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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-04
TO ALL, PARTICULARLY INvAL
IDS,
IDS,

spring is a :rying season. Indications of sickness
should at once be attended to. Fatal diseases may
be caused by allowing the bowels TO become con-
stipated and the system to remain in disordered
condition, until the disorder has time to develope
Itself An ounce of prevention is worth pound of
cure, is old truthful saying. Therefore, we ad-
wise all who are troubled with the complaints now
very Observation-Disclosures indigestion, disordered
liver, want of appetite, nausea or feverish skin
to take, without delay, Shenck's Mandrake Pills.
We know of no remedy harmless and decisive
in its action. 1t at strikes at the root Of the
disease and produces healthy tone to he system
People never need suffer from any disease arising
from disordered condition of the liver If they would
take this excellent medicine when they feel the
first indications of the malady. Families leaving
home for the summer months should take three Or
four boxes ofsthe pills with them They have an
almost instantaneous effect. They will relieve the
patient of headache in one or two hours, and will
rapidly cleanse the liver OF surrounding bile, and
will effectually prevent bilious attack They are
sold by all druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-04
LOOK OUT FOR CoUNTERFEITsr

The public cautioned against another coun-
terieit which has lately made Its appearance called
W. B. Farrell's Arabian Liniment, the most danger
GUS of all the counterfeits because his having the
name OF Farrell, many will buy it in good faith,
without the knowledge that counterfeit exists,
and they will perhaps only discover their error
when the spurious mixtureh has wrought its evil ef
fects.
The genuine article 10 manufactured only by II.
G. Farrell, sole inventor and proprietor, and whole
sale druggist, No. II Main street, Peoria, Illinois,
to whom all applications for Agencies must be ad-
dressed. Be you ge it with the letters Fl. G.
before Farrells thHs-H. G. FARRELL'S-and his
signature on the wrapper, all other are counter
feits.
Sold by all druggists and by regular authorized
agents throughout the United States.
AZ Price 25 and so cents, and 81 per bottle.
AGENTS WANTED in every town, village and
hamlet In the United Statss in which is not al
ready established. Address FL. g. Farrell as above,
accompanied with good character, responsibility,
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NERVOUS DEBILITY.

Vital weakness or depression: q
Weak exhausted feeling, no energy or cour-
age; the result of mental oveF.Wori<,
lndescrefions or exeesses, or some
drain upon the system, is always cured by
HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC No. IS
IL tones up and invigorates the system,
olspels the gloom and dependency, ,imparts
strength and energy.-stops the drain and
TeJuvenates the entire man. Been used
twenty years with perfect success by thou
sands. Sold by dealers. Price, s1.00 per
single vial, or $500 per package of five yiaIs
ana 800 vial of powder. Sent by mail on
receipt of price, Address HUMPHREYS
nOMEORATHICM MEDICINE COMPANY
1Ve FULTON STREET, NY.
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SPECIAL n ~TTcEs.

The following is from the principal accountant of
tne wealthy and highly respectable house of
S Messrs, OTIS q Bro, of this city, and presents
ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL CURES in the
annals Of medical history;
Mr.. IL G. Farrell-Dear Sir: Actuated by a
SENSE oI grate1ulness, submit the following as an
Instance OF the utility OF your great medicine Ny
chlld, three years old, was suddenly attacked with
a terrible disease, which IN less than six bonrs
prostrated 1t to utter helplessness The limbs he
came 60 rigid that not a joint could be bent: tha
nesn turned black and cold and entirely deprived
OF teellngi the eyes fixed, purtially closed, and
altogether blind, following this was deafness to all
SOUNDS the spine became contracted and curved
that when lying on its back the head and heels
only touched. Indeed, the child presented every
appearance of being dead. Immediately on the at
tack, the family physician wss called IN and for
tree weeks he Iabored restore II to feeling but
ali In vain, although ii was blistered dozen
times and various rubefacent Lnimepts appIied
A consultation of physicians was then held but to
no purpose, the case was then brought before the
Medical Society. but nothing could be suggested
which had not already been done, and the doctor
then told me he could do nothing more We
then commenced applying your Lfniment freely
over the entire length of the spine, and you NAV
imagine parents Joy, when, after few applica-
t1ons, returning animation was apparent and it
rapidly recovered with the exception of the sight
which did not become perfect for near a month
The child is now healthy and robust as can be-
Five other cases of the same kind occurred pre-
viOusly in my neighborhood, all of which died,
when there is no doubt if your lnimeLt had been
used they would have recovered.
HENRY G. CLELAND,
1Pnh Gt
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MINNESOTA.
Further Particulars of the great FIRE at
Minneapolis,

