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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-14
THE PRICE OF A WIFE.
savAses Place n Varying value Upon Their
Chosen IIelPmates-

Chosen IIrIPmat-s-
In the earliest times Of purchase
woman was b3rtered for useful goods or
for services rendered 20 her father. In
the latter way Jacob purchase d Rachel
and her sister Leah. This was q Bsela
marriage, where q man. as in Genesis,
leaves his father and his mother and
cleaves unto his wife, and they become
one flesh "r kin-tlie wonan's. The
price of bride i'll British Columbia aud
Vancoavc= island varies from 22o 70
$40 worth # articles. IN Oregon sn In
dian gives fOT a wife horses. blankets
or buffalo robes: IN California, she'll
money or horses; in Africa, cattle
A poor Bamara VIII sell a daughter
for one COW. richer Kaffir expects
from 3 TO 80. With the Banyai. if moth
ing be given, her family claim her chill
Cren. In Uganda, where no marriage
recently existed, she may be obtained
for half dozen needles, OF a coat, or q
pair Of shoes. An ordinary price il q
box of percussion caps In other parts
q goat or a couple Of buckskins will buy
n girl Passing to Asia, we find her
price is sometimes 5 to so rubles, or at
others a cartlOad CT wool or hay. A
princess may be purchased for 5000
EublaR
In Tartary a woman can be obtained
for a few pounds Of butter. or where a
rich man gives 20 small oxen poor
man may succeed with a pig. ln FIJI her
equivalent II a whales tOoth or n mus
ket. These and similar prices elsewhere
are eloquent testimony TO the little value
. savage sets an his wife.-New York
Advertiser
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-14
G.,IEsVILLE, TEXAs
civic SOCIETIES.

afvriIa T.o.ixe 40 :. X af p. meets every
Thursday ni-hi ~ N. llsii ogpe-ite court
heuse. Cou-t street NisitinE Knights enf-
W r McRELvEy. a. g.
a. T tic@wTti. *. z. q s..
Arimnre I.oi-e No. -, -. aud r. NJ.
rrp-is D.. iheir hall CA >outh Cadfo rtr'-t. the
f~-f SrtuuiAy uirh, ~ egch month. Hn or be-
lore the lul! moo.
IL u ELow. Worshipfal Master
\. T.. ~GLLIuAS. Segrrtnrr.
ArImore Chapttr. NJ 10 Rovai 'rch Ma-
.on= meet IN tl,eir he'll over Whittit-fpn o.
store tie fourth Thursiav ni-httn ra~i month 3.
"a BWUcK. iii IN P~irst.
4 B. SILLfNAS. Sccrefury.
Ar.lmorr Camp No. - Wco,lIaen Of the
Vnrll rns.tts in thrir furrEs " MhiitinGinn
Hall every ErcOnd mnl fourth Monday ni-hte
a each month. Visiting sovrrrtsns Invited g.
attend.
a.. y. KE>DEtcK, consul conmansier-
T.G. BHIDsNAN. CLERK
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-14

Miss Nora welton- the assistant In
the postoface AZ Argenta. Mason oOun-
y. Is charged by postoffioe detectives
with opening letters addressed 10 .
young man. Miss Welton has made =
full confession. She vas IN love with
the young man. and as be was writing
20 q rival she read the letters. delaying
the missivs'~ until investigation follow
od.-DecarnF tIllAl Dispatch
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-14
slrn1 Of cooal1g' rrouS,..

JOHNNY tell you. papa's going to
catch It after the conIpany's gone
Tommy-HOw do you know!
Johpny-He's told ma once OF twice
she was mistaken about something. and
she's said, Why. darlingr'
Million
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-14
TIME TABLE.
gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe R'y

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe R'y.
SOUTH BOUND.
Ss:,lvest ton anil Chicago Express A.4s a. m
CleS1Yn- and Kansas City EXprese 2.l7 p. ia
NORTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express , R5 n. m
IlebHrne and Kansas City Express 2.lT a. m
I. r. MAsoS. Ticket Ag't.
w s. KEENAN,. GPn Pass. Ag't.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-14

Arrival and Departure o. s. Mails.
South bound mail closes 30 D. IN.
South bound mail arrives 2:;0 p. m.
North bound mail closes l ~ y. IN.
North bound mail arrives 2:30 D. n.
Night mails are closed at $50 p. m.
Money order department. i open at
8 "a. m. and closed at , p. m.
Office hours from s a. m. 10 6 p. IN.
Sundays from a. N. 70 10 4. m.
JOHN =. HAMMER. r. VI.
EDGAR SANDLIN. Deputy.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-02
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Statement of rIeans at Hand and Objects to
Be Accomplished

