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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
FAILURE AT WAsHINGTON.
WoOten's Liabilities 22,O00-Wash-
fngtOn News Notes.

W Ooten LtaDlitEAeS sS1&,ObD- W as Ia
ingtOn News Notes.
Washington. Ca, Dec. 24-(speciaD Mr.
r. f. Wooten, for number of years one
of Washingtons leading merchants and
Mayor of this city. has failed. HIS assets
are $500, and liabilities So, Geo The failure
was caused by poor collections.
MIR Herbert Sprathing, one OF wilkes
county's prominent young men, and Miss
Vannie Armand of Elberton were married
at the First Baptist Church in Elberton
on Wednesday, Dec. q.
Mr. II. p. Quinn of this place, who in
vented a patent back-band a few years
ago which he has been manufacturing in
small way, yesterday closed contract
with a big Cincinnati firm whereby he will
receive $4,000 per year royalty on the man
ufaeture of this simple article
News was received here yesterday of
the assassination in Texas of Mr.. Joseph
Collins, a former well known citizen of
Wilkes, who moved TO Texas last year
William Wright. the negro who broke
jail here some weeks ago. was captured
at Madison this week, and is now on the
county gang, where he has been sent for
nine months for escaping.
Mr.. f. w. Seroggins and Miss Leila May
Holbert were married here Tuesday night.
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cation can be learned before the footlights

