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TUESDAY EVENING, FEB. 21
OCR FUTURE IN CHINA
WE are still hearing much of the
so-called "yellow peril." The
statesmen who favor many
big battleships won't let us
forget. How practical business men
regard the matter Is shown by the
announcement that a Central Penn
sylvania manufacturer, so far from
dreading the encroachments of the
products of Chinese cheap labor on
his market, is preparing to invade the
new republic with his wares and is,
Indeed, already sending large consign
ments to tho Far East.
Said he in conversation with a news
paper man the other day:
There is no such tiling as a yel
low peril. It should be called a yel
low opportunity. I make certain
kinds of machinery. The market in
China to-day is for all that 1 can
produce. I shall bend my utmost
efforts to take advantage of it. For
many years to come American ma
chinery and American manufactur
ed products of all kinds will be
shipped in vast quantities into the
new republic. China is offering and
is going to continue to offer us
vast opportunities for business at
good profit.
The now China is a very promising
field for the enterprising of other na
tions. There aro hundreds of cities in
China, for instance, that are crying
for modern improvements; hundreds
that are in need of modern electric
plants, and enterprising firms have
agents in the field preparing to supply
that demand. Factories are being
built, mines are being opened, rail
roads are being built, a start in mod
ern agriculture and in modern for
estry is being made. It is generally
assumed now- that the country, which
■was supposed to be a source of ter
rible danger to all the world, is in
reality a most promising source of
■wealth for those of otfier nations who
have the clear vision to note the op
portunities, and the pluck and energy
to step in and grasp them. Thus,
Instead of being a competitor to be
feared, China will for many years be
In need of skilled men of our and
European nations to help her to be
come modern and progressive.
"For the reconstruction of China,"
Bays the Poughkeepsie (N. Y.) Press,
"the foreign officials exhibit a ten
dency prevalent among tho majority
of the sober men of all races and
classes to stand by Yuan as tho only
possible strong leader," and, asserts
the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Sunday
Herald, "now, more than at any time
during the last two years, Americans
•who appreciate at their full value
Ideals of republican democracy made
practicable will wish success to this
strong man who is daring to do
things."
Our opinion of French morals has re
ceived a sudden boost. Ferdinand Pln
ney Earl has been put in jail over there.
DESTROYING THE WORLD, AGAIN
LOUIS RABOURDIN, regardless of
the fact that his fellow scientists
have at various times predicted
the earth would be swallowed up
eventually by tho sun, that it would
gradually become a dead, cold planet
drifting like the moon through space,
that it be destroyed by collision with a
comet or other heavenly body or made
dry and arid by slow evaporation,
comes forward with the assertion that
we are to be burned up in one grand
display of fireworks and electricity.
We are living on a brink of a vol
cano, he says, which any moment may
cause a large section of the bottom
of the ocean to fall into its molten in
terior, thus causing a conflagration
that will consume the whole world.
This disaster may come at any mo
ment, says Rabourdin, and ho bids us
be ready.
It is now in order for some scientific
Wailingford to come forward with a
scheme to insure our lives and prop
erty by strengthening the bottom of
the sea with a substantial layer of
'concrete and steel.
• Well, can you think of any good rea
son why February should not be the
shortest month of the year?
NATION-WIDE PROHIBITION
NEVER In the history of the gov
ernment has there been so much
attention paid to the prohibition
question at the national capital.
Time was w hen a nation-wide prohibi
tion amendment was a* Brent n joke
as Belva Lock wood and now both of
TUESDAY EVENING,
them are subjects for grave considera
tion in Congress.
Tho liquor trade journals admit the
gravity of the situation from their
standpoint and the Washington cor
respondents are sending out column
after column of gossip concerning the
possible action of the lawmakers on
the measures now before them.
Mlda's Criterion, a liquor publica
tion, takes a gloomy view of the pos
sibilities, saying:
The Hobson resolution • « •
is the tlnal word. It is futile to say
that prohibition can never be ac
complished by law. Such a law
would destroy the legitimate liquor
business In this country. It is awful
to contemplate, but It seems to be
just below the horizon.
This is an admission such as would
have made any publication that dared
to venture it a few years ago the
laughing stock of the country, but it
is not so regarded now.
