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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-30

CIRCUS PERSONALS.-A writer of the
Cincinnati enquirer writes up some lead
ing Snowman principally circusmen. Adam
Forepaugh is the richest Snowman. He is
a bachelor, lives in Philadelphia, and is
worth S1,000,000. James g.. Kelley, one
of the owners Of Van Amburg's mena-
gerie and Howe's circus, lives in d magni-
fcent residence on the Hudson, and is d
member. of a Wall street banking house.
Barnum inhabits gaudy flame palace on
Long Island Sound, which he calls Waldo
mere. His years of blowing and showing
have Melted him about 100000. He lives
happily with his second wife, and has two
married daughters. John O'Brien, owner
of six s'consolidated shows" lives in Il fine
free-stone house, in Philadelphia. E. b.
Lent, who once owned the New York Cir
| Gus, now cracks the whip, a poor man, as
ringmaster of J. French's show. Hyatt
Frost owns Van Ambugh's Circus, is
| wealthy, and lives with his family in
Duchess county, New York. w. W. Cole
proprietor of a show that bears his name
| has made $4,000 in the business, and is
now only twenty years old. He lives
in Quincy, Illinois, and began the business
/ by selling peanuts. Dan Rice-but every
| body knows about Dams regular spring
bankruptcies. This is one of his off-years
and he is managing a trained horse" show
4 in Kentucky. The Sell Brothers are {
crowd of well-known Israelites, who make
the headquarters of their show at Colum
bus, Ohio. Dan CASTILLO is one of The
aristocracy of Racine, Wis, and has re
Gently started his show from thatplace fo
the season. Montgomery Queen is livel.
stable keeper who runs poor show and
makes his money by initiating Barnum'
style, even going so far as to print Bar
NUNS likeness ON his posters, and label it
Montgomery Queen" Uncle John Rob
inson was beaten for Mayor of cincinnati
last year, but has shekels enough to con
sole him for his defeat. The list of circu;
bankrupts will be materially increased thi
summer. as there are thirty ON the road.
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s'Call me Henry" said I. crosse, if you
had tied me, would you be here so kindly
ministering to my wants ?''
''Here ?o said she. "Where should l be
but in my own house ? Pm sure Eye
nothing to forgive you, either. Since you
allude to our Irritation of three years ago,
once for all, I don't think that we ever
should be happy together. And [ always
liked Hiram the best, only he was so shy.
And my goodness, we married as soon as
he got his diplomat
"Married % cried \.
"Why'yes," said Rosebud. elbow else
should [ be here ? You know this is DR..
Roper's house? Didn't you know I was
his wife before? Dear old fellow, he is
the best husband woman ever had--I'm
sure-and MI. Markham, I know now that
never really loved YOU"
1 don't know whether that was true or
not, but that did not matter. She did not
love me then and does not now, and had
lost her.
| live alone at Mosswood now, an old
bachelor, with limp and the dyspepsia,
and she and q bouquet of little blossoms
flourish over the way at DR.. Roper's.
Some time, perhaps, 1 m ay marry. Miss
Flint would have me and so would the
widow Wiggens but whatever may get
to wear over my heart it will not be rose
bud. I threw that away Long ago, and Ro-
per picked it up, and it m axes his life fra
grant.
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A VENERABLE MAN of eighty having
been asked which is the happiest season Of
life2 thus answered the question: When
spring comes, and under the influence Of
the gentle warmth Of the atmosphere, the
b ids commence to show themselves, and
Turn into flowers, I say to myself, Oh, what
a beautiful sea son is spring Then when.
summer comes and covers the trees with
thick foliage, when the birds are so happy
in singing their pretty songs, [ say to my
self, Oh, summer is a fine thing! Then
when the au5umn arrives, I see the same.
trees laden with the finest and most tempt
ing fruits, I cry out, Oh, how magnificent
is autumn And, finally, when the rude
and hard W inter makes it's appearance, and
there are neither leaves nor fruits on the
trees, theil, through their naked branches
I look up and perceive, better than [ could
ever do before, the splendid stars that gilt
ter in the sky.
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NIGHT.

