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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

The geological survey reports lots OF
gold in Alaska, but announces il in
accessible because of the mosquito.
The mosquito which can sit on the top
Of 3 gold mine and scare of the aver
sse American has no business outside
a dime museum.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

While the French people were crying
themselves hOarse for the Russian car,
the car dined blissfully with the
French royalists. And the average
Frenchman is as hot as the middle rails
in in q mince pie.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

Bayard has spoken at last for the
gold standard and he will certainly
succeed himself as ambassador in ca Sc
Palmer and Buckner are elected.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

If Great Britain will release our Mrs.
Castle on the plea Of kleptomania, our
Venezuelan commission will discharge
England on the same grounds.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

What Tom Watson is struggling to
DO is TO elect Bryan And he will do
II, if he has to denounce the man whom
Bryan admires one hundred times a
daV
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

The Associated Press fell down mis-
erably when it failed to give the make
of that bicycle in Minnesota which
went down under the fleeing bank
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

Bob Ingersoll is dead sure that in
case of free coinage there will be a
future, with fish hooks on it and zig
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

Answer to correspondents: No, Gro
yer Cleveland has never said that in
case Of free coinage sn farming land
west Of the Mississippi would be over
grown in six months with cactus,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14
The auha nairy gxge aaednesaau ornius etober a.

storing Books. Directions for Binding
Books, Repairing Leather-work, Invisible
Mending Of Laces and Embroider.es. Re-
storing and Repairing Pictures, etc.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

There may be some excuse for Ar
kansas and Texas going Populist but
none under the sun for Kansas. y
AtchiSon Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14
Renubiican County Ticket.

McKinley's election is foregone con-
clusion just as certainly as prosperity
Is Q foregone beginning.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

The difference between four one dol
lar silver certificates and one five dol
lar gold piece is silver dollar, and
Bryan wants to split the difference.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

Quay telegraphs: "We have the cleo
tion and will hold it, And Quay is not
talking in the same tone of voice he
did before June 16. 1896.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14
I23 and I27 Main St.
$500

$500
spent with us today will buy as good Suit as $12O0
would year ago.
The make is fright" the cloth is absolutely "All-
WOOL and there are Is patterns to choose from
We give cioch FREE
with each Child's Suit Costing 81.
HERrIAN & HESS, 400 E. Douglas Av.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

Look in the Windows.

The greatest Hosiery and Underwear selling
ever known here will begin tomorrow.
The greatest saving Of money ever made possi-
bic on worthy merchandise can be made here
during our seasonable Hosiery and Underwear
sale, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Souvenirs will be given to every person buying
dollars worth or more. Nothing very valuable
of course, but something useful for every home.
Hosiery and Underwear for Men. Women and
Children.
The crowds in the Millinery somethingOur Millinery
cheapest in price, newest in syle everything the
notch Of fashion.
Well keep the right kind of Dress Goods and that's the
kind the people
I23 and I27 Main St.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

AIzsrs Cor arAY.--Dn yoa ever hcs,
zre of Browns c1zracertsxlr s<ngsezss
Well uo-Eo. . vsose oze-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

For Judge Court of Appeals.
......s.. c. POLIOCk
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-10-14

For State Senator, 18th Dist
L. GORDON
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
MESSENGERS Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
18th. A. d. 1896.
TIHlS is to give notice that on the 18th day
IL OF May, A. D. 1896. warrant in insol
yency was issued out of the Court of Insolvency
Tor said County OF Cumberland, against the
estate OF
ARTHUR F. McKEIL, of South Portland,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on petition
OF said Debtor, which petition was filed on the
18th day of May. A. d. 1896, to which date
interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor and the transfer and de-
livery of any property by him are forbidden by
law.
That q meeting of the creditors of said
Debtor to prove their debts and
choose ono or more assignees of his estate. viii
be held at Court of Insolvency to be holden
at Probate Court Room, in said Portland in
said County of Cumberland on the 1st dav OF
June, A. D. 1885, ct 10 O'Clock in the
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
G. L. BUCHANAN,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court Of
: Insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
mayl4&21
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

