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THB TREATMENT

n diseases tho skin and scalp has been FOR centuries
based urou the mistaken theory TINT fhry arc entirely
due 90 some unuru ct tic blood NosD,cii' attention
has ever been lcctd to tr important part the sweat
and tat glands play Ia the prOpag and maintenance
Of disease.
unjust reflection upon the medical prof s,ion 10
sa5 that At. cnrrt uic kin have been
failure What with mi~tAkrn fhturlr, poisonous rem
edlrs Hui bind adherence 10 methods and pracuces
originating IN isumnnce and supersuuon salt rhrun.
scaid head. and p-Hals flourish ard increase upon
tens altered by tc coplou- nse both Internal AMI ry
terunl, oil mercury. arsenic. aui lral D. wood
mildly admits that the mrrcural iHuouce doe, some
times produce sAt rhtum-a TACT 80 we'll kunwn that Il a.
recorded ~ ulvst OF the tcAt books Icura eczema
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ECZEMA

commonly called salt rheum Wilson disilrs b. INTO
twelve specifies. AMI u;hrr, INTO WHny mnIt hutit L.
suNr .4tN clear foo fhr IthIrr ana Do iH
gt-lIr o. ifs tfaf.i WHtrrN blister. HuHf tIo
iinu"tf WlrtcNtr-t frur-u ni efi-n. aud p-ura-s
are iu liie Dep tnl .I.f rHouu l1 tr rnrrlu- they
cnusr SrHi head T. another obstinate Affection icNtug
all rcm'dlr- l,siiovn- uc halr ami 90, ducu- At
misery anu suffering TIE 4kH
10 salt rAcuui. trir dludrun and other eruuVe and
scaly disease which generally destroy ue h4l. tOlhgles
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HOPE FOR THE AFFLICTED

Hence when Messrs wreksd Potter Chemists and
Druggists Of boston, informed that for eight Years
ttN had been cxpe rhine nng with medicinal agents ana
had obtained mostly from substances before used
IN medicine and by process ORIGINAL with Themselves
three great remedies which they believed tn he an na
hble for every Mind OF skin and scalp disease from
salt rh"um to dandrun, whether caused by scrounus
disc ascd tainted blood hy morbid condition Of the
glands tubes vessels ani cells Of the true kn or both
As had concluded to devote life entirely to the treat
ment of skin and scalp diseases, 10 which have given
much study aud attention Icagcrlv embraced the orpsr
tunity gwen nv Mcssrs Weeks A Potter to make a
thorough test OF these remedies in nv practice and II
successful tu give them such publicity their merits
titled them TO- This now do. with the object of thereby
lcssenng as lar Ms In the great suffering caused
by the diseases under consideration With this object
view received quantity oi each remedy and made a
most CArNlul examination of ihom.
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BLOOD PURIFIERS.

For centuries IL has been the popular notion that dis
ease Of The * AMI scalp must be cured, II cured at ALL
by purifying The blood
Admitting that tins is partly true. what has been the
method what the remedies ly which IL sought 10
lie nCcuuulisnadf
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THE OIL AND SWEAT GLANDS.

That the skin may be pliahle and healthy II IL
sary to have oiled every dav and isr this the ere
has wisely provided by placing IN the true skin small
glands aud tubes who's office 10 j. to prepare and pour
out upon TIE surface the proper amount eft oil on
parts o the body tvy do not exist but abundant
The face. nose ears head etcds &c. They produce the
wax ol the ears. and the hvad they open into the
sheath Of the hair aud furnish with natures own hair
oil or poinade when the skin Is healthy. these little
the demands made urun them Consequently no person
should be afraid To wash thoroughly every dN with soap
and water. lest the Boston Medical Journal oNc
taught the skin be injured by having the oil removed
nr.f
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A VALUABLE TREATISE. nv MARY & JossELYN.
NJ d., or NEW YORK.

