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Proclamation of General Election.

STATE OF ARKANSAS,
 County of Polk.
 I,D. B. Joplin, sheriff of Polk county. do hereby proclaim and declare that on the 5th day of September lS9S that general election will be held at the various polling places D the county of Polk Tor tine pu pose c. eleetng One Governor.
 One Secretary of State.
 One Auditor of state.
 One Treasurer.
 One Commissioner of State Lands.
 One Attornty General.
 One Superintendent of Public Instruction One Commissioner of Agriculture.
 One Associate Justice of the supreme Cours
 FOR COUNTY AND DISTRICT OFFICES. First, District offices:
 One Judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit. One Prosecuting Attorney for the AiAth 'r dicial Circuit.
 second. County Offices:
 One County Clerk, one Sherih, Qpe hePN sentative one County and Probate Judge. ule County Treasurer one Tax Assessor, one V9gn, 9gl, ty Surveyor, and for all the various toWhsAiF in said county, . TWO Justices of the Peace. one C0nsap'' and one Coroner for said county.
 Also the following propositions; c.. The proposed amendment Co the ctats sA.ort N0n stitution No. i, and the proposed amenQnlgsa. sl. to the State Constitution No. ,; also 10 SV1" or against license. ,,.rs. ls0s D. B. JOPLIN. Ao'o' sheriB.
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FILLING GRAIN SACKS.
Wherever the Device Here Described Is Used Work Can Re Done
 Neatly and Quickly.

The accompanying illustration shows a convenient device for filling grain sacks. Strong iron hooks fasten the box to the edge of the bin. while sim
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CHURCH SERVICES

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-At new cbn.., bnilding gcornerAmsterdam and Zwolle strad.l Preaching at Il a. m. and 80 D. m SmnSess,, SreSss, school al 80; prayer meeting at . o'eIocItu Ituuay 2 F. $. C. E. at 6 80 p. m. Y
 H. K. SCHIMERHoRN, Pasfo,
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AD,-- WHY WORRY Use 1lgl. LADIES genie aenses Guard. a,,,di an easy mind, Lasts lifetime eue sablsf send prepaid S1.o0. Everythihs
 goods. Write for prices. .,oa. h'
 COLE CHEMICAL co, s3s hFan'lil ,il
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ilar hooks are put in each lower cor ner, to which the sacks are attached The grain is then shoyeled from the bin into the box.-0range Judd Farm or
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Nj F. CHURCH SOUTH-Preaehing o.., sunday al II aln. and 100 p. III Sunday scboni al 10 a. m. Epworth League meets Mondar I.,Vu. es D. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday eveninss as
 C. J. GREENE, Pastor
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BAPTIST RCH.-Services every snpa.. al II m. and $ ?. m. Sunday school at o.Ss a. m Prayer meeting every Thursday evan s.a' ing W. |. CoMPERE. Pastor
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EVERY LADY ve who of NqCod good hssIlsa' ,s,s' should be cautious in taking regnlasas9e it'd icine that is not guaranteed as IeP'PPi sP PPillsas Madam Martins Pennyroyal x Iansy ynoney If guaranteed to give satisfaction oi yest sures and safest pills on the market. 1,.rely psckes where in the U. s. $f per box, secqqiScoo co sss Bv in plain package. Cole Chemicai
 anston Ave. Chicago, III. rts
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CHRISTIAN HURCH-Services every sp,. day at II q. I'll. and $ p. m.; Sabbath school ", 10 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday eyennS
 G F YogNG pastor
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CITY COUNCIL-Regula meetings at Coun ell Chamber on the first Tuesday evening Of each month. Mark Whayne mayor l. D. Jones, recorder.
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THE IRON HALL Meets every Frids night at the K. F. hall. J. c BYERs Pres MRS. ETHEL BLoCRsoM. Sec.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-se,. vices at II a. m. and p m at the school houss
 JAMES MASSEY Pastor
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HOOK and LADDER Go. No. i-Regular meetings on first Tuesday evening of each month at o'clock. F. C. Savage. fire chief
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KNIGHTS OF EQUITY-Meets every Thurs. day night at Masonic hall.
 J. c. BYERs. s.K.C.
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WARNING ORDER.

POLK COUNTY CIRCUIT CoUEi,, ,sos
 SEPTEMBER TERM 6s''
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SOCIETIES..

