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MRS. FOSTER,
Venerable Mother of Hon, B,F. Eos.
 ter, Died Tn Little Rock Sunday

Word was received in this city last evening announcing the death of Mrs. Foster, mother of Represen- tative R. F. Foster, of this county. This venerable woman died in Lit tie Rock Sunday afternoon at the
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PINE BLUFF, ARK. JAN. Il. 1SS9

The action of the ex-Confederates of Pine Bluff in opposing the pass age of Senator Buffers pension bill was eminently correct. No Confed- crate soldier can accept pension from lthe Federal government and retain his self-respect and manhood Stuttgart Free Press.
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RESIGNED.
MT. E. M. Raiders Resigns as Man
 ager of the Old Telephone.


 MT. E. M. Badders, local manager of the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Co.,, at this place, has rendered his resignation to accept similar place at San Antonio. Tex.
 General Superintendent Powell's brother will succeed Mir. Badders as local manager and will assume charge Tuesday, January 10.
 We regret to lose Mr. Badders from our midst, but cordially vel come Mir. Powell to our city and ex- tend our best wishes to each oi these gentlemen for a happy and prosperous new year.
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The Rev. j. l.. Cald we'll has return 'd from a holiday visit to New Or leans and will occupy the pulpit at the First Fresbyterian church this morning.
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An appropriation for the civil service commission was defeated in the House Friday. Congress has not much sympathy with "ciyil ser vice., or any kind of reform.
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How's This?

We offer slOO reward for any case Of that can not be cured by Halls CataI F. J. CHENEY x CO, Props, ] We the undersigned. have know Cheney for the last 15 years, and bell. perfectly honorable ln all business tions and financially able to carry oul ligations made by their firm. NEST & TRu AK. Wholesale druggists Ohio.
 WAIDING. KINNAN < MARVIN. " Druggists, Toledo. Ohio. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken ln' acting directly upon the blood and surfaces of the system. Price 15c pe Sold by all druggists. Testimonials sas Halls family pills are the best.
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Mrs. Nose Miller left today for Memphis, where she will be the guest of relatives for several weeks. She was accompanied by her daughter, Miss Virginia.
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The situation In the Philippines is growing critical. The American and Filipino forces may become in- volved in active hostilities at any time. So much for our. "expansion policy in the Orient.
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F.. G. Truil Eldorado, Ark, writes Have used Dr. M A. Simmons Liver Medicine for bilIousness, It proved very satisfactory l found that one package contained more med icine, which was much stronger than the Black Draught 1 used.
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WARNING ORDER.

In the Chancery Court of Jefferson
 Arkansas,
 Bryden W. Williams. plaintiff, Williams, defendant. Defendant, Dl tams, is warned to appear In this e0i in thirty days and answer the com the plaintiff, RrydeH W. Williams.
 Given under my hand and the sea court this 18th day of Dec. 4. D.. 1898 47w J. A. LANGFORD,
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THE MASS MEETING
At the Opera House Sunday Evening
 Largely Attended.

