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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-11
THE WEATHER.

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Party sleSsy sealsss ana Tsssass.
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Days are getting shorter; with
the exception of the one before pay
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-11
troubles than yourself.

Egotist: Any person with more
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-11

Congress is down to brass tax.
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All favor disarmament.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-11

Many fish would starve IL it
wasn't for the man who tries to
catch them.
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\ Perhaps stockings have some
ting to do with the high price Of
ten9is nets.
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Freight and Mail Trains on Road to Londonderry
Were Attacked and the Road Was
Blown Up
DE valera fixes THURSDAY TOR meeting
Truce Which Went Into Effect at Noon Today is
Being Pretty Generally Observed
Quiet in Dublin
Quiet in Dublin

--.-. sliS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
BIBLE SCHOOL GETS
TWO LIBERTY BONDS
Presented by Mrs. Katherine Leonard
Wright in Memory of Parents For
merly of Baptist Church.

\ notable event took place at the ses-
sion OF the First Baptist Bible school
yesterday. Superintendent Hawley read
a letter from Mrs. Katherine Leonard
Wright of Boston in which she enclosed
two one hundred dollar Liberty bonds
the income Of which is to be applied an
nually TO some especial work in the Bi-
Bile school. There is proviso that when
the bonds mature the amount shall be
re-invested and that it shall continue as
a memorial to her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. 4. Leonard, for many
years associated in the life of the Bap-
tist church
The gift was received and by vote of
the school was committed to the Gus
tOdv of the church treasurer. w. B.
Smith, the income to be annually paid
to the Bible school as directed. Appre-
ciative resolutions were submitted by
Miss Mary +. Horton, one of the asso-
ciate superintendents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
RECEIVER SEEKS s11,Ooo. 600.
VIII Hunt for Missing Funds of Co
operative Society of America.

CHICAGO, Dec. ia new hunt for
the missing funds of the Cooperative
Society of America win be started this
week, Julius Moses, counsel for the
Central Trust Co of Illinois, appointed
receiver for the organization, announced
last night.
4 preliminary report by the receiver
Saturday stated that only SIC remained
OF over $ll,000,000 invested in the so
ciety by 10000 persons. Subscriptions
totaling more than S28,O00JO00 were
shown, according to the report.
Mr.. Moses said that an effort is to be
made to verify statements of Harrison
Parker, head of the society, whose tes-
timony was questioned in the receiver s
report Mrs Parker, an official of the
Great Western Securities corporation,
fiscal agent of the society, is in Canada
Mr. Moses said He expressed a desire
to question her and other officials of
the securities corporation to which the
society turned over large sums of money
according to the receiver 5 report.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
Damage In New England.

BOSTON. Dec Practically all New
England felt the effect of 40-mile gale,
tie highest vrlo-.tv of which Leyeloped
after midnight Saturday and which did
its chef uamaqe in the early hours of
yesdcrdav morning The damage was not
as eEtcn~ivc - that caused bv the sleet
storm three weeks ago. nevcrt helcss. tree
branches weakened by the ice were
wrenched loose and hurled down on
electric light and telephone wires, trees
were blown over and chimneys sent
crashing to the ground. Windmills, too
which are fairly numerous in the rural
districts OF New ENGLAND, suffered Sc
we're wrenching which wrecked not a
few of them Any construction work
thot was underway proved a specially
favored 9laything for the gale, which
developed velocity of from p to 3g
miles an hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
DALI E|REANN
DISCUSSES PEACE
First Public Session Draws
Hall Full of Interested
Spectators
DE YALERA'S MOVE
BEFORE ASSEMBLY

I'm Alternative Peace Agreement
Drawn Up BY Him Arthur Grif-
fifth Moves Adoption of Treaty-PrOb-
ably Talk Will Continue Tomorrow.
DUBLIN, Dec 19-( Associated Press
The Dali Eireann began at 11.27 o
clock this morning its public session for
consideration of the Anglo-Irish peace
treaty Every seat in the hall was taken
when speaker MacNeill called the meet
ing to order
Adoption of the treaty was moved by
Arthur Griffith, foreign minister in the
Dali cabinet and signer of the London
agreement. Gommandant McKeon of
County Longford, one of the most famous
of the Irish republican army leaders,
seconded the Griffith motion.
Imediately after the meeting began ar
guments arose as to whether the docu-
ment introduced by Eamonn De Valera
at the private meeting of the Dali last
week should be introduced at the public
session. 1t transpired that the document
in question was an alternative proposed
peace agreement drawn up by De Valera.
. The Dali adjourned at l o'clock until
3 30 p. m. There was every indication
that the speech making would continue
through tomorrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
aeeeives Despatch from BRAND

