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AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN TIIURSDAY APRIL 22 1837.
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THH WEATHER.
Wchlaatoa April !M.-Knalern
and western Trxasi Vmir la south-
rra portions) occasional staowers la
sarthrra portions) sooth minds.
The question aa to whose ox is gored
is settled by the kick of the leather man-
ufacturers against the Dinglcy bill.
The fight between the sugar trtint and
the Arbueklo coffee-roasting monopoly
Will lie apt to serve to vivify the old udngo
tlint "when thieves full out honest men
get their own.'' " '
We suppose that when Senator Mills
wrote a letter to a New Vork newspaper
in whieh he charged the United States
senators with talking too much that his
Innate love of truth prompted him to in-
clude himself in that criticism.
Now Is the time if ever for the gods
of 'Olympus to niil the Greeks in recov-
ering from the Turk the classic Monut of
Olympus. Sentiment is an element of
strength In every war and around Mount
Olympus clusters a sentiment that will
Inspire tho (Jreeks with the ancient he-
roic ardor of their nice. It is quite lis
inspiring to the (ireek as the tomb of the
Savior was to the crusaders that went
out to battle with Saladin bill It is to be
Imped the Greeks will lie more success-
ful In rescuing Mount Olympus from the
grasp of the barbarous Turk than the
crusaders were in rescuing the tomb of
tmrist from the Moslem.
Will the young women of America
ever learn enough common sense to pro-
tect themselves from the wilt of foreign
frauds? A rich and beautiful Califor-
nia woman recently married Karon Rob-
ert Lndwig von Tiirkheim ami sailed
with him to reside in his ancestral castles
ia Germany. Since the couple sailed it
has been ascertained that the whilom
baron Is a common fraud and no baron
with no castles but he is wanted in
Louisville. Ky. fur swindling.
We repeat the question will the wom-
en of this country never learn to use
proper .precautions to ascertain the status
if a foreigner seeking to wed them for
their fortunes? .Inst a little ordinary
prudence and investigation would save
many of our young women from a ruined
life made bitter aud miserable by some
foreign fraud. Are there not marriagea-
ble American men sufficiently attractive
to American women?
The National Republican League that
visited Mr. McKinley to influence him to
set aside the civil service reform exten-
sion effected by the late administration
assigned as a reason that if they did not
have the advantage of offering the 40-
OW) Jilaees to young republicans the party
would be deprived of the hope of getting
that number of young republicans into
the party. That must have been a very
humiliating confession for the leaders of
great party to make. It was in fact
a confession that the republican party
depended for its prosperity upon a di-
vision of spoils among its recruits.
The platform of the party upon which
Mr. McKinley ran and was elected de-
clares that "the civil service law was
placed upon the statute looks by the re-
I publican party which has always sus-
tained it" and in his letter of acceptance
Mr. McKinley said: "The pledge of the
republican national convention -that our
civil service laws shall be sustained and
thoroughly aud honestly enforced and ex-
tended wherever practicable is in keep-
ing with the position of the party for the
past twenty-four years aud will be faith-
fully observed."
Mr. McKinley is too strictly and con-
sistently a party man to be seduced
from its declared principles by a bribe
of 40000 young republicans who refuse
to eater the party without they are turn-
ed loose on the treasury to loot it for
their private benefit. We rather thiuk
that the party will have to get along
without the 40000 young republicans
who are willing to join it for chance at
40000 offices. We suppose that the pres-
ent administration at least can rock
aloof without these mercenary recruits.
A PLEA FOR THE I'SKFl'L WORM.
Among nil the useful societies that are
forming in the land for the protection of
the helpless no one has thought about a
society for protection of the industrious
and useful members of lower animals the
worms. Dr. Pinto tolls us that but for
the angle-worm the earth would not be
robed in the spring with garments of the
loveliest green nor would the angularities
anil unevennes of the earth's surface be
smoothed into even and unbroken lawns.
And yet no one has a good word for
the worm that furnishes a meal served
alive to the voracious appetite of the birds.
We expend our sympathy upon the
feathered songsters but we file no in-
dictments against the murderous birds
that feed uxm live worms that have their
part to play in tho economy of nature and
that such an imjiortaiit. part. Dr. Pinto
tells us that the worm that the robin red-
breast fancies moid the angle-worm is a
worker most imortaiit to the beauty In
the variegated colors of spring. He says
without the industry of the angle-worm
"we should be without the green fields
ami much that delights the eye and sus-
tains life." Ho adds that "on every acre
of-fertile hind more than ten tons of dry
earth annually pass through the bodies
of worms aud are brought to thu surface.
