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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-29
Less i-it-
Eankers, posted rates were:

DOMESTIC Orleans - Com
rnercia 81 . discount: bank. par. San Francisco
Sight. PKG; telegraph. C. Boston-Par and &C pre-
MUM. Charlestop-Buying, l-lbc discount: selling.
l-l6c premium. ChiCago-55c discount Cincinnati
SOC discount SaVannah-Buytng. 5oc discount: sell
ing. soc premium. 81. Louis-Jec discount. Mime
apOlis-15c discount
BANK CLEARINGs. = New-Tork - Exchanges.
SSg 1851. balances. Sl0o6274s Observation-Disclosures
SO S57.3g7 balances, S.5Ol355. Pha delphia - Ex-
changes. sl7776l 1873; balances szSl2lJs Baltimore
Exchanges. S3.G3s2l4; balances. SIS S9I Chicago
Exchanges. &s92s2.5s2; balances. S2osS.4S3
FOREIGN MONEY NARKET.-Can money In
London 2lzd3j2 per cent open market discount
for short bills. Si3H3ss cent; for long bills
li-l5d324 per cent. Berlin discount rate. ga per
cent Berlin exchange on London % marks Y
pfenuiEs. Paris discount rate. per cent. Paris
exchange on London. p francs Il confines.
FOREIGN SECURITIES. - British consols for
money, So; FOR the account, SIS. French rentes.
q francs - centfmes.
THE SFLTF'R MARKET.-Rar silver. 6casc; Mex-
ican silver dollars. 4siac. Bar silver In London
closed al sc.
COLD PREAiICM.-In Madrid s2s2; Lisbon. Is 90:
BueEos Ayres l2s27sS
GOV EMINENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from y asington Slo2s705; internal r.
receipts. Ss3243. miscellaneous receipts SIS $50
Receipts FOR the day. S61130; expenditures 81 $50
90 Receipts for the month to date s4 800 o6S; eX-
pendilUres- Sf505 co.. excess Of expenditures SIel
81 Receipts Tor The year TO date. SS5357 155; ex-
penditUres. SIS3 & $50; excess OF receipts. N3SS
SGB-T REASCRY.-The Sub-Treasury was debtor
70 the Clearing House si27,s57
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-29
IMPROVEMENTS ON GOULD LINES

J. n. Luce. chairman Of the New-oreans Lavee
Committee. has received a letter from George 7
Gould in which he says that the railroad Interests
with which he is connected have under wav and
partly completed a low grade line of road From,
East So. Louis to New-Orleans crossing the Missis
sippi River on a great bridge at Thebes Ill Mr.
Gould points out that when this line is comnle,ed
will be a water grade line. paralleng the Nrissis
sippi and opening up virgin forests upon its west
bank and that. in addition will make accessthle
great areas OF farming land susceptible of a high
degree of Gu tivation and safe from foundation Mr.
Gould further calls attention TO the fact that a.
6rcat expense, the companies in which he is inter
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rHE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market nrm Final
q nr.atinrs foIIarr.

RAILROAD BoNDs.-Sfarket generally higher.
Total sales amounted n par value 20 s.. f3SD13
gain &5sl.ocO Tuesday. The heaviest dealings
were in the Atchson general as. Atlantic Coast
Line As Baltimore and Ohio gold IS Central Pa
rsnc IS Chesape axe and Ohio as. Chicago Bur
lington and elsncy As; Chicago. Rock Island ana
land Cincinpati. Chicago and 81 Louis general IS
ere consolidated and general As Kansas CITY
Southern Sc Mexican Central first incomes North
On Pacific s.. OregOn Short Lire IS. tenusyly
c0uEertfhle Gus. Reading general Is $. Louis and
san Francisco refundnE $. ST Louis Southwestern
consolidated -. Scabosrd Air Line gold As Union
Pacific first and ccnvcrtfile IS Uf ed Railroads
San Francisco IS and Wabash FIRST S. and debenture
Is. Consolidated Tobacco Is and United States
Ercci s. also active
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OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The market for outside securities was largely
given to betting on the forthcoming Mayoratty
contest. The total transactions in stocks scarcely
exceeded 1850 shares with only slight variations
in prices. The copper shares. which have fur
rshed the bulk of tranSactiOus for the last few
days entirely .ected: tor instance Greene
Consolidated diet figure in the transa ctionS at
all Northern Securities was q shade easier on a
lieht volume Of offerin6s. declining 4 per cent.
PETERBOROUGH Rapid Transit. after early gain Of
2fa FER cent lest nearly half TN advance. stand
ard oil continued its upward movement. gaming
10 noints further. 10 ss0l1.
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NEW.YORK DAILY rRIBUNE. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20 1903
80 roh,,,,a,,r ,be raIlroad between Little

