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shinsAg 81 Ire shoes Of the proprietor OF
the Naiidins who controls tho sidewalk
privilege
The company. BY Overlooking the coll
cred bo,S blacks. arc acquiring the ma
5orisy ~ shese stand privileges aud the
hcys tAus driven out 81 business are re-
tanned by tAe company II they are willing
TO work Cor half they take In. lc not,
they are told 10 look out for some other
place and new boys are put to work on
the 80 per cen, basis Of earnings. Upon
this plan many of the old hooiblaeks are
retained by the company, probably upon
the theory argued BY them that half
loaf Is better than no loaf 1T all.
Some ~ VIE proprietors OF business
houses. eatisacd with their present ar
ranRsmeRts with the independent boot
blacks. have refused 10 remove them by
selling ihir stands to the company, but
colored boothlaek here and there will
not be able " stand long In the way OF u
wealthy company ana gradually the tgusi
will likely absorb tina entire shoe shining
industry % Houston
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FOREIGN BRIiiFs.

KEEL In the Kie regatta Emperor vii
liam sailed his steel yacht Meteor, winning
the first race.
VIENNA. The strike Of 200 textile workers
at Brunn. MoraSia. after lasting two months
has been settled by compromise
MADRID Tho official Gazette announced
that the effective active army for the next
fiscal wear has been fixed at 100000 men
BERLIN.-The brckayers' strike has been
settled by a court OF arbitration and the men
will get advances in wages in September and
December Of next year.
BERLIN 1t is officially explained the Ger
man American cable contract will 20 TO an
English firm because the firm possesses the
sole right Of granting a concession for O
cable to land in the Azores.
ROME. For the first time since 1870 the
vatican party has obtained 4 majority In
Rome in the municipal elections and the
fronts Of the churches are Enthusiastically llu-
minated nightly in honor Of the success.
ST. PETERSBURG Tho Transcaspian re
eion OF Asiatlc Russia, which is under tn,
administration Of the governor general Of
Caucasus. Prince Baratinski, is threatened
with famine. owing TO tho prolonged droutl
and plague OF locusts.
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HYMENEAL.

LAIRn-LA1RD.-H illsboro. Texas. June
1.-Bucl Laird and Miss Estelle Laird
We're married here by Judge J. r. Rey-
nolds early this morning.
MANIGAN- KING. - Texarkana. Texas
June 2S,Mr, John Manigan and Miss Es.
tella King were united In marriage here
this morning at o'clock. Justice Smith
era performed the ceremony.
BENNETT HOLMES Married at the
Methodist Episcopal church at Oak Forest
Texas, on Wednesday. June IA, 1899, Miss
Ella Holmes OF Oak Forest and Mr.. Jas
A. Bennett of Minoo. /. 7.
DUPREE TRAVIS. - Hockey. Texas
June 2iLast Tuesday evening Miss Liz.
zle Travis OF Oklahoma and Mr.. j. L.. Du.
pree OF Houston were married very quietly
here az the Methodist parsonage. Rev
Charles Simpson OBLIGATED.
VAN BURKLEo-S rEPHENSoN.- Paris
Texas, June %, Rev George Van Burkleo.
a young Baptist minister, and Miss Beu-
lab Stephenson, daughter of prominent
farmer In the southern part OF the county
were married "Wednesday night
GuYNES- KENNER. - Corsicana, Tex.
as, June 2S.--Mr. Leon Guynes and Miss
Jennie Kenner, very popular young peopl,
OF the Chatfeld community. were united
In marriage last night, Rev. J. 7. Dicker.
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A SHOE POLISHING TRUST.
A COMPANY BUYING Up ALL THE
DESIRABLE SHINING STANDS.
shininG-Bootbiaci. Must work
for Trust or Get out.

Few people would have thought that
the frugal pieayune industry of the col
cred bootblsck would ever be regarded
with such covetousness as to be made tho
subject of a trust, and yet such is the
case.
Citizens may have noticed of late that
a lot OF new and handsomely painted shoe
shining stands at most OF the prominent
business corners of the city. Those stands
are the property of the Texas Shoe Shin
ing company. The chairs are equipped
With nickle-in- thc-slot box attached to
ths arm. into which the party desiring a
same OF polish drops a niekle or a dime,
according to whether he may desire a
shine or polish. Heretofore these terms
have been generally regarded as synony-
nous, but according to the Interpretation
OF the Texas Shoe Shining company there
is distinction at least In the price. a
shine costing cents and polish 10 cents.
The difference appears TO be that IN the
shine ordinary backing Is used, while in
tho polish a polishing substance Is used
In addition 10 tho backing,
Hitherto the shoe shining industry In
Houston has generally been conducted by
colored boys who own their own stands
and have generally required the privl-
leGe OF placing them on the sidewalk at
prominent corners. the consideration for
the privilege being usually the gratituous
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Personal MENTION.

