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OFFICE DESKS. valuable old books, an
in-uiense stock of new and second hand
furniture cheaper than anywhere else.
Collins Furniture Company, ZIG Louis
tana street. under Hotel Boylc. II
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YOUNG lady composator of one year cx :
rorcnce desires position as apprentice
ment. small salary. Address j. 4. Ziry
Ter. Hamilton. Texas. ia
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NEW BLACKSMITH OUTFIT. complete, FOR
half valuc; brass valves, ppe fit ngs,
tniectors betting. less than half price,
push cart, stosl whcelharrow. Collins
Furniture Company. umder Hotel boy -
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THREE pure bred IIolsteln- Fresan bulls
Year old for SIS; snap. For informa
ton address H. X. KNOWLES, Bryan, Tex |.
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NICELY furnished front room. wAh use
OF kitchen. three blocks from court
house rent, reasonable, also nice room
iVi one or two gentlemen itoS fnair g
avenue Is
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| REAL STATE.
M1l ..mIl!.s.....-

FOR SAI.F,-Large tracts of very fne
land in this and adjoining counties at
reasonable prices. Mrs. Cora Bacon
Foster, Moore Burnett Building. 1913
Texas avenue. II
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FOR RENT--Ry Lone Star Moving and
Storage Co. all kinds of houses and two
nice unfunisned rooms. with graie, cor
ner Main and Texas avenue, phone hSS. Is
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FOR RENT--Six room furnished house IN
desirable locality. convenient for street
cars etc. CAL on c. A. Edllng, iolbl7
Congress street, city. u
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WANTED-A man of family, CAPABLE of
managing enen or overseeing plantation
wants work of any kind Address A 30
this office ii
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A. =. KIESLlNG. local agent for Root
Tea-Na. 500 Main street. corner Prairie
avenue Houston Texas. 81
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FOR SAI.E-An assortment OF second.
hand betting, puileys. ehafting, hangers,
piping, etc. Cali at the business office OF
Tho Post. Il
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FOR RENT--ln private family for cou-
pies without children or gentssnen,
,bees; references exchanged. Apply Mrs.
A. NJ, kimball. 1911 Texas avenue. II
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FOR SALE--A iine litter OF st. BERNARD
puppies, male, s2a: pair. $40. Address
Rev Father Nrara, prahs, Texas. or
A. Brlmncmann, Flntoula, TeNap. ID
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MASKS. costumes. wigs. boards, tights
etc. to let and made TO order. mail or
ders receive prompt attention. Texas
Costume House 60dla Main street IL
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Nancy easily made by writing Safety
INni life Insurance for the old Hart
ford; Mr.. Patterson w1ll call and in
struct: notes first annual premium at
our risk. Harris & Patterson. managers,
Dallas. If
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WANTED-Situato on as hous.ekoepor nv
middle aged white woman. Address Mrs
q. CUP. Katy. Texas ii
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ENTIRE third floor over our store for
rent. suitable for offices, lodge rooms or
furnished rooms. l.. Nj. Jones * co.
ClDthlcrs IL
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MADAME H. WESTPHAL'S new elegan,
masquerade costumes for rent and made
to order: orders sent all over Texas; Gil
Travis street. il
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WANTED-pos ,tlon by an an round bust
ncss man bookkeepcr and accountant:
Is years experience Address 80 this
office, 10
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TRAVELLING Statesmen for cigars: old
reliable house; experience unnecessary
extra inducements 10 customers, Sia TO
SlDo per month and expenses. Chas. G.
Bishop IL Co., St. Louis
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WANTED--Postion on good dairy: have
had Is wears experience. can give BEST
of references. Address s.. this office. IL
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For RENT.


