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CAIRO, ILL.
MEMS OE I'll T. WEEK

The large enrolment at the schools
during the past year shows very fayOra-
Bile, the total enrolment for the wear
just closed was 1,712 against 1916 for the
previous year an increase of 1876, divided
according to the races, 1.-l0S whites and
6O4 colored pupils, Two years ago there
were 900 Whites and 600 colorcd which
shows that the increase i'm the past two
years is very gratifying. Next years.
attendance promises to be even larger. AS
the accommodations will be better. The
new Lincoln school will relieve the
white schools. AS soon as the water runs
out work on the new school will com
mence at the corner of Thirty-third and
Popular streets and as many roon,s will
be opened there as needed Mr.. Monroe
Edwards is very i'll we hope he will soon
recover. His sons, w. G.. Edwards of
Chicago and Walter edwards of st Louis
are here attending his bedside at his
home on 34th st,-W. IT. Scott left Sun
day to attend the Convention, from there
he goes to indianapolis to attend the
Grand Lodge of Knights of Tabor that
convenes in that clty.-The Grand Lodge
OF the knights of Tabor that met in In
dlanapOlis is represented from this
city by j. I'll. and Mrs. Hopson, George
Jackson, Mrs. M. j. Thomas and Mrs.
Hester Taylor,-The School board met
and elected the following teachers for
the next year: Prof. j. G. Lewis, princi-
pal; Miss f. ID. Carter. asst principals;
Mesdames Mary Bettis, L. H. FEMME, A
). Watkins, and the Misses Lottie Wash
ington. Annie D. Rodgers, Eva Self, Ger
trude Perry, j s Barbour, and Minnie
BarbOur.-The CAPITAL correspondent is
In receipt of of an invitation to attend
the commencement of the Lincoln High
schOOl graduation exercises. and it is graf
itylng TO know that Cairo was represent
ed III this class OF 20 i'm the person of
Miss Minnie Robertson who will graduate
with high hOnOrs.- Mesdames Virgie I
Morris and Cora Miller, two Cape Gira-
deau's fair bellies VINO haye been enioving
very pleasant visit in the city the guest |
or Miss Celia Hamilton departed for
nome Monday accompanied by Miss Ce-
liza Hamilton and her niece, Alberta who !
Will also visit relatives. The MISSES
Morris and Miller made host of friends
while here and they regret their leaving
and hope to have them visit our citv
again, especially certain young men who
seem to be very much greived, now brace
up boys they will return again.-The A
NJ Il Sunday School convention held i'm
his city last week, was largely attended,
some very interesting papers were read
md some able lectures delivered Rev z
cooper was in attendance also Rev
chambers and son Guy of Sparta,
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JACKSONVILLE ILL.

VIM. Leonard and Charles Wilson have opened
Il hfst-ciass lunch counter, on West Court Street
ana are doing prosperous business-Wm, Cooper
son sof q. W. Cooper, left our city Wednesday
hlSht Tor Kansas City, where he will visit his
grandmother.-Miss Clotella Partridge was on the
SICK list few days last week.-Mr. Anderson
Banks spent Wednesday in Roodhouse last week
anu while there he met w. H. Moxley and vile
formerly formerly residents of this city-Rev. Ii. III. De
" ltt preached the annual sermon of the Hicklin
tabernacle Sunday afternoon at Mt. Emory Han
list Church. A collection of S. 90 was raised for
the benefit of the chuFch.-Mrs NJ. j. jackson.
ieit our city Monday morning for INDIANAPOLIS
ind., TO be gone se~sssal weeks-Mrs M M
Rouhdtree, entertained the NJ. Emory Bantist
Cnureh Sewing Circle Thursday afternoon
which was largely attended, Miss Byrdie Boyd
ana Messrs. Horace Muse and Frank Harris
spent Sunday in Havana.-Miss Minerva Rober
son mas been elected delegate to the Sun ay
ochool convention, which meets in Champaipn'
.The Household of Ruth Sewing Circle met with
MRS. samuel Bolden, Friday and a very interest
ing paper was read by Mrs. Pauline Moore.-Mrs
Eiien Brown has returned home after visit i'm
island Groye.-Mr. George Bryant has gone to
thicago on busness.-Mrs Mary Morton is able
TO De around again after severe Illness We'd
nesday evening June 29th, there will be a Grand
Leap I ear Entertainment at Bethel M Il
Chiirch. A programme will be rendered and re-
freshnents served TpIvv
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SHELBYVILLE. ILL.

