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LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER JN SALISBURY. . LARGEST DAILY PAPER IN THE CITY.
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SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY. MAY 26th, 1896.
JNO. M. JULIAN, Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. I. NO. 223.
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LOGAi DEPARTMENT.
LEROY SMITH, - Local Bkpoihkk ;
TELEPHONE NO. 55.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
"cofonERClAL and m un L'FUCTL RES! s CLt B !
OBSERVER.
TEMPERATURE 7 a m., 73,
2 p.
m., 91.
AVEATIIJ;!: FOIIKCAST FOIl TO-DAY
Threatening AvitK ran and possi-
ble tluinderstorms tonight;.-Wednes-day
showers.
ITS LOCAL.
SOME OF THESE ITEHS VVI! L BE CP IN
TEREST TO YOU.
One of Mr. Theo AtwelFs children
is quite low with pneumonia.
The Southern shops have begun
working on the ten hour system.
They work from 7 to, 6.
"We are glad to see Mr.- L. A:.
Peebles on the street after a confme
ment of a week with chills.
Attention is called to the notice
of seizure of Deputy Collector F. M.
Tiiompson in another column.
We are glad to learn that there is
some improvement in the condition i
of Mrs. X. P. Murphy to-day.
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Jim Dunham, who has been with
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E. H. Marsh for some time, is now
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Mnnin the co Meeting ivao-on of the
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form rank K. of , P. will 1
ifctr hali tonight for drill,
iel3r after
e regular
busi-
the lodge has been transacted.
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Jk 11 V-VliVlltlOli J . jj -a. i. 1 ' i j j
who was shot at the fairgrounds last i
Friday is unchanged today. Mr. j
Irvin still suffers vew much with his
arm. '
M. C. Bovden who has been
spending several months at home
will return to the medical college; in
.Baltimore in a few davs to resume
his studies.
Mr. J. A. Sloop, of Lipe, was in ;
to see us today. Mr. Sloop tells-us '
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that there has not been enough rain ! A Spinning Wheel Wanted by Missionary
f Lingle.
in his neighborhood since March to ;
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lay the dust. ' -
: Russell from Rev. Will Lingle, mis
John Henry Lentz, who has been sionary to China, asks , him to se-
working at , Concord tor the past
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year came up last nigui ana returned
this evening. His wife will remain !
here for some time yet.
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. II. .Caldwell, Lsq., of Concord,
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came up last night to see his client, j
r. James W hite. White was taken
to Albemarle yesterday evening sol
Mr. Caldwell failed to see him. j
Several extra coaches were at
tached to the northbound train this
'morning to accommodate those -re-
t urn in r" from the ireneral conference
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of the A. M. L. Zion church which
. has bee 1 in session at Mobile, Ala.
Mobile Ala
Solomon Carter, who has been
wanted here several days for throw
ing a rock at another boy, was run
in -yesterday evening and . placed in
the calaboose. He was fined So
at the mayor's otflce this morning. -
The running team of the fire de
partment made several good runs
last night. They have begun prac
ticing in earnest and the team that
outruns them in the tournament this
year will have to get a move on
itself. :
The new schedule which will " go !
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into effect on the Southern tne 14th .
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ot next montn, win, n is saui, enect
a chamxe in the morning trains that
pass Salisbury. The northbound
will reach here aoout b o cIock: and
tbe southbound about uine.
Annual Teetin? Tonight. fir. Holder Deed.
' The first annual meeting of the j Eugene Holder left this morning
Manufacturers ami Commercial club ! fur Statesville in answer to a mes
will be held at the club room tonight i age announcing the death of his
at 7:1. -Officers are to be elected j
I for the ensuing year and other busi
ness is to be transacted.
, His Lez Broken. -
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j Mr. W. I). Meaehaiii, who lives in
f the lower pan of the e'ejunty, had the
misfortune to break his leg yesterday.
Tie was chopping down trees when
one fell before he could jret out
Ol
its way. He tripped up and th
tree fell on his left lec breaking it.
