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The Portland daily press., 1899-10-03
PROVE ALL THINGS.
Portland People Look for Proper
Proof.

To win wager, an English Marquis
stood on London bridge and offered Brit
ism sovereigns ($5) for i've shillings
81 s5). He could not find customer.
It's not to be wondered at, the public
look askance at any proposition where
the proposer is apparently financial
loser without any direct or indirect gain.
Fraudulent schemers have often been sue.
cessful, and in these days skeptics want
better proof than the word of stranger.
No better evidence san be stronger than
the testimony of friends and neighbors of
people we know. Here is a case Of ii:
Mr.. John Cady of 81 Fore street. says:
because OF the great benefit received
from the use Of .eoan's Kidney Pills In
1896, / have since recommended them
wherever I have known of q person
troubled with kidney complaint. In my
own case, after procured supply of
the pills at II. II. Hay s. Sons drug
store and was cured, have meyer had a
symptom of recurrence; In fact, my
opinion has been strengthened by that OF
a dozen acquaintsnces who used the rem.
edy and received incalcuiable benefit"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by ali
dealers; price so GENTS bQx. Mailed on
receipt of price by FoNx- Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, n. Y. sole agents for the U. s.
Remember the name-DOAN'S-an
take no substitute.
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EMPEkOR 10 BE Dk1HHoSED

despatch from Pekin o. ire North
China News says that arr men.s for
the dethronmeDt of tbs Emracor Kwan 2
Hsu are proceeding apBce. The Empress
Dowager has definitely fallen anon IN
Yang, the nine-year-old son of Drke IsfAi
Lang to succeed Kwang Hsu IS Emperor
of China. This imperial cand'd 4ls can
only speak the Msncbu dialscf end knows
no Chimes. kwang Hsu hsa alret p been
urged to draw up memorial % ta6 isn-
press Dowaeer asking to he ~ wed 10 fe-
sign his throne owing to hil CIR mic III
ness.
There are rumors that perhaps Bus7ia
will have something 70 'say lelogO the &C.
thronement takes place, as Ghiaeae off
cials in Fang Tien have Recently leagps6
that Russians are preparing % ssrd 3
large force to Pekin In few d.ta
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RS. Davis g Co.'s,
1l8 EXCHANGE ST.

?. IS. We hlve few more
Of alo,c High grade No 8
RANGES at $3.50. This is
one Of the oidesl made ranges,
perfectly reliable, AID for which
NJ carry -4r2a IL OK.
oel5 ds,
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MARRIAGES.

In East Baldwin, Sept 80. bv Ii elzo Nor.
ton. $50, Eugene Libby. NJ. D.. o Pnr land
and Miss Carrie z. Jewell OF Srbagu.
In Gardiner. Sept. 81. Walter l.. Hun,er and
Victoria Z. Jordan.
In Jackson, sept. 20. Geo. A. Hodgden OF
son.
In Deer Isle. Sept. 81, Roland II. Morey jr..
and Miss Eta +. Ball.
In Deer Isle, sept. 81. DIR. b. Lake Moves oi
Stonington and Miss Iinnie l.. Howard.
In Ellsworth, Sept. 20. Eugene Moseley and
Miss Eleanor C. Jones.
AT Long islaud. sept. 81, Nelson T. Lunt and
Miss Aliviya V. Lunt
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The funeral services OF Arthur Eugsna,
infant son Of Alderman Ferdinand
Briard, who died of bronchitis, 70 held
Monday afternoon The burial was a.
st. Hyacinthe's church.
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THE SHOOTING OF FRANK JOHN :
son.


