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VOL 54. No. 46.
Plan to Organize Bank to Finance
European Nations that
* Need Cotton
That the bankers of the south have
waked up to the importance of pro
perly caring for the cotton crop is
evidenced by the fact that they are
planning a huge fund for this pur
pose. At a meeting and luncheon in
Atlanta Tuesday, Mr. R. F. Maddox
told those'assembled of the plans laid
at the recent meeting in New Orleans.
Basis of Agreement.
Mr. Maddox stated that the New
Orleans meeting formally agreed to
establish such a corporation on the
basis that the banks of each state of
the south should subsecribe in propor
tion to the cotton production of the
respective states, and that Georgia’s
part would be approximately $1,200,-
000.
He showed in minute detail the
great business advantage growing
from the establishment of such a
bank.
Mr. Maddox said: “The committee
appointed at the recent meeting of
the southern delegates to the Amer
ican Bankers’ Association convention
at Washington to further ‘consider
the organization of a foreign bank
ing company under the Edge act met
in New Orleans last Saturday. The
committee invited representative
bankers from the cotton growing
states to further discuss the plan and
come to some definite conclusion as
to what should be done.
“This meeting was one of the most
enthusiastic I have ever attended.
They all realized that in cotton the
southern bankers had a common
cause, and the banks felt their re
gponsibility in taking some definite
action to relieve the present depress
ed condition in the cotton market.
“It was found that with an esti
mated crop of 12,000,000 bales and
a carry-over of 8,000,000, we would
have approximately 15,000,000 bales
to sell. It was thought that the con
sumption of cotton in the United
States would not be over 6,000,000
leaving, therefore, about 9,000,000
bales to be exported. As our ex
ports last year were only 6,500,000
bales, it was deemed necessary to in
crease these exports in order not to
have a large carry-over into next
year’s crop. It was also found that
there was a very large number of
bales in the carry-over, estimated at
1,500,006, of low grade cotton for
which there was but little demand in
this country.
South to Co-operate. |
“After a very fulldiscussion of
the entire demoralized condition oq
our southern products, which include
cotton, rice tobacco, cotton seed prb-‘
ducts, lumber, etc., it was decided‘
that the time had arrived when the
south should co-operate in a move
ment looking to the creating a de
mand for these articles. f
“The difficulty seemed to be that
Germany and Austria, which prior to
the European war consumed one
third of our cotton exports, a large
_part of which were low grade, were
not actively in the market at this
time, largely on account of the great
depression in their currencies and the
difficulty they found in financing
their purchases on the customary cash
60 or 90 day basis.
“Many sections of central Europe
are anxious to buy our cotton, but
wish to buy under present conditions
on a 9 or 12 months’ credit. There
seems to be no existing machinery
now in this country to extend these
credits, but it was believed that a
bank under the Edge act, which was
passed for the purpose of facilitating
just this kind of business, was the
practicable thing to organize.
“A committee was appointed to
carefully draw resolutions expressing
the opinion of the bankers present,
and to fix a definite time for closing
the subscriptions to the capital stock
of the proposed company—to name a
list of bankers who wouid serve as
directors and take immediate steps
to procure the charter from the fed
eral reserve board, which, under the
law, will have the direet supervision
of the operations of the company.
“The committee made its report
Saturday night, and it was unani
mously adopted. The report pro
vided for a campaign tg be immed
iately organized in all of the south
ern states, and the subscriptions to
close December 10.
PRESBYTERIANS PREPARNIG
FOR A SERIES OF SERVICES
Beginning Sunday, the 21st, the
Presbyterians are preparing to hold
a series of services led by Rev. J. E.
Trostle, Presbyterial Evangelist.
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
NORTH GE@GIA CONFER- 3
- ENCE MEETS, IN ATLANTA.
The North Georgia Conference of
the Methodist church is in sesfion this
week in Atlanta. The first session
was held Wednesday morning at nine
A. M, at Wesley Memorial church,
where the body convenes. ‘
In no other church meeting in Geor
gia is there annually more interest
than in this one. Because of its
large attendance, ingelligent memberw%
ship, and because. of the fact that
every nook and corner of North Geor
gia will be touched in some way by
its actions, this meeting is important.