Apart from the suffering caused by skin diseases their
Influence the happiness u those to whom delicate
AMI reary complexion is the dearest wish Of their hives
Is paramount to all others No lady afflicted with cuta
orupuons or loss OF hair will deny that obtain
fair skin aud luxurant tresses she would gladly ex
change the designations that mar her otherwise
handsome face hands or hair, for other diseases Of
greater cvcrtycven danger-could their existence be
concealed from the public eye. There is something
pulsivc about face covered with hunor and all the
grace Of manner and brilliant powers OF conversation
can scarcely remove the impression produced
who witnesses IT, II il remembered when more impor
tant and worthy subjects forgotten Many an est.
mAbe ladys life has been ombittercd by cutancous acc
tions She imagincs that every and comments
upon her looks She avoids society and public places
and ondeavors to hide her misery In secuson Here thr
struggle to improve her appearance Is renewed. No
remedy too tcpulsve dangerous to be used Arsenic
Is dcvourcd In large quantities. mercury Is taken inter
nally and applied externally until the teeth rattle In
their loosencd sockets and the system groans beneath
the load Of posons 1t is Obliged TO carry.
II such be the feelings OF afflicted with slight skin
bemishes what must be the condition OF those suffering
from salt rhcum, letter fingworn pcmphgus. psoriasis
cprosy lchcn prurigo. aud scald headi No pen can
fully describe the torures they endure Death in many
cases might be considered blessing The burning heat
Inflammation, and itching nearly impc the sufferer tn 10
violence to hmscfn end his sunerings Ihavs
patients tear their flesh with their nails until
blood flowed IN streams others have told that they
could cut the flesh from their limbs 80 great was the
agony thew endured
with view 10 impart some useful information on the
construction and of the skin scalp. and
hair and the proper treatment Of them when diseased
have here condensed to popular form such Information
n most desired.
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n have appeared upon the medical prOfc ssion
have not been unjustlv toward physicians who ad
here to practices at variance with reason aud common
sense and. witlal lamentahle failures here assert
that no ointment salvc ceratc, lotion compound Tor
external application. Alternative blood purifier
for internal to he found In the mnteria mcdcR o the
schools aud colleges VI medicines and there thou.
sands Of them, will certainly Of chronic salt
rheum psoriasis or lcprosy-no, not even danirun and
simple scav affections | have tried them with all the
and pcficncr sgge sted by liberal education
with unsatisfactory results specific curative prop
critics.
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THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SKIN

The skin scomposcd Of two LAYERS which may he
rated from each other by the action Of blister The tn
portion which Is raised up by the blister is called the
scarf skin. the cuucc the ctidernis that which
mains IN connection with the body the sensitive skin
the cuts the derma the true skin Each has separate
duties To perform The scarf skin i horny and insensihe
AMI serves sheath 60 protect the sensitive skin
under IT, Were the taken on could not
TO have anything touch The dermA true skin and
it, gans oil tubes Sc the scat OF all cutaneous dis
eases These may be separated into four great divisions
viz diseases of the skin diseases the sweat glands
AMI tubes oil glands and tubes and dis
OF he hai and hair
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Firemen's Convention.

A meeting of Delegates from the vari-
Gus fire companies, was held last evening
at the Reliance Engine House. Mr..
Peter Wood, Of the Delaware, was called
to the chair and John O'Donnell Of the
Reliance, was chosen Secretary. The
meeting was called for the purpose of
endt avoring to get reduction in the
gas bills Of the various engine houses.
On motion a committee of three was
appointed to wait on the gas company,
and endeavor to get reduction on the
bills. The chair appointed as the COM
mittee, Thomas Hart, =. J. Babcock and
ID. }. Gallagher.
The question of forming a Fireman's
Relief Association was then taken up,
and on motion Of Daniel O'Neill, the
Secretary was instructed to write to the
officers of the Volunteer Association, OF
Philadelphia, and the following commit
tee was appointed to look into the mat
ter:
Friendships. T. Baylis; Washington
p. j. Babcock; Fame-Leight- Grimes
Water Witch-Daniel O'Neili; Delaware
Thomas Holt; Weccacoe-Chas. Solla
way; Reliance-John O'Donnell. Jr.
The Convention then adjourned tc
meet at the Fame Hose House on Friday
evening, January oath.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11