Fuiler particulars Of The shootfne Of
Frank johnson, of Atkinson. naat Esiah-
hin Iron Works, indicatis tint s. ISIS ef
u case of suicide, but one of tha aeal-
dents which are go common IN the huns-
ing season. 1t Is understood thBt john
son was leaning on his rG5 Dhau the
weapon was accidentally disaharaei 2hs
bullet struck him under tho laft arm,
and passed upward through the ch,ss
Johnson's condition was such tat he
could net be moved, and mssse gers were
sent TO kata hdin Iror Works, tb,ee MI S
away, for medical assiEtarca A specia.
train brought doctor from Blown a.,
the latter reaching the injured man ahsa
9 O'Clock. 1t Is said that johnson IN
juries are probably fatal.
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MEETING OF INSURANCE. MEN.
AT meeting of the New Eng'a In
surance Exchange in Bcston. sottrlt-,
invitations were rec lived for eaah II NJ
Der to attend the annual meeting 4 10
Maine assocIation Of local fire insurance
agents which occurs CO. 10
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increase the room for the usa OF hhe po-
lice, and make incidental changes in 9TH
or roomn
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wEsTBRooK oITY COUNCIL.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Westbfook city government was held last
evening at the council chamber. Presl-
dent Warren presided. Absent, Aldermen
Horr, Lawrence and BriArd. Mayor
Raymond In attendance.
Committee on stree lights reported
uufavorably on petitions for incandescent
street lights on Cedar, Penpell and School
streets. Referred to newt city COVE rn-
inent. Petition for acceptance OF Tolnan
street. received and referred. Claim Of
James p. Smith for rebate of 7.4s for
generalization of taxable property Re-
ferred.
Voted to authorizes City solicitor Lyons
TO protect oity's interest in the case now
pending In the Supreme cor TT seaipst the
Westbrook Manufacturing company fol
unpaid taxes Of the year 1895
Voted to adjourn 10 Mondsy evening,
October 9th. Adjourned st $40
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LOST IN THE STORES.
Next 10 HnDdkerchiefs Come Umbrel-
las in Point of Numbers.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
ooh, where's my pocketbook? My
purse! My purseH
The little woman duttered around in the
front part of the store, and everybody
within seeing distance smiled, as people
always smile a. an excited woman.
whats the trouble, madam inquired
the floor walker.
"Why, I've lost my pocketbook, Some
one has stolen it; I know they have. had
II less than :wo minutes ago!
The little woman threw a threatening
glance at the clerk, and the clerk respond
ed ditto. The nsunct 10 throw the blame
OF misfortune on someone else Is strong,
especially in cases Of lost pocketbooks.
But a short search revealed the missing
treasure under the folds of bolt of silk.
ut is always so" said the man in
charge. "Women do that repeatedly They
come in put their pocketbooks on the
counter, become interested in looking at
the goods and forget their purses Yes,
usually they are found by the clerk or the
floor walker, or by customer. and then
they are sent to he office, where We keep
regular account of lost goods
Most all Of the purses that are found
are called for soon after they are lost, be-
cause the ladies' discover their absence as
soon as they begin to think OF getting on a
car In case they are not called Tor, We
notify the owner If her name is in The
purse If we happen to know the owner,
we return the purse to her Immediately.
Where there is no name and no way Of
Identifying the purse we adVertise--iha hat
Is. II Il contains enough money to warrant
our so doing. But nine out of ten lost
purses are called for There IS a chance
for them to be picked up by sneak thieves
and by persons that argue that whatever
they find Is theirs, but SUCH cases are
rare.
In many of the stores lost articles are
Immediately reported to The Office on the
floor where they are found. In others,
they arc kept IN the main Office on the first
ncor. Not day passes that some one does
not find himself or herself the poorer for
an article OF soma kird lost in the stores
One Of the large dry goods houses has a
little drawer that Eolds q stock Of small
envelopes containing chanze that has been
forgotten-the amount worrying from few
cents 10 the same number Of dollars.
Just think-I walked off without my
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for brace ends and is welded to steel mid
die pieces.
Their Weight.
1.-THE lightest nigh wheel sulkies were
said to weigh about thirty-eight pounds,
but If you put one of them on the scales 1t
wouldn't run under forty pounds, ! guess.
The average sulky in general every day
use weighed nearer fifty pounds than forty
Goldsmith Maid trotted to her record of 2:li
in a sulky that weighed about fifty pounds
In Maud SIS day the weight had been sui
down to forty-two pounds or thereabouts
BY this time they had brought out the truss
axle. which lightened and strengthed a
sulky considerably. The truss axle is sim
ply double bar, spread apart by means OF
short braces in the middle and brought To-
gether at the ends where ii runs down to
the place where the wheels go on. A
truss axle can be arched higher than any
other, and ii is in almost universal use
among sulky builders at present.
1T seems strange that Nancy Hanks
should have pulled heavier sulky than
either Maud S. or Sunol when she cut
the worlds record down to 2;O4. But
that's Just what she did. 1t was one OF
the old high wheel sulkies converted into
a pneumatic, and the attachment OF the
small wheels increased the weight TO
something like fifty pounds. Some Oh
those converted bikes that were rugged up
in 1892 just after the pneumatic Wheeis
came out weighed as much as sixty
nounds. but they were much easier than
forty-pound sulky of the old style with
high wheels have heard Monroe Sails
bury say the fastest pneumatic sulky ne
ever saw was one of those heavy con-
verted things. My opinion is that weight
doesn't cut one-half the figure 1t did be-
fore the pneumatic wheels came into use
Some of the lightest sulkies nowadays are
built so light that it isn't possible to
make them stiff and rigid. Think of
sulky that only weighs/ twenty-four
pounds. If I'm not mistaken, Alix pulled
one that weighed only twenty-eight
pounds The average weight nowadays is
about thirty -four to thirty-six pounds,
and that's light enough, according to my
opinion. They're made just like a bicycle,
for the most part, at present. Truss
axles, braces, and sometimes the shafts,
are made of steel tubing. tell you, the
trotting horse owes a lot to the sulky
builder, and the sulky builder owes just
as much TO the bicycle people"
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PETITION ron INCORPORATION.


STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OH
CHATHAM-To the Superior Court Of
said county:
The petition OF Joseph Jennings. An
thony Robinson, James Han, H. Il. Walk
er and A. II. Walker. all of the city OF
Savannah, said county and state, respects
fully shows:
That they desire for themselves ana
those who may now or hereafter be assoc
ciated with them, to be created a body
corporate under the name and style of
BAKERS CIRCLE AID SOCIAH
CLUB"
With the usual rights and liabilities of
bodies corporate That the object of said
club Is the mutual aid pleasure, inter-
course and society of its members, each
with any or all the other members there-
of, and such material or moral assistance
In the burial of the deceased members.
etc, as the club may by It's rules and by
laws confer upon its members That they
desire for said purposes that they be-
specially invested with power to enforce
good order, receive donations, make pur-
chases effect alterations, in both real and
personal property, and TO give picnics.
conduct fairs and Dances and arrange and
manage excursions, not for purposes of
trade or profit but only to aid in defray-
ing current expenses of the organization,
IN the matter of halls, lights fuel re-
gallas. funerals and paraphernalia. That
they desire also to conduct bar for the
use of the members under such rules and
regulations as they may prescribe not In
consistent with the laws OF the state, not
for the purpose OF trade or profit, but for
the general design OF fraternity good fell
lowsnp and benevolence.
Your petitioners pray that they and
their successors be invested with the cor
porate powers and authority aforesaid and
such other powers as may be in accord
with the purposes of said organization and
not inconsistent with private right, and
that said corporate existence shall be for
the period Of twenty years, unless sooner
terminated by law, with the privilege OF
renewal.
And your petitioners win ever pray, etc.
GEORGE w. BECKETT
Petitioners Attorney
Petition for incorporation filed in oflce
this 7th day Of September. 1899
JAMES K. p. CARR
Clerk S. c., c. c., Ca
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change" said a woman. as she came ont
OF one OF the avenue stores the other dav
80 did H. laughed her friend "HoXv
ana you happen to do it?"
Why, was thinking about the Dreyfus
case and forgot it,"
Ihat wasn't my reason" said her
friend. Il bought something of a peddler
ana waited for him TO go round the corner
10 chanse quarter that's the reason |
walked off without my change"
Such cases. OF course, are hopeless with
out the aid of the police but change that
Is left in stores can be recovered IL the
owners wiz apply for it.
In point of numbers, nothing equals the
handkerchiefs that are lost The "Iosi and
found" corner of every large store is usn-
any lestooned with them. If the names are
on them they are returned; If not, they
are kept for a while and then thrown away
The germ theory has scared the populace
so thoroughly that handkerchiefs belong
ing TO unknown persons are usually passed
by IKE smallpox sign. But the number
lost in stores alone is very large; IL Is
good thing to think of when inclined 10
look askance at The washer-woman for
bringing home such a small pile.
Not long ago a queer-.ooking Old woman
with hitch and brogue went the rounds
OF the stores declaring that she had lost
her parasOl. Each place, she was positive
I'll shown the entire array. At one store
she was so persistent that the clerk took
her behind the counter and showed her
the entire stock of found goods.
'Oh, there 1t isp' said she. grabbing at
an old umbrella that was big enough to
take the entire family to the circus
there's my parasolv
Next to handkerchlefs, come umbrellas,
parasols and g.oves--in point of numbers
Gloves, though, are usually divorced from
their mates, as single glove is more often
left than pair, unfortunately.
What are you doingr' said the woman's
husband, as they rode in a Third street
car.
Throwing away my glove" she said.
I've lost the other one somewhere, and /
don't want this one around to be always
reminding me of IT, Nothing is so tanta-
lizing as to lose one OF a pair OF any
thing"
That's what say" whispered little
friend at her side. giving a hitch at her
knee But then, IN not throw my other
one away; I'll keep it for a souvenir"
Jewelry Is sometimes found though not
often. Rings seem to be lost more easily
than anything else in that line, but il is
usually owing to carelessness in leaving
them upon the washstand. 1t Is such an
Old old story. that 1t seems as IL women
ought TO know better by this time, but
they don't; and only a few days ago the
collection of a lifetime was left in the
Mushroom of one OF the big stores, and
has not since been seen by the owner In
such cases there often is tendency TO
blame the clerks If one happens to be
near, but the accusation is Invariably I'M
just, for il seldoms happens that q clerk
is guilty. Such person that can imme-
dlately make her escape into the street
Those whose business IL is to watch such
things say that the morals of many per-
sons regarding their right 90 keep things
that they find are peculiarly lax Many
refuse to give them up.
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AGENTS WANTED.

