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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-13
"RuNNER.p
He Gets a Good Salary, but Earns Every
Cent of 1t.

He Gets a Good Salary, but Earns Every
Cent of It.
Few men apparently earn their salaries
easier md with more pleasure than the
bookmaker's runners, and in reality few
men have to work harder and more conssi-
entiouSly for their daily bread than do
these same Unless you are ia
miliar with the methods of the runner you
will not be able to distinguish him from
any Of the other frenzied, wild eyed men
who people the betting ring of a metropOl-
itan race track on a race day.
If you know him, however, you win see
that he moves through the fighting mob
that surges through the ring just before a
big race with greater ease and far more
speed than the other madmen do, and that
when he "gets headed for a book he
manages to reach 1t before you have had
time to call the man who stepped on your
toe n Of the bad names you have pre-
pared.
That is the runners business, TO squirm
and wrlggle and twist his way through
the crowd up to the man he believes is
making n plunge on some horse. He finds
out what horse the man Is playing, what
odds he is getting and just how "swell" a
bet he is making; then he wriggles and
VWlbUS MS WAY DICK 10 MS employer, bellS
him just what he has learned mt then
starts out again.
The bookmaker, in the meantime, If he
thinks he is to get a play from the Same
man, drops his odds and waits for him.
Before the betting on tho race is half over
the runner has visited all of the 40 or 80
stands and has returned to his employer
with information concerning each horse,
tho extent to which it is being played, the
change in the odds and the amount of
money that Is being sent in on the race.
1t requires u quick brain, q good eye and
amazing ability to scramble through q
crowd to perform this work in the brief
time between the opening and the clos
ing betting, and the men who can do it
successfully easily earn the $40 a day that
is paid to them. Persons who have mar
yelled at the uniformity in the prices offered
against a horse will cease to marvel after
they nave watched n ~bookmaker's runner
squirm his way through the ring a couple
Of times.-New York Press.
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Ayers
Cherry PeeloPaI
is now HALF PRICE for the half-size
bottles-50 cents.
EXCELSIOR.
A Manufacture of Wood That Has Many
Uses and Is Sold In Grent Onnntltlea.

A Manufacture of Wood That Has Many
Uses and Is Sold In Great Quantities.
The material known as excelsior is not
refuse, nor is it made of shavings; it Is
an article Of regular manufacture. Ex-
colsior is of American invention, and 1t
was first made in this country 30 or 40
years ago. The present output amounts to
thousands of tons annually, and the use Of
it is all the time increasing.
Excelsior is made in many parts Of the
country, almost always in mills that are
in close proximity to the forests from
which the supplies Of wood are taken. A
considerable amount Of excelsior Is made
in conjunction with other manufactures;
for example, it is not unusual to set up a
few excelsior machines in a lumber mill,
but there is at least one concern in the
United states that makes nothing but eX-
celsiOr and has at a number Of different
points mills devoted solely to the produc-
ton of these curling fbers Of wood.
Eastwood and poplar are the woods used
In the production. The logs are sawed
into lengths of Is inches, which is the
length of a fiber of excelsior. These blocks
are split into halves and the wood Is prop
erly seasoned. Excelsior is made of DIFF
ferent degrees of -coarseness and hneness
of fiber. In the manufacture n series of
knife points run down the face of the block,
cutting into the wood in parallel lines chat
are spaced according to the width Of the
fiber to be made. A following knife slices
off the whole face of the block thus scored.
The flbers curl and comminglo as the knife
sets them free. An excelsior machine
makes 200 to 800 strokes a minute, every
stroke cutting off a tier of fibers across the
face Of the block. The usual commercial
package Of excelsior is a bale weighing
about $50 pounds. At wholesale excelsior
sells at SIG to $40 a ton.
Excelsior is extensively used for packing
purposes and in the manufacture OF bed
ding and in various other upholstery uses.
1t is also largely used for fltering pur-
poses, and 1t has various other uses. Ex-
celsior is now manufactured in Germany
and France, where it is called wood wool.
The wood used in the manufacture In
those countries is brought from Norway
n Sweden, and the manufactured product
costs more there h 1t does here.
American excelsior is exported to vari-
Gus foreign countries, The export demand
has not been great, but 1t is now increas-
inQ--NQ-E York Sun
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7 POINTS.
Iappeulngs Throoghout the Couutr
Chrohicied Tor Hnsty Perns,t.

