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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-19
emusic HATH CHARMS"
A Certain Tune That Gave satisfaction
to the IrascibIe Capt. Healy.

to the lraSc1Dle capt htdtS-
A number Of the officers of the revenue
cutter service now stationed on the Souni
have left for San Francisco to be present
at the court-martial of Capt Nike" Healy.
commander Of the Bear Many stories have
lately been told OF him which Illustrate his
blunt manners, amt one that was related at
the Butler last night Will be interesting to
those know the captain personally
4 cornet player was needed in the band
and Capt. Mike" decided that he was the
only one with a sufficient knowledge Of
music TO make proper selection. There
were six applications. and each was called
upon TO show his skill. The first began 10
toot Gounod's Ave Maria" but the cap
tain waved his hand imperiously at the
first stave The next one tried Angels Ever
Bright and Fair" and Capt. Mike almost
Immediately yelled stop that" The wait
ing musicians, taking the cue from their
PREDECESSORS discon torture, came down IN
the scale 10 Sally IN Our Alley" and from
that TO The Babies on Our Block" but
their execution did not come within bow
shot Of the captains musical standard and
they were ANONYMOUSLY dismissed. Then
came a fat fellow, who seemed TO he too
short OF breath to make much music on
wind instrument He had sized up the stu
alton. Taking a good square look at the
Ead-tempered captain, he wheeZed out the
first bar Of The Wearing Of the Green -
Good" grunted Capt Mike. The next bar
came. Bully" exclaimed the captain. The
short-winded musician continued, but the
captain, turning 10 the quartermaster, i'm
mediately said. Put this man on the
books ."
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o,-,.s g. which no reports had been made
- - cted 10 hold caucuses ard choose
cs,-r,-,S+ eemen within the next week.
H. -tated that the committeeman re-
-u,-te5 i 7om the Eighth ward would be
ro,.i5oG q as temporary until the ward
,,-o,,9,5 y We time 70 caucus and either re-
,oir pply their places with others.
Pri5E took the floor for few minutes
"a - on the subject OF the infamous
- = holder. which had been stricken
$50 - revised charter only 10 be again
,-,,-f.. N Il. through combination OF
i,-,.. parties. He made motion.
49, is carried unanimously. that the
$50, lmmittee be instructed. as lis first
49,. frame an appropriate resolution
,.-e,-ia;E that the objectionable word be
tt-.s-sU Is a relic of barbarism and land
- and that the committee submit
ltion TO the commission.
lvention adjourned, amid cheers
80 -. for the head OF the ticket.
he Central Committee.
~ ately after adjournment. the new
-., 1mmittee organized by the re-elec-
80 lcob Davidson as chairman, and
~ on of Harry B. Drees and John
49, secretary and treasurer, respec-
., va ridges. Stack of the First ward.
Vinsor. jr., were appointed a spe-
CO. n, ntttee 10 present the Bridges res
c,aL coh the charter commission
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THE POPSSP ALL Up
Jordan Is Nominated Without
a Dissenting Voice.
euTADELeoATIoN WALKS OUT.
Convention Gags Members and Re-
fuses 10 Hear Contests.

Central Committee shows Itself 10 Be
ALL Powerful - None but "Prima
FacIe'' Delegates Given "A Hearing
Ola War Horses set Loose I'm a Bar
r~n Pa-ture-After a Hot Fight. the
slate Remains solid, and the Con-
ents Withdraw and Hold "A Meeting
OF Their own-Ths Ticket and the
New Central Committee.
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teTnpeTan"e meeting was held
a Fous.HE he Occidental block, a. which
iasC h'sh' IS OF the various city temper
represents we're present to confer with
ahce socie~ II the city churches with a
t1e ptS-oiS i -urat.EE a campaign in favor
view q" ma alive proposition 10 be sub
OF ihe are with the city charter. for the
mittea aloh the liquor traffic. Plans were
TestFi non Z several mass meetings be-
iald Tor ho.a election. and the churches
fore me CD - or more Of their Sunday
VIII 1eFole 10 agitation OF the matter.
services 10 ere appointed 10 look after
Committees work Of the campaign which
the uecessaF srthusi ast.callv on non-par-
Will b pushe .-secta7an lines. Prominent
tisan and no o-kers last night expressed
temperance hafr,r confident Of success
.haresnlH-as a
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The Army Post.

