xt77m03xwq9f https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt77m03xwq9f/data/mets.xml Lexington Transient Service Bureau Kentucky Lexington Transient Service Bureau 1935-02-01 volumes, 28 cm. Call Number: HV4506.K4 A75 newsletters HV4506.K4 A75 English Kentucky Emergency Relief Administration  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection The Ark newsletters Kentucky Emergency Relief Administration Lexington Transient Bureau Homeless persons -- Kentucky -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 Homeless persons -- Kentucky -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 Migrant labor -- Kentucky -- 1929-1945 Labor camps -- Kentucky -- 1929-1945 Transients, Relief of -- Kentucky The Ark No.11, February 1, 1935 text image The Ark No.11, February 1, 1935 1935 1935-02-01 2026 true xt77m03xwq9f section xt77m03xwq9f  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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UNIVERSI {Y OF KENTUCKY

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Welt Schonemen

is published on the first and

of each month. The stencil

; and mi eogrephing is done by

wrough the courtesy of the State

, Kentucky Emergency Relief Ad—

.7rution, Louisville, hy.

Trinsient Bureau is not responsible
“he views or opinions expressed in
nepezine, or for the accuracy of

iny of the statements made here in.

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;e on the activities of
_ Directors end
the 7 7 others Fik“ ”n t rr:“ t . *“ the problems of
the ,*e>“i it in windy 1'“? r: c"~ :9” owhere. We have
been guilty of all three p '* '

 

We have come '"7 ,3 .z-f 1 ”fl.“ WFQt th‘ majority of
the transients f‘“ i“ 11.. 1.fh tip; < ¢:'5ent activities, not
only in other :1 ,Li u .gfi‘ “i' a.* at national affairs
effect then. . m. 7. a“ x bureau, Tith only or average of
200 men or so . s it any "u Any‘hinq happening
here is inn-lfl1’4 r known ”a all. Unlcs I has some bearing on
the transient g u '5 a whole it isuse, ' 0 report such
happenings.

’Ve have no illusions .s to our plies in the scheme of things
and we trust you have none - but tris magazine goes to Yashington
one 'nto every State in the Union she its pages ere open for your
views 11d opinions. Those capable of expressing them should not
remain silent, especially in these times of change and uncorte'nty.

To ni \ a ' ‘ .T and Center who are intelligent and
educated; _ CXPTQQDLKL the opinions of the men with whom

they come 1. , . ‘ t'witrin the bureau. £e want these men to write

for the A3? — th mexazine is not truly 'epresentctive of the

opini:ns , transicn** without them. This is important in View

of the coming Iangos in ‘He Governmert's policy toxerdsztheihurpiusr_i

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J'Whencvor I look up into a *rc~
marvel 1s I "think, at i‘rhsq l s
A million eaves or more - _r
& thousand boughs
The trunk, the ’46! J A
And then mine eyes turn inward @or e Vieaf}/ '1f5
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I see a countless arms within “he grgui"'“"
y hands and finfe ° strcs and ,.im
A million fingers searchixg after foo
d it too, though it is rmw and crud
Lo, rext 1 see the sap, a ' ‘7 obTC~
Flew upward, yes, 'tis not a foolish drogfr”
Flow upward into branches and to leaveS*§/ _
Es h brar h conveys in turn what it receives.

    

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if Arong those branches, loaves, howevefiégg
r the ground, the mi , ‘ , '.
ion leaves of one fr, u tree are fed e7rr
no leaf or limb is poor, naked; or/iif
1 see the lowvos, the branches, roots, thfl
A union that oxeclls human donuormcy. '1

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I see within that qovornmert no leisure class,

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011, st“ ‘1" immoral MM, 0 to Lie Iree —
End 131 I t’: rwlos o. ljie’s grslt unity

There‘s plefity in this world aid much to spare,
You’ll find tle proof of fibut most everywhere;
t jetler what's already here,
That fact of life to all should be quite clear;
laxe Whit you want, then use and pass it on,
Tne more you five, the more God smiles upon.

, lisn man, observe the mafiural low,
and loose the‘ wealth held '1 your crave: claw;
sevewer n this earth desires to live,
rust come to this great fact, we first mist five;
Ch boa tful men with your intellirorce,
mrb insti ct nith your sense.

