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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-26

W
the Covernment's serious attention. AS the
campaign developes it may become necessary
TO seize the railway al Komati Poort.
The first batch Of Boer prisoners has arrived
in England. II Is announced that the Govern
rnent has accepted another offer OF a squadron
OF Canadian Rough Riders.
There are unconfrmed reports from Cape
Town that General Sir Charles Warren, com
rnanding the Fifth Division has returned there.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27
La deIaci6n

So. Ellos no perdonan al Gobierno
Americana la prudencia de su conduota
al no entregarse en- sus brazos con ilimi-
tada confanza { intrigon arriba en- las
ah,aus del poRer & intriga1 abajo en- el
se,ao de Ia masa popular, halagan con
pronaesaS ge,aerosas d la clase educaaa
Z nteligente, y celebran pactos misteyio--
sos entire So para Uegar d todo trance q
for todos los naedios d la rea1izaci6n
de sus proposit0s.
SP0r ESQ susxrrdn iasi0iOsanaente al
dido de los hOna6res del pueblo la pro-
testa contra los Estados Uniclos a,resen-
tando d la Metr6poH como opresoro do
naindnte.s
<Mediten y retaecionen nuestros pai-
sdnos que Puerto Rico no tie,ae condicio-
mes de ningasn gSeero para realiSar y
sostener la utopia de sac inc1ependencio. !,
lose de Guzman Benitez.
Puertoqriquefo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27

Sr. Director de LA DEMOCRACIA,


Ciudad.
Mi estimado amigo: Suplfcole la in /.
sercl6n de las siguientes lfneas:
Aver he ter lido una entrevista con ell
seiior F. II. Dexter, General Agente y
81 senior Gustavo G. Bindseil, Agente
de <The Cuban and American Express
Co, de Ia cual unos J otros hemos que
dado satisfechos.
Parece que por un error por parte dc
uno de sus empleados es que no ha lido
Ia GAIA que ofleci6 embarcar este, por
vapor Philadelphia Y que era impossible
pudiera ir por falta de tempo.
Este empleado por ese proceder ha
quedado cesante 10 cual indica un pro-
cedimiento en- rigurosidad del cumpli-
miento de dicha Compaflfa.
Despues de todo este y mejor entera-
do he sabido que la GAIA mencionada no
estaba abandonada como en- un princi-
pio me figure que estaba bajo custo-
dia de la casa de los senores Fritae
Lundt y Co para embarcar en- ell vapor
Arkadia.
Como esta palabra <abandonada !,
pudiera mortifcar un tanto d los sefio-
res Representatives. de la Compailfa y
perjudica en- algo & los intereses de Ia
nisma, hago ssta aolaraci6n para que
todo quede en- su puesto.
Playa Ponce, Mario a, 1899.
AvzLrNo GoszALEz.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27

Nos ha visitado en- esta redacci6n 81 Co
merciante dc Ponce don Rodu 70 Rivers
|rogandonos que hagamos piiblico 80
profundo sgradecimiento 81 reputado te
niclda Raldiris, porque gracias 4 su ma.
ravilloso medicamento hoy sc We libre
de los continues sufrimientos que le
ocasionaba una horrible tenia solita-
ria que estaba minando su existencia
hasta ell punto de yer su vida eeriamente
|comprometida.
Gracias al excelente especffico Tenici
ga Rdtdia1s ahora sc halla completamcn.
te bueno y contento, habiendo aumen-
tado once libras de peso en- ounce dias.
RoDULFo RIVERA.
La Lmulsion de Scott no es una me-
dlclna de patente, su formula, basada
en- prlnclpiOs cientificOs Y racionales,
es conocida de todos, y d este debe en-
gran manera ell decidido apoyOs de. Ia
facultad medica.
Don Enrique RAM. Doctor en- medi-
Gina y Cirujia. Medico Director del
BalnearO de Coamo, Pto- Rico.
Certltca: Que hace amos yiene usan-
DO tantO en- la Peninsula. como en- las
proylnclas de Cuba Puerto Rico, la
acreditada Emulsion de Scott, de aceite
de higado de bacalao con ipofosfitos de
cal de sosa, siempre con brillante
|exitQ, principalmente en- ell escrofulis-
mo, raquitismo, anemia y en- la tuber-
culosis, del mismo modo que en- la CON
valecencla de las Intermediates agu-
daS, uniendO sus excelentes efectos
tonicos, ell agrado con que suele ser
tomada hasta por los ninos de mas COR
ia edad, para los cuales son intolera-
bles las demas preparedness de aceite
de higado de bacalao.
DR.. Enrique Rd7aE.
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RECLAMOS f


