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The Portland daily press., 1870-09-19
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War Notes..

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M. Theirs efforts in England to bring about
negotiations for peace have entirely failed,
Earl Granville having courteously informed
him that all interference having for its object
the terms of a peaceful settlement between
France and Prussia must be positively de-
clined. Before the arrival of M. Theirs the
French government, which does not conceal
from the English cabinet its desire for an al
mistice, besought Lord Granville to trans
NIT to the Prussian headquarters certain over
lures tending to the negotiations on specified
terms. The answer received from Prussia
takes the form Of two questions. First-"Sup-
posing the terms of armistice are agreed upon
between you and us, can you undertake that
the French army will abide by them? Mean
ing by the French army all forces under Ba-
| zaine in Strasbourg, the army of Lyons, and
all other organizations?" Secopd-"Suppos-
ing the army accepts, will the naton?' Jules
Favre replied, eve undertake to answer for
| the army as well as for the nation. We will
convoke the Constituent Assembly, which
should be free expression of the national will
We resign our power into its hands, If such
Assembly accepts and ratifes our acts, that
will be a full guarantee to Prussia" More
Spouse has been received from Bismarck.
King William held council at Rheims and
decided to annex Alsace and Lorraine, and
Bismarck has reported to have said lately in a
conversation that Prussia would continue the
war indefinitely rather than abandon the idea
of territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The Germans who have been expelled from
d. I'LL
Prussian government. Eighty thousand Ger
mans have been driven from the Department
of the Seine alone.
The italian headquarters are close to Rome.
Civta Veccha has been occupied after few
skirmishes. The surrender of the Roman ter
ritory is regarded as an accomplished fact. The
Italian fleet is concentrating at Civita Vecchia
An attempt is making to bring about per-
sonal interview between Favre and Bismarck
as to the supposed purpose of Prussia to treat
with the Regency for peace. That information
comes direct from the Berlin foreign Office.
1t is known that Bismarck will not consent to
the signing of any treaties for peace unless
these treaties have the sympathies and conf
dence of the people Of France.
A great deal q dissatisfaction is expressed at
the Prussian embassy in London in conse-
| qnence of the belief that crown agents have
| sold to the French large quantity of muskets
which Were The property Of the English gov
| eminent.
The people of France are described as down
cast and there is universal desire for peace.
The Prussians are still massing their troops
around Paris, and several small skirmishes are
reported, but no bombardment has commence
ed Thirty bridges around the city have been
blown up. No trains left Paris on Saturday.
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REPRESENTATIVES, ELECTED. We have re-
ceived returns from all the representative dis.
tricts in the State but two-one in Hancock
and one in Penobscot, and the footing stands
as follows: Republicans Ill; Democrats 81. In
the Falmouth and Pownal district, in this
county, there was no choice. The following
were received Saturday:
ARoosTooK.
Houlton, &c-Eben Woodbury.
Presque Isle-Daniel Stckney.s
No. II, Range William Reed.
Fort Fairfeld-Isaac Hacker.
Dalton-A. 7: Mooers.
Van Buren-Peter C. Keegan.
HANCOCK.
Deer Isle-Aaron q. Rayaer.
KNOX.
Washington-Hram Bliss. Jr.*
st George-Josiah Warehouses;
Union-Leyi U. Hastings.
LINCOLN.
Newcastle-Darius Mahoney.
Wiscasset-Isaac T. Hobsou.
Bristol-Jcseph Irving.
Boothbay-Levi s. Heal (gain).
Observation-Disclosures s. Berry.*
Whitefeld-Jason M. Carleton.
PENoBscoT.
Observation-Disclosures r. White.
Linco n William G. Clark.
Spring1eld-Phiip G. JONES'
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The women of Prussia are said to be as COM
prehensively organized for the care of the
wounded as the men are for military service.
Little may be heard, amid the din of arms, of
what these women are doing; butthe service,
says the London Economist, is diligently and
emclently performed. So thorough is said to
be the organization that the societies know
where to turn for lint and every kind of store
in any requisite quantity that may be of SER
vice to the wounded; the system being nearly
as effective for utilizing the resources of the
country as those of the active army. Again.
there are numerous societies for assisting fam.
lilies whose heads are called into the field. and
the caiamities incident to compulsory draft
are thus ameliorated as far as possible. Hard
ly single person in Prussia escapes from do.
ing something toward sustaining the burden
of the war, and it is this scientific adjustment
which has made possible the concentrated ef-
fort whose prodigious results we have seen.
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The excitement at Montreal regarding beat
ing matters has been renewed by PROPOSE
tion from the hackers of Walter Brown to the
Tyne crew. They propose to make two match
es of $1,000 each; Brown to row Taylor and
Winship, respectively, and if that offer is not
accepted they desire to make double-scull
race of $4,000 between Brown and McKiel on
the one hand and Winship and Taylor on the
other. In case the latter offer is refused, $1,000
will be deposited 10 meet an equal sum for the
purpose Of making match between Walter
Brown and Harry Coulter. 1t is understood
that these races will take place in the United
States
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BUSINESS CHANGEs.-The business changes
in Maine last week were as follows:
Portland.-Leavitt g Pollock; fish dealers
new. firm; d. w, Leavitt Fred A. Pollock
John Randall & Co., wholesale -four; dis.
solved; new firm composed of John Randall
and j. W. Randall
Woodbury.. Latham & Co., wholesale flour
new firm; w. H. Woodbury. W. w. Latham,
e. A. Glidden.
W. II. Melcher & Co., mills; dissolved.
Freeport. Woodside & Sparrow, general
dealers; dissolved; G. f. Sparrow now contin-
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INVAZZDS.