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Associated
Press THE meeting of the arms confer
cnce naval subcommittee of Is was post
poned until tomorrow at II o'clock by
Vice Chairman Hughes, today upon re-
quest of VI. Sarraut, head of the French
delegation. The committee had been
callpd today at II O'Clock.
The French delegation through Ambas-
sador Jusserand explained to Mr.. Hughes
by telephone that NJ. Sarraut had cabled
to Premier BRAND on Saturday for fur
ther instructions and that a despatch of
some length had Just been received from
the premier which would take some time
to decide. Accordingly, delay of p hours
WAS rpaupStcd,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
VERMONT MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER
HOMES WANTED
FOR CHILDREN
ciety Has rs Children Waiting
Clothing Also Needed.

The Vermont Childrens Aid society is
looking for free homes for several girls
between the ages of eight and i years.
These girls are expected TO be treated as
members of the family and are to attend
school regularly. All that these girls
need is a chance. Who will give it to
them?
Six months ago Mary. -. and Eliza
beth, II. were terribly neglected and
were running wild. Today. through the
efforts of the society, they are doing
splendidly in free foster homes and are
making the most of the chance given
them by big-hearted foster parents
Then there is Marion. six months old.
a sweet, beautiful brown-eyed baby who
is looking for a home with kind foster
parents of the Roman Catholic faith. and
Robert, also six months old, who is a big,
hlue-eved baby of Protestant parentage
who also is looking for q permanent free
home before Christmas
The southern district of the Vermont
Children's Aid society has about Is chill
dren i'm boarding homes waiting for good
free homes.
Anyone who would like to give one of
these little children a home is asked to
communicate with Miss Abbott agent
for the southern district. at Bellows Falls.
telephone 505.
girl of II years needs a pair of nit
tens. winter cap. a pair of wollen leg
glngs and 4 pair Of wOOlen boomers a
girl of seven needs a pair of shoes, a pair
OF mIttens. winter cap, wooden bloom
erS. woolen Ieggings. and a sweater: : and
six-months-old baby needs a coat. hose.
etc. Any of these articles may be sent
TO Mrs Clarke c. Fits. 10 Oak sire ct.
BrattlebOro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
SURPRISED ON
18TH ANNIVERSARY
Nearly 100 Relatives and Friends Call
on MIR. and Mrs. Gerry f. COvey
Supper, Music and Gift.

\ joyful crowd Of nearly 100 relatives
and friends Of Mr.. and Mrs Gerry +.
Covey arrived at their home in West
Brattleboro about 7.30 o'clock Saturday
evening to help them celebrate their 2Jth
wedding anniversary.
The party was a surprise to Mr.. and
Mrs. COvey. For the most part the
guests arrived in big teams, carrying with
them a bountiful supper. which was
served under the direction of Charles
Winchester and f. 4. Cox soon after the
crowd arrived. Much of the success of
the affair was due to the work of Mr.
Winchester and Mr.. Fox.
Cards and other games were played
and instrumental and vocal music was
enjoyed T.. B. Thomas acted as toast.
master, entertaining the crowd with Jokes
and witty sayings and compIimenting Mr..
, COvey on being a Roosevelt man. having
IL children, all of whom were at home
and presenting Mr.. and Mrs. Covey a sub
stantial sum of money. Mr.. Covey re-
sp0nded to the presentation.
The party broke up at midnight, ex-
pressing best wishes for the success of the
family and expressing the hope that they
might meet again on the occasion of the
5Oth anniversary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
HIGH GALE DOES
.s... IMMENSE DAMAGE
Tidal Wave on Lake Erie Sweeps Prop
erty Away-NIuch Destruction
In New England.