Ell que suscribe Sc ofrece para admi-
nistrar tincas rasticas y urbanas dando
al efecto las mejores referencias ga
rantfas, tambien9puede hacerse cargo de
la contabilidad nnercantil en- alguna Ca
sa de comercio. p Causels. Luna
numero IL.
Mario IL 1899. 3. m. alt.
vEMOEM Cerveza de las marcas
Rhei,agold y Pu6st y tambien Ginger
He, Boysen y Ca.-I'oncc, Febrero 8
de 1899. m.
Crudo para toldas para enfaldar
tabaco, venden Boyssen. Febrero IA
Gran surtido de calzad os americana
acaba de recibirse en- la sucursal de Pi-
"a Hermanos.
Precios limitados. Ga d..
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27
NOtiCiaS
generales
PuertOr71que1o.

Por no tener que discurrir sobrt
qulenes son los que, en- cierta disloca
ia orquesta, estan tocando ell violor
desde hace mucho tempo, nos llmitare
mos, por 10 que toca un suelto pu.
blicado en- Lsu edici6n Ultima por Lo
NUeoa Era, tomar nota de estas ma
nlfestaciones suyas:
La NateUa Era <no cree que haya en-
Puerto Rico nadie tan demente 6 tan
ingrato que abrigue serios proposit0s
de conspirar para una revoluci6n contra
los Estados- u Unidos.,
Con la salvedad de que GEN dicho
manifesto sc carga demasiado la mano
en- algunas apreciaciones, sin hacer las
otenuacfoncs ercepciones proceden
tes.. ..... publica, fntegro, La Nueoa
Era, ell documento en- que Guzman Be
nitez injuria al partido liberal al par
lido radical y lanza audazmente la ca
lumnia de que hay conspiradores en-
Puerto Rico,
Como ell trabajo serio del diailo pc
riodismo ocupa toda nuestra atencion,
hacemos presente a nuestros amigos
que nos es i'm possible perder ell tempo
en- discusi ones bizantinas sobre ell al
cance Ia signi tcaci6n mas 6 menos
velada que pued an tener ciertas frases
vertidas por otros en- la prensa.
Los dimes y diretes; ell <has dicho
talS y quo 10 he dicho, son disputas
necias que NADIA conducen.
Los hechos definen los hombres
mejor que las palabras.
K tiempo ayasiempre de scbra para
agdsrdar los hec hos.
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americana

