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Should Meet in London for
Feather Championship
of the World.
JUST SUIT EACH OTHER
Both Exceptionally Clever and Fight
Way Englishmen Like to See.
Don't Want McGoYern.
By CHIP

CHICAGO. July I've viii have 10
take of our hats 10 Abe Attell. He not
only defeated Frankie Neil. but Hd it
IN such a decisive fashion as 10 leave
no possible room for doubt as 10 which
was the better man.
Also At.elI fought Neil at what was
supposed 20 be the latters particularly
favorite style Of hghting-give and take.
slug and slug back, Contrary 70 all ex-
pectations and against the advice of
his WaTmest partisans. the clever little
Hebrew did just what he had promised
10 debut which nobody but himself be-
lieved he would really undertake-hs
met Neil halfway all through the bat
tie. and when It came to question OF
breaking ground. it was Nell and not
Attell. who was forced 20 give way.
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FIELDING MUCH IMPROVED
IN DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE
Few Pitchers Battles Now Being Lost Because of Poor
Support-Fal of Agriculture Helped Other Teams.
Fast Double Plays

with but few exceptions the fielding Of
teams and individuals in the Depart
mental League has shown steady i'm
provement during the past three weeks.
The descent OF Agriculture from first
place and the bursting Of its bubble of
unheaded victory has done much for
the league,
The advent of such pitchers as Cur
name. Of Navy, and McCathran, Of Jus
Jice. has done much TO strengthen two
good teams where they were weakest
and from now on the race for honors
will be highly interesting. Last week
McCathran, of Justice, equaled Sanders
strike-out record Of seventeen, and Cur
name has whitfield fourteen in a game.
lie Is anxious 10 show up the former
''Idol of the League" as Sanders is
called. on the White Lot
With such a splendid set Of pitchers
as Curnane. McCathran. Sanders, Har-
ing, c. Wahler. Ffnnigan. Kinney. and
Fulcher. those batters in the 800 class
deserve praise; and the players regard
ing this aspect of the league are careful
OF each and, every play 20 prevent such
headlines as were formally seen daily.
pitchers battle; lost by poor infeld
work"
The fielding has improved as a conse-
QuenCe ant Sn example may prove the
point. In the L~---Agricuimre four
teen-inning game there were three
double pays in the twelfth. thirteenth
and fourteenth innings, where sharp
and clean fielding stopped what looked
good for ruu-scOring bingles.
Below is the list of official fielding aV-
erages 10 July g. 1905, for all playing
three OF more games.
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AMERICANS ABROAD
HAVE HAD BAD WEEK
Daniels the Only One OF
Uncle Sans Athletes to
Take HOnOrS.
VANDERBILT COLORS AHEAD
Baseball Continues to Grow in POpu-
Iarity-Danny Maher Close Third
Among Winning Jockeys.