MINNEAPOLIS, May 3.-Following is q
grand summary of the situation at the
scene of the fire. The great .Washburne
Touring mill, 10 which the explosion oc-
CURED, was wholly destroyed. The Wash.
burne mill B. is intact, except injury to the
roof from falling timbers. Thompson &
Hoyt and Bull. Newton & Co.'S Touring
mills, s,the Washburne planning mill, and the
mill company's elevator are all fat with the
ground across the race. Petit, Robinson
& Co.'s Touring mill walls are standing.
The Zenith and Galaxy mills are more or
less in ruins. The loss, in addition to the
mill interest is about SIS, 900; in elevator,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-04
How to Get Sick.

Expose yourself day and night; eat too
much without exercise: work too hard
without rest; doctor all the time; take
all the vile nostrums advertised. and
then you will want to know.
HOW TO GET WELL.
Which is answered in three words-Take
Hop Bittersl See other column.
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THE ARGUS JOB PRINTING Rooms
turn out Cards, Circulars, Note Heads
Bill Heads, Law Briefs, and all otheI
kinds of Printing, in the highest style of
the art, aDd on the most reasonable terms.
And THE ARGUS Book BINDERY is doing
all kinds of work in that line, neat, quick
and cheap. The friends of the paper and
the public generally are invited to give our
work trial dwt.
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OEIO.

CINCINNATI. O., May 4.-Judge Cowan,
of Batavia, Ohio, set aside tho verdict
finding Charles Demmet, late county
treasurer, guilty OF embezzling the finds of
the treasury. on the ground of insufficient
evidence.
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COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL.
Wealth buyers favor; receipts 5000; sales
10000 bushels at 22M No spring.
Rye-Steady and unchanged
Corn-In BUYERS favor; receipts $4,000 bushels
sales at 50G53 western mixed.
Barley-Dull.
oats-Steady: prices unchanged
Pork-Firm; 9 15010 90.
Lard Firmer; 2507 so.
Whisky-1 05X. q
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Weather PROBABILITIES

WASHINGTON, May 4-Indications for
the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys: falling barometer, warmer south
west winds, and partly cloudy weather.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-04
After taking Cold and threat
ened with Fever.
Bilious Headache.
From A. W. Sibley, Secretary American
Advent Mission Society,"

From A. W. Sibley, Secretary American
Advent Mission Society,"
PROVIDENCE, RI, Jan 81, 1877.
GEO PIERCE Il Co:-Your Indian Restorative
Bitters' have been known to me from childhood,
having been used inmy fathers family for twenty
five years
For the last twelve years they have been my
family medicine.
have found them an excellent remedy for
children after taking cold apdi threatened with
fever.
In such cases, after warming and. sweeteniug
them, give as recommended
The results have been invariably all that could
desire.
In cases of bilious headache and arrangement of
stomach and bowels they stand first as a medicine
with me. A. W. SIBLEY.
Hundreds of testimonials might be added.
Prepared and sold by
Geo. Pierce & Co., Boston, Mass.
P o Box 2637.
ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
Van Setback, Stevenson & Co, General Agents,
Chicago, Illinois. For sale at wholesale and retail
By Wholesale and retail druggists, and by dealers
In medicine. For sale in Rock Island by
JOHN BENGSTON AND T. H. THOMAS.
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Printing, Binding and Blank Book work
specialties at The ARGUS OFFICE. No
pains will be spared to please customers.
Satisfaction guaranteed IF
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-04


Mr.. II. G. Farrel:-I have used your Arabian
Liniment with qualification In several cases, the
most remarkable OF which was q large lump that
appeared op my horses breast 1t very hard,
appearing to be hard gristle. 1t remained for
nearly year, when applied your Liniment, one
bottle of which nearly cured II. L can recommend
it as the best Liniment ever used,
Peoria, JOHN CRAWL.
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Chicago Market.


wheat-steady; 11% cash; TX Ma; CsX@
09 June.
Corn-steady; ssS04o cash; Ss4 bid May; 4O4
J une.
Oats-Steady ;s261a bid all AROUND.
Rye-591a.
Barley-4S94SH.
Pork-Firm and higher; $50 cash; s 7O0s 2H
June
Lard rd-Firm and higher; 971l cash; 90 June
Alcohol s2H.
MhiskY-1 o..
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FENTON'S
MATCHLESS
The Great Blood,
Liver and kidney Syrup

