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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11
SEmI-ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Of
TEACHERS!
sAN FnANo1sco. March 8, lsss.

SAN Francisco, March g. 1895.
The regular semt-annual examination of appi.
cants for teachers certificates High School, Gram.
mar aud Primary grades and special certihcates)
will commence at the Normal School building,
Powell street, near Clay, on FRIDAY, March 13,
lSae, al 3 O'Clock p Applicants who wish to
pass an examination for High School certificates
Or special certificates will send notice to this office
GU er before March 9th.
In easnpliance with the State School law each
applicant must pay an examination fee OF 81 in
advance Applicants who intend taking the ex-
animation must register prior to the commence.
saent % the same. rs no fees Will be received on
.sAs date
Aeelseaats for Primary Grade certificates will be
required to pass upon the following subjects:
Asttaaetic, Grammar, Geography, Composition
HISTORY OF the United States. Orthograpby and
pesaasssx. fenmanship, Reading, Methods OF Teach.
nag, school Law, Indus trial Drawing Physiology
V4Sn Government, Elementary Bookkeeping and
VeeA Music. Applicants for Grammar Grade GER
iAeates, In addition to passing on the above stud.
les. must also pass on Algebra, Physics, Pedagoa.
scs. Geometry, General History and Literature.
NJ. BABCOCK,
Superintendent of Common Schoola
4coReE BEANsToN, Secretary.
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ALLOTMENr OF sALARrEs.
An Old Custom of the Nary to Be Con
tiRNed.

An Old Custom of the Nary to Be Com
tiRMed.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 1O.-Some
weeks ago Comptroller Bowler made a
ruling that prohibited officers of the navy
from making allotments of their pay, thus
setting aside custom of the navy cock
istent with the navy itself, the legality of
which was never questioned by any Off
clal OF the Government. 1t was through
such allotment that naval officials pro-
vided for the retention of such portion of
their pay as was necessary for the support
OF their family while on cruises. The rul-
ing threatened to work serious inconven-
lence in innumerable cases and the naval
committee of the two houses at once took
the question under consideration.
This morning the Senate committee
authorized Mr.. Tillman to report bill
that will authorize the allotment of pay in
accordance with the long established Gus
tom Of the navy.
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SECRETARY OLNEY RETURNS.
There Vas Mystery Connected With His
Visit to Boston.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March TO-
Secretary Olney returned to Washington
this morning from Boston, where he
spent Sunday and part of yesterday. Con-
siderable mystery surrounded this trip of
the Secretary's and gave rise to rumors
that Mr.. Olney left Washington on account
of a disagreement with President Cleve-
land over the latter's reputation of the
alleged statement of the administration
views with regard to Cuban recognition
attributed to the Secretary of State. Mr..
Olney's visit to Boston was of a personal
nature. The State Department officials
told inquirers that he was ''at home" This
was assumed to be his residence on Massa-
chusetts avenue, in this city, whereas, in
fact he was in the State of Massachusetts
proper,
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HUNTINGTON IS ON Rand.
With His Lobbyists He Is Busy at tht
(UnifnI

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1o.-Hun-
tington and his gang of lobbyists are back
again. Huntington will testify before the
House Pacific Roads Committee to-mor-
row. The lobbyists are infesting the hotel
corridors tonight as busy as bees. John
Boyd had a talk with Chairman Powers.
while other railroad agents met Boatner.
Faris, Sulzer and Johnson. Opinion is
divided as to whether any bill will be re-
ported at this session.
A prominent mem Der said to THE CALL
correspondent tonight that he believed it
was the policy OF the leaders of the House
to defeat this as we'll as other important
measures, until the short session, when
the elections have been held. But whether
a bill is reported or not, it is regarded as
plain that no funding bill will pass at this
session.
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Killed HIS Wife aud Hin,self.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, March 10.-Fidel
Tritchler, member of the Select Council
of this city and a prosperous baker, shot
ana killed his wife at o'clock this morn.
ing and then put two bullets into his own
brain. He died three hours later. No
cause is known except that he suffered
from insomnia last week.
