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ES'lV\.BLiISHreD INJB43.
Intlnntn Clion.koe Georgia, nnd Ik tlic boBt nd-
vortlKlng mudlum lu this section.
M. OW1 SI E lil<« Proprietor.
Tuesday Morning, : : Sept. 23,1879.
Grant allowed a Cabinet ofTicer
charged with hig?) crimes and misde
meanors to resign, but a Democratic
Govornor of Georgia would not receive
a resignation while charges were pend
ing against an officer. Thnt is honest
Democracy. Still some prefer Grant
to Tilden.
Mr. Stephens has been spending a
few days with Dr. Felton. We imagine
they had a quiet time, as tho Ohio and
New York elections are just ahead. If
both these States go Radical or both go
Democratic, we may expect some pro
nounced expression from them—but we
have no idea now what it will be.
Gen. Hayes, acting President of the
United States, has gone to stumping
Ohio for Foster and Radicalism, which
is fitting and proper in a man who
holds position by the frauds and perju
ries of Radicals, but which seems a
strange lowering of the dignity of the
high office he holds to the exclusion of
the man elected.
We desire to place the seal of our
emphatic condemnation upon the cur
rent rumor that every member of the
present House expects to bo Governor
of Georgia. From a personal acquaint
ance with few and a sight of most of
them we are led to believe that they all
know that it would take three hundred
and fifty years to go round, unless the
impeachment mills grind very fast and
exceeding coarse.
Washington L. Goldsmith is but a
man, and we must confess won our sym
pathy as a man as he sat and heard the
sentence of the high court of impeach
ment pronounced upon him, and he
alone is responsible for his acts. There
fore, the man that attempts' to oharge
the Democratic party with the errors
of Goldsmith or any other man is either
wilfully or unwitting doing the party a
grievous wrong,and is assisting the Rad
ical party.
When the first month’s rent due the
State from the lessees for the W. & A.
R. R. was paid the receipt was written
and published with the word “rental”
used for “rent” and often since we hear
the word “rental” used where “rent”
is meant. Now.somedody has used the
“rare” and almost always improperly
used word “stress,” and we watch for it
to crop out on all occasions. It is one
funniest things of every day life that
the apprentice wishes to appear as know
ing more than the master mechanic
about the tools and instruments of the
shop.
The New York Star is “happy to
road that the illustrious old Southern
statesman, Alexander H. Stephens, will
not, under any circumstances, support
Tilden for the next Presidency.” The
Star need not felicitate itself upon the
position of Col. Stephens at the time he
spoke. Then he was under the im
pression that there were not ten men in
Georgia for Tilden. At least he is re
ported as saying so much about that
time. When the Colonel learns that
the Democracy of Georgia will to a man
support Mr. Tilden if nominated by the
Democratic convention next year, he
will forget what the Star has said. And
right here we would inform Col. Steph
ens, and all who may have any faith in
his judgment, that we can go to the
front window of the Courier offioe and
oall the names of twice the number of
Tilden men that he Bays he could find
in Georgia, who will respond to the
call and say they are for Tilden. In
fact, there would be no opposition to
Tilden as a nominee had it not been
for the member from the Eighth, and
such as he, who would laud Grant when
President, and strengthen the hands of
Hayes, the prince of frauds, in his war
fare upon the lights of the States and
the liberties of the people.
“charges,” and it may be that he will
be put through the " mill. Gov. Colquitt,
of course, comes in for a big part of
the hard talk that is current about the
Stato House.
Wo think tho Legislature has done
right and will be sustained so far as re
sults are concerned; but we are satisfied
that thecrimeB of some and peccadil
loes of others who have managed to get
into office are being used by men who
desire the overthrow of the Democratic
party to inflame the minds of the peo
ple against innocent men and against
tho Democratic party. We think
we could discover two extreme elements
in the House particularly ; one bent on
driving the Democracy to the wall, and
willing, in order to reach that end, to
cast aspersion on the bouI of honor it-
sell; the other so fearful of compromis
ing the fair name of the party and
their own character that they will not
allow themselves outstripped in the
hunt for “crookedness” even by the
strongest opponent of Democracy.
