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with profitable and pleasurable,results

with profitable and pleasure BILE, results.
noBERT MANrELIs DISCOURSE
X which followed, as to his ability to
present so many different roles in
a single week-a new one every night,
not to mention matinees-was some
what surprising.
At the risk of appearing egotistical
l shall tell you how it started.
The tragedian was saying something
of his wonderment at the rapidity with
which newspapermen do their work.
He was astonished, graciously, at the
thought that before he got to bed at
night the story of his performance
would be before him in the columns of
the papers.
That's nothing" said I. What is
really amazing is how you folk of the
stage manage to be so many different
characters in so few evenings Why
do you not forget and lose your lines?
How do you escape the horror of put
ting Othello's lines in Macbeth's mouth?
You play Romeo and Juliet in the
afternoon and King -ear' at night.
How in the world do you keep the
serrated lines separated and apart?
Mantell said he had never thought
about that at all. The difficulty arose.
he maintained, in the switching of the
mood. The lines took care of them
selves ITO illustrate" he said, last
Wednesday afternoon we played Romeo
and Juliet and Wednesday night we
played Hamlet 1t took me from
O'Clock until s to get into the
Hamlet mood after being the signing
lover all afternoon. I do not worry
about the speeches; they come of them
selves out of the situations as thew
arise, but the trouble is to shake off
the poetry of Romeo and get into the
mood Of Hamlet l manage it by mere
ly thinking about the play. for the
evening performances. | do not read it.
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I am not fonder OF Louis XI is that
it has not proven to be a drawing at
traction Play goers seem to like it;
my notices in it. everywhere. have
been most complimentary. but it does
not seem to attract the string of ticket
why. 1t is a great play, and nobody
goes out while it is being presented.
In one week stands 1 usually bill it for
Friday night. The receipts are in
though the previous nights may wit
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AS KNG LEAR

