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The herald., 1898-03-19
Some Egyptian Maxims

The mistress and two slaves for frying
two eggs. Much ado about nothing
Like the old women at q wedding. they
eat and mock. Rebuking discomfort. APP
piled to one who. though perhaps kratified
even beyond his expectations. affects to
despise what has been bestowed upon
him.
1t il but day and night and the pill
grims' caraven will arrive at Romela.
Romela (Menshiyah nowadays). situated
at the foot of the citadel of Cairo. is the
starting place of the Mammal or holy car
pet for Mecca, and where this carpet is
brought after covering the prophets tomb
at Mecca for year. The saying is COM
monty used to counsel patience. A day
and a night only and the long wearisome
journey will have come to an end.
What has your father left you? A he
goat and It died. he replied. A company OF
friends. sat down to eat One OF them
asked another, not the most Intelligent OF
the party, what he had inherited, where
upon he narrated q long story which was
not finished until the last dish was brought;
then, seeking to avenee himself, he asked
the same question OF another. who re-
piled briefly as above. in order not to lose
his share Of the repast. Hence the proverb
is frequently used to denote reluctance to
being questioned.
He who does not make me as kohl in
his eye would not wear as slipper.
Kohl is a black powder commonly COM
posed Of the smoke-black which is pro-
duced by burning a kind of ''liban," an
aromatic rosin. 1t 2; used for blackening
the edge of the eyelfds and eyebrows OF
the Egyptian women as adornment. TIE
expression used figuratively means that II
a neighbor does not pay the speaker atten-
tion the latter will treat the former with
contempt, the slipper being frequently
employed as term Of reproach. In the
streets Of Cairo you son of an old slipper
is constantly heard.-Joseph Hanki in the
Cairo Sphinx.
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Decided to Disbaud

CARSON, New, March 1S.-Battery A,
First Nevada artillery. has decided to dis
band. The officers and members of the
battery were court-martialed recently. be-
ing accused Of having violated orders from
headquarters. The accused were convicted,
but claimed they had been unjustly pun
ished and appealed to Governor sadler to
revoke the sentence. This he declined to
do, although it is said he acknowledged the
truth of their contention. The battery
thereupon passed resolutions severely crit
icising Col. Lord of Virginia City, COM
handing the regiment. and also Governor
Sadler as commander-in-chief Each men,
ber Of the battery then resigned, demand
ing that the battery be disbanded.
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the jury reached their room. after their
charge, said:
well, boys, you all may fight over this
all you wish. My mind was made up long
ago to hang him. 1 will stay here until
hell freezes over before agreeing to any
thing else"
This is the affidavit of Flannelly, on in
forma ton and belief
1t is also charged, and by several affida-
Wits, that on the 7th of March, when an i'm
portant witness for the defendant was CIV
ing his testimony, one juror, NJ F. Ed
wards, was asleep for fifteen minutes.
After the reading of these affidavits. the
District Attorney asked for an hour or so
continuance to prepare counter affidavits.
At noon the District Attorney was not
ready and a continuance was granted until
2 pm.
Finally, at 2:S0 o'clock, after all objec-
tions of Attorney Boardman had been
swept aside, Flannelly was sentenced to
hang May 9th.
Counter-affidavits had been filed, deny
ing the statements Of the aff1ants for the
defendant.
Flannelly took all quietly.
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Something Sligo soil Could Not DO

