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THE ROANOKE NEWS
THURSDAY, SEl'T. 30, 181)7.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
JOHN W. SLEDGE, Editor and Proprietor.
E. E. STAINBAC2, Associate Editor.
JLntereaat lust Uince at ftdrftm ii
Second- Cltixs Mutter.
BATES OF Sl'BSCRIPTION IN AHVAXCK.
One Year (by Mail), Postage Paid $1.51)
Six Months 75.
A Weekly Democrat ie journal devoted to
the material,- educational, political and
agricultural interests of Kalitax aud sur
rounding counties.
Haf Advertising rates reasonable and
trutshed on application.
It is believed that Aruclie Hives Chin
ler's next book is warm enough to insure
its popularity in the Klondike.
CanaiiIAN capital will ji.iy for the
great Viotoria bridge to bo erected nt
Montreal, but the structure will be built
of American steel auj by American
contractors.
TllKRKare Tl.tMMI more women than
men in the state of Massachusetts, aud
this excess is all in persons over fourteen.
A good state for old bachelors uutriuiniii
ally ineliocd.
It is near time that cnti-rprisini! per
sons pave up trjin-; to wuilt the "English
estate" scheme here, thinks the New Y ork
Sun. The public is getting tired of it as
a method of earning a dishonest pi nny.
"Must the locomotive go?" inquires
the Hartfold Couriant. It must, brother
it must, answers the Chicago Times
Herald; a locomotive which doesu't go is
wortbjust half a cent a pound tor old
iron.
Hon. W. L. Wilson, president of
the Washington aud Lee University, has
received a cheek for $1,0WI from W. C.
Whitney, of New York, to be applied to
the ercetiou of the Tucker Memorial
Hall, at the University.
TtlBHE is a great curiosity liviug some
where in Indiana It is a Fedetal sol lier
of the late war who draws his peiisiou
mouey when he is sick and unable to
work, but will not touch it when he is well
There is little danger of his example
becoming epidemic.
London newspapers have started a
crusade agaiust the use of the long hat
pin. Although at least two serious
accidents have resulted iu this ou'i'ry in
recent years from the use of these pins,
dry goods dealers say they are essential
to woman and her headgear.
A L'uisana wuu.au supports herself
comfortably by raising mint. All the
large hotels aud restaurants in New
Orleans are her customers, and dur
ing the summer she makes enough mon
ey to keep her during the winter. Her
firm is said to he the only one is the
country devoted entirely to mint.
TllB Greenville K. fl dor says that
this matter of ttavelling on passes and
drawing mileage at the same time is not
confined to Congressmen. There are
Sheriffs in North Carolina who travel on
passes to Rileigh to carry prisoners to
the penitentiary or patients to the hospi
tal and at the same time draw mileage
and put it in their pockets.
Governor l.rssm.t, has done just
what every one has been expecting that
he would do, suspended Major J W
Wilson and Mr S Oilm Wilson as Rail
road Commissioners, and has appointed
in their stend L C. Caldwell, of Iredeil,
and John II. Pearson, of Burke. The
former is a populist and the latter is a
democrat.
Iu iuforiuing Mr. Caldwell of hi ap
pointment and desigu iting him as chair
man of the commission, the Governor
iustructs him as to the course he shall
pursue in making demand for the otliec,
etc, showing that he kuows tint
a law suit will result immediately
Major Wilsw has not hesitated to say
opeuly that he will light the case through
the Supreme Cuurt of the 1' iitcd States,
and it appears that Mr S (Itho Wilson
is imbued with the saw p irpose lr.
D. II. Abbott, the third uieuucr of the
c iiuuiissi in, is in sympathy with his col
leagues, and will not recognize the Gov
ernor s appointees. The fight is on and
will be carried lo the finish
Suit has been or will be brought
against I lid . aier Company at Greens
boro by piivaie parlies whose pmpirly
was destroyed by tire some months ago,
the allegation being that insufficient
pressure caused the loss (hie esse name
about 13,(1110, the other about f 10 IHIO.
It u a novel case, no such suit ever
having been brought as far as the law
looks show.
It Haves The Croup) Children.
Seaview, Va. We hsvo a splendid
aale oo Chamberlaiu s Cough Keiedy
and our customers coming from far and
near, speak of it in the highest terms.
