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7,645 LINEN Hdkls half price. Stern's 9lI 9TH st
BEST 4o-inch black cashmere. IA 7th street
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AVOID spectacle peidlers- Consult HernpIer. :,
spoHSible establishment
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GLOVES. Mltts, Underwear Storms, so4 9TH st
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So MONTHLY. Howe's business course. 1880 7th S,
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Catarrh If rho t.,,aaor


swinging Irritation, Inflammation, all Kidney ant
Urinary complaints, cured by "Buchu-pa1ba" 81
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FOR TrE H2LTDAYs.-We are Offering downright
bargains Ia lJtEng. as Il gives rs good on orIu
MY 10 TefT q StO.k. Eis.ii.In Bros CiGthiers
and T-.!iaTS. corner 9Th ani T.
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PLEADED GUILTY AND WAS FINED
Madeline Sinclair was charged before the Po-
ice Court tfis morning. with keeping bawdy
mousse Oh 18th street. just below the avenue.
Some days asco a girl named Molly Ward re-
ported to Lieut.. Arnold that she had been
robbed OF lot of clothing in this house. and
was advised by that gentleman to swear out the
warrant In this case. Counsel for the defense
TINS morning pleaded guilty, and, without hear
in. any evidence, the court imposed fine of $50
or sixty days
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WANTED-ROOMS.

WANTED-THREE UNFINISHED ROOMS
w Tor IiSht housekeeping. Address, stating terms
anu describing rooms Il. AP, star Office. dag
WANfED-TWO OR THREE PLEASANTLY
w situated Rooms. furnished or partly furnished
LOT night h0tsekeeiing, and between and n 5th aud
Ioth streets northwest Address with terms etc Box
-. Star Office. ,iI3.3.-
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FrssELLs Ice CREAM and Charlotte Russo.
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WANTED 600 PAIRS OF SLIPPERS TC
outlines cents; spashers 10 cents: pincn- HONS
cents; Don't trust work to new beginners who
only daub your goods. PRINCE Practical Sta,nper
1909 L street. dij 3n1 >
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WANTED-HOUSES.

WANTED-A BRICK HOUSE, To COST 81 50n TO
81 oo, seven II eigh! rooms bet.cen Attn and eth
an between and steets northwest. Send postal to
1222 4th street northwest. di1- I'm
WANTED-FGR AN IMMEDIATE CUSTOMER
w small Brick Dwelling of ) TO rooms conye,
nle2t to 9TH street northwest Price over 81 500
TYLER 4 KUiHERFURD, Real Estate and insu-
rance, 1226 street northwest. di2-3tE
WANTED-TO BUY-AT ONCE, A HOUSE CON
w tanning not less than rooms between 9Th l3b
I'D and 18th streets northwest. -
CHARLES W. HANDY
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=. JAPANEsE scrolls, panels, vases, ETC., at ]. JAY
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For HEALTH use Pennsylvania coke
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-A YOUNG WIDOW WISHES POSI-
w ton as horsekeeper for wiuower of means. Adj
dress Housekeeper, !" Star Office. 1t
WANTED-BY A RESPECTABLE WHITE GIRL
w situation as cook or chamberrnaid work. Cal
Tor TWO day. at 4os 9Th street southwest. It,
"ANTED-BY COLORED GIEL, A PLACE TO
family Best of reference Apply No. Ais Franklin
street northwest between and and 4th aud 5th.
XNANTED-BY A RESPECT BILE COIORED MAN
w a situation to drive and wait table, or drive
grocery wagon Best references. Apply 440 New York
avenue northwest. 1t.
WANTED-A SITUATION IN RRUG STORE By
Star Office. dI5-3t
WANTED-W1LL FAY $50 70 ANY ONE SECUE-
w ing ME permanent place brakeman con pas
senger trans) On b. & P. R.R. Address Box 2 Star
Office. dl3-3t-
WANTED by A RESPECTABLE WIDOW,
W with little girl, Situation IS cIlsmbermaid,
ahd little glrl place y do erranls wait table
both In one family Address Box 3d. Star Office. dl3-3'
WAN SPECIFICATIONS FOR TWO CLERKS.
w members of the Grocery Clerks Beneficial As.o-
clsuon For further particulars inquire of any Of lis
h.ers or anpiy to j. W. JEWELL, pres. with Bar
pout q hamilton. d1I-Gt
WANTED-PLACES FOR COOKS CHAMBER
w maids. Nurses Housenen Drivers Walters and
Boys with references Women can be seen at
3RGe Licensed Agency, 926 streetu orthwest. G. E.
fhICE. d6-l0t'
WANTED-BY YOUNG ENGLISH WOMAN A
w SITUATION as an amanuens,s copyist clerk;
wires good hand: speaks several languages and has
nad experience IN this city Would be of great
Gnce 10 literary or scientific man. Address Box e.
Star office. for two weeks. dS2w
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FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS

