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LIKE A FAIRY TALE.
The Story Of Postum Cereal In Words
and Pictures.

The growth OF the Postum Cereal
Co. is like a fairy tale, but it is true.
every word Of 1t.
"The Door Unbolted' is the title of
a charming little booklet just issued
by the Company which tells, and IL
illustrates, the story Of this remark
able growth. 1t takes the reader from
the little white barn In which the
business was started Jan. 1, 1895,
through the palatial offices and great
factory buildings Of the White City"
that comprise Postumville, Battle
Creek, Mich.
The little white barn, SO carefully
preserved, Is a most interesting build
ing, for 1t represents the humble be-
ginning Of one of the country's great
est manufacturing enterprises Of to-
day, an enterprise that has grown
from this little barn to a whole city
of factory buildings within but little
more than ten years.
No less interesting is the quaint Of
fetal home of the Postum Cereal Co.
The general Office building Of Mr.. Post
anu HIS dSSOCidteS ID d TepTOuuCtlOu VI
the Shakespeare house at Stratford-
on-Avon. and upon the house and It's
furnishings has been expended vast
sums of money. until the rooms III
more like the drawing rooms OF the
mansions of our multi-millionaires
than like Offices.
That MI. Post has believed thor
oughly in the idea Of giving to his
employees attractive and healthful
work rooms is proven not only by the
general office building OF the Company
and it's furnishings. but by his fac
tories as we'll, and of all Of these
things this beautiful little booklet tells
the interesting story. 1t will be sent
to anyone on request
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1906-12-06
Harsh Criticism.

Ripley Hitchcock, the noted critic
Of New York, was talking at the Cen
tury club about harsh criticisms.
"As harsh criticism as I know Of"
he said, was compactly and neatly ut
tered by a bishop last spring.
"A minister wrote a commentary ON
the Lamentations of jeremiah. and
sent It to the bishop, along with q
note asking for a few critical words.
"The bishop sent the book back. ar
ter he had read 1t, with this Judgment:
There is but one thing that I re-
gret about this work-namely, that
jeremiah Is not living now to compose
a fresh book Of lamentations on your
commentary"
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THOSE ELEVEN LOST DAYS.
Adoption OF the Gregorian Calendar
Of Importance to World.

oI Importance TO OTiu.
The eleven days from Sept. 3 to 10
inclusive, are memorable for having
once been entirely omitted from the
Anglo-Saxon world
The Gregorian calendar was not
adopted by the British empire until
1851, long after most other nations OF
the civilized world had conformed to
it. In that year an act of parliament
prescribed that the next year, 1852,
should begin on Jan. / instead of on
March rs, as had previously been the
rule, and that In the following Sep.
TENDER these eleven days should be
dropped from the calendar, the day
following Sept. 2 being known as Sept.
Ia. Stirring times those were, too, in
which days were not lightly spared
from a year, with Give c%onquering
India and Washington beginning the
conquest of the Ohio valley.
But the procession of the equinoxes
took no note of trifes like these, which
could be accomplished as well under
one calendarial style as another. 1t
may be observed that while Gregory
dropped only ten days from 1882 elev.
en- days had to go from 1852 and Rus.
STA would have to drop thirteen from
1906 to square her dates with the rest
of the world.-New York Tribune.
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cition OF state finances. The floating
Indebtedness at this time, less cash In
the treasury applicable to It's reduc-
ton. is approximately $500. 600.
The bonded debt at this writing IL
but $4,000, for the sinking of which
the cash Is lying in the treasury.
General Finances.
General prosperity continues to
bless the people of the state. Ten
years las seen the bank deposits.
chiefly those of farmers and stock
men, increase from five millions to
o than forty-five million dollars at
the present time.
The Weather.
The weather for 1906 has been pref
ty near ideal for the making of all
sorts of crops.
The Crops.
This has been a fruitful year in
every way, producing an evenly bal
anced crop Of everything planted.
The following is the final estimate
Of this department on the crop yield:
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fore me, and / had dizzy spells. For
ten years I could not do homework,
and for two years die not get out Of
the house. The kidney secretions
were irregular, and doctors were not
helping me. Doan's Kidney Pills
brought me quick relief, and finally
cured me. They saved my life."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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NEW YEARS CALLS.
A New Drink to Replace the OId-Time
"~Appie-jack."