ested are rebuilding the railroad between L'te
Rock Ark and Coffeyville. Miss. and also con-
structing new low grade line IN the White Islvsr
Valley to correct she Kansas City line with tns
rnajn line OF y iron Mountain read Mr. Golld
states his - these extensions linP-osS
ments and the 10, equipments atlu otlef eP-
purtenances will amour TO from soe9cn 20 ~
os,l 90 and that the work has been under way Tor
two or three wears. with the belief that the prop,
ertv would be protected from damage by floods ana
intndation Mr. Gould further points out that the
competiOn of these lines will be OF great value 10
New Orleans and her maritime trade
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.


London. oct 3. p m.-The market for Ameri-
can securities was irregular and dull at small final
changes. follows:
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TIE FEDERAL TREASURY.

WASHINGTON. Oct. s.-The condition Of the Treas.
ury divisions Of issue and redemption. at the be.
ginning OF business to-day was as follows:
RESERVE FUND
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STOCKS GENERALLY FIRM.
FINAL PRICES WERE IRREGULAR At SMALL NET
CHANGES
Railroad Under ue-Ca Money fdrances to
Cent-Foragn Exchange Heavy
STOCKS.
tations were:

Closing prices yesterday OF the principal active
securities and net changes from Tuesdays QUO
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GAS COMPANIES.


Amer Light & TrdC Geo..
d. pref 8 per cent.
Sing Gas LIST mtg 6s. 1858. q.
10 stock.
Biug l. il q = 1st 5s. 19+2.
Butt = & Z CO LIST mtg IS. .
Colum Gas co fst Ss. 1882
= g & r c 1st Con IS. Ig49
do stock--................
~ " Gas Go LIST Sc, 1875
g Rap u J. 90 1st So. 1919.
Hud Co Gas fst Con Sc. iq49
lIrianap Gas Est Sc, 1879 q.
do stock.
I. * " Y Gas 1st Ss. bps
New-Haver Gas Co stocS.
y y & = < L & 2 Co stock
do pret.-...-..........--
Ohio n I g 1st mtg IS. 1928
do stock ..............
syracuse & Isl mtg Sc. 1915
- Ioscvh Gas LIST Sc. l9S7.
- Paul Gas q VI So. f944
Wsstca 7 co ist mig IS. 1850.
do pref stock ...-.......
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STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES.
FURNISHED by William E. Nichols Co. No Is wau-.t,
Int period / r,t IA.rs-I
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PRESSED STEEL CAR.

The statement Of Pressed Steel Car for the quar-
ter and nine months ended September 30. 1873
shows as follows:
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARhET.-Money call opened at 3
per cent. highest ~ per cent; lowest. - per cent
last loan. ~ per cent: closed al 4G4s per cent;
ruling rate. So per cent. Time money was quoted
at : Der cent for thirty days TO four months per
cent Tor FIVE and six months Commercial paper
was quoted at 5i9GJas per cent for sixty ninety
DAYS Endorsed bills. 81 HS per cent for choice four
T. six months bills aud 6u5i2 for others
FOREIGN ENCHANG E,-Market closed weak
- IL eIretr.l IL 70
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INACTIVE STOCKS.
FURNISHED by William E. Nichols Co. No. Is waIl-st)
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@And interest
FERRY COMPANIES.
Furnished BY William Z. Nichols & Co. No Is war-st1
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Brooklyn Ferry stock &c..
Hoookea Ferry LIST IS. l946.
do stock. .......-...
y Y * + Z Ferry 60 stock
40 let mtg 5s. 1872. ....
IN \ * III Z Con SIS. 1915.
10th q % ST LIST mg IS. 1919
Union + OF y Y & b stock.
- Y & - J lst mig Sc. 1915
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GUARANTEED STOCKS.
Quotations furnished By Joseph Walker & Sons No y
Broad
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4 rate. Period ih5. Bid. ASH. i.
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MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
ACTIVE STOCKS.

FURNISHED by William : Nichols & Co. No. l. Van
Bid Asked Bid IS
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Peoples rrac S-ics ~
Newark Pass IS. IL x.
Union Tyao g.. - ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25
At TIE SPOKANE.

