::f!p'H4yl "H'f ' V 1 1 n. " 1 'V i . .Q THE SCUANTOX TIUBUNIfr-HATl'mMV. l)lXiMIIJKI 121, 11)01. .! a j lv i OUR SCHOOLS AND GERMANY'S INTERESTING COMPARISONS DRAWN BY AN EXPERT. Many Points In Fnvor of the Ameri can School System Most Import ant Is in the Education of the Touchers Other Differences. from tin lliwtoii I i.uiui li t'n hap the inoMi Impoi ttint iluiine- terlHtlc tllrfeienrn between Kchonli In clprmuny nml In the rnli"il HtnteM f ihe vast difference In th" prepiiitiuon oC trneheiH. Ovi'i hcie M'liool ho.uch) In tin; smaller tow tin and the country habitually coinmll tin1 puilnBoiTlwil crime of IntriintliiK the Iiovh uinl KlrW jiiHl "Krncltiiited" from the IiIkIi ohool with Uip education of woinewhut young er elilldten: nnd to.iehein an- apt to think they sue ienlly well prcpmecl whin thpy hnvu token a "normal" lourse nfter leiivliu? Hip IiIrIi pehool nnd hav Hum done about enough work to siiln ridmlmlon to thp sophomore or possible thp Junior elns of a Rood col lpfTP. In Clciirmny a man Is not con sidered prepared for Independent tk iik n tmirlier until he Ii.ih taken the equivalent of 11 full college course, fol lowed by two .veins' graduate studv and then two years' probationary teaching, without salary, under ex pert diiiM'tlon. Tin- iiecesisiry leiult Is tint while there certit'nly aie many Rood teai turn In Amotion anil many bad ones In lb 1 many, the nveiiiRe In it ruction Is distinctly higher in grade there than here. It Is doubtless I.ukcIv for this that the Oi man pupil saves considerable time over the Aineikuii In the course 01 his ptlm.iry and sec ondary odueatlim; the (!itiiiiinrynuth Is apt to bo as far along at 1 or ts as his American cousin Is at -0. An other Impottant f.ut In this 1 oniiec tlon Is that teaching Is neer a mete mnlccshil'l to the (iei man, as It still Is far too ofti n in the Cnlted Ktntos; for while the primitive das .ire pat when fvery niliWIe-.iged person with otdtnuiy InttlliKinec hud been a tvhool teachnr in his youth, our schools still depend far more than they should upon the tianslents who keep body and soul together by teaching while they ,ue preparing for nnothet profeslon. In flermany Mich a lone; appionticeshlp Is Rrjuislte for Retting a. start In any profess'on that JumpliiR fioin one to another is well nigh inipossiblc. and besides te.iohinR bus a far inoie dis tinct and honorable piofesslonal stand 'ur in the community than Is the case here. DRAWBACKS, Now every Rood thing1 has its lml side, and so it is with the fine prepara tion of the German teacher and his permanency In the profession. In tho first place, the man who discovers af ter some expedience that h- has no real vocation loi teaching is less apt to seek some other occupation. because of the extreme difficulty of making a chance. Again, the man with .1 uni versity training is pretty apt to be Inoculated with the yenning of the specialist to devote his lile to Iinisti Ratlon and almost as surely to bo thereby snolled tor ychool leaching, es pecially in the lower guides. If there must be ,1 ehoh e between evils, the half-tailRht teacher who has the peda gogical atilntus, even the traditional one who keeps Just a lesson ahead of his class. Is to be preleired to the trained specialist whose icnl interests aie far remoed fiom the school-room. There is another sti iking ellftei eiiee between the te.iohlng personnel In Germany and in this eountrv. Ovei here the school ma'am has things pret ty much her own way fiom kineletgar ten to high school, and the piopoi tions of men teachers Is lamentably small: almost any other occupation of fers a man with brains far bettei pe cuniary rewards, while women .lie willing to put up with smaller salaries, and ha c lewer other respet tuble means ol making 11 living open to them, in f.w.many, teaching is tinill tlonally one of the teamed piofessions. naturally reserved to men as the edu cated wx, and so the schoolmaster Is abroad in the land almost to the ex clusion of the schoolmistress. One ex treme seems about as bad as the othei : while