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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-10
Plaster or Stone?


 Over the portal of stately building in London are engraved In stone the well known words of scripture ''He that hath pitv upon the poor Iendeth
 to the Lord"
 And upon the door inst beneath this portal has heen posted a placard, on which is painted this:
 wARNTNr.-Beggars will be prosecut- ed Keep of!
 Rather contradictory. Is it not? Which Is the true picture of our civi,i- zation-the words of Scripture in the stone or the-warning to begears beneath |? Well, you say, is not this the age of hospitals and homes for the friendiess and asyfums of every kind and Institutions for the discovery and cure of disease? Yes. surely.
 And would you encourage the idle, shift less. to be more shiftless by means of misplaced charity?
 No.
 Rnt somehow the picture reminds us of story.
 certain kinG wf,n did not a1,an,,nt tA
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
NOTICE..

To the stockholders Of Spokane
Trust Company, a corporation hav-
ing it's principal place of business
at Spokane, Washington:
Notice is hereby given you that
special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of Spokane Trust Company, a
corporation, will be held In the
Office of the company at IA Wolver-
ton Block, Spokane, Washington.
at 3 o'clock p. M. on Tuesday, the
10th day of August, 1909. The
object of said meeting will be to
vote upon proposal to decrease
the capital stock of the said Spo-
kane Trust Company to twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,00O) to con-
sist of two hundred fifty (250)
shares Of stock of the value of
one hundred dollars ($100.00) each.
J. M. CAMPBELL,
A. D. CAMPBELL,
o. M. FOX,
JOHN e. BLAIR,
JAMES TAYLOR BURCHAM,
Trustees of Spokane Trust Com.
pany.
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material benefit to the govern
ment and which was satisfactory to
verybody-except Mr.. Ballinger.
The practical question which con-
fronts the settler is suggested by
this extract from Attorney General
Wickersham's opinion:
These certificates having been
issued under an unwarranted con-
tract, cannot be received as credits
for the charges imposed upon the
land under the statutes"
There you are. The poor settler
has gone out with his team in the
broiling sun and has worked day
after day digging and hauling dirt
until he supposes that he has earn
ed hundred dollars. He has plan
ned to pay this money on account
of the next installment due the
government on his farm. He knows
that the money has been earned.
He knows that he has felt the
sweat trickle from his brow and
that his horses have had to be fed
and housed and that he has given
his time and muscle to this labor.
But now comes the benevolent sec
rotary of the interior with a volun-
teer intervention and gratuitous
elgal opinion that the certificate
given by the reclamation service is
no good.
This is what Secretary Ballinger
calls reform He is righting the
wrongs" worked by the Garfield
Newell-Roosevelt administration.
How many settlers are affected
| by this ruling it is impossible to
state Roughly estimated there may
be as many as ten thousand. 1t af-
| fects settlers on all the principal
government reclamation projects
and there are about 30 of these To-
Gated all the way from Washington
state to Arizona and east as far
as Nebraska.
What will the ESTHER do who has
relied on his certificate to pay his
next installment? Already there
are hints in Washington that scalp
ers are on their way to the recla-
nation projects with offers to buy
up these certificates for 80 cents
on the dollar, more or less. The
scalper will tell the farmer that
the certificate is no good and will
show him the opinion of Mr.. Bal
linger and Attorney General Wick
ersham to prove it. Then he will
make the farmer an offer and try
to get the certificate for what he
can. Eventually the certificate will
probably be redeemed at face
value.
The scalper will have the farm
ers money. But the law and Mrs.
Ballinger will be indicated.
Already the water users have
been getting together and passing
resolution, declaring that they re-
gard the cancellation of the coop
erative plan as an unwarranted In
reference and as evidence of his
tility to the general cause of recla
nation
While these resolutions have
been pouring into Washington, Sec
rotary Ballinger has personally au-
thorized the published statement
that it is his intention to remove
from office Frederick n. Newell,
director of the reclamation service.
f. A. Reyes is one of a number of
personal representatives" of the
secretary who are now in the field
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Miscellaneous
& Real Estate
Opportunities
CLASSIFIED ADS
SHOW CAUSE ORDER.