Miss Mamie Arnold OF Drummer Is reported
MS being dangerously III with typhoid fever
Mr. James b. Smbbs. well known at
torney OF Galveston, was in the city yes
terday.
Judge j NJ Moore OF Edna is in the city
and viii lecture tonight on the siuRle tax
question
Miss Alma Wilson of New Orleans is In tho
city visiting her cousin, Miss Dolly scott,
on Chartres street
Miss sara Feist Of Galveston, who has been
visiting her cousin, Miss laln. has extended
her stay another week.
| The friends of Mr., b. II. Beoher. II con-
ductor on tho Houston East and West Texas.
will regret 20 learn that he ia i'll at his home.
/ lGQ6 Travis street
| Mrs, James Raw and her daughters Lizzie
and Pearl, have gone 10 Smithvilie, whore
/ they will spend month or more visiting Mrs
Ruy's sister Mrs. Bowie.
/ Mr.. W. n. Cox. q well known newspaper
man. who Is now travelling for a large Eastern
| type foundry came in from Huntsville ves.
tcrday, ana left last night for New Orleans
Mrs. Y. q. Beard and two sons, Stanley aud
Norman, leave tonight Tor Kingston Canada
They will be absent until September and will
/ visit Toronto, Montreal and other points OF
Interest Ia the Dominion.
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CONGRESSMAN BALL IS HERE
STOPPED OVER WHILE I'm RoUTE
TO NANASOTA.
He says the Democratic Party VIII
Make Free silver Prominent
in the Next Campaign.

Hon. Thomas II. Ban Of Huntsville was
IN the city for a few hours yesterday. helns
en- route to Nayasota where no has an
important case in the Grimes county court.
Congressman Ball always meets with q
warm welcome whenever he visits Hous-
ton, as his splendid work IN connection
with the appropriation for the Buftalo
bayou improvement has given him au
open sesame to the heart Of every ciu-
sen. In conversation with Post repre-
sentative yesterday no stated that there
was nothing new to communicate in re-
gard to deep water matters, the exact
status OF affairs having been outlined in
recent dispatches to The Post from Wash
ington.
In regard to political matters Mr.. Ball
said; Everything now indicates that the
coming year VIII SEQ the greatest political
battle ever recorded in this or any otnei
country. Ii there was ever a time wher
the people needed 10 stand together ror
the right, in opposition TO republican mis-
rule, that time has now come. Never he
fore have the republican and democratic
parties boen so rar apart.
II believe that the money question VIII
stll be the main issue. The need OF ire,
silver coinage will soon be apparent TO tn,
mass OF the people again. \ famine ii
tho European countries. causing an enor
nous demand for our hreadstuns, and tn.
huge expenditures due 10 the war win
Spain, temporarily placed more money II
circulation and gave the people employ
ment, thereby ayerting the financial crisis
that was impending. These abnormal con
ditions can last but little while longer
and the end OF II will show that the peopl
are worse on than ever-that IL was merel!
a momentary stimulation. II will then 81
demonstrated more strongly than ever tina
there must be a return to that financial
system which gave las prosperity IN earle
days, and which would now do more thar
all else to help the mass Of the people AM
10 destroy the gigantic mouopolies an,
combinations of wealth.
In addition 10 its renewal of the cam
paign for free silver, the democratic part
will also take strong stand against tn
trusts and will fight the present imperial
istic tendencies OF the republican party
With its advocacy OF the only true solu
ton Of the financial problem, and with II
strong opposition to the present evils O
republican mlsrdle, I do not see how tn
democrats can fail to win at the next cleo
ton"
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Stylish Writing Paper
The IS place 'e'.t to Ge'h 500 MAIN ST.
BALDwIN's NOOK STORE.
An Idea of Advertising.

