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A Diver SuffOcated.

A diver named II. Steele was suffo-
Gated while diving for an anchor near
the ship New York, the other afternoon.
He went down shortly after five O clock.
After the lapse of about five minutes
his assistant drew him to the surface,
fearing something was wrong, having
received no signal since his departure
below. Upon removing the helmet
Steele was found unconscious, and he
expired fifteen minutes later. The de-
ceased was native of England, forty
years of age, and resided at Oakland.
He assisted in the recovery of treasure
in the wrecked steamship City of San
Francisco, and raised the schooner
Mabel and Edith in the summer of 1877.
The owner of the apparatus, A. w. Won
Schmidt, has investigated the case, and
finds that the diver neglected to close
the end of the hose, and consequently
the air was driven out of the dress by
the pressure of the water, which is equal
to fifteen pounds to the square inch for
every thirty-three feet of descent. The
apparatus is for two divers, and when
used by one only the other end should
have the cap screwed on. As the depth
reached by Mr., Steele was eleven
fathoms, there was pressure of thirty
pounds on each square inch, which
must have made his dress fit rs close
as glove on the hand. After reach
ing a depth of say thirty-three feet, he
received no fresh air, and he had only
the air in the helmet to breath. San
fr0nciSc0 CnN.
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Capt. Rhodes Great Jump.

Capt. j. d. Rhodes, who has been
announced in an unauthorized way to
jump from the great bridge into the
middle of the East river, says that he
has come down from Buffalo to take
look at the structure, but it is not yet
steady enough for his purpose. He
needs, he says, platform that will not
sway. He prefers solid ground. If the
platform is not firm he cannot govern
his flight through the air as his feet
leaves the boards. .If the angle is not
great enough between his body and the
water he would be sure to be killed by
the fall. The nearer the perpendicular
the better. There are other things to
be taken into account. The head must
be shielded; for, striking the water at q
distance of eighty feet is like diving
against a pile of lumber, The diver
says that he holds his clasped hands
over his head, presenting his knuckles
to the water. In recent dive, Capt.
Rhodes says that he neglected to keep
his legs Strengthened out, and although
his body escaped injury, the blow on
the surface of the water made his legs
black and blue, as though he had been
pounded with club. Lastly, the di-
rection of the current of the water must
be noticed. The diver should enter the
water with his back to the current, so
that, as it runs against him in his rapid
descent, it doubles him up in the nat
ural way Of curling up in ball. If the
current doubles him up in the other
way, the Captain says, it would break
his back. When the roadway is
stretched across the great bridge, Capt.
Rhodes anticipates making the jump.
He is cousin of the noted Sam Patch,
who lost his life jumping from Genesee
falls. He is of medium height, and
thick set. He went to Portage, N. j.,
last evening, where, on July 4, he is to
jump from the top of bluff seventy
eight feet high into water twenty-five
feet deep. His wife and sister are to
jump forty feet at the same time. Last
fail he jumped at Portage and struck a
rock under water. He was laid up four
months in consequence. Immediately
after the jump at Portage, Capt Rhodes
is to go to London and jump from Lon
don bridge into the Thames. He chal-
lenges any one to jump there with him.
He proposes to make twenty-five jumps
on the coast of England, Scotland and
lreland.-N. Y, San.
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The Orchard.

NURSERY trees should be root-pruned
the year before they are offered for
sale. Half the trees transplanted in the
West perish because they have not root
enough. Most of this can be remedied
by treating each nursery row of young
trees as if they were to be taken up the
current year-that is, submitting them
to the process of root-pruning, by the
use of the powerful implement made
for the purpose, and with which every
well-managed nursery is necessarily
furnished. 1t is because young trees
have propOrtionally more fibrous roots
than older ones, and bear transplanting
so much the better. that they are more
sought after than trees which have at
tanned considerably more size, than
because there is any other special adj
vantage in planting out mere switches.
If nurserymen could show trees five or
six years old, with corresponding masses
of tibrous roots in good condition, every
amateur, and most experienced or
chardist would prefer them. And as
for forest trees raised as seedlings, they
cannot be handled with any hope of
success unless they are conscientIously
root-pruned a year or two before being
planted out. OF this class are the Trio
dendron or tulip tree, the hickories, the
walnut and the oaks, and the chestnut
also. Root-prune them at the eighth
or tenth year of their growth, Or soon
er, and then offer on the markets of the
country product of which everybody
feels the need. When taken from the
nursery row or the timber, seedlings or
saplings both, of the kinds named, have
little more root capable of being Sc
cured than Il forked radish, but after
being submitted to thorough under
ground pruning, the whole radical sys-
tenn changes, and not little resembles
that of an aged asparagus plant.
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WOrn-0ut Farms.

