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AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Preaching HOO D. m. Bible Study Class in
 Pastors Study at 700 p. m. Preaching at 7::30 D. m. Ladies Missionary
 Society Monday at 2::30 p. m. Prayer Meeting We'd
 nesday night 7:30 p. m.
 We appreciate the fine interest taken in the work by the mem bers, and feel very much in- couraged. Our offerings to the Boards will exceed last years offerings, and we are making good progress on all lines.
 We extend a cordial welcome to the public to worship with us.
 w. T. Thurman. Pastor.
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Where valuss Ars Relative.
 "How much is this picture worth (, asked the salesman. That depends. < replied the dealer. How much is the man who wants to buy 1t worth q
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FOR SALE: Pair of sorrell farm mules. cheap, call phone IS or address Box176, Brinkley, Ark.
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FOR RENT:--A six room fur nished cottage with garden, chicken house and barn. phone IS or address Box 176, Brinkley. Ark.
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WANTED: Circle saws to ham, mer. Hand saws, Cross cut saws. any kind of saws to file. Shcp at my residence.
 c. 1. Allen.
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LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 2e
SAMUEL, THE VICTORIOUS
 LEADER.

LESSON TExT-I Samuel 7:3-17.
 GOLDEN TEXTLHitherto hath Jeho- yah helped mel Samuel 7:12 R. V.
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NIElNA1lONM. SUNlM'SOlQ0L
 LESSON

(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of Sunday School Course Moody Bible h. stitute, Chicago.)
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FOR SALE:-One good farm horse. Phone A or write A. R. Hammoh Go.
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Educational

AFTERNOON PROGRAM :00
 ROUND TABLE "A Plan to Make Our Rural Schools More Efficient"
 Statement
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F vaughan, the imperson- Pas ever appeared in a Luon t fail to hear him
 For he never repeats. You
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or course It is hot and damp in
Para, and hence ! should not want TO
live there. ON the other hand, II IL
surely destined 10 become the New
orleans Of Bra2il, II is impossible
for the human mind to conceive the
wealth and money making opportuni-
ties in the great Amazon basin for
those willing to pay the price, and
Para is likely to become the great
gateway through which this wealth Is
taken.
should Ike to write much more
on this wonderful country, but my
space is already exhausted. In Con-
@cluSion let M say that Brazil Is by
nature the richest country in the
world Some day it may almost feed
the entire Western Hemisphere. Its
climate Is better than is usually sup
posed and there is no physical rea-
son why some day with motors and
agricultural machinery-man cannot
live In almost n part of i'ra2!! and
be comfortable and happy. This day,
however, is far distant in the future,
So far as the immediate present is
concerned, I should advise readers to
conine their investments and en-
pioitations to the temperate portion of
Brazil and every other country.
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The most curious painting of the Franco Prussian war. The old Kaiser and
Bismarck at the tribute table.

nambuco is difficult. but when this is
remedicd it should grow very rapidly.
II is the nearest Brazilian port to SUI
rope, Africa. or to steamers from
North America to Rio and Buenos
Ayres. 1t Is the only large South
American city which has o yet had
"A real estate boom, and am told that
there are great opportunities there for
making money. For some reason our
steamer did rot stop. much to my dis
appointment, but ! have good evidence
for these statements
Para stands for rubber, as that IL
what one always thinks OF when the
place Is mentioned. The old name is
Bclem. hut m may take his choice,
as the full corporate name is SAINTS
Maria de Nazareth de Bclem do Grao
Para, Within a fcw years It has be-
come n big city Of 200 900 inhabitants.
having, as have most of these cities,
but also possessing much interest on
account of its wealth of relies associ-
ated with its romantic history. 1t is de-
scribed as "~charmingly clean and pic
turesque." A local proverb runs, who
comes to Para is glad to stay; who
drinks assai goes eve away" Assai
is a most refreshing beverage made
from the fruit OF the assai pa1n.
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The second painting in the Gallery of Mirrors. President Theirs reposes
after MS labor of raising the colossal war indemnity of one billion dollars.

