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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-24
Would Be Dimmed Should the Plans
Now on Foot Succeed.
The People Have the Right to Haul Down
the Flag An Answer to Nj.
Mckinley.

A thousand times better 10 /,
haul down the Stars and Stripes
and substitute the flag of All IN
dependent Republic than TO sur
render the doctrines that give
glory to odd Glory" Il was /,
the flag OF our fathers in the
years that me gone; il is the flag
OF a reunited country today; let
il be the flag OF our Nation in
the years that are 10 come. sTF
The mission of that flag is TO
float, not over a conglomeration
of commonwealth, but over
=" the lard of the free and the
home OF the brave And to
that mission let it remain for
ever true.
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miSnauvers Aftor tho engagement all the
troops marched past the presidest
Tho president ato luncheon with Gov
ernor Reyes, and at 2.3O o'clock was
driven to III Tentro Juarez, escorted by q
company of ruraies. Not more than halt
OF Those who came could find standing
room in the thenter. The exercises AZ the
thealcr coasi5ted Of muzir. addresses api
recltations AT lts conclusion the presl-
dent was driven TO the Gulf station, where
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tary occupation OF tho Philippine islands
by the United States. They favor jnde-
pendence with American assistance.
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lawless proceedings in Epirus. He also in
sp!fed terror here by exporting money M
der uisyeats OF death. officials OF the pr
eign embassies have frequently demanded
the punishment Ct Chan. Boy, but always
were unscusBeful.
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and Turk KiIled.

conswatlnoraN pecembsr 2s'-Ghani
pey. shs sultsn's AIDE de camp, was MUIR
desed yef.e,'say by Hafiz Pasha 10 quar-
rel watch look plice at the pastry cooks
Ghsnl Bey became notorious owing to bis
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philippines Oppose HNi..
washington. December Ex-senator iia'e
has received letters from Agonriilo ana
from The Philippine London committee urs-
,ns him 10 use his influence against mili-
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CONFEDERATE VETERANS
do Not Want Pensions from
The uifeu Stuteh,

Memphis. Tenn, December 20.
; Company a, ex~Confederate
: Veterans. uniformed organ
; isaiion OF old solGRrs, whose
membership Is made UP OF rich
ard poor alike, at 4 meeting last
: night unanimously adopted the
: following:
Resolved, That while we
: favor moro liberal appropria
TOES by each Southern state
for the masntcnaitce OF its dis
ab.ed Confederate soldiers, We
condemp the Introduce on OF any
measure Ia congress looking TO
The perelonipg OF ex-corfeder-
atts By the United States gov
eminent
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WEATHER INFORMATION.

General Observations.
Observations taken by the United States
weather bureau at p. m. yesterday 18th
meridian time: Rain.
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contest. Should it fail effort the club
will endeavor ts match Jack DAILY and
"Kid" Lavigne.
Casper Leon says: II have heard much
about Jimmie Michael's cieverness AZ a
boxer. He ia a bantamweight and
wish could arrangea bout with hin at
l05 pounds." Among bicycle riders
Michaeps boxing ability has been dis
cussed for long time, but it is hardly
probable that he will take up boxing. in
view of his plans in other directions.
Sam Fitzpatrick has an offer of a
So, 600 purse from a San Francisco club
for twenty-round bout between DAILY
and Lavigne.
The Maher-Armstrong bout, which
was talked Of for Syracuse, appears to
have fallen through.
Next Tuesday night the McKeever-
Matthews match will be decided before
Cleveland club.
Tommy White, for the thirteenth time,
has decided not to retire from the ring.
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BOWLING.

The Young Mems Republican Club
are forming . bowling team to play the
Century Wheelmen, Of Philadelphia, in.
that city, on April %. There are now
fifteen men trying for positions on the
team; these are each TO roll ten games
and the six men who have the highest
averages will be selected to represent the
club. Among the men who bowled last
night were J. H. Beggs, Jr., who scored
17O points; W. W. Knox, 1913; G. S.
Woodward. l02; J: Z: Rudolph, ~; W.
Lawson, 1926, and F. D. Lackey, 1852.
Frank D. Lackey, who is trying for
position on the team, holds the bowling
record for Pennsylvania and Delaware,
having scored 256 points in ten frames.
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LOCAL DOTS.

