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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-07
BILL TO TAX FILLED CHEESE.
to Pay olOO. Wholesalers
$3.50 and Retailers $40.

ManufaCtuferS TO Fay 300, Wh0I0saIera
$3.50 and Retailers so.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-GrOsvenor has
reported from the committee on ways and
means bill to tax and brand filled
cheese" The bill provides for q tax Of
s4OO upon manufacturers, $3.50 upon
wholesale merchants and $40 upon retail.
crs. 1t prescribcs that the cheese must be
packed In wooden boxes and sold from
the original packages and when SO sold
shall be enclosed in a wrapper bearing the
brand. Each cheese must also he branded
conspicuously upon each side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-07

OPELoUsAs. L.. April THE town
election passed OF quietly, the negroes all
voting without interference. The presence
of the militia had the effect Of bracing the
darkies up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-07

Make it a point to see that your
blood is purified, enriched and vital
lied at this season with Hoods Sar
saparilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-07

TIE ARGUS, only 1Oc q week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-07

Being only third the
largest clothing
Chicago who failed bought of
Suits for about 33B the dollar THIS IS MIGHTY
PURCHASE YOU for less
the CLOTH IN THE K, Co. have al
the BEST CLOTHING MADE CHICAGO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-07

WAsHiSeroN, April THE state de-
nAStnent hes rcccivcd word from Mr..
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Orphan Asylum School.

