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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12
a. X. NoRTHRoP, Admr. !
MATTHEW FLAG.

MATTHEW FLAG.
Error to the Circuit Court of Harrison
county, Hon. JAS. S. Hamm, Judge.
Defendant in error brought suit upon
certain promissory notes under seal.
The questions decided are ON the plead
ings, and are sufficiently stated in the
opinion.
X. Seal for plaintiff in error.
Ben Lane POsey, for defendant in error.
CHALMERS. J.
Held-
l. a plea Of non est fdetum was stricken
out upon motion, because verified by tbe
AFFIDAVIT Of the attorney instead of by that
OF defendant. Section 6S7 Of the Code Of
ISL, declares that Sin all cases where tbe
oath or Affirmation Of the party is re1njr-
ed, such oath or affirmation NAV he
made by his agent or attorney. and
shall pe as ehectual for all purposes as If
iaAue " the party" However desirable
1t may seem that such pleas sbould he
sworn to by the client, and however i'm.
proper 1t may be that such afidayits sbonld
be made by attorneys, when no exceptionaI
demanding or warranting n
are shown, we must hold il admissible for
lheln TO do 80 by tie plain letter OF the
statute. The action Of the court In striI,-
ing out the plea was erroneous.
> 2. The Court did not err in falling. tn
give Judgment final for .defendants When
i sustained the demurrer TO plaintiffs repli-
,ation. The ground Of demurrer was that
me rep1eatiOn concluded with verifca-
IONS instead OF 70 the country. This Is
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WE are indebted to the Concordla
Social Club, of BrOokhaven, for an IN
vitation to their First Complimentary
Anniversary and Reception, to take
Mace at Varieties Theatre on Friday
evening June Is, 1880, Mr.. A. Lewen-
thai, Jr., is the orator of the occasion,
and 10. Abrams, chairman of the com
mittee of arrangements, a guarantee
that the entertainment will be first
ola.s
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

THE admirable paper submitted on
ON our first page by Mr.. Lamar Foh-
tame, setting forth his plan for con-
trolling the Mississippi river, will
amply repay a careful perusal. 1t Is
a successful presentation OF an impor-
tant scientific principle in an easy,
graphic and most entertaining style.
He who fails to read it, because OF It's
length, will be the loser by the failure.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

THE Democratic State convention OF
Maryland, unanimously adopted reso-
tons expressing confidence in the dis
tinguished ability of Hon. Thomas A.
Bayard. This is an expression of per-
sonal preference for Mr.. Bayard,
though the delegation to Cincinnati
l. nninstrnctCd.
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In Brooklyn recently, an injured
husband explained in court that his
wife hurt his feelings by IarruDing
him with a leather strap i'm presence
of amused bystanders, and on fine
same day a clerk i'm drug store
brought suit against a young woman
for scratching his face and punjsbinO
him severely with her fists behind his
own prescription counter. Variety
seems to give spice to lite in the CITY
of Churches.
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GENTLEMEN and ladies! The
COMET is the greatest paper in the
country, but it can't print everything
If your articles and communications
do not appear, charge it to the pressure.
Tn due time we will give every body
snace and audience.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

Evidence accumulates that Bayard
Il the first choice of the Northeast.
The Providence Star says the Rhode
Island Democracy are enthusiastic for
him Exchange.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