For RENT.
- ill.,. Fiji.
NICELY furnished front room. wAh use
OF kitchen. three blocks from court
house. rent, reasonable, also nice room
ioi one or two gentlemen: iioS Fnair.e
ny. n,.e. 10
FOR Neutrality-suspicious. ,wo-story house.
forhood. modern convemiences Call ut
once. an Walker avenue. 10
FOR RENr--Six room furnished house IN
desirable locality: convenient for street
cars. etc. eau on c. A. Edling. ioibla
SonsIe-s street, city.
FOR RENT--ln private family. for cou-
pies without children or gentlosnen,
rooms and board, all modcrN convent
,hces references exchanged Apply Mrs.
~ NJ. klmball. 1911 Texas avenue. u
FOR RENT-Four nice five room cottages,
convenient to street railway; choice at
Nn.N per month: good enough for any
one, j. H. Bright room sso Mason
FARM FOR RENT--ThlrIy acres land, IN
Ss wost os AoS or room %rp nS"s to
L: Yves heimer. lolp TeAes avenue. g
FOR RENT-.One elght-room. two story
house. Charities. corner Lamar. with
outhouscs and large ward room. Apply
TO c. Y, Ashe, lilslg Preston avcnuc. v
THREE neatly furnished rooms fer light
housekeeping. VIII rent very reasonable,
pleasant ilc ghhorhood convenient 80
street car. good water. Apply lli7 San
Jacinto. corner DALLAS II
FOR RENT-Threc or four good rooms.
for light housekeeping. partl. Furnished
or unfurnlshed; good neghrorhocd; mo :
crn convenienceS. private family, rcier~
ences exchanged, Call at once. So Jcfler.
son. u
FOR RENT-Two-s,ory dwelling house,
No. 2sC7 Austin street; sl2 per month
change. 10
FOR RENT--Ntcc furnished rooms; one
block from court house; gentlemen only
rent reasonable. Apply Sl5 Caroline 81,
FOR RENT-Ry Lone Star Moving and
Storage Co, all kinds of houses and two
nice unfurnisned rooms. with era,e; cor
ner Main aud TeNas avenue phone eSs. Is
ENTIRE third floor over our store for
rent. suitable for offices lodge rooms or
furnished rooms. l.. Nj. Jones Il CO.
olothiers II
FOR RENT--Newly furnished southcas,
rooms bath. and convemcnt to board
ing houses. Aprly loli Mek lnney: u
FOR RENT-Two rooms for light house
keeping. 2li5 Frlnklin avcnue rent rea-
sonahle Is
FOR RENT-C Cheap. FOR term of years.
ground floor INtnlan iiAilt nest nus,
ness location and bulll.ng in FIFTH ward
Appiv to a. Frauktn Si,tig. President. IL
FOR RENT-Three or four large rooms,
furnished complete. or would rem, I'M
furnished: bath with hot and cold water
Apply 1n,h Rusk avenue L,
TOR RENT Store at 503 Main street .
possession March j. also one office up-
stairs, Apply 10 Polemanakos Bros.
Man and Prair.e, Il
FOR RENT-OIe furnished second story
front room fef gentlemen. Call at ITO
Walker II
FOR RENT-Store No. 100 Congress ave.
nue. opposite court house Apply c. J:
IL hler 900 Congress avenue. ti
FOR RENT-t'loor space ON second moor
OF Post building. Apply to q. j. Palmer,
business Manager. "
STORAGE L Ia lsSd;s1 AND A. ~, HN Sor
storing Furniture and Merchandise OF
all kinds. Pcden & Co.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by a an round mil
man and engineer. competent TO take
charge. erect and operate. Address 81,
this office. II
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HOUSTON CHINA HALL Is now ready
for business at their new stand; lO0G
Rros' carpet department. Jas. L. Dunn
bic Manager. II
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IF YOU MEAN BUSINESS, ht yourself
for 1t now by caking course at the
Houston Shorthand and Typewrting
School. Mason Block. Miss Alice Il.
Harper. principal. day and night ses-
SlonS. u
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FOR 11lE next tm,rty days ! olter new
four-panel cypress doors az follows; 4Vo
press doors. . 10 x6' 10'xl ~. nj $i3;
800 cypress doors 3'xi'xl' a.. al sl5o;
acnd IN YOUR orders ~lrly. Nj fettoi,
In Il
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L AMPS! LAMPS! LAMPSl-Incandesc
lamps, Wholesale and retail; armAture
rewinding a specially; electrical and rail-
way supplies. The Barden-Sheets Elec-
trical Construction Company. s0l Preston
avenue II
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SITUATION wanted by white cook, man
boarding house section house, hotel OF
boarding cars; fifteen years experience
In city or out. Address ", this Office.
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FOR RENT--Ncwly furnished southeas,
rooms bath. and convemcnt to board
Gnr houses Applv 1914 Mex inncv. IL
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WANTED-If you are a Catholic, unem-
rloyed. end will work FOR SIS per week.
write MaeConuell Bros. Ii Franklin
sirent Boston, Mass
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SITUATION wanted by experienced ium-
her and grain man and practical book
keeper; references. Address l.. j. r.,
tbs office. II
The Bourbon news., 1897-12-17