General Sheridan has written to Gen
eral Sherman approving that part of the
Amy Reorganization bill which relates
to the general administration Of the army,
but dlsapproving Of the part providing
for its reorganization. He thinks the
present organization well suited to our
Western frontier, and opposes any re-
duction OF the cavalry force.
The Potter Committee yesterday
adopted resolution, offered by Mr.. Nc.
Mahon, for an investigation of the "ciph-
er telegrarns," and asking an additional
appropriation to defray the expense. The
Republican members of the Committee
did not vote.
BY the death of Mr.. Gustave Schleicher
of Texas, the number of Congressman
who have died since the opening of the
present session, hve and half weeks
ago, Is increased to four, the others being
Williams, of Michigan; Douglass. Of
Virginia. and Hartridge, of Georgia.
In the National Woman Suffrage Con
vention at Washington yesterday
| speeches we've made by Hon. a. g, Rid.
die and Frederick Douglass, and by Mrs
| Williams, OF Utah, daughter of Brigham
Young. She expressed no doubt of the
ultimate triumph of woman suffrage.
Representative Schleicher, of Texas
died last night, in Washington. He was
a German by birth, 55 years of age, and
leaves wife and several children.
| The Senate yesterday confirmed Thos
u Nelson IA L. 5. District Judge fol
| Massachusetts,.
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The Afghan War,
The Victory Orer the Hostile Tribes
Confirmed by the Viseroy.

The Victory Orer the Hostile Tribes
Confirmed by the Viseroy.
LONDON, Jan. 10.-The Viceroy of
India telegraphs confirming the news of
General Roberts victory over the hostile
tribes, but says that owing TO rumors OF
threatened attacks by the Mongols, Gen.
Roberts intends to return to Koorun,
concentrating his forces, which are now
much scattered. Friendly letters have
been received from several Sirdars OF
Cabul. The general feeling in Cabul is
very strong against the Ameer and Russia.
A RARBARIAN LEADER DIsBANDs HIS
FORCES.
CALCUTTA, Jan. l0.-Major Sander
man reports thht authentic intelligence
has been received that Afzah Khan has
disbanded his army and left Candahar
General Stewart was one days march
from Candahar Oh the slh of January
He expected no opposition.
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NiddIetown and ElktOn R. t.

On Wednesday, Messrs. !. n. Mills,
General Superintendent, and Colonel
Larkin, Chief engineer of tha Delaware
Railroad, visited MiddletOwn, and In
company with Major Is. 7. Biggs and
Mr.. j. Thomas Budd, drove over TO Elk
ton in order to view the proposed route
for the Mid,lletown and Elkton Railroad.
The L. w. & Is. Railroad Company re-
Gently ordered survey OF the propos'
route and an estimate of the cost OF con-
struction, which is certainly enc uraping
TO the friends Of the PROF ct. The chief
engineer will make the survey at an ear
ly day, and we have gosd reasons FOR
stating that should his report be favora-
BILE, the company will at oice proceed to
build the road. The advantages of this
little link of less than twelve miles of
railroad have so often been laid before
the people of this section, as well as
those of the whole peninsula, that IL Is
not necessary to again bring them up.
So long a. the tributaries OF the Cbesa-
peake are free from ice, and the people
have easy access to and from Baltimore,
they do not seem to feel the need OF this
"short cut across" but when the ice
comes and the Eastern Shoreman has 10
travel all the way around by ngton
and consume two days in his trip to and
from the city in which he deals then hs
begins to see the advantages OF the Mid
dletown and Elkton branch
Since the i. w. & Is. Company have
taken the matter IN hand we expect to
see the road built. Baltimore, without
having the enterprise to help the work
will reap the reward. Such Is tate
TRANSCRIPT.
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Sauasl ID. Smith Heard Fro nm.