Mrs. Thomas Huston, is in Fay
cite, Mo-, by tho bedside of her
sick father.-Mrs. Irene Lee went
to spend few weeks with relatives
and friends Misses Anna Lee and
Ethel Dawson went to Mattoon.
Sunday, to attend the masonic SER
vices.-Presiding Elder Burleigh,
conducted the service of Quarterly
meeting in our city Sunday.-Rev.
J. A. Collins preached at Taylor
vile Sunday.-Miss Jennie Logan,
of Pana, spent Sunday here with
Miss Anna McCann.-Mr. James
Lee, the hostler, while shearing
horse the other day, met with
painful accident; the horse kicked
his fore-fnger off.
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A RICH COLORD WOMAN.

The supreme court of appeals at
fayetteville, Va, last Thursday de.
clded the celebrated Bette Lewis
Thomas case in favor of the plain
tiff By this action colored wo-
mar, who is resident of Richmond
becomes the possessor of an estate
valued at about $4,000. Her
father w. Thomas, who was a white
man, died in 1889 at the home of
his daughter and left no will. Rel
a!ives of the deceased, as we'll as
Bette, engaged some of the best le-
gal talent in the state, and sought
to obtain possession of the proper
ty. The chancery court decided in
favor of Bette and the supreme
court affirms that decision.
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uOyITrCAL PARAGRAPHS.

On Wednesday, June Is, at l2o'clocA
the new illinois republss ian state
oon+ral committee will <eet at the
Crand Pacific hotel, 1ncago, for the
a ,'1,.'aosa an of orpanizld ldon and also to
make plans for thetampaign.
Labor is the pm element of cost in
.,,e n1 1mannfao<sd articles that demo-
- ~ 'horotnitted to our markets
eo ~ 10y, a fact that wage-earn-
Tree }Gld and will remember next
eSIs,mber
IN the good old democratic days the
sfarmer had to take ''store pay" for his
produce. Now he gets the cash for all
he has to sell, buys more goods than he
could ever get in trade; in fact, BUYS
more for each dollar than he ever could
before
Let it not be forgotten that it requires
something over million dollars day
to maintain this government, and that
this immense amount is now collected
with SO little friction that the average
man can feel all over himself without
finding a spot made sore by the chafng
of the existing tariff laws
The New York democratic conyen-
tlon flippantly pronounced reciprocity a
humbug, but the treasury figures show
it to be success, and trade is rapidly
increasing with the countries where ne
gotiations looking 10 the CARRYING out of
this principle have been concluded
This opens up new and rapidly-expand-
ing markets for the products Of the
American farm and factory, and is
proving vastly beneficial to our people
Recent statistics give unmistakable
proof that the wages of mechanics and
farm laborers are higher in those por-
tons of the country where there are
factories than in the regions
where there is little manufacturing.
Protection tends to build up factories,
and factories near by enable the farmer
to pay better wages. Hence the laborer,
the farmer and the manufacturer are
all benefited by protection and should
be its champion.
Trade at home. Buy the goods the
merchant and the shopkeeper in your
own city or village has to sell, thus
helping to build up and make prosper
Gus your local tradesmen. Carry the |
principle little farther and patronize
American manufacturers as against for
eign importers, thus helping to make |
American producers prosperous. 1t will |
make protectionist and republican
)f you, to be sure, but no matter; it
IS the wise course to pursue looking to |
5he more or less remote future
Few people have any conception of |
the rapid strides made by the post office
department. in the three years since the
resumed control of affairs |
The number of mails has been increased.
he speed accelerated, the free deliv-
,ry system extended and the money or
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ln1Ogene(
pie of New

