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LITITZ RECORD
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J. FRANK BUCH,
OFFICE—Ko. 9 S. Broad street, Lititz,
Lancaster County, Pa.
VOL. XXXI. LITITZ, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1908. NO. 44
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Plain Facts.
WE ARE here
just the
same, with over
thirty-two years
of experience in
knowing just
how to clothe a
man or boy from
head to foot,
without coming
before the public
trying to make them believe that we are Isaac
Levi or Solomon Benjamin, and know all about
the way the loom turns out the fabric with a
fairy tale.
Our line consists of a nice, neat line which
will appeal to any dresser.
Suits to Order. Suits Ready Made.
Hats in Soft or Stiff.
Hats in Panama from $5 to $9.
Hats in Soft Straw from 50c to $2.
Hats in the new Stiff Shape—50c to $3.
In Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Ties,
Suspenders, Half Hose, Belts
and anything that will improve the appearance
of your general make-up.
We will sell you 6 pair of Guarantee Half
Hose for $1.50. If torn by actual wear
You'll get another pair
w. HTBUCH
LEADER OF GENTS' FURNISHING
RECORD BUILDING LITITZ, PA.
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Panamas, Straws, Stiff
and Soft Hats and Caps
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
STYLES AND PRICES ALWAYS RIGHT
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WINGERT & HAAS,
(Successors to H . L . Boas)
° 144 NORTH QUEEN ST.,
EXTRAORDINARY
SALE OF SHOES AND OXFORDS.
We have bought the celebrated Regal $3.50 and $4 00 Men's Shoes and
$4.00 Ladies Shoes for Fall direct from the factory. Therefore, to make room
for an early delivery of Regals, we are s t a r t i ng our
SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARING SALE
fifteen.days earlier than the usual time. We are going to sell Keith Konqueros
Douglas, Burt & Packard Men Shoes and Red Cross $4.00 Ladies Shoes below
cost in this sale. Not one pair of " rejects " (shoes returned to the manufac-turer
on account of flaws) bought for this sale. You will find nothing but
Seasonable Footwear in it.
3 and 5 East King St., JJ T ï C i U D C V
Lancaster, Pa. V f i n O i r i t r i l C I
GREAT REDUCTION IN
S t o v e s and R a n g es
A FULL LINE OF
Clover Seeds, Garden Seeds,
Plows, Shovels, Rakes,
Wheelbarrows,
Express Wagons, Washing
Machines and Wringers.
A. R. B0MBER6ER & CO., s. Broad Street
A. H. KREIDER
Granite and Marble Works.
9 to 13 W. VINE ST., Lancaster
LEADER IN
Stale, Quality aid Wortmansiip.
LOW PRICES AND GOOD WORK.
rdera left a t t h e office of C. N. Derr will receive prompt a t t e n t i on
The Famous New
B U R CH
P L OW
Made especially for this
territory. Best general
purpose plow made. Light
draft, easy to handle.
Every plow guaranteed.
C. H. Kreider's
Hardware Store
19 Main St., Lititz
Seeds! Seeds!
Seeds!
We take pleasure in announc-ing
that we have the largest
and most varied stock of seeds
in town, including all of t he
first class grown stock, Penn-sylvania
grown, which in-sures
you a bountiful crop.
As to prices we are sure that
they are t he lowest.
We are prepared to supply the
t r u c k f a r m e r or t h e home garden-er.
A call will satisfy you better
t h a n this ad, which is too small to
explain the m e r i t s of our seeds.
MOYER'S DRUG STORE
23 E. Main 5 t r e et
oal and Lumber
Building Material
Place your order for
COAL
Reduced Prices
Easily Loaded, Well Screened
Clean Coal
W.H.Muth&Co.
Lititz, Pa.
For the Best and Purest S
-TRY-Spruce
Villa
Milk
Awarded the Silver Cup by the
Penna Dairy Union for highest
scoring market milk.
SPRUCE VILLA DAIRY
J. C. BRUBAKER - Proprietor
I Guarantee to
Cure
Rupture
By the Allen Method
In 30 to 60 Days
WITHOUT THE K N I F E OR PAIN.
