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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-25
Popular Lectures in America.

In one sense the popular lecture is not
as deeply rooted as II number of ''institu
lions" we could mention, but it is never
theless a Yankee institution. We do
not have q score of lectures in 81 winter
season attracting crowds of people to ly-
ceums, but the platform is not vacant
In hundreds of small towns the popular
lecture is part of the winter entertain
ment. The humorlsts are always in de
mand. The order is always represented.
When one wit dies another takes his
place. Josh Billings was not in request
more than Bill Nye on Burdette is today.
One thing is noticeable. The popular
lecture must not be too instructive. Your
American audience does not yearn for in
formation \ very little substance goes
"A long way, and trihe too much will
thin out the largest audience The popu-
lar lecturer today must be new man, or
he must entertain. The average audi
cnce does not care penny for gifted OF
cultivated man. They want somebody
who possesses peculiarities that amuse,
or whose oddities and ideas appeal to
their sense of humor. The fits" are
rare, but it is curious to note that when
found they are appreciated from Maine to
New Mexico -Pittsburg Bulletin.
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Laughing Gas Instead Of Ice.

One bright May day of last year South
Side man took jumping toothache to a
dentists. After the pain was relieved he
spent an hour in looking around among
the curious and ingenious instruments.
Particularly was he interested in the ar
rangement for administering the nitrous
oxide, or laughing gas" as it is more
popularity called He noticed the forma
ton of ice PARTICLES caused by the intense
cold produced by the evaporation Of the
gas, and il recalled the almost forgotten
physics of his high school days.
He thought about the matter and then
invested 81 in an iron cylinder containing
100 gallons of the gas-in the condensed
form, of course. Taking this home, he
cleaned up his old ice box Of the summer
before and built up the gas cylinder under
Meath lie made connection with the ice
box through short copper pipe and regu
lated the supply with stopcock Then
he provided for free circulation Of gas
through the box aud with gimlet bored
couple of escape holes Then he was
ready TO test its efficiency A box of
strawberries left there over night was
found next morning frozen solid. Then
he gave his stopcock twist and dimin-
ished the supply. That was better, and
in few days the refrigerator was in good
working order 1t was neat, clean, and
needed little attention. and its cost was
lust one-third the cost of the ice that had
been used during the same length Of time
the summer previous. And this summer
he will run the ice box without ice.-Chi-
cago Herald.
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The Tobacco of Havana.

1t is needless to lay down set Of rules for
the guidance of tobacconists. They know
that the soil Of Cuba will not produce light
cigar tobacco any better than any other.
When nature produces a tobacco light In
color it is unsuited for cigars, is well
known fact the world over. This is the rule
that nature herself has made, and when you
get pale color you may know that tue to-
bacco has been doctcred and unfit in richness
and aroma for a delicious smoke. The great
crop of Havana tobacco is dark; the coming
crop will, in all probability, be dark also;
and if the dealers do not bestir themselves
and enter into the work of converting their
misguided customers they will imreril their
trade in the finer grades of cigars. The Ha-
vana tobacco excels all other for cigars The
Mexican and Manila weeds arc favoritcs for
cheroots Tho Kentucky tobacco is inter
mediate in character The tobacco of Vir-
GINA is the best for Pipe smoking, while that
from Maryland is used for the cheaper grades
Of cigars. York Mail and Express.
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FORTS AT SPITHEAD.

ously insecure While defenses constructed
during the past twenty-five years for time
gave protection, "the present enormously
increased range and penetration Of modern
guns, and great strength of ironclads, render
partial and in some cases, very extensive re-
construction essential and necessitate an
armament equal 10 modern requirements.
If the English have discovered themselves
to be unprotected in their comparatively few
harbors, what should be the condition Of the
American people, with their vast line Of sea
coast and numerous inletsf New York Is as
much absorbed in building and as oblivious
to future danger as if there were no foreign
nations to pour in shells upon the city in
case of difficulty. Forts Hamilton and Will
liam, constructed for protection when ships
and gunneTy were TO those Of the present day
as flint lock muskets to a repeating rifle, are
about all there is to stand between New York
and harm from s,me petty South American
state. Some experiments have been made
with torpedoes, bat these, rs far back rs dur
ing the civil war when Farragut entered the
harbor of Mobile, were found inadequate.
1t is characteristic Of the American TO pre-
pare for war after the war has come
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Cattle Returning to savagery.

