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TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL
Exhibitors Will Not Be Charged
 for Space or Power.
The Nashville Exposition Will Conn pare Very FavorabIy with the Cht- cago Worlds Fair-The NntiOn-
 al Event of 1897.

The Tennessee Centennial and Inter- national exposition, which will open at Nashville on the 1st day of May and continue for six months, closing Octo- Der 30, was originated purely from pa triotic motives, and not for the purpose of making money for it's projectors, and, therefore, exhibitors will not be charged for space or power. All of the principal buildings, magnificent in architecture and ample in dimensions, are now ready for occupancy, and more than nthree-fourthso of the space original ly allotted to exhibitors has already been taken, and in order to accommodate the growing demand for space, several of the large buildings have already been extended, and that others will now have to be extended or additional buildings erected is quite certain.
 In almost every respect the Tennessee exposition will surpass the Philadelphia centennial and all other expositions that have been held in this country ex- cept the worlds fair at Chicago. Over half million dollars has been expend- ed on the ground and buildings up to the 1st day of February, and the com pany does not owe dollar. More than as much more will be required for build ings and promotion, and this amount will be furnished without calling for assistance outside of the city of Nash vile and the state of Tennessee. The Atlanta exposition of 1895 had raised only $209,000 in money, and was in debt to the amount of $5oo,o00 before the gates were opened. The managers of the Nashville exposition have not only kept clear of debt, but they have profted in many other respects by the experience of other expositions, and no enterprise has ever approached the opening day under more favorable cir cumstances.
 The Tennessee exposition will com pare favorably with the worlds fair, but will not be too large to be thorough ly comprehended, while the grouping of the buildings and the general view of the grounds and buildings affords
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VARIATIONS IN AcoRNs.
How the Great Oak Trees fake Root and
 Grow.

It is said that in individual trees scarcely two leaves can be found ex- actIy alike. What is true of leaves is true of seeds-and indeed of every part of tree. It is also true of the be- havior of trees during their life career. In acorns especially one may note q remarkable difference in their be- hav4or. Some species of acorn will pre- serve their vital power without much diffculty for a couple of years, while others can rarely be found with life after a few months. Some when put into the earth will remain months be- fore sprouting, while others will sprout before they are fairly out of their cups on the trees. The acorns of the live oak of the south (Quercus yiyens) often sprout before they fall. The process of germination is among the most re- marlable of all American trees. The root pushes out from the acorn to a distance of many inches before it en- tGrs the ground-the root then goes into the earth while the bud or pulmule
 aseends to form the incipient tree trunk The young tree of the live oak
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will frequently be a distance of six inches from the acorn. iii this re spect the behavior of this species of oak corresponds nearly with what is almost universal in monocotyledonous seeds Another early sprouter is the common white oak, Quercus alba. These have not been known to sprout on the tree, but they scarcely reach
 the ground before the little radicle pre- pares to enter the earth. It does not walt to get to the surface of the earth before doing this On shelves or boxes where there is some number of them together the whole will be a mass of rotts a few weeks after gathering. On the other hand, the nut of the burr oak, Quereus macracarpa, will remain a long time before showing any disposi- ton to sprout It is these varying characteristics which make rules for the transportation of seeds difficult each kind has to have method of it's own. So far as the two oaks are con cerned, it has been found better to send young plants long distances than the acorns themselves.-Mee s Monthly.
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the baby sobbed in a fit ofhysterics. n was half an hour before the excitement had abated and the train began nov ing. Presently the drummer came down the aisle and beckoned to me.
 "I'll bet that was the boy, he whis< pered as we stepped aside.
 "Hush!" I said Don't say word to anyone. It'll get to her if you do.'
 When we got to St. Joe, we helped her off the train and into the depot.
 Shell have to stay here 23 hours be fore she can get to Shanleyville." said the doorkeeper.
 CT don't mind waitin' at all" she said in the same cheerful, kindly voice. "Tl sit down here, an' won't mind it. I've got so much to think about the tilne will pass quick. I couldn't sleep any way"
 We urged her to go with us to ous hotel, but she politely refused, and so got her rocking chair and made her as comfortable as she would let me in the ladies' room.
 Late at night I went down to the station to see how she was. The depot was cold and silent and deserted. pushed the door open cautiously and peered into the ladies' room. There she sat, all alone, rocking, and as shs rocked, she sang in a low, sweet voice:
 "on the other side of Jordan.
 In the sweet fields of Eden,
 Where the tree of life is blooming.
 There'I be rest for you"
 Then I saw that she was holding her satohel against her breast and batting it as if it were baby.
 "Hush," she said when she had fin
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MY LADY.
nY IRVING BAoHELLER.
Copyright, 1s97.1