Brazil palms was planted In beds six
teen feet long and ffty-fve posts bear
each three electric lights.
These details are given shnply to
show what a stupcndous undertaking
was accomplished in three months
and all the while other work was 60
ing on in various parts Of the city.
II would seem as II the favorite
"manana' OF the Spanish had no
synonym In the language Of Brazil
when II comes to rebuilding cities.
Nj this Improvement work was begun
in 1904 and practically finished In
1907.
This Avenida do Rio Blanco, as II
Is called, Is claimed by Brazilians to
b" the most b,autiful street In the
world. IT contrasts very interestingly
with the fashionable shopping street
formerly named 'cuvidor." now "NIo-
reIra Gear" which is hardly twenty
feet Wiue and Io cur WOOD that
carriages and carts are not allowed,
pedestrians using the whole street.
In this connection l cannot help
suggesting what a great opportunity
awaits many cities in the United
States which will operate such extern
sive building campaigns. Any city
could do this and the expense would
soon be made UP In increased growth
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oilers. Huge sums have been spent
upon docks. The upper city streets
are being widened, "A beautiful drive is
being made along the ocean front and
many other improvements are being
instituted. Although should not care
to live in Bahia any more than in New
orleans, yet ! believe II will some day
be n great city, Certainly 1t should
not be passed by statesmen and others
looking for South American trade.
II takes about another day to go
from Bahia to pernambuco, n city Of
about l50, 900. The latter city inspired
a famous Brazilian poet to say: Hail,
beautiful land! q Pernambuco, Venice
transported to America, floating on
the seas" The name is more properly
"Recirc," from a substantial reef off
shore. forming IA fine natural break
water to which the Dutch made some
artificial addition. with a powerful
light on the md. More prosaic trav-
oilers state that 1t Is built on marshy
ground reclaimed from the sea. II
has many lagoons and bridges and Is
provided with all the modern improve
ments as to lighting and transporta-
ton and its exports Of cotton and
sugar exceed those OF any Brazilian
city except Rio de Janeiro,
At the present time landing at Per-
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and wealth. George Brewster Gallup
of Boston has been long urging
such work and any one interested in
beautifyIng his city should write Mr..
Gallup for suggestions.
1t o our steamer about two days
to reach Bahia from Rio. This Is the
up and down stairs city OF Brazil
the upper part. as you would expect,
the residence, and the lower portion
the business section. Elevators con-
vey people from the lower to the
upper level. Many OF the houses have
stood unchanged since the eighteenth
century. so that the place has a some
what quaint appearance, This Is the
great cocoa port of Brazil, furnishing
about one-tifth of the worlds supply,
and the state also produces almost
everything else, from nuts to black
diamonds. Ever the sand Ia exported.
some a, least being worth 500 a ton,
the kind called monazite, rich Nm
thorium s~ilicate. used for electric
lights,
The population Is about $50, 900. and
the people are most OF them black,
very black, The inhabitants, combined
with the heat. made me long again for
Sac Paulo and southern Brazil. Never
theless ! found Bahia very much bet
ter than 1t Is described by most trav-
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for the regeneration IF Rio dc Janeiro
from a dirty city Of narrow streets.
often a hotbed Of yellow fever. which
II was as recently as 1903, to the city
we see to-day, The plan approved in
the fall Of 1903 included the cons,ruc-
ton OF a great quay. furnished with
storage warehouses, railways and
electric lights. with a parallel avenue
l2o feet wide and two miles long. the
improving Of a cross canal to the sea
by making 1t a sOlidiy walled stream,
with an avenue shaded with palms on
each side; the lifting of the railroad
from the street level to a viaduct sin
teen feet above. increase of the water
supply; renovation of the sewerage
system with all modern improvements;
the removal of several hills; the filing
In OF large sections ard the widening
OF "A number of streets.
a new avenue was also formed in
the heart of the city, a mile and a
quarter long and 1870 feet wide. In
doing this last named piece of work
workmen toiled night and day, 5000
or them. in three months dcmolishing
600 buildings, thus opening a space
23O feet wide, 65 feet each side for the
new buildings. 100 for the roadway
and 20 for each sidewalk. Along the
centre OF the avenue a row Of Pao
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resolutions. like Schleswig-Holsteln