Aver Sc encontraron y cambiaror
un saludo ell director de La Nuevd Ere
y ell de LA DEMoCRACIA.
FL sefior Llorens Echevarrfa ests
convaleciente de una penosa enferme-
dad que acaba de sufrir.
Deseamos que recupere la salud Guam
to antes.
No ha sido admitida su rem uncia
los sefiores Concelales del Ayuntamien
to de Coamo don Jose Larrauri dor
Manuel Betances. Para la misma cor
poracion ha sido nombrado don Clotil
de Aponte.
Pertenecen, ell primero al partido Ii
beral; ell segundo al radical; el tercerc
es indefinido.
Los tres disfrutan Ell Coamo de gran.
DIES y merecidas simpatfas.
Ell aplaudido tenor comico don Ma
nuel Areu ha salido para la Capital,
de donde seguira con rumbo a la Ha-
bana, en- union de su simpatica esposa
de la artista sefora Garcia Rey.
Els muy probable que regresen q Pto-
ISiCO, PaTa Id pIoAltha teIupOIaua scS-
.tral, en- una excelente compaflfa de Ear
zuela.
Sc nos trae para su iuserclon 10 81
guiente:
<Queremos hacer constar, varios We
cinos de la calle del Comercio, barrio
40, 10 agradecidos que estmos por las CO.
rrectas maneras, trato afable y dulce
del guardia municipal que segun infor
formes Sc llama Agustfn Suarez, ell que
no ha neeesitado en- las diferentes veces
que hemos Observable nj del revolver nj
la maceta para hacerse respetar, ALA
nando las cuestiones que Sc suscitan
entire paisanos por medic de su buen
trato.y frases conrrentivas dignas de los
que .ostentan ell oaracter de agentes de
! la autoridad.
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bforma la mitad del programa de
&mara Agrfcola del Alto -Aragon.
|Be asf: rEl que tiene la lave del es
yinago tiene la ilave de la conciencia.
obreza libertad son terminus incoin-
Y Fpatibles: por mas revoluciones que Sc
fragiien, no 60 ha librado a un pueblo
de Ia OPPRESSION 81 no sc le ha librado de
la miseria. La papeleta electoral es un
cetro que no sc acomoda d Ia mano del
nendigo. <Onza de estade, libra de
oros dice un viejo refrain lleno de la
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27

mas verdadera flosoffa. Y muchos
siglos antes la Biblia: <la libertad del
hombre esta en- sus riquezas; para ell
pobre 10 hay ley nj justicia: vale mas
morirses que vivir en- la indigencia. !,
Estas verdades valen mas que todos los
libros de Rousseau, de Montesquieu y
de Kant en- que sc han engendrado las
ConstItuciones modernas.
JOAQUIN CosTA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27

clos informes que de la situaci6n de
esta isla de las interviews conmigo
celebradas publican los periodicos, re-
ferentes levantamientos en- armas, son
absOJutanaente. .falsos.
clay gran numero de vagos, con-
versaciones iLfantiles de parte de los
ignorantes; pero en- cuanto resisten-
cia contra la ley y ell orden por partc
de las masas pcpulares, es dbsureo.
,<Siempre ha habido agitaciones po-
lfticas aquf: ohoro naenos Qxe antes.
La verdad debiera saberse en- los Els.
tados Unidos, y no i,Jariar la isla por
,lals0s i1.f07mees.>
General Guy v. Henry.
americana
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ECCE HOMO
Jose Ae GM>Msl1n ReMite>
La reparaci6n

eYo soy un hombre enthusiastic ce.
loso del honor de nuestros paisanos y
de la gente de la isla.
<No hay elemento sasurgents en- e.
pats, u ,a,0ac0 10 hn hobi0o.
clos puertorriqueiios, por reg!a ge-
neral, son polfticos, afab.es, ordenados,
s6brios, honrados y gente de reconocida
buena conducta.
Consul Philip c. Hanna
americana
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-03-27

Sc desea vender una finca radicada
en- ell barrio Caunilla de Juana- Diaz,
cuenta 40 cuerdas de terrenos con algu-
mas plantaciones de cafe. Para infor-
mes, dirijirse don J. N. Chard6n, Es-
trclla no 15.
Marco, 8 de 1899. L ma
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-14
STATE OF MAINE.