VSOR SALE-A BEAUl IFUL. WELl-BRED SOk-
II rel Poney. suitable for lady child drive. Par
ties Gesirous of buying should call without de az Al
S25 Pennsylvania avenue n rth vest. dll-3ts
ISOR SALE-THE FURNITURE AND FIXTuERI
OF nrst Class Dining House. centrally located near
the principal departments; everything complete house
Iurnisntd Throughout: part all Of il for rent atis-
Office. " 49, -
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STICK TO THE TRUTH.

st. John, in his anxiety for the success of
his thirdterm boom, his solicitude for an
honor never before asked at the hands OF the
Republicans Of Kansas by any of his worthy
predecessors, is making statements in his
speeches about the country that are not war
ranted by the facts. To fortify himself with
his audience he starts out by asserting that
he is not around guessing at matters and then
launches out in the most extravagant figures
touching the growth and improved morality
OF the State under prohibition rule as CON-
pared to those of former years. He even
recklessly claims that the crops grow better.
the ground yielded more abundantly under
prohibition than license. Some of the coun-
try editors have taken the pains 10 put his
assertions down and to compare them with
the published statistics, and the result is our
Chief Executive is left in most unen,iable
predicament. Fanaticsm has often been
fruitful Of good and great results, but vain
imaginings begotten of fanaticism won't
stand long against statistics and written I is
tory. for truth
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SENATOR SLUSS.

Instead OF ceDtering on two good men rs
candidates for Congress, the Arkansas Val.
ley has concluded to divide up and trust TO
luck as 10 the outcome. Considerable feel
ing has already resulted from the rivalw be-
tween some of the candidates-notably.
Judge Peters and Henry Booth. We have
taken no interest in the matter because. in
the First place. personal campaigns are very
distasteful to us. Then, the gentleman in
whom we have felt most interested has NOT
been concerned. Several weeks since we
took occasion 10 venture the opinion that
the valley could secure two congressman.
with unity of action, and mentioned Sena-
tor sluss and Judge Peters as the strongest
men to center upon, but Il was soon evident
that such desirable state of affairs could
De brought about. As between all the cam
didates mentioned, we are now, have been,
ana expect TO he until the nominations are
made, in favor OF Hon. ii. c. Sluss. Being
personally acquainted with him for the mast
sixteen years, it is but natural that we
should feel that way. But we know him TO
De man OF sterling qualities, an able law
yer. modest and unassuming. who i'm politics
and everything else is without guile. and
who hnds it much harder TO speak word
Tor himself than to labor for the political adj
vanc"ment of those in whom he has conf
denee. lie is man of fixed views. and ex.
presses them freely. without regard to the
elect they may have in determining his flu.
ture, politically. As a legislator, both in the
House and in the Senate, he has proven him.
sell to he vigorous and ablc-without supe- |
lius In the State and no question has ever |
been raised as to his honesty and integrity. |
In the Congress o. the United States he |
would at once take rank with the old mem. |
Dsrs, and become power for Kansas. Sem
ter siuss has many admirers and friends in |
Harper county, who would be pleased 10
nave him named rs one of the men to repre-
'ent the State-at-large, and We are one of the
lumber who expect to see the lightning strike
n that direction.-.4HtAony ReDxJiicqa.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY WOOL GROWERS
MEETING.

Saturday. May G, 1892 p. IN.
Association met pursuant to adjournment
u. d. Hammond, president, in the chair.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved. A. J. Longsdorf and E. Hill
were admitted as members of the associa.
ton. The question of the storage of the
wool Of the members of the association was
discussed, and the following resolution was
offered and adopted:
Resotred, That the chair appoint a com.
mittee of three, and instruct them to make
such arrangements as are necessary for the
marketing of our wool in Wichita, and that
said committee report, at its earliest conven-
ience, TO the secretary, their arrangements |;
and that the committee so appointed be in
structed to rent the room in Mcpherson
Block, on Main street, for enc month, nj a
rental at $40 for said month. or some other
room il it can be had ON more favorable
terms.
The chair appointed ". G. Woodman, w.
II. Ransom and Julius Junkermann as COM
mittee under said resolution, and they were
instructed to give notice in the paper when
the room would be ready for the storage of
WOOL
vote of thanks was rendered Messrs.
RItan kirkwood for the use of lumber
by them for the public shearing.
proposition was submitted by G. S.
Eichholtz, secretary of the Arkansas Valley
Fair Association, to place the management
Of the sheep department, and the awarding
Of premiums at their coming fair, in tn
hands of this association. The said propo-
'ition was accepted.
On motion, the meeting adjourned, sub
ect to the call of the secretary, in case the
PRESIDENT should deem special meeting ne
'essary. B. ID. HAMMOND, Pres't.
WM. c. LITTLE Scc'y
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SENATOR PLUMB'S VIEWS.

