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baltimore AND POTOMAC
IL RAILROAD.
On and after January 10, 1891, trains will run
as follows:

On and after January 10, 1891, trains will run
as follows:
FROM CALVERT STATION.
For Washington Express. 2.4O, Gle SIS a. m. i5i
40 and $40 p. IN, daily, and 7.31 a. m week days
Accommodation, 700 a. m, and 122j and 5.O9 p. IN.
week days. Sundays, 12.25 p. N.
For Annapolis, 7.31, SS5 m, AIS p. IN, daily
except Sunday. Sunday, SIS a. m. and $40 p M
FROM UNION STATION.
For Washington, Express $50, 6.25, ESQ 76, 50,
9.45, 1O4O a. m, 1910, 120, 205 $50 IjO, SOL Nv
7.Sl, $50 and 9.55 p. m, week days. On sunday,
20, 620, $50 S45 945. a. M, 100, 2O5 $50, Nv
1.3l, $50 and 955 p. m. Accommodation, 7.O5 a. mr
l2.45, 5.0I and 7.S6 p. m, week days ON Sunday
For Pope's Creek Line, 7O5 a. m. and 100 P. m,
weekdays.
For Annapolis 1856 and s.45 a. m, 12iD and 40
p m. week days. On Sunday, S.45 a. m and 4''
p. m.
m. daily, and 2.Oj and $50 p. m week days.
For Piedmont Air Line at $50 and 9.I5 a. m, 2O'
9S9 and 800 p. m daily, and ESQ p. m, week days
For points ON Manassas Division, 60 a. m anu
For points on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway via,
Charlottesville 945 a. m. and 9.55 p. m. daily.
FROM PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE STATION.
For Washington, Express GO, 6.55, $50 a. N, 2lV'
4.55, and 9S5 p. m. daily, al a. week days Ae
comodatlon, ITO, a. m. and 5.l2 p. m. week uH!S
and 1850 and 7.40 p. m. daily.
For Annapolis TAI and $50 a. m, 4.25 p m dai9'
except Sunday. On Sunday $50 a. m. and i5o P
m.
Leave Washington for Baltmore-At 6S5, ~
$40, 800 $40, 1000 1850, 11O0 11JO a. m; 12l5, 2l9
S.15, $50 400, 400 400 500, 54O 600, I40, i0yo 5
and l135 p m. on Sundays, at 900 800, w w
a. m; l2l5, 30 315 $50, 400, 40. 500, $40 6"V
40, 1000 and lbs p. m.
CAToNSYILLE BRANCH.
Leave Calvert Station.-For Gainesville, AS, "a
a. m, 80, 1856 6.S5, 9.15 and lib p. m. Sunday
1905 a. m, 24O, 5.35 and Ills p. m. -,
For tickets and time tables to all points "a 4s'
North and West. apply at Calvert Station at noIh.
east corner Baltimore and Calvert streets, and I"
Union Station.
Baggage called for and checked at hotels and resi-.
dences, on orders left at Office, northeast corner
Baltimore and Calvert Streets
CHAS. L. PUGH, General Manager
feb7 ]. K. WOOD, General Pas. Agent
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In the Cathedral at Lubbock hangs an
ancient tablet with the inscription "Christ,
our Lord, speaks thus to us-Ye call me
Master, and enquire not of me; Light, and
look not on me; The Way, and follow me
not; The Life, and desire me not; Beauti-
full, and love me not; Rich, and ask naught
of me; Eternal, and seek me not;
Merciful, and trust me not; Noble, and
serve me not; Almighty, and honor me
not; Just, and fear me not; If | con-
denim you, blame me not"
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On Sundays trains will leave Hilen Station at $50
n. m. and 2.39 p. m Westminster II 70 a. m and Ali
p. m, arriving at Union Bridge at ll.45 a. m. and
$50 p. m. Returning, leave Union Bridge al 6S2 A.
m. and 3.5S p. m, Westminster 7l2 q. and LIS p
m, arriving at Hillen Station at 907 a. III. and 6ij
y. m.
Emmitsburg Railroad, daily except Sunday
Trains east will leave EmmitSburg at SO a. H.
and 2-52 and $50 p. m, arriving at Rocky Ridge al
$50 a. m. and 3.22 and go p. m. Trains west will
leave Rocky Ridge at 1910 a. m. and 3S3 and Glj p
m, arriving at Emmitsburg at lilo a.. m. and 400
and 7.05 p. m.
Frederick Division Pennsylvania Railroad, daily
except Sunday.-Trains for Frederick leave June
ton at 1882 a IN. and 5.02 p. m Trains for fancy
town, Littlestown and York leave Junction at 9E
a. IN. and 3.42 p. m.
Through trains for Hanover and Gettysburg and
points on Baltimore and Harrisburg Division leave
Baltimore daily, except Sunday, at us a. m. and
1872 p. m. Through cars for Gettysburg and inter
mediate points leave Baltimore also daily except
Sunday at 1000 a. IN.
Orders for baggage calls can be left at Ticket
Office, No. 20j f. Baltimore street, Baltimore
J. NJ. HOOD, Gen'l. Manager.
nOyl5 ID. III GRISWOLD. Geu'l. Passenger Agent
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COLLECT YOUR BILLS.