Tho Washington correspondent of
the Detroit Free Press, writes for his
paper:
The spread of the prohibition
sentiment in the United States in
the last year'has made a deep Im
pression on leaders in Congress.
The events of that period, when
viewed in the light of the ambitious
program that the temperance advo
cates have not for themselves In
the Immediate future, aro causing
a lot of serious thinking and some
anxiety on the part of members of
Congress who look beyond their
noses.
In fact many of tho leaders be
lieve the- already see the prohibi
tion questidn looming as a national
Issue. Tliey fear the time is near-
Itig when a constitutional amend
ment providing for national prohi
bition will be submitted by Con
gress to a referendum of tho State*.
Such an amendment is now pend
ing In both the House and Senate,
and the promotion of it through
Congress is the accomplishment
toward which all the anti-rum
forces aro looking most hopefully.
It has lon«r been a matter of
comment In Washington that the i
only way in which temperance leg
islation can be prevented In Con
gress is by holding the bills in com
mittee and keeping them from the
floor of tho House or tho Senate.
\\ hen tho average Congressman is
face to face with tho liquor ques
tien and a delegation of Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, he
may drink like a fish himself, but
he will promptl" record his vote in
favor of the "drys."
It is pretty safe to predict that this
course will not be followed this ses
sion. In the first place the temper
ance cause has a strong advocate in
Secretary Bryan, who no doubt re
members his own prohibition plank
and is keeping: a weather eye out for
squall*, and on the other hand the
watchful friends of the amendment
will keep pressing for a vote on the
measure.
It would be but fair to both the pro
hibitionists and their opponents to let
the amendment com© to a vote. The
temperance question is fast assuming
the proportions of a national issue, If
it has not already reached that stage.
The friends of prohibition declare that
sentiment is strongly in its favor. Its
enemies say this sentiment is largely
imaginary or at most "manufactured." |
Congressmen who vote on such meas
ures very much as they believe a ma
jority of their constituents want them
to, should be given ,an opportunity to
pass on the amendment. Smothering
popular legislation In committee is a
worn out practice that always gets
everybody connected with it into
trouble and delayed legislation of
that character is nearly always more
drastic when finally enacted.
VINDICATION FOR BRYAN
WILLIAM J. BRYAN has been
seriously charged by El Paso,
Texas, citizens in a series of
, resolutions, in which his con
duct as Secretary of Stale in regard
to the present Mexican situation is at
tacked. The resolutions embrace the
following accusations:
1. That he has "persistently sup
pressed facts concerning the true
conditions in Mexico."
2. That he has "endeavored
through inspired newspaper articles
and by other means to mislead the
American people."
3. That he Is trying to "form
public opinion for political pur
poses in support of a policv that Is
ruinous to all foreign Interests in
Mexico and the Mexican people
themselves."
4. That he has made statements
which "we know to be absolutely
false."
5. That "we bellei-e there are re
ports on file in the State Depart
ment from their own consuls"
which disprove Mr. Bryan's state
ments to the American people.
If there is any truth in these the
country is entitled to know it. If they
are false, as It is to be hoped they
are, Secretary Bryan ought to be vin
dicated. No more serious charges have
been made against a Secretary of State
In many decades. The situation in
Mexico is such that the administra
tion, if it hopes for the support of
the nation, a support to which It is
entitled as long as there is a ghost of
hope for the success of Its plans,
cannot afford to be anything but
truthful and candid.
A GENEROUS COMMUNITY
THE poople of Waynesboro have
done an unusual thing in rais
ing money with which to pur
chase a home for the widow and
I live children of Constable Daywalt,
who was killed in a fight with moun
tain desperadoes some weeks ago
while defending the people of that'
town from their attack.
The office of policeman is a thank
less one. He risks his life for a small
salary every day of his. life. At any
moment he may be called upon to en
counter Just such desperate charac
ters as laid Daywalt low. Many an
officer has been killed just as the
Waynesboro man was, and his de
pendents havo been left to shift for
themselves. It is shameful, but It Is
true.
Not so in Waynesboro. Daywalt's
sacrifice was worth more than news
paper eulogy and a few flowers in that
jtown. The people he served so well
have clubbed together and bought hl3
widow as comfortable a little residence
as there is In the place. Prominent
men of the community have been
named as trustees, to see that no un
scrupulous persons rob the family of
its mite. In addition, ample oppor
tunity will be offered Mrs. Daywalt to
keep the wolf from the door.