Bishop Warren Candler, who was
reared right here in North Georgia,
his boyhood having been spent at
Villa Rica, will preside over the de
liberations of the conference. In
next week’s issue of The Mdrietta
Journal you may expect a list of the
appointments for Cobb county and
adjacent territory.
BUSBEE’S BURGLARIZED:
The large plate glass windows of
the Busbee Hardware Company were
broken by burglars Sunday night and
quite a lot of pistols, knives and raz
ors taken. The criminal had taken a
piece of marble and broken the glass.
Some good pistols were on exhibit in
the windows and three of these were
taken. Of course the breakage of
the large glass is the biggest loss.
“A THRONE ROOM” IN :
STATE OF GEORGIA?
According to the Atlanta papers,
and particularly to the Municipal
League Bulletin, Georgia legislation
is largely contrelled by a lobby lo
cated in some one of Atlanta’s num
ercus hotels. There by use of well
known political methods, money, wo
men, and liquor' play an important
part in much of the legislation that
becomes law, and that fails to be
come law. :
New counties are worked out and
suppert gotten for them, measures
are suggested and plans laid for their
success, and the real hindrance to
important bills comes from the
“threfie room” according to the Bul
letin. > .
It is claimed that much money is
used this way, promises are made to
support the measures of one member
if he will withhold opposition to oth
ers, and all the details for legislation
are worked out here.
If anything like half the charges
are true, Georgia needs a house
very badly.
GINNING SHOWS COBB
COTTON CROP SHORT
That the cotton crop of Cobb and
adjacent counties is very short is to
be found in the fact that the gins have
not done anything like the amount of
work they had up to this season last
year. '
In Cobb County there was ginned
16,498 bales up to October 25 last
year, while to the same date this
year only 2622 bales have been gin
ned. Of course some part of this dif
ference is due to the fact that the
crop is very late this year, but a late
crop is also a short crop.
Possibly the low price has not
stimulated the farmers to gin rap
idly, as they would have done with
better prices, but they will all tell
you that the crop is pretty well pick
ed now.
About the same ratio prevails in
the crop in adjacent counties as does
in Cobb, as shown by a comparison
of ginnings this year and last.
D. A. R. MEETING
FOR NEXT MONDAY
Fielding Lewis Chapter, D. A. R.
will meet at 3 oclock on Monday af
ternoon, November 15th, at the res
idence of the Regent, Mrs. L. B.
Robeson. . :
Each member is requested to bring
the current number of some maga
zine with her, the same to be sent to
Fort McPherson Hospital, in response
to the request for reading matter for
\s'ick soldiers.
PRESIDENT ELECT 1S
| NOW IN SOUTHWEST
i President elect Harding is spend
ing some time in recreation in the
state of Texas. He is dividing his
time betwwen learning something of
ithe great commonwealth of Texas,
fishing, hunting and other sports
that the “wild and wooly west” has
to offer. No doubt he will find Texas
iwhat it really i 3, a great state and a
lfine people. He wil] leave on Nov. 18
'for Panama, going via New Orleans,
iand wil be back early in December,
so will have little time in Panama.
MARIETTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1920.
MRS. JOHN A. FIELDS
~ PASSES TO BEYOND
Mother of one of Marietta's older
' and Mest Prominent Families
‘ Gees to her Reward
Mrs. John A. Fields, died at the
family residence in Marietta on Mon
day morning. Wory
~ The funeral was condueted from
the residence by Revs. J. H. Patton,
I. A. White and W. T. Hamby.
Mrs. Fields was one of Marietta's
older citizens, having many friends
here and elsewhere who will grieve
to learn of her death. 1
She is survived by her husband,
three sons, Messrs. Lawson, and 3.