In the Superior Court Of the State
of Washington, In ana for the
County Of Spokane.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Rosa Benoy, Deceased.
Emma Mary Stuck, the admins
tratrix of the estate of Rosa Be-
noy, deceased, having filed with
the clerk of this court and having
presented to this court her petit
ton praying for an order direct
ing and empowering her to sell
the following described real es-
tate belonging to said estate. to-
wit: lot 3, block 2, Carlin's Addi-
ton to the city of Spokane. state
Of Washington, at private sale.
for the purpose Of paying the
debts, and expenses Of the admin
istration, Of said estate, and Felix
M. Pugh, having been appointed
by the court as guardian to repre-
sent Felix Charles Benoy, minor
heir of said estate, in all matters
pertaining to the sale of said es-
tate.
ANoW, ClOiCs II 10 hClCOy vi
dered that Tuesday. the 10th day
of August, A. D. 1909, at o'clock
a. m. is hereby fixed for hearing
said petition; that all persons in
terested in said estate be and APP
pear before said court at said time
and place and show cause If any
they have, why said petition shall
not be granted; that due notice of
said hearing be given by publish
ing a copy of this order for four
consecutive weeks prior to said
date, in the Spokane Press, a
newspaper of general circulation,
published at Spokane, Spokane
county, Washington, and that such
publication of this order is deemed
a good and sufficient notice of the
hearing upon said petition.
Dated in open court, this 10th
day of July, 1909.
J. STANLEY WEBSTER,
Judge.
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WASHINGTON, July 19.-Panic
and decentralization nave been
caused among settlers on the gov
eminent reclamation projects by
an order just issued by Secretary
Ballinger of the department of the
interior. This sentiment is re-
Elected in thousands of letters
which are now pouring into Wash
ington
The trouble grows out of a new
reversal of a GarfieldRoosevelt
policy. A legal objection has been
found to one of the practices insti-
tuted by Secretary Garfield and
Chief F. H. Newell of the reclama-
ton service.
Here is the situation:
People who take up the govern
ment reclamation land undertake
to pay for it in installments. Most
of these people have very little
money. The settler may have a
team of horses and enough money
to get one crop in the ground, but
when he has done this and made
his first payment on the land he
has little left.
But the settler is willing to
work; and he generally has plenty
of time to work. If he could do
some work digging bitches and
helping to finish --e reclamation
project it would help him a lot in
paying for his land That was the
situation so far as the settlers were
concerned
Now, on the other hand the gov
eminent wanted work done. The
government was very anxious to
make use of the men and their
teams. So Secretary Garfield and
Mr.. ewell figured out plan by
which the government and the set
\ tier could cooperate. They said
TO the settlers: You turn in and
do this work; we will keep tab and
give you credit and will issue to
you certificates for the amount of
work done. Then we will accept
those certificates on account of
what you owe on the government
land"
This scheme pleased the settlers
very much. They went to work
and have been paying for their
lands in part by digging bitches.
hauling dirt and doing other work
which the government wanted
done. 1t gave employment to those
who needed employment and no.
body was harmed.
But Secretary Ballinger now says
the whole thing is Illegal" On
his own motion he asked the attor-
ney general for an opinion inter-
preting the law and has received 20
typewriter pages from Mr.. Wick
ersham declaring that the law does
not warrant the issue of certifi
Gates nor the acceptance of such
certificates in payment for the
land.
Probably Mr.. Wickersham is cor
rect. No doubt congress did neg
lect to provide specifically for such
a condition of affairs, but Mr.. Bal
linger is the first to find any rea-
son for interfering with the work
ings of a plan which resulted in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF WASHING
TON, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF SPOKANE.
MAGGIE WAGNER, Plaintiff,
VS..
JOHN H. WAGNER, Defendant.
SUMMONS.
State of Washington to John H.
Wagner, Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within sixty days after the
date of the first publication Of this
summons, to-wit, within sixty days
after the 14th day of June, 1909,
and defend the above entitled ac-
ton in the above entitled court,
and answer the complaint Of plain
tiff and serve a copy of your an
swer upon the undersigned attor-
ney for plaintiff, at his office be-
low stated, and in case Of your fail.
ure so to do Judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the
demands of the complaint which
has been filed with the clerk of
said court.
This is an action brought for a
decree of divorce for desertion and
non-support; to recover $3.50 attor'
ney's fees and suit money, $50 a
month permanent alimony and
500 a month for the care and
maintenance of the minor children
to-wit, Myrtle, age II; Ivy, age IA;
Violet, age II; Cyrus, age 8; Lille
age 6; Ruth, age 3; to have the
household furniture at No. 220
South Walnut declared the separ.
ate property of plaintiff, and for
such other and further relief as to
the court may seem proper.
HARRY A. RHODES,
Attorney for Plaintiff
P. o. Address, Suite Al Ziegler
Block, Spokane, Spokane County
Washington.
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A Turkish bath is what you need
this spring. 1t is better than any
medicine for a spring tonic. Tones
you up and removes all impurities
from your system. We have spent
$4,000 in fixing up our parlors and
they are the finest in the north
west. Come tonight. Bath and bed
$1.00. Turkish baths, First and
Stevens. H. P. Nichols, prop.
Phone. 1241. %ss
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

