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bled out, and y OF THE MISSES.
strayed on to halt again before the Rag
Doll targets. Here they listened with
the same wonder and delight to the
mans persuasive;
Come, try your luck at knockin' down
the babies, Every time yer knock
down a baby yer get a ssegay, two ba-
bies two seegars, an three babies fire
scegars."
Pas face soon wears a broad grin.
lie settles his "libery bell" hat o
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

her brood ready for an early start to
the main street of Llbertyville to see
the wonderful doin's."
AS o o as she got one little Smith
polished and done she sat the clean one
down hard in a chair to emphasize her
Instructions Ma soon had her four
girls dressed in their best lawn
"frocks," a wealth of long-drawn-out.
stit~fiy-starched ''panties" rustling
around their ankles, red, white and
blue sashes and their Sunday hats"
There they sat, each holding a penny
flag stif1y in her hand, and four pairs of
pantaletted legs stretched out rigidly
in front of them.
They looked stiff and shining proofs
I the efficacy of mingled soap, starch
and patriotism.
Next ma tackled her four boys.
Thomas Jefferson Smith, the Oldest
boyS seemed to have been made es-
pecially to satisfy the longings of his
mothers patriotic soul.
His hair was fercely red. When he
was done up in a white spencer and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

And then what tollity thsre'd be
From New Years till December.
But should these birthdays be forgot
Our country's still we'd honor;
We're children OF one mother dear
The country loyal hearts revere
MAY blessings rest upon her!
For this each year we usher IN
Win bell and cannon's voicins
Inc day that gave our country birth.
we dedicate the hours to mirth
And fill them with rejoicing.
1he flag we love ~unfurls its stars
From ocean unto ocean.
And patriotic sons attest
Vhro' north and south, thro' cas-. .,a ras,
A peoples deep devotion.
Give three times three, oh, boys and girls
Give cheers that end IN laughter;
BE glad and gay-weIl make the dav
30 origh' and glorious all shall say
None better can come otter.
Anna NJ. Pratt in Golden DAYS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

With an important Swagger' he told
them he'd ''show EN- how SLICK a pm
wheel went
He fastened one to a post OF the
porch, and lit it. 1t began to Ohiri and
sizz. The children capered.
Just then some sparks iioated down
among the patriotic bundles ON the
porch floor.
"Whizl Crash! bangl' The Roman
candles and the small Smiths shot IN
every direction. The rockets whizzed
through the air, or plowed the distant
end of the vegetable garden. The PIN
wheels whirled, the ''nigger chasers"
chased, and the big crackers banged,
The children screamed. Towser howled
and fled.
Pa fell down the woodshed steps in
his haste to see what allied the burned
things"
Ma rushed to the pump for water.
No pail.
She tore into the house. In her blind
haste and fright she grabbed up pas
elderly bell" hat, filled it with water
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

