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The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
A STRANGE STORY.
RumorS Prevalent in this City Re-
garding Supposed Lost
Steamer
ASSERTIONS MADE THAT THE STEAMER
WAS NOT LOST BUT SOLD TO A
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BIZ A
MUTrNous CREW.

In the spring Of 1877 there left the
works Of Pusey, Jones & Co., in this
city, a large cotton boat constructed
for parties living at Caracas, United
States of Colombia. The vessel was
commanded BY Captain Sims, and
was manned. entirely by Whining
tonians, among thsss being Samuel
Montgomery and William Latimer.
These gentlemen had taken mum Der
of boats to South Anne ican ports aud
just previous to starting out upon the
trip mentioned above one Of the num-
ber said to friend that he would never
return to this city again. Whether
this was said as presentiment or for
a purpose will probably Hever be
known.
Shortly after the boat left this city
there we're several severe storms, aud
the friends aud relatives of those who
bad gone on The boat became anxious
as 60 their safety. Daily inquiries
were made at the Office OF the builders
and the result was very little comfort
for the inquirers. The last heard of
the vessel was when she put into St.
Thomas about nine days after leaving
here for the purpose Of coaling.
She left there and reports say en-
countered storm and went down
with all on board, none surviving.
H. kns k..-l -
boat after it had left 81. Thomas, and
the insu ance money was paid to the
proper claimants.
Now comes u strang. aud startling ru-
NOR in reference TO the whole affair.
Over three months ago The writer was
asked u he remembered the steamer
Colombia that left this ci for South
AmeTica, aud was supposed to have been
lost. The question was answered In tho
affirmative, when the person went on TO
say that the story of the vessel being
lost was all a mistake, AMI then procee-
ded TO relate the following remarkable
story:
Shortly after the steamer left st.
Thomas, potion Of the crew mutinled
and after having killed the Captain aud
those who would not ioin III the scheme,
run the vessel tnto Ole u the European
ports and sold her for fabulous sum to
one of the countries that was at war, to
be used and fitted up as transport
boat.
Some OF the mutinlous crew renamed
in Enrope, but twU of the number re-
turned 10 this country aud settled in
New Orleans In which city ons OF them
was seen aud Iec1gniz ID by friend of
the nara or. The one seen, IL 10 ru.
mored, was Samuel Montgomery, who
cautioned the one who II tcognized him
never TO breath worl about the recog-
nillUn.
Only q day or two sgo the same story
was repeated in cerialn hotel house
The story seems TO be altogether impro-
bable, bat still it is asserted with Con-
siderable positiveness. Such things have
! happened in fiction. SO positive are the
relatives aud friends of those who we're
on The boat that they were lost, that the
wives OF Two of the number have re-
Gently married again.
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FIRST EDITION.
CounaeIIor Tnrner's shill.

City Solicitor Tnrner has been in
Reading for the past few day conierrinR
with the law officials OF that city In re-
lation 70 the suit IeceLly made against
Reading and Wilmington for an alleged
violation Of patent In school SEATS.
While there be put in few idle mo.
ments Ut tsrges shooting, and met with
remarkable success, according to the
following from the Reading Eagle:
At the Theatrical long range rife
gallery, in The Grand Central Hotel
building, Horny q. Turner, city tolIcl-
tor { Wilmington, Del, made several
remarkable scores. Odt OF "a shots be
made 10 bells, Is of Inem being conse-
cutlve. The total score was 2S3 out of
a possible 2Se. In another round OF II
shots he made IL consecutive bells. a
total score Of l44 out Of q possible 144.
In still another round OF II shots le
made Z consecutive bells and total OF
l30. This shooting was done al 90 feet
rauge. In trial contest at ITO feet
range Mr. THrneT made 1874 and Merrls
Taylor, also OF Wilmington, reporter
Of the Gazette, 1856 out OF q possible
l44.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
PERSONAL.

