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The record-union., 1893-08-22

"You cannot punish man for passing
an ordinance which he cannot pass. The
law nullltles his attempt. He does not
pass IL. NO such ordinance exists. How
can man be punished for passing an
ordinance which he never passed?
Whlch he never can pass? 1t is true
man can be punished for attempting to
commit crime-as attempting to COM
init murder, but in that case the crime he
attempts to commit is possible. He can
commit it if he goes after it right. But in
the case before us he cannot commit it.
He cannot pass a valid, legal ordinance.
and no other kind of an Instrument can
be called an ordinance. The intent to do
wrong may exist, Dut the act is wanting,
for il cannot be done
III 1t is intended to punish the officers
with imprisonment in the penitentiary
Tor voting what the law says never can
be an ordinance, voting for a blank, vot-
ing for nothing, then / say that the pun
lshment for such trivial piece of folly is
excessive and in violation of Section of
Article l. of the Constitution, against
cruel and unusual punishments."
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
The Mayors ordinance reads as fol-
"The Board of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento ordain as follows:
section /. Every person in the city of
Sacramento who carries on any game of
faro, monte, roulette. lansquenet or any
banking game played with cards, dice or
any other device, for money, checks,
credit or any other representative of
value, shall pay or demand to the City
Collector of said city license tax in the
sum OF 500 per quarter, or $50 per month,
in advance
section 2. All games enumerated in
Section of this ordinance carried on in
the city Of Sacramento shall be so carried
on N rooms screened from public view,
and the same shall be open to the public,
except as hereinafter provided.
Section 3. All minors shall be prohib-
tied from betting against. or in any man
ner assisting in carrying on any OF the
banking games provided for in Section
ol TINS ordinance, and any proprietor or
agent OF such game or games who violates
SAID provision shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction,
shall be punished by a fine of two hun
dred dollars or Imprisonment for period
OF sixty days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment, as the court may in its
discretion determine.
Section 4. Proprietors of games enum-
Grated IN Section OF this ordinance shall
be held responsible for the acts OF their
dealers, keepers or employees.
section ). Application Tor permission
to carry on any OF the games enumerated
IN Section of this ordinance, must first
be submitted to the Mayor OF the city of
Sacramento, and, il approved by him, a
license shall be issued by the City Col
lector; but if rejected by him, no license
will be issued.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take
effect Immediately"
The record-union., 1893-08-22
Why Beauty

Charms none can tell, but all admit its
wondrous power over the hearts and
minds of men. 1t is a duty every lady
owes herself to preserve and maintain the
precious gift. and. this is best accom-
plished by care and attention to the deli
cate skin. Many faultless compilations
have been ruined by the use of poisonous
compounds. Hence no lady can afford to
use any article not known to be harmless.
CAMELLINE, the celebrated California
preventive and beautifier. is certified by
the highest medical and scientific author
ity as being strictly free from all deleteri-
Gus ingredients. ExqulsiteIy perfumed
and prepared in pure white and delicate
flesh color. Refreshing, soothing and eff
ective in preventing and removing the
distressing effects of sunburn, poison oak.
etc. Price, 80 cents. For sale by all drug
gists.
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FOUND GUILTY.
Castro Fined $50 for Committing Bat
terry on Schilling.

Castro Fined $50 for Committing Bat
terry on Schilling.
The case of NJ. Castro, for battery on ].
Schilling, was called in the Police Court
yesterday.
Matt Karcher testified to finding the
victim lying on the sidewalk unconscious.
and taking care of him.
Another witness stated that Schllling
was standing on the street and Castro
came UP and struck him, and tnen ran
away.
0chilllng swore that Castro came up to
him and struck him without warning.
He did not know why, or what he was
struck with.
Castro denied striking him and said he
had not seen him for several hours before
the affray.
]. T. Barron testified that Castro and
Schilling were both i'll his bar-room, al
though not together, about 2 O'Clock in
the morning, and that Schilling wanted
to get gold for some silver. After Schil-
ling went away Castro staid about five
minutes and then went away.
The court pronounced Castro guilty of
battery and fined him so or ten days.
The record-union., 1893-08-22
NOT A SUCCESS
The Atmosphere Too Thick for the
Signal Experiments.