Waynesboro thus places a premium
on merit. It holds out to its public
servants the thought of reward, e\«n
beyond 'the grave. it displays a apirit
of communal responsibility and Chris
tian charity thai might nerve as ft
model for many n more pretention*
town.
leveninerCftAT
Within a short time it is possible
that a local council of the national
organization promoting safety -will be
formed in this city, officials of the
State Department of I/abor and Indus
try, which has done such notable
safety work in a short time, being
back of the movement. The movement
is nation wide and it is tho idea to
educate people to tho common dan
gers or rather to show them the way
to avoid danger. Pennsylvania has
200,000 Industrial or preventable acci
dents every year and it is the conten
tion of men who have given years of
study to every accident report that
this number could be cut In half if
people would be educated to the
dangers surrounding street traffic,
work in mills, theater crowds and
what not when things go wrong or
when people do not use care. If the
local branch Is established prominent
men will probably become its sponsors,
as has been done in other cities, and
then monthly meetings will be held
where papers can be presented on
dangers and round table discussions
held for the elimination of points of
danger. In Brooklyn, for Instance,
through the efforts of the local coun
cil the Brooklyn Kapid Transit Com
pany got out a calendar illustrating
ways in ♦hich children can be injured
by street cars. These calendars were
placed in every school In Brooklyn.
In Pittsburgh ways to reduce accidents
in workshops were discussed and facts
printed. Jn short, the safety work
which is now recognized by the rail
roads and industrial corporations ns
one of their greatest economics is to
be taught to the public.
Speaking of safety, tho man who
will direct the Now York people's
effort to study social and Industrial
progress will be Roland P. Faulkner,
formerly connected with the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania, and welt known
to a number of Harrisburgers. Dr.
Faulkner has been here several times
and has delivered addresses lierp.
John Penn Brock, one of the officers
of the American iron and Steel Manu
facturing Company at Lebanon and
formerly connected with the Pennsyl
vania Steel Company, is active in the
formation of the playground associa
tion at Lebanon. Mr. Brock resided
for a time in this city, living in Pine
street, and was well known to many
Harrisburgers.
Friends of a Pennsylvanian who is
in one of the disturbed districts of
Mexico had some trouble the other
day sending a message of Inquiry to
him. They stopped off between trains
and telephoned a message to a tele
graph office. The man In the booth
had a long conversation before he got
off the message and when he merged
from the telephone remarked: "It's
bad enough to get a message for
Mexico across with the ordinary tele
graph clerk, but when it comes down
to dictating a message to Chihuahua
to a clerk of German parentage, be
lieve me. It iB going some."
Joseph Fels, the Philadelphia manu
facturer and single taxer, who d'ed
Sunday, was a prominent figure here
during some legislative sessions. He
came here to advocate his ideas and
appeared before committees. On a
number of occasions he had sharp tilts
with members and while he was em
phatic in his remarks everyone treated
him with the consideration that is due
to a man who is thoroughly sincere.
Snow does not keep the llarrisburg
kid away from the Harrisburg Public
Library. There were 62 youngsters at
the building to hear stories told on
Saturday morning and 343 kids took
out books, there being 234 pupils ol
the schools who went to the library
merely to read.
Mercer B. Tate, Jr., has won the
laurels for the sale of tickets for the
Academy Indoor athletic meet, turn
ing in SIOO. This comes close to being
a record for school boy activity and
when the lad was called upon for a
speech yesterday he said that he had
done nothing else except study dnd
sell tickets. Sumner Rutherford came
second with $76 of sales.
Members of the P. O. S. of A. iti
this section of the State are making
themselves heard from in the last few
weeks in the big rallies they have
been holding, especially in this sec
tion. Friday Mlddletown members
held a big meeting, Saturday there
was another large meeting in Sliip
pensburg. Sund\y the camps united in
a service here u.n<l to-night ten camps
are gathering at Lykens.
kW6UrKnown-peePL6^l
—The Kev. J. T. Stone, moderator
of the Presbyterian Church, says that
the church needs to make better
Christians out of a go r od many Presby
terians.