Miss Bates, of Wilmington VISITED
her friends in this borough onsSun~
day. Mrs. DR.. Frantz, of Whining
ton, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Osborne, IN this borough. Miss
Carrie Beggs, and Miss Mary and
Mr.. Stewart, daughter and son OF
Mayor Almond of Wilmington who
have been spending few days with
friends in this borough, will return
home this afternoon. Hon. John A.
Reynolds, member Of Assembly. is
on our streets tooday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua Clayton, of Wilmington
Delaware, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Townsend, of West Barnard
street, this borough West Chester
Ne1cs.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
Balls.

The fourth annual ball of Weccocoe
Fire Company takes place on Friday
night in Institute Hall. The committee
Wills pare no pains or expense to make
this ball excel all their previous efforts.
They have In order to accomm date
their guests secured four rooms In the
building. The march will commence at
$50 sharp.
The annual ball of the Little Harry
Yacht Club also takes place on next Fri
day evening, in Webster, Dancing Aca-
denny. aud promises to he a very hne
affAir. A gold ring will bs presented
the lady on the march holding the lucky
number and also gold pin to the gem
tlemRn on the march. Each lady and
gentleman on the march will have an
opportunity OF winning these two arIi-
RinQ
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The Tax on Matches.
To THE EDITOR OF rHR N. =. Hsra

To THE EDITOR OF TIE N. Y. Herald.
Iwould like to draw your attention
to the tax on matches, the taxation OF
which does not find its equal on the
face Of the globe. We buy a package
eighteen boxes with one cent.
stamp attached to eaob) from the
street venders ct twenty-eight cents.
Deduct from those twenty-eight cents
the vender's profit, three cents mid.
dleman's (of whom the street ven-
ders are compelled to buy) profit,
three cents I; manufacturers' profit,
TIVE cents stamps, eighteen cents,
and the cost price Of the whole pack.
age of matches dwindies down to
two cents.
To impose upon an article worth
two cents a tax of ai0htaan nanta.
thereby enhancing the price Of an
indispensable article to the tune OF
800 per cont, shows that either the
brains Of our law manufacturers are
too dull to comprehend this matches
tax to be lawful robbery or they
have-larger fish to fry.
A LAWFULLY BAGBoozLKD.
New YORK, Jan. 16, 1889.
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STATE FINANCE.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR
THE PAST YEAR--MEETINa OF TEE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
The Legislative COMMITTEES, COM
posed Of Senators Harrington and
Cooch, and Representatives Van
Burkalow, Robinson and Pllling, met
In Dover yesterday, for the purpose
OF settling with the State Treasurer,
making the allowances Of the Secrc.
tury Of State and Clerks Of the Gen
eral Assembly, and receiving the re
port Of the Auditor of Accounts. @.
l., Williamson was elected Clerk t.
tho Committee and VIM. Hunter
doorkeeper. Senator Harrington is
chairman,
The report of the Auditor showed
tne following financial operations OF
sne state for the year ending Jan. 16,
@cS~
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hs SaiIy Sastttt.
om the N. Y. Sun.
smeth ing for wOrhingnaen 20 con.
sIdor.