A F. x A. NJ. Dallas Lodge No. 12s-Will mee, a their lodge room on Saturday evening on or before the full moon of every month al I o'clock. Thad NJ. Carder, W M.; v pertel secretary.
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w0ODMEN of the WORLD, Camp No. eI- Meets in regular session on Thursday evenings of each week. J. c. Byers, C. C.: W. Ivan Matheny Clerk.
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MENA LODGE. K. of P. No. 10O--Meets in Castle Hall in Blocksoms block on Monday evening of each week c. W. Knowlton, C. e: J. H Hamilton. K. of $. k.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-12
FAREWELL CRY

or the Havana Crowd to Gen. Lee and the
Americans They Sailed From the Har-
Dor Was: Get Out. You Yankee SwineT
KEY WEST, Fla, April 11.-As the
Fern, with Gen. Lee and the Americans
was leaving Havana harbor Saturday
evening, the wharves and boats on
both sides of the narrow entrance to
the harbOr were crowded with Span
iards, who Kissed and jeered as each
boat passed out. AS the Fern rounded
to, heading for the open sea, she passed
near the Maine wreck. The group on
deck had been laughing and talking
expressing their satisfactio at leaving
Havana. With one accord each man
dotted his hat in salute of the brave
dead, while silence fell on all the space
of several minutes. Gen. Lee being on
board the Fern made the boat target
for redoubled Kisses, groans, cat calls
and whistles from the crowds on
shore. ''Get out, Yankee swine, .
was one of the mildest expressions
used. This seemed to strike every one
on board as ludicrous. Vice Copsul
Springer, who had been on the island
so years. waved his hand to a particu-
larly abusive group. saying, in tones
loud enough for all to hear, wait,
wait. my friends, we shall all be back
soon "
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THE AMBASSADORS
Of Five Great Powers Advise Spain TO Give
Extreme Concessions to the United
States.

Of Five Great Powers Advise Spain TO Give
Extreme Concessions to the United
States.
NEW YORK, April IA dispatch to
the World from Madrid says:
The ambassadors of five great Eu-
ropean powers-France, Russia, Italy,
Germany and Austria - have diplO-
matically informed the government of
Spain that war with the United States
can only be avoided. in their judg-
ment, by Spain yielding.
The ambassadors of Europe have
advised extreme concessions to the
United States. They appealed to
Spain's pride, noble self-sacrifice and
self-interest. They meant that she
must abandon Cuba.
The ambassadors of the same powers
called upon President Mckinley in
Washington, in the interests of peace
as a matter of form. There was posi-
bly, no expectation, no hope, that the
United States would recede one inch
from it's one vital demand-that Spain
must give up Cuba.
But the powers may have felt that as
they were about to use coercion in
Madrid it would be diplomatic to make
demonstration in Washington at the
same time
There is reason to believe that the
powers have made extraordinary
propositions to Spain. They have said
in effect that if she should make such
concession to the United States as
they believed to be necessary, the
powers of Europe would guarantee hel
against war, both external and in.
ternal
The powers would delegate to one Of
their own number, Austria, whose
throne is closely allied to that of Spair
by ties of blood, the duty of defend
ing Spain against any internel foes
that might arise, as a menace to the
dynasty, as a result of yielding to the
| demands of the United States.
In plain English this means thai
Austrian troops would, if necessary
be sent to Spain to maintain order anC
to suppress civil war The Austrian
troops would have behind them the
allied moral and physical forces O
| Europe.
The papal nunciO, who has been re
peatedly to the palace in the last 2
hours, is believed to be in sympathy
with this programme.
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WASHINGTON, April appropriations
for all eventualities are being hurried
TO completion. Gen. Lee will leave
Havana Saturday, probably on the
small naval vessel Fern, now in Ha-
-vana harbor, although it was said at
the state department that he might
take one of the Plant line of steamers.
At that time also the other United
States consulS and most of the Amer
lean citizens residing in Cuba, will be
out of the island. Official reports re-
.ceived here Friday stated that large
numbers of Americans were leaving
on the several steamers from Havana
and other ports. Entire quiet has pre-
vailed there up to this time. The
United States consul at Porto Rico is
also preparing to leave. No instruc-
tons, it is stated definitely, have been
sent to Minister WoodfOrd concerning
his withdrawal from Madrid, that be-
ing left to his discretion.
The prospects of his withdrawal
have been fully considered, however,
and there is reason to believe that in
the event of his retirement the British
ambassador at Madrid will look after
American interests and afford protec-
ton to such Americans as remain in
Spain. This, it is stated in an author
itative quarter, is part of a comfy be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain, and reciprocates the ac-
ton of the United States government
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The MEMBERS
OF the Ways aid Means Committee Con-
sidering the Drafting of a War Revenue
Measure.

