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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-04

REYNoLDs' New Orleans improved
Screw Cotton Press is on exhibition at
Swifts Iron and Steel Works, l96 Main
street. Call and examine this splendid
press. 1851 JoHN MANoGUE, Agent.
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PIrrsBuRc, Camel, Mt. Carbon and
Raymond coal as low as the lowest.
GEo, MELLERsH,
l4Ot Il cor. South Court and Main SITS.
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The following lines from Shakespeare
wildly describe the act of blood-poison-
ing, and in their meaning agrees in
remarkable way with the modern view of
the effect of cholera matter on the hui
man system:
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-" whose eject
Holds such an enmity with blood Of man
That, swift as quicksilver. 1t courses through
The natural gates and alleys Of the body;
And with a sudden vigOr it doth posset
And curd, like eager droppings into milk,
The thin and wholesome blood"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-04
ATTACKED BY RowDIEs.

NEWARK, N. j., September 4 ,-0flicer
Paul Hide, while attempting to arrest
John Hackett yesterday, was attacked
by gang of rowdies, who assailed him
with stones He was compelled to re-
lease his prisoner, having been struck
on the back of the head, which knocked
him senseless. He had previously dis
charged two pistol shots, but does not
know with what effect. He was removed
to the hospital, where he now lies No
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Eleven Of the ringleaders have been or
rested.
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~ Greenhouse and hardy plants; cut Tow
ors, bouquets, heral decorations for balls, par
and csmetery lots laid out the most Ariiltle
style. YIN
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TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.
A NEGRO KILLS A WHITE NAN.

NhuhO AtbLo "a "hi ~ NAH'
WABASH, IND, Sept "A man named
Davis. living near this city, suspecting
negro man of intimacy with his wife,
caused his arrest, but the prosecuting
witness failed to appear, and the case
was dismissed. On leaving the judges
office the negro was assaulted by Davis
and a man named Warren, armed with
clubs. The negro picked up large rock
and struck Davis on the back of the
head, inficting fatal wound; he then
turned and beat Warren badly. The
negro was acquitted.
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NURSERY.
Bluff City Nursery,
n. PERDUE, PROPRIETOR.
Poplar Street, near Dunlap Avsnua

oi dsnS SC Isss q Royal Gardens. stOckkoln.
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Genuine Gravel Roofing, by Bar
thoIonaew d. Allen, 40 N. Court. 10it
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RUN OVER AND KILLED.

FoRr WAYNE, IND, Sept A boy
named Jackson, aged eight years, was
run over and killed on the L., NJ, A. and
c. railroad, at Lafayette yesterday after
NOM.
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coTroM FACTORS.


B Il N. TX. r II l. l. E N
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COLUMBUS o., September 4-Yester-
day afternoon two bruisers, named Gal
lagher and Chambers, fought a prize
fight west of this city. After three
rounds Gallagher threw up the sponge.
The party left in time to escape the po-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-04
FATAL ACCIDENT.

sPRNGFiELD, o., Sept 4.-George
Millinger, with his family and Mrs.
Smith, while driving to church yesterday,
we're suddenly overturned in crossing a
gutter. The infant son of Mrs. Milhnger,
six weeks old, was instantly killed, and
Mrs. Millinger received probably fatal
injuries. Mrs. Smiths hand was broken.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08
Election Returns from Connecticut.

NEW HAVEN, April BIN New H;,-
ven, Jewell, Republican, for Governor,
gains 39l on the vote of last year; y
towns in New Haven county show a
gain of S31 for Jewell, over last year.
Jewell is probably elected. Kcnt!inck,
Democrat, for Congress, is probably
elected by a snall majority. Hartford,
Il strong Republican, is elected to Con-
gress from the first District.
WAsHINGToN, April ga dispatch
from Burr estimates that Engiisli's ma
jority is 5000, and two Democratic Con
gressmen, being a gain Of one. The
Legislaturcisv very close. Several DEM
ocratic gains.
HARTFORD, April 3.-Twcnty-onc
towns in Hartford county give Jewell,
Rep, for Governor, 1867 majority. The
county went Democratic last year.
The Times special from New Haven
says, enough returns have been rcceiv cd
here to Insure the election Of Jewell be
You'd question. Also the return of X ell
lOgg to Congress from the ID district.
Staikwortiy, Rep, is elected to Con-
gress from the 3D. district.
WASHINGTON, April 3, p.nl.-Latcst
figuring elects Jewell and three NOM
hcrs of COngross-Rcpublic gaining
tho Governor and Congressional dele
cation as last session.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08

