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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15

and making them participants in their crimes
are radically contrary TO the interests Of the
tranquil inhabitants when enjoying quietness
and wellbetng under the auspices CT the I'm
perial Government causing them considerable
injury, morally as well materially
Such acts tend TO endanger public order and
10 DO harm 10 a part of the people, and at the
same time TO hurt all the feelings Of humanity
and 10 arouse the Indignation Of the entire
civilized world. This is manifest that the
greatest part of those wnO permitted them
selves TO be convinced by them have in the
main declared their submission.
Therefore BY these presents a warning Is
given the inhabitants that they should not
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15

If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus,
Ohio.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
Russian Nobleman Accused of Crime

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Sept. 14-Jules de
Agrieff, known as the Count" was ar
rested here to-day from a description
sent out by the Omaha police, stating
that he was wanted in Nebraska for for
gerry. He admitted to the police that he
is the man named in the circular. He
speaks several languages 1uently and had
several. documents with him vouching for
his rank as a Russian nobleman. On his
person were found two outline maps of
the Dolore gold mine in Arizona.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
Soldier Stabbed by comrade.

GILROY, Sept. H.-Charles Martten, a
member of one OF the batteries of field
artillery camping at Sargents Station,
was stabbed to-day by fellow soldier
and was taken to the Government Hospi-
tai at the Presidio of San Francisco. Gen
eral Macarthur is at the camp and a
military inquiry will be held The in
jured man is said to belong to a promi-
nent San Francisco family. His injuries
in the bowels are considered dangerous.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
Good and Bad Hzpnotizm.

"Hypnotism; Good and Bad" will be
the subject for discussion by DIR. McIvor-
Tyndall at Steinway Hall next Sunday
evening. DR.. McIvor-Tyndail is one of
the worlds greatest authorities on the
power Of hypnosis and will Doubtless i'm
part some startling information regarding
the good and ill effects Of the subtle
force. In addition to the lecture there
will be an hours demonstration of the
fascinating and exciting phases of psychic
phenomena, including thought-readfng
clairvoyance and telepathy. The reserved
seat sale opens tomorrow morning at
THAT man Pitts" zoos Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
MANY ARRESTS IN BEIRUT.
Admiral Cotton Cables That the City
Remains Tranquil.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE Navy
Department to-day posted the following
bulletin:
Admiral Cotton teiegraphs from Beirut, 18th
instant, that he had exchanged very saLis-
factory visits with the governor general. The
governor general has personal charge OF the
Vice Consul case. Twenty-eight persons, in
Guiding the principals in the disturbances Of
last sunday have been arrested Beirut quiet.
Administration Of new governor general in
spires confidence. The former governor gen
erai left on the 18th instant for Constantinople.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
visit New School building,

The members of the Board of Educa-
tion visited the new Noe Valley school
building yesterday morning and reported
favorably on the progress of the work
there. From present appearances the
building will be ready for occupancy
about November l.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
Wants to Negotiate New treaty.

BOGOTA, Colombia. Sept. 1.-THE SEN
ate has approved the bill authorizing the
Government to negotiate a new Panama
canal treaty with the United States on
it's first reading. Senor Perez Y Noto an
nounces that he will report it in the sub
sequent debates.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15

listen to the fallacious instigations nor break
away from the line OF fidelity devoting them
selves TRANQUILITY in the past to their occu.
patlons trusting in the justice Of the Imperial
GOvernpent and returning TO the authorities
the arms and explosives they might have in
their possession.
All persons who give vent to acts Of van
dalism or to deeds that might disturb public
order or who may lend their aid to the dis
tuTbers Of the public peace shall be immedi-
ately prosecuted by the military ana severely
nunished.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
BULGARIA GIVES UP HOPE OF PEACE
Continued From Page 1, Column 4.

mountains of Pirin recently. On August
Is a band led by Stoganoff fought force
Of Turkish troops. The Turks lost fifty
killed and 40 wounded. Gogrofof's band
on September l fought 200 Turks, who lost
twelve men.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
LETTER TELLS OF MURDERS.
Three Battle Creek Workmen Lose
Relatives in Macedonia.