our schools otten suffer for want of a strong masculine hand and the more pinetical masculine mind, the Go: man schools suffer no less tor the ijaelt of the gracious influence of wo man and her gentler spliit. Kimlhuly it seems to me that German child! u lose veiy much bv the btiiet separa tion of the sc-M's. There Is pinetlcally 110 co-education, even in tho pilnuiry schools. And so, while Germany does not go lo the elangerous extreme ot giving her ghls tho warping ilolsi'-ai education prevalent In the more sontu c rn countries of 1 .111 ope, she does elect a mischievous anil use-less bur lier between the sews; ami her boys and girls miss tli.it same altitude to ward each otlur and that mutual In vigorating and refining influence' that comes only with freu and wliole-oino Inlercouisrt. It might be milled hire that women In Geimany are making a hard and gradually more .sueiessiul tight for the same education offered to .i.t '1 nil f littlfl 11V A .1 ttllllllllV .... i. 1 ...1 educ'a.l.m has b-eu t.eely uvallaolo for them, they have to light ewii now not only for admission to unlvoislty couises, bill lot an even clianeo in secondary rdinntlun as well. PfiMPAUissON OP SYSTJ.MS As almost uwiyihlnti that pei talus to public admlnlslratloii Is done beltei in Germany, with its powerful central government, than lu the 'lilted .States, so the oigani.ailim tit th" school sys tem there is liu nnipaiublv Hiipetior to that ot our schools, due of the blind est of all blind boasts of American pi I tin Is tho olel hoist that wu have "the best puhllo school s stem lu th'- wot Id." Ji Is as if wo buigi.-ed of oui rends as the best In Christendom, because iliey ate tho widest unci lousest, wliciean they are lutoleiablv dusty 01 impass able y reason of mud a good pint of the year, because we allow evoiy bu rner to mako Ida own mad In lih own way.'v.hlch is invailuhly a bad way, And our load supervlsois. duly elected by am- purtHnn political machlmnv, usually know exactly as much about loads us the turmers do. So, too, vwj have atato and county supei IntendentH if publm instruction, selected just as tho road supervisors aie, and, ns n inie oquuily etfectlvu; and In most oi onr stutes of real sjstcm thoie Is absolute ly pone, Our schools urn at the meicy of locally elected school boards, almost I'eitain to bo absolutely untrained for this special weak, and therefore incom petent, sometimes even cm nipt. We hur the freest and most expensive public, school system in the world, no doubt, but also one ot the Unit find so Hortt cucfiuistd. In Merhiiiny the oiganh.ullou Is ad mirable. The department of public In tli urfUm In Prussia or Hnxoiu hits actual uontinl of the whole school v lem under Its chaw, nnd the district llfpeetoiM 1110 Ilrsl-elass eclioolmell, who actually do lnpecl the scliooK who know what ought to be clone In them and have uuthoilty to sou that II h done; lurtheittioiu. both the Inspec tor utul. tin ninth them, the tcntnil otllie. know their men, and In two the IIIIIiir of af uncles ami promotions can bp cattled out far more Intelligently than Is possible undn our haphazard lack ul system. The "teachers' iigono)," that tioi. luopssary evil that prtv Upon the leachuis whom It servos, Is a huge conrossli.ti of the utter lack of proper organization In our schools The ttPiiniiu system Is uuHuralle, to bo sure, but so Is the management of every gleat olitotptlso, even In deino t Lille America, that depends upon 01 ir.inlr.atlon and renlrallntlon lor Its sum ps. Our present lomlltlou Is iure anarchy. oni:,hi:kma. vvi:ak point. Now It Is 110 lontiadlctlon lo assel I that the most tititnc mtlc centiallv m -Kimlcd sjstttn may Ik1 imbued with the most democratic and socialistic spliit; and it is Just at (his point that the Gentian school seems to me to fall. The tight military spirit, the Iduil ul Miboidluatlou and machine-like dls I plliif, that has wrought Itself Into the whole civil service of the country, t tends even to Its educational establish ment. My obseivatlon at least bads me to the emphatic opinion that th'-re Is far more mutual sympathy and good lollowship between teaeheis and theli pupils in our schools than in (lei many. The Ameihan tear bet may be an Igno re mil!', at won't, and sadly Immature: It Is haidly possible for lilm to bo a tyinnt or 11 ir.aillnet, and tho tinman teacher may easily be 1wth. As a mat lci or lact, the tod, that telle of peda gogical barballsm, which has gone mil of us.