  

      
 
  
 
  
  
 
  
  
 
  
 
  
  
 
         
   
  
 
 
   
  
   
   
  
  
 
    
  
 
  
  
  
  
   
 

 

 
   
           

  

 

 

 

The ahove picture will give a good idea of how the editor will

look one of these days — or maybe 't‘s Barnacle Bill: There‘s few

 

 

personalit’o in this issue of the Log Book section. Instead, we're
printinr items Cl interest io transients, all gathered from the four

quarters of the earth. we need an associate editor at camp - we are

 

only ello“ d to spend one day a week at camp nov5 and only half of
each day to think up things to put in the ARK. The balance of the
time we h;TG to sgend in office typine, filing, or what have you.

So rally round you Bohemians — lend a hand.

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Out in firizyna, where clotainr is
> as blenkets, they've p
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the veirer, son:
a couple of c

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Governmtnt
buyer too.

O wes sentenced recently to
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Pillows have been furnished for boflithe Camp

:se months, and we wonder if the party who ?irst
thought up she idea transients don't nted pillows like other people has
passed on. Iaybo the wish —

   

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lane to transfer 4 million unemployables Vrom
iof, in kc oinfi with the recommendations of the
To To of many cities. With the exception of war
vehies must become clarges noon the States and
‘2s Nearly all authorit'es are agreed that a

program is best For recovery.

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Over in Oregon - Bainbridee Island to be exact — the residents
threatened to use shot guns if 200 transients Were sen there by the ‘
relief adminis tration. iut Forest Grove, same neck of the woods, made
a special request for a transient carp — they want the men to do road

work. That's e2hirtd all this? Yaybe no roads on the island.

**********$***********

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_ _‘-x, in the transient bureaus, the regular "line“ men who
were re ipie nts of one dollar per week were cut to a half dollar, and
the men who received three de‘lars were cut to a dollar and a half.
Those the received two dollars, to one. Some of the men were cut one
third, and cthers were not cut at all. Feminds us of the Sultm

who called a conference of his ounuehsand told them that on acco r.t
of the depression they would all have to take another cut. Skip i;L

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All transient relief has been Mi m. nued at Tallahasse, Fla.,
Prior to Tedersl Volief for clinsients the, the Court House and

other public 1uildinj.s, including the par:~ JF*;}~****3{\* >1<*

of thut linteriri nting stuf‘. They are doing it at Fort
in the bu eau, o:3 an aide to i1entitieation and possible
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of ogn,eo criminais. Lt u.il so h set so 1het wentou
‘ ‘rrqupn+ the bereaus ozvmmre if this keeps us. The“,7

erfvl chance the Why this F1nrorerirting keeps pooping
t :oet’ins. See“s es ineuch thoV'll sileV have to so
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Plenty of activity around the bureau these days. The Center is
ov rcr o"ied, the recre/ etion room and also the dining room being used
for leenlnr qn a Jers most every nirht. They are coming and going from

early morni.nc up to midniyht. May e t's the unusually warm westher,
or men going back to their home izates in View of the promised
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The foo“ eni cookinr is up to the usual standarc and only

the usnal complain have been registered, such as: ”I don‘t like
3‘31 11* x. .
th1s or, There'sJG too much of that" — but flick and his gang carry
on.
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enorrapher, and it. Sounders '~ oi.€ the nork formerly
Terryman. Oderm man is or night intake work No other
is well? Mr. Brown, State auditor, has been checking
on} "e“t
7'er 1‘ ,rorrcosing as fatt as tossihle on the new Center
ever at 3rd and “31" r Awe. m‘11s 1 a ne” three story brick building

_ er yards, and vacant
i lot is only four bloclcs away, ~ best :er'
s not a: bleak lookiny oat ion might sugges st.

   

finch work has to be done. heating system overhauled, carpenter
wor;, electrical work, p‘u binm ,peintiig, and general changes all

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round. Sh) entire top floor will be fitted with do:ble doc k bunks
suPIicient to take care of at least EEC men. The cond floor will
be fitted “or offices and accommodations for the ":oy" men, and the
lower floor will 1

contain the dininfi room, kitchen, hospital, intake,
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The basenent will be fixed to he ndle the intake routine; such

as shoverl, s erilizing, and so forth. Lockers will be provided For
clothinfi we understand. Vith shower an. toilets on each floor, and
a plsce to wa h clothi.g, we shall be fi ed to keep clean. These last
conveniences were rather sketchy at the old place, For the number of

 

About th rty men from the buree.u are working on the new Center;
some of‘them were brourht in from camp. do he ve plenty 01 skilled we orkers
to d' the wort required, and the buildin: should be ready for occupanc cy

about the giddle of February. Then the entire oureau activities wil_l 3e

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under one roof, and the ”udlay Soho l of”i ces and the Limestone otxeet

quarters will be discontinued.