Especially Consumptives, will find the water and
baths at the CONGRESS SPRING, Congress Hall,
Sheldon, VT, under the care of DIR. s. S. FITCH of
ia Broadway, New York, one OF the best curatives
OF Throat, Lung. Stomach, Kidney and Skin Diseas-
es, Rheumatism and Cancers. A cure usually effec-
ted in four to sixteen weeks. Climate life.giyine.
better than Minnesota or Florida. Congress Hall
the excellent hotel, open all the year. Board excel
lent and cheap. For part culars, references and
rooms apply personally or by letter to s. S. r..
CARLISLE, Congress Hall, Sheldon, Vermont.
aug20eod Pm sn
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ARoosTooK COUNTY The Houlton Times
of last week gives the following in relation tC
the election in Aroostook county:
In this county the election is in doubt Iu
the southern parts of the county the Republi-
cans have done well, and increased their vote
by considerable majority over that of last
year. In the west and the north the Republi
can nominees for county officers have suffered
much, but little regard being paid to.nomina-
tons, and the result will depend upon the vote
in Madawaska, from which we have not heard
Dudley, the Republican candidate for Senator,
will go into Madawaska with between 800 and
400 majority. The ma rity for some of the
candidates for county officers will be much
less. The Republicans have undoubtedly elect
ed all their candidates for Representatives to
Legislature
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INTERESTING TO TOBACCO DEALERS Act
ing Commissioner Douglass has been informed
that some tobacco dealers in the various large
cities are in the habit of selling to their Gus
toners small quantities of cavendish or plug
tobacco, and, having received pay therefor, cut
ting it up with hand cutting machine evading
the tax of SO cents per pound, and that other
parties complain of this practice as injurious
to their trade and damaging to the revenue.
Several dealers have inquired of the Commits
siOner if it is allowable to cut tobacco in this
manner, after selling it, without affixing the
proper stamps. Commissioner Douglass, in re-
ply, says:-That under the law every kind of
manipulation of tobacco, whether of the raw
leaf or manufactured, or partially manufacture
ed tobacco, of scraps, waste drippings, stems or
deposits of tobacco, resulting from any process
of handling by which the character and con-
dition of the tobacco is changed, and the same
prepared for use or consumption, is a process
of manufacture, and the person who makes
business of doing this is declared to be a man.
ufacturer of tobacco. The manufacturer can
sell in original stamped packages only He
must sell the article just as it is packed,
worked, branded, labelled and stamped, other
wise he commits fraud. A retail dealer is al
lowed to break wooden packages aud retail
therefrom but he is not allowed to change the
character or condition of the article by any
process of manipulation, by cutting, pressing,
grinding, crushing. rubbing or otherwise pre-
pairing it, either before or after selling. He
further says the dealer in manufactured plug
tobacco cannot be allowed to cut his plug chew
ing tobacco into smoking tobacco, nor the leaf
dealer reduce raw or leaf tobacco, etc., into
cut or graduated smoking tobacco without be-
coming liable as manufacturer. The purchas-
er or consumer may use cutting machine or
other instruments for reducing his plug or
other descriptions of tobacco into condition
to be consumed, but dealer cannot make a
business of manufacturing manufactured or
unmanufactured tobacco, either before after
sale, without becoming liable.
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Political Notes.