.iappenlnFs Throoghout the Country
Ohronicied Tor Hasty Perusai.
Mt. Carmel win organize a Board of
Trade.
Pottsyile,s government building win not
be erected this winter.
Capt. pr J.. Kelly will retire from the
hotel business ut Centralia.
A movement is on foot to organize a
Women's Relief Corps at ashland.
1917 Roger Bros. spoons at cut prices.
swalm's Hardware Store. See ad.
James FINLEY has been appointed post
masfera at Natalie, near Mt. Carmtl.
Joseph d. Holman has been elected manager
of the Palace theatre at G|irardviIle.
Presiding Elder Mcdowell will preach in
the VI. f church at Pottsville tomorrow.
The Heading collierios closed down last
evening Tor the week, and will resume on
Monday.
marriage license was issued 20 William
Gradwell and Jennie L. Iaiug, both Of sheu-
Undolh.
james lowell, of G@imrdvile, had his leg
painfully crushed by "a fall of coal at the
Bear Ridge colliery,~
AshIaud's town council failed e. act flvor-
ably on tle ordinance of the Ashland and
t~eutullia electric railroad.
In another column will be found the notice
for the redemption of % 600 borough bonds.
Is yours hmong the numhcry
Harry Wilkes a Jtrs Central Railroad
brakeman died yesterday froIu injuries IT,
caiyed 10 the performance of his duty.
Samuel Adams, OF Ashland, was injured
hg "a @ll Of coal at tho Ashland cutlery yes.
-orJay, aud the accident may proye fatal.
At Easton yesterday Andrew Snayda
pleaded guilty to murder in the second de.
gree for The fatal stabbing Of Stephen Gaspar.
At Tanaqua yesterday Aimus Fishers
Ayile and son prevented him, after a dcspcr-
gte struggle, from committing suicide with a
4lzor.
CompHnt E, sth Regiment, N.G. Pa of
N]ahauoy Pity, will celebrate its 22nd ami
versary nd Nt Monday evening, by a banquet
and dauccI
Two inmates Of the Bradford county
Almshouss, who escaped, are hiding in the
mountains, whore thoy are in danger OF
freezing to death.
Tomorrow morning Bishop McGovern, Of
Harrisburg, will be at shamokin aud will
conduct pontifcal high mass in tie St.
Stanislaus Polish church.
The man going about this coal region
soliciting subscriptions To the Christian
Herald and offering a fine book as premium,
all for one dollar, is reported to be fraud.
The papers subscription price is 81, and it
issues no premiums.
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Services in the Trinity Reformed church
tomorrow at 1000 a. m, and $50 p. IN.
Sunday school at 1870 p. IN. Rev. Robert
O'Boyle pastor.
Regular services will be held in the United
Evangelical church, North Jardin street, to-
morrow at 10 a.. m. and $3.50 p. m. Sunday
school at 1.3O p. IN. Rev. !. j. Reitz, pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian church to-
morrow Mt 1920 a. m. and $3.50 p. m, Sabbath
school at p. m. Jr. C. b. Monday evening
at $3.50: So O. T.. Tuesday evening at 1880.
Prayer and song service on Thursday even
ing at ESQ. Rev. II. Maxwell Morrison,
pastor. Strangers always welcome.
Primitive Methodist church, James Moore,
pastor. Preaching at 1890 a. m. and $3.50
p. m. Sunday school at ? p, m. Glass meet
ing on Wednesday evening. General prayer
meeting on Thursday evening. Everybody
welcome.
Services IN All Saints Protestant Episcopal
church on Vest Oak street tomorrow. Holy
Eucharist II s D. m. Regular services at 1880
'a. m. and p. M. The rector will Oticiate.
Sunday school at p. m.
First Baptist church, corner of West and
Oak streets. Rev. ID. 1. Evans pastor. Services
at 10 a. ID. and 8 p. m. Sunday school at ?
o.. m. Prayer meeting Monday evenings.
Young PEOPLES meeting Wednesday even
ings. Glass meeting Thursday evenings.
Methodist Episcopal church, corner Oak
and White streets. Rev. Alfred Heebner,
nagtor General class meeting at 9 q, M, led
bv John seniOr. Sermon at 1880 a. m.
Sunday school at 2 p. m, DR.. j. s.. Callen,
superiutendent Sermon at $3.50 p. m. Seats
free. Everybody welcome.
Calvary Baptist church, South Jardin
street. praachfng tomorrow at 1880 q. m.
and $50 d. nd. by Rev. r. r.. ADKINS, of
Cbalteubam. Pa. Sabbath school at 2 p; M
Deacon j. Bum, Superintendent. b. Y, J.,
U. Tuesday evening, at 1880. wednesday
evening. general prayer meeting at 1851.
Everybody welcome
st. Johns Lutheran church, West Cherry
street. Rev. John Gruhler, pastor. Preach
ing. 10 o.. b.: Sunday school, l:3O p' m
preaching $50 p. ~
ST. Nicbselis Greek Catholic church, West
Centre Street. Rev. Cornelius Laurislni pas
Tor. Na8tnum service 8 a. m. high mass
10 a. m.
Church Of tho Holy Family, German R.
o. North Chestnut street. Rev A.. Il. Schul-
tehofer. pastor. First mass . a. mI second
ST. Casimirs Polish R. C. church, North
Jardin ,traet. Rev. j. A.. Lenarkiewlcz'
rastor. First mass 8 a. m, high mass 10 a..
m., vesper and benediction 4 p M
Church INF the Annunciation. 2ls West
Cherry sfreet. Rev. IL. f. OReily, pastor
rev. flames Kane, assistant pastor. flr5J
mass. 7 a. m,. second mass, s a. m, hlgh mass
10 a. M, beuediction, z p m
KebeIefb Israel Congregation corner OF
Oak and Vest streets, Rev. HehIy NH
mix pasfor Saturday services 3 TO ~ "a M
and 8 t05p. m. Sunday services Q 70 10 a. M
aud every week day morning IIoH "
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R A B FOOLED.
Held Up a Train on which There was
No Booty.