The Atmosphere Too Thick for the
Signal Experiments.
The attempt of the Signal Corps to
communicate with Sacramento from
Auburn on Sunday was not successful.
on account of the hazy condition of the
atmosphere. The foothills were covered
with smoke of forest fires, and this, with
the clouds of dust in the valleys. makes
1t difficult to signal at long distances.
After the first rains the boys will try
again.
Ennis and Martin left Sacramento on
Saturday evening ut s O'Clock, and did not
reach Auburn on their bicycles until
after midnight. Martin claims that his
companion would have been lost if the
latter had not kept his eye on him. Once,
while resting alongside the track to al
low freight train TO pass, Ennis fell into
a sound sleep before the train could get
by. They were halt-famshed when
Newcastle was reached, and had to fare on
soldiers grub-a cup Of coffee, a bologna
and decompOsed pear each. They will
not soon forget their experience.
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DIED.

SCHNETZ-In this city, August / 9th. Chris
tina Schnetz (mother Of Mrs. Henry Schucxi
native OF Germany, aged 6S years. / /
months and / days. tSan Francisco papers
please copy.)
BS-F rlends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral from the
residence OF her daughter. No. 2O6 NJ street.
this morning at o'clock. thence 10 the
Cathedral, where solemn requiem mass viii
be celebrated for the repose of her soul
commencing at 8 O'Clock. fnterment pri vate''
HUSTLER-On Sutter Island. Sacramento
County, August goth, A. B. Hustler
S5~Friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral. to-mor-
row "wednesday, at 0 A. NJ, from Masonic
Hall, corner sixth and X streets. Sacra-
mento City.
WEBBER-.At Highland Park, August 21st.
William John, son OF William ana Kate
Webber, a native of England, aged 3 Years.
IL months and 9 days
R6-Funeral notice hereafter.
KING-In this city, August 21st. Mary NJ.
wife OF Thomas J. King. a native OF Cali
fornia, aged 80 years. months and 10
Gays.
&g- Funeral notice hereafter.
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Berlin Cough Cure.

For coughs and colds and all lung and
throat affections this article has superior
merit. 1t is perfectly harmless, gives
immediate relief and cures the worst cases
in from two TO three days. Endorsed by
our best physicians. Try a bottle and you
will always Keep it. Price, so cents a
bottle.
c. c. Liniment, the best remedy for
aches and pains.
Compound Sulphur Powder, the most
perfect laxative and cathartic known
Gives instant relief in cases of constipa-
ton. indigestion. piles, biliousness, liver
troubles. rheumatism, gravel, etc, etc
A great blood purifier and pleasant to the
taste. The W. II. Bone Company, San
Francisco, sole proprietors. Kirk, Geary
q Co., Sacramento, sole agents.
The record-union., 1893-08-22
Police Court Cases

In the Police Court yesterday A. Bow
den, for violationg the sidewalk ordi-
nance, had his case continued until the
3lst.
]. o. Tebow, charged with drawing and
exhibiting deadly weapon during an
argument with a neighbor, was dis
charged on his promise not to do so again.
Charles Robinson, colored ex-prize-
fighter, who was arrested on charge of
battery, and who also struck Officer Alter
when he brought him in, had his case
continued till to-day.
The record-union., 1893-08-22
UNION HIGH SCHOOL.

