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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-02

combined"
Empty Good Luck Baking Powder cans
n placed end to end would reach around
the world"
Highest leavenlng power pure and
Wholesome"
Good Luck Baking Powder Is made by
the Southern Manufacturing Company.
Richmond, Va"
The Southern Manufacturing Company
OF this city. are the largest manufactur-
ors Of baking powder in the world. out
side OF the baking powder trust Though
the Company has been Incorporated for
only eight or nine years IT'S growth has
been remarkable and Richmond can feel
proud Of this Industry.
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AUCTION sALEs.-Future DAYS

nv L. ID. CarneaI, Real Estate Auctioneer,
IlO6 east Main street.
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FOR SALE. A GROCERY COUNTER
SHELNFS and ONE SHOWCASE. No
1O1 east Leigh street. no2
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BY a. I. Adlmson,
Real Estate Auctioneer,
Manchester. Va.
COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE
~ OF
VALUABLE HULI-STRFET PROPER
TY. IN SWANSBORO.


Pursuant to 4 decree Of the Hastings
Court of Manchester. in suit OF w. II.
Weisiger. Admir-. VS. Reams and as. !
will sell. at public auction, on the prem
ises on
FRIDAY, THE Sd DAY or NOVEM-
BIER. 1870,
at > o'clock z. NJ, that VALUABLE
BUSINESS LOT. together with the dwell
ing thereon. fronting % feet more or
less on Hull street adjoining John a.
Reams. Esq. and running back 21O feet
TO an alley - feet wide.
This is trst-ciass property located In
the centre of a very active business see
ton, and being in tho county. has the
advantage of low taxes.
TERMS: One-third cash. balance I'm six.
twelve and eighteen months. title retained
by Court til am the purchase-mOney is
paid. LAWRENCE Il. POOL.
Special Commissioner.
The bond required I'm the above suit
has been executed according 10 law
oc29 ". n DuNAL. Clerk
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BOYS AND Girls FOURTEEN YEARS
and over can find employment boy on-
quiring M the Office Of the HASKEH
& MARcUsE MFG. Co, Path ana Ven
able streets.
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A SECONDHAND PIANO
state make age and price Address
G. ~. care Times. no2
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. on EASY TERMS AND
long time. MOUNT PLEASANT GRlST
MILL AND EXCURSION GROUNDS.
etc, including 229 ACRES OF GOOD
LAND. both open and timber. situated
on Chesapeake and Ohio railroad al
Hanover Courthouse, sixteen miles from
Richmond For terms. inquire Of II. a
CADY, Atlantic Building, Washington.
ID. &. oc26
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Two DeIiuhtfuI Detached Dwellings

TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
ON
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7TtN''l e us,
IL CHANCERY.

IL CHANCERY.
The object OF this suit is TO effect par
tition of a tract OF about 3I4 acres OF land
IN Charles city county. on Meyers or
Morris creek. devised by Benskin Hop
kins 20 the children Of Elizabeth Graves
living at her death, and the children OF
such as may have then been dead.
An affidavit having been made and fled
IN this office that the defendants. William
Graves, Henry Graves. George Graves,
Robert Graves and the heirs OF George
W. Graves whose number and names are
unknown. are not residents OF this state,
and affidavit having also been made tnai
the persons named in the BIZ IN SAID
cause as defendants under the genera
description OF parties unknown, are uh-
known. said defendants ana unkhV" p
parties are required to appear wlthln ni-
teen days after the publication ot this
order and do what Is necessary 10 proleci
their interests. And IL Is further ordered
that a copy hereof be published once q
week for four weeks In some newspaper
and that a copy be forthwith posted al the
front door OF the courthouse OF thls
county.
A copy-Teste: o, ,.,-,.
VIM. Beasly, p. q. Tvs
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~-~4~-~~~~~-~--~-~ ~---~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~->>-
THE ANNUAL MEETING or TIRE
STOCKHObDERS 81 the RICHMOND
TRACTION COMPANY viii be held. as
required by the bylaws OF the cons
pany at The company office 40. lOOg
east Main street Richmond. Va. 8t -
NJ. on TUESDAY. November z. 1899.
EVERETT WADDET.
Oc2f Secretary Richmond Traction co.
Farmviilc and powhatan Railroad Co..
Richmond. Va. oct -. $50
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TI1
STOCKHOLDERS 0i this company ulI
Doe held at j. ST. on WEDNESDAY
November g. 1S9 at tho office OF tle
company. Room $50. J.. Chamber ot
Commerce Building. Richmond Va
q. n. WILSON.
oc2G Secretary.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
The "Sporling Duchess &" Well Re
ccivcd-Thc Biiou.

