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The morning call., 1892-12-12
NOT FASTING FOR FATE.
Extraordinary Case of Enforced Alb
Stinence i'm New Jersey.

NEW YORK. Dec. Thames Still, a col
ored inmate of the New Jersey Reform
School at Jamesburg, has finished the sixty
third day Of his fast and continues TO show
remarkable vitality. His digestive organs
will not retain nourishment Of any sort 1t
IS positively asserted by the officials Of the
institution that his fast Is genuine. The
daily external applications OF sweet oil are
continued AMI probably furnish some nour-
ishment
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GOULD AS A HORSEr1AN.
Jays Son to Become a Patron of the
Turf

NEW YORK, Dee. 11.-"It would not sur
prise nee at all, said one of the most prom
iuent breeders in the United States to &
World reporter, IF George Gould should
soon be on The turf with a big stable.
George Gould always bad a fondness for
running horses. and at Saratoga few years
ago be told me IL was only his fathers op-
position which prevented his becoming the
owner Of a big stable. A friend OF young
Gould's said three years ago that his father
had positively prohibited him from going on
the turf. Jay Gould cared nothing at all
Tor horses, and feared George would neg
lect his enormous business interests for
what he himself regarded as pernicious
folly"
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Drowned While Gathering MusseIs.

SANTA Cruz, Dec. II. A Portuguese,
named Manuel Batnica was washed of the
rocks and drowned to-day while engaged
in gathering musses on the beach about
seven miles up the coast. Batniea was
young man about % years Of age. and vas
employed at the bituminous rock mines.
He was with three companions gather
ing musses, and wandered away from the
others. After short time he was missed,
and when search was made his body and
hat were discovered floating some distance
from shore.
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A R0UNDHOUSE BURNED.
Destruction of Seventeen Engines by
Fire i'm Colorado.

SALIDA. Colo. Dec. 11.-At o'clock this
morning the Denver and Rio Grande rail-
road ronndhouse was discovered 10 be on
fre and despite the efforts Of the fremen
the flames. after almost totally burning the
building and its contents, spread to tile ma
chine-shop, which, together with valuable
plant. was also destroyed. Seventeen en-
gines were burned in the roundhouse. The
loss on the engines, machinery, roundhouse
and shops Is estimated by the railroad Off
cials al $4,000 but just how much insur-
anee Is carried IS not known az present.
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FELL FIFTEEN STORIES.
Frightfui Death of a Botanist at Chi

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Charles Chantsr, q
botaDist, employed by the Worlds Fair
management. fell to-day from the fifteenth
floor Of the Masonic Temple 20 the base
ment. His body was smashed into jelly
Chanter attempted TO get into an elevator
as it started and was caught between the
grating and the car. The grating bulged
and allowed him to fall. Chanter leaves a
widow and daughter at Kilbourne City.
Wis
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members of the poisoning conspiracy at
Homestead. He denies the charge of being
implicated in the poisoning Of non-union
workmen and says he WAS arrested at the
instance of the Pinkertons to keep him
from bringing forward witnesses to prove
that the Pinkertons on the steamer Little
Bill fred first
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A rliSSING CONTRACTOR.
An Unpaid Board Bill and His Lug

gage Waiting at New York.
NEW YORK, Dee. 11.-Albert Delenr,
wealthy contractor of Milwaukee, Wis, has
been missing since Sunday, December f.
He came to this city two weeks ago and
stopped at the Fifth-avcnue Hotel, where
he left an unpaid board bill and his luggage.
The missing mans wife came to this city
on Saturday in quest Of her husband. She
states that he took about $500 with him
when he left home. She also admitted that
on former occasion, when Deleur absented
himself. she subsequently learned that ne
had been suddenly taken insane and coD-
fined in an asylum.
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New Railway in British Columbia.