Intelligence has been received in this
city OF the Whereabouts of Samuel ID.
Smith, Secretary and Treasurer of the
New Castle County Mutual Insurance
Company, Of thus city, who has been mis-
Smith. is said had been i'll of a fever, AMI
was suffering from relapse at the time
f his disappearance, which tact ,aused
great uneasiuess on the part Of his friends
Yes erday 1t was learned that he was at
the house of Mrs. Reed, the mother of
one of his old army fri-nd-, in Philadel-
phia, recovering from his fever, but not
yet able to be our of bed. 1t is supposed
that in his delirum he gave direciions
that no commune iion should be had
with his relatives, and thus kept his situ-
alton a secret from his friends for so long
"A time.
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FOURTH EDITION
stolen Property.

The Robbers of the LObdeU Car Wheel
Cos Stsre Room Captured, and the
Property Found.
On the night of the 9Th or the morning
Of the Eth inst, the store Room of the
Lobdell Car Wheel Company was broken
open and a quantity Of pig-hrass and
white metal was stolen. Last evening a
woman called at the Ice Office, and
obtained q warrant for the arrest of a
man by the name of John Groves,a resi-
dei of the South side. After he had
been locked up, nv sent for Sergeant
Legg, and iuformed him where the sto-
len brass and metal could be- found, at
tho same time giving the names of those
who stole 1t. The Sergeant inf Jrmed the
Chief of what he had learned, and TO-
gether they proceeded to an empty house
over Third street bridge, and after
searching they found the sto en- property
in The back yard They then went in
search of the thieves, and succeeded IN
arresiing John Dugan, Dennis Magure
and James Rowe. AT a hearing this
morning before the Mayor, they were
each held in the sum of 500 for their
appearance at Court.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
General News.

An Allentown, Pa, dispatch reports
that the Lehigh Valley Iron Company at
Coplay il embarrassed, and that it will
either make an assignment or be sold by
the sheriff. This will throw large num-
Der OF hands ont of employment. The
liabilities are small compared with the
property owned by them.
AT 10 o'clock last night Nine. Ander-
son. the Brooklyn IN. ~ pedestrienne,
had completed 2,409 quarter miles.
The Tiffin Ohio wooden mills, wi ich,
until lately, have.been paying largely, an
1872 declaring a dividend of 81 per cent
have suspended, owing $50, 900; assets un
known.
Commander ID. c. Kells, Unitee State
navy, is to be court -martialed at New
Orleans for calling Senator Kellogg liza
and saying other ugly things about hi IN
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FIFTH EDITION..
An Interesting Trial.
The Jury IN the Medford Waters Case
DisdQrees,

The Jury IN the Medford Waters Case
Disdgrees,
In the Cecil County Court the present
week. the case of Medford Waters, col,
who wa~ Indicted for the murder OF Jen-
kins Whaiey, col, IN Sass"fras Neck, ON
November 18th last, was tired.
The taking of the testimony ana 'he
OF counsel cctnpied the at
tention of the court and jury uniil p.
IN, on Wednesday, when the jury re-
tired TO their room. On Friday, abont
1890 a. m., the jury came into curt ami
announced that they had agre' upon a
verdict. In response to the usual ques.
ton of she Clerk, che Foreman answer d
equity of murder In the frst degree
Counsel for the prisoner tn II asked Una.
tn Jury be polled. w hen the name ~
Tia. member who had been holding the
Jury for some time was reached ne siuip-
Is answered first degree" This not
being according to the prescribed form,
the Judge stated that he must answer as
the Others had. Hesitating he said he
was not prepared TO dos 80, and proposed
10 vote for murder in the second degree,
This disagreement was unexpected.
The Judge allowed the jury to retire
again TO their room, but at ~ o'clock dls-
charged them, there being no prosptc ct ot
apy aere, ment, aud several of the mem
bars being indisposed from the long con-
finement they had endured.
The case will be tried again next
week.
Jane Tilier, colored, who was indicted
for shooting and killing an old colertd
man named. Robinson, AT Bunkes HtIl,pr
September i9lh last, was found guilty o'
manslaughter
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Threatening his Wife.