cation can be learned before the footlights
only.
II was led to comprehend this truth
years ago, when only young man. l
was playing with Ben De Bar after Mr..
Burton. one Of the most capable come
dams of modern times l had reason TO
hope that / was getting on, yet 1 was
far from satisfied with myself So, one
night, after a scene in which I had been
on the stage for some minutes with De
Bar, 1 thought 1 would get some instruc-
ton. / told him l was not pleased with
my bearing in that scene; that 1 was
especially disturbed about the way l man
aged my hands.
Don't worry over your hands, Mr.
Robson he said, Forget them
You see, 1 had been thinking of my
hands all through the scene And of
course, l had been doing something with
them. Now, il is not so easy as one might
think to do nothing with your hands,
and ii was some time after that before
could compass il. One night 1 realized
that 1 had not thought of them from the
time the curtain first went up to its final
| fall. / hoped / was getting on before that
night. Then / knew it,
Learn TO Act by Acting.
IF you were young man, determined
TO go on the stage, and anxious TO get
ADVICE from me DIS 10 your OGSl course,
l should say get a place In a company
and begin. 1t would not matter how in
significant the role, so long as you secured
a chance TO go on If you had 1t in you
TO act il would come out. No, l wouldn't
advise a preliminary course in any of the
dramatic schools. so called, for on the
stage you would have to unlearn most
of what you had been taught We are
constantly showing young actors and ac-
tresses how TO forget what they have been
taught in the schools.
After you had got your chance to tread
the boards, l should say pay close atten-
lion to the instructions of the stage man
ager. The success of each production de-
ponds on the conduct of each and all the
actors, and il is the stage managers
business to see that all appear to the best
advantage possible, both individually and
as a company.
Next to the stage manager, the young
actor viii find older members OF the pro-
fession the best source OF instruction. Act
ors generally delight 20 help each other.
aud ] have yet to learn of a player OF
experience and ability who would not go
out OF MS way 20 give points 70 an IN
experienced actor OF intelligence ana am
htion.
Robson ana Edwin Boofb.
I'm "a way / may say that my earliest
instructions were received from Edwin
Booth" continued Mr. Robson. but they
Ncre not very elaborate. since We were
both youngftera when ihey we're given
t'Moei 81 my b0yhooa days were spent
in Baltimore. though 4 WAS born in An
napolis our family was not very pros.
porous Nhcn We removed 10 Bsiumore.
40 My m2lhcr cgelea a general board.
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pany. J. s. Clarke, now famous actor
in England had preceded me, and so had
the elder John Drew. 1t was uphill
work for me a long time. 1 played Bob
Acres the first night. I was as anxious
to make the people laugh that night as /
had been 10 impress them seriously when
on the stage of the Baltimore Museum,
but the house was as silent as the grave
over my work. / couldn't raise the ghost
of a laugh. After the curtain went down
II was decided TO drop me as soon as il
could be done decently. In the meantime
/ was cast to play the leading part in
John WOpps. Policeman" Now, il
Glanced at that time that Philadelphia
was all stirred up over a real policeman
who was in love with widow and had
left his post to court her. He declared
that he had been absent in the pursuit of
duty. In the play I made love 70 a
butchers wife-Dlayed by Cornelia Jeffer-
son, Joseph Jefferson's sister-and the
butcher discovered me embracing her,
whereat he cried out:
'Knuckles o. beef and ribs O veal;
here's go. What's this I see?'
4 don't recall the written answer to
this, but I do remember the one l imprc.
vised. 1t came to me like a flash. 1t
was the luckiest accident of my life. With
out removing my arm from about the wo-
mans slender form, l said:
How dare you interrupt a policeman
in the pursuit of his official duties, sir?
That brought down the house and there
was no more talk about getting rid of me
as soon as possible. In fact, from that
time l was a great favorite in Philadel-
phia.
Robson and Forrest.
IT met with an accident when playing
with Forrest once that was not so lucky
though no very serious results followed
The piece was Richeheu. 1 was De BERN
gen, the fop of the play. When Richelieu
sick almost unto death, came on, leaning
on Joseph's arm, De Beringen says, among
other things:
"a Fact in philosophy! Foxes have nine
lives as well as cats
Some time during the day an actor told
me of an absurd misleading of this line
and I was. SO iickled with the story that
1 laughed about it at intervals every half
hour all day long. 1t was running
through my head when I went on the
stage. 1 couldn't Danish it, and il re-
manned with me when Forrest began his
speech. However, l went ahead, full of
confidence.
g Fact in philosophy, rolled glibly from
my tongue, foxes have nine tails, as well
as catsr
| saw something was wrong from For
rests face before l knew what that some
thing was. III en- I heard the audience
screech with hysterical laughter
Huh grunled Forrest so loud that he
could De heard all over the theater well
by all that's Internal, hear that!
by that time the curtain was coming
down in response 10 a hurry call from
the prompters L'ell."
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IN 1861 was member Of a vagabond
road company playing ali s0rrs Of rolls ln
90 sorts OF places. one nlght JoseDh Muir
phy, che manager OF the Phlladelpbia
Ateh street theaier was boz the audience
Ailef ihe performance bee sought me out
ono hakea go ip t3ke supper Win HIM
Al supper De- Inquired N would NJ
40 iqin Nae Arch Street stock comoany
lf.Was Nke asking mf ID d would lka -
haFe rurest1rt f0r heaven Would AS
Nfeh nn1 eve honfns dD7 II would
f'rq = yqinea iAe Agca finest Stock Com-
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Booth, being among tie number
might sometimes take part. ana wc &C.
tually did 80 "A few times. the perform
ances being OF pieces manufactured *
pressly for our own company by vs. older
members. Our admission prices ranged
from one cent for d hoy iO three cents for
on Irish WORDSWORTH. and We uaed 20
take in enough money 20 boy candles for
the foot hghis Ny own appearance.
however, were few since my Wofner OBJ
jecied - 30 small 3 boy as appearing
on . stage, efes in Dlass and one uieai
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my closest companions was a boy named
Theodore Hamilton, a member of my COM
pany this season, by the way, and one
day, as we were talking in the street to-
gether ne pointed out tail awkward
boy on the opposite side Of the way
THAT boys father, said Theodore, is
a very big actor His name is Junius
Brutus Booth. and the boys name is Ed
win
Il remember that I looked at that boy
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ROBSON ON STAGE SUCCESS.
An INsFIRATION At THE CRITICAL
MOMENT SAVED HIS OWN CAREER.

aAO ~ = AsAt MS - - ~ 1870
The Veteran Actor Doesn't Believe in
the Modern Dramatic schools. and
Tells Why-The Only Way to Learn
How to Act Is to Act-PInying at
TheatricaIa with Edwin Booth
when Bey-His First Engage
mcnt Faded After one NiGht-A
Mistake That DispIensed Edwin
Forrest.
Copyright, 1898.
stuart Robson, whose long experience
on the American stage has made him a
familiar figure to theater-goers, does not
believe in the so-called schools of dramatic
art Robson was trained on the stage in
the days of Forrest and the elder Booth
and he is still of the opinion that the
theater is the most efficient school Of
acting.
"There is only one way to learn how to
act" he said, land that is to so on the
stage ana act. In all the history OF the
Notwithstanding stage there have been
only two great exponents of the dramatic
art whose success has been won in any
other way. They were David Garrick and
Mary Anderson, two commanding geniuses
whose powers We're so great that they
We're not obliged 40 walk the path of or
binary mortals.
"Do not misunderstood this l have
known manX talented persons who have
been able 10 act mcceptably after being
taught in the schools, but whatever they
have attained OF true success has been
in spite of their teaching in the schools
and not because of it. Acting is different
from most other professions. The prin-
ciples Of law, theology and the sciences
may be learned in school and knowledge
Of these principles is the main thing with
those who become lawyers, divines. teach
ers, chemists and the like. You may, af-
ter a fashion, learn what are termed the
principles of dramatic art, but their appli-
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THE MORNING NEWS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER %, 1898.

