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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-07
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die, and rolled back his left shirs-cuii
For some little time his eyes rested
thoughtfully upon the sinewy fore
Arm and wrist all dotted and SCARED
with innumerable puncturc marks
Finally lie thrust the sharp point
home, pressed down the tiny piston,
and sank back into the vclyct-lineo
armchair with long sigh Of satisfac.
tioE.
Three times n day for many months
had witnessed this performance, but
custom had not reconciled my mind to
II. On the contrary, from day to day
I had become more irritable at the
sight, and my conscience swellcd night
ly within mo at the thought that had
licked the courage to protest. Again
and again ! had registered u VOW that
should deliver my soul upon the sub
ject, but there was that In the cool
uonchalant mir Of my companion which
made him the last man with whom one
would care 70 take anything approach
Ing to liberty. His great powers, his
mastcrly manner, and the experience
which | had had Of his many extraor-
binary qualities, all made me dilldcnt
and backward In crossing him,
Yet upon that afternoon, whether 1t
was the Heaune which had taken with
my lunch, or the additional cxaspen-
tion produced by the extreme dclibcri-
ton Of his manner, ! suddenly felt that
could hold out no longer.
(Which Is II to-day" asked-"mor.
phine or cocaine?"
lie raised his eyes languidly from the
old black-letter volume which he had
opened. ut is cocaine" he said, "a
seven per cent. solution. Would you
care TO try lt?'
mo, indeed" answered, brusquely
MY constitution has not got over the
Afghan campaign yet. cannot afford
to throw any extra strain upon IT,"
lie smiled at my vehemence. Per
haps you are right, Watson, = ho said,
II suppose that it, influence is physic.
ally Ia bad one. find 1t, however,
10 transcendently stimulating and
clarifying to the mlrd that It's sec
ondury action Is matter OF small mo
ment."
nut considerp' | said, earnestly
Count the cost! Your brain may, as
yon say be reused and excited, but Il
isa pathological and morba process,
which involves increased tisinc-changc
and may Mt last leave II permanent
weakness. You know, too, what a
black reaction comes upon you. Surely
the game Is hardly worth the candle
Why should you, for a mere passing
pleasure. risk the loss Of those great
powers with which you have beon en-.
lowed? Remember that | speak not
only as one comradc to another, but Us
y medical man to one for whose CON
stitution he IL to some extent answer
able"
lie did not seem offended. On the
contrary, he put his fnger.tips to-
gether and leaned his elbows on the
arms Of his chair, like one who has q
relish for conversation.
my mind" he said, 'rebels at stag
nation. Give me problems, give me
work. give me the most abstruse
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-07
PRIZES FOR GOOD BUTTER.
Two Awarded by the National Association
to Iowa Men.

Two Awarded by the National Association
to Iowa Men.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, March l.-At yester.
days session OF the National Butter
and Cheese Makers association the an.
nual election resulted: President, B. y.
Carr, Pocatonica, ILL.,; vice president
at-large, II. +. Hines, Of Stella, Neb
secretary, !. W. Burridge, Of Chicago;
treasurer, Z. H. Lobster, Of Hudson,
Mich. One vice president was also
elected for each state. In the butter
contest the first prizes were taken by
S. G. oltrogge, Of Trlpoll, Ia, in the
separate cream division, and L. s.
Allen, Of Clarion, H., in the gathered
cream division. There were forty-ive
winners Of bronze and silver medals
who scored above the standard
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-07

The oklahoma legislature passed
law permitting prize fights to be pulled
off in the territory and making the
Office OF probate judge eligible TO none
but good lawyers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-07
SALT RAEUM CURED

My wife has been troubled with the salt rheum
or four years. During this time doctors Of
Wisconsin, Illinois, and the most eminent Of
Chicago, failed 10 give relief. bought the
CuTIcuRA REMEDIES, and she used only one boz
OF CuTiuuRA. 0na cake Of CuucuRA soar, and
half u bottle Of CurcrRA l,Es0LyESr, and
these have curel her completely.
q. III. STONE, lii State ST., Chicago, III,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-07
TIE SCIENCE or pEpuorioSa