BUFFALO, y. y, Dec IS (By Asso-
Ciated Pressy-A 80 mile an hour gale
swept the city Sunday, upTooting trees,
tearing down chimneys and "dvertising
signs from the tops of buildings, smash
ing plate glass windows and piling up
the water in the harbOr to an unprece-
dented stage. One man was killed In
the storm.
The damage through the city was
great, but heaviest losses occurred along
the waterfront, where 300-fOOt wireless
tower was demolished, lighthouses and
small docks were swept away and sew
eral hundred pleasure craft We're
smashed or carried down the river. The
loss will run into the hundreds of thou
sands.
Two women were caught under fall
ing tree on Porter avenue, near the wa
tertrOnt. One OF them, MISS Margaret
ochrane, had both legs broken. Her sis
ter. katherine, had one leg broken and
was internally injured. Firemen had to
be called to cut away part of the tree
trunk before Margaret Cochrane could
be released and sent TO a hospital.
The terrific force of the wind, blowing
from the southwest directly down Lake
Erie had the effect of huge tidal wave.
When the water was at its highest level,
Bird Island nier and Squaw Island, mar
row strips of land and water barriers be
tween Niagara river and the barge canal,
were almost completely submerged.
Nearly 100 squatters shanties were
smashed by the rush of water and the
wind and carried ont into the river. Oc-
cupants were rescued by police, fremen
and the coast guard crew.
At Tonawanda the water rose from
seven to eight feet above normal, flood
ing the large lumber yards, overturning
lumber piles and carrying thousands of
feet of timber out into the river and
over NIAGARA Falls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
STATE HAS f26 TRICKS.
Government Has Turned Over That Mum.
her for Sc on Highways.


MONTPELIER, Dec. 19.--Thc Yer
mont state garage conducted under tho
eye of the state highway department con
tains about 100000 worth Of trucks
road machinery. equipment and plant, &c
cordiug to an estimate made by Il. :.
Currier, in charge of this division of the
department. Insurance of SiB0OOO has
been placed by the state on the structure
and contents. The garage which is To-
Gated i'm Berlin, halfway between Mont
peier and Barre. employs 20 men at the
present time and is able to turn out Il
truck a day in the repair department
The late war left Uncle Sam in the
possession Of a legion of motor trucks.
These have now been turned to peace
time pursuits by transferance To the high
way departments of the several states.
Vermont, like other states. is getting her
share. and because She is able to house
and handle them better than some other
states they are doing better and longer
service in Vermont than in many sections
of the country.
The state has in its control LOG trucks
and 20 motor vehicles, total of 126
trucks and automobiles In addition the
state has three motorcycles. is tTailerS
and two Holt lotion tractors. Nine
Dodge cars are now on their way to this
city for the department. Sixteen more
Liberty three-ton trucks are coming and
tlVlt dl' II u uthN At tiL' SSNA0St just dS
they were received from the war depart
ment, which are being fitted up as fast
as possible. As the trucks received from
the war department are not equipped for
highway work it takes in the neighbor-
hood of $500 to fit them with body and
dump before they are ready for service.
When the season opens in the spring it
is expected that - trucks will be ready
for duty. The government gives the
trucks to the state with only one string
attached, that they must be used only for
highway work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
GUARD WALL STREET
AGAINST BOMB OUTRAGE

NEW YORK. Dee. I9-Wali
streets principal financial institu-
tiOnS were being guarded today by re-
inforced details of police and private
detectives i'm anticipation of another
bomb explosion. warning Of which
was sent to a broker in the district.
advising him to leave town and the
vicinity Of the stock exchange. Al
though police were inclined TO treat
the anonymous cOncOCti0n with skep-
ticism precautions were taken. The
letter said the stock exchange and ev-
erything in a radius of five miles
would be blown up by bomb on Dec
10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
NEW TREATMENT
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Maxim GOrky, Russian Nov
elist, Claims He
Has One
TELLS CONDITION
OF INTELLECTUALS
Nearly Quarter of Them Suffer from
Anemia Professor Attempting to
Escape Is Shot Declares All Rus.
sian Children Are Grown lip.

