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t*op!e. AltoCW evew g one uses the s ervice
offerSt*nff bmay te ar gafaPtUfc thfitnaagfinfon
°f 'i I'l-tl mails ftaeflirocfuafan^
possible value fttat eifJy'fhose engageiMn trade
ean rt ndeae tand.
The sissiag of one day in the transmission of
the mate between Nfew YTirk and San Francisco,
v;fc8*h ltd teoentiy been accomplished. Is an in
eldest worthy of mention. The plan suggested
>i a Kup.aiviemn of tlto postoflices in separate
dtstriets that shall involve instruction and sug
j/etffan pretoastem, and a rsbhrg of tSte efflcieneji greatly of lm- the
would, f have no doubt,
pWve the service.
i-btmaing Apnesstng necessity exists for the erection of
for the joint use of the department
aml of the city post-office. The department was
partfally reSieved by renting outsfdejijnarters tar
a part of flic year, lint it is again overcrowded,
The building used iiy the city office never was fit
for the purpose, andds now inadequate and un
wholesome.
The unsatisfactory condition of the law relat
!ng to the transmission through the mails of lot
Ifery advertisements and remittances is cleary
•tatedhy the postmaster, and his suggestion as
to amendment, should have your favorable eon
sideraeion.
NEW SHIPS FOR THE NAVY.
The report of the secretary of the navy shows
areorganizatlon of the bureaus of the department
that will, I do not doubt promote the efficiency
of each. In general satisfactory progress lias
been made in the sonstruction of the new ships
sf war, authorized by congress The first vessel
of the new navy the Dolphin was subjected to
very severe trial tests and to very much adverse
eritidlsm, but it is gratifying to lie able to
state that a cruise around the world
foom which she has recently
returned has demonstrated that she is a first
class vessel of her rate. The report of the secre
tary shows that while the effective force of the
navy is rapidly increasing by reason of the im
proved build and armament of the new ships,the
number of our ships flt for sea dnty grows very
81;e O'. We had on the fonrthof March last
(five * 'Ivty-seven serviceable ships, a? } though four
since been added to the list, the total lias
not been increased, because in the meantime
taur have been last or eon
demned. Twenty-six additional vessels
have been authorized and appropriated for-but
it Is probable that when they are completed our
list will only be increased to forty-two, a gain of
five. The old wooden tdiips are disappearing
almost as fast as the new vessels are added,
These facts oarry their own argument. One of
the new ships may, in fighting strength, lie
equal to two of the old; hut it cannot do the
cruising duty of two. It la important, rapid therefore,
that we should have a more increase in the
number of serviceable ships. I concur in the
recommendatlon of the secretary that the con
struction of eight armored ships, three gun
boats and five torpedo boats lie authorized.
Appalling calamitv befell three of onr naval
vessels ou Apia, duty at the Samoan Islands in the
harbor of in March last, incoming the loss
of four officers and-forty-seven seamen, two res
sels, the Trenton and the Van.lalia, and the dis
abling of a third, the Nipsic. Three vessels of
the German navy, also ta the harbor, shared
withour ships the force of tlie hurricane and
suffered even more heavily. -
While mourning the brave officers and men
who died facing with high resolve perils greater
than those of battles, it is most AmerLn gratifving to
state that the oredit of the iuv T for
seamanship, courage and generosltv was mapiifl
cently sustained . in . .. the storm beaten harbor of -
Apla -
RELATIONS WITH THE INDIANS.
* The report, of the secretary of the interior ex¬
hibits the transactions of the government with
the Indian tribes. Substantial progress lias
been made in the education of tbe children of
sohodl age and in the allotments of lands to
adult Indians. It is to be negretted that Qie pol¬
icy of breaking the up the tribal rotation and of deal¬
ing with Indian as aq individual, did not ap¬
pear eariy in onr legislation. Large reserva¬
tions, held in common, an<l the maintenance of
the authority of the chiefs and head men have
deprived the indfvidlal of every incentive to the
exorcise of thrift, and the annuity has contri¬
buted an affirmative impulse towards a state of
confirmed pauperism.
Our'treaty stipulations should be observed
with fidelity, and our legislAtioi* should be highly
considerate of the best Interest of an ignorant
and helpless people. The reservations aw now
generally surrounded by white settlements.
We can no longer push the Indian back Into the
wilderness, and ft remains only by a snitable
agency to push him upward Into the state of a
self-supporting and responsible citizen, For
the adultj tlie first step is to locate him upon a
farm; for the qUjld, to place Mm in a school.
School attendance Should be promoted by
every moral agency, and those fairing should 1*
compelled. The national schools Cor Indians
have been very successful, and should be multi¬
plied, and as far as possible should be so organ¬
ized and conducted as to facilitate the transfer
of the schools to the states or territories in
which they are located, when Indians in a neigh¬
borhood have accepted citizenship, and have be¬
come otherwite fitted forench a transfer. This
condition of things will be attained eflowly, but
it will be hastened by keeping it in mind, and,
in the meantime, that co-operation between the
government and thc mission schools, which has
wrought much good, should be cordially and im¬
partially maintained. Tlie last congress enacted
two distinct laws relating to negotiations with
thg Sioux Indians of Dakota for relinquishment
of a portion of thefr lands to the United States,
and for dividing the remainder Into separate
reservations. Both were proved on tbe same
$ay, March 2nd. The o submitted to the In
dians a specific proposition; the other, section
3, of tbe Indian appropriation act, authorized
the president to appoint three commissioners to
negotiate with those Indians for the acconipMsb
ment of the same general purpose, and required
that any agreements made should be submitted
to congress for ratification.
On the 16th <iay of April last I appointed Hon.