Many have said that their children would
nave died id croup it 1 hamherlain
Cough Remedy had not been given
Kellam & Qurren. The 23 and 50 cent
ilea.
For sale by W. M Cohen, Weldon
J. N. Brown, Halifax, Dr. A S. Harri-
aon, Enfield.
Michigan contains 434 lakes and about
60,000 stream), and is considered a par
adise for anglers.
Yellow Jack killed.
Cswarets Candy Catturtia kills Yel
low Jack wherever they Ind him. Mo
one who takea Cases rots regularly and
systematically lain danger Iroui the dread
lul disease, Cascsreta kill yellow fever
Hi mww bcatela and prevents lew
ones Irotn broedtug. 10c. ZJa. aOo.
" d'taggisf.
NORTH STATE CULLINGS.
News Notes as CullcJ from Our Slate fx
changes A so-called "divine healer" is now de
ceiving the p- oplu of (ireeiisburo.
Rev. J. E. Tuttle has accepted a call
to the Baptist church at Clayton.
There are 31") students present at li e
Agricultural and Mecliauical enllige at
Raleigh.
Tom liXnu's P'tliii-'jl preaehinj iu
New Y"rk d ies not seem to be a paying
investment.
Hon. V T. Crawlord aud Senator
H itler will deliver addresses at the Ruth
erford l'air.
I 'rot'. Siedd.of Wake
lias a book of I oetns,
Forest College,
from Cliff to
Sea ir" in i p ss.
A meeting Itasbico held at Seven
Springs looking to the building of a rail
r ad to I, itir iiige.
S.hsImhv i. atllieti d with a sw tun of
OOUIitelfeit tliekli s done ill pcWliT. Their
origin is a mystery.
The news from the gold beaiing n -giom
of the Stale is tint there is great
i itert st in u.inn g prop, nies.
The wave ol pro-pcrily seems to have
struck 1'itl County, where eleveii mar
riage lieetise 'o'ere issued last week.
More persons have been sentenced to
d 'ath in this State during the past few
tu nths than has been the e ise in ve.trs.
The Newborn .Journal notes the sud
den death id R. v. II. Ilii.fi.-ld. an earn
est woiker und a preacher in the Ih-eiple
ch'ireh.
Kileigh's cotton mills are now running
on what is known as " days to the w.i k.
that is, extra lime for the tiit time iu
three years.
The Atlantic Coast Line has put on a
new train to Norfolk leaving Goldshoro
at 3 a. iu , daily and retutt.ing arrive
at Goldsboro at S p tu.
The -3th anniversary of the consecra
tion of Bishop II. mil. the o!det colored
Bihop in the world, is being celebrated
in Fayetleville this week.
Professor W. F. Ma-sev finds very
little of the S in Jose Iruit seile in the
state. In a few div he go, s I the
extreme sotiilnvest to ex iiume tree s
Winston Salem's newly irgauized W.
C. T. I'. now hasa membership of -tio
and this number promises to be largely
increased during the next few dins.
Seveial persons in Tennessee are send
ing red I'll, s to this State for breeding
p irposes. The gray fix is .pile plenti
ful, but the rid fox is very rare here.
E izibeth City has let a contract f r
water works. The system will be owned
by a foreign corporation and the town
will pay an annual reulal of $ lo for each
hydrant.
The Shelby Aurora says that Mr.
Robert A. II ambright, a hard working
mm with large family, had one of his
h inds torn to pieces iu a cottou gin at
0 rover.
John II. Johnsou ol Raleigh has
inveuted an automatic railroad switch ard
obtained a patent thereon. He has
received many letters of linpiiry regard
ing his ioveutiou.
There are now thirty companies in
the state guard and one iudepeodint com
puny. There are no less than eighty
nine applications on file for permission
to form companies.
Secretary J T. U. Hoover says that
by the mid-lie of ( Mob r the slue factory
and tannery of State Fanners' Alliance,
at llilshoM, will be in operation. The
employes have beeu secured.
The Telegram says the proposed re
moval of the Bouford silk mill fr m
Greensboro has been postpontd tor the
present and it is possible that the mill
iy be retained at Greensboro.
