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Encanpmenu in Doubt

It is extremely doubtful if the Alabama national guard will go into regular camp this year. There was a meeting of the col onels in the office of the adjutant general today to confer in regard to the action to pursued. There were present Colonel R. B. duMont of the First, Lieutenant Colonel Wiley of the Second and Lieutenant Colo nel Kyle of the Third. No plan was agreed upon at the conference, but the sentiment seemed to be against holding encampment, as the ordnance stores have been so much delayed.
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MRS. PICKENS DEAD
Relict of Late F..W. Pickens Minister to se St. Petersburg

' Edgefield, S. C.. August S.-.Mrs. Lucy Holcombe Pickens, relict of the late F. w. Pickens. minister to St. Petersburg under President Buchanan, and who was elected governor of South Carolina before he had reached the state from Russia, died at Edgefield today, aged 65.
 Mrs. Pickens was born near Petersburg, Va, and was Miss Lucy Holcombe. Her parents moved from Petersburg to Mar shall Tex, where she married Governor Pickens. who had just received his ap- pointment as minister to St. Petersburg.
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EDUCATIONAL.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA.
PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

Professor s. L. Robertson, one of old Jeff ferson's greatest educators, will open his school September l on North Highlands, limiting his class to thirty pupils, and mak- ing a speciality of preparing boys for col lege His great success as teacher and educator are well known to all.
 7-30-1mo. "A. fOF4L.
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him strength to go through the present ordeal Physically, he is extremely weak 4ns stomach refuses all solid food. and he Is only able to take milk. His family is very anxious
 The correspondent of the Associated Press learns that the court martial was able this morning to consider only part of the secret dossier. The documents were submitted to the judges in the order in which they were classified. General Choi- nine gave lucid explanations of the points which Were not clear to Colonel Jouaust. General Choinine tcok the documents indi- Vidually and explained them.
 Major Carriere will later on state the conclusion he draws from the dossier.
 Maitres Laborie and Lamagne, who list ened with close attention to General Cfoi hines explanations, did not enter into t..e discussion on the subject, today's consid- eration of the dossier being of general char aeter and more in the nature of a pcelimi- nary examination.
 Dreyfus Was Surprised
 Paris, August s-The Temps says Drey- fus was greatly astonished at the fact that he was brought into the court a prisoner. He believed, according to this paper, that he was entering into the judicial formali- ties of an immediate rehabilitation and was thanking General de Boisdeffre for the revison of his case. He said in a firm tone:
 ''Then it is still necessary to struggle?"
 ''Dreyfus,' the Temps continues, twill be more surprised when he is presented with the 300 documents contained in the dossier on matters entirely outside his case"
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Shot His Arm on

Ashviie, August s-(Special.)-Preston Caldwell, 13-year-old boy accidentally shot his arm off tonight and is in a precarious condition. He was sitting on top of fence when the gun slipped from his hand and fell to the ground tearing his arm off as stated.
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Eutaw Whig and Observer: Our genial young friend, MT. Percy Rocket, of the Magic City, is again shaking hands with friends and relatives. We will always give you hearty and welcome hand-shake, Percy,
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EPSON SPRINGS

Forty-five miles northeast from Nashville, Tenn. Altitude, 1000 feet. This is one of the oldest and most noted of Tennessee's health resorts. Send for analysis of the waters, and be convinced of their virtues.
 JOHN M. ROGAN. Epson, Macon County, Tenn. 6-30-eod-2 mo
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Ashland Standard: Postmaster Carwile Is off on business trip to Birmingham this week; J. ". Phillips is attending to the postoffice.
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 Captain Steele, U. s. A. mastering officer in charge of the district of Alabama came down from Birmingham this morning and soon added eight recruits to his list. Cap tain Steel is in receipt of a telegram from General Corbin stating that if possible the Twenty-ninth regiment is to be mustered into service the latter part of this week. This order has caused much regret by the Alabama boys, who have commissions in the Twenty-ninth, as they had hoped to have time to recruit an entire regiment from the southern states. As it is, the Twenty-ninth will be composed of men from every section of the country. Lieutenant Wm. P. Crews reported to Captain Steele for duty here, and was sent to Troy in search of recruits. Captain Steele is an Alabamian, having been reared in Greene county. He was stationed at Manila dur ing last year. but left before the fighting began.
 Tax Collector H. Y. Brooke, of Crenshaw, was at the capitol today. and settled in full with the state.
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Tuscaloosa Times: Mrs. A. G. Tower of St. Louis, who has been the guest of Mrs. Dr. N. P. Marlowe, left this morning for Birmingham. Miss Kate Beatty, of Bir- mingham, who has been visiting Mr. Steve Auxfords family at Hull, passed through here this morning en route to her home Miss Agnes Lee is visiting this city. Miss Lee is the daughter of our esteemed former citizen, Colonel Lee, who moved to Texas, and who now lives in Birmingham.
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See the First avenue lot for sale by Chi chester, Yancey & Orr. at
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H. H. Fitts, chief clerk in the office of secretary of state, and William of the su- perintendent of education's office have re- turned from their vacation.
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For Summer tonic, Moerlein beer.
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The railroad commission was in session today considering some claims. Commis- sioner Caffee is absent on account of sick ness
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Call at the Union Saloon, 1916 First avenue, for the big gest and coolest schooner of beer in the city. Drawn di- rect from the keg; no pumps used. S-1-1m
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Bicycle Races tonight.
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Governor in New York

