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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-19
Raiiroad Note. ana Personals.

Railroad Notes and Personals.
Northern travel tntO Texas Is becoming
gratifyipgly brisk.
The Houston and Texas Central received
1856 bales OF cotton in this city yesterday
Mr.. j. J. C,rcseclose. commissioner OF the
Galveston freight bureau, was In the city
yesterday
Mr.. VIM. Fitzgerald, Jr.. OF the Burling-
ton route. was among yesterdays railroad
visitors to Houston.
Mr. Il. y. Dorchester. general manager
OF the Velasco Terminal railway, spent yes
terday in Houston.
Colonel Tom Kingsley OF the Louisville
and Nashville left here over the Texas
Central yesterday for North Texas.
Mr.. J. n. Bone, commercial agent OF
the Cotton Belt returned to his heaiQuar-
tiers here last night from Palestine.
Mr.. w. A. Tuiey. Southwestern passen~
ger agent OF the Frisco. with headquarters
at Dallas, spent yesterday 10 tho city.
Captain j. NJ. Lee. engineer and Super
intendent Of the Houston and Texas Gen.
trail railroad. went north yesterday on ofii-
cial business.
agent of tho Southern Pacific, returned to
. Houston headquarters yesterday from
Alexandria, La.
Mr.. O. ID. Evans, train dispatcher OF the
San Antonio aud Arausas Pass, with. head
quarters at Yoakum. is visiting friends in
Houston, and Is accompanied by his wife.
Mr.. Homer Eads, general live stock agent
of the International and Great Northern,
with headquarters in San Antonio, was
circulating among the railroad boys here
yesterday.
MIC. e. Benjamin, travelling passenger
agent of tho Canadian Pacific railway, with
headquarters in st. Louis, was here yes
terday shaking hands with his old time
Houston friends.
Two special freight trains loaded with
beer for Manila will leave st. Louis this
week over the Frisco road. II is the first
large shipment of the kind for the Philip
pines from this country.
Superintendent 7. P. Cook of tho Western
Union Telegraph company, with headduar-
tiers in st. Louis, ard Assistant Superin-
tensem &. G.. FELTON,. whose headquarters
are at Dallas, arc among Houston's Wis
itore.
Mr., H. b. Krutschnitt and Judge Loyett
leave this evening for Dallas, ald will be
on hand In the Federal court in that city
Monday morning when the big railrond
commission injunction case comes on for
hearing.
The Burlington and Missouri road has
given notice that il VIII make rate of one
fare plus 81 for the round trip from all
points on its line 10 Fort Worth, Texas. for
tho Farmers National congress and Pam
American parliament, TO be held there De-
cember & to Ia.
The coming National Farmers congress,
to be held in Fort Worth. is expected to be
largely attended. Over 1000 delegates have
been invited. and Of those who respond the
great majority will excurt TO Houston TO
participate In the Fruit, Flower ard Vegc-
table Festival.
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4 RniIrond InnovntIon.

Mr.. w. A. Tuley. grand high chief of the
Transcontinental and oriental Order of the
n. \. c., with headquarters beneath the
massive proportions of his broad brimmed
hat. arrived in the city yesterday 10 enlist
recruits into the great organization he rep
resents, and incidentally to talk up the
merits Of the Frisco railroad, Of which he
is Southern passenger agent. The N. T. G.,
when hammered and spread out INTO the
vemacular, means Non-treating club. and
it is said to have membership OF about
00o,011 now in good standing throughout
the United States and Canada. The object
of the club is to do away with the per-
nicious and expensive custom OF treating,
and give to the poor and needy the money
generally spent for mint juleps, high balls,
gin faxes and other liquid luxnries. MIR.
Tuley takes a deep interest in the success
of the movement, and will gladly furnish
membership buttons and full particulars to
all who send their addresses 10 him at
Dallas.
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why II - when we take SO much care
OF our eyes we pay so little attention to
our ears, and possess so little knowledge
with regard to their requirements? "a
rev drops of lapdannm In the ear Of
cnild who has the earadhe. or a Swinging
Tor a man who becomes deaf. commonly
enough form the commencement of a treat
ment which makes the work OF a surgeon
more dinicuk than 1t would have been
nad the ear not been interfered with"
And yet UP to the present time the two
courses indicated were popularity cons,d-
cred to be in the highest degree judicious.
The writer also speaks of the cruel and in
iqudtous practice OF boxing children's ears.
There are benighted people stal In exist
ence who. while they would look with
horror on the idea of giving child a good,
judicious wholesome spanlting, would free
ly dispense any amount of injurious box
ings on the ear. We furthermore learn
THAT partial deafness us indefinitely IN
creased by attending sermons and lee
lures of which only part can be heard,
and during the delivery OF which the ears
are kept overstrained,
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Coming to Texas.