The cost of printing to the State OF
Louisiana, for 1870, was one thousand
dollars day-enough to run the whole
machinery of the State Government I'M
der economical nanagement.-Ec.
Now, we ask the deepest-dyed Ratii-
cal in the State if this is not the grand
est sWindle ever practiced upon a free
people? This one thousand dollars per
day Is paid out to men who delight to
administer poison to the minds of those
they profess to defend, and destroy the
peace of the land without giving one
cents consideration to the State! And
DO you suppose that the people of the
South will ever forget such wrongs? Do
you suppose them dogs, to wag their
tails at the feet of the man who did all
this? But it continues. 1t will cost
the same for 1871 resulting in the same
evil, without any good. With all this
gift of one thousand dollars per day
there is not one of the papers fed by
ehls money able to stand alone,and can
not lay claim to a respectable circulation
with the people of the State. With
draw the printing bill and there would
not be Radical paper in the State
Will Governor Warmoth continue this
monstrous swindle, and at the same
time expect to gain the respect of the
people: We ask again is there to be
no end to this?
"Watchnan, tell US of the night
What its signs of promise arc?"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08
Items from Congress.

4, Tho ku-I<luX seems to absorb all the
time and talent of the great Sanhcdrum
OF the American continent. No doubt
Congress is flooded with news from the
South, as we see that one Mr.. Ame=, Of
Mississippi, makes his maiden speech
by giving IL long list of outrases i'll the
South.
The New Hampshire election is max
ing the Republicans III Congress quake
and tremblc; and we'll they may, for
! their doom is written, and the day OF
| execution is near at hand. Like one of
Old, they will crawl upon the ground
and feed Oh grass.
Sumner is striking some tremendous
| blows at Grant-tcaclling him that, al
| though he is President, he is not the
only man of power.
Sumner is evidently reaching for the
White House, whether as Democrat or
Republican is not yet revealed. We
think his effort will be a perfect failure,
| because the Democrats have too many
great mon i'll their own ranks, and the
! Republicans will choose Grant as their
strong man. Sumner viii then act with
us, or mako Il third candidate
The Democrats in Congress now mum
Der one hundred. They now begin to
claim respect. 4 few more added to
she number, and they will demand re-
;, apect and attention.
| Old Ben Butler is fast losing position
in Congress: and, in one more term, will
| be kicked out.
Poor Louisiana is singing small! in
| Congress. Carpct-baggcrs can never
command respect, even with the worst
Republicans. A thing so unnatural can
never go down. A n orthcrn man from
Il Southern district, sent to Congress
against the will OF the people, cannot
hold up his head and declare himself
the Representative of proud, intclli-
gent and progressive people. He may
| take his scat and get his money, but
that is all-his final end is shame and
disgrace. Yes, he may get his money
and laugh over his succcss-nay pass a
few jokes as to how he blinded the ne
gro and obtained his votc-but all this
will avail hi5,Gnothing; even his chill
dren viii E !irr the disgrace aftet"flc has
passed f. ..y. ''The iniquity of the
fathers ..lail be visited upon the chill
f'Ac'i ,-- .nlru and fourth general
tiOnc },
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08
O.-K ASSOCIATE EDIEOn.

We take plea-nr. III giving place IA
our columns to the following conlpli-
o,o,,+a,, .,,I,,.;o,,s ,,,.,,,,-.on;s,r ,.cl
:r.,, =. ..,..,
1iii1' '"r '"'oii'i"''"'lt' IA" i''9 f'''-
found THANKS and best W ashes.
lElom tsle Clnihnrno ;hiN"ca'r.i
give ne'"" me 7i''''''"'% % ''.:r
oia iileii'!; y. {. ii!ii' a a7Soc4"t" "'H-
tor OF INC c'A'iiiTA H'. 20 /. : ~.
Mr.. itiN mas many E't''H .fle1''7 II,
this part OF III" state, ~lcr" ne u wen
known as lawyer o! aui'itt anu a. ei-
lt"r, having been for sS'SFi'i years con
nccted VITA the Claiborne A"T"rtso III
the latter capacity:
AcLfanlo publishes "ht. "i sht pest
papers IN tue state ana ""f r'"i'1
should p.troniZe him freely
From the Camden Ark ''oillorsa.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08