PsG ol No
VI lady managers Tor tne Worlds Far
deserves great credit for the same.
The Tuskegee institute Alabama
mas been very pleasantly surprised by
receiving unexpectedly a check fol
$lO,OOO from gentleman in New York
Tor the benefit of the institution. This
gilt is in addition to the money for a
large new building recently donated
by lady in New York.
Bishop Tanner has daughter, Mrs.
II. Tanner Dillon, physician and pro-
lessor in Tuskegee normal school. Ala
Dama; son, Mr.. G.. w, Tanner. pro-
fessor in the Huntsville normal school
at Normal, Ala; a daughter Mrs. Mary
Tanner MOssnlI, wife of Aaron Mossell.
Esq, a practicing lawyer in Lock port.
n. T., and son, Prof. HI. OsawatOmie
Ianner. studying art in Paris, France.
'Mr. Sullivan is true to the white
race. If Mr.. Jackson should proceed
to disable ahd disfigure, one after
another. all the pale faces of the prize
ring, to the astonishment of mankind.
Mr.. sullivan would likely hold aloof.
The self-restraint is admirable. Moth
Ing could satisfy the public more high
ly, except for him to meet MIR. Jackson
and get beaten. ."--Brooklyn Eagle.
Al a conference of Afro A merican
cltizens of Alabama at Birmingham,
February II, j. H. Ballou, r. c. O.
benjamin and III. C.. Smith ATTORNEYS
at law, were selected to take legal steps
To secure better accommodations for
people on railroad cars in that state
10 do this an organization as the EQUAL
accommodation league has been form
ed to raise means
Sir III. H. McFarley, Englands "Ne-
gro Knight, " is wonderful man. He
was born in Charleston, S. c., July II, |
1872. He ran away in 184O and worked |
MS way to Europe on board an Eng
llsh sailing vessel. lie has made quite
a fortune. He is said to be worth over
million pounds in English money.
Sir Henry McFarley is very dark |
with thin but beautiful face
and very pleasant manners.
Here in this white mans govern
ment (England) title worth to many
fortune. We talk in Ameri a about
Negroes, why here in Eng
and, we find 5000, 900, people all white
Who are unable to read or write. In
we find 6 OOO,O In Ireland
luite the same in proportion to her
population. In France, Germany and
tally and Greco, we find that the gov
are at a loss to know what
@ do with the ignorant white people.
they solve the problem by sending
hem to America-to hate the Negro.
Rev. j. j. Smallwood.
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THE MOST HANDSOME DESIGNS.

Secretary w. G.. Garrard of the Illinois
State Fair has designed one of the most
handsome battles that human eyes and
hands can possible inspire. They are
two distinct designs, one is dude with
one eye glass engaged in billiard game
with farmer; and on one side is inscrib-
ed Illinois State Fair; $35. 700 in premi-
ums Peoria Sept 26 inclusive to 80.
Tie other dude SPORTSMAN with his
gun hunting for shipe and he is deceived
by celored boy holding dead prarie-
chicken in the air on long pole while
the gay spOrtesmen took shot only to be
deceived while the cOlored boy is hilari-
Gus with his fun. They are beauties and
Mr.. Garrard and his able assistants are
the proper persons to manage great en-
terprise like this.
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RACE NEWS.
VIM, Lee of Springfield, Mass , is
railroad conductor.