Charles Foster, of Ohio, Hon. Wm. Namer, of
Missouri, and Major General George Crook, of
the United States army, commissioners under
the last named htw. They were, however, au¬
thorized and directed: first, to submit to the In¬
dians the deflfnite proposition made the them by the
act first mentioned, and only in event of
failure, to secure the assent of a requisite innn
berto that proposition to open negotiations fbr
modified terms under the other act. The work
of the commission was prolonged and arduous,
bufc the assent of a requisite number, it fr.
understood was finally obtai ned to the proposition
made by congress though the report of the com¬
mission has not yet been submitted. In view of
these Tacts. I shall, not at present advised, deem
It necessary to wul^ftit the agreement to congress
for ratification but it will, in due course, be sub¬
mitted for information. This agreement releases
to the United States about nine million aores of
land. The commission, provided for by section
U of the Indian appropriation bill, to negotiate'
with tbe Cherokee Indians and all other Indians
owning or claiming lands lying west of the
ninety-sixth degree of longitude for the
cession to tlie United States of all such
lands, was constituted bv the appointment of
Hon. Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin; Hon. John
F. Hartranft of Pennsylvania, and Hon. Alex.
M. Wilson, of Arkansas, and organized on June
29th last.
Their first conference with the representative*
of the Cherokees was held at Tahlequab, July
On 29, „i.h with no no .l.'ii,,lie definite resells results. General ,eneral .John Tnhn F F.
Kartranft. of Pennsylvama, was presented by
Ill-health from taking part in the conference.
His death, which occurred recently, is justly
generally lamented by a people her had served
with conspicuous gallantry In war and with great,
fidelity in peace. The vacancy thus created was
filled by the appointment of Warren G.Saj-re, of
Indiana.
A second conference between the commission,
and the Cherokees was begun November 6th, bat
no results have yet been obtained, nor is it be
lieved that a conclusion can be immediately ex
pected. The cattle syndicate, now occupying
tbe lands for grazing purposes, is clearly one of
the agencies responsible for the obstructions of
our negofiatfons with the Cherokees. The large
bodies of agricultural lands constituting what is
known as the “Cherokee outlet,” ought not to
be, and indeed cannot long be held for grazing
and for the advantage of a few against the pub
lie interests and the best advantage of the Indi
ans themselves. The United States has now under
the treaties certain rights in these lands.
These will not be used oppressively, but it can
not be allowed thal those who by any sufferance
occupy these lands shall Interpose to defeat the
wise and beneficent purpose of the government,
I cannot but believe that the advantageous char
ijeter of the offer made by the United States to
the Cherokee nation, for a full release of these
lands, as compared with other suggestions now
made to them, will yet obtain from them a fa
vorable consideration- !
Under the agreement made between the United
States and the Muscogee or Creek) nation of In
di fru* on the 19th day of January, 1S89, an abto- 1
luie title was secured to the United States to
about three and } haa zcae* of inn-*
Section i2 oi the gennra. appropriation
act, approved -• made proidsionfor
the purchase by the United States from the S«®i
incle tribe of a ccru^n portion of their lands,
The delegates of the Seminole nation
hasring-flret dbHper evtdenced their povper to acbin that
Mbslfi a proper release and conveyance
te the TtntteB States ofrril of the lands mentioned
in the act, which waeaccepted by n*e antfcewA
fled to be in compliance with the statue, by the
terms of both acts referred to, all the lands
purchased were declared ts be a part of
the public domain and ojian te settlement,
under 'he temestead hiw. But of the lands ern
braced lh these purchases, being in the sggre
gate about five and a half rniHion acres, three
and a half million a«res had already, nnder the
of the treaty of 1866, beeh acquired by the
i ed-States tar the purpose of settling other
fo lV ;rti tribe* tliercmvenit had been appropriated
ble to ura&pnrpose. The land remaining anil availa
resettlement consisted of 1,887,726 acres, sur
rounded on all sides by lands in the oecupaney
of Indian tribes. Congress had provided no
civil government for the* people who were to be
invited by my proclamation.
to settle upon these lands, except as the new
court which had been established at Muscogee,
ortlie United States court In some of the ad
joining states, had power to embrace the gen
eral laws of the United Statee. On account of
the condition of things, I waB quite reluctant to
open the lands to settlement, but In Ttew of the
fact t,lat 8 cveral thousand persons, many of
Hie *n with their families, had gathered upon the
b,wlers ot the Indian territory with a view of
5ecurin g lots on the ceded lands, and that delay
' V01|1< 1 involve them in much loss
an< l suffering, I did on the 23d day of March last,
tssue a proclamation declaring that the lands
,liercin described would be open to settlement
,m<ler the provisions of the law on the 22d day of
April following at 12 o'clock noon. Two land
dlstr, * ts had been established, and the offices
were open for the transaction of business when
the a PP°tated time arrived. It is much to the
credit of the settlers that they very generally
observed the limitation as to the time when they
mi K>)t enter the territory. Care will be taken
of ‘L' at tbe law th ose ilo who entered the advantage in violation they
not secure un
sought. There was a good deal of appre
Pension Shat the strife for locations would re-
8l,lt in much violence and bloodshed, but hap
l>»y these anticipations were not realized. It is
esttm ated that there are now in Hie territory
8 ° m » sixty thousand people, and several consid
CIable towns have sprung up, for whioh tempo
rary municipal governments have been organ
ized - Gnthrie is said to have now a population of
shiest 8,000. Kleven schools and nine churches
haTe been established, and three daily and five
weekly newspapers are published in this city,
whose charter and ordinances have only the
ranctl °nof the voluntary acquiescence of the
People from dqy to day. Oklahoma has a popu
la tion of altont 5,000, and is proportionately as
well provided as Guthrie with churches, schools
and newspapers. Other-towns and villages having
population* of from 100 to 1,000 are scattered
over thc territory.
In order to secure the peace of this new eom
nmnlt >' in ‘be absence of civil government, I di
re '' te<l eei,CTal Merritt, eommandinrthe depart
ment of * h « Mlseouri , to ac ‘ in conjunction with
«»e ‘J>c marshals peace, and of upon the their United requisition States to to preserve use the
troops to «d them in securing warrants and in
quieting any riots or breach of the peaoe that
.occur. He was further directeilto use
hls lnfluen c* to Promote good order and to avoid
“ ,rti ' CtS betw0€n or w^h the settlers
******1 ttat the hHaroduction Mid
^ of llquore where , no legal restraints or
recrulations pj^e, existed would endancrer the public
nhd In view of Uie fnet that such liquors
must first be introduced into the Indian reserva
tions before reaching the white settlements, I
fnrther directed tlie general commanding to en
force the laws relating to the Introduction of ar
dent spirits into the country. The presence of
the froops has given a sense of security to the
*rell disposed in citizens, and has tended to restrain
tho lawless, one tastance tl.e officer in imme
dints command of tlie troops went further than
I deemed tftstiflahle In supporting the de
facto nmnmlpal government of Guthrie, and
he was so infomed, and directed to limit
the interference of the notary to the support of
tho marshals on the lines indicated in the origi
' It°i* 1 rder
very provide urgently recommended that congress
at once a territorial government for
this people. Serious questions, which may at
fu? adjurtmerft. race'
Thc American genius for relf
government has been well illustrated in Okla
lioma, people hut It Is neither safe nor wise to leave
thfe 1 longer to fl,elr experiments which
. have _ temporarily served j aixovax them.