The Y. M. c. A. mass meeting at the opera house Sunday evening was largely attended. The opera house, both upper and lower floors, was crowded. None of the protest ant churches held evening services on account of the meeting, and the opera house ontaihed more church. goers on this occasion than ever be : fore.
 The prog rampublished was carri- ed out in detail except that MT. Galbraith was detained at home and his place was filled by MI. Fred Fox. His address on IA Business Mans Estimate of the Y. M. 0. A." was practical and highly interesting.
 The other speakers were Mir. Robt E. Waite, of Little Rock, and the Hon. J. W. Crawford, of this city, each of whom succeeded in enter taining his hearers in an admirable manner.
 The musical numbers were also highly entertaining and enjoyable.
 MT. W. B. Alexander presided at the meeting. The program as car ried out was as follows:
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womens complexions depend for beauty upon digestion, Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine regulates the stomach, liver and kidneys ani secures the blessings Of good di gestion,
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The United States have very gen erously taken Spain's place and will likely go to war with the Fllipinos in the Philippines for "humanity's s saknn
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Lawrence, the little son of Mir. and Mrs. Gus Waterman. is able to be out again after a severe illness.
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Morning sickness, or nausea from pregnan- cy, is dispelled by Simmons squaw Vine Wine or Tablets
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To relieve mental worry, cure desponden- ey and give refreshing sleep, use simmons souaw Vine Wine or Tablets.
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If irritable. out Of sorts, depressed in spir- it's. have a duh headache, take few doses of Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine for quick relief.
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Mr. Bear rie Hutt who has been quite sice for the past week iS able to be out again.
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Mir. Ike Nook, of Memphis, Is in the city today.
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A certain butcher who is a frequent visitor at the county clerks office will soon wed.
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MT. J. " Baird has returned from a trip to Clarendon.
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If gloomy and nervous, and looking on the dark side of things, take few doses of Dr. NJ. A. Simmons Liver Medicine, and the gloom will disappear.
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A few doses of Dr. NJ. A. Simmons Liver Medicine will do moro for weak stomach than prolonged course ot any other medi-
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To subdue nervous irritability, neuralgia, hysterfa, st.Vitus' dance, use simmons squaw Vine Wine or Tablets.
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Mrs. Fred Wright is confined to her home with la grippe.
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MT. Iohn Hampton, of Ford ce, will spend Sunday in the city.
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Mir. Damon Clark. Supt. of the Bradstreet agency at Little Rock is In the city today.
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For oyerworked girls and feeble won' P. Simmons squaw Vine Wine or Tabf, ..s' natures greatestboon,
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Mir. Win E. Collier, of Altheimer will spend Sunday in the city.
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Mir. John Barrett, of England, is in the city.
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Mir. ThOs. J. Wilson today re- stunned his position as foreman with the Adams-Wilson Printing Co.,, (corporatlonl. and will be ready at all times to give the friends and GUS toners of the Company prompt and efficient service. The Adams-Wilson Printing Go. is better prepared for the neat, quick. cheap and artistic execution of all kinds of job printing than any printing establishment in the state east of Little Rock, and can print anything that can be printed The plant is operated by steam power, has capable corps o
 artistic job printers. and has 6 capacity for turning out work greater than that of all the other printing offices in the city combined
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Women Sufferers

EANAGAtlHtk& EQWNSE VI thO0A - SoA
 saparilIa = Better, and Stronger
 Than for Five Years.
 "since tho birth of my little daughter i've years ago, have suffered intensely with female weakness. When she was three months old began taking med- icines and continued for over year, but was not cured. l had weak, nervous spells, when my whole body would trem- ble. had no appetite and my system was completely run down. My sister-in-law persuaded me to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, and after taking one bottle went back and got five more. am now on my sixth bottle and can say that Hoods Sarsapa- rilIa has done me more good than any other medicine. I am now better and stronger than have been for five years." MRS. WILLIAM HALL, Jenny Lind, Ark.
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Hood's SarsaparlIIa

Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Sold by all druggist. s1i six Tor S5.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22
A Close Call.

The gray-haired stranger bent over
the desk.
cara you the Sociaty editor?" he
questioned.
"I am the Identical" said the flip
pant young man.
"Are you the person who wrote up
the account OF the Mum reception?"
eyes. Anything wrong about it?"
"That's what 1 want to find Out.
Look here. You notice thatin speak
ing of my daut liter you use this
paragraph: She swept about the
room with an inherited grace that
caught every ONE Now, what was
your purpose in writing that?"
"Why, it struck me as a tirst-class
chance for a neat compliment to her
esteemed parents; that's ALL"
Sure you didn't near to i~nsinuate
that her father laid the foundation of
his fortune by selling brooms?"
Certainly not"
because I did, you know"
81 didn't know it,"
"Then that's al right. Good-day."
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