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-07
CuTICunA WORKS WONDERS

There % no doub. that ihe cuTIcuRA RENE
DIS daily perform more wonderful cures than
all other skin aud blood flnedies combined.
They Instantly relieve AMI speedily cure every
hnnior OF The skin, scalp, aud blood, with loss
OF hair, from Infancy 10 age from pImples 10
scrofula, when The boat physicians fall.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-07

Sold Throughout the world. Price, crrreuRl,
bVc.; SOAP, 2Ac /, gzsoLyEsr, u. PorrER DRuo
AND ouEa. coRp Sole rfoprietors, Boston.
~" How to Cure Skin Diseases mailed free.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-07

headwith pimples which would
form a watery matter, and |
would have to scratch until |
would bleed. After doctoring
with two doctors for three
years, more or less, | finally
made mp my mind to try your
CUTIouRA REMEDIES, with
result entirely satisfactory to
me. After using two sets |
am entirely cured. lhaye rec.
commended your remedies to
g.NopaI parprap a,1 ,I,n,, al,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-07
SCRATCHED ; YEARS


Nothing like CuTIcuRA REMEDIES was ever
manufactured. For inreo years have suffered
with sore head. would break out all over my
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

On annonce la capture daus lie lac
klamath, (Oregon,) dune truite me-
surant ~trente-trois pouces de long ct
hut pouces e! demi de large, ct
peasant plus de seizs livres. Cette
truite est, dit on, Ia plus crosse que
Ton ait jamais prise aux Etats-U nis.
Honorable Hiram r. Lott, pre-
sident du seoat ct remplissant, en-
egard a cette position, les fonetions
de NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. de Ia
Louisiana. Went de partir pour aller
occuper une poste de consul dams
rAmerique Centrale ct T'on Sc de.
mande qui snccederait au gouver-
neur Foster sill venait a manqner, la
loi ne d6signant personae CONNIE son
s~uccessear.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

Cohvaincu QUE la somme voice
par lie congress pour payer la prime
sur lie sucre nest pas sufisante ct ne
peut %couvrir que les trois quarts
environ des ~recIamations, lie secre-
taire du tresor ne paiera d'abord que
la proportion de six dixiemes dun
sou au lieu de huit dizieues; il a
pleine c~oniance que lie congress all
louera ce qui manque pour payer les
deux autres dixiemes ct il Sc pre-.
pare a distribuer Ia part de chacun
des quill sera possible de lie faire.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
FOR SALE.

One hundred and sixty-fve ar
penis of land just below Perry's
Bridge having a front of s. arpents
on the Vermilion river by a depth
OF 81 arpents.
This property is intersected by
the public road leading directly to
Perry and Abbeville, has several
beautiful bcilding sites. is finely
wooded and will make a rich sugar
farm. Il is partly improved, having
considerable feucing upon it. a
dwelling house and other buildings.
Terms Cash. or time granted as pnr'
chaser desires.
Any further information may be
had by applying to Home" D6cuir
or EDWARDS GREENE. attys.
AbhevilIe. August 4. 1894.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
The most remarkable
Newspaper Success
in NeW York.