Gentlemen and Friends-The officers of
the Rio Verde Canal Company are pleased
to meet you in this manner at this time
The enterprise which we represent is not
new to most OF you. We have succeeded
in making the name of the Rio Verde
Canal Company and of the Salt River
valley known to thousands upon thousands
OF people in all of the country west OF the
Mississippi River We have now reached
Il stage in the development OF the enter
prise when we are able to say shat it is
on Il strong financial foundation. That
being the fact we are especially pleased to
announce to you and through you
TO the citizens of Phmnix and
Salt River valley that the carly
commencement OF construction is arranged
for, with such financial backing as will
insure its completion, Having reached
,hat position, it is proper that not only
The people OF Arizona, but the people OF
the country shout know the plans of the
Rio Verde Canal Company, and what
there is to be had and enjoyed in this
country OF the Salt River Valley 70 the
multitude of people in the United States
Arizona is but a la away country, known
a, the home of the rattlesnake cactus and
Apache. We know of its advantages, and
desire to be able to present to the people
Of the country especially those who are
iamiliar with irrigation, the advantages
ut this country the healthfulness OF its
climate, the richness Of its soil, its varied
products, It's advantages commercially,
socially and financially; and, therefore,
we invite your cooperation n:announcing
10 the world the advantages of this
country.
The irrigation system of the Rio Verde
Canal Company, is 10 consist of storage
reservoirs, diversion dam, spill ways and
head works. main canal distributing lat
erals and measuring weirs, for the irrga-
tlon Of four hundred thousand acres OF
l@nd, situated in the Verde and Salt
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-02

them % per cent and eastern people say
they are fish stories, but after bringing IN
people to find out for themselves they be-
lieve and the tide is coming our way.
These gentlemen, who are just going In
now, taking advantage of all the expert
ments of the old pioneer that have gone
before, will surely reap q reward; and
those who come to invest, knowing for a
certainty that their investments will re-
turn them handsome profit, will be
thankful for the information which you
prnposp IN impart
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-02

River valleys. Maricopa County, Arizona,
contiguous to Phoenix, its capital city.
The company owns the right to divert
from the streams and TO store or impound
for irrigat ion, domestic use ana power
five thousand cubic feet for cacn second OF
time. of the water of the Verde river.
1t owns the like right 10 five hundred
cubic feet for each second OF time. OF the
water of New River.
1t owns storage reservoir locations COW
ering over 10, 900 acres, with an aggregate
storage capacity of over 400, 900 acre feet
of water. Can acre foot OF water Is
sufficient water to cover an acre OF land
one foot in depth, or AZ, $50 cubic feet OF
water)
1t owns all necessary locations for dams,
waste weirs and headgates.
1t owns the right of way Tor main
canal 140 miles long, and fifty feet wide
on each side of the water line in the canal,
when built to its largest capacity, and the
right o. way on all section and quarter
section lines of all land to be irrigated
from the canal, for surface laterais or pipe
lines, for the distribution OF the water,
and for service or delivery gates and nee
essary measuring weirs.
The most of these franchises were ac-
uuired by purchase and the remainder by
location and appropriation, and they are
fully protected as the property of the COM
pany under the statutes of the United
Statesand of the Territory OF Arizona.
The area of the watershed of the Verde
river is over six thousand square miles, or
three million eight hundred and forty
thousand acres, with an annual precipita-
tation, according to the United States
Government reports, of sixteen to thirty
inches, and safely computed annual
run-off of nearly one million acre feet of
water. This is sufficient to fill all the
reservoirs of the system twice each year
and to irrigate and reclaim half a million
acres.
About three hundred and fifty thousand
acre feet 1.-TWO hundred and five thousand
from the storage of the Horse Shoe reser-
voir and the remainder from the flow of
the river during flood season. will be used
on initial construction. Much of the re-
mainder of this source of wealth will be
utilized upon subsequent enlargement and
extension OF the system.
The capacitv of reservoirs is as follows
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-02
Weak, Irritable, Tired


