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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
CAPTAIN AUSTIN SURPRISED.
The Retired Police officer Presented
With n Purse OF Cold.

W tth n Purse OF Cold
Capt. u. A Austin, who recently was
placed on the retired list Of the Police
Department after a long and faithful
service. was most agreeably surprised this
morning when he was met In the Office
Of Major Sylvester Dy all Of the police
captains and Heutenauts and presented
with S125 in gold, which had been donated
in small sums by all u the police OF the
city as a slight token OF their regard for
the former officer. LieUtenaEts Amiss
and DAILY had charge % the committee
which raised the purse.
The presentation took place I'm Major
SyIycster's Office. Captain Austin has
been spending most Of his time i'm the
county since his retirement July I. and
his brother officers and policemen awaited
themselves of the opportunity % quietly
raise the money
When Captain Austin returned 20 the
city a few days ago it was arranged for
all Of the captains and lieutenants of the
department 10 meet IN the majors Office
this morning. a request was sent 20 Cap
tain Austin 90 be present. When Captain
Austin walked into the office he had no
iHtima-iOn as 10 the purpose Of the Major
in suUmOniug him and his surprise was
complete when, In the presence Of the as
sembI-d officers, Major Sylvester in a
happy little speech presented him with the
gold. Captain Austin replied that he was
unable 20 express his feelings AZ such a
touching remembrance and could only re-
ply by expressing his admiration for tho
many Improvements that have recently
been introduced I'm the workings ~ the
local department that would make him
always proud 90 claim a connection with
III. ..r.a
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ENDORSED TIE NOMINEES.
Prince George Republicans Hold n
Mass Meeting

a largely attended meeting Of the Re
publcans Of Prince George county was
held at Seabrook. Nd. Saturday night 10
ratify the recent nominations Of the
county convention for the county officers
EX-Postmaster Benjamin r. BinniX
presided. and William II. Hearns was
made secretary Of the meeting. Among
the speakers were Rev. A J. Robinson,
Of Baltimore, who addressed the meeting
on the now Election law; County Tax Col
lector W. y. Fisher, who is the nominee
Tor the state Senate and who informed
his hearers as % what might be expected
of him If he was elected. Thomas Wells
nominee for county commissioner. County
Treasurer X. A Ryan. and County Com
missioner Benjamin HaTdcsty, who is
running for sheriff.
over 200 voters were present and the
remarks Of the speakers were received
with approval
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DIED.

SlEELL-on Sunday, August 4 1901, $50
O'Clock a M, ~ his parents residcnce Rock
Creek Church Road. LIKE CHARLES beloved
son Of .coEge and Elizabeth steele aged seven
year., eleven months, and sixteen DAYS
Funeral VIII take place TUESDAY. August G.
at 2 O'Clock D. m, Rock Creek Cemetery
McHJGII-ou Saturday night, August O. 1901
m United states SOLDIER Home. District Of
Columbia, PATRICK McHUGH, aged sisty-,eyrn
years.
Funeral from St. Authony's Church Tye.5,v
August O, l9Ol- Iutement at Mount OTvet
NAECEER-On saturday. August g. 1901
CATHERINE, the beloved wife Of August Naeeker
iurC EJetiDAer-)
Funeral viii take place from her late resi-
oeuoe, go Fifth Street southeast on TUESDAY
afternoon. =. Relatives and friend. gra
r-Sp-CttUly invited 10 attend
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GEORGE RUBENACKER FINED.
4 sequel Of "A Family Row in the
Police Court.

Bernard Connen forfeited 80 In the
United States branch Of the Police Court
today when charged With assaUlting Ben
jamin T. Cross, a motorman on the Four
tecEth Street carlIne. on Seventh Street.
on Sunday. George Rubenacker and Har-
y CORDOBA, charged with being impIicat-
ed I'm the assault. were fined SO each
The trouble is said 10 have grown out
OF a report that reached RubeuackeT TO
the effect that Cross had given Frank
Delliuger who had RubeEacker in court
a short time ago FOR being dis0rdCTly. in
formation concerning the latter in con-
nectiOn with his alleged movements dur
Ing recent family trouble. Il WIS not
brought out clearly who started the at
tack on Cross. but both Rubcnac<er and
CORDOBA denied having struck him.
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wave against IL. and nothing short Of "a
cyclone can make effective such q poll
cy. -Luu-h hold by a few of the most
influential men i'm the convention
The proposition To practically destroy
the EIum, cad Law has met with SO
dent supporters admit that u viii have
20 be abandoned 10 is possible THAI the
new constitution may limit the rNrmp-
ton to tn. home aud not permit ITS own
er To waive it iu favor of any one. The"
CUT afIm.ut Of th. amount oF the effort
To permit only such debts 20 De- included
ass shall have been contracted after the
filing of the homestead. it is conceded.
will be too big a load for the Democrats
To attempt 90 carry
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AN UNDEsERvED PARDON.
A Bank DefauIter Said 20 Have Pre-
tended Illness.