OF the Ways aiid Means Committee Con-
sidering the Drafting of a War Revenue
Measure.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The members
of the ways and means committee of
the house are buSily engaged with the
treasury officials in the work prelimi-
nary to the drafting of a war revenue
measure to be introduced in congress
Immediately upon the opening of hos
tilities with Spain. An increase in the
internal revenue tax on beer from 81
to So a barrel, and a large increase in
the tax on manufactured tobacco, in
Guiding cigars and cigarettes, has been
practically agreed upon. Bank checks,
bills of exchange, drafts, deeds, mort
cages and other paper of this class,
patent medicines and nostrumS in all
probability will also be added to the
list
A rough estimate of the receipts to
be derived from these sources is that
the increase on these articles alone will
approximate if not exceed 500, 900, 600
a year. Beer it is thought, will pro-
duce an increase of $50, 900, 900; manu-
featured tobacco an increase of $33.-
900, 600 or more, and commercial paper
and patent medicines $50, 100000. An
other source of revenue which it is
said is almost certain to be availed of
is transactions in railroad and other
listed stocks 1t is believed
that the returns from this source
will be large. In all the figuring SO
far, the remaining industries and the
professions which were taxed for
strictly war revenues during the re-
bellion have been left out of the ac-
count. An increase of from two to
three cents on letter postage and q tax
on gas and electric light has also been
suggested to the department, but these
items have not yet been considered.
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A Locomotive That Jumped Twenty
Eight Feet Over an Open
Draw.

James T. White, the general superin-
endent of the railway mail service at
Washington, keeps on his desk, in the
post Office department, several photo
graphs which attract much attention.
These pictures, according to Mr.. White,
illustrate the most unaccountable and
remarkable feat ever performed by
railroad locomotive. In fact, the per-
Torrance is one which, in the ordinary
course of events, would only seem pos
sible where human intelligence was
employed, and it is most difficult to be-
lieye that it was accomplished by
mere machine, a creature of man.
In speaking about the photographs
the other day, Mr.. White remarked:
'They have never appeared in print to
my knowledge, and were taken for the
railway mail service because o. the curl
Gus nature of the great accident at New
Hamburg, n. Y, which they represent.
This accident occurred on the first Of
September, 1892, when New York &
Chicago railway postal car ran into an
open drawbridge at 6:15 in the morn
ing, the car being badly wrecked and a
portion of the mail matter lost. The
engineer and fireman, who, on account
| of the sudden and unexpected nature OF
the accident, were not afforded time to
| Jump, were killed, as well as one postal
clerk, J Ohm II. Cain, while NJ. E. ToOmey,
clerk in charge, was seriously injured.
The other clerks escaped unhurt.
'fThe train was behind time, and was
running at terrific rate of speed to
make up, and had reached the bridge
before it was discovered that the draw
was open. There was no time to do any
thing but jump, and this is what the
big engine did. 1t actually cleared the
2S-foot draw and landed safely on the
other side, the train going down
through the opening. This is the big
gest jump ever recorded by locomo-
tive, and the post office department
officials think it will never be equaled.
"To this day no satisfactory explana-
ton has ever been offered to account
for the long jump of the locomotive, and
it can only be said, in partial eXplana-
ton, that the engines momentum must
have been so very great that it had
to a certain extent, overcome its own
tremendous weight and the natural
laws of the attraction Of gravitation
which held it to the earth and made il
for the moment a free agent that did
until the speed was slackened, literally
fly through space. How otherwise could
it, without the least support, have
passed through greater space than it:
own length?
"The feature Of this remarkable acct
dent has never been prominently
brought out before by the railway mai
service, as, despite the assertion of thu
; superintendent of the rolling stock o.
the New York Central at the time, tina
, the engine had made the unheard-o
, jump through the air of % feet, pulling
/ the mail car after it, the postal authori
t ties were slow to believe that NOR,
satisfactory explanation, accounting 70
/ the presence of the engine on the othe
side of the draw would come to light
5 but it never has nor will."-Philadel
phia Inquirer.
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Lees Message to IsIanco.