DR.. Miles Nervine strengthens
the weak, builds up the broken
down constitution, and permanently
cures every kind of nervous disease.
"Abo,sf one vcarG0o Iscss AFFLICTED
spifh nervousness, displacement,
Creeping Sensations In nay tegs,
Slight paIpitafi0n of nsy heart,
Disfracffssg con- fusion of the mind,
Serious loss or lapse of memory.
Weighted dozen sCith care and
scorry. Il completely lost appetite
And felt sny Vit0lffy sCeavinO osst,
Il scas sCeak, irritable and tired,
NM sueight scas reduced to 100 lbs.,
I'm fact II sCas ss0 good, on earth
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-02
Stockholders Meeting.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Board OF Directors of the Hesperia Land
and Water Company has, by resolution duly
called 4 meeting Of the stockhold,,
ers of said company 10 meet
on Tuesday, April 23d, 1865. at A O'Clock
Pm. at the Office OF the company, being room
$40 Bradbury Building, in the City OF Los An
geles, Los Angeles county, state OF California
said place of meeting being the principal place
where the Board of Directors usually meet.
Said meeting OF the stockhold of said cor
poration is called for the purpose OF consider
ing the propriety Of creating BONDED indebt-
edness OF the said corporation for the sum or
amount of 500, 900 NINETY thousand dollars).
the payment OF said indebtedness to be secured
by mortgage or deed OF trust upon the property
OF the said corporation 1t is further ordered
that the foregoing order be published III Tha
Herald, a newspaper published in Los Angeles
City, Cal. as provided by law.
s. H. MOTT,
6ecSetary OF said Corporation
Dated this 2lst day OF February 1895.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-02

gardens where late the sage brush held
the land. know you will be glad to hear
from Chaplain Winfield Scott Of the
United States Army.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-02

A friend brought
me DIR. Miles book.
New and Start
ling Facts" and
I finally decided
to try q bottle of
DIR. MILES Re-
orative Nervine.
Before / had taken
one bottle / could
sleep as we'll as a
10-yr.-old boy. My
appetite returned
greatly increased.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-02

When Il had taken the stcth bottle
NM sCeiOst Increased to 150 b.,
The sensation In sny legs sCas CONC,
MY nerves steadicd eOsssxletelvf
N.Y. memory sCas fully restored.
N.Y. brain seemed clearer than ever.
Il felt as good az amy man on earth.
DR.. Miles Restorative NeSCfne 10
"A great msedfcSne, Il assure yoss."
Augusta, Me. WALTER X. BURBANK.
DR.. Miles Nervine is sold on q positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell 1t at 81, bottles for s., or
it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of price
by the DIR. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
DR.. Miles Nervine
Restores Health.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
Old limo Christmas In Dixie.

When Remus, Saul and Caesar, with
Dinah, Phillis and Chloe, made the cir
cult of the quarters at Christmastide
they were RECALLED with various succu-
lent viands-chine and sparerib, sau-
sage and cracking, savory souvenirs Of
the fine art Of hog killing, besides coon
and corn pone, possum fat and hominy,
all consecrated to their comfort and
cheer, with lusty drafts Of cider. Gin.
gerbread and boiled chestnuts were dis
pensed to the dusky company, and there
were much cracking Of walnuts and
roasting of apples. Then the cabin floor
was cleared for the dance-jig and
breakdown, pigeon wing and juba, the
latter a characteristic survival OF the
aboriginal barbarism, delivered with
vigorous shouts and cries and shutting
Of feet to rhythmic accompaniment Of
handclapping and patting of knees, in
melodious Difference to the jigging Of q
fiddle by the light Of flaming pine knots.
Juba up and juba down.
Juba all around dc town.
Sift de meal and gimme de husk,
Rake de cake and gimme de crus'.
Fry dc pork and gimme dc skin.
Ak me when I'm comm ag'in.
Jubal H. 3ubai
Juba in and 3uba out,
Juba, juba all about.
Dinah, stir de possum fat;
Can't you hear dc juba patti
Century.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure Deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional rem
edies. Deafness is caused by an IN
famed condition of the mucous lining
OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube gets infamed you have rumb
ling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed Deafness Is
the result, and unless the Inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restored
t. its NJ. NAL condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine Cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an inAamed condition of the mn-
cous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by Ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
A Chance for III Ustlers.

We want several live, wide-awake can
yassers to represent THE CLARION in this
and adjoining counties in connection with
the National Newspaper Union. The work
is new, popular, and very profitable, requir-
ing neither capital nor previous experience.
1t is worth looking after and if you want
real good thing in the way oflight, pleasant
and profitable employment it will pay you
to investigate this at once. There is money
in it for hustlers. Write for full particulars
to
THE NATIONAL co.
StLOuis, Mo.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
MEANING or CHRISTMAS.