The Press is a National Newspaper
Cheap news, vulgar sensation and
trash find no place in the columns OF
The Press.
The Pass has the brightest Editorial
page IN New York. 1t Sparkles with
points.
The Pass Sunday Edition is a
splendid twenty page paper, covering
every current topic of interest.
Tue PREss Weekly Edition conta' MS
all the good things of the Daily and
editions.
For those who cannot afford the
Daily or prevented by distance from
early receiving it The Weekly is a
splendid substitute.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

LIE Times de Londres a interview
IN des, principaax bommes d'Etat
francais qui a resume ainsi les vues
de la France
Mons pc sommes pas en- position,
aussi longtemps que durera Ia condi-
ton act1elle de PEurope, de cher
cher querelle a lAngleterre. mails
ellie ne dot pas nous etre trop desa.
gr6able5 nj blesser notre amour.
propre, On nous cesserions d'etre
prudentst
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

lie 80 mars Fezpress d'Oregon Sc
dirigeant al Nord, parti de Sacre-
mento a onze heures du soir, a etc
pres de Wheatland, a trente miles
au nord, par deux hommes Mosques.
LIE sheriff Bonart, de Tehomaco, Sc
trouFait dams lie train ct a tue IN des
bandits.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
Les Chernins pubIics.

LIE beau temps est revenu, il q
seche nos routes defoncees ct della
brees ct jamais lie moment ma etc
plus propice pour les remettre en-
bon etat a peu de frais. Dependant
beaucoup sc refusent a lie faire, sans
pouvoir dire pourquoi. Dams lie
squatri6me ward, CONNIE aussi dams
chaque autre ward, il y a de bien
villain bouts de chemin, ct lie iuri de
police pour &c ward ma pas de plus
vif desir que de voir les proprie-
taires proiter du beau temps pour
les reparer. C'est pourquoi il invite
chacun d ne pas negliger plus long,
temps ce travail.
Sur les deux rives, il &c trouve des
p~roprietaires qui s'obstinent a ne
vouloir pas obeir an devoir one leur.
fat la loi. II nest qu'un moyen de
faire avec de 81 mauvais citovens:
c'est de faire reparer leur chemin aux
frais de la paroisse ct de les pour
suivre ensuite en- REQUIREMENT des
frais encourus. ST la loi est contre
eux, ils auront a payer; 81 ellie est
en- leur favour, il ny aura plus qua
prelever une take spectacle pour Pen.
tretien dec routes. De cette facon,
.eaaenn paiera sa part eschacebe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

Henri Rochefort, ce famenx ecri-
vain qui a renverse le dernier em"
pire en- France ct qui Went de rem
tire q Paris grace a l'amnistie en- fa-
veur des condamnes ,politiQues a
donne durant son exil a Londres
$4,000 par aimee aux pauvres de
Paris.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
THE ILLUSTRATED H0Hg aHas

9 2 large and handsome l6page, esccinsss n.
and eontaining Serial and Short ssoriss ~ aaMs
popular authors Sketches, Poems, UsafnI HjsessaHsM1s
and everything to amuse, entertain and inst,ass
member Of the family circle. AMONG M INV, 30
whose stories constantly appear ia I'm TfTTsse saM%M
HOME GUEST are Mrs. Emma D.. & N. aastEs3saa1
Mrs. Mary ]. Holmes, Charlotte II. Brasme rs
!; stephens, Mrs May Agnes Fleming, EttaW. fIs%
nlrs. lane q. Austin, Emma Garrison JouBa Nass3S
Conan Doyle, and many others. fti IS i hir6.siss~n ss Il
LEGATION for the family circle, handsomsir silSfss2s.
beautifully illustrated, and while Il Il siWnszs E as<s
ing and never dull, 1t is pure In moraI tooss ~ 49, a
Objectionable word or line being allowed % ssSsgs M ~
columns You win be delighted with ihie ehsssis%
paper, and eagerly welcome its monthly visits
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
COMPLETE NOVELTIES