lOOpy Etbhtt Ao9tsl
 We were moving at a snaips pace on ! way train in western Kansas. It was growing dark and the brakeman was lighting the lamps. A great loneliness fell on us as we sat looking out of the window on the gloomy plains. \ beard- less youth with his young bride sat op- posite, and their eyes were wet with ears. A woman holding baby on the seat behind us was humming an old cradle song in a low, monotonous tone full of love and sorrow. A drummer just ahead sat signing behind a barri- cade of grips and bundles. Subtle sug- gestions on every side spread a thought of home among the wayfarers.
 Suddenly a gentle voice broke the si- lence, and we all turned in our seats.
 Have we crossed the Missourey river yit?" it asked.
 Looking back, we saw an old lady sitting alone in the back of the car. There was a sweet mother tone in her voice that thrilled us to the bone. My wife and went back to her seat.
 q was wonderful" she said, leaning forward, timidly, eff we've crossed the Missourey river yit."
 She sat beside an old-fashioned shab- by satchel of glazed cloth. Her form was bent, her face wrinlSled, her hands hardened with toll. She wore an old shawl now threadbare, and a bonnet bought some better day long, long ago. But there was something in her voice
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LovE-mAKlNe IN MEXICO.
Custom Raises Obstinate Barriers Bo~
 tween the Wooers.

