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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
FUNERAL or IrErrEvA,rcoLONrL HARRIS


The funeral services OF the late Lieutenant Colo
mel William Hamilton Harris. whose death occurred
AT Genoa Italy on Wednesday. November g. took
place Yesterday morning AZ the Madison Avenue
Baptist Church. The services were conducted by
the pastor. the Rev. Or. Henry NJ Sanders, who
was a warm personal friend OF the dead soldier.
Dr. Sanders spoke in the highest terms OF Colonel
Harris Delegations from Lafayette Post, c. a.
r. and the Loyal Legion. Of which organizations
Colonel Harris active member. attended the
services \ large number OF officers OF the Army
and Navy also present.
The pallbearers were Colonel Gillespie. command
ant at Fort Hancock. General Horace Porter. VI. l..
Sykes c. : Romans Dr. II. l.. Yale. william q.
Boardman. OF Cleveland, Ohio; Colgate Hoyt and
Bogard Demincc".
Among those present were Major David r
Wright and Colonel X. II. l. Goddard. OF Provi-
dence x t. who served with Colonel Harris on
Burnside's star during the civll War, Major L..
Bracket. Or. y L. Campbell L. ; y; Paymaster
A Noel Brakeman. Colonel Henry IL. Adams Cap
lain william r Brown. Major III. Nj ShOckley. OF
Fort Leavenwcrth. Kan; captain {. II. Hoynes.
Ma Jor H. H. Pearsall. General II I. Wilson Major
r II. Burrows Captain f. A. Bakey, Lieutenant
George Ford t. s. n; Lieutenant Heath. L. ). N;
Majo william g. Wise. General Daniel Slckles.
Captain Nicholas Campbell Major j. y. Handy.
From Cleveland Ohio. were Major 3 n. Handy.
Colonel William Edwards. Colonel Howard Eels.
Colonel G. y. Garretson and James ii. Hoyt Burial
made at West Point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
FRANCIS WILSON SUED FOR LIBEL.

More litiga ton has grown out OF the eHo'.e Va
Sydney Rosenfeld, the playwright, 10 coiiect io'''
Francis Wilson. the actor $500 on two plays VI,
Saturday last Wilson narrowly escaped gong 10 Jan
for contempt of ar order OF Judge lngraham '""'
he be examined before trial in the suit OF hose"
field. Just as the papers were about 10 De sne"eu
Wilson appeared with his attorney. and the exam
inaton went on 1t appears that after the pupn'a
ton o. the examination Wilson, in pupiishe'
statement said things which Mr.; Resented dia no
like for when Mr. Rosenfeld read them TWO a tlo.S
for libel against Wilson begun at once. i,0sm
feds council went the Iorkvile Ponce gu
yesterday morning and got a warrant rom Md 49,
trate Crane FOR Wilson's arres for cr nina, L.,
TIE warrant was issued but not served; as lsoi
left the city sunday night for Washn l on
where he appears tonight. Papers were dia"n 90, 90;
TOO in a civil suit In watch Rosenfeld asks A9vW
damages for libel These papers were given 10 p'P-
uty Sheriff Lpsky 10 serve. ...or
Wilson. il is alleged said that Resented -Gam
write more failures than any other man on earn.
Another alleged remark OF Wilson was tnat wheH-
ever Mr. Resented is pressed by his creditors he
suec me And there were others
Rosenfeld says In his comp ant that al the sta,
ments are false. and demands damages IN the SUI"
Of ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
The HOME FOR CONTALFSCENTS

The sixteenth annual meeting OF the managers of
the NeW-York Home for Convalescents took place
al the home 40 iS3 East Observation-Disclosures
eenth-st.. yesterday morning.
In the absence OF Mrs. W. c. Palmer the presi-
dent who is confined 70 her home by Illness, Mrs.
James Wood. the first vice-presient. presided. The
meeting was opened with a prayer by the Rev.
Alexander Mclean Mrs. Bradford Rhodes the
treasurer announced that ninety-One patients have
been treated during the last year, making a total
Of 1880 patients since the founding Of the home.
The following Board OF Officers reelected
Mrs ". 9. Palmer. president Mrs. James Wood,
Mrs NJ +. Buchanan and Mrs. Arthur : Fish. vice
presidents: Mrs. j. II. Appleton. recording score
larry Mis- H. y. Nelson, corresponding secretary.
and Mr.. Bradford Rhodes. treasure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
"OLD BILL" CHANGES HIS PLEI.