B. Fields, of Marietta, and John C.
Fields of New York, and six daugh-‘
ters, Mrs. J. H. Porter, of Atlanta,‘
Mrs. Edwin Smith, of Sycamore, Ga.,
Mrs. K. A. Campbell, and Misses
Jennie, Lucy and Allene Fields of
Marietta. ' 1
sMrs. Fields was a woman of unu
sual mind and character, a faithful
wife and mother, holding the love
and esteem of a very wide circle of
acquaintance. |
The interment was in the Cityi
Cemetery. ;
BAPTISTS TO HAVE SERIES
OF REIVAL SERVICES
Beginnig Sunday, by Dr. White,
and taken up on Tuesday by Dr. Aus
tin Crouch of Jonesboro, Ark:, the
Baptists of Marietta will have a ten
da‘ys series of services. A choir lead
er also has been secured to assist in
the meetings.
MR. A. R. MURRAY DIES
IN CINCINNATI HOME.
Mr. Aristides B. Murray, 48 years
old, died at Christ Hospital in Cin
cinnati, on Saturday, November 6th,
after a brief. illness. The body was
brought to Marietta by his brothers,
Messrs Ed and Ralph Murray, who
were with him at the time of his
death.
The funeral was held from the
home of his mother, Mrs. J. D. Mur
ray, at 10 oclock Monday morning,
Dr.' W. T. Hamby, officiating. The
comforting hymns, “abide with me”
“Nearer my God to Thee’” and “Shall
we gather at the River” were sweet
ly sung. The interment was in the
City Cemetery, the pall-bearers be
ing Messrs John Boston, George Ses
sions, D. C. Cole, T. W. Read, Lind
ley Camp, Milledge Whitlock and
George Griffin.
Quantities of beautiful flowers at
tested the love and esteem in which
he was held. :
~ Mr. Murray is survived by his
imother, two sisters, Misses Lottie
Lou and Ella Murray, and three’
‘brothers, Messrs. Ed, Ralph and
Clyde Murray, all of Marietta.
} “Dese’” Murray, who was a grad
uate of Tech in 1898, was one of
Marietta’s sons of whom she was
justly proud. He went to Cincinnati
nineteen years ago, absolutely un
known, and by his ;bility and his
mechanical genius had forged his way
to the very top of his profession, and
had won a host of warm friends
lamong the most influential men of
lthe. city. He was qhief designer for
‘the Cincinatti Shaper Company for
’many years, and’ was also connected
with the R. A. Jones Machinery Co.,
of Covington, Ky. g
Mr. Murray was exceedingly mod
}est and retiring, but Mis genius was
appreciated by his business associ
ates. He had patented many inven
tions that brought large returns to
his companies, and his death was a
sad blow to them as well as to his
family.
. His devotion to his mother was
'touching, and he had planned to
come home for a long vacation on
the very day his body was brought
home. )
MRS. M. L. FRANKLIN
Mrs. M. L. Franklin died at her
residence at 508 Atlanta street, Mari
etta, Ga., October 31st, in her 86th
year.
She had been a member of the
Methodist church since she was quite
young’ and as she so often said “she
. was ready when the Master called.”
She leaves two sons, J. W. and W.
A. Franklin, of Marietta; three
daughters, Mrs. Dora Watkins of
Marietta, Mrs. E. J. Brand and Mps.
Tom Bland of Atlanta, besides quite
a large number of grand and great
grand children, to mourn her lgss.
The many kindnesses shown her
during her last jliness and the beauti
ful floral tributes at her death, ‘at
test the esteem of a wide ecircle of
| triends, both of At'anta and Marietta.
| ® By Mrs. D. C. Cole.
Gives Husband Birthday
Supper Party.
Mrs. Herbert Hague enteptained
with a delightful supper on Saturday
evening, the affair being a ‘“surprise
party” to celebrate Mr. Hague's
birthday. A charming informality
and delicious things to eat charact
erized the affair, as they do all of
parties at this attractive suburban
home.
. Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Hague, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. McNeel,
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Reeser, Mrs. Cot
tingham and Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
‘DuPre. Miss Elizabéth Hague as
}fiisted her mother in entertaining..
g ¥ e w
’flonfl-?afly Happily Entertained.
~ Miss Nannie Connor and Mr. 8. A.