WASHINGTON, May BIN the course Of
the discussion in the Senate this afternoon
ON the question of printing the report OF
the Secretary of War, showing how much
money was used for travelling and .imilar
purposes in the army, Senator Plumb said
the thing of ordering army officers from one
place to another that they might visit their
families and sweethearts had become an out
rage, and should be stopped. He said it was
very nice for an officer to have an order to
visit place he wanted to visit, because that
order provided for all his expenses. There
was no necessity for SO many officers here in
Washington, he thought, when the depart
ment excelled the amount allowed by Con-
gress for such expenses, and it ought to be a
subject OF congressional investigation.
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Green b. Raum, wilhelm Chicago the 9th.
er day, gave his impression of the political
situation TO reporter OF the Tribune of that
city. In his opinion, the Republicans have
very important contest before them tins
fall, and ii will require a united effort. and
all their strength TO carry the next Congress.
Il presume" said he, "that the New York
and Ohio Republicans viii settle their differ
ences according TO their own methods, and
come TO the front with good majorities. The
outlook in North Carolina is very en- ouray.
ing. a Senator j. to be elected from that
State, and the Republicans have been gain
ing ground. The Democrats had less than
5000 majority in North Carolina in 1850.
when they were united. They are now d.
sided. | think State can be carried and
Republican Senator gained to take the
place OF Senator Ransom, and gain of a
ongressman-at-large can az well be made.
We are also making a good deal OF headway
n Virginia and other southern States. /
rave recently met a number of prominent
republicans OF Louisiana, and they claimed
hat gain OF one or two Members OF Con-
'ress would be made in that State"
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STUCK.

The United States snag boat Wichita" /.
lying at the mouth of the Cimarron unable
| to get down the Arkansas. as she draws four.
| teen inchesand there is only six in the river
They have been lying there for six weeks,
but expect soon to get down in consequence
OF the usual spring rise. The captain says
surveyors will soon start down from Arkan-
sas City to determine the practieabiity of the
jetty system for making the river navigabie,
and II it can be done work will begin inside
of year. He also thinks it feasible. saying
at cost of $4,000, 600 three-foot channel
could be made thirty feet wide, taking about
five years to complete it. Kansas wants this
done, as 1t will give her cheaper rates on
wood and coal, and afford transportation d.
rect to the seaboard for her wheat, corn. etc.
After getting down, the Wichita will work
for the next year improving the river be-
tween Fort Gibson and Fort Smith.-Iadian
,fournal
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-aaI
SHOWS.

The storms north and east last Friday and
Saturday were exceedingly severe. Portions
of Illinois and Indiana suffered from high
wind storms, hail and rain. In some OF the
New England States. and in central Pennsyl-
vania and western Virginia, il showed fierce
iy. Eighty miles out of Philadelphia snow
fell several inches in depth. Considerable
damage has been done not only to the fruit
crop, but to the growing winter wheat, by
the recent frosts and chilling winds. The
secretary Of the Ohio board of agriculture
reports damage OF ten per cent to the wheat
OF southern Ohm
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ShariT's Sale

| District Court, Thirteenth Judicial District
sedgwick County. Kansas.
j. w. McClees. plaintiff.
VS..
katarina Schumacher, administratrIx of the es.
tate of John Schumacher, deceased; Katarins
Schumacher, George Schumacher and simon r
Martin, defendants.
BY virtue OF an order of sale issued out of the
district court OF the thirteenth judicial district,
sitting in aud for Sedgwiek county Kansas
wherein J. W. McClees is plaintiff and Katarins
Schumacher, administrstrix of the estate of john
Schumacher, deceased; Katarina Schumacher
George Schumacher and Simon F. Martin are de.
PENDANTS, will, on
Saturday, The I'm day Of June, A. d. Iss2,
ut 2 o clock p m, at the court house door being
at the front OF the building known as Eagle block
on Douglas Avenue, In the city of Wichita KAN
sss o1er for sale st public auction 10 the highest
bidder for cash in hand, all the right, title and
interest of the defendants Katarisa Schumacher
ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate of John Schumacher
dect ased; kafarina Schumacher George Schn-
macher and Simon 4. Martin In and to the fol
lowing described real property, situated In the
county of Sedgwick, State Of Kansas, to wit,
Lots Nos five f5l and seven IN and the south
west quarter II OF the southeast quarter n of
section twenty-eig tssl In township twenty
i've l25l south OF range two tsl west.
said real property is leried upon rs the prop
NJ the above named defendants, and will be
sold 10 satisfy said order Of sale
Sherif's Office, Wichita, Kansas, May 9th,
A D. lsS2.
HR WATT,
Sheriff, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Stanley Wall, Plaintiffs Attorneys rs
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SheriTa Sala