VI L1Vor ana Kidney syrup
m FENTON'S matchless Blood, Liver and
~ Kidney Syrup has MADE MORE WON
r1 lDERFUL CURES, for the time il has been
. before the American people, than any
" ALTERATIVE or GREAT DISCOVERY
m heretofore known.
u Thirteen years experience with this
matchless syrup gives us confidence TO
[A IN THE WORLD" 1t viii positively
- cure SCROFULA or KINGS EVIL in its
worst forms, SALT RHEUM, ERYSIPE-
Las, SYPHILITIC AND MERCURIAL
- SORES, FEVER SORES, BoILS, Eel
p 0Ns, RING WORMS, BARRIERS ITCH,
!. n CHRONIC SORE EYES, PIMPLES ON
VI THE TIL la, FACE OR BODY, DROPS, GoUT,
lE WHITES OR LEUCuRRHGA, IRREGU-
= lLARITY OR SUPPRESSION OF Gus
n lP0MART EVACUATIoNS. PAINS IN
W REGION OF KIDNEYS, Oliver CON-
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IA CHRONIC and BRIGHT'S DISEASE Of
" the KIDNEYS, ,STERILlTE,I ,IMPOTENCY,
WEAKNESS of the parts, General Debility,
SCRoFULoUs CONSUMPTION &c.
D. FENTON'S MATCHLEsS BLOOD.
" LIVER and KIDNEY SYRUP has been
- tested by many of the best physicians and
citizens of Cleveland (now thirteen years.
as well as used in their families and
u throughout adjoining States, and has
G. GAINED FOR 1T A REPUTATION,
= based upon ITS MERIT ONLY. without
H the necessity OF pufnng, UNPARALLELED
Ill IN THE History OF MEDICINE.
ID I'VE CHALLENGE THE WORLD TO Pro-
" iDUcE ITS EQUAL OR SHOW AS MANY Won
NJ, l0ERPUL CURES PERFORMED"
MI We positively guarantee a perceptible
az and continuous improvement where the
m Syrup is faithfully and persistently used.
W and when enough medicine is taken,
- permanent and lasting cure.
w 1t is upon the intelligence and good
IL sense of people, their judgment and desire
to sustain q really good medicine, we rely.
Send for one of our circulars and see the
- wonderful cures performed-''at home in
~ cleveland and elsewhere"-by the GREAT
- MATCHLESS BLOOD, LIVER AND
xD KIDNEY SYRUP.
NJ Sold by Druggists, generally.
- Price one dollar per bottle.--Six (at one
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~ Prepared by
~ Fentcn Manufacturing Co.,
W Office and Works, SO ACADEMY STREET
- CLEVELAND.
CT. FEEToN, supt.
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7 would not be without it if 1t cost
$50 a case"
A Duty to the Community.

From the well-known Evangelist, Rev.
Edwin, Burnham.
49, NEwBURYPoRT, MASS
GEO. PIERCE & COIL regard 1t to be duty
which owe TO you, and TO the community to write
q few lines in favor Of your invaluable medicine
called DIR. PIERCE's INDIAN RESTORATIVE
BTTTERs." Without fiattery, l remark l think IL
TO be the best medicine of the kind ever got up
EDWIN BURNHAM,
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ST. Louis Market.
JACKSON'S CATARRH SNUFF


TROCHE POWDER.
A DELIGHTFUL AND PLEASANT REMEDY IN
Catarrh, Headache. Bad Breath, Hoarse
ness. Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs,
Deafness, &C.. &c,
And all Disorders resulting from COLDS in
HEAD,THROAT& VOCAL ORGANS
This Remedy does not 'DRY Up" Catarrh but
LOOSENS 1t; frees the head Of all offensive matter
quickly removing Bad Breath and Headache; al
lays and soothes the burning heat in Catarrh is
MID and agreeable In its effects that it positively
Cures Without SneezingI
AS TRocHE POWDER, is pleasant to the taste.
and never nauseates; when swallowed, instantly
gives to the Throat and Vocal Organs
Deiicicus Sensation Of Goodness and comfort
1t is the best Voice Tonic in the worldi
Try It'll Safe, Reliable, and only 35 Cents
Sold by Druggists, or mailed free, address
COOPER, WILSON & CO., Props, Phila.
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LIVE STOCK.

Hogs-Reeeipts 5000; fairly active; strong and
higher; light 8 325@3 40; heavy picking 2O43 IS !;
heavy shipping 3 3503 80.
Oattle-QuieI; receipts 200; common butchers 2
5093 70; good shipping 0OG4 so; extra 1895 80.
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New York Market.