We very much fear that the good
that has been done or may be done, and
which the Legislature is right in doing,
in caring for the pecuniary and moral
interests of theJState, will be more than
counterbalanced by the apparent anx
iety to convict and seeming want of
judicial fairness that mark the utter
ances of many whose duty it is to de
cide the questions at issue.
AN ENGLISHMAN'S VIEWS OF THE
SOUTH.
Sir George Campbell, member of the
English Parliament, visited the United
States and was in Charleston, S. C., on
the 7th of November, the day of the
Presidential election, He visited Co
lumbia, and saw and talked with many
of the representative men of the State.
After bis return home he published a
book, with the title: “White and Black.
The Outcome of a visit to the United
States.” Speaking of the South he
says: .
“I cannot see why the black difficul
ty in America should not be settled and
well settled, and why this great people
should not retain among them a settled,
industrious and progressive colored
population, fitted to fill the portions of
the country not adapted for the white
race, and there* .to contribute to the
wealth, the greatness’and the resources
of the common country.” And his ad
vice to the black is: “Stay at home, and
make the best of an excellent situation;”
and to the whites: “Do all you can to
keep theBe people, conciliate them and
make the most of them.”
The Way it was Done in Maine.
Savannah News.
A correspondent of the New York
Times, writing from Augusta, Mb., Sep
tember Oth, gives this report of a con
versation had by him with Eugeue
Halo:
“Before it (the campaign) began we
know exactly the points of attack. We
knew that 13,850 Republicans had
voted the Greenback ticket, and their
names were in our possession. We also
know that 11,820 Republican voters had
remained away from tho polls last year,
and we also had their names. Upon
these elements Mr. Blaine directed an
intelligent and systematic canvass.”
It required a large sum of money to
effect this organization. It is reported
that Senator Blaine paid out 820,000 of
his own money, and that over 8250,000
were expended by the Republicans in
the canvass. Every Republican Green-
backer’s name was procured, every
doubtful voter’s name, and tho name of
all the Republican absentees in the lost
election—all were recorded. Money
bought all who could be purchased;
employes were made to understand that
it was for their interest to vote for Davis
and the Republican county tickets; so
cial influence was brought to bear, and
the Blaine managers did not scruple at
the use of any means calculated to
swell their vote. Republican principles
had little to do with the victory they
achieved. The Maine correspondent of
the New York Herald told the story in
this brief paragraph:
“Beyond the arguments on the stump,
distribution of political literature, bull
dozing of employes and United States
pensioners, the Republicans employed a
lever which was more' powerful and ef
fective than all the others combined,
viz.: money.”
A correspondent of another paper
says:
“Is it any wonder the nation is clamor
ing for a change from the fangs of a
party whose only argument against the
stern logic of facts is bribery and cor
ruption ?”
Starving Memphis.
fact that we have 900 tons of silver dol
lars on hand, we dont hear of any row
among the French, although there are
9‘000 tons of silver in the Bank of
France. Our silver is doing its in
tended work quite effectually. A good
deal of it is working into the channels
of trade, and the balance counts the
same as gold in the ooin reserve. There
no occasion for any agony on this
scoro.
Legislative Summary.
Friday, September 19.
The following bills of Jhe House were
issed : To amend section 3,623 of the
bode of 1873.
To regulate the letting out of contracts,
in the several counties of this State, for
the building or repairing of public
buildings, bridges, causeways or other
public works." (This bill was amended,
but not materially.)
Sentence of W. L. Goldsmith.
At 10 o’clock last Friday morning
Chief Justice Warner, in obedience to
the order of tbo Senate of Georgia sit
ting as a high oourtof impeachment,
pronounced the following sentenoe on
the late Comptroller-General of the
State :
The House of Representatives and all
the people of Georgia vs. Washington
L. Goldsmith, Comptroller-General
Impeachment.