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Delaware-Turpie Cd. } of Indiana continu-
ing his argument of yesterday against
Dupont's right to the seat.
Without q conclusion OF the question,
the Senate at 4 40 adjourned until to-mor-
row.
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DDllouEc roR BAHBERs BAK.
00UOU6O house,. sooseSlanss; Si1fi.sa ,as,I. hath
brewers. bookbindem. c.ndy.makers, cannsrs
yer Ustn,nr n.Se,a %Sunones, laundres paper
men, ta1Ioofet., tanne1, tailors, etc
BUCHANAN BROS.
Brush ManufActurers. zoe acramentoSt.
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CoSMoPo
Opposite U. S: Mint. 100 and l02 Fifth ST., san
the city. Board and room, ST., 81 rs and 81 so per
day, according TO room. Meals 25c. Rooms, 500
and zoe Day. Free coach to and from the hotel
LOOK TOR the coach bearing the name of the Cos.
Wop0lifan Hotel WM FAHEY. ProurietoE :
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that the resolution would not unlikely
lead to war.
This allusion brought Morgan to his
feet. He denied having made the state
ment which Hoar attributed TO him. He
had said to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations when the subject first came up and
when the committee had before il the issu-
ance of petitions for the recognition of
Cuban belligerency or independence, that
the committee would have to do one of
two things-either report back the resolu-
ton adversely and ask to be discharged
from its further consideration, or turn its
face in the other direction; but that what
ever it did, he was confident that the folly
and overstrained pride of Spain would
force her into improper and wrong pro-
ceedings toward the people of the United
States and would lead her to engage in
war; and that in such case he drew his
sword and laid it on the table, and Spain
might take it up if she chose.
Hoar said, with shrug OF indifference,
that he accepted Morgans $ statement, but
was unable to see any great distinction be-
tween 1t and his own statement.
After some further colloquy, Hoar's reso-
luton was allowed to go over till to-mor-
row instead of being sent to the calendar
IN accordance with the rule-Hoar stating
that he would address the Senate, and,
aiming parting shaft at Sherman, saying
that that Senator had imputed to him a
very improper motive, "and in very i'm
proper way"
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration OF the question whether Dupont
has or has not been duly elected Senator
of the United States from the State of
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Subjects, Man in Search Of Religion" and
Wnere and What is Heaven" Music by
prof and Mrs. Zumbach, Mrs. Harmon and
Mr.. Percy Churchill.
,o School Of Christ. Phoenix hall-services at
1O;45. Subject, The Little Child" Mr..
Johnson speaker. Wednesday at 7:45.
and Health
Clinton Avenue ME-. church. r. N. Ami
son, pastor-Morning service at 1890, sub
subject Moral Government"
First Baptist, Ninth street-Public worship
at 1890 a. IN. and 7:45 D. m. Preaching by
the pastor; morning subject, How to Enjoy
Church Membership" evening, IAN Example
of True Courage"
First NJ. E.-Christmas exercises by the
Sunday school at 1890 a. M. special decora-
t1ons and Christmas music. The pastor, Rev
J. F. Stout, d. D., Will preach at 7:30 D. IN. ;
subject, The Way to God"
Memorial English Evangelical Lutheran,
West Sixth street near Exchange Rev. Alex
j. d. Heupt, pastor-Fourth Sunday in ad-
vent; services at 1880 a. H. and p. M. the
morning theme will be Behold the Lamb .
and in the evening, Rejoice" Normal class
at II m.
English Lutheran Church of the Redeemer.
Lafayette avenue Rev. j. A. Deter pastor
Services at 10:45 and 80 p. M. also Christ
mas day at 1915 a. M. and chiIdren's serv-
ice at $50 p. m.
Unity, Wabasha street, Rev. William R.