NEW YORK, May 4.
FINANCIAL.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04

paving refult: To say nothing Of
raising corn. oats. wheat. tobacco,
&c. &c. Now it is our honest be-
lief. if our people viii divide NJ
into squads, some taking that por-
ton Of the fruit business VIII ch
leads to canning, others to that Of
making vinegar and brandy, others
t. wine, early green apples, &C.,
others TO butter, others to cheese,
others to grass, hay, stock, &c, all
making as far as they can, imme-
diate home supplies when they do
not come in conflict with the main
business, then we will prosper and
on condition improve.
y. A. CT.
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typhoid fevcrS or small roN IN man
IL cured IL = LAY or w.. OF their
contagious principles annlh'l@ted
bv any kind 81 medicine Il not.
how can il - expected that similar
diseases in animals viii prove more
manageable With tile best posi-
bic treatment. contagious diseases
Viii continue to cause an immense
loss to on agricultural communities
unless their spread i prevented by
such measures a are now IN use
in nearly every European country.
DIR. II. f.. SALMON.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
THE NEW HOG DISEASE.

hope Il few words from a some
whac different standpoint will not
be out of place IN regard to the
disease noticed by DR.. Ledoux IN
the f. and NJ. of June goth.
am by no mean satisfied that
this is a new disease, or even that
the appearances given are sufficient
to distinguish it from the so-called
hog cholera. 1t is very well known
now, for instance, that hog cholera
IS a very inappropriate name for a
disease characterized by a disor-
glnized condition Of the blood. by
spots of congestion, inflammation
%ll liberation Of the stomach and
bowels. by blood eXtravasations.
aal by the fact that it is only com
municable to swine +: diarrhoe NAV.
Or may not, be present !: the crup-
ton Of the skin may, or may not.
b. present !; III some cases even the
breaking down Of the blood glo-
bules. the enlargement Of the
spleen, and the blood eXtrayasa-
lions are not apparent but the
death o. a considerall |. number of
animals IN which these symptoms
are wanting and for which there is
III apparent cause. at IA time when
hog cholera is known TO affect
other animals IN the vicinity. can
scarcely leave a doubt lis To the
cause of their death. Again in
hog cholera the localization q. e..
the inflammation, congestion, &c.)
! is not always confined to the diges-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
He Believed in Immortality.

In Mr. Bryants poem, The
Flood Of Years" which was first
published two OF three years since,
are these lines
So they pass
From stage to stage along the SHINING
course
Ofthat fair river. dreaded like a sea
As its smooth eddies curl along their
az
They bring old friends together hands
are clasped
In Joy u~nspeakable the mother
arms
Again are folded round the child she
loved
And lost. old sorrows are forgotten
now.
Or but remembered to make sweet the
hour
That overpays them; hearts
hat bled
Or broke are healed forever.
\ gentleman who had been sore
lv bercaved was so struck by the
unquestioning faith immortality
here expressed, that he wrote to
Mr.. BRYANT, asking it the lines
were to be understood rs a state
ment Of his own belief. Mr.. Bryant
instantly replied in thc following
note, which has not bon published
before, and which has Il peculiar
interest at this time
cUMNINGToN, Mass, Aug. 10, 1876.
DEAR SIR Certainly | believe
Ill that Is sad in the lines you have
moted. If | had not ! could not
nave written them. | believe III
5he everlasting life Of the soul; and
it seems to me that Immortality
would be but an imperfect gift
without che recognition IN the life
to come of those who are dear to Us
here.
Yours truly,
W. G. BRYANT.
f. n. BARRETT, ESQ.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
WHAT CATTLE ?

