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learning. No one noticed Mike. He
stood looking helplessly about for q
moment. then slid into the first vacant
seat and awaited developments. One
of the teachers vas gradually work
, ing her way up the aisle toward him.
His back was turned to her, but, by
the sound of her voice he knew that
she was young. In a few moments she
| was, as Mike afterward expressed It,
"givin' pointers ter de mug right back
o. me-"
1t was not until then that he recog.
nized the voice. A panic Immediately
possessed him.
"Hully gee!" he muttered, as he
twisted and sQuirmed in his seat. If
she onct pixies me of she'll have der
gram lafr on me. What de blazes did
l drift inter dis Joint fer anyway? I
might a-knowed she'd be here" Then
with u yearning look at the door
through which he had entered, he con
tinued. "If l fought none O. de gang
wuz on I'd Slide"
But fear of ridicule held him in his
seat, and. with a wildly humping
heart, he awaited the denoument. She
spent fully five minutes Strengthening
matters out for Mikes neighbor. who
seemed to have gotten almost hope
lessly mixed. Cnwittingly Mike had
usurped another's seat, and, when at
last she dropped into 1t alongside him,
she asked:
"How are you getting along with"
then, in great establishment, why,
Mr.. McCarty"
Mike turned scarlet. Her exclama-
tion was perfectly audible, and he i'm
agined that every n was looking at
him.
what in the name of goodness are
you doing here?" INTERCEPTED. she, still
surprisingly. Mike thought this ques-
ton cruel. He felt that she wanted to
draw him out and then "jolly" him
about his newborn ambitions.
II want ter learn ter read an write"
he finally managed to say, but" des'
perately, "if I had knowed you wuz In
here" then paused, not knowing how
TO finish.
"YOu would not have come In, ia that
it," asked she, arching her brOws.
EYES," answered he; 'dat's jist IT."
But Maggie was not offended. She
understood just how he felt, and her
heart swelled with sympathy. She
had wanted to laugh at first, but now
she wouldn't let SO much as a smile
dimple her face for a membership OF
the board of education.
YES" said she, a few weeks after
ward to her bosom friend. Veronica
McTurpin, the m%illiner. "Mr. McCar'
tvs getting OH splendidly. Indeed his
progress is really remarkable. He goes
through every task l set him like q
flash. That is, every II but the last
one of the evening. Somehow or other
this particular task always detains
him until all the other scholars are
gone. Then, Of course" archly, ut ID
too dark and lonesome for me to &c
home alone, and he always sees me as
far as the door. He very seldom comes
in, but" with a contented little laugh,
II can see that he wants to awfully.'
This little affair happened some
years ago. If the reader wants to
learn how it turned out l can only
direct him, or her, to a pretty little
residence street in the northwestern
section of the city. The houses are
all alike, and the nan who built them
resides in the last, but one. His wife.
so the neighbors will tell you, was
formerly a school teacher, and there is
IL brass sign fixed under the window
bearing the legend:
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washtnrtou Talk.

President Cleveland Will arbitratc
differences between Italy and Brazil.
The United States torpedo boat Will
be ready for the sound trip Nitnul
three weeks. She will be ready Tor
her machinery test early next week.
secretary Carlisle left Washington
for Trenton. where he will testify ut
the trial of the Brockway gang Ut
cOunterfeiters.
The president has denied the appli-
cation for pardon in the case OF Lewis
Redwin, sentenced in Georgia to six
years imprisonment in the ohio psni-
Tertiary and costs for embezzling the
funds Of n national bank.
Secretary Carlisle will appeal from
the decision Of the general board of
appraisers on commercial asphaltums:
The board held it Is raw material and
duty free. The department holds 1t Is
partly manufactured and should pay
90 per cent ad valorem import duty.
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Mike Made Rapid Progress.
"dere'll be something broke; OATS all"
He half expected the principal would
laugh when he stated his business.
But, on the contrary, the gentleman
seemed to regard the affair rather ap-
provingly. This made Mike feel bet
ter, and he marched through the door,
which was pointed out to him, with
mounting courage. The class oom was
pretty well filed, mostly by men of his
own age. They all had q cramped,
awkward look as they sat at the little
desks, and there was something pa
thetic In the clumsy way they handled
the spelling books whose contents they
were striving to master.
There were two teachers In the class,
and both were fitting helpfnlly from
desk to desk, imparting information
to their big pupils and striving by
kindness to smooth the rugged path 70
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STORY OF GEN. A
How, When a Teamster, He Dine
With Notable Men.

