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ALL PROMPTLY TAKEN.
some Big Election BETS Taken by Ar
Indiana bryan and Sewall
Enthusiast.

shelbyville, Iod., Aug. 1O.-The double.
loaded notice of bet in a Cincinnati
paper wherein one John Eagan, supposed
to be the late general passenger agent Of
the Big Four railroad, offers to bet $780,
600 to $4,000 that Mckinley will carry
every northern and western state, and
$4,000 to $4,000 that Mckinley will
carry Indiana by 10000 majority. and
$1,000 to $500 that Mckinley carries
seven southern states, and $4,000 to
$4,000 that Mckinley will be elected,
and IS, 900 to $500 that Bryan does not get
as many votes as Horace Greedy got in
1872, has caused intense excitement in
political circles here. William Sherman
Punshe, who represents a syndicate Of
capitalists hunting for just such snaps,
by telegraph has taken all the foregoing
bets ana offers to bet $4,000 to $4,000
that Mckinley does not carry one state
west OF the Allegheny mountains or south
Of the Ohio river, and $4,000 to $4,000
that Mckinley does not carry five states
In the Union.
The best Vera Cruz, Mexico, 5 and 10
cigar at Colds General Store. Telephone
No. 6.
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Floods in Colombia.

Colon, Colombia, Aug. 10.-Serious
floods have caused much damage on the
coast Several villages we're destroyed,
the telegraph lines to Greytown were torn
down and the Colombian schooner Pio-
neer, trading between Colon and Blue
fields, was lost.
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Mortuary Record.

Sioux Falls, Aug. 10.-Judge Alonzo
Edgerton died on Sunday of Bright's dis
sease. Judge Edgerton was member OF
Minnesota's first legislature. He sue
ceeded Senator Window in the United
States senate, was president of both con
stitutional conventions here and WAS ap
pointed territorial Judge by President
Harrison in 1889.
London. Baroness Tennyson, widow
of the late poet laureate, is dead.
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sewall En- Route to New York

Bath, Me-, Aug. 10.-Mr. Sewall has
started for New York to receive official
notification of his nomination for vice.
president by the Democrats. Mr.. Bryan
will return with him to Maine and make
some speeches. Mr.. Sewall said he be-
lieved that, whenever practical, joint dis
cussions should be had by Democratic
and Republican speakers.
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Fastest MiIe Ever Ridden.

St Louis, Mo-, Aug. lO.-Paced by a
omotive, E. E. Anderson made mile
on a bicycle yesterday in one minute and
three seconds, the fastest mile ever rid
den. He rode on the plank roadway be-
tween the rails of the bluff line.
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RIand win Join Bryan.

Chicago, Aug. 1O.-Richard P. Bland,
accompanied by his wife, left for the east
on the Pennsylvania limited last evening
They expect to join Mr.. Bryan's party at
Alliance, Ohio, to-day and 60 with them
to New York.
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Newspaper sale Denied.

Chicago, Aug. 10.-Tbe statement pub
lished in Chicago this morning that W
R. Hearst, owner of the New York Journal
and the San Francisco Examiner, had
purchased the Chicago Journal, is denied
by the owner of the Journal, George G.
Booth,
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RUNAWAY TROLLEY CAR.
Seven Persons Killed and Fifty More
Hurt at Lancaster, Pa.

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 10.--A runaway
trolley car on the Columbia & Donegal
railroad last night killed seven persons
and injured fifty more.
The brake rigging broke on steep
grade. There we're about ninety passen-
gers who became panic stricken 1t is
estimated that the car was running mile
minute when it struck sharp curve
and left the track. The killed are:
Henry Smith, an iron worker of Col
umbia.
Albert Felinger, motorman.
W. A. Pinkerton, of Columbia, boy.
Chief Burgess.
H. Heiss, of Columbia.
William Metzer, of Columbia.
W. ]. Ludlow, Seagirt, N. j.
Mrs. Elsie Fitzgerald, OF Lancaster.
RfotOus Demonstrations in Spain.
Valencia, Spain, Aug. 10-Rlotous DEM
onstratIons against the government con-
tinue. The city was placarded yesterday
with posters reading: "Long live free
Cuba, long live social revolution" etc.
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Triple Lynching.