The Sixth United States regiment of In
fautry, ordered from Fort Thomas, KY, to
is now on it's way to Texas. The regiment.
consisting of about 1000 men. arrived in ST.
Louis Thursday in four sections over the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railway
Colonel M. A. Cochran is in command. Tho
trains are slated TO go sOuthbound via the
Iron Mountain to Texarkana, Texas and
Pacific to Longyiew and International and
Great Northern to San Antonio. Mr.. w
H. Morton OF the Iron Mountain route Will
accompany the troops south of ST. Louis.
1t is contemplated that one company will
afterward move from San Antonio 10 Ei
Paso. one to Fort Ringsold and one 10
Fort Brown. near Hebbronville, Texas
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cnnlsrlAN Lncrransn,r.

Something Of the work and Aim OF
the Convention.
W,xahadhie, Texas. November 1s.-The
seventh annual session ct the Texas Chris-
tian lccturcship has been brought to a
close.
Personality of the High Spirit was
discussed by r. r.. Hamlin OF Palestine
j NJ. Campbell of Van Alstyne, iSldcr 9.
Mcrhereon Of Fort Worth and Lawrence
w. Scott
Church Discipline was discussed In 4
splendid paper by J. r. McKlssick OF Maria
and read by Edwin Boynton. w *. Ho-
man OF Dallas discussed doc paper. He
was followed by several others.
"A number of the preachers who attend
ed DR. Mctfaryey's school at Lexington
Ky, presented their old teacher with a
pair OF gold spectacles as a mark OF esteem.
In spanking of he session Just closed
W II. McClendon Of Forney, retiring Sec
reiary, said to The POST correspondent:
The lcctiureshfp is somewhat a normal
school nor preachors in the various aucs
tiens such as arc discussed bv the ablcst
minds. tho difficulties mentioned and the
way ia overcome them. II Is the custom OF
tho lsc,lMeShp 10 have some principal lcc-i
turcf from some other State, This timc
tho honor fcll - President J w, NECTAR
voy OF thc Lexington Bible school
While IL is not expected that all minds
are uniform on all the different subjects
Discussed, yet II brings together the menu
bers In am exchange Sof Ideas and creates
a liberalfty OF thinking and charity for the
opinions of others. and the utmost blindness
is manifested on sll occasions. The right.
OF Individual Thought is conceded by all
1t liz an excellent schooling for the young
prcaehers, especially at this time with the
presence OF Dir. j. w. McGarvey and his
theories OF inspiration the eldership,
giving satisfactory replies ITO all questions.
The lectureship la growing in interest and
incrcasing in membership from year to
year, There was n larger attendance OF
preachers this year than ever before, and
all express themselves as being highly
pleased with the session."
Al the close OF the inctureship the Wo-
mans Board of MISSIONS of Texas was
81 led 10 order by Vice President Ida "
Jarvis OF Fort Worth,
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DENTAL EXPERIENCES.