ANCIdCIVGS III MdCGQOu1a.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Sept. 14.--To-
days mail brought sorrowful news to
three employees Of the Battle Creek Iron
Works Philip Trifforn, night watchman,
was notified that two brothers and their
children had been murdered in Turkish
Macedonia, S. Forety was informed that
both of his sons were murdered and M.
Spealazer that his sons and an uncle were
killed.
The letter says 1000 soldiers attacked a
village OF 1000 population, numbering all
but 100 and leaving only ten buildings
standing.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
Kiazim Bev to Rule Beirut.

BEIRUT, Syria, Sept. 14.-It is reported
that Kiazim Bey, Governor of Palestine,
will succeed Reshid Pasha as Vail Of Bel
rut relieving Nazm Pasha, Vail of
Syria, who is now acting Vail of BEIRUT.
Kiaztm Bey has evinced great administra-
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
ECZEMA, NO CURE, NO PAY.

Your druggist will refund your money II PAzO
OINTMENT fails TO cure Ringworm, Tetter
Old Ulcers and Sores. PimpIes and Blackheads
on the face and all skin diseases. 80 cents. >
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
DIsQUIETING RUMOR
AGTTATEs WALL STREET
Report That Keene and Hartman
Were About to Renew Warfare
Causes Stocks to Decline.

NEW YORK. Sept I-Wan street was
agitatSd to-day by report that Keens
and Hartman were about to renew their
warfare and that some big new suits
were in prospect Edward Lauterbach OF
Keene's counsel denied the report, say
ing that the rumOr probably originated
from the fact that the argument in the
suit to restrain Talbot, Taylor & Co. Is
set for October. Notwithstanding Lau-
terbach's denial Union Pacific stock fell
ga points and Southern Pacific 2H.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15

LONDON, Sept. IA special dispatch
from the Bulgarian frontier reports that
another Servian military plot has been
discovered at Kraguyevats, ffty-nine
miles from Belgrade. Several more
officers have been arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
uIar Railroad Conductor
of Kansas City, No.,
Recommends
Pe-Tu-na,
lie Writes:
lie Writes:
There Is Nothing Like Pe-Tu-na
for Liver and Bladder
Tr0IIhlc
Ir0uhIR.

Mr. w L. Butler. 1928 Belleview ave-.
Kansas City. Mo. was Secretary and
Treasurer Of the o. r G. OF America
Mr. Butler is an old and popular con-
ductor Of the ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco r. r. Co. He writes:
There is nothing like Psrg1a for
liver and bladder trouble. A number
of railroad men have used it when
they were broken down from the con-
slant strain which they are obliged
to undergo, and were greatly ben
Gifted BY its use. ! have used IT
frequently for myself and family,
and would not be without ii for the
world"
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
Insurgents Resort to Guerrilla Tao
tics and Will Operate in Mobile
Bands Against SuItan's Forces

tive ability and has maintained excellent
order In Palestine.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15

policy of occupying towns and villages
has proved a mistake And 1t has usu-
ally resulted in Turkey reoccuping the
villages, destroying everything and kill
ing the inhabitants, the insurgents being
hampered in their operations by the
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15
Death of MARYLAND Inrist.

0CoLAL U IL-tIA AdILu y uII8Ls
NARRAGANSETT, r. l., Sept. A.
Judge Albert Ritchie of the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court of Maryland died this after
noon after an illness OF three weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15

oFIA, Sept. 14.-Warned by pre-
vious disastrous experiences, the
revolutionary leaders have de-
cided to adopt only guerrilla tao
tics In Eactarrn Macedonia The
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
Special General Assembly
Train to Los Angeles.

The Passenger Department of the
Chicago Il Northwestern Railway
announces that special train has
been arranged for, account of the Gen
eral Presbyterian Assembly at Los
Angeles, to leave Chicago 1890 p. m,
Wednesday, May 18th with through
Pullman sleeping cars to Los Angeles
without change from Pittsburg, Day
ton, Cincinnati, Louisville and In
anapolis-Pullman standard and
Pullman tourist sleeping cars from
Chicago without change.
The route is over the double track
railway between Chicago and the
Missouri River. through the typical
western prairie country of Northern
Illinois and Iowa, and via Denver,
Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Leadville,
Glenwood Springs, Salt Lake City
and Sacramento to Los Angeles. The
Special will stop a few hours for
Sightseeing at Denver, Colorado
Springs, Salt Lake City and Sacra-
mento, spending the day at Salt
Lake.
Only $50 round-trip from Chicago,
with correspondingly low rates from
other points. For full particular
address A. F. CLEVELAND, 234 Super
ior street, Cleveland. Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
AN EXCITING INCIDENT.
The story of a Night Ride on ~
Egyptian Railroad.


