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DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT STATISTICS.

HFF'7TNL NNSFlSSNENT 5TNTI5TICS.
The Commissioners have transmitted to the Sen
ate District Committee the following replies reA
tive to special assessments In this District:
The answers are In detail, and the recapinlatioil
shows the total amount paid to the Board Of Public
Works, ssjl, ,2y9 9h: collected OH account of the
Commissioners Of the sinking Fund. 81, ,5jl, ,9s2.0S
balance outstanding 81 9i6lf72.3l. Estimated cor,
rections and drawbacks, SO0.Oo; making total
gross assessments. SsD91t3L Unpaid account oi
Board Of Public Works SlOy: do. on account Of
commission, s., ;S3OT making 2Ii6.612O7 les,
estimated correction and drawback. sjOOODJ; leay'
ing net balance outstanding 81 9I66T2.07. In addi
ton To the amount paid the interest
on overdue assessments Ia to be added to show the
amount actually paid by the citizens for special
taxes, viz: Amount collected. net. - IA ,!sl.O3
interest on overdue assessments, $3.50, ,Gg}iJ; ne
amount paid on special taxes, ~ ,g76.i6.i
National Republican., 1878-05-03
Bishop Chcney's Lecture Tonight" John
Wyclinfe."

Bishop Cheney, Of the Reformed Episcopal
Church, will lecture tonight at willard Hall. Sub
iect: John wyclilio, the Morning Star Of the
Reformation"
National Republican., 1878-05-03

WHAT h the difference between the man
who has weakness between the shoulder
blades aud the man who wants Congress to
vote him 100000 for services rendered during
the wsrf Now listen to the answer: One has
Q lame back and the other back claim.
National Republican., 1878-05-03
National 8epublitau.
Arrival OF fassenge. Trains.

AZ BALTIMORE AND OHIO DEror NEW JERSEY AVE
MIX AND sIRHEr.
Mofninl H~nIrp.
sesil ". Phil a Ro. ex, sl;5n, baltimore accom-.
ssS. Baltimore express. go Bsltimore accom-.
TO. Western espresz 500 n Y, rhi 4 lIos e.
ssU Baltimore accom-, Ss,u Western Mall.
sss. frsd. &C, CNet. birch s.fT Bsltmorr accom-.
e9, Baltimore Annapolis .6G. Baltimore cypress
and way I'D Wfstern express
eiS, Mnriipsburg and Ha- sep. Balttmcrp etpresA
Eerstown ac Me, hr'ch,' seIs Y, Phil 4 No. er.
slo:so, baltimore acton,. i0S, Baltimore accom-
n:0, baltimore express.
sArrivp daily. Others sundays excepted.
DS- for the tim. OF departure OF trains see adver.
ts~ments elsewhere.
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A wps.sii.s-s sa.srh rrspo,.d.

A wreseiiaG- Match Proposed
Luctco Marc. the French wrestler, Is desirous OF
making match with the Junk town." hacked BY
Charley Hurdle, for sloo sids. and win be At Char
ley Godffsy's between two and three O'Clock this
afternoon fbr the purpose Of arranging for . match.
Charley Hurdle states that he will be there with
the money. His unknown man. he says. IL Dis
trct man, and he will disclose his name to day II
the arrangements are concluded.
tn. largest selection light wi ht clothing, at
EsgHAS Bkos. corner seventh and y.
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ACHING t,kIhil

Destroy health, comfort, industry, and longevity;
hence Thousand. coms IRON far and near TO DIR.
Whites establishment, opposite Willnrd's Hotel. for
relief from COrns, bnnons Diseased Nails, Vascular
EECrescencos ,nc. Established In Washington, D. g.,
In 1861. Fee, o. per visit mar3OtL
National Republican., 1878-05-03

In the hospital Of the Infant Jesus there is u
little girl of six years, whose leg Doctor Saint
German was forced to cut off to save hor
lfo. She bore the terrible operation with
out single murmur. Now" said tho doctor,
smiling after the operation WAS over, II am
going 10 cut your dolls Icy of in tho same way"
The child Immediately began to Shrek In an
agony, aud nothing could assauge her grief
National Republican., 1878-05-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Interest paid on deposits Special rate. on time
deposits. J. II. S9uIER & Co.,
Bankers lIl6 Pennsylvania avenue.
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Hotel Arrivals.