Short credits make long friends. The I'M
designed, Constable for Westminster dis
trict, duly bonded and qualified, offers his
services to the public as Collector. He viii
take accounts to collect either as public
officer, or on private account, onliberal terms,
and returns promptly made. references
Union National, First National and Farmers
& Mechanics National Banks of Westminster.
Will also clerk and auctioneer sales.
JOHN 7. DIFFENBAUGH,
une 25:y Westminster, Md.
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GAVE YOUR cH1LD's LIFEl
Co-PARTNERsH1P.

J. H. BILLINGsLEA, NJ D. JOS. T. Herring. NJ. d.
Have this day formed partnership in
the practice of medicine, under the name Of
Billingslea & Herring. DIR. Billingslea's Office
will be at his residence, East End, near Cont
street. DR.. Hering's office has been removed
to the office adjoining the residence of the
late Nelson Mitten. Calls may be left by
telephone or otherwise at Reindollar's Drug
Store, West End.
Westminster, Nd, May 9, 1885.
may9:tf
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-07

To cure fclon, says correspondent of
the Scientific American, mix equal parts of
strong ammonia and water, and hold your
finger in it for fifteen minutes After that
withdraw it aud tie piece of cloth COM
pletely saturated with the mixture around
it and keep it there till dry. If this treat
ment is adopted when the ailment is at
first realized. the pains will cease at once.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-07
REMNANTS IN CLOTHING

By that we mean one or two Suits or Over
coats of kind On these odd things we have
not put any price worth talking about, and if
there is one to fit you you will be surprised
how little money it takes to buy good reliable
Clothing. We are the people who are doing
the business by strict adherence to business
principles, by giving you fair dollars value
for dollar, and by selling you goods for what
they actually are. We extend our thanks for
all your kind favors of the past year. Re
member our
Merchant Tailoring Department
Is in the hands of Mr.. John f. kurtz, and
now is the time to place your order for your
Spring Suit We show the largest line OF
New Cloths and Cassimeres in the county.
Give us a trial.
FRED. D. MILLER & BRO,
Headquarters for Clothing Shoes and Hats
| Opposite Railroad Depot,
ianlO Westminster, Md.
!
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-07
In Onion is Strength.

1t is said that the health-fad people of
New York are going to work up craze
over the onion as one of the most health
giving vegetables in the world, and liter
airy bureau is now at work getting up
statistics to prove that this is infallibly so.
The onion has long been the subject of
unmcrited obloquy, and we are glad that
somebody is going to do it justice.
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s9r CONTINENTAL, WESTERN
ROYAL AND GUARDIAN.