Elk Grove is to Have n Thirty-five
Hundred Dollar Building.
The Executive Committee of the Elk
Grove High School had a meeting SatUr-
day afternoon and determined on a spe-
cial tax to raise $500 to build high
school building there. as thel law provides
that they must make an estimate of the
Cost of building, grounds and fencing
and maintaining them, as well as main
tanning school for one year, and submit
1t IN September, in order that the tax may
be levied.
The record-union., 1893-08-22
Wild Geese rnminn

Numbers of wild geese went south
ward over the city on Saturday and Sun
day nights. and several hoeks have es-
tablished a rendezvous on the Suisun
marsh already.
Last year the first geese noticed by any
one in the city arrived on the 9th of
August
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The Cavanauphs DENIM

Bart and John Cavanaugh have filed a
demurrer, through their attorneys, j. b.
Devlne and johnson Il johnson, to the
suit Of William Dixon for damages al
legged to have been sustained in horse
transaction. The demurrer sets forth
that the complaint is ambiguous and un-
!intelligible in that it does not set forth
how the plaintiff was damaged.
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In n Good Cause,

Rev. r. NJ. Stevenson will lecture next
Friday evening at the Westminster
Presbyterian Church for the benefit of the
Ladies' Mite Society, an organization
whose members are constantly laborinp
for the relief of the poor and distressed.
The subject of the lecture will be "The
Worlds Fair" and all who know the,
reverend gentleman know that he is
capable of treating it in an original and
interesting manner
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.Iumped from a Trnin

Charles Harr made mistake yesterday
and got on the wrong train of cars. He
wanted to 60 to Davisville. but boarded
the Stockton train. When the latter
reached r street he discovered his mis-
take and jumped of, but in doing so was
badly hurt.
After having his injuries treated at the
Receiving Hospital he was removed to a
hOteI
The record-union., 1893-08-22

a water-pipe in the alley between L and
NJ, Twenty-third and Twenty-sixth
streets. Trustee Conklin said that there
was no money in the fund.
After auditing the usual batch of bills
against the city, the board adjourned un
til tomorrow morning.
The record-union., 1893-08-22
Hoodlumish Conduct.

While attending the concert on Sunday
evening at the Plaza a lady was hit on
the forehead by a stone thrown by a boy
and painfully injured.
1t seems that number of hoodlumish
youngsters became involved in a fight,
during which stones flew thick and fast.
The record-union., 1893-08-22
At the Tnhle d,unte

Husband to his wife)-For goodness
sake, Frieda, don't talk so much. We've
got to pay four shillings each for the din
ner, and at the rate you are going on YOU
won't get through a shilling's worth =
Basler Nachricten.
The record-union., 1893-08-22
GROCERIES.
GROCERIES.
GROCERIES.
WE DO NOT SELL BELOW COST. BIT
price. Call and see.

THE SHOOTING SEASON Is
il at hand. Come and make NEsT
your pick from HENRY Eek cS..eS
HARDTS new invoice of Ham, ESssSfA
mer and Hammerless Guns, nom y W v
all the best makers. New lot of Shooting
CoafS-duck, corduroy and fustian Guns
choke-bored, stocks bent, and repairing on
guns and rifles a speciality. Send for price
list. NO. 523 4 street, Sacramento.
The record-union., 1893-08-22
BORN.

NICHOLS-In this city, August 18th, to the
wife OF Norman Nichols, a son.
POLSON-ln this city, August goth, to the
wife OF Andrew Poison, q daughter !
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ASSESSED VALUATION
Auditor Johnson's Figures on t

Auditor Johnson's Figures on the
City's Property.
County Auditor Frank Johnson has
handed in to the State Board OF Equaliza-
ton statement showing the assessed
values of property in the county for the
present year. 1t does not include the ap-
portionment of railroads by the State
Board. The figures show reduction Of
SGT ,467 compared with last years roll.
Following is the Auditors statement in
detail:
Value of real estate other than
city and town lots................. SIS. .34s, ,552
Value of city and town lots. 7SSO.33O
Value of all real Iestate..........-.s20 ,228, ,942
Value of improvements on real
estate other than city and town
s1,727,6
value OF improvements on city
and town fots,.,...,..... 6,297.55o
Value of Improvements on real
estate assessed to persons other
than owners OF real estate - @.O25
Value of all improvements-........S S8,o31, ,25o
Total value of real estate lots
:, and improvements s2s, ,26o,192
than money. 4,257,925
value Oh G13,OS6
Total value, after EQUALIZATION
by the County Board OF Equal
lzdtion, ofall OF the above prop
erty S33 ,191, SOB
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CITY HOTEL.

