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*Unions ot.Pigeons.
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Tiloscois7,.Pit.,,April . 14' - 744.rwilderit'esS •
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knOwn` as. the 800 Woods Co,yerb - s,” large
poitio'n ' of Western
,Pike county awl
north-western Monroe .county,, this state.
Ike Bennett and Clint;
.WatinN barkpo ! .,
dlers, were in the.,dePtitii . .of . .the Woods
On Friday last; .when they were suddenly
st rt!eitia3i the darkening•of-Ithe sky and
i
.a Oise like a heavy gale Of . ...,*indi At
t o same time the - trete -:aboYe'', them`. beer
gip to fill with wild pigeons. They came
f r o] the north Ward, an{ as
.far . as. tbe
own
. c ould See - in' . that' direetton the air
tr e,. black • with - the - birds. ' They Settled.
down in the trees. as.. thick . as i bees ; and
-, n incredible short space of 'tithe the'
in a . i
•woods seemed to he a Pipe.. Mass .of
pigons.. They lighted in
,the trees in
Each numbers that large 'branches; were
broken .by their weight. _ They seemed to
take no of .the men,, and I crowded
. t h e trees under which they .stood, °Cm
ring branches almost within reach of
thew. Nearly half an , hour ) elapsed be-.
f ore they all found ..resting
,places in' the
woods. - The bark peddlers : killed hun
• .dreds .M them with clubs, , and walked
fi ve tkiles . through the (woods without
I .,, le Y i irg the end of. ;.the roost. The men
Ei;v 'that with one sweep of .a. long club
th e y could knock dqzeffs , to th\e • \ground,
- erezit i ng 8 temporary panic atnong the
peieoos.l and that only. among those di
i.,
, ikrly attacked.' I . , i
',Ull
'e, lumbermen
,nd others, When told
• li ,. i Bennett;and Wa[ters of the: 'Wonderful
B ::gtits they . had seen, organized a ..night
lino: • Dozens of e men , around with
-P , les, and guns sta red for the
,woods, and .
rreaclied there after ; _ dark. . They 'Carried
:t;liolies of pine knots...2'The . pigeons ,.
alarmed by the noise of-the . guns and the
glaring of the torches, rose:: from . their
piTches, and flew blindly ...abOut.r '-'.: roe
tic, hours the poles and ' - gnnti . ,-.Matiletad
haw(' atnorig the roosting birds.' :The
roar of thousands of wings, theoraeltittg
of .branch es, flashing. of . torcnea,.awash
ing roles, and , reports of4tins .formed :o
seen , wild and terrible „ Thousands., of
iligeons were slaughtered 'hefork ihe layi-
I, ss and ruthless destroyers Were:gldtted.
Etch one brought away, lieu - many • is' he
could carry, which (w as a 'small pertion
umpired' with .th . nninber .left 'Oti• the
round to feed the foxes And *:wervis; s
On Saturday *.rning . another expe 7 .
di:ion started out for _ farther klanghter
of. the pigeoils. The birdi . had. eyideptly
Fought the roost' tor. the p u rpose of nest
ing. The woods s warmed.. with ; hunters .
On Saturday. The great flock n'ally,:rose
(n. masse, and in aishort .tithe every bii,d
had . disappeared:,,:
_Tlie .thieetion of . the
flight was westward toward the Susque
flaunt'. It was estimated that the, flock
Ails fully twelve Miles - long . , Old fohr or
five in width.
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About . four weeks..ag t t an enormous
flock of • wild •pig•ons pas
,d.over.Sulivan
c witty, N. Y.. and' 'settled lin . she. wilder , ,
ftss in the.nortllern. part of-that county,
ii'-:u• the head waters of the Beaverkill.
It is believed that this was the 'same flock
inentioneitabove. . It extended from Gil
iniiii7s, ' Sullivan county, to fl point thin
tren' miles to . the eastward i ] and Was 'isev
t.ral minutes passing ove r, flying ' very
high_..
. tr. tewart).
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The follownig is • a copy bf.the will tl
A. T. S tewart, the great Merchanti'rince
who died April 10th.I
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It is dated March .2 7, 1873, and', has
~
two codicils—one as the same date as the
will, and the other: signed on the folloW.L
log (lay. The Will' bequeaths all the
property And estate of every kind to-Mrs.