Alaska territory.
Provision should be made for the acquisition
of title to town lote In the towns now established
in Alaska, for locating town sites and for the es
tahRshment of munfctp^l governments. Only
the mining laws have been extended to that ter
ritory, and no other form of title to lands can
now be obtained. The general land laws were
framed with reference to the disposition of agri
Cultural lands, and it is doubtful if their
operations in Alaska would be beneficial.
We have fortunately not extended to Alaska
the mistaken policy of establishing reservations
fer the Indian tribes, ai\d can deal with them
from the beginning as individuals, with, I am
sure, better results. But any disposition of the
public lands and any regulations relating to the
fisheries should have a kindly regard to their in
terests. Having no power to levy taxes, the
people of Alaska are wholly dependent on the
general government, ot whose reve
nees the seal fisheries make a large
large annual contribution; an appropriation for
education should neither be overtook nor stinted,
The smallness of the poi*ilatlon and the great
distances between settlements offer serious ob
jections to the establishment of the usual terri
tonal form of government. Perhaps the organl
zation of several sub-districts, with a small mu
nieipM councils of limited powers for each, would
be safe and useful.
Attention is called in this connection to tbe
suggestions of the secretary of the treasury re.
lating to the establishment of another port of
entry in Alaska, and of other needed customs
facilities and regulations.
the land laws.
In thc administration of the land laws, tlie
policy ef faclHtatln K in every proper way tl.e
adjustment of the honest claims of individuals
settled upon the public lands has lieen pursued.
The nuihlieT of penilhig eases hail during the
preceding administration been greatly Increased,
umler the operation of orders tar a time sus
I .ending final action in a large part
of the CRHCS originating in the west
and in,usual noithwefitz, methods and of exandnation.,Only by tfhe subsequent use of
those who
are familiar with conditions under which onr
agricultural lands have been settled can aiqire
elate the serious and often fatal consequences to
the settler of a prtlicy tliat ]idts Ins title under
suSpiclon or delays the issuance of his patent,
While care is taken to prevent and to expose
fraud, It should not 1st imputed without reason,
TlHt manifest purpose of the homestead and
pre-emption law was to promote the settlement
o*the public domain by persons having a bona
fide intent to make a home upon the neglected
lands. Where this intent is well established
aml the requirements of the law have been sub
Stantiallycomtffied with, the claiinan* is en
titled to a prompt aail friendly consideration of
II,,t where there is reason re i»u«.
that ^ the «*kf claimant trade is the mere TnSd agent of another TromoU
* eK * 19 n evade a a law taw .ntenaeri to to promote
small holdings, and to secure by fraudulent meth
wl , larKe tracts of timber and other lands, both
principal aIld agent ahould n , Jt onlybe
rtlwart e d iH tholr fraudulent purposes, but
.Hmpa be made to feel the full penalties „f our
^minal statutes. Tl.e laws should besoadmin
ist „ ed „ to eoDfound .hesetwo ciassee, «id
»o visit penalties only upon the latter.
.1 mmlold .»«,». rizjsa.
The unsettled state of the titles to large bodies
of lands in ttie territories of New Mexico and
Arizona has greatly retarded the development of
these territories. ITovisions should be made by
law for the prompt tTial and final adjustment
before a judicial tribunal, of all claims based
upon Mexican grants.
** ** not an fRtelligent and enterprising _
people that their peace should be disturbed and
their prosperity retarded bytnese old eonten
* express the hope that differences of
opinion as to methods may yield to the urgency
of the ease.
more pensions REeoMMENDEp.
The law now provide** a pension for every
soldier and sailor who was mustered into the
service of the J nited States during the civil
war and is now suffering from wounds or di$
ease tiaving an origin in the service and in the
line of duty. Two of the necessary facts, viz.:
muster and disability, are usually susceptible of
easy proof, but the third, origrih 12 the service, i
often difficult, and in many deserving cases im
possible to establish. That very many of those
who endured the hardships of onr most bloody
and arduous campaign are now disabled ^otn
diseases that had a real but no z tractabis origin
in the service X do not r a x u ht- is
another (Xiinj&bai of Wl ^ r i oi wj/ia.
served an f TiUf3jy-»it yfco ad£p£ of thfiQP of of
od ft 764T sc^dae
who e s ca p ed the Oi battle and tbe as- j
saults of disence who were always r^hy for any
| detail, who were in every battlMine of their
, command, anil were mustered ont in soiaml
health, and have since the close of the war,
while fighttinfpwHh thesameindnmitahle and in
dependent spirit the eonteste of civil life, been
overcome by disease or casualty.
I am not unaware that the pension roll al
ready involve® a very large animal expenditure;
neither am I deterred by that fast from recoin
mending that-congress grant a pension to such
eenorabty dfseliavged soldiers and sailors ef the
civil war as having rendered substantial service
(taring the war, are now dependent upon their
own labor tar maintenance, and by - disease or
casualty are incapacitated from earning it.
Many of the men who would be included in this
form of relief are now dependent upon public
aid, and it does not, in my judgment, con
sist with national honor that they shall
continue to subsist upon the local relief given
indiscriminately to paupers, instead of upon nation the
special and generous provision of the
they served so gallantly anil unselfishly. Onr
people will, I am sure, very generally approve
such legislation, anil I am equally sure that the
survivors of the union army anil navy will feel a
great sense of relief when the worthy and suf
fering class of their comrades are fairly cared
for. There are some manifest inqualities in the
existing law that should lie remedied. To some
of these the secretary of the interior has called
attention.
