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Revolutions on Call.

81 went to St. Domingo to get a con
ksssion for certain Boston parties said
the Spectator and promoter. Il thought
Z knew the ropes pretty well and pro-
eeeded with all confidence. I was pre-
pared to whack up with the government
ln q liberal manner, and had about closed
the deal, when one day I was accosted
By a truculsnt fellow with a demand for
B loan Of $50.
&c But don't know you I replied.
g It's all the same whether you do or
hot, be replied
H But why should loan Jon S5oT
% 10 save yourself trouble
Il o0u5du't see It, and told him 50, and
be went away with a grin on his face.
-Four hours later he started a revolution,
seized the reins Of government, and his
nrst act WAS TO run me aboard Of an old
steamboat and warn me not to return
under pain Of death Where I made my
mistake was In not being posted on the
fact that over in that country they have
revolutions on cali From some ambitious
General down to the beggar who strikes
you for a qaaFteF sach and all carry a
hics little revolution in the vest-pocket,
tnd when you step on their toes away
the goes, and you are blown out Of the
fountry. It's a nice, handy way they
have. bat az en American don't believe
! could ever get used to It, !"
JOE KERR.
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Nothing to Worry About.

Il am a holder OF Russian bonds" he
said, as he entered the Office Of the Rus
sian consul, and wanted to ask you
about how things are going over there"
''CouAdn't be going better. my friend"
Bet the papers. Every day they con
tain--''
Yes. I know they do. but don't you
pin your faith to such dispatches We
had a war with Japan and got licked.
We have had about a thousand different
strikes and n score Of mutinies. We havs
had revolutions In different provinces, and
up to date we have had to shoot down
some thousands Of our more Jubilant peo-
pie. I believe we have killed on 50, 600
Jews, upset the railroad and telegraph
systems, assassinatsd several hundred
prominent officials and burned down the
largest part Of a dozen cities. We have
lost the most Of our navy, had mntlnies
"a our armies and got the Car holed up
IN his palace, but what do you want7 The
Russian Is & playful fellow ana you must
let him play. Your bonds. sir, are better
Than gold. Worry not at ALL"
But Il things are so bad
But things are not bad at all. They
were never better. Make no sacrifice
when we get through with our little clr-
Gus your bonds win be at $50 and Russia
on top the heap. Next"
JOE KERR.
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the horses and attacked the latter,
and in a few seconds there was a wild
stampede. Some Of the animals came
up the ravine and some went down,
and the shouts of the outlaws were
echoed and re-echoed by the shrill
nefghs of the -maddened horses.
The paymaster could not tell what
had taken place, except that the wild
bees had come out. He was forced
to order a retreat, and there was no
pause until the outfit had dropped
back full mile Then scouts were
sent forward and after a time made
a pretty good guess as to what was
up. The bees seemed to be out in
millions. The roar of their wings as
they buzzed up and down was like a
strong wind in the tree-tops, and as
swarm met swarm they fought among
themselves until the rocky trail was
covered with their bodies.
Not until near sundown did the in
sects seek their new homes and quiet
down and allow the escort a chance
to pass unscathed. At the lower end
of the ravine were two dead men
outlaws who had been stung to death
Farther down were three men who
were blind, helpless and raving. Rifles
belts and camp OUTFIT had been thrown
away, and not one of the desperadoes
had got away on a horse. OF the
horses the escort captured nine. The
others had gone tearing over the
mountains in mad flight OF the fif-
teen men who got away nothing was
heard again. All were terribly stung,
and some of them must have perished
from pain and exhaustion.
The particulars of the plot were
learned from the three captured alive,
and they got a dose of military law
to keep them out Of mischief for a
long time after Each one asserted
that he would rather have fought
three Indians single-handed than to
have encountered the bees. The half
breed had planned well, but he had
not taize, the vil6 bees into consider
ation.=( Copyright, 1905, by c. H.
Sutcliffe.)
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WIEN THE BEES sWARBIED.