HE PLEADS GUILTY TO swINDLING cIMFEL ON
CONDITION THAT THE SECOND OFFENCE
CLAUSE SHALL NOT BE PRESSED
When the trial OF old pill Nosburg. the green
goods man. was called before Recorder Cor IN
General Sessions yesterday 1t was announced that
the prisoner who is charged with swindling Anton
Clmpe Nebraska farmer was willing to plead
guilty 10 the charge If the second offence clause
was not pressed As he had promised TO give I'M
portant testimony against other greengoods men.
the plea was accepted. and ne was remanded III
Friday for sentence. ,
Recorder Gon gave seve.e lecture to Anton
Ciubel The Recorder said the farmer was worse
tban the creengoods men. They operated on dis
honest men whereas he and his kind intended 20
distribute counterfeit money on their neiSnoors, WHO
were honest people -, ..
The Recorder regretted there was not a law 10
nurish the bunCOed rs we'll the buncoers.
Several indicted gretngoods men who were undo.
bail it was found Yesterday had disappeared, aAd
their bail forfeited.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
FLUCTUATIONS ~ COTTON
AMERICAN MARKETS STEADY IN THE FACE OF
LOWER PRICES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONTINUE SMALL.

CONTINUE SMALL.
The cation markets N America strong yes
.erdav considering that there was a sharp dechne
,ual T., Is American points in Liverpool, and spot
sales i'm mat market were only lo"o bales. Quo
.a.io,. an tho New-York Cotton Exchange closed
lasr night only 4 TO poiDts under SATURDAY AZ
one time in the session this marke; was only
min. down but estimated receipts OF 22o~ to Z4""
A. New-OrIeans to-day, against NiOO ast year.
.ause1 a decline in the afternoon. Marcn opened
At SIS. points off. sold up TO SIS. dowr to sSl'
and closed AT SS5 The public and room ira iers are
awaiting crop developments and the total sales
Yesterday were only 2262oo bales. duiI market -
usually saggiEg II is feli that everything oe-
n.nds on the future movement Total port rece'p@s
YESTERDAY were IS 260. against l3eW last year ana
AZ IL, in 1893 when the crop was I.So."N Tne fo-
owing show the comparative receipts at the chIss
ports: , -
The interior points, except Memphis CONTINUE 20
run far behind last year Memphis .esl,IoSY, 90 y'
against 26i4; 81. Louis 100. against 100 Sinelnhau
80, agains. 1871 ana hous'Th o 20, 100 ,otav
againsi 27Su last year. This movement IS not ~
per Fx ISm Yesterday were A7sS II was claimed
that the heavy receipts al New-Or.eans today were
Tbe souther, spot markets were lower-\orfolk.
Galveston. Memphis and savannah 10 anu Ns"-
Ufsa"S a"T ew-0rleans sold 300 Memphis
i4oO Galveston LOO Mobile 49,. Norfolk 20 Au-
consois were higher. indicating a better outlook
"rberc Mere rumors that NELL VIII issue an
Other circular reducing his crop estimate again.
this time below 65co.0n bales
DAYS Or more In view ~ their heavy tahinss III
the last three weeks.
Crop news from the South yesterday included the
following:
Nev-Orleans Dec. president Lane. Just re-
turned from Texas states that Texas vi nor MAKE
,sOOo maximum, perhaps not l.50le", iaat az
chanca of any second growth has been destroyed
by severe November frosts.
Poo a ~
on the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad. WIN
be very light hereafter, and Will no, exceed i.s.o
ba les Total receipts last year were aoo0 10 Iste
last wear 2gOOO; to date this year LOCO Only LSo
baes ls expected hereafter. against l2v1 last year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
DEFECTS IN HIRLEM RIVER DRIVEUAY
THE PARK BOARD TO APPOINT COMMITTEE OF
ENGINEERS To EXAMINE THE WORK.