There il . family of my acquaint-
ance,s said Ii. p. walworthy, Of Bal
timore, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
where the children are all boys.
They are very rich, and each of the
TIRES sons is in receipt Of a liberal
allowance. but the manner in which
they expend it and certain of their
Characterization were as succinctly and
terssly described as possible the other
day By Bob, the eldest one, in telling
tia story Of q burglary that occurred
last summer at their country place.
Bob is the Oldest, Jack the second and
Albert the youngest son. Bob, in
telling the story, said: He didn't get
very much, as some one Of the SER
wants thought he heard something
about three and in going to investi-
gate probably scared him of, but
when We discovered the next morning
that 9 " kglar had visited us we natur-
ally too account Of stock. The
only f0omS IN the house ha had en-
tered were those Of my two brothers
and myself. aud in each Of than he
bad CONS through the clothes we had
been Wearing the day before. Out OF
my clothes he got ten cents.S From
lack he got nothing. and inS going
through Bert's jeans he got in dsbt
New York Tribune.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

The visitor to the coast of Maine is
often amazed at the surprising versa
tility Of the lowly herring. In many
of the sea coast villages thousands OF
cases of herring are shippedto various
sections of the country disguised as
French sardines, brook trout and
mackerel.
The herring, when unloaded from
the little steamer which brings them
from the weir, are separated into
three piles, according to size. The
evolution of the herring then begins.
The largest size rapidly develop into
mackerel, the medium size are soon
we'll on their way toward becoming
brook trout, while the smallest, in the
course of q day, are ready to be sent
into the unsuspecting world gorgeous
" labeled in black and gold, "Fine
French sardines."
Some slight difference in the prep.
aration and the alluring labels are all
that distinguish the mackerel from the
brook trout and the brook trout from
the sardine. THE New Lippincott's.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

TAere y llardIy q w~ell-settlsd part OF
our country where the aid Of thu Fed
oral d State Fish Commissi~rhas
not been invoked rivers
with 9Shyl1 Wi probably sur.
prise : good mauy persons to hear
that ! number Of European rivers that
were once almost destitute of fab have
ii recent years been we'll stocked with
species propHgated from fry obtained
from this country.
About ten years sgo young fry OF
American landioaked salmon were
shipped to Scotland, and British fish.
ermen say they have multiplied rapid
III TO the detriment of Scotch fish.
The French streams since the intro
duotion Of the American bass have
doubled in their productive value.
Other varieties Of fish have been
shipped to France and elsewhere foi
experiments. The American rock
bass has been introduced into several
English streams, and the brook trout
II today in = fionrishing condition in
the clear cold streams Of Russia and
other northern countries Of Europe.
The waters Of Switzerland sbound
with many American N river
and brook fish, which make tho an
Cling there superior to anything in
the past,
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

r.r.. HI. Meal. aprlra,e.

The least social of all the creatures
in the Aquarium in New York City i;
the big sturgeon. He has been there
for years, but he hugs the bottom Of
his deep pool, and no living man has
seen him eat. He takes his meals
covertly, like an abashed tramp. Ev
cry afternoon half a peck of clans ar,
dropped over to HIM, and crowds,
gather, like a group of ~philanthro-
pists at the opening OF a soup kitchen.
to see him stow them away. But ht
sulks indifferently in a corner and,
by and by, when no one is looking
loafs across the pile of shells, his bod,
quite concealing them. Then h
moves off again with a tired look ant
the clans have disappeared. That is
the way OF the sturgeon in the free
fields Of ocean. When hungry HI
thrusts his huge body through the
sands of the bottom, turning mp a fur
roy deep as a plow's. Then he for
ages from n end to the other of thu
trench, scooping in the CLAIMS an
crustaceans which he has uncovered
Every meal may thus be called a shore
dinner. The big fellow weighs near
ly three hundred pounds. New Yorl
Mail and Express.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22
CostlY Bridgss DestrnYel.