Whereas, It appeares from the record
of the trial had in the above stated case
now before the court, that the defend
ant was found guilty of the oharges|con-
Jaincd in the first, third, fourth, fifth,
tenth, thirteenth, fourteenth and seven
teenth artioles of impeachment preferred
against him by the House of Represent
atives, and was found not guilty of the
charges contained in all the other arti
cles; whereupon it is considered, order
ed and adjudged by the high court of
impeachment of the State of Georgia,
now here, that the defendant, the said
W. L. Goldsmith, Comptroller-General
cf the said State of Georgia, and he is
hereby removed from the said office of
Comptroller-General, and that the Bame
be and is hereby declared to be vacant,
and that the said W. L. Goldsmith be
and is hereby declared to be disquali
fied to hold and enjoy any office of
honor, trust or profit within the State of
Georgia during his natural life.
Hiram Warner,
Chief Justice Supreme Court of Georgia
19th September, 1879.
A LOOK AT THE LEGISLATURE.
Last week we took our first look at
the present Legislature of Georgia. The
present session has extended over eighty
days, and the members mostly appear
willing to stay and perform all the du
ties required of them. Among these is
the not very pleasant one of “investi
gating” the State'officers and their de
partments. Comptroller-General Gold
smith has already been deposed from
office and disqualified from ever again
holding office in Georgia. The invest!
gating committee of the House has re
ported in favor of impeaching Treasur
er Renfroe, the report has been adopted
with only thirteen negative voteB, and
seven managers have been elected to
carry out the resolution. The case of
the principal keeper of the penitentiary
was before the House while we were
there, and it is uncertain what will be
done.
Agriculture, comes in for a share of the
The Belgian system of towage is soon
to be tried on the Erie Canal. Ten
steamers are nearly finished, and this
week one hundred miles oi cable, ex
tending from Buffalo eastward, will be
in complete working order. Two wire
cables, each one inoh in diameter, are
laid along the bottom'of the canal, from
look to look. The steam towboat has a
clipdrum, or grooved driving wheel,
with suitable guidingand tightening pul
leys placed upon one side of the boat
above the water line. The process of
towing is performed by lifting the cable
from the bottom of the canal by means
of a grapple, and placing it- over the
clip-drum. The drum is them put in
motion (turned) by an engine in the
tow-boat, causing the cable to pass over
it without slipping, and falling back
again into the canal at the stern of the
tow-boat. The train in tow follows like
a train of cars.
Mr. Christian K. Ross, father of the
ill-fated Charlie, paid a visit to Super
intendent Walling, of New York, on
Tuesday. Mr. Ross’ faith in his son’s
existence is unshaken, although the
only glimmer in the mystery cf this
boy’s disappearance was the shooting of
Dr. Janes, Commissioner of his supposed abductors at Ray Ridge,
December 14,1874,
Washington, September 20.—Frank
S. Davis, president oi the First national
bank of Memphis, received the following
dispatch from Memphis:
Memphis September 20.—We want
100,000 rations for 2,300 people in
camps, and can doable the number when
able to assure them we can feed them ;
can’t do so unless the government assists.
Call ou Dr. Billings, of the national
board of health, ana General Key to ac
company you, to see the honorable
secretary of war. We have but little
money to buy provision and twenty-
three hundred people now in camps,
whom we are In honor bound to feed.
D. F. Porter,
JonN Johnson,
Commttee.
Mr. Davis in complying with the tele
gram called uponlthe various members
of the cabinet. The Attorney-General
referred him to the national board of
health saying, that under,his recent
opinion the secretary of war had no
authority to furnish supplies, Tho of
ficials of the board of health said the
law gave them no authority to disburse
funds except to prevent the spread of
the fever from State to State. If, how
ever, the people now in the city would
go into the campB the board would sup
ply rations and tents for a reasonable
time. Unless relief is furnished to the
committee from some source great des
titution and suffering will prevail.
Missouri Republican: Down in Geor
gia they have laws defining with great
clearness the duties of their various
State officers, so that every man who is
put in a responsible position knows ex
actly what he ought to do and what he
ought not to do. Then the people of
Georgia have somehow or other got an
idea into their heads that these lawB are
made to be enforced, in case they hap
pen to bo violated. Another singular
circumstance is that the Legislature,
possessing the power of impeachment,
has an unpleasant way of exercising
that power whenever an official is shown
to be guilty of misfeasance in the per
formance of his duties. This makes it
bard ou State treasurers and the like
who fall into the habit of perverting the
public funds to their own use, and what
makes it still harder is that the Gov
ernor is one of thosd stiff-necked, un
reasonable men who wont permit
crooked official to escape the penalties
of impeachment by resigning. Queer
state of things down in Georgia; but we
are not so certain after all that some
other States we know of might not
have profited by following her example.