You can travel with perfect safety
on Egyptian railroads now." said an
English official. "but it was not always
SO. There We're times when IT required
tact to save your throat from getting
cut, as you will realize from a little ex-
perience that occurred TO me. 1t was
just before the fanatical outbreak OF
1882 I had heard some ugly rumors
but I had to go up by train one night
from Port Said to Ismailia. I was the
only European in the compartment.
Soon after we started an old Arab
sheik leaned over and calmly helped
himself to a couple of cigars that were
sticking out of my breast pocket.
knew what that meant. and got sort
Of cold feeling along the spine. for just
then l caught the CLEAN Of a dagger In
said nothing, but. opening my bag.
brought out a box of cigars and hand
ed them round. The Arabs emptied the
box. | smiled affably and lighted my
pipe, expecting every moment to be
knitted. They were eight to one. and
was unarmed. Suddenly the old sheik
reached from the rack large melon he
had placed there. Then he leaned
across and, taking hold of the hand
that held the dagger. brought 1t into
view. Lifting it from the unresisting
fingers OF his fellow Moslem. he tran
quilly cut two slices of the melon. He
handed me one and proceeded to eat
the other. Then my heart gave a jump.
and as I eagerly sucked at the fruit ]
knew I was safe. for we had eaten to-
gether. But didn't get to Ismailia that
night"
How was thatT' inquired a listener.
Because" said he. they murdered
the engine driver. the stoker and every
other European in the train."-kansas
City Independent.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

NOW is the time the
blood needs cleansing, re-
vitalizing charged with an
imation, life, vitality.
Hagee's Cordial of Cod
Liver Oil Sf S''h iiag iHSP'saGG'P9sdfs) saG sGds) is
particularly a spring rem
edy. 1t not only cleanses the
blood, increases the number
of red corpuscles, but recon-
structs the wasted tissues
consumed by winter'sr rigors.
1t sends a thrill of vigor
and activity bounding to
every part of the body. 1t
puts on new and healthy
flesh; makes you buoyant-
cheerful active-strong.
Hasee's Cordial is a thin,
palatable tonic bifiOHf that
greasy. fshy taste Of ordi-
nary cod liver oils.
Sold by al druggists Prepared by
Katharmon Chemical Co, St Louis. Mo-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

The pretty girl was looking out Of
the window as the trolley car pushed
slowly up the hill past her house. The
car was crowded. and a number Of
men were riding on the rear platform.
Just as the car reached a point oppo-
site the girls house an attractive look
ing box fell from the pocket of a very
swell young man standing on the car
step. The pretty girl held her breath
until the car sped out of sight Then
she rushed out and grabbed the box.
1t was a pound OF delicious chocolates.
Il couldn't stop the car. could ~ she
said to her conscience. "And besides II
was probably intended for pretty girl.
and"-with Il peek into the looking
glass-''a pretty girl has it."-Pittsburg
Press.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
WHAT ADvERTiSiNs CAN d
How Two Fortunes Were sIade
the United States.


