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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
Ripe and Unripe Bananas.

Whether for shipment or for home
consumption the fruit is cut rs soon
rs il is ''full'-that is, when il has
reached its adult form and size, but
is still quite green. The plant is cut
off by a single blow Of the machete
welded by a powerful arm. As it
falls the bunch is caught, Topped of,
and laid aside, while the harvester
goes on to the next bunch. Ii is n
popular supposition that bananas
''ripened on the tree" are incompara-
bly, superior to those cut green. But,
as n matter of fact, one never eats
them ripened thus i'm jamaica. They
are said TO be not so good at all
events, one finds no better fruit i'm
texture or flavor than the best of our
own markets. But every lover of
this fruit knows that it's quality
varies extraordinarily AZ IL is offered
10 us. This is due partly to- the diff
ferent sources from which il comes.
The best that is brought to Ms comes
from Jamaica. Ii is also due still
more To the condition of the iruit
Nll'I Nul. bulltlluS Wlll'u uI' D'l-
fectly full will ripen mellow and de-
licious; but those cut when imma-
ture, as too many are, will turn
yellow, yet never truly ripen, retain
ing always their hard texture and
unripe taste. In jamaica, as else
where, the competition Of buyers
leads the unscrupulous one TO accept
fruit Of any sort, even when totally
unfit and this sort Of competition
makes all the more %unayailing the
efforts of honest buyers To raise the
standard and Co teach the people TO
withhold their fruit until il IL prop
erly developed. Americans can give
moral support TO these efforts by ac-
cepting only such fruit ns is mature
nj any price. \ little pains will soon
enable n 10 distinguish good from
poor fruit, though il is difficult 10
give a general statement Of the dis
tinctive differences. But, as u rule,
il will be found that bananas which
are largest, deepest yellow and least
angular are the most mature and
best.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value To health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
IT. excellence is due 90 It's presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant 10 the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of n perfect lax
alive efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation.
IL has given satisfaction 10 millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because il acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and IL is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but IL is man
nfacturcd by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you viii not
accept any substitute if offered
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
AMBER AND
hsrdsnsd Gums Of Trees that Flour
ished Millions Of Years Ago.

A. Becker, of East Prussia, a mem
Der of the firm who Owl and operate
the greatest amber mines in. the
world, the Anna and the Palmnicken,
located o. the north coast of the Bal-
tic Sea, said recently:
Our firm supplies oversee per cent.
OF the. amber and amberoid sold in
the markets of Europe, Great Britain,
Asia, Japan, China, and America.
Amberoid is the result Of small
pieces of amber compressed into one
solid mass by hydraulic pressure.
We employ in our mines and manu-
featuring processes about 1900 peo-
Pile, who prepare our products for the
market, ready for the manufactures.
We make no manufactured goods.
Our output is the crude material and
amounts annually to about $1,000
900" Mr.. Becker then exhibited an
elegant cigarette holder of whitish
amber ornamented with gold. This
holder" said he, exclusive of its
mounting, is worth SIS Continuing,
he said, Very little of the real amber
is shipped TO the United States.
Most Of that which is called amber
here is only amberoid.
Amber is the gum ofa confer, but
OF what species no one knows. Ii be-
longed to the first period Of vcgeta-
tion Of the earth. No one knows i'm
what climate these trees grew, and
no fossil traces of them are left for the
g%eologist. 1t is not improbable that
they produced amber and were stately
trees millions Of years ago. DIR. X.
Klebs, Of Konigsberg, the highest au-
thority on this subject i'm the world,
says there are 1000 different varieties
Of insects found imprisoned i'm amber,
and this gives us "A pretty correct idea
Of the fauna in the remote age in
which they lived. They give us be-
sides evidences Of that period of which
we have M other trace. 1t is very
interesting TO compare these insects
with those now existing, as the COM
mon fly, for example. Others, again,
are entirely different, showing cX-
linct species. DIR. klebs's theory is
that the amber was carried to East
Prussia during the glacial epoch and
imbedded in the blue earth where it
is found. This blue eaith is very
heavy clay, and the strata vary in
thickness from three to twenty-seven
feet. DIR. Klebs considers that this
Embedding process occurred in what
biologists term the tertiary period.
THE right TO mine amber Or TO
take il from the sea dates back TO the
time the first knights who c%olonized
East Prussia appeared-in the
fifteenth century. They had the pri-
mary right TO mine. subsequently
the right merged i'm the Government,
which granted the privilege to
private parties for an annual consid-
Grafton. My firm pays 10 the Prus-
sian Government every year ,OOO,cO
marks for the right, which equals
about $3.50, 900 in your money. We
mine and market between eighty and
ninety different sizes OF amber for
shipping. The largest and most perfect
specimens are made into mouth pieces
for pipes, &c, and the smaller pieces
are made into the amber varnish,
which is largely used in the interior
Of steamships, railroad coaches, and
on fine furniture st. Paul Globe.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
Deep Sea Thermometer