Word is going around the brok-
ers' offices that Patrick Clark will
soon bring out a big proposition,
and that details will be made pub
lie this week. Local spectators
generally follow Clark blindly and
as his stocks always move rapidly.
1t can be expected that a new &C
tive one may be on the list shortly.
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ger is backed by those members Of
the senate and house of represen-
tatives who for years have been
the ecsret and open enemies Of The
reclamation service is not calel
lated to lend confluence to the sc
retary's present activities Gin De
half of REFORM"
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|!!as|i3

Kind Housewife-And you say
you lived a month with the canni-
balls. How did 1t happen they
didn't eat you?
Weary O'Work-Well. you see,
the cannibal king liked fat meat,
and the queen liked lean, and while
they was fighting over which way
to serve me, ! got away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
STOLE 100000 WORTH OF
FLOWERS FROM PARK
(By United Prsss.)

!, NEW YORK, July 19.-For the
theft of the majority of the plot of
100000 worth of rhododendrons in
Central park, presented to the city
by Mrs. Russell Sage, Policeman
James McKeagney and John N.
James, chauffeur, are under arrest.
Z Other persons are implicated in
the theft of the valuable plants,
and more arrests undoubtedly will
be made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
COAL STOCK HITS 50

Rumors that the International
Coal & Coke dividend will be in
creased this month seems to be re-
sponsible for the advance the stock
is making. Sales as high as 50
were made on the curb today.
Snowstorm is looking up on news
OF values appearing in the lower
tunnel.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

looking for irregularities" and oil
legal practices" like the issuing of
these cooperative certificates for.
work. By next September the Sec
rotary expects to have the ground
work aid for his demand that Mr..
Newell be removed or deposed.
The fact that Secretary Balm
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
(01!73lE
I4h&3S

Digests the food. cleanses and
heals the stomach and intestines.
Powell's Stomach Remedy Is the
only preparation that will do this.
II does cure indigestion, gastritis,
heartburn, painful and overloaded
feeling of the stomach. dyspepsia,
nervousness, sick headache, ca
tarrh of the stomach. Relief is
complete. instant and lasting. Eat
what you desire. The first few
doses will convince you. For sale
at all first class drug stores. $1.00
bottle, or sent direct charges paid
on receipt of price.
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For Sale.
GOOD BUY FOR A WORKING

GOOD BUY FOR A WORKING
q MAN.
Four room modern bungalow,
curly fir finish, best of plumbing;
levt lot, 56x100; good lawn; near
car line. Price, $4,000; $475 cash,
balance like rent. Webb Realty Co.,
Howard and First. Main 80.
For Sale-One four and one five
room new modern house, built by
mechanics; best home on north
side for the money. Take either of
the two for $2700; easy terms. See
them on Northwest boulevard and
Lendecter street. Call owner, Max.
1890.
For Sa1e-Lodging house, IL rooms,
doing good business, reasonable.
Phone Main 5000.
$16OO-Four room modern cottage,
one block from car, well built and
nicely finished; nice location; $3.50
cash or will accept one or two lots
worth 5000 as a payment. No. 1856.
$1550-Four room modern bunga-
low, new and well built; porcelain
plumbing, full basement; a pleas
ing, substantial little home; lot two
feet above grade; $500 cash and
$15 per month. No. 143.
And We have others; new, COM
Portable little homes, but not mod
ern, from $1100 to $1400, 800 cash
and SIS per month.
Don't forget we have acre tracts,
too. on all sides of the city, to suit
all phases of life, from $125 to $500
per acre.
N. T. JOHNSON INV. CO.,
l and 2 Ziegler Block. Tel. 2118.
Open evenings by appointment.
Talk with Howard.
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$1,000 buys a good IA room house
on Sprague; 1925 cash handles it.
THOMPSON-GILLIS INV. co.
SIS Washington st. Main 1880.
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Attention to small things is the
economy of virtue.-Chinese
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EASTERN MARKETS
FURNISHED by Walter J. Nichols
& Coz
Chicago Grain Markets.