Academy-"Th Sporting Duchess,
matinee and night
B1Ou-John Ransone and other high
class sgcciaitics.
Inc Snoring Duchess" AZ the Acad-
envy last night. was all that is claimed for
it by the advance notices. and greatly
pleased the large crowd in attendance.
The house was well filled. despite the
CONGRATULATIONS. and the applause was
frequent and hearty.
me Sporting Duchess" acted her part
10 perfection and her support was admit
rabie The spectacular portion Of the snow
was well managed, and several times the
audience was worked up 10 considera-
BILE pitch OF excitement
The same BIN will be gwen az the matt
nee to-day. and again tonight. ON ac-
count Of the fireworks the curtain Will
not rise until clock.
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At the Bij0u.

Fully two hundred people were turned
away from the RijOu last night because
the house was packed 10 the doors. EVERY
night this week The capacity OF the thea
tire has been tested. The bill IS an ex-
ceptionally strong one embracing novel
tv. mirth. magic, music and comedy.
John w Ransone the character come
dian. has made quite a hit with mono
loeue treating with local affairs. Lydia
Dreams the English ventriloquist. pre-
sents a novel act. Miss Maude Meredith
sings sweetly. and the musical kleisis
present a most -creditabie number. The
other teams are pleasing.
The curtain viii rise tonight al .
o'clock 10 enable those who witness the
fireworks 20 see the entire performance.
The matinee VIII commence at 2:3O O'Clock.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

POSTPCNFMENT. - TEA. BENEFIT
Virginia Hospital. residence Mr. W. II.
curtis. postponed until MONDAY, No
venlber 9TH. $40 T. NJ. no2
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST, EITHER on TRACTION CAR
or going 10 the gate 90 the tournament.
a LADY'S FUR CAPE suitable re-
ward if returned 10 AUGUSTINE ROY
ALL. 40. 10 Leader Building, Manches-
ter, Va. no2
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Metropolitan Bank,
TENTH AND MAIN STREETS.
THOMAS n. CARRIER, President;
{. 5. NNENIlNf, Nce-Psesident;
n. A. WILLIAMS Cashier

DIRECTORS: James y. Boyd. c. t,
Loehr. Thomas Atkinson. ID. G. Jackson
+. c. Ebel. +. S. Valentine. IA. l.. taoeh'
l. II. Kaufman. a. Pizzini Jr. 4. Nh!-'
lock. j. W. KOthert, b. T. Crump, H. >.
Bosher. Thomas N. Carter.
soliclts accounts OF individuals, arms,
and corporations Pays interest on depos-
its by agreement
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HELr WANTED female.

WANTED A WOMAN, WHITE OR
cOi0red 10 do general house work for
small family Must sleep on the lot
Apply Friday evening between 4 and >
az J2j south Belyidere. no2
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LEGAL NOTICTs.

IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF TIE
4 CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUN-
TY OF CHARLES CITY, OCTOBER 81,
1899:
Lucy A. Bower ct ais,
Us.
William Graves, ct ais.
~ feJ ANHrpV
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EDUCATIONAL FLOAT.