KEY WEST, Fla. April 11.-"You
may<tell Gen. Blanco for me that the
Fernsis the last ship of the American
navX-1hat will ever 60 out of Havana
harbor while the Spanish flag flies over
the Morro.' This was the message
that Gen. Lee sent to Gen. Blanco as
he steamed out of Havana harbor Sat
urday night. Lee was indignant at the
insults heaped upon his head by the
Spanish officials and the populace. He
had been snubbed at the palace by
Gen. Blanco and affronted by DR.. Con-
OOStO
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Asiatic Squadron I.eadY.

LONDON, April 1.-THE Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing Sunday, says: The Amer
lean squadron has completed arrange
ments for putting to sea. Two vessels
have steam up ready to start at a mo-
ment's notice. The cruiser Baltimore
and the revenue cutter Hugh McCnl-
loch are expected Tuesday. The Brit
ish steamers Nanshon and Zafiro have
just been bought by America for trans
port purposes"
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VASSAR GIRLS EAT.
Astounding Appetite for Pancakes,
Eggs, Milk and Vegetables.

"A great deal Of studying is done at
Vassar, doubtless. But a part of the
daily programme which is never neg
lected in the least, no matter what else
suffers, is the table. The motto of the
college girl who is Lot dig is: Eat,
drink and be merry, for tomorrow we
work And there are no digs at Vas
sar."
The Poughkeepsie student home on
''furlough" paused and looked thought
full for a moment.
"The sum total of table destruction
during the year is appalling" she con-
tinued. The Nassar farm comprises
nearly 800 acres. The asparagus beds
cover an acre of ground, and in the sea-
son yield from rs to SIS punches daily.
Thousands of punches of celery are de-
voured by ethereal freshmen, sophie
mOreS, seniors and juniors every year;
hundreds of bushels of tomatoes, onions
and potatoes are required to keep pace
with mental progress, and quantities
of milk, eggs and bread that would
make the delicate young lady of the
bOnbon-eating period of 80 years ago
faint with horror are yearly consumed
by these vivaciOus damsels who can
read Latin and jump five-barred gates
with equal facility. About so cows are
owned by the college, and they supply
the girls with about 100000 quarts of
milk annually. The Vassar girl is fond
of an egg for her breakfast. That is
why about 100000 eggs disappear every
year.
IF there is one thing more than
Latin and Greek, and psychology and
geometry, and trigonometry, that the
Vassar girl likes, it is pancakes. The
quantity of pancakes consumed at the
college is enormous. The griddle is ten
feet long and three feeT wide. The Vas
sar pancake has turn and brown that
are peculiarly it's own. In spite of the
girls fondness for cakes, however, only
about 1900 are consumed at breakfast"
~ Y. Advertiser.
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When Purchasing Fowls.

In purchasing poultry for house
hold use, all fowls which have even q
very slight purple tinge showing
through the skin of the thigh should
be avoided, as they are old, and will
consequently be tough. Fowls, ducks,
geese and turkeys, which have been
Toured, or which have brOl:en breasts.
should be 10 -zed upon with suspicion,
for the chances are that they are by
no means fresh OF desirable for food.
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in affOrding. protection to British
subjects on former occasion.
The Spanish minister at Washington
has received no instructions as to his
departure, nor has he made prepare
tionS to go although his establishment
is in such a condition that he could
leave within few hours after receiv-
ing orders from his government to de-
part. AS an evidence of the complete
cessation of negotiations it can be
cited that Friday closed the seventh
consecutive day since the Spanish
minister called at tie state depart
mcnt.
War and naval preparations are pro-
ceeding Systematically, but the larger
details of preparation have been
shaped and there Is little more to do
than to see these regularly executed.
While there are many naval move
ments, there has not yet been any de-
cisive order affecting the movement of
The fleets. All is in a state of expect
ancy in this regard. A report was
current Friday that the Spanish
feet of crui sers had sailed from Cadiz
for American waters. There was no
confirmation of this, either at the
Spanish legation or at the navy de-
partment, though it would not be i'm
probable as the press dispatches from
Madrid Thursday night stated that
this formidable fleet was expected to
sail Friday.
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letter postage probably would aug
ment the receipts by $50, 900, 900 a year
A bill providing for temporary
loan of 500, 900, 900, and a permanent
loan of from $500, OOO, 900 to 500, 900 900
at three per cent, payable in coin. has
been prepared by the ways and means
committee and will be Immediately in
troduced in case of war. The whole
question of the finances of the govern
ment in view of probable hostilitieS is
being carefully considered by the
treasury officials. so that definite and
we'll thought out plan of operations
may be at the disposal of congress in
case of need.
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GEN. LEE