There was. however, always all element
of mystery about these herds Of cattle
There were times when the gentiest old
family cow became frightful Some
times, when lying under little tree. my
horse feeding az my side, | would hear
wild savage roar, n long drawn. powerful,
rauc0us note ending with an upward
burst, instantly To be followed by other
and fcrcer roars. spring into the
saddle. for know what that means.
trace of blood Looking ont on the
prairie, see the herd running swiftly
toward the solitary warrior. who, with
nose held 10 the ground, with open mouth
and curling tongue. is voicing the reused
savagery within him.
The whole herd is transformed from
lazily feeding and sleeping company Of
COWS to drove of Infatuated buffalo,
rushing and crowding, roaring and bawl-
ing, fighting struggling in thick mass
toward and around a common center.
They paw the dust or toss flakes Of the
sod in the air; eyes roll in white fury,
feet trample and throughout all that
thrilling. frightful, hair uplifting, bawlng
roar. never heard Mt other times, is emit
ted by old and young, till you imagine
yourself in the midst Of den Of mad
lions. ANY one who has seen this most
marvellous return to savagory or heard
that sound can never forget it or confuse
it with any other sight or sound. At such
times we kept aloof. even when well
mounted. till their rage was over. have
seen similar return TO the savage state
in swine, when. in response to the grunt-
ing roar of dam answering the squeal of
a little pig, the whole herd of lazy porkers
would fly at their feeder, ready to tear
him to pieces. -Hamlin Garland in Amer
lean Magazine
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ENGLISH COAST OFFENCES.
Tho Science of Defense Not Up with
Modern Gunncry.

The Science of Defense Not Up with
Modern Gunncry.
There seems TO be as much interest in the
coast defense0 Of England as there is apathy
with regard TO those Of America The score
tary Of state for war in England has recently
appointed n committee TO examine the Brit
ish coast defenses, and the report Of this
committee has again called the public atten-
ton to the subject The construction OF
Notifications on the seaboard and rivers does
not keep pace with the improvements in iron
clad ships of war and gunnery. With guns
carrying 1000 yards, or more than four
miles, and then landing an immense weight
of several thousand pounds on the walls Of
fort. it would not stand so good a chance as
If pelted with ton weight meteorites. Be
sides, with a stationary fort, even if impreg-
nable, and movable ship, also impregnabe,
it stands to reason that the ship can pass the
fort and pour destruction upon tho property
which the fort is intended to protect. The
English committee have reported their con-
viction that deficiencies exist in the de-
fenses Of two Of their important rivers, the
Thames and the Midway. They are such as
to render the positions they protect danger
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The latest thing is a piano club, which
is far better than the watch club Two
Of them have been formed here lately, and
II strikes me as the best way to get
piano. as the purchase is taken out OF the
dealers hands and all association some
thing Ikea building association is formed.
This is the idea. A good piano costs S4O0
Now if $50 persons will agree to purchase
$50 pianos from Il manufacturer he VIII
give them a discount of $50 On each piano
end time 10 boot Hence club of 800
people are formed. and each contributes
81 d week, so that each week piano Is
paid Tor drawing takes place, the
lucky number taking the piano, but stu
contributing a dollar week for the In
strument until his $3.50 is paid. When
everybody has piano IN this way the
club dissOlyes
You may say il is hard on the one who
draws last. Us he must wait 800 weeks iof
his piano No. he would scarcely miss the
dollar q week. as anybody can afford that
cum. Moreover many pay the total sum
after contributing for time, or an ar
rangement is made by which piano can
be had Immediately by doubling the
weekly contribution. Thus the rent which
would otherwise be paid for q piano Ii
contributed toward its purchase. A very
large number Of pianos tn the city are
rented. and such q system tends 70 sup
plant renting B." In Globe-Demo
cfat
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The old white clay pipe is coming once
more into fashion. 1t is said by experts
and physicians that much of the danger
of smoking is in the use Of old pipes.
which become saturated with nicotine. II
smoking is to hold its own against the
hard things said about it, it must con-
form in some degree to sanitary condi-
tions. An old pipe is probably as danger
Gus as a package of old greenbacks. II
would hardly be considered wise to pui
the latter in ones mouth. 1t is bad
enough to handle them. The clay pipe,
however, will soak up nicotine SO fast
that ii is dangerous to use it over one
dozen times Its Tranquility is, there
fore, good quality. 1t viii break before
it poisons you. On the whole, is not the
wiser policy to keep little farther away
from the danger Of nicotine poisoning
Globe Democrat.
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The Manicure for Gentlemen.