Hauville, Ga, Aug. 10.-Thefe was q
triple lynching in this town yesterday
morning, three italian murderers being
hanged.
One was Lorenzo Hslidsno, who foully
ssssssinated Jules 0uemard, at Frestown.
on last Tuesday night. The other two
we're Decino Socoro and Angelo Marcuso,
Who murdered IA old Spaniard on the
Ashton plantation, near Boutte station,
eoms time ago.
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SANTA FE, N. M. MONDAY, AUGUST TO- 1896

question, Gen. Finley, your representa-
tive in congress-, WAS working for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16
to /. Great applause] I am gratified
that he is alive to see the progress this
cause has made and / am not surprised
that those among whom he has lived are
ready to-day to assert that this govern
ment ia able to have financial policy Of
it's own without asking the consent of any
other nation on earth" Applause.
As the train drew away, hundreds ran
along with it grabbing Mr.. Bryan's hand
until some one fell, and those behind,
pressing forward, piled up mass of
writhing humanity, involving twenty or
thirty people.
COURTESIES EXCHANGED.
Canton, Ohio.-The Bryan reception
committee from Pittsburg, composed of
about sixty prominent Democrats, ar
rived in Canton at noon to- day, and, finding
that they had nearly two hours to wait
before the Bryan train would arrive, de-
cided to call upon jor Mckinley.
Morris Foster acted as the spokesman.
He said he believed that any candidate
for president was worthssof the greatest
respect of everyone regardless Of polti-
cal affiliation.
In response Major Mckinley said: II
am deeply grateful to receive this friend
ly visit from the Bryan reception commit
tee. Although we are of different politi-
cal beliefs, we are, as American citizens,
proud of our country and believe in com
mon that we have now and will continue
to have in the future the best govern
ment in the world"
PRINCIPLES AND NOT PERSONS.
Canton, Ohio.-Thousands of people
were embled at the depot here when
Mr.. Bryan arrived at Q p. nj. He was en-
Enthusiastically received. In his speech he
spoke of the high character and personal
worth of his opponent, whereat there was
great cheering for Mckinley. But in this
contest, he said, principles and not per-
sons would be considered by the voters.
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Al Anaasiag Tstal.

Ola Orchard, Me-, Aug. l0.--At the
Christian alliance meeting here ON Sunday
the contributions In Dash and checks and
iewelry reached the amazing total Of
elO1, 500.
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Fusion Probable in Washington.

Tacoma, WASH, Aug. l0.-The Demo-
cratic, Popnlist and free silver Republi.
can conventions will assemble on Wednes-
day and general fusion will be at.
tempted.
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The celebrated "Shady Grove" creamery
butter. at Colds General Store. Tele-
phone No 6.
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FRUSTRATED BY The HEAT
Fearfully Hot Weather in Chicago
and New YOrk-Many People
Fall Victims.
AWFUL AGONY IN TENEMENT DISTRICTS
Twenty-Five Deaths from Heat in Chi.
cago and Mortality Large in New
York-Torrid in Missouri
Violent Gales.

Chicago, Aug. 10.-It began to grow
uncomfoftably warm here to-day at early
dawn. A steady hot wind blew over thu
city from the marshes and swamps be
yond the southern limits.
It was terrible, even on the'lake from
and in those quarters of Chicago where
wealth and plenty abound, but in ths
poverty. .strlcken tenement districts tn,
agony was awful to contemplate.
Ambulances and patrol wagons were OF
the run all night bearing the victims o
heat to the hospitals.
The first death reported was that of
Fred Retter, laborer.
Herman Ash and Thos. Vonabon were
reported as having died of the heat
during the night.
The coronor's Office was never SO busy.
Chicago, 2 p. m.-The latest reports
show that the total list of victims of the
heat on Sunday numbered sixty-five. Oi
these twenty-five are dead, ten are ex-
pected to die, and three have been driven
insane by the heat.
OF the three driven mad, one ended his
existence with poison and another at
tempted to slash his throat with a razor.
FEARFUL HEAT IN NEW YORK.
New York, Aug. 10.-Although the sky
""9 . oesv e,: Nv. W o, ~ ;,.ao
heat which has prevailed withont Intern is.
sion for a week.
At IL o'clock the temperature was 83
degrees according to the weather bureau
thermometer, but on the streeS IL was
from three to sl1 degrees warmer. Inc
atmosphere ls stirling.
Among the prostrat'ons early IN the
DAY was Policeman Edward M'h,en.
Ihe following deaths from neat are re-
ported:
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VIOLENT GALE AT MILWAUKEE.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Last night a squall
from the west struck the city with such
force that timid people thought there was
to be repetition of the st. Louis dis
aster. No persons were injured and the
damage was confined to broken shade
trees. shattered windows, etc,
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Five Persons Drowned.