fornia? Taking care of yourself, see."
He glanced at the debris of my
luncheon as we shook hands. 1 had not
seen George Poindexter for many
moons and welcomed him warmly.
''Of course" he said, awkwardly, TAX
ing the chair next mine, 81 read of your
fathers financial troubles and subse-
quent death. 1 trust, old man, you
saved something from the wreck"
Not nickel"
AS we smoked our cigars in the court
yard, walking up and down beneath the
palms, George asked me many ques-
tions, which l answered. He was ma
tive son of the Golden West, heir to large
interests, and as good and kindly fell
low as L could wish to meet. Presently
he said: 81 suppose you're looking for
berth?"
'Ihave one already"
"A good one?"
"Ten thousand a year." l replied,
lightly.
"Phew! Ten thou You're joking,
Hugo"
Not much" / pulled the Enquirer
from my pocket, and showed George the
lad" Il applied for that" 1 said, land
got it,"
POindexter halted, an amazed look in
his hazel eyes. Then he whistled and
laughed.
Where's the joke?" demanded.
Not on you," he replied. but on us.
The fact is that 'ad' has been running
for six months, and during that time
hundreds have presented themselves at
tho bank, in vain. Now you, an effete
Philadeiphian, carry off the prize. Why,
men got tired of applying. Old Gerard
just looked at 'em and gave 'em the
bounce. But, Hugo, what does tie old
duck want you to do?"
That, George. is secret"
"Oh! / beg pardon"
Not necessary. The sec-ls S ?, s.
cret 20 me-"
ut is? You don't mean to say you've
accepted the JOB blindly?"
l detected a note of anxiety in his
voice which puzzled me. George. of
course, knew the fin&ncier; and upon
that knowledge : decided t. draw lib
orally.
''It was there - take or leave, Gecl sc.
What sort of man is Gerard? Tell1ne
about him.
lies d holy terror, Hugc. AID sI-
other thing, if he pays J-u tex sthCnserd
dollsrs vsar, he VII excsct t7 g7t
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Tit-Bits.

While a number of white boys were
skating in Kentucky, d negro boy came
to the creek and commenced putting on
his skates. The skaters tried to dive
kim away, but he would not go. This
aroused their anger, and one of them
challenged him to fight and called him D
coward when he refused. A little while
later the pugilistic lad broke through
the ice. The white boys ran franticallyJ'
about, too excited and frightened to try
to rescue him from his peril; but tie
negro threw off his coat, dived into the
icy water, and happily succeeded in saw
ing the life of the yOungster who had
called him a coward. The rescued boy
cannot be destitute of the sense of
shame, and in this he has no doubt been
sufficiently punished without having his
name printed. The name of the colored
boy is Wilbur Travis--YOuth's Com
panion.
The Bourbon news., 1897-12-17
PERSONAL AND IMPgRsoNAL.

The sculptor Luigi Amici, who pro-
duced the tomb of Gregory XIV. in st.
Peters. died recently at the age of 81
in utter destitution in a hospital at
Rome.
The Dutch privy council has de-
cided that cycling is undignified and
unsafe for a prospective queen, and ac-
cordingly Wilhelmina must content her
self with a Shetland pony.
H. T. Lewis, of Greensboro, Ga,
has been appointed judge of the SUI
preme court of the state, to succeed
Judge Spencer r. Atkinson, who re-
signed to accept place on the Georgia
state railroad commission.
For many years the exact burial
place of James Otis, one of the revolu-
tionary leaders, has been shrouded in
mystery. 1t has now been discovered
that he was Inferred in the old Granary
burial grounds in Boston.
M. Casimir-Perier, the predecessor
of Felix Faure. who resigned from the
presidency of France, is credited with
a desire to reenter public life. He is
preparing % contest again MS OLD seat,
which becaIne vacant on his election to
the presidency.
SO great was the interest taken in
the memorial services to the late Sen
ator Isham G.. Harris, held in Memphis
on a recent Sunday, that practically
every church in the city was closed in
order that the ministers and congrega-
tions could attend the services in the
Auditorium.
-Signora Verdi, the wife of the COM
poser, died in November. His first wife
was the daughter of the village organ
ist, whom he succeeded in that office,
but she died early in his career. The
lady who has just died was his second
wife. She was Nine. Strepponi, and
appeared in the first performance of
his ''Nabucco" more than half century
ago.
The Bourbon news., 1897-12-17
COMING INDUSTRIAL CENTERS.
VIII Be in the Foothills with Electric
Power from the Mountains.