Recently. while some workmen were Dig
ging drain near the Market Cross. Sligo.
they unearthed the skull and bones Of a
man who must have been of gigantic sta
ture, and who is supposed to have been
buried there nearly 800 years.
A number of people gathered round.
among whom were local seed merchant,
who had frequently been prosecuted by his
customers for selling bad seeds. and stall
wart young country fellow. who was in tho
habit of boasting about his own size and
strength.
well, Michael" said the seed merchant.
'you may stop boasting now. You think
yourself big and strong. hut you'll never
come up to him."
'Begorra, don't know how yea expect
me, an him havin' 800 years Of a shtart."
-'why, you don't mean to say that he
grew in the ground. do your"
''Sartinly!"
"The Sligo soil must be very rich II it
can make dead men grow"
"Well, there's only one thing iver heard
tell of that 1t couldn't make grow"
"And what Is that, MichaelT
"The seed that you sell."-Answers.
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"HAPPY OLAF"
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The spray from the falls had frozen on
the grass and walks about Falls View ana
the passengers who got on the train to see
the great work Of nature were very care
full indeed. as to their footing, and many
of the ladies were content with the view
from the windows Of the coaches.
One girl rather below the medium height,
with a wealth of fair hair and quick,
sprlnging step. crossed the narrow stretch
of grass and leaned against the railing.
apparently unconscious of everything
around her save the endless rush of the
water. gray and dun In the early MORN
ing.
As the train bell rang the girl turned
quickly, her feet slipped on the frozen
grass, and she would have fallen II l
had not caught her. She turned her head
quickly, then she smiled and said IN
voice that was low and musical, Il thank
YOU" 1 raised my hat and she returned
to the car On taking my seat behind her
she turned to me and said: DO we stop In
Buffalo. do you know?"
1.-THE connections are quite close, be-
lleve." -
She looked pleased. wondered II the
Christmas shopping was attracting her to
Gotham. 1 asked as much. 1t was bold
thing for a stranger to do. but she seemed
glad to speak to someone.
"I stop In New York city only a few
hours" she answered. II am going home" i"
That explained 1.-THE winsome freedom
from afYectation, the simplicity Of the for
eign born. She was not an Engishwoman.
OF that was sure. She was not Ger
man. Then 1t dawned upon me: she was
from the northland. "Your home IL In
Sweden?" I ventured.
I'm Norway" she answered; "how did
you know?"
1T was suggested by your personality
and your voice."
II am glad" she said: II want the peo-
pie at home to find me Just as was when
went away" .@
1 changed my seat to the one opposite
her in the same section. and we talked as
the train sped along. She told me how her
father. her mother and herself had come
to America five years before. sN
my father sent some money to this
country many years before to be invested
by his friend Neils Anderson, In some
mines in the northwest. Neils Anderson
wanted my father to come over. and SO we
came. My mother died." and the voice was
lower than before. land then only two
months ago my dean father died and was
left quite alone"
"And so you are going home"
"Yes, I sail on the Hekla on Saturday
Many of my country people will sail or
that boat. The people Of Denmark and
Sweden and Norway love to go home fol
the Christmas holidays. But do not &C
alone from New York"
She looked at me as II wondering II she
could tell me her story. II will be married
when I reach New York." she said, 'and
my husband and will go home together
I was interested. She saw 1t and with
the frankness Of her race she said: "Shal
I tell you about it?"
"Please do" said.
"Then listen. At home there was lad
Olaf his name. You must remember thai
we were all poor In those days. My father
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had sent the savings efshis lieOtlma q
Noils Andersen apd '0lafs paronfs wor3
dead. and he had only his hands - an in-
heritancs. Olaf and were to b married
some day
"Then we came to America. ;olef. could
not come. but he said to me: 7 win come
as soon as can He used to write me
often and always cheerfully. Then he said
he was going to London to look for work.
For long time I did not hear frem him.
Then he wrote me that he was saving .
little each week. BY and BY he would
come
'"Then my dear father died and was
quite alone. wrote to Olaf, but my letter
was returned. was very lonely. went
to live with Neils Anderson's family, and
one day Neils Anderson came home and
said: MY fortune is made and yours. too.
Bentine. The mines are rich. can sell
our stock for many thousands.'
my first thought was OF Olaf. Now We
could buy back my dear home In the Alien
ford. I have 80 much money. Olaf and
1 will meet there, and some day I will bring
my dear father and mother to be. buried
at home. But where was Olaf? Then one
day came this letter." ~
SHe opelAeu tue letteT Sue uelu huu upEc9U
1t out SO I could see 1t. "You cannot read
it" she said. II will read 1t for you. Olaf
says: I am coming to you. Bentipe. I am
in New York. BY the Christmas holidays
will have enough money to reach you MY
heart is true and filled with lows for you"
Happy Olaf" said to myself.
you see. he does not know that am
wealthy. He does not know that am
coming to him. He Is bravely working
there In New York. and all the time'I am
coming to him. and we viii go home on the
Hekla to the Alten fjord.for the holidays"
There were tears Of happiness ID her
eyes, and she leaned her head upon her
hand and closed her lids and spoke on a.
one speaks in a reverie. TT will be cold
Journey. We will travel by sledges to the
Alten ford. by the reindeer sledges. can
hear the 'jangle. jangle' Of the bells and
the sharp hoofs beating ON the frosen
snow. 1t will be dark. the long. dark win
ter Of the north, with the red and the pink
and blue of the aurora In the sky to light
our way--but there will be home beyond
and there will be-Olaf."
Happy Olaf" said I.-Katharine Hart
mann in Buffalo News. -
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Yousouf, or 1.-THE terrible Turk" as he Is
called, has conquered all the famous
strong men Of Europe and the orient. He
has issued challenge to any who desire
to meet him. and has placed $500 on deposit
as forfeit should he back out. Ernest
Roeber, the American champion wrestler,
who is announced to meet the Turk, has
won many victories in this country. He
says he feels confident Of defeating the
Turkish wonder.
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Haymaking Time