There are a great many gentlemen who
do their own manicuring and do it well,
but there are great many, notice, who
DO not. was at whist party the other
evening, and as ran up stairs to remove
ms wraps gentleman came Ia little
late and was reproached for his hardness
by a gentleman cousin.
We'll. | couldn't get here a minute
sooner. had to go and be manicured,
don't you know. 1t wouldn't do for me
to sit at table with such horns on my
fingers. Don't they glisten now?' and he
looked with admiration at his digits his
cousin looked at his own nails and found
that they were anything but shiny-and
knew that he would be at the same table
and that they would invite comparison.
Doubtless lie felt like exclaiming with
Koko: Here's how do do. Buffalo
News
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c. c. MURRAY c. r. TAFT. ED. FLYNN.
L. MARFIELD. =. L. TUNISON. NJ. a. NJ RAE.
long been a matter of criticism in other cities
that Cincinnati had no press club. This Is
indeed her first 1t appears that ever since
the place got big enough to have two journals
there has been bitter personal enmity be
tween some two editors of prominence, the
last, the longest and the bitterest being that
between Murat Halstead, Of The Commercial,
and John r. Mclean, of The Enquirer. This
enmity was hereditary in newspaper sense,
as the quarrel between Eastead and former
Enquirer editor went so far, that duel was
almost arranged for, and it was wildly sug-
gested that the city fathers should sprinkle
sawdust on the pavement at tho corner of
Fourth and Race streets, to soak up tho an
ticipated gore. Other quarrels Of almost
equal bitterness ragged between various men,
berS Of the press; but since Cincinnati ceased
to be "Porkopolis' and became the Paris Of
America" her editors have become as mutu-
ally courteous as members Of the United
States senate.
The digntaries Of the Press club are: Presi-
dent, Charles b. Taft, proprietor Of The
Tirnes-Star; vice presidents, f. L. Tuniom,
city editor Of The Telegram; Elliott Mar
field, city editor Of The Enquirer, and Milton
A. McRac, business manager of The Evening
Post; secretary, Edward Flynn, city editor
of The Commercial Gazette, and treasurer,
C. C. Murray, editor of The Prico Current.
The building in which the club welcomes
visitors for this summer is one Of the new
centennial buildings, which will make it re-
markably convenient; but when the celebra-
ton season is past, the club expects to have
rooms in the central section Of the city. The
Climb starts with seyenty.live members
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Paints, Oils. &c.
Paper Hanging:

RICHMONDPA INTSTORE, s L. Broad ~,
Paints, oils, glass, and painters supplies
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RAILROADS.
FREDERICKSRUR0

- RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
IN AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.-Schedule
commencing MAY 9Th. l6SS-easterr standard
time:
7:25 am. leaves Byrd-street station daily; stops
only at Ashland Junction, Milford,
and Fredericksburg. Sleeper 70
Washington. Leaves Warrington 70,
New York at ll:t0 am.
ua7 am. leaves Byrd-street station daily. ex-
cept Sunday. Leaves Washington for
New York at 4:l0 pm. Parlor car to
Washington.
e:& p m. leaves Byrd-street station daily.
sleeper to New York.
1898 am. arrives at Byrd-street station daily.
Sleeper from New York.
S:D pm. arrives at Byrd-street station daily !;
stops ri Fredericksburg. Milford, and
junction. Sleeper from Washington.
1915 pm. arrives at Byrd-street station daily,
except Sunday. Paior car IRON
Washington.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
400 pIl. accommodation, leaves byrd stree I
station arrives at Ashland at pm.
6A pm. leaves Elba; arrives at Ashland al
8:i2 pm.
SAT am. accommodation, arrives at BYRD
street station leaves Ashland Q; 1:&5
am.
$50 pm. arrives at Ella: leaves Ashland q,
5:i2 pm.
CA. TAYLOR, General Ticket Agent.
E. T. ID. MYERS. General Superintendent
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"Mv husband is quite bon vivant,.
said little Mrs. Shipperkin to her friend,
Mrs. DE Boot. San
Indeed, in what way, may ask" re-
sponded her friend.
"He dimes and whines every day OF his
life" was the curt rejoinder.
Free Press.
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO ROUTE
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE 18th,
1888