VANCOUVER. Dee. 1.-THE bylaw grant
Ing bonus of $500. GOO TO the BuTrard In.
let and Fraser Valley Railway, local CON-
2any formed to build road connecting
Vancouver with the Northern Pacific at
Snmas, was carried yesterday by majority
of 36n
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WAR AvERTED.
Liberal Quietly Chosen as the County
Seat Of Seward

LIBERAL, Ark. Dec. 11.-There will be
no county seat war; The party of Liberal
men that went to Springfield yesterday to
witness the canvass Of the vote returned
last night with the news that Liberal had
been chosen the county seat There were
no disturbances during the canvass and the
Springfield people submitted quietly to the
Inevitable. When the courier arrived at
Arkalon and told the Liberal people that
their town had been victorious In the cleo
ton they Immediately took possession Of
the county records. loaded them into a
wagon and removed them. No trouble Is
Anticipated
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NOT ENOUGH SEAMEN.
The Navy Department Bothered for
Lack of Sailors.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The Navy De-
partment is confronted with new dilemma.
There are not enough available men TO
equip the six new vessels TO be placed In
commission some time before the naval re-
view next Spring. Thirteen hundred men
are required for this purpose. and Of that
number only about 500 have been secured.
The Bureau Of Navigation Is exerilng
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from Guerrero. Mex. to the effect that
squad Of CARA men who crossed the Rio
Graude into Mexico yesterday at Sanig-
baIro. met the Mexican troops en- the river
bank. where bloody fight took place The
CARA men then returned to the United
States
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Accident TO a Hunter.

ALvIso, Dec. 1.-Louis Debar of San
Francisco came here TO hunt on the marsh.
This morning while pulling his gun
out Of the boat by the muzzle end IT VAS
discharged aud his left arm was badly Iacer-
ated. He was brought here and the wound
was dressed by DR.. Wilson Of Milpitas.
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The Ohio Whisky Boom.

CINCINNATI, Dec. u.-Rumors are rife
here about the probable fresh impulse to
the whisky boom that Is likely TO become
manifest tomorrow. 1t is whispered here
tonight that whisky will take another up
ward jump OF cents tomorrow.
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Editor Raymond Loses His JOB.

SACRAMENTO Dec. 1.-THE State Board
of Education has decided. in view of the
exhaustion of the fund for editing and COM
piliDg textbooks, 10 dispense with the
services of Edit0r-in- Chief Raymond after
this mnnih
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riutiny in a Southern Prison.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 1l.-Twenly-
inmates of the Knox County workhouse
overDo wered the guard yesterday and es-
capped. They we're mostly eoIored. A num-
Der Of citizens have been held UP and robbed
In the suburbs by the outlaws.
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AN ERRATIC GIRL.
After Disappearing for Several DAYS
She Refuses TO ExpIaiu-

She Refuses to Explain.
New CANAAN, Conn.,. Dec. I1.-Jnlia
Hall. bankers daughter, who disappea red
Friday afternoon, and for whom half the
town has been searching the woods since.
returned home at IL o'clock tonight. She
walked in ms though nothing had happened.
1t was an hour before she would answer
any question, and then said: 81 was ex-
eeedingly miserable when left home, and
went because | wished to be alone; that's
ALL" After this she ehatted and talked
nationally with friends upon any subject
save that of ber disappearance. 1t is be-
lieyed she is insane.
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Chinese to Be Denorted.

PLAT1sBURG. n. Y. Dec. 11.-Twelve
Cinnamon. smuggled at this port into the
United States from Canada some time ago,
have been ordered back to China by United
States Commissioner Wheeler.
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thousands sign One PLEDGE.

NEW HAVEN. Dec. 1.-Two thousand
persons attached their names TO temperance
pledges In this city to-day. under the plead
ings Of Thomas f. Murphy, son Of the
noted Francis Murphy.
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Mrs. MAVERICK Not in Danger.

LONDON, Dee. lit is said The physi-
clans appointed to examine Mrs. May brick
with reference TO her chances of living and
the advisability of releasing her from prison
have decided that there is no need of liber-
aiing her.
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Burial of Burke.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1.-THE funeral Of Mar
tin Burke took place this afternoon. There
was not large attendauce. The interment
was at Mount 0iivet
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Iron Works Shut Down

SCRANTON, Pa. Dec. 1.-The upper mill
of the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Com
pany was shut down yesterday on account
of lack OF orders. This movement throws
GOO men out of employment.
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ALodging-Iiause Ere

A drunken lodger set fire TO a mattress in
his room on the third floor of the apartment
house, 42l Fourth street. nj 11:40P. M. yes-
terday. The damage amounted to $50.
The house is owned by the Judge Hastings
estate.
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Abbe Smith dead

ROME. Dec. 11.-Abbe Benedictine Smith,
who was well known in America, has died
OF pneumonia.
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Cara Raiders Defeated.

LAREDO. Tex, Dec. 11.-A telegram has
peen received by Colonel Ceron. command der
Oh the Mexican troops at Naeye Larea.
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DENIES TIE CHARGE.