Lord pastor-Christmas service 10:45 a. M
followed by service for the Sunday school,
st. James Episcopal, Lawson and Desoto
street. Rev. J. o. Ferris, rector-Matino. lit
any and sermon. II M; anthem. Enter
Not Into Judgment Atwood; evening, 1f5
O'Clock, sermon and anthem. 7:45 p. n.
Bates Avenue n. f., W n. jameson, pas
tor-At 1890 a. M Rev. DIR. Marshall will
preach; 7:5O subject, Stephen, the Martyr, "
by the pastor.
Christian Science service 1915 a. m., 70
West Sixth. Subject. '.The Birth of Jesus
Woodland Park Notwithstanding serveee
only. Sermon at 1880 by Rev. F. w. Powell.
House Of Hope Presbyterian-The pastor,
Rev. John Pa,A Egbert. u. D, will preach
morning and evening; at 1o:3gshe will preach
the seventh of his series of sermons on the
First Epistle of st. John. " subject. God Is
Light the Apostles Message
Central Church of Christ-SeFvices every
Sunday afternoon at 2:39 in Central Park NJ.
Il. church. Twelfth and Minnesota streets
Twelfth street entrance. Meeting this Lord's
day conducted by Prof. A. r.. Armstrong.
Strangers made welcome.
Central Presbyterian church. Cedar street.
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HOW UNCLE RENTS, up,r,,

HOW UNCLE REMUS" WRITES
Tarrypin and Brer Buzzard asked p,S Hfr
harris If he found writing very bord
work. marc
NO, replied Uncle Remus, .r
write, you see, about 1000 words ot
editorlal every day This I have haar
1clng SO long that it goes very easily
1ou take a good subject, put your ner
on the paper and the editorial writes it.
sell. Th1s is my work in the da.y time
My story writing is done at night
l usually begin it after tea when the
chlldren have gone to bed. | then
pick up the story where l have left
on and write away until bed time"
HOW much of this do you consider
a good evenings work?"
About 900 words" replied Mr.. Har-
rls- Such writing is easy for me T
like it, and when l am tired from nv
other work L take it up and soon feel
rested. 1t is rather amusing work. Won
know, and does not require much
care"
I should think you would have to
revise 1t over and over again"
NO, on the contrary, was the re-
ply. Il revise very little 1 have not
the time, and the work is such that it
does not require it. It is, 1 think. work
for the day. I don't suppose it will
last
Is not dialect writing an invention
OF recent years?"
Yes" replied the great dialect writ
OF the South. 1T seems so. Walter
Scott was among the first of our au-
thors who used it largely Burns
wrote many of his poems in dialect
and Tennyson, you know, wrote much
dialect verse. Chaucer was written in
the language of his time, and it is Gu
rious that in some respects the dialect
used then was somewhat the same as
that of the plantations today"
UNCLE REMUS'" BOOK LOVES
Mr.. Harris has always been fond OF
the old English classics The simplicity
of his style was largely cultivated
through his study of the great English
authors during his boyhood AS he
talked thus Of Chaucer and other wr4-a
ers wondered as to what books had
most influenced him, and / asked him
to tell me something of his book loves
saying supposed that he read much
Il read somewhat" was the reply.
But it is hard for me to say what
books have had much effect upon my
work. When 1 began to set type on
the plantation / found that my en-
pIoyer had large library He kindly
allowed me to borrow such books as 1
wished. and among those which / read
first was the Vicar of Wakefield It's
simplicity delighted me, and I read IL
again and again. 1 think / could to-
day repeat pages of it. 1 still read
1t and enjoy 1t almost as much as
when l first saw it. 1t is 80 genuine,
you know. Another author whom I
especially like is Sir Thomas Browne
1t is strange thing that though this
man had library Of, perhaps. two
thousand volumes, embracing th.-
works Of modern writers, as we'll as
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TODAY's SERVICES.


screen sixty. choice stereopticon pictures Of
the Life of Christ,
Peoples church, Pleasant ayenue-At 1890
a. M, DR.. Smith will preach a Gospel for
the Discouraged and at p. M, evening leo
ture on Housing theiPoor in London" WITH
reference to current social problems in this
country. ~
Goodrich Avenue Presbyterian, Rev. John
Pringle. pastor Morning service 1880, sub
Ject, Emmanuel - Aevening service 1880.