Stewart and her heirs'anti tasigns forever
butgives to Judge Henry Hilton, who is
appointed to dose up Mr. Stewart's part
betchip business and affairs, $1,000,000
1, , r h is services, and as a mark of regard:
Mrs. Stewart, Judge Hiltn, and William
LOthy are appointed e xecutors. , The
hrst codicil, directs the payment to Geo.
B. Butler of $20,000, to Meisrs. Hopkins,
C ' , yet., Denninz,i Green, and Higgins,
tlii,ooo each, and f Measre,Rice, Deßrot,-
.PI Dodge, Connor, .and 'Armstrong,.
5.000 each. • These gentlenien, ~M r.
tmart says,: "haie long and faithfully
ti e d me in _ my 'business affairs. . 'To
100 servants , $15.500 is given in 84ms i
,4 1 117ilig fniin $5,000 to $5OO. An annu
'y Of $12,000 and the nse for life Of the
ouse in East Thirty-ninth' St. in which
)il liveiare.given to Sarah and Rebecca
"'row, friends of Mr. Stewart's early
itYB. To the wife of Judge Hilton is
'len $5,000. The second codicil directe
ti Payment of slo,ooo4.ach to Charles
Clinch, Charles J. Clinch, Anna,Julia
,d Emma Clinch, and to Sarah Smith,
(e wile of J. LawrenCe Smith,' and her
n4hti;r--all kindred of Mrs. Stewart.- -
a 'letter to his wife dated March 2(4,
t 3, Viiilol ' accompabies the stip, Mrsi
tart, wrote that he depended on her
(!iirry out his charitable plans if his .
~' bhOuld not be sparied : to complete
~- 10. ' .
Judg e Henry Hilton states , to the Tri
-I,le reporter last eveningj that he had au
'ilnate knowledge of all Mr. Stewart's
ilevoient schemes,and th‘t these would
• !Idly carriedout by Mrs.lStewart and
‘"'s . :i. He; declined however to state
! , in, they were, further o' m i that the
ilkit.glioinen's Hotel on Fa ith aye
'v would be completed. The improve
'''ts at Garden City, Long Islam:4:6f
did Union Hotel at Saratoga, And the
prt mills at Glenham, New Yorl9 he
31 d, will. he finished. ' Only . a : . short _
"'' Wore M . S . death, Mr. Stewart _bad
+teased a wish to , have the Women's
' 6 .1, as he Called it, completed-es soon
onicticable. _ Reeigna of the turnitme
been made, ind the building will be
, t '
put in complete order at, an early day.—
Stewarewas in „the habit_.of; saying
filet it to the . 'svoinen of ,Tile 'York he
owed hie-fortune, and he was anxione to
provide a cheap and comfortable home
for,ithose mig!):.,,neted
. _= New York. •
New YORK, April, 1,5.--=,•-The stearrighip
. „
Heveline, bearing fife;tEiliperot and Em
press' of Brazil, entered the lower bay
about noon. The battery flied a .salute
of
.a hundred-guns in honor of the royal
party and the Brazilian corvette honored
the Emperor.by a royal . salute as did the
United States . frjgate Minnesota:` - &de
varies Fish; Robeson and Taft, Vice Ad
miral Rowan, General Sherman, the Bra
zilian Ministei! with the Brazilian Cen
tennial Commissioner and a large party
met the Emperor's steamer in the steam
er. Alert.- Custom House and ‘cityioffic
iils went down to the bay in a govern
ment cutter. and delivered the tender ,of
the hospitalitiesof the city made through
Mayor Wickham, The Marine . Band on
the Alert greeted the Emperor, with the
Brazilian national hymn, and. Secretary
Fish made a brief address of welcome.—
The Alert • was gaily -, decked' with flags
and the Brazilian Imperial ,ensign was
run to the \ maintop. Flags were 'placed
on all the public buildings, and .hotele
arelying in. honor of the Emperor's ar
rival.- •
The Emperor and. Empress landed at
Pier No. 2; East Rivr, and took a car
riage and were driven ,
to a hotel, thus
avoiding the great crowd' awaiting them
at the Twenty-fourth street landing..—
NoriTi River, where members of the cab
met and - other officials left the steamer.
