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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-20
Joke on n Contractor.

\ Baltimore friend relates the follow
ing good one:
''Mr Jones, contractor. was deliver
ing hay subject to government inspection
Is every bale was weighed, Mr.. Jones
soon found out that each bale fell short
about five pounds; SO he placed himself
opposite to the weigher, and putting his
foot on each bale as it was placed Son the
scale pressed down until he thought he
got the required weight He was much
surprised, alter the hay was all delivered
to fnd that it fell short considerable. but
was enlightened by a story the Inspector
told Of Il little circumstance that .appened
in York State He said contractor
was delivering hay, an finding i did not
hold out in weight, placed himself at the
opposite side Of the bale from the weigher.
and placing his foot On each bale as II res
ted on the scale for weighing. pressed
dowd three pounds The weieher. seeing
the game, put his foot under the bale. and
pressed up six. The contractor turned
the color Of beet. aud commenced talk
ing about Stonewall Jackson; but he soon
broke down and left"
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LEGAL.
COnStable'S Sale.

nY VIRTUE OF TWO wRITS OF EXFcr.
- tion iSS1ed-o Of the Court Of A. Hail..
Justice Of the Peace. in and for Chico Toxushin
Butte county and State of California TO ne dire
ted and delivered. commanding me 70 make the
following sums for Judgment and costs to-xit: One
for the sum OF three hundred and seventeen ana
SSloe dollars (SSlsSSl damages IL gold coin with
interest thereon, irum the 2+th day Of Nav 4. u.
1868, al the rate Of two per cent. per month; and
also Ter the sam OF twsaty-SiX and so loo dollars
l26sO) costs Of suit, and one for the sum of three
hundred and nine and 76-loo dollars damages. in
gold coin with interest thereon from the 18th day
OF May. 4 D. lS6S, az the nate of two per cent
per month; and alse fer the sum OF twenty six and
so loo dollars, costs of suit: together with ali ac-
eruing costs on said writs, each in favor Of Bid.
well Il Co. plaintiffs, and against George Allen.
defendant.
| have levied upon. and viii expose at pablo
sale 10 the highest bidder for cash. in gold coin al
Justice hallet's CcUIt House door. in the town
OF Chico. County and State aforesaid
ON MONDAY. THE 4th DAY OF SEPTEMBER.
A. n: ls65, at the hour of two o'clock P. NJ. Of
SAID day, all the right, title and interest Of the
above named defendant in and 10 the foIlowins,
described property heretofore attached in saiS
cause, to-wit; The sOutherly portion OF 40 feet
iront on Main street of 10; No. 4. in block No. 3
as shown by the Recorders map OF the town Of
Chico. on record in the Recorders Office for Butte
County, and running back 1872 feet on Second
street, together with ali and singular. the tene-
msh's heredliAments and appuvieaances herentc
oeivhglng, or III any wise apperiAinieg.
n. l.. SUI pERIIN
Constable Chico tounship.
By W. II. DURES, Deputy.
August 10, ls65. 4w.nu
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United States Internal
REVENUE.

TINE NINTH DIVISION FOURTH COLLEC-
Il ion District, comprising Butte County. No
tice Is hereby given that the lists of valuations
and enumerations of property, srbject to Income
Tax under the Act 10 provide Internal Revenue
to support the Government and to pay the interest
on the Public Debt approved June Both. 1864,
and the Amendatory Act approved March Sd. ls65.
made and taken by +. Dunham. Assistant Assess
or Of said Division 4th Collection District. viii
main open for the examination of all persous in
teresfed for the space of ten days from The date
hereof at the Office OF Assistant Asses>or Second
door from Post Office, Oroville, between the hours
of A. NJ, and P. NJ and Immediately after til e
expiration Of the said ten days 1 Will receive
and determine all appeals relative to erroneous
excessive valuations or eBamerstions made and ta
ken by the said Assistant Assessor.
All appeals to the Assessor aforesaid, must be
made IN writing, and specify the particular cause.
matter, or thing. respecting which The decision is
requested, and state the ground principle of III
equality error complained of.
JOHN NJ. AVERY. Assessor.
mss ourth Assessment District. California.
Dated at Sacramento, July I'D, 1866.
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SheriHS Sale.