know"-this latter phrase with the
most correct English drawl possible.
saw, youdawn't," mimicked Stephen
Wood, slyly inserting a lighted fire.
cracker into the coat pocket of the
dude. 'Mebbe it amt good form,
neither, to yell and iump"-as Edwin
did both from the explosion Of the
cracker.
"Hey, there" demonstrated Uncle
Life Petit, who stood IN no little awe
of this city-bred son of his rich brother,
that's no way to treat a visitor, it
amt! I'm ashamed on YEP
Edwin colored.
"Never mind me, uncle" he replied,
loftily. They behave according to
their lights. You know the old saving
about a silk purse and a-a-pig's ear.
came down here prepared for country
rudeness."
"Humph!' said Uncle Lie, nettled in
his turn, you come prepared, did We?
What sort of weppins did you bring?'
"a coat of mail. mebbe," drawled
Steve, who had resented the visitors
superciliousness from the first.
"Or a coat Of superiority" supple
mented Dannie, a nephew of Uncle
Lies on his wife's side.
Edwin flushed angrily, as he NUT
tered something about refinement and
good breeding.
ut amt meant for rudeness, Edwin"
said Uncle Lie, in a conciliatory wav
"Ihey be country lads full of good,
healthy blood and high spirits, and they
naturally don't take to skim milk or
any artificial sort o. breedin'. You lest
fall into their ways while you're down
here, and I'll warrant you'll 90 back to
town with more rale grit into yer than
half adozen lads of yer size and build"
Thank you" retorted Edwin, dryly,
busting his patent-leather pumps with
a fine cambria handkerchief. ~ find
it altogether too easy to acquire grit in
the country. My silk stockings bear
testimony to that fact already"
"Humph!' was the only reply which
g%ood-natured Uncle Lie could find to
this speech, as he turned away. re-
solved not to interfere again between
such a Miss Nancy and the r~aillery
which he SO richly deserved.
There's goin' to be a parade I'D to
Broomville," announced Dannie on the
morning Of the Fourth. "and a lot of
us boys have made up our minds to
Join it."
"Ya-as," said Uncle Lie, pleased at
the notion; 81 belonged to the militia
when | was a young Teller, myself. Ef
1t hadn' a been fer the squirt into nv
eyes I'd "a fit in the war of the rebel
lion. would, fer a fac"
Dannie coughed, inasmuch as it was
a standing joke among the neighbors
that Uncle Lie Pettitt's eyes were so
constructed that he could turn
them into their respective corners at
Will, and he had willed during the
period Of the war, and especially dur.
ing the time of drafts that thew
should at intervals retreat to those cor.
ners in a most alarming manner. The
examining surgeon could not but re.
luctantly pronounce him unfit for mill.
lary duty, and even to this day, though =;
ne mad most astonishingly outgrown
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

the ell OF
W hich foated
gayly q red,
white and blue
ribbon, tied by
his W Celin-
dy's patriotic
hands. On his
h e a d was an
a n G e { bell
GRO e d silk
hat.
The e g h t
s m all Smiths,
gazed up at their
sire with admir-
ing awe.
That hat was
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
Ballng Presses for Hay, Straw, Etc,

No investment will pay farmers better
than the purchase of a good Baling Press;
q poor one will be money thrown away.
The Whitman Agricultural Co. manufacture
q full line of presses that have no equal, and
are warranted superior in every respect to
any in use. They are also headquarters for
Cider Mills and other Farm Machinery.
Send for free illustrated catalogues, circu.
lars and prices Of machine wanted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
THANKS, AWE,LYI

great declaration, I am glad
Our fathers kept you In their trnrs
Until July. 'Twould have been sa3
Had April showers wet our pnnt
Had May.time blossoms on the ,,sss
Or roses sweet that June reveals
Been burned by matches aud fusess
Or scorehed by fiery spinning w
Had August's heat septemh
oetooer's crisp Novemp Ao'Se'
Or dear Defenders pisst
Been ruined or Srand thav
Had JanuarySendence cast;
Or Febr-d March, so piercing raw,
nnNSthe chance TO wreak their woe.
a eggs OF discomfort thus hatch,
IS bringing up their fearsome blow,
~Extinguishing both torch and match.
Right well ye chose, ye signers great,
From east and west from south and
north.
Had We preferred some other date,
We'd ne'er lave had our July Fourth
-Harper's Bazaar.
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Much curled as to his hair and yiot
lently red as to his face he was prompt
ly sat on a chair.
Then ma surveyed with a satisfied ? )
her long, patriotic sentence of Smiths;
from her oldest "Marthy" Washington,
who began the sentence, to Grover
Cleveland for a round, fat period at
the end.
She told the girls they might wave
their flags if they would set still a
spell longer an keep clean"
Ma then decorated the spencer waists
OF her sons with small samples of the
stars and stripes.
Next she moved briskly along the
line, dexterously using the family
observation-disclosures on each small
Smith in turn, whether there seemed
to be q pressing need for it or not.
They were now pronounced ready.
stepping to the front porch ma called
pa to come in and keep an eye on
EN-"
Then she hurried away to don her
best "sprigged muslin" her black silk
"mantilly' and her "Neepolltown
straw bunnit" that had been fearfully
and wonderfully adorned for the occa-
sion with red and white roses, and, as
ma said, a few ''choice sprigs of blue
forgit-me-nots."
Ma had insisted on the three colors
in spite of the village milliner's profess
tations. as they seemed $50 fttin' to
her feelins' and the day."
Soon after mas exit the doorway
was frightened by the respondent fig
ure of the small Smiths sire.
He wore plaid breeches and white
vest and long tailed linen coat, from
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