to Denmark and Istria-Trentino 10
Italy.
The Allies also have a bill for dam
ages. All the ravages Of German
armies in Belgium. north France and
Russian Poland must be repaired at
German expense and damages paid
their citizens in proportion TO their
losses. Blocking all the expenses the
Allies arrive at a figure Of $23. 900 600,
900 TO be paid by Germans. Austrians
and Turks. Germany must pay two
thirds of II.
Can Germany pay7 French eco
nomists believe she can According to
German actuaries the acquired fortune
Of Germany is valued at $780, O0, 900,
900. II the war brings 1t down a
quarter they will still have 5000 900, :
900 with which to pay the bill OF
damages.
Jean Finot and Paul Leroy-Beau-
lieu. leading French economists, be
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opportunity to talk with German Off
GERS recently captured.
1.-THE Allies will not cross thu
Rhine" one said.
Then, ,winking. he added:
Suppose we %evacuate north France
and Belgium. Suppose the Allies pass
the Rhine? What then? They will
meet such resistance in German terri
tory hat they will finally get tired
and make an honorable peace. Which
honorable peace will fool them. How?
Why, they will be busy dressing their
wounds. rebuilding their factories. rail
roads. mines. %cathedrals and farms
ali that we Germans have destroyed
During that time Germany. whose ter
r!tory has rot suffered, will manufac-
ture, sell, make money and-prepare
a new war;"
An honorable peace avoids the bill
for damages.
Speak those words in the gallery
OF mirrors at Versailles. They will
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military league) nucleus Of the PAN
Gernanists is so widely spread over
Europe that 1t cannot possibly be
withdrawn.
Germany to take the French de-
partments OF the Vosges. Meurthe-et-
Moselle and Ardennes with the cities
of Epinal. Nancy. Luneville and Sc
dan. France to remove the present
inhabitants. the migration to be ef-
fected within a year and a half. The
land to be divided into rural domains
of forty acres M distributed to
worthy German soldiers. Town and
city properties to be divided on the
same principle"
And for Belgium:
Belgium and Holland TO enter the
German empire. France to take all
the Walloon inhabitants OF Belgium
and settle them in her remaining ter
ritory. The migration to be accom-
plished within three years and the
lands distributed as above"
What England and Italy must pay the
Pan-Germanists are still calculating In
spite OF the imperial command no to
discuss peace terms" As for France
she must accept the entrance OF Lux
emburg and Switzerland into the Ger
man empire. give Germany her war
fleet and colonies. except Algiers. and
sign a preferential treaty Of commerce,
breaking all existing treaties with
England. the United States and Rus
STA. Her cash indemnity is placed at
1000 million dollars. calculated as half
the liquid fortune of France" Herr
Rudolf Martin, former Minister of the
Interior. Jumps the cash indemnity
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echo in a silence that has lasted forty
years. The gallery of mirrors Is the
grandest. emptiest hall Of the grand,
empty palace of the old French sun
king.
Here the King Of Prussia, with his
troops surrounding paris. was crowned
Emperor of Germany on January Is,
1871, while Bi marck arranged the
coll elton Of the ind ,mnity.
Three pictures only hang in the gal
lery of mirrors. They were painted in
1873. The first represents, amid bags
Of gold and wagons of household booty,
the cd Kaiser wilhelm and Bismarck
seated at the tribute table. Behind
Blsmarck's chair stands Won Moltke,
while the Kronprin2 father Of the
present Kaiser presents a persona.
memorandum of expenses. An orna-
mental clock stands on the ground.
Beside 1t weep two sisters, Alsace and
Lorraine. while the Latin Vulgate
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words for Meme, Meme. Tekei, Uphar-
sin" glow on the clouds-the writing
on the wall of Belshazzar's feast.
The second painting shows old Pres
ident Theirs seated after his labor.
He is crowned by Peace. His feet
are on the dragon. And Agriculture,
Commerce. Industry and the Family
take up their life again in France.
The third painting explains the sec
md. The work of Theirs had been
the Liberation of the territory"-the
gigantic effort by which France, as
tonishing the world, paid off the entire
indemnity in three years, In a scene
of bomharded houses and weeping
widows. the genius of Liberty warns
the Germany army of occupation off
the soil.
you have had your money. Co..
To-day these historic paintings. re-
produced in postcard. circulate every
where in France. Belgium. Switzer'
land. Holland. Italy ard England.
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from the Allies at $40. 600. 900. 900.