Oh! sweet and beautiful is Night, when the silver
moon is high.
And countless stars, like clustering gems, hang
sparkling in the sky,
While the balmy breath of the summer breeze comes
whispering down the glen,
And one fond voice alone is heard-oh Night is love-
ly then!
But When that voice, in feeble means of sickness and
of pain,
But mocks the anxious ear that strives to catch its
sounds in vain;
When silently we watch the bed, by the taper's
Pickering light,
Where all we love is fading fast-how terrible is
Night!
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EoME.-There are parents who spend SO
none to spare for one another. The father
must be civil out of doors. His interest
compels that. And so he has a set of store
manners and quite different set of
home manners. When night comes on,
he is tired of keeping his temper that has
been rasped and vexed ali day, as man
tires of holding hard bitted S pan ofhorses.
He wants to be free and easy when he puts
on his dressing gown and Sill >pers; and the
family find to their cost that he is so.
So the mother, too often, ? asses through
a whole season of changing FEATHER, from
summers sunshine to winters storms, as
she goes down from the parlor to the
kitchen. She is June to the guests, and
December to the children an d servants
But Of what moment is it how you treat
strangers, compared with the Importance
OF your treatment of those 'on whom you
are, making sa5eep moral il impressions the
Year round? 1t is one thing. for a man to
offend his nelghbor. 1t is another and
more serious thing to STAMP a sense Of his
own injustice ON his child.
A perfect home is one of.the last and
choicest fruits Of a Christian civilization.
All the best elem ents of ahigh civilization
enter into it. Religion itself could no
more produce it, before the time, in a
barbaric age, th an the sun can produce a
ripe orchard in March. More and more
perfect our horaes, in an age like this, may
grow, if Christ be in them, till, like a rising
tide, they lift us to the level from which
to glide into the everlasting home ITSELF
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A GIRLS CHANCES. THE Cincinnati

A GIRLS CHANCES THE Cincinnati
Enquirer" gives some queer statistics,
thus: "a very sweet young lady of the
the subject serious reflection, gives the
following table as sho wing woman's
chances Of matrimony b etween the ages of
fourteen and forty years. Of 1000 woman,
taken without selection, it is found that
the number married at each age is as be-
low. Or if (by an arithl netical l1cense) we
call a-woman's chances of marriage in the
whole course of her life 1000, her chances
In each two years viii be shown in the
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lie who always receives, and never gives,
acquires, as a matter of course, a narrow,
contracted, selfish charal ter. His soul has
no expansion, no benevolent impulses, no
elevation of aim. He learns to feel and
think and care only for himself.
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PATIENCE! Why it is the ground of
peace; Of all the virtues, it is nearest kin
to heaven; it makes men look like God.
The best of men that ever wore earth about
him was sutferer-a soft, meek, patient,
humble spirit; the first true gentleman that
ever Observation-Disclosures.
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MRS H. SCHERER,
LADIES' FAHTONABLE HAIR DRESSING,
LEI. H. FULTZS OLD STAND
NEW STREET,
STANTON, VIRGINIA
MRS, ,SCHERER informs the Ladies of Staun-
ton that she is prepared to carry on HAIR
DRESSING in all its branches; will make over
old Hair into NEW AND FASHIONABLE
STYLES, DRESS AND SHAMPOO HEADS
and guarantee perfect satisfaction COMBING S
made up into BEAUTIFUL CURLS, BRAIDS
CHIGNONS, &c.
Rssr Always on hand LARGE assortment
BRAlDS from So up.
Va. Orders promptly executed. oc2a~4t
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Poetry.
~0~000oO-
FORGOTTEN.

Once looking through little sheaf
Of papers stored from grlhood's years
CHANGED upon faded leaf,
And read, half smiling half in tears,
This legend on the wrapping set
In delicate girl-writing small:
Never this day, this leaf, forget;''
And, 10! had forgot it ALL
Nor could I think with all my care
Whag it did ever mean, and so
slowly let the summer air
Watt it away, and watched it go
With dreaming gaze. And is it thus,
Unused, with this worlds joy and grief?
''Never forget" it seems to us,
AS I wrote on my little sheaf
Whenlo! without our knowledge, curled
Our scroll OF earth; its story small
Comes not into that higher world;
Besides-we have forgot it all.
Constance Fenimore Woolson in Harper'S
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A MORTGAGE.

