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The herald., 1898-08-17
Light Employment


|, The Deutsche Zeitung, San Paolo, Bra.
I'll, gives some shameful particulars of the
"spoils,, system as 1t prevails in that coun.
try. One story, translated In the Liter.
airy Digest, has an amusing side:
Some time ago q general was sent to one
of the northern states to investigate the
management Of a government railroad. He
belonged to the set of men who have made
themselves obnoxious by their endeavors
In the service Of reform, and here are some
Of his experiences:
The very first day he found IN one Of the
rooms. OF a railroad station a strong young
man who was doing nothing. Thinking
the young fellow had come to see him, he
asked:
do you wish anything, my friend?"
mo sir. I am employed here"
$50! What are your duties?'
Il have to fill the water jugs In the Office
every day."
. The general was little astonished. Ir
the next room he discovered another able.
bodied young man, smoking a cigarette.
"Are you an employer" he asked.
Eyes, sir; am the assistant Of the gen.
tleman in the next room"
But that was nothing to what was Il
come. The general had already been In.
formed that the road employed elghteer
engineers, while only eight were working
He ordered that in future these men SHOULD
at least take turn about. The next day
one Of these engineers" beardlesl
youth, came to him and told him that h,
could not run the locomotive to save hi.
life.
"Then how did you get on the pay-roll?'
"well. you see. general, it's this way
My family are poor, but wanted to study
law. We've got some pull. so I managed
to get an appointment as honorary engi.
neer, to make living while pursue m,
studies"
The herald., 1898-08-17
The Whaling Season

SAN FRANCISCO, August 16-The Arc
tic whalers are doing well this season. ae-
cording to news Just received. All the
vessels which were frozen in and to which
relief was sent, have got out Of the Ice
with the exception Of the Belvidere. When
the Ice began to form, Captain Milfard
managed to work his vessel into little
bay where she was considered safe. That
safety has proved her undoing 30 far, for
while the Fearless, Jennie Newport. Ro-
sarfo and Wanderer have got out and are
now It Port Clearance. she is still fast in
tho Ice near Point Barrow.
The herald., 1898-08-17
A Word From Mason Mitchell

IT have been In the tropics BEFORE" said
Mason Mitchell. the actor and Trough
Rider" who came home wounded on Tues
day from Santiago on the gunboat New
port. st have roughed 1t all over the world
and have been through the hardships of
the rebellions in Canada, but the most hor-
ribie experience Of my whole life was that
eight mile march from Baiquri to Siboney
on the day that the Rough Riders first
set foot in Cuba. have never been so ut
terly worn out after doing so little actual
work, and I never want to be agpin."-
New York Evening Sun.
The herald., 1898-08-17
Democratic Club Meeting.