How, When a Teamster, He Dined
With Notable Men.
For several years there was much
said about a railroad from Galena to
GAINESVILLE, the idea being, when once
there, to arrange with the then MIL
waukee & Mississippi, now the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, to u a
line to GAINESVILLE from Milton June
ton, and thus secure a Milwaukee
connection. The line was built from
Milton to GAINESVILLE, but from Galena
to GAINESVILLE the road IL still an air
castle.
A number Of moneyed men of Galena
had been induced to interest them
selves in the project. In 1850 several
Of these gentlemen, including the bank
er, Henry CorWith, who loaned vast
sums of money to Wisconsin lumber
men from thirty to forty years ago, be-
ing of the number, drove overland to
GAINESVILLE for a double purpose-to see
the character of the country through
which the proposed road was to run,
and TO consult with A. Hyatt Smith
and other GAINESVILLE men concerning
| the contemplated enterprise. Mr.. Cor.
with and his party were met by MIR.
Smith and several others. There was
a carriage ride In the afternoon. One
of the Galena party had not been pro-
| vided with. a seat. He stood In front
Of the hotel watching the delegations
preparing for the trip of pleasure and
business.
"Mr. Corwith, that gentleman is of
vOur marty. In he nOt?" asked HYATT
Smith.
Eyes, he came over with u.s."
"Well, well! I'll sit with the driver
and he car take my place."
"Never mind him, Mr.. Smith. Pre-
sume he does not care to go. He is
our driver"
It was not exactly a banquet they
had that evening, after the GAINESVILLE
people had shown their visitors the
town and told them as much in Its
favor as it would bear, but 1t was a
spread something beyond the average
for the little town Of 1000 or 5000 in.
habitants.
"Have you re%gistered?" asked the
landlord of q nan he saw sitting neal
the stove soon after the visitors and
their entertainers had been located ir
the dining room.
mo, sir"
"Going to stay with US tonight"
II guess So"
"Are you with the Galena party?
Eyes; I am the teamster."
The landlord stepped into the dining
room and said, "Mr. Corwith, you
driver Is In the bar room. Shall HI
come to supper now or waltz"
Some n suggested that he wait.
mo, let him come in. Yes. landlord
tell the captain to come in"
So 1t happened that Capt. Grant di,
not have to wait and eat with the Sci
wants. ven II he was the teamster.
How little any n at the Janesvill
table thought that within four year
the quiet "teamster' would be the fir
Of modern military chieftains-that b
would stop driving railroad delegation
}. around the country long enough
\ serve eight years as president; that b
would have a place In eAmerican hi
|. tory that well enough belongs by til
! side Of Washington and Lincoln? FL
that matter. who in all the wide worl
> had such thoughts in 186O?-Chicas
. Times-Herald.
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Killed HI. wife