minded, "and so should understand
Perhaps" said NantelI, but perhaps
they are examining the play and the
players more like travellers in foreign
lands who look on the ceremonies of
Buddah intelligently, but without real
understanding"
Shakespeare is decidedly alive
Mantell went on. In Denver, Salt
Lake. Atlanta and all across the coun-
try we have been having prosperous
times. In fact-and this is a business
Office secret-we have not had a single
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Shakespeare making money! Mr. Brady
was told hundred times the old adage.
shakespeare spells bankruptcy but it
seems that like many other generally
accepted sayings, shakespeare spells
bankruptcy is an untruth. In Atlanta
we even succeeded against Barnum &
Bailey's circus" (Ihis was said slyly)
and in our contest with the biggest
auto show ever seen there we got our
audiences whenever the doors of the
theater were opened. In many places
where a two nights stand is unusual
we have managed to remain a week
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XII" said Mante1, and I knew that
she possessed a beautiful voice. I
asked her if she would help out for
so. That was the first time that she
had sung for us, and I'm pleased that
you noticed the beauty of her voice and
the effect it had. floating from the
wings. Miss Scott understudies my
wife" Marie Booth Russell when
she goes home h Mrs. Robert Bruce
ManteILl
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by the writer and the artist herein
sometime mentioned.
ManteIl concluded his discussion of
the Lamb criticism by saying modestly:
i may be wrong. Perhaps if the gen
lie critic could see my impersonation
Of king Lear he might still assert that
it can not be played AS to that /
leave you to judge"
for its theme, King Lear is
A neither ancient nor modern. 1t
is timely in any age. 1t is old
and new, fresh and familiar Ingrati-
fude stalks through this generation
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ness sold out houses It's hard to be
enthusiastic when the receipts faur'
Yet Louis XI remains one of the
greatest characters that NanteT pOr-
trays. and he has never failed TO win
in the historical drama taken from the
French of Lavigne.
IT is Miss Agnes Scott who sings be-
hind the scenes in Louis XII"
wondered who it was that added so
much on Monday night to the impress
siveness of several scenes. MantelI
told me. He said he had experienced
much difficulty in getting an appro-
pirate musical background to the play.
He had tried a chorus and then a quar-
tet back of the scenes. but neither
seemed to fit. Il remembered then
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0K of peas to shake for rain
M and the flash of a dark
w lantern for lighting,
Charles Lamb complained
that King Lear could not he played
He was right The great tragedy was
beyond the scope of the mechanical
contrivances of the times, and though
the sunerings of Lear's soul were pre-
sented perfectly by the actor. the back
ground was faulty and amiss. AS a
beautiful picture may be marred by
? poor frame. so Shakespeare's great
est work was injured in the setting
and the imaginations of the behoIders
were shocked by the discrepancy be
tween spoken words and indicated ac-
tion- There was no physical reproduc-
tion Of the storm and conflict which
king Lear discloses in his mental
and spiritual warfare The frame in
which IL was offered was bad. The
proper presentation of King Lear de-
mands as much attention from the me-
chanical forces of a Snowman as from
his intellectual resources. We do that
now That's why King Lear is one
Of the greatest of modern dramas It
is a mechanical wonder and a perfec-
rion Of realism. As background TO the
fearful story the art Of the craftsman
stands aiding in illusion. supplying
the mimic verities against which the
passion Of Lear flames and dies"
So said Robert Manten at the ST
Francis the other day when the pri-
vacy Of his rest was broken in upon
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believe that Shakespeare's text should
be altered in single word An actor,
if he is conscientious, is always playing
to the best informed member of his
audience. He will hesitate to be found
in a fault of memory. Hence 1 strive
to have my text perfect. 1t is confus-
ing. however, to the actor, usually, to
read his role over before a perform
ance. 1 do not find it necessary. In
is to leap in a few short hours from
the romance of Romeo to the jealousy
of othello. or from the credulity of
Lear to the indirection of Hamlet
HN NE great advantage accrues to
Athe public" said Mantell. in
putting on a different perform
ance every evening. The auditors get
the advantage of what you might call
a first nights production Everybody
is keyed up. on their mettle, and in
dciency and overconfidence. A nervous
tension buoys us up and we do our
level best. There isn't any staleness
nor any tagging back of the action. We
have to keep abreast of the work, and
the effort is made at much expense of
emotional force"
a ANTELL, like Mansfield. began
played in the provinces for many
years. His first engagement was in
1876. he told me. and he subsequently
informed me that he made his debut
when he was just IS years old. If
figures do not lie. then Manten must
be 80 years of age. The place was
Rochedale and his first role was an
old mans part. He played with George
Clark, the famous English actor, and
many years later met him in New York
and introduced himself Are you the
lad of 49, asked Clark, who made up
so badly as the old MANI Il am"
said Manten. that boy
However" Manten went on. show
ever badly l fitted myself to the char
acter of an old man 1 soon learned the
tricks of makeup and played all sorts
of characters in England, gaining what
1 consider invaluable experience"
- ANTELL says he likes Louis XI
Nt hugely, but that his favorite i'm
~ presentation is Lear, and after
that Macbeth.
Perhaps" said he, "one reason why
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LVNF FHEN they used box full
Of peas to shake for rain
N and the flash of a dark
w lantern for lighting,
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LEGAL.


q 900, the Central National Bank in the
sum OF 5000 and the Merchants National
bank in the sum of $500 were presented
BY the Following VOTE Ayes Councflue1
Blalxely, Drew, Fink Fraser. Howard.
Launan, Miller. Stanley and Tandy-S Alb
sent. Councilmen Hughes Jordan and
SImpSou-2
Bids for pumping station in sewer dis
trict No. Is were presented and the mayer
appointed Councflmen Drew, Tapdy and
Howard as Committee Of teilers TO ofen
as follows your COMMITTEES IF tezlers
appointed to open bids for the ccrs1r,Ic-
ton Of pumping station in sewer district
Ne. L beg leave 10 report that VIC find
Walton w Gilmore to be the lowest bid
der and within the estimate On motion
adopted
The relieving resolution presented By
Councilman Tandy was adopted On his
Resolved by the Mayor and Council OF
the city OF Topeka. kansas that me
enter into contract with Walton W Gil
more for the construction OF pumping
to plans and specifications as per his Did
The following resolution presented By
Councilman Tandy was adopted by the
Resolved by the Mayor and Council OF
the City Of Topeka That the City Clerk
be and he is. hereby directed to advertise
for three consecutive days in the o5fcizI
city paper and the American Contractor
for sealed proposals for the construction
Melan Arch Bridge across the Kansas
River on Kansas avenue said proposals TO
be filed in the Office of the City t-1srk by
SEQ O'Clock D m March z 19is- Ayes
Councfimen Blakely. Drew. Fink. Fraser
Absent, Councilmen Hughes. Jordan
Miller and Simpson,
Councilman Fraser was adopted On his own
-BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL That the City Engineer
be and Is hereby directed to solicit COM
petirfve plans from manufacturers OF gar
bage plants and report results to the coun-
| ell at the first meeting in the month or
The following resolution presented by
Councflean Fraser was adopted on his own
sBE TT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR
Streets and Walks be and is hereby di-
rected to select a location for a garbage
plant and report the same TO the council
| at the next regular meeting of the same
The following resolution presented by
Councilman Lannan was on his own mo-
RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND
/ COUNCIL That the plans for tne sewer
| in sewer district No. g. now on file in the
/ office Of the City Engineer be adopted by
the Mayor and Council or the City OF 10
The following resolution presented By
Councilman Fink was adopted by the fol-
s@RESOLvED BY THE MAYOR AND
| COUNCIL. That the plans for the exreE-
sion Of the MeIan Arch Bridge now On
1 file in the office OF the City Engineer De
| adopted by the Mayor and Council Of the
/ CITY of Topeka Ayes. Counclmen Blake
/ " Drew Fink Fraser. Howard Lannan-
| STANLEY and Tandy-S- Absent Council
men Hughes. Jordan, Miller and Simpson
l.
/ The following resolution presented
/ by Councilman Stanley. was. on his own
4 motion. adopted
| s-RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL That the City Attorney be IN
| structed 70 arrange with the Pending
4 Compauy to approve the changes IN coz
| tract in sewer district No. a.
I No further business appearing Council
/ adjourned
4 City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 3O37.