It is gratifying to be able to state that by the
adoption of new and better methods in the war
department, the calls of the pension office for
information as to the military and hospital re
cords of pension claimants are now properly an
swcreil, and the Injurious and vexatious delays
that have heretofore occurred are entirely avoid
ed. This will greatly facilitate the adjustment
of all pending claims.
TJIK FOUB SEW states.
The advent of four new states, South Dakota,
North Dakota, Montana and Washington, into
the Union under the constitution in the same
momth.and the admission of their duly chosen
representatives for the national congress at tlie
Rame session, is an event as unexampled as It is
lnterC sting. The certification of the votes cast
and of the constitutions adopted in each of the
states was filed with me, as required by the
eighth section of the act of February 22,188!), by
the governors of said territories respectively.
Having, after a careful examination,
fouud that tl)e several constitutions
an <i governments were republican m
form and not repugnant to the constitution of
the united States, that all the provlsione of tlie
act of congress had been complied with, and that
a majority of the votes cast hi each of the said
proposed states was in favor of the adoption of
the constitution submitted Uierein. I did so de
clare by a separate proclamation to each; as to
North Dakota and South Dakota, nn Saturday,
November 2; as to Montana, on Friday, Xovem
her 8, and as to Washington on Monday, Novem
berlltb.
Each of these states has within It resources the
development of which will employ tlie energies
of)Bnd yield a comfortable subsistence to,a great
popn i at i on . The smallest of these new states,
WaJ3hl „ Kton , stan(l3 twe ifth; and the largest,
Montaua) tll(r ,l among the fortv-two tn area,
The peo , e of the9e 9tat< , s a re already well
trained, Intelligent and patriotic American citi
^ns, having common Interests anil sympathies
^ those of the oIder aI „i a common pur
poge tB defcnd tUe lntPgrity ' „ 1)1>oU i thc
honor of the nation.
to protect baipway emfLotes.
The attention of ttie interstate ^ commerce
commission has been called to the urgent need
congressional leglslatloii for the better pro
tect o ° of ll ^ e ® and * rr ‘ l,s " f ‘hi se engaged in
?P j* e erat country, tho and especially of the yardmen 1 . 1 ’ ' i neB anil °(
J “«usand ,rak,,m9n ' railway ^ petition brakemen signed was by presented nearly ten to
commission asking that steps might lie
tak en to m »e “'»'>'>» « h « ua « of a »‘«>«»‘ic brakes
and , couplets on fre p it cars,
A ‘ ,aUroa,1 commissioners
a ' ,d eccrediteA representatives, t held at
" Marcl# last ' , " ,0 “ t,e invltatlon
of ‘ he int *>-- s ‘ a , ‘ 0 commerce comm sslon . a reso
, lution was unanimously adopted urging the
commission -to consider what can be done to
iwe v cn“he loss o tfe and Umb o coopi ng and
^r^two^sat .""Tre offiuhcf'.'iriirinv Mrem* wr ImitaE
^ “ I ] ed ±r^ fV ifcor^ten^I
*P. e “ ty th ' * i K U ' d 1
, «^ , reRS » * ****
fo ™ * th ® construct . oh of cars
used In Interstate commerce and tlie use of im
prov6( , „ af( , ty HpoB „ 1( . h tT ains.
Time will he necessary to make the needed
changes, but au earnest and intelligent begin
ning should be made at once. It is a reproach
civilization that auy class of American
workmen should, in the pursuit of a hecessary
an( j useful vocation* be slibiected to a peril of
i ife an( i u m fc fts great as that of soldiers in time
0 f warv
fttfc AfchicuLTURAL department.
creation of an executive department to be
known as tlie department of agriculture, by the
ac t 0 f February 9 last, was a wise and timely re
nponse to a request which had long beeh re¬
apectfuliy urged by the fanners of the fcoun
try. But much remains to be done td perfect
the organization of the the department so that it
may fairly realize expectations which its
creation excited. In this connection attention is
called to the suggestions contained in the
report of the secretary, which is hei jwith sub
m i t ted. The need of a law officer for the departr
mcnt,Buob&&isprovidedforlntheotohercxedfr'
rive departments, is manifest. The failure of
the last eongress to make the usQal provision fof
the publication of the annual report shbfiltt be
promptly remedied. The public interest ih thc
report and Its value to the fatmihg cominuhity
j am snre will hot be diminished Under the hew
organization of the department.
j recommend that the weather service be sep
arated from the war department and established
ag a pureau in the department of agriculture,
This will involve an entire reorganization both
0 f ^) ie weather bureau and of the signal corps,
making of the first- a purely civil organization
and of the other a purely military staff corps.
The report of the chief signal officer shows that
rthe work of the corps on tts military side has
lieen deteriorating.
the iiibtwct of Colombia.
The interests of the people of tlie District of
Columliia should not lie lost sight of In the
[iresHure for consideration of measures a f.
lectlng tliq whole country. Having
no legislature. of Its own, either
municipal or general, Its i**)pJe mlink fobk to
congress for the regulation Of allthose irihncerns
„hieh, in the states, are sui.je.et to local hontfol,
() ..r whole people fiave an interest that the da
tional capita! should lie attractive aiul beautiful,
and above all, that its repute for social order
should be weiljuaiiitalned. The laws regulating
the sale of Intoxicating drinks in the district
shoiqd tie revised with a view to bringing the
traffic under stringent limitation* and control.
In exeention iff the power conferred upon me
,, y the ^ mak ing appropriations for the ex
,smses of the District of Columbia for the rear
ending June 30,188#, I did, on the Ht b ibo- of
August last, appoint Rudolph tiering, uf New
York ; Samuel W. Gray, of Rhode island s ami
Frederi ck P. Sterns, of Massachusetts, three
eminent 1 sxnuari sanitary engineers, engineers, to ui examine examine and anil re- re
I"; r ‘"fsewetage existing in the
"T*™ vet completed, will be tn due course Wh submitted 'f ™
JheherewHh\tansmtaTand to congress Tlie ren-.rt of tkc sriiruuis-l<mer» thfat -,f
"„„ * “ J”d ’
",ntalne.i 0 f taereuT „ a to tta snggesttons m,w
the world's eaib.