~
LADY OR MAN WANTED TO TRAY
ell and appoint agents; $50 per month, sal
airy and expenses. Zegler & Co., 26l Lo-
Gust street. Philadelphia.
SAMPLE DISTRIBUTORS. EVERY
where; both sexes; steady employment; 81
thousand; inclose stamped envelope for
reply. Acme Importing Company, Phila-
dephia
WHY NOT MAKE $50 PER WEEK?
Statesmen are making $50 to SIS a week
with our beautiful new panoramic al
buns Fighting In the Philippines" and
"Our New Possessions" You can easily
do so. Each album contains 100 magnifi-
cent large Photographic reproductions of
stirring pathetic and humorous scenes of
camp and battlefield. portraits OF promi =.
nent war heroes, native pictures, noled
points OF interest, scenery. etc. Thomas M.
Anderson, brigadier general, u. S. A. says:
"The engravings are both faithful and
picturesque" Heavy, ivory-hnish paper;
handsome covers; exquisite works OF art
one man gold $50 first day--everybody buy 8
IL; generous commission One complete al
bum paper cover. IL cents; both albums.
20 cents; cloth binding, IS cents each; both
60 cents. order now; don't waste time in
correspondence, money refunded IL not alb
solutely satisfactory. Catalogue free. Man
uscripts promptly examined f. Tennyson
Nicely, Publisher. ia Fifth avenue, New
York
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LEGAL NOTICES.

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY =
whereas, NJ. A. O'Byrne has applied 10
Court of Ordinary for letters of admins.
tration, on the estate OF Chris Murphy
deceased.
These are. therefore, to cite and admon-
ish all whom 1t may concern to be and
appear before said court to make obiec-
ton Of any they have) on or before the
FIRST MONDAY in October next, other
wise said letters will be granted
Witness. the Honorable Hampton j..
Ferril, ordinary for Chatham county, this
the 18th day Of August, 1899
FRANK Il. KEILBACH.
Clerk c. o.. c. c.
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LOCAL Personal.

Miss l.. McKindsey arrived from New
York yesterday, having spent the summer
visiting Paris, London, Brussels and
Switzerland.
Rev. w. A. Nesbitt of the Second Pres
bvferiau' Charch' has returned from his
vacation. and the usual services will be
held at I.awton Memorial tomorrow.
Mr.. Frank Stewart, book eper of the
savannah Brewing Company, leaves to-
night on the City of Augusta TO take in
he Dewey parade and the yacht races.
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ron EEnT-IIooMs.


for rent and basement for Doctors office.
Apply on premises
LARGE CORNER ROOM. SOUTH
east exposure. nicely furnished; references
exchanged. 1872 Habersham street, corner
Gordon.
COMFORTABLE FOUR-ROOM FLAT,
AIS CASTOR street, east: frst-class condi-
ton; all conveniences; right rent to right
tenant. Estate Solomon Cohen, West
Broad and Broughton.
Is YORK. EAST. WELL APPOINTED
fiat four rooms; possession Oct / rent rea-
sonable. c. p. Miller.
RENT. FLAT AND BASEMENT FOR
small family. ~ Jones street. east
FOR RENT. COSY. COMFORTABLY
furnished rooms to right parties. % Hab-
ersham street.
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MEDICAL.