—Montgomery Evans, president of
the State bankers, spoke in Pittsburgh
Saturday night at one of the biggest
banquets ever held there.
—Congressman John M. Morin, of
Pittsburgh, Is one of the former cham
pion oarsmen of the country.
—Robert Potts, Williamsport's old
est resident, has just celebrated his
ninety-fifth anniversary.
—J. Milton Lltz. of Delaware county,
just appointed receiver of a large
creamery concern, was the author of
the law which provided for State
meat inspection.
—The Rev. J. A. Blair, who goes
from Chambersburg to the pulpit of
the late Dr. McCook in Philadelphia,
served under Dr. Parkhurst In New
York.
—Senator Sterling R. Catlln, of
Wilkcs-Barre, has a camp of Sons of
Veterans named after him.
THE KITCHENETTE EVIL,
In gpcalcing of marriage, Mllderd
Champagne In her new book. "Love,"
refers to the kitchenette apartment aR
a national evil. In explanation she
says "A woman rushes Into a kitchen
ette apartment to escape housework.
She gives up her home, and all that It
means to her husband and children, to
oscape housework and home duties. The
kitchenette apartment Is not an econ
omy; on the contrary. It is far more
expensive than a real home, for besides
the high rental, it means dining In
cafes, since the kitchenette does not
I permit of anything but very light
housekeeping. And from the time a
woman acquires the habit of dinln- in
cafe she loses her home spirit. There
Is no more sweetness and privacy to
I her womanhood than there is to her
dinners. She becomes something to see
1 and be seen andi always on dress pa
rade. She has nothing to do in her
1 homo and becomes rqestless and craves
excitement. She becomes that greatest
menace to herself and society—an idle
woman.
"To be moral, every human being
must have some occupation. This Is
i especially true of woman. Her work
and salvation Is the home; without It
she is a lost creature."
AN' EVENING THOUGHT
Peace of mind must come in
its own time, as the waters set
tle themselves into clearness as
\vell as quietness; yon can no
more filter your mind into purity
thnu volt can compress It. into
'•altnncßs; you must !>cci> it pure
If von would have it pure. anif
throw mi stones into it if you
would lime it quiet.-- Ftnskin.
&ARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
BRUMBAUGH MEN
BEH ACTIVE
Pushing the Candidacy of the Phil
adelphian Because of Stuart's
Silence
BULL MOOSERS TOMORROW
They Will Try to Select a Slate—
McCormick and Ryan to
Start Campaigning
Friends of Dr. Martin G. Brum
baugh, the Philadelphia school super
intendent, who Is being industriously
boomed for the Republican nomi
nation for Governor, aro planning to
start petitions in his behalf unless he
calls a halt on the use of his name.
Dr. Brumbaugh said oil a recent visit
to this city that he was too busy with
school affairs to talk politics, but his
friends have been mighty busy in his
behalf, especially since ex-Governor
Edwin S. Stuart continues his silence
and there has been nothing new heard
about Knox.
The Bull Mo users will meet here
to-morrow for another conference on
a slute for a State ticket, having been
Instructed by the recent conference to
get down to brass tacks. Whether
there will be anything doing or not,
big Bull Moosers will not say to-day.
Frionds of State Treasurer Robert K.
Young are still active In urging that
he be selected as tho candidate for
Governor with tho partisans of Lewis
putting forward big claims. English,
who has not had the political experi
ence of Young and who is not even as
well known as Lewis, is being dropped.
As for the Democrats, no one has
called names for twenty-four hours.
William H. Coleman, clerk of the
courts of Allegheny county and for
mer mayor of McKeesport, and W. S.
Kirkpatriek, of Easton,
former Attorney Gen-
Coleman and eral, are two men be-
Kirkpatrirk ing mentioned for Re
in Limelight publican nominations
for Congress-at-large.
There has been talk of
Kirkpatriek for tho district nomina
tion, but he is brought forward for tho
State nomination. John R. K. Scott is
believed to be in line for another
nomination. Mr. Kirkpatriek is well
known to many here, as he was Bea
ver's Attorney General, and Mr. Cole
man was a speaker here In the Taft
campaign. He was originally for
Roosevelt, but lined up for the party
nominee.