There were men who said that the
naymaster who left Fort Davis every
Two months to pay off the garrisons of
four posts would be held up some fine
day and lose his greenbacks. One had
only to 20 over the route he was
obliged to take and know the lawless
characters wandering about the coun-
try to wonder how Major Parker con-
tinued to be a child Of luck and slip
through as he did.
The desperadoes didn't lack courage,
but they did lack a leader. The only
way they could get that safe was by
ambushing and killing the escort and
the major and his secretary and the
ambulance driyer-eleven men in all
1t was certain that all would show
fight and give a good account of
themselves if numbers were anywhere
equal. A band of twenty desperate
characters must be got together, and
their safe escape must be planned for
after they had turned the trick. Uncle
Sam would raise a fuss about his men
being killed, and one of his strong
boxes robbed. He wouldn't think it
too much to send out hundred men
on the trail and demand that they fol-
low Il until every one OF the outlaws
was run down.
Fourteen times the major and his
safe and escort passed over the route
and returned smiling. When they
started out for the fifteenth trip
Mexican Charlie had his plans all
laid He was a Mexican half breed.
and when you have such man look
out for deviltry. He was a hanger-on
around the stage stations Tor hun
Grad miles up and down the line. He
was a gambler, a horse thief and sus-
pected of murder, and he had the nee
assary qualifications to make him a
leader Of other bad men, He was two
months making his plans, and they
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we're laid for the complete wipe-out Of
the entire party. He didn't propose
to have a single man alive to Identify
him afterwards.
When the roundup was completed
the outlaw gang numbered an even
twenty men, and all were armed with
Winchesters and revolvers. The route
was gone over and the spot finally
settled on for the attack was midway
between Forts Davis and COncho.
There the rude mountain road wound
upwards for half a mile to pitch sud
denly into a raVine with walls fifty
feet high and its length half mile
or more. Lying on the shelves Of these
walls. the presence of the outlaws
would not be suspected, and one sin
gle volley would bring down every
man of the escort. The dead we're to
be buried, the money divided, and the
band to break up into four men each
and leave the country independent of
each other. It was figured that no
alarm would be raised for three days,
as the forts were not in communica-
ton by telegraph then.
To collect nineteen outlaws together
hide them away for a week. hold them
steady and fit out a part of the num-
Der with horses and arms was no
slight underta king. but the half-breed
successfully accomplished It and that
without arOus1ng suspicion on the
first day of a certain July the outlaw
band was posted in the raviHe, and the
major left Fort Davis at an hour to
bring him to the spot at about noon.
Whites and Indians were at peace and
the country quiet. and the paymaster
and his escort had not the slightest
hint Of the reception the outlaws had
in store for them.
1t may have been known to the
mountain Indians that the caves and
crevices in the walls of the ravine
were inhabited by wild bees. but It
certainly was not to the whites. They
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had bred and swarmed there for
years. On this July day there was an
angry buzzing high above the heads
of the outlaws. but they gave it no
attention. The rocks were warming
up and the bees getting ready to
swarm. Scouts had been sent forth to
find other crevices and report, and
thousands upon thousands of the hot
headed little insects were ready to
swarm out and follow their leaders to
new homes.
Stretched on the shelves or posted
behind powders, the outlaws were
waiting for their prey. They got the
signal that the escort was coming
across the fat; then that it WIS toll
ing up the long hill; then, after a
moments wait. that it was about to
enter the ravine. The half-breed had
told his men over and over to fire to
kill-to wipe out every soldier at the
first volley-but he told them again.
There were twenty bullets for eleven
men. and every outlaw having a rest
for his rife and a target not twenty
feet away.
OF a sudden one of the bee scouts
settled down on the bare hand of one
of the outlaws. He sought to flick it
off, and the insect stung him and few
away. It would seem as if It few up
to the others and warned them Of the
trespassers and incited them to battle
Within a inmate a perfect cloud Of
them descended. They were angry
and excited and looking for a fight
The outlaws could make no defense
against such an enemy. In thirty sec
onds they were almost literally COW
cred and being knitted in a score of
places. and just as the two troopers
at the head of the escort reached the
head OF the ravine the ambushers fled
down it with shouts and yells of pain
and terror.
Their horses were half a mile be-
low. The bees followed the men to
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Integrity Pays.