District Court, Sedgwick county, Kansas
The Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Com
PiDy, Of Hartford, Connecticut.
Clemenee =. Woodward, George H. Wool
ward. and :. c. Smyth & sons.
BY virtue OF an order of sale issued out of the
District Court Of Sedgwick county Kansas
wherein the Hartford Life and Annuity Insur-
ance Company, OF Hartford, Connecticut is
plaintiff. and Ciemence T. Woodward, George
H. Woodward. and \. G.. Smyth & sons are de-
fendsnts, will. on
Sturdy, The eta dag of May, A. D. Isss
ut O'Clock Z. NJ. at the eourt-house door be-
ing at the front OF the bGiiding known as Eagle
Block, ON Douglas avenue. In the city of wieh-
Ita, Kansas, offer for sale at public auction. TO
the highes b oder Tor cash in hand, all the right
title and Interest of the dc PENDANTS Ciemence r.
Wo )dwari, George IL. Woodward, and y O.
omytii X Sons, In and 10 the following described
real property. siiuaIed in the county of Ssfi4-
WICK State OF Kansas, 10 wit:
The south west quarter "a of section thirty
tO), IN township twenty-nine t29l SOUTH OF
range one ~ west, containing I6O acres more or
less according 70 he government survey thereof
said real property is levied upon rs the prop
'rty of defendants, Clemsnce f.. Woodward
George III Woodward. and u. Smyth 4 sons
md will be sold TO satisfy said order OF sale
sherin's Office, Wichita. Kansas, April 18th,
\. -. 1852.
III r. WATT.
sheriff. sedgwick county Kansas
f. Hill. PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY a.
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TIE OLD STORY OF JEFF. DAVIS.

Despite the r3ellowing influences of time,
In the face OF recorded history and the yer-
diet OF the sword. and in jeopardy OF all iii {
is valuable TO the rising generation from
political view, poor old JEFF. Davis and some
OF his conferrees now back in Congress, must
eternally attempt 10 remind the world that
the cause of the South was just, that the sous
OF the South were not whipped but only
short OF supplies. II the old dotarJ would
only stick TO within mile Of the truth il
would not be quite so exasperatng. JEFF,
who by the way If the war was to be fought
over couldn't be elected a sutler, before the
historical society at New Orleans the other
day, exhibited his usual disregard of the
truth by saying:
AS for mel speak only for myself-our
cause was SO just. so sacred, that had known
oil that has come 10 pass. had known what
was TO be inficted upon me, all that my coun- |
try was TO suffer, all that our posterity was to |
endure. would do IL over and over again. =
This sentiment was greeted with trs mendous /
applause. He then went on to eulogizc the
Confederate heroes, aud denied that Union
prisoners were treated cruelty at Anderson
vile. "We did 10 those who fell into our
power the best we could. There were phys
Teal and climatic causes for the suffering of
these prisoners. We were wanting In sup
plies and proper medicines, and the food to
which they were accustomed In closing
he said: my friends, ii Is some what difficult
for Confederate whose heart-love lies bed
ded in the grave of our cause TO speak to you
on subject which reyiyes the memories of
that period, and to speak with that forbear-
snce which the occasion requires -
II there was no history, no horrible rec
ords Of investigating committees with their
terrible statistics, there are enough living
victims Of Andersonyille % leave poor JEFF J
in the lurch. The victims Of Belle Isle. Lib
by and Anderson,ille can be found in almost ,
every northern community. George w.
the chairman Of the board OF coun.
~ commissioners of Sedgwick county, with
40 others Of his regiment, were taken pris-
oners and placed in Andersonvillc. At the :
End Of nine months Of suffering 80 terrible =
hat no words can describe, but thirty five
lived TO tell the story. -Four hundred and nj
i've hale, hearty and physically hardened q
men had been slowly but rclentlessy muir =.
Tered by JEFF Davis and his tools. This is n
,ut one instance, and of men Of one single
egiment taken at ono time. given as an ay-
rage of the damning black cruelty of a sys-
ematic effort made to destroy human liberty
D America, and Senator ingalls,, Of this State.
i'd right last week in rebukiDg Hampton, of
outb Carolina, when he attempted to culo- -;
ize the arch traitor. &"
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PRENrIS ON WICHITA.