Twenty-Five years ago the custom OF
making New Years calls was a de-
lightful one for all concerned, until
some of the boys got more "egg-nog"
or "apple.jack" than they could sue
cessfully carry.
Then the ladies tried to be charit-
able and the gentlemen tried to be
as chivalrous as ever and stand up at
the same time.
II anyone thinks there has not been
considerable Improvement made in the
last quarter of a century in the use
Of alcoohlic beverages, let him stop
to consider, among other things, the
fact that the old custom of New Years
calls and the genteel tipping is nearly
obsolete.
The custom of calling on ones
friends, however, at the beginning OF
the new year, is a good habit, and an
other good habit to start at that time
is the use Of wellmade Postum in
stead Of coffee or spirits.
A Staten Island doctor has a SEN
sible daughter who has set Postum
before her guests as a good thing to
drink at Yule Tide, and a good way
to begin the New Year. Her father
writes:
my daughter and I have used
Postum for some time past, and we
feel sure 1t contains wholesome food
material.
II shall not only recommend It to
my patients, but my daughter will be
most pleased to give a demonstration
Of Postum to our Christmas and New
Years callers" Read THE Road 70
Wallville" In pkgs. "TheHe's . reason"
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BOYS HEAD WAS SOLID SORE.
Hair All Came Out - Under Doctor
Three Months and No Better-Cuti'
cura Works Wonders.

cura Works Wonders.
Mr.. A. G. Barnett, proprietor of q
general store in Award, Oklahoma.
tells In the following grateful letter
how Cuticura cured his son Of a ter.
rible eczema. my little bay had &c
zema. His head was one solid sore
all over his scalp; his hair all came
out, and he suffered very much. ]
had a physician treat him, but at the
end Of three months he al no bet
ter. l remembered that the Cuticura
Remedies had cured me, and after
giving him two bottles Of Cuticura
Resolvent, according to directions,
and using Cuticura Soap and Oint'
ment on him daily, his eczema left
him, his hair grew again, and he has
Eve had any eczema since. We
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
and they keep our skin soft and
healthy. / cheerfuily recommend the
Cuticura Remedies for all cases OF
eczema A. c. Barnett, Mar. 80,
1905"
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BRAVE COLD TO HOLD LAND.
Homesteaders Must Settle This Win
ter TO Insure Claims.

Homesteaders Must Settle This Win
ter to Insure Claims.
Driving against snow and wind to
their homesteads west OF the Missouri
river, immigrants are daily vending
their way through Miller towards the
setting sun. Many Of them have come
from the eastern part Of the state or
from adjoining states. The govern.
ment allows no leave Of absence for
any cause unless a home has been es-
tablished on the land. In many in
stances the local land Office has given
leaves of absence, but only In certain
emergencies are these held good at
the general land Office. Those who
filed last summer will have to 60
upon the land In spite Of the billiards.
II they hope to hold claims. And
many who now are away on leaves Of
absence, formerly having established
q home there, may lose their land II
II is contested.
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Land for Terminals.

Superior, Wis, Dec. 4. - The Wis
consin Central has filed a deed for
twenty-one blocks, or about sixty
three acres of land, in the city limits
Of Superior. The land is on the right
OF way of the new road through the
city and is supposed to be intended
for shops or terminals, presumably
shops.
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wouldn't Let Him skate.

Superior, Wis, Dec. "A suit was
started here by Albert Jones, a color.
ed barber, against the Broadway
Roller Rink company for damages in
the sum of $1,000 On the alleged
grounds that Jones was refused the
privileges of the rink.
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POISON IN WELL ON IOWA Farm.
Attempt to XIII Family Nearly Sue.
cessfuL.

Attempt to XIII Family Nearly Sue
cessfuL
La Porte, Iowa. Dec, 4.-The author
tiles are investigating what appears
to be an attempt at wholesale poison
ing, which occurred in Spring Greek
township.
Three members of the family OF
Grant Wells, who resides on the old
Hovery farm, were taken Ill suddenly
and only the prompt arrival of medi.
cal assistance saved their lives.
After a careful diagnosis, both ply
sicians pronounced the case one OF
arsenical poisoning.
Shortly before the three were taken
sick they drank Of water from a well
on the place. An examination of the
water showed that ii contained
enough arsenic to kill a regiment of
men.
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Fear Man Has Rabies.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, Dec. 4. - Bitten
by a pet dog, which is believed to
have been mad, Alfred Taylor Of
Burnside lies dangerously i'll with a
swelling limb and rapidly increasing
signs of rabies.
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HIT BY TRAIN: LIVES.
Boy in South Dakota Is Thrown Sixty
Feet.

