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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

for after December 81 the money will be
given to deserving charities which do not
commence at home. / realize you are
quite incompetent to earn your own living.
and fear that if you do not inherit my
money you will end your DAYS in that salu.
brious resort known as the workhouse In
leaving YOU this statuette am relying on
the Wlmot temper. feel certain you will
smash my legacy in your rage at my ne
elect Of your future, before the year is up
II not, and you do so after say in your old
age, You will realize yourself to be the fool
consider you to be. Show this letter to
my solicitor. He has my will Your ar
fectionate uncle JOR"
For a moment wilmot looked into the
smiling features of the girl before him;
then, thrusting the paper into his pocket
laughed
Hardly complimentary. to say the
least he remarked, ruefully. IF it hadn't
been for you. should have missed my In.
heritance: Uncle Job was right after all,
I'm thinking! I'm one of the biggest fools
ever flung on this earth to decorate It,"
Veris smiled up into Wilmot's face.
through eyes now washed with happy
tears.
You will go to see Fratton & Nav. now,
won't you? She whispered in low. half.
trembling accents. You will 60 and see
them as soon as you arrive in London.
and
Veris's voice trailed away into sudden
silence. Sub-consciously she became aware
OF Wilmots gaze. realizing 1t to have
grown strangely intense and scrutinising
She flushed holly, uncomfortably. A sud
den desire to escape his observation by
flight seemed to take possession of her
with an almost uncomfortable strength.
How did you know Fratton &. Nav
were my uncle's solicitors?" he queried
The flush mantling Veriss face from
throat to temple deepened to vivid Grim.
son.
Didn't YOU tell me?"
Wilmot shook his head in a half ouizzi.
cal negation.
Never said word about them said he
quietly.
you little witch I believe YOU knew
all about the paper being in that statuettei
: I'd stake my head on It'll"
With all its brains?' Knocked Veris
with all It's brains" smiled Wilmot
How you did, I'm hanged If | know still
I'll stake my head on your having nos.
sessed the knowledge. Own up. You
did, didn't your
II plead guilty. my lord" replied verls
In dumure confession. you see Fratton
e Nav are our solicitors, and-Fratton Ia
my cousin. He told us the story one night
three months ago. as an example Of his
clients eccentricities. and-well, I had for,
gotten about 1t till met you on this shin"
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THE PASSING OF VENUS

She was alluded to Familiarity as Deck
Cabin No. 10.
She had come on board at Durham.
vision of pink.muslined daintiness, to &C.
cept adulation as her right. and the sur
render of mems hearts as too ordinary
an occurrence to excite ephermeral men.
tai comment.
Before st. Helena had slipped astern
Veris Chesney reigned as queen aboard
the liner Her ever-growing popularity
with the men earned for Veris the indy.
ing hatred OF her sex. who ostracised
the girl whose superior powers of attrac-
ton relegated them to the shadow Of
mediocrity.
To the 'isgust of the entire liner Veris
showed a distinct partially for the at
tentions OF one Gordon Wilmot, late Of
the Transvaal, where he had signalled
his departure by making one of the most
complete farming failures known for half
a century. In burst Of sublime conf.
dence, bred Of the moonlight's soft seduc-
ton. Wilmot had told his companion the
whole grim tale. Withholding nothing.
1--WE been the biggest fool in Christen.
DOM" he concluded bitterly. "My uncle
JOD sent me out 10 the IranSYadl to
make good the FOOLS tricks of my callow
youth. I had to tell him had failed, and
two months later received a communi
cation from his solicitors to say he had
passed away. My uncle was a rich man,
but received as sole Inheritance a plas.
ter figure of the Venus of Milo The Will
actually dictated that 1t should be
brought out to me by hand, so it should
not get broken. Did you ever hear Of
such rot? When the solicitors clerk
gave 1t to me in Jo'burg / could have
SHE'D 1t at his head"
LET me see wSo did you say your un-
Gle had left his money to-"
81 didn't say. You see do not know
myself suppose charity. 1t appears
1t was another of my uncle's amiable &c.
centricities should not even know the
name Of the lucky hospital which had
benefited by my failure to make good"
Veris looked adorable as turning her
head, she looked her sympathy into his ,
eyes.
IF you had made good. as you call 1t,
and had inherited your uncle's money.
what would you have done?" Veris posed
the question dreamily, looking carelessly
out over the moon-swept sea-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
How Arvid Manson
Came Home