The ma n building at the Presbyterian
phanage.at Barium Springs, is complete,
u a cost of $14,000, aud there is JtillO
cash on hand, says an exchange. There
are eighty orphans at the place.
Mr. Alex. Mi Rio and others have or
ganized a company to erect a cotton null
at lied Bluff The company will com
mence business with a capital stock of
$30,000 and it is expected tobegiuwork
on the buildings at once.
The water in Haw River is very low,
owing lo prolonged dry spell, and as a
eonseiiuenee the cotton mills dependant
upon the rivirlor their miiro motive
power are able to run liitle more than
half tune Alamance Gleaner.
The effort at llendersiinville to secure
evidence against the men who lynched
Hub Bracked, the negro rapist, is so far
a conspicuous tsiluro All per ms who
are examined swear they know nothing
Yet the lynchers were not masked.
At Weavervillc, Buncombe county,
Friday evening, Mrs Annie Miles, who
was convalescing from an attack of typhoid
fever, was given a dose of carbolic aeid by
the nurse by mistake for the regular med
icine, and died in a short time. Mrs,
Miles was 27 years old and leaves a
liu-band and two children.
Save The Children.
When children aro attacked with
cough, cold aud croup, Dr. Bull'i
Cough Syrup will prove a quick and
ure cure. Mr. Elmer E. Baker,
Blandon, Pa., writes: "We have
used Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup for cough,
cold and croup, aud found it the ben
cough medicine aud cure for theae
affections. We never run out of It,
but always keep It on hand." Dr.
Hull's Coiyh flvrup Is solj everywhere
for 25 ceuti. Insiat on having it.
Kkstivk.! O Kentucky!
1 love thy classic shades.
Where tlit the fairy figures
Ol dark eyed s aitlteru maids.
Where the mockingbirds are singing
Mid the flowers newly born.
Where the corn is full of kernels.
And the Coli.tieU full of com!
Mil. Mll.l.KIt, ot li i'kley county, W.
Va., isn't catching the Klondike fever. He
has ju-t sold his apple crop to u Northern
firm for $'-' 3ti per barrel, amounting iu
the aggregate lo ?2n,0n0. h is to be
shipped to England. This crop was
grown on thirty-four acres of mountain
land, assessed at less than three dollars uu
acre.
A Horr six thousand people have al
ready started for the Klondike digging-,
states the New York World, and most of
them are still ou the way. Practically
the movements towards the Yukon coun
try for this season is over, tor the experts
unite iu say ing that it is daiigernu- fo'ly
for any one lo attempt the journey till
next spring.
l'll B only woman's face that ha" ever
adortu d I inled States paper money is
that of Martha Washington
ONE OF TWO WAYS.
The MuiItl.T w;ii'v.t'ril I'nr oiu- purposr,
n.inu'Iy, n rtv.-purlr I'm llir nunc, ami a
Mich il is mt luthlt' t-'.uiv luim ul tli-t-a-f
!y one ol' t wo w.tys. The tiiM w av i-. Mum
imjHTlW't anion ot' the kiiln.ys. Tlic sec
ond way is from careless local trcameiit ol
other diseases.
i ini;r v u si;.
I'lihea-tliy iinne from unhealthy k ni
ne v is the chief eai.M' ot hlaihier tmulilfs.
So tlu wonili. like the hhnhle-. ;is mutei!
lor tine pur po.se ami it' ii'M doetoretl too
much is not liaMe to weakness or disease,
except in rare eases It is situated hack
ot and very close to the hlnddcr, then lore
any pain, .!ie.i't or ia. on ciiu nee mani
listed in the kidneys, h.n k, hlaihhr or
uriiiiuy p:isaL'e is often, hy mistake, at
trihuted lo female weak lies, or womb
trotiM-1 of somr sort. The error is easily
made and may he as tasily avoided. To find
out eoirectly, t-et vonr nunc anle fur
tueiily Inn r htnii. a stihim ut ol .-t tiling
indieato kitlney or hhuhlrr tn-uhh-. The
mild and the extraordinary effect of lr.
