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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11

one OF the best known Of all the visiting
delegates. MI Even has been a WAcon.
sin .artuer Tor many yeasr and ioves t1at
State, but says Texas ot:ers advantages
possessed by no other community OF tnis
Union.
C. w. IIoluback Of Lockbridxc, ILL.,. VS.
tied the flower show with tie other dele
gates and thoroughly enjoyed himself. 10
the afternoon be went TO Gee 4 big OIL
mill and took much Interest In It's work
inss. He is president Of the Green County
Fair association and has long taken an ac-
tive inte.,s,st in farmers Institutes, exc.
Mir. Hcluback says he has been greatly
impressed with the magnitude and import
ance OF the agricultural interests OF Texas
J.. II. Seely OF Briggsville. Pa. is one
OF the delegates from the State OF joan
Wanamaker and Matthew Stanley quay
j.. Nj Mingus OF Kennsdalc. Tarrant
county, Texas. attended the sessions OF tae
congress this week and Is now taking
swing around the circle with the rest OF the
delegates.
john A.. slayden Of Carr. Colo. enc Oh
the leading stsrp ranchmen OF that state
Is another Coioraioan with the party, Mr..
Slayden Is paying particular attention 10
the wool industry Of Texas and says no
one who has the real interest OF the State
vi heart should overlook It's Importance.
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work for the Charitable.
liItor OF The Post,

TO the Editor OF The Post.
VIII you please allow me space In Your
valuable payer for another appeal on be-
half of the roor, the sick and the des Itrute
Of this town? The Post mas always been a
friend TO the poor, as we'll as to the ri b.,
and throW.lh It's columns / wish To rlacn
chose who are in position to help those
Who are in need of thus worlds goods
| No oas kIuws better than j do the awful
suffering OF poor women and LILLE children
r.ght here among us. My position as SUI
pe.l4lteamlleni OF tne Houston Char Liable and
heaei association brings me IN daily COL
tact With many suun, aud i know how bad v
needed are slish dhfags lis eatables, cloJa-
Ing and fuel. IL is a sad sigh. to sea so
many In thlls civilized Town OF ours starry .ng
from cod and hunger. God has blessed so
many with ALL things necessary, and yet
many heart-broken mothers ara today wit
Messing their children starving for food
and erylng with cold. These are facts Of
which l have had persona, prac sIcal ex-
Fer .ence, and am in position to give
names and addresses to any washing To see
for tlemss Ives.
The Charity and Relief association has Of.
Ulcers. and Ii people not having time TO per.
sonally investigate these uhiags tlhemse' YES
woutu go down in their pocsness ald hainl
would not be spent for toys or tor any fol
lsh thing, but would be devotei to relieving
want and misery. We have scent n yond
dssl In '.lds way and have been enabei to
carry JOY and happines into many homes
We have given SHOES 20 children. pms
enabRng them 10 go to s,hool and not grow
up in lsnorance. Men and boys can rlsf
for themselves. but women and little chill
dren can not. and iJhese are the ones We try
to help.
Tine Bible tells us that HE who e,veth
TO the poor iersdetih 20 the Lo.si," ana .Ie.ns
eaid: ~ We VIII be my disciples, 20 sell
that thou hast ard dis tribute among me
poor." etc. Let LIS examine ounse.ye, ana
see II the truth OF Christ is in us or nat
Paul says: III any man have not the spirit
OF Christ ~ him he Is none Of His" IN
We have this spirit We will forget SELF AMI
deny ourselves to help others no, SO for
rnn,fely s..lated.
days rendered immedsare relief 10 ever ~
many posr families in the shape OF xrocer4
ies, fuel, clothing and medicine ana secu,ed
homes for . few, but the hest thing 4, ~
been able to do In thar time wss ~ rass,,s
. young g.rl shout lS or II years n, 49,"
who had besn betrayed and abandoned
Her mother. u widow. trokcn hesrtad ~.
the city. ana this poor girl, siek and 'ss
want. found refuge With some ee.oaA
hearted colored people at Houston $500
where !, the superintendent. found ehas
took her to q hotel and paid her wsv ,n,,,
able TO send her to her mother. / S.v NY,
.nank me hous,on ana Texis Central rail.
road AND Gil the good men ana woman NJ. Ii
,hprtcy - >'a'astan
We need mc~ hslp. Old clorn.. 49,,
groceries tr money 70 buy corn m-., ~
bacon. All Or anwhinx win b. thsnsrsn1,vv
\ 1870 vsStcss = on y snd sim |,
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AMONG THE VISITORS. !.