- een In our tunic piimitivc coni munltlcs. is by no means obsolete in highly (hillzed Get many. I have known of its use there upon men- Inl.mts. I neer knew a German teaehu whom I could (ulte Imagine as donning a swe.itci and roiiihliu; his bos In loot ball. The cliaiaotciistie tin man pic ture is rather that of a teaclitr leading his tiring of boys on ow ot tho-e ad mirable school evcuislons to points of histoiic or scientific or scenic Interest, keeping them under his eo In com pact though Irregular column, and on every fair occasion bilnglng foi th I things lor their instt notion 11 0111 his large store ot Infoimation. lie is al ways Herr Lohrer 01 eke fieri- Ober lehtcr to them, otn in horns f loore- ntion captain or geneial lather than comiade. There is good in both Ideals, but as for ine I would lather s.urlllcc dignity than s.Mnp.ithy as ,1 pxlngog Ical trait. The- American democratic spirit certainly makes men more self reliant nnd fit than the fine discipline 01 Germany. KINnnrtGARTENri OPPOfKM. There are two lacunae In the Get man school H.stom that are eiy surprising to an American, e--ptciallv to one im picscd with its supeilor oiganly.ition. Tho public klndeiR.mon, which lias de servedly gained an Important place In our educational svstein, Is pi.tctlcnllv unknown In the land of Kroebel, and what is mine. It is violent! opposed by ic'iny of the most piomlnent eduiatois The pilvate klndci gar tens to be inund In the cities, do not, of com so, till this told, tor they are beyond the reach of the eiy class that needs this lonn of infant care and ti. lining rrost. Again, no attempt is made to secure that smooth aiticulatlon of giudts ih.it is sine lo be found in nnglish anil Ameii can sihools, whateter their quality. The pilmaty and stconclary schools form separate and Independent sjh toms, and theio is a shaip break be tween them, Instead of the even con tinuity we consider essential. Tho rea son for this Is that the schools natur ally u fleet, and are delibeiately oigan ized to support the aiistoi ratio consti tution of German society. There Is an absolutely sharp line of demarcation hoic between the deinnoiatlo and the nilstocratio theory and practice. "Wo make it as easy as possible for the poorest youth of humblest parentage to gel all the education he wants or is capable 01 getting; and London and Zuiich have Rone even further in this direction than our titles. In Geimany, on the contrary, the government and the tilling classes believe they can servo the countiy best by limiting the growth of an "educated proletariat" by evoiy means in their power; which does not mean. 01 roui.se, that they do not Insist upon universal prlmaiy edu cation as essential to the wellaie of tho nation. Tho children of the labeling classes au not expei ted to go hc.umd the Volksst'hule. 01 pihnaiy public school, the rally one that Is tree. In all seiondaiy schools tuition is ch.ngul ilsiiiillv fiom 1J0 to Vfl a car, a large sum lor .1 poor tamily and onlv a small percentage of the places are tree. Again, the stioudaiy sihools them selves are sharply divided Into dltler onl categoilts, ai 001 dine, as they aie to lialu .Miuug men for the mercantile or Itidustilal caste, or the caste of teach ers, pitiichfis, lawyers, physicians and higher 1 Ivll ntili'luN, or tor the quite eclllsle 1 aste ol aimy olllceis, iv. united tioin the tanks o tip, HumII. laiy uobillt. NOTHING INTnili'JJANiiKAHl.i: ...-.- -. r. ,...-..,,..,, r, 1 ui'i i' 1-1 11111 11111 111 or 1 11 1 i . 