VIM, Lee of Springfield, Mass is a
railroad conductor.
G. II Griffin of New London, Conn ,
invented watch protector which is
worth much in cash to him.
Madam Selika and husband have re-
turned to this country. The (Foote)
company they went abroad with went
under.
There is this difference between the
north and nth: Negro has been Iyn-
ched in the north for rape, but in the
south the Negro is lynched for any
case in which the white man
is the comnlainants
ana often on all supported accusation
bare suspicion, and some times to con
ceal the crime of Others Ex.
Capt. VIM. Swain. of Bath, Me- who
IS regularly employed by the L. Wharf
company, as master OF the storm
King one of the barques plying be-
tween Boston and Raltim0an is an Af-
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GALESBURG

Mr.. J. L. Hamblin, who has been
IN the restaurant business. will
spend the summer in Chicago
Mr. 3. V. Casey, of Springfield IN.
Is here and he makes a nasty little
charge against Fifer. He is adj.
vislng the colored people to scratch
MIN; we would say, the matter had
better be r1ghted as this man is
doing lots of harm-a stitch in tima
may save many votes.-We want To
know If colored man aint good
enough to take our girls ont
buggy riding? Keep on.-Henrv
Owens has gone to Davenport
Iowa, to do Hotel work. J. Raw.
more has also gone there to work
Mrs. Mooreield has moved in the
house with q. B. Brown.-Mr.J r
Mandley agent for the Ringwood
afro american is in the city.-Mr.
John Gleason of Chicago will sum.
mer in Galesburg.-The Good Sam.
arltan lodge gave banquet at its
hall ON East Main st.. many were
out and enjoyed the fine eatables
prepared by the ladies.-It is said
that one of our preachers whenev-
er notice is sent to his church to
read, that he gets up and makes =
stump speech before he reads it. if
1T Is tor an entertainment to be piv-
en- at another church or hall. he
boycotts it, if it is to 90 to another
to pray, it's all the same, he
even boycotted the other churches
tor observing the 31st. of Nav in
regards to the outrages perpetrated
upon the co'ored people of the
south.-Mr. W. G. Evans of Chicago
an Afro-American is here in the in.
terest of a talking machine.-Misa
Gustina Warren who has been
teaching school in East st. Louis
has returned home.-The Misses
Harper, and Matte Berry are dele
gates to the Sunday School conven.
Ion at Jacksonville.-At the A. NJ.
Z. church Sunday 4 p m the daueh-
,ers of the tabernable had their
lrst annual sermon.-A large au.
Hence greeted John M. Lanpston
IN his arrival. He was met At the
lepot with band of music and e.
orted to the Union Hotel. Re-
eptlon committee as follows: The
lessers. John Johnson, M. Ander.
on, l.. johnson, e. J. Dawson. At
he opera house, the following pro-
ramme was rendered: overture:
Melde Nauvete," Prof. G. J. Daw.
on and Miss Cora Love, welcome
ddress, Hon. f. A. Freer, music.
Loves Sigh" instrumental, by G..
. Dawson and Miss Love, intro.
uctory remarks, Hon. G. w. Prince
ration, "Our Constitution Knows
0 Color Hon. John M. Langston.
-Rev.J w. Crushshon of Peoria
as in the city this wesk.-TRAMp.
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The great question with the der