The First Voters Mcguire club will hold
its regular weekly meeting tonight in the
rooms of the Hickory club. A big turnout
Is expected.
Tomorrow evening the Fourth Ward
Democratic club holds forth at Its quarters
corner of Valencia and Pico streets. Re-
freshments VIII be served and large time
Is assured.
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Deputy Constable Tom Quinn arrested
Long Guey On, Chinese yesterday after
noon on a warrant charging him with
grand larceny. Long Tai, another Chinese
swore to the complaint. The latter claims
that Guev visited his place at 40 South
Los Angeles street, last Friday and while
there improved the shining morning hour
by stealing $40 In gold. watch vaiued al
$3.50 and chain worth 81.
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. '59-Two Navy RssIsters-'98 f:
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lue new NAVAL ItcSistSIs puDiiohcu oA'
July LIST, shows many changes In the
way Of old names that have disappeared
or are In different places. 1t shows sew
en- admirals, instead Of six, the new man
being George Dewey Of Manila. Then
the man who was fourth on the commo-
dore list in January Is now first, and
Capt. Schley has become Commodore
Sohley OF Santiago. Capt. Sampson,
fourth on the list, is now last on the list
Of commodores, though, In our economi-
cal way he Is doing an admiral's work
mot rear admiral's, but fun admi-
ral's-and getting commodore's pay.
Five Of the commanders have gone
higher, and 1t may be noticed that the
July Register shows that Capt. Lamber-
ton, having been assigned to command
the Olympia, Is credited with the good
work done at Manila by the Olympia,
though Capt. Gridley really was In COM
mand at the time OF the battle.
For the first time in years the Register
has a list of retired officers employed
on active duty, and there is a list Of
officers appointed to serve during the
war. OF these there were on July LIST
SAL; since then the number has increased.
There are also twenty-four second lieu
tenants of the marine corps appointed
for the war.
While near the marine corps 1t may
be noticed that for the first time In years
there are several field officers Of marines
at sea. Lieut.-Col. Pope is on the Pan
Their; Maj. Meade Is marine fleet officer
on the New York, and Maj. Huntington
commands the marine battalion at Guam
| tanamo. Capt. McCawley, who was ap-
pointed over a year ago in defiance OF
law, as 1t is alleged, has not yet passed
hts examination, 1t may be noticed.
Our navy consists of 245 vessels Of all
classes, Of which Capt. Sampson COM
manded los. On the other hand, Admiral
Miller, commanding the Pacific station,
has had to take foN his flagship the fish
commission vessel Albatross. It may
carry gun now, but it did not carry one
in July.
Much contrast exists between this
Navy Register Of July, 1898. and a Reg
lister issued in 1859, just about year be-
fore the Civil war broke out. In those
days we had no admirals and no commo-
dores, though, as now, we had captains
doing admirals' work and others doing
commodores'. They got extra pay then,
however. which our captain admirals do
not get now,
Thara uere e,cbtv-one 20 ntains nm the
active list forty wears ago of whom w.
B. Shubrick was senior; Joseph Tatnall
was twenty-fourth and Farragut thirty
with charles stewart was senior on
Tho ret,red list. no had entered the navy
~ 100 ord h,s daughter nod married
q Young irish gentIaman named parnell.
az hundred and s;xteen commarders
kont ,ror,ot,ons lou, IN those days Mot
thew Maurv was Nh "A. Ranhael
samn,es No 20 white Iohn A Dahipren
ona stanben r. Rowan were resnacf,valv
Nos 40 and "a
Tneie were SSS ileutenants' VINO nao
special inoex OF names the only muck
IN the DOCK Davio y. For.er was NO.
., runs craven OF Iecumsen Iame was
NO. III, ana Hicnard wainwright, whose
name mas Jus. got new coat Oh iame'
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A Swindling Game

A man giving the name OF Carlton Knigh
came to this city some months ago ant
represented himself as a solicitor for tn.
Renters Cooperative Investment com.
pany OF San Francisco. He induced 8. A
McKeown of the Van Mugs hotel to give
him 5000 to establish local agency, but de-
parted without delivering the goods. Nc
Keown thinks knight swindled other PEG.
pie in the same manner.
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Bush Battered Him

Justice Morrison decided yesterday that
]. Bush had been guilty OF battery upon
the person Of Harry Maibenburs. q boy,
last month. The boy asked Bush to pay
him IS cents which he owed toatheoboy's
sister, but instead received kick on his
pants which sent him to the sidewalk. Bush
Will be sentenced Thursday. se- -
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a warrant. not charging him with causing
people to break their jaws in an attempt
to pronounce his name. but with disturbing
the peace Of man named Domingo Itzania.
The latter says that while they were hav-
Ing a discussion about business matters,
Bert struck him on the jaw. Justice Owens
set the trial for the 18th.
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STOPPED THE GAME
Fatal Accident at a Ball Game in
Illinois