A RVID MANSION was born and
Munk. a gray bare rock In tho
grew up on the little island OF
sea just outside Bohuslen. He was
the younger OF many children. and
this was why he stayed at homo
while all the other emigrated to
America
One day he returned from his FISH,
Ing. sullen and in bad humoT. One
OF the other fishermen who was no
friend OF his had accused him OF
stealing and many other things. Now
ne would not stay at home any
longer He wanted to be a sailor
and he would never return homo any
more. Never!
1t was a night in January ten
years later. The tramp steamer
Cardiff. was struggling up against the
waves OF the North Sea. a gale had
been blowing for several days and
the decks OF the boat were awash
most OF the time
Arvid Manson came on deck
towards dawn TO take his watch.
He looked across the bare decks and
But he did not reach 1t. for wave
knocked him off his feet and threw
him against a hatchway. leaving him
quite unconscious.
When he came to he found him
self In a comfortable berth. One
OF his comrades was sitting at his
side From below came a sound as of
the deepest tones Of an organ and
Arvid felt that the ship was work
ing its way through heavy Ice.
Where am II" he asked
On board Emily. bound from Car
diff to Stromstad." the other replied.
will we soon be there?"
Yes but you must lie ouiet. A,
foon as we get to the fishing town
we are going to send for q doctor.
And then?"
Then you will have to 60 to IN.
hospital until you are we'll again"
through the portfolio Arvid could
see they were passing a number Of
small Islands covered with snow.
suddenly he raised his arms and
stretched them toward the por,hole
Il can see the top Of the ,sland
where 1 was born" he said. 1T havs
not been home for ten years. but to-
night am going home, and don't Won
talk to me OF a hospital want 70
live or die. ~
Exhausted with this long sneecb r.
Tell back on the pillow
Lie still now. said thu other
you have fever. and the sea Is frozen
80 you can't get homo tonight. It
Is much better for you to go to tho
hospltal. and afterward you may go
nome and stay as long as you want
to. Now II Is impossible"
Arvid lay quiet little while.
suppose shall have to walk
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This discovery does than satisfy the curiosity
ABOUT one OF natures most picturesque phenomena
Professor Dubois believes is long stem toward the
discovery OF new means of illumination which will be
iar cheaper simpler and effective than either OIL
gas or electricity
So confident the professor that he Is on Tho
OF discovery OF the greatest Importance to the world
That he is going to South America to continue his nves
legations The fefes there attain a larger size than
IN any other part of the globe Some of them exceed an
anch and half in length Their briance is SO powerful
that three four of them confined in glass will e,n,
enough light to read by even their eggs and small
parts OF their bodies emit light when pulverized
The South American Indians often use the reaes m
guide them through the forests at night by tying the
little insects to their feet and hands
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
URIC ACID
A Cause of
FALLING HAIR
and BADNESS
By DR.. EMILY BAETZ

TX T UGH study Of scalp conditions has convinced me
MI that an excess Of uric acid which the parent
OF rheumatism, which away the enamel of
the teeth, and red blotches to appear in the
face and which inhames the eyebas is chief cause
OF falling hair and OF eventual badness.
We have been inclined to be Of dandruf we
have been comforted by the oft repeated remark of
those supposed to know what they talking about
that every has dandruf and that is merely
dried skin-like the powdery substance left as sed
nent In our stockings and that may be the
backs Of hands with miscroscope-a natural and
harmless emulation. That made careless. but the
discovery that excess uric acid whimsically seeking
vent from the body, and whimsically finding its way
to the head pours upon scalp, killing the hair
as the poisoned fumes from chemical manufac-
tories kill the in the neighborhood should prompt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
How Fireflies May Give Us New Li6ht