First Grade, Louisa Smith, teacher
Hattie Adams, Freddy Bell Evelyn
Cuddy. Bfrto Chapman, Cleo Denny.
Annie Grumsen, George Harnett, Archy
Hewitt. May Hodgman, Freddy Lacey,
George Lacey, Maggie Rodriguez, Oma
Shockey, Ida Smith, Grace McCarty,
Myrtle Corrigan, Elsie Eddinger.
Second Grade, Louisa Smith, teacher
Carrie Adams. Roy Beamer, Bonita
Biarino, Rayburn Chapman, Walter
Drake, Charles Hewitt, Jesse La Bare,
Alta Lacey. Bertie Leeper. Dollie Mes
bitt, Pauline Osuna, Harry Parker,
Freddy Probert, Danny Schuman, Grace
shockey, John soldanels, Annie sund-
holm, Cecilia Van Tassel.
Third Grade, Annie NJ Johnson,
teacher-Bennie Baglfoni, Della Bell,
Clara Davis, Nellie Drake, Tommie
Glenn, Lloyd Hewitt, Hilda Grumsen,
George Lafayette, Ella Logan, Cleve-
land Morrow Abraham Paladini, Willie
Peerless, Charles Probert, Willie Pro-
bert, Andrew Schuman, Harry Soldanel.
Henry Venter
Fourth Grade, Mrs. NJ. L. Bassett,
teacher-Mabel O'Connor, Mabel Brooks,
Lilly Teitjen. Maggie Cooper, Amelia
Talbot, Willie Leeper, Grover Bell,
Henry Bell Grover Beamer, George Will
lott, Frank Sevett, John Paladina, Greg
ory Rodriguez, Archie Smith, George
Venter.
Fifth Grade, Mrs. NJ. L. Bassett,
teacher-May Branch Moss, Lille May
Stice, Bell Laureno Fisher. Kate Sund-
holm, Edna Talbot, Ida Grumsen, Lena
o'Connor, Lena Logan, May Olmstead.
Bert Soldanels.
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Francis Zenazzi, Alma. Addison, Mary
Duval, Ollie Kiernan, Daisy Nichols.
Clara Stone, Katie Quigley.
Fourth Grade, Pauline M. EIlers,
teacher-Henry Aguilar, Arthur Ander-
son, Joe Bagley, Eva Burchard, Frank
Butler, Rose Carroll, Grace Chambers,
Joe Cordoze, Ethel Criss, Addie Cutting,
Ricka Dias, Katie Hannah, Lille John
ston, Lydia Klenk, Roy Lawrence, Har-
ry Lohmeyer, Mary Miller Burton
Mitchell, Emma Neumann, Edna Rado-
mich, Katie Rogan, Kisty Rosse, Willis
Thatcher, Joe Torres, Tom Trengove,
Katie Turner, Dave Zemansky, Rose
Mather
Fourth Grade, Nettie NJ Hopley,
teacher-Joe Duval, Tonic Enos, Annie
Garbarina, Gussie Comet, Fred Har-
rison. Julius Kaminsky, Harold Kier-
nan, De Witt Leitch, Ella Mcdonald,
Frank Merry, Annie Moresi, Annie Null
Ter, Irma Phleger, BERTHE Plunkett, Dora
Pizaro, Harry Russell, Ruby Russell,
Gesine Schaden, Justus Staiger, David
Walker Edna Wood, Marguerite Sla-
vich, Mamie Silva
Fifth Grade, Nellie M. Ogden, teacher
Mary Aguilar, Carrie Johnson, Alice
Nesbitt, Celia Griffin, Harry Suber, Will
lie Ferguson, joey Valuenzela, Charles
McMorry, Elma Kelley, John Martinez.
Byron Fitzgerald, Nadia Leivia, Charles
Quigley, Frank Sprague. Cavins Hart,
Irma Won Oehlaffen, Clara Fielder,
Georgina King, Sadie Ray, Esther Ma
than, Ikey Lewis, Wesley Bates, Ma
mie Curran, Fredrika Ross, Mable Ly-
nam, Archie Watson
Fifth Grade, Lizzie M. Bernard,
teacher-Grace Bentley, Henry Bic
wener, John Bittancourt, Lazarus
Bloomberg, Edwina CroucN Mabel
Dent, Mamie Coleman, Eulalie Cortes,
Edith Hunt, Belle Keegan, Howard
Lugg, Amelia Paladin, Bessie Suber,
Sylvester Smith, Eddie Wahl, Robert Ir-
vine, Abe ZemanskY
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NEW TO-DAY.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAC
Tamento county, State OF California. A.
garet T.. Crocker, Anna E. Armstrong and
Add G. Hinkson, defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order Of sale
issued out of the Superior Court of the
State Of California in and for the county of
Sacramento on the 23d day of July, 1896,
on judgment and decree of sale made
and entered by said court on the Goth day
of July, 1886, in the above entitled action,
by which decree plaintiff obtained judg-
ment against defendants for the sale of the
premises hereinafter described to satisfy
the amounts found due from defendant w.
W. Brlson, said premises being subject to
the payment of said amounts, viz: First
To plaintiff $50 besides expenses of sale
and accruing costs. Second-To defendant
Margaret Z. Crocker, S19.472 70. Third
The surplus, If any, to be paid into court
and by which judgment decree and order
OF sale l was appointed Commissioner of
said court and commanded to sell all that
real property situated ia the county Of
Sacramento, State of California, known
and described as part of the Rancho Rio de
Los Americanos, bounded and described as
follows; On the east by a tract Of land
owned by and in the possession of George
Hanlon; on the north by tract Of land
owned by and in the possession Of Thomas
ranch; on the west by tract OF land
known as the William Detterding ranch.
and on the south by a tract of land known
as the Goddard ranch, containing four
hundred and eighty-three and seventeen
ne-hundredths (4s3.1O acres; 323. SO acres
OF which is known upon map of the sub
divisions Of said Rancho de Los Ameri-
canos made by 7. ]. Arnold. c. E., and re-
corded in the office of said county of Sac
ramento, az the tract marked Warren
Pierson. 823.63 A." and 1884 acres of
which Is part of tract marked upon the
same map, IN. V. Hatch, 6S37 A." to-
gether with all and singular the tenements,
hereditaments and appurtenances thereto
belonging.
Notice IS hereby given that on FRIDAY,
the 14th day of August, 1896, at the hour
of 10 o'clock a. m, at the front door of the
County Courthouse, in the city of Sacra-
mento, in said county, will, in obedience
to said decree, Judgment and order of
sale. sell the above described premises at
public auction, to the highest and best bid
der for cash, in gold coin Of the United
States
Dated, Sacramento, Cal, July "a, 1896.
d. e. ALEXANDER,
Commissioner appointed by the Superior
Court of the county of Sacramento,
State of California
Harry c. Soule Attorney for Plaintiff
jy24-tdF
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Bids for Printing the Great Register
of Sacramento County.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
sealed bids will be received and opened by
the Board of Supervisors of Sacramento
County at their office on 1 street, between
Sixth and Seventh street, Sacramento
City, California, on THURSDAY, August
6, 1896, at 2 o'clock p m, for printing the
Great Register of Sacramento County for
the general election of 1896 in form of Pre-
cinct registers. Seven hundred and fifty
copies of all the precinct registers bound
together with printed paper cover, fifty
single precinct registers with printed paper
covers for each of the thirty-three pre-
cincts in the city OF Sacramento, and twen-
ty-tive single precinct registers with print
ed paper covers for each of the thirty
four precincts outside of the city of Sacra-
mento. Bidders must state price per
name. The said board reserving the right
to reject any or all bids. BY order of said
board.
Attest:
(SeaD VIM. B. HAMILTON,
iY24-10t Clerk of said boar
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MORE OF THE PROMOTIONS.
Continuation Of The Lists Of the Public
Schools.
Pupils Who. by Application t.
Their Studies, Are to Enter
Higher Grades.