from the Allies at $50. 900, 600. 900.
Can they pay such sums? Baron
Won Sedlic Neukirch. budget reporter
Of the Prusslan %I.andtag, has just ex-
posed the imperial hope in an official
document.
Germany" says the budget re-
porter. may not be able to demand
such prompt cash instalments as in
the case of the 81 900 900, 900 won from
France In 1918. because now the
sums in question are enormously
greater. Money payments may be re-
placed in part by forced commercial
treaties, concessions Of mines. monopo-
lies and railroads and cessions OF ter
ritory, like the iron regions OF France
Against all this a great independence
day is being planned by the Allies. A
European Fourth Of July" promises TO
celebrate the evacuation Of Belgium,
the return OF Al~sace-I.orraine TO
France. the establishment OF the
kingdom OF Poland and certain other
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Paris Talks Indemnity" and Buys
Copies of Paintings That Recall
Her Great Grievances of 1871
. VERY ONE In Paris is talking
about after the war. The views
e%xnressed by lending puhliclsts

r. VERY ONE In Paris is talking
about after the war. The views
expressed by leading publicists
on both sides do not hold out
hope OF a quick or easy adjustment Of
social relations.
1T is impossible to admit" says
Prof. Won Leyden in the Frankfort
Gazette, "that friendly relations ever
can be reestablished with the English
or Italians. Russians should be boy
cotted in almost the same degree
after the peace NJ self-respecting Ger
man can remain in the same room
with an Englishman. Italian or Rus
sian. As to the French We do not per-
haps feel the same violent hate. but
they must bear their share OF our con-
tempt. All Frenchmen u be exiled
from our circles. Finally, the leu
trails. Most OF them manifest SYM
pathy for England, France and Rus
STA. Let them be banished!"
He adds: Germany wishes to re-
main alone and ought to. Her destiny
Is to govern the world and direct the
other nations for the good of hui
mainly"
As recently as June 5, 1915. the
great German National Liberal party
not the '%junkers' or the military
caste"-by its executive committee
voted "the annexation in the west OF
territories to assure and strengthen
the situation Of the empire on sea and
land"
The programme OF the wehr- Verein
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lieve that Germany really has this
fortune II you add up the value of the
soil, buildings, railroads. ports. canals,
forests, domain properties, customs,
foreign loans possessed by Germans
and their capital invested In France.
England. Italy, Russia, Asia. Africa
and Oceania.
"Also,' says Finot, numerous
monopolies. like transports, tobacco.
wines and beers. &C, little taxed In
Germany heretofore, Will furnish them
important resources TO pay up. why.
Germany's annual $500. 900, 900 of war
and marine budgets which she will no
longer need-justify in themselves a
loan of IS, 600. 00O. 900 N ) per cent"
But the Germans say that II they
cannot win and annex they will make
an honorable peace-and 20 on doing
business as before.
Now and then In personally CON
Quoted trips to prison camps people get
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War Booms
China Made
in the U.S..4

~ NE result Of the European var
Is the increasing demand Tor
~ American made china. 40,
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Chances for
Americans
in Brazil

may not be reelected for the term i'm
mediately following their own.
Directly after the country became
independent from Europe the Govern
mem issued a decree allowing any one
TO establish private schools. BY the
present Constitution Congress has
power to develop literature. arts and
sciences. but instruction must be secu-
Jar II carried on In pubic institutions.
The public school system Is receiving
great attention In all States, and In
some Of them primary education Is
compulsory. To aid Industrial educa-
ton the Government Will help a State
government. city or private school
which reaches a certain standard.
Though there are no universities. as
We understand the word. yet there are
very excellent art and technical
schools maintained by the Government
and several q the larger cities have
very good facilities for law, medicine
and engineering. Rio de Janeiro n
Bahia have celebrated medical schools,
Pernambuco. Bahia and Sac Paulo
hne law schools and Ouro Preto boasts
q classical mining school,. The aggre-
gate Of educational institutions IL more
than 10000. with an attendance Of
about 100000. this not including the
various agricultural colleges.
January l. 1914. the total extent Of
railways In Brazil vas 1922 miles, as
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proud parents Of a fine son who ar
rived Monday. Mother and baby
are letting along nicely.
Spencer Smith is visiting friends
in Jackson this week.
DR., C. F. Amacker spent Sunday
with relatives in Mississippi.
Mrs. f. Brown and children left
Saturday for a visit with relatives
in New Orleans.
! Farley Corkern. of Sheridan is
visiting his son Dan Corkern here
! this week.
Mrs. r. f. Williams and Miss Della
Fornea left Saturday for visit with
relatives in Varnado.
| Mrs. W, B. Lumpkin of Columbia
ST.. left Friday, for a visit with re-
Iatives in PoDlarv!lIe, Miss.
Mrs. P. L. Mckinney and pretty
little baby. spent the week end in
New Orleans.
| Ex-City Clerk Minis, accompanied
by Mrs. Minis spent the week end
with Bogalusa friends.
Miss Lillian Toulne, of Bay St.
Louis, IS spending the week with her
sister Mrs. P. E. Hardy.
Mr. Chas. Shinnie was among the
many visitors to the Crescent City
to see champion Jess Willard
! Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Marth, of the
United Stores, spent the week end
with New Orleans friends.
t Miss Eulah Crane, of Dude Miss,
and Mrs. Luke Riley, of Columbia
are visiting Mrs. T. R. Vincent.
Mrs. Paul McKinny and children
and her sister Miss Vella Idop left
Monday to spend the winter with
relatives in Lake Miss.
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Mrs. L. P. Parker returned to her
home in Hattiesbure, Miss. after a
pleasant visit with her daughter,
Mrs. J. S. McLemOre of Ave. G..
Mrs. Day Dead