Held Up q Train ON which There was
No Booty.
Kansas city, Mo. Nov. lathe Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train known as
the st. Louis fast mail, which leaves
Kansas city at 9 p. M, was held up
by five masked men at $3.50 o'clock
last night at the Chicago and Alton
crossing, just opposite independence,
Mo, and less than a mile from the IA
nous Blue Cut, in which three train
robberies have occurred within the past
year.
Two Of the robbere were disguised as
women. and when the engineer saw
them swing the lantern across the
tracks. an apparent signal Of danger,
he did not hesitate to stop.
The engine crew were Immediately
covered with r%evolvers. Conductor
Dennis O'Brieu and Brakeman Nc
Michael stepped out TO see what was
the matter and were greeted by a vol.
ley of bullets, which at once caused
great confusion ia the passenger coach
es. The conductor and brakeman were
compelled to cut the express and bag
gage cars from the rest Of the train.
and the engineer and fireman were
made TO get down out Of the cab. The
robbers quickly jumped aboard and
took the engine and express a about
two miles further east, where they
stopped and compelled Express Mes
senger Williams to open the door. He
offered no resistance, as he carried nc
treasure. The robbers were greatly
surprised upon discovering that the
cars which they had captured con-
tanned nothing of value, and quickly
disappeared in the darkness.
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The nervous system suffers as much from
lack Of sleep as from lack Of nourishment.
Both may be supplied and a healthy condition
insured by using Paine's celery compound.
The stay aud staff of sound health is well
nourished aud well regulated nerves. Suf-
ferers from sleeplessness, nervous dyspepsia
or headache may be sure that every reser-
yolr Of nerve force has been tapped and ex-
hausted by work, worry, too little sleep. or
faulty nourishment, because of poor diges-
ton and assimilation. As soon as such signs
of nervous exhaustion are noticed, shaky
hands, broken sleep, poor appetite, wasting
diseases, neuralgia or dyspepsia, taxi advan-
tage Of the remarkable restorative and regu-
lating action Of Paine's celery compound.
Nervous disorders increase in a sort of
compound ratio. 1t is a thousand times
easier to put a stop to nervous debility in its
earlier stages than later on to correct nerve
and brain exhaustion, that may be compli-
Gated by heart, kidney or some other organic
trouble.
Paine's celery compound must not be con-
founded with any of the plausible sounding,
but really temporary makeshifts, whose cures
are never permanent nor thorough going,
and only bring deferred hopes that make the
heart sick. Paine's celery compound is the
greatest nerve and brain invigorator and
most reliable blood purifier the world has
/ ever been blessed with.
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SCHEME TO SWELL DIVIDENDS.
Device Employed by Some Gas Companies
and How 20 Thwart IL.