The whole superficial bed of vegetable
mould passes through their bodies in the
course of every few years. By this means
fresh surfaces are continually exposed to
the carbonic acid in the soil und to the
humus acids the generation of which
probably hastened during the digestion of
the many half-decayed leaves which the
worm consumes." -
Mr. Darwin the scientist in his work
on evolution says "when we behold a
witle turf-covered expanse we should re
member that its smoothness on which so
much of its beauty depends Is mainly due
to all Its irregularities having been slowly
leveled by worms." And yet notwith-
standing these voiceless underground
workers are the constant prey not only
of the birds of the air but of the fol
lowers of Isaac Walton and even higher
models of humanity. Who knows but
today San Jacinto day when the heart of
the Texan should Ik? all aglow with
patriotic ardor and when he should be
found with his fellow citizens celebrat-
ing the anniversary of the most important
day in tin- legends of the Lone Star state
that some Texas disciple of Isaac Wal
ton and Darwin may be found in
some shady nook ou the bnnks of
Lake McDonald and while cogitu
ting on the exquisite adaptation of
evolution to nature's vast workshop that
he may be almost unconsciously picking
from his gourd a living writhing worm
and more cruel than vivisection impaling
that worm on his hook and with its every
nerve quivering with pain the lone Wal-
Ionian fisherman feeds the live woi'm to
the fishes in u deceptive feast. If this
can be true it is a double cruelty; first to
the worm and then to the fishes that art1
invited to a feast of death. Of course it
is a fancy picture. Of course no man
with his soul alive to all the beauties of
Darwinism could thus cruelly carry double
murder in his heart ou such a holiday as
this but if perchance it may lie true
how can we expect that even sympathy
for anything that creeps upon the ground
ean lie cultivated by all the learning of
the Darwinian theory. Alas the Doom
of the poor worm the fishes are generally
safe however from such a doom.
(IBKKt K OVKIl-f l.AMSK.O.
The (i reeks thus far seem Ut huvc tin
advantage. Ihe coing of vantage lost
on Sunday by them has been retaken by
the splendid valor of the untrained
Greek troops. Hut the tidvaiilages
gained by indomitable pluck in the pre
limiuury skirmishes as it were for when
war has assumed all the cruel earnest-
ness the first bnttles are looked luick to
as mere skirmishes do not presage final
victory. The best drilled troops and the
largest number with the heaviest artil-
lery begin soon to tell n different story.
It is certainly an advantage for Ihe
soldiers of an army to lie animated by
patriotic emotions but troops can lie de-
pended usin more certainly when they
are all drilled into machines and while
one machine may have a stronger motor
than another it depends itoii the skill
of the men who work it more than its
inherent qualities for its successful op-
erations. When an army i properly
drilled if it has anything like equal niun.
hers and is as well armed us its adver-
sary its victories are dependent very
much lion the metal in which its offi-
cers are cast. It was demonstrated in
the Civil war in the United States that
although the southern armies were made
up largely of educated men and accus-
tomed to self-assertion and high indi-
vidual character that "en mass" they
dcHudcd uiKin their officers unite us
much us mercenary troops.
Unfortunately Turkey has more men
from whom to druw its armies aud
heavier artillery with a superior navy
aud we fear that Greece with all its
heroism is overclassed all round by its
enemy. It would be much more pleas-
ant to those who sympathize with the
Christian nud abhor the barbarous Turk
and fanatical Moslem to believe other-
wise but facts too obvious stare the sym-
pathisers with Greece in the face to come
to any other conclusion. However it is
to be hoped thut Christian Europe will
not stand idly by and with folded hands
see the classic Christian lands of Greece
torn to pieces by the iron heel of the war
horse of the bash-basouks of Asiatic
Turkey. That hope we believe may be
confidently entertained by Christeudom.
which is in sympathy with the Greeks.
"The powers" will not permit the sultan
either to win any more territory or ex-
tend his conquests. The policy of Ku-
rope is just the reverse aud therefore
we may be assured that Greece is safe
as far as the autonomy of that kiugdom
is ut preseut concerned.