All the public schools in the city will
close to-day, and for the next two
months teachers and pupils will enjoy
q rest from their labors Of the school
year just now closing.
The concluding exercises will be held
to-day. Those of the Sacramento Gram
mar School are announced for $3.50 a. m-,
those of the Hardness Grammar School
at 8 o'clock, and the Suffer- Grammar
School at 10 O'Clock. The hours of the
primary schools have not, for some rea-
son, been announced by the Principals.
The following additional promotions
IN the public schools have been re-
ceived:
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Jack Gum Jung, Yee Wing, Fong Quong
and Fong Lun; song by the school, THE
Little Birds; recitation, MY Country"
Fong Poy; recitation, "Politeness, :"
Arthur Gee; song by the school, MY
Kitty recitation, "Hurrah for Our
Flag" Ben On; recitation, Somebody
Did Golden Deed" Fong Ming Seung;
song by the school, Busy Bees; recita-
ton. "a Pert Little Frog" Jack Gum
jung; recitation, Here Am" Brown
de- Yung Chin; song by the school, Rally
Round the Flag; You Think Do Not
Care to Talk" Henry Lung; recitation,
Patience" Ah Gee; song, IF a Body
Finds Lesson" Louie Do Fook and
Henry Lung; recitation, "Our Glorious
Flag" Ben On; recitation, MY Coun-
try's Flag" Fong Yum: recitation, My
Friend Mr.. Tongue" Louie Do Fook;
song by the school, Motion Song; rect
tation, Flag of the Sum-" Arthur Gee;
recitation, I'm Very Young" Henry
Lung; recitation, Work and Play"
Hong Yung Chin; song, Good Morn
ing; recitation, 'The Flag That Wash
ington Loved" Henry Lung; recitation,
Wave High Our Flag" Jack Gum
Jung; song by the school, America"
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Bids for lighting the County Court
house With Electricity.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
sealed bids will be received and opened by
the Board of Supervisors of Sacram ento
County, at their Office on / street, between
Sixth and Seventh street, Sacramento
City, California, on THURSDAY, August
6, 1896, at 10 o'clock a. m, for lighting the
County Courthouse with electricity. Bids
to require that connection to be made to
the system of wiring in the Courthouse,
and furnishing necessary meters to re-
cord consumption of current registered in
electric watts; meters to be conveniently
placed that they may be read and in
spected by representative of the Board
of Supervisors. Bidders must name
price for electric current by the thousand
watts, such current to be furnished for
continuous day and night service during
the entire year, the board reserving the
right TO reject any or all bids. BY order
of said board.
Attest:
(SeaD VIM. b. HAMILTON,
jy24-10t Clerk of said board.
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Schuler, Mae Sullivan, Robert Snor-
rock, Louis Saunders, Hazel Voss, Vera
Wagner, John Keegan, Charles john
son.
Fourth Grade, Mrs. M. E. Allen,
teacher - Essie Alexander, hattie
Bowles, Laura Dickman, Lula Ferrel,
Lille GrumwaId, Hazel Johnson, Eme-
liza Neves, Irene Russell, Lottie Schaden,
Gertrude Short, Lille Rible, Mabel
Wallace, Anna Waldorf. Eddie Burr.
Nelson Clark, Charles Deterdlng,
Charles Landis, Eddie Meyer, Willie
Reed, George Wallace, Horace Wing,
Karl Reker, Roy Nelson, Garland An
derson.
Fifth Grade, Ida V. Miller, teacher
Florence Anderson, Nellie Alexander,
May Bohn, Jessie Bird, Helen Banks,
Alice Banks, Eddie Banks, Percy Bow
ers, Julius Blauth, May Craw, Laura
Curtis, Walter Campbell, John Carroll,
Norman Doan, Edna Elworthy, Willie
Enos, Leo Fletcher Tom Gleason, Joe
Gleason, Mamie Hoskins, Edith Kings
bury, Willie Heating, Nellie Mott, Laura
Meyer, Amelia Mittman Francis Nevis,
George Neubourg, Newton Pratt, Ethel
Reid, Albert Ryan, Louisa Schuler, An
ME Stradford, Edith White.
Fifth Grade, Harriet Mccormick,
teacher-Mabel Bourette, Reta Carlow,
Tom Cullivan, Ruby Drew, Emma Dick
man, Hermannie Dlashaw, Annie Deer
ing, Edna Fraser, Elwood Feeney, Hen
ry Finnigan, Maggie Hanson, Godfrey
Hall, Charley Herman, Frank Holmes,
Lottie Grunwald. Katie Keegan, Clara
Kupp, Walter Leman, ,AliceO' 'Brien, Will
ie Quass, Lena Sheeren, Tom Scott, Ma
bel Snyder, Minnie Vogel, Louis Vogel,
Lolo Wilson, Tennie Warra, Wallace
Williams, May York, Minnie Cox, Maud
Erlewine, Otto Waldorf, Bert Sickefaus.
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Chinese School.