The Chamber OF Commerce. at its regu-
lar meeting on Monday evening. Will make
tho army post question a special order for
discussion. and il is hoped that the meet
ing viii be largely attended. not only by
members, but by citizens Steps viii at
once have to be taken 10 secure a site, 50
that when Gen. Otis and the detail from
the war department come here 10 defln-
itely fix upon il all may be in readiness for
them and all possible contention avoided.
TIE Canadian Pacific carried east in
shipments from Washington in 1885. as
cars OF shingles and five cars Of doors and
lumbar.
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ne Battle VIII BE Fought.

Seattle, Jan. IS. 1896.
itor: In my notice yesterday
Of Napoleon's Waterloo, / had
the ballot box. not 10 the nom
T.. CLAYSON, SIR.
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.trafion Of Voters.

Ia aing a heavy day Tor regIs-
Instead OF AZ Il vas a very light one.
tration yesie only Is. The total in The
the total oeaf soliows. FIRST Is. Second Is.
wards was as = 81. Firth x sixth IS. Sew
Third - Four ;. sctr-rh IL The. grand to
enth .. Eight -
tai - 2,2T0.
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Lth W. Rennblicans.

- a meeting OF the Republic
lHeI. Seventh ward at Pincknev's
ans OF t'e u Broadway and Denny way,
nan cotl' ward CLUB on Wednesday
70 % saHl<' nary 80. at & o'clock All Re
evening ia the ward are requested 70 be
pH'4it@is JOHN TAYLOR.
Pitse.'- PTON, Chairman.
II. r rotary.
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ZINC IN TIE NINTH.
ORGAN
Republica

= Have IA Good Turnout,
hePuoiic" Are Enthusiastic.
o a call issued by Jacob Fuson
fuISueil. ans Of the Ninth ward held "a
the hepuo' -0ddard's haH last evening for
meeting d IF organization and election OF
the PuI po9 Alderman NJ. W. Love1oy
ne" once q the first business CT the
pFeHldeU' the election of permanent
evening Frank Griffith being unani-
CHAIRMAN tied. II. y. Campbell was
houSly % elected as secretary, and four
unanimous nts. representing the different
vice Pfes'D ere elected, as follows: F J.
preo'Htt9' Dn the First: \. ]. Nuliers,
Me4euS' cord a. J. Goddard from the
from Ihe 2 Carr, from the Fourth. G.
hiut = Frank Adams and Charles
n. 'oTyei ere appointed as committee
az PfhIVl institution, which was signed
l" u. ni' d" II.
by all pres. ,,,hsr ~ the c;tigavs az ,be
"a were present and the first
NIh,n va fun OF enthusiasm. Polling
Hee'iHk III different precincts were also
selected
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For the first time in the history of
the Peoples party. the great bulk of
the delegates seated by the city CEN
trail committee ARE strangers. and the
real Popuiists comprise the audience.
JAMES MORAN,
DepoScd Chairman Filth Ward Club.
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~- sra,.r~,.ton CompaEys
steamers cbetalls and Rainier leave . asny
At a. m. from Colman's dock Tor L 80
sion. Port Gamble, Ho0dzport, bi's',y
DeWatto and ala intermediate po'"'
Fare. SOC. Freight 59- per ton. o..r
JOHN II. ALLEN. o"nsi'
FRANK ". GOODHUE, Agent.
Tel Red 33I, Colman dock
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To the y
in speaking
reference ID
nation.
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What They Want