| Noble l.. Prentis, who stopped over n hi.
Mexican trip to write up the Mennopites.
came down to Wichita to spend the Sabbath
In letter from Larned he shows that south
western Kansas is leading the State in i'm
provements aud solid growth, in busy towns
aud highly improved farms He makes the
following notes of Wichita. among the rest ::
Al Wichita, on Sunday, saw more cor
roooration of the theory here advocated.
Wichita had its turbulent period. but it
seems to me that the town grows wider and
roomler. and prettier and finer, every time |
revisit it. photograph taken few years
ago hangs in the gallery showcase. In the
Picture every house on the town site stands
up in bare distinction. ''all by ITSELF, To-
day, at the distance of mile from town.
hardly anything can be seen save few biob
roofs and the church spires above the bill
lowy green. There is one street. Lawrence
avenue, believe they call il. which seemed
10 me as fine in its way as Euclid avenue in
Cleveland. Going TO the Methodist church
with mine ancient friends. the Murdocks. I |
found that new sanctuary a trifle too gor- |
geous, If there was any fault | doubt if |
Bishop Asbury would have liked it. He
might have thought the /. III. s. in the stained
glass windows .'relic of popery." But
Bishop Asbury has been dead a long time.
anu ecclesiastical ornamentation is better
'nah 'Rowdy joe and "Red,'' subjects
once more prominent in Wichita life and
than church architecture. And.
besides. the preacher in his PRAYER gave
thanks for the creditable manner in which
he pupils of the public schoolshad acquitted
themselves at the exhibition which
eemed a sensible idea and smackiny of Kan
as withal.
Notice has often been made of the interest
AIKEN in Kansas by men and peoples of every
ariety. At Wichita learned that the slant |
yed and neutrality-suspicious. Monaghan
ad Joined the polyglot crowd who are en- '
aged in the making of Kar sas. The books | j
the Register OF Deeds for the county of y
edSwick show that two eminent celestials.
hin Ian Pin and YuDg Wing. have thou
inds of dollars loaned on real estate in the
'unty, and that they stand to quite a num-
er OF American citizens in the interesting
'iation sustained by MORTGAGE. The >
Chlnee may be 4 heather but his head is "
'herieal when it comes to putting his money IL
here il will do the most good
At Wichita found everybody talking of III
e Frisco" road as if it had always been in p
'istence. Yet my last recollection of it was
bob'tailed affair, as far as Kansas was :,
ncrrned, running from Oswego to Column u
Is and 50 east. New passengers fro.n st a.
nus pass through Fredonia, Ncodesha and 10
d 20 on 10 ichita.' m
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FAILED TO CONsUMMATE2

To the Editor Of the Eagle:
Touching the 'stwo fairs" question. W,
submit in reply to the board of managers O.
the Old Association in your last issue, the
| following:
The concluding OF the minutes of the
meeting held January 2lst, and adopting the
proposition 10 consolidate, reads thus:
On motion, the directors of both Asso.
ciatiohs are requested to carry out the pro-
visions OF the proposition this day adopted,
aud for that purpose a meeting is announced
for Saturday afternoon, January 2Sth, at 2 D..
m. On motion, adjourned.
G. S. ErcHHoLTZ, Pres't.
W. ii. Ransom, Sec'y.
Aud here are the minutes. verbatim and
complete, from the record of the next meet
ing:
January IS, 1852 y. m.
Meeting called for the two Fair Boards
convened at Esquire Junkermann's Office.
Present Of the New Fair board, Eichholtz.
Blood. Mitchell, kincad, Eggleston and RAN
son. Members of Old Fair board failed to
put in an appearance.
On motion of b. b. Eggleston committee
OF three. consisting OF EgglestoD, Mitchell
and Lawrence, was appointed, and author
lied TO arrange for a meeting Of the board, |
to join meeting OF the other board, for the |
purpose of consummating the blending of
the two societies in one. Adjourned.
c. S. EIcHHOLTZ, Pres't.
w. ii. Ransom, Secy.
After the expiration of two months, at a
meeting of the New Society, held in the City
Council rooms, March Goth, the committee
appointed as above explained. reported fail
Ire to get meeting with these of the Old
'ociety, and were discharged, as the minutes
4 that meeting show.
''Who has failed to consummatey'
WIN. III. RANSOM.