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MAILABLE.
WEATHER—Tonight and Tomorrow:
GALVESTON TRIBUNE
WEDNESDAY,
JUJSE 13,
1900.
NO. 176.
TEXAS,
GALVESTON,
VOL. XX.
“What about the missionaries in 'Chi-
JONES STATES
HIS PLATFORM.
ASK JFOR THE
Cook’s Home Blend Tea.
COOK’S
INTERFERENCE
DEPRECATED.
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ENTERPRISE.
IT IS THE BEST.
Home Blend
Tea
'GOOD EUROPEANS.”
Per dozen, $1.15.
Our Zinfandel
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At 75c Per Gallon.
conditions
While .selfish motives
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THE OPEN DOOR.
ffcts Extra.
MONEY IS PLENTIFUL
in
Anglo-Swiss Coniionsod Milks and Cream.
with
BUTCHERED BY MILLIONS.
and
3
5
cartons Macaroni or
25c
25c
SOLDIERED WITH B'LAKE.
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EATS ANYTHING
Since Leaving Off Coffee.
NOT EASILY DISTURBED.
WHY HE OBJECTS.
VACATION NTb^\
Triumph Brand
Condensed Milk
Every can guaranteed. Your money re-
funded if not satisfactory in every
particular. Per can, 10c;
Chicago University Professor Says
She is in the Right.
Candidate for Aiderman Says
What He Will Do if Elected.
To-Night
Admission, ffcts.
10c
Wholesale and
Retail Grocers,
Corner 22d and Mechanic Sts.
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STARR DEFENDS
THE EMPRESS.
Fair; slight changes In temperature; light
to fresh variable winds.
na?” he was asked.
“One thing is clear—all the missionaries
should be compelled at once to withdraw
to. places of security, or if they choose he-
roically to remain in posts of danger they
should be warned that they do this, as did
the early missionaries,' at their own risk.
It is monstrous that a, religion of peace
and good will .should be made, as too often
it has been in the hands of its indiscreet
apostles, a brand for kindling the flames
of murderous war.”
A fool can make good resolutions, but it
takes a wise man to keep them.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Nothing seems to disturb the average
policeman.
“No; they carry their ‘don’t worry clubs’
around with them.”
Will Be the Henchman of no Man or
Measure But Will Work lor
Galveston’s Best Interests. <
The Bathing Season
IS HERE.
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INDORSED JONES.
The’Twelfth Ward Aldermanic club held
a meeting at Tolex’s Tuesday, June 12, and
unanimously indorsed C. H. Jones for ai-
derman of the First ward. About 80 mem-
bers were present at the meeting.
JAMES PAISLEY, President.
D. FITZWILLIAM, Secretary.
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Moderate Cost.
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cause he wants some one around to blame
things on.
Some men are so full of human nature
that they have no room, for principle.
WELSBACH LIGHTS AND MANTELS.
Phone No. 20 for the
PAUL SHEAN SANITARY PLUMBING
AND MFG. CO.,
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Mr. C. H. Jones having consented to be-
come a candidate for aiderman to repre-
sent the First ward in the city council,
his friends feel that an expression from
him as to the platform by which he will
be guided is due to the voters whose sup-
port he asks. In reply to a request of a
Tribune reporter that he outline his prin-
ciples, Mr. Jones said:
Position of the United States as Re-
gards the Open Doer is By No
Means Assured
I’ll venture the assertion he has caused
'Tommy Atkins’ in South Africa a world
of trouble, and I’ll bet that Blake’s men
adore him, too, for he is the kind of man
that wins and holds a man’s affection.”
it will
A joint protectorate
necessary, more money will be placed in
these institutions during the fall when the
movement of the crops begin and a great
deal of money is needed for that purpose.”
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LUMBER CO.
ESTIMATES FURNISHED.
YARDS: 30th and Mechanic.
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Anglo-Swiss
Condansed Milks ‘
and Cream.
The Purest and Best on the Market
Tremont Hotel***
Billiard Room.