‘Connor entertained a week-end house
party very pleasantly, their guests
being Misses Mary Hewlett and Bess
Blake of Conyers, Messrs. Billie Jett,
John Wright Coswell, and Hugh Akin
of Atlanta. On Saturday evening
the house-party and a few other
friends were given a “Prom” that
‘groved a very happy affair and on
Bunday evening the party motored
out to Willeo for supper in the Club
house on the river bank.
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Club Supper Happy Event.
The supper at the Club on Thurs
day evening was the first one of Au
gumn, and was largely attended. The
rooms were effectively decorated with
richly-tinted Autumn leaves and
vases of yellow chrysanthemums dec
orated the tables. The colored Mari
etta orchestra furnished rag-time in
strumental music and songs as an ac
companiment to the delicious dinner.
Mrs. L. B. Robeson, Mrs. Mary Skin
ner, Mrs. Ralph Northcutt, Mrs. Ed.
Hunt and Mrs. Carriker farmed the
gapable committee in charge, headed
g Mrs. C. T. Nolan.
. Among those entertaining " were
Mr. and Mrs.« Pierce Latimer, who
bad as their guests Dr. and Mrs. J. H.
Patton and Mr. and Mrs. George An
#fuon. Miss Dorothy Butler enter
ined for Miss Mary Roberts of
Knoxville, Tenn., her other guests be
ing Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Glenn, Mr.
and Mrs. Doyle Butler, Mr. C. E.
Eppes and Mr. John Walker.
Mrs. R. N. Holland and Mr. Wil
liam T. Holland had as their guest
Mrs. W. B. Tate, Mrs. S. H. Sibley,
Miss Sadie Sibley, Miss Sarg Bryan
of Union Point, Miss Jean Wallace,
'Dr. Robert Holland, Mr. Ralph North-
Mr. and Mys. P. D. Reeser had as
cutt and Mr. Pat Crowe.
their guests Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Roberts.
Mrs. Herbert Clay entertained a
party of visitors.
Others seen at the dinner were Mr.
and Mrs. Moultrie Sessions, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Morris, Dr. and Mrs. J. D.
Malone, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gra
ham Mrs. John Boston, Miss Nancy
Boston Miss Idabel Hunt and others.
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Mrs. George Northcutt Gives
Pretty Party. |
_Mrs. George Northcutt entertained
with a delightful 42 party on Friday
afternoon, at her home on Sessions
street, in honor of her sister, Miss
Nolla Barrett. The house was pret
tily decorated with a profusion of
yellow chrysanthemums. A delicious
calad course and an ice were served
after the game.
Mrs. Northcutt was assisted in ‘en
tertaining by her little daughter,
Miss Sarah Frances Northcutt, and
by Mrs. E. H. Northcutt and Mrs.
Harold Hawkins.
TPhose invited to meet Miss Barrett
were Mrs. D. W. Blair, Mrs. S. C.
McEachern, Mre. William McEach
ern, Mrs. 8. H. Hall, Mrs. Walter
Sams, Mrs. Allan Hardeman, Mrs. C.
C. Glenn, Mrs. Sidney Pace, Mrs. W.
M. Murray, Mrs, Ed Gilbert, Mrs.
Doyle Butler, Miss Mary Towers,
Mrs. E. C. Gurley, Mrs. John Collins,
Mrs, Alvin Smith, Mrs. George Dan
iel, Mrs. Harry Livingstone, Mrs.
Ralph Northcutt, Mrs. Jim Collins,
Mrs. John Cogburn, Mrs. E. L. Rob
ertson, Mrs. George Griffin, Mrs. How
ard Northcutt, Mrs. John Fowler,
Mrs. Carl Butler, Mrs. George Nich
ols, Mrs. Charley Northcutt, Mrs. J.
J. Daniell, Mrs. E. D. Underwood,
Mrs. Norman Collins, Mrs. W? L.
Stephens, Miss Augusta Grooves and
‘Misses Ava and Lois Welsh.
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‘Mrs. Sage Entertains.
; Mrs. J. E. Sage entertained very
‘pleasantly on Tuesday afternoon, her
;guests being Mrs. Thomas Hemp, Mrs
Nutting, Mrs, DeWell of Louisville,
‘Mrg. Gerald West, Mrs. W. W. Moss,
‘EMies Nell Mahoney, Miss Ruth Israel
and Mizz Ruth M'lim. " “Tke house
PRIZES FOR HEALTH EX
: HIBITS AND BEST ESSAYS.