IP THH BABY IS CUTTING TEETH
Be sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup
for children teething. It soothe the
child softens the gums allays all pain
cures wind colic and la the beat remedy
(or diarrhoea. Twenty-five centa a bottle.
TY-FIFTH LEO
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWO
1101SKS AS REPORTED FOR
THE STATESMAN.
IHE STATE UNIVERSITY UNDER EI
A Proposition to Cot Out Its Appro-
priation Entirely Was Tabled.
The Report of Penitentiary
InvestlKatlnif Committee.
Yesterday morning the house renewed
consideration of its general appropriation
bill and after some wrangle over the dc-
imrtment of agriculture insurance sta-
tistics and history which resulted in sev-
eral salaries being cut down and out en-
tirely an amendment to strike out the
entire department was voted down with-
out much trouble.
The house then passed on to the appro-
priation for the State University and Mr.
Kenird offered an amendment to cut the
revenue of tho University out entirely
which after raising some discussion was
tabled.
Just prior to adjournment a resolution
was offered looking to the adjournment
of the bouse for today in honor of the
battle 'of San Jacinto. This resolution
failed of being tabled by only a narrow
margin of 50 to 53 and pending its adop-
tion tlic house adjourned tor dinner. Mr.
Chillis of Sun Antonio voted to table the
resolution notwithstanding the fact that
it was generally understood in the house
that all the members wanted to ndjoiirn
to attend the Battle of Flowers at San
Antonio in resnonse to an invitation from
the citizens of that city. His vote made
some change in the sentiment of the
bouse as several members said in open
meeting that if Mr. Childs by his vote
showed that he didn't want the members
in San Antonio that they would vote
against adjournment for the purpose of
going over tnere.
At the afternoon session however
when the proposition enme up again Mr.
'hii..u utntoH Hint he had voted under a
misapprehension of the question and he
now ilesirert to osk me House m u::i
ihe resolution nnd visit Sun Antonio.
The resolution to adjourn until Thurs-
day morning was finally udopted.
The Senate.
The senate met at 10 o'clock. Lieutenant
Governor Jester iu the chair and a quorum
present. . .
Prayer was rendered by Chaplain Jack-
" senator Rogers presented n couple of
petitions from citizens of Anderson coun-
ty against the redist riding bill.
An elalsjrate report was read from the
committee which visited the penitentiaries.
Senator Burns presented a bill to ap-
propriate $10000 to purchase ground and
establish n state park on the Sun Jacinto
battleground.
Senator Harrison called up the lull to
donate a lot of ground to the Christian
church in Austin nnd on motion it was
laid on the table subject to call so as to
await further information on the subject.
Senate bill No. 258. thel'resler statotext
book bill being the pending business from
adjournment Senator I'resler resumed his
argument in its support. In answer to
the argument of Senator Beall he stated
that .Missouri had re-enacted a state text
book bill at its late session. Reference
was untile to lobbying by book trusts to df
feat legislation. The bill might be
liberalized by allowing tcacners some
latitude iu the selection of primary books
ns is done in some states. The late act
of Missouri was in many respects similar
to the pending bill. Statements were
citetl Ironi state superintendents ot Ar-
kansas Delaware Indiana Louisiana
and New Mexico all claiming that the
state uniformity system was satisfactory
the report from Indiana being qualified by
the explanation that it was so in the main.
Petitions were presented from numerous
citizens of various counties urging the
pnssage of the state uniformity bill.
A letter was read from C. 1. Edwards
of Dallas complaining of the burdens re-
sulting from so much changing of text
books one result of which was the sale of
second-hand books was reduced to nothing
and worthless libraries of such books were
accumulated on the hands of parents. As
to the claim of local direction the sena-
tor argued that unless it was limited it
would be subversive of law and unit'ormity
I'or the general good.
No great system could lie established
without some sacrifice of individualism or
local interests so as to make the system
flexible for general purposes. As io the
(lending bill he would not advocate such
a measure unless he believed it was tie-
mantled by general conditions and the
welfare of the people of Texas.
IVntling further consideration. Senator
Way In ud presented a resolution to amend
article 11 of the constitution by adding
section 111. to validate county bonds issued
by proper county authorities for court
houses jails and bridges.
Senator Goss. bill amending the law de-
fining a lawful fence and providing for
iniMiunding of stock running at large
passetl.