Has undergone a complete Renova-
tion, and is now first-class in
every particular.
G. E. KORST, Prop.
JI Al MOORE In Charge.
Phialadelphia Times.
P'ossibly excursions and trips are called
outings because the participant as a re-
sult is apt to be out considerably.
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A man of some experience in traveling
says that “it is wrong to call them fire
escapes. 'They are board bill escapes.”
Turf Exchange will open tomorrow at
2123 Market. Come and see us.
“I wish to give my experience with cof-
fee for the benefit of other people.. I used
coffee for several years and was a terri-
ble sufferer from dyspepsia. The doctor
told me not to use coffee or tea and pm
me on a light diet, and I felt better.
“'Then I commenced to drink coffee
again and had the same trouble come on.
“Gne day I told a friend about it, who
said if I would stop drinking coffee alto-
gether I would feel better, and advised me
to use Postum Food Coffee in its place.
“I tried the Postum, but did not like
so I told him about it, and he said
didn’t cook it right, that is, didn’t boil
enough and that I should use cream
Prof. Goldwin Smith’s Views on the Trou-
bles in China. %
Toronto, June 13.—Prof. Goldwin Smith,
discussing the situation in ‘China, was
asked what he thought about the attitude
of the European powers toward that coun-
try.
“If any people in the world have a right
to a country,” said Prof. Smith, “the
Chinese surely have a right to the coun-
try which they are believed to have inhab-
ited for 4000 years. It is too probable that
China will be the next scene 'of butchery
and havoc in the abused name of civiliza-
tion. Fighting seems, in fact, to have al-
ready begun.”
“Would not the result of a war there be
increased progress where progress
civilization have been, slow?” he
Indianapolis Sun.
“Every good, true woman has a right to
texpect that some man will marry her,”
. Eaid. the dear creature.
“Yes,” answered Grouchman, “and
■ that’s one reason why I am so unalterably
opposed to woman’s rights.”
Mere trifles are responsible for more
happiness ..and more misery than great
happenings.
They Are About to Give Russia a Chance
in China.
New York, N. Y., June 13.—A dispatch to
the 'Tribune from London says: There is
a general feeling in diplomatic circles that
the European powers have been united by
the dismissal of Prince Ching, and that in
the purging of the' Tsung Li Yamen of all
its moderate men the empress dowager
has gone over to the. boxers, bag and bag-
gage, and that the powers have been
forced to co-operate in the restoration of
order at Pekin, even if the service of Rus-
sian troops are required.
Talleyrand’s “good Europeans” have re-
appeared upon the seeps, and have
dropped their jealousies and suspicions. A
mixed force of 3060 marines will be inade-
SOME PIANO PUPILS’ TROUBLES.
It is customary to devote extra time to
practice during vacation. Good pianos out
of tune and in ba<] order, old rattle traps
and new shoddy pianos make this extra
work a hardship and prevents satisfac-
tory results. We employ expert piano
tuners and repairers, and we sell good
pianos as cheap as they can be had any-
where. THOS. GOG GAN & BRO.,
Corner 22d and Market Streets, Galveston.
UNCLE EPH for Bargains in Watches.
COLD STEEL OR DEATH.
“There is but one small chance to save
your life and that is through an opera-
tion,” was the awful prospect set before
Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis., by
her doctor after vainly trying to cure her
of a frightful case of stomach trouble ana
yellow jaundice. He didn’t count on the
marvelous pow'ei- of Electric Bitters to
cure Stomach and Liver troubles, but she
heard of it, took seven bottles, was wholly
cured, avoided surgeon’s knife, now
weighs more and feels better than ever.
It’s positively guaranteed to cure Stomach,
Liver and Kidney troubles and never dis-
appoints. Price 50c at J. J. Schott’s Drug
store.
Peter Gengler Co.,
Two Telephones—Nos. 177 and 1302.
Olympia
Eaby Lund and Company of
15 People.
and all Week in High-Class
Van de ville.