Democrats of the Eighth division
of the State machine will meet on
Saturday at Wilkes-Barre ostensibly
to elect a chairman of
the division to succeed
| Fritz Kirkendall who Test Willi
has had the grace to Come Soon
retire from titular on .Eighth
position after being
given a fat federal job
In the face of applications by Doc
Dougherty and thirty-six other patrio
tic reorganizers. It is expected that a
chairman thoroughly In sympathy with
boss methods will be jammed through
although some of the bosses are a lit
tle afraid 6f trouble because of the
way the Luzerne machine was taken
away from the reorganization gang
sters by the Garman fellows a short
time ago. A handsome typewritten set
of resolutions will be sent from Har
rlsburg for adoption if the cat jumps
the right way.
D. L. Kaufman of Highsplre, who
was a candidate for Congress on the
Democratic ticket In 1912 in spite of
suggestions that he get
out of the race, persist*.
Kaufman in being a candidate
to Run this year notwithstand-
Anyway frowns from bosses.
Mr. Kaufman says that
he is a Democrat and
that he has voted for Democrats, not
Jumping the traces. This Is taken to
mean that he has voted for the ticket
whether he liked the nominees or not
and that his claim to Democracy will
stand the test of four years ago. Pa
pers for Mr. Kaufman are being cir
culated, although it Is said that his
candidacy is not viewed with admira
tion or enthusiasm In the vicinity of
Third and Market streets, it is be
lieved that one of these days a candi
date who will have the blessing and
consent of the bosses will bob up. But
by that time Kaufman will have the
nomination sewed up judging from the
rate he is going.
The shutters will be thrown open at
the Democratic windmill to-night to
catch any word which may float in on
the breezes from York.
The campaign is to be
York County formally openod in the
Atmosphere citadel of Democracy
to Be Jarred which has been going
Republican consistent
ly of late and at a din
kier designed to honor Jefferson and
I Jackson jointly speeches will be made
Iby Senator Ollie James, of Kentucky,
land William H. Berry, who was de
i feated for State Treasurer last time
and who is now safely on a siding as
collector of customs in Philadelphia.
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Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
James I. Blakslee will tear himself
away from his public dutlos long
enough to mako a speech and Vance
C. McCormick will also address the
diners. Mr. Blakslee, who is no long
er secretary of the Democratic State
committee, finds that the condition
'of Pennsylvania post otlices requires
much Inspection by him.
Ryan and McCormick will start
their speechmaking to-night. Ryan
will address the unterrified in his
homo ward, where a big meeting will
bo held, and will then start a series
of speeches in Philadelphia. McCor
mick will address the faithful in York.
Later in the week he will go to Phila
delphia.
iPQUTicAbsipefciahrsi
—Wonder what would have hap
pened by this time if Harrlsburg coun
cil contained three Democrats.
—The York Democratic Association
must have a flexible set of rules re
garding endorsement of candidates be
fore primaries.
—And here is our old friend Mar
shall starting to run lor the legisla
ture again.
—The snow has interfered with tho
Moeslein-Royal boom for State com
mittee but It is the tail to a certain
gubernatorial ktto and they will not
be put. to much expense.
—Tho legislative interference plat
form will be trotted out again to-night
for an airing by the Codorus.
—The now freedom does not extend
to candidates for Democratic nomina
tions for Congress In this district.
—Papers are out and yet our anci
ent adversary, Jesse Lybarger, remains
In the Forgottery.
—-Some Democrats were conjectur
ing to-day whether tho Central Dem
ocratic Club would endorse Kaufman
for Congress or not.
—lt is understood that It Is not good
form to mention John J. Green's state
ments on the Ryan candidacy In some
circles iu Harrlsburg.
—The report that the West End
Democratic Club will sign certain gu
bernatorial nominating petitions in a
body is erroneous.
I -—Wonder If Doc Dougherty has
any congressional ambitions. He
ought to be given something after that
outburst last week.
—Palmer is reported to be backing
W. A. Carr for federal ,ludgo in Phila
delphia, but he will shortly see the
great service Jersey has done to the
nation and line up for the President's
friend from across the Delaware.
—Congressman Lee has announced
that he will be a candidate for Con
gress and people who feared him as a
compromise on the Democratic noml>
nation for Governor will sleep easier.