Last evening as officer Payne, was stand
ing at the corner of Front and Market
streets, he was accosted by n man who
desired him to 20 to Hedgevil- as a man
was chasing his wife out of the house.
The officer in compliance with the re-
quest proceeded hastily ont to The
place. and upon his arrival found wo-
man standing out on the pavement, vho
told the officer that her husband had div
EN- her out of the house. The officer
went into The house and arrested the man
He was brought before the Mayor this
morning, and gave his name As Michael
Fogerly. He was required to pay s2and
costs, for his pastime.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
u. =. Jurors.

The following is list Of the jurors
summoned by u. S. Marshal McMullen,
for the regular term of the District Court
which opens in this city on Tuesday
next:
New Castle County.-William Banks,
Enoch Moore, Henry G. Mahaffy, Thos.
Pool, Joseph Watterhouse, James NJ.
Jones, William f. Robinson, Stewart H..
Gallagher, John q. Stuckert, Thomas
Bird, James K. Collins, Alfred Squibb,
Thomas Sutton, Frank e. Stidham and
Howard Garrett.
Kent County.-John II. Klingler, John
b. Wharton, Thomas ID. Smith, Thos
NJ. Bates, Charles Rice and j. L. Con
nor.
| Sussex Ceun'y.-John f. Martin, Geo
G. Spicer, Benah M. Truitt, Frederick
2. Lynch, James Elzey, William l.
James. Henry p. Wolfe, Frank BurtoI
and John A. Nixon.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
THIRD EDITION
T..-,ble Storm In Great Britain

LONDON, January TO- Dispatches
from Scotland report great snow storms
and seve gales. kilograms fir m Crook
Haven, Island, state that . fearful storm
has prev ,iled there since yester' ay after
noon, increasing to hurricane late last
evening. The bark Great Surgeon, Cap a.
Abecam, from Boston for London, which
arrived at Crook Haven January 4, nearly
drifted ashore in he gale, but was towed
into safe ha bor. Ice is flowing down n.
Tames in grea qua Titles, anu steambo al
traffic between Chelsea and Woo wich Is
entirely suspended. many birges along
the river are I ozen in.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Walked Across the River.

On Monday morning Mr.. Nathan
Plumley, of Marcus Hook, Pa, with a
boat-hook in his hand, started from the
upper pier and walked across the Della
ware river on he ice to the Jersey shore
and back again in 65 minutes. When
he reached the Jersey shore he put his
coat on the boa'-hook and raised it in
air. He was watched by quite num-
Der of persons. He experienced no diff
ticulty, except in climbing over the ice
piled on the bar.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Andrew Alexander Dead.

Andrew c. Alexander, a well-known
resident of the Brandywine Banks, died
last night, in The Glst year Of his age
He was attacked with stroke of apo
plexy on last Monday night week, which
was the cause of his death. Mr.. Alex
ander was born in Elkton, Cecil county,
Nd, but resided ON the Banks for over
forty years. He was three times can-
dictate for the Democratic nomination
for Coroner, and at the last nomination
was Coroner Butz' principal competitor.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
The New Castle County Horse
Com pany.

The annual meeting of the mem bers of
the New Castle County Horse Recover
ing Association was held this morning
in the Telegraph building, at Third and
Market streets. The former fieers
were reelected as follows:
President-W. p. Richardson.
Vice President-RiShard jackson.
Secretary and Treasurer-James IL.
Hoffecker.
The Board of Directors were chosen as
follows:
A. Hollingsworth, Jason Davis, r.
Satterthwaite, ID. NJ Mccoy, w u Der.
rckson, r L A Armstrong, G G Lobdell
Thos White, ii q Banning and John
| Jordan.
Allthe directors are reelected, except
r. l.. Armstrong and ii. G. Banning the
former being chosen TO fill the vacanc,
caused by the death of the late j. Ii
lexander, of this city, and the latter tt
take the position held by James Brad
4 ford,
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Death or J.ues II. Mitchell