AN ORDINANCE Amending Section of
Ordinance No 9l5, approved February
ing Section of Ordinance No s4gs ap-
proved May 5, 1904, relating to the use
of the auditorium and. prescribing rule ;
to govern the same. as amended by Or
1866. and repeating said Section g. as
amended by said Ordinance No. 2564. -
and repeating said Section 1 OF said
Ordinance No ZgI5.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCu4MEN OF THE CITY OF
TOPEKA
Section L That section I Of Ordinance
No. Sl5, approved February 10 1893, re-
prescribing rules to govern the same. as
amended by Ordinance No. 2564, approved
March 13. 1905, and amending Section Of
Ordinance No. 3442. approved NAV 3 1854
be and the said section is hereby amend
ed to read as follows Section l. That
section Of Ordnance No 49,. approved
May 5, 1904. relating to the use Of the
audTrortum and prescribing rules to govern
the same as amended by Ordinance No
2564. approved March ., 1865, be and the
said section IS, hereby amended to read
as follows Sec g. Al entertainments or
public gatherings held IN the auditorium
shall be classified follows whenever
the word day" Is used II shall be con-
strued as tweuty-four hours.
Class a" All state national Or
CARNATIONS or conventions holding meet
fngs for not more than three consecutive
DAYS. where No admission fee Is charged.
and where It Is probable that ne less than
SO persons viii be brought to the city %
reason Of the entertainment. NJ Zee VIII
Class @B- All local organizations OF
the city Of Topeka az A frateFuAL reIIg-
or where all Of a reasonable part Of the
proceeds are to be devoted to some public
benefit or charitable or ph1authxopfc pxr-
pose = fee OF s. per day wiz be charged
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STATE JOURNAL ON SALE

/, The stats Journal IS On szls each even
a. the following places.
nan Weightmsn. drugs. IS kansas Ave
1osser Bros. drugs. sos Kansas Ave.
M Brunt. drugs. 2g1 West 6th II
rice Drug Co. IL Kansas Ave.
Ered Snow. drugs. E01 Topeka Ave
frank Hobart. drugs 500 West 10th g.
S5amposu Drug Co 80 N Kansas Ava
TsIo Drug Co. SO N Kansas Ave
l. b Ptnney. drugs, 1SSS Kansas Ave
W Durant. drugs. IA7 ". 18th St
49, FnaIm4cT. SIS Kansas Ave.
NY > Is Kansas Ave
Eauonal Hotel
[leaterfieId Ho1aI
7nroop Hotel
So avenue Hotel
80 Ee Depot News stand
Srand- N " cor. 6th q Kan. Ave
E,i7Ls " alker. drugs. 81 KarsaS Ave.
To-ttoosfg News Co. 4R9 Kansas Ave-
y Enarmacy. s08 Wese 18th 81
~ Ezsily. drugs. y. z car. srh& Lake
49, 49, Sore4n- Drugs gnc East 9Th
1T = Pharn1Scy. At Holiday
Plnry Wilson. f1e RofHday
yWenler. drugs. 10th and Norris
r. wilson drugs. IA cast feh
Wits. drurs No Ezs4 4th
PHARMACY. s19 NJ Kansas Ave
ulls.az llIu< Store 6fh ard F2J1chsnsd
. Edelblufe drugs. 81 west II
" Rrav-sr arrrzs ana Fast ICcCgf
rIsnrf1T[ Rms 4nS Stevens St
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Onice Of the City Clerk Topeka, Kan
January q. 1915.
Sealed proposals win be received at the
Office Of the City Clerk I'D to five O'Clock
q m Monday, March Tth- 1916. for the
Construction Of the extension at the south
end of the Meian Bridge across the Kan
sas river On Kansas avenue as per plans
and specifications now On file IN the office
Of the City Engineer
A certified check in the sum of two
thousand dollars GOOD must accompany
each proposal
The Mayor aud Council reserve the right
TSeaLI c. B. BURGE
City Clerk
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LEGAL