RUTLAND. Vt. Aug. 5--The Cm5ez-
zling cashier Charles Wy Mussey, Cf the
defunct Merchants National Bank Of this
city. the man who was pardoned b. Presi-
dent Mckinley one month ago because he
was dying Of appendicitis, left Friday
night for an extended hunting trip In the
Adirondack Mountains. Mussey is now
In perfect health and will remain in the
mountains until early In the fall The
deception which gained for Mussey his
pardon was kept up 10 the last.
An ambulance was driven 10 the hOSpi-
tai where hr has been confined and he
was helped into IL by two friends, there
being "A number Of people about the We
hiClC. When The ambulance reached the
depot, however, there was nobody about
and ne walked into the building In live
y manner. A man who was confined in
the prison with hu5sey serving a sen
tence for drunkenness and who was re-
leased recently. states that several weeks
ago. at the time when Mussey rapidly lost
flesh. he Say him eating ordinary soap
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THOUGHT A CAT A BURGLAR.
JhcOb CoOper's Calls for Help
Drought the Police.

An innocent feline was the occasion Of
considerable excitement on Fifteenth
Street above Florida Avenue shortly be
fore u O'Clock last night. A police whistle
WAS blown and calls for help brought sew
eraI policemen on the run. They found
that Jacob Cooper of 200 Fifteenth
street had been awakened from his slum-
beers bs unusual noises and believing that
burglars were trying to enter his house
he leaned from the window and blew a
police whistle.
The calls Cor help were taken up by the
neighbors and when the officers arrived
they found that all Of the trouble was oc-
casion'i by cat that was patiently wait
ing "u side ~ the kitchen door for some
one 10 admit IL 10 the house.
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STEEL SECURITIES WEAK.
Strike News Causes Quick Drop in
Their Quotations.

General List on In sympathy at the
OpeninG-Somc Recovery Later in
the Observation-Disclosures Dull and
PrOfessionaI-NO London Market.
NEW YORK. Aug. 5-The unsettIc-
meut of confidence resulting ia the fail
uTe of Saturdays conference between the
Executive Board OF the AmaIgamated
Association and the leading interests in
the United States Steel Corporation To-
effect a settlement of the steel strike.
Ted 10 heavy liquidation in this morn
ing's stock Market under whlc:. declines
averaging over 1 per cent were scored
with the losses in the Steel stocks rang
ed from two to three points
In the railway list the worst sufferers
were st. Paul Union Pacific. the Atchi-
son shares. Missouri Pacific. the Eries.
and the Reading issues.
The local traction stocks were rather
more animated than for some time and
moved i'm line with the remainder Of the
market. Little was done in the indus
trial quarter outside Of the steel issues.
The London market continued closed
today over the bank holiday at that
point. so that no influence was exerted
from that quarter.
After the initial rapid declines there
was a general and quite extensive rally
but the tone Of the trading continued
very feyerIsh. No evidences OF effective
support were apparent IN any quarter
and seemingly the interests identified
with the market position Of certain
stocks elected 70 stand aloof until the
liquidation which appeared this morning
had been completed
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A RECEIVER APPOINTED.
w l. XerIses to Take Charge of the
InsOIycnt Austin Bank

The Comptroller Of the Currency today
appointed Special Examiner William l.
Yr-kcs receiver Of the insoIvent First Ma
tioaal Bank, Of Austin. Tex The bank
was closed two OF three days ago. upon
the report of Bank Examiner J. VI. Lo-
gan
The report Of the banks condition made
on July j., In answer to the regular call
Of the Comptroller, shows that its loans
and discounts amounted TO S2sl go II
had a capital Of $4,000 undivided profits
Of S53.2l5, and individual deposits of
&5i6i& Much of the banks paper held
as security Tor loans is said TO be very
DOOR
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PROPERTY LOSS IN MATANzAs.
a Claim Filed with the Spanish
Treaty Commission

The destruction Of personal property on
the estate san Nicholas" in the Province
Of Matanzas. Cuba. is the basis OF claim
for S20,2I2 indemnity fled with the Spanish
Treaty Claims Commission by the owner
Of fne estate. Leonardo Frito, through
his attorney. Cromwell Gibbons. Frank
Clark. and George NJ. Nolan.
James Perry Wood. of the Commission.
raturned % the city this morning and will
take charge Of the Offices OF The Commits
sion for the present
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THE INDUSTRIAL ENQUIRY.
A subcommittee 10 Commence the
Review OF Testimony.