You will not lose a n hour f r om your work
or business. Men, women and children
t r e a t e d with equal success. Established in
Lancaster nearly 18 years. Special atten-t
i on given to
CHRONIC DISEASES
EXPENSES REASONABLE
D. FRANK KLINE. M. D.
121^ E. King St., Lancaster
W r i t e for free booklet on R u p t u r e . Con-s
u l t a t i o n f o r r u p t u r e FREE.
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Always Fresh
Melons and Garden
Truck can be had nice
and fresh at our store.
We appreciate the fact
that no one wants to
buy such things all
wilted and dried out.
Ours is the best that
can be had.
E. C. RITCHIE
Railroad Restaurant
Ind. Phone No. 16
Fisher & Co.'s Store
East Main St., Lititz
Great Reduction
IN GROCERIES AND
ALL OTHER GOODS
AT
H. FISHER & CO.
WITHIN THE COUNTY.
The Salvation Army camp meeting
at White Oak is in progress this week.
Charles B. Good, of near Mount Joy,
picked and marketed seventy-three
bushels of cherries during the season
Lightning struck the barn of Elias
Moser of Denver, and totally destroyed
the structure with all of this year',
crops. A horse was also killed.
Harry Stebman of Manheim, who
montb ago fell from a cherry tree and
injured his spine, is recovering from the
resulting paralys-is at St. Joseph's Hos-pital.
Cbtsinut trees have been heavier
loaded with blossoms than they have
been last year. Old-time farmers used
to say that this was a "sure sign" of a
good "corn year," but what relation
chestnut blossoms have to corn we will
have to be shown.
Puff ! That is what followed after
Clement Showers of Manheim struck a
match to see how much gasoline was
in the t a u t of his motorcycle. He es-caped
with only a scare.
The J. D. Cameron farms, in East
Donegal, aggregate 1273 acres. Four-horse
loads of hay to the number of
478 were made on the various farms.
The wheat crop is also reported good.
Christian Augsturger of Voganville
lost his gold watch about two years ago
while working in a harvest field on the
farm of' Aaron Snyder, This week
while working in the same field the
watch was found. It was in a good
state of preservation and in good run-ping
order.
Missing the ford at the Pequea creek
in Paradise township, Lewis Smoker
of Intercourse and his team bad a nar-row
escape from drowning. The ani-mal,
wagon and driver were in a mix-up
in the deep water, but he gained the
bank and assisted his horse to land.
Efforts are being made to save t he
giant elm tree on West Orange street,
Lancaster, which is said to be more
than 150 years old. The elm stands in
front of the residence of George W.
Nolty and at the pavement has a girth
of eleven and one-half feet. Recently
it gave evidence of dying and Mr.
Nolty dug several holes around the
roots. A hose was turned into these
and the roots given a thorough soaking.
The big tree then began to show the
effects of the treatment.
The Historic Cloister
Buildings of Ephrata.
TEACHING THE CHILDREN TO SAVE.
The Experience of Ephrata Pupils
With the School Saving
Bank System.
Prof H. E. Gehrnan, principal of
the Ephrata public schools, tells how
the pupils have saved the pennies and
nickles and to what use the dollars
have been put. Part of the article
follows :
At a regular monthly meeting of the
Ephrata borough school board during
the term of I902-'03, the principal rec-ommended,
in his monthly report, the
introduction of the school savings
bank system, on the principle that t he
boys and girls need to be taught econ-omy
as well as industry—especially so
in this age of extravagance ; and that
the opening of opportunity to the
school children to deposit their small
earnings from week to \yeek would"
give the schools an excellentopportun-ity
to foster a spirit ot industry and
thrift in their pupils ; to counteract
the influences at work to induce the
young to squander their pennies, nick-els
and dimes lor things frequently
worse than useless because of their
injurious effect on t he human system ;
to check the candy, chewing gum and
cigarette habits, and to teach self-con-trol,
an element oi character that un-derlies
all virtues ; hence this value of
the school savings bank system, both
as a means of teaching practical econ-omy
and as an educational factor.
The sum of all the deposits, includ-ing
the interest accumulated on t he
satne, of the pupils cf ourschools since
the inception of the system, to Mon-day,
May 19, 1908, the closing week
of the last term, is $3.332.12.