We say. for North Carolina. the
jersey. That means stock laws,
grass, hay. selling. shelter. In
short, liberal domestic treatment
showing gratitude for benefits re-
ceived. The Jersey is celebrated
for some some of the highest traits
of COW character. The cows are
as Gentle and kind az could he de-
sired, and when tenderly cared for
become real pets. This cannot be
said. however. Of the males /; they
are almost universally and pecu-
liarly vicious. This seems to he
me of the established character
istics of the breed. From these
little COWS have been built up a
distinct trade in the butter bust
ness. They. and they alone, make
that wonderful commodity IN high
life. gilt-edge butter, SO favored
and manipulated as to bring, in the
large cities, a dollar, and, we be-
lieve. sometimes, as high as a dollar
and a half per pound. Another
great advantage for them, they are
very early breeders. They breed,
generally, at two years and under,
whilst our common COWS usually
come in the third year. To a
farmer who calculates and values
time. this is quite an object. Their
milking qualities, as to large yields,
are not wonderful. 1t IS IN cream
and butter they excel and are me
qualled by all the other breeds.
The Jersey is a ~miserably pointed,
iointed, ugly little COW, when her
form AID features are depicted,
but viewed as a whole, she leaves
an impression of a good, agreeable,
pleasing character. Especially IS
this the case with lovers Of golden
butter. The bulls mark their pro-
eenv strongly, and sometimes there
is really but little difference be-
tween the grades and thoroughbred
COWS. Their rich, creamy milk
tells but too plainly the family con-
| nection. even when the color or
c@ountenance fail. OF course, bred
for years with the sole purpose of
making butter, making beef or
oxen, must be excluded. 1t Is
urged against them that they are
tender. We have not found this
true of them to any damaging eX-
tent. Of course, where they have
been stalled, we'll fed, curried and
| cared for. and treated tenderlv, it
would be folly to hope that they
would not hold to or transmit, IN
some degree, this Characteristic.
For small farms no COW can be
found to give more family comfort
than the Jersey. If Southern wo-
men are to be held up to the old
custom of doing the milking, they
ought always to put IN a plea for
the Jersey. \. A. e.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
FRUIT TREES, FENCES AND
DEEP FLOWING.

Killing three birds with one
stone-and that is exactly what we
propose to do under this heading
But what has fences, fruit trees and
deep blowing to do with each other:
To tell that, is the object Of this
article. In walking, some time
ago. along an old ditch-bank, some
hundred or 81 yards in length, from
which the stock for a number of
years have been kept, We counted
fourteen varieties of fruit trees and
vines. They are here named: peach,
pear, plum, persimmon, apple,
cherry, haw, locust, walnut and
mulberry, are the trees. Raspber-
ry, grape, blue and blackberry are
the vines, and We believe dew Der
ries can be found there; but four
teen are enough to answer our pur-
pose, and that number can be seen,
as we vouch for. Now all of these
are OF spontaneous growth-we do
not say as a growth of hog or stick
weed-but they came there not di-
rectly by mans hand. What does
this prove 1t settles three things:
first, that ours is naturally a great
fruit country; next, the good result
of keeping stock off of our lands.
Here upon this old ditch-bank,
what was once Il poisonous clay has
mellowed into a genial soil, bring
ing trees laden with fruit, and this
proves what can be done by digging
into the earth and bringing to the
surface this cold, unaeratcd clay.
AS to the quality of our fruit, we
claim that the juice of our black
berries can scarcely be distinguished
from the best old Port" Our
DS1 L lSAI W uilCS. dIlNt
old Confederates used to say, when
made lnto brandy they gave IL man
Il bigger headache than the best
sample of old Nash brandy. OF
course we do not ask on our apples
for an investigating committee or
visiting" apple-men, like West
brook or Capt. Nat. Atkinson.
Neither do we expect a RAID
Maj. Bells or the French Phvloxera
ON our grapes. But taking our
fruit as ii whole, we know plenty of
people 1t would all be good enough
Tor, and who would be but too glad
to get it. We only wish to show
what nature, fenced IN, will do.
vi course she will not make Il New
York plppln or Catawba, or Ives,
but how freely and generously she
gives us the foundation. What ii
variety of fruit We have here, and
o little 1t has cost us. Simply
the trouble and expense oil keeping
the stock from trampllng the laid
and carrying away that which en-
riches 1.-THE vegetation. Shall
We read our people Il lecture here
upon the subject Of eating northern
apples and cranberrIes, using north
ern vinegar and drinking northern
port! Will 1t be III order Net.
we think, until We have helped to
do the other duty of driving them
away from their idols, cotton and
tobacco, and the tallacy of raising
something of everything TO sell.
Not until they have been led into
the worship of IL hundred lesser
leading images. This leads us
back To the assertion that We have
not much faith IN the capital or ca
paclty OF many North Caroline
farmers to produce, individually, ;
hrst-class paying article of every
thing their soil and climate /,
adapted to. For who is it amongs
us can take the fruit business an,
follow each article, or a half dozel
leading articles to their legitimatel
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- This paper is printed at 10 P. NJ.
every "Wednesday. Price 81, in al
vance. 1t is the Official Mouth-piece
of the Department of Agriculture, I'm
migration and Statistics Gov. l.. 3.
Vance, Chairman Col. l.. L.. Polk.
Commissioner. Monthly reports are
furnished by w or more correspond
ants from every county in North Caro-
ma, giving all items of interest.
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may not ovcrtake Edison, but we
arc sure our readers Will agree with
Us IN thinking that we are moving
along. \. \. g..