San Francisco, Feb. q. - Nicholas
Claussen, a baker, shot and killed his
wife at No. 10 Everett street, ut the
house of a friend named Foley, where
Mrs. Claussen was apparently hiding
to escape the wrath Of her husband.
Claussen entered Foley's with a pistol
in his hand and told his wife that he
vas going to shoot her, but she begged
for her life and he put the pistol in
his pocket and started to leave the
room, but when he reached the door
he pulled the weapon from his pocket
and, rushing at his wife, fired three
shots, two Of which entered the body
near the heart, the third striking her
in the arm. She died instantly. He
was taken into custody. The woman
was the mother Of three children.
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He Was Told About the High school.
temper, and Jimmie didn't like it. His
small mind was casting about for q
suitable topic to duscuss, and at last
he hit upon one which he thought
would interest.
"Say, Nike" said he, Guess what"
Mike attempted to throw cold water
on the effort by gruf1y saying he
couldn't. But Jimmie was not to be
denied.
I'VE got a new teacher'n our class
toy" he declared. "Guess who it's"
Grossly said as much.
Its Maggie, Carroll" persisted the
unabashed Jimmie, IAN say, Mike,
she's a peach!"
Somehow or other Mike developed a
sudden interest in his small brothers
remarks, an interest which caused
Mrs. McCarty to smile knowingly and
take on a look Of great sagacity..
"Maggie's a smart girl" said she.
Il never said she wasn't" answered
her elder son, with unfilial %shortness.
''She do be after havin' an Elegant
~eddycation," continued Mrs McCarty.
She kin play the pianny an sing
y0bAe IN anger. An 6le nave many
down-dfllys painted on all NV the tay
cups at home. An dye know, Mike
Mn. C00gan towld me the day in the
market that Maggie made u spach al
the sWorkin, Girls Union at Kelly'f
Hails wan noight last wake. Arrah
hutf she's the 2swate craytnre! diyil q
bit stuck up is she, but jist the same
Magic that she wur when a slip av 9
m lived mkt dure.r
aRlAen abe lived next door,! What {
mt az reflections the words ;brough'
81 esthe mind Of the brooding Mike
Z ritter supper, while arrayini
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clevel.nd,s Mind Made I'm.

Indianapolis. Feb. 81. = Gen. ]. s.
Fullerton Of Washington, d. c., pre-
sided at the national Chickamauga
Military Park commission, which is
here listening to testimony as to where
the monument of the Ninth Indiana
regiment should stand, says the per.
sonal friends Of President Cleveland
understand full well that he will be a
candidate for a third term. The gen
eral says that President Cleveland has
communicated this fact to several of
his personal friends in Washington,
and will, in q short time, announce
his determination in a letter. Gen.
Fullerton said to Secretary Shearin,
Of the Democratic national committee,
among other people, that it is settled
that Mr.. Cleveland has made up his
mind.
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Wood I'm Court.

Cincinnati, Feb. q. = The case of
William Wood. charged with abetting
an attempt to commit an abortion,
was called this morning in the police
court. The prisoner appeared, at.
tended by his attorneys, Davis and
Blackburn Of this city, and Gen. Matt.
son of Indiana. His father, Rev. f. M.
Wood, and Rev. DR.. Rust were also
present. There was no disposition on
the part of the state to hurry u trial,
and the defense was willing to grant
all the time required by the prosecu.
tion to perfect it's case, so that, almost
by consent, the case was postponed
until April IS, and the bail was re.
duced from 5000 to $s3.OOO.
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Mike Listened Approyinsly.


