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THE CAIRO BULLETIN. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 31, "04.
dr. Morrison,
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Office 707 Commercial Av.
The Daily Bulletin.
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BCOBDCLASI BATBS.
CHRONOLOGICAL
March 31 In History.
1732 Francis Joseph Haydn,
famous musical com
poser, burn: died lsuii
ISr-Bct-th.n en died; burn
1T7H.
1880-John Caldwell Cal
houn. American sS.it.
man, died In Washing,
ton. bora la the Abb
vllle (S. C ) district ITS!.
1S87 John Oodrrcy 8x:
htlBBSrOUl pot, dli-d l!)
Allan : burn 1SK
1880 Admiral Stephen Cleg
8. N , dit.l In W MshiiiKi.
Ir-
land Isjv ISuw.m dinting ish d l..m
elf early In the war by dashing li
the harbor of Rllsabeth City, N C,
with a nondescript flotilla, consisting
Of 12 veM lii rigttwJ for w.'ir out 'f old
ferryboats, tugs and river Bt earn era.
MS British and Hners fought a sharp
battle at Dooniboit (am. Hart's river
PERSONAL MATTERS
Notes of Interest Relating to Citizens
Their Friends and Rel
atives. Miss Anua Burke is visiting rela
lives in WuMiffe.
Mr. M. C. Wight well! to Springlie!
vi -ierday on business.
Mrs. I, W. D. Hatcher is reports
very ill again, having suffered u rc
lapse.
Miss Orctie Rentlell returned yesti ;
day from a visit with friends in Si
Louis.
Mr. Peter Thuman. a switchman 1"'
the Mobile and Ohio. Is ill at his homt
on Ten tli street.
Mr. V. F. Smith went to St. Louis
this morning to purchase stock to
hi.-- jewelry store.
Master Key Huinberd returned yes
torday from Flora, Ind., where he ha;
been attending school.
Miss Emma Halliday returned frwn
Chicago yesterday, where she hat
been visiting friends several days.
Mr. ('. I. Barr, manager of thi
Cairo Mill and Lumber company, wen
to St. Louis last night on business.
Mr. James Galligan. cashier of tin
Alexander County bank, has gone ti
New Orleans for his health. II'1 wll
go from there to Galveston, Texas.
Barney, the little son of Mr. am
Mrs. J. M. Myers, of 233 lUteentl
street, is very ill With bronchia
pneumonia.
Mr. Jiiiie Wright, who has been vi.
Iting his brother, Mr. M. C. Wright
left for .Memphis yesterday fron
where he will return to ills home ii
Now Orleans
Mr. W K. Wodd, who has been em
ployed in I he jewelry store of Ml
Chas. K. Miller, has resigned his po
sition and left last night for St. Louli
to accept a position.
Mrs. Jane s Harding and daughter
Miss Maude, lormcrlv -if this clt)
were guests of Mr. Frank A. Carl,
and sister yesterday. .They were ei
route from Dubuque, la , to .Mounds
where they will reside.
Mr. Ktnmett Howling ha.-, retornet
irom Denver, Colo., and points n
Mexico, where he recently acceptei
positions with a view to Improving
his health, which has bet n poor foi
some time. The change of finnan
failed to help Mm and he will leavt
soon for St. Louis to haw an opera
tion performed for the removal of a
tumor from his neck.
Miss Martha Halliday will return
from Chicago tomorrow where le :
attending school, to spend thi Eastet
vacation With tin- parents, Maj am
Mrs. B. V. Halliday. she will be ai
companied by two Bchnolmatcs, t);i
Misses Charlotte Dodge, of Pennsyl
vanla and Fernettc Simpson, of in
diana. who will he guests of the (am
By.
Mrs. John R. Goodwin, of Chicago
formerly Miss Lena Felter, an rt
yesterday morning from Little Rock
Ark., where she accompanied the re
mains of her husband to thir last
resting plan- Mrs. Goodwin will re
main in Cairo a couple of weeks vis
iting her sisters. Mrs. Joseph Hal!
and Mrs. John Una, before returning
to her home in Chicago.
'Du yon believe he ever tell tj
traxhT"
Nil He used to be an expert
witness in murder trials '
Adm Itnwnn I
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GENERAL LOCAL NEWS
Grief Mention of Events Concern'ntj
the People of Cairo and
Vicinity.