| Lewiston Journal Gramp'' Morse has
blossomed out as veritable dude in Lew
iston. He rides bicycle, plays golf and
is social lion ct whist and five o'clock
| teas.
| We make prediction. See how il
will go wrong. New Bedford, Augusta,
Lewiston and Brookton are going to be.
| gin to win and Bangor, Fall River and
Pawtuoket to lose. Portland as at present
constituted, doesn't count. Lewiston
| Journal.
We don't count much, that's fact, but
we notice that Lewiston continues te
prevent us being the tail enders That
isn't much to b sure, but it's 'sunthin.' y
We envy Portland the possession of one
player Centre Fielder leighton. There's
no better, barring Fitzmaurice. Lewis
ton journal.
Why make the exceptionP You don't
mean it.
Bates defeated the NJ. S. c., but not
by so decisive a score as Bowdoin did.
and came very far from showing that il
is ''far and away" the best team in the
college league. oven leaving Bowdoin out
of consideration.
Owing to the rain of yesterday tho ball
game between Portland and Brockton
didn't transpire. Today the Augusta
club makes its initial appearance in this
city, and it will be ladies' day. Ladies
will be admitted free to the grounds ana
stands. Killeen will pitch for Portland.
Outfielder Friel went up to Lewiston
yesterday. 1t is understood that the
Lewiston management contemplates en-
gaging him.
Outhelder O'Rourke is expected in the
city in time for today's game. If he
comes he will play in right and Blakeey
win BIO stationed in left. Otherwise
Woods will play right field.
Manager Leonard says that he considers
Butler of Augusta. by all odds the best
catcher in the league.
1t looks as though Director Aver of
Bangor would have to raise his ante.
Those two victories from Bangor will
have tendency to relieve in measure
the freshness Of the reception, which was
possibly awaiting Manager Doe in New
Bedford. The team did better than Fall
River, after all.
Jack Ryan has been released by Bos-
ton.
Considerable work was put in on the
Deering grounds yesterday, and the
diamond is now in fine condition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
HAD MAINE ACQuAiNTANCEs,
Mysterious Suicide of a Commercial Tray
eller at Lexington, Mass.

Lexington, Mass. May l9-The body
of an unknown man was found this
morning on the upper bank of the Ar
liDgton reservoir. He had committed
suicide by shooting.
The body was that of a we'll dressed
man, evidently commercial traveller,
between 30 and IS. In yalise near the
body of was small account book con.
tanning the names Of many people in
the towns along the line of the Maine
Central railroad.
Under date Of September II appears
an entry which makes it appear as
though the suicide was connected with
some religious society. The entry read,
''Nice Sunday school today, one new
scholar, young lady from st. Albans."
On the body was letter addressed
"To the finder"
Tho letter was signed by Leslie Davis,
and stated that the writer had been
looking for work in Boston, but as there
vera Is men to every job he became
discouraged and decided to kill himself.
1t said there were $50 on his person
which he wished to be used to bury him
with.
On the body was found the $50 men
toned in the letter, also receipt for
dues msthes grand lodge of Good Tenn
plars of Maine, dated August, 1895. The
name, as near as could be deolphered on
the receipt, was Leonard Morris. On the
ring found on his hand were the initinls
+. j. NJ. and l.. l.. NJ. The joint on
the third finger of the left hand was en-
larged, also the forefinger Of the right.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
AN HONEST MAN

Dear Editor: Please inform your readers
that if written to confidentiaily Twill mail
in a sealed letter, the plan pursued by
which l was permanently restored to health
and manly vigor, after years of suffering
from Nervous Weakness, night losses and
weak, shrunken parts.
l have no scheme to extort money from
any one whomsoever l was robbed and
swindled by the quacks until / nearly lost
faith in mankind, but thank Heaven am
now well, vigorous and strong, and anxious
to make this certain means of cure known
to ALL
Having nothing to sell or send G. O. D. |
want no money. Address JAS. A. HARRIS,
Delray, Mich, Box 1856.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
LEWIsTON's GREAT RALLY.
AlmOs Won Out Another Game In The
Ninth Yesterday.