The proposition v> diwe^v” observe foe four kn ml red th
owni^>7a w^rki rirn : taTTiTexnm^i^n^,^
opening oi a worta tnt+rw 6 expomon in sr/me
of oar great eritlee, wfTl hepreHeirt»d for the e«m
sideration of congress. The vahie and interest
of such an exposition may tend to the promotion
of the genera! government.
civtl sekM *te commission.
On the fourth of Maroh laet the ct\il service
commission had but a single member. The va
cancies were filled on the seventh day of May,
an< j since then the commissioners have been in
dustriously, though with an inadequate force, en
^aged in executing the law. They were assured
\ y y that a cordial support would be given
them in the faithfnl and impartial enforementof
the law and the rules and regulations adopted in
0 f j t Heretofore the book of eligibles has
been closed to everyone except as certifications
were made upon the requisition of the
uppointirig officers. This secrecy was the
-ource of much suspicion and of many
< hargfts of favoriteUra in the administration of
the law. What is secret is always suspected.
What ie open can be judged. Tbe commission,
with the full approval of.all it* member^ has
low opened the list of eligibles to the public.
The eligible lists for the classified postoffiQ£* and
custom houses are now publicly posted in the
respective offices, as are alto the certification* for
appointments. The purpose of the Vnvji service
la"*' was abe*dutely to exclude any oth^r
jgs>u oara-'jtm with ajg.Ointments
thsb of merit ar v.-sted by the examine
lion. Thc proceeds upon the t&ury L&at
o£cers both the exaT.m.ng boards and the appmjjsf&g
are absolutely ignorant as to poJf^K^ 1
I views and associations of all persons on therelutl
I sendee lists. It is not too muelrtosay, however
that some recent congressional invert isatinre
chave somewhat shaken public confident* 1» tlw
Impartiality of the selections for appointment.
The reform of the civil service will make n« sail,
nr satisfactory advance until the present law
and its equal administration are well established
in the confidence of the people. It will lie iny
pleasure, as it is my duty, to see that the law
ts executed with firmness and impartiality. If
somo of its provisions have lieen fraudulently
evaded by appointing odicers our resentment
should not suggest the repeal of the law, but re
form in its administration. We should have
one view of the matter and hold itwithasin
cerity that is not affected by the consideration
that the party to which we belong is for the
time in power.
My predecessor, on the 4tb of .January, 1880, by
an executive order to take effect March 15th,
brought the railway mail service under the op
oration of the civil sen ice law. Provision was
made that the order should take effect sooner in
any state where an eligible list was sooner ob
tained. On the 11th day of March Ml. Lyman,
then the only memler of the commission, ro
ported to me in writing that it would not be pos
sible to have the list of eligibles ready before
May 1, and requested that the taking effect o£
the order must lie postponed until that time,
which was done, subject to the same provision
contained in the original order as to the states
in which an eligible list was sooner obtained,
As a result of the revision of the rules, of tlie
new classification and of the inclusions,the labor
of the commission has been greatly increased
and the present clerical force is found to lie in¬
adequate. 1 recommend that the additional
clerks asked by the commission be appropriated
for. The duty of appointmentis devolved by the
constitution or by the law and the appointing
o«cers are properly held to a high
responsibility in Its exercise. Hie growth of
|t civil «c country hst have and n.agniileil the conscq,lent this function increase of of tlie the
dlsproportionally. It cannot he de-
11I ,‘ 1 ’ however, , that the labor connected with
* hia necessary work is increased, often to the
Point of actual distress, by the sodden and ex
cessive demands that are made upon an incom
in * ‘Mministratmn for removals and ap
Ponwments. t But on the other hand,
!* conclusive i9 " ot argunftnt truc for , that continuance incumbency in
lsa a
Impartiality, moderation, fidelity to pu>
!* duty, anil a good attainment in the discharge
Jt must lw aildcil before tlie argument iscoin
” *■ Mlien those holding administrative
offices so conduct thrtnselves a s to convince just
Pol'ticai opponents that no party consideration
^.,„ J 1 a c f H titles, ff “! we a ean y way more the easily discharge stay of the their dc-
1'ianii ior n-inovnlsi
lamsatmfleiithatbothinanioutoftheclassi
d se vice, great benefit would acoriic front the
adoption of some system by which the officer
would receive the distinction and benefit that,
all »‘ 1 Ta 'f employments comes from excep
* ona ‘ ^ | "' f uloes s and efficiency in the perform
of du ‘ 5 ’- \ have suggested to tl.e heads of
« e executive departments that they consider
whether a record might not be kept in each lm
tc ™ s -.p Faithfulness and I S Efficiency, 1.°”™ and 5 ’ a
made showing the relative merits of
« e c 'f ks cl *" 9 -. rating to be re
garileil . as a test of merit in making promotions
I have also su«5e«te<Uo the imstnianter-gcneral
that he adopt some plan by which he can, upon
tlie Iwvsis of the reports to the department and
frequent inspections, indicate the relative
mer it of postmasters of each chtss. They will
be appropriately indicated in the official regis
ter and )n )llc report of t)ic dejiartment. That a
K r eat stimulus would thus lie given to the whole
service I do not doubt, and such a record would
|, at iie best defense against inconsiderate re
movals fro „. !>fflcc .
education.
