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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

The Zulus u Africa contributed
Siooo last year to the support Of their
native churches.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

Military physicians IN India pre-
scribe opium as a harmless toa.c Tor
soldiers IN fat.guInr marches.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13
uIauoR uantr PosIrtvELY CrHrn

Il Is a general known fact that all
trees leave ln the spring.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

During The recent holiday, every
single Girl over eighteen ln thr town o.
Bruostown. Ky was married.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

In The southern districts ~ China
horscshocs are made of cane and BAN.
boo
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

The strongest fortress IN European
Russia Is Cronstadt II Is the Russian
naval depot ~ the Baltic sea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

GIr sTHTNGTn ANB APPETITE.
to r liaurr's Iron Tonic Your druggist
Vii refund money 10 not shusiartHry
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

The FIRST horse tay FOO England was
established Do 1854
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

Easter Sunday comes on the 18th
day of April this year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

Close observers declare that the
horse really sheds tears when grlcved.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

rvs stopped frfH arf rHfHanfrrr cured Nsdts
hI.sf Nffi Haf ua. Uf ufs kiine's Great Nerve
tNeetofFfs .fsT q. i.laI IIfUH arI Treatise
Hsn4 ia DE- hl'aa ~. Arch &C.. o.. .adfrflA IL.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

There g. n bright side 90 everything
The city Of Canton. Ohio. 90 nov eajoy.
Ing q brass band famine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13
.TOIIERS OF THE SEA.
.PERiLs AND HARDSHiPS or
THE COD-FisHER's LIFE.

Lots OF Hard work ga Cold and Fog
On the Grand Hanks In winter
Peculiar Qualities OF the Gloucester
skipper
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13
..srAn rnnArcn-.

Asrou chew tohacco Co. pleasure use star
u is not onlr the uos uus ne nosi .asting, and
therefore, nc cheat est.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

Virgil says that "thc first driver Of
q fourln-haud was Erichihonlous
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

Educate Your bowels WIN CaaearstA
Caalv Cathafiie, cure ccn1tlrlto1 forever.
u II G C. c iail, drlegista rtf1ld rloucI.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

New Hampshire Il about TO expcnd
$500 on = statue q Franklin riorea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

4 mine 10 Idaho last week shipped
ont THREE ears Of bullion valued &c
gssOo
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

Take laxative nrumo QuiU.nc Tablets All
Druggists refund the money u 30 fails tocure 10
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

Prince. ! DO fear my hurdencd brain
VIII quite give way N we're not rid
" this fool fnd-Tll 60 insane:
wish they'd gag the Yellow Kid!
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

uesns rreatmrut -Mfuirn rraruriTo ffrn-na
rnlH or faF. sfnI 4. stamp 90 irrfI.HH hHIfafarl
hulaus 60. ilHrnal'sFIle. =. 81 Mruuaa tt.s Ialsr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

Tho melancholy e-ya for many once
rcckera ere here
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

Take Caaurefs DlHt1 D4thlrtC isr 0fT..
II G. &. C. ia.l 10 Clle. drgfstts refund u.aaeg
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13
That ArtnI YcIIer KIa.

AsAsAA ANe IulffH
every day.
/ swallow all
that they con-
tain.
I'm hopeful that
Mckinley may
Engage us N a
" "a Z " ] { h
Spain;
] grlcvc 90 read
OF e U b a n d
slain
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