LONDON. July During Fourth Jf
It.iy week American athletes have not
been brilliantly successful in England
The tennis players from the other side
including Miss May Sutton. have been
beaten by the British cracks and the
oarsmcn at the Henley regatta, both
American AMI Canadian, have been com
PEELED to lower their cOlOrs 10 the fast
WatermCu of the mother country
Miss May Sutton, although she LOST
and who. by the way, is of English hirtn
has. however, shed Iuster on Uncle
Sans country by the brilliancy OF her
play over The net, and Charlie Daniels,
the eat American swimmer. has done
wonders in the water. Daniels is with
Uut doub, the speediest man al sprIntng
distances who has ever swan in British
waters. In a recent race he was pitted
against ZuItau dc Holmay, of Austria,
holder o. the English l00-yard record OF
90 seconds, and Cecil Healy, of Australia.
and. starting from scratch in the final
heat OF the lH-yard handicap, won easily
by yard and half, i'm l.l2 fiat, break
ing ,he worlds record of liz 1-5, held by
Cavill of Australia.
There is no man Ia k....-'end today who
can beat him al the short distances.
W. X Vanderbilt stuI leads the list
OF winning owners in France. The
breaking down of Prestige looked for
a time as though it might imperil his
lead but he has now developed another
horse of the first class in Marco, which
won the PTiX de Cytises at St. Cloud So
that he still has a string Of thorough
brcds which will give him the lions
share Of the valuable French purses,
if all goes well.
The rumor still persists that Mrs Van
derbnt intends To race in England be-
fore long. but 1 am inclined 10 doubt if
there is anything in the rumor. The
treatment accorded American owners by
the big men of the British turf some
years ago still rankles, and while there
is talk of a change in sentiments. il is
Ia be seriously doubted if any American
owner with a string competent 10 wiz
the classic turf events should appear or
the English turf that he would b. ac-
corded any better treatment than thaI
which drove Keene. Whitney. and the
other Americans home.
There is a feeling even anon" hose
who should know better that al Amer
lean turfmeh are tricky and tIu. thcn
successes are not achieved by strictly
sportsmaHlike methods. That his he
lef has no other formation thaG thut
the Americans are more gue HCuzl ato
businesslike in their methods does noi
alter the fact that the Fcsi'8g exists
and any American owner Ike NlI Fam
derbilt who comes here and NIps ii-
races. VIII be made TO feet 81.
Baseball continues tc hold It's own
The sporting papers now carry the an
nouncements OF the games regularly
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NEW COMMITTEE
TO RAISE FUNDS
Potomac River Association
Appoints Representative
Men to Help Regatta.
ENCOURAGED BY NORTH
Number of Entries Promises to Be
Largest Ever Sent far Wash
ingtOn Events.