On That Day There Was Born Saviour,
who IL Christ the Lord.
Long, long ago. SO far back that 1t
cannot be definitely traced. the latter
DAYS Of December were set apart for the
festivities pertaining to pagan worship
Perhaps it's earliest observance began
with the celebration Of the winter SOL
stice and Of festivities held in honor OF
Saturn and Bacchus. Today Christmas
is celebrated throughout the world not
for it's pagan ancestry, but for its mean
ing as the Christian festival OF the ma
tivity.
The keynote Of Christmas joy Is
"Peace on earth, good will to men.
The first Christmas day that ever dawn
ed brought rejoicing in its wake. On
that day there was born in Bethlehem,
Judea, Saviour, who is Christ the
Lord. For those weary with SIM Tor
those oppressed with sorrows, for the
troubled in mind, for the weak and
helpless he came. But not to these
alone. To the joyful and happy ones, to
those rich in this worlds goods, to the
successful and prosperous he came. To
the whole world he appeared. None
was forgotten by him. And now to the
outcast and to the weary one, to the rich
man and to the joyful child he says the
words, Learn Of me-"
II you suffer. Christ pities you.
II you be lonely, he Is with you.
II YOU repent Of sin, he will keep you in safety.
Il you have great possessions, he says unto you,
"Give to the poor"
On Christmas day at least "let all
wrath and clamor and evil speaking be
done away" and let every one sing,
with the heart, "Glory to God in the
highest. New York Mercury.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
What Not to Do on Christmas.

In north Germany you must not spin
during the IL nights Of Christmas, lest
you should walk after your death, nor
after sunset on Saturday, for then mice
will eat your work. Speaking Of eating,
II you want to have money and luck all
the year round, you must not fail to eat
behring's on New Years day, nor, if
you wish to be lucky, must you rock an
empty cradle, or spill salt wantonly, or
cross knives, or point at the stars.
If you leave dirty cloth on the
table overnight, you will make the
angels weep; if you point upward to
the rainbow. you will make the angels
feet bleed, and if you talk Of cabbages
while looking at the moon you will hurt
the feelings of the man in it, who was
cabbage stealer in bis salad days. All
the Year Round.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26

After all the poor fellow so long had eu
dured.
Such multitude of serious. distress.
ing, and often fatal maladies spring
from a disordered liver. Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery creates a
healthy action of this important organ,
and the ills which have their origin
there, such as bad blood, biliousness,
indigestion and dyspepsia can be cured
by its persistent use.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
Christmas Charity.

Christmas SHOWS are on the moor,
Sing, sweet Robini
And the Christmas star burns gold,
Sweet Robin, singh
Hungry birds are at the door.
Sing, sweet Robini
All their feathers pulled with cold.
Sweet Robin, singh
There's babe sleeps in the stall,
Sing, sweet Robin!
With the grass for blanket warm,
Sweet Robin. singh
Him the beasts have given their all,
Sing, sweet Robin!
Sheltering him from winter storm,
Sweet Robin, singh
Ope the door and call them in.
Sing, sweet Robinl
Newborn babe and starving birds,
Sweet Robin, singl
And all children cold and thin,
Sing, sweet Robinl
To the best our house affords,
Sweet Robin, singl
London Sketch.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
Do You Want to Stop Tobacco ?

You can be Cured While Using 1t.
The habit of using tobacco grows on man
until grave diseased conditions are produced.
Tobacco causes cancer fthe mouth and stOm'
ach, dyspepsia, loss Of memory, nervous
affections, congestion of the retina, and
wasting of the optic nerve, resulting in
impairment of vision, even to the extent of
blindness. dizziness. or vertigo, tobacco asth-
ma, dignity suffocation, dull pain in region
OF the heart followed later by sharp pains,
palpitation and weakened pulse, resulting in
fatal heart disease. 1t also causes loss Of
vitality.
QUIT before it is too late. To quit sud-
denly is too severe a shock to the system, as
tobacco--to an inveterate user, becomes
stimulant that his system continually graves.
"BAco-CURo" is scientific and reliable
vegetable remedy, guaranteed to perfectly
harmless, and which has been in use for the
last % years, having cured thousands OF
habtual tobacco sers-smookers, chewers,
and snuf.dippers.
You can use all the tobacco you want
while taking "Baco euro" 1t will notify
you when to stop. We give written guar
antee to permanently cure any case with
three boxes, or refund the money with 10
per cent interest.
"Baco-Curo" is not a substitute but a
reliable and scientific cure--which absolutely
destroys the craving for tobacco without the
aid will.power, and with no Inconvenience
1t leaves the system as pure and Tree from
nicotine as the day you took your first
chew or smoke.
Sold by all druggists, at $1.0O per box,
three boxes, thirty days treatmen: and
guaranteed cure,) 81 &C or sent direct upon
receipt of price, Send six two-cent stamps
for sample box, booklet and proofs free.
Eureka Chemical & Manufacturing Co.,
Manufacturing Chemists, La Crosse, Wis
consin. J9Oot
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
Puritans Did Not Like Christmas.