rnethIng for wOrkingnaen 90 con-
70 THE EDlroR OF THE sUN-Sir;
brace Greeley used 70 say oompoti-
|. would protect The consuAer, pro
ed protestiye laws favored manufac-
ers. What Are the ia3ts2 We nnd
most all small industries furnishing
pessItles fer the masslng In combin-
lon. or, M It ls more accurately called,
pool. There Is scarcely q dealer In
DDS Iroduced by these mouopolies
t 10 safe to trust largely, on account
the ncutIous values placed upon
BIDS. will give you enc instance,
ere the facts are easily ascertaIned, ,as
ample of uany others:
fhe manufacturers Of paper hanginRs
efsd into POOL two years ago a
sm-, BY which the price OF those
bds were advanced from 70 10 100 per
b.. 10 order to accomplish their puF-
e, It was necessary 10 control all the
pufactures then In the business Sc v
small conc rms, with iDsxpehsivs
ldlnRs, bad been furnishing goods at
Ter prices. Their goods foun1 u r'aiy
With little expense for selling, as
~ filled . want needed hy the poorer
pses. In ord, % lr,nR those concerns
hlu the control Of tho pool, price
offered equal to or more than their
bragg income for the thr 20 years pre-
he. One sn all concern on sta en-
md closed It's doors aud drew $4,000
rear, that being It's allotment. Much
or sums were pledged 60 Ia ger firms
sase their buslness fell of By reason
be higher nd uniform p. los, Whioh
Deen the Cale t1us ar, and so 900 .
10 moderate price to buy q oomps-
y who could produce onS-halE ~
ch As medium oon1ern.
uoh . system destroys the retailer. Ii
impossible for him to get an adequate
nt on the Increased cost, and the
staut ms mace Of depreciation on the
Ck unSeld, being l,abl to exceed all
profits for an entire SEA ION, weakens
credit and ooInpels him to do busi-
rScklessly and heArtles | , In ca
misfortune.
uch pools or combinations exit
bong nearly all the Sma Ter indusirieS,
lth q tendency to increase. With
sse facts beio the people, how eau
organization whose object Is reputed
be directed toward the overthrow OF
oh Asystsm fail to arouse sympathy
ID cal u their support the great mass
mankind? ? POD.
8RIDOEP oRT, COSD., Jan IL.
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The CIsy's New suit.

City Solicitor Turner was in Reading
yesterday In conference with the city
and school board solicitors of That place,
relative to the SUIT recently entered
against this city and also Reading, for
an infringement of patent In relation to
school seats. The seats In question are
those furnished for the schools erected
during the past ten years. Il was not
at first thought the suits would amount
to much, but one against the city OF
New York was recently .mpromised
by the city paying at the rate Of 47A
cents for each seat used.
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The Court OF Appeals ON the QueS-
tion Of Insanity.

An opinion rendered yesterday by
the Court of Appeals at Albany, New
York, is the latest exposition Of the
law Of that 5tate on an important
question of insanity that Judge Cox
has just passed upon in the Guiteau
case. The Court holds that the burden
of proving insanity is not on the de-
defence, but that it is for the prosesu-
tion to satisfy the jury beyond q
reasonable doubt Of the prisoners
sanity. The law, however, presumes
every man sane and it is not until
this presumption Is overcome BY the
defence that the prosecution Is called
upon to offer evidence of sanity. The
jury must then weigh all the testimony
and If there is reasonable doubt
of sanity they must give the accused
the benefit OF it. TINS ruling and
that Of Judge Cox are substantially
the same.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON, Jan. ls, 1882.


The French Cabinet yesterday dis
cussed the Anglo-Frenoh Treaty of
Commerce.
Lord O'Hagan, late Lord Chancellor
OF Ireland, has been made Knight Of
st. Patrick.
The specie in the Imperial Bank OF
Germany has increased Q, 2S2, 900 marks
since the last report.
The World says 1t is rumored that
the British naval attache at Washing
ton, d. c., is to be recalled and no
successor appointed.
A despatch - the Times from Odessa
says :-"Iti is reported that the Alliance
Israelite ULiverselle will send no more
Jewish emigrants to America. The
emigration scheme of the alliance is
considered failure"
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From the N. Y. star.
Gufteau's Plea.