In the whole range of sacred and pro-
recorded which has such staying proper
ties as a good healthy mortgage.
A mortgage can be depended on to stick
closer than a brother. 1t has mission to
perform which never let's up. Day after
day it is right there, nor does the slightest
tendency to slumber impair it's vigor in the
least. Night and day, and at holiday
times, without a moments rest for sick
! ness or recreation, the biting offspring of
it's existence goes on.
The seasons may change, days run into
weeks, weeks into months, and months be
swallowed up into the gray man of advanc-
ing years, but that mortgage stands up IN
sleepless vigilance. with the interest, a
perennial stream ceaselessly running on.
Like a huge nightmare eating out the
sleep of some restless s!umberer, the un'
paid mortgage rears up it's gaunt front in
perpetual torment to the miserable wight
who is held within its miserable clutch.
1t holds the poor victim with the relentless
grasp Of a giant; not one hour Of recrea-
ton; not a moments evasion of its hideous
presence. A genial savage Of modifying
aspect while the interest is paid, very
devil Of hopeless destruction when the
payments fail.
Other liabilities may be eyaded or
smoothed aside; but mortgage hangs on
with the pertinacity of bull dog or a
blac&smith's wise. If the interest is not
paid it is added to swell its grim parent,
the principal, and holds up it's horrible
front with a harder seeming than before.
It will have the pound of flesh which is
nominated III the bond; and, more terrible
than the fearful witches in Macbeth, the
threatening fend, Foreclosure, rears up its
dreaded menace with the crushing weight
Of hopeless despair.
Pity the poor man who has the grim
fiend in his household Every hour of his
life is fraught with one intense ndurance
Of misery and dread, embittered with
grievous load he is powerless to shake
away.
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/ think the first virtue is to restrain the
tongue; he approaches nearest the gods
who knows how to be silent, even if he is
in the right.-Cato.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-30

THE beauty Of religious life is one OF
it's greatest recommendations. What does
it profess? Peace to all mankind. It
teaches chose arts which w ill contribute to
our present comfort as well as our future
happiness.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-30

If you would be pungent, be brief, for it
is with words as with sunbeams-th more
they are condensed the deeper they burn
iSOut1ey.
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RESENTMENT seems to have been given
us by nature for defence, and for defence
only; it IS the safeguard of Justice, and the
security Of innocence Smith.
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Chances.

We hardly think it ID fair thing for our
lady friend to stop at the age of thirty
nine, as there are very f ew ladies who have
arrived at that age Of single blessedness
from whose hearts have been extinguished
hopes of ever seeing the chosen one. No,
indeed; so long as there is still an old
bachelor left, we say give the old maids a
chance, and don't blame them for still
clinging to hope.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-30

WHEN a man begins to find fault with
other people, he may well be advised to
look for evil in his own heart and Life.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-30

TEACH ch ildren to love everything that
is beautiful, and you will teach them to be
beautiful ar I'd good.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-30