The fun subcommittee Of the Industrial
Commission Will meet tomorrow and be
gin the work or reviewing the testimony
adduced before the Commission for the
purpose OF reaching the findings Of the
Commission. on which the final report 20
Congress Will be based
The next regular meeting Of the Com
mission vii be held on September 3. when
the question OF electiug "a chairman To
fiji the vacancy caused by the death Of
Senator Kyle viii be- considered. AT this
~ citing suitable resolutions on the death
Of the late chairman VIII be adopted.
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FOR THE CUSTODY OF A CHILD
Hearing in the DcIIInEer Case Post
poned Until snturdnN

Hearing on the petition OF Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth DclliHger. for a writ Of habeas
corpus, 70 gain the custody Of her infant
child. which was 10 have taken place to-
day before Justice Clabaugh. was post
poned until saturday next
The matter was 20 have come up on the
answer Of Frank N. Delliuger. the hus-
band Of the petitioner. 10 a rule issued
against him last week. requiring him 20
show cause why he should not surrender
the child TO Mrs DeIIinger
In her petition, Mrs. .DeMinger stated
that week ago, her husband visited her
at 400 Street, and asked her TO per
nit him 70 take the child to Mount Pleas
ant, stating that he would return with
70 IN a short tire. when her husband
got possession Of tho child. Mrs. DeIing-
eT states. he informed her that he in
tended 10 retain it I'm his custody. She
also declares that her husband is not
IL person 20 have control Of the child
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DIlRRHoEA QUICKLY CURED.

''Nr Jacob Rielcrmau came into our store
E1ule tirag ago suffering vith diarrhoea 10 badly
that boz vas ras-iu- blord." s1rs j. A. Freedel
/ Co.. ~ Eau., Ni-. He no bccu under the
doctors t.-5f'-.I- but got no slliCt We fixed
MIN mp 3D. dos. q Cl4mberlain's Collie Cholera.
and Dllrl.1el Hsmsde. and he purchased a small
bottle 90 IT, and tWCnty-fJuF hours he Wa
VEL FOR sale By Henry Evans. Wholesale and
rctau. g-2 street.
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TRUSTEES, SALE.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO BRICK HOUSES on
SHERIER PLACE

AAASALES SAL VI 4nU Bkllh HOIT SIS on
SHERIER PLACE
By virtue OF q certain deed OF trrs-t dated -l,,
9TH day Of June, 1895. and recorded in linz
40 iu-Io $50, C seq, one 81 the Il,I -.r.,r.gz
OF The District OF Columbia and bv the -
Of the holder Of the notes secured thereby Ne
VIII sell q public auction, IN front Of rbs -
lses, on TUESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF AIrGT-ST
A. D. 1901, AT $50 O'CLOCK p n tbs f9TI,--''
ing described real estate situate In the c7-7-,-v
OF Washington. District Of Columbia li-firr7,i.t
as lots numbers eleven (II) and twelve 40 IL
block three 90 IN tae subdivision made 30 Ia,
cob p Clark ard Edward b. Cottreu rr-,s--..
for tle Palisades OF the Potomac Lind T-----.-,--
meat Company. and recorded in the ofBc- "a ~.
Surveyor Of the District OF Columbia. iD -1-7rr
subdivision book 5. page 20.
Terms OF sale AL cash lauogit o. ,-,
hundred cellars -lU he required e tbe +5--. -
sale All couYcyanclng. recording and -s,---,,-
stamps TO be At the purchases cost Tern. =
sale % De- complied with within fifteen -
nom day o. safe OF the trustees y.sl IN -
the risk and cost OF the defauIri1r urr.T-.
after i've days previous advertisrgncDt Of sr.IL -
sale 10 -
Dated July o. 1901
EDWIN c. CLARK.
FRANK T. CLARK
.. Trustees
THOMAS BOWLING & CO. Aultioneers
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YOUNG PEOPLE DROWNED.
A Sailing Party Ends in the Loss Of
Three Lives.