The speech which Guiteau was not
permitted to make as counsel in his
own case has been given to the pub
lie, for whom it was intended. 1t Isl a
strange conglomeration. The egotism
and self concelt and vanity in it are
truely phenomenal, and the way he
duplicates Deity in the business, and
makes Him responsible for the
assassination, amounts almost to
blasphemy. The man talks asIthoush
he and the Almighty were on the
most intimate terms, and says, 81
am we'll satisfied with the Deity's
conduct OF this case thus far"-a
compliment it is presumed the latter
will appreciate at its true value. He
urges that Deity selected him to do
the diabolical deed because he had
"the brains and work." but "there
were thousands Of Republicans who
felt as l did about the late President
wrecking the Republican party, and
had they the conception, the nerve,
the brains, and the opportunity and
special authority from the Deity,
they would have removed him."
General Grant, after four years of
bloody strife, suppressed one war,
and Providence and | saved the ma
ton from one."
The point he labors to establish is
that he was possessed of an over
mastering impulse to kill Garfield,
and he attributes this impulse OF
Deity. Yet, strangely enough he ex-
plains the impulse on other and
ample grounds by the bitter factional
fight IN the Republican party and
the conviction, shared by thousands
of Republicans, that the course purA
sued by Garfield was wrecking the
party. 1t is only necessary to recall
the speeches and talks of prominent
Republicans and the editorials in
leading newspapers to be convinced
that Guiteau, an unbalanced fanatic
was naturally enough convinced that
not only the Republican party but
the Republic itself was in danger.
The recently published dispatch of
White-law Reidrevives the memory
of a time that no American can
think OF without sorrow and shame,
when the Federal Administration
lsagued with gigantic corporations
to crush two ex'Senators at Albany,
and corruption was resorted to in
order 10 effect what detraetion and
persecution and the public patronage
could not effect. And 1t is not strange
that creature like Guiteau should
have felt that "the bitterness IN the
Republican party last spring was
deepening and deepening hour by
hour, and that in wo or three years
or less the nation would have been
in a flame OF civil war" The Re-
publicans themselves created all The
conditions that rendered Garfeld's
assassination inevitable. They loads
ed the pistol and put it into the
hands of a crank whose brain they
had turned and whose blood they
had fevered. Their words and acts
undoubtedly melted this poor wretch
TO a deed they would rebel against |
being held responsible for. IL Is i'm
possible to review the history of this |
case without the conviction that the
men who used the too weak willed
Garfield for their own purposes, and
really precipitated the iactional
strife that culmlnatcd at Albany last
summer, are guilty of vastly more
than they will care to answer for,
and the complete overlurn in the
Administration that leaves them
out il the cold is a deserved retri
hutton,
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SUCCESSFUL.
GEO. W. oRTLIP SECURES A LEASE OF
THE CLAYTON HOUSE "A BAR TO BIC
oPENED.

GEO. W. oRTLIP SECURES A LEASE OF
THE CLAYTON HOUSE "A BAR TO BIC
oPENED.
Last evening, George 5. Capelle, Ell
Garrett and William IA. swift, c0mpos-
lng the executive committee OF the stock
holders Of ths Clayton House, met last
evening IN the Artizan Savings Bank,
and decided to lease the house to George
W. OItlip, the present tenant for term
Of five years.
At h 81 the committee desired the
leases TO purchase the furniture, but this
Mr.. Ortlip declined 10 do, only under
certain conditions. fhe conditions
named by Mr.. OrLlip did not exactly
suit the committee and they held back
as lCnRaas p 90 BILE before cOnsumma Ing
the lease, until last evening when they
decided as above.
Tbe terms OF the lease are 81, 900 per
year, the owners 10 renew the furniture
and do all usoesssry Fepairs Tho lsass
also iLcludes the Two stores on Fifth
street, now occupied by F. Sinclair as
barber shop aud E. A. Rein d Co. The,
stores will be made into one and fitted
up into the tinett bsrIoom 10 this Sta e,
as the house Is to be licensed hereafter.
Mr.. Ortlip will be two years at the Clay
ton House on March 25tb, and during
that t'me has Lecrme a very popular
landlord. The hou.e under his man.
agement has paid better than hince its
erection. There have been lines when
the b. use has been overci DIVIDED. So
great has been the business that folty
new beds lave been placed in the build
Ing. The t-anscleut custom has been
very great. The owners are under the
terms Of the lease obliged TO overhaul
tue furniture,Rnd wherever needed place
new IN. The friends of Mr.. Ortlip will
be pleased TO learn that he was secured
the lease Of this popular house.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
LOCAL LINES.
A small market this morning.