Tun divorce suits have been Med
with Circuit Clerk Lee B. Davis to b
tried at the next term of the circuit
court as follows: Isabella htarston
vs. George Mars ton; Mai tic , Brow
vs. Hurley BrOWU.
Special 8 o'clock mass will he beid
this morning ar St. Patrick's church
in observance of Holy Thursday. The
children of the parochial school will
march from the parish house to the
church In a body.
Sergeant G. R. Stephens, who baa
been in charge of a roc rutting office
here for Hie United States army, has
office. He enlisted about fifty ra:
emits during his stay here.
Party dogs caught last week on the
(treats of Paducah without any license
hecks on them were Killed Moadaj
night l"' dispatched in a simitar mau-
ier. The Paducah author! ten paid S5 i
er.ts per head for every dog captured. I
md the small boys "got busy.'
Albert Whcatlev was arrested by
r.c v;i,..i .,i iffui.. veto.-.
lay on a charge
a 1 1 ru . l ileal- I
uercial avenue yesterday. He is in
!ail and will probably get a different
,;ind of time in Judne Robinson's
ourt this morning.
he greatest feasts in the Jewish
"or eight days 1234 5C6 , ,G. .6 . .0 . .0. .
hurch, commenced yesterday For
tight Hays the worship and ceremo
lies all bend toward the celebration 1
if the passing of the children of is
ael from the land of L'gypt. liurie :
his period, unleavened bread is sat
n and sweets are abstained from.
A negro named Jean Duproe. en! r
id the grocery store of Otto J Fahr. !
t Wti Washington avetiue, yesterday 1
norning about W o'clock while Mi
"ahr was using the telephone in t hv
neat market next dtnir. Dupree at ,
empted to force the money darew
vith sonn blunt instrument, but w.i
lightened away before accomplishitr:
is purpose, by the entrance of some
inc. The negro fled, but a descrip
ion of him was procured and he ma
treated shortly afterward. Dupret
aid to be a tougli character and sev
ral robberies are credited to hln !
tfl was tried at the la-t term of cotr.l
m a charge of robbing the reside1 e '
f H. C. Steinel. at Thit ty-four. h 1
treet and Washington avenue. lu' !
TODAY'S CONVENTION.
5elegation for the fifti:th Senatorial
District Will Meet at the Court
House Today.
By
ti
ion
irder of the Republican senator
immlttee, a deiegate conven
tbf the fiftieth senatorial
ist rlf-t is called to meet at the
ourt hotuM thiit afternoon ai l o'dnri
or the put-pom- of nominating a eandi
late for State senator, two candidate
ir representative and select a new
enatorial ConunittCO.
Following is th representation lo
.hieh the various counties are enti
led. Alexander county. It: Franklin
ounty, 11: Ptllaakl county. 10; Union
ounty etL'ht: Williahsoa county. He
Judge W. S Dewey, .vho was an
lointed chalrnaan ot the raeaptioii
onimittee for the convention has
tuned the following on his committee :
'. A. Mareliildon. W. H Wood, John
'nyder. John S. Aisthorpe, Sidney I!
liller. Charles ) falter. Waller War
tor, Mils s Qttbwrt, William H. Fields
Villiam N. Butler, Charles Hamilton,
'ohn Van Vactor, James 8. Roehi .
lohn A. Miller. QoOrgS Parsons. J. .1
iennelle. N B ThlatrSWOOSl, F. K
)avis. Stephen Bradley. H. U Day
'harles Scott. David Brown, .lolin ('
Raker, f, M. Cnfty, K J Oanas .Hen
amin Jones, P. A. Dootf, w. l' Grnane)
'. D Nellis. F Nordman. Jr . William
VI "fry man Charles Hudson, I R Ha
(M, W W. Watte, H t. Brown Hen
y Harper V F. Barb. e. J W. T.
lexander. K K Bills, Graal Kdmund
on, J S Young, I.' roy Hedwe. Isaac
i I ton, J. F. Rector, Richard Taylor
Vhil Larry. H S. Cande, T W War
ick, John Hoard, W B Walker. I'et i
laap. J. 8. Zcraa Jesse I Miller. Sam
id Hast in,.- . John w King II. A.