—Owen B. Jenkins Is being boomed
for senator by Germantown Repub
licans.
—lf Penrose had ever sat as Judga
in a post office job like Palmer did
yesterday in the Susquehanna county
matter the Democratic press would
have walled and walled at bosslsm.
—The MeCormick people seem to
have a hard time to keep their meet
ings from being taken by the Mlke
ryans.
—Congressman Ainey is expected to
vacate his senatorial boom before long.
—Pinchot will go after Dimmick in
Wayne and adjoining' counties.
—Congressman Palmer's platform is
expected to come out Saturday.
—The Antl-Penrose party name has
been taken for the York congressional
and senatorial districts and the First
York Assembly district.
SIHIXG ON THE WAY
[Frotn the Craftsman.]
In late February a change conies
over the earth In the expression of de
tails. It matters not how will the wind,
llow low the temperature, beneath the
surface of the earth growth is stirring,
say is ready to- run up the stems of the
trees, color is perceptibly returning to
the twigs and the crust of the earth is
breaking. Yet against the horizon the
uninitiated notice that the trunks and
branches of the deciduous trees are still
bare of leaf, their skeleton-like frame
works unchanged in appearance.
1 EDITORIAL COMMENT]
Wholly Unprepared
[From the Baltimore Sun.]
King Ferdinand and Queen Eleanore
and the Princess Eudoxia are coming
over this summer from Bulgaria and
here we haven't got that new rug for
the parlor nor anything.
More of Sew York's Clever Originality
[From the New York Sun.]
Nonrecognition of yesterday's earth
quakes In New York may be easily ex
plained. The shock was generally at
tributed to the reorganization of the
Democratic party.
POST HIORTEM
Nobody loves me. How do 1 know?
Didn't my ma Just tell me so.
"A girl," says she, "as bad as you
"Should be ashamed she ever grew!
•'You're bad enough for any two —
"Just run away and hide your face—
"To bo your ma is a disgrace!"
That's just exactly what she said.
Oh, dear! I wlsli that I was dead.
Taint true! That ain't no ugly wish.
Just 'cause I broke her queer old dish
That some one, years and years ago.
When pa was only just her beau,
Gave her to put in her tresseau —
(Aaint't a tresseau a old maid's box?)
I just wish I would got smallpox
And die! yea, that Is what I said.
Gee! but I wish that I was dead.
Why shouldn't I. Why just as soon-
As I was dead, then ma would groan,
And weep and cry, and say, "Oh, my!
"My little girl, once bright and spry,
"With lovely curls and sparkling oye—
"She can't be gone; she was SO GOOD
"Why, she was never, never rudo!"
Only good 'bout me'd be said—
If only, only 1 was dead.
EDNA GROFF DEIHK
I'axtang, Pa.
FEBRUARY 24,1914.
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Tom Turtle said he was going to an
Engineering 1 School to become a bridge
expert, and slie never knew before that
card games were taught at college.
'RAU.I MIT 'EM
II T Wins: Dinger
The people one meet* on the street
these days
■Are for most part a pretty good lot.
As a rule they are happy, despite wind
and snow.
And the rough weather bothers them
not.
But there's ono chap you'll meet, whom
you'd like to pick up
And slam down in a big pile of snow;
It's the gink with a grouch, who looks
Into your face
And says, "Didn't I tell you eo?"
And then there's another, who'll sure
get your goat,
In the course of your travels these
days;
He's a two-hundred-pounder, with lots
of blood heat.
That the coldest of weather won't
phase.
Tou're walking along, to the marrow
you're chilled
And your face Is a deep shade of blue,
Then he gives you a whack, and sneer-
Ingly asks,
"Is It cold enough, sir, to suit you?"
Tlifere are lots of poor fools that are
looked on with scorn.
Like the one who must make the boat
rock,
Or the chap who says, I didn't know
that the gun
Was loaded when I sprung the lock.
But I think that the parties' I've men
tioned before
Should be pushed in a big sound-proof
cell.
Where with ,loy unconflned their own
business they'd mind
And to each other their jokes could
yell.
Old Lady Well, here's a shilling
for you, my poor man.
Tramp —A' shlllln'! Lor' bless yer,
lydy, if there ever was a fallen angel,
you re it!— London Opinion.
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