11 1 j l ' !,f W '"''f',' "' ttuulnnal machines, no coiiesponltnco In theli piot esses. The lather must make up ids nilnd opee lor all, when his sou is about I' yens old, what shall be the lad's niturc1 occupation, when a boy has mice been tec into the hoppti of the realsehulo, It Is puioilo.illy lin. possible to pull lilm out later and put him Into thn g.Mim isltim nml so all tho learned piotes-loiH will le closed to him toievoi. As for the man who woikt wltli his hands, his postetity shall work with llieli hands to all eieinity: and the sou ot a man who wcuks with his" bialii or winks not m all shall not wmk wltli his lunuls on pain ol uttei dlsgiaco and social os comnumloatloii, The oMieiUM llleoiilenleliceh of a sys tem thill compels a llu.ll choice of ru i'tipitlnn toi a boy at the tender ago of !i bus not passed without challenge, and tho "reform school" movement aims in offet a euuiculum less ilgld than that of the oullnary secondaty schools, one that postpones llio study of U-itiu to a later ,venr, ami with it tho neoi sally of solecitng tho pupil's future career, lint tho number ol thesn re (01 in schools Is' as yet veiy limited, NO COJ.MK.i: IN OnilMANV. I'nr one of tlie most chuiactcilstic and valuable of American iMluoullcm.il Institutions, (lie college, there is no coimteipait in Geimany. There thn highest public school, the gymnasium, prepares! tor the university, oi, In our terminology, for giaduate study, and il.i is arranged with that specific end in view The gvmnusliun, with Its nine jeais' course, does within uauovv er limits, what our high school or pro patatoiy sehnol and college do togeth er, but. while It may bo even more ef fective wllhln lis range, It eatmol take the lilac o Decupled by the college III our life. The college, While no liss tom plotely oiganlr.id, gives Hi students 11 fur wldei and freer outlook, it certain mental and spltltual llbetatlon nnd breadth of culture Hint are wotlh more than any amount of drill Pinter the best loudltlons on both sides the gym nasium will win out n bo admirably Itiilned to take up tho unlvoislty Minutes- thai will make him a llisl-elass npiclfillHl, but morally Inmintute aid with n relatively lestilcled Intelleelimt hoi Iron- the college will Win oil I a man wllh llbetal culture enough to make lrlm 11 citizen of the world and with such a nipii'ltv fm Inlelllgent self-direction ns to innke hint an Ideal citizen of a republic. It Is only when he graduutcs Into the university that tho German student llnds that lllx'Uillly of allttlde towald things that Is equally chnraoerlstlo of our college and our graduate scnooi. There Is the shntpesl coiitui-M In this respect In tw nil the German gymnas ium and unlM'islty; while the latter Is founded on the lroest Investigation nnd most feniless ptoclamntlon of alt tiuth, Hie Connor Indoetilnnt'S. For Instance, the secondaiy school teacher Is expect ed and openly chaigrd by the govern ment, with all the atlthoilty of direct Impel lal command, to make his desk a platform of eonsei vnthe, or at least antl-soclnllstlc. agitation, nnd vehe ment anathemas fall fiom Ihe throne upon the schools because 10 many of the youth mo Infected with the "dan gel otls heresies' of the social democ lacj. WHAT GIM5MANS LACK Pan the college bus othei Impel taut advantages over tho gymnasium. The grcati .U of them Is the Invaluable es prit do coips, the si icing sen-e o eorii inunal solidaiit, that makes our col lege life so delightful and so edifying. The college spliit. the 1 uthtiM.istlo and affectionate lovnlty to an institution with an individual 01 gallic life, with line old traditions and gloat Ideals, which holds our old giaels together as with hands of steel to the end ot theli davs this is quite unknovvn In Gc r manv, the in a rest appioach to It is the piide"' felt in their alma mater by the alto He 11 en who have attended one 01 the f minus old pilvate schools like that at Schulpl'oita: but oven that olfcrs but a distant p.ii.illcl Closelv related to this spit it. pel haps. Is th" ubsolutel democratic lice mnsemiy between otll college student' with which th" ligld caste distinctions among the Gorman vouth an' In st: Iking