Parker, S. D., Dec. 4. - Howard
Helf, sixteen years old, had a remark
able escape from death.
He was driving a horse attached to
a buggy and when crossing the rail-
road track the morning passenger
train came suddenly into sight, and
before the boy could jump from the
buggy the train had hit il.
The boy was thrown high in the air
and landed sixty feet away from the
tracks. He struck on his hips, and
although somewhat bruised escaped
serious injury. The buggy Vas de-
molished and the horse killed.
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MAN BLOWN TO PIECES.
Miner in Black Hills Killed While
Drilling Hole for Blast.

Lead, S. D., Dec. 4.-James Gillespie
was literally blown to pieces in an ex-
plosion in the Homestake mine last
night.
He had drilled a hole and was hav-
Ing difficulty in roasting 1t, so he sent
his partner for a pick. When the man
returned he could not e Gillespie
end did not know what had become OF
him until he stumbled ove his sever
ed head. The body vas go shattered
that pieces were gathered up in a
blanket.
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Wealth Of German Empress.

The German empress. In addition to
jewels worth $500, 900 that are her own
private property, has the right to use
the splendid collection of gems that
belong 10 the Prussian treasury. The
empress is thus able sometimes to APP
pear at court wearing jewels roughly
valued at 81, 250, 900.
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Her Wasted Efforts.

>" understand your wife lectured
you for an hour last night"
Eyes" answered Mr.. Meekton. "She
told me about a few of my faults"
Didn't 1t annoy your"
I'm a way. You see, when a woman
OF. Henrietta's gifts condescends to
make a speech, 1t does seem a shame
to have such a small audience"
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Won His Way Into Print.
II hear that Boreleigh writes. Has
he yer had anything p~ublished?"
"Oh, yes; he sent a testimonial let
ter to a patent medicine concern
once."-Puck.
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Baby Burned 70 Death.

Erskine, Mimi, Dec. 4-The two
year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Rusted,
living near here, was burned To death
while playing about in the kitchen OF
the Rustcd home.
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GAS Blast Wrecks Saloon.

Clinton. Iowa, Dec. 4.-The explo-
sion of a private acetylene gas plant
wrecked the 1.-TWO Mile House." a sa'
loon west of this city. The loss Is es.
timated at $4,000.
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teen years / was a
great sufferer from
kidney troubles. My
back panied me ter
ribly. Every turn
or o caused
sharp s hooting
pains. My eyesight
was poor, d k
spots a be-
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Citizens Raid Coal Train.

North Yakima, Wash, Dec. 4.-As a
result of the coal famine here a raid
was made on a coal train yesterday
Trainmen who made an effort to stoI
the seizure were threatened with bod
lily harm.
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$a,1oo FIRE AT 6RAiNER RID.
Hayes Building and Occupants Stock
Are Damaged.

Brainerd, Mimi, Dec. "A building
owned by j. M. Hayes and occupied by
]. F. Dykeman's grocery and A. Mel
sons photograph gallery was damaged
by fire to the extent Of $1,000; fully
covered by insurance. The p%hotogra-
pher's stock was damaged about 5000.
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PATENTS.

List OF Patents issued Last Week TO
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson.
patent LAWYERS, gil Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul: Felix J. and o.
Biehn, Madison Lake, Mimi, spring
wheel; George F. Brandhuber, Pierre,
s. D., engine starter; John Lundquist,
Duluth, Mimi, tongs: William w. Nc
Grew, Phoenix, N. D., axle; Carl w.
Moe and G. II. Ncrdblom. Minneapolis.
Mimi, evener; Joseph M. Schultz,
Minneapolis, Mimi, fuel burner; Jo-
seph NJ. Schultz, Minneapolis, Mimi.
burning fuel.
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Burned hy Gasoline.

Huron, s. d., Dec. August Baum
of Cavour was severely burned by a
gasoline stove before the blaze was
extinguished.
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Killed bY a Train.

Milwaukee, Dec. 4. - One nan was
killed and two seriously injured by a
Milwaukee train neal Merrill Park.
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II you would hear the JOY Of heaven
you must go into the saddest places OF
earth.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1906-12-06

A girls idea of a delightful play is
one that makes her cry-and order a
lobster after it's over.
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National Pure Food and Drugs Act.
The Garfield Remedies meet with the
highes. requirements of the new Law.
Take Garfield Tea for constipation.
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His lond Career.