Il trust that these ln1urance. investiga
tions WIN have a proper moral erect On
the country" said the man whom We all
his papeF
Are you personally interestedT' was
asked.
Yes, to a considerable extent. / was
at college with a certain young man
whom I thought q deal OF. we left to.
gether-he to 90 into a life Insurance CON-
pauy and to become a burglar.
warned him that he might amass a for
tune sooner than I did, but that strict
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Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and
E3efuru S17.5O. Santa Fe

Tickets on sale daily, good returning
as late as October 31st liberal stopover
privilege allowed. Fast Colorado Flyer
from Topeka 1926 D. m. arrives Colo
rado early next morning. Rock ballast
track and Harvey eating houses. 4. L.
King, c. P. & T. A.. Topeka.
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integrity paid in the long run. When
had scraped together $4,000 he was
worth 10 times as much. When I had
500, 600 he had 81, 900, COO. Now comes the
truth Of what / have said. He has been
under investigation and is likely not only
to lose his ill-gotten gains, but to be sent
TO prison."
while you-?''
while I. with ny 500, 900, shall con-
Time to burglar after the same old fash
ion and keep the lamp Of Integrity to
light my footsteps, and when I die they
Will put on my tombstone: He died poor,
but he died honest ] feel sorry for poor
Tom, but he would go his own way"
JOE KERR
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excursion to beatrice Clautauoua.

Sunday, July l.. via Rock Island.
s1.5O for the round trip. Special train
will leave Rock Island depot Sunday
morning, 7:45 o'clock. arriving at
Beatrice 1880 noon. Returning will
leave Beatrice 5:15 ?. m
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The North Western Line Imported
.TaDanese Fans

A set OF four very attractive Japa-
nese fans issued by the Chicago &
North Western Railway sent to any
addressed packed on receipt of 10 cents
to pay postage. Address
A l. Fisher. Trav- Agt., 1923 Main ST.,
ansass City Mo.
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HUSTLERS, call SIS Quincy St, Domestic
Mere. Co, workers make good money
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-29

WANTED-Farm hands, harvest hands
and carpenters. KenWOrthy Employ
ment Co., 500 Kansas ave. Ind telephone
1854.
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" 2 1a1-1 sFVA Ii
1fg. Enyns-wasrs do you want to go
fhis w1utsf4
MS. Koyns-oh, anywhere where I can
upsna meaey.
NJ. Eoyne-But I thought yOu wanted
q ehsDss.
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ZOE sAI.E-REAn $500.
JUST LISTED

Several groups of 3 lots each, never be
fore offered by the owner. in the very
best residence part OF the city. Corner
lots. Reasonable prices.
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Colonel traditional
isdes
sch growing proudeF Of that of mine
and oIdb
seuarkah bend doing now7
the
Ike Kanchan.
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Those wanting reliable help of all kinds,
should write, call or phone R. J. Kearney,
manager. Ind. tel. 1894. Bell 1921. 500
Kansas ave.
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wANrEn-srruAr1nNs.

WANTED-Steady empIoyments for after
Moons by an experienced office man, ex-
cellent longhand writer and good type
writer operator. Can furnish the best of
references. Address A. B. c., care Journal
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WHEN you want to hire a man OF boy,
call up Y. NJ c. A. Ind tel. 90S or Bell
tel 907 red. We have a list Of men and
confidential references concerning them.
7. NJ. c. A. Employment bureau, 10T z.
8th st.
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WANTED-Chefs Cd cooks, mattresses,
lunch counter girls for r. r. eating house,
good wages, free pass. Capital Employ
ment Agency. 81 Kansas ave.
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GEO. NJ. NOBLE & Co,
REAL ESTATE DEALERS.
BOTH PHONES 444.
OPPOSITE PosrOFFICE.
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WANTED-Good boy to learn the timers
trade. East Side Hardware, Ind. 26S
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WANTED Barber for Saturday. s2s N.
Kansas ave.
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BUGGY REPAIRING.

sURREYs. runabouts and top buggIea az
bottom prices. Repairing and rubber
tires. Repository zl6 W. 5th st.
Factory E4-42e Jackson ST.
E G. KINLET.
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KENwoRTHY EMPLOYMENT co.
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uNpERTAKERs