No MAN is TIE wiser for learning; it may
administer matter to work on, or objects
to work upon; but wit and wisdom are
born with a N an.
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A Boys COMPOSITION ON GIRLs.--Girls
world-except women. Like the wicked
fleas, when you have them they amt there.
| can cipher clean over the improper frac-
tions, and the teacher says [ can do it first
rate, but I can't cipher out a girl, proper
or improper. and you can't either. The only
rule in arithmetic that hits their case is
the double rule of two. They are as full
of the Old Nick as their skins can hold,
and they would die if they couldn't tor
ment somebody. When they try to be
mean they are IS mean as pursely, though
they amt as mean as they let on to be, ex-
cept sometimes, and then they are great
deal meaner. The only way to get along
with a girl when she comes with her non
sense is to give her tit for tat, and that
will fummux her; and when you get a girl
fummuxed she is as nice as a new pie. A
girl can SOW more wild oats in day than
boy can in a year, but girls get wild oats
sowed after a while, which boys never do,
and then they settle down as calm and
placid as mud-puddle. But 1 like girls
first rate, and guess all boys do, I don't
care how many tricks they play on me
and they don't care either. The hoity-
toitiest girl in the world can't always boil
over like glass of soda water. By-and-by
they will get into the traces with some
body they like and pull as steady as an old
stage horse. That is the beauty of them.
So let them wave, say; they will pay for
, it some day, sewing on buttons, and trying
to make decent man of the fellow they
have spliced on to; and ten chances to one
if they don't get the worst Of t.-Unirer-
sity NeUs.
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EVEN in war, moral power is to physical
as three parts out of four.-Napoleon.
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ROAST BEEF WITH YORKSHIRE PUD-
DING.-Rub salt and pepper over the beef,
put it in dripping pan, cover the bottom
with water; haste often with the dripping,
turn the meat and haste as before. About
three-quarters of an hour before it is done,
take out the meat, pour off most of the
dripping, put in the batter and the meat,
and finish roasting. Add some hot wat er
to the dripping and thicken with flour for
the gravy.
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PovERI is in want of much, but av.
ariee Of eV erything.
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A KNOWLEDGE of mankind is necessary
to acquire prudence. :
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QUEEN VICTORIA'S PIC-NICS.-The
Queens walks and drives are not confined
within her own palaces. She crosses the
Dee almost daily, and is quite as often seen
on the opposite side of the river. She al
ways uses an. open carriage, but not always
the same. Sometimes it is a wagonette,
sometimes low pony phaton. Her guard
OF honor accompanies the royal equipage,
however. John Brown sits on the box be-
side the coachman, and when there is not
room there, he rides on horseback by the
side of the carriage. No fuss attends the
Queen. An outrider, little in advance
of the royal carriage, clears the road, and
the Queen goes quietly on her way, with
smile and a nod for any who chance to
meet her. But, as a rule, Her Majesty is
not intruded upon, when she ventures be-
You'd the royal domains, unless on Sunday,
and then it is strangers only who run after
her. The cottagers do not annoy her, and
she comes and goes without molestation.
Indeed, they make point of keeping out
of the way when the white horse of the
outrider appears in sight. Should the
Queen. however, happen to come unex-
pectedly on her subjects by Deeside, she is
deferentially acknowledged. The Qdeen
and her ladies frequently picnic in the
woods, or on the hillside, should it be
handler. Materials tc make fire aud
cooking utensils are taken in the carriage,
and tea is made on the greensward and
handed round in rustic fashion without
any ceremony. At these afternoon ''teas"
the Queen has no special chair of honor
! Her seat is pretty often on the stump of a
tree, with her cup in her hand, or any
other casual resting place that turns up
conveniently. Excursions are made also
to various places of interest, and every
corrie and glen within reach has been visit
| ed by the royal family.-Co,mt Circular
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A. A. GRUBERI'
The Nonpareil Saloon.