The colored men’s Quarters are locaowd on UPDOT SL-, the Salvation
Army is an the other side of t wn. New giarters will be found for the
crlorod clients and the married peep] , we unde rstani- The new Center
will be rore convenient then the old, es far as accommodations are
concerned, and will do nuch LO rrlie*e the com?0 SLL~n now GXi541wT°

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Center. He , a ’ ri_ght guy"n One of those kind who can boss a job 1nd

spill Win a “O“Iifility contest wdth plenty vote . Drivers, who can

shout orders :nd tell ’em to like it or ”check out" are plenLiful as

fleas on a :ineer s hound dog, but good bosses are rare as wood COO’S-

ehlGWS : hereonLer foreman who lay: ort the we: k while we lay alonfu
1de of :

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YTiS JV? H' : To never see much of her since she burrowed into the
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T‘ecerthr WenL on a reouoing ”iet of hot does and boom
our style exrerL, and has the last, or is it the ?irst-
transierm should Wear whis season. “ishes out oriers

, handled underwear with perfect aoendon. Has been

3 give out sheeps kin lired owe rooaes on occasion. Stand in line
every nonflcy ind cry your luck fell OWSL She alWays says whixt she means
and we always knoW just wha she reans. That's why we lil {e her.

  

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ice gas oowple ted. Lhen he scalts in to think you can smell
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never Poi a chance to read Lhe comic session, Jeavy” sow it first.
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L39 o uth is, there has been an unorganized bonus march on
Washington for several months. An official authority estimates
that veterans have been drifting in here at a rate of 150 to 200
a month for the past year. Recently the influx began to expand.
The apparent reason was that an unimportant left wing veteran's group
issued a call for a march January 24th.

The Government has said nothing about the matter and will say
nothing, but the problem of handling these people has worried every—
one. The transient relief agencies were overflowing and the C.C.C.
rolls were filled.

Finally the Hopkins outfit (F.E.R.A.) hit on a solution by
setting up new work camps on the Florida keys, about fifty miles
south of Key Rest, and at two points in South Carolina, King Tree
an horth Charleston. It may be denied, but there are good reasons
for believing 1,051 veterans have been shipped from here to these
three camps in five recent consignments. The next train load of
about 550 is supposed to leave in January.

host of the incoming ex—service men jumped at the chance to
go. They have agreed to stay at these camps for three months, are
given thirty dollars a month and board and lodging, which is some-
thing of a bonus in itself.

The reason the Government has been so quiet about it is that it
does not want all the veterans in the country tumbling down on Wash-
ington. There is not much money left to continue Hr. Hopkins scooter
slide system of disposing of the bonus army as it arrives.

But neither is there much reason to carry on the ingenious
programme any longer. Most of those who might comm January 24th and
frighten Congress have already cone and gone. Today they are out on
the Atlantic ocean, building a causeway, sprucing up the forests
around King Tree, or working in the Navy Yard at Charleston, far,
far, away. They cannot come back until the bonus issue is voted on /_
and disposed of. //

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Looking for news, we tackled our new Director, Mr. Herd Byrd. He's
one of those quiet chaps who has ideas. A training in law and business
administration has given him_a poise beyond his years - he's thirty, but
looks older. A few grey hairs and glasses made a difference!

"Sit down," he invited cordially, in response to our question.
"Regarding any changes contemplated, of course nothing can be done until
we get into the new Center. we are very much over-crowded at Limestone St.,
- the rolls show a registration of over a hundred and forty men - but in
the new place at 3rd and Walton we shall have plenty of room and more
conveniences."

"There'll be a canteen for one thing," he continued. "It will be
located under the balcony in the recreation room and commodities will be
sold at the lowest possible cost. All profits will go to the recreation fund
after the initial cost of the canteen has been retired. On the balcony we're
planning to start a library with a number of good books and current maga-
zines. In addition, there'll be an extensive program started in games and
athletics, with prizes in cash and tobacco from.a special fund."