WILL III. HERMAN.
When Herman, the wild eyed mar
of destiny, the writer of many fiery
and dazzling verses, and the founder
of a new style of literature, which
dealt out political logic in unpublished
but emphatic clods for the use of the
Stalwarts in Ohio-when Herman
the valiant imported champion Of
Southern rights, talked in tones OF
thunder, and wrote in the language OF
sulphur, and printed his burning
words with ink made out of salt petre
and quicksilver-when Herman, the
man of fire and consuming genius,
who had struck terror to the dastardly
heart of all Yankeedom, and startled
the conquering heroes of the South
with the very audacity and grandeur
OF his towering boldness-when this
same Herman was cowhided by ALT
Harper in Vicksburg last week, we
felt u sympathy for him. 1t grieved
us to see so much greatness thus
suddenly Ieveled to the earth. But
our hopes revived when Herman raj
lied sufficiently to indict on a postal
card to his mother in Ohio these brave
words
DEAR MOTHER.-Alf Harper attacked
me on the streets of Nicksburg to day.
Send me one gun, Tor | am going to have
his hearts blood. WILL.
After hearing of this daring move
ment on the part of Herman, we began
to renew our hopes that the conster-
nation of Stalwartdom would be re-
stored by Herman and he would sti |
be able to hold his place as the hero of
the age. We never despaired of Ker-
nan absolutely until We read the
above "card in the Commercial of
last Saturday. Alas, that gentle
man, Il scholar, and fair judge of
whiskey, and Il bold fillibustel besides,
should by one stroke of his magic
pen, blast the hopes of Il life time!
" The difficulty between Col. H. and
| is not settled. There's the trouble
that is the death-stroke to Herman.
We are willing to give him all the
time he wants to settle with Col.
H., but we can't forgive him for the
murder he has perpetrated in that
sentence on our unoffending English
tongue which had nothing to do with
,he difficulty. The man who could
set down and murder an
party in that shocking man
ler, deserves to be cowhided OF
pitched out into the Mississippi river.
We haYe no sympathy for Herman
low. If he had not said this, THE
JoMET would have defended him
against the assaults Of the Devil,
snakes and Stalwarts. But we give
lin up. We don't want to nurture
N assassin in our miIst-a cold
flooded and remOrseless assassin of
he only language which the mass of
ur people are directly interested pre-
CRYING.
p. SIT is proper to add that Ker-
ian disclaims the paternity of the
'ostal card
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

You've man, don't set your
for a boss in politics. Aim I"
boss of a farm; aspire to boss-suI
printing Office; work up to tne Z
Of boss i'm a store or shoe s.'t
never, as you value your stooA n
Declaration of Independents, :, A
take to be a political bose
pay.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

If YOU are looking around for a real
live Democratic paper for the Cam
paign, take THE CoMEr-One dollar
for six months, 50 year.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

TIE sublime boss, the boss boss OF
the Radical party Conkling-was
souelched at Chicago. LastTuesday
was not good day for bosses.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

THE COMET added 100 new papers
70 its edition last week and still fell
short. 1t adds rs more this week
And thus the good work moves on.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

Now can anybody tell us what is to
become of Lake, Bob Alcorn and DICK
Kerr, Ham Garter, Hurst and Har-
vey Ware?
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

THE nomination of Garfield don't
appear to enthuse the faithful to any
frightful extent. 1t falls upon them
like the went end of Il blanket.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

OHIO is to be the mother OF Pres
idents, hereafter, if the Republicans
ore To control the country.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

1. So far as the cash payments 81 %' h, n
cerned they may be left out OF ,it .bey ii
the authorities are agreed una. ,' .aI +
not have the effect of creating l,G y. She
counts between the parties, but II n = mi
wise with reference to personal pi NJ 8
sold or delivered by defendah' "
plaintiff. .,b
2. Where there has been su9n III IA
delivery, unless it is shown 10 na, md
intended and accepted as paylne.%rr s, I
the account, a right of action ac, anJ M
behalf of defendant for the price, ~ aonts1
constitutes the mutual accoun'S
plated by the statute. ofWlEl
3. In Massachusetts,, the stalul1S "a thattl
is similar to our own, it was ntl uu.Ssp53
delivery ola single article oil h9eaihH.h n
by the defendant sufficed to esiaUiI lad u
mutual dealings so as to draw u 'nnonnt n
unbarred item of plaintiffs S0t5prEi|
whole of the preceding anu horiiesb
barred items. Some OF the ,nnrogs !,
down a qualification which we XXX dnoa n
the effct that it will not suiilce !, ~ MD
side only there have been dea nt h mu4
the period of limitation, but tllat y sr 70 tsb
shown that upon both sides thste; n
of Indebtedness which accrued N W. 40
period. When this is the case M N b
will apply and the accounts ne ATE
respectively to have accrued at 'H'
their last items. A., do,ibI
4. To the limitation upon .nc ons d
above noted we add the furlhvl ne ~
the mutual dealing will not nay, n,iIT 40
Of reviving liability as to items i iu%ji
at and before the date of sIlcn uSI mot
other words, the cross denlanu, "a dnE
part of defendant will operate a INIT o
the last item of the mutual aSo =, he
items only as were not barTeu
of the origin Of the cross denl nl TI,ithiB
5. The ease at bar comes f'llll Sss1j,
rule sanctioned by the authoriiu.'iIsid "
within the limitations upon 1t
and approved above.
Judgment affirmed.
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OHIO is to be the mother of Presi-
dents, hereafter, if the Republicans
are to control the country.
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BossERY is at a discount.