anu buSllCo Wv
contents on the
last of the shoot
ing candles,
Soon it was
ended. They all
huddled around
the ruins.
Pa looked at
his bent and
d~ampened h a t
and said re-
proachfully:
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cover. Great bundles of Roman
candles, rockets, pinwh cells, ''nigger
chasers," and big crackers were laid
out on the porch floor before the awe
struck group.
Don't tech en- said pa and ma as
they started for the woodhouse to 'rig
up" something to ''shoot EN- off on"
No sooner were pa and ma out of
sight, than Thomas Jefferson tried a
''nigger chaser" This made the group
of small Smiths laugh and scatter, only
to rally around Thomas ]. with re-
nswed interest
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

e breeches
Thomas j. was n
patriotic study.
Seven of the
S m it h S were
done ready for
''celebratin'."
7 h e N t h Q
e e h t h small
Smith, fat Gro
Cleveland,
was J m p c d,
a n e d a n d
squeezed n t o
some long, white
linen brooches
and a beruffied
waist that he
filed well nigh
to burstinp
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

with its load of
popcorn balls,
etc.
But they had
all S e e II the
''doin's," m
were h a
and ready for
Uncle Toms
b OF fire
works, or any
thing else that
turned up to
complete this
W o II d erful
d n S "cele-
bratin'." Thew
reached home.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
HOW THEY CELEBRATED,
The Smith Family's Jolly Fourth
of July.
"Fitten to the Day n-The
Patriotic Procession Wonderful
Sights and "~Doin's"-Prs.
mature P~yrotechnicA


LEI OF up
early. Directly
after breakfast
PA and ''Ma'
Smith and the
eight small hut
lively SmNs
were to be ar
rayed, as ma
said, FIFTEEN to
the day
Ma bustled
hither and yon
in much excite
m q pattinO
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

lover the the
~anglStop the
Iu~i6d thing
1t the propri-
etor only chant
{ d, g asperat-
ingly:
"Fortyt times
around the Cali
fornia world for
a nickel, a nick
e !, q half q
dime"
Finally their
swing and nau-
sea came to an
end. They a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

If you are tired taking tho large old fash
Toned gripping pills, try Carriers Little Liver
Pills and take some comfort. A man can't
stand everything. One pill adose. Try them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

HALF-ouREn eruptions will return. Eradi-
cate them with Gienn's SulSss-i Soap.
HIPS Hair and Whisker Dye, 10 cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

IT takes q tramp a long, long time To
break up o cord of wood; but It doesn't
take long for Il cord of wood to break up a
tramp.-Yonkers Statesman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
THE CALL OF DUTY.
cousin Edwin's Experience at -
Broomville Celebration

dRRAH for The
+ o u t h of
july and up
went Dannie's
hat as a further
expression o +
enthusiasts m.
"Why don't you
Murray, too,
Cousin Edwin?"
Il never eX-
press myself in
such a bolster
o Il $ manner.
l~anguidly re
piled the city
lad; tits not
GOOD form
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