Ex-senator Higgins went to New York
yesterday. ,,.
John Pilling, Of Newark, was in this
city yesterday. -N '~ ~
Thomas G. Frame, Jr., OF Dover, was
in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Owen w. Everett of this city, has
been the guest OF friends at Newark.
Judge Pennewill is sitting in place of
Judge Spruance in the Sussex County
Court. -,.. .,t ;.A,
James McWespy, Jr., and bride, are
spending their honeymoon at Snug Har-
] Dor, N. Y. 't>.".
Grand Master Workman James Il.
Carroll, of Dover, was a Wilmington
visitor yesterday.
Miss Lille Steele, who has been visit
ing friends in this city,. has returned to
her home at Newark. .
A missionary and Easter anniversary
will be celebrated on Sunday evening ut
St. Paul's M. L. Church.
Bishop Coleman conducted contirma-
ton services last evening at St. Michaers
Church. Tonight he will preach at
Calvary Church.
Judge Spruance, who has been con-
fined to his home with heavy cod, is
much improved and will hold Orphans
Court on Saturday.
At the grand opening of Louis Berncy
and Co., VIM. Collins of No. 506 King
street, won the chair. Number 97l was
the lucky number.
The Rev. B. s. Richards, pastor Of the
Church of the Tlansfguration, Phila-
delpha, will preach in St. Stephens
Lutheran Church tonight. q
The various committees of City Coun-
Gil met last night and transacted routine
business, after which they adjourned to
meet in regular session tonight at 7.3O.
Cards have been issued for the mar
riage of George r. Hoffecksr and Miss
May Candy on April Goth, at St. An
drew's Church, Eighth and Shipley
streets.
The Rev. J. d. G. Hanna gave his
lecture on "Cuba and the Maine," at the
Grand Opera House in Chester on Tues
day night. An enthusiastic audience
was present.
The Rev. J. d. q. Hanna will give a
lecture on "The House that Rum Built"
vt the monthly meeting Of the Anti
Saloon League, Of Union M. +. Church,
] on Friday evening.
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SELF DEFENCE.

Midget Glynn, of this city, and Jack
MontrOy will meet in siX-round con-
test at the Arena, in Philadelphia. on
Monday night.
Jim Jeffries has signed to fight Gus
Rubin and Peter Maher after his fight
with Mexican Pete.
The New York Police Commissioners
may act on the licenses today, but only
five clubs may get licenses.
Eddie Gardner, of Minneapolis, was
counted out in tho nineteenth round
with Jack McClelland, of Pittsburg, at
Wheeling, w. Va, last night. Gardner
was counted out while trying to avoid
punishment,
The fight between Jeffries and Maher
will come off at Syracuse on May 20,
under the management of Tom
O'Rourke. Jeffries and Rubin are to
meet in Cincinnati on June 10. De-
laney and Madden will manage this
battle.
"Kid" Lavigne has started training
for his sixrOund bout with Jack DAILY,
which takes place at the Arena on Mon
day evening. Daily has gone to High
Bridge, N. T., to put on his finishing
touches under Sam Fitzpatrick's care.
Tommy Ryan has posted forfeit of
$3.50 to bind match with Tommy West.
Leslie Pierce and Paddy Sheehan have
been matched to box ten rounds in Nc
Keesport, Pa, on April Is.
Australian Billy Murphy has de-
cided not to retire from the ring, but
will meet Jack Hannigan at Pittsburg on
April.l2.
mysterious" Billy Smith and Joe
Walcott are said to be in fine condition
for their bout at Bridgeport, Conn.,, on
April IA.
Casper Leon and Jack Ward have
signed articles to try conclusions in an
eight-round bout at the Eureka Athletic
Club of Baltimore on Wednesday, April
~. =
There is every indication that George
Dixon and Martin Flaherty will be
matched within the next ten days to meet
in twenty-round contest before one of
the clubs in New York State.
Bob Fitzeimmons thinks that his spar
ring partner, "Yank" Kenney, is sure to
make his mark yet in his chosen profess
sion. m"
The National Athletic Club OF San
Francisco is making strong effort TO in
duce Peter Maher to come to this city to
meet Tom Sharkey in a twenty-round
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ANOTHER STRONG CARD
A Great Array of Boxers for Eureka's
Easter Mopday Carnival.
SPECIAL to THE Sun.