John Q. Adams has formally withdrawn
from the field as Democratic candidate for
governor of Massachusetts,.
Hale's majority for Congress in the Fifth
District will be about 1900. He run 113 votes
ahead of his ticket in Ellsworth where he re-
eidaa
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distinguished writer's on the subject of insur-
ance in the country, was formerly citizen of
Auburn, Maine, where his father still lives.
The New York Insurance Times publishes a
long obituary notice, from which we learn that
his pamphlets entitled "Watchman, what Of
the Night?" and "Light in Dark Places" were
the most popular brochures on life insurance
ever published. The former was translated
into foreign languages, and its sale was unpre-
cedented. The license fees paid the author by
the--counpanies- for-rsissuing -asnsun.ea-te
$1,000. Mr.. Pompilly was only thirty-three
years old at the time of his DEATH He had ac-
cumulated large fortune in his business rela-
tons with prominent companies. and had
SIS 900 insured on his life
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fourth one but it succeed in making his es-

Messrs Kennedy & Molholland Of Sebec can.
tured Saturday, Sept. 10th, baskng shark
that measured twenty seven feet in length
captured The fishing, both shore and bay.
has been more prosperous than that Of any
year since 1865 says the Machias Republican,.
The steamer Lewiston will make tw, trims
per week to Machias from and after Monday
September 9th.
The Machias Republican says work is pro-
crossing in the copper mine on the sDormap
Lot in Columbia, with encouraging pros
pects
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A DREAMER.-In attempting to haul large
barn, belonging to j. NJ. Briggsin Parkman,
on the 9th inst, after it was placed upon run
ners and hauled short distance, man in the
crowd by the name of Aver, informed the men
that he had, during the previous night, dream
ed that the barn fell to pieces in descending a
hill just ahead, and advised them to keep at a
safe distance. Sure enough, at the point de-
scribed, the barn collapsed with crash, bury
ing several pairs of oxen in the ruins, but in
Turing no one. S.
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tate ~ cws.
ANDRoscoGaIN COUNTY.