The deep sea thermometer. as in
vented abroad and improved by Oil
GERS Of the United States Navy, j. a
marvellously ingenious and effective
continuance. Ii is i'm effect q self
registering instrument, though not
technically SO called. The thermom-
eter is So arranged that it is auto
matically turned upside down when
the machinery begins to draw it up
from the depth at which the temper
AZURE is TO be ascertained. The effect
of the inverting process is to break
the column OF mercury, and a small
portion of the column remains i'm tha
upper end Of the tube, exactly enough
To measure the temperature at the
moment of inversion. The tube il
graduated SO as to read from either
end, and the quantity OF mercury in
the upper part Of the tube is SO small
that il does not respond to any but
great and sudden changes of temper.
allure. II thus happens that the
reading, when the thermometer
reaches the surface, is practically
correct for the temperature at the
point of INVERSION New York sun.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
Native Fodder.

Hon. David +. Little. OF Illinois,
says the Washington Post, is a con
slant habitue Of Chamberlain's when
i'm Washington. He is taking life
easy now and living on the fat Of the
land. He has a farm out in Illinois
which raises the finest corn, hogs
and cattle in the country. He has
got tired Of the un-American and
imported custom OF course dinners,
and entered his emphatic protest
against it last week. He says it is "a
fashionable plan TO starve a man to
death. So he sent out to his farm
for 80 pounds Of pork spareribs,
sides. backbone and tenderloin, chick
ems. turkeys, sweet and Irish pota-
toes, celery and ''fxins." and had
John Chamberlain cook half OF them
into a dinner. Then he invited all
his Union cronies and gave them a
good. square meal. Two days later
he had the rest cooked and invited
all his old Confederate friends in.
He didn't care TO mix them. for
there is no telling what brave men
will do when they get a good meal
under their belts. There were Joe
Blackburn and half a dozen more old
timers Of the same sort, and every
thing was brought i'm and put on the
table at once, i'm the good, old-fash-
toned way, so they could tell what
there was to eat and plan their cam
paign accordingly. And the way they
ate was a caution. 1t seemed as
though none OF them had had a
square meal for three months. The
sparerib and turkey and chicken and
"fxins' simply disappeared like a
snowbank in July. Senator Black
burn was telling a friend about il
afterward. II was having a good
time" said he. with my face up
against as fine q Bit OF backbone as
ever I tasted. with the dish right in
front OF me. when in slid a little
scrimp Of q fellow from Missouri,
named Vest, who just fell on that
dish OF backbone and ] didn't get an
other smell OF II the whole evening.
Vest tells another story. but il
doesn't matter. -lCourier-Journsl
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
No Wonder Wildcats Are Cross.

! have noticed in the stores OF the
fur dealers in San Antonio that all
the hides Of wildcats, especially the
legs, are literally filled with cactus
briars. Most animals avoid the cac-
tus. while the wildcat seems 10 hide
in IL. Whether the cats are too
stubborn TO ever learn that cacti have
horns, or whether they do not ex-
perience pain to the extent that other
animals suffer, would be a question
Tor anatomists or psychologists 20
answer. The fact is that the insides
81 the legs OF the wildcats skin are
ihickly covered with briars as is the
outside with hair.-Texas %Stockman
and Farmer.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
TRAINING SEALS.
They Show . Remarkable Degree Of
intelligence.