ing house, which IN tine came 10 be a
theatrical boarding house. All boys, as
you know, are fond OF the rhearar and
the fact that actors ate at my molher'5
table. where they were constantly talking
shop, added TO my natural infaluaton for
the stage. BY the ume I was tweive
was fully determined 80 he an actor, and
nothing could change nay mind. one of
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on the etage. l had only one line, and it
was pure tragedy, the words beginning:
Farewell my mother-fareweI perhaps
forever
Il had studied that line Tong ana earn
estay and fancied 1 could throw heap of
pathos into it, but my delivery brought
out boistrous roar from every part of the
house. That ended my enlargement.
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with awe and wished he were a friend
of mine, but you know how it is with
boys of fifteen and boys of twelve. He
was big boy, and we were little boys.
There was great gulf between us.
Later we heard that Edwin Booth, my
older brother, and a few other big boys
were getting up little dramatic COM
pany. Still later they said we small
boys-Edwin's brother, John Wilkes
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INVITED TO TALLAmAssEE.
Woman Charged with TreSpass ON
Government Land, Released.

Tallahassee. Fla. Dec. 4.-(speoiaD.-
The state Teachers Association has been
invited to hold its next annual session az
Tallahassee.
The Franklin Guards OF Apaachieola
whl dedicate their new armory on Jan. 10.
The Governor Guards have been invited.
grand bail ana supper viii b. given. and
a festive occasion is anticipated.
Mrs. Anna Malsh who resides seven
miles fouihwest Of tms city. was yester-
day arrested BY Deputy United States
Marshal James CLARK The charge wne
rfiiassine on government Fsud. ana ia a
preliminary bearing isfofe Commissioner
liodger the testimony failed ~ plgye the
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THE WEEKLY UNION-THE BEST
weekly on the coast. Only s. q year.
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struck by nearly spent ball which in
some mysterious manner found it's way
over the wall At the end of the time
the rebels had long and gesticulatory
talk with the Presidents people, and
then they left. When they went away
all of their bands marched along the
walls and footed, and all of the loyal
bands stood on the walls and footed. To
my knowledge the only men killed IN
that revolution were a lot Of rebels who
attempted one night to surprise town.
1t was carefully planned, and some of
their number Immediately sold out for
money. They landed on the beach, five
or six companies of them, and the ma
chine guns We're waiting for them. The
slaughter is explained by the fact that
a machine gun doesn't care whether
or not you shut your eyes. It keeps
on working
II have seen other Spanish-Ameri-
cans Shoot Cubans among others, and
they all did it in the same way. II
seems to be an ineradicable trait When
L read an account of battle between
Spanish regulars and Cuban insurgents
and learn that one man was wounded
1T does not puzzle me any. l think it
probable that he shot himself, or some
comrade behind him let off his gun ac
cidentally. I am unable to see how he
could have been hurt by an opponent"
Probably this matter-of-fact state
ment by Lieutenant Dent explains why
Montejo's vessels could fire at Dewey's
squadron for hours and not kill man;
why Americas ships can continually
engage land batteries in Cuba and show
only an occasional dent in token of it;
why American small boats at Cienfue-
gos could hang around for an hour
within easy rifle range and saw cables
in two with ridiculously few casualties;
why American vessels Of all sizes and
armor stagger backward and forward
within half mile of Spanish fortifica-
tions and never lose a piece of string.
The Spaniards turning their heads
when they press the buttons or pull
the lanyards could make no material
difference, but probably they shut their
eyes before they aim. Of course they
are not expected to shoot like Anglo
Saxons. Anglo-Saxons and Germans
are nOtOriously the best marksmen in
the world. But one would think that
they ought to be able to hit flock of
balloons with a mitrailleuse twice in a
month, anyhoW.-Chicago TimeS-Her-
al
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HE MUST FIGHT.
An Unhappy Man in the Mountain
Region Of West Virginia.