A small market this morning.
Genevieve Ward in the Opera House
this evening.
The brick work on the new station
has been completed.
Clara Louisa Kellogg will appear
hers ON the 31st lust.
Extra meetings are being conducted
in nearly all the churches.
James O'Toele has succeeded Wn.
Il. Lee in the Water Department.
The Prunty safety valve has been
placed on the Water Witch engine.
Rents collected and prompt settle.
ments by u ore W Bright. Real E4.
tate Broker, 5I7 Market street.
jan Il, ia
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Iamped rom the Train

A passenger, thought to be German,
jumped from the fast mail Monday
morning, few minutes after o'clock
just after 1t passed MSore's station. The
train was going st the rate Of forty
miles an hour, and be was terribly
bruised. He sustained a severe Alp
wound and several ugly cuts about the
body. He had an enigrant ticket 10
Baltimore. He was rendered uncon-
sciOns. Later in the day he was taken
TO the Pennsylvania hospital.
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A View Move I'm E.outstann.

The sucOoaB which has for several years
att ended the Clsse personal attention
paid in the sole esuperintendence of tie
d dTawing OF The Louisiana 8 ate Lottery
Sc mi annual Grand distributions has
culminated 10 Generals G. r. BeauregGrd
of Ls., and Jubal A. EARLY of Va, having
perfected arrangements by whicn in the
future they W II act In q similar capacity
for The monthly Cravings, which take
PLACE always on the second Tuesday OF
each m )nLh. The full part cul Al q can be
had by writing 70 M. A. DauphIn, New
.. leans, La.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
Temporarily FILLED.

The vacancy in the Water Depart
ment caused by the resignation OF
VIM. II. Lee, ssrnger of The Water
Department, is being temporarily
flied, until the January rush for the
D iymt Mt of water rents is over, by
James O'Toole. Th' appointment is
in the hands of The Water Committee.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
A Healthy state.

People ara constantly changing their
homes from East to West and from
North 10 South or Uice Uersa, In search
of healthy State. II they would learn
10 be contented, and to use the celebrat-
ed Kidney Wort when sick they would
be much better off, The whole system
can be kept In healthy state by this
simple but sffeotual remedy. See large
adv.
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wonderful Power.

when medicine performs such cures
az Kidney WOi Is constantly doing, II
may truly be- IA Il TO have wonderful
mower. A carpenter IN Montgomery
W.T., had suffered for eight years from
the worst of kidney diseases, and bad
been wholly inca 1aeit ated for work =
He says, "One box made new man oil
me, and sincerely bel eve { will re-
3 ore 10 health al u at are similarly az
hlcted." " IL now sold IN hoth fqpid
and dry form Ddnbury Meas.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
mANLAN,s VOYAGE.

LONDON, Jan. 19, 1852.
HARLAN suffered considerably from sea
sickness on his passage to this country.
Frank BIgland, of the Mersey Rowing
Club, welcomed him on board steam
tender outside the Mercy. Hanlan's
weight is It's pounds. He intends re-
duclng 1t to 100 pounds. he is unde-
cided with regard to the choice OF his
trainer.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
AmussmsnIs.
onsRvIHvE wAnD ro-NIonr.