Philadelphia, Aug. 10.-Five persons
were drowned last night in the Delaware
river, opposite Bridesburg, by the cap
sizing OF small row boat. The victims
are:
Amelia Holman.
Rose Breininger.
Clara Breininger.
Charles Minnick.
John T. Reader.
Tha calah rated MShadu GraYen creamery
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Fresh fine candies just received al
Colds General Store. Telephone No. G.
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An Omaha riend.

The best Vera Cruz, Mexico, and 10
cigar at Colds General Store. Telephone
| No. 6.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-03
PUTTING UP a s1ovE.
A Version % the o-srafIon That Rarely
Happens In Real Life.

Version % the O-eraffon That Rarely
Happens Ia Real Life.
This is abuut a man who put up q
stove
lf - unnecessary perhaps 20 20 far
ther with it. You know in advance Just
how he swOre and tore and spoiled the
carpet, and the pipe didn't az and he
skinned his knuckles and cut his finger
and spilled SCOT down the back Of his
neck and finally went mp town and got
six men TO finish the Job.
'JohnsOn. said Johnson's wife AZ
dinner yesterday. Il want you TO come
home early this afternoon. / want that
sitting room stove mp aud going by Sun
day"
"All right. my dear. - said johnson.
I'm he home at I. -
So that afternoon Johnson's wife sent
the children over TO visit ON the other
side Of town and stuffed rags in all the
cracks to dcaden sound. After fervant
prayer that all the neighbors would be
out Of town for a few hours that after
noon she was ready for johnson.
be arrived promptly.
"The stove is out in the wood she'd. q"
said his wife
The stove was not very large. aud
after johnson had dressed himself fer
the occasion. with tho help of Mrs. John
son, who had taken care 10 have his old
clothes and gloves handy. he got tho
stove TO the back porch without mach
di.-i-uify.
1t must be blackcucd. " said Mrs.
Johns n rs she mixed tho blackiug. II
hiackeEctl 10 a beautiful finish with very
little rubbing, and johnson whistiel at
his work.
Then he tackled down the oilcloth
mat ard the zinc and kept ON whis;liug.
He took the stove IN carefully and
Put u in the right place.
There was plenty II the old stovepipc.
and while he cleaned IL in the alley
with q stick Mrs. johnson sat ON tho
back porch and listened 60 him whistle.
Tho first joint went On all right. aud
Tho daiuper staid in place. The next
joint fitted SO well that johnson al.uusF
stui'pel whistliug in sheer admiration
for it. aai 30 did tho next one. Thu ci-
bow & ed admirably. and tire collar aul
last joint went ON like a top TIE rsain
was on the right side al tie WY ~.
There was not even spCck OF socs On
the papers Mr.. johnson had spread ca
the carpet.
In ten minutes more Johnson had a
lovely fire in the stove aud was in bis
business suit again spick and span real
ing the paper while his wife got supnc-.
IL was just here that there was a saw
age nudge in Johnson s left ribs ami Ia
heard his wife tell him 60 wake ~. and
hustle cut now. for il bad been daylight
for half an bOur.-Topckl state journal.
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A Powerful burning eI..-

The most powerful snnglass ever con-
structed in France was that made M
der the supervision Of the savant NJ
de Villette. This glass generated heat
sufficient 20 melt u copper coin Of the
size Of our silver 25 cent piece in q
seconds.
George Parker Of Fleet street. Lon
don, made a glass much more powerful
than that which resulted from tho
Frenchman' efforts. Parker's was three
feet in diameter and 50 powerful that it
was actually used 10 melt substances
which were too refractory for the fur
naces. The best authorities On heat say
thai it had n power Of iG6, 36a degrees
+. This is best understood when 10 Is
known that it only takes n temperature
Of 2. 7S7 degrees co melt cast iron 20 that
il viii flow like water.-St Louis Re
public.
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BUILT THE WRONG WAY.
why the Quaker Chester IIoss Took NJ
Prizes IN Georgia