Tho Theological school of Bates College
opened on Thursday with three classes, as fol-
lows: Seniors, 2 Middle Classmep, and II
Juniors-16 in all.
The Auburn City Government has voted to
purchase hand steam fire engine with neess-
sary hose, &c, and appropriated So, 500 to ply
for it. Tue money is to be raised by loan.
DR.. Oakes estimates bis loss by the late fire in
Auburn at 1900 About Is cords of cut wood
were burned, 20 acres of old growth and IS
acres of new growth jusS starting.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Houlton Times says work on the Honl.
ton Branch Railway is being rapidly pushed
forward. The grading is now nearly comnlet.
ed the whole length OF the line, and two miles
of the rails laid from the junction at Rlan-
chard's. The laying of the rails on the Honi-
mile and half will be laid. this week. The
road probably will be completed aud the cars
running over it within month.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says Miss Woodbury.
who was accidentally injured on Thursday af,
ternoon, is quite comfortable. Her escape rom
instant death will always remain wonder
The Waterville Mail says the female borsa
thief who ran away with Mr. Holwav's team
last week has not been arrested, though track
ed far enough to make it evident she fled with
her prize to Canada. 1t turns out that she is
not connected with the man who lately stole
the same team, but that she is really tie vile
of one Samuel S. Woodman, horse thief of
some note, to whom she was married at Wa
terville some two or three weeks ago. Wood.
man has escaped several thefts by compromise.
and it is supposed he joiaed his wife IN This
enterprise, and that both are now in Canada.
LINCOLN COUNTY
Oysters of an enormous size are found at
Sheepscott Bridge, where there is said to he
quite bed of them. They are in such deep
water that it will not pay to take them out Tor
the market.
PENoBsooT COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig says lady with the Med
way excursionists in Bangor Thursday, re-
marked that she brought six children with
her, and had her husband been well she would
would have brought the other four.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The town of Parkman, at a town meeting
held on the 18th inst, voted to prosecute suit
commenced by the present board of Selectmen
against a former board of Selectmen, for al
legged defalcation of fund hired by them to pay
soldiers enlistment bounties during the war
The trial will be one of interest as the best OBJ
tainable counsel are retained by the respective
parties. s.
The body of Edward Foster.who was drown
ed by falling from the steamer Fairy of the
Lake, on Moosehead Lake, was washed ashore
and found on Thursday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A bear weighing about three hundred
pounds, was killed in Addison, last week.
Abe Knights killed two bears and captured
the third in Sebec week age; he started the
The Portland daily press., 1870-09-19

CHICAGO HONESTY Chicago IriJnne
says that "the name of Chicago warehouse
man has become synonymous with that Of a
pirate. and supports its accusation by a list Of
charges that certainly, if tue more than justi-
fly the unfatterng remark. Such a system OF
jockeying practised by the Chicago breadstuff
dealers, as given, was never excelled by the
most INSCRIPTIONS horse chaunter. 1t seems
that it is the custom of the warehousemen,
when 1000 bushels of wheat is consigned to
them, to send back receipt for only $50 bush
els, and the next day the consgnee will receive
the information that his wheat is shot" and be
compelled to sell the receipt back to the ware
houseman at a loss of ten cents bushel and on
following day finds that his grain has been
re-sold and delivered as perfectly sound and at
the full market price. This is said to be so
common that nobody now voluntarily sends his
grain to Chicago if he can send it elsewhere,
land that, consequently, wheat is sent daily
from Northern Illinois to Milwaukee, and corn
to Toledo, to escape robbery at the Chicago ell
evators." The cry of hot corn" has in fact be-
come so general that shippers "send their grain
at a loss elsewhere sooner than the risk of be-
ing robbed" in Chicago.
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L E D.

In this city, Sept. II. Mrs. Mary, relict of the late
Capt. VIM. woodbury., aged go years months
Funeral ibis Monday afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
at her late residence. VIVA
, In Knlghtyille. Cape Elizabeth, Sept II, John
Ihomas Clark, aged 81 years 9 months,-yo uDges +
Cape Elizabeth. VI
lfuneral this Monday afternoon, at 81 O'Clock.
at his late residence, " 'S00A'
In 1orham, Sept. II, Capt. Lothrop L. Files, aged
o@ years months. Lewiston journal copy1
lrunetai at his late residence, Monday afternoon
attend. ~ "
o. In Gorham, Sept. II, Eddie H., youngest son of
stepnen w. and Miranda b. Eaton, aged 1s years
lfunerai at he residence of his father Monday al
ternoon at O'Clock. Friends OF the family are invit-
ed TO attend.
In Bath, Sept. IA, Mr.. James L.. Croker, aged 90
years months
In Bath, Sept. II, Mr.. Samuel I. White, aged IS
years month.
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REIMBURSEMENT OF FIREs.-Those who
may have occasion to eight fire. on woodland
or open ground would find broom and pail of
water very efficient means which to check the
progress of the flames. With broom or green
bough dipped in water person can rapidly ex-
tinguish running fire. q.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

