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Tokio. Oct. 29-Flying the Japanese flag and repainted and her appearance changed so that she was not recognized un- til too late the German cruis- CT Emden entered the harbor at Penang. British possess ion. and torpedoed and sunk the Russian cruiser Jemtchug 2 and a French torpedo boat de- stroyer, and then made her es- cape.
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Germans Await Achievements

Paris. Oct. 29-A pause in the fighting in the north of France and Flanders is reported dur ing the past twenty-four hours and it Is believed by the Allies commanders that the Germans are awaiting the arrival of re- Inducements u resume their advance on Calais.
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ARE SEEKING PARDONS

Washington. Oct. 29-Messrs Bullock and Houston. recently convicted Of fraud in supplying coal to the government at Nome. and now out on bail pending an appeal. are in this elsy trying 10 obtain parsionS- The Department Of Justice i> said to favor clemency.
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ON DIFFERENT SIDES

Denver, Oct. 2o-Mrs. Mar shall, wife of the Vice-Presi- dent, is a guest of the Suffra- gists of this state. She is said tc be against votes for women.
 New York, Oct. 29-The Sui fgage campaign in this state begins November 6. It is un- derstood here that Mrs. William Jennings Bryan will be the principal speaker.
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aLkI SOUTH TOMORROW

The Nortllland Dock company have 6 bulletin up announcing that the steamer AIki will saii from this port tomorrow morn ing as eight o'clock. She will arrive here shortly affer mid night, hut will so directly io the ketehikan Cannery where she will take on 5000 eases of salmon. After completing there she will move to her regular berth. where her passengers will board her
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THEY GREET HUMPHREY

Seattle, Oct. 29-Alaskans i'll this city are making prepara- lions to greet Congressman Humphrey on his arrival to- night, They consider him one of the staunchest friends the North has in the halls Of Con- .gTesS.
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MAY SHUT FEM UP

Washington. Oct. 20-It Is said that President Wilson Is considering the adviSability of shutting the Colorado coal mines by executive order un- less the operators agree to con >iier some plan Of settlement. At the present time the Rocke- feller interests who own or control the greater part of the ce'leries of Colorado, refuse to consider any plan or suSSes- lion.
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CITY IF SEATTLE
 COMING

Seattle. Oct. ao-The City of Seattle sailed from this port for ketchikau last night. her r Ssengers for that place being Mrs. Turner. Wm. Semar. W. H Sparkling, John Running, R. T Graham. J. D. Wynne. wife aFd family. and one steerase.
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Was Bloody Massacre

London, Oct. 29-The offic- al reports of the fighting of Monday night among the sand dunes and canals of Flanders describe it as a bloody mas Sacree. Both armies are report ed to have displayed the great est valor.
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SENTENCES ARE
 IMPOSED

Sarajevo, Oct. 2o-Sentences were imposed on the assassins of Archduke Francis Ferdinand yesterday. Four of them will hang, two given twenty years a1d the balance shorter terms.
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GERMAN SHIP PUTS ONE OVER ON
 THE ALLIES

city to come to England to take part in the European war, stop ped before reaching Cape town and returned to the Orange Free State where he took command of the British forces and administered a sting ing defeat to Gen. Beyers. de- m0ralizing the latter'S forces. He is now proceeding against Dewet.
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Gun Bursts-25o Killed

Paris. Oct. 29-It is reported here that one Of the big guns used in the attack on the French right wing exploded yesterday killing fully 250 men Of the German army.
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. THANKSGIVING
 PROCLAMATION

Washington, Oct. e9-Presi- dent Wilson yesterday issued s1e annual Thanksgiving Proc 'a11ation. designating Thurs day, Nov 26 as the day. In inc proclamation he calls partieu- lar attention to the fact that the United Stats Is NS peace. while the balan of the world l. ai war.
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10000 Allies Slain

London. Oct. 29-It is esti- mated that not less than ten thousand Of the Allied forces have been killed in the fight ing in Flanders and northern Franve in the past five days. This includes BelgianS. British and French.
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Surprise Attacks Defeated

Paris. Oct. 2o-Two different attacks by the Germans were repulsed by the Allies last night. Neither attack however could be compared with the fighting Monday night.
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of Trade of this city has asked Canada to place troops ill the village of Erie. fearing a raid Of German sympathizers from this side of the aine.
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HALF WAY ROUND
 THE WORLD