Rev. Homer T. Wilson. chaplain OF both
the State and National organizations Of the
Travellers Protective Association. who
came down from Fort Worth to be present
at the Travellers Prot.ctive Association
exercises in Houston Thursday. has re-
turned home. While In Houston Dr. VIII
son was made to feel very much at homs.
Flo Is loved by all the Tex,s travelling men
and is one of the most popular o. all the
Travellers Protective Association officials.
The knights OF the grip say DR.. Wilson
has done as much as any man in Texas
to advance their interests and do the or
ganiZation good.
Hon. r. n. Lockett. formerly assist
ant attorney general, now a prominent
lawyer OF Austin, passed Though Houston
yesterday en- route to Huntsville. where
ho went on legal business. Mr. Iockctt
is an East Texan. having begun life at
ATLANTA, Caes county, and lihs all other
Dast Texans takes an abiding unrest In
politics. He was an enthusiastic advocate
of the nomination of Major Savers and ex.
pscis the Bastrop man to make an ideal
governor.
Tobe Wood, a well known young law.
yer OF Victoria. returned home last night
after having spent the week visiting the
Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Festival.
Wilde here Mr.. Wood met his old time
ftirEd, Mr.. T. e. Gaffney. with whom
ne etterded school In Austin in 1890 and
1891 They had not met In nearly eight
years. Each gave the other m ovation.
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visitor. from Moscow.

Moscow, Texas. december 9.--.truong the
visitors from this place to the Fruit.
Flower and Vegetable Festival on Drum
mer' Day were Drs. j j. and B. M.
Canon, Messrs. c. NJ. sh!pman aud j..
w Leggatt Jr., Mesdames C. " Shipman.
a. s. Canon and Misses Mirv Poe, Peal
Johnson and Nettie Canon. vi report 4
good TINS. their pleasure being marred
somewhat by the incleriency of the
weather.
j. y. Goodwin returned Thursday from
Beaumont where he served as grand
Juror III the Federal co ,rt
j. r. Goodwin and DR.. b. VI. Canon are
attending the Grand Lodge III Houston
Ihis week
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Catarrh Twelve Years.

Mr.. F. J. Lowell.
Aurora, Ia. writes:
~ took your Pe-ru-na
about two months. 90.
cording to directions.
AMI can truly say tina:
i consider myself cur
ed Of catarrL OF twelve
years standing ]
only took two bottles
u is a wonderful uicht
clre fer catarrh. IL |
ever have any more
trouble with catar,1
] will most assur div
take Fe-Tu-na. II 70
l. !
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catnrrh is disease that may attack any
organ Of the human body. Not only Is there
catarrh OF the head. but catarrh Of the throat.
catarrh of the lungs. catarrh of the stomach.
cGtprrh OF the liver. catarrh of the kidneys,
catarrh Of the bowels. and multitude OF
women are afflicted with catarrh of the pei
vic organs. Catarrh is word which includes
multitude Of diseases. Nearly one-half Of
the diseases to which the human flesh is II.
able. are in reality nothing more or less than
catarrh in some phase or location.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11

The official raortusry report for the city
a. Houston Tor the wesk ending 10 o'clock.
noon. December 10. 1898.
December s-anfant Of ,swearsham, s:ail
pscemher 6.-apfant Of s. Hutoban. st,,,
born: Waiter La male, blsck. ss.d -
ouwnfoG- ln4uest; Madge eha1aey.
.1!e. yoaEe ~ egondhitzs,
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Catarrh of Throat.

Mrs. o. r. McHar-
que, Bozemau. Mont.
says; After I receiv-
ed your advice In re-
gard to the supposed
pnlypus. as I then
could not afford 20
have 1t removed. I ba-
ga" 10 take Fe-ru-it,
thinking ! might at
least ret SOME tempo
rary relief. BY tn,
time ] had taken one
bottle the polypus had
disappeared, and three
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11
HON. A. W. JONES. A POPULAR OHIO sTATEssAk

The State of Ohio has produced large number Of Of
ue
younEtsSh
decsd
word has vs2
In
the celebrated
proyntA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11
Mrs. O. F. McHargue.

tarrh and throat trouble. ! have recommend.
Ell the medicine to several friends. AS a min.
listers Wife come In contact with all CLASSES
Q. people and shall always speak u good word
Tor pe.ru-na. | have given trial bottles to o
few friends. wish you abundant success
EeyeloiCre."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11

to X. r. George, president; W. 3. Jones.
vice president, or Joe S. Yarbrough. s,r,er.
.ntenie.f, 10 his office over Krupp 4 Tut
flys shoe store, room No. G. corner or
Main and Congress.
Jos 8. Yarbroush,
Atsooiaition.
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Trinity Wa. well Repre.ented.