HAS he been writing poetry long?"
Cad. yes! Why, he owes money
to over forty landlords"
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GETS LOST AND DIES.
Wisconsin Hunter Perishes In the
Woods Near Florence.

Florence, Wis. Dec. 4. - Charles
Wigntman, while hunting near the
Wakefield farm, about twelve miles
west of here, became lost, and after
wandering about for several days
persisted from cold and hunger. His
dead body was found by Charles
Grissman of Florence.
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Z a or PAIN.
Unable to Do Even Housework os
cause Of Kidney Troubles.

Mrs. Margaret Emmerich, Of Clinton
street, Napoleon. O., says: For IF.
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Education

Educational afairS are proSperouSly
progressive. The higher institutions
are constantly raising the standard of
requirements and as a rule increasing
their enrolment of students.
The Public Health.
The year has been n Of good
health. The state has been during the
year admitted to the registration area
of the vital statistics bureau of the ma
tional census, and shows the smallest
death rate of any region reported in
the entire country. The first year end
ing with June 50, last, showed q total
of 3,649 deaths and 9,74S births.
There have been remarkably few
deaths among persons Of more than
local note, the most notable of such
being Col. M. NJ. Price, United States
consul to Jeres de la Fontera, Spain,
who died in Paris Oct. %. Mr.. Prices
home wa3 at Letcher.
Conclusion.
The close Of 1906 finds South Dakota
in the continued enjoyment of a period
OF remarkable prosperity. Ten sue
cessive seasons have brought bounti.
full returns to all who have been
steadfast, and the grateful people OF
the commonwealth with thanksgiving
to the Author Of all good gifts, look to
the future with renewed hope and n
fiCencI.
-Doane Robinson, Secretary.
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Brother and Sister Dead.
Bellevue. Ohio. Dec. 4.-Joseph Law.
Ter and his sister Margaret were
struck BY . passenger train and killed.
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Street Car Kills Lumberman.
Helena, Mont. Dec. 4. - G. o.
Yergy. q prominent lumberman, was
killed by being struck by a street car,
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Hllt wheat ....A,oto,oOf o~i,oOo,ooV
Durum wheat -. 95,341 ~1,940,22S
Corn .,1,97S,466 77,414,35l
Oats ............l,249,767 5l,324,5 oI
Barley .......... Sl2,5SS ~24,6O3,25I
Flax ............ 214,633 1883, l56
Speltz ..,....,... 1924 4,53S.7 0S
Hay, 2,973,754 tons.
Other Crops.
Buckwheat, timothy, clover and mil
let seed, potatoes, tree and small fruits
all made excellent yields, adding ma
terially to the profit and comfort OF
the year.
Live Stock.
The transition from cattle range to
homesteads which has taken place
west of the Missouri river has in a de.
gree affected the live stock product,
but what has been lost there has been
+ quite made up on the farms, except In
sheep growing. There has been a
marked decline in sheep due to the
breaking up of the range, and the high
price for lambs and mutton, which in
fiuences have operated to induce flock
masters to sell faster than the increase
warranted.
Dairyins and Poultry.
There has been no material change
in the dairy situation during the year.
The assessment rolls show an increase
Of 1898 in the number of COWS.
General Prices.
In the main prices for farm produc-
tions have been satisfactory.
Final Summary.
Assembling the several items OF pro-
duction into one paragraph we have
the folio wing result as the approx
innate value of the years output of ag-
r%icultural and mineral growth:
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The growth of the state in produc-
tons since this department was or
ganized in 1901 has been steadily
progressive. The following table gives
tha totalo NV wears and the increase.
The Washington times., 1906-06-15
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