l look with sincere pity upon many
farmers who are settling down into dis
enlargement over the condition of their
farm; their crops are light from lack
of manure, the manure-heap is small
from want of crops; from want of any
thing to sell they are too poor to buy
fertilizers, and in utter hopelessness
they eXclaim: Farming is poor bust
ness" Well, such farming is poor
business. do not speak of this to add
to the Encouragement, but to give a
word of cheer-to point, if l can, to
some way to better the farmers lot. |
believe the cheapest and easiest way to
bring up a rundown farm is by green
manuring. Suppose your farm is too
poor for clover, and grass makes only a
feeble growth; put on it a manural
crop that will grow, such as rye; turn
this under with your pillow, and you can
then raise something better; keep feed
ing your soil with everything your
shovel and your team can command
ashes, leached ashes, if you can get
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them by drawing them within five miles
muck, mari, anything that will bring
green mantle over your fields. Soon
you can set the clover pump to work
pumping up to the surface the mex
haustible resources of your subsoil. If
an animal dies, don't stop to bewail
your luck and exclaim: EVERYTHING
goes to the dogs on my farm!' Don't
send it to the dogs at all, but compost
it with muck, or even soil, and thus Sc
cure a most valuable manure. Samson
performed wonder by taking honey
from the dead carcass of a lion; outdo
thatwonder by extracting wheat from the
carcass of your dead COW. Pick up all
the bones you can find, put them under
cover, and mix with them two or three
times their bulk of ashes from your
kitchen; moisten them with enough
water so that the potash may act on the
gelatin of the bones; STIR them over
once week, and in a month or two
you will find the bones so tender that
you can cut and crush them with Il
blow of your shovel; beat the whole
into powdery mass, and you will have
manure better than the average of the
superphosphates which you feel too
poor to buy. Give a handful of this to
each hill of corn, and see how it will
wave its banner of green and pour into
your basket the golden ears of corn.
But in bringing your soil into good
condition do not neglect green manur-
ing. Let every wind that blows over
your fields bring them blessing in the
shape of atmospheric plant food. Do
all these things patiently and hopefully,
without urging your soil beyond what
it can do, and you will yet, out of the
fullness of a grateful heart, eXclaim:
Bless God for the farm. "-Prof. r. c.
ked1ie, Of the Michigan agricultural
COlLeQe.
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has been placed at the disposal of the
university for the summer.
The w. F. M. Society of the NJ. E.
Church have appropriated for the next
fiscal year the sum of S81, Ill, or, with
exchange added, 100000. This asso-
citation has raised, since its organiza-
ton, S447,86 1t supports 140 day
schools, 4 orphanages, 9 boarding
schools, and $50 Bible women and ma
tive female teachers. Its auxiliary So
cieties number 1902, and its members
50,187.
The Reformed Church in America
Outch), whose General Synod has been
in session at Utica, reports the follow
ing statistics: Families, 43, $50; received
on confession, about $500; received on
certificate, 1000; COMMITMENTS, So
600; catechumens, 23,511. Sunday
schools, 624-the same as last year;
Sunday-school scholars, 1890. The
benevolent and congregational contri
buttons remain about the same as for
1877 100000 for the former and
$500, 900 for the latter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-20

WILHoFT's ToNIC!-A SAFE, SURE, AND
SCIENTIFIC CURE! The unprecedented sale
contestibly that no remedy has superseded the
use Of this reliable Tonic. No spleen has
been found so hard as not to yield to its soft
ening influence, and no liver so bypertrophied
as not to give up its long retained bilious Sc
cretions and no Chill or Fever has yet refused
to fall into line. WHEELOCK, FINLAY u Co.,
Projectors, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS
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81 was dragged down with debt, poverty
and suffering for years, caused by sick fami-
ly and large bills for doctorng, which did
them no good. | was completely discouraged,
until one year ago, by the advice of my pas
tor, procured Hop Bitters and commenced
their use, and in one month we were all well,
and none of us have seen a sick day since, and
| want to say to all poor men, you can keep
your families well year with Hop Bitters for
less than one DOCTORS visit will COST know
it.. A WoRKINGMAN.
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The Hawh-Eye says it takes drug
clerk of broad judgment and liberal
views, and calm, statesman-like con-
troll of his features, to know how to
give citizen the right kind of sirup in
his soda water when the citizens wife
says she will take the same as her hus-
band.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-20