CISSIA PARK, ILL.,, Aug. 1e.-The game
OF ball between Danville and Chicago
Unions today ended in a horrible accident.
The grand stand, which seated fully 10O0
people. collapsed, killing Mrs. Maude Ho-
bart Of Gilman, Ill. Those badly wounded
are: Mrs. Ranton, leg broken; Miss Argo.
back injured, both Of Hopestone, Ill.,; Miss
Crawford of Milford. ILL.,, leg broken; Mrs.
Cartmell and Miss Curtle of Rossville. Ill.,.
hurt internally; Elmer Jameson of Poto-
mac. back injured. Fully twenty others
are injured and several deaths are expected
to follow.
The herald., 1898-08-17
THE PUBLIC PULSE

1.-THE Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibflity for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity, go far as is consistent with the
proper expression Of their views.1
The herald., 1898-08-17

the privilege Of returning home at the gov
ernment's expense. have been granted to
Louis and w. D. Craig, brothers. of Com
pany M. Seventh California, living al
Riverside, and Edgar &. earle and Corpo-
raj C. g. Haynes, OF Company E, Fifty
first Iowa,
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Work to Begin

Owing to the unexpected complications,
the work OF relaying the street car track on
Spring street. from Fourth street north.
has been delayed, but it Is authoritatively
announced that work will be begun by to-
morrow morning
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Maintained a Nuisance

A. O. St. George was tried by Justice
Morrison yesterday ona charge Of allowing
his chickens to roam about on I street. Pico
Heights, and cause nuisance to Chas
Bausch, the ne.ghbor who made the COM
plant. st. George conducted his own de-
Tense but was adjudged guilty ana ordered
to appear Tor sentence tuesday.
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with those of the soldiers who came on
board suppose there must have gathe
on the deck seventy or eighty people, and
the scene, though simple. was very Inn
pressive. 1t took but few minutes TO con-
sign the body. and thus IN simpls way
ended the life of simple man.
The herald., 1898-08-17
A Rough Rider Here

Harry Hastings. member Of Roose-
velt's rough riders. has arrived in this city.
He was seized with malarial fever after the
surrender of Santiago and is en- route to his
home at Berkeley to regain his health.
The herald., 1898-08-17

There will be a mothers meeting Held at
the Los Angeles W. C. r. U. tocay at 2:S0
D. M, in the First Congregational church,
corner Sixth and Hill streets.
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Count Bismarck's Son I'M

BERLIN, August 16-Count Herbert
Bismarck's only son is dangerously i'll and
DR.. schweninger has been summoned to
attend him.
The herald., 1898-08-17

Allegeno Gutiez was brought to the county
jail last night from Downey to serve a SEN
tence of ten days FOR assault.
The herald., 1898-08-17
A Jaw Breaker

Bertrand Miguelerieoa was arrested by
Deputy Constable Musnenaf yesterday on
The herald., 1898-08-17

An prices Of wall paper grsstly reduced,
4. A. Eckstrtm. ~ South Spring street.
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% supply the details j IN exciting mai
rative. and to FIJI 10 vi bits of pathoa
but the women, maxi ; due allowance
for the exaggerations of a frightened
negro. had no doubt th, they were now
in great danger.
aSbau we have time to dress, sui?
asked the lady with hauteur thai
under the circumstances, was pathebie
NO; fiy for your lives" said the con
ductor. for even as he spoke he saw
couple of men riding under the apple
trees.
The women saw hem, too, and,
throwing on whatever lay in reach in
the way of wraps, hu led over to the
train. The old negress still telling her
story, went with the NO women and
helped them into the loose. Now the
Two robbers who haG idden through
the orchard saw the sinmen and i'm
lnediately opened fire. The conductor
and the brakeman, W. king backward,
kept the desperadoes acls, killing one
of their horses. Just is the trainmen
reached the caboose tt . conductor was
shot and fell near the all. The rest o.
the band had come 4, the rescue Of
their comrades. and now the lead was
raining upon the side of the car. The
brakeman, having dropped his gun
stopped to lift the conductor aboard,
but he could not do it, Now this deli
cate young daughter Of the south, see
ing the danger inwhicl these men, her
enemies. had voluntarily placed them
selves for her sake and her mothers,
leaped to the ground and, with her
white bands that had nayer lifted any
thing heavier than ridingwhip, helped
the brakeman to life the imp form Of
the conductor into the car,Nwhile the
bullets rained around her. When they
had laid him upon the locker theyoung
woman lifted his hendand held il in her
lap ana SO, as the engine baclSet, away,
the con6uctor died " Y Sun
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MonE FROM Il. &.