There is no limit 10 the capabili-
ties of seals" said Professor Wood
ward. They not only learn to imi-
tate, but they also reason. Unlike
other animals, the seal is trained
without punishment. In fact, TO use
a whip would be to frighten the ami
NAL, which is the most timid and
nervous OF all brute creation. 1t will
learn by imitation, and one has
ever lived long enough to test its ca
pacity for acquiring knowledge.
There is a steady and constant inn
provement in them until they die. A
seal understands that il is to be re-
warded if il performs what is expect
ed OF it, and that it is not to be re-
warded If il fails, which indicates
reasoning faculty. IL a performing
seal has done its work, and by any
oversight fails to get it's fish, it will
flap its tail on the floor and cry to
attract the attention of its trainer;
but if it has not done the work, no
fish is expected, and when it fails TO
get any, no objection is made.
In the training of seals another
exception to usual training methods
is made. 1t is never well TO begin
too early. The baby seals are weak
and cannot stand the strain. The
human expression i'm the eyes of seals
has often been commented upon, and
il is not strange that there should be
IA good deal of the human i'm the dis
position Of these animals. Some Of
them are inclined TO take a very seri-
Gus view OF life, while others appre-
ciate IA Joke. Some have a greater
degree of intelligence than others,
and they all display an affection
which approaches the human.
They have been trained TO do
some very remarkable things, the
usual repertoire, however, being to
play banios, tambourines, drums,
guitars, cymbals, etc, Of course,
without any particulartune, but they
will operate the instrument, com
mencing and stopping at words Of
command. They sail yachts by push
ing them along; smoke cigars, blow
ing the smoke away from them, giving
the appearance Of its coming through
their nostrils; sing songs by emitting
their peculiar sounds by word Of
command, one of them playing an
accompaniment on a musical instru-
ment; carry a line in the water to a
person adrift, turn grindstones, push
a needle, and make a very interest
ing imitation of sewing, waltz, climb
chairs, stand on their tails, jump,
with other %diverting feats that show
an adaptability to training possessed
by no other animal, unless it is the
dog. A clown seal is also a feature
of most performances with trained
seals. | do not believe that there are
any tricks except those of agility
taught to dogs which cannot be sue
cessfully initiated by seals, and many
aquatic performances they do that
no other animals can. They enjoy
the tricks in water, but a troop OF
seals does not like the part that has
to be done on the stage. = st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
and the happy family sleeps without

and the happy family sleeps without
a word Of disagreement"
In Brighton is an institution where
friendfess cats and other domestic
animals are given refuge. Several
hundred eats are maintained by the
United States Government, and the
cost of their support is a regular item
IN the accounts of the Post Office
Department. : They are distributed
among the post Offices in the chief
cities, where they perform their duty
of keeping rats and mice from de-
stroying postal matter and mail
sacks.-LBoston Globe.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24
m =. and Glover seed.

The largest grower Of Grass and Clover Seed
In the world ~ Salzer, La Crosse, Wis. over
hardy varieties, with lowest priccsl
Special low freight To New York, la. and the
East. -
lac postage TO the John A. Salzer seed Co, La
Crosse, WIS, you will ~receive eleven packages
grass aud clover sorts aud his farm
seed catalogue; fun OF good things for the TAR
mer. the gardener and the citizen. a
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24

Japanese Tooth Powder. Genuine.
A large box mailed for ~ cents. Lapp Drug
Co. Philadelphia. Pa.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24

The matrimonial advertisement idea ha
reached Japan. Ug
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24

Troy. Y. Y. makes over 100000
worth Of stoves every year
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24

For CouGHs AND THROAT TROUBLES W..
"BfOTn's Bronchial TrOchTs." They relieve all
Throat irritations caused by Cold or use Of the
voice.
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affairs, are being rapidly instilled into the
minds of the rising generation. Thus,
number of the newsboys OF Los Angeles
were convinced that it was their privilege
and duty to refuse to sell the Times upon
the street. and not only refuse to sell it,
but to whale any boy who should dare TO
exercise that privilege. They even went
further than that, and took it upon them
selves to snatch papers from the hands of
persons caught reading the boycotted
sheet, and tore them up. All this is in
accord with the principles of the boycott.
and what the newsboys have done is held
to be perfectly legitimate and proper for
people in other kinds of business TO dc.
For instance, it would be strictly in line
of this action for dozen men who didn't
approve of the political or industrial or
social views of their grocer to stop trad
ing with him and to forcibly prevent
others in doing so. Or, few members of
a church congregation would be justified
by the boycottiDg code in not only refus-
ing support to their minister if he should
happen to preach doctrines that they con-
ceIved to be against their interests, but TO
stand guard at the doors and prevent, if
they could, others from hearing him.
This is the boycott. AS modern evolu'
tion of the strike it had its origin in Ire
land. but it is coming to its full fruition
in America.
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Harper's War History.