- @ C@aNf-a~
and How TO Thwart 1t.
Having graduated from the Sheffield
Scientific school, where he made a special
study of the chemistry Of Illuminating
gases, he quickly found a position with
ono of the older gas companies in n city
which shall be nameless. He. remalned
two years and then resigned. He had been
reared in the Methodist faith, and he con
hded to a friend that he could not retain
his position without doing violence to his
protesting conscience.
ut is a good thing for corporations that
they have no souls, " he said when chat
ting about his experiences, "as they are
relieved Of all fear of future punishment.
The eighth commandment is apparently
unknown to the general manager of the
company with which I was associated.
Did you ever have gas bills rendered for
amounts seemingly out Of all proportion
to the quantity Of gas you thought you
had burnedY"
Every member of the group nodded a
vigorous affirmative.
POSSIBLY your meters are defective, "
he observed, "but in the district served by
my former employers there was always a
kick coming from the consumers, and
yet the meters were absolutely accurate in
their operation. Every month the COM
pany collected from 10 to 10 per cent more
than it was honestly entitled to, which
was a tidy little profit on the side. How
was 1t managed? Easily enough. Every
night shortly after midnight the pressure
in the mains was raised enormously. I'm
der this increased pressure the gas was
forced through the meters and compressed
in the various pipes In the building Of the
consumer Naturally the motors arcurote-
ly registered all the gas thus forced through
them. Later the pressure was reduced be-
low the normal, and there was a return
flow through the pipes, but as the meters
would not back register the gas flowed
through them from the house to the mains
without producing any alteration in the
figures. Sticking to this system Of pump
ing, the company succeeded in getting a
showing at the end of the month that was
largely in its favor"
"Was there no way in which the con
sumner could protect himselfY" inquired
one curious member of the circle of listen,
ers.
Certainly, but as he knew nothing of
the method by which he was being swim,
died the simple checkmating scheme never
occurred to him. The prudent man who
carefully turned of his gas at the meter
every night when he was through with 1t
paid only for what he got. The milking
of the meters was then impossible. !"
And every one who heard how IL was
done made a mental resolution to use the
meter shut of thenceforward, oven while
consoling himself that the Chicago com.
panies are above resOrting to any petty
fraud Of this character Chicago Times.
Herald.
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combination of steel tubing manufac-
turers has been perfected, n the new
corporation viii absolutely represent
80 per cent Of the tubing output Of the
United States. The consolidation is
called the Shelby Tube company, and
is capitalized at $4,000 under the
provision for iron and steel plants in
the Pennsylvania statutes. Tubing for
different purposes will be made 1t diff
ferent mills, one taking the bicycle
tubing. one the government work, and
the other hue work, etc. 1t is eXpecte-
ed that the amalgamation win also I'M
dertake 10 produce steel billets by the
open hearth process.
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REDEMPTION OF BONDS.

Notice Is hereby given that the following
bonds OF the borough Of Shenandoah Of the
issue OF 1892, OF the denomination OF 500, have
been drawn for redemption on January LIST,
1898, and interest will cease on that date:
Nos lOi, 222, 212, 239i l2O, 2S7, "a, 50, 80, 263,
l55, 2S4, 1875, so, 255, 73. 100, l6i, n, 235, 200, 285
ia, 2S6, go, 256, 1870, 25s, 249, 1872, p, l5l, 29O, 1873.
273, 300, 1876, 1862, 81, -, 100, 265, A, 1903, 203, 40, So
100, 297, 1873.
Holders Of these bonds will present them fol
payment on above date.
O. II. S~TRAUGHE, Pres. OF Council.
WIN. J.. WATKINS, Sec'y. ll-l3-3t oaW
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BABYs SMOOTH FAIR SKIN
A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter.
Tells all about Her Troubles when

A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter.
Tells all about Her Troubles when
Baby Broke out with Sorofula Sores.
"At the age of two months, my baby
began TO have sores break out on hisright
cheek. We used all the external APP
plications that VIC could think or hear Of,
to no avail. The sores spread all over one
side Of his face. We consulted a physi-
clan and tried his medicine, and in a week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise in
two weeks more another B|crofulous look
ing sore appeared on baby's arm. 1t
grew worse and worse, and when he was
three months old, l began giving hiIl
Hoods Sarsaparilla. / also took Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle
was finished, the sores were well and have
never returned. He is now four years old,
but he has mover had any sign of those
scr0fulous sores since he was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, for which 1 feel very
grateful. My boy owes his good health
and smooth, fair skin to this great med
icine.' MRS, S. S. WRoTEN, Farming
ton, Delaware. Get only Hoods,
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ST. Paul, Nov. 13.-Miss Matilda An
derson, a young woman, who has been
kept alive at the hospital for six weeks
by artificial respiration, died late on
Thursday night of congestion of the
lungs. For ~ days the nurses and
house physicians of the hospital have
been filing Miss Andarson's lungs with
air by artificial means, at first by
raising and lowering the arms, and
when that became painful, by oper-
ating IN the chest. Had the nurse
stopped even for five minutes Miss An
derson would nave strangled and died.
And yet the young woman had become
SO used to the manipulation that she
ate and slept almost naturally, and
could carry on conversation.
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CARPETS and RUGS