Trinity Texas. December l0.--Bryan
claims to have furnished the largest
crowd to the Fruit. Flower and Vegetable
show In Houston. TAis ma, be true. but
TRINITY Ia well pleased with her repre-
sentGtion there. as most all u her citizens
attended the big show. and the deficiency
in numbers was more than eaulled by the
increased enthusiasm Of her people.
Mr.. S. Il. Barnes. Mr. w, A. Bell and
Hons. John B. Peyton and G. c. Clegs
were among the leading business men wp0
took special interest in tho tobacco dis
play and all that was sail lboat the cul-
turs and curing VI the weed.
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Catarrhal Cough.

Mrs. NJ. NJ. King. Z -
Waterloo. N. c.,
states: II was al. "
flinted for twenty -
years and did no =
know what allied nc, h
Ny husband employe,
three doctors, blu
they did me no good.
/ took different Klnds ~
Of medicines, all to no y
effect. In 1895
friend told me I had ~
catrrrh. ] hai Z bad ~ ~
cough and running al ~ NO
the nose all the time. -.li "
i was ADVISED to try Pe.rr.ps ~ ! Nv
botties. l am now well Q! 81, =!
believe Pe-ru-na saved ny w ~ Z
aud ali other medicines talieo.
mend your Po-ru-pa to all ~ hi
the best medicine In the wotl a
my name whenever you pssas''
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ever took that ilJ mo- any good Pe-ru-na
noted Ike maEis II. my case. ] believe IL ID
the best medicine on earth for catarrh."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11

Money to loan on ,ollaterals at Sweeney
Loan Once. 900 Main street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11

black. aged IS yesrs. u. ~
white, heart failure. iu0u IS
Bnoadnax, malaria. 80
December SD. g. 3D.
aged So year,, prsnnn
male. r&ilrcad accidsns.. y
.eals. ashthis,s; W. ~
aged 75f ttasa tfcistl
DeceIs s.ecIntsrs = ed
Solid Gold watches,
at sweeney Loan ofAeA
NOTHING pUI
Prevails when you
work 4eas By ths ~
d Psskesa.s !s:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11
Chronic Nasal CatiI'l

Mr.. Oscar Thomp-
son, Toronto. s. D.
says: II was afflicted
for several years with
that dreadful disease
known as chronic ca
tarrh of the head ana
nose. After trying Va
rious catarrh cures
without getting any
relief, I began TO laws
Ic-ru-na with imnir,
date good results, !
had severe pAils "
the head and nose; !
could MT ha free OF
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4 FREE BOZ

An instruc,iyely iIIustr.Ise.
catarrh sent free ~ arciun
Manufacturing Company
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a constant desire to clear W ~
Gus. end my nose was snr M
I was getting very 49, 49,. 60
After taking course q , .s,S n
Ter than / have for nve ys9iS' y
symptoms OF my fnrlner u.s.s5 ~
am quite able 10 10 ny 49, ~ n r.
futigue. | have every easys.i r 4 ~
my excellent health ~ pisif3
result OF taking Pe-ru,nstt ~ RI <
should have been dead ~ ID
doubt" 4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11

G.. NJ. Smith Of Sun Prairie. wis, is
anothfr visiting Smith. Mr.. Smith took
an active part In the praceedlnes o. the
congress at IT. recent session and Is both
practical and theoretical farmer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11

DR.. J II. REYNOLDS of Adrian. Mich.
akavertisinR manager OF the Page Woven
Wire Fence company. Il mixing with the
fsrmeu on .the sxcurslon.
<$<
John Even q Franc1s crssk. WlA, =
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-11

N. j. Shepherd OF Eldon. NO.. editor
OF the Eldon Advertiser and Agricultural
journalist. is one of the few newspaper
men with the party. Mr.. Shepherd Ia also
a far.sir lie has fallen dcrply In love
with Texas and says his vito will be jeal-
Gus when he returns homo and speaks OF
Texas.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-24
ON BETTING PLAN
Will the Oahu Railway
Encirc1e the Island ?
Routes That are actiCable-Ka-
lihI is a PossIbility-The Cost
of Construction.