COUNTY or CUMBERLAND, IS.
supreme Judicial Court. In Equity
William A. lngham VS.. American Motor
Wagon Company.
William A. Ingham OF Lowell, in the County
of Middlesex aad Commonwealth OF Massachi-
setts brings a bill OF complaint against the
American Motor Wagon Company. u corpora
ton duly organized aud existing under tho
laws Of the state Of Maine, and having It's ca.
ton and place o. business at Portland In said
County OF Cumberland, complaining as follows;
1, That on the twentieth day OF November.
A. ID. 1899, the stockholders Of aid American
Motor Wagon Company held meeting and
voted to dissolve and terminate said corpora
ton. =
@ That said meeting was held at Portland
Aforesaid, AZ The Office Of the company.
3. That the plaintiff Is an officer namely, the
Presideat, and Director of a stockholder
In said corporation, and Is instructed to bring
thus bill in equity.
a. That there are existing liabilities against
said corporation but no assets thereof reguir-
ing distribution; said assesls having been iully
disposed Of.
Wherefore Plaintiff prays:
1. That such notice be given IN the premises
as to this Honorable Court may seem meet
2. That said corporation be dissolved and
terminated and So dissolved and terminated
wi bout the appointment OF trustees or recelv-
ers.
Arthur +. Belcher, Solicitor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-14

Ths Philipp'ne insurrection seems to
be g. aiuaily taking on the character OF
the Cuban insurreotion against SPIN.
The insurgents are breaking up into
guerilla bands and roaming about the
island, robbing and burning as the
Cuban insurreotionists did. The Spanish
denominated these guerilla bands In
Cuta bandits, which they really were
and we observe that we are beginning to
apply the same name to them In Lazon.
1t is unquestionably true that OF sew
tral years the Cuban insnrrec tion was
carried on by bandits, and that there
was little or nothing In the field that
bore the semblanoe to al army But We
called the Cuban bandits patriots"
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crack regiments Of the army. And for all
this loss the British have very iittis IN
the way Of gain 10 shsw. The conflict II
stiil confined to british territory. and
not . single British soldier, except ~
prisoner. has entsred either the Trans
vaal or the Orange Free State. Two
British corps have been 90 severely
checked that they cannot resume thar
march for some time t0 come. Unless
Butler succeeds In his operations for the
relief Of Ladysmith Chfist,nss, the day
that was set for him to sst his dinner In
Pretoria, will have come and gone with
out a single notable British victory for
thsre Ia little hope that the other aener
ais will be able to resume the offensive
for some time TO come.
The indiscriminate attacks that the
London press 10 now making upon every
body responsible In any degree for ths
conduct OF this war shows the desp DIS
appointment and ohagrin that the Eng
lish people are laborinG under. While
they naturally looked for revsrses before
the arrival Of Buffers army they were
not prepared for q continuance Of them
after 10 had arrived and taken the field.
when Butler troops were In motion
they looked for the quick falling back OF
the Beers and the Free Skaters to their
own territory. Instead Of that they lind
shem Offering desperate and successful
resistance to the British In British terri
tory and inflicting losses which are ter
rible. While probably their determine
tion to subdue the Beers has not changed
their idea Of the magnitude Of the tass
befors them must have changed very de-
cidedly. The predictions OF accepted
military strategists before TIL
war tt at 1t would be found that the Bosr
had changed, that he was not the lighter
he was In 1881 and that his defeat would
be quick and easy. had undoubtedly led
O considerable portion OF the British pub
lie to think that the war would be soon
over, and that England would gain the
coveted "parainou ntoy" without much
serious fighting and with NO reversei
after Gen. Buffers army was In the
field. Evenis must have convinced every
one of them by this time that the Bosr has
not changed, that he shoots az straight al
In 1881, that he Is ready TO sacrifice every
thing for his country, and that President
Kruger, wnen he declared that II the
Beers were conquered 1t would only be
after slaughter that would shock tie
whole civilized world, was indLlsipg In
no idle threat.
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STATE OF MAINE.

COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND. IS.
Supreme judicial Court, in Equity.
William A. lngham VS.. American Motor
Wagon Company.
ORDERED. That subpoena issued TO The
respondent American Motor Wagon Company,
to appear at the Supreme Judicial Court In said
County OF Cumberland, on the first TUESDAY OF
January next, January I'd, A. ID. 1900, at ten
o'clock In the forenoon, by serving sald re-
spondent with said subpoena an attested copy
OF the within bill and the order thereon. thirty
days at least prior 10 said first Tuesday OF jan
uary 1900. that said corporation may then and
there show cause. II any IL has, why decree
should not issue as prayed for.
ORDERED. That notice of the tendency OF
said bill be also given by publishing an alb
stract Of said bill. and an atiested copy of this
order once week for three weeks In the Port
land Daily Press. newspaper published In
said Portland (being In the sane County where
the suit Is pending. the first publication 10 be
at least thirty days before the return DAY, that
all persons interested may then and there ap-
pear aud show cause. IL any they have, when
decree should not issue as prayed tor.
Portland, November "a, A. u. 1899.
TH0S. II. HASkE I'LL,
Justice Sup Jud. Court
Abstract of the Bill and Copy Of Order there
on. -
Attest; b. C. STONE, Clerk.
noy29dlaw3wW
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Westminster Abbey. These women are
bringing children into the world, drunk
ards from birth, who must Inevitably be
paupers, If not erin iuals. At the last
census. two years age, London was sup
porting about l07. 900 pauIers. The NUM-
Der Is rapidly growing larger, while 1t Is
SAID the increase Of insanity 10 almost
beyord belief, yet the traffic which pro-
duces both Is sanctioned by church and
state. 1here seems to be absolutely NO
hope II women also are to become drunk
ards. and yet, with the changed social
cor ditions. this seems inevitable IL the
liquor trafiiu 10 to continue unchecked.
The tobacco habit also Is infinitely
stroEasr and more prevalent here than in
the United States, although that may
not seem po ssible. One meets burdred
men smoking ON the strests here. where
he NESTS one there. and always a pipe.
Cigars are seldom seen, and cigarettes
while walking on the streets with u
woman, and do not remove the p!ps even
In conver sation. 1t Is impossible to get
away from the edor of tobacco. On top
Of the 'bussss, where everybody rides In
hot weather, all OF the men, including
the driver. smoke every minute We
went into crowd ons day to view a
passed because every man was smoking a
strong black pipe The women here do
not seem to miad 1t, but take q few
whiffs themselves occasionally. Il 10
said that In the "slum quarters" IL Is
not an uncommon sight to sse them
smoking On the streets. At dinner Of
the distinguished women writer's Of Lon
den, given . wesk or two ago. most Of
them lighted their cigsrettes altar the
feast In the "smnrt set," composed OF
the nobility. smoking among the higa
born DANES is not an exception. l sm
told that most Of the women's clubs
here have their smeking room. H ow far
behind, or In advance. are the women Of
America in this new departuref
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THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN
LONDON.
The Tobacco Habit Among the British
Stronger Than with Us.
(London Letter In New York Sun.

(London Letter In New York SUM-
The question which continually in
trrdss itself when one observes the power
and majesty of the law, Is, Why does 1t
MOI lay its hand on the liquor traffior'
Such restrict ions rs it does impose are
obeyei to the letter and there IL no effort
to svads them. but the magnitude of the
business here ard the amount Of intern
peranoe are az pAlling. The saloons are
closed only q few hours between mid
night aud daylight and they are wide
open on Sunday except uring the hours
OF churah service. Not only the govern
ment, bsi he church itself derives nm
immense reseLue from the liquor bust
aess. and 1t Is said that high officials In
both are directly connected with 1t. In
blazing signs over the doors of tbs wine
shopts are the words: "Purveyors to
dis Royal Highness'' the various
names of the royal family given. On
many of the church doors are notices
tackled up telling when aud where the
excise board will meet to grant licenses
TO sell intoxicating liquors There are
saloons everywhere and all of them
crowded day and night.
These conditions oan DO realized mos,
fully by riding about the streets on tho
tops Of the omnibusss and looking down
into these places swarming with people.
The most terrible feature is that there
seem t, be almost as many women as
men. Behind the counter are the bar
maids dealing out the d-inks as rapidly
as the men, and often among the bArten-
dsrs are boys Of II or 10 years. Lined up
In front. elbow to elbow with the men,
are women of all ages and conditions,
tossing down their glass of whiskey, gin
or beer. Many hand over bottles and
pitchers co be filled. Some are old and
tottering and already half drunk. Young
mothers lead in their children and give
them portion OF their own glass
ii others sit AT the little tables with a
baby at the breast, drinking q tumbler of
GIN or whisky. II is just as Common for
q young fellow and his swsetheart to
STAG d up at this bar 10 saloon and take
their beer or whisky. ss 1t IL In the Unit
ed States for them to 60 In to q soda
fountain, which is unknown here.
] have mentioned nothing which
have not seen myself, again and again,
"slums," but 10 respectable streets. On
one ride of IL miles the 'hus driver
stopIed I've times in front 0f saloons a. d
we sat there ard wait6d while ne and
such pass sngers as chose went In and
quenched their thirst. ! have seen
women drunk on the streets too many
times co count, several times dead drunk
in the middle OF ths day. one lying In
tn. guitar In the blazing sun, not a
block from q fashionsbIe thoroughfare,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-14
THE BOER WAR.

