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VOL. 11.
FROM FLORIDA.
Hewyy ot som toe
A JUBILEE CONCERT.
Given by the Famous Pon:e De Leon
Quertette—Social ‘Festivities Past,
" Presentand Future—Personasls
. And Local Ll
ST, AvQUSTINE, FLA,, Feb. 26.
Tis> Ponce De Leon Quartette gave
a grand jubilee councert last Satur
day in the dining room of Hotel
Cordova. The aflair was a pronounc
ed success and netted quite a band
some summ. Mr Will Grafton’s per
formance was the feature of the
evening. i
*~'Phe famous Hypsher Dros., with
their world-renowned photographs
and cosmorama gave several exhi
bitions here last week to a crowded
house. At one of these a vote was
taken as to the most popular lady
in the choir of the First Baptist
Church. The contest narrowed down
to Miss Long and Miss Banks, the
former receiving 128 votes, the latter
90; so Miss Long was awarded the
prizée which cousisted of a hand
some set of silver mapkin rings.
. Mr. 'W. T. Poindexter, our head
waiter at the Alcazar is one of the
most capable and efficient gentle
men in the business. He believes
in efMciencéy and capability in a
waiter, and he always keeps his eye
single to Lusiness, while striet, his
severity is always tempered by len
fency, and never ysed except for the
betterment of discipline. He is never
unjust or cruel, each waiter under
stands that he is to do his duty
and so long as he does soall is well,
As a consequence of this equitable
dealing with them, Mr. Poindexter
enjoys the confidence and esteem of
his men to the hLighest degree.
Mr John Collie has removed his
place of business and the “boys” are
speiding pleasant evenings at his
eusino, - % i ; :
Horeb Lodge'F. & A. M. had quite
a success at their entertainment
Monday evening the 20th. .
Mr. J. W. Willlams, Jr., one of the
publishers of THE MIDLAND Ex-
PRESS has wmade quite a host of
friends here among the boys.
~ What is to matter with C. H.
Cralg, the Lord Chesterfield of the
Ponce De Leon? Come Cralg, we
want to see you out more often.
The Reception of the 4¢f will take
place the first week after Easter and
is expected to be a grand affair,
' A number of Philadelphia gentle
men have organized a social elub,
ealled the Philadelphia Clover Leaf
and Literary Club, Sl S
Mr. W. A, Smith, secretary to W,
T, Poindexter, Hotel Alcazar, has
been on the officlal stafl’ for there
seasons and has lost In that time
only oue day, : : “
" President N. 8. Shadney is doing
all in his power to make the com
ing reception of the 400 a success,
- Mr, William Green has added te
his place of business a pleasant sit
ting room for the boys. 3o
Prof. J. V. Francis has elosed his
school of the Tespsichoreanmurt. Open
‘aguin Franeis = ARyl s
Bits of Information,
The ExprEss is anideal family
newspaper, and you cannot afford
to be without it. Only $l.OO per
year. , L
~The big Krupp gun which will
furm part of the Krupp exhibit at
the forth coming World's Fair is
the most formidable-engine of des
truction ever invented, It weighs
124; tons its carriage 88,0001bs ; frame
65,000 lbs, special cars and. special
machinery have to be employed for
its transportation. 1t Is stated as
a faet that it can throwa projectile
welghing 200 Ibs. 40 Inailes. The flat
which will convey it to Chieago is
designed ospnci_ally for that purpose
and will have thirty-two .wheels,
It is -said that the late Menry W.
Grady received the largest amount
per word ever paid to an American
wgiter. Mr. Grady wrote five let
ters for the New York Ledger on
the “Condition of the South.” They
mveraged Lo words each and were
paid for at the rate of twenty cents
per word. The first letter, which
was pronounc.d the best of the series,
was dictated to his stenographer in
twenty minutes, making him earn
$lO per minute, : b
Published weekly
FATALLY BURN.ED .
A Prominent Citlzen's Sad End—
Halifax Teachers Institute.