Chicago Grain Markets.
CHICAGO, July ly.-Wheat--
Close: July, $1.1SA; September,
$1.10as:. December, SLOTS; May,
$1.10A.s
Corn-Close: September. 65ssc;
December, 557sc; May, 56hc.
Oats-Close: September. 40Ac;
December, 411sc; May, 1880.
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Inw00d
Park

That's the place to buy lot if
you want to make a good invest
ment or want good home. Lots
are so by $40, level and good soil
no rock-and plenty Of good
shade trees. There has never been
scarcity of water at Inwood Park.
Remember, at the IN mile circle,
two blocks east of Mantle car line.
Only 1915 to $500, $40 down and
$40 per month. Call and let us
take you out. A. r. MOORE CO.,
Room 16 Curtis block, corner Lin
coin and Sprague. Phone, Main
2043.
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LIVERPOOL Markets,

Liverpool Markets.
LIVERPOOL, July 19.-Close;
Wheat, I'D to 7sd lower; Corn. sd
to I'D lower. September wheat, IS
9%d; September corn, 5s 6Ad.
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The Human Bake Oven
A PERMANENT CURE

sit has been over 30 days
now since | was cured by
the Human Bake Oven and
can say SO far the cure has
been permanent. | don't be-
lieve | will ever have a re-
cuprence of this dreadful
malady.
II wish to say with EN-
phasis and vehemence to the
sufferer of rheumatism that
the Bake Oven treatment is
the only cure for rheuma
tism, and highly recommend
them to my fellow men who
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

For Sale-Lodging house, IL rooms,
doing good business, reasonable.
Phone Main 5000.
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Wanted.
Attorneys.

Samuel T. Crane, Lawyer. 40 Co.
lrmbia Bid. Phone Main e391.
M. r. O'Connor, counsellor at law.
sos Hyde block. Office phone.
M. 1748; residence phone. 1858.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
BLUEPRINTS

Blue and black line prints. draw.
ings, maps, tracings. Washington
Blue Print Co.. 615 Jameson build
ing, Phone Main 1920.
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Five room furnished house, corner
Helena and Springfield; SIG per
month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
Horseshoeing.

Charles Staley. Pacific avenue and
Bernard ut.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

Dealers in junk and hides. Kahn G
Falk Co., 10-12-14 e. Main. Main
5474.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

70 per cent discount on dressers,
chairs and dining room tables.
New York Furniture Exchange, 90
Riverside.
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Look Look Look

A dandy five room modern, In
side three-quarter mile circle, on
West Pacific; all assessments
paid; only $4,000.
We have a notary in our office
who is authorized to administer
oaths to applicants for registration
for the reservations.
Lots In all parts of the city.
Houses from $1,000 up, on easy
terms.
X-Ray Inv. Co., Main 1924, 610-11
Fernwell, corner Stevens and Riv-
erside.
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REV. G. w. 6isBY

may be afflicted.
1.-THE Bake Ovens located in the office of the
Washington Sanatorium, rooms 3O5-6-7-S-9 Rookerv
bldg, where they are baking people daily.
''They make no charge for examination.
coffee is open from a. m. to p. IN.
''Phone Main 2340. Nurses to care for the ladies.
'My address is
&c. w. Bsby, Vaeyford, Wash"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

l want your second hand household
furniture; top prices paid. WedH-
wood, OLE Bridge Max 2542.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

Cooper & Co., collections. 40 Co.
lumbia building. Phone 9392.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

For rent-160 acre farm; IS acres
seeded for winter wheat; good
improvements; located six miles
from Spokane. Phone Suburban
10S64.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

X. Of P. lodge meets every Friday
night III Pacific halls. Work ON
the first, second and third Fridays
e..ch month. Fourth Friday 10 So
cial night. Visiting knights are
welcome.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

Notwithstanding tools. sport.
ing goods. etc. Phone $40. G. r.
Burch. 222 w. Sprague.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

Boys-We pay five cents a piece
for large butterflies. Make a net
and get busy. Modern Art & Plat.
Ing Co., 01022 N. Howard street.
Nance nj OCrLf,- Da.,I t-II---------
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For Rent.