III beast upon which Dannis ncv rods
n and at 9 loss 10 know how he l.msel
should manage to reach home witbop,
er her.
- IN not trust myself D o her bach
again. he soliloquized. after receiving
: nom the hands of two grinninr urcb.
/ ms his lost shoe and hat And so no.
! ing DESTROYS Of Immediately ouittin,
tne scene OF his discontinue, there was
o nothing left for him but to foot it back
to the farm.
, In the dusk Of the evening, to the
: merry tune Of THE Girl | Left BEHIND
, Me- marched home Dannie and his
lads old BeSs tagging behind. spirit.
teSs' ana altogether Indifferent to the
iacf that two small urchins bestrode
her back.
wall there" exclaimed Uncle y
When the history of the afterno>
.oId' HOSES seem TO hev p, eon'
human natur' as well as , -ae' ana
mon sense; they do, ~e manner IN
laughing heartily the old horse TO
which Edwin hteeded to the stable,
her PAGES -ook after her wants him. ID
in orde
selss Bess, not unlike creatures Of m,
Jason, already felt the strain OF reac-
ion, and turned from her oats with a
'hinny Of distress. Her poor old legs
ched from their unwonted exertion: Pr
er nerves were unstrung, and great
ropS OF perspiration trickled down her
,l-a l,llz -.. -
yer the past, she stood, with dropping
cad and lusterlesS eye. All the pride
nd gayety Of those days when the call
duty was so inspiring, the burden so
ght, came before her, when to mar
al music she pranced and danced
'ery day in the week, when her great
st hardship was the prick of the gold
1 spur in her glossy sides.
Could she, bearing such recollections,
7er again permit herself to be yoked (
the clumsy plow, ever again plod to Il
arket with a load of hay, or, worse
i'll, c~abbages?
Illuminating thus. the sultry night
rough, old Bess fell asleep upon her
d of straw-fell asleep, never to
wake again. Never more would the ne
IL to duty arouse her-that call to th'
hich, when pleasant, she so ch~eerfully th'
sponded; that call which, when not !
her taste, she had learned so cum POI
ngly to shirk. ao'
I'm glad of it." snapped Edwin, the ms
Xt morning, forgetting his usual g,r
awl, as he packed his valise for de. III
THE wretched old beast! | SUI
all hate the Fourth of July as long arc
| live, after yesterdays proceedings. olu
'ath has saved her a good flashing, /
u may well believe" nag
Then you'd "a he'd good cause fer pa.
tin the fifth Of July, too, my boy" Il +,
yly said Uncle Lie, who felt very -.
re over the loss of his favorite. He'd -
II struck Bess one lick this day, I'd !,
"a -" ~
You'd a what?" sneered Edwin, a. 49,
: old man paused for a moment. ny
I'd felt called on to do my duty, sir, no,
: as Bess felt called to do her'n yes II
was the emphatic reply, and va,
the way Uncle Lie fourished the III,
lie in his hand and gazed into the ri,
IS eyes without one suspicion of a nat
INIT, Edwin fully understood what g
1t duty would have been without the g.,
Their addition of "nevvy, or no nev- A.
Mrs. Nora Marble, in Golden ..oa
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

DON'T rely too much on the man who
poohs at superstition his is often merely a
sham pooh -Binghamtop Republican.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

ANY one can take Carter's Little Liver
Pills, they are so very small. No trouble to
swallow. No pain or gripping after taking.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

IT Is peculiar that the faster a man 10 the
sooner age will overtake hmm Y
Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

Both the method and results when
syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the avs.
tenn eilectually, dispels colds, bead.
aches and fevers and cure, Iabitnol
constipation. Syrup of Firs is tba
only remedy of its kind ever pro,
ouced' pleasing to the taste and ac.
eeptab!e to the stomach, prompt in
It's action and truly beneficial In its
ehecls' prepared only from tho most
healthy and agreeable substances. its
many excellent qualities commend il
to all and have made it the most St
popular remedy known.
syrup of Figs is for sale in Zoe
ana VI bottles by all leading drug.
glsts' Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure 1t promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accent snv
substitute. "o''P' any
MFORNH Eyc cvo,,o m
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