The great question with the dem.
ocrats to1 several months past
has been the selection Of candi-
date who has been a democrat long
enough to satisfy one element Of
the party aad not to long to please
another. Boies has been a demo-
crat only about six years, while
Palmer has record OF over twenty
Hill and Cleveland have always
been democrats, but are without
individual records for more than
ten years back. In other words.
the contest has been between
straight-out democrats and Repub.
lican renegades.
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you VIII lind the
I 'ilier 'otaily' DVt you MY go to the house o
| representatives at Washington which wa,
elected dlStinctively upon what they call q tariff
| reform ISSUE with two-thirds majority in the
| house, and what do you find? They pass three
| bills. Let me name them.
| F1rst-Free tin plate, leaving sheet steel. from
which 1t Is made, fairfield. That is the finished
| product free and the raw material bearing a duty
Second-Free wool to the manufacturer and
tariffed cloth to the consumer
Ihlrd-tree cotton ties to the cotton states
ana tar1fted hoop iron to all the rest of the
states
That is their idea Of tariff reform Gentle
men or the convention, how do you like it?
rms test that we enter upon is for the
maintenance of protection and reciprocity
and l want to say here that there is not
line in that tariff bill that is not Amer
lcan' there Is not passage that is not patriotic
there Is not page that does not represent true
Americanism and the highest possibilities of
American citizenship
We are to declare ourselves upon other ouaa
lions here to-day. We are to declare ourselves
upon the question Of free ballot and a
tair count No platform should ever
De made that does not reiterate that
great constitutional guarantee No repub
ucan speech should ever be made that
does not insist firmly and resolutely that that
great constitutional guaranty shall be a living
pirthrlght, not cold formality of constitutional
enactment, but living thing which the poorest
and humblest may confidently enjoy and which
the richest and most powerful dare not deny
We can well leave to the committee on reso-
lutions the duty of making platform that shall
represent the best thoughts and the best ideas
ana the best wisdom OF the republican party
When we go out Of this convention upon trne
republican platform we go out marching to vic
tory no matter what name may carry the
banner.
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! The democrats practice what
they preach, so far as opposing "Ne-
gro domination" is concerned. If
you don't believe it, sum up the
deliberations of their convention in
Chicago this week. 1t was a
"white mans convention" indeed
and the "colored democrats" held
their side show under an other aud
smaller tent. How about that, Scot
tie, old boy?
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The great and decisive reason for
the nomination of Whitelaw Reid
was that, as minister to France, he
worked successfully to open new
markets for American grain and
pork, and thus made himself
peculiarly good Representative of
the doctrine ofreciprocity.
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Gov. Mckinley remarked at In
dlanapolis that all the principles of
the first Republican platform are
now incorporated in the laws of the
land. And no party dares come
forward and demand the repeal of
any one of them.
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G. II. J. Taylor, commonly
known as "Alphabet' Taylor, was
one of the hangers-on at Chicago
this week. He learned, however,
that "This is white mans conven
tion."
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BY single brilliant cray" the
Republicans Of Illinois will
"Payey" way to Springfield and
"Pearson' to the Capitol next Nov
ember.
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HE APPRECIATES ALI.
EXECUTIVE MANSION WASHINGTON

HAhcC Nv II MANoAoN w ASHlNGTON
June 10th, 1892.
S. B. Turner, Esq,
Springfield, Ills.
Ny Dear Sir:--I have received
your kind letter of the 14th instant,
and beg to express my sincere
thanks for your kindly express
ions OF confidence and esteem.
Very truly yours,
BENZ. HARRISON.
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United States Senator S. NJ. Cul.
lum will accept our thanks for two
copies OF the Custom laws" of '63
and for statistical abstracts of 1891.
They are useful.
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Unless "Wllliets" all tho signs
fails, he and Yates will "Black"
the eyes of their opponents and
cause them to Hunter" round
much.
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us A FRAUD.

The so-called Atro-American
League, supposed to be operated
by Mr.. Lawrence Nelson and
other unknown men of Chicago,
have issued circular, claiming
that they are backed up by hun
dreds Of branch organizations
throughout the State, for the pur-
pose of getting the colored people
to vote against Gov. Fifer for a re-
election. Their headquarters were
sought on last Saturday evening in
vain. Notwithstanding they adver-
tise the place and number, 18th &
State street on their bills, persons
1t VIII depend 1argeiy 0n~
mocratic platform whether ther,
more than one great issue this f,
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"Whom the gods would destroy.
they first make mad" We rise to
remark that the Illinois democrats
are very mad.
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In is a sure thing that Henry T..
Hertz will carry Cook County. His
nomination has added strength to
the ticket.
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SUBSCRIPTION, $].50 Per Year
Entered at the Postoflice in Spflnghelu
Illinois. as Second Glass Matter.

TO Corresponds LS'-ali q.
communications must be LII the oiiloo
bv Wednesday noon to assure pupilc:tn,l :n
ton Arriving any later they VIII
he left over for the next week.
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Projections Progressive Power.