WE understand that Judge Alcorn
was an original Garfield man.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

Now LET the patriotic Carpet-bagger
move to Ohio. The offices have gone
there.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12

THE Meridian Mercury, the Bleucher
of the East, once for Hancock, has now
declared for Bayard.
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A CARD.

NICKsBURG, MISS, June 9TH, 1880,
To the Editor of the Commercials
| understand that the press and tele-
grams have stated that Col. Harper says |
Slandered his family. Col. III. labors under
very erroneous impression. There is no
family in the world for which have more
admiration and more honor than the family
of Col. II. They have been the kindest
friends | ever had. But the difficulty
between Col. ii. and | is not settled.
Respectfully,
VII INN
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GEORGE, 9. j..
CRAWFORD HAYS,l
VS..
NUE STATE

LIE SIAlE
Error to the Circuit Court of Sumut
county, Hon. VIM. Cothran, Judge.
Plaintiff in error was convicted Of rape
1t is insisted that the indictment is insult
cient because the ravishmentis not charge
to have been done felonously.
1t charges that the prisoner with fore
and arms in and upon one Niley Edwards
a female over the age of ten years there
being, violently and felonously ddmaEt
an assault, and her the said Niley Edward
then and there forcibly and against her vii
did then and there rayish and carniIIT
know against the peace" &c.
White & Bradshaw, Beal a. llOllOgE
and f. S. White for plaintiff in error.
7. c. Catchings Attorney General frI
the State.
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GEORGE. @. j.

Held
1. The objection that the word ieOnoq'
ly should have been repeated in cOn1ecta
with "ravish" seems to be clearly gu
tanned by the the authorities if we cOlsda
that the indictment is to be tested al
charge for the common law Otfense,
2. Section 2672 of the Code was n'
intended to define fully and clearly 'R
otfense of rape, but rather to impose
punishment therefor.
Reversed and remanded either for leA
trial for an assault upon the indictments
it now stands, or to.quash it thai aaSa
one may be found properly framed lOf'E
crime of rape.
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HENRY GIBSON,
vs..
THE STATE.

HENRY GIBSON
vs..
THE STATE.
Error to Circuit Court of Clay con,,
Hon. James Nj. Arnold, Judge. '""
Plaintiff in error was convio.o,
assault and battery with intent to n,,'
The indictment charged that IIcnrr c ov
son SIN and upon one Jasper Clark :, VII
peace of said State, then and there h H. u
did make an assault, and the said w. ns'"|
Gibson with certain deadly we,na'
to-wit: a sharp cutting instrument .n ap0l|
likely to produce death, the name of wr
is to said grand jurors unknown, did n
and there strike, cut and wound tho u"
Jasper Clark, with intent, him-tho ' '"u
Jasper Clark-then and there, felopionl
wilfully, and of malice aforetbouah,
kill and murder, against the peacen A., Y
1t is objected; list. That the ipdotm'.
is good only for common assault and h'
terry, because the assault is not charyod ;,
have been made feloniously." d Th~
as the Indictment charges that the Womb
ing was with certain sharp instrumon, a
was not admissible to allege that tbc Nam,
OF it was unknown to the grand iurv a
That the indictment is double, cbar,in,
two offenses--one by deadly weapon AMI
the other by means likely to produceds,m
Fred Beall for plaintiff in error
Z. G. Catchings, Attorney General f.,
the State.
GEORGE, g. j.,
Held-
/. The Indictment is in exact acconl,r.,
with approved precedents, and is GOOD
=. There is nothing in the word te,,,,
to indicate Il knowledge on the part Of tla
grand jury Of the name of the instrument
as the objection supposes. Weseenofo rs
in the objection.
8. The words "ameans likely to prOdup
DEATH" is exactly Synonymous with ii,
words "usc of deadly weapon" T%r
are but repetition OF the same ija
and were unnecessary, and therefore. nm
plusage. They neither added to nor took
anything from the meaning which the h.
dictment would have borne if the work.
had been omitted.
The charges were correct, and the eyt
dence warranted the conviction.
Judgment affirmed.
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II. f. ABBEY,
GEO. W. OWENS. Admr