Custom Raises Obstinate Barriers Bo~
 tween the Wooers.
 As rule no one is received in an ex elusive Mexican home unless his social caste is equal to that of the family he desires to visit, and then he must needs be presented and vouehed for by friend in whom the household has inn plicit confidence. A suitor, therefore is not admitted to the residence of bie inamorata on her invitation alone, for the portero, in charge day and night ot the great doubly -bolted zahuan giving entrance from the street to the inner courts of the house, is under instl1lcy tions to admit nc. one except by order of the parents of the senorita whose au- dience is being so eagerly sought. The young gentlemen may earnestly pound upon the massive brass knocker for hours, seeking adAittance, but his knocking will not avail. So he and the lady of his choice must do their distant loye-making in the public view and hear ing until such time as the stony parent al heart shall have melted sufficiently to grant him admission to the family circle. Inside of the domestic citadel the lady meantime warmly pleads the cause of the unhappy one without, ex- tolling his constancy and the many other good qualities which she has proved her faithful admirer to possess. The day is at last victorious1y carried, by one means or another, and the lovers are allowed the privilege of the parlor; but they are never left alone, for the old system of chaperonage is still rigid- ly in vogue.
 If the attentive lover desires the conn pany of his chosen one to the opera. or upon a coach drive, he must include an invitation begging the presence of the father or mother, or, more properly, of the whole family. Mexican families are, unfortunately, given to the prompt acceptance of such invitations in B cheerful body, and the result is that the son-in-law-to-be and the destined bride. when they appear in public. find them selves mere members of q large box party at the play, or a full coach load of company, for all of which gayety the young matrimonial aspirant pays the bills. The sanctioning presence of the family gives formal announcement that there is a wedding on the tapis. Ladies' Home Journal.
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and smile that might have made us beg her blessing on our pended knees. There is so much in voice l almost think that God will judge the quick and the dead by their voices when they answer their summons on that last day the prophets speak of. Her voice came out ofasoul seasoned by sorrows, and white. At the altar, at the cradle, at the fare we'll on the threshold, at the bedside of the sick, at the graves of the dead it had got its quality. I wonder if the thing we so vaguely worship and revere as"t the lady" was not in this woman.
 ''I'n goin' t' live with my darter over in Missourey," she said, "an' I'll have t change cars at St. Jo. We ain't got there yit, have we?"
 "No," l said, as we turned the seat and sat down facing her. We don't ar rive there until late this evening""
 "Ain't seen my darter fer years an years," she said. "She's my only girl, am the boys is all gone away 'cept one, an I've just took him t the 'sy- lum. Has fits, an guess he'll never work no more"
 'Ls your husband living?" I inquired.
 No, sir; my man died 14 years ago. We ain't gittin' near St. Jo, be we2' she repeated, looking anxiously through the window as we were crossing a bridge. "Oh, I guess that's the Mis- sourey river now"
 She chatted away in that cheerful manner for an hour or so, and during that time she asked us again if we were getting near St. Jo, and declared that she did want to see the Missourey river very much. Suddenly the train came to a halt on the prairie, and a moment later masked man opened the rear door of the car. He had a long revolver in his right hand, and he stepped briskly toward US.
 Put up yer nans-every man O youl' he shouted, and every hand went up except those of the old lady, who glanced up at him timidly.
 '.Gf me yer moneyl" he said to me, keeping me covered with his right hand while he extended his left for the roll of bills which 1 had drawn from my pocket.
 '.Yer watch, too," he said, and I gave him the watch, while my wife handed out her purse.
 Without word the old lady gave him an old tobacco bag containing her money, and he would have passed on, but he saw her trembling hands were groping under her shawl.
 T hate t give ye this watch,a she said, as she held it in her hand. Its pure gold. My oldes' boy giv' it t me an it's got his pictur' in it."
 Why don't the man take 1t and go on I thought. He stood looking down the car as if frightened, and as if he were not hearing what she said. Then he glanced hurriedly at the little old woman in black, dropped everything he held in his hands but the revolver, and stepped backward quickly out of the open door.
 4tScart, I guess," said the old lady, smiling, after we had got our breaths. Then the trainmen came running through the. car, and the woman with
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Pearls in Russia.

Thirty-three different kinds of pearls are found in various parts of Russia, seventeen being peculiar to the country. It would pay to fish for them systematically. but at present most of them are found by ig- norant peasants. who sell them for few rubles to merchants, to whom they are worth hundred or more. Chicago Times Herald.
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ished singing. Don't cry, poor little boy! Don't cry! Don't cry! Hush-hl"
 "Oh, Sairey," she continued in trembling, choky voice, and wiping her eyes, "ye hadn't orter t talk t me like that. It makes me feel so bad. You hadn't orter, Sairey."
 Then some noise seemed to startle her, and l came away.
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That Was Why He Was Crazy.

Hook at that foolish Mir. Baker out OH day like this without an umbrellas Is he crazy ?'
 .sI'm afraid he is. Let's hurry on. ! don't want to meet him.
 .Why not?''
 .sHe may recognize this umbrellas It's his. Odds and Ends.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
SAN FRANCISCO Call"

:: :srrs1NEss OFFICE OF the San Francisco CALL
.s1O Market street. open until IL o'clock every
night in the year.
BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street.
corner Clay; open until $50 o'clock.
- SS9 Hayes street. open until $3.50 O'clock
e15 Larkin street: open until 80 o'clock.
SW. corner sixteenth and Mission streets; open
until o'clock.
T. 14S Ninth street, open until o'clock.
2b1S Mission street: open until o'clock.
1905 Polk street; open until $50 O'Clock.
NV. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky
streets: open till o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