There have been MINISTRIES and
minstrel companies. many Of them,
many Of both: but it has been reserv-
ed for Richard Jose, the sweet vote
ed contra-tenor, to merge into enc
company. tho Richard ]. Jose min
strels. an aggregation of singers and
comedians the like Of which has not
been seen before In any first part of
burnt cork.
=, In gathering together his present
company the ranks of the best opera
have been searched fer tai
ent. with the result that the bass0 OF
the "Bostonians." William Mcdonald.
has been signed; and Frank Cush-
mans name also added to the list
Of the dusky entertainers. Cushman
needs no Introduction, nor does Will
liam Keller Mack, probably no two
greater fun-makers- exist upon the
stage today, A complete electrical
equipment is carried for the gorgeous
first part. making one Of the most
remarkable stage settings and pic
lures, which the boards have fur
nished In many years, rivalhng in
spectacular effect many so-called and
so-billed spectacular shows.
The Jose minstrels marks the era
of new minstrelsy with everything
clean. fresh, sparkling, up-to-date.
embodying In the entertainment OPP
era. minstrelsy and comedy.
The Jose Ministries come to the
Spokane July %.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25
AT TIE AUDITORIUM.

Next Monday the Shirley company
will open their tenth week at the Au-
ditorium by presenting the great
scenic production Of "Under Two
Flags" The play is one Of the reign
ing successes of the stage today, and
is having an unprecedented run in
the east.
The plot deals with an English
nobleman-a cavalry offlcer-who be-
comes ruined through his own free
handed generosity. A forgery is COM
mitted by his younger brother. whom
he has always watched over with a
care which was more fatherly than
brotheriy. The crime 10 charged to
the elder brother. TO clear himself
from the charge an alibi is necessary.
This can not be established without
involving in a scandal the good name
of a woman who has been guilty of
nothing more than thoughtless folly.
and rather than clear his own nams
Of the charge by such means he fies
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25
The Future Editorial.
What will be the future newspaper editorial!

e editorial?
will entirely?
archaic editorial
partment
disappear
Of opinion
editor his suit
periodicals.
theret then be n n politics?
WIFI be an a
editor the mistake
he
ency. The masses o cad
vi will
he
De
style will direct style.
The be
will afraid
his reach the heart.
editorial featured"
editorial
disappearance.
.
h n tae
growing newspapers of today
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25

is
a
a fine job and a fine salary.
his
$4,000
didn't kill
time"
forget he
w
he Monday
he be
things did his 80 he is
working
xnediocrity
bottom where labor competition
worthless
salaries and
ponds just man-you 1t will be what you make it. u
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25

Heading the collection Of talent at
the Edward Sheilds' vaudeville show,
for next weeks program-openin8 to-
morrow with O matinee---iS the Athon
Wilson Clarke company. direct from
New York. These clever people will
present the farce comedy satire,
What Happened to Brown" in which
Miss Clarke wears stunning cloth
of gold dress worth $1,000. Stanley
and Scanlon are top line team Of
fun producers that come well recon-
mended.
To be retained for next week are
John J. WEIGH, "the man in white"
whose droliery, Jokes and coon-shout-
ing have made decided hit; Miss
Nellie Hillyer In illustrated songs and
the three Millards In musical trav-
esty
Altogether the attractions are high
class. refined and free from any OBJ
jectionable features. II IL a show to
make one laugh. and the big crowds
that daily spend the evenings out at
the Natatorium and while away two
hours within the canvass enclosure
testify their appreciation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25
A Diplomatic Note.

opportunity the Uncle
J.
The fleets of the
OF
be
hand out
aathsrisy
a civilization
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Of at
again when Jswsar a 81 sxst IN
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25

Editor The Press: Having been in
the city less than week, I herewith
append a few questions and would
feel grateful for answers to same
through the columns Of your excel
lent paper:
]. From whom and In what man.
ner IL justice In Spokane supposed
to receive compensation for services
I'm suit before his honor?
Q. Is II customary for the defend
ant to pay him for such service prior
to the session?
8. Is 1t customary for defendants
counsel to declare publicly that the
case is theirs when there is no jury
TO work upon and the witnesses have
not all been examinede
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~ SUMMER ADJUSTMENTS. ~

tain his pardon, arriving at the exc
cution ground just as the command
Fire" had been given, receiving In
her body the bullets intended for the
man she loved and dying in his arms.
The play IL rich In romance and
the scenic possibilities are practically
.unlimited.
The last half Of the week will be
devoted to the beautiful drama,
Lady Of Lyons" This celebrated
play Is from the pen of Sir Edward
Bufwer Lyttan. author Of '.Richelteu,"
1t is a costume play. the action TAX
ing place IN the years 1T95-179S. just
after the revelation and the downfall
Of the Bastile.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25
AFabella Fair Writes OF Charms
0fGhe ,Sananners I'M cine CDwhCry