The prospects for the grz." regatta
here next Labor Da! tOOk z Jump last
week owing 20 the worIs o1 1courage-
meut received from The or ian 'zations
OF the North
II is now thought t. Le . ysured that
the list Of entries win fdrpass any
regatta ever held here ana far beyond
the expectations OF the Middle States
Association or the local Po tonac River
Association, who are sponsors for the
regatta. This being settled the local
committee is lending eVery effort TO
raising necessary funds Tor the financial
success and have appointed a &c -'ral
committee 10 look afte' contributions.
The Committee.
The committee is compos ed Of.
John Hadley Doyle. chairman; F.
Richard Gasch. c. r. ZappOne, Gen.
Henry c. Sharpe. L. s A; ". c. Ne
Kinney, Charles c. Sloan, Harold
Davis. T Russell Underwood. Douglas
Spencer Bliss, Joseph " Freeman,
Charles s. Boswell. 'ranH.s Lebsron
smoot. David ". SuIlhtn. ohm Meigs.
IT.. W K. Nottingham. a har - q. War
den. j. Eakin Gadsby. t.cOTsa Herman.
Charles Baker r. Fr,nF Nedbury.
Daniel f. McGOWan, Ma 81 idletou,
Paul Freeman. Alexander 'T. .Ieddell
John J. Nolan. ". r. II Merritt. Clar-
ence w. HecoX. Joseph ~ Daly, Clar-
ence Dunbar Davis. WaltSI l. Fenney,
John Barber Thomas j. GOrman, I'd
G. HaneCke.
Several important contributions have
already been received ana a general
tour Of the city viii comm zee this
week. The awarding Of tbs contract
for prizes will take place tOTIOrrOW.
The committee is holding meetings
almost every day
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Earned runs-Calvary. IS; Ninth, First
base by errors-Calvary, I. Left on bases
OF KidWeli. Z; or MeAlIister. l; on Koehler,
J. Innings pitehed-By Kidwell, % by
McAllisteT, 1-3. Hits made-On Kidwell. II;
off McAllisteT 8. of Koehler. IS. Struck out
BY Kidwell, 4; by Taylor, 8. Home run
Taylor. THo-base hits--Kinney, Cleer Ander-
son, +. Evans, kerper, Fowler. Sacrifice hits
f. Evans, Hamann Stolen bases-CleaF. 2;
Kinney, /; Kerr, 4; Koehier. McAllister,
Fowler. Double plays-Fowler 20 More
lendi Bolts. unasssted. Hit by pitcher-By
McAllister, l. by Koehler. 2: Kdwel J.
Wild pitches-Kidwell p Passed balls
Noreiand, .. Umpire DougheTty. Time Of
game-l hour and S minutes,
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Baseball continues tc hold its own.
The sporting papers now carry the an
OF the games regularly,
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kee. who has not been very busy lately.
is training hard for his battle with Joe
Walc0tt, which occurs iu Boston next
Tuesday. This VIII be the first imp1r-
tant ring engagement the Black Terror
has had since his injury 20 his hand
some eighteen months ago. Joe did A
little fighting with some unknown boz
ers down South a few months ago. Just
10 see what he had left in him. and as
the results seemed 10 show tnat he hld
lost none OF his oid-tlme form, he de-
cided 10 take another whirl At the gam
II WalCOtt Is really as good as ever.
or nearly so. there viii be sad hearts la
Milwaukee next week, that's certain.
Billy Melody showed how strong
claim he had on the welt srweight hon
ors on the Fourth when ne put away
so good a man as Willie Lewis in three
rounds This is quite an achievement
and shows the Easterner 10 be d"n-
gerOus man for anyone or his weight
TO face Melody still retains his rush
ing style Of fighting, but has acquired
with IL IN the past year or so a good
deal Of Cleverness, and the cOmbi1d-
tiOn IS a hard one for any fighter 60
I stack up against
Spike Robson. the English feather
weight, who made quite "A showing IN
the East some months ago. on the ocoa-
sion OF his American GebGls Is ulGtCI-t'
10 meet Tommy Murphy, one or MS
former victims. on July % Murphy
claims not 10 have been in condition on
the former occasion, and is going 10
make an awful struggle 10 redeem him
self this time.
Tommy Mowatt and Dick Hyland are
carded 10 fight at Denver July 20, while
the Elks are holding their annual con-
Vention there. The boys viii meet az
100 pounds. ringside. for a ten-rOund go
Mowatt has been res ing up here tor
/ the past few months, after rather
disastrous Eastern trip. followed by
/ crushing defeat by Tommy PrendeTgast.
who was recently, in turn, defeated by
l Benny Yanger. These successive reVefs-S -
| somewhat sOured Tommy on the night
game and he announced that he would
/ ''retire." evidently making the mental
! reservation that they all dO-that le
could re-euter the ring whenever he Yet
/ like IT, He VIII have 20 go some 10 beat
young Hyland, who has been coming
while the veteran has been going BACK.
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and Hickman
Are Batting in Form
Cheerful Charles FOrges to OFrOnt-LajOie Also
Coming Uphill Second in Base Running.
SChIafIy Third Best Second BaSeman.

Although ElberfeId has been out Of
the game for the past few weeks he still
leads the American League in the bat
ting column, with Stone, Of ST. Louis,
ct the top Of the active batters, and
Napoleon LaJoie coming up at an alarm
ing pace. The latter has passed the
century column in safeties. twenty
four others are now in the 800 list. three
OF whom are Nationals. These three are
Altizer, .257; Wakeheld -3l4 and John
Anderson. who is hitting at a .30l clip.
Cobb, who has been within third or
fourth Of the top all year, has dropped
to ninth place.
Lave Cross is about the only one OF
our reliables whose stick work did not
improve with last weeks smuggling bees
I'm which Washington irdulged. Hick-
mans great work OF the past week has
brought hIs mark 10 from -2l3 10 --54'
which places him ahead OF schiafly'
ILitson. Stanley. and Jones, all Of whom
have been several points in advance or
Cheerful Charles ever since his slump
some time past Nil has also forged
ahead remarkably. Last week he was
down below those just mentioned. with
29g while this week ne is the next
Washington man below Hickman. with
8 mark of go. The remaining Wash
tngtoniaus are scattered from that mark
all the way down TO Case Patten, who
has dropped from seventh from last 10
third from the bottom, with an average
of OSO.
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Falkenberg Leads chesbrO.