Items. ,
.Prairie fires are destroying the timber
ands of western Texas.
. The first rocomotive in China has made
a trial trip of one . mila on' the tramway
near Faanghai. .
• Gen. Braaten Bragg was appointed
City Engineer. of Galveston;
but the
C - Junciimen refuse to confirm him,
Aii expedkion will- leave Stockholm at
the ,close of the summer to _ make arclv•
ecological investigatione in Central Asia.
A mannal labor school, under , the
name of the re,Tas Agricultural and Me
chanical College has been built at Bryan
at a cost-of $150,000. -
Several San Ffincisco merchants have
established a regular trade with Siberia,
irnportiog furs and seal skins and export
ing general merchandise.
The congregation of the First Baptist
Church in_Thirty-ninth street, New York
celebrated the one hundredth year of its
existence on Thursday even ing.
The thigh hone'of a British species of
lion, and several - teeth of rhinoceros,
have been• discovered in the brick efOlrth
pit at ClayfOrd over which the fiver
Thames formerly ran.
•Sinbe the establishment of the Allied-can chapel at Rome . an
,Enelidi Baptist
mission has put : Owed ground near the
ancient Basilica of Senta Prudenziane
for a new church.
The tops of the smoke stacks of , the
new steamboat Great Republic which is
the largest craft plying on the Misiissippi
River, are one hundred and thirteen feet
above the water line. .
Chicago Times—"An lowa man has
invented a new .hroom " "handle of great
durability. He has disbovered that it
is a common experience in families that
the handle wears out first." •
The King-ot Burmah has ordered the
courts and public offices to be closed for
forty days, during which time the cer
embny of boring holes in the ears of the
Princesses will be performed.
The tie* Constitution of Colorado
provides that the school, funds shall for
everremain inviolate and in tact and. that
the 'interest shall only' be- used in the
maintenance of the schools.
Tne. Boston Globe had thii: "If they
will onlylit me eta) , where I am," said
Secretary Briatow the other day to a Gov
'ernment official well known in Boston,
4 .1 shall be satisfied. I have never sought
the Presidency:"
•
A Mitinesote lady, in taking ber Morn
ing
gaplately, {nut her jaw out of joint,
and it was two days before the doctor
could get it in Place again. Iter imeband
said'he,hasn't had such a vacation since
his married life begun.
A 'playcard sign 4x45 feet, the letter
ing of whichi l k' composed of nickel pis
tols and rev ilvers. silver aid gold mount- .
Rd, placed upon a back griund of satin,
and costing about .$5;000, is to represent
the Remington! of Illiou at the Centen
nials. - " •
The Pelewate and Hudson Cauil Com
pany is to build a new bridge across the
Hudson River between Starbuck's Island
and Green Island above Troy, N. Y. It
will be . of Iron,' about five hundred feet
long; and will coit aboni $lOO,OOO.
Scene in a horse car—seats all occupied
Lady enters. Elderly gentlemel
Lady —Do'n't rise, I beg of you. \ I much
prefer you should keep your seat, sir."
`Should be,very happy to accommodate
you, madam, but I. want to get out here."
Because a \ man in' - POrtland i Oregon,
dt2erned it,netesSary for the preservation
Of his authority at home to ,flog his wife,
all the women in' the vicinity 'Wet in
council, passed reso,lutions, and then' go-,
ing to his house, whaled him: till fie-be
came insensible. .
A western journalist amines, the news
as follows "On liOnday, April .10, five
hundred -barrelt Of Cincinnati whiskey
•
_THE --DEMOCRAT
were landed on the le4-ee at Louisville.--L
On
courier Journal appeared without o.lzne
of editorial." - I •
• • • •
The nolice authorities 1f Boston dis
tributed 31,794 gallons of free soup to
45,800 poor , faMilies-during-the one kin
dred gays following the 4th of last Jan
t aiy.l ,The greatest, number of families
serVed,in onkilay ma's 630,(and the small
estainmber 238. The soup houses are
now flosed:
EG 6 §
WH4
reason
from
from
No c
repl ye
ALL OF 'DR.' .TAYIN,TE'S FAMILY
TRUNKS, UMBRELLAS, RUBBER.