Other withdrawals, as far as I could
ascertain, were made for valid reasons,
probably most of them by pupils that
left school. Some oi the pupils who
withdrew their savings from t h e bank
at t h e close of their school days trans-ferred
their accounts to the savings
department ot the same bank. Some
deposited theirs in other financial in-stitutions.
Of those that withdrew
money while still pupils of the schools.
I remember one that bought a share of
trolley stock ; two that started in t he
poultry business on a small scale ; one
that invested in pigeons from a busi-ness
point of view ; several that invest-ed
in the business in which their par-ents
are engaged where they realize a
larger rate of interest. Quite a num-ber
withdrew their deposits during t he
industrial depression and financial
distress of last w.inter to purchase
clothing and to help the family to
bridge over the season—quite a com-mendable
feature in t h e school saving
bank system. And none-of it, as far
as I know, was spent for such trifles
for which children usually squander
their money when they spend it, as i t
is earned, in small sums, one, five or
ten cents at a time.
Team Stolen at Ephrata.
Some time during last Thursday
night or Friday morning a team was
stolen from the barn on the premises
of Isaac Miller, at Ephrata. .The barn
door was forced and t he team hitched
up and driven away. There is no clue
to the thief.
Tlie "Saal" or Chapel, a t least 170 years old.
YEARS ago, before Liti.tz was
dreamed of, and when Lancas-ter
itself consisted ol only a few
shabby log cabins,there dwelt a strange
colony along the Cocalico creek, at
Ephrata. It was the settlement of t he
Seven-Day Baptists, organized by Con-rad
Beissel in 1732. it is one of t he
few denominations of its kind in
America.
Proceeding from the Ephrata depot
northwesterly along the Old Horseshoe
turnpike brings us to the Cocalico
creek. Turning to t h e left 'we trace
our way along the creek, following
well-shaded lane—romantically call-ed
"Lovers' Lane"—and then cross a
narrow toot bridge. The quaint and
famous old buildings, called the Cloi-ster,
now loom betore us. They set
on a knoll, which rises gently from
the verdant meadow along the stream.
is historic ground. West of the
cloister is the Revolutionary ^ Soldiers
Monument To the east is the old
cemetery, with its ancient limestone
wall enclosing it, now filled with hun-dreds
of nameless graves, a memory of
the famous colony that once occupied
these huge structures. The high
gable roofs and small windows give
them a strange and out-landish appear-ance.
Things are in a state of ruin
and decay now and it is only safe to
enter one of the buildings, known as
the chapel or "Saal."
There are a few families who adhere
to the faith in a modified way. On
Sundays the men can be seen working
the fields and lovefeasts are still
held as of long ago But it is the past
history that makes the place interest-ing.
One ol the buildings was designated
for the "Brethren," another of the
buildings was assigned to the "Sisters"
and the chapel connected with the lat-ter
was called "Saal." They stand
to-day relics of quaint architecture.
These buildings are made of wood, ex-cept
a small wing connected with the
chapel. The Brothers' and Sisters'
house each is divided into some fifty or
s i x ty small departments, not unlike
some ancient monastery or nunnery
of the old world, In fact, by many
these early people are designated as
The Monks and Nuns of Ephrata."
Conrad Beissel believed that there
is an error in the first day of the
week as the Lord's day, and announced
that the proper day was-the seventh.
This is what led Beissel to establish
religious order after his own views
at Ephrata. He also believed in celi-bacy
and seclusion, which was strongly
adhered to by his followers.
They were not idle people and were
highly educated in the arts. They
were skilled in music and languages.
They founded a printing office and is-sued
numerous books. Here the Con-stitution
oi the United States was
translated in seven different languages
at the request of the government.
They owned a paper mill, a grist mill,
a saw mill, a fulling mill, a woolen
mill, oil mill and tannery. Thej- also
possessed 140 acres of excellent land.
Everything about the buildings is
severely plain. And yet, there are
ornaments, quaint, pecular, original
and rare. The skill of their penman-ship
can be seen on the walls. You
are shown specimens of their books,
containing beautifully ornamented
letters. Latches and hinges, knives,
forks and spoons and even shoes were
made of wood. Specimens of their
music are also to be seen. Time is
telling and these buildings will not
brave the elements many more years.