GEO. w. OWENS, Admir-.
Error to the Circuit Court Of lunl
county, Hon. Samuel Powell, judge
This suit was brought to recover
balance due on an open account =
defendant (below) pleaded the three s''
statute of limitations, to which pl''lN
replied that it was mutual accouH' ''
therefore the statute began to run u u
the true date of the last item proven u"
account under z 216l of the Code Oh 1914
Plaintiffs account consisted oi il''
items, extending through peIlO1
more than year and aggregatlng sc' t.
hundred dollars. Upon 1t del'Hu'.
was credited with several cash r. !,
ments, and also with wood lulnl'I J,
81 90, digging a well $40, plplhS \
well So 16. These credits, like 'He :
items of debit, were within three ys''
the institution of the suit.
Greer & Adams for plaintiff in erfOl
Calvin Perkins for defendant Ill CRU
CHALMERS, j.
UeLl-
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12
THE FINEST COUNTRY,

When the boat landed the Silver Cornct
band struck up lively air, and, without
confusion or exeitement-eyerything being
done in ordtr,-the whole party were
promptly conducted to carriages and
speedily wheeled away to their assigned
places respectively.
At II O'Clock, the brethren repaired to
the fine and commodious Court room
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-12
The Raid of the Press Gang
on Yazoo City.
A GAY AND FESTIVE AND COR
GEOUs REUNION.
yaaoo city The queen of the West,


The morning train of the Vicksburg and
Meridian railroad OH Tuesday morning
June 1, was laden with quite a cargo OF
editorial livestock on their way to the
annual reunion at Yazoo City. 1t was an
immense amount of dead weight for one
train to carry at time, but Mack Law
renee was in charge, and he is very
determined man at all times, but on this
occasion he put on his boldest front and
looked as if he was ready to defy the whole
craft to overload him.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17
My Heroine.

III introduce you to a girl know.
Pretty" you ask.
Well, I'll attempt to sketch her portrait
No easy task.
L fear, however, you'n pronounce her
For nowadays
We vote a dash of fastness all the go,
(Excuse the phrase)
Shes not accomplished-no. indeed, poor
/ dare assert
She does not know the latest slang-I fear
She's not "a fiirt.
She could not name the winner of the Oaks,
She does not bet;
I'm pretty sure she never even smokes
A cigarette.
\ beauty? Well, she's not considered such
You girls know best.
Her dearest friends do not abuse her much,
And that's "A test
Perhaps she has not Mrs. L-y's eyes,
OR rose-leaf skin,
But still SO sweet IA face to criGcfse
Were downright sim
She does not scream when .kittish Polly
reslrs,
Not she-and wait,
'Twonid do you good to see the way she
clears
A five barred gate
She can not sing bravura runs and shakes
She does not shine
When seated at "a yrand"-but then her
cakes
Are Just divine.
With high heeled boots she cares not to dis
tort
Her pretty feet
ieS md her
In Regent Street.
And still more shocking, 1 regret to state,
Her want of taste;
She can not be induced to cultivate
wasp like waist.
You would not in her hair a vestige find
On" golden" tinge;
She wears it in simple knot behind
No trace of " fringe
Such pretty hair, so lustrous and so long
modest brown
" False, 1 daresay"' No, maam, for once
you're wrong;
Pveseen it do,cn
You horrid man, I've told you scores of
times,
won't again
BE made the subject of your stupid rhymes
But all in win.
lis quite too bad of you,-When next You
err,
Look out for tears.
Or no; III prove you've wed IA vixen, sir,
And box your ears.
All, then you'll change the burden of your
song
truce to praise.
" tnruly wives" will be your theme-you'H
long
For bachelor days.
you'll gravely say that matrimony brings
Domestic strife,
And add no end of nasty spiteful things
About your wife.
-Chamberss Journal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17
$500 Made from % Cents.

will increase product and market value of
butter produced $500. Gives butter a rich
golden color the year round. Increases prod
net per cent. Increases quality 20 per cent.
Prevents butter from becoming rancid. Makes
July, August and Winter butter equal to best
June product. Sold only in boxes, by drug
gists groecrs and general storekerpers. Send
stamp for "Iiints to Butter Makers" Ad-
dress, Butter Improvement Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17
ECONOMY.