DR. Il. NJ. Griffin is young dentist who
has been stopping at the fremont hotel for
about month. A week ago he was Joined
by his wife and tomorrow they expect 10
leave hero for San Francisco.
Although yet under 30 years OF age, Dr.
Griffin has had an experience thai DOGS
not usually fall to the lot of the ordinary
man in "A life time. He is a globe trottcr,
having been twice around the world He
is extremely modest and never talks about
his travels except, perhaps. in tho COURSE
a. iong conversation with a friend. For
year he practiced his profession III Shang-
hai, China, ard would be there now but
for the Ill effects the climate had on his
Owl ana his wifes health
DIR. Griffin says the American dentist
who can acquire Chinese patronage has
his fortune made. The Chinese wealthy
CLASSES make excellent patients he says.
They never ask the price OF work and II
the job is done TO suit them they frequent
~ pay $50 10 800 more than the cherge.
DIR, Griffin also spent some time in Japan,
and after an acquaintance with the people
OF the two countries he holds to the opinion
that the Chinese AZ whole are much
shrewder than the Japs. This is especially
true in financial matters. In an the banks
IN JapWp that he visited Chinese cashiers
and accountants were employed because OF
their acknowledged ability over the Japan
ese
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TWENTY YEARS ron surnDEn.
UnrIS Jones Convicted of killing An
other Negro.

Corsiransl, Texas, November 1S-lIark
Jones wars convicted ycsteriay afternoon
in the distaict court and sentenced to
twenty years Imprisonment In the penltcn-
tiary far the killing Of Wade Clark. Tho
crime was committed in tho summer Of
1894.
Jones is a young negro about n years
old and fved in the Grape creek or Rake
straw neighborheoi, about len miles south
of town, as did Clgtlk and either negroes.
About dusk on July 10, 1894, Jones rode
up to ClAfk's house and called him out.
AS Clark stepped into the yard Jones
emptied thei contents OF double barreled
shotgun into ahe body Of Clark killing him
Instantly Tho murderer Immediately
made goo1 his escape. The killing wac
supposed TO brave been done about NO
man All efforts 10 capture the fugitive
proved az no effect until last summer. when
SaeMr Allen got wind Of Jones return
10 the southern part OF the State, after
having been in hiding IN Arkansas Loulsi-
ana and Mississippi for nearly four years
When he returned TO Texas he gave a diff
fe1ent name and was married under that
name. In September Sheriff Alien went
TO Southern TEXAS, where he captured his
man after several days hard work finding
his whereaboutS.
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sherman. Texas. November 1s.-Mr. ].
p Harrison, presidsnt oil Tie Grain Deal
ors' association of Texas, has just returned
from Galveston where he went to investi-
for export. Mr.. Harrison refused to ex-
press an opinion as to the cause and said;
II prefer that members of the association
form their own opinion after they have
seen for themselves: therefore maze closed
arrangements for excursion rate 10 Gal
weston, and December has been fixed -
common date upon which all members who
desire will start"
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CLASH OF JURISDICTION.
Lamar County Grand jury Passed on
the Mntter.

Lamnr County Grand jury Passed on
the Matter.
Paris, Texas, November 1S.--E'or scverai
months under the decision In the Leash
case, appealed from Fort Worth. and other
decisions, in which 1t was held that city
courts had no jurisdiction to try cases. such
as assaults, ARRAYS, etc, which were made
punishable under the State laws. the county
and city officers in Paris have been ut
loggerheads and The jurisdiction question
has been a burning issue. The grand jury
oil the district court in making it's written
report Just before adjournment makes al
lus.On 10 The matter in the following ian
euage: During our sessions we have
been made to realize tho importance of
harmony between our city and county Off
GERS and greatly deplore the friction now
existing. This is something that every law
abiding citizen fh the county is interested
in, and we feel 1t our duty to let the people
know that much OF the law breaking that
goes unpublished is traceable 10 this cause"
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Drowned In the Yukon.