why the Quaker Chester Hogs Took NJ
Prizes IN Georgia
II never shall forget an incid ut
which occurred at the firsi fair ever
attended IN Georgia. said retired
Cincinnati meat packer. 1T was 80
Macon. and l think thcy called it u state
fair. At amy rate u was hig thing iar
the town in those days. They had sumo
fine stock on exhibition. and q Fenusvl-
vanian had sent down about 20 of tho
finest locking hogs yuu ever saw. They
were mostly Chester Whites. and il I
rccullCct Alright they We're exhibited by
Thomas Wood, great hog and cattle
faucier Of 90 and 30 years ago He Sc
was who introduced that famous breed
Of hCSs, tho Chester White. and no
made u great deal Of money out OF his
fancy stock. BE was Frieud-a Qua-
keE. you know-who used tic plain Ian
guage and wore broad brimmed hat.
He was a smart old gentleman. honest
and prosperous. He sent his hogs from
state fair 70 state fair. and they took 20
many prizes and blue ribbons that each
hog looked like a boy who had spent all
his money making q collection e badge.
"Wh,n the Macon judges made their
awards, they gave blue ribbons very lib
orally TO the razor backs. but not one Of
the fat. sleek Pennsylvania hogs got \
prize. The owner of the exhibit did rot
understand IL. so he hunted mp one %
the judges and said in the language of
the Friends:
1 know thee TO be an honest man.
and donOt question thy fairness in the
award. but 20 crafty my own curiosity
/ would bo glad 20 have thee toll me
why thee gave al the prizes TO the na-
tive stock and what fault thee found in
mine:'
My friend, the committee admired
your hogs greatly. the judge replied.
They are certainly handsome. ard I
have no doubt that in your section they
are the bost breed 70 raise. but they are
not suited for this country. They are 20
short legged and fat that a nigRer could
catch them in two minutes. What We
require in a hog in the south Is legs and
wind. We give cur prizes for speed. ="
Atlanta Constitution.
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Pointer dogs can always be trained 10
steal Many Of them are natural thieves
without training. and any of the species
can be taught There is . dog Of this
kind in northwest Washington. BE win
pick up anything he can hnd around .
yard or outside of a store. but his spe-
cialty Is ladies' pocketbooks and hand
bags. When he secs one Of tbese. be
grabs IL and runs. always succeeding In
getting out of sight before be can Be
captured or followed No owner has
ever been sen. hence no complaints
have been made at police headquarters.
but there Is but little doubt. II 10 were
possible 90 follow the animal. that it
would be found that be has been oare-
fully trained as q purse Enatcher and
that be takes his booty home 70 his
master. BE seems 20 Be aware that be ia
doing wrong. jumping fences and dodg-
ing around houses when running away.
-WAshingtun Star
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knives Not Razor..

a terrible hand to hand fight with
knives was engaged in at the ntgso
saloon on the corner OF Rusk and
Elm streets last Saturday night he
tween Chuck Robinson and Pen
Crutch1eld. They arc reported to
have been under the influence OF
whisky and cut and slashed each
other in horrible manner. II was
regular nigger tight but SO far as it
is able to learn the old time and
efficient razor was abandoned
and the regular pocket knife sup
piled its place. Rcgis, Ter.
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Not Ev~a tsp TsH.sr Day sea cruntea o.,
So ~ Lauy-r-
There won ~ Hsrsr 20 ae 10 such thfnw
In this cUuutTy ~ n EatiouAl holiday.
Lawyers AsseEt that even Labor day.
which was set apart BY act Of congrem
In Ssf Ia Eurh inanner a. 70 lad the
cOnfiding layman 10 rurpcso IL at least
10 he a national holiday. is nos snch
outside uf the District q Columbia un-
less BY state enactment. The creation
and regulation Of holidays have been
left entirely 90 the legislatures q the
individual states
The act % congress Concerning Labor
day was approved June -. 1894 II pro-
vides that tho first Monday q Septem-
Der m each year. being the day cele-
hrated and known a. Labor day, ia
hereby made a legal holiday. 20 all In
tents and purposes. In the same manner
as Christmas. Jan I. Feb "a. May so
and July : arc now made BY law public
holidays"
Clearly the proper cunsfrnciion q
this statute can b. arrived at only By
reference 20 the provisions barring upon
the other holidays named The act max
ing holidays uf Jan. I. July 4. Christ
mas and any day appointed or recon-
monded by the president q the United
States ~ a day of public fast O. thanks
giving was passed in June. 1870. and
was restricted in its elect 70 the Dis
trict n Columbia These days are holi-
days IN the various states oniy a. they
are made 10 by the various state legis-
L.lurcs.
The act q Jan 81. 1879. makes Feb
p n legal holiday. and ths act q AUG.
81. 1855. dies the same for Nay 80.
and both are restricted In their applicaa
tiCn 90 the District of Coiumbia. The
art referring 60 Labor DAY says nothing
about the District q Columbia. but IL
doe~ say that the first Mouday q sep
temter shall b. a legal holiday. ito al
intents and purposes. in the same man
ner as Christmas. Jan. !. Feb p. May
80 and Iuly are nuw malls By law
public holidays"
The intents and Turposes for which
and the manner iu zllsrh those days are
made holidays arc trrrvrsiy limited 20
the District u Cr Pa. and an, hy
necessary inference. q re oct referring
20 Labor day.
The misleading ~. rszsc q the Labor
day act has lei o. r=t tsslelf statement
thar the hrsi Muis . - September - a
holiday thr0ughuus the Unitcd States
BY congregational enactment. View York
Tribune
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LeaNe Your orders.