LEAVE RICHMOND.
S:45 am For Newport News, Old Point Com
tort and Norfolk, daily except
Sunday.
Sis am Sundays only. To Newport News
Old Point, and Norfolk.
lilo am Through ana Local Mail TO al
points West, except Sunday
Pu Imam Sleepers from Clifton
Fors. to Lexington, Ky.
400 pm For Newport's News UId Point and
Norfolk, except Sunday.
$40 pm II F. K p. Junction accommoda.
tl"', except Sunday.
$40 pm For Louisville, Cincinnati. Chic&ec,
st. LOUIS. Memphis, and New Or.
leans. Fast Express, with through
fuiimans Daily. Only route run
ming Pullmsns West from Rich.
mend.
.s:5 pm. For Cd Point daily, except Mon
day stops ony at Williamsburg.
Pullman palace car to Oh Point
1870 pm. For ' rgnla Springs end ASH
land, KY, daily except Sunday.
Sleeping car to White Sulphur.
ARRIVE RICHMOND:
$50 AM Virginia Spring, express except
Sunday.
ll:CO am From Norfolk, Old Point, and
Newport News, O-cept Sunday.
$50 pm From Local points and the west,
daily except Sunday.
6:t5 pm From Norfolk. Old Point snd New
port News, daily. Pullman pal.
ace sleeping car fir m Ola Point 81
Cincinnati.
$50 pm From louisville and Cincinnati
Fast Express daily.
Depot: Seventeenth aud Broad streets.
1900 Main street and depot
n. w. FULLER,
General Passenger Agent.
WINS. c. WICKHAN,
Receiver e. X ID. Railway.
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CONNECTIONS.

CONNECTIONS.
Train No. so connects daily except SUNDAY
at Re, syilie for Chase City, GAINESVILLE, and
Oxford; a. Greensboro for Durham. Raleigh
Salem, and VIII ston, anG all points on North
Carolina Division.
Train No. D. connects daily at Greens-
boro' for Salem. Winston, Raleigh. Colds
boro', and Morchead City; 1T Salisbury Ion
Asheville. Hot Springs. and all points H.
Western North CarOlina; at Charlotte with
Charlotte, Columbia aud Augusta railroad for
Columbia, Augusta, Aiken, Charleston, Sva.l-
nah, Townsville, Ga. Jacksonville and other
Florida points; also with Carolina Central
railroad for Wilmington.
Trains from the South arrive at AicL.aond
500 III. and $50 Pun.
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VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT CON-
CONNECTIONS :
JANIS RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.'

JAM : III IL III Ia LIZ L.
GREAT TOURIST LINE.
JAMESON DUTCH GAP, AND WAR
SCENERY.
CHE PEST ROUTE.
RATES LESS THAN HALF CHARGED BY
RAIL LINES.
FRS CLASS MtATS.
The elegant aud last steamer
ARIEL
carrying United states MaiD.
CAPTAIN DEYU.
leaves Richmond every
mon DAY, EDNEsDAY, AND FRIDAY
AT A II. (SIREtT-CAkS CONNECT IN
FULL TIME) or above named places, arriv
ing AT Norfolk about $50 pm Returning,
the steamer leaves Norf Tx, Old Point. and
Newport News on alternate days, arriving at
Richmond about $50 pm.
Through tickets to above named points on
sale on steamer and at CARRIERS Agency, No
lOW Ma n street. Baggage checked ihr. ugh
STATE-ROOMS ENGAGED FOR DAY
OR NIGHT.
FREIGHT
Freight received daily for Norfolk. Ports
mouth. Smithficld, Hamilton Old Point, Wav-
erly. and HicksfOrd. We; Washington. ID. g.:
Newberie, Washington. and Tarboro, n. C.;
all stations on Atla"tic Il Danyille railroad
oeaboard Roanoke railroad. Norfolk rOuth-
ein railroad, aud Eastern North Carolina
generally also, for Eastern Shore Of Virginia
aud all regular landings on the James river
at LOW EST RATES. and through bills is
sued.
LUCIEN Y. TATUM, Vice President
NO. 1ll1 Main street and Rockets.
Irwin WEIsIGER. Freight aud Passenger Agt
4my2g-tt
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Seven varieties of fishes examined by nat
uralists of the Challenger expedition have
been found TO DO totally blind in the deep
sea, but can see when inhabiting shallow
water
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A recently published Dictionary OF
Furniture and Decorations" shows that
the erandes danes of the Seventeenth
and Eighteenth centuries received while
i'm bed
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JOSEPH +. WlNGFlELD, dealer In lumbo,
and all kinds of mOuidings and genera
building furnishings. iiill lumber cut tt
order. Office, corner Of Broad and LaUre
streets. Richmond, Va.
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Mrs. II. BANNISTER, sl8 L. Broad -
Lace curtains speciality.
JOHN j. GERING. corner of Fourteenth anc
Main streets. Tents, awnings, bays, horse anc
wagon covers.
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Diaries.