Following are the exercises of the
Chinese public school, of which Mrs.
Parsons is Principal:
Salutation of the flag; song, March
ing Through Georgia; recitation,
Opening Address" Tommy Ming
Leunr. recitation. Ten Little Men,"
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SPECIAL NOTICES

Vehicles-Baker & Hamilton-Hardware,
Carts. Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons. Balm
Farm and Header Wagons, Wholesale
Hardware. Send for catalogue.
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MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teething with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allayS pain,
cures wind collie regulates the bowels, and
is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes For
sale by druggists In every part OF the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five cents
a bottle
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NOTICE.

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Cave Valley Gravel
Mining Company for the election of Di-
rectors TO fill vacancies and for the trans
action of such business as may be brought
before the meeting, will be held at the
Office of the Secretary, 6291a NJ street, on
FRIDAY EVENING, July 81, 1896. at 8
O'Clock.
By order of the President.
NELSON WILCOX, Secretary.
Sacramento, July 10, 1896. jy16td
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delicacies, you can tind them in the finest
qualities at the Sacramento Market, 30S-
1912 K street: Salami Sausage, Choice
MackereI Smoked Halibut. Smoked Sal
mon, Goldfish, Swiss, Limburger. Brick
Cream, Roquefort Adam, German Hand
Sap Sage and Pineapple Cheese. Curtis
& Co.
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OLD-TIME CIRCUS. TUMBLING; TRICK
animals, trained birds, bareback riding
song and dance, gymnasts, acrohats mare
Ida" the wonder; "Baby Lewis" the phe-
nomenon Varied, entertaining and clean
throughout. 4 dollar show for ten cents
Afternoon at 2; night at s. ned
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AUCTIONS
AUCTION SALE

SATURDAY, July 2oIH, Al ~ A. M,
at salesroom, 927 K street, we will sell a
large and various line of Household Fur
nishings, Parlor, Bedroom, Diningroom
and Kitchen Furniture, Carpets, Portieres,
EXTENSION Tables, rich Upholstery, Paint
ines. Mirrors, ETC.; also Horses, Harness
and Wagons.
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KENT BROS. 1917 Third street. for car
riag buggies, rigs OF all kinds at short
notice. Telephones-New, 215; Old, 511.
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PHOTOS 81 per doz. school children
only HodSon, S13 *.
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Egan
=

Pasteur proof filter. Egar
Bros, S21 K street.
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Sold throughout the world. Price, CUrIcURA, 5oc.J
Soar, 25c.; REsoLvENr, Soc. and 81. PorTER DRuo
AND CHIN. CORR, Sole Props, Boston.
nd- " How TO Produce Luxuriant Hair" mailed free.
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AILGsL.
(SeaD VIM. B. HAMILTON,
jy24-10t Clerk OF said board
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Wedding at Cumberland Center.