THE e5mmftee on platform reported as
follows
we hereby affirm car allegiance e the
Omaha platform. AMI demand NE follow
.:- ua~.c.raI reforms.
ttr~t Municipal ownership ~ street
rt.i0aYs telephone, gas. electric Igat
F5a-fs ana ire Cedar river water Sy-stergl.
as proposed ty the city council. Tor public
distribution ~ power heat light and
water. A. municipal franchises % bs
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Tr~t N,ari

~, Preeiae, -Hsary Hoese. Iee No
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The Report Adopted

Lana moved that ire executive commit
ta- Pea -ut down 10 nine members one from
ce.1 ward I-arsir Supported the reoort.
hl. KIDD ana lIeSse spoke against IL. Tafa
So-Av thought the report as submitted
should stand. AMI Way sad De believed IN
having proper representation. that one
snv- 5mcnt was Overwhelmingly lost. The
r.eort vas chem adopted without a dissent
f.- voice
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FIRST warl-First precinct ". W Moves,
Second Donald AIckinnon. Third. William
Pratt. Fourth Lewis Huuey. F1ttn. John
Mcclure. sixth. G. ". Stack.
Second ward-Fi-st precinct. Robert
bridges. Second. Henry lin. Third, +. {.
Wallace. Fourth n. Heller.
Third warJ-First precinct, 2 Lotus,
Second J. u. Lynch. Third. A Biackrnan.
Fourth ward-Elrst precinct John
C'NeiH. Third. J. =. Williams, Fourth.
VI r Terry. sixth. r. 9. Morse.
Fifth wari-F1rst precinct. W. r. Miller:
Second. y = Lind Third. II. /, Smith;
Fourth l. Spray: Fifth. II. v. Lock;
Sixth. @. T. Gilmore.
sixth ward-FirSt precinct. T. O. Hal
leror: Ss~-ond. ". Z. Wilson: Third, II. Z.
Drees Fifth. r WlDsor.
Seventh ward-F1rst precinct otto
F1shrman. Second, .. McDantels. Third,
G Burns Fourth. r winsor. II.
Eighth wau3-First precinct. 4 Wright;
Second. c. ]. Jordon. Third. {. F. Waas-
worth
Ninth wa-~l-Ff-st precinct. J. Davidson :
Third. Fred Blenkius. Fourth. ". II
Brown
ON motion II vas ordered that all pre-
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FURNISHED ROOMS AND BOARD BY
the day or week. 121 street.
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mouth Rock eggs, 81 per setting. w.
III. BASLER, 18th ST. road, near Am.
r. Bridge. +. Q. address, 631 L st.
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A LUCKY CAPTURE.
Leonard Lamar, a Colorado Peniten-
tiary Escape. In the CITY Prison.

Leonard Lamar, q Colorado Peniten-
tfary Escape, In the City Prison.
Early yesterday morning Omcers
Fisher and Hayes arrested man giving
the name of N. ]. Broderick, and
charged him with vagrancy.
Last evening notice was received at
police headquarters from the officials of
the State Prison at Canyon City, Col,
stating that Leonard Lamar, serving a
seven years sentence at that institution
for the crime of grand larceny, had es-
capped, and Offering a reward of $3.50 for
his apprehension. A photograph Of the
convict accompanied the notice, and
when compared to Broderick it fitted
him to dot
No doubt exists in the minds of the
officers but what they have caught the
right man, and they are already lay
ing plans as to what they will do with
the reward money.
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No Faith In the Remedy.

Troubled with insomnia, are you?''
said DR.. PareSiS, after listening to his
patients tale of woe. Tried all the
usual remedies, have you? Well, now,
suppose you try to read The impress
sions of a. Bohemian It's new book,
just out. tried to read it last night
and was asleep in three minutes"
Sir" replied the patient, with freeZ-
ing dignity, Il am the author of that
book, and I have the honor to wish
you very good evening. Town Top
les
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FOR RENT-A SUITE OF ROOMS SUIT
able for physician or dentist. Hammer S
building, 4Ol K street. Apply az drug
store.
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"AIways at the Front. >.