special to The Sun.
BALTIMORE, April 6.-Another strong
card has been added to the boxing carni-
val of the Eureka Athletic Club pre-
pared for Monday nights benefit for the
Maine survivors, which will be held at
Music Hall.
1t will be a middleweight contest and
will introduce two men who for some
time past have been trying to get to-
gether. ,
They are Abe Ulman, the prominent
middleweight of this city, and Barney
Connors, OF Canton, who recently came
to the front in his class. :. Like the rest Of
the local boxers they ale full of patriots
ism and ready to do their share for their
benefit. ,.- "a
In conjunction with such men as joe
Cans, Jimmy Janey, the "Black Demon"
Jack Ward, the 'Nonparcil,", Johnny
Smith, Big Six, Kid Lackey, Young
Smyrna, Kid Byrnes, Frank Farley, Sol.
English, Ernie Gebhart, and a number
Of others equally prominent. They will
present a constellation of boxers for a
carnival that will be hard to beat. /.
One and all are getting into shape for
their bouts, and some warm times may
be expected on that Easter Monday
evening.
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MISCELLANY.

After five weeks Of hard training the
candidates for Franklin and Aiashall's S
relay team contested yesterday afternoon
for places on thu team.
Princeton has refused to compete in
Pennsy relay carnival, the Tigers being
out of condition. NJ
All Of Yale's athletic teams were kept
indoors yesterday by a heavy snow
storm. Practically no work was done.
Harvard has bright prospects for a
strong Mott Haven team this year. While
NO other has been found who can take
the place Of the peerless Hollister in the
half mile Iun, yet there are several good
ones for the quarter and half.
Martin Julian yesterday posted $500 in
New York to bind another match be-
tween Ernest Roeber and Yousouf. the
Turk. w. A. Brady, Yousours man.
ager, was in this city yesterday but tele-
phoned that he would be in New York
today to cover the money. Julian and
Brady will meet today, and the match
will be decided between April 25 and
May l. 49,
There is an interesting little sparring
match at present going on over the
championship emblem. At the close of
the championship billiard contest at
Chic go last Saturday night, in which
Ives defeated Schaefer, the champion
ship emblem was handed to the victor.
Tossing the badge on table, he re-
quested that it be returned, with his
compliments, to the donors. Ives
action was the result of ill feeling against
the Brunswick -Balke-Co 'ender Com
pany, growing out of the fact that they,
as Stockholders, decided that Schaefer's
cha llanoe to Slnsson WAS ahead of IypS'
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inflammation Wanted.

Among the bundle OF mail matter r.
ceiyed BY Postmaster Moore recently
WAS q letter from the French consulate,
Of New York, asking for information ol
one George Williams, who, in 1903,
married Marie Louise I4aufo, in Paris,
France. Williams, while visiting the
Paris exposition, representing machine
firm, married the IAufo woman. They
came to America and settled in Whining
ton. She has since 1ied and an estate
must be settled, providing Williams can
be found. Postmaster Moore has made
inquiries for Williams, and hopes to
locate him.
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News from Cunb0at Wilmington.

Mrs. Jennie Donaldson, of 9l7 Upland
street, Chester, has received letter from
hef son Alfred, who is attached to the
gunboat Wilmington, Of Uncle Sans
navy. The Wilmington is now lying off
Jacksonville, Florida, with her decks
cleared for action. Mrs Donaldson and
her daughters received large number of
presents from the young man, among
which was u collection of rare foreign
coins.
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AMONG THE HORSEMEN.