MEMS, youths. and boys flannel suits, EIsemans
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Tho Army and Navy.

spRISosuits-largest variety. EIsoman's, 7th and
National Republican., 1878-05-03
Am gSEM ENTy.

ONE hundred new styles sutinss, custom depart
ment EsEaAs BRos., corner seventh and L.
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manhood to tamely starye there. What

manhood, to tamely starve there. What
more could l do? Did Providence will
that I should die thus? They must GER
tainly be looking for me. | took off my
leather jacket, spread it fat upon the
floor, and poured the contents of my
powder-fask upon it. Carefully diyid-
ing it, / found that there were eighty
small charges. These | determined to
fire at regular intervals, hoping that |
| might attract their attention by the re-
ports. By shooting every half hour
during the day, and once an hour dur
ing the night, / would be able to keep
up these signals for two days longer
before my stock was exhausted. If they
tarry beyond that time, God have mercy
on mel / placed my rifle close TO a
crevice and fired. The sound of the dis
charge reyerberated through the mount
ain tops. If they are within three or
four miles of me, they will certainly
hear that.
Daring the fourth day fired regu-
larly, listening with feverish anxiety for
some sound TO mark their coming. My
condition was now becoming appalling !;
my form was emaciating, and an intense
thirst made my mouth and throat feel
like fiery furnace. The day passed,
the night drew on, but still they came
not. Sleep was stranger to my aching
eyes, and in my wakeful musings l
was at bounteously- laden tables, drink
ing great draughts from limpid springs.
was bordering on insanity The fifth
day came. With great difficulty / raised
the rife, now heavy in my weakness, to
give the last few signals. Great blotches
began to cover my limbs-would COM
plete insanity follow?
OF what followed l remember with
only a slight shade of reason. On the
sixth morning my last signal was fred,
and in the last frenzy of despair | COM
menced to scream at the full extent of
my weakened condition. Several times
| would rally for a mighty exertion.
How long | remained in this semi
comatose state was difficult for me to
determine; but was aroused by several
sharp reports of rifles, and the fierce
bowling of dying bear. Hope sue
ceeded despair, and with strength amaz-
ing to myself, l put my cracked and
bleeding lips to the crevice and screamed
until my exhausted frame sunk unmind-
full of the little life it contained. My
last effort was not without avail, for my
friends had heard my cries, and has
tened to my aid; but strange to say they
had not heard any of the many shots
had fired, and would not have found me
had not the wounded and bleeding bear,
which they had followed several miles
by its bloody trail, led them directly to
my prison. They removed the rock,
and for many months carefully nursed
me- but to this day the indelible results
of that terrible experience have not been
eradicated.
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drive and direct them, yet they appear
to work tolerably well together.