THE PARK BOARD TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE OF
ENGINEERS To EXAMINE THE WORK.
The Park Board yesterday decided steps look
ing 10 the remedying Of defects in the Harlem
Rlver Driveway President Cruger introduced a
ong resolution In which, after recting that the
Commissioners had made { personal examination
OF the Driveway or. November %. and declaring that
A work OF such magnitude and Importance az the
Driveway ought 10 be completed az once. urges
the appointment OK a committee CT .hres expert
engineers to examine the work in It's various de-
tails and report on IT, The committee i to oe Gp-
pointed as follows: by the Park Board on its
own nomination one OF the Controllers nomina-
ton and one on the nomination Of The Corporation
Counsel
The Corporation Counsel and the Controller favor
the plan.
\ long letter was received from the heine Monu-
ment Committee r-stating the reasons way the
city should accept the Helne monument The let
ter asked that ne monument be placed in some
park below The Harlem River if possible - vote
against accepting ,he monument;
I'm no Judge myself" he said. but We eft the
matter the National sculpture Society. winch has
"Tn.es. We are bound by law" said Commits
sioner Mcmillan. ito adopt the sugges' lon 81 that
society. am in favor Of hearing the cries OF me
have acted In a patriotic spirit ana have expended
$1,000 already. ! think We need further time.
inform anybody to appear nut tnat any one VINO
might appear would be heard at next MONDAY :
meeting on the matter. The Board decided mat II
would take final action on the matter next Moniay
The request OF the New-NOrk she kespeare So
ciety to have the Poe cottage removed % Bronx
Park was filed. .
said Commissioner stiles. AS take the louse from
the surroundings which give /; its interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
4 BURGLAR CONFESSES.
-FOUR MEN HELD FOR ROBBING A NUMBER OF
GRnCERS.

FOl-R MEN HELD FOR ROBBING A NUMBER OF
GROCERS.
Four men charged with burglary. were arraigned
Yesterday in Essex Market Police Court and held
in s. 500 bail await the action of the Grand
Jury: The prisoners were William Cordts nine
teen years Old Of No. 10i Bowery. Henry Schultz
twenty-five years old ard Charles Beck twenty
three years old Of No IS Bowasy, ana John Timer
ssed twenty-seven. Of No. IL Scholes-st Brook
lyn The men were arrested by Detective Ma
honey OF the Fifth-st station. They are said
70 be the perpetrators of number OF burelaries
recently committed. COrIts has made a COMES
son N which he implicated the other three ,
Cordts saws that he and MS companions mac
robbed dwelling al PaIk-aVe. and one hundred
and-twenty-six St at No. l3J Eighth-aVe ahG
another al No s0l Fifth-st. Cordts said that over
500 worth Of plumber was carried on IN each IN
STANCE The persons robbed We're ali grocefs
Cor6ts said he would get employment IN theli
stores and after learning where the VauaOIes o.
the grocers' were kept in their dwellings ne wouu
eve his companions the full particulars ana Ine
yobberies would then be planned The others
frequently cheated him out of his share ana IL IL
was for that reason that re was anxious 10 tesuiE
against them. - Oo
Charles Hecker a grocer Of Park-ave. and one
identified Sold watch
found on Timer having been stolen from MS
house together with other property on last IuesuaS
Schultz had bunch Of skeleton keys IL MS pos,
session when arrested. COrdts's COMPANIONS utieu
their guilt and said that he implicated them
lvh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
c.rHoLyc RrcroRs cHANGE PLACES

An ed.ct OF Archbishop Corrgan has just been
Issued By which the Rev William J. Mcclure
rector OF the Church of ST. Francis OF Asss, at
Mount K!sco and the Rev Gerard X. HUFFMAN
rector OF the Church OF the Immaculate Concep-
ton at Stapeton. change places. No reason has
been assigned for the change The church at
stapleton has a larger and more influential con-
gregation than the one in Mount Kisco. The Rev.
Cornelius j. Crowley. who Father Hunt
mans assistant at the Immaculate Conception.
has been assigned 10 duty In the Church of the
Assumption. Peeksklil " y. and the Rev. Otto
Strick taxes his place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03