To the Convention at Pittsburs.
Messrs. Edwin "Shaver and T. P.
Johnston left last night forPi tdmig;
Pa., to attend the National Conven
tion of the Prohibition party. They
were joined at Greensboro by Mr. J.
H. Southgate, of Durham. Thev
will probably return .the latter part of I
this week.
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The New Laundry. - i
W-e again call the attention of the
Salisbury public to the fact that the I
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S.ilisbnrr ste.ini -laiihdrv e.an turn '
out just as good work as any laun-
dry in the State and better than any j
laundryman Their! money is all j
spent right here arnojng us and they j
sliould ivecive the patronage of the
alisburV ltublie I
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Another riember of the Afflicted Family Dead, j
Another member ot j the. atlheted j
family of Mr. Shives, on - Chestnut
I Hill, died last night at 8 o'clock.
i This is the fourth one of the family
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David, the lb year old sou, was
chosen by the death bngel last night
after a few days illness. The re-
mains were interred this evening. -A
New Hail Division. .
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The new train on the Western road
will be put on June i4th,andthis new
train w ill be the means of bringing
eight mail clerks to Salisbury. JTliese
clerks will be transferred from the
Norfolk and Bristol division and
will run between Salisbury and Chat
tanooga, Salisbury being the termi-.
Inus for that division bf the mail ser
vice. We are jrlad Ito know that
' f these gentlemen willitake up their
abode in Salisbury,
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cure a spinning wheel and send it to
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Rev. Lingle is from Rowan and
has been in central China asmission-
ary for some time. He says that the
little spinning wheel would be an
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chines used by the Chinese.
The . small wheels have become
very scarce in this State but if any
person has one in good condition
Mr. Pussell would like to hear from
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1 Flour.: Poller KinrT Maiestie
l and New South Superlative Patent
Flour Same flour imder different
brands. Advertises itself In The
Sack and its excellent quality is
Found In The Oven and Upon The
Table. Ask your Grocer for it.
Xew lot of Irish Homespun for
ladies skirts and walking coats. Also
for gents Summer suits, at Young's.
There are no flies on Jackson's
meats. ' :
"Attention, Consumers.
K. W.. Price has the neatest beef
market in the city. lie has recently
refurnished his room; has a refriger
ator of his own xlesign, ; which has
provfd itself a con)Ple Recess by
keeping meats cool and tresh. Jbv
giviDglis business his own personal
i supervision, his
customers are as-
j sured they will always find the very
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! Swift's Silver Leaf is the most
'popular Lard on the market.
brother, William Holder, which-oc-v i
curred yesterda- evening at five !
o'clock. Mr. Holder's wife and one
child have died within the past three
weeks. r
To Prevent a Water Famine, j
J. W. Davis, of the Southern, left
this morning! for liendtrsonville to
make anahgements for suj)plying
the Abbeville and Spartanburg en
nines with water at that Jplace. We
! understand that the water supply is
so low, that the town refuses to fur-
! nish the railroad with water and it
will have to be secured jfrom some
other source. I
Union Bible (Testing.
PevThds. II. Law, of Spartan
burg, S. C, will be in the city the,
latter part of this week in the inter-
est; of the American Bible Society,
of which he is district agent. Sun-
Jay morning he will preach in the
Presbyterian church "and at night hei ters to furnish the ballot boxes for
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Will '-onduct a union bible
meeting
that church. There will be no
- night. services held at the; other e ty
churches as they will join in the
union meeting. . j
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'r'urdoch Gtts the Street Car Franchise.
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The incorporators of the Salisbury
Electric' Jjht an(i Street Railway
Comjiany have transferred their
franchise to Dr. F. J. Murdoch, mak
ing him the sole owner of the fran
chise. Dr. Murdoch tells us that an
opportunity will be given all Salis-
burians who wish to take stock but
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he expects to raise the larger por
tion of stock from outsiders He
has already secui
red a large amount
will push themal
or stock - and will push the niat
until the desired amount is raised.