Haanon.
BOND PLACED AT $3,000
Frank Walter and Bob Williams Are
Held For Grand Jury in
Above Sum.
The preliminary hearing of Frank .1
Walter and Bob William 'hatged
with killing John Biattunan. was held
m -terday afternoon before Judge W
s 1 1' way
The defendants were repft -nt'd
by iftorneyi Aagaa h-k and Frank
f,.,,li wLlle fSlatf ; ,tte,rney WjllOfl
-nod or ted the prosecution The evi
lenre Ktibmitted was practical!) in
an an given at the coroner's is
The hearine of the case consumed
iln-'..t tt(. entire afternoon and Jndee
Howey decided from the evidence that
Walter and Williams were guilty of
mansianahter and hiti tbeas for Ibe
appearance at the meeting of the
grand jury In the sum of $3.ho each
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C, F. Lastenlay. pre:
serving his second year :
wort has been earnest at
hnBdbsga, thorough grads
Commencement exercises
towiislntis lias awauenou a men nueiisi m me mim '"vw, .... .
. l . At
years- ot age: laugnt me peais in inn "' "" "
coflaga as teach-. r of stenography, sewing at the same time as Circuit
court stenographer; appointed poitmaater at Vandalia by President Cleve
land in I Sis t : elected county superintendent of Fayette county in lS'.'S, ami
again in 1'."'-. He is a nephew of Mr M. Basterday, of this city.
J THE BULLETINS'
SPRING OR SUMMER COAT FOR LITTLE GIRLS.
Here is a pretty model for a lit tic girl's spring or summ r oat With
the double military-shaped crape Watteau plait in the back, and double
breasted front, it is ;i verv -m ot an ! pn-'iy style. Made in while cordu
toy without trimming, except p ar! buttons, it would be very practical, as
it would launder .veil And for the summer months a beautiful little coat
is made from this model in white limn or pique, with the trimming of felt
At a late hour last Bight bail had
not been furnished for the men. bet
they will probably be liberate I toddy
There are two people Who decry
matrimony h- who desires it and h
who whiles to escape from its bond
age.
PROF. JOWH SNYDER. 3UPCRINTE
jf AN OEM
A naturalised Egyptian ,h.-- -
school teachers In hebalf of the rdara
city.
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C. F. EASTERDAY.
nt of the County Superintendents' Section, is
county superintendent of Fayette county. His
energetic to school libraries, better school
n of country schools, and efficient teachers,
the count rraduat I held ill the respective
t.i:n m&mII u.,.1 ..,.. v...., r it, hllsill.ws
daily fashion plate j
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DROPPED DEAD.
Ily the Associaietl Press.
K ii 1 1 a.- City. Mo.. Mar. 30 Jndgl
11 1:. Johnson, of Denver, attorney
general of Missouri in lSt;s. dropped
dead in the lobby of a hot I at F,x
eel lot Sprint 1 Ho., tonight.
NDEI r f- SCHOOLS FOR ALEX
COUNTY.
- ; fcffoqrnidB to flbf
lot ot I coaatj and the convention
NEWS OF THE RIVERS.
Conditions and Prospects as Shown
In the Government Report Gen
eral News.
Danger Stage Change
STATION line of In 24
feet water hours
Pittaburg i".' 10.5 1.2 fall
Davis I Ham. .. " I I I .o fall
Parkersburg, . . M -'". s u s fall
Cincinnati 50 42.3 l.o fall
Louisville JS I'd.;; 1.7 fall
Kvansville ;l." S0.1 0.7 rise
Ht Cartnel. . . . ti 2.". 5 1.1 rise
Nashville to 3ti.2 0.7 fall
Chatthnoga, ... SS 11.1 1.3 fall
Florence It! 1 I S 1.2 fall
.lohnsonville, .. 21
Rlverton 25
Paducah 10 in 0 1.1; rise
CAIRO I. 4.1 li 1.7 rise
Si Paul II 5.0 n.l fall
Da van port ii !..", 6.1 fall
Kansas City 21 10. S 0.0
St, Lonia 30 2.1.2 0.7 risr
Chest, r 30
New Madrid. .. 31 ;:t.s O S rise
Memphis 39 30.3 1.2 rise
Fort Smith 22 !L2 I S tall
Vicksburg 45 35. ti d.' rise
Shreveport 2'J 12.4 1.1 rise
New Orleans. .. 18 12.2 0.4 rise
Stage at Cairo March 30, 1903, H 3.