4 Tod Sloane, the jockey, left for the
east last night. He will ride for Julius
Fleischmann, while it is said that
Featherstone and Bromley have second
call upon his services. He predicts that
Ornan . mt will go to the post in the
Booklyn Handicap favorite.
"Long Shot" Conley is due to arrive
at Memphis tomorrow He will ride
for Sims and Anderson during the meet
ing. So -
T.. L. Featherstone, Lexington, has
bought of G. L. Ale -an,ier,oi DesMoines,
the gray trotting ST. iiol Senator A. l:l0,
ten years old, by ramp Panic-Dolly
Wonder. Senator A. won the Transyl-
vania Stakes ana Other noted events.
He will be taken to Brussels, Belgium,
next week.
The Coney Island Jockey Club yester-
day received notification Of the transfer
of Hapsburg. The horsei Us a half brother
to Hamburg, and was transferred from
G. J. Enright to j. Il. Madden.
Bannockburn easily defeated a big
field at Little Rock yestcr day.
Jockey "Tommy' Burns continues to
ride in winning form. He had three
successful mounts at Nashville yester-
day.
"soup" Perkins, who will ride for W.
NJ. Wallace, is getting down to weight
and will be able to ride at no pounds at
the Newport nesting.
Ed A. Upton, manager Of the Mon.
tana racing circuit, announces that Ed
Hopper, secretary of the Turf Congress,
and Colonel W.. S. Barnes, the well
known Kentucky turfman, will officiate
in the stand through the circuit.
Pontius, a Kentucky Derby candidate,
has been thrown out of training on ac-
count of bowed tendon.
The Bromley string, which is in train
sng at Lexington, will be shipped East
within the next two weeks.
1t will not be at all surprising to see
Jimmy Michael have mount at
Washington, and it may he on the
smartest two-year-old colt shown this
year.
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cYcLING.

Captain C. D.. Sigsbee has presented
the Pope Manufacturing Company his
Columbia wheel, which went down with
the Maine on the night of the explosion,
and which was afterwards brought up by
the divers.
Charles W. Miller, the Chicago rider,
and Fred Schineer, also of Chicago, are
matched to ride o paced twenty-four-hour
race within the next three months.
Miller will 60 to Germany this season TO
meet Cordang and Huret in around-the-
clock races and to compete in the Paris
Bordeaux road race. Both Schineer and
Miller intend to compete in the six.d day
race at Madison Square Garden next De-
cember, and Schineer is already prepar-
ing for that contest. During the season
it is the intention of Schineer to break
into the middle class if possible. He will
reside in the East. ..~.
Fountain Ferry Park, at Louisville, is
rapidly becoming the centre of interest
in the cycle racing world. Bald, Cooper,
Kimble, Cabanne, Mccarthy, Orlando
Stevens, Seaton, Oldfeld and other
cracks are already there, and others are
coming. Cincinnati, 100 miles away, is
to be the training quarters Of Jaap Eden,
Jean Gougoltz, John s. johnson, Sr.,
and John S. johnson, Jr., of Mime
apolis and Worcester, respectively; Earl
Kiser, the half-mile champion; A. G..
Mertens, the fve-mile champion and
many others.
The big season that bicycle manufac-
turers and dealers anticipated has been
,eriousIy affected by the unfavorable
weather. Outside OF this most dealers
say they have no reason to complain.
Pennsylvania sent in 9s applicants
for League membership last week
against 149 for New York State. This
gives this State total membership of
,22,990, which is o,2l5 less than New
York.
Eddie Bald will probably ride a
match race of one mile, best two in three
heats, at Louisville on May 18th with
Billy Becker.
lola, the Novelist, has aroused a fight
in the ranks of the Touring Club of
France The great writer is member
of the club and is on many Of its COM
mittees, but the jingoes, as soon as he
was convicted, demanded that his name
be dropped from the rolls. Some of the
officers yielded to the clamor, and called
a special meeting to consider the demand.
This aroused everybody, and the men,
bers at once took sides. There is already
talk of secession, and rival bodies, and
the fight is now waging.
Genuine concern at last is being ex-
pressed by officers of the League of
American Wheelmen at the recent s.eady
decline in the membership Of that body.
A one mile international, best two in
three heats, the starters limited to SIX
riders, and each to have his own team of
tandem pace makers, is one Of the nov
elites Tom Eek will introduce at the
Woodside Park track. s;ss,
Racing men are disposed to favor
Buffalo's application for the National
Meet of the J.. A. w. in 100. .iSfe
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AppOInattOx Day.