Class c. All state CT local crgauiza-
tons with exhibitions Of agricultural or
nazufactured products, pure food or
displayed and an admission fee charged
snail pay rental OF SIS per day, If held
LOT -FOUR or more consecutive days, IS per
Class ID" All political meetings, ex-
cept state or national conventions. shall
Class .Es An union religious meetings,
conducted by at least five distinct and
period Of not less than two weeks and
tive nights q week the rate shall be SO
per day. and where no light and heat Is
furnished 50 per day. payable IN advanc-
Class '-F.r Where parties or companies
give an entertainment for private profit.
50 per day. il for three or more consecu-
Class C. Where use Of the auditor
ium is granted for rehearsaIs some
proposed entertainnent and not used
more than six hours, sl5-
Class H" State, county or city or
ganiza items naidwinter expositions
and entertainments OF similar character.
where q small admission fee of Is cents
Or less Is charged and where the auditor
iUrl Is used for five or more consecutive
days, or use of the auditorium where no
admission fee is charged and where COM
moditieS are sold, SIS per day.
Class All state. national or inter-
national organizations or conventions,
where no admission fee is charged or
where only q small admission fee of 3
cents or less is charged and where it Is
probable that no less than SEQ persons viii
be brought to the city by reason of such
Organization or convention. no rental fee
viii be charged for the use of the audi
torfuu-
Class ~ For all entertainments given
by under the auspices Of the Auditor
ium Pipe Organ association OF Topeka.
where the proceeds Of the same, or a
reasonable part thereof. are to be devoted
to paying for the organ, or maintaining
the same, and where the price of admis-
sion shall not exceed fifty cents, no rental
| fee will be charged
Class *" Mass meetings held in the
| interest OF the General Public and not for
| the benefit OF any particular organiza-
| ton, party OF society and where no adj
mission is charged. no rental will be re-
| qufred-
Section 2 Section 1 of Ordinance No,
| 2s15 approved February 10. 1868, relating
| to the use of the auditorium and prescrib-
| ing rules for governing the same, Is here
| by repealed
Section J. This ordinance shall take eff
| feet and be IN force from and after It's
publication in the official city paper
/ Passed the Council January II, 1910.
1 Approved January 19. 1910
/ ISeaLI VIM. GREEN.
/ Mayor.
Attest c. b BURGE- City Clerk
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Notice il hereby given that the stock
holders Of the Aetna Building & Loan As
ISOLATION Of Topeka, Kansas, viii hold
their annual meeting In the office e the
said association In the city CT Topeka.
Kansas, at 10 o'clock - m On Tuesday.
the 9Th day OF January, 1916. for the
purpose Of eleetfng a board Of directors
for the ensuing year, and to transact any
other business that may properly come be-
-s's ~-- JON Q. ROYCE. Secretary.
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New York Jan ga new strike OF
garment workers has started in New
York Four members Of the Knee
Breechers Makers union quit work in
105 shops yesterday and about LOCO
more followed them today. According
to the strikers, the present wages of
from SO to SIS a week are inadequate.
A general strike OF 5000 trousers
makers for an advance in wages has
also been called to begin next week
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BUSINESS CHANCES

FOR SALE-Ha<ness store In Topeka:
viii sell cheap. $4,000 yrist mill to trade
for land. grocery stores drug stores ice
plant. cold storage, butcher shop and
laundry all combined 81. 60, hotels and
restaurants $50 to $A.000- farms to sell
and trade. houses and lots A. l. Fur
man. 81 Kan ave. Topeka. Kan
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Phones 81
WANT BUYER