GOODS, &a l &g.
CALM SIX CENTS PER YARD !
17-IpDES DE PARIS !
1 ' -
11. M P OSi
FRENCH MILLINERY,
Court .klerea,' inghainton, Y. 97; -
•
Thearg '
set and beet stock 'of Goode outside
Of Ndw - York. and at the verylowest cash prices. I
bny for cash and sell for cash. We will not be under
sold.' LADIES` OAPS AND HEAD-DRESSES, in
.0, very large variety,'
'TE COCHENS; •
'BUFF COOLIENS;
PARTRIDGE (,‘OCHENS,
PLYMOUTH ROCKS,
•
AND 110tIDANg.
i'or Hatching, - -$3 per 13.
oung Fowls for' sale after August Ist, 1876, at
file prices. No inferior! specimens shipped
Y yards.
.e,Coehens. let premium at Jersey' Fair (Berry
lams Stock.) Buff Cechenii : Berry , & Williams.
rculare, Write for.wha‘t . 11 'wanted and proinp
Will be given. Addrese. .
C. C. GILBERT,
Great Bend, Pa
1876:-6m:
R, LYONS 4,- CO
AVE RECEIVED LARGE ADDITIONS
'TO THEIR STOCK OF
PETS. OILOLOT HS . _ DRUGGET;
DI A TTIN WINDOW
SHADES,
ER HANGINGS AND ENAMEL.
CLOTHS, COTTON YARN,
COFFIN TRI4-
I • ' MINGS;
TED WARE, DRY GOODS AND
GROCERIES, PAINTS, OILS, ,
DAMASK, REPS,
• I
MEDICINES,
B. R. LYOXS & CO.
trose, January - 1, 1876.
1 , Bpril3 l3tyleor,
FRANK
LESLIE'S , PATTERNS.
R GOO'S, ETC.
F. IROZELLE.
Aprll 19, 1876.-4y.-8I
iiamton;
P J DO9gismwe
01112 i SAXTON, N. Y.,
atest Improved Coffins and Caskets on hand.
to order. Shronds, etc. sprit 19, '76.
SPECIAL NOTICE !,
The undersigned overseers of the poor t or Narfard
Township, are desirous, of apprenticing,Ao responsi
ble parties, two minor children, (boys) std four and
six years, until thty shall arrive, at the age of twenty
one years. Apply to •
I D. M. FARRAR. L
Poor Masters.
JACKSON TINGLEY, i•
Harford, March 15,1876.—.6w
A MAINISTRATOR'S
.A.A.I the estate of John Bergin, late a Middletown
town hip. Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, deed.
Letters- of Administration in the szid estate having
been ;granted to the undersigned, ell
_persons owing
said caste are requested to make immediate payment,
and all persons having claims : against : , said estate are
requestea to present them without delay.
Mattel' 29. 1871-6 w. , Administrator.
PAR ' Al FOR SALE.
Thesubscriber offers hie firm for sale, 'situate in
Fortin, Lake, containing 65 acres 50 improved. Will
keep twelve cows, iina a tea.u, 'Well. watered, Is also
a good grain farm, ilis a nice >Poring orchard. Terms
will he made eat", For bathe; particulars_ enquire or
addrefes, .04119 N RETNOLDB.__
• Lro or S. B. HOGS=
_ I
Felt 18, \
• Montrose, 1/a
I
Am' EL
iNifi t ; !11. Me
APWTI: 26,. .=1876.
EGGS
-AT
AU OTIUS klitruf
BROMISM* rel.
,SPECLE BILSIS
"I,lr .Ttir
q•-*J JJ
DRY GOOD
11 2 ' - "lvbemfgi - Int A llTSRPrst.rastonilit,: MS
• P.. S.--Thts K the - Centennial Year.
r iAl.ontroO, -Pa , 'April 12th,' 1876. • ,
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
ABEL
ALSO A
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All onr goods bave been bought within the the last few weeks, for CASH, at a very law price, thereby en
abling us to sell cheaper , than tt a other establishments in the city, 'who are carrying stock 'bought at MA
higher rates. • april 19, '76.-8m . HAGABIAN BLOCK.
