Show JOHN HAMER haier ot of him who yest yesterday erlay was shot to death and whom today to day a loving wife innocent babes and bereaved friends will follow to the silent tomb it may with truth bo be said that the manner in which he met the fatal ballet bullet was the manner in which he net met every circumstance in ufa lifa be ho went towards it nor was hia his courage of the reckless bort sort neither seeking difficulty nor courting danger he tie nevertheless pro f erred forred to walk toward them thein rather than le he overtaken and oer wh whelmed elined by them with each a disposition he could not be anything else than what he be was stalwart for bis his opinions and true to bis his friend 3 like every brave man he was generous and even as hta fits heart was open so were bis his deeds john hamer was no hypocrite and concealment never served him for a cloak he took less pains to hide bli his failings faili than bis his virtues and whatever babbling men may way say may rl N about the former only who knew him best beat cm can tell all or even oven a air fair part of his good deed doods since the ageos ae of fourteen four taen johnnie leamer baa has borne borns the 0 a mao lie has been tha of his own fortunes fort unea and tow few men with bis his beginning could at 23 25 hare have accomplished so much lie ile pon essed Bic gular abilities and in certain lins lin s excelled in aptitude all whom be he ever met with a fine mind a free heart and a ready hand ho he was quick q u ick to make friends and eure sure to ke keep ep them lie ile was gated with rare business sagacity and his fertility of resource has big too often been ilis dia played to be doubted by any who knew him add to these lia his aud bis his generous im pulses ulea and there ia Is a character chir acter in which the beet best and brainiest brai niest man can iod much to admire to hia his family and aal friend 3 THE tim I 1 STANDARD STAN DAno coffars its heartfelt condolence to all in fact who having known him have cause to mourn hia hie untimely taking off |