Waco Texas. November 17.--H. u. Am
bold OF this city has just received letter
from his brother, Robert Ambold at Daw-
son, N. w. t.. Canada, stating that an
other brother, Charles Ambold, was
drowned In the Yukon river September IA.
Deceased was on his way TO join his BROTH
or Robert and his boat capsized, throwing
him into the swift current Of the stream.
He WAS drawn under and was never seen
again. Mrs. Ambold. mother OF deceased.
resides in Germany ard is very old. The
sad news has been wired to other relatives
there.
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STOLEN FRENCH BONDS.
Have Come 10 Light In Dallas, Texas,
and Owner viii Get Them.

Dallas, Texas. November iS.-A few
weeks ago Eene Beusson, French wo-
man living on Market street, brought TO
Chief of Police Cornwell four Paris,
France, municipal coupon bonds of the
value OF 500 francs each, issued in 1874
and 1876. She said they were stolen In
pordessis, France. She said she and the
man who stole them lived together awhile.
but that no quit her. leaving her with the
four bonds.
Chief CornwcI opened correspondence
with tho municipal authorities of Paris
and ascentained that three OF the four
bonds wore In May, 1897. stolen from q
Mrs. R,fie OF Bordeaux, and that Ernest
Presler ana Joseph Armand had been con-
victed OF tho theft ana sentenced 10 prison,
the Drst for twenty years and the other
for six years. Chief CornweIl received the
letter containing the foregoing information
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rro,n New zcnland.

Reerton, New Zealand. November 2s.
1861 am very pleased to state that since
/ took the agency OF Chamberlain's mcdi-
cines tho sale has been very large, more
especially of the Cough Remedy IN two
years have sold more Of this particular
remedy than OF all other makes for the
previous five years. As 10 It's efficacy, l
have been informed by scores Of PERSONS
of tho good results they have received from
1t. and know its value from the use Of It
In my own household. II is so pleasant
to take that we have to place the bottle
beyond the reach Of the children
e. ]. scantlebury
For sale by all druggists
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news OF The RAILROADS
A Huge Deal Involving Thlrt.issr mIlIlsas
Of Dollars Practically Csnsummsted.
DIRECT LINE FROM THE GULF 10 CHICAGO.
The Kansaa CITY, Plttsburw ana cur
Hailroad, backed by y Syndicate,
Buys the Chicago ana Alton.

| Chicago, November 1s.--The Post TODAY
says: 1t DIS stated on what appears to be
perfectly reliable authority that the syn
dictate which has secured an option on the
Chicago and Alton railroad has received
subscriptions to tho cash fund required to
an amount three times what Is needed
to make the purchase.
The syndicate will not buy the property
In the name of tho Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf road. The purchase will be an en-
tirely independent transaction, but II will
take place with the view OF furnishing that
road with direct line from the Gulf Of
Mexico to Chicago.
1t is further intimatod that tho Brice-
lselin syndicate Is party 10 tho deal and
Will share with tho Pittsburg and Gulf in
tho Dement'S to accrue in the purchase OF
the Alton property. This syndicate, accord
ing to the report, will have right OF
way over the Alton for its new through
line from Bloomington to Kansas City and
st, Louis.
While far mora than enough cash SUB
scriptlons have been made to close the
option. one report has II that there is still
difference OF IS share between the
wouid-be purchasers and the present hold
ers of the securities and that the settle
ment OF this difference is all that is be-
tween the contamination of this deal. Those
who profess to have inside information do
clare this difference Will not be allowed TO
stand in the way OF the syndicate carrying
out its project.
FnvOrabiy Impressed with Houston.
Mr.. ]. Francis Lee, general agent OF the
general passenger department of the Can
in Chicago. was among yesterdays visitors
TO the city. Iu conversation with reporter
of The Post MIR. Lee expressed his surprise
for the growth, enterprise and business
magpificence of Houston. you have great
city" he remarked, land the more ] see
OF II the more astonishel ] am that we do
not hear more of it up North. But we people
In Chicago do not yet understand Texas.
ana IL is only when we personally make
visit 10 your State, and become acquainted
with its commercial progress and impoI-
unce. that We get any fair idea of your
wonderful architectural, business, ednca-
tionai, climatic and social advantages. Why.
everything ] see surprises me. Here ! am
this moment, without gloves or overcoat.
While my friends up North are freezing
with colo. Your climate, like everything
else, is a marvel to me. 1t is perfect, and |
wish could enjoy it longer. However,
hope to be back again from Chicago in a
few week., and l shall make it special
point to return to Houston and take in
the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Festival.
Our st. Louis agent Mr. G. %. Benjamin,
will accompany me and am sure we viii
he eraudiy repaid for our visit"
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burglars Made "a Haul.