{Corrc:pondence of THE EXPRESE]
SUTHERLIN, VA.—A sad accident
happened here recently. Mr, Gable
Bennett, a well-known and highly
respected citizen of this place, fell
into the fire and before help could
arrive was burned fatally. Hedied
shortly afterwards. The deceased
was about 65 yrs. of age, was a faith
ful member of the High St. Baptist
Church, Milton, N. (~ and he leaves
& wife, three children and a host
of friends to mourn his Joss. The
funeral services were condueted by
Rev. W. B, Snead who preached a
feeling sermon from 2 Sam. 12:2. 3,
The bereaved wile and children
have our deépest sympathy. = =
Mrs. Mary Vaughan, whe was
mentioned in these columns sowmne
months ago as having hell stamped
uwpon her arm, is now we are glad
to state, a faithful member of Hack
berry Baptist Church. The letters
HELIL, which:appeared upon her
arm as related in these columns have
since her counversion disappeared
We hope that other sinners may
take warning. s o
Our Sunday-school isa grandone,
It is under the efficient leadership
of J. (. Mosely and is forging to
the front rapidly, The schogl be,
longs to the Mt Carmel ;gi:tr‘ie_ti
which is accounted as tie banner
one of 1892 The Halifax Sunday
school Union offered a silk banner
to the district that raised the great
est amount of money in 1892. Mt.
Carmel was the successful competi
tor. i
Rev. W, 8. Snead has accepted a
call to the New Hope Baptist Church
Pittsylvania county. The Rev.is an
energetic young man. In addition
to the above, 2 other ehurches, Hack~
berry and St Matthew in Granville
Co. N. C. and is expecting a eall to
a fourth one soon. At an entertain
ment given by the Hackberry Bap
tist chureh, in addition to other
presents, he was giyeid a fine guft of
Slothas .T i eTN
There has been a great deal of
sickness around here recently Messrs
Yanoey Cobbs, Mike Cobbs and Geo.
Fuller, and Mrs. Charlie Cobbs and
Mrs. Nancy Jones have all been
under the weather, 3s also has Tola,
the little daughter of Geo. Fuller
We hope all the sick a speedy re
covery. . . e ot F e as
" The Halitax Co. Institute for, col
ored teachers was held at South
Boston the third Thum!gr}pshiqj
month, Mr, Thos. L. Barkadale, sup
erintendent, Mrs. M. F. Coleman,
The marriage of Mr, Henry Wat
ers and Mrs. Syuthes a;'h was
solemnised on the 15th b Rev. W.
S, Bnead, - g 3 i
‘The past cold snap around here
was the severest that we have had for
years. Ice was eut 10and 12 inches
thick and the Dan froze over so that
people ocould ecreosson the ice.
Our public sehool is getting along
nicely. Rev, Snead is the, teacher,
INo. on roll 4, average daily attend-
AOORIBE P e st T
. TheMillsofthe Law -
QCourt day always brings a, full
attendance. Last “eourt” was no ex,
ception to the rule, People began
to arrive early. in the morning on
foot, horse back, in carts wagonaand
every imaginable conveyance. Pat,
ent medicine men, Sewing machine
agents. Nursery men,horse traders,
a 1 d ev ryone uuder the sun. who
had romething to sell was present
and endeavoring to dispose of his,
wares, but trading was not very brisk
especially .in the horse line. Some
of the sales were ridiculously low
for instance, oldq{mckn goin “’ggr";fi
00, and one old farmer is da% to havé
purchased two for $3.00. The highest
price asked was $l2O for an apimal
that was worth much more,. The
stagnation in the horse trade is ac
crefiited' to the scarcity of money.
Good herses were going cheap, the
,dea‘lers rrolgrtng to tukiea‘bm gniy;
sh price that . X 3
;gzl'ueprather tlu'\?x? mc lt?:am hoi%e
Up stairs in the eourt room the
usunl scene was presented.. Below
i% a sumnary of the prineipal bus
iness done. : e
: (‘Msfimm:lefh vs. A, d l;:“ahglm e:&r:‘-.
oncen Weupo QUM e
u(!o:nmonweulth "-: “q'nvk fiflf& 3«lony;
Lresking and entering store of J. K. Wes
ton tried and sentenced to b years in the
Penitentinry, Commonwenlth 2. Isham
Pollard, Felony: stealing watch from the
person R. & Bennett, plead gullty and Jury
*éntenved him to 2 Kenn in the ng:»n
tinry. Commonwealth vs. Joe Webh Petit
{mn-e%y a(r c:?talnl}i; Ctl.?o‘dwoflh of S
rom 1. . TOer 4. ATI m 4 )
t‘?v the Jury. Neveral presentments made
Y GRAND JURY which witl tridd -at
some future time. The other b trans
acted was mfl( of a civil valure’ such
as probating wills ste, iy
BOYDTON, VA-, MARC!!,JT;’;
' NEWSY NOTES.