My darling's gone south for the winter.
She lolls by the southern sea;
But I'm not putting in my time signing
For my darling to come back to me.
Every morning she writes me letter,
1 religiously answer the same;
And thus, with our ink and our paper,
We keep the old feelings aflame,
My darling's gone south for the winter,
I'm making the most of her stay;
For the only time can save money
Is when my fair darling's away.
Chicago News
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For the Shop Girl

An excellent philanthropic scheme has
recently been established by a band of
young New York women for the assistance
of shop girls. They go to the noon rests
and luncheon places frequented by shop
girls and open sewing and renovating
rooms, where stray stitches can be taken
for the busy saleswoman and quick in
structions can be given them how to fresh
en- and keep in order their wardrobes They
are taught to put in braids, clean ribbons.
curl feathers. earn and do all kinds Of,
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SPRUNG A SURPRISE
But Failed to Save Flannelly From
the Gallows

SAN JOSE, CAL. March 1S.-When the
Flannelly case was called this morning
for sentence of the convicted murderer, a
surprise was sprung by the attorneys filing
a number of affidavits in support of a mo-
ton for new trial. This rests chiefly upon
the alleged misconduct Of two Jurors. 1t
is charged that Juror Wm. Buckley. when
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A Cvc1e Circuit

VICTORIA. B. c., March 1s-John Fos-
ter Fraser, Edward Lunn and F. H. Lowe,
English cyclists, who left London July,
1896, to circle the world, arrived here this
afternoon from Yokohama, and will leave
on Sunday for San Francisco.
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msndino. Also how TO prepare inenpsns-
I've ronevatine 0uids that VIII remove
spots and cleanse gloves. Practical and
economical fashions are suggested, as
well a. healthful arrangements OF their
garments. The matter Of diet II also
touched upon. Al might be supposed, the
undertaking 10 meeting with great SUE
cess. g.--NeW York Times.
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Getting Ready

Dear woman now is cleaning house,
And it's not strange she should;
She thus has time to ride her wheel
AS soon as roads are good.
Chicago Paper.
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Hired girls should keep away from Japan
Good housekeepers there command fift.
cents a month, nurses receive from 81 t,
$3.50, and a cook who understands Euro
pean cookery can demand from IS to 81.
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In Kansas City there is a well authent-
Gated case in which man kept the secret
Of marriage engagement from his wife
for several months.
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THE TERRIBLE TURK

Will Wrestle Roeber for tho Worlds
Championship
NEW YORK, March 1s.-The managers
Of the two famous strong men and wrest-
lers. Yousouf and Roeber, are announced
to meet tomorrow and make final arrange
ments for wrestling match for the cham
pionship of the world.
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uity for ourselves. Let US, remembering
that 1--WE shall pass this way but once" F"
bear with us the lesson of the Legend
Beautiful
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evening. sixty-seven members signed the
JUDGE MURPHY wITHDRAws.
The Contest in the Fifth Now Is Be-
tween Eugene Loud and
Eddy Wolfe.

1t is now generally conceded that the
Republicans will renominate Eugene +.
Loud for Congress from the Fifth Con-
gressional District. Ex-Judge D. ]. Muir
ply, who has been mentioned as a can
dfdate, has withdrawn from the fight,
and 1t is generally believed that he will
receive the nomination for District Attor-
ney on the local Republican ticket. Sena-
the Republican party in the halls Of Con-
gress, says that he is still in the fight
and that he will not quit until the NOM
nation is made. 81 am in the fight to
not withdraw. l promise you this, how
ever. that in the event of not receiving
the nomination, / will be behind the man
In my power to aid in his election"
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JULIUS KAHN
!: GETS THE
NOMINATION
For Congress in the
Fourth District.
MET WITH NO OPPOSITION
RECEIVES UNANIMOUS VOTE
OF THE CONVENTION.
Returns Thanks for the Honor Con-
ferred Upon Him and Promises
to Work for Republic
canism.
MET WITH NO OPPOSITION
RECEIVES UNANIMOUS VOTE
OF THE CONVENTION.