In his Health Monthly for July, DR..
Foote says that poisoning from oak and
ivy can be cured by the frequent local
application Of a solution made by dis
solving an ounce of muriate of ammo
MIA in quart of water, and by taking
internally a teaspoonful of the same
three or four times a day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-20

GEN. FREMONT has not visited the
Pacific slope since he made the speech
in which he said: 81 came to this
country without a cent, and now l
leave it owing two Millions
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-20

AT this Of the year the human system is liable
to become dsordered from the insufficient efforts Of the
liver to discharge the Of bile If nature is not
assisted in her efforts, severe bilious attacks or
Frustrating fevers necessarily follow causing great su
fering and even death little timely precauton, how
ever will prevent all this and may be found that IA
vOrite household remedy, SIMMONS LIVER REGU
IATOR
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What a Satisfa elton

1t is to have elegant, light, wholesome rolls,
biscuits, mullins, waflles, or corn bread for
breakfast; no grumblng or sour faces then.
DooLEY's YEAST POWDER makes ali these
things perfection itself.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-20

BABIES are the institution and should be
guarded from attacks of Collie, Flatulence
etc, by DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup. Price, % cents
a bottle.
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GUST AS GOOD.o
GEO. c. FOUT.

No organ of thought or action can be employed with
out the assistance of the blood and no organ be
plOyed safely with impunity without a supply of
healthy blood With healthy blood the exercised
become well developed, whether they be muscular or
intellectual. By the use Of Fellows Compound Syrup
of Hypophosphites the blood is speedily vtazed and
purified, and so made capable of producing sound
mind and sound body
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War of 1912 Soldiers and widows

Pensioned for II days service. Write Col.
L. BINGHAM 4 Co., Attorneys for Pensions,
Patents, Land Titles. Washington, d. Q.
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For debility and old age use Swiss Ague
Cure. 1t will renovate the system.
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The Church Offering !

BY L. O. EMERSON. AS this fne book contains a
Hundred Anthems Motets etc. all Of the best quality
is fine book for choir and will be extensively
used as an Anthem Book. Its inst design however is
for tire use of EPISCOPAL CHORS and il has the great
est variety brought together OF Anthems Nentes
Canates ubilateS GOras and OF all other pieces used
IN the service Should be universally used (Sl2 per
dOZen.)
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PARTICULARS regarding Electric Belts free.
Address Pulvermacher Galvanic Co., Cincin., o.
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ART SCHOOLS
OF THE
Chicago Academy Of Design.

BY recent reorganization the Chicago Academy OF
Design has been put i'll better condition than at any
time since the fire.
THE ART SCHOOLS
Are in complete order and persons who wish pursue
any branch of Drawing Painting, PortTature In
Cray0n Oils or WaterC Color Drawing from Casts, Land
scape Painting Figure StllLife Decorative Paint
ing Mechanical Draughting Perspective. will find
here the best instruction under the fullest advantages
The Teachers are II. +. SPREAD and L. G. EARLE Pro-
feSs0rs of Drawing and Painting; W. L. b. JENNEY,
Lecturer upon Architectural Subjects: n H. CARPEN-
TER, Instructor in Perspective The Secretary MIR.
FRENCH also acts as assistant in instruction.
The Academy has fine and conmOdiOuS Studios open
to pupils from to O'Clock daily, with the OF all
materials for study copies costumes casts from antique
sculpture, under constant ana competent instruction
The term now in progress will continue through the
whole summer with especial reference to the
needs of Teachers and pupils will be admitted at
any time by the month or quarter Certificates of at
tainment will be issued for decided merit
President Jas. II. Dole; Vice President VIM T. Baker;
Treasurer, AIurry Nelson
Circulars with all particulars, will be sent upon APP
plicatiOn TO w. NJ r. FRENCH, Sec'y Chicago Academy
Ct Design, no state street, Chicago.
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Now plant sparrows. Plant them
thick and deep if you would have rich
crop of sparrow grass.
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WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTTsERs,
please say yOu sOtO the advertisements
tTl this paper. Advertisers IKE to knOts
s1hen aud tohere their Advertisements
are paying best.
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TT Ell T.
Newest Music Books.
!! ONWARD J!
ONWARD is the name Of l.. q. EMERSON book
for SINGING CLASSES for the season of 1889. A
and fresh collection of Secular and Sacred
Music with full Instructive Course Teachers will
please examine 81 Gees So Sacred Tunes and Is An
thems are provided. Price 81. 80 per dozen.
FESTIVAL CHORUS BOOK !!