ELLIS DAVIS & GO,,
Slate Manufacturers
and Roofers,
H ave always on hand an excel-
lent stock of SLATE, and are prepared to
do Roofing at short notice in any part of the
8outh. Price about a third above shingles.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Ordors promptly at
tended to.
Offices
Box 307.
NEW
HARDWARE STORE,
Wholesale and Retail,
39 Broad Street, Rome, 6a,
The House met at 9 o’clock and was
called to order by the Speaker. Prayer
by the Rev. John Jones, ohaplain. The
roll was called and a quorum found
present. Tho journal was read.
Mr. Redwine moved to reconsider the
adverse action of the House on a bill to
amend the law re-establishing a State
board of health. He gave some sound
reasons for reconsideration.
Mr. Born moved to lay the motion on
the table.
Mr. Roach asked Mr. Born to with
draw the motion, but he declined to
do so.
The motion to table was lost by 58
yeas to 60 nays.
Mr. Cook made a speech in favor of
reconsideration and againBt what he
termed the parsimonious policy which
opposed it.
Mr. Roach, in a practical, well-ex-
pressed speech, gave the reasons why
he bill should be reconsidered and
passed.
Mr. Roach speaks seldom, but his
clear, sound sense, is of great service in
the House.
Mr. Awtry spoke in favor of the re
consideration and argued for the bill a
method of sound public polioy.
Mr. Mathews was heartily in favor
of reconsideration and expressed his
views of the necessity therefor in a
speech which was attentively heard.
Mr. Paine with his usual vigor fa
vored reconsideration. He opposed any
cutting of the debate. He heartily en
dorsed the argument of Mr. Mathews,
He argued that Georgia ought to take
care of herself in this matter of epi
demics.
Mr. King said the debate was a waste
of time ana he wanted the House to go
to more BeriouB business,
The previous question was ordered,
On the motion to reoonsider the yeas
and nays were ordered. The yeas were
sixty-six, and the nays sixty-one. So
the motion prevailed.
The afternoon session was devoted to
discussing the charges against the prin
cipal keeper of the penitentiary.
New Advertisements.
Rockwtrt, Gu., and Atlanta, Oa.
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O. W. LAnawonTnv. 0 R r . ~~
M. IiAnowoninv. L o,ro,,T «L
C. W. LINGWORTIIV & (0„
90 Masonic Temple, Rome.Qa,,"
MUSICAL AGENCY,
DEALERS in
WE have now in store and arriving
DAILY
A LARGE, NEW AND WELL
SELECTED STOCK OF
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE,
CABINET-MAKERS’ HARDWARE,
BLACKSMITHS’ HARDWARE,
CARPENTERS’ TOOLS,
IRON, STEEL, NAILS, CASTINGS,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
LEATHER AND RUBBER BELTING,
GRANITE AND C. C. WARE, by Crate
Only,
WHICH WILL BE SOLD AS LOW AS THE
LOWEST!
S' An examination of our Goods and Prices
respectfully solicited.
SULLIVAN, WEST & CO.
J. B. SULLIVAN,
E. H. WEST,
W. S. COTHRAN.
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A Jacksonville (Fla.) letter to the
Savannah News : ‘A curious discovery
has been made in carrying on the ex
cavation required for the water-works-
At the depth of twenty-eight feet the
workmen encountered an extensive bed
of oyster and clam shells, mixed with
pieces of wood and charcoal, showing
evidently that the ancients were as
fond as the moderns of these delica-
pleB, and roasts of this description were
fashionable in the days of the remote
antiquity. Truly there is nothing new
under the sun.’
The Washington Post says: While
some of oqr people are growing red in
face in their terrible excitement overlap
Saturday, September 20,
The following bills of the House were
read the second time and passed to
third reading, to-with:
To provide for the creation of boards
of commissioners of roads and revenues
in the counties of Cobb, Dooly, Henry,
Telfair and Washington,
To repeal the acts establishing com
missioners of roads and revenue for the
counties of Jones, Chattahoochee, Doug
las, Floyd, Bulloch and Heard, respec
tively.