Senate bill X!1. providing for payment
of witnesses before grand juries nml wit-
nesses in eases of change of venue was
called up by Senator Greer. It amends
the law by simply striking out the words
"or grand jury" in article 10811 of the Upde
of Criminal procedure.
It was argued that the bill would cost
the state $50000. and on the other hand
it was contended that the state should pay
this rather than subject witnesses to the
hardshiw of attending ns witnesses at a
great distance antl great exieiise as illus-
trated in one instance cited by Senator
Goss which compelled Superintendent
Carlisle to go ;tt5 miles by rail and 70
miles by hack at his private expense.
Senator Terrell nrgued that the bill
would decrease instead of iutTcnse the ex-
pense to the state by virtue of the second
section of the bill.
Pending further action the senate re-
cessed to 3 p. in.
Afternoon Session.
The bill pending before the recess was
taken up. amended and engrossed.
House joint resolution to validate bonds
held by the state as investments of icr-
manent school funds was passed to a third
reading.
Senator Ross addressed the senate at
length in support of his text book bill
offered by him as an amendment niid vir-
tually as a substitute for the Presler text
book bill. It provides for county boards
and uniformity of the books to bo used in
the free schools. He argued that the
Presler bill was a dangerous measure ami
at variance with the. great democratic
principle of local control.
Such a measure he contended was cal-
culated to keep up the conflict agaiust Jef-
fersonuin democracy anil the right of the
people to decide for themselves in such
matters ns to what books were best for
their children to study and tended to per-
petuate a monopoly at their expense nnd
In violation of the right of local si-lf-gov-
OUR BEADY-IDE
HPnfflEhT
FOQ IS
eminent. He challenged the author of
the bill to name a state which had not
created a monopoly by adopting the state
uniformity system. He read from a re-
port of Superintendent Coleman of Mis-
souri declaring that state uniformity was
simply a text book craze. Every nation
on earth had sentimental ideas about regu-
lating everything under the sun and the
state uniformity text book idea was a
conjury of such sentimentalities. He
cited the laws of a number of states in
evidence that county uniformity wus the
popular and prevalent system.
He siioke for over an hour when he
yielded for other business.
Senator Rogers sent up n protest from
citizens of tirnptdund agaiust the judiciary
redisricting bill.
The senate finally adjourned with Mr.
Ross entitled to the floor to continue his
speech adjourning over till 10 o'clock to-
morrow in honor of April 21 intervening
ns the anniversary of the battle of San
Jacinto.
The House.
When the house was rapped to "order
at !) o'clock yesterday morning a quorum
answered roll call and Chaplain Jackson
opened the day's proceedings with prayer.
The pending business being the mo-
tion of Mr. Benin) to recommit the gen-
eral appropriation bill to tho committee
of the whole n brief discussion was
opened up during which Mr. Beaird
sisike at length to his motion after which
the house declined to adopt his motion by
a vote of l; to S2.
Mr Kenird then moved to reconsider
and table the motion to reconsider which
motion prevailed.
The department of agriculture insur-
ance statistics and history was then read.
Mr. Oliver offered an amendment to
strike out the $1200 annual salary for
the agricultural clerk.
After considerable discussion the
amendment was adoptetl by a vote of
54 to 40.
Mr. Shropshire offered nn amendment
reducing the snlary of the chief clerk
from $1800 to ?1(!00 annually which was
adopted by a vote of 55 to 4S.
Mr. Oliver offered an amendment strik-
ing out the $1200 nnnual salary of his-
torical clerk which was tabled.
Mr. Holland offered nn amendment to
strike out the entire department and
ponding a vote Mr. Drew offered an
amendment reducing the appropriation of
$1000 for postage stationery aud express
to $500 annually.
Mr. Fields of Hill offered a substitute
making the amount $:100. The substi-
tute was tabled by a vote of 02 to 154.
The Drew amendment was also tabled
by a vote of 52 to 50.
The Holland amendment was tabled bv
a vote of 7!) to 13.
The Vniversity of Texas department
was then read.
Mr. Rrown offered nn amendment re-
ducing the appropriation of $25.0110 an-
nually to $15000 to pay the current ex-
penses of the I'niversity.
Mr. Renird offered a substitute striking
out the "revenue iclause" of the appro-
priation entirely only leaving $25000 for
current expenses for each year.
Mr. Doyle offered an amendment to
the Brown amendment fixing the amount
at $22500.