STOCKHOLM, Dee. 19.-NIaxim
Gorky. Russian novelist and formerly re-
lief official, looking tired and i'll when he
arrived here cnroute for Berlin. He said
his principal purpose in visiting Germany
WAS TO secure the printing of manuscripts
which circumstances had not permitted to
be done before
1t is a big parcel" he said. which I
bring along and its contents are of the
greatest Importance 10 humanity for they
include a new method for the treatment
of tuberculosis.
In food and fuel Gorky said Russian
scientists were comparatively well off.
thanks 10 the support which they have
had from abroad bat what they mostly
needed was moral support encouraging
them to new efforts and it was from that
point OF view that ii was essential THEN
works should be published.
The position of Russian intellectualS
Is terrible and practically hopeless" said
GorkY. 1t means that as dreadful q
catastrophe aS could ever fall upon a ma.
tion has fallen upon Russia. Investi
cations made by Professor SIanukin show
that in PctrOgrad 22 per cent suffer from
ancmia. - per cent have cancer, II per
cent are drunkards and 16 per cent gone
mad.
~ few days ago two professors tried
To escape from PetrOgrad. One succeeded
in passing the frontier into Finland but
the other one was shot"
Gorky said there were no children in
Russia now They were all grown up
and death was printed on their faces
They were no more human beings. they
We're starving dogs. They had forgotten
all human expressions except the one
give us bread. and necessarily day and
night they cried for bread.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
FIRE RUINS BIG HALL.
Westfeld Suffers 100000 LOss-0ne
Fireman injured.

wESTFIELD. Mass. Dec. 19--A fire
discovered in the Columbia hall block on
School street about , 10 O'Clock yester-
day morning, swept rapidly through the
building and ruined the city's largest as
sembly hall. causing a loss an building
and contents of about 100000 The fire
was driven by 4O-mile gale and but for
the heavy downpour of rain that accom-
panied it the blaze would have endangered
Il large section of the business district.
for hinge embers were carried by the wind
aS far as Franklin street a quarter of a
mile away.
James Cosby. call member of the fire
department, was hit on the shoulder by Il
falling brick and injured and was at
tended by DR.. II. d. Hildreth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
WHOLESALE PRICES DROP.
Biggest Decrease In Farm Products
No Change liz FOodstufs

WASHINGTON, Dec IA slight
slump in wholesale prices occurred dur
ing November, according to statistics
made public by the bureau of labor sta
tistios last night The bureau 5 index
nurb"r. based on 327 commodities. stood
81 l19 in November. compared with $50
for October The largest decreases were
among farm products. Clothing and
metals also were cheaper, but no change
was rOted in food stuffs. In fuel and
E"'lding materials prices averaged
hinhpr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
PICTURES YIELD SS7
FOR CHRISTMAS FUND
Large Audience ut Princess Theatre Sun
day AfteEnOon-Special Vocal and
Instrumental Music.

\ large crowd saw the moving picture,
The Mother Heart, shown at the Prin-
cess theatre yesterday afternoon for the
benefit of the Civic League Christmas
fund, and an offering for the fund
amounted to SS7.09. Special decorations,
including evergreen trees and toy bal
looms. We're used. Miss Ruth Frederick
son, Miss Dorothea Vanderveer and Miss
Bernice Gobie sang and f. X. Brown of
Community Service led the audience in
singing Christmas carols. Finnegan' 5
orchestra played while the Offering was
being taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
The Complete Ratio.

PARIS, Dec. ia despatch from
London to the semi-official Havas agency
today said that Premier BRAND, receiv-
ing the American ambassador in London,
imormed him that France accepted See
rctaIv Of State Hughes's proposal con
corning capital ship tonnage as follows :
United States ., England ;, Japan ,,
Erance 10 and italy 1.6S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
All II Needs.
tGrecnfield RpcOrdcr.)

tGrPenlieId KpcOrdcrD
\ New York firm is advertising for sale
French vermouth, which il claims to be
very superior article for the use to
which it is ordinarily put. In small type
is printed tho following: To comply
with American laws. four ounces of pure
alcohol has been taken out OF the CON
tents of each bottle" The directions seem
innocent enough. though at the same time
quite plain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
Universalist Church

Wednesday, Dec. 2l, 7.3O p m.-Troop
4, Boy Scouts.
Thursday, Dee -, 8 to 5-Christmas
party for the primary department, in
the church parlors.
Friday, Dec. 23, D. m.-Junior Union.
Special Christmas services next sun
day. The vested choir will sing at the
morning service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
Knights of Columbus Hall

Monday, Dee 10. p. m.-NIeeting of
Ave Maria circle, Daughters of Isabella.
Tuesday, Dec. 20, at s p. m-Regular
meeting of Leo Council. Opening games
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
First Baptist Church