For the restoration Of an appetite
which has been impaired or lost through
sickness. no remedy can compare IN e.
iectiyeness with Dr. Williams Pink
Pills Tor Palo People This statement
IL substantiatcd by the experience aud
declarations Of mon and women with
whom these pills have become house
hold medicine. Among the many who
can offer testimony ~ this particular
property Of DR.. Williams Pink Pillsis
George Marshall. Jr.. who lives al No.
~ Norwich Street. Cleveland. Ohio.
Mr.. Marshall 10 a news agent on the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad and his territory extends from
Cleveland 20 Toledo Like thousands
Of others who owe their health and
vlgor 70 Dr. williams Pink Pills. Mr.
Marshall never hesitates 20 sing their
prises In his case IL was necessary 10 use
only a few boxes Of tho pills 20 restore
him 70 the full possession 81 bodily
health. H.s digestive organs Gc4 be-
come almost useless through a cong
and serious illness. but 10 a surprisingly
brief period, through ihe agancy Of
this wonderful medicine. they we're ca
pable % again performing their iunc-
tons In q regular and perfectly salts
factory manner. In narrating his ex-
perienco with them Mr.. Marshall said:
Last spnug Wa taken sick with lnaam.
mai0fv rheumatism. and my entire system
was affected 10 relieve the suffering lt uas
Necessary 90 paint me Nth iodine After
three monihs treatment became cnnvales-
cent, bot ihe attack bal sapped my strength
and lcii mc extremely weak and feeble.
Representative Donovan Of Bay City
has introduced a bin IN the Michigan
legislature 10 keep bachelors and
maids from going on In their single
eussednoEs" In explaining the bill
Mr.. Donovan says. we wont have
any penalty Tor men who have done
the bcs; they could aad have been
Tilted. or 20 homely that no sane vom-
an woGid look az them. These two
elarscs will be exempt from al the
penalties Of the bill" The ministers
and Justices are much pleased with the
bright pro-pcct Tor Increased business
A woman In Mlpitas. Cal. ia said 20
have inycnted a novel and effective
,ure for despondoa,y and kine-ed evils.
She made u @ rule 20 laush three times
a day. with occasion or without and
Is now enjoying excellent health and
spirits. Try and laugh. everybody.
The recent murder o. a young lady
In a railway carriage 10 England Il
I causing the English railroad coupa-
mics 20 think % adopting .he etyle Of
coaches used 10 ths country. Nobody
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

duet send This Notice WIN 40 Cents
stamps 10 John A. Salzer Seed Co.,
la Crosse. Wis. and SCI, II iarm seed
samples. wor;a $40. % set a start. w.n.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13

Don't Tobacco spit and smoke Your Llfe
Away.
To quit toh1 cco easily arf brewer. D. uaf-
nstic. full ~ lfi0. nerve ard tlrlf. take No-Io-
har. thr unrdrr-HnTtfF that make ufnk men
strong Az druggists o. artl Cars ruaran-
iret nnnklri and SAMPLE FIRE. Address
sterling krmedY CO., thiiaeo or Nsu tofk.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-13
WHAT a srurrNnous Iir,

We hear a farmer say whom be reads
that John BREEDER Mshlcoit, Wis.
grew i53 bushels OF salzcr's Silver
King Barley per acre IN 1895. Don't
you believe so Just write himl You
sec SoEJr's seeds are bred up 10 big
yields And Oats $50 bushels. corn 200.
Whoa, Co bushels Potatoes 1000 BUSH
els, Grasses tons per acre. etc, etc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
The Sumter Portion Of a Pa~
per Read Before che State
Press Association by Mr..
Yates SnoWden. Of
Charleston.

To the Editor: The enclosed pa
per on the history of journalism in
Sumter County is sent to you for
publication, agreeable to a resolution
of the South Carolina Press Associa-
ton. Corrections and additions are
invited from any Of your readers fa-
miliar with the subject 1t is but
fair to say that ! am indebted to Mr.
Hubert G Osteen for nearly all the
facts given.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
S.
New Series-Vol XVI. No. 81

practical printer and good business
man, Democrat Of unswerviDg
principle and a type of the old time
printer, publisher and editor. He
died about 1887 or 1888.
n. G Osteen is a native of Sum-
ter County. He came to the town
when 13 years OLD and entered the
Office of the Sumter WatchInsn to
learn the trade under Gilbert & Darr.
He served five years as an apprentice
and was then sent in 1860 to Con.
wayboro. Horny, to run a paper for
his employers This paper. the
Horny Dispatch was, discontinued by
the war He then went to Columbia
and worked during the entire war in
the government printing Office, print
ing Confederate money. After the
war he went 70 Charleston and served
under T. G.. neFontain in the Office
of the South Carolinian. In 1865.
the South Carolinian having gone by
the board. he came to Sumter and
bought an interest in the Sumter
News. He is BOW at So years of
age, actively engaged in business as
proprietor of the Watcbman and
Southron and printer of the Daily
Item, He has been longer engaged
in the cart preservative of all arts"
than any other man ever in that bust.
ness in Sumter County.
FILES.
Sumter Banner l844.64-Two bound
volumes in the possession of lady
of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
In the Fall.