Both the Brown and the Dovle amend-
ments were tabled by a vote of 72 to 31.
Mr. Fisher offered an amendment re-
ducing the matriculation fee for the law
department from $50 to $30 which was
adoptetl.
Action was then taken on Mr. Beaird's
amendment whieh was voted down.
Mr. Snlyth offered a resolution to ad-
journ for San Jacinto day and hold no
session today at all.
A motion of Mr. Bertram to tnble the
resolution was lost by n votof 50 to 53.
Pending action on the resolution the
l ioise took a recess uutil 3 o'clock.
The Laid Cfsaiions
Xow that Easter and tho Lenten Season are over are WHAT
THE LADIES ARE LOOKING FOR. Therefore since we keep
a Buyer in tho Eastern Markets who has very Superior taste they
can "Depend upon it that Whatever they get from Us is the
LATEST and at the Very Closest Prices the Markets Afford.
Our Millinery and Dress Fabrics Are All Any Heart Could isli
for in Point of Style and Beauty.
Is Also COMPLETE in Every Respect. A Better Assortment
of Children's Apparel Could Not be Pound This Side of New
York. '
In Conection With Our Already Complete Stock We Arc Daily
Receiving New Novelties as Fast as They Come Out Therefore
NO MISTAKE is Made in Whatever You Buy From Us.
WEEK
We Offer as Special Inducements:
150 Ladies' Lawn and Percale Wrappers at
150 Ladies' Lawn and Percale Wrappers at
100 Indies' Lawn and Percale Wrappers at
100 Ladies' Lawn and Percale Wrappers at
100 Ladies' White Duck Suits $2.25 Each.
All Our Bicycle Suits at a Uniform Price of
PH. Haizfeld Go.
PEMTEXTIARY UEPOltT.
The Sennle Committee Made lis Itc-
port Yesterday Mornlnu;.
The following is the report of tho sen-
ate committee sent to investigate the
slate penitentiaries as reported to the
senate yesterday morning:
Hon. George T. Jester President of Ihe
Senate:
Sir Your committee appointed to visit
the penitentiaries and the convict farms
hecr Icnva in aultitlf tln f..lln...:
llit we Yiwted and carefully inspected
tllO fill In YVI tiff filftiio iinnii .!.:. K :..a.. I
are worked: Steele Bros. Waller count v:
Allen farm nnd W. J. Terrell and Co. in
Brazos county; W. W. Watts R. J.
Uhite and J. F. Collier in Robertson
county and W. T. Watt and Tom Peoples
m .Milam county.
t j . . .
. v ioiiiiu me rarms m gootl shape and '
the convicts well fed clothed and well 1
I'.v.m.-u mr. iu maKing inquiry of in-
dividual convics in numerous instances
we found only one complaint of the food
furnished and upon making investiga-
tion of the complaint found that the same
was entirely unfounded. We made a per-
sonal insertion of the bedding barracks
and food furnished nnd our investigation
disclosed no cause for complaint and we
therefore unhesitatingly say that the con-
victs on said farms are better provided
for than the general average of farm la-
borers throughout the state iu respect to
tood clothing nnd medical attention.
We further made inquiry not only of
the sergeants nnd guards but particularly
of the convicts themselves and in no
instance did we find or hear of any com-
plaint on the part of the convicts of be-
ing overworked of unduly exposed to ex-
cessive heat or cold or rain.
We take special pride in mentioning tho
efficiency of Sergeants James Murphv. T.
ih&- J- X. South. K. G. McXurt
t G W ood J. 11. Uozell A. S. Addison
ana . Bell of the above-mentioned
camps. e found them to be unassum-
ing gentlemen and well equipped for the
management antl control of convicts and
have no doubt of their ability to manage
the farms placed under their churge with
profit to the state and credit to them-
selves. were soon accompanied hv Mnj.
1. K Durham state inspector who
showed us many courtesies for which we
feel very grateful aud we feel it but
just to add that the state's interest is
being strictly guarded by him and that
we believe him to be the" right man in the
right place.
After visiting the farms above we pro-
ceeded to inspect the state penitentiaries
and after making a thorough inspection of
the prison located at Rusk we inspected
the convict farms located nenr that point.