Note. --A crest of 27.5 is expected at
St. lx.uis by Saturday.
River Forecasts.
The Ohio. At Kvansville, will con
tinue rising during the next 12 to 21
hours, come to a stand, then fall. At
Paducah, will continue rising at a
much decreased rate during the next
two days. TI: - maximum stage at
Paducah will probably be as high as
11.5 Of 12.0 feet At CAIRO, the rise
will continue for at least four days
The rate of rise will fall off material
ty during the next 21 hours. The
rest stage at CAIRO will probably be
between 17 ami is feet However,
general rains are indicated for this
section during the next 21 hours an I
if heavy, the maximum stage at CAIRO
may exceed IS feet.
The T nnfiaafo At Florence an. I
Rlverton, will continue falling At
lohnsonville. will fall tonight and
Thursday.
The Mississippi From Chester
in Cairo, will continue issuing duliring
next four days.
P. II SMYTH. Ob servt 1
General River News.
The stage of lb ! river at I p. nt
yesterday was lb.2. showing a ti.e
of 1.0 In twenty-font hour..
Stacker Lee lett for St. Louis at 1
:'. a. m, yesterday She bad a goo I
trip and unite a number of passen
gcra. Notwithstanding the latanesa
of Hie iMMIf of her arrival, quite a
number of her passengers struted
Hp and dow n Commercial tie nue. One
gentleman made anything but manly
appearance laadlag his .vife's pel dog
wirh a lorn: silver chain, it was a
little "yaller." dog with a hunch of
red ribbon around Its neck and com
nanded the loving and solicitlous at
tention of both of th m. It must have
been Hie observation of cases like this
that gave tise to the race suicide dis
mission we have had in the papers
lately,
City of Savannah arrived from St.
lnis last night at 10 o'clock and lefl
tor Tennessee tiver soon after She
look the wharfboat which has beM
lytttg at Kast Cairo since Sunday to
Padm-ah
City of Memphis passed to St. lmis
at 10:30 yesterday without landing
The Dick fowler was detained by
the high wind ami did not arrive till
" p. 111. yesterday. She was win I
bound at Joppa.
Mr. Phillips from New Madri1
,va- here yesterday trying to get a
boli to go do.vn to Number Kight to
nio.e 500 bead of cattle to Ihe high
land It N Madrid.
Burlington. Iowa, March 30.H0W
COCO! from Dallis City that the JOSS
Hill, a BurHngtOU Uat, was burned
10 the water line late last night. HOT
Bsww narrowly ticapad, Bepnbtfc.
CARBONDALE.
W T Hampton, of Murph boro.
was a business visitor yesterday.
Bd Patton war, a business visitor in
Du Quoin yesterday afternoon.
Beu Conner arrived m the ejty from
St. Loads last night
R. S. ShHton transacted business
in Du Quoin yesterday,
Mi.- Lucilc Rayburn. of Centralla,
who was the guest yesterday eveaifeg
,,f Mr and Mr M K Batson. depart
el this morning for St Ixiuis.
Dr. Win II lt n' I- v. of Marion, wa
a guead a' the New Hundley la: t
night
Oeorgn K Kstrhner,
imto, transacted bu Inr
nf Murphy
in the rit
terdav aftertuHiD.
-i wa in DuQuoili tOBgf on
insurance business
The Young American society of the
i hnstian church gave the first of
their entertainments to a good audi
m e A plav of four ai ts, entitled
"Intelligence." was presented by Cy
ma London. Harry Vfood, John
Thompson. Homer ftMie-:. Vort-v
Land, Frank Hayden, William Bairu
and Doigk Fdmore Recital tons were
rendered h) WNNnoi Rstrd Fred com
Oork, Harry Woods The sorirty ea
(,,is d yogfeg men and Ht tertaHl
n,i-n refiXted credit on their ability
In nn mnth 1 The Court-hip of Miles
BtsndMh" will he presented
Cit Clerk Frsnk M CWdwell
Harrna tonigh lee wterbo on H I
nc s
,'ta'" tLUiltVt x'msM was a dss
sener to Makanda this momlne
Kent E Keller a well known pro
motor of Mexican copper interests,
and family, of Ava. was in the city
this morning, leaving later tor lleiiin
and Johnston City.