feSsional debut in the squared circle"
II slug his way TO fortune and re-
noWn. The proudeSt moment of his
life had been when, stripped to the
waist on the broad stage Of the Acad-
envy OF Music. he had made his boy To
q vast c%oncoursc of the fancy" and
received from the hands Of the sport
Ing editor of the Weekly ThumIer a
silver cup, emblematic OF the light
weight championship Of the Aurora
Borealis Athletic Club. AS kOskee
McGurk, the clubs bard and orator,
q afterwards SAID: Caesars trium-
phal entry into Rome paled into in
significance when compared with the
dazzling glare of the overwhelming
ovation our champion received OIL that
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS night"
But. somehow or other. Mike didn't
think of all this now. Fistic fame did
not seem at all SO desirable as it had
formerly. In his present mood he only
remembered how his pursuit Of it had
cut him OF from Maggie Carroll. Mag
gle and he treated each other very dis
family in these days. When she came
tripping along on Sunday morning,
prayer book in hand, Oh her way to
church, Mike, standing on Regan's cor
ner, rugged out in all the destinations
Of a c~ream-colored overcoat with pearl
buttons, saluted her with a nod Of
l0rdly Indifference. And she was wont
to return it with one equally frigid,
and continue on her way wondering
"What in the world Mike McCarty saw
in hanging around Regan's corner all
day Sunday"
AS he was crossing the railroad on
his way to the smoker, Mike noticed
that a broad beam Of light flowed
from each window of the old school
house ON Master street. A crowd of
6alf-srown BOYS were skylarking
around The entrance. and rs Mike an
nroached A tremendously audible whis-
per of "Here comes Mike mccarthy. de
%scra1per." went round among them.
Time was when this would have caus.
ed Mike to initiate his chest like a
no,ter nieeon nnd stalk by with the
Stride Of a But now. he
heard II With a sort of fierce impa.
tionca
"Hav. Rocks" said he to one of the
hovs 'yVhat,s do game In deref"
aSNioht school" answ rcd the uns
.+ar .Startad las night"
Al ves. he remembered having
hear 4 1im,nia saw that ono of the nieh1
school hnvs had hroken His slate. IA
r,aIiad on = faw naces and then ston
vi Do+ S~honnon,s ,,o,ds ,,ttared +
~ ,,+tla Office hnt n + " hours before
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The Butter Maker..

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 27.-There
was Il largely increased number Of
delegates here to-day and the session
of the National Butter and Cheesemak-
ers was well attended. Mayor Lincoln
made an address Of welcome which
was responded to by Secretary Bur-
ridge. President Segass' annual ad-
dress followed, after which Secretary
Burrtdge submitted his report. II
showed an increase in membership
over last year of over 800. 1t recon-
mended that a committee be appoint
ed to revise the constitution so as to
drop cheeHemakers who had taken lit
tie interest In the association and
make it for the creamery industry
alone.
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EVIL Doinss.

Charles Rcdman, a prominent Har-
per county farmer, was a~ssasstnated
In his own yard at Anthem, Kan.
Miss Ola Keith, aged 20 years, Of
Seymour Ind, while Respondent over
IL less, drowned herself in a stream
near her home.
The officials of the Market Street
bank ut San Francisco, which vas
v three masked men, say that
the robbers got $1,000.
William H. Iams, the Pennsylvania
militiaman who was drummed out Of
camp at Homestead, was fatally shot
in a quarrel at Baltimore.
The safe in the bank Of Richards,
Vernon county, Mo-, owned by the
Conkling Bros. of Nevada, was blown
open and robbed Of $500.
."nments at Epping, N. H., now
Indicate that the amount Of the late
State Senator Folsnm's defalcations
will reach at least $4,000.
john MCGEE, a lumberman, while in
q drunken debauch at P~eterborO, Ont,
| killed William Bowman, proprietor Of
q saloon, and fatally stabbed John
Arnott, who interfered.
Charles 8. Nazworthy, assignee Of
the American Lounge company at In
ulan Isan prn,,n ~ tha circ,,it conrt
ny ' -, ~ . ,"n,+ivo from t,,stice
anu 10 nv"
a0spitas ooctors es oEooklyn .az
Bernard Schwab n MS ne-nlon
old babe, shot by Bernard's Iather
Franz Michael SchWab, may recover
The elder SchWab Killed MS wire II
ing the fight.
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Ruax site,

Hudson, Wis.,, Feb. 26.-The commit
tee of five appointed by the board to
select suitable sites for a county
asylum for the chronic insane were at
Hudson to-day and visited the farms
of Martin, Coon, Lacy. Written,
Thompson, Gridley and Haddow and
start for Baldwin tomorrow. They
have viewed about twenty farms thus
far and have about as many more to
inspect. They report all bids to the
full board on March g..
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SHOT 81 nonpnas.
Incident. Of . sinila- Charaeter Is.
N~vaa ga A~pHr~Aoaa 49,