J Drawing Cards
1 FOR THIS WEEK.
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Pure Leaf Lard—
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Murphy’s St. Louis Hams—
/ Over 19r
L T2 pounds aAiL
a Under 1TL,
i 12 pounds
/ Murphy’s Sugar-cured
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New Prunes—(Fine Ones)—
2, 3 and 4 rj r?
Pounds
7Vloore> Bros.
Great victories over disease are daily won
by Hood’s Sarsaparilla,
Claret,
Poultrymen, we can furnish you crushed
oyster shell and oyster meal in any quan-
tities. HANNA & LEONARD.
Phone 703.
p\OR THIS WEEK We
.1 d are Offering Fancy*
060) Lemons at $4.50.
Stock guaranteed to be strictly first-
class,
Sheldon Commission Co.,
Phone 5 26. 20th and Strand
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asked.
“'The Chinese are at least partly civil-
ized. 'They are industrious in the highest
degree. Though their general morality
may be weak, their industrial morality is
exceptionally strong. There is no reason
why the pacific influences of commerce
and intercourse should not act upon them
as they have acted on the Japanese, who
half a century ago might have been
deemed proper subjects for philanthropic
aggression.”
“You think, then, that there is a motive
for the advance, on China?”
“The great predatory powers are divid-
ing China into what in the cant language
of their territorial ‘ rapacity are called
‘spheres of influence.’ ” was the reply.
“'That is to say, they are staking it out for
conquest with the intention,.if the people
resist, of mowing them down. A fearful
vista of slaughter and desolation may
presently open. T»he population of China
is roughly estimated at 5400,060,000. The
people are fanatically hostile to foreign-
ers, as in truth, considering the opium
W’ars, they have too much reason to be.”
“Would the Chinese be a match for a
modernly equipped army?”
“Though singularly unmilitary, they
are utterly reckless of life. At the same
time, they are totally unprovided with all
modern applances of war, and in the case
of a conflict they would be butchered by
the millions.”
quate if Pekin should be in the possession
of the boxers, and if the. insurrection
spreads from province to- province. The
Russians will go in with a European man-
date, and probably will have as many rea-
sons for remaining as the English have
found useful and necessary in Egypt.
IT SAVES THE CHILDREN.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has saved
the lives of thousands of croupy children.
It is also without an equal for colds and
whooping cough. _
Poultrymen, Germozone cures sore heads,
warts,, chicken pox, and cancer. Use it
freely and keep your poultry healthy.
Phone 703. HANNA & LEONARD.
Porcelain Lined Bath Tubs,
Garden Hose, Quality Guaranteed.
Water and Sewer Pipe.
All at reduced prices. Estimates
furnished.
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lie interest is in any manner neglected,
hampered or jeopardized; seeking the
counsel of our best citizens when in doubt
.relating to matters of great importance;
in brief, my aim will be to cultivate har-
mony and induce that spirit of co-opera-
tion in municipal legislation that is often-
er than otherwise a prerequisite to success
in every important undertaking.
“I earnestly solicit the vote of the hum-
blest as well as the most prominent citi-
zen of Galveston, recognizing that the
power of one in a matter of this character
is equal to that of the other, and the
claims of both are equal in point of my re-
sponsibility to each. If the voters of our
city feel justified in honoring me
their confidence and place unsought re-
sponsibility upon me as one of theii’ num-
ber, I will under such circumstances .
strive to serve them competently
faithfully from start to finish.
“To my fellow citizens I say, my case is
in your hands, and your judgment will be
acquiesced in cheerfully”
And you don’t want to be with-
out your own Bathing Suit; you
would not think of using anoth-
er person’s underwear. Surely,
then, it’s not the proper caper
to be using public bathing suits;
it’s not hygienic.
One-piece Suits,
This Tea is pure and free from adul-
teration, put up expressly for family
foT...''Z.a..p2nd.'.........60c
If you want a neat Summer Suit or
Trousers that will fit and make you dres-
sy, see my specials.