The motor power to run the cars and
lights .-will 'probably be brought from
the Yadkin river.
Teachers Elected For the Graded Schools.
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The selmol committee met at the
Mayor's office yesterday evening to
elect teachers of the w hite graded
school for the ensuing year. The
session was a long and lively one.
There were four applicants for the
position of, i)rincipal, Profs. P. G.
Kizer, T. 11. F6ust, J. M.li Weather
ly and Edwards, and anejqual num
ber of applicants for the other places.
Prof. R. G. Kizer Was elected on the
first ballot. '
Prof. J. L. Graham was elected to
Miss Neely's position andjMissEdna
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to fill the vacancy created by
Prof. Graham's promotion. The
following constitutes the corps of
teachers as elected yesterday:
Principal, Prof. K. G. Jiizer, J. L.
Graham, Miss Edna Lowe Miss Sa
mantha Rutledire, Miss Sallie Sossa
mon, ZMiss Carrie Crawford and Miss
Hattie Bringle.
The salary of assistant superinten-
dent, to which Prof. Graham was
i elected, was reduced from $00 to
i $55, and that of the primary depart-
i ment, taucrht by Miss Bringle, was
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The old teachers in the colored
srraded school were re-elected with
the exception of Etta McXeely, who
was succeeded by Bettie Henderson.
For Ue.n't : Good dwelling on
Fulton street.
M. L. Beax.
Eat Jackson's refrifjerator meat-
Just received a fresh supply, of
Fredericksburg: mineral water. The
great health restorer. For sale by
John II. Bnis.
Why suffer with Coughs, Colds,
and LaGrippe when Laxative Beo
mo Quixixe will cure you in one
day. Does not produce the ringing
in the head like Sulphate of Quinine.
Put up in tablets convenient for tak
inir. Guaranteed to. cure or money
refunded. Price 25, cents.! For sale
j by Jai
i& Co.
Plummer and T. F. ,KlutU
The Watchman To Be Resuscitated.
The patiication of the Carotfr.&j
Watchman! will be resumed umder
a new management, Mr. jSamuel
Archie taking the editorial, control.
His political convictions are in per
fect accord with I the pirty whose
cause he will champion the Popu
lists. The -Watchman will appear
this week under its., new maiiatre-
ment.
To Organize u Brsss Band.
A strong. effort is being made by i
some ,of th-f voting men
of the citv
to onjanizr I a brass band.
Those in-
terested in llhe movement .'will meet
at the oldobacco factory on north
Church street tomorrow niht.
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There is enough material in Salisbury
to furnish several brass bands and it
is earnestlji ho ed that enough will
take hold -of 'this movement to insure
lts success.
Bids for Ballet Boxes.
Chairman W. L. Kluttz, of the
county c5jiimissioners, has in his
possession several bids from carpen-
Rowan county. At tin meeting of I
the commissions next Monday these
bids will bej considered and the mak
ing of the hoxes let to the lowest
bidder. Under the election Jaw
passed by t)ie last legislature eighty
four boxes are ; required for thr.
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voting places in Kowan count'.
These are to be a cubic foot inside
measure and a hole in the top will
be just large enough to receive one
ticket at a time. . A sample of the
boxes is to be seen at Kluttz & Ren-
dlernan's.
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Revs. King; and Fisher in Charlotte.
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jarrjvjJ and are
S -definite has
0(j Vifecoliege, tmf
the matrtfewWiir most likely be de
eided to-day or ito-morrow. Char
lotte is still hopeful of winning the
coveted prize. Mr. C. II.Duls, who
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has been employed as counsel, ac
companied the above named gentle
men in visiting the several sites yes
terday afternoon.! The visitors are
stopping at the Central Hotel while
in the city."
The Woi:li had not been able to
get any information as to whether or
not a decision had been rendered up j
to noon.