FLAT ROBBERIEs.
Oscar G. Rosele alias Charles Robinson. twenty
.aven wears old Of No zoos Third-ave was ar
ragned before Magistrate Cornell, at the Harlem
Police Court yesterday afternoon on a double
charge Of bigamy.
on Saturday last woman. VINO said she was
Roselle's wife secured a warrant for his arrest on
a charge of abandonment and failing to support
hey The warrant placed in the hands Of
Detectives Perkins and Burley. Of the East one
hundred and ourth-st station who found and ar
rested him in apartments at No. 2,o9S Third-ave on
Saturday night. With him woman who
said she his wife
When the prisoner was searched at the police sta
ton a number OF pawn tickets found on him
representing the following property: Two diamond
pins one on which ne had borrowed s25; a diamond
rms which he had pawned for 800 two dresses
which he had pawned for 81. and a lot Of silver
spoons. on which he had raised $40
After the prisoner locked up the detectives
called upon the first wife and told her what they
had learned. Then she told them that Roselle was
a :hief and burglar well a biGamist. and gave
them information which leads them TO believe that
IN Roselle they have the man who has been guilty
% half a dozen more fat burglaries that have
puzzled the police of the uptown precincts for the
last few months.
Acting on the information received from the first
VIE the detectives made investigation and dis
covered that on September p last Roselle had
robbed the nat OF Sarah MaXamen. NO 81 NeSt
watch and chain Mrs Maxamen identified him at
the police station the thief. and said that he
gained admission to her fiat by representing him
self as the agent Of gas company
The detectives further learned that In August last
RlseNe forcibiy entered the fat o. James l.
Conklin. No l5sS Madison-ave.. and, after roooing
: OF all the valuables that he could carry away,
nailcously cut into shreds lot Of clothing valued
500 Mr. COnklins son. Elmer, was engaged
g. marry the sister Of ROselles second wife. Elmer
Conklin with the list Regiment AT PeekskiiI,
snd the members OF his family were visiting MIN
ba dan nf q hnTF
sad. learned OF their absence from home through
his second wife
When Roselle informed by the detectives that
they had proof OF his larceny and burglary, nc
acknowledged that he rad been concerned IN NUM-
her 0f other robber::S and that he would make a
complete confession.
When the prisoner w,' arragned in court MS TWO
wives made complain. ds1i.s' him. ana eXAlD4 ted
their marriage certir II 5 as PROOF Roselie
pleaded not guilty and wa REID III s-VOo pan lor
iral -,
On the complaints of Mrs. Maxamen and Mr.
Conklin the prisoner held Tor examination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
Not 7HJT KIND OF 4 FAIR.

MISTAKE OF MAN WHO THOUGHT CHURCH
WAS HANGING Up WEATHER REPORTS.
The first real break in the rainstorm of yester-
dsv occurred at about p. N. cool breeze spfahs
up and drove the mist and fog which hung 10"
upon the streets away. Just then. when everything
Indicated that the storm was at an enc, man
came from the hallway Of ST Georges Church
SIyisanth-st and Th.rG-ave.. climbed the lamppos'
ard hung a card over the crossarm bearing the M
srrinfo on Fair" man VINO was passing ana
who evidently did not know that the sign vas 10
brjnc money to some % Dr. Rainsfords CHARITIES
said We'll. this IS the frst time We Seei c"-'N"
pui ID weather reports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
THEY HAD THEIR NAMES CHANGED.