Three Lives.
SALISBURY. Md, Aug News OF an
accident which resulted in the loss Of
three lives reached here by telephone
from PoweIlsvHle Saturday evening. \
party Of young people who have been
entertained by Miss Abbie White Of Pow
euyillc. for several days. decided 10 spend
the day on the bay shore at Jones Land
ing.
A sailing party was part Of the pro-
Eramme and "A boat containing Miss Iris
TuIl. Of Marion Station; Miss Ethel Phil
lips. Of Baltimore; Misses Aida and Jcn-
ME White, Of Wilton; G. Grier Radcliffe
and Souther White. Of Salisbury, started
on down the bay
A strong wind was blowing and before
the party had gone many miles the boat
capsized Mr. Rdtclifre. Miss TuIl and Miss
Philips were drowned. Mr.. White and
the other two ladies' were rescued
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eGrippy,, Headache. Cntarrb.-,lgcb

suffering Is due 10 the after effects 81 ia Grippe
such o., tatluh. catarrhal headarhc, iufsmri nasal
passages, and Offensive dropping Il tla throat
Dr. AgUJw's Catarrhal Powder Is the sworn enemy
e. ali head colds, headache and rltarrL IL
clears the throat ahd nasal passage and st1Bs the
pain over the eyes IA ten minutes. Get d to-
DAP u cures radically. Sold by D. S VII
liarns. Nuth and streets. Fdmouds & Williams
Third Street and Peuu-, ivauia Aycuuc.-I5.
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RElelEEEl0tISn

Rheumatic pains arc the cries Of protest
and distress from tortured muscles. aching
JOINTS and excited nerves. The blood has
been poisoned by the accumulation OF
waste matter IN the system, and can no
longer supply the pure and health sustain
ing food they require. The whole system
feels the effect of this acid poison; and
not until the blood has been purified and
brought back 10 a healthy condition viii
the aches and pains cease.
Mrs. James KEEL, of 7o7 Ninth street, y. z,
Washington, D. C., writes as follows. " A few
months ago had an attack OF Seattle Rhcuma-
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SaleS-FF Washington Traction and EIec-
TIC L 5. SZ.NOQ6i ID and S1,eO0G6f 3-S
West End National Bank 2Ii9O CaDftaI
Traction. S5Hlg 3-S. 5H102 - Nat Union
Fire ms. Co, IOOaS L. Washington Gas.
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John Connolly. siXty-dye years old. Of
2lZ5 X Street northwest. dropped dead
shortly after o'clock this afternoon at
the corner Of Fifteenth Street and Penn
sylyani3 Avenue He was hurried To the
Emergency Hospital, hut life was already
extinct when the body arrived at that in
stituti0n Il Is believed that death was
du ctO heart disease
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
LOANS ON
CASH TO LOAN

ON FURNITURE, PIANOS, ETC,
without ryrovsl from your possession and in an
amount from SO % 500 Cur rates are tks
CEelDest and you can make your cWn terms
Ions made within three hours nom the tina
you apply. We lean for the interest only, gud
Do Dot want your goOez, y0u need have no
fear Of losing them Our cfhces are I'd On Ia
9Th Eoor away from the street, AID are 50 ar
ranged that We can ensure strlctest privacy Drop
IN and get rates
POTOMAC GUARANTEE LOAN CO.
$3.50 z ST. MAR 9TH Nv
Room "a Atlantic building
Take Elevator 70 Fifth Floor
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Government Bonds.