TTHE CITY HOTEL HAS BEEN RENO
i waited and refurnished throughout, and Is
now one OF the most desirable houses in Sac
ramento. VIII be rented or leased TO a de
slrable tenant lnNnire at the hOtel
The record-union., 1893-08-22
THE NEW PLEAsANTON

ri x HOWARD STREET, NEAR THIRD,
! Id San Francisco. a First-class Iodrins
Hotel; 200 rooms, en- suite and single; gas and
running water in each room: best beds in the
81 so and up.
EMPIRE HOUSE, 636 Commercial street.
san Francisco Established 1S6Ol; $50 neat
auu We'l-kept rooms; cleanest beds Per day
20 cents and up per week, 81 and up.
En- Houses are open all night
MWS JACOB HOEGES Il co. PrOns
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THE SADDLE ROCK

EIRST-CLASS HOUSE IN EVERY RE-
i spect. Ladies' dining-room separate. Open
day and night. BUCRMANN & CARRA-
CHER, Propretors. No. 1919 Second street,
between and Il. SacramenIo.
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Value ofan real estate..................s2

Total value, after equalization
by the County Board OF Equal
lzdtion, ofall OF the above prop
erty y............,.........
The record-union., 1893-08-22
Restaurant de France,

VI tors, 427 X street near METROPOLITAN
Theater. Family orders, banquets and wedding
parties u speciality.
The record-union., 1893-08-22


4 cannot see, therefore, how il is possi-
ole to enforce Section 337, making it a
felony for an officer to vote for the pass
age OF an ordinance which he and his as
socrates have no power to Dass- In Ie-
gal sense he never passed such an ordi-
nance, because no such ordinance can be
felony to pass an ordinance on that sinh
ject, 1t means a legal ordinance. because
an illegal ordinance is not an ordinance.
that kind can be passed, and / hardly
think the courts will convict a man Of
felony for passing blank paper. II diff
fers from a case OF forgery. In forgery
the party imposed on is misled on anes-
tion OF fact. He takes the forger for the
man whose name appears on the check
In the case of an illegal ordinance no
question of fact is involved. Everybody
is presumed to know the law, and il such
an ordinance is attempted to be passed
everybody is presumed to know that it is
against the law and void-in other words
blank paper.
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RUNNING TO TITLES.
Ar1ericats Are Getting TOO Fonc
OF LSrdleo TO Their Earnes.

Military officials WAC Have Never Per
formed Any Field Service - some
81 the Absurdities OF an
Inano Practice.
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WEST VIRGINIA PRINTING Co,
Wheeling w. Va.
s UB CRTBE
FoR THE WHEELING
N9PGLL!GGNGfN
" vIaarHlA's IaEasrgar 80 - Nrw.rApr

1852 VII bring Dor the Gr-t tire IN Il third Of n
century. p connie exchange of National govern
rent. fhc Democratic Ier.y fDr fie fast fi., &
siHce i>.i. VIII tc 'u fui c,airol. ftisf VIII o..
onrf W n4f WiH I've fte'ufo'Y Ike tA4rill
0EAcra wH ao on ht.d 10 sts crd 60 rccofa
MY and Without nfeiti'ce.
West Virginia viii tt,ys rev, Governor an
stole oriugFl. and SIC Legislature .v.u Sc is
fetsicn. ihc iHITtIferEcrR wiu Iclorf e o.
eatcrieinirCiy sr d fc!hruuy
ssy- SEND ~ Yof' Z. DoLLAE NOV. ~
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wItY raAn MEAna a 80.
kx.sosurc of tfo Head rudancc-s the Z
ovation OF she uosnnn Race.