. BY unanimous vote of the dele
gates to the Fourth Congressional Dis
trtct convention yesterday afternoon
Julius Kahn, the popular young attor-
ney was made the nominee of the Re-
publican party for Congress from the
Fourth District.
= The convention met at o'clock in
Shells Hall, 80 O'Farren street, and was
called to order by Chairman Joseph
Spear Jr. Secretary P H Prendergast
called the roll, after which the chair
man announced that nominations for
candidate for Congress were in order.
John NJ. Chretien placed julius Kahn
in nomination. He said.
. 1T is my privilege to present to you
the name Of Julius Kahn. He is known
TO all Of you, as he was raised and edu-
Gated here. and whatever success he
has made in life has been achieved in
this his home
In 1892 Mr.. Kahn was one of the two
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SISTER-IN-LAW FOR
SALTWATER BILL
JOHN L. BUSCH AND MISS DEL
MAESTRoL Welded.
The Ceremony Takes Place While
saltwater Is Absent
in Alaska.

A quiet wedding took place late last
evening at the residence of N c. Del
maestrol, 507 Cole street, where his
daughter, Miss Julia Delmaestrol, aged
%, became the wife of John L. Busch Of
1888 Nineteenth street. The groom, who
is only "a years of age, enjoys the dis
tinction of being the brother-in-law of the
famous saltwater Bill of Alaska The
wedding was private, only a few intimate
friends of the bride and COON being
present. Elaborate floral decorations and
wedding supper made the appointments
complete. saltwater was not present
being absent in Alaska, but his wife was
one of the guests. The groom is her
brother.
The newly welded couple. will remain
in this city and go to housekeeping Mr..
Busch has decided not to try his luck
in Alaska, at least for the present.
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Mission Republican Club.

At meeting Of the Republicans of the
Thirty-fourth Assembly District last
evening the following officers were elect
ed: President, Thomas O'Connel; vice.
president Fred Erling: secretary, Fritz
Seidel; treasurer. Julius Hoegman SER
geant-at-arms. John Weldon. A resou-
ton was adopted in relation to the legis-
lative nominations, and every member
was instructed TO take active part in the
same. The following were appointed as a
committee of one to act in each precinct:
First Precinct, Charles Dodge; Second.
Charles Sein: Third. Edward Boylan
Fourth. Thomas Kennedy: Fifth. John
Nash; Sixth William Cristie; Seventh.
Joseph Gallagher; Eighth, Frank Nee
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Not Seeking Legislative Honors.

State Senator Eugene F. Bert, who has
been prominently mentioned as an aspi-
rant for denomination in the Twentieth
Senatorial District, is out of the lgnt
ar am not candidate for the Senate or
Congress said Mr.. Bert yesterday, land
Republican municipal nominating conven-
ton should nominate me for the office
Of City and County Attorney l would ac-
cept the nomination. am in the fight
for the nomination for the City and
County Attorneyship." he concluded, land
that is the only nomination l would ac-
cept."
Ex-Assemblyman Mark A. Devine is
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HocKHEIMER FOR SENATOR.
Nominated by Acclamation by the
Eighth Senatorial District
Convention.


A. Hockheimer of Willows was nomi-
mated by the Republicans yesterday for
State Senator for the Eighth Senatorial
District, comprising the counties of Glenn,
Colusa and Mendocino. The nominating
convention met in the Union League CuJ
rooms, with George A. Sturtevant chair
man and John Shaeh secretary Hook
heimer and George A. Ware of Williams,
Colusa County. were placed in nomination
Ware withdrew before a ballot was taken
and Hockheimer was nominated bv acela-
nation. The convention then adjourned.
after authorizing the chairman to appoint
the necessary committees required under
the purity of election laws.
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han; Ninth. John Conway; Tenth, ]. F.
Boone: Eleventh. Charles Hollum
twelfth, Thomas Steen: Thirteenth, G.
W. Smith; Fourteenth, e. Demarios: Fiji
teenth, J. Mccarthy; Sixteenth. Sumner
Cate: Seventeenth, Joseph Bann: Eigh-
tenth. Henry Rutcliffe; Nineteenth, Pat
rick Joyce.
The club Endorsed the action of the COM
mitteemen of the district. After three
cheers for Gage and Neff the meeting adj
journed, to meet again next Wednesday
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IN THE THIRTY NINTH.
Democrats Compliment Mcguire and
Arrange for a Meeting.