Persons DESTROYS of changing and lettering
themselves in insurance are invited to call at
my Office, No. IA Liberty street, opposite
the Depot, Westminster, Md.
febS If JAMES SHRIVER.
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DoN'T WAIT FOR THE
IL WORLDS FAIR

But go right to JOHN W. NELSON'S New
Grocery and Confectionery Store, No. 164
West Main street, where you can get a fresh
line of Groceries, Confectionery, Fancy
Cakes, Tobacco, home made Taffy, and the
best Cigars in the city, all of which he is
selling cheap for cash. Bacon, Lard, Eggs,
Butter and Potatoes wanted. sept27 6m
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I 20 AcREs-s2.5oo.

The best offer over $500 will buy the
Leatherweod & Day Farm, 129 Acres. near
Woodbine. Terms to suit purchasers.
CHARLES E. FINK,
Attorney at Law,
novl5 tt Westminster, Nd.
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HEADQUARTERS FOR

HEADeUARTERs FOR
@F URNITURE .Ga
Since our last card in the Advocate, we
have been compelled to enlarge our store
rooms, and even with the acquired addition
we are still pressed for room. We would like
to show all the different patterns of
CHAMBER SUITS,
PARLOR SUITS,
BUFFETS AND
WARDROBES,
Either in walnut or oak, in any of the stand
ard finishes, but we really have to crowd the
goods too much in one building to show then
all together, consequently we were compelled
to add more floors of show room.
Our prices now are as usual the
lowest in the market. The variety
as great as can be seen, and styles W
to the times. We invite your inspec
ton of our patterns. We don't give
away chromos with our suits, but d.
give an honest cash value in the
goods.
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rHE KNIFE CUTS DEEP
Heavyweight Clothing.
Money is What We Want

Price, and an awful low one at that, is the
medium by which we will make it change
hands.
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The people have been here and attested to
our low prices.

The people have been here and attested tc
our low prices.
A great many of our goods are so extremely
cheap good many come to the conclusion we
had a few auction goods to sell and we were
here for a week or ten days only. But We
wish to say to the people of Westminster and
/ vicinity that we have come here to stay and
will continue to hand you out bargains.
/ Remember we get our goods from Head
quarters, and can, will and do sell them
cheap.
We will sell you 10 qt. Bucket for l9c.,
pit. cup &C., other Tinware proportionately low
rates; paper of Needles 1c.; Pins, l, =, 4 and
cts. per paper; Envelopes for 1c.; / ream
good Note Paper 25 cts; Hosiery and Under.
ware equally cheap; Shoes from 45 cts. up.
Prints, Musins, Ginghams and Woollen
Dress Goods at lowest rates.
Comes and see us and be convinced. For
II there is honor in man or virtue in good
goods at low prices, we mean to be master of
the situation.
NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE,
"A West Main Street,
$50 Westminster, Nd.
T. W. MATHER, Proprietor.
sept Is If
THE WALL PAPER STORE
OF WESTMINSTER,
HALLER & MATTHEW'S, Proprietors,
Intend to run off large stock of
Wall Paper at Low Figures.
Have your work done now while we are not
busy. Come in and examine our new line of
FINE STATIONERY.
Also full stock of
aa- ENGRAvINGS, PASTELs, FANCY
PLUSH GOODS & NOVELTIES.
PICTURE FRAMES ALWAYS on HAND
AND MADE TO ORDER. WIN
DowsHADES OF HOLLAND CAMBRIA,
SHADE CLOTH, &c.
Call and examine our large stock. Work
done in country at city prices. Don't forget
the place.
HALLER Il MATTHEW'S,
45 East Main street,
nearly opposite Catholic Church,
janstf Westminster, Nd. !
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-08
Alaskan Mcsouitoes,