Paris. Texas. November Isl. b. Marks
e. Co, merchants at Bogota Red River
county. were the victims of a burglary two
or three nights ago, When Mr. Marks. the
senior member OF the firm. closed UP the
store for the day. he deposited the cash vi
hand, amounting TO $3.50, in n sack and
carried IL home with him, He dropped the
sack in a trunk and closed the top. but did
not lock it, When he was at supper some
person stealthiy entered the room, opened
the trunk and apstracted the money. There
is no clew to the theft.
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Do,,t snub the Little ones.

There are households in which the chill
dren are scarcely permitted to speak above
their breath. This is not at all right. In
the dlome there should be freedom OF
speech. Children should be encouraged
70 express. in a modest way, their opin-
ions before their parents and to come to
them for advice and counsel In all their
difficulties and dilemmas. If this course
is pulsuesil they Will not be likely to take
any serious steps in after life without
either consulting the old folks at nome or
applying the home standard of propriety
to any enterprise they have in view.
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R.tiro.d Conductor. Deatn.

Texarkana, November 17.-News was re-
ceiyed here early this morning from Fort
Worth to the effect that Conductor Jack
Taft of Texarlcana died in that city late last
night. Mr.. Taft has been rmnning on the
Texas and Pacific between here and Fort
Worth for the past ten or twelve years and
was we'll liked here where he has resided
for several years. Mr.. Taft leaves large
family here. His death was due TO Brlghfs
disease of the kidneys. lie carried Insurance
to tho amount OF $4,000.
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TyRsT-CLAsS.
$3.50 to $500 per day

Strictly first class.
j. Spers NJ r. Blakely. New York: W. g.
Drake. Austin; G. W. Martin. st, Louis, Mo-:
T.. ID. Coffey. Beaumont; P. G, Keene, Hous-
ton; w. l.. Humphreys. Greenville. S. c.; G..
H. Higgins, st. Louis. Mo-; S. G.. Terry, Now
York; Victor c. Barringer San Antonio; Stan
ley H. Watson, Rosedalc Nursery; Il b.
Marchbauk. Dallas Thomas Ellis. W. N.
Wright, St Louis. c. s. Primrose. Cincin-
natl; john H. ID. Rowan, Trenton: j.. ID. Rey-
nolds. Bedel Parker, John ), Grimes. Jr,.
New York; Hugo Griesenbeck. Homer Eads.
San Antonio; Ben Levy. New Orleans; l.. w.
Leake, Louisville: Il. p. Boyd. Reading; j.
H. Robbins. G. Hill, Chicago; VIM. !. Rau.
Housbon j. J. Groseclose. Galveston; j. ID.
Sayers. Bastrop; John l.. Way. st. Louis.
Mo-; Geo w. Dodge, Il. Snudberg, Cairo. M;
v. i. Fermier, Mobile Ala; c. ?. Boon. Co,
lumbus; Anthony Bucek, Lowell, Mass; Il.
Gorlick. Temple: J. y. Bayley. Chicago; Ed
ward c. Lyon. Morriston, \. j.: J. Block,
Dallas; Phil G. Jacobs. Cincinnati. Ohio;
Maurice g. Benoit, w. j. Athens. +. II.
Fnrwell. New York City; W. L. Davidson,
II. G. Woodruff Michigan; w. l.,
Hynes. Elgip, H.; l.. NJ. Springer Boston;
c. Il. Benjamin, st. Louis, Mo-; J. b. Nay
Ior. New York: r. w. Norris, Houston: Hugo
Griesenbeck San Antonio; ID. f. Bennett,
Chicago; Ed Campbell. st. Louis Mo-; q. S.
Mapes New York: J. B. warfield. Baltimore:
J. s. Parker. ST. Louis Mo-; John W. Steele.
New York: p. A. Valley, San Antonio: /. A..
Marx, st. Louis. Mo-; II. s. Brinkley. Kansas
City, Mo.
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Sn.ithviIle; r.. H. Harrison. Colu-lbus: j. b..
Thomas. j. S. Hereford, Dallas; J. T.. Frank
lin. Waco; R. NJ. Castleman. R. w. Castles
man. Austin; r. II. Farwell, Orange; Nick
Arpstein and wife, Lake ChaNes: w. Kirlicks
and wife. Hearne; Mrs NJ. n. Stewart, Chi
ego; A. G. Shell. st. Louis, s. w. Parish,
Calvert; F. Farnsworth, Cuero Miss Mamie
Roberts. Del Rio; T. w. Johnson, Kansas
City; ii. b. Marchbank. Dallas; Geo p Bald
win. New York; l.. Ullman, 81. Louis; Mrs.
Davidson, Alice; r. j. Mushany, Houston; ],
j. Cogens, Temple Henry Cook, New Or
leans. r. NJ McGarvey and wife, Dallas,
Misses Wilson, Bryan; Mrs. Hugh r. Carter.
Austin
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LOCAL TRADE REVIEW.


