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IS
rance Sc 81, elsh. s'
Meet every 16onda nv seV ening ~.
hall. N Grand Opera House .bs1ild Linz
naughtsrss "a IS sident. No. y
vice 81 4. i %, curlsy 4.
Fourth Ut. "a 81 6
REQ. Sec. iss Mary Grady.
Rec SCI. rs. ] s.. Forceia. ..- 81
Treasurer-hfrs. g. GOwan. ~
Meet second and fourth Friday evening
OF month at Opera hall.
.5. MORRIS. STEVENS COUNTY,.
County Presid ent--Wm. Riordan.
President j. A. Walsh. 81 5 '3sis.
II Vice resid ent Dennis Hennessy.
Financial Secretary 4. Caliaghap.
Treasurer Timothy Murphy. 2'a q.
Meet first. Sunday Of month at 1870 a..
clock In "a. O. q. J .4IIaH, Morris. =.
Daughters Of Erin. Morris-President.
Laura Gaffney.
Recording secretary. Mary Logus.
| Treasurer-Mrs. VIM. Reardon. M
:s: DAKOTA COUNTY.
1 County President. r. Moran.
L Div No. I, Hastings: Ira n q
f. Pres.-Patrick Carolan. :
Vice Pres.-John Driscpll.
+ Rec: Sect. J. Burns. :+s;
Fin. Sec.-Thomas McShane.
| Treas.-J. J. Currier.
ms. Sec. r. Cavanaugh.
Meet second Sunday and fourth Tues.
DAY Of month.
DIV No. 2, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
James Geraghty.
Vice Pres.-John Cahill. -
Rec. Sec.-William Carroll. IL
Financial Sec.--M. J. Hynes.
Treas.-T E. Dewitt. N: :
Meets on I'd Tuesday and 4th Sunday OF
month. #E
Daughters of Ersn-Hastings:
Observation-Disclosures Fahey.
Vice Pres.--Mary Mclaughlin.
Rec. Sec.--Josie Dean.
Fin. Sec.-Theresa Conley. [
Treas.-Nora Mclaughlin.
Meet on the list and Sd Thursdays OF the
month at A. o. III. Hall.
Daughters of Erin, Rosemount-PreSl-
dent, Miss Katie Wllalen. %s
+ ce-Presddent-Mfss Nellie Moran.
Recording Secretary-Miss Alice Della
ney.
Financial Secrerary-Miss Maggie Kelly.
Meet on second Sunday of month at
2:3O y. M, and fourth Thursday at 1880
.. m
ST. CLOUD. sTEARNs COUNTY.
County President-P. F: Kennedy.
.
r. Kennedy.
Vice Pres.-P. 2. Stafford.
= Rec, and Fin. SEEM. Flaherty.
Inns. Secs. T. Doyle.
Treasurer-Frank Gillespie.
Meetings third Tuesday Of month at
sWartz's hall. ..
., DULUTH, ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
County Frestdent-John Flood.
Division No. 1.-President-John c.
Hessian.
Vice Pres.-M. H. Mcmahon
Rec. Sea-. Murphy, Jr, Herald Office.
ms. Sec.-J. Callahan.
Treasurer-F. S. Kelly.
Fin. Sec.-J. CALLAHAN
Meetings first and third Wednesday ev-
enings and third Sunday in each month IN
l~ Division sion NO. 1 1, West Du,uth-Pre.iaent
Geo. Colman.
Vice Pres.-T. J. Murphy.
Rec. Sec.-J. J. Moran.
Treas.-Thos. Coyle.
Fin. Sec.-Jas. Connolly.
Insurance Sec.-Jas. Connolly.
Meets first and thira Tuesday Of month
at 1sU gfloek p M A. @ v a. W. No. No.
PRESIDENT. Mrs. W. L. Smith: -
Vice Pres.-Mrs. ]. IT. Sullivan:
Rec. Sec.-Miss Mae Murphy. GOT west
Third street ~
Treasurer-Miss Maggie Harney.
Sentinel-Miss Nellie Callahan.
Sergt. -at-arms-Mrs. Reilly. ".
Ed5 bf AAsEEA, wAsEcA COUNTY.
- co: Pres, John P. Jordan. +. ..-.
Pres. T. Boucher ...
Vice-pres., P. III. Kennehan.
Rec. Sec, D. O'Keefe.
Fin. sec, j. Kelley.
Treas, p. McLoone.
lns. Sec. u. OKeefe.
Meets LIST Sunday and Sd THURSDAY Oh
month.
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SIBLEY COUNTY. IT,,

: S1BLEY COUNTY,. - -
County President-W. T. Fahey, Green
isle.
Division No. i, Green 1sle--Presidsnt
Daniel Myers.
vice Pres-M McMahon :',t D. a.
Rec. Sec.--J. A. Shortal. .. -
Fin. Sew. T. Fahey.
Treasurer-Thos. Norm. - .
ms. Sec.-M. McMahOn. 49,.
Meeting first Sunday in each month
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:, M'LEoD COUNTY.