No Game at Portland on Account of We
Grounds-Bangor is Defeated by New
Bedford and Fall River Succumbs to
Augusta.
Lewiston, May 19.-Poor fielding, com.
bined with Foley's basee on balls, gave
Pawtucket lead in today's game which
the home team could not overcome
though they made great rally In the
9th, the bases being full when the last
man went out Attenance 300 The score
lewiston, 3 o % Q Q 0 &c
Base hlts-Paw tuckt, Ii; Lewiston, O..
Errors-Pawtucket, 4; Lewiston, 3. Bat
teries-Rhoa and Yeager; Foley,
Morse and Messit.
Bangor Loses Again.
Bangor. May 19.-O'Brien's tumble of
and awkward grounder lost today s
game for Bangor, after the homo team
had been presented with four runs on
bases on balls by Monahan and Doe, in
the ninth, Monyhan having held Bangor
down to the ninth. In that inning he
became ratified and forced in three runs
on bases ON balls. He was relieved by
Doe who allowed another. Attendance
$50. The score:
New Bedford, 0 9 0 0O1 3-e
Bangor, Q o 0 0 0 0 A.
Base hits-New Bedford, II; Bangor, z.
Errors-New Bedford, 8; Bangor, 4. Bat
tsries-Monyhan, Doe and Sharp; Wheel
or and Hayes.
Augusta Batted Lincoln at Will.
Augusta, May 19.-The home team won
| today by good all around playing. They
batted Lincoln at will and earned all
their runs. The weather conditions were
unfavorable for sharp playing. Attend
ance 800. The scores
Augusta, 81 80 8 x-1O
Fall River, 1 g. 0 0 1 o.
Base hits-Augusta, 10; Fall River, 9.
Errors-Augusta, /; Fall River, 2. Bat
| teries-Newell and Butler; Lincoln and
Rupert.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
STATE OF MAINE.

Cumberland, S..
gun and holden at Portland, within and for
the County of Cumberland, on the first Tues
day of January, Ammo Domini 1895, to wit,
at regular session thereof on the first Tues
day of May, Ammo Domini, 1896.
On the foregoing Petition it being salts
factoFtly shown to the Court, that the Petit
TONERS are responsible, and that an inquiry
ORDERED, That the County Commissioners
will meet at the house of Mark Jordan, on
Main. street in said City of Deering, on
Thursday, the eighteenth day Of June, A. d.
1895, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, and that
the Petitioners give notice to all persons in,
Petition and this Order Of Court thereon, to
be served upon the City Clerk of said City of
Deering, and also by. posting up copies of
the same In three public places in said city,
and publishing the same once a week for
Daily PRESS, newspaper printed in Port
land, in said County, the first of said publ.
cations. and each OF the other notices, to be
ut least thirty days before the time of said
meeting; at which time and place, (after ii
has been satisfactorily shown that the above
ers VIII proceed to view the route set forth
in gaiG Petition, and other routes and roads
connected Herewith, and after such view,
they will give hearing to the parties and
their witnesses at some convenient place in
the vicinity, when ard were all persons and
corporations interested, MAJ appear and
show cause, if any they have, why the pray.
Ell of said Petition should not be granted
Attest:
B. @. STONE, Clerk.
Copy of the Petition and Order of Cour,
thereon.
AtteSts
3. @. STONE, Clerk.
my16 d1aWw3S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
National League Standing.
Baseball Notes.


The Portland Press is now worried
pitcher, cannot show clean release
hThey claim up there" says the Press,
"that the man has clean rslease but the
truth of the claim should be ascertained.
No funny business" Don't borrow
trouble. Without is m1l right and his name
is on Bangor contract. Bangor Com
mercial
How many times and oft must we in
form the esteem ed Commercial scribe
that we are not worried" over their
affairs up there. We have troubles of our
own as it were. Another thing, what
difference does 1t make how many Ban
gor contracts Pitcher Without has his
name to. II the player was not released
by Kansas City, and the same officially
promulgated bysMr. Young.
Every game Friend pitches is like rush-
ing a knife into the ribs of Manager
Selee of Boston, who could have had the
New Bedford lad for iDeasly $500.-New
Bedford Journal
If the wise MIR. Seleee treated Friend in
the manner he has Mains. or every othe,
young player he has tried in the past
three or four years he would have beer
farmed out to some minor league team
by this time, SO really he lost not hing by
letting him go TO Chicago.
Arlie Latham and Tim Sheehan have
been released by the ST. Louis manage
ment. Wish we could get Timothy. HI
used to play ball for Manager Leonard IL
Lewiston in '92, and that WAS about the
only TINA he every did do his best. HI
is great fielder and sticker when he ut
tends to business.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
Sequel to Newfield Emblezz1ement Case

Biddeford, May l9.-Postmaster j. W.
Carson of West Newfield, whose assis-
tant was recently convicted of embezzle-
ment, has rendered his resignation owing
to inability to attend to the duties OF
the Office.
Mayor Lord of Saco today received
from the enforcement league protest
against let ting the City Hall for sparr-
ing and boxing exhibition Friday night.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
Portland Company.
ANNUAL MEETING.