Monday, 7.3O-Boy Scouts. Teachers
class.
Tuesday, 7.sO-Christian Endeavor
meeting.
Wednesday, 7.30-Men's union. Ad-
dress by Rev +. f. Jones of Northield
on The Situation in the Far East. Men
invited.
Friday. 4 p. m.-Junior Endeavor
7.30-White Gifts Christmas exercises by
the Sunday school All departments in
vited,,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
Fighting John Il.
(St. Albans Messenger. }

Prohibition Commissioner Haynes says
that John Barleycorn is waging losing
fight here in New England. Let us hope
50, at the same time rendering to Cae-
sar the things that are Caesars. let it be
admitted that this same old John is Il
gluttOn for punishment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
THE WEATHER.

Generally Fair and Colder Tonight and
Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec 10. The
wea thcr forecast. Generally fair and
colder tonight and Tuesday. Moderate
to fresh northwest and west winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
Methodist Episcopal Church

Monday. 730 p. m.-Annual meeting
of the Sunday school board in. the vestry.
All officers and teachers present.
Friday, Church Training Night-6.00,
buffet supper; $50, intermission 645,
Stewardship class. Study five; 80,
pra yer meeting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
FOUR BIG HANGARS BURN
One Martin Bomber and Quantities of
Tools DESTROYED

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Dec. 10
Four large frame hangers at Langley
field We're destroyed by fire this morning.
cntailing a loss of more than $500, 900
The origin of the fire is unknown An in
vestigation will be made by board of in
quiry. One Martin bomber and most Of
the tools at the station were destroyed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
FRANCE YIELDS
ON NAVAL RATIO
viii Accept Hughes Plan
of Reduction, Says
Premier BRAND
STATEMENT MADE
TO GEORGE HARVEY
Frances Ratio Is 40 and Italy 1853
Meeting of Naval Subcommittee at
= Washington Postponed "a Hours at
Request of French Delegate.

LONDON. Dee. 10. - Associated
Press )-France viii accept the original
naval ratio laid down by Secretary
Hughes at the Washington conference.
President BRAND informed George Har-
vcy. the American ambassador at meet
ing last night. He authorized the am
hassador to notify the American govern
meut to that effect.
President Brands authorization has
already been conveyed to the French dele
CATION in Washington and the American
state department makes no mention of
submarines. There is reason to believe
that the French proposal regarding un-
derSea craft was discussed by NJ. BRAND
and Ambassador Harvey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, Dec 20. at z 80 p. m-Regu-
lar meeting of Bingham Chapter. No. 80,
o. Il. S. Family supper at 6 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-19
Odd Fellows Temple

Sign up now for the bowling tourna-
ment.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24
OKOLONA PROOF
Should Convince Every oksse"a
Reader.

Should Convince Every OkOEoNa
Reader.
The frank statement of a neigh
Dor, telling the merits Of q remedy,
Bids you pause and believe. ~
The same endorsement 4
BY some stranger far away 8s.-s
Commands no belief at all.
Here's an Okolona case.
An OkoIona citizen testifieS.
Read and be convinced.
D. L. NICK nzie, foreman Of ootteH
oil mill, S. Gatlin St., says: II had
trouble with my kidneys. The com.
plant started with a dull constant
ache through the small Of my back and
could tell that my kidneys were the
sause Of the trouble as the secrNtions
were too highly colored. used a box
Of Doan's Kidney Pits and they reg
ulated my kidneys and rid me OF the
backache."
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Mckenzie had Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo. N. Y.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24
million Packets OF
Flower Seeds Free

We believe in flowers around the
homes of the South. Flowers brighten
up the home surroundings and give
pleasure and satisfaction to those who
have them.
We have filled more than q million
packets of seeds, OF beautiful yet
easily grown flowers to be given to
our customers this spring for the
identifying of their homes.
Wouldn't you like to have five
packets of beautiful flowers free?
YOU CAN GET THEM! Hastings
1921 catalog is 116-page handsomely
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1t is full Of helpful garden, flower and
farm information that is needed In
every home, and, too, the catalog tells
you how to get these flower seeds alb.
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Write for our 1921 catalog now. II
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8iful seed book ever published, and
you will be mighty glad you've got it.
There is no obligation to buy any
thing. Just ask for the catalog.
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ATLANTA, GA.