"Now," SAID the carpenter 10 his wife,
"we'll be OF to the party as soon as ] get
out my c~lawhammer. brush my nails and
clean up q bit"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

TEE old woman who "livcd in a shoe"
evidently had n%eighbors who kept hens
Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

freshing sleep, such asI had not
for weeks. Mycough began ina
ately to loosen and pass away,
! found myself rapidly gaini1
health and weight. l am ple
to inform thee-unsolicited-tA
am in excellent health and do
tainly attribute it to thy Bosch
German Syrup. c. B. STICK
Picton, Ontario"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. Csc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
eralofthe

traI OF the
Sds of nausea
their heads
me seats az various
/ up and frantically
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
THE MARKETS..

"YoU'RE just the man I'm laying for" O.
The bricamason said to the contractor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

CURED OF SICK HEADAcl
w. ID. Edwards, Palmyra, o., VII
II have been u great sufferer 4
COstiveness and Sick Headache
have tried many medicines, but
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

| they revolved
small Smiths
They raure'N'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
OUR c%oUNTRYs eIRTHDAv
For many thousands

II each one should
remember,
Might Join 10 hold a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04
'Gepma,
Syrup
Asthma.

every Winter, and last Fali
friends as we'll as myself Md
because of my feeble condition.
great distress from constant ~
ing, and inability to raise anyd
accumulated matter from my]1
that my time was close at 1
When nearly Worn out for ya]
sleep and rest, a friend recour1
ed me to try thy Nalnahle ,ned;l
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-07-04

firmly, pushes back his sleeves and
takes a shy at the babies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25
War Department Change.

Permanently appointed. record and pension
division-Class 1, Willis r. Roe, New York; Jno.
w. Hall, Georgia, and Robert 8. Shelton.
Missouri Class sl.0O0--John J. stearns.
Massachusetts,; Ulysses G. Perry, Pennsylvania;
Charles 8. Mclaughlin, Pennsyivan,a; jos. b.
Gage, Michigan; G. n. B. Bradshaw. New York.
Richard Washington, New York; Fountain II
Sans, Illinois; George r. Daggett, Maine:
George r. Currie, Maine; George n. Nc.
Loughlin. Tennessee; Walter ]. Alsop, Alabama:
Frank B. Smith, Pennsylvania; Thos h Lever,
ing, Pennsylvania; Deury E Webb, Tennessee:
H. Leary, North Carolina; Edw. H. Woodford.
Kentucky; Geo. z. Dayton, New Jersey. nd
Lucius B. Bowman.
Copylsts at s900-wm. N. Grogsn. Jss W.
Ames. Louisiana; Walter B. Randall, Louisiana;
Chas. n. Holbrook, Alabama; Geo. w. Humph-
ries, Mississippi; Laurence Y. 6pann, Nissis-
lppi; Cassius g. Parker, Arkansas; Cha. p.
Hatfield, Rhode Island; John e. BROOKE. Ohio;
Geo. 8. PAUL, Ohio; VIM. B. Ferguson. Ken
lucky; VIM. L. Houston, Kentucky, and Bart
lett Z. Harper, Iowa
Appointed-Jos. Hannah, California clerk,
81, 600, R. and p. division.
Promoted-Jno. p. sprecksr, NebrsskA, from
$1,000 TO 81 100, and T. g. 6hul, Arkansas,
from Sl,000 70 81 200, R. and p. division.
heugned-Miss Florence Lower, District Of
Columbia, clerk, q, 900. signal o6koe, Nay 81;
VIM Z Mowrer, Missouri, clerk, d, 900, r. end
2. division; I. o. Robbins, New York, clsrk,
u, 100, b and p. division; VIM. G. Carroll u1i,
nois, clerk, d, 900, once Secretary.
Declined appointment-David Morrison, Vim
sinia, - copyist 1t o00O, var records one.
Disd-silas g. Terry. ulinois, clsrk. d. -,
adtutant gonsrars oGRee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25
CHANGES IN THE TREASURY DEpARrMESr.-