Five room modern house for rent.
Inquire 1888 Carlisle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
Miscellaneous
e Real Estate
Opportunities
Miscellaneous.

Wanted-A partner for "a 10
month hunting. prospecting and
trapping trip. Address H3, care
The Press.
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Fernwell, corner Stevens and Riv-
erside.
Snap-10 acres Moran Prairie. near
station and fine location. Owner
needs money and will sell for
$500.
WEBB REALTY CO.,
Howard and First. M. 80
MANITO LOTS-NEAR GRAND
$550-One block to car; no
rocks; high and dry: terms; i'm
provements all In.
$525-Two blocks to car; shade
and improvements in; terms.
$600-Ah improvements; near
Grand; no rocks; shade; high;
terms.
A. Il. HOUCHIN & co.,
Main 1887. 206 Rookery Blk.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

No more piles-We guarantee a
cure; no operations, no pain, no
publicity; home treatment. Parti-
culars. address with stamp, P. O.
box 1920, Spokane, Wash.
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DanaN-Corbi Park hall, Friday
Aent; good music. good time:I
everybody come.
, 1909-04-24

No, Of course, the gentle Mr. A.. c
Heather alias Rev. A. c. Brown meant no
ham either to the Sunday, or to mo or o
ANYBODY. But someone else must have m.4-
aged secretly to drop q little bitter poison
in his gentle Ftatemout-, s@5 hcro..r l
prefer to leave them alone.
But to the Public in general / still Big
to say:
The Hoathous 4. e. Not Christians are
not so muoh to blame for establishing shoot
ing practice in the Service-hours. Why
should heY not do so? The above named
Commandment means no more to thoru than
other Christian doctrines. 70 them it is
all old rubbish, which we cannot expect
them to care much about.
But Christians doing the same aIo GER
tainly to blame.
IHey will say We ourselves 10 not 20
shooting in the Seryjce-Lours, no we could
never do such a thing! But is it then right
TO assist others in doing the same thingS
Take another Commandment, for instance
s'pLou shall not ~steal." Now We all say:
We never do that. But would anyone bo
member OF an association that intended 10
train others to stesI ? Bat then, is that
Commandment greoter than the aboycnam-
Cd in the cte s OF God2
ne Christians allowed to say: This
Commandment l approve Of bat not the
Other?
No, il is q holy duty for all Christians to
partake ia the worship of the Church of
CHRIST. It j also a holy duty to bring
others TO Him. But it IS a sad thing TO ne
found assisting in keeping anyone away from
Him.
n. n. WEsTERGAARD.
, 1909-04-24
THE DANISH WEST INDIES, AND
THE DANISH ROYAL COAT
OF ARMS.

For several years back I brought to notice
that the Danish West Indian Islands are not
represented III the Danish ROYAL Coat Of
arms, and since then I have repeatedly call,
ed attention to the subject, but, although
several persons have given this subject
their consideration, still the common opinion
is, that the initiative ought to be taken by
, 1909-04-24

'As far as l can neal and see
1t looks AS though twill be circle 90.
John Snsith.
, 1909-04-24

May the best ua.
, 1909-04-24

Il am certainly not a better,
But I'll bet q Franc on the next letter CD
IOm Jones.
, 1909-04-24
QUOTAT ONs TOR THE DAY.

Is it "To be OBJ or not to be lBl*
That is the question.
SbukeSPeu1'
The Carlisle independent., 1909-03-18
Citizens Meeting.

There will be a meeting of the citizens of the incorporation Fri day night for the purpore of nominating mayor, recorder and five alderman to be voted on at the regular city election. April 9th. The officers who will guide the city's destines for the next year or two have in charge Car lisle's future upon their verdict will rest many questions of great importance. and for this reason only good men of high standing. should be placed on the ticket. They should be liberal in their views, as we'll as progressive. Our little city is enjoying a full degree of prosperity, but it has only commenced and we must not impede it by a single act. There are so many men that will make good officers if we will only go out tomorrow night and place them on the ticket and then elect them in April.
 Don't stay at home tomorrow night and then say that you are displeased with the ticket named. Come to Echlin's Hall and help to select good men, who are wide-awake to manage the affairs of our city