His chair looked comfortable
enough. Solid and softly cushioned,
it looked luxurious enough for Syba-
rite. but from the uneasiness he dis
played it seem as though the cushions
might be stuffed with pins aud
oeedlss. Seldom at rest for moment,
he leaned DOW this way. DOW that
frequently shifting his legs, be crossed
and uncrossed them rapidly. like the
comic lover dear to the gallery who
wishes to delicately iosiuuate difidence.
Now be would stealth;ly rub promi-
peuce 10 his anatomy, and then be
would make surreptitious dabs with his
restless hands at various parts of bis
person, aod whenever he thought be
vas unobserved be would desperately
eq7irm aud screw himself aboat 10 his
clothes Occasionally, when he did
manage to remain quiet for minute,
bis face settled into the firm, determind
expression Of a martyr resolved to en-
dure anspeakab!e tortures. His most
violent coator,ioos always occurred
when she was apparently DOT looking
st him, hut all bis movements were
characterized by slyuess He evident
ly was doing his best 10 conceal them
from her.
Bot she saw aud noted every Que of
his erra,ic actions. They puzzled her.
BE usually SO caln, so reposful. ,c be.
have ike a nervous CHILD under re-
straio,! What possible explanation
could there be? Then her heart whis-
pered the answer.
Then she fell to plying him. Poor
fellow! if he only knew how she longed
for him to speak. what temptation
leap year was to her, how easily it could
all be happily settled. Bat why didn't
he speak? Had be no nerve at all1
The suspense began to wear upon her,
and she, too, became nervous aod the
conversation almost stopped their
thoughts we're otherwise occupied. Oh,
why didn, be ask it? The strain be-
came uneodurable.
'Jackv' sbe screamed spriogiog to
her feet aod claspiug her bands until
the knuckles surned white /; jack! say
what you have to say! Wha: is it?
What are you thinking of?'
"Ezcuse me; | bought you dido's
notice, he replied, stridiog up aud down
the room, widely wiggliug his sboul-
ders. The fact is | can't think of
any thing but these confounded Winter
under clothes put 90 to-day They'er
scratching me crazy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
Sunk at New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 28.-Tbe Nor
wegian steamship Albert Dumois and
the steam yacht Argo collided 10 mid
river near Eads this morning at IL 35
o'clock. and two reporters, members of
The Picayuue's staff, were probably
drowned. as nothing was seen of them
after the res. Of the party on the Argo
crawled into little boat from the sink
ipg yacht. The Duuois laid by
and searched for the missing men for
more than an hour after picking up the
boat, but nothing was seen Of them.
Mae persons. including the crew. we're
abroad the Argo. The names of the
missing reporters are H. B. Blesslue,
Harrison Hester The latter is sor
Of Secretary Hester Of the Cotton ex-
change. 1t is balieved be was asleep
IN the cabin Of the yacht, the shock not
awakening bin. ard went down with
the vessel Hte collision is unexpain-
el
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03

spartaDburg, jan. 26 Yesterday
afternoon a freight train wreck occurred
a: the bridge OF South Tiger river 90
the Charleston and Western Carolina
railway The train, made up Of empty
coal cars, was crossing the bridge when
the middle span fell in prccipita,iug q
nun Der OF cars into the river below.
The eogioe and several cars had cross
cd in safety when the trestIe gave way
50 fortunately, noae CT the crew were
Injured TIE uns.uowu tramps, wac
bad neen seen riding 90 the ;ruci.s Of
ooe Of the ca:s. are supposed to have
been killed. l'ue acciden; was caused,
presumably, by oue of the cars getting
of tie trucks and striking agaiDs: the
bridge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03

anybody says to NE you must, ;
causes something to run up my spinal
column which says I wont" Ap
plause and laughter 1t is the sen
aie's duty to consider that treaty
carefully, and when | say it is no
traspsss upon their rights for Ameri
can citizens to express their views of
that treaty And am sure there is
no one who will more cbeerfully &C
cord that right to the senior. senator
from Massachusetts (Mr.s Hoar)
whom we delight to honor In spite
of all the intimations l see in the
press, believe that the senate will
not declere itself Sin favor of the law.
but against it's enforcement They
will act upon it with the desire to do
the best for the interests. not alone of
this country, but of the world. ZAP.
plause.
81 know judges make mistakes"
continued Justice Brewer. "Hav-
ing been on the bench many years,
| know it is dangerous to submit
grave questions to such tribunal,
and if 1 could see here one of my
brothers with whom / have been as
sociated for two years, referring to
Justice Harlan, one Of the Bering
Sea arbitrators,) ! think I could illus,
trate that at his expense. Laugh
ter But then, what are the errors
and loses incidental to arbitration
compared to the horrors of war !?
(Applause. What are few million
dollars of wrongful damages in COM
parison to the sacrifices of thousands
of human lives?
Justice Brewer in his peroration
brought down the house by a brief
but dramatic poem on "lost oppor
tunitiee," which, to the surprise o
many Of his hearers, he said had
been written by his fellow citizen,
ex-senator John j Ingalls, of Kan
sas. He declared, in ringing tones.
his opinion that the United States
had now. an opportunity which if
once lost might never be regained.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
Great Conaagration.
Million and a Half Dollars
Lost in Philadelphia.