Governor Johnston left on an early train this morning for trip to New York. It was not stated at the executive office for what purpose the governor has gone east, but it is thought to have to do with the bonded indebtedness of the state, or pos- sibly the alleged sale" of the school lands
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TAIL. LU-LAH LODGE,

u1fozuIss 0C0f Sfof OPS11S f0x OoSo<S
 July 1st
 Only hotel in sight of the falls; 2,000 feet above sea level. Everything new. Electric lights and bells, sanitary plumbing. hot and cold porcelain baths, music, fishing driv- ing, GOO feet veranda space, specially fine cuisine Three hours from Atlanta. Tal- lulah Falls railway trestles rebuilt and road in splendid condition. Both midday and late dinners. For special rates, plans, views, etc., address J. H. MACKIERNAN, Manager, 225 Prudential Building, Atlanta.
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ABOUT BIRMINGHAM PERSONS

Ashville Southern Alliances: W. P. Owen and W. P. Lankford left last week for Bir- mingham. They are thinking of locating ut Birmingham.
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DREYFUS MEETS
 STERN COURT

Continued From First Page.)
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A SENSIBLE HEALTH FAD.

Women have begun to understand
that health as well as wealth treads
upon the footsteps of outdoor work.
Several broken-down society leaders in
a certain western town have had the
courage to persist in half.day's gar
den work regularly for a stated period.
The result is very much more in their
favor than they had dared to imagine.
Improved circulation, rest and diges-
ton have thrown themselves in the
balance against disordered nerves.
sleepless nights and the hollow eyes
and worn face attendant upon pro-
lOnged social dissipations, and nature
has asserted her immortal rights be-
fore the paints and lotions and pow
ders, the paraphernalia and the toilet
table. The rosy health and wholesome
strength of the average English woman
is the outcome of her outdoor life and
exercise.-Woman's Home Companion
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Experiments with Sewers

The experiment which Paris Is making
In disposing of her sewerage will be
watched with great deal of interest by
many cities in the United States where
the sewage question and pollution of
streams has become n serious problem
In Paris. the river Seine has heretofore
received the waste matter from the city
but now 1t will al! pour into one great
central drain and be carried OF to two
large suburban sewage farms. One Of
these so-called farms is high. sandy
plain, known as the Sahara of Paris. 1t
is predicted that the sewage of the city
will soon change these wastes into fer
tile lands. whose products will find a
ready market in the great city. Sewage
farms have already been tried on a small
scale in France. and with such phe-
nomenal success, as far as enriching the
land Is concerned. that the experiment
will now be made with the metropolis.
Millions of dollars worth of sewage and
manures are wasted annually in our great
cities. and 1t seems as though some plan
of this character should be made practi-
cable to take care of the thousands of
tons of valuable but dangerous matter
which Accumulates as a result of people
living in great communities.
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TWO FAMOUS RESORTS.
A Outing Hint from Coating"