I" Vice Fres.--Rev. ]. Stritch.
/ g Rec. Sec.-Thonas Holloran. +.
| & Elm. SEED. r. McNellius
t. Treas E. McElligott. =,
/" Meets ! o'clock p. IA. LIST SUNDAY o.
month at G. A. r. hall. $780,.
FILLnfO1Aas COUNTY. a.
Co. Pres, d. C. De Vaney.
Division No. !. Preston-Pres.' mos
Healy.
vice-pres. W. Ma1latu.
Rec. Sec, J. Fallon. z
Fin. Sec. w. ]. Ryan. .
Treas. A. l.. Bennett. ... 'sa
ms. Sec, A. l.. Bennett. .
Division No. 2. lanesboro--eies'' y
Seaman. ~ y
V1ce-pres., D. Thornton. !
Rec. Sec. j. Galligan.
Fin. Sec, G. Redmond. & h
Treas. j. Larkin. ~ NJ
lns. Sec. J. Galligan. .
Meets alternate Saturdays OF rnontn over
Division No. /. Daughters Of Erin
Lanesborc-Pres., Anna Stanton.
Vice-pres, Anna Redmond.
Rec. Sec, Alice Tooney.
Fin Sec. Madge Durxin.
Treas. Maggie RAFFERTY,. =.
STEELE COUNTY.
| Co. Fres., C. j. O'Brien.
Division No. !. Owatonna-Pres.. G. J.
Vice.nres. T.. r. .Touehl,n.
Rec. sec + r. CLARKE ~:
Fin. sec. G. G. Toler. @ v
ms. sec G. A. Lonergan.
Treas. M. j. NcGrath
Place Of meeting. Owatonna.
Division No 2. Blooming Prairte-PreA
10. J.eOIeary.
:Vice-pres., W. Leehy.
/ Rec. sec, w. e. Feeney. =
Z Fin. sec, g. O'Connor.
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| wINONA COUNTY.
| County President-John ShernoA0s Wk