1vHE freely has for years been puzzle to scientists
and all efforts to discover the cause of the phos-
phorescent light which is emitted from its tiny
winged body have been Of no avail.
But a noted French scientist, Ralph Dubois, has re-
Gently completed long series interesting expert
ments which to clear up the mystery Professor
Dubois declares that he has discovered in the frefy's
body two peculiar radioactive chemical substances
which ferment when brought together and produce
lumfnant which bursts into flame when brought into
contact with the least moisture
The professor proved this by extracting the sub
stances from the FREELY and bottling them. They re-
NAMED dark as long they kept dry but the in
slant drop of moisture introduced into bottle
they burst into fame just every has seen frehies
do Summer nights
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

hair growers. Castor oil is much
better. 1t is vegetable oil, made
from the castor bean, and when used
in the proportion of two parts castor
oil and one part alcohol, softens the
deadly scales and makes their re.
moval easy. 1t Is most practicable
to drop the mixture upon the scalp
with an ordinary eye-dropper. An
ingenious woman of my acquaintance
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

OWN oNoip
nutriment. All veg
etable oils are
good feeders for
the hair soil.
My experience
has forced me to
topple over anoth-
er idol of orthodox
belief about the
hair-the value OF
brushing. Five
minutes massage
is better than half
an hours brushing.
Brushing at its
best but lightly
touches the scalp,
and 1t Is the scalp
with which we
must be concerned
II we would have
healthy hair.
No matter how
tired you are at
night, don't fail to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

uses hatpn dipping the point Of the pin into the bot
tie and quickly passing the pin at distance above
the partings of the hair The woman who is one of very
dainty habits takes this precauon against using too
much oil and soing her pillow particularly gen.
erous oil bath should be given the night before YOU
take shampoo. A small oil can, such as comes in
bicycle repair kits is ideal thing for applying oil
to the scalp.
Cocoanut oil may be used in the same way Olive
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Scaled bids viii be received at
The office of the City Engineer Of
the City Of Cairo, Illinois, until 10
o'clock a. IN. October 18th, 1913, for
furnishing all labor and material
and constructing cement sidewalks
in accordance with the following
Ordinance No. 800. Said bids shall
be sealed ard marked as such and
accompanied by a certified check o.
cash for ten per cent of the amount
of said bid The successful bidder
shall be required to furnish bond
and guarantee his work and ma
terial for period of two years.
Said bids viii be opened and read
at the regular meeting of the City
Council on October 18th, 1913.
GEORGE f. DEWEY,
City Engineer.
Advt. 1915 OF
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ssssessssssas1elsaasfxs
CHARLESTON F:
ssss.sss.ss.&k..Asssssssss