Tntereting Tiams From The
" City of Churches -
BROOKLYN LIT. UNION.
Pastor Dixon Lectures on Micro-Cos
mography; Victoria Earle and Other
Celebrities. Present—Separate Y. M.
C. A. for Clored People.
| Ret ular Correspondence of TuE Exvress.
* BROOKLYN; N. Y, Feb. 17—The
Brooklyn Literary Union. held its
regular monthly meeting in Everett
Assembly rooms on Bridge Bt. last
Tuesday evening. ‘Counselor T. Me-
Cants Stewart presided and Miss'
Lizzie Carter recorded: After the
reading and adoption of the min:
utes: and other routine business, the
president introduced the Rev. W. T.
Dixon, pastor of the Concord Bap
‘tist. Church, a 8 the lecturer of the
‘evening, Rev. Dixon selected as his
subject, “Microcosmography"—ll.
write or describe man. The lecture
was _highly intercsting .and full of
' good food for thought; an&.reqdw
‘ed the hearty commendation of the
audience. 'The general discussion
was opetted by Prof. "W. F. Johnson,.
of the Howard Orphans Asylum,end
a member. of ¢he board of managers
An excelfent musical program was
rendered under thé diretion of Dr.
Lusan & McKenney. The president
then presented to the union the gavel
whieh -had been voted to it at the
annual -bazaar of the Bt. Augustine
P. E. Church fair as the.most pop
ular literary organization in the city.
Miss M. R. Lyoris, one of -the tedch
ers in Public School Ne. 67 and
vice president of the Union, an
nounced that Mrs. W. E. Matthews
(Vigoria Kacle); and hoowett hed
written alight drama, which would
soon ‘be presented to the Uunion.
At the next meeting March seventh,
there will be a diseussion between.
four, subjegt, “HKesovlved, That the
term Afro-American, does not prop
erly designate the race commonly
known in the U. 8. as colored peo
ple.” ¢ : i B s ouat)
“Aftrmative: Messrs. F.E. Girard
and John Pickerson. '
. Negative: Messrs. N, B. Dodqon,l
The president then announced that
he had ‘engaged Prof. Gallagher,
pritieipal of thé ‘Brooklyn training
sohool forteachers, to lecture at the
next meeting on “The Lakes and
closed by singing, “My Country "Tis
of She: M. & - ol Uh U
‘A movement is now oh foot toor
ganize a separste braneh of the: Y.
M. C. A. ‘or Afro-Amerigans. Here-
tofore they have occupied the third
floor offiz;:bqnmmod_ xmed association
through the generosity amu board
of managers. Dr. R. M. Sinelair, M.
D., the financial agent of Howard
University, Washington D. C., has
come to the city to help them in
thelr new ‘effort” "~
M¥. R.T. Smith, formally’ of the
Brooklyn Citizén, now of the Brook
lyn Daily Eagle; is reputed; to be
‘onie of the bestdaily writers of that
paper. The color of the skin has
nothing to do_with the intellectual
ability, neither does it make the
F man; we' wish' him continued suc-
s BEXPREss representative : is
glad tosee it take a new start, and
hopes' that it will not have eause
to discontinue its grand work. of
sending forth its healthful influs
enece; till every: reader of it, and
‘indeed every boy and girl inte whose
home it enters shall know his duty
te his race, and bhis responsibility
to his country. -All bhonor to its
editor, all honor to its cosworkers.
May it live long to fueite and stim
ulate its readers to higher realms
of thought and action, - B
" Tne latest and prettiest song now
being 'sung on the stage, is eptitled
‘The Indian: Summer Time, it is by
the popular, auther, Will L. Thomp
son, oft Kast Liverpoel, Ohio. The
price s4O cents. ‘Send the' author
half price, and you will receive a
cop’. + p i - £ i
An ordinary railway cdrcosts fromn
$2OOO to $3OOO and $4,000. A Pullman
$17,000 and $lB,OOO. Ordingry Locomo
tives $6,000 and $7,000, Express and
high grade freighit engines from
8,600 to $lOOOO, = R e b
A single turtle will lay from 200
t!’ 0 cggs, . s R o :
CHASE CITY NOTES.