Compiled by J. p. COBB, and designed for Musical
Conventions, Societies. Festivals etc. etc. selection
OF number Of the best Choruses Sacred and Secular
LA large pages ($12 per dOZen)
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We are engaged exclusively IN inc PROSECUTION OF
claims for Pension, Increase Pension. &c, &c. Fee
by law limited To so. Address MILO Is. STE
VEINS a. co, Cleveland, Ohio.
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H0T n Any worker make 81 2 day at home Costly
UU1U outfit free Address TRUE CO., Augusta Me-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-20
Ceux qui ont des
terreS q Vendre,
attention.

Messrs. f. Armant & Gle, 70
Rue du Camp, Nlle-Orleans sont
preets a publier gratis sur leur pam
phlet, concernant les Verdoyantes
Paroisses de la Louisiana, Foffre en-
vente de toutes .terres ct proprie-
t6s conformement la description
qui sera donnee a E. Montague a
bbeville, seul agent de Messrs.
F. Armant & Gle pour la paroisse
Vermillon.
Aucune vente n'6tant efTectuGo
les propprietaires n'auraient ricn
a payer pour frais de publication,
mais dams le cas- contraire lis pale
ront une commission reasonable
CONVENE d'avance par contrat.-
Pour plus de detail adres: ez vous
directement a Nj. Ernest Montague
seul agent pour la paroisse Yer
million de la maison L. Armant &
Gle, Bureau des Terres ct dim
miyration. Il. MoNTAGNE,
Abbeville, Vermillon.
81 juliet II.
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Schoo! Board Proceedings.
Abbeville, May 4, 1878.


Pursuant to a call Of the Prcsi
dent, the School Board met OF
this day, in special session.
Were present jas. \. Will
Jams, president; F. r. King. Ben
Faulk, j. j. Abshire, jr.. r. Sa
g,era and John Lenore.
Were absent !: Archie Young
Isaac Wise and Daniel Paul.
Thu minutes of Feb. 10th ult,. which
had been overlooked at the meeting o
Ap'ii 6. last were, adopted.
The minu'es of last meeting were read
and corrected by dropping the name Of
G. FL. Rrm'ck from the roll, his term Of
offic. having expired previous to tina:
meeting. The minutes were adopted as
corrected.
A communication ftom J. Revjilon, Sc
ques'ing conference of the Lafayette
St-Martln Vermilion Boards for the pur-
pose of appointing q school Inspector for
the three parishes. was read and order ed
to be fled, su ject to further action at
the next meeting OF this BODY.
On motion resolved that he Treasurer,
at the tex. meeting, furnish the Board
with statement showing the amount of
funds On hand for last year.
On motion, resolved that in case the
revenue of any ward. for last year, is in
excess of the school expenses of said
ward, for said year, said revenue shalt be
made a common fund to be Distributed
pro rata among the unpaid claims origi-
mating last year.
On motion. resolved that the printers
contract having expired, the presid 7nt he
authorized to renew said contract with
the Mtrldional at "a salary of sixty dol
lars per annum.
o. motion. resolved that the schools in
the First and Second wards be closed
until the month of September. n XII.
On motion, the Board adjourned sine
die.
JAS. N. WILLIAMS.
President.
r. SaGPER Sec'v. pro, TEN.
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FOR SALE.

A plantation is offered for sale near the
town of Abbeville, containing arpents
front by 40 deep, and on which are about
Is arpents of woodland, and fronting on
he Bayou Vermilion. dwelling house and
other out houses. fencing, &c. Price,
So coo. one-half cash, balance, one, two
and three years.
Also splendid residence in the town
Of Abbevlle Price, $4,000, one-half cash,
balance on terms. For further particu-
lars apply at this office.
June s, rs.
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5000 a month clear profit made
easily by agents. Agents wanted every-
where. Men and Women, Boys and
Girls. Lntire time or spare moments
day time or evenings. Everybody wants
it. and every family will buy it, r;g
cash pay. Pleasant employment Ex-
elusive territory. In fact II g best
agency ever offered. Circular and term /,
FREE ON application. COMPLETE o, fIr.
allied. postpaid, on receipt of One Dol
lar and Fifty Cents. Send for it and
make money. Address
THE BEVERLY COMPANY,
978, Wabash Avenue, Chicago.
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Police Jury.
State OF Louisiana,
Parish of Vermilion.