- OetAhB OosAaBs
Fast. safe. superbly equipped and
most carefully governed, one need not
wonder At the great popularity Of the
New York Central. No other line af-
fords such facilities for through travel
between the East and the West as this
wonderful four-track system. In the
possession of Grand Central Station,
located in the heart Of New York City,
and within trifling distances Of all
nrst-class hotels. this railway offers
greater advantages than competing
lines. Spring. summer. autumn and
winter, 1t has attractions irresistible.
The great Northern Wilderness, the
playground of the State, now beckons
its Thousands. AS autumn falls. Amer
ica's scenic masterpiece. far-famed
Niagara, will claim its annual host of
pilgrims with its majestic power. the
fierce turmoil of the Whirlpool and all
Of the picturesque surroundings, the
awesome Cave of the Winds and the
several other minor attractions Of the
vicinity. And when winter comes,
then the entire scene transformed to
what seems a fairyland Of marvellous
frost dressings. of icy forts and snowy
palaces; of cleaning, crystal prison
barriers vainly striving to bind. the
roaring, foaming plunge Of water-will
present a spectacle of weird, mys-
terious beauty which is not duplicated
In the world-Outing.
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Tn. Plac. for Your Daughters.

st. Mary's Academy at Notre Dame,
Indiana, ranks first among the educa-
tional institutions for girls. Young
women from all parts Of the United
States are found in its classes. The
faculty have Just issued catalogue
that contains much valuable data.
Parents desirous of sending their
daughters to the best institution should
send for this catalogue before decid-
ing on sending them elsewhere. 1t is
under the supervision Of the Sisters
of the Holy Cross and is located at
Notrs Dame. far from the excitement
of even village life. and right among
the beautiful scenes of the Creators
handiWork.
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UNIVERSITY OF norRE DAME

We call attention of our readers to
the advertisement OF Notre Dame Uni
versity, Notre Dame, Indiana, one of
the great educational institutions OF
the West, which appears In another
column of this paper. Those OF our
readers who may have occasion to look
up a college for their sons during the
coming year would do well to corre-
spond with the President who will
send them a catalogue free OF charge,
as we'll as all particulars regarding
terms, courses of studies, etc.
There is a thorough preparatory
school in connection with the Univer-
sity in which students of all grades
will have every opportunity of prepar-
ing themselves for higher studies.
The Commercial Course intended for
young men preparing for business may
be finished in one or two years accord
ing to the ability of the student. st.
Edwards hall, for boys under thir-
teen, is an unique department of the
institution. The higher courses are
thorough in every respect and stu
dents will find every opportunity OF
perfecting themselves in any line OF
work they may choose to select.
Thoroughness in class-work, exactness
| in the care of students and devotion to
the best interests of all, are the dis
tinguishing characteristics of Notre
Dame University.
Fifty-five years of active work in the
| cause Of education have made this in
stitution famous all over the country
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LONGEST DAYS.
Light on the spitzenbergen for Three
Months.

Light ON the spitzenbergen for Three
Months.
The following list shows the dura-
tion Of the longest day in various
places all over the world: New York
has, SO to say, the shortest longest
day, which is about Is hours long;
while in Montreal it is 16. London
and Bremen each bask in 16h hours
length Of day, closely followed by
Hamburg and Dantzig with 80 minutes
more The longest day in Stockholm
lasts 1917 hours, but both st Peters
burg and Tobolsk, Siberia, go one bet
ter with a day of exactly 10 houn-
and their shortest hours. June 81
brings to Tornea, Finland, summer
day nearly % hours long-and Christ
mas day 21z hours only. CHow un-
fortunate are the children of TorneaD
The foregoing lengthy days, however.
are easily left behind by Wardburg,
Norway, which boasts Of day lasting
without break from May FL to July ~,
but even this is surpassed by Spitx-
bergen, where-mirabile dictu!-the
longest day is something like three and
a half months.
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Miss Lockheart's
LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM.
LITTER TO MRS. rINxHAx NO. e7.Io4]

LITTER TO MRS. rINXHAM NO. e7.Io4]
az cannot express my gratitude to
you for the good that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me. 1 have taken five bottles of
the Compound and two boxes of Liver
Pills and feel better in every respect.
had suffered for years with dropsy;
the veins in my limbs burst, caused
from the pressure of the water. had
the worst kind of kidney trouble, faint
ing spells, and could not stand long
at a time. l also had female weakness
and the doctor said there was tumor
in my left side. The pains I had to
stand were something dreadful. A
friend handed me little book of yours,
so got your medicine and it has saved
my life. 1 felt better from the first
bottle. The bloating and the tumors
have all gone and l do not suffer any
pain. am still using the Vegetable
Compound and hope others may find
relief as have done from its use. y
Miss N. ]. LoCKnEART, Box 1G, ELIZA
beth, PA.
Only the women who have suffered
with female troubles can fully appre-
ciate the gratitude of those who have
been restored 20 health.
Mrs. Pinkham responds quickly and
withoutchargc to all letters from suffer
ing women. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
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The Trouble viii, the Horse.