H-2z PLYMOUTH GONG R EG ATIoN NA L
sE~S Church, Post St. near Webster-Services
to-day at II A N. and 7SO P. N. sunday
school At $3.50 A. n. Rev. +. B. Cherington Of
Spokane (N ash. } VIII preach morning and even
Ing. Morning subj ct They Toyk knowledge
Thai They Had Been With Christ" Evening
ubject, "ChrisI the Elder Brother" The public
cordially invited.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
CHURCH NOTICES.

y~-~>--~~-~--~-->-----~-~-~-~-~
Es~S2 tfsi CeDrraF block 223 Suter ST.. between
Kearnv and Grant ave - Christian Science Bible
lessons; subject. 'Pauls Healing Work at Nell
Ia y Supday-school ;or children at the same hour.
"scence and Health" study thursday at P. N.
All are welcome
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

- FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH. SW.
Es~S cor. Geary and Franklin sts-Rev DR.. Sieb-
bins, minister Oh. rieS \. Murdock Superin-
tendent of SundayschooL. The sunday-schoo is
At 0 o'clock. The morning service is al II o'clock.
Theme OF morning discourse: "Jesus, Beho din 3,
Him, Loved HIM" All are Cordially invited.
1 here is no evening serv ce.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
- FIRST CONGREGATIuNAL CHURCH

E@ FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Es~S Post aud Mason sts.-Rev. George {.
Adams, D. D, pastor, will preach morning and
evening. Morning service, Il O'clock; COM
muniOu and reception of members. Evening serv-
ice 80 O'Clock. Second popular praise service,
with organ and choir selections from the COM
pos ttions OF MendeIssohn. Sermon by The pastor:
theme, The Novelist Who Studies Conscience"
he pastors Bible class Immed lately after morn
ing service sunday-schoOL l2:45 M; Y. P. X
{. E, $3.50 P NJ Samuel D. Mayer, orsanist and
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

w ANTED EXPERIENCED OPERATORS
w on overalls; also white, flannel and fancy
shirts. and a limited number OF young girls to sew
on buttons Apply Standard Shirt Factory, Cough
aud Grove SITS.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

WANTED IN QUIET PART OF THE
w city, TWO unfurnis ed sunny rooms and board
In exchange for tutoring children: references ex-
changed Address p. L., box 20, Call
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

~ THIRD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
s~S Fifteenth ST., MissIon-Rev. William
RAIDER, pastor. Services al II a. II. subject;
The Etrrna! Life" Services at 1850 P. NJ
subject, quality: or he Doctrine of Edward
Belizmy-' FOuIth il the series OF spec al SER
mons. Music by chorus choir under the direc-
tion Of illiam {. Stadtfeld. All are cordially
Invited
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
ROOMS WANTED.


= Rooms, UNFURNISHE FOR LIGHT
n0usekeeping; rent cheap: state price. A. H.,
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

F WESTMINsTER PRESBYTERIAN
eS@S' Church. c.rney OF Webster and Page sts -
Kew. s0h1utl s. Cryor D. D., pastor, will preach at
II>A NJ. topic, PRAYER in lis Relation 10 the
World: and IN the evening al. AS, topic, "Zac
cheus, the 1ax-e atheIer" SUNDAY school at $3.50
Christian. knCeayor al $3.50 P. Wednesday
even praye{-meeIing; .opc, GODS Fear OTIS. ."
Young Mems Grub Friday evening. All invited
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

rs SECOND UNITA RIAN CHURCH, COR.
E=~S Twentieth and Capp sts.-A J. Wells, pas
ter. Mr.. Wells Will presch al i a. NJ. on Fol
lowing the ethical christ" AT 7:45 n. the
third lecture in the course 1.-The DeviI OF Doubt"
Sund2. school a. 9;45 a. N Unity Club Tuesday
evening Strangers are welcome. Entrance on
Oapp 81. PASTORS residence, 924 Valencia St
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

NEW FRENCH SKIRT ATThRNS, 25C:
~ dress makers furnished positions free. McDow'
ell Dressm ak ing and Mi llnery School, lob Post
VALUABLE RECEIPTS FOR BEAUTIFY-
ing the skin and hair sold at 465 stevenson St
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
HELP WANTED-MALE.