The stockholders of the Portland Company
are hereby notified that the annual meeting
of this corporation will be held at the office
OF the company, at their works, on Tuesday,
thc Goth day of May, 1896, att wo-thirty
o'clock in the afternoon for the following
purposes:
Ffrst-To act on the report of the directors
and treasurer
second-To choose directors for the ensu-
ng year.
fhird-To oct on any other business that
may legally come before the meeting.
JOHN W. BANKS, Clerk.
Portland May 18th, 1896. my12, 1882
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
Wants a Sheriff Indicted.

Alfred, May 19.-County Attorney
Emmons is attempting to secure an in
dictment against Deputy Sheriff j. W.
Small of Saco Oh account Of certain
allegations regarding matters of enforce
ment OF the prohibitory law.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
Maine Inventions,

have been granted: Arthur NJ Burn.
ham, Gardiner, mop wringer; William
Fielding, Lewiston, button mold; John
Richards. Gardiner, oil retaining device
for axlea
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
HOw's This.

We offer One Hundred Doll ars Reward fol-
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all BUSINESS
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their frm
WEST 81 TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
WALDING, KIM AN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle
Soldby all Druggists Testimonials Free.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
Nominations Confirmed.

Washington. May 19.-The Senate to.
tions: John Q. Tarsney of Missouri, 10
be associate judge Of the supreme court
of Oklahoma. Postnlasters, +, NJ.
Moves, Gardiner; James Hudson. Gull
ford; S. B. Guthrie. Gorham; G. E.
Parker, Phillips.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
New England League Standing.

National Lea gUes
The following games were played in
the national league yesterday:
AT CHICAGO.
New York. 8 o Q % { Q s %
Base hits-Chicago, 5; New York, 9.
Errors Chicago, o; New York, 1. Bat
teries-Friend and Kittredge; Clarke and
Wilson.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, / o 9 o o 0 0 KS
Philadelphia, 0 o o o 0 %
Base hits-Cinoinnsti, 9; Philadelphia,
2. Errors-Cincinnati. Q; Philadelphia,
8. Ratteries-Dwyer and Peitz; Taylor
and Clements.
AT PITSBURG.
Pittsburg 0 o 1 0 o 1 o 2-6
Brooklyn, o o 2 2 o 90 0 1-5
Base hits-Pi ttsburg, 10; Brooklny, H.
Errors-Pittsburg, 8; Brooklyn, 8. Bat
teries-Hughey and Sugden; Kennedy
and Burrell.
Other games postponed on account of
rain.
National TAauua StoDd;pu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
To the County Commissioners Of the
County of Cumberland:

GENTLEMEN
In accordance with vote passed by the
City Council of Deering, at meeting held
April 10th, 1896, We the Municipal Officers of
Honorabie Board e relocate and define the
bounds of veranda street, in said City of
De ering, from its intersection with Main
street, in said City, to Martins Point Bridge,
come uncertain OF lost.
Also to widen said street from the Grand
Trunk Bridge to Martins Point Bridge,
VIM W, MITHCELL, Mayor.
ELDRIDGE L. COBB,
HENRY J., DAVIS,
FREEMAN GOWEN,
GEORGE CRAM,
G. w. SMALL,
E. MATTHEW'S,
WYER P. AVER,
Aldermen Of the City of Deering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
state OF Maine, Cumberland S., May
THIS is to give notice that on the 10Th day of
u May. A. D. 1896, warrant in In.
solvency was issued out of the Court of Insol-
yency for said County of Cumberland, against
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
IN subscriber has been duly appointed Ex-
ecutriX OF the will of
AMELIA w. MCEWAN, late OF Winnipeg,
Canada,
deceased, and has taken upon herself that trust
as the law directs, and have appointed Benia-
min Thompson, Portland, Me-, agent or attor-
pey within the.ssstate. All persons having de.
mands upon the estate OF said deceased, are
required to exhibit the same: and all persons
indebted to said estate are called upon to make
payment 10 nn
MARY CAMPBELL M'EWAN BLACK,
Winnipeg, Canada, Executrix, OF to
BENJAMIN THOMPSON, Portland,
Me-, agent or attorney.
Portland May 6, 1906. my19d1aw3wTu*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

of said Debtor. which petition was filed on
the 18th day of May, A. D. 1896, to which
date interest on claims is to be computed.
mat the payment of any debts to or
any property by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting OF the creditors OF said
Debtor, to prove their debts and choose one
at Court OF Insolvency to be holden at Probate
Court Room, in said Portland. in said County Of
Cumberland. on the LIST day of June,
Given under my hand the date first above
written. G. L. BUCHANAN.
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger OF the Court of
Insolvency Tor said County of Cumberland
nayI4&21
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