* The Cobb county board of health
will offer many prizes for essays and
exhibits of the different schools in
the county. ‘For this purpose the
County Health Commissioner has di
vided the schools into two classes,
tewn schools and country schools. In
the competition. for prizes town
schools will be pitted against town
schools and country schools against
country schools.
A prize of $l.OO will be awarded
one school child in each school for the
best essay written on some heaith
subject. Subjects to be taken from
a list furnished by the County Health
Commissioner, The winner of this
prize will then compete foy the grand
prize—a prize of $15.00, and the sec
ond prize will be $5.00, both in gold.
Another prize will be offered to
the schools for the best health exhib
it and the county will be divided into
town and country districts, as before,
for these prizes, which will be $25.00
for the fiyst prize and $lO.OO for the
second prize. These exhibits will be
displayed in Marietta about April 15,
1921, and judged, and prizes will then
be awarded. ’
To compete for the above prizes,
the school must have a “Junior Health
Commissioner and a Junior Health
Nurse.” The appointment of the
Junior Health Commissioner and
Nurse should be made by the princi
pal of the school. The duties of these
officers will be simple. They are to
send weekly reports to the County
Health Commissioner ‘about local
hedlth matters and conditions. Blank
forms and self-addressed envyelopes
will be furnished for these reports by
the county board of health, ¢
‘ MOVING DAY COMING.
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} Tenants are making arrangements
to meve to other farms generally this
fall. We hear daily of changes that
will take place. Whenever crops are
short, or prices low, tenants seek oth
er farms, seeming to think that the
farm is to blame for short crops in
stead of conditions. Then, too, the
general restlessneéss throughout the
country has pervaded the farm life
as well as other lines. The world
seems to want a change. ;
So, when you hear wagons rolling
down the big road, you may know
‘that So-and-So is moving to a nearby
farm for the next year's crop.
\ This general moves effects schools
materially. Those who move do net
want to start their children for the
month or six weeks before the holi
days, as they will be in other schools
‘afterward. It gives the County
‘Beard of Education a problem every
year. They never knows nor ' can
know, what the strength of any
school community ig until after the
moving season is over. Possibly
that's why the law says they shall
apportion the public funds at the Jan
uary meeting. 3
BRINKLEY--DODDS, ‘
Miss Ethel Brinkley of Aecworth,
and Marvin Dodds of Marietta, were
married at the Methodist parsonage
on Monday evening, November 88,
the Rev. W. T. Hamby officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodds will be at home
with the groom’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Dodds, for a few days,
then will leaye for Florida to spend
the winter.
SHIPPEN--TATE.
sty |
Mr. F. E. Shippen of Memphis,
Tenn., announces the engagement of
his daughter, Elizabeth, to Mr. How
ard Tate, of Tate, Ga., the wedding
to take place on November 23rd.
Marietta is much interested in the
above announcement, for Miss Ship
pen has made many friends on her
vigits to her cousin, Miss Marie Ship
pen, and Mr. Tate, a prominent
young attorney, has a host of friends
and relatives here. '
e, et .<tst st eM et et emanetmat w 0 e
‘was prettily decorated in yellow and
‘bronze chrysanthemums and dainty
refreshments were served.
| A
Y. W. C. A. Officers Entertained.
' Mrs. T. A, Gramling entertained
charmingly on Wednesday, with a
luncheon for the officers of the Y.
W. C. A, Lace mats were used on a
ipolished table and a gray dish of ex
tquisit'e chrysanthemums on a blue
triangle was the center piece. The
place cards were Y. W. C. A, em
blems, blue triangles. A delicious
three course luncheon was served.
[ ‘Mrs. Gramling’s guests were Mrs. S.
D. Rembo, Mrs. R. N. Holland, Mrs.
A. 8. J. Gardner, Mrs. J. E. Saze
Mrs. W. E. Benson, Miss Louize
Schilling, Mies Nell Mshoncs -an
Miss Kuth'leenel, 70 N g
ESTABLISHELY 1866.