drive and direct them, yet they appear
to WORK tolerably well together.
For oyster patties, put the oysters in
a saucepan with enough of the liquor to
cover them; let them come to a boil ;
skim well; add two tablespoonfuls of
butter for one quart of oysters; season
with pepper and little salt; two or
three spoonfuls of cream will add to the
richness; have ready small tins lined
with puf-paste, put three or four oysters
in each, according to the size of the
patty; cover with paste and bake in a
quick oven twenty minutes; when done
wash over the top with beaten egg and
set in oven for two minutes to glaze.
For scalloped oysters, have plenty Of
fine crushed cracker crumbs-either
soda or butter crackers-put layer in
the bottom of buttered pudding dish,
wet slightly with oyster liquor and milk
mixed, next layer of oysters, season
withssalt and pepper and small bits of
butter, then more crumbs and oysters
alternately until the dish is full. Let
the top layer be of crumbs. Beat an
egg and mix it with little milk to pour
over the top, place little Jumps of butter
all over the top, cover the dish and bake
half an hour. Remove the cover few
minutes before taking from the oven, to
| let brown.
A LADY who had just received an adj
dition to her " help" in the shape of an
intelligence-ofice girl, instructed her
how to make coffee. Now, them" says
the lady, "pour the ground coffee into a
pot, then pour in the hot water, and after
few minutes boiling put in one half an
egg or SO" and the lady illustrated each
description by demonstration. "You
understand, don't your continued the
lady. "Indade / do, num-" was the
response; "bile the coffee, grind the
water, and dhrop the half of an egg.
Isn't that it, mumf' All right" re-
piled the lady. d" Now, then, tomorrow
morning we'll see how well you remem-
Der it. Tomorrow morning came, and
the coffee was as good as could be ex-
pected. The third morning came, and,
to the establishment of the wife, the
coffee was undrinkablc and nauseating !;
even the odor of it was sickening.
Bridget was called, and questioned as
follows: Bridget, did you first put
the ground coffee in the pot ?" "Indade,
l did, num-" "Did you then pour in
the hot water?'' Sure, did" How
long did you let it boil p Five
minutes, mum" "What did you do
then?' 81 put in the egg, num-"
"Just as l showed you the other morn
ingY "Well, to tell the truth" says
Bridget, 81 would have put in the half
egg, as ye towled me, but the egg was a
bad one, and / thought We wouldn't
mind kaping the half of it, 30 !
dhropped the critter as it was" The
lady no longer wondered that the coffee
was not drinkable.
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ITEMS FOR FIELD AND HO USE.

A CONNECTICUT farmer turned dswn
a rank growth of clover and sowed win
ter wheat, which yielded twenty-seven
and half bushels per acre. A neigh
Dor sowed the same kind of seed in an
adjoining field, not fertilized with clo-
yer, and harvested-a fair crop of straw
that contained no grain.
ANALYSES of leaves and wood show
that of earthly matter or ashes, the ma
nure foliage of the elm contains IL per
cent, the solid wood less than 2; the
leaves of the willow more than s per
cent, its wood only 0.44 those of the
beech 6.67 per cent, the wood only 0.35 f;
those of the European oak 4.06 per cent,
the wood only 0.22; those of the pitch
pine 3.l3 per cent, the wood only 0.37.
THE Western Farmer says: Gone of
the first things to be taught boy upon
farm is the use of tools He should
be good carpenter and blacksmith, in
fact able to make or mend most any i'm
plement upon the farm. A few tools
are always necessary, and the proper use
of them can soon be acquired, so that
the farmer can shoe his own horse, make
every day to account"
STOCK, when having suitable shelter
and protection during cold and inclem-
ent weather, gain in condition on less
food than would keep similar stock,
when unprotected, from actually losing
condition. In seeking to protect our
stock in stables, etc., we must see that
we provide for good ventilation, without
which little comfort is realized by the
stock, and the beneficial effects of good
feed and warmth are defeated.
The Scientific american gives the fol-
lowing receipt for preserving eggs: Mix
half a pint of unslaked lime with the
same quantity of salt and couple of
gallons of boiling water. When cold
put in the eggs; see that they are well
covered with water and the vessel con-
tanning them kept in a cool place. The
eggs should be fresh when put in, as one
bad one will spoil all.
PROBABLY the plough in Egypt is of
the same form as in the days of the Pha-
raohs, if not, indeed, of still ruder con-
struction. The fellah has to procure
the animals of draught whence he may.
The Egyptian oxen, which have some
thing Of the character of the bison or
buffalo, are sturdy beasts, but they are
not plentiful. So the patient camel,
with all the gear for being ridden, is
also put to the plough. They are an
assorted pair; IT may not be easy to
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-02
oLEANIN0s FROM THE MUSE.
THE COQUETTE's PLEA.