Women's Christian Temperance Union will
present the interests Of their work at this
service.
Westminster Presbyterian East Winifred
street, Rev. r. @. Barackman pastor-10 80
subject, The Star" evening service, 80
p m.
First Presbyterian Lincoln avenue and
Grotte street-Service at 10:s0 a.. M. with SER
mon by Rev. G. w. Scovel At IL m. the
Sabbath school will sing it's Christmas Carols.
hear an address and present its gifts for the
poor
Nelson Avenue Church of Christ. Allen R.
Moore pastor-Preaching at II a. M. and Z 80
p. m. Morning subject. Children of Light"
evening First Step
The st. Paul Spiritual Alliance, Sixth and
West Seventh streets-Lectures at and s
O'Clock .. M, by Prof. j. Clegg Wright
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seemed pleased. and I said: "It must
be a great pleasure to write for chill
dren."
Indeed, it is" replied Mr. Harris
1 enjoyed the writing Of the Uncle
Remus' stories. It was not hard work,
and | believe / got as much fun out
of their conversation as the children
seemed to get from hearing them read.
L could see how the children liked them,
but it has always been a wonder to
me that grown-up people read them
with interest In fact, today / rather
question the veracity or the sanity OF
the man who tells me he is fond of
Uncle Remus.
"BRER RABBITS" APPEARANCE
When did you tell your first Uncle
Remus' story, Mr.. Harris?" 1 asked.
1T was in 1873" was the reply; ''just
about eighteen years ago. / was writ
ing for the Atlanta Constitution. 1
had begun my newspaper work, you
know, as boy of twelve, when [ left
nome to learn to set type for a rich
planter, who was publishing a little
paper of his own near our country
town in Georgia. I had risen from
desk, and had had some experience in
connection with the newspapers of
Savannah and other places, and now
L was employed upon the Constitution
writing editorials, little stories and
such other matter as seemed interest
ing to me. | wrote the first Uncle
Remus' sketch for the Sunday paper,
and handed it to the printers, not
deemIng 1T of special value. 1t was
published and was copied into other
papers. My friends spoke to me about
1t, and | was urged to write more.
Among the papers which copied the
article was the New York Evening
Post. This surprised me, as the Post.
you know, is a very sedate paper. and
II seems to keep as far as possible from
the frivolous. Well, / wrote more of
the sketches. They were also quoted.
and within a short time Uncle Remus'
and his tales became a regular fea ture
of my work"
HIS FIRST BOOK.
When were the Uncle Remus' stor-
les first published in book form 9''
it was in 1880. The Appletons then
published the book entitled Uncle Re
mus, His Songs and His Sayings The
DOCK was well reviewed by the press
ana the Saturday Review of London
gave 1T page. This started it we'll in
america. The Boston papers followed
with good reviews, and | was SURPRISED
to see that it was everywhere fairly
well spoken off,
said l. Ateo'
Il was, replied "Uncle Remus." >"
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gauge, and runs from this city to
Pachua, and it is proposed by the new
owners to extend the line down to
the coast to Tuxpan. The line is
valuable one,- and an extension will
take it through d fertile region Tux
pan is to .be made an important port.
Construction on the new south branch
Of the Tehuantepec road down to
Guatemala will be pushed. The line
is regarded as one Of great Importance,
as it will give access to the Guatema
Ian frontier, and by connecting with
the Guatemala Northern road will
form the link in the coming pan-Amer-
lean line. It is believed that within
a few years the journey can be made
from Chicago and New York to Guate-
mala. A Monterey paper, Ell Sspecta-
dor, attacks the Monterey & Mexican
Gulf railway, alleging the physical
condition of the line to be bad 1t is
alleged Huntington has an offer for
the property now managed by the Bel
gian bondholders.