Mr.. James X. Mitchell, Of Milford,
Kent Co and d ed this morning from the
effects Of fall last night. Mr.. Mitchell
wss. at one time q member Of the State
Legislature, clerk Of tie Senate and q
candidate for the same position at the
present session. At the time Of his dea' b
he was member of the Democratic State
Central Committee. He Was q member
O. the Kent County Bar.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
A Valuable Horse Killed.

This morning one of the carriage horses
owned by Mr.. z. f. Radolph, was found
in the stable with his leg broken. 1t was
thought that he would be unable get well
and he was shot about 9 O'clock. Mr..
Rudolph valued the horse very highly
and he was looked on as one the finest in
the CITY,
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
The Pope's EncycIical Letter.

ROME, January 10-The tncyclical let
ter OF the Pope apprals TO the Govern
ments 70 restore to the Church the de
gree Of liberty which would enable her
to efficaciouslv employ her influence in
favor of society. The Hdiie says the en-
cyciical letter Is the commencement OF a
crusade against modern institutions.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Aarlm ksen's Concert

The finest concert that has taken place
In this city for number of years, will
take place on Tuesday evening next, un-
der the management of the cele brated
violenist, Prof. A w. Aarinksen. The
programme is one Of rare excellence, and
will be excellen'ly rendered.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
A MOVEM ENT AGAINST THE
SOCIAL ISTS

ROME. January l0-The Fan Fullas'
Berlin correspondent says Prince Bis
marck and the Emperor William are
privately con,iderng project of invit-
ing the European Sovereigns TO Berlin
Socialists.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
THE BARK COCHRAN BURNED.

GALvksTos, Texas January I0-The
bark q. w. Cochran, with 2,99S bales OF
cotton on board, took fire last night ami
viii hkely proves total loss. Tue cot
ton will be partly saved. The vessel has
been sunk in twenty feet Of water.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
GENERAL ROBERTS FIGHT

LONDON, Jan. 10.-The enemy oppos-
ling General Roberts in the tiyhf of 'Tuos.
Gay numbeied 5000. The British loss
was two killed aud four wounded.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
THE CEssION OF PoDaoRITzA

LONDON, Jan. lO-Reuter's telegram
from Constantinople says that matters
relating to the cesslon OF Podgorltza have
Deen satisfactorily arranged. but accord
ing to Ragusa despatch, the Albanian
notables have declared their intention 10
oppose the cession by force.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
sFINANCIALTRoUBLEs Es

CoNsTANTINorLE, Jan. 10.-The Min
lister of Finance has threatened to resign
unless the Council of Ministers imme-
diately takes measures for the relief OF
the financial difficulty.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
NO.

Hosiery, Gloves and Underwed,h
Nubias, Wool Scarfs, Knit Jackes
gings. and all kinds OF SeasonanieV
In this line AT prices which ought "'
y speedy sale.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
No. l..

The balance of our stock OF CiAn I
will almost give away, as We don't d
TO carry over u single cloak W neII M
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No.

Bleached and Brown Muslns, ID
Lii ems, Towels, and all kinis II 4
Goods at prices To suit the most ec9ld
cal and eIacting.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
No. 9.

Blankets, Wool Flannels, Canton y
nels, Water proof foods In all e9l1i'.
skirts, &C. You can buy these go'h'
us TO advantage.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
Crosby & Eli

Have decided TO give the Peop. n
nington and Vicinity
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11

As they want To reduce their Lare A
previous TO taking Account Of seal
February lst.
The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
No. 3.
ATTRACTIONS
Dress Goods Depat1'|

Beautiful Styles of Dress Fabnshl
cts. a yard.
Handsome and Desirable StylesGs1
hams for 9 cts. q yard.