8A0AOGAVO u 0R-4183 S016A000B ~
Texas and Arkansas. *
Wichita Falls, Tex. Fell. 27.-Two
robbers entered the City National bank
Of this city to-day and demanded the
money of Cashier Dorsey, who resist
ed them. Shooting began, resulting
in the death of Cashier Frank Dorsey
and the w0unding Of BOOkkeepcr L. T..
Langford. L%angfOrd's wounds are not
serious, being light flesh. The rob-
bers secured only q few hundred del
lars in silver. They then mounted
their horses and made q run for their
lives. BY this time many Of the citi-
zens had armed themselves and a
small battle took place. One of the
robbers horse was shot from under
him, and 1t is believed the robbcr was
wounded. He mounted behind his
partner, and about one mile from
town met q farmer in a buggy. They
took his horse and made q break for
the hill. In the meantime the citizens
had secured horses and at last re-
ports they were within a quarter of a
mile of the robbers with good pros
poets Of overtaking them. Dorsey
was a Sioux City Qowa) man, aud Il
brother Of Congressman Dorsey OF
| Nebraska.
1t Is reported that one of the robbers
surrendered after one of them had
been shot. .
One in ARkansaw.
Warren, Ark, Feb. PA daring but
unsuccessful attempt was made to rob
the Merchants and Planters bank Of
this place to-day. Three men entered
the bank and two Of them went be-
hind the enclosure where Mr.. Adair,
the cashier, was seated in conversation
with Messrs. T. NJ. Goodwin and ID.
w. Sutton. Their first s%alutation was
Throw up your hands," Mr.. Adair
sprang for his pistol, when the men
commenced shooting and Mr.. Good
win received what Is thought to be a
mortal wound and Mr.. Adalr was shot
through the shoulder. He returned tho
fire and evidently wounded one Of tAs
men, as when he rode off he was seen
to be bleeding. The firing of the pts.
tolls startled the citizens who came
running from all directions, and the
robbers were forced to retire without
accomplishing their object. As. they
rode out Of town they kept up a fusil-
| ade Of shots.
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People in Print.

Thomas Howes hlnckley, an artist
Of wide fame, died at his home In Mil
ton, Mass.
The king Of Korea has ordered the
use Of the Gregorian calendar, begin
ming with this year.
A centenarian who died recently IN
London had smoked steadily since he
was fifteen years old.
Mrs. James Bryant, wife Of a
nephew of the late William Cullen
Bryant, died at Princeton, Ill.
Mrs. Martin F. Conway, whose hus-
band was the first Kansas representa-
tive in congress, lie dead at Lawrence.
Miss Estelle Reel, state supcrintend-
ent Of education in Wyoming, is sert'
ously talked Of for governor.
Chief Justice Beasley Of New Jersey
has sworn in ten governors. beginning
with Theodare Il. Randolph and con-
tinuing down the line to John w.
Griggs.
Pillsbury, the chess player, eats one
small plate of meat each day, drinks
nothing but milk, smokes rarely, sleeps
eight to twelve hours daily and rides q
bicycle.
Allen T. Dodworth, leader Of the IA
nous Dodworth hand, is ut the point
of death with pneumonia at his home
in Pasadena, Cal. He is seventy-four
years old.
o. j. Virgins, aged AZ, a prominent
Cincinnati fire insurance man, died at
the Good Samaritan hospital of peri
tonitis, following an operation for ap-
pendicltis.
Frederick Price, who used to be the
center rust in the foot ball team In the
University Of Georgia, is now fighting
In the Cuban insurgent army. he gets
S24 n VEL. sd he says the work Is
not half So exciting and dangerous as
foot ball.
Emperor William has received hun
hreds Of insulting anonymous letters
from England since his famous mes
sage of congratulation to President
Kruger. He was very angry at first,
and finally gave orders that no more
letters from England should be opend.
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Bridge Eall..

