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Chincoteague.
Odel Birch left this week to accept
position In Philadelphia.

Odel Birch left this week to accept
position In Philadelphia.
Master Elton Burch left this week
for Washington & Lee University.
Master Clarence Feddeman left
this week for Goldey's College, Will
mington.
Mr.. Thos. p. Selby was called to
Girdletree this week by the death OF
his father.
Mrs. Samuel Mason has bought the
stock of goo Is Of Geo. A. Payne. Mr..
Payne will move soon with his family
to Baltimore.
Mr.. 0. d. Doughty, OF Wacha-
preague, Is now the proprietor OF the
Atlantic Hotel. He arrived with his
family this week.
Schooner Maggie Davis arrived
here this week from Norfolk with a
cargo OF building material and
Schooner Edwards from New YORK
with a cargo Of bricks.
The large new steamer, Near. ar"
rived here Tuesday aud has been
placed on the route between this
lace and Wishart Point and will
make regular trips. We now have 2
boats plying between these points.
Mr.. VIM. Selby, of New York, Mis-
Estelle Mumford, Of Berlin, are visit
ing friends here; Capt. Coco. Burchi'
with his son at Lewes, Del; Mrs. Jno
Snead and daughter are in Philadel
phia; Miss Katie Mumford is in Nor
folk: Mrs. d. ]. Wheaton and chill
dren have moved back to Philadel
phia.
Arrivals at Atlantic Hotel thi
week: F. W. Byrd. W. E. Doughty
Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wa
ton, Miss Z. A. Walton, Philadelphia
r. F. Powell, Wilmington; r. n
Truitt, Richmond; G. F. HOLLAND
, Salisbury; &. II. Benson, Pocomok
city; B. I. Gunter, L. b. KeIlam, "
! s. Holland, E. s. Wise, Thos.
Kelly, j. w. Landlord, E. 8. Wise,
II. Chandler, Mrs. Thos. Petit an
.: daughter, Accomac.
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Cape Charles.

Mr.. F. T. Reese is spending his
vacation in Atlantic City, N. j.
Miss Young, Of North Carolina, is
is visiting Mrs. ]. D. King on Taze-
we'll Ave.
The young men of Cape Charles
gave a very delightful dance at Par-
sons Opera House on Tuesday even
ing.
Misses Doris and Nellie Milbourne,
of Crisfield, Md, are visiting their
cousin, Miss Ethel Melbourne on RAN
dolph Ave.
Mr.. Fred Clarke, of Pittsburg, Pa,
has accepted a position as chief clerk
to Supervisor Gray of the n. 7. +. q
n. R. r. Co.
Mrs. Alyce Downs, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Coles In
} Buckingham county, returned home
on Saturday.
Misses Margaret and Annie Wilson
left on Wednesday for Greensboro, n
c., where they will attend school for
the coming session.
Cape Charles celebrated Labor
Day, with a big parade, fire drill and
game of base ball. The Cape
Charles and Salisbury fire companies
were on parade headed by the Del
mar Cornet Band and the Salisbury
Fire Company had with them thei
silsby fire engine. They also gave
9 drill in the afternoon. The game o
' baseball between Cape Charles ant
Wachapreague was very close ant
exciting. Both teams played yer
, good ball. Cape Charles won by tn
score of 8 tot. The features OF til
game were the pitching of Down
the all.round playing Of Ohas. Truit
the batting of Carmean for Cap
8 Charles, and the playing OF Ames
second, the batting OF Scott and tn
n pitching OF Walker for Wachs
o preague.
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Onley.

Mr.. T. T. Bloxom made pleasure
trip to Norfolk on Sunday.
Master Willie Savage left last week
for Business College in Baltimore.
Misses Lizzie and Eunice Rogers
returned this week from visit to
friends In Baltimore.
Masters O. L. and Edwin 7. Nc
Math, sons Of Mr.. A. j. McMath, re-
turned to college on Tuesday.
Mr.. Joe Hebard is In Baltimore
this week purchasing fall stock o.
goods for J. W. Rogers 81 Bros.
The new dwelling OF Mr.. L. .
Watson is nearing completion anc
will be ready for occupancy soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Switzer. OF Balti
more, OF late guests of Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. E. Mapp. returned home Oh
Saturday.
Among the visitors to our tow
this week were Mrs. A. l.. Carson, o
Sanford, Mr.. and Mrs. Ewalt, o
Baltimore, Miss Sarah Ashby An
Mrs. Frank SturgiS, Of Northampton
Mr.. Cox, of Roanoke.
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Hlona.