Abraham Burstenbinder Of No. 81 East seVen,s
nnth-st.. obtained permission yesterday from Jus
Rischoff in the Court OF Common Pleas 10 c"an
his name to Abraham Bernstein. he gave AZ "'s
reason for desiring to change his name tha' II ""s
often misspelled and was hard to pronounce ana
held him up to ridcule
Harald Wilhelm Albert Lous also received ieaNe
TO change his to Louis Alberti he ives ives he
No. East list. ana say ns
born in Copenhagen. Denmark, on Ap'i', 800
1852, and to this country n Decenlpea,a he
He is a musician. and says that ne assume ~, ne
name OF Albert because his manager toLu IN" M
could not get along In his procession WIN MS o'
name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03

reported In favor of the plaintiff. who paid ,
fees in full The defendant charged that the av
would have found for him but for his refusal u P'
the full fees. ,. or
Judge Pryor says that the proof OF mercennsa,.s.
improper motives is not requisite TO inVahuaeee -
referees report He decides that In the intsIes tho
justice there should be trial, and tHat Las las
report should be set aside Judge Bscho1 no' on
that the allegations against Langbe,n have no, o'N
proved and that the report should be afirmeu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
THB ROBINSON TABLET CNTEILED

A MEMORIAL TO A FORMER JUDGE OF THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS.
The General Term room Of the Court OF Common
Pleas Was crowded yesterday morning at the I'M
yelling Of the bronze memorial tao4et placeo on
80 all NJ the courtroom few DAYS ago in honor
~ INDIE Hamilton ". Robinson who died in
1879 after rendering nine years of service on the
bench Of the Court OF Common Pleas. Among those
present were many Of the attorneys and few OF
n. irdges who knew Judge Robinson. The me
mortal consists OF a tablet made oil bronze Win
e,ronsjons Of a by "a inches. Il IS bordered by
,o,., dark oaken frame. and occupies place
Immediately Under the oil painting of the Judge
The inscription is in relief and reads as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
cRoKER's SUIT AGAINST THE CITY.

When the brought by George Croker brother
OF Richard Croker against the city to recover sal
AIRY was called for trial Yesterday before Chief
Judge Sedgwick in the Superior Court. it was ad-
journed owing 10 the Illness Of John McCold-
rick clerk OF the City Court. Croker has beer an
assistant clerk in the office OF the city Cour: al
Sc OOO a year since January l, lSlI. He got leave
OF absence IN October 1894, and went 70 Europe
where ne remained until March. 1880. The city OIL
cals refused 20 pay his salary for the six months
ne away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
THE ORDERI IN EA6INSS CASE AFFIRMED

THREE JUDGES AGREE THAT THE ACTION OF THE
POLICE BOARD WAS RIGHT.
Judge Joseph F. DAILY. OF the Genera Term OF the
Court Of Common Pleas. yesterday handed down a
decision affirming an order OF the Special Term de-
nying an application for a peremptory mandamus
compelling the Board OF Police to convene and order
Captain Joseph b. Eakins relieved AMI dismissed
from the police force and placed the rol. Of the
Police Pension Fund. Judges BOOkstdver and Pryor
concurred IN the opinion that Captain Eakinss APP
pllcatlon was made while charges pending
against him. and that the Police Board had done
right in denying the application.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
rorR pOCEIAND COUNTY BURGLARS.

Detectives Price ard Foye. OF the Central once.
arraigned In jefferson Market court yesterday
Henry Schubert. Joseph Goldste.n. Ernest Ruprecht
a,a william swartout whom they had arrested last
xeek on the charge OF having been implicated in
,nmher ~ hurglaries lately committed In Rcckland
@omnfy Magistrate Simuls turned them over 10
~ custody of the aoles who said they would
take them Immediately 10 Rockland County.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
TWENTY BUTCHERS ARRESTED.