The professional market Of last week
was again In evidence this morning. with
the difference that whereas nearly all last
week saw advancing prices, there was a
sharp drop this morning. The steel strike
OyershadOwed the entire market, nothing
else in the situation apparently being
thought worthy Of discussion or cOusid-
Grafton. The steel securities opened or
> points or more each 20 20 and a frac-
tion and 90 an1 a fraction. They were
supported around this level by fairly lib
crdl buying orders. Whether the Eeene
syndicate was the author Of these orders
or not could not be determined The
Eraus,rs and other Western securities
and the railway list in general all opened
of sharply. but like the steel stocks
were generally supported and advanced
near the opening.
The outlook ss ms 20 be for C'utlnu-
auce of tho professional trading. with
little change ia the price level and with
dizziness the chief characteristic. The
season is the wrong one in which 20 make
al aeJIv, market and in addition the
present conditions are peculiarly inimiCal
/ 10 anything Of the kind When something
definite is known as 10 the corn crop and
when the steel striE. is out of the way
possibly the weather viii not prevent
more OF a market than has been seen re-
I Gently.
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Sugar was again weak this morning. but
1t seemed TO DE supported after il had
dropped at the opening TO I3f and a fr4c-
ton. The prediction was made by some
traders that this price would be the low
one on th@ stock for this movement
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5459 3d. $3.50 J-S Mergenthaler Limo
type. 2QI64 IS Lanst0u NonALype. 30JT
il L. American GraphOphCne Company
Com. 60H9. After caIl-Capital Traction.
1JI1O2 IS Washington Traction and Elec-
trio I-2's, $l000954 II
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE. COMMISSIONERS OF THE
DISTRICT or COLUMBIA Washington. july -
IgOI.-SEALED PROPOSALS endorsed Proposals
for school Books vii De received az tins cfgee
until , O'CLOCK p NJ. TUESDAY, AUGUST g.
Ig0I % furnish for the fiscal year 1872 public
school text books with and without exchange Is
provided in the District Of Columbia appr0pril-
lion law approved NarCh J, 1901. Blank forms OF
proposals and Specifications viii be promptly fur
nished by the Property Clerk Of said District upon
application 20 him 40 bis Office, 454 Louisiana
Avenue northwest, Washington, D. c. b. order
% the Board ST Commissioners. WILLIAM IN
DALI SclIatlFV-
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New York stocI Erchnnre.


Corrected daily by ". D. Hibbs & Co. mem
hers Of the New YORK Stock Exchange, llI9 F
Street
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tFr0m the Chicago Ne'yS)
''AJister, could yer help poor man dat lost
de sight OF an eye because he liked realism
IA literature
That ;, the Str1usest tale ] ever beard"
But it's true. I Vas an adllirar oF Long
fellow an one DAY while wltchin' de .Yt:isse
Blacksmith 1 got a spark in me eve"
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SUMNER RESORTS.

"Ei,NEl IIA'E. Colonial Beach. arte-ian
ven - L" :. "-eEs y blocks from wharf.
Ia'ili'n on front. Cali dental oa,c, IN Pa.
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chicago Grim nna rroYlsIon Markst

Chicago Grain ana PROVISION Market
Corrected daily ~ ". D. Iubhs e Co.. mem
hers Of the NcE York SgOez EAsaaErr, lIlg
Street
WHEAT Open High. Low. 2.O0.
-,Itrmuor------- 6yA-5s 1Uk Ess sOA
CORN
zgptcmbcr....... SIX IS sos 57a
OATS
-..,s.4-er-.----- sos s5g S44.S s5-6
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ism n is worst IOTm- Inc
pain was 50 intense that I
became completely pros
tTatcd- The attack was an
unusually severe one. and
nv condition was regard
cd as being very danger
Ous- I vas attended by
one Of the most able doc
tors IN washington, who Is
also a member q the fac
ulty Of a leading medical
college here. lie told ne
10 continue his pUcsCTip-
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tons and would Get well. After having Z filed
twelve times without receiving the slightest
benefit I declined TO continue his treatment any
longer. Having heard Of s. s. S (Swift's Specific
recommended Tor Rheumatism, I decided. almost
IN despair however, 20 give the medicine a Jrial
and after had taken few bottles I was able 20
hobble around On Clutches, and very soon there
after had no use for them at all s s. s. having
cured me sound and we'll All the distressing
pains have left me, ny appetite has returned,
and am happy 70 be again restored to perfect
health.
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We have prepared a special book on
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The cotton outlook, too. is improved and
need not cause any friend Of the South
ern railways much further anxiety this
season As a matter of fact the securities
Of the Southern and Southwestern lines
generally have a peculiarly attractive out
look Aside from their cotton traffic
which promises 10 be sufficient. the gen
eral business Of the lines promises 10 be
even larger than il was during the past
year which was the banner year in the
history Of nearly all of them. These Sc
CuTlties generally were fairly strong this
morning, showing some Investment or
ders al their low openings
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EDUCATIONAL.
BETHEL MILIIARY ACADEMY. nnr !

Near WlUenton Established Is6j
Location unsurpassed for health and social Il,
fuenccs- Prepares Cor business, college aud Co,-
Do. Address
The Principals. Bethel Academy p. O., Virginia
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ROCKVILLE MARYIANr

ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND.
Academy Tor boys Home life and individual
Instruction Terms moderate Address
w. r. MASON. L. 5. " A