kz.'osurc Of tro Head f,udancc-s the I'll
ovation cF she nosnsn Race.
Perhaps no article Of clothing has
e'-sH laOrc freely criticised In respect TO
Is utility t5.nf that which le,icog-
raphcrs describe rs "a covering for THO
hcat" Some, Instructed by the ex-
ample OF savage races and others widely
hhercnt ia various ways, among them
the leaders OF feminine fashion. vhoee
crowns Of goasa,her may practically be
Sisrcg@rdcd, would have II that the hat
hess condition 10 that most character
istic OF mankind, says tho London
Lancet. Against their opinion we fad
"rrayed tie combined force OF civilized
naaac in every climate.
From pole TO pole we find that man.
p be dresses at all. dresses his head.
i-vcu n bootlcss and guiltlcss of such
minor tribes IS waigtcoat and collar. he
eovc-s the head with some form Of
elotAihg. Nay, The very savage, though
be may know nothing OF silk or felt.
VIII OFTEN 50 decorate his vortex with
feathers or 50 weave his own natural
Wool that not even the conventional
european cylinder could protect IL
more eIcctunUy. Surely there n1n.t be
reason IN al this
There IS clearly conscious need
which exists not merely in imagination.
II Il thus practically admitted that
Shcugh tie head like any other part OF
the body, may, after havirS suffered
the a.trition OF atmospheric variations.
become Injured to their action. Il sim
loses somewhat in the process. In the
tirst place, II is evident that in this con-
fiiet only the fittest can hcpc to sur
vtve Civilized man win not cndan~er
his chance Of survival by rislSing the
experiment Further, he lnds that
tic inferior animals thus exposed nm
eergo eSternal changes which do not
often, IL ever, tend IN the direction of
refinement. and instinctivcly he shuns
the possible return of coarseness and
SaFberism. lie also recognizes The fact
that, givc1 n wholesome custom, In
bead clothing, the consequent effect
VIII Dc as healthy as Il is becoming.
Foremost among the san;tsrv prin.
eiples which Ought 10 control nsacc in
this matter are two-tbe avoidanae az
any bat tho lightest pressure and tho
admission through the texture worm on
q special aperturcs Of sufficient air for
Tree ventilation of tho head. If these
elementary considerations be dnIv re-
garded and sufficient protection be pro-
Nidcd against changes Of weather we
Shall find tho man the better, not tho
worse, for wearing his covering for
tho Ecatl -
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Castoria.

"Casto-iSisso well adapted to cthirc, tllat
Ircecmacnd 1t Is superior to ef7 rrca.si. ,t..l
known 70 me-" u. =. AscIr1.. =. D.,
u Co. os,fcrd c., Dsoolign, &. =.
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TuE FARYHR's FaIEND.
TnE QagAT SONTMERN WEEgLY

Has already isccCO euhscf,hors--1'he Largest
circulation Of any weekly Nswspal or
IL 1tfE WORLD.
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IMPOSSIBLE CLASSIC Heroes.
fhs Characters Dvawn by ola writers
Ent nt An Trina 10 IL