II special information regarding any Ma
ton, Province, State, City, Town or Village
is desired, the knowledge is rarely obtain
able from a school geography, which nee
essarily has only few general facts and the
location of important cities.
Railroad maps are VIGOROUSLY incorrect
and misleading, hence the puzzled truth
seeker, where large libraries are inacces-
sible, is without relief unless he is the
happy owner of neutrality-suspicious.
pleasure-giving Peoples Atlas.
All Countries on the Face of the Earth
are Shown.
Rivers and Lakes are Accurately Located.
Among the illustrations are the follow
ing: The Masonic Temple at Chicago tall
est building in the world, the Auditorium
Building at Chicago zone of the largest
buildings in the world), the Woman's Tenn
pie (the handsomest building in Chicago),
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

Improper digestion causes over
9a% of all suffering and diseases
of the Blood, Liver, Stomach, Kid
neys, Lungs, Nerves, Brain or Skin.
Puritana renews and strengthens
the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

If you are q sufferer, get of your druggist this
great discovery (the price is 81
Of Puritana, one bottle of Purtana Pills, and one
bottle Of Puritana Tablets all inclosed in one
package), or write to- the undersigned, and you
Ihe Paritana Compound Co, Concord, n. II.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

Of the human system, the Stomach.
1t makes the health right, because
it makes the Stomach right.
1t brings New Blood, New Nerve
Force, New Strength, New Life.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

| Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, the White
House at Washington, the Great Brooklyn
Bridge, Mirror Lake yosemite Valley, Ell
Captain yosemite Valley, Waterfall and
| Cave (New zealand) Jordan River, Murchi-
son Waterfall Upper Nile), Pilot Knob
Qron Mountain, Missouri), United States
Signal Service pixies Peak, Colorado,
Giants Gap american River Canon, Col
| orado), Scene in Tropical Florida, Falls of
the Rhine, the Matterhorn Mountain
(switzerland), Scenes in and near the City
of Picking (China), Island of Juan Fernan-
dez State Capitols, State Seals, ETC., etc.
All the Large Cities Of the World, the
Important Towns and Most of the Villages
of the United States are Given on tho
Maps.
1t gives a Classified List of All Nations,
With Forms of Government, Geographical
Location, Size and Population.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20

Domipick I. Murphy was confirmed
yesterday by the Senate as commissioner
of pensions
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24
THEATRICAL FIRM FAILS.
Abbey, SchOefTeI & Grau of New
York Go to the Wall.


New York, May 23.-The theatrical firm
of Abbey, Schoeffel 6, Grau filed an as
signment this morning without prefer
ences. No particulars. The assignees are
Louis James Phelps and Arnold A. Rand,
the latter of Boston.
The assignment is dated May p, al
though not recorded until to-day.
Each partner assigns his individual prop
erty to the assignees to pay his individ-
ual creditors, any surplus TO be applied
to the payment of the creditors of the
firm. The assets or liabilities are not
given. Mr.. Grau left for Europe on the
steamer La Normandie to-day, and Mr.
Schoeffel is out of the city. Mr. Abbey is
i'll at the Gilsey house, where he is recov-
ering from an illness that at one time
looked serious
The failure appears to have been brought
about by disastrous theatrical specula-
tiOns in Boston and elsewhere which their
successes at the Metropolitan opera house
during several seasons could not overcome.
The firm Indebtedness has been estimated
at amounts varying from 100000 to $780,
900. 1t is believed that the former sum
is the more conservative, and that it is
nearer the correct amount. The assets,
under favorable circumstance may, it
is thought, realize possibly 100000, or, per-
haps, as much as $50 600.
Their difficulties have been to some ex-
tent added to and precipitated by the pro-
longed and serious illness of Mr.. Abbey
who was the firms financial manager