Ihe Rusk penitentiary is under the im-
mediate supervision of. Assistant Super-
intendent JameB P. Gibson who is thor-
oughly up-to-date and alive to the inter-
ests of the important charge committed
to his keeping. We inspected every de-
partment of the penitentiary nnd eon-
versed freely with the convicts working
m each and every department and bee
leave to state that in tho fewest number'
of instances was any complaint made of
their treatmeut. food furnished or sleen-
mg apartments and these were unim-
ptirtant nnd trivial in character The
tamps adjacent to Rusk we found in good
shape and conducted in a business-like
way nd the convicts there have m "com"
plaint to make of overwork or ill treat-
ment. We found a number of sick and
upon investigation found that they were
having daily medical attention
While at Rusk we were ordered by the
senate to immediately return and make
a quorum and hence we made no insnec-
tion of hp Huntsville penitentiary P or
wwked UPOn convicts are
Mai. WhntW nit.;i. jt .
teut.ar.es met us at Rusk and extended I
-t m
59c Each.
79c Each.
89c Each.
99c Each.
$5.00 Each.
every courtesy possible to aid n. i ...
mig information n nmr li
t:..: rr . ;. our ui-
K. HUSK wood camn i
some eight nnles west from the tow. of
Rusk and at the present terminus of the
state railway. Here timber is cut hv
convicts and shipped over this road to
the conlmg Vens nt Rusk where it is
converted into coal by the retort system
or process with which to move thu niu
chmery the Rusk penitentiary. This
ad iiiiN been built by convict labor and
the bed is perhaps as good as any in the
? "te: '1 the only expense to the "ta te
has been the iron rails and attachments
Uon S'pS Tk- U "f bilt n "he
tion of Palestine nud is only about twen-
ty miles therefrom and could be co.nple -
plus convict labor and at a small cost
o he state and would be a great 1 saving
chi m.rvHt??'-n thVvy of Aht on n-
chinery mmK am ))tl h hardware
niaiiutncturcd bv tho st I " ...!.
penitentiary. The state pays now a local
rate over the Onlf Short lie from Rusl
L M.dbllm(e of some six-
IVv Z -'I"?' f"? .tlu' iro rilils neces-
sary to complete this state road from
the present terminus to Palestine "t
which point direct communication won
o SrnTi'V'16 Int""iorl aud Great
-oithern Railway system. Therefore we
eco ninend that the state extend this road
possible. US eurly 11 dutu
4 x fi.. i
T-m-iJ " T Vve wero mct by Dr. H. A.
hv Vn...!. I " r 8'n"cnien and conveyed
- v.ui uuiu our to tnc tlalvert coal
sKn'i'ne "f "T" situaled soCn
nix miles west ot the town of Calvert on
he Brazos river. Here this company 1..."
that w.V'Cte nt WOr aMl we must say
iuu taken of these convicts by Dr. Lewis.
TheSeon:v?ntand th KmT in
in. .2 n'tt8.hav; mendM Quarters be-
ing clean and well ventilated and their
food good and wholesome. The convic
are we dressed and in private conver-
TvllTJnZ t0ld US that thpy were SlV
tiented and not overworked and the only
a" nMdifC?ntent am.on tbem w-as such
nrived If atUra ari8e amon ""en de-
prived of their libertv and held as nris-
oners. Their statements to us were lfigh-
ier3lli?chtary t0 Pr- Iwis and the
sergeant m ennron nn.i : .
in i i r 6 ' auu lu la iney. spoke
In tu hlKhest terms of guards and
all others connected with the nTunagemen
of this camp. Respectfully submitted"
BOREN
. " ROGERS
NEAL.
Committee..
The (onfed's Meeting.
La ist afternoon the ex-confederates of
he house had a meeting at the call of
the speaker and elected be foUowinff
Kentlemen as delegates on the part of tl e
house to attend the unveiling Sf the con-
28 and 29: "l "alas
as on April
Messrs. E. H. R0gnn. W.
B. Rnrhon T it '-V""' M.
Peery. ' -""""ua anu x. H. C-
"iteJK"" were -elected
ilriWai Blackbur'n' F-
tSS AltoHlS' rIng.at 720 Henry
doctored for it neariv ?hl Z8' ?hp
eft S&W.S"
SiciaUnbuTaenceivWed8 1 bythe i'
afflicted to know wW.othSr?. 8imj'"'.
25 and 50 cent CUred her- The'
drug store zes for 8ae b! Chllea'
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