Il n PEN " ILL fdnera1 airscror ss1a
BE pf1ces- I'll Quincy ct. Roth tela IA
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LANES y. HAY DEN JeWeler and Opt
cian- Compiets stock OF watches. d1S-
monos- suyer-are. etc Eyes examined
and sDectaeles properly fitted
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FOR SALE-Do you want a sure thing in
a real estate investment One of the
finest corners on West 9Th St, $50 feet
square, with large well built ten-room
house, and room for three more houses
Only $500 for whole, or will subdivids
and sell either house or vacant lots. T. J.
Brown, II Columbian bldg.
FOR SALE-Cheap, improved inside rem
tai properties. Thompson Bros, 626 kan
sas ave.
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FOR SAI.E-No. 32S Arter ave, rooms. 3
lots. fenced, well, shade Price was 1900
reduced for quick sale to S1,050 Cottage
rooms with 10 lots. Oakland for this week
at $3.50. Sumner ave. home rooms, , lots,
payment plan, for $1,000. P. G. Moore, Of
fee corner Wabash and Indiana ave. Oak
land
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GEO. N. NOZZLE g CO..
REAL ESTATE. LOANS. INSURANCE.
Some Special Farms ana City Bargains.
4ss KAN. AVE. OPP. PosroFFIcE.
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WANTED-Men to learn barber trade, Just
opened a college in this city, our 14th
school, and offer special inducements for
short tirne scholarship includes tools. tut
ton, positions, diplomas and board,
few weeks completes Write at once
NToler Barber college. Kansas City, Mo.
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BARGAIN IN LOTS-CLOSE IN.
S lots, on the northeast and 4 on the
northwest corner of 18th and Tyler SIS.
VIII sell al eight or either side at a prf1e
which you can not afford to overl5oK,
whether you want them for building
Sites or you want to take a FLYER" in
a few desirable close In sites left.
DAVID L. LAKIN, REAL ESTATE.
115 West Sixth st.
Ind. 127 Bell 1s44 Black.
Successor to Eastman & Lakin.l
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sn1s 1g7-K- C.-Salina Express - 10 IS am
No 103-Denver-Pac- Coast Ltd II 80 am
No. l05-Junction City local pass. go pm.
No. 181-Limited --.-.. -...-..---.- .55 pm
sTaily- except sunday. An others dafIv-
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STAMPS. sEAus AND STENCILS

BICYCLES AND REPAIRING.
q. 8. CYCLE CO, 1lS T. sth st. National
& Tver-JOhnson Bicycles Supplies repairs
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}. a ROsEN, Patent attorney. q Kan.
sas ave.. Topeka
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-01
Hoes are Short.

Chicago, March dan Waters, the
veteran feeder of Dawson, ILL.,, who
has captured high awards in the In
ternational Fat Stock Shows each
year, was here yesterday with a drove
of short-fed steers which landed at
$3.50. Mr.. Waters takes a rather ia
vorable view of the general situation
affecting the future of the cattle an6
hog markets. 1T is evident that the
country does not hold any very big
supply of marketable hogs at this
time" said he yesterday, "or else they
would be moving to market in large,
numbers High prices of late have
stirred nearly every country buyer ts
activity, and when the bulk of Their
ship for one days market they natur
ally land big run here, such as arriv.
ed Monday.
"They haven't repeated yesterday no
today, however, and the marks
has rebounded.
bad country roads are undoubted
responsible for small shipping opera
lions in some sections, but those hol
ing rather strong views on the ira
are better fortified than with the mu
dy roads argument"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-01
Advance Made Monday and We'd
nesday, Lost in Today's Ex-
tremely Slow Market
HOGS ABOUT FIVE CENTS LOWER
Tho Market Was Lower, and Hogs
Went Largely at se.25@e.s5-sheep
Steady on Good Demand for the
Right Quality of offerinss-Decline
in Lambs.
inLambs'

Chicago, March 1.-Cattle-lMonday
and Wednesday We're good days this
week, with lots advancing about 10
cents each day. Yesterdays late mar
ket was dull and weak, and todays
market was extremely slow and large
ly 10 cents lower. Cows and heifers
feeder trade was good.
The late market for cattle yesterday
was very slumpy. After the principal
shipping orders were filled there was
decided weakness in the market and
prices at the finish We're considered
about 10c lower than at the opening.
The pretty good cattle lost about all of
the advance established early and those
cattle which showed no gain early We're
quoted lower than Monday. Early in
the day, however about all of the cattle
from So up were strong to loo higher,
but from there down were steady. Sales
choice cattle. One lot of prime heavy
Nebraska Herefords sold at $40 and a
consignment of Kansas steers sold at
$3.50. There was quite sprinMling Of
finished cattle at s6@6.25. Exporters
purchased a good many at S5@5.40.
The common light steers which were
out of the shipping class We're not good
sellers at any time of the day and were
particularly hard to sell late in the day.
Most of them went at $4.40@4.S5.
Hogs.
Today's market was slower and
about 5 cents lower. Hogs went at
6.O506.4O, largely at 6.25@6.s5.
Sheep.
Sheep were steady, a good demand
being shown for the right quality Of
offerings. Yearlings sold at 6.25 which
looked ten cents higher. Sellers of
lambs had to concede decline.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-01
Reports of Big Insurance Com
panies Emphasize the Colos
sal Graft That Existed
MUTUAL SAVES A MILLION
In Spite Of Extraordinary Expenses
of Over s5oo,ooo Incurred in Making
Examination, Company Saves More
Than a Million DoIIars-Trustees to
Hold Meetings Today.