PAltls, April 2.-Evcning.-Thc
was Il serious engagement this morning
between the Government troops and
Communists. About 1900 National
Guards machcd on Courlevic and were
met by the Gen d'arms and Gardcs. A
Captain of tho latter gallopcd up way
ing his cap, intending to address the
Communists, when IL Zouuvc with that
body shot him down. a general act
ton followed. The gcn d'arms took
five prisoners, one Srvcnty-fivc years of
age, who were shot immediately. The
guns of Fort Eaicrian swept the roat,
and the Communists fled. Twenty-Five
insurgents We're killed and many
wounded. The engagement was over
at l o'clock. The. National Guards
still hold Porte Macllot. Tho greatest
excitement prevails.
LONDON, April "a dispatch from
Versailles to-day says Marshal McAia-
in-ChiCf of tho French army
y dispatch from Paris this forenoon
says the Commune has issued Il procla-
ton couchcd i'll the following iangua,sc:
Attacked by the Versailles Govern
mcnt. We have Il mission to protect
the city, and call for the aid of the cit
icons.
There was y continual movement of
the Communal forces during the night
and distant CnnuOnading audible this
afternoon.
y Brussels dispatch of the 3rd says
the second sitting of tho Peace Confer
Cncc held to-day.
LONDON, April 3, 10 u. A.-The Paris
Commune has issued Il decree arraign-
ing Thicrs, Favrc, Picard, Dutoure, ST
mon and Policeman before II tribunal OF
the people, and ordering their property
to hC seized. Another decree pr0noun-
rcs Il separation ofthc Church and State.
religious bodies and abolish
- national property.
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STATE NEWS EiT PARISHES.
CLAIBORNE.

The Advocate has the following item:
2:r. Il. I.ippmins Informs us that he
will TIE ready to start for Europe in 4
week or SO, and if our citizens desire to
procur" any German laborers they had
better take advantage of this Opportu-
nifty, and make the necessary arrange
;n2nts. Would it not be we'll to call Il
public meeting and consider the mat
ter:
NIESNlLLE.
The Farmer, published at Mt. Lcba-
non, notices, rs follows, a change in the
rropiietocship OF the Mt. Lebanon
Manufacturing Company.
These mills have been leased by W.
c. Morci:,nd and VIM. Mnnley, for Il
series Of years. These gentlemen arc
energetic and thorough business men,
and VIC feel satisfied that the institu-
ton will prosper under their manage
n2ent. Let Us encourag" home institu-
tons.
Tho Gazette publishes tho following
despatch from its senior editor:
"NEw ORLEANS, March %.
". G. Bor3'ctt, Editor Gazette and Flag.
1.-THE prcliminarias have been settled.
/. The Baton Rouge Road comes to
Shreveport. The contract viii! be signed
Monday. The work to commence at
Shreveport. The bonds to be earned
before issued. DRUR,- LAcy.''
ls0SsIEH AND WEBSTER.
The Bossier Banner SAYS:
| Bossic,, by the census of 1870, con-
tanned 3,5o5 whites. and $40 blacks.
Webster gets about one sixth of these
numbers.
Present B0ssier contains 500 square
miles. Webster took off $50 square
miles. The new parish of Red River
takes Off only five or six square miles
i'll township fourteen, by the map we
nave. Webster has in round numbers,
600 Square miles, and Red River 400.
What even the prospect Of a railroad
can effect may be gathered from the
following from tho Mansfield Reporter:
Now that it is a settled fact that We
arc to nave a railrQad at no very dis
tant day, thabride Of property is grad
uaHy rising. We know two gentlemen
who own lands lying near where the
road Will pass who ask 50 more per
acre for their lands now than they
would have taken some months ago.
We expect other property to rise in
proportion as the road progresses to-
wards completion.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN HOMERs
Two Newspaper Offices Destroyed!

Mr.. J. X. MiI1ican, one of the propri-
etOrs of the Claiborne Advocate, sends
us the following dispatch received Just
as we were going to press:
"HoMER, La, April 6.-There was !,
fire in town at O'Clock y. NJ. Taylor 4
Mitchells brick building was consuul.
ed; loss estimated at $4,000. The Ad-
vocate and Had offices, Gen. Houng's
law Office and DIR. p. \. Williams den
tai office were complete loss. The
telegraph Office was considerably dam
aged. J. X. MrLIlCAS.n
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NEW ORLEANS CARDS.
n $. HUNT * CO.,
I - y II u ~ ~,