A fortnight or 50 ago B. +. Dilling-
ham treated his friends. Col and Mrs.
Parker, to a trip around Oahu After
the circle had been made one of the
evening papers came out with big
heading and a short story to the effect
that Mr.. Dillingham; had been making
a personal survey for extension Of the
railway clear up to the point Of belt
ing the Island OF course there was
absolutely nothing in the statement.
On account of the place Of its publica-
ton denial of il was not considered
necessary.
1t is very doubtful if the Oahu rail
way ever encircIes the Island. The
right of way through Honolulu to Dia-
mond Head would be enormously eN-
pensive. Then there would be no traf-
dc I'LL Waialae was reached and what
that district would furnish would not
amount to much. It has been figured
that there would be a run OF twenty
miles or so that simply would not pay.
Ii would not be good railrOad-ng or
good business to do this.
The road will go on TO Kahuku. 1T
Is gong on IN JldL UlEGCLIOl now. / men
it will likely come on to Kaneohe and
to WaimanalO. After that the ter
minus viii be permanently on the other
side of the Pail for a long time. 1t is
shown that it Will not pay to go around
the mountains via Waialae. 1t will
not pay to come over the NuUanu road
or tunnel under it. Some of the engi-
neers who have run lines believe that
the road can be brought from the other
side by way of Kalihi valley, but it will
be very expensive construction. In this
connection it has been remarked that
excavation for railway in this country
should be cheap on account of the low
wages of coolies. The pay to the lab
Orers is small, but the fact of the mat
ter is that excavation costs more than
in the States. The reason is found in
the statement that there is not enough
of this class of contracting to warrant
buying in the States and bringing down
here the modern and expensive appli-
ances by which broad guage road beds
are constructed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-24

touches on a Sandspit Before
Clearing the Channel.


Clearing the Channel.
The [. 5. 5. Nonican left port about
9 o'clock yesterday morning for san
Francisco. When nearly ont of the
channel she was struck by a squall in
her partially set sails aad yeered TO
leeward, grounding on a sandspit be-
tween the bu0ys beyond the light
house. The tug Eleu went Immediate
" TO the rescue, and in just twenty
minutes the war ship was in deep
water again. She signaIed the Phil
adelphia that she was uninjurad and
soon after sailed.
The Mohican Will use sail a good
part of the way up. She expects TO
make the voyage in eleven days. At
Mare Island she will take on material
and men for constructing the proposed
United States coaling station at Page
PagO harbor, Samoa, and viii shortly
sail for that place
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-24
Police Court.

Judge Wilcox yesterday sentenced
PaIau to pay a fine of So for assault
and battery on a Chinese restaurant
keeper.
Mol. pros. was entered in the follow
ing cases: All Chun, battery on Aka
ma; Enoka and KeOni, battery on On
Hung 10y; Tong zee, opium in posses
sion.
In the case of Lauohi, battery on Ka-
Iohi, sentence was suspended for six
months.
Yau Hong and All LeOng, the two
Cinnamon arrested in quarantine for
having opium in possession, will be
heard on the 26th.
Manuel Olives, using threatening
language, will plead on the 25th.
KaIakahuna, an old Jail bird, will
be heard today on a charge of larceny
in the second degree. He stole coal
from the Oahu Railroad Co. This be-
ing his fifth offense the charge was
made severe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-24
PART J
PART /
Cook Goes Home.

The Japanese cook of the opium
schooner Labrador sailed by the Doric
for Yokohama. He turned states evil
dence against the principals in the
smuggling venture and helped mater
tally to convict them. Besides a
cabin passage he had $500 in his peck
cts and wore a spanking new suit Of
clothes as a reward for his services.
The only memento in the court room Of
the Labrador affair is a piece of tim
Der from the vessel.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-24
TROUBLE LEFT BEHIND.

When a rider mounts his wheel and
spins off for pleasure or business he
wants TO feel sure that he is leaving
trouble behind. When he rides a Ster-
ling he knows the wheel is free from
trouble of breaking frames or dRfec-
tive parts. Pacific Cycle & Mfg. Co,
agents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-24