When the cannery tender Shakan arrives at Puget Sound the latter part of the week, she will have covered over thir- teen thousand miles this seas on, or more than half as far as around the world. One would hardly suppose that gas boat would cover that much territory during the cannery season.
 -T--
 Pathe Weekly at the Dream tonight.
 Earle Williams at the Dream onight. adv
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Botha Licks Beyers

London. Oct 29-Word comes from Pretoria that Gen. eral Botha. who had left that
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The Goldfish are coming. al

Rose Tapley al the Dream tonight. adv. Boston Cream WaffIes al the New York stallrant. adr.
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Vest FOund-On the shingle mill Hume. Owner call at the Miner Office and get same.
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W. J. Sully has been accord ed the contract for putting q new roof on the courthouse.
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For Sale-Smibh- Permier Type writer, cheap. Call at Miner Office. adv.
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See alI the animals that Dad sees ai sh= Dream tonight. al.
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HALLCW ZEN BALL
 EVENT OF SEASON

Judging from the prepara- tions the Orchestra Boys are making, that Hallow Fen Ball is sure going to be a winner. Spooky Music. spooky decor ations and spooky punch will be the order of the even ing. Come early and partici
 pate in the Sheet and Pillow Case Ghost Dance from 9:OO to 1915. adv.
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Some swell show at the Dream tonight. adv.
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The Diver at the Dream to- night. adv.
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The Weekly Miner 8. q year
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Buffalo Is Worried

Buffalo. Oct. 29-The Board
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Elcanah Flanary Dead.

Elcanah Flanary died at his
home at this place after an i'll
ness covering more than wear.
About one year ago Mr.. Elan
airy was found to be suffering
with Il leaky heart. which kept
him To his room. He gradually
grew weaker for more than a
month has been confined to his
bed. About week ago he suf
tered n partial attack of paraly.
sis, die ng Sunday night before
midnight. The burial took
place Monday ut Dryden.
MIR Flanary was n Confeder
ate soldier, wearing Cross of
Honor presented by the L. ID
c. of this county. He had ac-
cumulated n comfortable
amount of property, having u
tine farm near Flanary's ford
and valuable Jonesville proper
~. Mr.. Flanary was mem
Der of the NJ. Il. Church, South.
He is survived by the widow
one son. IL. G. Flanary, of route
l, and Mrs. II. G. Mcdowell, of
Jonesville. -Jonesville Star.
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Gone to Gordonsville

Company II, Second Regi.
meut, Virginia Volunteers, left
Tuesday morning at 3:l5 on a
special train over the V. x. s.
w. for the State encampment
at Gordonsville, Va. The train
consisted of three coaches, in
GLIDING a baggage car They
made connection at Bristol
going straight through to
Gordonsville by way of Roam.
oke, Lynchburg and Charlottes.
vile.
The members of Company IL
are; j f Bullitt, Captain
Mayo Cabell, Second Lieu
tenant; Sergeants, HUBBARD
Lloyd, w. G.. Painter, Carson
Perry, Geo. l.. Taylor, Ct. G..
McFerran, j. NJ. McLemore;
Corporals, Karl Stoehr, II. X.
Cochran, II. Bullitt, II. p.
Young; Privntes, Fred Baker,
II. ID. Baker, X. =. Barron
Chas. S. Beamun, Samuel II.
Brown, w. g. Campbell, Chas.
l.. Chapman, Neal Collier,
Rome f. Daniel, Henry NJ.
Edens, John Fox, Jr., Jas. w.
Gaut, a. r. lIammonds, Frank
Ii. llarr, William IL. Honey.
cutt, Henderson III. Horsley
Geo. w. llurd, Samuel John.
son, Henry G. Johnson, John
NJ. Johnson. Chas. II. Kelly, II.
l.. Lane, John V. Lane, VIM.
q. Mathdws, Lawrence II. Nc
Corkle, Marcus Moss, j. q.
Nesbit, Grady Nickles, Joe
Nickles, VIM. II. Nickles, Sam.
uel h. Nickels, G.. 7. Orender
j. G Neal, VIM. f.. Orendor,
w. Il. Peck, George w. Pierce
r. @. S. Potter, Clarence NJ.
PulIiam, George Rhoads, Hiram
Sizemore, Carlyle Skeen, Britt
F. Smith, John A. Smith, Seth
+. Sowder, Lewis IL. Stewards,
Emmett W. Stewart, Joe Potter
John b. Tucker, Harry c. Wal.
lace, William B. Wax, jerome
l.. Wells, Earnest N. Williams,
James O. Willis, Benjamin f.
Witt, David f.. Wright, and
VIII Carpentar.
The company makes Il fine
showing, and forty-nine men
and two commissioned officers
went on the trip. The company
viii be gone about ten days.
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Coli Meeting