A regular weekly meeting of the Ma
guire Club of the Thirty ninth District
was held Saturday evening, September 8,
President Frank Conklin in the chair. On
motion of Henry Ely the chair appointed
the following standing committees: Cam
paign-C. A. Bantel, ]. A. Fenton. DR.. W.
J. Gavigan, A. 7. Vogelsang. DR.. |. w.
O'Rourke; finance-Joseph Ferrera, Jacob
Harris, John Glavennovich; speakers and
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lowing named gentlemen as committee
men: Twenty-eighth District, Alfred
Houston; Twenty-ninth, r. H. Will
liams: Thirtieth, Charles Metzner;
Thirty-first, P. H. Prendergast; Thirty
second. John A. Hoey; Thirty third. j.
F. Leonard: Thirty ninth. NJ Smith;
Forty second, d. D. Lustig; Forty
third, Martin Brady; rty-fourth, ].
H. Nelson: Forty fifth, James Shook.
The convention adjourned to meet at
the call of the chair.
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New interpretations.

The vitax Battery Company incorporat-
ed yesterday with capital stock of $10,-
900. The directors are: HI. p. Thayer, E.
H. Baxter, Andrew White Drew White
and Scott Calhoun. Articles of incor-
poration of the Standard Coal and Team
ing Company were also filed. The direc-
Frank j. Griffin, j. Beardsley and Steph-
en- Brown.
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The Barry Alliance.

Last evening at Red Mems Hall the
Barry Alliance met and permanently or
ganized with l.. M. Mayer as chairman
and w. /. Pixley secretary. The object Of
the Barry Alliance Is to secure the cleo
ton of James H. Barry, candidate for
Congressman from the Fourth District,
by all honorable means. Meetings will be
held regularly every Saturday evening at
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Endorsed the Ticket.

The Park Republican Club held a meet
ing last evening at Kirchner's Hall, Wal
Ter and Shrader streets, Thomas G. Egg
CERT presiding. The roll was signed by
1873 members Resolutions were passed
indorsing the State ticket, Ed Head for
Sheriff, ]. B. Allen for Recorder, Edgar
Briggs for member of the State Board OF
Equalization and Winfield Scott for As
semblyman from the Thirty-seventh As
sembly District. Several speeches were
made and the utmost enthusiasm pre-
vailed
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Internal Revenue Collections.

The following were the Internal Rev.
enue collections for the month of August:
Lists, s43. 47s 81; beer, $1O9,57 IS; fruit spr-
its, sci .l56 S.; grain spirits. s34 ,4S2 03; ci-
CARS, $14611 4S; cigarettes, $l653 60; snuff
playing cards $A AZ; exports, Sc 30: i'm
ports, $17,796 0S; documentary, S51 s19 3S;
proprietary $19,461 So; total, $34S, 696 II.
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hoffman, Walter
mass meetingSAs. T.

mass meetingsNS. T. Kohlman, Walter
Malloy, Henry 4laney.
on motion of c. A. Bantel Judge Ma
guire was complimented for his able Sc,
lection OF members to the State Central
Committee at large. particularly that of
j. ]. Dwyer, resident of the district =,
On motion of DR.. w. j. Gavigan and
seconded by J. A Fenton the committee
on speakers and mass meetings was in
structed TO arrange with the Hon. j. O.
Mcguire for a rousing meeting under the
auspices of the club to be held In the near
future.
The club unanimously declared in favor
of open primaries under the supervision
of the State Central COmmittee.
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Died Suddenly.

Charles w. Broadbent died suddenly
yesterday morning at his residence, ISIS
Eddy street. The deceased was nearly 7C
years old and was employed in the .San
Francisco Laundry, in the rear of which
he lived with his aged wife. 1t is believed
that pneumonia was the cause of death.
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Federal Referees.

United States District Judge de Haven
yesterday appointed the following ref
erees in bankruptcy: William A. Coulter
for Sacramento County and Frank w.
Smith for Shasta County. Their bonds
were fixed at $1,000 each.
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looking for the Democratic nomination
for Senator in the same district. He is
popular in and out of his party, and has,
besides, good record as a legislator.
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institutions which deserves well Of the
public and is receiving the appreciation
Decacies Sick had out its sign at X
West Street for years dispense
medicines said the manager recently frequent
concerning
Rpan auxiliary physician
physicians
assure that the formula excellent
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sOUTHsIDE INvEs,

Nos. 1909 Clay street, between Hyde and Iarkji
streets; double 2story and basement bay-windo,
house Of rooms and bath brick foundation. etc