From the Brooklyn Chronicle.
Here is the whole idea OF advertising in
a nutshell:
l. Use advertising media reaching the
greatest number of possible purchasers.
2. Write your advertisements with as
much care as if space were worth 500 a
line.
g. Talk to the point; never beat about
the BUSH
A. Use only descriptive matter lenough
TO cover the essentials. Use no wordy
dissertation simuly because you are the
proud possessor of vocabulary and know
how to use it.
.. Be business-like direct, honset, and
above all else, truthful.
6. Make no promises you cannot carry
out. You may fool the people once, or pos
sibly twice, but after that your "ad' space
would be wasted.
Z, First, last and all the time. Quote
prices, prices prices! Price, sell goods
prices offer means of comparison with
other merchants not for you, but for the
minds of your readers. Again, quote
prices
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

SHERMAN.-John Campbell of this city,
an employe OF the county bridge depart
men, died from overhead while at work
near Howe.
DENTON.-The Courier has made its
appearance at Sanger. in this county. 1t Is
weekly, tive-column folio, is owned and
edited by Ernest Logsdon, formerly of the
Trenton Courier.
ENNIs.-A freight train containing
twenty-five cars of watermelons passed
through this city Saturday from Southern
Texas en- route to st. Louis and other
Eastern markets,
LAREDo-one OF the truck farmers of
North Laredo, Mr.. Nye, finished shining
his crop OF onions raised on four acres
OF land, which amounted to over 81 900
pounds and netted him over $500. or more
than 5000 per acre,
SHERMAN.-ln the civil district court
rather novel suit has been brought, in
which damages in the sum of 500, 900 are
asked. The plaintiff alleges that the de-
iehdant' her husbands brother, allenated
the affections Of her husband.
WACo.-Jack Gundy, a negro. was lit
orally cut TO pieces in a difficulty with
another negro and is dying. His assailant
used razor A negro has been arrested
In Hilsboro, believed to be the man who
did the cutting and Sheriff Baker has gone
after him
WICHITA FALLS.-An election was
he!d to select officers for the new city
government, resulting In the election NJ
Colonel w. c. Sherrod, mayor. ana Messrs,
j.; ". Hurst Otis T. Bacon, F. NJ. Avis,
o. b. Gorslino and A. Zundlewlth, alder
men Joe j. Jones was elected marshal.
pECATUR.-The body of young man
ny the name of Doolttle was brought 10
tnis place from near Greenwood. DoolittIe
while riding a fractions young horse was
thrown from the saddle. His foot became
enlanslei In the stlrrup and he Was
dragged to death. His body was shipped
to Dallas, his home.
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Mn.tcr nnilnrrs, rnchnnge.

The Master Builders Exchange has per
fected an organization in this city by the
election OF the following officers. H.
Holtkamp, president, J. NJ, Kuhn, vice
president; d. Woodhead.s secretary. and
II. N. Jagemann, seageant-at-
The objects OF this organization are to
project architects, contractors, builders
ana owners and adopt more equitable
methods of doing contract work.
The officers elected are well known and
their election means that the ends sought
by this organization will be served.
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WORK OF TnE CABINET.
Several Changes Made In Public Of
Hcin1s and stations of Officers.

Hcin1s and stations of Officers.
Paris June 25.--After meeting of the
president and the new cabinet today the
following was given out; NJ. Bertrand,
procurator general to the appeal court,
and NJ. Fuillolly. public prosecutor, have
been removed NJ. Blot. advocate general,
is appointed public prosecutor. NJ. LON
bard whose dismissal on account OF the
Deroulede trial has been much criticised
as unjust, is appointed advocate general.
NJ. Bertrands successor has not yet been
appointed.
General Hartschmedt, General Roget,
Colonel SAKE and Colonel Coubertln are
transferred to other garrisons NJ. Lom-
bard as advocate general resumes his old
post. General Roget was the representa-
tive of general stan before the court OF
cessation.
NJ. Cuebertin is credited with having ad-
vlsed his men at Long Champs on Grand
prix Sunday TO fire II they heard the army
insnltad in their presence.
The premier, NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau
read arA4t OF his speech in parliament
tomorrow, which will be very brief, mere
ly announcing that the new ministry has
no aim but to follow out the order of the
day voted on June II, on the motion OF
Joseph Ruau. democratical radical repre-
sonting the second district of st. Gaudens
which was as follows:
The chamber is determined to support
only government resolved to defend Wig
orously republican institutions and TO Sc
cure public order and passes to the order
OF the day"
The fetes in memory OF General Hoche
at Versailles passed of quietly.
NJ. Ribot in the course Of a speech at a
banquet last evening and probably with
view of another ministerial crisis said.
ut would be madness to wound the army s
feeling or to doubt it's right spirit"
Nine. Dreyfus has obtained permission
to visit her husband in prison at any time
between sunrise and sunset.
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Rich Quartz Mine rnnnh.

