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The age-herald., 1901-03-11
No More Heads.
the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 It appears that the imperial directors of affairs in China are unwilling to give up any more heads. They are tired of this allied game of heads and teals." There Is too much of the schoolboy's head l wn, teals you lose' system about 1t. They are willing to give up one head, and possibly two, and a third man will be in v!ted to commit suicide. And there the matter rests.
 The exact text of the imperial reply to the allies is not at hand, but it may be expected to read like this:
 How do? Pretty well ale samee me. How gettee long? All litee?
 "We speakee you. We sayee some thing What you thinkee we sayee?
 Nh guesee? We sayee no cuttee oil no mo headee.
 How you nkee? Nh likee? Much toe badee Feel so solly. What do?
 Too muchee head cut office No hkee No nkee Chineeman got no headee. Nc look wellee. Savee?
 "No can cuttee off no mo headee Catcee? Cuttee off one; may be cuttee two. One lee-kalee-sluicide, all samee No mo. Savee?
 'Gloot bye. Come againee. We hkee you velly nice. How"
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MANCHESTER MARKET.
Decline in Cotton Made Cloth Trans
 actions Very Difficult

Manchester, March 10.-The decline in cotton made transactions in cloth and yarns last week difficult, many proposed purchases found buyers merely placing absolute necessary orders preferring to wait for more settled conditions. Inquiry for India was generally at figures below what the maker would accept even with the assistance of the reduction in cot ton. There were occasional transactions for China, with prospects in that quarter encouraging.
 A notable feature of the board of trade returns regarding cloth experts is the showing that during January and Febru- ary these exports were 100000 yards more than during the corresponding per iod of last year. Germany, in spite of competition, took 100000 yards, as against 11000, GOO yards. Yarns were to sell, home users not being anxious to cover unless concessions were made by the spinners, which they would not make.
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tween his teeth, was fairly dripping with blood. His eyes appeared wider than ever, his features drawn, and he paced back and forth for a few seconds like a chained tiger.
 h Then he collected the head, limbs and trunk and tossed them into the old bag. While watching this action we lost sight of the string and the knife and never saw them again. Singing the bag over his shoulder, he walked away. We knew this was only a bluff. because he hadn't yet received any backsheesh and we knew he never would depart without that.
 He had moved off only a few paces when we saw that something was moving inside the bag. The old man stopped, put on a surprised expression, put the bag down on the ground and in a moment out crawled the boy as sound in wind and limb as he had ever been.
 The boy began to smile and theold man, smiling and salaaming, came to- ward us for his money. This he got in a very liberal amount and off he went, leav- ing us standing there, mystified, con- fused, f1abbergasted
 We looked about for traces of the re- gently committed tragedy, but where the ground had been red with blood a mo- ment before not a trace of itw as left. There was not the slightest bit of doubt that the boy had been carved up and there was not the slightest doubt that he had as miraculously come to life again.
 About the carving. the rest of us might have been mistaken, but you could nit fool the doctor. He had been cold blooded enough to pick up the different members of the body as they had come tumbling down from +ho ~'-v. had exam ined them and was perfectly positive u the dismembernt nl f pace and had been the work of skilful surgeon or student of anatomy. That was one of the few performances that l ever saw of the real, genuine Hindoo fakirs of the Indian wilds."
 But how in the devil do you account officers friends.
 Why, there is only one way to &C., count for it," was the reply. "We were simply mesmerized or hypnotized by the old boy and placed in such a mental state that we imagined the whole performance really had been enacted"
 But how about the army doctor, who handled the dsmembered parts?" asked some one else.
 "Oh, he was befudded just like the rest of us. He thought he handled stray arms and legs and heads and trunks, whereas he didn't do anything of the kind"
 Maybe Englishmen in India can be- come thus mentally twisted" said the first inquirer, but I'm damned If be- lieve anybody else can. Either you saw a miracle performed or the whole blessed lot of you were jagged"
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GREENLAND A CLOSED COUNTRY.
Those Who Wish to Visit 1t Must Get
 Permission from Denmark.