TODAY lSUNDAY)-20 FARM, ORCHARD
L and vineyaru hands wanted, from S26 $50 TO
500 and iouEd, for diff rent places and counties;
men 10 PICK olives, fare 81; thorenoys: 5
teamsters for large rauch. S25 and $-6, must be
good plowmen; laborer tor park garden, SIS,
fare 81 so; farmhands tor same ranch: mixer
and wash cans $25. MURRAY q RE- DY, 634
ana 635 Clay ST.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

RooMS AND BOARD FOK IN PRIVATE
10, Cal flee.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

Re- FRENCH REFORMED CHURCH e27
@~S Pacific ST., bet Powell and Mason-Morn-
ing service, II O'Clock, commemoration of the
reformation, "Revlval OF Beliefs" Evening
I;45 oc ock, Gospel s-rvice CLOSING of the
fist week Of special service).
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

W ANTED-POSITlON AS MANAGER OF A
w daily or weekly newspaper or class journal by
q thoroughly competent newspaper n Of 20
years successful experienced references furnished.
Address i. q. f., box SO, Call flee,
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
ROOMS AND BOARD WANTED.

w ANTED-CENTRALL LILY LOCATED ROOM,
w breakfast and dinner in private family; &C
commooauons must be first class. Sand particu-
lars ana terms to NJ II. G. n. box 40, Call Office.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

NlIDDLE AGED LADY, GERMAN OR
Nt Swede preferred, to do light housewCrk and
sewing. 924 York ST., bet Twenty-irs and Twen-
ly-secOud
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

PARTNERS WANTED
RELIABLE NAN WANTED TO TAKE HALF
IL int rest in grocery store, Oakland; fine store:
excellent location and doing large and safe busi-
ness; established many years; bonus; fine
opportunity for the right man. Address for in
terview. B. L. Y, box 3, Oakland Call Office.
r ApY PARTNER, NOT OVER 30 YEARS OF
IL age, with about $1,000 in cash, for sery
connected with fower-store: nice estabI b.
ment and g, ,od-paying bu siDess in center OF = F.;
experience not necessary. Y x box IS. Call
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

S ST. ALBANS EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
e~S toresters Hall, 02 O'FarreIl st-Rev.
George &. Whyte Ph.D., will preach and Gel ebrAte
the holy comm un on this Sunday morning at / !
o'clock All cordially invited.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

- ASSOCIATION AUDTTDR DRIUM, MASON
sS~S and Ellis sts--Ma IS meeting his (Sun-
day. afternoon. Address by Rev. Char es Ed
wald Locke, u. d. sc. vice open TO both men and
women all invited The Nashville Colored stu
dents will sing two selections In this service
promptly at quarter before 3 o'clock, and will
give one OF their popular concerts at the Associa-
lion Auditorium Monday night
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

AA-WANTED MEN AND WOMEN
~ young and old, to work for us In their own
homes in spare time. day event g; pay 81
TO S15 per week: no canvassing: any Child can do
the wo.k: send address to-day: we send work
once. ID. A. GRIPP, Dept. 1885, Tyrone, Pa.
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AGENTS WANTED.