Beatty Says 1t Is Scheme of the
Pinkertons.
LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. ii. = Ronert
Beatty is In iaii i1 this city as ono OF the
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ORDER Eclipse Champagne for The HOLIDAYS.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-17
A Nation of L.epers.

Picayune,
1t Is SAID that the United States of
Columbia almost deserves the name of
a Nation of Lepers. THIS disease was
unknown to the aboriginal inhabitants
of the country, the FIRST case on record
being that of Spanish priest in 1916
Although many assert that the disease
Is non-Gontagious, it has gradually
spread over the country aud in the
last score of years its progress has
been 80 rapid that scarcely any popn-
lated locality is uninfeeted. It is said
that one Of every ten inhabitants of
Santander and Boyaca has the disease.
The estimate would place the total
number oflePors in that section of
Columbia alone at 100000. The
most conservative estimate sets il at
10000.
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a DEgAgTROUg IEAR.

II Is said that mieforluaes never
come aingly, and such seems 10 be the
case when We consider The many and
far reaching disasters that have be-
fallen not only the people Of the
United States but Of the whole world
this year. Last year was indeed .
frnitfal one, this year bids fair to be
very depressing 10 the agriculturists Of
our country, aud not alone tothe pro-
duets Of the country is The damage
limited; but vast amounts Of property
and nRmberIsss lives have been lost
The year began with a series Of DIS.
asteFs that has caused more suffering
and greater loss Of life than perhaps
any period of equal length in the
history Of the nation. Mines have
exploded and in turn have been flooded
Railway trains have been wrecked
and travellers burned 10 the wreckage.
lightning has committed such injury
as only lightning can, while the
numerous wind storms that have swept
from the earth, without warning,
hundreds of people, have been re.
markable for their severity and rapid
succession.
The foods are without precedent
the Mississippi river aud tributaries
are now higher than were ever known
before, and the whole line of levee,
are in danger of breaking at any
moment, certain it is that the effort,
Of man will not suffice long to bold
the waters within the levees and the
breaks, whenever they do oecnrr, will
be Sorely disastrous to the planters.
Cities are being guarded to protect
them from the threatened floods.
Nor has the suffering been confined
alone to the ravages of any one ele
ment at a time. In Pennsylvania q
few days ago occurred one of tb'
most cruelty fatal conAagratlons thai
has ever been recorded. A creek,
swollen by heavy rains into a raging
food which in itself was devastating,
is suddenly transformed into a raging
and uncomfortable sheet of FIRE by The
bursting and ignitlDg of several oil
tanke, and here perhaps was suffering
such as was never experienced before.
Truly we have had thus far a year Of
overwhelming disasters, and the end
is seemingly not yet; for the reports
signify, as yet, no cessation. We
have had eras of "good feeling" eras
of prosperity" and now the period
of disasters is seemingly upon us.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-17
THE PRESIDENCY.

The National Republican conVen-
ventiOn, which met in Minneapolis
last week nominated Benjamin F.
Harrison for president and Whltelaw
Reed for vice president. This is con,
sidered as strong a ticket as the Re
Pubhcans, could have put up.
The National Democratic conveu.
ton meet in Chicago on the 9lst inst.
1t Is impossible to predict who the
nominees will be. There is no ques.
ton, but that Grover Cleveland is the
fayOrlLe of the people, bat be Is mol
the faVoriLe of the machine politicians
10 the party and, unfortunately, they
are generally the ones who control aud
run conventions.
Iuasmuch as the Republicans have
gone into New York for vice president
il is generally concluded that the
Democracy will have to go 10 the
Empire state for the NOMINEE for
president. There being such opposI-
ton TO Mr.. Cleveland among the
friends Of Hill, aud the same feeling
among CIeyeIaDd's friends towarn
Hill, it is doubtful if New YOtk will
get the nominee, unless Governor
Flower can unity the two factions.
There is plenty Of good timber in the
United States to make a president
out Of, inside the Democratic party.
Palmer and Morrlson of Illinois,
BOles Of Iowa, Flower of New York,
General Villas Of Wisconsin, in fact
The woods aEe fail Of them. AS we
have already said Cleveland is the
choice of the people, be is our choice,
but we will ehesrfully support who.
ever the convention in its wisdom
sees proper to nominate. 3
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-17
H.AKE CmARH.Em, LA.
APPOINTMENTS.