Ambruster, Jackson, and koehler are
the only outfielders who have yet TO
muff a ball. Anderson, Hickman. and
Jones are about half way down the
column. while Stanley is second from
the hottom Socks Seybold, of the
AtbIetics Is last man. Cleveland leads
in double plays with 5s, Philadelphia
is second with 81, St. Louis third with
As and Washington seventh with 40
Glaze, Townsend, and Leroy are the
tbrea tuirlers 10 have blanks in the
lest column They have won one.
three. and four games respectively
PLANK is the real leader, with thirteen
wins and but Two deTeats- WaddelI IS
No 30 lust four places above Patten,
who has won seven and lost four.
The mex tWaslIingtonian is Falkenberg.
V:io has won eight and lost seven
l'his places him ahead Of Chesbro,
Coakley and Bender.
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Washington Goes Up a Peg.

New York leads In club batting with
.2S2. Cleveland is but one point be
hind. Washington, while still in third
from last place. has improved several
roints over las. weeks mark. Boston
and Chicago are lighting it cut for the
cellar. honors. In the long hits by clubs
Washington has hit il up slightly and
forced Boston from fourth place Hick-
man has not only gone up in the base
hit column. but has also clinched his
hold on second place. Flick, Of Cleve-
land dropping hack 10 third. Nin and
Schlafiy are still the only members Of
the locals to have an average high
enough to keep them in the base-run-
ming column. The utility shOrtstop has,
during the past seven days, greatly Inn
proved his average. and is now IN sec
ond nIace. lust six points in the rear Of
Niles $50.
Altizer has broken into the run-get-
ters' section with a percentage OF ia.
Schlaffv, who was next to last last
week, is in the bottom position now
FaIkenberg leads the Washington
twirlers I'm fielding, but Is twelfth
from Plank. who. together with Pat
terson. Eels, Donovan. DOnohue. and
Clarkson. are the only pitchers with
clean states. Smith ana hitson are
sixteenth and seventeenth on the list
respectively Among the backstops'
Hevdon. Wakefield. and Kittredge are
In twelfth thirteenth, and SIX eenth
Diacas in the order named, in fielding
their positions. Jake Stahl is Number
seven on list of twelve first basemen,
in the same department Lajoie is. OF
course. leading the second sackers,
with Lowe. of Detroit, second, and
Schladv third. Altizer and Mil are the
last two on the list Of fielding short
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TEAM WINS
SINGLE WICKET MATCH
My Eye, But Th.g Play Hot Cricket
Out Near Chevy Chase
Circle.