Davenport. Iowa, Feb. 27-The move
ment of ice in the Mississippi river to-
day carried out 100 feet of the draw
span of the government bridge, which
was supported by trestle work while
undergoing repairs. The bridge was a
heavy double decker. used by the Rock
Island, whose traffic will be blocked
for an indefinite period.
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Liquid Maa.res the Most v.lu.bl

Liquid the MOST V01uoD1O.
1t was found at the North Carolina
station that 80 per cent of the total
fertilizing constituents contained in
the food consumed by fattening steers
was excreted In the manure. In other
words, only 10 per cent Of the plant
food or fertilizing value Of the cotton
seed hulls and meal was lost by run
ming them through beef creatures. OF
these fertilizing elements about half
were voided in the urine and half in
the dung. It appeared that the liquid
manur was specially rich In potash AZ
wei as nitrogen, while much Of the
phosphoric acid was contained In the
solid excrement. The average value Of
the liquid manure per day for five ami
mails was over z cents, against less
than 6 cents for the solid dung for
same time and animal. In other words,
the liquid part was worth more than
| the SOLID excrement, yet ON too many
farms this most valuable part Of the
manure il never saved.-orange Judd
Farmer.
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Doie. Mot a C~andidate

I)es Moines. Feb. 27.-It Is reported
that ex-Gov. Eoies has written or will
write a letter declining to allow the
Use of his name as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for president.
Mr.. Boies' friends assert that he has
10 ambition beyond his law office and
his farms. He did no tassent to the
use. of his am in 1892, so his friends
assert.
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Rebellion n. Threatened.

Winnipeg, Feb. 28.-There is a pros
pect Of serious trouble in Southern Al
berta consequent upon the irrigation
policy of the dominion government.
The government last year refused the
application of the settlers Of Spring
bank, who desired to utilize the waters
Of the Elbow river to irrigate their
lands, but instead granted the ex-
elusive privilege to q company COM
posed Of Calgary citizens. A mass
meeting Of settlers was held to-day at
which It vas resolved to take steps to
70 ahead with the work Of irritation.
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PITH OF H NEWS.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

a General Rsssne Of h Most I'm.
all Parts Of the Globe, Bollca
Down and Arranged In Con.
venient Eorm for Rapid fer"
ssal By busy People.
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More Ma..acre.

Constantinople, Feb. %. Reports
have been received here saying that
fresh massacres have. occurred at
Malalia and several other points of
ArmoniH
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Much has been said of Partisan ex.
action, but consider the Eiffel tower.
There you have to give two dollars for
ascent. Philadelphia Press.
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Detroit, Mish., Feb. ,28.-Rev. Joseph
n. johnson, D. D., bishop-elect Of tho
church IN Christ church to-day.
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found that the double murder by Geo.
Jones and his suicide was caused by
insanity that resulted from smoking
cigarettes. He signed a petition 10 the
legislature to pass an anti-cisarctte
manufacturing hill the day of the
tragedy.
Joseph sylvester, burglar, now in the
Tombs at New York, made a state
ment before his counsel in regard to
the big diamond robbery at the resi-
dence Of I. Townsend Burden. Moth
ing official was given out, but Sylyes-
ter, it was learned, told how the Bur-
den robbery had been committed.
Andrew Boyd of Montreal, Can,
was charged at the Bow street police
court, London, with having committed
forgery and arson within the jurisdic-
ton Of the government Of the domin-
ion. He was remanded pending the
arrival Of a Canadian police officer and
the documents necessary to bring
about his extradition.
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Contractor and Builder.
At t Wore.

Ry John T. Mcintyre, in Philadel.
pNia Inquirer.
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Agents of the Liberian government
are at work in Guthrie. Okla, securing
:olored elnigrants for that country.