What, give up flirting? The ideal
I'd like TO know, indeed,
What sacrifice you'll next require.
There is no real need
OF eating thus three times day:
I'll give that up, II 80 you say.
Why, Tom, l firt when other girls
Would have cry, and find
II is more soothing TO the nerves
And cheering to the mind.
A damp, unpleasant Niobe
No man shall ever make OF me.
No fiirt? Then what's the use of eyes,
Or lips, or golden hair?
Did Harry kiss me2 Yes, he did:
You need not stand and stare
Like any Gorgon. He's my own
Dear cousin and so handsome grown.
Not firt7 Why is 1t sunbeams play,
Birds sing or mount afar?
like to be " the hope, the life
The very guiding star "
OF every handsome man / see:
Iwant them TO make love to me.
Not irt7 Why, e'en the staidest flower
Mods In coquettish glee
To every naughty zephyr that
Comes whispering DER the lea.
They say I'm like the flowers, ard so
do just as l see them do.
I'd fiirt with grandpa, dear old man.
II he were still alive;
] oft rehearse with little Ben,
Who's only justtfned FIVE.
And still, to keep my hand in, make
Sweet eyes at Bruno and old Jake.
. Grow old? Well, all the men know
Will grow old too. III wear
The sweetest caps and daintiest ties,
And crimp my snowy hair.
I'll hang my walls with pictured bcaux,
To cheer my heart while knitting hose.
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Fight With a Wounded Bear.

A New York World correspondent at
Goskenny says: The bear hunters have
enjoyed fine sport in Ulster County for
the past two weeks. 1t has been many
years since bears were so numerous.
Jack Ackert and three companions from
the Bull Run region startled large bear
from its nest few days ago, and fol-
lowed it several miles. Jack came up
with it where the dogs had brought it to
bay, on a ledge overlooking a laurel
swamp. The ledge was perpendicular
one, ten feet high, on the summit of a
barren ridge that extended in an abrupt
slope to the edge of the swamp, a dis
lance of over three hundred feet, and
the ground was covered with several
inches of snow, upon which stiff crust
as smooth as ice had formed. Ackert
shot the bear as it was fighting with the
dogs. 1t fell, to all appearances, dead.
The other hunters were scattered about
in the woods. Ackert approached near
the PROSTATE animal, and shouted for
his comrades to come up.
The bear, however, was not dead, and,
to the hunters surprise, arose to it's feet
and rushed toward him in spite of the
dogs. Ackert fred his other barrel, but
did not kill the bear, and in another
second was defending himself in hand
to-hand fight with the enraged brute.
The crust was SO slippery that the bear
had the advantage of the hunter. as the
latter could not keep his feet, while the
sharp claws of the former permitted
him to maintain his position. Ackert
slipped and fell, and the bear had him
in his embrace in moment. The move
ments of the contestants had brought
them nearer to the edge of the rocks.
As the bear threw his paws about the
half PROSTATE form of the hunter, the
latter dealt it fearful blow with his
hunting ak, which felled the animal
The ground was sloping, and as the
smooth fur of the bear came in contact
with the CLASSY surface of the snow the
animal, maintaining its hold of Ackert,
slid towards the edge of the ledge, and
before it could get hold in the crust
with its claws both hunter and bear fell
over the rocks, and striking the icy
slope below shot like cannon-ball down
the mountain. Two of Ackert's COM
panions came out upon the rocks Just as
he and the bear went crashing into the
tangled laurels at the foot of the ridge
and disappeared in the swamp.
The hunters were compelled to make a
detour of half a mile to reach the
swamp. They found Ackert sitting
with his back against hemlock tree.
He was covered with blood, and his
clothing hung in tatters. He was alive,
but it was half an hour before he was
able to realize where he was and how he
got there. He remembered falling off
the rocks, starting down the mountain,
being Rugged by the bear, and crashing
into the swamps-and that was ali.
The bear laid ten or fifteen feet away,
covered with blood, and dead. Both Of
Ackerts shots had reached vital spots ;
but there is no doubt that, but for the
fortunate ride down the mountain, the
bear would have crushed the hunter be-
fore the wounds proved fatal. The bear
weighed over two hundred pounds.
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The Markets.