The Splendid Exhibit Made by ID. T.
johnson x Co.
one Of the most striking displays In the
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Mr.. Thimblefnger kin pop up and pop
down, but | amt gwine to pop wild 'im not
less'n 1 take leave er my Senses
The children couldn't help but laugh
at DruSilla's earneStneSs, and they laugh
ed with better heart because they knew
that If they should have another oppor-
tunity to visit the country next door to
the world, Drusilla would not allow them
to go alone. But the opportunity never
came, and they not only ceased to expect
1t, but presently fell in with other adven-
lures that were quite as curious and as in
teresting, all of which are to be chroni-
cled. however clumsily, in the pages to fol-
low.
was preparing to go to bed and when the
children were still expecting little Mr.
Thimblefinger, they heard a voice calling
from the big road, which was not far away
from the spring:
''Heyo. dar folks. Will yo' dogs bits ?''
The voice was that of negro woman.
She was driving small steer to a wagon,
but had left the vehicle on the side of the
road and had come over the stile. She was
tall and appeared to be about forty years
old. She had a countenance that could
smile, but it's aspect was now serious,
and her eye was bright and keen.
You all oughter know me-" she cried,
as she came up, dat is eff evs'y thing ain't
been run outen yo' heads by de war-dosses
and de war-whoopers.
Il know your cried Sweetest Susan;
''it'S Aunt Minervy Ann Perdue."
''De sams,' assented Aunt Minervy Ann.
"An not de same nuther. Kaze, tell you
homes, deys a mighty change whar live
at. You amt seen Mars Tumlin Perdue go
long by de road is you? Well, it's Jest like
i'm ter be stoppin' somars on de road talk
in politics. L blieve dat man I'D stop on
de road and talk politics eff he knowed
eve'y mint WIZ ter be de mex. 1 hear
tell.' Aunt MinerVy went on, dat de Yam
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where below the snow line. We saw picnty
OF game, mostly grouse and caribou. We
also saw some bear and signs of moose.
but did not stop to do any hunting.
We crossed two mountain ranges; the
first at the head of Indian creek some
twenty miles up from the Sushitna- About
thirty miles further on We crossed tha
mann divide at an sievatiol Of 400 feet.
IA the center OF the pass through the grsat
divide there Is a lake whose waters araiR
both into BeTing sea aad iRte Cook iniet
The pass Was christeacd Caribou pass OF
account OF the large Apmher of rari5ou
which We saw in the v!cillIy. and We gave
the name OF Summit take 10 the Lake. The
immediate discovery of the pass and vi the
lake came about through ogr meeting with
an Indian whom We located by the smoke
which arose from his camp IRE a li.tle dis-
lance TO The LETT. ii Was the first sign sf
human habitatioR that We had seen Iag
months ana party of us went over ia
investigate, There we found the lndiae. a
man Of perhaps thirty y-five or forty, csmRsd
very comfortably with three or four of his
squaws, They had been hunting all sum.
mer. with only tolerable success, he could
speak only u werd or two of broken Ien-
glish and was prevailed upon 10 guide our
party in the direction OF the Tanana
When We arrived at Summit lake no
pointed toward the Chulitns- which he call
ed by name, and then pointed northward,
indicating by signs and language that IL we
followed the direction Of the stream we
would Go Tanana." This we accordingly
did, and followed the course of the stream
for ten days. The country on the north side
of the great divide differs from that on the
south In that It is much dryer and vegeta-
tion grows much less luXuriantly. Our
course led us northwesterly. and we follow
ed the stream until we felt assured that it
was a tributary of the Tanana. We would
have penetrated the country until we ar
rived at the Yukon had Il not been for the
fact that our provisions had run alarmingly
short. Accordingly, on the 2sth of August
We determined to retrace our steps.
The return trip was accomplished without
incident. The party arrived safely at the
mouth of Indian creek on the I'd of Sep
tembcr and the boats and provisions were
found to be just as we had left them After
a short delay for repairs we launched the
boats and ran hundred miles down the
Sushitna in fourteen hours. We arrived at
Tyoonok on the 9th of September and there
learned for the first time that our country
was at war with Spain. After waiting fif-
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A Visit From Aunt Minervy Ann.