" Harper's Illustrated History of the
War; will be sent to all subscribers in
the country direct from Chicago. ALI
who desire the work must notify the local
agents or this Office direct. and within two
weeks they will receive the numbers paid
for. Nos. to are now ready. All who
desire to subscribe for the full rs numbers
can do so by remitting 3 0S to this office.
None but bona fide subscribers to the
RECORD UNION or WEEKLY UNION can
get the history at cents per number.
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ENOR SALE--A GOOD WORKING LAW
j. Library, containing over 400 volumes, all
in good conditions; will be sold cheap. Call at
629 NJ street, Sacramento, Cal. j. c. TUBES.
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MEETING NOTICES.

NlHE ANNUAL MEETING or THE
L stockholders of the Pioneer Milling Com
pany will lie held at the Office of the company
at northwest corner of Broad and First streets
in the City of sacramento, on MONDAY. July
10th, at P. NJ, for the purpose of electing a
Board of Directors for the ensuing year. and
for the transaction of any and all business
coming before the meeting.
ie26td F. b. SMITH, Secretary.
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JKTANTED-A NEATLY DRESSED MAN
w of perseverance; S75 a month guaran-
teed Address or call, o. C. JOHNSON, 717
street.
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ARTIFICIAL STONE
W fronts, earthquake proof. h. HAWES,
112l q street, Sacramento. jy16-1w*
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livery LADY IS INVITED TO CALL
~ and get bottle of Old Rose Enamel, the
best preparation in the world for the COM
plexion; send for printed circulars; the secret
how to make yourself pretty. Put up by B.
Q. WINTERS, Eucalyptus Supposltories Com
pany. Drug store, r. j. Van VOORHEES,, 500
street. Agents wanted.
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DOR SALE-A LIMITED NUMBER TWO
IL and four-acres tracts OF choice land adjoin-
ing Oak Park. M. j. DILLMAN, All ST.
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THE fact that Hoods Sarsaparilla, once
fairly tried, becomes the family medicine,
speaks volumes for its excellence and
medicinal merit. Hoods Sarsaparilla is
Natures eo-worker.
Hoods Pills become the favorite ca
thartic with everyon who tries them. 25c.
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o1OQ IN CASH BUYS 5-ACRE TRACT
OIUU near Oak Park; balance on easy pay
ments. Call address +. w. HUNTER,
room / l. 42O N street.
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BOARD AND LODGING.

rns NJ STREET-S4 PER WEEK-GOOD
lUC home cooking; also furnished rooms.
1O0r4 l. STREET-LARGE FRONT BAY
ILUl window room with board.
NGANSION HOUSE, SEVENTH, AND
INI streets, front suite, first floor, furnished
or unfurnisned; rooms en- suite or single, with
or without board; board, S4 per week.
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The possibilities of the boycott, as a
means of regulating business and social
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CARPET CLEANING.

HARRY w. RTvETT, STEAM CARPET
IL Cleaning, corner Twelfth and streets;
Carpet Cutting, Sewing and Ref1tting; Furni-
ture Packed for Shipment; Secondhand Car :
pets and Furniture Bought and for Sale;
Telephone 292.
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ZINE EOPPORTUNITY-SMA GROCERY
< business; also, light spring wagon; will sell
cheap on account OF sickness. Apply 500 h
street. jy3-14t
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Oakland Tribune.1

1t is enough for every good citizen to
know that there is a law in the land, and
that law must be upheld; and that the
Government, when invoking it, must be
sustained at all hazards. If any other
course were admissible, then anarchy
would prevail. All the differences, there
fore, which have brought about this con-
dition of things must lie relegated to a
secondary position. These must be set
tied by peaceful and lawful methods after
the dignity and prerogative of the law
shall have been established and vindi-
Gated.
THE PEOPLE CAPABLE OF sELF-GovERN-
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DRESsMAKERS.