Kilmer's Su.tmp I. out, the irtat kidney,
and bladder remedy is soon retlied. If
you need a niedu tne oii sliouhl haw the
lesf. At druits fifty cent and one dol
lar. Yon may have a sample t-otth and
pamphlet, both sent free hy mail. Men
tion the l;.an"ke NYu-. and -end youi ad
dress to Iir. Kilmer fit, li.rhan ton,
N". '. The proprietor iif this paper guar
antee the genuineness .it' tin- ofl't r.
Tu rcvi'iit aiTi li'tits Irnm t; iin.' hut
Niii.'irii I' .ills it lias hi'rti -iiiroi'sti'.l that
i win' calilf lie sti- i'iiili''l ai'tiis. tin' nv.T
just ah v.' i'ii' w nor wliii-li (ii r-'His in
il itiiT'T ol' t: -itii; uvit tnilit t'atcli linM
of ami Wiirk tlifiusi'lvi" a-li'Tt' nr ImI.I on
till a-si-tainf ra-m1 Tn niakt' tin1 eaMe
ii-'lul at iiilit it i- (ir""'si'l tu ilil tliii
river at tliat pnint witli cli'i'trii' lights
NKW A I KKTISKMKNTS.
W t :i Mi.
mI's Sar:itt-
Talk
r i! i,"Snl.'4 ri!k,"iuul
h x that tin- nit'ili-
i. c has fij.-w i! ii ht ic mntitlcnct' hsu1
jm' num.' :o ;i . r fxtcnt t dan ntvor.i
t'ii any ni r ; -i ; r:- f try nu'ilk-ine. Tin.
& umipiV I" y ii pnsitssfH rt.u.'l
merit p." ! ut-- ijmittT curt'? tlmn
any other. Il U n 'I wlmt we nny, hut
wtiut Houil -t S,ir'.iitiiri!l:i does, hat tells ;
the story. All mlveri i..t tuent of Hood s
Sarsapanlla, like II-mkI's Sarsaparilla it-
self, are honest. We have never deeeived
the puhlie, and t with its mijivrlmive
medicinal merit, is why the pen pit) have
biding confidence in il, and buy
InlOOd'S
Sarsaparilla
Almost to ttii cxi'liiHion of all othrM. Try IL i
rri'lian iliilily li I' I HrnM l'o.. hiwrll. Man.
aj it l'll aro tlif only iilli tn t.ikf
HOOd S PlllS uitli il.KKl Saruii.nrill.i. ;
TOTIORjm
I h.ive Hut day levied ukmi the fiillnw
uitf diM-nl-ed re.il estate to satil'y the !
taxes turn due and unpaid tor the vtur 1 -!H
and will sell at puhlie outery at the enurt
house d.Hir in the town of Halifax, county i
of' Hulttax and State ol' North Carolina at I
I o'clock M ou Monday the It h dav of
October l!7- Tax j
Description. and t'ot,
(itHiCilliani, tru- llu, residence
J l Spear, .iah tract i .hi
James C. Ashe, . Shwhtnu t, 4 HI
J II. FENNKIi.
Tax Collector tor il.ililax town-hip.
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ROANOKK U.Vl'IDS, X. ('.
CoffMCTOiis
Builders.
Furnishers of
Sales
Jnsco
SBiiliiiiMiKtiaHS-: ;CarPet Samples
-MuDuhcturersof- ind RUgS,tfi
Coffins & Caskets1
and dealers in
UNDERTAKER'S SUPPLIES.
We foil them from 2 to $10. Our
coffins and cankels will compare favora
bly in W'ir.inansliip and finish with those
of any factory in the United States and
prices j!iiraiiti'i d to be the lowest.
B$,AII orders filled st abort mtico.
sep 9 fiui. 1
La cur the ou'y i'ur states that
pi-udticcd a-phaltum were California,
Colorado, T-'Xas, sinl Utah. Inlian
Terrilorv aKn Cnntrilmtcd smu;1.
N ! X Al LliriMOIKMS.
Baby f.line!
Every mother
feels an i title -set
ihublc dread
of the pain and
danger attend
ant upon the
most critical pe
riod of her life.
Becoming a
mother should be
a source of joy
to all, but the
s u f f c r i n g an d
the ordeal make
d a n s: c r of
its anticipation one of misery.