II was down in the mountain region
Of West Virginia last week" said the
returned special agent of the Internal
Revenue Department, "and I hap
pened upon one war incident down
there where you would suppose people
had enough fighting of their own to
do without going TO foreign countries
for it. One morning. as I was riding
through a lonesome valley, I came upon
a house at the turn of the hill, and as
I passed a man came out and joined
me, taking the side Of the road as is
common oftentimes where there are a
rider and walker going in the same
direction.
How far is it to Sam Morgan's?
was the first question I asked.
old Sans or Young Sam's?'
i didn't know there We're two
There wuznt till two weeks ago.
when young Sam got hitched and rent
ed the Mullins farm. It's two miles to
the old mans.
DO l keep right on this way?'
Yes. foller the crick, / reckon he
said. Then he went on: Thar is likely
to be a war, hain't thar?'
That is what most people think
where l come from
Whar's that, mister?'
" Washington
Well, I reckon that's headquarters,
and ef they think it thar, then tharll
be some fightin',' and his face bright
ened.
Are you in favor of WARP
i never wuZ till here lately, and
now I'm jist eachin' fer it,
=" i suppose the continued cruelty of
the Spaniards toward those helpless
reconcentrados. added to the loss Of the
Maine is too much for you to bear?
Well, no. he hesitated; "taint that,
1 reckon
" Not that! l said in surprise.
No, stranger and he glanced over
his shoulder at the house. Yer see,
I've been married to John Pressler' S
wilder fer about six weeks, and I've
got to the pint when I've jist got to
fight somebody er sumthin. I can't
fight the old woman, but I've got to
fight, an I'd ruther fight them dern
Spainyeards thin anybody else I knows
NV Y'aint never been married, have
yer. mister?'
II shook my head.
" 'Wel,' he said. with a long-drawn
breath. you don't know nothin' what
somever about the feelin's a man has
got sometimes. No wonder she was a
widder. She'll be another one eff this
war gifts declared off, er I'm no jedge' -
Memphis Scimitar.
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Goldschmidt, in paper read at the
annual meeting of the German Elec-
trocheanical Society, describes an in
teresting method of producing high
temperatures by the combustion of
aluminium with the aid of the oxygen
chemically combined with a metal, as
for instance, in iron oxide; instead of
aluminium, magnesium and calcium
carbide can also be used the effect was
surprising; the mixture is ignited with
match, after which it burns away
quietly. The furnace was made of an
ordinary wooden bucket lined with
sand, and an iron rivet weighing GO
pounds was readily heated.
The method is specially we'll adapted
for hard soldering or brazing; the cost
of the process is small, as only very
little aluminium is consumed, and a
cheap variety can be used; the cost of
brazing a fiange on a one-inch iron
tube was scarcely four cents. Pure
wrought iron can also be produced in
this way and the method can therefore
be used for welding; large holes can
also be melted through thick wrought
iron plates; the process is of value in
metallurgy, as in this way it is now
tain certain pure melted metals free
from carbon, which it was formerly
impossible to produce; a piece of metal
ldc chromium weighing fifty-five
pounds and produced in this way was
exhibited.
The temperature was said to be about
5000 degrees c.; the energy consumed
in one Of the experiments was .esti-
mated to be 1900 horse power (hours y,
as it was equal to the amount which
was necessary to produce that quanti-
ty of aluminium; alloys Of iron with bo-
ron. titanium and alloys of chromium
and copper were shown. The Stag is
also of interest, as it is artificial corun-
dunn and is very much harder than the
natural variety; it may be used again
for producing aluminium. AS by
product there We're artificial rubies, al
though they We're small. The action of
aluminium with sulphates is so violent
as to be almost explosive. The method
forms a means of storing energy in
aluminium. Electrical World
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EUGENE HENRI BRISSON.
New Premier of France and One of
Europe's Brightest Statesmen.

The new Premier of France is Eu-
gene Henri Brisson, whose Cabinet has
just been formed. He is one of the
brightest and most experienced states
men in the great European republic.
In 1885, when Ferry fell, he accepted
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RAG CARPET WEAVING; OLD Carpets
made into rugs. Mrs. Johnson, 12lf Sth.
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the office of Prime Minister, but did
not retain it long. In 1894 he was
candidate for the Presidency of France
and stood second to Cassimir- Perrier.
Brisson is a native of Bourges and was
born 63 years ago. He was admitted
to the bar in Paris in 1859 and in 1868
was one of the founders of the Revue
Politique." He was defeated for the
Legislature in 1863 In 1870, after the
revolution he was appointed Deputy
Mayor of Paris In 1871 he won a seat
in the Assembly and in 1881, he sue
ceeded Gambetta as it's President. He
has been forward in many of the ad
vance movements and has powerful
friends. He is very popular.
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ALBION HOUSE, 519 EXCHANGED
hands. Rooms by day, week or month.
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A GOOD HOUSE TO LET AT SIS G.
street. jy12-t
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ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR-THE
WEEKLY UNION. The best weekly.
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The Old, Old Joke.