County President-John Sherman. WI
Division NO. 1. winona-Pressdsne 1aA
Hughes. E.s
Vice Pres.-George Rowe.
Rec. Sec-George Fitzgerald. %
+, Fin. Sec-Michael Ryan.
Treas. and ms. Sep. 0Brien.
Fl Meet first and third Tueaday evening"
Of month at st THONGS hall I.
Division No. 2, witoka-President Luke
: Vice Pres-wm McCanrey. lsa
+ Rec. Sec.-J. g Mohan, Rushford o.
ms. sec.--Jeremiah Moran. sr:
i Meet second Sunday OF month ct WI
toka.
M V3z,Ecessp er;.s nG Mis-. Nellie Focksna
Secretary, Miss Mary Rice. I: Il 3++ss
Treasurer. Miss Mary FocksnA
MORTON. RENvILLB COUNTY.
Il County President-T. 3. BoysAn.
h Division No. president. HI Rec.
Vice Pres.--M. "A. Donlon. ]. 4#
Rec. Sec.--C. J. Reagan. .,,
Fin Seed. F.. Keefe. ass.5
& Treas.-T. ne. Keefe. - q 9,3l q Ell
InS. Sea-. II. Kee1e. ys$a,tt
Il; Meet second Sunday Of each month -
2psau. :Ar,sf 3
BlRA1NERD. CROW WING COUNT
Il County PreSldenLs j.. -. McS1lnnl8. FS$ssls31
Preside nt, T1os. Toohey. ssSs sssS
vice Pres, John Russell. sss sNl
Rer Sec.-Daniel DcrAr. 81. I'll # stss s sssss
b Fin. and ms. Sect: Fl. Murphy. Ut y
Treasurer-Felix Graham. Il, fpss
Maet second Wednesday evening az
900 o'clock and fourth 6undaygAt 500 y.
m. 81 each month IN McKay's hall. Coz
lumbar block. ;Ss t5: & ss s 4
S's ..sss 4 BLUE EARTH GoIJNTY. E .18I
4 County Prestdent-D.l. Hayes Man
d. !. Division no. Manlsato sidsnt.
VICE Ice Pres. Daniel Coughlan. 81 81 $
u H1c ssec-D. T.. HayeA- Hi n
7 |. TIn. Sec G. Norris. III 5Ia ssfS
ss ;rrea r. Cou1hlan. 5sssS
sIns Secs u. Hayes # III ssi
[ Meets second and Fourth Hondays aEAnesss
li,gSs m month at a. ~ 90. il ISL
.'1 TisSis,ieio n NO 2, Madison Laka-1
6snf MurtAugh. III 2sSs
SNSdaT ohm ss3 ss5sl
Charles O0rAns sKss
Eas ~ 3ilhr1d az ss SgsSN
(ys Rl We ohm s sa SgS
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= -, RAMSEY COUNTY.
:. County President-L. j. Tierney.. l97
Smith avenue. - 5l 'r,;'.-s+
Division No. 1.-President,,a 8. w. Me
Goey. 4l'faI 1n4&5&!.S !
vice-president, James Kennedy ,
Recording Secretary, John B. ,Pewters.
Financial Secretary, John Costello.
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loran.
!. Vice Pres.-Michael Sicily.
Rec. See.-James McGinnis.
Fin. Sec.-scugene Osborne.
Treasurer-Peter Morgan.
Inc. Sec.-M. C. Walsh.
Meet first Sunday OF month. AddrssA
lie Sueur.
Division NO. 8, Montgomery-J. E. swee~
ney, president.
Vice Pres.-J. R. Stratton.
Rec. Sew. A. Kennedy.
Fin. Sec.--John Spence
ms. Sew. A.. Kennedy. .e-e
Treasurer, Jerry Keol1eu. ......
Meet second Sunday in month.
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Insurance Secretary, Alfred Mcdonald.
Meets on first and third Wednesdays
at Central Hall, corner West Seventh
and West Sixth streets.
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ST. CLOUD, STEARNS COUNTY.
r. County President-P. +. Kennedy.
Division No 1, st. Cloud-President, r
ET. Kennedy.
Vice Pres.-P. E. Stafford
z Rec; and Fin. SEEM. Flaherty.
..Ins. Secs. T. Doyle.
Treasurer--Frank Gillespie. =,
Meetings third Tuesday Of month a
SWartz's hall.
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= LIE SUEUH COUNTY,
i County President-James Sullivan, st,
Division No. 1, St. Thomas-praresldent
James Sullivan. .,
Vice Pres.-D. w. Burns. IT..
Rec. Sec.-W. Fl. Burns.
Fin. Sec.-James Ronayne.
1ns. Sec-.James Doferty. -.
Treasurer-Henry Regain.
Meet first Sunday In month at o'clock
p. m. at st. Thomas.
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" ~ AvOCA, MURRAY COUNTY.
County President, J. II. Mahoney.
Division No. 1-Pres., M. Cullen. J.
Vice Pres.-T. Dwyer. i
Rec. Sep. J. Flynn.
Fin. Eec.-J. O'DonnelA !,
Treasurer. Dwyer. ..,, ~
InS. Sep. Keegan. 3 Il
Meet first Sunday Of each month.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-03-07
Dog Eating in Mexico.

The dog meat business continues,
despite the stern examples that have
been male ot its ven1ers. A police
man seized a man named Genaro
Perez, passing through the alley OF
Les Gachupines. who bore suspi.
c:oas-looAiug bag. which. on ex-
ala,aaton, disclosed the skinned car
cass Of a large dog with the lower
mai, .. the legs cut off 50 as to pre-
vent tie easy recognition of its spe.
c.es Monsieur Perez was taken to
the polic station to the third Demar.
c.,cien % he examined as TO the ante
cedents Of his dog meat. which, it is
slrevily suspected, was destined to be
made into savorr dishes sold at the
puestos under the arca1es. We are
cettlts fast 70 b. ike Canton. and
other BIZ C-lnesa towns, where log l.
sod without ~aema all partaken Of
vita eusto Mexican Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-03-07
Riches in Pennsylvania Rivers.