Interesting ”Bndget f:om this Thriving
[Co-responlence of Tk EXPRESS)
Cuasg Criry, VA, Feb—At our
last preaching day the weather was
very fucletnent, rain, mud and hail,
prevailed yenerally muking it very
‘uncomfortable both under-foot and
over head, Despite the weather
‘though, awd the execrable roads,
‘our beloved pastor, Rev, R. C. Yan
cey, braver the elpments and paid
us his accustomed _visit. He gave
us an: able sermon from Jobn 15 : 4
After which a collection of Q&l@‘
was taken lip und the congregation
Gb | - AR
Miss Sitfte Farfar, a lady of this |
place is vary ill. She hasa tumor
fnnd,;zc prrangéments have been made
&fiot?rtxitjz her to Richmond In
order to hive it operated upon.
Prayers at» being offered up in the
church forjher safe recovery.
~ Many of us have never: witness
wd such a winter as this, but the
Lord has hessed us greatly inas
'much "as ¥ e have had plenty to eat
ito wele. o s R G
Mr. Solomon i *'es, Clarksville,
‘was in our inidst Baturday and Sun
day. We hopo that he will not
make this hia last visit, .~
. J. 8. Burton & Co., have opened
a new. grocery store, just below the
bardware iore, Weé wizh the new
firm success, > ey :
Mins Jennie Pettus, of this place,
took the train last Wednesday for
Chw”'q P’l- Wt ety ik
- 'Pure Exesgess is all the talk up
here, we shall be more than glad
Mr. SBhad Pettus has been very
fll, but he is; we areglad to state,
somewhat improved at this writing.
JUST4AS EXPEQTED.
Alabama Democrats Deprive 40,000 Ne
. MONTGOMERY. ALA., Feb. 19—Last
night the senate passed the Bayer
election bill. Tt had already pass
ed the house. The govéerpor will
sign’ it, SR TT Wil ohell beevine w
law of the State. The new election
law provides the Australian ballot.
Its effect will be to disfranchise fllit
erate Negro voters to the number
of about 40,000 or more. The penal
ties for the violation of the section
governing registration: and voting
are very rigid. The new law will
go into effect with the next gener
al election. -« Sl
The Kolb (third party) Popullsts
in both housés were against the
bill all the way through. They had
been clamoring for & new and fair
election law N&:o years past, and
when this one¢” was offered them
they opposed ‘it direetly. This bill
makes everlasting Demoeratic rule
in. Alsbama. - :
TO ORGANIZE A STATE
Afro-American Press Association, April.
N 4 1893 : i
i Olmc?.oirnl PLANET |
_ 814 B. Broad Street, g
'RICEMOND, VA, Jan, 25, 1893
TOo THE AFRO-AMERICAN JOURNALR
oF VIRGINIA—~ . ..
(GREETING: e
~ In view of the fact that the sen
timent of the Press of this state
favors the formation of a State Afro-
American Press Assoeiation, I here
by calln meeti:f of the Afro-Amer
long editors o .V{&.znlufi to meet
ay, Aprtl 4, 1808, in the city
(:f “Petersbu rg‘;“»‘ m?i lot \ Vi:g?fnht. t,::
. purpose of putting on foot
:& projeet, nm!mtb'ereb"y bring in
harmony and union the {oumals now
published.in the interest of the race.
All editors favoring the pmg:rct
will publish this eall and do what
ever lay in thelr power to in-ure
the success of the meoting. :
Le o [Bigned, M ;
o .. JoHN MITCHELL JR.,
Editor of the PLANET. President
of the National Afro-American Press
Asgoclation. ¢ i 3 :
A projeet is on feot which will
revolutionize railway travel should
it prove successful. The incorpora
tors propose building an air line
electric railway from 8t Louis to
Chicago and reduce the running
time two and a half hours. The
distanee is 236 milex. The trains
will be run at the rate of 100 miles
and hour. The power will bp sup
plied by stations built along the
line "adjacent to coal mincs. It is al
so proposed te furnish electricity to
people living along the line for gen
eral purposes. The Projectorsof the
plan are sanguine of " success ard
have already filed articles of in
corporation and begun the necessary
preliminaries. Sy
Ripans Tabules cure Lilionsnesa,
Prioe 81 per yaar.
THE EXPRESS.
Tmteresting History Of Its
AN IDEAL NEWSPAPER.
Tts Evolution From a Semi
~ monthlyto a Weekly,
VARYING FORTUNES.