What makes you so sure that she
didn't deliberately throw the stone at
him?" asked the lawyer who was con-
Quoting the eross-examination.
The witness sighed with the weary
air of one who is trying to explain
something to a man who is lacking
mentally.
Have I not already told you that
she hit him?" he said at last.-Chjcae go
Post.
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FOR ELECTRIC FANS AT REDUCED
rates, for incandescent wiring and sup
plies, go to Goldsmith. S24 K. opp Hale
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Shux-You say that you lost all your
money on one race. thought you said
you had a sure thing
Snux-It was sure thing all right,
but l bet the wrong way-Puck.
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No CuRr-NO paw

That is the way all druggists sell GROVES
TASTELESS CHILL TONIC for Malaria Chiils
and Fever 1t is simply Iron and Quinine in q
tasteless form. Children love II. Adults prefer Il
to bitter, nauseating Tonics. Price, Soc
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Yeast-I understand Snapton has
been after a political job
Crimsonbeak-Yes / see he's not do
ing anything now. 1 guess he must
have got it.-Yonkers Statesman.
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YOUR

Splendid feeling of full strength
may be restored to you. Quite an
army of men who were hopeless are
now full of vim and FIRE. 1t is
certain that you may again know
what being brimful Of life means,
but delays are dangerous.
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When there is a boy in the house.
there isn't much room for anything on
the chairs besides his clothes-Wash-
ington Qa) Democrat.
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BOUNTIFUL RESTAURANT, 1112 J.
Changed hands. A good 10c meal
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Cholly-I am not going to call on
Miss Prettygirl again until she retracts
what she said the other evening.
Harry-What did she say?
Cholly-She told me 1 needn't call any
more.-Vanity.
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A ~

Once on discovering this sad state
of existence you should realize
what 1t will mean for you in the
future. You will grow moro like
a weakIing than you are now. You
will farther drain your system IL
you continue to neglect health.
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THERE is BUT ONE PLACE IN SAC
ramento to buy fish. Where? The Amer
lean Fish Co., 724 st. Call and see how
thev keen them Tel Main 454. Can 616
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If You have a suspicion that you
have blood taint in any form ask
for absolutely free medical advice
and free "3O-day blood cure" cir
culars. All forms of the disease
Zee. No after effects.
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I'm a good deal stuck on those jew
els Mrs. Bongpong is wearing tonight >
Il don't wonder at it. Everybody
says they are paste.'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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SELF

1t is yourself you must consider.
Do not hesitate. Write and ask for
free circulars and testimonials tell
ing You what "Hudyan" does for
puny men. 1t cures them always.
Rapidly, surely, permanently. Be
man once more. But "Hudyan," and
"Hudyan" only, does this grand
work.
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Smith is quite a great gun, now,
isn't he?"
Well he's a large Pick Me-
Up.
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LOOK

Tor one moment at yourself. Are
YOU in good trim? You are not in
that state that perfect men are.
You fear and trembIe all the time.
If not actually shaking, you are
ever afraid that you are not full
of vitality.
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CHEAP-3 SECOND HAND HACKS, 2
spring wagons, horses and / second
hand business buggy. KENT BROS
STABLES, 1917 Third street
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1915 IA FINE LOWER FLAT OF 5
rooms. Apply r. Philip, 62Sla j ST.
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GOOD DELIVERY HORSES, l SIM
gle buggy, and l phaeton, cheap. Ap-
ply ]. Riley, Tenth and f. jyl5-7t
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$9-DwELLING OF 5 ROOMS, 1928 l.
street. $10-Dwelling of 4 rooms 1914
Third street. II. J. GOETHE, 10l1
Fourth street jyl6-2w
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HORSES Il HAVE SEVERAL FINE
horses for sale cheap; good for any kind
of work; you can try them. JOHN f.
COOPER, 1927 T. street.
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TO LET OR RENT.

1526 D-A NEW HOUSE OF ROOMS,
with pantry. bath and electricity. $1l.
1905 X STA PLEASANT, WELL FUR
niShed room.
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BEST NEW HAY, AND CHEAPEST AT
G. E. ADAMS, HOG ] street.