Mrs. B. W. Day, who was brought
to Bogalusa from Jayess Miss, in a
serious condition died Sunday at
the hospital. Death was due to
pellagra. The deceased was IS
years of age and is survived by a
husband and four children. The
remains were shipped to Mississippi
for burial.
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VI. J. Sykc, left Sunday for Perry
Florida
{. J. Noon spent the week end
in New Orleans.
J. Fred Klein spent the week end
in the Crescent City.
Mayor Sullivan returned Friday
from business trip in the North.
H. f. Roster transacted business
in New Orleans Monday.
Mrs. Leopold Saux was a visitor
to the Crescent City Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Roster are the
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nome.
Mr.. and Mrs " c. Lonnerean and
little son left Saturday for a visit
with relatives and friends at Column
bia.
Miss Dora Lyman returned to her
home in the Crescent City after a
visit with her brother M. LYMAN OF
Columbia St,
Miss AIine Newell. of Columbia
ST.. left Sunday for Shreveport La,
where she will visit relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Meyer Berenson and little
daughter Sara are expected to re-
turn today from a visit with relatives
and friends in New Orleans and
Baton Rouge
Isadore Marx, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Marx, has been removed to his
home on Columbia street following
a very successful operation at the
hospital.
Mrs. F. H. Vincent and little son
F. H. Jr, returned to their home in
| in Columbia after a visit with Mrs.
E. R. Vincent.
! DR.. R. F. Wheat and family of
Amsterdam Ca. arrived in Botalusa
last Monday enroute to Wheat
Miss. where they will spend some
time visiting MIR. Wheat's father.
Ernest Horner of the Enterprise,
has returned from Medina Tenn,
where he was called by the illness
OF his sister, who is reported greatly
improved.
Mrs, R. Blanchard of the Magic
City Theater, spent Wednesday in
New Orleans.
Girls Nungessner, a we'll known
business man of New Orleans
transacted business and visited
Bogalusa friends Tuesday.
Miss Viva Buckley returned to
her home in Harrisville Miss, after
a visit with her sister Mrs. W. C.
Bullock who is sick in the hospital
J. H Acosta, 0. V. blanche, T
Simmons, j. D. Hopgood. E. Craw-
ford, G. C. Williams. D. P. Fouster.
Paul Marquette and Joe Hampton
went to Columbia Monday to attend
the funeral of Daniel Padgett
who met an accidental death Sun.
day.
George Rodriguez left Friday for
| White Castle, La, after a stay of a
month 10 BogaIusa.
H. L. Hickman of Julia, La, tran
sacted business in BOGalusa Friday.
| Lawrence Davis made a business
trip to Talisheek Friday
1 Mrs. B. F. Blaksley of Lees Creek.
was visitor to Bosalusa Friday.
| Mrs. J c. DutSch and daughter,
Miss Josephine, returned to their
home in Covineton, after a pleasant
visit with Miss L. Williams of Ave.
nue. y.
| Mrs. Fred Penton of iona, is
visiting her sister, Mrs, Mrs. J.
Knight of Huron Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Edwards and
little son, Collins, of Ruth. Miss. ar
rived in Bogalusa Wednesday, to
make this their future home.
Mrs. Prestidge and son George,
Jr., and her little neice. Eva Patter-
son, left Friday for visit with re-
latives and friends in Monticello,
Miss.
W. F. Farris, general manager of
the N, O. G. N, was a Bo5alusa visi.
itor Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Rosenson and
daughter, Miss Bertha. of New Or
leans. visited Mi. and Mrs. S. Elias
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BOGALUsA STORES co.

PIANO FOR SALE-In Al condition and
will be sold at rare bargain. Can be
seen at 1929 Ave. b.
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Fer SALE-Grocefy store and fruit
stand located at 12S Main St., Richardson
town. 300 yds from planning mill Of G. S.
L Co. Idea . ace tor short lunch stand,
have a good trade, but will sell cheap
for cash as have to travel for my health
House can be rented for $40 per month
Write or apply to Sam Malice, Box 1853