In 1889 P. T. Barnunl. the gree
Snowman. journeyed TO the Paciii'
coast TO visit relative. On his way
back east he stopped at Kansas CITY
to see the great Barnum & Bailey show
that was then exhibiting in that city.
The then press agent of the Barnum &
Bailey show. Bert Davis. introduced
to Mr.. Barnum the editors of the local
dailies at the formers hotel. In tie
course of the conversation which nat
urally followed MIR. Barnum said:
Gentlemen. Mr.. Bailey tells me that
my presence at the performances of the
Barnum K Bailey circus Is worth 5000
a day to the show. III this is true. II Is
my name that is so valuable. 1t is
known in every town. city and hamlet:
IL has become household word
throughout the country. Now. gentle
men. all of this was done by newspa-
pers. and If advertising can make a
name worth 5000 day, what is 1t
that advertising can't do?'
Before Peats. the wall paper man,
died in 1902 he was at the head Of
mammoth paper concern doing a busi
y
Peats was running n small establish
ment for the sale of wall paper to the
retail trade on Madison street, Chica-
go. What was the secret of his won
derful advance in the wall paper busi
ness in comparatively SO short a while? !?
1t was advertising.
A newspaper man in 1892 induced
him to experiment with printers ink
| The result was profitable. Peats didn't
see that he could have too much Of a
| good thing. so he increased his adver-
1 tising appropriation and as his profits
doubled he doubled his space in the
| newspapers and periodicals. and as his
| advertising increased his business
| grew. Thus he reached the enormous
| volume Of S15.OOO,OOO a year by the
| arithmetical progression of wideawake
| advertising. In the language Of p. T.
Barnum. himself one Of the most ex-
| tensive advertisers the world has ever
known. 'If advertising can do this.
what is It that it can't doT-Detroit
Free Press.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
Bubbles.
A street coat-mud.

A street coat-mud.
Is money laid up when it is salted
down?
Cold cash in the pocket often
warns the heart.
Though he spurns clothes, Cupid
sometimes visits a tailor.
Even color blind people recognize
the green-eyed monster.
Natures frown is often shown on
the brow of the mountain.
Some people travel in cars, some in
boats, and some in cognito.
Being raised on a mountain does
not always give one high-bred air.
The shoe store is about the only
place where some women ever have
a man at their feet.-Philadelph
Bulletin.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
OF Christian
EndedvOr. Denver. 1908.

The Passenger Department of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway has
issued a very interesting folder on
the subject of the Christian Endeavor
meeting to be held at Denver, July
9th to 18th, together with informa-
tion as to reduced rates and sleeping
car service, as well as a short de-
scription of the various points of in
terest in Colorado usually visited by
tourists. Send 2-cent stamp to w.
B. Kniskern, Passenger Traffic Man
ager, Chicago, for copy.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
A Fortune In n Clock.

A man In Vienna possessed as an
heirloom an old clock made early in
the sixteenth century. He thought II
was worth about $40. One day a stran-
ger came and offered him S400 for it.
The owner suspected that IL il was
worth that II might be worth more. SO
he Investigated the matter. He soon re-
ceived an offer of $1,000 for it and
finally sold II to the Kensington muse
um, London. for $4,000.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

Mr.. Ferguson with an air of of be-
ing Dored)-Haven't you talked long
about your trouble with the
chickens, Laura? Think
about that Kansas man that yawned
the other day and dislocated his jaw
Mrs. Ferguson-If he yawned while
his wife was talking to him it served
him right,-Chicago Tribune.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

Dora-That's the handsomest mir
ror L ever saw.
Moral can't see anything very
beautiful in it.
Dora-Oh, of course not. couldn't
expect you to.-Kansas City Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

81 see some big professor says de
workin' day ought to be reduced to
four hours
Gee, If dey keep on cuttin' down
de workin' day well soon be in de la
borin' class"
"Well, 1 wouldn't much mind workin'
about fifteen minutes day when de
wedder's pleasant, If de wages wus
temptin'."-Kansas City Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

Barker-How could we ever get
along without street cars?
Parker-Oh, we could survive. The
world waited over eighteen hundred
years for street cars.
Barker-That's so. And, by jeemi-
ny, I've waited quite a lot for them
City Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

''Whah is you gwine?" asked one
little colored boy.
"I's gwine fishin'," answered the
other.
"But you isn't got no line, nor hook
nor bait"
mo. l never catches no fish no.
how when 1 goes fishin'. So whut's
de use o. Observation-Disclosures
Star
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will
be received until two O'Clock p m-,,
SATURDAY, MAY ID, 1893
at the Office of West & West. Bellefoui aine,
Ohio, for the d 'rchase OF eight coupon refund
ing bonds of the Board OF Education of the
City School Districs of BelIefortaine. Ohio.
each OF the value of i've hundred dollars
bearing date May IS. icOS. and falling due as
follows: Two bonds on th= first day OF July
of the years 1904 and 1897 inclusive. each bond
bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per anuum payable on the first day of
July, 1893 and annually thereafter
tuI IL has been fully paid Bonds
numbered - So 105-inclusive issued under sec
ton -s54 revised statutes of Ohio and In
pursuance of u reso uti1n passed by said
Board OF Education ON the 2Dth day OF April.
1893. as provided by said section. said bonds 70
Re delivered to the purchasers at the Office OF
the Treasurer OF said city on or before June
4. lstS-
JOHN F. WEST. President
NJ q BOALS. Clerk
April ~ IeOS-3t-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

