1.-The Nation" podrobil ostre
J kritile francouZskou politiku,
~jez pry jest diktovana tajnou
diplomacii, tedy temitez vlivy,
iez uvrhly sv6t do hrozne po-
sledni valky. Zmineny list pf-
Sc: "Jest nejvys dulezitym, a.
by v teto zemi porozumeno by
10 francouzske politice, nebot'
kdybychom svoji vladu nehle-
deli primeti, ably Sc teto politi-
ky zrekla a rozhodne Sc pri-
znala k politice opacne, musili
bychom Sc veskere nadeje pro
budoucnost Evropy zrici. At
jsou duvody francouzske politi
ky jak6koliv, ohledne jeff cha
rakteru nemuze byti zadne po-
chybnosti. Tento charakter Wy
stupuie a dostava vyraz neien
We francouzsk6 politice ohled-
ne Polska a Ruska, ale ii v il
nych faktech.
'Jednim z nejdulezitejSich
fakt tohoto druhu je francouz-
ska smlouva S craftsmanship
mi Mad'ary. Smlouvou toutc
obdrzela Francie kontrolu mad
mad'arskymi zeleznicemi, mad
podniky, mad uverni bankou,
mad uherskymi rekami a mad
budapeStskym pristavem. Ma
d'arsko timto Zpusobem stava
Sc pro vsechny ucele francouz-
skym protektoratem, ale nej-
dulezitejSi ustanoveni smlouvy
], a pro Evropu neinebezpecnej-
81 jsou Ia, ktera obsazena jsou
V zavaZku mad'arske vlady, re
veSkere yojenske silly Mad'ar-
ska postaVi k disposici Francii
a dohod6, ably jich mohlo byti
pouzito proti rude armade So
vetu.
"Kdyby ma zakIade tohoto
zavazku Mad'arsko m6lo byti
Francii vyzvano, aoy napadlo
Rusko, byla by vSeobeena val.
ka We stredni Europe nevyhnu.
telnou. Nebot' mad'arske vol.
sko musilo by prechaZeti pres
GeSkoslovenske uzemi, a tohC
by ceskoslovenska vlada nestr.
pela. We skutecnosti Ceskoslo.
yehsko a Jugoslavie jiz uzavre.
ly spolek ma obranu prot Ma,
d'arsku, coz V Parizi vyyolalc
malo poteSeni. Ma Quai dor.
say, V palaci zahranicnlho ura,
du francouZskeho, cini Sc nyn
zoufale pokusy, ably Rumun
Sko bylo pfemluveno. by Sc
tomuto spolku nepripravovalo
Ale rumunska vlada Sc dove
della, re Francie Mad'arum 20
tail slibila, re Jim vracena blu
de cast Banatu. ktera Rumun
sku mlrovou smlouyou We Tri;
nomu byla pfirknuta. Pafiz
sky casopis Temps 10 mez
tim poprel, ale jest zieTnyn
re Francie ia dulezite konces,
ktere cd Mad'arska obdrzela
musila uciniti vzajcmnc lstup
ky r. y
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