RY VIRTUE OF WRIT OF EXECUTION
issued ont Of the District Court oi the Tenth
Judicial District, in and for the comfy Of Colusa
and State OF California. under the seal thereof to-
me directed and delivered. commanding me to
make the sum Of eight hundred and fifteen dollars
with interest, AZ the rate ct three per cent. per
month, from October third lS6l until paid: To-
gether with all accrunC costs on said writ less
the sun Of s72-42 credited on said Judgment July
I'D 1865. wherein JOHN CHENEY is plaintiff.
and DANIEL GRlSWOLD Is defendant have
levied upon and will expose at public sale to the
highest bidder for cash, at the Court House door
the IN town of oioville, county aud State afore-
said,
ON MONDAY, THE 2sth DAY OF AUGUST.
A. p. 1865, at two O'Clock ". Of said DAY all tho
right, little and interest Of the above named defen.
lant in and to the following de-crbed real estate.
10 wit: 100 acres of land. situated in Section %
north range one west mount dahlo meridian:
bolndea on the north by Venebles west by t;ris.
VOID, south by Bdweil, and on the east by East
mans taS described on the assessment roll for the
year 1854 }
F. W. DAY.
Sheriff Of Butte County.
By B. +. JONES, Under sheriff. 5w.nio
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT THE
l v Annual list Of License and Income Taxes IN o.
der the Excise Laws Of the United States as as
Sessed by E. Durham in the county Of Butte has
been returned 10 this Office for col ectinn and IN at
the taxes thereon have become due and pavahl c.
The Deputy Collector will be at his office. Br 4
street OrOville. and is ready to receive and
receipt for taxes and duties and all persons who
shall neglect to pay the taxes aforesaid asses
sed upon them, to the said Deputy Collector, with
in twenty days Of this date shall be liable to paw
dne shall be a lien in favor of the United states
from the time it was assessed until paid, with the
interest penalties and costs that may accrue upon
all property and the rights to property belonging
to such Ierson or persons.
n4l G.. ". PRINTY,
Deputy Collector of Internal Reyenae-
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Probate Notice.

DRoBATE COURT, BUTTE COUNTY-TN
u the matter OF the estate OF Henry Baseman de-
ceased The People of the State OF California.
send greeting:
In pursuance Of an order of the Hon. W. : saf.
to'd: Probate Judge, in and for said Rut;e county
Oaliornia, daily made and entered on the llth d,v
OF August. A. u. lSeJ notice is hereby given thar
saturday, the 25ih day of August A. u. lS5j. AZ
ten O'Clock A. VI. Of said day at the Ccurt nom
OF this Court. at the Court house. in the t,wn n
uroyllle and Comfy Of Butte. has been appointed
Tor nearing the appicltion of Alexander Kirbv
ana Amanda Batcman. praying that document
now on tie IN this Court purporting tn be the last
VIII and testament Of Henry Bateman. deceased
De admitted 10 probate, and that letters tesanen.
taFF ee Issued thereon to said Alexander Kirby
and Amanda Bateman. who are named ,herein a.
Executors; at which time and place all persons in.
teresied may apnear and contest the same.
II. : ATTEST, J. G. MOORE. Clerk.
August H. ls65. 4w-u
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United States Internal
REVENUE NOTICE.

nERSONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE
II who refuse or neglect to present to the Asss.
tant Assessor of the Ninth Division Butte County
of Fourth Assessment District of California a
statement of their income for the year 1864, ac-
cording 10 an Act to provide Internal Revenue to
support the Government to pay interest on the
public debt and for other purposes, approved June
80. 1864. as amended by the Act of March Sd,
1865, by the 29th day of July 1865. will be assess
ed under the Fourteenth section of said Act. and
every person. firm or corporation. liable to make
monthly returns. are hereby notified that they are
required 10 deliver at this Office. on or before the
10th of each month the returns for the month
next preceding-at the expiration of said time
their returns viii be estimated, and the penalty Of
so per cehtum added to the amount.
E. DUNHAM,
Assistant Assessor, Ninth Division
Fourth Assessment District. California.
Oroville, July 22d, 1865. n3stf
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InSOlVent Notice.