New Home And nazumant e~
- ‘vhanical Appliances Described
- —Struggles And Triumphs.
A little over two wlntem\igq tba}
editor of this paper was a student.
jn Loydton Institute, member of
the -Acadeniiec ‘Department of the
school. #ud almo an instructor in the
Preparatory Depuartmient of the same
institution, Aboul. the middle “of
December he received 2 letter from
‘Mr. Awbrie Field, former principal
of the school, who was' then in New
Eogland engaged. in the ministry,
ta the effect thut he was coming
Bouth on account of failing health
aud Mitended bringing w-finél-clus
tolding Jobber with him, and tha
if he could count on his assietamce
in helpiug set. wp paper, ete. The
létter was a-genuine surprise to the
[odiwr as his previous experience
in this line comprised only the oper
_ation of one those toy afluirs thai
sommonly sell for ¢ and print
-ards, ete. The editor replied,
detailing his previous experience
and proffering hia services such as
they were. G _
| GETTING IN ‘READINEsSS, |
. Nothing more was heard of the’
matter until one day shortly after
the new year, Mr. Field appesred
in_Boydton ss suddenly as if drop-|
ped trom the clouds, and to/ the
students and others his umxgd!
for approach was almost as surpris- |
ing as if he had been a ' visitant
from those regions. Seeking out the
editos Mr. Field explained his plans,
and made a proposition to him to.
unv? for subscriptions, ete., which
was sccepted. Shortly afterwards
the press and type, costing $7OO, ar
rived. The press was one of the
magnificent No. 7 Golding Jobbers
self-inking, automatic brayer, duplex
‘provements which make these press
es the best of their clase in the
country. It was for hand or steam,
along with It was an excellent job
outfit and type, ete., sufficient to
publish a ¢ colummn newspaper. An
office was fitted up in the Coll
building, everything wasin’ n:gl(-
'ness for businese. It was decided
| to do job work and publish a semi
fmonthly newspaper with Mr. Field
'as_editor and publisher, the pres
‘ent editor being a combination of
|agent, local reporter and general
lutility man. N
. NAMING THE PAPER.
After much brain-cudgelling and 1
a fruitless exploration of Newspaper i
Directories in a vain search after
a name not otherwise appropriated,
the title, Southern Planet was agreed
upon and April 9, 1891 fixed as the
day for the initial number of the
new publication. “Shortly before its
publication Mr. Field remarked to
the presemnt editor that the pamc
“Sontheen” savored too mueh of sec
tionalism, and that one ought to
be selected less objectionable, the
editor concurred. Mr. Field suggest
od “Express” of some kind. They
coupled Boydton on to it, but the
name did not seem enyphemious
‘enough for them. Then oneof the
hyphenated monstrosities in com
mon use these days was thought
of, but thisy was also dismissed.
Minally the editor suggested “Mid
land." This was a happy thought
and It was at once adopted »s it
was both smooth and flowing and
also, with reference to the location
of the paper, geographically appro
printe. Ho the name Txg MiDLAND
Exprrss was finally adopted.
THE FIRST NUMBEX
The first number was issued’ Apri)
% 180 L It was a four eolumn paper
11’ x 16, and started out wnhg;;::
subseription of only 60 subserihe
The venture seemed to take well-
In May, Mr. Fleld, who on hisre
turn had resumed his duties ae prin
cipal of the echool, proposed to
the present editor to bhecome the
editor of Tus Exrrsse. The editor”
@einurred on the grounds of imexs
perionce and lack’ of tralning, ete.
On the other hand Mr. Field was ©
surg ‘that he would eowme outif he
‘would only try, the editor consent
od and the matter was settled. What
an wphill road lay before the editor
may be judged from the fact that
he had never written an editorial
in his life, never seen the interior
of a printing room, knew nothing .
whatever of tho business. However
he took it up, becoming editor and
Mr. Field publisher, an arrangement
wvery satisfactory to Mr. Field, as
his duties as prineipal of a large
school were too -exaeting to enable
him to devote necessary time to
the paper. . . .
s LU L AR
~ May 1, the present editer took
charge. A trudition exists in Tux
ExprEss office that the composit
ors expressed their opinion of his |
copy, ete., in Isnguage wore forcl
ble than elegant, especially when
correcting time came. However the |
editor dig not despair. He liston
‘ed in patiance to the scoresof friend
1y advisers who had an ldea as te
how a papershould be run; got roust
-ed for nat making individuals angels -
! bore the comparisons, etc., of the:
| soornful was roundly berated and
|enjoyed all the other pleasantrivs
connected with the editing business.