\ single wicket match played on the
grounds OF the Washington Cricket
Club, near Chevy Chase circle, yester-
dav afternoon. between teams under
the captalncy of r. w. COmins, eX-
captain of the Washington club, and
John Roberts. resulted in a victory for
the latter team by margin of eight
runs. The ground was In good con
ditiOn, and a good exhibition OF the
game was given. Prof. Camnaek UNI
plred
For the benefit OF the uninitiated, it
might be stated that a ''single-wicket'
cricket game can be played with lin
ited number of participants, with the aid
Of a net, which obviates the necessity
for fun team in the field, and more
closely resembles a game Of baseball
than the full, OF double, game, in that
there is only one end or wicket" in
operation.
During Yesterdays contest. which was
exceedingly close, keen excitement was
maintained during the entire game, the
score by innings being as folloWs:
J ROBERTS TEAM-FIRST INNING.
J. Roberts, b. Rckard. ard..-...-...-......... >
r W. Roberts, b. Broadbridge. 3
II. Y Lake, e. and b. Rickard-.-. !
j. Hunt c. and b. Broad. ................ >
J. G. Simpson, did not bat...........--- 0
SECOND INNING.
J. Roberts. b. Broad. 0
r. W Roberts run out, b. Broad. 3
Lake. run out, d Broad d....-...........
Hunt. b. Rickard d,................ s
s. i,np5on, C. Roberts, b. Broad. d.......... .
/ IOItll ls
Total, TWO innings, n
r. w COMINS' TEAM-FIRST INN'G.
r. W. Comins, b. r, w. -Roberts.. 0
j. B. Rickard. b. ]. Roberts. ........... o
. W c. Broadbridge, c. and b. r. w
& Cecil Clay, 3. J. Roberts. ts.................. o
j Farmer, D. r. ROberts................ O
3 iosdi ...'..s.'....'.'... ....'.....'...... 4
SECOND INNING.
! Ccmins. b. r. " Roberts.............. >
Richard. D. Lake. e..........-..--.--.,.-.. 3
Broad. b. Lake.. ....-..................... ]
! Clay. - j. Roberts. CO.. ...,................- O
/ Farmer b. K. Rooerts.......'..'.'.....- 0
Total ........-t..--......... .........s.ss......l y
] Total, IWo inntngs. %. - -
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Should Meet Bowker.

Il IS doubtful II there is man in the
ring today who can give Atten a hard
argument at the weight Certainly there
are none in America-they have all tried
Il. and Nell was about the last hope
Just how good Bowker is is. of course,
something Of an unknown quantity, as
his victory over Nell a couple Of years
ago was Tar from being decisive. II be-
ing generally understood that he was
awarded the decision on account OF
NeiFs rough style Of fighting.
Although the English ideas OF fight
ing are somewhat different from those
generally obtaining in this country there
Is hardly any doubt that Atteh could
win from Bowker in London as easily
as on his native heath Attells style.
In fact, would just suit the Britishers'
who fancy the scientific end Of the
game, with plenty OF cleverness and
rapid footwork, as opposed TO the wade
in-and-slug manner Of doing battle,
which has been the generally approved
nattern on this side Of the pond ever
since the coming Of Terry McGovern.
who was really the fighter who brought
such methods into popularity.
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They are still trying TO re-match jim
my Britt and Terry McGOvern. This
time il is Jimmy COffroth. the Frisco
prc moter, who IS making the attempt.
Why. no one knows. The last effort in
this line was at Chelsea and the affair
bid fair TO be such a frost that all ne
gotlations came TO an abrupt termina-
tion. II is hard 10 figure how such
fight would prove any more Interesting
10 he Pacific coast sports, VINO are ac-
customed to something Ike the real
article, and fo= the good Of the gamc.
Il IS 10 be hoped that the mat n will not
materlalize. II is not likely hat 1t viii.
anyhow Joe Humphreys. McGOvera's ;
manager. has wired a modest demand
for $4,000 for Terrvs END. win. lose.
or draw. Battling Nelson would hardly
dare ask for more.
Jack Dougherty. the pride Of Milwau-
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Danny Maher Is now a close third in
the list Of winning jockeys so far as
winning mounts is concerned He Is
way ahead in the matter OF percentage
and Is gaining
The recent run for the Gold Cup ~
Ascot was the one hUudTcdth HnniVeT-
sary Of the race. When the first race
was run in 1907 trere was the greatest
kind Of q great time. In additi-7
the races there was a grand cricket
match for ,CUV a side, a prize fight
between Dutch Sam" and Tom Belch-
or. bull-baiting, foot race and other
sports of various kinds. our grand
fathers when they went out for a big
time believed in having it and gener-
ally got Il.
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and while they have not yet got up 70
box scores, yet they recognize the game
as popular. And il be said some very
good games are being played. The
names OF the clubs reminds one Of the
early days of baseball in the States, OF
OF amateur mines now. Games, for in
stance, are scheduled between Monde
scripts and Leyton, WOolwich Arsenal
and Fulhdm. TollinEham HOlspuT and
ClaftOu Onent
The British pitchers show signs Of
Improvement and are getting speed, SO
far as the games have seen none Of
them seem to have mastered the curve
ball as get.
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Neil Up Against It.