Moss, shrubs and berries grow in great
profusion along Yakutat bay shore, and
over the moraine regular trail was
formed as the large brown bears crossed
and recrossed in search of food or berries,
The glacial stream divided into thousand
branches and formed an ideal delta depos-
iting silt and glacial debris. Our course
took us over mountain spur and across
an interior basin about 800 feet in height,
filed with numerous lakes and sWarmine
with mosquitoes:
Indeed there were such myriads of the
latter that imagination suggested that
each flake of snow had concealed within it
q germ, and thus mesquite had generated
Here it is that sometimes huge brown
bears, driven to fury and desperation by
these tormenting little beasts, finally teal
their flesh and die In agony.-M. B. Kerr
n Scribner's.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-08

% Female Siberian Roller Skaters %. In
their native Dances, Acrobatic Feats, and
wonderful skating.
TUILA FAMILY! Unicycle Riders and
Skaters on Stills four feet high, performing
the most startling of Acrobatic and Skatorial
Feats.
EVERY NATION REPRESENTED
Tribes of Hindoos, Kurds, Greeks, Cannibals,
Aztecs, Arabs, Modes, japanese, Patagonians,
Fejees, Nubians, Egyptians, Malays. Hotten-
tots and Afghans, all in their native Costumes
and ceremonies.
$40, 900 drove of Giraffes. $4,000 School of
Sea Lions. $4,000 White Nile Hippopotamus.
S., 900 Taminour. S., 600 School of Wairus.
SCHOOL OF TRAINED ANIMALS
Embracing Trained Elephants, Trained Hors-
es, Trained Camels, Trained Elk, Trained
Buffaloes, Trained Ostriches, Trained Zebras,
Trained Ponies.
2-Horned Samaritan Rhinoceros.
800 Horses. 80 Camels. Giant Horse, q
hands high.
Circuses in rings 4, and newly invented
enormous elevated Stage.
Over ITO all-star artists, male and female.
Gymnasts, Riders, Acrobats, Clowns, Spec
ialists. 15o new and novel acts. 4separate
performances going on at one time in plain
view of the audience.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-08

The Biggest Circus Great 50-Cage Menag-
erie And the most colossal Grand Roman
Hipprodrome in the universe.
LULU, the Tattooed Woman!
TUILA! Skating on a light wire, elevated
100 feet, and performing the most difficult
featS.
9Female English Bicycle Riders g. In Py-
ramids, Somersaults from shoulder to Shout
der, and startling evolutions.
ZENA FAMILY ! In wonderful and light.
ming hair, teeth and feet slides from the top
most point of the canvas to the ground.
MILE ELLA lola High-wire Queen, walks
blindfolded with feet encased in baskets, on a
three-quarter inch wire, carrying a heavy
man.
Museum of Living Wonders and a vast col
lection of Relics of the olden age and modern
curiosities.
A Herd of Monster Elephants of all ages,
sizes and Kinds.
Long-haired Belmont Sisters! Length OF
Hair, it.; thickness, inches,
VIOLA, Hindoo Snake Charmer.
ZENOBIA Hurled 200 feet through space
by ancient Romes terrific war engine, the
Catapult
Human daring at its zenith, AIDA, who
dives head foremost from the Dome Of the
Canvas into net 100 feet below.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-08
THE ROMANCE OF THE RosEsuDs.

"If you love me as much as you Used to- she
wrote
At khe close of poor little heartbroken note,
''Send me six rosebuds, pure and white,
Kissed by your lips, before six tonight"
He read and he laughed to himself to see
How fond and how foolish woman can be;
But he stopped at the florists. Il love her far
more;
Yet how can tell her SO? All, yes, know"
The rosebuds were bought. and the rosebuds
were kissed;
Her street and her number and house were not
missed.
She counted the buds with loves haste and
loves grace
Not six, but twice six, smiled up in her face.
White buds make white roses; they opened and
died.
Again, do you love me as ever?' she sighed.
In rosebuds he answered her, kissed as before;
mot six, nor twice six, but two dozen buds
more"
And so, in this city of music and dance.
Two hearts have their own pretty rosebud rO-
nance,
And when she grows sad through the long,
lonesome hours,
although absent, 1 love you," he whispers in
flowers.
All! Love will have seasons of sadness and
doubt,
So sure as the spring puts her tender buds out;
But Love will find language for questions and
answers
So long as the rose lives the queen of romances
Pearl Rivers in Harper's Bazaar.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-08
A Scientific Ioke.

4 chemist in the Canton Of Aargau,
switzerland. caught number of sEarrows,
unusually tame, owing to the severity of
the winter. He afterward painted their
feathers i'll the most unlikely colors and
let them go. In a few days all the papers
were full of notices Of the appearance OF
these strange BIRDS and a lively discussion
arose in scientific circles as to The origin of
these rare visitors: The debate grew to
serious Dimensions, when our Waa revealed
the trick. The men of science pulled long
faces, but the willy chemist had the laugh
on his side-Le Patriotic.
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ecr;nture Fulfilled.

A young person from Maine, whom the
exigencies of a hurried journey iiSfl
brought to the city very early one one morn
ing. boarded train at Forty street,
and before she reached Harlem thus com
mented on the people around her;
"Do you remember" she asked, 'the
text painted over the cemetery at homer"
He thought a moment. 1.-The rich and
the poor meet together, and the Lord is
the maker of them ALL Wasn't that III
She looked around her again and said
with feminine ernnhasis, swell, the first
half of it applies to this car, it the other
half doesn't,'-New York Times,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-08

This is the great secret Of keeping a
metal road in good condition-never let
it get out Of repair. The old adage, "a
stitch in time saves nine," is quite as
true in the maintenance of roadways as
in keeping ones breeohes from bursting.
II Professor shaler beright those farmers
who went from Virginia to the Blue
grass region Of Kentucky had advanced
and proper ideas as to civilization and
their responsibility toward their progeny;
and their progeny happily have, in road
maintenance at least, proven worthy of
the wisdom Of their sires,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-08

Dienifed Stranger ION railway trainl-
No, [ am not travelling for my health.
was delegate to the Pan-American con-
Enterprising Drummer-That SO? Pm
in the hardware line myself.-New York
Weekly.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-08

Among fiussels the mytilus is q famous
climber, throwing out it's cables, using its
foot to attach them, and so hauling Or edg
ing itself long distances Another is a
leaper; another appears to fly through the
water, trailing behind streaming tentacles
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-08
CURRY u OPIE p.q. apr 2i-4t
NIRGINIA-To-Wit: the Clerks Office O
tia ifircuit Court of AuguSta county.

" IRGINIA-To-Wit:-In the Clerks Office of
Y the Circuit Court of Augusta county.
NJ M Hartman (nee Kennedy, w. A.
Kennedy, Annie S Weaver (aee Kenne-
dy). and VIM. III. Weaver, her husband
Hugh II. Graves, infant over II years q
age, and Malissa Graves, infant Under Il
years of age, both children Of Emma
Graves (nee Kennedy decd, by her hus-
band George Graves, who sue by their
next friend George Graves, and George
Graves in his own right. Compartments.
James S. Kennedy ana Elizabeth
Kennedy, his Wifa John Henry Kenne-
dy Lola stuart Kennedy, James Arter
mus Kennedy, Bette Bell Kennedy, Leo
| Wallace Kennedy, the last three infants
| over II years of age, Littetan Kennedy
| Ottie Kennedy ana Emma Kennedy
! the last three infants under Il years of
age, children of the said Elizabeth "
Kennedy by her husband, the said
| Jamess. Kennedy, and L. r. N. Speok,
| Sheriff of Augusta county all as such
| admir-. of j ohm 3. Smith, decd, trustee,
| Defendants.
| The object o; this suit is to set aside a deed
! from VIM. A. Burnett, clerk, conveying tax title,
| three certain lots situated in the west end of
| Waynesbofo Augusta county, Va, and designa-
ted and known as lots %. q and %. to James S.
| Kennedy, bearing date June LIST, 1877 and deed
| for the same lots of land By James S. Kennedy to
John B. Smith, trustee for Elizabeth Y. Kenne-
| dy, wife Of tho said James s. Kennedy, and her
| children, bearing date April e5th, 1878. And it
| appearing by a affidavit that j Ohm Henry Kenne-
dy is a resident of this state, 1t is ordered
that he appear here in fifteen days after due pub
LEGATION of'this notice and do what is necessary
10 pio'e0' = Teste, 80 - {. n. RYAN,
CURRY & OPIEro Clerk.
apr 2i-H
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NIRGINIA-To-wit In the Clerks Office of the
Y Circuit Court of Augusta county-In Va
cation-April 9th, 1891.

NIRGINIA-To-w wit: In the Clerks Office of the
Y Circuit Court of Augusta countyn Va
cation-April 9th, 1891.
CD Barger, and such other lien creditors
of II, M. Veney, B. f. Veney and A. J.
Veney, OF of either of them may come
into this suit upon the usual terms, Plaintiffs.
VS..
r. NJ Veney, B. f, Venoy and A. j.
Veney, Harriet Casey and Samuel Casey,
her husband, and Mrs. Napoleon Veney.
widow OF Napoleon Veney, decd, Defendants.
The object of this suit is to subject the Interests
of Il. NJ Veney. h. L, Naney end A, j. Neney,
heirs at. law al Napoleon Neney, decd, i'll two
tracts OF land situated in the Eastern part of
Middle River District, Augusta county, one tract
containing 80 acres aud 20 poles, and the other
20 acres and roods, of which Napoleon Neney
died seized aud possessed, and tract of y acres
situated near the aforesaid tracts in Augusta
county belonging to b. r. Veney, TO the payment
of ajudgment for SO, with interest from Nov. -,
1883, till paid and - costs of suit i'll favor Of G. j.
Barger. and to the lien debts of such other cfedi-
tors of Il. NJ, b. f. and A. j. Venoy as may come
into this suit upon the usual terms. And it APP
pearing by a affidavit that r. NJ Veney is q non
resident IF this State it is ordered that he appear
here within fifteen days after due publication of
this notice and do what is necessary to protect
his interests in thiss Teste--
j. N. RYAN, Clerk.
CURRY u OPIE p.q. apr 2l-4t
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Captain Shaw states that, apart from
chimney fires and false alarms in London
there were 1855 calls to fires in 1890, of
which 2, 402 were not, and 1853 were, attend
ed with serious damage.
The Dickinson press., 1891-01-31
Fine Country for Sheep.raising.
New ENGLAND C;fv

NoW LuBldHu ClCy,
N. D., Jan. 25, 1891.
My experience in the business of
sheep.raising in western North Dakota
has been, on the whole, very satisfac.
tory and my confidence in the future
of the industry is strong.
Where else in this broad land are to
be found so many favorable conditions
for its successful prosecution as here.
Whole townships, 1 might almost
say whole counties, lying in native
solitude, covered with the short sweet
grasses that sheep so much like.
A dry healthful climate making
foot rot and kindred diseases unknown.
Open winters in which our sheep
run on the range almost every day,
coming through fat; and making it
possible for the settler of small means
to get along nicely with very cheap,
rude shelters such us may be readily
made of sods and rooted with poles
and hay. The writer has used such
shelter and although they have many
faults, yet answer the purpose till the
flock has time to earn better.
The flock which the writer has,
have earned the past year about so
per cent. of the cost of the original
flock one year ago last November.
In this estimate the lambs arc
placed at $3.50 per head.
This is a fine country for the small
farmer; let him come, take a claim
and purchase a small bunch of good
sheep aud he has a competence with.
in reach. j. E. COBB.