i. Il. Smith, Charlcstons nov
postmaster took charge OF the post
office October LIST.
Miss Birdie Rivers VIII leave il
few days for New York City where
she viii take some spec al courses
at Columbia University.
II. D. Howel! Tho has who has
been connected with the Lair Fur
niture Company. has gone to Tyler,
Texas, wkere h has accepted a po-
sition as travelling salesman for the
Sherwen- Williams Paint CO.
Mrs. Albert DaL ora Of san An
mic, Texas, died in Ashvillc, n. c.,
tuesday, September 30,h. The re-
mains arrived here THURSDAY morn
ing and were taken 10 the home OF
Mrs. Rebecca Danforth, Nj Dan
forth's mother. The funeral wa;
Friday morning, being conducted bl
Rev. p. G.. Thogmartin. Mrs. Dan
forth is survived by her husband
and one little daughter. She hat
often visited here and had made ,
host of friends who deeply regre
her death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest STORY
have returned from their honey
moon trip to St. Louis.
Miss Florence Lane delightfully."-
entertained the Vanity Fair Clut
Thursday evening at the home Of
Mrs. Joe Jecco. The club members
and several visitors, some twenty in
all. enjoyed Pook till a late hour
Cake and cream were served.
The afternoon Five Hundred Club
resumed their meetings this week
Mrs. Kenneth Anderson being host
ess on Thursday afternoon. The
prizes, embroidered towels, were
won by Mrs. Chas Butler and Mis-;
Inez Andrews Ices were served
The next meeting vii be with Mrs
CharlesButler
Thursday evening Mrs. Chas
Tricky entertained with a chatting
dish party in honor of Mrs. Thrower
and her visitor, Miss Hawkins. The
guests were Misses Hawkins, Mary
Clark, Mary Wilson, Mrs. Barker
Prof. Vernon King and Mr.. and Mrs
| Chas. Wilson.
Miss Margaret Leonard of Marsh.
all, Mo-, Is the guest Of Col anc
| Mrs Paul B. Moore.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

creditors of Fred D. Shields. Mer-
chant, of Cairo, Illinois, and all
persons holding any claim or claims
against said Fred D. Shields are
hereby notified to present the same
10 the undersigned under oath or
Affirmation within three months
from this date whether said claims
are due or not.
Al persons indebted to said Fred
D. Shields are requested to make
prompt payment Of the same to the
Undersigned.
Dated Cairo, Illinois, September
10th, 1913.
FIRST BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY, CAIRO, ILL
NOIS,
assignee of Fred D. Shields,
BY n. r. Aisthorpe. Secretary.
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body. II rushes into every cell, causes
every hoEc. muscle. ligament tendon,
mucous surface and every nerve to thrill
with freedom. with health. with rev.
eound sprihginsss.
And best OF all. S. S. S. though pow
erful searciiiag overwhelming enemy TO
pain ard the causes Of rheumatism g as
pure as the cew on a peach blossom, as
powerful IS the heroic works OF rature,
8 scarching as the perclptoTy demand q
tho most exact science.
ASK for and insist upon getting s. s. s.
the worlds cure for rheumatism.
For private, personal advice on stgt-
born chronic rheumatism write at once
to the swift Specific Co, 255 Swift Iutlc.
/ ms, Atlanta, Ga. Their medical debart.
lMont g famous on all blood diseases. AMI
! is equipped 90 make personal blood tests,
1 approved by the highest medical author.
! ties, Get 2 bottle Of S. S. S. today. Then
laway goes rheunati for all time
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
THE COMING WEEK DAY BY DAY

New York, Ort 1.-The following
events arc scheduled TO take place
during the comlne week.
Monday
American Bankers Association
begins annual meeting in Boston
Currency Bill is expected to get
to the Senate for action.
philadelphia begins celebration
of suffrage week"
National Guard Convention meets
at Chicago.
Relating trials Of railroads and
shippers begin at Pueblo Colo.
National Paint, Oil and Yarnish
| Association convention, Minneap-
oils, Mimi,
Twenty fifth biennial session Of
the general conferences of Uni
tartan and other Christian churches,
opens at Buffalo, N. Y.
Suit of Secretary of State and
Mrs. Bryan against Chief of Police
Roach for detention Of a $500 dia-
mond ring, comes up for argument
at Jacksonville. Fla.
James Whitcomb Riley, Americas
greatest living poet, celebrates his
| Goth birthday.
David Lamar, indicted for i'm
pcrsonating congressman in tele.
phone talks with prominent fnan-
ciers cited to appear in New York
Court today,
Congress for esthetics and the
science of art opens in Berlin.
Wednesday.
General convention of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church in the Unit
ed States opens in New York City
among the important measures will
be reports on church unity; mar
riage and divorce; religious educa
ton and ministerial training.
Francis Berton Harrison. new
! Governor General of the Philippine
sheduled to arrive at Manila
Thursday.
House of Bishops Of the Protestan
| Episcopal Church meets at the cath
odral of st. John the Divine, New
York Citv.
Former President Taft lays tn
cornerstone of the New Boston Cit
| Club house, Boston. Mass.
Friday.
Oscar Strauss the compose
leaves Paris, en- route to America.
The Gamboa dyke of the Panam
canal will be dynamited, when tn
waters Of the Atlantic and Pacif
will meet for the first time.
Saturday
Mrs Emmcline Pankhurst, leade
of tho British militant suffragettei
sails for America. She says she ha
not the least fear of deportation.
David Llord-George, Chancellor c
the Exchequcr. inaugurates his grea
land campaign at Bedford.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