For a nice 40 acre upland farm miles
north of Kansas ave bridge. % acres
wheat in fine condition Included Price
$3.50.
JE ToRRINGToN. as w sth St
Bell rs. Ind 81
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS


W Hardick and wife to J. v RowIes.
pC. n W Il Willis so
M Z Casey to NJ E Casey. pit lots
add. ..- - $500
E E McFadden and wife to J.
Place -. :. so
The Prudential Trust Co TO K w
Hand. lots 46 to IS inc. MacVfcar
ave College Place sub.---.------.--. $50
r. P Crest to L. Sherwood lots 6S7-
50 and 81 Lincoln St, blk 10 NJ &
D. sub-.-------- -. -. -. -.-' = !. 500
H Plnkston and husband to D. s.
k1nzer. lots SIS and 10 Grand ave
Pleasant View add ----.------ so
G kachelrieS and wife to W. r Cur
It's and wife. lot SO and Ut SIS Lane
St. Bartey & JeuSOu' s SIb.-------.-. 45n
c. L. FarusWOrth and wife to H c.
Mckinley. acs. IA and ), blk L.
CoAege I'LL add 49, --------- Loo
g pit sec. 2s-17-17-
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FREE DrsPENsARY.

QUINCY STREET FREE DIsPENSkRx.
"a Quincy 6 Cond1cted By Esgqi.f
iczI service free Medicine Tree In Soma
eases Office hours to p m Cas-
answered night and day IND phon9 IL
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Have your keys made and locks repalre1
BIZ =. A Bauuzus Is Kan ave. Bel Ia
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WANTED-NALE HELP
RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS CUSTOM
employees, Wanted-ExceIIent salaries.
Rapid advancement Spring examina lions,
preparation free. Write Immediately for
dates and prices Franklin Institute,
Dept SSH, Rochester, N z
WANTED-5 men for steel tank work
Topeka Employment Office. 522 Kansas
ave
ASK ME how you can start q prG fitzble
mail order business at home evenings
Heacock. I2E LOckport. n.
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE
$500 PER ACRE

Of
in
a
Their house nEarnf family
r. RI
K
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WILL SELL THIS WEEK.

electric and gas, & TT G. front, near head
CT Central Park for s. $50
NeE rm- modern. complete bath. conf
bfrarfon light stacked for furnace II
lots. good shade. near Governors square,
for g. $50
IL a. Il mile e. of city, for 1850
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OFFICIAL. ANNOUNCF9EENTS.
II an a candidate for sheriff. subject to
Ine Republican Urinary August 3 1910
J. 3. Belts
FRANK L COOPER announces himself
republican candidate FOR register OF
deeds subject to the primaries Aug > 1910.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
Bennett R. Wheeler, president; E C.
Arnold vice president; z. D. Coburn. vice
PRESIDENT Charles 6 Elliott. secretary
T. c. Stewart, assistant secretary C. w
SNYDER treasurer, P H Forbes, attorney I:
G G. BIakeIy, auditor; Charles J. Webb,
j. W Going C. F. Menninger. J. v.
Abrahams. W H Lininger. G. w. STAINS
field. W. H Hamilton
State of Kansas. County OF Shawnee, S.
L Bennett r Wheeler, president. and L
Charles 8 Elliott secretary of the within
named association. do solenuIy swear
that the foregoing is true and complete
statement of the condition Of said zSSocia-
belief its business is conducted in accord
aucz with law So help me God
BENNETT r WHEELER
CHARLES s ELLIOTT.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of January, 1910
J. c. STEW ART, Notary Public
(My commission expires January ., 1911
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and
to NIos
leaving city 1854 lor A sane ms Is
Jackson Phone 1850
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w N fOf@oE-'s q 80 -Dt - -
FOR SALES houses. , lots close in Is
paying so per month Price $500 Ind
ass Blue
FOR SALE room house good cellar,
well gas Part cash. rest Ike rent -
Bra1ner.
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Published IN The Topeka State Journal
January 1g, I919I
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location
n house. water
west 'front.' Iotso 5 for one line
on It.
NJ
Kansa
GEO NOBLE J. II.
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MONEY.

BETTER REALTY AND LOAN CO
Make farm and city loans in any amount
frfgrrl $500 I'D, at lowest rates and On the
most favorable terms. Office ground floor.
CoIuu bian Bldg
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PICTURE FRAMING
FRAMING. regzding mat making. moHzf-
Ing done By J. D. Sullivan. III " ElEhkb
street Packing EhiupluE. eta