The farmers In this section are
shipping sweet potatoes in large
quantities.
Mr.. Percy Hams, Of Baltimore. Is
spending his vacation with Mr.. Am
brose b. Miles.
Mrs. Lizzie E. Miles and daughter,
India, spent last week with her sister
In Snow Hill, Md.
Mrs. Fannie Topham, OF Baltimore
OF late has been the guest OF Mr.. and
and Mrs. Chas. U. Tull OF this place
A most enjoyable lawn party wal
given at the home of Mrs. W. b
Miles few days ago in honor OF hei
cousins, Miss Anna 8. Lewis, OF Bal
timore, and Miss Helen Tull Of thi
place. The merry party OF fifty ar
rived during the afternoon and afte
various games In the yard and man.
rowing parties, an ice cream suppe
was served from eight until ten. Al
then retired to the parlor where In
teresting games were played until a.
early hour. 'Tis reported to hav
been the best affair OF the season.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
Wachapreague.

Mr.. J. B. Savage, of Gorham Man.
nfacturing Co., N. Y. city, is home on
short vacation.
Mr.. H.F. Osborne and wife,of New
York city, are visiting home OF Capt
j. A. D. Savage.
Mrs. Annie Snieder and daughter
New Haven, Ohio, are visiting ner
nephe ", E. o. Stiles.
Mr.. A.. a. 6. Mears gave an excur'
sion to Hog Island Wednesday, 9'n'
on his gas steamer. Ruth Lungren'
Mr.. O. D. Doughty and family nave
moved to Chincoteague, Va, to take
charge of Atlantic hotel He is gooo
hotel man and we commend him &c
the public
Wachapreague and Cape Oharie'
base ball teams crossed bats in
closely contested game on MONDAY
9TH, at Cape Charles, Va, scoreo TO
in favor of latter. Score tied in ninti
inning. Winning run was not mad
until last minute after two men Wer'
out two strikes on man at oat'
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Cora w. Riley,
Onancock, Va.
500 Acres of Best Virginia Trucking Land at
Public Auction,
MONDAY, sEprEnBER 2sth, 1908.

On Monday September 28th will sell on easy terms 70 ne
h;best bidder without reserve of the best trucking
o5d near Norfolk 1t divided into lots OF on ana Ioo
crs to sut purchasers Possession given December lst
Tho ,ond situated five Norfolk the Virginia
Beach Railroad which through it and On ne
aide by the Eastern branch of the EzaDetn nVe!
M fr,cass shell road passing through the property al
t from Norfolk Another proposed 100 foot shell ROAD WIN
Electric Car line has been surveyed Onar'er anu no' Ola
rights of way secured
will aso sell 25 head of MULES that have been WORKING
~ the farm and all farming implements, including thrasnng
machine wheat harvester &c.
On the morning of the sae special car WIN ,eave raa
Ave Station at o'clock Lunch Will eseVeo Oh 'ne
Plat land and Other information can 90 a W p
plying to T Mcc1E1IAN.
Norfolk, Va
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HOMETOWN.

Mr.. ]. @. Evans is improving his
place by new outbuildings.
Master George Berry left Monday
for Lynchburg, where he will attend
school.
Mrs. T. P. Evans and son have re-
turned from a visit to Hotel Wacha-
prsaguo.
Miss Lillian Virginia Berry and
Miss Sallie Maria Watson are visiting
friends In lower Accomac and North
ampton.
Miss Leona Carson, after an extend
ed visit OF several weeks to friends II
upper Accomac, has returned to bel
home In Wilmington, Del.
Miss Elizabeth Francis Watson en-
tertainsd quite number OF he
friends on Friday night Of last veel
| In honor OF her friend Miss Mason, o
Bloxom.
Among recent visitors to our tow
were Mrs. Byrd and Mrs. Stine, Bal
timore; Mrs. Watson, Salisbury; Mrs.
Triszze, Philadelphia; Mrs. Hendei
son, Pocomoke; Misses Laura AM
May Triezs, Philadelphia; Lallig'
Wsllop, Lizzie Byrd, Ella Slime, Bal
timore; Maud and Emily Watson
Salisbury; Llewellyn Henderson, 70
comoke; Geneva Melbourne, Clarks
Vile; Lois Mason, Bloxom; M
| Geo. Tull and Master Howard Tul
New York.
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Atlantic.