Greenland Is governed in a grand motherly way by Denmark, but, as 1t consists of a group of colonies which would not, under any circumstances, attract many tourists or travellers, no outsider complains of the exclusive ness of the Danish authorities. In the London Board of Trade Journal it has been, and still is, monopolized by the State, and only. government yes sells are allowed to sail in Greenland waters. For foreign travellers, also, Greenland Is a closed country, unless the traveller in question has, before hand, obtained the rare distinctions of obtaining the permission of the Dan ish government.
 The monopoly of the trade is said to protect the Greenlander from be- ing deceived by interruptions mer- chants The administration settles a fixed price both for the goods the Greenlanders purchase and for the products they sell. In this way all are treated in the same manner, and the business being carried on by the State is a guarantee that the natives are not imposed upon.
 Furthermore, the members of the administration are enjoined to take care that the natives do not leave themselves short of produce by selling more than they can dispense with, so that they are not destitute of the noedful food and clothing when the slack time arrives. The native Green lander never has been, neither is he now, able to purchase a single drop of spirits from the administration.
 The exchange of goods between Greenland and Denmark is, as a rule, carried on exclusively by means of the nine vessels belonging to the Greenland Company, viz: five brigs, three barques and a small steamer, having a total register of about 2000 -tUirs- get Several of these vessels, which are suitable for sailing through drift ice, make two voyages year, and the steamer as rule, three voy- ages. One of them, the brig, named the Whale, is nearly 100 years old
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getting him back to earth than he haa been with the ball of twine. Then we did have a sample of splendid rage.
 'The old rascal worked himself up Into a perfect fury. He yelled and danced ana gesticulated and gave the best exhipi- ton of a human demon that ever saw By way of heightening the effort and ln- creasing our interest in the show, ne dropped Into broken but intelligible Eng fish. the substance of which was:
 Am I to be made an idiot of by ball of string and a fool by a chokera tsmall boy)? Allah forbid! I will them both teach that they may not trifie with one so old and so wise
 Then rushing to the filthy old bag that had beeen lying all this time on the ground, he thrust an arm into II ana drew forth the most murderou looking kinfe I ever saw. It had a curved blade about nine inches long. about three inches across at the hilt and tapering to a line point. Placing the knife between his teeth and grasping the twine In both hands the old boy, showing marvellous agility for one of his apparent age, went up the cord as the boy had, hand over hand, and in less time than it takes to tell 1t he, too, had disappeared from view.
 He had us all going by this time, and we just sat there gaping up into the air
 
 a seconds absolute silence, and then an agonizing yell, so pie rcing that 1t sunk into ones very bones. Another second which seemed like an age, and then we saw a dark object come hurting down from the sky. Down and down 1t came until it landed only few feet rom us with a sickening sort of thud
 Looking to see what 1t was, we saw the head of the boy who had climbed the cord lying there, severed from the body at about the middle of the neck. closer examination showed that the face wore horrible expression, while the scarlet blood poured from the divided arteries and the dark venous blood from the veins The twitching of the newly cut muscles and the windpipe, and the clean ly-severad joints of two of the cervical vertebrae were quite plain to the army surgeon and to the rest of us. all or whom knew little of anatomy from the field hospitals.
 We hadn't by any means got over the shivery feeling we experienced at seeing the head of the late urchin when down came an arm, cut off through the shoul- der joint and giving all the anatomical relations in that part quite plainly. moment later the other army dropped al our feet and an examination showed that it had been cut off in exactly the same way The doctor said the old rascal carved cleverly enough to have been surgeon at the Royal College.
 We were about ready for anything af- ter that. and so were not particularly surprised when a leg, severed at the hip joint and exposing the head of femur the muscles twitching just as you may have seen them twitch n a freshly-killed ami mal came along. The other leg followed in due time, and then came the trunk.
 "A moment later the old man was seen coming down the string. and when he dropped to the ground from the end of t he was literally covered with gore from head to foot. The knife, still held be-
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,c nervous, blood and private diseases
 EVERY FORM OF PRIVATE DTs EASE POSITIVELY CURED UNDER PLAIN GUARANTEE
 Consultations at office or by mail ara invited free.
 treatment by mail to parties who can- not visit me. No written prescriptions we furnish all medicines.
 Birmingham Daily News: "The News commends him Or. Dozier) most cordial lv to all those in need of his services.'
 Age-Herald His long record and ap- .,royed abilities entitle him to the proud distinction of standing at the head of his profession"
 Alabama Christian Advocate: "TIis pro- fessional standing is unimpeachable and his character as a gentleman and a cltt- zen Is above reproach."
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onice of City Engineer.
Birmingham. Ala. March 8. 1901.