PHn1LADELHrA, Jan 26 The fire
which, started at 6. As this morning from
an over-beated oven 10 the basement
of the 6story iron building, 1909 to
to 1917 Market street. bnrDed over the
block bounded by Thirteenth, juniper.
Market aud Filbers streets. destroyed
or gutted so buildings and consumed
property valued at 81 500. 900. Many
small storekeepers lost their all and
several thousand working people were
thrown out Of employment. The dam-
aged buildings were generally iully in-
sured. TIE fire was the worst that has
been experienced 10 Philadelphia 10 a
generation. The scene CT the destruc-
tion was located 10 the very beart of
the city. Many of the properties de-
troyed. especially on Thirteenth. Juui-
per aod Silver streets. the latter a
small .boroughfare ruoning between
Merket and Filbert streets, we're small
old fashioned dwelling houres and aside
from the loss to the tenants, their de-
structiou will probably be 60 the ut
mate good if new aud more modern
buildings are erected on their sites
Surrounding this section are many
handsome wholesale stores and on the
south side Of Market street. directly
opposite which the fire ragged iercest is
located the famous general store Of ex-
Postmaster General John Wannamaker.
Though 90 FIRE time aud again, and
while the frontage on Market street
was badly damaged, the store was saved
from destructsou. To the west of the
FIRE. but separated frou it by the great
sidto Of the street and pavement at the
great pile Of white marble buildings
used as the city hall. Beyond the
cracking Of some Of the plate glass
windows by the intense heat, the ball
escaped uuscathed.
While there were number of minor
casualties among the 6remen, no one
was very seriously hurt. but one death
is cbargeable to the fire. Joho A.
Felt, bookkeeper 10 the employ of a
business firm 10 the vicinity, dropped
dead from heart disease produced by
the excitement attending the FIRE.
The building at 1909 to 1917
Marker street was occupied OF the up
per floors by the umbrella mandatory
of Hirsch Bros They also occu-
pied the lower Aocr of 1909 as sales
room Denuett's eating cafe occupied
two other rooms on the ground floor and
the western room Of the building at
1917 Mcrket street was occupied By
Hanscamb Bros grocers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy :or you
troubles If net ge; bottle now and get re-
lief. This medicine has been found to be pecu,
liarly adapted to the relief and cure of all Fe-
male Complaints. exerting wonderful direct
influence in giving strength aud tone to the
organs. If you lave loss of Appetite, Consti-
patton, Headache Painting Spells, or are
Nervous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy or
troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is
the medicioe you need. Health and Strength
ere guaranteed by its use. Fifty cents and one
DO lar at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03

Lamp shades when artistica!iy made f
repe tissue are things of beauty. If you
want to make shades to beaatify yoar homes,
Il G Osteen 4 Co. can supply the materials.
A large stock Of crepe tissue IN tea foot rolls
ust received.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
Deraile6L by Ice.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 28.-The ice and
snow, with an open switch, was the
cause Of an engine aud one car of the
Brooklyn Elevated railroad to leave
the structure at Fulton and Bradford
streets tonight. falling to the ground,
distance Of 25 feet. Several persons
were injured as well as the car and en-
gine being entirely demolished. Two
persons, it is said will die
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
Free Food And Fuel
Stored IN the Police Stations
in Chicago.