~ TIE COUNTY COURT OF BUTTE COIN.
Il ~ OF the State OF California. Daniel Griswnld
v His creditors. ide People Of the State Of ali
fornia 10 said creditors, greeting:
Pursuant 10 IN order of the Hon. ". :. Sar,rd
J~dse OF sand County Coart notice is hereby giy-
en- 10 all the creditors OF the sid In .oiveat 10 be
and appear before the lion. ". ). Stafford. County
Judge, aforesaid, in open Court, at the Cour, ron,
Of said Coait, In the County ot Butte on the 10th
day OF September. A. ID. lSai5. at ten o'clock A. NJ.
OF that day, then and there TO show cause if any
they can why the prayer of said Insolvent should
not be granted and an assignment of his estate be,
made. aud he be discharged from his dehis ami
iiabiiues IN pursuance OF the statute in such case.
ceedlnsS against said lnSolvent be STAYED
Witness my hand and the seal OF said Cont
this llth day OF August, A. D. lS65.
y. j 4W ~ ]. .. .MOOnE. CleIk.
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must have come down again, as the
next idea I had was finding myself
comfortably hung over the clothes-line
at the Muggins Hotel.
An investigation into the matter
showed that had struck through into
gas factory in China, which had ex-
ploded at both ends Of the bore, killing
half million of Chinese.
The casualties on our side we're con-
fined to one native and dog.
haven't given up yet.
The folks here are very encouraging;
they will stick to a man as long as he
has cent left, and l never knew Mug
gins to turn man out of his hotel who
had the means to pay his bill.
A kind hearted chap offered me an
other piece Of land, the size of a stove
plate, within mile and half of a
seven hundred barrel well, for the reas-
enable figure of half million and two
thirds of the oil.
had concluded that the boring for
oil is not so profitable as the bleeding
Of the public.
shall start an oil company on more
liberal terms than any yet offered.
shall be prepared to guarantee any,
thing.-The capital will be million
dollars, divided into two million shares
at fifty cents each.
Dividends of two hundred per cent
will be paid weekly, in addition to
which each subscriber will be entitled
to season ticket for Lannigan's ball,
new hat, farm in Minnesota, and
ton of coal at market prices.
The ''Scaly Rum Petroleum Com
pany will be the biggest thing in oil in
the market.
am coming to arrange the business
as soon as my friends remit me funds
enough to pay my way back.
Yours olea ginously.
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CHICO AND IDAHO
STAGE LINE.

STAGES LEAVE CHICO EVERY MONDAY
- Wednesday and Friday, via Susanville and
Surprise Valley, for Ruby City. in the 0wybee and
Boise Mines, Idaho Territory.
FARE, FIFTY DOLLARS.
This is the nearest and best route connecting
California with Idaho being less than onethird
the distance by way OF Oregon. While suitable
stations are being established over portion OF the
route, Saddle Trains will connect with the Stages
Trains leaving Chico weekly since the Sd of April
have met with no obstacle. The route is abundant
ly supplied with grass and water. Being regular
Mail Route, established by Act of Congress the
line is going into permanent operation.
The following are our Agents:
CLARK J. SHAW Sacramento.
FRED. D. ROBINSON, San Francisco,
Office at American Exchange
Who are authorized to receive fare and ticket pas
sengers through.
PIERCE & FRANCIS. Proprietors
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Notice.
COUNTY TRgAsrRrR's OFFICE. !
OrOville. JnlY 1ih. lsGi. |