CHANGES IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Promotions: Miss A. A Elder, from $500 to
$1,000, Office of hfe-saving service; Owen Kel-
lar. from class 2 to class 8. office Of the first
auditor; Miss NJ. E. Boynton, from class 1 to
class 2, Office of internal revenue: Miss A. r.
Cornelius, from $500 to 81 1000, Office of the
Secretary: +. W. Flowers, from SIS to $3.50 per
diem; Frank Milliken, from sc to $3.50 per
diem; F. P. Clark and ]. W. Roberts, from IS
to S6 per diem, in the Office Of the supervising
architect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

Sioux CoMMIssIoNKRs.-The following COM
missioners to adjust by negotiation certain diff.
ferences between Sioux Indians in South Da-
kota have been appointed by the Secretary OF
the Interior: Charles Z. Pearce of St. Louis
Mo-; George n. Harries of Washington, d. c.,
and A. Il. Appleman of Columbus, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut J. II. Hetherington,
ordered to the Marion 5th May next Chief
Engineer J. L. d. Borthwick, ordered as MEM
Der of the experimental board. navy yard, New
York, on the LIST May next Carpenter John L.
Davis, ordered to appear before retiring
board. Naval Cadets Philip Williams.
Julius Prochazka, j. b. Patton and
VIM. ID. McDougall, detached from the
Baltimore and ordered to examination for final
graduations l4th May next Assistant Engineer
Martin A. Anderson, detached from duty in
the bureau of steam engineering on the LIST Of
May and ordered to duty at the navy yard,
Portsmouth, n. II. Lieut. Gunior grade) Selm
z. Woodwork has resigned, to take effect in
1892.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

THE INDEPENDENT ICE
- COMPANY
Announce to the citizens of Washington
that they are prepared as usual to supply
Its patrons with the best quality Of
KENNEBEC ICE
AT the lowest rates. Bear in mind that
our Yellow Wagons. plainly marked
INDEPENDENT ICE CO.,
Serve all parts of the city and Mount
Pleasant.
A LIBERAL DISCOUNT
On all tickets purchased or ordered from
office,
COR. 18th ST. AND PA. AVE.
ap1O-lm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

GEORGE o. FREEMAN of Montana has been ap-
pointed confidential clerk to the commissioner
Of the general land office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25
- IF A I b L AW M
A RARE OPPORTUNITY,

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad win
commence at once the erection Of . hand
some depot immediately opposite the
beautiful subdivision OF "Fairiawn. nthe
recent addition to Laurel. Lots sold
there last year at 500 and 125O each on
terms OF SO cash and s10 per month,
. without tnteresf. Since then the streets
have been xraded and hundreds Of trees
Get out, the new high school in Close
proximity (the finest IN the county, has
been completed and many new industries
are opening out at this hali way town be-
tween Washington and Baltimore. with
utconsfdering thess advantages, the new
depot alone Will easily add $50 10 ths
value OF each lot. We have . few splen-
did lots left which We are going TO olEsr
% ths public at tAs anne prscss and %
tAs same tern.s a. they wsse sotd ias(
1sns. Laurel u boomlngi Parties had
better take ADVANTAGE OF this splendid
opportunity to save and invest their
money. fsirlawn' includes the 6nest
gtes for building either IN or around
L1urei. CAL u once and Gst IN ct or1nt
y 4. WARNER 1 CO..
- e16 = It. nv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

HoN. JOHN W. Mason, commissioner OF in
ternal revenue, has returned from his home in
West Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

SECRETARY TRACY and Mr.. Raymond, his
private secretary left the city this morning on
the U.S.S. Despatch for a short visit to Norfolk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

A. b. JARSErTE was yesterday appointed
fourth-class postmaster at Penola, Va