There was meeting of the
Mountain Golf Club in the office
of the Secretary Friday. The
following were elected members
OF the Club: Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Drennen. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Sterne, George l.. Taylor, j. w.
Lassiter, j. 2. Horne and III.
NJ. Hodges.
Arrangements were made for
a handicap tournament to be
played on the links Saturday
afternoon end quite a number
OF the gentlemen participated in
this event. The winners were;
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histories, realistic stories and
eulogistic biographies.
Among literary men of the
New South, Irwin Russell and
Thomas Nelson Page are the
best known. Both of these
men wrote a good deal in the
negro dialect. Russell's poems
such as "Christmas Night in
the Quarters shows that he
preceived the artistic probubili-
ties of the Negroes speech 1t is
thaught that Irwin could have
won great fame in the world of
literature if it had not been for
his love of drink, which brought
him to such an early grave.
Thomas Nelson Pages first
work "ln ole Virginia" won
for him immediate aud wide
spread fame. This was soon
followed by a volume of verse
entitled "Befo' de War "Red
Rock" and "Gordon Keith"
are his best known novels,
while The Negro, the South
erners' Problem is his latest
publication MIR. Page is at
present our minister To Italy.
John Banister Tabb, or
Father" Tabb as he is usually
called, aud Benjamen Sledd are
two of Virginia's latter day
poets, Father Tabb is better
known by his lyrics than his
poetry, but Benjamcn Sledd not
only writes poems but has also
edited several text books. His
two volumes of poems are en-
titled From Clin and Scaur"
and "rhe Watchers of the
Hearth"
Mary Johnston, the popular
writer of the Civil War stories;
Ellen Glascoc, the suirragctte
and authoress of the Battle
ground, and Mrs. Robert T..
Lee rank among the best latter
day writer's. Mrs. Lee is the
authoress of "Lee's History of
Virginia" and in it she gives
an interesting account of the
most important Virginia battles
of the Civil War.
And now let us say Just a
few words about our own
author, John Fox. To us he
is one of the best and most
entertaining writers of the day
And especially do we enjoy one
of his books, "The Trail OF the
Lonesome Pine" because it is
based on the early settlement
of our own home town. Some
other of his best works are
"Crittenden, 1.-The Little Shep-
herd of Kingdom Come" and
THE Heart of the Hills" John
Fox is we'll known for his treat
ment of the mountaineer and
the mountain people.
There are many more minor
writer's in Virginia that we
would like to mention, but it
would make this paper too long
and tiresom. Nevertheless they
are steadily contributing to the
literature of our country and in
that way are aiding the South
to gain a high position in the
literary world.
The South has not progressed
as rapidly in literature as some
of the other countries. but con-
sidering the hardships and
drawbacks she has had to en-
dure, she has run better race
than them all. And now since
many of these hardships have
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McLemore, LIST; Henry Bullitt,
2nd, and j. z. Horne, Srd
Saturday night the members
of the club gave very Aelight-
full smoker at the home of Mr..
h. h. Taggart, which wa
enjoyed by all present.
The members We're disappoint.
ed in the fact that the Bristol
team of ten gentlemen that
were to have played here Satur.
day failed to come, but they ex-
pect to come over at a later date
for match game.
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led to craftsmanship and to
oratory.
John Marshall and John
Randolph are the first Virginia
writers to figure prominently
i'll this period John NIarshal's
reputation as writer rests up
on his Life Of Washington, )"
while John Randolph, like
many other patriots, gained his
place in literature through his
political speeches.
Edger Allan Poe is the most
famous of Virginia writer's. In
fact, some foreign critics place
him above all other American
writer's. He wrote both prose
and poetry. His first volume,
"Tamerlane and Other Poems, :"
appeared when Poe was only
eighteen years old. Some of
his best prose writings are "The
Gold Bug" Mss. Found in a
Bottle, Tales of the Grotesque
and Arabesque" aud "rhe Fall
of the House of Usher" His
best poems are "lsaebl >"
"Ulalume," "l'he Bells" "rhe
Raven" Annabcl Lee" and the
stanzas, "Lo Helen b" 1t is ad
United by all that Poe could
have reached great height in
literary fame if much of his
time had not been spent in dis
sipntion. He was practically
the originator of the detective
story and in tales of horror and
haunting mystery he has ueN er
been surpassed. His criticism
is valued for its suggestiveness
and his fiction shows that his
immaginativc powers were al
most limited. Although Poe
was not fully appreciated until
after his death, his fame has
continued to grow steadily, and
now his works are read and en-
joyed by many.
Several other writer's of this
period were Beverly Tucker, the
novelist; Matthew Marry, the
geographer; Joseph Cover
Baldwin, the humorist; James
Barren Hope, the poet, and the
brothers, Phillip Pendieton and
John Eston Cooke. The latter
of these is the most famous.
1.-The Virginia Comediane" and
Henry st. John, Gentlemen"
are the only two of his books
that were published before the
the War. After the War he
wrote many fictitious stories
such as "Surry of Eagles
Nest" Wearing of the Gray"
and "Mohun. He also wrote
a few simple poems.
John Reuoen Thompson,
William Goodloe McCabe and
Father" Ryan were Virginia's
beat poets at this time. They
all wrote patriotic poems, but
Father" Ryan's "Sword of
Robert II. Lee" ranks among
the best.
For short time after the
war the South was in such @
state of detection that litera-
ture. as well as everything else,
was almost at standstill. But
soon the interest in education
which had always shown itself
in the South, hogan to predomi-
nate and inspired the south
ern people again to literature.
Prose was i'll greater demand
than poetry and fiction and
romance gradually replaced
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been overcome and since the
War is over aud peace reigns
once more, we know that old
Virginia. at least, will take adj.
vantage of the opportunity for
which she has been waiting so
long and will soon furnish as
many great literary men as she
has great statesmen.
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ENJOYABLE Occasion