HOFF'S MALT EXTRACT is not only renovn-
ed in cases Of Hoarseness. Coughs, Dyspepsia, etc
ana on account OF ITS non-exclting properties as
beverage which can be Led at all times BY every
one, but is douby so in cases OF TubereuIar Con-
sumption.
The official reports OF many OF the military hos
pitfalls OF Europe state that: cit puts a stop 10 The
nroad OF this powerful enemy and renders the prog
ress OF the malady impossible. 1t is a direct an
tagonlst TO tubercuar; morbid constitution by
preventing he settling and fixing OF the abuminous
matter; moreover, it powerfully excites the activity
Oh the lungs and increases the circulation OF the
bloOd.'
SOLD by ALL DRUGGISTS AND GROCFRS.
TAI RAsT 81 Co., 2sS Greenacich So, N. T.,
SOLE AGENTS FOR UNITED STATES, ere.
sep1g-2w
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THE statement that 4 Skinner & Co. are in
debted to the Franklin and Continental Man.
niact9rng Companies 800, 900 each is incorrect.
The Franklin Company has ample security for
every dollar, and their Indebtedness to the
Continental Company will not exceed $40 900.
IrQveler.
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Ratchelor's Hair seve,

This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world ;
tue only true and perfect Dye harmless, reliable in
stantaneous no disappointment; no ridiculous tnts
remedies the i'll effects ofbad dyes; nvigorates and
gyss tue hair soft and autiful black or brown.-
Sold by all Druggists and Perfumers, and properly
applied at Bachelors Wig Factory, I6 Bond NY
June 3-1S5OS Ndlyr&w
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M A II II / X u /.

In Biddeford, Sept. 3. William P. Hill and Ella j..
Cross.
In New Haven, CT. Sept. Is, at the residence of
Ezra G. Reed, Esq by Rev. DIR. Bacon, Rev. George
Leon Walker, ID. d., and Miss Amelia Read Larned,
all of New Haven.
In New Brunswick, N. S Sept II, by Rev. A. D.,
l.. Jewett, DIR. ID. q. English and Miss Susie c..
daughter of Harrison Blake, Esq., all of N. b.
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p0aTLAND& n0CHEsTgG 2
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT


Csssss.E.gl On and after Monday Nav q 1S7n
SfSsesSssSs trains will run as follows:
Passenger trains leave Portland daily fSundays ex-
A. ii, 2.45 P. NJ.
Leave Portland tor Saco River at 6.15PM
Leave Alfred Tor Portland and intermediate sta
tions at 30, A. NJ.
Leave Saco River for Portland at $50 A. NJ. and
4.15 r. NJ.
freight train with passenger attach
ell leave Alfred for Portland at $50 A. NJ.
Leave Portland for Alfred at Las p. NJ.
Stages connect as follows:
AT GOrham TOR West GOrham Standish, SteeB
Falls Baldwin.
AT Saoo River, tor West Buxton, Bonny EAGLE
South Llminston Limington, daily.
At Centre marlborough Station for Limerick
Newteln. Parsonsteld and Ossipee. tri-weekly.
At Center Marlborough for Limerick, Parsons
field, daily.
At Alfred for Sanford Corner sprngvale, f. l eb-
anon Little RiverFalls), So. Lebanon, f. Roches-
ter and Rochester.
April %, 1870. f~''''''1 a.,
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The following are the official corrected re-
turns for the 18th District, Aroostook and
II. IL
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To remove Tan, Sunburn, Pimples, and Erup-
tions from the skin. use Schlottelbeck's Moth and
Fiecke Lotion, prepared only by A. G. Schotter-
beck & Co, Apothecaries and Chemists, Portland
Me. For sale by all Druggists at 80 cents per bot
tie. mnua anti
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Price of Wood
Doom 33 per- cent.