VIII Be in the Foothills with Electric
Power from the Mountains.
The modern industrial city has been
dependent for it's rapid expansion upon
it's superior advantages with respect to
coal-that is, it must have either nav
igable water front or be a natural rail-
way receiving and distributing center
or be the natural focus of coal and
iron region. All this will be changed in
the great electrical waterfall cities of
the future. The power, as rule, will
be produced in the mountains, while the
cities will be scattered far and wide
over the foothills. There will be better
air. more room, better drainage, more
civilized conditions of living than is
the case with the present Ovcrcrowded
industrial beehives, built for the most
part on the swampy deltas or in the
valleys of great rivers. Under the pres
sure of dear coal and with the attrac-
ton of cheap water power the face of
Europe will be changed. AS indicated
by Lord Kelvin, the highlands of Scot
land will become industrially more inn
portant 10 Great Britain than the com
paratively fiat midlands; Switzerland,
Norway and Sweden, the Austrian Ty
rol and Pennsylvania, may become the
industrial center of Europe, owing to
their superiority in water power. !
For the rest the course of manufac-
lures will seek the sources of the great
river or of rivers not great which have
very rapid fall. In distant lands we
HnH Enm1iCI oDorinoarc olraoHu all
ing plans for saving the energy of the
falls of the Nile, Is miles below Cairo,
and it is we'll within the bounds of
probability that the Nile cataracts will
some day supply the power necessary
for running trains of cars from Alex
andria to Khartoum. Not only are
there magnificent falls on the Zambesi
itself, in'south central Africa, but many
of it's branches in the Shire highlands
have rapid descents in level, admirably
suited for the development of cleo
tricityLby turbine wheels. We too often
think of Hindoostan as a great plain,
forgetting that the Himalaya noun
tains, the highest on the globe, give
birth to the Ganges, the Indust, the
Brahmaputra and the OXus, all Of
which, with their mountain tributaries,
reach the plains after taking innumer-
able giant leaps down the mountain
sides. 1t is nonsense to say that the de-
velopment of this Zambesi are much
more within the range of civilization
to-day than any part of Montana, for
example. in the United States, was 30
years ago.-Cassier's Magazine.
The Bourbon news., 1897-12-17
A ROYaI LaundreRs.

A story is told of Princess Louise's
visit to the Bermudas. These islands
belong to Great Britain. The islanders
determined to give her reception, and
both rich and poor made ready to do
her honor. One day she was out sketch
ing, for, like the queen and the rest OF
the daughters, she is fond of sketching.
She was thirsty, and called at cottage
door for water. The good woman Of
the house was busy, and refused to g.
for the water. She, of course, did NO.
know who the princess was; she ws.:
busy ironing; she was ironing a shirt.
for her husband to wear at the reception.
of the queens daughter, she said. On,
no. she could not leave that to get
water for anybody. ''If you will get me
the water said the princess, II will
finish ironing the shirt while you are
gone" So the princess ironed the shirt,
while the woman fetched the water
Tit-Bits.
The Bourbon news., 1897-12-17
LETTER WRITING.
Some suggestions as to the Proper
Forms.


Begin your letter to woman friend
without any prefix of endearment at
all, says the Royal Letter-Writer by
Appointment to her Majesty, Mrs.
Grundy. For, with logical severity rea-
sons this -to-be-contradicted author
ity, it is henceforth to be considered
both vulgar and impertinent to call a
mere friend and acquaintance your
"dear." The letter-writer directs his
pupils to begin their notes or epistles
with easy, friendly sentences, and con-
clude with the words, esteem, respect,
or a new cut-and-dried phrase: ''In
hopes of an early meeting. am yours,
etc." or, I'm pleasant anticipation Eof
seeing you soon, 1 am yours, etc"
1t is distressingly inelegant to write,
pursues Mrs. Grundy's master of the
pen. any letter over four pages long;
that is, just one full sheet of letter-pa-
per. Leave a half-inch wide margin to
the left of every page, and by writing
an aristOcratic hand, of medium size,
all there is necessary to communicate
by post can be said in the fixed space
The model letter-writers in the politest
periods of society never required great
er space in which to make their clever
est mots or convey most interesting
news. For this reason the new letter.
paper is nearly foot square; and, odd
ly enough, the authority quoted recon-
mends men to study George Washing
tons penmanshfp as the most elegant,
graceful and manly model. An aris-
tocratic hand, be it impressed upon
those who follow the laws issued from
Mrs. Grundy's throne, is one which for
women shows no crossed t's or dotted
is, and is written in clear purple ink.
Black ink is meant for trade and legal
documents Only.-Farm and Fireside.
The Bourbon news., 1897-12-17