At recent horse race at Perak, in
the Malay peninsula, the sun blazed
down on n field of hot, excited horses
and men, waiting till the eccentricities
Of the starter and an even more eccen-
trio horse should combine to get them
in line The patience of the former was
at last exhausted. Bring up that
horse! Come UP on that beast! You'll
get into trouble over this, l tell you"
and SO forth. 81 can't help it, sir,
replied the Australian lightweight
Jockey, impatiently, this is a cab
'orse, this 'orse Is. E won't start till
the door shuts-and-I haven't got a
doori'
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Mrs. Mathilde Richter.

advise all people to try Pe-ru-na. As
used Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin while
was passing through the change Of
life, am positively convinced your
beneficial remedies have relieved me
from all my Ills"
Pe-ru-na has raised more women
from beds OF sickness and set them to
work again than any other remedy.
Pelvic catarrh is the bane of woman
kind. Pe-ru-na is the bane of catarrh
In all forms and stages. Mrs. Col.
Hamilton, Columbus, o., says: II rec
ommend Pe-ru-na to women, believing
It to be especially beneficial to them. y
Send for free book written by DR.
Hartman. entitled Health and Beau
ty." Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus
Ohio
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WILHELMINA.

Wanted-In publishing house, a
well-sducated woman; must be over 80
years Of age
Isn't 1t mean. I don't seem to 1T
in anywhere. Very young girls and
old women are in demand. but girl
OF 1a is neither young nor old; q drug
In the marketw Wilhelmina Thurston
looked disguised.
You would Just 1T in there. Will"
said her sister, redectively.
Wilhelmina went to the mirror and
took the pins from her lu1uriant hair.
which was rolled back loosely from her
race and coiled on the crown OF her
head. She parted the hair down the
middle and drew it back plain, braidtng
II and dressing 1t low. 1t was unbe-
coming. for her rather severe type OF
beauty was rendered stern by the
change.
Sidney Spencer sat in his private Of
nee, with bored look on his face and
a pile OF manuscript at his elbow. Out
side In the main office the clerks
nudged each other and Uttered, IS
young men will when the proprietor
Is out OF sight
Another antiquated female" whis-
pered John Stanwood to his neighbor.
as light step on the stair was heard.
A moment later Wilhelmina was
ushered into Spenoer's office.
How old are you?" was the first
query.
"Thirty-one." she said bravely.
What experience?"
Ten years In newspaper Office" :"
This was true, for while mere child
she had assisted her father on the
Daily Bulletin, now among the miss
ing journals. Spencer looked intently
at the applicant. She seemed moro
promising than the rest. Are you sure
your age is 81? You look young, very
young
Wilhelmina rose to the occasion.
Her assumption of offended dignity
would have deceived a keener man
than Spencer
I'm sorry. sir, to have troubled
you; perhaps you require certificate
of birth. Unfortunately 1 have none.
Good afternoon"
wait moment! Pardon me. You
do not understand why 1 am so par
ticular in regard to age. There are a
dozen young Idiots in my employ who
waste their time in attentions to a
younger woman. Harmless enough, I'll
admit, but this is not counting school,
and the work requires undivided at
tention."
II understand. l was young once
myself" she sighed. There was an
awkward silence.
"Thirty-one is not very DID," said
Spencer encouragingly. ut only seems
old to fellows in the twenties."
"Thirty-one Is respectable age and
needs no apology" was the tart reply.
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GATHERING UP HER BELONGINGS
Her gray eyes snapped and she looked
deroe.
She'll d." said Spencer to himself
There will be no flirting" Aloud he
said: Can you stay this morning and
help me out with this?" indicating .
pile of manuscript.
II shall be glad to begin at once" :"
was the reply. A half dozen times
during the morning Wilhelmina caught
her employer looking curiously at her;
she wondered II he suspected her de-
ceit. At night he said pleasantly: Il
am very we'll satisfied with what you
have done." SO she was engaged.
Much as she longed to appear her
old pretty self, Wilhelmina dared not
put aside her dark, unornamented
gown and tightly drawn black hair.
Her desk being in Spencer's once,
and the fact that much of their work
was done Jointly, placed them on ia
miliar footing 1t was agreeable work.
and had she not been acting q part,
Wilhelmina would have thoroughly en-
joyed 1t. A date in an article one day
led Spencer to tell his age, %. After
this she felt still more uncomfortable.
saying to Alice: II wonder how he likes
working with his grandmother"
One morning when Spencer came In
Wilhelmina knew something had hap
pened. In the months they had worked
together abe had learned to note every
change in his expressive countenance.
She had also learned to care dearly for
his good opinion; the lie she had told
him weighed heavily. She found her
self wishing that he knew she was only
20; hve years younger than himself.
Would 1t make a difference?
This morning he looked at her 30
intently that she blushed. Then he
said abruptly: What makes women
20 secretive in regard to their age?
Are added years crime? You sfe the
tirst one I have met who confesses to
81; you are really younger looking,
and are brave not to lie about it.
Poor Wilhelmina! Without thinking
Of the consequences. she said. hurried
|ly: 81 did lie. l am only 20. I ex-
pected to be caught some time. and
I'm foolish enough to step into the
trap. Shall I leave this morning."
Spencer rose and closed the door In
| 10 the outer ONCE. By this time Will
hAminA was satherins ~ her bsloae-
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ings and crowding them helter-skeltef
into her bag.
What's your hurry?" Spencer asked.
putting OBTAINING hand on her arm.
Wilhelmina looked up into a face 30
luii OF sympathy and tenderness thai
the tears of veXation on her lashes mir
rored the wonderment in her eyes.
want you to stay. little girl. BE-
canse-well, because, can't live with
our you" Wilhelmina concluded 70
stay.
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Remember that cholera morbus,