CINCINNATI..Flour-Ex 81 66@6; spring,
s596 5o patient 81 25@s rs; family. s. 25@6 75;
-four, So 259S so. Buckwheat -four, 81 1896 Is.
Grain-Wheat prime to choice red, 81 1901 20
prime to choice amber, bill and white 81 2Odp1 81.
S3@45. Hay, prime 10 choice timothy S9GIO. Mess
pork $40 75@ll. Lard, prime steam, 7.25@7.321ac.
INDIANAPOLIS. - Flour = Fancy, s6@6 rs;
family IS 25@5 rs Gran-Wheat, No. 2 red win
ter, 81 15@l Is. Corn, new western mixed, S69
Shoulders, &c green shoulders 414c.; clear rib
sides, 6A@5,30c.; dc. sides, $50 Sweet-Pickled
Hams, TIC. for 10 lbs. average Lard, ime steam,
IOUISVILLEEFlo Flour Extra. s4@4 25; family,
@s S. Wheat red isai 20 e Corn, whits e. 4sc;
Sec Hay sssia per ton. Mess pork si IS Lard,
Buis meats ,sa y s5Ss az ls 1885, aaee
&C.; 61a@69sc-, 6496zsc. sugsr-cured hams. 81
NEW YORK.-Flour-No. 2, So 1904; superfine
State and Western: 81 0094 IS; common to good
extra Western and State q 1905 Isl good to choice
white wheat Western extra, IS O5@6 rs; fancy
white wheat Western extras, IS s0gS 25 common
Es's pat to
cess. $79s 90. Rye dour. $, 2504. Grain Wheat,
81 4gl 49, Rye, No. Western, 7o@72c Barley,
SEC. Mess pork, new, s11 25 Lard prime SITES m,
7.55@z60. Gotten, 10 13-le@10 1870.
PHILADELPHIA Flour = Western superfpe,
"a; Western extra, SIS; Pennsylvania extra family
IS 1896 IS: Minnesota extra family, $500; hitl
grades and Minnesota patent pro- ess, S6@s. Grain
Wheat. amber, 81 34@1 81 red 81 3i@i "a
white, 81 3b@1 40. Corn. yellow Western, 5ac.;
mixed, do, tsH@tsAc: Oats, white Western, IS
Mess p,rK, sl2@i2 Is. Refined Petroleum, iS1Sc.;
crude, l0c.
STOCK MARKETS.
CINCINNATI.-Beef Cattle-Commop, 214@21sc.
fair to medium, 2z@a1ac.; good to choice butcher
fair to good heavy oxen, S4a4Hc.; fair 10 good
feeders 3d4c for light and heavy qualities Sheep
Common to fair, 21S@s14c. and good to choice 81
@4%c Hogs Common SO 4O@s 70; fair to good
"a O5; selected butchers. "a O50415.
BUFFALO, Beef Cattle There is but little
doing Sheep---Market firm for good grades, but
other grades are quiet. Sales were made Of fair to
Choice sheep at as Is. Hogs--Good to choice York
ers, 81 30@4 IS per 1o0 lbs. fair grades 81 90 good
to choice heavy, So 6093 90; common rough hogs,
81 1898 Is.
EAST LIBERTY, PA.-Beet Cattle-Best, IS Is
Hogs Workers, 81 1924 20 per 100 lbs; Philadel-
phias, 81 25aS4 40. Sales made of Sheep at 81
as so per 100 lbs.
NEW YORK.-Beef Cattle Common to good
steers and oxen. s4c. per Id. to dress IS lbs. to
premium steers 10sc. to dress 81 lbs and 111c. to
dress IS bs the latter for Illinois steers aversg
724 lbs, which were taken for port, alive, to
LONDON. About 800 fat steers were taken export
at 9h@1I%c. Sheep-Poor to choice, "a 2s@6 80.
Hogs-Live sold at 81 50@4 co. with quiet mark t
WOOL-In Cincinnati, prices follows;
Unwsshed- Fine merino, 2o@22c. coarse clothing,
2'@25c. medium do, 25@26c; long combing, 500
3sc. Fleece Washed-Fine mefino, S593sc. coarse
clothing, 30@S4c.; medium clothing, g. @3sc; long
combing, 4O(742c. Tub Washed Common 3O6 &c. :
good to choice, s5@37. Pulled-Superfne 25(927c.
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SHEFFIELD Telegraph: A poor woman
lay very ill in her scantily furnished
home in Sheffield. The doctor was sent
for and came. He at once saw that hers
was very grave case, and that she had
as he thought, little chance of recovery,
even if she could get the nourishment
her illness required. AS he was about
to leave the question was put: "When
shall we send for you again, Doctor ?"
"Well," was the reply, as he looked at
the poor woman, and then at her
wretched surroundings, az don't think
you need send for me again. She can not
possibly get better, and to save yeu
further trouble I'll just write you out a
certificate for her burial" And he did.
After the Doctor departed, the woman
women always were willful-got better
rapidly. She has now completely recov-
cred, and goes about carrying her burial
certificate with her.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-02