BY Popular Authors Is . large ana hsrassa.a
DOOR Of l2 large doub1e-column octave paesR sis{s
printed in clear, bold, readable fypa on 700 -
and handsomely bound in colored paper cover
contains, as its title indicates, tlgensg cosauls& assSaSs
by twenty wellknown and popular authors. as1s sM%
OF which is intensely interesting. It Comprises srRSSs
SEASONS delightful reading, and Is by far IA IsrrsS
and finest collection of complies popular noFShEs
ever published in a single volume. The titlsa e. IN
twenty complete novelettss contained In this Ho1R m
Is follows
Under the Holly Berries. ~ Chnlas
Brseme.
The Phantom Wedding. By Mia Enas i Z
Eouthworth.
The Gypsy's Warning. BY Mrs. Henry Mas
Moonshins and Marguerites. ~ So 81
The Hendsman OF Antwerp. ~ m ID
Stephens.
The story OF y Fife. BY Mrs.. May Asnsa Frsasss.l
Old RudderfDrd Hall. By Miss u q Hratsaa.
Eiasfche of Beofllieu. By Alexander Dsns4
a Tale OF Three Lions. By a. Rider HkezA 4
a Drama In the sAir. BY Jules Verne.
The story or Helen, BY Amanda M DoHshA
The Captain or the P0le-staF. RyA rmss
The Sailors Secret. BY sfra. JaneG. Ansss.
The Duel in EEerRe wood. By WiIkis coaHhs \
Ine Heiress OF Whats0m Grange MAAA
Moss Farm. Nv Mary KYLE Dallas.
The SeEtntor of MOdena. BY syfsSnus e1oH l. i
4 n False Diamonds. Rs Mira. Mzry a. &HNA
Ashcroft Han. BY Emma Garrison J1nsa
PLEASE REMEMBER
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

Mourn en- laissant derriere sol une
orpheline de 100 ans, c'est assure
ment vivre vieux. C'est ce qui est
arrive a Jacques Detsis, un Gree
mort recemment a Naxos; il 6tait ne
en- 1899 ct await done l56 MS. C'est
un beLage.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

On ipgenieur franeais etudie en-
ce moment lie projet de construire IN
chemin de fer qui conduirait les tour
istes sur le Mont Blanc entire la
France ct l'Italie. Pour celia il
faudra percer M tunnel dun mil ct
DENT. lie cable ascenseur aura 5000
pieds de long.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

lie Mississippi a monte depuis
quelques jonrs ct il monte Moore
Les nonveiles des divers points
echelonn6s sur lie coufs dn grand
fenve indiquent quill contiBuera a
grossir, bien que les tributaries
soient a la haisse. Les habitants
riziers Sc rejouissent de cette crue
qni lenr permettra bieni6t d'ense~
mencer leurs champs; mais, instruits
par lexperience du passe. is SOU
haitent que la crne soft moderee.-
Meschaeebe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

La MALE de John L. Sullivan,
saisie par IN eabaret;er de Jackson.
vile, Floride, Ell paiemensdu compte
dc whisky que lie fameux pugiliste
lui deyait, a etc vendne d ~l'encan ct
achetee par IN capitaine de l'Armee
du Salut, qui a l'intention de Sen
seryir CONNIE dun terrible exemple.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

lie marquis ct la marqu:se de Gas
tellane Sc son embarques lie 9 pour
retourner en- France rejoindre leur
fills marie recemment a Mile Gould.
lis ont profile du marriage de leurs
fills pour visiter les principles villes
des Etatr- Unis.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

Une richie dame de Waltham,
Massachusetts, a perdu n sacoche
contenans ponr $4,000 de diamants
dams IN magasin de n~ouveautes de
Boston.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

Les Francais soDt entrain de con-
vertir le desert de Sahara en- un We
ritable jardln, au moyen de pnits
artesien. Deja 100000 d'acres
de terrain sont bon pour la culture.
On atteindra bient6t lie chiffre de
90 millions.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

La plus crosse statue de bronze
qui eziste aujoutd'hui est celle dc
Pierre lie Grand, premier emperor
de Russie. Ellie pen 100000
livres ct orne la plus belle place de
St, Petersburg.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
Domain est lie jour des Rameaux.