Birmingham, ALA, MarCh 5, IJUl.
 Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 12 o'clock, noon, Wednesday, March 20, 1901. for certain street grading, merchandising, curhing, artificial stone sidewalk paving, brick gutter paving and storm sewers.
 Each party bidding must accompany his bids with a certified check for Si50, made payable to the Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham, to insure making of contract and bond. Specifications may be obtained at this office. Right is reserved to reject any and all bids. Bond will be required.
 (Signed) JULIAN KENDRiCh,
 3-s-td City Engineer.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE, Bessemer Land and Improvement
 Company.
ness.mer. Ala. March i, 1901.

BeSSemer, Ala, Mdrch l. 'oVi The regular semi-annual dividend of the Bessemer Land and Improvement Company of s1.50 per share will be paid on and after April 1, 1901. to such as shall be registered stockholders of the com pany at the close of business March 16, 1901
 In accordance with the bylaws of the company the stock transfer books will close at p. m. March 16, 1901. and reopen at a. m. on the morning of April 1, 1901. Checks will be mailed from the office of the company. H. l.. BADHAM, 3-2-15t President and Treasurer.
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ArExAs WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle Of Halls Great Dis eovery cures all kidney and bladder troubles, removes gravel cures diabetes. seminal emissions. weak and lame backs, rheumatism and all Irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women. regulates bladder troubles in children. One small bottle in two months treatment. and will cure any case above mentioned Price $1.Oo pr. E. w. Hall. sole manufacturer. P. o. Box e29, St. Louis, Mo. Send for testimonials. Sold by all druggists.
 Dothen, Ala, July B, 1899. Dr. E. W. Hall. St. Louis, Mo.-Dear Sir: We have been selling your Texas Wonder, Halls Great Discovery, for two years and recommend 1t to any one sui fering with any kidney trouble as being the best remedy we ever sold.
 Yours truly J. R. YOUNG. Z
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Funeral of Judge Mumford.

Fl Paso, Tex, March 10.--Funeral ser vices were held here today over the re- mains of A. H. Mumford, for twelve years circuit judge at Clarksville, Tenn, who died yesterday. The body was sent to Clarksville for interment and was cs- corted to the train by Masons, Knights of Pythias and Tenneseans. Judge Mum ford came here three weeks gao for the benefit of his health.
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FOR SALE.

s1,5oo-Eighth avenue lot, near Fifteenth street; full sized; house on alley; rents for S14; terms liberal. $2, 2,000-Elegant North Twentieth street cottage home 2,k00-Seven-room two-story Fourth ave- nue place, near in. $6, 6,500-Two-story brick in Ensley, Ave- nue E: rents for s900. 4 s, ,250-Elegant South Highlands hone; lot 70x310 $5, 5,1OO-Large South Twentieth street lot, close in. s23, ,oOO-Two three-story Twentieth street bricks. $2, ,35o-Elegant six-room cottage home in Woodlawn, extra large corner lot. s6, 500-Choice farm; well improved; four to five miles from city on pike road. $1. .100-Nice new fve-room cottage, lot 100 x165: good well; nice neighborhood; East Lake
 FOR RENT. Two new five-room houses, Fifth Avenue, near Fifteenth Street. We buy, sell, rent and insure property. R. Mcconnell & Co.,, No. 2020 Third ave- nue. Phone 46
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Princeton. Ind. Struck.

Princeton, Ind, March 1o.-This city was struck by a tornado last night. One dwelling was wrecked, several others were moved from their foundations and hundreds of outbuildings were demolish- ed. Nh lives were lost. The court house and high school buildings were much damaged.
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INTEREST PAID AS FoII,ows.
REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE

 $550 Each-Two lots, 5ox190. avenue G. $1250 Each-Three lots, 50x190, avenue F. $1250 Each-Two lots, 50x190, 9th ave-, North. $S25O Each-Two lots. 5Ox19o. 7th ave. North. $25O0 Each-Three good lots. 7th ave, North. $3OOO Each-Two business lots, 25x140, near opera house. $7000-Business lot near Hillman Hotel. $450O-Two-story residence, 9th ave-; close in. $S000-Elegant South Highlands resi- dence; large lot. Let us show you our beautiful Fountain Heights Land Company's property. over looking the city and Jones valley. Lots $500 to $1250; terms easy.
 M P. MESSER 6 CO, No. PA North Twenty-first Street.
 Real Estate and Insurance.
 Phone 819.
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Drink Alabama Brewing Co.'S "Malt Extract" re- noWned for it's health pro- ducing qualities. Telephone 1928.
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Only limited number of maps left. Subscribers should avail themselves of this opportunity to secure a house hold, office and school room necessity.
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Two hundred and fifty thousand cases of Grippe" in New York. Don't take any chances. Guard yourself with Car ter's Little Liver Pills. One pill after each meal.
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DR. o. T. DOZIER, Specialist.
 Genito Urinary Surgery.