After the battle of t h e Brandywine
(1777) two of the Cloister building
were used for hospital purposes by the
Continental Army. Two hundred of
the wounded dying, lie buried on
Zion's Hill nearby.. A tall granite
shaft erected by the State in 1902
marks the place. General Washington
visited these wounded soldiers and a
chair used by h im is preserved among
the many interesting relics of those
times.
An interesting story of the society
during the Revolutionary times fol-lows
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A person by the name of Michael Wid-man,
a staunch member of the Dunkard
Church, had conceived a spiteful feeling
against Miller (Beissel's successor in the
leadership) because he had renounced
the Dunkard faith-to join the Ephrata
brotherhood. When abusive language
failei to ruffle Miller's temper, Widinan
went so far as to spit in his face without
provoking the saintly prior. It is said
that he acted as spy to the British, an of-fense
that when he fell into the hands of
the Americans brought him under sen-tence
of death. When Peter Miller
heard that the life of the former assailant
was in jeopardy, he went to General
Washington for a remittance of the death
penalty. The general remarked that the
state of public affairs demanded the sever-est
measures against spies and traitors,
"otherwise", he added, "I should cheer-fully
release your friend.'' "Friend,'' re-plied
Miller, "he is the only enemy I
have," and thereupon related the indig-nities
he had suffered from the man for
whose life he is now pleading. So shin-ing
an instance of forgiveness made a deep
impression on Washington and the par-don
was granted. Miller with several of
his brethren arrived upon the ground
were the gallows was erected just in time
to announce the general's act of grace
and to save the wretched Widman from
on ignominious death.
One object still retains its original
freshness and beauty. South of the
decaying buildings are tw& beautiful
springs of cold, refreshing water. Here
the red man' slaked his thirst ; here
the hooded monks and nuns of Beis
sel's day supplied their wants ; and if
you visit this old historic spot you will
probably refresh yourself with a cool-ing
draught.
Long after the last trace of the Eph-rata
monastery has disappeared, the
sparkling water, no doubt, will still
bubble forth.
POSSIBLE COAL MINÉ
NEAR MILTON GROVE.
A Project of Nearly Fifty Years Ago
May Be Revived.
Along the western banks ot thè
Little Chiques creek, in Mt. Joy town-ship,
is a large gravelly hill whose
sides and top are covered with Spruce
and Pine. It is familiarly known as
Green Hill. Along the edge which
terminates abruptly at t he bank of t he
stream can be seen two deep excava-tions
which were made by a prospect-ing
party from Columbia, in the year
1852. A short time previous to t he
beginning of this operation, a German
geologist declared that the hill was a
solid mass of coal and that it would
require little labor and expense to
make it a profitable mine. Encourag-ed
by his statement a small company
was organized. With a Mr. Smedley,
of Columbia, as manager, operations
were begun. The larger of the exca-vations
was started horizontally/ten
feet wide and fifteen or sixteen feet
high, until about sixty feet from i ts
entrance, then down perpendicularly
about seventy-five feet, when it was
abandoned because the coal did not
materialize. Another excavation was
then started about one hundred feet
farther west, but the company's pros-pects
were soon again blighted and the
whole concern was abondaned.
In recent years the place has been
visited by geologists and their conjec-tures
are lhat by extending the mine
deeper into the hill coal may be found
and a productive mine opened, and it
is on the strength of this that a syndi-cate
which on several occasions very
enthusiastically discussed the matter,
has taken up the project, and, if an
option on t he land can be secured, will
make another attempt to find coal.—
Manheim Sentinel.
Useful Book.
The editor has received a copy of a
very useful little book entitled "Busi-ness
and Financial Primer". It con-tains
clear. definitions and explana-tions
of more than 150 words and
phrases used in the everyday language
of business and finance. The Primer
is issued by the Real Estate Trust Com-pany
of Pittsburgh, who offer to send a
copy free to any reader who will write
to them at Pittsburgh, Pa., and men-tion
this paper.
Our Biggest Picnic.