The interest of the general government in the
education of the people found an early expres¬
sion not only in the thoughtful and sometimes
warning utterances of our ablest statesmen, but
in liberal appropriations from the common re¬
sources for the support of education in the new
states. No one will deny that it is of the gravest
national concern that those who hold the ulti¬
mate control of all public affairs should
have tho necessary intelligence wisely
to direct and determine them. Na¬
tional aid tb education has heretofore
taken the form of land grants, and in that form
the constitutional power of congress to promote
the education of the people Is not seriously ques¬
tioned. I do not think it can he successfully
questioned now, when thc form is changed to
that of a direct gram of nidney from the public
treasury. Such aid^should- be, as it always
has been, suggested by Rome ex¬
ceptional conditions. Thc sudden emanci¬
pation of tlie slaves of the south, the bestowal
of the suffrage which soon followed and the
impairment of the ability of tbe states where
these new citizens were chiefly found to ade¬
quately provide educational facilities, presented
not only exceptionallbut unexampled conr* .. Jerli ( ,
That the situation has been much Amelioia
there is no doubt. The Ability and in..crest of
the states Have happily Increased. But a }reafc
work remains to be do no, and I think the general
government should lend its aid. As^he sugges¬
tion of a national grant in aid of education
grows chiefly out of the condition ai
of the emancipated slave and hi* d,j il#
tne relief should, as far as possible, W. b/
proceeding upon some genere! lines, piloid
to tho need that suggests* It is essential, if
much good is to people be accomplished, that the hi active
interest of the methods of the states shod bfc fcii
listed ahd that thc* adopted piiotiid be
such ay to stimulate and not to supplaht local
taxation foi* school purposes. As one congress
cannot hind a succeeding one in such a case, an<J
as the effort must in some degree be experi¬
mental, I recommend that any appropriation,
made for this purpose, l»e so limited in annual
amount, and as to the time ov< 1 which It is to
extend, as will, on the one hand, give tlie local
school authorities opportunity to make tlie besl
use of the first year’# allowance,and on the other
deliver them from the temptation to unduly
postpone the aKsi«nption of the whole burden
themselves.
THE NEGROES.
Tll( , eolorcd people , U d not intrude themselves
( u)( Th( . v W( . r( . 1)r , mght hcr „ in 0 |, a |n s and
held in the communities where they are now
ofiiofl, found, liy a cruel shive
euile ligw lihiipily lor both races they
a re flee They llaVe (doth a StandpWht Of
ignotaliee ahd poverty which tfltVanecs wasddr sluiHle, not
t ,„. irSt luadc reniarka&h til education
an ,i j n t j lf . acfi'iisitjou df property ti.hftVriPiiillv They have
nfiovni thcnHPivcK »rui
^ns of tronemlo,,s ~>h '^hev tore Urel.
representatives In the national cemeteries win re
a grafofiil govermnent has gathered tlie ashes ol
those who died In its defense. They have furn
ou , riarnlat coiimia^mr army nnamonts tliat liave won
maise foom Hoiitjciiv tindr sn^ officers (L for eour
iiimlitfr * 1 - fidelity ^ to tlifl
' tVw ™th
l.Hl life maMni o. hhw the toilers of their
rmnutilHes their tall contrite,tions
,-oinri^LiTtlrs ot
d^w^ a»c receMjig uro5ni,dl.,ri Tlieir suddenwitii
wonld Hton wXs and br nc .U r
1-.I mta the h Aiscfioin as well as into into the the »l eh on ip.
Generally they do not desire to quit their homes
amt the employes rt-wnt thc interference of the
I'nmigratbm a„Jire agents who seek to stimulate such
* - dimrc.
Bu *> notvrtthstan.ling all this, In many pUts ol
dir country where the colore, population,1.
, ar g 6 tl.e is.'0|de of tbat rarsi ar,,, Iq- various de
vices, deprived of any effective exercise of the
i^dtli-al rights and of inanyoftlie civil rights,
J' *** ^'T KH * lf "Tre
whose vetas are suppressed ; eve V constituency
in th« anion wrortge<L It haw been the hope
of every patriot that a sense of Jtmiee and of
reepeef for the law would work a gradual cure
these flagrant mils. Surely no one supposes
^ at preM?nt can be accepted
cepted as a pernanenfc condition. If it
is said that these communities must work
out this problem for tVmselves, we have a right
to a* whether they are at work upon it. Do
they suggest any solution? When, and under
what conditions, is the biack man to have a fr»e
ballot? When is he, in fact, to have those full
civil fights which have so long been his in law?
When is that equality of influence, which onr
form of goverment was Intended to secure to the
electors, to be Teetered? This generation should
courageously face these grave questions and not
leave them as a heritage of woe of the next,
Thc consultation should proceed with candor,
calmness aud great patience, ujion the lines of
jasti<*e and humanity, and not of prejudice
and cruelty. No question in our country can be
at rest except upon the firm ba*»e of justice and
of the law. I earnestly invoke the attention of
c^ngreM to the consideration of such measures,
within its well defined constitutional powers, as
vrill bcc-ure to all our people a free exercise of
the right of suffrage and every other right under
the constitution and ^aws of the United States,
No evil, however deplorable caja justify
the either on the part
cd the executive of cougreoe,
oi powers not graaLtd, but both, will be highly
blaaable if all povA.-r-, granted are not wisely
b'-it firmly used to correct these evils.
Bird Seed.
Bird *eed forms a consider .b'e item in
tlie expert tirade of some of t' e Moorish
l P orts - * ‘>e vice-consul at one port states
1 hat this , seed is nevir sown a| nrt l>y the
Moorish fanners, nor is any spicn.l al
lention paid to its i ulliva ion. It is al
T!, h .**“'• rj ," h :: r *■«'
am 'hrashell it is separated by the coun
Iry women in sieves. The reason of this
practice is that there is a general super
stition among the Moors Hint in ytrv wet
8ea80ns thc wheat is in part converted
»t° bird seed, and hence they sow the
^' vo together,
There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other disease- put Together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
ho inourablo. For a great many years Doc¬
tors pronounced it a local di ease, and pre¬
scribed local remedies, and by constantly
failing nounced to cure with local Science treatment, has pro¬
it incurable. proven and ca¬
therefore tarrh to bo a constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney «fc Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con¬
stitutional cure on the murket* It is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops bloo to a I tea¬ and
spoonful. It acts directly upon the offer
mucus surface of the system. They one
hundred dollars for any case it falle to cure.
Send for circulate and testimonials. Ad¬
dress, F. J. CHENEY & < 0„ Toledo, O.
W“8old by 1 )tyv ggists, TSc.
“l.ucy Hinton.”
Hark ! the sound of many voices,
Jubi ant iu gladdest song,
And full many a heart rejoices
As the chorus floats along:
“Hail tho Queen of all Tobaccos!"
How the happy voices blend,
“Finest and purest among her fellows—
Man’s staunch and true friend."
Oregon, lire Pnrnili.o oi Fnrm-r*.