The two bridges crossing the Or
ange River, which have been destroyed
by the burghers, were built by the
Cape Colony Government at a cost of
1870, 900. The one at the Orange
River Station was 1880 feet in length,
had nine spans, cost $500, 600 and was
opened for tra6ip in 1885. 1t was
considered the finest bridge in South
Africa. The other was at Hope Town;
It was 1870 feet long and cost $50, 900.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

Cold weather has helped trade at Kansas
City, Detroit and st. Louis.
In most lines OF iron and steel q~uietness
and irmness are eoincident.
New Orleans grain trade In December
will break all records.
General trade In Wholesale and manufac-
turing lines Is quisting down.
Irregular weather conditions ave Affect
ed retail business in tho province OF Que
bocs
The strength OF textiles Is still q most
notable feature OF the general situation
Cotton goods are heavily sold enead by
agents, and a very large 9prIng business
has already been booked.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22
III STORE moro:

ku~arters, deserted b
ssesS IS the bomhard
commanded "a PIE 70 i Skis tinis
ves univer4ell Pepdsar; be Was VI.
iat. and had the Nssuai characteristic
Of fit men. He bad often told me ii
conversation q his great desire to
d~ietinguiAh himself, and particularly
thatsh ~ would like 10 belong TO a High
land regiment. But as soon as The
Russian ahot { sme flying about the
fcrecastie he entitelf lost his nerve,
ne became physically Incapable, the
perspiration streAmed down his terri
tled lace, and he bedame actually i'll
eome OF the men eten ventured to
char him, advising lhim to put his
lAeAd into 4 newly made shot hole, as
lhe night be certain no second shot
woatd strike exactly the same spot.
20 y devoiveq wholly on me at Sc
bastopol, IS v Odessa, to fight the
tot4ce6tle quarters. Now, / have al
xeys thought bio was the bravest man
! hays cry In action; incontest.'
ebiy &,xith terror, wholly
l4nl ol3 ould induce him
! i ) ! : | : \ !! 8 J ! ! J !; !
caatLe Not
age.-Hir Edmund ~, in The
Contemporary.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22
m.rr,.a Aoro,. : Quarantine Line.

Charles Day and Anna Maltby, who
were guaranteed in Corning, Iowa,
by reason of a smallpox scare, man
aged to communicate with the Rev. P.
H. Mason, who appeared just outside
of the quarantine limits, as marked
by the yellow flags, and from that
point united them in marriage. There
is no minister in Corning. Chicago
Tribune.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

The Connecticut Shell Fish Commission's
annual report will show that there has been
an Increase OF 1000 acres In the amount Of
oyster grounds under cultivation during
the year. The estimated output Of oysters
In Long Island Sound for 1898 WAS 2.66l ,x55
hnshels, marketed at an average OF u per
bushel. Ten years ago the output was
from 800, 900 to 1000, 900 bushels per year.
and fifty years ago the amount was about
20o, 900 bushels a veal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

The readers of this paper will be pleased. TO
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being q con,
stitutiona1 disease. requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nelly, acting directly upon the blood and mil
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building III the con-
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that IT fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
F.J. CnRsrx A. Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

John Dougherty, Charles Brobst, Philip
Rowe, Casper Schmidt and William Back
bush rave been indicted for the murder Of
a man named Miller In tbs jail at Eden
Valley, MINI. Miller had eloped With
Sehmidt's vile and was found and locked
up. The Grand Jury has discovered that a
mob broke Into the jail, choked him to
death, and left his body hanging In his
cell. The Coronor's Jury had returned q
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22
CADETS VICE sTop nAzMa.


WEST PoIsr, n. X. (spsciall.-By unani-
nous vote the cadets have resolved to stop
hazing at tbs Military Academy. The de-
cision was reached when Il became evident
that Colonel Mills would use sllhls pow~rs
to suppress IL.
The movement began In the mrs. class,
and all the other classes eo0n followed Its
example. During the past summer hazing
had been unusually severe, and the utmost
vigilance of the authorities was necessary
to keep the cadets within bounds.
The authorities are delighted at tho
good sense displayed by this cadets.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22
lroRAcco.