"A acoacb,n~ tour, IN emhrvo. I
-, re-, ..-
cro"o this week. MY iaVoriee mooe
OF travel is driving, and in tins abb
sence of a stage coach ar In the Yell
lowstone Park, diligence a. in
Switzerland, or taily-ho as ID any Of
the older communities (neither Of
these obtainable in Spolmne) good
pair of horses and light busy Will
do, with one kindred soul by your
side. You can imagine you are coach
ing-minus the extra horses. We
started out for an airnless ramble
over the country.
How few of us realize the beauties
of nature we have here II we will only
stretch out our hands and grasp
them. see our women of Spokane
driving about the streets of Spokane
day after day from one shop TO an
other and wonder how many Of
them ever turn their horses. heads
countryward and go. go, on past
struggling houses and shacks over
the praries and hills to the orchards.
with their mathematicaily correct
rows of trees. You meet diagonal
avenue Of trees az you come to an
orchard. a straight, one as you pass
the middle rows of trees and leave
a third. diagonal one as you leave
the last of the orchard. Those Zines"
always delight my eye. and II the
rows of everything about a. farm
are not perfectly straight I put that
farmer down as slip shod." Prob
ably his potatoes are just as, good
and his fruit az fine as anybody's, but
If they are all planted in even lines
I'm sure his self respect Is greater.
Oh. the luscious cherries to be had
from the orchards, we passed. They
fairly make your mouth water until
you can find someone to get per-
mission to, pick some for. yourself.
They may be the same that have been
picked and taken to market that
morning and you probably have some
under the buggy seat-but they don't
taste the same. And the spring
tchickens that will persist in running
across your path-but when you stop
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25

neglect to invite our friends to. sceme
and call upon them. or. give them q
dinner OF party which they would
enjoy. above all things After an,
ARE we as kind as our country cofs-
ms?
To proceed on our way. we started
and the next dry. spot we found un-
der pine tree we ate our lunch and
waited for another shower to pass.
as snug and dry under the pine as
under a roof. After drive all after
noon over roads freshly sprinkled by
Dame, Nature and passing farms and
woods we came to our, destination at
a lake where we knew friends to be,
and, although not expecting us, would
give us a welcome.
They had rented q. camping outfit
for two weeks. and the owner had as
sured them everything. was complete
They need bring nothing, hut edtbles
with them. Tables. chairs. dishes.
pans. beds--all were there. Possibly
they were, such as they were! You
should have seen. them. We, have to
fry ham in the nd Of the lard pail.
Take that out and fry potatoes in
the same lid. Make the coffee in the
lard pail. Three cups were doing
double duty, as well as four plates.
If one, stepped on one board Of the
to trip ON the elevated end in the
other roon- But the beds! One. can
stand good deal, but when it comes
night you do want little sleep.
This bed was made for one and, one
only but 1t also had to do double,
duty. We both rolled down in the
middle and finally agreed, to take
turns Of playing, mattress for the
other. Each fellow had his turn for
sleep while the other made It posi-
BILE for him to do so, and when day
light came and We turned out to fish,
for breakfast We were delighted and
resolved to move on that day--which
We. did, over beautiful roads, through
endless woods and by an occasienalI
stream following the roadside, maxi
ing 1t possible for ferns and breaks
to grow in quantities. We could al
most in Imagination see old shaggy
brown Bruno 60 ambling through
those woods---it was all so wild and
beautiful Sometimes we would come.
to enormous pines standing there just
so far apart all about the same size
and one could almost imagine you
would come across an enormous coun-
try manor house-for 1t looked like
a park, with not a particle Of un-
dergrowth and it's gwen grass as
though 1t had been highly cultivated.
But we had to pass on and not get
a glimpse Of the manor-on and on
until we neared another of our beau
tiful lakes, where we will stop for
several days.
As / left town a little bird whis-
pered a new engagement In my ear.
One Of our MOST charming young
ladies' and a fine musician to a Har-
ward man whose people live here He
himself has been away from here at
college so long many Of US hardly
feel acquainted with him, but 1t
seems q most appropriate match and
everybody seems pleased about 1t.
ARABELLA FAIR.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25