Miss Lena F. Mock left Monday ior
Farmville to attend the e'a'e
Normal School.
Mrs. Clara Hilton and Miss Pauline
Hill. of Chincoteague, spent a rev
days in town this week
The entertainment held al the
Baptist Church last Sunday evening
nroyed to be a splendid success.
Mr. and Mrs. Sewell Gladding, son
and daughter, of Baltimore,are Visit
ing friends and relatives here at tnii
writing.
Mrs. George r. Bunting and sor
have returned home from visit &c
friends at Philadelphia and otnel
Northern cities.
There will be fair and festival a
the NJ. P. Church on Wednesday
September 23rd. Ice cream, confec
tioneries, supper, ETC., will be serve q
Come and have good time and he'll
q good cause.
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Belinda.

Most OF the oystermen are getting
ready to go across the bay to work
Mate Spencer D. Hall, Of Steamer
Pocomoke, moved his family to 70
comoke city last Tuesday, their III
ture home.
One OF our citizens was 80 anxious
to vote last Saturday that he rode a
bicycle so miles on Friday to be home
for election on Saturday.
Our oystermen do not like the law
taking off IS days Of September, as
they say September is worth more to
them than ano other months in the
year.
We understand that the doctor
have quarantined some house'
among the colored people OF Copes
town, who have diphtheria. This
what ought to have been done at frs
when the disease broke out som
time ago.
1t must have been a politica
scheme, to stop the clammers from
claiming in Pocomoke Sound Will
the Fish Commission was lookin
over the sound for barren groune
and as soon as they left, to tell tn
clammers to 20 to work again.
looks to the writer, as II they wante
to show, that all of the sound wa
barren ground.
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Hallwood.

Mrs. Lille Ross and Mrs. Thoro>
good Rev quite i'll at this writing.
Mr.. Harry Shuts, of Philadelphia,
is in town this week on business
trip.
Our farmers are quite busy at pres
emit in their potato, tomato and fod-
der crops.
Misses Lena Mock, Of Atlantic, and
Maggie Hartman, Of this place, left
on train last Monday for Farmvills
Va. to enter college there.
Mr.. Jno. W. Taylor is having erect
ed new dwelling in our town. Hi
canning factory Is turning out from
fifteen to twenty thousand cans Pc
day.
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Parksley.
Mr.. A. P. Plat, OF Hazleton, Pa ,is
here on business trip.

Mr.. A. P. Plat, OF Hazleton, Pa lib
here on business trip.
Mr.. Noah Parks has accepted
clerkship with Pate & Mason.
Miss Essie Barnes, Of Temperance
vile, is visiting Miss Mamie A. Parks.
Miss Ida Lynch, Of Wilmington,
Del. Is at the home OF W. Il. Lewis.
Mr.. Roy D. White il home again
after q three months trip to Southern
Georgia and Florida.
Mr.. Stanley Johnsou,who has been
on the sick list for week, has i'm
proved and is out again.
Mr.. Tom Roope, Of Chester, Pa,
has been here for several days the
guest OF Mr.. Martin L. Parks.
Mrs. M. z. Andrews has returned
to her home In Baltimore after an
extended visit to Mrs. A. ]. Parks.
Mr.. Martin L. Parks, after spend
ing his summer vacation with his
parents here, has returned to Chester
Pa.
Mrs. n. E. VanDeman and daugh'
ter, Miss Ruth, OF Washington. ID. u.
are at the home OF Mr.. Arthur Van
Deman.
Messrs. Jas. Il. Core and Horac'
Wiltbank paid visit to the latter
father at Milford, Del, Saturday un
til Monday.
Mrs. ]. r. Hinman.o of Altoona, Pa
= after spending the summer here witt
her mother, Mrs. Jane Mason, has re
turned home.
The young people Of the town CAV
; a dance In the Hickman building
, Monday evening, which was highl
: enjoyed by the participants.
A district meeting OF The lndepeI
dent Order OF Heptasophs was hel
= here Tuesday. Mr.. s. W. Ames,
; Pungoteague, was elected organic
, for this district.
7. Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. T. Ewell ar
d daughter Miss Evelyn, OF Kiow
Kansas, after spending the SUNNI
here returned to their home Tue
day. They have many friends al
relatives here, and as this was the
70 first visit to their old home in
years a much longer visit would ha
k been appreciated.
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jenkins Bridge.