Jeukins-What timid little things
rabbits are.
Henpeck-We had one last winter
that was pretty nervy.
Jenkins-In what way?
Henpeck-In stew. 1t disagreed
with my wife.-Philadelphia Press.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

The man without a purpose is like
ship without a rudder-a waif. a moth
ing. a no man. Have a purpose In life.
and. having 1t. throw such strength Of
mind and muscle into your work as
God has given you.-Carlyle.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

of action with the droll
fancies of thehumorist.
We see the speaker,
wehearthe laughter, we
surrender to the spell
of the words; we can
feel the tense silence as
the speaker mounts In
his sublimest flights.
then hear the outburst
of applause as the
audience catches the
speaker at his climax.
One sits at the BAN
quet board where the
greatest after dinner
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

"How do you like your rooms in the
new fiat?'
swell, when want to change my
mind have to go out on the pave
Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
= lHE LIBRARY OF MODERN ELoQUENcE
stands without peer. Nothing ike it

stands without peer. Nothing ike twas
lENI ever attempted before. Edited by one of
the greatest of Modern Leaders of Men.
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed, assisted by a corps
of editors famous wherever English is heard,
MODERN ELOQUENCE is the masterpiece
of one who has lived close to those who have
made and are making the history of our times.
In these volumes the reader runs the whole
gamut of eloquence, from laughter to tears. from
pathos to ridicule; keen satire is mingled with
unctuous humor; the strong, trenchant utterance
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

Tommy-The teacher says you're
the worst adder he ever saw, and
you'd never get along.
Bobby-Say, you tell him he's old
fashioned. When get big I'll use an
adding machine.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

. Cassidy-Shtop kickin' about yer
hard luck, man! Some mornin' yen
wake up an find yerser famous"
Casey-Faith, OH bet ye whin thot
mornin' comes twill be me luck to
overslape meseP." - Philadelphia
Press
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

nervine for weak, rundown women.
-If mothers who dread the habys coming
wouid take DR. Picrce's Favorite Prescription
they would find II n great help and benefit. =
writes Mrs l.. +. Henderson president Mil
waukce woman's I.iterary Club. of 673 Grand
Ave, Milwaukee. Wis -Afer the birth of my
first child did not seem TO regain my health.
50 began to take your medicine. and in two
weeks felt stronger and able to be about. 50
Kept taking IL for two months and found at the
end of that time had completely regained my
usual health. also found that Il was of benefit
to take few months prior to habys advent in
fact il IS of great benefit in all forms Of female
weakness
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
ased with Favorite Prescription " when
ever laxative is required.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
ALdCk A Lass!

swell, then, how must 1 make
love?"
"First, you must believe there is
no one in the world but me-"
"Ive got that far already"
"Eext, you must make me believe
there is no one in the world but you"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
EDWARD cA1pBELL.,

"A TTORNEY AT LAW. Special attention
n given collections, a'Istracting and loans.
Representive American Bonding and Trust
Co. Baltimore, Md. Rooms and 10. Law
renee Block, Bellefontaine. Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
JOHN c. HOVER,

"A TTORNEY AND AT LAW. Special at
- tention given TO settlement OF estates,
and q. 5. Courts Office 9 and 8, Lawrence
Block, Bellefontaine. Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01

1t is now deemed probable that the
average man never gets entirely rid
of the microbes that are kissed into
him when he is a baby.-Puck.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
HAMILTON BROS,

A TTORNEY-AT-LAw and Real Estate
"A Agents. ONCE In the Hamilton Building,
east OF the Logan House, Bellefontaine, Ohio
settlement OF estates. VIII practice In State
and U. $. Courts All business promptly at
tended to.