A GENTS TO CANVASS IMMEDIATELY
"A no experience required; wonderful improve
ment; needed everywh here; write quick: sample in
yelVet-lined case, 10c Mutual Manufacture
Company, 1876 Chambers ST.. New York
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

RF SERVICES AT THE FIRST DIVINE
G~C science ChuIch, 1850 Seventeenth ST. bet
Mission and Valencia NJ. Z. Cramer pastor
services at A N. subject OF discourse: ..Can a
Contr dictory Course of - ction Be Attributed 10
God-powerI All are cordially invited to attend,
Snnday-schOol at 10A NJ NJ. +. Cramer will sneak
on the same subject IN Gier's Hall, 5ll Four.
teenth st, Oak and, at AS p NJ
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

EXPERIENCED AMERICAN WOMAN DE-
II sires housekeepers position experimenting
or wo kingl IN hotel. furnished rooms: don't OBJ
iect TO child past years. Address MRS. l., $50
Mission st.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

Unusual OPPORTUNITY FOR UP-TO-
- date merchant tailor to secure an Al cutter;
j. Baumgarten, Montgomery ST.. for reference
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

I AIDES, DO NOT FAIL TO Wit THE
i largest and best conducted Dressm aking and
Millinery School in America. We teach the cele-
| DRAFTED Mcdowell garment drafting machine, tnat
| received the highest awards and gold medals at
Oil the fairs our system is used by the finest
dressmakers in Europe a d America Be up to
date and learn the only system worth using. In
| our millinery department we teach the making
| and trimming OF stylish hats and bonnets. Pat
| terms cut to order 25c up. The Mcdowell Dress
| making and Millinery School, 1OS Post st.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

YOUNG GE MAN WOMAN WISHES POSI-
L ton as housekeeper, or will do PLAIN sewing or
mending al home. Call lie sixth t., room 2, trs
floor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

MIDDLE-AGED SWEDISH NAN WISHES A
N1 situaton n in priv ate faml ly as coac hman or
gardener; understands milking; good references
S. NJ. s., box =, Call
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

R@ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, EDDY ST.,
az near Jones-SerVices sunday. November z,
1897. Preaching at II A. N and 1880 P. N by
Rev. ). Morse, D. ID. 1rayer and conferenc ce
n.eeLiDg Wednes ay, 7:45 P. Christian cul-
ture class, Friday
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

WOODChOPPkkS, WOODEN OP r IS
'. wanted, 70 men for different places in differ
~ ~ nd 81 cord; 55 shingle and box bolt ers
VI 60 cord. MURRAY q READY. 634 anu $50
Clay st.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

w WANTED-POSITION rs COMPANION TO
w lady: no objection to travel to take
charge of hrst-cless boarding house; thoroughly
comp tent and best OF references Apply SIT
Twentieth
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

- oIAFcUN MtMOhIAL MEIdODIST
s1>S Episcopal Church cor. Hayes and Buchanan
sts--Rev. John stephens, pastor: residence. 3O9
aight ST. services at II A. n and 7:S0 P. n
he pastor will preal al both services At IL
a. N, communion, address, and at 1880 P. N, the
first in series Of sermons on the Prophet Jonah
subj CT tOr this evening, Jonah, the Fugitive. !"
sunday at l. 80 P. NJ; {. b Perkins uper-
iutendenJ. kpworth League at 8: 80 NJ Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 40 O'Clock The
pubic cordially invited 10 all the services of
this church.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

LIRST-CLASS BARBER AND HAIRDRESS-
l. er, intelligent, middle-aged, wants a position;
city or country; manager in hotel shop and bat b.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

ECR HENRY A. IRONSIDE, EVANGE-
G~S list, viii conduct revival services in Gospel
hal 16 Mason st. Evening subject: "Christ's
hree \ Appearings." c. c. Herriolt, evangelist,
Will give Bible reading Tuesday evening at
O'Clock; subject, Life and Labors of the Apostle
Paul Revival servites every nigat All are
arnestly inyi ed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

COMPOSITOR, WITH KNOWLEDGE OF
~ iobwork, go)d book and newspaper man. fast
and an,wants work; wages no object; referent es
furnished. Address Com, box SO, Call.