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opposite the capitol, Rev. A. B. Meldrum. D
u pastor-Serv1ee at 1890 a. m. and 8 p
m; the pastor will preach at both the serv-
ices Morning subject saul and Paul :
evening subject, Our Brothers Keeper"
st. Peters Episcopal-Rev H. H. Hood OF
st. Paups church. will be the special preacher
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian - Christmas
services, with special music, at 10 80 a. M
m ana p M; preaching by the pastor, Rev.
Maurice d. Edwards, d. d.
Emmanuel Baptist, 1O46 West Seventh street.
Rev G.. G. Markham pastor-Services morn
ing ing and evening; morning subject, What
the Lord Brought With Him."
plymouth CongregationaI-Rev. Watson B.
Willard. pastor: services at 1890 and 7:45
The pastor viii preach; subject for morn
ing, A Church's Business and Benevolence''
subject for evening, The Advent. or Consing
of Jesus"
New Jerusalem (or swedenborgian). Rev
r. Z. Mitchell, Observation-Disclosures sermon on
The Spiritual Meaning of the Shepherds Co
fng TO Bethlehem"
Philadelphian Baptist Reaney and Cypress
streets, Bert Davis pastor-Services at 1O:45
Jesus. the Bright and Morning STAR"
Burr Street Baptist. G. L. C0nley, pastor
Subject morning service, "The Child Of
Bethlehem evening. Saved BY Grace.'
Bethany Congregational Stryker and Wini-
fred streets, Rev. S. G. Arnett NJ, D.. pa stor
Services at 10:39 a. M; subject THE Treas
at $50 p. n; subject. The Price Paid.
Park Congregational Holly ayenue-Serv-
ices at 1920 and o'clock. Brief address to
the children by the pastor, Edward p In
gersoll. D. D., and address by Rev. John De
Witt. d. D.. IL D.. upon the new sources
of information and the advantages of the new
version Of the Bible. In the evening sixty
stereopticon pictures of the life OF Christ.
First German NJ. E.. Van SIyke court and
Olive street, w. j. Weber. pastor-Services
at $50 a. m.; subject, The Lion of the Tribe
of Juda;'' at 1880 p. M. subject, '-How God
Measures and Judges Men
Woodland Park Baptist-Morning service
only; sermon at 1920 by Rev. F. w. Powell.
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BILLET POOL MEETING.
1t VIII BE Held In New York on
Monday.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Arrangements
have been completed for the meeting
Of manufacturers connected with the
steel billet pool, which is to be held
in this city on Monday. Several of the
largest manufacturers. who attended
the rail meeting at the Holland house
on Wednesday, conferred yesterday
and today regarding the propositions
to be considered on Monday. A rep
resentative Of one Of the largest mills
admitted that course Of action con-
corning billet matters had been pretty
thoroughly considered already. Every
effort is being made to avoid publicity
for Mondays conference. and even
the place of the meeting Is being con-
cealed from the newspaper reporters
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the English classics, that 1 in most
cases took to the ola SsicS

the English classics, that / in most
cases took to the classics.
BIBLE AND UNCLE REMUS."
Then another book that l read a
good DEAL" Mr.. Harris went on, is
the Bible. 1t is one of the best books
in literature. I like it and 1 read 1t
more and more"
What portion do you read 1nost?"
The New Testament replied
Uncle Remus.'' Il especially like
Paups Epistles and the Gospels. I am
very fond of parts of the Old Testa-
ment. They seem to fit into my nature
at certain times, and there are hours
when chapter or so Of Ecclesiastes
seems especially appropriate
BY the way, Mr. Harris. what Is
your religion, anyhow
Uncle Renus''s thought a moment
and then said rather soberly: THAT is
difficult question: to answer 1 hard
ly know myself i can only say 1 be-
heye in all good men and all good
women. l should not want to live IL
I had no faith in my fellow men,"
Frank G. CARPENTER.
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'And 1 was a little scared, too. The
surprise was so great that / did not
know what to make Of it,
How did the book sell?'