The most Int t,resting event in the
dIau alto line thus far this season takes
place this evening In the Opera House,
Miss Genevieve Wsrd, Appearing for
the first time 10 tlis oily in her great
tlly OF Forget Mt-Not." The play 10
ono OF the beat written drama now per-
formed. A critic thus sBeaks OF ltg per-
formance
During tho most t,ll.ng scenes OF this
finely written play last night silence,
as OF the still )ess OF midnight, prevailed
through the house as each thrust aud
parry OF the wordy duel, a Poutrance be-
tween Sir Horace and Stsphanie was lis-
tened T.. Never was manly indignation
at the deep dyed viii aDly Of she devil
more hDsly expressed, or passion more
tlsticslly expressed than was the ut
torrance of Sir Horace when he hoard
declared 10 him the vile Intentions Of
the whilom female decoy Of gam bling
hell, as she avowed her object In visit
ing Rome. As for the tar OF the cast,
she seemed TO bs the very embodiment
OF the character she persopated. In
every way did she "Suit the wtri 10 the
acton aud action - e word" The
vehement dec an ation Of the closing
scene OF the second act, when she argues
the question OF the Injustice OF exempt
ing man from the consequence OF faults
aud error4s women are severely Con-
.ta,,, ,oa nd ,,,niahad for ,yaa ~ nraas al
in the highest sty 10 of The art.
COMIC OPERA.
To morrow evening, Char. K. Ford's
comic opera COMPANY appear in the new
comic opera OF the I'M nsketeer." The
oomI any that will present the opera ls
the same as presented .olivette, ""Bt!-
Ice Taylor" and "PAtience" here early
In the season, and contains o number Of
tavcrlies, incl Idipg MessTs. George
Denham and Chatlss HaSe 'doTi and
Miss May Stembl aud Mamie Taylor.
Reserved seats may now be secured at
U. r. Thomas ~ Co.'s book ttore.
Miss Clara Louise Kell ,gg, the fam
Gus American prima donna, viii appear
at the Opera House on Tuesday evening
3lst inst, 10 grand conceIt, supported
by the fulllwing Mti t4: Miss Clara
Pools King, co tr ltsj Signor BrlRnOli,
tenor; Slgnor TaRllapietia, baritone; #.
Adamowski, viol nitt; s. Lielling,pian-
ist; Adoiph Close, accompanist.
This will positively be Miss Kell)g
last appeGra nee In Wilmlngt IN, as she
VIII permanently leave the It ,gs the
last of next month, to be msrried TO Mr..
II. NJ. Whit icy, of Philadelphia. Her
farewell conc TT will be given IN Phils-
delpba on Tuesday evening, February
2Sth.
Mr.. }. We tbrma', a alvance agent for
Gorman's Church Choir Company, is In
town to-day arranging for the appear
aDce, In this city, on the oath and 18th
ins lts, of his oomrapy, IN the popular
operas Pttienoe and Pinsfore.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
DIED

HAWKINS AT New Castle, Jan. 18th,
Emily 5cofield Hawkins, Oldest daugh-
ter OF Capt. II. 8. Hawkins, U. g. A., and
Annie g, Hawkins, in the 18th year OF
her age.
ELLIOTT.-On the 18th inst, at Green.
bank, Del, Mrs. Sarah Elliott, in the
9lst year OF her age.
The relatives and friends OF the family
are respectfully invited TO attend the
funeral nom the residence of her huB
band, VIM. Elliott, ia Greenbank, DEL,
on Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock. In
terment at Old Swedes' Church buryIng
ground, Wilmington.
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Police News.

At the police hearings this morning
Esquire O'Neill presided, and dis
posed of the following cases : Anthony
Zebley, for drunk and disorderly con
duct was required to pay 81 and costs
Two drunks compl ted the record.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18

had severe attacks of gravel aud
kidney trouble; was unable to get any
medicine or doctor to cure me until I
used Hep Bitters, and they cured me In
short time.--A DISTINGUISHED LAW
TER OF WAYNE Co., N. Y.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
The Lucky Holder.

The holder of ticket No. 4S7, which
drew the horse that was presented to
the Orphans Fair by Father Lyons, of
Elkton, is held by Joseph Sayers, No.
422 w. Front street. Mr.. Sayers feelR
highly elated over his success.
The daily gazette., 1882-01-18
New Dress.

The Oxfoid, Pa, Press, the best
Pekly paper IN Chesler:counly, appears
complete new dress of haDdtome
|pe this week. The makeup has also
ZEN improved and the effect is very
Petty.
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SPEOLAL NOTICES.

N~~o~>~~~~~@~~N~
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-, VIII send recipe that will cure
pu, FkEE OF CHARGE. This great
medy was discovered by a missionary
south America. Send a self-address
avelope TO the REV. JOSEPH T. INMAN,
ut'on II, Neto York GUY. oct28-d d&w8m