PIANO TUNING--From now I'M
til Oct. 18th | will tune pianos for
S2.00. After Oct. 18th regular
prices will be charged. II you want
to get the benefit of this special
rate it will be necessary to place
your order soon as / always have
more work than l can do during
this sensational cut rate price per-
iod. Buchanan's Music Store, Sth
Street. Ola / mo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Poll taxes for the year 1913 are
now due. All persons are requested
to call at Police Headquarters. No,
III Commercial avenue, and pay
same.
Fl. ]. DACRES.
Street Supervisor.
5-30 IL
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
Help Wanted-Female.

HIGH grade women solicitors to
introduce our toilet speciality. Every
woman and man wants one. Some
thing entirely new. Free sample.
Exclusive territory. We show you
how to make SO daily. Write i'm
mediately. F1euN4De4Lis Speciality
company, 80 s. Wabash Ave, Chi
cago 1915 II
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

FOR SALE-Large white steam
car, will seat or 10 passengers.
Fully equipped in good running or
der Suitable for auto buss line.
Southern Ill. Motor Co. $40 Com
merCial. 1911 If
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AssIGNEE's NOTICE.

In the matter OF assignment of
Fred ID. Shields for benefit of
creditors.
Public notice is hereby given that
the undersigned has been appointed
Assignee in trust for benefit of
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
OLD COINS WANTED

$sS-We pay CASH premiums on
hundreds of Old Coins. Keep all
money dated before 1895, and send
TEN cents at once for our New IL
Illustrated Coin Value Book, 4x7. II
may mean YOUR fortune. Clarke &
Co., Coin Dealers, Box las, lie Roy
N. Y.-Adyt. 20 VI
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

$4,000 cash, balance $4,000 per
month, buys new two-story Bung-
allow on Twenty-eighth street. Elec-
trio light, gas, hardwood floors, ex-
ira fine bath; three lots. Select
neighborhood; new gas and coal
range included; paved street. Rolla
II. Spann, Phones Bell 403, Home
10. 1913 lat
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

Thousands tell US they
bought their Oliver Typewrit-
ers without noticing the out
lay.
Here's the way the Plan
works:
You make a small first pay
ment and get the machine at
once.
Then save 17-Cents a Day and
pay monthly, exactly the same
as rent.
When you complete the pay
ments, the typewriter Is yours
forever. And you pay only the
regular list price.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
Help Wanted-Nale.

WHNTED-A competent black
smith on construction job, who can
cut and bend steel according to di-
mansions of simple drawing and
make necessary repairs. Apply at
Intake Well, Thirty-eighth and Ohio
leyee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

Finest line of fishing tackle in
stock. Lawn mowers sharpened,
safes opened, combination changed
Keys made; guns and revolvers re-
paired. H. e. INCE, 412 CONNER
cial avenue, Cairo, III. Home phone
212-K.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

For carpenterlng and general re-
pair work call ]. II. ROGERS. Bell
phone SIS. Residence 500 Twenty
third street. S-2O-tf.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

LOST-Starting crank to Stude-
baker car. Finder please return and
receive reward. Southern Ill. Motor
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
STRhYED Or STOLEN.