A iKFIELD DAIRY formerly Westnanl. N
N. Seventh street, aud 10 +. Main street.
Fresh milk. cream, butter. butter nj 4. nnf
cheese.
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Druggists.

J. W. FRAYsER. i54o r.. Main street. mole
sale and retail. Proprietor OF Fraysc, g cii
nal Nerve and Bone Liniment.
4. y. REEVE, aG East Marshall. Pr q. 20
Duval & NortOn's Horse Tonic, Pollock i'"-
pepsa Remedy. &c.
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ADAM DIACONT, 208 +. Marshall stree,
Wholesale and retail. Repairing neatly an'
T. r. 1sEBiT CRENsHAw. 81 last Brca
wholesale and retail. Repairing ne1r int
durably done.
Mineral Water Bottlers:
CITY BOTTLING HOUSE, 400 ". Pr
street. Manufacturers OF Vanilla Pc" go,
and mineral waters.
Paints, Oils, &c.
RICHMOND PAINTsTORE, L. Broad ~,
Paints, oils, glass, and painters supplies
Paper Hanging:
8. J. DAVIS, Is Y. Ninth street Shs =
awnings, oil-cloths, and paper hanging.
Plumbers. Gas and Steam Filters
B.F. BEDFORD, 1910 Z. Main street. PrGot
cal plumber, timer, gas and steam litter.
I. c. TINSLEY. AZ Brook avenue, Steam an6
gas fitting, Timing, &e.
Railroad Ticket Brokers:
CRAWFORD & HAWE s, 1915 East Main
street. Railroad aud tteamboat tickets Il
exchanged.
Real Estate Agents.
A. j. BRADLEY a. CO., Thirteenth ana Hui
streets, Manchester. Agent for the Peters
burg Savings ald Insurance Company.
r. Is. CHAPLIN & co, No. N. Tenth street
j. THOMPSON BROWN Il CO.. lll3 r.. Mslr
street.
VIRGINIA RUBBER CO.. 5l3 Z. Broad street
Betting, hose. and all kinds OF rubber goods
Rubber Stamps:
ATLANTIC RUBBER STAMP MANUfA
TURING CO., l2l1 L. Map st. Manutac
turers and importers of stamp novelties.
OLD DOMINION RU BBEk-STAMP WORKS
COS Bank street. Agents wanted send TO,
Sign Paintings
D. s. THOMPSON, Franklin street, under En-
change Hotel. Advertising sipn artist
Board fence and wall signs specially.
T.. LTPSCOMB. No. rs N. Ninth street. Sign
painting and gliding on glass.
Soap Factory;
hshed 1890. Toilet and Laundry Soaps.
TailOrs:
T. ". stage, Twelfth street. under American
Hotel. Civic and military tailor.
Undsrtaksrs;
B. Il. MORRISETT, No. II Eleventh. stee,
Manchester. Phone. &6.
Wire Mattresses and Cots.
T. W. LOWE. esli Z. Main street. manufsctu
rer of Champion Woven Wire Mattrcsse
and Cots. The best and cheapest in the msr
Wood and Coal;
ELBA COAL YARD (Elba station), ! r'so
and Pine streets W. g. Pitcher. agent 4
kinds Of Coal. Wood. audi lei.
Vhone. $40
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ClNCINNATrS PRESS CLUB.
1t Has just Been Organized After Many
Years Discussions.

Cincinnati has press club at last, and the
club has lately enjoyed its dedicatory or
opening evening in handsome rooms In the
Washington Park building, where the sum
mer headquarters Of the club will be. 1t has
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Dyejnc ESTABLISHING

Mira. A. j. PYLE. 3l5 y. Fifth street. I.Ne u.
Cleaning, securing, ana carpet clcri 80
Manufacturer of the Acme RenoyHtoi.
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ELLIS ADRIAN, glt r. Broad street. None,
advanced Oh personal property. Oilce cIOscf
from Friday al shutdown 10 saturday
shutdown.
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Contractor, and Builders:

A. c. HOUSTON. 40 T.. Main street.
JOSEPH J. WiNGFIELD, corner of Ianre
aud Broad streets.
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Hay. Grain, &c, |:
Iron Works.

WALTER }. TODD. 426 N. Sixth street. Cor
signments of country produce solicited.
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Marble Workers
Mattress manufacturers:

WALLEN a WRAY. Seventh and Grace
streets. Monuments. tombs. marbeiled mao
ties &c.
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JOSEPH DELARUE, 102 l.. Main street. i
hanging and general machine rcpa az
Models for patents.