Encampment No. 81, of this city, will
participate in the celebration of Apo
matto1 Day, i: Philadelphia, on Satur-
day next. General John p. Donohue,
of this place, will be chief marshal Of
the parade and will also preside at the
camp fire to be held in the evening. He
will be presented with gold badge dur
ing the day. Speeches will be made by
prominent G. A. X. men.
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Certificate of Incorporation.

Judge Spruanec yesterday morning
granted certificate of Incorporation to
the Guarantee Building and Loan Asso-
citation of this city. The capital stock is
5000, 600, and the incorporators are:
William B. Clerk, ex-Mayor Stansbury
J. Wiley, DR.. John Palmer. Jr., Fred
erick W. Heiss, Charles NJ. Meiler,
Francis E. Gallagher, Francis Il. Bah
cock, William ii. Robinson and Harry
Whteman. 'o q -
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Navigation Difficult.

Navigation OF the lower. Delaware
River and Bay was most difficult on
Tuesday. owing to the gale that was
raging, the heavy snow and rain that
was falling and the thick haze that hung
over the waters. In the bay and lower
river the wind blew at rate of about
81 miles an hour, changing in directions
at times from northeast to north. Even
steamers had to "creep" up and down,
and at times had to come 10 anchor,
fearing if they proceeded that collisions
might occur.
The sun., 1898-04-07
Law SUIT Imminent.

The Workman Publishing Company
and the Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company have each is
sued the Delaware Workman for the
month of April and two bills have been
rendered to the Grand Lodge for the
same. As both companies claim the
right to publish the paper law suit IS
imminent.
The sun., 1898-04-07
Young Bachelors Ball,

The Young Bachelors of the Shields
Library will celebrate their eighth
annual ball ON Easter Monday night,
April lith, in Turn Hall. The officers
in charge are as follows: James F. BurF,
master Of ceremonies; Edward V. Nc
Carn, floor manager; John A. Finnegan,
George 7. White, Harry A. Brady, as
sistants; Philip Conway, chairlnan;F +. A.
Grill, secretary; Charles A. NcDonough,
treasurer. The march will start prompt
ly ut 8 O'Clock. - Albert's orchestra OF
fifteen pieces will furnish music
The sun., 1898-04-07
Morocco Worker Injured.

George Kelly, residing on the east side
and employed at the Ford Morocco
Works, was injured yesterday afternoon
at that place. His hands and arms were
bruised by being caught in piece of ma
chinery. DR.. Z. G. Joyce dressed his
wounds, after which he was taken to
his home.
The sun., 1898-04-07
Injured In a Collision.

The horse of Oscar Scott took fright at
Eighth and King streets yesterday morn
ing, and was not captured until after it
had coIlided with the team of Mrs. Han
nah Frederick, on King street near
Fourth. Mrs. Frederick was thrown out
of the wagon, but was only slightly in
jured. The animal was caught before
doing further damage.
The sun., 1898-04-07
Judgment Given.

James Whitaker and NJ. Beggs were
given hearing before Magistrate Kelly,
yesterday afternoon, at the instance OF
OF the Board of Health, they having
failed to pay $5.S5 each as their share
for repairing a drain. The magistrate
gave judgment for the full amount in
favor of the board.
The sun., 1898-04-07
Delegates at Baltimore.

Among the delegates in attendance at
the annual convention Of the Maryland
Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church, in Baltimore, are N. II. Miller,
and James Knopt, of the First and Sec
ond Churches Of Wilmington; W. A.
Cosdsn, Clayton; NJ. H. German, Del
mar; J. ii. Morgan, Greenwood; W. J..
Potter, Harrington; Charles Hastings,
Laurel; j. B. Morris, Milton; W. w.
Locates, Seaford.
The sun., 1898-04-07
Funeral of a Fireman.