continst. In gen enl the social relations of out college students and their fonr.s of leere.itlon aie 1 ar 111010 sailed and wholesome than those In vogue at the Genran gvnmasliim The vvliol" companion or Gcimau and Ameilcan schools simply gors to piove what is perhaps self-evident, that the Institutions that have giown respect ively out of Gei man and American con ditions are each best adapted to the conditions out of which they have gi ow n. HUMOR Or THE TEA TABLE. A eel tain wen thy old Si ol anil Ids wile once invited their cl'iu-'hter's in tended to tea. The festive iioaicl w-s gi.ieoel with both bakei's bread and home-made scones. The vouti'j man was obseivcd to be devoting hlmsell chlelly to the bakei's dainties The old man could bo.n It no longn. "What's wrung wl" the scones, Tain.'" "Oh, n.iething. John." said Tarn. "Weed, the man that c anna eat 001 Nancy's bakin' will nevei get 001 wee -Maggie!" This is somewhat akin to an incident ul a veiy amusing nature which oc elli red at a laimhouse in tiro North. The ploughmen and other eivants about the place wile entei talned to tea one Eastern Kve (Shiovo Tuesday.) When tea was ready the inistiess said In rpilte homely tonus "Duivv in your chairs noo, and help .vouisel's, and dlnna lie bashfu'." Andrew the ouamiiu helped himself to a cake o shoi thread, and another, and anothci, till the good ladv, prob ably le.uing that ho woulel devour the lot. handed him a plate of loaf bread and one ot home-made scones, saying. "Try some o' this, will ve, Andrew? You'll llnd it veui nice indeed." "No thank you, mistress," loplieel Andrew, "1 dlnna cue ten ony o' your iancy hi ead: Til Jlut tak' a bit niair o' the- bap!" It Is not often that country people requite to be ptossed to pat take heart ily of whiten or Is going. Hut a tanner whilst cutei mining some vlsltois to ten once did so In a lather unique in inner bv exclaiming to one of the guests: "Stick In, umn, stick In: .Mi. liioon'r hale twa scones' ahold ' ve" Samly Shaw, an honest c ennui. v "boddle," going up to London tor the Hist time, was invited bv a liii'iul to tea ai Ills lodgings, t-j.iuiiv wi'iil, and uftir some' small talk vslillo the lanel- 1 uly had tea set tue two uiinds "-at to," As they cllil so the liienel iiote'el a peeullai oxpiesftitni on S,in,ilv'.s lace, and a ski d what was wrong. "Gnat guhlneFs'" imIuIiiii-iI Sanely, his eyes iKeel upon a laige dish ot lit tuns, the piliiclp.il feature on the table "Great guldness' ills jei land llid.x tak' me lot a uibbll!" U'heii' e hllelien loi in p.ui oi tin com pany at the' tin table- there. Is limn I ublv siuiie little bleach il etiquette llllldo Which selves to -e-l all se ions IhollghlS itslele, A stein looking old annv olih ! at tin oiio aftciiioon at a fiiond's house let a nlive of cake lull, The hostess's little "llve-v ear-old" nothing It, said! "I'll It It UP, please." The ohl gi'iitleinau hesitatingly c mu piled with the request when the child said: "Now nil It!" Ihubauasslns ti' the Incident cer lalnlv was I lie stein old soldlci c ouldu't helii stnlllin at the tomiimneln&; alti tude of lliu pen little lelluw. Another l.nlv had Invited a lew ft lends ii tea, and Toniim. her little son, w,m consequently Instituted to be on his Ih'si beiiavlni. Tint mm crea tion at table having become animated, oui voting nli'iid was entirely ioiroi ten a t w miiuites .lllel Wllldh his mother asked Urn suvanl loi a clean plate, "You can have mine, maiuina," said Tommy, "theie's nothing on it," A little lihl uos Invited to a paity at it 1 1 lead's house on "h.tuuock night'' Alt.'i tin bannock baking was en gage'ii In bv the company In geneial and lo the vouugatem in paitleulai, and tun went "fast and unions" re winds the iliiibh, when the "maiden li. unlock" was put on the glullo. It was c ut up Into numinous pieces, each getting one, the Idea being that this toi mtil a nut ol ''dream" cuke, to put under the pillow on retltlng. When the f IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY CHRISTMAS, prepare yourself. Brisker 1 days now. Warmer clothing is needed. A new Suit or Over coat is absolutely necessary in order to enjoy your Christmas prop erly. 