Sales OF domestic and seedleaf tobacco
ket closed firm. Sales included the follow.
ing: Twenty-Five cases 1888 New England
Havana at &c.. $40 cases crop 1898 Wiscon-
sin Havana at 81 913c., 200 cases crop 1895
-zfmmers ut I2 @l2s5c., 800 cases 1893 Penn
syivania seedleaf dt\10A ORC. and 100
cases 1895 Pennsylvania seedleaf crop 1889
at 13c. Sales OF HAVANA tobacco we're 400
bales at 57lS @91e. and sales Of Sumatru
wore 75 bales at s5c. q so In bond.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

For several weeks past a representative
Of Eastern wool Arms, principally from
Boston. has been canvassing the WOOL
growing sections OF Washington 10 an Of
fort to buy up next years clip. The cause
assigned for Offering to buy In advance ~
that heavy orders have been received by
the houses represented for delivery next
fall, and to make sure Of q supply I'LL the
crops possible are now being secured.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22
The sunset Limited For California.

on every Tuesday anG Saturday thereafter,
Special Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping
Cars will be ~inaugurated between New YORK
and New Orleans on the Washington and
Southwestern Limited via Pennsylvania and
Southern Railway, connecting at New Or
leans with the Sunset Limited to the Pacific
The equipment OF the Washington and
Southwestern Limited and Sunset Limited
is Of the highest excellence. Address Alex. :;
Thwpatt, Eastern Passenger Agent, III
Broadway, New York
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

New Outbreak ofa Kentucky Eeud.
The Philpot-Grifan sfeud has broken out
afresh nsarSHengetown Clay County. Ky.
Samuel and James PhIlpot and others. on
one side, and Edward Roger, Henry Hamp-
ton and others, on tho other, met on the
Rogers fell at the hrst voliey. Que OF the
Phtlpot faction was seriously wounded.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

Attention is called to the very useful
articles containedi in the premium list ofthe
Continental Tobacco Co.'S advertisements
Of their Star Plug Tobacco in another Car
umn OF this paper. 1t will pay to save fie
"Star'' tin tags and so take adyantage-et
the best list ever issued by the Star Tobacco.
The present Jewish population Of
ihe United States is about 1900, 900
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

Clean blood means ! clean skin. No
beauty without Il. Cascarets, Candy, Cathar-
,tic elem Your blood and keep II clean, by
sesta1~spfhe lssy liver and driving all inn
pupifiS5 {ron the body. Regit. to-day to
bsniSh pimples, boil, biotches, blackhesds;
and that iickly bilious complexion BY taking
Cascaset4-beauty for ten cents. All drug
giskS< satisfaction guaranteed. l0c, Csc, Soc.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

Hamburg Wants American Fruit.
The societyoi Fruit Dealers Of Hamburg,
Germany. has adopted resolutions dscIar-
Ing that AN erlcan fruit Is Indispensable In
Germany and protesting against a duty.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
lQc. o5c. II c. c. G. fall. druggists refund money.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

SYDNEY. Ms. W. (By Cable).-The official
estimates OF the wheat area OF the colony
are 1851, 511 acres, with a probaoie yield OF
10. e60.70 Q bushels; available surplus for ex-
port. 80. 900 tons.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22
po,.t ros,,eo Soil and suph. Your LIE Away.

To Quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netlc, full OF life. nerve and yigor, take MOTTO
BAG, the wonder worEer. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remeiv 10. Chiraqo or New forS.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

80 Ifeeer q Z Cuban uDFl1[nKs
Before 10 iug for Havana Governor
Wood OUT his policy. and said there
was no mi Eaugsr Of an uprising In Cuba
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

Car shortage In Now England.
There is a serious shortage OF freight
cars In Now England.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

1 an entirely cured Of hemorrhage Of lungs
BSfhany, Mo, january Z, 1894.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

nv N @ u fransngured smoke Il
~ the beauty OF the
IaQf. = ~ OF all the {air i95Ee.
- $3.50 Colo nj vI0 prosecutors 81 whom 1
1h9 6E6dl O0sV ~ They are the p~arasi{es
.4the church itseff.x Her
ing Goes On: .s..i s,s e.; ss:. sss e s b ss It IS s' ssi ! ;ss sss':'
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

The hsst use Of a locomotive in this cou
try was In 1929.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

Cotton manufacturing is on the Increase
In Mexico.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

z pscs i considered to DO about tive
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-22

There are 10, 300 lawyers in Manhattan
Borough, New York City.