(From the Yuba City Farmer.)
The Sacramento Record Union" will
OF six days in the week. The "Union"
IS one of the best and cleanest journals
on the coast and is always at the front
in the march Of progress.
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Last Words OF Painters.

Many will be thinking of Lord Leigh
toms last words to-day-"My love to the
Academy" There was another great
painter, who died a little more than a
century ago, whose last were, to quote
Leight Hunt, strongly expressive OF a
good heart, quiet conscience, and a
love for his profession, which only left
him with his life GainsbOrOugh' $
dying lips declared, 1--WE are going to
heaven, and Vandyke is of the party,
Westminster Gazette.
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CLINTON Qll.), April 3.-James Pol
len, living near the machine shops in
this town, quarreled with his wife late
this afternoon on account of attentions
she had been receiving from another
man. Mrs. William Miller, his wife's
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NICELY FURNISHED ROOM AT FOR
esters' building. ! street, Seventh and
Eighth.
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mother, defended her daughter. Pol
len became enraged and seized a shot
gun, with which he killed both the
women. He then attempted suicide,
bllf was arrested
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To-day (Monday) is the last day for re-
ceiving bids for the sale of the Presby
terian Church property at Sixth and L
streets. Don't miss this chance TO get
bargain. Read ad. of Edwin X. Alsip
& CO., 1915 Fourth street
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THE LU-MI-N -NUM-ALUMINUM b.
cycle; better than any other; see them
at 323 K street. w. H. SHERBURN,
agent.
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MRS. j. NJ KELLY, THE FASHION
able dressmaker, has moved from her
former location, over the Nonpareil, to
619 j street, where she is still doing the
finest work at the lowest prices. Perfect
fit guaranteed.
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Agatha-Charley is tickled with his
new mustache, isn't he?
Marie-Yes, but with sly blush) not
half as much as I am.-New York
World
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Cant I rent you this house next to
the church?'
No; my wife likes TO come in Late
Chicago Record.
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THE "UP-TO-DATE" GROCERY STORE
Il wish to inform my friends and the
public that / have purchased the grocery
store and saloon, corner of Twelfth and
E streets, and keep a full line of gro
cery supplies. Everything is new and
fresh and / shall not be undersold by
any other store in this city. Old and
new telephones No. 173. Give me call
Yours, LEON LEWIS, corner Twelfth
and E streets.
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TO LET-ONE OF THOSE NICE MODERN.
flats In the Berkshire. ground floor. ALSIP,
Agent. ap3-1w*
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TO LET Or RENT.

TO LET-5-ROOM COTTAGE WITH
modern improvements; one block from
car line. Apply 200 X street ap5-3t'
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TO LET-16O9 ELEVENTH STREET-UP
per fiat OF five rooms, hot and cold water
Apply next door. ap3-6t*
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DRESS AND CLoAKMAKING.

STYLISH DRESSES AND PERFECT
fit guaranteed at the La Mode" 419 K.
Mrs. Grassme and MisS<Ivey, Prop.
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OAT HAY FOR SALE-150 TONS. PRE-
fer to sell in one lot Inquire T. r. DRAY
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FOR SALE-SMALL RESTAURANT;
entire outfit; rent reasonable. Inquire
E. F. DREYMEYER, Front and r
streets ap1-1W
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MRS. /. NJ. PALMER WILL TEACH YOU
to cut and tit your own dresses in the latest
and most fashionable style, at 714 X street,
opposite the PostOfice. Apply at once.
ap3-3t+
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FOR SALE CHEAP-LODGING-H
of 25 rooms. Call 122 K street
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A NEW MODERN 7-ROOM COTTAGE
completely furnished for rent; one block
from Capitol Park Address 4. O. Box 81.
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FOR SALE-S0 ACRL5 IN THE PLACER
County Citrus Colony; no cash required
except to make improvements; 26 acres
ready for planting w. WOOD, $50 j st
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ATTENTION TO THIS-NICE, GOOD
hay-wheat, oats and alfalfa-S1 a bale.
at M. S. WILLIAMS, Eleventh and @
streets. Also, q fine line of fresh familS
groceries constantly on hand.
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PHOTOGRAPHY.