We see BY some Of onr exchanges
that Governor Foster in appointing
police jurors, in some Of the parishes
has divided up with the Motorcycles,
much TO the disgust of those who
stood BY HIM, and the principles he
represented in the last campaign.
This we are sorry TO see.
Governor Nichols applied the same
plaster during his administration, try
ing TO heal the sores caused By the
bitter campaign waged against him,
but instead Of healing, he simply
covered the sores, which broke ont
aEresh At The first opportunity.
Governor Foster is not an old man
bat he has been in politics too long
not 10 know that he has nothing to
expect from those who fought him
and his oauae 30 bitterly for two yesrs.
If be IL governor to-day, he owes it
TO thOse who stood by him under any
and al emergencies. If his admins
tration proves a success and he accom-
plihhes what he promised in his IBang-
uraI address, be can only hope to do
so by The help Of those who placed
him where he Is, and certainly cannot
expect those who yilifed him and his
friends and eo.workers, during the last
campaign, to do anything to help
him, ahould he place them in power;
bnt on the contrary, do all they could
TO block the whole of his admins
traiion, IL for no other reason than to
make good their prediction Of Il told
you ao." Should Governor Foster's
term prove q brilliant aud successful
one, who Is entitled TO share the glory
with him? Surely those who helped
10 place him in a position where he
could make history for himself and
his friends, and not those who dad
and sre continuing to do all they can
TO bring him and his administration
into contempt. He need look no
further than the halls Of the legislR-
tnrs TO see the array of the anti
administration men, as they call them
selves, and as they are called by their
organs, the Times Democrat and
States.
For Calcasieu PARISH we can speak
advisedly when We say that the men
who spent their money, gave their
time, energies and sleepIess Vigils to
help redeem the state, and work reform
in our parOchIal affairs, want to see
none but men thoroughly in accord
with the administration placed in
power by the executive, and we hope
and confidently believe that Governor
Foster will listen to the advice of
ihose be knows 10 be his friends, aud
not be led into a couEse, be may after
ward haVo cause to regret, by the
promises Of those who arc only con-
trolled by their self interest.
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DEEyER, Col, June "a special
from Creede says that Bob Ford, the
slayer Of Jesse James, was shot and
killed by Deputy Sheriff Kelly 10
Ford's dance hall this afternoon.
Kelly and Ford had a quarrel 10
Pueblo 10 February last and I'll feeling
has existed between the two men
since. This afternoon Kelly was
standing in the doorway of Ford's
dance ball, when an unknown man
was seen 10 hand him a dpnble.barreled
shotgun, after which Kelly stepped
inside the hall and called 10 Bob
Ford, who was about five feet away.
He turned round, at the same time
reaching for his hip pocket. Kelly
raised bis gun and fifed load Of
bnckshot into Ford's neck, sevariDg
the wlndpipe and iugular vein, killing
bim instantly. Kelly gave himself
mp and refuses TO laIk.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-17
ElRse NEounaain aaa1eH ana the
NgumaasFs Trade.

Lunbgrman.
The LHHlbsrman has in several
instances called attention to the posi-
blliliss Of a growing demand for lum
Der IN the Rocky Mountain states as
an encouragement to producers Cd
the Pacific and Gulf coasts. In order
to obtain full grasp Of the conception
lumbermsn sbonld read a paper which
appeared in the May number of Har-
psr'8 Magazine, written by Jnllan
Ralph. He therein calls attention to
the fact that Montana has an area
equal TO that of New York, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, Maryland and the
VlrgInias combined, and three iifths
Of lls surface is adapted to agriculture
when subjected to the process Of irrl-
CATION, while considerable Of Its
western portion requires no irrigation.
The work of placing large areas
under ditch is being vigorously pushed
by private enterprise, so that there Is.
prospect that, within a few years,
the grazing of cattle, according to
the cowboy method, will be driven
into a small area in tho eastern portion
of the state, and eventually extln
guished by the encro8chments of sys-
teIDstIC farming.
When this agricultural development
shall be added to the growing INNING
interests, which promise better now
than ever before to last for generations,
the tuture Of Montana gIows wr'h
marvellous prospects. Mr.. Ralph fore
casts the growth of such clues as
Helena, Great Falls, Butte, and others,
until they shall become pOpulOus
industrial, trade and financial cenlerB
that will rank with those of first mag
ntude further east.
Without a shadow of doubt Mr..
Ralph purtrays future for Montana
that will be fully realized with the
coming quarter Of cenlury, What
he foreshadows for Montana will be
,rne of Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado,
Utah aud New M xlco. The mountain
valleys, under the magic OF irrigation,
will become the most productive areas
of the country. Owing 10 the prox
unity Of the mines throughout the
region, stretching from Mex Co to the
Brush line, and the vast manniactur
ing interests that will grow out Of the
conversion of the various minerals to
commercial commodities, there will
always be home market for much
Of the products of the farms, thus we
Can see that the mountain states will
become denseIy populated. That will
insure q demand for lumber that is
now scarcely dreamed Of. The growth
If this requirement will be rapid and
Continuous. Within the next decade
producers on the Pacific and Gulf
coasts will be able to distribute a large
portion of their Lumber in the noun.
tain stales of the Mississippi valley.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-17