EpY Virtue OF AN ACT PASSED BY THE
- Legislature. providing for the redemption az
certain Indebtedness Oltstandng against the
county OF Butte. prior 10 passage of said Act 7
hereby give notice that there is now ~ the Re.
eempton Fund the sum OF 81 500 90 one thousand
SIX hundred dollars, and sealed proposals directed
to me will be received for the surrender of County
Warrants issued prior tn the lst day of Nav. A. u.
1864. and the same viii be received at my Office Bp
to and including the 5th day of August 1865
No bids or sealed proposals for more than mar val
ne VIII be accepted, nor any bids unless accompan-
led by the warrants 10 be SURRENDERED. The bids
being equal, preference shall be given to the small
lest amounts Bids and amounts OF warrants be-
ing equal taking in consideration the principai I
and interest, each shall be accepted pro rata All
warrants not accepted will be returned on demand
to their respective owners.
II. B. HUNT.
County Treasurer Butte County.
P.S.-Bids remaining in the Office not accented
under the last call. will not be considered as bids
under the above call. Parties can obtain the same
by calling at my office. II. B. HUNT.
nJ6 County Treasurer Butte County.
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THO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. NO
Il IlCE IS hereby given that the firm of j. W
Jacobson Co, doing business at Pence's Ranch
Butte county, State Of California is hereby dssol-
we'd We the undersigned will pay no debts OF
ooiiganons contract ed in the said name of J. "
jacobson Co from this date.
N. PENCE,
g. G. MARQUIS,
II. A. FAIRBANKS.
Pences Rsach, july g, 1855.
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A CARD.
TO FAMILIES IN THE COUNTRY

i .
nR. BOYNTON'S CHEST OF FAMILY NED.
IIicines. is put up in San Francisco. and sold by
travelling agents through the States of California
Nevada and Oregon. The undersigned is now can
vassing Butte county, taking orders for the above
Chest after which it will be delivered according to
the orders taken.
This Chest was gotten up pexpressly for families
or persons living in the country, away from that
necessary aid required in the numerous caualties of
lie, and in common diseases; but we are pleased
to find that il is supported by people in the Towns
ahd Villages. number of persons prominent
citizens of Oroville subscribing, Physicians
everywhere are pleased to speak well of il as des-
igned to meet the wants of the families.
The central idea in preparing this Chest was
to enable heads OF families to nurse practically
leaving extreme cases to Physicians. For this
reason book of 100 pages accompanies each chest
describing more than 20 diseases. and the medi-
cines and their use For this reason none but COM
mon mediciens are selected or such as are in com.
mon use. :. In simple there is saftey,'
This Chest has been prepared, not to make q
demand but TO meet demand, for there has long
been call for just such collection TO have in the
house when needed. and il there is wisdom in pro.
yiding IN advance food and clothing there is also
wisdom IN preparing 10 meet those various disease
and accidents. which are sure 10 come to Us all.
shall call on the people at their homes and
places OF business and hope to receive their con-
Standardization.
E. NORRIS. Agent.
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SUPERIOR QUALITY
LAGER BEER /!

A FULL SUPPLY. IN TEN AND FIVE
"A gallon kegs, from the
COLUMBUS BREWERY, SACRAMENTO,
Always hand; and for sale iu quantities to suit.
BY ". u. ELLIOTT
MI H1r.ooo Street.
oroville, Asy Sd, lsss
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NOtiCo.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN To THETAX-
~ Payers of Butte County. that the Board Of
Equalization viii commence its session On MON
DAY, AUGUST II, ls65. All persons having
business to lay before the Board will present the
same thereof as soon as possible.
DAVID LEWIS.
n39 President Board Of Supervisors.
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THE union RECORD.
Cory 0'Lanus Alter Oil.