House.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr.
Wright introduced a bill to prohibit the
Attorney-General from receiving fees or
perquisites outside of his salary, and to
prescribe a penalty for the same.
The “investigation” of the principal
keeper of the penitentiary occupied the
time of the House during the day.
Defer not charities till death.
Let no je„t intrude upon good man
ners.
The wild oats of youth change Into
the briers of manhood.
Kindness is the golden chain by
which society is held together.
A man’s own safety is a god that
sometimes makes very grim commands.
Poverty is in want of much, but av
arice demands everything it has not.
Ambition thinks no face so beauti
ful as that which looks from under a
crown.
Friendships begin with liking oi grat
itude—roots that can be pulled up. The
mother’s love begins doeper down.
The truly beautiful and good are
those who pursue the paths of virtue
and justice for the mere love of these
attributes, and not because of the merit
that attaonps to such a life, or expect
ing to reap favors and rewards there
from.
Two Presidential Dead-heads.
New York Sun : Grant was rather
notorious for his dead-heading propensi
ties, but he accepted the favors of rail
way managers as a matter of course,
and never thought it worth while to
open his mouth to thank them. It re
mained for Fraudulent President
Hayes to makes a speech thanking a
railroad for dead-heading him. The
Cincinnati Southern railroad may con
gratulate itself on hnving got a cheap
advertisement.
H. HARPOLD
IB NOW LOCATED AT
No. 55 Yancey Block,
IN ONE OF THE BEST ARRANGED 8TORE
HOUSES IN ROME.
HE IS NOW OFFERING THE
LARGEST AND FINEST STOCK
— OF -
Dry Goods, Notions
-AND —
FANCY GOODS
HE EVER BROUGHT TO THI8 MARKET.
HIS STOCK OF BLACK AND COLORED
SILKS, BLACK AND COLORED
CASHMERES, FOREIGN AND
STAPLE DRESS GOODS,
TRIMMINGS, &c , IS SURPASS
ED BY NONE IN THIS CITY
IN QUALITY, STYLE AND PRICE.
HIS STOCK OF CA8SIMERS, JEANS, FLAN-
NELB, LIN8EY, AND DOMESTIC
GOODS OF ALL KINDS, IS COM
PLETE, AND PRICES AS LOW AS
ANY HOUSE IN THE CITY OF ROME.
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Mill Machinery for Sale.
T HE MILL MACHINERY NOW IN THE
DoSoto Mill li for (alo. It consists of three
pair of 3| ft. Franoh Burr Mill-.tonea, dressed,
faeed and furrowed completeone No. 2 Eureka
8mutter, 6 rcols, bolts complete. Will be add
law. Enquire of J-. J. COfJEN’S SONS,
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Order of Business, Floyd Supe
rior Court.
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1879, BEGINS WITH
, No- I, January Terra, 1874, Claim Docket.
1. Claim.
2. Common Law.
3. Equity.
4. Iaiue and Illegality.
5. Apposl.
Criminal Dockot will bo taken up Monday ol
tbo second week oi Court, Septembor 29th, 1879
J. W. ir. UNDERWOOD, J. S. C. R. C.
A. E. ROSS, Clerk.
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Rome Female College.
A MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE OF SCHOL
ARS’ WORK was awardod this Institution
at the PariB Exposition. Board and Tuition at
Isorsts of $100.00 per tarm of 20 weeks, paya
ble half in advance nnd half in the middle of
tho session. Noxt term commences on the first
Monday of September.
. J. M. M. CALDWELL, President.
. jul 1 tw w3m
James G« Dailey,
DHDERTJKEE’S WARE-ROOMS,
(On second story)
96 Broad Street,
»SSHS3®
WILCOX Sc WHITE
Clough Sc "Warren
AND OTHER ORGANS.
V0SE & SONS, KRANICH A BACH, RAVEN
& C0„ AND OTHER PIANOS.
Pianos & Organs for Exchange or Rent.