This standard article is compounded with the great
est care. Its effects are as wonderful and satisfactory
as ever. It restores° gray , or faded ha.r to its youthful
color`.. It. removes all eruption e, itching and dandruff ;
and the Scalp - by its nee becomes white and clean. By
its tonic properties it restores the capillary glands to
their normal visor. preventing buldnera, aud making
the hair grow thick and strong. AA a dressing nothing
has been found so effectual, or de sirable.. Dr. A. A.
Hayes. State Aegayer or 3fassaebnbetts. Says of It :
.con-ider it the beet preparation for its intended pur
poses,"
• , Buckingham's Dye ,
•
FOR THE NiTHIS' E.ERS.
. . .
• • This elegant preparation may be relied on to change
the color of the beard from gray or 'any other undesir
able shade, to brown or b a at , discretion.*lt is easily
applied, being in one preparation. end quickly and e•-
fictually.produces a permanent color which wilineither
rub no watiti off, . ; ' •
MANIDFACTURED BY
R. P. Hall it Co., Nashua, N. H.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND pitALERS IN
' MEDICINE.
April. 5,1816.-4 m '
A YEWS SARSAPARILLA - ,
I
FOR PURIFYING TIER BLOOD.
This compound of the veg-
able alternatives, Sarsapar- I
he, Dock, Stillingla and
landrake with the lodides
f Pot , ' se um and Iron.makes
most effectual cure of series
tcomplaints which are very
'evident and afflicting. It
trifle , - the blood, purges out
ie lurking humors in the
, stem, that undermine the
!well and settle into troub-
Kir° e disordeirs. ,Eruptions
,ace on the' surface of ha
from the blood. Internal
deningems. :initiation of these same hu
mors to some internal organ, or organs,. whose action
they cierange.and whose substance they disease seddes
troy. Ayer's Sarsaparilla expels these• humors from
the blood. When they are gone, the disorders they pro
duce disappear such as utceration of the Liver, Stem.'
ach. Kidneys, Lungs, Ernptloneand Eruptive Diseases
of the Skin. St. Anthonys Fire. Rose of Erysipelas,
Pimries, Pustules, Blotches,- Boils. •Tumors, Teiter
and Salt Rheum Scald - Read Ringworm Ulcers and
Sores Rheumatism 2%euralgia Pain the Bones Side and
Head Female Weakness Stert tiny Lenchorrhcea arising
from Internal ulceration and uterine disease Dropsy
Dyspepsia end General Debility. With their departure
health ,returns.
i; PREPARED SY
Dr. .1. C. Ayer Co„ Lowell Mass.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists:
SOLD Br ALL Diwoo'ars AND. DEALERS
MEDICINE.. -
Aire 5,1816.
THE PROPRIETOR OF'
TAYLOR'S FAMILY MEDICINEfi
must be gaining \ renewed confidence In the Specitici
which he prepares. An thearticies of . Misted* Medics
wltick. he now offers tor sale,'" on the principal of NO
NO PAY. FOremost among these valuable att.;
Iles, is TAYLOR'S CELEBRATED OIL, tot Pain,
Lameneas, Wounds or Fores..in Man or Beast.
• TaylOr's _Condition Powderli for Horses, Cattle,
Hogs, Shaep and Poultry.
For renovati‘g the blood and system. of all kindi
Stock in the. Spring, nothing can' be better.
Taylor's Cough syrup for all throat or lung diseases.
Any ene trying it will be convif ced of its merits;
He alp° manufactures the celebrated Indian Vegeta
ble sticking Sal ve, which ran be obtained of any of Ma
agents
A. B. Burns. Id. A. Lyon,: and I. N. Ballard; ate
agents for Montrose. I
Any one buying any of the above. named articles and
not being twitted, can,return the empty bottle or pack
age told got their money back. • •• [march 29,'76,1
I N ISTRATOTt'S NOTICE. In
11 the est. of Jacob B. f Young., late of Anbarit
township.. LetterA uf , Administration In the said estate
having been granted to the undersigned.all persons 'ow
ing said estate are requested to make, imlttediate pity-
went, and all persopti having claims against said estate
are r ;gamed to present . ahem without delay.