Remember that cholera morbus,
cholera infantum, summer COM
plant, bilious collie, diarrhoea and
dysentery are each and all catarrh
of the bowels, Catarrh is the only
correct name for these affections.
Pe-ru-na is an absolute specific for
these ailments, which are SO COM
mon in summer. DR.. Hartman, In
4 practice of over forty years, never
lest single case OF cholera infan-
tum, dysentary. diarrhoea. or chol-
era morbus. and his only remedy
was Pe-ru-na. Those desiring fur
ther particulars should send for a
free copy OF Summer Catarrh."
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus, o.
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Racked by Reputation.

The Union Pacific has added new. mod
ern equipment to its service both east
and west from Denver. and gives even
better satisfaction to its patrons than In
the past. 1t stands without a rival as the
quickest and most elegant route, with
accommodations to accommodate all
classes Of passengers. Only one night to
chicago, St. Louis and st. Paul, and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
PACIFIC coast. Ticket Office 81 18th street.
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Ar. xou Using Allen. roo.-E...,

It IL the only cure for Swollen,
emarting. Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken INTO
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 26c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen 8. Olmsted. Leroy, N. 7.
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still In Demand

Martha, there's no use in growin'
hay any more. The autymobiles will
run horses out of business
Don't git discouraged. Jonas. Soci-
ETY. folks will have to have their hay
fever jis' tn same'
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Chs.p a.. From Cordrood.

Timer McLead of Tacoma has invented
= machine for the combustion Of ordinar,
cordwood. producing cheap and non
McLead has in operation model will
which he has demonstrated that one core
Of nrswood will make from 1900 to 200
charcoal, worth 10 cents bushel. Tht
gas can be sold at 10 cents per 1000 feet
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A Serious Problem.

I'VE ought to have some new furniture
but
But what. Carolyn
81 don't know whether to get an ice
chest that looks like n folding bed, or
folding bed that looks like an iCe-chest."
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Eaultlcss Starch,

Best and goes farthest, gives stiffness and
elasticity, No sticking, blistering or break.
ing. Every grocer sells it, nearly every
body uses it. l0c n package.
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Did you read about that man who car
ried lucky penny until 1t wore q hole
n IN n,S aa pocket through which he lost a
Yes; but II he hadn't lost It his wife
would have spent 1t or somebody would
have borrowed it,
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How to Make Money.

We want an agent in every town to take
SUBSCRIPTIONS for Georges Weekly (for-
merly The Road. Liberal terms Write
for particulars. Inclose &c stamp for
sample copies. Herbert George. Editor.
p. .. Drawer 1924. Denver, Colo.