The Muddy Creek Sunday school
picnic, always the biggest of its class in
Lancaster county, will be held August
1. Two famous bands will be there—
the Ringgold of Reading and the
Fourth Regiment of Lancaster.
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN'S CAB.
Is Still in Good Condition and Is
Owned by a Lititz Man.
The cab in which President James
Buchanan used to ride when he resided
at his Lancaster home, is now owned
by John Long, o f ' E a s t Main' street.
It is a big, ponderous vehicle, and t he
wheels are correspondingly heavy. It
contains two seats for passengers and
a driver's seat and is supported by
heavy springs It is quite different
in style from the cabs seen at the pres-ent
time, and on the street would at-tract
immediate attention Every-thing
about it was made strong and
even now it could be used with as
little fear of a breakdown as when the
President and iriends sat in it.
The wagon was used in a parade
during the campaign in which Cleve-land
made his first run for president and
someone emptied a gun at it, leaying
marks of numerous fine shot. No per-son
was injured, but the occupants of
the vehicle have since passed away.
Mr. Long bought the cab at a sale at
Lancaster thirty-five or more years
ago He recently had a good offer for
it from a prominent Lancaster man.
OVER THE STATE.
Frog Fishing.
Quite a big catch of thirty frogs
was made at the Hammer Creek by
Julius Keller and Homer • Sturgis.
Frogs are considered by epicureans to
be more delicate and finer than Spring
chichen. They are easily caught—if
you know how. At night is t h e time
to go for them. Provide yourself with
boots and a torch. Then when you
hear one bellow like a cow go for him.
The torch must be held in front—the
light blinds them—and with the other
hand make a grab. Easy ! Large
frogs can be bought about here for
$1.75 a dozen and up.
New Machine for the Farmers.
New facilities for reducing the hard
work of the farm are being added every
day. A machine which is new to this
section is a potato digger and ia kept
in stock by J . C. Paul, the implement
dealer at this place It plows out the
potatoes, carries them up an eievator,
shakes them free of dirt and drops
them out t he back of the machine. It
is known as the "Champion" and is
made in Michigan.
Has New System for Bookkeeping.
A. new system of bookkeeping,
known as t he McCaskey account regis-ter,
is now being used atEb.v's mill.
I t is the simplest and easiest method
for keeping accounts that is known,
and besides is a great time saver. Mis-takes
are more easier found than by the
other systems. The successful business
man of to-day must use short cut
methods.
A COWARDLY ACT.
Mrs. Clarence GroU' Struck on Head
While Returning Prom the
Picnic at Jjititz.
As the trolley car from Lititz was
passing through Neflsville last Thurs-day
evening shortly after eight o'clock,
bringing home a crowd of happy pic-nickers
from the Lititz Springs; a stone
was hurled at the car, s t r i k i ng Mrs.
Clarence Groff on t he head. The wo-man
fainted and an ugly scalp wound
was discovered.
The car was stopped and the men
hastily searched the vicinity, but t he
rascal had made good his escape. Mrs.
Graff's head was bound up and she
was brought to her home at Lancas-ter
where the proper medical attend-ance
was rendered.
—Blobbs—"See that fat g i r l ; I never
saw such a waist." Slobbs—"Yes ;
there's no getting around that."
"Governor Dick," It. Gretna.
Although an ancient and historic
location, the name Mount Gretna is
modern. The highest point in this sec-tion
has been known for quite a long
period as "Governor Dick " command-ing
a grand view of 2000 square miles,
covering portions of four garden coun-ties—
Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin
and York. (Ed.—It can plainly be
seen from Kissel Hill.) Upon this ele-vation,
which is 1154 feet above tide
water, the United States geodetis sur-vey
had erected a rude "observatory"
near where a charcoal burner had
placed bis dirt and leaf-clad but. This
"observatory" was constructed of four
full-length chestnut tree trunks planted
in the grouud at such an angle as to
bring the tops of the big poles to a small-er
square than the base, and these were
securely braced by boards nailed at in-tervals
horizontally and provided with
strong steps to the top, where a substan-tial
floor furnished a basis from which
observations were taken. Since the es-tablishment
of railroad service between
Lebanon and Couewago "Governor
Dick" has been one ot the prominent
features of Mount Gretna.