Miss Charlotte Corbin left last
Tuesday for Chatham Institute.
Miss Bernice Mcdaniel Is visiting
Miss Lillian Justice OF this place.
Mrs. Mollie Witham, who has been
quite sick with diphtheria, Is Inn
proving.
Accomac Academy opens Septem-
Der 81. Miss Sanford will again CO.
cupy position as teacher.
Misses Florence and Julia Fletcher
are expected home soon from Wythe'
vile where they have been spending
several weeks.
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We have no rebate tickets OF 2i or
8 per cent. to offer you, but during
the month OF September we will give
away many useful articles in the way
Of tinware, glassware, crockery and
china &C., to all cash buyers. We
will give in the above articles 10 per
cent. on the amount of cash purchases
in all lines, groceries excepted. Our
fall line is now full and complete
Come and save 10 per cent. while
you may.
B. s. Ashby & Co.
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Peninsula Fair Association.

The Executive Committee OF The
Peninsula Fair Association held a
meeting Monday September 7th, to
transact routine business. They
selected the second week in Angus
1904, to hold their Seventh Annual
Fair, beginning on Tuesday and last
ing four days.
Thos. 8. Hopkins,
Secretary.
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Business Notices.

NoTIcE-A business of $4,000 to
s14 900 annually at sacridce--wish-
ing to change my business offer my
entire stock OF goods with the e1'
ception OF those bought In Septem :
Der and groceries at discount OF 10
ner cent. Store house can be rented
or bought. Apply to
B. Il. Nelson,
Accomac, Va.
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Bargains at
q. e. q. MEARS.

Extra good values in Dry Goods Notions Shoe Ladies anu
Gents Furnishing floods, &C. ,.. s+ovss
Special values in Ready Made Oo ming
Paints &c Several prices Ready Made Clothng
and Shoes which you appreciate am 6esa
to fiji YOUR Furniture than anyone on the
% Won have both our and hotel to select from
% in rooms you can just how looks Solicit
ing your early calls beg to remain
70 Ts very respectfully, ,r.no
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We have in stock 1000 bushels o.
corn. one car of Harter's A No.
-four. one car middling, one car o.
hay, one car OF coal, all for sale a.
bottom prices. Special price to mil
men and dealers.
D. II. Johnson & Son.,
Parksley, Va.
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We have just received a car load Oh
American steel and wire fence which
we are Offering for sale at lowest
margin Of profit.
John W. Rogers & Bros,
Onley, Va.
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See the Great Stock
Of Fall Millinery.

1t Ia a large increase over our former
purchases and the largest, by far'
ever shown in this section.
Ready-to- Wear and Dress Hats ana
all belongings, In lovely velvets, fsath,
ers. &C, &C., In the new shades ana
shaded effects, that make . complete,
modern stock-our choice Of the great
stocks OF New York. We secured
many bargains for you. Your Visit
will show that these statements are
facts. That a particularly attractive
display, at new prices, awaits you;
Our assistant, a designer. maker ana
trimmer, OF New York, excels In the
millinery art. Her Pattern Hats on
exhibition, in fine show rooms OF that
city are not surpassed IN style and
elegant workmanship. We are pre-.
pared to fill orders Of the highest
grade or to suit the smallest demand:
We show very large assortment OF
most exquisite, late style Neckwear.
surpassing any display ever MADE
here, also Hair Ornaments and otnef
Nofione
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LosT-At Keller Fair on Friday
$36. 90 in paper money, three $iV;Vo
notes, one 30 note, one 81 note. Inc
finder will be literally rewarded 1or
returning same to me.
J. R. Hutchinson,
Harborton, Va.
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We have just received large In
voice of Florida and North Carolina
shingles of all grades.
Rogers & Boggs,
Melfa, Va.
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NorIcE-All persons having oys..
ters on my ground on west side oil
Big Thoroughfare drIan, must move
them by January /, 1904. All persons
indebted to me must settle by OCTOBER
18th or their accounts will be placed
in the hands of an officer for COLLECTS
ion.
j. Il Stevens,
ohn. VA
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and Wsddy House can be a y pavilion
after Monday August You also get board at the mouse
Monday
leaves Wachapreague week at m regularly ny
he parties should make special engagements.
meals, supper
AIDING entities you launch TO those aenans IN 20
Wachapreague and
ICedar
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j. n bteVenB,
Wachapreague, Va.

FoR RENT-Hotel property with
livery, etc., lately purchased at auc-
ton, now occupied by Mrs. NJ. V.
West, situated at New Church, w.
Possession to be given January l,
1904. Will rent for one or term OF
wears. Price reasonable to right par
ties. For further Information apply
J. E. johnson,
New Church, Va.
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NoT1oE-I hereby forewarn all
person, or persons, from trespassing
In any way, on my marsh land, rocks,
and shore, under penalty OF prose-
cution to the full extent OF law.
Mosby Northam.
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]. E. johnson,
New Church, Va.