Campbell Bros. big tented show
will be here next Wednesday for two
performances. The popular price OF
rs cents Ia made because another cir
Gus is headed this way later in the
season and the composition between
the rivals in warm.
Newspapers Of the east endorse the
great shows IN no small measure
OF praise and pronounce 1t the very
best on the road. It's unparalleled
chronological display. the aquarium.
menagerie and hippodrome features
cannot be duplicated and have the
novelty of newness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25
from England. thus bearing the ig-
NJ l. oy,

from England. thus bearing the ig-
nomfny of his brothers shame.
When next seen he is a corporal In
the French army In Algeria. whore he
has incurred the hatred Of his COM
manding officer. and by his indiffer-
ence won the heart Of Cigarette"
dashing vivandierre, whose sunny ma
ture has made her the pet of the
army. Cigarette" loves him madly.
but her love is not returned, or even
suspected by its object. His heart is
lost to woman of his own rank and
country who is travelling In Algeria.
His enemy, the colonel. taunts him
with his love and makes sighting
allusion to the lady when the pent up
wrongs of years. overcoming the dis
cipline to which he has schooled him
self. bursts all bonds and he resents
the insult with a blow, for which
he is court martialed and sentenced
to be shot. ~ 81
"Cigarette" makes a daring side
through Q desert sand storm to- Oh
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25

| the hills, and sometimes even Q whole
pink field. fer there IL O. pink q
flower now that takes possesaloH b
some fields. It is TO be seen IN pfJ 7
on the road to Liberty lake and L
cornfiowers and the ppppies that d ~
along that road. How lovely they
lare Why not all OF us make 4 reso-
hutton that when We drive out in, th@
country we win take packa g. 81
either raarsueritess peoples, corn
flowers or marigolds and scatter them
Ialons the wayside. They will khy
or them grow with only the care that
Dame Nature will give them-a little
rain and sun. -
I once heard Mrs. DR.. Semple Say
she was going to scatter poppy seeds
down that back lawn of hers and see
| II she Couldn't make It thing of
beauty Those bluffs are an almost
Iimpossible Undertaking. but IL we
could scatter them as well
as our roadsides with these flower
seeds. why not do so. One thing that
makes California so attractive to the
traveller 10 it's fields Of yellow poppies
and. We can have all colors of. them.
Most Of us don't realize what a won
derful soil and climate we have on all
sides Of us--everytnSng grows %
beautifully and easily But to con-
tinue our drive. Along past oiviliza-
ton until we come to the forest pri-
meval. down into the densest valley
Of pines and frs and tamarck with
all the exquisite. green's OF an artists
pallet. Just then the clouds began
to gather and we hurried through the
wilderness Of trees out into civiliza-
ton again and to farmhouse (for
can not train myself to call every
patch of ground out in the country a
'ranchD. We inquired of men around
the place if we might drive under
shelter until the storm passed; and
Fit being just IL. o'clock there were
many to lend a helping hand. Seven
pairs OF fine, strong horses were put
into the stable just then to feed and
theebell rang from the farmhouse for
the hands" to come to dinner. The
children all came out to inspect us
but what caught my eye was one
young dude with a bright blue sweat
Ter on, tailor made trousers turned up
at the bottoms displaying an ex-
panse of black hose embroidered in
forget-me- nots and a pair of low cut
patent feathers, two rings on his
hands and a brand new strow hat. I
couldn't assimilate him with those
surroundings, but he finally relieved
me by telling that he had just arriv-
ed from the east yesterday to visit
his uncle and wanted to go camping,
and, come to find out those were the
clothes he had brought for camping.
The "hands" all gave him the laugh
when he said so. After very kind
treatment from all hands we moved
on to a more desirable place to eat
our lunch--away from the bosses.
pigs chickens and barefooted hfl-
dren. Is 1t something about thai ex-
panse of nature around them or h II
the desire to see new faces That
makes country people more hospitable
than city people. They give us their
best and when our country cousins
come to visit Us in the winter we
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-25

J. Murphy, Richard Wilson. Sam Mill
er and Harry Goldwater. all promi-
nent merchants. were arrested by the
police this morning for playing per-
centage poker In violation OF the state
anti-gambiing law. They were caught
at the game with several hundred
dollars. which was seized by the po-
lice an evidence. The raid has caused
a big sensation owing to the promi-
hence of the arrested men. All were
released on bail.
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Wasted.

my life has been wasted" said a
citizen the other day, because of the
constant use of alcoholic beverages.
but thanks to @. o. Smith. ESQ., Bald
win avenue, I am now free from all
desire for whisky and from this time
I propose to be a decent man"