During the reformation the Puritans.
fancying that all festivities connected
with Christmas were only "popish
denominations, attempted to abolish al
together the observance of the festival
Happily this anniversary survived all
narrow minded prosecutions, and rose
into purer, permanent life. New York
1ourna1
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
FRAZER AxLEE:::
Get the Genuine 1kkHNE
Sold Everywhere! Oaa6hsWa a. r.
Prizes on Patents.
How to get $500 and Perhaps
Make a Fortune.

We secure patents and to induce people to
keep track of their bright ideas we offer a
prize Of one hundred dollars to be paid on
the first of every month to the person who
submits to us the most merltorious invention
during the preceding month. We will also
advertise the Invention free of charge in the
National Recorder, a week. newspaper, pub.
!ished in Washington, d. G., which has an
extensive circulation throughout the United
States ana is devoted to the interests of in.
ventors.
Nor so HARD AS 1T SEEMS.
The idea of being able to invent something
trikes most people as being very difficult;
this delusion the Company wishes to dispel.
1t is the simple things and small inventions
that make the greatest amount Of money and
the complex ones are seldom profitable. AL.
most everybody, at some time or another,
conceiyes an idea, which, if patented, would
probably be worth to HIM fortune. Unfor.
tunatey such ideas are usually dismissed
without thought. The simple invention like
the Car window which could be east y slid up
and d ,wn without breaking the passengers
bacL the sauce pan the collar button, the
nut lock, the bottle stopper, the snow shovel
are things that almost everyone sees some
way Of improving upon, and it is these kind
of inventions that bring the greatest returns
to the author.
The prize we offer at the end Teach month
will be paid, whether the application has
been acted upon by the Patent Office or note
Every competitor must apply for patent on
his invention through us, and whether he Sc
cures the prize or not, the inventor wi Il hav
a valuable patent.
THE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
John Wedderburn, Gent Manager,
61S F st. N. w.. Washington, d. G.
P. S. The responsibility Of this company
may be judged from the fact that its stock is
held by about seventeen hundred ofthe lead
ing newspapers of the United States.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
THz CA7oc7lS CLARION.
CHAS. E. CASSELL.
Editor and Publisher.
Thursday, Dec. &C. 1895.
NewspaDer Law Decisions.

l. Any person who takes paper regularly from
the Observation-Disclosures directed to his name or an
others or whether he has subscribed or not-s re-
sponsibe for the payment.
If any person orders his paper discontinued he
or she must pay all the arrearages or the puohshe!
NAV continue to send it until payment is made ana
collect the whole amount, whether the paper is taken
from the Office or not.
No paper will be discontinued until paid up.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
The Ideal Christmas.

The ideal Christmas is found not in
the land Of flowers, but in the snow
bound, rugged country Of the north.
Without, keen, frosty air, long stretches
Of hills and meadows covered with
snow, ponds and lakes incrusted with
ice; within, roaring fires of hickory
wood, halls ringing with the shouts Of
children and tables heaped high with
the good things Of life-these are the
conditions which seem essential to the
complete enjoyment Of the great feast
day Of the church New York Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26

Jack jerks was a victim of liver com
plant,
His strength was exhausted. his pulse
had grown faint.
He had ulcers and tumors, an all sorts
of humors,
And the ills that he suffered would
weary saint.
Folks said that Jack Jenkins would ne
yer be cured,
But Jack said he would-that they
might be assured.
Pierces GIN. Discovery wrought his re-
cOvery
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-12-26
A Useful Christmas Present.

II you want to make useful Christ
mas present buy ton of coal for some
poor family. ST. Louis Post Dispatch.