Men have gone seriously into it, have
left other interests, purchased scien-
ti6c works and gone out prospecting,
purchased territory and gone to opera
ting, purchased stocks and gone to spec
ulating. Some have "gone deep"
while others have "gone up" Some
are buying nothing but oil, and talk
ing, eating and dreaming nothing but
oil. So furiously and fussy have men
become on the oily topic that wit
now and then puts out strong and per-
tinent paragraphs which afford not only
fun but truth fer the public. Cory
O'Lanus has just been prospecting, and
gives some hits on the way they do
things in oildom. We quote as fol.
lows:
l have reached the land of oil, hav-
ing taken a safer route than the Erie.
Pennsylvania is good sized State
and it takes some time to get there.
When you get here you wish you
hadn't come.
There is plenty of oil-and that is
all except lots of people.
made for "Snaky Run," the most
likely place for oil.
They call these places runs, because
everybody who is after oil runs there.
Every man you meet is the Presi-
dent, Director or Engineer Of Petro-
leum Company.
The natives are white people, and
resemble country folks, live by selling
land and greeDhorns.
They have system in both trans
actions.-They double the price Of
land every morning.
If you know anybody who has got
few vacant lots that he wants to sell,
tell him to bring them out here.
The folks they are so busy looking
for oil, that they havn't time to build
houses, and everybody is afraid to put
up house for fear they might cover an
oil we'll.
Consequently the hotels are little
crowded.
The Muggins Hotel, where l put up,
is much so.
Muggins, the proprietor, is the most
accommodating man you ever saw. A
city railroad conductor isn't circum-
stance to him.
He has only got six beds in his house,
but he is always ready to take in every
body.
He took me in.
Also two hundred more petroleum
pilgrims.
The sleeping Accommodations are vari-
ous.-We. 60 to bed in platoon.
When the first platoon get asleep
they are carefully taken out of bed and
hung over clothes-line. The second
platoon goes through the same process,
until everybody is provided for.
Preferring to sleep alone, slept on
the mantle-piece, with coal scuttle
for pillow.
As observed land is precious here.
bought lot ten inches b. four, for
three hundred thousand dollars and
commenced operations.
The next thing is to begin boring.
You want a sharp bore. A public
lecturer he won't do. Neither will
skating gilnlet.
took brace and bit and went right
at work.
Got down about seven hundred thou
sand feet into the bowels of the land,
when | came to an impeachment.
Found that had struck the pre-
Adamite rock of the ossi6ed straits of
the Siluritu formation.
This is geology and you perhaps
won't understand it, but | will explain
it all in the paper to the Historical So
ciety | am about writing.
Got candle and went down to see
about it.
found big Megatherim, about
ak hundred feet long. and nine hun
dred wide in capital state of preser-
vation.
got him out and shall send him
along by express.
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HNHTS COMPANY INSURES AGAINST LOSS
or damage by fire. brick and frame buildings
merchandise. furniture, vessels and their cargoes
while in port, and other insurable property.
DIRECTORS:
J. Mora Moss. Benjamin Brewster.
James Otis. Jas. B. Haggin
VIM. f. Barron. Thomas H. Selby
J. G. kittle. Nicholas Lunning
Jos. A. Donohoe. John Parrott
Jas. c. Conroy, j. Underhill
P. H. Burnett, N. D. Sweeny
Moses Heller. Moses Ellis
Lafayette Maynard James Phelan
Chas. l.. Low Gustave Touchard
Jacob Scholie Michael Castle
Wm. H. Gawley Nicholas LARGO
Joseph Seller n. G. Kitte
l.. l.. Allen VIM C. Talbot
Alfred Bore Patrick MeAran
{. Temple Emmet Caleb T. Fay
J. Y. Ha.lock Geo. C. johnson
B.F. Hastings. Sacramento.
l.. Cunningham, Marysville, William Smith.
CALEB, 7. FAY, President.
Chas D. Hyven. Secy-
NJ. H. DARRACH. Agent Orovie.
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TO WOOD HAULERS

TNHE UNDERSIGNED WISHES To GET ONE
Il hundred cords OF four foot wood, delivered at
the brick yard in Orovilie, for which cash will be
paid on delivery to the lowest contractor.
Oroville, May %, 1855. I'D. RILEY.
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Notice..