The Characters Drawn 10y ola writers
Rot at All Truo 10 Life.
Some of the older noveliats in dealing
with old Rome, the fcudal davs in
France, Germany or England, or with
pioneer life, make their characters be-
hong simply % another time In tho new
world, instead of 10 another race and
world Of their own, says q writer IN the
new England Magazine. In endeavcr.
ing 70 reproduce scenes and social con-
diticns which have passed away, MANY
historical novclists confuse the eondi-
tons and perennial human nature.
They label their characters accorlino,
60 their social station and confuse tho.,e
social distinctions with Tie qualities Of
the spirit They Givc rs men aad
women whom Cod would fail 20 rcec,,,-
nizc- but whom the critics. more acute.
readily hail as models aud typos for all
other students Of human nature. Their
characters arc nearly al u-ounted on
stiitS; tacy arc animated by uactives
and considerations which arc quiteir-
possible, and they talE as human bc.
iugs never talked Ia this world They
deal not with the exceptional. which IS
possible and artistic, but with to In
possible, w.si-h Is earl at,tro.
Their old Romans and barons and
highvsayncn, etc. stalk through ;be
scene mounting platitudes and "senti-
ments,' whereas we may be quite ccr-
tain That they occupied Themselves
chieGy with cheating, lying, cringing.
stealing, echclning. dining. drini.:nv.
eass.patng, working, gosaipinr. gam
ing and talidng slang, jast as nea arc
DONG N tl.e streets, norts. public Of
ncea.. theafors, etc.. O. rorfa. London
end Ncw York to-day. and beueathal
Iris action there wus algyavB = ertdc
philosophy. classifying and auaivzi1e
Joth motives and actioo~. One would
marine from Che romantic representa-.
tons II these phases oil life that tbi.
reiieetive habit OF mankind ,.as am ip-
rcntion n yesterday, and did not really
Gate hcyoud ire decline Of the Roman
stnpsrc To the philosophy and civiiiza-
Ncn ~ Greece. These came virt1ce and
vices c1iot to-dcy, and never win ,s en-.
Greiy craaicated. 10 Meter how higb
tHc tit.e Of civilization rises, but. ~
cept ia The very lowest plane OK human
hie. where the relation % humanity is
scarce s. more taan THAT ~ Che human,
fcrm. nen in ail ages have sourht S5- "a
tpiriioa ~ tAe riddle a. existence. ava
hclec aare. iu uG3re ~ les crrG.. t,.st-
@oilt e.4ecr-a upou action.
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"I'or sc-crl years havo recommended
youT Cas ~! - Cl-i alal always continue to
S5ro ~ is Ii i.g.lsia-ly prodaced beneficial
sc..-:a."
E0vT;; =. TAHDrE, y. D.,
l-.;h GsTe-t I'D - Ave, Kew YORK City.
ovrAsr, e HcRR,T erRr<r. NEW YoaK CRY
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CResTs AND THEIR ORIGIN.


They Woe Used Far Each IN A,cfepe
tiaes-Soro % tho Moro Notable.
Cre5ts are ascribed 90 the Cariane and
they ere Of very ancient origiu Thov
are mentioned by Homer and Virgil
and described o. IN use among the
hcathcn gocs and goddcsscs Thus the
crest r. Nincrvas helmet was op owl
Mars bore "a lion or tiger and Jupife Z.
Annon q rams bead These symbols
were formerly placed on tho helnl.t
and were great faariss Of honor. onIg,
"orn by heroes OF great vaior or by
lnofc "ho were advanced 70 some sfi-
Pefor military command Richard
had acrust on his helmet resembling n
piHme of feathers; l}ichard a. wore y
lion ON @ cap a dignity nbovc tb~
crown CA BIZ helmet, Alexander III. .f
o'otiand. had q plume OF fartacrs. and
%aHc, ] wore lion. I'm tae Gftecpth
oAd fietcc1th centuries. according 20
ta' brooklyn Eagic. tho crest ,,os Ge-
a.'iora aa being o figure placed upon a
Wfe'-H, eofouet or cop Of maintenance
above tlc helmet CIR shield. A creas
was ancieuty worn ON tho heads Of
commanders ia The field. and thou only
in order ~ distinguish thrm from t,oi,
io.lo"ert After tlc Institution of 49,.
oIi-r 81 tlc garter, ard ia imitation 81
i-'f'rd ill ail knights companions Of
t'e order Degan 81 wc1r cresta This
p-actiea soon became more general. ard
tacy were oesumed by ail who cousid-
afeN th'neoiTcsohaticd % bcar arms
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when travelling between Piitsbureh. wHs0au1
weston. Puekharnor, Parker,Lurg CT CLsr!eT
Ton me Msnorgeh Bouis" offers THO slsrissS
ana quickest lire. Close connections u1d-
atFaii mont for al points North md Wet sS9
a. ClarAShurg With P. : O ard w Vr.SPE
~. ioT all Lcints Fast, scnth and West AZ
i"r through ti<sefs va the "GonongaA Route
HUGH c. EowLEs. Gen'l su5t.
EcSosSAu. WA