Many Thank giving turkeys
lave been killed. Mnd we hope
4vrrytodv mad q nice Iae aud
tl4l waiv ti,eS ieast ee0r
~ wer uot lursalie. Nom
roe Co. Circuit court meets IN
Clarendon next Monday, with the
newly elected Judge Chapllne on
the bench. The Methodist Con
ference will meet the following
Thursday, but the court viii
adjourn after the conference meets
In favor Of that body. The people
of Clarendon are making all
things ready for that event. y.
w. Evan, Of Blackton, planted
ten acres in wheat last week, and
j. G. Palmer sowed ten or twelve
acres. Let the good work go on.
The people of Raymond are
gathering IL bales Of cotton per
acre The knowing ones say that
two million bales of the present
crop will not be picked. We OK
tend our coincidence 10 Mr. James
Richardson, of Raymond, in the
loss of his three year old child
last week. Wishing each OF the
correspondents a happy Tanks
giving, | remain il The ranks.
FL. q.
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A Clever Trick.

1t certainly looks like y, y
there is really no trick about I'D
Anybody can try it who has Lam1
Back and weak Kidneys, Malata9
or nervous troubles. We mean ~
can cure himself right away p5|
taking Electric Bitters. TINS 'ns''
icine tones up the whole system,
acts as stimnlant to the Lave;
and Kidneys, is a blood purlnss;s)
and nerve tonic. 1t cures Consh
patton, Headache, Painting Spe'' Z.
Sleeplessness and Melanchol =
is purely vegetable, milTias.a y
tive, and restores the system s9 =.
natural vigor. Try Electric p''
tiers and be convinced thai the'|
are miracle worker. Every wv wv
tie guaranteed Only 5Oc- a oo1''e
at G. II. Pasley's Drug Store.
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EPISODE OF THE WAR.
Last Night OF 81 Southern Soldier on
the Battlefield.

Don't leave me, captain! Oh, don't
leave lne!f'--words that came to me
with IN agonized Shrek from bleeding
and dying confederate soldier on tht
evening Of the, great battle Of Malvern
Hill, July /, 1862. He, a mere youth OF
II years, lay III heap, gasping fer the
breath which WAS fast leaving him
along with the rays Of sunlight, on that
sad and memorable day |, for whom
that piteous rymas meant, was a staff
officer of the brigade to which the Lou
isiana regiment, the soldier boys regi-
ment, was attached.
Well mounted, ! was gaIloping back
across that bloody field to report the
duty had performed, when suddenly
arrested N my course BY the voice Of
desp.se ard woe. eofuin9 from mg
stricken comrade. The day was fast
passing away into darlsnes ga darkness
that seemed to enshroud this valley Of
death. The terrific cahnonading or
both sides that had lasted for hours
from the surrounding hills (Malvern
Hill being the central point of attack
by the confederates) was supplemented
by the booming OF artillery and burst
ing of shells from the gunboats on the
adjacent James river.
Nature seemed 70 revolt at this scene
OF blood and carnage. Thunder and
lightning and anavalanche of raincame
in quick succession with such great
force as to cause the stoutest heart to
quake This great battle was the
seventh days fight to capture the city
of Richmond. ii was rot an ordinary
battle, but a demons fight, ard the final
encounter between these two giants Of
war, Robert e. Lee and George b. Me-
! Iellan. IT gave the laur2is of victory
tcthe southern chiefsains Dedemed with
thetears of broken hearts,
| WfhNnt stopping to consider what !,
alone, 'Nuld do for the dying .,xuth,
anidsttR chaos and iagrGisslisg dark
ness OF tsestalshst, II iTslt preYail Turned
back ana eAsmoanted. teEeep 8 l6nesy
vigile with NE dead. NJ horss. wlfsols.
strange to Qy, had scenes fretzied
with feaT, hes sss sIniet and actalole,
az lta.ss.ns~h fss L ts.ssv fh.a.e WIS ga efy
with his master called the boy, who
bad swooned away from loss Of blocd,
and was glad to know he was not dead.
Giving him the bride of my horse TO
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WAR "REMINISCENCES.
At SHADY RILL.