MRS. H. G. BIDWELL, FASHIONABLE
| ItI dressmaking; children's clothes spe-
ciaity; satisfaction guaranteed. 61O1a st.
/ GUNNER SUITS. 50 UP; COTTON
| y dresses, 81 so up; cutting and fitting,
/ 81 90; country orders solicited. 1923 Sew
enth street.
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TRY McMorry's Teas. They are the
best in the market. 53l NJ street.
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FOR SALE.

TOR SALE-A FRESH JERSEY MILCH
i COW; price, $50. Inquire at ID. MCCAR-
TVS, J-Street road. JyI4-3t*
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LAW AND ORDER OR ANARCHY.
[Salinas Index.l

The situation has now passed beyond
the question OF employer and employed.
The United States Government has
taken the matter in hand for the purpose
of seeing that the mails are transported
and interstate commerce not interrupted.
One of two things will result-either law
and order will be maintained or red
handed anarchy will run riot through
the land. The principle upon which the
present strike is based-that any organi-
zation should be permitted to paralyze
the business of the country in its attempt
to force some particular individual to
terms-is unlawful, unAmerican, SUBJ
versive of all constitutional and personal
rights and absolutely destructive of the
commerce OF the country.
The record-union., 1894-07-16

yXTANTED-GOCD MAN TO GO ON THE
w road with regular physician in medical
business; must have small capital; good pay,
Address PHYSICIAN, '.Been office.
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SPOKEN LIKE A MAN.

By the RECoRD-UNIoN, Bee and other
exchanges our brown-paper Democrat
has been highly complimented. We in
tend TO be equal to every emergency and
would rather use our paper for wadding
than be ranked with the white-livered
paralytics Of the San Francisco daily
DeyiI'' can hardly be heard above the
din of the strike.
HOW TILE RnYc,n1vr nEMnR.nzrs
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GROCERY IN GOOD LOCALITY DOING
VI Il fine business for sale, or will exchange
TOR city or suburban property; physically un
this Office
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EOR SALE-oN EASY TERMS, A CHOICE
Il residence property in good location. Ap-
ply at this office
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WIND RNO WIND, GET ONE OF ONES
w Co.'s tree supporters; also garden trim
ming made TO order at 1926 o street.
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MAY FLOWER REMOVES TAN,
lYt freckles, pimples and blackheads; leaves
complexion soft and clear. For sale at 1O221a
Fifth street; also Gogings' drug store.
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NOOD-PAYING LODGING-HOUSE OF 20
VI rooms; great bargain Apply 122 X st.
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F. BASSETT, CIVIL ENGINEER AND
II. Surveyor; Deputy United States Mineral
Surveyor special attention given TO problems
IN civil, sanitary and hydraulic engineering.
Office lOO6 Eighth street.
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MARRIED ladies try Seguro. Take nc
substitute. See general notice column.
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DROF. D. G. CLARK OF SAN FRAN
il cisco, test and business medium and mag
netic healer, gives sttings daily at 1O11 ST.
circles Wednesday and Friday, p. NJ, csc.
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TELP OF ALL KINDS FURNISHED AT
IL Capital Employment Office, 5271a X
street. r.. H. CLEGC.
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TRENCH TANSY WATERS = THESE
L waters are for the relief and cure of pain
full and irregular menses, no matter what the
cause, and are sure and safe every time. Be
ware of substitutes. For sale by all druggists.
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WANTED.

yJTANTED-BY A GOOD GIRL, A STU
w alton to do general housewOrk; is a
good COOK: would go in the country. Call at
3141a j street. Jy16-3t$
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o1 FOR MEMS CALF SHOES (LACE OR
y gaiter); ladies' shoes, 81 and up; chill
dren's shoes, 00c; clothing; mems suits from
So 80 up. AT Receivers sale, 51OJ.
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EOR SALE-A SEVENTEEN-ROOM
L house. Inquire from to 12 A. M. at 5I2
n straet
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ElOR SALE-2OO FEET AWNING. CALL
H at CITY HOTEL. 81 K st. p. CONLAN.
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DEADING MATTER. STATIONERY. ETC,
IL for sale by s. A. DOANE, 202 K street.