One of the most enjoyable
social events of the season was
IA card party given ut the at
tractive home of Mrs. j. NJ.
Goodioe on Poplar Hill at four
O'Clock on sIast lThursday in
honor of her daughter, Mira. X.
b. Tinsley, of Panama, and
Miss kangely, of Stuart, Va.
Twelve tables were arranged
for progressive hearts. The
rooms were attractively deco
rated in II profusion of pink and
white carnations aud ferns,
Mrs. Horace Fox won first
prize; Miss Sara Cochran. the
consolation prize. and Miss
Hiner the boody prize.
Delightful refreshments were
served consisting of n salad
course, ice cream, cake and
coffee.
Those who enjoyed Mrs.
Goodloe's hospitality were:
Mrs. Irvine, Mrs. Chalkley,
Mrs. bremen, Mrs Marvin
Kelly, Miss Ramsey, Miss Piper,
Mrs. Il. j. Prescott, Mrs. f.. T..
Goodloe, Mrs. Sterne, Mrs.
Montague, Mrs. Cochran, Miss
Sarah Cochran, Miss Nichols,
Mrs. Mccormick, Miss Florence
Mccormick, Mrs, Southwark,
Miss Southwark, Mrs. Glenn
Southwark, Mrs. Robins, Mrs.
Owens, Mrs. Blanton, Mrs
Barrier, Miss Irma Orr, Mrs. j.
H. Smith, Miss Jess McCorkle,
Miss Carolyn Rhodes, Mrs.
Rhodes, Mrs. Nash, Miss Petit,
Miss Ruth Prescott, Miss Mamie
Goodloe, Mrs. Kyle Morrison,
Miss Minnie Fox. Miss Anna
Agee, Mrs. Polly, Mrs. Horan,
Mrs. Cabell. Mas. Hiner, Mrs.
Sayers and Mrs. Gilmer.
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Water Supplies
Need Attention
State Board of Health Urges
Towns and Villages to be
yisilant in Protecting
Water Against
Typhoid.


