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Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1897 by Street & Smith, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C.

Entered as second class Matter at the New York, N. Y., Post Office.

Issued weekly. Subscription price, $2.50 per year. July 10, 1897.

No. 28. Street & Smith, Publishers. NEW YORK. 29 Rose St., N. Y. 5 Cents.