C0ME INTO MY ENCLOSURE ABOUT the
u first day of July last. a large red COW with
rnaddle face, marked with under bit in lett ear .
swallow fork in he right, branded J. Il. connect
ed on left hip. The owner is requested TO prove
property, pay charges and take her away.
JAMES HOLLY.
White Wash Trees, Aug. 5. 65.
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Butte Table Mountain COnsOli-
dated Mining Co.

Located at Cherokee Flat, Butte Co. Cal
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meet
~ ing of the stockholders of the above company
wi Il be holden on Monday. the 2lst day of August,
ls65, between the hours of and z. NJ, at the
Co.'S Office (Messrs. Cotton & Darrach's Drug
Store tor the purpose of electing Trustees for the
ensuing year, and the transaction of such business
as legitinately may come before the meeting.
CHAS. wALDEYER, SEc.
OroviIle August 5th, 1865.
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TASTES differ with regard to birds
The infant delights in crows, but hates
the thrush some lunatics are raven
mad; gluttons are fond of swallows
persons with colds indulge in hawks
artillerists fancy PARROTS; misers cul-
tivate the golden eagles +; gamblers like
pigeons and gulls; thieves go in for
robin; fast men glory in lark, and
every good husband loves his little duck
of wife.
A PROMINENT bachelor politician on
the Kennebec remarked to lady that
soapstone was excellent to keep the feet
warm in bed.
eyes," said the young lady, who
had been an attentive listener, shut
some gentlemen have an improvement
on that which you know nothing about
The bachelor turned pale and main
tanned wistful silence.
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NOTICE. SFRAYED Oh STOLEN FROM
N my premises, one gray horse, Spanish brands
on both hips, and r L. on leff hlp. fsir COM
pensation will be paid for return OF same to LEW
IS CADEAC, Thompson Flat.
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To FEMALES.

TO FEMALES.
When a female is in trouble, or afflicted with
disease, weakness of the back and limbs pain in
the head, dimness of sight losS of muscular pow
er, pal ptation of the heart, rritabiity, nervous
ness, extreme urinary difficulties deran ngement of
digestive functions general debility, vaginites, all
diseases OF the womb, hy>teria sterility, and all
other diseases peculiar TO females, they should go
or write at once TO the celebrated female doctor.
W. X. Doher.y at his Medical Institute aud CON
suit him about their troubles and disease. The
Doctor is effecting more cures than any other Ply
sician in the State of California Let no false deli
cacy prevent you, but apply Immediately and save
yourself from painful sntierings and premature
death. All Married Ladies, whose health or other
circumstances prevent an increase IN their families
should write or call at DR.. W. X. D0herty's Med
cal Institute, and the will receive every possible
relief and help The Doctors Offices are so arrang
ed that he can be consulted without fear OF obser-
walton.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Patients residing in any part of the State, how
ever distant, who may desire the opinion and ad-
vice of DR.. Doherty rheir respective cases. and
who think proper to submit written statement of
such, in preference to holding a personal inter-
view.are respectfully assured that their cummuni-
cations will lie held most sacred. Dir. Doherty
takes this opportunity OF observing that all letters
are only opened and replied to by himself and tn
latter as promptly as possible.
II the case be fully and caDdidly described. and
the usual fee of ten dollars enclosed (by express
or in 4 registered letter.. personal communication
Will be superseded, as instructions for diet regi
men. and the general treatment of the cases itself
Gncluding the remedies), will be forwarded with
out delay. and in such a manner as to convey no
idea of the purport OF the letter or parcel trans
mitted.
Consultation at the Office freely letter $40
Permanent cure guaranteed or no pay. Address
W. X. DUHERIY, NJ. D.,
Sm-u33 San Francisco, Cal.