HOW ARE YOUR FEET7 If YOUR
feet are troubling you. call on me and 1
will give you relief; l cure ingrowing nails,
corn and all diseases of the feet without
pain; charges reasonable; can give che
best references in the city; patients treat
ed at residences; orders can be left at Llv-
ingston's drug store. Bun and Congress
streets; telephone 293. Lem Davis, sur
geon chiropodlst
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are numerous others ranging in population
from 500 to 1850.
"A special land law was passed by Con-
Sress Tor Oklahoma which includes the
requirement for residence of the old home
stead law and also requires a payment
from the settler of from $3.50 to 50 an
acre for the 100 acres he is authorized to
occupy The total population OF the ter
rtory is now about 100000, and enthusi-
astlc residents claim that the census OF
next year Will give il 100000. AS it has
Deeh the uniform custom of Congress for
d great many years to admit territories
having population sufficient for one
member of Congress- unless there are
special reasons against this course. as
there We're in the case of Utah and as
nave kept New Mexico out of the union,
II Will be impossible to refuse consistent
~ the application of Oklahoma. which
mas about twice as many people as either
or the two Dakotas, had when they were
admitted, and about three times as many
as had either Montana or Idaho. The
claim OF Oklahoma to a position in the
American Union of States is perfectly val
i'd, whether it is based upon the ground
OF numbers of inhabitants or upon that
OF nigh attainments in civilization, such
as the system of educa ton the number
OF churches and church members, the
number of newspapers and the general
peace, prosperity and good order which
prevail.
The Capital.
Oklahoma is not as far distant in time
as it appears to be on the map. You can
start from Guthrie, the capital, at 6 D.
m. and reach Chicago the next night at
$50. The time from Guthrie to Calves
ton, Tex, is about eighteen hours. The
market of the territory for corn and cattle
used to be Kansas city, but since the
opening of direct railroads to Galveston
a great deal Of grain and live stock goes
to Europe by way of that port. Kansas
City, however, still enjoys the bulk of
the wholesale trade OF the territory.
A bill for the admission of Oklahoma
to the union will be introduced by her
territorial delegate at the opening of the
next session of Congress. and will be push
ed by strong committee of citizens, who
will visit Washington for the purpose of
making congressman familiar with the
resources and condition of the territory.
II is not believed that there will be any
serious opposition to the bill
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HELP MANTEp-MALE.

WANTED, FIRST CLASS SAW Filler
and hammerer at once; no other need APP
ply. Reference required. West Yellow
Pine Co, Olympia, Ga.
WANTED, COLORED MAN, SOBER
and trustworthy. to prepare for travelling
salary to begin. Enclose stamped envel-
ope. John Card, 1856 Dearborn, Chicago
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EMPLOYMENT WANTED.

A FIRST-CLASs BAKER CAN BE EN-
gagged. Address c., Morning News office
WANTED. A POSITION AS FORE
man Of stone yard or large building by
thoroughly competent man, ~ years expe-
rlence; best references Address g. j..
Cox, and E, N. W., Washington. y. &.
WANTED. A CHANCE TO WORK IN
the cotton or lumber business by young
man with good education Address j. e.
H., this office.
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FoR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

TEN THOUSAND ACRES RoUNu
timber for sale, in one tract. Write quick.
Box "a, Triton, Ca, w. II. Harris.
25.OOO ACRES TIMBER AND TURPEN-
tine land in Florida. 5000 acres of which
is hrstclass timber. must be sold by Sept.
30; near transportation. Hopkins Agency.
st. Augustine, Fla.
RESIDENCES AND BUILDING IOTa
for sale all over the city on easy terms by
Robert II. Tatem. real estate dealer, No q
York street, west
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EDUCATIONAL.


MISS CAMPBELL REOPENS SCHOOL,
Oct. 2, corner of Park avenue and Dray-
ton. Address 6l9 Ninth street, west.
SOUTHERN GIRLSi SCHOOL UNDER
Southern woman's direction; special and
regular courses; 100 West Eighty-hfth
street, New York city. Miss Murphy ana
Miss Gaylord
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ROOMS wANrEp.


WANTED, BY A SINGLE YOUNG
man. room, with or without board; bath
must be accessible. Address X Y n, this
office.
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Rev. w. Il. watkins to Young Men.

Rev. w. II. watkins TO Young Men.
The Young Mems Christian Association
has secured Rev w. F. Watkins pastor
of the Christian Church TO deliver a spe-
ciaI address to young men at the associa-
,ion building tomorrow afternoon at 4
o.clook Mr.. Watkins is a pleas ng speak
or and will not fail to make an interesting
address.
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1dentical.-Park-rve just got a teie-
rram from my wife that she won't be
home until next week.
T.ane-What have you done about it?
- telegraphed back that neither would
r"-Detroit Free Press.
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HOUSES WANTED.

~ % ~ :, :, ~,
seven rooms. within a few minutes walk
Of Plant System depot preferred. Address
r. Morning News.
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CITY BREVITIES.

The Edison Electric COmpany's automo-
bile arrived yesterday morning, and was
put in commission at once. 1t. Is the
.tecond one in Savannah, and will be used
Nv, The Edison company in its business.