n $. HUNT !S CO.,
". NJ \ G II \ T. II Y ID L = 0 T.,
lS:1 t;ravier ST., New Orleans,
Manufacturers Agents for E. CARVER cos
CELEBRATED COTTON GINS AND IISTERS
BLAKE'S STEAM PUMrs, of all kinds.
Boston Machine COmpany's Engines; Porl-
able and Stationary Boilers; the I;aNtcr
Portable Engines; Schaffcr Il Butlcnbcrg
Steam Gauges; Collins Steam, Water and
Gas Valves. I!ydrants and Water Mctrcs
SturtcvantS Pressure and Fan Blowers
Exhaust and Dryer Fans; Bcrryman'S
Automatic Boiler Feed Regulator and Low
n,nn,,tc MD Iand E oad ;iin LoWs
chimes; Clarks Linen Hose, Hose Pipes
Couplings, etc; New York Tap and Die
Company's Screw Plates, Taps, Dies, Rca-
mcrs, otc. U. S. Standard Nut Company's
Finished and Unfinished Nuts and Bolts;
j. w. MiNtcr II cos Saw CiumncrS ITpScts
and Mill Picks; Scldens Steam Packing:
Plymouth Mills Itivots; the Eagle Wise.
Plantation, Draining, Cotton, Iron, WooI>-
working and all kinds of Macllircrv; Belt
ing, Shhtting and Pullcys, on hand or will
DO furnished at shot notice, at Niunut:,c-
turcrS' Prices.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08

In the parish of st. Mary, La, forty
murders were committed within the
last twelve months, and every one of
them negroes, killed by negroes. Look
OUT Cutfee! your race is rapidly de-
parting to better worlds than this, even
without the aid of ku-ILlux. A little
more freedom, a little more voting and
Il little more jury service, and GOO will
say, "Well done, thou faithful servant,
enter into your rest
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08

The President has issued his war
proclamation against South Carolina.
Poor old State! Your trouble has just
commenced. You swallowed recon-
butter. You armed the negro and
placed him in front. You did every
thing demanded by Congress. You
cried "peacc" whom there was no peace.
Now you are rcaping the fruit of Your
own fOliy!
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08

From all we can learn, the Now Or
leans branch Of the Pacific road will
run to Shreveport Instead Of Marshall.
Propositions have beer, made by the
Railroad Company to that effect, and
accepted by Shreveport. This not only
secures to Shreveport her present trade,
bat viii multiply that trade tenfold.
m ami around Shreveport capitalists
will find profitable investment.
Shreveport is bountt to be great
city, and the country from there on,
through neSotO IT, Alexandria. Will
bloom ana blossom as the rose. Lands
have gon" up in DeSotO five hundred
per cent. Mansfield is bound to be one
Of the choice locations in all this west
crn country. The people in and sur
rounding this town, and all through
DcSot,, are Of that substantial material
not found everywhere. Now, with the
very best class Of people, good lands,
healthy CLIMATE, and a certainty of rail
road faciiitieS--W hcther the road goes
70. Shreveport or Narshall-shc can
confidently look up and be proud.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08

The Radical papers throughout the
South are making ono argument that
detics all criticism. s'rhc negroes must
be right because they got the worst of
it, They are using this in the Mcri,l-
ian riot, and in all tho troubles of the
South. 1t is a very successful argu-
uent, because they may rest assured of
one thing: the negroes will certainly
get the worst Of it. 1t is successful also
rs u means Of administering fresh doses
of hatred against the white man. Dear
Radical friends, you are wrong; you
should not preach such incCndiurism to
your colorcd friends; you arc leading
them into trouble, and bringing upon
yourselves the contempt of your own
race. "Thcrc is Il way that sccmcth
right unto q man, but the end thereof is
DEATH
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08
Very respectfully,
Your Obdt. Scrvt.,

II. w. l. lICh.
/ We are glad to hear from Hon. r. W.
Futch, but had much rather he would
have written in a different spirit from
that manifested in his letter
The article quoted from our paper
was written after reading many papers
from the city and various portions OF
the State, and of every hue and color,
and after hearing q thousand and one
reports from almost every one without
distinction of race, color or previous
condition.
In the midst all we read and heard
finding no mention of honorable cxccp-
tiOns that we felt in our hearts must
| exist, we gave expression to our feeling
of establishment that our own party
journals would speak ofthis Legislature
in such bitter dcnunciations without, at
any point, make mention of the fact
that we did have men in that body who
did not and would not 6ow the knee to
B0Gi.
1t has ever been our delight to defend
our party leaders, and it was our ankle
called upon some of our Democratic
Representatives to give an account of
their stewardship while passing through
that most remarkable body of law
makers-thc most remarkable over as
Semblcd on the earth.
We now proceed TO answer the letter
point by point:
1t may be s.wondrous stange' to Mr..
Futch that we are not fully posted as to
all the acts and doings ofthe legislators
but, to us, il is "monstrous strange"
that we get what little we do, when it
is a known fact that every movement
of the General Assembly has tended to
keep not only Us but the people in ig-
norancc of those acts and loiugS.
Yes, "thrce weeks" after the adjourn
ment of the Legislature we are calling |
for information; and we have serious |
fears that, after tho lapse ofthrce years, |
we will still be calling in vain for infor-
nation, 1t is Il fact, Mr. Futch, that |
the people do not know Of the "acts
and doings' of their Representatives.
This is true from the fact that the legis-
lation itself destroys all source Of infor-
and from the fact that the Re
refuse to give information.
1t has been Il custom from the earliest |
history of our Government for the poo
pie to call upon hcirpuhlic men To give
n full account ofthcir actiOns, and, until
now, public men have never refused.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08