The British have met with another
tioulaIs of which are not yet at hand. but
which is admitted by the British general
commanding to have been attended with
great loss. Ths action probably took
place near Spyfontein, north OF the Med
der river, on the road to Kimberley,
whittier the Beers fell back after their
engagement with Gen. Methuen week
q close pa rallel to that Of the other catas-
trophies that have betallen the British In
this most unfortunate war. Methuen ap'
pears to have greatly uudsrestimated
both the number of the enemy and the
strength of their position, and thrown
his troop, against than for two days in
the vain hope of dislodgiDg them. He
was then SO weakened that he had to
fall back. he reports that he Is entrench-
ing, which naturally gives rise TO a sus-
picion that he 10 expecting an attack by
thu Beers and fears for the safety of his
army. No estimate Of the killed and
wounded Is at hand, only the ominous
words of Gen. Methuen, "our loss is
great" which are enough to carry the
deepest anxiety and anguish to hundreds
OF British families.
1t would appear that Methuen's repulse
must leave his army In q very dangerous
predicament. He Is long way from his
base al d before him is force Of Beers
twice as large az his own, II his estimate
of their numbers 10 accurate. Gatacre's
column, which was marcning 70 his
support was ambushed at Stormberg.
and turned back several days ago, and
1t will be sometime before he can re-
sumo his march. II Boer force gets In
his rear ard cuts his communications,
his troops viii be In great danger from
want Of supplies, as we'll as from the
Boer army In front OF him, and this is by
no means unlikely to happen, for the
Beers are showing wonderful mobility
and appearing at most unexpected places
and IN most unexpected numbers. In
deed, their numbers are 50 large as to be
inexplicable except upon the assumption
that they have received large Rooessions
from the Dutch population of the British
provinces.
1t Is but two months since war
was declared, and yet the British
have lost In killed, wounded ana missing
5000 usen. without counting the casual
ties of the latest battle This is loss
large enough 10 seriously reduce the
effective fighting siren 9Th or the British
army In South Africa, especially ms
most of the losses were suffered By the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-14
TIE DAIRY CONFERENCES.

Lewiston, Dscsmbsr lS.-At the We'd
nssday forenoon session of the Maine
Dairy conference. ''fssd, care and dsvel-
opnsnt of the dairy oow." was discussed
by Henry Van Dresser Of the Eureka
stock and poultry farm, Coblsskill, N.
Y, In an interesting address The sub
jsot WAS taksn up and discussed by many
Of the dairy men. The Wednesday session
opened with large attendance and In.
creased interest. In the afternoon ths
programme was in charge Of the state
dairy mems association and included an
address by Valanosy E. Fuller Of New
York on "Ths Grading up of . Busssr
Making Herd. "
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed Executor of the isst
VIII and Testament of
MARGARET ANDREWS, late OF Gray,
In the county OF Cumberland, deceased.
All persons having demands against this estate
of said deceased are desired 10 present the
same for setfiement and all indebted thereto
are requested To make payment Immediately.
EGBERT L. ANDREWS.
Gray, Nov. p, 1899. nov2sdiaw3wTu'