New York, March AT the an
nual meeting Of the trustees of the
Equitable Life Assurance society," helt
in this city Wednesday, John NJ. Beach
of the Tefft- Weller Dry Goods corpora.
ton, was elected a member of the
board. There were no other changes
mittees holding over pending the re-
ceipt of the report of the committee or
bylaws.
The annual statement of the society
presented to the trustees shows that
s9,652,467 was charged during the year
for losses.
The expenses incurred in connection
with the several examinations Of the
society in 1905, including reserve of
S250,000, amounted to $5O2,152.
The total receipts for the year Gin
Guiding $s,425r03S for adjustment of
book values of stocks and bonds)
amounted to sS9.105,319. and the total
disbursements and losses to $64,761, 1852,
an excess Of receipts and profits over
disbursement and losses Of $24,343,5 67.
The statement of assets and liabili-
ties as of date December 81, 1905,
shows total assets of s420973,756. The
total liabilities are 1852, 5l6. 56S, leaving
a surplus OF s6s. $50. This surplus
includes the reserve for distribution on
deferred dividend policies at the end
Of their accumulation period. The
societys total outstanding 6 surance is
81, 465, 123,4 36. New assurance taken
during the year amounted to $141, $685.
255. This Is less than the limit of new
business as fixed 10y the Armstrong
committee report.
A supplementary statement issued
from the office Of President Paul Nor
ton reads:
Although the extraordinary ex-
penses for the various examinations OF
the society were in excess of $500. 900,
yet the decrease in total expenses
amounted t., over $1,0O0.000. In a
word the ratio Of the expenses of the
society for 1905 was 1912 per cent as
against 1877 per cent in 1904"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-01
Montour News.

Special TO Times Republican.
Montour, March lon last Wednes-
day occurred the wedding of Miss Or
pha Dodson to Clarence Rumble at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Dobson. The Rev.
Father Hall officiating. These estimaIble
young people are of two of the leading
families of the community. They have
grown up here and a host of friends
wish them a prosperous journey thru
life.
Last evening, the 2Sth ult., Rev. and
Mrs. Josiah Paxson gave their daughter
Miss Sarah, in marriage to o. e. How
ard The ceremony took place at the
home of the brides parents. two and a
half miles west of Montour and Rev.
Masters officiated. The many friends
of these young people wish them well
for their married life. They are well
known, having spent their entire lives
in the community They will be at
they get settled.
The old buildings at Butlerville, a
country village Of the olden time, a
mile and half north of Montour, are
being torn down. The old store build
ing and the old mill have stood more
than a half century and are the last
business buildings standing in the
town. Some years ago Butlerville was
prosperous and flourishing village.
When the railroad went thru it was
missed, and began to do down. The
tearing down of these two buildings il
the removal of the last landmark.
Henceforth the old town will exist only
in the memory of the older settlers.
The Methodist people are putting in
new piano in their church, it being
the gift of I. G. Willard, and his
friends. 1t will be quite a help in the
present excellent Sunday school or
chestra, which is maintained by the
church.
Mrs Wiggans and her son. Lester,
of Chicago, are the guests of the Par
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. o. e. How
ard.
Mrs. Neva Banks resigned her posi-
ton as assistant principal of Montoui
high school last week and Miss Ola
the term.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Teucksburry
arrived home the first of the week from
q weeks WISH with chicago lIleiluS.
Mrs. Professor Rohde was in Ma
quoketa last week to attend the funeral
of an aunt.
Dave and John Milligan having dis
posed of their farms southwest of town,
have bought a tract of land near Me-
chanicsville, and moved their families,
household effects and stock to that
point this week.
Leonard Graw, called from Ireton
last week by the death of his mother,
is remaining for several days to adj
just his mothers estate before return
ing to his home.
The number of removals among ten
ant farmers in this vicinity is much
larger this spring than usual. Some
are leaving for other places, and some
are moving in. When everything is
adjusted we'll have some new neigh
bors
Rev. DR.. Elijah Brown Jones is slated
to lecture here the 9th, under the aus
pices of the Epworth League.