Inc coal deposits in the Schuvlkill
RIVER now reach as far south rs Read
lt4r, whore the bed Of the stream is
csyerel with coal several Inches thick,
III a selni-solilifed form. It has been
found that the deposit in the river bed
ION PottayliIe to Reading, nearly
forty miles, mikes splendid fuel. The
coalis scoopel out and dried, when it
is ready for use. The river coal in-
in5try now extenls to Reading, and is
gradually working farther down
stream. Reading 8 almost forty miles
blow the last coat mine, and the par
slcle II black diamond have been car
rid that far by the current. There
i 3leuty Of coal i'll the Su>quehanna
L srl 1T Harrisburg, which is mnny
a-iiss below the mines. The Lahigh
ii is Il ,ath, at La,ton, is black at
Il mes with the anthracite, and the bed
81 the stream is covered. It Is esti-
mated Lr conservative operators that
tie Goa. IN the three rivers is worth
s.atv hundred thousand ollars, or
s,r more than the sands otthe golden.
hl-d streams OF the Sierras. -Pnila.
d4lnAit + -aorlar.
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into his burning eyss-her words tad
brought back his reason. Was h
punished? No. A year later h1xw1s
pardoned, and today another fair
haired, blue.eyed smiling child puts
her arms about his neck and says:
''You are such great, big papa, but
vou vonldn't never hurt nobody,
would you. Detroit Free Press
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-03-07
GruTth.

sov. v-ta, your ra2e b.. shakes tie tree
413,oo.s :sarsr IL lis pace.
s.,..sr ca, "a :. ye clouds. and free
-.ets lin: 'wait your troTning grace.
~, s1. O .irar, 70 the sea
III r..ea il your Onward race.
r...4t5r14gl a sunny span nay keep
n f r1c1 IN some quiet glen
srs ov for him and reap
ia foeks On moore and fen
Il P~nce are death AMI sleep,
Il a7lns nases Us men.
i p win tAe goal
1r; aai dauntless will,
t5F F.a 3rbei and whole
'al hoFcs. and loss, and Ill:
Or tlg oils npbuiid the soul,
And g1.assao y victory still.
- a, 81. lz me- e.
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4 Langh In Church.

She "a. oo the sliding cushion.
The dear. wee woman Q: fur;
he. iees. IL their sa!o; slippers,
H1nx dangling over the cco..
She mean; TO b good; she had promised,
And 50. With be. big arswa eyes.
She stared a: tie meeting house wintowA
And counted the craving cisa
She looked II. up al the preacher.
But she thought 0. the honey beas
Droning away at the blossoms
That whiienad the cherry trees
sha thought Of broken haskes.
Where curled in dusky heap.
Three sleek. round papples with trinsy sa,a
Lay suus1Iea and last al. T.
Such soft, warm bodies 10 caii!e.
Such queer li;sle hearts 10 beat,
!. .6nahlAkifas<onna ean9nes q II
eacn spraviin.. cushicny fes. - =
She could feel in Ter claspin< lla.e-s
The touch of the >arlns sstn.
And cold. w: nose exploring
The dit2rles un-er Ter eaiu
Then sudden ripple .. laughter
Ran over the parted lips
So quick that she could no, catch II
With her rosy nnger tips
The people whispered Bless the child.-
As each one wahei Iron. n nan.
But the dear wee woman, hi! her iaee
For shame ln her mother lap
Amas.n; Jolrnai
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-03-07
HI ,MOROU>.

Some Of the things We Ieave nn-si.i
do rs great credit
1t wa the Shanshai hen that orly,n-
atei the custom .: sitting on China
eggs.
One Of the ironies Of lie is the fac.
that the man who has money cuongh
to pay as he goes can get all the credit
he wants.
II always meet trouble half way,
said the man WHO had paid half OF bis
promissory note and arranged for On
extension Of the other half.
Wiggles lin love) Why. man, her
very feet are poem. Gsgles IA Gym
icla friensD-No doubt, bnt isn't a
poem Of only two feet short?
Time is kind in removing many eye
sores; he long ago gathered in the
young people who fiirted on ths-
streets with their handkerchiefs.
4 EE HUI VINO Sith uONA III WIFI IeI
his opportunity will some time dis.
cover tnat 1t passed that way several
| hours before he sat down.
"What is the mos. convenient and
economical way 10 travel in Amer.
ica2" inquired the visiting English
man. On u pas. replied Trotter.
dryly
Professor-The he anclents used palms
as an emblem Of capture and victory
Smart Sindent-I suppose that's why
the moderns use them 90 exclusively
at weddings
She cutivates the speaking glance
| And the censorious do say,
She was not content With tie amount that
Could peak the usual way
Hoax-The bull hug committee has
just met aud we're going 10 have new
story at onr cinh. Jonx- Cool! I've
worked the Oh club stories 80 mnch
ny vile aon : believe 'hem any
more.
"il.ese nan chots, sighed the
suneranlna; cat.rer, lnshiag the
pi's away 'f,'n A''a' ''|a' y sue.
- - !t4'' ~ - : - A'a'
work alone. thy eau, Cook worth
o'aa's
'IAAi tAhf 1is@ onei'fTf shongos
ste Wus A'cE, -soiael5o Y toll ma Of.
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PEARLS OF THOUGHT,