Cum berland Centre, August 5. Cum
berland Is doing more than her part in
furnishing beautiful brides and pretty
weddings. The latest and one of she
most dainty was that of Mr.. George W.
Leighton, of Portland, and Miss L. Ger
trude Tewksbury, of Cumberland, at
the home of the brido's uncle, Mr.. David
L. Blanchard. At eight O'Clock. D. M,
the Rev. Mr.. Davis entered and took his
stand amid the banks Of evergreen and
festoons of flowers
AS Miss Ethel Blanchard rendered the
beautiful march of the immortal Mem
delssohn the charming bride appeared,
leaning upon the arm Of her chosen hus-
band, and in the presence of the BRIDES
intimate friends and relatives the i'm
pressive vows were taken. The numer-
Gus gifts were very choice and of espeoial
interest.
The BRIDES rose was secured by one of
Gum berland's fair maidens, who has for
some time since signed herself '"ero's
hoping"
Mr. and Mrs. Leighton will go at o&ce
to their home in Portland, where Nj
Leighton Is engaged with the Maine
Provision and Gold Storage Company.
The best wishes Of large number of
friends follow the happy couple. y
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iished. have never been married, but
I want to be-immensely, impetuously.
ardently-to your sister. may say that
hitherto my heart has been void, like
nominated football. Now it is full to
bursting with your sister. May ask Of
you the permission to meet her and re.
spectfully to make my offer to her in
persona" .Wa4s
Certainly. Come and dine with uf
at half past 2. shall be delighted. -
'"There will be only my wife, my sis.
ter and myself present and lady
friend now staying with us. I will not
ask another gentleman, SO that we shall
be three ladies and two gentlemen. You
shall take in my sister, and there will
be no one else with US after the ladies
withdraw, and we will have further
talk then. will just sound Paulina. -
"Paulina-you don't say SO! Is that
her'name9"
"Yes. That is my sisters name.
81 dote on the name Paulina. What
a mercy it is that ladies with charming
Christian names do not lose those by
matrimonyi''
At half past was at the house in
dress clothes and Yves introduced into
the drawing room. Three ladies were
there-my hosts wife and two others
ono the friend. the. third the brown
beauty. I looked this way, that way.
became crimson, fevered, uncomfort-
able The red beauty was not there.
My host came up.
81 suppose you hardly need formal
introduction. said Y. MY sister,
Paulina''-and he led me to-the brown
beauty. "You will kindly hand her
down to dinner"
How got through dinner I can hardly
say; was so nervous, SO COMPOUNDED,
felt my situation altogether as one really
clean too ridiculous. However, 1 must
say that the brown beauty made efforts
to be amiable, and really was a very
pretty, charming girl, and with great
ingenuity did get me SO to forget my
situation as to enter into conversation
with her.
When the ladies withdrew, had to
tell my host. cts not shell I am aw-
fully sorry, in CHASTITY confusion, but it
is not she. It was the other one.
"Wbat other one2"
Mr.. John Smith took it very good
humoredly; he laughed heartily ex-
planned that the object of my passion
had red hair and a beautiful complexion,
also blue eyes.
"Bless my soulr' he exclaimed, "You
saeah Miss Brown. She went to Stoke
Hle same day as Paulina, but returned
two days ago. She has carrots.
'FAnd who is her fatherp'
"He is g solicitor here-clerk of the
board of guardians. Not Thomas
Brown. Now, look here it is all right.
did not say word to Paulina before
dinner about your admiration and your
proposal-lucky. by George, that / did
notl The fact is, thought it would be
embarrassing to her. SO just let matters
alone and left you to saw what you liked
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and on reaching the little county town
I inquired my way to the house of MI.
John Smith, solicitor.
found it, with brass plate. on the
garden gate. ''Mr. John Smith. Solic-
itor, " was engraved on it.
The house was sort Of villa, with a
garden before it, in which white lilies
and roses were blooming. There were
also beds Of red gefanium and yellow
calceolaria, but owing to the rain they
had Sone much to leaf and were drag
gled I rang the bell and asked to see
Mr.. Smith and was shown into his pri-
vate sitting room. He was tall, gaunt
man, with large whiskers. gentlemanly,
and with pleasant voice. He asked me
to take a chair, End I did so, thanking
him. Then he waited to know my bust
ness. That was one of the most awk-
ward moments have known in my life.
] can propose to a lady. because then l
rush at it, as a niger does at a plank,
and drive my head through, but to sit
opposite cold blooded lawyer, who is
boring one with his eyes and has ears at
full cock to receive your communica-
lions, and to gush with love under such
circumstances-th lady not being in
the ueom-is as difficult as it would be
to write sonnet with ones toes, keep
ing ones hands in ones pockets all the
time.
81 had the pleasure, said I, "to
travel to Stoke on the top Of the coach
the other day with your sister, Miss
Smith. -
''She went to Stoke last Monday"
"And she is returned homer"
"She is here. -
ST venture to say that your sister pro-
duced profound impression on my
heart through her beauty, on my mind
by her intellectual powers and great vi
vacity and ability in expressing herself,
and. indeed, may say she produced a
deep impression on my entire system,
for we were rather squeezed, and her
boz, on the roof, was behind me, and
one corner dug into my back. If I had
not changed my coat I might have
shown you the mark to this day. may
add that my heart is quite as deeply and
permanently impressed
'My sister Is extremely 1attered-
that is to say she will be if she hears
ST beg. SIR interrupted !, "that ii
will be mentioned to her. I throw my
self and my fortune at her feet. am
not man of wealth, but am in bust
Mesa business which is prosperous
and capable Of considerable extension,
into the details of which we will enter
later if need be. Suffice it to say that
my income is about $500 year-never
less. usually somewhat more. But am
aged 35. was born on April 1, 1918,
Of respectable family, commercial but
eminently respectable and we'll estab-
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FOR SALE.