The mother-in-law finds defender in
the San Francisco Mail, which says: "If
old Adam had had a mother-in-law to
look after him and his wife, it is more
than probable that to this very day we
might have been able to caper about in
the light and airy costume Of our first
parents"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-02

Some people don't know that they are be-
ing swindled every time they buy an in
ferior, short-weight, baking powder. 1t
would be far better to buy and use the old
reliable DooLEY's YEAST POWDER. Every
package of the Dooley Powder is warranted
absolutely pure, and strictly full weight.
Sold by grocers. Nl
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Tobias celebrated Venetian Liniment 90 years be-
fore the public, and warranted to Diarrhea,
Dysentery. Collie and Spasms taken internally; and
Group, Chronic Rheumatism, Sore Throats Cuts
Bruises, Old Sores, and Pains in the Limbs, Back,
and Chest, externally. 1t has failed No family
will be without 1t after giving ii fair trial
Price, 40 cents. On. TOBIAS VENETIAN HORSE
LINTMENT, in Pint Bottles, at One Dollar is war;
ranted superior TO any other or NO PAY, for the
Of Cole, Cuts, Bruises, Old Sores etc, Sold by
all Druggists, Depot-lO Park Place. New York.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-02

DIR. WILLIAM A. HAMMOND says that
circus tumbler once told him that
standing ON the head was almost equiva-
lent to taking a glass of champagne.
Considering the hard times, this is a
valuable piece of information.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-02

DIR. PIERCE's Golden Medical Discovery
will cure a cough in one-half the time ne
cessary to cure it with any other medicine /;
and it does it, not by drying it up, but BY
removing the cause, subduing the irritation,
and healing the affected parts. Sold by
druggists
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-02

THE editor of an agricultural paper says
there is absolutely no cure for hog cholera,
but that Sheridan's Condition Powders
given occasionally will certainly prevent it.
Be sure to get Sheridan's. The other kinds
in large packages are trash AF -. ,.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-02

CRUMBS OF CoMFoRT.-Earache, tooth
ache, headache, neuralgia and deafness can
be instantly relieved and finally cured by
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. Get bottle
and read directions
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-02

STRONG butter-An old iivery-stable
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-02

x E;EP'S - IRIS-
KEEPS Patent Partly -made Dress Shirts, best
quality, only plain seams to finish, 6 for 81.
KEEPS Custom Shirts to measure, best quality, D
for delivered free satisfactory
RED FLANNEL UNDERWEAR.
Undershrts and Drawers, best quality, 81 80 each
White Flannel Underyests best quality, 81. so each.
Canton Flannel Vests Drawers heavy, 75c each.
Twilled Silk Umbrellas, paragon frames, 50 each.
Best bingham, patent protected ribs, 81 each.
Circulars and Samples mailed free application.
Shirts oniy, delivered free. Keeps Manufacturing
Company, 165 and 1877 Mercer St., New York.