supplies that the sanitary engi-
peer of the State Board of
Health is receiving calls for all
parts of the State. But this
is taken to be- such a pleasing
sign of the public awakenment
to the dangers of typhoid fever
that the Board of Health today
urged all towns and villages to
like vigilance in safeguarding
their water from pollution.
During the last few weeks,
the sanitary engineer of the
State Board of Health is in con-
slant demand for consultations
and the laboratory of the board
has been receiving an unusually
largo number of water speci-
mems for examination.
The results, in some instances,
have shown the presence in
drinking water of organisms
that show the water to be con
animated with filth and con
sequently liable to carry ty-
phoid.
"Bv no means ali the typhoid
that appears in n town is due to
contaminated water" says the
weekly bulletin of the Board,
issued today. "Where the
water does become oontaminat-
ed the result lis generally an
epidemic that seizes "A large
number Of people ut approx
mately the same time.
More frequently, in towns
which are without II public
water supply, a well or spring
may become polluted and may
endunger the lives and health
Of all who use the water. In
the circumstances, the only
safe course to pursue is for the
local authorities to close the
well or spring ut once.
Sanitary examination of
drinking water generally shows
whether it has been contami-
mated with human filth, but
such an examination is not gen
orally as satisfactory as an in
telligent inspection of the sur
roundings of the water-supply.
Typhoid organisms, IA such,
are found in water very seldom
and their absence from a sus-
pected water is by no means
proof that the water is safe.
"A careful inspection of the
watershed or of the we'll or
spring is much more significant.
II there are human habitations
ON the watershed, without safe
guards that insure the proper
disposal of all refuse at all
times, the water may become
polluted. If the we'll is in bad
repair or so arranged that filth
may leak in from the top or
sides or seep in from nearby
outhouses, the water should at
once be under suspicion and
shod!d not be used.
THE Board has issued a
special bulletin on the protec-
tan of private water-supplies,
which bulletin can be had free
upon request. The directions
contained in it, will, if followed
out carefully, suffice to protect
most wells or springs. But
where is the least reason to
suspect the pollution of any
water supply and where another
ana safer supply cannot be had,
Tue water should not be drunk
Until 1t has been boiled. Pre-
cautions in this respect are
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Virginia Writers Before and
After the War

% P"Poi, SoiIipOheu ana read
oy Miss Marian Taylor, at the
close OF the public school at
this place last spring, and which
won for her an important
medal, is we'll worth Your while
to read. 1t contains some facts
regarding Virginia writer's That
Is well worth preserving:
Literature is and always has
been one of the most prominent
features in the history of every
nation. Even IN the ancient
days literature existed and
played an important part in
their lives. For instance, look
ut Rome and Athens. Both of
these cities, at the time of
supremacy, had reached the
highest perfection in literature
That has ever been attained by
man. And SO we could trace
literature on up through the
middle ages, but as this dis
cussion is TO be on the Virginia
writer's only, we must go back
no further than the early DAYS
of that colony.
The Literature of the South
may be divided INTO three
periods, namely, "The Litera-
ture of the Colonies" (lGO7-
1880, "rhe Literature of the
Old South" (l790-lSG5) and
The Literature of the New
South" The Virginia writings.
during this first period, were
mostly on religious and his tori.
cal subjects; but about the time
of the Revolutionary War politi
cal aud patriotic writings
flourished.
CAPTAIN John Smith was Vir.
ginia's first writer. Although
not a Nirginian by birth, as he
did so much for the "Alother"
colony and as most of his
writings were concerning her
and her customs, it Stems un-
fair to leave him out entirely.
Smiths best known works are
"a True Relation" "A De
scrlption of New England, !"
and The General History of
Virginia"
Next among the early writer's
comes Robert Beverly and Col
onel William Byrd. Both of
these wrote histories, but Coz
onel William Byrd also wrote a
few other books. Robert Bow
erly is best known by his "His.
tory and Present state of Vir-
ginia," in which he not only
gives an interesting account of
the settlement of Virginia, but
also brings out the social con
ditions and the daily life of the
people. Colonel William Byrd
is remembered for his shrewd
humor in "The Westover Manu-
scrips,' MS well as for his
"liistory of the Dividing Line"
and "a Progress to the Mines
in 1882. ~ These are the most
prominent of the early his
torians.
George Washington, Patrick
Henry, Thomas jefferson and
James Madison are the most
famous men of the Revolution
airy times. W ashington's
Farewell Address" won for
him a place in literature, while
the "Declaration of lndepend.
ence," drawn up by Thomas
Jefferson, holds its place in the
literary world. Though Pat
rick Henry is always thought
of as an orator only, some of
his speeches are now consider
ed rare pieces of literature, and
especially will his speech before
the convention of l775 always
be remembered. 1t was in this
speech that he so valiantly ex-
claimed, 81 know not what
course others may take; but as
for me, give me liberty or give
me death" James Madison,
the father of the Constitution,
published many letters urging
the adoption of this document;
some OF which he contributed
to the "Federalist" as series of
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Haitries-shepheri aud Buckles; Mo
Conncll, Banks and Barker.
struck out-By Shepherd, 3 McCon
nell, Banks. q
Umpirc-R ID Morrison.
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NJ. w. Gray, U. S. Army
Sergeant, who spent several
months here instructing Com
pany II, and who is now at
Pulaski. arrived here Sunday
night and conferred with Off
Gals here and left with Com
pany IL Tuesday morning for
dordonsyiile. go