Mild, equable climate, certain anil abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain, urns* and stock coun¬
try In the world. Full Information free. Ad¬
dress Ore#. Im'lera'tn Board, I’ortland, Ore.
The Mother’s Friend, used a few weeks be¬
fore confinement, lessens the pain and m.kes
labor quirk and comparatively easy. Sold by
all Drugirists.
The old smoker’s delight- "TanslH’s” Punch,
America’s finest 5c. Cigar.
If afflicted with sore eyes use I)r. Isaac Thomp¬
son’s Kye -AVater Druggists sell at 25c per bottle
_ IPlsa
^ FEVER HAY- J**™*
50 Cts. '50c|
COLD Sly BROTIlKltH, s* ,n W.wn HEAD fit., New Turk.
JIVIN JIVIkMW LVlRVjr.
m •V*
'
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Wr>'
SMITH’S BILE BEANS
loxlou;
onass.
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iH&i«T&» »rm«. ""'ail'd r t'h! CiMl
H l n
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T. .got ni»i»|a models. Oonstniotod oerefnlly entirely insjwtad offcast rorwork- «aal
tty stoik, Mod. sreunrivaled for finish,
msneh'i'snd they
are onlv often nproHaWe, sold for but the mcdlne n»i>*oroi\». srtlrje rhe nmlsrenot fisuTH *
WKKKON Ilevolvero sre all stemiwa and date* upon of the bar¬
rel* With firm's name, address detail.
and sre sun rnnioril i>erfecl srtlole, In'Vary and it In¬
sist npon bavins the senzine rour
(l*»|ef will 1-snnot reoelvo *iipply prompi you en and order <-srefuI sent attention. to address
Descrpitreo.italo.nio helow I orloei Dirnljhed tmon »P
a i WESSON,
pucton SMITH &
iar~M«ntion thi« Hprlu g l l#ilii> WtH*
The power to take tlie wfhole direction
and control of the election of the meortMM
tothe Renerol gov^ime^. a parttafeSd $»i. -
Wad supervision of these elections is now pro
Tided far by law, and in my opinion
this law may be so strengthened and
extended as to seoore, on Mm while,
eral control. The colored man should be
protected In all of hls relations to
the foderal government whether as litigant, jq.
ror or witness, in our courts, as an eleotor for
members of congress, or as a peaceful traveler
recommendation
that the United States should encourage, by
subsidy, a merchant marine that would equal
that of tho first powers of the world.
It calls attention to the English governments
aid for the building of such merchant and mall
ships as oould be readily transferred into swift
cruisers of war, and recommends a similar pol¬
icy for the United States.
“Everything,” it says, “is propitious for a lib¬
eral and progressive policy upon tills subject.
!fhe legislation which I have duggested,
it is sincerely believed, will promote
the peace and honor of ouf
country and the prosperity and security of
people. I invoke the diligent and serious atten¬
tion of congress to the consideration of thesa
and such other measures as may be presented,
having the same great end in view.
[Signed) Benj. Harrison.
Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., De
cernbcr 3, 1889.
FOREIGN CASH
ENGLISH CAPITALISTS BUYING ALU HEAVY
DUCK MILLS.
The Baltimore Sun of Sunday says:
A. great syndicate doubtless with headquarters in
New York and with English
capitalists in the heavy heavy scheme duck due has mills undertak
cn to buy up all all them of the
country and to consolidate inem under t
control of one great corporation, A
capital of |15,000,000 is required for the
accomplishment of the enterprise. The
proposition all the mills is at for the the assessed syndicate valuation, to buy
old owners to continue to operate the
mills and to have the option of taking
slock in the consolidated corporation,
which will be managed by a hoard of di¬
rectors with a president and other of¬
ficer*.
THE OWNERS BLAMED.
THE CASE OF THE TRIBUNE DEATM TRAP
DECIDED.
At Minneapolis, Minn., till? coroner's
jury in the inquest on the bodies of the
victims of the Tribune building fire ren¬
dered their verdict Thursday, which de¬
clares tlmt the owner* of tho Tribunt
building, if not legally responsible, are
morally culpable, for tho loss of life.
EMIN PASHA INJURED.
A dispatch from has Zanzibar probably announces
that Emin Pushn met a fa¬
tal accident. Being nearsighted lje
walked out of a window by mistake, scull. fell
on his head, fracturing his He
now lies at Bagauiayo Ui a critical condi¬
tion. All the doctors, except Stanley’s Pasha's
physician, declare that Emin
injuries will prove fatal.
Not Heady.
The phonograph has not yet been re¬
duced to that simplicity find perfection
of operation necessary for its general sale
and introduction. It is true, several ex¬
amples have lieen interesting produced which xperiments aro iu
use, and many i
hftve been made. At the Paris exhibi¬
tion tho instruments were shown in op¬
eration, and the perfection of the results
in recording and delivering speech in order WftS
marvellous. But in most cuscb,
to get really satisfactory results, experts
are required to watch, adjust and work
the instrument. When the phonograph is
hcComtjs ehtitely Autotnaiic its future
assured.
Sniiimnry Mcasiii’es.
A Paris shopkeeper, when ho adver
v goods ‘‘at cost,” is promptly called
A'pon by a government official, whose
Idisimss it is to see that the mer
chant is doing what he advertises, and if
he is detected in fraud of any kind
spefeily pUnielimctit. is Indicted. In other
wotds, they will permit h tn to si ll his
otl’n goods, which he paid for,‘ at cost,”
hut If lie is lying in his advertisement or
defrauding his creditors, they expose
him.
Thu IVople
are not slow to understand that, in order to
warrant their manufacturers in gunranleelriK
them lo benefit or cure, medicines must po*
mss more than ordinary merit and cu rati ye
pioportibH. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical I)is
cov. ry is t hconly h!ood medicine sold, through
druggists, under a potiiive guaranlt* that it
will benefit or euro or money paid for scalp it di«- will
i, returned. In all blood, skin and
cases and for all scrofulous affections, it is
spec <»;.
00 (low an I offoi'oil IV'miily by tin- proprietors incurable ot
llr. fiaie’e Cmarrh tor an
Case.
ilitless a trbe iie.'UH blbuKoirts.lli Hprlne, We
may bi lk Iri vitln Ml' Autiimn rrilit.