"Lt. Saunders will have charge of the recreational program as part
of his duties. He has some ideas regarding the formation of a band if it's
possible to secure the instruments - and the players. Contests in Ping Pong
games‘Will be instituted, as well as a fight program. Contests will be
arranged with the Camp, and as soon as possible a basket-ball and balléteam
“all be started, and competitive games played with the men out at Camp.
Concerts will be held at suitable intervals also, with talent from.both
the Center and the Camp taking part."

"we expect to develop a community feeling between the men that should
do much to enliven the tedium.of living in a transient bureau or camp. Some
of the men have the feeling they are living on charity," the Director went
on, "which is a mistaken idea. The men are working for all they receive and
earn all they get. Of course, it's not an ideal Situation, but it's the best
that can be done at present. I'd like to have the men form.a representative
committee, and meet once a week with me to discuss problems within the
bureau as they develop. I don't mean a complaint committee exactly, but rather
one to discuss things for the best interests of the men as whole."

"I want the men to feel they are an important part of this program.
This new program.is being developed for their well being and I want them
to take full advantage of it. we don't know what the future holds for us, /f?
but we can face it cheerfully if conditions in the present are as good as
can be made. I shall appreciate the co-operation of the men in making the'
Camp and Bureau congenial places to live until we can all do better."

    
   
 

So that's the program, fellows. Looks like good news to us, and it
certainly ShOWS the new Director is working for us to make things more
livable. He's got liberal ideas and our welfare at heart. Let's get
behind this recreational program to the limit. Let's/getxbusy on that

committee idea too. Let's do our part and we'll ( .,.‘\ /A:? r.
all benefit. Let's {‘0’ a. 11. a «.4359?
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discovery of a new element - Her R. Here 'tis:

Element: ’Noman.

Element Lumber: 23

Symbol: Io.
Tember of Human Family.

Occurrence: Can be found wherever man exists, Seldom occurs
in free or ratural state. duality depends on the state in
which it is found. Combined states preferred.

‘cel lrcperties: All colors and sizes. Always appears
muised form. Surface of face seldom unprotected by coating
Irt or film.of powder (composition immaterial). Boils at
J1Ing and may freeze at an point or moment. However, it melts

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Chemical Properties: Extremely active. Possesses a great affinity
for gold, silver, platinum, nd all kinds of precious stones.
Violent reactions when let alone by man. Possesscs the ability

to absorb all kinds of expensive feeds at any time. Undissolved
by liquids, but activity is greatly increased when saturated with
spirit solution. Sometimes yields to pressure. Turns green when
placed beside a be ter appearing specim n. Ages very rapidly.
Fresh varieties have a great magnetic attraction.

Kote: Highly explosive and likely to be dangerous in inexperi-
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Barnacle came in the other day, full of a new set of rumors.

 

He wanted to know if we had any ideas on this proposition of doing
away with the transient bureaus.

"What‘s the latest news?” we asked.

”it seems the bureaus will be turned over to "State Homeless’
cases, according to the papers," sa:d till, "and everybody who
cannot establish his legal residence will be turned into the street.
Lots of us have lost our legal residence status, and will have no
place to go and no chance to set a rovernment job on one of the new

work projects, if this is so.”

W"el1 ' we answered, ”it's our gu3s s thirty per cent of the
nxxreau inmates hero rnll be able to prom re a legal residence right in
this or nearby States if it comes to a Show down, thus entitling eh m
to tle benefits of’ State work and relief projects. They'll soon maL:
themselves known if it‘s to their advantate."

  

"But what about the rest of us?" asked Eill.

"Abou: twenty percent of the total i ”ates of the bureau and
came consist of ”airedales", nrrolen or ex—gonvicts , chroni boy
wanderer , hobos and misfits the rould ha'e a hell 0} a time get inc
a job under any conditions. The social workers will have to set busy
on their problems. Some 0? them will be classified as "State Homeless”
and many should he in some institution."

”So a out pif’tv crcent of the total inmates here are employable,
but Without a lera l residence," said til . ”no you think the Government
will ditch all 'hese men at tlis date, after spending millions on
camps and shelters? True enough, they lavon't any votes, but—”

”The camps and shelters can stil1 he used for the "State Homeless”
cases,” \e interrupted, "and if the Government should close down these
bureaus to all but State cases, these without a legal residence will
be forced to accept "Mission” charity, beg on the streets, or take the
law into their own hands, to survive. But judging from what the President
had done So far, I believe the problem will not be given up so easily
as all that. anbe the transients will be sent to national camps,
there’ 5 one at Fort Eustis, Va., you know. They could work at making
things for relief agencies and their n support. After all, there's
only about a quarter million transients on 'he rolls.”