Among the many prisoners In Jefferson Market
Court Yesterday morning were twenty butchers that
had been arrested for hanging their outside az
their stores in violation OF ordinance OF the
Health Department They had been arrested on
warrants sworn out In Jefferson Market Court by
Health Inspector Herman Betz and Policemen CD
ley Mccormack and Lang. of the sanitary police
They were held for trial In Special Sessions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03

THE FACT THAT A SALOON IS OPEN DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE \ VIOLATION or THE
LAW HE

a saloonkeeper has right to have his place
o, business open Sundays and hundred men
I'm the place. and provided he neither offers nor ex-
poses for sale any liquor. gives any away no
policeman has any right to arrest him. or in any
way interfere with him" SAID Magistrate crane
In an excise case yesterday morning.
The officer said that there were t"enty-one men
In the place and he could imagine no object OF
their presence there other than 10 get drink
An officer has right TO theorze' DID you see
any liquor sold given away
no. sir"
Then the defendant Is discharged
The Mace was that OF John Devine known In
the Arwentv-nNh Precinct as The Old Irish Gem
tleman" whose saloon Is at No. lS East Sixty
thrd-St
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
THE COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR

Albany Dec. THE calendar OF the Court OF
Appeals for tomorrow is Nos 52l. 49,. S23 S24 S5.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
PART III.
PAGES II TO ia.
THE POLICE THINK THEY HAVE AN IN
PORTANT PRISONER
FLAT ROBBERIEs.

RosELLE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS BEEN
CONCERNED IN NUMBER OF UPTOWN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03

\ do-nothing policy seems TO be what is anilc!-
pated by the Republicans in this city when the
proba BILE legislation present Congress Is dis
cussed. When Chauncey VI. Depew was asked yes
terday what he thought this Congress would DO he
replied: Il that Speaker Reed says that they
viii not do much Of anything. and judge that he
is about right. He is al the helm, and ought 10
know"
The record-union., 1895-05-25
THE AFRo-AMERIoAN SLoPED.
A New Yorker Who Possessed an In
axniicabIe Ambition.

eXpifcable Ambition.
J. NJ. Des Rochers, the lumber broker,
had the Vice President of big New York
lumber concern down the other day and
was doing the hOnors for him, says the
Florida Times Union. Mr.. Des Rochers,
who is a quiet, peaceable citizen, finding
that the Gothamite was trottins a gait
too fast for him, sent for two sawmlll men
from up the road apiece to help him out.
One night they carried the New Yorker
out and saw the town and then promised
il to him.
The next day Mr.. Des Rorchers, chanc-
ing to meet George, the hack man. whose
hack had been employed. said:
well, George, did you treat those gem
tlemen right?''
''Yesser. oh yesser; but does you know,
Mr.. Des Rochers, what dey dun! Lemme
tell you. When a niger run up on a
cracker he knows dat de consumin' Sc
gashuation of dat crackers mind Is to
trash de niger. In dat crowd de yuther
night de man from New York gin me
Sl2, TO- times what de hack was wuth, an
den he say:
Boys. got to whip dis Niger
Think or Yankee fun New York
wantin' to whip a niger! l could ex-
pected 1t fun dem yuther two gemmuns,
cause dey was raised dat way.
soon as de New York man made dat
crack thought l knew what was comm.
zone de yuther gemmuns say: No,
you can't whip dis nigger.'
AT dat instance my teeth stop chat
term and l felt 90 per cent better.
but my heart went way down in my
boots again and my teeth chartered when
he up an continued, sez be:
I" 1 got to whip dis niger myself, cause
it's been gwine on six weeks since
whipped a nigger.'
Den dc yuther Florida gemmun lowed
dat ne amt had de pleasure in eight
weeks, and SO dey argued and jawed and,
boss, it got to be SO interestin' dat l for
got to drove off until thought hit me dat
dis hyer was my time, SO L hit de horses
cut an lef' 'em jawin' on de sidewalk
bout whippin' n1gger dat had sloped."
The record-union., 1895-05-25
A Profitable Combination.

The drummer stepped into store in q
Western town where the proprietor had a
stock of guns and musical Instruments
Isn't this rather queer combina-
tion?" he asked.
There's money in it for me-" replied
the proprietor.
81 don't see how.'
'That's because you amt up in our
ways"
"Well, put me up"
tits this way" exclaimed the pro-
prietor. II sell man a cornet. or banjo.
or hddle. or something like that and by
the time be has practiced a week his
nelghbor comes in and buys shotgun or
revolver or something like that and ct
a profit goin' and comm. Sse?" =
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