MOTHER'S FRIENDS th! ac!diti11 of
is the remedy which relieves
women of the great pain and suf
fering incident to maternity; this
hour which is dreaded as woman's
severest trial is not only made
painless, but all the danger is re
moved by its use. Those who use
this remedy ate no longer de
spondent oi ejootitv; nervousness
nausea and other distressing con
ditions aic ended, the system is
made ready for the coming event,
and the serious accidents so com
mon to the critical hour ate
obviated by the use of Mother's
Friend. .' i. ,r iU .. lo uvmiii.
1.00 PFR BOTTLE at all Drug Storfi,
or aeut by inual ou receipt of price.
BOOKS l'on,,i"in- inval'iaM Information of
-p.- iiiti'rest to nil ttntiM-n, will lie gent
rrttt in any ftititrens, upon avi'lifatum, l,jr
Tht 11K4HH1.I I) KKI.IHTIIK CO., Atlanta, fta.
TASTELESS
IS JUST AS COOD FOR ADULT3.
WARRANTED. PRICE 50 cts.
CAT. ATI A. Il 1.8., NOT. 10, IBM.
;rri -Motltrln- Co., n Umis, Mn.
t;. fi'l iticn: ftnlil y.'ttr. ?V limilt of
;H'.- TATKI,Kf ( HIM. Tt'Mr mnl li.iv.i
i -ijht ilirfc irv-s nlrt'ii-Jy this ynt. In nil mr
ii.-rn ti.'- i I U ytMM, in ilruK bti,!n'-, tmvn
."' r wiij tin an if If tiirUt-tivc mi,h nuiV(.nalMli.
,a4,Uuu iu juur 'luiiic iwur irtilv.
AliNi,Y,CAttH JtC
i' Sule iiml Wurranteti bj
Dr. A. S.Harrison,
Kt.l'klil, N. C.
ll
Arriving !
li ii u i it it it it ii J it'it itit'ifJ it iilt a
Agoing at-f:
CUT THROAT
prices. From cost
down to half cost.
Such n sacrifices
necessary to Close
out. Good for both
f us now.
representing & a
million dollar slock
of Manufacturer.
0 0 QlfE is
TONIC
II smiiiiir stoc
J.J.WHITAKER
n Enfield, HJCL.
NKW AOVKHTISKMKNTS
I
IlN FIELD, N- (
To TV Fwh QlET'ft:
The season of '97-'98 opened up
last week under most favorable
auspices.
Our laree floor room, iust increased
KJUr nisi- uicisa new a,uubiuiit;ci,
Nat Smith, of Nashville, N. C, our
polite and efficient corps of help,
and the same experience, pluck and
vim in the management of our house,
leave nothing for our patrons to
wish lor to secure them the best
attention and best prices.
We are determined to maintain
our Lead for High Prices and Big
Sales, if close personal attention will
count.
We have no high price drummers
on the road, and still relying on our
farmer friends "to BLOW our horn"
are determined to give them
in iiniiii'.i:
the benefit of our drummer's sala
ries. Thankful for past liberal patron
age, we urge you TO COME again
and find the same courteous treat
ment and diligent and earnest ser
vice in YOUR BEHALF which we
have HERETOFORE SHOWN.
Yours very truly,
BOYD & YOUNG.
noorE
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Ijf tlr Of'ijf if ii iCltil ii jlvV it it
33H0CKY MOUNT, I C.-f::
Is Still In 1 Lead.
Htf-We secure the II 10 II KST
TOBACCO.
Every customer's wauls are luct, il pissihle, a nil every mediJ attention aud
tiiurlesy rendered, (iood prices obtained every day. Bring us jour tobacco
and we will send) ou home linppy.
C. C. COOPER J
si p :w it.
TV,
WE LEAD
Owns i ThyU to II Follow,
Hut "They N. ver Tou.hed Me."