IKE ZLVILLdNGER,
The Fashionable Tailor,
419 Twenty-second street.
An Excellent Opportunity to Get Full Value.
Tidal Wave Flour, 48-lb. sack 95c
Good. Strong Green Coffee. 8 lbs....$1.00
Our Famous Blue Ribbon Mixed Tea,
per pound
1- lb. French 1
Spaghetti, 4 packages
2- lb. packeges Hawk Eye Rolled
'White Oats, 4 for 25c
^£-ib. cakes German Sweet Chocolate,
4 for
Fc-sition of the United States in China Is
by No Means' Assui^fed.
New York, N. Y., June 13.—While they
admit that the open door admissions are
net as conclusive as Scercthry Hay de-
sired. cfrcials of the aflfbinistration point
out that a long step toward the preserva-
tion of American treaty rights in the
spheres of influence in C‘hina”has at least
been taken.
Secretary Hay, who ‘de’cliildd to discuss
the doubts cast upon ‘tFe Success of the
negotiations in an article printed in the
National Review, writi-dil by Mr. Robert
A. Yerburgh, M. P. A., £ European diplo-
mat, well informed of evpry stage of the
negotiations and thoroughly acquainted
with Chinese affairs, saa^ today that the
general conclusions reached by Mr. Yer-
burgh were practically those of every dip-
lomat who has taken pains to study the
notes exchanged.
That the agreement reached'is not iron-
clad was apparent, not only to members
of the diplomatic corps, but to administra-
tion officials, after the receipt of the re-
plies of foreign governments to the Amer-
ican representations. The assertion has
been made that Great Britain complied in
every respect with the wishes of Secretary
Hay. The diplomat who discussed thb
matter this afternoon points out that this
is not the case.
“I have much pleasure in informing
your excellency,” Lord Salisbury’s note
stated, “that her majesty’s government
will be prepared to make a declaration in
the sense desired by your government in
relation to the leased territory of Wei
Hai Wei and all territory in China which
may hereafter be acquired by Great Brit-
ain by lease or otherwise, and all spheres
of influence now held or which may here-
after be held by her in China, provided
that a similar declaration is made by the
other powers concerned.” -
It is this provision which is an obstacle
in the way of complete success of negotia-
tions. Russia declined to accede to the
proposition advanced by Great Britain.
Directly north of Wei Hai Wei, and jut-
ting into the Gulf of Be Chi Li, is Port
Arthur, now a Russian stronghold. It is
believed in diplomatic circles that Lord
Salisbury made his declaration respecting
Wei Haj Wei for the purpose of inducing
Russia to throw Port Arthur open to the
world. It has been noted that no refer-
ence to Port Arthur is made in the Rus-
sian note.
A comparison of the British and Rus-
sian no-tes will show their great dissimi-
larity, and neither can be regarded as
binding when the proposals are so differ-
ent. As Germany, Francl, Japan and
Italy gave assurances on Condition, it is
evident that the whole fabric of the “open
door” is likely to be torn away should a
foreign nation think a 'demand made by
the United States exacting and the mo-
ment propitious for it to refuse.
Their Skeletons io be Removed From the
New York Navy Yard for Burial in Fort
Greene Park,
New York, N1 Y., June 13.—The- Prison
Ship Martyrs’ Monument association of
the United States has completed arrange-
ments for the ceremony of removing to
their final resting place the skeletons, of
108 men who died on the prison ship. The
skeletons are now at the navy yard in six
boxes, and these will be removed on Sat-
urday to Fort Greene park, where they
will be placed by the side of those buried
there 27 years ago. At that time the cit.V
of Brooklyn had the bodies removed from
the JSnkins farm and buried in the second
terrace and the place marked with an ap-
propriate tablet. The 13th regiment, N.