The cold and gloomy weather brought
by the east wind. soon cleared away, and
the sun shOne out bright and clear, with
q warm breeze from the south, a breeze
that brought out the viOlets in great pro-
fusion. Still the place was not the same.
The negroes ceased their songs, except
Johnny Bapter, and even he didn't sing
as loudly nor as constantly as he used to.
And they ceased to wrestle and play at
to consider. They were not sure of their
position; they had nobody to advise them.
They might have asked advice on the sub
ject. but freedom appeared to add to their
shyness. and they refrained from asking
for any information advice. Just why
this should be so, nobody has ever discov-
cred to this day. Some of the less fortu-
nate found strangers to give them advice
and to make them promises that were
never to be redeemed; but on the Aber-
Crombie place the negroes worked in the
dark. as the saying is, except for such ad-
vice as the strong common sense of Aaron
was able to give them. They had the idea
that having been made the object of what
seemed to be a special interposition of
providence, they were to be sustained and
maintained in the same way.
This accounted for the fact that the ne
glces on most of the plantations left home
and hocked to the towns and cities, where
they became the charge of the freedmen 5
bureau, an institution that did great deal
of good, as well as a great deal of harm
great deal of good, because in many
cases Ii prevented actual starvation. and a
great deal of harm, because it left the i'm
preston on the minds of the negroes, that
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hnger-ever what his name is-you wont
see me. OATS what. I'll set here wild Won
tweil ne pop outen de water. and den I'll
pop way FUN here. Eff I'm free dats whar
my freedom will shine out"
Well you went once" demonstrated
Sweetest Susan
Dat kinder doin's is like chills an fever.
you may have um once, but you don't want
Um twice"
She'll go" said Butler John.
Drusilla laughed Il sholy will!way
frum here don't see what you all wanter
fool wild dat kinder doin's for I'd lots
druther see you all jabberin wild de jay-
birds. OATS bad nun, but it's better'n
reskin yo' life down und' dat spring. Kaze
when you go down dar. dey amt no tellin'
ef you gwfne ter come back live En-
spozen twas ter cave in you-yo' pa,
and 20 ma. and yo' grandpa would be
gwine' roun' here plum 'stracted an dey
never would see hair ner hide er you while
De WORT stan's- Uh-uhi 1 been down dar
once. and at US twice too many. Dat are
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Wasted Sympathy.
From the Kansas City Star