R. WHITE.
Administrator.
Aptil 12,
VXECITTOIt'S NOTICE.--WHERE.-
as letters testamentary 'to the estate of Thomas
}teens°, I.te of Forest Lake tbireship, have,besu
ted to the undersigned, all persons Indebted to sa ideat
tate, are requested to make immediate payment, and
persona having dams *pleat the same aterequeste
ed to present them without deli,
CHARLEIS DIABAIIiTY,T
Wis • F. 'aoopix
April ,12, 1876.-41ir.
013' WORK . _
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A: FULL AN COMPLETE STOCK OF •
x
FANOY . GOODS,, NOTIONS
SHOES. of all
BARGAINS IN - ALL DEPARTMENTS.
ISNIUCIRLDTar 1876.
B : ENt4ETT . BG, C9.','
Jobbers of Fine Woolens,
MERCHANT TAURING
REPLETE WITH ALL THE LATEST STYLES
AND QUALITIES
Al' MI *11X11144:11Mli
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AGENTS FOR
READ & .STROUD.
BOOT. 'STORE.
F. 11. STEVENS'S
BOOKSTORE
And everything connec
ted with the trade.
will be kept on
hand; includ
. mg
DAILY PAPERS.
ntroae, - April 12, 1876.-4 w.
CORRECTION I
RUmor has it that having been elected Count 7 Tress-•
iirer , fdr the ensuing three years_ , I am to dtsccmtinne my
Insurance busines. Said RUMOR is UNTRUE, and
without foundation, and while thanking .yott for kind
ness, and appreciation of good Insurance In the past, I
ask a continuance of your patronage. promising that all
business entrusted to me shall be promptly attended to.
My Companies are all sound and reliable, as all can teo
tify who have met with losses during the past ten years
at my Agency. Read the List
North British and Mercantile, Capital, $10,000,000
Queens-of,LOndon. , " 2.000,000
Old Franklin, Philadelphia, Assets, 3,500,000
Old Continental, N. Y., :." nearly3,ooo,ooo
old Phenix of Hartford, " - 2.000,000
Old Hanover, N. Y., ' ** 1,800,000
Old Farmers. York, .1,000,000
I also represent the New . York Mutual Life Ins ranee
of over 30 years standing. and assets over $30.000.000.
Also, the Masonic .Mutual Benefit Association of Penn
sylvania.
Or Het an Aeeldentai Policy covering all accidents,
in the Hartford' Accident Ins. Co. Policies written
from one day to one year. Only 25 cents for a 83,000'
Policy. Please call or aend word, when you take a trip..
Very respectfully.
HENRY C. TYLER.
Montrose, ra.,Yan.l9.lm6.—t!
A NEW STOCK OF. - „ • '
OlS.er3r
-
Juni retched and tbr sal* 'by'
• L MUM,
111131,1 .
For sale by
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ALSO, BALL ,, HINDS OP:
At the store ot
F9r sale by
Montrose'. Aoril 21. 1075.
p ARKEVALE - MILLS
11.3111-7C103313. •
I have rented the above Mlle, and fitted' them up he
drat-elm order. 1 have = also '.stocked the mm with
WHEAT,: RYE, AND BUCKWHEAT.
• FLOUR, CORN MEAL, •
Feed, Buckwheat Bran etc., eta., which *Ra to the•
public at the ioweat prieeek WWI Made o! Mttlis~
Baldness done. • - •
WEII inamm tegiuds 0 Ike, siuniagety• luso
blend orb price pobt by all Ilium of Grata.
MUM MIMS.
roam* Jo. le. 11111004 a
BINGHAMTON,
DEPARTMENT,
WEI ligir
IS NOW OPENED,
F R.
3Ps7eish, 401riarLipes,
ALL. KINDS OF ORM
Including Western White Wheat.
I 4:1 keiit on bind
U. J. RZBll►
B.
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