G. N. Y., a detachment-of marines and
sai’ors from the navy yard and a detail
of ICO men from Fort Hamilton will take
part in the ceremonies on Saturday,
escort, with the three hearses, will
ceed to Plymouth church, where the
retary of the navy, on behalf of the navy
department, will transfer the skeletons
from the. navy department to the society
for sepulture. An oration will be deliv-
ered by Gen. Stewart L. Woodford and a
religious service will be conducted by Rev.
Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis. Maj. Gen. John
R. Brooke, with his staff, will be present.
KEEP *QUIET
and use Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for ail pains of the
stomach and all unnatural looseness of the
bowels. It always ctires.
UNCLE EPH fijr Diamond Barfaalne.
YOU SHOULD TRY
Cream Fruit Pudditig.
Unrivaled for Convenience, Quality and
Taste. Assorted Flavors — Chocolate,
Rose, Vanilla, Orange, Lemon—
per package
H. MOSLE 8 CO
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stead of milk, and to make sure I would
use it, he sent a package' to the house.
“After I used that package, I would have
no more coffee in the house. Now I don’t,
know what it is to have dyspepsia and I
cah eat anything. I also give Postum. to
my two children and they are the healthi-
est children you could find anywhere. The
youngest is a boy of 13 months old, and
we have been giving him Postum for
seven months three times a day. He
weighs 39'pounds, and I know that Postum
is what keeps both of them.so healthy.
“I think all people who have dyspepsia
get it from coffee drinking.
“Yours truly, Mrs. Jno. Stringer, 29 S.
Florida Ave., Atlantic City, N. J,
sion.aries. The boxers are a new organ-
ization, formed to do away with conditions
which have become intolerable. The party
of the empress will succeed eventually,
because any scheme to deter her by a
is pro-
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Phone 40. KAHM’S CONFECTIONERY.
Chicago, Ill., June 13.—Prof. Frederick
Starr, head of the department of anthro-
pology at the university of Chicago, ad-
dressed the students on the Chinese,ques-
tion. He asserted that the'dowager em-
press was justified in her action and that
a protectorate established by the powers
would be a failure. Dr. Starr has made a
special study of the Chinese and soon will
make a visit to China for research, work.
He said in part:
“The dowager empress should not be
criticized for her attitude toward the mis-
Secretary Gage Says the Withdrawal
From Depositories Is a Sign That Money
Stringency Has Disappeared-
New York, N. Y., June 13.—Secretary
Gage was asked, says a Washington spe-
cial to the Herald, if he would continue
withdrawing government funds from na-
tional depositories and if this action meant
that the money stringency had disap-
peared.
“These funds” said he, “will be with-
drawn from the depositories in proportion
to the amounts deposited until $25,000,00®
has been turned into the treasury for the
purpose of paying for the 2 per cent bonds
which will be redeemed shortly. Yes, this
is a sign that the money stringency has
disappeared, but a still better one is tjie
fact that money is plentiful in New York
at IM: per cent.
“I can not tell whether any more than
$25,000,000 will be called in. If the condi-
tion of the treasury requires it, this will
be done. No, I can no say whether any of
the special depositories will be abolished.
There is one thing certain—it is not th®
intention of the department to take any
of the money out of these depositories
and place it in the vaults of the treasury,
where it will do no one good. It will be
left where it is, if needed.
“If conditions demand and it becomes
“'A candidate without a. platform is like
a house without proper foundation. Being
one of the people, it should follow as a
logical sequence that I am for the people.
What is for the general welfare should
prove in some measure beneficial to each
separate citizen, and reverse
might prove detrimental in a general and
specific manner.
are as a rule more inspirational than oth-
ers, it is none the less true that they are
not all the time operative as the power
impelling action. Possibly no thought was
further from me on the morning of the
Sth instant than that of offering for alder-
man of the First ward to fill out the unex-
pired term of Mr. Charles H. Hughes,
who, by removing from said ward, created
the vacancy. It was in the morning of
that day Mr. Hughes called on me in con-
nection with a matter-of business, and ia-
cidentally inquired if I was a candidate
My reply was in the negative. I had not
then considered that there was any occa-
sion for my doing so, believing then, as i
do now* that there were many residents
of the ward fully as competent to serve
the people in the capacity of aiderman, if
not more so, than I, and to whom office
holding might, prove more congenial than
I felt it would to me. Afterward, on the
evening of the same day, wffien a commit-
tee from the 12 wards of the city called on
me, and when it was considered wrho com-
posed such represenatlon, and after it was
represented to me by them that in the'r
judgment and belief it was a duty I owed
the city of my long residence to consent
to represent it in the capacity of aider-
man to fill out the unexpired term of Mr.