George Mccullough, fireman of the
lighthouse tender Zizania, who was
killed in an explosion on the boat in
Philadelphia on Saturday last, was
buried from his late home, 1905 D street,
this city, yesterday afternoon. Funeral
services were held at the Madeley N. E.
Church.
The sun., 1898-04-07
Mail Matter Spilled.

Last night about o'clock as the
United States mail wagon was going
down King street, the horse became
frightened and ran away. At Fifth
street the horse stumbled and fell, up
setting the wagon and strewing tho let
ters promiscuously about. The driver
jumped, but was not hurt.
The sun., 1898-04-07
Reception to DIR. Watt.

Presiding Elder and Mrs. Robert Watt
will be given reception at the parson-
age OF the Wilmington Methodist Epis-
copal Conference, No. 307 West Seventh
street,, this evening. The reception will
begin at 8 o'clock, and the Methodists
Of Wilmington are invited TO attend.
The sun., 1898-04-07

ward boat race will be rowed June on %
or: "a, and not July J, as has been re-
portcs|.
A Cornell report says that the Cornell
Yak Harvard boat race will be rowed
on June % or "A as has been agreed
upon, and not upon jury l.
The sun., 1898-04-07
FOOT BILL.

The Warren Foot Bali Club wifi, hold
a meeting tonight, when captain and
manager will be elected for next season.
Don't fail to show up at theAmeeting
boys!
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Situation or help advertise
'ments in THE sun will be run
for rs cents until either have
been secured and ordered out.
HELP wAHTED-xALEs.

WANTED-Would like 10 purchase good
second handed breech loading shot gun. 6ive
price and full particulars. 49,,
SUN. OFFICE
The sun., 1898-04-07

INFORMATION wanted OF the descendants OF
Rry Caldwell ONeil, who, in 1915 lit is be-
ted) resided at 81 Centre street, and also of
descendants of Alexander Mcclure, who in
resided vt 1H Henry street. both of whom
bed or had some interest In premises Nos 90,
=, and 96 Mulberry street. in the city of New
Bk. FREDERICK BELTZ, Counsellor at Law,
Broadway, New York city.
The sun., 1898-04-07

WANTED:-Position wanted by indus
tyieus young man, willing to do any
thing for a legitimate living. Address
II Sun Office.
The sun., 1898-04-07

VIyANTED-Am man Of ability TO repr'-ent 2
w firm Of high standing; must have small
capital for goods carried. W. H. Kelley mall
ager, Gibson House.
The sun., 1898-04-07

VIYANTED- Situation for coachmsn V house
w work in private family. address S07 Tat
nall street.
The sun., 1898-04-07

NANTED-Ten men at once, outside work,
EoNd pay to the right men. Call Saturday eveil-
Ing or Monday morning at Room q. md Floor,
McNey Building, Eighth and Market streets. 6
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BAKER JOHNSON'S 'as.t fist Of !,

10 cts; very curious, been handed down
for generations, only by chance they
came in my possession. P. o. Box, III,
Ridgeville. Ind. n,
A TREATIES on the horse and
his diseases by DR.. b. Ken
dali. Price, postpaid 1oc.,
regular price 25c. 1t is a pa
per covered book of 90 pages.
Address, ]. w. Ham,,
Wauueta, Neb.
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/ POUND OF READING Halter.

III be sent to any address in the
nited States for a silver dime.
>ese packages are made up of
pdard newspapers and period
IS Of real literary.wort They
God-sends to invalids' and
I-at-homes. Address, News
Ter Exchange, Bishop Build
philadelphia, Pa.
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oi Patrick r., borg at S3S East 47th ST., city;
home, 735 Eas. 143d st., IN 1892, for Denver,
last heard /. ON him in April 1892, from
syer; was going to stockton, Cal; father and
Sher dead; come home to John. Send any in
nation TO JOHN J. sHEEHAN, 735 East l4Sd
Western papers please copy,