Last Winter
I Was troubled ** hwlly wlrh rheumetlsm In my
right shoulder end Joint* of my 1<-H »» not to 1>e »bl»
lo walk. I look Booil'e Serseparlll*. end now I
don't fori any ach«s or pains anywhere, 1 toll
newspapers right In tbe middle of the street every
day in the year, and have been doing tor f‘ T *
ye«rs, aud standing on the cold stone* ain’t no
picnic, I can tell you. And it Hood’ll S/ir*apari» i
cured me It certainly ought to Ik good for th »n
people who don’t stand on the cold stone*. I ean
be toon every (ley In the year at corner Tompklnt
and Deftalh Aveouse.—Wiu.uH W. Howaho,
hro*tklyn, N. Y. N. 11,—Be eure to *«t
Hood's Sarsaparilla
sold by all druggist*. *i;iUMr*». Prepared only
by C. I. HOOP A CO., Apothecaries, Unwell, Ma«. ‘
IOO Doses One Dollar
PIfriehd” ^MOTHERS
Child ^AKts‘ / 1 R sH°?abo rHjA|y s
r
or
.waaFvlv-»cHiLD BBADFiaDRtEUIATORta/nANWsA
BUSINESS
COLLEGE,
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Till* Clll'-a' t .ougli yet iu its infancy,
ha- more tU*n •M Un met studenfaoccu
pyiug uomI jj* altians. maiiyof llitBr*
,wr tui8.ru?-. tiiiiviug from fcttuO to |«o
500 per aunmc For circViter*.
n. W. JESXIXG«, Prijv.
OPIUM HABIT. iI
A Valuable Xroitc
I t ufiT • BONANZA, a C-. ttiri-m ST pun
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l W H ITSF.Y * ,B on,
JONES
in-:
Iron p WJM LAv0m Hterl f HW, iitmrinun, Hrnm r -
Tar« fleam anrl I learn Box tor.
moo.
F>arv fire fi'-alo. For frea Hut
mrniiOji tin* bAper and afldreM
JONES IIIMJIIAIMTO OF BINGHAMTON, N. V.
>, .
AFTER ALL OTHERS FAIL CORSULT
DR. LOBB
i North Fifteenth tif., Phtlsdslphlm Fftiptlona, Pa., for
tha troatment of Biood PoIhoiis, Skirt
Nervous Complaints, Hrtaht’s DIsoeba, Bfrfcturai,
ImiJotoncy and kindred disease*, no matter of how
long Htnndinir or from what causa origination*
IF*Ten days modlctnea furnt*h**<t toy mall vnrg ilICCi
BoihI for B<xik on HPKU'f A L DUcnae*.
JOHN F. STRATTON A SON.
rrrrv y- ' k
t k a
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Imarrtori of *b klndee*
(Wovitil Hm’mvmloa* VerH.
411 X 44 tValuer cl., hew
$ 7 ^f le 8r8ecii " L#,tfer
ORlFFlt H k SIMPLE, 812 W. M.ln, Leull.MIe, *,.
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PENNYROYAL PILLS
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O W* CARitT IX aroc*
Type, Cases, Stands, Presses,
Paper Cutter*
AHD EVERYTHING USED IN A PRINTING
PUBLISHING HOUSE,
nr-fnll en n. ned NAVE IIH.VHYljBl
34 West Alabama Street, ATLAATA, GA.
OPIUM
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TALSO’S^REMEDT P Cheapest FOR Relief CATARRH.—UesL ts immerliate. A Easiest care is
to nsft. Cold Head it has equal.
cerula. For ta the no
.4 A
It is an Ointment, of which * anall bydiniSpAtsor .»* mat
to ttic nostrils. Price, 50c. Sold Warren,
by r"wji. Arifireaa E. X. H a y.B LTOig. rs
,
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ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup and refreshing of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and
to the taste, acts
gentlyyet Liver and promptly Bowels, cleanses on the Kidneys, the
effectually, dispels colds, head¬ sys¬
tem
aches and fevers and cures habitual
Constipation. only remedy of Byrup its kind of Figs is the
ever pro¬
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac¬
ceptable its action to and the truly stomach, beneficial prompt its in
only m
effects, healthy prepared and agreeable from substances, the most
its many excellent qualities com¬
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
•nd $1 bottles by all leading drug¬
gists. Any reliable hand druggist will who
may not have it on pro¬
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute,
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN KIANCI8C0, OAL.
iOmviLU, KY. VEIN YORK, NX
GENTS WANTED FOR THE
GREAT
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la vr.rj Soiith.ro homo. That it m.y bo
il>. TMoh ot .very on«. It is jmhtl.ho'i »t ihotow
ronwor |1. though s i.asos, hakumms tot-dm*.
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GOLD ONLY BY SUBSCRIPTION.
A. Ih* dementi for this OU) rAvonm boo*
wAMt An Iwro out of Frist to ton*. wiU ho l*ta*.
and .Mlioation* for afeneteo very nnmerone, ill
whodeoiM to not aa Agents should wrile for terms
end quiokly aoouro oholoo of torritoiy.
a. W. DnXIWOKAM; Publisher, i
as West 83d Bt., Now Voiit*
Hiermomster Inlaw Freezing
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and r» fierce Hioini tn a.«et whicii htnues Ui#
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hour. Vou wrf a man couldn't i»t*nd such ex¬
Clothing. posure ? No, he there's couldn't, <miy without outfit just the that proper
And one can?
keep a man both warm and dry at nuch a time, ar.J
that ts the “ Kisii Ihand Slickar." They are
guaranteed storm-proof, waterproof, much and wind' of
proof. Inside one ot them, you are as out
ths weather as if indoors. They are light, bur
fip; warm and being the buttons re-enforce 1 wire-twtened* throughout, they No never rail*
ate
ro*d man who has once tried one would be without
it for ten time* it * cost, ffeware of worthless im¬
itations, Mar'k. every garment Don't stamped with inferior “ Fish Brand'' when
Trade Fish accept Brand any Slicker” coat delivered
you can have the “
without extra cost. Particulars and illustrated cat¬
alogue free.
A. J. TOWER, * Bofiton, Mats.
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Barrel
Catch.
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