In Ouachita parish, the Grand Jury
last week found 20 bills, and - of these
Ner" niger -. niggcr-not IL single
one against the Ku-KluX. VIII our
Radical friends send this on to Butler.
and have him enlarge his bill?
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08

1t is reported in Congress that Ciyh'
hundred murders have been committed
i'll Louisiana in the last sixty days
Well, we can, in part, testify to tho
truth of this-fOr hero, in Monroe, We
have seen some ten or twenty with our
own eyes. And Notwithstanding all
this butchery, the city authorities re-
fuse to take a step towards arrcsting the
offenders. In the name of common hui
manity, what will become ofus: Shall
we all go into anarchy and ruin ? No,
never! We will arise and adjust our
bread-baskcts and take in goodly
portion OF the murdered victims, in the
shape of monstrous catfish.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08

We are glad to welcome the Union
Record to our table again. Judge, come
down to your work old fellow, and help
us give the enemy a square old Indian
hug. II you have any of those Cnnscr-
natives, i},t,1tR en- into racks.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08
AMONG THE PINES AGAIN.

Until the past week the parish of On
ion was to us a land almost unknown.
We had been in ssseven States,' and
more, but had never visited Farmer
ville,-and we say it with shame, or
would, at least, if business had not al
ways called us in some other direction.
The parish of Union is one of the par
ishes bordering on Arkansas. 1t is
now much the largest parish of all those
lying north of Red river, Catahouia ex-
cepted. 1t has population OF 1918
whites and 1872 blacks and is, there
fore, all over Democratic. The soil is
of two kinds, sandy and red, both pro-
ducing nearly alike.
Farmerville, the parish seat, is stu
ated near the center of the parish, and
about one mile from the head of navi-
cation on the D'Arbonne, a stream, at
this season of the year, which affords
abundant water for the largest size
trees, snags, &C., is only accessible to
very small crafts. Farmerville, the
past season, has done Il very large trade
in the purchase Of cotton and sale Of
groceries. 1t has received cotton from
Jackson, Claiborne, Union and even
Ouachita, and also from Arkansas. Tho
town fs, therefore, Choking up" and
hopes to rival Trenton before long.
This prosperity is due to the energy
and enterprise of the merchants, with
Messrs. Stein & Aren't confessedly in the
lead. The population appears thrifty
and industrious, but wanting somewhat
in public spirit.
The District Court being in session, a
number of the citizens of the parish
were in attendance. They are quiet
iberal-minded people and of the mate
rial to make great State. His Honor,
Judge Egan, appeared entirely at ease
on the bench, and disposed OF business
without delay or Hesitation. His
charge to the Grand Jury was eminent
~ practical and appropriate.
In returning, we spent few hours in
townsville, also in Union, and were
ffd agreeably entertained.
There are six dry goods houses, two
grocery stores, drug store, q drinking
saloon, cabinet shop and smith shop in
this place. The country surrounding
appears to be very prosperous. All the
land is under cultivation and the corn
generally up. The fences are in good
repair and the stock look we'll
We stopped few minutes at the
Choudron Toll Bridge, and chatted our
old friend, "Uncle Hi'' Peevy, awhile,
finding him thoroughly aroused upon
the subject of taxation. This edition OF
the paper being ready for the press, we
are compelled to forego more extern
ded notice of our visit to Union.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-04-08

John y. DUNBAR, Manufacturer of
- every variety of Crttchcys Ua& EIr8cy BIS
ca corner Dln and Pine SITS, st. Louis Mo.
particular attention is called to NV rrcl-
C'H, being n'a'iC from the choicest Xxx y ST.
LOUIS i"uE, ANA manufactured with special
care, iHoN are unrqUalCd in quality. 10
prevent limitation of my brands the ..onll-
inc Crackers Will hereafter have my trade
marx. i3.Ir