Hughes—it was. under circumstances of
this character that I reluctantly consent-
ed to allow my name used for the place.
It was understood then (as it is now, on
my part) that I was not to make a per-
sonal canvass of the city, my friends in
the several wards volunteering to kindly
look after my interests in each ward. In
justification of the course of the gentle-
men referred to, as well as in justice to
myself and my fellow citizens whose
votes I most earnestly solicit, I deem it a
duty to announce in the briefest manner
consistent with a clear understanding on
the subject what my platform is, as well
as state in what behalf my efforts will all
the time be made if elected aiderman of
the First ward of our city.
“Briefly stated,my platform will be equal
justice and rights to all, without any spe-
cial or exclusive privileges to' any one,
aiming with a steadfast purpose to pro-
mote all beneficial enterprises possessed of
genuine merit that desire coming here
and promise to benefit the city in becom-
ing a part and parcel thereof; granting
all .such privileges of every lawful, rea-
sonable character and to accord with the
measure of benefit they will be tO' our
community at large. I will not be domi-
nated by any man or measure or for or
against any individual, corporation or
proposition on a personal basis or in be-
half of any friend, if in doing so the pub-
Two-piece Suits,
striped, $1.00
and
Fine All Wool Jersey Suits,
$2.50 to
Plain and College Colors.
coalition of the powers/ such as
posed at present, will be a failure,
trol passes from China’s hands
drift into Russia’s.
of the powers would come to the same end
as the protectorate in Egy.pt. The control
and. finally the possession of the country
■would pass to the strongest power. In
Egypt England triumphed. There are four
possibilities of the outcome of affairs in
China. First, the dowager empress will
come out victorious; second, the
so-called emperor may be restored under
a coalition of foreign powers; third, China
may be divided among the nations;
fourth, Russia may seize China. The only
probabilities are first and fourth. The
partition of China among the nations
would lead to the development of a war-
like spirit in the Chinese themselves, which
would unite China and give her a strong
sway as a world power.”
Galveston Policeman Was a Trooper Un-
der the Boer Leader.
“I soldiered with J. Y. F. Blake, now in
command of the Irish-American brigade
of the Boer army, during the early 80s,
when he was first lieutenant of troop
M of the 6th cavalry, and I regard him
every inch a soldier,” said Police Officer
J. C. Byrd, who at one time was sergeant
in Blake’s troop. “Blake was one of those
peculiar men who’ could always adapt
himself to circumstances instead of try-
ing to find circumstances to his liking.
For instance, if we were on a scouting
expedition, when night overtook us
would halt the troop, unsaddle his own
horse and .sleep on his blanket just like
He never bothered himself by
carrying a tent.
“Blake was a rough and ready kind of
man, always volunteering for any kind if
danger and always exercising extreme
caution in leading his men. He was ex-
tremely well liked by the boys, and there
was not a man in the troop but who
would have followed him to hades,
great was their confidence in him.. It was
Blake and his troop that captured Geron-
imo the first time, near the line of Arizona
and old Mexico. Had he been a notoriety
loving officer he could have turned that
event to good ends, but being as modest
as he was brave he passed it off with 'The
boys did it.’
“I lost sight of Blake for some years,
but when I read of a ‘Blake’ commanding
the Irish-American brigade of the Boer
army I knew in a minute it was my old
commander, for such an adventure was
just tO' his liking.
“If Blake has been but half as good a
Boer officer as he was an American officer
50c and 85c
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