POWDER SPRINGS. e
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Tapp kave re
turned here to live, after a few
months residence in Columbia, 8. C.
Mr. Tapp has taken charge of the
grocery business which he recently
purchased from My. J. T. Bookout.
The musical recital at the Baptist
church Friday night, given by the
pupils of Miss Estelle Jennings, was
well attended. As beginners the pu-.
pils desexve much credit for the man
ner in which they have progressed.
Rey. and Mrs. J. A. Gray, who
have been away for the past three
weeks, spent the past few days hepe
and attended the last quartely con
ference of this charge. They leave
Wednesday for Columbia, 8. C.,
where they will be stationed at Camp
Jackson. The mgny friends of Mrs.
Gray will be interested to learn of
her success as a beginner of song
writing. She has three ready for
publication, one of which, she was
asked, by the president of the Geor
gia W. C. T. U. convention, to com
pose. It was sung by Mrs. Cunyus
at the convention held in Winder two
weeks ago and was adopted by the
convention gs their Georgia song.
The title is “Hail, All Haifxt.q Georg
gia"
Mr. and Mrs. Rister are visiting
his parents in Clinton, 8. C.
Miss Mabel Jones of Atlanta and
Miss June Hudgins of Smyrna, spent
the week-end with Mrs. J. B. Oglesby."
LOG CABIN.
The Ladies Aid met for an all day
meeting at the home of Mrs. Ray last
Thursday. Sleeping garments were
made for the Home of the Friendless.
The big dinner was highly enjoyed by
all, twenty-one being present. We
had geveral visitors as follows: Mrs.
Mauldin of Bolton,Miss Lettie Hapris
;,(i! LaGrange. :
A good many in this community
are suffering with colds and we alse
have a few cases of measles.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Miller, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Miller and Mrs. Mur
rey of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Camp.
Mr. and Mps. Mabry of Ahntt,
‘Mr. Van Vaughn and Miss Carrie
Vaughn of Bolton spent Sunday with'
'Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vauentine, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Ray and Mrs. Joe
Campattended the school of instrue
tion of the Eastern Star last week at
the Lebhanan Chapter.
Miss Annie Eberhart gave a pos
sum hunt Saturday night.
Miss Willie Mae Carmichael spent
the week-end with Miss Thelma Nolan
at East Point. ¢
Prayer meeting Wednesday night,
7.30 o’clock. Sunday school every
unday at 9.30 a. m.—Tell Me.
MABLETON.
Mrs. Lucile Moss of Oakdale was
the week-end guest of Mrs. T. C.
Moss.
Miss Lucy Jordan and Miss Willie
Melton spent the week-end with rela
tives at Marland. .
Mr. Robert E. Lowe, Jr,, of Atlanta
visited Mableton Sunday.
Mr. P. O. Peacock of Atlanta spent
Sunday with Mr. G. W. Glore.
Mrs. Joe Melton has as her guest
hey daughter and children of La-
Grange.
Miss Grace Gann and Miss Pauline
Warner of Atlanta spent the week
end with Miss Lizzie Gann. .
Mrs. P. W. Bernard has returned
home after a few days visit to Sandy
Plains,
Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Holbrook visit
ed relatives in Marietta Sunday.
- Mrs. R. P. Willougby and family
attended the funeral of!her father,
Rev, James McMillen, at Pslmetto
recently.
Mr. C. E. Barber and brother and
Mrs. E. A. Barber visited Mr. and
‘Mrs. Thos. F. Barber of Atlanta,
Sunday, P. M.—Eugene.
| A o agosittsise
U. D. C, TOMEET TUESDAY
Kennesaw Chapter U. D. C. will meet
with Mrs, R. N. Holland at 3 oclock
on Tuesday, November, 16th.
This is to be a particularly inter
esting social meeting, and all mem
bers are ‘urged to attend. *
CROWDED OUT THIS WEEK
A number of most important- so
ciety events as well as several of our
valued country correspondents are
left out this week, occasioned by fhe
Jutling fu of some’ HOW ' S chinery
foreing us to issue s emall PEPRE.
*We sacrifice space for punctual
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