An open letter from the Ardmore
Bar Association TO Senators Teller,
Morgan, Vest and Platt protesting
against the passage of the bill re-
pealing the full jurisdiction bill Of
March 1895, will appear in the ARD
MoREITE tomorrow. On that day
we will print as many extra copies
as the attorneys or others MAY de
sire TO circulate. They will please
call before noon tomorrow and leave
orders for the number OF extras they
may need.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-03

Among the attractions Of the town a
Bourne. Mas. are two historic cellars.
One was dug BY the Plymouth colony
and the other bT the Dutch traders
These cellars lie Eids By side. and the
structures built over them were hlled
with goods 20 neoesaaFy for the comfort
Of the early pilgrims a. well nn the
Dutch. The pilgrims needed manufMc-
tured goods such - the HoDander had
for sale and the Dutch required prod-
ucts such a. the colony oould supply.
Governor Bradford. In his diary. states
that this block house was built a. early
a. 1917. only seven years after the land
ing u the Mayfiower.- Loaia 6lnbs-
Drmnwrmf
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A Good Hotel.

An ARDMoREITE reporter, while in
Marietta yesterday, could not help
but notice improvements going on in
every direction. The hotel facilities
are equal to the emergency, especial
ly did we find this to be the case at
the Florantine Cottage, run by Mr..
j. A. Mayors. The Florantine Cot
tage has been renovated from top TO
bottom rooms newly papered, clean
bedding, and above ali he sets a
first-class table. Parties stopping at
the Flo-antine have no kick to make,
and always return while visiting
Marietta.
Our columns tomorrow will contain
some mighty interesting reading
about the Jurisdiction of our court.
We have an open letter from tie
members OF the ArdmOre Bar ASSoci-
alton to certain United States se-;-
tors which j. a cOrker. Our people
who are signing petitions To locate
federal courts at Gainesville had
better go slow until they see what
their people are after.
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PRANKs or SCOTTISH FAIRIES.
A FIru, EsI;sr In the -Fair FoIk- sim
LInEers

A Firm Esl,sf II the -Fzir FoIk- sun
ILnEers-
There still fingers a widespread belief
IN the EoT;h - ICELAND that the ''fair
folk. 4" or 'gwued ucrbors. = AZ the fairies
are called. still live in the hills. and
during tho iiTst DAYS uf cuuvalcscence q
mother must b. zealuusly guarded lest
one Of the wee peuple" cume and rob
the child q its nuurishment Some
times they succeed in carrying of the
mother. Here i one q the supeEstitious
legends:
A north country fisher had a fine
child One evening bCggar woman
cliCucd the hut and went up 10 the
cradle tU glzo into the eyes of the babe.
From that time good health left IL. and
n strange Look came into its face. and
the mother was troubled An old man
begging for food passed that way. When
no caught sight of the child. be cried:
That's nae a bAirn- It's an imAge.
and the gweed folk has st0uu his
speerit.
Thereupon he set 20 work TO recall
the fisher hairn. A peat IRE was heaped
high on the hearth and black hen held
over IL at such distance that it was
singcd and uot killed After some strug-
Cling the hen escaped mp the lum. A
few moments elapsed. and then the par
ents were gladdened BY the sight Of .
happy expression once more ON the
child's face. IL thruve from that day
forward. Review.
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IMPORTANT ORDERS.
Receiver Scott Authorized TO Iasue Ger
tIfIeates ARoIeat the DenIson a
Northern Railway Company.

Judge Kilgore, yesterday issued
two important orders, the first au-
thorizing Receiver Scott to issue GER
tificates of Indebtedness payable in
six months in gold, to the amount Of
s11 900 per mile, against the Denison
& Northern railroad, sald amount TO
be used in paying OF present indebt-
edness and the construction of the
road; the other authorizing the re-
ceiver to contract with the Mineral
Belt Construction Company for build
ing the road.
The order provides that these Ger
tificates shall not be sold for less
than par and that all claims now
held against the company shall be
proved up before Edwin Hobby, mas
ter in chancery and presented 20 re-
ceiver Scott, who in turn is author
lied to issue certificates.
These orders it is thought will pre-
cipitate the construction OF the road
and the ARDMOREITE understands
that contracts will b, awarded at
once and that work VIII follow aud
be pushed as speedily as men, teams
and money can accomplish it.
Lost-A heavy finger ring wi h
name on inside, VIII pay liberal re-
ward, for return OF same.
3 2t t. J. CARTER.