Under the wonderful inspiration of
American protection and republican
reciprocity, regardless of the false
prophecies of free trade doctrinaires, the
Republican is pleased to learn that the
volume of trade of the United States
with fo-eign countries keeps right on
growing quite as rapidly as our own dis
tinctively American industrial interests
From the official report of the bureau
of statistics at Washington for the
twelve months ending April 80, 1892, we
take the following summary of exports
and imports:
April 3o-Exports for II months to
Imports free Of duty. s457, i2sosss
Imports paying duty. 374,976727 49,, ,O9s, 765
Total for year ending April 30 :. 81, ,s4s, ,6o4 044
These figures show a gain over our
foreign trade for the twelve months end
Ing April 30, 1891, of s119, ITS, ,767; and a
gain over the twelve months ending
April 30, 1888 (the third year of Cleve-
lands administrator, of S427, III, 7,O76.
The imports coming in free of duty for
the twelve months ending April 80,
1892, exceeded the duty paying goods
received by $50, 1881; while for the
twelve months ending April 80, 1888,
under Cleveland, the duty paying goods
received exceeded those coming in free
by 1924, 10000 in total of s712, ,0O0, 900.
Let free traders give the credit to
Harrison for enlarging the Cleveland
annual free list over S213, 200, 900! Let
free traders give credit to Harrison for
enlarging our foreign trade from 81
AIS, 1896, 1868 for the year ending April so,
1888, under Cleveland, to 81, ,S43, ,6O4, ,O44
for the year ending April 80, 1892, under
the Mckinley law. Let free traders
give credit to Harrison for enlarging
the foreign trade for American farm
products from s97, ,626, 900 for the ten
months ending April so, 1891, to $685.
O65, 900 for the ten months ending April |
30. 1892; which is a gain in ten months
for American farmers of over s155. .OOO.- |
BOO; while the gain over the correspond |
ing ten months in the Cleveland year !
named is nearly 5000, 000, ,OO0i
Protection and reciprocity, as exem-
plifed under the Mckinley law, will do
for every honest American to tie to- |
Princeton Republican.
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PEORIA. ILL.

MRS. MalaftrsssiiH;,df y ftssiasdf fssaaet sae and Mrs. M.
sya 70 4usaxs bMg aYl uai Rturday
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The Keystone.
1T SURPASSES SANYTHTNG OF IT'S
KIND IN THE COUNTRY.

A LONG FELT wANS AMONG THE
,AFRO-A {fCRAYELING
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EXCURSION RATES.

The Chicago &Alt0n will sell excursion
tickets to New York and return on ac-
count of the Eleventh Annual Christian
Endeavor Convention g -k July
10 w. all cts
extended ID.
For pal o.
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SHELBYVILIE. Ill.

Miss Annie McCann entertained q
few other friends Saturday evening at
ner home;-Rev. }: A. cnA was in
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ms of.subscription strictly IN

For President of the United States
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
For Vice-President,
WHITELAW REID.
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When arriving in Peoria. I'LL.
sal eali Rntlas g. the city i R0 lHrap 'F-vr
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Rrrublican state Ticket

RcpublicanS state AicAc
For Governor,
JOSEPH w. FlFER.
For Lieut.. Governor.
LYMAN j. RAY. W,
For Secretary Of State,
ISAAC .PEARSONl |
For Auditor Public Acr
CHARLES w. P%
For Attorney-&r,
GEORGE W%Tz'
For stat<at-Large,
HENR,SRICHARD YATES.
For Co9fverslty of Illinois
GEORGE flick, Emery Cobb,
For TrY0ert b. stinson.
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H"UUOOH bUHUdV :
went to Washingt
relatives and, fri;
Cam and daught}
toon Monday to !
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AN INTRODUCTION

to the through car service of g.
con Gin Gxa !. 4 rn l-ls>ane. Aaaxl ~
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