Chickens Were in the Kettle.
During a night raid on J . L- Kauff-man's
hen rooat at Sporting Hi.ll, some
of his choice poultry was carried off.
On Sunday several tramps were seen
having a fire and a good time near
Snavely's mill, at the Junction. An
investigation showed that they were
preparing for a big dinner and that
chicken would form one of the main
features of the menu. Officer Kieffer
of Manheim, was notified of this fact
and accompanied by several others
visited their camp. The tramps saw
the officers coming and took to their
heels. Three of t h e flying hobos were
captured, but as nothing could be
proven against them they were dismiss-ed.
Alleging breach of promise to marry
her, Miss Margaret M. Smith began
suit at Williamsport against Joseph A.
Undergraff, asking $10,000 damages.
A defamatory letter that was sent
4000 miles, to a town in Hungary, was
the cause of an old suit brought by Mrs.
Mary Gale against Mrs. Mary Sustarsic,
both of Berwick, and heard before Jus-tice
Kitchen.
The public bathing houses on the is-land
in the Susquehanna, at Harris-burg,
are most popular. On one day
more than 650 boys took advantage of
the sport. Many citizens are contrib-uting
to the support of these bathing
houses.
Seven boys, all born in 11 years, is
the record held by Mr. and Mrs. Perci-val
]vr. Brouse of Peuns township, near
Selinsgrove, and Mr. Brouse is 30 years
old, and his wife two years younger.
Both declare their greatest ambition is
to have a large family of happy child-ren
around them.
With enough orders on the books to
furnish steady work for half a year,
Hazleton's new industry, the sheet
steel mill, will start operations on Mon-day.
The plant will start out with a
force of 70 skilled steel workers, besides
a large force of machinists, furnace
men and laborers.
The Washington (Pa.) Reporter will
celebrate its 100th anniversery on Aug-ust
15, completing its first 100 years
without ever having made a change in
its name or suspended publication.
Charles, eight-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Nies, of Ephrata, while
trying to light the powder contained
by a fire cracker, which he had emptied
on the board way, was badly burned in
the face. It is thought the youth's
eyes escaped fatal injury, but his face
will probably be scarred for some time.
A water preserve of 900 acres includ-ing
about two-thirds of Twelve-Mile
Pond, in Porter township, Potter coun-ty,
has been taken over by Harvey E.
Frakenfield, of Stroudsburg, with the
idea of forming what will be known as
the Hunter's Range Hunting and Fish-ing
Club, to be composed of nearly 100
members.
An Engine on the Pennsylvania
Railroad running light Tuesday even-ing,
was derailed at a point near Potts-ville
by striking an empty beer keg
which had in some manner got upon
the tracks. Fortunately none of the
crew was injured, but before the wreck-age
was cleared traffic over the road
was delayed two hours.
Reading is t i get an armory from t he
State, and from present plans bids will
be opened at the division encampment
at Gettysburg on July 21. The idea is
to erect a large drill hall and to build
the administration building later. The
plans were approved by the State
Armory Board this week, and work
will be started as soon as a contract can
be let. The armory will be built to ac^
commodate a battalion if necessary.
Rattlesnakes are reported unusually
numerous this year in the vicnity of
Miller farm, Venango county, where
dozens of the reptiles have annually
been killed. The children of J . H.
Wright, near Miller, found a big rattle-snake
under the floor of a summer kit-chen.
They screamed and t h e father
dragged the snake out with a pitchfork
and killed it. The youngsters raised a
loose board in t he floor and as they did
so the big rattler lay coiled within a
foot of their faces.
I n an effort to catch two balls at one
time coming from different directions
of the field, David Pierson aged 25 of
Harrisburg, was struck on the mouth
by a base ball and his lips so badly lac-erated
that it was necessary to have
them dressed at the Harrisburg Hospit-al.
A fielder threw a ball to Pierson
and as t he catcher raised his hands to
stop this ball the pitcher drove one over
the plate. Pierson tried to catch both,
but the ball thrown by the pitcher
struck him with terrible force on the v
mouth and knocked him to theground,
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