y. B.-Fonowing schedule ngures published
only as information. and are not guaranteed
7.35 a NJ DAILY-Locsl FOR Harrfsonburs
Warrenton. Danville and way stations
<q.5l A NJ DAILN-WashingtOn and Florida
limited First-class coaches and sleeper 70
Columbia. Savannah. aud Jacksonvtlle
Dining Car Service
Il; A. ". DAILY-Tuited States Fast Mail
F>irst-clRss coaches and sleeper 10 New Or
leans. Dining Car Service
{ u =. ". WEEK DANS-LSocal for Harrison
burg and way stations on Manassas Branch.
z -55 p NJ DAILN-LOcal for WarrentOn and
Charlottesville. Week days for StrasburE
7:s0 2 ". DATLY-New York and Atlanta
Express First-cIass Coach TO Atlanta
Sleeper 10 Columbus, Ca, via Atlanta.
Sunset Route Tourist Sleeper Washington
TO san Francisco Mondays. Wednesdays.
and Fridays.
$50 p n DAILY-New York and Florida
Express Through Coaches and Sleepers 70
Columbia Savannah. and Jacksonville.
Sleeper to Augusta and Port Tampa Din
Ing Car Service a Ia Carte
1900 p NJ DAILT-New York and Memphis
Limited Cvia Lynchburg). First-class Coach
and Sleeping Car TO Roanoke Knoxville.
Chattanooga. and Memphis. Sleeper 70 New
Orleans Dining Car Service.
1915 p NJ DAILY-Washington and South
western Limited. All Pullman train OBJ
Servation Car 70 Atlanta and Macon Club
Car 70 Atlanta Sleepers 20 Nashville. At
lanta Macon Birmingham. New Orleans
Dining Car Service.
H b Spencer. G NJ. : H. Hardwick. P 7 NJ
". II. TaylOe. G P. A: L 5 Brown G. a
myi7-tf
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MARCUS NOTES. AUcTIoNEER.

POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT. Wash
ington. d. 9. June IA, 19O6.-On Tuesday.
June 49, 1885, al 1880 a. m, there will be
sold at public auction at the Postoffice
Dept. Building. cor. Pa. ave. and I1th St:
6S HoltZer Cabot Motors. Il h. p. a G.
Hotter Cabot motors. 2-3 h. D.. a. C.
10 Stanley motors. "a h. p. a. c.
10 Lundrll motors d. c.
Crock r & Curtis motors, d. c.
! kesle~ motor, a. c.
] Wagner motor, L h. p, a. C.
EdGy motors. a c.
Detroit motors. d. c.
! Wiley motor. d. C.
Diehl motors, 1-6 h. p, a. C
Emerson motors, a c
2 General Electric motors, d C
Commercial motors. d. c.
Spiagne motor, h. p, d. C, with
rhtOsTat.
! Commonwealth motor. d. c
lU2 Rheostats. or starting boxes (sev
eral makes).
200 pounds approximately of old cop
per, German and silver wire.
Terms cash. GEO B. CORTELYOU
Postma5tec General. MARCUS NOTES.
AuctioneeS 1eI4-5t
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RY.

2:sO p M-CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS SPE
-CIAIA Solid vcstibule. electric uShted
Dining Car Train. with Pullman Sieepers
TO Louisville. Cincinnati, Indianapolis
Chicago. and St Louis Connection for
Virginia Hot Springs Dining Car
u.lU T. NJ. F. y. LIMITED-Solid YES
tibulc, electric lighted. Dining Car train
with Pullman Sleepers 70 Cincinnati. Lex
ington, and Louisville. Compartment
Sleeper 80 Virginia Hot Springs daily
except Sunday Sieepers Cincinnati 70
Chicago and St Louis Dining Car
Reservation and tickets at 5l3 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. COS Fourteenth st-eet. near F. and
Al the Station. Telephone $3.50 for Pennsyl-
vAniR Cab Service II W FULLER
Telephone Main 1866 Gen-I Passenger Kt
myI6-tf
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Public Sale.

POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.. WASH
ington. d. c., June S, l9O6.-On tuesday.
June 49, 1906 at 1870 a. m, there will be
sold at public auction a the Postoffice
Department building. corner of Pennsyl-
Vania Avenue and 1lth street. a general
assortment of old furniture desks. burnt
out electrical apparatus. lamps. etc. un-
serviceable scrap material. typcWriters
rugs. carpets. and other miscellaneous
material. Terms: Cash. GEO. B. COR
TELYOU. Postmaster General.
The Washington times., 1906-06-15
For Suburban.

FOR RENT-In HyattsviHe two new, mod
ern houses; Si4 and SIS. GEO. c WALKER
Hyattsville. Md. jel4-4t
FOR RENT-For the summer, at Hyattsville
6-room house. furnished; fine location: two
squares west OF car line II. c. BURTON,
l65 Navy Department. Jel3-3t
FOR RENT-Dairy farm. SO acres; fine
meadow. grass. forest, living stream: Seat
Pleasant. near District line: rent nominal TO
good party: references. OWNER. 1885 18th
ST. NV. Jel3-3t