William Musselman, of Jonesboro,
was a business visitor In the city to
day. Daniel Roe, of Anna, was in the citj
today, leaving later for Simpson on
business.
1). B, Parkinson was in Makanda
today repairing the telephone tinea,
which were damaged by the high
water.
Doweii Parker, who has figured in
several sensational episodes in police
circles, was lined $n.7.'i for disturb
ing the peace He attempted to as
sault his wife in the streets and was
placed under arrest by Chief Robert
son. Powell is colored and only a
lew weeks ago lost his eye over the
charms of a colored damsel.
Charles II Miller was fined 110.75
for disturbing the peace of Mrs. If. J.
Russell, a boarding house keeper.
Miller is n book agent.
Sheriff Thompson, of St Clair conn
ty, was in the city last night returning
home from Anna, where he had taken
patient to the boenital. He reports
that of the thousand patients confined
at Anna over one hundred are from
St. Louis or over onetneth of the
number, while there are Iff counties
within the jurisdiction of the Anna in
st it 11 tion.
JttdgO A- S. Caldwell transacted
bualnjaaa at the comity seat today.
J, II Bradley. Hie Makanda nursery
man. was a business visitor in the
city tiHlay.
Sheriff Harris, of Williamson conn
ty. having In charge John MeOill, re
cently convicted at a special term of
the circuit court for robbery, arrived
from Marion this morning and later
left for the Chester penitentiary with
1 the prisoner. Mcliill will do an inde
terminate term.
NEWS OF THE WEATHER
Results of Government Obscrvationc
Witli Prospects for Cairo and
Vicinity Today.
Indications for Cairo and vicinity
to lay: Occasional rains with thun
derstorms: brisk to hieh southerly
wools.
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General Weather Condit oris.
An extensive area of low borom
eter or disturbance, overlies the He
tion of country lying between the
Mlssisalppl river and Rocky moun
tains. It is causing cloudiness and
unsettled wcaiher aa far east as the
Ohio valley.
The temperature has fallen In the
middle Rocky mountain region; else
where it has risen or remained nearly
stationary, within the Inst 30 hours
rain has fallen in tin lower Ohio val
ley, in Middle Tennessee, la the upper
Mississippi and lower HlSSOUli val
evs and the B Oft hertl Rocky moun
tain region Heavy rainfall, Rtfhsis
City, 1.40 Inches.
street thermometers yesterday re
i tared the following temperatures
X a. m.. 54; nKn. 74: ii p. m , f.; mi.!
night. 03.
War,lonr'on Btillrtoi.
By Associated Pmaa
Waahlngton, March 30, - Bttnoii
Rain Tharsday, Colder in central gad
south portion; Friday fair tospt
tain in extreme noifhern portion.
hfl I north anal winds shifting to
north a est
MIHSOI RI Ftir in north wc-st
SBOWcrs and colder in onth and east
portion'. Thursday ; Friday fair.
lIVItiNU VOU lODAYJ
Thursday, March 31.
Breakfast.
Grape Km i Cream and Bngni
1-resh Fish Balls
Saratoga Potatoes
Bntf) l.unn- ('n,"e
Lunch,
pot oo i b (cr
HftTi Bread Cocos
Umner.
t'tfitti of x .paragns Soup
Broiled steak with OyhtWfa
Ma'-hd f'otiitrns
' irrot Tii'!iale i
Ksearole Ftnch Dressing
Wafer- ( h i m
Charlottes
Coffee
Th niaM ot Piqeens
PlfooFa It -. s'"' 0M "Poi rnS-pir-n
nf:tt-(0 the ftc: (nr trd-n,
bt their 9,ree f!;e? Is only at the
rata of about fcur EUe; an tour.
AMUSEMENTS.
Saturday, Aptil 2, M. E. church, an
nual Caster market.