Chicago, June ga special to the
chronicle from Tacoma, Wash, says: Miss
frankie Florman of Black Hills. S. D..
nas discovered what Atlin mining men be.
.'e'e WIZ become the greatest quartz mine
IN Aaska and British Columbia. Tho
asssesV surface assay is S27 and many
tban' average IS. making It much richer
values Ie famous Treadwell mine, il these
discovered by Miss Florman two months
1so while she was hunting for mineral
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A BIG UNDERTAKING.
"A Syndicate Formed to Tear Dowr
The ChincSr Will.


Chicago, June ga special to the
Times Herald from Denver says: Accord
ing to Frank Lewis, a Chicago civil en-
gneer, who was today n guest at the Ok
ford hotel, the Chinese government con-
templates the destruction of the ancient
Chinese wall that separates China proper
from Chiuene Tartary. He is en- route to
China to assist in tearing down the IA
nous structure.
He said II understand that the enter
prise is one of the Chinese government
own conception and is Independent OF the
Russian. German or French influences.
The cost will be great, involving millions
of dollars. The concessions that will be
granted will be worth the candle and l
anticipate that there will be sharp compe-
tition."
The Chicago syndicate is said to have
such men back of it as the Armours, Mar
shall Field and the elder Letter and Carter
Harrison.
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FEVER SITUATION.
Thirty three Cases and Five Deaths
Sincc Its nmihrenlS.

since Its Outbreaks.
Santiago de Cuba June 25.-Thirty- three
cases OF yellow fever with five deaths have
been officially reported since the beginning
of tho prestent outbreak. One of the death
occurred In the Fifth infantry. The other
four fatal cases were civilians,
Captain Fabricius, a popular medical Of
ticer died today.
For three days the Cubans have been
conducting Il patriotic demonstration. the
festival OF San Juan, in honor of the vic
tory won there by the American troops
over the Spaniards, the celebration how
ever, has been remarkable for the absence
OF tho American fag and tho nom partici-
/ patton of the better class of Cubans them
Selyes, A Spaniard was nearly killed by
/ the mob.
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LoCKHART LOCALS.
A Two-Yenr-old Child Was Burned
TO Death,

to Death.
Lockhart, Texas, June 2S.-The little .
year old son of Mr.. Clifton Cheatham was
burned to death last evening While his
mother was temporarily absent from the
house he got hold of some matches that
were on n table and set his clothes on
fire, resulting in his death in a few hours.
The unfortunate child was buried in the
city cemetery this afternoon.
The 2-year-old son of Mr.. A. F. Field,
the proprietor of the city livery stable
and transfer business, was very seriously
bitten and mangled by an enraged SOW
yesterday In the back lot of his father
stable. The child was thrown down and
bitten In the small OF the back and rough
ly tramped by the brute, and would prob
ably have been killed il 1t had not been
rescued by a hostler, who happened to
be in the stable.
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PROVED no ne MURDER.

The story that Miss SIavin Suicidcd
Is Not Borne out by Facts.
Wichita, Kan. Juno 25.--When the body
OF Miss Belle Il. Slavin was found at .
o'clock last Thursday morning in the Of
fice of the National Bank of Commerce
death having resulted from bullet wound
in the head--it was supposed that she had
committed suicide, Later develogaS,nts
seem to indicate that the woman was muir
dered.
The theory OF the police is that the muir
derer expected to secure valuables or
money
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TERRITORY KILLING.
Man Shot Down While His Wife's
Arms Were About His Neck.

Arms Were About His Neck.
Ardmore, 1. T.. June 25.--Sam Smith.
well known throughout the Territory, was
shot and instantly killed by the discharge
of both barrels of double-barrel shotgun
in the hands Of Jim Hunt his brother in =
law at sulphur Springs last night. The
difficulty arose over a trivial matter and
their wives, who are sisters, were trying
to keep down the trouble, Smith started
toward Hunt with his wife swinging about
his neck, when Hunt fired thlrty-two
buckshot into Smiths breast. who fell
lifeless to the ground with his wife still
clinging to him. Hunt gave himself up
to Marshal Hammer and is now confne
in the Federal jail at this place.
Smiths remains were brought here for
interment.
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UndciIvcrel pocIsnae.