S. Meyer, is the
My ijuarleiip of Stores I )' iUartetle because llieie are just futir i f th in,
and every one crowded with new
aFall and Winter GOODS
and our customers sin. in; llieir praise, ('nine j. -in in the ptiite.ssi n and
irsile with
S. ME i uiR, ii'gt.,
Mrlle will buy yur cotton
Ity virtue of a judgment retolered at
May If rm lf-!i7 of the Htip-rinr Court of
Halifax county whereiu Vey Itms. nie
l'lsinlilts ami Jolm A. Collins as adminis
trator of J. Ii. Home & others uro Helen
(UuU, 1 shall as commissioner of said
Court sell to t lie hi ghest bidder for cask st
the Court House door in the Town ol Huli.
fai on Monday the 4lh dny of Oct. HU7,
thitt tract of land siinatiil in Halllai
county near the town of Ktitielil, boumled
hy the lauds of W. W. Taylor, T. I.. Whit
aker, Joseph W. Jenkins and Vielifwr A
Davis, containing forty six acres more or
lets, the same beinji the laud purchased hy
aaidJ. K. Hume Irom hpier YMiiiaker,
and hy ieii.1 WluUker I rum T. N. Hill
Trustee, r'or purticuian, see hotis 711 at
pates 4U:l, iu UeKister's ottloe of tl all lax
county, Moselev to If ill, Tmsti-s
J M. OK1.Z.VKD,
Commissioner.
ii'iJ-sVsS..C.JJept 2tlrt7. . -l-lt.
111 1 A
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50 feetJ!iie"?
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U'U J'U i'iI if W
TTTlliP
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&it&iti&itWit&iV,itWisil
I'lUCKS, for all grades of'
ltucly Mouui, N ('.
7i
Original Hustler of
- - Enfield, N . C.
and oilier eoiinirv prmluee.
Foi SjLe
BY
Swift Creek
:Dairy and
Stock Farm
One hundred heml nt tnlt mIb ri
tered Jersey (.slw Hellers ai d younn hulls
iiiemieii niiaxi ni the note l Stoke i'oiris,
St. Lambert. ConunasMie mihI nihr r.i,u
Heifers VU (SI to I .Ml IS ; Hulls f 15.00 lo
f uiisi males xepi only Iroin my rest
cows. Heiiieinlier llie ho I is half the herd
so buy and lireesl iid I'olami China win
always on hand. Write fnr what you
want. , b. HKASWELL.
je i ly Battlelwro, N. C.
NKW A)VKKTISKMKNTS.
in
Hi
I have a lianilfiii. r. cheaper and letter line limn evir of (iKNEIlAL MKR
CUAM'bK (Vine and see the NKW Til INtH we are offering in Irp
Ci"i i.- m il li"iiii-iii.
Shoes For ill !
The cell bra'ed K A 1 1 1.E S 1 1 1 K, ti"i"'
ship iitnl o in el -l.jpes.
THE
STANDARD
Has the lijit name beciu-e il is ill ' standard of the Wnrld. I sell tl em.
Clothing! Clothing.:
Full line samples from llie well knewu 'lalilisliti enl cf Watmrriak. r i
Hrnwn cli tliii'i; lo order cheaper than 50U fit reidy made uiis.- Kill
L'oaranl. ul ..r iinsale. Call and exaimtie full line fall saruplis now on llu
I'ltiiiti. A. L, STAINBAGK,
Weldon, N. C.
vv
Weldon, N. C.
-lealcr Id-
I
Li i
n 1
Coufeclioneiics, Tobaccos, Ciyars und Farm Supplies generally.
MT-SALB0I-
has Win recenily fitted up with elepant fumiture and is supplied with the
OLDEST, IIK.sr and MOST CIIUICK
WHISKIES, BODIES WD VIlflES
Among my stock of linuors I hive ol hand the celebrated I. W. llsrpcr,
Davenport i Morria' "Old lirovei," and IviV "Motuicello."
I have also opened up a barrel ot six year old Al'l'LE BRANDY
PURE AND MELLOW
a.for Medicinal l'urposes.
Also have on hand full supply of
latter will tm louud the
of Garrett & Co.'s winery st Chockayotte.
1 have some of tho OLDEST AND BEST
North Carolina Corn Whiskeyr
tusde by Harrison k Co., the boat corn whiskey makers we have in our
Territory.
I have on hand all kinds of pure whiskies and am prepared to give my frittJs-
Entire Satisfaction
throughout Halifax aid adjoiuiuir eoiiolief. -Thanking
the publio for paM liberal patronage, I will sa win a joa visil
Weldon don't fail to call to see the OLD ORIGINAL
DAVE SMITH,
B0Tft,J 00 VVisbiiigtoi Avenue.
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