This department is on the
second floor and is well stocked with the
production Of the leading manufacturers
Of Carpets and Rugs. You will find in
this collection Of hne patterns every
thing that is desirable in M~oqucttcs,
Body Brussels, Administer, Tapestry,
Ingram and Rag, and our prices are so
low that you cannot fail to be suited.
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C~ascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken. weaken or grippe, Toe.
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\~\\~~AN
Word in PassiDg.
% %~N000N@ VlA&

DR. D. J. Langton was called to Phila-
delphia on business to-day.
Supervisor d. Il. Llewellyn went to
Pottsville to-day to visit friends.
w. d. Settler, Esq, Of Pottsyille, trans
acted legal business in town to-day.
County Chairman Shay was registered
at the Ferguson House this afternoon.
Capt. Ship, of sbamokin, we'll known
to many Of our town residents, was a visitor
here to-day.
John Hanna was a passenger to North
cumberland today, where he will visit ac-
quaiutauces.
Edward S. silliman, Jr., superintendent
of the Mahanoy City Water Company, was q
town visitor this afternoon.
Miss Della Daddow, Of the staff Of sales.
ladies at Wilkinsou's dry goods emporium, is
confined to her home by illness.
DIR. L. D. Longacre drove to Beaver
Valley yesterday afternoon. He said the
trip was a cold one, but he enjoyed it.
Mrs. McMenamin, and her daughter,
Annie, are in Philadelphia. The lattor will
consult a specialist for treatment Of her eyes.
). J. Price listened to the sweet strains Of
music produced by the Ladies Symphony
orchestra, at Kaier's grand opera house, last
night.
Morgan Bevan, who has been an inmate
Of the Miners hospital for over two months,
has now fully recovered and been released
from that institution.
David B. Thomas, Of Scranton, was a
visitor 30 town yesterday. Mr. Thomgs was
formerly engaged in business here aud still
nmns nrnnerIv I'm tho tnMn.
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VIM ss,d They La a Cough
Advice-TAke fah-Aln"' ~Vo'
Bros, drug tore.
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When D. ious or c%ostiye, eat a Caseaiets
candy catlI lrtic. curt guaranteed to". 25c.
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Ask your grocer for the AOSai
dour, and tale no other brand ~ '"o D'''
aour made
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David B. Thomas, Of Scranton, was 8
visitor 10 town yesterday. Mr. Thomqs was
formerly engaged in business here aud still
owns property in the town.
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A GENTS get fifty cents on each dollar; no
y experience necessary. Write Tor agents
outfit. Address The Catholic News, s Barclay
St., New York, lG234toaw
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blankets and SHHMLS !

Blankets and shawls arc now selling
fast. We handle only those of superior
quality, and we purchase them i'm case
lots direct from the manufactures.
-6oxSo fine all wool White Blankets, S}.75
per pair. 7oxS2, &.75 the pair. 74NS4
$3.50 a pair. A good wool Blanket as
low as 81 Is the pair. ia colorcd wool
Blankets, SI.25 to S2.75 the pair.
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Are you suffering from rheumatism
Thomas Eclectric Oil has cured thousands of
the worst cases of this terrible disease. It
only costs p cents to try it.
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observation-disclosures to the premises Of the
u undersigned on October 10, 1897, a yellow
Jersey COW, with chain and bell on neck. The
owner can recover same upon paying costs Of
advertising and keeping by applying to Mrs.
James Monbeck, Kreb's station, S|chuylkill
county, Pa. L-l2-3t
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Morgan Bevan, who has been an inmate
Of the Miners hospital for over two months,
has now fully recovered and been released
from that institution.
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DOR SALE.-A hrstclass business stand, doing
It excellent business. A grand opportunity
for right person. For further information
address, j. d care OF HERALD office. 4l4-lw
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dor SALE-A desirable brick business block,
IL centrally located. Has all modern i'm
p~rovements, steam heat, bath tubs, etc. A good
paying investment For further information
apply at the office. ll-9-lw
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MISCELLANEOUS.

UNSATISFACTORY salary from start, per
w manent place, Brown Bros, Co., Nursery
men, Rochester, n. Y. 10
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APPLY AT.
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). J. Price listened to the sweet strains Of
music produced by the Ladies Symphony
orchestra, at Kaier's grand opera house, last
night.
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DR.. D. J. Langton was called to Phila-
delphia on business to-day.