Cutaneous and venereal dis eases. All deli- cate disorders of sexual organs and pelvic vicera of m e n a n q women. Cystlt- is, stricturc, sexual weak ness, prostititis, irregularities of women, inpedi- ments to mar riage. and all forms of chron-
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SAND sharp and clean in carload lots
 delivered promptly. J. Lundie Sloss, All chalifoux Building. 8-31-tf
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FOR SALE = Mammoth Bronze turkey eggs; largest poultry farm in the south Glengarry Poultry Yards, Somerville, Tenn. 3-6-30t
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FOR RENT.

Two new Groom houses, 18th avenue and 18th st.. on North Birmingham car line. Enquire 2o261a 2nd avenue. 3-10-tf
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SPECIAL MESSENGER SERVICE -
 Phones 36; open a. m. to 12 midnight notes 15c up to 10 p. m. 25c from 10 D m. to P midnight; ask for out-of-town rates; business confidential; stationery free; special rates to club invitations
 we are tlle only licensed messenger ser vice In Birmingham. s Y. Hampton Prop. 6-6-tf
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I hereby announce myself as a candi- date from the Ninth Congressional Dis trict to the Constitutional Convention, subject to the action of the Democratic party. A. C. HOWZE
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hereby announce myself as a candi- date from Jefferson County to the consti- tutional convention, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
 JOHN W. O'NEILL.
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ANNOUNC MEN IS.

I hereby announce by candidacy as delegate from the State at large, to the Constitutional Convention, subject to the action of the State Democratic Conven- ton. FRANh D. w HlIG
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MISCELLANEOUS.

LUMBER for quick shipment. Lathrop Lumber Company, 2O15 First Avenue Birmingham, Ala. Phone 664 2-24-tf
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LAND TITLES.

ALABAMA ABSTRACT CO, 2007 First avenue, examiners of land titles; the
 only complete set of abstracts of title
 to this district, with plats, in existence our abstracts show everything of which purchaser or money-lender should be appraised. 1-22-tf
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FOR SALE-One sample trunk; used two months; cost s6o; will sell cheap. Ad
 dress Box 333, Birmingham Ala 3-97t HOMES FOR SALE-You can save the rent you are paying by buying one of our new residences, which we are now offering for sale on monthly payments. Call and get particulars. Alabama Trust and -avings Co.,, 2OO7 1st ave. 11-22-tf
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TYPEWRITERS REPAIRED = Havin. greatly improved our facilities for re pairing typewriters, we beg to announce that we can rebuild machines through. out; an expert typewriter mechanic Is in charge of this department; prompt and satisfactory work guaranteed. A. R. Dearborn & Go. 1-6-tf s75 WILL BUY large iron safe, feet high, with wooden and one iron bur- Flsr proof drawer: must be sold at once. Iron State B. and L. Co.,, Geo. c. Whatley, Secretary 2O291s First av
 3-10-2t
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FOR SALE-Second-ha safe and roll top desk at bargain. Address P O.. Box S03 3-1O-3t
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HELP wANTEp-FEMALE.

WANTED-A white girl as cook in small family no children; good wages. Ap- ply 514 South 20th street. S-1o-3t
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FOR SALE.

HOUSEKEEPING rooms for rent, 5O51a north 22d street 3-10-3t
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AGENTS WANTED.
MONEY TO LEND.
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Very comfortable furnished room for one or two gentlemen refer ences exchanged. No. 2510 First ave- nue. 3-10-3t
Evening star., 1901-06-13
OFFICIAL NOTICES,