Has just been fitted up in the latest and neat
est style (marble counters and Bohemian glass
ware), and supplied with the Oldest Bumgard
ner, Clemmer, Fowler & Ziegler, and all the
other celebrated brands of Whiskies, Imported
Brandies and Wines from first hands, A bsinthe
and Curacao, Back Grape Brandy and Wines,
Rhine Wine and Seltzer, and the finest branns
of Imported and American Cigars making it
THE SALOON OF THE CITY.
Polite attendants are always present to servs
guests with any known sample compounded in
unsurpassed style.
Call and we guarantee you will be pleased.
T.J. CROWDER,
Proprietor.
EF Terms positively cash. my2l ly*
CoMETHING NEw.-TRE SUBSCRIBER,
- returning thanks 10 the publ: for their
liberal patronage, begs to inform them that he
has just returned from market with general
supply of
GROCERIES, HARDWARE,
QUEENSW ARE, WOODEN WARE,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS,
CLOTHING, DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
and everything appertaining to full stock, all
bought under the most advan tageous circum~
stances, and at the ruling low prices, which he
is prepared to sell to
PROMPT PAYING AND CASH CUSTOMERS
on the most liberal terms All he asks is all
and examination OF his stock.
may26-3m WIN. NJ. CALDWELL.
Waynesboro, Va.
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BAKED FRESH FIsH.--Clean the fish
well and wipe it dry lido not cut off the
head), prepare force-meat of bread and
two slices of fat salt pork, chopped fine,
season with sage, savory and pepper; salt
it and moisten with warm water; fill the
fish with this, sew it together, and lay it
in a dripping pan, pour around it some
warm water and sprinkle with pepper and
salt, haste often. A good sized fish will
bake in one hour.
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RING WoRM.-It is said the disagree
able affection known as ring.worm may be
easily and speedily cured as follows: Upon
retiring at night apply a poultice of damp
gunpowder to the part affected. General
ly one application is sufficient, but if on
the following night there are NO positive
indications of cure having been effected
apply again, and the eruption will speedily
vanish.
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nRESTON A. BAYLOR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
STANTON, VA,
Practices in all the Courts Of Augusta and ad'
j olning counties.
OFF1cE--The same formerly occupied b. his
father, Col. Geo. Baylor, decd, on Augusta ST.,
opposite the Courthouse. ap2l-ly@
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RECIPE FOR PUDDING.-Half cupful
of butter, three cupfuls of flour, three
eggs, one cupful of milk, and two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder.
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ARDEN TOOLS.-A LARGE SUPPLY OF
(T Spades, Rakes, Hoes, Spading Forks, La
dies Floral Sets Transpanting Troweis, and
ALL KINDS OF GARDEN TOOLS, for sale
low.
mh24 GEO. &. PRICE,.
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| bWSInCSS cards.
SPRING AND SUMMER
CLo TIL I'M q,
lam NOW IN RECEIPT OF A VERY LARGE
STOCK OF
Spring and Summer Clothing.
MEMS AND Boys,
AND A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
Children7s Wear.
ALSO, ALL KINDS OF GENTS FURNISHING
GOODS
of the latest style. Large assortment of new STYLE
Hats, Boots esasG Shoes,
ALL OF WHICH, WILL SELL
LOW FOR CASH.
CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.
We guarantee all goods as represented
GOODS TO ORDER AT SHORT NOTICE.
l am still selling KEEPS PARTLY MADE
and the ECONOMY SHIRT.
j. w. abby,
No Is NEW Street.
ESPECIAL have No. Secondhand
PIANO for SALE ap2I
TRANGE AGENCY.
"
OPPOSITE THE Court HOUSE ON AUGUSTA ST.
GREAT EXCITEMENT!
THE CRASH IN PRICES HAS AT LAST
AND RELIEF NOW AT HAND FOR THE
FARMERS.
I now desire to offer at very or eatlv re-
duced prices for CASH full stock Of GROCE-
RIRS: Consisting of
COFFEE, SUGAR, MoLAssEs, TEAS, &c.,
Also, TOBACCO and CIGARS.
l am also prepared to furnish all kinds of
Farming Implements, Machines, &C.. at the
lowest possible Cash prices
LIME have on hand and for SALE in any
quantities, FIRST GLASS LIME, made at the
old Gibson Kiln, near Fishersvlle. Rates low
will ship produce ht all times in the inter-
est of the Farmers.
SPECIAL ATTENTION.
l desire to make my business success. and
would ask that the Patrons and Farmers would
give me trial before trading elsewhere My
object is to make quick snles and short profits
that my prices may be in keeping with the
times My purpose is not competition, but to
establish bushes on solid basis in the in
terest of the Patrons of Husbandry. Correspon.
dence solicited.
Patrons and Farmers call and see me-
jan7-tf WIN. DINKIE
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TEA RoLLs--A pint of warm milk,
tablespoonful Of butter rubbed into the
flour, a tablespoonful of sugar, an egg,
two-thirds Of cupful Of yeast, salt, flour
to knead, not hard; when risen knead
again, and let rise again, then roll and cut
out. If made the first thing in the morn
ing they will rise in season to bake for tea.
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- T.. WELLER'S STOCK OF BOOTS AND
J.. Shoes is unsurpassed by any in the city
for style, fit finish, durability snd low prices
Go and be convinced. maya
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STEWED MAcARoNI.--Break the maca-
roni into small pieces, wash it, put into
sailed hot water, and cook about twenty
minutes; drain and put in vegetable dish
a layer of macaroni, sprinkle on it grated
cheese, bits of butter, pepper ana salt;
proceed in this manner until the dish is.
full (omit the cheese at the last); set the
dish in the oven for few minutes, and let
1T get thoroughly hot. For baked maca-
roni pour a few spooufuls OF milk over the
top, and bake half an hour.
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THAT'S, HATS, HATS, HATS, HATS GO
to G. L. WELLER'S and make your purs
ohaee there. Price very low. mays
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Mock TURTLE SoUP.--Clean a calf's
head we'll and let it stand in salt and Wa
ter two or three hours. Then soak it in
fresh water. Put it to boil in cold water,
and when sufficiently cooked separate the
meat from the bone. Strain the broth, cut
the meat in small pieces, and add it to the
broth; season with salt. Next take one
pound of suet, and two pounds of veal,
chop fine, with sufficient bread crumbs
Seasoning as above, make some force-meat
balls and fry them in butter; chop three
hard boiled eggs fine and add.
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MIR. A. NJ. SIMPSON WILL BE GLAD TO
M ssrye his friends at C. L. WELLER S Boot
and n Shoe stove. Goods made to order, maya