Herr Krupp ct lie Blron de Rotchs.
child sont l%esseuls homnes d'Allema.
gDe don't les reyenus annuels sc e.
vent q plus dun million de dollars.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

Les cordonniers d'Angleterre au
nombre de 100000 viennent de Sc
METRE en- greVe. LIE motif de la
greve est l'rsage de machines anne.
ricaines dams cette branche d'indus.
trie.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

On salt qua Kansas City les fem.
mes on lie droit de o aux elections
municipales. Plus de deux mile cnt
profile de ce droit la semaine der.
Mere.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

L'ann6e p%rochaine ser lie quatre
centieme anniversaire de la CONVEX
sion de la France au christianisme.
La fete SER cel6bree aVec grande
pompe q Reims.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
AS AN ADVERTISING
MEDIUM

The Press has no superior IN New York
THE PRESS
Within the reach Of all. The best and
cheapest Newspaper an Ameriea.
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Weekly Press, ohe year, 100
Send for The Pres Circular.
Samples free. Agents wanted every
where. Liberal commissions.
Address THE PRESS,
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

LIE aenateur Elkins de Philadel-
phie oare IN prix de $4,000 pour Ia
meilleure peinture faite par I'm ar
tiste AMERICAN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

En- raison des ravages causes par
~l'iufuenza, lie pape a .dispens6 du
itdue de carene toHs les ideles du
diocese de Rome.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

We have arranged With the publisher If IL
trated Home Guest, to fnrnish Us zasss
publication in club with our papsr upon 1 sss szssa
liberal terms quoted above, and We are 49, spssi3{
premium book, entitled "TwenfSv " snaaasss
Noveiettes by PeYular Aat8osSsS sszg.sss
our subscribers. bystaking adyanEaee 81 n. t1ss
home newspaper, q years ~suioscrip tion II ag!e!ts
pest and most popular literary and hsnilssy sa M q ta
containing twenty complete noyelsssass 5Rsszasas hNk
the most. famous authors of America " 49, 4
France-in fact, a large amount OF fhs r5os ssss IN aA
reading matter at the most triHine soz4 = s~saeaa&&a%
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

La reserve du Tresor a Washing
ton est actuelIement de 100000 900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
lie NIeridional.

Journal 0GicieJ ds School Board et
de Ia ~Corporation d4b6eUae.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
POLICE JURY
SCHOOL BOARD

W. N. Conerly, President,
L.. o. Broussard, superintendent;
Geo Hays, j. A. ViIlien. E. W. Gas
pard, John Abshire, Jr., A. Theall
Octave Hebert, 0. Bourque, A. Toups.
Town OF ABBEvILLE
j. O. Mayor
Geo. ". Summers. ....Sec. & Treas.
ALDERMEN
C. j. Edwards, Eli Wise, Eraste Mouton,
=. j. Feray.
City Attorney-W. p. Edwards.
Constable-Euphemon Leblanc.
Justices OF The Peace.
First ward: Pierre Pelloat.
Constable: Camille Leblanc.
Second ward: Joseph Trahan.
Constable: Andrew Moss.
Third ward: J.. Nelson Greene, Numa
Frederick.
Constables; Geo. E. Lyons, J. Ely. Mon
tagne.
Fourth ward: Remy Broussard.
Constable: seyenie Landry.
Fifth ward: Levy sarvery.
Constable: Columbus Spell.
Sixth ward: G.. c. Blanchard, Eraste
GuidFy.
Constables: Richard Greene, Alcide
Faulk.
Seventh ward: Felix O,NeiI.
Constable: j. =. Broussard.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06

.SAMEDI, g. AVRIL 1895.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
A TENDRE.
L,ABEILLE
DE La
DE La
NOUVELLE-ORLEANS