Once o. rhs reet,
Houston, rridsy. Novsmber 10.
Business continues quiet. though fcw Or.
dcrs for fruits for THANKSGIVING arc coming U.
Tho staple markets are steady In tonc With
out any change In prices. a
Receipts Of poultry wcrs light and ali ar
rivals were promptly disrcsed Of.
There is good demand for TcxaA eggs, bat
receipts arc light. Most stock now on sale II
from cold storage. az w,
Lemons In the East are shade weaker, but
local prices are unchanged, tclng still below
a parity with New York. Rs S
The only orangea now ON the market urs
Louisiana stock.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

At the 'rremont--E, d. Dorchester. yelas-
co; E. j. Newey, New York; H. i. ToIbot.
Boston: J. Pearl, II. 3. CHASER, st. Louis
Eugene X. Hays, Cleveland; w. 3. Crosse
r.ose. Houston; Meyer Lipshitz. Chicago;
r. II. Worthe, New York; Royal Smith
and wife, Reagan. Texas; r.. A. Smith and
wife. Denver; Maurlcs c. Beuot. George
Y Ringie. New York; Arthur l.. Jones,
meyer and wife, st. Louis; Robert p. GIL
man. Bellevillc; J, II. Gr,lsnback, Philadcl-
phia; Charles J.. Gleddon, Lowell, Mass. |:
John Baumsch 81. Louir; 3. w. Parish,
q $. McE!roy, San Antonio: j. s. Hogg and
son, Austin; LOFTS Dawes and wife. Hous-
ion; Webster Wtthers and wife. Kansas
CITY; Frederick Warde. New York; A, 3.
Robson. villa Ridge. M; J. II. Morris and
wife. Kansag City: II o. Wheeler. Iowa;
Hugo Griesenbeck, San Antonio: G. s.
Terry, New York; II. r.. snyder, Philadcl-
phIa
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COTTON sElaI, i.Kopucrs.
Hides. WOOL AND BEEswAx.
rrlees paid by Houston dealers:


Victoria, Texas. November THE re-
union OF Tex4s Rangers viii he held at
Victoria, Texas. on December 70, 1898 a
cordial welcome is extended to all sur
yivors and families. By order 9f
j. NJ Brownson. President
BY w. IT. Kyle Secretary
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