Aunt Con comes into the room where
Lou and 1 are sewing. ct is the gen.
eral impression in the family that
Z" Con" is the short for Economy"
To be sure, aunty herself always de-
clares that she was baptized Constantia,
but the other theory is too appropriate
20 be easily reliniuished. She picks
up our work and examines it. We re-
sign ourselves to the situation, but we
sigh, for we know what is coming.
"H'm!" says Aunt Con- at last. "And
what did this stuff cost a yard, I'd like
to know?''
"A dollar" says Lou, meekly.
Aunt Con lifts up her hands and eyes,
We knew she would, but that doesn't
make us like it any the better.
"a dollar yard!'' she cries. ..Did
ever! And how many dollars have YOU
wasted on the mere groundwork of your
dresses?''
eff you mean how many yards are
there in each dress, aunty, 1 believe
there are twenty" says Lou, a little
tartly, it must be confessed
Twenty dollars at one stroke!"
groans Aunt Con. "Twenty dollars
where five would have amply sufficed,
even if you must have your twenty
yards. Fifteen dollars sheer waste, for
you can get plenty of grenadines for
twenty-five cents yard
To be sure you CAM says Lou;
81 but we can not afford to get that
kind
"Not afford it?'' says Aunt Con, look
ing puzzled.
Certainly not" says Lou, firmly.
"Only rich people can afford to wear
cheap things. have seen the grena-
dimes of which you speak. They are
half cotton, and will fray and turn rusty
in no time, while costing just as much
for making and trimming. These will
last us for years. We can make them
over, and vary the trimmings, use them
for best dresses in summer, and for
evening dresses in winter, if we want
to. Oh, there is no end to them
"No end, indeedi YouU make an
end fast enough" says Aunt Con-
"ArId the making what did that
cost ?''
"We only had them cut and fitted"
says Lou. "That cost two dollars for
each We can sew, but we can not cut
and fit. We should only have wasted
the stuff and ruined our dresses if we had
attempted it,
"H'm," says Aunt Con. 81 make
my own dresses
$50 any one would guess who sees
them They are tight where they ought
TO be loose, and loose where they ought
to be tight. They bag and wrinkle
and screw and hang in festoons, wear
out long before their time, and look
shabby from the first-but she saves two
dollarsD
al suppose every one has her own
idea of economy, and a right to practice
the virtue as she chooses" says Lou,
meekly.
"No doubt, no Doubt says Aunt
Con; but we know that in her heart
there is no doubt, but dissent total and
entire.
By-the-way, girls" she continues,
al got bargain this morning. Carter
is selling off quantity of thread for two
cents spool. / bought dozen spools,
and you had better go down there at
once and do the same.''
"Thank you, aunty," says Lon, s'but,
as l told you, we can't afford cheap
things"
"What nonsensei' cries Aunt Con,
sweeping Lou from head to foot with
one expressive glance, taking in her
pretty gray cambria dress and white
ruffied apron, her dainty boots, and the
bit of blue ribbon-iust the shade of her
eyes-w5icb CLEANS amid her bronze
brown hair, and reflects its hue o. her
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17

BAKED INDIAN PUbpING Into 4
quart of scal;,ng-hot milk, in a double
boiler, stir smoothly half pint of corn
meal, add IA teaspoonful of salt and let it
boil till it is thick and smooth like por-
ridge. Take from the fire and stir in
half pint of molasses. Then add two
tablespoonful of butter creamed. Pour
into pudding pan and bake two hours
then stir the pudding up thoroughly and
bake from II quarter to half an hour
longer. Turn into a deep dish and
serve.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17

HEADACHE.-There are various causes for
headache, as arrangement of the circulating
system, of the digestive organs, of the nerv-
GUS system, etc. VEGETINE can be said to
be a sure remedy for the many kinds of head
ache, as it acts directly upon the various
causes of this acknowledgements, Indi-
gestion, Costiveness, Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Biliousness, etc Try the VRGETIyE. You will
never regret it.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17

A PERSON known for the past 25pars
as Charles Parkhurst, who has led the
life of stage-driver and farmer dring
this time in California, died recently
near jacksonville, when it became Known
for the first time that Charles Parkhrst
WaS Il woman.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17

DIR. Foote, in his Health Month"; for
January, says one of the best cheSpro-
tectors on n cold, clustering day, when
ore is riding. is a newspaper folded so
as to have three or four thicknessa and
placed over the chest and brttoned
under the overcoat. cloak or sack.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17

EMERsON says Il man ought to carry
a pencil anti nUtc down the thoughts of
the moment. Yes, and one short pencil,
devoted exclusively to that Use, would
last some men we know about 1900
years. and then have ths original point
on -HuUkeYe
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17
Better Times.

The business revival and new era Of pros
perity which has commenced are in keeping
with the increased health and happiness all
over the land resulting from the general intro
duction of Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure. 1.-THE changes wrought by this rem
eGy,n says Rev. DIR. Harvey, seem but little
less than miraculous"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17

PIANOS always stand on their foul
legs. Although pianos are used fol
balls, you can not play billiards witt
Them
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17

Raw silk stockings. hand eakoid.
cred, cost as high IS $40