Journal quotidien, avec une edition
hebdomadaire paraissant lie samedi
matin ct %contenant toGtes les ma.
there's publiees pendant la semaine
dams P6dition quotidienne.
L'6dition hebdomadaire, rennis-
SAINT en- un seul numero toutes les
nouvelles de la semaine. compte
beaucoup d'abonnes ct de ~lecteurs.
PRTX DE L'ABoNNEMENT.
Edition qu%otidienne.
Tn an $12 Trois mois So
Six mois 6 Un mois /
Edition hehdomadaire.
Un an So Quatre mois 81
Six mois l so Trois mois IS
Bureaux ct ateliers, No. IS rue de
Chartres, entire Cont ct Bienville.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-06
DAILY

THE Pass is the organ Of no fac
ton; pulls no wires; has no animosties
to avenge.
The Van Buren press., 1895-04-27
Murphysbor0, ILL.,, exchange has the follow
ing OF Fontana's Merry Makers, who viii appear
nj hlurta Opera House Nav 9th to llth.
The Minstrels.

The young Indies Columbian Club Minstrels
concert Thursday night was Il great success
both in number of the audience and the
performance OF the Minstrels. The veritable
coon" was there and the performance WINS too
comicul for ANYTHING; and the beauty of 1t al
very few, If any OF the troupe, could be
recognized by the audience Their witicisms
and puns were dry eut'--nothine old and
stale--and were received with uprnar Taking
ii all III al there naK been nothing in yan Buren
thai captured the audience like tins una where
all did so grandly it would be hard TO
discriminate
The managers and Young lady performers
deserve much credit as 1t has required erduous
psactiee and skill to perfect program go cute
and unige In ell of its features in SO short u
time as was this. The Indies are always fore
most in al Charitable work und ia this will
receive the cDmmendatipn UfH grateful people
Credit is due Mr.. c. c. Montague for the
generous donation of the handsome clock for
the hest box of straw wberries There were
eleven entrieR-al were beauties and II was
hard for the committee to decide the winner
MIR Lewis Bryans berries were finally decided
ns the choicest and he was given the clock. We
are pleased 10 know that Mr. BRYAN generously
donated the clock to the Ladies Columbian
Club. The eleven boxes of berries brought ut
auction during the evening Ss7.23, and the
gross receipts of the concert amounted to
SiSl.3n
The Van Buren press., 1895-04-27
ANIMAL PRESS CONVENTION.
Instructions Issued 10 the Graft by the
Corresponding Secretary.

John L. JObe, of the Russelville Democrat
corresponding secretary of the Arkansas Press
AHsDciatiOn, has issued card to the craft i'll
which he extends the following invitation:
On behalf of the association and the people of
Mammoth Spring, / ex tend to you cordial
invitation to attend this meeting. An attractive
programme has been arranged for the OCCASION
aud the proceedings will be of great interest to
everyone engaged III newspaper work IT you
are q member OF the association ii is to your
interest TO be present and If you do not belong
to the organization, let me urge you to Join.
Every newspaper man In the State should
become member of the association, md ifsuch
was the case it worfld be very easy to remedy
many existing evils which operate against us.
For the benefit of those who are not members
quote from article 2 of the constitution us
follows:
1.-THE object of this association shall be to
promote the interest of the press by securing
unity OF thought and action in all matters
relating TO the profession of journalism and the
business of publishing; TO elevate its tone.
purify its expressions enlarge its usefulness,
advance II in wisdom and Justice extend its
influence in the work of true civilization and to
cultivate friendly relations and spirit oi
truternal regard among its members 4"
The excursion party will 20 in body from
Mammoth Spring, over the kansas City Fort
Scott and Memphis railroad to Kansas City
Kansas City to Pueblo over the Missouri Pacific
railway returning from Denver to Kansas City
over the Union Pacific railway, and from
Kansas City over the Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Memphis To destination or connection
Garden of the Gods, Denver and other points of
interest in Colorado will be visited. Mr.. Jobe
notifies all concerned that it will be necessary
for him To keep strictly within the rules laid
down by the association and the restrictions
laid down by the railroad companies; which
means that none but bona fide newspaper men
and their wives, sisters OF other female relatives
may join the junketcrs: