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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27
Five Strong Points of S. S. S.

lst. It IS entirely vegetable, contains
no minerals or poison Of any kind. and
builds up the system from the Isl dose
%. Il cures Cancer Of the Skin. No
other remedy or treatment was ever
known to cure it.
81. 1t cures hereditary Blood faint,
even 10 the third and fourth generations.
No other remedy has ever done il.
4th. It has never failed to eradicate
Scrofula (or Kings EviD in all its forms
from the system.
9Th. Il cures contagious Blood Poison
in all its stages by eliminating the horri-
be virus from the system, thus giving
relief from all the consequences Of this
bane Of the human family.
My blood had been 50 out Of order
during the summer Of 1888 that vir-
tually had no health at ALL had no
appetite; nothing ate agreed with me.
| was feeble. puny. and always feeling
bad. had tried various remedies with
out receiving any benefit, until at length
/ commenced on Swift's Specific Is. s.
S. That medicine increased my weight
from l5j pounds to III pounds in few
months, and made me- as well and
healthy as any man now living. S. S.
S. is undoubtedly the best blood purifier
today on the American continent.
john BELLEw,
No. 449 North State ST., Chicago, Ill.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free. Swift's Specific c.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27

Perhaps no local disease has puzzled
aud baflied the medical profession more
than nasal catarrh. While not imme-
diately fatal it is among the most dis
gushing ills the flesh is heir to, and the
records show very few or no cases of
radical cure of chronic catarrh by any
of the multitude of modes of treatment
until the introduction of Ely's Cream
Balm few days ago. The cuccess Of
this preparation has been most crafty
ing and surprising. l3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27
II GREAT DISTRESS.
Official Report Of the South Dako-
ia Relief Committee.
The Chairman says That Hundreds Of
Settlers are ia Need Of Aid-The
state Poweriess 10 Render
Any Assistance.

PIERRE. <. D., Feb. 20.-That deplora-
bic dest.tation does exist in South Da-
kota can be no longer successfully con-
troyertcd, for II. Il. Sheets, Of Kings
bury CoGnI. chairman Of the State
relief committee has just returned
from thorough canvass of every
section which has sent up an APP
peal for aid, and states unqualifedly
that the settlers are in sore distress in
hundreds Of cases. In Miner Kings
bury Beadle Faux and Edmunds coun-
ties the drought vas general and the
harvest practically failure, while
large areas in Clark. .Ierauld, Sphinx,
Walworth, Mcpherson. Hand, Hyde,
McCook Hanson. Brown and Campbell
yielded barely sufficient 70 supply bread
to the farmers and their families.
Mr. Sheets has made a careful esti-
mate Of the numb Der of bushels OF seed
wheat which must be provided for the
needy farmers before seeding time and
places his figures AT from 500, 900 10 6OO.-
600 bushels. The estimate may be ac-
cepted as reliable, for the data come in
the main from the Board Of Com
missioners Of the several counties The
money 20 purchase this grain must come
by the way oil private and public sub
scriptions, for it is nov admitted ON all
hands that the state or county, under
the provisions OF the constitution, IS
absolutely powerless 70 render any aid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27
NOT THE MAN.
Kelly. the Latest Cronin suspect, Is Not
identified.

Kelly, the Latest Cronin suspect, Is Not
identified.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2O.-John B. Kelly, who
was arrested in st. Louis for alleged
completely in the murder OF Dr.. Cronin,
was brought back TO Chicago Wednes-
day night and submitted to the test Of
Identification in the Office of Chief Of
Police Marsh Mrs. Conklin and Frank
Scanlan declared the voice and gest-
ures of the prisoner were similar to those
OF the man who called for the doctor and
drove him TO his death bat neither
could positively identity him. Both
thought the prisoner much older man
than the one who drove the famous
white horse.
CHICAGO, Feb, 21.-.l. b Kelly, the
man arrested in st. Louis on suspicion
of being implicated in the murder OF
DR.. Cronin, was discharged in this city
yesterday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27
A BIG OIL SYNDICATE.
An oil syndicate with $50, 900, 900 capital
to Operate in Northern Ohio.

FTNDLAY o.. Feb. 20.-The movement
of the independent syndicate of wealthy
capitalists has just come to light in this
city, assuring the formation Of COM
pany with at least $4,000, 600
behind it for the establ shment of
pipe lines and the erection Of oil re-
fineries in Findlay, Lima, Cygnet,
Delphos and PIPER Sandusky This
company is composed Of capitalists Of
Milwaukee Chicago and Pittsburgh.
One result OF the company's organiza-
tion viii be beyond question the raising
Of The price 81 oil to a fair figure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27

Minneapolis Times: Doctor am
sorry, sir, but your case is hopeless.
You are suffering from nervous plostra-
ton, from palpitation of the heart and
from cancer in the throat, all brought
on by your excessive smoking OF cigars.
Journalists there no remedy?
Doctor-None whatever! But | inter-
rupted you; what were YOU writing
when | came in?
Journalst-An editorial on the dead
" cigarette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27

Merchant Traveller: A lady was sing.
ing at q concert and her voice was, TO
say the least, very thin in places.
''Ah. said her husband. who, after
the manner of husbands who have mu-
steal wives, thought her vocal powers
were great What q fine voice she has"
Very hne,' replied strange man
at his side.
..What timbren' continued the hus-
band.
Considerable timber" responded
the stranger again, but too many
cracks in it for weather boarding and
not quite enough for polling fence
The husband remained silent during
the concluding portions Of the enter
tainment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27
The Records Rnrned.

HELENA, Mont, Feb 90. A fire
yesterday destroyed the Granite block
and all the records and journals of the
Legislature The fire was caused by
fre-crackers carelessly thrown by mem
bers of the Legislature during the
jollifcation over the wind-up of the
legislative session.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27
a SUDDEN CALL
Joseph Eiggar, the Noted Home Ruler,
Dies of Heart Disease.

LoNnoN, Feb. 20.-Joseph ellis Big
gar, the well-known home ruler and
member Of the House Of Commons for
the west division OF County Cayan, died
yesterday at Chaplain, suburb Of Lon
don. He was 90 years old.
Mr.. Biggar's death was caused by
1peart disease. He was present in the
House of Commons Tuesday evening
and was one Of the tellers in the diyis-
ion on Mr.. Parnells amendment to the
address in reply to the Queens speech
asking for the repeal of the coercion
act. aB
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27
KIIled Fonr Persnns.

81. AIBAN, Que. Feb "a Rudolph
Dubois, Of this town, in quarrel yes
terday with his mother-in-law. Mrs. O.
Thiheault. killed her with an axe, and
then killed his wife and two little chill
drcn in the same manner lie escaped
to the woods
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27
Editor snlrrnre nen,l.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb II Berry
Il. Sulgroye, one Of the Oldest and best
known journalists in Indiana for TWEEN
tn years an editorial writer on the In
dianapolis News. is dead Tie was born
in 1927 and was known fer his remark
able mcmory lie was an exceptional
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Proceedings of the Fifty First Con
gress at Washington.
Bills Introduced and Passed and ResoIu-
tions offered and Adopted A
Complete summary OF Daily
Transactions.
~FNAT

y
ing for The issue Of fractional silver GER
tifcatcs; providing that all persons re- i
ceiving pensions for total disability
shall have the same increased from So
per month to 500 per month. A petit
ton was presented from Massachusetts
praying that the export Of intoxicating
liquors TO Africa be stopped Bills were
passed appropriating $4,000 for statue
Of James Madison in Washington, and
establishing TWO, additional land dis
tricts in the State Of Washington
WAsHINGToN. Feb. l9-Bills were in
troduced in the Senate yesterday for a
port Of delivery at Sioux City, Ia; TO
provide for the admission Of the state
OF Idaho into the Union; to amend the
Interstate commerce law by pro-
yiding that any person shipping
or smuggling Intoxicating liquors
into State or Territory that for
bids the sale of them shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and any
railroad company that transports the
same shall be fined 500 for each Of
tense. The cxtradition treaty with
.sreat Britain was ratified Senator
Eullom tlll.l presented a petition from
the citizens Of Illinois praying for the
free coinage OF gold and silver. senator
Ingalls, kan presented one from the
Farmers Alliance Of Kansas for the
suppression Of trusts. Numerous pc
titions urging the passage Of a Sunday
rest law were also presented.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. 20. In the senate
yesterday bills were reported for an in
spection OF meats for expectation and
prohibiting the importation Of adulter-
ated articles Of food and drink; for the
relief Of women enrolled rs army nurses;
10 restore 20 postmasters losses from
fire or burglary. Bills were passed APP
propriating Sl0O,0 900 for a public build
ing at Fort Dodge, Ia, and sio0, 600 for
one at Lansing, Mich
WASHINGTON. Feb, 2l--A resolution ]
calling for information regarding the
killing Of Deputy Marshal Saunders I'll
Florida was adopted in the Senate yes
terday 4 bin was introduced to pro-
vide a linc of Sl0O 10 5000 and impris-
onmeut for not less than six months for
mailing d letter to lottery company.
and giving THE Postmaster General
power 81 stop ail registered letters CONS
lug - N,''' ll..4l's .''t' 'eG4 -.
1e 0'.3a = p" .'' '.'.s1s .o'is- ottt
was s''sa
= 5L' senate
a3f e1@t b't3 oh lae
,i.' IS s N' 0s@ll5
u'7a'...S F'' -
l''''Ai.l ss's t'.i1' N.f miro
- hNE
10y, 'sa .''e ~. ,'' y. Q.
''' t.'.s .''5.
Ion! .li amy OLE. 7s.'.s.'..71 licenses.
n'1i N,ss ..'1s'''c." ~ punish tIAl'le7
"ha.''sl ".. ~ s'le nAte'' 'l".ss
WINE " 0iSchafge = saelr d0ties. Al +
louFned le the 2fta.
House
WA@uiNcioN, Feb. ls.-ln the House /
yesterday bills were introduced appro-
priating 5000, 600 ior an addition "a the /
Government building in Chicago. and +
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27

Let quality, not quantity, be the Test
of medicine. Ayers Sarsaparilla is
the concentrated extract Of the best and
purest ingredients. Medical men
everywhere recommend it IS the surest
and best economical blood medicine is
the market.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27
Boston Courier. Wife-Dear George.

Boston Courier. Wife-Dear George.
how does the smoking cap suit YOU that
| presented you with at Christmas.
Husband 4 am delighted with il,
dearest II wss very thoughtful. very
kind Of YOU to give me such a present
Wife-The bill for 1t has Just come in.
Win YOU pay for it now, or shall l tell
the man to call again?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-27

Past Com James S. Fraser. of the
GrandArmy of the Republic, of this state,
told some friends the other night story
about man he sent down to the custom
house to get a job as night Waterman.
Collector Erhardt sent the man to the
civil service board to be examined, says
the New York star. The man was
quite intelligent, and answered all the
questions put to him until he was asked
what the distance was between the earth
and the sun He hesitated for long
time, and finally acknowledged that he
did not know.
..You don It know?" asked the COM
missioner, severely.
..Nlister." said the applicant, Il didn't
think I'd have TO answer question like
that. I'm looking for night job?''
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-03-08
v a.li;n&ton, y. G.,
lcb. ~ 1880.

- 81
DEAR NAJoa
.Sncc speaker Need haa submit
ri Iii, rules the volume Of work
pouring into tie niy printing Office
has increased very matci;aily and
now ',r0Q biils aro ia from ths
House and about z, 3,o9o from tho
,>o,ate.
Pension luatfors .ie being di>
Cjsscd and i differences ~ opinion
are be,ne discovered. \ pension
is ii reward for service rendered
the Aation Ia Il 40 Il need. -.
Iij not tto soldier WAC wa forir-
nate, and fouGht on aud through
ali -rl won, serve die >a,on
Afny shout! il Lc necessary tAal
Nc become naWper. before No can
receive ,hat ior which sc hoNo
paid Gen. Aiger iators the De
wndcat Pension Law, is also DO
jhosc Nho are now receiving Il pen
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-03-08
NUMBER -

A Canadian paper. aftcr speak
inc of the Prcmicr's love for all that
is beautiful, including woman and
wine, of his happy ia lily and ~
interesting children, says: "a
few days ago bc,wcnt on an eXcurs-
ion, having for his companion a
beautiful woman. the daughter
OF respectable citizen and merchant
of Winnipeg. The pair drove a
round the city. taking refreshments
here and there, about midnight ar
rived at the Nicollet Hotel, on
the outskirts. This hosiery is II
great rendezvous for evening par
ties, and the proprietor is one of
those men who rake in the shcck
les without asking quc>tiona The
Grcenway party halted there for
the nigh. Toward the small hours
of the morning thc hotel iroprie tog
stole softly up stairs to the room
in which his distinguished gucstA
lay. All was quiet. With quick
iiugcro he deftly opened the door
and made for thc garments, and
having secured these lie vanished.
The premier, bcthinling himself
Of his official duties, had giyca
notice that be wished to re called
early. His instructions we're ear
ricd out. Sharp at , O'Clock he
wa, awakened. IN the iUn light
Of he early morning he sought his
CLOTHES, but they had nyatorioosly
disappeared.
While both the premier and his
companion were in the height OF
their dis reSs, the good natnred
boniface came 10 tlicir relief. He
explained the whole matter to them
and told them of his own distress
and proyerty. The tale 50 afiec-
tcd tn, premier that he al once d 'ew
Il check for 80. 900, and the land
lord, not TO be outdone by his guest
soon returned with their wearing
apparel. The story gradually be
came known bit by bit, and in II
few days became lub'lc pro. erty
in Manitoba.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-03-08

Tickets may Lc substituted and
voter hriDcd IN perfect secrecy
by the very mon placed inside tc
guard aud protect the ballot. in
dependence cannot be forced upon
ire voter who 1oes not wish t. lie
independent. Men who wish tc
be houghs will find purchasers IN
DER any system.
We favor the adoption Of TIE
4 ustlaiiar system for several rea-
,ons,amcrg others because il elm
mates the noisy toutcr who makes
himself nuisance ST nearly every
poll. But we don't cxrcct. by
It's adoption, to begin Il political
millennium. Our election. will be
Just as pure as our people--no pu-
rer. Reform must begin at the
bottom. If men are bonest. fair
minded. and content with nothing
less than honest victory. then their
elections will be all that they ass.
~.
Apropes Of what we said two
weeks since about Speaker Reeds
rulings in Congress, "Ncmo-
crat' asserts that counting mem
bers who do not vote is uaconsti-
tutiDnal. A Democrat" is mis-
informed. The Constitution pre-
yidos that any number les, than 81
quorum may sit to compel ,hc at
tendance CT ahecnt members -
Compel their attendance for What.
70 makc quorum, of course. If
they could not be counted when
brought ii there would be 10 o.
JET in bringing them in. In tact
The Constitution 6y neccssary I'M
plicAt;on authorizes die Speaker u
DO lust what ne d:d 10, count the
visible poW;n.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-03-08

congratuIation that If the articles
recently appearing in the Alhu-
querque Democrat relative to the
deplornble condition and character
of the public schools in other com-
ties is true. we can only say we
pity the rising generation and the
Territory for the repIpjation that
is due for this condition Of things
Many people seem to conclude
that Il public school which j. not in
all particulars fully up to the best
Eastern standards is an outcrying
shame and disgrace, while they
ought to remember tie material
with which we have to deal in this
Territory is far different from that
where all the scholars are English
speaking and who have become inI-
bued with true American ideas of
civilization. and untraInnicled and
unsectarian education. Most of
these are just emerging from an
old eifete and deformed civiiiza-
ton and its preiudicial results,
and hence the most poisoning, I'M
tutorcd condition of mental capa-
city is met with, and such gen
eral and universal absence OF home
training is manifest that The stanC-
ard OF scholarship and discipline
must, in the necessity Of tle case,
te compare lively faulty.
can show to those who may be
interested to witness some schools
in thu, cou:.ty, that coAside.in@
the mental and moral makeup of
the scholars and the natural disad-
vantuges with which they have ilad
to contend, conn aratiyciy the
schools arc model. in many re
speots. If the political bosses Of
either party are Responsible tor
the deficiency Of our ach0ol law,
let tic Yotcr, chaSii>c them in q
becoming manner 1t the next clcc-
ton and thus teach them that it Is
not safe to tampcr with the rich
est bilthright Of an American citi-
zen, the right to falr, common
s.nse education in our public
S, hools.
shall we gain glory by parad-
ing before thc world the dciicicn-
c,cs Of oar puhlic school system iii
his Territory for political purpos-
es, or can we gain more BY endca-
yoriug to correct them irrespective
Of party, fer the good Of our chill
drcu and the good name of our
magnificent Territory, which is
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-03-08
OUR SCHOOLS.
" hitc Oaks, N. H.,
March 3rd.. 1890.