'It had quite large circulation" re-
piled Mr. Harris. 81 wrote, you know,
several more along the same lines, and
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in Putnam county, Georgia. was the |
reply.
But Mr.. Harris, tell me, did he ever
really exist in the f1esh or is he simply
the creation of your fancy?"
Both" replied Mr.. Harris. 1.-THE I'm
Gle Remus' Of my stories Is composite
of three or four old negroes. whom I
knew as boy. I have combined them
and perhaps have added something to
them. But the Uncle Remus' of fic-
tion is chiefly made up from them
II suppose he really exists as an in
dividuality In your mind" said /.
Yes, indeed replied Mr. Harris. "I
can see him before my eyes as plainly
as | see you. / know him. I can hear
him talk, and his voice rings in my
ears as / write"
GENUINE NEGRO TALES.
But, Mr. Harris, are the stories
those which are really told on the
plantations by the darkies, or are they
made up of whole cloth?"
They are in most cases the stories
of plantations, replied Mr.. Harris.
''They are the folklore of the negro.
/ suppose many of them have come
down through the ages from Africa. I
am told that some of them are almost
the same as the stories Of the folklore
of India"
why is it. Mr. Harris, that Brer
tales? Why do the negroes pick him
out as the most intelligent and cum
ming of the animals?''
Il don't know" was the reply ''The
fact is. the rabbit has a low rather
than high degree Of animal intelli-
gence. The hero of many of the folk
lore stories of the Orientals is the hy-
ena, which, you know, is the meanest
of beasts"
'But you have not written any I'm
Gle Remus' stories for some years, Mr..
Harris
mo- I am done writing them Uncle
Remus' has finished his story telling
He has posed before the public for more
than fifteen years, and it is time now
that he stepped down and out You
may say, in short, that Uncle Relnus'
is dead
NEW BOOKS BY HARRIS.
But you do not intend to stop writ
ing, Mr.. Harris ~
No, indeed" was the reply. II shall
write, | suppose, as long as / live.
have a book which is of somewhat the
same character as the Uncle Remus'
stories, entitled Aaron, published this
fall; and | am now writing novel en-
titled Aaron and His Wanderings In
the Wild Woods This is story for
boys 1t relates to an old runaway
negro, who gets lost in the woods, and
who has many adventures with the ami
mails which talk somewhat as they do
in the Uncle Remus' stories There
is a little boy in it. The work of writ
ing 1t is interesting, and I hope that
the children will like it. 1t is not wild
ly exciting. You know you cannot have
very exciting adventures in Georgia
Then 1 have in press a book of stories,
which will be out during December.
This is entitled Sister Jane: Her
Friends and Acquaintance I suppose
it will be ready for the Christmas trade
I am also writing a book entitled
Stories of Georgia History, which will,
I suppose. be to some extent a school
book, as it is for the American Book
company. So you see that I have
plenty to do, in addition to my editorial
work on the Atlanta Constitution"
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= !
HI FREE TO r. A. N. An Engraving of the
Hall Of the Mysteries. also large Catalogue
AA OF Masonic books and goods with bot
W~ &Yt0m prices. New Illustrated History of
FreeIaasonrg for Agents. Beware Of the
~N spurious Masonic books REDDING q CO.,
~ Y Publishers and Manufacturers OF Masonic
Moods, A2 Broadway, New York.
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fond the children are OF him, but when
/ told him that my boy Jack knew hrs
Uncle Remus" stories by heart. and
that my little girl was in love with
.'Brc- Rabbit and 'Brer Fox" he
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they all have a steady sale, both in
England and the United States
'sWhere did Uncle Remus' come
from, Mr.. Harris said l.
''He was born, I think, at my home
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AN AMERICAN SYNDICATE

Buys Up an Important Railroad in
Mexico.
CITY OF MEXICO, Dee. 19.-The
Mexican Herald says an American
syndicate has purchased the Hidalgo
railroad for s2,500,00O gold. and has
paid down $50. 900. The line is q narrow