Monday, April 4, Elks' minstrel, at
Cairo opera house.
Tuesday, April 5, Miss Ida Benfey,
it Cairo opera house.
Tuesday, April 5, euchre party by
St. Joseph's branch, No. 23, C. K. and
L. of A., K. M. K. C. hall.
Saturday, April 29, Lost River, at
Cairo opera house, afternoon and
evening.
The massive and intricate age
lettingi necessary for the proper din
play .of Joseph Arthur's big BCOUlC
melodrama, "Lost itlver," aro a
lource of much interest. The bicycle
race Of life forming the tableau of
the first Set is a line piece of stage
realism, eojuaUey only by the massive
tffects and beautiful Hoosier scenery
lisplayed in the tollgato of the West
Baden road. One thrttihsg effect la
sained by Blessing (the lieroi break
ing open the barred tollgate with an
ix to allow the little Hoosier girl,
Ora, lo dash through on a spirited
horse, bearing the money to pay her
father's workmen on the aqueduct
ver Lost River. ra is hotly pur
mod by two mounted desperadoc.-.
vho have ihe gate closed upon Umm
is they gallop up and the little hero
ine rides on 10 safety, leaving them
looking into the muzzle of Blessing's
revolver. The picturesque valley of
Uost River in Southern Indiana, is Ihe
locality of the play, and the quaint
characteristics of the natives of that
out of the way section are the chief
provocation of the hearty laughs and
oomedy scenes. Contrasted with
these are the citified visitors of the
fashionable Wool Baden Springs Ho
tel and a pretty love story is inter
woven with the exciting episode,,
tmong other accessories ate three
thoroughbred horses, a host of super
numeraries, a holx) Quartette, a conn
ry orchestra and some laughable
ninor comedy characters. "Lost Rlv
r." will be the attraction at the opera
house on Saturday, April 2, matinee
ind night
Tuesday, April 5lh, an artistic en
tertainment will lie given at the Cairo
opera house by Miss Ida Benfey. Fol
lowing are a few remarks from erit
fes:
Steele Meek aye "Yon displayed a
repose very rarely seep."
Morning Patriot Mis;, Benfey i , a
genius witjl subtle power."
Dally Examiner, Sag Francisco:
'Miss lb nfey is a leader of rare aldl
it y . with a matchless voice
fu1 realistic action ."
d grat 1
Reports from other cities Indicate
that Paul Hilmore has Scored very
heavily In the role of bbfd "Jack1
Liimley, in ' The Mummy an I tho
Humming Bird," formerly played by
Sir Charles Wyndham and John Drew.
Willi all Its sharp satire and pretty
dumor. tins modern and high cleftfl
omed. which by the way is to be
teen in thins city very soon, is said
to be full of pathetic heart Interest in
its story.
Jackson and (ireen in their laugh
abb- sketch, The Washer Woman on
Parade, are by long odds the heel
laugh provokers in their line of busi
ness Dressed as two washer women,
i le v da I song and dance turn, which
never fails to bring down the hou f,
This team will introduce i a Cairo
mdience for Ihe first time, the gnpal
rag time absurdity, "Niger. Don't I'sr
no Pinner Bolt on nie " IV II. Schiib
as a rapltl change artist, has 1 n
placed by the great amusement lov
lUg pohfll as the king of them all. His
rapid changes, not only of costume
but also of demeanor are c-rtatnly
wonderful, the change from an old n'
gro preacher preaching a sermon over
the dead body of a little piekaniny fo
(Be giddy Johnny boy. all done in lb
; twinkling of an eye, must bo se -n to
j be appreciated The above are only
samples of what will be seen at th
Cairn opera boUSC, April Hh. when
tin- Bretf Ilka1 Minstrels hold the
boards. TicVets on sale at Ihe boy
of gee Monday morning at 8 do o'clock
Free list entirely su ipefedod for thiH
engagement.
Most of the things a man says would
benefit the world ju. t as min-h If h
didnt ssy them
Ilk'
Fir.t stranded TTti plan -I've bm
written i touch to mv brother for llo-
ftreond Thn-.ptan WtH pfeg tnst
-irdo n ..i,e foi n thni4i,l. bd' I '! '
know where to fend it
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