This il from the New York Times
Of Sunday: A well-knoWn lawyer
sat a. she window in his Office and
turned AZ honest e5 in less than ten
minutes the other day, and is willing
10 wager the same amount that he
could do it again. He was talking
with friend. They saw negro 70
By. That's the first colored man
that's gone by this window in half az
hour" said the friend. eyes" said The
lawyer, tbnt TIL bet You s5 that
smother will 60 By inside Of ten min.
ules.n Done" said the friend.
Then the watch for negroes began.
Just 40 the last quarter Of the tenth
minute was being licked of an aged
colored man sauntered slowly into
eight, and the lawyer reached ont bis
hand for the bill. He says be has
taken cloae observation, and that
never u colored man aeen without
smother coming into aight Wilhin ten
minutes afleFwaFd, aud 90 careful has
been his observation, and 80 uniform
the Feanlt, that be i alWays ready foE
wager on 1t.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-17

An exchange not inaptly SAYS :
Hlf the doctor makes a mistake be
buries il; if a merchant makes a mis-.
take be never tells IT,; if a lawyer
makes a mistake he crawIs out of il;
bnt If an editor makes mistake he
puts il on alarge sheet of paper for
the world TO look at, and in every
community there are eranks who
endeayor to establish a reputation for
superior discerument and wisdom by
feFreting ont these blnuders and wag.
ging their jaws about them 80 long az
they can find llstners." Such .
character always reminds as Of the
fourlb-rate man who seeks 10 hide Tie
poverty Of his oRn achievements By
boasting Of lbe proves and ability 81
his ancestors; and he has been forcibly
liksned 10 = potato, "becanse the only
good thing about him Is ander
ground"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-17
The Mexican GOVernment MAX.
ing Surveys of Ghe TehuRn-
1ePec Ronae.

The Nicaragua canal convention.
lays the ST. Louis Post Dispatch, has
had Two effects. In the first place, it
has interested the people of this
country in Lransislhmlan transit, but
it has also aroused the attention of
the Mexican government aud caused
President Dlaz to take steps IN the
sam" direction. About fourteen months
ago E L. Curlhei of Chicago, the
engineer who was in charge of the
construction Of The merchants bridge
IN this city, and who had had much
experience in engineering work in
Central and South America, was re.
quested to visit the Guy Of Mexico
tor the purpose of holding a con,
ference with President DIaz. The
Oil ct of this conference was long
preserved al a profound secret aud
not until the last few weeks was it's
purpose known outside of a very small
circle. Early in May Mr.. Cor,hrII
visited this city and consulted with
number of exporters TO the Pacific
slope and the Spanish American
countries on the western side of the
continent. The object of his c,n-
ference with Dlaz was then made
Known. The prestdent Of Mexico is
extremely anxious TO secure tFansis
thurman transit, but knows that the
Mexican government could not think
of undertaking so expensive a task
As the construction of ship canal.
The case of a sbipEailroad al Tehuan.
,epeC is consideued different, and
To put the plans of the late Captain
Esds into effect is the ambition of
President Disc. Mr.. Corrhell has,
aided by corps of engineers, made
partial surveys supplementary to those
of Captsin Esds, aud is now at work
completing them. He was here in
Consultation with local capitalists
interested in the Pacific trade, and
expressed his conviction that if the
Nicaragua canal was not undertaken,
work would at once be commenced on
the ship railway.
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WANTED.

We want every tax payer who has
his tax receipts and who has been
notified to come forward and pay the
same tax again, 10 send Us the
receipt and notice, send by registered
letter. we guarantee to return them
10 their owners. We have several
alEeady but we want 10 see how many
We car fad 10 The parish, and zoe may
ssaat 70 ase them.