Up to '“Jn‘ne- 1891 Trp EXPRESS
had been semni-monthly, About that
!tim& it was reorganized, Mr. Wm
Johnson being taken into it, and
‘ It was publinhed weekly. Asa week
ly the paper forged ahead rapidly.
Jan. 1, 1802 Mr. Field disposed of
‘"ths outfit to Miss Hatch, editor and
publisher of Owr Helper, the Insti
f tute paper. His interest in Tus Ex-
PRESS went to the editor and Mr.
Johnson, whieh two continued fto
publish the paJ)er on the Institute
' press, Mr. Field went north and re
‘e’ntere(l the ministry. The paper
i gained in eirculation and influence
isteadily- until in Oet. 1892 it had
550 subseribers, All along complaint
’had been made of the psper’s small
‘?:as. ' The htte{! e.gart 8{ Octobfir
' the er suspente nding anoth
|er r%nhatiom 'l&eis was effect
-1 ed som#time in Noveraber. Mr John
-1-011 retiring from business altogeth
'er and a mnew company formed,
| Messrs, J. W. Williams, Jr. and 8,
W. Bowers, two young men of the
oonnti, furnished the sinews of war
a::ed the editor the paper, good wiil,
NEW OUTFIT PURCHASEBD,
Early in November an order was
g}“’"“ with ,Goldhg & Co., Boston,
ass., for one of their latest .and
most improved Fairhaven Cylinder
Presses, pattern of 1800, and a stock
?{ typo‘ a:.d’ etc., necessary for m&,
ng a umn newspaper. 3
B Bething: 1o o smitablo beildh
or pu up asu
for R‘n%rnm The house wlx
completed about the middle of
‘Dooe?nhr. {:hh W noatd two-story
structure, with press and compos
ing rooms on first n;&or,'ltook and
sleeping rooms on 2nd floor. In the
' meantime the press, ete., had arrive.
ed comprising thirteen boxes, ag
mtlnf 65840 lbs. It was pot set
up antil in Janmuz. when a rep
resentative of the firm put if up,
About the middle of February the
first tyfie was set and to-day ap
pears the first copy of the enlarg
led paper. "
MECHANICAL APPLIANCER,
. The mechanieal appliances of THR
ExPress are far superior to any
inper in tbe.countfi, and they equal
hose 'ot:m{ weekly in the State
The Bnns, s a steam Cylinder of
the Fairhaven pattern, model of
1890. It is the only one of the kind
in the county. It has a‘re;‘lntend.
speed of 1.800 per bhour, has t_nl‘)rou.-
ion throw-off, prints and delivers
1,800 papers an hour, occupies a floor
space b x 8, is four ft high, and prints
a 4 nine column four page gnpcr_ or
a six column eight page sheet. It
runs easily and does its work well,
In the ecomposing room provision
is made for six compositors to work
at once.. The stands are all supplied
‘with projoc_ting brackets, lamps and
drawers, and there are over 300 lbs
of brand new type in the cases and
drawers. The type galleys are all
solid brass, and evarrthing oonnect
ed with the ountfit is of the best
;and most substantial kind. The whole
fincluding the house, press, type, and
fixtures are brand new and repre
‘nut an expenditure close on to $l
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OFFICE FORCE.
Thapers mnel of the office is editor
W. H. Haines foreman A. B,
Hughes; assistapt foreman and
pressman, Charles White; Gen. trav
eling -gfim, Rev. R. C. Yancm; office
boy John Walker; local Reporter
and soliciting agent John Daly,
Publishers,” J. W. Williams, Jr., fi.
W. Bowers, W. H. Haines,
ON A SOLID DASIS,
Tae EXrreEss is now on a solid,
substgnfi;} bustlnm basis, x:ns its
own bullding, Lype, press etc., npon
which e,verr cent has been paid
down in cold cash. It now appeals
to its friends to stand by it. Itis
in the fleld to stay and proposes to
,gvo its readers a nowspaper second
to none, and it appo& to every
'o‘iw' for ‘telp. tl! you afe ddigquent.
case pay up at once, alsosend along
K new fiu’}xw. we want to double
our listy help us,