Not Satisfied With the W.atherA
. Mr. Editor: What is the mat- j Cairo city ferry company, was drow-
ter with our weather report? It jned.
looks like there is a bit of contrari-: -
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ness somewhere, j When they put; A $100,000 Fire.
up a flag for: rain ; or snow it don't j ' (By special teie-ram.)
rain or snow; worth a cent. When Watkrtowx, X. Y , May 20.
they put up a flag for warmer it A disastrous fire which broke out at
gets cooler. Does the fault lie in j Iaione earlv this mornino- destroyed
weather or
the flagmen ? They
could hit it more correctly by s-im-
ply taking
Hick's forecast in Mc-
Lane's medical almanac. And if a
fellow is very curious to know some -
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thing more in advance of the weath-
er and will procure Hicks' word and i
works and one of his barometers he
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Will hd lll-OHir Tfoll nrnlKn.'l TT '
hits it 95 per cent.
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Colnmbia and Hartford Bicvoles.
60. 80 and 100. !
, E. W. Bunx & Co., Agents
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Parties ar forbidden from hauling
dead stock to and leaving it on our
land. Anyone doing so will be lia-
ble to indictment.
! Cextual Land Co.
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Ask your grocer for Swift's Silver
Leaf Lard. ' ! dred were injured more or less ser-j '
,TT! , ' iouslv by a cyclone which passed ! P,ease ReadTh!s
T7 ft Jackson s ; refngera or beef. , - - . .yl j Go to J. S. Marable's tent in the
He has somg thing you don t have to J 01 Oak and, Lapeer and JLacomo M Wa,llhton haMlnrr oppolU.
chew, chewjjehew. i counties last evening. The towns! j,'Qpera house. He Las a new rr-
" . - "j: . ; : - , j struck are Ortonville, Thomas.-Meta-! frigerator, has tested the same and ii
30 Bread jtickets at A. Parker's -mora, Mount Clemens, Oakwood! does the work to perfection. He
for $1.00. i Bake days Tuesday, j St Cltir. Ortonvie reports ! will. handle', the best stall fed cnUh
Thursday and Saturday. All goods coT1. that the county can afford, resard?e.;v
delivered.
iSiv your crocer lor wilt s Oliver
Leaf Lard. ' j
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THE LATEST;: HAPPENINGS ' GIVEN. DY THE j
WORLD'S SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
The Emperor an&iEinpres3 Crowned. i
(By special telegram.)
Moscow, May 2G. His majesty
Emperor Nicolas Alexandroritch,
Autocrat of all Kussias, a. id her
Majesty Empress Alexandra Feodo-! Moskow, May ilG. The -Majei-.-rovna,
were solemnlv crown i to iv i ties reached Granovitais Palata at I
at the Cathedral Assumption with o'clock. "Leaving the cathedral they
the utmost ceremony and in accor- ;
dance .with -.."all religious forms and :
ancient rites. Their maffcslies an-!
nointed at noon and the entire cere-!
mon- was finished at twelve thirty
o'clock according to the programme. 1 Only about a thousand actually wit
At seven o'clock, this morning the j nessed the corpnation.
ceremony commenced with a salute! '
of twenty-one cannon shots, and at: lax Barker is with the Uniou
the same hour the bells in the cathe- XW r.mn.nnvJnvimrl! T. JnllWw
dral assumption be. an ringing. Half
an hour after, under the guidance of
the arch grand master of ceremonies,
all the court dignitaries and distm-!
guished persons who were to take
part in the imperial cortege and cer-
emonv
v betran to assemble. Ateiirhtj
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orclock the other court officials and
dignitaiies at the cathedral began to
gather. The ladies wore Kussian
court dress and the dignitaries wore
fulr uniform.. A double line of
troops on both sides protected the
route of the 'majesties..
The Raines Law Constitutional.
(By Special telegram.)
Albany, May iiG.-Raines hqucr j
tax has been declared coiii-titutional
hy the court of appeals. The lower
courts are sustained.
A Destructive Fire.
(By special telegram.)
Toronto, May G. A terrible
Hire is raging at Deseronto. A hun-
area .nouses in n.ast iLna are already
burned. Help has arrived from
Kingston anl Napanez..