A returned army officer relates this fn-
cident of the Santiago campaign: At the
close of the first days siege two officers
were discussing in low tones the exciting
and tragic events of the day. There was a
full in the conversation, during which the
lieutenant, who was given to sentiment,
hummed something about Just before the
battle. mother" The captains eyes were
moist in a moment and he turned his head
away TO hide his weakness. Presently he
noticed slip of a hoy sitting on the ground
apparently examining his gun in an absent
minded way.
PITY to have such children In this hor-
r.ble business" said the captain in a thick
voice.
Thinking of his mother or sweetheart.
FL bet you," ventured the lieutenant
Say. my boy" he called to the youthful
volunteer. with the evident purpose of
cheering him up bit, "a penny for your
Thoughts"
Il was thinking OF my Mauser," the lit
tie fellow replied.
There, what did I tell your" said the
lieutenant, turning to the captain; 'think-
ing of his mother, like dutiful son. Pity he
isn't with her now. This is no place for
boys"
The volunteer overheard this remark
and, spring1ng to his feet, he saluted and
said: Il said was thinking Of my Mauser
and / was-my Mauser rife. I was iust
wondering how many of those d. daros
row."
There was no further sympathy wasted
on the boy recruit: he was ''hrst-ciass
hghtin' man"
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long to Major Psrdue. Anyhow. some of
the negroes had said the mules belonged to
the major
You see dat Ill steer out dar," exclaimed
Aunt Minervy Ann; "'taint much more dan
a yearlin'; we'll, dat ar steer is de onli,st
four-footed creetur dat dey lef' at Perdue' 5:
an dey wouldn't "a left him eff l hadn't a
driv' i'm in my house an KEEP i'm In dar
whiles dem people wuz rumagin' 'roun' an
trampin' by. Dey shot de chickens yit an
de turkeys, an even down ter goslin's: an
dey fair stripped de smoke-'ouse an de sto'
room"
That's mighty funny remarked Buster
John.
1T may sse like hits funny to y,u-all,
honey" said Aunt Minervy Ann. but
Iain't funny UP dar whar we-all live at
Dey wouldn't a done SO bad eff it hadn't
a been fer Mars Tunlin. He went out, he
Old, time dey come In de yard an he cuss d
um an sass ed um des eZ long ez dey wuz
a er one un um in sight. 1 tried to make
dander wuz up, and you des ez well make
signs at gate-post. He says he gwine
move ter town; an when l ak i'm what we
gw1ne live on, he low dat we can starve
lots better in town dan we kin in de coun-
try: an L spec dat so, kaze we won't be So
lonesome. Dey amt a livin soul on dat
place but me an Marse Tumlin, an yol,'
cousin Naiie an Hamp All de niggers
1ohe- gone, kaze when dey come an ak
Marse Tumiin what dey mus do he bein'
mad. lowed dey could all go to de oil Boy.
anu De ganged. he say he comm over here
Ter ter borry sump'n ter eat; and he better
be comm, too, fer de day'll be gone fo' you
know it,
Y onder he is now" said Sweetest Susan.
Inc children were well acquainted with
Major Perdue. He was not only kin to
them in some remote way, but he was very
Jolly company when in the humor-and
this was pretty much all the time; for. al
though the major had temper, which he
took small pains to control It was only on
rare occasions that he displayed it. He was
In fine humor now, for he came forwar I'd
Laughing, and gave the children each a
hearty smack.
"Minervy Ann said the major at
thought told you to curry that horse and
plait his name before you hitched him to
the buggy" -
You did tell me dat" replied Mineryy
Ann, an / tor You dat eff you'd git some
not water an soap, an wash de horn OF his
haid, I'd plait bofe name an tall
i clean forgot it," the major declared.
Well, You stay here and talk to these
chaps, and III call on Cousin Abercromhde.
and see II can beg or borrow a few "a
tons. When want you I'll call you and
then You can drive your carriage In at the
side gate there"
Aunt Minervy Ann looked after the ma
jor and laughed. 81 hope ter goodness" she
said. as she sat down by the ch1ldren-.I
hope to goodness dat he won't say dat he
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they were to be supported by the govern
ment whether they worked or not.
But the youngsters who read will say
what of that?" and cry, Get along with
your pOkey old story, if you have any TO
tellr' And it is good advice too; but when
you are writing about certain period, you
want TO have something more than the
local color. you want to get at the temper,
the attitude. the disposition of tine people
you are writing about; so that when the
youngsters of today get little older they
will be able to say, There's a great deal
of foOlishness in that old book. and some
history, too" as If their youngsters will
care any more for history than they did.
Well, anyhow, the sun was shining bright
ly and the air was warm. The tools and
instruments of war were following the
courses of the streams that plow seaward,
and nature on the Abercrombie place had
forgotten all about them. But, let the sun
shine ever so brightly, the children failed
TO find Mr.. Thimblefinger, and no message
came from Mrs. Meadows They were pa
tient enough, too. Every day, sometimes
In the morning and sometimes in the after
noon, they wandered down to the spring
and sat down on a dry Bermuda embank-
merT where they could watch develop
ments.
1t was noticed that Drusilla never Joined
in the regrets that Buster Jones and Sweet
est Susan expressed when, day after day
passed and no Mr.. Thimblefinger came.
I don't believe you care whether he
comes or not" cried Sweetest Susan.
Drusilla shook her head. I'D keer might
ly ef he come. she said. frankly. Il done
been down Oar long wild EN- once, and
goodness krows 1 don't wanter resk it no
mo- Hit seem lax a skeery dream den,
an don't want no sech dream ter come
ter me no mo. When folks git so dat water
won't wet um dey better be gwne off to
some yuther country"
What's the matter with your" asked
Buster John brusquely.
You better what de matter wild YOU
ALL" exclaimed DrusilIa. "Dey amt moth
in tall de matter wild me. But I'll say dis.
when you-all see dat ar Mr.. Thimbie-
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turs did, and dey,u fergit how ter talk Sc