Parish of Vermilion. {
On Monday, the 1st day of July
A. D., 1873, the Police Jury Of the
State and Parish aforesaid met il
regular session at the courthouse
in AbbevilIe.
Were present Nathan Perry
president and Messrs. Broussard
Hoffpauir, Leleu and Wise.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
The communication Of captain
F. Feray, Parish Surveyor, in re.
lation to the survey of the line be.
tween the parishes of Iberia and
VcrmiIion, was laid over for fu-
ture action.
Art. l. Resolved that the fol
lowing named persons, be and
they are hereby appointed com
missioners Of unbranded stock for
their respective wards
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Criminal Pros. fund 1878.
Lastic Bronssard l22 Il
u. Is. Shaw, 5. Wise trans 6l 10
Leonce Perret S 90
Ambrose Lacour s so
A. .. Martin 4 10
Police Jury fund 1878
Vi|mcnd Braux 5 90
Ambrose Lacour 25 90
Bridge fund Of 1878
s. Wise G os
} S Cartwright 5 Wise tr'n 12 so
Parish d Dist pro TEN fund 1878.
W A White salary Cd quar- 81 25
The Police Jury then adjourned
sine die.
N. PERRY, President.
A. LAcoUR, Clerk.
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Official Directory.

District Judge.
ERAsTE MoUToN.
District Attorney.
j. \. CHARGoIs.
Clerk of District Court,
LAsTIE BRoUssApD.
Representative.
ADRIEN NUNEZ.
Parish Judge.
WILLIAM KIBBE.
Parish Attorney.
W. A. WHITE.
Sheriff.
e. B. SHAW.
Recorder.
LEO PEREET.
Tax-Collector.
j. S. NUNEz.
Police Jury.
Howard HoFFpAuIR President.
s. WISE, u. Y. bRoussARE
T D. lLELEU. n. PERRY.
Town Council.
LEoycE PERRET, Mayor.
LAsrIE BRoUssARD, }. ABADIE,
8 WISE, j. BoYANCF
GEO. E. LYONS, Constable.
Justices of the Peace, Sd. Ward
F. B. PATTEN, W. A. WHITE.
Dep'ty. U. S. Surveyors
f. FRAY,
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N o T. L C. d

| would respectfully inform the
public that | have made arrange.
ments to supply this town and
vicinity with ice at very reason
able prices. | will be found at
my establishment at night, ready
to serve ice for medicinal purpo-
ses only. / hope to receive share
Of the public patronage.
Jos. RosIERE.
June 18th rs.
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Office.

All persons are hereby notified that the
y. statement OF Marceline Betbancorrt, pub
,lshed IN the last Meridional is utterly
:s'se and untrue, as title deeds recorded
~ .he Office of the Recorder of Mortgages
= sn' lnlly testify. Her published notice
10 out the ernenation of spite and malice.
JOSEPH RosIERE.
June s, rs.
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Ordinances.

An ordinance to repeal the ordl-
nance entitled An ordinance
to prohibit hogs from running
at large within the parish OF
.Vermilion," adopted April lst
1878, and also Art. 6, adopted
May 18th 1873.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by
the Police Jury in and for the par
ish of VermIion, that the ordl-
nance entitled "An ordinance to
prohibit hogs from running at
large within the parish of Vcrmil-
ion," adopted April 1t 1878; and
also Art. No, s adopted Nay 18th
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Art. 3 Resolved that the fol-
lowing places are hereby fixed as
election precincts in the different
Magistrates wards of this pa ish
where all elections shall hereafter
be held, viz
l ward-residencc Of NJ. c..
Broussard.
2 wa:d-residence of Camille
E. Broussard.
3 ward-at the Courthouse.
4 ward-residencc Of Lazare
Broussard.
5 ward-residence of Lessin
A bshire.
6 ward-rcsidence of Robert
Green.
7. ward--residence Of Agricole
Benoist.
s ward-residencc Of Ambrose
Lacour, jr.
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DE%T business you can engage in.
DAOA Five to twenty dollars per
day made by any worker of either sex,
right in their own localities. Particulars
and samples worth SIS Free Improve
your spare time at this business. Ad.
dress STINsoN and Co., Portland, Maine-