LIVE AND LET LIVE is BEALS'
motto-Mr. Beals uses the best of every
of help to finish them up: don't be de,
ceived by photographers when they tel
YOU he don't use good materials. Gar
lery corner Seventh and streets, NO.
621 j..
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TO RENT-A NICE STABLE. APPLY AT
MRS. ROSS, 1914 @ street. ap3-1w
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1222 FURNISHED ROOMS FOR
Housekeeping.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

BRING ME- OR SEND ME-
Your Watches and Clocks that need re.
pairing. First-class work. Reasonabls
prices. All work thoroughly warranted.
EMIL STEINMANN, 612 street. Lead.
ing Gold and Silversmith
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HERE is A BARGAIN-WILL SELL
S14 K street for $4,000; the best located
business block in Sacramento City; will
be offered for this price only for a few
days. Address JOHN f. COOPER, 1927
Z street.
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BO0KBINDERs.
CARPET CLEANING.

STEAM ARPET-CLEANING, 3 CENTS
per yard. Prices to suit the times. II.
w. RIVETT, Twelfth and o streets.
Telephone 292. The best machine in
the city.
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RELIABLE HELP OF ALL KINDS
furnished at short notice by the Capital
Employment Office, 1925 Tenth street.
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FOR SALE-ONE NEW EIGHT-HORSE
power engine and boiler; also one six
horse power, secondhand. Apply 419
L street.
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FOR SALE-LOTS IN OAK GROVE
Tract on the instaIlment plan: only a
few left. CURTIS, CARMICHAEL &
BRAND, Fourth and +.
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COTTAGE OF FIVE ROOMS, BATH
and basement. Apply 1921 T street.
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FOR SALE-HORSE AND WAGON;
cheap at SIS. JOHN BONK, 259 Ninth
street. ap2-1w%
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FOR SALE-AN INTEREST IN ONE OF
the most centrally located bicycle es-
adjustments in the city. Cali at this
office.
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WANTED GENTEEL MEN;
salary and commissions to the right
parties; permanent business. Apply
No. 1OO1 j street, city. ap4-7t
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A GOOD PAYING CIGAR STORE MUST
be sold on account of sickness of owner.
Apply at this office. ap2-1W
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SELECT SCHOOL.

HoWE's ACADEMY-GRAMMA GRADE,
high school normal and business
branches: elocution, French and Ger
man are taught. Ninth and streets.
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FOR SALE.

WANTED-TO BORROW $4,000 ON
good city property. P. o. box 40S.
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WANTED-A LADY HAVING A FEW
spare hours each day. Address X. T.,
"Record-Union'' office. ap4-3tS
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FOR SALE-A LODGING-HOUSE WITH
restaurant combined; open day and night;
centrally located; doing good business.
VIII sell reasonable on account OF sickness.
Apply at tn Is Office. ap3-6t*
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A BARGAIN IF SOLD WITHIN TWO
weeks-A lodging house completely fur
nished; situated in the center of busi-
ness part of city and well established.
Apply at this office.
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FOR SALE-AT A BARGAIN ON AC-
count OF sickness, the grocery store of
j. BELLMER at 915 X street.
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FOR RSALE-SEVERALD DRIVING HORSES
Inquire at woodward, 1422 street.
ap3-1W
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CHAS. KE-WATCHMAKER AND
Jeweler, 1910 Seventh street. FirSt-claSs
work; lowest prices; highest price paid
for old gold and silver.
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1913 j ST.-UPPER FLAT SIX ROOMS;
almost new; bath and yard. Inquire X.
PHILIP, 62S12 j street.
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FOR SALE-19 TO 20 ACRES OF LAND
with good house and barn and good
fences, in one block of the city limits
suitable for dairy; a grand bargain will
be given; also one wagon and set of
harness; head of young horses; bug
gies. For information call 1904 G street.
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WANTED.