will sell good Dry Hard Wood, in quantities fro
two cords and upwards, deliveried on the ,ars in
Portland at about two-thrds the retail price. A
rare chance Tor families to two three dollars
per cord in the price of their years. wood.
Address, i. g. JORDAN,
sep3sneod SIN Bar Mills.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
RI OTI Q e

PORTLAND, September 1870.
gA| the undersigned Dry and Fancy Goods Deal-
w ers of Portland, agree to close our places of
business at O'Clock p M, Tuesday and Friday Eve
nngs of each week, commencing Tuesday Sont
2Oth and closing March 21st, 1871.
Turner Brothers, N q Darling,
Eastman Brothers, L Bowen
l. ID Strout, M A Boswortb
o NJ 6 E Brooks, 1 p johnson.
J + Cory 6 Co, A Upton,
M Frost, Fowe,
@ Leach, Q Mixer,
L A Marrett, Latner
Butler, M Smith,
Geo Robinson & Co, T. N True
Thos Lucas, Flood,
+ T Eden & Co, e X Ingraham & Co.
c 1hrasher s. Co, l. Patrick 81 Co.
j M Dyer Il Co, j G Brown
G F Boynton, Woodside,
u Gowen, A Crawford,
Little, SA Gibson,
j Gilbert, M j Nichols
Davis & Co, S Smith,
H Talbot 4 Co, Geo Anderson.
+ H Hatch, j III Fitzgerald a. Co.
M A Briggs Il Co, Sarah True.
S j Stanwo9d 81 Co, X N Fields
Dryden 81 Roland, l. Roberts
Louisa Merrill, CHI Doten & Co.
l. NJ Garland, l. A Waterhouse
B II & e Alexander, ST York g. Co,
j & II H Deland A Sweetsir,
A Smell, NJ 4 Bedow
JAS Davis II FL Barrows
r Rand, M L Girard,
w Sawyer, M p Graham,
Lobenstein, w Holmes.
A Nash, VIC Hurd,
W II Baker,, Mrs Cushman,
Sweetser & Merrill HF Marsh.
H Libby
sep15
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FOREIGN PORTS.
SPOKEN

Sept 8, lat 81 81 N, lon rs O5 w, brig Geo Harris
from - Tor st Marys.
Sept 49, lat 3s 80, Ion "A W, brig Guiding Star,
bound South.
Sept 10. of Cape May, ship Gold Hunter, from
Philadelphia for Antwerp.
Sept =. in Crooked Island Passage, brig Hiram
Abif, from Navassa tor New York.
=, Sekt ID. off Brentons Beef, brig Redman, from
Turks Islands for Boston.
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something New
DRs. EVANS & STROUT, DENTS rs,
81 No Clapp'. Block,

have new method of inserting artificial TEETH,
by means of which no food can lodge under the plate
and they so firmly held in place that it is i'm
possible to tip or loosen them in bling mast cating
TODD This new method can be applied to old and
troublesome sets. sep6sndtf
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MADAME CAPRELL.
The Celebrated Clairvoyant
1ud SOirituNy PLUs;cinn.

THIS lady. who has for period of years continue
ed to astonsh the public by her extraordinary
revelations OF the past present ana future has been
Consulted by thousands regarding all things which
effect the course through lile The distinct accura-
diseases preserbes the proper remedies therefor and
ultimately cures the same, have as yet never been
equaed. All are invited to call on Madame Capre
at her rooms at the United States Hotel. spl5.n1ws
JoUyEN's KID GLOVE CLEANER restores
soiled gloves equal to new. For sale by all
druggists and fancy goods dealers. Price %
cents per bottle. mr28-d1y
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DIR. BickneIl's syrup

Cures Diarrh@a, Dysentery. Cholera Morbus or In
iantum, Colo, Bowel or Summer Complaints gen.
orally, and is entirely safe and reliable and gives I'M
mediate relief, and never harms the most delicate,
being purely vegetable without opate does not pro-
duce costveness. One third its bulk is of the best
French brandy, giving 1t powerful tonic properties.
NO family should be without it for immediate use.
Fail not to try it. Druggists sell it. jy27d3msn