A Model Plant is not complete with
out Electric Power, thus dispensing
with small engines.
Why not generate your power from
one CENTRAL Station? One gener-
ator can furnish power to your Pump,
Centrifugals, Elevators. Plows. Rail-
ways and HOSTS; also, furnish light
and power for a radius of from Is to
80 miles.
Electric Power being used, saves the
labor of hauling coal in your field, also
water, and does away with high-priced
engineers, and only have one engine to
look after in your mill.
Where water power is available it
costs nothing to generate Electric
Power.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COM
PANY is now ready 10 furnish Electric
Plants and Generators Of all descrip-
tiOns at short notice. and also has on
hand a large stock of Wire, Chande-
Hers and Electrical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt at
tention, and estimates furnished for
Lighting and Power Plants; also, at
tention is given to House and Marine
Wiring.
THEO. HOFFMAN, Manager.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-24
RAINIER BEER

Is a winner with the boys" They
drink as much of it as they like
without fear of having a Large" head
next day. Rainier leaves no unpleas-
ant after-effects. It's the most delight
full Of all fine beers. On tap or IN bot
ties at the Criterion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-24
PubliS CONCERT.

The Hawaiian band will present the
following selections in Thomas Square
at 1880 this evening:
PART l.
Overture-The Oath .... Auber
Gavotte-My Mascarita (new) Ercilla
electiOn-Sullivan Songs 49,. Kappey
Solo and ChOrus-Ka Wal o Eleile
Miss Minnie KanOhO.
PART II.
Cornet SoIo-Hawaii Nei 49,. Bowler
Mr. Charles Kreuter.
election-POpular Airs ...... Barnby
Switzerland $500. Hume
Misunderstanding ........ 49,. Hall
Star Spangled Banner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-24

The die work is of the highest
order; figures stand out in bold relief,
not fiat, poorly executed design in
the lot.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-24
TOUCHES THE SPOT.

What is better than Martina cock
tail in the morning? Call at the Mer-
chants Exchange, King and Nuuanu
streets
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-05
CRIMEAN
VETERAN DEAD
Alexander c. Stuart, a For.
mer WilmingtOnian Dies
at Camden, N. J.

Alexander C. Stuart, former Whining.
tonian and still we'll known hera, died at
Camden, N. j., yesterday and body is now
at Chester AWAITING interment.
Mr.. Stuart was a Scotchnun and when
ayoung man fought In tho Crimean war.
He entered the light cavalry and rode with
Cardigan In the famous charge Of that
brigade at Balaklara
For some slight breach of military dis
cipline, of which he declare he was irlaO-
cent. he was punished and smarting under
what no regarded. as IN injustice, he left
the army, made his way to d Mediterranean
port, tOo> service on an American NOR
chairman bound to Charleston, S. G. Al.
though he was awarded q Crimean medal
for his part In the noted charge, no never
claimed 1t, through fear tina he would DO
held for his subsequent desorcion.
He afterwurd made voyages to The East
Indies, Australia, Woat Indies, Europe,
save England, South America and the Pa,
ciflr coast. During the Civil War he took
sides with the South, for he regarded Char.
lesion rs his home, and was engaged in
running tho blockade to Charleston and
Wilmington.
The vessel on which he wa, employed
was cast away to avoid her capture by
United States cruisers, and while he e5-
capod with life, his savings, which wero
considerable, wore lost.
Shortly after tho Centennial nc won't
south, locating ut Jacksonville, Fla,
where he studied medicine and began the
practice of his profession. Ho subsequent
ly removed to Tampa, in tho same state,
and aflerward located hero and lator III
Camden, n. j.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-05
Ocean Grove Item q,

Ocean Grove, August 4-The Summer
School Of Theology IL now In full blast
Gnd the students are taking advantage of
the same The FIRST class Of the morning
WAS held OF 1915 and conducted by DR.. j.
A. Faulkner. was filed with enthu-
siasm. DR.. Faulkner's subject was I'm
mersion and Pouring" u chapter in each
church history. At Ills pr. Maicis
Buell.. discussed "Epis.le to Clio Philip.
pines and was ljs' elSd to by a large aud
inspiring class AT 8 ,. IN. conference was
held; Thcse present wore DR.. Faulkner
~. EGsll Qnd Dr. Elliott. Freeland's lee
ture III swltzerlaLd was thoroughly on
joyable effort. The choruses were espec.
tally fine.
Bishop McCabe is registered at tho Ar
lington.
One Of tho most delightful trolley rides
here Is from Asbury Park TO Pleasure Bay
some eight miles and which costs Is cents
each way. Steamers from New York land
their passengers at Pleasure Bay daily.
Tho Grove is fuller Than last year with
visitors and every train brings additional
pleasure seekers here.
DIR. S; oke's familiar face Is missed from
tho Grove and especially the religious
meetings, whcro he had SO ably presided
for over % years.