WANTED-A THOROUGHLY EXPERT
enced furniture and carpet salesman.
Apply to Weinstock, Lubin & Co.
aD5-3I
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FOR SALE-ELEGANT FURNITURE
carpets, etc., of a five-room house
nearly new. See SHERBURN, 1913 *
street.
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FOR RENT-S17, 4-ROOM COTTAGE
and barn, 5141a 0 street. CURTIS, CAR
MICHAEL & BRAND. corner Fourth
and j streets
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GENERAL NOTICES.

DESIRE TO ANNOUNCE TO MY
friends and the public that the AIRING
ton," corner of Sixth and X streets,
will be opened Monday, April 9Th, ready
for business. WILLIAM ELLSWORTH.
dp5-2t
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GROCERIES,.

FRESH RANCH EGGS, 1212c DOZEN
No dull times at the Up-to-Date Cash
25c; cans corn, 25c; cans tomatoes,
25c; sugar cured hams, 11l2c 10; bacon,
S1ac shoulders, 712c; picnic hams, S1ac;
81; Costa Rica and Java, 30c; good cof-
fee, 25c; good tea, 25c, lbs 81 10; II
bars good soap, 25c; bars Royal Savon,
25c: fine borax soap, &c, 81 box; lbs
good rice, 25c; morning meal, Tbs for
25c; corn starch, &c; gloss starch, for
25c; Eastern Goldfish, lib blocks, 15c;
salmon bellies, DC; dried fruits, sc 10;
ammonia, Sc; iye, &c; boraxaid 1Oc. 8
for 25c; pearline, 1oc; coal oil, 95c:
honey, &c. BEESLEY & SON, 51S ]
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40S n STREET-SUITE FURNISHED
Ior housekeeping; board If desired. MRS.
SHEETS
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BOARD AND LODGING.

FURNISHED FRONT ROOMS TO RENT
with or without board. OIL o street,
near Tenth street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-13

Corinna's expense, TIL success and bound
less wealth were again anticipated. But
all ended in tremendous explosion,
which destroyed the philosophers entir g
apparatus. 1t was all to begin againl But
Corinna, losing faith in her alchemist, de-
clined to continued the speculation.
The revival Of the so-called Science OF
the adopts" in recent years has led to
renewed interest in the practices of the
alchemists of old. A few years ago a
modern alchemist made his appearance
in London. He gave out that he pos
sessed the secret of a powder which had
the property of transmitting the baser
metals into gold, and he was willing to
part with the recipe for few thousand
pounds paid down.
Careful experiments showed that with
the use OF this powder there resulted a
certain amount of gold where there had
been none before. But, unluckily for the
alchemist, an expert in the precious met
ais was consulted, who discovered that
the powder itself contained the gold, and
that just as much was drawn out of the
crucible as had been put in. Hence the APP
pearance of the alchemist before a magis-
trate for an attempt to obtain money by
false pretences, and a sentence TO a term
of imprisonment.
An attempt to trace the philosopher
stone" and elixir of Mfe' to Egypt, or
China, or any other country, would be
waste Of time, for the superstition is part
and parcel Of human nature. In all ages
the world has been content to dream
childishly of some impossible good; and
gold making is one of the most widely
diffused Of It's dreams, only because the
desire for riches is one Of the most vulgar
and universal of its passions So in the
present age people run after gold mines as
a royal road to wealth with the same
eagerness as they sought the ''philoso-
piers stone of old, and often with no