CHICAGO, San. 26 Bitterly cold
weather aggravated By wiud, continued
to sffiict the poor people of Chicago
to-day and make the lot of those more
Fortunate at least uocom Portable and
attended with danger from frost bites
At mlduigbt tonight the official record
was that of three successive days Of
temperature below zero and in the
double figures most of that time, too.
The most cheering Information that
can be given by the weather bureau as
to the future is that the tendency to
moderation manifested after noon to day
will probably continue tomorrow. 1t
is not SO cold, about zero, and the cold
wave may slowly decrease during the
day.
The day began With the mercury
showing II degrees below zero, falling
to 16 by 6 o'clock this morning. At
noon the weather moderated to 9 de-
grees aud from thai time until o'clock
the mercury continued rising. 1t was
stationary at 4 degrees for several
hours after that hour. but fell slowly
late to night as usual.
An unknown man vas found frozen
to death 90 the outskirts of the village
of FINLEY park. near Blue Island. on
the Rock Isiaud railroad this moruiog
James McCormick aud George Gerntz,
telegraph operators, we're found at an
early hour near together on Wells
street with their bands frozen. Macy
less severe cases Of freezing we're re-
ported during the day from the police
stations aod drug stores. where most Of
the victims took refuge The cry Of
want of heat, food and clothing has
been answered by general and gene
rous contributor of money, food and
clothing.
The mayors special subscription
fund rcrched nearly $40, 600 this after
noon. Subscriptions are coming FROM
outside the city and many thousands Of
dollars worth of supplies we're received
from citizens in lied of such donations
The whole available police force was
utilized day and night to ascertain the
needs of sufferers and distribute the
relief 10 patrol wagons and ambulauces.
Il is estimated that Us, 1000 persons have
been given enough food, fuel and cloth
Jog to keep them from extreme suffer-
ing since the u ayor's proclamation was
issued. Mayor Swift said more distress
has been found among the poor and
absolutely destitute than had been ex.
peoted aud the demands made for help
we're becoming 30 great that it might
become necessary far him to appoint
special committees to collect additional
funds among the business men Of the
city. Every police station has been
made storehouse for coal, beef, beans.
peas, coffee, -four and meat The starv.
ing poor we're brought to the stations
and given liberal allowance with an
invitation to call again when the sup
ply was exhausted. The most numer-
Gus cases Of acute suffering come
from South Chicago aod Grand cross
ing. The officials aud employees of the
Postal Telegraph Cable company made
up a fund of $4,000. The ignorant
fear of many foreigners prevents them
from seeking the extended relief at
police stations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03

Spartanburg, Jan. PA negro
named Mandy Hunt and her two
children were burned to death in
their home near this city about 3
o'clock this morning. The house
caught fire while they were asleep
and the three inmates perished before
assistance arrived.
The Dickinson press., 1897-05-01
For Sale cheap.

The best quarter section Of land
in Stark Co., one and one.half miles
southwest Of Dickinson, 120 acres
broken and ready for crop, living
spring, stone house. Also a quarter
section known as the Bill Davis tree
claim, two and one half miles north
east of town, so acres b.oken.
Also have good business property
on Sims street one door north of Joe
Huska's; and good residence proper
ty on Hannaford street, opposite Os.
born's gallery. The above property
will be sold cheap for cash, or on
liberal terms. A. G. McGillivray.
4-3-tf
The Dickinson press., 1897-05-01
When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was q Child, she cried for Castoria.
When che became Mis-, she chung to Castoria.
When Tho had Children, she gavethem Castoria
W. Barrett. state superintend.

w. W. Barrett. state superintend-
emit of irrigratio, and forestry, has
sent tree seeds to Superintendent
Finger for free distribution among
the school children on Arbor day,
May 7lh. 1t is intended that each
pupil shall have 80 or 40 seeds. MI.
Barrett urges all to observe Arb,r
day by setting trees and planting
seeds.
The Dickinson press., 1897-05-01
CURRIE e GO.
Hosiery!

Ask to see the Match
less and "Albert Fast
Black" Hosiery for la
dies. Our No. 800 and
500, made from q
Yarn, spliced heel and
feet. at 25c. per pair,
are equal in value to
those sold by most
stores at 35c. We have
q fast black seamless
hose at l5c. 3 pr. for %.
Do not forget our Frog
Brand Children's hose.
The Dickinson press., 1897-05-01
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
pARTNERSHrp.

Notice is hereby given that the partnership
heretofore existing, at Dickinson, North Dako.
"a, between John c. F. Parker and Thomas II.
and Ryan, is, this 10th day Of April, 1881, dis
solved BY mutual consent, said John C. F. Par
ker will continue tho business of said firm on
his own account and will pay all debts OF said
firm and he alone is authorized to collect notes
and accounts payable to said firm.
J.C. F. PARKER
THOMAS II. RYAN.