SHEET MUSH!, MUSIC BOOKS, STATlnv
ERY, BOOKS, PERIODICALS, Ac. '
Orders by mall promptly fllled.-te
may 16 twwlf
WHITELEY’g
OLD RELIABLE
LIVERY STABLE!
W. L. WHITELEY, Proprietor
BSBJL- , KEEPS CONSTANTLY 01
Baud to hire, Good Bones toil
*‘ / *’ i * , Excellent Vshloles. BplsedU
accommodations for Drovers and others. Bonn.
Oarriagea, and Bugglo. always on hand ft?
•ale. Entire satisfaction guaranteed to all vlo
patronise ns. (sbtl.twl,
THE ROME HOTEL,
(Formerly Tennessee House)
BROAD STREET, NEAR RAILROAD DEPOT
J. A. STANSBURY, - - Proprietob
Roms, Georgia.
J THIS HOTEL IS SITUATED WITHIN
L twonty stops of the railroad plstlorm, end
oonventen t to the business portion of t iwn.
Servants polltsand attontivo to tboirdutiaa.
•* All Baggage handled Fro. oi Charts.
W>»A Q. A. RAINWATER, (W.
MOUNT DE SALES ACADEMY
FOR YOUNG LADIES.
Terms Pei Session, Board and Tuition $76,
Next Session commences September 26. for
Circular and particulars adddress
DIRECTRESS OF ACADEMY,
au19 tiloolatwtw Macon,Gs.
SASH, BLINDS, DOORS,
thomsolvos together lor tha purpose of top.
ply log the demand for BASH, I
GLAZED WINDOWS, MOULDINGS, STAIRS,
MANTLES, BALUSTERS, Ao.
A full line of these goods will be kept os bind
In white or yellow pine, or furnished st short
notice.
We are tally propnred, and are willing to m«l
competition from any quarter, and respectfully
ask an examination of our good! and prices, it
Robt. A. Johnson’s machine shops or st A. A.
Jones’ store, No. 117 Broad street, Borne, 0s.
A. A. JONEB,
ROBT. A. J0HN80N.
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THE CHOICE HOTEL,
CORNER BROAD AND BRIDGE STBIMI
J. C< Rawlins. Proprietor.
(Situated in tha Business part of the Oily.)
Romo, Georgia.
ART-Pasaongors taken to and from the Dipcl
free of ohargo H. RAWLIhB.
lanlTs
STARCH
I. iihxnliituly Odorless, uud ohemlraHf
It Ih snowfliiU* wliltn. . „]()$!
It Is stisuupt iltlt* of the highest u»«
lasting rollslia , j body
It possesses grerrfnr strength
than other trade brnmhL . p u ll
It is pn#lct‘d In Pound Paicii*.
Weight guaranteed. Slarr |, l»
It costs less money than »»> •
tho Wl»rld« ,, , \,iH«rl<*n *0
It Is sold universally hi Auuri
(iroeers and l>eiilers. .....aTtveiiO'
Its annual eonsinn|dhu» rem > h«**’l ,1 « M
Million Pounds. r.Lsnhrtichefi
It Ih nmiiufuKtnrod liy Andrew
nt oinoliimill. ol,l,, ’,"‘“urn "' tlw
the BM'iileKt cereal
t'iinhe.
icp2 twlAWly
A WELL SELECTED STOCK
of MatalHo, Walnut, Grained and Stained
Comm, Barial Robes and Coffin Trimmings, al
ways on hand, Neateat Hearses furnished for
fnnerals. All orders filled with dispatch, day
streets He,i<,#oce * corner Court and King
ALSO, DEALER IN
FIR?T-CLA8S F^NJTUREQPAUKINDS,
Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Floyd County. ncT ooKB
O N THE FIRST TI'ESDAYIN de*
next, will be so d, ‘wllhUft
in tha city of Rome, In •* l £- 00 “ f jlid off
4TW-'
add;-
tember
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iwspaper advertising i* •arsis
to £o^reputation of tt* .iwojt -
tion to &e reputation -r.- „„
beoauio it la a permanent Infiu
work In their Interoat. ——. p
Newspaper advertising *”“* W
even In tbS dullest Um.e adwWJJJ i0B a
far tha largest there of ww " 0