Arrives at Key West, Fla, and Leaves for
Washington.
KEY WEST. Fla, April 11.-COnsul
General Lee arrived here on the Fern
at 7:3O Sunday morning.
Gen. Lee came ashore about II OF clock
and received an answer to a telegram
he had sent to Washington. The gen.
cral sailed for Tampa at noon. From
that port he will go direct to Washing
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& Battle at Afharn.

CAIRO, Egypt, April 1.-THE British
brigade, in the defeat of the Dervishes
Friday at Atbara, and the capture of
Mahmoud, the Dervish commander,
and 1000 of his followers, lost. in addi-
ton to the officers killed, cabled Fri
day. ten rank and file killed and had
30 men wounded. The Egyptians lost
81 men killed and had Il officers and
319 men wounded. The Dervishes lost
about ., 900 men killed.
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To Transport Jersey Troops.

NEW YORK, April 9.-An evening
paper says that orders were issued at
the Pennsylvania railroad station, Jer-
sey City, Friday, that two special
trains must be held in readiness on
Monday afternoon next to transport
New Jersey troops to the sea coast.
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OntimiSm,

They say this worlds a hard ohe. IT'S a
libelous remark.
Each day is full of pleasures from its
dawning clear till dark;
And the only criticism to be made when all
is done
Is that people must be working when they
might be having fun.
Washington Star.
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Indicted for Marrying His Niece.

WEST Liberty Ky, April 1.-THE
grand jury returned an indictment
against Lee Rose for marrying his
niece. Ella Rose. Quite a sensation
was created, as they belong to very
prominent families. The bond was
fixed at $1,000. The clerk who issued
the license was also indicted.
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Her Order.

Sweet Voice Through the 'pbone)-.
Have you any can gas-back duck, Mr..
Heefy?
Butcher--Yes. MA am.
Sweet Voicc-Well, you may send up
three yard and a half, if you please
\. Y World
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a MILLION MEN
Have Volunteered for the Expected War
With Spain.

With Spain.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Snce the ex-
element began the war department
has received nearly a million applica-
tons from men who wish to volunteer.
Circular answers have been sent that
the national guards will have first
chance, and orders have been sent to
commanders of national guard COM
panies to assemble their men in the
armorics and give them formal Motif
cation that they will have preference
if a call for volunteers shall be made
by the president, and if they do not
wish to enter the regular service, but
prefer to remain as a national guard,
they will be considered exempt
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SAVANNAH, Ga, April 9.-Bristow
Graham (colored) was hanged in the
county Jail here Friday. He killed
Ben Wilson, another colOred man on
December 10, 1896. This is the first
time ar execution has taken place
here on Good Friday.
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Always Meeting 1t.

Creditor-May L ask whether you eves
expect to meet your Indebtedness?
Hardup-Meet it? Why, great Scott,
man, 1 meet it every time go into the
street! Don't you throw it into nay face
often enough?-Up to Date.
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Not So Rich.

PoindeX;er-Is old Mr.. Deans will to
be contested?
Kilduff-I understand not.
PoindeXter-Then his estate is not so
large as it was thought to be.-Detroit
Free Press.
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The Time Not Ripe.

Anxious Patron-D0ctor, don't you
think you'd better call in some other
physician for consultation?
Family Doctor (cheerfully)--Oh, no,
not yet. There is still some hope.--N.
\. Weekly.
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Perhaps you'll not believe it. but it's gospel
anyway;
Just observe and you will find that. as a
rule,
The person who agrees with you in every
thing you say
Either tries to make fool of you, or is
himself fool!
Chicago Daily News.
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Snvin- Ills Nerves.

what" shouted the stern parent,
mot marry my daughter? Why. sir,
you have sat with your arm about heI
hour after hour"
eyes: that was to keep her from sing
lng."-Detr lit Free Press
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Steamers Withdrawn From Service.

NEW YORK, April Or. A. c. Smith,
of the Ward Line Steamship Co., re-
turned from Washington Friday. To
a reporter he said that all the Ward
line steamers were withdrawn from
service Friday