One cabbage or any greens, one onion,
one Glove, half tablespoon of butter,
cream to suit, seasoning, croutons of
fried bread. Well wash the cabbage or
greens. Put it into fast-boiling salted
water. Add the onion, peeled, with the
Glove stuck in it. Boil quickly till ten
der. Then remove the onion and drain
the cabbage well. Rub it through a
wire sieve, or, if you have not that
most useful article. mash it well with
fork. Melt the butter in the saucepan.
Put in the cabbage and stir we'll. Next
add the cream gradually; mix and sea-
son carefully. Serve very hot piled in
hot dish, and garnish with neatly cut
sippets of bread that have been fried
golden brown.-BoSton Globe
The Bourbon news., 1897-12-17
ue received. You can gamble on

value received. You can gamble on
that"
Poindexter liked the sound of his own
voice and / encouraged him to talk. 1t
appeared that Mark Gerard was most
singular person He had accumu-
lated a large fortune by sucking-I
quote Poindexter-other mems brains;
and this vampire-like quality endeared
him to few. He was generous as a ca
liph if he liked a man; but he had no
friends. He was secretive in his busi-
ness methods and sensual in his pleas
ures. Certain stories. George added, in
whisper, were afoat in clubland;
stories that hinted at double life - a
Hyde and Jekyll existence. Gerard had
been known to disappear for months at
TINE ieaving no clew 30 his GEcre-
abouts. Such persons, according to
George, should be handled with tongs.
The nature of these communications
was not reassuring; but had no wish
to cancel my dinner engagement. On
the contrary, cursed the lasgard
hours which yawned between appre-
hension and comprehension.
II WONDER" said George, as we part
ed, IF that old fox chose you because
you're stranger" This hypothesis 1
had overlooked.
fro BE Continued
The Bourbon news., 1897-12-17
THE THOROUGHBRED HAND.
A Few Simple Essentials for Its Care
and Beauty.

and Beauty.
A beautiful hand is, according to gen
eral belief, the sign of long line of
ancestors and of thoroughly aristo-
cratic descent. This is partly true, but
many unaristocratic people are en-
dowed with beautiful hands, and, more
over, what inheritance has not done,
care and attention can easily acquire.
Indeed, it is always possible to beautify
the shape and complexion of the hand,
be either so Indifferent or rough. The
hand cannot be pretty, however shape
ly it may be by nature, if the nails are
in any way neglected. The nail has
an expression, not to say an eloquence,
of it's own, for the social status of
man or woman can easily be detected
by the fashion in which it is shaped,
cut and cared for.
Few people know how to take proper
care of the nails without the assistance
of the manicure, and yet, with a small
amount of trouble, even the ugliest
nails can, in a short time, become
beautiful. Of course, it is difficult to
alter the color and shape thereof, but
with some attention they may be con-
siderably improved. To begin with, the
hands should always be washed in very
hot water or, better yet, in warm oat-
meal water. Failing this, few drops
of tincture of benzoin in the water
will add greatly to the whiteness and
softness of the skin, and also conduce
to the beautifying of the nails.
ho ,Jc ,.a oIaon
rinse them in clear, warm water, into
which a teaspoonful of almond meal
has been thrown. Dry the hands on
a soft towel and Immediately rub them
with the following mixture: One part
pure glycerin, one part lemon juice, one
part rosewater This can be prepared
either for immediate use or kept in a
bottle for three or four days at time.
Twice a week the nails should be rubbed
with this varnish: Half an ounce of
Distachio oil, 80 grains of table salt, 33
grains powdered resin, 33 grains ground
alum, so grains melted white wax, two
grains fine carmine. These ingredients
should be thoroughly mixed over a
spirit lamp, made into a kind of po-
matum and preserved in a small glass
or porcelain jar. 1t should be applied
to the nail by tiny wad of medicated
cotton and allowed to remain for half
an hour. The thin membrane at the
root of the nail should then be care
fully pushed back with the rounded end
of an ivory nail file and the little idle
skins that often grow at the root of
of the nail cut away with a pair of
very sharp scissors. When this is done
the nail should be polished with the
so-called diamond powder" small
quantity of which is put on a chamois
skin nail polisher. The hands are then
washed in hot oatmeal water, well dried
on a very fine towel and finally the
nails are polished once more with
soft chamois polisher. By doing this
twice a week the toughest and most
ungainly looking hands and nails can
be transformed into things of beauty.
| All this, as the fair ones will see, means
very little trouble in order to obtain
/ the agreeable possession of a thor
oughbred" hand.-Toronto Mail,