whaol<fnG in 1862.
All day the train had been waiting at
Shady Rill for orders. Once in awhile
The engineer would ask the brakeman
to cut him off, and he would race up
and down the track in order to pump
her" for there were no injectors on
the locomotive in 1862. All day the
conductor sat in the caboose, where
an operator was working, expecting or
ders to back away, for the Johnnies
were getting the better of the Sanks.
Once, when the engineer went down
the track into the pine forest, he saw q
band of bushwhackers riding leisurely
through the wood IN the direction OF
Shady Rill. These we're not men of the
north nor yet of the south. They were
marauders, murderers, masquerading
as soldiers, and equally dangerous to
each army. The engineer told the con-
ductor what he had seen, and, taking
couple OF muskets and one of the
brakemen, the captain put himself into
the wood tank and set out to hunt the
bandits. 1t was an odd way to go to
work, but the conductor considered it
better than remaining at the run to
be plundered, If not murdered by the
band. The bushmen must have heard
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AL goods delivered free !
NY part of the city.
j. M.& A. Flora.

A little six year-old girl Sun
dav school was asked what she re-
membered of the history OF Samp-
son and che 'PhilistiDes, and she
promptly replied He sailed into
the bay at night and at daylight
opened fire on them and sunk
elev. OF their warships with the
law bone Of in ass, then took
some prisoners who rad never seen
a razor, bombarded the town and
took up five baskets Of frag ments.
He then told them that he would
set his bow on tbs bay, so that
whenever they saw it they could
remember the Maine. Exchange
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Important to Ladies.
SOMETHING NEW.

Mrs H. L. Moore. of Newport,
leading milliner and ladies' fur
nisher, proposes to suit You ex-
actly in selecting yonr Fail and
Winter headwear. Send pic
ture of the hat, the color and des-
cription Of tine trimming and |
will send You, PREPAID by express,
the xact hat you want and guar
antee to please You, at half the
price of other fashionable pattern
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pl,e Surprise OF All.

Mr.. Jamss Jones of the drug
firm Of Jones & Son. Cowaen, ~
IN. speakipg Of Dr. Kings New
Discovery. says that last winter
Ais wife was attacked WITH Ia
Grippe. and her eRse grew so SER
ious INST physicians at Cowden ana
Pana could DO nothing for her.
Ii seemed to develop into Hastv
Consumption. Having DR.. Kings
New Discovery in store, and sell
ING lots OF it, he took bottle
home, and TO the susprlse OF all
she bega,. to get better from hrst
dose, and half dozen dollar bottles
cured her sound and well Pr.
Kings New Discovery for. Con-
sulnpiisp, Coughs ard Colds IS
guaranteed to do this good work.
Try It, Free trial bottles ate. q.
Pasley's Drug Store
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aold, / tore the sash from around my
waist to bandage his torn and bleeding
limb.
The boy was praying and called do
Sod's blessing on me. His petition TO
Heaven seemed to be heard. The storm
Of wind and rain, although still high,
was abating. Naught but the mourn
full wall of the wind through the SUR
rounding forest could now be heard.
The great armies that had so lately con-
fronted each other in battle array had
seemingly vanished from the scene.
was alone on abattlefeld with the dead.
Wet and dripping, with the chill OF
night upon me, waited for morning
and he, too, the brave soldier boy, was
waiting for morning. oh, God, will il
ever come?
He clasped my hand with hope and
confidence. and seemed to be happy and
without pain. believed he had gone to
sleep. Morning came, and he was still
/ asleep-asleep to woke no more.--Daw-
son A. Blanchard, in Washington Post.
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BLACK ANKLE NOTES.