"With millions of State cases to be taken care of, re think the
transient's chance of getti.ng on a covernment work project is s1_iqht.
Most mployable transients will work {heir own way back into indus :ry
when things pick up - until then they'll take what is oftered, and
like it: In the meantime, vateh your step, ::cn‘t jump off t1e deed end,
and things will work out alright."

"O.E.” said Fill as he left. He still does n't know vtat it‘s all

about — and neither do w i

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war/47,12 e

There must be tasks somewhere for men to 40,
And coins to buy lamp glow, and roofs and fire,
A Carpenter in Nazareth long ago

Said laborers were worthy of their hire.

Life still is good - not all the work is done,
Fields wait untilled, tall trees near the sky
Hold dreams of houses close against the earth,
There must be visions or the people die.

Priie goes when men are weary of the search,

So easily a tried heart breaks in two,

We bring no prayers for conquest or for wealth,
Dear God, please give each one some work to do.

-Contributed.

Why build those cities glorious We are blind until we see
1? man unbuilded goes? That in the human plan,
In vain we build the work unless Nothing is worth the making

The builder

also grows. If it does not make the man.

-Edwin Markham.

And that inverted bowl we call the sky,

Whereunder c

Lift not thy hands to it for help

For it rolls

The noble Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men,

He marched them up a very high hill
And he marched them down again.

And when they were up they were up,
And when they were down they were down,
And when they were half way up the hill

They were he

-Song of the Transient men.

Lives there a man with soul so dead,
He never to himself hath said

This my own,

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More Item: Great Britian has permanently assumed the full care
and maintenance of every able bodied wage earner in the country who
is normally earning less than o25 a week. The wage earners are guar-
anteed Government assistazice for an indefinite period 55hen they are
out o1 a job — in cash, with no poor law stigma attached.

Tlle only restrictions are they must be between 16 and 65 years,
make real efi orts to :ind work, and must normally earn less than $25
a week. About 17 million wage earners are affected by this ruling,
no- they're not ALL out of” rork,th1t's the number in Great Britian
earning less than i 25 a week. "ith their families, they represent
34 million persons out of a population of 45 million. The other 11
million mu;t oe living on more than $25 a week it seems. The news item
did not st ate the amount of cash to be paid.

Gre.t Brit}, an mus t have decided the depression is here to stay,
and rather than ha ve .starvirg men revolt, has decided to keep them alive;
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at that, the i3ea is possibly betzer than on sing them in camps, doing
useless nork, separating men from their families, hiding them out of

the may in isolated spots, and buying all supplies and clothing under

low bid contracts, thus taking these men entirely out of the labor market.
It’s just a matter of opinion.

Up to n a, both this country and Great Britian have merely
attempted to keep their workers alive and have used different methods
in doing so. Both countries have failed dismally in putting people
back to prod11ctive and profitable Work, and apparently Great Britian
has given up the atterpt to do anything more.

But Uncle Sam, always a trail blazer, has decided this business
of relief is all boloney, and has decided to break new ground. Huge
public work projects will be started all over *he couniry; the Sta as
will be loaned money to put peogle to work; and a gigantic effort will
be made to pull this country out of the depression. in effect Uncle Sam
has said; "Seeing as how private industry can’t or won't employ you men,
by gosh, I'll rot you to work and pay decent wages for it.” we think
Uncle Sam's Ila an is the only solution for our troubles.

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It has been said n war would bring prosperity," me anin mg the
see nding of money in huge sums. If the rovernment can seen nd money up
n the billions for we , then the Government can spend billions "witliout
go ing to var. we are not Bolshevik, or [om :nun: st or any otlwe "ism ,
at ye lived in Rue sia before the refl*olltion, a -1d also in Spain, and
f the time in Qermany and Italy — and if anyone had told as those
entries would blow up and completel" change their form 0? government
u 1

lo have said ”Ehts". But it happenedl

  

We think the cash payment idea of Great Britian is ahead of the
dea of o‘tt‘n_ men to work at yic cling up lea res for snhsistenee =nly,
at both methols are only a nigger rdly attem“t to solve a problem which
i;# htful y elonrs in the re alr‘; of States~ans hip. The Lnk God,1or the
cod of the inited States, that we have teat Statesman in the form of
erica and the World;

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those little girls?"

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clothes on."

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better by ourselves."

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