Illinois Suffers from a Cloudburst.
(By special telegram.)
Cairo, III., May 2G The city
and neishborhood suffered crreat
jury from a cloudburst and tornado
to-day.
2:30 p.m. The Steamer Katharine i
used a ferry boat and was caught in
the mouth" of the Ohio and over-
turned.' Thirteen passengers are
j known to have been drowned. Onlytthe commencement from all points ;
jthc captain, engineer and clerk were on the Southern liailway in North
j saved.? Captain Kittenhouse, of the ! Carolina. A cordial invitation is
Thompson's hardware store, Mur-
i puy s
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. goods
store and other
The loss is 100,-
! business places
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Boston Visile 1 By Fire.
(By vecial telegram.)
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, cupied by A. C. Cha, tier's dealer in
fore'S good,.! damage e,t-
i 4 iyc uluei uu"
j Pailts ained considerable damage
jby water and smoke. Charliei's
j insurance is 650,000.
" Many Towns struck,
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i Dktuoit, Mav 20. About liin
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i persons lost their lives and two hun-
m - t V ,
; Thomas was practically destroyed by
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! roar from a' funnel-shaped clou'd.
.Struck By Lightnln2 end Burned
Tly spt-cial telegram.)
MaNSFIKLD, Ohl- May 2G.
I Aukm.in S: Taylors warehoused the
j largest frame structure in the State,
was Ktnu-k by lightning at midnight
and burned.
Only a Thousand Witnessed the-Coronation,
-(Uy serial teleiam ) ;
were attired in imperial slendor ami-
proceeded to the lied Teirace
ace in " full view of the immeim
multitudes and were lovallv and en-
thusiastically greeted everywhere.
" vj t a. j . -M m aa
absence.
Her many friends in Salisbury will
l) sorry to learn of the illness of
Mrs. W. T. Sumner.
Ir. A. T. Warner and bride, of
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Atlanta, Ga., came m last mxrht and
spent the night here the guest of
Miss Annie Wiley, who was' a. brides
maid -'at their wedding last week.
Mr. -Warner is superintendent of the
mail exchange at Atlanta'. r '
Trinity High School Commencement.
5 From Kov. T. A. Srnoo, .ofj.lhw
city, who is now head master at
Trinity High- School, we have re
ceived the following prcgVam of the.
commencement xeiiss oC't that
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The annual sermon wilblx; preach
ed Sunday at 11 a. m. May 21st, .
by Bishop W. W. Duncan, of Spar-,
tanburg S. C. At night, services
will be conducted by Bishop Dun
can, or by Dr. J. C. Kilgo, of Trinity
College. i - ,
On Monday night, June 1st, there
will be exercises, consisting of a
! cantata, ana other exercises, parttci-
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9n Tuesday, June 2nd at 10 a. m.,
in-icontest D3r representatives lrom thu
literary societN'. At 11:30 a. in. JuneT.
2nd, annual literary address by. Rev.
W- W. Bays D. IX, of CharloUe.
. Tuesday night at S o'clock, con-,
cevt- Special rates will be given to
extended to the public to attend.
AVhile the funeral services, were
j being conducted over the remains cf
Rev. Dr. Pritchard, in Tryon Street
Baptist church at Charlotte Sunday
a pure white dove flew in the chnrcli
I circled around the room and then
! flew out.
j Mt- Holly correspondence
J Charlotte Observer : Euclid
Fichte, son of Mr. John C.
I Fichte, who lives near Mountain
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;nis usual neaitn, and tooK a
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been 8tandingal, night. Within
five Tniriutes he commenced to
! five -minutes he commenced to
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nvpr nnrl Wfnt , . ,
get very cold and sick, aching
all over, and went back to bed.
He died within twentv minutes.
His death was of a spasmodic
nature, the muscles contracting
so a to form large knots all
tne body.
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ot cost, ana lie will sell the same n
r v-ot t1mn ovor
;o m.'S'wi uls meat, ami correci
weigh ts guarau teed .
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