Packages on hand at American Ex-
press ofiee for week ending June "a, 1899.
Miss NJ. Albimus, Il. Albimus. II. Borum
A. d. Brown, Baily & Koeblg, ]. Black
stem, James Durham, Miss Resale Davis
w H. Farrand, Miss Alice Follett Harry
Freeman, o, C. Gunels. A. S. Grant NJ
a. Hodgln, II NJ. Hyde, Mrs. NJ. A.
Jones, w. +. Johnson, j. KIopp w. l..
Lane, X. Il. Lewis, A o. MCGEE, Novelty
supply Co, Pizzitola Giuseppe, Chss. Rob.
inson. NJ. Ramsey. NJ. Sirh.
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San Francisco, June 2S.--rhe transport st.
Paul sailed for St. Michael TODAY with 400
soldiers under Colonel Raw. who are going
north 10 relieve tho troops now on the Yukon.
They will be stationed at various points.
Colonel Ray making st, Michael his head
quarters wears supply of provisions and
fye milk cows were taken ON the 81. Paul
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me Galveston, Houston and Henderson
nallWay company now run a flyer from
houston to Galveston every Sunday. leav-
ing Grand Central depot at LAS and Inter
national and Great Northern depot at l.: SIS
=. mo arriving at Galveston $40 D. m,
ana returning, leave Galveston at $50 p.
m This train will make no stops between
Houston and Galveston and is in addition
70 the nine regular daily trains, as shown
by published time cards.
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Missed 1t This rime.

Denison Herald.
President Mckinley Is cr,lited With tie
habit of feeling the public pulse on all Inn
portant questions, it lie follows this rule
IN the civil sers',e ruling he certainly
made mistake in the count. It is more
PROBABLE that he was misled by the zeal
of place hunters.
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YELLOW FEVER SERUM.
Health Officer Doty Arranges to Use
II in Vera Cruz.

New York, June 25,-Health officer A.
H. Doty has perfected arrangements with
DR.. Edward Llciaga, representing the
Mexican government, to test the yellow
fever serum in Vera Cruz where there
are many cases OF the disease.
DR., Doty appointed young physician
of Charleston, s. c., who is immune to
yellow fever, TO represent him and use the
serum This physician will leave by steam
err for Vera Cruz on Wednesday next.
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want MERRIAM Court uart,alea.

New York, June 95.-District Assembly
No. 4, Knights OF Labor, at meeting
today unanimously adopted resolutions de-
manding General Merriam's recall and
court martial on account of his action In
the Occur dAlene labor troubles.
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A THROUGH SLEEPER

viii be run from Houston to Chicago
without change via the International and
Great Northern railroad, Tuesday, June
~. Excursion tickets to Chicago VIII be
sold for ssl.ib. sood until September 80
for return.
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WHAT BETTER THAN rn,,c, No,

"nAI BETTER THAN EDUCATION
NJ NJ Ieal'n oesets ability and respeot ,
' "na. oe''er than the summer in Colorado
soItlhes you against the evils ana d,s.o.,
Yrs Snl OF lies competition? This Teuas
G ~ Chautauqua. opening at Ronidar
IVY :, furnishes for you and yonr san,y,,
'Hs pest OF educational programmes ~
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Tuesday, Juns 81, the International and
Great Northern railroad will sell round
trip tickets to Chicago for $3tl6, good un-
ill September 30 for return. Through
sleeper TO Chicago.
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A CHEAP TRIP

You can so to Chicago and return foi
$si,t5 via the International and Great
Northern railroad, Tickets viii be sold
June y and are good until September so
for return. Observation sleeper through
% Chicago without ehanRe
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What's IL "A Name.

That little glass we often take
Before we go to bed,
As ealled nighteap Just because
II goes straight to The head.
Chicago Record.
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IF THE BABY is QUITTING mn mr.,

be sure and use tina, old ana III, 49,,
remedy. Mrs. winslow's soothing ev rree
lot children teething. II soothes tha chnpp'
.oi.sus me gums. allays all main crro.
s, ,rr sohS and is the best remedy ~,
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son OF this city offisiatipg The reception
which followed at the residence Of the
brides parents surpassed for brilliancy
eny ovation heretofore attempted in that
section.
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LIME, cEM NJ
DRAIN PIPE 3
MACATEE Su
pHoNE7o.

reduced Prices on sn 1psn ~ I; 81
on account Of Ielnsnfrns it'r.' ,s ,.
cation TO the Ls~sns az ssrr
space in my new ava Ths-stoiss .,l,i y Z,
rom today, oasr t Sips ga ara s, .ss stg = Z
sisting OF Cigars ps llrss. slso ..is "
Il greatly reduce. Urllsssiudlas =
writer. at harGsill,s clGAf ", Il
LoEWENsTEis's
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Coke and Tar-For sale by Houston Ca,
Light Company.
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we please the ladies. consequently tn,
gentlemen 81 Packard's Troy Laundry.