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
and Review, Washington, D. c.. June g. 1901 In
accordance with the provisions of section II Of the
act of August Il, 1894, list viii be completed
by July 1. 1901, OF all real property which shall
have become subject to taxation. and which is not
now on the tax list. and value affixed thereon
according to the rules prescribed for assessnc raa
estate. This list will include all new structures
and additions to improvements of old structures
of $500 In value which have not been. hereto
fore for assessed This Office should 10 be notified
the last assessment. In order that the same NAV
be deducted from the valuation 1t now stands
the tax list; Complaints to said assess,nents
only be heard and determined between the frst
aud third Mondays of July. 1901. H. 81. OAR
NElLL-E. Cnalr1han je1O-7t
OFFICE OF'aTHE ASSESSOR. DISTRICT OF CO.
lumbia, Washington June 6. 19Ol-NOTICE ia
HEREBY GIVEN, that on the Both day Of June.
1901, win expire dii licenses issued by the Dis
trict of Columbia to the proprietors Of all hacks
cabs, omnibuses. and all other vehicles for the
transportation Of passengers for hire Tbese
licenses must be promptly renewed BY all who de-
of the Commissioners, d. c. II. II. DARNEILLE
Assessor. u. y. je10-7t
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PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES AT JAIL.-PRo-
Department Of Justice, until TWELVE O'CLOCK
NJ JUNE TWENTIETH, 1901, and then opened
for furnishing at the L. 5. Jail during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1902, supplies OF Fresh and
Salt Beef. Groceries, Clothing. Dry Goods, Bread
lee Hay, Straw, etc. also 100 tons, more or less
Of best Bltuminous Coal. % tons more or less of
Anthracite Coal and 90 cords. more or less of
Pine Wood. Bids for coal and wood to be separate
Supplies TO be delivered from time to time and In
such quantities may be ordered. The right to
reject any and all bids is reserved. Specifications
may be obtained from the General Agent JAMES
IL HARRlS. warden. ie13-3t
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
tie office OF the Light House Board Treasury De-
pertinent, Washington. ID. c., until TWELVE
O'CLOCK NJ. JUNE TWENTY FIFTH 1901 and then
publicly opened for furnishing photolithoara phte
copies of drawings for the Light House Establish
ment during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1902
In accordance with spechca tions, copies of which
with blank proposals and other information may
be had upon application TO this Office " H FAR
QUHAR, Rear Admiral, u 5. Navy, Chairman.
Jell-tu, th,s,3t
DEPOT QUARTERMASTER's OFFICE, WASH
ingtOn, ID. c., May IS, 190i.-Sealed proposals will
be received here until 2 pm, Tuesday June 1S
1901 for handling storing, haulng or transporting
public property between Washington. d. q. and
neighboring points, during fiscal year ending June
30 1902. U. S. reserves right to accept or reject
any or all proposals, or any part thereof. Infor-
nation furnished application. Envelopes con-
tanning proposals should be marked Proposals for
Drayage.' addressed Major T. z. TRUE. Depot
Quartermastes. my27, rs, ,29Js13,14,15
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FOR SALE-PIANOS.

FOR SALE SLIGHTLY USED, $500 PIANO.
made by Bradbury Piano Mfg. o.. for $225
monthly payments Address BIG BARGAIN. StaS
once. 5e1l-3ts
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FOR RENT-911 H ST. NV: 4-SToRY BRICK;
IL rooms and bath; stable. with 2 stalls.
916 II st. NV; 3-story and basement bay
window brick IL rooms and bath; modern
conveniences.
GIT st. NV: IL rooms and BATH with 2
story brick stable
so Defrees St; 2-story brick
1011 st. NV; 2-story bay-window brick;
rooms and bath.
Apply to owner, CHAS C. DUNCANSON,
jeS-Gt Cor. 9th and ID SIS NV
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FOR SALE-BICYCLES.

FOR SALE-LADIES' FINE WHEEL, BUILT TO
order; cheap for cash; cost $685. had one weeks
use See other bargains. All 9Th ST. NV.
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FOR EXCHANGE

EXCHANGE-BUSINESS PROP
erty on 18th ST., rented for $1o0 per month, for
residence In NV. Heights. not over 50. 500.
BEN. B. BRADFORD, 71s 14th jsls-ot
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PERSONAL.

EXTRAi EXTRA! FULL ACCOUNT OF THE
astounding rates we offer for mems worn gar
rnents; have fast trotter: will call on receiDt
Of postal. JUSTH'S OLD STAND
Je13-5,u 619 D st.
NATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCY (BONDED0
603 18th ST. NV. Phone main 2525 Omen day
and night. Consultation rooms strictly priyate
unimpeachable references. Absolute secrecy
je11-6ts
< BOARDING.
EXCELLENT TABLE BOARD CAN BE SECURED
at reasonable rates at "a Grant place. jeS-6t
MEALS At ALL HOURS: TABLE DHoTR AND,
. Ia carte. CAFE ROBINSON
fk27-0 16o9 1Ath ct. nM