STRAYED OR STOLEN---From
Mound City; one bicycle, dark frame
new motor cycle saddle, old basket
in front, plate bearing name of
wheel gone, solid rubber tires. Call
on d. G. Craig, Mound City and re-
ceive reward. 1O-1-7t
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
LADIES Ill

HAPPY HOME MATERNITY
Tor private and easy eoafnemsns. Forty sapeence
reliable. sdop,ton In nice homes: come bsf3e-tm,
you wish Call write eahrt Dr.. Turner OF Fossne.
Hyatt. Pine LAwni ST. Louis Col Mo. STRICTLY
ethical.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
FARM FOR SALE.

200 acres black alfalfa land 4 y
miles from Cairo, on |. c. r. r. All
in cultivation, good corn crop on
place now. One of the best located
places in the country. Must be sold
at once, worth $3.50 per acre. Will
sell for quick sale for SOS, Address
Hunter Hough, Cairo, Ill Sept 10 Il
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

WHY DO WITHOUT A PIANO in
your home when you can buy fine
new upright piano at Buchanan's
Music Store on Eighth street for
IS down and s1.35 per week? An
swer the question please. 9-17-1m
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

Become a Telegraph Operator.
Good pay, short hours and easy
work. We teach Telgraphy and
Railway Station Accounting, and
will assist in getting positions for
our graduates. Thee Woodlawn
School of Telegraphy, 6611 Madison
Ave, Chicago, III. 1912 got
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

WANTED-Traveler; a beginner:
salary; commission and expense
money. Liberal offer and agree
ment. j. E. McBady, Chicago.
10-5 1t
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
Salesman " ..nted.

WANTED Salesman now calling
on Drug Trade 10 handle boxes,
labels, cartons r. commission. Old
est house. Larses' line. Market
prices. Pictorial Printing Co., Au-
ron, III 1915 II
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05
Miscellaneous For Sale.

FOR SALE-1O room new and
modern one or two family fat at
404 Walnut street. Heat, bath,
hot and cold water. Price $4,000,
$1,000, balance in loan or will trade
for smaller proposition. What have
you? J. Casey. Bell phone 239.
Sept. 10 tt
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

CAIRO mail carriers and clerks
average $50. l conducted Govern
ment examinations. Can help you
pass. Trial examination free.
Write ozment, Bad st. Louis, Mo.
9-Sept. 7-14-21-2s Oct. 5-12.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

FOR SALE-Three chair barber
shop, good location and doing good
business. Reason for selling other
business. Address I'D" care Bulletin.
9-2S-7t.
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sf5e-------aA-.
OLIVER
TSps~ri$sr

The Standard Visible Writer
is a salary-raiser, an income
producer, an aid to personal eff
ficency,
oliver Typewriters are earn
ing millions of dollars for their
operators and owners.
They are helping hosts of am
bilious young people to achieve
successful business careers.
They are helping the small
business to grow big and the
big business to grow bigger.
They are trade-builders as
well as revenue-producers and
efficiency-makers.
The newest and best model
oliver Typewriter is sold on
this popular plan. There is
no extra charge for the
famous PRINTYPE OLIVER
---the only typewriter that
prints print. Prlntype is con-
cecdcd to be tho greatest type
writer improvement of the
century.
More than 5000 Local
Agents in the United States
and Canada are making money
selling oliver Typewriters.
This is proof positive of Oliver
merit and Oliver popularity.
Write for particulars of the
17-Cents-a-Day Plan. Ask for
Specimen Of Printype.
The Oliver Typewriter Co.
s12 Pine Street.
st. Louis, Mo. t23D
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

FOR SALE-One good work
horse. Inquire of CAIRO Bottling
Works, corner Washington avenue
and Thirteenth street. 9-27 It
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-10-05

COMPETENT person wanted to
take charge of the Francis grill
room. Apply Mrs. Farrow at Fran
ces flats. 9-29 If