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I c "Itni liiuk in liiililloeKx I'll hllllg II lMcKef'l'tu ple'r, Jouimil, THE BEAUTIFYING OF CITIES The Aipenrnnce of Pniis Is Worth Millions Yenily to Htr People, c IiiiIck II CiiiiI.i, in ieiM h ul, A ItUKei iiuinhei' ol' people, ihe iimlni- Ity III lu' i luivo no ioii.eiiusni'm ul Un- ilesiuililllty oi iieuuiy in u ilt. With Uiem thillKlies.t ec.ilHl.lei.itlou U the iiiiivenkiiiK or eonilon of tie t it v lll'u iiiul ill these unpeitH tsueli eiior niiain linpioveinelitH htive been iiimle Mltllln leeellt i'illn t lut t tllu city Ke-ililh to lepieNe'lit eveiylhliu; ili.it eoulcl be' cleHlrcil. "Wluit is tills lirnuty, un way'" they eMlulm. I'eihups thuy veie III I'llls illllliiK tho uNposltioii viiien the omnibus shtcin pimecl Itself entlioly lnnclefunlo to uc eoinuioil.ito the crowds who uihheii tn bo earrieil. They eonio homo mid lull iitfiiinst tint inlseiles of It iiiul extol Uio Hiipeilmlly ot their own Hvstem of r.ipld tiaiiAlt, thouuli the hitter lh not without Hh ilr.iw li.it:Ka. Then they illd not luivo u MERRY Well I will help you. My Clothing is as good as can be made, and my prices as low as consistent with good goods. All Clothing looks more or less alike before it is worn, and it is actual honest service that I depend upon to keep your trade. Don't delay this week in getting a My line of "ChesterfieSd Overcoats" is the strongest induce ment I can offer you. Prices range from 10 to 30 'dollars. I have the stock and my prices are the lowest. Boys' and Children's department contain the same high standard of goods. Call to-day if possible. CSothaer, Hatter and Furnisher, Lackawanna 0XX0XK0XOOOOOc 0 elceenl me ul, nil the iltno thi ue In I'.lllll .lllel llio eiNKtel.s hill Uli' l'oieii;n- e'l.s clem') know wlitit ny.stfif. me' liv ely llllle il Is the e ii!l ellUlle c h ,cllt iiinifoit.s or the kii'k oi' ihuin .umn wllh h thi'.v inn p. The dluiltv or IliMUU ol I '.II li- Willi'', il I'lllllliit huve I'suipeil llieir until e m ilu time., i!i!. not lieen hioiiiiht lionu III lhll In an: ail u tlllim thai ll woulel lie. eh-sll nliK to c inuliiii- in New Voik. Yet, It tin-) hail li'iiineil tioin Ihe loiciKner any wiliikle thul iMiuhl inipiovi' their own liUKllli'.sii the "lllel ho ijuU'K lo lldeipl It, Vet nia not this miiii,. heMiitj h,, juht mith a Miliikln',' 1 think it i.s vvoiih to the (Mi It Inns about l.'O'Viup.fiOrt it eur I'ail't ciitei.s foi the woilil, unci its main Htoie In tuiile Is Its heuuiv, whkh ' ke-pr. on m leiibliiK. unci the Unix ineH ol IIh win Us nf mt, t'ocii, liupiov eilslud itlll, wlieie viouhi she be to. cl.iy It il were not tin the betuttv of hei cities, much ol It i'ie,iKi tour uml live hunched seats iiKii, 011 which now the Is Kutlieiiiu; 11 cltvldeiiil of $!)ii,ooi),non iiuuu.iily" His Delicate Piojiosil. (, 1 111,1 1 I )!! l j:lUlnu iiioriilii., UIui , ,lti llllk' ..liuU' WI10 MU .uui I li il Maijuiic lnC'U. , ol iOIIisp. dliilif- li It !.oiii.' MiiJiiiIi' nil, 110, flcnp illei un in 1111 iUiMjii Hut I liu.i Mt 1111 own Iiiik siiurt s-i. M.S 7 K9 T lisai If33 i o Clark s Ciir istmas Annex Will be in the rear of the new merchants and Mechanics Bank, on Spruce Street. Wholesale and retail. Flowering Plants At our store, 01 Washington ave nue Our display this Christmas is the finest we ever had. Poiensetias. .Azalias, Cayenus, Geraniums, Hyacinths, Cycle man and Begonias, all in beautiful shape. Araucarms, raticlaiuis ana ivuouer Plants in great prolusion. Small Palms We are offering at special bargains, 15c and 25c each, Ferns at ioc, 15c and b5c. Cut Flowers The usual line display. lu fact, many things at very rcasounble price?, Finest Mistletoe we ever had, Holly Wreaths, Rop ing and Wild Snrilax, In fact, everything to decorate the Home or Church. G, CLARK, I li 201 Washington Avenue. 2 to Get ? I 0 o o , . ,. ; s& i 1 sl ' r,, .Aii
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