The entire property of e. Hartford
Estate. 2 1-2 story wooden house,
12S Pearl street, two minutes walk
from City Hall, sunny exposure, steam
heat. bath room, &C., house in good
repair, very desirable as home or an
investment. Also brick house, 126
Pearl street, mansard roof, steam
heat, hot and cold water, bath room,
&C., house in perfect repair, fine lawn
in front of both houses; rents for
$4,000, always occupied. Also block
of three stores ON Middle street, be-
tween Vine and Deer; rents for
$4,000 year, all occupied. Also
1-2 story wooden house ON Vine
street, rents from S13 to SIS month,
has not been vacant but one month in
ten years, most convenient and pleas
ant house for the price in the city.
Sold to settle estate. For particulars
inquire of G. A. HARTFORD, Custom
House Wharf. aug6 tt
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DEERING.

Mrs. ]. B. Dresser and children of
Grant street, are spending few weeks
in BridRton.
Miss l.. III. Scbell, who has been visit
ing friends here has returned TO her
home in Roxbury. ns@1.
Mr.. and Mrs. McAffee, thrse daughters
and maid of Philadelphia, are tho guest
of their aunt, Mrs. B. J. Howes of Pleas
ant street.
Misses Maud and Eva Pollock of Forest
avenue, are visiting relatives in Lubeo
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Clam Bake at CT. Diamond Island.

The islanders intend to make SATURDAY.
August 9Th a gala day. Unusual prepar-
ations have been made for the entertain
rnent of the cottegers, and the usual del
cation OF city friends. The programme
and order OF the events may be found in
our advertising columns. The bake will
be served in the grove, at $50. 1t is
hoped many from the city will be pres
emit Steamers from Portland Pier will
mako extra trips to accommodate all
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At the Crossroads.
John, wher's yer daddy?"

''John, wher's yer daddy"
"He's out yander gittin beat fer coro-
ner.'
San yer uncle?'
s'Seein how olost he kin come ter bein
sheriff. -
can Bill-wher's he?''
"Well, Bill don't mount ter much,
an I've hearn tell they re gwine ter send
him ter congress ter git shet Of him.
can you-what's you a-runnin fer?'
"Nothin. TN the only one in the
family what amt got no eddication, SO
I'm acteachin Of school fer Iivinp'-
Atlanta Constitution.