Bob Morgan has gone west to
grow up with the country !. Mrs.
z. d. Sawyer and little Eta are
lick at the present writing -.
Mr.. Ingram has gone TO Missis-
sippi in search of health. !. H.
N.Daniels has just finished max
ing good quantity of very fine
sorghum. i. s. D. Sawyer preach
ed at Moro the second Sunday in
November and was reelected to
the care Of the Baptist church at
that place. The vacillating ef-
fects produced on some people by
the sophistry Of malicious mar
rIots q marvellous. believe
rot every spirit, but try the
--ssst SHOULD be needed more
-. Mrs. Craig, who has been
suffering from bad health fol
sometime, we are glad 20 uote, Il
improving. -. Voc unto the mar
who has ne purpose IN life; yes
Int Voc ango Che man whose pur
Q Is only strife. DIED =
andma Perkins, after q linger
g illness u several months
FUSED BY old age and other in
les, passed quietly away
p ey~ Sed lady ca years) was
or co-openodel Of genuine piety an
zen su( ian integrity
rounc con- asefulness spent,
;,.rae l,lasselness sSvro and trial
' '.ss;rst;ons. Ther kels angel sent
I, IS 49, = ~ On high. -
x0U00 n ~ 81 +s. S<ft53
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The Argus New Quarters.

The ARGUS is now costly iocas]
ed in the Shoechaft brick ne>.
door north Of the post office asa
will be glad to have its frleno9'
both gentlemen ana ladies' afop
IN aa&ray i visit aud a suoscf'p'
tions{us, if you feel like it.
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take pleasure in saying to my many white friends
that am CARRYING the very finest fruits in the
way Of apples oranges, bananas etc The liberals
patronaA 9 / am receiving from tie best people in
Brinkley, is one Of the many things am thankful
for this Thanksgiving Day Hnmbly yours
A. HOWELL.
- Is. Leading CnInrad x{3fGcary
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ga NI7EN sulFering Tor nearly thirty years
ga Srom dyspepsia, Mrs. II. e. Dugdale
a wife OF o prominent business man OF
warsav, r. X, writes: For % years, | was
q ccratant sufferer from dyspepsia and o
weak stomach. The lirhtest food produced
distress, causing severe pain and the forn1a-
ton OF ras. No mater how careful OF my
dict suffered agonizing pain after eating
was treated by many physicians and tried
numerous remedies without permanent help.
Two years ago + began taking DR.. Miles
Nerve and Liver Pills and Eervine. Within
awecix commenced improving. and per-
sisting in the treatment ] was soop able tc
eat what liked. With no evil effects
Ikeey them at hand and single dose dispels
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any old symptoms"
DR.. Miles, Remedies
are sold By all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
cases of the neart and
nerves free. Address.
Ok. MILES HfEDICA
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The best aud cheapest clothes
made to order by Strauss Bros,
Chicago, 23lf
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-11-24

80 to Trofter's White Rest
auranf when You are in Brlnklev
for first class square Ineal-steak
eggs, potatoes, sausage, bread,
butter, ham and coffee. rs cents.
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sing many lovabie traits III char
acter. She was educated in the
Roe schools having completed all
the branches. She is the daughter
of onr esteemed friend VIM. Shop
trine. We wish them a long and
nappy life crowned with unending
uccess and may they become a
reat light in the social realms of
our beautiful town.
EUREKA