Progress is uphiD work.
Charity is q creed in itself
Pity is often envy in disguise.
The poor are the truly generoua
A man gives reasons; a woman ex-
cu>es.
All sensible girls are no, necessarily
homely.
Where there IS will there is usually
a lawyer.
Good advice Is the kind you keep
to yourself
Original SID was preceded by the
=ofiginalsinn9r. ssssu4sass .....ss.s, ....s
A dead level is a hard climb to
good many people.
r Tie advanced woman is advancing
il the wrong direction.
A reszinist IS a. optimist whose
dreams didn't come true.
The top rounds Of the ladder Of
fame are few and far apart.
The woman vho married for love
usually sees that her daughter doesu I.
Love your enemies but keep away
from them till they begin to love
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Agricultural /. Notes.

The good farmer sees mfny hAr.
rowing sight.
A farmer may be toothless and yet
haye many an acre.
Itmakes a farman,hnve vry fao
- - 4. 1
a farmers face may be smooth, ale
though his fields are furrowed.
The farmer should always sleep in
Led. hnt neye, II the celery bed.
Sonetin3ds farmer looks as seedy
as his farm IN the spring.
To farmer corn in the field 10
worth much more than corn on the
toe.
The farmers crop differs from a
chicken and IS generally more vaiu-
able. :
Some farmers are very slow, al
ia nsl they may have any quantity OF
hops.
y gool farmer ises to turnip the
/, Yen Il he should get beet in
,oine SO.
Ialv farmer - small potatoes
Dlnself though he raises large ones
for7the market.
Wfen heiItt farmer starts to rails.
t stock h shouldn't let anything
r t.e1t a
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Tie ooi,a1's throne Is o, beaten
gold, li.eru>t-d with thousands o. ru-
oie*. enera'ls and pearls. Accord-
ing - AZ Il -cssptioa oil II. the sAr one
VS. taken n- @t.sfan Selin from .he
psr.laus IL lo.s.
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thing not fit to be classed with men.
he had strnck blows a jury had
called it murder ia the secend degree,
aad be was here in prison on a SEN
tence almost neser-eniing. He had
been wronged, aud the knowledge OF
it fred his heart and brought the long
expected outbreak. With sudden
cry which startled every one in the
noisy shop Big Tom made spring
forward, seized the child in his arms.
and there was shout Of defiance on
his lips rs he held her at arms length
and glared about him. The mother
of the child gasped for breath aaa
s.aggstsd hss,s q t;,a nu1l11|
down. Tbs ss65d sFaring, as
II struck dumb, but presently held
ont his hands in silent supphcatiou.
Big Tom eloTered and muttered IL
reply. H was convict-ae chiidiess
father H was dead to his child
Size was dead t. him. He could not
make another fathers heart ache and
throb and grieve as his did, but IL
would secure revenge.
After mutterine he was silent. Nc
one cried out Guards and convicts
wtre seemingly stupltied. There was
the hum Of machinery, hut not OF
voices. Convicts turned from force
AID anvil ana bench All lathe ana
nell tacir breath TIE tao shep,
guards leaned forward III Their char
and looked aud looked. but they did
not move nor cry.
"What will he do with the chill?'
The two men working ut the trip.
hammer with b Tam had full
bach He had control IF the NJ.
clihery winch worked it. IL9 an
9ver to tie question could be read il
his eyes. Men had vrongel him m
!. der cover Of the law. H had h-eu
/ deprived ot liberty, tls3rad ii and dis
/ greed. DEATH we're more merclfai
than such 4 sentence as his, ani IN,
diving he would secure revenge \
piece Of iron hal been left under the
/ nammer There was Ii -arl the soun
Of crash crash crash AS the mass OF
! iron rose and fell at regular inleryals
that soua1 above the monotonous
bum OF the machinery.
lie will thrust her under the ham
meri
SO thought each guard amt each
colvict-so thou 5ht The father whose
t.pt o.Del ch in 1 ID the floor aul
wlo9t lace vas waiter ts41n the de1l.
Oua Of tho gnl- IS could have touch I,
a button anil i ,naipl the engineer to
,h1t off stpam, int he di1 npt move II
hanl I tI,er guard had y fur mark
t. llaot a., tut their pistols We're no.
If 81. L D and iown-np ~ l down
went the hanmar, but suld MY III
bet was thrown over on the loosl
pulley UNI the mass rested on the an
vi Il seemed TO tnos4 "lo loo;, ]
a. il thev had been looking through !
mist --sacl IS L. ll9o5 t.on earth
of a sum ner morning.. IT seemed tt
tuen taas tbs mist t4i4aoi OUT
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Making grant total, the American
republics have to-d,y, equipped ani
armed, over $4,000 men. regulars
and lnllltla, against the G52, oo0 resu-
l4E reserved and auxiliary forces
.vhich the United Kingdom of Great
tain has statiouod in England, In
g.a6 ano tlis tsf6nsas. wfthout atili.
Evening journal., 1896-02-08
LETTERS From Tie PEOPLE.
Rev. @. A. GrIcs's story.