turs did, and dey'u fergit how ter talk SO
eve ybody kin know what dey sayin'
LOOK at de creeturs! Why, de time wu2
when dey could talk same ez folks. but now
dey can't hardly jabber, and dey amt no.
body know what dey sayin' 'cept dis here
A0n You got here''-the children looked al
sacn otner and smiled-san' dat don't do
him ner dem no good Now, des ez de cree
turs Is, de folksl be when de time come
You mark my wordr'
But all this tine." remarked Buster John.
siyiy, the rabbits In the tale are suffer-
ing nightly for something to eat.
Dats 80, hOneyi / got so much on my
min DAT doAe clean fergpt bout de tale.
l wuz thinkin' bout de time when we AN.
white and black. would be brung low
You'll have to scuxen me- sho well dan
or Brer Rabbit put on his mits and tuck
Evening star., 1899-04-15
Mt. Mckinley is the Highest Peak il
North America.
)NE OF THE WONDERS OF ALASKA
New Country Explored by the U.
s. Geological Survey.
VALUABLE DISCOVERIES
Written for The Evening Star.

+ To THE PRES
ent time the belief
has almost universal
ly obtained that Mt.
st. Elias, which rises
to a height of 1904
feet above the level
of the sea, is the
tallest peak on the
continent; but the re-
cent work done by
t h o United States
geological surve V
shows C o nclusively
that Mt. ST. Elias iS
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KEGS sweep over you-alls place an never
tuck on d blessed thing"
Ihe children confirmed this by saying
that the troops not only hal not carried
anything off, but had driven two mules
INTO the cow lot that didn't belong there
II would be funny" Buster Jones said
If the two mules should turn out to be-
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.1That.s so," said Ruster Iohn

Just then Major Perdue came out into the
Aunt Minervy Ann. 1t turned ont that tha
two extra mules in the lot did belong to the
major. He borrowed some harness and a
wagon, and drove it home full of provisions.
ana with q comfortable sum of money
which the children's grandfather had los n,
ed him. Aunt Minervy Ann carried her
cart back empty, but she didn't mind that.
The children rode with her a little piece
and as result had very peculiar expert.
edace.
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want de vittles cooked. Kaze eff he done
dat it'd put me in min er dat OIL tale my
NANNY useter tell me-"
What tale was that?' Sweetest Susan
asked.
"Oh! you all done hear tell un it mo-
times dan you been ter church. You amt
Evening star., 1899-04-15

a Juneau October ]. We waited there five
days for the boat and arrived at Seattle on
the 9th of October. ROBERT MCLDROW.
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Tonmy-"Mamma, why have Won .yot ma :
pas hair In a iocket?.
His Mother--.To remind me that he once
had some, Tommy."-Tft-Bits.
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From the mouth of the Sushitna l ran an
instrumental line of survey and made
rounding country. Some twenty-five miles
up from its mouth the Sushtna is Joined ty
Evening star., 1899-04-15

never had OF Remus to tell it; but dar is
dat OF A'on. an OF Fountain, an Big Sal
what dey been doin' all dis time eff dey
amt never toP you dat tale? Eff dey amt
got sense nuff fer to tell you all de tales
dey Is gwine, you better sic de dogs on um
an run um off de place-ef you got any