EDITOR IrAUEH--
ico Albuquerque Democrat of Il
recent dste containing an article
relative 10 the public school Of
ii bite Oaks is Iiabi, to misiead, as
ii 's statements lack foundation i'll
fact. While all good citizens of
the Territory must honestly com
pIlment the Democrat for It's un-
taltering defence of public schools
~ in the best interests Of the vel
fare of the rising generation, yet
ii is to bo deprecated when utter
ing unwarrdntcd statements.
The facts are simply these -
The public school OF White Oaks
IS presided over by Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Nudisillc, Il most successful and eff
iicicnt teacher and an accomplished
lady. and when the room became
too crowded for successful results,
and an assistant was talked OF ow-
ing to the iack of room ii was suq-
Se,ted that ii might be well to
transfer class OF thc most adj
vanccd scholar, from the public
school to the Waite Oaks Aoadc-
luy-hccause, first, it would be
econolny and IA swing OF money.
Syc0nd thc scholars woald haze
! an opportunity for advancement,
superior 70 that offered in the pub
lie school. Third. the advantage
Of more room for the remaining
scholars wouIl lie greatly increas-
eli. No knowledge OF this project
80 iai' >s We know, was il the pos
session q the County Supcrin-
'e'''o'' ~ "@' ''0' '''' 'seU e-''
e ~ '''' '''' ~',''0 % ''"'',o'' "'i'
lad he been it would only have
been :. mates ot courtesy at most
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,,.oac,> t,,,ly ouai,iied for thc no.
otion she 5IIs. and ,b,so who come
ondcr her instruction and methods
ars. most fortunate. Hence.
h,d the director. decided different
~ tbay would have bcen fullv ius.
titicd SO far rs tbe Interests of
those who had been sent TO her are
concerned.
W.. t,o, e,,.., ,lo,.o n,,,s. h..o
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We want Il girl to do general
housoworK, and if our readers are
Interested IN the success OF the pa
er they will help us TO secure
one. We can't DO houseWork and
at the same time edit this paper az
wei as we would Ike to. We co
rot dislike to edit the paper, nor
do we dislike the hoUscWork par
t;cularly, but we find that we can
together. We ind wcrannot think
prodigious tariff thoughts in sat
isfActory way while washing dishes
and bedclothcs; nor does the divine
aiflatus seem to hover round about
us when engaged in such work.
We may not be as versatile az a
III u should he TO occupy our p0si
ton. but We can't help that. -
VIII le, aa we have remarked, we do
not 5 .erialIy dislike the necessary
work about house, we prefer,
under the cicumsttanrcs to hire n
;yr! ,yir.! rather ihaa ~. e4itor grineipal-
~ lecauSe Of the difference in
cost. You viii get better paper
if You send us a girl, not too at
tr ctiye an one Who does lot ro-
quirc too mach experimenting.
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\. ". Lane.

A young lady asked an editor Iii 6
extraordinary question-Do you
think ii right for a girl to sit on II
young mans lap, even ii she IS
cnga&ed|
Whcyeupon the editor told this
extraordinary l'e-We have had 70
experience in matter referred
70.
Nhy didn't he say-lfit was CTR
Girl and our lap, yes il IL was
another gil and oar lap, yc~ bat
ii il nas our girl and another fel-
lows lap never, never
never.
PEorR!TroRs. " Keep o the " n
dy side of law Twelfth
Night.
EDroRs: Take away the sword
-stabs can be saved without it
bring the pen Richclica.
SyD-EDToRs: Like ,he best wo-
men-least talked about. -
Schiller.
CoMposITog.; +" Set thy words in
or Ter. job.
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! iicct Oi li"Iti, iHNS
CCu&TY ASSESSOR.
john Jones. d.. Republican
robert Scott Democrat
lbAs. Rcber. ..... Prohibition
Amos Long. ;ndcpendcn,
It being provided that any n2nla
shsi he placed Oh :hc ticte! at tbs
fo!l:lHI request q anoabcr Of yot-
ors faxed - .aw, bus 'cy small in
proportion TO tAe total.
The votci is admitted 70 the IL
SIDE Of the polling booth, aud ore
ticket is furnished him. This he
iokc: into box or slip at one .i,t4
and opposite the name OF each can
yidHtc for whom Ec dcs,e, 10 vote
he makes Il cross, thus, <.
Provision Is made in somc States
;i,;+o...,. ,,r,.,.;.l;, .,,.,,
oei..or ,ho - u, ,.o,..ra ,...,
for the ili'oratc vote II he 'na5
he by hiro directed to do
Massachusetts pernli,s no man
10 vote who needs such mid 1hc
vote distributor and adviser = ,1s
DOLL, l. Illus n one shal,. ei;oiaa,
oi. There il uothj. tu.. hin -
do.
The secrecy # he as.!af i M.
,oIulcly secured. 50 far q, nh. vol
or himself NAV desire 10 pres,r,e
il.
The system is acoD.ideral,le III.
DroYen.cnt. doultlc.s.upon o,l.o.d
system. and viii probably boceme
u.iy,i.al I'm (hc t'n;tc states. a.
il 10 nearly universal now III Tie
British Empire.
We Shall be GLAD 10 see its uni
rerpal adoption. Tie advocates of
such adoption, wiia hail il rs the
panacca for political corruption,
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THN NHrcAGo WEEKLY News. and
LINCOLN 20. LEADER. | year 81. .
sGsTcIS TO Correspondents.

Inquirer" desires to know
something of the : Australian
Ballot System recently adopted
by the State Of Massachusetts and
elsewhere.
The system Of balloting known
rs the Australian System" is
the system in use IN Great Britain,
South Africa and the Australian
Colonies.
It's prominant features are-no
tickets are permitted but those
printed and furnished by the >,tAte
The names and political affiliations
of all candidates to bc voted for ut
any election are printed on one
piece OF paper, thus