For SALE-Bateau, Susan May,
new. Pocomoke built, size-5O feet
on deck, 16 feet beam, 4 feet deep.
Will carry about 500 bushels OF oys.
tiers. Everything complete, built out
IF best material, will sell cheap,apply
J. D. Annis.
Guilford, Va.
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Miss Hammond, of New York, will
arrive this week for an engagement
at Riley's Millinery.
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Ladies', read the new advertisement
In another column Of Miss Riley'i
Millinery.
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See B. 8. Ashby's offer for this
month In another colum.
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For scarlet clover seed 60 to
B. 8. Ashby & Go.
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Fertilizer and glass bills are due
and as we are anxious to buy goods
we would appreciate the assistance
of our customers on or before 18th
inst.
Most respectfully,
d. b. johnson Il Son.
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For SALE-Three Alderney COWS,
good stock. o.o
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pesul of Democratic Primary Election
The follow number of votes cast az
Election. Septem 5th 1908:
FOR COUNTY OFFICERS.
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For SALE-One pair mule colts

Geo. b. Mariner,
Jenkins Bridge.
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-10

There is more catarrh In this
section of the country than all
other diseases put together, and
until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t
a local disease and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly falling
to cure with local treatment, pro-
nounced 1t incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be constitution
al disease and and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F.
7. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, Is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t Is taken internally In
doses from ten drops to teaspoon
full. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars fol
any case 1t fails to cure. Send ioi
circulars and testimonials.
Address,
F. J. CHENEY & Co,
Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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worst Of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than to
feel that every minute will be your
last? Such was the experience OF
Mrs. S. H. Newson, Decatur, Ala.
For three years." she writes, 81
endured insufferable pain from In
digestion, stomach and bowel
trouble. Death seemed inevitable
when doctors and all remedies
failed. At length was induced to
try Electric Bitters and the result
was miraculous. 1 improved at
once and now Pm completely re-
covered" For liver, kidney,
stomach and bowel troubles Elec-
trio Bitters Is the only medicine.
Only so cents. It's guaranteed by
D. A. Henderson,.
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If you don't your food does not
do you much good. KoPol Dys'
pepsia Cure Is the remedy that
every one should take when there
Is anything wrong with the stom-
ach. There Is no way to maintain
the health and strength of mind
and body except by nourishment.
There Is no way to nourish except
through the stomach, The stom-
ach must be kept healthy, pure and
sweet or the strength will let down
and disease we'll set up. No apps.
tite, loss of strength, nervousness,
headache, constipation, bad breath,
sour risings. rifting, Indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach troubles
are quickly cured by the use of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Sold by
Opera House Drug Store
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A CROWDED CITY.
To Walk In Constantinople Is Like
a Fierce Struggle.

To walk in Constantinople is like a
fierce and active struggle. One should
look at once before, behind and under
meath ones feet. Some danger or dis
gust is always threatening. l never
walked up the steep road which leads
from the bridge to Pera without the
feeling that l was fighting my way
through a hostile city. A horn blows
furiously,. and black man runs up the
hill, clearing the way before the dash
ing and struggling horses Of the tram.
At the same moment a cab drives at
full speed down the hill, and the horses
set their feet on the pavement. In front
of you q man balances slices of offal on
a long pole across his shoulder They
dangle before and behind. He swings
cheerfully with his burden through the
crowd. A Kurd, STOPPING under a
weight higher than himself, follows.
step by step, behind you. Your feet slip
in slushy mud and catch on the cobbles
or in the gaps Of the road.
A dog with a red wound behind his
ear and long strip Of NANCY skin on
his back lies asleep in the middle of the
pavement. You step into the road to
avoid the dogs and the hamals, and
wheels and horses are upon you. You
step back into the midst of the dogs
and the hamals. As you stand aside for
a moment a beggar with a handless
arm rounded into stump and woman
with her face eaten away in the cavity
OF the hood which she draws back be-
fore you appear suddenly, filling what
had seemed the only alley Of escape.
The sun soaks down into the narrow
street The smell of the mud rises up
into your nostrils, mingled with those
unknown smells which in Constantine
pie seem to ooze upward out Of the
ground and steam outward from every
door and window and pour out of every
alley and rise like a cloud out Of the
breath and sweat and foulness Of the
people. - Arthur Symons in Harper's
Magazine.