Nell fought a good, game battle, but
was up against IT right from the start
Early IN the night il was apparent that.
barring a huke. Attell could not lose. az
he held Nell safe from the tap Of the
gong, and was easily his master At all
stages. The tantamweight ch implon
took "A terrific beating, but stuck 10 his
guns gamcly, although he realized long
before the fight was over that be was
hghting a hopeless battle.
AtteH. as a result Of the fight retains
the featherwelght championship, also
winning the gold belt hung up by the
Pacific Athletic Club. which staged the
affair He also earns the right 10 be
recognized as the logical opponent N
Jem Bowker, the English crack, for the
worlds Championship. and meeting
between these two for that honor VIII
be next in order.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.


. ANNOUNCEM ENTS.
The following announcements are
made, subject to the action of the |.
Democratic Primary, July 2S, 1906 |
For Judge 10th Judicial District
LEE HAWKINS.
G.. c. GROCE.
For County Judge.
YANCY d. KEMBLE,
TOM SPENCER.
For County Clerk:
CHARLEY CROKER.
! BOB BURLESON.
JESSE PARKER.
JOHN NJ. LOGGINS.
For District Clerk:
ALVIN p KIDD.
AMZI CAROTHERS.
CLINT SPALDING
For County Attorney:
MARK SMITH
For County superintendent i'nhlic
Instruction:
J. r. BROOKS, reelection
For Tax Assessor:
J. y McELROY Recollection.
}. C.. WILLIS.
JACK kiILEBREW
For Tax collector.
SNIP SPENCER, reelection
For sheriff:
W. n. FORBES
TONY CROMWELL
g. A. MILLER
]. " KENNEDY
j. p MtNNlCK. reelection.
= p DARDEN.
itIr Iu.,i,v ~ the i'cssv Precinct 9.
W H IWiU DAVIS
81 N N'KNlGHT
sor Commissioner ruuu,r =.
p RUTHERFORD
por CORNERSTONE rustinu q.
w. s. WITltEN ppQN
RIP GRIMES
o. lRrFEI HfNrA
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During the summer the Sims Ii
brary will not be open in The even
iugs. Beginning June ] the hours
will he. Morning, 10 -; after
noon. . 10 T. The reading rooms
will also De open ON every SUNDAY
afternoon. from % TO O'Clock.
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"All the indications point to a crop
of cotton which under extraordinari-
ly favorable conditions will not eX-
coed II. 100000 bales. This conclu-
sion is reached because of the very
small increase in acreage and the
decrease in amount of fertilizer used
If the seasons are not good the crop
will be under the figures above given
by 10 or Is per cent" says the
Montgomery Advertiser.
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An exchange makes this timely
suggestion: when you get cata-
logue from big mail order house
just look it over and see what they
will pay you for your produce; also
Investigate and see what their terms
Of credit are in case you d9 not have
the ready cash; how much taxes they
pay toward the support of'your loca
government; just write them and ash
4 them how much they viii give TO
ward the erection OF church OF
schoolhouse; how much they will
/ give to assist the poor
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The following announcements are
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Democratic Primary, July Is, 1906:
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Those who are qualified by expert
ence to give advice on the subject
say that the best time to use the
split log drag is Just after rain
What is the matter with giving this
simple method of road working a
trial in your neighborhood.
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For Judge 10th Judicial District
LEE HAWKINS.
G.. c. GROCE.
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Of the several candidates seeking
TO he elected governor OF Texas more
than one may be selected with safety
to the state but there Is one whose
election would be little short OF dis
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For County Judge.

YANCY d. KEMBLE,
TOM SPENCER.