To the Editor OF the Ev ming Journal
SIL: Ny attention has Dten called to
letter from Georgetown IN your issue OF
Wednesday. IN which the writer ex
presses 10 as strange that did not me1.
tion the nape OF Rev. A d Davis IN my
sketch Of Gsorgetown M. E Chu.ch,
recently published Ia the Conferences
Herald. j is ev dent that the writer
does not re- the Conference Herald In
which l am Publishing the sketch Of
stms Methodist Church or prsaci er every
week A few weeks ago the sketch OF
Brother Dzvis's lie with his picture were
published. In which all the facts Of bis
ministry were given as fully as / was
able to obtain them from hts own lips II
every thing stated by your corresp yndent
Is true, then FOR s1me resson Mr. Davis
did not deem II wise TO inform me, as all
those things would have occurred ia bis
life sketch as most OF them did.
When / wrote the history Of the
church. l could only write such 40 was
available on the records, and as no
rec I'd Of such church Improvement wa
made, and as /, OF course, kaew nothing
OF what took place here twenty yenrs
ago, ! could not possibly have written
what the Member Of Georgetown
Church" seems to thlak / shou have
written named only such pastors OF
the cDuroh as were connected Nth
church Improvement Another chapter
Of the history OF Georgetown Church
will sppeAr In the Herald, including
every pastor tae church has ever hsd,
jnst as soon Rs | can succeed in complete
ing the list, This would have been
known by the church member II he had
read the Herald Brother Davis Is one
Of my best friends and revere him, aud
wish TO say aud do everything can for
him But tho member Of the George
town Church has done us both an IN
Justice.
c. A. GaIsg.
Evening journal., 1896-02-08
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
presidentiaI Pro,pect.

From the Richmond Dispatch.
The Presidential campaign this year
will be rather shorter than usual, though
We cannot say that the resolutions passed
by the various Chambers OF Commerce
andB3ards OF Trade will be lnstrume tai
In shfctiDg that end. IL came about or Is
70 come abjut-in a purely political way.
The Republicans made haste TO announces
the date Of their convention before the
Democratic National Committee met In
other words, they took the fold frat. And.
being on the ground frst, the Democrats,
very properly. considered to let them o. ay
there alone awhile. So, while the Re
publican Convention will be held on
June 16 st ST. Louis. ours will not be
held until July z, At Chicago Thus. II
will b8 we'll nigh the middle OF July
before the candidates OF The two great
parties are upon the track Then we shall
have 70 allow each cne of them q
month to wiite his letter OF acceptance.
and 30 10 will be near the middle Of
August before the campaign can begin
OF one thing We feel certain, and this Is
that We have an Interesting campaign
before ne. We do not forget that the
Populists and the Prohibltlonists will be
Ia the 6sld With their electoral tickets
nor that the Populists are quito as likely
20 carry a Republican state or two as a
Democratic state or two. Nor are We so
upset by the troubles In our own political
family as not TO see that the Republicans
have thorns In their lash Ia the shape Of
several very insubordinste silver states.
Aud then there Is the Venezuelan ques
tlon. Who knows what will be the issue
OF that dispute2 Who knows what will
be the report OF the United States Com
Be 10 remembered that that
commission is as nearly a non-partisan
body IS any ever appointed by any
President for any purpose II England
and Ventzuela shall not have previously
arranged their dispute in a msnner 20
which this country can take no objection,
tho report OF the commission may cut q
great figure 10 the campaign Of this year.